1 00:00:01,134 --> 00:00:02,977 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:03,036 --> 00:00:06,916 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups, 3 00:00:06,973 --> 00:00:08,816 the police who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:11,685 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,745 --> 00:00:13,725 These are their stories. 6 00:00:14,815 --> 00:00:15,816 ZACK: Are you kidding me? 7 00:00:15,882 --> 00:00:18,589 If Babe Ruth was playing today, he'd be lucky to hit 200. 8 00:00:18,651 --> 00:00:20,961 Two hundred home runs, that's what he'd hit. 9 00:00:21,020 --> 00:00:22,363 (SCOFFS) The pitchers are stronger. 10 00:00:22,421 --> 00:00:23,559 They're a bunch of bums. 11 00:00:23,622 --> 00:00:25,158 They throw faster. 12 00:00:25,224 --> 00:00:27,500 The baseballs today are like super balls. 13 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,370 Babe Ruth had a drinking problem, a hot dog problem. 14 00:00:30,429 --> 00:00:32,568 Drunk and fat, he'd still hit 200 home runs. 15 00:00:32,631 --> 00:00:33,974 (TIRES SCREECHING) 16 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:35,170 (CRASHING) Oh, my God. 17 00:00:35,234 --> 00:00:38,374 Whoa. I'll call 911. 18 00:00:39,105 --> 00:00:40,379 MAN: Get some help! 19 00:00:40,439 --> 00:00:42,316 (CAR ALARM BLARING) 20 00:00:42,374 --> 00:00:43,853 (CROWD CHATTERING) 21 00:00:55,954 --> 00:00:57,126 Two vehicle event. 22 00:00:57,188 --> 00:00:58,633 One injured, one dead. 23 00:00:58,690 --> 00:01:01,170 Driver of the Volvo, Martha Krasner. 24 00:01:01,226 --> 00:01:02,705 Would've been 32 next week. 25 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,172 Hey, I'm sorry for the lady, but why call us? 26 00:01:05,230 --> 00:01:07,836 At first, EMT couldn't figure why she cashed in. 27 00:01:07,899 --> 00:01:10,004 Compression chest wounds didn't look life-threatening. 28 00:01:10,068 --> 00:01:11,240 She had a heart attack? 29 00:01:11,302 --> 00:01:14,545 Bullet. Small entrance wound behind the left ear. 30 00:01:14,606 --> 00:01:16,108 Hell of an exit under the hair. 31 00:01:16,174 --> 00:01:17,949 BRISCOE: Well, that'll impair your driving skills. 32 00:01:18,009 --> 00:01:19,249 Any additional rounds fired? 33 00:01:19,310 --> 00:01:21,085 Still checking for slugs and casings. 34 00:01:21,146 --> 00:01:23,319 By the nature of the wound, they couldn't have gone far. 35 00:01:23,381 --> 00:01:24,587 What about the second driver? 36 00:01:24,649 --> 00:01:28,096 Says Krasner drifted into the intersection. Didn't see her coming. 37 00:01:28,153 --> 00:01:29,496 Didn't see a shooter either. 38 00:01:29,554 --> 00:01:31,897 Any luck with the huddled masses? 39 00:01:32,289 --> 00:01:34,633 Bag lady might've seen something. 40 00:01:34,791 --> 00:01:37,203 Or she's just trying to get her 15 minutes. 41 00:01:37,261 --> 00:01:39,673 I was on the corner back there by the donut shop, 42 00:01:39,730 --> 00:01:42,870 and I hear somebody yelling and honking their horn, 43 00:01:42,933 --> 00:01:45,504 so I look up 'cause I was sitting down, 44 00:01:45,569 --> 00:01:47,139 so I can't see so good. 45 00:01:47,204 --> 00:01:48,274 Well, what did you see? 46 00:01:48,338 --> 00:01:50,318 This car coming out of the parking spot. 47 00:01:50,374 --> 00:01:51,409 Which side of the street? 48 00:01:51,475 --> 00:01:52,613 It was the right side. 49 00:01:52,676 --> 00:01:54,280 It was a gray car. 50 00:01:54,344 --> 00:01:56,984 One of them big ones that kids are driving now. 51 00:01:57,047 --> 00:01:58,117 SUV? 52 00:01:59,550 --> 00:02:00,688 Is that what? 53 00:02:01,985 --> 00:02:03,521 Who was doing the honking and the yelling? 54 00:02:03,587 --> 00:02:04,964 I... I couldn't see. 55 00:02:05,022 --> 00:02:07,262 I guess it was somebody who wanted it to hurry it up, 56 00:02:07,323 --> 00:02:08,802 or wanted the spot or something. 57 00:02:08,858 --> 00:02:10,269 BRISCOE: Where was it parked? 58 00:02:10,326 --> 00:02:12,101 On the corner, right there. 59 00:02:12,161 --> 00:02:14,334 And then, finally, it takes off, 60 00:02:14,397 --> 00:02:17,742 and then five seconds later, these other two cars, they crashed. 61 00:02:17,833 --> 00:02:19,471 Did you see who was in the gray car? 62 00:02:19,535 --> 00:02:21,879 No, I... I was, you know, working. I'm sorry. 63 00:02:21,938 --> 00:02:23,781 That's all right. You did good. 64 00:02:23,839 --> 00:02:25,819 You call me if you think of anything else. 65 00:02:25,875 --> 00:02:27,149 I don't have any money. 66 00:02:32,615 --> 00:02:35,653 So the guy in the car behind her wants the parking spot, 67 00:02:35,718 --> 00:02:37,925 so does Mrs. Krasner, she flips him the bird. 68 00:02:37,987 --> 00:02:40,831 He gets pissed, over-reacts, and pops her one. 69 00:02:40,890 --> 00:02:43,130 Or she's honking at the guy in the SUV 70 00:02:43,191 --> 00:02:45,797 telling him to get a move on, and then he pops her. 71 00:02:45,860 --> 00:02:50,434 Either way, the last thing she does in this life is put her foot on the gas. 72 00:02:50,732 --> 00:02:53,576 The car keeps going, the shooter takes off. 73 00:02:54,069 --> 00:02:57,448 You could spend your whole life fighting traffic in this town. 74 00:02:57,505 --> 00:02:59,416 Yeah. And then you die. 75 00:03:52,159 --> 00:03:56,368 I don't understand how something like this can happen over a parking space. 76 00:03:56,462 --> 00:03:58,100 We're very sorry for your loss. 77 00:03:58,164 --> 00:04:01,805 Can you think of anyone who would have wanted to hurt your wife, Mr. Krasner? 78 00:04:01,868 --> 00:04:03,814 I thought you said it was road rage. 79 00:04:03,870 --> 00:04:05,907 That's what it looks like. 80 00:04:06,472 --> 00:04:10,477 Martha had no enemies. For God's sake. 81 00:04:10,543 --> 00:04:12,648 We're just trying to touch all the bases. 82 00:04:12,745 --> 00:04:15,487 This is one base you can skip, Detective. 83 00:04:16,549 --> 00:04:19,860 Nobody was having any affairs or selling any drugs. 84 00:04:19,919 --> 00:04:22,991 Please, just find her killer. 85 00:04:23,323 --> 00:04:25,030 We're gonna do our best. 86 00:04:25,358 --> 00:04:27,031 Tell me the truth. 87 00:04:27,193 --> 00:04:28,729 Did she suffer? 88 00:04:28,895 --> 00:04:31,204 No, sir. She never felt a thing. 89 00:04:32,264 --> 00:04:34,540 The window was rolled up about three-quarters. 90 00:04:34,599 --> 00:04:36,806 Bullet entered between the glass and the frame. 91 00:04:36,868 --> 00:04:37,938 Eye level. 92 00:04:38,003 --> 00:04:39,846 So she's yelling at the guy, she sees the gun, 93 00:04:39,905 --> 00:04:42,317 she tries to roll up the window as she hits the gas. 94 00:04:42,374 --> 00:04:45,321 Or she's rolling the window down to yell back at him, 95 00:04:45,377 --> 00:04:46,651 but he shoots her first. 96 00:04:46,712 --> 00:04:47,747 How many shots? 97 00:04:47,813 --> 00:04:50,191 Just the one. No other slugs or casings. 98 00:04:50,248 --> 00:04:51,989 One shot to the side of the head. 99 00:04:52,050 --> 00:04:53,324 Guy was a hell of a marksman. 100 00:04:53,385 --> 00:04:54,523 Or just lucky. 101 00:04:54,586 --> 00:04:57,032 Well, not with this kind of bullet. 102 00:04:58,256 --> 00:05:00,566 Found it under the passenger seat. 103 00:05:00,625 --> 00:05:03,572 .38 caliber 158 grain Black Talon. 104 00:05:03,628 --> 00:05:06,268 Hollow point. Double your damage, double your fun. 105 00:05:06,331 --> 00:05:09,174 The lady picked the wrong guy to get into a traffic dispute with. 106 00:05:09,233 --> 00:05:11,713 Yeah, that's why I don't even honk my horn anymore. 107 00:05:11,769 --> 00:05:13,646 You guys got a visitor in Interview One. 108 00:05:13,704 --> 00:05:15,945 A Mr. Simon. Drives a gray SUV. 109 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:17,583 Gentlemen. 110 00:05:18,676 --> 00:05:20,781 BRISCOE: How'd you find out we were looking for you? 111 00:05:20,845 --> 00:05:23,121 Uh, on TV. That bag lady. 112 00:05:23,714 --> 00:05:25,387 I was parked on the corner, like she said. 113 00:05:25,716 --> 00:05:27,161 And you got into the car and... 114 00:05:27,218 --> 00:05:30,097 It was a tight spot, you know, and I just got the car. 115 00:05:30,855 --> 00:05:34,098 So I'm trying to pull out, and I guess I was going kind of slow or something. 116 00:05:34,625 --> 00:05:37,435 Anyway, somebody's honking their horn, I look over, and... 117 00:05:37,495 --> 00:05:39,099 Did you get out of the car? 118 00:05:39,163 --> 00:05:40,267 Why would I do that? 119 00:05:40,331 --> 00:05:42,402 Maybe you got mad. Someone was giving you lip. 120 00:05:42,466 --> 00:05:45,742 Nobody gave me any lip. Look, I came in here of my own volition. 121 00:05:47,404 --> 00:05:48,940 Did you see the cars behind you? 122 00:05:50,774 --> 00:05:53,448 There was a blue car. 123 00:05:53,510 --> 00:05:54,818 It looked like it was waiting for the spot. 124 00:05:55,011 --> 00:05:57,389 Was there a woman driving it? A strawberry blonde? 125 00:05:57,881 --> 00:06:00,361 I think so. She the one that was killed? 126 00:06:01,584 --> 00:06:02,585 Any other cars? 127 00:06:03,453 --> 00:06:07,094 I think maybe there was a green car next to it. 128 00:06:07,157 --> 00:06:08,500 What kind? 129 00:06:08,625 --> 00:06:09,831 I couldn't be sure. 130 00:06:10,126 --> 00:06:11,264 Big? Small? 131 00:06:12,796 --> 00:06:13,797 Medium. 132 00:06:14,898 --> 00:06:16,206 (SIGHS) 133 00:06:16,266 --> 00:06:17,267 Wait a second. 134 00:06:21,236 --> 00:06:24,740 The lady was shot from her left. Simon's in the spot on her right. 135 00:06:24,807 --> 00:06:25,808 It doesn't make sense. 136 00:06:25,874 --> 00:06:28,684 Her husband drives a green mid-size sedan. 137 00:06:28,744 --> 00:06:31,987 Yeah, and the shooter really wanted her dead. He used a dum-dum bullet. 138 00:06:32,047 --> 00:06:34,755 Maybe we should round those bases again. 139 00:06:35,984 --> 00:06:38,692 Look, Martha was killed by some lunatic. 140 00:06:39,154 --> 00:06:41,794 BRISCOE: Where were you Monday morning, Mr. Krasner? 141 00:06:41,890 --> 00:06:43,892 Teaching at PS 124, 142 00:06:43,959 --> 00:06:46,496 and I have 30 ten-year-olds who can vouch for me. 143 00:06:47,796 --> 00:06:49,002 Where was your car? 144 00:06:49,531 --> 00:06:51,033 On the street. 145 00:06:53,001 --> 00:06:55,640 Mr. Krasner, is it possible that your wife was seeing someone else? 146 00:06:57,171 --> 00:06:59,173 It was nothing like that. 147 00:06:59,507 --> 00:07:01,680 We were just having disagreements, you know. 148 00:07:01,742 --> 00:07:04,154 BRISCOE: Disagreements about what? 149 00:07:04,212 --> 00:07:06,556 Martha used to be a teacher, too. 150 00:07:07,615 --> 00:07:09,788 She was terrific in the classroom. 151 00:07:09,851 --> 00:07:14,960 Then her, uh, cousin Jeff convinced her to jump on the Internet bandwagon. 152 00:07:15,356 --> 00:07:16,699 It was a disaster. 153 00:07:16,791 --> 00:07:19,203 We're gonna need Jeff's full name and address. 154 00:07:20,194 --> 00:07:21,229 They were family. 155 00:07:21,295 --> 00:07:23,400 ED: We still need his name. 156 00:07:25,066 --> 00:07:26,306 You guys never stop, do you? 157 00:07:26,367 --> 00:07:28,142 Do you know why your wife was in Tribeca? 158 00:07:30,271 --> 00:07:31,874 Maybe a meeting. 159 00:07:32,939 --> 00:07:34,941 This woman bought her groceries at Key Food. 160 00:07:35,008 --> 00:07:38,046 She bought her clothes at JCPenny's in a New Jersey outlet. 161 00:07:38,111 --> 00:07:40,250 Martha Krasner, party animal. 162 00:07:40,313 --> 00:07:43,556 City pension, IRAs. 163 00:07:44,484 --> 00:07:49,991 The largest cash amount she withdrew in the last year was $400. 164 00:07:50,257 --> 00:07:53,864 Well, she wrote a check last week for $7,000, 165 00:07:53,927 --> 00:07:56,066 payable to a Jeffrey Waites. 166 00:07:56,663 --> 00:07:58,199 That's the dot-com cousin. 167 00:07:58,265 --> 00:08:01,610 Yeah, the husband never mentioned seven grand changing hands. 168 00:08:01,668 --> 00:08:03,909 Mmm. Maybe he didn't know. 169 00:08:08,107 --> 00:08:09,484 JEFF: It was a dynamite business plan. 170 00:08:09,542 --> 00:08:10,885 Which was? 171 00:08:11,043 --> 00:08:13,751 Boilerplate websites for public schools. 172 00:08:13,979 --> 00:08:16,983 Schools buy the websites, Martha sells the ad space. 173 00:08:17,049 --> 00:08:20,428 There's 100,000 schools in this country. Virgin territory. 174 00:08:20,486 --> 00:08:22,432 What was your role in this dot-com? 175 00:08:23,889 --> 00:08:25,391 I gave her an office, got her some meetings, 176 00:08:25,457 --> 00:08:28,028 helped with the first round of financing, that sort of thing. 177 00:08:28,093 --> 00:08:30,733 BRISCOE: Sounds idyllic Why the split? 178 00:08:31,063 --> 00:08:32,440 I had a lot of contacts in the candy business. 179 00:08:32,498 --> 00:08:34,978 They wanted to run ads on Martha's websites. 180 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:36,408 So what was the problem? 181 00:08:36,468 --> 00:08:39,506 Martha didn't think candy products were appropriate for school websites. 182 00:08:39,572 --> 00:08:42,280 How come two weeks ago she paid you $7,000? 183 00:08:42,341 --> 00:08:45,287 Compensation for the connections I threw her way. 184 00:08:45,343 --> 00:08:50,156 And, uh, who gets the rights to this dynamite business plan now that Martha's dead? 185 00:08:50,214 --> 00:08:53,855 Guys, I don't need to shoot people to get rich. I'm already rich. 186 00:08:53,918 --> 00:08:55,625 ED: Then how come you hit her up for seven grand? 187 00:08:55,687 --> 00:08:56,995 It was business. 188 00:08:58,222 --> 00:09:02,398 Did you, uh, ever throw Martha any connections downtown in Tribeca? 189 00:09:03,061 --> 00:09:05,200 That's where she was killed. 190 00:09:05,463 --> 00:09:08,410 Actually, I hooked her up with a firm uptown, 191 00:09:10,602 --> 00:09:12,513 on 55th and Madison, that morning. 192 00:09:12,704 --> 00:09:14,377 ED: What's the name of this firm? 193 00:09:14,439 --> 00:09:16,248 Reynolds Advertising. 194 00:09:17,442 --> 00:09:18,512 Martha Krasner? 195 00:09:18,576 --> 00:09:20,521 Yeah, Jeff Waites' cousin. 196 00:09:20,577 --> 00:09:23,251 Right. I felt bad about blowing her off. 197 00:09:23,313 --> 00:09:26,294 Something came up, and I had to babysit this idiot client. 198 00:09:26,617 --> 00:09:27,687 So you didn't see her? 199 00:09:27,751 --> 00:09:29,230 Just for a second, to apologize. 200 00:09:30,087 --> 00:09:31,566 What's this about, Detectives? 201 00:09:31,655 --> 00:09:33,760 Someone killed Mrs. Krasner, sir. 202 00:09:33,857 --> 00:09:35,734 You're kidding. I wish we were. 203 00:09:35,792 --> 00:09:37,533 You know where she went when she left? 204 00:09:37,594 --> 00:09:40,074 Like I said, I was dealing with this crisis. 205 00:09:40,130 --> 00:09:41,734 She asked to borrow my phone. 206 00:09:41,798 --> 00:09:43,106 Her cell wasn't working or something. 207 00:09:43,166 --> 00:09:44,577 ED: Do you know who she called? 208 00:09:44,635 --> 00:09:46,444 Sorry. ED: What time was this? 209 00:09:46,503 --> 00:09:47,504 About 9:30. 210 00:09:48,538 --> 00:09:50,984 We can pull the records from the phone company. 211 00:09:51,041 --> 00:09:53,419 Actually, I have them all on my PC. 212 00:09:53,477 --> 00:09:55,547 We monitor the phones for personal calls. 213 00:10:01,284 --> 00:10:04,731 I met Martha at an IT conference in Seattle. 214 00:10:05,554 --> 00:10:09,502 Her sites would have been ideal for advertising our trading cards. 215 00:10:09,558 --> 00:10:10,628 I'm so sorry to hear... 216 00:10:10,693 --> 00:10:15,870 Ms. Snowden, Martha called you yesterday morning, about 9:30? 217 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:19,036 She said a client canceled on her, did I have time for a cup of coffee? 218 00:10:19,101 --> 00:10:20,239 And did you? 219 00:10:20,302 --> 00:10:22,304 I told her to park in my space downstairs. 220 00:10:22,371 --> 00:10:23,372 ED: In the garage? 221 00:10:23,439 --> 00:10:25,749 It was a nice morning I walked to the office. 222 00:10:25,808 --> 00:10:29,381 I figured why should she pay 20 bucks for a cup of coffee? 223 00:10:29,445 --> 00:10:30,981 Was that wrong? 224 00:10:31,047 --> 00:10:35,051 Mrs. Krasner was shot when she was driving away from your building. 225 00:10:35,417 --> 00:10:38,227 Did you tell anybody else that she was going to be stopping by? 226 00:10:38,286 --> 00:10:40,857 No. It was totally last minute. 227 00:10:42,190 --> 00:10:43,669 Unless our shooter was psychic, 228 00:10:43,725 --> 00:10:45,727 he couldn't have known that she was gonna be in that garage. 229 00:10:45,794 --> 00:10:47,034 Maybe he tailed her. 230 00:10:47,095 --> 00:10:48,665 Or it was road rage after all. 231 00:10:48,730 --> 00:10:52,507 Fancy joint like this, you think the garage has security cams? 232 00:10:53,768 --> 00:10:55,873 PEREZ: Okay, here's your Volvo. 233 00:11:03,812 --> 00:11:05,917 There's nobody tailing her. 234 00:11:06,281 --> 00:11:07,623 Can I see? 235 00:11:10,250 --> 00:11:12,696 Lennie, what's Krasner's plate number? 236 00:11:13,921 --> 00:11:16,094 MST 592. 237 00:11:16,824 --> 00:11:18,428 That's not our Volvo. 238 00:11:21,261 --> 00:11:22,604 BRISCOE: Our Volvo? 239 00:11:23,263 --> 00:11:24,936 That's not our lady. 240 00:11:31,105 --> 00:11:32,482 All right, here comes Jane Doe. 241 00:11:38,545 --> 00:11:41,583 And two minutes later, there's our DOA Martha Krasner. 242 00:11:41,648 --> 00:11:44,355 Two identical cars, two redheads. 243 00:11:44,550 --> 00:11:46,689 On the theory that the killer was waiting for Jane Doe, 244 00:11:46,753 --> 00:11:49,495 Reina's got the running DMV plates on every car that entered that morning. 245 00:11:49,756 --> 00:11:52,100 Especially mid-sized green sedans. 246 00:11:52,158 --> 00:11:54,365 Any ID on the woman who got away? 247 00:11:54,460 --> 00:11:56,371 DMV's checking that, too. 248 00:11:56,429 --> 00:11:59,569 Well, since nobody could've known Krasner was in the building, 249 00:11:59,632 --> 00:12:02,238 we're thinking the shooter was waiting for the Jane Doe, 250 00:12:02,301 --> 00:12:04,508 screwed up, and nailed Krasner by mistake. 251 00:12:04,570 --> 00:12:06,277 That's a real big oops. 252 00:12:06,339 --> 00:12:08,444 And we're sure he didn't follow Jane Doe in? 253 00:12:08,508 --> 00:12:09,578 There's nothing on the tape. 254 00:12:09,642 --> 00:12:11,383 We figure he was already inside. 255 00:12:11,444 --> 00:12:12,752 VAN BUREN: Why not do her inside? 256 00:12:12,812 --> 00:12:14,189 If we find him, we'll ask him. 257 00:12:14,247 --> 00:12:16,955 Well, what about when Krasner drove out? Anyone follow her? 258 00:12:17,016 --> 00:12:19,655 There's no security cameras on the exit ramp. 259 00:12:19,751 --> 00:12:22,595 Lieutenant, '92 Buick Skylark, green, 260 00:12:22,654 --> 00:12:24,099 entered the garage at 9:20. 261 00:12:24,156 --> 00:12:25,191 ED: We got film on the driver? 262 00:12:25,257 --> 00:12:26,668 Face is turned away from the camera. 263 00:12:26,725 --> 00:12:28,705 VAN BUREN: Maybe on purpose. Who's the owner? 264 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,536 Guy named Mendel. Reported it stolen three days ago. 265 00:12:31,596 --> 00:12:32,836 Well, that's convenient. 266 00:12:32,898 --> 00:12:34,775 Second time this year. 267 00:12:35,066 --> 00:12:36,340 Let's go. 268 00:12:36,635 --> 00:12:39,309 MENDEL: Nice they send you all the way from Manhattan. 269 00:12:39,371 --> 00:12:40,475 That where they found it? 270 00:12:40,539 --> 00:12:42,109 Yeah, it was seen there two days ago. 271 00:12:42,174 --> 00:12:43,710 What do you mean, seen? Seen by who? 272 00:12:43,775 --> 00:12:46,187 Why don't you just start by telling us where it was stolen from? 273 00:12:46,244 --> 00:12:49,225 The synagogue parking lot, if you can imagine. On Shabbes, yet. 274 00:12:49,314 --> 00:12:52,784 Yeah, Rabbi, this is the second time you've reported the car stolen. 275 00:12:52,851 --> 00:12:54,853 The other time doesn't matter. I got it back. 276 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:58,696 ED: We figured as much. But there's no police record of the recovery. 277 00:12:58,823 --> 00:13:01,770 We think your car may have been involved in a homicide. 278 00:13:01,859 --> 00:13:04,840 Now, if you have any idea who might have stolen it, please tell us. 279 00:13:06,230 --> 00:13:09,700 Last time, it was my nephew David, my sister's youngest. 280 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,804 He borrowed it, he brought it back. No problem. 281 00:13:12,870 --> 00:13:13,940 (SPEAKING YIDDISH) 282 00:13:14,004 --> 00:13:15,415 So maybe he borrowed it again? 283 00:13:15,472 --> 00:13:17,213 He's in New Mexico. 284 00:13:17,274 --> 00:13:19,982 He's on one of those, you know, uh, like a kibbutz. 285 00:13:20,044 --> 00:13:21,079 Commune? 286 00:13:21,145 --> 00:13:22,180 Right. 287 00:13:22,246 --> 00:13:23,316 (CELL PHONE RINGING) Excuse me. 288 00:13:24,215 --> 00:13:25,455 Detective Green. 289 00:13:25,549 --> 00:13:28,689 I'll tell you the truth. I liked him better when he was stealing cars. 290 00:13:28,752 --> 00:13:30,993 I got a nephew just like that. 291 00:13:31,155 --> 00:13:33,566 All right. Lennie, Jane Doe's got a name. 292 00:13:33,623 --> 00:13:35,762 Thanks for your time, Rabbi. 293 00:13:35,858 --> 00:13:38,395 Her name's Kate Pierce Reina gave me her work address. 294 00:13:38,461 --> 00:13:41,101 How do you tell someone somebody wants them dead? 295 00:13:41,164 --> 00:13:42,404 Quickly? 296 00:13:45,969 --> 00:13:47,949 KATE: A bullet to the head, huh? 297 00:13:48,004 --> 00:13:50,314 I read about it, but I don't think she really looks like me. 298 00:13:50,373 --> 00:13:51,784 Well, still, from a distance. 299 00:13:51,841 --> 00:13:55,345 Garage was dark. You have the same car, same height, same weight, hair color. 300 00:13:55,445 --> 00:13:58,221 Must be 10,000 woman in New York fit that description. 301 00:13:58,281 --> 00:14:00,192 We wouldn't be here if we weren't concerned. 302 00:14:00,250 --> 00:14:02,423 Do you park in that garage on a regular basis? 303 00:14:02,485 --> 00:14:05,125 I work out in the second floor gym every morning. Why? 304 00:14:05,188 --> 00:14:06,929 Predictable movements. 305 00:14:06,990 --> 00:14:08,491 Fits. Fits what? 306 00:14:08,557 --> 00:14:11,436 ED: The theory that the killer was waiting for you. 307 00:14:11,493 --> 00:14:14,633 Can you think of anybody who might want to harm you, Ms. Pierce? 308 00:14:14,696 --> 00:14:16,642 No, I never really thought about it. 309 00:14:17,032 --> 00:14:18,033 You married? 310 00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:20,546 My last boyfriend broke up with me. 311 00:14:20,702 --> 00:14:23,273 And if anybody's gonna kill anybody, I'm gonna kill him. 312 00:14:23,605 --> 00:14:26,211 "Crooked Cops: Exception Or The Rule?" 313 00:14:26,775 --> 00:14:28,220 Is this typical of your work? 314 00:14:28,977 --> 00:14:30,422 I'm an investigative journalist. 315 00:14:30,479 --> 00:14:32,516 Pissed anybody off lately? 316 00:14:32,581 --> 00:14:34,219 If I'm doing my job right. 317 00:14:34,283 --> 00:14:37,196 Ms. Pierce, we really could use your help here. 318 00:14:38,453 --> 00:14:40,057 Believe me, I get it, Detective. 319 00:14:40,122 --> 00:14:43,103 It's just, what can I do? I can't just turn over my files. 320 00:14:43,158 --> 00:14:44,830 Still, you might want to consider it, 321 00:14:44,892 --> 00:14:46,803 given that somebody may be trying to harm you. 322 00:14:48,162 --> 00:14:51,439 I covered the Taliban in Afghanistan without a veil. 323 00:14:51,499 --> 00:14:53,809 No one is questioning your courage. 324 00:14:56,203 --> 00:14:58,649 I can give you clippings, anything that's public record, 325 00:14:58,706 --> 00:15:00,276 but that's as far as I can go. 326 00:15:00,975 --> 00:15:03,353 We'll need everything from the last three months. 327 00:15:03,611 --> 00:15:05,454 Now, uh, do me a favor. 328 00:15:05,846 --> 00:15:07,621 Sit facing the door. 329 00:15:10,117 --> 00:15:11,960 This is a profile of the Gucci Family. 330 00:15:12,019 --> 00:15:14,431 "Warfare Among the Properly Attired." 331 00:15:14,488 --> 00:15:16,934 Guns don't kill people, handbags do. 332 00:15:16,991 --> 00:15:20,267 Here's another one. "Battle of the Ballots. State Senate Race on Hold." 333 00:15:20,327 --> 00:15:22,102 The election's over. 334 00:15:22,462 --> 00:15:23,964 Here's one, a couple of weeks ago. 335 00:15:24,030 --> 00:15:27,307 "Caputo Crime Family Moves in on Public Housing." 336 00:15:29,703 --> 00:15:30,807 Windows. 337 00:15:30,870 --> 00:15:32,008 Windows? 338 00:15:32,072 --> 00:15:34,074 Replacement units for the Housing Authority. 339 00:15:34,140 --> 00:15:36,450 The Caputos got a lock on the market. 340 00:15:36,543 --> 00:15:37,886 ED: This is newsworthy? 341 00:15:37,944 --> 00:15:40,254 We're talking 30,000 windows per year, 342 00:15:40,313 --> 00:15:42,919 hundred bucks a pop, pure profit. 343 00:15:42,983 --> 00:15:45,657 Three million bucks? I'd kill somebody for that. 344 00:15:46,152 --> 00:15:48,063 How'd the Caputos corner this gold mine? 345 00:15:48,121 --> 00:15:51,295 The usual. A little shmear, a little kneecapping. 346 00:15:51,524 --> 00:15:54,733 We just turned in the Organized Task Force investigation. 347 00:15:54,794 --> 00:15:56,238 Between you and me, 348 00:15:56,295 --> 00:15:58,935 U.S. Attorney's about to hand down some major indictments. 349 00:15:58,998 --> 00:16:02,844 Any chance that Kate Pierce sparking the investigation pissed off the Caputos? 350 00:16:03,268 --> 00:16:04,679 Wouldn't take much. 351 00:16:05,137 --> 00:16:07,344 Guys, got a hit on the Rabbi's car. 352 00:16:07,406 --> 00:16:09,818 Let me guess. Not New Mexico. 353 00:16:09,875 --> 00:16:12,219 Chelsea. Driver ran a stop light. 354 00:16:12,478 --> 00:16:14,287 Keep me posted, this connects to the Caputos. 355 00:16:14,346 --> 00:16:15,723 You got it. 356 00:16:19,752 --> 00:16:23,894 We found gunshot residue on the front seat of the Skylark, Mark. 357 00:16:24,356 --> 00:16:26,632 I didn't... I didn't shoot anybody, I swear. 358 00:16:26,692 --> 00:16:29,832 We also have a video of you driving into the garage 359 00:16:29,895 --> 00:16:31,033 where the lady was shot. 360 00:16:31,096 --> 00:16:32,972 What garage? What lady? 361 00:16:33,031 --> 00:16:34,101 How old are you? 362 00:16:34,165 --> 00:16:35,235 Seventeen. 363 00:16:35,299 --> 00:16:37,643 That's good. That's good for you, 364 00:16:37,702 --> 00:16:40,842 because that means that the D.A. can't touch you. 365 00:16:41,072 --> 00:16:44,542 Yeah. The Supreme Court says minors can't be held 366 00:16:44,609 --> 00:16:47,920 legally responsible if they cooperate with the authorities. 367 00:16:48,646 --> 00:16:50,887 If you cooperate. 368 00:16:53,584 --> 00:16:55,393 I only got the car yesterday. 369 00:16:55,453 --> 00:16:56,989 BRISCOE: Where? 370 00:16:58,156 --> 00:16:59,294 I'll get in trouble. 371 00:16:59,791 --> 00:17:02,863 Mark, look around you. You're already in trouble. 372 00:17:04,996 --> 00:17:07,909 I bought the car off a guy I know. Three hundred bucks. 373 00:17:08,565 --> 00:17:09,839 Give us a name. 374 00:17:10,033 --> 00:17:11,068 (SIGHS) 375 00:17:11,134 --> 00:17:12,511 Jimmy Coleman. 376 00:17:12,569 --> 00:17:14,446 ED: Where'd he get it? 377 00:17:15,038 --> 00:17:18,417 Place he works. Junkyard up in the Bronx. 378 00:17:18,475 --> 00:17:22,651 Look, will you tell him that you tortured me or something to get me to talk? 379 00:17:23,747 --> 00:17:25,351 Yeah, rubber hoses. 380 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:30,359 BRISCOE: Jimmy Coleman? 381 00:17:30,420 --> 00:17:31,660 Who wants to know? 382 00:17:31,722 --> 00:17:33,360 Consumer Reports. 383 00:17:33,690 --> 00:17:36,899 ED: We're looking for a '92 green Buick Skylark. 384 00:17:37,661 --> 00:17:39,004 I can't help you. 385 00:17:39,062 --> 00:17:43,841 Try again, and ask yourself if we'd be here if we didn't already know something. 386 00:17:44,067 --> 00:17:46,546 I sold it. It's not a crime, is it? 387 00:17:46,602 --> 00:17:48,673 BRISCOE: Only if it wasn't yours. 388 00:17:48,737 --> 00:17:50,944 ED: How'd you come by the car, Jimmy? 389 00:17:51,173 --> 00:17:53,653 Hey, man, if you don't tell us, we're gonna have to assume you stole it. 390 00:17:53,709 --> 00:17:57,714 You know, I'm guessing that a guy in your business has at least a couple of priors. 391 00:17:57,780 --> 00:17:59,851 That three strikes sentence can be brutal. 392 00:17:59,915 --> 00:18:04,523 Hold on, hold on. Some guy brought it by. Told me to put it in the crusher. 393 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:05,824 Some guy? 394 00:18:05,888 --> 00:18:07,731 I never saw him before. 395 00:18:07,790 --> 00:18:10,862 He gave me two C-notes. Told me to mash it and trash it. 396 00:18:10,926 --> 00:18:12,269 Didn't make any sense. 397 00:18:12,895 --> 00:18:15,068 BRISCOE: You still got the bills he gave you? 398 00:18:16,265 --> 00:18:17,505 (GRUNTS) 399 00:18:22,203 --> 00:18:23,273 ED: Martin Blatt. 400 00:18:23,338 --> 00:18:27,878 Armed robbery, assault, burg two. Should I go on? 401 00:18:28,409 --> 00:18:30,218 We got your prints from one of the hundreds you gave 402 00:18:30,278 --> 00:18:32,258 to the junkyard dude up in the Bronx. 403 00:18:32,313 --> 00:18:35,419 Guy's an idiot, but he's got real good eyesight. 404 00:18:35,583 --> 00:18:38,325 He picked you right out of this six-pack. 405 00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:40,599 I never liked that picture. 406 00:18:40,655 --> 00:18:45,195 Oh, yeah? You prefer the one from the garage where you waited for that lady? 407 00:18:45,260 --> 00:18:47,501 Is this the part where I slip up and confess? 408 00:18:47,562 --> 00:18:48,597 ED: You might as well. 409 00:18:48,663 --> 00:18:50,802 We found gunpowder residue in the Skylark. 410 00:18:50,865 --> 00:18:53,209 I'm strictly a Ford man myself. 411 00:18:53,601 --> 00:18:56,343 You might want to watch your back, Marty. 412 00:18:56,570 --> 00:18:59,608 The Caputos can't be real happy with you right now. 413 00:18:59,673 --> 00:19:01,311 I don't know what you're talking about. 414 00:19:01,375 --> 00:19:04,049 You did the wrong broad, genius. 415 00:19:04,111 --> 00:19:06,853 Hitter like you, that can't be good for your rep. 416 00:19:07,314 --> 00:19:09,191 You better start talking, Blatt. 417 00:19:09,249 --> 00:19:10,853 BRISCOE: Who hired you? 418 00:19:10,918 --> 00:19:11,988 Elvis. 419 00:19:12,619 --> 00:19:15,327 Yeah, well, you're gonna be joining The King pretty soon. 420 00:19:15,389 --> 00:19:16,800 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 421 00:19:16,857 --> 00:19:20,327 We didn't turn up any weapons in Mr. Blatt's apartment, 422 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:23,907 but we did find a cute little hollow space in a VCR 423 00:19:24,364 --> 00:19:27,174 that contained a box of .38 caliber, 424 00:19:27,234 --> 00:19:29,737 158 grain Black Talons. 425 00:19:30,204 --> 00:19:31,683 Usable prints, too. 426 00:19:32,372 --> 00:19:34,476 Thought you'd want to know. 427 00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:36,682 (DOOR CLOSING) 428 00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:40,516 Have a short life, bro. 429 00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:43,393 What's in it for me? 430 00:19:45,751 --> 00:19:48,925 How about three hots and a cot instead of a gurney? 431 00:19:52,258 --> 00:19:53,828 The lady wasn't Pierce, huh? 432 00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:55,027 Housewife. 433 00:19:56,095 --> 00:19:57,130 Go figure. 434 00:19:58,097 --> 00:20:01,340 Who wanted the reporter dead, Marty, and why? 435 00:20:03,936 --> 00:20:06,314 I want protection in the joint. 436 00:20:06,372 --> 00:20:07,715 We'll take care of the Caputos. 437 00:20:08,307 --> 00:20:09,876 The Caputos? What've they got to do with this? 438 00:20:12,177 --> 00:20:13,622 This isn't about the windows? 439 00:20:14,145 --> 00:20:15,317 What kind of windows? 440 00:20:15,380 --> 00:20:18,224 Guy that gave me the button said it had something to do with an election. 441 00:20:19,017 --> 00:20:20,394 What election? 442 00:20:22,087 --> 00:20:23,566 I don't vote. 443 00:20:27,659 --> 00:20:31,402 The shooter claims the hit had nothing to do with family business. 444 00:20:31,463 --> 00:20:33,306 People say politicians play for keeps. 445 00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:35,402 I doubt they envisioned anything like this. 446 00:20:35,467 --> 00:20:37,640 Who exactly did Blatt say gave him the contract? 447 00:20:37,702 --> 00:20:40,979 Small-time wise guy named Albert Bonatto. 448 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:43,178 No major crime family affiliation. 449 00:20:43,375 --> 00:20:45,115 And what was Bonatto's connection to all this? 450 00:20:45,176 --> 00:20:47,156 Well, Blatt claims he doesn't know. 451 00:20:47,211 --> 00:20:50,818 Just that Bonatto wanted this reporter out of the picture. 452 00:20:50,915 --> 00:20:54,158 She's writing an article about some state senate race. 453 00:20:54,218 --> 00:20:55,561 What are we doing to pick him up? 454 00:20:55,619 --> 00:20:59,328 Well, I've got people sitting on his house, places he normally frequents. 455 00:21:00,457 --> 00:21:04,371 Okay. Let me see if I can get this reporter to give me any more. 456 00:21:08,098 --> 00:21:10,408 CARMICHAEL: So if what this shooter is saying is true, 457 00:21:10,467 --> 00:21:13,107 this Bonatto is somehow connected to your story. 458 00:21:13,170 --> 00:21:14,410 Who is he? 459 00:21:14,471 --> 00:21:17,782 Convicted felon. Not previously in the muscle end of things. 460 00:21:17,841 --> 00:21:19,718 (KETTLE HISSING) I don't recognize him. 461 00:21:20,577 --> 00:21:23,989 Well, what can you tell me about the election story you were working on? 462 00:21:24,047 --> 00:21:27,290 It was about the 63rd District State Senate race 463 00:21:27,350 --> 00:21:29,557 and some irregular absentee ballots. 464 00:21:29,619 --> 00:21:31,565 Right. Anne Benton's district. 465 00:21:31,621 --> 00:21:34,465 Benton was reelected by less than 200 votes. 466 00:21:34,524 --> 00:21:38,529 Then they discovered almost 400 overseas ballots had been altered. 467 00:21:38,995 --> 00:21:40,770 Altered in what way? 468 00:21:41,097 --> 00:21:43,338 Official at the Election Board 469 00:21:43,399 --> 00:21:47,438 was adding registration numbers to the ballots after they'd been received. 470 00:21:47,637 --> 00:21:49,139 What happened? 471 00:21:49,205 --> 00:21:50,479 Judge tossed them out. 472 00:21:51,107 --> 00:21:53,519 Well, doesn't sound like much of a motive for murder. 473 00:21:56,679 --> 00:21:58,680 There was something else. 474 00:21:58,914 --> 00:22:00,450 I'm sorry, I can't answer that. 475 00:22:00,916 --> 00:22:02,759 Even if your life is in danger? 476 00:22:04,252 --> 00:22:06,493 I'm not a hero, Ms. Carmichael. 477 00:22:07,222 --> 00:22:10,760 But when you take a job like this, it comes with certain risks. 478 00:22:10,826 --> 00:22:13,534 Things a journalist has to put above her own safety. 479 00:22:14,329 --> 00:22:16,172 Ms. Pierce... I promise I'll be careful. 480 00:22:17,232 --> 00:22:18,973 Change my schedule. 481 00:22:19,835 --> 00:22:22,247 But if I tell you what you want to know, 482 00:22:22,304 --> 00:22:25,774 I'd be revealing information I have no right to reveal. 483 00:22:27,009 --> 00:22:29,353 And there's no way I can do that. 484 00:22:30,746 --> 00:22:32,453 Any word on Bonatto? 485 00:22:32,514 --> 00:22:33,958 Nothing so far. 486 00:22:34,015 --> 00:22:35,653 And the reporter? 487 00:22:36,350 --> 00:22:40,799 She's blacked out so much of her notes it's hard to put anything together. 488 00:22:42,089 --> 00:22:44,763 Is she protecting her life or her story? 489 00:22:44,825 --> 00:22:47,135 Well, either way, she says it goes with the territory. 490 00:22:47,194 --> 00:22:50,004 And she's made it perfectly clear she's not about to breach any 491 00:22:50,064 --> 00:22:53,238 journalistic confidences in order to help us out. 492 00:22:53,534 --> 00:22:57,641 Well, there's no law that says we can't speak to the same people she spoke to. 493 00:22:57,705 --> 00:23:00,083 As long as I get the byline when the story breaks. 494 00:23:03,611 --> 00:23:07,058 FEINBERG: Board of Elections have been doing this for over 100 years. 495 00:23:07,114 --> 00:23:09,855 The only time we get headlines is when there's a screwup. 496 00:23:09,916 --> 00:23:12,487 A city worker overworked and under-appreciated. 497 00:23:12,552 --> 00:23:14,031 I can relate. 498 00:23:14,421 --> 00:23:17,459 Now, Kate Pierce interviewed you about the election three times. 499 00:23:17,524 --> 00:23:20,266 You tell me what you told her, I go away. 500 00:23:20,326 --> 00:23:22,135 That's what she said. 501 00:23:25,398 --> 00:23:30,040 Pierce was looking into irregularities in the absentee ballots in the 63rd District. 502 00:23:30,103 --> 00:23:33,175 The added registration numbers. Anything to it? 503 00:23:33,306 --> 00:23:35,718 My opinion? Simple honest mistake. 504 00:23:36,810 --> 00:23:39,950 But she came to see you twice after her article came out. 505 00:23:40,013 --> 00:23:41,822 She wasn't satisfied? 506 00:23:44,551 --> 00:23:48,020 A reporter's questions might be optional, Commissioner. 507 00:23:48,187 --> 00:23:50,394 All due respect, mine aren't. 508 00:23:50,823 --> 00:23:52,928 She wanted to know if any other voting irregularities 509 00:23:52,991 --> 00:23:55,369 could have contributed to Anne Benton being reelected. 510 00:23:55,627 --> 00:23:57,629 What other irregularities? 511 00:23:57,696 --> 00:24:00,438 We had some voting machines break down in Benton's district. 512 00:24:00,499 --> 00:24:01,603 Some? 513 00:24:01,900 --> 00:24:05,370 You have to understand, these voting machines are practically antiques. 514 00:24:05,604 --> 00:24:06,639 How many machines? 515 00:24:06,705 --> 00:24:07,911 Twelve. 516 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:09,110 Is that a lot? 517 00:24:09,174 --> 00:24:12,053 It is when they happen to be in one polling place. 518 00:24:12,111 --> 00:24:13,715 And you told all this to Kate Pierce? 519 00:24:13,779 --> 00:24:15,952 Didn't have to. She was already onto it. 520 00:24:18,250 --> 00:24:19,888 What happens when the machines go down? 521 00:24:19,952 --> 00:24:22,830 Ordinarily, we'd cannibalize parts from other machines. 522 00:24:22,887 --> 00:24:25,766 It's a little different when it happens on election day. 523 00:24:25,823 --> 00:24:27,496 We use emergency paper ballots. 524 00:24:27,859 --> 00:24:30,465 And who's in charge of those machines? 525 00:24:31,129 --> 00:24:33,166 I got no idea what went wrong. 526 00:24:33,231 --> 00:24:36,940 Our technician says someone weakened the rivets at the back. 527 00:24:37,602 --> 00:24:38,842 That's why the levers broke. 528 00:24:39,837 --> 00:24:42,078 CARMICHAEL: On all 12 machines. 529 00:24:43,608 --> 00:24:46,111 Who asked you to rig those machines? 530 00:24:47,311 --> 00:24:50,588 We know you were the last mechanic to work on them. 531 00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:53,288 JACK: A woman's been killed, Mr. Eckert. 532 00:24:53,351 --> 00:24:54,659 If you don't help us, 533 00:24:54,719 --> 00:24:57,631 you'll be held responsible for your part in the death. 534 00:25:00,457 --> 00:25:02,960 There's a guy I know from the union. 535 00:25:03,693 --> 00:25:04,728 Al Bonatto. 536 00:25:05,328 --> 00:25:09,208 He asked me if could mess with some of the machines in Benton's district. 537 00:25:09,266 --> 00:25:10,540 Did he say why? 538 00:25:11,468 --> 00:25:15,280 Just that he wanted them to go down at this one polling place. 539 00:25:15,372 --> 00:25:18,182 But nothing about any woman. 540 00:25:19,509 --> 00:25:22,547 So when the machines break down, the voters are given paper ballots. 541 00:25:22,612 --> 00:25:25,115 Following procedures set forth in the election law. 542 00:25:25,181 --> 00:25:29,061 And we think these breakdowns have something to do with this woman's murder? 543 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:30,928 Kate Pierce was the real target. 544 00:25:31,021 --> 00:25:34,433 Martha Krasner just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. 545 00:25:34,490 --> 00:25:37,699 On the theory Bonatto was not working for himself, 546 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,433 we went back to try to find a connection 547 00:25:39,495 --> 00:25:42,169 between him and one of the two candidates. 548 00:25:42,231 --> 00:25:45,235 State Senators are allowed to maintain private law practices 549 00:25:45,301 --> 00:25:47,406 while they serve in office. 550 00:25:49,071 --> 00:25:51,813 Anne Benton was once Al Bonatto's lawyer. 551 00:25:53,309 --> 00:25:57,189 A lowlife like that and a senator from the rainbow coalition. 552 00:25:58,380 --> 00:26:01,224 And nobody has been able to find Bonatto since the shooting. 553 00:26:01,984 --> 00:26:04,590 I think we should have a conversation with Senator Benton. 554 00:26:05,387 --> 00:26:08,732 Anne Benton was one of the people who lobbied for my appointment with Rudy. 555 00:26:08,791 --> 00:26:10,133 Are we playing favorites? 556 00:26:11,025 --> 00:26:13,335 Just speak softly and carry a big subpoena. 557 00:26:18,232 --> 00:26:21,543 I've never made a secret of my relationship with Albert Bonatto, 558 00:26:21,603 --> 00:26:23,549 however I no longer represent the man. 559 00:26:23,605 --> 00:26:24,777 I haven't in years. 560 00:26:25,506 --> 00:26:27,076 When was the last time you spoke to him? 561 00:26:27,609 --> 00:26:28,849 I can't really say. 562 00:26:28,910 --> 00:26:32,357 If you could possibly pinpoint it a little better than that, Senator, 563 00:26:32,514 --> 00:26:34,255 we'd appreciate it. 564 00:26:34,482 --> 00:26:37,292 Maybe your Chief of Staff could check your records. 565 00:26:39,354 --> 00:26:40,492 Mr. Coulter? 566 00:26:41,522 --> 00:26:43,502 I'll check the Senator's appointment calendar. 567 00:26:43,558 --> 00:26:46,561 I'm still not clear what exactly your concern here is. 568 00:26:46,626 --> 00:26:49,129 At this point, all we can really say is that 569 00:26:49,196 --> 00:26:51,267 Mr. Bonatto may be involved in a murder. 570 00:26:51,398 --> 00:26:52,604 Murder? 571 00:26:52,900 --> 00:26:55,244 That's not the Al Bonatto I was familiar with. 572 00:26:57,571 --> 00:27:01,815 Two felony convictions for taking kickbacks from city union officials. 573 00:27:02,209 --> 00:27:04,086 There's a variety of fraud allegations. 574 00:27:04,144 --> 00:27:06,556 May I ask how the Senator's name came up? 575 00:27:06,613 --> 00:27:08,650 Only by way of her connection to Mr. Bonatto. 576 00:27:08,715 --> 00:27:11,787 Which I've already stated is a matter of public record. 577 00:27:11,852 --> 00:27:14,992 Beyond that, I'm afraid attorney-client privilege kicks in. 578 00:27:15,622 --> 00:27:18,159 But if there's any other assistance I could provide, 579 00:27:18,225 --> 00:27:19,761 I would be happy to do so. 580 00:27:19,826 --> 00:27:21,805 Now, Mr. McCoy, Ms. Carmichael, 581 00:27:21,861 --> 00:27:26,173 if you'll excuse us, the Senator has a committee meeting in about five minutes. 582 00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:29,270 BENTON: You'll give my regards to Nora. 583 00:27:29,335 --> 00:27:30,678 Certainly. 584 00:27:32,872 --> 00:27:33,976 (DOOR OPENING) 585 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,316 Never admitted anything, never denied anything. 586 00:27:36,375 --> 00:27:38,286 The perfect politician. 587 00:27:38,611 --> 00:27:41,387 It's too much of a coincidence, her having been Bonatto's lawyer. 588 00:27:41,447 --> 00:27:45,020 Especially with the mechanic tying Bonatto to those voting machines. 589 00:27:45,084 --> 00:27:48,657 We can haul her before a Grand Jury, ask her about Bonatto under oath. 590 00:27:48,721 --> 00:27:49,825 Yeah. 591 00:27:50,323 --> 00:27:52,496 But if Benton's involved, she'll take the Fifth, 592 00:27:52,558 --> 00:27:55,471 and there's no way Nora's going to give her immunity 593 00:27:55,528 --> 00:27:58,906 until she knows the full extent of her participation. 594 00:28:00,231 --> 00:28:02,677 When I went to see that Commissioner at the Board of Elections, 595 00:28:02,734 --> 00:28:04,941 I used Pierce's notes as a roadmap. 596 00:28:05,003 --> 00:28:06,949 I talked to who she talked to. 597 00:28:07,005 --> 00:28:09,042 How'd she know where to go? 598 00:28:09,808 --> 00:28:11,446 She had a source. 599 00:28:12,410 --> 00:28:15,391 You're asking me to force a reporter to identify a source? 600 00:28:15,447 --> 00:28:18,519 A source who may have information about a cold-blooded murder, 601 00:28:18,583 --> 00:28:20,426 and whose life may very well be in jeopardy. 602 00:28:20,485 --> 00:28:23,261 Your Honor, a reporter has to know that everything she sees, 603 00:28:23,321 --> 00:28:25,096 everything she hears, is sacrosanct. 604 00:28:25,156 --> 00:28:27,602 Everything? What if a reporter knew of a terrorist plot? 605 00:28:28,193 --> 00:28:29,433 JUDGE: But doesn't New York's shield law 606 00:28:29,494 --> 00:28:31,667 bar the People from asking for a source's identity? 607 00:28:31,730 --> 00:28:33,232 JACK: The protection isn't absolute. 608 00:28:33,631 --> 00:28:35,075 Knight-Ridder v. Greenberg. 609 00:28:35,132 --> 00:28:36,668 In that case, the Court of Appeals 610 00:28:36,734 --> 00:28:38,941 noted the limitations of journalistic privilege. 611 00:28:39,003 --> 00:28:42,815 A journalist was forced to turn over a videotape of a murderer's confession. 612 00:28:42,873 --> 00:28:44,819 The tape itself was hard evidence. 613 00:28:44,875 --> 00:28:46,115 JUDGE: He makes a point. 614 00:28:46,176 --> 00:28:47,655 The distinction between a killer's statement 615 00:28:47,711 --> 00:28:49,713 and the name of a source sounds pretty real to me. 616 00:28:49,780 --> 00:28:50,986 I talked to this person. 617 00:28:51,048 --> 00:28:54,086 They don't want their name revealed, and I won't betray that. 618 00:28:54,985 --> 00:28:56,521 JUDGE: There's the hitch, McCoy. 619 00:28:56,587 --> 00:28:59,898 If I order disclosure, it's only going to result in refusal by Ms. Pierce, 620 00:28:59,957 --> 00:29:02,335 a contempt citation, and an appeal. 621 00:29:02,393 --> 00:29:04,634 The motion to quash disclosure in the identity 622 00:29:04,695 --> 00:29:07,403 of Ms. Pierce's source is granted. 623 00:29:10,500 --> 00:29:12,605 CARMICHAEL: I wonder how much Pierce really told her source 624 00:29:12,669 --> 00:29:16,378 about the danger they're in with Bonatto still on the loose. 625 00:29:16,639 --> 00:29:20,485 She's going to end up protecting this guy right into his grave. 626 00:29:22,378 --> 00:29:25,985 Let's assume Anne Benton's behind the scheme to rig the machines. 627 00:29:26,048 --> 00:29:27,254 What's she accomplish? 628 00:29:27,316 --> 00:29:30,058 You mean, other than proving women can be as ruthless as men 629 00:29:30,119 --> 00:29:32,156 when it comes to seeking office? 630 00:29:32,221 --> 00:29:33,962 Her margin of victory was under 200. 631 00:29:34,023 --> 00:29:35,468 Every vote made a difference. 632 00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:40,272 Well, paper ballots would have meant longer lines. 633 00:29:40,330 --> 00:29:42,139 Maybe voters go home, 634 00:29:42,398 --> 00:29:45,743 and Benton's opponent was carrying that neighborhood two-to-one. 635 00:29:45,802 --> 00:29:48,338 Yeah, looks like her strategy worked. 636 00:29:50,772 --> 00:29:52,877 Official tally, Board of Elections. 637 00:29:52,941 --> 00:29:54,978 Almost 2,000 fewer votes were cast 638 00:29:55,043 --> 00:29:57,284 at that polling place than in the last election. 639 00:29:57,345 --> 00:29:59,382 Not according to the actual voter sign-in books. 640 00:29:59,447 --> 00:30:00,551 The vote was up. 641 00:30:01,516 --> 00:30:02,995 If that's right, 642 00:30:03,051 --> 00:30:05,258 about 2,000 votes are missing. 643 00:30:08,557 --> 00:30:10,503 How many votes are we talking about? 644 00:30:10,559 --> 00:30:12,664 1,865. 645 00:30:12,727 --> 00:30:15,708 The polling place was going heavily in favor of Benton's opponent. 646 00:30:15,764 --> 00:30:17,072 So then these missing ballots 647 00:30:17,132 --> 00:30:19,009 were the key to her reelection. 648 00:30:19,067 --> 00:30:21,138 Can we link her to the man who rigged the machines? 649 00:30:21,203 --> 00:30:22,408 Not directly. 650 00:30:22,470 --> 00:30:24,313 Where are these ballots now? 651 00:30:24,371 --> 00:30:26,681 According to Mr. Feinberg of the Board of Elections, 652 00:30:26,740 --> 00:30:29,016 they never arrived, so they don't exist. 653 00:30:29,076 --> 00:30:31,056 Now you see them, now you don't. 654 00:30:31,112 --> 00:30:33,752 Briscoe and Green just picked up Albert Bonatto. 655 00:30:33,814 --> 00:30:36,260 Well, let's see if he's registered. 656 00:30:38,752 --> 00:30:40,595 CARMICHAEL: Blatt fingered you. 657 00:30:40,654 --> 00:30:42,691 Explains why nobody's seen the little weasel. 658 00:30:42,790 --> 00:30:43,791 AI. 659 00:30:43,858 --> 00:30:45,337 We've seen him, Mr. Bonatto. 660 00:30:45,893 --> 00:30:47,930 He killed a girl, and you hired him. 661 00:30:47,995 --> 00:30:49,269 And we've got Joey Eckert, 662 00:30:49,330 --> 00:30:51,776 the mechanic who rigged the machines for you. 663 00:30:51,832 --> 00:30:53,937 So now we'd like to know what you have. 664 00:30:55,903 --> 00:30:57,814 I think we all know what he has. 665 00:30:59,239 --> 00:31:00,343 Anne Benton. 666 00:31:02,909 --> 00:31:05,651 Anne was what you'd call a motivating factor. 667 00:31:06,045 --> 00:31:07,718 She ordered the hit? 668 00:31:07,780 --> 00:31:09,555 Took a little convincing. 669 00:31:09,616 --> 00:31:12,222 But I always said Annie's a pragmatist. 670 00:31:12,285 --> 00:31:14,788 People will forgive a politician almost anything. 671 00:31:14,854 --> 00:31:16,993 Fixing an election isn't one of them. 672 00:31:18,925 --> 00:31:19,926 What are we looking at? 673 00:31:19,993 --> 00:31:22,599 In exchange for his testimony, 20-to-life. 674 00:31:22,662 --> 00:31:25,302 Not exactly an offer I couldn't refuse. 675 00:31:26,733 --> 00:31:29,339 What if I sweeten the pot? 676 00:31:31,204 --> 00:31:32,547 With what? 677 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:43,787 All present and accounted for? 678 00:31:43,849 --> 00:31:46,056 Abbie said four boxes, we got four boxes. 679 00:31:46,118 --> 00:31:47,620 Lot of voters got ripped off. 680 00:31:47,686 --> 00:31:49,188 So what's new? 681 00:31:49,521 --> 00:31:52,434 And Ms. Benton goes to Albany instead of her opponent. 682 00:31:52,491 --> 00:31:56,439 Well, maybe they'll find some better accommodations for her upstate. 683 00:31:59,932 --> 00:32:01,775 Session's over, Senator. 684 00:32:01,833 --> 00:32:03,176 Have you lost your mind? 685 00:32:03,235 --> 00:32:04,305 Please stand up, ma'am. 686 00:32:04,369 --> 00:32:05,404 Anne Benton, you're under arrest 687 00:32:05,470 --> 00:32:07,279 for the murder of Martha Krasner. 688 00:32:07,339 --> 00:32:08,613 I'll call your husband. 689 00:32:08,674 --> 00:32:09,675 Call my lawyer. 690 00:32:09,741 --> 00:32:11,242 ED: You have the right to remain silent. 691 00:32:11,309 --> 00:32:13,050 Anything you say... 692 00:32:16,414 --> 00:32:19,520 "Docket ending 261, People v. Anne Benton. 693 00:32:20,585 --> 00:32:22,121 "Charges are Murder in the Second Degree, 694 00:32:22,186 --> 00:32:24,427 "Conspiracy in the First Degree." 695 00:32:24,622 --> 00:32:27,159 ls the defendant prepared to enter a plea? 696 00:32:27,224 --> 00:32:28,328 Not guilty, Your Honor. 697 00:32:29,126 --> 00:32:31,003 JUDGE: Are the People requesting bail? 698 00:32:31,062 --> 00:32:32,439 Given the fact that Ms. Benton 699 00:32:32,496 --> 00:32:34,339 has been implicated in a murder-for-hire, 700 00:32:34,398 --> 00:32:36,036 the People would request bail in the amount of... 701 00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:37,101 LINDE: This is absurd. 702 00:32:37,168 --> 00:32:39,079 Senator Benton is only implicated in this awful crime 703 00:32:39,136 --> 00:32:41,082 by a reputed organized crime figure, 704 00:32:41,138 --> 00:32:43,175 a confessed killer, and a two-time felon. 705 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,049 There isn't a scintilla of direct evidence 706 00:32:45,109 --> 00:32:46,883 tying my client to any of these charges. 707 00:32:47,444 --> 00:32:49,014 Ms. Carmichael, are the People going forward 708 00:32:49,079 --> 00:32:52,925 with anything more than the word of this alleged accomplice? 709 00:32:52,983 --> 00:32:53,984 Yes, Your Honor. 710 00:32:54,050 --> 00:32:55,324 The People are in possession of 711 00:32:55,385 --> 00:32:56,796 certain missing ballot boxes 712 00:32:56,853 --> 00:32:59,595 which we maintain corroborate Mr. Bonatto's statements. 713 00:32:59,656 --> 00:33:02,227 This prosecution is nothing but a political witch hunt. 714 00:33:02,292 --> 00:33:03,896 An effort by my client's political enemies 715 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,634 to try to do in court what they were unable to achieve at the polls. 716 00:33:06,896 --> 00:33:08,170 In any event, 717 00:33:08,231 --> 00:33:10,336 Senator Benton hardly seems a flight risk, 718 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:12,346 unless the People consider Albany 719 00:33:12,402 --> 00:33:15,178 to be too far outside its jurisdiction. 720 00:33:15,238 --> 00:33:17,878 The defendant is released without bail. 721 00:33:23,445 --> 00:33:24,856 JACK: Abbie. 722 00:33:25,915 --> 00:33:28,156 I just saw Benton and her lawyer. 723 00:33:28,217 --> 00:33:29,594 The Judge let her walk. 724 00:33:29,652 --> 00:33:32,565 She's got a lot of juice in this courthouse. 725 00:33:32,988 --> 00:33:35,127 Makes you want to play in a bigger arena. 726 00:33:35,190 --> 00:33:36,294 What? 727 00:33:37,593 --> 00:33:39,937 I've had another job offer, Jack. 728 00:33:41,297 --> 00:33:42,367 Didn't want to spring it on you 729 00:33:42,431 --> 00:33:43,933 in the middle of a case like this, 730 00:33:44,767 --> 00:33:47,304 but they need an answer in the next day or so. 731 00:33:49,405 --> 00:33:51,214 I guess you're thinking about taking it. 732 00:33:52,374 --> 00:33:55,150 It's the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District. 733 00:33:55,210 --> 00:33:57,212 Oh. The bigger arena. 734 00:33:58,213 --> 00:34:00,522 They're putting together a task force on major crimes. 735 00:34:01,416 --> 00:34:02,690 When would you start? 736 00:34:04,719 --> 00:34:05,823 As soon as this case is over. 737 00:34:06,554 --> 00:34:07,726 (EXCLAIMS) 738 00:34:08,122 --> 00:34:09,624 But I would be right next door, 739 00:34:09,691 --> 00:34:12,467 so if there are any problems with any of my cases... 740 00:34:16,731 --> 00:34:19,644 I don't have to tell you how much you'll be missed. 741 00:34:19,701 --> 00:34:22,147 No, you don't have to tell me that. 742 00:34:23,571 --> 00:34:25,778 But I'd still like hearing it. 743 00:34:31,612 --> 00:34:32,750 LINDE: The Senator rigged the election, 744 00:34:32,814 --> 00:34:35,487 then tried to kill a reporter to cover it up? 745 00:34:35,549 --> 00:34:36,584 You've got the gist of it. 746 00:34:36,650 --> 00:34:37,788 Yeah. Well, by that reasoning 747 00:34:37,851 --> 00:34:40,195 she'd have to eliminate half a dozen newspeople. 748 00:34:40,253 --> 00:34:41,891 CARMICHAEL: Only Kate Pierce had a source. 749 00:34:42,322 --> 00:34:44,427 And the name of this source? 750 00:34:46,426 --> 00:34:48,303 That's what I thought. 751 00:34:48,595 --> 00:34:50,700 Doesn't change Albert Bonatto's testimony. 752 00:34:50,764 --> 00:34:52,107 LINDE: That the Senator did what? 753 00:34:52,165 --> 00:34:54,406 Sabotaged some voting machines? 754 00:34:54,501 --> 00:34:55,844 Those machines were due for the scrap heap 755 00:34:55,902 --> 00:34:57,210 during the Carter administration. 756 00:34:57,270 --> 00:35:00,251 Those machines were inspected and declared operational. 757 00:35:00,307 --> 00:35:02,412 That is, until a mechanic was asked by Mr. Bonatto 758 00:35:02,476 --> 00:35:03,580 to rig them to fail. 759 00:35:03,643 --> 00:35:05,520 What mechanic? I never met the man. 760 00:35:06,012 --> 00:35:07,958 The beauty of a conspiracy charge, Senator, 761 00:35:08,014 --> 00:35:10,392 is one hand doesn't have to know what the other's doing. 762 00:35:10,450 --> 00:35:12,554 LINDE: People's theory, if I grasp it, 763 00:35:12,618 --> 00:35:14,620 is that the Senator arranged to steal votes 764 00:35:14,687 --> 00:35:16,633 in a neighborhood that was going heavily against her. 765 00:35:16,689 --> 00:35:18,362 It's not complicated, Counselor. 766 00:35:18,424 --> 00:35:19,903 Flaw in your theory. 767 00:35:19,959 --> 00:35:21,836 Those missing votes would have gone our way. 768 00:35:21,894 --> 00:35:23,032 BENTON: As I understand it, 769 00:35:23,095 --> 00:35:25,405 the machines didn't go down until afternoon, 770 00:35:25,464 --> 00:35:26,966 which means that the paper ballots, 771 00:35:27,032 --> 00:35:28,477 the ones that got lost, 772 00:35:28,534 --> 00:35:30,343 were from people coming home from work, 773 00:35:30,403 --> 00:35:31,541 people who have jobs. 774 00:35:32,138 --> 00:35:34,277 They're my core constituency. 775 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:35,641 So you see, 776 00:35:35,708 --> 00:35:37,654 the Senator had no reason to tamper with the machines, 777 00:35:37,710 --> 00:35:39,280 and as such certainly no reason 778 00:35:39,345 --> 00:35:41,154 to kill the reporter. 779 00:35:47,652 --> 00:35:50,496 Other than egg on my face, what am I left with? 780 00:35:50,555 --> 00:35:53,866 Benton's theory about carrying that neighborhood is absurd. 781 00:35:53,925 --> 00:35:55,131 It may be. 782 00:35:55,193 --> 00:35:58,174 But at least it's supported by an official election result. 783 00:35:58,229 --> 00:36:00,231 What is our theory supported by? 784 00:36:00,298 --> 00:36:01,641 A witness. 785 00:36:01,866 --> 00:36:04,574 Al Bonatto's been convicted of two felonies. 786 00:36:04,636 --> 00:36:07,378 He's a member of the mob, for God's sake, 787 00:36:07,539 --> 00:36:11,146 in addition to which he's testifying pursuant to a plea bargain. 788 00:36:11,209 --> 00:36:13,849 Nora, if we shied away every time a defense attorney 789 00:36:13,912 --> 00:36:16,256 cross-examined one of our witnesses about a plea bargain, 790 00:36:16,314 --> 00:36:17,554 we'd never bring a case. 791 00:36:17,615 --> 00:36:20,824 What about the fact that Pierce writes mob stories? 792 00:36:20,885 --> 00:36:23,865 Blaming Benton could be a Bonatto smoke screen. 793 00:36:23,921 --> 00:36:25,832 Covering his own ass for family business 794 00:36:25,889 --> 00:36:27,493 that has nothing to do with the election. 795 00:36:27,558 --> 00:36:28,696 You don't believe that. 796 00:36:28,759 --> 00:36:30,432 It doesn't matter what I believe. 797 00:36:30,494 --> 00:36:32,838 The question is, what's a jury going to believe 798 00:36:32,896 --> 00:36:34,569 when Benton's lawyer stands up and says 799 00:36:34,631 --> 00:36:36,440 she had no motive to commit the murder 800 00:36:36,500 --> 00:36:38,639 because she had no motive to steal the ballots. 801 00:36:38,702 --> 00:36:41,046 There's not a single exit poll that can support that. 802 00:36:41,105 --> 00:36:43,107 Exit polls aren't evidence. 803 00:36:43,173 --> 00:36:45,016 Without a source, we've got nothing. 804 00:36:45,075 --> 00:36:46,179 We have the ballots. 805 00:36:46,243 --> 00:36:49,190 We count them, they go against Benton, we have our motive. 806 00:36:54,585 --> 00:36:56,462 LINDE: Count the ballots? That's outrageous. 807 00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:59,090 What is this, an election or a criminal action? 808 00:36:59,155 --> 00:37:03,297 Counsel, I'm going to construe your outrage as a motion to suppress. 809 00:37:03,793 --> 00:37:05,898 But he has a point, Mr. McCoy. 810 00:37:05,962 --> 00:37:07,066 Not if his client is going to hide 811 00:37:07,130 --> 00:37:08,632 behind those uncounted ballots 812 00:37:08,698 --> 00:37:09,836 to get away with murder. 813 00:37:09,899 --> 00:37:11,401 The bottom line is, the People can't make out 814 00:37:11,467 --> 00:37:13,242 chain of custody on those ballots. 815 00:37:13,302 --> 00:37:15,213 Any count would be hopelessly tainted. 816 00:37:15,972 --> 00:37:17,645 As I understand it, 817 00:37:17,740 --> 00:37:20,311 Mr. Bonatto had the ballots in his possession? 818 00:37:20,376 --> 00:37:21,377 Yes, Your Honor, 819 00:37:21,444 --> 00:37:25,085 and he's prepared to testify they were in his social club under lock and key. 820 00:37:25,148 --> 00:37:27,458 He also gonna tell us how he stole them? 821 00:37:27,517 --> 00:37:28,689 Furthermore, Judge, 822 00:37:28,751 --> 00:37:31,357 the People have provided the court with an affidavit 823 00:37:31,420 --> 00:37:34,697 indicating that the security tape on those ballot boxes is intact. 824 00:37:34,757 --> 00:37:37,965 Which doesn't mean the ballots themselves remain in their original condition. 825 00:37:38,026 --> 00:37:39,733 They've been jostled, transported... 826 00:37:39,795 --> 00:37:42,969 These are paper ballots marked with a pencil. 827 00:37:43,798 --> 00:37:46,711 How could jostling possibly affect anything? 828 00:37:47,969 --> 00:37:49,243 You can argue whatever you like 829 00:37:49,304 --> 00:37:51,682 to the jury about who killed Mrs. Krasner, 830 00:37:51,740 --> 00:37:53,378 but your motion is denied. 831 00:37:53,809 --> 00:37:55,584 Then I insist on being part of any process 832 00:37:55,644 --> 00:37:57,248 that involves counting these ballots. 833 00:37:57,312 --> 00:38:00,725 Counselor, I'm not going to have a replay of recent shenanigans. 834 00:38:00,782 --> 00:38:02,125 Not in New York. 835 00:38:02,183 --> 00:38:03,821 Not in a murder case. 836 00:38:03,885 --> 00:38:06,297 You can be present, but that's it. 837 00:38:06,688 --> 00:38:09,692 Tell the Board of Elections to start counting. 838 00:38:10,825 --> 00:38:12,826 WOMAN: Come on, that's clearly a yes. 839 00:38:12,893 --> 00:38:14,566 MAN: I counted those already. 840 00:38:14,628 --> 00:38:16,073 Let me see that. I say yes. 841 00:38:16,130 --> 00:38:17,438 MAN: Put it in that pile. 842 00:38:17,498 --> 00:38:19,705 He circled the name, he didn't check the box. 843 00:38:19,767 --> 00:38:20,837 The voter's intention is clear. 844 00:38:20,901 --> 00:38:23,381 And so are the rules. No extraneous markings. 845 00:38:23,437 --> 00:38:25,212 Put it with the maybes. 846 00:38:25,272 --> 00:38:27,309 JACK: Been going on like that all night? 847 00:38:27,374 --> 00:38:30,048 Bi-partisanship at its best. Thanks. 848 00:38:30,845 --> 00:38:32,620 Even without the maybes, the vote's running 849 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:34,182 roughly 70% against Benton. 850 00:38:35,516 --> 00:38:36,586 This holds up, 851 00:38:36,650 --> 00:38:39,256 we have our motive for Martha Krasner's murder. 852 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:40,628 A.D.A. John J. McCoy? 853 00:38:40,688 --> 00:38:41,723 Right here. 854 00:38:41,789 --> 00:38:44,360 Sir, this is a temporary restraining order from the Appellate Division 855 00:38:44,425 --> 00:38:46,336 ordering you and the Board of Elections 856 00:38:46,393 --> 00:38:48,372 to immediately halt the counting of these ballots, 857 00:38:48,428 --> 00:38:51,602 and for you to appear tomorrow morning, 10:00 a.m. 858 00:38:52,332 --> 00:38:54,676 How the hell did they manage that? 859 00:38:54,734 --> 00:38:56,236 They had help. 860 00:38:57,003 --> 00:38:58,778 Committee to Reelect Senator Benton, 861 00:38:58,838 --> 00:39:00,044 Voters Caucus of New York, 862 00:39:00,106 --> 00:39:01,881 the Association for Electoral Justice. 863 00:39:02,609 --> 00:39:03,986 It goes on. 864 00:39:04,344 --> 00:39:06,255 JACK: Just like the election. 865 00:39:11,918 --> 00:39:15,195 LINDE: In conclusion, we ask a halt to this so-called count 866 00:39:15,255 --> 00:39:16,859 on the grounds that the District Attorney's Office 867 00:39:16,923 --> 00:39:19,267 cannot prove the bona fides of these ballots. 868 00:39:19,325 --> 00:39:21,566 That they are, in fact, in their original condition. 869 00:39:21,628 --> 00:39:23,334 Mr. Linde, as I understand it, 870 00:39:23,395 --> 00:39:26,069 these ballots have been missing for over three weeks? 871 00:39:26,899 --> 00:39:27,934 That's correct, Your Honor. 872 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,604 And they were in the possession 873 00:39:29,668 --> 00:39:31,978 of a reputed organized crime figure? 874 00:39:32,671 --> 00:39:33,843 Again, that's correct, Your Honor. 875 00:39:33,905 --> 00:39:36,181 Well, security tape or not, 876 00:39:36,241 --> 00:39:37,276 on these facts alone, 877 00:39:37,342 --> 00:39:39,879 it's clear to me they have no place in a criminal trial. 878 00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:41,847 JUDGE 2: Thank you, Mr. Linde. 879 00:39:43,248 --> 00:39:44,591 Mr. McCoy. 880 00:39:49,087 --> 00:39:50,122 With all due respect, 881 00:39:50,188 --> 00:39:52,725 I think this court is losing sight of the purpose of this count. 882 00:39:52,791 --> 00:39:54,293 Let me be clear. 883 00:39:54,359 --> 00:39:56,532 The People have no interest whatsoever 884 00:39:56,595 --> 00:39:57,938 in the outcome of this election 885 00:39:57,996 --> 00:40:01,340 except as it pertains to this defendant's motive 886 00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:02,639 to commit a homicide. 887 00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:05,306 JUDGE 2: Still, regardless of your reasons, 888 00:40:05,369 --> 00:40:07,508 you're talking about possibly overturning 889 00:40:07,571 --> 00:40:09,380 a decision by the voters of this state. 890 00:40:10,107 --> 00:40:12,417 I'm sorry, but as I understand it, 891 00:40:12,476 --> 00:40:14,387 the outcome of this count 892 00:40:14,445 --> 00:40:16,891 will be strictly limited to the criminal trial. 893 00:40:16,947 --> 00:40:17,982 That's correct, Your Honor. 894 00:40:18,049 --> 00:40:21,622 Then I fail to see the harm in allowing the count to continue. 895 00:40:21,686 --> 00:40:23,063 I think it's naive to believe 896 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:25,031 this outcome will be limited to the trial. 897 00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:27,867 The fact is, any result 898 00:40:27,925 --> 00:40:29,927 which differs from the official election 899 00:40:29,994 --> 00:40:31,974 is certain cause for confusion. 900 00:40:32,029 --> 00:40:33,531 JACK: The people learn the truth. 901 00:40:33,597 --> 00:40:35,667 I don't see how that constitutes harm. 902 00:40:35,732 --> 00:40:39,202 Well, how is your case without this evidence, Mr. McCoy? 903 00:40:40,270 --> 00:40:42,511 This evidence is vital to the People's case, Your Honor. 904 00:40:42,572 --> 00:40:44,574 And right there is another concern. 905 00:40:44,641 --> 00:40:45,847 Even with the ballots counted, 906 00:40:45,909 --> 00:40:47,786 your case is not a strong one. 907 00:40:47,844 --> 00:40:51,758 What happens when we turn this election on its ear and you lose? 908 00:40:54,684 --> 00:40:58,029 I find this court's reluctance difficult to fathom. 909 00:40:59,289 --> 00:41:02,668 And any willingness to let a killer go free, 910 00:41:03,259 --> 00:41:06,035 to protect a politician from the truth, 911 00:41:06,796 --> 00:41:10,209 is a betrayal of the most basic principles of law. 912 00:41:11,401 --> 00:41:13,175 Thank you, Mr. McCoy. 913 00:41:15,204 --> 00:41:17,445 This court will recess briefly. 914 00:41:23,011 --> 00:41:27,289 None are more conscious of the limits of the judiciary than this court. 915 00:41:27,649 --> 00:41:29,458 Now, that being said, 916 00:41:29,952 --> 00:41:32,523 when contending parties invoke the legal process, 917 00:41:32,588 --> 00:41:35,159 it becomes our unsought responsibility 918 00:41:35,224 --> 00:41:37,329 to resolve the issues confronting us. 919 00:41:38,994 --> 00:41:41,235 The court, with two dissents, 920 00:41:41,930 --> 00:41:45,002 grants the injunction sought by the Petitioner. 921 00:41:46,401 --> 00:41:47,902 The ballots will not be counted. 922 00:41:54,308 --> 00:41:56,379 Without the ballots the case against Benton 923 00:41:56,444 --> 00:41:59,391 just becomes her word against Bonatto's again. 924 00:41:59,447 --> 00:42:02,018 A fact that couldn't possibly have eluded the court. 925 00:42:02,350 --> 00:42:05,092 The vote went right down party lines, three to two. 926 00:42:05,153 --> 00:42:06,928 I never thought I'd see the day 927 00:42:06,988 --> 00:42:10,526 when a court let politics prevent a murder prosecution. 928 00:42:10,591 --> 00:42:12,127 They're all politicians. 929 00:42:12,193 --> 00:42:13,866 Just some of them wear robes. 930 00:42:13,928 --> 00:42:17,705 The irony is, Bonatto and Blatt end up serving 15-to-life. 931 00:42:18,166 --> 00:42:19,839 Anne Benton gets a second term. 932 00:42:19,901 --> 00:42:22,609 Well, they can always ask Benton to help them apply for a pardon. 933 00:42:23,071 --> 00:42:24,174 It's all nonsense. 934 00:42:24,237 --> 00:42:26,478 There's no legal basis for this decision. 935 00:42:27,240 --> 00:42:28,548 Don't kid yourself. 936 00:42:28,608 --> 00:42:30,019 The same thing will happen on appeal. 937 00:42:30,977 --> 00:42:33,856 It's over, Jack. We're fresh out of evidence. 938 00:42:35,582 --> 00:42:36,788 Are we? 939 00:42:37,250 --> 00:42:39,196 LEWIN: What are you saying? 940 00:42:42,522 --> 00:42:43,557 Mr. McCoy. 941 00:42:44,925 --> 00:42:46,336 They're going to let her go. 942 00:42:49,196 --> 00:42:50,197 I wish I could help you. 943 00:42:50,864 --> 00:42:52,673 We both know you can. 944 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:56,506 I already told you, my source won't come forward. 945 00:43:00,773 --> 00:43:02,514 Then give me a name. 946 00:43:02,575 --> 00:43:04,612 I can compel the testimony. 947 00:43:05,177 --> 00:43:06,713 Don't you understand? 948 00:43:06,779 --> 00:43:07,917 The people who talk to me 949 00:43:07,980 --> 00:43:10,620 have to believe that their identities will be protected. 950 00:43:10,683 --> 00:43:12,685 It's the only way I can do my job. 951 00:43:12,751 --> 00:43:15,664 I doubt a journalist's commitment 952 00:43:15,721 --> 00:43:18,031 to her professional obligations 953 00:43:18,090 --> 00:43:20,798 will be much comfort to Martha Krasner's family. 954 00:43:23,128 --> 00:43:24,732 That isn't fair, and you know it. 955 00:43:24,797 --> 00:43:26,834 This woman's life was taken 956 00:43:26,899 --> 00:43:29,470 because someone confused her for you, 957 00:43:29,535 --> 00:43:31,776 and now you're refusing to give me information 958 00:43:32,571 --> 00:43:34,551 that would prevent her killer from going free. 959 00:43:34,607 --> 00:43:36,051 What's fair about that? 960 00:43:38,143 --> 00:43:40,384 And when I break my confidence, 961 00:43:40,545 --> 00:43:43,492 when I violate his decision not come forward, 962 00:43:43,948 --> 00:43:45,985 what do I tell my source, Mr. McCoy? 963 00:43:46,050 --> 00:43:47,120 Tell him 964 00:43:47,185 --> 00:43:49,722 Martha Krasner never had a chance 965 00:43:49,788 --> 00:43:52,792 to decide whether to become part of the story. 966 00:44:05,036 --> 00:44:07,243 CLERK: Raise your right hand. 967 00:44:08,506 --> 00:44:11,612 Sir, do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, 968 00:44:11,676 --> 00:44:13,586 the whole truth, and nothing but the truth 969 00:44:13,644 --> 00:44:16,750 in the matter in which you are about to testify? 970 00:44:17,114 --> 00:44:18,616 MAN: I do. 971 00:44:21,819 --> 00:44:24,459 State your name and occupation for the record, sir. 972 00:44:25,489 --> 00:44:26,763 Matthew Coulter, 973 00:44:26,824 --> 00:44:30,033 Chairman, Committee to Reelect Senator Anne Benton. 974 00:44:30,227 --> 00:44:33,504 JACK: Mr. Coulter, do you know a man named Albert Bonatto? 975 00:44:34,264 --> 00:44:35,368 I do. 976 00:44:35,766 --> 00:44:38,212 JACK: Do you also know Anne Benton? 977 00:44:40,270 --> 00:44:41,340 Yes. 978 00:44:42,105 --> 00:44:43,209 I do.