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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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FEMALE WITNESS: Is he dead?
DUNNE: What do you care?
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He's gotta be dead.
You want to join him?
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Someone said that he fell
out of Monty's window.
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Go home and watch the news.
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What've we got?
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Trash can fire.
Hit the curtains.
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How bad?
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Oh, they're coughing and talking.
They're fine.
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A little shocked.
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Is it really Monty?
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Sucking oxygen as we speak.
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What am I gonna do? They
all say they're okay.
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Except for the one
that can't talk.
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He ain't my department.
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Lennie, how are you?
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A beautiful end to
a beautiful day.
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Can't imagine.
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Looks like we missed all the action.
What?
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We got a call
there was a jumper.
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Whoever said that
took some liberties.
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Why don't you fill us in?
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DOA. Fell out of Monty
Bender's hotel window.
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Hit the mezzanine level.
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Monty Bender the comic?
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My kid's gonna be pissed off
I don't get an autograph.
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Well, what happened? Somebody got
tired of his routine and jumped?
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I don't think he had a choice.
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There was some kind
of fire in his room.
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I saw Monty's last flick.
Cracked me up.
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Yeah, very funny.
Ripped By mstoll
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The flames traveled this way.
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So he was trapped inside?
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That's why he moved over here.
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Whoa. I don't think my high
school auditorium was this big.
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Probably had less people
spending time there.
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Monty held the kid out here to
keep him from breathing in smoke.
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He was passed out right here
when Ladder 88 arrived.
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Why wouldn't they
just go in there?
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(EXCLAIMS) Never mind.
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This is where the fire started.
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Somebody dumped an ashtray in
here, and that's all she wrote.
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Whose room is this?
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Monty's nutritionist.
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Fred something or other.
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I guess he forgot to read the
warning on the side of the box.
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SKINNER: He was in the suite with
Monty and Birgit, his stylist.
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What the hell is that?
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What do I know?
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They first saw the smoke
come underneath the door.
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Flames hit the curtain, then the carpet.
AC helped it spread.
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What about the smoke alarms?
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Turns out they were
all disconnected.
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Monty didn't like the beeping
when he burned his toast.
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So you're thinking
this is arson?
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A lit butt in a
basket full of paper.
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Too early to tell.
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Where's Monty now?
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Down at Mercy General
being sedated.
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And Fred and...
Birgit?
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They're with the Fire Marshal.
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We should bring them in.
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I want to get cleaned up first.
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Is he okay? They dragged
him off to the hospital.
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From what I hear, pharmaceuticals
are helping him through it.
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I can't believe Robbie's gone.
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I don't know if Monty's
heart can take this.
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He wasn't well?
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He had a stress test. They told
him his heart was a time bomb.
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So that's why he needed his
very own nutritionist?
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You should've seen how he ate.
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Pizza, cheeseburger,
leftover Chinese.
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Something wrong with that?
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You're not funny.
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You know what strikes me funny?
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Somebody like you, who's all
into health and whatnot
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would still be smoking.
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I have maybe one a month.
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When I'm tense.
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And believe me,
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that one
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will be my last.
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This is all my fault.
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I don't know how he's going to
live with himself after this.
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You can't imagine how
much he loved Robbie.
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You were really close to him?
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I worked for him
for the past five years.
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Are all stylists on call 24 l7?
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Monty needs to project
the right image.
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What has this
got to do with anything?
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No, I'm just wondering why
everybody was in his room.
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All three of us were
playing with the baby.
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And Fred smelled something
coming from his room,
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and he opened the door,
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and you couldn't believe it.
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It was like a fog of smoke.
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We couldn't get out the
door because of the flames.
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Monty grabbed Robbie
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and tried to cover his face.
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Birgit called down to security.
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And what about the window?
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My eyes were tearing.
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Birgit called out
to Monty to open it.
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Maybe that was the wrong thing.
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Why do you say that?
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Because the smoke got thicker.
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It was so thick.
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Like fog.
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We were all coughing,
and it was hard to see.
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So, you didn't
actually see the baby
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fall out of the window?
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The baby was crying and gagging,
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and Monty was saying to him,
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"Be still. It's going
to be okay, Robbie."
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But
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Monty started coughing,
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and the baby just slipped.
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What are we doing here?
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This is obviously
a terrible accident.
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I hate celebrity cases.
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Oh, there's a TV movie in this.
I can smell it.
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God help us.
I saw Monty's last movie.
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Hey, some people said
it cracked them up.
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Barfjokes?
You're kidding.
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Anyway, until the arson
people tell us different,
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this ain't nothing
but a bad accident.
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Well, how the hell did this
baby end up out of a window?
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Monty was trying to keep him
away from the fog of smoke.
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Say what? That's what the
nutritionist said to me.
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That's the way these
creative types talk.
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Maybe. But those are the same exact
words that the stylist used with me.
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And you don't think
that's a coincidence.
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Well, sure, it could be. But it could
also be that Monty told them what to say.
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Why don't we get it straight
from the horse's mouth?
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I promised him I would never
let anybody hurt him.
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And now...
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You here to arrest me?
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ED: No, we're just trying
to find out what happened.
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He was crying.
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There was smoke.
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I sang to him.
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He liked that.
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(SINGING LULLABY)
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Maybe we ought to
come back, Mr. Bender.
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I guess they have those smoke
alarm things for a reason.
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I'm going to hell, aren't I?
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Hey, you didn't know.
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And I'm supposed
to make people laugh.
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Some joke, isn't it?
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Was there anybody else in
the room with you when...
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Fred and Birgit.
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Just them?
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Yeah. Why?
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You ever have any problems
with either one of them?
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No. They've been
with me for years.
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We're family.
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Speaking of which,
where's Robbie's mother?
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I don't know.
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I adopted him
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a year ago.
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Not what I expected.
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Oh, give the guy a break.
He's in shock.
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"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,"
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while your place is burning down?
I don't know.
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Yeah, you're right, he
should've done a few jokes.
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The guy didn't know
which way was up.
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All I'm saying is, he was
pretty quick on the trigger
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when we asked him who was
in the room with him.
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I'm just thinking maybe there's
somebody in his entourage
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who didn't want to go along
with that "fog of smoke" story.
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Remind me again,
what are we investigating?
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Potential arson.
Dead kid.
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Monty moved in about a year
ago, when the hotel business
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was down the toilet.
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But his money
spends pretty good.
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In up times, we have a policy
against rock stars, movie stars,
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almost anyone
who attracts a crowd.
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I gotta tell you though, Monty's
been the perfect guest.
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Polite, quiet.
Never a complaint.
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He got a lot of people
coming and going?
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Not as many as Eminem. Business
still isn't what it should be.
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Anyway, Fred and Birgit
have the adjoining rooms.
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Harvey's never a problem.
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Wait, who's Harvey?
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Masseur.
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What, is there something
wrong with him?
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I don't care what a guy
does in his private life,
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but Harvey's never gonna be
a starting linebacker for
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the Giants, if you know
what I mean.
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Yeah, I think I figured it out.
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You're saying Monty's gay?
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Don't ask, don't tell.
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But if I had his money,
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a guy named Harvey wouldn't be
touching any part of my body.
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And you tell me, if you were
single and had Monty's money,
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would you adopt a kid?
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Would you happen to know if Harvey
was around before the fire?
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Sorry. Hold on.
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The SOS from Monty's room
came in at 10:17:02.
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Harvey showed up looks like
40 minutes before that.
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How can you tell?
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Big Brother is always watching.
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Monty had me issue Harvey
his very own key to the room.
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Okay, okay, I was there,
I was in the room.
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But I showed up to
give Monty his massage,
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but he was too busy
playing with Robbie.
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So you left?
That's right.
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That's the story
you're sticking with?
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That's what happened.
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Well, what was going on in the
room before the baby fell?
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How would I know?
I wasn't there.
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You know what I think
is odd, Harvey?
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One guy giving another guy
the key to his hotel room.
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And I told you,
I work for Monty.
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Yeah, I know,
that's what you told us.
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What are you implying?
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What do you think?
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Okay, I'm gay.
You happy?
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I'm thrilled.
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But my relationship with Monty
is purely professional.
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Sure it is. Which is
why I'd be outta line
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to think that you and Monty
were otherwise engaged
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when Robbie fell.
Monty isn't gay.
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Harvey, help yourself out.
Talk to us.
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This isn't about the fire, is it?
This isn't about Robbie.
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My contract has
a non-disclosure clause.
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I have to return everything
he's paid me over the years.
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Bad news. That won't hold
up in a criminal trial.
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The good news is there's not
that much to buy in Attica.
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(EXCLAIMS)
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All right, man, we tried. You
want us to call your lawyer?
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Wait.
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I haven't done it in years.
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We know that.
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But you'll be a lot better
off if you tell us about it.
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I was just the talent scout.
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You expect us to believe that?
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I never touched those kids.
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Okay, Harvey,
start from the beginning.
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I drove the truck.
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What truck?
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Monty bought an ice-cream truck.
I drove it.
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What did Monty do?
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He looked through the
peepholes at the kids.
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When he saw one he liked,
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I'd invite the parents up to
his estate in the Berkshires.
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And the parents
would bring their kids?
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00:12:07,351 --> 00:12:09,116
But I never laid
a hand on one of them.
253
00:12:16,972 --> 00:12:19,774
You trying to tell me the
parents know what's going down?
254
00:12:19,845 --> 00:12:21,838
People get around fame
and they get stupid.
255
00:12:21,950 --> 00:12:24,319
Standing on line to see
Madonna is stupid.
256
00:12:24,388 --> 00:12:25,389
This is a felony.
257
00:12:25,457 --> 00:12:28,555
So what exactly did
the massage guy say
258
00:12:28,631 --> 00:12:30,727
that Monty was
doing with the kids?
259
00:12:30,803 --> 00:12:33,536
They played. Only he
wasn't invited to see
260
00:12:33,609 --> 00:12:34,908
what game they were playing.
261
00:12:35,012 --> 00:12:36,914
Any complaints
about Monty before?
262
00:12:36,983 --> 00:12:39,146
Like I said, people get around
fame and they get stupid.
263
00:12:39,154 --> 00:12:40,349
They probably thought
of it as an honor
264
00:12:40,423 --> 00:12:42,145
that the great Monty Bender
chose their kid.
265
00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:43,652
Or maybe they just didn't know.
266
00:12:43,731 --> 00:12:45,496
Always the cockeyed
optimist, huh?
267
00:12:45,568 --> 00:12:49,201
Listen, when it comes to parents
offering up their kids for sex, yes.
268
00:12:49,309 --> 00:12:51,780
Is this guy reliable? He
looked too scared to lie.
269
00:12:51,881 --> 00:12:53,510
How we doing on the dead baby?
270
00:12:53,686 --> 00:12:55,986
We haven't heard
from the arson guys yet.
271
00:12:56,158 --> 00:12:58,390
Well, if we can't
get him on murder,
272
00:12:58,496 --> 00:13:00,261
pederasty is
a pretty good second.
273
00:13:00,333 --> 00:13:03,500
You just don't wake up one day
and decide you like little boys.
274
00:13:04,375 --> 00:13:08,476
Look, they say the only one who
knows a comic is another comic.
275
00:13:13,362 --> 00:13:14,964
LARRY: Guy walks
into a bar with a thing.
276
00:13:14,999 --> 00:13:16,126
BRISCOE: What thing?
277
00:13:16,201 --> 00:13:18,502
You don't get it. It's one
of Monty's old routines.
278
00:13:18,573 --> 00:13:19,666
And that's funny?
279
00:13:19,742 --> 00:13:20,944
How much do you get a picture?
280
00:13:20,978 --> 00:13:22,572
Do I hear a little envy, Larry?
281
00:13:22,649 --> 00:13:23,674
Mr. Miller.
282
00:13:24,386 --> 00:13:25,445
I'm kidding, Ed. God.
283
00:13:25,521 --> 00:13:26,546
You got me.
284
00:13:26,623 --> 00:13:27,785
Yeah, but you
still don't get it.
285
00:13:27,860 --> 00:13:30,525
Comics, we don't do
what we do for the money.
286
00:13:30,599 --> 00:13:32,000
What do you do it for?
287
00:13:32,069 --> 00:13:34,700
I can't speak for Monty. But then
again, I don't drive a stick.
288
00:13:34,775 --> 00:13:35,902
Now that's funny.
289
00:13:35,977 --> 00:13:39,246
It wasn't supposed to be. Look,
if Monty double parked again,
290
00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:40,319
I wasn't there.
291
00:13:40,387 --> 00:13:42,870
I'm afraid it's a little bit more
serious than that. Littering?
292
00:13:43,060 --> 00:13:44,153
Little boys.
293
00:13:46,968 --> 00:13:48,699
America's a wonderful
place, isn't it?
294
00:13:49,206 --> 00:13:51,871
We love the underdog. We cheer him
on all the way up the mountain.
295
00:13:52,146 --> 00:13:53,508
Then as soon as
he gets to the top,
296
00:13:54,017 --> 00:13:57,012
we enjoy nothing more than
kicking the son of a bitch off
297
00:13:57,090 --> 00:13:58,372
and stomping him
into the ground.
298
00:13:58,460 --> 00:13:59,485
The ones who are
pedophiles, yeah.
299
00:13:59,562 --> 00:14:03,263
Monty and I had a couple of drinks after a
couple of shows a couple of decades ago.
300
00:14:03,438 --> 00:14:05,135
And you became a couple?
301
00:14:05,208 --> 00:14:06,767
What, you went out
and chased women?
302
00:14:07,546 --> 00:14:10,713
You know, good comics look at the
world and see a funny place.
303
00:14:10,786 --> 00:14:12,688
Great comics look
at the world and don't.
304
00:14:13,058 --> 00:14:14,721
I heard rumors.
305
00:14:14,795 --> 00:14:16,287
What kind of rumors?
306
00:14:16,365 --> 00:14:19,861
I heard some kid accused him
of inappropriate behavior.
307
00:14:20,173 --> 00:14:21,665
Like using the wrong fork?
308
00:14:22,645 --> 00:14:25,446
I don't think Monty would pay
seven figures to cover that up.
309
00:14:25,819 --> 00:14:27,117
Then again, it's still a rumor.
310
00:14:27,490 --> 00:14:29,119
Is there anybody
who can verify that?
311
00:14:29,594 --> 00:14:33,558
Well, his old business manager
used to be Marvin Fowler.
312
00:14:34,671 --> 00:14:36,433
Now there's a guy you
could chase women with.
313
00:14:38,045 --> 00:14:40,482
Damn, I wonder what a
$200 haircut looks like.
314
00:14:40,684 --> 00:14:42,655
Kind of like a $400 carwash.
315
00:14:42,723 --> 00:14:44,659
I believe they
call that detailing.
316
00:14:44,727 --> 00:14:47,528
I just got off the phone
with the arson investigator.
317
00:14:47,599 --> 00:14:50,436
He still hasn't determined
if the fire was accidental.
318
00:14:50,706 --> 00:14:54,202
I wonder if Monty accidentally
wrote a million dollar check
319
00:14:54,281 --> 00:14:58,450
to Mr. John Mireles
on August 27th, 1997.
320
00:14:58,691 --> 00:15:01,184
Mireles... Mireles.
Wait a minute.
321
00:15:01,530 --> 00:15:05,129
Yeah, Monty paid him a half a
million dollars every August 6th.
322
00:15:05,204 --> 00:15:07,937
All from his personal account,
all for entertainment.
323
00:15:08,312 --> 00:15:10,305
And I thought a Knicks
game was expensive.
324
00:15:10,382 --> 00:15:13,446
Allan Houston doesn't threaten
to drag your ass to jail.
325
00:15:14,458 --> 00:15:15,757
Talk to him.
326
00:15:19,402 --> 00:15:22,203
I haven't thought about Monty in years.
Excuse me.
327
00:15:23,778 --> 00:15:25,247
Any particular reason?
328
00:15:25,582 --> 00:15:27,985
Well, you know how this business is.
We're all like Gypsies.
329
00:15:28,823 --> 00:15:31,761
You're like family for six weeks, and
then you don't speak for six years.
330
00:15:31,829 --> 00:15:33,230
You're an actor?
A writer.
331
00:15:33,834 --> 00:15:34,927
Monty's second picture.
332
00:15:35,471 --> 00:15:36,962
Wait, you wrote
The Wicked Stepson?
333
00:15:37,742 --> 00:15:39,665
Wow, I thought Monty wrote
all his stuff himself.
334
00:15:39,713 --> 00:15:41,444
Yeah, well, that's
his image. The auteur.
335
00:15:41,751 --> 00:15:42,752
Sit down.
336
00:15:43,621 --> 00:15:46,992
I wrote a script as a hobby and he
bought it, lock, stock, and barrel.
337
00:15:47,296 --> 00:15:48,898
What, as long as
you didn't tell anybody?
338
00:15:50,102 --> 00:15:53,337
Anyway, the last time I saw him, he
handed me a million dollar check.
339
00:15:54,378 --> 00:15:56,007
I'm sorry, my son is ill.
340
00:15:56,817 --> 00:15:58,058
You didn't offer them anything?
341
00:15:58,153 --> 00:15:59,281
ED: No, no, no.
We're fine.
342
00:15:59,723 --> 00:16:00,782
How old is your son?
343
00:16:00,859 --> 00:16:02,191
Davey's almost six.
344
00:16:02,262 --> 00:16:03,355
He's your only child?
345
00:16:03,432 --> 00:16:05,834
No, Sammy's 17.
He's a freshman at Hudson.
346
00:16:06,037 --> 00:16:09,568
He must've gotten quite a kick out of
his old man working with Monty Bender.
347
00:16:10,045 --> 00:16:11,514
I don't think he even remembers.
348
00:16:11,582 --> 00:16:12,983
If you don't mind me prying,
349
00:16:13,052 --> 00:16:15,421
why the 500,000
every year since?
350
00:16:16,393 --> 00:16:17,418
Royalties.
351
00:16:18,063 --> 00:16:19,623
I'm sure we could
have made more,
352
00:16:20,067 --> 00:16:21,126
but a bird in the hand.
353
00:16:22,539 --> 00:16:23,803
ED: All right, you're
Joe Citizen, right?
354
00:16:24,110 --> 00:16:26,137
A couple of detectives show up
at your door asking questions.
355
00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,843
What do you do? You mean
after I flush my stash?
356
00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:30,651
Dude didn't even ask us
why we were there.
357
00:16:30,858 --> 00:16:32,885
This Monty thing's been
all over the front page.
358
00:16:32,962 --> 00:16:35,024
If it was me, I'd at
least pretend to care
359
00:16:35,134 --> 00:16:36,363
about how he was holding up.
360
00:16:36,436 --> 00:16:38,479
I think it's time to talk
to Mireles son number one.
361
00:16:43,151 --> 00:16:45,554
My parents? I don't really
talk to them that much.
362
00:16:45,689 --> 00:16:48,853
BRISCOE: My kid calls me all the time to
tell me how much I screwed up her life.
363
00:16:48,963 --> 00:16:51,434
I'm cool. ED: You get wireless
Internet on that, Sammy?
364
00:16:51,569 --> 00:16:52,936
Yeah, sure.
You mind?
365
00:16:53,273 --> 00:16:54,366
Free country.
366
00:16:54,876 --> 00:16:56,278
Been wanting to get me
one of these.
367
00:16:57,282 --> 00:16:58,580
Oh, this is nice.
368
00:16:59,252 --> 00:17:00,482
My parents do something wrong?
369
00:17:00,622 --> 00:17:03,891
No, we're just looking into Monty
Bender, and their names came up.
370
00:17:04,297 --> 00:17:06,530
Monty? What'd he do,
make another crappy movie?
371
00:17:06,869 --> 00:17:09,204
BRISCOE: I think you know
what he did, Sammy. Huh?
372
00:17:09,274 --> 00:17:12,941
A little birdie told us that he's
into some pretty weird stuff.
373
00:17:14,752 --> 00:17:15,948
How would I know?
374
00:17:17,459 --> 00:17:19,258
I never even met
the dude. Look.
375
00:17:19,330 --> 00:17:21,095
I gotta go,
okay? Peace.
376
00:17:23,873 --> 00:17:25,706
(PAGER BEEPING) The boy's
a little off-center.
377
00:17:25,776 --> 00:17:27,575
Show me a teenager who isn't.
378
00:17:28,950 --> 00:17:31,353
Yep? All right,
you got it.
379
00:17:32,558 --> 00:17:34,461
It's the M.E.
She wants to talk to us.
380
00:17:34,763 --> 00:17:36,392
Every bone in his body
was broken.
381
00:17:36,467 --> 00:17:38,334
BRISCOE: Well, a 12-storey
fall will do that.
382
00:17:38,705 --> 00:17:40,572
The story is that Monty
held him out the window
383
00:17:40,643 --> 00:17:42,078
because the room was
filled with smoke?
384
00:17:42,146 --> 00:17:43,671
Uh-huh. Something
wrong with that?
385
00:17:43,749 --> 00:17:45,082
There's no smoke in his lungs.
386
00:17:45,152 --> 00:17:47,054
Well, they said they
had a towel over his head.
387
00:17:47,257 --> 00:17:49,159
Young, pink lungs like his,
388
00:17:49,728 --> 00:17:51,288
really shouldn't
make a difference.
389
00:17:51,365 --> 00:17:53,062
There should be some indication.
Wait, hold on.
390
00:17:53,137 --> 00:17:54,605
We saw the room.
391
00:17:54,673 --> 00:17:56,541
Look, all I can tell you
is this little guy
392
00:17:56,611 --> 00:17:59,013
may not have been in the
room while it was burning.
393
00:18:00,820 --> 00:18:03,417
BRISCOE: Because the baby
was murdered, that's why.
394
00:18:03,626 --> 00:18:06,154
That's crazy. Why would
Monty kill Robbie?
395
00:18:06,231 --> 00:18:07,791
That's what I want
you to tell me.
396
00:18:07,868 --> 00:18:09,462
But there's nothing to tell.
397
00:18:09,872 --> 00:18:11,934
Damn it, a kid is dead!
398
00:18:12,746 --> 00:18:15,877
Did you miss the day in stylist
school when they taught you that
399
00:18:15,952 --> 00:18:19,518
covering up a murder is just as
bad as doing the murder yourself?
400
00:18:19,728 --> 00:18:21,789
What makes you think
I'm covering?
401
00:18:22,032 --> 00:18:24,401
There was no smoke
in the baby's lungs,
402
00:18:24,471 --> 00:18:27,376
which means he was
dead before the fire.
403
00:18:30,618 --> 00:18:33,715
Birgit, I can work with you now.
404
00:18:33,791 --> 00:18:34,851
But later...
405
00:18:39,036 --> 00:18:40,038
Okay.
406
00:18:43,579 --> 00:18:46,449
Monty panicked. He held
Robbie out the window
407
00:18:46,519 --> 00:18:48,547
before the room was
totally filled with smoke.
408
00:18:53,300 --> 00:18:55,737
I hope that son of a bitch
is paying you a lot.
409
00:19:01,184 --> 00:19:02,847
All three of them have
the same story.
410
00:19:02,922 --> 00:19:04,949
That's what a large
bank account gets you.
411
00:19:05,894 --> 00:19:06,987
Van Buren.
412
00:19:08,867 --> 00:19:10,029
You're sure?
413
00:19:10,972 --> 00:19:11,997
Thanks.
414
00:19:12,274 --> 00:19:15,874
Well, that makes us 0-4.
Arson investigator says
415
00:19:15,950 --> 00:19:17,476
he can't conclude either way.
416
00:19:17,553 --> 00:19:19,921
So this bastard's gonna walk?
Maybe not.
417
00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:22,292
I checked the web. For what,
millionaire perverts?
418
00:19:22,363 --> 00:19:24,891
No, I googled Sammy Mireles.
Don't ask.
419
00:19:25,670 --> 00:19:27,971
Now, his name was
all over this one website,
420
00:19:28,042 --> 00:19:29,705
upyourbutt. Net.
421
00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:33,714
Now, in a deposition from a civil
suit against Monty Bender, he said...
422
00:19:33,788 --> 00:19:34,847
Do I want to hear this?
423
00:19:35,459 --> 00:19:37,793
"Monty touched my penis
with his mouth."
424
00:19:37,864 --> 00:19:38,957
The answer's no.
425
00:19:39,568 --> 00:19:40,763
Pick him up.
426
00:19:49,689 --> 00:19:50,851
Hey, funny man.
427
00:19:51,092 --> 00:19:52,789
Can't this wait?
No, it can't.
428
00:19:52,896 --> 00:19:55,390
You should know better than
anybody, timing is everything.
429
00:19:55,468 --> 00:19:57,598
Monty Bender, you're under
arrest for sexual abuse.
430
00:19:57,674 --> 00:20:00,168
Hey, stylist, what should
he wear to a felony trial?
431
00:20:00,246 --> 00:20:01,648
You have the right
to remain silent.
432
00:20:01,716 --> 00:20:04,483
Anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.
433
00:20:04,555 --> 00:20:06,354
You have the right to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one,
434
00:20:06,426 --> 00:20:07,451
one will be provided...
435
00:20:09,967 --> 00:20:12,530
"Docket number 675834,
436
00:20:12,606 --> 00:20:14,075
"People v. Montgomery Bender
437
00:20:14,142 --> 00:20:16,340
"Charge is Sexual Abuse
in the First Degree."
438
00:20:16,648 --> 00:20:17,673
Shame on you.
439
00:20:17,750 --> 00:20:19,550
The charges aren't just
speculative, Your Honor,
440
00:20:19,622 --> 00:20:21,319
they're outlandish.
Mr. Bender happens...
441
00:20:21,392 --> 00:20:23,123
I know exactly who he is.
442
00:20:23,196 --> 00:20:26,032
Then you'll know he's
a target for any nut job
443
00:20:26,102 --> 00:20:27,867
who wants to put a couple
of bucks in his pocket.
444
00:20:27,939 --> 00:20:29,967
Can I take that as a not guilty?
445
00:20:30,044 --> 00:20:31,171
That's correct, Judge.
446
00:20:31,246 --> 00:20:33,011
The People request
remand, Your Honor.
447
00:20:33,184 --> 00:20:34,915
That's a little harsh,
don't you think?
448
00:20:34,988 --> 00:20:36,924
Considering you don't
have a complaining witness.
449
00:20:37,026 --> 00:20:39,259
The nut job in this case
was 11 years old
450
00:20:39,364 --> 00:20:40,627
at the time of the illegal act.
451
00:20:40,700 --> 00:20:42,397
It's understandable
that he's a little hesitant.
452
00:20:42,470 --> 00:20:44,167
Because nothing happened.
453
00:20:44,542 --> 00:20:46,775
Bail is set at $1 million.
454
00:20:46,847 --> 00:20:50,378
And you'll be happy to know, Mr. Bender,
that ten of those dollars are mine.
455
00:20:51,290 --> 00:20:54,057
More, if you get a piece
of the popcorn. Next.
456
00:20:54,129 --> 00:20:55,130
(BANGS GAVEL)
457
00:20:55,499 --> 00:20:58,062
What is it, Jack? "Go After
the Rich and Famous Week"?
458
00:20:58,472 --> 00:21:00,568
The baby died. It was an
unfortunate accident.
459
00:21:00,644 --> 00:21:04,414
But this sex thing looks an awful
lot like a prosecutorial vendetta.
460
00:21:04,485 --> 00:21:07,116
I'm just cleaning up a
mistake made five years ago.
461
00:21:07,392 --> 00:21:08,986
I already cleaned up
that mistake.
462
00:21:09,329 --> 00:21:10,524
And how much did it cost you?
463
00:21:10,933 --> 00:21:11,958
(SCOFFS)
464
00:21:12,035 --> 00:21:13,436
Being wealthy is a curse.
465
00:21:14,006 --> 00:21:17,673
Look, to these people
I was easy money.
466
00:21:18,048 --> 00:21:20,144
Make up some
fantastic allegation.
467
00:21:20,220 --> 00:21:22,851
Sure, Monty'll pay
rather than be ruined.
468
00:21:23,059 --> 00:21:25,826
Your masseur told me about your
adventures in an ice-cream truck.
469
00:21:26,868 --> 00:21:29,863
Do you have any idea what
kind of crowd would form
470
00:21:29,940 --> 00:21:31,102
if I sat in the front seat?
471
00:21:31,945 --> 00:21:33,226
I think you're
missing the point.
472
00:21:33,582 --> 00:21:35,304
Look, I'm gonna save you
a little time here.
473
00:21:35,553 --> 00:21:39,391
I like children. They make me happy.
I like to make them happy.
474
00:21:39,829 --> 00:21:42,323
But I don't do anything without
their parents' approval.
475
00:21:43,103 --> 00:21:44,800
I wouldn't hurt a child.
476
00:21:45,174 --> 00:21:47,304
Before we get too excited,
there is the little matter
477
00:21:47,379 --> 00:21:50,351
of the five years that have passed
since the Mireles kid's allegations.
478
00:21:50,719 --> 00:21:53,714
Turns out the bell on the statute of
limitations rang three months ago.
479
00:21:53,993 --> 00:21:56,395
That would be true if your
client hadn't continued to pay
480
00:21:56,465 --> 00:21:57,900
the Mireleses for their silence.
481
00:21:58,202 --> 00:22:00,902
That makes it an ongoing
conspiracy to commit a felony.
482
00:22:00,975 --> 00:22:03,344
It was an out-of-court
settlement of a civil lawsuit.
483
00:22:03,414 --> 00:22:04,677
There is no crime in that.
484
00:22:04,783 --> 00:22:08,554
There is if the payment was
to not file criminal charges.
485
00:22:09,226 --> 00:22:11,493
And if you don't think
a jury will buy that,
486
00:22:12,199 --> 00:22:14,693
you better take a refresher
course in trial practice.
487
00:22:15,607 --> 00:22:17,770
You're good.
But not good enough.
488
00:22:18,179 --> 00:22:20,548
Before you start arguing
jurisdiction, the annual payments
489
00:22:20,618 --> 00:22:22,860
were sent to the Mireleses
right here in New York County.
490
00:22:24,058 --> 00:22:25,527
My motion to dismiss.
491
00:22:25,996 --> 00:22:28,901
Sammy Mireles' deposition was
part of a sealed record.
492
00:22:29,203 --> 00:22:30,228
It was on the Internet.
493
00:22:30,305 --> 00:22:32,367
And how it got there,
nobody knows.
494
00:22:32,610 --> 00:22:34,239
The fact is, it wasn't legally.
495
00:22:34,314 --> 00:22:36,113
Bottom line,
it's not admissible.
496
00:22:41,462 --> 00:22:42,954
Upyourbutt. Net?
497
00:22:43,266 --> 00:22:45,464
I don't think that's what
Bill Gates had in mind.
498
00:22:45,538 --> 00:22:46,973
You gotta love
the First Amendment.
499
00:22:47,275 --> 00:22:49,473
It's not what you think.
That's comforting.
500
00:22:50,249 --> 00:22:52,082
It's a website
like The Smoking Gun.
501
00:22:52,153 --> 00:22:54,750
People post facts, figures,
theories about everything
502
00:22:54,825 --> 00:22:57,456
from the Kennedy assassination
to vote counting in Florida.
503
00:22:57,598 --> 00:23:00,297
In other words,
not-for-attribution nonsense.
504
00:23:00,605 --> 00:23:02,541
Only the facts we're
talking about were uttered
505
00:23:02,609 --> 00:23:05,605
by Sammy Mireles under oath,
in front of a court reporter.
506
00:23:05,682 --> 00:23:06,707
Perhaps.
507
00:23:06,784 --> 00:23:08,982
Upyourbutt. Net
is owned by RTQ Corp,
508
00:23:09,056 --> 00:23:11,049
which is owned
by Parkman Technology,
509
00:23:11,462 --> 00:23:14,833
which is owned by F-Tel,
a Fortune 500 company.
510
00:23:15,570 --> 00:23:16,766
If it weren't true,
511
00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,203
don't you think Monty would've
already filed suit for libel?
512
00:23:20,882 --> 00:23:23,649
The material in question was on
a free-access Internet site.
513
00:23:23,955 --> 00:23:26,518
It was available to the
public, it was in plain view.
514
00:23:26,594 --> 00:23:29,761
For any police officer who happened
to be on a fishing expedition.
515
00:23:29,834 --> 00:23:31,356
The detectives had
reason to believe...
516
00:23:31,405 --> 00:23:34,901
They were investigating the
unfortunate and accidental death
517
00:23:34,979 --> 00:23:36,107
of my client's baby.
518
00:23:36,182 --> 00:23:37,343
Can I talk?
519
00:23:38,053 --> 00:23:40,114
One of Mr. Bender's
employees told the police
520
00:23:40,190 --> 00:23:42,032
that he was in the habit
of bringing young boys
521
00:23:42,095 --> 00:23:44,156
to his country home
for illicit purposes.
522
00:23:44,366 --> 00:23:48,535
Richard Gere, Tom Cruise,
John Travolta. All famous.
523
00:23:48,608 --> 00:23:50,475
All subject to rumors.
524
00:23:50,647 --> 00:23:53,483
Now, it's bad enough that a
lascivious public feels compelled
525
00:23:53,553 --> 00:23:55,648
to involve themselves
in such slander.
526
00:23:55,825 --> 00:23:57,747
The state shouldn't be
permitted to hop on board.
527
00:23:57,829 --> 00:24:00,357
This is hardly a rumor, Your Honor.
It's a court document.
528
00:24:00,434 --> 00:24:01,869
Which was sealed for a reason.
529
00:24:01,938 --> 00:24:03,430
Then how did it get
onto the Internet?
530
00:24:03,575 --> 00:24:05,374
That is the crux of my argument.
531
00:24:05,980 --> 00:24:08,075
What is the purpose
of sealing a document
532
00:24:08,151 --> 00:24:10,645
if any court employee
with a perverse grudge
533
00:24:10,723 --> 00:24:12,420
can offer it up for all to see?
534
00:24:12,627 --> 00:24:14,427
The fact is, it's
available to the public.
535
00:24:14,732 --> 00:24:16,030
It should be available
to the state.
536
00:24:16,102 --> 00:24:18,972
To read, sure. But not to use
as evidence in my courtroom.
537
00:24:19,408 --> 00:24:20,434
The document's out.
538
00:24:20,512 --> 00:24:23,781
Which leaves the state with no
evidence whatsoever against my client.
539
00:24:24,253 --> 00:24:25,346
Mr. McCoy?
540
00:24:25,790 --> 00:24:27,259
Given time...
That's what I thought.
541
00:24:28,095 --> 00:24:29,461
Case dismissed.
542
00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:34,536
I'm not surprised.
Excuse me?
543
00:24:34,608 --> 00:24:36,475
Oh, come on, Jack.
How can we trust anything
544
00:24:36,547 --> 00:24:38,278
on something
called upyourbutt. Net.
545
00:24:38,517 --> 00:24:40,487
It was a legitimate
court document.
546
00:24:40,555 --> 00:24:42,890
Well, if it's legitimate,
it was sealed for a reason.
547
00:24:43,194 --> 00:24:44,527
An 11-year-old
certainly has the right
548
00:24:44,597 --> 00:24:46,932
to keep the facts surrounding
his molestation private.
549
00:24:47,938 --> 00:24:49,780
He also has the right
to go public if he wants.
550
00:24:50,543 --> 00:24:52,274
You think Sammy
posted the document?
551
00:24:53,149 --> 00:24:54,242
Somebody had to.
552
00:24:56,890 --> 00:24:59,191
Man, why don't you people
get off my back?
553
00:24:59,395 --> 00:25:01,024
I just have a few questions.
554
00:25:01,334 --> 00:25:03,016
All of a sudden, Monty's
a part of my life.
555
00:25:03,071 --> 00:25:04,152
After what he did to you...
556
00:25:04,206 --> 00:25:05,367
Man, he didn't do anything.
557
00:25:05,443 --> 00:25:06,741
My father wrote his flick.
558
00:25:06,812 --> 00:25:08,247
Somehow I doubt that.
559
00:25:08,315 --> 00:25:10,786
Look, I know that you sued Monty
for molesting you, Sammy.
560
00:25:10,854 --> 00:25:11,844
What are you talking about?
561
00:25:11,923 --> 00:25:13,084
I read it on the Internet.
562
00:25:13,159 --> 00:25:14,320
How did it...
563
00:25:15,865 --> 00:25:17,459
I was wondering
if you put it there.
564
00:25:18,804 --> 00:25:20,446
Why would I do something
stupid like that?
565
00:25:28,225 --> 00:25:30,594
Because it's tough keeping
something like that inside.
566
00:25:31,532 --> 00:25:33,126
Because now that you're
older, you realize that
567
00:25:33,202 --> 00:25:34,432
Monty should be punished.
568
00:25:34,739 --> 00:25:36,106
I don't need a shrink, lady.
569
00:25:36,276 --> 00:25:38,158
He should be punished
for he what he did to you.
570
00:25:43,191 --> 00:25:44,660
I got over that a long time ago.
571
00:25:47,634 --> 00:25:49,001
You were 11 when it happened.
572
00:25:53,347 --> 00:25:54,468
I bet it was your parents...
573
00:25:54,515 --> 00:25:56,986
Look, I don't know about your
parents, but mine love me.
574
00:25:57,321 --> 00:26:00,260
If someone laid a hand on me, my
father would kill him himself.
575
00:26:03,001 --> 00:26:04,128
So just leave me alone.
576
00:26:15,561 --> 00:26:17,360
He's confused and angry.
577
00:26:17,432 --> 00:26:19,231
I don't think he posted
the deposition.
578
00:26:19,436 --> 00:26:21,964
So testifying against Bender
is out of the question.
579
00:26:22,576 --> 00:26:25,104
I think he'd like it
if it all went quietly away.
580
00:26:25,382 --> 00:26:26,874
And the wheel goes round.
581
00:26:26,952 --> 00:26:29,287
He's a kid. He's
allowed to be selfish.
582
00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:31,355
But the parents aren't.
583
00:26:32,698 --> 00:26:34,133
Monty was paying them,
not Sammy.
584
00:26:35,171 --> 00:26:36,434
They're part of the conspiracy.
585
00:26:37,409 --> 00:26:39,331
You want to charge his
parents for molesting him?
586
00:26:39,948 --> 00:26:42,350
I want someone to testify
against Monty Bender.
587
00:26:42,954 --> 00:26:44,081
Call Van Buren.
588
00:26:50,137 --> 00:26:52,130
Oh, let me get my husband.
BRISCOE: That's a good idea.
589
00:26:52,208 --> 00:26:53,233
What...
590
00:26:53,310 --> 00:26:55,143
Lucy Mireles, you're under
arrest for sexual abuse.
591
00:26:55,214 --> 00:26:56,856
What? You have the right
to remain silent.
592
00:26:57,285 --> 00:26:58,652
Stop! You're hurting me!
Anything you say
593
00:26:58,722 --> 00:27:00,122
can be used against
you in a court of law.
594
00:27:00,191 --> 00:27:03,187
You have the right to an attorney. If
you can't afford one, one will be...
595
00:27:03,265 --> 00:27:04,358
What's going on?
596
00:27:04,467 --> 00:27:06,529
You like prison movies?
I love them.
597
00:27:06,739 --> 00:27:07,900
Write about what you know.
598
00:27:07,975 --> 00:27:09,103
What are you talking about?
599
00:27:09,178 --> 00:27:11,341
You're under arrest
for sexual abuse.
600
00:27:11,617 --> 00:27:13,246
This is all a mistake.
Stay with Davey.
601
00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:14,721
You have the right
to remain silent.
602
00:27:14,789 --> 00:27:18,126
Anything you do say can and will be
used against you in a court of law.
603
00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:22,562
They pled not guilty and are threatening
to sue us for malicious prosecution.
604
00:27:23,543 --> 00:27:24,738
Who's representing them?
605
00:27:24,811 --> 00:27:25,905
You're gonna love this.
606
00:27:30,424 --> 00:27:32,326
Something tells me
this isn't a coincidence.
607
00:27:32,696 --> 00:27:35,098
Something tells me this is
your attempt at leverage.
608
00:27:35,702 --> 00:27:37,262
There was a civil suit
609
00:27:37,339 --> 00:27:39,400
between Sammy Mireles
and Monty Bender.
610
00:27:39,477 --> 00:27:42,004
You cannot turn this
into a criminal case.
611
00:27:42,283 --> 00:27:44,014
I guess we'll let a jury
decide that.
612
00:27:44,487 --> 00:27:47,153
They accepted money to keep
this case away from the police.
613
00:27:47,261 --> 00:27:48,627
That's not what happened.
614
00:27:48,697 --> 00:27:50,793
Lucy, please. Okay.
615
00:27:51,135 --> 00:27:52,934
You get a gold star
for creativity.
616
00:27:53,241 --> 00:27:55,404
But you've still got
a problem of evidence.
617
00:27:55,713 --> 00:27:58,844
Sammy's not gonna testify.
Monty's not gonna testify.
618
00:27:58,919 --> 00:28:00,388
The deposition was
already tossed...
619
00:28:00,456 --> 00:28:02,050
In the case against Monty.
620
00:28:02,561 --> 00:28:04,258
He was a party
to the civil suit.
621
00:28:05,166 --> 00:28:06,498
Sammy's parents weren't.
622
00:28:06,569 --> 00:28:08,368
Why do you want to
ruin my son's life?
623
00:28:08,607 --> 00:28:09,870
If you agree to testify
624
00:28:09,943 --> 00:28:11,866
I guarantee that Monty Bender
will accept a deal.
625
00:28:12,282 --> 00:28:14,343
Sammy will never see
the inside of a courtroom.
626
00:28:14,420 --> 00:28:15,945
Well, that's a hell
of an assumption.
627
00:28:16,691 --> 00:28:18,593
JACK: I see where
your loyalties lie, James.
628
00:28:19,297 --> 00:28:21,380
I hope he's paying you more
than he paid his masseur.
629
00:28:21,535 --> 00:28:23,562
No case,
start name calling, huh?
630
00:28:23,974 --> 00:28:26,309
Mrs. Mireles, a horrible
thing happened to your son.
631
00:28:27,682 --> 00:28:29,983
From where I sit,
this is not a tough choice.
632
00:28:30,387 --> 00:28:31,913
Do you want justice
for your son,
633
00:28:32,158 --> 00:28:35,097
or do you want to keep Monty
Bender in the pedophilia business,
634
00:28:35,632 --> 00:28:37,762
with a nice hunk of his
earnings coming your way?
635
00:28:38,672 --> 00:28:41,473
Then again, perhaps this
is a tough choice for you.
636
00:28:41,946 --> 00:28:43,107
But trust me,
637
00:28:43,182 --> 00:28:45,779
the D.A.'s office is not
going to let this go away.
638
00:28:45,855 --> 00:28:47,688
Don't say a word, Lucy.
What?
639
00:28:48,193 --> 00:28:49,560
He offered to pay you
more money?
640
00:28:50,097 --> 00:28:51,566
Bastard.
No, John.
641
00:28:51,633 --> 00:28:53,398
Do you want to know
why we took his money?
642
00:28:53,471 --> 00:28:54,565
Lucy.
643
00:28:55,174 --> 00:28:57,077
Our youngest son, he's sick.
644
00:28:57,814 --> 00:28:59,407
He was born with
a deformed heart.
645
00:29:01,589 --> 00:29:04,721
We didn't have insurance. We
couldn't pay the doctor's bills.
646
00:29:07,067 --> 00:29:10,131
We had to take his money. Davey
would have died if we didn't.
647
00:29:12,513 --> 00:29:14,312
What would any parent have done?
648
00:29:16,387 --> 00:29:17,617
(CRYING)
649
00:29:26,042 --> 00:29:28,171
So, Mrs. McGillicutty
had two boys.
650
00:29:28,681 --> 00:29:30,275
One sat on
the front porch all day,
651
00:29:30,351 --> 00:29:32,153
and the other one
went out and did the hunting
652
00:29:32,522 --> 00:29:33,650
for food, for dinner.
653
00:29:34,561 --> 00:29:37,932
The war between the states broke out,
and one day the sarge showed up,
654
00:29:38,001 --> 00:29:40,438
knocked on the door and says,
"I'm sorry, ma'am,
655
00:29:40,507 --> 00:29:43,190
"but I'm going to have to take one
of your sons into battle with me.
656
00:29:43,346 --> 00:29:45,579
"It's your choice."
What did she do?
657
00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:47,286
It's hardly the same thing.
658
00:29:47,722 --> 00:29:49,818
Well, she looked the old
sarge straight in the eye,
659
00:29:49,894 --> 00:29:51,591
and without hesitating
for a second, said,
660
00:29:52,031 --> 00:29:54,970
"You know, my husband's down by
the fishing pond. Take him."
661
00:29:56,341 --> 00:29:58,072
Now, that's natural.
That's human.
662
00:29:59,181 --> 00:30:01,583
These people sacrificed
one boy for the other.
663
00:30:01,653 --> 00:30:03,019
At least they're both alive.
664
00:30:03,423 --> 00:30:05,791
We're prosecutors, Serena,
not social workers.
665
00:30:06,029 --> 00:30:08,712
This is great. I'm the only one in
this room who doesn't have a kid.
666
00:30:08,868 --> 00:30:10,167
Why am I the only one
who understands
667
00:30:10,238 --> 00:30:12,333
the impossible position
these people were in?
668
00:30:12,409 --> 00:30:15,314
The reason someone commits a
criminal act is irrelevant.
669
00:30:15,449 --> 00:30:16,941
You can't honestly say
you wouldn't have done
670
00:30:17,020 --> 00:30:18,956
the exact same thing if these
were your grandchildren.
671
00:30:19,057 --> 00:30:20,492
I wouldn't have let
my grandchildren play
672
00:30:20,561 --> 00:30:22,360
with a 35-year-old stranger.
673
00:30:22,598 --> 00:30:24,694
Please. They couldn't have
known what would happen.
674
00:30:24,836 --> 00:30:25,997
This wasn't parenting,
675
00:30:26,205 --> 00:30:28,108
it was monstrous indifference.
676
00:30:28,177 --> 00:30:29,509
There's one kid dead.
677
00:30:29,747 --> 00:30:31,580
Which, as far as we can
tell, was an accident.
678
00:30:31,651 --> 00:30:34,054
Besides, it had nothing
to do with the Mireleses.
679
00:30:34,691 --> 00:30:36,958
"Monstrous indifference."
I like that.
680
00:30:42,675 --> 00:30:46,046
We'd drive by schoolyards, playgrounds,
places we knew kids would be.
681
00:30:46,851 --> 00:30:48,114
In the ice-cream truck?
682
00:30:48,622 --> 00:30:50,592
That's right.
I'd sell the ice cream.
683
00:30:51,294 --> 00:30:54,289
And what did Mr. Bender do while
you were serving the kids?
684
00:30:55,503 --> 00:30:58,304
He had this little compartment
off to the side of the counter,
685
00:30:58,844 --> 00:31:01,338
and he had holes drilled
into the side of the truck
686
00:31:01,416 --> 00:31:02,679
so he could watch.
687
00:31:03,353 --> 00:31:04,412
The kids?
688
00:31:04,890 --> 00:31:06,051
Yes.
689
00:31:06,126 --> 00:31:08,120
And what would typically
happen after that?
690
00:31:10,569 --> 00:31:12,197
If there was a boy he liked,
691
00:31:13,776 --> 00:31:15,177
he would signal to me.
692
00:31:15,814 --> 00:31:16,935
Then I would leave the truck
693
00:31:16,949 --> 00:31:18,509
and I'd get friendly
with the parents,
694
00:31:19,020 --> 00:31:21,389
and I'd tell them that Monty
would like to invite them
695
00:31:21,459 --> 00:31:23,623
and their son to his
estate in the Berkshires.
696
00:31:24,031 --> 00:31:26,002
Was Sammy Mireles
one of these kids?
697
00:31:26,670 --> 00:31:27,832
Yes.
698
00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:29,675
So you spoke to his parents?
699
00:31:31,381 --> 00:31:32,508
His mother.
700
00:31:32,583 --> 00:31:33,745
And what did you tell her?
701
00:31:36,759 --> 00:31:38,889
That Monty liked
to help out city kids.
702
00:31:40,835 --> 00:31:44,536
That he wanted to give her son
a weekend in the country.
703
00:31:45,344 --> 00:31:46,836
Did she accept?
Yes.
704
00:31:47,216 --> 00:31:50,086
So the next weekend, I drove Mrs.
Mireles and Sammy
705
00:31:50,890 --> 00:31:52,450
up to Monty's estate.
706
00:31:52,761 --> 00:31:54,492
Monty had this big meal ready.
707
00:31:54,999 --> 00:31:56,262
Stuff all kids would like.
708
00:31:56,970 --> 00:31:59,066
Pizza, ice cream, candy.
709
00:32:00,912 --> 00:32:03,713
And then after, he took
Sammy into his playroom,
710
00:32:04,386 --> 00:32:06,549
and I took his mom on a tour.
711
00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:09,860
Did she express
any concern whatsoever?
712
00:32:10,432 --> 00:32:13,427
No. She seemed just happy
to be out of the city.
713
00:32:14,073 --> 00:32:15,235
What was in the playroom?
714
00:32:16,312 --> 00:32:17,678
Every game you could imagine.
715
00:32:18,449 --> 00:32:19,509
Anything else?
716
00:32:22,392 --> 00:32:23,485
A bed.
717
00:32:32,079 --> 00:32:35,575
Did you ever accompany Mr. Bender
and Sammy into the playroom?
718
00:32:37,190 --> 00:32:38,192
No.
719
00:32:38,427 --> 00:32:40,294
So you never actually saw
what when on?
720
00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:42,291
No.
721
00:32:42,368 --> 00:32:43,803
So as far as you know,
722
00:32:43,872 --> 00:32:46,868
Sammy and Mr. Bender may have
actually played video games.
723
00:32:48,682 --> 00:32:49,683
I guess.
724
00:32:50,519 --> 00:32:53,720
Did Mrs. Mireles ever set
foot in the playroom?
725
00:32:56,232 --> 00:32:57,233
No.
726
00:32:59,706 --> 00:33:01,106
Why wouldn't I go up there?
727
00:33:01,477 --> 00:33:03,778
It was dirty and hot
and disgusting in the city.
728
00:33:04,149 --> 00:33:06,279
So this was just a little
getaway for the weekend?
729
00:33:06,454 --> 00:33:09,221
Yes. Mostly for Sammy. He
begged me to let him go.
730
00:33:09,527 --> 00:33:10,729
Did he want to go without you?
731
00:33:10,830 --> 00:33:11,991
That was out of the question.
732
00:33:11,999 --> 00:33:13,263
My husband and I discussed it,
733
00:33:13,336 --> 00:33:15,602
and he said I deserved a little
time away from our baby.
734
00:33:15,875 --> 00:33:18,779
So you didn't see anything off-color in Mr.
Bender's invitation?
735
00:33:19,182 --> 00:33:22,086
Of course not. He seemed
like a nice man. Famous.
736
00:33:22,523 --> 00:33:24,048
I had no reason
not to trust him.
737
00:33:24,126 --> 00:33:25,719
So when did you first learn that
738
00:33:26,130 --> 00:33:29,695
Mr. Bender allegedly touched
your son inappropriately?
739
00:33:30,406 --> 00:33:31,407
The next morning.
740
00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:33,946
I slept in a big guest bedroom.
741
00:33:34,014 --> 00:33:35,449
Sammy slept in the playroom.
742
00:33:35,751 --> 00:33:36,752
And what happened?
743
00:33:37,956 --> 00:33:40,359
I went looking for Sammy,
and I couldn't find him.
744
00:33:41,297 --> 00:33:42,731
He was locked in a bathroom.
745
00:33:43,401 --> 00:33:44,836
I thought I heard him crying.
746
00:33:45,806 --> 00:33:47,275
Did he tell you why?
747
00:33:49,514 --> 00:33:51,245
He said he didn't
like Monty anymore.
748
00:33:53,390 --> 00:33:55,257
He said Monty touched him
in bad places.
749
00:33:55,762 --> 00:33:57,003
And what did you do after that?
750
00:33:58,567 --> 00:33:59,626
I found Monty,
751
00:34:00,906 --> 00:34:02,671
and I asked him how
he could do such a thing.
752
00:34:03,412 --> 00:34:05,454
And when we got home,
my husband said we should sue.
753
00:34:06,051 --> 00:34:08,955
Now, you eventually dropped
the lawsuit, isn't that true?
754
00:34:09,157 --> 00:34:10,159
Yes.
755
00:34:10,293 --> 00:34:13,733
Sammy told us that things really didn't
happen the way he said in his deposition.
756
00:34:14,201 --> 00:34:16,000
It wasn't really
that bad, he said.
757
00:34:17,108 --> 00:34:19,078
He didn't want to follow
through with the lawsuit,
758
00:34:19,513 --> 00:34:21,675
and that's when Mr. Bender
agreed to give us the money.
759
00:34:22,019 --> 00:34:23,750
So you never went to the police.
760
00:34:24,056 --> 00:34:26,823
I knew it was wrong,
but our son Davey,
761
00:34:27,797 --> 00:34:31,202
the doctors said that he would
need at least three operations.
762
00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:33,873
We had no way to pay for it.
763
00:34:33,945 --> 00:34:36,678
They said he would die
if we didn't do something.
764
00:34:37,184 --> 00:34:40,716
And Mr. Bender's money
paid for those operations?
765
00:34:41,227 --> 00:34:42,787
That's right.
Eight of them.
766
00:34:47,473 --> 00:34:49,808
You didn't think
it was strange that
767
00:34:50,213 --> 00:34:53,983
a man in his thirties wanted to
play with your 11-year-old son?
768
00:34:54,623 --> 00:34:56,456
No. Why would I?
769
00:34:57,128 --> 00:34:59,565
Who thinks about those things
with someone like Mr. Bender?
770
00:34:59,700 --> 00:35:00,793
I see.
771
00:35:00,936 --> 00:35:03,237
Did you let Sammy walk
to school by himself?
772
00:35:03,943 --> 00:35:04,944
Of course not.
773
00:35:05,078 --> 00:35:06,945
Go to the movies?
No.
774
00:35:07,484 --> 00:35:08,885
A ball game?
No.
775
00:35:09,321 --> 00:35:10,346
Why not?
776
00:35:10,423 --> 00:35:11,858
Because something could happen.
777
00:35:11,927 --> 00:35:13,760
A stranger might hurt him.
778
00:35:14,165 --> 00:35:15,190
This was different.
779
00:35:15,367 --> 00:35:17,497
Why?
Because he's famous?
780
00:35:18,174 --> 00:35:19,175
Yes.
781
00:35:19,476 --> 00:35:20,705
Because he's rich?
782
00:35:21,314 --> 00:35:23,444
We saw him on TV and movies.
783
00:35:23,852 --> 00:35:25,082
We felt like we knew him.
784
00:35:25,523 --> 00:35:28,256
I don't really see the
distinction, but that's okay.
785
00:35:28,730 --> 00:35:30,632
Now, you say you took the money
786
00:35:30,701 --> 00:35:33,002
to get medical treatment
for your younger son.
787
00:35:33,206 --> 00:35:34,869
Is that right?
Yes.
788
00:35:35,311 --> 00:35:38,408
And all you had to do
was drop the suit
789
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,319
and not notify the police.
790
00:35:42,226 --> 00:35:43,786
What happened to Sammy happened.
791
00:35:43,863 --> 00:35:45,526
There was nothing
I could do about it.
792
00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,433
I needed the money.
You needed the money?
793
00:35:47,504 --> 00:35:49,941
What about Sammy?
Wasn't he the victim here?
794
00:35:52,147 --> 00:35:55,450
Tell me, where were you living
when you first met Mr. Bender?
795
00:35:57,125 --> 00:35:58,594
119th and First.
796
00:35:59,096 --> 00:36:00,291
Spanish Harlem.
797
00:36:00,833 --> 00:36:02,199
Where do you live now?
798
00:36:03,506 --> 00:36:04,735
Riverside Drive.
799
00:36:04,808 --> 00:36:06,471
Certainly moving up
in the world.
800
00:36:06,545 --> 00:36:07,844
Objection.
Withdrawn.
801
00:36:10,321 --> 00:36:12,203
What did your husband
do for a living back then?
802
00:36:13,895 --> 00:36:15,090
He washed dishes.
803
00:36:15,164 --> 00:36:16,224
And now?
804
00:36:17,669 --> 00:36:18,831
He goes to school.
805
00:36:18,906 --> 00:36:20,933
So it appears that your sick son
806
00:36:21,010 --> 00:36:24,006
isn't the only one who benefited from Mr.
Bender's generosity.
807
00:36:24,117 --> 00:36:27,090
We never would have touched his
money if Davey didn't need it.
808
00:36:27,358 --> 00:36:30,489
I see. You're just
collaterally venal.
809
00:36:30,565 --> 00:36:31,726
Objection, Your Honor.
810
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,001
JACK: Withdrawn.
811
00:36:36,711 --> 00:36:39,444
I was 11. It was the greatest
place I'd ever seen.
812
00:36:39,684 --> 00:36:40,812
So you enjoyed yourself?
813
00:36:41,287 --> 00:36:42,517
Sure. At first.
814
00:36:42,791 --> 00:36:43,850
What changed?
815
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,429
I mean, I had a great time.
816
00:36:45,797 --> 00:36:47,665
Monty had every toy
and game in the world.
817
00:36:47,735 --> 00:36:48,862
We played until late.
818
00:36:48,971 --> 00:36:50,133
And then what happened?
819
00:36:50,207 --> 00:36:51,300
I fell asleep.
820
00:36:51,376 --> 00:36:53,574
That's not what you told
your mother, is it?
821
00:36:54,850 --> 00:36:55,851
No.
822
00:36:56,721 --> 00:36:58,554
GRANICK: Why were you locked
in the bathroom crying?
823
00:36:58,759 --> 00:37:00,125
I had such a good time.
824
00:37:00,997 --> 00:37:03,332
I thought about Davey,
and I got sad.
825
00:37:04,037 --> 00:37:05,839
Well, why didn't you
tell that to your mother?
826
00:37:06,141 --> 00:37:10,446
Because I heard her cry herself
to sleep every night about Davey.
827
00:37:11,052 --> 00:37:12,578
I didn't want
to make her sadder.
828
00:37:12,923 --> 00:37:14,894
GRANICK: So
you made up a story?
829
00:37:17,065 --> 00:37:20,402
In school they taught us
to watch out for perverts.
830
00:37:21,475 --> 00:37:23,037
It was the first thing
I could think of.
831
00:37:30,695 --> 00:37:33,292
Did you tell this to
Detectives Briscoe and Green
832
00:37:33,367 --> 00:37:35,064
when they interviewed you?
833
00:37:35,606 --> 00:37:36,631
SAMMY: No.
834
00:37:37,543 --> 00:37:39,639
A.D.A. Southerlyn?
No.
835
00:37:40,182 --> 00:37:41,412
Why not?
836
00:37:42,020 --> 00:37:43,021
I don't know.
837
00:37:43,322 --> 00:37:44,483
But you're telling it now
838
00:37:44,559 --> 00:37:46,586
because you don't want your
parents to go to jail?
839
00:37:47,164 --> 00:37:48,359
That's what happened.
840
00:37:52,476 --> 00:37:54,207
Did you ever tell
your parents the truth?
841
00:37:55,215 --> 00:37:57,276
No. I didn't want them
to give back the money.
842
00:37:57,353 --> 00:37:58,412
We needed it for Davey.
843
00:37:58,489 --> 00:37:59,650
For Davey, I know.
844
00:38:00,459 --> 00:38:02,361
If Monty actually
did this stuff to me,
845
00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:05,265
why would I stay
two more nights?
846
00:38:05,337 --> 00:38:06,772
We didn't leave
until Monday night.
847
00:38:07,374 --> 00:38:09,003
Hell, why not stay
the whole week?
848
00:38:09,546 --> 00:38:10,707
I had school.
849
00:38:10,983 --> 00:38:12,850
So you were having enough fun
850
00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:14,913
to miss one day, but not five?
851
00:38:15,826 --> 00:38:18,765
It was Labor Day weekend. There
was no school on Monday.
852
00:38:19,935 --> 00:38:23,431
Did you ever receive
any of Mr. Bender's money?
853
00:38:23,944 --> 00:38:25,139
It was for Davey.
854
00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:26,613
But you were going to college...
855
00:38:40,046 --> 00:38:42,346
Your Honor, may I resume
my cross tomorrow?
856
00:38:42,652 --> 00:38:44,212
JUDGE: Any objections,
Mr. Granick?
857
00:38:44,288 --> 00:38:45,722
No, Judge.
858
00:38:45,791 --> 00:38:47,420
Court is recessed
until tomorrow.
859
00:38:47,495 --> 00:38:48,555
(BANGS GAVEL)
860
00:38:48,631 --> 00:38:51,194
When was the first check
written to the Mireleses?
861
00:38:54,444 --> 00:38:56,277
August 27th, 1997.
862
00:38:58,118 --> 00:38:59,279
Round them all up.
863
00:39:01,091 --> 00:39:02,093
JACK: Okay.
864
00:39:03,129 --> 00:39:06,728
I think everyone in this room has
a right to know what's going on.
865
00:39:07,372 --> 00:39:10,469
Jack, you're losing. I'm the one
who should be acting arrogant.
866
00:39:12,115 --> 00:39:14,518
The weekend you spent
at Bender's estate,
867
00:39:14,922 --> 00:39:16,448
you're sure
it was Labor Day weekend?
868
00:39:16,625 --> 00:39:17,752
That's what I said.
869
00:39:18,028 --> 00:39:19,622
You don't want to
check your calendar?
870
00:39:20,066 --> 00:39:21,125
SAMMY: What's
he talking about?
871
00:39:21,202 --> 00:39:23,332
While you're at it, you might
want to explain perjury to him.
872
00:39:23,407 --> 00:39:25,274
I know what it is.
I'm telling the truth.
873
00:39:26,113 --> 00:39:27,605
No, you're not.
874
00:39:27,683 --> 00:39:29,015
But that's irrelevant right now.
875
00:39:31,557 --> 00:39:32,856
Sammy,
876
00:39:35,333 --> 00:39:37,235
your parents were
paid a million dollars
877
00:39:40,176 --> 00:39:42,170
the week before you
went up to Monty's estate.
878
00:39:57,848 --> 00:39:58,849
No way.
879
00:39:58,917 --> 00:39:59,919
Let's go.
880
00:39:59,986 --> 00:40:02,320
SERENA: The check was
dated August 27th.
881
00:40:03,126 --> 00:40:05,563
Labor Day in '97
was September 1st.
882
00:40:05,765 --> 00:40:07,428
That has nothing to do
with anything.
883
00:40:11,277 --> 00:40:12,472
You sold me?
884
00:40:12,546 --> 00:40:13,776
It wasn't like that.
885
00:40:14,050 --> 00:40:15,178
What was it like?
886
00:40:15,253 --> 00:40:18,384
It was only one time,
Sammy. We did it for Davey.
887
00:40:18,459 --> 00:40:19,621
What about me!
888
00:40:22,936 --> 00:40:26,808
I was 11 years old. You knew
what he was gonna do to me!
889
00:40:26,944 --> 00:40:28,436
You weren't going to die.
890
00:40:28,648 --> 00:40:30,208
What do you call this?
891
00:40:30,285 --> 00:40:31,481
We'll talk about this later.
892
00:40:31,555 --> 00:40:32,556
Like hell.
893
00:40:39,907 --> 00:40:41,432
Can I testify again?
894
00:40:56,609 --> 00:40:58,078
He wanted to have
a pillow fight.
895
00:40:59,416 --> 00:41:00,441
JACK: Where were you?
896
00:41:02,021 --> 00:41:03,284
He called it the playroom.
897
00:41:03,925 --> 00:41:04,984
It was fun.
898
00:41:05,495 --> 00:41:06,496
Until?
899
00:41:07,566 --> 00:41:08,693
He kind of tackled me
900
00:41:09,437 --> 00:41:10,438
onto the bed
901
00:41:11,375 --> 00:41:12,843
and started rubbing me all over.
902
00:41:15,016 --> 00:41:16,177
Did you tell him to stop?
903
00:41:17,455 --> 00:41:18,684
I was 11.
904
00:41:20,060 --> 00:41:21,153
I didn't know what to do.
905
00:41:23,401 --> 00:41:24,869
I didn't want to
make him feel bad.
906
00:41:26,574 --> 00:41:28,909
He kept telling me
how much he loved me.
907
00:41:31,251 --> 00:41:34,952
He rubbed my hair over and over
and said that I was beautiful.
908
00:41:36,662 --> 00:41:38,131
What else do you remember?
909
00:41:40,237 --> 00:41:42,708
There was, like,
this tile ceiling.
910
00:41:43,779 --> 00:41:45,077
I remember staring at it.
911
00:41:45,849 --> 00:41:47,716
The way the light hit it,
I could see stuff,
912
00:41:48,755 --> 00:41:51,489
like faces looking back at me.
913
00:41:53,032 --> 00:41:55,127
So, I stared at the faces
the whole time.
914
00:41:56,506 --> 00:41:57,735
The whole time what?
915
00:41:59,646 --> 00:42:01,172
The whole time
916
00:42:01,617 --> 00:42:03,085
he did oral sex to me.
917
00:42:06,461 --> 00:42:07,987
And after that?
918
00:42:09,835 --> 00:42:11,134
We had ice cream.
919
00:42:13,977 --> 00:42:16,642
I saw my mother
look into the kitchen.
920
00:42:18,621 --> 00:42:21,057
I called out to her,
but she wouldn't come in.
921
00:42:23,131 --> 00:42:25,432
The next morning, when you
told your mom what happened,
922
00:42:25,736 --> 00:42:26,737
what did she say?
923
00:42:30,179 --> 00:42:32,343
She told me to keep
my mouth shut.
924
00:42:34,455 --> 00:42:36,254
That this was our only chance.
925
00:42:38,029 --> 00:42:39,430
She knew.
926
00:42:41,303 --> 00:42:42,704
She set the whole thing up.
927
00:42:45,245 --> 00:42:48,412
She knew exactly what
he was gonna do to me
928
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:50,282
before he did it.
929
00:43:04,153 --> 00:43:06,886
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
have you reached a verdict?
930
00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:08,287
Yes, Your Honor, we have.
931
00:43:08,863 --> 00:43:10,560
On the sole count of
the indictment,
932
00:43:10,667 --> 00:43:13,264
Conspiracy to Commit Sexual
Abuse in the First Degree,
933
00:43:14,041 --> 00:43:15,042
how do you find?
934
00:43:15,510 --> 00:43:18,973
We find the defendants,
John and Lucy Mireles,
935
00:43:19,586 --> 00:43:21,055
guilty as charged.
936
00:43:49,251 --> 00:43:52,486
Monty was arrested, charged with
sexual abuse, and denied bail.
937
00:43:52,858 --> 00:43:55,523
All in front of a phalanx
of paparazzi, I hope.
938
00:43:55,932 --> 00:43:56,991
Phalanx and a half.
939
00:43:57,201 --> 00:43:59,502
At last we have someone
to testify against him.
940
00:43:59,573 --> 00:44:02,337
Looks like being rich and famous
doesn't get you as far as it used to.
941
00:44:08,393 --> 00:44:10,454
The Mireleses knew
it might come to this
942
00:44:10,530 --> 00:44:11,931
when they made their choice.
943
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:14,843
No, Jack, I don't think that they
thought they were going to go to jail.
944
00:44:16,810 --> 00:44:18,245
The one thing I can't
get out of my head is
945
00:44:18,314 --> 00:44:19,996
that they did this
to keep their kid alive,
946
00:44:20,586 --> 00:44:22,588
and now he's going to have
to grow up without them.
947
00:44:22,858 --> 00:44:30,060
He's better off.
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