1 00:00:01,388 --> 00:00:03,338 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:03,394 --> 00:00:07,373 the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups- 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,321 the police, who investigate crime, 4 00:00:09,379 --> 00:00:11,762 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,820 --> 00:00:13,393 These are their stories. 6 00:00:13,458 --> 00:00:17,175 Mom, it was phat-- you know, so cool. 7 00:00:17,236 --> 00:00:19,186 It was off the hizzim. 8 00:00:19,242 --> 00:00:23,427 God! Don't you dare tell anyone that you're my brother. Ever! 9 00:00:23,489 --> 00:00:25,838 You don't know everything. 10 00:00:25,896 --> 00:00:29,441 - You are so not my brother. - Mom! 11 00:00:31,446 --> 00:00:35,630 I told you guys to remind me to turn the lights off when we leave. 12 00:00:35,693 --> 00:00:40,378 Hey, Isabelle. What's up? No, I didn't ask her yet. 13 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,017 You don't have to. My answer is no. 14 00:00:43,082 --> 00:00:47,197 Please! Not to worry I'll work on her. No way! 15 00:00:47,261 --> 00:00:50,339 Oh, God! Andy! 16 00:00:53,480 --> 00:00:55,863 Name's Andrew Hitchens. 17 00:00:55,921 --> 00:00:59,033 Took one to the chest. Married with two-- boy and girl. 18 00:00:59,096 --> 00:01:01,981 The wife around? She's the one called it in. 19 00:01:02,039 --> 00:01:04,719 Looks like a .38, .45, maybe. 20 00:01:04,781 --> 00:01:07,164 Whatever, it was up close and personal. Look at the powder burns. 21 00:01:07,221 --> 00:01:10,333 - How long? - Couple hours, tops. 22 00:01:12,738 --> 00:01:17,493 I finished work around 5:00, picked up the kids and came home. 23 00:01:17,553 --> 00:01:19,503 Like I do every day. 24 00:01:19,559 --> 00:01:22,877 What time does your husband usually get home from work, Mrs. Hitchens? 25 00:01:22,936 --> 00:01:26,756 Around 8:00. I don't know. Always after me. 26 00:01:26,814 --> 00:01:29,527 - Was today special? - He didn't tell me. 27 00:01:29,589 --> 00:01:33,170 - Ask the office. - Well, where does he work? 28 00:01:33,234 --> 00:01:36,153 At Systems Electronics. 29 00:01:36,209 --> 00:01:39,219 Andy's the managing software designer. 30 00:01:39,285 --> 00:01:41,235 He loved his work. 31 00:01:41,291 --> 00:01:44,404 Look, I'm probably not making much sense right now. 32 00:01:44,468 --> 00:01:47,249 I gotta-- Can I take the kids to my mom's? 33 00:01:47,310 --> 00:01:50,263 Sure. That officer will drive you. 34 00:01:53,261 --> 00:01:56,373 There's nothing missing. No sign of a forced entry. 35 00:01:56,437 --> 00:01:59,356 - Both the front and back doors take keys. - No witnesses. 36 00:01:59,413 --> 00:02:02,298 Nobody heard anything Everybody in the building was at work. 37 00:02:02,355 --> 00:02:04,396 See? That's why I don't retire. 38 00:02:53,645 --> 00:02:56,598 No. I didn't see Andy Hitchens yesterday. 39 00:02:56,654 --> 00:02:58,604 - He hasn't been here at all? - No. 40 00:02:58,660 --> 00:03:00,735 What? He called in sick? 41 00:03:00,799 --> 00:03:02,680 Why would he do that? 42 00:03:02,738 --> 00:03:06,558 Well, if I don't show up for work, my boss usually wants to know why. She's funny that way. 43 00:03:06,617 --> 00:03:10,698 And I'd want to know too, if Andy worked here. 44 00:03:10,763 --> 00:03:12,940 - He doesn't? - No. 45 00:03:13,003 --> 00:03:16,480 - What kind of detectives are you? - Homicide. 46 00:03:16,547 --> 00:03:18,589 Oh. my God! 47 00:03:18,654 --> 00:03:20,899 But you did know him? 48 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,780 Uh, sure, sure. He-He worked here for years. 49 00:03:24,839 --> 00:03:30,095 He was great. They had to let him go about eight months ago. 50 00:03:30,155 --> 00:03:33,541 - Why'd you let him go? - The economy sucks. 51 00:03:33,599 --> 00:03:35,640 Our revenues suck even worse. 52 00:03:35,705 --> 00:03:40,323 It was either me or Andy, and they pay me less. 53 00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:43,863 - Why wouldn't he tell me? - With some men, it's an ego thing. 54 00:03:43,930 --> 00:03:47,043 Your husband was let go because of the downturn in the economy. 55 00:03:47,107 --> 00:03:49,854 We talked about everything. 56 00:03:49,915 --> 00:03:53,666 There is one thing. Didn't you notice no paycheck coming in? 57 00:03:53,726 --> 00:03:59,016 Why would I? Andy took care of the finances. 58 00:03:59,076 --> 00:04:02,063 Well, the balance in your checkbook must have dropped. 59 00:04:02,118 --> 00:04:04,866 I don't know. That was Andy's department. 60 00:04:04,927 --> 00:04:08,279 Maybe if we could see the bank statements, credit card bills, 61 00:04:08,338 --> 00:04:10,288 it might shed some light. 62 00:04:10,344 --> 00:04:12,693 At least I know where Andy kept them. 63 00:04:18,201 --> 00:04:22,659 Visa, MasterCard, brokerage account-- 64 00:04:22,714 --> 00:04:24,664 That was a joke. 65 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,570 Chase Manhattan checking, savings. 66 00:04:27,629 --> 00:04:31,414 Bank of Lower Manhattan? I never heard of this one. 67 00:04:31,474 --> 00:04:33,480 Oh, my God! 68 00:04:35,955 --> 00:04:41,713 He deposited $370,880 six months ago. 69 00:04:43,745 --> 00:04:46,698 He has a bank account with almost $400,000 in it. 70 00:04:46,754 --> 00:04:49,935 Which he opened three months after he was laid off. 71 00:04:49,998 --> 00:04:51,948 And you really believe she didn't know? 72 00:04:52,004 --> 00:04:55,150 It looks like he was withdrawing his old weekly salary from his secret stash... 73 00:04:55,213 --> 00:04:57,163 and putting it in their joint account. 74 00:04:57,220 --> 00:04:59,170 And the wife was never the wiser. 75 00:04:59,226 --> 00:05:01,506 And you figure the money plays into the murder? 76 00:05:01,565 --> 00:05:04,279 Well, outside of that, this Andy Hitchens is an Eagle Scout. 77 00:05:04,341 --> 00:05:06,291 No weapon, no prints yet. 78 00:05:06,347 --> 00:05:10,566 Well, I doubt if he went into the bank with 400 thou cash. What's next? 79 00:05:10,627 --> 00:05:14,275 We figure we'd talk to the bank, see if we can get a lead on where the money came from. 80 00:05:14,337 --> 00:05:16,287 All right. 81 00:05:19,186 --> 00:05:22,663 I've seen less going on in an amusement park. 82 00:05:22,731 --> 00:05:24,680 Welcome to the 21 st century. 83 00:05:24,737 --> 00:05:27,017 We've got to compete with the big boys somehow. 84 00:05:27,076 --> 00:05:29,425 I guess the free toaster thing don't cut it no more. 85 00:05:29,484 --> 00:05:33,201 There are three rules marketing, marketing, marketing. 86 00:05:33,262 --> 00:05:36,272 I guess it was the free lattes that attracted Mr. Hitchens. 87 00:05:36,338 --> 00:05:41,697 Ah, right. Mr. Hitchens opened his account here... 88 00:05:41,754 --> 00:05:45,335 with a cashier's check payable to “Cash.” 89 00:05:45,399 --> 00:05:48,648 - Issued by? - Federated National Bank. 90 00:05:48,708 --> 00:05:51,251 Another bank that wasn't on Mrs. Hitchens's list. 91 00:05:51,317 --> 00:05:53,631 Them? They're oatmeal next to us. 92 00:05:53,691 --> 00:05:56,940 Is there a number or something on that check? 93 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,113 You know, there are bank privacy laws. 94 00:06:00,177 --> 00:06:02,958 Did we get off the subway in Switzerland? 95 00:06:03,019 --> 00:06:07,602 Ha, ha. Be that as it may, this is private banking. 96 00:06:07,666 --> 00:06:10,482 And we are public servants who can get a warrant... 97 00:06:10,542 --> 00:06:14,087 to look through every transaction you've got on that computer. 98 00:06:14,152 --> 00:06:19,978 Look, man, you issued a cashier's check to a Mr. Andrew Hitchens for almost $400,000. 99 00:06:20,037 --> 00:06:23,720 - We just want to know why - Well, obviously he must have an account with us. 100 00:06:23,782 --> 00:06:26,667 And obviously we'd like to know about it. 101 00:06:33,545 --> 00:06:37,399 Yes, he closed his account We issued him a-- 102 00:06:37,457 --> 00:06:39,498 Huh. That's odd. 103 00:06:39,563 --> 00:06:41,513 What? 104 00:06:41,569 --> 00:06:46,118 Mr. Hitchens opened an account with us, but he closed it 48 hours later when the check he deposited cleared. 105 00:06:46,184 --> 00:06:48,134 You didn't ask him why? 106 00:06:48,190 --> 00:06:51,610 What was the check he opened the account with? 107 00:06:59,424 --> 00:07:04,679 It was a business check. Something called Mishaan Diamond Exchange. 108 00:07:04,739 --> 00:07:08,023 You gotta understand I like the men in blue. 109 00:07:08,083 --> 00:07:10,729 But for business, you're not that good. 110 00:07:10,792 --> 00:07:14,075 Anyway, it's a nice day outside. So what can I do you for? 111 00:07:14,135 --> 00:07:16,346 - Yeah, you wrote a check... - I write a lot of checks. 112 00:07:16,408 --> 00:07:19,395 Unfortunately, my suppliers... they want to get paid. 113 00:07:19,451 --> 00:07:22,199 Andy Hitchens... What did he supply you with? 114 00:07:22,259 --> 00:07:24,939 That is a name with which I am not familiar. 115 00:07:25,001 --> 00:07:28,045 All right. Is this your company's check? 116 00:07:28,111 --> 00:07:30,392 - Sure is. - Is that your signature? 117 00:07:30,451 --> 00:07:34,201 - I cannot lie. - That's good. So what's that on the memo line? 118 00:07:34,263 --> 00:07:37,216 That is the language of Abraham and Isaac. 119 00:07:37,272 --> 00:07:39,883 I know what it is. I want to know what it means. 120 00:07:39,946 --> 00:07:42,933 That this Hitchens... who I never met before, mind you... 121 00:07:42,989 --> 00:07:47,276 he was looking for a buyer, and I was kind enough to offer a helping hand. 122 00:07:47,335 --> 00:07:50,083 - What did you buy from him, Zev? - What are you? Meshuga? 123 00:07:50,144 --> 00:07:53,063 Does it look like I'm selling sporting goods? Diamonds! 124 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,902 - Two, perfectly matched. - Wait a minute. 125 00:07:55,962 --> 00:07:59,439 You're telling us that you paid a total stranger who walks in off the street... 126 00:07:59,506 --> 00:08:01,923 almost $400,000 for two diamonds? 127 00:08:01,980 --> 00:08:05,959 Emerald cuts. He could've got a lot more. Sheygets. What are you gonna do? 128 00:08:06,025 --> 00:08:09,536 Did it ever cross your mind that you might be purchasing stolen goods? 129 00:08:09,604 --> 00:08:13,560 You 're talking to the diamond king. I know every diamond on 47th Street. 130 00:08:13,616 --> 00:08:15,827 So where did the two emerald cuts come from? 131 00:08:15,888 --> 00:08:18,169 They belonged to Shlomo Fineberg up the block. 132 00:08:18,229 --> 00:08:23,713 Believe me, if someone stole them from him, it'd be up on that flashing thing in Times Square. 133 00:08:23,779 --> 00:08:27,428 A man buys two of my best stones. What? I'm gonna forget? 134 00:08:27,491 --> 00:08:29,441 How much he pay you for 'em? 135 00:08:29,497 --> 00:08:33,214 You know, this is a down economy. People buy food, pay rent. 136 00:08:33,275 --> 00:08:35,384 Diamonds... they're not hopping off the shelves. 137 00:08:35,448 --> 00:08:37,763 Was there an answer in there somewhere? 138 00:08:37,822 --> 00:08:40,307 It was bigger than a bread box. 139 00:08:40,363 --> 00:08:45,881 You know what I think, Ed? I think Shlomo here and Mr. Hitchens are in the laundering business. 140 00:08:45,947 --> 00:08:49,903 Three hundred and eighty thousand and change. 141 00:08:49,959 --> 00:08:52,102 Let me guess. He paid you in cash. 142 00:08:52,165 --> 00:08:54,115 Do I look like a putz? 143 00:08:54,171 --> 00:08:57,752 Cashier's check, money order, or no sale at all. 144 00:08:57,816 --> 00:09:01,031 This Mr. Hitchens was the former. 145 00:09:01,092 --> 00:09:05,710 In my business I've learned, always make copies. 146 00:09:05,774 --> 00:09:08,123 This is made out to “Cash.” 147 00:09:08,181 --> 00:09:11,100 Yes. Endorsed to me. See? 148 00:09:11,157 --> 00:09:13,733 Here we go again. 149 00:09:18,011 --> 00:09:21,591 Yes, we issued this cashier's check. But you knew that. 150 00:09:21,655 --> 00:09:24,267 When did Mr. Hitchens open his account here? 151 00:09:24,330 --> 00:09:26,314 - Who? - Andrew Hitchens. 152 00:09:26,369 --> 00:09:28,684 He's the one who endorsed the check. 153 00:09:31,451 --> 00:09:34,769 Sorry. No Hitchens does any banking here. 154 00:09:34,828 --> 00:09:38,248 Well, is there some way you can tell us who the check was issued to? 155 00:09:38,305 --> 00:09:41,816 - Sure, but... - Ms. Gelman, that check may have been stolen, 156 00:09:41,884 --> 00:09:44,164 so the quicker we gather the facts... 157 00:09:44,223 --> 00:09:46,207 Sure. Sure. I understand. 158 00:09:48,603 --> 00:09:51,819 Hmm. It was the proceeds of a residential refi. 159 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,422 Whoa, whoa. Baby steps, please. 160 00:09:54,488 --> 00:09:57,441 Mr. Lonnie Jackson re-mortgaged his townhouse. 161 00:09:57,497 --> 00:09:59,447 Who's Mr. Lonnie Jackson? 162 00:09:59,504 --> 00:10:01,681 Obviously one of our clients. 163 00:10:01,743 --> 00:10:04,959 He had us issue a cashier's check made out to “Cash.” 164 00:10:05,020 --> 00:10:09,444 - And that's the address of the townhouse? - Yes. 11 West 121st Street. 165 00:10:09,500 --> 00:10:11,917 Harlem. 166 00:10:11,975 --> 00:10:16,090 So this Lonnie Jackson character mortgages his house to pay off Andy Hitchens. 167 00:10:16,153 --> 00:10:18,765 What you thinkin'? Blackmail? Gambling? Drugs? What? 168 00:10:18,829 --> 00:10:21,679 Hey, whatever it was, I doubt it was on the up and up, 169 00:10:21,738 --> 00:10:24,280 given the hoops Hitchens jumped through to hide it. 170 00:10:24,345 --> 00:10:26,853 We still don't know this had anything to do with his murder. 171 00:10:26,919 --> 00:10:30,339 Two guys up to no good, one of 'em winds up with a couple of slugs in his chest. 172 00:10:30,397 --> 00:10:32,883 The odds are the other one knows something about it. 173 00:10:32,938 --> 00:10:35,685 You wanna go to Harlem? You drive. 174 00:10:38,588 --> 00:10:43,343 Listen up, dude. That drywall was supposed to be done last month, not next week. 175 00:10:43,403 --> 00:10:46,356 I gotta go. I said I gotta go! 176 00:10:46,412 --> 00:10:49,559 - What are you gonna do? Contractors. - You Lonnie Jackson? 177 00:10:49,622 --> 00:10:53,133 No. Russell Brown. Call me Rusty. 178 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,187 - Never heard of him - You're working for Lonnie Jackson? 179 00:10:56,242 --> 00:10:58,784 That's funny, because the bank says he owns this property. 180 00:10:58,850 --> 00:11:03,205 Guy stopped paying his bills. Some mortgage company in Kansas City put it up for auction. 181 00:11:03,263 --> 00:11:07,414 I buy it, fix it, flip it and forget about it. 182 00:11:07,476 --> 00:11:11,090 - Your guy let it go at this price, he's running from something. - Yeah. Us. 183 00:11:15,735 --> 00:11:19,019 - So this Lonnie Jackson-- - Who we haven't talked to yet. 184 00:11:19,078 --> 00:11:21,563 Refinances his house up in the hinterlands... 185 00:11:21,619 --> 00:11:25,700 Hey, man, Harlem real estate is up-and-coming. You should see what a brownstone goes for up there. 186 00:11:25,765 --> 00:11:29,448 Well, he takes the money he gets from the refi and turns it over to Andy Hitchens. 187 00:11:29,510 --> 00:11:34,093 - The dead guy? - But before he ends up dead, he buys diamonds from a dude named Shlomo. 188 00:11:34,157 --> 00:11:36,905 - For his wife, I hope. - Oh, what fun would that be? 189 00:11:36,966 --> 00:11:40,511 No, he walks right across the street and sells them to another dealer named Zev. 190 00:11:40,576 --> 00:11:42,720 And you don't think it was buyer's remorse? 191 00:11:42,783 --> 00:11:45,702 I think Hitchens went through a hell of a lot to keep his wife in the dark. 192 00:11:45,759 --> 00:11:49,407 I don't think his wife was the only one he wanted to keep that money from. 193 00:11:49,471 --> 00:11:53,484 - Yeah. - Hitchens and Jackson were into some kind of bank fraud, 194 00:11:53,549 --> 00:11:55,864 or Hitchens was blackmailing Jackson 195 00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:58,466 Either way, the money's gotta be in the middle of this. 196 00:11:58,531 --> 00:12:00,709 Well, what about this Lonnie Jackson? 197 00:12:00,772 --> 00:12:03,587 Nothing so far. He's a solid citizen. No yellows. 198 00:12:03,646 --> 00:12:05,995 Hey, Rodgers says she's got something for us. 199 00:12:06,054 --> 00:12:08,437 All right. I'll talk to you guys later. 200 00:12:08,494 --> 00:12:12,781 No signs of struggle, no drugs, no alcohol 201 00:12:12,841 --> 00:12:14,951 Gee, Rodgers, I'm really glad you called us. 202 00:12:15,015 --> 00:12:17,192 At least tell us he ate something exotic. 203 00:12:17,254 --> 00:12:20,572 Does coffee count? How's this for exotic? 204 00:12:20,631 --> 00:12:22,980 That's a bullet. It comes from a gun. 205 00:12:23,039 --> 00:12:26,493 Not from any gun I've ever seen. I ran it past Ballistics, 206 00:12:26,549 --> 00:12:30,562 and it turns out it comes from something called a 7.63 Mauser. 207 00:12:30,628 --> 00:12:33,741 - Weapon of choice for the Nazis. - It still doesn't help. 208 00:12:33,805 --> 00:12:36,416 Well, it does if Lonnie Jackson is a collector. 209 00:12:36,479 --> 00:12:39,432 And if we had the slightest clue as to where to look for him. 210 00:12:39,489 --> 00:12:44,448 Nice thing about a neighborhood is, everybody knows everything about everybody else. 211 00:12:47,714 --> 00:12:50,599 Sure, I know Lonnie, like my whole life. 212 00:12:50,656 --> 00:12:53,735 - Him and his buddies. - They regulars here? 213 00:12:53,799 --> 00:12:56,911 Eatin' donuts, drinkin' coffee, tellin' lies. 214 00:12:56,975 --> 00:12:58,925 Every day? 215 00:12:58,981 --> 00:13:02,526 Not every day, but most. That's gonna change now. 216 00:13:02,593 --> 00:13:06,070 - Why is that? - Lonnie hasn't been around for a while. 217 00:13:06,136 --> 00:13:08,815 Not since he sold his place to that white dude. 218 00:13:08,878 --> 00:13:12,298 You know, it's wrong. Black people should be buying up here. 219 00:13:12,356 --> 00:13:15,810 - What about his buddies? - Talk to Horace. 220 00:13:15,866 --> 00:13:19,149 More than likely, he's at the Veterans' Hall around the corner. 221 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,832 “Harlem Hell-Raisers. ” That's what they called us. 222 00:13:23,890 --> 00:13:27,140 Most important thing I ever did was to join up. 223 00:13:27,201 --> 00:13:32,160 Colonel Horace Worthington. Not many of us left either. 224 00:13:32,216 --> 00:13:35,727 Y'all throw those parties, right? For only the best and the brightest. 225 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.