1 00:00:06,421 --> 00:00:08,184 In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:08,256 --> 00:00:12,124 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:12,193 --> 00:00:13,956 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:14,028 --> 00:00:16,792 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:16,865 --> 00:00:18,457 These are their stories. 6 00:00:20,135 --> 00:00:22,262 Have you got Patti LaBelle in there? 7 00:00:22,337 --> 00:00:24,202 Because I just love Patti. 8 00:00:24,272 --> 00:00:25,864 No Patti this morning. 9 00:00:25,940 --> 00:00:29,899 I've got eight... No, nine... Yeah, eight of her records. 10 00:00:29,978 --> 00:00:31,411 Hmm. Is that all? 11 00:00:31,479 --> 00:00:33,037 Oh, my God! 12 00:00:35,683 --> 00:00:37,082 Stay down. Down! 13 00:00:40,255 --> 00:00:41,984 Mr. Fox. Mr. Fox! 14 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:46,754 Victim was shot in the chest. 15 00:00:46,828 --> 00:00:48,125 Looks like he was on his way out. 16 00:00:48,196 --> 00:00:49,561 Name's Gerald Fox. 17 00:00:49,631 --> 00:00:51,360 The guy that writes that City Life column? 18 00:00:51,432 --> 00:00:54,026 For The Ledger. EMS took him to Lenox Hill. 19 00:00:54,102 --> 00:00:56,764 His driver, Alex Kostov, saw the shooter run off. 20 00:00:56,838 --> 00:00:58,100 The lady with the dog see anything? 21 00:00:58,173 --> 00:00:59,697 Had her face buried in the sidewalk. 22 00:00:59,774 --> 00:01:01,366 We're still canvassing for other witnesses. 23 00:01:01,442 --> 00:01:03,501 While you're at it, check the street for the gun. 24 00:01:03,578 --> 00:01:05,409 What'd you see? Unbelievable. 25 00:01:06,047 --> 00:01:08,948 I just parked the car, and then heard this bang. 26 00:01:09,017 --> 00:01:12,612 This guy comes tearing out. Ran like a mad man, over to Amsterdam. 27 00:01:12,687 --> 00:01:14,177 You get a good look at his face? 28 00:01:14,255 --> 00:01:16,052 Everything happened so fast. 29 00:01:16,124 --> 00:01:20,754 He... Dark hair. Was 30, or 40. Maybe six foot. 30 00:01:20,828 --> 00:01:22,591 Was Fox a regular? 31 00:01:22,664 --> 00:01:25,360 He had this standing pick up with my company. 32 00:01:25,433 --> 00:01:28,197 I took him to The Ledger every morning, 7:00 a. m. 33 00:01:28,303 --> 00:01:31,238 He ever talk about his problems on the way to work? 34 00:01:31,306 --> 00:01:34,537 Nah, mostly hockey and music. We both like jazz. 35 00:01:34,842 --> 00:01:37,037 Other than that, not really. 36 00:01:37,111 --> 00:01:41,411 All right, go ahead. Leave your name with Sergeant Sebago, all right? 37 00:01:43,151 --> 00:01:45,619 Now I know why I stopped reading Fox's column. 38 00:01:45,687 --> 00:01:47,154 Why's that? 39 00:01:47,222 --> 00:01:49,383 Local news depresses me. 40 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:39,930 He's a lucky guy. 41 00:02:40,009 --> 00:02:42,375 Is that a fancy medical term for "He's gonna make it?" 42 00:02:42,444 --> 00:02:44,878 Well, the bullet passed through the lung, then out the back. 43 00:02:44,947 --> 00:02:46,346 We've got him sedated for now. 44 00:02:46,415 --> 00:02:48,815 He say anything about what happened before the sedative kicked in? 45 00:02:48,884 --> 00:02:50,579 No, he was out of it when he got here. 46 00:02:50,686 --> 00:02:53,416 Surgeons do a laparotomy, to see the extent of his injuries. 47 00:02:53,522 --> 00:02:54,750 Then, maybe you'll be able to talk with him. 48 00:02:54,823 --> 00:02:56,484 Anybody come by to visit him? 49 00:02:56,558 --> 00:03:00,016 Yeah, his girlfriend. The pretty one out in the waiting area. 50 00:03:00,095 --> 00:03:01,562 Thanks. Mmm. 51 00:03:02,264 --> 00:03:04,164 I just saw Gerald last night. 52 00:03:04,233 --> 00:03:05,700 What time was that? 53 00:03:06,035 --> 00:03:09,095 Early. Around 6:00. 54 00:03:10,039 --> 00:03:12,405 We had dinner, and then I went home around 8:00. 55 00:03:13,475 --> 00:03:15,534 And you went home right after dinner? 56 00:03:15,611 --> 00:03:18,478 He went to hang out at a bar in Queens. 57 00:03:18,547 --> 00:03:19,639 A cop bar. 58 00:03:20,416 --> 00:03:21,542 I beg your pardon? 59 00:03:21,650 --> 00:03:25,711 He was, um, doing investigation for some columns he's writing. 60 00:03:26,622 --> 00:03:28,954 The first one was in the paper last week. 61 00:03:29,458 --> 00:03:30,857 What was it about? 62 00:03:30,926 --> 00:03:34,327 Some woman who works for this drug gang. 63 00:03:35,331 --> 00:03:37,231 The, um... Def 40... Something. 64 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,225 - The Def 44 Crew? - Yeah, that's it. 65 00:03:41,637 --> 00:03:43,696 He said they're pretty dangerous. 66 00:03:44,273 --> 00:03:45,535 Are they? 67 00:03:46,175 --> 00:03:47,836 Oh, I read the article. 68 00:03:47,943 --> 00:03:49,843 It's a day-in-the-life kind of thing. 69 00:03:49,912 --> 00:03:53,678 A grandmother who moves drug money in her Honda for the Def 44. 70 00:03:53,749 --> 00:03:55,080 Not a bad plan. 71 00:03:55,150 --> 00:03:57,448 I never did a drug-stop on a blue-haired lady. 72 00:03:57,786 --> 00:03:59,686 You know, Fox did a piece last year 73 00:03:59,755 --> 00:04:01,985 about the housing department's taking kick-backs 74 00:04:02,057 --> 00:04:03,718 from mobbed-up unions. 75 00:04:03,792 --> 00:04:05,760 City launched an investigation, 76 00:04:05,828 --> 00:04:08,194 a lot of heads rolled. The guy's Good. 77 00:04:08,263 --> 00:04:10,754 His girlfriend said he was working on a follow-up article. 78 00:04:10,833 --> 00:04:13,324 Met with some cops last night, at a bar in Queens. 79 00:04:13,435 --> 00:04:14,800 She know the name of the bar? 80 00:04:14,870 --> 00:04:16,098 Fox didn't say. 81 00:04:16,171 --> 00:04:18,196 And, we can't ask him. He's in bad shape. 82 00:04:18,307 --> 00:04:22,107 Shot close-range in the chest. CSU recovered a. 25 slug. 83 00:04:22,211 --> 00:04:24,202 He has a standing pick-up with a car service. 84 00:04:24,313 --> 00:04:26,577 Looks like he opened his door, expecting his driver. 85 00:04:26,648 --> 00:04:29,776 Uniforms found a. 25 in a trash can on Amsterdam. 86 00:04:29,852 --> 00:04:31,683 Ballistics got a match on the slug. 87 00:04:31,754 --> 00:04:33,051 But, the gun was clean for prints. 88 00:04:33,122 --> 00:04:34,521 You get a serial number? 89 00:04:34,623 --> 00:04:37,183 Yeah. Reported stolen. 19 years ago. 90 00:04:37,259 --> 00:04:38,954 LaMotte interviewed the owner. Dead end. 91 00:04:39,461 --> 00:04:42,555 It's just like Fox to poke around where he doesn't belong. 92 00:04:42,698 --> 00:04:45,132 Go to The Ledger. See what he was digging into. 93 00:04:46,201 --> 00:04:48,897 We'll need the grandmother's name from Fox's column. 94 00:04:48,971 --> 00:04:50,370 Fox never gave me her name. 95 00:04:50,439 --> 00:04:51,667 How about his notes? 96 00:04:51,740 --> 00:04:53,173 I can't turn those over to you. 97 00:04:53,242 --> 00:04:55,608 First amendment is still kind of an important thing around here. 98 00:04:55,677 --> 00:04:58,145 More important than your star columnist's life? 99 00:04:58,213 --> 00:05:00,147 Look, if I make an exception this time... 100 00:05:00,215 --> 00:05:03,048 Yeah, yeah. Slippery slope. We've heard it all before. 101 00:05:03,118 --> 00:05:05,712 We think his article ticked off the Def 44s. 102 00:05:05,788 --> 00:05:07,050 If they went after him once... 103 00:05:07,122 --> 00:05:09,818 Fox has been doing this for 25 years. He knows the risks. 104 00:05:09,892 --> 00:05:12,486 He ever get any calls? Any threatening letters? 105 00:05:12,561 --> 00:05:14,324 Hey, he's an investigative reporter! 106 00:05:14,396 --> 00:05:16,694 We'll need to go through them. 107 00:05:18,901 --> 00:05:21,893 Yeah, Cheron. Excuse me, huh, fellows? 108 00:05:23,405 --> 00:05:25,305 We could call the D.A's office. 109 00:05:25,374 --> 00:05:26,466 Maybe they can go to court 110 00:05:26,542 --> 00:05:28,407 and get The Ledger to give up Fox's notes. 111 00:05:28,477 --> 00:05:29,466 Better idea. 112 00:05:29,545 --> 00:05:32,309 I once worked a case with a D.A. in Queens narcotics. 113 00:05:33,615 --> 00:05:35,344 The drug-running grannies. 114 00:05:35,417 --> 00:05:37,078 We've heard rumors about them a year ago. 115 00:05:37,152 --> 00:05:38,449 But, you never came across any? 116 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,385 Gerald Fox is the only one who has. 117 00:05:40,456 --> 00:05:41,946 You don't sound too thrilled about it. 118 00:05:42,024 --> 00:05:45,187 Neither is my boss. How'd you like to get scooped by a reporter? 119 00:05:45,294 --> 00:05:46,556 And the last thing Fox would do 120 00:05:46,628 --> 00:05:48,357 is talk to you about it. Uh-huh. 121 00:05:48,430 --> 00:05:50,694 So, where'd Fox find his source? 122 00:05:50,799 --> 00:05:51,959 You tell me. 123 00:05:52,034 --> 00:05:54,628 Well, maybe one of your Cl's decided to branch out. 124 00:05:54,703 --> 00:05:56,694 Cl wouldn't talk to a reporter. 125 00:05:56,772 --> 00:05:59,240 Even if a few dollars changed hands? 126 00:05:59,308 --> 00:06:02,243 It's possible. Whoever it is, we have feelers out. 127 00:06:02,444 --> 00:06:04,412 How about we talk to your feelers? 128 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:08,177 I'm not sure I want to jeopardize my investigation. 129 00:06:08,250 --> 00:06:09,683 Maybe you won't have to. 130 00:06:10,853 --> 00:06:12,821 I can't believe Dalton brought me in. 131 00:06:12,888 --> 00:06:15,015 This is an attempted murder Investigation. 132 00:06:15,090 --> 00:06:16,990 Gerald Fox. The Ledger. 133 00:06:17,059 --> 00:06:19,892 I don't care if it's Rudy Giuliani. 134 00:06:20,162 --> 00:06:22,824 I get made walking into this building, it's my ass. 135 00:06:22,898 --> 00:06:24,832 Look, you're already here, right? 136 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:26,834 So, you might as well help us out. 137 00:06:30,672 --> 00:06:32,003 I read the column. 138 00:06:32,074 --> 00:06:34,269 This lady Fox talked to, doesn't ring a bell. 139 00:06:34,543 --> 00:06:36,101 I'm not close enough to the money. 140 00:06:36,378 --> 00:06:37,811 Anybody you're working with? 141 00:06:40,349 --> 00:06:41,941 Guy I'm supposed to meet tonight. 142 00:06:42,017 --> 00:06:43,507 Street captain named Delgado. 143 00:06:44,186 --> 00:06:46,450 Manages 10, 15 spots. 144 00:06:46,588 --> 00:06:48,715 We're gonna wanna take Delgado down, sweat him for a name. 145 00:06:49,191 --> 00:06:50,920 Screw that! 146 00:06:51,059 --> 00:06:53,994 I'm not under for nine months to clip this more with a couple ounces! 147 00:06:54,062 --> 00:06:55,620 You won't be compromised. 148 00:06:55,764 --> 00:06:57,231 With you two making the collar? 149 00:06:57,499 --> 00:06:58,898 Is there a problem with that? 150 00:06:59,067 --> 00:07:00,796 Look, we'll have your squad make the collar. 151 00:07:00,869 --> 00:07:02,598 We'll come in on the back end. 152 00:07:08,677 --> 00:07:09,974 Who're these guys? 153 00:07:10,045 --> 00:07:11,706 We're the guys who can get you a ticket home. 154 00:07:11,780 --> 00:07:13,805 Homicide detectives from Manhattan. 155 00:07:13,882 --> 00:07:15,441 Homicide? Relax. 156 00:07:15,785 --> 00:07:17,912 We just need some information on one of your mules. 157 00:07:17,987 --> 00:07:20,080 Off of this? A-2 felony weight. 158 00:07:20,223 --> 00:07:21,622 You're looking at six years. 159 00:07:21,691 --> 00:07:23,454 You got no probable cause. 160 00:07:23,526 --> 00:07:25,391 I was just meeting my cousin, for coffee. 161 00:07:25,461 --> 00:07:27,861 Coffee? What, you bring your own sugar? 162 00:07:27,997 --> 00:07:30,329 I can jam you and girlfriend up for a year, 163 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:31,662 waiting for a suppression hearing. 164 00:07:31,768 --> 00:07:32,996 She ain't my girlfriend. 165 00:07:33,536 --> 00:07:35,367 Look, you help us with a name, 166 00:07:35,438 --> 00:07:37,099 you and your pal both walk. 167 00:07:37,941 --> 00:07:39,203 What kinda name? 168 00:07:39,275 --> 00:07:43,177 A Colombian woman. Uh... In her 50's, drives a Honda. 169 00:07:43,246 --> 00:07:44,941 She moves money for your employers. 170 00:07:45,181 --> 00:07:48,241 You boys be doing your police work out of the paper? 171 00:07:48,818 --> 00:07:51,286 What do you mean? That crap about the abuela. 172 00:07:51,354 --> 00:07:54,346 The Ledger printed up? That's some funny-ass stuff, man. 173 00:07:54,624 --> 00:07:57,024 Me and my bros, we love that. 174 00:07:57,226 --> 00:07:59,421 You want the walk, Delgado, stop playing games. 175 00:07:59,495 --> 00:08:02,328 Come on, man. Half a million in some old lady's trunk? 176 00:08:02,398 --> 00:08:03,956 That's better than Chris Rock. 177 00:08:04,033 --> 00:08:05,466 Maybe you're trying to protect her. 178 00:08:06,269 --> 00:08:09,966 Check it out. No one stashes in a wheel well. 179 00:08:10,073 --> 00:08:11,904 It's the first place cops look. 180 00:08:12,141 --> 00:08:14,769 Then they got old grandma making drops in Corona. 181 00:08:14,844 --> 00:08:16,277 My people go over there, we get capped. 182 00:08:16,346 --> 00:08:18,405 By who? Corona Paganos. 183 00:08:19,482 --> 00:08:22,110 And, yo, that old lady be talking about her family. 184 00:08:26,756 --> 00:08:29,316 Christina, Julio, tío Pepi... 185 00:08:34,063 --> 00:08:35,325 What did he say? 186 00:08:36,966 --> 00:08:38,126 Ten words or less? 187 00:08:38,201 --> 00:08:41,170 Anybody who believes what Fox wrote is an idiot. 188 00:08:47,276 --> 00:08:48,538 Fox did what? 189 00:08:48,611 --> 00:08:50,169 His article on the Def 44 Crew 190 00:08:50,246 --> 00:08:51,838 is a product of his imagination. 191 00:08:51,914 --> 00:08:55,372 The guy won a Berger Award. He got a Polk Nomination. 192 00:08:55,518 --> 00:08:58,544 Listen, we talked to five or six guys who run with the Def 44. 193 00:08:58,655 --> 00:09:01,146 Fox's grandmother story is a running joke. 194 00:09:01,991 --> 00:09:03,618 That son of a bitch. 195 00:09:03,693 --> 00:09:06,685 We need a list of all the stories he worked on, all his notes. 196 00:09:06,763 --> 00:09:08,492 I ought to take that Berger Award, and shove it... 197 00:09:08,564 --> 00:09:09,758 Koblenz, 198 00:09:09,899 --> 00:09:11,764 you know where Fox keeps his notes? 199 00:09:12,368 --> 00:09:13,960 We went through his scrapbooks, 200 00:09:14,037 --> 00:09:17,200 ran his by-line in a news database. 201 00:09:17,273 --> 00:09:20,868 Ray's checking the status on anybody he wrote about, who was ever arrested. 202 00:09:20,943 --> 00:09:22,535 Come across any retractions? 203 00:09:22,612 --> 00:09:26,446 Well, a few months ago, he wrote an article that looked promising. 204 00:09:26,516 --> 00:09:29,952 A sporting goods company owner who allegedly torched a couple of his stores. 205 00:09:30,019 --> 00:09:31,452 Arson for profit? 206 00:09:31,521 --> 00:09:33,682 Some nut who didn't like his Air Jordans. 207 00:09:33,756 --> 00:09:36,054 The owner sued The Ledger, they settled out of court. 208 00:09:36,125 --> 00:09:39,356 One of the names popped. A guy named John Franchetta. 209 00:09:39,429 --> 00:09:42,227 Johnny Franchetta. The mobster who pushed, uh... 210 00:09:42,298 --> 00:09:44,892 Rebecca Hampton out the window. 77th street 211 00:09:44,967 --> 00:09:46,491 - Central Park West. - Central Park West. 212 00:09:46,569 --> 00:09:48,196 What, you two been taking your vitamin E? 213 00:09:48,304 --> 00:09:51,569 Oh, no, no. It was a big scandal back then. All over the papers. 214 00:09:51,641 --> 00:09:54,610 Famous Broadway actress, two-bit hood boyfriend. 215 00:09:54,711 --> 00:09:56,804 It was one of the first trials Fox covered. 216 00:09:56,879 --> 00:09:58,176 Put his name on the map. 217 00:09:58,247 --> 00:10:01,011 Well, Franchetta was paroled to the city two weeks ago 218 00:10:01,084 --> 00:10:02,813 on a 20-to-life sentence. 219 00:10:02,885 --> 00:10:05,376 20-year-old case, 20-year-old gun? 220 00:10:05,455 --> 00:10:08,219 Maybe Gerald Fox forgot to print a retraction. 221 00:10:08,558 --> 00:10:10,116 Listen, we can toss Franchetta's room 222 00:10:10,193 --> 00:10:12,423 if we call in his parole officer. 223 00:10:13,496 --> 00:10:15,487 The manager says Franchetta's been here since the 5th. 224 00:10:15,565 --> 00:10:17,658 He comes and goes. Mostly goes. 225 00:10:17,734 --> 00:10:19,133 Can't say I blame him. 226 00:10:19,202 --> 00:10:21,932 We're thinking he might have picked up a gun since he got out. 227 00:10:22,004 --> 00:10:24,404 Well, he violates, if he gets in touch with any of his old friends. 228 00:10:24,474 --> 00:10:27,534 Nothing, except for a few changes of clothes and bottle of Stoli. 229 00:10:27,610 --> 00:10:30,078 When's Franchetta due to report back into your office? 230 00:10:30,146 --> 00:10:32,114 Three days. Anything you can hold him on? 231 00:10:32,181 --> 00:10:34,411 He was late to his last appointment, 10 Minutes. 232 00:10:34,484 --> 00:10:36,213 Do us a favor. If he surfaces, 233 00:10:36,285 --> 00:10:38,310 violate him, and take him into custody. 234 00:10:41,791 --> 00:10:44,692 I wrote a letter to the parole board opposing his release. 235 00:10:44,794 --> 00:10:47,456 Why should they listen to me? I only helped convict the guy. 236 00:10:47,563 --> 00:10:50,691 We're looking at Franchetta for the Gerald Fox shooting. 237 00:10:50,767 --> 00:10:52,098 He got busy fast. 238 00:10:52,168 --> 00:10:54,068 Any reason he might go after Fox? 239 00:10:54,137 --> 00:10:57,129 A few years after his conviction, one of the jurors 240 00:10:57,206 --> 00:11:00,801 claimed that her verdict was influenced by Fox's coverage. 241 00:11:00,877 --> 00:11:02,777 Fox's articles put Franchetta 242 00:11:02,845 --> 00:11:04,710 at the crime scene the day of the murder. 243 00:11:04,781 --> 00:11:06,339 Wasn't he? 244 00:11:06,582 --> 00:11:07,981 Not that we could prove. 245 00:11:08,050 --> 00:11:09,449 And who was Fox's source? 246 00:11:09,552 --> 00:11:11,110 We assumed it was someone who was afraid 247 00:11:11,187 --> 00:11:14,020 to step forward because of Franchetta's mob connections. 248 00:11:14,090 --> 00:11:15,455 It didn't seem to matter to the jury. 249 00:11:15,591 --> 00:11:18,219 They convicted because of what Fox printed in his column? 250 00:11:18,294 --> 00:11:21,161 There was a feeding frenzy for Johnny Franchetta's head. 251 00:11:21,230 --> 00:11:22,720 Fox made a meal of it. 252 00:11:22,832 --> 00:11:26,097 So, without Fox's coverage, you think Franchetta might have walked? 253 00:11:26,169 --> 00:11:28,069 Everything I had was circumstantial. 254 00:11:28,137 --> 00:11:30,264 Rebecca's daughter was too scared to take the stand, 255 00:11:30,339 --> 00:11:32,637 but, her son testified 256 00:11:32,708 --> 00:11:37,077 that Franchetta once held a. 38 to Rebecca's head and dry-fired it. 257 00:11:37,213 --> 00:11:39,647 And, all this was on the front page, before the trail, 258 00:11:39,715 --> 00:11:41,114 with Fox's by-line. 259 00:11:41,184 --> 00:11:43,652 There was definitely a presumption of guilt. 260 00:11:44,854 --> 00:11:47,516 So, Franchetta's got a reason to go after Fox. 261 00:11:47,590 --> 00:11:49,581 And maybe Rebecca Hampton's son. 262 00:11:53,596 --> 00:11:55,860 I got a letter about Franchetta's parole hearing. 263 00:11:55,932 --> 00:11:57,695 I never thought they'd let him out. 264 00:11:57,767 --> 00:11:59,257 He hasn't tried to contact you? 265 00:11:59,335 --> 00:12:00,768 I would've called the police if he had. 266 00:12:00,870 --> 00:12:02,861 Any strange phone calls, letters, things like that? 267 00:12:02,939 --> 00:12:04,407 No, nothing. 268 00:12:05,042 --> 00:12:06,339 Is there anything else? 269 00:12:06,410 --> 00:12:08,571 This is the apartment where your mother... 270 00:12:09,079 --> 00:12:10,774 That was her bedroom. 271 00:12:11,548 --> 00:12:13,607 Was that her with Burt Lancaster? 272 00:12:13,684 --> 00:12:16,380 At Elaine's after the Tonys. Are we done? 273 00:12:16,620 --> 00:12:18,212 Sorry. I was a big fan. 274 00:12:18,589 --> 00:12:20,420 It's not something I like to talk about. 275 00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:23,391 Hi. Frederick kept me waiting, 276 00:12:23,527 --> 00:12:25,654 so, I'm getting my haircut on Friday. 277 00:12:27,397 --> 00:12:29,456 And who's this? The police. 278 00:12:29,533 --> 00:12:32,195 I'm Detective Curtis. That's Detective Briscoe. 279 00:12:32,269 --> 00:12:34,066 Hi, I'm Nicole Hampton. 280 00:12:34,371 --> 00:12:35,963 Johnny Franchetta is out on parole. 281 00:12:38,575 --> 00:12:40,873 Since when? A couple of weeks. 282 00:12:41,044 --> 00:12:43,410 So, you two still live here? 283 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,643 I've lived here since college. Nicole stays here sometimes. 284 00:12:46,750 --> 00:12:48,980 You just dropped by to tell us about Johnny? 285 00:12:49,620 --> 00:12:52,020 I'll explain everything after they leave. 286 00:12:54,358 --> 00:12:55,552 Curtis. 287 00:12:55,659 --> 00:12:56,887 I don't know what else to tell you. 288 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,794 Yeah, if anything unusual happens, give us a call. 289 00:13:01,698 --> 00:13:03,325 Franchetta's P.O. 290 00:13:03,734 --> 00:13:05,964 Nice meeting you, Detective Curtis. 291 00:13:09,306 --> 00:13:12,298 I can't believe this. I've been out two weeks. 292 00:13:12,376 --> 00:13:13,968 And now you're here. 293 00:13:14,044 --> 00:13:16,069 You been in touch with Gerald Fox? 294 00:13:16,813 --> 00:13:18,804 Oh, the reporter who set me up. 295 00:13:18,916 --> 00:13:20,383 That's original. 296 00:13:20,984 --> 00:13:23,919 Try and look past your narrow frame of reference. 297 00:13:24,121 --> 00:13:26,248 A miscarriage ofjustice is what that was. 298 00:13:26,323 --> 00:13:28,382 And maybe, you're still pissed off about it. 299 00:13:28,458 --> 00:13:30,756 Fox took one in the chest on Tuesday morning. 300 00:13:30,928 --> 00:13:32,953 No, no, no, fellas. Not me. 301 00:13:33,163 --> 00:13:36,030 Okay. Then, where were you Tuesday morning? 302 00:13:36,099 --> 00:13:38,397 Last time I gave an alibi, I did 20 years. 303 00:13:38,568 --> 00:13:39,762 You're looking at another 20, 304 00:13:39,836 --> 00:13:42,100 unless you can account for yourself on Tuesday. 305 00:13:45,509 --> 00:13:48,876 I was in bed. Making up for lost time with a lady friend. 306 00:13:50,380 --> 00:13:52,280 Yeah, Johnny was at my apartment. 307 00:13:52,349 --> 00:13:54,078 He showed up Saturday night for dinner, 308 00:13:54,151 --> 00:13:55,846 stayed through Wednesday for dessert. 309 00:13:55,919 --> 00:13:57,944 How about Tuesday morning, around 7:00? 310 00:13:58,021 --> 00:14:00,888 Tuesday? I was here, at the diner. 6:00 to 1:00. 311 00:14:01,458 --> 00:14:03,153 Johnny have a gun? 312 00:14:03,226 --> 00:14:05,387 No. What's this all about? 313 00:14:05,762 --> 00:14:08,390 A reporter named Gerald Fox got shot. 314 00:14:08,465 --> 00:14:09,955 We think Johnny had a bone to pick with him. 315 00:14:11,034 --> 00:14:12,695 Johnny never mentioned Fox. 316 00:14:12,769 --> 00:14:14,828 We've been dating two years now. He tells me everything. 317 00:14:15,405 --> 00:14:18,465 He was behind bars up until two weeks ago. How does that add up? 318 00:14:18,575 --> 00:14:21,669 My brother's doing time. He introduced us visiting day. 319 00:14:22,379 --> 00:14:24,939 Johnny changed. He even goes to church. 320 00:14:25,415 --> 00:14:26,780 He tell you that? 321 00:14:26,883 --> 00:14:29,374 I picked him up at Good Shepherd Church on Sunday. 322 00:14:29,486 --> 00:14:31,386 73rd and Central Park West? 323 00:14:31,488 --> 00:14:32,580 Yeah. 324 00:14:32,689 --> 00:14:34,782 Just down the block from Andrew Hampton. 325 00:14:36,026 --> 00:14:38,654 Twenty years ago, I talked to the cops. 326 00:14:38,729 --> 00:14:40,560 I talked to the reporter. 327 00:14:40,630 --> 00:14:42,427 Gerald Fox? Fox! 328 00:14:42,632 --> 00:14:44,190 Fox. Yeah, that guy. 329 00:14:44,334 --> 00:14:46,427 He wouldn't leave me alone. How come? 330 00:14:46,536 --> 00:14:48,561 I was working the day Miss Hampton was killed. 331 00:14:48,638 --> 00:14:52,199 I told Fox I saw the service elevator stop on her floor 332 00:14:52,275 --> 00:14:54,334 when I was downstairs sorting the mail. 333 00:14:54,444 --> 00:14:56,639 Did Franchetta have a key to the rear entrance? 334 00:14:56,713 --> 00:14:58,943 Yeah, so he could get up to see her. 335 00:14:59,016 --> 00:15:00,916 But, all the residents had them. 336 00:15:01,051 --> 00:15:02,985 You tell Fox about Johnny's key? 337 00:15:03,053 --> 00:15:06,022 Yeah. The next day, I look at the paper, 338 00:15:06,256 --> 00:15:09,191 I'm his anonymous source. 339 00:15:09,493 --> 00:15:12,189 He wrote things I never said. 340 00:15:12,362 --> 00:15:14,728 The police know about your conversation with Fox? 341 00:15:16,266 --> 00:15:17,631 I don't think so. 342 00:15:18,869 --> 00:15:20,700 I didn't want to get involved. 343 00:15:22,572 --> 00:15:24,096 I stand behind everything I wrote 344 00:15:24,174 --> 00:15:25,641 about the Hampton murder. 345 00:15:25,709 --> 00:15:27,904 Well, we talked to the doorman at her building. 346 00:15:27,978 --> 00:15:29,309 And he says he never told you 347 00:15:29,379 --> 00:15:31,438 Franchetta was there the day of the murder. 348 00:15:31,515 --> 00:15:34,416 Twenty years. Doorman's got a good memory. 349 00:15:34,885 --> 00:15:37,547 Franchetta says you framed him. This guy backs him up. 350 00:15:37,654 --> 00:15:40,122 It wasn't Franchetta who shot me. 351 00:15:40,190 --> 00:15:41,521 Five minutes. 352 00:15:41,591 --> 00:15:42,853 We're listening. 353 00:15:42,926 --> 00:15:44,257 That morning, 354 00:15:44,895 --> 00:15:47,193 somebody called from my car service. 355 00:15:48,365 --> 00:15:51,425 Asked If my pick-up was at 6:30. I said, "No, 356 00:15:52,202 --> 00:15:54,363 "7:00," like it always is. 357 00:15:55,972 --> 00:15:57,530 It wasn't Franchetta's voice. 358 00:15:58,308 --> 00:15:59,832 How can you be sure? 359 00:16:00,043 --> 00:16:02,477 He's been calling me from prison. 360 00:16:04,014 --> 00:16:05,709 He wants me to clear his name. 361 00:16:06,016 --> 00:16:09,179 Franchetta wants you to clear his name? Now, that's a story. 362 00:16:09,252 --> 00:16:10,947 I made some calls for him. 363 00:16:11,254 --> 00:16:12,619 Who'd you call? 364 00:16:15,525 --> 00:16:17,288 Franchetta's old lawyer. 365 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:20,590 Rebecca Hampton's mother. 366 00:16:20,897 --> 00:16:23,331 What, after 20 years, your conscience bothered you? 367 00:16:24,935 --> 00:16:27,904 I wanted to keep Franchetta happy. 368 00:16:28,171 --> 00:16:30,605 So he wouldn't expose how you railroaded him. 369 00:16:31,074 --> 00:16:32,701 My editor know about this? 370 00:16:32,843 --> 00:16:35,812 Not yet. But he knows about the Def 44 Crew. 371 00:16:36,313 --> 00:16:39,510 Christina and Tio Pepe's brief stint on that soap opera. 372 00:16:40,817 --> 00:16:43,752 You have to put your thumb on the scale to make an impact. 373 00:16:45,889 --> 00:16:48,119 Sometimes, the facts get in the way of the story. 374 00:16:49,025 --> 00:16:50,993 Tell that to Johnny Franchetta. 375 00:16:53,264 --> 00:16:55,994 I got the LUD's on Franchetta's girlfriend's phone. 376 00:16:56,067 --> 00:16:58,126 He was on a collect-call when Fox got shot. 377 00:16:58,202 --> 00:17:00,067 Then Franchetta didn't shoot him. 378 00:17:00,138 --> 00:17:02,265 Fox told you he did some checking around? 379 00:17:02,373 --> 00:17:04,307 So Franchetta would think he was on the case. 380 00:17:04,375 --> 00:17:06,036 So, Fox makes a couple of calls, 381 00:17:06,110 --> 00:17:08,044 talks about re-investigating. 382 00:17:08,246 --> 00:17:11,010 Word gets out to someone who'd rather let sleeping dogs lie. 383 00:17:11,082 --> 00:17:13,949 Ugh! I have a feeling this is going to get ugly. 384 00:17:15,319 --> 00:17:17,844 I'm not re-opening the Hampton Case. 385 00:17:17,922 --> 00:17:19,150 Not your call. 386 00:17:19,223 --> 00:17:22,818 You got to admit, Arlene, the case against Franchetta had some holes. 387 00:17:22,894 --> 00:17:26,022 A reporter embellished a story, and we panic? 388 00:17:26,464 --> 00:17:28,694 This was a high-profile case. 389 00:17:28,799 --> 00:17:30,892 Or a high-profile disaster. 390 00:17:31,302 --> 00:17:34,237 A juror claimed Fox's articles affected the deliberations. 391 00:17:34,338 --> 00:17:36,169 And Franchetta moved for a new trial. 392 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,264 It was denied. 393 00:17:37,875 --> 00:17:39,274 Jailhouse motion. 394 00:17:39,343 --> 00:17:42,244 There's not a shred of hard evidence that exculpates him. 395 00:17:42,346 --> 00:17:46,009 Do you really wanna dig up a 20-year-old land mine, Adam? 396 00:17:46,083 --> 00:17:49,177 Do I have a choice? An innocent man may have gone to jail. 397 00:17:49,253 --> 00:17:50,914 I don't think Franchetta was innocent. 398 00:17:50,988 --> 00:17:53,684 He called Fox, he'll call somebody else. 399 00:17:53,758 --> 00:17:55,316 We need to get some answers. 400 00:17:57,762 --> 00:17:59,059 Volunteers? 401 00:18:01,699 --> 00:18:02,927 Send me the file. 402 00:18:06,470 --> 00:18:08,301 Twenty-year-old landmine. 403 00:18:09,273 --> 00:18:11,173 Let's see if it's gonna blow up. 404 00:18:13,878 --> 00:18:16,039 Our theory is whoever killed Rebecca Hampton, 405 00:18:16,113 --> 00:18:17,944 got spooked by Fox's calls. 406 00:18:18,015 --> 00:18:20,040 And then took a shot at Fox to scare him off. 407 00:18:20,117 --> 00:18:22,551 So, officially, if anybody asks, 408 00:18:22,620 --> 00:18:24,781 we haven't re-opened the Hampton murder. 409 00:18:24,855 --> 00:18:27,187 We're Investigating the shooting of Gerald Fox. 410 00:18:27,258 --> 00:18:29,419 Sounds like pretty thin cover. 411 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,495 Better we should have reporters talking to our witnesses, before we do? 412 00:18:32,563 --> 00:18:34,690 Sure it won't look like we're hiding something? 413 00:18:34,765 --> 00:18:36,699 Adam doesn't want us misleading anybody. 414 00:18:36,767 --> 00:18:39,565 He just wants the investigation to be ours and not the media's. 415 00:18:39,637 --> 00:18:41,070 His idea of a quarterback sneak. 416 00:18:41,172 --> 00:18:43,106 You saw what happened the last time. 417 00:18:43,174 --> 00:18:46,701 Well, if he thinks it'll clear this up, I'm all for it. 418 00:18:47,578 --> 00:18:50,775 Franchetta badgered me for years after I represented him. 419 00:18:51,315 --> 00:18:53,943 "They framed me. Can't you do something?" 420 00:18:54,051 --> 00:18:55,985 The usual prison bull. 421 00:18:56,887 --> 00:18:59,082 Then, Fox calls me out of the blue. 422 00:18:59,457 --> 00:19:00,719 Did you tell anyone he called? 423 00:19:00,791 --> 00:19:01,917 No. 424 00:19:01,993 --> 00:19:05,622 I tried to locate some of Johnny's old alibi witnesses for him. 425 00:19:05,696 --> 00:19:07,129 Two of the guys are dead. 426 00:19:07,198 --> 00:19:09,723 One's in Leavenworth doing life plus something, 427 00:19:09,867 --> 00:19:11,391 one has Alzheimer's. 428 00:19:11,736 --> 00:19:14,364 Suddenly, you're convinced Franchetta's Innocent? 429 00:19:14,639 --> 00:19:16,334 This wasn't about Franchetta. 430 00:19:17,742 --> 00:19:19,767 You practice law in this city, 431 00:19:19,877 --> 00:19:22,437 can't hurt to have a guy like Fox on your side. 432 00:19:24,081 --> 00:19:25,173 Oh! 433 00:19:26,183 --> 00:19:28,674 This is not about Fox. 434 00:19:29,820 --> 00:19:31,845 This is about the Hampton murder. 435 00:19:31,922 --> 00:19:34,823 No, Mr. Hagaman, I'm just looking for background. 436 00:19:34,892 --> 00:19:37,690 I've been around the block a few times, Miss Carmichael. 437 00:19:38,863 --> 00:19:41,161 You're reconsidering Franchetta's conviction. 438 00:19:41,465 --> 00:19:43,023 Should I be? 439 00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:45,534 Well, Rebecca Hampton wasn't the first girlfriend 440 00:19:45,603 --> 00:19:48,037 who Franchetta slapped around. 441 00:19:48,639 --> 00:19:50,504 He had a reputation for getting physical. 442 00:19:50,574 --> 00:19:52,565 It was all in the papers. What more do you want? 443 00:19:52,643 --> 00:19:55,009 Something beside what Fox wrote in his column. 444 00:19:55,112 --> 00:19:57,979 Her son testified he put a gun to her head. 445 00:19:58,616 --> 00:20:01,915 I'm the prosecutor, you're supposed to be the defense lawyer. 446 00:20:01,986 --> 00:20:04,284 Well, you had to be there, Miss Carmichael. 447 00:20:04,822 --> 00:20:07,416 Franchetta's blood was in the water. I was there. 448 00:20:07,558 --> 00:20:09,958 With a stick, beating back the sharks. 449 00:20:14,332 --> 00:20:15,924 Fox called me. 450 00:20:16,233 --> 00:20:19,532 He said he was looking for the man that killed my daughter. 451 00:20:20,204 --> 00:20:22,695 I told him to look in Sing Sing. 452 00:20:23,908 --> 00:20:25,466 Why did he call you? 453 00:20:25,910 --> 00:20:28,003 My grandchildren aren't listed. 454 00:20:29,013 --> 00:20:31,709 Imagine, he thought I would help that thug. 455 00:20:31,782 --> 00:20:33,306 I hung up the phone. 456 00:20:34,452 --> 00:20:36,647 Did you mention Fox's call to anyone? 457 00:20:36,787 --> 00:20:38,414 Just Andrew and Nicole. 458 00:20:39,256 --> 00:20:40,382 And how did they react? 459 00:20:40,458 --> 00:20:42,892 How the hell do you think they reacted? 460 00:20:43,361 --> 00:20:45,488 They don't want to go through this again. 461 00:20:45,596 --> 00:20:47,757 And now you're here, asking me all these questions. 462 00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:51,159 Is it possible there was someone besides Franchetta, 463 00:20:51,235 --> 00:20:52,725 who wanted to kill your daughter? 464 00:20:52,803 --> 00:20:55,431 Me. Life was one big party. 465 00:20:56,574 --> 00:20:58,303 She thought she could do anything she wanted, 466 00:20:58,376 --> 00:21:00,640 and with anyone she wanted. 467 00:21:00,711 --> 00:21:02,542 Hoodlums, politicians. 468 00:21:03,748 --> 00:21:07,115 Maybe there was a jealous ex-boyfriend who didn't like her seeing Franchetta? 469 00:21:07,184 --> 00:21:10,984 Any man dating Rebecca knew he was in for the short haul. 470 00:21:12,189 --> 00:21:14,749 The only ones jealous of Johnny were her kids. 471 00:21:15,292 --> 00:21:18,455 Rebecca's boyfriends took up all her time. 472 00:21:18,829 --> 00:21:20,091 With no father around... 473 00:21:20,731 --> 00:21:22,892 Sounds like they resented their mother's lifestyle. 474 00:21:22,967 --> 00:21:24,025 That's right. 475 00:21:24,101 --> 00:21:26,934 When Rebecca died, I moved in to take care of them. 476 00:21:27,538 --> 00:21:29,733 After six months, I asked their Uncle Mickey 477 00:21:29,807 --> 00:21:31,468 to go stay with them. 478 00:21:32,009 --> 00:21:33,499 I'd had enough. 479 00:21:34,945 --> 00:21:36,845 Well, Grandma told us Fox called her. 480 00:21:36,914 --> 00:21:39,439 But, she didn't mention the details. 481 00:21:39,717 --> 00:21:41,685 Didn't you think it was worth mentioning to the police? 482 00:21:43,922 --> 00:21:45,617 Andrew told me not to. 483 00:21:45,690 --> 00:21:46,884 Why? 484 00:21:47,692 --> 00:21:49,250 The last thing Andrew wants is to replay 485 00:21:49,327 --> 00:21:51,420 this whole psychodrama in the papers. 486 00:21:52,063 --> 00:21:54,190 He has two kids in Arizona. 487 00:21:54,599 --> 00:21:56,157 They don't know anything about their grandmother 488 00:21:56,234 --> 00:21:57,963 and the life in the fast lane. 489 00:21:58,069 --> 00:21:59,696 You think there's anything to the theory 490 00:21:59,771 --> 00:22:01,705 that Johnny Franchetta didn't kill your mother? 491 00:22:01,773 --> 00:22:04,139 Now, how does that help you figure out who shot Fox? 492 00:22:06,178 --> 00:22:08,146 It's possible the wrong person was convicted 493 00:22:08,213 --> 00:22:09,407 for your mother's murder. 494 00:22:12,751 --> 00:22:15,777 You seem like an intelligent woman, Miss Carmichael. 495 00:22:16,655 --> 00:22:18,555 Johnny Franchetta was a criminal. 496 00:22:19,157 --> 00:22:22,456 The paper said that he was in the building when my mother was killed. 497 00:22:23,128 --> 00:22:25,062 Gerald Fox admits that he made that up. 498 00:22:25,564 --> 00:22:27,623 You can't be serious about this. 499 00:22:27,699 --> 00:22:28,757 I wouldn't be here if I wasn't. 500 00:22:28,834 --> 00:22:30,165 Well frankly, Miss Carmichael, 501 00:22:30,235 --> 00:22:32,499 we'd prefer that you keep your nose out of it. 502 00:22:32,571 --> 00:22:33,697 This is a private matter. 503 00:22:33,772 --> 00:22:36,468 A criminal investigation is not a private matter. 504 00:22:36,541 --> 00:22:38,008 I'm gonna call my brother. 505 00:22:38,176 --> 00:22:40,474 We know people who can put a stop to this! 506 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,510 I'm sorry Nicole lost her composure. 507 00:22:44,616 --> 00:22:48,108 She's very sensitive about this whole Hampton legacy. 508 00:22:49,154 --> 00:22:51,554 But, why all these questions about my mother? 509 00:22:51,756 --> 00:22:54,156 It's possible Johnny Franchetta was innocent. 510 00:22:54,526 --> 00:22:56,289 That's where Nicole said you were going. 511 00:22:57,028 --> 00:22:58,893 Why didn't you tell the detectives that you knew 512 00:22:58,964 --> 00:23:01,432 Gerald Fox was looking into your mother's case? 513 00:23:01,833 --> 00:23:05,200 My sister and I have been through a lot. We put this behind us. 514 00:23:05,704 --> 00:23:08,070 I have to be honest, Mr. Hampton. It looks suspicious. 515 00:23:08,673 --> 00:23:10,573 You think I shot Fox? 516 00:23:10,642 --> 00:23:12,940 You fit the description. 517 00:23:13,011 --> 00:23:14,444 Can you tell me where you were, 518 00:23:14,513 --> 00:23:16,242 Tuesday morning, around 7:00 a. m.? 519 00:23:16,314 --> 00:23:18,839 I was on my way to work. I walked. 520 00:23:19,518 --> 00:23:21,281 From the upper west side? 521 00:23:21,353 --> 00:23:23,480 It's the only exercise I get. 522 00:23:23,555 --> 00:23:27,013 Did you stop on the way, maybe pick up a paper, a cup of coffee? 523 00:23:28,126 --> 00:23:29,593 I'm not lying to you. 524 00:23:30,061 --> 00:23:32,120 Come in for a line-up. I'll stop asking questions. 525 00:23:33,164 --> 00:23:35,928 I have a stack of breakdowns to get through. 526 00:23:36,134 --> 00:23:37,465 Tomorrow, then. 527 00:23:38,103 --> 00:23:39,434 I don't think so. 528 00:23:43,008 --> 00:23:46,944 I took over as guardian about six months after Rebecca died. 529 00:23:47,412 --> 00:23:50,711 Lived with Andrew and Nicole for about two years. 530 00:23:50,982 --> 00:23:52,916 Are you still close? 531 00:23:53,351 --> 00:23:57,412 I see Andrew for a drink, about every four or five months. 532 00:23:57,889 --> 00:24:01,188 Nicole, I bumped into her in a restaurant a few years ago. 533 00:24:01,660 --> 00:24:03,890 How did Andrew get along with his mother? 534 00:24:04,729 --> 00:24:06,287 Well, that's a strange question. 535 00:24:06,531 --> 00:24:07,896 It's still a question. 536 00:24:07,966 --> 00:24:10,526 You think it was Andrew? That's crazy. 537 00:24:10,602 --> 00:24:12,126 He was the only stable member in the family. 538 00:24:12,571 --> 00:24:14,937 Then he must have butted heads with his mother. 539 00:24:15,006 --> 00:24:17,566 Well, it wasn't easy being the man in the house. 540 00:24:17,642 --> 00:24:19,007 What do you mean? 541 00:24:19,077 --> 00:24:22,069 Well, between Rebecca and Nicole, Andrew had his hands full. 542 00:24:22,447 --> 00:24:23,778 Nicole was a problem? 543 00:24:23,848 --> 00:24:25,247 Rebecca Junior. 544 00:24:25,450 --> 00:24:28,248 Inappropriate boyfriends, alcohol, drugs. 545 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,481 She pulled a gun on one of her boyfriends. 546 00:24:31,590 --> 00:24:33,285 She had a gun? Well, I don't know, 547 00:24:33,391 --> 00:24:35,723 maybe it belonged to somebody else. 548 00:24:35,860 --> 00:24:38,385 I didn't see it myself. Andrew took it away from her. 549 00:24:38,863 --> 00:24:39,921 When was this? 550 00:24:39,998 --> 00:24:41,090 I'm not sure. 551 00:24:41,166 --> 00:24:43,600 I mean, Nicole's blow-outs all run together. 552 00:24:43,702 --> 00:24:45,932 Well, how long after you moved in? 553 00:24:46,037 --> 00:24:47,595 It was a year, I think. 554 00:24:48,039 --> 00:24:49,438 Why is that important? 555 00:24:49,975 --> 00:24:54,435 Yeah, I got a carry permit for a Raven Arms. 25 in 1978. 556 00:24:54,512 --> 00:24:56,480 Managed a club called The Dragon's Tail. 557 00:24:56,548 --> 00:24:58,812 You know, cash deposits in the middle of the night. 558 00:24:58,883 --> 00:25:01,545 Ever dated a girl named Nicole Hampton back then? 559 00:25:01,620 --> 00:25:05,351 Sure. Nicole, she was a regular. She's still alive? 560 00:25:05,657 --> 00:25:06,885 Very much so. 561 00:25:06,992 --> 00:25:08,653 Still beating the odds, huh? 562 00:25:08,727 --> 00:25:10,024 You two date? 563 00:25:10,095 --> 00:25:11,460 Oh, I wouldn't call it dating. 564 00:25:11,529 --> 00:25:13,292 More like a roller-coaster ride. 565 00:25:13,765 --> 00:25:15,062 What do you mean? 566 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,532 Well, she got me fired from my job. 567 00:25:17,669 --> 00:25:21,161 She dropped a couple of Quaaludes, totaled my car. 568 00:25:21,239 --> 00:25:22,399 She was a hell of a good time, 569 00:25:22,474 --> 00:25:24,032 if you could contain the damage. 570 00:25:24,309 --> 00:25:25,936 How long did you stay with her? 571 00:25:26,378 --> 00:25:29,711 Five months. Girl was out of control. 572 00:25:29,914 --> 00:25:32,815 Pretty low self-esteem. I always figured it was because she got raped. 573 00:25:33,952 --> 00:25:35,214 Raped by who? 574 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,754 Some guy who was in jail. That's what she told me, anyway. 575 00:25:39,024 --> 00:25:41,652 Did it ever occur to you that Nicole may have taken your gun? 576 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,591 I never gave it a thought. 577 00:25:43,662 --> 00:25:45,391 I lived in a house with four guys, 578 00:25:45,463 --> 00:25:47,761 lots of parties, people in and out. 579 00:25:47,832 --> 00:25:50,460 I reported it stolen, bought another one. 580 00:25:50,769 --> 00:25:54,068 Hey, if Nicole took it, it wouldn't surprise me. 581 00:25:57,008 --> 00:25:58,703 Why'd you call me down here? 582 00:25:58,777 --> 00:26:00,506 To be perfectly honest, Miss Hampton, 583 00:26:00,612 --> 00:26:02,580 we think your brother shot Gerald Fox. 584 00:26:02,914 --> 00:26:04,677 You people with your theories. 585 00:26:05,717 --> 00:26:08,345 Although, you're from Texas. I should have known. 586 00:26:08,987 --> 00:26:11,251 First Johnny Franchetta, and now this. 587 00:26:11,690 --> 00:26:14,352 I never went to college myself. Too much to do. 588 00:26:14,426 --> 00:26:15,984 Like stealing guns? 589 00:26:16,061 --> 00:26:17,153 Guns? 590 00:26:17,996 --> 00:26:20,487 We talked to your old boyfriend, Bennett Wainwright. 591 00:26:21,499 --> 00:26:22,557 Who? 592 00:26:23,702 --> 00:26:26,136 He was a bartender, at The Dragon's Tail. 593 00:26:26,204 --> 00:26:29,071 Okay, Benny. He remembered me? 594 00:26:29,607 --> 00:26:31,303 He said you were hard to forget. 595 00:26:31,377 --> 00:26:32,401 Hmm. 596 00:26:32,478 --> 00:26:34,241 So, what's he up to these days, hmm? 597 00:26:34,313 --> 00:26:36,178 You stole his gun 20 years ago, 598 00:26:36,882 --> 00:26:38,873 your brother used it to shoot Gerald Fox. 599 00:26:39,385 --> 00:26:41,444 Where did Andrew keep the gun, Miss Hampton? 600 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,078 You know, no matter how much you harass me, 601 00:26:43,155 --> 00:26:44,520 I won't point the finger at my brother. 602 00:26:44,590 --> 00:26:46,353 Don't you wanna know the truth about your mother's murder? 603 00:26:46,425 --> 00:26:48,188 Can't you just leave us alone? 604 00:26:48,894 --> 00:26:51,192 I have someone waiting for me at Chanterelle. 605 00:26:53,699 --> 00:26:57,465 Fox's driver just picked your client out of a line-up. 606 00:26:57,603 --> 00:26:59,696 So what if he says he recognizes him? 607 00:26:59,772 --> 00:27:02,104 Shooter's on the run, back to the eyewitness. 608 00:27:02,174 --> 00:27:03,334 Give us a break, Miss Walsh. 609 00:27:03,409 --> 00:27:05,502 We can link Mr. Hampton to the murder weapon. 610 00:27:05,578 --> 00:27:08,206 I read the statement. 19 years ago. 611 00:27:08,347 --> 00:27:10,247 The owner's not sure who stole it. 612 00:27:10,316 --> 00:27:12,716 It's just a coincidence he used to date your sister? 613 00:27:13,619 --> 00:27:14,779 It could be. 614 00:27:14,887 --> 00:27:17,082 Attempted manslaughter on the Fox shooting. 615 00:27:17,156 --> 00:27:19,283 We'll package it up with the other matter. 616 00:27:19,391 --> 00:27:20,824 The Rebecca Hampton murder? 617 00:27:20,926 --> 00:27:22,723 It gives him a motive for shooting Fox. 618 00:27:22,928 --> 00:27:25,453 Fox was looking into the Franchetta Conviction. 619 00:27:25,531 --> 00:27:27,362 You were afraid of being exposed. 620 00:27:27,433 --> 00:27:29,060 Why would I kill my mother? 621 00:27:29,135 --> 00:27:30,397 Everyone we talked to 622 00:27:30,469 --> 00:27:32,835 said you had a contentious relationship. 623 00:27:33,005 --> 00:27:34,632 She didn't give you the time of day. 624 00:27:34,740 --> 00:27:36,867 You resented the life she led, the parties. 625 00:27:37,510 --> 00:27:39,273 The men like Johnny Franchetta. 626 00:27:39,345 --> 00:27:41,438 I was in the library at the Trinity School. 627 00:27:41,514 --> 00:27:43,948 My sister was with me the whole time. She backed me up. 628 00:27:44,016 --> 00:27:46,314 Andrew, maybe you better not go on... No, it's okay. 629 00:27:48,254 --> 00:27:50,484 We came home from school together. 630 00:27:50,556 --> 00:27:52,251 There were police all over the place. 631 00:27:52,324 --> 00:27:53,814 My mother was dead. 632 00:27:58,831 --> 00:27:59,991 Give us a minute. 633 00:28:03,769 --> 00:28:05,134 He said he was with his sister 634 00:28:05,204 --> 00:28:07,172 the whole time at school. He wasn't? 635 00:28:07,239 --> 00:28:09,264 It's not what he told the detective who interviewed him 636 00:28:09,341 --> 00:28:10,808 the day his mother was murdered. 637 00:28:11,010 --> 00:28:12,204 So, where was he? 638 00:28:12,278 --> 00:28:14,075 Not where was he, where was she? 639 00:28:14,146 --> 00:28:16,171 A uniform stationed at the door of the building 640 00:28:16,248 --> 00:28:19,979 logged Andrew Hampton in, at 4:17, alone. 641 00:28:20,386 --> 00:28:22,047 What time was Nicole Hampton logged in? 642 00:28:22,121 --> 00:28:23,520 She wasn't. Here. 643 00:28:26,058 --> 00:28:27,252 They missed it 20 years ago. 644 00:28:27,326 --> 00:28:30,454 Maybe they figured Nicole left school, came in the back door. 645 00:28:30,529 --> 00:28:31,723 Or, there was such a media frenzy 646 00:28:31,797 --> 00:28:33,560 about Johnny Franchetta, no one ever looked. 647 00:28:34,266 --> 00:28:35,528 Let's go back in. 648 00:28:37,203 --> 00:28:38,363 So, Mr. Hampton, 649 00:28:39,471 --> 00:28:41,029 you're certain your sister can vouch 650 00:28:41,106 --> 00:28:42,630 for your whereabouts at school that day? 651 00:28:43,442 --> 00:28:44,932 I'm positive. Ask her. 652 00:28:47,346 --> 00:28:50,543 I don't have to. I know what she'll say. 653 00:28:53,385 --> 00:28:55,979 She didn't get along with your mother so well, either. 654 00:28:56,055 --> 00:28:57,682 Nobody got along with my mother. 655 00:28:57,756 --> 00:29:01,192 Especially since your mother didn't stop Johnny Franchetta from abusing her. 656 00:29:02,595 --> 00:29:04,085 What are you talking about? 657 00:29:04,230 --> 00:29:06,994 We contacted one of Nicole's old boyfriends. 658 00:29:07,066 --> 00:29:09,364 She told him Franchetta raped her. 659 00:29:09,468 --> 00:29:12,164 You... You don't understand. 660 00:29:12,238 --> 00:29:13,671 Then you explain it to me. 661 00:29:13,739 --> 00:29:15,866 Andrew, you don't have to explain a thing. 662 00:29:15,941 --> 00:29:18,034 Your mother didn't do anything to stop Franchetta, 663 00:29:18,110 --> 00:29:19,202 so Nicole killed her. 664 00:29:19,778 --> 00:29:21,643 Nicole had a messed-up childhood, Mr. McCoy. 665 00:29:21,714 --> 00:29:23,375 But, she didn't kill our mother. 666 00:29:24,116 --> 00:29:25,378 Lieutenant. 667 00:29:25,951 --> 00:29:30,047 Patrol Officer Charles O'Dell logged you into the building at 4:17. 668 00:29:30,856 --> 00:29:32,323 After school, like I said. 669 00:29:32,391 --> 00:29:33,449 No mention of your sister. 670 00:29:33,525 --> 00:29:34,787 Well, maybe they missed her. 671 00:29:34,860 --> 00:29:37,829 The detectives in your apartment that day didn't miss her. 672 00:29:37,963 --> 00:29:40,932 "Interviewed Nicole Hampton at 3:45." 673 00:29:42,001 --> 00:29:43,161 So? 674 00:29:43,702 --> 00:29:44,964 So your sister left school, 675 00:29:45,037 --> 00:29:46,231 pushed your mother out the window, 676 00:29:46,305 --> 00:29:47,636 and hid in the building. 677 00:29:47,706 --> 00:29:49,264 She told the police she was with you. 678 00:29:49,341 --> 00:29:50,467 This had gone far enough. 679 00:29:50,542 --> 00:29:51,941 You never contradicted her. 680 00:29:52,011 --> 00:29:53,638 That's why you shot Gerald Fox. 681 00:29:53,712 --> 00:29:56,977 To keep the secret that you two have had for the last 21 years. 682 00:30:03,389 --> 00:30:04,686 We're arresting your client for 683 00:30:04,757 --> 00:30:06,691 the attempted murder of Gerald Fox. 684 00:30:06,825 --> 00:30:08,087 Pick up Nicole Hampton. 685 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:09,422 We're charging her with murder. 686 00:30:15,234 --> 00:30:16,701 Good afternoon, sir. 687 00:30:21,874 --> 00:30:23,341 Nicole Hampton? 688 00:30:23,776 --> 00:30:26,336 Detective Curtis? Stewart. 689 00:30:26,412 --> 00:30:28,312 You're under arrest for the murder of Rebecca Hampton. 690 00:30:28,380 --> 00:30:30,007 You have the right to remain silent. Stewart! 691 00:30:30,082 --> 00:30:31,709 Anything you say can and will be used against you 692 00:30:31,784 --> 00:30:33,081 in a court of law. Don't let them do this to me! 693 00:30:33,152 --> 00:30:34,414 Stewart! You have the right to an attorney. 694 00:30:34,486 --> 00:30:37,353 If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you. 695 00:30:37,423 --> 00:30:39,152 You understand these rights? Yes, I understand. 696 00:30:39,224 --> 00:30:40,384 Watch your head. 697 00:30:43,195 --> 00:30:47,757 "Case number 1134. People v. Andrew Hampton. 698 00:30:47,833 --> 00:30:50,028 "One count of attempted murder. " 699 00:30:50,402 --> 00:30:52,233 My client pleads not guilty. 700 00:30:52,371 --> 00:30:53,599 People? 701 00:30:53,772 --> 00:30:56,332 Your Honor, the defendant was identified by an eyewitness, 702 00:30:56,408 --> 00:30:57,875 and can be linked to the weapon. 703 00:30:57,943 --> 00:31:00,776 It's a matter of luck he's not here facing a murder charge. 704 00:31:00,846 --> 00:31:02,871 People request half a million dollars bail. 705 00:31:02,948 --> 00:31:04,745 Something more reasonable, Your Honor. 706 00:31:04,817 --> 00:31:08,514 150 cash or bond. That's thousands, Arthur. 707 00:31:08,988 --> 00:31:10,512 May 15th. Next. 708 00:31:10,656 --> 00:31:14,888 "Case number 1135. People v. Nicole Hampton. 709 00:31:14,994 --> 00:31:17,588 "One count of murder in the second degree. " 710 00:31:18,597 --> 00:31:20,657 These cases related, Miss Carmichael? 711 00:31:20,767 --> 00:31:23,600 Yes, Judge. Mr. Hampton shot Mr. Fox in order 712 00:31:23,670 --> 00:31:27,367 to cover for this defendant, who murdered their mother, in 1978. 713 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,704 There is no jurisdiction in this court... 714 00:31:29,776 --> 00:31:31,437 Will you let her finish? 715 00:31:31,511 --> 00:31:33,138 Your Honor, the defendant 716 00:31:33,213 --> 00:31:36,671 was 15 years old at the time of the alleged murder. 717 00:31:37,417 --> 00:31:39,044 You dispute that, Miss Carmichael? 718 00:31:39,152 --> 00:31:41,677 No, Judge. But, this court has concurrent jurisdiction 719 00:31:41,755 --> 00:31:44,588 with the family court for juvenile offenders charged with murder. 720 00:31:44,691 --> 00:31:46,989 Not in 1978, they didn't. 721 00:31:47,961 --> 00:31:52,728 This is the relevant penal law in effect until 1979. 722 00:31:54,801 --> 00:31:56,962 There is no jurisdiction here. 723 00:31:57,037 --> 00:32:00,165 So, let's not waste anymore of the court's valuable time. 724 00:32:02,075 --> 00:32:04,202 It appears he's right. People have an argument? 725 00:32:05,045 --> 00:32:06,444 Not at this time. 726 00:32:06,513 --> 00:32:08,572 Send Miss Hampton across the street, Arthur. 727 00:32:08,648 --> 00:32:12,049 This case is transferred to family court for arraignment. 728 00:32:13,753 --> 00:32:15,584 Apologize to the lawyers who've been waiting in the hall. 729 00:32:15,655 --> 00:32:17,816 This next case isn't on the sign-in sheet. 730 00:32:18,992 --> 00:32:21,961 "Docket number 931. 731 00:32:22,996 --> 00:32:25,226 "In the Matter of Nicole H." 732 00:32:28,535 --> 00:32:30,002 Is this some kind ofjoke? 733 00:32:30,136 --> 00:32:32,764 Your Honor, the respondent is charged 734 00:32:32,872 --> 00:32:36,330 with a crime she allegedly committed, when she was 15. 735 00:32:37,977 --> 00:32:39,274 You want bail for this? 736 00:32:39,345 --> 00:32:41,540 I want remand, Your Honor. This is a murder case. 737 00:32:41,614 --> 00:32:43,946 Well, I can send her to juvenile detention, 738 00:32:44,017 --> 00:32:46,850 where she will have to attend sex-ed classes, 739 00:32:46,953 --> 00:32:49,683 and play basketball in the yard with 14-year-olds. 740 00:32:49,756 --> 00:32:52,190 She should not be on the street. The defendant... 741 00:32:52,525 --> 00:32:55,016 Excuse me, the respondent, killed her mother 742 00:32:55,095 --> 00:32:56,562 and concealed her acts for 21 years. 743 00:32:56,629 --> 00:32:59,689 Save it, Miss Carmichael. I'm moving to dismiss. 744 00:32:59,999 --> 00:33:03,162 According to the law in effect at the time the crime was committed, 745 00:33:03,336 --> 00:33:05,702 the best possible outcome for the People, 746 00:33:05,939 --> 00:33:08,373 is a juvenile delinquency adjudication, 747 00:33:08,508 --> 00:33:10,601 and confinement until age 21. 748 00:33:10,677 --> 00:33:12,668 This whole thing is a waste of time. 749 00:33:14,247 --> 00:33:16,772 Do you care to respond to that, Miss Carmichael? 750 00:33:17,250 --> 00:33:18,808 I'd like a few days, Your Honor. 751 00:33:19,652 --> 00:33:21,142 Sounds reasonable. 752 00:33:21,754 --> 00:33:24,689 What do you want me to do with her in the meantime? 753 00:33:28,628 --> 00:33:31,222 She's been remanded to Vernon C. Bain. 754 00:33:31,564 --> 00:33:34,692 Kiddie jail. Let's hope the beds aren't too short. 755 00:33:34,767 --> 00:33:35,927 I'm not laughing. 756 00:33:36,002 --> 00:33:38,436 Maybe next time you won't get caught flat-footed. 757 00:33:38,571 --> 00:33:41,096 Abbie hasn't been around as long as we have, Adam. 758 00:33:41,174 --> 00:33:42,937 That's why they print the law books. 759 00:33:43,009 --> 00:33:45,409 And who are the idiots who forgot to close the loophole? 760 00:33:45,478 --> 00:33:47,639 Those idiots are my friends. 761 00:33:48,214 --> 00:33:50,546 Back then, juvenile offenders were treated 762 00:33:50,617 --> 00:33:53,347 like misbehaving children, not felons. 763 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,422 Rehabilitation instead of punishment. Another brilliant idea. 764 00:33:57,490 --> 00:34:00,721 When that didn't work, juvenile delinquents became criminals again. 765 00:34:01,027 --> 00:34:02,426 Little criminals. 766 00:34:02,495 --> 00:34:05,555 If today's law applied, Nicole Hampton would be serving a life sentence. 767 00:34:05,632 --> 00:34:08,533 I see. So, we warehouse her. For what? 768 00:34:08,601 --> 00:34:10,091 You're defending Nicole Hampton? 769 00:34:10,170 --> 00:34:14,368 I'm questioning the wisdom of treating juveniles like adults. 770 00:34:14,674 --> 00:34:17,609 I don't see any convictions on her rap sheet. 771 00:34:17,977 --> 00:34:20,707 Drugs, guns, a couple of botched marriages. 772 00:34:20,780 --> 00:34:22,543 Maybe jail would have straightened her out. 773 00:34:22,615 --> 00:34:24,606 Or changed her into a career criminal. 774 00:34:25,785 --> 00:34:27,980 I feel like I'm back in moot court. Yes, 775 00:34:28,621 --> 00:34:30,953 let's do something about the here and now. 776 00:34:35,328 --> 00:34:37,057 There has to be some reasonable alternative 777 00:34:37,130 --> 00:34:38,791 to dismissing the case. 778 00:34:39,132 --> 00:34:40,963 It was never the law's intent to create a loophole 779 00:34:41,034 --> 00:34:42,626 for Miss Hampton to slip through. 780 00:34:42,702 --> 00:34:45,899 Then, it's up to the state legislature to fashion a remedy. 781 00:34:45,972 --> 00:34:48,304 Not a judge in a family court. 782 00:34:49,209 --> 00:34:52,201 Assuming I could do something, Mr. McCoy, what would it be? 783 00:34:52,312 --> 00:34:54,405 Apply the statute that's now in effect. 784 00:34:54,514 --> 00:34:56,744 Let us prosecute her as a juvenile offender. 785 00:34:56,816 --> 00:34:59,376 Well, if I did that and she was convicted, 786 00:34:59,452 --> 00:35:00,885 where would she serve her sentence? 787 00:35:01,154 --> 00:35:02,883 In an adult facility. 788 00:35:02,956 --> 00:35:04,890 And what would the maximum penalty be? 789 00:35:04,991 --> 00:35:06,117 Nine-to-life. 790 00:35:06,226 --> 00:35:09,161 You'd be treating her more harshly now, than you could back then. 791 00:35:09,262 --> 00:35:11,526 If she was prosecuted when she was 15, 792 00:35:11,631 --> 00:35:14,759 she'd face five years in a juvenile facility, 793 00:35:15,001 --> 00:35:19,097 not a life sentence, in a maximum-security prison. 794 00:35:19,439 --> 00:35:22,465 Times have changed. She is the one who concealed her crime. 795 00:35:25,245 --> 00:35:27,805 I have big problems with this, Mr. McCoy. 796 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:31,407 There's no such thing as a 35-year-old juvenile delinquent. 797 00:35:31,784 --> 00:35:33,979 So, how are we supposed to prosecute her? 798 00:35:34,053 --> 00:35:35,384 I sympathize with you, Mr. McCoy, 799 00:35:35,455 --> 00:35:37,821 but, my hands are tied by the statute. 800 00:35:38,992 --> 00:35:41,825 Motion to dismiss is granted. The respondent is released. 801 00:35:44,797 --> 00:35:47,789 Mr. McCoy, do you plan to appeal the judge's ruling? 802 00:35:47,867 --> 00:35:50,028 Possibly. I'm not sure the court's decision was wrong. 803 00:35:50,103 --> 00:35:51,730 So, you finally catch Rebecca Hampton's killer, 804 00:35:51,804 --> 00:35:54,170 and there's nothing you can do about it? We're still looking into it. 805 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:56,731 Do you have anything to say to Johnny Franchetta? 806 00:35:57,176 --> 00:35:59,406 If and when I do, I'll say it to him in person. 807 00:35:59,479 --> 00:36:01,242 Now, if you'll excuse us. 808 00:36:01,714 --> 00:36:04,615 Miss Hampton, do you admit that you killed your mother in 1978? 809 00:36:04,684 --> 00:36:06,015 She has no comment. 810 00:36:06,085 --> 00:36:07,518 How does it feel to get away with murder? 811 00:36:07,587 --> 00:36:09,077 Deal with them, Andrew. No more questions. 812 00:36:09,188 --> 00:36:10,747 Please, let us through. 813 00:36:14,762 --> 00:36:16,992 Great work, people. Wonderful. 814 00:36:17,698 --> 00:36:18,995 We tried to handle the media. 815 00:36:19,066 --> 00:36:20,431 Looks like the media handled us. 816 00:36:20,501 --> 00:36:22,264 Man-handled is more like it. 817 00:36:22,369 --> 00:36:23,996 So much for keeping it low-key. 818 00:36:24,071 --> 00:36:26,039 This woman killed her mother, 819 00:36:26,173 --> 00:36:28,073 and let an innocent man go to jail. 820 00:36:28,342 --> 00:36:30,310 You're telling me there's nothing we can do about it? 821 00:36:30,744 --> 00:36:32,905 It's not our fault, Adam. There's a glitch in the law. 822 00:36:33,013 --> 00:36:35,311 So, I just sit here and dodge the flak. 823 00:36:39,820 --> 00:36:41,048 Yes. 824 00:36:43,490 --> 00:36:44,684 Put him through. 825 00:36:45,192 --> 00:36:48,059 We're filing a civil action against The Ledger. 826 00:36:48,662 --> 00:36:50,789 It's going to be hard to prove our case, 827 00:36:50,864 --> 00:36:53,765 unless you convict Nicole Hampton. 828 00:36:53,867 --> 00:36:56,700 It's not our job to grease the wheels for you. 829 00:36:57,604 --> 00:36:59,162 We're as upset about it as you are. 830 00:36:59,773 --> 00:37:01,263 He did the 20 years. 831 00:37:01,342 --> 00:37:03,970 You blew the chance to have him acquitted in 1978. 832 00:37:04,111 --> 00:37:05,271 Now, wait a second. 833 00:37:05,346 --> 00:37:07,473 Johnny got the best defense money could buy. 834 00:37:08,082 --> 00:37:11,381 Or, you get what you pay for. We cleared Mr. Franchetta, 835 00:37:11,452 --> 00:37:13,511 because we interviewed witnesses. 836 00:37:13,854 --> 00:37:15,344 And scrutinized police reports. 837 00:37:15,422 --> 00:37:17,947 Don't lay it all on me. Your people missed it, too. 838 00:37:18,058 --> 00:37:19,616 We didn't represent him. 839 00:37:19,693 --> 00:37:22,127 Somebody's going to compensate me for what happened. 840 00:37:22,229 --> 00:37:24,163 I wouldn't push it, Mr. Franchetta. 841 00:37:24,298 --> 00:37:26,357 There's no statute of limitations on unreported 842 00:37:26,433 --> 00:37:28,230 sexual offenses against minors. 843 00:37:28,435 --> 00:37:29,595 What sex offense? 844 00:37:29,803 --> 00:37:31,361 You raped Nicole Hampton. 845 00:37:32,206 --> 00:37:33,366 Rape? 846 00:37:34,308 --> 00:37:35,866 The little bitch threw herself at me. 847 00:37:37,911 --> 00:37:39,606 Talk to us, Mr. Franchetta. 848 00:37:39,713 --> 00:37:41,772 What, so you can throw me back in jail? 849 00:37:41,849 --> 00:37:43,544 Assuming it was only statutory rape, 850 00:37:43,617 --> 00:37:44,811 you've more than served your time. 851 00:37:46,053 --> 00:37:47,816 I'd be careful here, Johnny. 852 00:37:47,888 --> 00:37:49,583 Yeah, right. Like last time. 853 00:37:52,926 --> 00:37:54,917 Me and Nicole, we had a thing. 854 00:37:54,995 --> 00:37:57,520 You had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old? 855 00:37:58,198 --> 00:38:01,793 Fifteen going on 40. You have the letters? 856 00:38:05,839 --> 00:38:09,502 Nicole wrote him for about three years, after he went upstate. 857 00:38:20,254 --> 00:38:21,414 "My dearest Johnny. 858 00:38:21,488 --> 00:38:23,752 "I think about you more, now that you're not here. 859 00:38:23,857 --> 00:38:25,484 "The way you used to touch my body 860 00:38:25,559 --> 00:38:27,220 "with your strong hands. " 861 00:38:31,799 --> 00:38:33,266 You get the picture. 862 00:38:33,333 --> 00:38:34,630 So much for rape. 863 00:38:34,935 --> 00:38:36,027 Nicole Hampton killed her mother 864 00:38:36,103 --> 00:38:37,900 to eliminate the competition. 865 00:38:38,639 --> 00:38:40,766 Hmm. Still nothing we can do about it. 866 00:38:40,874 --> 00:38:42,398 "That thing Andrew said at your trial 867 00:38:42,476 --> 00:38:44,273 "about pointing the gun at my mother, 868 00:38:44,878 --> 00:38:46,641 "he told me it never happened. " 869 00:38:46,980 --> 00:38:48,106 Her brother lied at the trial. 870 00:38:48,182 --> 00:38:50,844 Why didn't you raise this in Mr. Franchetta's appeal? 871 00:38:50,918 --> 00:38:53,512 The appeal was denied before he got that. 872 00:38:55,989 --> 00:38:57,684 Andrew lied to protect his sister. 873 00:38:57,758 --> 00:38:59,419 You could argue he was her accomplice. 874 00:38:59,526 --> 00:39:02,757 And he was 17. Not a juvenile. 875 00:39:03,931 --> 00:39:05,091 You'll make us copies? 876 00:39:07,367 --> 00:39:10,131 We plan to charge Mr. Hampton with murder in the second degree. 877 00:39:10,204 --> 00:39:12,900 This is an outrage. Mr. McCoy can't prosecute the real killer, 878 00:39:12,973 --> 00:39:15,134 so he trumps up a charge against Mr. Hampton. 879 00:39:15,275 --> 00:39:16,572 What do you want me to do, Ms. Walsh? 880 00:39:16,643 --> 00:39:18,770 Stop this railroad job before it gets started. 881 00:39:18,846 --> 00:39:20,609 All right, calm down. 882 00:39:20,781 --> 00:39:22,373 What about this, Mr. McCoy? 883 00:39:22,449 --> 00:39:24,917 Andrew Hampton lied at a murder trial 20 years ago, 884 00:39:24,985 --> 00:39:27,579 in order to fabricate a conviction against an innocent man. 885 00:39:27,688 --> 00:39:30,953 Doesn't make out murder. Perjury, hindering prosecution, maybe. 886 00:39:31,024 --> 00:39:32,855 He concocted an alibi with his sister, 887 00:39:32,926 --> 00:39:35,292 so she could slip out of school and kill their mother. 888 00:39:35,362 --> 00:39:36,920 He's doing this, so Adam Schiff can 889 00:39:36,997 --> 00:39:38,624 clean some of the egg off his face. 890 00:39:38,699 --> 00:39:40,360 I'm doing this because I think your client 891 00:39:40,434 --> 00:39:42,061 was complicit in a murder. 892 00:39:42,302 --> 00:39:44,065 I can't stop him, Ms. Walsh. 893 00:39:44,137 --> 00:39:45,729 Sounds like he can make a case. 894 00:39:51,211 --> 00:39:52,769 What's this going to accomplish, Jack? 895 00:39:52,846 --> 00:39:54,438 I have no intentions of trying Andrew Hampton 896 00:39:54,515 --> 00:39:55,573 for the murder of his mother. 897 00:39:55,649 --> 00:39:58,345 But, he might implicate his sister in the Fox shooting. 898 00:39:58,418 --> 00:40:00,443 We have no proof she was involved. 899 00:40:00,521 --> 00:40:02,512 I don't know that, and you don't know that. 900 00:40:02,623 --> 00:40:05,717 She's manipulated him for 21 years. Why not this time? 901 00:40:05,792 --> 00:40:07,623 Well, how far you going to push it? 902 00:40:07,694 --> 00:40:09,662 Until one of them breaks. 903 00:40:09,730 --> 00:40:11,891 I have a life sentence to use as leverage. 904 00:40:19,473 --> 00:40:20,770 Oh, my God! 905 00:40:22,910 --> 00:40:25,037 Two nights in here, and I got lice. 906 00:40:25,145 --> 00:40:27,272 What you're doing to my brother is despicable! 907 00:40:27,381 --> 00:40:30,214 He concealed your crime in 1978. 908 00:40:30,384 --> 00:40:32,978 The two of you shot Gerald Fox to protect your secret. 909 00:40:33,053 --> 00:40:34,680 I had nothing to do with that. 910 00:40:34,755 --> 00:40:36,313 She didn't, Mr. McCoy. 911 00:40:37,157 --> 00:40:38,784 Why should we believe you? 912 00:40:39,359 --> 00:40:42,089 She's been using you as her doormat for the last 20 years. 913 00:40:42,229 --> 00:40:45,164 It's a nice theory, but, what are you going to present to the jury? 914 00:40:45,232 --> 00:40:46,790 This dime-store psychology? 915 00:40:46,900 --> 00:40:50,563 We're not going to a jury. We're gonna work out a couple of pleas right here. 916 00:40:50,637 --> 00:40:53,868 Of course, if Miss Hampton won't admit to acting as an accomplice 917 00:40:53,941 --> 00:40:56,933 in the Fox shooting, then I'll try her brother 918 00:40:57,010 --> 00:40:59,445 as an accomplice in the murder of Rebecca Hampton. 919 00:40:59,547 --> 00:41:01,174 You're blackmailing me. 920 00:41:01,282 --> 00:41:03,409 What kind of deal are we talking about? 921 00:41:03,618 --> 00:41:05,347 Five years then, five years now. 922 00:41:05,453 --> 00:41:07,580 A gesture, acknowledging her responsibility. 923 00:41:08,456 --> 00:41:09,889 Responsibility for what? 924 00:41:10,024 --> 00:41:11,651 The murder of your mother. 925 00:41:13,962 --> 00:41:15,088 Nicole? 926 00:41:17,999 --> 00:41:20,331 Are you crazy? 927 00:41:25,340 --> 00:41:26,830 There it is, Mr. Hampton. 928 00:41:28,042 --> 00:41:29,441 What do you want me to do? 929 00:41:29,577 --> 00:41:31,169 Tell us exactly how your sister was involved 930 00:41:31,245 --> 00:41:32,405 In the Fox shooting. 931 00:41:32,747 --> 00:41:34,112 She didn't do anything. 932 00:41:34,382 --> 00:41:37,510 You're willing to go to jail for 25 years to protect her? 933 00:41:37,585 --> 00:41:40,611 She never asked for any protection, for anything. 934 00:41:41,356 --> 00:41:42,687 Even when she needed it. 935 00:41:42,824 --> 00:41:44,416 With Johnny Franchetta? 936 00:41:46,628 --> 00:41:48,220 He took advantage of her. 937 00:41:48,363 --> 00:41:50,831 Your sister seduced him. That's a lie. 938 00:41:50,932 --> 00:41:53,492 She killed your mother so she could have him all to herself. 939 00:41:53,601 --> 00:41:55,193 Oh, please! We have the letters 940 00:41:55,269 --> 00:41:57,100 she wrote to him in prison. 941 00:41:57,171 --> 00:41:58,365 "Dearest Johnny, 942 00:41:58,439 --> 00:42:00,737 "my friend says that they have these trailers 943 00:42:00,975 --> 00:42:02,499 "where they let you do it. 944 00:42:02,610 --> 00:42:04,009 "If they have one at your jail, 945 00:42:04,078 --> 00:42:05,636 "maybe I could come visit you. " 946 00:42:08,349 --> 00:42:09,907 Come on, Andrew, it was a joke. 947 00:42:10,618 --> 00:42:14,019 A bikini shot. Was that a joke, too? 948 00:42:14,589 --> 00:42:16,318 I felt sorry for him. 949 00:42:16,391 --> 00:42:18,086 I don't understand, Nicole. 950 00:42:18,192 --> 00:42:20,626 They're just doing this, because I got away with something. 951 00:42:21,696 --> 00:42:23,789 You were sleeping with him! 952 00:42:25,333 --> 00:42:28,393 You told me it was mom's fault. You little whore! 953 00:42:28,503 --> 00:42:29,834 Don't call me that, Andrew! 954 00:42:29,937 --> 00:42:31,700 You said you were raped. 955 00:42:32,473 --> 00:42:34,941 You'll say whatever it takes to get your way! 956 00:42:35,043 --> 00:42:37,102 She didn't give a damn about us! 957 00:42:37,612 --> 00:42:41,241 All the times I came, and rescued you in the middle of the night! 958 00:42:41,315 --> 00:42:42,475 I needed you. 959 00:42:42,550 --> 00:42:45,883 You never even thought about me. It was always you. 960 00:42:46,821 --> 00:42:47,981 You! 961 00:42:48,122 --> 00:42:50,454 No, we always looked out for each other. 962 00:42:51,025 --> 00:42:53,050 Remember what you said, Andrew? 963 00:42:53,761 --> 00:42:55,729 Two people in a lifeboat. 964 00:43:02,770 --> 00:43:04,863 As soon as you're ready, Mr. Hampton. 965 00:43:11,012 --> 00:43:12,445 My sister 966 00:43:13,247 --> 00:43:15,738 told me what time Fox went to work. 967 00:43:15,817 --> 00:43:17,114 No, he's lying. 968 00:43:17,185 --> 00:43:19,085 She told me to shoot Fox, 969 00:43:19,153 --> 00:43:20,814 or they'd find out what she did. 970 00:43:20,888 --> 00:43:22,549 Mr. McCoy, my brother's been in therapy. 971 00:43:22,657 --> 00:43:24,989 He's got a lot of problems. How could you do this to me? 972 00:43:25,059 --> 00:43:26,993 Maybe he's doing it for himself. 973 00:43:27,962 --> 00:43:30,123 I'm dropping the murder charge against you. 974 00:43:32,567 --> 00:43:35,832 And you're under arrest for the attempted murder of Gerald Fox. 975 00:43:39,607 --> 00:43:41,336 Son of a bitch. 976 00:43:43,878 --> 00:43:46,073 Andrew Hampton accepted our offer. 977 00:43:46,547 --> 00:43:49,277 Attempted Man One, six to 12 years in jail. 978 00:43:50,318 --> 00:43:52,218 Well, hopefully his sister will be joining him. 979 00:43:53,521 --> 00:43:56,046 You don't think he can convince a jury Nicole put him up to it? 980 00:43:56,157 --> 00:43:57,954 I think she'll toss her hair back a few times, 981 00:43:58,025 --> 00:43:59,151 and convince them she didn't. 982 00:43:59,894 --> 00:44:01,691 Pretty cynical, Abbie. 983 00:44:02,830 --> 00:44:06,459 Well, if that doesn't work, she could always give an interview to The Ledger. 984 00:44:07,502 --> 00:44:08,799 Hmm.