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Officer: DETECTIVES.

THIS WOMAN SAW SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T YOU COVER THIS BODY UP.

HOW ARE YOU, MA'AM?

I'M DETECTIVE SIMONE. THIS IS DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

BERNICE JOHNSON.

I WAS ON MY WAY INSIDE,

AND I HEARD THE BOY LAND.

IT WAS SUCH A HORRIBLE SOUND.

I HEARD SCREAMING FIRST FROM ABOVE

AND THEN, A FEW SECONDS LATER,

THAT HORRIBLE SOUND??

LIKE A PUMPKIN EXPLODING.

I KNOW THE SOUND

'CAUSE A PUMPKIN FELL OFF MY SILL LAST HALLOWEEN.

MA'AM, BY CHANCE, DID YOU HAPPEN TO LOOK UP

AND SEE ANYONE UP THERE ON THE ROOF

AFTER THE BOY FELL?

YES, I DID.

I MADE MYSELF GO OUT,

AND I SAW 2 BOYS LOOKING DOWN.

AND THEN THEY WENT OFF.

WERE YOU ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE BOYS LOOKED LIKE?

BLACK.

I KNOW IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT,

BUT COULD YOU TELL IF THEY WERE LIGHT?SKINNED OR DARK?SKINNED,

ANYTHING THAT COULD HELP US WITH IDENTIFICATION?

OH, I COULDN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT.

I WAS SO CAUGHT UP WITH THAT DEAD BOY.

AND THAT SOUND.

WELL, THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

HE WAS PROBABLY BUYING DRUGS.

THAT'S WHAT THEY COME UP HERE FOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

WE GOT WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE D. O. A.'S CLOTHES,

AND GREG FOUND A WALLET AND I. D.

STUFFED IN A DRAINPIPE.

Greg: WILLIAM WEAVER, JR. 18.

RIVERHEAD ADDRESS.

HE'S WAY OUT OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JILL.

CAR'S REGISTERED TO A WILLIAM WEAVER, SR.

THAT'S WILLIAM, JR.

ANDY.

GOT AN I. D.

THIS KID'S OUT OF RIVERHEAD.

OLD LADY'S PROBABLY RIGHT.

KID CAME HERE FOR DRUGS.

I DON'T KNOW.

HE HAD A D.A.R.E. STICKER ON THE CAR'S BUMPER.

WHAT'D THIS GUY SAY?

HE LOOKED OUT HIS WINDOW

AFTER HEARING THE BODY LAND.

ABOUT A MINUTE LATER,

HE SAW ANOTHER YOUNG WHITE GUY BOLT FROM THE BUILDING.

THAT WOULD MAKE HIM ANOTHER PARTICIPANT IN OUR PUMPKIN TOSS.

WHAT?

I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

WHAT'D YOU GET?

D.O.A.'S AN 18?YEAR?OLD KID FROM RIVERHEAD.

FATHER RUNS A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

HE'S ON HIS WAY IN.

D.O.A. AND ANOTHER WHITE KID WERE ON THE ROOF

WITH 2 NEIGHBORHOOD BLACK KIDS.

THIS A DRUG DEAL?

YEAH. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES,

THE NEIGHBORS HEAR SCREAMING,

D.O.A. HITS THE SIDEWALK.

EYEWITNESSES RECALLED A DISTINCTIVE SPLAT.

BLACK KIDS ARE WATCHING FROM THE ROOF.

THE OTHER WHITE KID, HE TEAR?ASSES OUT OF THE BUILDING.

OK. YOU AND ANDY STAY ON THIS.

PROBABLY WANT TO GET A UNIFORM SWEEPING THE DEALERS.

MEANTIME, D. O. A.?? NINTH AND SECOND.

YEAH, I'M UP, BUT I NEED A COUPLE HOURS LOST TIME.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING A BUG.

OH, YEAH. THERE'S A ROUGH ONE GOING AROUND.

YOU WANNA LIE DOWN IN THE CRIB FOR A WHILE, DIANE?

NO. I WANNA GO HOME, TAKE A FEW HOURS LOST TIME.

SURE. YOU AND JILL.

YEAH. HERE WE GO.

FEEL BETTER, DIANE.

THANKS, GREG.

HEY. WHAT BROUGHT THIS ON?

I STARTED FEELING PUNK THIS MORNING.

I'M OK, BOBBY.

I'LL DRIVE YOU HOME.

NO. DON'T DRIVE ME.

LET ME GIVE YOU A CALL IN A LITTLE WHILE.

LET ME CALL YOU, OK?

JUST IN CASE I'VE GOT MY EYES CLOSED.

YOU BELIEVE IN THAT ZINC?

FOR COLD PREVENTION?

NO. AS A MINING OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS GONNA BE THE D. O. A.'S FATHER.

DOES HE KNOW YET?

EXCUSE ME. ANY OF YOU SIMONE? DETECTIVE SIMONE?

I'M SIMONE. MR. WEAVER?

YEAH. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY SON?

THIS IS MY PARTNER ANDY SIPOWICZ.

HOW'S IT GOING?

IT'S GOING I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY SON DID,

AND I GOT 50 GUYS AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE, 17.50 AN HOUR,

PICKING THEIR ASS TILL I FIND OUT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT IN HERE.

DON'T OFFER ME NO COFFEE.

NO SIT DOWN.

JUST TELL ME THE JACKPOT BILLY'S IN.

WELL, COULD YOU HELP US WHY YOUR SON

WAS DOWN FROM RIVERHEAD ON AVENUE C HERE, MR. WILLIAMS.

YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION WHAT HIS SITUATION IS.

WE'LL GET TO YOUR QUESTION.

HE AIN'T GOT NO BUSINESS DOWN AVENUE C.

YOUR BOY USE DRUGS?

HE'S PICKED UP FOR DRUGS?

WE RECOGNIZE YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE,

BUT WE NEED TO DO THIS HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT.

DOES HE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DRUGS?

THE ELEMENT THESE KIDS ARE EXPOSED TO TODAY,

YOU TELL ME A KID HASN'T HAD DRUG EXPERIENCE.

BUT IF BILLY WAS PICKED UP FOR SOME SERIOUS?TYPE INFRACTION,

SOME FRIEND OF HIS LEFT HIM HOLDING THE BAG.

BILLY'S NO DRUG ORGANIZER.

YOU GOT ANY SPECIFIC FRIEND OF YOUR BOY'S IN MIND?

I'M THROUGH TALKING UNTIL I GET SOME ANSWERS.

MR. WEAVER,

YOUR SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATION THIS MORNING

ON AVENUE C.

HIM AND ANOTHER BOY THAT WE'RE ASSUMING WAS HIS FRIEND

AND 2 OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD GUYS

THAT WE THINK ARE DRUG DEALERS.

OH, SO 2 SMOKES PICK A FIGHT WITH BILLY AND A FRIEND OF HIS

AND AUTOMATICALLY MY SON'S GOT A DRUG PROBLEM.

WE GOT IT, BOSS.

MR. WEAVER, YOUR SON WAS HURT IN THAT FIGHT.

HIS INJURIES WERE FATAL.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HE WAS THROWN OFF A ROOF.

HE DIDN'T SURVIVE IT.

YOU TRYING TO TELL ME MY SON IS DEAD?

WE'RE SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME?

HERE. DRINK THIS.

SOMEBODY THREW BILLY OFF A ROOF?

WHO WAS BILLY DOWN THERE WITH?

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME

I DIDN'T MOVE FAR ENOUGH AWAY,

AND I COULDN'T PROTECT MY FAMILY

AND THOSE BLACK SONS OF BITCHES TOOK HIS LIFE?

RELAX NOW.

THESE BLACK BASTARDS!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WHERE ARE THESE NIGGERS?

I WANNA SEE THEM!

I WANNA SEE WHO KILLED MY BOY!

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

UH?UH. I AIN'T TALKING TO ONE NOW.

ONE WHAT?

WERE YOU ONE OF THOSE MONKEYS JUMPING UP AND DOWN

AFTER SIMPSON WAS FREE?

GET HIM OUTTA HERE, ANDY. GET HIM OUT!

HE'S GETTING HIM OUTTA HERE.

THE KID'S FATHER.

WHAT?

I'M JUST SAYING, WE MAY NEED HIM LATER ON.

WE DON'T NEED NOTHING THAT BAD.

DETECTIVE, THIS IS THE DEAD BOY'S PROPERTY VOUCHER.

MAXINE, JUST PUT IT ON THE DESK HERE.

WHAT DO WE GOT?

FEMALE D. O. A.??

CUT UP AND STUFFED IN THE FRIDGE.

GOT AN AFRICAN NAME. MULU KEBEDE.

THE SON FOUND HER.

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S IN THE BEDROOM. THE BABY?SITTER'S IN THERE, TOO.

HE CALLED HER, AND SHE CALLED IT IN.

OH!

CAN I BORROW YOUR FLASHLIGHT?

YEAH.

HOW OLD'S THE SON?

12. HIS NAME'S EDDY.

12?YEAR?OLD BOY FOUND THIS.

IS THERE A FATHER IN THE PICTURE?

HE'S IN THE WIND.

LIGATURE MARKS.

STRANGLED, THEN DISMEMBERED.

WOULDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

NO FORCED ENTRY OR RANSACKING?

NO. NOTHING.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

DETECTIVE MEDAVOY

AND DETECTIVE KIRKENDALL.

LET'S GO OUT THERE.

I'M MARIE FRANCIS.

I BABY?SIT FOR EDDIE. HE'S REAL SHOOK UP.

MAYBE YOU COULD TELL US WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING.

EDDIE CALLED ME AROUND 10:00,

CRYING AND BEGGING FOR ME TO COME OVER.

I FOUND HIM CURLED ON THE BED.

HE SAID, "LOOK IN THE FRIDGE."

WAS IT NORMAL, THE BOY BEING HOME FROM SCHOOL?

HE SAID HE FORGOT SOME HOMEWORK.

THE TEACHER LET HIM COME HOME.

HE WAS JUST GETTING SOME ORANGE JUICE BEFORE GOING BACK.

DOES EDDY'S FATHER WORK,

OR SHOULD HE BE HERE?

HE'D BE WORKING,

BUT YOU THINK IT WAS HIM, HUH?

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT EVERY ANGLE.

BUT WOULD YOU HAVE SOME SUSPICION IN THAT REGARD?

THEY FOUGHT AN AWFUL LOT LATELY,

HIM AND HIS WIFE.

ABOUT ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?

IT WAS IN THEIR LANGUAGE.

WOULD IT GET VIOLENT?

NOT AROUND ME,

BUT I DID SEE HER WITH BRUISES.

ANY IDEA WHERE MR. KEBEDE MIGHT BE,

HIS PLACE OF WORK?

HE WORKED A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES,

BUT HE DOES HAVE A SISTER HERE.

H?I?R?U?U?T...

KEBEDE.

HIRUUT.

HER NUMBER AND ADDRESS

ARE IN A DRAWER BY THE FRIDGE.

WE CAN GET THAT OURSELVES.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, MS. FRANCIS.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO EDDIE?

WELL, IT DEPENDS IF HIS FATHER'S INVOLVED.

WOULD YOU MIND STAYING WITH HIM FOR A WHILE

TILL WE CONTACT HIS SISTER OR SOCIAL SERVICES?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

IT'D BE A SHAME IF HE WENT TO HIRUUT.

SHE DOESN'T LIKE EDDIE VERY MUCH.

THAT ZINC'S ALL OVER THE NEWS,

IF THAT HELPS RUSSELL OR WHAT.

IT'S A THROAT LOZENGE.

LIKE CANDY.

YEAH, YOU SUCK THEM LIKE CANDY.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A CON OR WHAT.

THANKS, ANDY.

YOU BELIEVE THE MOUTH ON THAT WEAVER?

I DIDN'T THINK THE BOSS WAS GONNA STOP.

WHAT GOES THROUGH PEOPLE'S MINDS?

WHO?

WEAVER.

YOU CAN'T SPEAK IN THAT FASHION.

THEY'RE BRINGING A DEALER UPSTAIRS YOU WANT TO TALK TO.

PICKED UP DIRTY ON AVENUE C.

WE LIKE HIM FOR BEING ON THE ROOF?

SUPPOSEDLY THE D. O. A. WAS TRADING GUNS FOR DRUGS.

THIS DRUG DEALER WAS CARRYING A PIECE

F.A.T.N. TRACED TO A GUN STORE ROBBERY IN BELLPORT.

D.O.A.'S FROM RIVERHEAD. BELLPORT'S NOT THAT FAR.

THAT'S THE POINT.

EXCUSE MY TARDY UPTAKE.

Officer: MICHAEL REED.

INTERVIEW 3. THANKS.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

BE NICE IF THIS ONE HAD A RUNNING BUDDY.

'CAUSE THERE WERE 2 DEALERS ON THE ROOF?

THAT WOULD BE THE POINT, YES.

WRONG TIME TO BE BREAKING FANCY'S SHOES.

THAT WAS EQUIVALENT SHOE?BREAKING.

MICHAEL REED.

WHERE'D YOU GET THE GUN, MICHAEL?

I JUST GOT IT, YOU KNOW?

OK. THEN WE'RE DONE.

I CAN GO?

SURE. GET UP.

GIVE HIM A BETTER ANGLE

TO SMACK YOU IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?

DOING BUSINESS.

WHERE WERE YOU?

ALPHABET CITY.

ALPHABET CITY. THAT'S WHERE YOU GOT THE GUN FROM?

NAH. I GOT THAT IN VIETNAM.

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

SEE, MICHAEL, MY PARTNER DOESN'T FIND THAT FUNNY,

AND A BALL?BREAKING ATTITUDE ON YOUR PART

IS A POOR CHOICE ANYWAY,

'CAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING REAL GOOD FOR A HOMICIDE RIGHT NOW.

YO, I DIDN'T DO NO HOMICIDE.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT KID THAT WENT OFF THE ROOF ON AVENUE C?

HEARD ABOUT IT.

NO. WE THINK YOU GOT A CLOSER CONNECTION

THAN JUST HEARING ABOUT IT, MICHAEL.

THAT GUN THAT YOU ARE HOLDING

BELONGED TO THAT KID.

YO, I AIN'T KILLED THAT KID.

HOW'D YOU GET THE GUN?

IT WAS A BUSINESS DEAL??

THE GUN FOR SOMETHING I HAD.

MICHAEL, WE DO NOT CARE

ABOUT THE DRUGS THAT YOU SOLD, OK?

TELL US WHO THE DEAL WAS WITH.

THE DEAL WAS WITH THE 2 WHITE KIDS,

BUT I DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT THE ROOF THING.

BY THE TIME OUR BOY GOT THREW OVER THE ROOF,

I WAS WITH LITTLE SHANTE IN HER CRIB, AND YOU CAN ASK HER.

WE BOTH HEARD HIM SPLAT.

ALL RIGHT, STICK WITH THE GUNS.

THE 2 WHITE KIDS SOLD YOU THAT GUN.

YEAH.

AND THAT WAS IT FOR ME.

UH?UH. UH?UH, MICHAEL.

YOU KNOW WHO WAS ON THE ROOF.

HELL, MAN. I CAN FALL, TOO.

YOU PREFER A NEEDLE IN THE ARM?

LETHAL INJECTION?

IF I HELP YOU WITH THE ROOF,

CAN I GET RHYTHM ON THE GUN?

LOOK, I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE GUN.

THAT KID DID NOT DIE FROM GUNSHOTS.

THOSE 2 WHITE KIDS WERE SELLING GUNS FOR SMACK.

OUR DEAL WAS 12 DECKS FOR THE ONE GUN.

YOU BOUGHT THAT GUN FOR 12 DECKS OF SMACK?

LIONEL WILLIAMS WAS ONE,

AND THE OTHER, I JUST KNOW HIM AS, UH...

VONDELL.

THOSE AREN'T WHITE KIDS' NAMES.

I'M SAYIN' THERE WAS 2 BLACK KIDS THERE

LOOKIN' TO BUY A BUNCH OF GUNS FOR SOME REAL WEIGHT.

I CAN'T VOUCH THAT EITHER OF THEM

HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROOF.

BUT WHEN I WAS LEAVIN', AN ARGUMENT WAS BREAKIN' OUT.

BETWEEN VONDELL AND LIONEL, WHO SUPPOSEDLY HAD A LOT OF SMACK,

AND THE 2 WHITE KIDS THAT HAD THE GUNS?

VONDELL AND LIONEL WAS LOOKIN' TO GET LIKE A DOZEN, YOU KNOW,

AND THEN THERE WAS SOME DRAMA

OVER WHETHER ALL THE GUNS WERE THERE

OR ALL THE SMACK WAS THERE.

I DON'T EVEN REALLY KNOW, YOU KNOW?

I GOT WHAT I CAME TO GET AND I SPLIT.

AND YOU'D NEVER SEEN THESE WHITE KIDS BEFORE?

A FEW TIMES, YOU KNOW.

NOT ENOUGH TO KNOW THEIR NAMES.

A LOT OF WHITE KIDS COME THROUGH THE 'HOOD, TRYING TO SCORE DOPE.

PRETTY MUCH LOOK ALIKE TO YOU, HUH?

HOW ABOUT THE BLACK GUYS?

YOU GOT A PLACE ON THEM FOR US?

ON LIONEL.

VONDELL I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

CAN YOU WRITE?

HOW MUCH YOU WANT ME TO WRITE?

WRITE LIONEL'S ADDRESS.

YO...CAN I BANK SOME LOVE

FOR THE NEXT TIME I HAVE A LITTLE RUN?IN WITH THE LAW?

ATM IS OPEN.

I DID HEAR AFTERWARDS ON THE STREETS

THE REASON WHY LIONEL AND VONDELL

LET THE ONE WHITE KID RUN BUT THE OTHER ONE FLEW.

WHY?

THE ONE WHITE KID KEPT HIS MOUTH SHUT.

THE OTHER KEPT CALLING 'EM "NIGGERS."

HE'S THE ONE FLEW?

FROM THE ROOF...

TO THE GROUND.

CAN I HELP YOU LOOK FOR THAT FILE?

NO. I FOUND IT. THANKS.

SO YOU'RE GONNA STAY HERE FOR A WHILE?

DO YOU NEED SOMETHING FROM ME, DOLORES?

NO.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'M GONNA BE HERE.

NO PROBLEM.

WHAT DID HE KNOW?

IT DON'T LOOK LIKE THIS ONE WAS ON THE ROOF.

HE WAS BANGIN' LITTLE SHANTE.

HE GAVE US 2 OTHER DEALERS WHO MIGHT HAVE DONE IT.

SAID THESE WHITE KIDS WE'RE TRADING GUNS FOR SMACK.

HE HAD SOLD THEM 12 DECKS FOR THE ONE GUN WE CAUGHT HIM WITH.

AS THIS ONE WAS LEAVING, THE OTHER 2 DEALERS

BEGAN BICKERING WITH THE WHITE KIDS FOR A LARGE?VOLUME SWAP.

HE SAID WHEN HE WAS LEAVING,

IT SOUNDED LIKE THIS OTHER DEAL WAS GOING QUEER.

HE GIVE YOU A PLACE TO LOOK FOR THE OTHER TWO.

Simone: YEAH, ONE OF THEM.

AS FAR AS WHY THE ONE KID GOT TOSSED AND NOT THE OTHER,

THIS GUY SAYS THAT HE HEARD ON THE STREET AFTERWARDS

UP ON THE ROOF THE D. O. A. WAS ALL IN THE BLACK DEALER'S FACE??

Simone: "NIGGER THIS, NIGGER THAT."

WEAVER'S SON?

THE D. O. A.

GOT IT. HEY.

SO WHERE'D YOU LEAVE IT WITH THAT ASSHOLE?

HE WENT HOME TO CALM DOWN,

THINK OF NAMES WHO HIS SON MIGHT HAVE BEEN WITH.

BRING HIM IN AGAIN. AND I WANT TO BE THERE TO RE?INTERVIEW.

AS OPPOSED TO PICKING THE ONE DEALER UP?

I'LL HAVE UNIFORM AND NARCOTICS PICK THEM UP.

I WANT TO SEE HOW WEAVER'S COMING WITH THOSE NAMES.

I COULD DO THAT ON THE PHONE.

IS TODAY THE DAY I START EXPLAINING TO YOU

WHY I WANT TO DO AN INTERVIEW?

APPARENTLY NOT.

DON'T??DON'T TELL ME. DON'T TELL ME.

THEY DRAG PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO POLICE STATIONS

WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

I DID NOT THINK IT WAS ALLOWED IN AMERICA.

I ASKED VERY POLITELY IF YOU'D COME WITH US, MS. KEBEDE.

WE WERE HOPING THAT YOU COULD GIVE US SOME INFORMATION

REGARDING YOUR BROTHER HAILU.

IS HE IN TROUBLE?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN WITH HIM LATELY?

NO.

AS FAR AS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS WIFE,

UH, HAVE YOU EVER NOTED ANY, UM,

DISSATISFACTION ON HIS PART?

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN TO MULU?

WOULD YOU BE SURPRISED IF SOMETHING HAD?

SHE WAS AN EVIL WOMAN.

IF HARM CAME TO HER, IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME.

WHAT ABOUT HER, EXACTLY, WAS EVIL?

IN GENERAL, WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER EVIL?

ONE WHO NEGLECTS TO PREPARE MEALS,

BEING DISOBEDIENT,

GETTING FAT.

SO AS A WIFE SHE WAS EVIL.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF WIFE SHE WAS.

BUT, UH...

THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR, UM,

WOULDN'T SIT WELL WITH MR. KEBEDE.

IT WOULD BE UP TO MY BROTHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY BROTHER WOULD DO IN EVERY SITUATION.

I AM NOT HIM.

WERE YOU AWARE MULU, YOUR BROTHER'S WIFE, WAS KILLED THIS MORNING?

NO.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BROTHER IS NOW?

IF YOU KNOW WHERE HAILU IS AND YOU DON'T TELL US,

YOU CAN GO TO JAIL.

MULU WAS KILLED THIS MORNING, CUT UP,

AND STUFFED INTO A REFRIGERATOR.

AT THIS POINT, HAILU IS OUR MOST LIKELY SUSPECT

AND WILL REMAIN SO UNTIL HE SHOWS UP TO CLEAR HIS NAME.

YOU SUSPECT HIM BECAUSE HE'S FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY.

YOU'VE GOT RACIAL PREJUDICE.

NO, MA'AM. I'VE GOT PREJUDICE AGAINST PEOPLE WHO DO MURDER

AND LEAVE THE CORPSE FOR A 12?YEAR?OLD TO FIND.

THE BOY CAN HANDLE IT.

HIS HEAD IS FILLED WITH VIOLENCE

FROM TELEVISION AND VIDEO GAMES.

MAY I GO NOW?

OR DID THIS KID'S FAMILY MOVE OUT?

WE'LL GO OVER THE LIST WITH YOU AND YOUR SON'S FRIENDS.

I THINK...

I??I THINK THIS FAMILY MOVED OUT A FEW YEARS AGO.

[FOOTSTEPS]

THANKS FOR COMING BACK.

UH, HOW IS THIS GONNA WORK?

LET'S TALK TO MR. WEAVER IN HERE.

YOU MEAN WE'RE ALL GONNA GO OVER MY NAMES?

THOSE ARE POSSIBLES HE WROTE UP

FOR BEING ON THE ROOF WITH HIS BOY.

LISTEN, AS FAR AS MY BEING EXCITED BEFORE??

HEY, HEY?? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

HEY, LISTEN. I'VE HAD NEGRO PEOPLE WITH ME

SINCE I STARTED MY BUSINESS.

I GOT 4 OF THEM WORKING FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

I JUST ADVANCED ONE 2 WEEKS' SALARY, NO INTEREST,

TO GET HIM OUT OF A JAM.

WHICH ONE OF THESE KIDS WOULD YOU, UH, TALK TO FIRST?

SO THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT?

DOES ME BEING IN HERE MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?

I'D JUST RATHER DO IT WITH THEM.

NO, NO. I NEED TO BE HERE.

LIEUTENANT FANCY'S OUR BOSS.

THE BEREAVED PEOPLE'S WISHES DON'T COUNT?

ANYWAYS, WHICH OF THESE NAMES WOULD BE

OUR BEST CANDIDATE?

WHAT ABOUT MY BEREAVED WISHES?

IT'S HARD ON YOU, ISN'T IT, WEAVER?

INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU NEED TO...

YOUR NIGGER PROBLEMS, THEY KEEP DISTRACTING YOU.

I??I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY CALLED YOU THAT.

NOW, WASN'T THAT HIS SON'S PROBLEM, TOO?

COME ON, BOSS.

NOW, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE...

YOU BEING DISTRACTED,

IT JUST KEEPS US FROM GETTING THOSE NAMES.

BUT ON THAT ROOF, YOUR SON BEING DISTRACTED,

THAT MEANT HE COULDN'T CONCENTRATE

ON NOT GETTING HIMSELF MURDERED.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOUR SON, WEAVER?? HE HAD TO THROW "NIGGER"

IN THOSE DRUG DEALERS' FACES,

AND THAT'S WHY HE GOT THROWN OFF THE ROOF.

WHERE ARE YOU GETTIN' THIS STUFF ABOUT BILLY?

MAYBE HE WAS THINKING THAT ON HIS WAY DOWN.

I WISH MY DAD HADN'T GOT ME SO USED TO "NIGGERING"

EVERY THOUGHT IN MY MIND,

SAYING IT SO MUCH,

'CAUSE NOW IT'S GOT ME THROWN OFF THE ROOF,

AND IT'S GOT ME MURDERED.

Weaver, crying: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ABOUT MY BOY?

WHAT AM I SAYING ABOUT YOU, WEAVER?

WHAT DID WEAVER GIVE YOU?

WELL, HE WOULDN'T GO OVER THE LIST.

HE GIVE US THE FINGER IS WHAT HE GIVE US.

HE WOULDN'T LET US LOOK AT THE LIST.

HE WALKED AWAY, AND HE TOOK IT WITH HIM.

AND THAT'S MY FAULT?

THAT DOLORES SAID THEM DEALERS ARE IN INTERVIEWS?

ONE AND 3. NARCOTICS GRABBED THEM BOTH.

WHICH ONE'S IN ONE?

LIONEL.

I GOT IT.

I DON'T NEED TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM YOU.

TIME'S PAST I LET SOMEONE INSULT ME IN MY OWN HOUSE.

HE WAS GONE FROM THE HOUSE.

YOU HAD US BRING HIM BACK

SO YOU COULD DO AS BAD TO HIM AS HE DID TO YOU.

DID I CALL HIM NIGGER? OR MONKEY?

NO. I TOLD HIM WHAT HE WAS,

AND I TOLD HIM WHAT THAT HAD DONE TO HIS SON.

THAT HIS LIFE COUNTED FOR WORSE THAN NOTHING,

LIKE THEM WORDS HE CALLED YOU.

AT WHAT POINT IS IT GONNA DAWN ON YOU

WHAT A JOKE IT IS YOU BEING IN HERE LECTURING ME

ON MY SHORTCOMINGS IN RACIAL SENSITIVITY?

YEAH.

YEAH, I'M THROUGH IN HERE.

LET ME GO TALK TO VONDELL.

AND IF I HAVE TO TUNE HIM UP TO MOVE HIM

WHEN THIS WEAVER COULD HAVE HAD HIS SON'S FRIEND COME IN AND MAKE AN I. D.,

YOU FIGURE WHO THAT BEATING'S ON.

DON'T WANT TO BE LECTURED ON RACIAL SENSITIVITY.

SHE DON'T ANSWER.

MAYBE SHE'S ASLEEP.

IN WHICH CASE, WHEN YOU GET HOME,

SHE'S GONNA HIT YOU WITH A SHOE

FOR MAKING THE PHONE RING 20 TIMES.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I CALLED, ANDY.

SHE'S SOMEWHERES ELSE.

SHE'S PROBABLY MEETING SOME GUY AT THE WALDORF.

I'M JUST WONDERING DID SHE GO TO THE DOCTOR.

YOU WANT TO GO TALK TO THESE GUYS?

YEAH. I'LL, UH, I'LL DO MY PART IN A MOMENT.

DOLORES, DETECTIVE RUSSELL CALLS,

YOU GET ME OUT OF THE INTERVIEW.

SURE.

GIVE ME A MINUTE?

NO BRACELETS, HUH, LIONEL?

THAT'S 'CAUSE I WASN'T HOLDIN' NOTHIN'.

AND I WASN'T COMMITTING NO CRIME.

HMM. SLOW DAY, HUH?

YOU EVER FLY BIRDS, LIONEL?

USED TO A LITTLE.

YEAH? LIKE IT UP THERE ON THE ROOF?

NO DISRESPECT, BUT I WASN'T DOIN' NOTHIN'.

NEITHER WAS VONDELL, ON THE ROOF OR NOWHERES ELSE.

WE KNOW ABOUT THOSE 2 WHITE KIDS FROM RIVERHEAD

COME TO TRADE GUNS FOR SMACK.

YOU KNOW MORE THAN ME.

WE KNOW VONDELL AND YOU TOOK 'EM OFF.

ONLY THING WE'RE STILL PUTTING TOGETHER IS WHICH OF YOU

TOSSED THAT ONE KID FROM THE ROOF,

'CAUSE THAT'S WHO'S GONNA GET COLLARED FOR MURDER.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SAY YOU KNOW,

HOW COME WE AIN'T GOT NO CUFFS ON, ME OR VONDELL?

YOU WANT ME TO PUT SOME CUFFS ON YOU?

YOU SAYIN' I'M ARRESTED?

YOU SIT TIGHT.

I'LL SEE IF I CAN WORK THAT OUT.

MM?HMM.

I WANT A LAWYER.

YOU'LL GET OVER THAT.

LOUIS ST. JAMES.

HE'S MY FIRST COUSIN, HE'S A LAWYER,

AND I DON'T SAY NOTHIN' TILL HE GETS IN THIS ROOM.

OK. WE'LL CALL LOUIS IN A FEW MINUTES.

THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE WASTING A FEW MINUTES.

MAYBE I BETTER LOOK AT YOUR SHEET AGAIN.

'CAUSE THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN HERE

AND JUST DO A ROUTINE QUESTIONING.

NOW YOU TRY AND GET A LAWYER WRAPPED AROUND YOU?

THAT'S GONNA MAKE ME THINK

YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOMETHING.

YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING, VONDELL?

YOU'RE NOT ARRESTED,

SO WHAT DO YOU REQUEST A LAWYER FOR?

LAWYER.

LOUIS ST. JAMES.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS FINISHES?

DON'T DO NOTHIN,' ANDY. THE GUY'S GOT A RELATIVE THAT'S A LAWYER.

I'M SAYIN', ASSUMING I CAN TAKE THIS BIG BLIMP,

I TUNE HIM UP, I'M EVEN MONEY TO GET COLLARED.

NOTHING FROM YOURS?

NOW WHAT?

LET ME GO AND KISS THIS WEAVER'S ASS FOR THE NAMES.

LOOK, ANDY, FIRST I GOTTA GO SEE

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH DIANE, HUH?

WHAT, YOU FEEL MY ASS?KISSIN' TECHNIQUE'S INFERIOR TO YOURS?

MEANING WHAT?

I'LL GO SEE WEAVER. YOU GO SEE HOW RUSSELL'S DOING.

[SIGHS]

DON'T LOSE YOUR TEMPER WITH HIM.

[KISS]

MS. KEBEDE, WE'VE CIRCULATED A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR BROTHER

AT ALL TOLL AND BUS STATIONS AND AIRPORTS.

SO, MA'AM, IF YOUR BROTHER SO MUCH AS STEPS FOOT OUT OF HIS HIDING PLACE,

HE WILL BE POUNCED ON.

AND, AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO HIM.

NO, MA'AM, I THINK YOU CAN HELP ME.

SHE HUNG UP.

SHE'S MAKING A CALL.

OK, UM... QUEENS AREA CODE.

5?5?5...0?1?1?4.

THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT. THE NUMBER SHE CALLED IS IN JACKSON HEIGHTS.

GOT IT.

OK, LET'S GO.

SIMONE'S WOULDN'T MOVE.

MINE REQUESTED HIS COUSIN THE ATTORNEY.

SIMONE'S GOT A PERSONAL SITUATION. I'M GONNA GO SUCK UP TO WEAVER.

YOU DON'T WANNA TAKE SIMONE WITH Y??

DID I JUST TELL YOU HE'S SEEING TO HIS PERSONAL SITUATION?

AND I'M ASKING IF WE WANNA WAIT.

NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

NO.

Woman: YES?

POLICE, MA'AM.

OPEN THE DOOR.

[FOOTSTEPS, LOCK TURNING]

YES?

DETECTIVES.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR HAILU KEBEDE.

WHY?

WHO ARE YOU, MA'AM?

I'M HIS WIFE. ALMAZ KEBEDE.

IS THAT HIS CHILD YOU'RE CARRYING?

WE NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT? I DID NOT SAY COME IN.

GOING ON A TRIP?

THAT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS.

I WANT YOU TO LEAVE NOW!

Kirkendall: THE BATHROOM.

2 SECONDS, OR WE'RE KICKING IT IN!

Hailu Kebede: WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR OTHER WIFE, MR. KEBEDE.

Medavoy: OPEN UP. MULU? SHE IS NOT

THEY DIVORCED SOME TIME AGO.

IS THAT WHAT HE TOLD YOU?

IT'S THE TRUTH.

GET OUT HERE NOW, OR I'M COMING IN!

WHAT IS THIS?

COME ON, MR. KEBEDE. WE'RE GOING DOWN TO THE STATION HOUSE.

I DID NOTHING.

Medavoy: COME ON.

HAILU...

I DID NOTHING TO HER.

Medavoy: HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.

IS SHE... STILL HIS WIFE?

SHE WAS TILL THIS MORNING.

SHE WAS MURDERED.

[DOOR OPENS]

Bobby: DIANE?

DIANE...

DID YOU HEAR ME CALLING YOU?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HOME?

I LOST THE BABY.

OHH... [SHUDDERING]

I LOST THE BABY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU MUST'VE BEEN SUPPOSED TO.

[SOBBING]

I'M SORRY.

WE LOVE EACH OTHER, DIANE.

WE WILL HAVE BABIES.

CAN I BE BY MYSELF?

SURE.

I??I NEED TO BE BY MYSELF.

OK.

JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND.

I?I'M SORRY.

IT'S OK.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, THOUGH, RIGHT?

[SHIVERING AND SOBBING]

I??I??I CAN'T LOOK AT YOU, THOUGH.

OK.

IT'S OK. I UNDERSTAND.

Fancy: BOTTOM LINE, WITHOUT IMMUNITY, THIS KID DOESN'T COOPERATE

I.D.ing THE GUYS THAT PUSHED HIS FRIEND OFF THE ROOF.

YOU SEE, OTHERWISE, I'M INCRIMINATIN' MYSELF.

YEAH, I GET IT.

I UNDERSTAND BELLPORT'S A CITY, TOO.

BUT HOW IS GRANTING IMMUNITY

IN A ROBBERY YOU DON'T HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO GO TO BAT ON ANYWAY

ANY SKIN OFF BELLPORT'S NOSE?

YES. ALL RIGHT.

YES. YES, I APPRECIATE IT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH. THANKS.

HE GETS HIS WAIVER ON THE GUN STORE.

YOU FIND RUSSELL?

YEAH.

DETECTIVE SIMONE.

Sipowicz: STANLEY FOWLER.

HE'S, UH, HE'S WITH BILLY WEAVER ON THE ROOF.

HOW'S IT GOING, STANLEY?

JUST AS I WAS CONSIDERING CONTACTING YOU PEOPLE,

THIS DETECTIVE SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE.

IS THAT RIGHT?

BILLY'S GRIEVING FATHER SENT HIM OVER.

ANYWAY, THE BELLPORT D. A. SIGNED OFF.

AND I'M NOT PROSECUTABLE HERE EITHER FOR SELLING THE GUNS?

NOT AS LONG AS YOU COOPERATE.

SO THE GUYS THAT PUSHED OFF BILLY ARE IN CUSTODY?

YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT A LINEUP?

THESE DETECTIVES WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

ONE OF 'EM AGREED TO A LINEUP?

BEFORE WE DECIDE ON THAT, YOU WANT A REFRESHMENT OF SOME SORT?

NO, I'M READY TO START MY COOPERATION.

NO, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A REFRESHMENT FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE A SODA.

NO. HAVE SOME COFFEE.

COFFEE'S IN THERE.

OH, ANDY, THIS ROOM IS OCCUPIED. SOMEBODY'S

YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THE GUYS.

YOU CAN'T HAVE NO COFFEE. THIS ROOM'S OCCUPIED.

THAT'S ONE OF THE GUYS THREW BILLY OFF THE ROOF.

WHO? THIS GUY IN THERE?

I'M TELLING YOU, HE'S ONE OF THEM.

[SIGHS]

ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

MR. KEBEDE, WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING AROUND 8:00?

I WAS OUT BUYING GROCERIES.

WHERE WERE YOU GONNA PUT 'EM, MR. KEBEDE?

FROM WHAT WE SAW, YOUR REFRIGERATOR WAS ALL FULL UP.

I WAS OUT BUYING FOOD FOR ALMAZ.

I HELP HER. SHE'S A FRIEND.

SHE'S NOT YOUR FRIEND. SHE'S YOUR WIFE.

AND THE CHILD SHE'S CARRYING IS YOUR CHILD.

MR. KEBEDE, IS IT NOT CORRECT

THAT UNTIL THIS MORNING YOU WERE A BIGAMIST?

BUT WE'LL CROSS THAT OFF THE LIST OF CHARGES

SINCE BY KILLING HER, YOU'RE REALLY NO LONGER MARRIED.

YOU HAVE A LOT TO SAY.

WAS I TALKING TOO MUCH?

YOU SEE, THE FACT THAT YOU'RE A MULTIPLE FAMILY MAN

WON'T HELP YOU WITH A JUDGE AND JURY CONCERNING YOUR FIRST WIFE'S DEATH.

I DIDN'T KILL MULU.

THE D. A. WILL PRESENT THE CASE

THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE KNEW OF YOUR DISSATISFACTION

WITH YOUR WIFE'S DESIRE TO BE INDEPENDENT

AND HER WEIGHT PROBLEM.

IT'LL LOOK LIKE YOU TRADED HER IN.

MR. KEBEDE, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO NOW

IS THINK OF A WAY TO MAKE YOUR POSITION SYMPATHETIC.

LIKE THIS MORNING YOU... ACTED OUT OF PASSION.

SHE DIDN'T COOK YOUR EGGS RIGHT, AND YOU SNAPPED.

UH...SOMETHING BROUGHT YOU TO A BOIL,

AND??AND YOU LOST CONTROL.

I DID NOTHING. I WAS OUT.

MR. KEBEDE, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU ON AN EXCUSE HERE,

BUT YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE TRYING VERY HARD.

THINK, YOU IDIOT. YOU SHUT UP.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BE HELPFUL.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT SPEAKING TO ME THIS WAY.

BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN.

PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THEIR PLACE.

YOU DO NOT.

Medavoy: WAS THAT THE CASE WITH MULU?

SHE DIDN'T KNOW HER PLACE?

SHE WAS NOT A GOOD WIFE.

DISOBEDIENT?

IN A MILLION WAYS.

THAT MUST'VE MADE YOU VERY ANGRY.

IT WAS NOT RIGHT.

SO WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING, MR. KEBEDE?

YOU SEE, SIR...

PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL,

BUT UNLESS YOU PRESENT THAT,

YOU'LL BE SEEN AS A COLD?HEARTED KILLER.

AND??AND LOOKING AT, UH,

ALMAZ'S IMMINENT EXPECTATION,

KILLING MULU COULD BE SEEN AS A PLAN

THAT YOU HAD IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

IS IT THE TRUTH

THAT YOU ARE A PLOTTING, COLD?HEARTED KILLER?

NO.

THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING.

DID MULU DO SOMETHING TO UPSET YOU?

SHE WOULD NOT COOK OR CLEAN TODAY

SO TO GET HER NAILS DONE.

AND DID YOU FIGHT OVER THAT?

YES.

DID IT GET PHYSICAL?

SHE WAS A VERY BAD WIFE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

WE UNDERSTAND.

AND SO IF IT DID GET PHYSICAL, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE.

WAS THAT THE CASE, MR. KEBEDE?

SHE WAS YELLING, AND YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO

TO GET HER TO SHUT UP.

I DID WHAT WAS NECESSARY.

YOU STRANGLED HER.

DO YOU NEED EVERYTHING EXPLAINED?

BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED?

AND WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER THAT?

PUT HER IN THE REFRIGERATOR

SO IT WOULD NOT SMELL...

UNTIL WE WERE AWAY.

YOU AND ALMAZ?

WERE YOU PLANNING ON LEAVING TOWN WITHOUT EDDIE?

HE'S HIS MOTHER'S CHILD.

BOTH OF THEM LOST TO THIS COUNTRY.

I'D LIKE YOU TO WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US.

I?I'M NOT COLD?BLOODED.

THERE ARE SIMPLY WAYS THINGS SHOULD BE.

WRITE IT.

HOW YOU DOING WITH VONDELL?

THAT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU NEED ME GOIN' IN THERE TO CONFIRM THAT LIONEL'S FLIPPING?

I GAVE THEM SOME OF THE DETAILS OF HIS STATEMENT.

VONDELL AND THE COUSIN ARE CONSULTING.

THAT ONE EXPRESS ANY APPRECIATION TO YOU?

I DIDN'T SEE HIM.

FANCY I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

I THOUGHT HE WAS IN THE OBSERVATION ROOM WATCHING YOU.

HE WATCHES ME THE LAST HALF?HOUR WITH VONDELL AND CLARENCE DARROW.

HE COMES OUT OF THE OBSERVATION ROOM

WHEN I LEAVE THE TWO OF THEM ALONE,

HE DOESN'T SAY "BOO" OR ANY TYPE OF APPRECIATION.

OK, ANDY, I'M GOING HOME.

I'M GOING HOME, BOSS.

DIANE'S NOT FEELING WELL AND ALL. I'M GOING HOME.

NICE WORK TODAY, BOBBY.

OK. THANKS.

YEAH. YEAH, EXCELLENT INDIVIDUAL POLICE WORK.

I WAS ABOUT TO TELL YOU NICE WORK, TOO.

WELL, WHAT A RELIEF THAT IS. I WAS JUST TELLING SIMONE

HOW I LIVE FOR YOUR OCCASIONAL ATTA?BOYS.

OH, YOU LOVE WHAT HAPPENED HERE TODAY, ANDY, DON'T YOU?

I LOVED WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

I LOVED DRIVING THE 2 DRIVES TO RIVERHEAD...

MY GOD.

BECAUSE JUST WORKING A HOMICIDE

I FIND INSUFFICIENTLY STIMULATING.

I LIKE ALSO THE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVED IN CLEANING UP SOMEBODY ELSE'S MESS!

PAST TELLING YOU GOOD WORK,

I ALSO WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT SITTING QUIET

WHILE SOMEONE CALLED ME "NIGGER."

NO ONE WANTED YOU SITTING QUIET.

DIDN'T I TAKE HIM OUTTA THE HOUSE

WHEN HE USED THAT LANGUAGE?!

OH, I KNOW YOU TOOK HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE.

BUT WHAT I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE HEARD WAS THE CONVERSATION

ONCE YOU GOT HIM OUTSIDE!

WILL YOU SHUT UP?!

BOTH OF YOU, JUST SHUT UP!

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW.

SO YOU GONNA GO BACK IN AND CLOSE WITH THEM?

YOU GONNA GO BACK IN AND WATCH?

IS THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU?

HEY. BE MY GUEST.

HI.

HOW??HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

DIANE...

OH, MAN, WHEN I SAW YOU BEFORE THERE, I...

IT WAS LIKE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DYING,

AND I??I COULDN'T DO NOTHIN' TO HELP.

NO. NO. IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

WE'RE TOGETHER.

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE CHILDREN.

MM?HMM.

I WANT TO MAKE A FAMILY WITH YOU.

WE'LL HAVE THAT MUCH LUCK.

AND WE'LL RAISE 'EM GOOD.

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