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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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Hello?
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Is someone there?
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Are you following me?
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Shh.
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Be quiet
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if you know what's good for you.
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God damn, you're hot.
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You can't do this!
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What's that?
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I don't know,
but it doesn't matter.
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- Wait.
- I'm out of here.
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That's good.
Thank you.
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What's up, partner?
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Sorry.
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I was asleep
when the call came in.
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Glad you could make it.
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- Partner, huh?
- Mm-hmm.
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- So it's official.
- If you'll have me.
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What do we got?
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Vic is Alexander West.
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Watch, wallet, wedding ring
all accounted for.
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- Phone?
- Haven't found it yet.
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I'm thinking killer
might have snagged it.
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So he fell directly on his head,
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snapped his neck.
Probably died instantly.
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At least he got that.
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Hand is bagged.
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MLI found skin
under his fingernails.
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I'm hoping it's the killer.
I'll flag it for the lab.
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So the witness said
he heard some yelling.
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He looked up,
saw a guy get shoved
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- off here at about 11:38 p.m.
- He see who did the pushing?
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He said he couldn't even tell
if it was a man or a woman,
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but given where we are,
safe bet it's a man.
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So the witness,
his name is Travis Nell.
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He's 32.
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And just so you know,
he's not happy
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about being on record
for being here,
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for obvious reasons.
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- Why?
- It's the Ramble.
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It's a hookup spot for dudes.
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I thought there were apps
for that now.
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Hey, man, some people like
to keep it anonymous, you know?
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Right.
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Oh, my bad.
Are you...
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Me? No, I got a wife
and three kids.
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I learned about the Ramble
from this Al Pacino movie,
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"Cruising."
You ever seen it?
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I have not.
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Looks like he had a wife too.
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Ah, so much for keeping secrets.
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Alex and I have been
married for 32 years.
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He was my whole life.
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{\an8}Did your husband mention
where he was going
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{\an8}or who he was with last night?
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{\an8}No.
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{\an8}He...
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{\an8}he just... he said that
he was gonna be home late,
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{\an8}that I shouldn't wait up for him,
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{\an8}so, uh, I went to bed.
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{\an8}What time was that?
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{\an8}Uh, around 10:30?
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{\an8}When I woke up this morning
and I saw he wasn't there,
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{\an8}I knew something was wrong.
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{\an8}I've spent the past hour
calling every hospital
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{\an8}in the city to...
to see if...
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{\an8}Do you have any idea
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{\an8}why he would be in that area
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{\an8}of the park at 11:30 at night?
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{\an8}Uh, oh...
oh, it's not what you think.
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{\an8}I know what happens there,
but... but Alex isn't gay.
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{\an8}He's the executive editor
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{\an8}of "The New York Ledger's"
news division.
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{\an8}What does that have to do
with where his body was found?
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{\an8}According to Susan West,
her husband learned
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{\an8}about the Ramble early on
in his journalism career.
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{\an8}Same qualities that make it
a good place for anonymous sex
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{\an8}make it good for
confidential sources.
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{\an8}She said he's been
using that spot
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{\an8}- for that ever since.
- Well, that makes sense.
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{\an8}Or it's a really good
cover story for your wife.
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{\an8}Yeah, she was able
to provide us with a phone.
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{\an8}It wasn't missing
from the crime scene,
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{\an8}'cause someone stole it.
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{\an8}He actually left it at home.
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{\an8}He was real Woodward and
Bernstein about all this stuff.
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{\an8}Went out of his way
to protect his sources,
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{\an8}never took his phone
to a meeting,
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{\an8}didn't want to be tracked,
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{\an8}never took a direct route,
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{\an8}used burner phones
for communication.
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{\an8}Well, that doesn't mean
there won't be anything
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{\an8}- of note on the phone.
- We sent it over to the techs.
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{\an8}They're working to unlock it now.
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{\an8}DNA.
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{\an8}Did you hear back from Forensics?
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{\an8}Yeah, uh...
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{\an8}ran it through the system,
but no hits.
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{\an8}Lab says the sample's only good
for comparison matching.
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{\an8}Not enough there to create
an independent profile.
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{\an8}It seems like
there's a good chance
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{\an8}that his murder had something
to do with his work, so...
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{\an8}Hey, why don't we head
over to "The Ledger"
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{\an8}offices right now.
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{\an8}We can figure out
what West was up to.
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{\an8}- Right.
- Cool.
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{\an8}Later.
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{\an8}Hey.
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{\an8}- Hm?
- You good?
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{\an8}Yeah.
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{\an8}Just, uh,
adjusting to the change.
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{\an8}Daniella?
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{\an8}I hear you're
the new executive editor.
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{\an8}At least for the time being.
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{\an8}Cynthia Morrow,
the paper's owner,
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{\an8}called me this morning
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{\an8}and asked me to cover
in Alex's absence.
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{\an8}Did you know Alex West?
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{\an8}Not well, but we've
crossed paths over the years.
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{\an8}He seemed like a good guy.
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{\an8}And he was
a damn good journalist.
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{\an8}Well, we have reason
to believe he was possibly
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{\an8}meeting a source last night.
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{\an8}We're wondering if you
might know who that was?
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{\an8}Or what story
he might have been working on?
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{\an8}I don't.
Sorry.
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{\an8}I'm still getting up to speed
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{\an8}on the articles
he was overseeing.
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{\an8}But you should talk
to Mark Lancer.
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{\an8}He's our senior reporter.
He reported directly to Alex.
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{\an8}They had their own thing.
They were tight.
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{\an8}- The guy on the phone?
- Yeah.
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{\an8}- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
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{\an8}If Alex was in the Ramble,
then he was definitely
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{\an8}meeting with a source.
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{\an8}It's been his go-to spot
as long as I've known him.
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{\an8}We understand you two were close?
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{\an8}Uh, he taught me everything
I know about
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{\an8}what it means to be a reporter.
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{\an8}The man was a legend.
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{\an8}If democracy dies in the dark,
Alex was the light.
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{\an8}Well, he actually
did die in the dark,
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{\an8}and we're just trying
to figure out why.
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{\an8}I wish I knew what
he was investigating,
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{\an8}but I've been buried in my own
workload the past few days.
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{\an8}Um, we're doing a profile,
Tanner Hunt.
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{\an8}The Democrat running for
Senate in South Carolina.
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{\an8}Yeah, not familiar.
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{\an8}But based upon what I do know,
it sounds like a long shot.
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{\an8}Yeah, according to the polls,
he actually has a shot.
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{\an8}Crazy, if you think about it.
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{\an8}Ivy League liberal resonating
with Southern voters, huh?
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{\an8}Mm.
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{\an8}He's the new poster boy
for the Democratic Party.
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{\an8}- Right.
- I was up half the night
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{\an8}finishing my profile on him,
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{\an8}much to my wife's chagrin.
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{\an8}Anyone else around here
who might know
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{\an8}- who he was meeting with?
- Not likely.
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{\an8}Alex was vigilant
about protecting
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{\an8}confidential sources.
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{\an8}Where are you guys at
in your investigation?
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{\an8}Do you have any suspects?
Persons of interest?
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{\an8}We ask the questions here.
We don't answer them.
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{\an8}Sorry.
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{\an8}Force of habit.
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{\an8}That's OK.
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{\an8}Can you think of anyone who
might have wanted to hurt him?
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{\an8}Sure.
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{\an8}I mean, you know,
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{\an8}publishing the truth
earns you a lot of enemies.
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{\an8}Anyone specific come to mind?
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{\an8}Something recent, maybe?
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{\an8}Um,
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{\an8}you know, we were supposed to go
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{\an8}to print soon on an exposé.
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{\an8}Uh, subject is a guy
who runs a, um...
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{\an8}a taxi fleet out of Queens.
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{\an8}Ah.
Yeah.
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{\an8}He went ballistic.
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{\an8}Made all kinds of threats.
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This guy Zayne?
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- I... I believe so.
- Henry Street?
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Yeah.
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Yo, NYPD man, where's your boss?
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Back there.
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Zayne Hassim?
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- You cops?
- What gave it away?
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Want to talk to you
about Alexander West.
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Not interested.
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Nah, that was a statement,
not a question.
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Look, I'm running late
to a couple meetings,
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- so if you two wouldn't mind...
- Got a listening problem.
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That was a statement,
not a question.
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- Don't touch me.
- Or what?
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Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Come on, guys.
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Let's just do this the easy way.
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I couldn't agree more.
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Let's talk about this
downtown, sir?
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I didn't have anything to do
with what happened to that guy.
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You got two priors
for aggravated assault,
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and you threatened
to kill a man yesterday
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that was thrown off
a bridge last night.
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So you're gonna have to give us
a little something more
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- than that.
- Like what?
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Like what?
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For starters, why'd you
refuse to talk to us?
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I thought you were there
to talk about all the lies
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that reporter was
spreading about me.
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You mean that you were
employing unlicensed drivers
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and forging official reports
to cover up
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- the accidents they caused.
- Fake news.
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I really hate
when people say that.
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It's true.
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Alex West had documents,
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videos,
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and on-the-record sources.
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Yeah, looks like real news to me.
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All of my guys were licensed.
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But some of them ran into
immigration problems,
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- which voided those licenses.
- OK, I get that.
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'Cause it's not fair.
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So you just let
the guys keep driving?
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This is a sanctuary city.
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And they're as good
a driver today
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as they were yesterday, so...
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So you broke the law,
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and Alex West
was publishing an article
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to expose that fact.
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And that would've been
very bad for you, right?
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A taxi medallion used to be
worth over a million dollars.
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Now, a thousand, tops.
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There's the Ubers and the Lyfts.
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Now these self-driving cars
are coming in.
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Taxi business can't
take any more blows.
242
00:12:04,389 --> 00:12:06,191
Makes sense to me,
'cause a man's gotta do
243
00:12:06,291 --> 00:12:07,780
what a man's gotta do
to protect his business.
244
00:12:07,784 --> 00:12:09,857
So you kill West
to kill the story
245
00:12:09,861 --> 00:12:10,962
and protect your business.
246
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- I wasn't protecting anybody.
- I...
247
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Yellow cabs have been
a pillar of this city
248
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for over a hundred years.
249
00:12:17,118 --> 00:12:19,300
If West was a real New Yorker,
he would never publish
250
00:12:19,304 --> 00:12:21,339
that trash, true or not.
251
00:12:21,439 --> 00:12:24,463
Unfortunately for you, that's
not how journalism works, sir.
252
00:12:24,467 --> 00:12:26,632
Look, I admit
I threatened the guy, OK?
253
00:12:26,636 --> 00:12:27,766
But that's it.
254
00:12:27,770 --> 00:12:29,777
I didn't follow through on it.
255
00:12:29,781 --> 00:12:31,979
Where were you last night
around 11:30 p.m.?
256
00:12:31,983 --> 00:12:34,715
At the Jersey Shore
with my family.
257
00:12:34,719 --> 00:12:37,180
Cape May.
Drove back this morning.
258
00:12:39,115 --> 00:12:40,980
Would you be willing
to voluntarily submit
259
00:12:40,984 --> 00:12:42,393
to a DNA test?
260
00:12:45,196 --> 00:12:46,981
All right, thank you.
261
00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:50,464
Lou, Hassim's alibi checks out.
262
00:12:50,468 --> 00:12:52,800
And his DNA wasn't a match.
263
00:12:52,804 --> 00:12:54,230
So where does that leave us?
264
00:12:54,330 --> 00:12:57,033
We know anyone else pissed
enough at our vic to kill him?
265
00:12:57,133 --> 00:12:59,164
Well, maybe the,
uh, techs finally got done
266
00:12:59,168 --> 00:13:00,808
unlocking West's phone.
267
00:13:00,812 --> 00:13:03,848
Got 26 missed calls from the
same number oven seven days.
268
00:13:03,948 --> 00:13:05,496
Got a name?
269
00:13:05,500 --> 00:13:07,218
Peter Glazer.
270
00:13:07,318 --> 00:13:09,383
- The op-ed guy?
- Mm-hmm.
271
00:13:09,387 --> 00:13:11,844
Yeah, I'm more of a sports
guy than editorials, so.
272
00:13:11,848 --> 00:13:14,655
He just writes all of
these contrarian articles
273
00:13:14,659 --> 00:13:17,157
like he's trying to rile up
as many people as possible.
274
00:13:17,161 --> 00:13:18,692
Well, the day of the murder,
275
00:13:18,696 --> 00:13:20,519
West finally picked up
his phone call.
276
00:13:20,523 --> 00:13:22,655
They talked for two minutes,
and then he blocked his number.
277
00:13:22,659 --> 00:13:24,365
So do we know what was
going on with these guys?
278
00:13:24,369 --> 00:13:25,595
Not exactly, but I'm guessing
279
00:13:25,695 --> 00:13:26,759
it has something to do
with the fact
280
00:13:26,763 --> 00:13:28,435
that Glazer just got fired.
281
00:13:28,439 --> 00:13:30,304
But West ran the news division.
282
00:13:30,308 --> 00:13:31,901
That wouldn't have been his call.
283
00:13:32,001 --> 00:13:35,200
Oh, you tell that
to Peter Glazer.
284
00:13:35,204 --> 00:13:37,582
Posted this last week.
285
00:13:37,682 --> 00:13:39,847
"That man stabbed me in the back.
286
00:13:39,851 --> 00:13:42,286
I plan to do the same
to him one day."
287
00:13:43,613 --> 00:13:45,081
I really will never understand
288
00:13:45,181 --> 00:13:47,709
people's urge to tell
on themselves in public.
289
00:13:49,719 --> 00:13:51,379
Go talk to the guy.
290
00:13:53,965 --> 00:13:55,220
{\an8} I didn't kill him.
291
00:13:55,224 --> 00:13:56,530
We've seen your posts.
292
00:13:56,534 --> 00:13:59,429
I stand by every negative
thing I said about that man.
293
00:13:59,529 --> 00:14:01,139
- So you didn't like him?
- Correct.
294
00:14:01,239 --> 00:14:02,236
And why is that?
295
00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,029
Because he was a little baby.
296
00:14:04,033 --> 00:14:06,065
Didn't want anyone
to speak their mind,
297
00:14:06,069 --> 00:14:08,375
unless, of course,
it confirmed his point of view.
298
00:14:08,379 --> 00:14:10,678
Ah, so you blame him
for getting you fired?
299
00:14:10,682 --> 00:14:11,879
Is that what you're saying?
300
00:14:11,883 --> 00:14:13,618
I criticized a few articles
301
00:14:13,718 --> 00:14:15,645
Alex published for
being liberally biased,
302
00:14:15,745 --> 00:14:18,243
and he threw a temper tantrum.
303
00:14:18,247 --> 00:14:21,459
Demanded I be fired.
And he got his wish.
304
00:14:21,559 --> 00:14:22,890
And that pissed you off.
305
00:14:22,894 --> 00:14:25,317
Of course, it did.
306
00:14:25,321 --> 00:14:27,728
I was just doing what
I was supposed to do,
307
00:14:27,732 --> 00:14:31,432
what I was getting paid to do...
speak my mind.
308
00:14:31,436 --> 00:14:34,464
But, you know, that scares
people like Alex West.
309
00:14:35,239 --> 00:14:36,837
The point is,
I refused to conform
310
00:14:36,841 --> 00:14:40,541
to his liberal politics,
and he got me fired.
311
00:14:40,545 --> 00:14:43,077
- So you returned the favor?
- Oh, please.
312
00:14:43,081 --> 00:14:45,170
I didn't kill Alex.
313
00:14:45,174 --> 00:14:47,573
Truth is, I owe the man
a debt of gratitude.
314
00:14:47,577 --> 00:14:49,650
For what, getting you fired?
315
00:14:49,654 --> 00:14:51,610
I have a lot of fans,
316
00:14:51,614 --> 00:14:54,108
and one of them is a guy
named Mason Croft.
317
00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,195
You just name-drop
a billionaire to me?
318
00:14:57,295 --> 00:14:58,559
Yeah.
319
00:14:58,563 --> 00:15:00,361
He loved that I was
an independent thinker.
320
00:15:00,365 --> 00:15:05,027
So he made me editor-in-chief
of "The Nation Tonight."
321
00:15:05,128 --> 00:15:06,371
That's why I was calling Alex.
322
00:15:06,471 --> 00:15:08,435
That's why
you called him 26 times.
323
00:15:08,439 --> 00:15:10,475
I wanted him to know
that I landed on my feet,
324
00:15:10,575 --> 00:15:12,873
that I was now in charge
of one of the highest rated
325
00:15:12,877 --> 00:15:14,508
news shows in the country.
326
00:15:14,512 --> 00:15:17,578
- You called him to gloat?
- Damn right.
327
00:15:17,582 --> 00:15:20,981
Would you be willing
to submit to a DNA test?
328
00:15:20,985 --> 00:15:22,512
Not without a warrant.
329
00:15:24,088 --> 00:15:28,555
I know better than to trust
the NYPD with my personal data.
330
00:15:28,559 --> 00:15:30,695
But there's no way
I could've murdered Alex.
331
00:15:30,795 --> 00:15:33,222
The night he was killed,
I was flying back to New York
332
00:15:33,322 --> 00:15:35,066
on Mason Croft's GV.
333
00:15:36,434 --> 00:15:38,624
You can check.
334
00:15:38,628 --> 00:15:39,737
We will.
335
00:15:46,711 --> 00:15:49,143
Uh, I do think that I can be
of some assistance to you,
336
00:15:49,147 --> 00:15:53,480
though, now that I'm on
the news side of the business.
337
00:15:53,484 --> 00:15:56,687
Um, according to my sources,
the night Alex was killed,
338
00:15:56,788 --> 00:15:59,002
he had dinner with
"The Ledger's" owner,
339
00:15:59,006 --> 00:16:00,721
Cynthia Morrow.
340
00:16:00,725 --> 00:16:03,010
How does that qualify as news?
341
00:16:05,029 --> 00:16:06,264
Glazer's alibi checks out.
342
00:16:06,364 --> 00:16:07,327
On the night of the murder,
343
00:16:07,331 --> 00:16:08,879
he was on Mason Croft's
private jet
344
00:16:08,883 --> 00:16:11,490
as they returned from
a weekend in Macau.
345
00:16:11,494 --> 00:16:13,500
Billionaire's a nice friend
to have, I guess.
346
00:16:13,504 --> 00:16:15,436
He was also telling the truth
about Morrow and West
347
00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,604
getting into a nasty argument
the night of the murder.
348
00:16:17,608 --> 00:16:19,026
Check this out.
349
00:16:21,712 --> 00:16:24,178
Do we know what
they were arguing about?
350
00:16:24,182 --> 00:16:26,697
The audio is too cluttered
to pick up the conversation.
351
00:16:26,701 --> 00:16:28,207
And this later.
352
00:16:28,211 --> 00:16:29,946
Just watch.
353
00:16:31,714 --> 00:16:33,791
She got pushy.
354
00:16:40,811 --> 00:16:42,380
My client had nothing to do with
355
00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:43,873
what happened to Alex West.
356
00:16:43,973 --> 00:16:45,374
What were you and West
arguing about
357
00:16:45,508 --> 00:16:46,513
the day he was murdered?
358
00:16:46,517 --> 00:16:47,814
It was nothing serious.
359
00:16:47,818 --> 00:16:50,021
Sure looked serious.
360
00:16:50,154 --> 00:16:52,234
Ms. Morrow has said all
she has to say on the matter,
361
00:16:52,348 --> 00:16:54,187
so unless you're gonna
charge her with something,
362
00:16:54,191 --> 00:16:55,722
we're done here.
363
00:16:55,726 --> 00:16:57,516
OK.
364
00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,889
If that's what you want,
we'll go.
365
00:17:00,022 --> 00:17:02,629
And we are going to call
a press conference stating
366
00:17:02,633 --> 00:17:06,350
that Ms. Morrow here
is a person of interest
367
00:17:06,354 --> 00:17:08,372
in the murder of one
of her top employees,
368
00:17:08,506 --> 00:17:12,639
and she's refusing to cooperate
in our investigation.
369
00:17:12,643 --> 00:17:13,874
I think that's something
your competitors are
370
00:17:13,878 --> 00:17:15,025
gonna have a lot of fun with.
371
00:17:15,029 --> 00:17:16,209
Are you attempting to blackmail
372
00:17:16,213 --> 00:17:18,416
my client with bad press?
373
00:17:25,056 --> 00:17:27,087
I told Alex that he had to reduce
374
00:17:27,091 --> 00:17:29,556
newsroom personnel by 40%.
375
00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,458
We need to cut costs.
376
00:17:31,462 --> 00:17:32,755
In case you haven't noticed,
377
00:17:32,888 --> 00:17:34,628
news isn't very profitable
these days.
378
00:17:34,632 --> 00:17:35,854
I'm not sure it should be.
379
00:17:35,858 --> 00:17:37,935
I'm not sure my investors
would agree.
380
00:17:38,035 --> 00:17:40,192
OK, so you told Alex
you had to cut costs,
381
00:17:40,196 --> 00:17:41,902
and then what happened?
382
00:17:41,906 --> 00:17:45,372
I told him the new plan
was to double down on AI,
383
00:17:45,376 --> 00:17:48,112
have it originate
most of our articles,
384
00:17:48,212 --> 00:17:49,309
and then he
and the other staffers
385
00:17:49,313 --> 00:17:51,044
would edit what it wrote.
386
00:17:51,048 --> 00:17:54,014
And I'm assuming
that made him upset.
387
00:17:54,018 --> 00:17:55,349
More like furious.
388
00:17:55,353 --> 00:17:57,621
Said it would be the death
of real journalism.
389
00:17:57,755 --> 00:17:59,290
I don't necessarily disagree,
390
00:17:59,423 --> 00:18:01,388
but I'm not running a charity.
391
00:18:01,392 --> 00:18:04,549
And this death is going
to happen no matter what.
392
00:18:04,553 --> 00:18:06,259
OK, then why are you
the one getting in his face?
393
00:18:06,263 --> 00:18:07,719
Why are you grabbing him?
394
00:18:07,723 --> 00:18:09,196
Because he was making a scene,
395
00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:10,801
and I didn't want anyone
to overhear what
396
00:18:10,935 --> 00:18:12,470
we were discussing.
397
00:18:12,570 --> 00:18:14,438
I'm sure it would be
embarrassing if people
398
00:18:14,572 --> 00:18:17,070
found out that your newspaper
was using robots
399
00:18:17,074 --> 00:18:18,976
to give them their daily news.
400
00:18:19,076 --> 00:18:20,941
We live in strange times.
401
00:18:20,945 --> 00:18:23,568
- Are we done here now?
- No.
402
00:18:23,572 --> 00:18:25,429
Where'd you go after the dinner?
403
00:18:25,433 --> 00:18:28,444
I got into a car and went home.
404
00:18:29,787 --> 00:18:31,743
She was telling the truth.
405
00:18:31,747 --> 00:18:34,655
So I got this from a street cam
across from the restaurant.
406
00:18:34,659 --> 00:18:36,590
Cynthia Morrow got in
a car headed south.
407
00:18:36,594 --> 00:18:38,859
Alex West walked north on foot.
408
00:18:38,863 --> 00:18:40,227
Spoke to the car service.
409
00:18:40,231 --> 00:18:42,229
Driver said he took her
all the way to a country house
410
00:18:42,233 --> 00:18:43,730
in Connecticut.
411
00:18:43,734 --> 00:18:45,432
There's no way she made it back
into the city in time
412
00:18:45,436 --> 00:18:47,663
to commit the murder.
413
00:18:47,797 --> 00:18:49,202
Can you run that back
a little bit?
414
00:18:49,206 --> 00:18:50,508
Sure.
415
00:18:52,076 --> 00:18:53,940
There.
416
00:18:53,944 --> 00:18:56,280
Do you think that person could
have been following our guy?
417
00:18:58,107 --> 00:19:00,117
Let me pull up some
other cams from the area.
418
00:19:01,619 --> 00:19:03,721
OK, that's a block
and a half later.
419
00:19:08,617 --> 00:19:10,057
That's five blocks north.
420
00:19:10,061 --> 00:19:13,164
OK, well, someone's
definitely tailing West.
421
00:19:16,634 --> 00:19:17,964
Can you run that
through facial rec?
422
00:19:17,968 --> 00:19:19,028
No need.
423
00:19:19,128 --> 00:19:20,705
That's Tanner Hunt,
424
00:19:20,805 --> 00:19:24,171
the guy running for Senate
in South Carolina.
425
00:19:24,175 --> 00:19:25,405
That's the guy "The Ledger" was
426
00:19:25,409 --> 00:19:27,211
gonna publish a profile on?
427
00:19:32,316 --> 00:19:33,984
Mr. Hunt?
428
00:19:34,085 --> 00:19:35,499
Oh, sorry, gentlemen.
429
00:19:35,503 --> 00:19:36,833
No time for press questions
this morning.
430
00:19:36,837 --> 00:19:37,851
We're on a tight schedule.
431
00:19:37,855 --> 00:19:39,119
We're not reporters.
432
00:19:39,123 --> 00:19:41,859
Detective Calvino,
Detective Walker, NYPD.
433
00:19:41,959 --> 00:19:44,149
Love to ask you some questions
about Alexander West.
434
00:19:44,153 --> 00:19:45,696
You got a sec?
435
00:19:45,796 --> 00:19:47,260
Why don't you load in the bags.
436
00:19:47,264 --> 00:19:49,024
I can handle this.
437
00:19:52,670 --> 00:19:54,230
What can I do for you, detectives?
438
00:19:54,363 --> 00:19:55,969
Why don't you start off
by explaining
439
00:19:55,973 --> 00:19:58,338
what you were doing
stalking Alexander West
440
00:19:58,342 --> 00:20:00,069
- the night of his murder?
- Oh.
441
00:20:00,202 --> 00:20:01,358
I wasn't stalking him.
442
00:20:01,362 --> 00:20:03,072
I just wanted to speak to him,
that's all.
443
00:20:03,205 --> 00:20:04,740
And why didn't you
just speak to him?
444
00:20:04,874 --> 00:20:07,647
Well, I was waiting till
we were somewhere more private.
445
00:20:07,651 --> 00:20:09,416
I caught up to him
a little while after that,
446
00:20:09,420 --> 00:20:10,684
just outside Central Park.
447
00:20:10,688 --> 00:20:11,747
We chatted.
448
00:20:11,881 --> 00:20:13,787
- I went back to my hotel.
- Right.
449
00:20:13,791 --> 00:20:15,417
What'd you guys chat about?
450
00:20:15,518 --> 00:20:18,191
"The Ledger" was doing
a profile on me.
451
00:20:18,195 --> 00:20:19,709
West kept delaying it.
452
00:20:19,713 --> 00:20:23,522
I wanted to see why, make sure
there were no surprises coming.
453
00:20:23,526 --> 00:20:25,732
Worried about skeletons
in your closet?
454
00:20:25,736 --> 00:20:28,969
Yeah, well, we all have them.
455
00:20:28,973 --> 00:20:30,407
Really?
456
00:20:30,508 --> 00:20:32,601
- Yeah, just being honest.
- Wow.
457
00:20:32,735 --> 00:20:35,579
That's an honest politician.
Got my vote, Tanner.
458
00:20:35,713 --> 00:20:37,611
I just wanted reassurance
that "The Ledger"
459
00:20:37,615 --> 00:20:39,246
wasn't looking to bury me.
460
00:20:39,250 --> 00:20:40,347
And what did West say?
461
00:20:40,351 --> 00:20:42,415
Oh. He was great.
462
00:20:42,419 --> 00:20:44,050
He said I had nothing
to worry about.
463
00:20:44,054 --> 00:20:46,219
Said that the article was
gonna be complementary.
464
00:20:46,223 --> 00:20:48,859
Actually,
he used the word "glowing."
465
00:20:50,060 --> 00:20:51,525
He said he was
literally on his way
466
00:20:51,529 --> 00:20:53,631
to meet with the reporter
who interviewed me,
467
00:20:53,764 --> 00:20:56,433
go over a couple of things,
and then send him to print.
468
00:20:56,534 --> 00:20:57,854
He was meeting with the reporter?
469
00:20:57,868 --> 00:20:58,999
- Mm-hmm.
- That night?
470
00:20:59,003 --> 00:21:00,901
Mm-hmm.
471
00:21:00,905 --> 00:21:04,608
Do you have a name
for this reporter?
472
00:21:04,742 --> 00:21:07,098
Come on, Tanner.
473
00:21:07,102 --> 00:21:08,875
I told you.
474
00:21:08,879 --> 00:21:12,012
I was home that night writing.
475
00:21:12,016 --> 00:21:14,318
- You can ask my wife.
- Oh, we did.
476
00:21:14,451 --> 00:21:16,287
Sometimes wives lie
to protect their husbands.
477
00:21:16,387 --> 00:21:18,789
Yeah, we have a witness
who says West was on his way
478
00:21:18,889 --> 00:21:20,821
to the park to meet up with you.
479
00:21:20,825 --> 00:21:22,589
That's weird.
480
00:21:22,593 --> 00:21:24,033
I don't know why Alex
would say that.
481
00:21:24,094 --> 00:21:25,358
I-I mean,
482
00:21:25,362 --> 00:21:27,827
I-I really don't know
why he would say that.
483
00:21:27,831 --> 00:21:29,633
I think you do.
484
00:21:29,733 --> 00:21:31,731
- I think you do.
- Ah.
485
00:21:31,735 --> 00:21:33,671
- Damn it.
- Let me help you out here.
486
00:21:33,804 --> 00:21:35,702
- You need that?
- Thank you.
487
00:21:35,706 --> 00:21:36,841
Yeah.
488
00:21:38,976 --> 00:21:40,874
You always wear makeup
on your hands?
489
00:21:40,878 --> 00:21:43,276
Let me see that.
490
00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,045
Or is it just when you
push someone off a bridge?
491
00:21:45,049 --> 00:21:47,280
That's not...
492
00:21:47,284 --> 00:21:50,020
I scratched it the other day
replacing,
493
00:21:50,120 --> 00:21:52,786
um, an ink cartridge
in one of our printers.
494
00:21:52,790 --> 00:21:54,020
OK, right.
495
00:21:54,024 --> 00:21:55,355
Yeah, 'cause that happens a lot.
496
00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:56,894
Would you submit to a DNA test?
497
00:21:58,812 --> 00:22:00,564
I think I need a lawyer.
498
00:22:03,158 --> 00:22:06,003
I think you do too.
Come on.
499
00:22:09,006 --> 00:22:11,638
Well, Mark Lancer's DNA
was a match to the skin
500
00:22:11,642 --> 00:22:13,369
found under West's fingernails.
501
00:22:13,502 --> 00:22:16,013
Police also found video
that shows Lancer leaving
502
00:22:16,113 --> 00:22:18,111
his apartment building
through a back exit
503
00:22:18,115 --> 00:22:20,113
about an hour
before West was killed
504
00:22:20,117 --> 00:22:22,519
which, not only shows
that he had opportunity
505
00:22:22,620 --> 00:22:25,252
to commit the murder, but
that he lied to detectives.
506
00:22:25,256 --> 00:22:26,557
Motive?
507
00:22:26,657 --> 00:22:28,755
From what I understand,
Lancer and Alex West
508
00:22:28,759 --> 00:22:30,719
weren't just colleagues,
they were close friends.
509
00:22:30,853 --> 00:22:32,676
West had just come back
from dinner with
510
00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,261
"The Ledger's" owner,
where he was ordered
511
00:22:34,265 --> 00:22:36,029
to fire 40% of his staff.
512
00:22:36,033 --> 00:22:38,231
So we're assuming West told
Lancer he was on his way out.
513
00:22:38,235 --> 00:22:39,799
Lancer got upset.
514
00:22:39,803 --> 00:22:42,018
They argued, and he pushed him
off the bridge.
515
00:22:42,022 --> 00:22:45,355
I know journalists are
fighting for their lives, but
516
00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,941
why were they meeting in
a remote section of the park?
517
00:22:47,945 --> 00:22:50,201
West could've told Lancer
he was getting fired anywhere.
518
00:22:50,205 --> 00:22:52,028
They worked together, saw each
other every day at the office.
519
00:22:52,032 --> 00:22:53,480
We're not entirely sure.
520
00:22:53,484 --> 00:22:54,881
We do know that it was
West's preferred spot
521
00:22:54,885 --> 00:22:56,587
for covert communication.
522
00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,256
Maybe he wanted to deliver
the message somewhere private?
523
00:22:59,356 --> 00:23:01,054
He was under a strict order
from his boss
524
00:23:01,058 --> 00:23:04,049
to keep the papers planned use
of AI confidential.
525
00:23:04,053 --> 00:23:06,192
The fact that he lied
about his alibi
526
00:23:06,196 --> 00:23:08,194
shows consciousness of guilt
and proves he wasn't
527
00:23:08,198 --> 00:23:10,555
at home when West was killed.
528
00:23:10,559 --> 00:23:13,024
But it doesn't prove
he was in the park.
529
00:23:13,028 --> 00:23:14,718
Make sure you can place him
at the scene
530
00:23:14,722 --> 00:23:16,106
at the time of the murder.
531
00:23:19,868 --> 00:23:21,224
We appreciate you coming in.
532
00:23:21,228 --> 00:23:22,828
I know you have a lot
going on right now.
533
00:23:24,081 --> 00:23:26,730
We just need to go over
your testimony.
534
00:23:26,734 --> 00:23:29,741
Yeah, so, uh, in the
statement you gave to police,
535
00:23:29,745 --> 00:23:32,911
you said that West told you
that he was
536
00:23:32,915 --> 00:23:34,354
on his way to meet Mark Lancer
537
00:23:34,358 --> 00:23:37,749
- and then headed into the park.
- That's right.
538
00:23:37,753 --> 00:23:41,094
It's important that we make
it crystal clear for the jury
539
00:23:41,098 --> 00:23:43,730
that West specifically
said Lancer's name
540
00:23:43,734 --> 00:23:45,724
and that this conversation
was roughly
541
00:23:45,728 --> 00:23:48,059
15 minutes before he was killed.
542
00:23:48,063 --> 00:23:51,588
- Well, he did, and it was.
- All right, perfect.
543
00:23:51,592 --> 00:23:54,478
So when I ask about your
conversation with Alex West...
544
00:23:54,578 --> 00:23:57,106
Mr. Price, I'm gonna
stop you right there.
545
00:23:58,273 --> 00:24:00,451
I won't be testifying.
546
00:24:10,978 --> 00:24:12,629
Tanner Hunt is refusing
to testify.
547
00:24:12,730 --> 00:24:14,561
He's worried that any association
548
00:24:14,565 --> 00:24:17,088
with the murder trial could
derail his Senate campaign.
549
00:24:17,092 --> 00:24:18,936
He's a witness, not a defendant.
550
00:24:19,036 --> 00:24:20,934
And a witness for
the prosecution, no less.
551
00:24:20,938 --> 00:24:22,473
He'd be helping us get justice.
552
00:24:22,573 --> 00:24:24,396
We said the same thing,
but he's convinced
553
00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,264
that conservative media
will somehow find a way
554
00:24:26,268 --> 00:24:27,978
to use it to smear him.
555
00:24:28,078 --> 00:24:29,793
Well, "The Nation Tonight"
has already aired a piece
556
00:24:29,797 --> 00:24:31,111
about his connection to the case,
557
00:24:31,115 --> 00:24:33,350
claiming that Hunt's team
was paying "The Ledger"
558
00:24:33,450 --> 00:24:35,749
- for favorable coverage.
- Yeah, I saw that.
559
00:24:35,753 --> 00:24:38,051
They cited
"unsubstantiated rumors."
560
00:24:38,055 --> 00:24:40,286
Somehow those qualify
as news now.
561
00:24:40,290 --> 00:24:42,288
Unfortunately, Hunt's testimony
562
00:24:42,292 --> 00:24:46,059
is our best shot at placing
Lancer in the park that night.
563
00:24:46,063 --> 00:24:47,894
Then we have to call him.
564
00:24:47,898 --> 00:24:49,462
I sympathize with his situation.
565
00:24:49,466 --> 00:24:51,623
Obviously, I'm no stranger
to the campaign trail.
566
00:24:51,627 --> 00:24:53,091
I know how brutal
it is out there.
567
00:24:53,095 --> 00:24:54,984
But we're talking
about a murder here.
568
00:24:54,988 --> 00:24:57,537
Well, I can issue a subpoena,
but I'm not sure how effective
569
00:24:57,541 --> 00:24:59,701
it'll be if he is hostile.
570
00:24:59,802 --> 00:25:01,537
I'll reach out
to his campaign manager,
571
00:25:01,637 --> 00:25:03,910
make it clear that going to
prison for contempt of court
572
00:25:03,914 --> 00:25:07,781
and obstruction of justice will
do a hell of a lot more damage
573
00:25:07,785 --> 00:25:10,471
than any lies the conservative
press can come up with.
574
00:25:13,190 --> 00:25:15,480
{\an8}Mr. Hunt, where exactly
did your meeting with
575
00:25:15,484 --> 00:25:17,394
Mr. West take place that night?
576
00:25:17,494 --> 00:25:19,025
Just outside Central Park.
577
00:25:19,029 --> 00:25:20,864
The 77th Street entrance.
578
00:25:20,964 --> 00:25:22,429
And to be clear, he told you that
579
00:25:22,433 --> 00:25:24,497
he was going at that very moment
580
00:25:24,501 --> 00:25:26,649
- to meet up with someone?
- Yes.
581
00:25:26,653 --> 00:25:28,126
Not just someone.
582
00:25:28,130 --> 00:25:30,270
He told me the person's name.
583
00:25:30,274 --> 00:25:32,876
- Mark Lancer.
- What time was this?
584
00:25:32,976 --> 00:25:34,845
Around 11:15.
585
00:25:34,945 --> 00:25:38,945
23 minutes later,
Alex West was dead.
586
00:25:38,949 --> 00:25:40,584
Thank you.
Nothing further.
587
00:25:43,187 --> 00:25:46,190
Mr. Hunt, did you actually
see Mr. Lancer at the park
588
00:25:46,290 --> 00:25:47,504
that evening?
589
00:25:47,508 --> 00:25:49,322
No.
590
00:25:49,326 --> 00:25:52,709
So you can't say with any
certainty that he was there?
591
00:25:52,713 --> 00:25:54,853
- No.
- But you were.
592
00:25:54,857 --> 00:25:56,162
Excuse me?
593
00:25:56,166 --> 00:25:58,656
Did you push Alex West
off that bridge?
594
00:25:58,660 --> 00:26:00,533
Objection, Your Honor.
595
00:26:00,537 --> 00:26:02,873
It's a perfectly
reasonable question.
596
00:26:02,973 --> 00:26:06,473
Detectives initially spoke
to Mr. Hunt as a suspect.
597
00:26:06,477 --> 00:26:09,379
Overruled.
Witness will answer.
598
00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,479
For God's sake, no.
I didn't push him.
599
00:26:12,483 --> 00:26:14,414
But you did follow him
that night.
600
00:26:14,418 --> 00:26:16,049
I just wanted to speak to him.
601
00:26:16,053 --> 00:26:17,383
In private.
602
00:26:17,387 --> 00:26:20,019
Because he was about to
publish an exposé on you,
603
00:26:20,023 --> 00:26:21,488
and you were scared.
604
00:26:21,492 --> 00:26:23,393
You knew that he could
destroy your career.
605
00:26:23,494 --> 00:26:25,558
That certainly sounds
like motive to me.
606
00:26:25,562 --> 00:26:27,431
It wasn't an exposé.
607
00:26:27,531 --> 00:26:28,995
It was a profile.
608
00:26:28,999 --> 00:26:32,603
And Mr. West assured me
it was going to be positive.
609
00:26:32,703 --> 00:26:34,000
Oh.
610
00:26:34,004 --> 00:26:35,735
Well, I guess we'll just
take your word for it.
611
00:26:35,739 --> 00:26:39,576
And we all know how
trustworthy politicians are.
612
00:26:39,676 --> 00:26:41,441
Nothing further.
613
00:26:41,445 --> 00:26:43,147
Redirect, Your Honor.
614
00:26:43,247 --> 00:26:47,071
Where were you at 11:38 p.m.
when Alex West was killed?
615
00:26:47,075 --> 00:26:49,111
In an Uber
on my way back to my hotel.
616
00:26:49,211 --> 00:26:51,401
- And police verified this?
- Yes.
617
00:26:51,405 --> 00:26:52,923
The driver had a dash cam.
618
00:26:53,023 --> 00:26:54,992
All right. Thank you.
619
00:26:56,476 --> 00:26:58,625
So on the night of
Alex West's murder,
620
00:26:58,629 --> 00:27:00,910
you instructed him to fire 40%
621
00:27:00,914 --> 00:27:03,096
of "The Ledger's" newsroom staff.
622
00:27:03,100 --> 00:27:07,004
It broke my heart and Alex's,
but yes.
623
00:27:07,104 --> 00:27:09,035
Mark Lancer on
the chopping block?
624
00:27:09,039 --> 00:27:11,104
Mark was our most senior reporter
625
00:27:11,108 --> 00:27:12,622
and therefore the highest paid.
626
00:27:12,626 --> 00:27:14,766
Unfortunately, that put him
at the top of the list.
627
00:27:14,770 --> 00:27:16,242
So after that dinner,
628
00:27:16,246 --> 00:27:19,612
Alex West had to deliver
the news to the defendant
629
00:27:19,616 --> 00:27:21,264
that he was being fired.
630
00:27:21,268 --> 00:27:23,116
Yes.
631
00:27:23,120 --> 00:27:24,918
How long have you known
the defendant?
632
00:27:24,922 --> 00:27:28,021
I don't know.
At least 15 years.
633
00:27:28,025 --> 00:27:29,889
Would you describe him
as having a temper?
634
00:27:29,893 --> 00:27:31,461
He's a hothead.
635
00:27:31,562 --> 00:27:33,163
A lot of reporters are.
636
00:27:33,263 --> 00:27:36,158
I guess the job requires
a certain kind of temperament.
637
00:27:36,258 --> 00:27:38,535
So it's reasonable to say
that he would react poorly
638
00:27:38,635 --> 00:27:40,458
- to finding out that he...
- Objection.
639
00:27:40,462 --> 00:27:41,601
Calls for speculation.
640
00:27:41,605 --> 00:27:43,165
Withdrawn.
Nothing further.
641
00:27:47,302 --> 00:27:50,076
Ms. Morrow,
did Alex West tell you
642
00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,683
he was going to fire
Mark Lancer that evening?
643
00:27:52,783 --> 00:27:54,247
No.
644
00:27:54,251 --> 00:27:57,083
But I made it clear to him that
he had to be fired, and soon.
645
00:27:57,087 --> 00:28:00,824
Were you aware that five days
prior to your dinner,
646
00:28:00,924 --> 00:28:03,256
Mark Lancer informed Mr. West
that he had accepted
647
00:28:03,260 --> 00:28:06,259
a job offer
at a nonprofit dedicated
648
00:28:06,263 --> 00:28:08,478
to protecting
the First Amendment?
649
00:28:08,482 --> 00:28:10,121
No.
650
00:28:10,125 --> 00:28:12,565
So you were unaware
that he'd already
651
00:28:12,569 --> 00:28:13,891
submitted his resignation.
652
00:28:13,895 --> 00:28:15,897
He was planning to leave
at the end of the month.
653
00:28:15,998 --> 00:28:17,741
Yes, I...
654
00:28:17,841 --> 00:28:19,639
this is the first
I'm hearing of it.
655
00:28:19,643 --> 00:28:22,108
So to be clear,
Alex West couldn't
656
00:28:22,112 --> 00:28:24,160
have fired him that evening,
657
00:28:24,164 --> 00:28:26,337
because he'd already quit.
658
00:28:26,341 --> 00:28:28,051
Nothing further.
659
00:28:33,023 --> 00:28:36,418
So we now know that West
wasn't meeting Lancer
660
00:28:36,518 --> 00:28:38,420
that night to fire him,
so we think
661
00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:39,859
that there's a chance
that they were
662
00:28:39,863 --> 00:28:41,544
meeting a source that night.
663
00:28:41,548 --> 00:28:44,030
So that person could
potentially be a key witness.
664
00:28:44,034 --> 00:28:45,902
Or might've have even
seen the murder.
665
00:28:46,003 --> 00:28:47,517
I went through Alex's
electronic devices
666
00:28:47,521 --> 00:28:49,702
after I got your call.
And you're correct.
667
00:28:49,706 --> 00:28:51,742
I can confirm that
he and Lancer were,
668
00:28:51,842 --> 00:28:53,164
in fact, meeting a source.
669
00:28:53,168 --> 00:28:54,674
We need that person's name.
670
00:28:54,678 --> 00:28:57,477
Unfortunately,
I have spoken to them,
671
00:28:57,481 --> 00:28:59,195
and they don't wish
to come forward.
672
00:28:59,199 --> 00:29:02,031
Do they have information that
might be helpful to our case?
673
00:29:02,035 --> 00:29:03,583
I can't confirm or deny.
674
00:29:03,587 --> 00:29:05,722
Then we need to speak to them.
675
00:29:05,822 --> 00:29:08,321
I tried to convince them,
out of respect for Alex,
676
00:29:08,325 --> 00:29:10,048
but they want to
remain confidential.
677
00:29:10,052 --> 00:29:12,629
And as a news organization,
I have to honor that.
678
00:29:12,729 --> 00:29:14,452
New York's shield laws
protecting journalists
679
00:29:14,456 --> 00:29:16,062
in this matter are ironclad.
680
00:29:16,066 --> 00:29:18,935
You can't legally compel us to
disclose this person's name.
681
00:29:19,036 --> 00:29:22,068
We are trying to get justice
for someone you knew,
682
00:29:22,072 --> 00:29:24,408
someone you respected.
683
00:29:24,508 --> 00:29:28,136
You know who would support
this decision more than anyone?
684
00:29:28,236 --> 00:29:30,614
Alex West.
685
00:29:30,714 --> 00:29:32,211
The moment a source
believes we are going
686
00:29:32,215 --> 00:29:33,871
to hand their
privileged information
687
00:29:33,875 --> 00:29:36,653
to police or prosecutors,
they will stop talking.
688
00:29:36,753 --> 00:29:38,613
I'm not giving you the name.
689
00:29:50,013 --> 00:29:51,444
Have you tried figuring out
who this source is
690
00:29:51,448 --> 00:29:52,741
a different way?
691
00:29:52,874 --> 00:29:55,198
We went through West's
texts, emails, phone logs.
692
00:29:55,202 --> 00:29:57,421
Nothing.
West was a pro.
693
00:29:57,521 --> 00:29:58,718
He was very careful about the way
694
00:29:58,722 --> 00:30:00,620
he communicated with sources.
695
00:30:00,624 --> 00:30:03,489
You just need the name
of this person, right?
696
00:30:03,493 --> 00:30:06,696
We just need to know who
to serve with this subpoena.
697
00:30:06,797 --> 00:30:08,056
Why?
698
00:30:11,401 --> 00:30:13,166
Well, the shield laws in question
699
00:30:13,170 --> 00:30:15,605
here don't apply
if the news organization
700
00:30:15,739 --> 00:30:17,941
is the one suspected of
committing the crime.
701
00:30:18,074 --> 00:30:21,407
Which would be helpful if
"The Ledger" was responsible
702
00:30:21,411 --> 00:30:23,113
for murdering Alex West.
703
00:30:23,213 --> 00:30:25,106
Or, potentially,
704
00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,145
if they're guilty of committing
705
00:30:26,149 --> 00:30:28,443
a different crime.
706
00:30:28,577 --> 00:30:31,242
"The Nation Tonight"
ran another piece yesterday
707
00:30:31,246 --> 00:30:33,252
insinuating that "The Ledger"
was accepting bribes
708
00:30:33,256 --> 00:30:35,246
from Tanner Hunt's
campaign in exchange
709
00:30:35,250 --> 00:30:36,889
for favorable coverage.
710
00:30:36,893 --> 00:30:37,928
Are you suggesting...
711
00:30:38,028 --> 00:30:39,559
what do we accuse them of, fraud?
712
00:30:39,563 --> 00:30:41,097
I'm suggesting we investigate
713
00:30:41,231 --> 00:30:43,079
"The Nation Tonight's"
allegation.
714
00:30:43,083 --> 00:30:47,433
Knowing that it is
almost certainly untrue,
715
00:30:47,437 --> 00:30:49,798
that, in reality,
it's just Peter Glazer
716
00:30:49,898 --> 00:30:52,230
abusing his new position
to exact revenge
717
00:30:52,234 --> 00:30:54,098
from his former employer.
718
00:30:54,102 --> 00:30:56,075
It's a credible basis
to secure a search warrant
719
00:30:56,079 --> 00:30:57,710
and the name we need.
720
00:30:57,714 --> 00:31:00,079
I'm not so sure about this.
721
00:31:00,083 --> 00:31:02,481
This is a perfectly
legal approach.
722
00:31:02,485 --> 00:31:04,433
Legal?
723
00:31:04,437 --> 00:31:05,818
Maybe.
724
00:31:05,822 --> 00:31:07,420
But...
725
00:31:07,424 --> 00:31:10,923
it is definitely not ethical.
726
00:31:10,927 --> 00:31:13,893
You're using fake news
as a pretext to circumvent
727
00:31:13,897 --> 00:31:15,620
the First Amendment.
728
00:31:15,624 --> 00:31:17,363
To get justice for a good man,
729
00:31:17,367 --> 00:31:18,831
a good journalist.
730
00:31:18,835 --> 00:31:22,255
A man who cared deeply
about protecting his sources.
731
00:31:24,641 --> 00:31:28,144
It's not a perfect solution.
732
00:31:28,245 --> 00:31:30,447
But it is good.
733
00:31:30,547 --> 00:31:32,270
And right now,
734
00:31:32,274 --> 00:31:35,018
I am willing to live with good.
735
00:31:44,594 --> 00:31:46,187
- What is going on?
- Listen up.
736
00:31:46,321 --> 00:31:48,261
We're here to collect
any and all files
737
00:31:48,265 --> 00:31:49,962
and devices with any work product
738
00:31:49,966 --> 00:31:51,301
relating to Tanner Hunt.
739
00:31:51,401 --> 00:31:52,665
We're also gonna need
all your laptops,
740
00:31:52,669 --> 00:31:54,170
your tablets,
and your burner phones.
741
00:31:54,304 --> 00:31:55,818
What?
We just talked about this.
742
00:31:55,822 --> 00:31:57,295
We are not required to disclose.
743
00:31:57,299 --> 00:31:58,667
The judge says you are, ma'am.
744
00:32:01,344 --> 00:32:03,476
Call our lawyers.
745
00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,778
- We're going to fight this.
- Oh, you do what you gotta do.
746
00:32:05,782 --> 00:32:07,079
We're still gonna need
your laptops, tablets,
747
00:32:07,083 --> 00:32:08,018
and your burner phones.
748
00:32:08,118 --> 00:32:09,882
You realize you are participating
749
00:32:09,886 --> 00:32:11,888
in the end of independent
journalism, right?
750
00:32:12,022 --> 00:32:14,190
You do realize Alex West
was murdered, right?
751
00:32:16,526 --> 00:32:18,028
All right, let's move.
752
00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:27,158
{\an8}Mr. Rex, you currently
work for Tanner Hunt.
753
00:32:27,162 --> 00:32:28,868
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
754
00:32:28,872 --> 00:32:30,303
I help run his Senate campaign.
755
00:32:30,307 --> 00:32:31,696
And on the night of August 24th,
756
00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:33,664
did you meet with Alexander West
757
00:32:33,668 --> 00:32:36,192
and the defendant
in Central Park?
758
00:32:36,196 --> 00:32:37,476
Yes.
759
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:38,811
What was the purpose
of that meeting?
760
00:32:38,815 --> 00:32:40,166
It was a private matter.
761
00:32:41,076 --> 00:32:42,481
Your Honor?
762
00:32:42,485 --> 00:32:44,955
The witness will answer
the question, please.
763
00:32:46,122 --> 00:32:50,656
I was there to tell them
something about my boss.
764
00:32:50,660 --> 00:32:53,225
And what was that?
765
00:32:53,229 --> 00:32:55,732
10 years ago,
when he was in college,
766
00:32:55,832 --> 00:32:59,019
a classmate accused him
of sexual assault.
767
00:33:00,095 --> 00:33:02,335
How is this not already
public knowledge?
768
00:33:02,339 --> 00:33:04,220
No charges were ever filed,
769
00:33:04,224 --> 00:33:06,434
and the campaign has worked
hard to bury it.
770
00:33:06,534 --> 00:33:08,532
I can imagine,
if that were to get out,
771
00:33:08,536 --> 00:33:11,344
it would almost certainly
tank his political future.
772
00:33:11,348 --> 00:33:12,782
Exactly.
773
00:33:12,882 --> 00:33:14,776
But I guess my conscience
got the best of me.
774
00:33:14,909 --> 00:33:16,549
I thought it was something
the public should know
775
00:33:16,553 --> 00:33:18,284
before deciding
whether or not to vote for him.
776
00:33:18,288 --> 00:33:20,252
And "The Ledger" was
already doing a profile,
777
00:33:20,256 --> 00:33:21,520
so I contacted Lancer.
778
00:33:21,524 --> 00:33:25,257
And how did he and Alex West
779
00:33:25,261 --> 00:33:26,963
react when you told them?
780
00:33:27,063 --> 00:33:28,227
West didn't think
it was relevant,
781
00:33:28,231 --> 00:33:29,791
given how long ago it happened.
782
00:33:29,924 --> 00:33:32,898
And without the woman coming
forward, it wasn't newsworthy.
783
00:33:32,902 --> 00:33:34,400
I gave them her name.
784
00:33:34,404 --> 00:33:35,868
I thought they should
at least reach out to her,
785
00:33:35,872 --> 00:33:37,570
but he didn't seem interested.
786
00:33:37,574 --> 00:33:38,871
And what about the defendant?
787
00:33:38,875 --> 00:33:40,573
He agreed with me.
788
00:33:40,577 --> 00:33:42,375
He thought it was
extremely relevant.
789
00:33:42,379 --> 00:33:45,081
He and West started to argue.
It got intense.
790
00:33:45,181 --> 00:33:46,579
That's when I took off.
791
00:33:46,583 --> 00:33:47,930
I didn't see what happened
after that.
792
00:33:47,934 --> 00:33:51,087
But when you left,
Mark Lancer was with Alex West,
793
00:33:51,187 --> 00:33:52,451
and they were fighting?
794
00:33:52,455 --> 00:33:54,920
- Just verbally, but yeah.
- What time was this?
795
00:33:54,924 --> 00:33:56,781
- Around 11:30.
- Thank you.
796
00:33:56,785 --> 00:33:58,828
Nothing further.
797
00:34:03,958 --> 00:34:05,158
If what you're saying is true,
798
00:34:05,268 --> 00:34:06,966
why didn't you
come forward sooner?
799
00:34:06,970 --> 00:34:08,496
I was supposed to be
an off-the-record,
800
00:34:08,596 --> 00:34:10,165
confidential source.
801
00:34:10,265 --> 00:34:12,471
Do you know what this is
going to do to my career?
802
00:34:12,475 --> 00:34:13,955
You didn't come forward
about a murder
803
00:34:13,977 --> 00:34:15,958
because you worried
about yourself?
804
00:34:15,962 --> 00:34:17,514
I was protecting myself.
805
00:34:17,614 --> 00:34:18,811
I know that sounds selfish,
806
00:34:18,815 --> 00:34:20,479
but I don't know why
I should be the one to suffer
807
00:34:20,483 --> 00:34:22,314
because other people
did bad things.
808
00:34:22,318 --> 00:34:24,633
If you were a...
a confidential source,
809
00:34:24,637 --> 00:34:27,470
how did the prosecution know
to call you here today?
810
00:34:27,474 --> 00:34:29,622
- I have no idea.
- OK.
811
00:34:29,626 --> 00:34:32,028
Well, this sounds
awfully convenient.
812
00:34:32,128 --> 00:34:34,827
I mean, the perfect witness,
the perfect time.
813
00:34:34,831 --> 00:34:37,296
If I didn't have more respect
for the DA's office,
814
00:34:37,300 --> 00:34:38,868
I'd be convinced your testimony
815
00:34:39,002 --> 00:34:40,503
was a complete
and utter fabrication.
816
00:34:40,637 --> 00:34:42,435
- Objection.
- Sustained.
817
00:34:42,439 --> 00:34:45,542
No more questions
for this witness.
818
00:34:45,642 --> 00:34:47,377
The prosecution rests,
Your Honor.
819
00:34:47,510 --> 00:34:50,242
Ms. Grassley, you may
call your first witness.
820
00:34:50,246 --> 00:34:51,614
Yeah.
821
00:34:53,483 --> 00:34:55,752
The defense calls
Mark Lancer to the stand.
822
00:34:59,656 --> 00:35:01,858
You lied about being
in the park that night.
823
00:35:01,958 --> 00:35:03,789
I did.
824
00:35:03,793 --> 00:35:07,093
And I know how it looks,
but I was just
825
00:35:07,097 --> 00:35:09,320
trying to protect my source.
826
00:35:09,324 --> 00:35:12,515
That source claims you
and Alex West were fighting.
827
00:35:12,519 --> 00:35:15,025
We had a disagreement about
what to do with the information
828
00:35:15,029 --> 00:35:16,840
that he gave us.
829
00:35:16,940 --> 00:35:18,504
But I didn't kill Alex.
830
00:35:18,508 --> 00:35:20,206
He was alive and well
when I left him.
831
00:35:20,210 --> 00:35:22,208
I don't know what happened
after that,
832
00:35:22,212 --> 00:35:24,906
so admitting that I was there
wouldn't have helped anything.
833
00:35:25,006 --> 00:35:27,050
But now you look guilty
of your friend's murder.
834
00:35:27,150 --> 00:35:30,182
If that's the price
I have to pay, then so be it.
835
00:35:30,186 --> 00:35:32,885
But I'm only guilty
836
00:35:32,889 --> 00:35:34,854
of trying to preserve
837
00:35:34,858 --> 00:35:36,751
a sacred institution.
838
00:35:36,851 --> 00:35:39,763
One that keeps us all safe.
839
00:35:39,896 --> 00:35:41,055
Thank you.
840
00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:44,830
No further questions.
841
00:35:44,834 --> 00:35:47,867
Uh, I'm curious about
the argument
842
00:35:47,871 --> 00:35:51,241
you were in with Alex West
that night.
843
00:35:51,374 --> 00:35:53,910
It was a professional
disagreement, and they happen.
844
00:35:54,010 --> 00:35:57,143
But why would the executive
editor of "The New York Ledger"
845
00:35:57,147 --> 00:36:00,563
not want to investigate
a credible accusation of rape
846
00:36:00,567 --> 00:36:03,086
against a prominent political
figure like Tanner Hunt?
847
00:36:03,186 --> 00:36:04,950
He felt the need to protect Hunt.
848
00:36:04,954 --> 00:36:06,222
Why?
849
00:36:06,322 --> 00:36:08,387
Because he's liberal.
850
00:36:08,391 --> 00:36:10,689
The news is supposed
to be unbiased.
851
00:36:10,693 --> 00:36:14,160
The reporting of the news
is supposed to be unbiased,
852
00:36:14,164 --> 00:36:15,565
but people aren't.
853
00:36:15,665 --> 00:36:19,748
That must have infuriated you.
854
00:36:19,752 --> 00:36:23,060
To see your mentor compromise
his values like that?
855
00:36:23,064 --> 00:36:25,588
Like I said, we argued,
856
00:36:25,592 --> 00:36:28,265
but at the end of the day,
he's in charge.
857
00:36:28,269 --> 00:36:31,973
Oh, so... so you're willing
to fall on your sword
858
00:36:32,106 --> 00:36:34,914
and potentially go to prison
for life to protect
859
00:36:34,918 --> 00:36:37,950
the journalistic integrity
of confidential sources,
860
00:36:37,954 --> 00:36:40,657
but when your boss
decided to set fire
861
00:36:40,790 --> 00:36:43,581
to the foundational tenet
of unbiased reporting,
862
00:36:43,585 --> 00:36:44,940
you just shrugged
and walked away?
863
00:36:44,944 --> 00:36:46,821
Objection, Your Honor,
asked and answered.
864
00:36:46,955 --> 00:36:48,331
Overruled.
865
00:36:48,464 --> 00:36:50,763
Answer the question.
866
00:36:50,767 --> 00:36:52,994
It was Alex's call to make.
867
00:36:53,127 --> 00:36:54,633
So on some level,
you must've agreed with him.
868
00:36:54,637 --> 00:36:57,570
- No, no, absolutely not.
- I mean, he has a point.
869
00:36:57,574 --> 00:37:00,130
An accusation of sexual assault
could ruin Hunt's life,
870
00:37:00,134 --> 00:37:01,574
whether it turned out
to be true or not.
871
00:37:01,578 --> 00:37:03,313
As a journalist, it is our job
872
00:37:03,446 --> 00:37:05,603
to determine whether
something is true or not.
873
00:37:05,607 --> 00:37:07,508
Because the public
deserves the truth?
874
00:37:07,642 --> 00:37:10,082
Yes.
The unbiased, unfiltered truth.
875
00:37:10,086 --> 00:37:11,775
Even if it doesn't
net the outcome
876
00:37:11,779 --> 00:37:13,419
that you desire in the long run?
877
00:37:13,423 --> 00:37:15,892
It is not for us to decide.
878
00:37:17,644 --> 00:37:20,330
You make a commitment
to report the facts.
879
00:37:20,430 --> 00:37:22,127
It is the guiding light
that we stake everything on.
880
00:37:22,131 --> 00:37:24,367
Without the truth, all is lost.
881
00:37:24,500 --> 00:37:27,625
Then admit the truth
in this case,
882
00:37:27,629 --> 00:37:31,666
that you pushed Alexander West
off of that bridge.
883
00:37:34,002 --> 00:37:37,009
You couldn't stomach
that he was gonna compromise
884
00:37:37,013 --> 00:37:38,381
"The Ledger's" integrity.
885
00:37:38,481 --> 00:37:40,246
And in that moment,
you took action,
886
00:37:40,250 --> 00:37:42,848
and you did what you needed to do
887
00:37:42,852 --> 00:37:46,189
to protect the truth.
888
00:37:56,658 --> 00:37:57,867
I didn't mean to.
889
00:38:03,873 --> 00:38:05,775
I lost my temper, and...
890
00:38:09,370 --> 00:38:12,348
Yes,
891
00:38:12,448 --> 00:38:13,716
I killed him.
892
00:38:29,190 --> 00:38:30,633
I'm sorry.
893
00:38:43,046 --> 00:38:45,544
Congratulations.
894
00:38:45,548 --> 00:38:46,979
On what?
895
00:38:46,983 --> 00:38:48,213
I know.
896
00:38:48,217 --> 00:38:50,078
Tough case.
897
00:38:51,321 --> 00:38:53,456
It turns out Mark Lancer
might just be
898
00:38:53,556 --> 00:38:56,572
the last noble journalist
out there,
899
00:38:56,576 --> 00:38:58,761
and we just sent him away
for life.
900
00:38:58,895 --> 00:39:02,328
Noble or not, he killed someone.
901
00:39:02,332 --> 00:39:05,064
He did.
902
00:39:05,068 --> 00:39:09,939
But at least he believed in
something bigger than himself,
903
00:39:10,039 --> 00:39:12,141
something sacred.
904
00:39:13,977 --> 00:39:15,803
Unlike us, I suppose.
905
00:39:22,785 --> 00:39:25,121
Good night, Nolan.