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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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Mom, it was phat--
you know, so cool.
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It was off the hizzim.
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God! Don't you dare tell anyone
that you're my brother. Ever!
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You don't know everything.
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- You are so not my brother.
- Mom!
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I told you guys to remind me to turn the
lights off when we leave.
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Hey, Isabelle. What's up?
No, I didn't ask her yet.
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You don't have to.
My answer is no.
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Please! Not to worry
I'll work on her. No way!
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Oh, God! Andy!
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Name's Andrew Hitchens.
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Took one to the chest.
Married with two-- boy and girl.
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The wife around?
She's the one called it in.
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Looks like a .38,
.45, maybe.
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Whatever, it was up close and personal.
Look at the powder burns.
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- How long?
- Couple hours, tops.
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I finished work around 5:00,
picked up the kids and came home.
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Like I do every day.
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What time does your husband usually
get home from work, Mrs. Hitchens?
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Around 8:00. I don't know.
Always after me.
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- Was today special?
- He didn't tell me.
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- Ask the office.
- Well, where does he work?
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At Systems Electronics.
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Andy's the managing
software designer.
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He loved his work.
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Look, I'm probably not making
much sense right now.
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I gotta--
Can I take the kids to my mom's?
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Sure. That officer will drive you.
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There's nothing missing.
No sign of a forced entry.
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- Both the front and back doors take keys.
- No witnesses.
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Nobody heard anything
Everybody in the building was at work.
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See? That's why I don't retire.
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No. I didn't see
Andy Hitchens yesterday.
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- He hasn't been here at all?
- No.
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What? He called in sick?
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Why would he do that?
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Well, if I don't show up for work, my boss
usually wants to know why. She's funny that way.
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And I'd want to know too,
if Andy worked here.
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- He doesn't?
- No.
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- What kind of detectives are you?
- Homicide.
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Oh. my God!
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But you did know him?
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Uh, sure, sure.
He-He worked here for years.
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He was great. They had to let him go
about eight months ago.
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- Why'd you let him go?
- The economy sucks.
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Our revenues suck even worse.
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It was either me or Andy,
and they pay me less.
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- Why wouldn't he tell me?
- With some men, it's an ego thing.
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Your husband was let go
because of the downturn in the economy.
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We talked about everything.
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There is one thing. Didn't you notice
no paycheck coming in?
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Why would I?
Andy took care of the finances.
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Well, the balance in your
checkbook must have dropped.
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I don't know.
That was Andy's department.
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Maybe if we could see the bank
statements, credit card bills,
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it might shed some light.
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At least I know
where Andy kept them.
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Visa, MasterCard,
brokerage account--
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That was a joke.
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Chase Manhattan
checking, savings.
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Bank of Lower Manhattan?
I never heard of this one.
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Oh, my God!
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He deposited $370,880 six months ago.
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He has a bank account
with almost $400,000 in it.
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Which he opened three months
after he was laid off.
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And you really believe
she didn't know?
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It looks like he was withdrawing his old
weekly salary from his secret stash...
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and putting it
in their joint account.
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And the wife
was never the wiser.
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And you figure the money
plays into the murder?
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Well, outside of that, this
Andy Hitchens is an Eagle Scout.
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No weapon, no prints yet.
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Well, I doubt if he went into the bank
with 400 thou cash. What's next?
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We figure we'd talk to the bank,
see if we can get a lead
on where the money came from.
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All right.
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I've seen less going on
in an amusement park.
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Welcome to the 21 st century.
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We've got to compete
with the big boys somehow.
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I guess the free toaster thing
don't cut it no more.
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There are three rules
marketing, marketing, marketing.
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I guess it was the free lattes
that attracted Mr. Hitchens.
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Ah, right. Mr. Hitchens
opened his account here...
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with a cashier's check
payable to “Cash.”
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- Issued by?
- Federated National Bank.
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Another bank that wasn't
on Mrs. Hitchens's list.
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Them? They're oatmeal
next to us.
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Is there a number
or something on that check?
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You know, there are bank privacy laws.
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Did we get off the subway in Switzerland?
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Ha, ha. Be that as it may,
this is private banking.
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And we are public servants
who can get a warrant...
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to look through every transaction
you've got on that computer.
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Look, man, you issued a cashier's
check to a Mr. Andrew Hitchens
for almost $400,000.
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- We just want to know why
- Well, obviously he must have an account with us.
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And obviously
we'd like to know about it.
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Yes, he closed his account
We issued him a--
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Huh. That's odd.
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What?
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Mr. Hitchens opened an account with us,
but he closed it 48 hours later
when the check he deposited cleared.
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You didn't ask him why?
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What was the check
he opened the account with?
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It was a business check. Something
called Mishaan Diamond Exchange.
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You gotta understand
I like the men in blue.
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But for business,
you're not that good.
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Anyway, it's a nice day outside.
So what can I do you for?
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- Yeah, you wrote a check...
- I write a lot of checks.
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Unfortunately, my suppliers...
they want to get paid.
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Andy Hitchens...
What did he supply you with?
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That is a name
with which I am not familiar.
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All right. Is this your company's check?
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- Sure is.
- Is that your signature?
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- I cannot lie.
- That's good. So what's that on the memo line?
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That is the language
of Abraham and Isaac.
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I know what it is.
I want to know what it means.
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That this Hitchens...
who I never met before, mind you...
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he was looking for a buyer, and I was
kind enough to offer a helping hand.
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- What did you buy from him, Zev?
- What are you? Meshuga?
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Does it look like I'm selling
sporting goods? Diamonds!
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- Two, perfectly matched.
- Wait a minute.
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You're telling us that you paid a total
stranger who walks in off the street...
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almost $400,000
for two diamonds?
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Emerald cuts. He could've got a lot more.
Sheygets. What are you gonna do?
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Did it ever cross your mind that you
might be purchasing stolen goods?
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You 're talking to the diamond king.
I know every diamond on 47th Street.
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So where did the two
emerald cuts come from?
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They belonged to Shlomo Fineberg
up the block.
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Believe me, if someone
stole them from him, it'd be up on that
flashing thing in Times Square.
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A man buys two of my best stones.
What? I'm gonna forget?
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How much he pay you for 'em?
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You know, this is a down economy.
People buy food, pay rent.
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Diamonds... they're not hopping off the shelves.
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Was there an answer
in there somewhere?
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It was bigger than a bread box.
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You know what I think, Ed?
I think Shlomo here and Mr. Hitchens
are in the laundering business.
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Three hundred and eighty thousand
and change.
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Let me guess.
He paid you in cash.
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Do I look like a putz?
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Cashier's check, money order,
or no sale at all.
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This Mr. Hitchens was the former.
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In my business I've learned,
always make copies.
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This is made out to “Cash.”
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Yes. Endorsed to me. See?
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Here we go again.
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Yes, we issued this cashier's check.
But you knew that.
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When did Mr. Hitchens
open his account here?
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- Who?
- Andrew Hitchens.
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He's the one
who endorsed the check.
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Sorry. No Hitchens
does any banking here.
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Well, is there some way you can tell us
who the check was issued to?
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- Sure, but...
- Ms. Gelman, that check
may have been stolen,
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so the quicker we gather the facts...
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Sure. Sure. I understand.
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Hmm. It was the proceeds
of a residential refi.
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Whoa, whoa.
Baby steps, please.
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Mr. Lonnie Jackson re-mortgaged his townhouse.
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Who's Mr. Lonnie Jackson?
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Obviously one of our clients.
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He had us issue a cashier's check
made out to “Cash.”
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- And that's the address of the townhouse?
- Yes. 11 West 121st Street.
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Harlem.
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So this Lonnie Jackson character mortgages
his house to pay off Andy Hitchens.
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What you thinkin'? Blackmail?
Gambling? Drugs? What?
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Hey, whatever it was, I doubt
it was on the up and up,
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given the hoops Hitchens
jumped through to hide it.
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We still don't know this had
anything to do with his murder.
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Two guys up to no good, one of 'em
winds up with a couple of slugs in his chest.
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The odds are the other one
knows something about it.
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You wanna go to Harlem?
You drive.
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Listen up, dude. That drywall was supposed
to be done last month, not next week.
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I gotta go.
I said I gotta go!
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- What are you gonna do? Contractors.
- You Lonnie Jackson?
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No. Russell Brown.
Call me Rusty.
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- Never heard of him
- You're working for Lonnie Jackson?
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That's funny, because the bank
says he owns this property.
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Guy stopped paying his bills.
Some mortgage company in Kansas City
put it up for auction.
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I buy it, fix it, flip it
and forget about it.
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- Your guy let it go at this price,
he's running from something.
- Yeah. Us.
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- So this Lonnie Jackson--
- Who we haven't talked to yet.
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Refinances his house
up in the hinterlands...
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Hey, man, Harlem real estate
is up-and-coming. You should see
what a brownstone goes for up there.
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Well, he takes the money
he gets from the refi and
turns it over to Andy Hitchens.
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- The dead guy?
- But before he ends up dead, he buys
diamonds from a dude named Shlomo.
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- For his wife, I hope.
- Oh, what fun would that be?
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No, he walks right across the street
and sells them to another dealer named Zev.
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And you don't think
it was buyer's remorse?
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I think Hitchens went through
a hell of a lot to keep his wife in the dark.
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I don't think his wife was the only one
he wanted to keep that money from.
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- Yeah.
- Hitchens and Jackson were into
some kind of bank fraud,
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or Hitchens was blackmailing Jackson
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Either way, the money's
gotta be in the middle of this.
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Well, what about
this Lonnie Jackson?
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Nothing so far.
He's a solid citizen. No yellows.
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Hey, Rodgers says
she's got something for us.
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All right. I'll talk to you guys later.
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No signs of struggle,
no drugs, no alcohol
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Gee, Rodgers, I'm
really glad you called us.
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At least tell us
he ate something exotic.
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Does coffee count?
How's this for exotic?
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That's a bullet.
It comes from a gun.
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Not from any gun I've ever seen.
I ran it past Ballistics,
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and it turns out it comes from
something called a 7.63 Mauser.
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- Weapon of choice for the Nazis.
- It still doesn't help.
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Well, it does if Lonnie Jackson
is a collector.
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And if we had the slightest clue
as to where to look for him.
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Nice thing about a neighborhood is,
everybody knows everything
about everybody else.
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Sure, I know Lonnie,
like my whole life.
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- Him and his buddies.
- They regulars here?
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Eatin' donuts,
drinkin' coffee, tellin' lies.
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Every day?
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Not every day, but most.
That's gonna change now.
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- Why is that?
- Lonnie hasn't been around for a while.
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Not since he sold his place
to that white dude.
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You know, it's wrong.
Black people should be buying up here.
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- What about his buddies?
- Talk to Horace.
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More than likely, he's
at the Veterans' Hall around the corner.
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“Harlem Hell-Raisers. ”
That's what they called us.
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Most important thing I ever did
was to join up.
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Colonel Horace Worthington.
Not many of us left either.
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Y'all throw those parties, right?
For only the best and the brightest.
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00:13:35,793 --> 00:13:38,039
That's right. My aunt
used to tell me about them.
226
00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:40,608
Sounds like quite a shindig.
But the reason we're here...
227
00:13:40,674 --> 00:13:43,752
Oh, right. We're looking for one
of your friends. Lonnie Jackson?
228
00:13:43,818 --> 00:13:47,933
Ah, the kid. Always getting himself
into some kind of jackpot.
229
00:13:47,997 --> 00:13:50,482
What's he up to now?
230
00:13:50,537 --> 00:13:53,718
- Well, we don't know,
but we'd sure like to ask him.
- So who's stopping you?
231
00:13:53,781 --> 00:13:56,996
We can't find him. It turns out
he don't own his house no more.
232
00:13:57,058 --> 00:14:01,173
Oh, that can't be. He bought that place
after the war for 10 grand.
233
00:14:01,237 --> 00:14:03,278
It was his pride and joy.
234
00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:06,296
Turns out he took out
another mortgage on the place.
235
00:14:06,353 --> 00:14:09,168
No way.
He didn't believe in debt.
236
00:14:09,227 --> 00:14:11,371
If he needed money,
he'd have come to me.
237
00:14:11,435 --> 00:14:15,391
- When was the last time
you saw Lonnie?
- Well, it's been a while.
238
00:14:15,447 --> 00:14:19,426
I just figured he was visiting
his grandkids in Charleston.
239
00:14:19,492 --> 00:14:23,950
You get to be our age, grandchildren are
about the only ones that want to see you.
240
00:14:24,007 --> 00:14:27,222
- What about his kids?
- Son. Paul.
241
00:14:27,282 --> 00:14:31,501
He may be blood all right,
but I don't know if I'd call him a son.
242
00:14:31,562 --> 00:14:35,849
A real creep. He has an office
on East 63rd Street.
243
00:14:39,253 --> 00:14:41,203
Horace Worthington?
244
00:14:41,259 --> 00:14:45,340
That man could talk through nine
innings without missing a beat.
You put him together with my old man...
245
00:14:45,404 --> 00:14:49,018
- That's exactly what we're trying to do.
- Excuse me?
246
00:14:49,082 --> 00:14:51,693
- We're looking for your father.
- And you think I would know because?
247
00:14:51,757 --> 00:14:55,211
- Because you're his son.
- Do your children know where you are
every minute of the day?
248
00:14:55,267 --> 00:14:57,718
No, but I'd sure tell 'em
if I lost my house.
249
00:14:57,775 --> 00:15:00,021
What? There's no way he lost it.
He owned it outright.
250
00:15:00,082 --> 00:15:03,970
He said he would die there.
His grandchildren would die there.
The point is...
251
00:15:04,027 --> 00:15:06,672
that old piece of crap up in Harlem
was like Pop's Plymouth Rock.
252
00:15:06,736 --> 00:15:10,190
- He'd never sell it.
- The truth is, he mortgaged the house.
253
00:15:10,247 --> 00:15:14,260
Then he defaulted on the payments.
The bank sold it to some
Donald Trump wannabe.
254
00:15:14,325 --> 00:15:17,802
- Why? If he needed money, I...
- You would've helped?
255
00:15:17,869 --> 00:15:19,945
Of course I would have helped.
He's my father.
256
00:15:20,010 --> 00:15:22,825
Do you know somebody
named Andrew Hitchens?
257
00:15:22,884 --> 00:15:25,199
- No. Why?
- Your father gave him all the money from the refi.
258
00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:28,712
This is nuts. My father saved
every penny that he ever made.
259
00:15:28,769 --> 00:15:32,817
- When's the last time you talked to him?
- I don't know. Maybe six months.
260
00:15:34,118 --> 00:15:38,668
But we e-mail now and then. I just
bought him a computer last Father's Day.
261
00:15:42,177 --> 00:15:44,958
Who says nothing lasts forever?
262
00:15:45,019 --> 00:15:48,268
But as you've told us so many times,
cyberspace comes close.
263
00:15:48,328 --> 00:15:51,407
- How long did it take you this time, Myra?
- Two shakes of a lamb's tail.
264
00:15:51,472 --> 00:15:53,821
- That long?
- Not even.
265
00:15:54,815 --> 00:15:58,030
Screen name “LonJack."
Last logged on two months ago.
266
00:15:58,091 --> 00:16:03,050
Now, if you could only tell us
where he was when he used it.
What makes you think I can't?
267
00:16:04,712 --> 00:16:08,566
256 Mt. Morris Park.
That's Harlem.
268
00:16:08,624 --> 00:16:11,543
We can hear you in there!
269
00:16:11,599 --> 00:16:14,484
Open up, or we're
gonna kick it in!
270
00:16:14,542 --> 00:16:17,221
One, two,
271
00:16:18,855 --> 00:16:20,805
You should know better, Colonel.
272
00:16:20,861 --> 00:16:22,811
You got no right
to come here like this.
273
00:16:22,867 --> 00:16:25,854
Actually, we've been trying to figure out
what to arrest you for...
274
00:16:25,909 --> 00:16:30,800
harboring a fugitive, obstruction of justice
or just being a general pain in the ass.
275
00:16:30,858 --> 00:16:35,817
- I'm doing nothing of the kind.
- You lie to us, Horace,
you become an accomplice.
276
00:16:35,873 --> 00:16:38,154
Kid, now what are you doing?
277
00:16:38,213 --> 00:16:41,393
- Lonnie Jackson?
- Mm.
278
00:16:41,457 --> 00:16:44,136
You're a tough guy to find, Mr. Jackson.
279
00:16:44,198 --> 00:16:46,844
It all depends on who's doing
the looking, I suppose.
280
00:16:46,907 --> 00:16:49,951
Why don't you come down to our place
for coffee and a chat?
281
00:16:50,016 --> 00:16:51,966
You leave him be.
282
00:17:02,486 --> 00:17:05,964
I was a porter at JFK for 50 years.
283
00:17:08,439 --> 00:17:11,790
Well, actually it was only 40 some odd--
284
00:17:11,849 --> 00:17:14,698
since that young man
was shot down in Dallas.
285
00:17:14,757 --> 00:17:18,942
And before that it was Idlewild.
What a crying shame.
286
00:17:19,004 --> 00:17:23,155
He was a good man,
that John Fitzgerald.
287
00:17:23,217 --> 00:17:26,933
Pity is, he left two young kids behind...
a boy and a girl.
288
00:17:26,994 --> 00:17:30,745
- Just like Mr. Hitchens.
- Who?
289
00:17:32,311 --> 00:17:34,523
That was your friend.
290
00:17:34,585 --> 00:17:36,934
I don't recall anyone
goes by that name.
291
00:17:36,992 --> 00:17:41,643
You gave him almost $400,000,
Mr. Jackson. Doesn't that ring a bell?
292
00:17:41,706 --> 00:17:44,990
- Now, why would I do that?
- That's what we're trying to find out.
293
00:17:46,955 --> 00:17:50,500
Well,you know, maybe I did meet him.
I don't remember.
294
00:17:50,566 --> 00:17:54,215
Look, Mr. Jackson,
you were certainly sharp enough...
295
00:17:54,277 --> 00:17:57,561
to get the money from the bank,
give it to Mr. Hitchens, kill him...
296
00:17:57,621 --> 00:17:59,764
and then hide from us.
297
00:17:59,827 --> 00:18:02,780
So this senility act, though it's fun,
298
00:18:02,836 --> 00:18:05,789
the longer you keep it up,
the harder it's gonna be on you.
299
00:18:09,357 --> 00:18:12,937
That's nice, Mr. Jackson, but
why don't you go on and sit back down?
300
00:18:13,001 --> 00:18:17,459
Always show a lady respect,
especially one as pretty as you.
301
00:18:17,514 --> 00:18:22,565
Hmm. Please. You might change your mind
after you hear what I've got to say.
302
00:18:22,630 --> 00:18:24,979
Here's the thing, Mr. Jackson:
303
00:18:25,038 --> 00:18:29,324
JFK keeps all of its workers' fingerprints on file.
304
00:18:29,385 --> 00:18:32,497
Sol had Forensics compare your prints...
305
00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:36,105
to the ones found
at Mr. Hitchens's apartment.
306
00:18:36,171 --> 00:18:38,486
They match.
307
00:18:39,682 --> 00:18:41,996
- You want us to call your son?
- No.
308
00:18:42,055 --> 00:18:44,871
Well, the court can appoint
a lawyer for you.
309
00:18:44,931 --> 00:18:49,890
I have my own counsel, Lieutenant.
I'll be just fine.
310
00:18:54,861 --> 00:18:58,042
Docket 314812.
311
00:18:58,104 --> 00:19:00,680
People v. Jackson, Lonnie.
312
00:19:00,745 --> 00:19:02,821
One count murder in the second degree.
313
00:19:02,886 --> 00:19:05,428
It's good to see you're
still alive, Aaron.
314
00:19:05,494 --> 00:19:07,911
- May I say the same for you, sir.
- Tell me, Aaron.
315
00:19:07,968 --> 00:19:11,012
What's the best thing
about getting old? I forgot.
316
00:19:11,078 --> 00:19:13,825
When you remember, Your Honor,
please /et me /mow.
317
00:19:13,886 --> 00:19:18,470
- Not guilty, sir.
- So, what's his story?
318
00:19:18,533 --> 00:19:23,492
You know, in the past 40 years,
your lawyer has yet to represent
a guilty man.
319
00:19:23,548 --> 00:19:25,999
Must be the luck of the draw,
Your Honor.
320
00:19:26,056 --> 00:19:30,012
The People request remand. The defendant
not only brutally murdered a man
321
00:19:30,068 --> 00:19:32,074
leaving a widow and two children...
322
00:19:32,141 --> 00:19:37,066
Have you looked at Mr. Jackson?
The only thing he's running toward
is his oxygen tank.
323
00:19:37,123 --> 00:19:39,232
Look, I've got a full calendar today.
324
00:19:39,296 --> 00:19:44,346
Bail is set at $200,000, cash or bond.
325
00:19:44,411 --> 00:19:48,128
Your Honor, my client lives
on what he receives from Social Security.
326
00:19:48,190 --> 00:19:51,371
Take that up with
Senator What's-His-Name, not me.
327
00:19:54,509 --> 00:19:56,755
Aaron Miller's an institution
in these courtrooms.
328
00:19:56,816 --> 00:19:59,301
He's been around longer
than the sink in the men's room.
329
00:19:59,357 --> 00:20:01,638
I'm just worried about
an incompetent counsel claim.
330
00:20:01,698 --> 00:20:05,312
Remember that lawyer in Texas
who fell asleep during trial?
The operative words being “during trial."
331
00:20:05,375 --> 00:20:08,453
Aaron Miller's been around long enough
to know when to throw in the towel.
332
00:20:08,519 --> 00:20:11,802
There's no way this gets anywhere
near a judge or a jury.
333
00:20:11,861 --> 00:20:16,981
Ah, such youth, such innocence,
such nonsense.
334
00:20:17,044 --> 00:20:19,153
It's good to see you too.
335
00:20:19,217 --> 00:20:22,204
This is such a waste of time,
money, energy.
336
00:20:22,260 --> 00:20:26,341
Nobody I'd rather waste
a couple of hours with than you, Aaron.
337
00:20:26,406 --> 00:20:29,291
Well, then let's have at it.
You have no case.
338
00:20:29,348 --> 00:20:33,099
You have no motive. You have
no idea what the hell happened.
339
00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:37,983
Jack, you should dismiss this mess,
and we should all go home,
340
00:20:38,041 --> 00:20:41,051
have a cognac
and get a good night's sleep.
341
00:20:41,117 --> 00:20:44,628
I'm all for it. But first
I'd like your client to explain...
342
00:20:44,694 --> 00:20:47,271
why he gave all that money
to the victim, Andrew Hitchens.
343
00:20:47,336 --> 00:20:50,813
Giving is a crime?
I call it charity.
344
00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,893
Or why his prints match those
found in the victim's apartment.
345
00:20:54,959 --> 00:20:58,140
Perhaps Mr. Hitchens
invited him over for a cup of tea.
346
00:20:58,203 --> 00:21:01,122
Then why did Mr. Jackson pretend
he'd never heard of Hitchens?
347
00:21:01,178 --> 00:21:03,287
He's old. He's forgetful.
348
00:21:03,351 --> 00:21:07,866
The victim was killed by a weapon used in World War II.
349
00:21:07,932 --> 00:21:11,716
Yes. And if and when you find it, we'll talk.
350
00:21:11,776 --> 00:21:15,630
I'm offering manslaughter one
right now, Aaron.
351
00:21:15,688 --> 00:21:19,371
That's 15, right?
And the alternative being?
352
00:21:19,433 --> 00:21:21,212
Murder two.
Twenty-five to life.
353
00:21:22,276 --> 00:21:27,896
Somehow I don't think it makes
a difference either way to me. Hmm?
354
00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,854
I guess that's the benefit of getting old
that no one ever tells you about.
355
00:21:33,911 --> 00:21:36,122
A life sentence is that much less painful.
356
00:21:36,184 --> 00:21:40,140
It's all good to joke about, Arthur,
but the fact is Lonnie Jackson
might come off to the jury...
357
00:21:40,196 --> 00:21:43,207
like the kindly grandfather
everyone wishes they had.
358
00:21:43,273 --> 00:21:46,784
- Who killed someone's father.
- He and Hitchens come
from two different worlds.
359
00:21:46,850 --> 00:21:50,065
It might give the jury pause.
I know it gives me pause.
360
00:21:50,127 --> 00:21:52,772
Then find out what
made these worlds collide.
361
00:21:55,810 --> 00:21:58,592
After the police were poking around
362
00:21:58,652 --> 00:22:01,035
I got curious and did
a little poking of my own.
363
00:22:01,093 --> 00:22:05,140
Curious enough to find out why Mr.Jackson
wanted to refinance his townhouse?
364
00:22:05,205 --> 00:22:10,164
Nothing too curious.
He wanted to fix up the plumbing
and electric, new wallpaper.
365
00:22:10,221 --> 00:22:12,227
After all these years?
366
00:22:12,294 --> 00:22:14,939
His app says he was planning
on renting it out.
367
00:22:15,002 --> 00:22:17,283
God, I tried living
through a remodel once.
368
00:22:17,342 --> 00:22:19,588
Oh, Mr. Jackson
wasn't going to live there.
369
00:22:19,650 --> 00:22:22,603
- I assume he was going to travel.
- What makes you say that?
370
00:22:22,659 --> 00:22:26,809
He requested all his notices be sent
to one of those private mailing places.
371
00:22:26,871 --> 00:22:29,950
He has a box at Mailroom Plus
on Third Avenue.
372
00:22:31,117 --> 00:22:34,070
I've checked all the private mailbox
places, and I'll tell you what.
373
00:22:34,127 --> 00:22:36,943
I haven't felt all that secure
at any of them.
374
00:22:37,002 --> 00:22:40,183
- Because you haven't talked to me yet.
- That's cute.
375
00:22:40,246 --> 00:22:43,996
- Twenty-four-hour video surveillance.
- Security gate. Front door double locks.
376
00:22:44,057 --> 00:22:47,135
- Customer loses his key, we change the lock.
- Oh, that's pretty good
377
00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,620
Actually, a friend of mine told me
this is the best place around.
378
00:22:50,677 --> 00:22:53,060
- Oh, yeah? Who?
- Lonnie Jackson.
379
00:22:53,118 --> 00:22:56,368
Oh, he's a nice guy. I mean,
he's a little nervous for my taste, but--
380
00:22:56,428 --> 00:22:58,412
- Well, you know how it is.
- Sure.
381
00:22:58,467 --> 00:23:00,952
Those two little brats
hanging over him all the time.
382
00:23:01,008 --> 00:23:03,858
- Your friend, Lonnie.
- What are you talking about?
383
00:23:03,917 --> 00:23:06,596
He comes in once a month,
pays his tab in cash,
384
00:23:06,659 --> 00:23:10,136
and the last time he was here he had
his kids, whining like I don't know what.
385
00:23:10,203 --> 00:23:13,748
- And he's about six feet tall?
- I guess.
386
00:23:13,814 --> 00:23:17,030
- About 80 years old?
- Whoa. Try dividing that by two.
387
00:23:17,091 --> 00:23:20,078
And I guess if I asked you
if he was black, you'd say--
388
00:23:20,133 --> 00:23:22,448
Get a new pair of glasses.
389
00:23:24,647 --> 00:23:28,364
That's Lonnie Jackson. Or at least that's
what he told the owner of the mailbox place.
390
00:23:28,425 --> 00:23:30,431
But it's really Andrew Hitchens.
391
00:23:30,498 --> 00:23:34,215
The guy behind the counter
never saw the real Lonnie Jackson.
392
00:23:34,276 --> 00:23:37,856
Hitchens stole Jackson's identity
and mortgaged his house?
393
00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:42,173
I had the owner open the box. It was
jam-filled with overdue mortgage bills,
394
00:23:42,233 --> 00:23:46,384
foreclosure notices and,
last but not least, a notice of sale.
395
00:23:46,447 --> 00:23:49,023
Well, that makes motive.
396
00:23:49,088 --> 00:23:53,568
But what I can't figure out is
why Hitchens picked out Jackson...
397
00:23:53,634 --> 00:23:55,584
or how he found him.
398
00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,651
Hitchens was some kind of computer guy.
399
00:24:04,067 --> 00:24:07,647
He wouldn't do anything illegal.
I know Andy.
400
00:24:07,711 --> 00:24:12,899
I'm sure he wouldn't.
He probably just got caught up
with the wrong people.
401
00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,608
You mean like loan sharks?
402
00:24:16,671 --> 00:24:19,088
Yeah, it could be.
403
00:24:19,145 --> 00:24:22,132
If I could perhaps
look through his laptop...
404
00:24:22,188 --> 00:24:25,905
- Will it help convict the man who killed him?
- It could.
405
00:24:25,966 --> 00:24:29,010
Then fine. I'll get it.
406
00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:34,938
What we have here are lots
and lots of lots and lots.
407
00:24:34,994 --> 00:24:38,209
- And you're gonna explain that
to us mere mortals?
- Real estate lots.
408
00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:42,659
These are the property maps that
get registered in the county offices
when you buy a piece of property.
409
00:24:42,717 --> 00:24:46,639
- What does that “T” stand for?
- My guess would be the title report.
410
00:24:49,538 --> 00:24:51,819
What do they all have in common?
411
00:24:51,878 --> 00:24:56,701
All north of 96th Street.
All north of a half million in value.
412
00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,211
And they're all owned free and clear?
413
00:25:00,270 --> 00:25:04,351
No. That'd be just one.
11 West 121 st Street.
414
00:25:05,820 --> 00:25:09,240
That's Lonnie Jackson's house.
Or should I say former house?
415
00:25:11,070 --> 00:25:14,958
It's a shame, Mr. Jackson.
No, it's despicable.
416
00:25:15,015 --> 00:25:17,261
Hell, it's unconscionable.
417
00:25:17,322 --> 00:25:20,571
Andrew Hitchens stole your name,
your property, your life savings.
418
00:25:20,633 --> 00:25:22,878
He should be sitting
across the table right now.
419
00:25:22,939 --> 00:25:26,827
But unfortunately you took
the law into your own hands...
420
00:25:26,884 --> 00:25:28,890
and made that impossible.
421
00:25:28,958 --> 00:25:33,473
Where are you, Jack?
Some fairy tale heaven again?
422
00:25:33,538 --> 00:25:36,149
It's all on Hitchens's computer.
423
00:25:36,212 --> 00:25:41,605
That's crazy. All your legal degrees,
and you still don't know what's what.
424
00:25:41,662 --> 00:25:47,556
No one stole anything from me.
I mortgaged the property.
425
00:25:47,614 --> 00:25:50,533
Why? Because I felt like it.
426
00:25:50,590 --> 00:25:55,378
Because after four decades
of carrying other people's bags,
427
00:25:55,437 --> 00:26:00,021
I wanted to get on a plane myself
and travel the world.
428
00:26:00,085 --> 00:26:03,870
It's my money. I earned it.
429
00:26:03,930 --> 00:26:07,350
And there you have it.
Without a weapon,
430
00:26:07,407 --> 00:26:10,725
you're in no better place
than you were the last time we met.
431
00:26:10,785 --> 00:26:15,470
There's a Dr.Jackson here.
He says he's Mr.Jackson's son.
432
00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:18,485
- Tell him to go to hell.
- No. Show him in.
433
00:26:20,948 --> 00:26:22,955
This meeting is over.
434
00:26:23,022 --> 00:26:25,405
- Who is this?
- Shambala Green.
435
00:26:25,463 --> 00:26:28,074
Your son has hired me
to represent you in this matter.
436
00:26:28,137 --> 00:26:30,143
I've got Aaron.
437
00:26:30,209 --> 00:26:32,923
The blind can only lead
the blind so far, Dad.
438
00:26:32,985 --> 00:26:36,668
I don't need your help, son!
I don't want it!
439
00:26:36,730 --> 00:26:40,116
Now, take your next ex-wife
and get the hell out of here.
440
00:26:40,174 --> 00:26:44,358
Sorry Shambala. In America,
a man can still choose his counsel
441
00:26:44,419 --> 00:26:48,170
Not always. You see, while you
people have been dilly-dallying,
442
00:26:48,231 --> 00:26:51,241
Dr. Jackson has been in family court.
443
00:26:51,307 --> 00:26:55,286
Based on the affidavits
of respected members of the community...
444
00:26:55,353 --> 00:26:57,564
and the testimony
of his only living son,
445
00:26:57,626 --> 00:27:00,511
who just so happens to be
a medical professional,
446
00:27:00,569 --> 00:27:06,190
Judge Kamer has declared
Lonnie Jackson incompetent
over his person and property.
447
00:27:06,253 --> 00:27:09,605
- Judge Kamer did what?
- I'm his legal guardian now, Aaron.
448
00:27:09,663 --> 00:27:12,410
- What does this mean?
- It means that he's fired, Dad.
449
00:27:12,471 --> 00:27:15,789
- She's your new lawyer.
- And just so you don't feel left out, Jack,
450
00:27:15,848 --> 00:27:20,101
this is the motion to have Lonnie Jackson
declared incompetent to stand trial.
451
00:27:24,341 --> 00:27:27,122
Got a call from my granddaughter last week.
452
00:27:27,182 --> 00:27:30,967
She said, “Grandpa, I think
you're gettin' too old to drive."
453
00:27:31,028 --> 00:27:34,984
I said, “Really, sweetie? You think
I oughta pack in the old Chevy?"
454
00:27:35,039 --> 00:27:40,022
She said, “No. The Chevy's okay.
It's the Porsche I'm worried about."
455
00:27:40,089 --> 00:27:43,909
Sweet thing gets
her driver's license next week.
456
00:27:43,967 --> 00:27:47,683
Well, that's a nice story, but let's
not forget the poor man in Santa Monica...
457
00:27:47,745 --> 00:27:51,793
who drove his car into a farmers market
and killed 11 people.
458
00:27:51,858 --> 00:27:54,571
- And nobody spent a night in jail.
- He was 86 years old, Jack
459
00:27:54,632 --> 00:27:58,646
He didn't have the requisite mens rea.
He wasn't legally culpable.
460
00:27:58,712 --> 00:28:03,261
And if it were Arthur's granddaughter
behind the wheel, we'd still
be passing the hat for bail money.
461
00:28:03,326 --> 00:28:06,507
It's different.
Teenage girls should know better
462
00:28:06,569 --> 00:28:09,054
The octogenarian knew better,
but he forgot.
463
00:28:09,110 --> 00:28:12,120
He was a danger to society
and to himself.
464
00:28:12,186 --> 00:28:14,467
Well, then let's lock him up
and throw away the key.
465
00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:16,737
Well, there's always door number three.
466
00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,083
Put the burden on the family
to take away the old guy's keys.
467
00:28:20,143 --> 00:28:22,925
Only that flies in the face
of centuries of jurisprudence.
468
00:28:22,985 --> 00:28:25,163
So does living past 80.
469
00:28:25,226 --> 00:28:27,471
Which brings us back to Mr. Jackson.
470
00:28:27,532 --> 00:28:31,580
A civil court's already determined he's
incapable of managing his own affairs.
471
00:28:31,645 --> 00:28:33,925
A criminal court has different standards.
472
00:28:33,986 --> 00:28:36,996
All we have to do is prove
he's capable of assisting his attorney.
473
00:28:37,062 --> 00:28:40,916
Which shouldn't be that hard, considering
he found Hitchens in the first place.
474
00:28:40,974 --> 00:28:43,790
Our computer experts
can't figure out how he did it.
475
00:28:43,849 --> 00:28:46,026
You want to prove he's competent?
That'd do it.
476
00:28:46,089 --> 00:28:49,543
Well, just in case, I've arranged
for our shrink to sit with him.
477
00:28:52,643 --> 00:28:56,724
Big difference in bein' old
and bein' crazy
478
00:28:56,788 --> 00:28:59,502
Nobody is saying
you're crazy, Mr. Jackson.
479
00:28:59,563 --> 00:29:01,513
You're a shrink, aren't you?
480
00:29:01,569 --> 00:29:04,579
I want to find out
if you're competent to stand...
481
00:29:04,645 --> 00:29:08,065
Stand trial, right?
Same difference.
482
00:29:08,122 --> 00:29:11,075
Not really. It's not.
483
00:29:11,131 --> 00:29:14,551
A crazy person can get his e-mail
off his computer,
484
00:29:14,608 --> 00:29:17,721
only he thinks it's coming
from men from outer space.
485
00:29:17,785 --> 00:29:20,738
While the competent man knows...
486
00:29:20,794 --> 00:29:25,651
the e-mail's from that ingrate
they call a son.
487
00:29:25,709 --> 00:29:28,959
You have problems with your son, Paul?
488
00:29:29,019 --> 00:29:33,534
Well, he's the one that sicced
the psychiatric dogs on me
in the first place.
489
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,348
Tell me about Mr. Hitchens.
490
00:29:36,408 --> 00:29:38,893
You mean the one they say I shot?
491
00:29:38,949 --> 00:29:43,566
Well, I never heard of him.
So how could I have killed him?
492
00:29:43,631 --> 00:29:47,211
The prosecutors seem to think
he stole your identity...
493
00:29:47,275 --> 00:29:50,387
and used it to re-mortgage your house.
494
00:29:50,451 --> 00:29:53,701
Now that would be
incompetent on my part,
495
00:29:53,761 --> 00:29:55,973
letting something like that happen.
496
00:29:57,673 --> 00:30:02,632
A man who would let that happen
should be put in a home.
497
00:30:05,597 --> 00:30:07,547
Sure, he's forgetful
498
00:30:07,603 --> 00:30:09,553
So am I.
499
00:30:09,609 --> 00:30:13,566
Yeah, but you're not worried
about being put away
for forgetting your phone number.
500
00:30:13,622 --> 00:30:17,406
- I'm sure nobody was gonna do that.
- Yeah, I'm sure you're right.
501
00:30:17,466 --> 00:30:21,685
But this is more than just forgetting
his phone number or his name.
502
00:30:21,746 --> 00:30:24,665
He lost his house of 50 years.
503
00:30:24,721 --> 00:30:28,232
No. It was stolen from him
by some computer con artist.
504
00:30:28,300 --> 00:30:30,250
Yeah. You see it like that.
505
00:30:30,306 --> 00:30:34,285
But to Lonnie Jackson, he sees it
as a consequence of getting old,
506
00:30:34,351 --> 00:30:37,304
and that scares the hell out of him, Jack.
507
00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:41,008
Is he competent enough
to help his attorney?
508
00:30:41,072 --> 00:30:45,757
Absolutely, and I'm looking forward
to watching Shambala Green
try to prove otherwise.
509
00:30:48,226 --> 00:30:51,909
It wasn't just one thing with Dad
He screwed up a lot.
510
00:30:51,971 --> 00:30:53,955
Screwed up?
How so, Dr. Jackson?
511
00:30:54,011 --> 00:30:58,560
At first, we would make plans for dinner,
and he wouldn't show up...
512
00:30:58,624 --> 00:31:00,574
or he'd go to the wrong restaurant.
513
00:31:00,630 --> 00:31:03,583
- Anything more significant?
- He forgot the names of my kids all the time.
514
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,319
Sometimes he'd forget my name
or my wife's name.
515
00:31:06,381 --> 00:31:10,235
- Anything else?
- He started buying these stocks
that were worthless...
516
00:31:10,293 --> 00:31:15,013
because one of his senile friends
at the V.F.W. told him
they were gonna be hot.
517
00:31:15,075 --> 00:31:17,150
Any physical signs?
518
00:31:17,214 --> 00:31:20,498
About a year ago, he
passed out while driving his car.
519
00:31:20,558 --> 00:31:22,873
Luckily, no one was hurt.
He hit an electric pole.
520
00:31:22,932 --> 00:31:25,679
And I told him that
I was gonna take his license away,
521
00:31:25,740 --> 00:31:28,693
and he said no one
would take his freedom from him.
522
00:31:28,749 --> 00:31:30,699
Thank you.
523
00:31:33,798 --> 00:31:36,546
When was the last time your dad
saw his grandchildren?
524
00:31:36,607 --> 00:31:39,252
Maybe a couple of years ago.
525
00:31:39,314 --> 00:31:41,492
- Did you send him photos of them?
- No.
526
00:31:41,555 --> 00:31:44,735
- Digital pictures over the Internet?
- No.
527
00:31:44,797 --> 00:31:49,688
Then maybe it's not so surprising
that he forgets their names
every once in a while.
528
00:31:49,746 --> 00:31:55,036
Now, these stocks he bought
on recommendation of his friend,
529
00:31:55,095 --> 00:31:57,045
do you remember what they were?
530
00:31:57,101 --> 00:31:59,883
The names? No.
But I can tell you this.
531
00:31:59,944 --> 00:32:03,764
- He lost money on all of them.
- Really? How much?
532
00:32:03,822 --> 00:32:06,638
About $1,500.
But that's not the point.
533
00:32:06,698 --> 00:32:10,016
- How much did you lose in the market, Dr. Jackson?
- Objection. Relevance.
534
00:32:10,075 --> 00:32:12,526
- Overruled.
- The point is,
535
00:32:12,582 --> 00:32:15,467
I'm trying to keep my father out of jail.
536
00:32:15,524 --> 00:32:20,951
He's 79 years old, and he obviously
did not know what he was doing
when he killed that man.
537
00:32:21,008 --> 00:32:23,961
Gee, I thought he was innocent
until proven guilty.
538
00:32:24,017 --> 00:32:26,629
- Objection!
- Withdrawn.
539
00:32:26,692 --> 00:32:28,972
Answer my question, Dr.Jackson.
540
00:32:29,033 --> 00:32:32,248
How much money did you lose
in the stock market last year?
541
00:32:33,613 --> 00:32:35,722
About $180,000.
542
00:32:35,786 --> 00:32:39,172
Makes you wonder who
the incompetent one is in this family.
543
00:32:39,229 --> 00:32:41,875
- Your Honor, objection!
- Withdrawn.
544
00:32:46,150 --> 00:32:50,471
Lonnie Jackson has always been someone
who cares about his family...
545
00:32:50,530 --> 00:32:52,708
and other people.
546
00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:55,484
Have you noticed any changes
in Mr. Jackson?
547
00:32:55,546 --> 00:32:59,126
Nah. He still wears
that same silly bow tie.
548
00:32:59,190 --> 00:33:02,234
I think it went out of style
in the '40s.
549
00:33:02,299 --> 00:33:06,518
But what a man wears doesn't
bear upon what kind of man he is.
550
00:33:06,579 --> 00:33:11,368
Lonnie Jackson is a good man.
He treats people fairly,
551
00:33:11,427 --> 00:33:15,816
He minds his P's and Q's,
says thank you,
552
00:33:15,874 --> 00:33:19,124
and he always
opens the door for a lady.
553
00:33:19,185 --> 00:33:21,568
And you've been friends for a long time?
554
00:33:21,625 --> 00:33:24,475
Since the war. The big one.
555
00:33:24,534 --> 00:33:27,419
- Lonnie was a good soldier, was he?
- The best.
556
00:33:27,476 --> 00:33:31,158
Medals for marksmanship.
You should have seen him shoot.
557
00:33:31,221 --> 00:33:33,171
Like no one I've ever seen.
558
00:33:33,227 --> 00:33:38,586
- I bet he hasn't lost a step in all these years.
- Hell, no.
559
00:33:38,643 --> 00:33:43,193
Me and him, we go to the range and...
560
00:33:50,445 --> 00:33:52,726
What do I know, anyway?
561
00:34:05,893 --> 00:34:08,675
Does Mr. Jackson
ever talk about his wife?
562
00:34:08,735 --> 00:34:13,021
Oh, yes. He talks about her
all the time.
563
00:34:13,082 --> 00:34:15,863
- He must love her very much.
- Yes, he does.
564
00:34:15,923 --> 00:34:20,507
Last time I saw him,
he was telling me about a walk...
565
00:34:20,571 --> 00:34:25,290
that he and Emma took just the other day
on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City.
566
00:34:25,352 --> 00:34:27,529
Wind blowin' through her hair.
567
00:34:27,592 --> 00:34:31,514
Tell me, sir, when
did Emma Jackson pass away?
568
00:34:34,747 --> 00:34:37,734
1976.
569
00:34:40,464 --> 00:34:44,922
How did you find out that your house
had been mortgaged, Mr. Jackson?
570
00:34:44,978 --> 00:34:48,934
That's not so difficult.
I did it myself.
571
00:34:48,991 --> 00:34:53,346
I should know. I signed the papers.
572
00:34:53,404 --> 00:34:57,086
Of course you did.
And what did you do with
the money that you received?
573
00:34:57,148 --> 00:35:00,261
I was planning on taking a trip
around the world.
574
00:35:00,325 --> 00:35:03,505
Oh, that's nice.
What bank did you deposit it in?
575
00:35:05,206 --> 00:35:07,121
I forgot.
576
00:35:08,750 --> 00:35:10,700
Isn't that a lie, sir?
577
00:35:12,094 --> 00:35:15,514
Isn't the truth that you were
swindled out of your money?
578
00:35:15,571 --> 00:35:20,530
That someone you'd never met,
let alone heard of, used your name,
579
00:35:20,586 --> 00:35:24,440
signed some papers and walked a way
with your life savings?
580
00:35:24,498 --> 00:35:26,676
No. That is not true.
581
00:35:26,739 --> 00:35:30,695
And isn't it also true that you
didn't even know that you'd been
evicted from your own house...
582
00:35:30,750 --> 00:35:34,638
until the marshal dumped you
and all of your belongings...
583
00:35:34,696 --> 00:35:38,880
out onto the street corner in front
of your friends and neighbors?
584
00:35:38,942 --> 00:35:42,259
- No!
- And isn't it true that
you didn't go to the bank...
585
00:35:42,318 --> 00:35:46,206
or to the police to complain
because you were humiliated?
586
00:35:46,264 --> 00:35:50,517
I'm ashamed of nothing
I've done, young lady.
587
00:36:05,790 --> 00:36:09,473
Do you know what
a Pyrrhic victory is, Mr. Jackson?
588
00:36:09,535 --> 00:36:12,385
I'm not really sure.
589
00:36:12,444 --> 00:36:15,089
That's when you win,
but you really lose.
590
00:36:15,151 --> 00:36:19,940
Like this hearing. If I win,
I get to say that you're competent,
591
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,352
in which case I get to go
into another courtroom...
592
00:36:23,410 --> 00:36:26,864
and try to prove that you did
something I know you did...
593
00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:28,870
but at the same time I can't prove.
594
00:36:28,926 --> 00:36:32,073
So why don't we just call it a day?
595
00:36:32,137 --> 00:36:34,383
It's what they call
going through the motions.
596
00:36:34,444 --> 00:36:36,827
It's what I get paid for.
So you'll bear with me?
597
00:36:36,885 --> 00:36:38,994
- Sure.
- Okay.
598
00:36:39,058 --> 00:36:42,170
So, what do I know?
599
00:36:42,234 --> 00:36:47,752
I know that somehow Mr. Hitchens
picked you out of a grab bag
as the perfect patsy.
600
00:36:47,818 --> 00:36:50,326
That's easy.
Everything's on the Internet.
601
00:36:50,392 --> 00:36:52,638
The fact that you were 79 years old,
602
00:36:52,699 --> 00:36:55,879
that you owned a piece of property,
free and clear,
603
00:36:55,942 --> 00:36:58,223
worth nearly a million dollars.
604
00:36:58,282 --> 00:37:00,824
But the best thing
from Mr. Hitchens's point of view...
605
00:37:00,891 --> 00:37:06,044
was that someone like you
could never track him down.
606
00:37:06,106 --> 00:37:08,090
- Because I'm old?
- You said it.
607
00:37:08,146 --> 00:37:12,433
Our computer experts
have worked on this for weeks.
608
00:37:12,492 --> 00:37:15,411
- They came up empty.
- Maybe they aren't as sharp as me.
609
00:37:15,468 --> 00:37:18,353
Let's be serious, Mr. Jackson.
610
00:37:18,410 --> 00:37:21,090
You forget your grandchildren's names.
611
00:37:21,152 --> 00:37:23,933
How could you possibly figure...
612
00:37:23,994 --> 00:37:28,246
Do you know how long it took me?
Three days.
613
00:37:28,307 --> 00:37:33,164
To find him, to kill him,
to get rid of the gun.
614
00:37:33,222 --> 00:37:37,441
- Objection, Your Honor.
- I am not incompetent!
615
00:37:37,501 --> 00:37:39,952
It's all of you who are incompetent.
616
00:37:40,009 --> 00:37:43,965
Not me. Not me.
617
00:37:44,021 --> 00:37:46,267
Recess, Your Honor?
618
00:37:46,328 --> 00:37:48,278
It's fine with me.
619
00:37:51,010 --> 00:37:53,586
All I know is
he just confessed on the record
620
00:37:53,651 --> 00:37:58,268
At a competency hearing,
the subject of which obviously
is still very much in dispute.
621
00:37:58,332 --> 00:38:02,550
I'm an old man, you know.
I'm not dead
622
00:38:02,611 --> 00:38:06,533
Yeah, I forget what day
of the week it is sometimes,
623
00:38:06,590 --> 00:38:09,669
but is that such an important thing?
624
00:38:09,733 --> 00:38:14,692
I've got a mind
that works just fine.
625
00:38:14,748 --> 00:38:18,602
Do you know why I didn't
report this to the cops?
626
00:38:18,660 --> 00:38:21,647
Because my loving son,
627
00:38:21,702 --> 00:38:26,286
who sends me a Christmas card
and maybe a call for my birthday,
628
00:38:26,350 --> 00:38:30,397
would have had me put away
in some kind of home.
629
00:38:30,462 --> 00:38:33,244
At least we'd still own the house.
630
00:38:33,305 --> 00:38:38,766
It's not what you own, son.
It's what you are.
631
00:38:40,593 --> 00:38:44,412
I'm just an old man
who deserves to die...
632
00:38:44,472 --> 00:38:47,721
in the bed he worked to pay for.
633
00:38:48,985 --> 00:38:52,770
Do you realize what it's like
to wake up one day...
634
00:38:52,831 --> 00:38:55,841
and everything is gone?
635
00:38:57,611 --> 00:39:00,154
That I'm invisible?
636
00:39:00,220 --> 00:39:02,261
I've been erased?
637
00:39:02,326 --> 00:39:06,407
I've worked my whole life.
638
00:39:06,471 --> 00:39:10,086
I bought that house.
I had no debt.
639
00:39:12,089 --> 00:39:14,039
And this man,
640
00:39:15,332 --> 00:39:17,281
this monster,
641
00:39:17,338 --> 00:39:20,291
pushes a few buttons and poof,
642
00:39:20,347 --> 00:39:23,266
it's over, I'm gone.
643
00:39:26,299 --> 00:39:30,848
That Hitchens robbed me of me.
644
00:39:32,685 --> 00:39:35,969
He stole my soul.
645
00:39:36,028 --> 00:39:40,109
We'll see what we can do about
getting your property back, Mr. Jackson.
646
00:39:40,174 --> 00:39:43,959
What's the point?
It's computers, you know.
647
00:39:44,019 --> 00:39:46,869
Taking the place of human contact.
648
00:39:48,432 --> 00:39:52,411
This all started because of the computer
you gave me to keep me company...
649
00:39:52,478 --> 00:39:55,124
so you wouldn't
have to pay me no visits.
650
00:39:55,187 --> 00:39:58,231
My first e-mail is from a company:
651
00:39:58,296 --> 00:40:00,907
“Do you want to win a million bucks?"
652
00:40:00,971 --> 00:40:04,356
So what the hell?
I filled it out and returned it.
653
00:40:04,415 --> 00:40:07,698
- Dad, I warned you about those companies.
- And you were right, son.
654
00:40:07,757 --> 00:40:13,047
But I filled out the form,
“Langford Lewis Jackson."
655
00:40:13,107 --> 00:40:15,490
Now, nobody knows me as Langford.
656
00:40:15,548 --> 00:40:19,093
That's how Hitchens knew your real name
to get your Social Security number.
657
00:40:19,159 --> 00:40:21,940
And that's also how I knew
the e-mail address...
658
00:40:22,001 --> 00:40:25,080
of the S.O.B.
who was ripping me off.
659
00:40:25,144 --> 00:40:28,188
But you still didn't know Hitchens's
name or where he lived.
660
00:40:28,253 --> 00:40:33,475
There's something to be said for almost
80 years of charm, young lady.
661
00:40:33,536 --> 00:40:37,515
I talked to the nice woman
at the Internet carrier,
662
00:40:37,581 --> 00:40:41,834
and she was more than happy to help
an old man find his granddaughter.
663
00:40:41,895 --> 00:40:47,322
I told her I forgot
my granddaughter's last name,
664
00:40:47,378 --> 00:40:52,668
but I had her e-mail address,
and I wanted to give her a call.
665
00:40:52,728 --> 00:40:55,213
She was sweet to help me out.
666
00:40:55,268 --> 00:40:59,224
Did you know there's a reverse
directory on the Internet?
667
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,731
I got his address.
668
00:41:01,788 --> 00:41:04,638
And you went there to kill him?
669
00:41:04,697 --> 00:41:06,943
I just wanted my money back.
670
00:41:10,983 --> 00:41:16,673
So I took what's worth
a whole hell of a lot more:
671
00:41:17,904 --> 00:41:20,355
my pride,
672
00:41:20,411 --> 00:41:23,159
my dignity,
673
00:41:23,220 --> 00:41:25,569
my self-respect.
674
00:41:27,032 --> 00:41:31,353
Me. I took back me!
675
00:41:35,324 --> 00:41:37,274
Me!
676
00:41:47,326 --> 00:41:51,282
Jack, we'll talk.
677
00:41:58,026 --> 00:42:01,207
He'll do 10 in minimum security.
678
00:42:01,269 --> 00:42:03,686
Not bad for a murderer.
679
00:42:03,743 --> 00:42:06,730
If you ask me, I think his son
should do some of that time.
680
00:42:06,786 --> 00:42:10,400
You can't put this on Paul Jackson.
He's just a 50-year-old man...
681
00:42:10,463 --> 00:42:12,948
trying to live his own life
as best he can.
682
00:42:13,005 --> 00:42:15,650
Funny thing, Serena.
When I was your age,
683
00:42:15,713 --> 00:42:18,598
Paul Jackson would have been
considered one of the elderly.
684
00:42:18,655 --> 00:42:23,307
And when the Framers were that age,
they couldn't conceive of a population
living past 80.