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In the criminal justice system
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The people are
represented by two separate
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yet equally important groups:
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The police, who investigate crime,
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and the Crown prosecutors
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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Man: Look, just ten minutes.
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I need to see you.
I'm going out of me mind here.
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I know, and I'm gonna tell her.
I swear.
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Your phone!
What are you doing?!
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I need your phone!
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My son-( coughing )
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He-
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( coughing )
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Yeah, a fire!
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There's a bloody
building burning down!
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Is there anyone else inside?
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My-my son's inside.
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( coughing, gasping ) yeah, her boy.
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Above the news agents'.
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I don't know how long it's been going.
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Yeah. Okay.
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It's all right.
They're on their way.
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But it could have been
a hell of a lot worse.
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Ronnie: Well, I'll you what,
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It looked bad enough to me.
Yeah.
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The lad from the flat didn't make it.
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C.O. Asphyxiation.
That's the lad there.
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Looks like he never woke up.
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We're talking suspicious origins?
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Yeah, the guys reckon some
sort of accelerant was used,
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But I can't tell you anymore
until we get in there.
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Anyone else in the flat, mike?
Just the mother.
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There's a daughter, but
she was at a sleep-over.
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What about the mum?
How's she doing?
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Well, about how you'd expect.
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Man: Let me through!
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Sorry, sir, you won't
be able to park there.
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I'm not moving my car.
I am not going to wait.
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Sir, it's a crime scene.
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I've got a right- what's the problem?
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But don't go anywhere.
We need to talk to you as well.
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Oh, man, I don't believe this.
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Sir, your car is
obstructing the ambulance.
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I lost everything!
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There's a woman behind you in that
ambulance who's just lost her son.
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So how about you shut
up and move your car?
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Seriously?
Seriously.
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Paint thinner.
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They found the remains
of the container
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Just on the entrance
to the flats there.
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Looks like that's
your point of origin.
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They'll run tests to confirm,
but if it quacks like a duck...
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Well, whoever did it wasn't worried
about covering their tracks.
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No. That's the great
thing about arson:
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Equal opportunity crime-
any moron can light a fire.
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Adriano_CSI www.
addic7ed.com
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Woman: Poor ian.
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Terrible what happened in that fire.
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I'm afraid I can't
offer you any tea...
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Only I'm having one of my bad days.
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We're fine, really.
You sure?
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Oh...Beautiful, sweetheart.
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You and your mum can stay
here as long as you need to.
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Ronnie: She's pretty,
isn't she, katie?
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Um...
Megan,
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I understand ian had
learning difficulties.
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Right.
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And would you mind telling us
what was the matter with him?
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He had developmental problems.
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He had trouble with his breathing.
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And-
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And he was...
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He was slow with- with stuff, and...
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He didn't like noise.
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I tried to get him out of
there, I did, I tried.
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The handle was too hot.
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I shouldn't have left him in there.
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Natalie: How old wasthe boy that died?
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Just turned 13.
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No chance of prints off the
bottle of paint stripper?
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No, it was too badly burned.
The dna is a no-go as well.
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And I'm guessing it's available
at all good retailers.
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You wouldn't want to
make it too easy.
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Any sign of forced entry?
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Doesn't look like it.
The mum made her escape
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From a fire exit on the first floor,
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But according to her statement
it was still locked
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When she got there.
So she wakes up,
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She smells smoke...
Tries to save her son,
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And then she goes for help.
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Do we know who owns the building?
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Well, the flats are owned
by a management company.
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If it's an insurance scam,
it's a pretty bad one,
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They should have at least tried to
fake some sort of forced entry.
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And as far as I can see they've
got nothing to gain by it.
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The shop downstairs is
another story, though.
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Owned by one sanjit chatterjee, currently
under investigation for unpaid v.A.T.
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And selling alcohol without a licence.
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He's already got one failed
business under his belt.
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Pled bankrupt in 2006 at
the tender age of 25.
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So not exactly young
entrepreneur of the year.
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And he's got a stupid beard.
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That's enough for me.
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So I see here you had a
flood six months ago.
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Yeah, a burst pipe.
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Careful, man.
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Sorry, boss.
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You claimed ten grand's
worth of damages.
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Yeah, a lot of stock got damaged.
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And then the year before that
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There's an electrical fire.
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Another five grand claimed
on the insurance.
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So, fire, flood- all you
need now is an act of god.
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So what?
You think I did this?
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Well, we know you got
cash flow problems,
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Especially as far as the v.
A.T. Man is concerned,
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And it wouldn't be the first
time you cut your losses.
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Oh, here we go.
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Look, I was young.
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Decided to try my hand at the music business.
It didn't work out.
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As for the v.A.T.
, my accountant stuffed up. That was all.
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I'm getting it sorted.
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But a nice big insurance
claim should help a lot.
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Yeah, it would.
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Trouble is, I couldn't
afford the premiums.
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You claim once, it's bad enough,
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But claim twice, forget about it.
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You're saying you're not insured?
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I had to take a payment break.
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Talk about timing.
( cellphone rings )
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Devlin.
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Ang, what you got?
Seriously, man,
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My grandparents put their
savings into this place.
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My whole family help out.
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There is no way I'd torch it.
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Yeah, sure, we'll head over there.
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Megan parnell, the
woman from the flat.
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Apparently she made several complaints
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To her safer neighborhood team.
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Some of the local lads were
giving her a hard time
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On account of her son
having special needs.
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Right.
How bad did it get?
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Bad enough to get one of them an a.
S.B.O.
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Yeah, what?!
( baby crying )
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Simone lewis,
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D.S. Brooks, d.S. Devlin.
We need to talk to you
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About your sons.
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Which ones?
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Aaron and lee.
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Oh, not this again.
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Leave 'em alone, can't you?
Just kids.
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We're investigating a fire
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At the home of megan parnell.
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Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
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And we understand that your boys
have been giving megan and her kids
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A bit of a hard time.
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Yeah. So what?
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So perhaps you wouldn't mind telling us where
they were at one o'clock this morning.
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Just answer the question,
please, Aaron.
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Sorry, did you say something?
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Ronnie: You know whatI reckon, lee?
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I just think you're
playing with us here,
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I really do.
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I mean, how old are you?
Nine? Ten?
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Eleven...Wanker.
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"wanker"?
That's a bit harsh.
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Where were you at one
o'clock this morning?
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No, sorry.
I don't speak gay.
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I'm quite a nice bloke when you
get to know me. Or so I'm told.
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It's not just your
hair that looks gay.
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You even got a gay face.
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Ronnie: I mean,how old's aaron?
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He's thirteen.
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I think he reckons he's too
cool to be hanging around
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With his little brother anymore.
No, he don't.
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Did you always know you was a bender?
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Is that why you became a copper?
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Doesn't he think thatyou're cramping his style,
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He's acting the big I-am out
and about with all his mates,
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Trying to impress them?
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Meanwhile, you're stuck at home
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Because he wants to be out
with kids his own age.
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He thinks you're a baby.
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He couldn't even get in without me.
The window's too small.
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Right, I see it now.
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So he's the brains and
you're the brawn.
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How small is this window, then?
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Natalie: They were at school inthe middle of the night?
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Won't set foot in the
place in daylight,
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But apparently spend their
nights trashing school property.
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We believe them?
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Camera footage has them near
the school gates at 12:10,
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And then again at 3:30 this morning.
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What are they doing in
there for three hours?
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According to the head teacher,
defecating in the home ec lab.
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Amongst other things.
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Three hours?
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I suppose we can charge
them with criminal damage,
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And then we've got to let them go.
Why bother?
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They'll only be back here next week.
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I don't know, might be
a little bit longer.
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I think I put the frighteners
on the little one.
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Impart some fatherly
wisdom, did you, ron?
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That wouldn't be the first young tear-away
I've had to sort out, would it?
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Eh, matty?
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Okay, so one of the neighbors thinks
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She saw a white middle-aged man,
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Medium height, medium build,
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Knock on the door late afternoon
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Then walk away.
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Other than that, we've got nothing.
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According to social services,
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Csa have been after megan's
ex for the past year
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For non-payment of maintenance.
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And apparently parnell's
got a bit of a temper.
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There's a note on here and it says,
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"he is extremely abusive
and uncooperative."
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Hardly a first.
Yeah, but what are the odds
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He's white, middle-aged, medium
height and medium build?
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Ian's what, thirteen?
Yeah.
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So that gives craig another
five years of payments.
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For a son he wanted nothing to do with.
Or so we're told.
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So he kills his son to save money.
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I've known people killed for less.
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When did you last see your son?
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I don't know, a month ago, maybe two.
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Really.
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Yeah.
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Me and his mum, we don't get on.
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Understand there's been a few problems
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Regarding maintenance payments.
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( laughs ) megan been
bending your ear, has she?
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Must be an expensive business,
supporting a family
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And trying to start a
new life for yourself.
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Look, ian belonged in a home.
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Megan wouldn't have it.
Wanted to keep him with her.
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He was her son.
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I was the one forking over.
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He would have been better off somewhere
where they could look after him properly.
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Seems a bit extreme, doesn't it?
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Residential care for a kid
with learning difficulties?
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Learning difficulties?
He was full-on retarded.
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He's thirteen years old and
still wearing nappies.
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So is that why you and megan split up?
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I guess I wasn't cut
out for being a dad.
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Not for a kid like that.
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So sue me.
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So you weren't outside megan's
flat Monday afternoon?
250
00:11:44,670 --> 00:11:46,372
Nope.
251
00:11:46,439 --> 00:11:48,474
Why, someone said I was?
252
00:11:48,541 --> 00:11:51,343
Would it change your
story if they had?
253
00:11:54,314 --> 00:11:57,483
Okay, fine.
Yeah, I went round there.
254
00:11:57,550 --> 00:12:00,918
I'm just fed up with the hassle
I'm getting from the CSA.
255
00:12:00,986 --> 00:12:03,321
I wanted to talk to
megan face-to-face.
256
00:12:03,389 --> 00:12:04,889
And what happened? Nothing.
She wasn't there.
257
00:12:04,956 --> 00:12:08,426
Why lie about it?
I don't need more hassle.
258
00:12:08,494 --> 00:12:12,230
Or maybe you went round there later...
Say, one a.M.
259
00:12:12,297 --> 00:12:13,764
Just forget it.
260
00:12:13,832 --> 00:12:16,333
I was with me girlfriend.
We went out for dinner,
261
00:12:16,401 --> 00:12:19,102
Afterwards went back to her place.
262
00:12:19,170 --> 00:12:22,639
Ronnie: Parnell's girlfriend
hasconfirmed his alibi.
263
00:12:22,706 --> 00:12:26,876
She also said that his son ian had a
thing about playing with matches,
264
00:12:26,944 --> 00:12:29,346
And if anyone was gonna
be starting a fire,
265
00:12:29,414 --> 00:12:31,447
It would probably have been him.
266
00:12:31,515 --> 00:12:34,150
Well, neither mum nor dad mentioned
this obsession with fire.
267
00:12:34,217 --> 00:12:35,817
No. Funny, that.
268
00:12:35,885 --> 00:12:38,154
So what, this girlfriend's
going the extra mile
269
00:12:38,221 --> 00:12:39,688
To stand by her man?
I reckon,
270
00:12:39,756 --> 00:12:42,624
Which probably makes her man
even more of a likely suspect.
271
00:12:42,692 --> 00:12:45,394
Still, wouldn't hurt to rule
the boy out altogether.
272
00:12:45,462 --> 00:12:48,029
Is there any way he could have
got hold of paint thinner?
273
00:12:48,097 --> 00:12:51,533
We can check, but whether he knew
what is was is another matter.
274
00:12:54,570 --> 00:12:56,438
No, not possible.
275
00:12:56,505 --> 00:12:58,673
I keep everything locked
up in a cupboard.
276
00:12:58,740 --> 00:13:00,875
Well, where did you keep the keys?
277
00:13:00,943 --> 00:13:03,243
On the ledge by the door.
278
00:13:03,311 --> 00:13:07,381
That's not the most original
place to hide it, is it?
279
00:13:07,449 --> 00:13:09,049
Who's gonna be looking?
280
00:13:11,852 --> 00:13:14,221
Did ian know you kept it up there?
281
00:13:15,690 --> 00:13:17,357
Maybe.
282
00:13:17,425 --> 00:13:20,826
I come here, what, two,
three times a month?
283
00:13:20,894 --> 00:13:23,896
I do all the maintenance
for the building.
284
00:13:23,964 --> 00:13:27,166
Ian, he didn't like noise.
285
00:13:27,234 --> 00:13:28,801
But if it was a quiet job,
286
00:13:28,868 --> 00:13:31,104
You know, like changing
light bulbs or something,
287
00:13:31,171 --> 00:13:33,506
Sometimes he'd sit and watch.
288
00:13:33,574 --> 00:13:36,208
Gave his mum a break, you know?
289
00:13:36,275 --> 00:13:38,876
And where'd you normally
keep the paint thinner?
290
00:13:38,944 --> 00:13:40,979
In there with the paint.
291
00:13:42,881 --> 00:13:45,150
Well, I can't see any.
292
00:13:49,722 --> 00:13:51,589
Well, it was there.
293
00:13:58,163 --> 00:14:01,332
Ian had a rare condition known as
childhood disintegrative disorder.
294
00:14:01,399 --> 00:14:03,967
It's sometimes known
as heller's syndrome.
295
00:14:04,035 --> 00:14:07,070
Sometimes the condition plateaus,
296
00:14:07,138 --> 00:14:10,240
But sadly, with ian, he
continued to deteriorate.
297
00:14:10,307 --> 00:14:13,643
And when you say deteriorate, to
what extent are we talking about?
298
00:14:13,710 --> 00:14:15,612
He required constant monitoring
299
00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,981
For his respiratory and
digestive functions.
300
00:14:19,049 --> 00:14:23,452
He also became increasingly
aggressive and violent,
301
00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,556
And there was a marked
deterioration in his motor skills.
302
00:14:27,624 --> 00:14:30,325
Would he have been
able to unlock a door?
303
00:14:30,393 --> 00:14:33,094
What about climbing up onto something,
304
00:14:33,163 --> 00:14:35,364
Getting a key off a ledge?
305
00:14:35,431 --> 00:14:37,399
No, not ian.
306
00:14:37,467 --> 00:14:39,667
By the time he left here,
307
00:14:39,734 --> 00:14:42,470
He couldn't get a spoon to his mouth.
308
00:14:45,140 --> 00:14:46,907
Right. Well, thanks very
much for your time.
309
00:14:46,975 --> 00:14:51,912
You know, ian used to
be a sweet, happy boy.
310
00:14:51,980 --> 00:14:55,348
His mother wanted so badly to
believe he would get better.
311
00:14:55,416 --> 00:14:59,452
And then she finally understood
he was only going to get worse.
312
00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,621
I watched it sink in.
313
00:15:01,689 --> 00:15:03,390
And to be honest...
314
00:15:03,457 --> 00:15:06,293
I thought it would kill her.
315
00:15:08,162 --> 00:15:09,962
She wouldn't be the first.
316
00:15:10,030 --> 00:15:12,264
I know.
317
00:15:12,332 --> 00:15:15,267
She was at the scene, she had
access to the accelerant.
318
00:15:15,335 --> 00:15:17,236
I know.
319
00:15:19,573 --> 00:15:21,873
Why do people ever
decide to have kids?
320
00:15:21,941 --> 00:15:25,811
I mean, you got no idea what
you're letting yourself in for.
321
00:15:25,878 --> 00:15:29,681
Well, you just gotta love
'em and hope for the best.
322
00:15:29,748 --> 00:15:31,882
What if there is no hope?
323
00:15:33,185 --> 00:15:36,421
Matt: Okay, this is megan's bedroom.
324
00:15:36,488 --> 00:15:38,223
And what am I looking at?
325
00:15:38,290 --> 00:15:40,425
According to her statement,
megan said she woke up,
326
00:15:40,492 --> 00:15:42,527
Smelt smoke, and then
ran out of the room.
327
00:15:42,595 --> 00:15:45,995
Does that bed look slept in to you?
328
00:15:46,063 --> 00:15:48,865
Plus the bedroom door was shut.
329
00:15:48,933 --> 00:15:50,601
That's why there was so
little fire damage in there.
330
00:15:50,668 --> 00:15:51,501
Then there's this.
331
00:15:53,238 --> 00:15:55,839
She told us that she
tried to get ian out
332
00:15:55,906 --> 00:15:59,375
But she couldn't because the door
handle was too hot to touch.
333
00:15:59,443 --> 00:16:01,877
Except that ian's door
was already open.
334
00:16:01,945 --> 00:16:03,979
She wouldn't have had
to touch the handle.
335
00:16:04,047 --> 00:16:07,316
Look, it was dark, she was
surrounded by flames and smoke.
336
00:16:07,384 --> 00:16:09,685
She was disorientated.
Guv, it's-
337
00:16:09,753 --> 00:16:11,387
I'm serious.
338
00:16:11,455 --> 00:16:13,322
Before I start accusing a
mother of killing her child-
339
00:16:13,390 --> 00:16:16,358
Guv, I'm sorry.
That's the lab.
340
00:16:16,425 --> 00:16:19,193
They've finished testing
items from the scene.
341
00:16:20,730 --> 00:16:22,631
Megan parnell's sweatshirt...
342
00:16:22,698 --> 00:16:24,932
Has got paint thinner on it.
343
00:16:28,103 --> 00:16:30,104
Bring her in.
344
00:16:30,172 --> 00:16:31,905
Megan: I don't understand.
345
00:16:31,973 --> 00:16:36,644
Ronnie: Well, megan, you
told us that you woke up
346
00:16:36,711 --> 00:16:39,480
And then you went to save ian.
347
00:16:39,547 --> 00:16:42,916
That's right.
I tried to get him out.
348
00:16:42,984 --> 00:16:44,518
Well, we think that
349
00:16:44,586 --> 00:16:46,287
You never went to bed
in the first place.
350
00:16:46,354 --> 00:16:47,854
What?
351
00:16:47,922 --> 00:16:50,390
Matt: Your bed was still made.
352
00:16:52,593 --> 00:16:55,262
And the door to your
bedroom was shut tight.
353
00:16:57,331 --> 00:16:59,732
That's what slowed the fire down.
354
00:17:01,335 --> 00:17:04,503
I don't know what
you're talking about.
355
00:17:04,570 --> 00:17:06,906
Well, you see, megan...
356
00:17:09,575 --> 00:17:12,744
We think you waited...
357
00:17:12,813 --> 00:17:15,881
Till ian fell asleep...
358
00:17:15,949 --> 00:17:19,718
Then you went down and
got the paint thinner...
359
00:17:19,786 --> 00:17:22,887
You poured it on the
stairs, you lit it,
360
00:17:22,955 --> 00:17:26,191
And then you made your escape
through the fire exit.
361
00:17:26,258 --> 00:17:29,392
No.
That's not what happened.
362
00:17:29,460 --> 00:17:31,962
Well, you see, megan,
363
00:17:32,030 --> 00:17:36,099
We know that things got
really desperate for you.
364
00:17:36,167 --> 00:17:38,335
Maybe...
365
00:17:38,402 --> 00:17:41,205
Maybe you didn't mean for ian to die.
366
00:17:41,272 --> 00:17:45,741
Maybe you were just trying to let someone
know that you really needed help.
367
00:17:45,809 --> 00:17:48,911
No. It-it wasn't
like that, I swear.
368
00:17:52,282 --> 00:17:55,351
You see, all this evidence...
369
00:17:55,418 --> 00:17:58,887
It leads to one conclusion, megan-
370
00:17:58,955 --> 00:18:01,522
That you started that fire...
371
00:18:01,590 --> 00:18:04,659
And you left your son to die.
372
00:18:11,847 --> 00:18:13,481
Man: My lady,
373
00:18:13,548 --> 00:18:15,416
My client has already had to endure
374
00:18:15,484 --> 00:18:18,219
Of one child.
375
00:18:18,286 --> 00:18:20,921
I would ask that she not be
separated from her remaining child
376
00:18:20,989 --> 00:18:22,723
Pending the resolution of this matter.
377
00:18:22,790 --> 00:18:24,758
Ms phillips?
378
00:18:24,826 --> 00:18:27,360
We believe the defendant
to be responsible
379
00:18:27,428 --> 00:18:29,730
For the untimely death of her child.
380
00:18:29,797 --> 00:18:32,198
Given the nature of the crime, we
maintain that bail should be refused.
381
00:18:32,266 --> 00:18:37,069
My lady, this will only compound
a grieving mother's suffering.
382
00:18:37,137 --> 00:18:40,706
And based on what?
The defendant is charged with murder.
383
00:18:40,774 --> 00:18:43,876
The crown would not have undertaken this
prosecution without sufficient evidence.
384
00:18:43,944 --> 00:18:46,779
I believe that is yet
to be demonstrated.
385
00:18:46,847 --> 00:18:49,882
That is why we
have trials, mr peck.
386
00:18:53,653 --> 00:18:55,219
Hey.
387
00:18:55,287 --> 00:18:57,856
Hope you didn't take that personally.
388
00:18:57,923 --> 00:19:00,224
Sorry? Thought I should
bring out the big guns,
389
00:19:00,292 --> 00:19:02,193
Seeing as the poor woman's innocent.
390
00:19:02,261 --> 00:19:04,095
You sure about that?
Absolutely.
391
00:19:04,163 --> 00:19:06,798
As long as she doesn't
tell me any different.
392
00:19:06,866 --> 00:19:09,100
It's alesha, right?
Dominic.
393
00:19:09,168 --> 00:19:11,569
I'm glad to have an excuse
to get to know you at last.
394
00:19:11,637 --> 00:19:14,272
Your average female barrister
395
00:19:14,339 --> 00:19:16,707
Looks like a pig in a wig.
Excuse me?
396
00:19:16,775 --> 00:19:18,409
Come on, you know it's true.
397
00:19:18,477 --> 00:19:21,912
I think we're gonna have
a lot of fun, you and I.
398
00:19:21,980 --> 00:19:23,881
I mean, I'm not saying
it won't be a challenge
399
00:19:23,948 --> 00:19:27,450
Selling the lovely mrs
parnell to a jury,
400
00:19:27,518 --> 00:19:29,752
But hey, it's all in the presentation.
401
00:19:29,820 --> 00:19:33,356
As far as I can remember, being
fat and stupid isn't a crime.
402
00:19:33,424 --> 00:19:36,059
More's the pity.
403
00:19:36,126 --> 00:19:38,395
Now, mrs parnell!
Where were we?
404
00:19:38,462 --> 00:19:39,729
George: I thought the evidence
405
00:19:39,797 --> 00:19:41,730
Was conclusive.
Yeah, it is.
406
00:19:41,798 --> 00:19:43,832
So why plead not guilty?
407
00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:46,001
Does her lawyer know
something that we don't?
408
00:19:46,069 --> 00:19:48,504
I doubt it.
The guy's an idiot.
409
00:19:48,572 --> 00:19:53,242
He's just hoping that the jury will
find her too sympathetic to convict.
410
00:19:53,310 --> 00:19:55,311
And is she?
Hardly.
411
00:19:55,378 --> 00:19:59,014
This wasn't some kind of
compassionate mercy killing.
412
00:19:59,082 --> 00:20:02,250
She set fire to a building with
her disabled son trapped inside,
413
00:20:02,318 --> 00:20:04,519
And she didn't care how many
other lives she put in danger.
414
00:20:04,587 --> 00:20:06,454
Still, it's a highly
emotive situation.
415
00:20:06,522 --> 00:20:09,357
She'd been caring for a severely
disabled child for years
416
00:20:09,425 --> 00:20:11,193
With little or no support.
417
00:20:11,260 --> 00:20:13,128
They're bound to try and
use the boy's condition
418
00:20:13,196 --> 00:20:15,896
To cultivate sympathy
for the defendant.
419
00:20:15,964 --> 00:20:17,231
Which is fair enough.
420
00:20:17,298 --> 00:20:18,565
I'm not saying she wasn't struggling,
421
00:20:18,633 --> 00:20:20,434
But that's hardly
justification for murder.
422
00:20:20,501 --> 00:20:23,670
It could down the route of
diminished responsibility.
423
00:20:23,739 --> 00:20:26,640
You said that she was on antidepressants
for the last couple of years.
424
00:20:26,708 --> 00:20:29,710
No, they don't have grounds for
diminished responsibility.
425
00:20:29,778 --> 00:20:32,346
She had a full psych assessment
when she was in custody,
426
00:20:32,413 --> 00:20:34,381
And nothing was flagged up.
427
00:20:34,449 --> 00:20:38,318
It would be good to establish
state of mind before the offence.
428
00:20:38,386 --> 00:20:42,289
You said that megan visited the
emergency department with ian
429
00:20:42,357 --> 00:20:44,124
Two days prior to the fire.
Mm-hmm.
430
00:20:44,191 --> 00:20:48,461
Okay, so we talk to the
doctor that saw them,
431
00:20:48,528 --> 00:20:50,162
Get a professional opinion.
432
00:20:50,230 --> 00:20:51,397
Very good. Good.
433
00:20:51,465 --> 00:20:53,766
Go forth and prosecute.
434
00:20:55,969 --> 00:20:58,103
Woman: No, there was
no abuse involved.
435
00:20:58,171 --> 00:21:02,074
The skull fracture came from
autistic-type head-banging.
436
00:21:02,142 --> 00:21:05,343
The broken wrist was sustained
during an epileptic seizure,
437
00:21:05,411 --> 00:21:07,845
And the broken ribs came from a fall.
438
00:21:07,913 --> 00:21:10,948
We also treated his mother on
several occasions. What for?
439
00:21:11,016 --> 00:21:13,385
The last time was when she
tried to hold him down
440
00:21:13,452 --> 00:21:15,353
To protect him during a seizure,
441
00:21:15,421 --> 00:21:18,122
He threw her off and she
chipped a bone in her elbow.
442
00:21:18,190 --> 00:21:19,590
Was it deliberate?
No.
443
00:21:19,658 --> 00:21:21,425
No, he wouldn't have
known what he was doing.
444
00:21:21,493 --> 00:21:25,529
But the situation was obviously
becoming impossible.
445
00:21:25,597 --> 00:21:28,732
The last time we spoke, I...
446
00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,202
Suggested she rethink the
idea of residential care.
447
00:21:32,270 --> 00:21:33,870
And what did she say?
448
00:21:33,938 --> 00:21:37,473
She said if it came to that,
he'd be better off dead.
449
00:21:42,746 --> 00:21:44,947
Peck: It is also the
contention of the defence
450
00:21:45,015 --> 00:21:47,817
That the evidence given by dr
schreiber should be excluded
451
00:21:47,884 --> 00:21:50,752
Under section 78 of p.
A.C.E. Eleven.
452
00:21:50,820 --> 00:21:53,888
Not to mention the fact that it
falls squarely under the heading
453
00:21:53,956 --> 00:21:56,458
Of patient-doctor privilege.
454
00:21:56,526 --> 00:22:00,395
My lady, it was, in
fact, mrs parnell's son
455
00:22:00,463 --> 00:22:03,064
Who was the patient at the
time she made the statement.
456
00:22:03,132 --> 00:22:05,233
Then privilege is irrelevant,
457
00:22:05,301 --> 00:22:08,102
As as your other objections, mr peck.
458
00:22:08,170 --> 00:22:10,404
In that case, I also
wish to apply to exclude
459
00:22:10,472 --> 00:22:12,273
The sweatshirt worn by mrs parnell
460
00:22:12,341 --> 00:22:14,508
On the night of the fire
under section 78 of p.A.C.E.
461
00:22:14,576 --> 00:22:16,277
Twelve.
462
00:22:16,345 --> 00:22:20,448
How can the prosecution claim that
it is the exact same paint thinner
463
00:22:20,515 --> 00:22:22,516
That was used to start the fire?
464
00:22:22,584 --> 00:22:26,786
Uh, I believe that's a question
for our expert witness.
465
00:22:26,855 --> 00:22:29,256
But there's also the manner in
which the sweatshirt was obtained.
466
00:22:29,324 --> 00:22:32,025
Mr peck, please stop.
467
00:22:32,093 --> 00:22:35,329
The sweatshirt stays in.
468
00:22:35,396 --> 00:22:38,965
I suggest you quit while you're-
469
00:22:39,032 --> 00:22:41,000
Well, I suggest you quit, anyway.
470
00:22:41,068 --> 00:22:43,802
Trial is listed for ten a.
M. Tomorrow.
471
00:22:43,871 --> 00:22:46,705
I see no reason to delay any further.
472
00:22:48,976 --> 00:22:50,243
Do you think he's read anything
473
00:22:50,310 --> 00:22:52,745
Other than section 78 of pace?
474
00:22:52,812 --> 00:22:55,747
I doubt he's even read that.
475
00:22:57,683 --> 00:22:58,884
Peck: Dominic peck.
476
00:22:58,951 --> 00:23:00,651
Okay.
477
00:23:00,719 --> 00:23:03,188
No, I won't be able to
do it within the hour.
478
00:23:03,256 --> 00:23:04,756
Well, I'll try.
479
00:23:06,492 --> 00:23:08,793
Excuse me.
480
00:23:08,861 --> 00:23:11,328
Do you know what time we're
meant to go back in?
481
00:23:11,396 --> 00:23:13,898
We'll be starting again at two.
482
00:23:13,965 --> 00:23:15,866
Oh.
483
00:23:15,934 --> 00:23:19,603
It's just they said I could
see my little girl today.
484
00:23:19,670 --> 00:23:21,238
Really?
Who told you that?
485
00:23:21,306 --> 00:23:23,173
Now, now, mrs parnell.
486
00:23:23,241 --> 00:23:25,809
No fraternising with the enemy.
487
00:23:25,877 --> 00:23:27,543
Come on.
488
00:23:33,050 --> 00:23:35,451
James: And have you ever
489
00:23:35,519 --> 00:23:37,653
Come across someone waking
up with their home on fire
490
00:23:37,721 --> 00:23:40,390
Taking time to make the bed
before leaving the building?
491
00:23:40,457 --> 00:23:42,792
Well, not in my experience.
492
00:23:42,859 --> 00:23:45,727
Thank you.
No further questions.
493
00:23:48,398 --> 00:23:50,198
Mr harris,
494
00:23:50,266 --> 00:23:51,699
In warm weather I'm sure most of us
495
00:23:51,767 --> 00:23:54,403
Tend to sleep on top of the covers.
496
00:23:54,470 --> 00:23:58,240
Harris: The night of the
fire it was below freezing.
497
00:23:58,308 --> 00:24:01,542
But still, if someone were
reading a book or a magazine,
498
00:24:01,609 --> 00:24:03,344
The might still fall asleep
on top of the covers
499
00:24:03,412 --> 00:24:05,679
Regardless of the
temperature, mightn't they?
500
00:24:05,747 --> 00:24:07,315
Well, they might.
501
00:24:07,382 --> 00:24:09,650
Thank you.
502
00:24:09,717 --> 00:24:11,852
But no books or magazines were found
503
00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,021
By the defendant's bed.
504
00:24:18,804 --> 00:24:20,705
Woman: I told her she should consider
505
00:24:20,773 --> 00:24:23,574
Placing him in residential care.
506
00:24:23,642 --> 00:24:26,277
And what was her response?
507
00:24:26,344 --> 00:24:28,211
She was worried that other people
508
00:24:28,279 --> 00:24:30,013
Wouldn't look after him properly.
509
00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,981
I know there had been
some difficulties
510
00:24:32,049 --> 00:24:33,917
When they had tried respite care.
511
00:24:33,984 --> 00:24:35,352
But I told her it would be different
512
00:24:35,420 --> 00:24:38,455
If he was found a permanent
place in suitable institution.
513
00:24:38,523 --> 00:24:41,124
But she was still unconvinced?
514
00:24:41,192 --> 00:24:43,426
She became very upset.
515
00:24:45,128 --> 00:24:48,263
She said if it came to
putting him in a home,
516
00:24:48,332 --> 00:24:50,132
He'd be better off dead.
517
00:24:52,436 --> 00:24:54,503
Thank you, doctor.
518
00:24:56,940 --> 00:24:59,607
Peck: Dr. Schreiber...
519
00:24:59,675 --> 00:25:03,745
I'm sure you're aware that people
exaggerate sometimes for effect.
520
00:25:03,813 --> 00:25:06,381
Of course. Did you think she
wanted him dead?
521
00:25:06,449 --> 00:25:10,017
My lady- let's avoid
speculation, mr peck.
522
00:25:10,085 --> 00:25:11,753
My lady.
523
00:25:11,821 --> 00:25:14,455
Did she say she wanted him dead?
No.
524
00:25:14,522 --> 00:25:17,924
In fact, did she not ask you about
alternative treatments for her son?
525
00:25:17,992 --> 00:25:19,226
Yes, she did.
526
00:25:19,293 --> 00:25:20,961
She told you that she'd try anything,
527
00:25:21,028 --> 00:25:22,529
Anything at all,
528
00:25:22,597 --> 00:25:25,131
If it meant getting
her little boy back.
529
00:25:25,199 --> 00:25:29,135
Yes, she did. She desperately wanted
to improve his quality of life.
530
00:25:29,203 --> 00:25:33,706
Which is quite the opposite from wanting
to end his life, wouldn't you say?
531
00:25:33,774 --> 00:25:37,276
Thank you, doctor.
I have nothing further.
532
00:25:40,213 --> 00:25:42,482
George: Did you see the lookin the jury's faces?
533
00:25:42,549 --> 00:25:44,950
He has them seeing it
as an act of mercy.
534
00:25:45,018 --> 00:25:46,985
There's a risk of a "not guilty" here,
535
00:25:47,052 --> 00:25:49,421
Even with an idiot like peck,
536
00:25:49,489 --> 00:25:53,725
Simply because they're feeling
that poor woman's pain.
537
00:25:53,793 --> 00:25:57,095
I think george could be right.
538
00:25:57,162 --> 00:26:02,966
I know that, given the facts, the charge had
to be murder, but it jus doesn't feel right.
539
00:26:03,034 --> 00:26:05,736
I just don't understand why peck didn't
go for manslaughter from the start
540
00:26:05,804 --> 00:26:07,104
Using the doctor's statement
541
00:26:07,171 --> 00:26:09,573
As evidence of severe
emotional distress.
542
00:26:09,641 --> 00:26:12,009
It's what any other defence
lawyer would have done.
543
00:26:12,076 --> 00:26:13,944
Well, sadly, we can't guarantee
544
00:26:14,012 --> 00:26:15,446
The quality of opposing counsel.
545
00:26:15,514 --> 00:26:18,615
Maybe...
546
00:26:18,682 --> 00:26:22,819
We can force this particular
counsel to do the right thing.
547
00:26:22,887 --> 00:26:24,954
And what do you have in mind?
548
00:26:25,022 --> 00:26:26,790
I'll talk to him.
549
00:26:26,857 --> 00:26:30,259
Tell him we'll accept a
plea to manslaughter...
550
00:26:30,327 --> 00:26:32,962
And hope he's got sense
enough to agree.
551
00:26:34,631 --> 00:26:36,632
Interesting.
552
00:26:36,699 --> 00:26:40,068
I think you'll agree it's in the
best interests of your client.
553
00:26:40,136 --> 00:26:42,938
Well, I think that's for me to decide.
554
00:26:43,005 --> 00:26:45,140
No, it's for megan to decide.
555
00:26:45,207 --> 00:26:47,275
You know, the woman
you're representing?
556
00:26:47,343 --> 00:26:49,611
Manslaughter.
557
00:26:49,679 --> 00:26:52,880
That'd mean a definite prison
sentence, though, wouldn't it?
558
00:26:52,948 --> 00:26:55,650
Yeah, it usually does.
559
00:26:55,717 --> 00:26:58,519
The thing is, all megan wants to
do is stay with little caley.
560
00:26:58,587 --> 00:27:01,155
It's katie.
Exactly.
561
00:27:01,222 --> 00:27:04,158
And I promised her I'd do my
damnedest to make that happen.
562
00:27:04,225 --> 00:27:05,993
You shouldn't have
promised her anything.
563
00:27:06,061 --> 00:27:09,162
Hey, it's always good to
give the ladies hope.
564
00:27:13,868 --> 00:27:15,469
Peck: As predicted,
565
00:27:15,536 --> 00:27:18,505
My client wishes to proceed
with the not guilty plea.
566
00:27:18,573 --> 00:27:20,907
James: You have explained
that a murder conviction
567
00:27:20,975 --> 00:27:23,509
Carries a mandatory life sentence?
568
00:27:23,577 --> 00:27:26,044
That's not really the issue here.
569
00:27:26,112 --> 00:27:28,213
( grunts )
570
00:27:28,281 --> 00:27:29,982
I disagree.
571
00:27:30,049 --> 00:27:33,185
Mrs parnell, I must stress
that if you are found guilty,
572
00:27:33,252 --> 00:27:35,120
You could be sentenced
to 25 years in-
573
00:27:35,188 --> 00:27:36,154
Yes, thank you, mr steel.
574
00:27:36,222 --> 00:27:38,923
And given the evidence against you,
575
00:27:38,991 --> 00:27:42,961
You should know that that
is a very real possibility.
576
00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:45,964
But I thought you said if
I pleaded not guilty-
577
00:27:46,031 --> 00:27:47,599
That's enough.
578
00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:49,367
I think we're done here.
579
00:27:49,434 --> 00:27:52,370
Alesha: Megan, is there
anything you want to say?
580
00:27:52,437 --> 00:27:54,872
I don't appreciate the
scare tactics, mr steel.
581
00:27:54,939 --> 00:27:57,107
It's okay.
He's just trying to confuse you.
582
00:27:57,174 --> 00:28:00,143
Your client has the right
to know what she's risking.
583
00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:03,647
I assure you, my client
is fully informed.
584
00:28:07,151 --> 00:28:09,119
Well, at least she is now.
585
00:28:09,186 --> 00:28:11,220
Makes you wonder what
he's gonna do next.
586
00:28:11,287 --> 00:28:14,757
I know, but I bet megan parnell
is as in the dark as we are.
587
00:28:18,495 --> 00:28:21,931
James!
Peck's entered a new plea.
588
00:28:21,999 --> 00:28:25,868
Diminished responsibility?
Not guilty by reason of insanity.
589
00:28:25,936 --> 00:28:28,537
Based on what?!
He's found an expert
590
00:28:28,604 --> 00:28:31,907
Who will say megan parnell was legally
insane when she set the fire.
591
00:28:31,974 --> 00:28:34,042
So first she didn't do
it, now she did it,
592
00:28:34,109 --> 00:28:35,744
But she didn't know
what she was doing.
593
00:28:35,811 --> 00:28:37,111
He's lost the plot.
594
00:28:37,179 --> 00:28:39,480
He must realise what this could mean.
595
00:28:39,549 --> 00:28:42,716
It if works, megan could end up
institutionalised for the rest of her life.
596
00:28:42,784 --> 00:28:46,319
She wouldn't just lose her
daughter, she'd lose everything.
597
00:28:49,991 --> 00:28:53,761
You know the jury will see this
for the cynical ploy that it is,
598
00:28:53,828 --> 00:28:55,930
And all you'll have done
is discredit your client.
599
00:28:55,997 --> 00:28:57,765
Perhaps.
600
00:28:57,832 --> 00:29:00,700
Or perhaps they'll be too busy
crying into their hankies
601
00:29:00,768 --> 00:29:03,470
Over poor, misunderstood megan.
602
00:29:03,538 --> 00:29:07,340
Shouldn't overestimate
your average prole, james.
603
00:29:07,408 --> 00:29:11,878
It's all about emotion, not the truth.
604
00:29:14,915 --> 00:29:18,117
Alesha: They told us about
605
00:29:18,185 --> 00:29:20,352
Win-at-any-cost
barristers at law school.
606
00:29:20,420 --> 00:29:22,488
First time I've seen
one in action, though.
607
00:29:22,556 --> 00:29:23,989
Yeah, peck's a prime example-
608
00:29:24,057 --> 00:29:27,259
Raging ego, limited ability,
and absolutely no ethics.
609
00:29:27,327 --> 00:29:29,395
He really doesn't care
what happens to megan.
610
00:29:29,463 --> 00:29:31,796
It's like she's just
a pawn in his game.
611
00:29:31,863 --> 00:29:33,965
Maybe, maybe not.
612
00:29:34,032 --> 00:29:36,434
She's still the one who
chose to plead not guilty.
613
00:29:36,502 --> 00:29:39,304
If peck's playing a game,
she's going along with it.
614
00:29:39,371 --> 00:29:42,073
Don't think of her as the
innocent victim here.
615
00:29:46,245 --> 00:29:47,844
Man: Megan?
616
00:29:47,912 --> 00:29:50,214
By pleading insanity,
617
00:29:50,281 --> 00:29:54,151
You understand that you're saying
that when you started the fire
618
00:29:54,219 --> 00:29:56,686
You didn't know it was wrong.
619
00:29:58,089 --> 00:29:59,823
Yeah.
620
00:29:59,890 --> 00:30:02,792
I didn't know what I was doing.
621
00:30:02,860 --> 00:30:04,527
You were upset about ian.
622
00:30:04,595 --> 00:30:06,596
Yeah.
623
00:30:06,664 --> 00:30:08,798
But I wasn'tthinking properly.
624
00:30:08,866 --> 00:30:12,035
I was upsetand confused.
625
00:30:12,103 --> 00:30:15,005
Can you tell mewhat it was like
626
00:30:15,072 --> 00:30:16,940
When your sonfirst got ill?
627
00:30:17,008 --> 00:30:20,275
I mean, it musthave
been very difficult.
628
00:30:22,746 --> 00:30:25,047
Yeah, it was really hard.
629
00:30:25,115 --> 00:30:28,216
I understand ian
changed quite quickly.
630
00:30:34,290 --> 00:30:37,025
It was around the time
of his fourth birthday.
631
00:30:39,194 --> 00:30:42,229
His favorite song was
old macdonald.
632
00:30:42,297 --> 00:30:45,266
He was always singing it.
633
00:30:45,333 --> 00:30:48,402
Then he forgot that
pigs go "oink."
634
00:30:51,739 --> 00:30:56,276
He started saying there was
a bad mouse in his head.
635
00:31:00,181 --> 00:31:05,686
A few months later, he stopped
talking and using the toilet.
636
00:31:11,958 --> 00:31:15,260
He wouldn't even let me hold him.
637
00:31:15,328 --> 00:31:18,330
He-he couldn't bear to be touched.
638
00:31:21,968 --> 00:31:24,703
Psychiatrist: Short version
,she's not insane-
639
00:31:24,770 --> 00:31:27,138
Not now, and not the night
she started the fire.
640
00:31:27,206 --> 00:31:29,240
The long version?
641
00:31:29,308 --> 00:31:31,409
She certainly has significant
mental health problems-
642
00:31:31,476 --> 00:31:35,379
Depression, acute anxiety,
chronic sleep deprivation.
643
00:31:35,447 --> 00:31:38,983
Her son rarely let her sleep
more than two hours at a time,
644
00:31:39,051 --> 00:31:41,518
And that's every night
for thirteen years.
645
00:31:41,586 --> 00:31:43,987
You could argue that was her choice.
646
00:31:44,055 --> 00:31:46,924
She repeatedly refused to
have him placed in a home.
647
00:31:46,991 --> 00:31:49,193
Has anyone bothered to ask her why?
648
00:31:49,260 --> 00:31:51,595
Probably not the defence.
649
00:31:51,662 --> 00:31:53,831
Megan's mother had
recurring health problems.
650
00:31:53,898 --> 00:31:55,565
Her father was an alcoholic.
651
00:31:55,633 --> 00:31:58,435
Her only other relative was
an aunt in a wheelchair.
652
00:31:58,502 --> 00:32:03,106
So megan spent several long
periods in children's homes.
653
00:32:03,173 --> 00:32:05,007
Not happy times?
654
00:32:05,075 --> 00:32:07,076
The standard of care
in the early eighties
655
00:32:07,144 --> 00:32:09,011
Was variable, to say the least.
656
00:32:09,079 --> 00:32:12,748
Megan was an awkward, unattractive
child with zero confidence.
657
00:32:12,815 --> 00:32:15,351
We all know how cruel children can be.
658
00:32:16,486 --> 00:32:18,253
But she wasn't insane.
659
00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,389
No. She wasn't.
660
00:32:21,457 --> 00:32:24,191
So who's he found to say that she was?
661
00:32:25,855 --> 00:32:27,423
Peck: In your opinion, doctor,
662
00:32:27,490 --> 00:32:31,159
Was the defendant severely
stressed at the time of the fire?
663
00:32:31,228 --> 00:32:33,562
Based on my interviews with megan,
664
00:32:33,630 --> 00:32:35,097
I believe that her stress level
665
00:32:35,164 --> 00:32:38,667
Had risen to the clinical
designation a.C.S.S.
666
00:32:38,735 --> 00:32:40,335
And what is that?
667
00:32:40,402 --> 00:32:43,037
Acute caretaker stress syndrome.
668
00:32:43,105 --> 00:32:46,708
A.C.S.S. Is characterised
by irrational behavior,
669
00:32:46,775 --> 00:32:50,245
Radical emotional dissonance,
and cognitive malfunction.
670
00:32:50,312 --> 00:32:53,013
Would she have been able to tell the
difference between right and wrong?
671
00:32:53,081 --> 00:32:54,449
In my opinion, no.
672
00:32:54,516 --> 00:32:56,851
Thank you, doctor.
673
00:33:01,790 --> 00:33:04,925
Which medical school did you
attend, doctor arlberg?
674
00:33:04,993 --> 00:33:09,263
My doctorate is in psychoanalytic studies.
I didn't go to medical school.
675
00:33:09,330 --> 00:33:11,665
So you're not a
qualified psychiatrist?
676
00:33:11,733 --> 00:33:13,599
No, I'm not.
677
00:33:13,667 --> 00:33:16,936
Then are you affiliated with any
particular hospital or clinic?
678
00:33:17,004 --> 00:33:18,571
Not currently.
679
00:33:18,639 --> 00:33:21,174
For the past few years I've
been lecturing extensively,
680
00:33:21,242 --> 00:33:22,408
Mainly in the states,
681
00:33:22,476 --> 00:33:24,944
Where I also have a
syndicated radio program.
682
00:33:25,012 --> 00:33:27,881
In other words, you're
not a psychologist,
683
00:33:27,948 --> 00:33:29,347
But you play one on the radio.
684
00:33:29,415 --> 00:33:31,917
My lady!
He's mocking the witness!
685
00:33:31,985 --> 00:33:33,786
( clears throat ) my lady.
686
00:33:35,354 --> 00:33:38,323
This...Disorder
687
00:33:38,391 --> 00:33:41,326
You've been talking
about, dr arlberg...
688
00:33:41,394 --> 00:33:45,230
Oh, yes. A.C.S.S.
689
00:33:45,298 --> 00:33:47,799
See, I am really confused.
690
00:33:47,866 --> 00:33:50,702
I have been looking through a
large number of reference books,
691
00:33:50,770 --> 00:33:52,704
And I can't find a
single mention of it.
692
00:33:52,772 --> 00:33:55,139
It's a relatively new diagnosis.
693
00:33:55,207 --> 00:33:57,942
That explains it.
Invented by whom?
694
00:33:58,010 --> 00:34:01,145
It was first identified by myself.
695
00:34:01,213 --> 00:34:03,647
Oh, I see.
And has it been recognised
696
00:34:03,715 --> 00:34:06,049
By the royal college of psychiatrists?
697
00:34:06,117 --> 00:34:08,319
Not yet.
My, my, my.
698
00:34:08,386 --> 00:34:10,287
We really are out there on
the cutting edge, aren't we?
699
00:34:10,355 --> 00:34:12,289
My lady- my lady, the
evidence of this witness
700
00:34:12,357 --> 00:34:14,891
Could be instrumental in
placing the defendant
701
00:34:14,959 --> 00:34:18,628
In a mental institution possibly
for the rest of her life.
702
00:34:20,831 --> 00:34:24,200
I think the jury need to understand
the extent of her expertise...
703
00:34:24,267 --> 00:34:26,235
Or the lack of it.
704
00:34:28,171 --> 00:34:29,339
No further questions.
705
00:34:34,009 --> 00:34:35,377
Peck: Okay, here's the thing.
706
00:34:35,445 --> 00:34:38,980
My client has dropped
a bit of a bombshell.
707
00:34:39,048 --> 00:34:42,417
And to be honest, I'm not
entirely sure how to proceed.
708
00:34:42,485 --> 00:34:45,987
Well, discussing defence
strategy with the prosecution
709
00:34:46,055 --> 00:34:48,056
Probably isn't the best way to go.
710
00:34:48,123 --> 00:34:49,690
Fair point.
711
00:34:49,758 --> 00:34:51,592
But we're not really
talking defence anymore,
712
00:34:51,660 --> 00:34:55,195
Because mrs parnell has confessed.
713
00:34:55,263 --> 00:34:57,998
She admits to starting the
fire that killed her son?
714
00:34:58,066 --> 00:34:59,700
Yes. And no.
715
00:34:59,768 --> 00:35:01,369
She admits to starting the fire,
716
00:35:01,436 --> 00:35:05,305
And she certainly feels
responsibility for her son's death.
717
00:35:05,373 --> 00:35:09,108
But he didn't actually
die in the fire.
718
00:35:09,176 --> 00:35:11,611
( james sighs ) he didn't?
719
00:35:11,679 --> 00:35:13,747
Apparently not.
720
00:35:13,814 --> 00:35:15,849
Um, as I understand it, my client-
721
00:35:15,916 --> 00:35:17,484
I'm sorry.
722
00:35:17,551 --> 00:35:22,221
Megan, perhaps if you just
tell us what happened.
723
00:35:24,324 --> 00:35:27,026
Ian was having a seizure,
724
00:35:27,094 --> 00:35:31,330
And he started having convulsions.
725
00:35:31,398 --> 00:35:34,934
I had the syringe for his
injection in my hand.
726
00:35:38,737 --> 00:35:41,006
But I couldn't do it.
727
00:35:43,209 --> 00:35:45,143
I was watching him,
728
00:35:45,211 --> 00:35:48,746
And his face was all
twisted up in pain.
729
00:35:50,249 --> 00:35:52,817
I just wanted it to stop.
730
00:35:55,253 --> 00:35:58,688
So I...
Held him and I waited.
731
00:36:01,592 --> 00:36:04,795
When the convulsions ended,
732
00:36:04,862 --> 00:36:06,696
I knew he'd gone.
733
00:36:13,137 --> 00:36:15,271
Peck: As you can imagine,
she was distraught,
734
00:36:15,339 --> 00:36:16,639
Wracked with guilt.
735
00:36:16,706 --> 00:36:18,274
And in the emotion of the moment,
736
00:36:18,342 --> 00:36:19,642
Decided to end it all.
737
00:36:19,709 --> 00:36:21,277
Hence the fire.
738
00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:24,180
And your client didn't think
to mention this before?
739
00:36:24,248 --> 00:36:26,148
Unfortunately not.
740
00:36:26,215 --> 00:36:29,418
It would have made life a lot
easier all round if she had,
741
00:36:29,485 --> 00:36:31,586
But, well, as you can see,
742
00:36:31,654 --> 00:36:33,555
This changes everything.
743
00:36:33,622 --> 00:36:36,325
James: Right. So...
744
00:36:36,392 --> 00:36:38,626
You're thinking what?
745
00:36:38,694 --> 00:36:40,728
We abandon the charges,
746
00:36:40,796 --> 00:36:44,432
The judge discharges the
jury, and we start again?
747
00:36:44,499 --> 00:36:47,034
Well, ideally, yes.
748
00:36:47,102 --> 00:36:49,736
I mean, you could charge
her with arson, but...
749
00:36:49,804 --> 00:36:52,239
Failing to give an injection...
750
00:36:52,307 --> 00:36:54,308
I wouldn't fancy your chances.
751
00:36:54,376 --> 00:36:56,810
I've heard enough.
Now, look,
752
00:36:56,878 --> 00:36:58,445
I didn't have to come here.
753
00:36:58,512 --> 00:37:00,981
I could have just
blind-sided you in court.
754
00:37:01,048 --> 00:37:02,715
But I felt in the
interests of justice-
755
00:37:02,783 --> 00:37:05,085
You can see yourselves out.
756
00:37:05,152 --> 00:37:07,954
Fine.
We'll leave it to the jury.
757
00:37:08,022 --> 00:37:10,390
So don't say I didn't warn you.
758
00:37:14,094 --> 00:37:15,995
You didn't believe her, did you?
759
00:37:16,062 --> 00:37:18,197
I don't know.
760
00:37:18,264 --> 00:37:21,066
Sounds like she's finally
telling the truth.
761
00:37:21,134 --> 00:37:23,369
The postmortem report
categorically states
762
00:37:23,436 --> 00:37:25,937
Smoke inhalation as cause of death.
763
00:37:26,006 --> 00:37:29,108
The medical evidence
means that she's lying.
764
00:37:29,175 --> 00:37:32,810
Or more likely, he's
told her what to say.
765
00:37:32,878 --> 00:37:35,146
But why would peck even try this?
766
00:37:35,214 --> 00:37:37,015
He must have seen the postmortem.
767
00:37:37,082 --> 00:37:40,151
Why bother about truth when
you can go with emotion?
768
00:37:48,691 --> 00:37:52,627
It was c.O. Asphyxiation.
Absolutely no doubt about it.
769
00:37:52,695 --> 00:37:55,228
Why the renewed interest?
770
00:37:55,297 --> 00:37:58,865
His mother's claiming that he
died from an epileptic seizure,
771
00:37:58,933 --> 00:38:01,302
That he was already dead
when the fire started.
772
00:38:01,369 --> 00:38:04,070
( laughs ) well, you gotta be
breathing to get smoke in your lungs.
773
00:38:04,138 --> 00:38:05,972
There's no two ways about it.
774
00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:07,874
Thanks, heather.
775
00:38:07,942 --> 00:38:09,676
Of course...
776
00:38:09,743 --> 00:38:12,712
It is possible that a
particularly violent seizure
777
00:38:12,780 --> 00:38:15,515
Could result in a coma...
778
00:38:15,582 --> 00:38:19,852
In which case the victim would be breathing
just enough to get smoke in his lungs.
779
00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:24,390
But to a layperson he
might appear dead.
780
00:38:24,458 --> 00:38:26,458
James: She said it was a
possibility, that's all.
781
00:38:26,526 --> 00:38:28,827
James, it means megan must
have believed ian was dead
782
00:38:28,894 --> 00:38:30,562
When she started the fire.
783
00:38:30,630 --> 00:38:32,597
Then why didn't she plead
guilty from the start?
784
00:38:32,665 --> 00:38:34,999
All megan cares about is
staying with her daughter.
785
00:38:35,067 --> 00:38:37,035
Peck's promised he can
make that happen.
786
00:38:37,102 --> 00:38:40,171
This is a woman who's been at the
mercy of the system her whole life.
787
00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:41,972
Her barrister tells her what to say,
788
00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:43,507
She's not gonna argue with him.
789
00:38:43,575 --> 00:38:45,710
Chances are he wouldn't have
listened to her anyway.
790
00:38:45,777 --> 00:38:47,277
Exactly. For all we know,
791
00:38:47,346 --> 00:38:48,612
She tried to tell him, he panicked,
792
00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:50,548
And changed the plea to insanity.
793
00:38:50,615 --> 00:38:53,083
If she really did think ian was dead,
794
00:38:53,151 --> 00:38:55,753
Then there's no intention to kill.
795
00:38:55,821 --> 00:38:58,321
She should never have
been charged with murder.
796
00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,695
Peck: So, just to
clarify for the jury,
797
00:39:05,763 --> 00:39:08,365
You didn't put ian in
a residential home
798
00:39:08,432 --> 00:39:11,601
Because you're his mother
and you cared for him.
799
00:39:11,669 --> 00:39:13,135
I couldn't.
800
00:39:15,505 --> 00:39:18,574
He was my baby.
I loved him so much.
801
00:39:20,142 --> 00:39:22,110
No further questions, my lady.
802
00:39:28,485 --> 00:39:30,050
Mrs parnell,
803
00:39:30,118 --> 00:39:33,755
You described to the
court how after ian died
804
00:39:33,822 --> 00:39:36,290
You took his pills and
you started the fire
805
00:39:36,358 --> 00:39:38,225
So that you could go together.
806
00:39:38,293 --> 00:39:40,661
Yeah, that's right.
807
00:39:40,729 --> 00:39:44,799
The trouble is, it's very
difficult for us to believe you
808
00:39:44,867 --> 00:39:46,966
When you've lied over and over again
809
00:39:47,034 --> 00:39:48,568
About the events of that night.
810
00:39:48,636 --> 00:39:50,404
I didn't mean to lie.
811
00:39:50,471 --> 00:39:52,238
But the fact is, you did.
812
00:39:52,306 --> 00:39:54,007
The only thing that
we know for certain
813
00:39:54,074 --> 00:39:55,609
Is that you went down the stairs,
814
00:39:55,676 --> 00:39:56,976
You unlocked the maintenance cupboard,
815
00:39:57,044 --> 00:39:59,045
You poured paint thinner
over the stairs
816
00:39:59,113 --> 00:40:00,514
And you set it alight,
817
00:40:00,581 --> 00:40:02,715
Leaving your young son
to die in that fire.
818
00:40:02,783 --> 00:40:04,650
I wouldn't do that.
819
00:40:04,718 --> 00:40:06,719
But that's exactly what you did.
820
00:40:06,787 --> 00:40:09,522
No, I didn't...
821
00:40:09,589 --> 00:40:12,391
Because he was already dead.
I told you.
822
00:40:12,459 --> 00:40:15,428
I know you'd like us
to believe that...
823
00:40:15,495 --> 00:40:18,029
But I'm afraid it's simply not true.
824
00:40:21,266 --> 00:40:25,603
I refer the court to the
postmortem report on ian parnell
825
00:40:25,671 --> 00:40:28,339
Dated March 19th.
826
00:40:31,209 --> 00:40:34,778
It clearly states the cause of death
827
00:40:34,846 --> 00:40:37,380
Was smoke inhalation.
828
00:40:37,449 --> 00:40:40,083
But that's not right.
829
00:40:40,151 --> 00:40:43,219
Megan, the pathologist found
smoke in ian's lungs.
830
00:40:43,287 --> 00:40:47,691
It could have only got there if he was
still breathing when you started the fire.
831
00:40:47,759 --> 00:40:49,392
But they've got it wrong.
832
00:40:49,460 --> 00:40:51,928
I was there.
He stopped breathing.
833
00:40:51,995 --> 00:40:53,863
It is simply physically impossible.
834
00:40:53,931 --> 00:40:56,198
It can't be.
835
00:40:58,902 --> 00:40:59,969
It can't be.
836
00:41:01,538 --> 00:41:04,540
I- I thought it was a mistake.
837
00:41:04,608 --> 00:41:07,776
Megan, I'm so sorry, but
it wasn't a mistake.
838
00:41:07,844 --> 00:41:09,778
Well...
839
00:41:09,846 --> 00:41:13,148
Ian didn't die as a
result of the seizure.
840
00:41:13,216 --> 00:41:16,051
No- it may have looked
like he'd stopped breathing,
841
00:41:16,119 --> 00:41:18,787
In fact, he could have
slipped into a coma
842
00:41:18,855 --> 00:41:20,889
And you couldn't tell the difference,
843
00:41:20,957 --> 00:41:23,491
But I'm afraid the fact
is, ian was still alive
844
00:41:23,558 --> 00:41:25,193
When you started the fire.
845
00:41:25,260 --> 00:41:26,327
Uh-
846
00:41:28,230 --> 00:41:29,998
No...
847
00:41:30,065 --> 00:41:32,066
No.
848
00:41:32,134 --> 00:41:34,268
I- I-
849
00:41:34,336 --> 00:41:36,570
I would- I would
never have done that.
850
00:41:36,638 --> 00:41:39,306
I- I would never have left him to-
851
00:41:40,741 --> 00:41:42,542
Oh, my god, no.
852
00:41:44,745 --> 00:41:46,779
Oh, my little boy!
853
00:41:48,449 --> 00:41:49,416
I- I wouldn't have-
854
00:41:52,653 --> 00:41:54,353
( crying ) oh, my ian!
855
00:42:06,599 --> 00:42:09,168
Peck should be struck off.
856
00:42:09,236 --> 00:42:12,037
To put her up there without
explaining the postmortem results-
857
00:42:12,104 --> 00:42:13,671
That is unforgivable.
858
00:42:13,739 --> 00:42:16,707
I take it that we all believe
she was telling the truth?
859
00:42:19,445 --> 00:42:21,212
Then what?
860
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,148
Judge hall's called us in.
861
00:42:23,215 --> 00:42:26,484
I presume she'll want
to discharge the jury,
862
00:42:26,552 --> 00:42:29,020
Start again.
With what charge?
863
00:42:29,087 --> 00:42:32,757
It'll still be manslaughter.
864
00:42:32,824 --> 00:42:37,361
I mean, she started the fire
that ultimately killed heron.
865
00:42:37,429 --> 00:42:40,264
And she withheld an injection
that could have prevented him
866
00:42:40,331 --> 00:42:42,566
From going into a coma
in the first place.
867
00:42:46,103 --> 00:42:50,073
Mercy killing is still killing,
and it's still illegal.
868
00:42:52,309 --> 00:42:55,244
So megan parnell has to spend
the next six months in limbo,
869
00:42:55,312 --> 00:42:57,146
Then go through this all over again
870
00:42:57,214 --> 00:42:58,814
Because her lawyer let her down?
871
00:42:58,882 --> 00:43:02,084
But we can hardly continue
the current trial,
872
00:43:02,151 --> 00:43:04,820
Even if the judge and
defence agree that megan
873
00:43:04,888 --> 00:43:06,488
Could appeal any conviction
874
00:43:06,556 --> 00:43:09,224
On the grounds that she
was wrongly advised.
875
00:43:11,127 --> 00:43:13,762
Which means...
876
00:43:13,830 --> 00:43:16,530
Her barrister would be
accused of negligence...
877
00:43:16,599 --> 00:43:20,001
So with decent representation,
878
00:43:20,069 --> 00:43:22,269
She could be out within six months.
879
00:43:22,337 --> 00:43:26,173
We take defence out of peck's hands.
880
00:43:30,445 --> 00:43:31,778
Peck: I don't understand.
881
00:43:31,846 --> 00:43:34,615
You want to just carry on?
882
00:43:34,682 --> 00:43:36,617
Having weighed up the options,
883
00:43:36,684 --> 00:43:39,119
The prosecution would
still be prepared
884
00:43:39,186 --> 00:43:40,887
To accept a plea to manslaughter.
885
00:43:40,955 --> 00:43:43,523
I'm sure you realise the
implications of continuing.
886
00:43:45,426 --> 00:43:48,460
It would spare megan the
trauma of a second trial.
887
00:43:48,528 --> 00:43:51,797
And whatever sentence
you choose to pass
888
00:43:51,865 --> 00:43:54,767
Could take into account
the circumstances
889
00:43:54,835 --> 00:43:56,802
Surrounding ian's death.
890
00:44:01,407 --> 00:44:03,441
That's certainly true.
891
00:44:06,311 --> 00:44:08,079
All right.
892
00:44:08,147 --> 00:44:11,482
I am prepared to continue,
893
00:44:11,550 --> 00:44:16,087
Provided we all understand each other.
894
00:44:16,155 --> 00:44:17,088
Okay, great.
895
00:44:19,157 --> 00:44:20,624
So what do we do now?
896
00:44:21,860 --> 00:44:23,493
( buzzer sounds )
897
00:44:23,561 --> 00:44:26,697
( door clanks )
898
00:44:26,765 --> 00:44:29,332
Judge hall: Megan parnell,you have pleaded guilty
899
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,501
To the charge of manslaughter
900
00:44:31,569 --> 00:44:35,171
And admitted tocausing the
deathof your son ian parnell
901
00:44:35,238 --> 00:44:37,840
In a fire at your home.
902
00:44:37,908 --> 00:44:42,411
The seriousness of this crimeleaves me no option
903
00:44:42,479 --> 00:44:46,683
But to imposea
custodial sentence.
904
00:44:46,750 --> 00:44:51,720
However, given your
previous good character
905
00:44:51,788 --> 00:44:56,324
And your sadly mistaken belief
that your son was already dead
906
00:44:56,392 --> 00:44:58,393
When you started the fire,
907
00:44:58,460 --> 00:45:00,896
The court wishes to show
a degree of leniency.
908
00:45:03,099 --> 00:45:07,802
I hereby sentence you to
three years in prison...
909
00:45:07,869 --> 00:45:10,504
With the recommendation
that you be fully
910
00:45:10,572 --> 00:45:12,773
Psychologically assessed
911
00:45:12,841 --> 00:45:15,409
Prior to the commencement
of the sentence.
912
00:45:17,012 --> 00:45:18,946
You may take the prisoner down.
913
00:45:51,878 --> 00:45:54,613
( keys jangling, door clanks shut )
914
00:46:50,432 --> 00:46:55,436
>> vic: Tonight disney unleashed
915
00:46:55,486 --> 00:47:00,036
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