1 00:00:05,694 --> 00:00:07,212 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:07,279 --> 00:00:08,580 the people are represented 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,116 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:11,183 --> 00:00:12,976 the police, who investigate crime, 5 00:00:13,010 --> 00:00:15,812 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:15,846 --> 00:00:18,290 These are their stories. 7 00:00:21,652 --> 00:00:24,796 Help! Help! 8 00:00:24,830 --> 00:00:27,424 Help, someone, please. We're trapped. 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:31,303 Shh. 10 00:00:39,545 --> 00:00:41,747 Anyone here? 11 00:00:41,847 --> 00:00:43,415 - Please, you have to help me! 12 00:00:43,515 --> 00:00:44,516 - Come on. - Through here. 13 00:00:44,583 --> 00:00:46,084 - Shh, shh, shh. 14 00:00:51,223 --> 00:00:52,507 Ma'am, I need you to calm down. 15 00:00:52,541 --> 00:00:54,426 We're gonna get you out. - Please, you have to help us! 16 00:00:54,493 --> 00:00:57,354 - I need you to stand back. 17 00:01:00,624 --> 00:01:01,967 Come on, come on. Let's go. 18 00:01:02,067 --> 00:01:03,402 We don't have much time. 19 00:01:03,468 --> 00:01:04,569 Go with them. We'll get you out. 20 00:01:04,670 --> 00:01:07,189 Ma'am, with me. Let's go. Come on. 21 00:01:07,222 --> 00:01:11,109 One's coming out! 22 00:01:12,144 --> 00:01:13,870 Anybody in there? 23 00:01:17,249 --> 00:01:18,984 - Eyes down, Peralta! 24 00:01:19,051 --> 00:01:20,544 Backdraft! 25 00:01:26,825 --> 00:01:29,152 It was a backdraft. You've been trained for this. 26 00:01:29,252 --> 00:01:30,529 - Sorry, Cap. 27 00:01:30,629 --> 00:01:33,365 In this job, there's no second chances. 28 00:01:33,432 --> 00:01:36,393 - Yes, sir. 29 00:01:39,538 --> 00:01:42,941 Vic is Clint Braddock, captain of this ladder company. 30 00:01:43,008 --> 00:01:44,543 I'm guessing this is the murder weapon. 31 00:01:44,576 --> 00:01:47,004 Halligan tool, fireman's best friend. 32 00:01:47,070 --> 00:01:48,613 - Not today. 33 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:49,773 You were the first on the scene? 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,083 - Yeah. 35 00:01:51,116 --> 00:01:52,618 Call came in a little after midnight. 36 00:01:52,684 --> 00:01:54,286 One of the firefighters who was staying in the house 37 00:01:54,353 --> 00:01:56,847 came down and found him dead, called 911. 38 00:01:56,947 --> 00:01:58,457 Everyone else was upstairs asleep. 39 00:01:58,557 --> 00:02:00,158 You know how many people were in the house? 40 00:02:00,225 --> 00:02:02,094 Nine, not including the captain. 41 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:03,528 They're all still here. 42 00:02:03,595 --> 00:02:04,663 I've got unis taking their statements. 43 00:02:04,730 --> 00:02:06,064 - Any signs of forced entry? 44 00:02:06,131 --> 00:02:07,699 No, but the back door to the kitchen 45 00:02:07,766 --> 00:02:09,935 was standing wide open when we arrived. 46 00:02:10,002 --> 00:02:14,239 Hey, Vince. This is our guy, Braddock. 47 00:02:14,272 --> 00:02:16,742 He was at Ground Zero on 9/11. 48 00:02:16,808 --> 00:02:19,803 Led a team into Tower 2. 49 00:02:19,870 --> 00:02:22,606 - Man was a real-life hero. 50 00:02:28,712 --> 00:02:35,744 ♪ ♪ 51 00:03:12,097 --> 00:03:14,157 - We responded to a 10-75. 52 00:03:14,191 --> 00:03:15,967 That's a structural fire. 53 00:03:16,001 --> 00:03:17,302 It was an apartment building. 54 00:03:17,436 --> 00:03:18,804 Things got pretty intense. 55 00:03:18,837 --> 00:03:20,906 And you're the one who called 911? 56 00:03:20,972 --> 00:03:22,207 - Mm-hmm. 57 00:03:22,274 --> 00:03:24,076 All right. Can you tell us what happened? 58 00:03:24,176 --> 00:03:27,212 When we got back, everyone was pretty tired. 59 00:03:27,279 --> 00:03:29,748 And you never know when the next call is gonna come. 60 00:03:29,815 --> 00:03:32,776 So we all went to bed, but Captain stayed up. 61 00:03:32,843 --> 00:03:34,653 He said he had some work to do. 62 00:03:34,719 --> 00:03:36,113 - What time was that? 63 00:03:36,179 --> 00:03:40,117 - Around 10:30, maybe. 64 00:03:40,183 --> 00:03:41,493 But I couldn't sleep. 65 00:03:41,526 --> 00:03:44,521 My adrenaline was still pumping from the fire. 66 00:03:44,554 --> 00:03:46,623 Anyways, around midnight, 67 00:03:46,690 --> 00:03:49,101 I heard what sounded like shouting from downstairs, 68 00:03:49,201 --> 00:03:51,336 so I got up to see what was going on. 69 00:03:51,436 --> 00:03:53,355 You see anything or anyone suspicious? 70 00:03:53,388 --> 00:03:55,006 - No. 71 00:03:55,107 --> 00:03:57,676 Cap wasn't in his office. 72 00:03:57,709 --> 00:04:01,713 So I came downstairs and saw that the back door was open. 73 00:04:01,780 --> 00:04:03,315 It was freezing. 74 00:04:03,415 --> 00:04:05,350 That's when I knew something was wrong. 75 00:04:05,417 --> 00:04:09,146 So I searched the house, 76 00:04:09,246 --> 00:04:12,249 and I found him. 77 00:04:12,315 --> 00:04:14,860 Do you know of any problems he was having? 78 00:04:14,993 --> 00:04:16,878 Anyone who might have wanted to hurt him? 79 00:04:16,912 --> 00:04:18,697 - No. 80 00:04:18,730 --> 00:04:20,991 The man wasn't just a legend. 81 00:04:21,057 --> 00:04:23,135 He was the real deal. 82 00:04:23,201 --> 00:04:27,305 He saved my life last night. 83 00:04:27,372 --> 00:04:28,707 I spoke to the other eight firefighters 84 00:04:28,740 --> 00:04:30,375 who were at the station last night. 85 00:04:30,509 --> 00:04:33,044 They all gave sworn statements that they were asleep 86 00:04:33,111 --> 00:04:35,005 and didn't hear or see anything unusual. 87 00:04:35,071 --> 00:04:36,448 - Unhelpful. 88 00:04:36,515 --> 00:04:38,316 Also, the same thing about Braddock too. 89 00:04:38,383 --> 00:04:40,452 Dude was a hero. Everybody loved him. 90 00:04:40,519 --> 00:04:42,220 Okay, extra unhelpful, but still. 91 00:04:42,254 --> 00:04:43,922 Any one of them could be the killer. 92 00:04:43,955 --> 00:04:45,891 Well, theoretically, but there's this. 93 00:04:45,924 --> 00:04:47,692 Security footage from the back entrance 94 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:49,920 of the station shows Braddock 95 00:04:49,953 --> 00:04:52,247 letting somebody in at around 11:26 p.m. 96 00:04:52,280 --> 00:04:53,632 No angle on the person's face? 97 00:04:53,698 --> 00:04:54,733 - Uh-uh. 98 00:04:54,833 --> 00:04:56,234 And because of the hood and the jacket, 99 00:04:56,334 --> 00:04:58,236 you can't tell if it's a man or a woman, but check this out. 100 00:04:58,270 --> 00:05:00,805 20 minutes later, they leave out the same door. 101 00:05:00,872 --> 00:05:04,075 Now, that's 16 minutes before the 911 call. 102 00:05:04,109 --> 00:05:06,845 So looks like Braddock knew his killer? 103 00:05:06,945 --> 00:05:08,205 I mean, what about the murder weapon? 104 00:05:08,305 --> 00:05:09,581 Any prints? - Dozens. 105 00:05:09,614 --> 00:05:11,550 But they all track back to members of Braddock's 106 00:05:11,616 --> 00:05:14,186 ladder company, which tracks. 107 00:05:14,286 --> 00:05:17,088 If you zoom in, mystery person's wearing gloves. 108 00:05:17,189 --> 00:05:20,225 So how does a guy beloved by everybody 109 00:05:20,325 --> 00:05:21,776 end up with his head bashed in? 110 00:05:21,810 --> 00:05:23,328 - I wouldn't say everyone. 111 00:05:23,395 --> 00:05:24,963 I've been going through his text messages. 112 00:05:24,996 --> 00:05:26,489 Looks like he was going through 113 00:05:26,556 --> 00:05:28,667 a pretty nasty split from his wife. 114 00:05:28,733 --> 00:05:31,036 - Sounds promising. - And it gets better. 115 00:05:31,102 --> 00:05:33,438 Braddock had her served with divorce papers 116 00:05:33,471 --> 00:05:35,957 yesterday afternoon. 117 00:05:38,326 --> 00:05:40,503 Our understanding is that the two of you 118 00:05:40,570 --> 00:05:42,948 were having some marital problems? 119 00:05:42,981 --> 00:05:44,507 - You mean he was leaving me. 120 00:05:44,574 --> 00:05:46,618 - We read his text messages. 121 00:05:46,685 --> 00:05:48,353 You seemed pretty upset. 122 00:05:48,453 --> 00:05:51,122 Because I didn't want a divorce. 123 00:05:51,156 --> 00:05:52,983 Because I loved him. 124 00:05:53,016 --> 00:05:55,026 I would never. 125 00:05:55,126 --> 00:05:58,922 ♪ ♪ 126 00:05:59,022 --> 00:06:01,199 I had an affair. 127 00:06:01,266 --> 00:06:03,693 It was a mistake. 128 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,738 I begged him to take me back, but he couldn't. 129 00:06:06,838 --> 00:06:11,710 I hoped that maybe with time, but no. 130 00:06:11,776 --> 00:06:15,347 Where were you last night around midnight? 131 00:06:15,413 --> 00:06:18,850 I was a mess about the divorce papers. 132 00:06:18,917 --> 00:06:20,318 So I had a few girlfriends over. 133 00:06:20,385 --> 00:06:21,920 We drank some wine and watched a movie. 134 00:06:21,987 --> 00:06:23,655 Well, we'd like to get those friends' contacts, 135 00:06:23,688 --> 00:06:26,016 if that's all right. 136 00:06:26,049 --> 00:06:29,644 Can you think of anyone who had issues with your husband? 137 00:06:32,397 --> 00:06:35,500 - Well, yes, actually. 138 00:06:35,533 --> 00:06:37,802 The day before yesterday, a man came by the house. 139 00:06:37,869 --> 00:06:39,404 I don't know what it was about, but he and Clint 140 00:06:39,471 --> 00:06:41,898 got into a fight on the front lawn. 141 00:06:41,965 --> 00:06:43,174 - You know who the man was? 142 00:06:43,308 --> 00:06:45,176 No, he'd already taken off by the time I came out. 143 00:06:45,310 --> 00:06:46,778 I asked Clint what was going on, 144 00:06:46,845 --> 00:06:49,915 but he didn't wanna talk about it. 145 00:06:49,981 --> 00:06:51,866 I noticed the doorbell cam on the way in. 146 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:53,084 Does that work? 147 00:06:55,420 --> 00:06:58,214 Candace Newman's friends all back up her alibi. 148 00:06:58,248 --> 00:06:59,858 Apparently, they watched "The Notebook." 149 00:06:59,891 --> 00:07:00,959 - Oh, God. 150 00:07:01,026 --> 00:07:02,794 So she's a glutton for punishment. 151 00:07:02,861 --> 00:07:05,063 And what about this guy she claims 152 00:07:05,096 --> 00:07:07,232 got into an altercation with Braddock? 153 00:07:07,265 --> 00:07:10,593 Yeah, I got the footage right here. 154 00:07:10,660 --> 00:07:12,737 - Why are you here? Leave. 155 00:07:12,804 --> 00:07:14,205 Can we hear what they're arguing about? 156 00:07:14,239 --> 00:07:16,241 Too far away from the camera to make it out, 157 00:07:16,308 --> 00:07:18,335 but wait for it. 158 00:07:18,435 --> 00:07:19,911 Our vic threw the first punch. 159 00:07:19,945 --> 00:07:22,230 The only punch. Leveled the guy with one swing. 160 00:07:22,263 --> 00:07:24,074 - So maybe our mystery man 161 00:07:24,107 --> 00:07:26,217 showed up at the station to even the score? 162 00:07:26,284 --> 00:07:28,286 Well, I used the truck's plates to pull the DMV records. 163 00:07:28,353 --> 00:07:30,388 Belongs to a Steven Delvecchio, 52. 164 00:07:30,522 --> 00:07:31,756 Lives in Yonkers. 165 00:07:31,790 --> 00:07:33,558 What's the connection with Braddock? 166 00:07:33,591 --> 00:07:35,760 Delvecchio was a 30-year FDNY veteran 167 00:07:35,794 --> 00:07:38,188 assigned to Braddock's ladder company until two months ago 168 00:07:38,288 --> 00:07:39,789 when he retired. 169 00:07:39,856 --> 00:07:41,333 - Okay. 170 00:07:41,399 --> 00:07:44,135 Well, let's find out why things got physical between these two. 171 00:07:55,038 --> 00:07:56,314 - Theo. 172 00:07:59,209 --> 00:08:00,685 Is that smoke? 173 00:08:00,752 --> 00:08:02,112 - NYPD! Is anyone in there? 174 00:08:02,145 --> 00:08:03,822 - The engine's running. - It's not smoke. 175 00:08:03,888 --> 00:08:04,989 That's exhaust. 176 00:08:07,308 --> 00:08:09,594 Find the door opener! 177 00:08:15,266 --> 00:08:17,402 You got it? - I got it. Let's go. 178 00:08:17,469 --> 00:08:20,105 - Set him down here. 179 00:08:20,171 --> 00:08:21,272 Watch his head. - I got him. 180 00:08:21,373 --> 00:08:23,341 - All right. Hey, Steven? 181 00:08:25,402 --> 00:08:27,011 Steven. 182 00:08:27,078 --> 00:08:29,714 Hey, we need an ambulance, 1461 Elmhurst. 183 00:08:29,781 --> 00:08:31,216 Caucasian male, unconscious, 184 00:08:31,282 --> 00:08:32,817 suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. 185 00:08:32,851 --> 00:08:34,119 Hey! 186 00:08:34,152 --> 00:08:36,221 Hey, hey, hey. Hey, can you hear me? 187 00:08:36,287 --> 00:08:37,555 Huh? 188 00:08:37,655 --> 00:08:38,790 Hey. 189 00:08:38,923 --> 00:08:40,250 - Steven! Steven! 190 00:08:40,350 --> 00:08:41,593 You all right? 191 00:08:41,693 --> 00:08:42,627 - I'm sorry. 192 00:08:42,761 --> 00:08:44,029 Hey, hey, it's okay. It's okay. 193 00:08:44,095 --> 00:08:45,530 - I'm so sorry. - It's all right. 194 00:08:45,597 --> 00:08:46,598 All right, stay with me, all right? 195 00:08:46,698 --> 00:08:47,899 We got you. 196 00:08:47,999 --> 00:08:50,093 I can't live with what I've done. 197 00:08:50,193 --> 00:08:53,029 I can't take the guilt. 198 00:08:53,096 --> 00:08:57,000 ♪ ♪ 199 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,249 He's lucky you found him when you did. 200 00:09:04,315 --> 00:09:05,542 I'm not sure he'd agree with you. 201 00:09:05,608 --> 00:09:07,352 Right, so because this was a suicide attempt, 202 00:09:07,419 --> 00:09:10,380 we're required to hold him for a 72-hour observation period. 203 00:09:10,447 --> 00:09:12,023 I get it, but we'd like to talk to him now. 204 00:09:12,057 --> 00:09:13,391 Is he awake? 205 00:09:13,458 --> 00:09:15,527 He is, but I'd really rather you wait until after 206 00:09:15,560 --> 00:09:17,687 the social worker has had a chance to assess him. 207 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,197 Yeah, that's not gonna happen. 208 00:09:19,264 --> 00:09:21,366 He's been through a lot today already, and in his state... 209 00:09:21,399 --> 00:09:22,500 Listen, we're investigating a murder, 210 00:09:22,534 --> 00:09:24,894 so if he's coherent, he's fair game. 211 00:09:26,538 --> 00:09:28,364 I don't understand. Clint's dead? 212 00:09:28,398 --> 00:09:30,141 Don't waste our time here, Steve, man. 213 00:09:30,208 --> 00:09:31,709 Come on. - I'm serious. I didn't know. 214 00:09:31,776 --> 00:09:33,069 Then why did we find you in your garage 215 00:09:33,136 --> 00:09:35,680 trying to take off for good? 216 00:09:35,713 --> 00:09:38,483 - I don't wanna talk about it. 217 00:09:38,550 --> 00:09:40,210 You already did, Steven. You don't remember? 218 00:09:40,243 --> 00:09:41,553 You confessed. 219 00:09:41,619 --> 00:09:42,954 You said you couldn't live with what you had done, 220 00:09:43,054 --> 00:09:44,522 that you were sorry. 221 00:09:44,589 --> 00:09:46,524 I was talking about something else. 222 00:09:46,591 --> 00:09:47,984 - Yeah, sure you were. 223 00:09:48,051 --> 00:09:49,461 We know you and Braddock were beefing 224 00:09:49,527 --> 00:09:50,762 and that he knocked your ass out. 225 00:09:50,829 --> 00:09:52,097 We saw the video. So what? 226 00:09:52,163 --> 00:09:53,965 You show up the next day to get some payback? 227 00:09:54,065 --> 00:09:55,300 Maybe things went a little too far. 228 00:09:55,366 --> 00:09:57,060 Maybe you swung a little too hard. 229 00:09:57,093 --> 00:09:58,036 - You don't understand. 230 00:09:58,103 --> 00:10:00,371 Clint was one of my best friends. 231 00:10:00,405 --> 00:10:02,373 We worked together for over 25 years. 232 00:10:02,474 --> 00:10:04,042 - I don't know about you, 233 00:10:04,075 --> 00:10:05,877 but my best friend never punched me in the face. 234 00:10:05,910 --> 00:10:07,178 That's probably because you've never 235 00:10:07,245 --> 00:10:09,906 done anything as bad as I did. 236 00:10:11,850 --> 00:10:13,451 I was having some money troubles, 237 00:10:13,518 --> 00:10:16,354 so a buddy of mine set me up with a doctor 238 00:10:16,421 --> 00:10:17,922 who was helping guys like me, 239 00:10:17,989 --> 00:10:20,959 guys who were at Ground Zero, get some extra cash. 240 00:10:21,025 --> 00:10:24,062 - You worked 9/11? - Yeah, I was with Clint. 241 00:10:24,095 --> 00:10:25,563 It was a nightmare. 242 00:10:25,597 --> 00:10:28,466 It was everything you would imagine, but worse. 243 00:10:28,533 --> 00:10:30,301 It's why the World Trade Center Health Fund 244 00:10:30,368 --> 00:10:32,295 covers treatment for PTSD. 245 00:10:32,362 --> 00:10:35,640 - But you didn't have PTSD, 246 00:10:35,707 --> 00:10:36,774 did you? 247 00:10:38,868 --> 00:10:41,846 A few months ago, Clint figured out what was going on. 248 00:10:41,913 --> 00:10:43,615 Out of respect for our friendship, 249 00:10:43,681 --> 00:10:45,216 he didn't turn me in, but I had to agree 250 00:10:45,283 --> 00:10:47,986 to stop taking the cash and retire. 251 00:10:48,052 --> 00:10:49,954 Even worse, he said we were done as friends. 252 00:10:50,021 --> 00:10:51,823 He didn't wanna speak to me ever again. 253 00:10:51,923 --> 00:10:54,425 So I went over to his house to talk it out. 254 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,694 But, well, you saw how that went. 255 00:10:56,761 --> 00:11:02,100 FDNY is the only family I ever had that really mattered. 256 00:11:02,133 --> 00:11:03,701 Now I have nothing. 257 00:11:03,768 --> 00:11:06,538 So that's why I... 258 00:11:06,604 --> 00:11:09,841 So where were you last night around midnight? 259 00:11:09,941 --> 00:11:13,236 Getting piss blind drunk in a bar. 260 00:11:13,303 --> 00:11:15,813 Duff's in Greenpoint. 261 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,716 Called the bar in Brooklyn. Delvecchio's alibi checks out. 262 00:11:18,816 --> 00:11:20,351 He was there until last call, 263 00:11:20,418 --> 00:11:22,020 drowning his sorrows in whiskey. 264 00:11:22,086 --> 00:11:23,621 Yeah, but we could charge him with fraud 265 00:11:23,721 --> 00:11:25,156 for stealing from the health fund. 266 00:11:25,223 --> 00:11:26,357 The guy could actually benefit 267 00:11:26,424 --> 00:11:27,792 from some mental health services, 268 00:11:27,825 --> 00:11:29,519 which is sort of ironic if you think about it. 269 00:11:29,586 --> 00:11:30,828 - True. 270 00:11:30,895 --> 00:11:32,997 I had Yee go through Braddock's computer. 271 00:11:33,064 --> 00:11:34,966 She found an email from a senior marshal 272 00:11:35,066 --> 00:11:37,035 in the fire department. 273 00:11:37,101 --> 00:11:39,304 He said he wanted to talk to Braddock about something 274 00:11:39,370 --> 00:11:41,205 "serious" in private. 275 00:11:41,272 --> 00:11:42,740 So Braddock told him to come by the station 276 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,142 later on that night. 277 00:11:44,175 --> 00:11:47,045 It's the night of the murder. 278 00:11:49,180 --> 00:11:50,673 We know that's you sneaking out 279 00:11:50,707 --> 00:11:51,874 the back door of the firehouse the night 280 00:11:51,941 --> 00:11:53,384 Captain Braddock was killed. 281 00:11:53,484 --> 00:11:54,485 I mean, you're correct. That's me. 282 00:11:54,586 --> 00:11:56,387 But I'm not sneaking out. I'm just leaving. 283 00:11:56,454 --> 00:11:57,889 Oh, well, after you just left, 284 00:11:57,989 --> 00:11:59,991 Captain Braddock was found with his head cracked open. 285 00:12:00,058 --> 00:12:01,559 - I'm aware. 286 00:12:01,626 --> 00:12:03,895 So it looks like you were the last person to see him alive. 287 00:12:03,995 --> 00:12:05,663 I can't have been the last person because 288 00:12:05,730 --> 00:12:07,565 he was fine when I left. 289 00:12:07,632 --> 00:12:08,933 I'm telling you the truth. 290 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:10,501 I went to the firehouse to discuss something 291 00:12:10,568 --> 00:12:11,903 work-related with him. 292 00:12:11,970 --> 00:12:13,271 Well, if you're discussing something work-related, 293 00:12:13,338 --> 00:12:15,231 then why all the cloak and dagger? 294 00:12:15,298 --> 00:12:17,609 I mean, meeting at midnight? 295 00:12:17,709 --> 00:12:21,846 We were discussing a delicate matter, friend to friend. 296 00:12:21,879 --> 00:12:24,474 Why not come forward when you found out he got killed? 297 00:12:24,540 --> 00:12:25,883 - There was no point. 298 00:12:25,917 --> 00:12:27,518 I don't know anything. 299 00:12:27,552 --> 00:12:30,688 So I just kept my mouth shut. 300 00:12:30,822 --> 00:12:32,557 So what did you come to see Captain Braddock about 301 00:12:32,624 --> 00:12:33,925 that evening? 302 00:12:36,394 --> 00:12:38,388 Three weeks ago, there was an electrical fire 303 00:12:38,421 --> 00:12:40,256 at a jewelry store in the diamond district. 304 00:12:40,323 --> 00:12:42,133 Braddock's company put out the fire. 305 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,736 Jenca was the marshal assigned to oversee the case. 306 00:12:44,769 --> 00:12:46,896 Mostly just due diligence stuff, you know? 307 00:12:46,929 --> 00:12:49,265 Determining cause, assessing damage, stuff like that. 308 00:12:49,332 --> 00:12:51,234 But during the course of his investigation, 309 00:12:51,267 --> 00:12:54,746 Jenca discovered that a $500,000 diamond necklace 310 00:12:54,779 --> 00:12:56,748 that had been reported lost in the fire 311 00:12:56,814 --> 00:12:58,049 had actually been stolen, 312 00:12:58,116 --> 00:12:59,984 and that Braddock and his crew were the only ones 313 00:13:00,084 --> 00:13:02,687 that had access to the scene. 314 00:13:02,754 --> 00:13:06,424 Okay, but why was Jenca at the fire station that night? 315 00:13:06,491 --> 00:13:08,893 To give Braddock a heads-up, you know, 316 00:13:08,926 --> 00:13:11,362 friend to friend, that one of his guys might be a thief. 317 00:13:11,429 --> 00:13:13,331 He gave Braddock a file and then he took off. 318 00:13:13,398 --> 00:13:15,083 According to Jenca, when he left, 319 00:13:15,116 --> 00:13:16,734 Braddock was still very much alive. 320 00:13:16,801 --> 00:13:18,202 - We have the security footage. 321 00:13:18,269 --> 00:13:20,363 We know no one else entered the fire station that night. 322 00:13:20,430 --> 00:13:22,807 So if Braddock was alive when he left... 323 00:13:22,874 --> 00:13:25,510 The murderer was already in the firehouse. 324 00:13:25,576 --> 00:13:29,580 ♪ ♪ 325 00:13:29,614 --> 00:13:31,082 These are the nine firefighters that 326 00:13:31,182 --> 00:13:32,650 were staying at the station the night of the murder. 327 00:13:32,717 --> 00:13:33,918 We cross-checked them against the prints 328 00:13:34,052 --> 00:13:35,420 we pulled from the murder weapon. 329 00:13:35,453 --> 00:13:37,488 Narrowed the list down to these five. 330 00:13:37,555 --> 00:13:39,123 Any of them work the jewelry store fire? 331 00:13:39,190 --> 00:13:41,326 All five of them. We reviewed their statements. 332 00:13:41,426 --> 00:13:45,296 Didn't find any inconsistencies or obvious omissions. 333 00:13:45,363 --> 00:13:46,864 - That's interesting. - What? 334 00:13:46,931 --> 00:13:48,599 According to this personnel file, 335 00:13:48,666 --> 00:13:51,836 one of these guys has a prior felony conviction. 336 00:13:54,372 --> 00:13:55,673 There you go. 337 00:13:55,740 --> 00:13:58,009 Served three years for burglary. 338 00:13:58,076 --> 00:14:00,803 Seems like a good place to start. 339 00:14:00,837 --> 00:14:03,005 Diego Peralta. 340 00:14:03,072 --> 00:14:06,718 He's the one who found the body and called 911. 341 00:14:06,818 --> 00:14:08,619 - Told you everything I know. 342 00:14:08,653 --> 00:14:10,521 I heard arguing, so I came downstairs. 343 00:14:10,588 --> 00:14:12,623 Right, yeah, you saw the back door open. 344 00:14:12,657 --> 00:14:14,359 You found the body. We know all that. 345 00:14:14,425 --> 00:14:16,319 We wanna talk to you about something else. 346 00:14:16,352 --> 00:14:18,129 You worked the fire at Powell Brothers Jewelers 347 00:14:18,196 --> 00:14:19,864 a few weeks back, right? 348 00:14:21,599 --> 00:14:23,526 Why are you asking about that? 349 00:14:23,593 --> 00:14:24,761 You know anything about a necklace 350 00:14:24,827 --> 00:14:26,337 that got burned up in the fire? 351 00:14:26,371 --> 00:14:27,638 Pretty expensive one? 352 00:14:27,705 --> 00:14:29,807 - Worth about 500 grand? 353 00:14:29,941 --> 00:14:31,376 See, the people that look into this kind of thing, 354 00:14:31,442 --> 00:14:33,745 they think that maybe the necklace wasn't destroyed 355 00:14:33,811 --> 00:14:36,748 in the fire, but that it was actually stolen 356 00:14:36,814 --> 00:14:40,843 by one of the firefighters. 357 00:14:40,877 --> 00:14:42,487 So we think maybe Braddock talked to you. 358 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:43,679 Maybe you got upset. 359 00:14:47,617 --> 00:14:49,227 - I want a lawyer. 360 00:14:51,629 --> 00:14:53,222 Well, we got phones down at the station. 361 00:14:53,289 --> 00:14:54,899 You can call one from there. 362 00:14:54,966 --> 00:14:57,001 Come on. 363 00:14:57,034 --> 00:14:58,636 Clammed up the second we asked him 364 00:14:58,703 --> 00:15:00,204 about the jewelry store fire. 365 00:15:00,271 --> 00:15:01,806 As his captain, Braddock would have known 366 00:15:01,873 --> 00:15:03,407 about his prior burglary conviction, 367 00:15:03,508 --> 00:15:05,535 so once he got word the necklace was stolen... 368 00:15:05,568 --> 00:15:07,545 Braddock confronts him, Peralta panics, 369 00:15:07,612 --> 00:15:09,380 grabs a Halligan, strikes Braddock 370 00:15:09,413 --> 00:15:10,882 to keep him from reporting him. 371 00:15:10,948 --> 00:15:14,018 And then calls 911 and pretends he found him dead. 372 00:15:14,085 --> 00:15:16,421 Can we prove that Peralta stole the necklace? 373 00:15:16,487 --> 00:15:17,889 - No. 374 00:15:17,955 --> 00:15:20,525 We looked into his finances, but there's nothing suspicious. 375 00:15:20,625 --> 00:15:22,860 - We need more to charge. 376 00:15:22,927 --> 00:15:26,731 But given his criminal history, 377 00:15:26,798 --> 00:15:30,101 we might have enough probable cause to get a search warrant. 378 00:15:33,604 --> 00:15:35,598 How can you just come into our home like this? 379 00:15:35,665 --> 00:15:36,707 You have no right. 380 00:15:36,774 --> 00:15:37,875 I'm sorry for the intrusion, ma'am, 381 00:15:37,942 --> 00:15:39,268 but as you can see from that document... 382 00:15:39,335 --> 00:15:41,412 I don't care what this says. You're wrong. 383 00:15:41,479 --> 00:15:43,573 D would never. - Mommy? 384 00:15:43,606 --> 00:15:45,733 Oh. 385 00:15:45,766 --> 00:15:47,118 - Mommy? 386 00:15:49,353 --> 00:15:50,588 What's happening? 387 00:15:50,655 --> 00:15:51,923 - Nothing, baby. 388 00:15:51,956 --> 00:15:53,391 These nice people are just helping Mommy 389 00:15:53,424 --> 00:15:55,518 look for something. 390 00:15:55,618 --> 00:15:57,128 - Where's Daddy? 391 00:15:57,195 --> 00:15:58,563 - He's at work. 392 00:15:58,596 --> 00:16:00,965 - Putting out fires? - That's right. 393 00:16:01,032 --> 00:16:04,168 Come on, let's go outside and play. 394 00:16:04,235 --> 00:16:07,296 ♪ ♪ 395 00:16:07,363 --> 00:16:08,923 - Any sign of the necklace? 396 00:16:08,956 --> 00:16:10,441 No, nothing yet. 397 00:16:10,475 --> 00:16:11,576 If I'm being honest, I'm hoping that 398 00:16:11,642 --> 00:16:13,244 maybe we got this wrong. 399 00:16:13,311 --> 00:16:17,014 I found this in the dumpster in the building's basement. 400 00:16:17,081 --> 00:16:21,419 ♪ ♪ 401 00:16:21,485 --> 00:16:23,813 - So much for getting it wrong. 402 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,615 ♪ ♪ 403 00:16:33,347 --> 00:16:34,866 Guess what we just found at the bottom 404 00:16:34,932 --> 00:16:36,968 of your trash chute, Diego? 405 00:16:37,034 --> 00:16:41,430 The FDNY file about the fire at the jewelry store? 406 00:16:41,497 --> 00:16:42,832 You know, the one that says that 407 00:16:42,932 --> 00:16:45,334 that very expensive necklace didn't burn up in the fire? 408 00:16:45,434 --> 00:16:47,069 Braddock's buddy gave him that file 409 00:16:47,136 --> 00:16:48,312 the night he was killed. 410 00:16:48,379 --> 00:16:50,014 Yeah, right before, actually, 411 00:16:50,114 --> 00:16:51,849 which means the only way it ends up at your place 412 00:16:51,949 --> 00:16:53,251 is if you took it. 413 00:16:53,317 --> 00:16:56,621 It's got blood on it, too, so we're having to test it. 414 00:16:56,687 --> 00:16:59,257 But we both know it's gonna be Braddock's. 415 00:16:59,323 --> 00:17:01,459 So now this, Diego, 416 00:17:01,526 --> 00:17:04,529 this is your opportunity to come clean and confess, 417 00:17:04,595 --> 00:17:06,330 and then maybe we can work something out with the DA, 418 00:17:06,430 --> 00:17:07,632 get him to go easy on you. 419 00:17:07,698 --> 00:17:09,467 - Don't say anything. 420 00:17:09,534 --> 00:17:11,327 Look, my client has already told you everything he knows. 421 00:17:11,427 --> 00:17:13,104 Judges take these things into consideration 422 00:17:13,137 --> 00:17:14,672 when it comes to sentencing. 423 00:17:14,772 --> 00:17:16,532 I mean, you don't cooperate now... 424 00:17:16,599 --> 00:17:18,034 - With your criminal record? 425 00:17:18,134 --> 00:17:19,210 - He has nothing more to say. 426 00:17:21,279 --> 00:17:24,181 Lab confirmed it was Braddock's blood on the file. 427 00:17:26,050 --> 00:17:28,386 Book him. - Stand up, please. 428 00:17:30,813 --> 00:17:34,559 Diego Peralta, you're under arrest for murder. 429 00:17:37,161 --> 00:17:38,654 How does the defendant plead? 430 00:17:38,721 --> 00:17:40,298 - Not guilty, Your Honor. 431 00:17:40,331 --> 00:17:42,558 I'll hear you on bail, Ms. Maroun. 432 00:17:42,658 --> 00:17:45,036 Your Honor, the defendant brutally murdered 433 00:17:45,102 --> 00:17:46,470 a national hero, 434 00:17:46,537 --> 00:17:48,489 crushing Captain Clint Braddock's skull 435 00:17:48,556 --> 00:17:50,041 with the same tool Braddock used 436 00:17:50,107 --> 00:17:52,301 to save an untold number of lives. 437 00:17:52,368 --> 00:17:54,879 Your Honor, we believe that the defendant killed Braddock 438 00:17:54,946 --> 00:17:56,981 to cover up another crime he had committed, 439 00:17:57,014 --> 00:18:00,885 a theft of a diamond necklace worth $500,000 440 00:18:00,952 --> 00:18:02,520 from a scene of a fire. 441 00:18:02,620 --> 00:18:03,621 Is he being charged with that as well? 442 00:18:03,688 --> 00:18:06,157 Not at this time, but we believe 443 00:18:06,190 --> 00:18:07,925 that he has access to the necklace 444 00:18:07,959 --> 00:18:09,819 or the monies he received from selling the necklace, 445 00:18:09,852 --> 00:18:11,796 which makes him a flight risk. 446 00:18:11,829 --> 00:18:13,923 As such, the people request remand. 447 00:18:14,023 --> 00:18:15,466 My client has access to zero funds 448 00:18:15,499 --> 00:18:17,268 because he didn't steal anything, 449 00:18:17,368 --> 00:18:19,704 nor is he guilty of murder. 450 00:18:19,770 --> 00:18:21,539 He's, in fact, the victim here. 451 00:18:21,605 --> 00:18:22,940 - Excuse me? 452 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,642 - He's the victim. 453 00:18:24,675 --> 00:18:26,227 - Meaning what? 454 00:18:26,260 --> 00:18:30,581 Meaning that Mr. Peralta did, in fact, kill Clint Braddock. 455 00:18:30,648 --> 00:18:34,343 But he did so because he was in fear for his life. 456 00:18:34,377 --> 00:18:36,020 This isn't murder, Your Honor. 457 00:18:36,053 --> 00:18:38,122 It's self-defense. 458 00:18:40,725 --> 00:18:44,462 ♪ ♪ 459 00:18:44,495 --> 00:18:47,098 They're saying Peralta didn't steal the diamond necklace. 460 00:18:47,164 --> 00:18:48,299 Braddock did. 461 00:18:48,399 --> 00:18:49,859 And Peralta was gonna turn him in, 462 00:18:49,925 --> 00:18:52,194 which prompted Braddock to attack him. 463 00:18:52,261 --> 00:18:53,562 So they're looking to shift blame to the victim 464 00:18:53,596 --> 00:18:55,239 and take advantage of the fact that the dead guy 465 00:18:55,306 --> 00:18:56,407 can't defend himself. 466 00:18:56,507 --> 00:18:58,434 How's our case? - It's strong. 467 00:18:58,534 --> 00:19:00,711 Peralta found the body and lied to detectives 468 00:19:00,778 --> 00:19:02,113 about what happened on the night of the murder 469 00:19:02,213 --> 00:19:03,564 on two separate occasions. 470 00:19:03,631 --> 00:19:05,182 And when police searched Peralta's home, 471 00:19:05,216 --> 00:19:07,284 they found evidence that had gone missing 472 00:19:07,351 --> 00:19:09,220 from the crime scene with the victim's blood on it. 473 00:19:09,253 --> 00:19:10,755 Is there any evidence to support 474 00:19:10,821 --> 00:19:12,548 his self-defense theory? 475 00:19:12,615 --> 00:19:14,383 Any reason to think Braddock might have stolen the necklace 476 00:19:14,450 --> 00:19:16,610 or gotten violent with Peralta? - No. 477 00:19:16,644 --> 00:19:19,088 Braddock's reputation was beyond reproach. 478 00:19:19,121 --> 00:19:21,298 There's not so much as a blemish on his record. 479 00:19:21,399 --> 00:19:22,533 The defendant, on the other hand, 480 00:19:22,566 --> 00:19:24,769 served three years in Fishkill for burglary. 481 00:19:24,869 --> 00:19:27,430 Since when does the FDNY hire ex-cons? 482 00:19:27,463 --> 00:19:29,006 - It started in 2016. 483 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,575 Yeah, they relaxed admission standards to boost diversity, 484 00:19:31,642 --> 00:19:33,444 give deserving felons a second chance. 485 00:19:33,511 --> 00:19:35,346 But Peralta cheated the system. 486 00:19:35,446 --> 00:19:36,639 - How so? 487 00:19:36,739 --> 00:19:37,840 The program is only open to people 488 00:19:37,907 --> 00:19:39,275 with one felony conviction. 489 00:19:39,341 --> 00:19:40,851 Peralta has two, but one of them 490 00:19:40,885 --> 00:19:43,454 was sealed because he was 15 at the time. 491 00:19:43,521 --> 00:19:44,780 - Let's get it unsealed. 492 00:19:44,814 --> 00:19:46,490 - Oh, we already did. 493 00:19:46,557 --> 00:19:49,143 - Third-degree assault. 494 00:19:49,176 --> 00:19:50,419 - Third-degree? 495 00:19:50,453 --> 00:19:52,088 This guy was beaten to a pulp. 496 00:19:52,121 --> 00:19:53,814 Prosecutor pushed for first-degree, 497 00:19:53,848 --> 00:19:55,624 but the victim didn't wanna move forward, 498 00:19:55,658 --> 00:19:57,168 so they gave him a deal. 499 00:19:57,268 --> 00:19:59,128 So the defendant has a history not only of stealing, 500 00:19:59,195 --> 00:20:00,963 but of physical violence. 501 00:20:00,996 --> 00:20:03,874 See if the judge will allow it. 502 00:20:06,243 --> 00:20:08,612 You're suggesting that Mr. Braddock's death somehow 503 00:20:08,679 --> 00:20:11,015 resembles an assault my client committed against 504 00:20:11,082 --> 00:20:13,275 a bodega owner in 2009? 505 00:20:13,342 --> 00:20:15,519 That bodega owner caught the defendant stealing 506 00:20:15,586 --> 00:20:17,054 burner phones for his street gang. 507 00:20:17,088 --> 00:20:20,057 The actual assault occurred when the bodega owner 508 00:20:20,124 --> 00:20:22,893 attempted to alert law enforcement. 509 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,454 Not quite following the logic. 510 00:20:25,488 --> 00:20:27,631 The People intend to prove that the defendant murdered 511 00:20:27,698 --> 00:20:30,468 Clint Braddock for precisely the same reason... 512 00:20:30,534 --> 00:20:32,228 attempting to report the defendant's 513 00:20:32,328 --> 00:20:33,637 criminal behavior to the authorities. 514 00:20:33,704 --> 00:20:35,406 And to do that, we need to establish 515 00:20:35,473 --> 00:20:38,409 how the defendant reacts to this specific provocation. 516 00:20:38,442 --> 00:20:40,077 So the State intends to prove my client's animus 517 00:20:40,111 --> 00:20:41,579 toward snitches. 518 00:20:41,612 --> 00:20:45,199 Ms. Matos may think this is a joke, but the People don't. 519 00:20:45,232 --> 00:20:46,842 Your Honor, this is propensity evidence 520 00:20:46,876 --> 00:20:48,085 in disguise. 521 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,813 Mr. Price is trying to use the stigma of my client's 522 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,315 juvenile record to launder the facts of the case 523 00:20:53,349 --> 00:20:54,792 to fit the People's narrative. 524 00:20:54,825 --> 00:20:56,794 And they're not just doing it to the jury. 525 00:20:56,861 --> 00:20:58,687 They did it with the search warrant. 526 00:20:58,721 --> 00:21:00,156 - Excuse me? 527 00:21:00,222 --> 00:21:01,699 I move to exclude the evidence from the search 528 00:21:01,765 --> 00:21:03,167 of Mr. Peralta's home. 529 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,535 - On what grounds? 530 00:21:04,635 --> 00:21:05,870 As I said, the search warrant 531 00:21:05,936 --> 00:21:08,172 improperly relied on my client's criminal history 532 00:21:08,205 --> 00:21:10,007 to establish probable cause. 533 00:21:10,074 --> 00:21:12,526 So any evidence obtained pursuant to the warrant 534 00:21:12,593 --> 00:21:14,436 should be suppressed as fruit of the poisonous tree. 535 00:21:14,537 --> 00:21:17,414 Ms. Matos is conveniently ignoring that the affidavit 536 00:21:17,481 --> 00:21:19,984 also points out that Peralta was present 537 00:21:20,050 --> 00:21:22,453 on the night of the murder and lied to police 538 00:21:22,486 --> 00:21:23,988 in his initial interview. 539 00:21:24,021 --> 00:21:25,956 So in conjunction with that other evidence, 540 00:21:25,990 --> 00:21:31,328 his priors are fair game to establish probable cause. 541 00:21:31,362 --> 00:21:33,055 - Hmm. 542 00:21:33,122 --> 00:21:35,082 I'm denying both motions. 543 00:21:35,115 --> 00:21:37,668 Evidence related to the warrant search is admitted. 544 00:21:37,701 --> 00:21:40,471 The defendant's prior convictions are not. 545 00:21:40,571 --> 00:21:43,390 ♪ ♪ 546 00:21:49,371 --> 00:21:51,273 Detective Riley, you found this case file 547 00:21:51,307 --> 00:21:52,875 while executing a search warrant 548 00:21:52,942 --> 00:21:54,251 in the defendant's home, correct? 549 00:21:54,285 --> 00:21:56,720 Yes, we found that in a dumpster inside his building. 550 00:21:56,787 --> 00:21:59,790 Please explain for the court the contents of this file. 551 00:21:59,824 --> 00:22:02,893 It's an assessment by Fire Marshal Julian Jenca 552 00:22:02,927 --> 00:22:05,654 that a diamond necklace had been stolen from the scene 553 00:22:05,754 --> 00:22:07,965 of a fire at a jewelry store. 554 00:22:07,998 --> 00:22:10,501 Captain Braddock had that on him at the time of the murder. 555 00:22:10,568 --> 00:22:13,204 Detective Riley, when did you first speak to the defendant? 556 00:22:13,237 --> 00:22:14,572 - At the scene. 557 00:22:14,638 --> 00:22:15,906 He's the one who found Braddock's body. 558 00:22:15,940 --> 00:22:17,474 - What did he say? 559 00:22:17,575 --> 00:22:20,603 He said that he found Captain Braddock dead and called 911. 560 00:22:20,669 --> 00:22:22,780 Didn't say anything about killing Captain Braddock 561 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:24,348 in self-defense? 562 00:22:24,415 --> 00:22:26,283 - No, he did not. 563 00:22:26,383 --> 00:22:28,018 He did say that Captain Braddock 564 00:22:28,085 --> 00:22:31,422 had saved his life earlier that night at the scene of a fire. 565 00:22:31,488 --> 00:22:34,316 Thank you. Nothing further. 566 00:22:34,350 --> 00:22:35,559 Detective, you testified that 567 00:22:35,593 --> 00:22:37,595 you searched Mr. Peralta's home. 568 00:22:37,661 --> 00:22:39,496 Did you find the stolen necklace in question? 569 00:22:39,597 --> 00:22:40,798 - No. 570 00:22:40,831 --> 00:22:42,433 And I assume that you explored the possibility 571 00:22:42,466 --> 00:22:44,835 that he had already sold it. 572 00:22:44,869 --> 00:22:47,004 Did you find any irregular cash deposits 573 00:22:47,037 --> 00:22:48,664 made to his bank account 574 00:22:48,697 --> 00:22:52,009 or cash in his mattress or the ceiling? 575 00:22:52,109 --> 00:22:53,444 - No. 576 00:22:53,477 --> 00:22:55,879 And yet, the prosecution is claiming that Mr. Peralta 577 00:22:55,980 --> 00:22:57,881 committed this murder to cover up his theft, 578 00:22:57,948 --> 00:23:00,651 even though there is absolutely no evidence 579 00:23:00,684 --> 00:23:02,645 that he, in fact, stole the necklace. 580 00:23:02,711 --> 00:23:03,812 Just because we didn't find it 581 00:23:03,879 --> 00:23:05,823 doesn't mean he didn't take it. - True. 582 00:23:05,856 --> 00:23:07,758 But here's the thing that's so disturbing here. 583 00:23:07,791 --> 00:23:09,460 You never bothered to investigate 584 00:23:09,526 --> 00:23:11,820 my client's version of events. 585 00:23:11,887 --> 00:23:13,389 You never searched Captain Braddock's home. 586 00:23:13,455 --> 00:23:14,732 To be clear, we didn't even hear 587 00:23:14,832 --> 00:23:16,400 your client's version of events until after 588 00:23:16,500 --> 00:23:18,168 he was charged with murder. 589 00:23:18,235 --> 00:23:20,062 And we did look into it. 590 00:23:20,129 --> 00:23:22,439 We found no evidence whatsoever pointing to Braddock. 591 00:23:22,506 --> 00:23:23,866 Well, you never searched his home. 592 00:23:23,899 --> 00:23:24,975 - Didn't have a cause to. 593 00:23:25,009 --> 00:23:28,545 - Nothing further. 594 00:23:28,646 --> 00:23:30,205 You visited Captain Braddock on the night 595 00:23:30,239 --> 00:23:31,415 of the murder, correct? 596 00:23:31,482 --> 00:23:33,751 Yes, I was investigating a taxpayer fire 597 00:23:33,851 --> 00:23:37,321 at Powell Brothers Jewelry near 47th and 5th. 598 00:23:37,388 --> 00:23:39,957 Was knocked down by Braddock and the defendant's station. 599 00:23:40,024 --> 00:23:43,560 I found some troubling evidence that I needed to discuss 600 00:23:43,594 --> 00:23:45,054 with Captain Braddock. 601 00:23:45,087 --> 00:23:47,031 - What evidence was that? 602 00:23:47,131 --> 00:23:49,800 Some missing merchandise, most notably 603 00:23:49,833 --> 00:23:51,902 a very expensive necklace that was comprised 604 00:23:51,935 --> 00:23:53,904 of gold and diamonds. 605 00:23:54,004 --> 00:23:56,040 Basic structure fire can vaporize a diamond 606 00:23:56,140 --> 00:23:58,842 and melt gold, but where they kept this particular necklace 607 00:23:58,876 --> 00:24:00,544 was outside of the hotspot. 608 00:24:00,644 --> 00:24:02,046 So someone must have taken it. 609 00:24:02,079 --> 00:24:03,514 - Not just someone. 610 00:24:03,580 --> 00:24:06,016 Based on everything, only time it could have gone missing 611 00:24:06,050 --> 00:24:08,686 was when Braddock's company had the place locked down. 612 00:24:08,752 --> 00:24:10,287 So that's why you met with Captain Braddock 613 00:24:10,387 --> 00:24:11,956 on the night of the murder? 614 00:24:12,056 --> 00:24:15,684 Yeah, this kind of thing could stain the department. 615 00:24:15,751 --> 00:24:17,294 Braddock was a friend. 616 00:24:17,361 --> 00:24:18,921 Figured we could put our heads together and get ahead 617 00:24:18,954 --> 00:24:21,699 of this thing, convince the thief to come forward, 618 00:24:21,732 --> 00:24:24,501 minimize punishment, protect the department. 619 00:24:24,535 --> 00:24:26,070 Everybody wins. 620 00:24:26,136 --> 00:24:29,206 When you spoke that night, what did Captain Braddock say? 621 00:24:29,239 --> 00:24:30,908 - He said I was full of it. 622 00:24:30,941 --> 00:24:33,410 Didn't believe any of his guys would dishonor 623 00:24:33,510 --> 00:24:35,446 the department like that. 624 00:24:35,479 --> 00:24:37,948 Only came around when I showed him the evidence. 625 00:24:37,981 --> 00:24:39,550 - Then what happened? 626 00:24:39,583 --> 00:24:42,453 - He said he'd look into it. 627 00:24:42,486 --> 00:24:44,455 And I left. 628 00:24:44,555 --> 00:24:47,458 Thank you, Marshal Jenca. Nothing further. 629 00:24:47,558 --> 00:24:49,259 When Captain Braddock said that he would 630 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,929 look into the theft, he never mentioned my client 631 00:24:52,029 --> 00:24:53,497 by name, did he? - No. 632 00:24:53,564 --> 00:24:55,733 And as far as you know, the thief 633 00:24:55,766 --> 00:24:57,134 could have been any one of the firefighters 634 00:24:57,234 --> 00:24:59,403 that tended to the fire that day, 635 00:24:59,436 --> 00:25:01,672 including Captain Braddock. 636 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,109 Yes, I suppose, but there's no way Braddock... 637 00:25:05,209 --> 00:25:07,244 You're an investigator, Marshal. 638 00:25:07,311 --> 00:25:09,613 You follow evidence. I'll ask again. 639 00:25:09,646 --> 00:25:12,274 Based on the evidence that you collected, is it possible 640 00:25:12,341 --> 00:25:16,153 that Braddock could have stolen the necklace himself? 641 00:25:16,186 --> 00:25:18,589 - Yes, it's possible. 642 00:25:18,689 --> 00:25:19,957 - Thank you. 643 00:25:20,057 --> 00:25:21,950 Nothing further. 644 00:25:22,017 --> 00:25:24,019 - Redirect, Your Honor. 645 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,598 Marshal Jenca, can you tell us how long 646 00:25:27,664 --> 00:25:29,833 Captain Braddock served in the FDNY? 647 00:25:29,867 --> 00:25:31,093 - 27 years. 648 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,504 And in all that time, was there ever 649 00:25:33,604 --> 00:25:37,041 so much as a hint of impropriety? 650 00:25:37,107 --> 00:25:38,133 - No. 651 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,710 As part of your investigation, 652 00:25:39,777 --> 00:25:41,145 did you review the personnel files of the men 653 00:25:41,178 --> 00:25:42,846 in Captain Braddock's fire station? 654 00:25:42,946 --> 00:25:44,481 - Yes, of course. 655 00:25:44,548 --> 00:25:47,684 How long had the defendant worked in the FDNY? 656 00:25:47,718 --> 00:25:49,620 - Six months. - Six months. 657 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,181 And in these six months, 658 00:25:52,214 --> 00:25:54,825 a $500,000 necklace just so happens to disappear... 659 00:25:54,892 --> 00:25:56,360 - Objection, Your Honor. 660 00:25:56,393 --> 00:25:57,561 - Withdrawn. 661 00:25:57,661 --> 00:25:58,729 Nothing further, Your Honor. 662 00:26:00,831 --> 00:26:02,649 Prosecution rests. 663 00:26:04,835 --> 00:26:07,129 Mr. Price? I'm sorry to bother you, 664 00:26:07,196 --> 00:26:09,364 but there's something you need to know. 665 00:26:09,398 --> 00:26:11,200 I'm pregnant. 666 00:26:11,233 --> 00:26:13,644 - I... I can only imagine 667 00:26:13,710 --> 00:26:15,979 that must make all of this even more difficult. 668 00:26:16,013 --> 00:26:17,372 - No, you don't understand. 669 00:26:17,406 --> 00:26:19,408 We have a son, Anthony. 670 00:26:19,508 --> 00:26:21,385 Diego wasn't around when he was born. 671 00:26:21,418 --> 00:26:24,021 He was in prison. It broke him. 672 00:26:24,088 --> 00:26:26,090 So he turned himself around. He tried to do good. 673 00:26:26,156 --> 00:26:28,517 He wanted to be a role model for Anthony and others. 674 00:26:28,584 --> 00:26:30,719 That's why he became a fireman in the first place. 675 00:26:30,752 --> 00:26:32,596 I'm sorry, miss. We really shouldn't be talking. 676 00:26:32,696 --> 00:26:35,199 - Diego knew I was pregnant. 677 00:26:35,265 --> 00:26:38,068 He wouldn't have done anything to risk going back to prison 678 00:26:38,168 --> 00:26:40,896 and missing the birth of his second child. 679 00:26:40,929 --> 00:26:45,876 There's no way he did what you're accusing him of. 680 00:26:45,976 --> 00:26:48,078 He did his time. 681 00:26:48,178 --> 00:26:50,914 He paid his debt. 682 00:26:51,014 --> 00:26:52,583 Why won't you believe him? 683 00:26:55,385 --> 00:27:01,158 ♪ ♪ 684 00:27:03,393 --> 00:27:05,062 - My heart goes out to her. 685 00:27:05,095 --> 00:27:08,298 Two months ago, she had this beautiful family, 686 00:27:08,365 --> 00:27:10,434 beautiful life. 687 00:27:10,534 --> 00:27:12,102 Now it's on fire. 688 00:27:12,135 --> 00:27:14,204 Sorry, pun not intended. 689 00:27:14,238 --> 00:27:18,842 Look, I get it, but she took a flier on the wrong guy. 690 00:27:18,876 --> 00:27:21,036 - Meaning what? 691 00:27:21,103 --> 00:27:23,647 You wanna build a nice, happy family, 692 00:27:23,747 --> 00:27:26,984 don't marry a guy who likes to commit crimes. 693 00:27:29,419 --> 00:27:32,089 Clint and I were friends for over 25 years, 694 00:27:32,155 --> 00:27:34,424 so I have no interest in helping you. 695 00:27:34,491 --> 00:27:36,919 Your Honor, permission to treat the witness as hostile. 696 00:27:36,985 --> 00:27:38,420 - So granted. 697 00:27:38,487 --> 00:27:41,732 Mr. Delvecchio, on the afternoon of February 27th, 698 00:27:41,798 --> 00:27:43,634 you had an altercation with Clint Braddock, didn't you? 699 00:27:43,734 --> 00:27:45,702 Objection, Your Honor. Relevance. 700 00:27:45,736 --> 00:27:47,404 It speaks to the reasonableness 701 00:27:47,437 --> 00:27:49,206 of my client's self-defense claim. 702 00:27:49,239 --> 00:27:50,941 We're establishing he wasn't the only person 703 00:27:51,008 --> 00:27:52,409 Clint Braddock attacked. 704 00:27:52,476 --> 00:27:54,211 You wanna imply that the victim in this case 705 00:27:54,278 --> 00:27:56,246 is the one with the propensity for violence. 706 00:27:56,313 --> 00:27:57,915 - Tread carefully, Mr. Price. 707 00:27:57,981 --> 00:27:59,583 Your Honor, the incident in question 708 00:27:59,650 --> 00:28:01,910 happened mere days before Mr. Braddock's death. 709 00:28:01,977 --> 00:28:04,321 It speaks to his state of mind at the time of the incident. 710 00:28:04,354 --> 00:28:05,756 - Objection overruled. 711 00:28:05,822 --> 00:28:07,291 Answer the question, Mr. Delvecchio. 712 00:28:07,391 --> 00:28:10,819 We got into a fight, yeah. But he didn't attack me. 713 00:28:10,852 --> 00:28:13,697 No? What would you call this? 714 00:28:18,001 --> 00:28:19,928 - Wasn't as bad as it looked. 715 00:28:19,995 --> 00:28:21,405 I understand why you'd wanna protect 716 00:28:21,471 --> 00:28:23,240 your friend, Mr. Delvecchio, 717 00:28:23,273 --> 00:28:25,676 but the fact is, he assaulted you, didn't he? 718 00:28:25,709 --> 00:28:27,978 - Yes. - And two days later, 719 00:28:28,011 --> 00:28:30,172 he did the same thing to my client, 720 00:28:30,205 --> 00:28:33,016 someone he didn't have 25 years of friendship with 721 00:28:33,116 --> 00:28:35,510 to hold him back. 722 00:28:35,544 --> 00:28:37,654 Nothing further. 723 00:28:37,688 --> 00:28:39,289 Mr. Delvecchio, we saw in the video 724 00:28:39,323 --> 00:28:40,724 that Captain Braddock punched you. 725 00:28:40,791 --> 00:28:42,492 Did he hit you again after that? 726 00:28:42,559 --> 00:28:43,986 - No, just the one time. 727 00:28:44,052 --> 00:28:46,396 Outside of this incident, did you ever know him 728 00:28:46,463 --> 00:28:49,433 to be violent towards you or anybody else? 729 00:28:49,466 --> 00:28:50,901 - No. 730 00:28:53,503 --> 00:28:57,074 What were you two arguing about that day? 731 00:28:59,676 --> 00:29:04,214 I, um, I stole money from the World Trade Center Health Fund, 732 00:29:04,247 --> 00:29:05,882 and Clint knew about it. 733 00:29:09,820 --> 00:29:12,422 Truth is, I deserve worse. 734 00:29:12,522 --> 00:29:18,195 ♪ ♪ 735 00:29:18,228 --> 00:29:20,222 - Nothing further, Your Honor. 736 00:29:20,255 --> 00:29:21,923 - The witness is excused. 737 00:29:22,024 --> 00:29:27,771 Ms. Matos. 738 00:29:27,871 --> 00:29:30,974 The defense calls Diego Peralta. 739 00:29:31,041 --> 00:29:36,571 ♪ ♪ 740 00:29:42,352 --> 00:29:43,453 - I was sleeping. 741 00:29:43,553 --> 00:29:45,906 Captain Braddock woke me up. 742 00:29:45,939 --> 00:29:50,427 He brought me downstairs, asked about the jewelry store fire. 743 00:29:50,460 --> 00:29:53,630 Wanted to know what I remembered about overhaul. 744 00:29:53,764 --> 00:29:55,082 - What did you say? 745 00:29:55,115 --> 00:29:57,868 Braddock and me were the last two inside. 746 00:29:57,934 --> 00:30:00,429 We swept the northeast corner of the building 747 00:30:00,462 --> 00:30:02,756 and were on our way out 748 00:30:02,789 --> 00:30:05,942 when he said he left his thermal imaging camera behind. 749 00:30:05,976 --> 00:30:09,579 Told me to wait while he doubled back. 750 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:13,483 Was only gone a minute, and then we left. 751 00:30:13,583 --> 00:30:16,111 And how did Mr. Braddock react? 752 00:30:16,144 --> 00:30:18,280 Told me I was misremembering, 753 00:30:18,313 --> 00:30:21,591 that he didn't leave the thermal camera, 754 00:30:21,692 --> 00:30:24,294 and that we were together the whole time. 755 00:30:24,328 --> 00:30:27,631 And he said that people were going to be asking questions, 756 00:30:27,731 --> 00:30:31,735 and we needed to have our story straight. 757 00:30:31,802 --> 00:30:34,788 That's when I realized what was really going on. 758 00:30:34,821 --> 00:30:36,473 - Which was what? 759 00:30:36,606 --> 00:30:39,968 He wanted me to give him an alibi. 760 00:30:40,001 --> 00:30:42,279 But I couldn't do that. 761 00:30:42,312 --> 00:30:45,182 I liked the captain, 762 00:30:45,282 --> 00:30:49,302 but I couldn't risk losing everything I have, 763 00:30:49,336 --> 00:30:51,755 not for anyone. 764 00:30:51,788 --> 00:30:53,815 - How did Braddock respond? 765 00:30:53,849 --> 00:30:57,152 - He got mad. 766 00:30:57,185 --> 00:31:01,398 Reminded me he saved my life, which is true, but... 767 00:31:01,465 --> 00:31:03,166 To be clear, did Braddock confess 768 00:31:03,233 --> 00:31:05,168 to stealing the necklace? 769 00:31:05,202 --> 00:31:08,989 - Not at first, but then 770 00:31:09,022 --> 00:31:11,032 he told me he got MS from breathing in debris 771 00:31:11,133 --> 00:31:13,335 at Ground Zero, but the Health Fund 772 00:31:13,368 --> 00:31:16,012 wouldn't cover the cost of his treatment. 773 00:31:16,046 --> 00:31:19,174 Said it wasn't fair and that insurance 774 00:31:19,207 --> 00:31:21,376 had reimbursed the store anyway, 775 00:31:21,510 --> 00:31:24,020 that it was a victimless crime. 776 00:31:24,121 --> 00:31:26,848 I guess he felt like he was owed something. 777 00:31:26,882 --> 00:31:28,508 - But you didn't budge? 778 00:31:28,542 --> 00:31:29,860 - No. 779 00:31:29,993 --> 00:31:34,523 Then he started waving this file in my face. 780 00:31:34,556 --> 00:31:36,199 He said he could make it look like 781 00:31:36,299 --> 00:31:39,202 it was me who took the necklace. 782 00:31:39,336 --> 00:31:42,205 It would be his word against mine. 783 00:31:42,272 --> 00:31:45,575 I didn't know what to do, 784 00:31:45,675 --> 00:31:48,904 so I tried to leave and go upstairs. 785 00:31:49,037 --> 00:31:51,181 But Braddock grabbed me, 786 00:31:51,281 --> 00:31:53,575 and we started shoving. 787 00:31:53,675 --> 00:31:57,287 And then he grabbed the Halligan, and... and I... 788 00:31:57,354 --> 00:32:00,390 ♪ ♪ 789 00:32:00,490 --> 00:32:03,860 I wrestled it away, and... 790 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:08,131 then he came at me again. 791 00:32:12,419 --> 00:32:14,387 - That's when you hit him. 792 00:32:14,421 --> 00:32:16,940 - Yes. 793 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:21,069 I wish I could take it back. 794 00:32:21,102 --> 00:32:23,113 And I'm sorry. 795 00:32:25,941 --> 00:32:29,244 But he gave me no choice. 796 00:32:29,277 --> 00:32:33,924 I thought he was going to kill me. 797 00:32:33,990 --> 00:32:36,793 So why not just say that to the police? 798 00:32:36,893 --> 00:32:41,164 I panicked. I knew he was right. 799 00:32:41,231 --> 00:32:44,167 No one would believe the truth coming from me. 800 00:32:44,234 --> 00:32:48,296 So I grabbed the file and I stashed it with my stuff. 801 00:32:48,430 --> 00:32:51,508 And then I opened the back door 802 00:32:51,575 --> 00:32:54,277 to make it look like someone ran out, 803 00:32:54,377 --> 00:32:58,081 and I called 911. 804 00:32:58,181 --> 00:33:02,619 I know lying was wrong, 805 00:33:02,719 --> 00:33:04,404 but I was scared. 806 00:33:06,081 --> 00:33:08,491 And I thought I had no choice. 807 00:33:12,495 --> 00:33:14,998 - Thank you. 808 00:33:15,098 --> 00:33:17,334 Nothing further, Your Honor. 809 00:33:20,103 --> 00:33:22,739 Court will stand in recess until tomorrow. 810 00:33:22,772 --> 00:33:25,208 We'll reconvene at 9:00 a.m. 811 00:33:25,275 --> 00:33:28,111 He was convincing, especially when he said 812 00:33:28,144 --> 00:33:30,947 no one would believe the truth coming from him. 813 00:33:30,981 --> 00:33:32,816 - Well, now we get to ask why. 814 00:33:32,949 --> 00:33:36,453 He opened the door, and now we get to walk through it. 815 00:33:36,519 --> 00:33:39,890 - Thank you. 816 00:33:39,956 --> 00:33:42,150 Peralta was right. 817 00:33:42,183 --> 00:33:45,328 I just spoke with Braddock's neurologist. 818 00:33:45,362 --> 00:33:46,997 A few months before the murder, 819 00:33:47,130 --> 00:33:50,467 he was diagnosed with early-stage multiple sclerosis. 820 00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:52,669 - Really? - Yeah. 821 00:33:52,736 --> 00:33:55,205 In his estimation, it was environmental, 822 00:33:55,305 --> 00:33:57,666 a result of Braddock's work at Ground Zero. 823 00:33:57,699 --> 00:34:00,443 But since the science isn't there to prove it yet, 824 00:34:00,510 --> 00:34:02,345 the health fund denied him benefits. 825 00:34:02,412 --> 00:34:05,682 And yet no one else in Braddock's life 826 00:34:05,715 --> 00:34:08,518 knew about this... his wife, his friends? 827 00:34:08,618 --> 00:34:10,679 He must have chosen to keep it a secret. 828 00:34:10,712 --> 00:34:12,522 And so he kept it from 829 00:34:12,622 --> 00:34:18,028 everyone in his life but Peralta? 830 00:34:18,094 --> 00:34:20,864 Which means... 831 00:34:20,931 --> 00:34:23,725 that means there's some merit to Peralta's version of events 832 00:34:23,858 --> 00:34:26,403 the night of the murder. 833 00:34:26,503 --> 00:34:29,356 - Yeah, I suppose. 834 00:34:29,389 --> 00:34:31,900 But he could have found out before. 835 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,403 Or he could have overheard a conversation with a doctor, 836 00:34:35,537 --> 00:34:37,872 might even seen a medical bill. 837 00:34:42,519 --> 00:34:45,413 You good? 838 00:34:45,513 --> 00:34:48,758 Yeah, fine. I'll see you tomorrow. 839 00:35:00,437 --> 00:35:02,372 I didn't know you had a bottle stashed in here. 840 00:35:02,472 --> 00:35:05,108 It literally just came with the office. 841 00:35:08,094 --> 00:35:09,696 - Something bothering you? 842 00:35:13,942 --> 00:35:17,554 The idea that Braddock stole the necklace 843 00:35:17,654 --> 00:35:21,908 has never made any sense. 844 00:35:21,941 --> 00:35:25,629 But now we know he was staring down a mountain of medical debt 845 00:35:25,729 --> 00:35:28,098 as a result of his service. 846 00:35:28,198 --> 00:35:30,750 Doesn't mean he committed grand larceny. 847 00:35:30,784 --> 00:35:32,802 - No. 848 00:35:32,902 --> 00:35:37,140 But earlier today, 849 00:35:37,273 --> 00:35:39,776 Peralta's wife asked me why I didn't believe his story. 850 00:35:39,809 --> 00:35:43,079 And if I'm being honest, 851 00:35:43,113 --> 00:35:46,750 it's because I knew about his prior convictions. 852 00:35:46,783 --> 00:35:49,285 - He also lied to the police. 853 00:35:49,319 --> 00:35:51,788 Yeah, it's a thing a person might do, 854 00:35:51,855 --> 00:35:54,290 knowing how we tend to treat ex-felons. 855 00:35:54,357 --> 00:35:56,943 - That's true. 856 00:35:56,976 --> 00:35:59,295 But we both know the best predictor 857 00:35:59,429 --> 00:36:01,464 of future behavior is past behavior. 858 00:36:01,564 --> 00:36:04,659 And other than the two felonies years ago, 859 00:36:04,793 --> 00:36:08,138 he's been a solid citizen, he was a model inmate, parolee. 860 00:36:08,204 --> 00:36:09,572 He mentored at-risk kids. 861 00:36:09,606 --> 00:36:12,167 He was making the most of his second chance. 862 00:36:12,300 --> 00:36:14,844 That's past behavior. 863 00:36:14,944 --> 00:36:17,972 That's recent past behavior, 864 00:36:18,006 --> 00:36:21,317 which is more predictive than distant past behavior. 865 00:36:21,384 --> 00:36:26,489 And I didn't take any of that into consideration. 866 00:36:26,589 --> 00:36:29,926 You think Peralta is telling the truth. 867 00:36:29,993 --> 00:36:32,128 Not sure. How can we know for sure? 868 00:36:32,195 --> 00:36:34,998 You can't. We weren't there. 869 00:36:35,031 --> 00:36:36,833 All we can do is present the evidence 870 00:36:36,866 --> 00:36:38,818 and let the jury decide. - Right. 871 00:36:38,852 --> 00:36:40,403 We present the prior convictions. 872 00:36:40,470 --> 00:36:42,205 We paint him out to be an inveterate criminal 873 00:36:42,305 --> 00:36:44,340 and let the jury nail his ass to the cross. 874 00:36:44,407 --> 00:36:45,942 Look, this job would be easy if we knew 875 00:36:46,009 --> 00:36:48,536 what really happened, but we don't. 876 00:36:48,636 --> 00:36:50,538 We usually never do. 877 00:36:50,672 --> 00:36:53,208 So we follow the law. 878 00:36:53,308 --> 00:36:56,853 We play every card we have, just like the defense does. 879 00:36:56,886 --> 00:36:58,955 And we let the 12 people who don't have a horse in the race 880 00:36:58,988 --> 00:37:00,390 make the decision. 881 00:37:00,490 --> 00:37:03,176 Yeah, I get it. Trust me. 882 00:37:03,209 --> 00:37:06,629 But... 883 00:37:06,696 --> 00:37:10,350 if every sentence is a life sentence, 884 00:37:10,383 --> 00:37:13,353 what's the point of rehabilitation? 885 00:37:16,506 --> 00:37:19,042 - Okay. 886 00:37:19,142 --> 00:37:22,245 If you feel this strongly, dismiss the case. 887 00:37:25,348 --> 00:37:27,350 I can't do that. It's like I said. 888 00:37:27,417 --> 00:37:31,221 I just... I don't know. 889 00:37:31,321 --> 00:37:35,458 Then you have to do what you have to do. 890 00:37:35,525 --> 00:37:42,524 ♪ ♪ 891 00:37:45,535 --> 00:37:52,108 ♪ ♪ 892 00:38:04,888 --> 00:38:09,576 Mr. Peralta, you testified that you lied to the police 893 00:38:09,609 --> 00:38:13,530 because you knew that no one would believe your story. 894 00:38:13,596 --> 00:38:15,748 Why wouldn't they believe you? 895 00:38:15,782 --> 00:38:17,233 - I don't know. 896 00:38:17,333 --> 00:38:19,469 Is it because you have a prior conviction 897 00:38:19,602 --> 00:38:21,104 for aggravated assault? - Objection. 898 00:38:21,137 --> 00:38:22,964 I'm responding to direct testimony, Your Honor. 899 00:38:23,097 --> 00:38:24,774 - Objection overruled. 900 00:38:24,808 --> 00:38:28,311 Or was it because of your prior conviction for burglary? 901 00:38:33,917 --> 00:38:38,279 Yes. I've served time in prison. 902 00:38:40,648 --> 00:38:43,493 I've done things in my past that I'm not proud of. 903 00:38:43,626 --> 00:38:47,614 And I take full responsibility for my actions. 904 00:38:47,647 --> 00:38:51,784 I paid my debt to society. 905 00:38:51,818 --> 00:38:53,970 But once you've done time, 906 00:38:54,103 --> 00:38:56,631 there's no such thing as benefit of the doubt. 907 00:39:02,612 --> 00:39:04,005 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 908 00:39:04,138 --> 00:39:06,841 these are photographs of Mateo Ortiz. 909 00:39:06,975 --> 00:39:11,187 These were taken shortly after the defendant assaulted him 910 00:39:11,321 --> 00:39:13,289 for signaling a police officer 911 00:39:13,323 --> 00:39:15,283 when he caught Mr. Peralta shoplifting. 912 00:39:15,350 --> 00:39:17,393 - It was a long time ago. 913 00:39:17,460 --> 00:39:22,131 I was 15, an angry kid in a bad neighborhood. 914 00:39:22,165 --> 00:39:24,000 I got mixed up with the wrong people. 915 00:39:24,067 --> 00:39:26,703 You were 24 when you were convicted of burglary. 916 00:39:26,803 --> 00:39:28,304 And you did it again, didn't you? 917 00:39:28,404 --> 00:39:30,039 But your captain figured it out. 918 00:39:30,139 --> 00:39:31,532 He confronted you. - No. 919 00:39:31,633 --> 00:39:33,843 Mr. Peralta, isn't it true that you lied to the police 920 00:39:33,877 --> 00:39:36,346 because you are the one who stole the necklace? 921 00:39:36,412 --> 00:39:38,039 Then you murdered Captain Braddock 922 00:39:38,172 --> 00:39:40,516 to keep him from reporting you. 923 00:39:40,650 --> 00:39:46,422 That the same man who did this to Mateo Ortiz 924 00:39:46,489 --> 00:39:50,476 did this to Clint Braddock. 925 00:39:55,498 --> 00:39:58,401 Nothing to say, Mr. Peralta? 926 00:39:58,534 --> 00:40:00,370 What's the point? 927 00:40:00,470 --> 00:40:01,838 Your Honor, please instruct Mr. Peralta 928 00:40:01,905 --> 00:40:04,240 to address the court. 929 00:40:04,340 --> 00:40:07,860 - I said, what's the point? 930 00:40:07,894 --> 00:40:09,379 I've already told you the truth, 931 00:40:09,479 --> 00:40:12,874 and you've already decided that you don't believe me. 932 00:40:16,019 --> 00:40:17,987 ♪ ♪ 933 00:40:18,021 --> 00:40:20,723 - Nothing further. 934 00:40:20,857 --> 00:40:27,889 ♪ ♪ 935 00:40:33,586 --> 00:40:37,073 Madam Foreperson, has the jury reached a verdict? 936 00:40:37,106 --> 00:40:38,508 - We have, Your Honor. 937 00:40:38,574 --> 00:40:41,511 In the charge of murder in the second degree, 938 00:40:41,544 --> 00:40:46,774 we find the defendant, Diego Peralta, guilty. 939 00:40:49,435 --> 00:40:50,920 - I didn't do this, Ruby. - I know. 940 00:40:51,054 --> 00:40:52,238 - I need you to know that. - I know, mi amor. 941 00:40:52,271 --> 00:40:53,256 - I need you to know that. 942 00:40:53,356 --> 00:40:54,557 And Anthony, you be strong, okay? 943 00:40:54,624 --> 00:40:55,950 I love you. 944 00:40:56,084 --> 00:40:57,919 I love you more than anything. You make sure he knows that. 945 00:40:57,952 --> 00:40:59,095 You make sure he knows that I'm innocent. 946 00:40:59,195 --> 00:41:00,363 - I promise. - Tell him, please. 947 00:41:00,396 --> 00:41:01,622 - I promise. - Tell her. 948 00:41:01,756 --> 00:41:02,832 And you tell our baby. 949 00:41:02,899 --> 00:41:05,435 - I will. - You tell her. 950 00:41:10,406 --> 00:41:17,480 ♪ ♪ 951 00:41:28,591 --> 00:41:35,665 ♪ ♪