1 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:34,992 Thanks, Officer. Excuse me. 2 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:36,445 Some kind of altercation. 3 00:00:36,494 --> 00:00:40,834 The hot dog got into a dispute with the victim. 4 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:42,464 Did anybody witness it? 5 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:44,090 Patrons heard a commotion. 6 00:00:44,127 --> 00:00:46,127 They came over and they found him like this. 7 00:00:46,171 --> 00:00:48,761 - Security cameras? - Nothing so far. 8 00:00:50,258 --> 00:00:51,888 - Interview all the patrons. - Okay. 9 00:00:51,926 --> 00:00:54,046 Collect the footage from surrounding vendors. 10 00:00:54,095 --> 00:00:55,425 Okay. 11 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,310 Sir, I'm Detective Avraham. 12 00:01:03,355 --> 00:01:05,645 He went berserk, he... 13 00:01:05,690 --> 00:01:08,610 I just pushed him off of me, I swear. 14 00:01:08,651 --> 00:01:11,241 I need you to come with us to the police station. 15 00:01:11,279 --> 00:01:12,699 He just attacked me. 16 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:15,079 We can talk about it at the station. 17 00:01:15,116 --> 00:01:17,116 Is he dead? 18 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:18,450 It appears so. 19 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:26,799 Keep him in the costume. 20 00:01:26,836 --> 00:01:27,916 - Really? - Please. 21 00:01:27,962 --> 00:01:29,632 Okay. 22 00:01:31,257 --> 00:01:34,297 Officer, just load him in the front RMP. 23 00:02:25,895 --> 00:02:28,565 I'm here to report my son is missing. 24 00:02:51,588 --> 00:02:55,838 Let's put him in the box. See, I'll be with you shortly. 25 00:02:55,884 --> 00:02:58,474 - We know what happened? - He'll tell me. 26 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:01,261 Oh, we just got a walk-up, if you don't mind. 27 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:03,346 She's in the break room. She's a mother. 28 00:03:03,391 --> 00:03:06,481 Avi, you're good with the mothers. 29 00:03:20,575 --> 00:03:23,195 Hello. Detective Avraham. 30 00:03:23,244 --> 00:03:25,874 Joel Hamlin. 31 00:03:25,914 --> 00:03:27,754 - I miss anything? - No, he just started. 32 00:03:27,791 --> 00:03:29,751 Oh, okay. Good. 33 00:03:29,793 --> 00:03:32,923 God help me, I love watching Avi work. 34 00:03:34,422 --> 00:03:35,882 Do I need a lawyer? 35 00:03:35,924 --> 00:03:38,054 I wouldn't think so. 36 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:41,223 Can you tell me how the altercation began? 37 00:03:41,262 --> 00:03:43,642 He made a comment about this, 38 00:03:43,682 --> 00:03:45,892 It wasn't even that clever. 39 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:48,734 I sniped back. 40 00:03:48,770 --> 00:03:51,150 Next thing, he's attacking me. So I pushed him off, 41 00:03:51,189 --> 00:03:53,899 and he fell, and... 42 00:03:53,942 --> 00:03:56,032 hit his head. 43 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:58,359 What was his comment? 44 00:03:58,405 --> 00:04:01,735 Do you remember? 45 00:04:01,783 --> 00:04:03,663 Do you remember what he said? 46 00:04:03,702 --> 00:04:06,582 Something about "wiener dick." 47 00:04:06,621 --> 00:04:10,041 Like I said, not even that clever. 48 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:12,003 You get that a lot? 49 00:04:12,043 --> 00:04:14,093 Comments like this? 50 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:15,339 I do. 51 00:04:15,380 --> 00:04:17,970 How long have you been working as... 52 00:04:21,511 --> 00:04:23,931 Mr. Footlong? Is that your actual title? 53 00:04:23,972 --> 00:04:25,892 It is. 54 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:29,232 How long have you been working as Mr. Footlong? 55 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:31,019 Almost six months. 56 00:04:31,062 --> 00:04:33,312 And before that? 57 00:04:33,356 --> 00:04:38,646 Before that, I was COO at Stake Side, 58 00:04:38,695 --> 00:04:42,615 which closed down... COVID. 59 00:04:42,657 --> 00:04:46,447 You have family, children? 60 00:04:46,494 --> 00:04:49,004 Three kids. 61 00:04:49,039 --> 00:04:51,289 - A wife? - We're divorced. 62 00:04:51,332 --> 00:04:54,672 When did you divorce? 63 00:04:54,711 --> 00:04:58,591 Recently. It's been a difficult year. 64 00:04:58,631 --> 00:05:01,511 What did you say that caused him to attack you? 65 00:05:03,678 --> 00:05:05,138 I don't really remember. 66 00:05:05,180 --> 00:05:07,850 No one does passive-aggressive like Avi. 67 00:05:07,891 --> 00:05:09,521 You remember what he said, 68 00:05:09,559 --> 00:05:11,809 but you don't remember what you said? 69 00:05:11,853 --> 00:05:15,823 I don't really remember. It all happened so fast. 70 00:05:15,857 --> 00:05:17,897 All I know is that he just came at me. 71 00:05:17,942 --> 00:05:19,542 - And you pushed him off? - That's right. 72 00:05:19,569 --> 00:05:21,609 Did you punch him? 73 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:24,164 No... I just pushed him, I... 74 00:05:24,199 --> 00:05:26,579 You know, shoved him. 75 00:05:26,618 --> 00:05:30,708 I noticed he had blood on the back of his head, 76 00:05:30,747 --> 00:05:35,627 a laceration, a gash, 77 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:38,879 as if he had been struck with great force. 78 00:05:38,922 --> 00:05:42,722 Is it possible, sir, that after he made his remark, 79 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:44,589 he turned to walk away, 80 00:05:44,636 --> 00:05:48,466 and you just swung 81 00:05:48,515 --> 00:05:50,305 and hit him in the back of the head? 82 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,690 No, no. 83 00:05:52,727 --> 00:05:55,477 Sometimes people snap, 84 00:05:55,522 --> 00:05:57,522 not because they're criminals, 85 00:05:57,565 --> 00:06:01,355 but in fact because they're human. 86 00:06:01,403 --> 00:06:04,863 People can only take so much. 87 00:06:04,906 --> 00:06:07,406 I can't imagine the abasement 88 00:06:07,450 --> 00:06:09,870 of having to dress up as a hot dog, 89 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:13,541 to be ridiculed by people on the street, 90 00:06:13,581 --> 00:06:16,961 losing your career, your wife, 91 00:06:17,002 --> 00:06:21,632 seeing yourself in that costume through your children's eyes. 92 00:06:21,673 --> 00:06:24,383 We can only take so much. 93 00:06:24,426 --> 00:06:27,296 I know you didn't mean for this to happen, Mr. Hamlin, 94 00:06:27,345 --> 00:06:28,805 but it did happen. 95 00:06:28,847 --> 00:06:32,727 And the best thing now for you, your children, 96 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:35,477 would be for you to be forthcoming. 97 00:06:46,364 --> 00:06:48,624 Wow. 98 00:06:48,658 --> 00:06:50,698 Is he always that good? Always. 99 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,544 Just not usually that fast. 100 00:06:52,579 --> 00:06:54,079 It must be some kind of damn record. 101 00:06:54,122 --> 00:06:57,502 Keeping him in the costume... 102 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:59,792 It's almost not fair. 103 00:07:04,466 --> 00:07:05,296 Hello. 104 00:07:05,342 --> 00:07:07,642 My name is Detective Avraham. 105 00:07:07,677 --> 00:07:11,217 Nora Conte. 106 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:13,484 This is my son, Vincent. 107 00:07:13,516 --> 00:07:15,096 He's missing. 108 00:07:15,143 --> 00:07:17,693 He didn't come home from school today. 109 00:07:17,729 --> 00:07:22,189 He didn't call. He's not picking up his phone, 110 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:23,323 and it's almost 10:00. 111 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,030 How old is your son? 112 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,950 16. 113 00:07:26,988 --> 00:07:28,132 You're sure he was at school today? 114 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:29,776 I spoke to his friend. He was there. 115 00:07:29,824 --> 00:07:33,454 But school lets out at 3:30, and he's missing. 116 00:07:33,495 --> 00:07:35,865 Well, 16-year-old boys can sometimes 117 00:07:35,914 --> 00:07:37,754 choose to be missing, 118 00:07:37,791 --> 00:07:39,501 often with 16-year-old girls. 119 00:07:39,542 --> 00:07:42,592 He's not having sex with a 16-year-old girl. 120 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:44,959 He's... he's missing. 121 00:07:47,258 --> 00:07:50,468 I'm sorry. Hello. 122 00:07:50,512 --> 00:07:52,602 No. 123 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:55,639 I'm with the police now. 124 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:58,144 Okay. 125 00:07:58,186 --> 00:08:00,606 My husband. Where is he? 126 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:01,767 Austin, Texas. 127 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:04,025 He left this morning for a business trip. 128 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:05,737 Is he also convinced something 129 00:08:05,777 --> 00:08:07,147 has happened to Vincent? 130 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:09,945 Yes. 131 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:14,449 Please. He's my heart. 132 00:08:16,746 --> 00:08:20,326 Next week's class assignment, I want it all in the narrative. 133 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:22,165 Sense of place, no dialogue. 134 00:08:22,210 --> 00:08:24,021 And I beg you, please, no more than three pages 135 00:08:24,045 --> 00:08:25,165 'cause I'm only human. 136 00:08:25,213 --> 00:08:26,673 And prose only, Julia. No rhyming. 137 00:08:26,715 --> 00:08:27,915 I double beg you. 138 00:08:27,966 --> 00:08:30,636 Zack, hang back, would you? 139 00:08:36,099 --> 00:08:37,349 Sit a sec, will you? 140 00:08:37,392 --> 00:08:40,812 Uh-oh, being held after class. 141 00:08:42,230 --> 00:08:45,030 I finished the manuscript. 142 00:08:45,066 --> 00:08:47,316 Oh. And? 143 00:08:50,071 --> 00:08:53,241 Oh, I did that much, huh? 144 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:56,543 This is a very difficult thing for me to say. 145 00:08:56,578 --> 00:09:00,368 It'll be more so for you to hear. 146 00:09:00,415 --> 00:09:02,375 I don't think you were meant to be a writer, 147 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:04,417 at least not a novelist. 148 00:09:04,461 --> 00:09:05,711 There are ways to make a living 149 00:09:05,754 --> 00:09:08,384 utilizing your writing skills, but... 150 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:11,093 What does that mean? I am a writer. 151 00:09:11,134 --> 00:09:13,354 Fiction is not your calling. 152 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:16,386 That's not true. 153 00:09:16,431 --> 00:09:18,931 No, that's not true. 154 00:09:18,975 --> 00:09:22,725 Just because you didn't respond to something doesn't... 155 00:09:22,771 --> 00:09:24,191 You're the one that said, 156 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,150 "Don't let anyone tell you you can't write." 157 00:09:26,191 --> 00:09:27,731 Those were your words. 158 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:29,526 Yes, they were. 159 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:34,068 Well, I'll get better. 160 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:39,448 That's all. I'll just get better. 161 00:09:39,496 --> 00:09:41,057 You'll remember I made an admission early on 162 00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:44,421 that I did not think this craft could really be taught. 163 00:09:44,459 --> 00:09:47,839 Plot, convention, story structure, sure. 164 00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:49,419 But at the end of the day, 165 00:09:49,464 --> 00:09:51,764 either a person can write or he cannot. 166 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,430 You cannot. 167 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:46,024 How do you do that? 168 00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:48,272 I'm sorry? 169 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:52,824 It's almost like he wanted to confess. 170 00:10:52,861 --> 00:10:55,661 Many do. 171 00:10:55,697 --> 00:10:58,657 People tend to be burdened by their wrongdoing. 172 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:03,540 That's what you picked up on, his burden? 173 00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:08,592 What did you see? 174 00:11:08,626 --> 00:11:13,206 I saw a man who had been utterly reduced, 175 00:11:13,256 --> 00:11:15,216 and you valued him, 176 00:11:15,258 --> 00:11:17,588 but we all do that. 177 00:11:17,635 --> 00:11:19,385 We're all taught that trick. 178 00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:22,389 Perhaps it shouldn't be a trick. 179 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:28,857 The Talmud teaches us to see a single human being 180 00:11:28,897 --> 00:11:31,607 as the whole world, 181 00:11:31,649 --> 00:11:33,689 that each person is entitled 182 00:11:33,735 --> 00:11:38,195 to infinite respect and concern. 183 00:11:38,239 --> 00:11:41,579 Everyone is precious. 184 00:11:41,618 --> 00:11:45,538 I believe that, Janine. 185 00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:48,460 Mr. Hamlin saw and felt as much. 186 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:54,304 This job... 187 00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:56,679 it would be easy to lose faith in humanity. 188 00:11:58,468 --> 00:12:01,388 It would be a mistake. 189 00:12:19,989 --> 00:12:24,329 Hey, I'm home. 190 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:26,789 I'm in the tub. 191 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:45,933 Wow. 192 00:12:45,974 --> 00:12:47,274 Look at you. 193 00:12:47,308 --> 00:12:49,938 - Living the life. - Mm-hmm. 194 00:12:49,978 --> 00:12:52,108 It took me over an hour to put him down tonight, 195 00:12:52,147 --> 00:12:56,027 so I earned every last bubble. 196 00:12:56,067 --> 00:12:57,487 How was class? 197 00:12:57,527 --> 00:13:01,027 Good. Good, yeah, he, um... 198 00:13:01,072 --> 00:13:03,782 Liked the book. 199 00:13:03,825 --> 00:13:06,945 Oh, my God, that's fantastic. 200 00:13:06,995 --> 00:13:08,705 Yep. 201 00:13:08,747 --> 00:13:10,917 I am so proud of you. 202 00:13:13,209 --> 00:13:15,379 What's wrong? 203 00:13:15,420 --> 00:13:20,760 Nothing. I'm just looking at you. 204 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,260 A man can still objectify his wife, right? 205 00:13:24,721 --> 00:13:27,561 A man certainly can. 206 00:13:27,599 --> 00:13:30,189 You just looked a little sad there for a second. 207 00:13:30,226 --> 00:13:33,016 Puppy doggy. 208 00:13:33,063 --> 00:13:36,323 It's actually nice to be objectified. 209 00:13:36,358 --> 00:13:38,148 It's been a while. 210 00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:51,709 Let me get out of the tub. Mm. 211 00:13:51,748 --> 00:13:55,038 Have I ever told you how much I love bubbles? 212 00:13:55,085 --> 00:13:58,375 Zackary. 213 00:13:58,421 --> 00:14:00,011 Should I stop? 214 00:14:08,264 --> 00:14:10,234 - Mm! - You okay? 215 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:13,136 Yeah, I just... maybe it makes a little more sense to... 216 00:14:15,397 --> 00:14:17,267 Oh. 217 00:14:49,848 --> 00:14:51,598 I hear breathing. 218 00:14:51,641 --> 00:14:53,641 I'd like to partner with Avi. 219 00:14:56,229 --> 00:14:58,059 - No. - You want me to learn, 220 00:14:58,106 --> 00:14:59,856 so who better to teach me? 221 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,859 You can't learn what he does. 222 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,451 Yes, I can. 223 00:15:04,487 --> 00:15:06,447 Wouldn't it be great to have two detectives 224 00:15:06,489 --> 00:15:08,579 with that skill set? 225 00:15:08,616 --> 00:15:10,656 No. 226 00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:15,171 Okay. 227 00:15:17,876 --> 00:15:20,206 Um, open or closed? 228 00:15:37,687 --> 00:15:39,147 Zack. 229 00:15:42,442 --> 00:15:44,822 You're up. 230 00:15:46,696 --> 00:15:51,026 Yeah, I got up to feed Luke. You... 231 00:15:51,076 --> 00:15:53,236 didn't hear him crying? 232 00:15:55,705 --> 00:15:57,865 I guess I didn't. 233 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:08,545 What's going on? 234 00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:10,803 What... what do you mean? 235 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:17,687 I'm a little freaked out about what happened in the tub. 236 00:16:17,727 --> 00:16:20,437 What? 237 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,020 Well, I asked to get out of the tub, 238 00:16:23,066 --> 00:16:25,026 and then I slipped. 239 00:16:25,068 --> 00:16:28,148 Then you were on top of me 240 00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:30,066 in a nanosecond, then inside me. 241 00:16:30,115 --> 00:16:32,905 And I'm not saying that I wouldn't have consented, 242 00:16:32,951 --> 00:16:36,331 but there wasn't time. Wait, what are you saying? 243 00:16:36,371 --> 00:16:39,791 It was a little aggressive for my taste. 244 00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:44,093 Aggressive? We were making love. 245 00:16:44,129 --> 00:16:47,469 You imposed yourself. 246 00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:51,047 Are you serious? 247 00:16:51,094 --> 00:16:53,394 I will not be fucked like that, Zack. 248 00:17:29,174 --> 00:17:31,264 I'm retired detective Sgt. Wally Zeitz, 249 00:17:31,301 --> 00:17:33,141 and this is "Breaking the Case," 250 00:17:33,178 --> 00:17:35,098 a podcast series written and produced 251 00:17:35,138 --> 00:17:36,928 by the New York City Police Department. 252 00:17:36,973 --> 00:17:41,313 We're going to take you back to a case from August 2006. 253 00:17:41,353 --> 00:17:43,733 This is the story of how one individual 254 00:17:43,772 --> 00:17:46,942 terrorized the roadways of Queens for seven hours. 255 00:17:46,983 --> 00:17:49,323 We'll hear from officers who crisscrossed 256 00:17:49,361 --> 00:17:52,861 the highways that night on the lookout for a green car. 257 00:18:09,798 --> 00:18:11,718 You pour it so slowly. 258 00:18:11,758 --> 00:18:13,468 You got rituals, I got rituals. 259 00:18:13,510 --> 00:18:16,140 I like to pretend I'm in Europe somewhere, 260 00:18:16,179 --> 00:18:20,229 one of those cafés with the French press thingies. 261 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,476 Makes this shit taste better. 262 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:24,599 My wife gave me an article about attitude 263 00:18:24,646 --> 00:18:26,226 and outlook and whatnot. 264 00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:29,862 Avi, I've decided to partner you with Janine for a while. 265 00:18:29,901 --> 00:18:32,031 - Because? - Well, because she asked, 266 00:18:32,070 --> 00:18:33,950 and the more I thought on it, it makes sense. 267 00:18:33,988 --> 00:18:35,278 I prefer to work alone. 268 00:18:35,323 --> 00:18:36,676 Well, who was it that said you don't 269 00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:38,160 always get what you want? 270 00:18:38,201 --> 00:18:41,161 Janine's cool. You might actually like her. 271 00:18:41,204 --> 00:18:43,504 I won't intrude, promise. 272 00:18:43,540 --> 00:18:45,500 You already have. 273 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:49,922 Well, the Talmud says it's forbidden for a teacher 274 00:18:49,963 --> 00:18:51,263 to reject a student. 275 00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:54,467 So, I mean, Halakahkly speaking, 276 00:18:54,509 --> 00:18:59,429 if I ask you, you kind of have to teach me. 277 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,572 He's still missing. 278 00:19:37,761 --> 00:19:39,301 Hey, hey. 279 00:19:45,894 --> 00:19:48,194 Are you seeing this? 280 00:19:48,229 --> 00:19:50,439 Vincent's missing. 281 00:19:50,482 --> 00:19:51,822 - What? - Evidently, 282 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:55,028 he didn't come home from school yesterday. 283 00:19:55,070 --> 00:19:56,700 - Wait, are you serious? - Yeah. 284 00:19:56,738 --> 00:19:58,448 A detective knocked on the door. 285 00:19:58,490 --> 00:20:00,580 There were two. They said they'd be back. 286 00:20:00,617 --> 00:20:02,407 They knocked on our door? 287 00:20:02,452 --> 00:20:03,952 Yeah, all the neighbors. 288 00:20:15,048 --> 00:20:17,088 The last time I saw him was... 289 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:19,143 Excuse me, sir? 290 00:20:19,177 --> 00:20:20,507 Can I help you? 291 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:23,393 Um, yeah, sorry. I'm one of the neighbors. 292 00:20:23,431 --> 00:20:25,271 I live on the floor below. Zack Miller. 293 00:20:25,308 --> 00:20:26,478 I was told that the police 294 00:20:26,518 --> 00:20:27,536 wanted to speak with me and my wife. 295 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:28,810 Can you tell me what happened? 296 00:20:28,853 --> 00:20:31,233 We'll be right down after we finish up here. 297 00:20:31,272 --> 00:20:32,822 Okay, but is Vincent all right? 298 00:20:32,857 --> 00:20:35,277 We'll be right down, Mr. Miller. 299 00:20:36,778 --> 00:20:38,278 Yeah, of course. 300 00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:39,991 Okay. 301 00:20:40,031 --> 00:20:41,911 We were arguing for... 302 00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:49,169 - Something bad's happened. - Like what? 303 00:20:49,207 --> 00:20:51,787 I don't know. I was shooed away. 304 00:20:51,835 --> 00:20:53,125 I mean, it's like a crime scene. 305 00:20:53,169 --> 00:20:54,839 Oh, my God. What do you suppose? 306 00:20:56,381 --> 00:20:58,841 They were interviewing a lady. 307 00:21:08,101 --> 00:21:10,351 - Mr. Miller? - Yes, Zack. 308 00:21:10,395 --> 00:21:12,055 Please, come on in. 309 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:14,765 This is my wife, Dania. 310 00:21:14,816 --> 00:21:16,856 Yes. I'm Detective Avraham. 311 00:21:16,901 --> 00:21:18,491 This is Detective Harris. 312 00:21:18,528 --> 00:21:19,880 Could we speak with you both for a moment? 313 00:21:19,904 --> 00:21:21,914 - Yeah, of course. - What's happened to Vincent? 314 00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:25,618 We don't know. We only know that he's missing. 315 00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:27,580 When did you last see Vincent? 316 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,540 Um, that would be Monday. 317 00:21:30,582 --> 00:21:32,792 I'm his tutor. Or, I... I was his tutor. 318 00:21:32,834 --> 00:21:34,924 I would tutor Vincent about twice a week. 319 00:21:34,961 --> 00:21:37,421 I was helping him with his writing skills. 320 00:21:37,464 --> 00:21:40,384 Zack's a writer. 321 00:21:40,425 --> 00:21:41,965 You last saw him Monday? 322 00:21:42,010 --> 00:21:43,260 In the evening, yes. 323 00:21:43,303 --> 00:21:44,723 We passed on the stairs. 324 00:21:44,763 --> 00:21:48,523 I was going down, he was going up. 325 00:21:48,558 --> 00:21:51,388 Did you notice anything unusual about his behavior? 326 00:21:51,436 --> 00:21:54,436 No, he seemed like normal, 327 00:21:54,481 --> 00:21:57,531 which was quiet, polite. 328 00:21:57,567 --> 00:21:59,897 Yeah, he's a lovely young man. 329 00:21:59,944 --> 00:22:01,954 What about his family? 330 00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:03,198 What do you mean? 331 00:22:03,239 --> 00:22:05,119 Are they close-knit? 332 00:22:05,158 --> 00:22:07,868 I have no reason to think that they're not. 333 00:22:07,911 --> 00:22:09,513 A few of the neighbors said they heard fighting 334 00:22:09,537 --> 00:22:11,207 from upstairs on Monday night. 335 00:22:11,247 --> 00:22:14,077 I heard something, uh, yelling. 336 00:22:14,125 --> 00:22:16,875 I couldn't tell who it was, 337 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,840 but it was definitely an argument of some sort. 338 00:22:19,881 --> 00:22:22,131 Were the voices male or female? 339 00:22:22,175 --> 00:22:25,635 I think it was... They were both male voices. 340 00:22:25,679 --> 00:22:29,969 Do you think he did something to Vincent, the father? 341 00:22:30,016 --> 00:22:32,346 I wasn't expecting that question. 342 00:22:34,979 --> 00:22:36,539 Do you have reason to believe the father 343 00:22:36,564 --> 00:22:38,334 did something to Vincent? No, no, no, no, no. 344 00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:42,898 He's just a mercurial man, you know, a little aggressive. 345 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,960 Did Vincent ever talk to you about his father? 346 00:22:52,997 --> 00:22:55,877 Not much, no. 347 00:22:55,917 --> 00:22:57,997 Did you and he ever talk about things 348 00:22:58,044 --> 00:22:59,344 going on in his life? 349 00:22:59,379 --> 00:23:01,059 Sometimes students confide in their tutors. 350 00:23:01,089 --> 00:23:04,929 Nah, we mostly just talked about his writing. 351 00:23:04,968 --> 00:23:08,598 He never mentioned plans to run away? 352 00:23:08,638 --> 00:23:13,348 Problems at school, maybe? 353 00:23:13,393 --> 00:23:16,023 Uh, no. 354 00:23:24,112 --> 00:23:26,202 Any suicidal ideation? 355 00:23:26,239 --> 00:23:27,819 Suicide? 356 00:23:27,866 --> 00:23:30,656 - In his writings, maybe? - No, no, never. 357 00:23:30,702 --> 00:23:32,662 Is that what you think happened? 358 00:23:32,704 --> 00:23:35,624 We have no idea what's happened to him. 359 00:23:35,665 --> 00:23:38,785 Quite possibly nothing at all. 360 00:23:41,713 --> 00:23:43,173 Sorry, is... is there a reason 361 00:23:43,214 --> 00:23:45,134 you're looking at me like that? 362 00:23:45,175 --> 00:23:47,755 Like what? 363 00:23:47,802 --> 00:23:51,312 Like I'm a suspect or something. 364 00:23:51,348 --> 00:23:53,178 People tell me I do that sometimes. 365 00:23:53,224 --> 00:23:56,854 It's not my intent. 366 00:23:56,895 --> 00:23:58,395 Yeah. 367 00:23:58,438 --> 00:24:00,148 You were looking at him kind of funny. 368 00:24:00,190 --> 00:24:01,440 Funny how? 369 00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:03,533 Well, your eyebrows kinda bulge. 370 00:24:03,568 --> 00:24:07,488 Like, they bulge, like... Like that. 371 00:24:07,530 --> 00:24:10,080 - No, I don't do that. - Yeah, you do. 372 00:24:10,116 --> 00:24:12,786 You're doing it right now, and you did it to the tutor. 373 00:24:12,827 --> 00:24:14,537 And that's why he asked you 374 00:24:14,579 --> 00:24:16,329 why you were looking at him funny. 375 00:24:16,373 --> 00:24:17,583 I was looking at him curious 376 00:24:17,624 --> 00:24:19,424 because he's withholding something. 377 00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:21,379 Okay. 378 00:24:24,464 --> 00:24:26,934 What are you looking at now? 379 00:24:30,428 --> 00:24:32,928 Avi, you still out there? 380 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:34,312 Just leaving. 381 00:24:34,349 --> 00:24:37,479 We've got a 10-10. Shots fired at Art's Deli. 382 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:39,479 I know Art. 383 00:24:56,830 --> 00:24:58,849 We've got eyes on them through the security cameras. 384 00:24:58,873 --> 00:25:01,313 Looks to be about ten hostages. We've called for a negotiator. 385 00:25:02,502 --> 00:25:03,802 The ceiling again. 386 00:25:03,837 --> 00:25:05,564 He shot the roof twice and the register once. 387 00:25:05,588 --> 00:25:07,128 Is he making demands? 388 00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:08,513 He's just screaming. 389 00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:11,340 Schizophrenia, drugs, maybe both. 390 00:25:11,386 --> 00:25:12,756 He's a vet, name is Kyle Henderson. 391 00:25:12,804 --> 00:25:13,854 That's about all we know. 392 00:25:13,888 --> 00:25:16,348 - Has anyone been hurt? - Not yet. 393 00:25:16,391 --> 00:25:19,441 He's got everyone lying down now. 394 00:25:19,477 --> 00:25:21,727 - Janine. - Yeah? 395 00:25:21,771 --> 00:25:24,401 - Stay here. Hold this. - What? 396 00:25:24,441 --> 00:25:26,361 No, no, no. 397 00:25:26,401 --> 00:25:28,571 Avi! What's he doing? 398 00:25:35,994 --> 00:25:38,204 No more medicine, no more hospitals. 399 00:25:38,246 --> 00:25:41,666 It didn't have to be this way! 400 00:25:41,708 --> 00:25:44,588 It's your fault! Your fault! Stop moving! 401 00:25:44,627 --> 00:25:46,247 You made me do it. 402 00:25:46,296 --> 00:25:49,796 Stop moving! 403 00:25:52,135 --> 00:25:53,715 I'm just following orders. 404 00:26:00,060 --> 00:26:01,350 Hello. 405 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:03,364 What the hell? 406 00:26:03,396 --> 00:26:05,016 What the hell is this? 407 00:26:05,065 --> 00:26:06,355 What's happening? 408 00:26:06,399 --> 00:26:08,029 What's happening? What's happening? 409 00:26:08,068 --> 00:26:09,988 What the fuck do you think is happening? 410 00:26:14,616 --> 00:26:17,576 Don't look at me. 411 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:21,789 You just walked into the wrong place at the wrong time. 412 00:26:21,831 --> 00:26:25,381 - Please, sir. - Please, sir? 413 00:26:31,007 --> 00:26:32,837 Kyle. 414 00:26:32,884 --> 00:26:36,434 How do you know my name? 415 00:26:36,471 --> 00:26:42,351 How do you know my name? 416 00:26:54,948 --> 00:26:56,488 You'll be okay. 417 00:26:56,533 --> 00:26:58,493 You'll be okay. 418 00:26:58,535 --> 00:27:01,745 You're not a hostage negotiator. 419 00:27:01,788 --> 00:27:03,668 It didn't feel like it could wait. 420 00:27:03,707 --> 00:27:05,747 Yeah, it could wait, Avi. 421 00:27:05,792 --> 00:27:08,802 It could wait for a hostage negotiator. 422 00:27:08,837 --> 00:27:10,587 It didn't feel like an option. 423 00:27:10,630 --> 00:27:12,630 You are not here to save humankind. 424 00:27:12,674 --> 00:27:14,434 I just need you to solve crimes... 425 00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:15,887 Who did what to whom and why. 426 00:27:15,927 --> 00:27:17,847 Those are the questions that you tackle. 427 00:27:17,887 --> 00:27:21,557 For you to walk into a hostage situation, for which 428 00:27:21,599 --> 00:27:24,849 you are not trained... I'm trained. 429 00:27:24,894 --> 00:27:27,444 I grew up in Crown Heights. 430 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,860 Seriously, Avi? 431 00:27:35,155 --> 00:27:38,065 - I mean, not to overstep... - 'Cause you would never. 432 00:27:38,116 --> 00:27:40,866 But it did strike me as a little self-destructive. 433 00:27:40,910 --> 00:27:43,370 I mean, like, not just saving other people's lives, 434 00:27:43,413 --> 00:27:44,913 but maybe risking your own. 435 00:27:44,956 --> 00:27:46,746 You pretend to be a psychologist. 436 00:27:46,791 --> 00:27:48,711 Oh, what? Like you don't. 437 00:27:48,752 --> 00:27:52,302 Avi, we are not trained to disarm terrorists, 438 00:27:52,339 --> 00:27:54,799 unless maybe you are. 439 00:27:54,841 --> 00:27:57,971 Oh, my God, are you a spy? CIA? Mossad? 440 00:27:58,011 --> 00:28:00,011 You can tell me. 441 00:28:03,224 --> 00:28:05,984 You just made a face. Hm. 442 00:28:06,019 --> 00:28:08,609 It's not a superpower. The screen reflects. 443 00:28:08,646 --> 00:28:10,106 There he is. 444 00:28:10,148 --> 00:28:12,978 - Who? - His name is John Wentworth. 445 00:28:13,026 --> 00:28:14,816 He used to teach philosophy at Rockefeller, 446 00:28:14,861 --> 00:28:17,451 and was discharged six years ago for teaching Mark 9 447 00:28:17,489 --> 00:28:18,699 with a little too much vigor. 448 00:28:18,740 --> 00:28:19,950 He's homeless now. 449 00:28:19,991 --> 00:28:21,491 I saw him on the street this morning, 450 00:28:21,534 --> 00:28:23,679 and video surveillance placed him there yesterday morning. 451 00:28:23,703 --> 00:28:25,163 He walks that street a lot. 452 00:28:25,205 --> 00:28:27,285 He sees and he hears. He might have some information. 453 00:28:27,332 --> 00:28:29,185 Whoa, you really have that eyebrow thing going on. 454 00:28:29,209 --> 00:28:31,539 Did you feel anything in the Conte house? Sense anything? 455 00:28:31,586 --> 00:28:34,046 Sometimes, places talk. Okay. 456 00:28:34,089 --> 00:28:38,089 What did it feel like to you? 457 00:28:38,134 --> 00:28:39,684 Not good. 458 00:28:39,719 --> 00:28:41,509 I need to go back. 459 00:28:41,554 --> 00:28:42,934 Right. 460 00:28:47,185 --> 00:28:50,055 Who the fuck are you to tell me I can't write? 461 00:28:52,023 --> 00:28:54,653 You are wrong. Zack- 462 00:28:54,693 --> 00:28:56,033 - That's what I came to tell you. 463 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:57,989 I came to tell you you are so, so wrong. 464 00:28:58,029 --> 00:28:59,699 I can write. I am a writer. 465 00:28:59,739 --> 00:29:01,199 You're the one that's a realtor. 466 00:29:01,241 --> 00:29:03,161 Have a seat. 467 00:29:05,745 --> 00:29:09,615 I don't wanna sit. 468 00:29:09,666 --> 00:29:11,996 - Okay. Yes, I have a job. - Mm-hmm. 469 00:29:12,043 --> 00:29:14,883 I have a life, which helps me to write with authenticity. 470 00:29:14,921 --> 00:29:16,899 Do you think it's a coincidence that my best stories 471 00:29:16,923 --> 00:29:19,223 are about real estate? 472 00:29:19,259 --> 00:29:21,889 Look, maybe it's the only world I know, 473 00:29:21,928 --> 00:29:23,322 but what's the world you know, Zack? 474 00:29:23,346 --> 00:29:24,636 I have no idea. 475 00:29:24,681 --> 00:29:25,741 It certainly isn't evident in your material. 476 00:29:25,765 --> 00:29:28,055 It's the whole point of class. 477 00:29:28,101 --> 00:29:30,061 You're the teacher. Maybe that's your problem. 478 00:29:30,103 --> 00:29:32,063 Aren't you supposed to be giving me something? 479 00:29:32,105 --> 00:29:33,416 You need to dig your guts out, Zack. 480 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,780 It's why we all write at the end of the day, 481 00:29:35,817 --> 00:29:37,687 to reveal ourselves, 482 00:29:37,736 --> 00:29:39,736 to be heard. 483 00:29:39,779 --> 00:29:41,949 Who are you? 484 00:29:41,990 --> 00:29:44,740 I have no fucking idea. 485 00:29:59,883 --> 00:30:02,723 I wonder if I might see Vincent's room again? 486 00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:13,480 And you say it's always this neat? 487 00:30:13,521 --> 00:30:17,361 Yes. I think it gives him a sense of calm and order. 488 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,150 He can get anxiety sometimes. 489 00:30:24,783 --> 00:30:28,453 No. I know this. 490 00:30:28,495 --> 00:30:30,245 The luggage. 491 00:30:30,288 --> 00:30:33,418 My mother gave me this very set. 492 00:30:33,458 --> 00:30:36,748 In my youth, I had big plans to travel the world. 493 00:30:44,844 --> 00:30:47,144 That's Vincent's class schedule. 494 00:30:47,180 --> 00:30:49,060 He laminated it. 495 00:30:49,099 --> 00:30:50,809 Before he left the house for school, 496 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:53,100 did anything seem different? 497 00:30:53,144 --> 00:30:55,024 No. 498 00:30:55,063 --> 00:30:56,523 It was like any other day. 499 00:30:56,564 --> 00:30:59,944 He ate his breakfast, loaded up his backpack, 500 00:30:59,984 --> 00:31:02,364 and then he was out the door. 501 00:31:02,404 --> 00:31:03,784 But that's his old backpack. 502 00:31:03,822 --> 00:31:07,622 He actually just got a new one, actually. 503 00:31:07,659 --> 00:31:09,989 Here. Yep. 504 00:31:10,036 --> 00:31:12,826 And that's the coat he was wearing, too. 505 00:31:12,872 --> 00:31:14,042 When was this? 506 00:31:14,082 --> 00:31:17,422 Just a few weeks ago. 507 00:31:17,460 --> 00:31:20,800 But that's his backpack and his coat. 508 00:31:22,549 --> 00:31:23,879 That's him. 509 00:31:23,925 --> 00:31:25,885 I'm told that your husband and Vincent argued 510 00:31:25,927 --> 00:31:27,717 Monday night. 511 00:31:27,762 --> 00:31:30,352 The neighbors heard. 512 00:31:30,390 --> 00:31:33,890 Certainly, you must have. 513 00:31:33,935 --> 00:31:36,765 No, actually, I didn't. 514 00:31:36,813 --> 00:31:39,693 Leonard and I met some friends for a drink, 515 00:31:39,733 --> 00:31:41,693 and he came home early. 516 00:31:41,735 --> 00:31:43,355 I returned an hour later. 517 00:31:43,403 --> 00:31:47,413 But if they did argue, I can guess what it was about. 518 00:31:47,449 --> 00:31:49,239 Tell me. 519 00:31:49,284 --> 00:31:53,464 Well, just Vincent is a disappointment to his father. 520 00:31:54,748 --> 00:31:56,368 Because? 521 00:31:56,416 --> 00:31:59,996 Because his father is the way he is. 522 00:32:00,045 --> 00:32:04,375 As far as I'm concerned, the wrong person went missing. 523 00:32:04,424 --> 00:32:07,264 Would you mind if I just sit here for a moment? 524 00:32:07,302 --> 00:32:09,762 Yeah. 525 00:32:11,139 --> 00:32:15,769 I do that sometimes too, when he's at school. 526 00:32:15,810 --> 00:32:18,560 He can be a stranger to us. 527 00:32:29,157 --> 00:32:31,787 Are you a good detective? 528 00:32:31,826 --> 00:32:35,076 It would depend on who you talk to. 529 00:32:35,121 --> 00:32:37,291 I'm talking to you. 530 00:32:39,167 --> 00:32:41,287 I'm a very good detective. 531 00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:50,797 May I hold your hand? 532 00:32:50,845 --> 00:32:53,345 It can help me to feel him. 533 00:33:14,577 --> 00:33:16,867 Oh, my God, that's Vincent's phone. 534 00:33:16,913 --> 00:33:19,753 Hello? Hello? 535 00:33:19,791 --> 00:33:21,581 Sh... 536 00:33:21,626 --> 00:33:22,916 He must have left it. 537 00:33:22,961 --> 00:33:24,522 Why would he leave the house without his phone? 538 00:33:24,546 --> 00:33:26,148 - No, he wouldn't. He wouldn't. - Do you know the password? 539 00:33:26,172 --> 00:33:27,722 No, I don't. He changed it. 540 00:33:27,757 --> 00:33:30,137 It used to be his birthday. I'll need to take it. 541 00:33:30,176 --> 00:33:31,796 This might explain why he hasn't called. 542 00:33:31,845 --> 00:33:34,175 No, he could've just borrowed somebody else's phone. 543 00:33:34,222 --> 00:33:36,352 It's possible your son doesn't want to be found 544 00:33:36,391 --> 00:33:38,521 and he left his phone to avoid cellular tracking. 545 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:40,400 No, look, I know that it makes sense to you 546 00:33:40,437 --> 00:33:42,477 that he would run away, but he would never do that. 547 00:33:42,522 --> 00:33:45,152 Why not? What separates him from other 16-year-old boys 548 00:33:45,191 --> 00:33:47,861 in an unhappy household? 549 00:33:47,902 --> 00:33:52,032 This is not an unhappy household. 550 00:33:53,867 --> 00:33:57,117 It's very unhappy, Mrs. Conte. 551 00:34:01,041 --> 00:34:04,501 If we're to find your son, 552 00:34:04,544 --> 00:34:07,174 you must never lie to me. 553 00:34:11,593 --> 00:34:15,513 Your son has been unhappy for a long time. 554 00:34:22,937 --> 00:34:25,687 You seriously held her hand? 555 00:34:25,732 --> 00:34:27,402 Is that even allowed? 556 00:34:27,442 --> 00:34:29,045 You wanna learn or you wanna critique me? 557 00:34:29,069 --> 00:34:30,629 Okay, you can't just touch people like that, Avi. 558 00:34:30,653 --> 00:34:32,953 - Why not? - Uh, because you can't. 559 00:34:32,989 --> 00:34:35,449 The human fingertip is a profoundly perceptive organ. 560 00:34:35,492 --> 00:34:37,412 Oh, my God. Okay, so what did she do? 561 00:34:37,452 --> 00:34:39,252 - Who? - The mother. 562 00:34:39,287 --> 00:34:44,127 The female human woman mother whom you fingertipped? 563 00:34:44,167 --> 00:34:45,627 This is why I don't like partners. 564 00:34:45,669 --> 00:34:47,499 No, mm-mm. This is why you need a partner, 565 00:34:47,545 --> 00:34:50,295 so that they can follow you around and say, "Don't touch." 566 00:34:50,340 --> 00:34:52,590 Oh, so we'll make you my female woman mother. 567 00:34:52,634 --> 00:34:55,304 Oh, okay. Did you learn anything, 568 00:34:55,345 --> 00:34:57,465 from the room or the luggage, 569 00:34:57,514 --> 00:35:00,314 or, I don't know, your finger organs? 570 00:35:00,350 --> 00:35:02,495 I mean, I do realize that you did not walk out of there 571 00:35:02,519 --> 00:35:04,439 empty-handed, but I'm just wondering 572 00:35:04,479 --> 00:35:05,769 if you learned anything. 573 00:35:05,814 --> 00:35:09,114 Not as much as I'm learning now. 574 00:35:10,652 --> 00:35:12,612 Do you have a girlfriend? 575 00:35:12,654 --> 00:35:14,614 I'm not hitting on you at all. 576 00:35:14,656 --> 00:35:16,446 I'm just trying to gauge how far out 577 00:35:16,491 --> 00:35:17,781 you are on the loner spectrum. 578 00:35:17,826 --> 00:35:20,116 - Where do you think I am? - Oh, I don't know. 579 00:35:20,161 --> 00:35:23,211 Halfway between interesting and weird. 580 00:35:25,500 --> 00:35:27,250 You like that? 581 00:35:27,293 --> 00:35:28,343 - I like that. - Hm. 582 00:35:28,378 --> 00:35:30,548 - I like candor. - Hm. 583 00:35:30,588 --> 00:35:32,008 But in small doses. 584 00:35:43,852 --> 00:35:46,652 Wow, I see somebody's feeling creative. 585 00:35:46,688 --> 00:35:48,478 Finally. 586 00:35:48,523 --> 00:35:50,233 What do you mean, finally? 587 00:35:54,404 --> 00:35:56,704 I need to... 588 00:35:56,740 --> 00:35:59,200 I need to tell you something. 589 00:36:03,496 --> 00:36:06,416 I lied... 590 00:36:06,458 --> 00:36:08,168 about Michael Rosen liking the book. 591 00:36:08,209 --> 00:36:10,299 He, uh... 592 00:36:10,337 --> 00:36:13,007 told me I can't write. 593 00:36:13,048 --> 00:36:15,588 Excuse me? 594 00:36:15,633 --> 00:36:17,763 That's what he said. 595 00:36:17,802 --> 00:36:21,932 Well, he's wrong, Zack. 596 00:36:21,973 --> 00:36:23,983 He's wrong. Is he? 597 00:36:24,017 --> 00:36:25,187 I mean, I can't get an agent. 598 00:36:25,226 --> 00:36:27,936 I can't get even a sniff from any publishers. 599 00:36:27,979 --> 00:36:29,689 I mean, 600 00:36:29,731 --> 00:36:31,941 who am I to think I have anything to say? 601 00:36:31,983 --> 00:36:36,033 Well, you do have something to say. 602 00:36:36,071 --> 00:36:37,241 You have a voice. 603 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:41,910 I have been feeling just such inadequacy 604 00:36:41,951 --> 00:36:43,701 as a writer, as a husband. 605 00:36:43,745 --> 00:36:46,405 I think that's why I... 606 00:36:46,456 --> 00:36:48,826 I think that's why I, like, acted out in the tub. 607 00:36:48,875 --> 00:36:50,165 I mean, I was... 608 00:36:50,210 --> 00:36:54,210 I don't even know what happened in there, I'm... 609 00:36:54,255 --> 00:36:56,295 Honey. 610 00:36:56,341 --> 00:36:59,051 I can't just work at a bookstore the rest of my life. 611 00:36:59,094 --> 00:37:01,604 I don't wanna write articles for "Popular Mechanics." 612 00:37:01,638 --> 00:37:04,428 Zack, listen to me. You can write. 613 00:37:04,474 --> 00:37:06,314 And I've heard this song before. 614 00:37:06,351 --> 00:37:07,771 You know where? 615 00:37:07,811 --> 00:37:11,731 Stephen King right before he sold "Carrie." 616 00:37:11,773 --> 00:37:13,573 Right. 617 00:37:13,608 --> 00:37:16,738 Your day is coming, I promise you. 618 00:37:40,802 --> 00:37:43,512 - Hey, John. - Detective. 619 00:37:43,555 --> 00:37:45,265 Out a bit late, are we? 620 00:37:45,306 --> 00:37:47,846 Am I? I live here. 621 00:37:47,892 --> 00:37:50,402 Here, there, and everywhere. 622 00:37:50,437 --> 00:37:52,857 To lead a better life. 623 00:37:52,897 --> 00:37:55,437 But you need your love to be here. 624 00:37:55,483 --> 00:37:59,203 Look, I'm kind of busy. 625 00:37:59,237 --> 00:38:00,657 Can I help you? 626 00:38:00,697 --> 00:38:02,407 What makes you think I need your help? 627 00:38:02,449 --> 00:38:04,949 Well, the boy who lives in that building is missing. 628 00:38:04,993 --> 00:38:06,913 You wanna know if I've seen him. 629 00:38:06,953 --> 00:38:09,913 - Have you? - Many times. 630 00:38:09,956 --> 00:38:12,706 He's full of melancholy. 631 00:38:12,751 --> 00:38:14,291 Have you spoken to him? 632 00:38:14,336 --> 00:38:15,626 Never. 633 00:38:15,670 --> 00:38:18,170 And yet you know he's sad. 634 00:38:18,214 --> 00:38:20,724 I can spot them. 635 00:38:20,759 --> 00:38:22,929 When I was a professor, it was simple. 636 00:38:22,969 --> 00:38:24,155 The lecture hall used to be filled 637 00:38:24,179 --> 00:38:26,429 with bright eyes and idealism. 638 00:38:26,473 --> 00:38:29,023 It was easy to spot the disenfranchised. 639 00:38:29,059 --> 00:38:32,979 But out here is just a sea of blank faces, 640 00:38:33,021 --> 00:38:37,191 people staring into their gadgets or their black holes. 641 00:38:39,903 --> 00:38:42,783 When you do that, 642 00:38:42,822 --> 00:38:45,452 it's called dysthymia. 643 00:38:45,492 --> 00:38:48,242 It's the feeling that life's not enough. 644 00:38:48,286 --> 00:38:50,996 Something's missing. 645 00:38:51,039 --> 00:38:53,499 You feel it, and so does this boy. 646 00:38:53,541 --> 00:38:54,751 This is Avi. 647 00:38:54,793 --> 00:38:56,312 Hey, did you see him yesterday morning? 648 00:38:56,336 --> 00:38:58,046 I did not. 649 00:38:58,088 --> 00:38:59,878 I'll have to talk to you again. 650 00:38:59,923 --> 00:39:01,803 I'm on my way. 651 00:39:10,684 --> 00:39:13,524 Is there a reason I can't talk to Leonard Conte? 652 00:39:13,561 --> 00:39:15,151 He's the missing boy's father. 653 00:39:15,188 --> 00:39:17,478 - It's Avi's case. - And it's mine now, too, 654 00:39:17,524 --> 00:39:19,154 and I'm here and he's not. 655 00:39:19,192 --> 00:39:21,322 Janine, you say you wanna learn from Avi. 656 00:39:21,361 --> 00:39:23,611 Well, his greatest skill is his capacity 657 00:39:23,655 --> 00:39:25,565 and willingness to observe. 658 00:39:25,615 --> 00:39:27,525 What's that saying? 659 00:39:27,575 --> 00:39:29,155 Leap and the net shall appear. 660 00:39:29,202 --> 00:39:31,332 Yeah, and I'll tell you when you can leap. 661 00:39:31,371 --> 00:39:33,421 Oh, Avi, interrogation C. 662 00:39:33,456 --> 00:39:35,246 He's been there almost 20 minutes. 663 00:39:35,291 --> 00:39:36,961 Okay. 664 00:39:41,506 --> 00:39:43,126 I'm very sorry for this. 665 00:39:43,174 --> 00:39:45,094 Yeah, well, you should be fuckin' sorry. 666 00:39:45,135 --> 00:39:47,055 Now, I noticed you got ears and eyeballs in here. 667 00:39:47,095 --> 00:39:48,385 I can see the cameras, 668 00:39:48,430 --> 00:39:49,865 so I'm just gonna get this out on the open. 669 00:39:49,889 --> 00:39:51,849 I am very displeased with you people. 670 00:39:51,891 --> 00:39:53,561 But my wife came to you yesterday 671 00:39:53,601 --> 00:39:55,231 and you sent her home. 672 00:39:55,270 --> 00:39:56,789 Now, I know the statistics on missing children. 673 00:39:56,813 --> 00:39:59,523 The first 24 hours are crucial, and you sent my wife home. 674 00:39:59,566 --> 00:40:01,226 That is a fuckin' disgrace. 675 00:40:01,276 --> 00:40:02,776 She told you something had happened. 676 00:40:02,819 --> 00:40:05,819 She goddamn told you. 677 00:40:05,864 --> 00:40:07,824 Were you as convinced as your wife 678 00:40:07,866 --> 00:40:09,406 yesterday that something had happened? 679 00:40:09,451 --> 00:40:11,581 Yeah, I was. 680 00:40:11,619 --> 00:40:14,249 And yet, you didn't return home from your business trip 681 00:40:14,289 --> 00:40:16,249 until tonight. 682 00:40:16,291 --> 00:40:18,421 Ooh, fuck you. 683 00:40:18,460 --> 00:40:20,090 You imply that a father isn't concerned 684 00:40:20,128 --> 00:40:21,208 about his missing son? 685 00:40:21,254 --> 00:40:22,594 That gets you a "Fuck you." 686 00:40:22,630 --> 00:40:24,170 I apologize if I offended. 687 00:40:24,215 --> 00:40:26,085 Well, he's tougher than your average hot dog. 688 00:40:26,134 --> 00:40:27,434 - Mm-hmm. - Now, I'll admit, 689 00:40:27,469 --> 00:40:29,238 I'm very confused by your son's disappearance. 690 00:40:29,262 --> 00:40:31,432 Confusion can be such an oppression. 691 00:40:31,473 --> 00:40:33,643 I can't imagine yours. 692 00:40:33,683 --> 00:40:35,353 - And we're off. - Shh! 693 00:40:35,393 --> 00:40:38,313 You argued with your son Monday night. 694 00:40:38,355 --> 00:40:42,225 That perhaps gives you hope that he simply ran away. 695 00:40:42,275 --> 00:40:45,025 It's a common reaction to conflict. 696 00:40:45,070 --> 00:40:47,450 But it perhaps fills you with guilt 697 00:40:47,489 --> 00:40:52,579 in that you caused your only son to run away. 698 00:40:52,619 --> 00:40:54,159 What was the argument about? 699 00:40:54,204 --> 00:40:55,556 Yeah, like a fuckin' boa constrictor. 700 00:40:55,580 --> 00:40:57,500 - Shh! Shut up. - Sorry. 701 00:41:01,795 --> 00:41:05,795 We... we were arguing about college. 702 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:07,430 He wants to go to NYU. 703 00:41:07,467 --> 00:41:10,137 He was telling me about all the cool shit they have... 704 00:41:10,178 --> 00:41:13,388 Their student exchange program, a chance to study abroad. 705 00:41:13,431 --> 00:41:16,561 Nora said you saw his suitcases, right? 706 00:41:16,601 --> 00:41:18,191 That's Vincent. 707 00:41:18,228 --> 00:41:21,688 He wants a life to match his luggage. 708 00:41:21,731 --> 00:41:25,071 Anyway, I asked him what he would bring to the school 709 00:41:25,110 --> 00:41:26,587 because that's what these universities, 710 00:41:26,611 --> 00:41:28,321 these admissions people are looking for, 711 00:41:28,363 --> 00:41:30,299 what a person is gonna contribute to the community. 712 00:41:30,323 --> 00:41:31,623 And he'd have to answer for that. 713 00:41:31,658 --> 00:41:33,908 And so I asked him what would he contribute? 714 00:41:33,952 --> 00:41:36,452 Because so far in high school, he hasn't contributed squat. 715 00:41:36,496 --> 00:41:37,996 He doesn't play sports, no chess club, 716 00:41:38,039 --> 00:41:38,999 no student council, nothing. 717 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:41,210 This kid gives back nothing. 718 00:41:41,251 --> 00:41:43,631 And all the top colleges were gonna take note of that. 719 00:41:43,670 --> 00:41:47,170 And I was pointing that out to him constructively, 720 00:41:47,215 --> 00:41:49,835 and he told me to fuck off. 721 00:41:49,884 --> 00:41:54,394 From what I know of your son, that seems out of character. 722 00:41:54,431 --> 00:41:57,181 Yeah, exactly. 723 00:41:57,225 --> 00:41:59,435 How did you react? 724 00:41:59,477 --> 00:42:01,977 Loudly, angrily. 725 00:42:02,022 --> 00:42:05,192 Like a human. 726 00:42:05,233 --> 00:42:07,323 Look, my son is a very... 727 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:10,860 Weak person, detective. 728 00:42:10,905 --> 00:42:12,445 I take no pleasure in that. 729 00:42:12,490 --> 00:42:16,290 And for him to have said that to me, 730 00:42:16,327 --> 00:42:20,917 "fuck off," to his father, that must come from hate. 731 00:42:20,957 --> 00:42:23,207 So, yeah, maybe I am responsible 732 00:42:23,251 --> 00:42:24,541 for him running away, 733 00:42:24,586 --> 00:42:28,626 but this notion that he's out there on his own... 734 00:42:28,673 --> 00:42:32,093 He is ill-equipped, 735 00:42:32,135 --> 00:42:34,215 that much I know. 736 00:42:43,188 --> 00:42:46,148 - No one's home. - Oh... 737 00:42:46,191 --> 00:42:49,571 Okay, um, he doesn't have a criminal record, 738 00:42:49,611 --> 00:42:51,951 and the rest of the neighbors describe him the same. 739 00:42:51,988 --> 00:42:54,158 He's just a bit of misanthrope. 740 00:42:55,742 --> 00:42:58,872 What's with the fish? 741 00:42:58,912 --> 00:43:00,412 I don't know. 742 00:43:00,455 --> 00:43:02,915 I... I just... 743 00:43:02,957 --> 00:43:06,377 I like to draw them. 744 00:43:08,463 --> 00:43:10,053 Okay. 745 00:43:10,090 --> 00:43:11,680 Um, 746 00:43:11,716 --> 00:43:15,926 why did you ask to partner? 747 00:43:15,970 --> 00:43:17,640 Why me? 748 00:43:17,681 --> 00:43:21,271 I told you, I wanna learn. 749 00:43:21,309 --> 00:43:24,479 And I like missing person cases. 750 00:43:24,521 --> 00:43:28,441 They were always my favorite on "Law and Order." 751 00:43:28,483 --> 00:43:32,283 And yeah, I don't wanna become a missing person, 752 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:36,120 which, I guess, everyone kind of is in a way... 753 00:43:36,157 --> 00:43:40,077 Vincent, the hot dog man, 754 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:43,920 that vet you took out in the grocery store, 755 00:43:43,957 --> 00:43:46,417 the father just now, 756 00:43:46,459 --> 00:43:49,959 and cops, especially cops. 757 00:43:50,005 --> 00:43:53,755 We deal with such depravity and despair on a daily basis. 758 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:56,760 And sometimes, it feels like the only way 759 00:43:56,803 --> 00:44:02,393 that we can survive this job is to wall off our emotions. 760 00:44:02,434 --> 00:44:08,024 But once we do that, we go missing from ourselves. 761 00:44:08,064 --> 00:44:11,864 And that hasn't happened to you. 762 00:44:11,901 --> 00:44:15,031 I don't want it to happen to me. 763 00:44:15,071 --> 00:44:17,571 Yeah, so that's why you. 764 00:44:24,998 --> 00:44:27,038 Detective Avraham. 765 00:44:28,626 --> 00:44:29,996 We gotta go. 766 00:44:51,566 --> 00:44:53,856 I caught his name on the Amber Alert, 767 00:44:53,902 --> 00:44:56,282 so I called it in. 768 00:45:29,437 --> 00:45:32,187 We better call the parents.