All language subtitles for Dead.of.Winter.S01E03.Winters.Bone.WEBRip.x264-CAFFEiNE.English

I KNOW THIS IS NOT
MY FAULT, BUT IN MY HEART,

I WISH I COULD HAVE DONE
SOMETHING TO STOP IT.

YOUR WHOLE WORLD
JUST GETS FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

I MISS HIM.

I MISS HIM A LOT.

NOBODY DESERVES TO BE MURDERED.

NOBODY.

12/20/89 IN THE TOWN
OF SOUTHINGTON...

HINDSIGHT BEING 20/20,
MAYBE HE'D STILL BE AROUND,

BUT...

THERE'S A BOND THAT YOU HOLD
BETWEEN BROTHERS.

I SAID, "DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT IS?"

HE SAID, "NO. WHAT?"

I SAID, "THAT'S AN 'I GOTCHA.'"

OKAY.

OPEN YOUR EYES!

IT'S MY FAVORITE FLAVOR, TOO!

I WORKED AT BETHEL CHURCH
AS A PASTOR.

BOY. I BETTER GET OVER TO
THE CHURCH FOR MY APPOINTMENT.

BUT, DAD,
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.

CAN'T YOU AT LEAST WALK ME
TO THE BUS STOP?

THE WEATHER
IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR,

THE DECEMBER WAS UNUSUALLY COLD,

AND WHEN WE WOKE UP ON THE 20th,

THE TEMPERATURE
WAS ZERO DEGREES.

BUT WHEN YOUR LITTLE GIRL
SMILES AT YOU

ON HER BIRTHDAY
AND SAYS, YOU KNOW,

"PLEASE WALK OUT WITH ME,"
YOU DO IT.

ONLY SIX MORE DAYS
UNTIL CHRISTMAS.

FIVE --
IF YOU DON'T COUNT TODAY.

I REALLY HOPE
I GET A BIKE.

THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT TO ASK FOR.
DON'T YOU THINK?

AS WE WENT OUT THE DOOR,

WE KIND OF
CUT ACROSS OUR DRIVEWAY,

WENT PAST THE CORNER
OF THE CHURCH.

DAD.

SHE HALTED AND KIND OF, LIKE,
WENT INTO A FROZEN POSITION.

AND THERE SEEMED TO BE
A BODY OR SOMETHING

LAYING IN A SNOWBANK.

HONEY, WAIT HERE.

SIR?

HEY.

I SAW THAT THERE WAS
BLOODSTAINED IN HIS GROIN AREA,

AND THAT ALERTED ME TO SOMETHING
BEING DRASTICALLY WRONG.

GOD.

HONEY, COME WITH ME.

TODAY'S DATE -- 12/20/89,
IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHINGTON.

EXACT ADDRESS IS 594
WEST CENTER STREET EXTENSION.

THERE HAD BEEN
A DUSTING DURING THE NIGHT,

AND WHEN WE GOT THERE,
IT WAS VERY COLD.

SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL?

YOU GET A NAME?

DIDN'T HAVE I.D. ON HIM.

WHAT ABOUT THE PERSON
THAT FOUND HIM? ANY CONNECTION?

NONE -- SAID HE DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE HIM.

OKAY.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
THE BODY WAS THERE

BECAUSE WHEN
THE TEMPERATURE'S THAT COLD,

RIGOR MORTIS
WILL KICK IN SOONER.

AND HE WAS STIFF --
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

THIS ISN'T WHERE
THE MURDER HAPPENED.

WHY'D THEY BRING
HIM HERE?

ANYBODY'S GUESS.

THERE WAS NO SIGN
OF A STRUGGLE WHATSOEVER.

IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE VICTIM
HAD BEEN KILLED SOMEWHERE ELSE

AND JUST DUMPED THERE.

HE'S GOT SOME BLOOD COMING OUT
NEAR THE LEFT EYEBROW AREA,

AND I NOTICE THAT THERE'S
A GLOVE ON TOP OF THE BODY.

AND THE GLOVE IS BLOODSTAINED.

HEY, YOU SEE THIS?

TAKE A LOT OF PRESSURE TO MAKE
THOSE LIGATURE MARKS LIKE THAT.

YOU THINK
HE WAS STRANGLED.

HEY, WAIT A SECOND.
I THINK I KNOW THIS GUY.

YEAH?

WE HAD A DETECTIVE TELLING US

THAT HE WAS A BOUNCER
AND PART-TIME BARTENDER

AT BANQUER'S, WHICH WAS
A NICE, CLASSY RESTAURANT,

AND HIS NAME
WAS ROBBIE SCHMIDT.

DETECTIVES TRACK DOWN
ROBERT'S EMPLOYER...

...FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THE OWNER OF THE BAR
WAS JEFFREY STENNER,

A CLOSE FRIEND AND MENTOR
TO ROBBIE SCHMIDT.

SO HE WAS INVITED
TO COME DOWN TO THE MORGUE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING IN
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

I KNOW THIS IS A DIFFICULT
POSITION TO BE IN,

BUT WE NEED SOMEONE
TO IDENTIFY THE BODY.

COULD YOU HELP US OUT?

YEAH.

YEAH, SURE.
W- WHATEVER YOU NEED.

THE CORONER REMOVES
THE COVERING ON THE BODY

AND SHOWS THE FACE.

AND JEFF STENNER LOOKS AT IT,

AND YOU COULD SEE
HE'S A BIT EMOTIONAL.

THANK YOU.

HIS FRIEND HAD BEEN MURDERED.

HE WANTED TO DO ANYTHING
HE COULD DO

TO ASSIST
WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

NOW, YOU SAID YOU --
YOU SAW ROBBIE LAST NIGHT.

YEAH.

UM, WE WERE
AT BANQUER'S.

JEFF STENNER HAD TOLD ME
THAT WHEN ROBBIE LEFT AT 10:00,

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET UP
AGAIN LATER ON THAT NIGHT.

JEFF SAID
ROBBIE NEVER SHOWED UP.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE
WHO MIGHT WANT HIM DEAD,

ANYTHING HE WAS
INVOLVED IN?

NO. NO.

HE WAS A GOOD KID.

EVERYBODY LOVED HIM.

HAVE YOU TOLD
HIS FAMILY YET?

NO.
THAT'S OUR NEXT STOP.

HE WAS REALLY CLOSE
WITH HIS SISTER.

I'VE KNOWN HER
A LONG TIME.

GOD.
SHE'S GONNA BE...

WOULD YOU MIND TAKING US
OVER THERE TO TELL HER THE NEWS?

IT ALWAYS HELPS WHEN
IT'S SOMEONE YOU KNOW.

YEAH, SURE.
WHATEVER YOU NEED.

IT'S OPEN!

I'D BEEN LOOKING
FOR HIM ALL DAY.

I JUST KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

JEFF SHOWED UP AT MY HOUSE

AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD JUST
WENT DOWN TO I.D. ROBERT'S BODY.

I'M SO SORRY, LAURA. I...

TWO DETECTIVES
FROM SOUTHINGTON SHOWED UP

TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS TRUE.

AND I PUNCHED THE CABINET --
CORNER OF MY KITCHEN.

THAT'S THE PERSON HE WAS.

LOOK AT HIM.
HE'S PLAYING WITH THESE KIDS.

HE WAS A KIND PERSON.

HE'S NOT HURTING ANYBODY.

HE'S PLAYING WITH THESE KIDS.

FAMILY, KIDS, WIFE --

ROBERT WANTED TO HAVE JUST,
YOU KNOW,

THE AMERICAN DREAM,
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE --

WHITE PICKET FENCE,

HANGING OUT WITH MY FRIENDS
ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON,

CHILLING OUT
WITH MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS,

SEEING MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
SPENDING TIME WITH MY DAD.

I MEAN, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
WIDE-EYED 26-YEAR-OLD...

HOPING FOR THE BEST.

WHEN YOU'RE INVESTIGATING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU.

THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM
WAS YESTERDAY.

HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE?

IT'S CHRISTMAS.
ROBERT'S GONNA BE THERE.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO MOM AND DAD'S
AS A FAMILY.

WE'RE GONNA BE TOGETHER --
THAT SAME, USUAL ROUTINE.

YOU KNOW...

IT'S WHAT WE ALWAYS DO.

HE, UM, LEFT FOR WORK,
LIKE USUAL.

HIS TRUCK WAS BROKEN DOWN,
SO HE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR.

HE SAID
HE COULDN'T BRING THE CAR BACK

BECAUSE HE HAD TO RUN AN ERRAND
AND HE HAD TO GO TO NEW HAVEN.

AND I SAID, "WHY DO YOU
HAVE TO GO TO NEW HAVEN?"

AND I BLEW UP AT HIM AND SAID,
"I WANT MY CAR BACK NOW."

HE NEVER CAME BACK.

AND I CAN'T FORGIVE MYSELF
FOR YELLING AT HIM.

SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

I- I KNOW
IT'S VERY HARD.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE WAS GOING
ON THIS ERRAND?

NO.

WAS YOUR BROTHER ACTING...
STRANGELY --

OUT OF THE ORDINARY?

ACTUALLY, YES.

LATELY, HE HAD JUST BEEN
ACTING REALLY NERVOUS.

THEN, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,

I WAS CLEANING IN HIS ROOM,
AND I FOUND...

A GUN.

I MEAN, HE SEEMED SCARED,

LIKE SOMEBODY
WAS COMING TO GET HIM.

I KNEW THAT HE WAS IN TROUBLE

BECAUSE HE HAD THE GUN
ON HIS BED.

I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

ONE MINUTE, WE'RE GETTING READY
TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS TOGETHER,

AND THE NEXT MINUTE,
WE'RE PLANNING ROBERT'S FUNERAL.

IT WAS LIKE...

THE TREES WERE UP,
THE LIGHTS WERE ON,

BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

WHEN LAURA WOKE UP
IN THE MORNING,

SHE GOT A CALL
FROM JEFFREY STENNER,

WHO SAID THAT HER CAR
WAS PARKED BEHIND BANQUER'S.

THIS IS THE CAR

THAT THE VICTIM HAD BORROWED
FROM HIS SISTER FOR THE NIGHT

AND HAD BROUGHT IT TO BANQUER'S
RESTAURANT IN NEW BRITAIN.

I ASKED PERMISSION
TO SEARCH THE CAR

THAT WAS LEFT
IN THE PARKING LOT.

SHE GAVE ME THE PERMISSION.

WE GOT TO BANQUER'S --

CAR'S UNLOCKED,
KEYS AREN'T IN IT.

LAURA SAID THAT THAT WAS
VERY, VERY STRANGE

BECAUSE HER BROTHER
WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

HE'D NEVER LEAVE IT UNLOCKED.

I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK
AT THE TRUNK.

WE OPEN UP THE TRUNK,

AND THERE'S CLOTHESLINE ROPE
IN THE TRUNK.

IT WAS ABOUT THE SAME
DIAMETER OR CIRCUMFERENCE

AS THE FURROWS IN THE NECK
WHEN BEING STRANGLED,

SO THIS IS SUSPICIOUS.

LET'S HAVE ANOTHER LOOK
IN THE CAR.

AND I'M LOOKING,
AND UNDER THE FRONT SEAT,

I SEE A PAPER TAG.

AND I RECOGNIZE THE TAG
AS A BOSS GLOVE TAG,

WHICH IS THE IDENTICAL
TO THE GLOVE

THAT'S ON TOP OF THE DEAD BODY.

YOU KNOW HOW TALL
THE VICTIM WAS?

COULDN'T BE
LESS THAN 6 FEET.

NOW, I'M SAYING TO MYSELF,
"HE WAS MURDERED HERE."

HE WASN'T DRIVING
THIS CAR.

I WANTED THAT CAR PROCESSED
FOR EVIDENCE.

THE CONNECTICUT
STATE POLICE MAJOR CRIME SQUAD

FINDS 13 FINGERPRINTS
IN THE CAR.

13 PRINTS.

NOW ALL WE NEED
IS A SUSPECT.

IN MY DAY,
WHEN THIS HOMICIDE OCCURRED,

WE DIDN'T AN AUTOMATED
FINGER-IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM,

AS THEY DO TODAY.

THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT
THAT THIS ONE FINGERPRINT

BELONGS TO "A PERSON" IS TO HAVE
THAT "A PERSON" AS A SUSPECT

AND COMPARE
THEIR PRINTS TO THAT.

GOT THE AUTOPSY REPORT
BACK ON THE SCHMIDT CASE.

NO SURPRISE HERE.

CAUSE OF DEATH --
STRANGULATION.

THERE'S SOMETHING
VERY UNUSUAL

ABOUT THOSE
LIGATURE MARKS, THOUGH.

HOW SO?

ALL RIGHT, WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE LIGATURE MARKS

ARE ONLY SHOWING UP
ON THE FRONT OF THE THROAT --

NONE ON THE BACK.

NORMALLY, IF YOU WERE TO TIGHTEN
A ROPE AROUND SOMEBODY'S NECK,

YOU WOULD EXPECT MARKS
ALL THE WAY AROUND.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS HE WAS KILLED
IN THE FRONT SEAT.

STRANGLED FROM BEHIND.

HEADREST WOULD HAVE BLOCKED
THE ROPE IN THE BACK.

THAT SOUNDS
PLAUSIBLE TO ME.

SO, WE HAVE ROBBIE SITTING
IN THE PASSENGER SEAT,

KILLER SITTING
BEHIND HIM,

AND SOMEONE ELSE SITTING
IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

THANKS.

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I SUSPECTED
THAT THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN

AT LEAST TWO PERPETRATORS,
IF NOT MORE, IN THE CAR

TO DO THIS.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

WE'RE WITH
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'M DETECTIVE SAUCIER.

THIS IS MY PARTNER,
DETECTIVE SKINNER.

I FOUND OUT WHO WAS AT
THE BANQUER'S ON THE 19th,

AND I HAD A TON OF NAMES.

ONE OF THEM
WAS A STOCKBROKER.

WE HEARD THAT YOU MIGHT
HAVE KNOWN ROBBIE SCHMIDT.

YEAH.
YEAH, I KNEW ROBBIE.

HE WAS A GOOD KID.

HE SAID, "THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE HE WAS MURDERED,

I WAS AT THE BAR
HAVING MY DRINK,

AND I NOTICED THAT HE WAS
IN THE PARKING LOT

WITH JEFF STENNER
AND TWO BODYBUILDERS,

AND THERE WAS A PICKUP TRUCK
ON THE ROAD,

AND THEY PUSHED IT
INTO THE PARKING LOT."

WHO WERE THE OTHER
TWO GUYS?

I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEM.
I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THEY WERE BIG GUYS --
KIND OF BODYBUILDER TYPE.

THAT'S --
THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER.

I NEEDED TO FIND OUT
WHO THE TWO BODYBUILDERS WERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

SURE. YEAH. ANYTIME.

THESE TWO GUYS SAW ROBBIE
THE NIGHT PRIOR TO HIS DEATH,

SO I WANTED TO KNOW
WHO THEY WERE,

AND I WANTED
TO INTERVIEW THEM.

SO, I STARTED
INTERVIEWING PEOPLE

AT THE GYM IN NEW BRITAIN.

THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS
PROBABLY SCOTT CANCEL

AND JOHN GRZESZCZYK.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SCOTT CANCEL
AND JOHN GRZESZCZYK.

LOOKS LIKE YOU CAME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

WE'RE INVESTIGATING
A HOMICIDE.

A HOMICIDE?

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE
TO DO WITH US?

WE'RE NOT SURE.

I ASKED THEM ABOUT
THE NIGHT OF THE 19th.

WE UNDERSTAND YOU WERE AT
BANQUER'S RESTAURANT ON TUESDAY

HELPING SOMEONE
MOVE A TRUCK, RIGHT?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, THE -- YOU REMEMBER THAT?

YEAH, THE GUY THAT SAID
THAT, -

THAT HIS ENGINE STOPPED WORKING
AND HE NEEDED HELP MOVING IT.

YEAH, THE SNOW -- IT WAS, -
IT WAS COMING DOWN HARD,

SO, WE TRIED TO HELP HIM
MOVE THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD.

IS THIS THE MAN
THAT YOU HELPED?

YEAH.
THAT'S HIM, ALL RIGHT.

MY PARTNER'S GONNA TAKE YOUR
CONTACT INFO, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

THEY WERE THERE
THE DAY OF THE MURDER.

IN AND OF ITSELF,
IT MEANS NOTHING,

BUT IT TIES FOUR PEOPLE
AT ONE LOCATION

AT A PARTICULAR TIME.

SO, I LEAVE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE
ANY FINGERPRINTS ON FILE.

GRZESZCZYK HAD NO RECORD AT ALL,
HAD NO FINGERPRINTS ON FILE.

CANCEL DID.

SCOTT CANCEL HAD
A CRIMINAL HISTORY --

DEALT IN DRUGS, DEALT IN
A LOT OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

AND I'M SAYING TO MYSELF,

"IF SOMEONE HIRED SOMEONE
TO DO THIS MURDER,

THIS MIGHT BE THE GUY
THAT THEY WOULD HIRE."

SO I SUBMITTED CANCEL'S
FINGERPRINTS TO BE COMPARED

WITH THE 13 FINGERPRINTS
I GOT OFF THE CAR.

BUT THE FINGERPRINTS
WEREN'T HIS.

AND THAT REACHED A DEAD END
AT THAT TIME.

ONE WEEK AFTER
ROBERT SCHMIDT'S MURDER,

HIS FAMILY HOLDS HIS FUNERAL.

MY FATHER...

I WATCHED MY FATHER CRUMBLE.

I WATCHED HIM AT THE WEAKEST
MOMENT IN HIS LIFE.

NO PARENT SHOULD OUTLIVE
THEIR CHILD.

NOT FOR THAT.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

DISEASE -- ONE THING.

MURDER -- NO.

THANK YOU FOR COMING,
DETECTIVE.

IT MEANS A LOT.
YEAH.

LISTEN...

I KNOW IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME FOR YOU BOTH.

I WENT TO THE FUNERAL PARLOR
WHEN THEY WERE HAVING THE WAKE.

I PAY MY RESPECTS TO THE FAMILY,
AND I'M WATCHING PEOPLE.

I SEE JEFF STENNER COME IN,

AND HE COMES IN
WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,

I SEE JEFF WHISPER SOMETHING
TO THE GIRLFRIEND,

AND SHE LOOKS DIRECTLY AT ME.

AND SHE, LIKE, ALMOST PANICS.

AND NOW SHE CAN'T LOOK AT ME.

AN INNOCENT PERSON
WHO HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG

DOESN'T ACT LIKE THAT
WHEN THEY SEE A POLICE OFFICER.

I SAID TO MYSELF,
"SHE'S PART OF THIS."

I SAID, "SHE'S PART
OF THIS INVESTIGATION."

THAT'S MY OLDEST BROTHER,
RODNEY, IN THE MIDDLE THERE,

WEARING HIS...
MILITARY DRESS BLUES.

SO, WE HAD TO WAIT FOR HIM
TO FLY IN

IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FUNERAL.

SO...

MIGHT BE THE HARDEST PICTURE
I EVER HAD TO LOOK AT.

I CAN SEE THE DESPAIR
IN MY FATHER'S FACE.

I DIDN'T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN.

NOT EASY TO LOOK AT.

SOUTHINGTON POLICE
STILL HAVE NO LEADS

IN THE MURDER OF ROBERT SCHMIDT.

BUT HIS BROTHER JAY
HAS BEEN KEEPING A SECRET.

YOU CANNOT TELL ANYONE.

OKAY. I PROMISE.

THE LAST NIGHT I SAW HIM,

MY BROTHER ROBERT
HAD CONFIDED IN ME

THAT HE HAD ROBBED
A ARMORED CAR.

WHAT THE HELL
WERE YOU THINKING?!

CLEARLY,
I WASN'T THINKING.

BUT NOW I MADE A MISTAKE,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WE HAVE TO TELL DAD.

MNH-MNH. NO.

YOU MADE A PROMISE, JAY.
ALL RIGHT?

WE ARE NOT TELLING ANYONE
ABOUT THIS.

I JUST -- I NEED
TO FIGURE THIS OUT, OKAY?

HINDSIGHT BEING 20/20,
MAYBE IF WE TOLD OUR DAD,

YOU KNOW,
MAYBE HE'D STILL BE AROUND.

BUT...

THERE'S A BOND THAT YOU HOLD
BETWEEN BROTHERS.

NOT LONG AFTER THE MURDER,

I WAS VISITED
BY ROBBIE SCHMIDT'S FAMILY.

HEY, GUYS.

I UNDERSTAND
YOU WANTED TO TALK?

FOLLOW ME.

WE HADN'T TOLD OUR DAD YET

UNTIL AFTER WE GOT
TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

LISTEN, I...

I THINK
I MAY KNOW WHY...

ROBBIE WAS KILLED.

REALLY?

ROBBIE TOLD ME THAT...
HE WAS INVOLVED

IN A, UM...

ROBBERY SCHEME.

R- ROBBERY?

TO WATCH THE SHOCK
ON HIS FACE...

KIND OF HURTS.

UM...

BRINGS OUT SOME FEELINGS
THAT YOU'D RATHER NOT.

DID HE MENTION WHO ELSE
WAS INVOLVED?

JEFFREY STENNER.

I DON'T KNOW IF
DETECTIVE SAUCIER AT THE TIME

KNEW EXACTLY WHAT JEFF
AND ROBERT WERE INVOLVED IN,

BUT I THINK HE HAD
A PRETTY CLEAR PICTURE

SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT
INTO THE POLICE STATION.

STENNER?

THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND

THAT WAS THE GENTLEMAN
THAT WOULD HAVE DONE THIS --

IN SOME WAY.

JAY.

I NEED YOU TO COME WITH ME
TO SIT FOR A FURTHER STATEMENT.

I STARTED WORKING
WITH OTHER AGENCIES.

THE FBI CONFIRMED THAT
ARMORED CAR ROBBERIES DID OCCUR.

I SAID, "REALLY?"

JEFF STENNER -- THIS WAS A GUY
THAT THE VICTIM THOUGHT

WAS HIS BEST FRIEND
AND A MENTOR.

THAT CHANGED MY WHOLE
PERSPECTIVE OF HIM.

IT'S ALL IN THERE.

WE'VE HAD OUR EYES
ON HIM FOR A WHILE.

ROBERT LOOKED UP
TO JEFF A LOT.

I THINK HE WAS LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING

THAT HE COULDN'T FIND AT HOME
OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

ROBERT CARED A LOT ABOUT HIM --
WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HIM.

SO, HOW'D THEY DO IT?

WE DON'T KNOW
FOR SURE.

WE THINK STENNER'S THE BRAINS
BEHIND THE OPERATION.

AND SCHMIDT -- HE WAS WORKING
ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT GOT HIT.

THAT WAS AN EASY ONE --
IN AND OUT.

OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

- AN ARMORED BANK VEHICLE
- WAS HELD UP AT GUNPOINT...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9...AND 10.

MARKING IT DOWN.

WHAT DOES THAT
PUT US AT SO FAR?

THAT PUTS US AT...

...SO FAR?

$900,000.

OUR THEORY INITIALLY
WAS THAT JEFFREY ORGANIZED THESE

BECAUSE BANQUER'S WAS
IN TROUBLE FINANCIALLY.

KEEP COUNTING IT.
I WILL. I WILL.

MAKE SURE IT'S RIGHT.

ROBERT SCHMIDT
HAD WORKED AS A GUARD

ON AN ARMORED CAR
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS,

SO HE TALKS TO HIM,
SAYS, "HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WE KNOCK OFF THE ARMORED CAR.
WE GET THE MONEY."

WRITE IT DOWN.
WRITE IT DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA
DO WITH ALL THIS MONEY.

I DON'T KNOW, EITHER,
BUT WE GOT ALL OF IT HERE.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

ANOTHER TRUCK GETS HIT.

YEAH, THE GUARDS ARE BRINGING
THE MONEY OUT OF THE BANK.

OUT OF NOWHERE, A GUY SHOWS UP,
PUTS A GUN IN THEIR FACE.

THAT WAS STENNER.

WELL, THE CRAZY THING
ABOUT THAT IS,

NOBODY GOT
A LOOK AT HIS FACE.

HE WAS WEARING A SANTA OUTFIT --
BEARD AND EVERYTHING.

3/4 OF A MILLION ON THAT.

THE ARMORED CAR WAS HELD UP
ON DECEMBER 20, 1988--

A YEAR TO THE DAY
PRIOR TO ROBBIE'S DEATH.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE.

CAN YOU PROVE
ALL OF THIS?

NOT YET.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

AND THE NEXT ONE
IS GONNA BE EVEN BIGGER.

THE NEXT ONE?

YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO WEASEL OUT
OF THIS, ARE YOU, ROBBIE?

LOOK, NO, BUT --

BECAUSE LET ME EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO YOU.

WE'VE GOT A GOOD THING
GOING HERE.

AND WITHOUT YOU,
IT DOESN'T WORK.

SO JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN
AND TRY NOT TO MESS IT UP.

OKAY?

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU WOULD CALL IT

"FORCED INTO LABOR"
OR WHATEVER,

BUT ROBERT PRETTY MUCH
WAS AT JEFF'S BECK AND CALL

UP UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT,

WHERE HE STARTED TO FEEL
UNSAFE AND NERVOUS

AND SCARED, WORRIED.

I SUSPECTED THAT STENNER
WAS GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS

THAT ROBBIE MIGHT TALK TO
THE FEDS ABOUT THE ROBBERIES.

THEIR ROBBERIES, I BELIEVE,
WERE THE MOTIVE.

I KNEW JEFF WAS INVOLVED
AND I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH,

SO YOU GOT TO SQUEEZE --
LACK OF OTHER WORDS --

PEOPLE THAT ARE CONNECTED
TO THEM,

HOPING TO FIND OUT THAT SOMEONE
ENDS UP SAYING SOMETHING.

JEFFREY HAD A GIRLFRIEND WHO HE
MADE MANAGER OF BANQUER'S.

AT THE FUNERAL,

HER DEMEANOR REALLY KIND OF
STUCK RIGHT OUT AT ME.

SHE WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS.

AT NO TIME WOULD SHE MAKE
EYE CONTACT WITH ME.

THERE'S DEFINITELY A MENTAL NOTE

THAT "WHY IS SHE SO NERVOUS
ABOUT THIS?

SHE KNOWS SOMETHING
THAT I DON'T."

DETECTIVES DECIDE TO BRING IN
JEFFREY STENNER'S GIRLFRIEND

FOR AN INTERVIEW.

THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER,
THE GIRLFRIEND TOLD ME

THAT SHE GOT HOME AT 10:00,
WENT TO BED,

AND JEFF CAME IN TO BED
AROUND 12:45, 1:00.

JEFF WAS AT BANQUER'S
ALL NIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE ARMORED CAR ROBBERIES?

I NEED TO TALK
TO MY LAWYER.

MAYBE SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.
MAYBE SHE ISN'T.

AND SHE LAWYERED UP ON ME
AFTER A WHILE.

STENNER REFUSED
TO TAKE A POLYGRAPH,

AND HE LAWYERED UP ON ME ALSO.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS --
CIRCUMSTANTIAL.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL IS NOT ENOUGH
TO MAKE A CASE ON.

YOU NEEDED HARD EVIDENCE
TO CONNECT HIM --

TO CONNECT STENNER
TO THIS CASE --

AND WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT
AT THAT TIME.

FREEZE!
HANDS UP!

HANDS UP! HANDS UP!
JUST GET 'EM UP!

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS.

GET DRESSED.

THE EVIDENCE WAS SUFFICIENT

FOR THEM TO ARREST JEFF STENNER
FOR THE ROBBERY,

BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
FOR THE MURDER.

IN HIS YEARBOOK --
A HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK --

HIS AMBITION IN THE FUTURE
WAS TO COMMIT THE PERFECT CRIME.

"TO COMMIT THE PERFECT CRIME."

THAT WAS HIS AMBITION.

I VIEW HIM AS BEING SOCIOPATHIC.
I REALLY DO.

I DON'T THINK HE HAS
A CONSCIENCE.

I DON'T THINK HE HAS GUILT
ABOUT ANYTHING.

WE GOT HIM FOR
THE ARMORED CAR ROBBERY,

SO HE COPPED A PLEA, HOPING THAT
HE WAS GONNA GET FIVE YEARS.

HE GOT 10, WHICH KIND OF KNOCKED
THE WIND OUT OF HIM.

NO ONE WAS EVER ABLE
TO REALLY FIGURE OUT

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE MONEY
FROM THE ARMORED CARS.

CERTAINLY, AFTER THE ARMORED CAR
ROBBERIES WERE COMMITTED,

JEFFREY'S GIRLFRIEND
SAW THE MONEY,

AND SHE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

AND SHE SERVED A YEAR IN PRISON.

IT WAS BITTERSWEET
FOR THE FAMILY TO KNOW

THAT HE DID GET ARRESTED
FOR SOMETHING,

BUT IT'S, -
IT'S KIND OF EMPTY.

- I NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D SOLVE IT.
- I FIGURED IT WAS COLD.

NOBODY WAS LOOKING
BECAUSE THEY ALL THOUGHT

HE WAS INVOLVED
IN THE ROBBERIES.

I FIGURED IT WAS DONE WITH --
YOU KNOW, NOBODY CARED.

IT JUST WAS EXASPERATING
IF HE DIDN'T GO TO JAIL

FOR THE RIGHT THINGS RIGHT NOW.

HE NEEDED TO GO TO JAIL
FOR KILLING ROBERT.

- I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED --
- VERY FRUSTRATING.

I FELT THAT AT THAT TIME,

THE CASE WAS PROBABLY
AT A DEAD END.

BUT THERE'S ONE THING
THAT MADE THINGS OKAY.

THERE'S NO STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS ON MURDER.

I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IN KARMA,

AND YOU'RE GONNA PAY
YOUR PENANCE IN THE END.

SO, IN SOME WAY, SOMEHOW, THAT
INFORMATION IS GOING TO LEAK OUT

AND COME TO THE SURFACE
EVENTUALLY.

AND I DON'T CARE
IF IT WAS 50 YEARS.

I JUST FIGURED ONCE THEY SETTLED
THIS ARMORED CAR ROBBERY,

THEY'RE NOT GONNA KEEP GOING,

AND THAT KIND OF...
TICKED ME OFF.

I WANTED THEM
TO GET JUSTICE FOR ROBERT,

JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON
WHO'S BEEN TAKEN TOO EARLY.

IT'S BEEN NINE YEARS
SINCE JEFFREY STENNER'S ARREST

FOR ARMED ROBBERY.

HE IS SET TO BE RELEASED
FROM PRISON SOON,

AND STILL,
NOBODY HAS BEEN CHARGED

WITH ROBERT SCHMIDT'S MURDER.

AS THE YEARS STARTED GOING BY,

IT GOES ON THE BACK BURNER
BECAUSE YOU'RE AT A DEAD END.

BUT IT'S NOT FORGOTTEN.
IT'S NEVER FORGOTTEN.

WHAT'S THAT?

THE ROBBIE SCHMIDT CASE.

IT'S BEEN BUGGING ME.

AT A MINIMUM, $800,000 IS STILL
MISSING FROM THE ARMORED CARS.

LET ME SEE THAT.

AT THE TIME, WE REALLY WEREN'T
THAT INTERESTED

IN WHAT HAD HAPPENED
TO THE MONEY.

WE WERE INTERESTED
IN SOLVING THE MURDER.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT
FOR JEFFREY TO GET RELEASED.

IF HE DID GET RELEASED, WE KNEW
THAT THAT MUCH MONEY,

HE COULD DISAPPEAR INTO THIN AIR
AND WE WOULD NEVER FIND HIM.

WE WERE HITTING DEAD ENDS.

WHAT IF HE WASN'T
IN THE CAR?

WHAT?

WE FOUND THE CAR
BEHIND BANQUER'S RESTAURANT.

WHY WOULD STENNER
LEAVE IT THERE?

HE'S TOO SMART
FOR THAT.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

STENNER WASN'T IN THE CAR --
HIRED SOMEONE TO DO IT FOR HIM.

LET'S RUN THESE PRINTS
AGAIN.

YEAH.
MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY.

YEAH.

MARSHA?

CAN YOU TAKE THESE DOWN
TO THE LAB?

TELL THEM TO RUN THEM
RIGHT AWAY.

WE HAD NO IDEA AT THAT TIME
WHO THAT COULD BE.

AND THEN THE PHONE RINGS.

SKINNER.

AND IT'S THE FORENSIC
FINGERPRINT EXAMINER,

WHO SAYS, "I GOT A HIT
ON THE LATENT PRINT

ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR
OF THE CAR."

JOHN GRZESZCZYK.

THANKS.

JOHN GRZESZCZYK.

FROM THE GYM
IN NEW BRITAIN.

GRZESZCZYK WAS WITH SCHMIDT
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER,

PUSHING THE PICKUP TRUCK.

THAT WAS THE CONNECTION.

GRZESZCZYK
HAD BEEN INTERVIEWED ONCE,

ALONG WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL
BY THE NAME OF SCOTT CANCEL.

WHY DIDN'T THIS TURN UP THE
FIRST TIME WE RAN HIS PRINTS?

WE DIDN'T HAVE
HIS PRINTS ON FILE.

NOW WE DO.

THE OWNER OF THE FINGERPRINT,
JOHN GRZESZCZYK,

HAD NEVER BEEN ARRESTED AND
HAD NEVER BEEN FINGERPRINTED.

AFTER THE MURDER,
JOHN GRZESZCZYK APPLIED

FOR A PISTOL PERMIT

AND, AS SUCH,
HAD TO HAVE BEEN FINGERPRINTED.

THANKS FOR COMING IN,
JOHN.

OF COURSE.

I'M A LITTLE, UNCLEAR
AS TO WHY I'M HERE, THOUGH.

RIGHT.

HE HAD A DECENT JOB
AT THE TIME.

HE HAD A COUPLE CHILDREN.
HE WAS RECENTLY DIVORCED.

HE WAS LIVING WITH HIS PARENTS.

WE COULDN'T COME UP WITH
ANY PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION

WHY HIS FINGERPRINT
WOULD BE IN THIS CAR.

WELL, WE WANTED
TO CHAT WITH YOU

ABOUT AN OLD CASE
WE'RE BREAKING BACK INTO.

SURE.

WHAT ABOUT?

ROBBIE SCHMIDT.

YOU REMEMBER HIM?

WE SPOKE WITH YOU
A WHILE BACK

WITH YOUR FRIEND
SCOTT CANCEL.

YOU DID?

WHAT --
YOU DON'T REMEMBER?

SURE DON'T.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH A HOMICIDE

AND YOU'RE INTERVIEWED
ABOUT IT,

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
EVER GONNA FORGET

THAT YOU WERE
INTERVIEWED ABOUT IT.

WELL...

I THINK I GOT SOMETHING
THAT'LL JOG YOUR MEMORY.

LOOK FAMILIAR?

LIKE I SAID, NO.

TAKE A CLOSE LOOK.

DIDN'T MAKE ANY REMARKS
ABOUT "HE LOOKS DEAD"

OR "WHY IS HE LYING
IN A SNOWBANK?"

JUST DENIED
ANY KNOWLEDGE OF IT.

ALL RIGHT.
WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS?

YOU EVER SEEN
THAT CAR?

WE THEN SHOWED HIM
A PICTURE OF THE CAR.

NO.
WHAT WAS THAT?

I SAID NO.

YOU SEE, I FIND THAT
REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE, JOHN.

WHAT IS THIS?

THOSE ARE
YOUR FINGERPRINTS, JOHN.

AND THEY HAPPEN TO MATCH
A SET OF PRINTS WE FOUND

INSIDE
ROBBIE SCHMIDT'S CAR.

VERY QUICKLY, HE SAID,
"THAT MUST BE A MISTAKE."

SO I SAID, "WELL, JOHN,
THEN EXPLAIN TO ME

WHY YOUR FINGERPRINT
IS ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR."

AND I WENT LIKE THAT
WITH MY FINGER, AND I SAID,

"JOHN, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT IS?"

HE SAID, "NO, WHAT?"

I SAID, "THAT'S AN 'I GOTCHA.'"

AND HE PUT HIS HEAD DOWN,
AND HE STARTED TO TREMBLE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
I CAN HELP YOU, JOHN.

YOU GOT TO TALK.

I'M SCARED.

OKAY?
I'M SCARED OF SCOTT, MAN.

HE'S -- HE'S CRAZY.

ALL RIGHT, M-- ...

BASICALLY,
IT...

HE TOLD US THAT ONE DAY,

SCOTT CANCEL SAID TO HIM
AND GILBERTO DELGADO,

"JEFFREY STENNER HAS A GUY
WORKING FOR HIM

THAT'S OUT OF LINE, AND HE NEEDS
TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON."

THIS IS GILBERTO.

GILBERTO -- JOHN.

NOW, I CALLED HIM OVER HERE
'CAUSE I GOT A JOB

FOR THE TWO OF YOU
TO DO, OKAY?

IF YOU DO IT WELL,

THERE'S GONNA BE SOME MONEY
AT THE END OF IT.

AND HE TOLD THEM HE WANTED
THEM TO KILL HIM --

TO SHUT MR. SCHMIDT UP

SO JEFFREY WOULDN'T GO TO PRISON
FOR THE ARMORED CARS.

CHEERS.

GRZESZCZYK TOLD US
THAT THAT NIGHT,

THEY HAD GONE TO BANQUER'S,
AND THEY MET STENNER THERE,

AND HE POINTED OUT
SCHMIDT TO THEM.

AND STENNER TOLD SCHMIDT
THAT HE HAD SOMETHING

HE NEEDED THEM TO DO
IN NEW HAVEN.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL
DOING THIS FOR ME.

ROBBIE'S GONNA TAKE YOU
ALL TO NEW HAVEN.

I'LL COVER GAS, EXPENSES --
WHATEVER YOU NEED.

SOUNDS GOOD.

I'LL HANG BACK
WITH YOU, YEAH?

YEAH, SURE.

HEY,
YOU MIND IF I DRIVE?

YEAH.

GET IN.

HE SAID THEY REALLY HAD
NO DEFINITE DIRECTION IN MIND,

BUT HE DROVE THROUGH NEW BRITAIN
OUT TOWARDS SOUTHINGTON.

AND AS THEY DROVE OUT
NEAR THE RESERVOIR,

DELGADO PUT THE LIGATURE
AROUND HIS NECK

AND STARTED TO STRANGLE HIM.

HE STOPPED STRUGGLING.

HE'S OBVIOUSLY DEAD.

THEY PULL INTO
THE CHURCH PARKING LOT,

AND THEY DUMP THE BODY.

THEY EACH GOT $1,000
FOR DOING THE HIT --

KIND OF CHEAP, REALLY.

I MEAN, YOU'RE TAKING A LIFE
FOR $1,000.

WE GOT PULLED IN JUST FOR --
MAKE SOME CASH.

I -- THAT'S IT.

OKAY, JOHN.

WE ASKED HIM,
"THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER,

WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING
TO BANQUER'S..."

...I SAID, "YOU HAD
THIS STRONG FAMILY BACKGROUND,

THIS GOOD UPBRINGING,
ALWAYS DID WELL IN SCHOOL.

NOW YOU'RE GONNA BECOME
A MURDERER.

WHAT'S IN YOUR MIND?"

AND HE SAID, "I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS I JUST WASN'T THINKING."

UNFORTUNATELY,
MR. GRZESZCZYK WAS A PAWN

IN A PLOT TO TAKE
MY BROTHER'S LIFE,

AND, UNFORTUNATELY,

THAT PAWN'S LIFE
WAS GONNA BE RUINED...

...FOR THE SAME REASON
AND FROM THE SAME PERSON.

AUGUST 2001--
ALMOST 10 YEARS

SINCE JEFFREY STENNER'S ARREST
FOR ARMED ROBBERY.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN INMATE --
JEFFREY STENNER.

WE APPLIED
FOR A WARRANT FOR STENNER,

AND AT THE TIME, HE WAS
FINISHING OUT HIS SENTENCE

IN A FEDERAL PRISON
IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

...MYSELF A SIX-PACK.

- YEAH.
- YEAH, YOU KNOW. YEAH, YOU KNOW.

IT'S REALLY NICE.

DETECTIVES.

HOW ARE YOU?

WE'RE GREAT, JEFF.

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M DOING GREAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS
GOT THE MEMO,

BUT I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE
TOMORROW.

THAT'S --
THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE SAID,
"YEAH, I'M WRAPPING UP."

WE SAID, "NO, YOU'RE NOT."

WE SAID, "WE HAVE A WARRANT
FOR YOU FOR MURDER."

AND HIS JAW DROPPED,
AND HE STARTED TO SHAKE.

HE DIDN'T SAY "WHAT MURDER?"
DIDN'T SAY "WHOSE MURDER?"

WE DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY "IT'S
FOR ROBBIE SCHMIDT'S MURDER."

LARRY SKINNER
AND DETECTIVE SAUCIER CAME UP,

AND HE SAID TO ME,
"WE'RE HERE TO TELL YOU

THAT WE ARRESTED JEFF STENNER
FOR THE MURDER OF YOUR BROTHER."

I SAT DOWN IN
THE KITCHEN CHAIR, AND I CRIED.

I WAS SO HAPPY.

I WAS SO HAPPY.

JEFFREY DIDN'T THINK HE WAS
GONNA BE ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

HE FIGURED HE HAD
COMMITTED THE PERFECT CRIME.

WE MET A FORMER INMATE
WHO TOLD US

THAT JEFFREY ADMITTED TO HIM

THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE MONEY
TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

AND BURIED IT IN THE GROUND.

NOBODY DESERVES
TO BE MURDERED.

NOBODY.

SOMEONE MAY ANGER YOU.
THEY MAY BE BAD PEOPLE.

THEY MAY BE MEAN PEOPLE.

BUT YOU DON'T MURDER THEM.

I GUESS
AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIFE,

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES, YOU KNOW.

BUT...

THE MISTAKE HE MADE
WAS BECOMING JEFF'S FRIEND.

THERE'S SO MANY "WHAT IFs"
OR "WHO IFs," YOU KNOW?

THERE'S SO MANY POSSIBILITIES.

YOU KNOW?

THERE'S SO MANY POSSIBILITIES.

AND HE NEVER GOT TO LIVE
ANY OF THEM.