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NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system
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the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,
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the police
who investigate crime
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and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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Luis, you got
this order wrong.
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I'm not doing it.
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The guy wants it with egg whites.
What do you care?
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I will not make bacalao
guisado with egg whites.
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Hey, you know, I'm sick of all of
these bfanquitos coming in here
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with all their
special requests.
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Oh, no cilantro, put
the ajo on the side.
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Just fix it.
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I'll have that for you
in just a second.
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Do you have any Equal?
No. Just sugar.
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(CRASHING)
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(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
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DOA's a male, white, early forties.
Smashed his head on the windshield.
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Damn. Dude did
some serious damage.
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Our friend here have a name?
No ID on him.
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Well, that's one citation,
driving without a license.
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We put a call over the air to
track the registered owner.
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ED: Was he talking
on his cell phone?
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Didn't see one.
There was a male, white,
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late teens,
in the passenger seat.
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A busjust took him over
to Columbia Presbyterian.
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How bad is he?
Pretty banged up,
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complained about
abdominal pains.
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Kept asking
for his dad.
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Damn, that's rough.
Any bystanders hurt?
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A waitress
and six customers.
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Three of them had to be
taken out on stretchers.
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One broke an arm, two got
pretty cut up by flying glass.
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Freaking miracle
nobody else got killed.
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Well, you know, it sounds like a pretty
straightforward case of lousy driving.
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Why call us, Sarge?
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Lady says she saw a another
car running lights,
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chasing this one
down the block.
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ED: What do you mean, like road rage?
LEONETTI: Something.
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They caused a city bus
to stop in its tracks.
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Driver had to jam on his brakes,
bounced a lot of passengers around.
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Well, were any of them
seriously hurt?
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LEONETTI: None of them
needed medical attention.
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Wait till
they find lawyers.
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After the crash, the witness says the
second car hauled ass out of here.
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Whatever happened tojust
flipping somebody the bird?
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I was waiting here
for the M-4 bus,
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and I hear these
screeching tires.
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I turn and I see these two cars,
like racing or something.
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What do you
mean, "racing"?
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They both ran the light.
The SUV got cut off,
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so he tried to beat the
other guy around the bus.
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And he just flew
into the restaurant.
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What did the other
car look like?
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It was dark green, just a
regular car, like a Honda.
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Was it like a Honda,
or a Honda?
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I... I... I got the license.
Great.
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It was definitely an "R"
and a seven in there.
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Maybe a seven?
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Oh, oh, it had one of those
yellow ribbons on the back of it.
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You know,
"Support Our Troops."
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Definitely a dark blue
Toyota sedan.
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Somewhere between a royal blue and
more like a midnight blue, maybe.
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He almost killed a couple of
kids at the intersection.
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Did you see the plates?
Not really.
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What... What did catch my eye
is he had one of those, uh...
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Yellow ribbons on the
back of the car.
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For the troops?
Which is weird, right?
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I mean, usually you see
them on the big SUVs.
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Like maybe the troops wouldn't
be over there in the first place
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if jerks like that weren't
sucking up all the fuel.
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I'm sorry, I got a thing for energy
consumption. Drives my wife crazy.
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Well, I can sympathize.
Thank you.
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With her, I mean.
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Way too much time
in the hole, this guy.
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Says he saw a blue Toyota, but he won't
be sure until he sees some swatches.
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(CHUCKLES) Well, the woman
thinks that the chase car
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was like a green Honda with a
yellow ribbon on the back of it.
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LEON ETTI: Detectives. Well, at
least they agree on something.
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What you got?
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We just found this
near the dead guy.
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That's a hunting knife.
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You're gonna see that
gets vouchered, right?
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You got it. And I'll have them tow the
vehicle back to the house for an inventory.
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Let's see what
AIS has to say.
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Looks like the sedan cut off the
SUV where the skid marks converge.
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Then the driver of the
SUV loses control,
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jumps the curb, wound
up in somebody's lap.
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How fast do you think
they were going?
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From the length of the skid marks
and accounting for drag factors
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like the weight
of the occupants
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and the nearly full tank
of gas in the Explorer,
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I'd say about 40.
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Can we get a make
on the sedan's tires?
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Not from these
skid marks.
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Our witnesses' descriptions
are all over the place.
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The only thing that we're fairly
certain about is that there was
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a yellow ribbon magnet attached to the
back of the vehicle that got away.
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Yeah. We'd have an easier time
finding a car without one.
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Did you contact
the owner?
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Yeah. The Explorer is
registered to Selma Flanagan.
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She's 43 years old,
lives upstate in Kingston.
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Green's trying
to contact her now.
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All right.
What you got, Officer?
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I was finishing up
the vehicle inventory.
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I came across some hunting
gear under the cargo cover.
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The bolt-action Remington Model 700.
A fine deer rifle.
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I had one just like
it when I was a kid.
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You hunt?
Oh, yeah.
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My Uncle Phil used
to take us up
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to Door County, Wisconsin,
to hunt whitetail.
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Of course, I always
preferred using a bow,
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it kind of levels the playing field.
Uh-huh.
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And the deer, what kind
of weapons do they use?
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Same as the cow.
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Chamber's empty and it doesn't seem
like it's been fired recently.
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This hunting tag belongs
to a Tommy Flanagan.
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That's the same last name
as the registered owner.
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Well, if Green can't
reach Mrs. Flanagan,
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call the Ulster
County PD,
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have them track her down and bring
her to meet you at the hospital.
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His name's
Tommy Flanagan.
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That was his hunting
gear in the car.
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So, where is he now?
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He's being prepped
for surgery.
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His belly was rigid
when he presented,
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suggesting bleeding
into the peritoneal cavity,
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so we sent him
right up to the O.R.
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Oh, so it's serious?
Potentially.
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He lacerated his liver, so we'll
have to perform a resection,
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take out the damaged parts
and close it back up.
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If all goes well,
he'll be home in a week.
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His father
wasn't so lucky.
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When can we talk to him? He'll
be in recovery all night.
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ED: Doctor,
do me a favor.
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When he comes to,
would you give us a call?
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Sure.
Thank you.
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Mrs. Flanagan?
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I'm Detective Fontana.
This is Detective Green.
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Where's my son?
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Tommy's in surgery right now. His
surgeon, Dr. Park, will fill you in.
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And Tom,
my husband?
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Unfortunately, his injuries
were far more serious.
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Paramedics weren't able to save him.
I'm sorry.
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Oh, my God! No.
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(SOBBING)
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Mrs. Flanagan.
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You have our
deepest condolences.
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(STAMMERS) Where is he?
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Well, are you sure
you want to do this now?
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I need to see
my husband.
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Mrs. Flanagan,
are you ready?
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I guess so.
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That's not Tom.
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That's not my husband. I've
never seen that man before.
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But this is your son's ID?
Yes.
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This doesn't make sense. They were
supposed to be hunting together.
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ED: Where?
I... I don't know.
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But you've got
to find Tom. Please.
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Does your husband have a
friend, a hunting buddy?
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Um, P.J. They've hunted
together for years.
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P.J.: What's wrong, Se}?
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Tommy's in the hospital.
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Is he okay?
He's gonna be just fine.
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Listen, we need to know where Mr.
Flanagan might be hunting.
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Did you guys have
a favorite spot?
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What's going on, Sel?
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P.J., please,
just tell them.
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Sometimes Tom and me will
head out to Sullivan County,
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if we're making
a couple days of it.
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Where would you
go for the day?
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Antler Creek State Park.
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About 20 miles north,
right up Route 302.
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I can take you
over there if you want.
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Would you?
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We should let the local PD
know we're here. Right.
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This is where
Tom always parks.
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There's a great blind about
a quarter of a mile in.
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Still not answering
his cell phone.
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Don't worry, Sel. You know Tom
turns it off when he's hunting.
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Mrs. Flanagan, we need you
to wait here with Mr. Grant
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while we go take a look
around, all right.
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I can give
you guys a hand.
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No, that's okay.
We got it. Thanks.
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There goes a perfectly fine
pair of Gucci loafers.
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ED: Hey. I've got
something over here.
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Man down. Gunshot to
the back of the head.
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I got another
one over here.
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Looks like a teenage girl.
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Got one here, too.
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Thomas Flanagan.
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What in God's name
happened here?
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We've never seen this
kind of thing up here.
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Did you know them?
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They're all locals from Kingston
who hunt up here every season.
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Stoney Anderson
and his son, Jason.
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Eric and Amanda Haas.
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And Thomas Flanagan.
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His son gonna be okay?
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Doctors say
it looks okay.
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Look at this. This is the
guy that died in the crash,
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the one we thought
was Flanagan.
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I don't recognize him.
You think that's our shooter?
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He's an excellent
candidate.
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But you didn't find
aweapon in the car?
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No, not one that was
fired recently.
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We're gonna have somebody from
our squad e-mail you his prints
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and photos as soon
as possible, all right?
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Man, I don't envy those dudes,
having to notify all the families.
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Better them than us. Besides,
we have a long drive back.
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Hey, didn't that
AIS detective say that,
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that Explorer had
a full tank of gas?
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Yeah. He factored that into
the weight of the vehicle
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to determine its speed.
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Well, those SUVs, the gas
mileage is practically nothing.
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So, if they started up here, they
had to fill up on the way in.
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That's what I'm saying.
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Excuse me. Were you working
here this morning?
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Yeah. Something wrong?
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You remember seeing
this man here?
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He was driving a green Ford Explorer,
had a teenage boy with him.
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Yeah, they filled up
around 9:00, 9:30.
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Was there another
car behind them?
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Not that I saw.
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Did he pay
cash or credit?
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Cash.
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Do you remember anything
unusual about him?
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They pulled up to the bathroom
before they pulled up to the pump.
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And the bathroom
is on the side?
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Yeah.
Yeah, thanks.
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Nothing in there a little
Lysol wouldn't help.
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Joe, look at this.
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"John Wyatt."
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Oh, looky here.
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Semiautomatic.
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That's no hunting rifle.
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So John Wyatt is the dead
driver and the upstate shooter?
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One and the same.
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00:12:03,323 --> 00:12:06,554
The rifle we found is
an AR-15 semiautomatic.
240
00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:08,321
It's a positive
ballistics match
241
00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:10,419
for the murder weapon, and
Wyatt's prints are all over it.
242
00:12:10,496 --> 00:12:13,522
They found his pickup truck about three
miles from where the shootings were,
243
00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,500
so it looks like he just
ran to the closest car.
244
00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:17,536
The guy's a poster child
for anger management.
245
00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:21,165
He was thrown out of high school, half
a dozen arrests for barroom fights,
246
00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:24,609
and he just got fired from his
warehouse job for throttling his boss.
247
00:12:24,677 --> 00:12:27,078
Just the type of dude you want
running around with an AR-15.
248
00:12:27,146 --> 00:12:30,844
It still leaves us the question
of who ran Wyatt off the road.
249
00:12:31,117 --> 00:12:33,245
I'm taking you two
out of the batting order
250
00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:35,185
until we tie up
the loose ends.
251
00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:39,089
With all due respect, Lieutenant,
whoever forced Wyatt off the road
252
00:12:39,158 --> 00:12:41,058
saved Thomas
Flanagan's life.
253
00:12:41,194 --> 00:12:43,458
And hurt a whole bunch
of innocent people.
254
00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:49,063
I'll be expecting your best
efforts here, Fontana.
255
00:12:50,169 --> 00:12:51,967
Yes, ma'am, 100%.
256
00:12:53,306 --> 00:12:56,765
So, if you're driving south
on that side of the Hudson,
257
00:12:56,843 --> 00:12:59,403
you have to pay a toll
to get into New York City.
258
00:12:59,545 --> 00:13:02,913
Did Flanagan's Explorer have
an EZ-Pass we can track?
259
00:13:03,016 --> 00:13:04,074
No such luck.
260
00:13:04,150 --> 00:13:05,811
VAN BUREN: Maybe
someone called 911?
261
00:13:05,885 --> 00:13:08,547
We already checked that.
In Ulster County?
262
00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:19,560
Took you fellas long enough.
I called 911 yesterday.
263
00:13:19,899 --> 00:13:22,493
We understand that, Mrs.
Haiduk, and we're sorry.
264
00:13:22,568 --> 00:13:24,536
Uh, you complained
about some hunters?
265
00:13:25,605 --> 00:13:29,701
That's right. In the same woods
where all those people were shot.
266
00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:32,038
Unbelievable, isn't it?
267
00:13:32,278 --> 00:13:34,337
Maybe if somebody would
have showed up sooner.
268
00:13:34,414 --> 00:13:36,348
You were here when
you heard the shots?
269
00:13:36,416 --> 00:13:38,111
Back in the laundry room.
270
00:13:38,384 --> 00:13:42,184
There must have been nine or ten
shots this time, by the road.
271
00:13:42,789 --> 00:13:44,257
This time.
There were others?
272
00:13:45,591 --> 00:13:48,356
Last weekend, there were a couple
of hunters on my property.
273
00:13:48,928 --> 00:13:51,522
Hell, I must have called
the cops a dozen times
274
00:13:51,597 --> 00:13:53,429
since the hunting
season started.
275
00:13:53,499 --> 00:13:55,763
First two times, they
came out to look around.
276
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,360
Now they don't
even bother.
277
00:13:57,937 --> 00:13:59,962
Well, after the shooting
stopped yesterday,
278
00:14:00,039 --> 00:14:02,371
did you happen to see
someone drive by?
279
00:14:03,109 --> 00:14:04,838
Can't say that I did.
280
00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:06,072
Thank you.
281
00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:10,877
I was on Route 302 in Nanuet,
near the Palisades,
282
00:14:10,983 --> 00:14:13,816
and this green SUV came up
from behind me out of nowhere,
283
00:14:13,886 --> 00:14:16,514
and went flying past me.
Almost ran me off the road.
284
00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:18,614
You called 911
from your car?
285
00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:20,682
Well, lthought the guy
was gonna kill somebody.
286
00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,888
But my cell phone died
in the middle of the call.
287
00:14:22,962 --> 00:14:25,727
Is that the last you saw of the
vehicle, Mr. Stoller? Yeah.
288
00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:28,495
But about a minute
after the SUV went by,
289
00:14:28,634 --> 00:14:30,261
some otherjerk
did the same thing.
290
00:14:30,603 --> 00:14:33,004
Yeah. Can you
describe that vehicle?
291
00:14:33,106 --> 00:14:34,904
A dark-colored sedan.
292
00:14:35,141 --> 00:14:36,575
ED: Did it have any
stickers on the back of it?
293
00:14:36,642 --> 00:14:38,041
Not that I noticed.
294
00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:40,512
Last I saw, they were both on the
ramp for the Tappan Zee Bridge.
295
00:14:41,481 --> 00:14:43,279
Which leads
right to the city.
296
00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:45,643
Thanks, man.
FONTANA: Thank you.
297
00:14:51,858 --> 00:14:54,953
Lot of trouble to go through to
find the guy who rescued that kid.
298
00:14:55,027 --> 00:14:56,995
Maybe you'd rather be outside
picking up quarters.
299
00:14:57,063 --> 00:15:00,033
I'm just saying that we looked at
a couple thousand cars already.
300
00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:04,058
And I'm just saying we're gonna do it all
over again in case we missed something.
301
00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:05,898
Hey, there's
a green Explorer.
302
00:15:07,673 --> 00:15:08,868
FONTANA: Wrong
license number.
303
00:15:09,542 --> 00:15:11,806
You sure you have
the right time frame?
304
00:15:12,378 --> 00:15:14,176
I'll tell you what
we're going to do.
305
00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:18,150
We're going to expand the time
frame 15 minutes on each side,
306
00:15:18,217 --> 00:15:20,015
just in case.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
307
00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:22,846
Hello.
308
00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:25,357
You know, I'm beginning to not
like your attitude at all.
309
00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:26,786
Sorry.
310
00:15:26,959 --> 00:15:29,656
Joe. Tommy Flanagan's
out of recovery.
311
00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:37,695
My dad made me go. He said the
fresh air would wake me up.
312
00:15:38,371 --> 00:15:40,499
But you stayed in the car? Yeah.
313
00:15:40,573 --> 00:15:44,134
I was too tired to go hunting.
I fell asleep.
314
00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,437
Iwoke up when the car
started moving again.
315
00:15:49,148 --> 00:15:51,708
I thought it was my
Dad taking us home.
316
00:15:52,118 --> 00:15:54,052
It was some strange
guy that was driving.
317
00:15:54,387 --> 00:15:56,481
You'd never seen
this guy before?
318
00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:00,956
(CRYING) He stuck
a knife in my face.
319
00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:04,956
I thought he was gonna slit my
throat if I didn't sit still.
320
00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:06,993
Tommy.
321
00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:11,362
This guy's not going to hurt you anymore.
He's dead.
322
00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:17,974
Do you remember making any stops
on the way into the city?
323
00:16:18,077 --> 00:16:20,011
TOMMY: Oh, yeah, for gas.
324
00:16:20,179 --> 00:16:22,375
He threw a rifle
in the dumpster.
325
00:16:23,149 --> 00:16:25,550
I was gonna run,
but I was too scared.
326
00:16:26,419 --> 00:16:28,217
Did you make
any other stops?
327
00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:30,949
Just to slow down for the
toll at the G.W. Bridge.
328
00:16:32,425 --> 00:16:35,087
The George Washington,
and not the Tappan Zee?
329
00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:39,787
Right. I was gonna try to
jump out, but he didn't stop.
330
00:16:40,700 --> 00:16:44,500
He just ran the EZ-Pass
lane, the far left lane.
331
00:16:44,871 --> 00:16:47,431
Do you remember seeing
another car following you?
332
00:16:49,775 --> 00:16:51,971
Got real nervous when
we got to the bridge.
333
00:16:52,078 --> 00:16:53,671
Kept on looking
in his rearview mirror.
334
00:17:00,052 --> 00:17:01,144
Mom.
335
00:17:01,254 --> 00:17:04,246
Hi, sweetie.
How are you feeling?
336
00:17:06,926 --> 00:17:08,792
We were just
finishing up.
337
00:17:08,928 --> 00:17:11,192
You have a very brave son here, Mrs.
Flanagan.
338
00:17:11,264 --> 00:17:13,096
That driver who
followed our car,
339
00:17:13,165 --> 00:17:15,827
I hope you find him so I can
at least say thank you.
340
00:17:16,302 --> 00:17:18,964
Mom, where's Dad?
341
00:17:19,972 --> 00:17:21,736
Is he coming
to see me?
342
00:17:25,978 --> 00:17:27,343
You think the kid
had it right?
343
00:17:27,413 --> 00:17:29,711
Are you kidding me?
Down to the exact lane.
344
00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:31,715
So, when Stoller
said that he saw them
345
00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:33,309
headed towards the Tappan
Zee, he was lying.
346
00:17:33,386 --> 00:17:34,512
Or mistaken.
347
00:17:34,587 --> 00:17:36,487
You don't really
believe that.
348
00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:37,955
No, I do not.
349
00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,329
In all the excitement, I
guess I just got confused.
350
00:17:43,396 --> 00:17:46,457
I'll tell you what I think
happened, Randall.
351
00:17:46,933 --> 00:17:49,732
I think you saw what
happened in the woods,
352
00:17:49,802 --> 00:17:52,396
and when Wyatt tried to take
off, you took off after him.
353
00:17:52,471 --> 00:17:55,304
That's not true. I don't know
why you keep lying about it.
354
00:17:55,374 --> 00:17:57,968
You saved a kid's life, for
crying out loud. You're a hero.
355
00:17:58,044 --> 00:18:00,570
You think so?
Absolutely. Sit down.
356
00:18:06,452 --> 00:18:08,580
And between us,
357
00:18:08,654 --> 00:18:12,352
that son of a bitch that killed
those hunters in the woods,
358
00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:13,859
who's gonna miss him?
359
00:18:16,195 --> 00:18:17,424
Nah, I never
followed him.
360
00:18:17,496 --> 00:18:20,466
I just tried to get the plate
number and call the police.
361
00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:22,666
I'm very disappointed
in you, Randall.
362
00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:24,895
Hey, Joe.
363
00:18:26,038 --> 00:18:29,008
Did you know that the Port Authority
takes photos of every vehicle
364
00:18:29,075 --> 00:18:31,043
that goes through
the G.W. Bridge tollbooths?
365
00:18:31,410 --> 00:18:32,775
I did not
know that, Ed.
366
00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:34,774
Check this out.
367
00:18:34,847 --> 00:18:37,441
Here is the Flanagans'
green Explorer
368
00:18:37,516 --> 00:18:41,680
going through the far left
EZ-Pass lane at 9:57 a.m.
369
00:18:41,754 --> 00:18:47,249
Followed 30 seconds later by a blue
Toyota Camry, registered to you.
370
00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,824
FONTANA: Oh, come on, why don't you
tell us the rest of the story?
371
00:18:50,062 --> 00:18:53,589
I promise you, it's not going to be
a tenth as bad as you think it is.
372
00:18:55,668 --> 00:18:57,261
I want a lawyer.
373
00:18:57,870 --> 00:18:59,269
All right.
374
00:18:59,405 --> 00:19:02,568
Here you go, big-shot crime fighter.
Hook yourself up.
375
00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:04,743
You can read yourself
your own rights, too.
376
00:19:16,455 --> 00:19:19,755
Stoller followed Wyatt from the
scene of the hunting massacre
377
00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:21,884
all the way
to Washington Heights.
378
00:19:22,795 --> 00:19:24,126
Where was Wyatt going?
379
00:19:24,196 --> 00:19:27,393
Best we can figure, he has a cousin
who lives on Amsterdam Avenue.
380
00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,128
When Stollertried
to cut him off,
381
00:19:30,202 --> 00:19:33,194
Wyatt sped up, and his car
veered out of control.
382
00:19:33,372 --> 00:19:35,773
The only fatality was the
perpetrator of the massacre.
383
00:19:36,142 --> 00:19:37,541
Still a homicide.
384
00:19:38,444 --> 00:19:39,673
What are we going
to charge him with?
385
00:19:39,745 --> 00:19:41,509
The last thing
the police need
386
00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:45,175
is vigilantes playing bumper cars
on the streets of Manhattan.
387
00:19:45,251 --> 00:19:48,346
An argument can be made that Stoller
saved Tommy Flanagan's life.
388
00:19:48,487 --> 00:19:51,718
It was only dumb luck that
Stoller didn't kill him, too.
389
00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:54,920
He nearly ran over a family
of four at an intersection.
390
00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:56,688
What's the defendant
say about all this?
391
00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,661
Nothing.
He lawyered up.
392
00:19:58,764 --> 00:20:01,131
If Stoller wants to stonewall,
we don't have any choice.
393
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,395
Charge him
with manslaughter.
394
00:20:02,468 --> 00:20:04,630
That is not gonna go down so
well outside this building.
395
00:20:04,737 --> 00:20:06,899
This guy's on his way to
becoming a media darling.
396
00:20:07,006 --> 00:20:09,134
We're not here to win
a popularity contest.
397
00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:10,676
Until we get
an accounting from Stoller,
398
00:20:10,743 --> 00:20:12,677
let's prosecute
the case we have.
399
00:20:17,116 --> 00:20:20,347
“Docket number BMW.
People v. Randall Stoller.
400
00:20:20,419 --> 00:20:22,786
"One count manslaughter,
eight counts of assault,
401
00:20:22,855 --> 00:20:25,222
"one count leaving
the scene of an accident."
402
00:20:25,491 --> 00:20:27,653
How does he plead,
Ms. Chenier?
403
00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,826
Guilty to being
a hero, Judge.
404
00:20:29,895 --> 00:20:32,057
His heroics resulted
in a fatality
405
00:20:32,131 --> 00:20:34,259
and eight seriously
injured people, YourHonoL
406
00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:36,097
The only fatality
was the lunatic
407
00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:38,034
behind the bloodbath
at Antler Creek.
408
00:20:38,137 --> 00:20:40,196
And the young man who was
abducted is alive today
409
00:20:40,272 --> 00:20:41,671
because of Mr. Stoller's
actions.
410
00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,732
To prosecute my client
for this is an outrage.
411
00:20:43,876 --> 00:20:45,970
Aside from the fatality
and the injuries,
412
00:20:46,045 --> 00:20:47,410
dozens more
were endangered.
413
00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:50,015
My client is
a hard-working family man,
414
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:53,279
a law-abiding citizen who's never
so much as had a parking ticket.
415
00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:55,380
I'll set bail
at $1,000.
416
00:20:55,621 --> 00:20:56,884
On a homicide, Judge?
417
00:20:56,956 --> 00:20:58,515
That's right,
Ms. Borgia.
418
00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:01,822
I don't see the defendant as flight risk.
Call the next case.
419
00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:03,827
(BANGS GAVEL)
420
00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:06,795
I want to offer
my condolences
421
00:21:06,866 --> 00:21:09,130
to the families
in Ulster County.
422
00:21:09,268 --> 00:21:12,033
And I'm real thankful Tommy
Flanagan's gonna be okay.
423
00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:14,971
REPORTER 1: What about the
bystanders who were injured?
424
00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:19,134
I'm very sorry about that.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
425
00:21:19,211 --> 00:21:21,475
I just hope those people don't
lose any time off theirjobs.
426
00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:23,378
REPORTER 2: Mr. Stoller, have
you had any conversations...
427
00:21:23,449 --> 00:21:26,214
That's all my client has to say
for the time being. Thank you.
428
00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:29,050
Didn't take long for Julia to
start working the jury pool.
429
00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,714
You have any
sway with her?
430
00:21:30,890 --> 00:21:33,359
Our paths have crossed
a couple of times.
431
00:21:33,492 --> 00:21:35,051
Julia's aggressive.
432
00:21:35,194 --> 00:21:37,458
But she knows a good deal when
it comes across her desk.
433
00:21:37,530 --> 00:21:39,225
See what you can do.
434
00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:44,835
JULIA: I have Larry King
calling me, okay?
435
00:21:44,904 --> 00:21:47,305
Not one of his flunkies.
Larry King.
436
00:21:47,473 --> 00:21:49,942
And some studio exec who's talking
about a six-figure rights deal.
437
00:21:50,042 --> 00:21:52,067
Sounds like a ticket
out of Legal Aid.
438
00:21:52,178 --> 00:21:53,441
Who said I
want a ticket?
439
00:21:53,512 --> 00:21:55,446
What about Stoller?
You don't understand.
440
00:21:56,415 --> 00:21:58,406
This guy's not looking for his 15 minutes.
He's for real.
441
00:21:59,385 --> 00:22:00,648
What are you
looking for?
442
00:22:01,587 --> 00:22:02,679
A walk.
443
00:22:03,589 --> 00:22:05,023
That's not
going to happen.
444
00:22:05,191 --> 00:22:07,319
Yeah. I know the game,
charge high, plead low.
445
00:22:07,393 --> 00:22:10,556
So, let's play. Assuming his
story's consistent with the hype,
446
00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:13,121
one count of manslaughter to
cover everything. (CHUCKLING)
447
00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:15,361
Stoller saved you guys the
trouble of incarcerating
448
00:22:15,434 --> 00:22:16,924
John Wyatt
for the next 50 years.
449
00:22:17,036 --> 00:22:18,868
John Wyatt
deserved atrial.
450
00:22:18,971 --> 00:22:20,268
You're starting to sound
like your new boss.
451
00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:22,603
Not to mention the eight people
who wound up in the E.R.
452
00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:23,870
Can't do it.
453
00:22:25,744 --> 00:22:28,042
We might throw in avery sweet
sentencing recommendation.
454
00:22:28,113 --> 00:22:31,549
I'll get back to you after our
motion to dismiss your indictment.
455
00:22:31,617 --> 00:22:32,948
You wanna order
some spring rolls?
456
00:22:35,988 --> 00:22:38,548
Why should I dismiss this
indictment, Ms. Chenier?
457
00:22:38,624 --> 00:22:41,821
Because the law authorized my
client to make a citizen's arrest.
458
00:22:41,894 --> 00:22:44,022
He may have been authorized
to make an arrest,
459
00:22:44,096 --> 00:22:46,224
but not to engage
in a high-speed chase
460
00:22:46,298 --> 00:22:48,926
down Dyckman Street
and cause a fatal accident.
461
00:22:49,768 --> 00:22:52,100
Mr. Stoller's conduct
was gross recklessness.
462
00:22:52,171 --> 00:22:54,606
My client was doing
his duty as a citizen.
463
00:22:54,673 --> 00:22:57,904
We've recognized the legality of the
citizen's arrest for hundreds of years,
464
00:22:57,977 --> 00:23:00,309
from medieval England to the
posses of our frontier.
465
00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:02,279
And this mentality
has been the source
466
00:23:02,348 --> 00:23:04,942
of countless unjustified
lynchings and mob violence.
467
00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:07,144
Times have changed.
But the law hasn't.
468
00:23:07,219 --> 00:23:09,813
The Penal Law permits a private
citizen to use deadly force
469
00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:11,618
to prevent the escape
of a perpetrator
470
00:23:11,690 --> 00:23:13,920
who has committed a serious
felony in his presence.
471
00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:17,827
You can't derail a train
because a fugitive's on board.
472
00:23:18,197 --> 00:23:21,030
The statute requires
a citizen making an arrest
473
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,194
to do everything reasonable
under the circumstances.
474
00:23:23,469 --> 00:23:25,437
Which is exactly why I
need to know a little more
475
00:23:25,504 --> 00:23:27,563
about what happened
in Ulster County.
476
00:23:27,806 --> 00:23:30,468
I'm ordering a hearing
on your motion, Ms. Chenier.
477
00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:36,912
My department was alerted by
two New York City detectives
478
00:23:36,982 --> 00:23:39,576
that they needed our assistance
in Antler Creek Park.
479
00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:41,177
I got in my cruiser
and met them there.
480
00:23:41,687 --> 00:23:43,314
And what did you
find when you arrived?
481
00:23:43,389 --> 00:23:44,686
Five bodies
in the woods.
482
00:23:45,024 --> 00:23:46,492
Three of them were
friends from high school
483
00:23:46,558 --> 00:23:48,424
who took their kids to hunt
once they were old enough.
484
00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:50,789
The members
of this hunting party
485
00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:53,059
were chased down
and slaughtered?
486
00:23:53,565 --> 00:23:55,693
Were you able to determine
what provoked the shooting?
487
00:23:55,768 --> 00:23:57,634
On a previous occasion,
one of the victims
488
00:23:57,703 --> 00:23:59,797
had complained about the
shooter, John Wyatt.
489
00:24:00,339 --> 00:24:02,637
Said he was trespassing
in one of his tree stands.
490
00:24:02,708 --> 00:24:05,006
These guys get pretty
possessive about that.
491
00:24:05,210 --> 00:24:07,042
And he said Wyatt was
using an automatic rifle.
492
00:24:07,646 --> 00:24:09,011
JULIA: And that's a problem?
493
00:24:09,081 --> 00:24:10,981
RHODES: It really isn't
appropriate for shooting deer.
494
00:24:11,417 --> 00:24:14,045
A gun like that'll maim an animal
more often than it'll kill it.
495
00:24:19,191 --> 00:24:22,889
Was Randall Stoller in Antler
Creek Park that day, Officer?
496
00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:26,728
He pulled off the road to hunt at the exact
time that Wyatt was killing these folks.
497
00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:30,064
At any time, did Mr. Stoller
report what he saw?
498
00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:34,629
Only when he made a short 911 call while
he engaged in pursuit of the SUV.
499
00:24:34,740 --> 00:24:36,765
Headed east
on Route 302?
500
00:24:36,842 --> 00:24:37,900
That's right.
501
00:24:38,010 --> 00:24:40,001
What's on Route 302
502
00:24:40,079 --> 00:24:43,049
between Antler Creek
and the Palisades Parkway?
503
00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:46,345
It's a rural area, but there are
a couple hundred houses there,
504
00:24:46,418 --> 00:24:49,012
two gas stations,
a church, a mini-mart.
505
00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:53,091
So if Mr. Stoller was unable
to use his cell phone,
506
00:24:54,126 --> 00:24:57,687
he could've stopped at any of
those places and called for help?
507
00:24:57,763 --> 00:24:58,821
RHODES: I suppose so.
508
00:24:58,897 --> 00:25:01,923
And on the Parkway itself,
there's a State Police barracks?
509
00:25:02,401 --> 00:25:04,392
Two, in fact,
just off the exits.
510
00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:07,933
JACK: And a tollbooth at the
entrance to the G.W. Bridge.
511
00:25:08,007 --> 00:25:10,476
All right, I get
the point, Mr. McCoy.
512
00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:12,811
Do counsel have anything
to add to their arguments?
513
00:25:12,878 --> 00:25:14,607
It's quite apparent what
happened here, Judge.
514
00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,648
My client saw
a crime take place.
515
00:25:16,715 --> 00:25:18,308
He attempted to apprehend
the perpetrator.
516
00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:21,081
An objective which may have been
accomplished by the police,
517
00:25:21,153 --> 00:25:24,248
without the collateral damage
inflicted by the defendant.
518
00:25:24,356 --> 00:25:26,484
The operative word
being "may."
519
00:25:26,558 --> 00:25:28,492
The defendant might have
had better options,
520
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,086
but hindsight's
always 20-20.
521
00:25:31,363 --> 00:25:33,525
I'm ruling that by
engaging in this pursuit,
522
00:25:33,599 --> 00:25:36,125
the defendant was attempting
a citizen's arrest.
523
00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:39,171
It's unfortunate that these
bystanders were injured,
524
00:25:39,271 --> 00:25:42,400
but the manslaughter and assault charges
against the defendant are dismissed.
525
00:25:43,075 --> 00:25:45,976
The count of leaving the scene
of an accident is retained.
526
00:25:46,045 --> 00:25:47,342
(JUDGE BANGS GAVEL)
527
00:25:47,813 --> 00:25:51,613
One dead, eight hospitalized, and
all we have left is a traffic case.
528
00:25:51,683 --> 00:25:52,775
It's pretty clear
Judge Fillmore
529
00:25:52,851 --> 00:25:54,785
got caught up in
the tide of public opinion.
530
00:25:54,853 --> 00:25:57,254
We'll file an appeal.
Which could take years.
531
00:25:57,322 --> 00:26:00,553
Maybe Judge Fillmore will be
in private practice by then.
532
00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:04,754
Mr. McCoy, lthought you'd like
to get that as soon as possible.
533
00:26:07,766 --> 00:26:10,235
Tommy Flanagan's liver
failed. He's dead.
534
00:26:17,709 --> 00:26:19,939
We can't prosecute Stoller
for Wyatt's death,
535
00:26:20,012 --> 00:26:22,743
but now we can indict him
for Tommy Flanagan.
536
00:26:22,881 --> 00:26:24,713
Stoller's conduct
didn't change.
537
00:26:24,817 --> 00:26:28,151
Like I've always said, there's no
education in the second kick of a mule.
538
00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:30,655
I don't think the mule's
going to kick this time.
539
00:26:30,923 --> 00:26:34,120
A newjudge will be hard-pressed
to toss this case,
540
00:26:34,193 --> 00:26:36,662
now that we've got
an innocent victim
541
00:26:36,728 --> 00:26:38,492
instead of a dead
mass-murderer.
542
00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:39,758
What about a jury?
543
00:26:39,832 --> 00:26:41,231
I can't guarantee a win.
544
00:26:41,300 --> 00:26:43,428
But I'll make them
think long and hard
545
00:26:43,502 --> 00:26:46,267
before they hand Stoller a
license to kill Tommy Flanagan.
546
00:26:46,805 --> 00:26:48,364
BRANCH: What about
the equities here, Jack?
547
00:26:48,474 --> 00:26:50,841
Do we really think he deserves
a manslaughter sentence?
548
00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:52,104
JACK: As opposed to murder?
549
00:26:52,711 --> 00:26:53,803
The last time
we approached him,
550
00:26:53,879 --> 00:26:55,973
he wasn't interested
in any kind of sentence.
551
00:26:56,915 --> 00:26:59,577
Selma Flanagan lost
a husband and a son.
552
00:26:59,651 --> 00:27:02,245
If it's the son you're throwing
down the gauntlet for,
553
00:27:02,321 --> 00:27:04,255
I'd want to know
if she's of the same mind.
554
00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:12,256
They said if Tommy's
liver hadn't got hurt
555
00:27:12,331 --> 00:27:14,857
in the accident, it never
would have happened.
556
00:27:16,101 --> 00:27:18,695
They did everything
they could, but...
557
00:27:19,938 --> 00:27:21,804
We're very sorry,
Mrs. Flanagan.
558
00:27:22,441 --> 00:27:24,705
This is an extremely
difficult time,
559
00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:29,641
but we need to make some
decisions about Randall Stoller.
560
00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:32,712
I thought you said
his case was dismissed?
561
00:27:32,784 --> 00:27:35,651
Now we can try Mr. Stoller
for your son's death.
562
00:27:37,222 --> 00:27:40,192
You told the police you felt
he was a hero, but now...
563
00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:43,587
Obviously, things
have changed.
564
00:27:45,264 --> 00:27:47,995
You mean, if he hadn't
followed our car,
565
00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:51,069
Tommy might still be alive.
566
00:27:52,571 --> 00:27:54,869
But they said
that man had a knife.
567
00:27:55,007 --> 00:27:56,338
BORGIA: He did.
568
00:27:57,376 --> 00:28:00,243
So, he might have
killed Tommy anyway,
569
00:28:00,312 --> 00:28:02,644
since Tommy
could identify him.
570
00:28:02,714 --> 00:28:06,344
Or, if Mr. Stoller had
acted more responsibly,
571
00:28:06,418 --> 00:28:08,750
Wyatt might have been
apprehended by the police
572
00:28:08,820 --> 00:28:10,584
before any more
violence occurred.
573
00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:15,526
What if this were
your son, Mr. McCoy?
574
00:28:15,594 --> 00:28:18,359
Wouldn't you want somebody
to try and help him?
575
00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:21,092
There were other ways
to help, Mrs. Flanagan.
576
00:28:21,733 --> 00:28:25,567
I believe if Stoller hadn't taken
the law into his own hands,
577
00:28:25,904 --> 00:28:27,895
your son would
still be alive today.
578
00:28:27,973 --> 00:28:31,136
John Wyatt is the one who
should have paid for this.
579
00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:34,840
But he got off easy.
580
00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:41,184
So many families have
been destroyed already.
581
00:28:42,621 --> 00:28:46,455
Is sending Mr. Stoller to jail
going to bring my son back?
582
00:28:52,464 --> 00:28:54,432
It would have been nice to
have her in the courtroom.
583
00:28:54,499 --> 00:28:56,797
So, do you still want to re-file?
Why not?
584
00:28:57,336 --> 00:28:59,031
With all due respect
to Mrs. Flanagan,
585
00:28:59,104 --> 00:29:00,902
her emotional response
in her darkest hour
586
00:29:00,973 --> 00:29:02,566
shouldn't be our
only consideration.
587
00:29:02,641 --> 00:29:04,700
So, what is driving
this, Jack?
588
00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:08,002
What did Stoller think he was going
to do once he stopped Wyatt?
589
00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,741
Take out his deer
rifle and shoot him?
590
00:29:09,815 --> 00:29:11,476
Fortunately,
he didn't.
591
00:29:11,683 --> 00:29:13,412
Another six inches
here or there,
592
00:29:13,485 --> 00:29:15,010
and we'd have
a dozen dead bystanders.
593
00:29:15,087 --> 00:29:16,452
But there weren't.
594
00:29:16,521 --> 00:29:18,888
I understand there's value to making
an example out of him, but...
595
00:29:18,957 --> 00:29:22,154
As far as I can tell, Stoller's taking
the position that he's beyond reproach,
596
00:29:22,227 --> 00:29:23,888
that he doesn't have
to account to anyone.
597
00:29:23,962 --> 00:29:26,829
And whenever I hear that,
it's a huge red flag.
598
00:29:31,903 --> 00:29:34,565
My client is sick
that this young man died.
599
00:29:34,706 --> 00:29:36,640
Then he should accept
some responsibility.
600
00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:38,972
He tried to save
Tommy Flanagan's life.
601
00:29:39,144 --> 00:29:41,909
JACK: And he didn't do
a very good job of it.
602
00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:45,848
Even if I grant you the benefit
of every doubt, Mr. Stoller,
603
00:29:45,951 --> 00:29:48,420
there's criminal
responsibility here.
604
00:29:48,487 --> 00:29:50,979
You should seriously consider
a plea to manslaughter.
605
00:29:51,056 --> 00:29:53,286
I have a wife and three kids.
What are they going to do?
606
00:29:53,392 --> 00:29:56,885
You had an hour and half to think about
them while you were pursuing Wyatt.
607
00:29:58,664 --> 00:30:00,223
Have you explained
to your client
608
00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:02,666
that if he loses, he could
get twelve and a half-to-25?
609
00:30:02,734 --> 00:30:04,634
It's his call. You'll
offer the minimum?
610
00:30:04,936 --> 00:30:06,700
Three-to-nine.
And that's a gift.
611
00:30:11,209 --> 00:30:13,303
Why should I plead guilty if I
tried to do the right thing?
612
00:30:13,378 --> 00:30:16,245
Because it wasn't the right thing, Mr.
Stoller.
613
00:30:16,648 --> 00:30:19,413
You ignored the lives
of everyone out there.
614
00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:21,475
And Tommy Flanagan
died as a result.
615
00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,655
I'm very sorry
about what happened.
616
00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:31,291
But I was raised that when you see
somebody in trouble, you try to help.
617
00:30:31,363 --> 00:30:32,888
That's what I did.
618
00:30:36,234 --> 00:30:38,726
I'm just going to have to
put my faith in ajury.
619
00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:49,507
CLAIRE: We were sitting here,
having breakfast
620
00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:52,073
when we heard some
tires squeal outside.
621
00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:56,144
We turned to see what it was, and
we saw this carjump the curb.
622
00:30:57,022 --> 00:30:59,719
It was coming sideways,
straight at us.
623
00:31:00,926 --> 00:31:02,985
I've never been
so scared in my life.
624
00:31:03,061 --> 00:31:05,996
It came smashing through the front
window, right where we were sitting.
625
00:31:06,064 --> 00:31:07,532
What happened
to you as a result?
626
00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:11,263
My face was cut from the flying glass.
I got 14 stitches.
627
00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:13,896
I'm going to have a scar,
628
00:31:14,306 --> 00:31:16,866
and I broke my arm and my wrist
when the car knocked me back.
629
00:31:17,743 --> 00:31:20,303
It took me six weeks to get
back to work, and it's...
630
00:31:20,412 --> 00:31:21,675
It's still not right.
631
00:31:28,854 --> 00:31:31,186
I have no questions
for this witness.
632
00:31:34,192 --> 00:31:36,354
WOMAN ON TAPE: 911 Operator.
What's your emergency?
633
00:31:36,428 --> 00:31:40,490
RANDALL ON TAPE: Uh, yeah, I'm behind a green
Explorer on County Road 302 going east.
634
00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:43,557
It's a New York
license plate, R-J-"I...
635
00:31:44,669 --> 00:31:46,637
(BREAKING UP) Some...
I can't make it...
636
00:31:46,972 --> 00:31:48,633
OPERATOR: I'm sorry, sir,
you're breaking up.
637
00:31:48,707 --> 00:31:50,607
RANDALL: He's heading east,
but I can't keep up.
638
00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:53,507
(BREAKING) I think he's got some...
In the back seat... Sure...
639
00:31:53,578 --> 00:31:55,808
OPERATOR: Sir, could you
repeat your message?
640
00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:59,077
RANDALL: Okay, but I'm not really...
(BREAKING UP)
641
00:32:00,051 --> 00:32:02,520
OPERATOR: Sir, please
repeat your message.
642
00:32:04,156 --> 00:32:06,215
Sir. I lost him, Eddie.
643
00:32:07,325 --> 00:32:08,554
Host him.
644
00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:13,924
Can you identify
that call, Officer?
645
00:32:14,332 --> 00:32:19,236
That was a 911 call placed on Randall
Stoller's cell phone at 9:17 a.m.
646
00:32:19,504 --> 00:32:22,303
Thank you.
Nothing further.
647
00:32:24,910 --> 00:32:28,437
Officer, could Mr. Stoller
have reported this incident
648
00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:30,982
at the Palisades Parkway
toll plaza?
649
00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:33,916
The manned booths have intercom
lines to the shift supervisor.
650
00:32:34,052 --> 00:32:36,146
And if he went through
an unmanned booth?
651
00:32:36,521 --> 00:32:39,821
There's a bright yellow emergency phone
every five miles on the Parkway.
652
00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:48,597
It's not an easy case, Jack.
653
00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:50,226
You're just gonna have
to convince the jury
654
00:32:50,302 --> 00:32:52,066
that this guy's
way over the top.
655
00:32:52,170 --> 00:32:53,296
Do I look worried?
656
00:32:53,371 --> 00:32:56,397
Maybe you should be. People are
going to identify with this guy.
657
00:32:56,475 --> 00:32:58,273
We've all been in
situations like Stoller.
658
00:32:58,343 --> 00:32:59,936
Pursuing
armed murderers?
659
00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:02,412
I saw a huge man punch
a woman in the face
660
00:33:02,481 --> 00:33:04,040
on the subway stairs
a few years ago.
661
00:33:04,115 --> 00:33:05,674
When I saw that she had
help, I followed him.
662
00:33:06,218 --> 00:33:08,243
What were you going to
do if you caught him?
663
00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:09,481
I wasn't really sure.
664
00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:11,386
You and Randall Stoller.
I got lucky.
665
00:33:11,490 --> 00:33:13,151
A cop rode by,
and I flagged him down.
666
00:33:13,291 --> 00:33:14,383
You're making my point!
667
00:33:15,227 --> 00:33:16,854
BRANCH: if folks had been
a little more vigilant,
668
00:33:16,995 --> 00:33:20,522
maybe September 11th would still be
known as Bear Bryant's birthday.
669
00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:22,197
"Folks" like the FBI?
670
00:33:22,267 --> 00:33:25,362
And some flight school
instructors I can think of.
671
00:33:25,470 --> 00:33:26,733
Given the state
of the world,
672
00:33:26,805 --> 00:33:28,603
folks just don't feel comfortable
sitting on their hands.
673
00:33:28,673 --> 00:33:32,041
Agreed. Vigilance is one thing.
Vigilantism is another.
674
00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:36,542
Sorry, I still don't get why
we're prosecuting this guy.
675
00:33:36,615 --> 00:33:39,209
His actions led to the death
of innocent young boy.
676
00:33:39,317 --> 00:33:42,548
Accidents happen. He was
pursuing a mass murderer.
677
00:33:42,621 --> 00:33:45,852
Talk about facts not in evidence.
He didn't know that.
678
00:33:46,057 --> 00:33:49,027
At best he knew that he might've
observed a single shooting.
679
00:33:49,427 --> 00:33:51,122
But we know
that's not the case.
680
00:33:51,263 --> 00:33:53,789
We know that now.
He didn't know that then.
681
00:33:54,132 --> 00:33:55,793
Look, you haven't
been here very long.
682
00:33:56,234 --> 00:33:58,032
You can do better
than that, Jack.
683
00:33:58,336 --> 00:34:00,964
All right, how about we chalk
it up to an emotional response,
684
00:34:01,039 --> 00:34:02,200
not a legal response?
685
00:34:02,274 --> 00:34:04,902
How about well-intentioned
people can disagree?
686
00:34:05,010 --> 00:34:06,603
Not about homicide!
687
00:34:07,913 --> 00:34:09,506
Not in this office.
688
00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:15,149
Look, I'll make
it simple.
689
00:34:15,587 --> 00:34:17,351
If you listen to my cross and
you still don't understand
690
00:34:17,422 --> 00:34:18,617
why this guy's on trial...
691
00:34:18,690 --> 00:34:20,920
What, I should go back
where I came from?
692
00:34:22,961 --> 00:34:24,986
Your choice.
Not mine.
693
00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:37,104
I was going deer
hunting that morning.
694
00:34:37,175 --> 00:34:40,873
I pulled to the side of 302 and
that's when I heard shots.
695
00:34:40,946 --> 00:34:42,710
Then I heard
a girl screaming.
696
00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:45,182
JULIA: Could you tell what
was happening, Mr. Stoller?
697
00:34:45,250 --> 00:34:46,547
Not really.
698
00:34:46,618 --> 00:34:50,953
I jogged down the road to get closer,
and that's when I heard more shots.
699
00:34:51,723 --> 00:34:53,714
And then, in the woods,
I saw a figure in orange
700
00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:55,692
sort of like
crumble to the ground.
701
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,821
And then, out of nowhere, I
saw a guy in a hunting jacket
702
00:34:58,897 --> 00:35:01,298
run towards the side
of the road.
703
00:35:01,533 --> 00:35:04,025
Hejumped in a green
Explorer and drove away.
704
00:35:04,336 --> 00:35:05,633
And what
did you do?
705
00:35:05,704 --> 00:35:07,832
I ran back to my car
and went after him.
706
00:35:07,939 --> 00:35:09,930
And then, Mr. Stoller?
707
00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:12,103
I kept following him.
708
00:35:12,444 --> 00:35:15,470
And then, I noticed there was
somebody else in the back of the car.
709
00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:20,374
Did you make any attempt to
report what had happened?
710
00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:23,179
Sure. I called 911
on my cell phone.
711
00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:25,517
But that darn thing died
in the middle of the call.
712
00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:28,560
So you followed the Explorer
straight into New York City?
713
00:35:28,627 --> 00:35:31,824
Not straight. He stopped
at a gas station on 302,
714
00:35:32,464 --> 00:35:34,523
and I pulled over to see
what he was gonna do.
715
00:35:34,866 --> 00:35:36,231
How far away from him?
716
00:35:36,334 --> 00:35:37,733
Like 100 yards.
717
00:35:37,802 --> 00:35:39,236
The guy got out of the
Explorer, and he pulled
718
00:35:39,304 --> 00:35:41,329
a kid out of the back,
a teenage boy.
719
00:35:41,539 --> 00:35:43,337
And what did you
observe at that point?
720
00:35:43,408 --> 00:35:45,342
Well, I lost them
for about a minute.
721
00:35:45,410 --> 00:35:47,674
But when the kid tried
to get in the back seat,
722
00:35:47,746 --> 00:35:50,738
the guy opened the front door
and, like, shoved the kid in.
723
00:35:51,416 --> 00:35:54,249
Then they pulled to the pump,
got some gas, and drove away.
724
00:35:54,352 --> 00:35:56,320
And then you followed
them into New York City?
725
00:35:56,388 --> 00:35:59,722
Right. He went over the bridge. He
was trying to get away from me.
726
00:35:59,791 --> 00:36:01,486
But I followed him
to one of the first exits.
727
00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:06,492
Once he got off, it was harder to keep
up with him in all the city traffic.
728
00:36:06,731 --> 00:36:09,530
What happened? Well, we wound
up on this street up there.
729
00:36:09,634 --> 00:36:11,068
He was running lights,
730
00:36:11,136 --> 00:36:13,366
and weaving in and out of
traffic at a pretty good clip.
731
00:36:13,471 --> 00:36:15,565
I was trying not
to lose sight of him.
732
00:36:16,775 --> 00:36:19,039
At one point,
he's in the right lane,
733
00:36:19,778 --> 00:36:22,110
and I see a bus start to
pull out from the curb.
734
00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:25,480
And it looks like I can box
him in and get him to stop.
735
00:36:26,351 --> 00:36:29,446
But then, he speeds up
and cuts in front of me,
736
00:36:29,821 --> 00:36:32,313
and his car went
skidding to the left,
737
00:36:32,957 --> 00:36:34,721
and then I heard
a huge crash.
738
00:36:35,527 --> 00:36:36,926
Did you stop?
739
00:36:40,131 --> 00:36:41,394
I panicked.
740
00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:45,269
I know I should've
pulled over,
741
00:36:46,171 --> 00:36:47,832
but I just
kept driving.
742
00:36:50,575 --> 00:36:52,873
One last question,
Mr. Stoller.
743
00:36:54,679 --> 00:36:56,272
Why did you
do all of this?
744
00:36:58,983 --> 00:37:02,317
Well, I was pretty sure
this guy just shot somebody.
745
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,579
And when I saw him with that
kid at the gas station,
746
00:37:04,656 --> 00:37:06,090
I knew something
was wrong
747
00:37:06,157 --> 00:37:09,149
and somebody had to stop
him from getting away.
748
00:37:09,527 --> 00:37:11,791
And I was the only
one who could do that.
749
00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:13,659
Thank you.
750
00:37:19,471 --> 00:37:22,634
You testified
that you followed Wyatt
751
00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,932
because you
heard gunshots
752
00:37:25,276 --> 00:37:26,835
and a girl scream,
753
00:37:28,046 --> 00:37:30,413
and you saw a man
crumble in the woods?
754
00:37:30,648 --> 00:37:31,774
That's right.
755
00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:35,819
Did you ever stop to find out why
she was screaming, Mr. Stoller?
756
00:37:37,021 --> 00:37:39,217
Or to help the man
who had fallen?
757
00:37:40,625 --> 00:37:42,616
I didn't have time.
Wyatt was getting away.
758
00:37:43,161 --> 00:37:46,392
Did you have time
to stop at the gas station
759
00:37:47,065 --> 00:37:49,534
and tell the attendant
to call 911?
760
00:37:49,901 --> 00:37:52,199
He was standing right there.
I was scared.
761
00:37:52,303 --> 00:37:56,365
What about after he left? What would
that have taken, about 10 seconds?
762
00:37:56,441 --> 00:38:00,400
At which point, you could have
easily resumed your pursuit.
763
00:38:03,414 --> 00:38:04,609
I didn't think of it.
764
00:38:04,682 --> 00:38:08,243
Did you think about what you would've
done if you had stopped him, Mr. Stoller?
765
00:38:08,853 --> 00:38:10,480
Started shooting?
No.
766
00:38:10,555 --> 00:38:14,048
Well, how would you have
apprehended John Wyatt?
767
00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:18,194
Were you going to do the job of the
entire New York City police force?
768
00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:19,525
I would have
gotten help then.
769
00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:21,159
Really?
770
00:38:21,499 --> 00:38:23,490
Did you get help
after the crash?
771
00:38:24,169 --> 00:38:25,864
I told you,
I panicked.
772
00:38:27,939 --> 00:38:29,498
The truth is you fled.
773
00:38:31,709 --> 00:38:33,473
And you never
contacted the police
774
00:38:33,545 --> 00:38:35,980
to report what you saw
in Antler Creek Park.
775
00:38:37,348 --> 00:38:38,873
I thought I would
get into trouble.
776
00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:41,681
And when detectives
interviewed you
777
00:38:41,753 --> 00:38:43,915
about the events
of that day,
778
00:38:43,988 --> 00:38:45,149
you lied
779
00:38:46,391 --> 00:38:48,621
because you'd
get into trouble?
780
00:38:50,428 --> 00:38:54,126
That's right. You were more
concerned with what happened to you
781
00:38:54,199 --> 00:38:56,327
than with the victims
of this incident?
782
00:38:58,069 --> 00:39:01,664
That's hardly the mindset of
a hero, is it, Mr. Stoller?
783
00:39:01,773 --> 00:39:04,708
You're treating me like I
killed those people up there.
784
00:39:06,411 --> 00:39:08,846
What about the people
you did kill?
785
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,642
Don't they count?
786
00:39:26,764 --> 00:39:29,358
Randall Stoller
awoke one morning
787
00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:32,130
to see a horrific
crime take place.
788
00:39:33,137 --> 00:39:36,072
He risked his own life
to pursue a murderer
789
00:39:36,708 --> 00:39:38,574
who had taken a hostage.
790
00:39:39,344 --> 00:39:40,607
And now,
791
00:39:40,678 --> 00:39:45,206
not only are his actions being criticized
because they were not letter-perfect,
792
00:39:45,283 --> 00:39:48,275
he is being prosecuted,
for manslaughter.
793
00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:51,650
We live in
a dangerous world,
794
00:39:51,756 --> 00:39:55,420
where there isn't always a police
officer around when we need one.
795
00:39:55,493 --> 00:39:59,327
And on those rare occasions when
we see the law being broken,
796
00:40:00,265 --> 00:40:02,131
the ordinary among us
797
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,630
are called upon
to make a choice.
798
00:40:05,136 --> 00:40:07,503
Do you watch
from the sidelines,
799
00:40:08,006 --> 00:40:10,134
or do you
have the courage
800
00:40:10,208 --> 00:40:13,872
to perform atime-honored
civic duty?
801
00:40:15,346 --> 00:40:17,405
We've heard
countless stories
802
00:40:17,482 --> 00:40:20,884
of people in dire
situations, saved by brave
803
00:40:20,985 --> 00:40:23,886
and selfless individuals
who act on a moment's impulse.
804
00:40:23,988 --> 00:40:27,447
Which is what any good
and decent human being,
805
00:40:27,525 --> 00:40:31,723
like Randall Stoller, does when
life hangs in the balance.
806
00:40:32,463 --> 00:40:36,263
The question is not what could
he have done differently,
807
00:40:38,136 --> 00:40:40,901
but whether you
should send him to jail
808
00:40:41,973 --> 00:40:43,668
for doing what he did.
809
00:40:50,481 --> 00:40:54,213
Ms. Chenier is right about one thing.
We do live in a dangerous world,
810
00:40:55,987 --> 00:40:59,446
and we might be ready to give
someone an "A" for effort,
811
00:41:00,224 --> 00:41:02,818
even iftheirjudgment
was fatally bad,
812
00:41:03,394 --> 00:41:05,294
as long as we believed
they were fighting back
813
00:41:05,830 --> 00:41:07,662
against what scares us.
814
00:41:07,832 --> 00:41:10,426
The defendant
calls himself a hero,
815
00:41:12,603 --> 00:41:15,402
and it would make things
easier if we could believe it.
816
00:41:16,541 --> 00:41:18,805
But Mr. Stoller
was no such thing.
817
00:41:19,410 --> 00:41:21,504
By his own account,
he was two men,
818
00:41:21,579 --> 00:41:25,743
one brave and clever, the other
blind and stupid with fear,
819
00:41:27,285 --> 00:41:29,879
unable to decide
where to hang his hat,
820
00:41:30,455 --> 00:41:34,085
whether to offer courage
or panic as his defense.
821
00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,187
He chose both.
822
00:41:38,229 --> 00:41:42,632
Why would he claim
two contradictory motives
823
00:41:42,700 --> 00:41:44,668
to explain away
what he did?
824
00:41:46,671 --> 00:41:49,936
The answer is simple. He
doesn't want you to notice
825
00:41:50,775 --> 00:41:52,971
what the bare facts say,
826
00:41:53,711 --> 00:41:56,737
that after his
reckless play for glory,
827
00:41:57,348 --> 00:42:01,342
he's made one
long, continuous
828
00:42:01,986 --> 00:42:04,648
and guilty-minded attempt
829
00:42:04,856 --> 00:42:07,018
to escape responsibility
830
00:42:09,227 --> 00:42:11,525
for endangering
a lot of people
831
00:42:13,064 --> 00:42:16,591
and causing the death
of Tommy Flanagan.
832
00:42:18,169 --> 00:42:19,728
He's still trying.
833
00:42:21,139 --> 00:42:23,540
Hold Mr. Stoller
accountable.
834
00:42:24,709 --> 00:42:27,041
There are real
heroes out there.
835
00:42:28,246 --> 00:42:30,510
You don't have
to settle for a fake.
836
00:42:40,858 --> 00:42:42,849
Has the jury
reached a verdict?
837
00:42:42,994 --> 00:42:44,257
FOREPERSON: We have,
Your Honor.
838
00:42:44,328 --> 00:42:45,523
How do you find?
839
00:42:45,596 --> 00:42:48,725
We find Mr. Stoller not
guilty of manslaughter.
840
00:42:54,138 --> 00:42:55,628
Oh, thank you.
841
00:43:16,094 --> 00:43:18,392
You can't really be surprised
they let him get away with it.
842
00:43:19,864 --> 00:43:21,457
Just disappointed.
843
00:43:22,633 --> 00:43:25,261
The more people fear,
the more they tolerate.
844
00:43:26,370 --> 00:43:27,929
We all need
heroes, Jack.
845
00:43:29,173 --> 00:43:30,868
So did Tommy Flanagan.