1 00:00:06,230 --> 00:00:07,932 In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:08,002 --> 00:00:11,946 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:12,016 --> 00:00:13,846 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:13,917 --> 00:00:16,719 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:16,789 --> 00:00:18,351 These are their stories. 6 00:00:20,193 --> 00:00:23,025 Nina. Nina, come on. Give me a chance. 7 00:00:23,095 --> 00:00:25,398 You had your chance, okay? We're done. 8 00:00:30,081 --> 00:00:31,142 Thanks. 9 00:00:32,454 --> 00:00:33,745 You can't do this to me. 10 00:00:33,825 --> 00:00:36,518 Yes, I can, Lucas. Goodbye. 11 00:00:41,502 --> 00:00:43,164 Victim's Nina Wilshere. 12 00:00:43,234 --> 00:00:45,966 Cat-lady down the hall heard the shots and called it in. 13 00:00:46,046 --> 00:00:48,909 A minute later, the alarm from the fire exit downstairs went off. 14 00:00:48,979 --> 00:00:50,380 Probably the shooter getting away. 15 00:00:50,450 --> 00:00:52,152 Looks like the Wild West in here. 16 00:00:52,222 --> 00:00:54,524 I count at least a dozen 9 millimeter casings. 17 00:00:54,594 --> 00:00:57,257 Yeah. Some slugs hit the stereo equipment. 18 00:00:57,667 --> 00:01:00,229 Maybe she played her music too loud. 19 00:01:01,070 --> 00:01:03,172 The rest of the place looks untouched. 20 00:01:05,013 --> 00:01:06,145 Oh! 21 00:01:06,215 --> 00:01:07,346 What's that? 22 00:01:07,956 --> 00:01:09,508 Well, looks like somebody missed the jackpot here. 23 00:01:12,190 --> 00:01:13,792 It's a Reardon. 24 00:01:13,862 --> 00:01:16,233 Ms. Wilshere has a Basquiat, 25 00:01:17,274 --> 00:01:19,106 a couple of Glenn Ligons. 26 00:01:20,307 --> 00:01:22,610 It's $2 million worth of artwork, easy. 27 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,912 My guess, our guy didn't come for the art. 28 00:01:24,982 --> 00:01:27,384 Got hits in the face, in the upper torso. 29 00:01:27,825 --> 00:01:31,027 Shooter probably let loose the second she opened the door. 30 00:01:32,128 --> 00:01:33,289 Hello. 31 00:01:33,369 --> 00:01:34,560 And goodbye. 32 00:02:24,396 --> 00:02:25,867 My baby. 33 00:02:28,810 --> 00:02:30,601 It doesn't make any sense. 34 00:02:31,242 --> 00:02:32,973 Was she seeing anyone? 35 00:02:33,284 --> 00:02:35,546 I don't think there was anyone special. 36 00:02:36,317 --> 00:02:38,549 Nina prized her independence. 37 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:40,821 We understand. 38 00:02:40,901 --> 00:02:43,834 Ma'am, we saw that she had a lot of expensive artwork. 39 00:02:45,735 --> 00:02:48,037 She bought pieces for her clients. 40 00:02:48,608 --> 00:02:51,280 Nina had her own interior design business. 41 00:02:52,652 --> 00:02:54,413 She was very successful. 42 00:02:54,724 --> 00:02:55,985 We have to ask. 43 00:02:56,696 --> 00:03:00,628 Did she have any involvement with drugs or gambling? 44 00:03:00,769 --> 00:03:02,430 No, of course not. 45 00:03:03,812 --> 00:03:04,933 I, um... 46 00:03:05,013 --> 00:03:07,105 I have some photo albums. 47 00:03:07,916 --> 00:03:10,788 I'd like you to see how special my daughter was. 48 00:03:17,304 --> 00:03:18,425 Please. 49 00:03:28,184 --> 00:03:30,487 Two hours of looking at old pictures. 50 00:03:30,557 --> 00:03:31,687 You're complaining? 51 00:03:31,757 --> 00:03:32,858 Ladies with their dogs, 52 00:03:32,928 --> 00:03:35,491 children coming home from school. No suspects here. 53 00:03:35,571 --> 00:03:37,933 Assuming the killers entered through the lobby. 54 00:03:38,003 --> 00:03:39,134 Killers? 55 00:03:39,705 --> 00:03:43,669 Ballistics says two guns were used. Both nines. 56 00:03:43,849 --> 00:03:45,220 There she is. 57 00:03:49,393 --> 00:03:51,485 Back it up a few seconds. 58 00:03:54,868 --> 00:03:56,200 Freeze it there. 59 00:03:57,411 --> 00:04:01,115 See if CSU can get Prince Charming's prints off that door. 60 00:04:04,727 --> 00:04:07,560 Nina was going to decorate my office. 61 00:04:08,231 --> 00:04:11,534 Ah, a chiropractor with an interior designer? 62 00:04:11,704 --> 00:04:13,225 Backaches must pay well. 63 00:04:13,305 --> 00:04:15,678 Yeah, we prefer the term "Doctor of Chiropractic." 64 00:04:16,148 --> 00:04:19,310 I'm stunned that you know that I saw her yesterday. 65 00:04:19,380 --> 00:04:21,442 Oh, wait, I must've touched something, 66 00:04:21,523 --> 00:04:24,045 you found my fingerprints and that DWI I got a few years ago. 67 00:04:24,125 --> 00:04:25,827 What did you and Nina talk about? 68 00:04:25,897 --> 00:04:27,829 The $5,000 that she owed me. 69 00:04:27,899 --> 00:04:29,030 Owed you for? 70 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:30,972 I ran into Nina in the Hamptons last summer. 71 00:04:31,042 --> 00:04:33,373 We hadn't seen each other since prep school and we... 72 00:04:33,443 --> 00:04:34,644 We reconnected. 73 00:04:35,215 --> 00:04:37,277 She told me she was an interior designer. 74 00:04:37,757 --> 00:04:40,280 Next thing, I'm coughing up a retainer. 75 00:04:40,790 --> 00:04:43,283 Then, she blows me off for three appointments. 76 00:04:43,533 --> 00:04:44,864 So you went looking for her. 77 00:04:44,934 --> 00:04:46,426 No, no, no. It's not like that. 78 00:04:46,506 --> 00:04:49,698 It's just... If she didn't want the job, I wanted my money back. 79 00:04:49,778 --> 00:04:53,011 She swore that she would email me some preliminary plans. 80 00:04:53,081 --> 00:04:54,242 No big deal. 81 00:04:54,323 --> 00:04:56,084 Looked like a big deal on the video. 82 00:04:56,154 --> 00:04:58,687 No, guys, 5 grand wasn't going to break me. 83 00:04:59,257 --> 00:05:01,089 Now, if you'll excuse me, 84 00:05:01,530 --> 00:05:02,520 I've got patients. 85 00:05:03,971 --> 00:05:06,463 Where are we on Ms. Wilshere's financials? 86 00:05:06,744 --> 00:05:09,176 The lady didn't like keeping her money in a bank. 87 00:05:09,376 --> 00:05:12,509 Her account has the same $10,000 in it for the past two years. 88 00:05:12,589 --> 00:05:14,681 No withdrawals, no deposits. 89 00:05:14,922 --> 00:05:17,583 And, we know she had money to burn on artwork, 90 00:05:18,494 --> 00:05:19,986 and a fancy apartment. 91 00:05:20,066 --> 00:05:22,728 You mind putting that away? The smell is... 92 00:05:23,739 --> 00:05:24,800 Sorry. 93 00:05:27,683 --> 00:05:29,875 So, how much art did she have? 94 00:05:30,356 --> 00:05:31,987 I'd say three to four million. 95 00:05:32,057 --> 00:05:35,690 That's a lot of money for an interior designer no one's ever heard of. 96 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,362 First thing tomorrow, 97 00:05:37,432 --> 00:05:39,874 talk to the gallery that sold her the paintings. 98 00:05:39,934 --> 00:05:42,937 Maybe her real business was money-laundering, 99 00:05:43,177 --> 00:05:45,580 buying art with someone else's dirty money. 100 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,851 - Okay. - Good night. 101 00:05:48,251 --> 00:05:50,243 - Good night. - Have a good night. 102 00:05:55,538 --> 00:05:57,400 C'mon, Ma. You didn't touch your food. 103 00:05:57,470 --> 00:05:59,913 Um, I had a big lunch. 104 00:06:06,258 --> 00:06:08,890 Frank says you haven't been eating since the chemo started. 105 00:06:09,191 --> 00:06:11,323 You two been talking behind my back? 106 00:06:13,165 --> 00:06:15,607 Point is, I've got this friend back in Burlington. 107 00:06:15,677 --> 00:06:17,269 A nurse at a cancer ward. 108 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,412 She gave me something that might help. 109 00:06:22,583 --> 00:06:24,315 Tell me that's not what it looks like. 110 00:06:24,425 --> 00:06:27,117 It's medical marijuana. Legal in Vermont. 111 00:06:27,197 --> 00:06:29,530 And still a crime in New York. 112 00:06:30,701 --> 00:06:32,643 I raised you better than that. 113 00:06:34,443 --> 00:06:36,075 Fine. Toss it. 114 00:06:37,586 --> 00:06:40,489 My train leaves in an hour. I got to finish packing. 115 00:06:48,066 --> 00:06:49,627 Damn. 116 00:06:51,109 --> 00:06:52,600 Can you believe this? 117 00:06:53,111 --> 00:06:55,413 Anita, he cares. 118 00:06:56,284 --> 00:06:57,515 And you... 119 00:06:58,386 --> 00:06:59,827 You knew about this? 120 00:07:01,499 --> 00:07:04,291 Frank, what were you thinking? 121 00:07:04,371 --> 00:07:06,603 I... I'm a sworn police officer. 122 00:07:06,673 --> 00:07:09,476 You're a sick woman who can't keep her food down, 123 00:07:09,546 --> 00:07:12,639 who spends half the day doubled over in the bathroom. 124 00:07:12,719 --> 00:07:15,742 This is a medicine with proven benefits. 125 00:07:17,494 --> 00:07:20,586 Now, I didn't fall in love with a stupid woman, so... 126 00:07:34,858 --> 00:07:37,791 Ms. Wilshere always paid cash. Many of our clients do. 127 00:07:37,861 --> 00:07:38,952 Cash is king. 128 00:07:39,033 --> 00:07:40,764 How much exactly did she buy from you? 129 00:07:40,834 --> 00:07:42,206 Uh, well, let me think. 130 00:07:42,276 --> 00:07:46,410 There were the Lorna Simpsons, two Basquiats, the... 131 00:07:47,621 --> 00:07:51,023 Yeah, the Adrian Pipers. So, it was about, 132 00:07:51,794 --> 00:07:54,126 $5 million total over the last two years. 133 00:07:54,226 --> 00:07:56,389 More than what was in her apartment. 134 00:07:56,469 --> 00:07:58,200 Do you always deliver to her place? 135 00:07:58,270 --> 00:07:59,792 Do you mean the one on the 14th floor? 136 00:08:00,773 --> 00:08:01,974 There's another one? 137 00:08:02,044 --> 00:08:03,345 Yeah, she had a unit on the 12th floor, 138 00:08:03,415 --> 00:08:05,576 but, I think she mainly used it for storage. 139 00:08:06,317 --> 00:08:07,749 Thanks. 140 00:08:11,332 --> 00:08:12,994 Well, look at all this. 141 00:08:18,279 --> 00:08:21,271 Well, I'm guessing these aren't for her wool sweaters. 142 00:08:21,351 --> 00:08:23,013 Hey, guys, open these, please? 143 00:08:34,172 --> 00:08:35,644 Nice cabbage patch. 144 00:08:35,844 --> 00:08:38,076 Wonder where all this came from. Whoa! 145 00:08:39,748 --> 00:08:42,220 Skunk weed. 146 00:08:42,421 --> 00:08:45,083 Forget interiors, our gal was designing drug deals. 147 00:08:45,193 --> 00:08:47,025 That's a hazardous occupation. 148 00:08:47,465 --> 00:08:50,457 Puts her argument with our chiropractor in a whole new light. 149 00:08:50,768 --> 00:08:54,261 A fellow dope dealer? He's got to be on somebody's radar. 150 00:08:59,987 --> 00:09:02,419 We've had a wire up on Evra's phone for the last month. 151 00:09:02,489 --> 00:09:05,361 He's a small-time dealer. We've been trying to ID his supplier. 152 00:09:05,431 --> 00:09:06,952 Well, we might be able to help you out with that. 153 00:09:07,033 --> 00:09:09,025 Her name is Nina Wilshere. Figures. 154 00:09:09,105 --> 00:09:10,096 We thought it was a woman. 155 00:09:10,176 --> 00:09:11,577 We just couldn't trace the calls. 156 00:09:11,947 --> 00:09:13,539 You have anything from last Tuesday? 157 00:09:15,321 --> 00:09:19,014 Uh... We have outgoing calls at 11:50 hours, 158 00:09:19,094 --> 00:09:20,825 and one at 15:38 hours. 159 00:09:20,955 --> 00:09:23,187 That's a few minutes before she was shot. 160 00:09:23,368 --> 00:09:24,769 Let's hear that last one. 161 00:09:25,269 --> 00:09:26,831 Hello? Hey, it's Lucas. 162 00:09:26,901 --> 00:09:28,933 - Don't... Don't hang up. - Why are you calling me? 163 00:09:29,013 --> 00:09:30,274 I don't want to talk over the phone. 164 00:09:30,344 --> 00:09:31,405 Can we just meet for coffee? 165 00:09:31,485 --> 00:09:32,977 I'll have the 10 grand for you, I swear. 166 00:09:33,047 --> 00:09:35,488 - Just don't freeze me out. - Okay, okay. 167 00:09:35,789 --> 00:09:37,550 Sounds like they kissed and made up. 168 00:09:37,691 --> 00:09:40,353 Hold on, there's someone at the door. Yes? 169 00:09:41,034 --> 00:09:42,395 I lost my key. 170 00:09:42,465 --> 00:09:44,437 - Can I call my mom? - Wait. 171 00:09:44,507 --> 00:09:46,910 Lucas, I'll get back to you. There's a kid at the door. 172 00:09:48,311 --> 00:09:49,572 A kid. 173 00:09:50,552 --> 00:09:51,913 I lost my key. 174 00:09:51,983 --> 00:09:53,955 - Can I call my mom? - Wait. 175 00:09:54,025 --> 00:09:56,828 Lucas, I'll get back to you. There's a kid at the door. 176 00:09:58,770 --> 00:10:01,633 A minute after this, the lady down the hall heard the shots. 177 00:10:01,703 --> 00:10:04,646 Yeah, we think the killers used this kid to get Nina to open her door. 178 00:10:04,846 --> 00:10:07,408 But, didn't we see a bunch of kids go in that building? 179 00:10:07,518 --> 00:10:09,710 Right, coming back from school. 180 00:10:11,091 --> 00:10:12,282 Let's see. 181 00:10:15,235 --> 00:10:16,496 Okay, here we go. 182 00:10:19,269 --> 00:10:20,870 Stop it there. 183 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:22,601 What about him? 184 00:10:23,482 --> 00:10:27,316 See that bulge in his waistband, under his shirt? 185 00:10:27,887 --> 00:10:29,879 He's carrying a piece. Hmm. 186 00:10:30,389 --> 00:10:32,952 The killers didn't use the kids as access. 187 00:10:33,202 --> 00:10:35,034 The killers were the kids. 188 00:10:40,308 --> 00:10:41,609 I remember them. 189 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,951 They were hanging out over there, kicking around a soccer ball. 190 00:10:44,051 --> 00:10:46,424 You see them run by, maybe heading to the subway? 191 00:10:46,494 --> 00:10:47,585 They didn't come by here. 192 00:10:47,655 --> 00:10:50,127 Maybe they got into a car. You see a car waiting? 193 00:10:50,197 --> 00:10:53,289 The only car I noticed, was double-parked in that no-loading zone. 194 00:10:53,570 --> 00:10:54,561 Thoughtless bastard. 195 00:10:54,641 --> 00:10:56,873 My delivery truck had to park around the corner because of him. 196 00:10:56,943 --> 00:10:58,034 What kind of car? 197 00:10:58,114 --> 00:11:00,376 Town Car, with a chauffeur. He was there all afternoon. 198 00:11:00,446 --> 00:11:02,078 You notice what livery company it was? 199 00:11:02,188 --> 00:11:03,680 The sticker said, "Riverdale Limo." 200 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:05,851 Right under the one that said, "We hire jackasses." 201 00:11:06,461 --> 00:11:07,622 Thanks. 202 00:11:07,833 --> 00:11:09,324 We found the limo driver. 203 00:11:09,404 --> 00:11:11,396 He was waiting on a fare for three hours. 204 00:11:11,476 --> 00:11:14,599 He didn't see anything, but his dashboard camera had a perfect view 205 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,512 through the rear window of the front of Nina Wilshere's building. 206 00:11:18,523 --> 00:11:20,615 Hey, I just uploaded the video. 207 00:11:24,558 --> 00:11:28,001 There they go. I can't make out the license plate number. 208 00:11:28,071 --> 00:11:29,703 It's a, uh, Maserati, I think. 209 00:11:30,404 --> 00:11:33,136 Yeah, a 2009 Maserati Quattroporte S. 210 00:11:33,647 --> 00:11:36,308 4.7 liter V-eight, 430 ponies, 211 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,512 125 large, easy. 212 00:11:40,793 --> 00:11:42,124 In Compton, you either bang, 213 00:11:42,194 --> 00:11:44,186 or watch the bangers in their tricked-out whips. 214 00:11:44,266 --> 00:11:45,638 I watched. 215 00:11:45,708 --> 00:11:48,681 Well, there can't be too many Maserati Quattroportes 216 00:11:48,741 --> 00:11:51,542 sold in the Tri-State area. Try to run it down. 217 00:11:53,785 --> 00:11:54,916 Chief? 218 00:11:55,326 --> 00:11:57,228 You fellas give us a minute? Sure. 219 00:12:03,104 --> 00:12:05,096 Word came back to me that someone in the building 220 00:12:05,176 --> 00:12:06,766 smelled marijuana on you. 221 00:12:06,846 --> 00:12:08,308 Are you out of your mind? 222 00:12:08,978 --> 00:12:10,780 You have 22 years in, a pension... 223 00:12:10,850 --> 00:12:12,752 Chief, I can explain. Save it. 224 00:12:13,393 --> 00:12:16,456 These mints could take bark off a tree. They'll clear your breath. 225 00:12:17,367 --> 00:12:18,558 Okay. 226 00:12:18,638 --> 00:12:21,040 Shower and change your clothes after you smoke. 227 00:12:22,671 --> 00:12:24,443 This guy sells medicinal dope. 228 00:12:25,243 --> 00:12:26,775 He's careful and discrete. 229 00:12:28,086 --> 00:12:29,247 We clear? 230 00:12:29,618 --> 00:12:31,680 Yeah. Sure. 231 00:12:32,060 --> 00:12:33,291 Chief? 232 00:12:34,903 --> 00:12:37,194 Ball cancer. Three years ago. 233 00:12:37,564 --> 00:12:39,056 That stuff got me through it. 234 00:12:40,307 --> 00:12:43,210 Just keep it square, Lieutenant. Don't go to pieces on me. 235 00:12:55,841 --> 00:12:58,704 I sold that cherry four months ago to this Hispanic guy. 236 00:12:58,774 --> 00:13:00,336 You got a name for us? 237 00:13:00,416 --> 00:13:01,537 Joe. 238 00:13:02,147 --> 00:13:03,379 Joe, what? 239 00:13:03,449 --> 00:13:04,940 Uh, just Joe. 240 00:13:05,821 --> 00:13:09,383 He had us register the car to Southwestern Supplies in White Plains. 241 00:13:09,864 --> 00:13:11,425 Turns out it's a PO box. 242 00:13:11,506 --> 00:13:13,908 But, you sold him the car anyway, because, wild guess, 243 00:13:13,968 --> 00:13:15,099 he paid in cash. 244 00:13:15,179 --> 00:13:17,271 Fellas, I filled out all the required forms. 245 00:13:17,341 --> 00:13:19,183 The DMV was happy, and I was happy. 246 00:13:19,253 --> 00:13:20,715 Did he show you a driver's license 247 00:13:20,785 --> 00:13:22,755 before you let him drive the car off the lot? 248 00:13:22,826 --> 00:13:24,587 Of course. It looked valid. 249 00:13:24,727 --> 00:13:27,200 We're gonna need you to help us with a sketch. 250 00:13:27,260 --> 00:13:28,531 You heard from him since? 251 00:13:28,801 --> 00:13:30,033 A few weeks ago. 252 00:13:30,103 --> 00:13:32,575 One of his cars wouldn't start. Electrical thing. 253 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:35,378 It was in the driveway of this house in Scarsdale. 254 00:13:35,578 --> 00:13:37,279 We sent a mechanic to it. 255 00:13:40,292 --> 00:13:41,753 Nice digs. 256 00:13:43,525 --> 00:13:45,016 Joe lives well. 257 00:13:45,096 --> 00:13:47,759 Yeah, and quietly. No ins or outs. 258 00:13:50,642 --> 00:13:52,773 Surprise, surprise. The house is leased long term 259 00:13:52,843 --> 00:13:54,815 to Southwestern Supplies, the same ghost company 260 00:13:54,885 --> 00:13:56,286 that owns the title on the cars. 261 00:13:57,588 --> 00:14:00,621 Two hours. We've got to rustle up some PC to go in, 262 00:14:00,691 --> 00:14:02,132 or get some hemorrhoid cream. 263 00:14:02,202 --> 00:14:03,423 Hey. 264 00:14:05,635 --> 00:14:08,437 - Party girls. - Life is good. 265 00:14:09,478 --> 00:14:11,410 Think that girl is a good driver? 266 00:14:11,780 --> 00:14:13,542 My money says she's not. 267 00:14:13,622 --> 00:14:14,713 Hmm. 268 00:14:18,427 --> 00:14:21,160 Yeah, I hope this guy's not packing Viagra. 269 00:14:24,742 --> 00:14:27,435 You have no right to take us in over a traffic violation, 270 00:14:27,515 --> 00:14:30,378 especially since I did come to a complete stop at the corner. 271 00:14:30,448 --> 00:14:31,509 So you say. 272 00:14:31,689 --> 00:14:33,881 There's also your suspended license, 273 00:14:33,961 --> 00:14:35,152 the joint in your ashtray, 274 00:14:35,232 --> 00:14:37,134 the roll of 100s in your purse. 275 00:14:38,765 --> 00:14:40,356 This is not happening. 276 00:14:40,537 --> 00:14:43,269 It doesn't have to. A few answers and you can go. 277 00:14:43,940 --> 00:14:45,912 Like, who you were visiting in the house. 278 00:14:46,112 --> 00:14:47,313 Friends. 279 00:14:48,484 --> 00:14:50,787 Okay, these friends give you the money in your purse? 280 00:14:51,627 --> 00:14:52,888 They got names? 281 00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:57,122 Okay, how about you tell me if you saw drugs in the house? 282 00:14:57,472 --> 00:14:58,703 Or guns? 283 00:14:59,904 --> 00:15:02,137 Forget it. I want a lawyer. 284 00:15:07,492 --> 00:15:09,393 The other girl wouldn't talk either. 285 00:15:09,463 --> 00:15:12,826 Whoever's in that house is a lot scarier than we are. 286 00:15:12,966 --> 00:15:15,128 Hey. The lab analyzed the 100 dollar bills 287 00:15:15,208 --> 00:15:16,730 taken from the girl's purse. 288 00:15:16,810 --> 00:15:19,042 They were all positive for cocaine residue. 289 00:15:19,683 --> 00:15:21,114 The girl has a pros collar. 290 00:15:21,184 --> 00:15:23,916 It's conceivable that she provided sexual services 291 00:15:23,986 --> 00:15:25,578 for the occupant of the house. 292 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:28,390 The occupant gave the girl money contaminated with cocaine. 293 00:15:28,460 --> 00:15:30,693 Ergo, there's probable cause to believe 294 00:15:30,763 --> 00:15:32,634 that house has cocaine in it. 295 00:15:35,177 --> 00:15:36,508 Go! Go! Go! 296 00:15:36,809 --> 00:15:38,639 Police! Everyone on the ground, now! 297 00:15:40,521 --> 00:15:41,682 Get down! 298 00:15:42,653 --> 00:15:44,125 Hey! Hey! 299 00:15:44,825 --> 00:15:45,986 Get down! Down! 300 00:15:46,727 --> 00:15:49,290 What, are you stupid, or do you just want to be shot, huh? 301 00:15:50,571 --> 00:15:52,002 What you got here? 302 00:15:55,645 --> 00:15:57,547 Nice. Where's Joe? 303 00:15:57,617 --> 00:15:58,778 I don't know any Joe. 304 00:15:58,858 --> 00:16:00,119 Stand up. Who else is in the house? 305 00:16:00,189 --> 00:16:03,092 Nobody. We live by ourselves. It's our house, okay? 306 00:16:03,232 --> 00:16:07,096 Yup. Your house, your guns. 307 00:16:08,937 --> 00:16:10,168 Take him. 308 00:16:16,755 --> 00:16:20,218 "People v. Rafael Alvarez, Samuel Molina and Carlos Cabezas. 309 00:16:20,298 --> 00:16:22,090 "Murder in the Second Degree." 310 00:16:22,170 --> 00:16:25,002 Esther Pinne from Legal Aid. I've been assigned to all three defendants. 311 00:16:25,072 --> 00:16:28,095 At this point, the People have no objection to the joint representation. 312 00:16:28,175 --> 00:16:30,837 Good, because I've been retained by the families of the three children. 313 00:16:30,917 --> 00:16:32,539 Marcus Woll, Your Honor. 314 00:16:32,619 --> 00:16:34,421 Thanks for keeping the seat warm. 315 00:16:34,621 --> 00:16:37,594 My clients plead not guilty. I ask that they be ROR'd. 316 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:40,686 Judge, I know Mr. Woll from his time in the D.A.'s office. 317 00:16:40,766 --> 00:16:42,598 The defendants come from modest backgrounds, 318 00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:45,731 and I am sure that Mr. Woll is not here pro bono. 319 00:16:46,011 --> 00:16:48,143 I'd like to inquire as to the source of his retainer. 320 00:16:48,213 --> 00:16:49,585 Counsel knows that's not relevant. 321 00:16:49,655 --> 00:16:52,147 What is relevant is that we have three juveniles, 322 00:16:52,227 --> 00:16:54,789 two 14-year-olds, and a 16-year-old, without records. 323 00:16:54,929 --> 00:16:59,303 Each of them will be tried as an adult for his role in a brutal execution. 324 00:16:59,433 --> 00:17:02,927 Mr. Molina and Mr. Cabezas are from Brownsville, Texas. 325 00:17:03,047 --> 00:17:04,879 They don't even have families here to be released to. 326 00:17:04,949 --> 00:17:06,710 Their guardians are en route, Judge. 327 00:17:06,780 --> 00:17:10,483 Good, they can visit them at Bridges. Remanded. 328 00:17:13,596 --> 00:17:15,428 Enjoy it while it lasts, Connie. 329 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:18,701 Motion to suppress all evidence found inside the building. 330 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:23,606 Ballistics tied the guns in the house to Nina Wilshere's shooting, 331 00:17:23,686 --> 00:17:26,548 and to two other murders in Philly and in Newark. 332 00:17:26,788 --> 00:17:29,020 The victims were all major drug dealers. 333 00:17:29,090 --> 00:17:30,922 The DEA suspects they were targeted 334 00:17:30,992 --> 00:17:32,834 by the Vela Cartel, out of Mexico. 335 00:17:32,904 --> 00:17:37,398 A Mexican drug cartel is relying on children to carry out their murders? 336 00:17:37,478 --> 00:17:40,170 These children are trained assassins. 337 00:17:40,380 --> 00:17:43,043 Yeah, the police found these in the house. 338 00:17:45,025 --> 00:17:46,957 Some kind of training camp? 339 00:17:47,027 --> 00:17:48,728 Intel says it's located somewhere 340 00:17:48,799 --> 00:17:51,291 in the Sierra Madre foothills of Eastern Mexico. 341 00:17:51,371 --> 00:17:52,963 We figure the Vela Cartel 342 00:17:53,043 --> 00:17:56,165 trained and parked these kids in the Scarsdale house to use when needed. 343 00:17:56,245 --> 00:17:58,677 And, for some reason, they needed to kill Nina Wilshere. 344 00:17:58,747 --> 00:18:01,120 Which is odd, because she wasn't a major player. 345 00:18:01,190 --> 00:18:04,183 We might get the answer when we find this Joe character. 346 00:18:04,263 --> 00:18:06,895 Most likely, he ran the assassination team. 347 00:18:07,966 --> 00:18:09,598 We lean on the kids hard enough, 348 00:18:09,668 --> 00:18:11,068 one of them might roll on him. 349 00:18:11,138 --> 00:18:14,171 Assuming you survive this motion to throw out the evidence. 350 00:18:14,241 --> 00:18:16,584 Marcus Woll was a formidable attorney 351 00:18:16,654 --> 00:18:18,345 when he worked in this office. 352 00:18:19,056 --> 00:18:21,418 No reason to think he's slacked off now. 353 00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:29,035 Ms. Vasquez is a convicted prostitute. 354 00:18:29,105 --> 00:18:31,808 It was reasonable to assume she received that money 355 00:18:31,878 --> 00:18:34,510 from the occupants of the house in return for sex. 356 00:18:34,921 --> 00:18:37,353 Since the money tested positive for cocaine, 357 00:18:37,423 --> 00:18:40,056 it was reasonable to suspect that cocaine 358 00:18:40,126 --> 00:18:41,686 was present in the house. 359 00:18:41,766 --> 00:18:44,739 Mr. Woll, do you dispute the test results on the money? 360 00:18:44,869 --> 00:18:46,361 I don't, Your Honor, 361 00:18:46,671 --> 00:18:48,663 provided the court takes notice of a study 362 00:18:48,743 --> 00:18:52,917 that shows that 90% of all banknotes in circulation contain cocaine residue. 363 00:18:53,017 --> 00:18:54,248 If you can get a search warrant 364 00:18:54,319 --> 00:18:55,809 because a bill tests positive for drugs, 365 00:18:55,889 --> 00:18:58,952 then no home is safe from unreasonable searches. 366 00:18:59,032 --> 00:19:00,864 The home in question 367 00:19:00,934 --> 00:19:03,667 had independent ties to a drug murder. 368 00:19:03,737 --> 00:19:05,438 You're reaching, Counselor. 369 00:19:05,749 --> 00:19:09,202 I'm suppressing everything seized in the house pursuant to that warrant. 370 00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:11,383 In light of the court's ruling, I move to dismiss 371 00:19:11,453 --> 00:19:13,385 all charges against my clients for lack of evidence. 372 00:19:13,455 --> 00:19:17,399 We have video placing Alvarez and Molina at the crime scene. 373 00:19:17,529 --> 00:19:20,732 I'll sustain the indictments against Alvarez and Molina. 374 00:19:21,303 --> 00:19:24,336 But, I'm dismissing all charges against Mr. Cabezas. 375 00:19:32,593 --> 00:19:34,795 Okay, we lost the driver of the getaway car, 376 00:19:34,865 --> 00:19:36,096 but we still have the shooters. 377 00:19:36,166 --> 00:19:39,630 Without the murder weapons, we don't have much leverage on them. 378 00:19:39,710 --> 00:19:42,341 Maybe we can try talking to Rafa Alvarez's parents. 379 00:19:42,552 --> 00:19:44,143 I know they live in Washington Heights. 380 00:19:44,213 --> 00:19:45,915 They got here early this morning. 381 00:19:48,227 --> 00:19:50,489 They're concerned. It's a start. 382 00:19:55,104 --> 00:19:57,836 Rafa was hanging out with older boys at a pool hall. 383 00:19:57,906 --> 00:20:00,748 Then, one day, six months ago, he don't come home. 384 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,351 So... He was taken to Mexico. 385 00:20:04,652 --> 00:20:07,425 He was turned into a trained killer. 386 00:20:11,738 --> 00:20:14,331 We tried to find him, but no one would help us. 387 00:20:14,411 --> 00:20:15,772 We heard he was in a gang, but... 388 00:20:15,842 --> 00:20:17,814 Ricardo, don't talk about those people. 389 00:20:18,745 --> 00:20:20,447 Any idea who recruited him? 390 00:20:21,518 --> 00:20:23,750 Maybe... Maybe it was this man. 391 00:20:26,132 --> 00:20:27,322 No. 392 00:20:33,448 --> 00:20:36,852 Are you making birria? It smells delicious. 393 00:20:37,983 --> 00:20:39,855 Do you use pork or beef? 394 00:20:41,056 --> 00:20:42,186 Pork. 395 00:20:44,128 --> 00:20:46,690 Mrs. Alvarez, we know you're scared. 396 00:20:47,371 --> 00:20:48,863 But, we can help Rafa. 397 00:20:49,273 --> 00:20:51,405 We want the people who told him to kill this girl. 398 00:20:51,475 --> 00:20:53,707 You think we can change Rafa's mind? 399 00:20:54,518 --> 00:20:56,610 We went to see him yesterday. 400 00:20:57,090 --> 00:20:59,352 He laughed about that girl. 401 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:01,584 What did he say? 402 00:21:02,134 --> 00:21:03,996 He sing this song. 403 00:21:11,384 --> 00:21:13,585 La Gringa Brava has no fear. 404 00:21:14,155 --> 00:21:15,647 She has a lion's heart. 405 00:21:15,727 --> 00:21:17,659 Isabel, we should just listen. 406 00:21:17,959 --> 00:21:19,591 See how they can help us with Rafa. 407 00:21:19,671 --> 00:21:24,305 No. I will not ask him to speak against those people. 408 00:21:24,876 --> 00:21:27,467 We have other children to worry about. 409 00:21:33,593 --> 00:21:36,156 I am... I'm sorry. 410 00:21:42,141 --> 00:21:44,012 This kid's never going to cooperate. 411 00:21:44,082 --> 00:21:45,944 He murders a woman then he sings about it? 412 00:21:47,616 --> 00:21:51,179 The boys shot up Nina Wilshere's stereo when they killed her. 413 00:21:51,259 --> 00:21:53,922 Maybe, there's more to this song than just boasting. 414 00:22:04,521 --> 00:22:06,513 The police found it on Wilshere's iPod, 415 00:22:06,593 --> 00:22:08,185 and on a laptop in the Scarsdale house. 416 00:22:08,525 --> 00:22:10,357 It's about a Mexican drug family. 417 00:22:10,427 --> 00:22:12,488 The song says the family is so bad 418 00:22:12,568 --> 00:22:15,331 that they have hot, Yankee blondes selling their dope for them. 419 00:22:15,441 --> 00:22:16,702 It's a tribute. 420 00:22:16,772 --> 00:22:19,375 It's a narcocorrido, a drug ballad. 421 00:22:19,445 --> 00:22:20,936 They're very popular in Mexico, 422 00:22:21,017 --> 00:22:23,349 and in the Latin communities in the U.S. 423 00:22:23,419 --> 00:22:25,121 These guys are folk heroes. 424 00:22:25,191 --> 00:22:27,323 Not to mention pushers and murderers. 425 00:22:27,393 --> 00:22:29,694 Well, you'd have to know Mexico's colonial history. 426 00:22:29,764 --> 00:22:31,095 Banditos fought the power. 427 00:22:31,165 --> 00:22:33,698 Banditos like my ancestor, Juan Cortina. 428 00:22:34,078 --> 00:22:35,510 People revered them. 429 00:22:35,580 --> 00:22:38,953 Your ancestor? Maybe I should keep a closer eye on you. 430 00:22:39,824 --> 00:22:43,016 So, the Vela Cartel targeted Nina Wilshere 431 00:22:43,096 --> 00:22:47,050 because she was in a song that extolled the virtues of a rival cartel. 432 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,433 Yeah, well, it's called talking smack with a semi-automatic. 433 00:22:50,644 --> 00:22:53,206 It would be helpful to know which cartel Nina worked for. 434 00:22:53,276 --> 00:22:55,378 The song doesn't mention them by name. 435 00:22:55,448 --> 00:22:56,649 I might be able to help. 436 00:22:56,719 --> 00:22:58,310 Another outlaw relative? 437 00:22:59,021 --> 00:23:01,183 Worse. My old high-school boyfriend. 438 00:23:09,911 --> 00:23:12,043 Tune's been on the internet for a couple of months now. 439 00:23:12,114 --> 00:23:14,145 A band called Los Vagabundos. 440 00:23:14,215 --> 00:23:17,017 Do they have any affiliation with the drug cartels? 441 00:23:17,087 --> 00:23:19,530 The Ramon Family, from Zacatecas. 442 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,191 So I hear. 443 00:23:22,232 --> 00:23:25,335 Baby, I... I just can't get over how respectable you look. 444 00:23:25,406 --> 00:23:28,178 Jonny, please, um... This is my boss. 445 00:23:28,377 --> 00:23:32,371 Sorry. Hey, you hear the latest song about la Gringa Brava? 446 00:23:47,885 --> 00:23:50,178 It says the Ramon Family are cowards, 447 00:23:50,258 --> 00:23:52,520 that they let a woman do a man's work. 448 00:23:53,831 --> 00:23:54,952 And later in the song, it says, 449 00:23:55,093 --> 00:23:58,296 "But, now she's dead, and she isn't so pretty anymore." 450 00:23:58,366 --> 00:23:59,696 And who did this song? 451 00:23:59,776 --> 00:24:01,238 Los Guerreros. 452 00:24:01,808 --> 00:24:04,110 One of the house bands for the Vela Cartel. 453 00:24:04,180 --> 00:24:05,342 So I hear. 454 00:24:06,152 --> 00:24:09,385 The song also says that she took four bullets to the face. 455 00:24:09,456 --> 00:24:11,728 That detail wasn't released to the press. 456 00:24:12,699 --> 00:24:15,170 When exactly did this song come out? The exact day? 457 00:24:16,271 --> 00:24:18,744 It got put on the internet on the 15th. 458 00:24:19,514 --> 00:24:21,677 That's the Tuesday Nina was shot. 459 00:24:21,747 --> 00:24:23,308 Somebody fed the information to the band. 460 00:24:23,388 --> 00:24:26,481 I'm guessing someone with an intimate knowledge of the murder. 461 00:24:27,122 --> 00:24:31,325 If we want to find this band, Los Guerreros... 462 00:24:35,069 --> 00:24:36,340 Just for you, baby. 463 00:24:36,740 --> 00:24:38,972 Los Guerreros are touring the Tri-State area, 464 00:24:39,042 --> 00:24:41,675 and their next gig is tonight, in New Jersey. 465 00:24:43,927 --> 00:24:45,047 Thanks. 466 00:24:51,133 --> 00:24:53,335 Excuse me. Manhattan D.A. 467 00:24:53,406 --> 00:24:55,508 What happened? Band called Los Guerreros. 468 00:24:55,578 --> 00:24:57,169 They were unloading for their gig. 469 00:24:57,249 --> 00:25:00,552 Witnesses saw two black SUVs pull up. Occupants started shooting. 470 00:25:00,622 --> 00:25:02,684 Anybody get a plate number? Not from this crowd. 471 00:25:04,696 --> 00:25:07,328 Nina's people are probably behind this. 472 00:25:07,398 --> 00:25:09,270 Paying back Los Guerreros for their song 473 00:25:09,340 --> 00:25:11,202 about la Gringa Brava's murder. 474 00:25:16,116 --> 00:25:19,179 I want to know who told them about the bullets in her face. 475 00:25:21,561 --> 00:25:25,054 The full lyrics of the song about Nina's murder were in the band's songbook. 476 00:25:25,135 --> 00:25:27,767 But this page was in a knapsack in the van. 477 00:25:27,837 --> 00:25:29,738 It just has the verse about the four bullets. 478 00:25:29,808 --> 00:25:31,009 It's different handwriting. 479 00:25:31,079 --> 00:25:32,571 Yeah, well, the song had a ghostwriter. 480 00:25:32,651 --> 00:25:34,983 We're hoping the ghost left fingerprints. 481 00:25:35,584 --> 00:25:38,497 A fire-fight over a couple of songs. Unbelievable. 482 00:25:38,557 --> 00:25:41,359 As if these cartels need a pretext to kill. 483 00:25:41,469 --> 00:25:43,832 The higher the body count, the higher their standing. 484 00:25:44,172 --> 00:25:47,504 Got a hit on those prints off the lyrics. His name is Eddy Blanco. 485 00:25:47,614 --> 00:25:50,637 Narcotics Division says he's a lieutenant for the Vela Cartel. 486 00:25:51,318 --> 00:25:55,382 A little birdie tells me he bought those fancy cars for the kids. 487 00:25:55,592 --> 00:25:57,724 Probably gave them their marching orders, too. 488 00:25:59,936 --> 00:26:01,057 Let's pick him up. 489 00:26:01,137 --> 00:26:02,298 On it. 490 00:26:06,082 --> 00:26:09,074 NYPD. Put your hands on the car, and don't turn around. 491 00:26:10,186 --> 00:26:11,447 We're coming for you, Eddy. 492 00:26:11,527 --> 00:26:12,648 About what? 493 00:26:12,728 --> 00:26:15,660 You're under arrest for filing a false registration with the D.M.V. 494 00:26:15,730 --> 00:26:19,464 Don't bother reading my rights. I want Marcus Woll. 495 00:26:20,775 --> 00:26:23,007 Great. Now, Woll represents Blanco 496 00:26:23,077 --> 00:26:24,839 and the kids we need to roll on Blanco. 497 00:26:24,919 --> 00:26:29,253 Rafa Alvarez is a minor. His parents have final say on who represents him. 498 00:26:30,964 --> 00:26:34,127 His name is Eddy Blanco. Did Rafa ever mention him? 499 00:26:34,798 --> 00:26:36,770 No. Who is he? 500 00:26:36,970 --> 00:26:39,572 He's the man who turned your son into a killer. 501 00:26:40,343 --> 00:26:43,546 Your son is going to die in prison, unless he cooperates. 502 00:26:43,656 --> 00:26:46,118 We told you. He don't listen to us. 503 00:26:46,558 --> 00:26:49,581 It is true. We go see Rafa and Mr. Woll is always there. 504 00:26:50,102 --> 00:26:53,064 What do we say? Well, for starters, you can fire Mr. Woll. 505 00:26:53,605 --> 00:26:56,598 You're Rafa's parents, you have the right to choose his lawyer. 506 00:26:57,178 --> 00:26:59,441 Mr. Woll cares only about the big bosses. 507 00:26:59,551 --> 00:27:01,181 He doesn't care about your son. 508 00:27:01,251 --> 00:27:02,413 Enough. 509 00:27:02,483 --> 00:27:05,586 Mrs. Alvarez... If Rafa talks, they will kill him. 510 00:27:05,956 --> 00:27:07,928 They will kill all my children. 511 00:27:08,198 --> 00:27:09,429 Ricardo, let's go. 512 00:27:09,500 --> 00:27:10,631 No. Ricardo... 513 00:27:10,701 --> 00:27:12,573 No! I can protect my own family. 514 00:27:12,943 --> 00:27:15,965 Rafa will not die in jail. He will have a life. 515 00:27:17,546 --> 00:27:19,138 What do you need us to do? 516 00:27:19,688 --> 00:27:22,521 Your Honor, Mr. Cutter is boldly interfering 517 00:27:22,591 --> 00:27:24,353 with my representation of my client. 518 00:27:24,433 --> 00:27:28,837 The defendant's parents conveyed to me their intent to change attorneys. 519 00:27:28,907 --> 00:27:31,569 My client has a right to the counsel of his own choosing. 520 00:27:31,709 --> 00:27:34,982 He's an emancipated minor, whose parents effectively abandoned him months ago. 521 00:27:35,083 --> 00:27:37,485 He was spirited away to Mexico 522 00:27:37,555 --> 00:27:39,387 to learn the trade of an assassin. 523 00:27:39,457 --> 00:27:41,859 He was kept in a house, and plied with drugs... 524 00:27:41,929 --> 00:27:43,160 Allegations, Your Honor. 525 00:27:43,230 --> 00:27:45,293 The D.A. Is charging him as an adult, 526 00:27:45,373 --> 00:27:47,273 so, the court should treat him as such. 527 00:27:47,844 --> 00:27:49,636 Rafa, are you happy with your lawyer? 528 00:27:49,706 --> 00:27:51,808 Yes. I don't want anyone else. 529 00:27:53,449 --> 00:27:54,921 Only Mr. Woll, okay? 530 00:27:54,991 --> 00:27:57,924 Your Honor, Mr. Woll is hopelessly conflicted 531 00:27:57,994 --> 00:28:02,057 by virtue of representing three co-defendants in the same murder case. 532 00:28:02,137 --> 00:28:03,759 Given the circumstances, I don't think 533 00:28:03,839 --> 00:28:07,602 Mr. And Mrs. Alvarez have relinquished their parental rights. 534 00:28:07,913 --> 00:28:10,575 Judge, this is a constitutional outrage. 535 00:28:10,655 --> 00:28:12,207 Defense counsel is recused. 536 00:28:12,457 --> 00:28:15,520 Court-appointed counsel will be assigned to Mr. Alvarez. 537 00:28:22,136 --> 00:28:24,408 At least now we have a fighting chance. 538 00:28:24,478 --> 00:28:26,540 Well, let's hope Rafa Alvarez still does. 539 00:28:33,295 --> 00:28:34,787 In return for your testimony, 540 00:28:34,867 --> 00:28:36,298 you'd be sentenced as a juvenile. 541 00:28:36,599 --> 00:28:38,430 That means you'd be free in four years. 542 00:28:38,741 --> 00:28:39,862 I'm not a rat. 543 00:28:40,272 --> 00:28:42,044 It's not about that. 544 00:28:42,574 --> 00:28:44,106 It's about your future. 545 00:28:44,186 --> 00:28:46,778 You think I'm scared of jail? I'm not. 546 00:28:50,531 --> 00:28:52,824 Don't tell me what to do. I don't take orders from you. 547 00:28:52,964 --> 00:28:55,056 But, you do from... From those animals? 548 00:29:01,312 --> 00:29:02,752 I want to go now, okay? 549 00:29:03,153 --> 00:29:05,385 Rafa, listen to your parents. 550 00:29:05,455 --> 00:29:07,657 They put themselves in great danger to help you. 551 00:29:07,727 --> 00:29:09,719 I want to go! 552 00:29:13,002 --> 00:29:14,263 We're done here. 553 00:29:15,545 --> 00:29:17,406 I'm so sorry. We'll keep trying. 554 00:29:23,862 --> 00:29:26,985 Six months with the Mexican mob has done a number on this kid. 555 00:29:27,065 --> 00:29:29,497 Well, they programmed him to be a killer. 556 00:29:30,068 --> 00:29:32,469 Maybe, we can find someone to deprogram him. 557 00:29:35,242 --> 00:29:37,714 I see a lot of parallels between this boy 558 00:29:37,784 --> 00:29:39,917 and the child soldiers I met in Africa. 559 00:29:39,987 --> 00:29:42,119 It's not hard to desensitize boys to violence. 560 00:29:42,189 --> 00:29:45,722 You throw in a system of rewards, video games, drugs, sex. 561 00:29:46,163 --> 00:29:47,603 So, how do we reach him? 562 00:29:47,673 --> 00:29:48,964 Well, in Africa, we reintroduced 563 00:29:49,034 --> 00:29:52,568 the child soldiers back into their old villages, into their old lives. 564 00:29:52,648 --> 00:29:54,620 To help them rediscover their humanity. 565 00:29:55,180 --> 00:29:56,672 We don't have a lot of time. 566 00:29:56,752 --> 00:29:58,053 Well, it's not as daunting as it sounds. 567 00:29:58,123 --> 00:30:00,756 Breakthroughs can be triggered by the smallest thing. 568 00:30:00,826 --> 00:30:02,157 For example? 569 00:30:02,497 --> 00:30:06,160 You shoot for something that taps into the side of the boy 570 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,903 that's still a kid that loves his family. 571 00:30:08,973 --> 00:30:12,036 Do that, and chances are, the walls will come tumbling down. 572 00:30:14,088 --> 00:30:16,921 My client has already stated that he has no interest in cooperating. 573 00:30:16,991 --> 00:30:21,124 Understood. Doctor Burkardt just wants an opportunity to talk with him. 574 00:30:21,204 --> 00:30:23,436 I don't want to talk to anybody. 575 00:30:23,877 --> 00:30:27,240 All right. Then, let's talk about Rafa's pre-trial detention. 576 00:30:27,550 --> 00:30:28,981 We'll be working through lunch. 577 00:30:29,052 --> 00:30:30,613 Rafa, if you want to order something... 578 00:30:30,683 --> 00:30:32,485 I just want to get out of here. 579 00:30:32,555 --> 00:30:35,387 His current facility has a poor safety record. 580 00:30:35,457 --> 00:30:36,898 We've approached the D.O.J.J. 581 00:30:36,998 --> 00:30:39,160 And they've agreed to relocate him. 582 00:30:39,231 --> 00:30:43,034 Rafa's parents have also said they want him in a facility closer to their home. 583 00:30:43,104 --> 00:30:44,836 Well, if there's an opportunity to improve 584 00:30:44,916 --> 00:30:48,178 the conditions of my client's incarceration, we'll listen. 585 00:30:49,650 --> 00:30:53,063 It's birria. Your mom sent it over for helping you. 586 00:30:57,067 --> 00:31:00,801 Okay, so there is a facility 15 miles from his house. 587 00:31:01,782 --> 00:31:03,682 Rafa, what do you think? 588 00:31:05,154 --> 00:31:06,445 Rafa? 589 00:31:08,787 --> 00:31:10,279 There's plenty here. 590 00:31:10,899 --> 00:31:12,021 Here. 591 00:31:15,504 --> 00:31:19,066 We also have reciprocity with facilities in northern New Jersey. 592 00:31:19,147 --> 00:31:22,810 Now, until we can move him, he'll continue 593 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,722 to be housed in the segregated unit. 594 00:32:02,657 --> 00:32:05,289 They took me to this ranch in Mexico. 595 00:32:05,369 --> 00:32:08,232 They gave us guns, showed us how to shoot them. 596 00:32:08,402 --> 00:32:10,233 They made us feel important. 597 00:32:10,674 --> 00:32:13,877 They brought us back, put us in this big house and... 598 00:32:16,189 --> 00:32:19,121 Rafa, I understand you just finished 599 00:32:19,191 --> 00:32:22,134 two weeks of therapy with Doctor Burkardt. 600 00:32:23,265 --> 00:32:27,109 I understand some things might still be hard for you to talk about. 601 00:32:29,041 --> 00:32:31,513 It's like I woke up from a bad dream. 602 00:32:31,954 --> 00:32:34,645 Did it always feel like a bad dream? 603 00:32:35,456 --> 00:32:39,620 No. At first, it was like being in a video game. 604 00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:41,062 It was exciting. 605 00:32:41,802 --> 00:32:43,894 Then, it stopped being exciting? 606 00:32:45,406 --> 00:32:46,537 Yes. 607 00:32:46,607 --> 00:32:48,008 When was that? 608 00:32:49,349 --> 00:32:52,181 They made us take cocaine. I didn't want to, 609 00:32:52,252 --> 00:32:54,484 but they said it would relax us, you know? 610 00:32:54,724 --> 00:32:56,666 But, I'd never done it before. 611 00:32:56,726 --> 00:32:58,788 I threw up. It was scary. 612 00:32:59,569 --> 00:33:02,161 What else happened that was scary? 613 00:33:02,742 --> 00:33:05,213 They would send these older girls over. 614 00:33:07,656 --> 00:33:09,207 I'd never even kissed a girl. 615 00:33:09,287 --> 00:33:11,850 But, they said a man did more than kiss. 616 00:33:12,961 --> 00:33:15,723 Rafa, after you got to the house, 617 00:33:16,464 --> 00:33:19,376 who was the person who told you what to do? 618 00:33:22,679 --> 00:33:25,672 Eddy Blanco. He gave us our missions. 619 00:33:26,453 --> 00:33:27,944 And, what was a mission? 620 00:33:29,156 --> 00:33:32,389 You know, to kill someone. A person. 621 00:33:34,140 --> 00:33:37,593 Did Mr. Blanco tell you to kill a woman 622 00:33:37,673 --> 00:33:39,405 named Nina Wilshere? 623 00:33:40,846 --> 00:33:44,580 Yes. He showed us her picture, and where she lived. 624 00:33:45,791 --> 00:33:48,193 He told us how to get into her place. 625 00:33:48,794 --> 00:33:50,394 And did you kill her? 626 00:33:52,737 --> 00:33:54,108 Yes. 627 00:33:54,178 --> 00:33:56,170 And, how'd that make you feel? 628 00:33:57,681 --> 00:33:59,743 I never thought about it, you know? 629 00:34:00,014 --> 00:34:01,145 Eddy said not to. 630 00:34:01,525 --> 00:34:03,687 Like always, we'd come back when we were done, 631 00:34:03,757 --> 00:34:06,889 and have pizza, and tequila and watch movies and... 632 00:34:14,517 --> 00:34:15,678 Okay. 633 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:23,455 So, the grand jury came back 634 00:34:23,525 --> 00:34:25,657 with a murder indictment against Blanco. 635 00:34:26,097 --> 00:34:27,799 There's been a development. 636 00:34:28,039 --> 00:34:30,532 My detectives found this on the internet. 637 00:34:55,124 --> 00:34:56,525 What are they saying? 638 00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:59,428 Um... It's... It's about the, um... 639 00:34:59,928 --> 00:35:03,372 The female lawyer in New York who took on the Vela Cartel. 640 00:35:03,942 --> 00:35:06,874 The dead female lawyer. They're threatening me. 641 00:35:07,014 --> 00:35:09,076 And they follow through on their threats. 642 00:35:09,417 --> 00:35:11,118 Connie, I'd like you off this case. 643 00:35:11,318 --> 00:35:13,551 No. I... I want to see this through, Jack. 644 00:35:13,621 --> 00:35:16,894 You and Mr. Cutter are getting security details. 645 00:35:16,994 --> 00:35:20,837 And, I'll see to it that the detectives assigned are hand-picked. 646 00:35:27,083 --> 00:35:29,685 And, do you recognize these two boys? 647 00:35:29,755 --> 00:35:32,318 I do. Sammy Molina and Rafa Alvarez. 648 00:35:32,628 --> 00:35:35,621 The same two boys we just saw entering 649 00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:38,363 Ms. Wilshere's building 10 minutes prior. 650 00:35:38,473 --> 00:35:41,806 Now, the time stamp on the video reads 3:42 p.m. 651 00:35:42,977 --> 00:35:44,969 When was Ms. Wilshere shot to death? 652 00:35:45,049 --> 00:35:46,641 About three minutes earlier. 653 00:35:47,692 --> 00:35:48,853 Thank you. 654 00:35:50,994 --> 00:35:52,396 No questions, Your Honor. 655 00:35:52,466 --> 00:35:54,127 Your next witness, Mr. Cutter? 656 00:35:54,207 --> 00:35:56,500 The People call Rafael Alvarez. 657 00:36:01,715 --> 00:36:03,086 Sidebar, Your Honor. 658 00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:10,692 Judge, I move to exclude this witness. 659 00:36:10,763 --> 00:36:13,165 He's a minor who was kept in a coercive environment 660 00:36:13,235 --> 00:36:16,238 for two weeks, and subjected to psychological manipulation. 661 00:36:16,308 --> 00:36:18,610 Mr. Alvarez underwent routine counseling 662 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,552 after six months in the thrall of a drug cartel. 663 00:36:21,622 --> 00:36:23,454 Your case does rest largely 664 00:36:23,524 --> 00:36:25,356 on the boy's testimony, Mr. Cutter. 665 00:36:25,866 --> 00:36:28,329 Mr. Woll's allegation is a serious one. 666 00:36:28,939 --> 00:36:30,631 I'm obliged to hear the motion. 667 00:36:30,701 --> 00:36:33,143 I request 48 hours to fully brief the matter, Your Honor. 668 00:36:33,213 --> 00:36:35,376 Our witness is prepped and ready. 669 00:36:35,446 --> 00:36:37,647 The motion should be heard right now. 670 00:36:37,917 --> 00:36:39,789 You have 24 hours, Mr. Woll. 671 00:36:41,230 --> 00:36:44,063 We're adjourned till 1:00 p.m. Tomorrow. 672 00:36:46,505 --> 00:36:48,337 What's happening? It's nothing to worry about. 673 00:36:48,407 --> 00:36:49,999 You'll, uh... You'll testify tomorrow. 674 00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:51,270 But, I'm ready now. 675 00:36:51,350 --> 00:36:53,281 It'll be over soon, okay? 676 00:36:54,112 --> 00:36:57,315 Officers, please give him a moment with his parents. 677 00:37:07,474 --> 00:37:08,605 They're stalling. 678 00:37:08,675 --> 00:37:11,378 I want security where Rafa's being kept doubled. 679 00:37:11,448 --> 00:37:12,609 Got it. 680 00:37:33,689 --> 00:37:35,991 I found a half a dozen cases on point, Mike. 681 00:37:36,061 --> 00:37:39,523 Woll has zero basis for precluding Rafa's testimony. 682 00:37:40,734 --> 00:37:42,536 All right, I'll see you there. 683 00:37:57,140 --> 00:38:00,403 Counselor? I got here early. I brought you a coffee. 684 00:38:00,473 --> 00:38:03,175 You were supposed to wait inside. Everything okay? 685 00:38:03,245 --> 00:38:05,348 Yeah, I'm good. Um, we can go. 686 00:38:05,758 --> 00:38:07,779 Courthouse, right? 687 00:38:08,490 --> 00:38:11,092 No, uh, Bronxville Juvenile Facility. 688 00:38:14,536 --> 00:38:17,909 He was brushing his teeth in the bathroom. His throat was slashed. 689 00:38:18,009 --> 00:38:19,771 He bled out before he was found. 690 00:38:20,151 --> 00:38:21,843 We have no suspects, 691 00:38:21,923 --> 00:38:24,384 and, of course we have no cameras in the bathroom. 692 00:38:24,694 --> 00:38:26,156 Thank you, Warden. 693 00:38:28,098 --> 00:38:31,431 What happened to Sammy can't happen to you, okay? 694 00:38:31,541 --> 00:38:32,702 You're protected. 695 00:38:32,772 --> 00:38:35,505 Your family has been moved to a secure location. They're safe. 696 00:38:35,575 --> 00:38:37,676 After the motion, you'll testify. 697 00:38:37,746 --> 00:38:39,338 Then you can begin a new life. 698 00:38:39,418 --> 00:38:40,579 You think I'm stupid? 699 00:38:40,649 --> 00:38:42,591 That I don't know what they'll do to me if I talk? 700 00:38:42,661 --> 00:38:43,852 To my family? 701 00:38:44,022 --> 00:38:45,994 They'll send 10 guys like me after us. 702 00:38:46,064 --> 00:38:48,437 Rafa, I promise we'll protect you. 703 00:38:48,507 --> 00:38:50,939 You can't. Look what they did to Sammy. 704 00:38:51,069 --> 00:38:53,010 And, he wasn't even a snitch. 705 00:38:53,140 --> 00:38:55,302 I'm not testifying, get it? 706 00:38:55,583 --> 00:38:56,814 I'm not. 707 00:38:59,627 --> 00:39:01,458 I think we need a little time. 708 00:39:05,232 --> 00:39:06,393 How'd he take it? 709 00:39:06,473 --> 00:39:07,664 He shut down. 710 00:39:08,004 --> 00:39:10,096 The Vela Cartel sent Rafa a message. 711 00:39:10,176 --> 00:39:12,438 Yeah, message received. Now, what do we do? 712 00:39:12,979 --> 00:39:15,751 What any good lawyer does. Bluff. 713 00:39:16,953 --> 00:39:18,894 The motion's this afternoon, Mr. Blanco. 714 00:39:18,964 --> 00:39:22,088 And, here's the reality. It will be denied. 715 00:39:22,568 --> 00:39:24,589 And when it is, Rafa will take the stand, 716 00:39:24,669 --> 00:39:26,801 and you will be convicted of murder. 717 00:39:26,871 --> 00:39:28,603 You seem very confident. 718 00:39:28,813 --> 00:39:31,245 Which makes me wonder why you wanted a sit-down. 719 00:39:31,316 --> 00:39:34,879 Because, we're in the business of minimizing risk. 720 00:39:34,989 --> 00:39:38,162 Second degree murder, 15-to-25, 721 00:39:38,401 --> 00:39:39,763 and he names names. 722 00:39:39,833 --> 00:39:41,825 Win the motion, lose the motion, 723 00:39:42,005 --> 00:39:44,027 my client wants his day in court. 724 00:39:46,179 --> 00:39:47,610 Your witness, Mike. 725 00:39:54,927 --> 00:39:57,589 I've read the affidavits and the psychiatric report. 726 00:39:57,669 --> 00:40:00,602 I see no evidence of psychological manipulation. 727 00:40:01,373 --> 00:40:05,147 Appropriate standards of witness preparation were followed, Mr. Woll. 728 00:40:05,217 --> 00:40:06,908 Defense motion is denied. 729 00:40:07,749 --> 00:40:11,021 The People may call Mr. Alvarez as their next witness. 730 00:40:11,362 --> 00:40:12,593 Let's bring in the jury. 731 00:40:12,663 --> 00:40:16,106 Your Honor, the People request a brief continuance. 732 00:40:16,166 --> 00:40:18,659 Since Mr. Blanco's co-defendant was murdered, 733 00:40:18,739 --> 00:40:21,041 we need to adjust our case accordingly. 734 00:40:21,141 --> 00:40:23,343 Mr. Molina's unfortunate death 735 00:40:23,413 --> 00:40:25,384 doesn't change their theory of the case. 736 00:40:25,454 --> 00:40:27,647 I agree, Mr. Cutter. It doesn't. 737 00:40:28,558 --> 00:40:29,959 There is another issue. 738 00:40:30,029 --> 00:40:32,902 Our witness is a 14-year-old boy 739 00:40:32,972 --> 00:40:35,945 who's understandably distressed by his friend's death. 740 00:40:36,005 --> 00:40:37,666 Please. Until recently, Mr. Cutter 741 00:40:37,746 --> 00:40:39,107 was calling him a brutal killer. 742 00:40:39,177 --> 00:40:41,509 What, and now the kid's overcome by sentiment? 743 00:40:41,589 --> 00:40:44,282 It's a simple humanitarian request. 744 00:40:44,352 --> 00:40:46,254 My client has a right to a speedy trial. 745 00:40:46,324 --> 00:40:49,097 If the People aren't ready to proceed, I move to dismiss. 746 00:40:49,167 --> 00:40:51,359 No delay is warranted, Mr. Cutter. 747 00:40:51,569 --> 00:40:54,060 You have two hours to produce your witness, 748 00:40:54,341 --> 00:40:56,072 or I am kicking this. 749 00:41:02,459 --> 00:41:06,192 I know this is hard, and really scary. 750 00:41:07,363 --> 00:41:09,264 But, you can't give up, Rafa. 751 00:41:10,536 --> 00:41:13,669 You have the rest of your life to think about here. 752 00:41:15,821 --> 00:41:19,344 You testify, then it's done. We will relocate your family, 753 00:41:19,424 --> 00:41:21,616 and you can join them in a few years. 754 00:41:22,097 --> 00:41:23,588 You can start over. 755 00:41:25,099 --> 00:41:26,540 Or, you can keep quiet. 756 00:41:27,972 --> 00:41:29,873 The Judge will dismiss the case. 757 00:41:30,414 --> 00:41:34,148 Eddy Blanco will be out. You'll be in prison. 758 00:41:35,489 --> 00:41:37,791 And, you won't be able to protect your family. 759 00:41:41,234 --> 00:41:44,727 Rafa, please. Your family loves you. 760 00:41:44,807 --> 00:41:46,469 You can't do this to them. 761 00:41:57,198 --> 00:42:00,221 We have to buy more time. I know we can reach him. 762 00:42:02,173 --> 00:42:03,835 He's already been reached.