1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:06,650 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 2 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:08,510 the police who investigate crime 3 00:00:08,570 --> 00:00:11,380 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,150 These are their stories. 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,350 Man, I'm missing 30 minutes of commercial-free hip-hop 6 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:19,320 brought to you by Groove Master Milo on Hot Mix 98. 7 00:00:19,380 --> 00:00:21,920 Yeah. And I'm missing my beauty rest. Where's this Beemer? 8 00:00:21,980 --> 00:00:24,930 It's up here somewhere. Yeah. But you know what? 9 00:00:24,990 --> 00:00:28,870 It's Miss Poletti. That's too bad 'cause she rocks my world. 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,560 Yo! Right here! Right here. Over here. 11 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:36,070 So why you gotta tow her? 12 00:00:36,130 --> 00:00:39,580 Does it look like I make the executive decisions here? 13 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:46,480 Papers say snatch it, I snatch it. 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,160 I hope she don't got no alarm on this thing. 15 00:00:55,220 --> 00:00:57,990 Too early in the morning to be screwing with... 16 00:00:58,050 --> 00:00:59,360 Hey, kid! 17 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:01,190 Yo! 18 00:01:08,030 --> 00:01:09,200 DAVIS: Damn. 19 00:01:10,630 --> 00:01:13,510 He was killed right here. Blunt force trauma to the skull. 20 00:01:13,570 --> 00:01:15,310 There's some blood on the wall. 21 00:01:15,370 --> 00:01:17,040 Somebody played handball with his head. 22 00:01:17,110 --> 00:01:19,090 Game time was between 10:00 and midnight. 23 00:01:19,140 --> 00:01:20,590 Did he have a car up here? 24 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,060 No. The attendant's a blank. Payson's checking the license plates. 25 00:01:24,110 --> 00:01:27,320 No wallet, no car keys. Just this in his pants pocket. 26 00:01:27,950 --> 00:01:29,520 Looks like Arabic. 27 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:31,960 Yesterday's date, 3:45. 28 00:01:32,020 --> 00:01:35,700 We got JFK in English. 903 could be a flight number. 29 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,830 Somebody he knew just flew in. 30 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:39,930 Yeah. Just in time for the funeral. 31 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:34,120 Beside the flight info looks like someone's initials. "I.N." 32 00:02:34,180 --> 00:02:36,990 Anyone on flight 903 yesterday with those initials? 33 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:40,520 903. Cairo, New York, LA. Let's see. 34 00:02:41,090 --> 00:02:43,590 Four passengers. Two booked to Kennedy. 35 00:02:43,660 --> 00:02:46,570 Booked? Do we know if they actually got off the plane? 36 00:02:46,630 --> 00:02:47,730 My system won't show that. 37 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:48,870 What would? 38 00:02:48,930 --> 00:02:50,140 U.S. Customs. 39 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,080 Every foreign national fills out a Customs Declaration. 40 00:02:54,140 --> 00:02:57,410 Length of visit. Local address. Business or personal. 41 00:02:57,470 --> 00:02:58,710 That's all it takes to get in? 42 00:02:58,770 --> 00:03:00,810 Well, if he came in from Cairo, he'd need a visa. 43 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,860 Egypt's not on our waiver list. 44 00:03:02,910 --> 00:03:04,290 So where do we get to see these visas? 45 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:06,350 No, no, no. The visa's stamped right on his passport. 46 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:09,760 You'd have to go to the State Department to see the back-up paperwork. 47 00:03:11,390 --> 00:03:12,960 Ivar Nabib. 48 00:03:14,490 --> 00:03:15,560 Age 3. 49 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:19,200 Ismael Nasser. 50 00:03:20,030 --> 00:03:22,980 Age 54. He's at The Wellman on 57th. 51 00:03:23,030 --> 00:03:26,170 In the country two days. Says his trip here is personal. 52 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:28,340 A bald man with an accent? 53 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:29,470 BRISCOE: You tell us. 54 00:03:29,540 --> 00:03:31,140 Mr. Nasser checked out this morning. 55 00:03:31,210 --> 00:03:33,350 So he booked two nights and left after one? 56 00:03:33,410 --> 00:03:34,890 How'd he pay? Credit card. 57 00:03:34,940 --> 00:03:37,690 We'll need his number. Profaci can tag his plastic. 58 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:39,350 Hey, you wanna turn that thing off? 59 00:03:39,850 --> 00:03:42,590 I need to turn over the room. A group from Texas is checking in. 60 00:03:42,650 --> 00:03:44,530 One of those Broadway tour packages. 61 00:03:44,590 --> 00:03:47,030 Hey, until the Crime Scene Unit finishes with this room, 62 00:03:47,090 --> 00:03:48,900 one of the Texans can tour the lobby. 63 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,330 Leave your machine, too. 64 00:03:50,790 --> 00:03:52,470 Is that his bill? Yeah. 65 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:57,510 Nasser made three local calls last night. All to the same place. 66 00:04:00,670 --> 00:04:01,700 MARIO: Mr. Moussad? 67 00:04:04,270 --> 00:04:06,880 Guess Mr. Moussad doesn't do much entertaining. 68 00:04:06,940 --> 00:04:10,250 Immigrants. Every penny goes back to the old country. 69 00:04:10,310 --> 00:04:12,950 So, where does he send his pennies? 70 00:04:13,010 --> 00:04:14,520 Joe told me he was from Egypt. 71 00:04:14,580 --> 00:04:15,620 Joe, huh? 72 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,030 He lived here alone? 73 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:18,190 As far as I know. 74 00:04:18,250 --> 00:04:20,930 He's been here six years. He keeps up his rent. 75 00:04:20,990 --> 00:04:22,660 He's our DOA. 76 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:24,830 You know these people? 77 00:04:24,890 --> 00:04:27,170 Well, that's Joe. I don't know the woman. 78 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:32,210 Everything's in Arabic. These look like invoices. 79 00:04:33,570 --> 00:04:35,950 Here's a letterhead. Moussad Imports. 80 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,480 Yeah. He was running some kind of business out of here. 81 00:04:38,540 --> 00:04:40,680 Two messages on the machine. 82 00:04:41,340 --> 00:04:43,050 (WOMAN SPEAKING ARABIC) 83 00:04:47,650 --> 00:04:48,990 Mean anything to you? 84 00:04:49,050 --> 00:04:50,430 I barely passed English. 85 00:04:50,490 --> 00:04:52,590 Listen, we're gonna post an officer at his door. 86 00:04:52,650 --> 00:04:54,330 Anybody comes looking for him, 87 00:04:54,390 --> 00:04:55,990 you give us a call, all right? 88 00:04:57,290 --> 00:05:01,240 Hey, Lennie, check this out. Preferred money market account. 89 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:03,840 Six hundred grand. 90 00:05:03,900 --> 00:05:05,310 That's a lot of pennies. 91 00:05:05,370 --> 00:05:07,900 So much for the folks in the old country. 92 00:05:11,010 --> 00:05:13,750 Who's she? The new community affairs liaison? 93 00:05:13,810 --> 00:05:16,090 No. What do you have? 94 00:05:16,140 --> 00:05:18,680 Come on, LT. What's up? 95 00:05:21,450 --> 00:05:23,990 Better you hear it from me. She's my lawyer. 96 00:05:24,690 --> 00:05:27,530 I was up for Captain. One Police Plaza passed me over. 97 00:05:27,590 --> 00:05:28,900 You're suing the department? 98 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:29,990 Title VII. 99 00:05:30,060 --> 00:05:32,770 They promoted a white woman with the same score on the exam. 100 00:05:32,830 --> 00:05:34,000 I have the seniority. 101 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,430 Sorry we asked. 102 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:37,030 Right. Your turn. 103 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,810 Victim's name is Josef Moussad. 104 00:05:39,870 --> 00:05:42,140 He's got a '96 Caddy registered with the DMV. 105 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,950 It's not in the garage. We put out a bulletin. 106 00:05:45,010 --> 00:05:46,040 Somebody killed him for his car? 107 00:05:46,110 --> 00:05:47,110 Maybe not. 108 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:48,620 Here's Moussad's bank records. 109 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,050 Six hundred grand, lots of activity. 110 00:05:50,110 --> 00:05:51,250 Wires back and forth to the Middle East. 111 00:05:51,710 --> 00:05:54,350 And one of the wires was to our mystery man, Nasser. 112 00:05:54,420 --> 00:05:57,730 Plus trips to Cairo, Beirut, and Rome just this year. 113 00:05:57,790 --> 00:05:59,600 So am I the only one here thinking the T-word? 114 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,060 Before we jump to conclusions, 115 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,930 contact Anti-Terrorism and the Feds. 116 00:06:03,990 --> 00:06:06,800 See if Moussad or Nasser have a profile. 117 00:06:06,860 --> 00:06:09,210 Was there anything political in his apartment? 118 00:06:09,260 --> 00:06:10,830 Most of the papers are in Arabic. 119 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:12,400 Same with the answering machine tape. 120 00:06:12,530 --> 00:06:14,210 Well, midtown north has a guy who's fluent. 121 00:06:14,270 --> 00:06:16,010 I'll have them send him over. 122 00:06:16,070 --> 00:06:17,570 (PHONE RINGS) 123 00:06:17,970 --> 00:06:21,580 Van Buren. They're on their way. Forensics. 124 00:06:24,650 --> 00:06:26,630 Looks like a geometry test. 125 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,560 The swab on that slide came from 126 00:06:28,620 --> 00:06:30,560 the bathroom counter in Nasser's hotel room. 127 00:06:30,620 --> 00:06:31,930 What is it? 128 00:06:31,990 --> 00:06:34,660 Residue of sodium bicarbonate 129 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,830 suspended in an aqueous solution. 130 00:06:36,890 --> 00:06:40,670 Hey, three airline meals, I'd be reaching for the Bromo, too. 131 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:42,470 Glad you're laughing. 132 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,110 Sodium bicarbonate can also be used as a stabilizing agent. 133 00:06:46,170 --> 00:06:47,270 Home-made explosives? 134 00:06:47,340 --> 00:06:48,410 You got it. 135 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:50,440 Thanks. 136 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:53,040 I'll alert ATF. Get everybody on the street. 137 00:06:53,110 --> 00:06:54,310 A hit on Nasser's credit card. 138 00:06:54,380 --> 00:06:56,650 He checked into The Markham an hour ago. 139 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:58,350 This Egyptian guy some kind of terrorist? 140 00:06:58,410 --> 00:07:00,320 (SHUSHING) He's a professional surfer. 141 00:07:00,380 --> 00:07:01,550 Nothing. 142 00:07:02,950 --> 00:07:04,430 BRISCOE: Rodriguez, hit it. 143 00:07:09,090 --> 00:07:10,330 Clear. 144 00:07:11,230 --> 00:07:12,970 Clothes. This all he checked in with? 145 00:07:13,030 --> 00:07:14,840 No. He had two bags. Where's the other one? 146 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:16,200 I don't know. He wouldn't let me near it. 147 00:07:16,260 --> 00:07:18,140 What'd it look like? A satchel, and it was black. 148 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:19,870 Did you see him leave? I've been running around. 149 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:22,970 When he came in, he asked me about the Statue of Liberty. 150 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,450 He wanted to know how late the ferry ran. 151 00:07:24,510 --> 00:07:25,850 I told him to see the concierge. 152 00:07:25,910 --> 00:07:28,250 Rodriguez, call in a 10-45 to Battery Park. 153 00:07:28,310 --> 00:07:29,480 Rapid deployment. 154 00:07:29,540 --> 00:07:30,680 Make it a 47. 155 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:33,190 I've got 14 field trips over there this afternoon. 156 00:07:33,250 --> 00:07:35,350 Tell your guy in the booth to stop selling tickets. 157 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:37,120 Tell him his boat just sprung a leak. 158 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:38,390 I'm not authorized to shut down. 159 00:07:38,450 --> 00:07:39,630 Do it. 160 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:41,730 PROFACI: Got it. Got it. 161 00:07:42,590 --> 00:07:43,630 Take that line. 162 00:07:43,690 --> 00:07:44,690 Yeah. 163 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,100 Low key, all right? 164 00:08:11,850 --> 00:08:14,270 Excuse me? Is this the ticket-holders line? 165 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:15,460 Yeah. It's... Over here, please. 166 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:16,660 Let go of me! 167 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:18,000 Police. Let's see what you got in the bag. 168 00:08:18,060 --> 00:08:20,060 No! I'm an Egyptian citizen! 169 00:08:20,130 --> 00:08:21,440 What's in the bag? 170 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:22,530 Let go before you hurt yourself. 171 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,270 No. There is nothing in here. 172 00:08:24,330 --> 00:08:25,570 Look, it's... 173 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:27,270 BRISCOE: Medical equipment. 174 00:08:27,340 --> 00:08:28,710 CURTIS: Where you going with this stuff, Mr. Nasser? 175 00:08:28,770 --> 00:08:30,650 It's Dr. Nasser. 176 00:08:36,510 --> 00:08:38,620 I'm not ignorant of your laws. 177 00:08:38,680 --> 00:08:41,750 You are required to explain why you have detained me. 178 00:08:42,620 --> 00:08:45,530 One of your countrymen is in the morgue. 179 00:08:45,590 --> 00:08:48,930 He had your name and flight information in his pocket. 180 00:08:51,330 --> 00:08:54,100 Has my representative from the Consulate arrived? 181 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:56,940 Traffic's murder at this hour. 182 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,940 I am running out of patience, Lieutenant. 183 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,270 He's on his way from central booking. 184 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:03,480 That's what you told me 20 minutes ago. 185 00:09:03,540 --> 00:09:05,070 It's rush hour. 186 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,160 I'm about to make your life very unpleasant. 187 00:09:11,410 --> 00:09:14,950 Josef Moussad was my friend. I came to New York to visit him. 188 00:09:15,020 --> 00:09:17,660 Just to visit? With a medical bag? 189 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,290 He wanted me to examine him. He didn't like American doctors. 190 00:09:22,060 --> 00:09:23,200 What was wrong with him? 191 00:09:23,260 --> 00:09:26,070 His heart. He had a very bad heart. 192 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,070 Why did he wire you $5,000 last week? 193 00:09:29,830 --> 00:09:32,470 Josef paid for my trip. He was a very generous man. 194 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:35,740 How did your generous friend come into so much money? 195 00:09:36,300 --> 00:09:39,770 He was a businessman. He imported cotton from Egypt. 196 00:09:41,740 --> 00:09:43,520 Now I must use the telephone. 197 00:09:43,580 --> 00:09:44,720 CURTIS: Not yet. 198 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,960 We found traces of bicarbonate in your hotel. 199 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:49,860 People use that to make bombs. 200 00:09:50,550 --> 00:09:52,430 And for upset stomach. 201 00:09:53,250 --> 00:09:55,260 The food on the plane was very bad. 202 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:56,800 (KNOCKING AT DOOR) 203 00:09:59,430 --> 00:10:01,000 Let's give these two a minute. 204 00:10:03,430 --> 00:10:04,880 From what you've told me so far, 205 00:10:04,930 --> 00:10:06,670 you can't even charge a misdemeanor. 206 00:10:06,730 --> 00:10:07,910 Disorderly conduct. 207 00:10:07,970 --> 00:10:09,740 These two were the ones that created the scene. 208 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,790 Dr. Nasser came 5,000 miles to make a house call. 209 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,790 Before he's here half a day, his patient turns up dead. 210 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:17,220 Then he switches hotels. 211 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,490 A felonious hotel check-out. Come on. 212 00:10:19,580 --> 00:10:21,080 The Egyptian Consulate's all over us. 213 00:10:21,150 --> 00:10:24,320 We let Nasser go back to Cairo, we'll never see him again. 214 00:10:25,090 --> 00:10:27,790 (SIGHS) He came here to examine Mr. Moussad. 215 00:10:28,460 --> 00:10:29,530 What kind of a visa does he have? 216 00:10:29,590 --> 00:10:30,590 CURTIS: Tourist. 217 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,770 INS can detain him for violating his visa conditions. 218 00:10:33,830 --> 00:10:35,830 It might not stick, but it'll keep him around for a while. 219 00:10:38,100 --> 00:10:39,170 This is an outrage. 220 00:10:39,230 --> 00:10:41,480 Dr. Nasser is not some peasant fleeing Cuba 221 00:10:41,540 --> 00:10:43,780 with a Saint Christopher's medal and two goats. 222 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:45,920 VAN BUREN: I'm sure he's a respected member 223 00:10:45,970 --> 00:10:47,780 of the medical community in Egypt, 224 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,450 but he'll have to be detained until his visa status is cleared up. 225 00:10:51,510 --> 00:10:54,490 Are you suddenly a federal official, Lieutenant? 226 00:10:54,550 --> 00:10:56,720 The INS is on their way over. 227 00:10:56,780 --> 00:10:59,090 You can discuss Dr. Nasser's release with them. 228 00:11:00,820 --> 00:11:02,320 Would you like some coffee, Doctor? 229 00:11:04,560 --> 00:11:06,730 (WOMAN SPEAKING ARABIC ON TAPE) 230 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:15,080 First message sounds like a girlfriend. 231 00:11:15,140 --> 00:11:18,210 "Hi, honey. Will you take me shopping tomorrow? Call me later." 232 00:11:18,270 --> 00:11:22,280 That second message is a woman named Hamida. 233 00:11:22,340 --> 00:11:25,760 "Hello, Josef. This is Hamida. Did Dr. Nasser arrive safely?" 234 00:11:25,810 --> 00:11:27,760 "Call me to make arrangements." 235 00:11:28,380 --> 00:11:29,520 No number? 236 00:11:29,580 --> 00:11:32,290 I found a Hamida Wazir in his address book. 237 00:11:33,790 --> 00:11:39,360 "Hamida Wazir. 555-0150. Apartment 3-B, 68 West 89th Street." 238 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,800 A block from the garage where Moussad was killed. 239 00:11:43,260 --> 00:11:44,400 He's my brother. 240 00:11:45,030 --> 00:11:46,710 CURTIS: When was the last time you saw him? 241 00:11:46,770 --> 00:11:50,650 Tuesday night. Josef had dinner here with us. 242 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:51,950 BRISCOE: Who's us? 243 00:11:52,010 --> 00:11:55,350 My daughter, her husband, my granddaughter. 244 00:11:55,810 --> 00:11:56,910 What time did he leave? 245 00:11:56,980 --> 00:11:58,010 I don't know. 246 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,790 I wasn't feeling well. I went to bed early. 247 00:12:00,850 --> 00:12:03,660 A little after 10:00. What are all these questions about? 248 00:12:04,690 --> 00:12:07,530 Mr. Moussad was killed Tuesday night. 249 00:12:07,590 --> 00:12:09,130 A block from your apartment. 250 00:12:09,190 --> 00:12:10,460 (MOANS) 251 00:12:13,860 --> 00:12:14,860 What happened? 252 00:12:14,930 --> 00:12:17,070 CURTIS: Well, we think he was on his way back to his car. 253 00:12:17,330 --> 00:12:18,900 He must have just left your building. 254 00:12:18,970 --> 00:12:22,640 BRISCOE: He had a friend visiting from Cairo, a Dr. Nasser. 255 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:25,620 You left a message for your brother about him. 256 00:12:25,670 --> 00:12:28,750 Dr. Nasser was invited to dinner. 257 00:12:28,810 --> 00:12:32,660 I called Josef to see if Dr. Nasser would join us. 258 00:12:32,710 --> 00:12:34,280 Dr. Nasser made other plans. 259 00:12:34,350 --> 00:12:36,800 He said he was going to examine your brother. 260 00:12:36,850 --> 00:12:38,160 He had a bad heart? 261 00:12:38,220 --> 00:12:41,130 Yes. That's right. His heart. 262 00:12:41,190 --> 00:12:44,170 Did he have any business problems or personal problems? 263 00:12:45,990 --> 00:12:47,030 Nari. 264 00:12:48,300 --> 00:12:49,370 I don't know. 265 00:12:49,430 --> 00:12:50,430 CURTIS: A girlfriend? 266 00:12:50,500 --> 00:12:53,270 He was seeing a woman named Farrah. 267 00:12:54,170 --> 00:12:55,740 She lives in his neighborhood. 268 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,180 (SOBBING) 269 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,620 She killed him. I'm sure of it. 270 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:05,120 His niece? 271 00:13:05,180 --> 00:13:07,750 Or her husband. The American. 272 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:10,260 What makes you so sure, Ms. Patel? 273 00:13:10,820 --> 00:13:14,960 Josef was very rich. The husband was always asking for money. 274 00:13:15,020 --> 00:13:18,770 Josef would give him some, then more. It was never enough. 275 00:13:18,830 --> 00:13:20,200 What about Josef's sister? 276 00:13:20,260 --> 00:13:21,900 He gave her money, too. 277 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:23,370 Did he give you any money? 278 00:13:24,830 --> 00:13:27,400 I don't care about money. 279 00:13:29,900 --> 00:13:32,320 Where were you Tuesday night, Ms. Patel? 280 00:13:33,610 --> 00:13:34,990 At my friend's. 281 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:36,150 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 282 00:13:36,210 --> 00:13:37,590 Why don't you write it down for us? 283 00:13:37,650 --> 00:13:38,720 What? 284 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:41,680 Your friend's name and address. 285 00:13:43,180 --> 00:13:45,690 I solved the case for you already. 286 00:13:45,750 --> 00:13:47,530 Moussad's car just turned up. 287 00:13:48,060 --> 00:13:49,630 Guy in the 23 spotted it this morning. 288 00:13:49,690 --> 00:13:51,600 There were a bunch of citations on the windshield. 289 00:13:51,660 --> 00:13:52,800 When was the first one issued? 290 00:13:52,860 --> 00:13:53,960 It was Wednesday morning. 291 00:13:54,030 --> 00:13:55,600 The day after the murder. 292 00:13:55,660 --> 00:13:56,870 The keys are under the driver's seat. 293 00:13:56,930 --> 00:13:58,070 I'll send them over to Latents. 294 00:13:58,130 --> 00:13:59,130 CURTIS: You pop the trunk yet? 295 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,240 Yeah, there's nothing. 296 00:14:00,300 --> 00:14:02,650 I did find this behind the visor. 297 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,310 Columbus Avenue Garage. Time stamped in 8:24 p.m. 298 00:14:06,370 --> 00:14:07,610 Night of the murder. 299 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,260 If this is still here, how'd the car get out without paying? 300 00:14:11,980 --> 00:14:14,460 Yeah, it's one of ours. Supposed to give that in when you pay. 301 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:15,550 How'd it get out? 302 00:14:15,620 --> 00:14:16,620 I don't know. 303 00:14:16,680 --> 00:14:18,430 Nothing gets by me. 304 00:14:18,490 --> 00:14:19,620 (SCOFFS) 305 00:14:19,690 --> 00:14:22,430 Yeah. Well, either you're sleeping on the job 306 00:14:22,490 --> 00:14:24,470 or the dead guy's car flew out of here. 307 00:14:24,530 --> 00:14:26,230 No chance. Boss can't match up 308 00:14:26,290 --> 00:14:28,300 the other half of the stub, I get docked. 309 00:14:29,430 --> 00:14:31,270 Unless they used a key card to get out. 310 00:14:31,330 --> 00:14:35,180 The monthlies get cards and they got their own gate upstairs. 311 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:36,270 You got a list of the monthlies? 312 00:14:36,340 --> 00:14:37,370 Yeah. 313 00:14:38,910 --> 00:14:40,180 Eric Martin, the niece's husband. 314 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:41,480 He's been parking there for two years. 315 00:14:41,540 --> 00:14:44,150 Moussad's girlfriend says Martin was hocking the old man for money. 316 00:14:44,210 --> 00:14:46,390 Can we find out which key cards were used that night? 317 00:14:46,450 --> 00:14:48,430 No. The system's not that sophisticated. 318 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,790 It's just a magnetically activated lock. 319 00:14:50,850 --> 00:14:52,760 Well, maybe Martin doesn't know that. 320 00:14:52,820 --> 00:14:54,730 Bring him down for a chat. 321 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,300 Money. Why would I possibly care about Josef's money? 322 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:00,460 He had it, you didn't. 323 00:15:00,530 --> 00:15:01,600 Sol killed him? 324 00:15:01,660 --> 00:15:05,170 We heard you got downsized out of your copy editor job two years ago. 325 00:15:05,230 --> 00:15:06,770 You moved in with your mother-in-law. 326 00:15:06,830 --> 00:15:08,400 I freelance now. 327 00:15:08,470 --> 00:15:10,240 You invited Moussad over that night 328 00:15:10,340 --> 00:15:12,910 to ask him for some financial assistance. 329 00:15:12,970 --> 00:15:14,350 We had him over for dinner. 330 00:15:14,410 --> 00:15:16,620 And after dinner you followed him to the garage. 331 00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,420 What's the matter, Eric? 332 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,760 You couldn't ask for a handout in front of your mother-in-law? 333 00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:23,520 This is ludicrous. I never left my apartment. 334 00:15:23,580 --> 00:15:27,120 Somebody got his car out of your garage without paying cash. 335 00:15:27,190 --> 00:15:29,190 We checked the read-out at the garage. 336 00:15:29,660 --> 00:15:32,870 Your card was used just after Uncle Josef got his head bashed in. 337 00:15:34,730 --> 00:15:36,400 The magnetic card system? 338 00:15:37,970 --> 00:15:40,240 You can't get a read-out from that thing. 339 00:15:44,670 --> 00:15:46,150 How long will my husband be here? 340 00:15:46,210 --> 00:15:47,580 It could be a while. 341 00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:49,850 Where's my daughter? 342 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,350 She's having a soda outside. 343 00:15:53,450 --> 00:15:54,980 How long have you been married? 344 00:15:56,580 --> 00:15:59,830 Thirteen years. We met in Egypt. 345 00:16:00,350 --> 00:16:02,330 My husband was writing a travel book. 346 00:16:02,390 --> 00:16:03,630 He's published? 347 00:16:04,590 --> 00:16:07,070 No. He couldn't find an agent. 348 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,440 Your uncle's girlfriend says Eric relied on him for money. 349 00:16:11,530 --> 00:16:12,740 (SCOFFS) 350 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:14,250 That's not true. 351 00:16:14,300 --> 00:16:16,150 But he could have used a little help that way? 352 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:17,620 That's why I took a job. 353 00:16:18,770 --> 00:16:19,980 I'm a secretary. 354 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,310 Did your uncle have any other family? 355 00:16:25,350 --> 00:16:26,980 Just me and my mother. 356 00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:29,890 My father died six years ago. 357 00:16:30,020 --> 00:16:31,290 Mmm-hmm. 358 00:16:32,650 --> 00:16:34,220 Wait here a minute. 359 00:16:39,430 --> 00:16:41,370 Are you the one in charge? 360 00:16:41,430 --> 00:16:43,880 I'm in charge of the detectives. 361 00:16:43,930 --> 00:16:46,070 Can you show me where to get another soda? 362 00:16:46,130 --> 00:16:48,740 Sure. It's this way. 363 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,680 Did you want to tell me something, Alison? 364 00:16:57,250 --> 00:16:58,620 Is my father going to jail? 365 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,590 Well, we need to find out the truth about what happened. 366 00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:06,000 Can I talk to him? Not now, honey. 367 00:17:10,360 --> 00:17:11,840 They had a big fight. 368 00:17:12,430 --> 00:17:13,670 Who did? 369 00:17:14,330 --> 00:17:17,330 My mother and Uncle Josef. 370 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:19,410 What kind of fight? 371 00:17:20,900 --> 00:17:22,680 A big argument. 372 00:17:22,740 --> 00:17:24,980 Uncle Josef was screaming at her. 373 00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:27,190 What was your uncle screaming about? 374 00:17:28,780 --> 00:17:32,190 They speak Arabic. I can't really understand anything. 375 00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:33,790 Where was your dad? 376 00:17:34,150 --> 00:17:35,860 Just watching. 377 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,160 And your grandmother? 378 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:40,900 Grandma went to bed right after dinner. 379 00:17:42,260 --> 00:17:44,360 What happened after the argument? 380 00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:45,870 Uncle Josef left. 381 00:17:46,730 --> 00:17:48,400 He was real angry. 382 00:17:48,860 --> 00:17:50,470 His face was all red. 383 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,110 Now, this is very important, Alison. 384 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,180 Did your father leave the apartment right after Uncle Josef? 385 00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:02,650 Alison? 386 00:18:04,410 --> 00:18:05,620 Uh-uh. 387 00:18:06,910 --> 00:18:08,450 My mother did. 388 00:18:10,450 --> 00:18:12,190 Alison knows I didn't leave the apartment. 389 00:18:12,250 --> 00:18:14,130 That's not what she says. 390 00:18:14,890 --> 00:18:18,060 I don't believe you. My daughter doesn't lie. 391 00:18:18,730 --> 00:18:20,170 What have you done to her? 392 00:18:20,230 --> 00:18:22,640 I'm not making this up, Mrs. Martin. 393 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:24,800 I didn't leave the apartment. 394 00:18:25,570 --> 00:18:26,840 Neither did Eric. 395 00:18:27,740 --> 00:18:29,370 I'd like to talk to my daughter. 396 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:30,710 What's the matter? 397 00:18:30,770 --> 00:18:33,380 You and your wife didn't coach her on the party line? 398 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,440 Neither of us left the apartment. 399 00:18:35,510 --> 00:18:37,490 BRISCOE: So your kid's lying? 400 00:18:38,610 --> 00:18:40,320 Am I under arrest? CURTIS: No. 401 00:18:40,850 --> 00:18:41,990 But that could change. 402 00:18:42,050 --> 00:18:43,590 Is my wife under arrest? 403 00:18:44,120 --> 00:18:45,320 Not at the moment. 404 00:18:45,790 --> 00:18:47,660 Then I'm taking my family home. 405 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,140 (SIGHS) 406 00:18:55,860 --> 00:18:58,040 All they had was the little girl's statement 407 00:18:58,100 --> 00:19:00,340 that her mother went out after the victim. 408 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,680 She smashed his head against the wall for money? 409 00:19:02,740 --> 00:19:04,340 The victim was sitting on a pile, 410 00:19:04,470 --> 00:19:06,080 the Martins could use some of it. 411 00:19:06,140 --> 00:19:08,920 Says here, he had fifty pounds on her. 412 00:19:10,180 --> 00:19:13,890 His friend Dr. Nasser said he was in poor health and had a bad heart. 413 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:15,990 I didn't see anything in the autopsy 414 00:19:16,050 --> 00:19:18,220 about poor health or a bad heart. 415 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:21,860 Who said he had a bad heart? 416 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:23,160 His friend. 417 00:19:23,220 --> 00:19:25,730 His heart could've kept on pumping for another 30 years 418 00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:28,210 if somebody hadn't crushed his head. 419 00:19:28,260 --> 00:19:30,110 His friend is a cardiologist. 420 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:31,800 Dr. Nasser? 421 00:19:32,670 --> 00:19:34,340 You sure he's even a doctor? 422 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,350 He had a medical bag. 423 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,610 What was in it? Voodoo dolls and sheep entrails? 424 00:19:41,410 --> 00:19:42,680 Here's the inventory. 425 00:19:45,150 --> 00:19:47,290 These are surgical instruments. 426 00:19:47,350 --> 00:19:48,620 So he did heart surgery. 427 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,360 Maybe on mice, not on humans. 428 00:19:51,420 --> 00:19:53,020 And one other thing. 429 00:19:53,090 --> 00:19:55,120 No heart specialist goes anywhere 430 00:19:55,190 --> 00:19:57,290 without nitroglycerin pills in his bag. 431 00:20:01,430 --> 00:20:05,070 If you want to know Dr. Nasser's specialty, why don't you ask him? 432 00:20:05,130 --> 00:20:08,640 Your INS is detaining him at 26, Federal Plaza. 433 00:20:08,700 --> 00:20:10,380 He won't talk to me. 434 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,580 He told the police he was a cardiologist. 435 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:16,280 Yes, Ms. Ross, we have cardiologists in Cairo. 436 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:18,220 He lied about Mr. Moussad's condition, 437 00:20:18,610 --> 00:20:21,320 and the instruments he had with him were all wrong. 438 00:20:21,950 --> 00:20:23,190 And what do you want from me? 439 00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:26,200 Your cooperation. I want to know what kind of doctor he is. 440 00:20:27,250 --> 00:20:30,260 We're moving in a circle. The question has been answered. 441 00:20:30,990 --> 00:20:34,460 If you'll excuse me, I have a meeting with the Consul General. 442 00:20:38,630 --> 00:20:40,580 TOBAK: What is going on here? ROSS: Mr. Tobak. 443 00:20:41,900 --> 00:20:44,710 Did you know you owe $36,000 in unpaid parking tickets? 444 00:20:44,770 --> 00:20:47,220 And you have no authority to compel payment. 445 00:20:47,270 --> 00:20:49,250 You have heard of diplomatic immunity? 446 00:20:49,310 --> 00:20:51,350 You have it. Your car doesn't. 447 00:20:51,950 --> 00:20:56,260 We can have it towed. And towed. And towed. 448 00:20:58,350 --> 00:21:01,700 Mr. Tobak assured me we're now number one on his to-do list. 449 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,030 You make one heck of a meter maid. 450 00:21:04,830 --> 00:21:07,000 The victim was in perfect health. 451 00:21:07,060 --> 00:21:09,740 Now where does that put us with Mrs. Martin? 452 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,840 I have a hard time believing she had the strength to kill him. 453 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:15,240 Then why would her own child implicate her? 454 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:17,480 Good question. 455 00:21:18,610 --> 00:21:20,180 Go talk to their neighbors. 456 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,220 Is it true the Martins killed that man? 457 00:21:27,580 --> 00:21:30,720 I was told Alison helps you out with errands. 458 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:32,160 Yes. She's very trustworthy. 459 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,730 How does she get along with her mother? 460 00:21:34,790 --> 00:21:37,770 Mrs. Martin keeps both eyes on her, I know that. 461 00:21:37,860 --> 00:21:39,100 Hard to blame her. 462 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:40,370 Even in small things. 463 00:21:41,430 --> 00:21:43,530 Alison bought this little makeup kit 464 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,870 and asked Kim Buckner across the hall 465 00:21:46,930 --> 00:21:48,500 to show her how to use it all. 466 00:21:49,900 --> 00:21:51,610 Her mother found out. 467 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:53,450 She wasn't happy. Oh, no. 468 00:21:53,510 --> 00:21:56,280 She came right out and yelled at Ms. Buckner. 469 00:21:56,340 --> 00:21:58,150 Called her a slut. 470 00:21:58,210 --> 00:22:00,020 She is, but that's not the point. 471 00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:03,960 Did you ever see Mrs. Martin with her uncle? 472 00:22:04,020 --> 00:22:05,290 The one who was killed? 473 00:22:06,290 --> 00:22:08,130 No. And I didn't see him that night, either. 474 00:22:08,190 --> 00:22:09,600 Did you see either of the Martins? 475 00:22:09,660 --> 00:22:13,830 I saw Mr. Martin. It was late, about 11:00. 476 00:22:13,890 --> 00:22:16,840 He was coming up the steps and into the building. 477 00:22:18,870 --> 00:22:20,570 I want my father here. 478 00:22:21,470 --> 00:22:23,450 He can't be here. 479 00:22:23,500 --> 00:22:25,040 That's why we asked Mr. Wheeler. 480 00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:27,110 He's a lawyer. He can look out for you. 481 00:22:28,580 --> 00:22:30,820 Now please answer my question, Alison. 482 00:22:31,180 --> 00:22:32,850 What happened after your uncle left? 483 00:22:32,910 --> 00:22:34,050 My mother went out. 484 00:22:34,450 --> 00:22:35,930 How long was she gone? 485 00:22:36,620 --> 00:22:38,890 I don't know. I went into my room. 486 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,330 Do you get along with your mother, Alison? 487 00:22:44,330 --> 00:22:45,400 Sure. 488 00:22:45,460 --> 00:22:47,560 Even though she won't let you wear makeup? 489 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:51,140 She says I'm too young. 490 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:53,640 Do you get mad at her when she's like that? 491 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:56,510 Sometimes. 492 00:22:56,970 --> 00:22:58,110 Is that why you told the police 493 00:22:58,170 --> 00:22:59,280 she left your apartment that night? 494 00:22:59,340 --> 00:23:01,010 Because you were a little mad at her? No. 495 00:23:01,510 --> 00:23:02,680 Your dad says your mom never left. 496 00:23:03,580 --> 00:23:05,320 And you know Mrs. Newman? 497 00:23:05,380 --> 00:23:07,090 She says your dad was the one who left. 498 00:23:07,150 --> 00:23:08,250 Well, he didn't. 499 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,390 ROSS: How can you be so sure? 500 00:23:10,180 --> 00:23:12,130 Because I was watching TV with him. 501 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,330 ROSS: Where? In the living room. 502 00:23:15,860 --> 00:23:18,630 Did you just tell Mr. McCoy that you went into your room? 503 00:23:23,260 --> 00:23:25,610 Alison, it's time you start telling us the truth. 504 00:23:27,870 --> 00:23:29,870 Mrs. Newman was right, wasn't she? 505 00:23:29,940 --> 00:23:32,250 It was your father who went out after your Uncle Josef. 506 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:35,910 Alison? 507 00:23:37,780 --> 00:23:38,780 Yes. 508 00:23:40,580 --> 00:23:41,990 (CRYING) 509 00:23:47,820 --> 00:23:50,730 Half a million dollars bail is way out of my client's reach. 510 00:23:50,790 --> 00:23:52,030 If you file for a bail reduction, 511 00:23:52,090 --> 00:23:53,300 you'll have a fight on your hands. 512 00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:54,960 I need to be with my family. 513 00:23:55,030 --> 00:23:56,130 It's not gonna happen, Mr. Martin. 514 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:57,900 Now if you want to talk about a plea... 515 00:23:57,970 --> 00:23:59,740 He's not interested if it keeps him in jail. 516 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,910 Is he kidding? We have a witness, his daughter's statements, 517 00:24:02,970 --> 00:24:04,680 his fingerprints in the garage stairwell. 518 00:24:04,740 --> 00:24:07,220 You don't get house arrest for murder for profit. 519 00:24:07,270 --> 00:24:08,780 It had nothing to do with money. That bastard... 520 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:09,950 Eric. 521 00:24:12,380 --> 00:24:13,820 If there's mitigation, we're here to listen. 522 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:15,380 I'll save it for the jury. 523 00:24:15,450 --> 00:24:18,400 Whatever happened, my client had ample justification. 524 00:24:18,450 --> 00:24:20,190 You're arguing self-defense? 525 00:24:20,890 --> 00:24:22,960 Come to court. You'll find out. 526 00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:27,970 Self-defense? The dead man imported cotton. 527 00:24:28,030 --> 00:24:30,100 What did he attack Martin with, cotton balls? 528 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:31,840 There was no weapon at the scene. 529 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:33,810 I just talked to Moussad's accountant. 530 00:24:33,870 --> 00:24:35,510 In his will, he put almost all his estate 531 00:24:35,570 --> 00:24:37,140 in a trust for the Martins' daughter. 532 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:38,810 He says the Martins knew about the will. 533 00:24:38,870 --> 00:24:40,410 So much for your motive. 534 00:24:42,140 --> 00:24:45,060 And Mr. Tobak finally came through. 535 00:24:45,110 --> 00:24:48,220 Dr. Nasser's resumé. Turns out he's an OB/GYN. 536 00:24:48,980 --> 00:24:51,620 That's a few organs south of cardiology. 537 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,260 Impressive. 538 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:57,670 University of Cairo, Royal Academy of Medicine. 539 00:24:57,730 --> 00:25:00,640 A six-week seminar at Lenox Hill in '95. 540 00:25:00,690 --> 00:25:04,470 "New laser techniques in the removal of uterine fibroids." 541 00:25:04,530 --> 00:25:07,170 Hard to believe the victim had uterine fibroids. 542 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,640 I'd like to know why Dr. Nasser lied to us. 543 00:25:11,370 --> 00:25:13,850 Maybe for the same reason his friend got killed. 544 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,150 A Dr. Austin at Lenox Hill sponsored him for the seminar. 545 00:25:20,450 --> 00:25:23,450 He'd read an article I wrote in The Lancet. 546 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,660 He called and asked me to sponsor him for the seminar. 547 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,790 So he's a reputable physician? 548 00:25:33,330 --> 00:25:35,600 My wife and I went to Egypt in '96. 549 00:25:35,660 --> 00:25:38,940 I called Dr. Nasser. He invited us to his clinic. 550 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,280 There were a few young girls in the waiting room, 551 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:43,340 too young to be needing OB/GYN. 552 00:25:45,270 --> 00:25:47,950 Are you familiar with clitoridectomy, Ms. Ross? 553 00:25:48,010 --> 00:25:50,920 The surgical removal of the external female genitalia. 554 00:25:50,980 --> 00:25:52,050 I know what it is. 555 00:25:52,110 --> 00:25:53,790 I thought I did, too. 556 00:25:53,850 --> 00:25:56,190 Until I went to the Sudan in '94. 557 00:25:56,250 --> 00:25:59,530 I was working with a relief organization in a refugee camp. 558 00:25:59,620 --> 00:26:02,930 I heard horrible screaming, and went to see what was happening. 559 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:05,840 It was a girl, eight years old, naked, 560 00:26:05,890 --> 00:26:07,600 covered in blood up to her chest. 561 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,870 Three women were holding her down. 562 00:26:10,930 --> 00:26:13,280 A man was using a piece of broken glass on her. 563 00:26:14,230 --> 00:26:15,440 What did you do? 564 00:26:15,500 --> 00:26:17,350 Anesthesia, suturing, antibiotics. 565 00:26:18,570 --> 00:26:20,610 I can still hear that scream in my head. 566 00:26:20,910 --> 00:26:22,080 So you're saying Dr. Nasser... 567 00:26:22,140 --> 00:26:23,250 Well, apparently, 568 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,120 female circumcision accounts for 569 00:26:25,180 --> 00:26:26,620 a substantial part of his practice. 570 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,750 Now, I'm sure he uses a scalpel instead of broken glass, 571 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:34,030 but I still have a hard time reconciling it with the word "reputable." 572 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,630 ROSS: It's common in much of northern Africa, 573 00:26:36,690 --> 00:26:38,530 the Middle East, parts of Asia. 574 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,870 The thought behind it is, if a woman can't experience sexual pleasure, 575 00:26:42,930 --> 00:26:46,040 she'll remain a virgin until she marries and won't stray afterwards. 576 00:26:46,570 --> 00:26:47,840 What is this, a religious practice? 577 00:26:48,470 --> 00:26:50,450 No religion sanctions it. It's cultural. 578 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,140 And Mr. Moussad wanted the doctor 579 00:26:52,210 --> 00:26:53,690 to do this to the Martin girl? 580 00:26:54,340 --> 00:26:57,050 Moussad wired him $5,000, paid his way here. 581 00:26:57,510 --> 00:26:58,720 The kindly uncle. 582 00:26:58,780 --> 00:27:00,550 ROSS: It explains why the doctor lied. 583 00:27:00,610 --> 00:27:03,150 The procedure violates State and Federal statutes. 584 00:27:03,220 --> 00:27:05,560 The uncle was going to kidnap the girl, 585 00:27:05,620 --> 00:27:07,900 take her to the doctor's hotel and have her... 586 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,660 Martin might've been afraid it would happen. 587 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,030 What might've happened doesn't justify homicide. 588 00:27:12,090 --> 00:27:13,970 There was a plan in motion to butcher his daughter. 589 00:27:14,860 --> 00:27:17,900 Well, was Moussad standing over her with a scalpel in his hand? 590 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,210 He might have had other recourse. 591 00:27:20,270 --> 00:27:22,270 From what we know so far, it might have been premeditated. 592 00:27:22,340 --> 00:27:23,910 A jury will look the other way. 593 00:27:24,340 --> 00:27:26,480 If it gets that far, he'll have to convince them 594 00:27:26,540 --> 00:27:28,650 there was imminent danger to his daughter. 595 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,880 He wouldn't have far to go to convince me. 596 00:27:38,550 --> 00:27:41,400 We're not insensitive to your situation, Mr. Martin, 597 00:27:42,590 --> 00:27:45,900 but I need a full account of what happened that night. 598 00:27:46,860 --> 00:27:48,770 Where are we going with this? 599 00:27:48,830 --> 00:27:52,210 If I'm convinced he acted under extreme emotional disturbance, 600 00:27:52,270 --> 00:27:54,110 I can offer first degree manslaughter. 601 00:27:54,170 --> 00:27:55,650 Twelve and a half-to-25? 602 00:27:56,740 --> 00:27:58,080 Seven and a half-to-15. 603 00:27:58,770 --> 00:27:59,880 I can't go to jail. 604 00:27:59,940 --> 00:28:01,010 You killed a man. 605 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,080 So what happens to Alison? 606 00:28:03,140 --> 00:28:04,750 ROSS: She's out of danger. 607 00:28:04,810 --> 00:28:07,290 Moussad's dead, Dr. Nasser's in federal custody. 608 00:28:07,350 --> 00:28:09,760 ERIC: Don't you get it? My mother-in-law wants this. 609 00:28:10,450 --> 00:28:12,060 My wife is doing nothing to stop her. 610 00:28:12,120 --> 00:28:13,260 Alison is not safe. 611 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,030 You could file for an order of protection. 612 00:28:15,090 --> 00:28:16,900 CAHILL: We already have. It's temporary. 613 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:19,700 It's a piece of paper. They know it's against the law. They don't care. 614 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,400 You can file for divorce. You can petition for immediate custody. 615 00:28:22,460 --> 00:28:25,670 What judge would grant custody to a man facing prison time? 616 00:28:26,630 --> 00:28:28,340 I gave you your options. 617 00:28:29,670 --> 00:28:32,150 If the grand jury indicts, all bets are off. 618 00:28:35,810 --> 00:28:36,810 We don't like your options. 619 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,410 Mr. Martin wants to testify before the grand jury. 620 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:45,520 Martin wants a free ride. 621 00:28:46,450 --> 00:28:48,130 He's hoping to convince the grand jury 622 00:28:48,190 --> 00:28:49,630 to give him a pat on the head. 623 00:28:49,690 --> 00:28:52,230 "I did a bad thing for a good reason." It's worked before. 624 00:28:52,290 --> 00:28:55,430 It could work again if you go easy on Martin's cross. 625 00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:57,130 What are you suggesting, Jamie? 626 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:58,940 Probation? For murder? 627 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,000 I don't know. What if the grand jury 628 00:29:01,070 --> 00:29:03,050 asks for instructions on murder two? 629 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,080 I'll give it to them. 630 00:29:07,370 --> 00:29:09,850 He better have a hell of a story to tell. 631 00:29:10,980 --> 00:29:14,390 I'll need copies of both Martin's statements to the police for my cross. 632 00:29:14,950 --> 00:29:16,990 They'll be on your desk first thing. 633 00:29:17,950 --> 00:29:19,620 While you're wrestling with Eric Martin, 634 00:29:19,690 --> 00:29:21,790 I'm gonna go see what I can do for his daughter. 635 00:29:28,460 --> 00:29:32,210 The night this happened, I was supposed to go to a hockey game. 636 00:29:34,570 --> 00:29:37,210 When I got home, Uncle Josef was there. 637 00:29:37,270 --> 00:29:43,590 I found out he and Alison's grandmother had paid a doctor 638 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:49,290 to come from Egypt to do this operation. 639 00:29:52,790 --> 00:29:56,670 They were going to cut out Alison's clitoris the next day. 640 00:30:00,090 --> 00:30:01,630 I couldn't believe it. 641 00:30:04,930 --> 00:30:09,210 We started screaming at each other. 642 00:30:11,540 --> 00:30:13,920 They told me it wasn't any of my business, 643 00:30:13,970 --> 00:30:17,110 that this was how things were done in their culture. 644 00:30:21,150 --> 00:30:23,690 The worst part was, my wife just sat there. 645 00:30:25,550 --> 00:30:27,190 She was just gonna let them do it. 646 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:32,230 Uncle Josef left even though nothing had been resolved. 647 00:30:32,290 --> 00:30:34,430 I went out after him. 648 00:30:35,460 --> 00:30:37,270 I knew where he parked. 649 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,070 He wouldn't listen to me. 650 00:30:45,770 --> 00:30:51,220 He said it was his duty to see that Alison became a proper woman. 651 00:30:52,580 --> 00:30:54,990 When I heard that, I just lost it. 652 00:30:56,420 --> 00:31:01,060 I grabbed him and threw him down against the wall, hard. 653 00:31:05,190 --> 00:31:07,430 I had to stop him. 654 00:31:07,490 --> 00:31:09,410 It was either that or let him destroy 655 00:31:09,460 --> 00:31:11,310 an important part of Alison's life. 656 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,880 My wife had this thing done to her when she was a little girl, 657 00:31:19,940 --> 00:31:22,280 so I know about the effect. 658 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,720 She's always been too embarrassed to talk about it, even to me, 659 00:31:27,910 --> 00:31:29,480 but I can tell. 660 00:31:31,150 --> 00:31:34,030 She worries that 661 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,740 I'm not satisfied with our sex life, 662 00:31:39,790 --> 00:31:42,770 and there is a sadness in her 663 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:47,470 that never really goes away. 664 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:55,210 Mr. Martin, 665 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,380 when you confronted Mr. Moussad, 666 00:32:00,510 --> 00:32:01,820 did he have your daughter with him? 667 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:03,990 No. 668 00:32:04,050 --> 00:32:06,330 She was at home, wasn't she, 669 00:32:06,390 --> 00:32:08,330 in no immediate danger? 670 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:12,160 Yes. 671 00:32:12,260 --> 00:32:14,640 When you heard what Mr. Moussad 672 00:32:14,690 --> 00:32:17,000 and your wife's mother had in mind for Alison, 673 00:32:17,060 --> 00:32:18,670 why didn't you go to the police? 674 00:32:18,730 --> 00:32:20,580 I didn't know it was against the law. 675 00:32:20,630 --> 00:32:22,410 I didn't know what my rights were. 676 00:32:22,470 --> 00:32:25,180 Then why didn't you just take her to a safe place? 677 00:32:26,270 --> 00:32:27,380 Where? 678 00:32:28,310 --> 00:32:30,950 You don't know how determined they were. 679 00:32:32,710 --> 00:32:36,490 So, when you followed Mr. Moussad, you intended to stop him 680 00:32:36,550 --> 00:32:39,330 from harming Alison forever? 681 00:32:39,390 --> 00:32:41,260 I don't know what was in my mind. 682 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,670 I had to make him understand 683 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,510 they were not going to mutilate my daughter. 684 00:32:54,430 --> 00:32:55,970 (BELL RINGING) 685 00:33:04,610 --> 00:33:06,610 True bill, first degree manslaughter. 686 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,630 Make sense to talk about a plea? 687 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:09,820 Can't do it, Jack. 688 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:11,690 My client's gotta go for broke. 689 00:33:16,820 --> 00:33:19,570 Martin doesn't blink, we're going to trial. 690 00:33:20,890 --> 00:33:23,430 Sometimes you don't get to wear the white hat. 691 00:33:24,330 --> 00:33:26,900 Ms. Ross has filed a petition in family court 692 00:33:27,870 --> 00:33:31,320 to have Alison Martin removed from her mother's custody. 693 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:34,320 Foster care? 694 00:33:34,370 --> 00:33:37,250 Mr. Martin's parents. They're in their late 60s, 695 00:33:37,310 --> 00:33:39,380 own a farm in Pennsylvania. 696 00:33:41,050 --> 00:33:44,000 She's working pro bono on their behalf. 697 00:33:45,290 --> 00:33:46,890 O'Hara. Who's her judge? 698 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,160 The one who gave those two kids back to their crackhead mother? 699 00:33:51,220 --> 00:33:54,600 Who later beat one of them to death. Yes, that's O'Hara. 700 00:33:55,260 --> 00:33:56,610 She's got her work cut out for her. 701 00:33:57,560 --> 00:33:58,840 So do you. 702 00:34:02,370 --> 00:34:06,180 I'm a professor of African Studies at Columbia University, 703 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:10,280 specializing in cultural rituals of Northern Africa, 704 00:34:10,340 --> 00:34:12,020 including female circumcision. 705 00:34:12,950 --> 00:34:14,820 Could you describe the procedure, please? 706 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:16,260 DR. ARMENTA: It varies. 707 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:20,160 At its mildest, a licensed surgeon, working in a hospital, 708 00:34:21,490 --> 00:34:24,230 slices away the hood of the clitoris. 709 00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:27,800 In other cases, Sierra Leone is a good example, 710 00:34:29,530 --> 00:34:33,140 the mutilation is carried out in horrific fashion. 711 00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:35,310 ROSS: Can you be more specific? 712 00:34:35,370 --> 00:34:37,540 Your honor, we're not in Sierra Leone. 713 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:40,140 Well, I want to hear it. Go ahead, Doctor. 714 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,520 The girl is held down. 715 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,350 There's no anesthesia, 716 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:51,020 no sterile instruments, 717 00:34:52,490 --> 00:34:54,260 nor is there any post-operative care. 718 00:34:55,060 --> 00:34:59,300 The entire clitoris and surrounding tissue are removed. 719 00:34:59,890 --> 00:35:02,340 And then the genital area is sewn together, 720 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,210 leaving a small hole for urination and menstruation. 721 00:35:07,130 --> 00:35:08,910 Doctor, do you have any first-hand knowledge 722 00:35:08,970 --> 00:35:12,110 of what this mother intended to do to her daughter? 723 00:35:12,170 --> 00:35:13,170 No, sir. 724 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,720 Well, this whole thing sounds ridiculous to me. 725 00:35:17,780 --> 00:35:19,160 We're in the United States. 726 00:35:19,210 --> 00:35:21,560 All the little girl had to do was run to the police. 727 00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:23,720 Your Honor, you can't expect an 11-year-old child 728 00:35:23,780 --> 00:35:25,160 to defy her mother and grandmother. 729 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,290 JUDGE O'HARA: I see that every day, Ms. Ross, 730 00:35:27,350 --> 00:35:29,860 children full of defiance, and worse. 731 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,630 And some of them are a lot younger than 11. 732 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,170 "In small, closed societies, order and harmony" 733 00:35:39,230 --> 00:35:42,650 "are more important than individual desires or fulfillment." 734 00:35:43,470 --> 00:35:47,750 "Promiscuity and infidelity are considered destructive forces." 735 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,450 "Female circumcision is seen as a stabilizing factor." 736 00:35:53,450 --> 00:35:57,490 "When done humanely, there is no pain, no complications." 737 00:35:57,550 --> 00:35:59,860 How's that for a counter argument? 738 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:01,520 This case is a piece of crap, Adam. 739 00:36:02,290 --> 00:36:06,900 Then drop the charge. You have absolute prosecutorial discretion. 740 00:36:07,230 --> 00:36:09,830 You know I can't do that. He killed somebody. 741 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,100 And somebody has to remind the public it's still wrong to do that. 742 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:15,400 I know. 743 00:36:15,940 --> 00:36:18,940 I just don't like being the messenger in this case. 744 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:20,040 Look on the bright side. 745 00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:26,150 You go to court, you lose, Eric Martin goes home, 746 00:36:26,210 --> 00:36:27,690 you still made your point. 747 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,660 The public school in town is very good. 748 00:36:33,720 --> 00:36:35,460 We've checked it out thoroughly. 749 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,200 Alison could transfer any time. 750 00:36:37,820 --> 00:36:39,960 What other activities would be available to her? 751 00:36:40,030 --> 00:36:43,340 MRS. MARTIN, SR.: There's hiking. We have a couple of horses. 752 00:36:43,630 --> 00:36:45,230 There's a pool in town. 753 00:36:45,300 --> 00:36:47,840 Why do you think Alison would be better off with you and your husband? 754 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,070 Well, we don't plan to mutilate her. 755 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,580 ZAKARIAN: How old are you and your husband? 756 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,490 MRS. MARTIN, SR.: I'm 67. Harry's 71. 757 00:36:58,550 --> 00:36:59,620 Both of you are in good health? 758 00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:00,680 Reasonably so. 759 00:37:01,650 --> 00:37:03,320 Harry does chores every morning. 760 00:37:03,380 --> 00:37:04,990 I do aerobic exercises and yoga. 761 00:37:06,250 --> 00:37:09,130 Didn't your husband have an angioplasty eight months ago 762 00:37:09,190 --> 00:37:12,230 to remove a 70% arterial blockage? 763 00:37:12,290 --> 00:37:15,070 Yes. The blockage has not recurred. 764 00:37:15,130 --> 00:37:16,130 And isn't it true, Mrs. Martin, 765 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,910 that you have a family history of Parkinson's Disease? 766 00:37:20,300 --> 00:37:22,470 Yes. I don't have it. 767 00:37:22,540 --> 00:37:24,310 But you might? ROSS: Your Honor, 768 00:37:24,670 --> 00:37:26,710 she might get hit by a bus. It's irrelevant. 769 00:37:26,810 --> 00:37:30,250 The age and health of these people are not irrelevant, Ms. Ross. 770 00:37:30,310 --> 00:37:32,020 We're talking about who's best suited 771 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:34,120 to care for an active 11-year-old. 772 00:37:36,450 --> 00:37:40,090 I look out for Alison. I make sure no harm comes to her. 773 00:37:40,490 --> 00:37:43,660 ROSS: When you found out Alison had a boyfriend and was using makeup, 774 00:37:44,020 --> 00:37:45,300 you were concerned, weren't you? 775 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:46,770 NARI: Yes, of course. 776 00:37:46,830 --> 00:37:48,100 She's too young. 777 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:49,570 Like any good mother, you were worried 778 00:37:49,630 --> 00:37:50,970 that she might become promiscuous? 779 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:52,300 Yes. 780 00:37:52,370 --> 00:37:54,900 And you think Alison should remain a virgin until she marries? 781 00:37:56,770 --> 00:37:57,840 Yes. 782 00:37:57,900 --> 00:37:58,910 Is she aware of your concerns? 783 00:37:59,510 --> 00:38:00,640 I have talked to her. 784 00:38:01,270 --> 00:38:02,510 So, you rely on her good judgment. 785 00:38:02,580 --> 00:38:03,750 You trust she'll listen to you. 786 00:38:04,510 --> 00:38:05,550 Yes. 787 00:38:06,780 --> 00:38:08,890 What about your mother? Does she trust your daughter's judgment? 788 00:38:08,950 --> 00:38:11,620 My mother is from a different culture. 789 00:38:12,220 --> 00:38:14,660 And she wanted Alison to have this operation? 790 00:38:18,290 --> 00:38:19,430 Yes. 791 00:38:19,490 --> 00:38:20,560 Did you object? 792 00:38:23,260 --> 00:38:24,770 My mother says 793 00:38:26,630 --> 00:38:29,080 it is the only way we can protect her 794 00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:32,410 and the family honor. 795 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,520 Did your mother protect you when you were a little girl? 796 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:40,080 Yes. 797 00:38:43,150 --> 00:38:44,960 When I was eight. 798 00:38:46,090 --> 00:38:47,590 ROSS: In a hospital? 799 00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:50,930 No. 800 00:38:58,970 --> 00:39:00,640 Was anesthesia used? 801 00:39:01,570 --> 00:39:02,600 No. 802 00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:04,710 Did you want to have this done? 803 00:39:04,770 --> 00:39:06,250 They don't ask the child. 804 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,280 Then somebody must've held you down. 805 00:39:10,540 --> 00:39:11,920 Who did that? 806 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:21,820 My mother 807 00:39:23,620 --> 00:39:25,130 and my aunt. 808 00:39:25,190 --> 00:39:26,640 ROSS: And who performed the surgery? 809 00:39:29,830 --> 00:39:31,330 A man in the village. 810 00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:33,210 Did they explain to you that they were doing this 811 00:39:33,270 --> 00:39:34,840 because they couldn't trust your judgment? 812 00:39:35,270 --> 00:39:37,870 They said it was a passage into womanhood. 813 00:39:39,010 --> 00:39:40,310 And this is what you were willing 814 00:39:40,370 --> 00:39:41,610 to have done to your daughter? 815 00:39:44,310 --> 00:39:46,050 Everything here, 816 00:39:47,750 --> 00:39:51,630 the magazines, the television, 817 00:39:53,220 --> 00:39:54,490 it's all sex. 818 00:39:58,660 --> 00:40:01,370 Little girls dressing like prostitutes. 819 00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:07,340 School girls having babies. Where are the parents? 820 00:40:12,470 --> 00:40:14,280 I was afraid for her. 821 00:40:18,140 --> 00:40:21,610 What gives you the right to tell us how to live? 822 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:25,060 What gives you the right to ignore the law? 823 00:40:25,150 --> 00:40:28,030 And you pretend this is a free country. 824 00:40:33,190 --> 00:40:35,200 Why don't we go in here? 825 00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:49,180 In this country, your children turn out no better than animals. 826 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:52,320 In this country, you abuse a child, you risk the penalty. 827 00:40:52,380 --> 00:40:56,160 This is not abuse. It is a family matter. 828 00:40:56,550 --> 00:40:58,530 We are saving Alison. By maiming her? 829 00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:00,570 Alison is none of your business. 830 00:41:01,550 --> 00:41:03,900 You Americans think you are better and smarter than we are. 831 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:06,560 Mother, she is only trying to help Alison. 832 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:10,770 She is not helping. She will bring disgrace to our family. 833 00:41:11,830 --> 00:41:14,330 This woman will never understand. 834 00:41:14,430 --> 00:41:16,110 But you know it is true. 835 00:41:16,170 --> 00:41:19,240 All I know is what I have lived with since I was eight years old. 836 00:41:23,010 --> 00:41:24,820 How could you love me 837 00:41:27,010 --> 00:41:28,690 and do this to me? 838 00:41:33,690 --> 00:41:36,530 I wouldn't stake anything on Nari Martin's emotional state. 839 00:41:36,590 --> 00:41:40,660 And Judge O'Hara is a real piece of work. He'd award custody to Medea. 840 00:41:40,730 --> 00:41:42,070 When's he handing down his decision? 841 00:41:42,130 --> 00:41:43,440 Tomorrow. 842 00:41:44,860 --> 00:41:46,840 I have to set a trial date tomorrow. 843 00:41:48,900 --> 00:41:50,970 Let's see if we can pull a rabbit out of the hat. 844 00:41:56,180 --> 00:41:58,780 ROSS: You cede custody to Eric's parents, temporarily. 845 00:42:01,050 --> 00:42:02,580 You plead guilty to manslaughter. 846 00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:06,560 Six-to-12. It's a generous offer. 847 00:42:08,020 --> 00:42:11,590 And while I'm in prison, Alison lives with my family. 848 00:42:12,660 --> 00:42:14,100 I'm her mother. 849 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:17,470 You could still visit her, you could have a say in how she's raised. 850 00:42:18,670 --> 00:42:20,770 I'm not sure I want my wife to have a say. 851 00:42:21,940 --> 00:42:23,010 I promise. 852 00:42:25,870 --> 00:42:28,050 I will never let this thing be done to Alison. 853 00:42:28,980 --> 00:42:31,420 I don't want your mother near her. 854 00:42:32,980 --> 00:42:34,580 You have to move 855 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,720 somewhere where she can't poison you. 856 00:42:40,720 --> 00:42:42,260 Will you give up custody? 857 00:42:44,690 --> 00:42:47,170 We can revisit the issue every six months. 858 00:42:48,700 --> 00:42:50,610 Do I get a vote every six months? 859 00:42:50,660 --> 00:42:51,770 Yes. 860 00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:57,180 Then it's okay with me. 861 00:43:01,340 --> 00:43:02,380 Mrs. Martin? 862 00:43:08,250 --> 00:43:09,660 Can I visit her? 863 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:11,560 Supervised visits, yes. 864 00:43:12,390 --> 00:43:15,490 I must be supervised with my own daughter? 865 00:43:15,590 --> 00:43:17,730 Until we're all satisfied that she's safe with you, yes. 866 00:43:19,390 --> 00:43:22,530 And if my husband didn't go to jail, would we be able to keep her? 867 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:24,940 I'm sorry, Mrs. Martin, this is the best we can offer. 868 00:43:31,940 --> 00:43:33,710 Will you let her go? 869 00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:45,590 And the plea? 870 00:43:48,590 --> 00:43:50,760 I accept my responsibility. 871 00:43:52,190 --> 00:43:55,140 It doesn't mean I wouldn't do it again, if I had to. 872 00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:03,100 Rough day? 873 00:44:04,870 --> 00:44:06,510 Hold your heads up. 874 00:44:07,740 --> 00:44:10,580 You looked a 3,000-year-old abomination in the face 875 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:11,640 and you beat it back. 876 00:44:11,710 --> 00:44:13,820 Only because we heard about it. 877 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:16,290 How many more out there we don't know about? 878 00:44:16,350 --> 00:44:17,350 ADAM: Pick a number.