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NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system
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the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,
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the police who
investigate crime
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and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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Officer, please, please,
my Bruno ran down there.
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Don't worry, ma'am.
We'll take care of it.
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This should put us on the
fast track for promotion.
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Yeah. Tell me about it.
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Take a look over there.
I'll look down here.
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Yeah. Right.
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(DOG YELPING)
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I think I see him.
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Here, Bruno, nice doggy.
Your mommy's looking for you.
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Scroungy little rat.
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Oh, man!
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Why do these things always
happen at the end of a shift.
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BRISCOE: Look at his
tan lines.
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He's missing a ring
and a watch.
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CURTIS: Got a wallet?
BRISCOE: No.
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CURTIS: What do
you think? 9mm?
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BRISCOE: Maybe.
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Victim number five, huh?
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Maybe.
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You think it's that mugger
who kills his victims?
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I don't think.
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No exit wound.
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Navy.
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"Stroud, Robert J.
Blood type B negative."
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Catholic.
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Funny place for
a mugging.
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CSU says that they saw
blood up on the roadway.
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Probably rolled down.
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So what happened
to the dog?
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He's with my partner.
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Where's your partner?
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Lincoln Hospital.
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The paramedics couldn't pry
the dog from his butt.
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What kind of dog?
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Chihuahua.
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Let me know how they
word the commendation.
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Anything from the scene?
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No.
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We got a time
of death yet?
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The same day
he left the ship.
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The 4th, between
9:30 and 11:00 p.m.
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Five victims in six weeks.
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You get a description
of the missing property?
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Yeah. Black leather wallet,
monogrammed,
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a Russian watch
he acquired in the Gulf
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and a gold wedding ring,
engraved.
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We'll add the stuff to
the pawnshop bulletins.
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Or we can get on the phones.
(GRUNTS)
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(CHUCKLES)
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Hey, it's not
rocket science.
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You check the bulletin, then
you check your inventory.
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If anything matches,
you call us.
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CURTIS: it's a Russian watch.
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Soviet? Yeah, I'll hold.
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Hi. This is Detective
Briscoe, the 27th Precinct.
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We need to add a few items to
your stolen property bulletin.
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Well, does anybody
there speak English?
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(SPEAKING SPANISH)
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Who you got?
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A whiny guy named Palumbo.
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Palumbo?
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(SPEAKING SPANISH)
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Louis? Yeah, it's Briscoe.
(LAUGHS)
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Yeah, I know, I know.
You never fenced anything in your life.
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Do me a favor
and look again.
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No, you won't get back to me, you'll
do it now or I'm coming over there.
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How many hock shops
in the five boroughs?
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I've got Mets tickets next month.
Yeah? Yeah, what kind of an item?
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Gold starburst with sapphire
and tourmalines?
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Don't move.
We'll be right over.
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And don't lose it,
and don't sell it.
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We've got a hit.
Brooch from the third victim.
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Hey, I read the papers.
I hear this guy whacks people.
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Which one?
What?
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I'm watching you, Louis.
I saw that look. Which one?
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I want protection.
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You got 14 cousins that look like a
moose herd when they get together.
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I think they can babysit you for a
few hours while we bag the guy.
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Which one?
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How about after
you bag the guy?
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Five counts.
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Murder one with special circumstances.
He ain't gonna make bail.
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Which one?
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Which one?
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Lenny Travers.
Paroled from Attica eight weeks ago.
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Armed robbery.
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Guess they didn't explain the
terms of his parole real well.
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Well, check with his PO to make
sure that's his current address
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and move on him.
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(PEOPLE CHATTERING ON RADIO)
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Last chance, Travers.
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(GUN FIRING)
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OFFICER 1: Go! Go! Go!
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Clear!
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OFFICER 2: Clear in the back!
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Yeah, you're a couple
of real heroes.
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You hid behind ESU till the guy was dead.
(MEN CHUCKLING)
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Well, next time we'll let you
take the point, Anderson.
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With that gut, you could stop a
whole clip and still keep charging.
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We cleared five murders.
What'd you do today?
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VAN BUREN: Four.
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At least try to
look busy.
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The Navy guy wasn't
shot with Travers' gun.
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Maybe Travers
had two guns.
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Well, let's go on
the assumption
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that somebody else
killed Chief Stroud.
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Here's the autopsy and
the ballistics report.
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Open a new file,
start filling it up.
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Healthy as a horse except
for one cracked rib, recent.
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Yeah. And one bullet
to the brain. More recent.
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(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
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(DOOR OPENING)
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Commander Billings?
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I'm Detective Curtis,
this is Detective Briscoe.
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Your captain said we should talk
to you about Stroud, Robert, J.
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You find the killer yet?
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BRISCOE: No. Not yet.
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But we're looking.
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When was he on
the ship last?
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He had liberty on the 4th, and he
wasn't back for quarters at 0700.
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CURTIS: What did you do?
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We placed him on
unauthorized absence.
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What was his rank?
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He was a chief
aviation mechanics mate,
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in charge of one of the crews that
refuels, maintains our aircraft.
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Did he say anything about
his plans for liberty?
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Museums? Walking tours?
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Hookers?
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He was married.
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Well, so? He's here in the Big
Apple, she's not, you know...
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BILLINGS: But she was.
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She serves on
the supply ship Lambert,
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which moored the
same day that we did.
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She's a quartermaster.
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I didn't see my husband
on the 4th.
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You're in the same port at the same
time, you don't see each other?
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What is this about?
I thought Bobby was shot by a mugger.
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You know anybody who
would've wanted him dead?
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You didn't answer
my question.
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The mugger didn't do it,
so somebody else did.
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Did Bobby have
any enemies?
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Not that I know of.
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But we were usually separated
by a continent or two.
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Were you separated
by anything else?
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Or somebody else?
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What does that mean?
You don't know or you're not gonna say?
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I'm the wrong
person to ask.
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Well, who's the right
person to ask?
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You should ask somebody who spent
more time with him than I did.
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If you'll excuse me, I have
to change for the watch.
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She have anybody in particular
to be jealous about?
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There are 3,652 sailors
on this ship.
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I don't monitor
their personal lives
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unless they have problems
with Navy regs.
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CURTIS: Anybody bring Stroud
to your attention?
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Yes. He was decorated
during the Gulf War.
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Pulled a pilot from
a burning plane on deck.
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BRISCOE: You got any
women on board?
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Sixty-four women.
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Stroud hound dog
any of them?
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Stroud's wife seems to think
he was fooling around,
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so we just need to
follow up, you know.
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BRISCOE: Could we talk to
his immediate superior?
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That would be his pilot,
Lieutenant Blair.
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He was the best crew chief
I've ever worked with.
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There was nothing he didn't
know about the F-14.
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He sleeping with
anybody on the ship?
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Not that I know of.
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You ever meet
Stroud's wife?
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Is that the direction
this is pointing?
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Well, the dial's still spinning.
Did you ever meet her?
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Briefly.
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She seem like
the jealous type?
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I don't know her well enough
to have an opinion.
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Did Stroud ever
come on to you?
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I work hard to keep my professional
relationships professional.
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Well, he must've
found you attractive.
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It's a non-issue.
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The Navy says I can't
fraternize, so I don't.
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But you would
if you could?
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No.
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You didn't find
him attractive?
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I don't sleep
with married men.
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The Navy has a rule about
that, too, and so do I.
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If there's anything specific I
can do, please let me know.
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Stroud was a fine sailor.
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Everyone on the ship
wants to see justice done.
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No, I don't know
who these kids are.
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No, I don't want you to give
him a lecture and let him go.
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Put him in a holding cell
and call his father.
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Problem?
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My son.
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Manhattan South caught him
tagging a truck.
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Arrest report.
Stroud, Robert J.
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Assault, 11-10-96.
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Bar brawl. Hampton, Virginia.
it's where the broken rib came from.
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The charges were dropped.
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Turned out Stroud
wasn't the attacker.
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Who was?
VAN BUREN: His wife.
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Witnesses said that
she started the beef,
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then he shoved her,
she threw a punch.
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He had 60 pounds on her.
How'd he get a busted rib?
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She flipped him over the bar.
Where's her arrest report?
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He refused to
press charges.
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Bet he'd like to
change his mind now.
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I had the watch that night.
I never left the ship.
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Can anybody
confirm that?
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Lieutenant Slade, Ensign Blackledge,
Machinist's Mate Wilson.
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You busted your husband's
ribs a couple of months back.
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One rib.
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I caught him
with another woman.
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Caught him, how?
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I knew he was fooling around
again, so I followed him.
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She met him at a bar.
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What'd they do?
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They were all
over each other,
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and she knew he was married.
She should've left him alone.
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How am I supposed to compete with
the poster girl for the new Navy?
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Who're we
talking about?
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His pilot. Lieutenant
high-and-mighty Blair.
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I wrote a letter of complaint to
the Bureau of Naval Personnel.
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They said they'd
investigate.
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All they did was
sweep it under the rug.
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Why would they do that?
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Please. They spent
$5,000,000 training her.
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And she's who they point to when anybody
starts screaming about discrimination.
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We're gonna need
to run ballistics
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on whatever 9mm guns you
have access to, all right?
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You're sure we're talking about the 4th?
That was a Thursday.
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Okay, thanks.
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She never left
the ship on the 4th.
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And if she killed him, she didn't
use any 9mm in the ship's locker.
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(IN SINGSONG VOICE)
Round and round we go.
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The investigation was assigned
to Commander Halibert,
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executive officer of the ship.
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Now according to his report, both
Stroud and Blair denied the allegation.
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And he just took
their word for it?
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No.
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00:12:06,106 --> 00:12:07,779
Blair said she was
involved with a civilian,
246
00:12:07,841 --> 00:12:09,479
Halibert talked to him,
and it checked out.
247
00:12:09,710 --> 00:12:12,418
How come you didn't tell us all this
stuff the last time we were here?
248
00:12:13,247 --> 00:12:15,488
Look, I don't know where you people
think you're going with this,
249
00:12:15,549 --> 00:12:17,256
but let me tell
you something.
250
00:12:17,318 --> 00:12:20,959
Lieutenant Blair was one of the
first women in US Navy history
251
00:12:21,021 --> 00:12:23,934
to qualify for
night carrier landings.
252
00:12:23,991 --> 00:12:27,598
You think she's gonna screw that
up for some glorified deckhand?
253
00:12:27,661 --> 00:12:29,436
Who's the civilian
she was seeing?
254
00:12:29,496 --> 00:12:31,703
An engineer at GE.
255
00:12:32,066 --> 00:12:33,272
Yeah, I dated her.
256
00:12:33,334 --> 00:12:35,507
What kind of relationship
did you have?
257
00:12:35,569 --> 00:12:38,106
A dating relationship.
258
00:12:38,172 --> 00:12:39,981
Was it serious?
259
00:12:40,174 --> 00:12:43,417
I thought so,
and then she broke it off.
260
00:12:43,577 --> 00:12:45,113
You don't seem too
torn up about it.
261
00:12:46,347 --> 00:12:48,623
I'm failing to see
what makes it your business.
262
00:12:48,682 --> 00:12:50,218
Well, this is
the easy way.
263
00:12:50,284 --> 00:12:51,524
If you'd like to
come downtown...
264
00:12:51,585 --> 00:12:52,962
(SIGHS)
265
00:12:53,220 --> 00:12:54,790
What is she,
some kind of spy?
266
00:12:56,123 --> 00:12:57,466
The Navy was on
my back for weeks,
267
00:12:57,524 --> 00:12:58,901
and now you guys.
268
00:13:00,894 --> 00:13:02,931
Okay, and I'm not
doing this again.
269
00:13:03,864 --> 00:13:09,177
I dated her for six months.
When she was in New York, we went out.
270
00:13:09,236 --> 00:13:10,943
She broke up
with me last fall.
271
00:13:11,005 --> 00:13:13,417
You told the Navy it was
still going hot and heavy.
272
00:13:14,541 --> 00:13:15,713
She asked me to.
273
00:13:15,776 --> 00:13:16,777
She asked you to lie?
274
00:13:18,278 --> 00:13:20,554
Maybe stretch it
a little.
275
00:13:20,614 --> 00:13:22,491
So why'd she
break it off?
276
00:13:22,549 --> 00:13:24,358
She said she met
the man of her dreams.
277
00:13:25,152 --> 00:13:26,859
She put it that way?
The "man of her dreams"?
278
00:13:27,421 --> 00:13:28,559
She happen to
give you a name?
279
00:13:29,089 --> 00:13:31,262
No. She said it was
somebody on her ship.
280
00:13:31,325 --> 00:13:33,327
I assumed it was
another pilot.
281
00:13:34,228 --> 00:13:35,639
BLAIR: I lied to him.
282
00:13:36,196 --> 00:13:39,006
I didn't want to see him anymore.
He wouldn't leave me alone.
283
00:13:39,066 --> 00:13:41,205
Sol made up a story.
284
00:13:41,702 --> 00:13:43,443
I wasn't seeing
anybody else.
285
00:13:43,671 --> 00:13:45,344
Including Stroud?
286
00:13:45,406 --> 00:13:46,851
Including Stroud.
287
00:13:46,907 --> 00:13:48,580
What'd you do on the 4th?
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
288
00:13:50,110 --> 00:13:51,919
This is Lieutenant
Commander Mclntyre
289
00:13:51,979 --> 00:13:54,459
from the Judge
Advocate General's office.
290
00:13:54,515 --> 00:13:56,222
You don't have to
answer their questions.
291
00:13:56,283 --> 00:13:58,058
I want to.
292
00:13:58,952 --> 00:14:02,024
I had liberty on the
4th, starting at 1300.
293
00:14:02,089 --> 00:14:04,660
I spent the afternoon
at the Cloisters.
294
00:14:04,725 --> 00:14:07,399
I ate dinner in a cafe
on Bleecker Street.
295
00:14:07,461 --> 00:14:11,307
No, I don't remember the name
of it, and I went to a movie.
296
00:14:11,365 --> 00:14:12,503
CURTIS: What movie?
297
00:14:12,566 --> 00:14:13,874
The Lost World.
298
00:14:13,934 --> 00:14:15,936
At a multiplex
in Times Square.
299
00:14:16,003 --> 00:14:17,209
What time?
300
00:14:17,271 --> 00:14:18,443
2100.
301
00:14:18,505 --> 00:14:21,111
Opposite ends of Manhattan,
that's a lot of traveling.
302
00:14:21,175 --> 00:14:22,449
You get any
taxi receipts?
303
00:14:22,509 --> 00:14:23,920
BLAIR: I used my car.
304
00:14:23,977 --> 00:14:25,217
You keep a car
in the city?
305
00:14:25,379 --> 00:14:27,154
At my parents' house.
In Connecticut.
306
00:14:27,214 --> 00:14:28,386
Where is it now?
307
00:14:28,449 --> 00:14:31,555
At a parking garage
on West 38th. Webber's.
308
00:14:31,618 --> 00:14:32,653
CURTIS: You mind if
we examine it?
309
00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:33,994
MCINTYRE: Not without
a warrant.
310
00:14:34,054 --> 00:14:36,227
I think Lieutenant Blair
has cooperated enough.
311
00:14:36,290 --> 00:14:38,998
You want to talk to her
again, go through me.
312
00:14:41,462 --> 00:14:43,066
Looks like the grieving
widow was right
313
00:14:43,130 --> 00:14:45,167
about the Navy protecting
their poster girl.
314
00:14:45,232 --> 00:14:47,075
And about the affair.
315
00:14:49,036 --> 00:14:50,743
You know,
we don't need a warrant
316
00:14:50,804 --> 00:14:53,114
to look at the outside
of the car.
317
00:14:54,675 --> 00:15:01,149
This is it here. She took it out last Thursday.
Yeah, here it is, the 4th.
318
00:15:01,215 --> 00:15:02,990
1:36 p.m.
319
00:15:03,050 --> 00:15:04,552
You remember her?
320
00:15:04,618 --> 00:15:06,120
She's what I dream about.
(CHUCKLES)
321
00:15:07,121 --> 00:15:08,725
When did she
bring it back?
322
00:15:09,089 --> 00:15:10,659
Not while I was here.
323
00:15:10,724 --> 00:15:12,465
This is one clean car.
324
00:15:12,526 --> 00:15:14,472
MAN: It was a little dusty
when she took it out.
325
00:15:15,229 --> 00:15:19,473
Here it is.
11:48, same day, p.m.
326
00:15:19,533 --> 00:15:24,107
Hey, Lennie, the tint on this window
is different than the others.
327
00:15:24,171 --> 00:15:25,548
New window?
328
00:15:29,009 --> 00:15:31,819
CURTIS: "Heinrich Muller
Exotic Cars."
329
00:15:31,912 --> 00:15:36,861
M�ller. There's an umlaut.
Heinrich's kind of a stickler for the umlaut.
330
00:15:36,917 --> 00:15:40,763
She told me somebody smashed the
window when it was parked someplace.
331
00:15:41,121 --> 00:15:42,395
She didn't get
any more specific?
332
00:15:43,090 --> 00:15:45,092
You want the truth,
I stopped listening,
333
00:15:45,159 --> 00:15:46,934
I was picturing how
she'd look in leather.
334
00:15:47,661 --> 00:15:48,969
You come to
any conclusions?
335
00:15:50,030 --> 00:15:52,340
There's Jerry.
He worked on the car.
336
00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:54,572
What'd you do with
the broken glass?
337
00:15:56,804 --> 00:15:58,283
I didn't find any
pieces in the track,
338
00:15:58,338 --> 00:15:59,578
but some had fallen
in the panel.
339
00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:00,710
They always do.
340
00:16:00,774 --> 00:16:02,117
How do you know
those are from her car?
341
00:16:02,176 --> 00:16:03,621
Custom tint job.
342
00:16:03,677 --> 00:16:04,985
Now, there was one,
a corner piece,
343
00:16:05,045 --> 00:16:07,855
with the DOT number,
there it is.
344
00:16:08,515 --> 00:16:09,858
No blood?
345
00:16:10,150 --> 00:16:11,493
You sound disappointed.
346
00:16:12,319 --> 00:16:13,992
The bullet that
shattered her window
347
00:16:14,054 --> 00:16:16,227
was fired from
inside the car.
348
00:16:16,323 --> 00:16:18,394
Forensics found powder
residue on the glass.
349
00:16:18,458 --> 00:16:20,096
How do we know
it was her car?
350
00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,572
'Cause the mechanic says so.
'Cause the lab says so.
351
00:16:22,629 --> 00:16:23,972
The DOT number matches.
352
00:16:24,031 --> 00:16:25,908
What does she say about it?
Nothing.
353
00:16:25,966 --> 00:16:27,741
JAG won't let us
near her.
354
00:16:27,801 --> 00:16:29,178
Did you check
her alibi yet?
355
00:16:29,236 --> 00:16:30,874
CURTIS: Nobody saw her
at the Cloisters.
356
00:16:30,938 --> 00:16:33,509
We canvassed every eating
place on Bleecker, no result.
357
00:16:33,574 --> 00:16:35,850
None of the employees at the
movie house ever saw her before.
358
00:16:35,909 --> 00:16:38,355
Yeah. And this is a woman
people tend to remember.
359
00:16:38,445 --> 00:16:40,823
CURTIS: She's in the Navy.
Here today, gone tomorrow.
360
00:16:40,881 --> 00:16:43,384
If we don't move
on her now...
361
00:16:43,450 --> 00:16:46,124
Talk to the D.A.
about a warrant.
362
00:16:49,890 --> 00:16:52,803
JACK: I'm not looking for a
debate, Commander Mclntyre.
363
00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,306
The court has issued
an arrest warrant,
364
00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:57,273
and I'm giving you
the option of arranging
365
00:16:57,331 --> 00:16:59,504
a time and place
for her to surrender.
366
00:17:01,268 --> 00:17:03,680
Thank you for
your cooperation.
367
00:17:04,571 --> 00:17:07,051
You can pick her up
2:30 p.m. Pier 88.
368
00:17:07,941 --> 00:17:10,046
I've got 2:40.
What've you got?
369
00:17:10,110 --> 00:17:12,090
I got bandits
at two o'clock.
370
00:17:13,580 --> 00:17:15,719
Where's Lieutenant Blair?
371
00:17:16,550 --> 00:17:18,086
I've been instructed
to tell you the Navy
372
00:17:18,151 --> 00:17:20,062
is asserting jurisdiction
in this case.
373
00:17:20,120 --> 00:17:21,121
We have a warrant.
374
00:17:21,555 --> 00:17:24,729
We have Lieutenant Blair.
And we're keeping her.
375
00:17:27,663 --> 00:17:30,576
I've got two Navy
lawyers in my office.
376
00:17:30,633 --> 00:17:34,103
They want all the police and lab
reports for their investigation.
377
00:17:34,170 --> 00:17:36,446
We're not thinking of ceding
jurisdiction, are we?
378
00:17:36,506 --> 00:17:40,147
We're not ceding anything until
we know what We're dealing with.
379
00:17:40,209 --> 00:17:41,779
Book some time
with the grand jury.
380
00:17:41,844 --> 00:17:43,881
Get an indictment.
Murder two.
381
00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,426
Cover the bases.
382
00:17:47,316 --> 00:17:51,059
We realize your office has concurrent
jurisdiction with the Navy.
383
00:17:51,120 --> 00:17:53,293
We don't want to get
into a shooting war.
384
00:17:53,356 --> 00:17:55,097
Neither do I.
385
00:17:55,691 --> 00:17:58,729
How do you intend to proceed
against Lieutenant Blair?
386
00:17:58,795 --> 00:18:01,639
Based on her statement, we believe
the shooting was accidental.
387
00:18:02,031 --> 00:18:03,874
She's admitted
shooting Stroud?
388
00:18:03,966 --> 00:18:06,173
She explained the events
to our satisfaction.
389
00:18:06,436 --> 00:18:08,507
Then you won't mind
if she explains them to us.
390
00:18:08,571 --> 00:18:10,073
It will be off the record.
391
00:18:10,139 --> 00:18:11,277
JACK: Absolutely not.
392
00:18:11,407 --> 00:18:12,715
She makes it,
she lives with it.
393
00:18:12,775 --> 00:18:14,812
So you want
a shooting war, after all.
394
00:18:14,877 --> 00:18:16,857
ADAM: We're all
in the same boat.
395
00:18:17,313 --> 00:18:19,224
We don't want to
look too accommodating,
396
00:18:19,282 --> 00:18:21,888
you don't want to
look too secretive.
397
00:18:26,656 --> 00:18:30,468
Lieutenant Blair will repeat the sworn
statement she made to the Navy.
398
00:18:30,526 --> 00:18:32,904
She will answer
no questions.
399
00:18:34,430 --> 00:18:37,707
Stroud told me he and his wife
were going to get a divorce.
400
00:18:37,767 --> 00:18:41,214
The relationship was still
wrong under Navy regulations,
401
00:18:41,270 --> 00:18:43,409
so I won't try to excuse it.
402
00:18:44,340 --> 00:18:47,719
When I found out his wife was
still in the picture, I ended it.
403
00:18:47,777 --> 00:18:50,917
I didn't want to wreck a
marriage or my career.
404
00:18:51,447 --> 00:18:54,223
But he wouldn't
stop seeing me.
405
00:18:55,451 --> 00:18:57,055
I agreed to meet him
one last time.
406
00:18:57,120 --> 00:18:59,760
We had dinner in
Manhattan. Marlowe's.
407
00:19:00,156 --> 00:19:02,796
I told him I wasn't
willing to risk my career
408
00:19:02,859 --> 00:19:04,668
to be with someone
who'd lie to me.
409
00:19:05,061 --> 00:19:08,167
I drove him back to drop
him off near the ship.
410
00:19:08,231 --> 00:19:09,403
He wouldn't get
out of the car.
411
00:19:09,465 --> 00:19:16,110
He said he wanted to keep on, I won't
use the word he used, seeing me.
412
00:19:16,939 --> 00:19:18,714
Said he liked sleeping
with a pilot.
413
00:19:19,909 --> 00:19:21,786
I tried to reason with him.
414
00:19:21,844 --> 00:19:25,485
He drew a gun and
ordered me to drive on.
415
00:19:25,548 --> 00:19:28,688
We stopped on the road above
where you found the body.
416
00:19:28,751 --> 00:19:33,200
He said if I refused to have sex
with him right then and there,
417
00:19:33,256 --> 00:19:35,532
he'd tell the CO
we'd lied about the affair.
418
00:19:35,591 --> 00:19:37,195
I said go ahead.
419
00:19:37,260 --> 00:19:40,867
He opened his door
and ordered me to get out.
420
00:19:42,165 --> 00:19:43,803
I grabbed the gun.
421
00:19:50,406 --> 00:19:54,354
Being forced to have sex is an
experience I don't need to have.
422
00:19:54,410 --> 00:19:57,516
We struggled,
the gun went off,
423
00:19:57,580 --> 00:20:01,392
the bullet zinged by my head
and shattered my window.
424
00:20:01,450 --> 00:20:04,454
We kept struggling.
The second shot killed him.
425
00:20:06,856 --> 00:20:09,735
I've never seen someone die
right in front of me.
426
00:20:10,593 --> 00:20:14,973
His eyes went dead.
There was an awareness, then nothing.
427
00:20:16,999 --> 00:20:19,411
He dropped the gun,
fell out of the car
428
00:20:19,468 --> 00:20:22,312
and rolled down
the embankment.
429
00:20:23,873 --> 00:20:25,113
And you just
left him there?
430
00:20:25,174 --> 00:20:26,209
No questions.
431
00:20:27,343 --> 00:20:29,380
We need to clarify
some points.
432
00:20:29,445 --> 00:20:30,685
Talk to me.
433
00:20:30,846 --> 00:20:32,086
(SIGHS)
434
00:20:32,148 --> 00:20:34,355
So she climbed
down the embankment
435
00:20:34,417 --> 00:20:36,590
and took his wallet
and his valuables?
436
00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:39,690
The body was lying in the
bushes for quite some time.
437
00:20:39,755 --> 00:20:41,826
Some bum must've
picked him clean.
438
00:20:42,124 --> 00:20:43,125
Where's the weapon?
439
00:20:43,192 --> 00:20:44,262
She threw it off the pier.
440
00:20:44,327 --> 00:20:45,533
LOPEZ: Our divers
recovered it yesterday.
441
00:20:45,595 --> 00:20:48,838
We confirmed it was Stroud's.
He bought it legally in Florida.
442
00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:52,973
JACK: We're not done.
We are.
443
00:20:53,035 --> 00:20:54,912
Lieutenant Blair
came here voluntarily.
444
00:20:54,971 --> 00:20:56,780
One step ahead of
an arrest warrant.
445
00:20:56,839 --> 00:20:59,183
Thank you for coming,
Lieutenant.
446
00:21:01,811 --> 00:21:04,189
In a struggle with
a guy who's 6'1",
447
00:21:04,247 --> 00:21:06,249
she's the one who's left
behind to tell the story?
448
00:21:06,315 --> 00:21:10,457
Lieutenant Blair committed serious
infractions of military regulations.
449
00:21:10,519 --> 00:21:12,294
She will be disciplined
accordingly.
450
00:21:12,355 --> 00:21:14,562
"Accordingly"?
When our investigation is complete,
451
00:21:14,624 --> 00:21:17,036
we'll know better
where we stand.
452
00:21:21,063 --> 00:21:22,906
Have the police
trace her steps.
453
00:21:25,401 --> 00:21:26,937
Oh, yes, I remember them.
454
00:21:27,003 --> 00:21:28,914
I wanted to go, "Ditch the date,
honey, and come with me."
455
00:21:29,705 --> 00:21:31,184
Yeah, she is
a head-turner.
456
00:21:32,241 --> 00:21:33,618
Not her. Him.
457
00:21:33,676 --> 00:21:35,417
You got his phone number
in your little book?
458
00:21:36,779 --> 00:21:38,087
They don't have
phones where he is.
459
00:21:38,147 --> 00:21:39,990
Did you happen to overhear
any of their conversation?
460
00:21:40,049 --> 00:21:42,461
Mmm. Not really.
My impression was that
461
00:21:42,518 --> 00:21:45,931
she was upset,
he was very masterful.
462
00:21:45,988 --> 00:21:47,331
Dominating.
463
00:21:48,491 --> 00:21:49,731
What time did
they leave?
464
00:21:49,792 --> 00:21:51,703
About 9:30, 9:45.
465
00:21:51,761 --> 00:21:55,072
I offered to hail him a cab, but he
said he had a car across the street.
466
00:21:55,131 --> 00:21:57,168
Do they have phones
where you live?
467
00:21:59,168 --> 00:22:01,512
Yeah, if you want
to talk to my wife.
468
00:22:03,639 --> 00:22:06,745
Hey, he's a fun guy.
You could do worse.
469
00:22:08,344 --> 00:22:11,621
People in uniform all
look the same to me.
470
00:22:11,681 --> 00:22:14,457
This guy was wearing chinos
and a polo shirt, blue,
471
00:22:14,517 --> 00:22:16,292
maybe a tan windbreaker.
472
00:22:16,786 --> 00:22:18,493
You know how many people
I see every day?
473
00:22:18,554 --> 00:22:21,899
This would be between
9:30 and 10:00 on the 4th.
474
00:22:21,957 --> 00:22:23,493
How many people
you see then?
475
00:22:23,559 --> 00:22:28,269
Okay, hang on, that was
last Thursday, right?
476
00:22:28,331 --> 00:22:31,869
I got off at 10:00 'cause I had
to go to the Port Authority,
477
00:22:31,934 --> 00:22:34,380
and the last people
I saw were three drunks
478
00:22:34,437 --> 00:22:36,417
that come from somewhere
they don't speak English
479
00:22:36,572 --> 00:22:37,983
and don't know
what a tip is.
480
00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:39,144
Oh, yeah, I remember them.
481
00:22:39,208 --> 00:22:40,915
Z3, right?
482
00:22:40,976 --> 00:22:43,923
He was saying, "What did you think,
sex has gotta be about love?"
483
00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:45,252
She say anything back?
484
00:22:45,314 --> 00:22:47,260
Don't know,
I went to get the car.
485
00:22:47,316 --> 00:22:49,626
Guy's a real jerk,
but he tips good.
486
00:22:49,685 --> 00:22:50,686
The passenger tipped you?
487
00:22:50,753 --> 00:22:53,233
Well, he snatched the keys away
from her and got behind the wheel.
488
00:22:53,289 --> 00:22:54,290
She was barely in the car
489
00:22:54,357 --> 00:22:58,271
before he squealed out of here like
he was late for his last meal.
490
00:22:58,794 --> 00:22:59,864
She lied again.
491
00:22:59,929 --> 00:23:01,909
JACK: She had to say he was
in the passenger seat.
492
00:23:01,964 --> 00:23:04,137
That's the only way he could've
rolled down the embankment.
493
00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:05,338
ADAM: So he didn't.
494
00:23:05,835 --> 00:23:08,076
She dragged him to the edge,
pushed him over.
495
00:23:08,137 --> 00:23:11,675
This also means both shots
were fired in his direction.
496
00:23:11,741 --> 00:23:13,220
The one that
shattered the window,
497
00:23:13,275 --> 00:23:14,686
and the one that
stayed in his head.
498
00:23:14,744 --> 00:23:16,314
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
499
00:23:18,347 --> 00:23:19,587
Got our indictment.
500
00:23:19,648 --> 00:23:20,718
ADAM: Good.
501
00:23:21,350 --> 00:23:24,422
Now go arm wrestle
the Navy for jurisdiction.
502
00:23:27,890 --> 00:23:29,631
WAXMAN: You're saying that
the United States Navy,
503
00:23:29,692 --> 00:23:33,970
in order to protect a valuable
officer, would overlook murder.
504
00:23:34,530 --> 00:23:37,977
I'm saying if I chose to, I could
charge Lieutenant Blair with perjury.
505
00:23:38,033 --> 00:23:40,479
If Mr. McCoy has some
facts to share with us,
506
00:23:40,536 --> 00:23:44,006
we'd be more than happy to consider
them in our investigation.
507
00:23:44,073 --> 00:23:48,112
Their investigation amounts to taking
dictation from Lieutenant Blair.
508
00:23:48,177 --> 00:23:49,952
(SCOFFS)
That's ridiculous.
509
00:23:50,012 --> 00:23:52,822
In any event, according
to Solorio v. the US,
510
00:23:52,882 --> 00:23:54,555
the Navy can
assert jurisdiction
511
00:23:54,617 --> 00:23:56,255
over cases involving
its personnel.
512
00:23:56,318 --> 00:23:59,629
We're contending our concurrent
jurisdiction takes precedence.
513
00:23:59,688 --> 00:24:02,032
We're ready to proceed
against Lieutenant Blair
514
00:24:02,091 --> 00:24:03,570
while the Navy's
been dragging its feet.
515
00:24:03,626 --> 00:24:06,072
That's completely inaccurate.
We've recovered Stroud's weapon.
516
00:24:06,128 --> 00:24:09,109
And we've indicted Lieutenant
Blair for murder two.
517
00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,071
This is dated
four days ago.
518
00:24:13,803 --> 00:24:15,407
Your Honor,
this is bad faith.
519
00:24:15,471 --> 00:24:17,815
While Mr. McCoy and Mr.
Schiff were stringing us along,
520
00:24:17,873 --> 00:24:20,319
Ms. Ross was tap dancing
for the grand jury.
521
00:24:20,376 --> 00:24:22,652
They must've liked
what they heard.
522
00:24:22,711 --> 00:24:26,488
I'm afraid Lieutenant Blair is going
to have to have a civilian attorney.
523
00:24:27,950 --> 00:24:32,365
"Docket number 77134,
People v. Kirstin Blair.
524
00:24:32,421 --> 00:24:34,992
"Charge is murder in
the second degree."
525
00:24:37,493 --> 00:24:39,564
I see a defendant,
I see a prosecutor,
526
00:24:39,628 --> 00:24:41,630
why don't I see
the defense counsel?
527
00:24:41,697 --> 00:24:43,506
MILLER: I'm right here,
Your Honor.
528
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,943
Though why I'm here and why my
client is here is a mystery to me.
529
00:24:48,003 --> 00:24:49,209
TISDALE: Can we get a plea?
530
00:24:49,271 --> 00:24:50,409
Not guilty, ma'am.
531
00:24:50,473 --> 00:24:53,010
The People request
bail of $250,000.
532
00:24:53,075 --> 00:24:55,555
My client has
a spotless record.
533
00:24:55,611 --> 00:24:58,490
She is a commissioned officer
in the United States Navy.
534
00:24:58,547 --> 00:25:00,049
Her word of honor
should suffice.
535
00:25:00,115 --> 00:25:01,651
We ask that she be ROR'ed.
536
00:25:01,717 --> 00:25:03,719
Her ship is about to
sail for Newport News.
537
00:25:03,786 --> 00:25:05,094
COLEMAN: With your permission,
Your Honor,
538
00:25:05,154 --> 00:25:06,599
I'm Lieutenant
Commander Coleman
539
00:25:06,655 --> 00:25:08,498
of the Judge
Advocate General's office,
540
00:25:08,557 --> 00:25:09,934
and I state for the record
541
00:25:09,992 --> 00:25:12,233
that the Navy will not
remove Lieutenant Blair
542
00:25:12,294 --> 00:25:13,739
from the jurisdiction
of this court.
543
00:25:13,796 --> 00:25:15,332
These are the same people
who don't seem to feel
544
00:25:15,397 --> 00:25:18,241
the Lieutenant's criminal
actions warrant prosecution.
545
00:25:18,300 --> 00:25:20,644
This is a federal writ of
prohibition which bars the Navy
546
00:25:20,703 --> 00:25:22,683
from transporting
or transferring
547
00:25:22,738 --> 00:25:24,649
the defendant
outside the jurisdiction.
548
00:25:25,107 --> 00:25:28,520
Has the D.A. declared war
on the US Navy, Ms. Ross?
549
00:25:28,577 --> 00:25:30,215
Just making sure,
Your Honor.
550
00:25:30,613 --> 00:25:32,149
So noted.
551
00:25:32,214 --> 00:25:34,216
The defendant is ROR'ed
552
00:25:34,283 --> 00:25:36,092
and will not leave
the jurisdiction
553
00:25:36,151 --> 00:25:37,960
without permission
from the court.
554
00:25:38,020 --> 00:25:39,328
(POUNDS GAVEL)
555
00:25:40,089 --> 00:25:44,595
Jamie, that writ of prohibition
was a little over the top.
556
00:25:45,060 --> 00:25:47,768
We're finding we need a big stick
to get the Navy's attention.
557
00:25:47,830 --> 00:25:49,969
Careful where you step.
558
00:25:50,032 --> 00:25:51,443
I'm a Lieutenant
in the Reserves.
559
00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:53,673
I was in the JAG office
in the '70s.
560
00:25:53,736 --> 00:25:55,841
Then you know how ridiculous
the Navy's rules are.
561
00:25:55,905 --> 00:25:58,146
I can see why she tried
to cover up the affair.
562
00:25:58,207 --> 00:26:01,051
If she'll come clean now, we can discuss
dropping the charges to manslaughter.
563
00:26:01,110 --> 00:26:02,589
She's not guilty.
564
00:26:02,645 --> 00:26:04,352
(SCOFFS) Come on, Ruthie, every
time she opens her mouth,
565
00:26:04,413 --> 00:26:05,448
another lie pops out.
566
00:26:05,514 --> 00:26:06,822
Look at her statement
to the Navy.
567
00:26:06,882 --> 00:26:08,452
What statement?
568
00:26:09,485 --> 00:26:11,192
The statement
is inadmissible.
569
00:26:11,253 --> 00:26:13,233
My client wasn't
properly Mirandized.
570
00:26:13,289 --> 00:26:15,030
The spirit of
Miranda was adhered to,
571
00:26:15,090 --> 00:26:18,071
the essence of the protection
is embodied in JAG rules.
572
00:26:18,127 --> 00:26:20,107
Under the Uniform Code
of Military Justice,
573
00:26:20,162 --> 00:26:22,233
there is no right
to remain silent,
574
00:26:22,298 --> 00:26:24,778
there is no protection
against self-incrimination.
575
00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:26,835
This is the spirit
of Miranda?
576
00:26:26,902 --> 00:26:29,542
If she'd been arrested
and Mirandized by the NYPD,
577
00:26:29,605 --> 00:26:32,415
she'd still have given the same
self-serving, untruthful statement.
578
00:26:32,474 --> 00:26:35,683
If, if, if. Since that didn't
happen, we'll never know.
579
00:26:35,744 --> 00:26:37,883
No matter how you
slice it, Mr. McCoy,
580
00:26:37,947 --> 00:26:41,224
she was not
properly Mirandized.
581
00:26:41,283 --> 00:26:43,661
The statement
is inadmissible.
582
00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,264
Statement or not,
the facts are on our side.
583
00:26:47,323 --> 00:26:50,270
Facts don't win cases.
Make a deal.
584
00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,197
I'm not handing Blair
the keys to the city.
585
00:26:53,262 --> 00:26:55,936
I'll give on sentencing, but she
has to plead to murder two.
586
00:26:55,998 --> 00:26:57,841
Why play tough?
At most it's man one.
587
00:26:57,900 --> 00:26:59,880
She acted under
extreme emotional distress.
588
00:26:59,935 --> 00:27:01,812
That's a very
charitable spin.
589
00:27:02,471 --> 00:27:04,508
The fact is, we don't know what
really happened in that car.
590
00:27:04,573 --> 00:27:07,486
She really killed him.
She really lied.
591
00:27:07,543 --> 00:27:09,921
If you weren't so starry-eyed
over the great Kirstin Blair...
592
00:27:09,979 --> 00:27:13,188
What, because I think she committed
manslaughter instead of murder? Come on!
593
00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:18,930
Adam, you want this plea, so
tell me, murder two or man one?
594
00:27:18,988 --> 00:27:22,265
Kirstin Blair is the best thing
to happen to military aviation
595
00:27:22,324 --> 00:27:24,133
since Eddie Rickenbacker.
596
00:27:24,193 --> 00:27:27,470
Her picture is on every
little girl's bedroom wall
597
00:27:27,529 --> 00:27:30,169
right next to Sally Ride.
598
00:27:30,332 --> 00:27:32,005
Your case.
599
00:27:38,090 --> 00:27:39,296
Murder two,
15-to-life.
600
00:27:39,358 --> 00:27:40,701
MILLER: Please.
601
00:27:40,759 --> 00:27:42,966
She defends herself
against an armed attacker,
602
00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:46,805
a gun, his gun,
accidentally discharges.
603
00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:48,773
We might go to man one.
604
00:27:49,535 --> 00:27:50,570
You're gonna have to go
all the way down to,
605
00:27:50,636 --> 00:27:53,276
"Oops, sorry, we made a mistake,
we're dropping the charges."
606
00:27:53,338 --> 00:27:54,476
Don't hold your breath.
607
00:27:54,540 --> 00:27:56,019
MILLER: Have you looked at
Stroud's service record?
608
00:27:56,075 --> 00:27:57,679
We've subpoenaed it.
We're still waiting.
609
00:27:57,743 --> 00:28:00,223
The man was a pig.
Come on, Kirstin.
610
00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:03,849
I see. We're going to try the defendant,
you're gonna try the victim.
611
00:28:03,916 --> 00:28:06,795
The victim here is
Lieutenant Blair.
612
00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:14,671
You don't just jump in with an
offer that we haven't discussed.
613
00:28:14,727 --> 00:28:17,606
Excuse me, now I need permission
to join the conversation?
614
00:28:17,663 --> 00:28:19,472
And besides, we did
discuss it, with Adam,
615
00:28:19,531 --> 00:28:21,238
who doesn't seem to feel
we have much of a case.
616
00:28:21,300 --> 00:28:22,973
We can support murder
two on the evidence.
617
00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:25,174
The worst thing the woman did
was get pushed over the edge
618
00:28:25,237 --> 00:28:26,910
by the Navy and
that bastard Stroud.
619
00:28:26,972 --> 00:28:29,578
Every single piece
of evidence we have
620
00:28:29,641 --> 00:28:32,053
contradicts her
version of events.
621
00:28:32,778 --> 00:28:34,553
Damn it!
622
00:28:34,613 --> 00:28:35,921
Here's Stroud's record.
623
00:28:36,615 --> 00:28:38,720
And this is
a summary of Blair's.
624
00:28:38,784 --> 00:28:42,698
Draft a new subpoena.
I want her entire record, warts and all.
625
00:28:42,755 --> 00:28:45,429
Now you're getting paranoid.
Maybe they just believe her story.
626
00:28:45,491 --> 00:28:47,596
Sure, it's a classic
she-said, he-said
627
00:28:47,693 --> 00:28:49,798
except she made sure he wasn't
around to do the he-said.
628
00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:51,364
So now it's a
she-said, you-said.
629
00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:53,239
Lying does not
help her credibility.
630
00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:55,005
If the Navy's rules
about adultery
631
00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:56,910
and fraternization
weren't so medieval,
632
00:28:56,969 --> 00:28:57,970
she wouldn't
have to lie.
633
00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,516
Blair knew the rules!
She didn't have to join the Navy!
634
00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:05,851
Don't you people have a murder
trial starting in 11 hours?
635
00:29:05,911 --> 00:29:07,447
And remember,
it is a murder trial,
636
00:29:07,513 --> 00:29:11,620
not a debate between Gloria
Steinem and George Patton.
637
00:29:16,421 --> 00:29:19,459
JACK: You will hear
a fingerprint expert testify
638
00:29:19,525 --> 00:29:23,098
that the defendant was
in control of the gun.
639
00:29:24,863 --> 00:29:27,810
You will hear
ballistics evidence
640
00:29:28,367 --> 00:29:31,348
that the shooting
was not accidental.
641
00:29:31,837 --> 00:29:34,818
You will hear from witnesses
who overheard conversations
642
00:29:34,873 --> 00:29:37,752
between Mr. Stroud
and Ms. Blair
643
00:29:37,810 --> 00:29:39,915
on the night that
he was murdered.
644
00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:43,892
At the conclusion of the People's
case, you will be convinced
645
00:29:44,049 --> 00:29:48,088
that Lieutenant Blair is guilty
of murder in the second degree.
646
00:29:50,689 --> 00:29:55,399
Lieutenant Blair made two mistakes.
She fell in love with a cad,
647
00:29:56,261 --> 00:29:58,605
and she broke the Navy's
antediluvian rules
648
00:29:58,664 --> 00:30:01,110
regarding
romantic involvements.
649
00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:04,881
She knew the Navy applies
those rules capriciously,
650
00:30:05,304 --> 00:30:08,217
different spanks
for different ranks.
651
00:30:08,674 --> 00:30:11,746
A slap on the wrist
for adulterous admirals,
652
00:30:11,877 --> 00:30:14,949
imprisonment for
philandering lieutenants.
653
00:30:16,148 --> 00:30:19,220
She and Mr. Stroud tried
to cover up their affair.
654
00:30:19,284 --> 00:30:22,163
And when Lieutenant Blair
tried to end the deception,
655
00:30:22,221 --> 00:30:24,462
Mr. Stroud showed
his true colors.
656
00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:28,637
He had a gun.
He threatened her with it.
657
00:30:29,194 --> 00:30:31,265
Far from losing control,
she kept her cool
658
00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:33,708
and was able to
withstand his attack.
659
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,545
Mr. Stroud's death
was an accident
660
00:30:38,604 --> 00:30:41,778
for which he himself
bears the responsibility.
661
00:30:43,909 --> 00:30:46,685
You will hear two
versions of this story.
662
00:30:46,778 --> 00:30:49,554
The truth lies in
Kirstin Blair's character.
663
00:30:58,991 --> 00:31:03,201
My parents taught me the essence of
good character isn't about perfection,
664
00:31:03,662 --> 00:31:06,973
it's about owning your mistakes
and learning from them.
665
00:31:07,266 --> 00:31:08,301
She's good.
666
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:09,471
Special media training.
667
00:31:09,534 --> 00:31:10,774
MAN ON TV:
Let me ask you, Kirstin,
668
00:31:11,536 --> 00:31:15,484
what's it like landing an F-14
on a carrier deck at night?
669
00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:17,884
I mean, that sounds
really scary.
670
00:31:19,511 --> 00:31:21,684
A good pilot doesn't
even break a sweat.
671
00:31:21,747 --> 00:31:23,090
If you're going to just
sit there and worry about
672
00:31:23,148 --> 00:31:25,253
what all could go wrong,
you shouldn't be there.
673
00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:28,196
CHUCK ON TV: Why did you want
to be a Navy pilot?
674
00:31:28,253 --> 00:31:30,358
Where else could I
do what I love doing
675
00:31:30,422 --> 00:31:32,424
while at the same time
defending liberty.
676
00:31:33,625 --> 00:31:35,901
MILLER: This is the kind
of patriotism and dedication
677
00:31:35,961 --> 00:31:38,134
the Navy is willing
to sacrifice, Chuck.
678
00:31:38,196 --> 00:31:41,439
Well, they say they need their
rules about sexual conduct.
679
00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,343
This is not about
military necessity.
680
00:31:43,402 --> 00:31:46,872
This is about big government
trying to legislate morality.
681
00:31:46,939 --> 00:31:51,115
Not just in sexual matters, but
in every area of our lives,
682
00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:53,554
including what you can and
can't watch on television.
683
00:31:54,179 --> 00:31:56,489
MAN: We'll continue our...
(TURNS OFF TV)
684
00:31:56,548 --> 00:31:58,391
Get a gag order.
685
00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:04,923
McNEIL: I take it you saw
the Chuck Baxter show.
686
00:32:04,990 --> 00:32:07,596
Ms. Miller seems to favor the
court of public opinion.
687
00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:09,639
MILLER: The jury is
sequestered, Jack.
688
00:32:09,695 --> 00:32:11,834
They're allowed conjugal visits.
You think they don't talk?
689
00:32:11,897 --> 00:32:14,036
They're forbidden
to discuss the case.
690
00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:17,079
I'm going to issue
the gag order, Ms. Miller.
691
00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:19,342
You and your client are
forbidden to discuss this case
692
00:32:19,404 --> 00:32:22,817
with any non-party or non-witness
outside the courtroom.
693
00:32:22,874 --> 00:32:25,081
Bailiff,
let's bring in the jury.
694
00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:30,021
She broke it off last fall, she
said she'd found real love,
695
00:32:30,082 --> 00:32:35,430
"everlasting" was the word she
used, with someone on her ship.
696
00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:38,564
No further questions.
697
00:32:39,524 --> 00:32:42,403
Isn't it true you tried to break
off the relationship last summer?
698
00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:44,369
Yes.
MILLER: Why?
699
00:32:45,130 --> 00:32:48,543
She started getting
kind of possessive.
700
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,170
And it wasn't
that serious for me.
701
00:32:50,235 --> 00:32:53,808
Are you saying that the relationship
meant more to her than to you?
702
00:32:54,673 --> 00:32:56,414
Yes, it seemed that way.
703
00:32:56,475 --> 00:32:58,250
Was she obsessed
with you?
704
00:32:59,177 --> 00:33:00,815
I don't know
about obsessed.
705
00:33:00,879 --> 00:33:04,349
Was she upset when you tried to break
off the relationship with her?
706
00:33:04,416 --> 00:33:05,417
Yes.
707
00:33:05,484 --> 00:33:07,486
She didn't try to
kill you, did she?
708
00:33:10,389 --> 00:33:11,424
No.
709
00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:16,264
Thank you.
No further questions.
710
00:33:17,562 --> 00:33:19,769
MRS. STROUD: He always
came back to me.
711
00:33:19,831 --> 00:33:21,606
I guess he was
just one of those men
712
00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:24,112
who needed more than one
woman could give him.
713
00:33:25,303 --> 00:33:27,874
At any time, did he talk to
you about Lieutenant Blair?
714
00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:31,417
After I caught
them in the bar,
715
00:33:31,476 --> 00:33:34,514
he told me that she was
the one who had it bad.
716
00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:36,820
He said for him it was just
a fling like the others.
717
00:33:36,882 --> 00:33:38,259
It wasn't serious.
718
00:33:44,589 --> 00:33:46,535
Did you believe him?
Yes.
719
00:33:46,591 --> 00:33:49,800
Did you ask him to stop
seeing Lieutenant Blair?
720
00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:51,033
Yes.
721
00:33:51,096 --> 00:33:52,234
Did he stop?
722
00:33:52,864 --> 00:33:53,865
No.
723
00:33:53,932 --> 00:33:55,309
Did he tell you why?
724
00:33:56,835 --> 00:33:58,246
Answer the question,
Mrs. Stroud.
725
00:34:03,341 --> 00:34:07,653
He said that she was better in bed
than me, that she made him hotter.
726
00:34:07,712 --> 00:34:11,182
And you didn't take this as a
serious threat to your marriage?
727
00:34:11,249 --> 00:34:14,025
That's right. Then why did
you file a formal complaint?
728
00:34:14,086 --> 00:34:16,327
Why did you risk publicly
humiliating yourself
729
00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:19,232
and ruining his career
in order to stop the affair?
730
00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:22,870
I don't know.
I was angry at him.
731
00:34:23,862 --> 00:34:26,968
But he loved me. Not her.
732
00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:31,680
I investigated
the alleged relationship
733
00:34:31,736 --> 00:34:34,376
between Lieutenant Blair
and Chief Stroud.
734
00:34:34,439 --> 00:34:36,316
They denied the allegations.
735
00:34:36,374 --> 00:34:38,047
I reminded them both
736
00:34:38,110 --> 00:34:40,090
that the Uniform Code
of Military Justice
737
00:34:40,145 --> 00:34:42,785
prohibits adultery
and fraternization.
738
00:34:42,848 --> 00:34:45,795
And what's the punishment for these kinds
of violations, Commander Halibert?
739
00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,495
HALIBERT: The maximum?
740
00:34:47,552 --> 00:34:51,159
Court-martial, dishonorable
discharge, possible prison term.
741
00:34:52,457 --> 00:34:53,697
As a naval officer,
742
00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:55,635
would Lieutenant Blair
have been aware
743
00:34:55,694 --> 00:34:58,334
of these sanctions
prior to her affair?
744
00:34:58,396 --> 00:35:00,603
The Uniform Code
of Military Justice
745
00:35:00,665 --> 00:35:03,544
is required learning
for all naval officers.
746
00:35:03,802 --> 00:35:05,713
And she had
the affair anyway.
747
00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:07,750
Mr. Stroud must've
meant a great deal to her.
748
00:35:07,806 --> 00:35:09,615
Objection.
Withdrawn.
749
00:35:09,674 --> 00:35:11,483
No further questions.
750
00:35:14,813 --> 00:35:18,090
You put people in prison for
adultery, is that right?
751
00:35:18,316 --> 00:35:20,227
Yes.
Outside of the Middle East,
752
00:35:20,285 --> 00:35:22,765
can you name any
civilized society
753
00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:25,460
that puts adulterers
behind bars?
754
00:35:25,857 --> 00:35:27,962
HALIBERT: I'm not
qualified to answer that.
755
00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:32,706
Our rules exist to maintain good order
and discipline within the ranks.
756
00:35:33,231 --> 00:35:37,646
You can't apply civilian
morality to military culture.
757
00:35:37,702 --> 00:35:43,175
What about sexual harassment, is
that an infraction of the rules?
758
00:35:43,241 --> 00:35:46,620
Yes. The punishment depends on
the severity of the offense.
759
00:35:46,678 --> 00:35:50,888
Defense's eight, Chief
Stroud's service record.
760
00:35:52,284 --> 00:35:53,661
Commander Halibert,
761
00:35:53,718 --> 00:35:58,531
how many sexual harassment
complaints do you see in his file?
762
00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:01,161
Eleven.
763
00:36:01,226 --> 00:36:02,432
Does the file indicate
764
00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:05,941
what punishment Stroud
received for his behavior?
765
00:36:05,997 --> 00:36:08,773
I was the one who
imposed the penalty.
766
00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:12,110
He was confined to his ship and ordered
to undergo gender-sensitivity training.
767
00:36:12,704 --> 00:36:14,775
Touchy-feely classes?
768
00:36:15,674 --> 00:36:18,280
Commander, isn't it true
769
00:36:18,343 --> 00:36:20,721
that you were so busy
stamping out adultery,
770
00:36:20,779 --> 00:36:23,487
you let a sexual predator like
Stroud fall between the cracks?
771
00:36:23,548 --> 00:36:26,961
We're in a politically
mandated situation, ma'am.
772
00:36:27,018 --> 00:36:28,156
It's new to us,
773
00:36:28,220 --> 00:36:33,169
but we're making every effort to meet the
expectations of the civilian authorities.
774
00:36:34,359 --> 00:36:36,805
You're doing
the best you can?
775
00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:38,396
Yes.
776
00:36:40,498 --> 00:36:42,341
Thank you, Commander.
777
00:36:47,005 --> 00:36:48,313
I'm just swatting
at an image.
778
00:36:48,373 --> 00:36:49,477
Swat harder.
779
00:36:49,541 --> 00:36:50,952
I don't have
enough ammunition.
780
00:36:51,009 --> 00:36:52,488
Blair's service record,
finally.
781
00:36:54,179 --> 00:36:57,217
Have a pleasant evening.
And good luck.
782
00:36:58,516 --> 00:37:02,396
I love the Navy's idea of unabridged.
Most of it's classified.
783
00:37:02,454 --> 00:37:04,400
Now I'm getting paranoid.
784
00:37:05,924 --> 00:37:08,837
What seems to be missing
are her training records.
785
00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:10,804
She trained at
Miramar Naval Air Station.
786
00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:13,934
I called them, but all I
got was the run-around.
787
00:37:13,999 --> 00:37:15,239
What are they hiding?
788
00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:16,472
Beats me.
789
00:37:16,534 --> 00:37:18,207
But I did get the names
of the training personnel
790
00:37:18,270 --> 00:37:20,147
on the carrier
where she got qualified.
791
00:37:20,205 --> 00:37:22,549
This one, Ottenberg, left the
service a few months ago.
792
00:37:22,607 --> 00:37:24,780
He might talk.
I'm tracking him down.
793
00:37:25,243 --> 00:37:27,018
I want him in my office.
794
00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:30,616
OTTENBERG: I was landing signal
officer on the Minnesota.
795
00:37:30,682 --> 00:37:33,356
I was there when Blair
trained for night landings.
796
00:37:33,418 --> 00:37:35,694
If they'd left it up to me, I
wouldn't have qualified her.
797
00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:37,995
Why not?
She had five downs.
798
00:37:38,290 --> 00:37:39,394
Downs?
799
00:37:40,292 --> 00:37:44,104
Major mistakes. Everybody else,
it's two downs, you're out.
800
00:37:44,162 --> 00:37:46,039
Two? They don't give you
much leeway, do they?
801
00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:48,703
No, sir. You don't want a pilot
that can't land the damn plane.
802
00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:50,573
Why'd they make
an exception for Blair?
803
00:37:53,204 --> 00:37:56,913
They were under orders to qualify
some female pilots ASAP.
804
00:37:56,975 --> 00:37:58,215
This stuff burns me up.
805
00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:00,017
What?
Qualifying female pilots?
806
00:38:00,078 --> 00:38:02,456
No, ma'am.
Qualifying bad pilots.
807
00:38:02,514 --> 00:38:03,584
She's that bad?
808
00:38:03,648 --> 00:38:04,991
She got better,
809
00:38:06,551 --> 00:38:09,464
but she's never
gonna be an F-14 pilot.
810
00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:12,195
You think I'm wrong,
listen to this.
811
00:38:12,724 --> 00:38:16,536
I kept it to cover my ass,
and I'm glad I did.
812
00:38:24,069 --> 00:38:28,040
I felt I could no longer wear the
uniform while lying to my superiors.
813
00:38:28,106 --> 00:38:30,245
MILLER: How did Mr. Stroud
take the rejection?
814
00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:32,015
BLAIR: He got very angry.
815
00:38:32,077 --> 00:38:34,990
He told me to take
the wheel and drive. I did.
816
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,021
Were you afraid of him?
No.
817
00:38:37,082 --> 00:38:41,462
I can take care of myself.
I just didn't want to pour salt in the wound.
818
00:38:42,253 --> 00:38:43,891
MILLER: What happened next?
819
00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:47,462
He pulled a gun
and had me stop on the road.
820
00:38:47,525 --> 00:38:50,028
He told me to
get out of the car.
821
00:38:50,095 --> 00:38:53,406
When he turned away to open
his door, I grabbed the gun.
822
00:38:53,465 --> 00:38:56,309
We struggled.
The gun went off twice.
823
00:38:56,368 --> 00:39:00,714
One bullet shattered the driver's
window and the other killed him.
824
00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:05,821
Did you intend
to shoot him?
825
00:39:05,877 --> 00:39:07,322
No.
826
00:39:07,379 --> 00:39:09,381
It was an accident.
827
00:39:10,815 --> 00:39:13,386
The impact of the bullet had
knocked him out of the car.
828
00:39:13,451 --> 00:39:15,988
I went to see if
he was badly hurt.
829
00:39:16,054 --> 00:39:17,465
He was dead.
830
00:39:17,522 --> 00:39:19,365
MILLER: What did you do then?
831
00:39:19,424 --> 00:39:20,562
BLAIR: I drove off.
832
00:39:21,926 --> 00:39:23,337
Why did you do that?
833
00:39:23,395 --> 00:39:26,239
I left the scene to
report the accident.
834
00:39:26,297 --> 00:39:28,971
I headed back towards the ship
but by the time I got there,
835
00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:31,946
I started to see how unlikely
it was I'd be believed.
836
00:39:32,937 --> 00:39:35,747
I've seen what happens to
women who try to fight back.
837
00:39:36,674 --> 00:39:40,212
The system is stacked against
us, especially in the military.
838
00:39:41,112 --> 00:39:42,216
That seems cold.
839
00:39:42,414 --> 00:39:46,226
BLAIR: I've been trained to make
quick, calculated decisions.
840
00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:50,199
In this case,
I made a very bad decision,
841
00:39:50,255 --> 00:39:52,462
one I'll be sorry for
for the rest of my life.
842
00:39:52,524 --> 00:39:56,495
I can't excuse it, but I truly
thought I would not be believed.
843
00:39:59,497 --> 00:40:03,172
And, in fact, you were
right, weren't you?
844
00:40:04,335 --> 00:40:05,609
Well, I'm here.
845
00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:07,478
Thank you.
846
00:40:11,543 --> 00:40:14,080
It is your contention,
847
00:40:14,145 --> 00:40:16,182
on the night of
Mr. Stroud's death,
848
00:40:16,247 --> 00:40:18,557
you were breaking
up with him?
849
00:40:18,616 --> 00:40:21,028
The man you described
as your everlasting love?
850
00:40:21,085 --> 00:40:22,325
The man of your dreams?
851
00:40:22,387 --> 00:40:23,991
Yes, I broke up with him.
852
00:40:24,055 --> 00:40:26,399
We've heard testimony
from a waiter
853
00:40:26,458 --> 00:40:30,201
and a parking lot attendant that
contradicts your story. Were they wrong?
854
00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:32,472
They didn't hear
the whole discussion.
855
00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:37,206
Mr. Stroud humiliated you.
You must've been angry.
856
00:40:37,869 --> 00:40:40,440
I have been trained
to control my emotions.
857
00:40:40,505 --> 00:40:43,213
Under all circumstances?
They never break free?
858
00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:44,913
No, they don't.
859
00:40:44,976 --> 00:40:46,387
You never lose control?
860
00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:49,015
You want to know
how I conduct myself,
861
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,822
take a look at
my service record.
862
00:40:51,883 --> 00:40:55,228
When you do what I do, losing
control is not an option.
863
00:40:56,387 --> 00:40:58,560
You lose control, you die.
864
00:41:00,391 --> 00:41:02,701
People's 17.
865
00:41:05,497 --> 00:41:07,943
This is a recording
866
00:41:07,999 --> 00:41:12,379
of US Navy training
flight number 001954,
867
00:41:12,437 --> 00:41:13,916
the carrier Minnesota.
868
00:41:16,975 --> 00:41:18,318
Do you recall that
flight, Ms. Blair?
869
00:41:18,376 --> 00:41:22,051
Your Honor, I renew my objection
to this so-called evidence.
870
00:41:22,447 --> 00:41:24,791
So noted.
Go on, Mr. McCoy.
871
00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:27,827
Do you know
what's on this tape?
872
00:41:32,023 --> 00:41:33,764
I'll refresh your memory.
873
00:41:35,393 --> 00:41:38,806
The voices you'll hear belong to
Lieutenant William Ottenberg,
874
00:41:38,863 --> 00:41:41,901
landing signal officer
on the carrier Minnesota,
875
00:41:42,133 --> 00:41:44,170
and to Lieutenant Blair
876
00:41:44,235 --> 00:41:46,806
in an F-14 on approach
for a night landing
877
00:41:46,871 --> 00:41:49,784
on the carrier
off of San Diego.
878
00:41:54,979 --> 00:41:56,219
OTTENBERG:
Blair, you're next in line.
879
00:41:56,281 --> 00:41:57,487
BLAIR: Negative, I'm not.
880
00:41:57,549 --> 00:41:59,392
OTTENBERG: Check your lineup, Blair.
Watch the meatball.
881
00:41:59,450 --> 00:42:02,556
BLAIR: I can't do this!
I can barely see the deck lights.
882
00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:03,997
OTTENBERG:
Keep your scan moving.
883
00:42:04,055 --> 00:42:05,193
BLAIR: (HYSTERICALLY)
I can't! I'm gonna crash!
884
00:42:05,256 --> 00:42:06,326
OTTENBERG: Right for lineup.
885
00:42:06,391 --> 00:42:07,529
BLAIR: I can't do it!
886
00:42:07,592 --> 00:42:09,230
OTTENBERG: Wave off
Wave off Wave off
887
00:42:09,294 --> 00:42:11,171
BLAIR: Oh, my God!
OTTENBERG: Raise your gear, raise your gear.
888
00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:12,503
BLAIR: I'm trying. Oh, God!
889
00:42:12,564 --> 00:42:14,237
OTTENBERG: Burner,
burner, burner.
890
00:42:16,868 --> 00:42:19,246
OTTENBERG: Fifty-four, what's your status?
Fifty-four?
891
00:42:19,304 --> 00:42:21,147
BLAIR: I can't do this,
Ottenberg.
892
00:42:21,205 --> 00:42:22,309
Hand me off to Miramar.
893
00:42:22,373 --> 00:42:23,511
OTTENBERG: Bring her
back around. You can do it.
894
00:42:23,575 --> 00:42:25,919
BLAIR: No. Hand me off
Let me make a ground landing.
895
00:42:25,977 --> 00:42:27,615
OTTENBERG: This is a
training flight, Lieutenant.
896
00:42:27,679 --> 00:42:29,215
You already know how
to make ground landings.
897
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:32,124
BLAIR: Yeah, because I had good
trainers, not morons, like you.
898
00:42:32,183 --> 00:42:33,218
OTTENBERG:
Cool it, Lieutenant.
899
00:42:33,284 --> 00:42:34,285
BLAIR: You screw me over,
900
00:42:34,352 --> 00:42:36,491
I'm gonna rip you
a new one.
901
00:42:50,735 --> 00:42:52,544
Did you rip him a new one?
902
00:42:57,575 --> 00:42:59,418
I filed a report.
903
00:42:59,544 --> 00:43:02,184
Was this your first attempt
at a night landing?
904
00:43:04,916 --> 00:43:06,554
No, it was my third.
905
00:43:07,118 --> 00:43:09,655
How many years have you been
in the Navy, Ms. Blair?
906
00:43:10,154 --> 00:43:11,326
Five-and-a-half.
907
00:43:11,389 --> 00:43:13,960
This recording was
made six months ago.
908
00:43:15,426 --> 00:43:16,564
At what point did you learn
909
00:43:16,628 --> 00:43:20,405
the steely control of your
emotions you alluded to earlier?
910
00:43:27,005 --> 00:43:28,348
McNEIL: Ms. Blair?
911
00:43:35,179 --> 00:43:40,424
She doesn't have to answer,
Your Honor.
912
00:43:40,485 --> 00:43:41,930
No more questions.
913
00:44:05,009 --> 00:44:07,455
This morning
Kirstin Blair allocuted
914
00:44:07,512 --> 00:44:10,891
and pled guilty to the charge of
manslaughter in the first degree.
915
00:44:10,948 --> 00:44:13,622
Judge McNeil imposed sentence
of twelve-and-a-half-to-25,
916
00:44:13,685 --> 00:44:16,962
as agreed to by the district
attorney's office and Ms. Blair.
917
00:44:17,021 --> 00:44:19,194
Did she admit she
killed him deliberately?
918
00:44:19,257 --> 00:44:21,828
I think the guilty
plea speaks for itself.
919
00:44:21,893 --> 00:44:23,497
Not necessarily.
920
00:44:23,561 --> 00:44:25,131
Ms. Blair! Ms. Blair!
Kirstin! Kirstin!
921
00:44:25,196 --> 00:44:27,142
Kirstin,
why'd you cop a plea?
922
00:44:27,198 --> 00:44:28,575
When you have the US Navy
923
00:44:28,633 --> 00:44:30,806
and the authorities of the
New York State government
924
00:44:30,868 --> 00:44:33,974
aligned against you in
pressing an unjust charge,
925
00:44:34,038 --> 00:44:37,747
well, sometimes concession
is the better part of valor.
926
00:44:37,809 --> 00:44:41,382
Our training methods
undergo constant evaluation,
927
00:44:41,446 --> 00:44:43,653
but in any
large organizations,
928
00:44:43,715 --> 00:44:45,558
things sometimes
fall through the cracks.
929
00:44:45,616 --> 00:44:46,993
(REPORTERS CLAMORING)
930
00:44:47,051 --> 00:44:49,657
So, it's man one.
You were right.
931
00:44:49,721 --> 00:44:51,826
If you're trying to make
me feel better, thanks.
932
00:44:51,889 --> 00:44:54,233
It's like finding Amelia
Earhart flew to Bakersfield
933
00:44:54,292 --> 00:44:56,329
and hid out
for 50 years.
934
00:44:57,295 --> 00:44:59,172
I got over Pete Rose.73482
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