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[sirens wailing]

[♪♪♪]

[sirens wailing]

[sirens wailing]

[dogs barking]

[dogs barking]

[approaching sirens wailing]

Sir, I-I wanted you to know

That, because of the scene,

I did go and get a gun
and bring it down here.

[radios crackling]

You're fine.

Do you have any guns
on you at all?

Uh, no, sir.

[alex stammers]

Okay.

This is your wife and son?

Yes. It's my wife and s--
and son.

It's bad.
It's bad.

I-I checked their pulses.

Yes, sir.

[tearfully] oh, god.

It's a long story.

You know, my son, he--

He was in a boat wreck
a while back,

And... H-he's been
getting threats.

It's mostly benign stuff,
but he--

He'd been getting punched,

And I know
that's what this is.

I know it.
I know it.

[sobs]

Did you check them?

[radios crackling indistinctly]

Did you check them?

[deputy]
we got medical guys...

And that's what
they're gonna do, all right?

They're dead, aren't they?

[deputy] yes, sir.

That's what it looks like.

Yes.

[♪♪♪]

[camera shutter clicking]

[officer] hop in here.

[alex] thank you.

Okay, alex.

I hate to have to do this.

I understand.

I-it's okay.

I-I know the procedures.

Just start at the top.

Well, my-my wife
and-and son

Were st-- staying
out at our beach house.

[stammers, sighs]

They came here for dinner,

And we were gonna see
my father in the morning.

Where's your father?

He's in the hospital.

After dinner,

Maggie and paul,

They decided

To go down to the dog kennels.

Maggie, she's a real dog lover.

Did you go with them,
to the dog kennels?

No, sir.

I wasn't at the kennels...

Until I...

[sniffles]

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

[♪♪♪]

After they went,
I-I took a nap,

Then, uh, then I went
to see my mother.

And what time was that?

I guess it was getting
to be about 9:00.

Was your mother alone?

No, sir. She has--
she has full-time care.

And how long were you there?

40 minutes?

Maybe an hour.

Uh...

It's about 20 minutes away.

And...

And I came back here...

...They weren't in the house.

[click]

Maggie?

And so I went down,

And I walked up,

And I could see them...

And I-I knew

That something was bad.

It was real bad,
and...

My boy, I...

I could see--

[sobs]

I could see

His parts all over the ground...

And then I ran--
to maggie, and...

I went to my wife,
and I could see...

[alex sobs]

Did you touch maggie at all?

I did.

I touched both of 'em.

I-I was trying to--

...Trying to do it
as limited as I could.

I was trying
to take their pulse.

Then I did call 911...

...Pretty much
right after that.

What's, uh, maggie and paul's
relationship like?

It's wonderful.

And your relationship
with paul?

[♪♪♪]

[alex] wonderful.

[agent hume]
how about you and maggie?

[♪♪♪]

[alex]
as good as could be.

[♪♪♪]

We'll be right back, alex.

What's the motive?

Husband
is sometimes motive enough.

Yeah, but father?

That guy moved heaven and earth
to protect that kid.

Sheriff connelly says
he knows them well.

He and the wife were good.

I tell y'all
what I don't like--

There was a lot of blood
and water around paul,

The grass was spongy.

Alex's shoes were clean!

If he was anywhere
near those bodies,

Like he said he was,

They'd be soaked.

Yeah.

Unless he already changed out.

[agent carter scoffs]

From the time he called,

And the time
the first deputy arrived?

Maybe.

Anything else?

All that cryin'?

There were no tears.

I wasn't buying it.

Everyone reacts differently.

He isn't a suspect...

...Yet.

So I'm guessing
we send him home?

[sighs wearily]

[♪♪♪]

[engine shuts off]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[reporter]
here, in islandton,

The shocking news
this morning

That the wife and son

Of a prominent
south carolina attorney

Found dead
at their family hunting lodge,

Colloquially
known as "moselle".

[local woman]
it's just awful.

Maggie never met a stranger.

She'd always make you feel

Like the most important person
in the world.

What can I say?

Powerful people
make powerful enemies.

Oh, thanks.

Get you anything else?

No. No.

[exhales deeply]

What about buster?

Uh, he's with maggie's parents.

I-it's too much for him
down here right now.

I just can't believe it!

-[sobbing]
-I know. I know.

Alex, it's your brother.

Says it's about your father.

[♪♪♪]

[monitor beeps slowly]

You've been spared
the pain of knowing, daddy.

That's the only blessing now.

[♪♪♪]

[engine shuts off]

[door thuds]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[door shuts]

Oh, mr. Alex.

Oh, dear. Um...

I just don't know
what to say.

Uh, it's so awful.

I know.
I know, dear.

Uh...

Shelley, uh...

When I came to visit
my mother...

You know,
the night it happened, uh...

...If anyone were to ask,

I was here

About 40 minutes.

Um, it sure didn't
seem so long, mr. Alex.

I was here

For 40 minutes.

Say, I understand

You're gonna be
getting married soon?

Oh, I am!

Thank you.

You've done
so much good for my mother.

I'd-- I'd be pleased

If I could pay
all expenses.

Oh, I... I--
[chuckles nervously]

I don't--
I don't know.

No, no.

You consider it done.

Uh, thank you.

[♪♪♪]

[bottle rattles]

[bottle hits console]

[♪♪♪]

[door shuts]

[♪♪♪]

-[blows landing]
-[grunting]

Scumbag.

[alex wincing]

[thud]

If he ain't made whole...

Things're gonna get
even worse for you.

Understand?

Hmm?

[♪♪♪]

[pills rattling]

She knew that love
right to the end.

What we know
from that terrible night...

...Maggie was running
to her son,

Her baby,

Before she herself
was struck down,

But it is okay to ask why--

Why did
such a horrible tragedy

Befall these two
beautiful people?

Alex...

You know what
I'm gonna ask you next.

Yes.

[hume]
did you kill maggie?

No.

[hume] did you kill paul?

No, sir,
I did not kill paul.

[hume] do you know who did?

No, sir.
I do not know who did it.

At what point in the evening
did you change your clothes?

My clothes?

Uh... I'm not sure.

Uh...

I guess it would've been
when I got back to the house.

You said you were
at your mother's house

For about 45 minutes
to an hour, correct?

About 40 minutes,
yes, ma'am.

You came back,
went inside,

Changed your clothes,

And then
found maggie and paul?

Yes, ma'am.

[hume]
before you found them,

You were not at the dog kennels
all night?

No, sir.
I hadn't been there at all.

Agent hume...

Agent carter...

...Do you all think
that I killed maggie and paul?

We have to go
where the evidence takes us.

I understand that.

I do.

What about the threats
paul got since the accident?

It's the only thing
that makes sense.

Paul was the target...

And there had to have been
more than one shooter, right?

'cause they were shot
with different guns.

The investigation's ongoing.

Is there anything you want
to tell us now, alex?

I've told you everything.

I've told you the truth.

[reporters clamoring,
indistinct]

-Alex!
-I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

No statement.
No statement.

[reporters clamoring]

-[door thuds]
-[muffled shouting]

This is embarrassing.

Damn it, dean,
I thought all that was dropped!

It was.
We were all in shock, alex.

It was the last thing
on our minds,

But somewhere,
$796,000 is still missing

From our partner account.

And you think--

You're thinking
that I stole that money?

-Of course not!
-You do,

And my wife and son
were murdered,

And three days later,
I buried my father.

-I know.
-You--

I see the way--

Everybody's looking
at me, right?

They're all hearing, man,

And I see it on every channel.

I seen the front of every paper.

Y'all have to give me
some time.

Yes, and I-I'm sorry.

-That's--

I can't imagine
what you've been through.

What?

Just leave it alone.

[man]
I told you it was him!

[alex] yeah, well,
there are a few areas

That I haven't
really checked yet,

So, honestly,
I need a little more time.

Alex--

Mr. Murdaugh.

Agent tower, fbi.

You mind
if we have a few words?

No, sir.

I'll find you.

Of course.

Mr. Murdaugh...

Are you aware that your client,
don hamilton,

Has filed a complaint
against you?

No, sir.

I'm not.

And it has come
to our attention

He was awarded
a $250,000 settlement,

None of which
he has received.

All right. Well, um...

Sounds like something

We'd better discuss inside,
if you will.

-Absolutely.
-Thank you.

[♪♪♪]

[news announcer]
...Authorities now

Turning their focus
back to alex murdaugh

As a primary
person of interest.

An online poll shows

That more than 80%
of respondents

Think he killed
his wife and son.

[turns radio off]

[phone ringing]

[panting]

[pills rattle]

It's a beautiful home, sir.

Yes, thank you.

[buzzing]

The market is a little soft,

And considering
the circumstances,

It could take some time.

Are you in a hurry to sell?

Yes, ma'am.

Just find me an offer.
I don't care what it is.

[phone buzzing]

Oh. Excuse me.

Isabelle?

Slater's re-opening

The investigation
into stephen smith's death.

What are you talking about?

-[phone buzzes]
-hold on.

Yes?

[man] hi. I'm calling
about the ad.

I'm wondering if the mercedes
is still for sale?

Yes, it is,

Uh, but I will need
to call you back, sir.

I'm just wondering if it's--

Stephen smith?

[isabelle] the boy who
was found dead near moselle

Five years ago.

I know who he is,

But why are they
looking into that now?

Mr. Murdaugh?

Uh... I'll be with you
in a minute, ma'am.

Only told me
they found something

In their investigation
into maggie and paul.

Won't tell me what.

Can you find out, please?

Wanted you to hear it
from me first.

Ma'am, uh...

Can you come--

Can you come with me now?

Uh, because, uh, ahem,

We are going to need
to do this at another time.

Well, I'll run
some numbers for ya

And get back to you.

Thank you.

[door thuds]

[♪♪♪]

[alex] $10 million.
Is that correct?

[reporter]
the night of July 8th, 2015,

19-year-old stephen smith

Was walking home,
after running out of gas,

On a small rural road,

When he was allegedly
the victim...

I'm just confirming
that the policy's in order.

That's what I'm asking here.

...His mother reported
to the police at the time

That her son...

That's my point.

Buster
is the sole beneficiary now.

Is-is that correct?

And answer me--

"yes" or "no".

Because,

Isabelle...

Someone killed my family,

And just maybe they might
be trying to kill me, too.

J-just make sure
that it's in order.

Thank you.

[news report continues,
indistinct]

[hinges creaking]

[drops bag]

What are you doing here?

I needed to see you.

I needed to...

You know...

See someone.

Seen you on the news.

Yeah, I'll bet you have.

So why'd you come here?

Can I come in?

Not after
what happened last time.

[♪♪♪]

-[door bangs]
-[deadbolt engages]

[sighs wearily]

[♪♪♪]

It's me.

Yeah, I know it's early.

Listen, I... [sighs]

I need you to do something
for me,

And I'll pay you
whatever you want.

[♪♪♪]

[tense, ragged breathing]

[door-ajar alert chimes]

[door thuds]

[breathing heavily]

[♪♪♪]

[gunshot fires]

[groaning]

[groans]

Ohh...

[wincing and groaning]

Ohh... [wheezing]

[grunts]

Oh...
[wheezes]

[911 operator]
hampton county 911.

What's your emergency?

[wheezing]
I'm on old salkehatchie road.

Okay. What's the address
on old salkehatchie road?

[wheezes]

I'm by that church.

Which church
are you talking about, sir?

[pained]
I don't know the name.

Okay. What's going on?

I... I got a flat tire.

Somebody stopped...
Help me.

When I turned my back...

They tried to shoot me.

[♪♪♪]

[pa announcement]
dr. Mckay to oncology.

Dr. Mckay to oncology.

[detective]
that bullet just grazed you.

You're lucky
to be alive, alex.

Yes, sir, I am.

Now...

You said
you had a flat tire?

So, you were
outside the vehicle?

Yes, I was.

And you said
it was a blue pick-up truck?

Uh, it was an older one, yes.

License plate?

No, sir,
I did not see that.

You didn't see it?

-No.
-Hmm.

Do you have any description
of the man who shot you?

Well, like I said,

I-I did not get
a good look at him.

Wasn't able to.

[bristles] uh--

Excuse me, uh...

I feel a little cold.

Could you get me
a blanket, please?

[nurse]
sure, I'll be right back.

[♪♪♪]

It had to be the same person
who murdered maggie and paul.

I mean, that's--
it's only logical.

It seems highly unlikely
it's not somehow connected, yes.

That's the way
that I see it, yeah,

And now I'm sorry that I don't
have a better description.

[stammers] I mean,
an old blue pick-up truck.

Uh, you throw a stone
in any direction,

And you're bound to hit
any number of 'em.

We're working on
some security camera footage.

Security cameras?

Yes, from the church.

It shows what happened?

No.

But it may have caught
the assailant's vehicle.

Oh.

Alex, have you ever heard of
a gang called "the cowboys"?

The cowboys?
No, that is something

That I'm not familiar
with, ma'am.

They deal drugs,
mr. Murdaugh,

Particularly
prescription medications.

[hume] opioids.

[carter]
oxycontin, oxycodone.

[hume] why don't you
take a seat, alex?

Yeah, I don't
know anything about them.

[hume] alex?

Alex...

Alex?

Look, it's important
you be honest with us, okay?

If you're in
some kind of trouble,

Or if they're responsible
for any of this,

Then your surviving son, buster,
he isn't safe either.

I... I just...
Never heard of 'em.

[carter]
where'd you get the bruises?

Bruises?

The deputies made a note of it
at the hospital--

On your ribs, stomach.

I must've fell
harder than I thought

After I was shot,
that's all!

Okay, okay.

Agh...

[huffs tensely]

Look...

Look, I--

[quietly] I'm sorry.

Ohh.

I apologize to you all...

But I don't know any gang
called cowboys,

I don't know anything

About illegal
prescription drugs.

Let me show you something, alex.

Here.

These are bank statements.

Okay? Large cash withdrawals
each month,

Then, for a while,
there's none...

Then an even larger withdrawal.

Where do you spend
all that money, alex?

I hate asking people
for receipts.

Phone records.

Calls made about the same time
as these withdrawals.

[carter]
to a burner.

We also have
video surveillance

Of your vehicle

Traveling through walterboro

Around the same time

As those withdrawals
and calls.

Who were you meeting?

[♪♪♪]

Alex...

Yeah?

Is that why you stole
the settlement money

From mr. Hamilton?

To buy drugs?

[gasps sharply]

[♪♪♪]

Hey.

There's something
that you all need to know.

What is it?

[sobs]

[sniffles deeply]

It's embarrassing...

A secret that I've been keeping
for years now.

It's time to come clean, alex.
Okay?

Yes, ma'am.
I do believe it is.

[♪♪♪]

The murders
of my wife...

...And my son

Have caused
an incredibly difficult time

In my life.

[words catch]

I've made a lot of decisions
that I... I truly regret,

Includin' diverting funds

From one of my clients

To pay
for my long battle

With prescription medication,

And all that's
been exacerbated

By these murders.

I am voluntarily

Entering
a drug rehabilitation center...

...Because

I'm immensely sorry

To everyone that I've hurt,

Includin'

My family,

Friends...

Colleagues.

I'm asking for prayers

As I rehabilitate myself

And my relationships.

Thank you.

Did the person who shot you
also kill your wife and son?

Was this the only client
you stole money from?

[reporters clamoring]

[hume]
it's clever, is what it is.

People have empathy
for him now.

Who's gonna blame him
for wanting to numb the pain?

I'm tired of him
being one step ahead of us.

Is he, though?

Mr. Hamilton's settlement
pales in comparison.

The satterfield family
received over $4 million.

Paid out two years ago,

Deposited into another account
of a shell company.

And they had no idea?

Nope. In fact,
the satterfield family

Was evicted from their home

While this guy
lived high on the hog.

Real upstanding guy.

-Where's the money now?
-Well, it was

In a personal bank account
in beaufort--

3.8 million of it, anyway--
it's gone.

[hume] where's he spending
that kind of money?

You want a list?

Chartered jets. Vacations.

Not to mention
we think he spent

As much as $50,000 a week
on those drugs.

[carter, balking]
a week?

[tower] yep.

[counselor] it's impossible
to see change up close, alex.

Look, it's more like a fog.

It gradually dissipates.

You think you're gonna
fix me up with metaphors?

If you're honest
with yourself,

I think you'd agree
there's a lot to fix.

And I will.

How are you going to do that?

I'm a good lawyer.

You've been disbarred, alex.

I'm gonna fix that, too.

Do you think that's realistic?

Watch me.

Now, this is where
he slipped up.

He used
his own social security number

For this account here,

Which was a go-between

That we have now linked
to these three other accounts.

There are other clients

Besides hamilton
and the satterfields?

-[folders bang desk]
-good god.

Oh. Hang on.

We got a make on the blue truck.

"curtis edward smith."

Local. Let's go.

Okay.

Mr. Smith,
do you know alex murdaugh?

I heard of him in the news.

Do you have a relationship
with alex murdaugh?

Can't say I do.

Would you like us
to show you proof

That you were once a client
of mr. Murdaugh?

[sighs]

That was a long time ago.

You said
you didn't know him.

Look, I ain't killed nobody.

No one has accused you
of killing anybody, curtis.

Well, that's what
this is about, ain't it?

And I ain't tried
to kill alex neither.

Then tell us what happened.

Shouldn't I have a lawyer
or something?

If you want a lawyer,
we'll get you one,

But if you tell the truth,
that shouldn't matter.

[deep breath]

[sigh]

I got a call from alex,
you see...

That Saturday mornin',

Telling me
to come to where he was.

I thought maybe
it was to fix something.

I had no idea what he wanted--
I just went.

I drove over that stretch
of rural old salkehatchie road.

I found alex
sitting outside his vehicle.

He had a gun.

Looked like
he was gonna shoot himself,

So I-- I run over.

We wrestle for a minute--

Me tryin' to get the gun
from him,

And the gun kind of went off
above his head.

[chuckles awkwardly]
that scared me to death,

So I run back to my truck,
and I took off.

What happened to the gun?

Oh, somehow,
I ended up with it,

And like a damn fool,
I threw it out the window.

I-- don't know where.
I just-- I know it was stupid.

It's just stupid!

I swear,
that is the god's honest truth

Of what happened.

[hume] when was the last time
you saw curtis smith?

Couple of years ago.

When'd you speak to him last?

The morning I was shot.

[carter]
why'd you lie to us, alex?

Why'd you tell us
you didn't know who shot you?

I don't know.

Sometimes, I might tell a lie...

...Then I can't figure out
how to get out of it.

The hole keeps gettin' deeper.

My daddy always told me,

When the hole got deep,
stop diggin'.

But, sometimes, it feels like
there's just no other way out.

Alex...

You have the opportunity
right now

To climb out...

Tell the truth,
about everything.

Did you try to kill yourself,
like curtis said?

Is that what happened, alex?

It wasn't like that.

I didn't try to shoot myself.

I hired curtis to kill me.

[♪♪♪]

Well, it--
it's a complicated situation.

I...

I wanted my son
to get the money.

Buster?

I have a policy on myself--

$10 million--

And it doesn't pay out
if it's suicide, and...

I wanted buster
to get the money,

So he could
get away from all this.

I couldn't go on
without maggie and paul.

You realize
that's a criminal act?

I would agree with that.

I confess to my actions.

Insurance fraud
is a very serious charge.

It carries with it
serious consequences.

Yes, I understand.

Your honor, I was...

Severely depressed

By the loss of my family,

And...

I was struggling

To stop
abusing painkiller.

It was at that time
that I hatched this idea.

I was not myself.

Given the circumstances
of your rehabilitation,

I am granting release...

Provided you continue
your treatment

And remain
in a supervised facility

While these, and other,
charges are pending.

Thank you, your honor.

[bang]

♪ wade in the water

♪ wade in the water, children

[reporters clamoring,
indistinct]

♪ wade in the water

♪ god's gonna
trouble the water ♪

♪ see that band
all dressed in white ♪

♪ god's gonna trouble
the water ♪

♪ looks like an israelite

♪ god's gonna trouble
the water ♪

♪ wade in the water

♪ wade in the water, children

♪ wade in the water

♪ god's gonna trouble
the water ♪

♪ see that band
all dressed in red ♪

♪ god's gonna trouble
the water ♪

♪ looks like a band
that moses led ♪

♪ god's gonna trouble
the water ♪

♪ wade in the water

[♪♪♪]

♪ wade in the water, children

[♪♪♪]

♪ wade in the water

Morning.

During our investigation

Of the double homicide
of maggie and paul murdaugh,

This department
has made the decision

To open
a separate investigation

Into the untimely death
of gloria satterfield--

The murdaughs' nanny
and housekeeper of 20 years.

Any questions?

[reporters clamoring]

What do they think happened?

It was an accident.
The woman fell!

Let's just deal
with the matters at hand.

You're gonna have to sell
the beach house,

Probably moselle.

Whoa. Oh, no.
I'll have nothin' left.

I'm sorry, alex,

But the only thing we can do now
is sell assets.

No. What we're gonna do,

We're gonna put everything
in buster's name,

And then we're gonna find
a way to protect it.

[rotors beating]

-[stammering]
-excuse me?

Alexander murdaugh,

You are under arrest

For conspiracy to commit fraud
and embezzlement.

You have the right
to remain silent.

If you give up this right,

Anything you say can, and will,
be used against you

In a court of law.

Get your hands off him!
I'm his lawyer.

Alex, say nothing.

I'm right behind you.

Not one word, alex.
Not one word.

[♪♪♪]

[inmates shouting]

[inmates shouting]

[inmates shouting]

[♪♪♪]

[door locking]

[lindsay]
it wasn't the first time

He got aggressive.

This time was different.

I thought
he was gonna kill me.

It took a month
for the bruises to go away.

How long ago was this?

It was after
that boat accident.

Why didn't you report it?

[testily]
why do you think?

Do you remember
mr. "hakeem pinckney"?

He was in a traffic accident,
required full-time life support.

You handled
a wrongful death lawsuit

Against his care facility

After his ventilator
was unplugged.

A million dollars
of that settlement

Was diverted
into an account

In your name.

[papers shuffle]

Blondell gray.

Killed in an ambulance crash
in 2012.

Her family never received
the $122,000 settlement.

You did.

You told sandra taylor's
grieving mother

That she would only
receive $30,000.

The settlement
was $180,000, alex.

The rest went into
this account... Here.

[♪♪♪]

[sets folder down]

That's it?
That's what you got?

Three counts
of breach of trust

With fraudulent intent,

Five counts of obtaining
signatures or property

By false pretenses,

14 counts
of money laundering,

Eight counts
of computer data theft...

27 counts of forgery.

[♪♪♪]

[alex, sobbing]
my wife and son have been shot.

[shots blasting]

[gasps]

[panting]

[cell door opens]

[judge newman]
we are here

For the case of the state

Versus
richard alexander murdaugh,

Who has been indicted

By a colleton county grand jury

On charge 22ps15-592...

The murder
of maggie murdaugh--

And charge 22ps15-593,

The murder
of paul murdaugh.

Mr. Murdaugh,

Are you aware of the charges
against you?

Yes, sir.

What say you,
richard alexander murdaugh?

Are you guilty

Or not guilty

Of these felony charges
against you?

Not guilty.

Noted into the record.

-Bond request denied.
-[gavel bangs]

[alex] the case is weak.

S.L.E.D. Manipulated
evidential reports--

The crime scene,
everything.

There are two murder weapons.

Neither of them
have been recovered.

Two!

And we need
to convince the jury

That there was
more than one assailant.

That's the angle.

We're gonna put together
a great team,

And we're gonna know

Exactly where to poke holes
in their entire presentation.

Mm. And not to mention
the crux of it all--

That I was nowhere near moselle
at the time that they were shot.

We're a little concerned
about your mother's caretaker.

Shelley?

She will take the stand,

And she will contest
that timeline.

She's timid. You know?

If you push her
in the right way,

She'll get flustered
on the stand.

Plus...

It's her word against mine.

No. It's all in the jury.

And I've had my way with juries
through my whole life,

You know, and you do--

You have to know
how to manip-- no.

How to speak to them.

Speaking to a jury
is like a work of art

For a good lawyer.

I'm a good lawyer, jim.

[chuckles smugly]

Now, there's gonna be
a lot of exposure here.

I need you

To continue being
the grieving father

And husband.

And I need one friendly juror

That has even
the shred of doubt...

...Because that's
the game here, sir.

Let's not forget that.

[♪♪♪]

This way, y'all!
Over here, now.

That's right.
Follow me.

We've got a space
set up for you all inside.

Let's go! Come on.

[man] why aren't we
in the courtroom?

There won't be
any power outside,

So we put you up in the town's
biggest tourist attraction--

Our reptile exhibit.

Don't worry,
they won't bite...

As long as you don't tempt them.

[chuckles]

Remember...

No electronics
in the courtroom

During the trial,

So use your computers
and phones here.

Admission to the courtroom

Is based on
first come, first served.

[click]

[paul's voice]
hi, cash. It's okay.

[maggie] hey!

He's got a bird in his mouth!

It's a guinea!

[paul's voice]
it's a chicken.

What is this?

Keep watchin'.

[dogs barking]

[male voice]
come here, bubba!

[click]

What is this, jim?

S.L.E.D.
Unlocked paul's phone.

This is a video he tried
to send to his friend, rogan...

Minutes
before they were killed.

Alex, you've stated
over and over again

To law enforcement,
and to us,

That you were not
anywhere near

The dog kennels

Until you found the bodies.

That's right.

Is that your voice?

I don't know.

Alex, this is timestamped.

They are gonna
present this at trial.

They're gonna claim
this is you,

And that you were
at the scene of the crime

Minutes before
they were killed.

It happened
the way I said.

[male voice] come here, bubba!

How are we gonna
explain this?

I'll think of something.

[♪♪♪]

♪ you can run on
for a long time ♪

♪ run on for a long time

♪ run on
for a long time ♪

♪ sooner or later
god'll cut you down ♪

♪ sooner or later
god will cut you down ♪

♪ go tell
that long-tongue liar ♪

♪ go and tell
that midnight rider ♪

♪ tell the rambler
the gambler, the back-biter ♪

♪ tell them that god's
gonna cut 'em down ♪

All rise.

♪ tell them that
god's gonna cut 'em down ♪

[judge] welcome back.

Having read instructions
to the jury

And provided a basis
of what is before us,

I'm looking forward

To working with
all of you on this case.

You may now proceed with
opening statements by the state.

Thank you, your honor.

May it please the court.

On the evening
of June 7th, 2021...

At the defendant's property
of moselle road...

...Alex murdaugh's son, paul,

Was standing inside some kennels
they have there

At the property.

At about 8:50 p.M.,

The defendant

Took a .12-gauge shotgun

And shot him...

[shot fires]

...In the chest
and shoulder

With buckshot.

Another shot went off,

Doing catastrophic damage

To paul's brain
and his head.

A few moments later,

Alex picked up
a 300 blackout

Assault-type rifle...

And opened fire
on his wife, maggie.

Pow! Pow!

[♪♪♪]

And then, again,
to the back of her head--

Pow.

[♪♪♪]

Now, you're gonna...

Hear some
of what was going on

In alex murdaugh's life
leading up to that day...

[♪♪♪]

...A perfect storm
that was gathering.

Listen to the evidence...

...Listen
to that gathering storm

As it came to a head

On June 7th, 2021,

The day
he killed maggie and paul.

He... Was the storm,

And it was comin' for them.

It arrived

On June 7th, 2021,

When alex murdered
maggie and paul...

Beyond any reasonable doubt.

[thudding dully, echoing]

[jim] it is our honor

To represent
alex murdaugh.

Alex, would you stand up?

This... Is alex murdaugh.

Alex was
the loving father of paul

And the loving husband
of maggie...

And you will not hear
a single witness

Tell you otherwise.

It's simply not believable

That alex murdaugh

Would slaughter
his son, paul...

The apple of his eye--

Nor his wife, maggie...

The love of his life.

Now you have
to ask yourselves...

"why?"

Why?

They don't know why.

The investigators--

They already made up their mind
that night

That alex was the killer.

They had no forensics
that night.

They had
no cell phone data.

They had nothin' that night.

Folks,
they have been pounding

A square peg

Into a round hole

Since June 2021.

Alex murdaugh
is presumed innocent,

Standing there right now.

The burden is on them...

...And when you've heard
all the evidence...

...There will be no question

That you will agree...

...That there's
a very good reason

Why that square peg
just don't fit...

...And that's because
alex murdaugh

Is innocent

Of all these crimes.

Thank you.

Is this the shirt

Mr. Murdaugh was wearing

The night of the murders?

Yes, sir.

The initial report

From an outside firm

Concluded what?

[hume] that the blood particles
on his clothing

Is consistent with
high-velocity blood spatter.

And what does that mean,
exactly?

That blood sprayed out
from the victim

As the result of a gunshot.

So...

[imitates blood spray]

Now, would a person
have to be close to the victim

To have blood spatter
on his or her clothes?

Yes, sir.

And at what range
was paul shot?

Two to three feet.

"two... To three feet."

My lord!

Wouldn't alex
be covered with blood?

[hume] depends on
the shooter's position, sir.

[jim]
let's talk about that report.

Isn't it true

That it initially indicated

That the blood
found on the shirt

Was consistent
with blood transfer?

[hume] yes.

And that it was only
in a-- a second report

That it w-- it was changed...

From "blood transfer"

To "blood spatter"?

Yes, sir.

[jim] hmm.

And that the forensic expert,

Who initiated both reports,

Only changed his mind...

...After an in-person visit

From two s.L.E.D. Agents

On September 21st, 2021?

That's correct.

My, my.

Isn't that interesting?

No further questions.

Agent carter,

Can you explain
what these markings indicate?

That's where
gun residue was found.

[rustling]

In total, we collected
25 particle-lifts

From the jacket.

When I say
"we covered everything,"

We covered everything--
the entire jacket--

Hood, sleeves,
and pockets.

And this jacket wasn't found
at the moselle property, was it?

[carter] no, sir.

[waters]
where was this blue jacket

Eventually discovered?

[carter] inside a closet

At the home
of alex murdaugh's parents.

"inside a closet at the home
of alex murdaugh's parents."

Did you see what appeared
to be blood on alex's hands?

I did not.

[waters] on his arms?

[carter] no.

[waters] on his shirt, then?
Shorts? Shoes?

[carter] no.

[waters]
that seem odd to you?

[carter] yes.

Why?

There was a significant amount
of blood and water

Near paul's body.

Mr. Murdaugh
stated that he had checked

Both bodies for a pulse.

If he was in close contact
with them,

At the very least, his shoes
would've been soaked.

[waters] and why did that seem
significant to you at the time?

It suggested to me

That he had
changed his clothing

Before the first deputy
arrived on the scene.

Was there any evidence

To suggest
he changed his clothing?

Yes.

There is video evidence

That alex was wearing
a blue button-down shirt

An hour
before the murders.

[waters]
where is that shirt now?

[carter]
it was never found.

[dean] it was the morning

That maggie
and paul were killed.

I-I questioned alex
about the missing $796,000.

Told him we would be opening
an internal investigation.

He-he-he was upset.

And what happened
to that investigation?

We, uh...

We wanted to give alex
the benefit of the doubt...

...Under the circumstances.

[waters] what happened
to the pending investigations

Into alex's financial schemes

After the murders?

They were paused.

And the pending lawsuits,

Filed by the family
of mallory beach?

Suspended.

And the manslaughter charges
against paul?

[hume] they were dropped.

[phone line ringing]

[jim] alex,
I really got to go to bed

And call my wife.

I-I know that,

And I am going to let you go,

But, you know, that one thing
I wanted to tell you,

Please don't think

That I was being critical
about that

Because I don't think

You could have done
a better job.

Okay.

Y-yeah. But, you know, that--

I do think that's something
to think about,

Because that's the one thing

That seems to me
to be a big deal,

And I-I-- I don't know
that the jury understands that.

No, I get it.
I get it.

All right.

Okay, all right.
I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Yeah. [stammers]

But-but, remember,

Please do not take this
as me being critical of you,

Because I am not, all right?

Because I thought
you did an excellent job.

Good.

All right.
Talk to you tomorrow.

All right.
We'll see you tomorrow.

Thank you.

[call hangs up]

[♪♪♪]

[waters] what was leaning
up against alex's truck

When you arrived
on the scene?

A .12-gauge shotgun.

[waters] my lord!

Did he give you any explanation

As to why
there was a shotgun

Leaning up against his truck

Not long after his son
had been murdered

By a .12-gauge shotgun?

[deputy]
he said he went to get a gun

After he saw what happened.

Was there anything else

That seemed odd to you
in that moment?

Yes.

As a law enforcement official,

I found it strange

That a man who just found
his wife and son brutally shot

Had the wherewithal
to volunteer a motive.

[♪♪♪]

[alex, sobbing]
it's a long story.

My son, he was in a boat wreck
a while back...

[sobs] ...And he'd been
getting threats.

[trails off]
it's mostly benign stuff...

[♪♪♪]

[waters] ms. Smith.

What exactly do you do
for alex murdaugh's mother?

I'm her caretaker.

She suffers
from advanced alzheimer's.

Um...

My shift
is from 8 p.M. To 8 a.M.

Did alex come
and see his mother

On the night of the murders?

[smith] yes, sir.

Uh, it was sometime after 9:00.

I-I was watching
a game show.

I found it very odd

That he called me from outside
to let him in.

He didn't normally
come and visit his mother

At that hour

Because he knew
she'd be sleeping.

He was...
Quite fidgety.

Wasn't himself,
was my first reaction.

Why in the world
would he call you

If he was
standing right outside?

[choking up]
I don't know.

He'd normally just...
Knock and come in.

Why are you upset, ma'am?

Oh...

[weeps]

I'm just sorry
this all happened.

[shaky sigh]

They was a good family.

[♪♪♪]

What about the next time
you saw mr. Murdaugh?

It was a couple of days later.

He said,
if anyone asked...

He'd been there for 40 minutes.

Um...

I knew it was closer to 20,

But he repeated to me--

It was 40.

Did that bother you?

Yes, sir.
It upset me.

I called my brother about it.

It felt like
he wanted me to lie.

What else
did mr. Murdaugh say?

He offered
to pay for my wedding.

Hmm.

Had he ever
offered that before?

[smith] no, sir.

Did he have
anything with him?

[smith] yes, sir.

Um...

W-what looked like
a blue jacket

That he folded in his arms.

[♪♪♪]

And he took it upstairs.

[♪♪♪]

[expert] using
the vehicle's onstar tracker,

We were able to confirm

That, at one point,

He reached speeds of
over 70 miles per hour...

Much, much higher

Than any speed he drove
earlier in the day.

And how long
was alex's suburban

Parked at
his parents' house?

Less than 20 minutes.

And what time
did he return to moselle?

[expert] uh... 10:07 p.M.

And how long
after he returned

Did he call 911

And report

That he found his wife
and son dead?

About 30 seconds.

[galley murmuring]

[waters]
30... Seconds.

[paul's voice on video]
hi, cash. It's okay.

[maggie] hey!

He's got a bird in his mouth!

It's a guinea!

[paul's voice]
it's a chicken.

[barking]

[man's voice]
come here, bubba!

Mr. Steford,

You testified
that you've known

The murdaugh family
for many years.

How many years?

25 years.

And how well would you say
you know alex murdaugh?

[steford] he was like
a brother to me.

[waters] can you identify
the third voice in this video?

It's alex murdaugh.

[spectators murmuring]

[waters]
how certain are you?

[steford] 100%.

[♪♪♪]

Whose voice is it?

It's... Alex murdaugh, sir.

[♪♪♪]

[waters] can you point
to the man in this courtroom

Who you're certain
that voice belongs to?

Right there.

It's alex murdaugh.

[♪♪♪]

Rest of the team
feels the same way.

The burden is on them
to prove you're guilty,

Not you
having to prove you're innocent!

[snapping] yeah,
but from where I'm sittin',

I have no choice
but to prove it.

Alex, if you get
on that stand,

You're gonna
have to admit that you lied

About being at the kennels,

And that's going to make it
very hard to convince a jury

That you're telling
the truth.

I know how to work a jury.

I've been doing it
my whole life!

Not with
your own life at stake!

Precisely because it is!

I will not live
in a five-by-eight cell

For the rest of my life.

I will not!

Jim...

[breath shaking]

...Let me
speak to the jury.

Let me look 'em in the eye
and tell them

I did not kill
my wife and son.

I have an obligation
as your attorney

To protect you
from self-incrimination.

Jim!

[words catching]

It will be a mistake.

[quietly] thank you.

[reporter]
in another startling twist

From this double-murder trial
that has gripped the country,

There is news today

That disgraced attorney
alex murdaugh

Will, in fact, take the stand
and testify in his own defense.

[clerk] please place
your left hand

On the bible

And raise your right.

Do you swear

That the testimony
you give today

Will be the truth,
the whole truth,

And nothing but the truth?

Yes, ma'am.

If you don't mind

Stating your full name again,
spelling your last name?

My name is alex murdaugh.

M-u-r-d-a-u-g-h.

Good morning.

[clasps click]

Mr. Murdaugh...

Did you take this gun

And blow your son's
brains out

On June 7th,

Or any other day or time?

No, I did not.

Mr. Murdaugh,

Did you take a...

300 blackout,
such as this,

And shoot your wife, maggie,

In the leg, torso,
and head,

Thereby
blowing her brains out?

Mr. Griffin...

I didn't shoot
my wife or my son

Any time, ever.

[♪♪♪]

Mr. Murdaugh,

Is that you
on the kennel videos

At 8:45, June 7th,

The night when
maggie and paul were murdered?

It is.

And did you lie

To s.L.E.D. Agents
hume and carter

On the night of June 7th,

When you told them

That you stayed at the house
after the dinner?

I did lie about that.

And did you lie
to agents hume and carter

In follow-up interviews,

When you said
that the last time you saw

Maggie and paul

Was at that dinner?

Yes, I did.

Alex...

Why did you lie?

As my a-addiction
evolved,

Over time,

I-I would get

In situations
or circumstances

Where

I would get paranoid,

And it could be anything
that triggered it--

It could be a look
that somebody gave me,

It might be a reaction
from somebody,

Or it might be a policeman
following me in a car.

But on that...

That night, I...

[tearing up]
...After seein'...

[breath shuddering]

[sobbing]
...Mags and paw-paw...

...And all of a sudden--

Can the, uh, witness
clarify "paw-paw"?

Paul.

I always called him
"paw-paw". Always.

But...

But, all of a sudden,

I-- I have deputies...

Taking gunshot tests,

And I have s.L.E.D. Agents--

They're asking about
my relationship with my wife

And my son,

And all of those things.

They caused me
to have paranoid thoughts,

And normally,
I can take a deep breath.

I can-- I can
reason my way through it,

But on June 7th...

I-I...

[sobbing]

I-I don't think
that I was capable of reason...

...And I lied about
my being down there...

...And I'm sorry
I did it.

And I'm sorry
to everyone involved.

Most of all,

I'm sorry

To mags

And paw-paw...

...But I would never
intentionally

Hurt either one of them.

Ever. Ever.

And did you continue
lying after that night?

Once I lied...

I continued to lie.

[jim] why?

[alex] you know...

It's a...
"a tangled web we weave."

But once I told the lie,

I had to keep lying.

[♪♪♪]

[jim]
no further questions.

[♪♪♪]

[sniffling]

You must've been fast-talking
your clients for years

To have 'em all convinced
that they were getting

Everything
that they were entitled to.

I don't know

If I was talkin' fast or not
to any of 'em...

...But I certainly wasn't
telling them the truth.

Yeah, but you looked them
in the eye...

And you lied to them.

It wouldn't have been
unusual for me

To look at anyone
in the eye.

And ultimately,

You had most of them convinced
that nothing was amiss

While you were busy
stealing their money.

Isn't that right?

Mr. Waters, uh...

You have charged me

With murdering
my wife and my son,

And I have sat here for weeks

And listened to you
talk about my financial crimes,

And I have admitted,
candidly,

That I took money
that wasn't mine...

And I'm...

Sorry that I did it.

I'm embarrassed
that I did it,

But I don't dispute it.

The point is...

You looked 'em in the eye
and you lied.

I don't recall each client

And whether
I looked them in the eye.

And now
you want us to believe

That, when it comes
to the night of June 7th--

At least, according
to your new story

Of what happened--

You're telling the truth?

Yes.
I've already explained that.

Okay.

So...

Around the time
the video was taken--

A-according to your new story--

Were the dogs barking
or carrying on,

Or acting as if they sensed
that there was someone there

That they didn't know?

[stammers]
w-were the dogs

Acting like
there was somebody around

Who they didn't know?

Yeah.

You know, like dogs do.

No. There was no one there
that they didn't know.

Nobody else was there?

And after you got
the chicken from bubba,

You got on the golf cart
and you went back to the house?

Yes.

And that would take, uh,
what, two minutes

To get back to the house
on the golf cart?

That'd put you there
at 8:49?

Well, according
to your timeline,

I-I would accept that.

Now, in your previous story,

You said that you slept
for an hour

Before you went over
to your mother's house.

But according
to your new story,

You just dozed off
for a few seconds.

It would've been
a short time, yes.

You're looking
this jury in the eye

And telling them

That, uh, you got up
after a few seconds,

Got in your suburban,
and you drove away--

And you did all that
by 9:06?

Yes.

And you didn't hear anything?

See anything?

No.

And you didn't--
didn't hear gunshots

From a blackout rifle?

No, sir.

And when police arrived later,

You didn't tell them anything

About this new story
that you're telling us now?

No, sir.

I lied about that.

And since then,

You've been
lookin' this jury in the eye

Over and over,

Trying to convince them

That you co-operated
with the police investigation

Right from the very start?

Other than not saying
I-I was down there,

I was co-operative.

Oh, very co-operative!

Except

For the most important
point of all...

...That you were
at the murder scene

With the victims

Just moments
before they died.

Right?

I never told them
that I went to the kennel.

No, sir.

No more questions.

Alex...

Tell us about your relationship
with maggie.

She was very devoted

To both of our boys...

And me.

She made sure

That we didn't
want for anything.

Uh, she had a laugh, you know?

That you didn't even need
to know what was funny,

And you'd just
laugh along with her.

Yeah.

She had this little thing

Where she would bite her lip
and smile...

...And when she did that...

...It would just
melt your heart.

She's just a special person.

What was your relationship
like with paul?

Oh...

Paw-paw.

He was tough.

He could hunt anything.

He could catch any fish...

But, on the other hand...

There was this side of him...

That was just so sweet,

You know?

Alex...

Did you love paul?

Did I love him?

Like no other!

He and buster.

Did you love maggie?

I loved her
from the first time we went out.

Alex...

Did you kill maggie?

I would never hurt maggie,

And I would never hurt paul...

...Ever.

Under any circumstances.

[jim] thank you.

[♪♪♪]

[jim, echoing]
not sure why they call it

A "closing argument".

[chuckling] I'm not here
to have an argument with you.

But I will tell you all

That s.L.E.D.
Failed miserably

In their investigation
of this case,

And if they did their job,

Alex could have been excluded
from suspicion.

[waters, echoing]
I find it offensive

That they would accuse
law enforcement

Of not doing their job

While alex is withholdin'
and obstructin' justice

Without ever saying,
"I was at the kennels."

He wants to blame
everyone else.

[jim] anything
his family wanted...

...He would try and get.

Friends testified

About
the loving relationship

Between alex and maggie.

He never raised his voice.

[waters] alex doesn't
want to lose

His lifestyle
or his reputation.

Richard alexander murdaugh

Loved
maggie and paul,

But do you know
who he loved

Even more than that?

Himself.

It stops here.

Let's exercise
our greatest power

And find him guilty

Of killing maggie
and paul.

[jim] the jury
has the most powerful voice.

The jury

Can tell the state

They can't bring a case
built on lies

And bad theories.

On behalf of alex,

On behalf of buster,

On behalf of maggie,

And my friend, paul...

I would respectfully ask...

...That you not compound
a family tragedy.

[♪♪♪]

[indistinct exchanges]

What do you think of o.J.
Weighing in on the case?

[chuckles]

I get 50 texts a day

With people's opinion
on this matter.

Most say things like, uh,

"you're horrible people

And deserve to die
of ass cancer."

Journalists...

Surrounded by snakes
and serpents.

Now ain't that interesting?

[phone chimes]

[overlapping
text alerts chiming]

[wakes with a gasp]

Y'all stop that...

[breath shakes]

No.

Stop that.

[voice shakes]
stop that.

[isabelle]
the jury has reached a verdict.

How long has it been?

Three hours.

[♪♪♪]

Please proceed.

In the court
of general sessions,

The state versus
richard alexander murdaugh--

The defendant--

Indictment for murder
of paul murdaugh,

We find the defendant--

Go get it!

[barking]

Hi, cash.
It's okay.

[♪♪♪]

Hey!

He's got a bird in his mouth!

It's a guinea!

It's a chicken.

[alex] come here, bubba!

[dogs barking]

[dogs barking]

Why you got that on?

Dad?

[shot fires and echoes]

[gunshot echoes]

...Guilty.

In the court
of general sessions,

The state versus
richard alexander murdaugh,

Defendant,

Indictment for murder
of maggie murdaugh--

[♪♪♪]

[crying out] oh!
Oh, my god!

Oh, my god!

[dogs barking]

[fires]

[firing]

[♪♪♪]

[cries out]

...We find the defendant...

[shot fires]

...Guilty.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[rustling]

[exhales]

[splashing]

[♪♪♪]

[blows air]

[sobs]

[grunting angrily]

[takes steadying breaths]

[exhales calmly]

[♪♪♪]

[door-ajar alert chiming]

[door thuds]

[exhaling deeply]

[panting]

[sobs]

[grunting and sobbing]

[♪♪♪]

[line ringing]

[operator] hampton county 911,
what's your emergency?

This-- this is alex murdaugh.

4147 moselle road.

[♪♪♪]

This...

Is one of the most troubling
cases for a judge.

You have a wife
who has been murdered,

A son
savagely murdered,

A lawyer...

...A person
from a respected family

Who has controlled justice
in this community

For over a century,

A person whose
grandfather's portrait

Hangs in
this very courthouse.

It is also
particularly troubling,

Mr. Murdaugh,

To see you in the media

As a grieving father

To being the person
who killed them.

You have an opportunity

To make your final appeal
as an ex-lawyer.

I will tell you again
that I--

I respect this court.

I am innocent.

I would never,
under any circumstances,

Hurt my wife, maggie...

And I would never,
under any circumstances,

Hurt my son, paw-paw.

[reporters clamoring]

[judge]
I don't know how a person

Caused his life
to be tangled into such a web

That you have
spun yourself into,

But you will have
nothing but time

To reflect upon
this very question.

[judge] you must see
paul and maggie at nighttime,

When attempting
to go to sleep.

I am sure
they come visit you.

[♪♪♪]

Mr. Murdaugh,

I sentence you

To the state department
of corrections

For the murder
of your wife, maggie murdaugh.

I sentence you to the term
of your natural life.

For the murder
of paul murdaugh,

Whom you probably
loved so much,

I sentence you to prison
for murdering him

For the rest
of your natural life,

And may god have mercy
on your soul.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

♪ wade in the water

♪ wade in the water, children

♪ wade in the water

♪ god's gonna
trouble the water ♪

♪ see that band
all dressed in white ♪

♪ god's gonna trouble
the water ♪