1 00:00:08,921 --> 00:00:11,098 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:11,098 --> 00:00:12,403 the people are represented 3 00:00:12,403 --> 00:00:15,145 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:15,145 --> 00:00:16,973 the police, who investigate crime, 5 00:00:16,973 --> 00:00:19,845 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:19,845 --> 00:00:22,370 These are their stories. 7 00:00:22,370 --> 00:00:24,415 - Mr. Zanford! Mr. Zanford! - How do you feel about 8 00:00:24,415 --> 00:00:25,764 your wife serving you with divorce papers 9 00:00:25,764 --> 00:00:27,070 on the floor of the stock exchange this morning? 10 00:00:27,070 --> 00:00:29,333 Blindsided. How the hell would you feel? 11 00:00:29,333 --> 00:00:30,856 Um, excuse me! I have one more question. 12 00:00:30,856 --> 00:00:33,207 Do you have a minute? - Toxicity and negativity 13 00:00:33,207 --> 00:00:35,165 are contrary to everything Mark Zanford 14 00:00:35,165 --> 00:00:37,124 has spent the last 20 years building. 15 00:00:37,124 --> 00:00:39,604 His app, Connectivity, promotes healthy, 16 00:00:39,604 --> 00:00:42,303 positive connections, and so does Mark. 17 00:00:42,303 --> 00:00:44,348 Will your personal problems impact the company? 18 00:00:44,348 --> 00:00:46,785 Do you think that's why the stock price is off 10%? 19 00:00:46,785 --> 00:00:49,875 Mark's wife tried to ruin his moment in the sun. 20 00:00:49,875 --> 00:00:53,401 That alone should tell you what kind of a woman she is. 21 00:00:53,401 --> 00:00:55,577 This whole nightmare is your fault. 22 00:00:55,577 --> 00:00:58,188 I'm not the one shagging a 20-year-old yoga teacher. 23 00:00:58,188 --> 00:01:00,756 Just do your job. 24 00:01:03,846 --> 00:01:05,108 [exhales] 25 00:01:05,108 --> 00:01:07,241 DOA is Dana Clarkson. 26 00:01:07,241 --> 00:01:09,765 43 years old, single, no kids. 27 00:01:09,765 --> 00:01:11,419 Lives on Central Park West. 28 00:01:11,419 --> 00:01:12,942 Possible strangulation. 29 00:01:12,942 --> 00:01:14,509 [whistles, sighs] 30 00:01:14,509 --> 00:01:16,989 Bruises on her face, abrasions on her hands. 31 00:01:16,989 --> 00:01:18,600 She put up a fight. 32 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,080 Have the MLI bag her hands and get a sexual assault kit. 33 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,081 You get a time of death? 34 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:22,386 MLI puts it at some time 35 00:01:22,386 --> 00:01:23,822 between 8:00 and midnight last night. 36 00:01:23,822 --> 00:01:25,128 Witnesses? 37 00:01:25,128 --> 00:01:26,956 Woman who runs the laundromat called it in. 38 00:01:26,956 --> 00:01:29,393 Found the body on the stairs when she came to open up. 39 00:01:29,393 --> 00:01:30,655 How about cameras? 40 00:01:30,655 --> 00:01:31,917 Nothing so far. 41 00:01:31,917 --> 00:01:33,789 She's still got her credit cards and cash. 42 00:01:33,789 --> 00:01:35,573 Her phone is missing, 43 00:01:35,573 --> 00:01:37,401 assuming she had one with her, of course. 44 00:01:37,401 --> 00:01:39,099 Found this on the ground. 45 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:40,926 [tense music] 46 00:01:40,926 --> 00:01:42,406 Connectivity. 47 00:01:42,406 --> 00:01:44,278 Must have been at some sort of event. 48 00:01:44,278 --> 00:01:46,367 Looks like she was a crisis consultant. 49 00:01:46,367 --> 00:01:49,631 Yeah, well, some things aren't fixable. 50 00:01:53,287 --> 00:01:56,246 [dramatic music] 51 00:01:56,246 --> 00:02:03,427 ♪ 52 00:02:39,376 --> 00:02:41,378 Dana Clarkson was at your event last night. 53 00:02:41,378 --> 00:02:42,553 That's correct. 54 00:02:42,553 --> 00:02:43,859 What were you two arguing about? 55 00:02:43,859 --> 00:02:45,643 Arguing? 56 00:02:45,643 --> 00:02:47,732 This whole nightmare is your fault. 57 00:02:47,732 --> 00:02:50,692 I'm not the one shagging a 20-year-old yoga teacher. 58 00:02:50,692 --> 00:02:52,128 I was venting. 59 00:02:52,128 --> 00:02:53,434 Half of Dana's job is putting up 60 00:02:53,434 --> 00:02:55,349 with loudmouthed alphas like me. 61 00:02:55,349 --> 00:02:56,959 Where did you and Ms. Clarkson go 62 00:02:56,959 --> 00:02:58,134 after you got in the car? 63 00:02:58,134 --> 00:02:59,657 I went to my apartment. 64 00:02:59,657 --> 00:03:01,442 Dana was supposed to go to hers. 65 00:03:01,442 --> 00:03:02,878 - Supposed to? - Yeah. 66 00:03:02,878 --> 00:03:03,966 She got a text. 67 00:03:03,966 --> 00:03:05,272 Uh, made her really mad, 68 00:03:05,272 --> 00:03:06,969 and she asked my driver to pull over. 69 00:03:06,969 --> 00:03:08,449 And she got out of the car. 70 00:03:08,449 --> 00:03:11,843 Can you think of anyone who didn't like Dana? 71 00:03:11,843 --> 00:03:12,888 Yeah, lots of people. 72 00:03:12,888 --> 00:03:14,890 She had sharp elbows. 73 00:03:14,890 --> 00:03:16,718 That's why I hired her. 74 00:03:16,718 --> 00:03:19,808 Did any of those people show up to your IPO party? 75 00:03:19,808 --> 00:03:22,811 My crazy soon-to-be ex-wife tried to crash the event. 76 00:03:22,811 --> 00:03:25,161 What, Dana got involved in that? 77 00:03:25,161 --> 00:03:26,423 She did, yeah, she called security, 78 00:03:26,423 --> 00:03:28,730 had them toss her out. 79 00:03:28,730 --> 00:03:31,298 That's what a crisis manager does. 80 00:03:31,298 --> 00:03:33,256 Then my wife went crazy. 81 00:03:33,256 --> 00:03:35,302 Started swearing at Dana. 82 00:03:35,302 --> 00:03:37,608 She threw a glass at her. 83 00:03:37,608 --> 00:03:39,523 And she threatened to kill her. 84 00:03:39,523 --> 00:03:41,960 She blames Dana for ruining her career. 85 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:42,918 Did she? 86 00:03:44,746 --> 00:03:47,879 I didn't pay Dana 500 grand for nothing. 87 00:03:50,099 --> 00:03:52,710 Hey, I just got off the phone with the medical examiner. 88 00:03:52,710 --> 00:03:55,844 Cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation. 89 00:03:55,844 --> 00:03:57,976 She thinks the killer may have used some kind 90 00:03:57,976 --> 00:03:59,369 of soft piece of clothing. 91 00:03:59,369 --> 00:04:02,590 They found some blue and white and maroon fibers 92 00:04:02,590 --> 00:04:04,113 on her throat. - Necktie? 93 00:04:04,113 --> 00:04:05,070 They think it's a scarf. 94 00:04:05,070 --> 00:04:06,507 Forensics shows some kind 95 00:04:06,507 --> 00:04:09,379 of high-end mulberry silk. - DNA? 96 00:04:09,379 --> 00:04:11,425 Yeah, they found some skin cells 97 00:04:11,425 --> 00:04:12,904 underneath the victim's fingernails, 98 00:04:12,904 --> 00:04:15,037 so we're just waiting on the results now. 99 00:04:15,037 --> 00:04:17,909 Well, it wasn't Zanford. The driver backs up his story. 100 00:04:17,909 --> 00:04:19,346 Does the driver know why Dana got out 101 00:04:19,346 --> 00:04:20,738 of the car so suddenly? 102 00:04:20,738 --> 00:04:23,001 Nah, he just pulled over and she just hopped out. 103 00:04:23,001 --> 00:04:24,568 What about Zanford's wife? 104 00:04:24,568 --> 00:04:26,396 She's bitter as hell, that's for sure. 105 00:04:26,396 --> 00:04:29,094 Her social media is a-- practically a tribute 106 00:04:29,094 --> 00:04:30,313 to her hatred of Dana Clarkson. 107 00:04:30,313 --> 00:04:33,142 Yeah, and she doesn't just talk the talk. 108 00:04:33,142 --> 00:04:34,622 There's violence in her past. 109 00:04:34,622 --> 00:04:37,929 Last year she was accused of assaulting her assistant. 110 00:04:37,929 --> 00:04:40,410 Well, last night she was assaulting martinis. 111 00:04:40,410 --> 00:04:42,412 This is her at the Lava Club. 112 00:04:42,412 --> 00:04:43,848 Is that in Midtown? 113 00:04:43,848 --> 00:04:44,893 East 53rd. 114 00:04:44,893 --> 00:04:46,590 Not far from the murder scene. 115 00:04:46,590 --> 00:04:49,941 Yeah, and I bet she owns a few silk scarves. 116 00:04:49,941 --> 00:04:52,553 Let's find out where she lives, get a search warrant. 117 00:04:55,860 --> 00:04:59,299 Why is the story of a crazy woman so compelling? 118 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,649 Pretty simple--you threatened to kill Dana Clarkson 119 00:05:01,649 --> 00:05:03,085 a few hours before she was killed. 120 00:05:03,085 --> 00:05:06,349 Okay, do you know how many people hated Dana? 121 00:05:06,349 --> 00:05:07,829 So you admit, you hated her? 122 00:05:07,829 --> 00:05:09,613 Yes, definitely. 123 00:05:09,613 --> 00:05:12,050 She planted fake stories about me having affairs, 124 00:05:12,050 --> 00:05:13,530 being an alcoholic. 125 00:05:13,530 --> 00:05:15,793 Last night she paid a photographer 126 00:05:15,793 --> 00:05:17,882 to trip me outside of some club 127 00:05:17,882 --> 00:05:19,841 just to make me look like a drunken fool. 128 00:05:19,841 --> 00:05:22,017 - What do you got? - Ms. Zanford... 129 00:05:24,454 --> 00:05:27,152 You wanna explain this? 130 00:05:27,152 --> 00:05:29,111 [tense music] 131 00:05:29,111 --> 00:05:30,199 Um... 132 00:05:30,199 --> 00:05:31,722 [handcuffs clinking] It's... 133 00:05:31,722 --> 00:05:34,029 it's--it's not-- it's not what you think. 134 00:05:34,029 --> 00:05:35,770 Well, I think you're under arrest 135 00:05:35,770 --> 00:05:38,468 for the murder of Dana Clarkson. 136 00:05:44,082 --> 00:05:46,563 Like I keep telling you, I didn't kill her. 137 00:05:46,563 --> 00:05:48,391 The shirt is being tested for DNA. 138 00:05:48,391 --> 00:05:51,568 When the blood comes back as Dana Clarkson's, 139 00:05:51,568 --> 00:05:53,570 the time for explanations will be over. 140 00:05:53,570 --> 00:05:56,356 Now is your chance to get out in front of this. 141 00:06:00,316 --> 00:06:05,103 Uh, blood on that shirt isn't Dana's. 142 00:06:05,103 --> 00:06:07,149 It's mine. 143 00:06:07,149 --> 00:06:10,152 [somber music] 144 00:06:10,152 --> 00:06:12,937 ♪ 145 00:06:12,937 --> 00:06:14,417 You self-harm? 146 00:06:14,417 --> 00:06:16,637 Yes. 147 00:06:16,637 --> 00:06:21,424 I started when I was a teenager and... 148 00:06:21,424 --> 00:06:25,428 then when Mark and I separated, 149 00:06:25,428 --> 00:06:28,300 people started attacking me online. 150 00:06:28,300 --> 00:06:30,781 I just felt very alone. 151 00:06:30,781 --> 00:06:34,306 ♪ 152 00:06:34,306 --> 00:06:37,397 Uh, forensics. Not a match. 153 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:39,311 You're free to go, ma'am. 154 00:06:39,311 --> 00:06:41,270 Officer Preston's gonna show you out. 155 00:06:46,231 --> 00:06:49,104 The skin cells found under the victim's fingernails 156 00:06:49,104 --> 00:06:50,453 weren't a match. 157 00:06:50,453 --> 00:06:52,629 The DNA belongs to a man, so... 158 00:06:52,629 --> 00:06:54,762 So we're looking for a man with no criminal record. 159 00:06:54,762 --> 00:06:56,459 Mostly likely someone with a personal grudge 160 00:06:56,459 --> 00:06:57,895 against the vic. - That's right. 161 00:06:57,895 --> 00:06:59,201 So we're gonna keep digging. 162 00:06:59,201 --> 00:07:00,681 We're gonna look into her personal life, 163 00:07:00,681 --> 00:07:02,944 into her professional life. 164 00:07:02,944 --> 00:07:05,555 Someone with a job like that is bound to have a lot of enemies. 165 00:07:05,555 --> 00:07:10,038 ♪ 166 00:07:10,038 --> 00:07:11,953 Dana was a never-let-'em-see-you-sweat 167 00:07:11,953 --> 00:07:13,433 kind of woman. 168 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:15,783 Came from nothing, grew up in rural West Virginia. 169 00:07:15,783 --> 00:07:17,959 Her father was a coal miner. 170 00:07:17,959 --> 00:07:20,614 She worked like hell to build her firm, her life. 171 00:07:20,614 --> 00:07:22,137 The day of the murder, 172 00:07:22,137 --> 00:07:23,486 anything out of the ordinary happen? 173 00:07:23,486 --> 00:07:26,620 She had a lunch with someone. 174 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:28,056 The name wasn't on her calendar, 175 00:07:28,056 --> 00:07:29,492 which was weird. 176 00:07:29,492 --> 00:07:31,494 Well, everybody's got secrets. 177 00:07:31,494 --> 00:07:33,017 When she came back from lunch, 178 00:07:33,017 --> 00:07:34,497 she asked for the nonemergency number 179 00:07:34,497 --> 00:07:37,282 for the local police precinct. 180 00:07:37,282 --> 00:07:38,806 Where was this lunch? 181 00:07:38,806 --> 00:07:41,852 I'll get that for you. 182 00:07:41,852 --> 00:07:43,550 I just-- [sighs] 183 00:07:43,550 --> 00:07:47,118 I--I can't believe Dana's dead. 184 00:07:47,118 --> 00:07:48,903 How'd you know her? 185 00:07:48,903 --> 00:07:51,688 Well, we've been friends for, like, 20 years, 186 00:07:51,688 --> 00:07:53,037 since college. 187 00:07:53,037 --> 00:07:54,778 We get together ever time I'm in the city. 188 00:07:54,778 --> 00:07:57,259 I--I live in Zurich full-time. 189 00:07:57,259 --> 00:08:00,697 But she is-- 190 00:08:00,697 --> 00:08:03,483 was an amazing woman. 191 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:05,441 I always told her, if I weren't gay, 192 00:08:05,441 --> 00:08:07,182 I'd have proposed years ago. 193 00:08:07,182 --> 00:08:09,271 [chuckles] 194 00:08:09,271 --> 00:08:10,838 Did anything happen during lunch, 195 00:08:10,838 --> 00:08:13,667 something that would upset her enough to call the police? 196 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,976 Dana was worried about this ex-boyfriend. 197 00:08:18,976 --> 00:08:20,674 Was he harassing her? 198 00:08:20,674 --> 00:08:22,806 More like stalking. 199 00:08:22,806 --> 00:08:26,331 I mean, he reappeared in her life a few months ago. 200 00:08:26,331 --> 00:08:28,420 And she told him, like, "Leave me alone," 201 00:08:28,420 --> 00:08:30,161 but he wouldn't let it go. 202 00:08:30,161 --> 00:08:32,555 She was terrified. 203 00:08:32,555 --> 00:08:34,426 Was he ever violent with her? 204 00:08:34,426 --> 00:08:36,211 Yeah, when they were together, 205 00:08:36,211 --> 00:08:37,952 she ended up in the emergency room. 206 00:08:37,952 --> 00:08:39,910 I mean, at least once. 207 00:08:39,910 --> 00:08:41,433 Maybe twice. 208 00:08:41,433 --> 00:08:43,131 You got this guy's name? 209 00:08:48,353 --> 00:08:49,877 Dana and I had dated a few years ago, 210 00:08:49,877 --> 00:08:52,749 even lived together, on paper at least. 211 00:08:52,749 --> 00:08:54,185 What does that mean? 212 00:08:54,185 --> 00:08:55,665 She wasn't ready for real intimacy. 213 00:08:55,665 --> 00:08:58,407 - She broke it off? - It--it was amicable. 214 00:08:58,407 --> 00:09:00,365 We wanted different things. - Amicable? 215 00:09:00,365 --> 00:09:01,758 We checked her hospital records. 216 00:09:01,758 --> 00:09:04,369 She was admitted to the ER at least twice 217 00:09:04,369 --> 00:09:05,457 while you guys were dating. 218 00:09:05,457 --> 00:09:06,720 One for a cut above her eye, 219 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,636 and the other for a broken wrist, so... 220 00:09:09,636 --> 00:09:10,854 What the hell are you trying to say, that I had something 221 00:09:10,854 --> 00:09:12,029 to do with that? 222 00:09:12,029 --> 00:09:13,509 - Correct. - Well, you're wrong. 223 00:09:13,509 --> 00:09:14,423 Maybe. 224 00:09:14,423 --> 00:09:15,467 Just have a few more questions 225 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:17,731 and we'll be out of your hair. 226 00:09:17,731 --> 00:09:19,776 When's the last time you spoke to Dana? 227 00:09:19,776 --> 00:09:21,082 A while back. 228 00:09:21,082 --> 00:09:23,084 At the height of the pandemic, she reached out. 229 00:09:23,084 --> 00:09:25,652 - Why is that? - She was lonely. 230 00:09:25,652 --> 00:09:27,436 That was the last time we spoke. 231 00:09:27,436 --> 00:09:29,220 Yeah, we're not buying a word of this nonsense. 232 00:09:29,220 --> 00:09:32,572 Phone records show that you and Dana exchanged phone calls 233 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:34,661 as recently as three days ago. 234 00:09:34,661 --> 00:09:36,227 Excuse me. 235 00:09:36,227 --> 00:09:38,621 Oh, sorry. 236 00:09:38,621 --> 00:09:41,058 - What's going on? - It's all right, honey. 237 00:09:41,058 --> 00:09:42,669 These men are just leaving. 238 00:09:42,669 --> 00:09:45,672 [tense music] 239 00:09:45,672 --> 00:09:50,328 ♪ 240 00:09:50,328 --> 00:09:51,634 Well, he's lying through his teeth. 241 00:09:51,634 --> 00:09:53,854 Yeah, we got enough for a search warrant. 242 00:09:53,854 --> 00:09:56,421 Let's get patrol to come seal off the location. 243 00:09:58,467 --> 00:09:59,990 Whoa, whoa. Hold up. 244 00:09:59,990 --> 00:10:01,775 What you got? 245 00:10:01,775 --> 00:10:08,608 ♪ 246 00:10:11,698 --> 00:10:13,264 Does that look like silk to you? 247 00:10:13,264 --> 00:10:16,267 Maroon, blue, and white like the ME said. 248 00:10:16,267 --> 00:10:17,486 Uh-huh. 249 00:10:17,486 --> 00:10:19,401 What are you still doing here? 250 00:10:19,401 --> 00:10:21,490 Sir, you mind stepping outside? 251 00:10:21,490 --> 00:10:23,710 Just step outside. 252 00:10:23,710 --> 00:10:25,015 Let's go. 253 00:10:25,015 --> 00:10:26,800 We need to talk to you down at the precinct. 254 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,585 ♪ 255 00:10:36,331 --> 00:10:38,159 I've never seen that scarf before. 256 00:10:38,159 --> 00:10:41,728 We found it in your trash. 257 00:10:41,728 --> 00:10:43,555 I didn't kill Dana. 258 00:10:43,555 --> 00:10:45,383 I would never do something like that, ever! 259 00:10:45,383 --> 00:10:46,646 So why did you lie to us 260 00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:48,473 about being on the phone with her recently? 261 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:50,171 We have the phone records. 262 00:10:50,171 --> 00:10:52,129 I just got married. 263 00:10:52,129 --> 00:10:54,001 I didn't want my wife to find out. 264 00:10:54,001 --> 00:10:56,481 She gets jealous of ex-girlfriends, 265 00:10:56,481 --> 00:10:57,657 especially Dana. 266 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,571 Still doesn't explain why 267 00:10:59,571 --> 00:11:02,662 you were on the phone with Dana recently. 268 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:04,359 She was having money problems. 269 00:11:04,359 --> 00:11:05,665 So she hit you up for money? 270 00:11:05,665 --> 00:11:07,667 Yes, which was concerning 271 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:09,712 because she never asks for help. 272 00:11:09,712 --> 00:11:12,019 She solves everyone else's problems, you know? 273 00:11:12,019 --> 00:11:14,499 So I knew that she was in some real trouble. 274 00:11:14,499 --> 00:11:15,979 Did you lend her any money? 275 00:11:15,979 --> 00:11:18,199 No, I was trying to figure out a way 276 00:11:18,199 --> 00:11:20,114 to broach the subject with my wife, but-- 277 00:11:20,114 --> 00:11:23,552 That still does not explain the scarf, 278 00:11:23,552 --> 00:11:28,513 the murder weapon that we found outside of your house. 279 00:11:28,513 --> 00:11:30,820 If I really killed her with that scarf, 280 00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:32,692 would I be stupid enough to just toss it 281 00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:34,606 on the top of a damn trash bin? 282 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,002 Ay, forensics and the scarf came back. 283 00:11:39,002 --> 00:11:42,397 So Dana Clarkson's DNA and blood are all over it, 284 00:11:42,397 --> 00:11:44,181 but no trace of Dr. Royce. 285 00:11:44,181 --> 00:11:47,271 And his story about Dana's financials checks out. 286 00:11:47,271 --> 00:11:48,664 She was underwater. 287 00:11:48,664 --> 00:11:49,970 Bank account was near zero, 288 00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:51,667 mortgage was 90 days delinquent, 289 00:11:51,667 --> 00:11:54,017 and she owed over 200,000 in credit cards. 290 00:11:54,017 --> 00:11:55,845 But she was successful, right? 291 00:11:55,845 --> 00:11:57,368 I mean, she had a thriving business. 292 00:11:57,368 --> 00:11:58,456 Sure looked that way. 293 00:11:58,456 --> 00:11:59,849 So where'd all the money go? 294 00:11:59,849 --> 00:12:01,024 She have an addiction? 295 00:12:01,024 --> 00:12:03,766 Drugs, gambling, private planes maybe? 296 00:12:03,766 --> 00:12:05,246 No indication of anything like that, 297 00:12:05,246 --> 00:12:06,987 but a few hours before the murder, 298 00:12:06,987 --> 00:12:08,466 her credit card was frozen. 299 00:12:08,466 --> 00:12:13,602 A dinner charge was declined for 3,700 at Chez Roget. 300 00:12:13,602 --> 00:12:15,299 Check out the time of the charge. 301 00:12:15,299 --> 00:12:17,040 9:17 p.m. 302 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,435 That is about the time she was in Mark Zanford's car. 303 00:12:20,435 --> 00:12:22,785 Cannot be in two places at once. 304 00:12:22,785 --> 00:12:24,744 You better shine your shoes, fellas. 305 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:25,832 You're about to go to a restaurant 306 00:12:25,832 --> 00:12:29,226 that charges $3,700 for dinner. 307 00:12:29,226 --> 00:12:31,098 [whistles] 308 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:35,058 No, she doesn't look familiar. 309 00:12:35,058 --> 00:12:36,451 You remember a card being declined 310 00:12:36,451 --> 00:12:38,148 for a $3,700 dinner? 311 00:12:38,148 --> 00:12:40,672 I do, but it was a man using the card. 312 00:12:40,672 --> 00:12:41,804 What was his name? 313 00:12:41,804 --> 00:12:45,286 Uh, his name was Dana Clarkson. 314 00:12:46,940 --> 00:12:48,680 If the card was declined, 315 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:50,770 who ended up paying the bill? 316 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,815 The woman he was with. 317 00:12:52,815 --> 00:12:54,991 Can I have her name? 318 00:12:54,991 --> 00:12:57,777 Our regulars rely on our discretion. 319 00:12:57,777 --> 00:12:59,474 Yeah, we're homicide detectives, 320 00:12:59,474 --> 00:13:00,954 not gossip columnists. 321 00:13:03,434 --> 00:13:05,697 Grace Pollard. 322 00:13:05,697 --> 00:13:06,742 The lawyer? 323 00:13:06,742 --> 00:13:09,658 [suspenseful music] 324 00:13:09,658 --> 00:13:12,269 Huh. 325 00:13:12,269 --> 00:13:14,097 I know who she is. 326 00:13:14,097 --> 00:13:21,017 ♪ 327 00:13:21,017 --> 00:13:23,846 Two nights ago, you had dinner at Chez Roget. 328 00:13:23,846 --> 00:13:25,630 Your companion's credit card was declined, 329 00:13:25,630 --> 00:13:27,328 and you ended up paying the bill. 330 00:13:27,328 --> 00:13:28,982 Can you tell us who you were with? 331 00:13:28,982 --> 00:13:30,853 Unfortunately, I can't even confirm 332 00:13:30,853 --> 00:13:32,333 I was at that restaurant. 333 00:13:32,333 --> 00:13:34,291 Miss Pollard, the man you were having dinner with 334 00:13:34,291 --> 00:13:36,119 tried to use the credit card of a woman 335 00:13:36,119 --> 00:13:38,426 who was found strangled and beaten to death 336 00:13:38,426 --> 00:13:40,689 less than two hours later. 337 00:13:45,607 --> 00:13:47,870 Are you asserting attorney-client privilege? 338 00:13:47,870 --> 00:13:49,785 I can neither affirm nor deny, 339 00:13:49,785 --> 00:13:51,961 and if you don't have a warrant, 340 00:13:51,961 --> 00:13:54,181 I'm going to have to ask you to leave. 341 00:13:54,181 --> 00:14:01,144 ♪ 342 00:14:02,711 --> 00:14:04,669 Why the hell would Grace Pollard 343 00:14:04,669 --> 00:14:06,323 stonewall a homicide investigation? 344 00:14:06,323 --> 00:14:08,673 Maybe she was with a client, trying to protect him. 345 00:14:08,673 --> 00:14:10,458 From what is the question. 346 00:14:10,458 --> 00:14:11,763 We could get a subpoena, 347 00:14:11,763 --> 00:14:13,243 force her to give it up in the grand jury. 348 00:14:13,243 --> 00:14:14,854 No, no, she would rather go to jail 349 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:16,116 than break confidentiality. 350 00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:17,857 Yeah, as long as the media covers her story. 351 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:18,901 Hold on a second. 352 00:14:18,901 --> 00:14:21,164 This woman has done a lot of good. 353 00:14:21,164 --> 00:14:23,732 She's responsible for getting date rape codified 354 00:14:23,732 --> 00:14:25,429 as a felony. 355 00:14:25,429 --> 00:14:26,996 She's a pioneer. 356 00:14:26,996 --> 00:14:28,606 She's been leading the charge for women 357 00:14:28,606 --> 00:14:31,914 long before any of us even knew about Me Too or Time's Up. 358 00:14:31,914 --> 00:14:33,742 - Fair enough. - No arguments. She's a boss. 359 00:14:33,742 --> 00:14:35,309 [knock at door] - Hey. I got something-- 360 00:14:35,309 --> 00:14:37,180 security footage from outside the restaurant 361 00:14:37,180 --> 00:14:39,617 about 15 minutes after the card was declined. 362 00:14:39,617 --> 00:14:42,316 Can you punch in on that face? 363 00:14:42,316 --> 00:14:43,926 I can send it to FAS for facial rec. 364 00:14:43,926 --> 00:14:45,014 Don't bother. 365 00:14:45,014 --> 00:14:46,363 It's the guy who had lunch 366 00:14:46,363 --> 00:14:47,321 with Dana Clarkson, 367 00:14:47,321 --> 00:14:49,323 the college friend from Zurich. 368 00:14:49,323 --> 00:14:51,716 Pierre Briones. 369 00:14:51,716 --> 00:14:53,893 I'll check for an address. 370 00:14:55,764 --> 00:14:57,722 Here he is, Pierre Briones. 371 00:14:57,722 --> 00:15:00,377 Rents a townhouse on 38th and 3rd. 372 00:15:00,377 --> 00:15:02,205 That's three blocks from the murder. 373 00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:09,169 ♪ 374 00:15:10,997 --> 00:15:12,476 This guy wasn't visiting from Zurich. 375 00:15:12,476 --> 00:15:14,130 He lives here. 376 00:15:18,743 --> 00:15:20,876 Hey, Detective, come look at this. 377 00:15:20,876 --> 00:15:22,269 What you got? 378 00:15:25,185 --> 00:15:26,795 Nice work. 379 00:15:32,453 --> 00:15:33,454 Thank you. 380 00:15:38,546 --> 00:15:39,808 Andrew Hilton. 381 00:15:43,638 --> 00:15:45,945 Julian Matias. 382 00:15:48,599 --> 00:15:51,602 Vincent Balanza. 383 00:15:51,602 --> 00:15:53,474 Jeez. 384 00:15:55,563 --> 00:15:58,305 Dana Clarkson's bank account info. 385 00:16:00,046 --> 00:16:01,221 Bag all this. 386 00:16:06,052 --> 00:16:07,836 This guy's got more passports than James Bond. 387 00:16:07,836 --> 00:16:09,229 He's got a pile of Dana Clarkson's 388 00:16:09,229 --> 00:16:11,796 financial records, credit card applications, 389 00:16:11,796 --> 00:16:13,537 loan information, all in her name. 390 00:16:13,537 --> 00:16:14,756 Wow, this guy's a real pro. 391 00:16:14,756 --> 00:16:15,757 Yeah, he is. 392 00:16:15,757 --> 00:16:17,802 [both laugh] 393 00:16:17,802 --> 00:16:20,805 [tense music] 394 00:16:20,805 --> 00:16:23,286 Stop, police! 395 00:16:23,286 --> 00:16:30,250 ♪ 396 00:16:37,692 --> 00:16:38,998 [car horn honks] - [grunts] 397 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,043 Whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing? 398 00:16:41,043 --> 00:16:48,181 ♪ 399 00:16:52,098 --> 00:16:55,144 [car horns and alarms blaring] 400 00:17:10,725 --> 00:17:13,641 [both grunting] 401 00:17:15,295 --> 00:17:16,861 [groans] 402 00:17:16,861 --> 00:17:19,908 Pierre Briones, you're under arrest 403 00:17:19,908 --> 00:17:21,214 for the murder of Dana Clarkson. 404 00:17:21,214 --> 00:17:22,563 Too bad she's gone. 405 00:17:22,563 --> 00:17:24,478 You could use a good crisis manager. 406 00:17:29,222 --> 00:17:31,485 Calling docket ending in 9604, 407 00:17:31,485 --> 00:17:34,923 People v. Pierre Briones, also known as Julian Matias, 408 00:17:34,923 --> 00:17:38,535 also known as Andrew Hilton, also known as Vincent Balanza, 409 00:17:38,535 --> 00:17:40,581 also known as-- - What's his actual name? 410 00:17:40,581 --> 00:17:43,105 The defendant's true name is Devon Miller. 411 00:17:43,105 --> 00:17:45,499 Mr. Miller pleads not guilty. 412 00:17:45,499 --> 00:17:47,240 I assume the people are seeking remand? 413 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,590 He's the very definition of a flight risk. 414 00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:52,332 He has eight aliases and nine dates of birth. 415 00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:54,247 My client has never been convicted of a crime. 416 00:17:54,247 --> 00:17:56,466 In fact, he's never even been arrested before. 417 00:17:56,466 --> 00:17:57,859 I'll hear your argument, Ms. Maroun. 418 00:17:57,859 --> 00:17:59,730 The people's theory is that the defendant 419 00:17:59,730 --> 00:18:02,168 romanced the victim, Dana Clarkson, 420 00:18:02,168 --> 00:18:04,866 conned her out of almost $1/2 million, 421 00:18:04,866 --> 00:18:07,173 and when she found out, he killed her. 422 00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:09,218 The victim's body was found three blocks 423 00:18:09,218 --> 00:18:10,437 from Mr. Miller's home. 424 00:18:10,437 --> 00:18:12,439 He lied to police about both the nature 425 00:18:12,439 --> 00:18:14,615 of their relationship and his true identity, 426 00:18:14,615 --> 00:18:18,053 and his DNA was found under Ms. Clarkson's fingernails. 427 00:18:18,053 --> 00:18:20,403 The DNA merely proves there was physical contact 428 00:18:20,403 --> 00:18:22,144 sometime that day. 429 00:18:22,144 --> 00:18:23,667 And the prosecutor failed to mention 430 00:18:23,667 --> 00:18:26,148 that the murder weapon was found at another man's home. 431 00:18:27,889 --> 00:18:30,544 Sounds like the people have their work cut out for them. 432 00:18:30,544 --> 00:18:32,937 Bail is set at $1 million. 433 00:18:32,937 --> 00:18:35,201 [suspenseful music] 434 00:18:35,201 --> 00:18:37,333 Uh, one sec. 435 00:18:40,336 --> 00:18:42,164 Thank you so much. Appreciate it. 436 00:18:42,164 --> 00:18:43,296 Yeah, I mean... 437 00:18:43,296 --> 00:18:45,428 Mr. Miller will post bail forthwith. 438 00:18:48,562 --> 00:18:50,825 He's got profiles on four dating sites 439 00:18:50,825 --> 00:18:53,523 mostly catered to older, affluent singles. 440 00:18:53,523 --> 00:18:56,613 And the two women we know he's dated 441 00:18:56,613 --> 00:19:00,008 are both sophisticated, intelligent women. 442 00:19:00,008 --> 00:19:01,444 It's not about intelligence. 443 00:19:01,444 --> 00:19:04,055 He's an emotional predator. 444 00:19:04,055 --> 00:19:06,841 Thank God I'm in a relationship. 445 00:19:06,841 --> 00:19:08,930 Lucky you. 446 00:19:08,930 --> 00:19:12,368 It's--it's hard meeting people these days. 447 00:19:12,368 --> 00:19:16,242 [chuckles] Online dating is a nightmare. 448 00:19:16,242 --> 00:19:17,982 That's how I met my partner. 449 00:19:17,982 --> 00:19:21,203 It's a numbers game, but you have to put yourself out there. 450 00:19:21,203 --> 00:19:23,336 Oh, I put myself out there. 451 00:19:23,336 --> 00:19:26,295 I met my first husband the old-fashioned way, 452 00:19:26,295 --> 00:19:28,689 drunk as hell at a biker bar in Queens. 453 00:19:28,689 --> 00:19:33,041 And then my second husband I met through mutual friends. 454 00:19:33,041 --> 00:19:34,521 I'm single now. 455 00:19:34,521 --> 00:19:36,784 I did get the Financial Frauds report back, 456 00:19:36,784 --> 00:19:40,266 and this guy has conned a slew of women. 457 00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:41,832 He's run up their credit cards. 458 00:19:41,832 --> 00:19:44,748 He persuaded them to get car loans, mortgages, 459 00:19:44,748 --> 00:19:46,837 to wire money into his account. 460 00:19:46,837 --> 00:19:49,753 And judging by all the timing of these transactions, 461 00:19:49,753 --> 00:19:52,060 he's just using one woman to pay for the next. 462 00:19:52,060 --> 00:19:54,410 Wasn't he having dinner with that lawyer Grace Pollard? 463 00:19:54,410 --> 00:19:56,151 - Yeah. - You think it was a date? 464 00:19:56,151 --> 00:19:57,239 Possibly. 465 00:19:57,239 --> 00:19:58,632 I mean, we tried to question her, 466 00:19:58,632 --> 00:20:00,590 and she invoked attorney-client privilege. 467 00:20:00,590 --> 00:20:02,766 I followed up. She refused to speak with me, 468 00:20:02,766 --> 00:20:05,595 so I issued a subpoena, but she got it quashed. 469 00:20:05,595 --> 00:20:09,077 Look, we will get you a list of all his other victims. 470 00:20:09,077 --> 00:20:11,514 - Thank you. - All right. 471 00:20:11,514 --> 00:20:14,256 None of the victims are willing to testify. 472 00:20:14,256 --> 00:20:15,736 Subpoena them. 473 00:20:15,736 --> 00:20:18,565 These women were conned, but they're not stupid. 474 00:20:18,565 --> 00:20:20,219 We force them on the stand, they'll refuse 475 00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:21,568 to admit they were duped. 476 00:20:21,568 --> 00:20:23,526 The financial records will refute that. 477 00:20:23,526 --> 00:20:24,832 We have documents. 478 00:20:24,832 --> 00:20:26,573 We have evidence that shows he has their money. 479 00:20:26,573 --> 00:20:27,835 They'll call it a loan, 480 00:20:27,835 --> 00:20:31,012 say they expect him to pay them back. 481 00:20:31,012 --> 00:20:33,014 Good news is, we have a clear motive. 482 00:20:33,014 --> 00:20:35,451 Dana Clarkson was planning to expose Miller. 483 00:20:35,451 --> 00:20:37,061 [phone vibrates] 484 00:20:38,149 --> 00:20:40,108 What? 485 00:20:40,108 --> 00:20:41,501 Miller just fired his lawyer. 486 00:20:41,501 --> 00:20:43,067 He's gonna represent himself. 487 00:20:51,728 --> 00:20:53,600 This is a thinly veiled attempt 488 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,123 to manipulate the process. 489 00:20:55,123 --> 00:20:57,821 The defendant is trying to create an appealable issue. 490 00:20:57,821 --> 00:21:00,128 If he's convicted, he'll ask for a new trial, 491 00:21:00,128 --> 00:21:01,956 claiming ineffective counsel. 492 00:21:01,956 --> 00:21:04,001 Also going pro se allows the defendant 493 00:21:04,001 --> 00:21:06,787 to cross-examine and intimidate our witnesses. 494 00:21:06,787 --> 00:21:09,093 It also allows him to speak directly to the jury 495 00:21:09,093 --> 00:21:10,312 without being placed under oath 496 00:21:10,312 --> 00:21:12,009 or being subject to cross-examination, 497 00:21:12,009 --> 00:21:14,838 which means he can say whatever he wants with no repercussions. 498 00:21:14,838 --> 00:21:16,797 So what are you asking me to do? 499 00:21:16,797 --> 00:21:19,800 To appoint stand-by counsel, a lawyer who is required 500 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,715 to comply with the rules of professional responsibility 501 00:21:21,715 --> 00:21:23,630 who Ms. Maroun and I can confer with. 502 00:21:23,630 --> 00:21:25,240 What do you say about that, Mr. Miller? 503 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:26,633 They can confer with me. 504 00:21:26,633 --> 00:21:28,548 I am happy to confer. 505 00:21:28,548 --> 00:21:30,376 And I should be able to handle the rules of evidence 506 00:21:30,376 --> 00:21:32,334 as I did graduate summa cum laude 507 00:21:32,334 --> 00:21:35,206 from Harvard College, and then I went to Columbia Law School, 508 00:21:35,206 --> 00:21:37,078 so I should be fine. 509 00:21:37,078 --> 00:21:39,341 He was expelled from Columbia for cheating. 510 00:21:39,341 --> 00:21:40,864 Excuse me. The Sixth Amendment 511 00:21:40,864 --> 00:21:42,692 to the United States Constitution 512 00:21:42,692 --> 00:21:45,565 affords me the right to represent myself. 513 00:21:49,395 --> 00:21:50,831 Okay, Mr. Miller. 514 00:21:50,831 --> 00:21:52,572 I'm allowing your application. 515 00:21:52,572 --> 00:21:55,575 You may act as your own lawyer. 516 00:21:55,575 --> 00:21:57,098 Thank you, Your Honor. 517 00:21:57,098 --> 00:22:00,057 [tense music] 518 00:22:00,057 --> 00:22:03,931 ♪ 519 00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:12,331 The defendant preyed on intelligent, 520 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:14,637 accomplished women, 521 00:22:14,637 --> 00:22:17,640 women who worked hard to earn their money, 522 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,382 but also their reputation. 523 00:22:20,382 --> 00:22:23,733 And who would rather face financial ruin 524 00:22:23,733 --> 00:22:27,389 than go public and report what had happened to them. 525 00:22:27,389 --> 00:22:31,001 But he underestimated Dana Clarkson, 526 00:22:31,001 --> 00:22:35,919 a crisis manager who was determined to expose him 527 00:22:35,919 --> 00:22:38,400 and make him pay for what he had done. 528 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,620 On the day of the murder, 529 00:22:40,620 --> 00:22:42,012 Ms. Clarkson met with the defendant 530 00:22:42,012 --> 00:22:45,407 at Soho House for lunch, demanding her money back. 531 00:22:45,407 --> 00:22:48,279 He made empty promises to repay her, 532 00:22:48,279 --> 00:22:51,108 but later that night, 533 00:22:51,108 --> 00:22:53,067 when Ms. Clarkson discovered 534 00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:55,765 that he was still using her credit card, 535 00:22:55,765 --> 00:22:58,377 she went to his home to confront him. 536 00:22:58,377 --> 00:23:00,422 And in response, 537 00:23:00,422 --> 00:23:03,817 he savagely beat 538 00:23:03,817 --> 00:23:07,908 and strangled her to death. 539 00:23:07,908 --> 00:23:09,039 Don't be fooled 540 00:23:09,039 --> 00:23:12,434 by the defendant's charming demeanor. 541 00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:14,044 After you've heard all the evidence, 542 00:23:14,044 --> 00:23:17,396 you will learn what Dana Clarkson learned 543 00:23:17,396 --> 00:23:18,745 the hard way... 544 00:23:21,530 --> 00:23:22,618 He's a con man. 545 00:23:25,447 --> 00:23:28,058 And a cold-blooded killer. 546 00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:38,112 Hi. Good morning. 547 00:23:38,112 --> 00:23:40,201 [exhales] 548 00:23:40,201 --> 00:23:43,465 I'm not a big-shot lawyer like Mr. Price over there. 549 00:23:46,599 --> 00:23:48,557 And I'm fighting for my life. 550 00:23:48,557 --> 00:23:51,734 So please, I just ask, be patient with me. 551 00:23:51,734 --> 00:23:54,171 I loved Dana Clarkson. 552 00:23:54,171 --> 00:23:56,435 I loved her. She was a beautiful person, 553 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:57,610 inside and out. 554 00:23:57,610 --> 00:24:00,264 Brilliant. Talented. 555 00:24:00,264 --> 00:24:02,571 So please, I just ask, let's not speak of her 556 00:24:02,571 --> 00:24:03,572 like she's some piece of evidence 557 00:24:03,572 --> 00:24:05,008 in this sham of a trial. 558 00:24:09,665 --> 00:24:12,755 Look, I didn't kill Dana. 559 00:24:12,755 --> 00:24:15,454 I would never, ever hurt her. 560 00:24:15,454 --> 00:24:17,760 Yes, I saw her the day she died. 561 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:19,762 Lots of people saw her after our lunch. 562 00:24:19,762 --> 00:24:21,938 Any one of them could have harmed her. 563 00:24:21,938 --> 00:24:24,288 She spent the evening with the notoriously volatile 564 00:24:24,288 --> 00:24:26,639 tech mogul Mark Zanford. 565 00:24:26,639 --> 00:24:28,728 Maybe he killed her. 566 00:24:28,728 --> 00:24:31,600 Or it could have been her abusive ex-boyfriend. 567 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:33,907 Police found the murder weapon at his home. 568 00:24:33,907 --> 00:24:35,212 [laughs] 569 00:24:36,736 --> 00:24:39,216 But it's not my job to figure out who killed Dana. 570 00:24:39,216 --> 00:24:41,305 I have news for you: it's not your job either. 571 00:24:41,305 --> 00:24:44,134 You know whose job it is? 572 00:24:44,134 --> 00:24:46,006 His. 573 00:24:46,006 --> 00:24:47,355 The prosecutor's. 574 00:24:47,355 --> 00:24:49,749 [tense music] 575 00:24:49,749 --> 00:24:52,403 And you'll see he has fabricated a case against me. 576 00:24:52,403 --> 00:24:54,405 Mm. 577 00:24:54,405 --> 00:24:57,583 A case full of gaping holes. 578 00:24:57,583 --> 00:25:01,238 And in so doing, he has deprived Dana Clarkson, 579 00:25:01,238 --> 00:25:06,548 my Dana, of the justice and respect she deserves. 580 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:11,335 Thank you. 581 00:25:11,335 --> 00:25:15,731 ♪ 582 00:25:15,731 --> 00:25:18,865 Mr. Price, you may call your first witness. 583 00:25:18,865 --> 00:25:20,519 People call Detective Jalen Shaw. 584 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:22,564 Objection. 585 00:25:22,564 --> 00:25:23,739 What's the objection? [laughs] 586 00:25:23,739 --> 00:25:25,436 Witness hasn't even taken the stand yet. 587 00:25:25,436 --> 00:25:28,091 Detective Shaw's testimony should be excluded. 588 00:25:28,091 --> 00:25:30,180 I was never advised of my Miranda rights. 589 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:32,531 The time for a motion to suppress hearing 590 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:34,315 has long passed. 591 00:25:37,144 --> 00:25:38,580 I agree 592 00:25:38,580 --> 00:25:41,888 under normal circumstances. 593 00:25:41,888 --> 00:25:45,282 But since Mr. Miller is a pro se defendant, 594 00:25:45,282 --> 00:25:49,243 I have no choice but to allow some latitude. 595 00:25:49,243 --> 00:25:52,202 I'm excusing the jury while we hold an evidentiary hearing. 596 00:25:54,248 --> 00:25:56,076 Thank you so much, Your Honor. 597 00:25:56,076 --> 00:26:03,039 ♪ 598 00:26:06,826 --> 00:26:09,350 Detective Cosgrove and I spoke to Mr. Miller 599 00:26:09,350 --> 00:26:10,612 for about 20 minutes. 600 00:26:10,612 --> 00:26:12,571 Can you characterize the conversation? 601 00:26:12,571 --> 00:26:14,007 It was cordial. 602 00:26:14,007 --> 00:26:15,530 The defendant lied to you. 603 00:26:15,530 --> 00:26:17,053 He did. 604 00:26:17,053 --> 00:26:19,447 He said his name was Pierre Briones, 605 00:26:19,447 --> 00:26:21,144 that he lived in Zurich, 606 00:26:21,144 --> 00:26:24,495 that he and Dana Clarkson were old college friends, 607 00:26:24,495 --> 00:26:26,889 and that he was gay. 608 00:26:26,889 --> 00:26:28,761 Thank you. Nothing further. 609 00:26:30,763 --> 00:26:32,895 There were two of you, yeah? 610 00:26:32,895 --> 00:26:34,636 I was with my partner, correct. 611 00:26:34,636 --> 00:26:35,811 Both of you were carrying 612 00:26:35,811 --> 00:26:39,336 fully loaded automatic handguns, yeah? 613 00:26:39,336 --> 00:26:41,121 We were on duty. 614 00:26:41,121 --> 00:26:42,470 You ambushed me. 615 00:26:42,470 --> 00:26:45,125 You told me I wasn't free to leave, didn't you? 616 00:26:45,125 --> 00:26:46,256 Absolutely not. 617 00:26:46,256 --> 00:26:47,344 No, no. I stood up. 618 00:26:47,344 --> 00:26:48,737 I asked to consult with an attorney. 619 00:26:48,737 --> 00:26:50,565 You told me to sit down, 620 00:26:50,565 --> 00:26:52,959 that I wasn't "going anywhere" till you were done. 621 00:26:52,959 --> 00:26:54,656 That never happened. 622 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:56,223 You grilled me for over an hour. 623 00:26:56,223 --> 00:26:57,964 If you're gonna let the defendant testify, 624 00:26:57,964 --> 00:26:59,530 can we at least place him under oath? 625 00:26:59,530 --> 00:27:01,445 Sit down, Mr. Price. 626 00:27:01,445 --> 00:27:04,013 You violated my rights under Miranda v. Arizona. 627 00:27:04,013 --> 00:27:06,189 Your Honor, I request that you allow my application 628 00:27:06,189 --> 00:27:07,843 to suppress. 629 00:27:07,843 --> 00:27:09,540 The burden falls on the prosecution. 630 00:27:09,540 --> 00:27:12,108 You should have videotaped the defendant's statement. 631 00:27:12,108 --> 00:27:14,633 He wasn't even a suspect at the time. 632 00:27:16,330 --> 00:27:18,245 I'm granting the defendant's application. 633 00:27:18,245 --> 00:27:21,117 Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you. 634 00:27:28,342 --> 00:27:30,736 So you can't tell the jury about Miller's lies 635 00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:32,215 to the detectives, 636 00:27:32,215 --> 00:27:34,870 but you should be able to prove your case. 637 00:27:34,870 --> 00:27:36,524 Well, it's not just the lies. 638 00:27:36,524 --> 00:27:39,309 He'll explain away the DNA found under her nails 639 00:27:39,309 --> 00:27:41,790 with a false claim that she touched his arm 640 00:27:41,790 --> 00:27:43,139 earlier in the day. 641 00:27:43,139 --> 00:27:45,751 And we don't have any other women 642 00:27:45,751 --> 00:27:48,971 to show that he has a pattern of fraud. 643 00:27:48,971 --> 00:27:50,494 You're telling me if the case were to go 644 00:27:50,494 --> 00:27:52,192 to the jury today, you'd lose? 645 00:27:52,192 --> 00:27:54,324 We might not even make it over the rail. 646 00:27:54,324 --> 00:27:57,719 Judge could dismiss it outright for lack of evidence. 647 00:27:59,199 --> 00:28:00,983 Sounds like he's playing the judge and jury 648 00:28:00,983 --> 00:28:02,724 the way he played your victim. 649 00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:05,074 Just about sums it up. 650 00:28:05,074 --> 00:28:08,904 And if he's acquitted, he'll be right back at it. 651 00:28:08,904 --> 00:28:10,166 You need to pivot. 652 00:28:10,166 --> 00:28:13,343 Link Miller to the murder weapon. 653 00:28:13,343 --> 00:28:15,824 Put the scarf in his hands. - Tried. 654 00:28:15,824 --> 00:28:17,478 No one saw him plant it. 655 00:28:17,478 --> 00:28:18,914 We checked surveillance video, 656 00:28:18,914 --> 00:28:22,048 subpoenaed GPS in his car and phone. 657 00:28:22,048 --> 00:28:24,703 Focus on the scarf, not the defendant. 658 00:28:24,703 --> 00:28:27,793 If the fabric is as rare and expensive 659 00:28:27,793 --> 00:28:29,708 as forensics indicate, 660 00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:31,622 only a handful of stores sell it. 661 00:28:31,622 --> 00:28:33,407 Find out where he bought it. 662 00:28:35,409 --> 00:28:37,933 Men like Miller don't buy their own luxury items. 663 00:28:37,933 --> 00:28:40,980 Then track down whoever bought it for him. 664 00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:50,337 I can prove you bought the scarf. 665 00:28:50,337 --> 00:28:53,209 Sales clerk remembers selling it to you. 666 00:28:53,209 --> 00:28:54,820 I have a video of you in the store, 667 00:28:54,820 --> 00:28:56,647 and I have your credit card statement. 668 00:28:56,647 --> 00:28:58,954 It was a client gift. 669 00:28:58,954 --> 00:29:00,477 We both know that's not the nature 670 00:29:00,477 --> 00:29:01,914 of your relationship. 671 00:29:01,914 --> 00:29:04,264 You bought it on Valentine's Day. 672 00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:07,267 I know this must be difficult. 673 00:29:07,267 --> 00:29:10,009 You have no idea what you're talking about. 674 00:29:11,401 --> 00:29:14,665 If you call me to testify, I will assert privilege. 675 00:29:14,665 --> 00:29:16,885 I'll challenge it and win. 676 00:29:16,885 --> 00:29:19,061 - I'll take the Fifth. - I'll immunize you. 677 00:29:19,061 --> 00:29:21,455 And if I refuse to comply? 678 00:29:24,675 --> 00:29:26,547 Every survivor, 679 00:29:26,547 --> 00:29:30,203 every prosecutor in the country owes you a debt of gratitude 680 00:29:30,203 --> 00:29:32,683 for all that you've done to give a voice 681 00:29:32,683 --> 00:29:34,381 to sexual assault victims, 682 00:29:34,381 --> 00:29:36,992 promote equal pay for equal work, 683 00:29:36,992 --> 00:29:40,561 women's healthcare, Title IX. 684 00:29:40,561 --> 00:29:45,087 But you're an essential witness in a murder case, 685 00:29:45,087 --> 00:29:48,003 in the murder of another woman. 686 00:29:48,003 --> 00:29:51,006 And you and you alone can put the murder weapon 687 00:29:51,006 --> 00:29:53,269 in the defendant's hands. 688 00:29:53,269 --> 00:29:56,316 My detractors have been searching 689 00:29:56,316 --> 00:30:00,450 for a way to undermine me and the causes that I champion 690 00:30:00,450 --> 00:30:02,670 for years. 691 00:30:02,670 --> 00:30:06,979 You are handing it to them on a silver platter. 692 00:30:06,979 --> 00:30:09,590 People will understand. 693 00:30:09,590 --> 00:30:14,508 You were looking for connection and companionship. 694 00:30:14,508 --> 00:30:16,249 [suspenseful music] 695 00:30:16,249 --> 00:30:18,773 That doesn't make you weak. 696 00:30:18,773 --> 00:30:20,122 It makes you human. 697 00:30:20,122 --> 00:30:25,345 I'm begging you, Ms. Maroun... 698 00:30:25,345 --> 00:30:29,828 if you believe in the women that I have helped, 699 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:33,048 put your money where your mouth is 700 00:30:33,048 --> 00:30:36,878 and do not put me on the witness stand. 701 00:30:36,878 --> 00:30:43,319 ♪ 702 00:30:47,889 --> 00:30:49,848 Grace Pollard, of all people, 703 00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:51,371 should be leading the charge, 704 00:30:51,371 --> 00:30:53,939 helping us send Devon Miller to prison. 705 00:30:53,939 --> 00:30:55,462 Her ego is getting in the way. 706 00:30:55,462 --> 00:30:57,116 No, it's about legacy, 707 00:30:57,116 --> 00:30:59,770 preserving all the causes she's advanced. 708 00:30:59,770 --> 00:31:01,816 And therefore, I hope you're not suggesting 709 00:31:01,816 --> 00:31:03,818 we dismiss a murder charge. 710 00:31:03,818 --> 00:31:05,254 We could offer a plea. 711 00:31:05,254 --> 00:31:06,952 Man One, 15 years. 712 00:31:06,952 --> 00:31:09,780 Miller goes to prison. 713 00:31:09,780 --> 00:31:11,565 Grace Pollard retains her reputation. 714 00:31:11,565 --> 00:31:14,350 Murder trumps humiliation. 715 00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:17,397 Grace Pollard and her causes will recover. 716 00:31:17,397 --> 00:31:19,138 Easy for you to say. 717 00:31:19,138 --> 00:31:20,139 Excuse me? 718 00:31:20,139 --> 00:31:21,836 Men bounce back from scandals, 719 00:31:21,836 --> 00:31:23,316 not women. 720 00:31:23,316 --> 00:31:25,448 You have no idea how hard she had to fight 721 00:31:25,448 --> 00:31:27,015 to accomplish what she has. 722 00:31:27,015 --> 00:31:29,365 This will stain her and all she's fought for. 723 00:31:29,365 --> 00:31:31,933 It'll be the excuse not to take her 724 00:31:31,933 --> 00:31:34,805 or her causes seriously. 725 00:31:34,805 --> 00:31:37,286 I hear you. 726 00:31:37,286 --> 00:31:41,421 But Grace Pollard is gonna have to testify. 727 00:31:41,421 --> 00:31:43,902 Subpoena her if necessary. 728 00:31:48,645 --> 00:31:49,951 Ms. Pollard, were you involved 729 00:31:49,951 --> 00:31:51,997 in a romantic relationship with the defendant? 730 00:31:51,997 --> 00:31:53,694 Your Honor, I'd object to that question 731 00:31:53,694 --> 00:31:55,391 as being overly broad. 732 00:31:55,391 --> 00:31:57,872 Ms. Pollard, please leave the objections 733 00:31:57,872 --> 00:31:59,787 to counsel on the case. 734 00:31:59,787 --> 00:32:01,702 And who's representing my interests? 735 00:32:01,702 --> 00:32:03,182 The people certainly aren't. 736 00:32:03,182 --> 00:32:06,098 I'm instructing you to answer the question. 737 00:32:09,666 --> 00:32:11,668 We were involved briefly, yes. 738 00:32:11,668 --> 00:32:12,713 For about ten months, correct? 739 00:32:12,713 --> 00:32:13,888 Approximately. 740 00:32:13,888 --> 00:32:15,846 You ever loan him money? 741 00:32:15,846 --> 00:32:17,413 I'm out somewhere in the neighborhood 742 00:32:17,413 --> 00:32:19,850 of $200,000. 743 00:32:21,461 --> 00:32:22,766 Did you ever give him gifts? 744 00:32:22,766 --> 00:32:24,725 Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? 745 00:32:24,725 --> 00:32:27,119 I gave him a silk scarf. 746 00:32:29,773 --> 00:32:31,123 This silk scarf? 747 00:32:31,123 --> 00:32:31,993 Yes. 748 00:32:31,993 --> 00:32:35,997 Was this in his possession 749 00:32:35,997 --> 00:32:37,520 the night of Dana Clarkson's murder? 750 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,653 It was. 751 00:32:39,653 --> 00:32:42,047 Thank you. 752 00:32:48,792 --> 00:32:50,881 [exhales] 753 00:32:50,881 --> 00:32:52,100 Hi, Grace. 754 00:32:55,408 --> 00:32:57,236 You were in my brownstone 755 00:32:57,236 --> 00:32:59,673 the night Dana Clarkson was murdered, weren't you? 756 00:32:59,673 --> 00:33:01,631 Objection. No foundation. 757 00:33:01,631 --> 00:33:02,937 Overruled. 758 00:33:02,937 --> 00:33:06,245 [tense music] 759 00:33:06,245 --> 00:33:08,638 I was. 760 00:33:08,638 --> 00:33:14,253 You heard Dana bang on the door, call my name? 761 00:33:14,253 --> 00:33:15,950 I did. 762 00:33:15,950 --> 00:33:18,387 An old flame had reappeared in my life, 763 00:33:18,387 --> 00:33:21,738 and you were understandably angry, 764 00:33:21,738 --> 00:33:23,044 maybe even jealous? 765 00:33:23,044 --> 00:33:24,263 Your Honor, he's badgering the witness. 766 00:33:24,263 --> 00:33:26,091 Can he step away from the witness box? 767 00:33:26,091 --> 00:33:27,657 Step back, Mr. Miller. 768 00:33:27,657 --> 00:33:29,442 Yeah, of course. 769 00:33:29,442 --> 00:33:31,661 Sorry. 770 00:33:32,532 --> 00:33:35,796 I wish I'd have known who you really are. 771 00:33:35,796 --> 00:33:38,755 Mm-hmm, you were so angry, in fact, 772 00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:41,802 that you grabbed that scarf and ran out the door. 773 00:33:41,802 --> 00:33:43,064 - That's a lie. - Objection. 774 00:33:43,064 --> 00:33:44,805 - That's just-- - You killed Dana Clarks-- 775 00:33:44,805 --> 00:33:46,285 - That is absurd! - Your Honor-- 776 00:33:46,285 --> 00:33:47,590 Your Honor! - Didn't you? 777 00:33:47,590 --> 00:33:49,810 - That is--that is-- - All right, all right. 778 00:33:49,810 --> 00:33:52,900 Let's everybody calm down. 779 00:33:52,900 --> 00:33:54,641 You have anything to back that up, Mr. Miller? 780 00:33:54,641 --> 00:33:55,729 I do, actually. 781 00:33:55,729 --> 00:33:57,470 Yeah, I have a tape. 782 00:33:57,470 --> 00:33:59,472 I--I have never heard about a tape. 783 00:33:59,472 --> 00:34:01,039 This violates the rules of discovery 784 00:34:01,039 --> 00:34:03,476 and it's unfair surprise. 785 00:34:03,476 --> 00:34:07,654 I will see you all in my chambers now. 786 00:34:07,654 --> 00:34:12,006 ♪ 787 00:34:12,006 --> 00:34:14,139 A sex tape, are you serious? 788 00:34:14,139 --> 00:34:15,836 How is that even remotely relevant? 789 00:34:15,836 --> 00:34:17,577 It was taken in my home. 790 00:34:17,577 --> 00:34:20,319 It puts Ms. Pollard right near the scene of the crime, 791 00:34:20,319 --> 00:34:21,972 and it goes to her state of mind at the time, 792 00:34:21,972 --> 00:34:24,018 which you'll see from the tape, 793 00:34:24,018 --> 00:34:25,106 she was in a rage. 794 00:34:25,106 --> 00:34:28,066 I mean, angry enough to kill. 795 00:34:29,371 --> 00:34:31,504 - Play it. - Your Honor, I object. 796 00:34:31,504 --> 00:34:34,072 I wanna see if it has any evidentiary value. 797 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:35,682 Play the tape. 798 00:34:35,682 --> 00:34:36,857 There you go. 799 00:34:36,857 --> 00:34:38,989 Take off your blouse. - [sighs] 800 00:34:38,989 --> 00:34:41,035 Yes, sir. 801 00:34:41,035 --> 00:34:42,080 Tell me what you want. 802 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,429 Don't talk. 803 00:34:43,429 --> 00:34:44,473 Get on the bed. 804 00:34:44,473 --> 00:34:46,562 [both moan] 805 00:34:46,562 --> 00:34:48,347 [knock at door] Ah, who's that? 806 00:34:48,347 --> 00:34:50,349 Pierre, I know you're in there. 807 00:34:50,349 --> 00:34:51,480 It's an ex, okay? Don't worry. 808 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:53,308 - Get rid of her. - Open the door! 809 00:34:53,308 --> 00:34:54,657 Get her the hell out of-- 810 00:34:54,657 --> 00:34:57,443 This tape is a pretext to publicly shame a woman 811 00:34:57,443 --> 00:35:00,794 for being vulnerable, intimate, for--for trusting someone. 812 00:35:00,794 --> 00:35:02,752 Are you really gonna allow that tape to be aired 813 00:35:02,752 --> 00:35:03,840 in your courtroom? 814 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,104 Watch yourself, Ms. Maroun. 815 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:08,062 I find the tape to be exculpatory, 816 00:35:08,062 --> 00:35:11,283 and distasteful as I find it, 817 00:35:11,283 --> 00:35:13,198 I'm granting you your request. 818 00:35:13,198 --> 00:35:14,982 - Thank you. - But I warn you, 819 00:35:14,982 --> 00:35:16,418 tread lightly. 820 00:35:19,291 --> 00:35:22,250 If you didn't consent to the recording, 821 00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:24,383 I can go back in there, ask the judge to suppress it. 822 00:35:24,383 --> 00:35:31,303 ♪ 823 00:35:31,303 --> 00:35:35,307 Well, he's not allowed to play the entire tape. 824 00:35:35,307 --> 00:35:40,181 It will be limited in scope. - I am half-naked, Mr. Price, 825 00:35:40,181 --> 00:35:43,053 asking a man, that man, 826 00:35:43,053 --> 00:35:46,013 to take charge of my body. 827 00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:51,453 Do you understand how that looks? 828 00:35:54,282 --> 00:35:57,590 It looks like a woman engaged in a consensual act, 829 00:35:57,590 --> 00:35:58,591 making a choice. 830 00:35:58,591 --> 00:36:00,419 It will be my undoing. 831 00:36:00,419 --> 00:36:02,464 The jury will see right through his whole charade. 832 00:36:02,464 --> 00:36:07,948 I've seen thousands of women torn to shreds on the stand. 833 00:36:07,948 --> 00:36:11,256 It always comes down to one thing: 834 00:36:11,256 --> 00:36:12,822 sex. 835 00:36:12,822 --> 00:36:15,651 You've made a career out of encouraging other women 836 00:36:15,651 --> 00:36:17,871 to stand up for themselves. 837 00:36:17,871 --> 00:36:20,221 Now that it's your turn, what, 838 00:36:20,221 --> 00:36:22,484 you're just gonna try and look the other way? 839 00:36:25,922 --> 00:36:27,315 You can do this. 840 00:36:29,665 --> 00:36:31,537 Judge is waiting. 841 00:36:31,537 --> 00:36:38,283 ♪ 842 00:36:38,283 --> 00:36:39,458 It's an ex, okay? Don't worry. 843 00:36:39,458 --> 00:36:41,373 - Get rid of her. - Open the door! 844 00:36:41,373 --> 00:36:43,766 - Get her the hell out-- - Okay, all right. 845 00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:51,600 That was you on the tape? 846 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,907 You're trying to slut-shame me, Mr. Miller? 847 00:36:53,907 --> 00:36:55,256 I'll take that as a yes. 848 00:36:55,256 --> 00:36:57,302 Okay, Mr. Miller. Let's move on. 849 00:36:57,302 --> 00:36:59,434 So you admit you were in my home 850 00:36:59,434 --> 00:37:01,436 when Dana Clarkson was banging on the door that night? 851 00:37:01,436 --> 00:37:04,091 - Yes, I was. - And you were livid, correct? 852 00:37:04,091 --> 00:37:06,136 No, I was annoyed. 853 00:37:06,136 --> 00:37:07,486 I wanted to have sex. 854 00:37:07,486 --> 00:37:10,880 [jurors mumbling indistinctly] - Hmm. 855 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:12,360 Nothing further. 856 00:37:26,679 --> 00:37:28,898 What Mr. Miller just did in this courtroom 857 00:37:28,898 --> 00:37:31,292 reveals who he is, 858 00:37:31,292 --> 00:37:33,729 not who you are, isn't that true? 859 00:37:33,729 --> 00:37:36,645 Objection! Leading. 860 00:37:36,645 --> 00:37:38,865 Overruled. 861 00:37:38,865 --> 00:37:40,388 Yes. 862 00:37:40,388 --> 00:37:43,348 He's a liar and a ruthless sociopath 863 00:37:43,348 --> 00:37:45,001 with no regard for others. 864 00:37:45,001 --> 00:37:48,266 And that sex tape was a cheap ploy 865 00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:51,399 designed to intimidate you, wasn't it? 866 00:37:51,399 --> 00:37:53,358 If it was, it didn't work. 867 00:37:53,358 --> 00:37:55,142 Mr. Miller tried to demean you? 868 00:37:55,142 --> 00:38:00,321 I will not be demeaned for being a woman, 869 00:38:00,321 --> 00:38:04,325 for being a human, in full. 870 00:38:04,325 --> 00:38:06,066 At times, I'm a professional, 871 00:38:06,066 --> 00:38:07,720 at times, I'm a a friend, 872 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:09,330 at times, 873 00:38:09,330 --> 00:38:15,162 I am a woman seeking physical intimacy. 874 00:38:15,162 --> 00:38:18,078 When I fight for the rights of women, 875 00:38:18,078 --> 00:38:19,340 I fight for their right 876 00:38:19,340 --> 00:38:22,561 to enjoy the full human experience. 877 00:38:22,561 --> 00:38:26,565 It is what we all hope for in life. 878 00:38:26,565 --> 00:38:33,528 ♪ 879 00:38:38,141 --> 00:38:39,839 Did you kill Dana Clarkson? 880 00:38:39,839 --> 00:38:41,754 No, I did not. 881 00:38:41,754 --> 00:38:44,974 Mr. Miller killed her. 882 00:38:44,974 --> 00:38:47,281 What makes you so sure? 883 00:38:47,281 --> 00:38:51,198 He left the house with the scarf. 884 00:38:51,198 --> 00:38:53,113 He was gone for about 20 minutes. 885 00:38:53,113 --> 00:38:56,595 When he came back, he was disheveled, 886 00:38:56,595 --> 00:38:59,380 and he poured himself a tall glass of whiskey. 887 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:06,953 And why should this jury believe you? 888 00:39:06,953 --> 00:39:09,042 I'm sitting here, 889 00:39:09,042 --> 00:39:11,740 exposing the most intimate details 890 00:39:11,740 --> 00:39:14,395 of my life. 891 00:39:14,395 --> 00:39:19,139 I have everything to lose and nothing to gain. 892 00:39:19,139 --> 00:39:26,364 ♪ 893 00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:31,847 No further questions. 894 00:39:31,847 --> 00:39:38,854 ♪ 895 00:40:01,050 --> 00:40:02,704 How do you find? 896 00:40:02,704 --> 00:40:05,359 We find the defendant, Devon Miller, 897 00:40:05,359 --> 00:40:07,927 guilty of murder in the second degree. 898 00:40:11,365 --> 00:40:12,758 Thank you for your service. 899 00:40:12,758 --> 00:40:14,281 [handcuffs clicking] 900 00:40:14,281 --> 00:40:21,244 ♪ 901 00:40:28,861 --> 00:40:30,732 Ms. Pollard. 902 00:40:34,214 --> 00:40:39,611 That verdict was a referendum on his guilt and your courage. 903 00:40:42,265 --> 00:40:45,747 You think this is a victory? 904 00:40:45,747 --> 00:40:52,058 ♪ 905 00:40:52,058 --> 00:40:54,452 You feel like a drink? 906 00:40:57,150 --> 00:40:59,195 I can't. 907 00:40:59,195 --> 00:41:00,370 I have a date. 908 00:41:03,156 --> 00:41:05,463 Well, have fun. 909 00:41:05,463 --> 00:41:08,770 And make sure he only has one passport. 910 00:41:08,770 --> 00:41:15,734 ♪ 911 00:41:24,917 --> 00:41:27,876 [dramatic music] 912 00:41:27,876 --> 00:41:34,840 ♪ 913 00:41:54,990 --> 00:41:57,906 [wolf howls] 914 00:41:57,956 --> 00:42:02,506 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0