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{\an8} In the criminal justice system,
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{\an8}the people are represented
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{\an8}by two separate,
yet equally important groups:
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{\an8}the police,
who investigate crime,
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{\an8}and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.
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{\an8}These are their stories.
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I need to speak to Ray Biller.
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He ain't here.
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You know where he is?
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No.
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When was the last time
you saw him?
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-What does that mean?
-It means I don't know.
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-You got his phone number?
-Yeah.
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Good, 'cause you're
gonna call him.
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You're gonna find out
where the hell he is.
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What do you mean
I'm gonna call...
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-Hey, just do it, understand?
-Let's go. Come on.
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Nolan, it's Vince Riley.
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I need to talk to you right away.
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Call me back.
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Theo, it's me.
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I'm headed to a bar
at 8th and 12th.
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Something's cooking, man.
Call me back right away.
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Hey, Ray!
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NYPD, man. We gotta talk.
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Hey, I'm talking to you.
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I know what you're up to, Ray.
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I know where you're going.
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-Help! Help!
-That's the shooter.
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Hey!
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-Hey, stop!
-Help! Help!
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-Please!
-Can someone help?
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Can somebody help us, please!
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Hey, move back!
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Get out of the way!
Get out of the way!
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Move, move. Move back.
Get out of the way. NYPD.
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Vince?
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Hey. Hey, come on, man.
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Hey, come on, Vince.
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Hey, it's me. Hey, it's Walker.
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It's Walker.
That's good. That's good.
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That's good. You got this, man.
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10-13, police officer down.
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Potential suspect
was seen running north
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on 8th Avenue,
headed towards 13th Street,
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male, white.
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Hey, come on, man!
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Average height, build.
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He was wearing dark clothes
and white Nike sneakers.
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Vince, stay with me.
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Hey, come on. Hey, hey.
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Hey, you got this.
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You gotta stay awake.
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You gotta stay awake for me, man.
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Vince, Vince,
I'm begging you, brother.
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I'm begging you, man.
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Stay with me!
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Vince, stay with me, man!
Come on!
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{\an8}How did this happen?
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{\an8}Hey, Jess.
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{\an8}Look, I got a message from Vince,
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{\an8}said he was heading to a bar
on 8th and 12th.
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{\an8}He said that he had
something cooking.
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{\an8}-What does that mean?
-I have no idea.
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{\an8}So I got his voicemail maybe
two or three minutes later,
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{\an8}and I rush over to this bar
he's talking about, right?
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{\an8}I get there, jump out of my cab,
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{\an8}and I see some guy running like
hell, and he's holding a gun.
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{\an8}So I started to run after him.
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{\an8}Then I hear some people
yelling for help.
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{\an8}I turn around,
I see all this commotion.
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{\an8}And it's Vince, Jess.
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{\an8}He's on the ground, bleeding.
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{\an8}Okay.
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{\an8}Did you... did you call his wife?
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{\an8}I tried a few times.
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{\an8}-She's not answering.
-Okay.
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{\an8}Come on, Vince. Come on, man.
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{\an8}We're on the southeast
corner of 8th and 15th,
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{\an8}no sign of the suspect.
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{\an8}What about that guy?
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{\an8}Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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{\an8}Wrong sneaks.
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{\an8} 10-10, all units.
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{\an8}Suspect spotted heading east
on 17th Street.
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{\an8}Hey!
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{\an8}Excuse me, sir!
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{\an8}What the hell?
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{\an8}Sorry about that.
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{\an8}Sorry. That's it?
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{\an8}Come on, man.
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{\an8}Damn it.
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{\an8}Looks like this prick slipped
through the containment.
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-I'm sorry.
-What do you mean?
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We did everything
we could, but...
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And?
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We couldn't save him.
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{\an8}He, um, called to tell me
he couldn't meet me for dinner,
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{\an8}said he had to do some work.
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{\an8}I had a headache,
so I went to bed early.
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{\an8}I just saw the missed calls.
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{\an8}But, um...
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{\an8}So he...
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{\an8}he died at the hospital?
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{\an8}Yes.
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{\an8}The doctors did
everything they could.
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{\an8}Theo was at the scene.
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{\an8}He rushed him immediately
to the hospital,
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{\an8}and he rode in
the ambulance with him.
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{\an8}I am so sorry, Tara.
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{\an8}I tried.
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{\an8}Mom, is everything okay?
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{\an8}Where's Daddy?
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{\an8}Come here, guys.
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{\an8}Okay, a couple of things...
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{\an8}one, we need a formal
statement from you ASAP.
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{\an8}And two, you are benched
until further notice.
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{\an8}What? Benched?
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{\an8}Boss, some punk
just killed Vince.
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{\an8}There's no world possible
that you can be involved.
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{\an8}You're his partner, Theo.
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{\an8}Any evidence you discover,
any witness statement you take,
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{\an8}it's gonna be useless.
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{\an8}The defense is gonna
tear it apart.
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{\an8}They're gonna say
that you're vengeful.
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{\an8}They're gonna say
that you're biased.
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{\an8}They're gonna say that
you weren't thinking straight.
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{\an8}I just need you to go
back to the precinct,
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{\an8}collect your thoughts,
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{\an8}stay the hell away from the case.
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{\an8}All we know is that Vince called
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{\an8}Detective Walker and Nolan
shortly before the shooting.
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{\an8}I listened to his voicemail
ten times.
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{\an8}I still don't understand it.
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{\an8} Nolan, it's Vince Riley.
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{\an8}I need to talk to you right away.
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{\an8}Call me back.
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{\an8}Well, whatever you need,
Jess, we're here for you.
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{\an8}Yeah.
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{\an8}I appreciate it.
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{\an8}But let's make sure
we do this the right way.
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{\an8}The right way,
as opposed to what way?
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{\an8}I know how angry everybody is,
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{\an8}and I understand the impulse to
be aggressive, to do this fast.
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{\an8}But it's a lot more important
to do it correctly, okay?
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{\an8}Okay.
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{\an8}Lieutenant Brady.
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{\an8}Yeah?
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{\an8}Robert Calvino.
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{\an8}-Oh, hey.
-Hey.
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{\an8}-I'm glad you're here.
-Me too.
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{\an8}Long story short, I need you
to run point with me.
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{\an8}Love it.
What do we got so far?
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{\an8}Well, Detective Riley's
partner, Theo Walker,
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{\an8}arrived at the scene
shortly after the shooting
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{\an8}and saw a possible suspect
fleeing on foot.
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{\an8}-That's a start.
-Yeah.
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{\an8}So why don't you get
a formal statement,
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{\an8}then we'll go from there?
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{\an8}-Copy that.
-Great.
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{\an8}-Theo?
-Hey.
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{\an8}Bobby Calvino.
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{\an8}Nice to meet you.
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{\an8}-You mind?
-Please.
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{\an8}My condolences.
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{\an8}Thank you.
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{\an8}I never met Vince,
but everyone says
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{\an8}he was a great guy.
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{\an8}He really was.
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{\an8}According to Brady, you pulled up
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{\an8}near the bar on 8th and 12th.
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{\an8}You saw a potential suspect
fleeing on foot?
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{\an8}He was running north.
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{\an8}He was holding something
in his hand.
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{\an8}It looked like a gun,
so I took notice.
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{\an8}Looked like a gun or was a gun?
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{\an8}It was a gun.
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{\an8}He was holding a gun
in his right hand.
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{\an8}And can you describe
what the man looked like?
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{\an8}White, average height,
average build.
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{\an8}Clothing?
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{\an8}Black jacket, black pants.
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{\an8}And he was wearing
white Nike sneakers.
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{\an8}So let's talk
about this voicemail.
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{\an8}You got any idea what
Vince was talking about?
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No. It came out of the blue.
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Where were you when he called?
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Excuse me?
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Where were you?
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What does that have
to do with anything?
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Theo, if you were at a bar,
that's something we wanna know.
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Right, sorry.
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I was with a friend.
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We... we weren't drinking.
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We were just hanging out.
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All right.
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I just wish I picked up
when he called.
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I mean, I saw it was Vince, but
I didn't think anything of it.
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We were off the clock.
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And Vince didn't
call a lot, so I...
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I really should have known
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that something was up,
that maybe he needed my help.
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No matter how
you try to spin this,
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no matter who you were screwing,
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no matter why you
didn't pick up the damn phone,
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it ain't on you, full stop.
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Okay, let's put together a
tight timeline for last night,
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everything Vince
did from 5:00 p.m.,
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when he was technically
off the clock,
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until the time of the murder.
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Who did he call?
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Why did he leave the messages
for Walker and Price?
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Why did he cancel dinner
with his wife, et cetera?
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LT, I got something.
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His GPS puts him here
for 15 minutes.
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This is three hours
before the murder.
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So is Vince known
to be a ladies' man?
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-Hey, Lou?
-Vince's wife is here.
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She wants to talk to you.
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Last night, you asked if anything
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unusual had been going on.
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And... thank you.
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I started thinking about it,
and...
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Vince had been withdrawing
lots of cash
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for the past six months or so,
1,000 here, 2,000 there.
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It was unusual.
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When I asked what
it was for, he...
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he wouldn't say.
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We got into
a pretty big argument.
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Was Vince a gambler?
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Not that I know of.
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But he had
that kind of personality.
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He was a drinker,
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worked really hard to stay sober.
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There's no easy way to ask this,
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so I just wanna apologize.
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Is there any chance
that Vince might
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have been having an affair?
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I would find that
hard to believe,
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but anything's possible,
I suppose.
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Why do you ask?
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No reason.
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This is standard protocol.
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Did you find something
that suggests
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-he was seeing someone else?
-No.
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It's just a standard question.
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00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:35,869
But we really appreciate you
coming down here
248
00:13:35,873 --> 00:13:37,446
and sharing this information
with us.
249
00:13:37,450 --> 00:13:40,140
It might be nothing, but...
250
00:13:40,144 --> 00:13:42,643
Vince always said,
there's no such thing
251
00:13:42,647 --> 00:13:47,548
as meaningless information in
a homicide investigation, so.
252
00:13:47,552 --> 00:13:50,763
Well, if there's anything
I can do to help,
253
00:13:50,863 --> 00:13:53,620
please just ask.
254
00:13:53,624 --> 00:13:55,064
Thank you.
255
00:13:57,336 --> 00:14:00,436
I feel for Riley's wife
and the kids.
256
00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,608
Yeah.
257
00:14:02,709 --> 00:14:05,411
It's terrible.
258
00:14:05,511 --> 00:14:09,011
I'm not entirely sure why you
asked her about the affair.
259
00:14:09,015 --> 00:14:10,249
Because it's relevant.
260
00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:11,580
It's one more thing
to think about.
261
00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:12,919
It's awful no matter what.
262
00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:15,688
It'd be so much worse
if he was cheating on her.
263
00:14:18,124 --> 00:14:19,788
But you know,
Vince is a good guy.
264
00:14:19,792 --> 00:14:23,751
He's a good cop,
regardless of what he may have
265
00:14:23,755 --> 00:14:25,365
-been doing with this woman.
-Right.
266
00:14:25,465 --> 00:14:27,821
-People do things, you know?
-It's just what happens.
267
00:14:27,825 --> 00:14:29,331
But you just can't
let it define them.
268
00:14:29,335 --> 00:14:31,838
-Hold on.
-Let me...
269
00:14:31,938 --> 00:14:34,136
are you doing this for me?
270
00:14:34,140 --> 00:14:35,437
What?
271
00:14:35,441 --> 00:14:36,939
Protecting Vince's reputation?
272
00:14:36,943 --> 00:14:38,623
Because to be honest with you,
I don't care
273
00:14:38,636 --> 00:14:40,534
if he was sleeping
with someone else.
274
00:14:40,538 --> 00:14:43,132
It doesn't matter,
not even a little bit.
275
00:14:48,354 --> 00:14:49,685
Why are you showing me this?
276
00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:50,986
Because the guy you're
yelling at in the video
277
00:14:50,990 --> 00:14:54,156
got shot three hours later.
278
00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,296
That's horrible.
279
00:14:57,396 --> 00:14:59,186
But what does that
have to do with me?
280
00:14:59,190 --> 00:15:01,534
-We just showed you the video.
-You were screaming at him.
281
00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:03,223
Mm-mm.
282
00:15:03,227 --> 00:15:06,839
Listen, is there any chance
it has something to do with...
283
00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:08,900
Oh, you think that... no.
284
00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,974
No, this has nothing
to do with him.
285
00:15:11,978 --> 00:15:13,609
Okay, why don't we start
at the beginning?
286
00:15:13,613 --> 00:15:14,777
How did you two meet each other?
287
00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:17,483
He killed my husband.
288
00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:19,306
Excuse me?
289
00:15:19,310 --> 00:15:21,575
Ran him over with his car,
290
00:15:21,579 --> 00:15:23,919
drove right through
a construction site.
291
00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,858
Yeah, I remember that.
292
00:15:25,958 --> 00:15:27,856
It was terrible.
293
00:15:27,860 --> 00:15:29,358
But it happened a while ago.
294
00:15:29,362 --> 00:15:30,993
What were you arguing about
a few days ago?
295
00:15:30,997 --> 00:15:33,566
Because I told him
to stop sending me cash.
296
00:15:33,666 --> 00:15:35,368
He was giving you money?
297
00:15:35,468 --> 00:15:38,738
Because he felt guilty
about what he did.
298
00:15:38,838 --> 00:15:39,935
And that made you upset?
299
00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,271
It made me feel dirty.
300
00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:46,208
So I told him to stop.
301
00:15:46,212 --> 00:15:49,570
Okay, so after you two
are arguing about him
302
00:15:49,574 --> 00:15:51,094
giving you money,
which isn't something
303
00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:53,582
most people argue about,
to be honest, where'd you go?
304
00:15:53,586 --> 00:15:56,251
I went to my cousin's house.
305
00:15:56,255 --> 00:15:57,790
It was her birthday.
306
00:15:59,517 --> 00:16:00,789
We got any luck?
307
00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:01,928
Yes, sir.
308
00:16:02,028 --> 00:16:03,525
Cousin confirms her story,
and she sent over
309
00:16:03,529 --> 00:16:05,460
a few photos too.
310
00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:07,458
Hey. Hey.
311
00:16:07,558 --> 00:16:08,968
How's it going, man?
312
00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:15,537
Really?
313
00:16:15,541 --> 00:16:17,631
Hey, look, man, I'm just
trying to work here, okay?
314
00:16:17,635 --> 00:16:20,229
So if you want information, you
go talk to Lieutenant Brady.
315
00:16:24,116 --> 00:16:25,547
Do we got a problem?
316
00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:27,583
-Damn right we got a problem.
-I'm just trying to do my job.
317
00:16:27,587 --> 00:16:29,142
And I'm just trying
to help you do your job.
318
00:16:29,146 --> 00:16:31,090
Hey! What's going on?
319
00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:32,421
Look, I'm just trying to help.
320
00:16:32,425 --> 00:16:35,127
You need to go home, now.
321
00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:39,832
I owe this to Vince.
322
00:16:41,601 --> 00:16:43,002
-Lou?
-Yeah?
323
00:16:43,102 --> 00:16:44,670
I got something.
324
00:16:44,770 --> 00:16:46,969
I've been going through
Vince's most recent searches,
325
00:16:46,973 --> 00:16:48,808
and it appears
he was really interested
326
00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:50,664
in a guy named Ray Biller.
327
00:16:50,668 --> 00:16:53,179
And per his GPS,
he parked his car
328
00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:54,476
two blocks from
Biller's apartment
329
00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,112
40 minutes before the murder.
330
00:17:01,921 --> 00:17:03,956
{\an8}When was the last time
you saw Ray Biller?
331
00:17:04,056 --> 00:17:05,958
This morning,
around 9:00 a.m.
332
00:17:06,058 --> 00:17:07,578
Did you ever hear him
mention someone
333
00:17:07,618 --> 00:17:09,520
by the name of Vincent Riley?
334
00:17:09,620 --> 00:17:11,660
No, but we're not really friends.
335
00:17:11,664 --> 00:17:13,495
We just live together.
Why?
336
00:17:13,499 --> 00:17:14,834
Because he's dead.
337
00:17:14,934 --> 00:17:16,494
And he's a cop.
338
00:17:19,939 --> 00:17:23,376
This Riley guy, is he tall, thin?
339
00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:25,999
Yeah, that's him.
340
00:17:26,003 --> 00:17:27,009
What does that mean?
341
00:17:27,013 --> 00:17:28,281
He was here the other night.
342
00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:29,803
He was looking for Ray,
had me call him.
343
00:17:29,807 --> 00:17:30,879
Did you?
344
00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:32,372
I didn't really have
much of a choice.
345
00:17:32,376 --> 00:17:35,017
This Riley guy's all business,
so yeah, I did what he asked.
346
00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:36,188
And Ray picked up?
347
00:17:36,289 --> 00:17:38,954
Yeah, he was at a bar
having a few pops.
348
00:17:38,958 --> 00:17:41,644
He said he was about
to do something crazy.
349
00:17:44,764 --> 00:17:46,495
Ray Biller?
350
00:17:46,499 --> 00:17:48,234
No, I don't know
anyone of that name.
351
00:17:48,334 --> 00:17:50,866
But I definitely
know a Wayne Biller.
352
00:17:50,870 --> 00:17:53,835
I tried him for murder
three years ago.
353
00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:55,341
You think they're related?
354
00:17:55,441 --> 00:17:57,910
Um...
355
00:18:01,706 --> 00:18:04,216
-Oh.
-What is it?
356
00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:08,254
Wayne Biller was stabbed to
death in prison seven days ago.
357
00:18:10,523 --> 00:18:12,717
And he has one brother, Ray.
358
00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:15,891
Okay, so they're brothers.
359
00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:17,726
But what does any of this
have to do with Vince?
360
00:18:17,730 --> 00:18:20,062
-Was he involved with the case?
-No.
361
00:18:20,066 --> 00:18:23,557
And yet he was clearly
suspicious of Ray Biller.
362
00:18:23,561 --> 00:18:25,604
Yeah, he canceled
dinner plans with his wife,
363
00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:27,494
drove over to his apartment.
364
00:18:27,498 --> 00:18:30,505
Then he raced downtown
to this bar he was at.
365
00:18:30,509 --> 00:18:33,746
Which is only two or three
blocks from my apartment.
366
00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:38,981
Are you saying that Ray Biller
367
00:18:38,985 --> 00:18:40,582
might have been looking for you?
368
00:18:40,586 --> 00:18:42,038
Somehow Vince got in the way?
369
00:18:43,589 --> 00:18:45,958
That is certainly possible.
370
00:18:58,529 --> 00:19:00,431
Did we hear from
the people that manage
371
00:19:00,531 --> 00:19:01,728
-Price's apartment building?
-Yes.
372
00:19:01,732 --> 00:19:03,864
They are gonna send over
the CCTV footage
373
00:19:03,868 --> 00:19:05,302
from five days prior
to the murder.
374
00:19:05,403 --> 00:19:06,967
Okay, great,
and did you confirm that
375
00:19:06,971 --> 00:19:10,141
Biller's physical description
matches what Walker told you?
376
00:19:10,241 --> 00:19:11,713
White male, average height.
377
00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:13,252
There's a photo on Vince's phone.
378
00:19:13,352 --> 00:19:14,916
He took it two days
before the shooting.
379
00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:16,518
It meant nothing
when I first saw it.
380
00:19:16,522 --> 00:19:19,813
But now that we have a suspect...
381
00:19:19,817 --> 00:19:21,057
I just talked to the roommate.
382
00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:23,091
Biller used to work at
a bar called Flannagan's
383
00:19:23,095 --> 00:19:24,860
-in the West Village.
-Flannagan's?
384
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:27,996
-Yes, sir.
-Yeah, I know Flannagan's.
385
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,998
He must have just seen him
hanging around the courthouse
386
00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:32,401
-looking suspicious?
-Yeah.
387
00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:35,337
-Yeah, hi.
-I'm looking for a Ray Biller.
388
00:19:36,909 --> 00:19:38,978
Oh, actually, yes.
That's why I'm calling.
389
00:19:39,078 --> 00:19:40,876
See, I'm his cousin.
I was driving down from Boston.
390
00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,828
And I can't find
the damn address anywhere.
391
00:19:42,832 --> 00:19:44,308
You think you could help me out?
392
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:50,919
{\an8}Those for whom
we pour out our prayers
393
00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:54,493
shall obtain pardon for their
sins through your tender mercy.
394
00:19:54,593 --> 00:19:55,824
May they rejoice together.
395
00:19:55,828 --> 00:20:00,495
Be blessed in your sight and...
396
00:20:00,499 --> 00:20:02,531
-What the hell's going on?
-Get up.
397
00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:04,733
-What the hell are you doing?
-Get up.
398
00:20:04,737 --> 00:20:06,068
-Get up.
-Stay down.
399
00:20:06,072 --> 00:20:07,803
I didn't do anything.
400
00:20:07,807 --> 00:20:09,763
Ray Biller, you're under arrest
401
00:20:09,767 --> 00:20:12,169
for the murder of Detective
First Grade Vincent Riley.
402
00:20:12,269 --> 00:20:13,671
Let's go.
403
00:20:25,157 --> 00:20:27,389
How dare you walk into
a church in the middle
404
00:20:27,393 --> 00:20:29,616
of my brother's funeral?
405
00:20:29,620 --> 00:20:31,063
And my parents
were in that church
406
00:20:31,163 --> 00:20:32,661
saying goodbye to their son.
407
00:20:32,665 --> 00:20:34,496
Their son that raped
and killed a young girl.
408
00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:36,202
-He didn't do a damn thing.
-No?
409
00:20:36,302 --> 00:20:39,134
What, he was framed?
Railroaded?
410
00:20:39,138 --> 00:20:40,898
That why you've been
spending so much time
411
00:20:40,998 --> 00:20:42,533
following Nolan Price around,
412
00:20:42,633 --> 00:20:44,072
because your brother got
a raw deal?
413
00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:46,041
My parents have a right
to sit through
414
00:20:46,045 --> 00:20:47,576
their son's funeral in peace.
415
00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:49,394
What you did is not acceptable.
416
00:20:49,398 --> 00:20:51,062
You know what's not acceptable?
417
00:20:51,066 --> 00:20:52,564
Shooting a cop.
418
00:20:52,568 --> 00:20:54,249
I don't know what
you're talking about.
419
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:55,550
I didn't shoot nobody.
420
00:20:55,554 --> 00:20:57,152
Why you been
spending so much time
421
00:20:57,156 --> 00:20:59,221
around the courthouse
these past few days?
422
00:20:59,225 --> 00:21:01,014
And the DA's office?
423
00:21:01,018 --> 00:21:03,550
And Nolan Price's
apartment building?
424
00:21:03,554 --> 00:21:05,055
We know what happened.
425
00:21:05,156 --> 00:21:07,424
-Yeah?
-Then why are we even here?
426
00:21:07,525 --> 00:21:11,228
Because I'm giving you
a chance to explain it.
427
00:21:12,538 --> 00:21:13,727
Okay.
428
00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:16,275
I'm good, but thanks.
429
00:21:17,768 --> 00:21:19,236
You're good?
430
00:21:22,848 --> 00:21:25,539
Look, losing your brother
that way,
431
00:21:25,543 --> 00:21:28,116
I'm sure it was very painful.
432
00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:30,619
I mean, you wanted
to kill Nolan Price
433
00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:32,621
because he's the guy
that's responsible
434
00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:33,880
for putting your brother in jail.
435
00:21:33,884 --> 00:21:35,244
And if your brother
wasn't in jail,
436
00:21:35,327 --> 00:21:37,121
he wouldn't have gotten stabbed.
437
00:21:37,221 --> 00:21:39,528
You wanted payback. I get it.
438
00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:47,561
But Vince Riley got in the way,
and so you shot him.
439
00:21:47,565 --> 00:21:50,643
And then you let him die
on the street.
440
00:21:55,472 --> 00:21:56,607
You got nothing to say?
441
00:22:17,428 --> 00:22:19,129
Vince was my friend.
442
00:22:21,607 --> 00:22:24,005
He had a wife and two kids.
443
00:22:24,009 --> 00:22:29,348
And you are going to pay
for what you did.
444
00:22:31,675 --> 00:22:33,615
And if there's any justice
in the world,
445
00:22:33,619 --> 00:22:35,584
you're gonna end up
just like your brother,
446
00:22:35,588 --> 00:22:38,745
lying dead in a pool of blood
on the concrete floor
447
00:22:38,749 --> 00:22:40,943
of some crappy state prison.
448
00:22:42,786 --> 00:22:46,294
-I want a lawyer.
-Yeah.
449
00:22:46,298 --> 00:22:48,826
I think that's
a really good idea.
450
00:22:52,071 --> 00:22:56,033
We have substantial GPS data
and video surveillance
451
00:22:56,133 --> 00:22:58,798
which suggests Biller was in
proximity to the courthouse,
452
00:22:58,802 --> 00:23:00,909
the DA's office,
and Nolan's apartment
453
00:23:00,913 --> 00:23:02,527
in the days prior to the murder.
454
00:23:02,531 --> 00:23:04,079
So you're confident your
initial hunch as to motive
455
00:23:04,083 --> 00:23:05,614
-was accurate?
-Yes.
456
00:23:05,618 --> 00:23:07,019
Did we recover the murder weapon?
457
00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:08,441
No.
458
00:23:08,445 --> 00:23:10,352
But as I said,
we do have evidence
459
00:23:10,356 --> 00:23:11,853
that can prove
he was following Nolan
460
00:23:11,857 --> 00:23:13,204
and that he was
near the crime scene
461
00:23:13,208 --> 00:23:14,248
at the time of the murder,
462
00:23:14,260 --> 00:23:15,957
and we also have
Detective Walker.
463
00:23:15,961 --> 00:23:17,208
Meaning what?
464
00:23:17,212 --> 00:23:18,689
Walker arrived at the crime scene
465
00:23:18,789 --> 00:23:20,061
a few minutes after the shooting,
466
00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:21,830
and he saw the suspect fleeing.
467
00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:23,360
And his description
of the suspect
468
00:23:23,460 --> 00:23:26,868
matches Biller in terms
of height, build, skin color.
469
00:23:26,872 --> 00:23:28,553
And he noticed that he was
wearing a white pair
470
00:23:28,557 --> 00:23:30,637
of Nike sneakers, which we
recovered when we searched
471
00:23:30,676 --> 00:23:32,077
Biller's apartment building.
472
00:23:33,570 --> 00:23:34,738
Sounds good.
473
00:23:34,838 --> 00:23:37,082
Let's charge the bastard
with murder one.
474
00:23:40,586 --> 00:23:42,742
{\an8}The People versus Ray Biller.
475
00:23:42,746 --> 00:23:44,386
Ms. Maroun?
476
00:23:44,390 --> 00:23:46,121
Your Honor, given the
severity of the charge
477
00:23:46,125 --> 00:23:47,822
and the potential
sentence of life
478
00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:49,658
without a possibility of parole,
479
00:23:49,662 --> 00:23:51,226
the People request remand.
480
00:23:51,230 --> 00:23:52,364
Mr. Lee?
481
00:23:52,464 --> 00:23:54,087
We request reasonable
bail, Your Honor.
482
00:23:54,091 --> 00:23:56,389
The evidence here
is highly circumstantial.
483
00:23:56,393 --> 00:24:00,064
Moreover, the defendant
has deep ties to the city
484
00:24:00,164 --> 00:24:01,670
and is prepared to wear
a monitoring device.
485
00:24:01,674 --> 00:24:03,600
The defendant is hereby remanded.
486
00:24:03,701 --> 00:24:06,408
Mr. Biller is entitled to
a presumption of innocence.
487
00:24:06,412 --> 00:24:08,310
As the Supreme Court
held in Salerno...
488
00:24:08,314 --> 00:24:10,512
I don't need
a history lesson, Mr. Lee.
489
00:24:10,516 --> 00:24:12,885
Your client is charged
with killing a cop.
490
00:24:12,985 --> 00:24:16,284
That means he is a flight risk
and poses a legitimate threat
491
00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:17,619
to the general public.
492
00:24:17,623 --> 00:24:19,421
He is hereby remanded.
493
00:24:19,425 --> 00:24:20,772
Hey, you're a punk, Biller!
494
00:24:20,776 --> 00:24:22,324
Hear me?
You're nothing but a punk.
495
00:24:22,328 --> 00:24:24,050
And I'm gonna tell
my friends on the inside
496
00:24:24,054 --> 00:24:25,276
all about you, yeah?
497
00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,132
I hope you're ready
to have a little fun!
498
00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:31,970
I feel for Riley's brother.
499
00:24:32,071 --> 00:24:34,298
I don't blame him.
500
00:24:34,398 --> 00:24:36,275
Given the facts in the case
and the likelihood
501
00:24:36,375 --> 00:24:38,106
that you'll be called to testify.
502
00:24:38,110 --> 00:24:40,412
You're gonna need
to sit this one out.
503
00:24:40,512 --> 00:24:43,378
-I assumed as much.
-Who is going to try the case?
504
00:24:43,382 --> 00:24:45,150
Me.
505
00:24:50,047 --> 00:24:53,993
On August 8th,
the defendant's older brother
506
00:24:54,093 --> 00:24:57,321
was stabbed and killed in
the Green Haven State Prison,
507
00:24:57,421 --> 00:24:59,160
where he was serving
a life sentence
508
00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:01,121
for the rape and murder
of a young woman
509
00:25:01,125 --> 00:25:03,264
named Allison Whitney.
510
00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:05,333
Shortly thereafter, the defendant
511
00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:08,036
began to follow the man
who prosecuted
512
00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,105
that case, Nolan Price.
513
00:25:10,109 --> 00:25:12,966
We have substantial video
evidence showing the defendant
514
00:25:12,970 --> 00:25:15,839
outside the courthouse,
the DA's office,
515
00:25:15,939 --> 00:25:18,475
and Mr. Price's
personal residence.
516
00:25:18,575 --> 00:25:20,986
We also have text messages
in that time frame
517
00:25:21,086 --> 00:25:23,585
from the defendant
to various family members
518
00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:28,185
blaming "that evil prosecutor"
for his brother's death.
519
00:25:28,285 --> 00:25:32,152
Detective Vincent Riley
became aware
520
00:25:32,156 --> 00:25:35,730
of the defendant's plan
to exact revenge
521
00:25:35,734 --> 00:25:38,792
because he was one
of the finest detectives
522
00:25:38,796 --> 00:25:42,437
the New York Police Department
has ever known.
523
00:25:42,441 --> 00:25:43,997
And he tried to intervene.
524
00:25:44,001 --> 00:25:48,376
He tried to stop the defendant
from executing his revenge.
525
00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:51,842
And in the process,
the defendant shot
526
00:25:51,942 --> 00:25:54,887
and killed Detective Riley.
527
00:25:57,656 --> 00:25:59,892
Vince Riley was a good man.
528
00:26:02,186 --> 00:26:05,518
He was a good husband.
529
00:26:05,522 --> 00:26:08,822
He was a good father.
530
00:26:08,826 --> 00:26:11,320
And unfortunately...
531
00:26:14,298 --> 00:26:17,205
We can't bring Vince
back to life.
532
00:26:17,209 --> 00:26:21,392
But we can get justice
for him and his family.
533
00:26:21,396 --> 00:26:24,746
And that's why we're here.
534
00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:28,212
And that is what we intend to do.
535
00:26:34,626 --> 00:26:37,909
DA Baxter just gave
a wonderful and impassioned
536
00:26:37,913 --> 00:26:39,911
opening argument.
537
00:26:39,915 --> 00:26:44,432
The only problem is, he's wrong.
538
00:26:44,436 --> 00:26:48,086
Ray Biller did not
kill Vincent Riley.
539
00:26:48,090 --> 00:26:51,376
He's never even met
or seen Vincent Riley.
540
00:26:51,477 --> 00:26:57,712
In short, the DA is trying the
wrong person for this murder.
541
00:26:57,716 --> 00:27:00,777
And the reason
why he's doing this
542
00:27:00,878 --> 00:27:03,785
is because Ray Biller
had the audacity
543
00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:07,088
to open a wrongful conviction
inquiry
544
00:27:07,092 --> 00:27:09,691
into his brother's
prior murder case.
545
00:27:09,695 --> 00:27:14,929
Ray Biller was about to expose
the rampant corruption
546
00:27:14,933 --> 00:27:18,399
in the DA's office.
547
00:27:18,403 --> 00:27:23,696
The DA's objective
is not justice.
548
00:27:23,700 --> 00:27:26,875
It is to destroy Ray Biller
549
00:27:26,879 --> 00:27:32,150
so Ray Biller can't destroy him.
550
00:27:36,755 --> 00:27:38,653
So what can I do for you?
551
00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:41,818
Well, you could tell me
we're gonna win, right?
552
00:27:41,919 --> 00:27:43,762
You can tell me we're
gonna convict this guy?
553
00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:46,127
I'm not directly
involved in the case,
554
00:27:46,131 --> 00:27:48,721
but from what I hear,
the evidence is strong.
555
00:27:48,725 --> 00:27:52,296
The only negative is we
don't have the murder weapon.
556
00:27:52,396 --> 00:27:54,602
What?
557
00:27:54,606 --> 00:27:56,062
That's a pretty big negative, no?
558
00:27:56,066 --> 00:27:58,673
It would obviously
be better if we had it,
559
00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:01,138
but like I said,
the evidence is strong.
560
00:28:03,340 --> 00:28:07,010
Man, guys like Vince...
561
00:28:07,110 --> 00:28:08,854
shouldn't die young.
562
00:28:08,954 --> 00:28:10,147
I know.
563
00:28:12,457 --> 00:28:13,859
He was a good man.
564
00:28:17,729 --> 00:28:18,927
I owe him a lot.
565
00:28:18,931 --> 00:28:20,949
Yeah, you're damn right you do.
566
00:28:22,734 --> 00:28:26,034
At least he went out
like a hero, right?
567
00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:30,375
I mean, that's gotta count
for something, right?
568
00:28:34,304 --> 00:28:36,778
All right, so we're gonna
win this thing, right?
569
00:28:40,252 --> 00:28:44,047
I can't promise you that,
but I can assure you,
570
00:28:44,147 --> 00:28:45,878
we are doing everything
in our power
571
00:28:45,882 --> 00:28:47,488
to get justice for Vince.
572
00:28:47,492 --> 00:28:50,554
You're doing everything you can?
573
00:28:50,654 --> 00:28:51,897
Are you kidding me?
574
00:28:53,432 --> 00:28:57,131
You got no balls, you know that?
575
00:28:57,135 --> 00:28:58,883
Vince died trying
to save your ass.
576
00:28:58,887 --> 00:29:00,501
You can't even look me in the eye
577
00:29:00,505 --> 00:29:02,532
and tell me we're gonna win.
578
00:29:04,001 --> 00:29:05,369
It's not right, bro.
579
00:29:16,021 --> 00:29:18,219
The evidence against
the defendant's brother,
580
00:29:18,223 --> 00:29:20,492
Wayne Biller, was significant.
581
00:29:20,592 --> 00:29:22,957
It was clear to the police
and to the prosecutors
582
00:29:22,961 --> 00:29:24,984
and ultimately to the jury
that he raped
583
00:29:24,988 --> 00:29:26,461
and killed Allison Whitney.
584
00:29:26,465 --> 00:29:27,895
Can you give us a quick overview
585
00:29:27,899 --> 00:29:29,497
of this significant evidence?
586
00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:32,417
His DNA was found
on the victim's thigh
587
00:29:32,421 --> 00:29:34,327
and under her fingernails.
588
00:29:34,331 --> 00:29:37,009
We also had eyewitness
testimony from a patrol officer
589
00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:39,257
who saw him near
the abandoned warehouse
590
00:29:39,261 --> 00:29:40,833
where Ms. Whitney's body
was found.
591
00:29:40,837 --> 00:29:43,378
You've tried a lot
of murder cases.
592
00:29:43,382 --> 00:29:46,948
How would you characterize this
one in terms of its complexity?
593
00:29:46,952 --> 00:29:49,117
I'd say this was one of the
more simple, straightforward
594
00:29:49,121 --> 00:29:50,677
cases I have ever tried.
595
00:29:50,681 --> 00:29:52,290
Nothing further.
596
00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:56,449
The case was simplistic
and straightforward
597
00:29:56,453 --> 00:29:59,294
because your key eyewitness
was corrupt, correct?
598
00:29:59,298 --> 00:30:01,020
No, that's not true.
599
00:30:01,024 --> 00:30:03,698
Isn't it true that in Officer
Mills' initial statement
600
00:30:03,702 --> 00:30:05,900
he said he didn't see
Wayne Biller's face.
601
00:30:05,904 --> 00:30:07,472
And then, a few weeks later,
602
00:30:07,572 --> 00:30:10,038
he picked Wayne Biller
out of a photo array?
603
00:30:10,042 --> 00:30:11,510
Yes.
604
00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,174
But that doesn't mean
he was lying.
605
00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:15,143
He saw the photo,
and it jogged his memory.
606
00:30:15,147 --> 00:30:16,944
This is quite typical.
607
00:30:16,948 --> 00:30:19,706
There's a difference
between memory and recall.
608
00:30:19,710 --> 00:30:22,083
It's much easier
to recognize someone
609
00:30:22,087 --> 00:30:24,786
that you've seen than describe
what you may have seen.
610
00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:26,312
It's a known, scientific fact.
611
00:30:26,316 --> 00:30:29,757
Known by corrupt cops
and prosecutors, no doubt.
612
00:30:29,761 --> 00:30:31,913
-Objection.
-Sustained.
613
00:30:34,766 --> 00:30:37,002
Nothing further.
614
00:30:38,995 --> 00:30:44,138
Detective Calvino, did you
execute a search warrant
615
00:30:44,142 --> 00:30:46,574
on the defendant's residence?
616
00:30:46,578 --> 00:30:47,567
Yes.
617
00:30:47,571 --> 00:30:49,477
And what evidence
did you recover?
618
00:30:49,481 --> 00:30:51,083
We recovered a black jacket
619
00:30:51,183 --> 00:30:52,918
and a pair of black jeans
in his closet.
620
00:30:53,018 --> 00:30:56,054
We also recovered a pair of
white Nike sneakers, size 11,
621
00:30:56,154 --> 00:30:58,411
in the dumpster inside
the apartment building.
622
00:30:58,415 --> 00:31:00,254
And did you find any other shoes
623
00:31:00,258 --> 00:31:01,681
in the defendant's closet?
624
00:31:01,685 --> 00:31:02,690
Yes, we did.
625
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:03,895
What size were they?
626
00:31:03,995 --> 00:31:06,085
Size 11.
627
00:31:06,089 --> 00:31:07,157
Nothing further.
628
00:31:13,029 --> 00:31:16,437
You found a black jacket
and a pair of black jeans
629
00:31:16,441 --> 00:31:18,606
-in his apartment.
-That's correct.
630
00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:20,041
There was no blood
on any of these articles
631
00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:21,359
of clothing, correct?
632
00:31:21,363 --> 00:31:22,543
No.
633
00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:24,479
And the Nike sneakers
that you found
634
00:31:24,483 --> 00:31:26,943
in the community dumpster,
there was no blood on those,
635
00:31:27,043 --> 00:31:29,221
-either, correct?
-That's correct.
636
00:31:32,457 --> 00:31:36,557
So let's talk about the
evidence you didn't recover,
637
00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:41,295
like the gun used
to kill Detective Riley.
638
00:31:41,299 --> 00:31:44,665
The police never found
the weapon, correct?
639
00:31:44,669 --> 00:31:46,067
Yeah.
640
00:31:46,071 --> 00:31:49,729
And Mr. Biller doesn't
own any firearms, correct?
641
00:31:49,733 --> 00:31:51,606
I have no idea how many he owns.
642
00:31:51,610 --> 00:31:54,275
There are none registered
in his name, correct?
643
00:31:54,279 --> 00:31:57,478
Yes, but we all know that
people can buy guns...
644
00:31:57,482 --> 00:31:59,476
So what you're
actually saying, Detective,
645
00:31:59,576 --> 00:32:01,407
is that you can't prove
646
00:32:01,411 --> 00:32:03,818
that Mr. Biller
was the shooter.
647
00:32:06,258 --> 00:32:08,489
No, I'm saying
we didn't find the gun.
648
00:32:08,493 --> 00:32:09,816
I'm not saying we can't prove it.
649
00:32:09,820 --> 00:32:11,225
But you don't have a gun.
650
00:32:11,229 --> 00:32:13,665
And we all know it's impossible
to tie a specific round
651
00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:15,897
of ammunition without
the actual weapon
652
00:32:15,901 --> 00:32:17,757
used to fire that ammunition.
653
00:32:17,761 --> 00:32:22,086
So I say again,
it is impossible to prove
654
00:32:22,090 --> 00:32:26,174
that Mr. Biller was
the shooter, correct?
655
00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:27,875
There's other ways to prove it.
656
00:32:27,879 --> 00:32:30,507
Your Honor, please direct the
witness to answer the question.
657
00:32:30,607 --> 00:32:32,680
Yes or no, Detective?
658
00:32:34,611 --> 00:32:36,350
We can prove that he's guilty.
659
00:32:36,354 --> 00:32:38,853
But I suppose we cannot prove
that he's the shooter.
660
00:32:38,857 --> 00:32:43,257
If you can't prove
that he's the shooter,
661
00:32:43,261 --> 00:32:48,258
then how on Earth
can he prove that he's guilty?
662
00:32:53,129 --> 00:32:54,639
Nothing further.
663
00:33:03,381 --> 00:33:05,046
Hey!
664
00:33:05,050 --> 00:33:06,214
Hey, Detective Walker,
how you doing, man?
665
00:33:06,218 --> 00:33:07,298
Sir.
666
00:33:07,302 --> 00:33:08,516
Hey, drinks are on me, all right?
667
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:09,750
Nah, I'm running a tab.
668
00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:11,189
-Are you sure?
-Mm-hmm.
669
00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:13,988
Jack on the rocks for me, please.
670
00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:15,410
You good?
671
00:33:17,654 --> 00:33:20,828
Can I be honest with you, man?
672
00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:23,034
I'm worried, you know?
673
00:33:23,134 --> 00:33:26,567
I mean, this prick
defense attorney's
674
00:33:26,571 --> 00:33:28,160
actually doing a good job.
675
00:33:28,164 --> 00:33:31,234
I haven't been able to watch
since I'm a witness.
676
00:33:31,334 --> 00:33:33,474
From what I hear, it sounds
like we're doing okay.
677
00:33:33,478 --> 00:33:35,639
I don't know, man.
678
00:33:39,584 --> 00:33:42,742
If he gets off,
679
00:33:42,746 --> 00:33:45,273
I'm worried
I might kill this guy.
680
00:33:46,850 --> 00:33:48,022
You've been drinking.
681
00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:50,258
Nah, man, I'm serious.
682
00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:54,362
I know what I'm capable of.
I know who I am.
683
00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:57,189
If this son of a bitch
684
00:33:57,193 --> 00:34:00,368
walks out of this courtroom
a free man...
685
00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:01,852
Hopefully we never get there.
686
00:34:01,856 --> 00:34:04,205
Hopefully ain't good enough, man.
687
00:34:04,209 --> 00:34:07,934
I get it, all right?
688
00:34:07,938 --> 00:34:09,744
Sometimes hopefully
is all there is.
689
00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:12,513
All right, so you said before
690
00:34:12,517 --> 00:34:15,011
that you saw the shooter
leave the scene, right?
691
00:34:17,155 --> 00:34:19,057
But you didn't see his face.
692
00:34:24,054 --> 00:34:26,564
Is that still the case?
693
00:34:33,463 --> 00:34:35,937
I'm not sure what you're asking.
694
00:34:35,941 --> 00:34:37,964
Yeah, you are.
695
00:34:39,978 --> 00:34:43,315
You need to step up, Theo.
696
00:34:43,415 --> 00:34:46,142
Not for me, for Vince,
697
00:34:46,242 --> 00:34:49,621
for his wife,
698
00:34:49,721 --> 00:34:51,548
for his little kids.
699
00:34:54,409 --> 00:34:55,856
They need this.
700
00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:02,964
-Hey, Theo.
-Hey.
701
00:35:02,968 --> 00:35:05,433
Thanks for coming down.
702
00:35:05,437 --> 00:35:08,728
I just wanted to go over your
statement, do a little prep.
703
00:35:08,732 --> 00:35:09,733
All right.
704
00:35:14,546 --> 00:35:16,010
Okay.
705
00:35:16,014 --> 00:35:18,337
Could you tell the jury
where you were on the night
706
00:35:18,341 --> 00:35:20,748
of August 12th around 9:45?
707
00:35:20,752 --> 00:35:22,687
I was on the corner
of 8th and 12th.
708
00:35:22,787 --> 00:35:24,085
Why were you there?
709
00:35:24,089 --> 00:35:26,191
My partner, Vince Riley,
left me a voicemail,
710
00:35:26,291 --> 00:35:27,888
told me to meet him there,
said it was important.
711
00:35:27,892 --> 00:35:29,790
And when you exited the vehicle,
712
00:35:29,794 --> 00:35:31,258
what was the first thing you saw?
713
00:35:31,262 --> 00:35:33,461
A man running north
up 8th Avenue.
714
00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:35,262
Can you describe
what he looked like,
715
00:35:35,266 --> 00:35:36,668
what he was holding?
716
00:35:36,768 --> 00:35:39,959
He was white, average height,
average build, dark hair.
717
00:35:39,963 --> 00:35:41,736
And he was holding a gun
in his right hand.
718
00:35:41,740 --> 00:35:43,120
And did you see his face?
719
00:35:43,124 --> 00:35:44,642
Yes.
720
00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:51,416
Wait, you're saying that
you saw Biller's face?
721
00:35:51,549 --> 00:35:52,613
Yes.
722
00:35:52,617 --> 00:35:54,886
Okay, since when?
723
00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:55,950
Excuse me?
724
00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:57,485
In your statement, you said
725
00:35:57,489 --> 00:35:59,311
you didn't get a good look
at the suspect's face.
726
00:35:59,315 --> 00:36:00,717
Right, yeah.
727
00:36:00,817 --> 00:36:03,395
I didn't get a good look,
but I got a look.
728
00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:05,226
When they arrested Biller,
it was clear
729
00:36:05,230 --> 00:36:07,599
that he was the man I saw
running away from the scene,
730
00:36:07,732 --> 00:36:10,398
holding a gun in his right hand.
731
00:36:18,843 --> 00:36:21,308
Theo, I understand
what you're doing,
732
00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:23,110
and I get it, I do.
733
00:36:23,114 --> 00:36:27,477
But lying on the stand is...
734
00:36:30,021 --> 00:36:31,335
That is something
that will sit with you
735
00:36:31,339 --> 00:36:33,775
for the rest of your life.
736
00:36:38,012 --> 00:36:40,828
You're right.
737
00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:44,569
But having that man walk free,
738
00:36:44,669 --> 00:36:47,038
now, that would be even worse.
739
00:36:48,932 --> 00:36:53,474
But luckily, I'm not lying.
740
00:36:53,478 --> 00:36:55,463
I know what I saw.
741
00:36:58,783 --> 00:37:00,718
-You don't buy his story?
-No.
742
00:37:00,819 --> 00:37:03,217
I'm not sure that really matters.
743
00:37:03,221 --> 00:37:04,610
I'm sorry?
744
00:37:04,614 --> 00:37:06,374
If Walker is willing
to testify that he saw
745
00:37:06,458 --> 00:37:08,489
Ray Biller fleeing the scene,
that he now
746
00:37:08,493 --> 00:37:10,216
remembers seeing his face...
747
00:37:10,220 --> 00:37:11,525
He's lying.
748
00:37:11,529 --> 00:37:12,497
Can you prove it?
749
00:37:12,630 --> 00:37:13,665
No.
750
00:37:13,798 --> 00:37:16,030
But in his original statement,
he said that
751
00:37:16,034 --> 00:37:18,365
he didn't get a good look
at the suspect's face.
752
00:37:18,369 --> 00:37:19,867
And Biller's defense
lawyer is gonna make that
753
00:37:19,871 --> 00:37:21,051
abundantly clear to the jury.
754
00:37:21,055 --> 00:37:22,670
Walker's a cop.
755
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:23,796
He's good at this.
756
00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:25,297
They are going to
believe his story.
757
00:37:25,301 --> 00:37:26,974
If it's actually a story.
758
00:37:26,978 --> 00:37:28,947
There is a big difference
between describing
759
00:37:29,047 --> 00:37:31,783
someone's face in the moment
and recalling someone's face
760
00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:33,881
down the road
with a visual reference.
761
00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:36,550
You just said the exact
same thing on the stand.
762
00:37:36,554 --> 00:37:38,519
Yeah, I know, but that is
not what is happening here.
763
00:37:38,523 --> 00:37:39,820
In your opinion.
764
00:37:39,824 --> 00:37:42,794
I appreciate your principles,
I really do.
765
00:37:42,894 --> 00:37:44,496
I mean, Vince saved
your damn life.
766
00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:45,760
No, no, no, no, no.
767
00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:47,599
There is nothing that I want more
768
00:37:47,699 --> 00:37:49,421
than to convict Ray Biller.
769
00:37:49,425 --> 00:37:51,936
But I wanna do it the right way.
770
00:37:53,805 --> 00:37:56,975
I am putting Walker
on the stand, end of story.
771
00:37:57,075 --> 00:37:58,877
And he is going to
put the final nail
772
00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:00,207
into Ray Biller's coffin.
773
00:38:06,184 --> 00:38:08,616
{\an8}Has the jury reached a verdict?
774
00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:11,485
We have, Your Honor.
775
00:38:11,489 --> 00:38:14,292
How does the jury find?
776
00:38:14,392 --> 00:38:17,362
On the charge of murder
in the first degree,
777
00:38:17,462 --> 00:38:20,686
we the jury find the defendant...
778
00:38:20,690 --> 00:38:21,716
guilty.
779
00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:27,793
Members of the jury,
we thank you for your service.
780
00:38:27,797 --> 00:38:30,454
We are adjourned.
781
00:38:54,432 --> 00:38:57,323
Though Vince is
no longer with us,
782
00:38:57,327 --> 00:39:01,502
his courage, his humor,
783
00:39:01,506 --> 00:39:04,838
and his inherent sense of decency
784
00:39:04,842 --> 00:39:07,508
will live on through all of us,
785
00:39:07,512 --> 00:39:13,451
especially his two beautiful
children, Bridget and Spencer.
786
00:39:13,585 --> 00:39:17,318
In many ways,
it's fitting that Vince died
787
00:39:17,322 --> 00:39:19,019
trying to help someone else...
788
00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:24,183
in this case, someone he wasn't
even particularly fond of.
789
00:39:24,187 --> 00:39:30,497
But Vince didn't pick
and choose when to be a hero
790
00:39:30,501 --> 00:39:32,937
or when to do the right thing.
791
00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:37,872
That's just who he was
and how he was.
792
00:39:37,876 --> 00:39:42,701
So in my humble opinion,
793
00:39:42,705 --> 00:39:45,604
there's never been someone
more deserving
794
00:39:45,608 --> 00:39:49,450
to have his name and legacy
memorialized here
795
00:39:49,454 --> 00:39:52,953
at the NYPD Wall of Honor.