1 00:00:00,930 --> 00:00:02,600 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:02,660 --> 00:00:06,540 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,480 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,540 --> 00:00:11,310 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,370 --> 00:00:12,510 These are their stories. 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:15,650 There ought to be a law, 7 00:00:16,380 --> 00:00:18,550 nobody under 18 sits in first class. 8 00:00:18,980 --> 00:00:20,290 Especially the red-eye. 9 00:00:20,350 --> 00:00:22,230 That little boy was so cute. 10 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,200 He didn't spill his apple juice in your lap. 11 00:00:25,820 --> 00:00:27,930 I'm still sticky. I'm gonna take a shower. 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,640 You sure your sister doesn't mind letting us use her loft? 13 00:00:31,690 --> 00:00:33,670 Why should she mind? She's halfway to London. 14 00:00:47,010 --> 00:00:48,150 Meryl! 15 00:00:48,210 --> 00:00:50,090 Victim's Lucy Young. It's her place. 16 00:00:50,610 --> 00:00:52,250 This woman was loaded. 17 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:53,790 Upstairs neighbor said she lived alone. 18 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:55,420 Parents are both deceased. 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:56,960 No boyfriend they can remember. 20 00:00:57,020 --> 00:00:59,330 She bled through to the apartment downstairs? 21 00:00:59,860 --> 00:01:01,560 Her hands were severed at the wrists. 22 00:01:01,620 --> 00:01:02,930 ED: Where are they? 23 00:01:02,990 --> 00:01:04,200 Under the coffee table. 24 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,170 Rings are still on the fingers. 25 00:01:06,230 --> 00:01:08,140 The knife matches the set in the kitchen. 26 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,470 Masking tape on her mouth, her own kitchen knives... 27 00:01:10,530 --> 00:01:12,480 The guy didn't bring his own tools. 28 00:01:12,530 --> 00:01:13,910 Beside the cutting 29 00:01:13,970 --> 00:01:16,210 there's blunt-force trauma to the back of her head. 30 00:01:16,270 --> 00:01:18,480 Let me guess, he used the blender. 31 00:01:18,540 --> 00:01:20,950 Whatever he used, it fractured her skull. 32 00:01:21,010 --> 00:01:22,650 I make time of death around midnight. 33 00:01:22,710 --> 00:01:23,990 ED: Lenny. 34 00:01:24,050 --> 00:01:26,690 Blood imprint on the table. 35 00:01:26,750 --> 00:01:28,190 Waffle pattern. 36 00:01:28,250 --> 00:01:30,560 Looks like it could be the grip of a gun. 37 00:01:30,790 --> 00:01:32,890 What about witnesses? Still canvassing. 38 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:34,200 Building manager any help? 39 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:35,360 He got here before we did. 40 00:01:35,420 --> 00:01:38,600 He found a can of pepper spray just inside the building. 41 00:01:38,660 --> 00:01:40,070 Starts with a push-in off the street, 42 00:01:40,130 --> 00:01:42,130 she tries to ward him off with the pepper spray. 43 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,010 I guess he overreacted. 44 00:02:35,450 --> 00:02:37,090 HOWARD: Lucy was like most of our neighbors. 45 00:02:37,150 --> 00:02:39,460 We'd say "hi" to each other, but that's about it. 46 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,520 But she'd always warm up when I was with the baby. 47 00:02:41,590 --> 00:02:43,130 ED: What did she do for a living? 48 00:02:43,190 --> 00:02:46,260 Some kind of fund-raiser work for charities, I think. 49 00:02:46,330 --> 00:02:47,640 When was the last time you saw her? 50 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:50,910 Yesterday morning. I was on my way to work, and she was trying to catch a cab. 51 00:02:51,570 --> 00:02:53,480 What about you? A few days ago. 52 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:57,340 What about last night? Either of you notice anything out of the ordinary? 53 00:02:58,740 --> 00:03:03,050 I came home about 7:00, and Beth and I never left the house. 54 00:03:04,210 --> 00:03:05,210 ED: Mrs. Miller? 55 00:03:07,420 --> 00:03:09,730 There was something a little before 9:00. 56 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:13,560 Howard was in the shower and I was trying to get the baby to sleep. 57 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:15,830 The buzzer rang and a man asked for Lucy. 58 00:03:15,890 --> 00:03:17,800 Don't tell me you buzzed him in. I didn't. 59 00:03:17,860 --> 00:03:20,500 I just told him she lived in six. 60 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:21,910 He sounded like he knew her. 61 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,410 He just had the wrong floor. 62 00:03:23,470 --> 00:03:25,970 Detectives, we got a witness up the block. 63 00:03:26,030 --> 00:03:27,240 Thanks. 64 00:03:30,070 --> 00:03:31,880 I was coming back from my parents' place. 65 00:03:31,940 --> 00:03:35,720 It was around 10:30, and a guy was sitting on the steps 66 00:03:35,780 --> 00:03:37,280 over there at the loading dock. 67 00:03:37,350 --> 00:03:38,420 What did he look like? 68 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,120 He was white, he had dark hair, 69 00:03:41,180 --> 00:03:44,600 I would say about 40. I would recognize him if I saw him again. 70 00:03:44,650 --> 00:03:46,130 You ever notice him around here before? 71 00:03:46,190 --> 00:03:47,830 No. I do see people sleeping 72 00:03:47,890 --> 00:03:49,700 there all the time, but this guy wasn't homeless. 73 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,800 It might have been one of your neighbors just out for some fresh air. 74 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:54,240 I don't think so. He looked 75 00:03:54,300 --> 00:03:55,970 like he was waiting for someone. 76 00:03:56,030 --> 00:03:57,480 BRISCOE: You read his mind? 77 00:03:57,530 --> 00:04:01,610 No. He gave me the once-over when I walked by. Maybe he thought I was someone else. 78 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,220 A clear view of the victim's front door. 79 00:04:06,270 --> 00:04:07,780 Somebody left some garbage. 80 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,080 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 81 00:04:10,910 --> 00:04:13,090 Hey, we ain't open yet. Yeah, you are. 82 00:04:13,150 --> 00:04:14,530 Who cleans up out here? 83 00:04:14,580 --> 00:04:15,650 Me. 84 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,290 How often do you sweep up? 85 00:04:17,350 --> 00:04:19,800 Every night before we close up. 5:00. 86 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:23,170 So this garbage wasn't out here when you went home last night? 87 00:04:23,230 --> 00:04:25,760 No, sir. Your company have a night watchman? 88 00:04:25,830 --> 00:04:28,100 Not for a couple of years. All right, thanks. 89 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,600 "Drug Hut." Receipt? 90 00:04:33,670 --> 00:04:36,240 Empty. Let's bag it off for prints. 91 00:04:38,140 --> 00:04:41,020 Our witness is in with the sketch artist and as soon as the composite's done, 92 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,650 we'll circulate it with the local Drug Huts. 93 00:04:42,710 --> 00:04:44,020 We have a psycho on our hands? 94 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,060 Well, the guy didn't just stumble onto Lucy Young. He knew her name and 95 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:48,250 where she lived. 96 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:49,690 M.E. said she put up a fight, too. 97 00:04:49,750 --> 00:04:51,560 Navy blue fibers underneath her fingernails. 98 00:04:51,620 --> 00:04:53,100 Well, that corroborates your witness. 99 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,230 M.E. also says that she was knocked out cold by something 100 00:04:56,290 --> 00:05:00,430 with a distinct, hard edge, an inch or two in length, then her wrists were cut. 101 00:05:00,500 --> 00:05:02,910 Yeah, there was a waffle pattern similar to a gun handle 102 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,540 imprinted in the blood on the coffee table. 103 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:06,670 Sexual assault? 104 00:05:06,740 --> 00:05:09,480 No. No evidence of penetration, no fluids. 105 00:05:09,540 --> 00:05:12,450 No rape, no robbery? Why not just shoot her and be done with it? 106 00:05:12,510 --> 00:05:13,680 ED: Too much noise? 107 00:05:13,740 --> 00:05:15,220 Or a big score to settle. 108 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,520 We got the names of some of her friends from her Palm Pilot. 109 00:05:19,550 --> 00:05:20,690 Check 'em out. 110 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:24,260 I was Lucy's roommate at Vassar. 111 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,160 About the closest friend she had. 112 00:05:26,220 --> 00:05:28,220 Ms. Young have any enemies? 113 00:05:28,290 --> 00:05:30,630 Do you think she was killed by somebody she knew? 114 00:05:30,690 --> 00:05:34,610 Well, the way she was killed, Ms. Fadden, it's a possibility. 115 00:05:34,660 --> 00:05:35,940 What do you mean? 116 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,140 Her hands were severed. 117 00:05:42,770 --> 00:05:44,580 Are you all right? 118 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:49,020 I've known Lucy 15 years. I can't imagine 119 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,890 her mixed-up with anybody capable of that. 120 00:05:52,250 --> 00:05:54,690 Her neighbors said she worked with charities. 121 00:05:55,420 --> 00:05:59,490 She was a charity. Her father left her millions of dollars. 122 00:05:59,550 --> 00:06:00,930 Who'd she give her money to? 123 00:06:00,990 --> 00:06:03,830 Actors, artists, musicians. 124 00:06:03,890 --> 00:06:05,630 The further out of the mainstream, the better. 125 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,040 Any of these charity types giving her any trouble? 126 00:06:10,700 --> 00:06:15,410 She was having problems with an artist that she helped out. 127 00:06:15,470 --> 00:06:17,640 I overheard a phone call, and Lucy was in tears. 128 00:06:17,710 --> 00:06:20,080 ED: She say any more about it? 129 00:06:20,140 --> 00:06:21,590 All I know is, it was about money. 130 00:06:22,510 --> 00:06:24,920 Who would know the whole story? 131 00:06:24,980 --> 00:06:27,260 Arnie Fields, Lucy's business manager. 132 00:06:31,350 --> 00:06:33,630 I never had a client who was murdered. 133 00:06:33,690 --> 00:06:37,160 Her friend said she was having some problems with an artist. 134 00:06:37,230 --> 00:06:40,500 Well, I know she bought a piece of sculpture recently. 135 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:41,940 From where? 136 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,910 Uh... Here. (GRUNTING) 137 00:06:48,070 --> 00:06:51,980 A check for $25,000 138 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:53,710 payable to Erica Yelin. 139 00:06:53,780 --> 00:06:55,760 Mind if I take a look? 140 00:06:55,810 --> 00:06:57,290 This Yelin an artist? 141 00:06:57,350 --> 00:06:58,760 I think so. 142 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,460 A check made to cash for a hundred grand, on the 3rd. 143 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:05,520 What was that about? 144 00:07:07,060 --> 00:07:10,040 That kind of money changes hands a week before a murder, we need to look into it. 145 00:07:11,530 --> 00:07:14,510 The money was for Paul Radford, the art dealer. 146 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,840 The Radford Gallery? He's not one of her charity cases. 147 00:07:17,900 --> 00:07:20,570 Well, I assumed Lucy bought some more art. 148 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,770 Why with cash? She would've given him a check 149 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,040 for appraisal purposes, like she did with Yelin. 150 00:07:25,710 --> 00:07:28,310 She never told me what it was for. 151 00:07:28,380 --> 00:07:31,120 Lucy intended our affairs to be confidential. 152 00:07:31,180 --> 00:07:33,560 Unfortunately, she's not here to confirm that. 153 00:07:33,620 --> 00:07:35,930 Where were you Tuesday night, Mr. Radford, around midnight? 154 00:07:35,980 --> 00:07:39,060 At my gallery, paying bills, answering some letters. 155 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,120 Alone? 156 00:07:40,190 --> 00:07:43,660 Yes. You don't seriously think I was involved in this horror show? 157 00:07:43,730 --> 00:07:46,140 She gave you a hundred thousand dollars and you won't tell us why. 158 00:07:49,830 --> 00:07:53,110 Lucy backed a number of up-and-coming artists with that money. 159 00:07:53,570 --> 00:07:54,600 Why'd she need you? 160 00:07:54,670 --> 00:07:56,270 I was her talent scout. 161 00:07:56,340 --> 00:07:59,480 So, she just handed you a wad of cash with no strings attached? 162 00:07:59,870 --> 00:08:01,410 Take a look around, Detective. 163 00:08:02,380 --> 00:08:06,790 Most of this art was given to me by artists I discovered and nurtured. 164 00:08:06,850 --> 00:08:08,520 Lucy wanted to be a part of the magic. 165 00:08:08,580 --> 00:08:10,320 The money was a small price to pay. 166 00:08:11,020 --> 00:08:13,900 Show us your paperwork, we'll let you get back to your magic. 167 00:08:14,190 --> 00:08:16,290 I don't feel comfortable with that. 168 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,840 Maybe you'd be more comfortable at the precinct. 169 00:08:18,890 --> 00:08:21,310 I'm sure you understand. 170 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,070 These were cash incentives. 171 00:08:23,130 --> 00:08:25,170 As in undeclared income? 172 00:08:25,230 --> 00:08:28,150 We're looking for a murderer, not a bunch of tax cheats. 173 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,340 I'm sorry, I don't think you speak for the IRS. 174 00:08:30,410 --> 00:08:33,280 I'll have to refer you to my lawyer. 175 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,150 Radford doesn't strike me as a guy who'd get his silk robe bloody. 176 00:08:37,210 --> 00:08:39,950 If he's just a talent scout, why is he scared of the IRS? 177 00:08:40,020 --> 00:08:43,590 So what? She pepper sprays a guy she knows? 178 00:08:43,650 --> 00:08:46,530 Maybe the artist she bought the sculpture from was one of these up-and-comers. 179 00:08:48,490 --> 00:08:50,200 Paul Radford is an arrogant bastard, 180 00:08:50,260 --> 00:08:52,070 but he's good at what he does. 181 00:08:52,130 --> 00:08:54,900 If your work needs exposure, he's the man. 182 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,100 Your work looks pretty exposed already. 183 00:08:57,170 --> 00:08:59,150 That's what Lucy liked about it. 184 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:00,240 I'm gonna miss her. 185 00:09:00,300 --> 00:09:02,910 Well, I'm sure Radford can find you another patron. 186 00:09:02,970 --> 00:09:05,350 Well, to tell you the truth, Paul's not a big fan. 187 00:09:05,410 --> 00:09:08,820 We read that he showed your work at his gallery on Long Island City last year. 188 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:10,150 That was Lucy's doing. 189 00:09:10,210 --> 00:09:11,780 That gallery is a launching pad, 190 00:09:11,850 --> 00:09:13,850 and I'd been trying to get in there for a long time, 191 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,790 but Paul kept dissing me. 192 00:09:15,850 --> 00:09:17,850 How did Ms. Young manage to change his mind? 193 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,630 All I know is Lucy was impressed with my work, 194 00:09:20,690 --> 00:09:22,260 said she'd talk to Paul. 195 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,890 And two weeks later, I was in a group show there. 196 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:26,800 Sounds like some money changed hands. 197 00:09:26,860 --> 00:09:28,840 Well, if it did, it couldn't have been too much. 198 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:29,930 Why do you say that? 199 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:34,310 I was supposed to have a solo show at Paul's gallery in Chelsea next month, 200 00:09:34,370 --> 00:09:37,870 but I got a call from Lucy this past weekend. 201 00:09:37,940 --> 00:09:39,710 Paul backed out. 202 00:09:40,310 --> 00:09:42,550 Well, Sam, it takes six weeks, you know that. 203 00:09:42,610 --> 00:09:43,780 Paul. 204 00:09:44,910 --> 00:09:48,420 It takes six... It takes six weeks to do that. Yep. 205 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,190 What the hell is going on? 206 00:09:50,250 --> 00:09:52,160 We're gonna take a little ride, to finish our discussion. 207 00:09:52,220 --> 00:09:53,860 There is nothing to discuss. 208 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,460 You took Lucy Young's money and stiffed her. 209 00:09:57,530 --> 00:10:02,070 She gave you a hundred grand to exhibit Erica Yelin's show at your Chelsea gallery. 210 00:10:02,130 --> 00:10:04,670 You took the money and you ran out. 211 00:10:04,730 --> 00:10:06,270 Close the door, please. 212 00:10:07,870 --> 00:10:11,080 What happened, Mr. Radford? She threaten to expose you? 213 00:10:11,140 --> 00:10:14,310 Maybe you lopped off her hands to make it look like some psycho. 214 00:10:14,510 --> 00:10:16,790 You have vivid imaginations. 215 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:19,380 Erica's show was canceled because her work isn't selling. 216 00:10:19,450 --> 00:10:21,980 Lucy even had to buy one of her pieces. 217 00:10:22,050 --> 00:10:23,890 And the money she paid me 218 00:10:23,950 --> 00:10:25,760 was to support a show this summer. 219 00:10:25,820 --> 00:10:27,930 A water colorist named Harvey Cornell. 220 00:10:27,990 --> 00:10:29,300 Why didn't you tell us that before? 221 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:30,860 I had to protect my reputation. 222 00:10:30,930 --> 00:10:33,700 I hold myself out as a neutral arbiter of talent. 223 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,640 Instead of a hustler for sale to the highest bidder. 224 00:10:36,700 --> 00:10:41,440 Museums take secret commissions when pieces they're exhibiting are sold. 225 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:44,950 Remember the Sensation exhibit that caused the big stir at the Brooklyn Museum? 226 00:10:45,010 --> 00:10:48,510 Charles Saatchi gave them money, they exhibited art he owned. 227 00:10:48,580 --> 00:10:52,220 Nice scam. His art goes up in value and he gets a write off. 228 00:10:53,550 --> 00:10:55,260 It's the way of my world, Detective. 229 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,290 I left here around 9:00 on Tuesday night. 230 00:10:59,350 --> 00:11:00,990 Was Mr. Radford still here? 231 00:11:01,060 --> 00:11:03,760 He stayed to write some checks and take care of some paperwork. 232 00:11:03,860 --> 00:11:06,600 Anybody who can verify what time he left? 233 00:11:06,660 --> 00:11:09,840 I don't think so. But I'm pretty sure he was here 'cause the next day 234 00:11:09,900 --> 00:11:13,510 he handed me a big stack of bills and letters to run to the post office. 235 00:11:13,570 --> 00:11:15,740 Lennie, take a look. 236 00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:18,880 Who painted this? 237 00:11:18,940 --> 00:11:20,110 An artist named Mark Vee. 238 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:21,550 He just had a show here. 239 00:11:21,610 --> 00:11:23,920 It's called Perfect Woman 240 00:11:23,980 --> 00:11:26,250 Look, Ma, no hands. And no mouth. 241 00:11:31,220 --> 00:11:34,170 A woman this perfect had to be painted by a man. 242 00:11:34,220 --> 00:11:38,260 Mmm-hmm. Mark Vee, one of Art Digest's painters to watch in the new millennium. 243 00:11:38,330 --> 00:11:40,030 What's his connection to Lucy Young? 244 00:11:40,090 --> 00:11:43,440 Well, according to Paul Radford, she backed him to the tune of 20 grand a year. 245 00:11:43,500 --> 00:11:45,710 Anything beyond a professional relationship? 246 00:11:45,770 --> 00:11:47,540 Not that anybody knows about. 247 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,810 Guy's got a couple of old dope busts in Pittsburgh, 248 00:11:50,870 --> 00:11:53,550 and one obscenity conviction in Cincinnati. 249 00:11:53,610 --> 00:11:54,780 Over this stuff? 250 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,950 He went through a religious phase, dipping holy images into bodily fluids. 251 00:11:59,010 --> 00:12:01,390 Ugh! I'm glad he moved on. 252 00:12:01,450 --> 00:12:03,760 Any beefs between him and Lucy Young? 253 00:12:03,820 --> 00:12:04,960 Not that we've heard of. 254 00:12:05,020 --> 00:12:08,520 Well, let's see what this Mr. Vee has to say for himself. 255 00:12:10,490 --> 00:12:11,700 Too bad about Lucy. 256 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:15,670 Sorry for your loss. Twenty grand buys a lot of paint thinner. 257 00:12:15,730 --> 00:12:17,770 Lucy meant more to me than money. 258 00:12:17,830 --> 00:12:19,470 Yeah? How so? 259 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:22,010 She believed in my work. 260 00:12:22,070 --> 00:12:23,640 She must've had a strong stomach. 261 00:12:23,710 --> 00:12:26,190 My art revolts you. Good. 262 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,740 You know, Ms. Young's hands were cut off. 263 00:12:30,450 --> 00:12:31,580 I didn't know. 264 00:12:31,650 --> 00:12:33,680 Remarkable coincidence, don't you think? 265 00:12:33,750 --> 00:12:35,230 You mean my painting? 266 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,160 It's definitely misogynistic. 267 00:12:37,220 --> 00:12:38,390 Whatever you say. 268 00:12:38,450 --> 00:12:41,760 How about you say where you were the night Ms. Young was killed. 269 00:12:41,820 --> 00:12:43,430 You're investigating me? 270 00:12:43,490 --> 00:12:45,230 The killing resembles your painting. 271 00:12:45,290 --> 00:12:47,710 I was with a reporter. We were at Waterloo. 272 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,640 (SIGHS) And the reporter's name? 273 00:12:49,700 --> 00:12:52,940 Betsy Braun. From Pitch magazine. 274 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,280 I was at the bar with Mark from 11:00 to about 2:00. 275 00:12:56,340 --> 00:12:57,780 He's a fascinating man. 276 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:59,320 You like the stuff he paints? 277 00:12:59,370 --> 00:13:02,150 To tell you the truth, no. But my editor does. 278 00:13:02,210 --> 00:13:06,280 How's that work? She signs your paycheck, so you write him good reviews? 279 00:13:06,350 --> 00:13:08,450 This is more of a personality piece. 280 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,020 He's controversial. 281 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,360 A lot of people are offended by Mark's work. 282 00:13:12,420 --> 00:13:13,960 Anybody you're aware of? 283 00:13:14,020 --> 00:13:17,870 You know, there was a guy at the opening who was harassing some of the guests. 284 00:13:17,930 --> 00:13:19,060 What do you mean, harassing? 285 00:13:19,130 --> 00:13:21,400 Well, he was saying things like they should be ashamed 286 00:13:21,460 --> 00:13:24,170 for supporting Mark. They asked him to leave. 287 00:13:24,230 --> 00:13:25,610 I followed him out and tried to talk to him. 288 00:13:25,670 --> 00:13:27,510 Thought it'd be good stuff for my article. 289 00:13:27,570 --> 00:13:29,070 Does he look anything like this? 290 00:13:29,870 --> 00:13:30,910 A lot. 291 00:13:30,970 --> 00:13:32,040 Did you get his name? 292 00:13:32,110 --> 00:13:33,210 He wouldn't give it to me. 293 00:13:33,270 --> 00:13:34,720 But I think he's from Brooklyn. 294 00:13:34,780 --> 00:13:36,920 Why? He had a bad haircut? 295 00:13:36,980 --> 00:13:40,190 He was bitching about wasting an hour and a half on the I train. 296 00:13:40,250 --> 00:13:41,280 Thank you. 297 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,960 Hour and a half on the I train, you'd wind up in Canarsie. 298 00:13:46,020 --> 00:13:48,330 Well, let's see how many Drug Huts they got out there. 299 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,610 Take a look, he may have been in Tuesday night, bought something small. 300 00:13:54,660 --> 00:13:57,970 I was here then, but I don't recognize him. 301 00:13:58,030 --> 00:14:01,070 We are gonna need your credit card receipts for that night. 302 00:14:01,900 --> 00:14:03,310 Let's check with the pharmacist. 303 00:14:03,370 --> 00:14:05,980 Why, figure our guy came in to pick up something for his nerves? 304 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:07,080 Guy lives in the neighborhood, 305 00:14:07,140 --> 00:14:09,140 he's gotta get sick sooner or later. 306 00:14:09,210 --> 00:14:10,250 What can I do for you? 307 00:14:10,310 --> 00:14:12,120 You recognize him from the neighborhood? 308 00:14:13,780 --> 00:14:17,060 Yeah, Claritin. Ten milligrams, five refills. 309 00:14:18,050 --> 00:14:19,620 How about a name and address? 310 00:14:19,690 --> 00:14:21,030 I'll get it from our records. 311 00:14:24,090 --> 00:14:26,090 SARAH: Hey, did 3G call you here? 312 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:30,170 Larry likes to play opera at night, and they've been complaining about the noise. 313 00:14:30,230 --> 00:14:32,510 We're not here about opera, ma'am. 314 00:14:32,570 --> 00:14:34,600 Uh, this is Larry's apartment. 315 00:14:34,670 --> 00:14:36,010 Uh, would you mind seeing if he's home? 316 00:14:36,070 --> 00:14:39,070 Sure. Larry? 317 00:14:39,140 --> 00:14:40,880 It's Sarah. The police are here. 318 00:14:40,940 --> 00:14:43,180 Uh, thanks. We'll take it from here. 319 00:14:45,950 --> 00:14:47,590 Larry Brunig? 320 00:14:47,650 --> 00:14:48,680 Uh: yes? 321 00:14:48,750 --> 00:14:51,060 I'm Detective Green. This is my partner, Detective Briscoe. 322 00:14:52,020 --> 00:14:54,470 BRISCOE: Where were you last Tuesday night? 323 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:55,760 Why? 324 00:14:55,820 --> 00:14:58,430 It's been a long day. Can we do this without a whole lot of conversation? 325 00:15:00,090 --> 00:15:02,940 Well, I left work around 5:30. 326 00:15:03,430 --> 00:15:05,070 Got here at little after 6:30. 327 00:15:05,130 --> 00:15:07,200 You went straight home from the subway? 328 00:15:07,270 --> 00:15:08,650 I stopped at the Drug Hut first. 329 00:15:10,470 --> 00:15:11,880 And then? 330 00:15:11,940 --> 00:15:13,820 Stayed home. 331 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:15,380 You know a woman named Lucy Young? 332 00:15:16,780 --> 00:15:17,850 No. 333 00:15:17,910 --> 00:15:19,890 How about Mark Vee? 334 00:15:19,950 --> 00:15:21,020 No. 335 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,090 And I suppose you have never been to the Paul Radford Gallery? 336 00:15:24,150 --> 00:15:26,390 No, I haven't. 337 00:15:26,450 --> 00:15:28,060 Are you sure I'm the person you want to talk to? 338 00:15:29,460 --> 00:15:33,100 Maybe we're wrong. Look, do you mind if I use your phone? My battery went dead. 339 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,200 Oh, gee, I'm sorry. I'm waiting for a call from my doctor. My mother's ill. 340 00:15:38,730 --> 00:15:40,740 So... Sorry about that. 341 00:15:45,110 --> 00:15:48,880 The magazine reporter picked Brunig's DMV photo out of a six pack. 342 00:15:48,940 --> 00:15:51,290 Says he was the troublemaker at Vee's opening. 343 00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:54,190 Well, that's a start. What about Lucy Young's neighbor? 344 00:15:54,250 --> 00:15:55,420 She couldn't make the photo. 345 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,390 Brunig did say he went to the Drug Hut that night. 346 00:15:57,450 --> 00:15:58,620 Were his prints on the bag? 347 00:15:58,690 --> 00:15:59,890 Latent couldn't lift anything. 348 00:15:59,950 --> 00:16:02,730 Well, see if you can tie him directly to Lucy Young. 349 00:16:02,790 --> 00:16:05,530 Talk to the artist. If Brunig made trouble at the gallery, 350 00:16:05,590 --> 00:16:07,900 maybe he made trouble somewhere else. 351 00:16:10,570 --> 00:16:12,550 I don't remember him from my opening. 352 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:14,980 Course, I was feeling pretty good that night. 353 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,350 Was it public knowledge that Lucy Young was backing you? 354 00:16:18,410 --> 00:16:19,890 Not too many people knew about it. 355 00:16:19,940 --> 00:16:21,980 Lucy didn't want to catch any flack. 356 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,510 Any way this guy Brunig could have gleaned it from one of the art periodicals? 357 00:16:25,910 --> 00:16:29,730 My girlfriend clips my reviews. You're free to look at 'em. 358 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:31,320 Sure. 359 00:16:31,690 --> 00:16:33,290 I have some calls to make. 360 00:16:39,230 --> 00:16:43,140 "Mark Vee has tweaked more than a few old-school noses" 361 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,040 "bravely defying the conventions of political correctness." 362 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:49,480 Daily Ledger. Letters to the editor. 363 00:16:49,540 --> 00:16:52,180 "Artists like Mark Vee threaten our moral fiber." 364 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,190 "Why must philanthropists like Lucy Young" 365 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,720 "patronize the most decadent elements of our culture?" 366 00:16:56,780 --> 00:16:57,950 Signed? 367 00:16:58,250 --> 00:17:00,250 Name withheld on request. 368 00:17:04,790 --> 00:17:07,630 Our newspaper receives, thousands of letters every year. 369 00:17:07,690 --> 00:17:11,030 Our policy is to respect the privacy wishes of our correspondents. 370 00:17:11,090 --> 00:17:14,130 Your editorial policy is not a legal privilege. 371 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,730 Ever hear of the First Amendment, Ms. Carmichael? 372 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,780 Our readers need to be able to express themselves 373 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:21,510 without fear of intimidation or retribution. 374 00:17:21,570 --> 00:17:25,110 There's no promise of confidentiality made by the paper, Your Honor. 375 00:17:25,170 --> 00:17:29,120 Well, that's true, Mr. Ervin. These are unsolicited letters. 376 00:17:29,180 --> 00:17:32,060 Ms. Carmichael is marching us down the slippery slope, Judge. 377 00:17:32,110 --> 00:17:35,420 And Mr. Ervin could be protecting the identity of a vicious murderer. 378 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,890 (SCOFFS) Doesn't sound like this letter was written by Hannibal Lecter. 379 00:17:38,950 --> 00:17:41,930 Is this a fishing expedition or do you have a suspect? 380 00:17:41,990 --> 00:17:43,430 Larry Brunig. 381 00:17:43,490 --> 00:17:44,990 Let me see the original letter. 382 00:17:45,060 --> 00:17:47,300 If Brunig wrote it, I'll order disclosure. 383 00:17:51,030 --> 00:17:53,010 I'm sorry, Ms. Carmichael. Not your guy. 384 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,880 And I'm inclined to protect this writer's anonymity. 385 00:17:58,710 --> 00:18:02,520 Judge, the paper may not print every letter it receives on a controversial subject. 386 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,380 Well, that's true. Isn't it, Mr. Ervin? 387 00:18:05,450 --> 00:18:09,590 Sure. Our editor may use one letter to represent a segment of public opinion. 388 00:18:10,180 --> 00:18:12,060 Are there unprinted letters on this subject? 389 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:13,330 It's possible. 390 00:18:13,390 --> 00:18:15,960 Well, if there are any from Larry Brunig, turn it over to the D.A. 391 00:18:17,730 --> 00:18:21,760 ED: "Purveyors of misogynist filth like Mark Vee need to be ignored", 392 00:18:22,330 --> 00:18:24,870 "but those responsible for its dissemination offend" 393 00:18:24,930 --> 00:18:27,610 "the sensibilities of good people everywhere." 394 00:18:27,670 --> 00:18:30,170 "Their fate should be in a category all its own." 395 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:32,880 No wonder they didn't print that. 396 00:18:32,940 --> 00:18:34,480 It's practically a death threat. 397 00:18:34,540 --> 00:18:36,320 I wrote a letter. I didn't kill that woman. 398 00:18:36,540 --> 00:18:39,790 You told us you never heard of Mark Vee or Paul Radford. 399 00:18:40,050 --> 00:18:43,120 I misspoke, okay? I was home that night. You can ask my landlady. 400 00:18:43,180 --> 00:18:45,690 We will. My partner's there right now, searching your apartment. 401 00:18:52,690 --> 00:18:55,110 I'm gonna call over there, Mr. Brunig. 402 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,800 Anything you want to say before we find out what he turned up? 403 00:18:57,870 --> 00:18:59,610 He won't turn up anything. 404 00:19:07,710 --> 00:19:10,950 You know, they find something out there, I gotta go right to the D.A. 405 00:19:11,010 --> 00:19:14,320 So, you and I don't have a lot of time to set things straight. 406 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,320 There's nothing to set straight. 407 00:19:17,390 --> 00:19:19,960 Look, I'm on your side. 408 00:19:21,620 --> 00:19:24,300 You think this painting didn't piss me off, too? 409 00:19:25,690 --> 00:19:29,110 The first time I saw it, it turned my stomach. 410 00:19:33,170 --> 00:19:36,410 You're making this very hard on yourself, Mr. Brunig. 411 00:19:36,470 --> 00:19:40,420 We have a room full of witnesses who put you in the gallery. 412 00:19:41,540 --> 00:19:42,710 What if I was there? 413 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,420 I can imagine how you felt. 414 00:19:46,050 --> 00:19:49,550 What do you think it's like being a woman and seeing this? 415 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:52,460 It's disgraceful. 416 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:53,960 Yeah. 417 00:19:54,020 --> 00:19:55,590 You know what this guy used to do? 418 00:19:56,590 --> 00:19:58,930 Marinate Madonnas in pig's blood. 419 00:19:59,260 --> 00:20:00,900 And he calls that art. 420 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,200 Now, how does he get away with that? 421 00:20:03,260 --> 00:20:04,370 I don't know. 422 00:20:04,430 --> 00:20:08,900 And Lucy Young, she's the one who made it all possible. 423 00:20:09,540 --> 00:20:11,480 I told you I didn't know her. 424 00:20:11,540 --> 00:20:13,420 All that money she had. 425 00:20:13,810 --> 00:20:15,910 And what can people like me and you do? 426 00:20:17,210 --> 00:20:19,190 Write letters that they don't even publish. 427 00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:21,720 You ask me, she brought it on herself. 428 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:24,060 What you did to her was 429 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,700 Biblical justice. 430 00:20:29,220 --> 00:20:31,460 An eye for an eye. 431 00:20:32,390 --> 00:20:34,070 Now, you lay it out for me, 432 00:20:35,830 --> 00:20:37,940 and I'll see what I can do for you. 433 00:20:41,940 --> 00:20:43,180 I'm getting very tired. 434 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:48,120 Yes. Tell me what happened and it'll all be over. 435 00:20:51,710 --> 00:20:53,420 Can I get some coffee? 436 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:58,690 You signed your name to this letter, 437 00:20:59,350 --> 00:21:02,160 so I know you're not a coward. 438 00:21:03,260 --> 00:21:05,030 Black, please. 439 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,140 Bunch of brochures from art galleries. 440 00:21:11,730 --> 00:21:13,710 Nothing on Mark Vee. 441 00:21:13,770 --> 00:21:17,980 How does Brunig slog through six quarts of blood and we can't find a drop? 442 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:19,250 Maybe he's not our guy. 443 00:21:19,310 --> 00:21:20,790 Or he cleans up real good. 444 00:21:21,540 --> 00:21:24,250 Detective, we got something on the metal detector. 445 00:21:32,950 --> 00:21:34,360 Waffle grip. 446 00:21:36,060 --> 00:21:37,360 My lawyer show up yet? 447 00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:39,270 I told him to meet you at Rikers Island. 448 00:21:39,330 --> 00:21:41,200 We found out what you've been feeding your plants. 449 00:21:41,260 --> 00:21:43,540 You're under arrest for the murder of Lucy Young. 450 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,300 You have the right to remain silent. 451 00:21:45,370 --> 00:21:48,400 Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. 452 00:21:50,270 --> 00:21:52,620 Can I get a better look at Number 3? 453 00:21:53,810 --> 00:21:56,250 Have Number 3 step forward, please. 454 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:58,150 Step forward. Right here. 455 00:22:00,150 --> 00:22:01,150 Stay there. 456 00:22:01,620 --> 00:22:03,600 Okay. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that that's him. 457 00:22:03,650 --> 00:22:05,290 That's the guy that was on the loading dock. 458 00:22:05,350 --> 00:22:06,490 You're pretty sure? 459 00:22:06,550 --> 00:22:08,260 You're here to observe, Mr. Olson. 460 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:10,360 Take your time, Ms. LaPorte. 461 00:22:11,430 --> 00:22:14,130 Well, I think that that's him. 462 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,410 Thank you. We'll be in touch. 463 00:22:19,970 --> 00:22:21,780 Well, I believe Mr. Brunig will be leaving, too. 464 00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:24,010 You think I'm letting him back on the street? 465 00:22:24,910 --> 00:22:26,540 We're arraigning him on gun possession. 466 00:22:29,380 --> 00:22:31,690 Larry Brunig leads a fairly unremarkable life. 467 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,420 He was a proofreader at an insurance company, 468 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,620 and his sheet's clean, not even a traffic ticket. 469 00:22:37,380 --> 00:22:38,920 Somebody spike his oatmeal one morning? 470 00:22:39,450 --> 00:22:42,700 Apparently he had problems with the paintings the victim promoted. 471 00:22:43,220 --> 00:22:46,470 It's a big leap from writing a letter to chopping off her hands. 472 00:22:46,530 --> 00:22:47,900 What's he got for an alibi? 473 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:49,500 Home by himself. 474 00:22:50,930 --> 00:22:51,930 Prove he wasn't. 475 00:22:53,530 --> 00:22:57,410 I'm sure Larry was home that night. I remember his music being up real loud. 476 00:22:58,110 --> 00:22:59,550 What time was that? 477 00:22:59,610 --> 00:23:00,780 Around 7:30. 478 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,260 My mah-jong game was just getting started 479 00:23:03,310 --> 00:23:06,020 and Bev Schlenoff was complaining she couldn't hear. 480 00:23:06,450 --> 00:23:07,690 It must have been pretty loud. 481 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:09,320 These walls are like paper. 482 00:23:09,580 --> 00:23:12,690 So I called Larry on the phone, and he turned it off. He's nice that way. 483 00:23:13,690 --> 00:23:16,070 Once it was quiet, did you hear him leave his apartment? 484 00:23:16,790 --> 00:23:17,790 I wouldn't know. 485 00:23:18,630 --> 00:23:21,070 Usually when he gets home from work, he's in for the night. 486 00:23:21,530 --> 00:23:23,100 Not much of a social life? 487 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:24,170 Not recently. 488 00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:26,500 But when he moved in here, he was a different person. 489 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:28,610 Different in what way? 490 00:23:29,270 --> 00:23:30,750 Let me show you something, dear. 491 00:23:34,340 --> 00:23:35,480 See? 492 00:23:37,180 --> 00:23:39,750 That's not bad. Brunig did that? 493 00:23:40,180 --> 00:23:43,530 Larry couldn't make his rent one month, so he gave me this instead. 494 00:23:44,620 --> 00:23:45,860 How long ago was that? 495 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:50,370 Oh, five or six years ago. Then one morning I got up 496 00:23:50,790 --> 00:23:54,360 and all the paintings that were in his apartment were out with the garbage. 497 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,740 The canvasses had been slashed. 498 00:23:58,030 --> 00:24:00,340 That's a pretty big statement. Did he ever talk to you about it? 499 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:04,440 From what I could tell, he just gave up. 500 00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:09,850 Larry Brunig. He'd turn up with a new painting every three or four months. 501 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,550 I only sold one, to a lady in Great Neck. She liked it 502 00:24:12,610 --> 00:24:14,990 because the colors matched her sofa. 503 00:24:15,050 --> 00:24:17,330 You know, I saw one of his paintings. It wasn't half bad. 504 00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:19,670 I have something really nice that might interest you. 505 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:20,760 No thanks. 506 00:24:20,820 --> 00:24:22,100 I'll give you a break on the price. 507 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:23,640 I'm not in the market, Mr. Boyd. 508 00:24:23,690 --> 00:24:25,800 All right. Larry tried hard. 509 00:24:25,860 --> 00:24:28,030 He was prolific, but the kind of work he did just wasn't selling. 510 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:29,940 I had to stop representing him. 511 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,370 How'd he react when you told him? 512 00:24:31,430 --> 00:24:34,440 Larry's not stupid. He saw the writing on the wall, took a day job. 513 00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:36,110 We parted ways on good terms. 514 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:38,850 When's the last time you spoke to him? 515 00:24:38,910 --> 00:24:42,080 I heard from him three years ago. In fact, I did him a big favor. 516 00:24:42,140 --> 00:24:43,280 What kind of favor? 517 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,520 I got a call from a woman who was traveling with Larry in Spain. 518 00:24:46,580 --> 00:24:48,720 Said he was having some trouble with the police and needed money. 519 00:24:49,180 --> 00:24:51,160 I sent him some. What happened? 520 00:24:51,220 --> 00:24:53,760 I never got the whole story I wired him $2,000. 521 00:24:54,190 --> 00:24:55,670 Took him about a year, but Larry paid me back. 522 00:24:56,360 --> 00:24:58,200 Do you remember the woman's name? 523 00:24:58,590 --> 00:25:02,560 It was his girlfriend. She said she worked with Larry at some insurance company. 524 00:25:06,570 --> 00:25:08,950 We went to Spain together on vacation. 525 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,780 I knew Larry loved art, but all he wanted to do was visit churches and museums. 526 00:25:14,710 --> 00:25:18,210 You had Otto Boyd wire him some money while you were there. What was that about? 527 00:25:19,650 --> 00:25:21,090 Larry's got enough problems. 528 00:25:22,550 --> 00:25:26,020 You had to make the call for him, so I assume he was in jail. 529 00:25:26,420 --> 00:25:28,900 If you want to know what happened, try the Barcelona police. 530 00:25:30,060 --> 00:25:31,400 Do you know what he did to that woman? 531 00:25:31,460 --> 00:25:33,460 I know what I read in the paper. 532 00:25:34,130 --> 00:25:36,170 Well, let me tell you what wasn't in the paper. 533 00:25:36,900 --> 00:25:39,280 She was still alive when he cut her hands off. 534 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:43,870 Larry wouldn't do that. 535 00:25:43,940 --> 00:25:46,180 He was offended by a painting she sponsored. 536 00:25:46,770 --> 00:25:47,980 A woman with no hands. 537 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,290 A painting? 538 00:25:50,980 --> 00:25:52,510 Talk to me, Ms. Branson. 539 00:25:55,820 --> 00:25:58,130 Larry kept going back to this one museum. 540 00:25:58,190 --> 00:26:01,290 There was a painting by Salvador Dali. 541 00:26:01,890 --> 00:26:03,060 He took me to see it. 542 00:26:03,690 --> 00:26:07,570 It was this woman, she had no head, no hands, no feet. 543 00:26:08,330 --> 00:26:10,870 I couldn't understand his fascination. 544 00:26:11,570 --> 00:26:14,640 Made me think he was a little strange. 545 00:26:15,500 --> 00:26:17,040 How'd the police get involved? 546 00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:18,780 One night, Larry called me at our hotel. 547 00:26:19,410 --> 00:26:20,890 He, uh, was in jail. 548 00:26:21,740 --> 00:26:23,950 They said he tried to vandalize the painting with spray paint. 549 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:28,480 CARMICHAEL: The guards jumped Brunig before he could get the top off the can. 550 00:26:28,550 --> 00:26:29,620 Thank heavens. 551 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,820 As they dragged him away, Brunig shouted the museum should be closed down 552 00:26:32,890 --> 00:26:34,890 for hanging paintings by women-haters. 553 00:26:35,260 --> 00:26:37,930 What do you get in Spain for trying to paint a painting? 554 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,940 Well, they detained him until he paid a fine, 555 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,070 and made the State Department invalidate his passport for travel to Spain. 556 00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:46,540 It establishes a pattern of behavior and a motive. 557 00:26:47,070 --> 00:26:49,310 We'll need a witness from the Barcelona Museum. 558 00:26:49,370 --> 00:26:50,370 Barcelona, 559 00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:53,080 a headless woman, it's... 560 00:26:54,010 --> 00:26:55,010 Surreal? 561 00:27:00,550 --> 00:27:02,360 "Docket number 4219," 562 00:27:02,420 --> 00:27:05,520 "People v. Larry Brunig, murder in the first degree." 563 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,320 Murder one? That's over-charging. 564 00:27:07,820 --> 00:27:09,820 The victim's hands were severed before death. 565 00:27:09,890 --> 00:27:12,130 She was killed in a cruel and wanton manner. 566 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,070 Murder one sounds good to me. How's he plead? 567 00:27:15,130 --> 00:27:16,440 Not guilty, Your Honor. 568 00:27:16,500 --> 00:27:17,570 People request remand. 569 00:27:17,970 --> 00:27:19,880 My client has a steady job a stable residence, 570 00:27:19,930 --> 00:27:21,470 absolutely no criminal record. 571 00:27:21,540 --> 00:27:23,240 In this country. 572 00:27:23,300 --> 00:27:26,440 Your Honor, he was arrested in Spain. He tried to deface a prominent painting by 573 00:27:26,510 --> 00:27:29,010 Salvador Dali, which depicted a dismembered woman. 574 00:27:30,110 --> 00:27:31,420 What about this, Mr. Olson? 575 00:27:31,710 --> 00:27:34,780 What happened in Spain is not admissible against my client. 576 00:27:34,850 --> 00:27:37,160 I'm asking Your Honor to preclude this evidence. 577 00:27:37,750 --> 00:27:40,660 It's admissible at a bail argument. I'm remanding him. 578 00:27:41,190 --> 00:27:42,670 I'll refer your motion to the trial judge. 579 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:43,830 Next case. 580 00:27:44,660 --> 00:27:46,300 COURT CLERK: "Docket number 367..." 581 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:49,170 They can't place my client at the murder scene, so they attack his character. 582 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:50,700 It's relevant to his motive. 583 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:52,870 He tired to attack a painting, not a person. 584 00:27:52,930 --> 00:27:56,110 But the Barcelona incident shows that he was incited to violence 585 00:27:56,170 --> 00:27:58,910 by exactly the same image. It's practically his trademark. 586 00:27:59,110 --> 00:28:01,610 He had white paint. Now they're talking about a kitchen knife. 587 00:28:02,010 --> 00:28:03,580 It has no probative value. 588 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,920 Don't I have to weigh the possibility of prejudice, Mr. McCoy? 589 00:28:06,980 --> 00:28:08,960 Exactly, Judge. No jury can hear about Barcelona 590 00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:10,930 and still dispassionately weigh the evidence. 591 00:28:10,980 --> 00:28:13,900 Give the jurors some credit. They make these kinds of distinctions all the time. 592 00:28:14,490 --> 00:28:16,530 Oh, I don't give them that much credit. 593 00:28:18,290 --> 00:28:21,430 I'll allow the testimony to come in with a limiting instruction. 594 00:28:25,300 --> 00:28:26,740 Here's what you can do with your motive. 595 00:28:29,370 --> 00:28:30,540 Insanity defense? 596 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,710 Not quite. Extreme emotional disturbance. 597 00:28:33,770 --> 00:28:35,480 The painting made me do it. 598 00:28:39,780 --> 00:28:42,260 When did you first encounter the defendant, Ms. Poster? 599 00:28:43,220 --> 00:28:44,860 At the opening party for Mark Vee. 600 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,990 He, uh, went from piece to piece muttering and shaking his head. 601 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,930 He'd confront the guests and challenge their opinion on the work. 602 00:28:52,490 --> 00:28:54,600 A number of arguments broke out, and I had to ask him to leave. 603 00:28:55,660 --> 00:28:57,340 Did you ever see Mr. Brunig after that? 604 00:28:58,170 --> 00:29:01,610 He came back to the gallery four times during the Mark Vee show. 605 00:29:02,170 --> 00:29:03,510 And how did he behave? 606 00:29:03,570 --> 00:29:04,740 Nothing like the first time. 607 00:29:05,670 --> 00:29:08,550 He would just look at Perfect Woman 608 00:29:09,710 --> 00:29:11,660 No muttering? No. 609 00:29:12,180 --> 00:29:13,720 No confrontations? 610 00:29:13,780 --> 00:29:15,160 No. He didn't open his mouth. 611 00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:18,220 Did he appear agitated or affected by the painting in any way? 612 00:29:18,620 --> 00:29:19,620 Not in the least. 613 00:29:21,490 --> 00:29:22,490 Nothing further. 614 00:29:24,390 --> 00:29:25,930 Ms. Poster, did you ever speak to Mr. Brunig 615 00:29:25,990 --> 00:29:27,940 during his subsequent visits to the gallery? 616 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,040 No. Just that first time. 617 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,830 So, unless you could read his mind, 618 00:29:32,900 --> 00:29:34,900 you really didn't know whether he was agitated or not. 619 00:29:35,370 --> 00:29:36,780 He didn't seem upset to me. 620 00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:39,910 The one time he did seem upset, you had him removed from the gallery? 621 00:29:40,340 --> 00:29:41,380 Right. 622 00:29:41,610 --> 00:29:43,650 So it's quite possible that he was hiding his emotions 623 00:29:43,710 --> 00:29:45,280 in order to avoid getting thrown out? 624 00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:46,650 Objection. JUDGE: Sustained. 625 00:29:46,710 --> 00:29:48,590 For all you know, he was burning up inside. 626 00:29:48,650 --> 00:29:49,750 Sustained! 627 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:52,750 Nothing further. 628 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:59,400 OLSON: Who was your model for Perfect Woman 629 00:30:00,230 --> 00:30:01,500 There was no model. 630 00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:03,810 It's solely a product of my imagination. 631 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,710 You imagine women with their body parts amputated? 632 00:30:07,070 --> 00:30:08,600 Yeah, I suppose I do. 633 00:30:08,970 --> 00:30:10,210 But it's just fantasy. 634 00:30:10,700 --> 00:30:12,810 A fantasy which you choose to share with the public. 635 00:30:13,510 --> 00:30:15,820 I suppose that's one way to define art. 636 00:30:16,980 --> 00:30:19,150 How do you intend people to feel when they view this? 637 00:30:19,650 --> 00:30:23,290 I can't predict people's emotional response to my art. 638 00:30:23,350 --> 00:30:26,700 What they feel about this painting is based on their own experience. 639 00:30:27,420 --> 00:30:30,270 So disgust and outrage would be valid responses? 640 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:35,130 Sure, but I hope the viewer goes deeper than a visceral reaction to the work. 641 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:36,270 What do you mean by that? 642 00:30:36,330 --> 00:30:39,610 Anybody can look at Perfect Woman 643 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:42,370 I want to challenge their preconceptions. 644 00:30:44,670 --> 00:30:48,280 You're a provocateur, Mr. Vee, aren't you? 645 00:30:49,410 --> 00:30:50,440 You might say that. 646 00:30:50,510 --> 00:30:52,550 You seek to arouse a reaction? 647 00:30:53,180 --> 00:30:56,420 The bigger the reaction, the better. That's what the work is about. 648 00:30:59,550 --> 00:31:00,790 I have nothing further. 649 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,140 Did you intend your work to be taken literally, Mr. Vee? 650 00:31:08,130 --> 00:31:10,040 VEE: What do you mean "literally"? 651 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:14,180 Did you intend this painting to promote hatred of women? 652 00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:18,110 I wouldn't expect any two people to experience it the same way. 653 00:31:19,210 --> 00:31:21,020 You wanted to provoke discussion? 654 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,280 Yes. 655 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,010 JACK: Challenge people's perceptions? 656 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:25,150 VEE: Yes. 657 00:31:25,210 --> 00:31:28,890 Did you ever intend your work to provoke violence? 658 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:30,800 Provoke violence? 659 00:31:30,850 --> 00:31:35,530 No. But I can't deny this painting has violent content. 660 00:31:36,860 --> 00:31:39,800 It doesn't surprise me that some people can't handle it. 661 00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:47,440 Olson will depict his client as 662 00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:49,710 slipping into a dissociative state prior to the murder. 663 00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:52,780 It sounds like you're describing some form of psychosis. 664 00:31:53,540 --> 00:31:57,220 Brunig won't say his dog told him to do it, just that he acted on impulse. 665 00:31:57,940 --> 00:31:59,550 Triggered by viewing the painting. 666 00:31:59,610 --> 00:32:02,860 The testimony he went back to see it several times supports that position. 667 00:32:03,380 --> 00:32:05,260 Nobody forced him to go back there. 668 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,260 The more you can show his actions to be deliberate, 669 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:10,430 the less likely they'll be viewed as impulsive. 670 00:32:10,490 --> 00:32:12,130 Just take him through it frame by frame. 671 00:32:12,930 --> 00:32:14,000 You foresee any potholes? 672 00:32:15,460 --> 00:32:18,070 Well, he might claim something in his background made him vulnerable. 673 00:32:18,130 --> 00:32:19,610 He flopped as an artist. 674 00:32:19,670 --> 00:32:21,740 Or something more basic, from his childhood. 675 00:32:22,540 --> 00:32:25,610 Maybe you'll figure it out from the gallery. See you in the morning. 676 00:32:25,670 --> 00:32:26,780 DR. SKODA: Yeah. 677 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:29,580 Thanks. 678 00:32:32,810 --> 00:32:34,920 I have to say, Jack, that painting disturbs me, too. 679 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,850 There's being disturbed and there's using it as an excuse to commit murder. 680 00:32:39,750 --> 00:32:41,490 It's no better than pornography. 681 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,290 And what, pornography causes violence? 682 00:32:44,890 --> 00:32:47,670 I'm not hardcore like some feminists, but there's something to it. 683 00:32:47,860 --> 00:32:51,070 There's no proven correlation between looking at smut and committing crimes. 684 00:32:52,570 --> 00:32:56,310 I don't care what the numbers say. It's more subtle. It objectifies women. 685 00:32:57,070 --> 00:32:58,520 You want to police what people think? 686 00:32:58,910 --> 00:33:02,910 The Supreme Court says expression can be regulated based on community standards. 687 00:33:02,980 --> 00:33:05,890 Where I come form, they'd toss that thing in the barbecue pit. 688 00:33:06,710 --> 00:33:09,220 That's your solution? Burn it? 689 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,420 I'm not advocating that, but your jury might. 690 00:33:20,690 --> 00:33:22,440 The defense calls Larry Brunig. 691 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:29,580 Uh, Your Honor, I see Dr. Skoda, the People's psychiatrist, in the gallery. 692 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:31,440 He's entitled to observe. 693 00:33:36,780 --> 00:33:38,150 I want him excluded from the courtroom. 694 00:33:38,210 --> 00:33:39,210 JUDGE: On what grounds? 695 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:41,560 The People are trying to end-run the statute. He can't testify here. 696 00:33:42,050 --> 00:33:44,390 I'm entitled to his advice before I cross. 697 00:33:45,190 --> 00:33:47,390 Are you stipulating that you're not calling him on rebuttal? 698 00:33:47,750 --> 00:33:49,030 I haven't made that decision yet. 699 00:33:49,090 --> 00:33:50,090 There you go, Judge. 700 00:33:50,490 --> 00:33:53,330 There's nothing that says I can't call an expert in rebuttal. 701 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,130 He's trying to intimidate Mr. Brunig. 702 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:58,500 How would your client be intimidated by someone he doesn't know or recognize? 703 00:33:58,730 --> 00:33:59,770 This was a setup. 704 00:33:59,970 --> 00:34:01,450 But the bell has already rung. 705 00:34:01,700 --> 00:34:02,940 Then I'll find someone else. 706 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,310 I'm not stopping this trial while you go shopping for a shrink. 707 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:09,450 You want Dr. Skoda to testify? 708 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:12,580 Give him the transcript of the defendant's testimony. 709 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:14,250 Now let's go. 710 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,090 I first read about Mark Vee's opening in a magazine. 711 00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:30,110 The paintings sounded so violent, I wanted to see them for myself. 712 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,100 Is that when you first came into contact with Lucy Young? 713 00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:38,480 Yes. Heard the show would never have gotten off the ground without her. 714 00:34:39,010 --> 00:34:40,210 Did you approach her? 715 00:34:40,270 --> 00:34:43,690 I wanted to talk to her about the filth she was supporting. 716 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,320 But they asked me to leave before I had the chance. 717 00:34:47,910 --> 00:34:49,220 Because you were disruptive? 718 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,860 I just wanted to understand what it was people liked about it. 719 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:56,700 One of them called me a fascist. 720 00:34:57,960 --> 00:34:59,630 Why did you seek Lucy Young out again? 721 00:35:01,290 --> 00:35:02,600 I never planned it. 722 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,840 But I found out she backed a lot of this filth. 723 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:08,540 Like what? 724 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:10,310 Defilements of the Virgin Mary, 725 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,370 sculptures made with animal feces... 726 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:14,480 And this? 727 00:35:14,540 --> 00:35:16,280 See, that is not art. 728 00:35:16,340 --> 00:35:20,090 Art is about beauty and life. 729 00:35:21,450 --> 00:35:23,160 Like Renoir, or Degas. 730 00:35:23,220 --> 00:35:25,030 It made you angry, Larry? Yes. 731 00:35:25,890 --> 00:35:29,700 So what did you do with all of this anger that was building up inside of you? 732 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:33,530 I got Lucy Young's address off the Internet, 733 00:35:33,590 --> 00:35:35,200 so I decided to confront her. 734 00:35:35,530 --> 00:35:37,600 To harm her? No. 735 00:35:37,660 --> 00:35:42,310 I just wanted to tell her what a terrible thing it was 736 00:35:42,370 --> 00:35:43,870 to support this 737 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,910 and what it would do to the children who saw it. 738 00:35:48,180 --> 00:35:50,590 What happened when you got to the building that night? 739 00:35:51,380 --> 00:35:52,860 She wasn't there at first, 740 00:35:54,310 --> 00:35:57,690 so I decided to wait across the street. My mind was racing. 741 00:35:59,250 --> 00:36:02,790 Then when she finally turned the corner, 742 00:36:03,790 --> 00:36:05,170 my heart started pounding. 743 00:36:05,230 --> 00:36:07,000 What did you do when she arrived? 744 00:36:09,060 --> 00:36:12,100 I came up to her at the door. I told her I wanted to talk. 745 00:36:13,870 --> 00:36:17,610 She said to leave her alone or she'd scream. 746 00:36:19,210 --> 00:36:21,120 Then she pulled out a can of mace. 747 00:36:22,210 --> 00:36:24,210 And you forced her inside with a gun? 748 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:25,550 Yes. 749 00:36:25,610 --> 00:36:27,150 And you hit her over the head? 750 00:36:27,210 --> 00:36:28,490 Yes. 751 00:36:29,850 --> 00:36:31,800 She wouldn't listen to me. 752 00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:34,120 And then, Larry? 753 00:36:34,190 --> 00:36:35,330 She was lying there... 754 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,360 All I could think about was that. 755 00:36:41,260 --> 00:36:43,240 I couldn't get this picture out of my head, 756 00:36:44,300 --> 00:36:47,340 and the things that it made me think about were horrible. 757 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:52,620 What it made me do. 758 00:36:53,570 --> 00:36:55,350 What did you do, Larry? 759 00:36:58,510 --> 00:37:00,350 I went to the kitchen 760 00:37:02,050 --> 00:37:04,360 and I got a knife and some tape... 761 00:37:06,790 --> 00:37:09,560 I can't say it. Please, just don't make me say it. 762 00:37:09,620 --> 00:37:10,900 Nothing further. 763 00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:17,600 Before you went to confront Lucy Young, 764 00:37:17,660 --> 00:37:19,740 you made sure to bring your gun along with you? 765 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:21,810 BRUNIG: Yes. 766 00:37:22,500 --> 00:37:24,480 You planned to harm her, Mr. Brunig. 767 00:37:24,540 --> 00:37:27,250 No! I just wanted to make her listen. 768 00:37:27,310 --> 00:37:29,880 And then you laid in wait for her for an hour and a half. 769 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:33,020 I don't remember exactly how long it was. 770 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,720 Well, do you remember cleaning your fingerprints off, 771 00:37:35,780 --> 00:37:37,630 disposing of your bloody clothes? 772 00:37:38,050 --> 00:37:40,260 After I realized what I'd done, I got scared. 773 00:37:41,190 --> 00:37:45,360 Hardly the actions of a man acting on emotion, Mr. Brunig. 774 00:37:45,430 --> 00:37:46,770 Objection. Argumentative. 775 00:37:46,830 --> 00:37:47,900 Sustained. 776 00:37:49,530 --> 00:37:52,440 At one point in your life, you were a professional artist. 777 00:37:54,170 --> 00:37:56,480 My mother taught me how to paint when I was a boy. 778 00:37:57,770 --> 00:37:59,680 She was a gifted artist herself. 779 00:37:59,740 --> 00:38:02,220 And then one day, you just gave up. 780 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,920 My paintings weren't selling. 781 00:38:05,250 --> 00:38:08,890 And people like Lucy Young wouldn't help you. 782 00:38:08,950 --> 00:38:10,520 That's right. 783 00:38:10,580 --> 00:38:15,050 But Mark Vee was featured at a major gallery. 784 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:17,900 People were lining up to see his work. 785 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:21,370 They think they're smarter than you because they worship this crap. 786 00:38:23,730 --> 00:38:27,540 That's all it is, and you know it. Everybody here knows it. 787 00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:31,740 You were a failure, Mr. Brunig. 788 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,280 That has nothing to do with this. 789 00:38:33,340 --> 00:38:35,110 You were jealous and bitter. 790 00:38:35,180 --> 00:38:36,180 No. 791 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:38,950 And that's why you kept going back there, isn't it? 792 00:38:39,010 --> 00:38:40,820 To wallow in your own misery! 793 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:42,220 This did something to me. 794 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,850 Then why didn't you confront the artist instead of Lucy Young? 795 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:48,870 Without her money, people wouldn't even be able to see these sick paintings. 796 00:38:49,290 --> 00:38:52,930 So, to protest, 797 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,010 you cut off a woman's hands. 798 00:38:58,700 --> 00:39:01,040 Can you explain that to me, Mr. Brunig? 799 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:04,740 Lucy Young did this to me. 800 00:39:07,210 --> 00:39:09,080 She made me feel this. 801 00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:13,450 She put this painting in a gallery. 802 00:39:15,980 --> 00:39:17,520 I had to make it stop. 803 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:27,030 Look, Jack, everything he describes about that night, 804 00:39:27,090 --> 00:39:29,540 the way his rage spiked, the way he killed her, 805 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:31,580 it suggests a loss of self-control. 806 00:39:31,630 --> 00:39:33,200 And the gun he brought along? 807 00:39:33,270 --> 00:39:34,870 Ultimately, he didn't shoot her. 808 00:39:35,870 --> 00:39:38,580 If I could talk to Brunig alone, I'd have some better insight. 809 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:40,350 Well, you can't. The law doesn't allow it. 810 00:39:40,910 --> 00:39:44,720 Based on this cold record, nothing I could say would help you. 811 00:39:45,150 --> 00:39:46,250 Thanks. 812 00:39:50,180 --> 00:39:51,390 ADAM: Now what? 813 00:39:51,450 --> 00:39:52,620 We go to a verdict. 814 00:39:52,690 --> 00:39:54,260 Get a second opinion. 815 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:58,830 If I put a hired gun up there, Olson'll call Skoda in rebuttal. 816 00:39:58,890 --> 00:39:59,890 Then offer murder two. 817 00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:01,460 I don't accept their argument. 818 00:40:01,530 --> 00:40:02,910 It's better than manslaughter, Jack. 819 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:06,240 We compromise now, we're admitting art incites violence. 820 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:08,400 This is not about freedom of expression. 821 00:40:08,470 --> 00:40:10,450 Isn't it? If we buy into this defense, 822 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:12,350 how far behind do you think the censors will be? 823 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:14,250 Here we go. 824 00:40:14,310 --> 00:40:17,190 You want the government sniffing around the museums, Adam? 825 00:40:17,980 --> 00:40:20,620 Can't you see the little picture for a change? 826 00:40:21,010 --> 00:40:22,890 What do we do when the next defendant comes around 827 00:40:22,950 --> 00:40:24,790 and says that a book made him angry? Or a movie? 828 00:40:24,850 --> 00:40:27,660 That's exactly what's gonna happen if Brunig wins. 829 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:30,700 If the jury buys it, there's nothing I can do 830 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:32,530 but I won't pave the way. 831 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:35,470 A painting's not an excuse for murder. 832 00:40:41,870 --> 00:40:45,110 Larry Brunig was a profoundly troubled man, 833 00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:50,210 isolated, tortured by his career disappointment, 834 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:53,590 all of that repressed creativity burning a hole inside of him. 835 00:40:55,220 --> 00:40:58,690 And then Larry saw this, 836 00:40:59,890 --> 00:41:03,860 and it brought to the surface all of that anger and all of that emotion. 837 00:41:05,530 --> 00:41:09,270 He became obsessed with it. It enraged him. 838 00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:14,200 Now this painting, it may not enrage you and me like it enraged Larry, 839 00:41:14,670 --> 00:41:17,150 but under the law, you must step into his shoes 840 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:18,770 and decide whether he was emotionally overcome 841 00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:21,510 the night he committed this horrible crime. 842 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:26,620 Now, please take a good, hard look at this. 843 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,820 I want you to think about what it did to Larry. 844 00:41:31,150 --> 00:41:32,790 It poisoned him. 845 00:41:32,850 --> 00:41:35,890 And in his mind, Lucy Young was the one 846 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,630 that inflicted this poison on him. 847 00:41:38,690 --> 00:41:41,500 Larry's mental distress was real. 848 00:41:42,460 --> 00:41:44,570 And for one regrettable moment, 849 00:41:47,370 --> 00:41:48,640 he lost control. 850 00:41:51,700 --> 00:41:53,480 Because of this. 851 00:42:08,020 --> 00:42:09,730 I don't care for this painting. 852 00:42:10,990 --> 00:42:15,170 It's offensive to me, and I'm not going to stand here and tell you otherwise. 853 00:42:17,430 --> 00:42:22,210 But it doesn't give Larry Brunig an excuse for killing Lucy Young. 854 00:42:22,970 --> 00:42:27,150 Mr. Brunig wants to use his obsession as a permission slip 855 00:42:27,210 --> 00:42:28,450 to commit murder. 856 00:42:33,550 --> 00:42:36,580 If you go down that road, where does it end? 857 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:40,330 Any person who's hypersensitive 858 00:42:40,390 --> 00:42:42,920 has a defense against a charge of murder. 859 00:42:42,990 --> 00:42:48,030 Any bigot can plead extreme emotional disturbance. 860 00:42:48,090 --> 00:42:53,540 Whether you like it or not, Mark Vee had every right to create this. 861 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:56,310 Lucy Young had every right to support it. 862 00:42:57,240 --> 00:43:02,210 And Larry Brunig had every right to hate it. 863 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:05,850 If he wanted to, he could stand on a street corner 864 00:43:05,910 --> 00:43:09,360 and rail against it to anyone who passed by. 865 00:43:09,420 --> 00:43:15,920 But he had no right to kill Lucy Young to express his opinion. 866 00:43:17,420 --> 00:43:22,130 He found Mark Vee's painting insulting to women. 867 00:43:23,660 --> 00:43:27,540 But he's the one who clubbed a woman's head 868 00:43:28,070 --> 00:43:31,540 and chopped her up in her living room. 869 00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:34,780 Larry Brunig planned this crime in advance 870 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:37,950 and carried it out with brutal efficiency. 871 00:43:38,010 --> 00:43:42,590 His claim that he just wanted to confront Lucy Young about her patronage 872 00:43:42,650 --> 00:43:45,320 is belied by the fact that, on the night in question, 873 00:43:45,390 --> 00:43:47,190 he packed a gun. 874 00:43:50,290 --> 00:43:53,970 On some level his anger may be understandable, 875 00:43:57,500 --> 00:44:00,710 but don't let him use it to get away with murder. 876 00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:12,390 Has the jury reached a verdict? 877 00:44:12,450 --> 00:44:14,020 FOREPERSON: We have, Your Honor. 878 00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:15,650 Will the defendant please rise? 879 00:44:18,350 --> 00:44:19,850 On the sole count of the indictment, 880 00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:22,870 murder in the first degree, how do you find? 881 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:25,840 We find the defendant guilty. 882 00:44:39,970 --> 00:44:42,710 I hear the First Amendment's alive and well. 883 00:44:42,780 --> 00:44:45,780 For now. It'll keep taking potshots. 884 00:44:45,850 --> 00:44:48,090 And the Larry Brunigs of the world won't help. 885 00:44:49,050 --> 00:44:51,220 Maybe if he hadn't stopped painting.