1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:02,460 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:06,400 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:06,460 --> 00:00:08,300 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,100 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:12,640 These are their stories. 6 00:00:13,860 --> 00:00:16,280 It comes furnished. If you want it, it's yours, 7 00:00:16,330 --> 00:00:18,540 as soon as I get the legal stuff worked out. 8 00:00:19,670 --> 00:00:21,650 Ah, first time I've been up since they're gone. 9 00:00:21,710 --> 00:00:23,510 I'll get it cleaned up if you want. 10 00:00:23,710 --> 00:00:25,710 You're sure the tenants aren't coming back? 11 00:00:25,780 --> 00:00:28,350 After six weeks? They're gone for good. 12 00:00:28,510 --> 00:00:31,220 At least I won't have to hear their bundle of joy crying all night. 13 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:32,490 You'll repaint? 14 00:00:32,580 --> 00:00:35,500 Yeah. And you pick your fabric swatches. 15 00:00:36,290 --> 00:00:38,930 That's the bath, and that's the bedroom next to it. 16 00:00:39,260 --> 00:00:40,740 Sign it or lose it. 17 00:00:41,030 --> 00:00:42,700 Big call for places this sweet. 18 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,070 GINA: Kevin! 19 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:48,140 JOE: That I can fix. 20 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:49,200 What happened here? 21 00:00:50,070 --> 00:00:51,670 It looks like blood. 22 00:00:57,940 --> 00:00:59,750 KEVIN: My God. 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:01,480 Anything? 24 00:01:01,550 --> 00:01:04,220 Just a bunch of unopened bottles and a sealed can of formula. 25 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,280 Bathroom? 26 00:01:05,350 --> 00:01:09,760 Broken mirror, blood on glass shards, blood trail leading into the bedroom, 27 00:01:09,820 --> 00:01:10,890 in the crib. 28 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:13,440 Bag the shards and dust the crib. Thanks. 29 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,230 How long the Beltrans live here? 30 00:01:15,330 --> 00:01:18,000 I signed the lease a couple of months before she popped. 31 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:20,100 Maybe it was a month or two old when they took off. 32 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:21,270 Any idea where? 33 00:01:21,330 --> 00:01:23,140 Nah, they're from upstate somewheres. 34 00:01:23,230 --> 00:01:24,680 It's on their rental application. 35 00:01:24,740 --> 00:01:25,740 How about where they worked? 36 00:01:25,870 --> 00:01:27,470 That's on the application, too. 37 00:01:27,540 --> 00:01:29,350 When'd you first notice they were gone? 38 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,610 When I first noticed I hadn't heard them screaming at each other in a couple of days. 39 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,120 BRISCOE: And when was that? 40 00:01:34,250 --> 00:01:36,160 Oh, landlord calls me last week, right? 41 00:01:36,210 --> 00:01:39,820 Says they missed two rent payments. So I knock on the door. Nothing. 42 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:41,360 I phone, it's disconnected. 43 00:01:41,420 --> 00:01:43,400 And when did you last see them? 44 00:01:43,450 --> 00:01:46,590 Her, I don't know. But him, he came out the front door a month ago. 45 00:01:46,660 --> 00:01:48,900 He had a suitcase so big you could put a desk in it. 46 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:50,170 Or a body. 47 00:02:38,940 --> 00:02:41,510 They lived there four months. The neighbors didn't know them. 48 00:02:41,580 --> 00:02:44,460 No one knew them. Who were these people, CIA? 49 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:45,890 CIA'd be neater. 50 00:02:45,950 --> 00:02:48,330 Lease gave an address and a former employer up in Cortland. 51 00:02:48,390 --> 00:02:51,130 We called. Jimmy Beltran lived and worked there two years. 52 00:02:51,190 --> 00:02:52,430 Nobody's heard from him. 53 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,190 Family? None we can find. 54 00:02:54,290 --> 00:02:55,570 What about the girl? 55 00:02:55,630 --> 00:02:57,330 Super puts her at about 18. 56 00:02:57,390 --> 00:02:59,430 Him, 25, 26. 57 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:01,700 Maiden name? ED: Not on the lease. 58 00:03:01,770 --> 00:03:03,900 Well, maybe it's on the baby's birth certificate. 59 00:03:03,970 --> 00:03:07,580 Let's hope she had it in the hospital and not in the closet. 60 00:03:08,770 --> 00:03:11,780 Maiden name Steffano. Father's name Beltran. 61 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,850 Son, Kyle. Born October 10th. Full term. 62 00:03:15,050 --> 00:03:17,360 And, uh, the baby's blood type? Why? 63 00:03:17,510 --> 00:03:20,050 Well, there was blood in the apartment. We need to know whose it was. 64 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,620 Hospital's discretion as to whether or not we type the kid at birth. We don't. 65 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,060 You test for AIDS, don't you? 66 00:03:25,190 --> 00:03:28,530 Yes. Baby and mother. We don't check blood type. Sorry. 67 00:03:28,590 --> 00:03:31,570 And apparently you don't check for insurance coverage either. 68 00:03:31,630 --> 00:03:33,970 Outstanding hospital bills for over a grand. 69 00:03:34,030 --> 00:03:36,810 We knew where he worked. Taylor Lumber. 70 00:03:37,330 --> 00:03:40,320 Started mid-September, lasted a couple of months. 71 00:03:40,370 --> 00:03:44,720 I felt bad. Young guy just starting out. Wife, new baby. 72 00:03:44,780 --> 00:03:47,920 Yeah, I remember what that's like, but I got a business to run. 73 00:03:47,980 --> 00:03:49,050 So you let him go? 74 00:03:49,110 --> 00:03:50,850 I didn't have a choice. I couldn't depend on him. 75 00:03:50,910 --> 00:03:52,190 Sometimes he didn't show. 76 00:03:52,250 --> 00:03:53,320 What was his problem? 77 00:03:53,380 --> 00:03:54,800 The wife. The baby. 78 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,120 When's the last you saw of him? 79 00:03:56,190 --> 00:03:57,190 When I fired him. 80 00:03:57,250 --> 00:03:58,260 How'd he take that? 81 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,600 Well, it's always touchy. You don't know if a guy's gonna go nuts on you. 82 00:04:01,660 --> 00:04:04,640 But, uh, Jimmy just looked at me like he knew what was coming. 83 00:04:04,730 --> 00:04:06,230 Then he just left. 84 00:04:06,330 --> 00:04:08,210 Have you talked to him since then? 85 00:04:08,270 --> 00:04:10,710 A few days later I called him about his check. 86 00:04:11,070 --> 00:04:14,450 Nobody was home. I left a message, but I never heard back. 87 00:04:14,510 --> 00:04:15,640 What'd you do with the check? 88 00:04:15,740 --> 00:04:17,380 I mailed it to his parents. 89 00:04:17,470 --> 00:04:19,780 The address was on his job app. 90 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:21,250 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 91 00:04:21,380 --> 00:04:22,650 Can I help you? 92 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:24,880 Oh, we're looking for a James E. Beltran. 93 00:04:24,950 --> 00:04:26,220 Are you Mrs. Helene Beltran? 94 00:04:26,280 --> 00:04:27,320 Who's asking? 95 00:04:27,380 --> 00:04:28,950 New York City detectives. 96 00:04:29,020 --> 00:04:30,090 Jimmy owe money? 97 00:04:30,190 --> 00:04:33,170 No, he and his family left their apartment and didn't give notice. 98 00:04:33,220 --> 00:04:35,000 We just need to know everyone's okay. 99 00:04:35,060 --> 00:04:38,530 You'd leave, too, if she tells you it's over and takes your flesh and blood. 100 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,100 What, his wife's got the kid? 101 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:41,770 Yes. Jimmy said. 102 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,270 Jimmy around? 103 00:04:43,330 --> 00:04:44,330 He's working. 104 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:45,670 Where? 105 00:04:46,140 --> 00:04:48,780 You gonna arrest him 'cause he left his apartment? 106 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:50,820 No, ma'am. We just want to talk to him. 107 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,020 He works over at Palisade Supply. 108 00:04:55,310 --> 00:04:57,420 It's a hardware store on Fourth Street. 109 00:04:58,080 --> 00:04:59,220 Jimmy's on deliveries. 110 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:00,760 You got a copy of his route list? 111 00:05:00,820 --> 00:05:02,460 Yeah, somewhere around here. 112 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,060 Here, take mine. Thanks. 113 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,630 Uh, his mom just called, too. Said she was gonna call him on his cell. 114 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,360 Ever know a mom who didn't call? 115 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:15,570 He just dropped the load and took off. 116 00:05:15,670 --> 00:05:17,810 Didn't even take it inside or give me a receipt. 117 00:05:17,870 --> 00:05:19,470 How long ago did he leave? 118 00:05:19,540 --> 00:05:22,140 Two minutes. He went to his truck. 119 00:05:22,510 --> 00:05:25,250 (HORNS HONKING) (PEOPLE SHOUTING) 120 00:05:25,910 --> 00:05:27,860 MAN: What are you doing up there! 121 00:05:28,850 --> 00:05:31,420 Mr. Beltran? James Beltran! Police! (TIRES SQUEALING) 122 00:05:33,550 --> 00:05:36,930 Move, move, move! Stop! Stop! 123 00:05:37,450 --> 00:05:40,770 You got sneakers, I got a gun. Figure the odds. 124 00:05:41,460 --> 00:05:44,230 Turn around. Hands on the wall. 125 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:48,940 Where's your wife and son? 126 00:05:49,730 --> 00:05:50,770 I got nothing to say. 127 00:05:50,830 --> 00:05:52,840 Correction. You got a lot to say. 128 00:05:52,940 --> 00:05:55,580 There was blood in the bathroom, in the bedroom, in the crib. 129 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:56,910 How'd that get there? 130 00:05:57,110 --> 00:05:58,110 I don't know. 131 00:05:58,180 --> 00:06:00,160 Why'd you skip out on your rent? 132 00:06:01,310 --> 00:06:02,380 I lost my job. 133 00:06:02,450 --> 00:06:05,330 Seems like you misplaced your wife and your kid, too. 134 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:11,060 I'm telling you, Beltran, I don't like baby killers. 135 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:15,000 Unless you start talking, I'm gonna ask my partner to leave you and me alone. 136 00:06:15,060 --> 00:06:16,730 Just say the word, Lennie. 137 00:06:16,890 --> 00:06:17,900 (DOOR OPENING) 138 00:06:18,230 --> 00:06:23,010 Mr. Beltran, just got a search warrant for your things at your parents' house. 139 00:06:23,070 --> 00:06:26,310 Anything you want to tell me before I send my detectives over? 140 00:06:37,750 --> 00:06:39,850 She dumps him, and he's the one in trouble. 141 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,190 Where's the sense? 142 00:06:41,550 --> 00:06:43,090 This is interesting. 143 00:06:43,190 --> 00:06:46,570 Our Mother of Sorrows Church activities pamphlet. And this. 144 00:06:47,260 --> 00:06:49,430 Is this your daughter-in-law and grandson? 145 00:06:49,490 --> 00:06:51,500 That's Amy and Kyle with Jimmy. 146 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,810 "Kyle, three weeks old." 147 00:06:55,730 --> 00:06:58,010 Mother of Sorrows is right. 148 00:06:58,870 --> 00:07:00,820 Month and a half, this man's been coming here to morning mass. 149 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,480 Every morning? 150 00:07:02,610 --> 00:07:06,320 Two, three times a week. He doesn't always take communion. 151 00:07:06,380 --> 00:07:08,150 Have you spoken to him personally? 152 00:07:08,210 --> 00:07:11,660 No. He seemed upset. Often stood near the confessional. 153 00:07:11,820 --> 00:07:15,130 I hoped he'd come in, but you can't make someone confess. 154 00:07:15,350 --> 00:07:16,830 You wanna bet? 155 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:19,760 Uh, he ever speak to any of the other parishioners? 156 00:07:19,820 --> 00:07:22,530 I don't know. He always sat by himself. 157 00:07:22,590 --> 00:07:24,370 I hope you find his wife and baby. 158 00:07:24,630 --> 00:07:26,470 So do we. Thanks, Father. 159 00:07:26,630 --> 00:07:29,200 Have you seen this young man in this church here? 160 00:07:29,430 --> 00:07:31,440 I've seen him here a lot. 161 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:32,810 You talk to him? 162 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:34,610 No. 163 00:07:35,540 --> 00:07:36,950 He was quiet. 164 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,950 He shined his light to God. 165 00:07:41,510 --> 00:07:42,790 He lit candles? 166 00:07:42,850 --> 00:07:44,950 Lit them. Prayed. 167 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:46,480 Two candles. 168 00:07:46,550 --> 00:07:47,890 Every time, two candles? 169 00:07:48,350 --> 00:07:49,920 Every day. 170 00:07:50,190 --> 00:07:53,730 A God-fearing man showing his respect. 171 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,000 Thank you, very much. 172 00:07:58,230 --> 00:08:00,270 He was looking for away out of hell. 173 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:01,970 Hmm. 174 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,240 What are you talking about? 175 00:08:06,300 --> 00:08:09,940 Your son's been arrested, Mr. Beltran, and he's not talking. 176 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,710 All the lawyer's willing to admit is that Jimmy says 177 00:08:12,780 --> 00:08:15,480 the last person who saw Kyle was Amy. 178 00:08:15,580 --> 00:08:17,350 That's not possible. 179 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,090 She told me he was fine. 180 00:08:19,150 --> 00:08:20,560 Who told you? Amy. 181 00:08:20,650 --> 00:08:21,820 Not two weeks ago. 182 00:08:21,890 --> 00:08:22,920 Where did you see her? 183 00:08:22,990 --> 00:08:25,660 I didn't. She called looking for Jim. He was out. 184 00:08:26,490 --> 00:08:28,730 I told her we wanted to see our grandson. 185 00:08:29,260 --> 00:08:31,140 She said, "Don't worry about it. He's fine." 186 00:08:31,190 --> 00:08:32,670 Where was she calling from? 187 00:08:33,330 --> 00:08:35,280 I don't know. She didn't leave a number. 188 00:08:35,430 --> 00:08:37,170 Do you know the exact day the call was? 189 00:08:37,230 --> 00:08:39,540 Wednesday. Tuesday, maybe. 190 00:08:39,940 --> 00:08:40,940 Listen. 191 00:08:41,740 --> 00:08:43,240 My son didn't hurt nobody. 192 00:08:43,340 --> 00:08:44,980 Your son has a temper. 193 00:08:45,140 --> 00:08:46,210 Amy had a mouth. 194 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:47,810 Yeah, why don't you try and find her? 195 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,650 Do you have any idea where she is? 196 00:08:49,710 --> 00:08:50,710 Maybe her parents? 197 00:08:50,780 --> 00:08:53,630 They live upstate. We don't know exactly where. We never met them. 198 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:55,030 They didn't show up for the wedding? 199 00:08:55,090 --> 00:08:56,360 Jimmy and Amy eloped. 200 00:08:56,420 --> 00:08:58,460 Amy couldn't tell her parents about the pregnancy. 201 00:08:58,620 --> 00:09:00,230 ED: Do you know if she had a job? 202 00:09:01,090 --> 00:09:05,010 She used to work part-time at a video store before Kyle was born. 203 00:09:06,260 --> 00:09:07,500 DAUBER: Amy was part-time help. 204 00:09:07,560 --> 00:09:09,270 BRISCOE: Have you seen her lately? No. 205 00:09:09,330 --> 00:09:10,840 Is her address on that? 206 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,680 No, that's their apartment. Anything more recent? 207 00:09:15,070 --> 00:09:16,520 Nothing later, huh? Nothing. 208 00:09:16,570 --> 00:09:17,780 Why'd she quit? 209 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,720 Her husband didn't want her to work once the baby was born. 210 00:09:20,780 --> 00:09:22,280 But I think she liked it here. 211 00:09:22,350 --> 00:09:23,550 ED: What makes you say that? 212 00:09:23,610 --> 00:09:26,220 She had a friend. She used all her breaks to chat up this kid from 213 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,920 Gayley's Coffee House next door, cop a cigarette. 214 00:09:29,020 --> 00:09:30,830 A cigarette? Wasn't she pregnant? 215 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,660 Yeah. Told me she was trying to quit. 216 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:33,790 You know this kid's name? 217 00:09:33,860 --> 00:09:35,500 No. But you can't miss him. 218 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:38,940 He's the only one with earrings in more places than you can put holes. 219 00:09:40,660 --> 00:09:42,540 I don't know where she is. Why don't you ask her husband? 220 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,550 They split up. Well, no surprise there. 221 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:45,600 Oh, really? 222 00:09:45,670 --> 00:09:47,880 Yeah, he'd yell at her for being immature. 223 00:09:47,940 --> 00:09:50,110 Said she couldn't handle herself, let alone a baby. 224 00:09:50,170 --> 00:09:52,180 You two sound pretty close. 225 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,980 You part of the reason why she left her husband? 226 00:09:55,150 --> 00:09:56,420 No, man. 227 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,590 I got a girlfriend in Philly I see every weekend. 228 00:09:58,650 --> 00:10:02,390 I sure as hell don't need Amy's husband showing up with a baby looking for her. 229 00:10:02,450 --> 00:10:04,260 Jimmy has the baby? 230 00:10:04,860 --> 00:10:07,560 Yeah. That's what she told me. 231 00:10:07,620 --> 00:10:09,160 He kicked her out, took the kid. 232 00:10:09,260 --> 00:10:11,500 So you've talked to her in the last six weeks? 233 00:10:11,830 --> 00:10:12,830 No. 234 00:10:13,630 --> 00:10:16,980 Kyle and Amy Beltran have been missing for six or seven weeks, 235 00:10:17,030 --> 00:10:20,450 so you had to have talked to her after Jimmy took the baby and threw her out. 236 00:10:20,540 --> 00:10:23,020 She showed up one day a while back for a coffee. 237 00:10:23,070 --> 00:10:24,610 I didn't mark it on my calendar. 238 00:10:24,670 --> 00:10:26,280 She tell you where she was staying? 239 00:10:26,380 --> 00:10:27,380 No. 240 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:28,920 You haven't talked to her since then? 241 00:10:29,250 --> 00:10:30,250 No. 242 00:10:30,310 --> 00:10:34,780 You know, if you're a part of this and there's something wrong with Amy or the baby, 243 00:10:34,850 --> 00:10:37,800 you're an accessory, Mitch. You can go to jail. 244 00:10:37,990 --> 00:10:39,430 Look, I don't know anything. 245 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:41,120 Okay? 246 00:10:41,730 --> 00:10:43,100 Yeah, okay. 247 00:10:44,490 --> 00:10:45,940 Find out where he lives. 248 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,980 And if he's got company. 249 00:10:49,030 --> 00:10:50,100 ED: How many of these you done? 250 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:52,440 Stake-outs? 251 00:10:53,970 --> 00:10:55,570 No. Dead babies. 252 00:10:55,770 --> 00:10:57,950 Hey, we don't know the baby's dead. 253 00:10:58,440 --> 00:10:59,440 Right. 254 00:11:00,740 --> 00:11:02,780 To answer your question, too many. 255 00:11:04,150 --> 00:11:05,150 It's my first. 256 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,090 That's too many. 257 00:11:14,930 --> 00:11:15,930 Here. 258 00:11:18,260 --> 00:11:20,260 At least we know he has a hobby. 259 00:11:20,330 --> 00:11:22,070 And a place to enjoy it. 260 00:11:22,330 --> 00:11:24,740 Hey, look at this. Tampons. 261 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,610 Pretty big for Q-tips. 262 00:11:28,410 --> 00:11:29,780 You guys are harassing me. 263 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:30,940 (CHUCKLES) Not yet. 264 00:11:31,010 --> 00:11:32,280 Is Amy Beltran here? 265 00:11:32,340 --> 00:11:33,620 No, man. I told you. 266 00:11:33,680 --> 00:11:36,180 Yeah, but we got miffed when it wasn't true. 267 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,230 What are these for? To hang on the Christmas tree? 268 00:11:39,620 --> 00:11:40,750 My sister's staying here. 269 00:11:40,820 --> 00:11:42,820 Your sister? I'd love to meet her. Hey, you guys got a warrant? 270 00:11:42,890 --> 00:11:44,960 'Cause we're done. Did you just hear a baby cry? 271 00:11:45,020 --> 00:11:46,430 Clear as day. What baby? 272 00:11:46,490 --> 00:11:49,700 There's no baby here. Exigent circumstances. 273 00:11:55,370 --> 00:11:56,670 Where's your baby? 274 00:11:56,970 --> 00:11:58,570 He's with Jimmy. 275 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,240 AMY: Jimmy has Kyle. 276 00:12:03,310 --> 00:12:04,940 He says you do. 277 00:12:05,010 --> 00:12:07,650 He took my baby I don't know where. 278 00:12:07,780 --> 00:12:11,120 If you don't know where, why'd you call his parents' home asking for him? 279 00:12:11,180 --> 00:12:13,180 I figured Jimmy would go there. 280 00:12:13,250 --> 00:12:14,520 With your baby? 281 00:12:14,780 --> 00:12:16,760 The baby his parents said you had? 282 00:12:16,950 --> 00:12:17,950 Yes. 283 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:20,600 I don't know. 284 00:12:20,660 --> 00:12:22,570 Why would Jimmy say you had your son? 285 00:12:22,630 --> 00:12:24,540 I don't know, he was angry. 286 00:12:24,590 --> 00:12:26,270 What happened between you and Jimmy? 287 00:12:26,330 --> 00:12:28,310 We just didn't get along, is all. 288 00:12:28,370 --> 00:12:29,610 What about the blood in the apartment? 289 00:12:29,670 --> 00:12:32,240 I don't know. I just left. 290 00:12:32,300 --> 00:12:34,510 Why'd you tell Jimmy's father Kyle was fine? 291 00:12:34,870 --> 00:12:36,650 I thought he was. 292 00:12:37,270 --> 00:12:39,080 I always thought he was. 293 00:12:41,910 --> 00:12:43,520 She was worried. 294 00:12:43,750 --> 00:12:45,750 VAN BUREN: What was she worried about? 295 00:12:46,020 --> 00:12:47,890 How her life was gonna change. 296 00:12:47,950 --> 00:12:49,360 Change how? 297 00:12:49,420 --> 00:12:52,330 Her free time. Her relationship with Jimmy. 298 00:12:52,560 --> 00:12:55,200 She said she'd feel trapped being with a baby all day. 299 00:12:55,330 --> 00:12:57,360 What about after the baby was born? 300 00:12:59,100 --> 00:13:03,440 Mr. Palichek, I really don't have patience for this. 301 00:13:04,430 --> 00:13:06,240 She left it sometimes. 302 00:13:06,700 --> 00:13:08,410 Left the baby alone? 303 00:13:08,540 --> 00:13:12,920 Sometimes, when the baby was taking a nap, she'd slip out. 304 00:13:13,180 --> 00:13:15,590 Grab a cup of coffee or a smoke with me. 305 00:13:16,110 --> 00:13:18,020 It wasn't more than a half hour, 45 minutes. 306 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,820 Did Amy ever tell you how she felt about the baby? 307 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,390 She said it was hard. 308 00:13:22,690 --> 00:13:23,720 Confusing. 309 00:13:23,790 --> 00:13:25,990 Did you ever see her with Kyle? 310 00:13:26,060 --> 00:13:27,430 I went to her place once. 311 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,300 The baby was in the crib. He was crying. 312 00:13:30,590 --> 00:13:31,900 And what happened? 313 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:33,360 Nothing. 314 00:13:34,100 --> 00:13:36,240 She turned up the volume on the TV. 315 00:13:37,330 --> 00:13:40,410 VAN BUREN: Palichek said Amy came on to him. He passed. 316 00:13:40,570 --> 00:13:45,580 He also said the baby cried for over an hour while he was with her in her apartment. 317 00:13:45,740 --> 00:13:48,050 Looks like we might have two negligent parents. 318 00:13:48,110 --> 00:13:50,180 But what we don't have is a baby. 319 00:13:50,250 --> 00:13:53,890 Well, the IUDs from Palichek's apartment confirm Amy Beltran 320 00:13:53,950 --> 00:13:58,330 called Jimmy's parents' home three times in five weeks. 321 00:13:58,390 --> 00:13:59,770 So, once she talks to the old man. 322 00:13:59,820 --> 00:14:02,170 The other two times she must have talked to Jimmy. 323 00:14:02,230 --> 00:14:03,970 What was she looking for? 324 00:14:04,230 --> 00:14:08,330 Get a search warrant for the Beltran house, inside and out. 325 00:14:25,250 --> 00:14:26,590 Hey, Ed. 326 00:14:30,150 --> 00:14:31,760 Dig it up. OFFICER: Right. 327 00:14:31,990 --> 00:14:33,560 We didn't know. 328 00:14:33,790 --> 00:14:36,170 I swear on the Virgin Mary, we didn't know. 329 00:14:40,630 --> 00:14:42,440 BRISCOE: It's never a happy ending. 330 00:14:42,700 --> 00:14:44,650 ED: We found blood in the apartment. 331 00:14:44,900 --> 00:14:46,280 RODGERS: I don't know yet whose it is. 332 00:14:46,340 --> 00:14:47,870 Haven't done the autopsy. 333 00:14:48,310 --> 00:14:49,310 BRISCOE: Cause of death? 334 00:14:51,110 --> 00:14:53,610 At first glance, it looks like the baby 335 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,950 was more than likely put in the bag and buried alive. 336 00:14:57,150 --> 00:14:58,790 Looks like skin and bones. 337 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,020 (SIGHS) What did he die of? 338 00:15:01,580 --> 00:15:02,590 Hard to tell. 339 00:15:03,190 --> 00:15:04,960 Asphyxiation. 340 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,160 Dehydration. Exposure. 341 00:15:08,460 --> 00:15:10,600 I won't know until I do the autopsy. 342 00:15:10,990 --> 00:15:13,500 How long can a baby live like that? 343 00:15:14,300 --> 00:15:15,970 The Mexican earthquake, 344 00:15:16,530 --> 00:15:19,340 babies survived nine days buried alive. 345 00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:23,940 Arrest the son of a bitch. 346 00:15:28,180 --> 00:15:29,660 The arraignment judge denied bail. 347 00:15:29,710 --> 00:15:31,780 Beltran's lawyer is appealing. 348 00:15:32,020 --> 00:15:34,290 He's lucky we didn't charge murder one. 349 00:15:34,850 --> 00:15:37,660 You think he relished the torture of this child? 350 00:15:37,790 --> 00:15:38,820 Maybe not. 351 00:15:38,890 --> 00:15:41,390 But I wonder if he could hear it screaming under the earth. 352 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:43,940 Where was the mother in all this? 353 00:15:44,290 --> 00:15:47,370 Beltran talked her into letting him take the baby when they split up. 354 00:15:47,430 --> 00:15:49,930 She claims she called him at the in-laws a few times, 355 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,950 but that he refused to let her see the baby. 356 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,710 Would you have taken no for an answer? 357 00:15:53,940 --> 00:15:55,810 You think she's lying? 358 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,520 Find out exactly when the baby died. 359 00:16:00,310 --> 00:16:04,320 The bag the baby was placed in was filled with sawdust and plaster. 360 00:16:05,010 --> 00:16:08,790 Only, I didn't find anything in either the baby's lungs or nasal cavities. 361 00:16:09,050 --> 00:16:11,330 The baby was dead before it was placed inside the bag? 362 00:16:11,390 --> 00:16:12,390 Thank God. 363 00:16:13,260 --> 00:16:14,260 See here? 364 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:17,730 Fraying at the ends of the bone. 365 00:16:18,430 --> 00:16:21,740 That's a textbook indication of severe vitamin deficiency. 366 00:16:22,300 --> 00:16:23,400 How long does that take? 367 00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:24,980 Not overnight. 368 00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:27,670 This baby starved to death, probably over several weeks. 369 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:29,620 Was it something the parents could have missed? 370 00:16:29,670 --> 00:16:31,280 I don't see how. 371 00:16:31,540 --> 00:16:34,350 Was there any other signs of physical abuse? Any fractures? Bruising? 372 00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:36,360 No, there's no indication of that. 373 00:16:36,410 --> 00:16:38,520 But I did find some blood on the baby. 374 00:16:39,180 --> 00:16:42,030 The blood was on the baby's hand and forehead. 375 00:16:42,150 --> 00:16:43,830 But it wasn't his. 376 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,330 Forensics matched it to the blood found in the bathroom at your apartment. 377 00:16:47,390 --> 00:16:50,460 It was my blood. I cut myself on the crib. 378 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:52,840 But the baby was okay. 379 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,940 The receiving blanket he was swaddled in wasn't disturbed, 380 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,740 and the blood on his face wasn't smudged. 381 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,410 I don't understand. 382 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:04,410 Your daughter bled on her child after he was already dead. 383 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:07,240 Amy? 384 00:17:09,050 --> 00:17:11,150 JACK: What happened to your baby? 385 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:13,220 Tell them what happened. 386 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,460 And you tell them right now. No! She's not telling them anything. 387 00:17:17,090 --> 00:17:20,800 Our daughter wants a lawyer before she says anything else. 388 00:17:24,830 --> 00:17:26,540 We're not arresting her? 389 00:17:27,460 --> 00:17:29,310 She's staying with her parents at a hotel. 390 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:30,610 I'll have the cops make sure no one checks out. 391 00:17:30,670 --> 00:17:32,670 I want to talk to the baby's father. 392 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:34,240 Okay. 393 00:17:34,940 --> 00:17:37,110 Why would my client tell you people anything? 394 00:17:37,270 --> 00:17:39,880 You've accused him of burying his son alive. 395 00:17:40,010 --> 00:17:42,290 We now know that's not true. 396 00:17:42,850 --> 00:17:45,450 At this point, we're not sure how your son died. 397 00:17:47,420 --> 00:17:48,990 What's happening with Amy? 398 00:17:49,090 --> 00:17:50,860 You wife has asked for an attorney. 399 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,560 You arrested her? Should we arrest her? 400 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,140 If I tell what happened, 401 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:02,870 how do I know you'd believe me? 402 00:18:02,930 --> 00:18:04,340 You can take a lie detector test. 403 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:08,110 It's not admissible. The results wouldn't be any help to us at trial. 404 00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:09,580 JACK: We're not talking about atrial. 405 00:18:09,670 --> 00:18:13,520 Our office uses polygraphs to eliminate suspects all the time. 406 00:18:18,250 --> 00:18:20,660 CARMICHAEL: The polygraph indicates he's telling the truth. 407 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:25,330 A six-week-old baby starves to death in plain view of his parents, it's no accident. 408 00:18:25,490 --> 00:18:26,930 How about the hospital record? 409 00:18:26,990 --> 00:18:29,900 Full-term pregnancy. Birth weight within normal range. 410 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:31,060 He was fine at the hospital. 411 00:18:31,130 --> 00:18:33,270 He was fine until he came home. 412 00:18:35,370 --> 00:18:38,570 Mother and baby were discharged 24 hours after the birth. 413 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,640 One day? That's all they paid for. 414 00:18:40,970 --> 00:18:42,780 But she was already nursing the baby? 415 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:44,580 In the beginning, it's just colostrum. 416 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,180 It's like a pre-milk. Excuse me. 417 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,190 It has a lot of the mother's antibodies that the baby needs, 418 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,920 but the actual breast milk comes in a few days later. 419 00:18:51,110 --> 00:18:52,750 And what if it doesn't? What then? 420 00:18:52,820 --> 00:18:54,890 Well, nature usually makes sure that it does. 421 00:18:54,950 --> 00:18:56,060 But in any case, she would have seen 422 00:18:56,120 --> 00:18:59,190 the hospital's lactation counselor before her discharge. 423 00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:02,030 I saw Amy Beltran twice. The day that she was discharged 424 00:19:02,090 --> 00:19:04,000 then three days later as a walk-in. 425 00:19:04,090 --> 00:19:05,270 A walk-in? 426 00:19:05,330 --> 00:19:07,100 Her husband, I think, had called and said 427 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,610 that they were having some trouble, so I had her come in. 428 00:19:09,730 --> 00:19:11,140 What sort of trouble? 429 00:19:11,430 --> 00:19:14,040 Do you have any children, Miss Carmichael? No. 430 00:19:14,740 --> 00:19:17,550 Well, breastfeeding isn't as easy as it sounds. 431 00:19:17,610 --> 00:19:20,350 It takes a lot of patience. 432 00:19:20,410 --> 00:19:22,750 Let me just say that Amy was not one of the most 433 00:19:22,810 --> 00:19:25,690 receptive clients that I've worked with. 434 00:19:25,750 --> 00:19:26,750 Why do you say that? 435 00:19:26,850 --> 00:19:29,800 It's not unusual for a first-time mother to have difficulty, 436 00:19:29,850 --> 00:19:32,990 but Amy got frustrated pretty easily. 437 00:19:33,090 --> 00:19:35,590 Plus, she didn't have a lot of help at home. 438 00:19:35,660 --> 00:19:38,570 First-time fathers know even less than the mothers. 439 00:19:38,630 --> 00:19:40,770 So why not have her just give the baby a bottle? 440 00:19:40,830 --> 00:19:43,140 No, breast milk is what's best for the baby. 441 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,940 It's just a matter of getting the mother to put the effort into it. 442 00:19:47,340 --> 00:19:49,870 Were you satisfied Amy Beltran knew what she was doing? 443 00:19:49,940 --> 00:19:54,350 Well, you'd always like to see them come back, so that's why I called. 444 00:19:54,410 --> 00:19:55,720 You talked to her after the visit? 445 00:19:55,780 --> 00:20:00,160 Yes. And she said that everything with the baby was fine. 446 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:04,020 The lactation counselor says Amy was shown the right techniques to breastfeed, 447 00:20:04,090 --> 00:20:06,470 and the baby's sucking reflex was fine. 448 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,560 She just resented putting in the effort. 449 00:20:08,630 --> 00:20:11,270 (GROANS) Sounds like she resented her baby. 450 00:20:11,330 --> 00:20:12,970 It wasn't just her, Adam. 451 00:20:13,060 --> 00:20:16,200 The police found unopened bottles and cans of formula in their apartment. 452 00:20:16,270 --> 00:20:18,910 Either one of those parents could have fed that kid. 453 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,110 Well, then we try them both. 454 00:20:21,170 --> 00:20:22,840 We have no grounds to oppose severance. 455 00:20:22,910 --> 00:20:26,220 If they get separate trials, he points the finger at her, she points the finger at him. 456 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:27,280 Reasonable doubt. 457 00:20:28,380 --> 00:20:29,860 What do we do, Counselor? 458 00:20:29,910 --> 00:20:32,620 For now, nothing. We build our case. 459 00:20:33,380 --> 00:20:34,920 He's already under indictment. 460 00:20:34,980 --> 00:20:38,160 We know where to find her. There's no statute of limitations on murder. 461 00:20:38,220 --> 00:20:39,220 Yeah. 462 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,030 The law has patience. TV cameras don't. 463 00:20:43,090 --> 00:20:44,630 Then let's go after her. 464 00:20:44,790 --> 00:20:46,740 She's the one who decided to have the baby. 465 00:20:46,860 --> 00:20:49,640 Which means what? The father bears no responsibility for the child? 466 00:20:49,700 --> 00:20:51,110 I'm not saying that. 467 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:53,840 But women have fought to control their reproductive rights, 468 00:20:53,900 --> 00:20:56,750 and with those rights comes a greater responsibility. 469 00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:00,550 Politically correct or not, the mother was this child's primary caregiver. 470 00:21:01,610 --> 00:21:04,680 Forget whether or not we can convict her alone. Should we? 471 00:21:04,780 --> 00:21:06,850 And I'm not asking you as a lawyer. 472 00:21:07,050 --> 00:21:08,050 Yes. 473 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:09,920 I think it's the right thing to do. 474 00:21:09,990 --> 00:21:12,300 Even if it means we have to make a deal with the husband? 475 00:21:12,460 --> 00:21:13,460 Yes. 476 00:21:14,690 --> 00:21:16,470 Then you should try the case. 477 00:21:16,890 --> 00:21:20,770 I can see the feminist fusillade in the op-eds. 478 00:21:20,830 --> 00:21:25,180 Why? The case was assigned to Judge Rebecca Steinman. 479 00:21:26,340 --> 00:21:29,750 A woman will be presiding over Amy Beltran's trial, 480 00:21:29,810 --> 00:21:34,190 a woman will be prosecuting her, and you can bet a woman will be defending her. 481 00:21:34,580 --> 00:21:37,180 Well, I guess there's nothing left for us to do, 482 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,130 but to take our cigars and brandy and retire to the smoking room. 483 00:21:43,420 --> 00:21:45,630 I won't testify against Amy. 484 00:21:46,090 --> 00:21:48,330 Criminal negligence. He serves a year. 485 00:21:49,190 --> 00:21:51,640 Ask your lawyer if that's a good deal on a homicide, Mr. Beltran. 486 00:21:51,690 --> 00:21:53,940 It wasn't like that. How was it, then? 487 00:21:54,060 --> 00:21:55,370 Off the record? 488 00:22:00,540 --> 00:22:02,020 She was too young to have a kid. 489 00:22:02,070 --> 00:22:04,050 People younger than your wife have babies all the time, 490 00:22:04,110 --> 00:22:05,550 but they don't starve them to death. 491 00:22:05,610 --> 00:22:08,150 You don't know Amy... But you do. 492 00:22:08,710 --> 00:22:11,450 I admire your devotion to your wife, Mr. Beltran. 493 00:22:11,510 --> 00:22:14,720 But your son is dead because of a lack of any to him. 494 00:22:14,820 --> 00:22:17,990 Don't you think that you owe it to Kyle to stand up for him now? 495 00:22:19,620 --> 00:22:20,620 (SIGHS) 496 00:22:25,460 --> 00:22:28,340 Amy Beltran, you're under arrest for the murder of your son. 497 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,340 No! It wasn't her fault. Please. 498 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,400 I didn't kill my baby! I didn't! 499 00:22:32,470 --> 00:22:34,950 Please, don't make this any harder than it has to be. 500 00:22:37,070 --> 00:22:39,950 ED: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can... 501 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,590 TYRELL: They're charging a woman who was breastfeeding 502 00:22:43,650 --> 00:22:46,390 her child with starving it to death? 503 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,490 Judge, this is ridiculous. Haven't these people ever heard of the word "intent"? 504 00:22:50,550 --> 00:22:53,090 There was nothing unintentional about this baby's death. 505 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,970 TYRELL: She was a loving mother who had trouble nursing her child. 506 00:22:56,030 --> 00:22:58,900 Your client neglected advice. She ignored all the warning signs. 507 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,240 Given her conduct, this baby's death was a certainty. 508 00:23:01,300 --> 00:23:03,500 And this comes from who? Dad? 509 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:06,410 I'm sorry, Miss Tyrell, but whether or not 510 00:23:06,470 --> 00:23:09,610 your client's conduct was an accident, is a matter for trial. 511 00:23:09,670 --> 00:23:12,880 Your motion to dismiss is denied. We pick a jury tomorrow. 512 00:23:16,010 --> 00:23:18,390 How many of you are parents? 513 00:23:19,050 --> 00:23:21,960 So, most of you have changed a diaper, 514 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,890 woken up in the middle of the night at the sound of a cry or a cough. 515 00:23:26,820 --> 00:23:29,430 Is that right, Mrs. Chazin? 516 00:23:30,060 --> 00:23:31,560 Many times. 517 00:23:31,830 --> 00:23:34,140 Because it was important to you, 518 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,440 as part of your role as a parent, 519 00:23:36,730 --> 00:23:39,210 to be aware of your child, especially when they're young. 520 00:23:39,270 --> 00:23:40,540 Yes, of course. 521 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:44,680 You're going to hear testimony that a baby starved to death, 522 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,850 starved to death in the arms of his mother. 523 00:23:47,910 --> 00:23:53,090 Mrs. Chazin, can I have your promise that you will remember your experience as a parent 524 00:23:53,850 --> 00:23:56,390 when you consider whether or not this could have been an accident? 525 00:23:56,450 --> 00:23:57,450 Yes. 526 00:23:58,150 --> 00:24:00,500 May I have that promise from all of you? 527 00:24:01,690 --> 00:24:03,030 Thank you. 528 00:24:11,630 --> 00:24:15,080 We want you to remember, too, Mrs. Chazin. 529 00:24:15,140 --> 00:24:19,350 We want you to remember that first night, when you brought your baby home. 530 00:24:19,510 --> 00:24:20,610 Were you nervous? 531 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:22,080 Very. 532 00:24:22,610 --> 00:24:23,610 Why? 533 00:24:24,610 --> 00:24:27,220 Because I didn't know what to do. 534 00:24:27,350 --> 00:24:29,020 Or what to expect? 535 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:30,600 I guess. That, too. 536 00:24:31,550 --> 00:24:34,870 What about you, Mr. Carouso? I saw your hand go up before. 537 00:24:35,420 --> 00:24:36,870 Were you scared, sir? 538 00:24:37,090 --> 00:24:41,040 Oh... With our first, uh, my wife wouldn't even put 539 00:24:41,100 --> 00:24:43,600 the baby down long enough to get dressed. 540 00:24:43,930 --> 00:24:48,210 We want you to remember that, Mr. Carouso, as you sit in judgment 541 00:24:48,270 --> 00:24:50,550 of these autopsy photographs. 542 00:24:51,170 --> 00:24:52,520 Objection. 543 00:24:53,510 --> 00:24:54,510 Overruled. 544 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:58,820 We want you to remember that as you sit in judgment of Amy Beltran. 545 00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:03,420 Can you all promise to do that as well? 546 00:25:03,490 --> 00:25:04,490 My God. 547 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,000 Sidebar, Your Honor? 548 00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:08,460 Step LIP... 549 00:25:14,230 --> 00:25:16,440 Obviously, I'm going to have to challenge everyone in that box. 550 00:25:16,500 --> 00:25:17,600 The People oppose. 551 00:25:17,670 --> 00:25:19,410 Did you see their faces, Counselor? 552 00:25:19,470 --> 00:25:22,970 Judge, if defense counsel intends to continue showing the autopsy photos, 553 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,250 can we at least conduct the questioning individually 554 00:25:25,310 --> 00:25:27,810 in chambers so we don't poison the whole panel? 555 00:25:32,380 --> 00:25:34,920 Sorry, I just think she did it. 556 00:25:35,020 --> 00:25:37,500 You understand you haven't heard any testimony yet. 557 00:25:37,550 --> 00:25:40,500 Come on, Judge, look at this. She had to know. 558 00:25:41,460 --> 00:25:43,330 Challenge, Your Honor. 559 00:25:43,890 --> 00:25:45,370 You're excused, sir. 560 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,200 How many more jurors do we have left? 561 00:25:51,270 --> 00:25:52,870 That's the last of them, Judge. 562 00:25:52,940 --> 00:25:55,280 Your Honor, it is not my fault defense counsel chose 563 00:25:55,340 --> 00:25:57,510 to show those photographs during voir dire. 564 00:25:57,570 --> 00:25:59,180 What did you expect me to do? 565 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,120 Wait until your closing argument? 566 00:26:02,610 --> 00:26:04,280 Miss Tyrell is right. She can't spend the trial 567 00:26:04,350 --> 00:26:06,350 running from these photographs. 568 00:26:08,050 --> 00:26:09,720 But there is another option. 569 00:26:10,820 --> 00:26:12,300 A bench trial? 570 00:26:12,420 --> 00:26:13,920 She waived a jury. 571 00:26:14,020 --> 00:26:17,270 Now we have a judge deciding the guilt of this defendant? 572 00:26:17,330 --> 00:26:19,570 Judge Steinman was the one who suggested it. 573 00:26:20,530 --> 00:26:22,870 I need to go rewrite my opening. 574 00:26:24,700 --> 00:26:26,370 Did the judge wink? 575 00:26:27,170 --> 00:26:30,210 I don't think Steinman would go through a whole day of jury selection 576 00:26:30,270 --> 00:26:31,840 if she's already made up her mind. 577 00:26:31,940 --> 00:26:34,010 Makes me nervous. (GRUNTS) 578 00:26:37,310 --> 00:26:41,320 Steinman held 34 bench trials last year. 579 00:26:42,390 --> 00:26:43,960 Twenty-six acquittals. 580 00:26:44,050 --> 00:26:47,230 So much for the power of an autopsy photograph. 581 00:26:47,290 --> 00:26:51,360 Read these lately? We're catching flak for going after this woman. 582 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:54,270 Abbie knows what she's doing. 583 00:26:55,360 --> 00:26:57,310 What I keep telling myself. 584 00:27:02,540 --> 00:27:04,350 RODGERS: It's called failure to thrive. 585 00:27:04,510 --> 00:27:06,820 It refers to a baby's failure to achieve certain physical 586 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,250 milestones on a predetermined timeline. 587 00:27:09,350 --> 00:27:13,090 And upon autopsy, did Kyle Beltran exhibit any indications that he'd 588 00:27:13,150 --> 00:27:14,590 suffered from failure to thrive? 589 00:27:14,650 --> 00:27:18,830 Yes. There was virtually no fatty tissue anywhere on the child. 590 00:27:18,990 --> 00:27:22,800 His bones were clubbed and frayed, indicating a severe vitamin deficiency. 591 00:27:22,860 --> 00:27:25,460 He also tested positive for osteoid. 592 00:27:25,630 --> 00:27:29,800 There's no question Kyle Beltran's death resulted from starvation? 593 00:27:30,230 --> 00:27:31,230 None. 594 00:27:35,170 --> 00:27:39,090 The baby's length was within normal parameters wasn't it, Doctor? 595 00:27:39,510 --> 00:27:44,080 In fact, it was in the 85th percentile for length at six weeks, 596 00:27:44,250 --> 00:27:45,280 isn't that correct? 597 00:27:45,350 --> 00:27:46,350 Yes. 598 00:27:46,450 --> 00:27:50,730 And a long baby can sometimes seem bigger than it really is? 599 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:51,920 It might. 600 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:57,700 Babies also often lose weight when they come home from the hospital, don't they? 601 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:58,830 It's not unusual. 602 00:27:58,890 --> 00:28:02,310 But those mothers aren't starving their children to death, are they, Doctor? 603 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:06,810 No. But one would expect a weight gain to commence within a short time. 604 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:08,000 How short a time? 605 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:09,950 It depends on the baby. 606 00:28:10,010 --> 00:28:14,040 What you're saying then, Doctor, is that the when part isn't so definite? 607 00:28:14,410 --> 00:28:15,450 Yes. 608 00:28:15,510 --> 00:28:18,890 So my client, being a new mother, might simply have made a mistake. 609 00:28:18,980 --> 00:28:19,980 Objection. 610 00:28:20,620 --> 00:28:21,960 Sustained. 611 00:28:22,350 --> 00:28:26,660 Doctor, have you ever come across a death attributed to failure to thrive 612 00:28:27,660 --> 00:28:30,540 where the infant was under the care of a pediatrician? 613 00:28:31,590 --> 00:28:32,600 I have. 614 00:28:34,360 --> 00:28:35,870 Nothing further. 615 00:28:37,730 --> 00:28:38,730 Any redirect? 616 00:28:40,070 --> 00:28:41,480 Doctor Rodgers, 617 00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:44,240 in the last days of Kyle Beltran's life, 618 00:28:44,310 --> 00:28:47,290 what would the defendant have seen with respect to her baby? 619 00:28:47,340 --> 00:28:49,190 Your Honor, is this necessary? 620 00:28:49,710 --> 00:28:51,520 I think it is for me. 621 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,460 The child's skin would have sagged, 622 00:28:55,650 --> 00:28:59,100 and he would have developed a yellowish tint from the vitamin deficiency. 623 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,470 His eyes would have a sunken effect, 624 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,470 and he would also have an aged appearance. 625 00:29:05,030 --> 00:29:06,730 What about urine and stool output? 626 00:29:06,860 --> 00:29:09,500 Non-existent. His diapers would be dry. 627 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:10,700 Crying? 628 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:12,540 Constant, I'd imagine. 629 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,450 But without tears. 630 00:29:17,370 --> 00:29:19,510 We just weren't ready for a baby, 631 00:29:20,540 --> 00:29:22,420 for how difficult it is. 632 00:29:22,980 --> 00:29:24,960 Kyle was always crying. 633 00:29:25,510 --> 00:29:27,650 Amy wasn't getting any sleep. 634 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,290 She didn't have anyone to talk to, 635 00:29:32,020 --> 00:29:33,020 any help. 636 00:29:33,190 --> 00:29:34,720 What about the lactation counselor? 637 00:29:34,820 --> 00:29:37,600 She went once. She wouldn't go back. 638 00:29:37,660 --> 00:29:38,730 Why? 639 00:29:39,060 --> 00:29:40,600 She said she didn't have to. 640 00:29:40,660 --> 00:29:45,170 She said she took Kyle to a clinic, and they told her everything was fine. 641 00:29:45,570 --> 00:29:48,910 What eventually happened to your baby, Mr. Beltran? 642 00:29:53,180 --> 00:29:57,420 I came home one night, and I didn't hear anything, you know? 643 00:29:57,850 --> 00:29:59,590 Not crying or anything. 644 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:00,850 And where was Amy? 645 00:30:01,020 --> 00:30:03,020 She was sitting on the couch, 646 00:30:03,390 --> 00:30:04,800 smoking a cigarette. 647 00:30:05,050 --> 00:30:06,230 What did you do? 648 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,930 I asked her if Kyle was asleep. 649 00:30:09,020 --> 00:30:12,530 She didn't answer, so I went inside to look. 650 00:30:14,430 --> 00:30:16,500 Kyle was in his crib... 651 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,000 Dead. 652 00:30:23,410 --> 00:30:24,750 Then what happened? 653 00:30:25,110 --> 00:30:28,110 I guess she must have followed me into the room, 654 00:30:28,610 --> 00:30:30,960 so I just asked her again what happened. 655 00:30:31,010 --> 00:30:32,890 When she didn't answer again, 656 00:30:35,780 --> 00:30:37,020 I slapped her. 657 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:39,930 She started bleeding. 658 00:30:40,420 --> 00:30:41,420 And then? 659 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:42,760 Then, 660 00:30:43,790 --> 00:30:48,760 she went into the bathroom, and that's when I heard the glass break. 661 00:30:49,370 --> 00:30:52,940 She slammed the medicine cabinet door. 662 00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:55,180 Did she say why? 663 00:30:57,210 --> 00:30:58,620 Mr. Beltran, 664 00:30:58,940 --> 00:31:01,420 did your wife tell you why she smashed that mirror? 665 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,660 She said she killed our baby. 666 00:31:06,780 --> 00:31:08,390 Nothing further. 667 00:31:12,860 --> 00:31:14,990 Amy never wanted that baby, did she? 668 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:19,060 You were the one who insisted that she have it, weren't you? 669 00:31:19,730 --> 00:31:21,770 Yes. Only, once she did, 670 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:22,970 YOU were never around. 671 00:31:24,070 --> 00:31:26,810 Amy was the one getting up in the middle of the night, right? 672 00:31:26,870 --> 00:31:28,780 I was working. Working? 673 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,780 You mean you were too busy to feed your own child? 674 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,750 That's not what I said. 675 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,690 When you came home and found your baby dead, 676 00:31:38,110 --> 00:31:39,720 did you call the police? 677 00:31:41,420 --> 00:31:42,730 No. No. 678 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,420 Instead, you wrapped your child in a blanket, 679 00:31:45,650 --> 00:31:47,570 and then you stuck it in your tool bag. 680 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:48,960 Is that right? 681 00:31:49,020 --> 00:31:51,370 I didn't want anything to happen to Amy. 682 00:31:51,860 --> 00:31:53,740 Oh, is that why you're here testifying? 683 00:31:53,930 --> 00:31:55,070 Objection. 684 00:31:55,130 --> 00:31:56,130 JUDGE: Sustained. 685 00:31:57,030 --> 00:32:00,780 The medical examiner has said that anyone looking at your baby, 686 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:02,680 could see that it was in trouble. 687 00:32:02,970 --> 00:32:03,970 Could you? 688 00:32:04,870 --> 00:32:06,410 I called that counselor. 689 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:07,890 And did you follow up? 690 00:32:08,910 --> 00:32:10,750 Amy said everything was fine. 691 00:32:10,810 --> 00:32:12,790 But you knew that it wasn't, 692 00:32:13,020 --> 00:32:14,020 didn't you? 693 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:19,360 There was formula in that apartment, there were bottles. 694 00:32:19,620 --> 00:32:22,330 Ever think to feed your son, Mr. Beltran? 695 00:32:22,390 --> 00:32:23,800 Amy said we weren't supposed to. 696 00:32:23,860 --> 00:32:25,670 Ever think to bring your son to a doctor? 697 00:32:25,730 --> 00:32:26,760 Amy did. 698 00:32:26,830 --> 00:32:28,640 But did you? 699 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:37,240 No. 700 00:32:40,410 --> 00:32:42,080 But she's the one on trial. 701 00:32:45,850 --> 00:32:47,020 No more questions. 702 00:32:54,790 --> 00:32:57,200 You saw Amy Beltran twice, is that right? 703 00:32:57,260 --> 00:33:00,470 STRICKLAND: Yes. Once at the hospital and once as a walk-in to our clinic. 704 00:33:00,630 --> 00:33:02,940 And you demonstrated the proper techniques to breastfeed? 705 00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:04,100 Absolutely. 706 00:33:04,170 --> 00:33:06,670 And she was able to breastfeed in your presence? 707 00:33:06,740 --> 00:33:08,910 Yes. Her milk production seemed fine. 708 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:10,810 And you spoke with her a third time? 709 00:33:10,870 --> 00:33:13,620 She was supposed to come into the clinic for another appointment. 710 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,920 When she didn't, I called her. 711 00:33:15,980 --> 00:33:17,860 She told me everything was all right. 712 00:33:18,650 --> 00:33:22,220 And this was about three weeks after her visit with you? 713 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:25,030 Maybe a week before the baby died? Yes. 714 00:33:26,020 --> 00:33:27,360 Thank you. 715 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:33,600 Amy Beltran came to you because she was having problems, isn't that right? 716 00:33:33,660 --> 00:33:35,440 She seemed unsure of herself. 717 00:33:35,700 --> 00:33:38,200 But you told her that women had been doing this for generations. 718 00:33:38,270 --> 00:33:40,680 That it was a normal process. Correct? 719 00:33:40,740 --> 00:33:41,740 Of course. 720 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:43,680 So if she was failing, it was her fault. 721 00:33:43,770 --> 00:33:44,880 If she was putting in the effort, 722 00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:47,440 there's no question she would have been successful. 723 00:33:50,810 --> 00:33:54,780 You told Amy not to give her baby any bottles or formula, didn't you? 724 00:33:54,850 --> 00:33:57,850 A bottle is easier for a baby to suck. 725 00:33:58,290 --> 00:34:02,700 Once it has the bottle, it may refuse to latch onto the mother's breast. 726 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:05,300 Because breast milk is best for the baby, 727 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:08,070 we encourage women to stick with the breast only. 728 00:34:08,130 --> 00:34:10,540 Yes, but you do more than encourage, don't you? 729 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:11,740 I don't know what you mean. 730 00:34:11,830 --> 00:34:16,810 You told Amy Beltran that bottle feeding her baby could cause nipple confusion. 731 00:34:17,340 --> 00:34:20,550 That her baby might not then ever take to her breast. 732 00:34:20,610 --> 00:34:21,820 Isn't that what you said to her? 733 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:25,190 I use whatever methods I can to insure that the baby gets breast milk. 734 00:34:25,250 --> 00:34:29,090 Yeah, and those methods often include threats and intimidation, don't they? 735 00:34:29,220 --> 00:34:31,290 That's your interpretation. No, ma'am. 736 00:34:31,350 --> 00:34:33,390 That was my client's interpretation. 737 00:34:33,490 --> 00:34:34,830 Objection. 738 00:34:35,020 --> 00:34:36,020 Sustained. 739 00:34:38,690 --> 00:34:42,400 Breastfeeding is almost a crusade with you, Miss Strickland, isn't it? 740 00:34:42,460 --> 00:34:43,740 That's not true. 741 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,840 You lecture on the benefits of breast milk. 742 00:34:45,900 --> 00:34:48,680 You have written articles on the subject, haven't you? 743 00:34:48,740 --> 00:34:50,010 That's far from a crusade. 744 00:34:50,070 --> 00:34:53,950 Not that far, when you insist that a mother breastfeed her child exclusively, 745 00:34:54,010 --> 00:34:56,220 when it's obvious that a baby is in trouble. 746 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:59,990 You make it sound like breastfeeding is an unnatural process. 747 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,790 Formula is what's unnatural. 748 00:35:02,850 --> 00:35:05,460 Children have difficulty digesting it, 749 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,870 and it doesn't contain the same antibodies or immunities. 750 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:11,530 But babies don't starve to death on it, do they? 751 00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:17,000 The judge hated her. 752 00:35:17,070 --> 00:35:20,670 If Tyrell hasn't made out reasonable doubt, she's coming pretty close. 753 00:35:21,170 --> 00:35:24,980 Strickland's testimony doesn't relieve Amy of her responsibility. 754 00:35:25,140 --> 00:35:28,180 Maybe not, but it helps explain her conduct. 755 00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:30,660 You thinking of making her an offer? 756 00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:32,280 If I do that, it'll look like I'm worried. 757 00:35:32,350 --> 00:35:34,160 You already look worried. 758 00:35:38,350 --> 00:35:40,460 I don't know what the next move is. 759 00:35:40,890 --> 00:35:42,490 What if I make the offer? 760 00:35:43,130 --> 00:35:44,970 That way, you can keep the hard line. 761 00:35:47,730 --> 00:35:50,400 Besides, it's been a while since I played good cop. 762 00:35:52,470 --> 00:35:55,570 Man one. She serves the max. Eight-and-a-third to 25. 763 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:56,640 You're joking. 764 00:35:57,840 --> 00:35:59,480 Do you see anyone around here smiling? 765 00:35:59,540 --> 00:36:01,350 There was a father here, too. 766 00:36:01,540 --> 00:36:03,520 And a lactation counselor. 767 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:07,390 Any number of people were responsible for the death of that child. 768 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,120 Why is it just the mother you want your pound of flesh from? 769 00:36:10,190 --> 00:36:14,130 Because, ultimately, she is the one that failed that baby. 770 00:36:14,220 --> 00:36:15,790 Criminal negligence. 771 00:36:16,020 --> 00:36:18,500 She serves a year, same as Jimmy. 772 00:36:18,630 --> 00:36:20,730 Like you said, Jimmy's not the one on trial here. 773 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:21,800 Man one. 774 00:36:22,430 --> 00:36:24,070 I don't think so. 775 00:36:25,070 --> 00:36:26,070 Come on. 776 00:36:30,740 --> 00:36:32,280 (DOOR CLOSES) Well, 777 00:36:33,210 --> 00:36:34,710 we gave her a chance. 778 00:36:34,780 --> 00:36:35,780 Yeah. 779 00:36:37,050 --> 00:36:39,720 Only one thing to do now Stick the dagger in. 780 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:47,470 From the very beginning, Kyle was having problems. 781 00:36:47,620 --> 00:36:50,630 He wasn't doing like they showed me at the hospital. 782 00:36:50,730 --> 00:36:54,000 And there's, like, no way to tell if he's getting anything, you know? 783 00:36:54,330 --> 00:36:56,100 Why not give him the formula? 784 00:36:56,170 --> 00:36:57,940 I signed a contract. 785 00:36:58,200 --> 00:36:59,440 A contract? 786 00:36:59,570 --> 00:37:03,070 At the hospital, I promised I would only breastfeed. 787 00:37:03,410 --> 00:37:06,410 Miss Strickland said that breast milk was best for Kyle. 788 00:37:07,010 --> 00:37:09,790 She made it sound like giving him a bottle might be dangerous. 789 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:10,880 Well, what did you do? 790 00:37:11,510 --> 00:37:13,860 I took Kyle to a Medicaid clinic. 791 00:37:13,980 --> 00:37:16,550 The nurse said that he was normal size and everything. 792 00:37:16,620 --> 00:37:19,190 But she told me I couldn't see a doctor. 793 00:37:19,420 --> 00:37:21,700 I didn't have my Medicaid card yet. 794 00:37:22,090 --> 00:37:25,130 She told me that I should come back in about three weeks. 795 00:37:25,260 --> 00:37:26,260 But by then... 796 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,400 Miss Strickland says that you came to see her, too. 797 00:37:30,630 --> 00:37:31,630 Yes. 798 00:37:31,900 --> 00:37:33,680 And what happened at that visit? 799 00:37:33,740 --> 00:37:37,240 She started in again about breast milk being best for Kyle, 800 00:37:37,310 --> 00:37:42,090 and if there was a problem, it was because I wasn't trying hard enough. 801 00:37:42,540 --> 00:37:46,890 Miss Strickland has also testified that, sometime afterward, she called you, 802 00:37:46,950 --> 00:37:49,090 and you told her everything was fine. 803 00:37:49,450 --> 00:37:52,260 She made it seem like it was my fault, you know? 804 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,360 Like I was a bad mother. 805 00:37:54,420 --> 00:37:55,420 I just... 806 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:58,270 I wasn't going to go through that again. 807 00:38:01,830 --> 00:38:04,240 Tell us about the night that Kyle died. 808 00:38:08,740 --> 00:38:11,380 That last day, he got real quiet. 809 00:38:12,210 --> 00:38:14,450 I thought maybe he was getting better. 810 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:18,620 I went in to check on him, 811 00:38:19,850 --> 00:38:22,260 and his little hands, they were so cold. 812 00:38:23,750 --> 00:38:26,700 I... I got a blanket to wrap him, and, uh, 813 00:38:27,420 --> 00:38:30,060 that's when I realized he wasn't breathing. 814 00:38:30,260 --> 00:38:31,600 What did you do? 815 00:38:31,790 --> 00:38:33,140 (CRYING) There was nothing I could do. 816 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:37,470 I was just so scared, and Jimmy was so angry. 817 00:38:37,870 --> 00:38:40,350 He told me he never wanted to see me again. 818 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:41,950 He slapped me. 819 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,710 And he said that we had to get rid of him, 820 00:38:45,410 --> 00:38:46,820 rid of Kyle. 821 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:48,880 Why? 822 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,650 Because we didn't have money for lawyers. 823 00:38:51,750 --> 00:38:53,990 He said that we'd get in a lot of trouble. 824 00:38:54,150 --> 00:38:57,790 He said he'd take Kyle to his parents' house. 825 00:39:00,990 --> 00:39:01,990 Amy, 826 00:39:03,730 --> 00:39:07,260 did you intend for your baby to die? 827 00:39:08,260 --> 00:39:11,010 No. No, I swear. 828 00:39:13,970 --> 00:39:15,070 Okay. 829 00:39:18,310 --> 00:39:22,720 You moved in with Mitch Palichek the night Jimmy left, didn't you? 830 00:39:23,580 --> 00:39:25,680 I couldn't stay in the apartment. 831 00:39:25,750 --> 00:39:28,630 We heard testimony from Mitch Palichek that 832 00:39:29,180 --> 00:39:30,630 when you woke up the next morning, 833 00:39:30,690 --> 00:39:33,830 it was the first night's sleep you had in several months. Is that true? 834 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:35,160 It was. 835 00:39:36,290 --> 00:39:40,540 So you were pretty happy about not having a baby to take care of anymore. 836 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:41,940 That isn't true. 837 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,170 Because now you could smoke and sleep 838 00:39:44,230 --> 00:39:46,440 and do all the things you couldn't when you were a mother. 839 00:39:46,500 --> 00:39:47,980 It wasn't like that. 840 00:39:48,340 --> 00:39:50,320 Mitch Palichek testified that you told him you 841 00:39:50,370 --> 00:39:51,980 wished you hadn't ever gotten pregnant. 842 00:39:52,110 --> 00:39:54,750 That's the way I... I felt before he was born. 843 00:39:54,810 --> 00:39:57,980 But you continued to feel that way even after you had him, didn't you? 844 00:39:58,050 --> 00:40:00,190 No. That's the way you felt 845 00:40:00,250 --> 00:40:02,730 even as you watched him starve to death. 846 00:40:02,820 --> 00:40:03,850 Objection. No. 847 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,760 Even as you watched your husband 848 00:40:06,820 --> 00:40:09,960 put his tiny, lifeless body into that bag. 849 00:40:10,030 --> 00:40:11,300 TYRELL: Your Honor? JUDGE: Overruled. 850 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:12,360 I tried! 851 00:40:12,730 --> 00:40:16,340 Is that why you turned up the volume on the television when you heard your baby cry? 852 00:40:16,430 --> 00:40:18,240 Because you were trying? 853 00:40:19,130 --> 00:40:20,440 I needed help. 854 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:22,070 You had help! I didn't! 855 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:24,540 The hospital gave you formula, but you didn't use it. 856 00:40:24,610 --> 00:40:26,350 I told you why. 857 00:40:31,110 --> 00:40:32,720 Even when you were turned away from the clinic, 858 00:40:32,780 --> 00:40:34,490 you didn't seek any other medical help, did you? 859 00:40:34,550 --> 00:40:36,050 The nurse said he was okay. 860 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:37,360 But you were his mother. 861 00:40:37,420 --> 00:40:38,990 They said he was okay. 862 00:40:39,050 --> 00:40:41,760 But you knew he wasn't, 863 00:40:42,260 --> 00:40:43,260 didn't you? 864 00:40:48,700 --> 00:40:50,040 You just wanted your baby dead. 865 00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:53,840 I didn't know what to do. I swear, I didn't know! 866 00:40:56,670 --> 00:40:57,670 (SOBBING) 867 00:41:06,210 --> 00:41:09,660 TYRELL: Hand pumps, electric pumps, 868 00:41:10,290 --> 00:41:12,930 bottles, formula, 869 00:41:13,790 --> 00:41:15,360 nipple confusion. 870 00:41:17,090 --> 00:41:19,730 Imagine how frightening it must have been for a young woman 871 00:41:19,790 --> 00:41:22,470 to have that kind of responsibility, Your Honor. 872 00:41:23,300 --> 00:41:25,180 Her husband at work all the time. 873 00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:28,740 No family around to help her, to teach her. 874 00:41:30,110 --> 00:41:31,110 She was isolated. 875 00:41:32,670 --> 00:41:34,950 And the few people she did reach out to, 876 00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:38,550 only made her feel more inadequate as a mother than she already did. 877 00:41:41,820 --> 00:41:44,520 Amy Beltran failed her child. 878 00:41:44,650 --> 00:41:47,030 She doesn't need this court to tell her that. 879 00:41:49,660 --> 00:41:53,700 Only a woman can know the social pressure to breastfeed today. 880 00:41:53,900 --> 00:41:57,600 And only a woman can suffer the stigma of that failure. 881 00:42:00,470 --> 00:42:05,010 Amy Beltran will live with it for the rest of her life. 882 00:42:06,240 --> 00:42:08,620 But her failure as a mother, 883 00:42:08,980 --> 00:42:10,920 as tragic as it is, 884 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:14,050 is not criminal. 885 00:42:20,860 --> 00:42:25,570 There is nothing confusing about those autopsy photographs. 886 00:42:25,930 --> 00:42:29,700 They're a picture of what this defendant says she could not see, 887 00:42:30,030 --> 00:42:32,440 and they are not the picture of an accident. 888 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:37,770 It's hard to fathom a woman letting her child starve to death before her eyes. 889 00:42:37,970 --> 00:42:41,110 But that is exactly what Amy Beltran did. 890 00:42:41,310 --> 00:42:44,690 Her lawyer suggests that others are to blame. 891 00:42:44,850 --> 00:42:47,880 But are we really at a point where even feeding our babies 892 00:42:47,950 --> 00:42:50,760 has become someone else's responsibility? 893 00:42:51,090 --> 00:42:53,970 Whether she was or wasn't too young to be a mother, 894 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:58,070 the same law that protects her right to make that choice, 895 00:42:58,430 --> 00:43:01,840 demands that she be ready to be one once it's born. 896 00:43:02,930 --> 00:43:05,470 Instead, this mother, 897 00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:07,640 who gave her child life, 898 00:43:08,270 --> 00:43:09,410 chose to take it. 899 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:13,150 And that was not her choice to make. 900 00:43:18,950 --> 00:43:23,050 In away, I think more than one person should be standing before this court today. 901 00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:24,830 Certainly a father 902 00:43:24,890 --> 00:43:28,800 and advocates who dispense advice in the form of intimidation. 903 00:43:28,860 --> 00:43:32,900 Even medical personnel who are more interested in payment than patients. 904 00:43:33,700 --> 00:43:35,400 But ultimately, 905 00:43:35,460 --> 00:43:39,710 the responsibility for a child must be placed on the primary caregiver. 906 00:43:39,770 --> 00:43:42,480 And even today, that still means its mother. 907 00:43:42,870 --> 00:43:44,250 Miss Beltran, 908 00:43:44,540 --> 00:43:48,610 your depraved indifference to the warning signs you had to have seen in your child, 909 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:52,180 is only vitiated by your attempts to seek help. It is not excused. 910 00:43:53,550 --> 00:43:56,890 I therefore find you guilty of manslaughter in the second degree 911 00:43:56,950 --> 00:43:59,490 for recklessly causing the death of your baby. 912 00:44:00,090 --> 00:44:01,090 (GAVEL POUNDS) 913 00:44:02,260 --> 00:44:03,600 (WHISPERING) 914 00:44:14,340 --> 00:44:15,780 CARMICHAEL: Judge Steinman gave Amy Beltran 915 00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:18,480 one and a half to four and a half years in prison. 916 00:44:19,810 --> 00:44:22,020 With one year for Jimmy Beltran. 917 00:44:22,080 --> 00:44:25,020 That's less than three years between the both of them. 918 00:44:25,710 --> 00:44:28,190 Talk about a throwaway child. 919 00:44:30,990 --> 00:44:32,990 I'm not happy about this. 920 00:44:33,490 --> 00:44:34,900 You tried the case you had. 921 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:36,660 But I chose the case. 922 00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:40,110 Tomorrow is another day, Abbie.