1 00:00:06,330 --> 00:00:08,099 In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:08,169 --> 00:00:11,996 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:12,066 --> 00:00:13,934 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:14,004 --> 00:00:16,762 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:16,842 --> 00:00:18,361 These are their stories. 6 00:00:19,770 --> 00:00:21,738 You would be a totally anonymous source. 7 00:00:21,808 --> 00:00:22,927 You know what? 8 00:00:23,007 --> 00:00:25,695 I just don't really see the point in talking about it. 9 00:00:25,775 --> 00:00:27,174 I wouldn't have to use your name. 10 00:00:27,244 --> 00:00:28,933 Yeah, but how hard would it be to figure out? 11 00:00:30,272 --> 00:00:32,710 Look, I have a new job. 12 00:00:33,339 --> 00:00:35,708 I'm not widely considered a slut. 13 00:00:36,337 --> 00:00:38,136 Things are just fine the way they are. 14 00:00:38,206 --> 00:00:40,474 It's not right. You know it. 15 00:00:40,844 --> 00:00:43,931 And it keeps happening over and over again. 16 00:00:49,547 --> 00:00:50,736 Let me think about it. 17 00:00:52,245 --> 00:00:53,474 I'll let you know. 18 00:00:58,311 --> 00:00:59,470 Developer ran out of money. 19 00:00:59,550 --> 00:01:02,138 One day he's selling the greatest new project since Rockefeller Center, 20 00:01:02,218 --> 00:01:03,616 the next he's selling the fixtures. 21 00:01:03,916 --> 00:01:05,175 When did construction end? 22 00:01:05,245 --> 00:01:06,774 Maybe six months ago. 23 00:01:06,854 --> 00:01:08,343 Security's half-assed. 24 00:01:08,783 --> 00:01:10,911 Junkies, homeless, who called it in? 25 00:01:11,580 --> 00:01:13,449 9-1-1 call, from a pay phone. 26 00:01:13,519 --> 00:01:14,878 The caller forgot to leave his name. 27 00:01:14,948 --> 00:01:16,747 Yeah, he was probably scavenging, 28 00:01:16,816 --> 00:01:19,045 pulled back this sheet of metal. 29 00:01:19,115 --> 00:01:20,783 And voilà. 30 00:01:20,983 --> 00:01:23,881 Bruises on her neck. No blood. 31 00:01:24,591 --> 00:01:25,610 Anybody find a purse? 32 00:01:25,690 --> 00:01:27,948 No. No cell phone. No ID. 33 00:01:28,018 --> 00:01:29,077 Hey, you think maybe a working girl? 34 00:01:29,757 --> 00:01:30,916 She brought a John up here? 35 00:01:30,986 --> 00:01:33,254 Her clothes are clean. No track marks on her arms. 36 00:01:33,324 --> 00:01:34,583 No chips in her manicure. 37 00:01:35,252 --> 00:01:37,051 She could have been here forever before somebody found her. 38 00:01:38,020 --> 00:01:40,049 I think that was the plan. 39 00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:34,757 Well, she's fresh. Died sometime last night. 40 00:02:35,267 --> 00:02:38,065 Cause of death is definitely strangulation. 41 00:02:38,135 --> 00:02:39,234 The bruises look hand-shaped. 42 00:02:39,304 --> 00:02:41,602 I'll put her in the fridge and see if I can get more definition. 43 00:02:41,672 --> 00:02:43,141 Any signs of sexual assault? 44 00:02:43,201 --> 00:02:45,869 There's no vaginal tearing and there's no semen in her, 45 00:02:45,939 --> 00:02:49,706 so she hadn't had sex within 72 hours or she used a condom. 46 00:02:49,776 --> 00:02:52,863 But I did find this. 47 00:02:53,413 --> 00:02:56,031 A pubic hair from her upper inner thigh, and it isn't hers. 48 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:58,030 Wrong color? 49 00:02:58,279 --> 00:02:59,828 No, wrong gender. 50 00:02:59,908 --> 00:03:01,777 Find the penis it belongs to and you'll have a lead. 51 00:03:02,576 --> 00:03:04,565 We'll get right on that. 52 00:03:06,913 --> 00:03:08,212 Lieutenant, we got a hit. 53 00:03:08,282 --> 00:03:13,478 What would you think M-R-S stands for on a hospital bill? 54 00:03:14,047 --> 00:03:15,067 What? 55 00:03:15,147 --> 00:03:17,345 M-R-S on a hospital bill. 56 00:03:18,014 --> 00:03:19,034 "Mrs."? 57 00:03:19,114 --> 00:03:22,811 It costs $89 and it's not covered by insurance. 58 00:03:23,310 --> 00:03:25,908 Well, then it's definitely not "Mrs." 59 00:03:26,348 --> 00:03:28,816 "Mucous Recovery System." 60 00:03:31,084 --> 00:03:32,713 A box of tissues. 61 00:03:34,722 --> 00:03:36,580 All right, one second. 62 00:03:36,650 --> 00:03:39,248 These... These I fight. 63 00:03:40,417 --> 00:03:41,856 These I got 30 days. 64 00:03:43,155 --> 00:03:45,454 Okay. All right, you have something? 65 00:03:45,523 --> 00:03:46,613 Yes. 66 00:03:46,683 --> 00:03:49,550 Our Jane Doe's name is Megan Kerik. 67 00:03:50,020 --> 00:03:52,748 Her fingerprints matched a set in the Pentagon's database. 68 00:03:52,818 --> 00:03:53,877 She was a soldier? 69 00:03:53,957 --> 00:03:55,616 No, a freelance journalist 70 00:03:55,686 --> 00:03:58,214 who accompanied a USO troupe to Afghanistan. 71 00:03:58,793 --> 00:04:00,882 The Pentagon, they take their prints and DNA 72 00:04:00,962 --> 00:04:02,820 in case they get blown up by an IED. 73 00:04:03,190 --> 00:04:04,279 It's thoughtful. 74 00:04:04,359 --> 00:04:05,918 They also list next of kin. 75 00:04:06,128 --> 00:04:09,146 I just got off the phone with Ms. Kerik's sister in San Diego. 76 00:04:09,225 --> 00:04:11,784 They weren't very close, but she said Megan wasn't married, 77 00:04:11,863 --> 00:04:13,192 she'd never heard of any boyfriend, 78 00:04:13,262 --> 00:04:14,821 and our victim spent most of her time 79 00:04:14,891 --> 00:04:17,589 writing for a website called CitySmear. Com. 80 00:04:17,859 --> 00:04:19,298 Is that what it sounds like? 81 00:04:19,358 --> 00:04:22,086 Digs up dirt on celebrities and others. 82 00:04:22,166 --> 00:04:23,924 The more embarrassing, the more they like it. 83 00:04:25,893 --> 00:04:29,890 You'd better find out who Ms. Kerik had been embarrassing lately. 84 00:04:32,997 --> 00:04:34,696 Megan Kerik? She's been murdered? 85 00:04:35,296 --> 00:04:37,264 We were hoping you could help us out. 86 00:04:37,334 --> 00:04:39,732 Has this been reported anywhere yet? 87 00:04:39,802 --> 00:04:40,991 You're looking for a scoop? 88 00:04:41,101 --> 00:04:43,569 It depends what she was working on. 89 00:04:43,969 --> 00:04:45,628 Derek? Yeah. 90 00:04:46,907 --> 00:04:49,165 What was Megan Kerik working on? 91 00:04:49,235 --> 00:04:50,254 I don't know. 92 00:04:50,334 --> 00:04:52,862 Just that thing about the big environmental movie star 93 00:04:52,932 --> 00:04:55,900 who sent her cocker spaniel to Paris. Why? 94 00:04:55,970 --> 00:04:58,198 These are police. Megan's been killed. 95 00:04:59,607 --> 00:05:00,766 Has it been reported anywhere yet? 96 00:05:01,106 --> 00:05:02,465 It doesn't matter. 97 00:05:03,005 --> 00:05:05,093 Megan wasn't working on anything for us that could get her killed, 98 00:05:05,173 --> 00:05:06,602 if that's what you're asking. 99 00:05:06,672 --> 00:05:09,040 You figure the cocker spaniel's in the clear, then? 100 00:05:09,570 --> 00:05:11,338 That's... 101 00:05:12,677 --> 00:05:14,906 How well did you know Ms. Kerik? 102 00:05:14,976 --> 00:05:17,564 She's a freelance contributor. We have hundreds. 103 00:05:17,973 --> 00:05:19,562 Did she have a desk? We'd like to take a look. 104 00:05:19,642 --> 00:05:22,510 No, as far as I know, she worked from home. 105 00:05:25,747 --> 00:05:27,336 Shopping list. 106 00:05:27,576 --> 00:05:30,943 Yogurt, coffee, ink cartridges, cupcakes... 107 00:05:31,013 --> 00:05:33,072 Yeah, a freelancer's diet. 108 00:05:33,382 --> 00:05:35,310 This place is neat and tidy. 109 00:05:35,380 --> 00:05:37,708 If she was killed here, she didn't put up much of a fight. 110 00:05:38,378 --> 00:05:41,435 Ink cartridges would be for this printer here. You see a computer? 111 00:05:42,015 --> 00:05:43,074 Nope. 112 00:05:43,144 --> 00:05:44,513 Somebody took it. 113 00:05:44,583 --> 00:05:46,811 This file drawer's unlocked. 114 00:05:46,881 --> 00:05:48,110 There's a big gap inside. 115 00:05:50,419 --> 00:05:52,747 The killer took her purse. 116 00:05:52,817 --> 00:05:53,976 He had her keys. 117 00:05:54,056 --> 00:05:56,784 She was working on something, or he thought she was. 118 00:05:56,854 --> 00:05:57,943 What? 119 00:06:02,419 --> 00:06:04,118 Look, it's Sara. 120 00:06:04,188 --> 00:06:07,646 I'm sorry, but I really don't want to talk about this. 121 00:06:08,025 --> 00:06:09,854 I think you should just forget the story. 122 00:06:09,924 --> 00:06:12,442 It's just going to upset a lot of people for no reason. 123 00:06:16,159 --> 00:06:18,128 What did Megan want from you exactly? 124 00:06:19,157 --> 00:06:21,125 I only met her that one time. 125 00:06:21,195 --> 00:06:22,684 She emailed me out of the blue 126 00:06:22,754 --> 00:06:24,453 and said she wanted to interview me for a story. 127 00:06:24,862 --> 00:06:25,982 A story about what? 128 00:06:27,061 --> 00:06:29,619 People who sleep with their bosses. 129 00:06:29,929 --> 00:06:30,988 Which I did. 130 00:06:31,058 --> 00:06:32,786 And didn't want to talk about? 131 00:06:32,856 --> 00:06:36,224 I have a boyfriend. I have parents. 132 00:06:36,294 --> 00:06:38,232 I have a new boss. I... 133 00:06:38,962 --> 00:06:40,221 I really didn't need for them to know. 134 00:06:40,301 --> 00:06:42,089 Yeah, but Megan was gonna do the story anyway. 135 00:06:42,159 --> 00:06:44,528 I don't know. I never talked to her again. 136 00:06:44,597 --> 00:06:45,856 If you'd never met her before, 137 00:06:45,926 --> 00:06:48,095 how did she know about your history? 138 00:06:48,165 --> 00:06:49,564 She said that she talked to a woman 139 00:06:49,634 --> 00:06:51,152 who used to work where I used to work, 140 00:06:51,232 --> 00:06:54,390 and had the same position before I did. 141 00:06:54,770 --> 00:06:56,728 That would be your position with the boss? 142 00:06:57,338 --> 00:06:59,266 No one lasted more than a few months. 143 00:06:59,796 --> 00:07:02,854 Sara, we're going to need to talk to this guy. 144 00:07:03,063 --> 00:07:05,292 Ah. That's just the thing. 145 00:07:06,401 --> 00:07:07,890 It's not a he. 146 00:07:09,499 --> 00:07:10,937 What? 147 00:07:11,007 --> 00:07:14,595 Well, maybe that's what you'd advise a teenage daughter, Bella. 148 00:07:14,675 --> 00:07:17,133 Remind me never to send my kid to talk to you. 149 00:07:17,672 --> 00:07:18,831 But seriously, 150 00:07:18,901 --> 00:07:20,670 I think we can all agree that communication 151 00:07:20,740 --> 00:07:22,329 with our children is... 152 00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:23,698 Vanessa Carville? 153 00:07:24,077 --> 00:07:26,006 Megan Kerik wasn't writing an article 154 00:07:26,076 --> 00:07:27,595 about women sleeping with their bosses. 155 00:07:27,675 --> 00:07:29,234 She was writing about women 156 00:07:29,303 --> 00:07:31,642 who were sleeping with Vanessa Carville. 157 00:07:31,712 --> 00:07:33,171 That may have included Megan. 158 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,569 It turns out that before she reduced herself 159 00:07:35,639 --> 00:07:37,437 to digging up gossip for CitySmear, 160 00:07:37,507 --> 00:07:40,165 she was a production associate on The Sisters. 161 00:07:40,345 --> 00:07:41,934 I love this show. 162 00:07:42,014 --> 00:07:45,371 It's a great way of turning off your brain for an hour. 163 00:07:46,510 --> 00:07:49,068 Would you love it as much if you knew Vanessa Carville 164 00:07:49,148 --> 00:07:51,307 was plowing through her female employees? 165 00:07:51,876 --> 00:07:54,215 She's married. She has a family. 166 00:07:54,344 --> 00:07:57,002 If she caught wind what Megan was writing about... 167 00:07:57,882 --> 00:07:59,041 Go see her. 168 00:07:59,111 --> 00:08:00,480 You know, if it were for anything else, 169 00:08:00,550 --> 00:08:04,447 I'd ask you to get me tickets to the show. And one more thing... 170 00:08:04,817 --> 00:08:06,006 You know, I don't know what kind 171 00:08:06,086 --> 00:08:08,054 of downtown look you guys are going for 172 00:08:08,114 --> 00:08:11,481 with the stubble and all, but it's not working. 173 00:08:11,851 --> 00:08:13,680 For downtown or for you? 174 00:08:13,750 --> 00:08:14,779 Both. 175 00:08:14,849 --> 00:08:17,787 Have you looked in a mirror lately, Detective? 176 00:08:19,385 --> 00:08:21,184 You're not in Karachi anymore. 177 00:08:22,223 --> 00:08:23,582 All right? 178 00:08:24,322 --> 00:08:25,451 Okay. 179 00:08:30,587 --> 00:08:32,316 ... of the trust that people have in you, 180 00:08:32,386 --> 00:08:34,014 and you know, in the end, 181 00:08:34,094 --> 00:08:36,053 it always comes down to trust. 182 00:08:36,123 --> 00:08:37,282 - Am I right, ladies? - Yeah. 183 00:08:37,362 --> 00:08:40,090 Who's with me? Can I get a what, what? 184 00:08:41,659 --> 00:08:42,958 You ever watch her show? 185 00:08:43,597 --> 00:08:46,615 Sure, when I'm not knitting booties for my cat. 186 00:08:47,264 --> 00:08:48,753 There she is. 187 00:08:49,123 --> 00:08:50,652 You think one of those guys is her husband? 188 00:08:51,391 --> 00:08:52,590 Yeah, this could be awkward. 189 00:08:52,660 --> 00:08:54,749 Well, that's why we get paid the big bucks. 190 00:08:54,829 --> 00:08:56,817 This costs. I swear, I have to set someone... 191 00:08:56,897 --> 00:08:58,656 Ms. Carville? Yes? 192 00:09:00,864 --> 00:09:01,923 Mr. McCoy? 193 00:09:01,993 --> 00:09:03,192 Detectives. 194 00:09:06,799 --> 00:09:08,788 You must be mind readers. 195 00:09:09,328 --> 00:09:11,456 I was just going to call 1 PP. 196 00:09:12,495 --> 00:09:15,863 You may know Vanessa Carville, by reputation anyway. 197 00:09:16,902 --> 00:09:20,269 She just came to me with her attorney to report a crime. 198 00:09:21,398 --> 00:09:22,627 She's being blackmailed. 199 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:35,098 I leave for the studio early. 200 00:09:35,168 --> 00:09:37,536 I like to read the papers before anyone else gets there. 201 00:09:37,606 --> 00:09:39,764 So, it was about 6:00 a.m. 202 00:09:40,304 --> 00:09:43,362 I came out of my house and nearly tripped over it. 203 00:09:43,512 --> 00:09:45,170 "Personal and confidential." 204 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:46,729 I'd say that was an understatement. 205 00:09:46,809 --> 00:09:47,998 Did you see who left it? 206 00:09:48,078 --> 00:09:50,406 No. My driver pulled up just then. 207 00:09:50,476 --> 00:09:52,665 I had brought it into the back seat with me and took a look. 208 00:09:53,174 --> 00:09:56,632 What I saw, let's just say I didn't need a second cup of coffee. 209 00:09:56,881 --> 00:10:00,399 Emails, diary entries, photos, 210 00:10:01,778 --> 00:10:05,075 messages, you with various women. 211 00:10:06,014 --> 00:10:07,443 Are they authentic? 212 00:10:07,513 --> 00:10:08,533 Does that matter? 213 00:10:08,642 --> 00:10:10,341 It probably does. 214 00:10:10,611 --> 00:10:13,339 They're real. But I'd rather deal with it, all of it, 215 00:10:13,409 --> 00:10:15,777 than pay $3 million to some blackmailer. 216 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,945 The cover letter asks for $3 million, 217 00:10:19,015 --> 00:10:20,983 or this will all be published in a book. 218 00:10:21,453 --> 00:10:25,280 Ms. Carville is supposed to stand by at home for a phone call today at noon, 219 00:10:25,350 --> 00:10:26,779 to arrange payment. 220 00:10:26,849 --> 00:10:29,976 A lot of this concerns a woman named Megan Kerik. 221 00:10:30,156 --> 00:10:34,643 I'm aware. Things with Megan ended rather awkwardly. 222 00:10:34,723 --> 00:10:37,550 It's occurred to me this might be some sort of attempt at revenge. 223 00:10:38,550 --> 00:10:41,148 Megan Kerik was murdered two nights ago. 224 00:10:42,517 --> 00:10:43,576 Oh, God. 225 00:10:43,656 --> 00:10:46,624 And before she died, she was interviewing women 226 00:10:46,684 --> 00:10:48,682 for a proposed article about this. 227 00:10:49,751 --> 00:10:51,420 So I'm a suspect? 228 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,418 Vanessa... I have to be. 229 00:10:53,488 --> 00:10:55,787 Did you know she was working on that article? 230 00:10:55,857 --> 00:10:59,054 No. I... I hadn't talked to Megan in over a year. 231 00:10:59,424 --> 00:11:02,981 This is awful. Just worse and worse. 232 00:11:06,259 --> 00:11:07,628 So, what do we do now? 233 00:11:08,057 --> 00:11:10,156 It can't be a coincidence that the blackmail 234 00:11:10,226 --> 00:11:12,754 comes at the same time as the murder. 235 00:11:12,824 --> 00:11:14,492 We play along with the blackmailer, 236 00:11:14,562 --> 00:11:16,691 if you're up to it. Are you? 237 00:11:17,430 --> 00:11:18,919 Well, I've got to get to the studio. 238 00:11:18,999 --> 00:11:20,758 But I'll be home before noon. 239 00:11:20,828 --> 00:11:23,765 Well, I'd like to get my people in before that. 240 00:11:23,835 --> 00:11:25,454 I'll arrange for it. 241 00:11:25,534 --> 00:11:27,652 Jack, thank you. 242 00:11:37,505 --> 00:11:38,524 What do you think? 243 00:11:38,604 --> 00:11:41,462 Well, if she killed Megan Kerik to keep her quiet, 244 00:11:41,532 --> 00:11:43,970 coming forward with a bogus blackmail story 245 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,628 would be a pretty smart way to throw us off. 246 00:11:47,068 --> 00:11:49,226 I find that hard to believe. 247 00:11:49,306 --> 00:11:50,365 But just in case... 248 00:12:00,577 --> 00:12:02,436 This blackmailer, whoever he is, 249 00:12:02,876 --> 00:12:04,105 is probably the murderer, right? 250 00:12:04,175 --> 00:12:05,234 That's possible. 251 00:12:05,304 --> 00:12:07,432 Half the stuff in that envelope came from Megan, 252 00:12:07,512 --> 00:12:08,841 the rest could have been stuff she gathered, 253 00:12:08,911 --> 00:12:12,538 so he got it from her, maybe she tried to back out. 254 00:12:12,608 --> 00:12:14,077 That's a theory. 255 00:12:14,147 --> 00:12:15,666 And the other theory is that I did it? 256 00:12:16,445 --> 00:12:18,064 That's a theory. 257 00:12:18,144 --> 00:12:19,373 No more sandwiches for you. 258 00:12:22,781 --> 00:12:26,038 It's nearly 1:00. He said he was gonna call by noon. 259 00:12:28,576 --> 00:12:30,475 Has that bastard called yet? Not yet. 260 00:12:30,545 --> 00:12:31,774 Why not? 261 00:12:32,014 --> 00:12:33,143 I mean, what's he waiting for? 262 00:12:33,213 --> 00:12:35,981 You don't need to be here, Wayne. They're handling it. 263 00:12:36,550 --> 00:12:38,039 I don't know. 264 00:12:38,119 --> 00:12:41,946 My wife's affairs with other women, $3 million. 265 00:12:42,046 --> 00:12:43,315 It's a little more interesting 266 00:12:43,385 --> 00:12:45,713 than anything happening in the office today. 267 00:12:45,783 --> 00:12:47,112 I'm heading for the studio. 268 00:12:47,182 --> 00:12:49,510 You can stay if you want to. All of you. 269 00:12:55,356 --> 00:12:56,815 Just us guys. 270 00:13:00,022 --> 00:13:01,251 He never called. 271 00:13:01,321 --> 00:13:02,410 Did he know you were there? 272 00:13:02,490 --> 00:13:04,149 Maybe he was watching the house. 273 00:13:04,219 --> 00:13:06,617 Well, we were careful. There's a service entrance. 274 00:13:06,687 --> 00:13:09,085 So he's leaving $3 million on the table? 275 00:13:09,625 --> 00:13:10,814 Maybe he's reformed. 276 00:13:10,894 --> 00:13:13,412 Or Vanessa Carville made the whole thing up. 277 00:13:13,892 --> 00:13:15,081 She didn't make this up. 278 00:13:15,421 --> 00:13:18,049 "I see you behind the monitor and all I can think about 279 00:13:18,128 --> 00:13:21,316 "is licking the sweat rolling towards your nipple." 280 00:13:21,856 --> 00:13:24,384 A message from Carville to Megan Kerik. 281 00:13:24,893 --> 00:13:27,411 Have you seen the stuff in this blackmail package? 282 00:13:28,191 --> 00:13:29,750 I'd have paid the 3 million. 283 00:13:30,929 --> 00:13:32,787 Here's one from Megan's diary... 284 00:13:32,957 --> 00:13:36,085 "I was nervous at first, but we split one of her Vicodins 285 00:13:36,165 --> 00:13:39,252 "and a bottle of wine and then bliss." 286 00:13:43,030 --> 00:13:45,897 Hey, Lupes, look at this. 287 00:13:47,336 --> 00:13:48,925 What do you see? 288 00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:50,934 - That picture. - Mmm-hmm. 289 00:13:51,004 --> 00:13:52,223 It's in Sara Bradley's apartment. 290 00:13:52,602 --> 00:13:54,861 Yeah, the girl who said she didn't cooperate 291 00:13:54,931 --> 00:13:56,160 with Megan Kerik's research. 292 00:13:56,869 --> 00:14:00,326 So how did that picture end up in the blackmail surprise? 293 00:14:01,306 --> 00:14:03,034 Yeah, I took that. 294 00:14:03,104 --> 00:14:04,094 But I never gave it to Megan. 295 00:14:04,174 --> 00:14:06,292 I never gave Megan anything. I told you. 296 00:14:06,372 --> 00:14:07,861 Well, then how did she get it? 297 00:14:07,941 --> 00:14:09,959 I don't know. What does it matter? 298 00:14:10,039 --> 00:14:11,838 Did you give it to anybody else? 299 00:14:11,908 --> 00:14:13,127 No. Like who? 300 00:14:13,207 --> 00:14:16,074 The person who got it might be the person who murdered Megan. 301 00:14:16,404 --> 00:14:18,892 If you have any involvement with him, you should tell us now. 302 00:14:18,972 --> 00:14:21,370 What, like I'm an accomplice? 303 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:22,430 That is ridiculous. 304 00:14:22,510 --> 00:14:25,527 I never gave Megan anything. I never gave anyone anything. 305 00:14:25,777 --> 00:14:27,536 And I definitely... 306 00:14:29,105 --> 00:14:30,204 My hard drive. 307 00:14:31,043 --> 00:14:32,672 Your hard drive? 308 00:14:32,942 --> 00:14:35,929 I kept some old photos on a backup hard drive. 309 00:14:38,408 --> 00:14:40,106 A couple of weeks ago my apartment was broken into 310 00:14:40,176 --> 00:14:42,145 and that was one of the things that was stolen. 311 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:43,614 Did you file a police report? 312 00:14:43,684 --> 00:14:44,803 Yeah. 313 00:14:44,883 --> 00:14:47,501 Is that why somebody broke into my apartment, just to get that picture? 314 00:14:47,581 --> 00:14:48,600 Lupo. 315 00:14:50,648 --> 00:14:51,977 All right. We'll set it up. 316 00:14:52,047 --> 00:14:54,076 Carville got the call. It's a go. 317 00:14:54,146 --> 00:14:55,515 Excuse us. 318 00:15:03,478 --> 00:15:04,967 - I got her. - Gotcha. 319 00:15:05,847 --> 00:15:07,745 Ms. Carville, can you hear us? 320 00:15:07,815 --> 00:15:09,404 Yeah, loud and clear. 321 00:15:10,113 --> 00:15:12,671 I haven't been this nervous since I interviewed Dick Cheney. 322 00:15:13,481 --> 00:15:15,419 You're doing great. 323 00:15:23,283 --> 00:15:26,311 Take a seat on the bench right there. 324 00:15:29,119 --> 00:15:30,718 He's late again. 325 00:15:35,824 --> 00:15:39,421 I've got a visual on a male in a black overcoat, 40 feet and closing. 326 00:15:39,491 --> 00:15:40,550 I got him. 327 00:15:41,460 --> 00:15:42,519 Oh, God. 328 00:15:42,589 --> 00:15:44,887 Okay, stop talking to us now. 329 00:15:51,492 --> 00:15:53,790 It's Di Palma, Megan's editor. 330 00:15:54,130 --> 00:15:57,098 Yeah, the one who said he had no idea what she was working on. 331 00:15:57,368 --> 00:15:59,266 Well, I guess he lied. 332 00:16:08,729 --> 00:16:10,288 Did you bring the check? 333 00:16:10,368 --> 00:16:11,427 Who are you? 334 00:16:11,497 --> 00:16:13,625 Did you bring it or not? 335 00:16:13,705 --> 00:16:14,824 Why are you doing this? 336 00:16:15,304 --> 00:16:16,633 What the hell is she doing? 337 00:16:19,031 --> 00:16:20,900 I'm not the one paying to keep dirty secrets. 338 00:16:21,339 --> 00:16:22,858 Conducting an interview. 339 00:16:24,107 --> 00:16:25,966 When do I get the originals of the things in that envelope? 340 00:16:26,036 --> 00:16:27,265 As soon as I know your check is good. 341 00:16:27,335 --> 00:16:28,594 Oh, and I'm supposed to trust you? 342 00:16:28,704 --> 00:16:29,763 Vanessa. 343 00:16:31,002 --> 00:16:33,270 You have no choice. Now, you have about 10 seconds. 344 00:16:35,738 --> 00:16:37,707 Just give him the damn check. 345 00:16:43,642 --> 00:16:46,041 You should be ashamed of yourself. 346 00:16:46,710 --> 00:16:48,109 He's got it. 347 00:16:50,907 --> 00:16:53,705 Hey, remember me? Turn around. 348 00:16:59,540 --> 00:17:00,570 Let's go. 349 00:17:01,049 --> 00:17:02,708 My client has nothing to say. 350 00:17:02,778 --> 00:17:04,536 Your client just got caught red-handed 351 00:17:04,616 --> 00:17:06,375 committing larceny by extortion. 352 00:17:06,445 --> 00:17:07,844 He needs to help himself out here. 353 00:17:08,044 --> 00:17:09,872 It was a simple misunderstanding. 354 00:17:09,942 --> 00:17:12,440 Yeah. For Megan Kerik it was. 355 00:17:14,349 --> 00:17:16,837 She brought you her big story, didn't she? 356 00:17:16,917 --> 00:17:18,436 She wanted you to publish it, 357 00:17:18,516 --> 00:17:20,484 but you had a better idea. 358 00:17:20,554 --> 00:17:23,912 A way of making some real money. Then what happened? 359 00:17:24,681 --> 00:17:25,940 She disagreed? 360 00:17:26,020 --> 00:17:27,579 I had nothing to do with what happened to Megan. 361 00:17:27,649 --> 00:17:29,777 Dennis, don't say anything. 362 00:17:29,847 --> 00:17:32,146 No more questions. Should I try that in French? 363 00:17:32,215 --> 00:17:33,345 Just one more. Does your client want 364 00:17:33,415 --> 00:17:34,754 to give us a key to his apartment, 365 00:17:34,823 --> 00:17:37,112 or would he prefer we take the door off its hinges? 366 00:17:37,921 --> 00:17:40,079 Search warrant is on its way. 367 00:17:41,259 --> 00:17:43,247 What did the police find? 368 00:17:43,627 --> 00:17:46,684 Enough to nail Di Palma on the blackmail ten times over. 369 00:17:46,754 --> 00:17:48,743 Megan Kerik's notebooks and diaries, 370 00:17:48,823 --> 00:17:51,381 the originals of all the blackmail material. 371 00:17:51,461 --> 00:17:53,220 The stolen computer hard drive. 372 00:17:53,289 --> 00:17:55,418 How about for the murder of Megan Kerik? 373 00:17:55,488 --> 00:17:57,386 The pubic hair found under Di Palma's sheets 374 00:17:57,456 --> 00:17:58,925 matches the hair found on her body. 375 00:17:59,325 --> 00:18:01,483 So they were lovers. And? 376 00:18:01,563 --> 00:18:03,422 It seems pretty obvious what happened. 377 00:18:03,692 --> 00:18:06,459 Megan felt burned by her relationship with Carville. 378 00:18:06,529 --> 00:18:08,498 She was expecting a promotion, at least, 379 00:18:09,327 --> 00:18:10,796 but instead got dumped 380 00:18:10,866 --> 00:18:12,985 for the next flavor of the month and then laid off. 381 00:18:13,064 --> 00:18:15,583 It's all in her diaries. She wanted to get even. 382 00:18:15,992 --> 00:18:17,831 And Di Palma hijacked her article 383 00:18:17,901 --> 00:18:19,659 and turned it into blackmail. 384 00:18:20,129 --> 00:18:21,358 Can you prove that? 385 00:18:21,428 --> 00:18:23,367 That wasn't in her diary. 386 00:18:23,427 --> 00:18:25,195 So what have you got on the murder? 387 00:18:25,265 --> 00:18:28,563 Enough to nail Di Palma on the blackmail ten times over. 388 00:18:30,771 --> 00:18:32,560 It's better than nothing. 389 00:18:32,630 --> 00:18:35,727 And could be a lever to shake something loose. Move on it. 390 00:18:40,873 --> 00:18:43,831 "Case 34321 People v. Dennis Di Palma 391 00:18:43,901 --> 00:18:45,630 "attempted Grand Larceny in the First Degree." 392 00:18:45,700 --> 00:18:47,668 The defendant enters a plea of not guilty. 393 00:18:47,738 --> 00:18:49,167 People request remand, Your Honor. 394 00:18:49,237 --> 00:18:51,225 In addition to the crime he's charged with here today, 395 00:18:51,305 --> 00:18:54,633 Mr. Di Palma is the key suspect in a related homicide. 396 00:18:54,703 --> 00:18:56,102 Says who? Based on what? 397 00:18:56,172 --> 00:18:57,691 That's completely irrelevant 398 00:18:57,770 --> 00:18:59,259 to the issue of bail on this charge. 399 00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:00,928 This is the attempted extortion 400 00:19:01,008 --> 00:19:02,867 of that television personality... 401 00:19:02,937 --> 00:19:04,875 for $3 million? Is that correct? 402 00:19:04,945 --> 00:19:07,273 That's the charge, but Mr. Di Palma is innocent. 403 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:09,172 You mentioned that. 404 00:19:09,242 --> 00:19:11,000 Meanwhile, for bail, why don't we pick a number 405 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,339 that is relevant to this case? 406 00:19:13,708 --> 00:19:14,967 $3 million? 407 00:19:20,713 --> 00:19:23,441 In this case, so far, we've only heard one side of the story, 408 00:19:23,511 --> 00:19:25,140 Ms. Carville's side. 409 00:19:25,210 --> 00:19:28,177 Which the police and District Attorney have swallowed whole. 410 00:19:29,017 --> 00:19:31,845 But this case isn't just about the motive, intent, 411 00:19:31,915 --> 00:19:33,313 and conduct of Dennis Di Palma. 412 00:19:33,383 --> 00:19:38,010 It's also about the motive, intent and conduct of Vanessa Carville. 413 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,377 Mr. Di Palma looks forward to telling the full story in court, 414 00:19:41,447 --> 00:19:43,935 and, if in defending his reputation, 415 00:19:44,015 --> 00:19:45,454 other people's are damaged, 416 00:19:45,514 --> 00:19:47,952 well, that's just the way it's got to be. 417 00:19:48,522 --> 00:19:51,749 I for one have a few questions for Ms. Carville. 418 00:19:52,089 --> 00:19:53,308 Actually, more than a few. 419 00:19:54,917 --> 00:19:56,576 Now the real blackmail begins. 420 00:20:02,921 --> 00:20:04,290 It's only fair, Your Honor. 421 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:06,718 Mr. Di Palma has the right to get his side of the story out. 422 00:20:07,158 --> 00:20:09,246 This is rather a long list of material you're seeking. 423 00:20:09,326 --> 00:20:10,785 All of which is likely to lead 424 00:20:10,855 --> 00:20:12,953 to credible and relevant evidence for the defense. 425 00:20:13,023 --> 00:20:15,791 Ms. Carville's tax returns for the past 10 years? 426 00:20:15,861 --> 00:20:17,830 To see if she's taken any business deductions 427 00:20:17,890 --> 00:20:19,219 for the purchase of embarrassing material. 428 00:20:19,289 --> 00:20:21,847 Oh, you think she itemized previous blackmail attempts? 429 00:20:21,927 --> 00:20:23,615 I want to know if she's bought any material 430 00:20:23,695 --> 00:20:25,714 similar to that offered her by Mr. Di Palma. 431 00:20:25,794 --> 00:20:27,382 He wasn't selling her a book. 432 00:20:27,462 --> 00:20:29,651 He was committing larceny by extortion. 433 00:20:29,731 --> 00:20:32,219 Actually, he was conducting a journalistic sting. 434 00:20:32,958 --> 00:20:35,256 Mr. Di Palma was going to publish an exposé 435 00:20:35,326 --> 00:20:36,955 of Ms. Carville's behavior on his website. 436 00:20:37,035 --> 00:20:38,254 Well, then why didn't he? 437 00:20:38,334 --> 00:20:42,391 Why demand $3 million check not to publish it? 438 00:20:42,661 --> 00:20:44,360 He was never going to cash that check. 439 00:20:44,429 --> 00:20:46,418 He was going to post a photo of it on his website 440 00:20:46,498 --> 00:20:47,967 as proof that she had something to hide. 441 00:20:48,037 --> 00:20:50,795 We are straying into absolute fantasy here. 442 00:20:50,865 --> 00:20:53,892 Really? What kind of blackmailer asks for payment by check? 443 00:20:53,972 --> 00:20:54,951 A dumb one. 444 00:20:55,771 --> 00:20:57,170 This isn't an intelligence test. 445 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,898 This is a criminal proceeding. 446 00:20:58,968 --> 00:21:02,296 And these defense subpoenas are onerous, unreasonable, 447 00:21:02,366 --> 00:21:06,493 and designed merely to harass the victim of the crime. I mean... 448 00:21:07,142 --> 00:21:10,070 "Full personnel files" of more than 200 449 00:21:10,140 --> 00:21:11,799 of Ms. Carville's employees, 450 00:21:11,869 --> 00:21:13,667 going back to 1992? 451 00:21:13,737 --> 00:21:15,366 Have any complained of sexual harassment? 452 00:21:15,676 --> 00:21:17,574 Have any been granted special treatment 453 00:21:17,644 --> 00:21:19,033 in exchange for sexual favors? 454 00:21:19,543 --> 00:21:22,371 Your requests are extraordinary, Mr. Baron, 455 00:21:22,770 --> 00:21:24,499 but I will see the briefs on this. 456 00:21:28,446 --> 00:21:30,305 The judge is going to allow it? 457 00:21:30,444 --> 00:21:32,873 No. She just hasn't decided yet. 458 00:21:32,943 --> 00:21:35,201 I can't imagine she'll give him everything he's asking for. 459 00:21:35,281 --> 00:21:37,539 But some of what he's asking for? 460 00:21:37,609 --> 00:21:39,508 We're using all of our resources. 461 00:21:39,578 --> 00:21:40,837 The law is on our side. 462 00:21:41,046 --> 00:21:44,574 I just had a candid talk with my audience about this whole situation. 463 00:21:44,644 --> 00:21:47,302 I hoped I would never have to say anything else. 464 00:21:47,751 --> 00:21:50,339 Well, you will have to be a witness at the trial. 465 00:21:51,748 --> 00:21:54,266 I guess I knew that. I just didn't... 466 00:21:55,186 --> 00:21:58,203 Things are a little tense right now on the home front. 467 00:21:58,683 --> 00:22:00,202 My husband, or his attorney, 468 00:22:00,282 --> 00:22:01,651 may end up sitting at that trial, 469 00:22:01,721 --> 00:22:04,149 taking notes if we end up fighting about child custody. 470 00:22:04,549 --> 00:22:05,778 The things that could come out. 471 00:22:06,117 --> 00:22:07,946 I promise you, we'll fight 472 00:22:08,016 --> 00:22:10,884 to keep the trial as narrowly focused as we can. 473 00:22:11,553 --> 00:22:13,212 The other guy's the criminal. 474 00:22:13,282 --> 00:22:14,881 Why are we doing all the fighting? 475 00:22:18,058 --> 00:22:19,317 Child custody? 476 00:22:19,387 --> 00:22:21,785 She's probably wishing she paid the 3 million. 477 00:22:21,855 --> 00:22:25,083 Baron's playing a game. Nothing he's asking for is relevant. 478 00:22:25,153 --> 00:22:26,622 Well, that judge might disagree. 479 00:22:26,692 --> 00:22:28,380 We'll handle it. 480 00:22:28,460 --> 00:22:29,620 Meanwhile, let's shoot down the claim 481 00:22:29,689 --> 00:22:32,987 that Di Palma was practicing journalism, not blackmail. 482 00:22:33,057 --> 00:22:35,885 That check he was supposedly never going to cash. 483 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:37,514 Yeah, made out, at his request, 484 00:22:37,593 --> 00:22:39,322 to something called Feature Literistics. 485 00:22:39,392 --> 00:22:41,191 And what the hell is that? 486 00:22:43,929 --> 00:22:45,088 I'm a little busy. 487 00:22:45,158 --> 00:22:46,886 The owner made me Acting Editor until this business 488 00:22:46,956 --> 00:22:48,115 with Dennis gets sorted out. 489 00:22:48,195 --> 00:22:49,215 Well, by the looks of things, 490 00:22:49,295 --> 00:22:50,763 you may be acting for the next eight-to-ten. 491 00:22:50,833 --> 00:22:52,492 Oh, no, thank you. 492 00:22:52,562 --> 00:22:55,220 I'm getting a little tired of sorting through celebrity trash. 493 00:22:55,300 --> 00:22:58,228 I might be going back to school, though, maybe architecture. 494 00:22:59,097 --> 00:23:00,356 I just need to know, have you ever heard 495 00:23:00,436 --> 00:23:02,594 of something called Feature Literistics? 496 00:23:02,664 --> 00:23:04,563 Feature Literistics? 497 00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:05,762 Sounds like a literary enterprise 498 00:23:05,832 --> 00:23:07,731 named by someone who can't read. 499 00:23:07,801 --> 00:23:09,859 Was Di Palma involved with anything with that name? 500 00:23:09,929 --> 00:23:11,488 A publishing house? A magazine? 501 00:23:11,568 --> 00:23:12,627 Anything with a bank account. 502 00:23:12,697 --> 00:23:15,165 I've got to tell you, I think you're on the wrong trail here. 503 00:23:15,235 --> 00:23:16,464 Dennis was never hard up for money. 504 00:23:16,534 --> 00:23:19,332 He has a nice apartment, nice car, takes nice vacations. 505 00:23:20,271 --> 00:23:21,900 Vacations where? 506 00:23:23,239 --> 00:23:24,638 The Cayman Islands. 507 00:23:25,307 --> 00:23:26,796 An offshore bank account. 508 00:23:26,866 --> 00:23:30,233 Opened one month ago in the name of Feature Literistics, 509 00:23:30,573 --> 00:23:33,261 a corporation registered to a Bahamas post office box. 510 00:23:33,871 --> 00:23:37,568 Mr. Di Palma went to a lot of trouble to create an untraceable account 511 00:23:37,638 --> 00:23:40,076 to deposit a check that he was never going to cash. 512 00:23:40,136 --> 00:23:42,574 Yeah, he was definitely more interested in the $3 million 513 00:23:42,644 --> 00:23:43,973 than the Pulitzer Prize. 514 00:23:44,043 --> 00:23:45,472 But there's more. 515 00:23:45,542 --> 00:23:47,440 He opened the account in person 516 00:23:47,510 --> 00:23:51,707 during a three-day stay at a beach resort, with Megan Kerik. 517 00:23:52,846 --> 00:23:55,175 A little more pubic hair transferring going on? 518 00:23:55,244 --> 00:23:56,234 Apparently. 519 00:23:56,314 --> 00:23:59,072 Either they were doing the blackmail together, and had a falling out. 520 00:23:59,142 --> 00:24:01,979 Or she really was working on an article, 521 00:24:02,609 --> 00:24:03,738 he found out about it, 522 00:24:03,818 --> 00:24:06,106 decided to go the blackmail route instead, 523 00:24:06,176 --> 00:24:09,773 she didn't want to go along, and he kills her. 524 00:24:09,843 --> 00:24:11,372 Or his accomplice did. 525 00:24:12,212 --> 00:24:13,341 What accomplice? 526 00:24:13,411 --> 00:24:15,179 The weekend they were in the Caribbean 527 00:24:15,249 --> 00:24:18,447 it was the same weekend Sara Bradley's apartment was broken into, 528 00:24:18,517 --> 00:24:21,075 and her hard drive with the compromising photos 529 00:24:21,155 --> 00:24:23,053 showed up in Di Palma's apartment. 530 00:24:23,113 --> 00:24:24,912 The police assumed that he had stolen it. 531 00:24:25,352 --> 00:24:26,781 We all did. 532 00:24:29,988 --> 00:24:31,887 - My accomplice to what? - I didn't do anything. 533 00:24:33,056 --> 00:24:36,243 Mr. Di Palma, you may have an opportunity here. 534 00:24:38,322 --> 00:24:40,150 I don't know what they're talking about. 535 00:24:40,220 --> 00:24:41,979 So let them explain. 536 00:24:43,218 --> 00:24:47,415 As you know, we're taking this blackmail charge very seriously. 537 00:24:47,495 --> 00:24:50,053 But murder is always a higher priority. 538 00:24:50,253 --> 00:24:51,652 Murder, again? 539 00:24:51,722 --> 00:24:53,280 You know, and I know, you don't have a shred of evidence 540 00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:54,350 against Mr. Di Palma. 541 00:24:54,430 --> 00:24:56,918 If another person was involved, 542 00:24:56,988 --> 00:24:59,616 and Mr. Di Palma can help us find that person, 543 00:25:00,095 --> 00:25:03,683 then there's always the possibility of a plea negotiation. 544 00:25:05,631 --> 00:25:08,489 Sara Bradley's computer hard drive was found in your apartment 545 00:25:08,559 --> 00:25:10,757 after it was stolen from hers. 546 00:25:10,967 --> 00:25:13,155 How did it come into your possession? 547 00:25:13,225 --> 00:25:15,853 That was research, for my exposé. I got it myself. 548 00:25:16,862 --> 00:25:18,351 You're confessing to burglary? 549 00:25:18,431 --> 00:25:19,990 He's not confessing to anything. 550 00:25:21,269 --> 00:25:24,357 Well, he's covering for somebody. Why? 551 00:25:29,033 --> 00:25:31,232 Well, I guess we don't have anything else to say. 552 00:25:31,302 --> 00:25:32,631 Except... 553 00:25:36,038 --> 00:25:38,556 I've been reviewing the briefs in this matter with interest. 554 00:25:38,636 --> 00:25:42,403 But I see no basis for the defense to get Ms. Carville's tax records. 555 00:25:42,473 --> 00:25:43,662 And the request to see the notes 556 00:25:43,742 --> 00:25:44,831 of her marriage counseling sessions 557 00:25:44,901 --> 00:25:47,299 is out of bounds for about five different reasons. 558 00:25:47,369 --> 00:25:50,467 The personnel files of Ms. Carville's employees 559 00:25:50,537 --> 00:25:52,695 are likewise privileged and confidential. 560 00:25:52,775 --> 00:25:55,363 They're also relevant and material on their face. 561 00:25:55,443 --> 00:25:58,531 This case is about Ms. Carville's relationships with her employees. 562 00:25:58,871 --> 00:26:01,998 Actually, it's about your client's attempt to commit blackmail. 563 00:26:02,078 --> 00:26:03,627 If you lost your copy of the indictment, 564 00:26:03,707 --> 00:26:04,736 you can take a look at mine. 565 00:26:06,605 --> 00:26:08,403 The material Mr. Di Palma compiled 566 00:26:08,473 --> 00:26:10,572 came largely from a woman named Megan Kerik. 567 00:26:10,642 --> 00:26:12,910 Whom we suspect Mr. Di Palma of murdering. 568 00:26:12,980 --> 00:26:14,139 I didn't see any mention of that 569 00:26:14,209 --> 00:26:15,838 in the indictment, either. 570 00:26:17,077 --> 00:26:18,566 Ms. Kerik had conducted research 571 00:26:18,646 --> 00:26:20,444 amongst Ms. Carville's former employees, 572 00:26:20,514 --> 00:26:22,033 several of whom are not named. 573 00:26:22,383 --> 00:26:24,041 We need to find these women to ask them 574 00:26:24,111 --> 00:26:26,550 what Ms. Kerik told them about her project. 575 00:26:26,610 --> 00:26:29,447 These women do not want to be dragged into the limelight. 576 00:26:29,517 --> 00:26:31,036 If they can shed exculpatory light 577 00:26:31,116 --> 00:26:33,374 on Ms. Kerik's and Mr. Di Palma's intentions, 578 00:26:33,444 --> 00:26:34,933 that's not their choice. 579 00:26:35,013 --> 00:26:36,882 My client has the right to compel their testimony. 580 00:26:37,321 --> 00:26:40,309 That's the one point of your argument I'll grant, Mr. Baron. 581 00:26:40,389 --> 00:26:43,117 But you need to draft your subpoena more narrowly to include the files 582 00:26:43,187 --> 00:26:45,545 only of those women who might have been candidates 583 00:26:45,615 --> 00:26:47,104 for Ms. Kerik's research. 584 00:26:47,683 --> 00:26:49,082 Very good, Your Honor. Thank you. 585 00:26:50,721 --> 00:26:52,080 Former lovers on parade. 586 00:26:52,150 --> 00:26:54,278 I wonder how Vanessa Carville is going to feel about that. 587 00:26:54,358 --> 00:26:56,147 I'll go talk to her. 588 00:26:59,624 --> 00:27:01,143 How did it go? 589 00:27:01,723 --> 00:27:03,481 See for yourself. 590 00:27:03,551 --> 00:27:05,610 Well, I don't know about the rest of you, 591 00:27:05,690 --> 00:27:08,817 but I've been having a pretty lousy week. 592 00:27:08,887 --> 00:27:10,516 Yeah. Thank you. 593 00:27:12,255 --> 00:27:17,161 As I mentioned before, I've done some pretty kinky things in my life. 594 00:27:18,060 --> 00:27:19,919 I mean, was anybody really surprised? 595 00:27:21,128 --> 00:27:25,655 But now, owing to the wondrous nature of our legal system, 596 00:27:25,725 --> 00:27:28,852 the man accused of blackmailing me about those things 597 00:27:28,932 --> 00:27:30,331 has been granted the right 598 00:27:30,401 --> 00:27:32,799 to drag a whole lot of wonderful people 599 00:27:32,859 --> 00:27:34,458 who've worked for me through the mud. 600 00:27:35,897 --> 00:27:37,825 Yeah, I know. She's good. 601 00:27:38,295 --> 00:27:40,064 I know. It's true, 602 00:27:40,134 --> 00:27:42,432 and on some level that's fair, I guess, 603 00:27:42,502 --> 00:27:44,400 but I think it stinks. 604 00:27:44,970 --> 00:27:48,417 And as much as I would like to see justice done, 605 00:27:48,837 --> 00:27:51,355 I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I thought 606 00:27:51,435 --> 00:27:54,263 so many good people, so many good friends, 607 00:27:54,333 --> 00:27:56,301 many of whom I've already hurt 608 00:27:56,371 --> 00:27:59,699 would have their reputations and lives messed up. 609 00:28:00,738 --> 00:28:04,225 So I feel I have no choice. 610 00:28:05,135 --> 00:28:09,072 I'm going to abandon my complaint against this man, 611 00:28:09,142 --> 00:28:11,200 even if it means a blackmailer goes free. 612 00:28:12,369 --> 00:28:14,168 Not to mention a murderer. 613 00:28:16,036 --> 00:28:17,195 Right. 614 00:28:20,843 --> 00:28:23,571 The defense motion to dismiss is premature. 615 00:28:23,641 --> 00:28:25,369 Our evidence hasn't disappeared. 616 00:28:25,439 --> 00:28:27,877 Your complaining witness has, Mr. Cutter. 617 00:28:27,947 --> 00:28:29,136 I do read the papers. 618 00:28:29,206 --> 00:28:30,575 The trial hasn't even begun. 619 00:28:30,645 --> 00:28:33,373 It's a little early to say that she's not going to show up. 620 00:28:33,443 --> 00:28:35,102 She just told 10 million people she wouldn't. 621 00:28:35,182 --> 00:28:38,629 Yes, and that made good television, didn't it? 622 00:28:38,709 --> 00:28:40,738 We are continuing communication 623 00:28:40,818 --> 00:28:42,107 with the victim of this crime. 624 00:28:42,177 --> 00:28:44,005 And good luck to you. 625 00:28:44,445 --> 00:28:45,534 I won't dismiss for now, 626 00:28:45,614 --> 00:28:47,602 but I'm releasing Mr. Di Palma on his own recognizance. 627 00:28:48,412 --> 00:28:50,640 There doesn't seem much point to keep him in jail 628 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:52,509 waiting for a trial that may never happen. 629 00:28:58,254 --> 00:29:01,182 Oh, that's great. Now he and his accomplice can go out for a beer 630 00:29:01,252 --> 00:29:04,180 and have a big laugh about this whole thing. 631 00:29:05,349 --> 00:29:06,838 You know what? 632 00:29:07,517 --> 00:29:09,146 That might not be a bad idea. 633 00:29:13,323 --> 00:29:15,221 Have you seen what's on the internet? 634 00:29:16,490 --> 00:29:20,887 It says here Dennis Di Palma just got half a million dollars. 635 00:29:20,957 --> 00:29:22,686 To write a book about Vanessa Carville. 636 00:29:24,025 --> 00:29:26,583 His lawyer always said it was a journalistic project. 637 00:29:26,653 --> 00:29:28,122 He's only 2.5 million short. 638 00:29:28,192 --> 00:29:30,820 So far. There's still paperback, 639 00:29:30,890 --> 00:29:32,358 first serial, movie rights... 640 00:29:32,428 --> 00:29:33,547 This could be as profitable 641 00:29:33,627 --> 00:29:35,216 as what he tried with Carville. 642 00:29:36,625 --> 00:29:39,323 Publishing that material is perfectly legal, 643 00:29:39,393 --> 00:29:42,291 while threatening to publish it is a felony. 644 00:29:42,461 --> 00:29:44,359 That doesn't seem to make sense, yet, somehow, it does. 645 00:29:44,729 --> 00:29:46,458 Because it's coercion. 646 00:29:48,096 --> 00:29:50,854 Glad to know we prosecute it for a reason. 647 00:30:12,568 --> 00:30:13,587 Yeah. 648 00:30:13,667 --> 00:30:15,466 Feel good to be back? 649 00:30:16,635 --> 00:30:17,724 What do you think? 650 00:30:17,804 --> 00:30:19,603 I hear congratulations are in order. 651 00:30:19,672 --> 00:30:21,431 Yeah, I graduated top of my class at Rikers. 652 00:30:21,801 --> 00:30:23,240 I just read about your book deal. 653 00:30:23,300 --> 00:30:26,597 I'm surprised you didn't call me to share the good news. 654 00:30:26,667 --> 00:30:28,895 No one's called me. It's just publishing gossip. 655 00:30:28,975 --> 00:30:31,703 Half a million dollars. I want 250. 656 00:30:31,773 --> 00:30:33,202 There is no money. It's just a rumor. 657 00:30:33,302 --> 00:30:35,331 Really? Are you hiding it in the Caymans 658 00:30:35,411 --> 00:30:36,869 like you were going to hide the money from Carville? 659 00:30:36,939 --> 00:30:39,377 - There's nothing to hide. - I'm telling you. I swear. 660 00:30:39,437 --> 00:30:41,136 Are you sure that's the way you want to be? 661 00:30:42,045 --> 00:30:44,534 It worked, the phony book deal story. 662 00:30:44,614 --> 00:30:45,663 I thought it might give Di Palma 663 00:30:45,743 --> 00:30:47,571 and his friend something to talk about. 664 00:30:47,641 --> 00:30:49,010 Do the police know who the caller is? 665 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,938 Yeah, Derek Fanning. Works on the website. I met him. 666 00:30:52,008 --> 00:30:54,236 He told me he was thinking about going to architecture school. 667 00:30:55,116 --> 00:30:56,944 Guess he's raising tuition money. 668 00:30:57,014 --> 00:30:59,312 Well, there were two calls made after this one. 669 00:30:59,382 --> 00:31:00,471 Fanning kept asking for money. 670 00:31:00,581 --> 00:31:02,050 Di Palma kept saying there wasn't any. 671 00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:03,409 Fanning kept calling him a liar. 672 00:31:05,548 --> 00:31:06,737 Hello? 673 00:31:09,285 --> 00:31:11,403 We'll be right over. Thanks. 674 00:31:12,382 --> 00:31:13,641 That was Lieutenant Van Buren. 675 00:31:13,711 --> 00:31:16,180 The police just found Megan Kerik's missing laptop. 676 00:31:20,216 --> 00:31:22,874 It was dropped off in the lobby of Megan's building 677 00:31:22,954 --> 00:31:24,973 with a note saying that it had been found 678 00:31:25,053 --> 00:31:27,571 abandoned in a coffee shop. 679 00:31:27,651 --> 00:31:30,179 Megan's address was on a sticker on the bottom. 680 00:31:30,249 --> 00:31:32,477 That was very nice of some Good Samaritan. 681 00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:34,526 Oh, you have no idea. 682 00:31:34,586 --> 00:31:37,453 Wait until you see the video we found on it. 683 00:31:37,793 --> 00:31:38,842 Play it. 684 00:31:42,889 --> 00:31:45,787 A video of Di Palma murdering Megan Kerik? 685 00:31:46,087 --> 00:31:47,746 Or having rough sex. 686 00:31:48,195 --> 00:31:50,483 She didn't die. Not on camera. 687 00:31:55,190 --> 00:31:56,959 Is there a date on that? 688 00:31:57,028 --> 00:31:58,427 The day of the murder. 689 00:31:58,497 --> 00:32:00,486 But it's not hard to fudge the time stamp 690 00:32:00,566 --> 00:32:02,794 if you know what you're doing. 691 00:32:03,224 --> 00:32:05,752 This Good Samaritan, do we know who it was? 692 00:32:05,832 --> 00:32:07,920 The note was unsigned and no prints. 693 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:11,797 If we arrest Di Palma for murder based on this, there's a provenance issue. 694 00:32:11,867 --> 00:32:14,985 That's the least of it. You see his right hand? 695 00:32:16,034 --> 00:32:17,763 That ring would leave marks. 696 00:32:17,833 --> 00:32:21,090 The M.E. Didn't find any matching marks on the victim's neck. 697 00:32:21,170 --> 00:32:24,128 She was still alive. He took the ring off before he killed her. 698 00:32:24,198 --> 00:32:26,496 If he's the one who did. 699 00:32:26,566 --> 00:32:28,764 There's a reflection in the alarm clock. 700 00:32:34,940 --> 00:32:36,369 Someone else was in the room. 701 00:32:37,638 --> 00:32:39,726 Okay, so, on its face, 702 00:32:39,806 --> 00:32:42,774 this is evidence that Di Palma is a murderer. 703 00:32:42,834 --> 00:32:46,961 But it miraculously shows up right after Di Palma's accomplice 704 00:32:47,041 --> 00:32:48,839 demands a quarter of a million dollars 705 00:32:48,909 --> 00:32:51,397 and Di Palma tells him he can't pay. 706 00:32:52,007 --> 00:32:54,635 The blackmailer was being blackmailed. 707 00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:03,378 So what's new? It's no secret my client was dating her. 708 00:33:03,538 --> 00:33:06,266 Dating? That's what you call it? 709 00:33:07,645 --> 00:33:09,334 If you thought that made my client a murderer, 710 00:33:09,414 --> 00:33:10,902 then he'd already be under arrest. 711 00:33:11,042 --> 00:33:12,741 Well, we haven't given up the thought. 712 00:33:12,811 --> 00:33:14,140 I hope you brought your toothbrush. 713 00:33:15,749 --> 00:33:16,838 Something's wrong with this video, 714 00:33:16,908 --> 00:33:18,507 and you know it, or we wouldn't be here. 715 00:33:19,176 --> 00:33:21,944 Well, we'd like to hear what Mr. Di Palma has to say about it. 716 00:33:22,014 --> 00:33:23,243 About everything, 717 00:33:23,313 --> 00:33:27,869 or this becomes People's Exhibit Number One at his murder trial 718 00:33:27,949 --> 00:33:31,347 and we can discuss what's wrong or right about it there. 719 00:33:34,285 --> 00:33:35,913 He made me do it. 720 00:33:36,213 --> 00:33:37,552 Who made you do what? 721 00:33:38,222 --> 00:33:39,710 Derek Fanning. 722 00:33:39,980 --> 00:33:42,978 He showed up while I was with Megan with a gun. 723 00:33:43,588 --> 00:33:44,647 Where was he standing? 724 00:33:44,717 --> 00:33:46,585 On the side of the bed. 725 00:33:50,123 --> 00:33:52,711 You knew someone was there. You knew this video is fishy. 726 00:33:52,791 --> 00:33:55,379 What exactly did Mr. Fanning make you do? 727 00:33:58,426 --> 00:34:00,155 Pretend to strangle Megan. 728 00:34:00,225 --> 00:34:01,984 He... He said he would shoot me. He was crazy. 729 00:34:02,493 --> 00:34:03,612 Why did he do that? 730 00:34:08,059 --> 00:34:10,987 When Megan came to me about Vanessa Carville, 731 00:34:11,456 --> 00:34:12,755 I thought it was a great story. 732 00:34:12,825 --> 00:34:15,194 I asked Derek to help with the research. 733 00:34:15,793 --> 00:34:18,781 And he broke into Sara Bradley's apartment when she wouldn't cooperate? 734 00:34:19,660 --> 00:34:21,489 He said we shouldn't publish the story, 735 00:34:21,559 --> 00:34:24,187 that we could make a lot of money. I went along. 736 00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:26,085 I dropped the stuff at Carville's door. 737 00:34:26,925 --> 00:34:28,693 That night Megan figured out what we were doing. 738 00:34:28,833 --> 00:34:29,992 She said she'd call Carville, 739 00:34:30,062 --> 00:34:32,590 she said she'd call the police, so... 740 00:34:34,469 --> 00:34:35,558 Derek made me do that. 741 00:34:40,434 --> 00:34:42,563 When I left, Megan was alive. 742 00:34:43,302 --> 00:34:46,560 Derek called me later and said that he'd taken care of her, 743 00:34:47,339 --> 00:34:49,567 and it was safe to go through with the blackmail now. 744 00:34:49,637 --> 00:34:53,594 I... I freaked. I didn't call Carville like I was supposed to. 745 00:34:53,934 --> 00:34:55,963 Derek said that if I didn't get back into it, 746 00:34:56,033 --> 00:34:58,970 he would send that video to the police. So... 747 00:35:01,608 --> 00:35:02,827 I did what he said. 748 00:35:04,706 --> 00:35:07,604 I think that's the craziest story I ever heard. 749 00:35:07,674 --> 00:35:09,902 So it's got to be true, right? 750 00:35:17,246 --> 00:35:19,864 "Case 35924, People v. Derek Fanning. 751 00:35:19,944 --> 00:35:21,133 "Murder in the Second Degree." 752 00:35:21,213 --> 00:35:23,112 - How do you plead? - Not guilty. 753 00:35:23,172 --> 00:35:25,970 This is related to that blackmail case, Ms. Rubirosa? 754 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,479 Yes, the defendant is accused 755 00:35:27,549 --> 00:35:29,507 of murdering the source of the blackmail information 756 00:35:29,577 --> 00:35:31,206 when she threatened to call the police. 757 00:35:31,276 --> 00:35:34,473 The People's main witness is the former blackmail defendant. 758 00:35:34,543 --> 00:35:36,012 He's hardly credible. 759 00:35:36,082 --> 00:35:37,411 We believe he is. 760 00:35:37,481 --> 00:35:38,570 He was as shocked as anyone 761 00:35:38,650 --> 00:35:41,048 by the brutal and coldblooded nature of this murder. 762 00:35:41,448 --> 00:35:45,145 His credibility's an issue for a jury, not a hearing on bail, 763 00:35:45,215 --> 00:35:48,772 which I'll set at $3 million. 764 00:35:49,682 --> 00:35:50,941 Why break precedent? 765 00:35:54,048 --> 00:35:57,606 Our analysis of that video will lend us some support. 766 00:35:57,686 --> 00:36:00,444 We also found Derek Fanning's gun and fingerprints 767 00:36:00,524 --> 00:36:03,381 on Sara Bradley's hard drive and in Megan's apartment. 768 00:36:03,451 --> 00:36:06,439 But a jury's still going to be skeptical about you. 769 00:36:06,519 --> 00:36:09,117 We'll have to work to convince them to trust your testimony. 770 00:36:09,187 --> 00:36:10,376 We can save you the effort. 771 00:36:11,085 --> 00:36:12,914 Mr. Di Palma has decided not to appear. 772 00:36:14,953 --> 00:36:16,042 Excuse me? 773 00:36:16,122 --> 00:36:18,880 He's decided it's not in his best interest to testify. 774 00:36:20,259 --> 00:36:23,276 We can still prosecute him for the murder instead. 775 00:36:23,356 --> 00:36:25,485 I think that ship has sailed. 776 00:36:25,954 --> 00:36:27,723 Ms. Rubirosa already told the judge 777 00:36:27,793 --> 00:36:29,382 that Mr. Fanning is the killer. 778 00:36:29,791 --> 00:36:33,189 It would be pretty easy to raise reasonable doubt if you try Mr. Di Palma. 779 00:36:35,757 --> 00:36:36,786 What is it, huh? 780 00:36:36,856 --> 00:36:38,954 You afraid that Fanning will be acquitted and come after you? 781 00:36:39,024 --> 00:36:41,083 Is he holding something else over your head? 782 00:36:41,632 --> 00:36:44,720 I just don't think that publicly swearing 783 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,259 I was involved in blackmail and murder 784 00:36:46,329 --> 00:36:48,087 is the best possible career move. 785 00:36:48,167 --> 00:36:51,615 Plus I could get sued, the Feds could come after me. 786 00:36:52,434 --> 00:36:54,163 I don't see any upside. 787 00:36:55,762 --> 00:36:58,819 We can give you immunity and then subpoena you. 788 00:36:59,199 --> 00:37:00,498 If you choose not to testify, 789 00:37:00,568 --> 00:37:01,687 we can charge you with contempt. 790 00:37:03,066 --> 00:37:04,935 Contempt I can handle. 791 00:37:05,864 --> 00:37:08,202 Well, don't worry. You already have ours. 792 00:37:13,908 --> 00:37:18,334 So, blackmail and a brutal murder, and everybody walks. 793 00:37:19,434 --> 00:37:22,631 Maybe we should go into another line of work. Dry cleaning? 794 00:37:22,701 --> 00:37:25,329 We could charge them together for both crimes. 795 00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:26,668 And they'll both stay silent, 796 00:37:26,738 --> 00:37:29,636 and you'll be pushing two rocks up two hills. 797 00:37:29,706 --> 00:37:32,004 What about your blackmail victim? 798 00:37:32,074 --> 00:37:33,873 Is she still on the sidelines? 799 00:37:33,943 --> 00:37:35,341 Resolutely. 800 00:37:35,771 --> 00:37:37,370 There's something in those personnel files 801 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:40,498 she doesn't want the world or her husband to see. 802 00:37:40,578 --> 00:37:43,206 This blackmail thing, it really works. 803 00:37:44,445 --> 00:37:46,413 Maybe we should try it. 804 00:37:49,940 --> 00:37:52,708 Jack, I'm sorry it had to be this way. 805 00:37:52,778 --> 00:37:55,146 I know you went the extra mile on my behalf. 806 00:37:55,216 --> 00:37:56,735 I just couldn't let it go to trial. 807 00:37:56,815 --> 00:38:00,472 I know, Vanessa. That's what I wanted to talk to you about. 808 00:38:01,781 --> 00:38:03,640 Oh, this is a surprise. 809 00:38:04,180 --> 00:38:05,509 What is this, some kind of shock therapy 810 00:38:05,579 --> 00:38:06,908 to make me change my mind? 811 00:38:06,977 --> 00:38:10,475 We'd like you to remember how you felt when you got that package, 812 00:38:10,555 --> 00:38:14,712 when you saw him, in the park, demanding $3 million. 813 00:38:14,782 --> 00:38:16,610 What are we doing here? Playing a memory game? 814 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:19,318 I remember. It was awful. 815 00:38:19,388 --> 00:38:20,647 But I can't let innocent friends 816 00:38:20,717 --> 00:38:24,274 get hurt by him and him in some public spectacle. 817 00:38:24,784 --> 00:38:27,052 I understand, Vanessa. So I'm sorry. 818 00:38:27,552 --> 00:38:28,581 About what? 819 00:38:29,091 --> 00:38:31,679 We're charging you with criminal sale of a controlled substance 820 00:38:31,759 --> 00:38:33,717 in the fifth degree. It's a Class D felony. 821 00:38:33,787 --> 00:38:34,816 What? 822 00:38:34,886 --> 00:38:37,155 From Megan Kerik's diary 823 00:38:37,224 --> 00:38:40,212 "I was nervous at first, but we split one of her Vicodins 824 00:38:40,292 --> 00:38:43,020 "and a bottle of wine and then bliss." 825 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:46,817 Half a Vicodin? I gave it to her. I didn't sell it. 826 00:38:46,887 --> 00:38:48,086 It doesn't matter. 827 00:38:48,156 --> 00:38:52,593 Legally, to sell means to sell, exchange, or to give. 828 00:38:52,663 --> 00:38:55,151 The law still applies and so does the penalty. 829 00:38:55,231 --> 00:38:57,059 You can't possibly be serious. 830 00:38:57,499 --> 00:39:00,926 I'm sure the charge won't do you much good in a divorce 831 00:39:01,296 --> 00:39:03,455 or a fight over child custody. 832 00:39:05,663 --> 00:39:07,531 You sons of bitches. 833 00:39:09,060 --> 00:39:10,429 You're no better than he is. 834 00:39:12,967 --> 00:39:15,366 So, you'll testify? 835 00:39:19,063 --> 00:39:21,461 Sure. I can't wait. 836 00:39:23,469 --> 00:39:25,528 Wait a minute. Can she still do that? 837 00:39:25,598 --> 00:39:27,656 Yes. The case hasn't been dismissed. 838 00:39:27,736 --> 00:39:29,924 But I don't think she ever will. 839 00:39:30,004 --> 00:39:31,233 That's not the plan, is it? 840 00:39:31,903 --> 00:39:34,961 Well, now that we have Ms. Carville's cooperation, 841 00:39:35,041 --> 00:39:38,528 Mr. Di Palma is looking at 10 years in prison for blackmail. 842 00:39:38,738 --> 00:39:40,596 But if he changes his mind 843 00:39:40,676 --> 00:39:42,965 about testifying against Mr. Fanning, 844 00:39:43,034 --> 00:39:44,403 you might let that slide. 845 00:39:44,473 --> 00:39:46,802 We could probably work something out. 846 00:39:47,101 --> 00:39:50,599 He nails Fanning for the murder, then takes a plea. 847 00:39:51,338 --> 00:39:53,037 He does two years. 848 00:39:53,776 --> 00:39:55,405 You screwed with me to screw with him. 849 00:39:56,244 --> 00:39:57,264 Bank shot. 850 00:39:58,013 --> 00:39:59,372 You're still a son of a bitch. 851 00:40:07,046 --> 00:40:08,235 We have a deal? 852 00:40:14,411 --> 00:40:15,500 Deal. 853 00:40:18,218 --> 00:40:21,615 A blackmail daisy chain. They definitely didn't teach that in law school. 854 00:40:21,685 --> 00:40:23,843 Turnabout. It was only fair. 855 00:40:23,913 --> 00:40:26,282 So that's the new game plan? We do what they do? 856 00:40:26,352 --> 00:40:29,409 Next time we try a murderer, we'll kill somebody. 857 00:40:29,749 --> 00:40:32,447 I don't know. We'll have to ask the boss.