1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:02,870 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:02,930 --> 00:00:06,850 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:08,710 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,770 --> 00:00:11,650 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,710 --> 00:00:13,380 These are their stories. 6 00:00:14,310 --> 00:00:15,580 Nice trip, Mr. Grobman? 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,820 Too short, Rudy. Is there any mail? 8 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,260 Oh, yes, sir. And a package from the court. 9 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,020 Well, make sure my wife gets that when she comes up from the garage. 10 00:00:23,090 --> 00:00:24,460 Oh, sure thing. 11 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:26,000 (GUNSHOTS) 12 00:00:26,050 --> 00:00:27,430 (TIRES SCREECHING) 13 00:00:28,860 --> 00:00:30,360 GROBMAN: Oh, my God! God! 14 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:32,670 Call 911. Call! 15 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,380 Denise! Denise! 16 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:38,670 All I saw, Judge Grobman was wounded, 17 00:00:38,730 --> 00:00:40,240 and that car was fishtailing out of here. 18 00:00:40,300 --> 00:00:42,110 Brand new Jaguar XJR. 19 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:45,580 And did you see anybody hangin' around here before it happened? 20 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,520 Nobody who didn't belong. 21 00:00:47,580 --> 00:00:49,920 She's a nice lady. She gonna be okay? 22 00:00:49,980 --> 00:00:51,750 I hope so. Thanks for your help. 23 00:00:52,550 --> 00:00:54,120 Which hospital? St. Marks. 24 00:00:54,180 --> 00:00:56,130 Husband went with her in the ambulance. Any witnesses? 25 00:00:56,180 --> 00:00:58,600 Not that we know of. We got the car info from the doorman, 26 00:00:58,650 --> 00:01:01,130 APB went out maybe seven minutes after shots were fired. 27 00:01:01,190 --> 00:01:04,760 Okay, thanks. Canvass the tenants and see if there's anybody we need to talk to. 28 00:01:04,830 --> 00:01:07,600 Victim's Denise Grobman, civil court judge. 29 00:01:07,660 --> 00:01:10,230 She and her husband have lived here for nine years and change. 30 00:01:10,300 --> 00:01:12,610 Polite but not chatty. Husband's an architect. 31 00:01:12,670 --> 00:01:13,740 What do you got? 32 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,080 Victim went down, here. .38's hers. Two rounds fired. 33 00:01:17,140 --> 00:01:18,950 ED: Civil court judge needs a gun? 34 00:01:19,010 --> 00:01:20,820 Maybe she hands out too much alimony. 35 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,180 You find the slugs? 36 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,190 No. Blood over here can't be hers. 37 00:01:24,250 --> 00:01:26,990 She might've hit him two out of two, good shooting. 38 00:01:27,050 --> 00:01:29,030 Fair. Good would be him layin' here dead. 39 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,400 And over here, we have three cigarette butts. 40 00:01:32,450 --> 00:01:35,530 ED: So, guy waited here for the first opportunity. 41 00:01:35,590 --> 00:01:39,060 Fuse box is open. Maybe it was an electrician working. 42 00:01:39,130 --> 00:01:40,800 Maybe. Dust it anyway. 43 00:01:40,860 --> 00:01:42,470 Yeah. No problem. 44 00:01:42,530 --> 00:01:46,000 APB went out quick, if the car-jacker's got two gunshot wounds, 45 00:01:46,070 --> 00:01:48,210 how far can he get? I'm feelin' lucky. 46 00:01:48,270 --> 00:01:50,610 Last time I got lucky was 1986. 47 00:01:50,670 --> 00:01:52,620 It's all in the attitude, Lennie. 48 00:02:44,430 --> 00:02:48,170 All I saw was Denise lying there bleeding, nothing else registered. 49 00:02:48,230 --> 00:02:50,640 Where were you and your wife coming from? 50 00:02:50,700 --> 00:02:52,800 We have a cottage in Sag Harbor. 51 00:02:52,870 --> 00:02:54,350 We'd been there a few days. 52 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:55,580 Notice anybody followin' you? 53 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:56,840 No. 54 00:02:56,910 --> 00:02:58,940 Mr. Grobman? She came through surgery. 55 00:02:59,010 --> 00:03:01,490 We won't have a prognosis until she stabilizes. 56 00:03:01,540 --> 00:03:02,610 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 57 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:03,780 DANA: Daddy? 58 00:03:05,950 --> 00:03:07,150 What are her injuries? 59 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:09,460 She took two hits, one severed her lumbar spine, 60 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,660 the other damaged her kidneys, we had to remove one of them. 61 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,130 Will we be able to talk to her? 62 00:03:13,190 --> 00:03:15,500 If she lives. Give me your card. 63 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:18,200 Thanks. Thanks. 64 00:03:18,260 --> 00:03:20,070 Uniforms turned up a witness. 65 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,170 He was smokin' a cigarette. 66 00:03:23,230 --> 00:03:26,080 The fuse box was open, I figure he workin' on it. 67 00:03:26,130 --> 00:03:27,340 What did he look like? 68 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,680 Like a guy who'd be workin' on a fuse box. 69 00:03:29,740 --> 00:03:32,980 And I don't think this is who shot the lady and stole her car. 70 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,080 ED: Why not? 71 00:03:34,140 --> 00:03:35,850 Well, if he wanted a car, 72 00:03:35,910 --> 00:03:37,860 he would have taken my Mercedes, wouldn't he? 73 00:03:37,910 --> 00:03:40,520 I leave the keys in the ignition. 74 00:03:40,580 --> 00:03:41,750 Why? 75 00:03:41,820 --> 00:03:44,390 Well, I got tired of spending half my time 76 00:03:44,450 --> 00:03:46,560 trying to remember where I put them. 77 00:03:47,890 --> 00:03:49,100 Thanks. 78 00:03:50,090 --> 00:03:51,770 If he'd wanted just any car, 79 00:03:51,830 --> 00:03:53,400 he'd have taken the old man's Mercedes. 80 00:03:53,460 --> 00:03:56,140 So you think Judge Grobman's Jag was stolen to order. 81 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,870 LaMotte's checking the MO. 82 00:03:57,930 --> 00:04:00,540 Well, hospitals don't have any unaccounted for gunshot wounds 83 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,010 that match our needs. 84 00:04:02,070 --> 00:04:03,210 Did you get a description? 85 00:04:03,270 --> 00:04:05,080 Witness is in with the sketch artist. 86 00:04:05,140 --> 00:04:06,240 Here's your possibles. 87 00:04:06,310 --> 00:04:09,410 They specialize in high-end European cars to order. 88 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,220 So, in other words, if I wanted an XJR, 89 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,820 and I didn't want to pay retail... 90 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:15,160 Call one of these guys. 91 00:04:15,220 --> 00:04:16,920 Check with the auto theft squad. 92 00:04:17,950 --> 00:04:20,060 These guys have all got DMV clerks on the payroll. 93 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:21,500 Hard to catch them. 94 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,770 So the clerk puts the stolen car in the system under a different VIN number? 95 00:04:24,830 --> 00:04:27,240 Yeah. Well, how do you figure out which ones are stolen? 96 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:29,570 By wearin' out your shoe leather. 97 00:04:29,630 --> 00:04:30,940 Okay. 98 00:04:31,870 --> 00:04:36,910 I'm showin' 14 '99 XJRs registered since last Thursday. 99 00:04:36,970 --> 00:04:40,440 Two private party sales, which is almost always how the stolen ones show up. 100 00:04:40,510 --> 00:04:42,080 Well, who sold them? 101 00:04:42,140 --> 00:04:43,890 Seller's gonna be a phony if the car's hot. 102 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:46,050 Okay, then, who bought them? 103 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:51,430 Got a Susan Robbinson, and a Matthew Carton, MD. 104 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,890 Six, two, four, one. 105 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,400 That's it. It's the Judge's cars. 106 00:04:57,460 --> 00:04:58,600 Hey. 107 00:04:58,660 --> 00:05:00,070 And we have incoming. 108 00:05:00,130 --> 00:05:01,270 What are you doing? 109 00:05:01,330 --> 00:05:02,470 Dr. Carton? 110 00:05:02,530 --> 00:05:03,910 Who wants to know? 111 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:08,410 I didn't know it was stolen. 112 00:05:08,470 --> 00:05:10,040 Is this the guy you bought it from. 113 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:11,980 No. He was older. 114 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,580 One of these? 115 00:05:16,410 --> 00:05:19,360 You got no record, why do you wanna do this the hard way? 116 00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:24,160 Nice leather upholstery. Cleans up pretty good, but not good enough. 117 00:05:24,650 --> 00:05:25,760 What's that mean? 118 00:05:25,820 --> 00:05:27,560 Blood in the seams. Do you read the papers? 119 00:05:27,620 --> 00:05:29,900 A New York state judge was shot over this car. 120 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,960 You can probably figure out what that means for you. 121 00:05:38,270 --> 00:05:39,940 (SIGHS) 122 00:05:43,170 --> 00:05:45,710 I got a hundred thousand dollar med school debt. 123 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:48,190 I couldn't afford a decent car any other way. 124 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,020 How much did you pay for it? 125 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:51,780 20k. 126 00:05:52,780 --> 00:05:55,990 You could've gotten a perfectly good, legal car for half that much. 127 00:05:56,050 --> 00:05:59,970 What, a Ford Escort? I'm a doctor for God's sake. 128 00:06:01,260 --> 00:06:03,000 Which one? 129 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,000 (EXHALES) 130 00:06:08,060 --> 00:06:11,700 Him. Krasner. 131 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 I don't know a damn thing about any judge. 132 00:06:14,070 --> 00:06:15,380 I sell used cars. 133 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,280 Yeah, the trouble is the people who were using 'em aren't finished with 'em yet. 134 00:06:18,340 --> 00:06:20,880 Attempted murder, A1 felony, 15-to-life, 135 00:06:20,940 --> 00:06:23,650 or peddling stolen cars, a whole lot less. Your choice. 136 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:26,780 Bobby Ward. 137 00:06:26,850 --> 00:06:28,230 He came by middle of last week, 138 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:31,360 said he had a line on an XJR, did I want it? 139 00:06:31,420 --> 00:06:33,760 He wanted 5k, I told him three. 140 00:06:33,820 --> 00:06:36,330 Ha. The doctor paid twenty. Nice profit margin. 141 00:06:36,390 --> 00:06:38,460 How'd Bobby Ward look? 142 00:06:38,530 --> 00:06:39,730 Five-ten, wiry... 143 00:06:39,790 --> 00:06:42,400 No, I mean, was he in pain, limping, bleeding. 144 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:44,170 Looked fine to me. 145 00:06:44,230 --> 00:06:46,270 Where can we find him? 146 00:06:46,330 --> 00:06:48,640 Robert Ward. Police. Open up. 147 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:50,180 There's nobody home. 148 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,410 Get back. Him and his girlfriend left this morning. 149 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:54,950 Get her back. 150 00:06:56,540 --> 00:06:58,050 COP: Police. Search Warrant. 151 00:06:58,110 --> 00:06:59,460 COP 2: I got him, I got him. 152 00:07:00,050 --> 00:07:01,620 BRISCOE: Ed. In here. 153 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,530 COP 3: Clear! 154 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:05,790 He's alive, get the paramedics. 155 00:07:06,350 --> 00:07:07,770 One in the arm. One in the belly. 156 00:07:07,820 --> 00:07:10,530 Looks like the judge did hit him twice. No gun. 157 00:07:10,590 --> 00:07:12,470 Daniel K. Ward. 158 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:17,930 Visa receipt in the name of Arlene Pulaski. 159 00:07:18,730 --> 00:07:20,710 I love it when they're stupid. 160 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:23,250 What the hell is this, man? 161 00:07:23,310 --> 00:07:24,680 One, 162 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:27,910 two. 163 00:07:27,980 --> 00:07:29,650 Hey, that's mine. 164 00:07:29,710 --> 00:07:31,020 Must be six, seven hundred here. 165 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,560 Three grand goes pretty fast, huh? 166 00:07:32,610 --> 00:07:34,620 Well, well, well, what's this? 167 00:07:36,050 --> 00:07:40,000 Blood. Wow. Probably 10, 15 grand here. 168 00:07:40,060 --> 00:07:41,430 Where'd you get it, Bobby? 169 00:07:41,490 --> 00:07:42,760 Bite me. 170 00:07:42,820 --> 00:07:44,460 Go ahead, bite him. 171 00:07:46,230 --> 00:07:49,110 I didn't steal the car. I didn't shoot no judge. 172 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:50,470 Look, I wasn't even there. 173 00:07:50,530 --> 00:07:52,670 You sold the car to Krasner. 174 00:07:52,730 --> 00:07:54,610 He thought it was his cousin's car! 175 00:07:54,670 --> 00:07:56,770 Hey, the gun we took off of you's at the lab. 176 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,780 If it turns out it's the one that shot the judge, 177 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:00,250 it's bye-bye, Bobby. 178 00:08:00,310 --> 00:08:02,480 I told you, it's my cousin's gun. 179 00:08:02,540 --> 00:08:04,490 The cousin you left to die. 180 00:08:04,550 --> 00:08:06,080 Hey, I was gonna call that in, 181 00:08:06,150 --> 00:08:07,720 you know, when I got out of state. 182 00:08:07,780 --> 00:08:10,020 Not that you asked, but he's in surgery. 183 00:08:10,090 --> 00:08:12,790 Your story better match the one he tells when he comes to. 184 00:08:13,890 --> 00:08:16,390 Where'd the bloody 14 grand come from? 185 00:08:22,060 --> 00:08:23,800 Possession and sale of stolen property. 186 00:08:23,870 --> 00:08:26,040 No charges on the shooting or the car theft. 187 00:08:26,100 --> 00:08:29,280 That's up to the D.A., you can take your chances if you want. 188 00:08:32,810 --> 00:08:34,010 All right. 189 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,760 Danny said he has a line on an XJR, 190 00:08:37,810 --> 00:08:40,260 I told him I got experience, he should let me rip it. 191 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,730 He said, no, it's a piece of cake, 192 00:08:41,780 --> 00:08:43,790 he just wanted me to help him turn it over. 193 00:08:43,850 --> 00:08:45,130 So you talked to Krasner. 194 00:08:45,190 --> 00:08:48,360 Yeah, Krasner tops out at 3 grand. 195 00:08:49,060 --> 00:08:51,200 Danny said that's okay 'cause he got something in the works 196 00:08:51,260 --> 00:08:52,530 that's worth like, 10 times that. 197 00:08:52,590 --> 00:08:53,870 ED: What was in the works? 198 00:08:53,930 --> 00:08:55,270 He wouldn't tell me. 199 00:08:55,330 --> 00:08:57,280 Ten times three is 30,000. 200 00:08:57,330 --> 00:08:59,040 We took almost 15 off of you, 201 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:00,170 where's the rest of it? 202 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,370 That's all he had on him. 203 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,970 What? You ripped a guy off for 15 grand 204 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,480 and you didn't even ask him where rest of it was? 205 00:09:05,540 --> 00:09:07,280 Yeah. He said he didn't have it yet. 206 00:09:07,340 --> 00:09:08,690 Look, you want more than that, 207 00:09:08,740 --> 00:09:10,550 you're gonna have to talk to Danny. 208 00:09:12,750 --> 00:09:14,120 We got a situation. 209 00:09:14,180 --> 00:09:16,960 Looks like that big wad of money was some kind of down payment. 210 00:09:17,020 --> 00:09:18,400 Half up front, half later. 211 00:09:18,450 --> 00:09:19,520 Murder for hire? 212 00:09:19,590 --> 00:09:20,660 Well that's what it looks like. 213 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,070 We won't know for sure until we lean on Cousin Danny. 214 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,760 Well, you're gonna have to lean pretty far. 215 00:09:24,830 --> 00:09:27,140 He just died on the operating table. 216 00:09:32,230 --> 00:09:33,740 So we do it the hard way. 217 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,080 Who wanted Judge Grobman dead? 218 00:09:36,140 --> 00:09:39,120 Well, she sat on the criminal court bench for ten years 219 00:09:39,170 --> 00:09:40,520 before she moved over to civil. 220 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:43,350 And she'd just accepted a position at the Justice Department, 221 00:09:43,410 --> 00:09:45,720 Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, 222 00:09:45,780 --> 00:09:47,320 due to move DC next month. 223 00:09:47,380 --> 00:09:49,160 What's the connection to Danny Ward? 224 00:09:49,220 --> 00:09:52,990 Well, what we've got, Danny Ward had 14 jobs since high school. 225 00:09:53,050 --> 00:09:56,060 Pizza delivery, air conditioner repair, pretzel vendor... 226 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,430 I get the idea. 227 00:09:57,490 --> 00:09:59,870 Arrested four times, penny-ante stuff, 228 00:09:59,930 --> 00:10:02,370 one conviction for disorderly conduct, probation. 229 00:10:02,430 --> 00:10:04,670 Big step up from there to carjacking and attempted murder. 230 00:10:05,830 --> 00:10:08,340 The gun we took from Cousin Bobby shot the judge. 231 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,610 Her gun shot the late Danny Ward. 232 00:10:10,670 --> 00:10:12,120 It's Danny's blood on the money. 233 00:10:12,940 --> 00:10:14,510 Okay, that's settled. 234 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:16,080 Let's move on to who hired him. 235 00:10:16,140 --> 00:10:19,150 Had to be somebody who knew when they were comin' back from Long Island. 236 00:10:19,210 --> 00:10:21,250 Well, assuming she didn't hire him herself, 237 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,230 we know one other person who knew. 238 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,090 Start with him. 239 00:10:25,850 --> 00:10:27,730 I don't know this man. 240 00:10:27,820 --> 00:10:29,770 The name "Danny Ward" mean anything to you? 241 00:10:29,820 --> 00:10:31,030 No. 242 00:10:31,130 --> 00:10:34,340 Do you really think that somebody hired him to shoot my wife? 243 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,740 Yeah. Somebody who knew when you and your wife were comin' back. 244 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,640 But nobody knew except Denise and me. 245 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:44,780 Oh, you don't think that I hired him? 246 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,910 Who else knew when you'd be coming home? 247 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:50,250 Well, we came back early, we were supposed to stay till Sunday. 248 00:10:50,310 --> 00:10:52,420 But Denise's clerk called Thursday morning. 249 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,720 Something about a meeting she had to go to on Friday. 250 00:10:54,780 --> 00:10:56,690 So you and the clerk knew, who else? 251 00:10:56,750 --> 00:10:58,360 Well, nobody that I know of. 252 00:10:58,420 --> 00:11:00,490 You and your wife get along okay? 253 00:11:01,260 --> 00:11:03,170 Hey, it's our job to ask. 254 00:11:03,220 --> 00:11:04,700 Yeah, well, you're way off base there. 255 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,760 We've been married twenty-seven years. 256 00:11:06,830 --> 00:11:09,810 I've given her a painkiller. You've got two minutes. 257 00:11:11,330 --> 00:11:12,870 We'd like to talk to her alone. 258 00:11:12,930 --> 00:11:14,240 I'm goin' in with you. 259 00:11:14,300 --> 00:11:15,980 No, sir, you're not. 260 00:11:21,210 --> 00:11:22,620 That's him. 261 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:24,350 You returned fire? 262 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:26,920 Yes. 263 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,430 I don't remember anything else. 264 00:11:30,490 --> 00:11:33,800 Forgive me, you and your husband have a good relationship? 265 00:11:35,590 --> 00:11:36,760 Why? 266 00:11:36,820 --> 00:11:39,330 It looks like someone hired this guy to shoot you. 267 00:11:39,390 --> 00:11:43,770 Not my husband, not possible. 268 00:11:43,830 --> 00:11:45,810 Anybody besides him and your clerk 269 00:11:45,870 --> 00:11:47,940 who knew you were comin' back to the city early? 270 00:11:49,170 --> 00:11:50,650 I can't remember. 271 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:52,740 BRISCOE: You did the driving? 272 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,150 Walter wanted a nap. 273 00:11:56,210 --> 00:11:57,590 At noon? 274 00:11:58,280 --> 00:11:59,950 Up late. 275 00:12:00,010 --> 00:12:02,650 Why'd he get out before you drove into the garage? 276 00:12:03,950 --> 00:12:05,400 Not Walter. 277 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:07,800 Ridiculous. 278 00:12:08,890 --> 00:12:11,930 Please, I need to rest. 279 00:12:17,630 --> 00:12:19,480 ED: Your boss ever get any threats? 280 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:20,880 All judges get threats. 281 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:22,510 The D.A.'s office checks them out. 282 00:12:22,570 --> 00:12:23,780 They never found anything serious. 283 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,220 We'd like to check 'em out ourselves. 284 00:12:25,270 --> 00:12:26,620 I'll get you the file. 285 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,190 What time did you call the judge? 286 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,420 Around 9:30 that morning. 287 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,850 Were there ever any problems between the judge and her husband? 288 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,360 Uh, he probably wishes she wouldn't work so hard. 289 00:12:38,890 --> 00:12:40,190 Career comes first, huh? 290 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,530 A tie for first. They're a devoted couple. 291 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:47,700 Uh, did you tell anybody else that she was coming back early? 292 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,440 I called her doorman to tell him 293 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:51,170 I was messengering a packet to her. 294 00:12:51,230 --> 00:12:53,340 Documents she needed for the conference on Friday. 295 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,400 The judge was a plaintiff in a civil action? 296 00:12:56,140 --> 00:12:58,380 Judge Grobman's president of a co-op board, 297 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,540 they sued their management company a couple of years ago, 298 00:13:00,610 --> 00:13:01,990 Marleton Realty. 299 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:03,150 ED: What for? 300 00:13:03,210 --> 00:13:06,090 They were extorting kickbacks from subcontractors and service companies. 301 00:13:06,150 --> 00:13:07,220 They get ugly? 302 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,260 Extremely. The head of Marleton is not a nice man. 303 00:13:11,220 --> 00:13:12,530 Greg Torino? 304 00:13:12,590 --> 00:13:13,830 Yes. 305 00:13:14,490 --> 00:13:17,370 Torino even found a way to put the bite on other companies' delivery men. 306 00:13:17,430 --> 00:13:19,130 This avenue look promising? 307 00:13:19,190 --> 00:13:20,900 Torino's a real piece of work. 308 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,210 Judge Grobman ripped him to shreds and almost put him out of business. 309 00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:27,040 Where's that list of Danny Ward's jobs? 310 00:13:32,210 --> 00:13:34,620 He worked briefly for All-Kool Heating and Air. 311 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:37,680 Guess who did maintenance and repairs for Judge Grobman's building. 312 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:38,880 All-Kool. 313 00:13:38,950 --> 00:13:41,190 There's the dot that connects Torino to Danny Ward. 314 00:13:41,250 --> 00:13:43,460 It doesn't explain how Torino could've known 315 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:44,830 the Grobmans were coming home early. 316 00:13:45,620 --> 00:13:46,830 The doorman. 317 00:13:46,890 --> 00:13:48,370 The judge's clerk told the doorman. 318 00:13:48,420 --> 00:13:50,560 And he probably knows people at Marleton. 319 00:13:53,930 --> 00:13:55,200 I didn't have a damn thing to with it. 320 00:13:55,260 --> 00:13:57,400 I didn't tell anybody the Grobmans were coming back early. 321 00:13:57,470 --> 00:13:59,970 It's a straight line from you, to Torino, to the shooter. 322 00:14:00,030 --> 00:14:01,510 I got nothing to do with Torino! 323 00:14:01,570 --> 00:14:03,140 I'm the one who blew the whistle on him to the board. 324 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,280 Who got All-Kool this contract. Torino? 325 00:14:05,340 --> 00:14:07,680 They were already here when Torino took over management. 326 00:14:07,740 --> 00:14:08,950 They don't owe him anything. 327 00:14:09,010 --> 00:14:12,180 And Torino put the bite on everybody except All-Kool? 328 00:14:12,250 --> 00:14:13,520 That's what I'm saying. 329 00:14:13,580 --> 00:14:15,620 We're gonna leave Officer Johnson here to keep you company 330 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:17,320 while we check on some things. 331 00:14:17,390 --> 00:14:18,660 You can't leave a cop here. 332 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,130 It'll tone up the place. 333 00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:26,540 Danny Ward didn't do any residential work, strictly commercial. 334 00:14:26,590 --> 00:14:28,440 Here. Here's his job list. 335 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:30,530 There's no Torino on any of these jobs? 336 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:31,770 No. 337 00:14:31,830 --> 00:14:33,540 I'd like to help you nail that son of a bitch 338 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,950 but I don't see how he and Danny could have crossed paths. 339 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,480 How'd you get the maintenance contract to Judge Grobman's building? 340 00:14:38,540 --> 00:14:40,450 No idea. I was a crew foreman then. 341 00:14:40,510 --> 00:14:41,890 The owner back then must've known, 342 00:14:41,940 --> 00:14:43,050 but he's dead. 343 00:14:43,110 --> 00:14:44,150 Would it be in those files? 344 00:14:44,210 --> 00:14:45,450 Maybe. 345 00:14:47,350 --> 00:14:50,960 Yeah, we got recommended off a job we did at a Queens mini-mall. 346 00:14:51,020 --> 00:14:52,550 Can you look up that job? 347 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,270 Ha. Here you go. 348 00:14:59,230 --> 00:15:02,170 Well, well. Look who designed the mini-mall. 349 00:15:02,230 --> 00:15:03,830 Walter Grobman. 350 00:15:03,900 --> 00:15:05,970 Did Danny Ward work on this project? 351 00:15:06,030 --> 00:15:07,140 Yeah. I remember. 352 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,080 The design firm had a bad experience with another cooling company 353 00:15:10,140 --> 00:15:11,450 and they were all over Danny 354 00:15:11,510 --> 00:15:13,710 to make sure this job got done right. 355 00:15:14,810 --> 00:15:16,720 Thanks for coming in, Mr. Grobman, 356 00:15:16,780 --> 00:15:18,550 we know things are tough right now. 357 00:15:18,610 --> 00:15:20,120 Anything I can do. 358 00:15:20,180 --> 00:15:22,090 Well, obviously we're tryin' to tie the shooter 359 00:15:22,150 --> 00:15:24,630 to someone who had a grudge against your wife. 360 00:15:25,590 --> 00:15:27,620 Well, I don't see how I can help you there. 361 00:15:27,690 --> 00:15:29,860 Well, we just wanted to make sure, now, 362 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,700 you said you'd never seen this man, Danny Ward, before. 363 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,710 Is that right? Yes. 364 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,170 You sure about that? 365 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,310 Yes, why? 366 00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:41,110 Because two years ago, you worked closely with him 367 00:15:41,170 --> 00:15:43,580 during the construction of the Crosstown mini-mall. 368 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,850 He installed the heat and the air. 369 00:15:46,810 --> 00:15:49,480 No, no. Not this guy. That guy was heavier. 370 00:15:49,540 --> 00:15:51,550 Well, this picture was taken two years ago. 371 00:15:51,610 --> 00:15:53,490 His cousin says it's a good likeness. 372 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,530 Nah, I'm sorry, I don't recognize him. 373 00:15:56,620 --> 00:15:58,220 Why don't you recognize the name? 374 00:15:58,950 --> 00:16:00,630 Well, I never knew his last name. 375 00:16:00,690 --> 00:16:01,930 BRISCOE: (SIGHS) The owner of All-Kool 376 00:16:01,990 --> 00:16:05,370 says you left instructions for Danny almost every day, 377 00:16:05,430 --> 00:16:08,570 in envelopes with "Danny Ward" written on them. 378 00:16:08,630 --> 00:16:11,200 Well, you know, it was two years ago. 379 00:16:11,270 --> 00:16:13,140 Why was your wife drivin' on Thursday? 380 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,580 Because she wanted to. 381 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,670 She said you asked her to drive so you could take a nap. 382 00:16:17,740 --> 00:16:19,450 Oh. Maybe I did. I don't remember. 383 00:16:19,510 --> 00:16:21,650 Do you remember why you got out at the front entrance 384 00:16:21,710 --> 00:16:23,880 instead of going into the garage with her? 385 00:16:23,950 --> 00:16:25,390 Look, I didn't hire anybody. 386 00:16:25,450 --> 00:16:28,190 Mr. Grobman, we talked to your doorman. 387 00:16:28,250 --> 00:16:31,320 You and your wife went to your cottage 10, 12 times a year, 388 00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:34,590 this was the first time you ever got out in front of the building. 389 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:36,600 Yeah. We went to the market. 390 00:16:36,660 --> 00:16:38,860 We had grocery bags plus suitcases, 391 00:16:38,930 --> 00:16:40,560 why not let the doorman help? 392 00:16:40,630 --> 00:16:42,130 That your idea or your wife's? 393 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,270 Keep in mind we're gonna ask her, too. 394 00:16:44,330 --> 00:16:47,210 Look, My wife is lying in the hospital in excruciating pain, 395 00:16:47,270 --> 00:16:49,180 and you're accusing me of puttin' her there. 396 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,240 I don't have to listen to any more of this. 397 00:16:51,310 --> 00:16:53,180 ED: We were thinking that this was just a coincidence, 398 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,020 but you're doing a lousy job explaining it. 399 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,320 I don't have to explain anything. Now get out of my way! 400 00:16:57,380 --> 00:16:58,620 Ed, Ed. 401 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,820 Mr. Grobman, you sure you don't want to clear this up? 402 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,830 Excuse me, but I am on my way to visit my wife in the hospital! 403 00:17:05,890 --> 00:17:08,330 You're not going near her. You're under arrest for attempted murder. 404 00:17:08,390 --> 00:17:09,660 (SCOFFS) 405 00:17:14,130 --> 00:17:15,940 The People ask the defendant be remanded. 406 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,000 My client's wife is in the hospital unable to care for herself, 407 00:17:19,070 --> 00:17:20,940 Mr. Grobman needs to be with her. 408 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,450 She's there because the defendant tried to have her killed. 409 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:25,610 He shouldn't be allowed near her. 410 00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:28,240 This is an affidavit from Judge Denise Grobman, 411 00:17:28,310 --> 00:17:29,620 the victim in the case. 412 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,210 She gives him an alibi, Your Honor. 413 00:17:32,310 --> 00:17:35,450 "Walter was with me when I learned we had to return to the city early" 414 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,160 "and he was with me continuously thereafter." 415 00:17:38,220 --> 00:17:41,000 "He had no opportunity to arrange the incident." 416 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,430 In other words, the D.A. has no case. 417 00:17:43,490 --> 00:17:45,270 We ask that the defendant be ROR'd. 418 00:17:45,830 --> 00:17:47,770 Ms. Carmichael? One million dollars. 419 00:17:47,830 --> 00:17:50,640 That's ridiculous. My client can't raise that. 420 00:17:50,700 --> 00:17:52,230 He's a successful architect, Your Honor. 421 00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:53,870 He's not Frank Gehry. 422 00:17:54,470 --> 00:17:56,540 Most of the Grobman money is tied up in trusts 423 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,210 from Mrs. Grobman's family. 424 00:17:58,270 --> 00:18:01,520 What is accessible is earmarked for his wife's care. 425 00:18:03,110 --> 00:18:05,390 Bail is set at $25000 dollars. 426 00:18:12,290 --> 00:18:15,760 Did you read my affidavit, Ms. Carmichael? 427 00:18:15,820 --> 00:18:17,300 Yes. 428 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:20,860 Do you grasp the meaning of the word continuously? 429 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:25,170 He was never out of your sight, your hearing? 430 00:18:25,230 --> 00:18:28,870 No. Now, I'd like to be with my family. 431 00:18:32,170 --> 00:18:35,380 You understand your husband knew the man who shot you. 432 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,620 He lied about why you were behind the wheel. 433 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,220 You call that evidence? My God. 434 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,250 Whoever arranged this shooting 435 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,390 was someone who knew you were coming back to the city early. 436 00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:51,800 I realize that you are doing your job, but please, it's absurd 437 00:18:52,260 --> 00:18:54,570 and if you insist on prosecuting my husband, 438 00:18:54,630 --> 00:18:56,840 I will testify on his behalf! 439 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,610 I want you to leave my parents alone. 440 00:19:05,740 --> 00:19:08,150 Your father knew Danny Ward and lied about it. 441 00:19:08,210 --> 00:19:09,520 He made a mistake. 442 00:19:09,580 --> 00:19:13,320 Look, you have no idea what these past two weeks have been like. 443 00:19:13,380 --> 00:19:15,360 My parents have a good marriage 444 00:19:15,420 --> 00:19:18,090 and my father did not do this. 445 00:19:18,150 --> 00:19:20,500 Hey. You guys. Hey. 446 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:23,360 Hi, Dad. Okay, now remember, we have to be quiet. 447 00:19:23,420 --> 00:19:25,900 Grandma wants to see you, but she doesn't feel good. 448 00:19:28,330 --> 00:19:30,780 Why didn't you ask Judge Grobman about the alibi 449 00:19:30,830 --> 00:19:32,710 before you arrested her husband? 450 00:19:32,770 --> 00:19:34,300 VAN BUREN: My detectives didn't want him loose. 451 00:19:34,370 --> 00:19:36,810 You want it on your head if he kills her in the hospital? 452 00:19:36,870 --> 00:19:38,910 The Grobmans left Sag Harbor 453 00:19:38,970 --> 00:19:41,210 shortly after the judge heard from her clerk. 454 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,480 How did Mr. Grobman get it arranged so fast? 455 00:19:43,540 --> 00:19:46,650 Well, he probably already had it arranged for Sunday night, 456 00:19:46,710 --> 00:19:49,130 that's when they were originally scheduled to come home. 457 00:19:49,180 --> 00:19:51,420 One phone call to rearrange the hit. 458 00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:52,930 You have phone records from their cottage? 459 00:19:52,990 --> 00:19:54,060 We're on it. 460 00:19:54,120 --> 00:19:57,230 JACK: Now the judge has set low bail you're right back where you didn't want to be. 461 00:19:57,290 --> 00:20:00,000 I doubt that. He'd have to be an idiot to kill her now. 462 00:20:00,060 --> 00:20:02,740 So the arrest was pre-emptive? Come on, Lieutenant. 463 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,170 What's the problem? 464 00:20:04,230 --> 00:20:08,180 This man hired someone to blast his wife. 465 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,270 And I'll be glad to nail his hide to the wall. 466 00:20:10,340 --> 00:20:11,410 If he did it. 467 00:20:11,470 --> 00:20:14,150 If you bring me a case. Fast. 468 00:20:19,580 --> 00:20:22,790 We pulled the IUDs from the phone at the cottage and both their cell phones. 469 00:20:22,850 --> 00:20:26,060 Nothin' that day on the cells and only one call from the cottage. 470 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:27,190 Who to? 471 00:20:27,250 --> 00:20:31,030 Listed under a D. Van Horn, 11:17 a.m., Sag Harbor. 472 00:20:31,390 --> 00:20:33,900 An hour and a half after the clerk left the message. 473 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,300 Well, maybe Grobman called D. Van Horn, 474 00:20:36,360 --> 00:20:38,370 and D. Van Horn called Danny Ward. 475 00:20:38,430 --> 00:20:40,570 Yeah, we should be so lucky. 476 00:20:40,970 --> 00:20:42,470 VAN HORN: It was just after 11:15. 477 00:20:42,540 --> 00:20:44,170 I just got back from the market 478 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,310 but Walter didn't call Denise did. 479 00:20:46,370 --> 00:20:47,580 What did she want? 480 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,520 Oh, to apologize for last minute regrets. 481 00:20:49,580 --> 00:20:52,290 They were supposed to stop by for drinks that afternoon. 482 00:20:52,350 --> 00:20:56,190 Denise said it was an office thing. She just found out. 483 00:20:56,250 --> 00:20:57,820 Just then, at 11:15? 484 00:20:57,890 --> 00:20:59,960 Yes she had a message from her clerk. 485 00:21:00,020 --> 00:21:02,560 I can't believe Walter had anything to do with this. 486 00:21:02,620 --> 00:21:03,730 Why is that? 487 00:21:03,790 --> 00:21:05,400 Ah. It just doesn't track. 488 00:21:05,460 --> 00:21:07,460 I've known Denise her whole life 489 00:21:07,530 --> 00:21:09,470 and Walter for damn near 30 years. 490 00:21:09,530 --> 00:21:12,270 Ever since he came back from California with her. 491 00:21:12,330 --> 00:21:14,470 I mean they're the golden couple that everybody envies. 492 00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:16,980 There are no problems between them? 493 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,180 Well, they're not saints 494 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,350 and they both have stressful careers, but nothing major. 495 00:21:21,410 --> 00:21:23,480 What does "they're not saints" mean? 496 00:21:24,350 --> 00:21:26,850 Walter wasn't thrilled about the Justice Department appointment. 497 00:21:26,910 --> 00:21:29,490 He didn't want to move to DC, but who would? 498 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,690 Couldn't he design buildings from pretty much anywhere? 499 00:21:32,750 --> 00:21:35,930 I guess, but I think lately he's been tired of playing tag-along. 500 00:21:35,990 --> 00:21:37,230 How so? 501 00:21:37,860 --> 00:21:40,500 We had a little reception about a month ago 502 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,440 to celebrate Denise's appointment 503 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:46,970 and Walter was introducing himself as Mr. Judge Denise Grobman. 504 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,350 You said you went to the market in Sag Harbor. 505 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:51,410 Yes. 506 00:21:51,470 --> 00:21:53,010 Did you see Mr. Grobman in town? 507 00:21:53,070 --> 00:21:55,920 No. But I drove past their house on the way back 508 00:21:55,980 --> 00:21:59,950 and Walter was in the side yard running water from the hose over his head. 509 00:22:00,010 --> 00:22:01,360 I guess he'd been jogging. 510 00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:02,690 Why do you say that? 511 00:22:02,750 --> 00:22:05,360 He had his jogging clothes on. He runs every day. 512 00:22:05,420 --> 00:22:07,330 Took it up a couple of months ago. 513 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,990 CARMICHAEL: Judge Grobman swore in her affidavit 514 00:22:12,060 --> 00:22:14,370 he never left the house at all that morning. 515 00:22:14,430 --> 00:22:17,070 If he heard the message come through earlier... 516 00:22:17,130 --> 00:22:20,340 You think he went jogging and called Danny Ward along the way. 517 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,680 Briscoe and Green are pulling IUDs on pay phones he would've passed. 518 00:22:23,740 --> 00:22:26,620 You run across anything that smells like a motive? 519 00:22:26,670 --> 00:22:30,620 As far as the cops can tell Grobman didn't gamble, he didn't play the field. 520 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,520 The insurance money and her estate go to the grandkids. 521 00:22:34,950 --> 00:22:36,490 Still looking. 522 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,440 No, I don't think he tried to kill her. 523 00:22:44,490 --> 00:22:47,130 But yes, I am breaking off our partnership. 524 00:22:47,190 --> 00:22:48,900 You mind if I ask why? 525 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,530 Walter's a really good architect 526 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,370 but you have to consider the client's needs, 527 00:22:52,430 --> 00:22:55,280 and he's just not willing to do that anymore. 528 00:22:55,340 --> 00:22:57,010 Well, isn't that part of the job? 529 00:22:57,070 --> 00:22:58,410 Thank you. 530 00:22:58,470 --> 00:23:03,180 Client wants Colonial, Walter gives him 50 reasons why it should be Bauhaus. 531 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,820 Won't take no for an answer, client goes someplace else. 532 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:08,620 So do I, finally. 533 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,960 That's the Prager Prize, the Nobel Prize of architecture. 534 00:23:12,020 --> 00:23:15,160 Walter won it as part of a team when he was starting out in LA. 535 00:23:16,290 --> 00:23:17,770 That was 25 years ago. 536 00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:19,400 Walter was a prodigy. 537 00:23:19,460 --> 00:23:21,270 He never lived up to expectations? 538 00:23:21,330 --> 00:23:23,870 It's hard when you won't listen to the client. 539 00:23:23,930 --> 00:23:25,810 He's a great guy in a lot of ways, 540 00:23:25,870 --> 00:23:27,280 it's just that he, I don't know, 541 00:23:27,330 --> 00:23:28,680 he needs to be right all the time. 542 00:23:29,770 --> 00:23:31,650 Is that part of his relationship with his wife? 543 00:23:31,710 --> 00:23:33,580 It's part of who he is. 544 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,210 She never had a problem with it that I could see. 545 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,590 He had free rein on their new country house. 546 00:23:39,050 --> 00:23:40,620 What new country house? 547 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,060 They bought 20 acres in Dutchess County. 548 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:45,650 Walter was going to design their dream house. 549 00:23:46,220 --> 00:23:47,890 How many country houses do they need? 550 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,270 The one in Sag Harbor's Denise's, from her father. 551 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:51,860 This one was gonna be theirs. 552 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:53,000 Was? 553 00:23:53,060 --> 00:23:54,160 He gave it up. 554 00:23:54,230 --> 00:23:58,040 Denise's job at the Justice Department? Eight days a week. 555 00:23:58,100 --> 00:24:01,670 Walter said, what good's a dream house with nobody in it? 556 00:24:02,770 --> 00:24:05,750 Twenty-five years ago, he was an award-winning young architect, 557 00:24:05,810 --> 00:24:07,910 she was scrambling to pay her student loans. 558 00:24:07,980 --> 00:24:09,980 Now the shoe's on the other foot. 559 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:11,650 He suddenly just had enough? 560 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,320 The co-op's in her name, the cottage is in her name, 561 00:24:15,380 --> 00:24:18,090 his net income last year was half what she made. 562 00:24:19,190 --> 00:24:21,390 Where'd he get the money to pay Danny Ward? 563 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:23,940 He put a $20,000 deposit on the land upstate 564 00:24:23,990 --> 00:24:25,770 and got it back when they changed their minds. 565 00:24:25,830 --> 00:24:26,860 (PHONE RINGING) 566 00:24:26,930 --> 00:24:28,600 And it was never re-deposited? 567 00:24:28,660 --> 00:24:30,800 Not in any of their accounts. 568 00:24:31,830 --> 00:24:35,080 Carmichael. You're sure? 569 00:24:36,940 --> 00:24:38,310 Thanks, Lennie. 570 00:24:39,740 --> 00:24:41,050 Bingo. 571 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,850 Your clerk left a message at 9:30. 572 00:24:44,910 --> 00:24:47,650 Mr. McCoy, this is all the same nonsense. 573 00:24:47,980 --> 00:24:53,630 At 10:14, a call was made from a pay phone in Sag Harbor. 574 00:24:54,690 --> 00:24:56,530 A call to Daniel Ward, 575 00:24:56,590 --> 00:24:58,230 the man who shot you. 576 00:24:58,390 --> 00:25:00,170 Are you sure? CARMICHAEL: Yes. 577 00:25:00,860 --> 00:25:04,000 At 11:00, your neighbor saw your father in the yard 578 00:25:04,060 --> 00:25:07,570 in his jogging clothes, cooling himself off with the hose. 579 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,280 Tell the nurse I need Demerol. 580 00:25:10,340 --> 00:25:11,440 Now, Dana. 581 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,620 You have a witness who saw him use the phone? 582 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:18,680 Not yet. 583 00:25:18,750 --> 00:25:20,750 His prints on the keypad? 584 00:25:20,850 --> 00:25:22,380 We're running them now. 585 00:25:23,650 --> 00:25:24,960 Isn't it obvious what happened? 586 00:25:25,020 --> 00:25:27,690 Someone was watching us, that person called Daniel Ward. 587 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,670 How did that person know you were going back to the city early? 588 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:32,900 I don't want to hear this. I can't. 589 00:25:36,830 --> 00:25:40,740 Walter did not do this. It's not possible. 590 00:25:48,140 --> 00:25:51,150 Briscoe and Green have talked to practically everyone in Sag Harbor, 591 00:25:51,210 --> 00:25:52,950 no one saw Grobman use the pay phone. 592 00:25:53,010 --> 00:25:54,960 Anybody see him jogging? 593 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:59,760 About a dozen, but no one can remember what time or which day. 594 00:25:59,820 --> 00:26:01,420 And there's nothing in Forensics? 595 00:26:01,490 --> 00:26:02,760 No smoking gun. 596 00:26:02,820 --> 00:26:05,240 As long as his wife's giving him an alibi, this isn't going anywhere. 597 00:26:05,290 --> 00:26:07,170 (PHONE RINGING) 598 00:26:07,860 --> 00:26:09,500 Carmichael. 599 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:10,870 Yes. 600 00:26:12,830 --> 00:26:14,710 (SIGHING) Thank you. 601 00:26:16,740 --> 00:26:20,410 Judge Grobman filed an application to terminate her treatment. 602 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,490 Her dialysis? 603 00:26:23,540 --> 00:26:25,180 She wants to die. 604 00:26:30,150 --> 00:26:32,720 Bad time for an irrevocable decision. 605 00:26:32,790 --> 00:26:34,270 Anytime's bad. 606 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,630 It's her life, only she can decide if it's worth living. 607 00:26:38,730 --> 00:26:40,600 I'm not sure it should be up to her. 608 00:26:40,660 --> 00:26:43,610 ADAM: Up to the proper court to consider her application. 609 00:26:43,660 --> 00:26:44,800 Even then. 610 00:26:44,870 --> 00:26:47,040 You have a moral objection? 611 00:26:47,100 --> 00:26:48,600 Yeah, I do. 612 00:26:48,670 --> 00:26:51,510 CARMICHAEL: Have you forgotten your professional obligation? 613 00:26:51,570 --> 00:26:55,780 If for whatever reason she's not around to testify on her husband's behalf... 614 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,410 That's pretty damn callous. 615 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,290 It's a civil matter, anyway we have no standing. 616 00:27:00,350 --> 00:27:01,760 We do now. 617 00:27:02,980 --> 00:27:05,900 Mr. Grobman's filed for a TRO 618 00:27:05,950 --> 00:27:08,560 to block his wife's application to terminate treatment. 619 00:27:08,620 --> 00:27:10,000 Quick work. 620 00:27:13,690 --> 00:27:15,370 JUDGE PONGRACIC: You want me to grant a TRO 621 00:27:15,430 --> 00:27:17,810 to stop Judge Grobman from terminating dialysis? 622 00:27:17,870 --> 00:27:19,210 In effect, her life. 623 00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:21,080 Yeah, so she can testify for your client. 624 00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:22,380 Isn't this a civil matter, Counselor? 625 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:23,680 She's a witness, Judge. 626 00:27:23,740 --> 00:27:26,840 You can preclude her from taking any action until after the trial. 627 00:27:26,910 --> 00:27:27,980 That could take months. 628 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,780 In the meantime, my clients spends every minute of every day 629 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:32,260 in unendurable pain. 630 00:27:32,310 --> 00:27:34,350 I saw Mrs. Grobman on Wednesday, Your Honor, 631 00:27:34,410 --> 00:27:36,120 she's coping with her pain. 632 00:27:36,180 --> 00:27:37,660 What, you're siding with the defense on this? 633 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,960 Your Honor, this should be decided based on what is best for my client. 634 00:27:41,020 --> 00:27:43,370 Somebody else's jurisdiction, Mr. Brizard. 635 00:27:43,420 --> 00:27:46,600 Mine is protecting the integrity of the trial process. 636 00:27:46,660 --> 00:27:50,110 Her testimony is absolutely crucial to my client's defense. 637 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,140 In that case, I'm gonna grant the TRO. 638 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,200 My client has asked me to propose an alternative. 639 00:27:55,770 --> 00:27:57,650 Her testimony could be taken now, 640 00:27:57,700 --> 00:27:59,480 preserved on videotape for the jury. 641 00:28:00,210 --> 00:28:01,480 Any objection? 642 00:28:07,410 --> 00:28:09,120 If we can tape her testimony 643 00:28:09,180 --> 00:28:11,360 we'll withdraw the application for the TRO. 644 00:28:11,420 --> 00:28:14,230 You don't give a damn about anything but her testimony. 645 00:28:14,290 --> 00:28:16,670 Your Honor, this is giving him exactly what he wants. 646 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,730 His wife dies and he gets away it. 647 00:28:18,790 --> 00:28:21,270 That's enough, Ms. Carmichael. Mr. McCoy? 648 00:28:21,330 --> 00:28:23,970 Your Honor, the D.A.'s office has concluded that 649 00:28:24,030 --> 00:28:27,480 Judge Grobman was mistaken in her affidavit. 650 00:28:27,530 --> 00:28:30,210 I'd welcome the chance to cross examine her. 651 00:28:30,270 --> 00:28:33,010 Are you saying she perjured herself? Denise Grobman? 652 00:28:33,070 --> 00:28:34,950 The word I used was mistaken. 653 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,280 This is an inconceivable situation. 654 00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:41,090 Denise is a friend and a colleague. 655 00:28:41,150 --> 00:28:44,220 But if her testimony is exculpatory, I don't have much choice. 656 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,660 Application for TRO is moot. 657 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,460 Witness to be examined at the earliest possible moment. 658 00:28:53,490 --> 00:28:57,270 My husband never left the cottage that morning. 659 00:28:57,330 --> 00:28:59,780 He didn't go for a run. 660 00:28:59,830 --> 00:29:01,710 CLAYMORE: Where was he? 661 00:29:01,770 --> 00:29:04,510 Part of the time he was in the yard with me, 662 00:29:04,570 --> 00:29:07,850 and he spent an hour so going over blueprints. 663 00:29:08,810 --> 00:29:09,980 Where? 664 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,350 In the garage, there's a studio. 665 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,820 Would you have known if he had left? 666 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,120 Yes. 667 00:29:18,220 --> 00:29:21,390 Is the telephone answering machine in the garage? 668 00:29:21,460 --> 00:29:23,090 No, in the house. 669 00:29:24,220 --> 00:29:26,860 Thank you. No further questions. 670 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:35,470 Can you explain why your husband was in the yard at 11:00, 671 00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:39,140 in jogging clothes, running water over his head? 672 00:29:39,210 --> 00:29:41,120 It was a hot day, 673 00:29:41,170 --> 00:29:43,950 and he lives in his jogging clothes when we're at the cottage. 674 00:29:44,010 --> 00:29:48,190 He worked up a sweat going over blueprints? 675 00:29:48,250 --> 00:29:49,850 DENISE: I guess so. 676 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:53,630 And he was so exhausted from looking at these blueprints, 677 00:29:53,690 --> 00:29:57,970 that he needed to take a nap in the car while you drove? 678 00:29:58,030 --> 00:29:59,730 He was tired, yes. 679 00:29:59,790 --> 00:30:01,100 At noon? 680 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:03,270 Yes. 681 00:30:04,500 --> 00:30:06,640 I want to remind you, Judge Grobman 682 00:30:06,700 --> 00:30:10,340 that you not only took an oath today to tell the truth, 683 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:14,480 you also took an oath 12 years ago when you were sworn in as a judge... 684 00:30:14,540 --> 00:30:15,710 Your Honor! 685 00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:17,520 ...to uphold the laws of this state... 686 00:30:17,580 --> 00:30:19,020 Walter did not do this. 687 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,220 ...and the rules of the court. 688 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,730 I'm tired, I'm in pain. 689 00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:26,630 No matter how many different ways he approaches the question, 690 00:30:26,690 --> 00:30:28,330 the answer is the same. 691 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:32,100 My husband did not arrange the shooting. 692 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,770 He had no motive, he had no opportunity. 693 00:30:34,830 --> 00:30:37,330 Why are you protecting him, Judge Grobman? You know he... 694 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,880 JUDGE PONGRACIC: That's enough, Mr. McCoy. 695 00:30:38,930 --> 00:30:41,670 Your cross-examination is over. 696 00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:44,380 The witness is excused. 697 00:30:52,380 --> 00:30:55,380 So I expect you'll dismiss the charges now. 698 00:30:55,450 --> 00:30:57,120 Not a chance. 699 00:30:57,180 --> 00:30:59,290 You're gonna drag this out? 700 00:30:59,990 --> 00:31:02,630 You don't give a damn about this family, do you? 701 00:31:03,220 --> 00:31:06,500 My motion to dismiss will be on your desk in the morning. 702 00:31:08,430 --> 00:31:09,770 Now what? 703 00:31:09,830 --> 00:31:12,370 If she dies before we can shake her loose from her lies... 704 00:31:12,430 --> 00:31:13,540 Why is she doing this? 705 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,280 Why is she covering for the man who turned her life into a living hell? 706 00:31:20,970 --> 00:31:23,080 Of course she knows, Mr. McCoy. 707 00:31:23,140 --> 00:31:27,520 We both know that my dad tried to kill her. 708 00:31:28,750 --> 00:31:31,250 Did she tell you that she knew? 709 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:35,990 No. 710 00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:40,060 She won't even admit it to herself but I can tell. 711 00:31:40,130 --> 00:31:42,540 If she knows, why's she covering for him? 712 00:31:43,460 --> 00:31:45,340 Guilt. Guilt? 713 00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:47,770 She can't take back who she is. 714 00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:50,880 I'm sorry, I'm not following you. 715 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,210 My mom's career always came first. 716 00:31:54,270 --> 00:31:58,520 And I don't mean that she neglected being a wife and a mother, 717 00:31:58,580 --> 00:32:01,580 she just never realized how my dad felt. 718 00:32:02,380 --> 00:32:05,060 See, she was more successful then he was, 719 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:06,600 she kept moving up 720 00:32:07,790 --> 00:32:10,100 and he just treads water. 721 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:11,830 They argued about it? 722 00:32:13,130 --> 00:32:18,410 He would shout that he gave up his dreams to move east with her, 723 00:32:19,500 --> 00:32:22,070 that she had it all and he had nothing. 724 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:24,210 JACK: What was your mother's reaction? 725 00:32:24,270 --> 00:32:27,120 Well, she thought that they supposed to be partners, 726 00:32:27,170 --> 00:32:29,650 that what was good for one, was good for both. 727 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:32,880 She didn't see a problem. 728 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,800 Do you want your father to be held accountable? 729 00:32:41,020 --> 00:32:43,660 You think your mother might change her mind about facing it? 730 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,970 Isn't it obvious that she would rather die than face it? 731 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,340 If she dies, it's over. 732 00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:59,480 I've tried so hard to talk her out of wanting to die. 733 00:32:59,540 --> 00:33:03,450 She still has her mind, and she has people who love her. 734 00:33:04,810 --> 00:33:08,520 She's so depressed that she can't think straight. 735 00:33:13,150 --> 00:33:15,930 Would you be willing to sign an affidavit about that? 736 00:33:22,860 --> 00:33:24,070 Yes. 737 00:33:26,770 --> 00:33:30,540 You're challenging Judge Grobman's competency as a witness on what grounds? 738 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:34,310 I have an affidavit from the Grobman's daughter stating that her mother 739 00:33:34,370 --> 00:33:36,380 is too depressed to think rationally. 740 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,320 Is she qualified to diagnose her mother's emotional state? 741 00:33:39,380 --> 00:33:41,190 Our psychiatrist, Dr. Skoda, is. 742 00:33:41,250 --> 00:33:44,590 Your Honor, if you rule that my client isn't competent to testify, 743 00:33:44,650 --> 00:33:47,660 you collaterally damage her application to terminate her life. 744 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:48,860 Not necessarily. 745 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:50,330 Already the State Attorney General 746 00:33:50,390 --> 00:33:53,460 and the hospital are contesting my client's application. 747 00:33:53,530 --> 00:33:56,910 Any ruling that puts her competency in question weakens our position. 748 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,910 My only concern can be this criminal case, I'm sorry. 749 00:33:59,970 --> 00:34:02,780 You have my permission for Dr. Skoda to examine her. 750 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:08,140 DR. SKODA: It's not irrational to want to die? 751 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,020 Not if you're in this condition. 752 00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:14,320 Your condition is new. 753 00:34:15,150 --> 00:34:16,750 How do know you won't change your mind? 754 00:34:18,750 --> 00:34:21,560 I'm not interested in any more questions. 755 00:34:23,490 --> 00:34:25,470 If you don't convince me your decision is rational, 756 00:34:25,530 --> 00:34:27,660 you may lose control over your situation. 757 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:30,070 Look at me. 758 00:34:31,300 --> 00:34:33,510 I'm not even in control of my bowels. 759 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,980 Can't you people leave me alone, let me die? 760 00:34:40,270 --> 00:34:43,080 I'm in pain every minute of every day. 761 00:34:44,340 --> 00:34:45,690 I've spoken with your doctors, 762 00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:47,420 they say the pain is treatable. 763 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:49,720 It's all treatable. 764 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:51,760 A catheter, 765 00:34:52,750 --> 00:34:54,630 a colostomy bag, 766 00:34:54,690 --> 00:34:56,330 a dialysis machine, 767 00:34:57,290 --> 00:35:00,530 a wheelchair, a physical therapist, 768 00:35:01,190 --> 00:35:03,270 a lifetime supply of Demerol. 769 00:35:04,660 --> 00:35:06,340 Would you want that? 770 00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:14,010 Will your husband take care of you? 771 00:35:15,910 --> 00:35:17,290 Yes. 772 00:35:19,250 --> 00:35:22,320 I know people who are paraplegic, even quadriplegic, 773 00:35:22,380 --> 00:35:24,380 who lead vital, productive lives. 774 00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:27,460 Would you like to meet them? 775 00:35:29,090 --> 00:35:30,660 I'm tired. 776 00:35:32,830 --> 00:35:35,810 Can't you people just leave me alone? 777 00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:39,130 Can't you let me die? 778 00:35:46,810 --> 00:35:48,310 Is it her physical condition 779 00:35:48,380 --> 00:35:50,860 or her mental state that's driving her? 780 00:35:50,910 --> 00:35:52,320 I can't give a clean answer to that. 781 00:35:52,380 --> 00:35:54,120 They're feeding off each other. 782 00:35:54,180 --> 00:35:55,660 Is she competent? 783 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:59,460 She's overwhelmed, depressed, confused. 784 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:01,190 Is that a no? 785 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:04,470 My opinion, 786 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,370 she's not capable of making a rational decision right now. 787 00:36:07,460 --> 00:36:09,130 So we make it for her. 788 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,570 Riding this into the ground. 789 00:36:11,630 --> 00:36:13,800 At first, I thought the cops were wrong, they weren't. 790 00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:18,410 Walter Grobman hired someone to kill his wife, 791 00:36:18,470 --> 00:36:20,310 because he felt eclipsed. 792 00:36:21,140 --> 00:36:23,210 He's destroyed her life for no good reason. 793 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:26,880 Why she's shielding him, I will never understand. 794 00:36:26,950 --> 00:36:30,860 But I know my job, I'm gonna convict this narcissistic son of a bitch. 795 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:32,160 What about her? 796 00:36:32,220 --> 00:36:34,930 Her life is over whether she dies or not. 797 00:36:34,990 --> 00:36:37,970 His conviction is the only thing we can salvage out of this mess. 798 00:36:38,020 --> 00:36:41,160 If you have her declared incompetent to testify, 799 00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:44,210 no civil judge will let her pull the plug. 800 00:36:44,260 --> 00:36:47,070 Then she'll be alive, not dead. 801 00:36:47,130 --> 00:36:48,700 For a life she doesn't want. 802 00:36:48,770 --> 00:36:51,540 Is this a thing that you decide for someone else? 803 00:36:58,950 --> 00:37:01,930 She's clinically depressed and in massive denial. 804 00:37:01,980 --> 00:37:04,760 Her judgment is impaired by depression, 805 00:37:04,820 --> 00:37:07,800 pain, denial and drugs. 806 00:37:07,850 --> 00:37:09,200 She's suicidal. 807 00:37:09,260 --> 00:37:11,170 Thank you, Dr. Skoda. 808 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:19,040 If somebody came to you and told you they were thinking of committing suicide, 809 00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:20,370 you would treat them wouldn't, you? 810 00:37:20,430 --> 00:37:21,910 Yes. If that's what they wanted. 811 00:37:21,970 --> 00:37:23,570 Because your profession considers 812 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,580 suicidal thoughts to be symptomatic of neurosis? 813 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:27,810 DR. SKODA: Yes. 814 00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:30,290 Can you foresee any circumstances 815 00:37:30,340 --> 00:37:34,160 in which a person could make a rational decision to end their life? 816 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:38,950 Such decisions are always made under duress. 817 00:37:39,020 --> 00:37:42,230 Aren't rational decisions often made under duress? 818 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:44,430 Yes. I suppose so. 819 00:37:44,930 --> 00:37:49,810 As a medical doctor, do you support a patient's right to die? 820 00:37:52,330 --> 00:37:53,970 My personal beliefs... 821 00:37:54,030 --> 00:37:55,710 As a medical doctor. 822 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:03,220 Then, no. I don't. 823 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,480 Thank you. No more questions. 824 00:38:07,210 --> 00:38:10,020 Judge Grobman, are you depressed? 825 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:13,360 Of course I am, who wouldn't be? 826 00:38:13,420 --> 00:38:17,060 Can you articulate your reasons for wanting to terminate your life? 827 00:38:18,260 --> 00:38:20,400 I'm in constant pain, 828 00:38:20,460 --> 00:38:22,570 I'm told it will never get better. 829 00:38:23,130 --> 00:38:26,440 There's nothing the doctors can do to give me back my life. 830 00:38:27,430 --> 00:38:29,410 I don't want to live like this. 831 00:38:30,870 --> 00:38:34,980 Does your desire to die spring from your physical condition, 832 00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:38,720 or from the possibility it was your husband that did this to you? 833 00:38:38,780 --> 00:38:40,490 From my physical condition. 834 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:43,630 My husband did nothing. 835 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:45,690 Thanks. 836 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:55,670 You do understand that we're not here to decide your right to die, don't you? 837 00:38:55,730 --> 00:38:57,730 Of course I do, Mr. McCoy. 838 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:00,710 You want to prove I'm irrational 839 00:39:00,770 --> 00:39:03,840 so you can preclude my testimony on behalf of my husband. 840 00:39:04,470 --> 00:39:08,040 You left the hospital three days ago, is that right? 841 00:39:08,110 --> 00:39:09,180 Yes. 842 00:39:10,010 --> 00:39:11,850 Where are you staying? 843 00:39:11,910 --> 00:39:14,080 With my daughter and her family. 844 00:39:14,150 --> 00:39:15,820 Why not with your husband? 845 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:17,920 Because my daughter lost the coin toss. 846 00:39:17,980 --> 00:39:20,230 Could you be responsive, please? 847 00:39:20,290 --> 00:39:23,530 My husband has a business to run. My daughter doesn't. 848 00:39:23,590 --> 00:39:26,660 Do you get nursing care at your daughter's? 849 00:39:27,230 --> 00:39:28,540 Yes. 850 00:39:29,260 --> 00:39:30,740 Around the clock? 851 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:32,210 Yes. 852 00:39:32,270 --> 00:39:36,110 Why couldn't they do that just as well at your house? 853 00:39:36,170 --> 00:39:38,650 My daughter insisted I stay with her. 854 00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:41,880 Did she say why? 855 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:45,850 Judge Grobman? 856 00:39:45,910 --> 00:39:48,920 You've convinced her her father tried to kill me. 857 00:39:48,980 --> 00:39:53,990 Do you understand that your husband knew the man who shot you? 858 00:39:54,490 --> 00:39:55,490 You say. 859 00:39:55,560 --> 00:40:01,370 Do you understand that your husband was one of a very few people 860 00:40:01,430 --> 00:40:03,870 who knew that you were coming back to the city early? 861 00:40:03,930 --> 00:40:05,030 So what? 862 00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:11,380 Do you understand that your husband made the phone call 863 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:13,210 that set up the shooting? 864 00:40:13,270 --> 00:40:15,250 I don't know that, and neither do you. 865 00:40:15,310 --> 00:40:17,020 But you do understand 866 00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:22,920 that your husband resented for 25 years 867 00:40:22,980 --> 00:40:26,330 your accomplishments, your success. 868 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,800 We had a good marriage. 869 00:40:29,860 --> 00:40:32,630 Did he say to you, more than once, 870 00:40:33,260 --> 00:40:37,300 that if he hadn't knuckled under to what you wanted 871 00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:40,470 he'd have gotten the recognition that he deserved? 872 00:40:40,530 --> 00:40:42,340 He didn't mean it the way it sounds. 873 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:43,570 How did he mean it? 874 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,210 Why do you hammer and hammer at this? 875 00:40:46,270 --> 00:40:48,550 Can't you see it's my fault? 876 00:40:49,780 --> 00:40:52,590 (CRYING) Please, please leave Walter alone. 877 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:57,780 I've loved him for more than half my life. 878 00:40:59,590 --> 00:41:01,730 Everything is my fault. 879 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:06,400 When is this over? 880 00:41:07,060 --> 00:41:08,940 When is this over? 881 00:41:11,930 --> 00:41:15,880 Lisa, please make them stop. 882 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:19,680 Let me die. 883 00:41:25,850 --> 00:41:27,620 (DENISE CRYING) 884 00:41:34,990 --> 00:41:37,430 All right, Mr. McCoy, I think that's enough. 885 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,900 (DENISE SOBBING) 886 00:41:53,540 --> 00:41:55,680 JUDGE PONGRACIC: This has been a difficult decision to make. 887 00:41:55,740 --> 00:41:59,490 I was asked to render an opinion that affects, however indirectly, 888 00:41:59,550 --> 00:42:02,390 Denise Grobman's control over her own destiny. 889 00:42:03,150 --> 00:42:07,030 I know my ruling here may well affect the outcome of her application 890 00:42:07,090 --> 00:42:09,330 for termination of life support. 891 00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:12,760 I am devastated by that responsibility. 892 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:17,200 That being said, 893 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:20,300 it is the determination of the court 894 00:42:20,370 --> 00:42:24,310 that Denise Grobman is not competent to give testimony 895 00:42:24,370 --> 00:42:27,250 in the matter of the People v. Walter Grobman. 896 00:42:27,310 --> 00:42:28,480 (GAVEL BANGS) 897 00:42:32,910 --> 00:42:37,790 Notice of intent to appeal, application to Judge Pongracic to reconsider. 898 00:42:38,550 --> 00:42:41,560 What goes on inside you when you look at your wife? 899 00:42:42,420 --> 00:42:44,270 Knowing that you did it for nothing. 900 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:48,400 Knowing she'd rather die than acknowledge it was you. 901 00:42:48,460 --> 00:42:50,410 We're not pleading, Mr. McCoy. 902 00:42:51,130 --> 00:42:53,610 Why the hell didn't you just divorce her? 903 00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:57,580 Was the wound to your ego so big that she had to die? 904 00:42:59,270 --> 00:43:00,380 I want it over. 905 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:02,150 Walter... I want it over! 906 00:43:04,010 --> 00:43:07,360 I did it! I did it! I killed her. I did it! 907 00:43:07,410 --> 00:43:08,480 Walter, shut up! 908 00:43:08,550 --> 00:43:10,150 I did it! I can't take it anymore. I want it over! 909 00:43:11,980 --> 00:43:14,360 Attempted murder one, 25-to-life. 910 00:43:14,420 --> 00:43:16,300 We'll take our chances at trial. 911 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:17,990 No, what about my wife? 912 00:43:18,060 --> 00:43:19,930 You have fixed it so that she can't win her application, 913 00:43:19,990 --> 00:43:22,400 she'll be like... she'll be like that... 914 00:43:22,460 --> 00:43:23,810 She'll... 915 00:43:25,330 --> 00:43:28,900 Civil court won't get word of Judge Pongracic's decision for weeks. 916 00:43:28,970 --> 00:43:30,240 It can all be over before then. 917 00:43:30,300 --> 00:43:32,040 We won't oppose her application. 918 00:43:33,770 --> 00:43:35,980 Knock it down to attempted murder two. 919 00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:38,380 No. 920 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:40,960 For God sake, McCoy, toss us a bone. 921 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:47,920 In 25 years, when Mr. Grobman comes up for parole, 922 00:43:47,990 --> 00:43:50,160 the D.A.'s office won't oppose it. 923 00:43:59,970 --> 00:44:01,310 (EXHALING) 924 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:12,490 Denise Grobman passed away an hour ago. 925 00:44:16,150 --> 00:44:17,530 Was her husband with her? 926 00:44:18,250 --> 00:44:19,390 Yes. 927 00:44:21,450 --> 00:44:24,090 I hope he takes that image with him to prison.