1 00:00:05,701 --> 00:00:07,397 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:07,398 --> 00:00:08,790 the people are represented 3 00:00:08,791 --> 00:00:11,054 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:11,272 --> 00:00:13,013 the police, who investigate crime, 5 00:00:13,187 --> 00:00:15,798 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:16,016 --> 00:00:18,322 These are their stories. 7 00:00:21,499 --> 00:00:24,893 Help! Help! 8 00:00:24,894 --> 00:00:27,375 Help, someone, please. We're trapped. 9 00:00:30,421 --> 00:00:31,335 Shh. 10 00:00:39,691 --> 00:00:41,824 Anyone here? 11 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:43,391 Please, you have to help me! 12 00:00:43,608 --> 00:00:44,479 - Come on. - Through here. 13 00:00:44,696 --> 00:00:46,132 Shh, shh, shh. 14 00:00:51,268 --> 00:00:52,790 Ma'am, I need you to calm down. 15 00:00:52,791 --> 00:00:54,489 We're gonna get you out. - Please, you have to help us! 16 00:00:54,706 --> 00:00:57,448 I need you to stand back. 17 00:01:00,538 --> 00:01:02,017 Come on, come on. Let's go. 18 00:01:02,018 --> 00:01:03,411 We don't have much time. 19 00:01:03,628 --> 00:01:04,759 Go with them. We'll get you out. 20 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,110 Ma'am, with me. Let's go. Come on. 21 00:01:07,328 --> 00:01:11,114 One's coming out! 22 00:01:12,289 --> 00:01:13,812 Anybody in there? 23 00:01:17,381 --> 00:01:18,904 Eyes down, Peralta! 24 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:20,471 Backdraft! 25 00:01:26,999 --> 00:01:29,089 It was a backdraft. You've been trained for this. 26 00:01:29,306 --> 00:01:30,655 Sorry, Cap. 27 00:01:30,873 --> 00:01:33,354 In this job, there's no second chances. 28 00:01:33,571 --> 00:01:36,357 Yes, sir. 29 00:01:39,795 --> 00:01:43,015 Vic is Clint Braddock, captain of this ladder company. 30 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:44,582 I'm guessing this is the murder weapon. 31 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,932 Halligan tool, fireman's best friend. 32 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:48,543 Not today. 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:49,674 You were the first on the scene? 34 00:01:49,892 --> 00:01:51,067 Yeah. 35 00:01:51,241 --> 00:01:52,721 Call came in a little after midnight. 36 00:01:52,938 --> 00:01:54,288 One of the firefighters who was staying in the house 37 00:01:54,505 --> 00:01:56,941 came down and found him dead, called 911. 38 00:01:56,942 --> 00:01:58,553 Everyone else was upstairs asleep. 39 00:01:58,770 --> 00:02:00,207 You know how many people were in the house? 40 00:02:00,424 --> 00:02:02,122 Nine, not including the captain. 41 00:02:02,296 --> 00:02:03,558 They're all still here. 42 00:02:03,775 --> 00:02:04,689 I've got unis taking their statements. 43 00:02:04,907 --> 00:02:06,126 Any signs of forced entry? 44 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:07,736 No, but the back door to the kitchen 45 00:02:07,953 --> 00:02:09,955 was standing wide open when we arrived. 46 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:14,264 Hey, Vince. This is our guy, Braddock. 47 00:02:14,482 --> 00:02:16,745 He was at Ground Zero on 9/11. 48 00:02:16,962 --> 00:02:19,791 Led a team into Tower 2. 49 00:02:20,009 --> 00:02:22,577 Man was a real-life hero. 50 00:03:12,148 --> 00:03:14,150 We responded to a 10-75. 51 00:03:14,324 --> 00:03:15,978 That's a structural fire. 52 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:17,414 It was an apartment building. 53 00:03:17,632 --> 00:03:18,807 Things got pretty intense. 54 00:03:19,024 --> 00:03:20,938 And you're the one who called 911? 55 00:03:20,939 --> 00:03:22,202 Mm-hmm. 56 00:03:22,376 --> 00:03:24,160 All right. Can you tell us what happened? 57 00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:27,250 When we got back, everyone was pretty tired. 58 00:03:27,468 --> 00:03:29,774 And you never know when the next call is gonna come. 59 00:03:29,992 --> 00:03:32,777 So we all went to bed, but Captain stayed up. 60 00:03:32,995 --> 00:03:34,692 He said he had some work to do. 61 00:03:34,910 --> 00:03:36,085 What time was that? 62 00:03:36,259 --> 00:03:40,089 Around 10:30, maybe. 63 00:03:40,263 --> 00:03:41,569 But I couldn't sleep. 64 00:03:41,786 --> 00:03:44,485 My adrenaline was still pumping from the fire. 65 00:03:44,702 --> 00:03:46,704 Anyways, around midnight, 66 00:03:46,922 --> 00:03:49,141 I heard what sounded like shouting from downstairs, 67 00:03:49,316 --> 00:03:51,448 so I got up to see what was going on. 68 00:03:51,666 --> 00:03:53,233 You see anything or anyone suspicious? 69 00:03:53,450 --> 00:03:55,104 No. 70 00:03:55,278 --> 00:03:57,759 Cap wasn't in his office. 71 00:03:57,976 --> 00:04:01,676 So I came downstairs and saw that the back door was open. 72 00:04:01,893 --> 00:04:03,286 It was freezing. 73 00:04:03,504 --> 00:04:05,374 That's when I knew something was wrong. 74 00:04:05,375 --> 00:04:09,118 So I searched the house, 75 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:12,252 and I found him. 76 00:04:12,469 --> 00:04:15,037 Do you know of any problems he was having? 77 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:16,778 Anyone who might have wanted to hurt him? 78 00:04:16,995 --> 00:04:18,779 No. 79 00:04:18,780 --> 00:04:20,998 The man wasn't just a legend. 80 00:04:20,999 --> 00:04:23,175 He was the real deal. 81 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:27,310 He saved my life last night. 82 00:04:27,528 --> 00:04:28,789 I spoke to the other eight firefighters 83 00:04:28,790 --> 00:04:30,574 who were at the station last night. 84 00:04:30,792 --> 00:04:33,185 They all gave sworn statements that they were asleep 85 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:34,926 and didn't hear or see anything unusual. 86 00:04:35,144 --> 00:04:36,406 Unhelpful. 87 00:04:36,624 --> 00:04:38,320 Also, the same thing about Braddock too. 88 00:04:38,321 --> 00:04:40,367 Dude was a hero. Everybody loved him. 89 00:04:40,584 --> 00:04:42,282 Okay, extra unhelpful, but still. 90 00:04:42,456 --> 00:04:43,979 Any one of them could be the killer. 91 00:04:44,196 --> 00:04:45,894 Well, theoretically, but there's this. 92 00:04:46,111 --> 00:04:47,678 Security footage from the back entrance 93 00:04:47,896 --> 00:04:49,898 of the station shows Braddock 94 00:04:50,115 --> 00:04:52,247 letting somebody in at around 11:26 p.m. 95 00:04:52,248 --> 00:04:53,510 No angle on the person's face? 96 00:04:53,728 --> 00:04:54,989 Uh-uh. 97 00:04:54,990 --> 00:04:56,643 And because of the hood and the jacket, 98 00:04:56,644 --> 00:04:58,298 you can't tell if it's a man or a woman, but check this out. 99 00:04:58,472 --> 00:05:00,865 20 minutes later, they leave out the same door. 100 00:05:01,083 --> 00:05:04,216 Now, that's 16 minutes before the 911 call. 101 00:05:04,391 --> 00:05:06,871 So looks like Braddock knew his killer? 102 00:05:07,089 --> 00:05:08,220 I mean, what about the murder weapon? 103 00:05:08,395 --> 00:05:09,744 Any prints? - Dozens. 104 00:05:09,961 --> 00:05:11,528 But they all track back to members of Braddock's 105 00:05:11,746 --> 00:05:14,314 ladder company, which tracks. 106 00:05:14,531 --> 00:05:17,229 If you zoom in, mystery person's wearing gloves. 107 00:05:17,404 --> 00:05:20,320 So how does a guy beloved by everybody 108 00:05:20,494 --> 00:05:21,756 end up with his head bashed in? 109 00:05:21,973 --> 00:05:23,366 I wouldn't say everyone. 110 00:05:23,584 --> 00:05:24,976 I've been going through his text messages. 111 00:05:25,194 --> 00:05:26,413 Looks like he was going through 112 00:05:26,630 --> 00:05:28,632 a pretty nasty split from his wife. 113 00:05:28,850 --> 00:05:31,156 - Sounds promising. - And it gets better. 114 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:33,420 Braddock had her served with divorce papers 115 00:05:33,637 --> 00:05:35,943 yesterday afternoon. 116 00:05:38,468 --> 00:05:40,427 Our understanding is that the two of you 117 00:05:40,644 --> 00:05:42,994 were having some marital problems? 118 00:05:43,212 --> 00:05:44,474 You mean he was leaving me. 119 00:05:44,692 --> 00:05:46,607 We read his text messages. 120 00:05:46,824 --> 00:05:48,391 You seemed pretty upset. 121 00:05:48,609 --> 00:05:51,176 Because I didn't want a divorce. 122 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:52,917 Because I loved him. 123 00:05:53,135 --> 00:05:54,963 I would never. 124 00:05:59,097 --> 00:06:01,143 I had an affair. 125 00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:03,754 It was a mistake. 126 00:06:03,972 --> 00:06:06,757 I begged him to take me back, but he couldn't. 127 00:06:06,975 --> 00:06:11,849 I hoped that maybe with time, but no. 128 00:06:12,067 --> 00:06:15,375 Where were you last night around midnight? 129 00:06:15,549 --> 00:06:18,900 I was a mess about the divorce papers. 130 00:06:19,117 --> 00:06:20,379 So I had a few girlfriends over. 131 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:22,076 We drank some wine and watched a movie. 132 00:06:22,077 --> 00:06:23,687 Well, we'd like to get those friends' contacts, 133 00:06:23,905 --> 00:06:26,081 if that's all right. 134 00:06:26,298 --> 00:06:29,563 Can you think of anyone who had issues with your husband? 135 00:06:32,348 --> 00:06:35,656 Well, yes, actually. 136 00:06:35,873 --> 00:06:37,875 The day before yesterday, a man came by the house. 137 00:06:38,093 --> 00:06:39,355 I don't know what it was about, but he and Clint 138 00:06:39,529 --> 00:06:41,879 got into a fight on the front lawn. 139 00:06:42,097 --> 00:06:43,619 You know who the man was? 140 00:06:43,620 --> 00:06:45,317 No, he'd already taken off by the time I came out. 141 00:06:45,492 --> 00:06:46,754 I asked Clint what was going on, 142 00:06:46,971 --> 00:06:49,887 but he didn't wanna talk about it. 143 00:06:50,105 --> 00:06:51,802 I noticed the doorbell cam on the way in. 144 00:06:52,020 --> 00:06:53,413 Does that work? 145 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:58,200 Candace Newman's friends all back up her alibi. 146 00:06:58,418 --> 00:06:59,810 Apparently, they watched "The Notebook." 147 00:07:00,028 --> 00:07:01,158 Oh, God. 148 00:07:01,159 --> 00:07:02,770 So she's a glutton for punishment. 149 00:07:02,987 --> 00:07:05,033 And what about this guy she claims 150 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:07,251 got into an altercation with Braddock? 151 00:07:07,252 --> 00:07:10,517 Yeah, I got the footage right here. 152 00:07:10,734 --> 00:07:12,736 Why are you here? Leave. 153 00:07:12,954 --> 00:07:14,303 Can we hear what they're arguing about? 154 00:07:14,477 --> 00:07:16,174 Too far away from the camera to make it out, 155 00:07:16,392 --> 00:07:18,394 but wait for it. 156 00:07:18,568 --> 00:07:20,003 Our vic threw the first punch. 157 00:07:20,004 --> 00:07:22,224 The only punch. Leveled the guy with one swing. 158 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,094 So maybe our mystery man 159 00:07:24,095 --> 00:07:26,358 showed up at the station to even the score? 160 00:07:26,533 --> 00:07:28,317 Well, I used the truck's plates to pull the DMV records. 161 00:07:28,491 --> 00:07:30,450 Belongs to a Steven Delvecchio, 52. 162 00:07:30,667 --> 00:07:31,885 Lives in Yonkers. 163 00:07:31,886 --> 00:07:33,540 What's the connection with Braddock? 164 00:07:33,757 --> 00:07:35,803 Delvecchio was a 30-year FDNY veteran 165 00:07:36,020 --> 00:07:38,153 assigned to Braddock's ladder company until two months ago 166 00:07:38,370 --> 00:07:39,676 when he retired. 167 00:07:39,894 --> 00:07:41,590 Okay. 168 00:07:41,591 --> 00:07:44,115 Well, let's find out why things got physical between these two. 169 00:07:55,083 --> 00:07:56,345 Theo. 170 00:07:59,174 --> 00:08:00,697 Is that smoke? 171 00:08:00,915 --> 00:08:02,177 NYPD! Is anyone in there? 172 00:08:02,394 --> 00:08:03,744 - The engine's running. - It's not smoke. 173 00:08:03,961 --> 00:08:05,006 That's exhaust. 174 00:08:07,225 --> 00:08:09,576 Find the door opener! 175 00:08:15,233 --> 00:08:17,366 You got it? - I got it. Let's go. 176 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:20,108 Set him down here. 177 00:08:20,325 --> 00:08:21,370 Watch his head. - I got him. 178 00:08:21,544 --> 00:08:23,285 All right. Hey, Steven? 179 00:08:25,243 --> 00:08:27,028 Steven. 180 00:08:27,245 --> 00:08:29,726 Hey, we need an ambulance, 1461 Elmhurst. 181 00:08:29,944 --> 00:08:31,248 Caucasian male, unconscious, 182 00:08:31,249 --> 00:08:32,686 suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. 183 00:08:32,903 --> 00:08:34,165 Hey! 184 00:08:34,383 --> 00:08:36,124 Hey, hey, hey. Hey, can you hear me? 185 00:08:36,341 --> 00:08:37,517 Huh? 186 00:08:37,691 --> 00:08:38,866 Hey. 187 00:08:39,083 --> 00:08:40,215 Steven! Steven! 188 00:08:40,432 --> 00:08:41,521 You all right? 189 00:08:41,738 --> 00:08:42,825 I'm sorry. 190 00:08:42,826 --> 00:08:44,174 Hey, hey, it's okay. It's okay. 191 00:08:44,175 --> 00:08:45,612 - I'm so sorry. - It's all right. 192 00:08:45,829 --> 00:08:46,526 All right, stay with me, all right? 193 00:08:46,743 --> 00:08:47,918 We got you. 194 00:08:48,136 --> 00:08:50,094 I can't live with what I've done. 195 00:08:50,312 --> 00:08:52,880 I can't take the guilt. 196 00:09:02,585 --> 00:09:04,586 He's lucky you found him when you did. 197 00:09:04,587 --> 00:09:05,892 I'm not sure he'd agree with you. 198 00:09:05,893 --> 00:09:07,547 Right, so because this was a suicide attempt, 199 00:09:07,721 --> 00:09:10,462 we're required to hold him for a 72-hour observation period. 200 00:09:10,637 --> 00:09:12,029 I get it, but we'd like to talk to him now. 201 00:09:12,247 --> 00:09:13,769 Is he awake? 202 00:09:13,770 --> 00:09:15,641 He is, but I'd really rather you wait until after 203 00:09:15,642 --> 00:09:17,774 the social worker has had a chance to assess him. 204 00:09:17,992 --> 00:09:19,688 Yeah, that's not gonna happen. 205 00:09:19,689 --> 00:09:21,430 He's been through a lot today already, and in his state-- 206 00:09:21,604 --> 00:09:22,778 Listen, we're investigating a murder, 207 00:09:22,779 --> 00:09:24,868 so if he's coherent, he's fair game. 208 00:09:26,783 --> 00:09:28,437 I don't understand. Clint's dead? 209 00:09:28,611 --> 00:09:30,178 Don't waste our time here, Steve, man. 210 00:09:30,395 --> 00:09:31,832 Come on. - I'm serious. I didn't know. 211 00:09:32,049 --> 00:09:33,137 Then why did we find you in your garage 212 00:09:33,355 --> 00:09:35,792 trying to take off for good? 213 00:09:36,010 --> 00:09:38,577 I don't wanna talk about it. 214 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:40,231 You already did, Steven. You don't remember? 215 00:09:40,449 --> 00:09:41,884 You confessed. 216 00:09:41,885 --> 00:09:43,060 You said you couldn't live with what you had done, 217 00:09:43,278 --> 00:09:44,627 that you were sorry. 218 00:09:44,845 --> 00:09:46,629 I was talking about something else. 219 00:09:46,847 --> 00:09:48,022 Yeah, sure you were. 220 00:09:48,239 --> 00:09:49,545 We know you and Braddock were beefing 221 00:09:49,719 --> 00:09:50,807 and that he knocked your ass out. 222 00:09:51,025 --> 00:09:52,329 We saw the video. So what? 223 00:09:52,330 --> 00:09:54,158 You show up the next day to get some payback? 224 00:09:54,376 --> 00:09:55,464 Maybe things went a little too far. 225 00:09:55,638 --> 00:09:57,118 Maybe you swung a little too hard. 226 00:09:57,335 --> 00:09:58,335 You don't understand. 227 00:09:58,336 --> 00:10:00,469 Clint was one of my best friends. 228 00:10:00,643 --> 00:10:02,558 We worked together for over 25 years. 229 00:10:02,732 --> 00:10:04,254 I don't know about you, 230 00:10:04,255 --> 00:10:05,953 but my best friend never punched me in the face. 231 00:10:06,170 --> 00:10:07,258 That's probably because you've never 232 00:10:07,476 --> 00:10:09,913 done anything as bad as I did. 233 00:10:11,828 --> 00:10:13,613 I was having some money troubles, 234 00:10:13,787 --> 00:10:16,484 so a buddy of mine set me up with a doctor 235 00:10:16,485 --> 00:10:18,095 who was helping guys like me, 236 00:10:18,313 --> 00:10:21,142 guys who were at Ground Zero, get some extra cash. 237 00:10:21,359 --> 00:10:24,145 - You worked 9/11? - Yeah, I was with Clint. 238 00:10:24,362 --> 00:10:25,799 It was a nightmare. 239 00:10:26,016 --> 00:10:28,627 It was everything you would imagine, but worse. 240 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:30,368 It's why the World Trade Center Health Fund 241 00:10:30,586 --> 00:10:32,414 covers treatment for PTSD. 242 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:35,635 But you didn't have PTSD, 243 00:10:35,809 --> 00:10:36,723 did you? 244 00:10:39,116 --> 00:10:41,989 A few months ago, Clint figured out what was going on. 245 00:10:42,206 --> 00:10:43,730 Out of respect for our friendship, 246 00:10:43,947 --> 00:10:45,253 he didn't turn me in, but I had to agree 247 00:10:45,470 --> 00:10:48,125 to stop taking the cash and retire. 248 00:10:48,343 --> 00:10:50,040 Even worse, he said we were done as friends. 249 00:10:50,258 --> 00:10:51,999 He didn't wanna speak to me ever again. 250 00:10:52,216 --> 00:10:54,654 So I went over to his house to talk it out. 251 00:10:54,828 --> 00:10:56,917 But, well, you saw how that went. 252 00:10:57,134 --> 00:11:02,183 FDNY is the only family I ever had that really mattered. 253 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:03,793 Now I have nothing. 254 00:11:04,011 --> 00:11:06,709 So that's why I... 255 00:11:06,927 --> 00:11:10,060 So where were you last night around midnight? 256 00:11:10,278 --> 00:11:13,281 Getting piss blind drunk in a bar. 257 00:11:13,498 --> 00:11:16,023 Duff's in Greenpoint. 258 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,852 Called the bar in Brooklyn. Delvecchio's alibi checks out. 259 00:11:19,069 --> 00:11:20,375 He was there until last call, 260 00:11:20,592 --> 00:11:22,072 drowning his sorrows in whiskey. 261 00:11:22,290 --> 00:11:23,813 Yeah, but we could charge him with fraud 262 00:11:24,031 --> 00:11:25,293 for stealing from the health fund. 263 00:11:25,510 --> 00:11:26,597 The guy could actually benefit 264 00:11:26,598 --> 00:11:27,904 from some mental health services, 265 00:11:28,122 --> 00:11:29,558 which is sort of ironic if you think about it. 266 00:11:29,732 --> 00:11:30,951 True. 267 00:11:31,168 --> 00:11:33,127 I had Yee go through Braddock's computer. 268 00:11:33,344 --> 00:11:35,129 She found an email from a senior marshal 269 00:11:35,346 --> 00:11:37,131 in the fire department. 270 00:11:37,348 --> 00:11:39,480 He said he wanted to talk to Braddock about something 271 00:11:39,481 --> 00:11:41,265 "serious" in private. 272 00:11:41,483 --> 00:11:42,875 So Braddock told him to come by the station 273 00:11:42,876 --> 00:11:44,354 later on that night. 274 00:11:44,355 --> 00:11:47,054 It's the night of the murder. 275 00:11:49,273 --> 00:11:50,710 We know that's you sneaking out 276 00:11:50,927 --> 00:11:51,928 the back door of the firehouse the night 277 00:11:52,146 --> 00:11:53,538 Captain Braddock was killed. 278 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:54,974 I mean, you're correct. That's me. 279 00:11:54,975 --> 00:11:56,498 But I'm not sneaking out. I'm just leaving. 280 00:11:56,716 --> 00:11:58,238 Oh, well, after you just left, 281 00:11:58,239 --> 00:12:00,067 Captain Braddock was found with his head cracked open. 282 00:12:00,284 --> 00:12:02,024 I'm aware. 283 00:12:02,025 --> 00:12:04,071 So it looks like you were the last person to see him alive. 284 00:12:04,288 --> 00:12:05,811 I can't have been the last person because 285 00:12:05,812 --> 00:12:07,639 he was fine when I left. 286 00:12:07,814 --> 00:12:09,119 I'm telling you the truth. 287 00:12:09,337 --> 00:12:10,599 I went to the firehouse to discuss something 288 00:12:10,773 --> 00:12:12,295 work-related with him. 289 00:12:12,296 --> 00:12:13,428 Well, if you're discussing something work-related, 290 00:12:13,645 --> 00:12:15,343 then why all the cloak and dagger? 291 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:17,867 I mean, meeting at midnight? 292 00:12:18,085 --> 00:12:22,002 We were discussing a delicate matter, friend to friend. 293 00:12:22,219 --> 00:12:24,526 Why not come forward when you found out he got killed? 294 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:25,919 There was no point. 295 00:12:26,136 --> 00:12:27,703 I don't know anything. 296 00:12:27,877 --> 00:12:30,967 So I just kept my mouth shut. 297 00:12:31,185 --> 00:12:32,621 So what did you come to see Captain Braddock about 298 00:12:32,795 --> 00:12:34,144 that evening? 299 00:12:36,494 --> 00:12:38,540 Three weeks ago, there was an electrical fire 300 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,411 at a jewelry store in the diamond district. 301 00:12:40,629 --> 00:12:42,283 Braddock's company put out the fire. 302 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:44,893 Jenca was the marshal assigned to oversee the case. 303 00:12:44,894 --> 00:12:47,070 Mostly just due diligence stuff, you know? 304 00:12:47,288 --> 00:12:49,333 Determining cause, assessing damage, stuff like that. 305 00:12:49,551 --> 00:12:51,335 But during the course of his investigation, 306 00:12:51,553 --> 00:12:54,903 Jenca discovered that a $500,000 diamond necklace 307 00:12:54,904 --> 00:12:56,776 that had been reported lost in the fire 308 00:12:56,993 --> 00:12:58,428 had actually been stolen, 309 00:12:58,429 --> 00:13:00,127 and that Braddock and his crew were the only ones 310 00:13:00,344 --> 00:13:02,782 that had access to the scene. 311 00:13:02,999 --> 00:13:06,568 Okay, but why was Jenca at the fire station that night? 312 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:09,092 To give Braddock a heads-up, you know, 313 00:13:09,310 --> 00:13:11,442 friend to friend, that one of his guys might be a thief. 314 00:13:11,660 --> 00:13:13,488 He gave Braddock a file and then he took off. 315 00:13:13,705 --> 00:13:15,185 According to Jenca, when he left, 316 00:13:15,403 --> 00:13:16,839 Braddock was still very much alive. 317 00:13:17,057 --> 00:13:18,666 We have the security footage. 318 00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:20,408 We know no one else entered the fire station that night. 319 00:13:20,625 --> 00:13:22,976 So if Braddock was alive when he left... 320 00:13:23,193 --> 00:13:25,543 The murderer was already in the firehouse. 321 00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:31,375 These are the nine firefighters that 322 00:13:31,593 --> 00:13:32,898 were staying at the station the night of the murder. 323 00:13:32,899 --> 00:13:34,117 We cross-checked them against the prints 324 00:13:34,335 --> 00:13:35,553 we pulled from the murder weapon. 325 00:13:35,771 --> 00:13:37,599 Narrowed the list down to these five. 326 00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:39,339 Any of them work the jewelry store fire? 327 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:41,559 All five of them. We reviewed their statements. 328 00:13:41,777 --> 00:13:45,346 Didn't find any inconsistencies or obvious omissions. 329 00:13:45,563 --> 00:13:47,000 - That's interesting. - What? 330 00:13:47,217 --> 00:13:48,784 According to this personnel file, 331 00:13:48,958 --> 00:13:51,874 one of these guys has a prior felony conviction. 332 00:13:54,398 --> 00:13:55,747 There you go. 333 00:13:55,922 --> 00:13:58,011 Served three years for burglary. 334 00:13:58,228 --> 00:14:00,840 Seems like a good place to start. 335 00:14:01,014 --> 00:14:03,190 Diego Peralta. 336 00:14:03,407 --> 00:14:06,846 He's the one who found the body and called 911. 337 00:14:07,063 --> 00:14:08,760 Told you everything I know. 338 00:14:08,935 --> 00:14:10,632 I heard arguing, so I came downstairs. 339 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:12,808 Right, yeah, you saw the back door open. 340 00:14:12,982 --> 00:14:14,418 You found the body. We know all that. 341 00:14:14,636 --> 00:14:16,463 We wanna talk to you about something else. 342 00:14:16,464 --> 00:14:18,205 You worked the fire at Powell Brothers Jewelers 343 00:14:18,422 --> 00:14:19,859 a few weeks back, right? 344 00:14:21,643 --> 00:14:23,645 Why are you asking about that? 345 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:24,864 You know anything about a necklace 346 00:14:25,038 --> 00:14:26,387 that got burned up in the fire? 347 00:14:26,604 --> 00:14:27,779 Pretty expensive one? 348 00:14:27,954 --> 00:14:30,086 Worth about 500 grand? 349 00:14:30,304 --> 00:14:31,826 See, the people that look into this kind of thing, 350 00:14:31,827 --> 00:14:33,873 they think that maybe the necklace wasn't destroyed 351 00:14:34,047 --> 00:14:36,876 in the fire, but that it was actually stolen 352 00:14:37,093 --> 00:14:40,880 by one of the firefighters. 353 00:14:41,097 --> 00:14:42,577 So we think maybe Braddock talked to you. 354 00:14:42,794 --> 00:14:43,708 Maybe you got upset. 355 00:14:47,625 --> 00:14:49,279 I want a lawyer. 356 00:14:51,716 --> 00:14:53,327 Well, we got phones down at the station. 357 00:14:53,544 --> 00:14:54,894 You can call one from there. 358 00:14:55,111 --> 00:14:57,113 Come on. 359 00:14:57,331 --> 00:14:58,723 Clammed up the second we asked him 360 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,377 about the jewelry store fire. 361 00:15:00,595 --> 00:15:01,857 As his captain, Braddock would have known 362 00:15:02,031 --> 00:15:03,685 about his prior burglary conviction, 363 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,600 so once he got word the necklace was stolen-- 364 00:15:05,817 --> 00:15:07,689 Braddock confronts him, Peralta panics, 365 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:09,473 grabs a Halligan, strikes Braddock 366 00:15:09,691 --> 00:15:11,213 to keep him from reporting him. 367 00:15:11,214 --> 00:15:14,217 And then calls 911 and pretends he found him dead. 368 00:15:14,435 --> 00:15:16,393 Can we prove that Peralta stole the necklace? 369 00:15:16,611 --> 00:15:18,307 No. 370 00:15:18,308 --> 00:15:20,702 We looked into his finances, but there's nothing suspicious. 371 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,009 We need more to charge. 372 00:15:23,226 --> 00:15:26,926 But given his criminal history, 373 00:15:27,143 --> 00:15:30,581 we might have enough probable cause to get a search warrant. 374 00:15:33,671 --> 00:15:35,673 How can you just come into our home like this? 375 00:15:35,891 --> 00:15:37,065 You have no right. 376 00:15:37,066 --> 00:15:38,240 I'm sorry for the intrusion, ma'am, 377 00:15:38,241 --> 00:15:39,546 but as you can see from that document-- 378 00:15:39,547 --> 00:15:41,505 I don't care what this says. You're wrong. 379 00:15:41,723 --> 00:15:43,638 D would never. - Mommy? 380 00:15:43,855 --> 00:15:45,727 Oh. 381 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,076 Mommy? 382 00:15:49,513 --> 00:15:50,645 What's happening? 383 00:15:50,862 --> 00:15:52,037 Nothing, baby. 384 00:15:52,038 --> 00:15:53,474 These nice people are just helping Mommy 385 00:15:53,691 --> 00:15:55,563 look for something. 386 00:15:55,780 --> 00:15:57,130 Where's Daddy? 387 00:15:57,347 --> 00:15:58,696 He's at work. 388 00:15:58,914 --> 00:16:01,003 - Putting out fires? - That's right. 389 00:16:01,221 --> 00:16:04,093 Come on, let's go outside and play. 390 00:16:07,618 --> 00:16:08,968 Any sign of the necklace? 391 00:16:09,185 --> 00:16:10,491 No, nothing yet. 392 00:16:10,708 --> 00:16:11,709 If I'm being honest, I'm hoping that 393 00:16:11,927 --> 00:16:13,536 maybe we got this wrong. 394 00:16:13,537 --> 00:16:17,019 I found this in the dumpster in the building's basement. 395 00:16:21,763 --> 00:16:23,765 So much for getting it wrong. 396 00:16:33,514 --> 00:16:35,297 Guess what we just found at the bottom 397 00:16:35,298 --> 00:16:37,213 of your trash chute, Diego? 398 00:16:37,431 --> 00:16:41,565 The FDNY file about the fire at the jewelry store? 399 00:16:41,783 --> 00:16:43,392 You know, the one that says that 400 00:16:43,393 --> 00:16:45,526 that very expensive necklace didn't burn up in the fire? 401 00:16:45,743 --> 00:16:47,180 Braddock's buddy gave him that file 402 00:16:47,397 --> 00:16:48,572 the night he was killed. 403 00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:50,313 Yeah, right before, actually, 404 00:16:50,531 --> 00:16:52,011 which means the only way it ends up at your place 405 00:16:52,228 --> 00:16:53,837 is if you took it. 406 00:16:53,838 --> 00:16:56,972 It's got blood on it, too, so we're having to test it. 407 00:16:57,146 --> 00:16:59,453 But we both know it's gonna be Braddock's. 408 00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:01,759 So now this, Diego, 409 00:17:01,977 --> 00:17:04,762 this is your opportunity to come clean and confess, 410 00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:06,590 and then maybe we can work something out with the DA, 411 00:17:06,808 --> 00:17:07,896 get him to go easy on you. 412 00:17:08,070 --> 00:17:09,724 Don't say anything. 413 00:17:09,941 --> 00:17:11,552 Look, my client has already told you everything he knows. 414 00:17:11,769 --> 00:17:13,293 Judges take these things into consideration 415 00:17:13,510 --> 00:17:14,903 when it comes to sentencing. 416 00:17:15,077 --> 00:17:16,731 I mean, you don't cooperate now-- 417 00:17:16,948 --> 00:17:18,254 With your criminal record? 418 00:17:18,472 --> 00:17:19,386 He has nothing more to say. 419 00:17:21,692 --> 00:17:24,304 Lab confirmed it was Braddock's blood on the file. 420 00:17:26,132 --> 00:17:28,525 Book him. - Stand up, please. 421 00:17:30,962 --> 00:17:34,749 Diego Peralta, you're under arrest for murder. 422 00:17:37,273 --> 00:17:38,840 How does the defendant plead? 423 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:40,450 Not guilty, Your Honor. 424 00:17:40,668 --> 00:17:42,844 I'll hear you on bail, Ms. Maroun. 425 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,194 Your Honor, the defendant brutally murdered 426 00:17:45,412 --> 00:17:46,674 a national hero, 427 00:17:46,891 --> 00:17:48,719 crushing Captain Clint Braddock's skull 428 00:17:48,937 --> 00:17:50,286 with the same tool Braddock used 429 00:17:50,504 --> 00:17:52,549 to save an untold number of lives. 430 00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:55,203 Your Honor, we believe that the defendant killed Braddock 431 00:17:55,204 --> 00:17:57,163 to cover up another crime he had committed, 432 00:17:57,380 --> 00:18:01,080 a theft of a diamond necklace worth $500,000 433 00:18:01,297 --> 00:18:02,820 from a scene of a fire. 434 00:18:03,038 --> 00:18:04,125 Is he being charged with that as well? 435 00:18:04,126 --> 00:18:06,302 Not at this time, but we believe 436 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,217 that he has access to the necklace 437 00:18:08,435 --> 00:18:10,045 or the monies he received from selling the necklace, 438 00:18:10,219 --> 00:18:12,003 which makes him a flight risk. 439 00:18:12,178 --> 00:18:14,093 As such, the people request remand. 440 00:18:14,310 --> 00:18:15,659 My client has access to zero funds 441 00:18:15,877 --> 00:18:17,487 because he didn't steal anything, 442 00:18:17,705 --> 00:18:19,924 nor is he guilty of murder. 443 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:21,752 He's, in fact, the victim here. 444 00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:23,102 Excuse me? 445 00:18:23,319 --> 00:18:24,842 He's the victim. 446 00:18:25,060 --> 00:18:26,756 Meaning what? 447 00:18:26,757 --> 00:18:30,848 Meaning that Mr. Peralta did, in fact, kill Clint Braddock. 448 00:18:31,066 --> 00:18:34,548 But he did so because he was in fear for his life. 449 00:18:34,765 --> 00:18:36,201 This isn't murder, Your Honor. 450 00:18:36,202 --> 00:18:38,160 It's self-defense. 451 00:18:45,036 --> 00:18:47,256 They're saying Peralta didn't steal the diamond necklace. 452 00:18:47,474 --> 00:18:48,604 Braddock did. 453 00:18:48,605 --> 00:18:50,041 And Peralta was gonna turn him in, 454 00:18:50,216 --> 00:18:52,479 which prompted Braddock to attack him. 455 00:18:52,696 --> 00:18:54,132 So they're looking to shift blame to the victim 456 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:55,482 and take advantage of the fact that the dead guy 457 00:18:55,699 --> 00:18:56,657 can't defend himself. 458 00:18:56,874 --> 00:18:58,659 How's our case? - It's strong. 459 00:18:58,876 --> 00:19:00,965 Peralta found the body and lied to detectives 460 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:02,358 about what happened on the night of the murder 461 00:19:02,576 --> 00:19:03,838 on two separate occasions. 462 00:19:04,055 --> 00:19:05,405 And when police searched Peralta's home, 463 00:19:05,622 --> 00:19:07,537 they found evidence that had gone missing 464 00:19:07,755 --> 00:19:09,408 from the crime scene with the victim's blood on it. 465 00:19:09,409 --> 00:19:10,932 Is there any evidence to support 466 00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:12,803 his self-defense theory? 467 00:19:13,021 --> 00:19:14,544 Any reason to think Braddock might have stolen the necklace 468 00:19:14,762 --> 00:19:16,807 or gotten violent with Peralta? - No. 469 00:19:17,025 --> 00:19:19,288 Braddock's reputation was beyond reproach. 470 00:19:19,506 --> 00:19:21,508 There's not so much as a blemish on his record. 471 00:19:21,725 --> 00:19:23,030 The defendant, on the other hand, 472 00:19:23,031 --> 00:19:25,076 served three years in Fishkill for burglary. 473 00:19:25,251 --> 00:19:27,557 Since when does the FDNY hire ex-cons? 474 00:19:27,775 --> 00:19:29,385 It started in 2016. 475 00:19:29,603 --> 00:19:31,866 Yeah, they relaxed admission standards to boost diversity, 476 00:19:32,083 --> 00:19:33,737 give deserving felons a second chance. 477 00:19:33,955 --> 00:19:35,478 But Peralta cheated the system. 478 00:19:35,696 --> 00:19:36,827 How so? 479 00:19:37,045 --> 00:19:38,046 The program is only open to people 480 00:19:38,220 --> 00:19:39,438 with one felony conviction. 481 00:19:39,439 --> 00:19:41,136 Peralta has two, but one of them 482 00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:43,660 was sealed because he was 15 at the time. 483 00:19:43,878 --> 00:19:44,922 Let's get it unsealed. 484 00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:46,707 Oh, we already did. 485 00:19:46,924 --> 00:19:49,231 Third-degree assault. 486 00:19:49,449 --> 00:19:50,624 Third-degree? 487 00:19:50,841 --> 00:19:52,364 This guy was beaten to a pulp. 488 00:19:52,365 --> 00:19:54,018 Prosecutor pushed for first-degree, 489 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:55,759 but the victim didn't wanna move forward, 490 00:19:55,977 --> 00:19:57,457 so they gave him a deal. 491 00:19:57,674 --> 00:19:59,328 So the defendant has a history not only of stealing, 492 00:19:59,546 --> 00:20:01,156 but of physical violence. 493 00:20:01,330 --> 00:20:04,028 See if the judge will allow it. 494 00:20:06,596 --> 00:20:08,990 You're suggesting that Mr. Braddock's death somehow 495 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:11,210 resembles an assault my client committed against 496 00:20:11,427 --> 00:20:13,473 a bodega owner in 2009? 497 00:20:13,690 --> 00:20:15,779 That bodega owner caught the defendant stealing 498 00:20:15,997 --> 00:20:17,476 burner phones for his street gang. 499 00:20:17,477 --> 00:20:20,262 The actual assault occurred when the bodega owner 500 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,047 attempted to alert law enforcement. 501 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:25,702 Not quite following the logic. 502 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:27,878 The People intend to prove that the defendant murdered 503 00:20:28,096 --> 00:20:30,664 Clint Braddock for precisely the same reason-- 504 00:20:30,881 --> 00:20:32,405 attempting to report the defendant's 505 00:20:32,622 --> 00:20:33,841 criminal behavior to the authorities. 506 00:20:34,058 --> 00:20:35,625 And to do that, we need to establish 507 00:20:35,843 --> 00:20:38,715 how the defendant reacts to this specific provocation. 508 00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:40,239 So the State intends to prove my client's animus 509 00:20:40,456 --> 00:20:42,152 toward snitches. 510 00:20:42,153 --> 00:20:45,374 Ms. Matos may think this is a joke, but the People don't. 511 00:20:45,592 --> 00:20:46,941 Your Honor, this is propensity evidence 512 00:20:47,158 --> 00:20:48,637 in disguise. 513 00:20:48,638 --> 00:20:51,032 Mr. Price is trying to use the stigma of my client's 514 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,513 juvenile record to launder the facts of the case 515 00:20:53,730 --> 00:20:55,036 to fit the People's narrative. 516 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:57,038 And they're not just doing it to the jury. 517 00:20:57,256 --> 00:20:58,779 They did it with the search warrant. 518 00:20:58,996 --> 00:21:00,346 Excuse me? 519 00:21:00,563 --> 00:21:01,956 I move to exclude the evidence from the search 520 00:21:02,173 --> 00:21:03,305 of Mr. Peralta's home. 521 00:21:03,523 --> 00:21:04,785 On what grounds? 522 00:21:05,002 --> 00:21:06,438 As I said, the search warrant 523 00:21:06,439 --> 00:21:08,354 improperly relied on my client's criminal history 524 00:21:08,571 --> 00:21:10,268 to establish probable cause. 525 00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:12,836 So any evidence obtained pursuant to the warrant 526 00:21:13,054 --> 00:21:14,708 should be suppressed as fruit of the poisonous tree. 527 00:21:14,925 --> 00:21:17,624 Ms. Matos is conveniently ignoring that the affidavit 528 00:21:17,841 --> 00:21:20,278 also points out that Peralta was present 529 00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:22,672 on the night of the murder and lied to police 530 00:21:22,890 --> 00:21:24,239 in his initial interview. 531 00:21:24,413 --> 00:21:26,285 So in conjunction with that other evidence, 532 00:21:26,459 --> 00:21:31,464 his priors are fair game to establish probable cause. 533 00:21:31,681 --> 00:21:33,248 Hmm. 534 00:21:33,422 --> 00:21:35,294 I'm denying both motions. 535 00:21:35,511 --> 00:21:37,905 Evidence related to the warrant search is admitted. 536 00:21:38,122 --> 00:21:40,560 The defendant's prior convictions are not. 537 00:21:49,699 --> 00:21:51,614 Detective Riley, you found this case file 538 00:21:51,832 --> 00:21:53,224 while executing a search warrant 539 00:21:53,399 --> 00:21:55,008 in the defendant's home, correct? 540 00:21:55,009 --> 00:21:57,098 Yes, we found that in a dumpster inside his building. 541 00:21:57,316 --> 00:22:00,144 Please explain for the court the contents of this file. 542 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:03,322 It's an assessment by Fire Marshal Julian Jenca 543 00:22:03,496 --> 00:22:06,020 that a diamond necklace had been stolen from the scene 544 00:22:06,237 --> 00:22:08,369 of a fire at a jewelry store. 545 00:22:08,370 --> 00:22:10,981 Captain Braddock had that on him at the time of the murder. 546 00:22:11,199 --> 00:22:13,549 Detective Riley, when did you first speak to the defendant? 547 00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:14,941 At the scene. 548 00:22:14,942 --> 00:22:16,247 He's the one who found Braddock's body. 549 00:22:16,422 --> 00:22:18,161 What did he say? 550 00:22:18,162 --> 00:22:21,035 He said that he found Captain Braddock dead and called 911. 551 00:22:21,252 --> 00:22:23,124 Didn't say anything about killing Captain Braddock 552 00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:24,691 in self-defense? 553 00:22:24,908 --> 00:22:26,736 No, he did not. 554 00:22:26,954 --> 00:22:28,694 He did say that Captain Braddock 555 00:22:28,695 --> 00:22:31,741 had saved his life earlier that night at the scene of a fire. 556 00:22:31,959 --> 00:22:34,570 Thank you. Nothing further. 557 00:22:34,788 --> 00:22:35,919 Detective, you testified that 558 00:22:36,137 --> 00:22:37,921 you searched Mr. Peralta's home. 559 00:22:38,139 --> 00:22:39,793 Did you find the stolen necklace in question? 560 00:22:40,010 --> 00:22:41,402 No. 561 00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:42,796 And I assume that you explored the possibility 562 00:22:43,013 --> 00:22:45,146 that he had already sold it. 563 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:47,278 Did you find any irregular cash deposits 564 00:22:47,453 --> 00:22:48,976 made to his bank account 565 00:22:49,193 --> 00:22:52,327 or cash in his mattress or the ceiling? 566 00:22:52,501 --> 00:22:54,067 No. 567 00:22:54,068 --> 00:22:56,244 And yet, the prosecution is claiming that Mr. Peralta 568 00:22:56,418 --> 00:22:58,202 committed this murder to cover up his theft, 569 00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:00,988 even though there is absolutely no evidence 570 00:23:01,205 --> 00:23:02,990 that he, in fact, stole the necklace. 571 00:23:03,207 --> 00:23:04,469 Just because we didn't find it 572 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:06,253 doesn't mean he didn't take it. - True. 573 00:23:06,254 --> 00:23:08,125 But here's the thing that's so disturbing here. 574 00:23:08,343 --> 00:23:09,779 You never bothered to investigate 575 00:23:09,997 --> 00:23:12,216 my client's version of events. 576 00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:13,653 You never searched Captain Braddock's home. 577 00:23:13,870 --> 00:23:15,218 To be clear, we didn't even hear 578 00:23:15,219 --> 00:23:16,743 your client's version of events until after 579 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:18,439 he was charged with murder. 580 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,399 And we did look into it. 581 00:23:20,616 --> 00:23:22,749 We found no evidence whatsoever pointing to Braddock. 582 00:23:22,966 --> 00:23:24,185 Well, you never searched his home. 583 00:23:24,403 --> 00:23:25,316 Didn't have a cause to. 584 00:23:25,491 --> 00:23:28,929 Nothing further. 585 00:23:29,146 --> 00:23:30,496 You visited Captain Braddock on the night 586 00:23:30,713 --> 00:23:32,018 of the murder, correct? 587 00:23:32,019 --> 00:23:34,151 Yes, I was investigating a taxpayer fire 588 00:23:34,369 --> 00:23:37,719 at Powell Brothers Jewelry near 47th and 5th. 589 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,419 Was knocked down by Braddock and the defendant's station. 590 00:23:40,636 --> 00:23:43,813 I found some troubling evidence that I needed to discuss 591 00:23:44,031 --> 00:23:45,336 with Captain Braddock. 592 00:23:45,511 --> 00:23:47,426 What evidence was that? 593 00:23:47,643 --> 00:23:50,211 Some missing merchandise, most notably 594 00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:52,213 a very expensive necklace that was comprised 595 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,302 of gold and diamonds. 596 00:23:54,476 --> 00:23:56,522 Basic structure fire can vaporize a diamond 597 00:23:56,739 --> 00:23:59,220 and melt gold, but where they kept this particular necklace 598 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:00,917 was outside of the hotspot. 599 00:24:01,135 --> 00:24:02,397 So someone must have taken it. 600 00:24:02,571 --> 00:24:04,180 Not just someone. 601 00:24:04,181 --> 00:24:06,445 Based on everything, only time it could have gone missing 602 00:24:06,619 --> 00:24:09,012 was when Braddock's company had the place locked down. 603 00:24:09,230 --> 00:24:10,623 So that's why you met with Captain Braddock 604 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:12,363 on the night of the murder? 605 00:24:12,538 --> 00:24:15,976 Yeah, this kind of thing could stain the department. 606 00:24:16,193 --> 00:24:17,630 Braddock was a friend. 607 00:24:17,847 --> 00:24:19,283 Figured we could put our heads together and get ahead 608 00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:22,069 of this thing, convince the thief to come forward, 609 00:24:22,286 --> 00:24:24,854 minimize punishment, protect the department. 610 00:24:25,072 --> 00:24:26,725 Everybody wins. 611 00:24:26,726 --> 00:24:29,555 When you spoke that night, what did Captain Braddock say? 612 00:24:29,772 --> 00:24:31,295 He said I was full of it. 613 00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:33,776 Didn't believe any of his guys would dishonor 614 00:24:33,994 --> 00:24:35,821 the department like that. 615 00:24:35,822 --> 00:24:38,259 Only came around when I showed him the evidence. 616 00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:39,913 Then what happened? 617 00:24:40,130 --> 00:24:42,655 He said he'd look into it. 618 00:24:42,872 --> 00:24:44,918 And I left. 619 00:24:45,135 --> 00:24:47,834 Thank you, Marshal Jenca. Nothing further. 620 00:24:48,051 --> 00:24:49,705 When Captain Braddock said that he would 621 00:24:49,923 --> 00:24:52,273 look into the theft, he never mentioned my client 622 00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:53,927 by name, did he? - No. 623 00:24:54,144 --> 00:24:56,103 And as far as you know, the thief 624 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:57,496 could have been any one of the firefighters 625 00:24:57,670 --> 00:24:59,759 that tended to the fire that day, 626 00:24:59,976 --> 00:25:01,978 including Captain Braddock. 627 00:25:03,980 --> 00:25:05,547 Yes, I suppose, but there's no way Braddock-- 628 00:25:05,765 --> 00:25:07,506 You're an investigator, Marshal. 629 00:25:07,723 --> 00:25:10,030 You follow evidence. I'll ask again. 630 00:25:10,247 --> 00:25:12,598 Based on the evidence that you collected, is it possible 631 00:25:12,815 --> 00:25:16,427 that Braddock could have stolen the necklace himself? 632 00:25:16,602 --> 00:25:18,952 Yes, it's possible. 633 00:25:19,169 --> 00:25:20,301 Thank you. 634 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:22,259 Nothing further. 635 00:25:22,477 --> 00:25:24,435 Redirect, Your Honor. 636 00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:27,874 Marshal Jenca, can you tell us how long 637 00:25:28,091 --> 00:25:30,093 Captain Braddock served in the FDNY? 638 00:25:30,311 --> 00:25:31,529 27 years. 639 00:25:31,530 --> 00:25:33,836 And in all that time, was there ever 640 00:25:34,054 --> 00:25:37,361 so much as a hint of impropriety? 641 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:38,579 No. 642 00:25:38,580 --> 00:25:40,190 As part of your investigation, 643 00:25:40,408 --> 00:25:41,539 did you review the personnel files of the men 644 00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:43,193 in Captain Braddock's fire station? 645 00:25:43,411 --> 00:25:44,804 Yes, of course. 646 00:25:45,021 --> 00:25:47,937 How long had the defendant worked in the FDNY? 647 00:25:48,155 --> 00:25:50,026 - Six months. - Six months. 648 00:25:50,244 --> 00:25:52,551 And in these six months, 649 00:25:52,725 --> 00:25:55,075 a $500,000 necklace just so happens to disappear-- 650 00:25:55,292 --> 00:25:56,555 Objection, Your Honor. 651 00:25:56,772 --> 00:25:57,904 Withdrawn. 652 00:25:58,121 --> 00:25:58,992 Nothing further, Your Honor. 653 00:26:01,342 --> 00:26:02,909 Prosecution rests. 654 00:26:05,215 --> 00:26:07,522 Mr. Price? I'm sorry to bother you, 655 00:26:07,696 --> 00:26:09,611 but there's something you need to know. 656 00:26:09,829 --> 00:26:11,526 I'm pregnant. 657 00:26:11,700 --> 00:26:13,963 I--I can only imagine 658 00:26:14,181 --> 00:26:16,357 that must make all of this even more difficult. 659 00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:17,663 No, you don't understand. 660 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:19,795 We have a son, Anthony. 661 00:26:20,013 --> 00:26:21,667 Diego wasn't around when he was born. 662 00:26:21,884 --> 00:26:24,365 He was in prison. It broke him. 663 00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:26,541 So he turned himself around. He tried to do good. 664 00:26:26,715 --> 00:26:28,848 He wanted to be a role model for Anthony and others. 665 00:26:29,065 --> 00:26:31,067 That's why he became a fireman in the first place. 666 00:26:31,285 --> 00:26:32,939 I'm sorry, miss. We really shouldn't be talking. 667 00:26:33,156 --> 00:26:35,594 Diego knew I was pregnant. 668 00:26:35,768 --> 00:26:38,466 He wouldn't have done anything to risk going back to prison 669 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,251 and missing the birth of his second child. 670 00:26:41,469 --> 00:26:46,256 There's no way he did what you're accusing him of. 671 00:26:46,474 --> 00:26:48,432 He did his time. 672 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:51,305 He paid his debt. 673 00:26:51,522 --> 00:26:52,828 Why won't you believe him? 674 00:27:03,926 --> 00:27:05,449 My heart goes out to her. 675 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:08,627 Two months ago, she had this beautiful family, 676 00:27:08,844 --> 00:27:10,759 beautiful life. 677 00:27:10,977 --> 00:27:12,413 Now it's on fire. 678 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:14,633 Sorry, pun not intended. 679 00:27:14,807 --> 00:27:19,202 Look, I get it, but she took a flier on the wrong guy. 680 00:27:19,420 --> 00:27:21,335 Meaning what? 681 00:27:21,552 --> 00:27:23,990 You wanna build a nice, happy family, 682 00:27:24,207 --> 00:27:27,254 don't marry a guy who likes to commit crimes. 683 00:27:29,691 --> 00:27:32,389 Clint and I were friends for over 25 years, 684 00:27:32,607 --> 00:27:34,783 so I have no interest in helping you. 685 00:27:35,001 --> 00:27:37,177 Your Honor, permission to treat the witness as hostile. 686 00:27:37,394 --> 00:27:38,917 So granted. 687 00:27:38,918 --> 00:27:42,095 Mr. Delvecchio, on the afternoon of February 27th, 688 00:27:42,312 --> 00:27:43,966 you had an altercation with Clint Braddock, didn't you? 689 00:27:44,184 --> 00:27:46,055 Objection, Your Honor. Relevance. 690 00:27:46,273 --> 00:27:47,709 It speaks to the reasonableness 691 00:27:47,927 --> 00:27:49,668 of my client's self-defense claim. 692 00:27:49,885 --> 00:27:51,191 We're establishing he wasn't the only person 693 00:27:51,408 --> 00:27:52,714 Clint Braddock attacked. 694 00:27:52,932 --> 00:27:54,585 You wanna imply that the victim in this case 695 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,587 is the one with the propensity for violence. 696 00:27:56,762 --> 00:27:58,285 Tread carefully, Mr. Price. 697 00:27:58,502 --> 00:27:59,895 Your Honor, the incident in question 698 00:28:00,113 --> 00:28:02,289 happened mere days before Mr. Braddock's death. 699 00:28:02,506 --> 00:28:04,639 It speaks to his state of mind at the time of the incident. 700 00:28:04,813 --> 00:28:06,075 Objection overruled. 701 00:28:06,293 --> 00:28:07,816 Answer the question, Mr. Delvecchio. 702 00:28:08,034 --> 00:28:11,167 We got into a fight, yeah. But he didn't attack me. 703 00:28:11,385 --> 00:28:13,953 No? What would you call this? 704 00:28:18,348 --> 00:28:20,220 Wasn't as bad as it looked. 705 00:28:20,437 --> 00:28:21,743 I understand why you'd wanna protect 706 00:28:21,961 --> 00:28:23,658 your friend, Mr. Delvecchio, 707 00:28:23,832 --> 00:28:25,921 but the fact is, he assaulted you, didn't he? 708 00:28:26,139 --> 00:28:28,315 - Yes. - And two days later, 709 00:28:28,532 --> 00:28:30,534 he did the same thing to my client, 710 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:33,363 someone he didn't have 25 years of friendship with 711 00:28:33,581 --> 00:28:35,757 to hold him back. 712 00:28:35,975 --> 00:28:37,933 Nothing further. 713 00:28:38,151 --> 00:28:39,630 Mr. Delvecchio, we saw in the video 714 00:28:39,805 --> 00:28:41,067 that Captain Braddock punched you. 715 00:28:41,284 --> 00:28:42,721 Did he hit you again after that? 716 00:28:42,938 --> 00:28:44,417 No, just the one time. 717 00:28:44,418 --> 00:28:46,768 Outside of this incident, did you ever know him 718 00:28:46,986 --> 00:28:49,728 to be violent towards you or anybody else? 719 00:28:49,945 --> 00:28:51,251 No. 720 00:28:53,819 --> 00:28:57,387 What were you two arguing about that day? 721 00:28:59,999 --> 00:29:04,525 I, um, I stole money from the World Trade Center Health Fund, 722 00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:06,135 and Clint knew about it. 723 00:29:10,357 --> 00:29:12,663 Truth is, I deserve worse. 724 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:20,497 Nothing further, Your Honor. 725 00:29:20,715 --> 00:29:22,195 The witness is excused. 726 00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:25,328 Ms. Matos. 727 00:29:25,546 --> 00:29:28,070 Ms. Matos. 728 00:29:28,288 --> 00:29:31,204 The defense calls Diego Peralta. 729 00:29:42,868 --> 00:29:44,085 I was sleeping. 730 00:29:44,086 --> 00:29:46,436 Captain Braddock woke me up. 731 00:29:46,654 --> 00:29:50,876 He brought me downstairs, asked about the jewelry store fire. 732 00:29:51,093 --> 00:29:54,053 Wanted to know what I remembered about overhaul. 733 00:29:54,270 --> 00:29:55,532 What did you say? 734 00:29:55,750 --> 00:29:58,361 Braddock and me were the last two inside. 735 00:29:58,579 --> 00:30:00,799 We swept the northeast corner of the building 736 00:30:01,016 --> 00:30:03,235 and were on our way out 737 00:30:03,236 --> 00:30:06,412 when he said he left his thermal imaging camera behind. 738 00:30:06,413 --> 00:30:10,156 Told me to wait while he doubled back. 739 00:30:10,373 --> 00:30:13,855 Was only gone a minute, and then we left. 740 00:30:14,073 --> 00:30:16,510 And how did Mr. Braddock react? 741 00:30:16,727 --> 00:30:18,686 Told me I was misremembering, 742 00:30:18,860 --> 00:30:22,081 that he didn't leave the thermal camera, 743 00:30:22,298 --> 00:30:24,823 and that we were together the whole time. 744 00:30:24,997 --> 00:30:28,129 And he said that people were going to be asking questions, 745 00:30:28,130 --> 00:30:32,265 and we needed to have our story straight. 746 00:30:32,482 --> 00:30:35,137 That's when I realized what was really going on. 747 00:30:35,355 --> 00:30:36,922 Which was what? 748 00:30:37,139 --> 00:30:40,360 He wanted me to give him an alibi. 749 00:30:40,577 --> 00:30:42,710 But I couldn't do that. 750 00:30:42,884 --> 00:30:45,713 I liked the captain, 751 00:30:45,887 --> 00:30:49,717 but I couldn't risk losing everything I have, 752 00:30:49,891 --> 00:30:52,241 not for anyone. 753 00:30:52,459 --> 00:30:54,156 How did Braddock respond? 754 00:30:54,374 --> 00:30:57,638 He got mad. 755 00:30:57,856 --> 00:31:01,860 Reminded me he saved my life, which is true, but-- 756 00:31:02,034 --> 00:31:03,600 To be clear, did Braddock confess 757 00:31:03,818 --> 00:31:05,515 to stealing the necklace? 758 00:31:05,733 --> 00:31:09,476 Not at first, but then 759 00:31:09,693 --> 00:31:11,434 he told me he got MS from breathing in debris 760 00:31:11,652 --> 00:31:13,872 at Ground Zero, but the Health Fund 761 00:31:14,046 --> 00:31:16,482 wouldn't cover the cost of his treatment. 762 00:31:16,483 --> 00:31:19,660 Said it wasn't fair and that insurance 763 00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:21,880 had reimbursed the store anyway, 764 00:31:22,054 --> 00:31:24,534 that it was a victimless crime. 765 00:31:24,752 --> 00:31:27,233 I guess he felt like he was owed something. 766 00:31:27,450 --> 00:31:28,887 But you didn't budge? 767 00:31:29,061 --> 00:31:30,366 No. 768 00:31:30,584 --> 00:31:34,936 Then he started waving this file in my face. 769 00:31:35,154 --> 00:31:36,677 He said he could make it look like 770 00:31:36,895 --> 00:31:39,680 it was me who took the necklace. 771 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,683 It would be his word against mine. 772 00:31:42,901 --> 00:31:46,034 I didn't know what to do, 773 00:31:46,252 --> 00:31:49,342 so I tried to leave and go upstairs. 774 00:31:49,559 --> 00:31:51,692 But Braddock grabbed me, 775 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:53,999 and we started shoving. 776 00:31:54,216 --> 00:31:57,654 And then he grabbed the Halligan, and--and I-- 777 00:32:01,049 --> 00:32:04,357 I wrestled it away, and... 778 00:32:04,574 --> 00:32:08,535 then he came at me again. 779 00:32:12,843 --> 00:32:14,758 That's when you hit him. 780 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:17,370 Yes. 781 00:32:17,587 --> 00:32:21,417 I wish I could take it back. 782 00:32:21,635 --> 00:32:23,463 And I'm sorry. 783 00:32:26,509 --> 00:32:29,686 But he gave me no choice. 784 00:32:29,904 --> 00:32:34,387 I thought he was going to kill me. 785 00:32:34,604 --> 00:32:37,172 So why not just say that to the police? 786 00:32:37,390 --> 00:32:41,742 I panicked. I knew he was right. 787 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,701 No one would believe the truth coming from me. 788 00:32:44,919 --> 00:32:48,792 So I grabbed the file and I stashed it with my stuff. 789 00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:52,013 And then I opened the back door 790 00:32:52,231 --> 00:32:54,668 to make it look like someone ran out, 791 00:32:54,885 --> 00:32:58,585 and I called 911. 792 00:32:58,802 --> 00:33:02,981 I know lying was wrong, 793 00:33:03,198 --> 00:33:04,765 but I was scared. 794 00:33:06,419 --> 00:33:08,856 And I thought I had no choice. 795 00:33:12,860 --> 00:33:15,428 Thank you. 796 00:33:15,645 --> 00:33:17,734 Nothing further, Your Honor. 797 00:33:20,476 --> 00:33:23,218 Court will stand in recess until tomorrow. 798 00:33:23,436 --> 00:33:25,699 We'll reconvene at 9:00 a.m. 799 00:33:25,916 --> 00:33:28,571 He was convincing, especially when he said 800 00:33:28,789 --> 00:33:31,400 no one would believe the truth coming from him. 801 00:33:31,618 --> 00:33:33,359 Well, now we get to ask why. 802 00:33:33,576 --> 00:33:36,797 He opened the door, and now we get to walk through it. 803 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:40,322 Thank you. 804 00:33:40,540 --> 00:33:42,585 Peralta was right. 805 00:33:42,803 --> 00:33:45,762 I just spoke with Braddock's neurologist. 806 00:33:45,980 --> 00:33:47,547 A few months before the murder, 807 00:33:47,764 --> 00:33:50,811 he was diagnosed with early-stage multiple sclerosis. 808 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,118 - Really? - Yeah. 809 00:33:53,335 --> 00:33:55,642 In his estimation, it was environmental, 810 00:33:55,859 --> 00:33:58,079 a result of Braddock's work at Ground Zero. 811 00:33:58,297 --> 00:34:00,908 But since the science isn't there to prove it yet, 812 00:34:01,082 --> 00:34:02,823 the health fund denied him benefits. 813 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:06,044 And yet no one else in Braddock's life 814 00:34:06,261 --> 00:34:09,003 knew about this-- his wife, his friends? 815 00:34:09,177 --> 00:34:11,049 He must have chosen to keep it a secret. 816 00:34:11,223 --> 00:34:12,963 And so he kept it from 817 00:34:13,138 --> 00:34:18,404 everyone in his life but Peralta? 818 00:34:18,621 --> 00:34:21,407 Which means-- 819 00:34:21,624 --> 00:34:24,149 that means there's some merit to Peralta's version of events 820 00:34:24,366 --> 00:34:26,803 the night of the murder. 821 00:34:27,021 --> 00:34:29,850 Yeah, I suppose. 822 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:32,374 But he could have found out before. 823 00:34:32,592 --> 00:34:35,899 Or he could have overheard a conversation with a doctor, 824 00:34:36,074 --> 00:34:38,206 might even seen a medical bill. 825 00:34:42,950 --> 00:34:45,822 You good? 826 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:49,130 Yeah, fine. I'll see you tomorrow. 827 00:35:00,924 --> 00:35:02,926 I didn't know you had a bottle stashed in here. 828 00:35:03,101 --> 00:35:05,494 It literally just came with the office. 829 00:35:08,497 --> 00:35:10,064 Something bothering you? 830 00:35:14,503 --> 00:35:18,072 The idea that Braddock stole the necklace 831 00:35:18,246 --> 00:35:22,381 has never made any sense. 832 00:35:22,598 --> 00:35:26,080 But now we know he was staring down a mountain of medical debt 833 00:35:26,254 --> 00:35:28,561 as a result of his service. 834 00:35:28,778 --> 00:35:31,085 Doesn't mean he committed grand larceny. 835 00:35:31,259 --> 00:35:33,174 No. 836 00:35:33,392 --> 00:35:37,657 But earlier today, 837 00:35:37,874 --> 00:35:40,138 Peralta's wife asked me why I didn't believe his story. 838 00:35:40,355 --> 00:35:43,532 And if I'm being honest, 839 00:35:43,750 --> 00:35:47,188 it's because I knew about his prior convictions. 840 00:35:47,406 --> 00:35:49,712 He also lied to the police. 841 00:35:49,930 --> 00:35:52,237 Yeah, it's a thing a person might do, 842 00:35:52,454 --> 00:35:54,674 knowing how we tend to treat ex-felons. 843 00:35:54,891 --> 00:35:57,329 That's true. 844 00:35:57,546 --> 00:35:59,853 But we both know the best predictor 845 00:36:00,070 --> 00:36:01,942 of future behavior is past behavior. 846 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,163 And other than the two felonies years ago, 847 00:36:05,380 --> 00:36:08,557 he's been a solid citizen, he was a model inmate, parolee. 848 00:36:08,775 --> 00:36:10,080 He mentored at-risk kids. 849 00:36:10,255 --> 00:36:12,605 He was making the most of his second chance. 850 00:36:12,822 --> 00:36:15,302 That's past behavior. 851 00:36:15,303 --> 00:36:18,393 That's recent past behavior, 852 00:36:18,611 --> 00:36:21,831 which is more predictive than distant past behavior. 853 00:36:22,049 --> 00:36:27,010 And I didn't take any of that into consideration. 854 00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:30,405 You think Peralta is telling the truth. 855 00:36:30,623 --> 00:36:32,625 Not sure. How can we know for sure? 856 00:36:32,842 --> 00:36:35,410 You can't. We weren't there. 857 00:36:35,628 --> 00:36:37,238 All we can do is present the evidence 858 00:36:37,456 --> 00:36:39,197 and let the jury decide. - Right. 859 00:36:39,414 --> 00:36:40,894 We present the prior convictions. 860 00:36:41,111 --> 00:36:42,635 We paint him out to be an inveterate criminal 861 00:36:42,852 --> 00:36:44,811 and let the jury nail his ass to the cross. 862 00:36:45,028 --> 00:36:46,378 Look, this job would be easy if we knew 863 00:36:46,595 --> 00:36:48,945 what really happened, but we don't. 864 00:36:49,163 --> 00:36:50,991 We usually never do. 865 00:36:51,209 --> 00:36:53,689 So we follow the law. 866 00:36:53,907 --> 00:36:57,345 We play every card we have, just like the defense does. 867 00:36:57,563 --> 00:36:59,391 And we let the 12 people who don't have a horse in the race 868 00:36:59,608 --> 00:37:00,827 make the decision. 869 00:37:01,044 --> 00:37:03,525 Yeah, I get it. Trust me. 870 00:37:03,743 --> 00:37:07,050 But... 871 00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:10,706 if every sentence is a life sentence, 872 00:37:10,924 --> 00:37:13,666 what's the point of rehabilitation? 873 00:37:17,104 --> 00:37:19,585 Okay. 874 00:37:19,802 --> 00:37:22,762 If you feel this strongly, dismiss the case. 875 00:37:25,852 --> 00:37:27,723 I can't do that. It's like I said. 876 00:37:27,941 --> 00:37:31,684 I just--I don't know. 877 00:37:31,901 --> 00:37:35,818 Then you have to do what you have to do. 878 00:38:05,283 --> 00:38:10,113 Mr. Peralta, you testified that you lied to the police 879 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:13,987 because you knew that no one would believe your story. 880 00:38:14,204 --> 00:38:16,163 Why wouldn't they believe you? 881 00:38:16,337 --> 00:38:17,730 I don't know. 882 00:38:17,947 --> 00:38:19,906 Is it because you have a prior conviction 883 00:38:20,123 --> 00:38:21,560 for aggravated assault? - Objection. 884 00:38:21,777 --> 00:38:23,388 I'm responding to direct testimony, Your Honor. 885 00:38:23,605 --> 00:38:25,303 Objection overruled. 886 00:38:25,477 --> 00:38:28,697 Or was it because of your prior conviction for burglary? 887 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:38,620 Yes. I've served time in prison. 888 00:38:41,057 --> 00:38:43,973 I've done things in my past that I'm not proud of. 889 00:38:44,191 --> 00:38:48,064 And I take full responsibility for my actions. 890 00:38:48,282 --> 00:38:52,242 I paid my debt to society. 891 00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:54,549 But once you've done time, 892 00:38:54,767 --> 00:38:56,986 there's no such thing as benefit of the doubt. 893 00:39:02,992 --> 00:39:04,429 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 894 00:39:04,646 --> 00:39:07,345 these are photographs of Mateo Ortiz. 895 00:39:07,562 --> 00:39:11,653 These were taken shortly after the defendant assaulted him 896 00:39:11,871 --> 00:39:13,786 for signaling a police officer 897 00:39:14,003 --> 00:39:15,657 when he caught Mr. Peralta shoplifting. 898 00:39:15,875 --> 00:39:17,877 It was a long time ago. 899 00:39:18,094 --> 00:39:22,621 I was 15, an angry kid in a bad neighborhood. 900 00:39:22,838 --> 00:39:24,492 I got mixed up with the wrong people. 901 00:39:24,710 --> 00:39:27,103 You were 24 when you were convicted of burglary. 902 00:39:27,321 --> 00:39:28,757 And you did it again, didn't you? 903 00:39:28,975 --> 00:39:30,368 But your captain figured it out. 904 00:39:30,585 --> 00:39:32,194 He confronted you. - No. 905 00:39:32,195 --> 00:39:34,284 Mr. Peralta, isn't it true that you lied to the police 906 00:39:34,459 --> 00:39:36,809 because you are the one who stole the necklace? 907 00:39:37,026 --> 00:39:38,506 Then you murdered Captain Braddock 908 00:39:38,724 --> 00:39:41,030 to keep him from reporting you. 909 00:39:41,248 --> 00:39:46,906 That the same man who did this to Mateo Ortiz 910 00:39:47,123 --> 00:39:50,823 did this to Clint Braddock. 911 00:39:55,915 --> 00:39:58,874 Nothing to say, Mr. Peralta? 912 00:39:59,092 --> 00:40:00,876 What's the point? 913 00:40:01,094 --> 00:40:02,312 Your Honor, please instruct Mr. Peralta 914 00:40:02,487 --> 00:40:04,663 to address the court. 915 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:08,231 I said, what's the point? 916 00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:09,929 I've already told you the truth, 917 00:40:10,146 --> 00:40:13,193 and you've already decided that you don't believe me. 918 00:40:18,633 --> 00:40:21,070 Nothing further. 919 00:40:33,996 --> 00:40:37,435 Madam Foreperson, has the jury reached a verdict? 920 00:40:37,652 --> 00:40:39,001 We have, Your Honor. 921 00:40:39,219 --> 00:40:42,004 In the charge of murder in the second degree, 922 00:40:42,222 --> 00:40:47,140 we find the defendant, Diego Peralta, guilty. 923 00:40:50,099 --> 00:40:51,449 - I didn't do this, Ruby. - I know. 924 00:40:51,623 --> 00:40:52,624 - I need you to know that. - I know, mi amor. 925 00:40:52,841 --> 00:40:53,928 I need you to know that. 926 00:40:53,929 --> 00:40:54,887 And Anthony, you be strong, okay? 927 00:40:55,104 --> 00:40:56,757 I love you. 928 00:40:56,758 --> 00:40:58,325 I love you more than anything. You make sure he knows that. 929 00:40:58,499 --> 00:40:59,586 You make sure he knows that I'm innocent. 930 00:40:59,587 --> 00:41:00,762 - I promise. - Tell him, please. 931 00:41:00,980 --> 00:41:02,068 - I promise. - Tell her. 932 00:41:02,285 --> 00:41:03,243 And you tell our baby. 933 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:05,767 - I will. - You tell her.