1 00:00:05,405 --> 00:00:05,506 . 2 00:00:05,689 --> 00:00:07,374 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:07,441 --> 00:00:08,809 the people are represented 4 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:11,236 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 5 00:00:11,303 --> 00:00:13,071 the police, who investigate crime, 6 00:00:13,171 --> 00:00:15,974 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 7 00:00:16,008 --> 00:00:19,486 These are their stories. 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,306 [dog whimpers] - [exhales] Ooh. 9 00:00:22,339 --> 00:00:24,625 [siren wailing] 10 00:00:24,725 --> 00:00:27,819 [dog whimpering] 11 00:00:29,229 --> 00:00:32,824 - I know, buddy. I know it's cold. 12 00:00:50,851 --> 00:00:53,720 [equipment whirring] 13 00:00:55,289 --> 00:00:56,890 Hello? 14 00:01:13,707 --> 00:01:16,702 Oh, plenty of room at the end. 15 00:01:32,125 --> 00:01:34,378 [dog barking] 16 00:01:34,411 --> 00:01:35,712 Banjo? 17 00:01:35,746 --> 00:01:38,765 [tense music] 18 00:01:40,092 --> 00:01:41,234 What is it, boy? 19 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:44,938 [dog whimpering] 20 00:01:48,809 --> 00:01:50,027 Ugh. 21 00:01:54,014 --> 00:01:55,616 [groans] 22 00:01:58,685 --> 00:02:01,121 [strains, grunts] 23 00:02:09,446 --> 00:02:12,299 [dramatic music] 24 00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:19,473 ♪ ♪ 25 00:02:56,143 --> 00:02:58,412 - Vagrant flagged down a squad car up the block. 26 00:02:58,478 --> 00:03:01,281 Dude was freaked. Said his dog had found a body. 27 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:03,417 The little fella's pretty cute. 28 00:03:03,483 --> 00:03:05,677 - The dog or the vagrant? - [chuckles] 29 00:03:05,744 --> 00:03:06,720 Each of these storage spaces 30 00:03:06,820 --> 00:03:10,390 belong to one of the condos upstairs. 31 00:03:10,457 --> 00:03:12,659 - Ooh, damn. Whew. 32 00:03:12,693 --> 00:03:14,294 - Yeah, it's pretty ripe. You're gonna want this. 33 00:03:14,361 --> 00:03:15,896 Helps hide the smell. 34 00:03:15,996 --> 00:03:17,631 - Yeah. I'm good with that, though. 35 00:03:17,764 --> 00:03:19,733 - I'm good too. 36 00:03:19,833 --> 00:03:21,301 - Lock was clipped. 37 00:03:21,334 --> 00:03:25,672 - The door to the exterior was pried open too. 38 00:03:25,739 --> 00:03:27,140 Ew. All right. 39 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:29,509 [sighs] Female, from the looks of it. 40 00:03:29,576 --> 00:03:32,204 - Not a very tall one if she could fit inside this suitcase. 41 00:03:32,270 --> 00:03:33,839 - No, definitely on the shorter side. 42 00:03:33,872 --> 00:03:35,499 Um, didn't find any ID, 43 00:03:35,532 --> 00:03:37,851 and based on decomposition and the amount of accumulated dust, 44 00:03:37,918 --> 00:03:40,112 I'd say she's been down here a long time. 45 00:03:40,212 --> 00:03:42,189 Like months, not weeks. 46 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:44,057 - Jesus, somebody just left her down here to rot? 47 00:03:44,124 --> 00:03:45,517 - I can't take this no more, man. 48 00:03:45,550 --> 00:03:46,960 Give me the smell stuff. I changed my mind. 49 00:03:47,027 --> 00:03:50,147 Thank you. [coughs and gags] 50 00:03:51,698 --> 00:03:53,400 [coughing] 51 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:55,368 We need to talk to whoever owns the apartment 52 00:03:55,402 --> 00:03:57,170 the storage unit 9F belongs to. 53 00:03:57,204 --> 00:03:59,231 - Uh, it's going to be tricky. 54 00:03:59,297 --> 00:04:02,008 9F is owned by a man named Zhang Tao. 55 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:03,376 - Why is that tricky? 56 00:04:03,443 --> 00:04:05,178 - Well, he owns the unit, but he doesn't live in it. 57 00:04:05,212 --> 00:04:08,782 His referral address is in Shanghai. 58 00:04:08,882 --> 00:04:11,118 As far as I know, he's never even set foot in the place. 59 00:04:11,184 --> 00:04:12,919 - So the owner rents it out? 60 00:04:12,986 --> 00:04:15,589 - No, it's just sitting there unoccupied. 61 00:04:15,655 --> 00:04:17,924 It's true for most of the units. 62 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:20,127 Rich dudes from other countries bought them all up. 63 00:04:20,193 --> 00:04:21,394 - You telling me this giant, 64 00:04:21,428 --> 00:04:22,821 brand-new building is basically empty? 65 00:04:22,921 --> 00:04:23,922 - I guess it's a good investment 66 00:04:23,989 --> 00:04:26,600 or tax shelter or-- I don't know. 67 00:04:26,666 --> 00:04:27,801 Must be a smart money move somehow, 68 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:29,427 'cause they're all doing it. 69 00:04:29,494 --> 00:04:32,305 - Ah, housing crisis brought to you by conspicuous consumption. 70 00:04:32,405 --> 00:04:34,841 - So who would have access to the basement storage units? 71 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:37,310 - Well, w-we've currently got about 27 residents 72 00:04:37,410 --> 00:04:40,313 actually living in the units, so any of them, obviously. 73 00:04:40,413 --> 00:04:44,109 But honestly--[sighs] Could have been anyone. 74 00:04:44,176 --> 00:04:45,285 - Narrows it down. 75 00:04:45,385 --> 00:04:46,845 - Yeah, word spread around the neighborhood 76 00:04:46,912 --> 00:04:48,221 about the building being empty, 77 00:04:48,355 --> 00:04:50,023 so people keep breaking into the basement. 78 00:04:50,090 --> 00:04:51,324 - Got any cameras down there? 79 00:04:51,391 --> 00:04:52,893 - Yeah, of course. I can get you the footage. 80 00:04:52,926 --> 00:04:53,894 - Yeah, we'll need everything you got 81 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,228 for the last few months. 82 00:04:55,328 --> 00:04:58,398 - System only stores the data for a couple weeks. 83 00:04:58,465 --> 00:05:00,800 Sorry, guys. 84 00:05:02,469 --> 00:05:04,137 [door buzzes and lock clicks] 85 00:05:06,106 --> 00:05:07,808 - The body was in rough shape. 86 00:05:07,874 --> 00:05:11,378 She'd been in that suitcase for four or five months at least. 87 00:05:11,444 --> 00:05:14,039 Cause of death appears to be a cervical fracture 88 00:05:14,139 --> 00:05:16,183 between the C1 and C2 vertebrae. 89 00:05:16,283 --> 00:05:18,376 - Somebody snapped her neck. - Mm-hmm. 90 00:05:18,443 --> 00:05:19,611 Based on everything I'm seeing, 91 00:05:19,644 --> 00:05:21,421 I'm comfortable ruling this a homicide. 92 00:05:21,555 --> 00:05:22,814 - Were you able to ID her? 93 00:05:22,881 --> 00:05:24,591 - The skin on her fingers was too decomposed 94 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:26,151 to get a clean print. 95 00:05:26,218 --> 00:05:28,495 I ran her DNA through the system, but no luck. 96 00:05:28,562 --> 00:05:29,763 - What can you tell us about her? 97 00:05:29,796 --> 00:05:31,790 - She was Caucasian. 98 00:05:31,823 --> 00:05:33,700 Analysis of the pubic symphysis, 99 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:35,493 cranial sutures, and sternal ribbons 100 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,772 tells me she was post-puberty, but not by much. 101 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:40,941 Likely in her late teens or early 20s. 102 00:05:40,974 --> 00:05:42,275 - Any distinct characteristics 103 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:44,502 that might make her easier to identify? 104 00:05:44,569 --> 00:05:47,380 - She did have a tattoo on her left forearm. 105 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:48,515 The fluorescence spectrometer 106 00:05:48,582 --> 00:05:49,883 was able to pick up the pigment. 107 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:51,968 You can just make out the letters. 108 00:05:52,002 --> 00:05:55,522 - MCF. 109 00:05:55,589 --> 00:05:58,358 - Confirmed with the Chinese embassy that Zhang Tao, 110 00:05:58,458 --> 00:06:00,660 the owner of the storage unit where the body was found, 111 00:06:00,727 --> 00:06:03,021 has never actually traveled to the United States. 112 00:06:03,088 --> 00:06:04,664 - And similar to the building security system, 113 00:06:04,731 --> 00:06:08,034 the street cams in the area only store data for two months. 114 00:06:08,134 --> 00:06:09,995 There's no footage from around the time of the murder. 115 00:06:10,028 --> 00:06:11,371 - What about forensics? 116 00:06:11,438 --> 00:06:12,989 - Well, the techs were able to pull a partial print 117 00:06:13,023 --> 00:06:14,157 off the suitcase. 118 00:06:14,190 --> 00:06:15,742 - Okay, wonderful. Actual evidence. 119 00:06:15,809 --> 00:06:17,344 - But no hits in the system. 120 00:06:17,410 --> 00:06:19,771 - There's always a chance that the print belongs to our vic. 121 00:06:19,838 --> 00:06:21,648 - Significantly less wonderful. 122 00:06:21,748 --> 00:06:24,217 Okay, so we don't know who our victim is, 123 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,786 we have no suspects, and we have no leads. 124 00:06:26,886 --> 00:06:28,555 - It's a tough one, Lou. 125 00:06:28,622 --> 00:06:30,757 - Start with identifying our vic. 126 00:06:30,824 --> 00:06:32,217 A young girl missing for that long? 127 00:06:32,284 --> 00:06:34,019 Somebody must have noticed. 128 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:38,598 - We get about 13,000 missing person reports annually. 129 00:06:38,665 --> 00:06:40,725 And that's just for New York City. 130 00:06:40,792 --> 00:06:43,019 Statewide, the number is way higher. 131 00:06:43,053 --> 00:06:46,131 The majority are between 15 and 25 years old. 132 00:06:46,197 --> 00:06:47,774 - Same age as our vic. 133 00:06:47,874 --> 00:06:49,776 - So we're looking for a needle in a haystack. 134 00:06:49,876 --> 00:06:51,369 - It might not be that bleak. 135 00:06:51,403 --> 00:06:52,879 Most cases are resolved quickly, 136 00:06:52,913 --> 00:06:55,715 and it's common for one person to rack up multiple reports. 137 00:06:55,782 --> 00:06:57,284 - And you get a lot of repeat customers? 138 00:06:57,384 --> 00:06:59,577 - Kids run away from home, get found, 139 00:06:59,644 --> 00:07:01,621 returned, then do it again. 140 00:07:01,688 --> 00:07:05,759 It's hard to stay disappeared, given today's technology. 141 00:07:05,825 --> 00:07:07,127 The number of current open cases 142 00:07:07,227 --> 00:07:09,062 is much smaller, only a couple hundred. 143 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:10,897 - Is it possible to search based on what we know 144 00:07:10,964 --> 00:07:12,048 about our vic? 145 00:07:12,082 --> 00:07:13,333 - The reports are all streamlined 146 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:14,801 into a database we can filter. 147 00:07:14,868 --> 00:07:17,537 You said she was in her teens or early 20s? 148 00:07:17,570 --> 00:07:18,772 - Correct. 149 00:07:18,872 --> 00:07:20,874 White with black hair and a tattoo on her arm. 150 00:07:20,907 --> 00:07:22,267 - Right arm or left? 151 00:07:22,334 --> 00:07:24,235 - Left. 152 00:07:24,269 --> 00:07:25,378 - Eight hits. 153 00:07:25,412 --> 00:07:26,771 Do you know what the tattoo was of? 154 00:07:26,838 --> 00:07:28,982 - The letters MCF. 155 00:07:29,082 --> 00:07:32,344 - That one's a flower. That one's a butterfly. 156 00:07:32,410 --> 00:07:34,554 Zodiac sign. 157 00:07:34,688 --> 00:07:35,789 No dice. 158 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:36,990 - You said a lot of missing persons 159 00:07:37,057 --> 00:07:38,391 are reported multiple times. 160 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:40,226 Is there any way to run the same search 161 00:07:40,260 --> 00:07:42,095 but on closed cases? 162 00:07:42,162 --> 00:07:43,063 Worth a shot. 163 00:07:43,096 --> 00:07:45,065 [keyboard clicking] 164 00:07:45,198 --> 00:07:47,167 Got her. 165 00:07:47,233 --> 00:07:52,097 Lucia Falasco, 18, former gymnastics phenom from Queens. 166 00:07:52,130 --> 00:07:53,465 - Her birthday was last month, 167 00:07:53,531 --> 00:07:55,575 so she was 17 when she was murdered. 168 00:07:55,608 --> 00:07:57,243 - Ran away from home twice last year. 169 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:58,678 - Who filed the reports? 170 00:07:58,778 --> 00:08:00,380 - Guy named Craig Valparaiso. 171 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,716 - Yeah, he was Lucia's gymnastics coach. 172 00:08:02,816 --> 00:08:04,317 And according to state records, 173 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:06,920 Valparaiso took full custody of her when her mother, 174 00:08:06,953 --> 00:08:09,656 Maureen Claire Falasco, died three years ago. 175 00:08:09,723 --> 00:08:10,990 - MCF. 176 00:08:11,057 --> 00:08:12,609 - Sounds like Lucia was trying pretty hard 177 00:08:12,642 --> 00:08:14,194 to get away from this guy. 178 00:08:14,294 --> 00:08:15,395 - Been missing for over five months. 179 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:17,263 He didn't call it in this time. 180 00:08:17,397 --> 00:08:18,465 - Find out why. 181 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:22,268 [suspenseful music] 182 00:08:22,302 --> 00:08:26,731 - Stay focused, stay focused. 183 00:08:26,798 --> 00:08:28,625 Tighten up your form. 184 00:08:28,658 --> 00:08:30,343 You're losing it. 185 00:08:31,978 --> 00:08:33,413 You think that was acceptable? 186 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,815 You think that's how you win? 187 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:38,118 - Think we can ease up there a little bit, chief. 188 00:08:38,151 --> 00:08:39,386 - What do you want? 189 00:08:39,486 --> 00:08:42,914 - We'd like to talk to you about Lucia Falasco. 190 00:08:42,981 --> 00:08:44,290 - I'm not interested. 191 00:08:44,324 --> 00:08:47,419 Let's do it again, and this time, actually try. 192 00:08:47,519 --> 00:08:49,496 - I'm sorry, we said "we'd like to talk to you" 193 00:08:49,562 --> 00:08:51,464 as if you had a choice. 194 00:08:51,564 --> 00:08:54,034 We're Homicide detectives. Lucia is dead. 195 00:08:55,927 --> 00:08:57,637 - What? 196 00:08:57,704 --> 00:09:00,573 - So why don't we go downtown? We can chat there. 197 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,501 ♪ ♪ 198 00:09:09,449 --> 00:09:09,549 . 199 00:09:09,733 --> 00:09:11,276 - I swear I didn't kill Lucia. 200 00:09:11,376 --> 00:09:12,944 I could never--[groans] 201 00:09:13,011 --> 00:09:15,780 - You what? You what? 202 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:16,781 Cared about her? 203 00:09:16,881 --> 00:09:18,091 Because from what I hear, 204 00:09:18,191 --> 00:09:19,526 you didn't seem too concerned 205 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,861 when two cops showed up and mentioned her name. 206 00:09:21,895 --> 00:09:24,889 - I thought they were gonna say she got into some trouble, 207 00:09:24,956 --> 00:09:26,933 that she needed help with bail or something. 208 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,101 I didn't know she was dead! 209 00:09:28,168 --> 00:09:29,727 - If you didn't know she was dead, 210 00:09:29,794 --> 00:09:31,521 why didn't you report her missing? 211 00:09:31,554 --> 00:09:33,206 You're her legal guardian. 212 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:35,075 She'd been gone at least five months. 213 00:09:35,141 --> 00:09:37,844 - Because I'd already been through that circus twice. 214 00:09:37,944 --> 00:09:39,446 She just-- she didn't want to be with me. 215 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:41,581 She kept running away, so-- 216 00:09:41,681 --> 00:09:43,216 and she took off again about six months ago. 217 00:09:43,283 --> 00:09:44,250 I just figured-- 218 00:09:44,317 --> 00:09:45,518 - Figured what? 219 00:09:45,652 --> 00:09:48,188 You'd let her fend for herself? 220 00:09:48,221 --> 00:09:50,223 - She was going to be 18 soon, 221 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:52,884 and then she could do whatever she wanted anyway. 222 00:09:52,917 --> 00:09:56,529 - What were you doing that made her want to leave so badly? 223 00:09:56,563 --> 00:09:59,332 - I know what you're implying. 224 00:09:59,399 --> 00:10:01,701 There was nothing like that going on. 225 00:10:01,734 --> 00:10:03,470 I never touched her. 226 00:10:03,570 --> 00:10:07,540 Not in anger, not in any way. 227 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,310 - Well, it's very unusual 228 00:10:10,410 --> 00:10:12,737 for a gymnast's coach to end up her guardian. 229 00:10:12,770 --> 00:10:16,216 - I started coaching her when she was nine. 230 00:10:16,249 --> 00:10:17,884 When her mom died, no other family stepped up, 231 00:10:18,017 --> 00:10:19,177 so I took her in. 232 00:10:19,244 --> 00:10:21,488 - Hmm. Quite the hero. 233 00:10:21,588 --> 00:10:24,057 - It's certainly not what I planned. 234 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:26,326 And she was talented. 235 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:27,494 But by the time she took off, 236 00:10:27,594 --> 00:10:29,429 I--I wasn't even coaching her anymore. 237 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:31,022 - Well, what happened? 238 00:10:31,122 --> 00:10:32,298 Did you guys have a falling out? 239 00:10:32,398 --> 00:10:34,234 - Two years ago, she slipped on the uneven bars 240 00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:36,736 and ripped her shoulder out of the socket. 241 00:10:36,836 --> 00:10:38,438 Tore her labrum. 242 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:41,407 Her career was over before it started. 243 00:10:41,508 --> 00:10:44,210 Fate's cruel little joke. 244 00:10:44,277 --> 00:10:46,304 She was messed up after that. 245 00:10:46,371 --> 00:10:47,614 Hanging out with the wrong people, 246 00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:49,115 partying, staying out all night. 247 00:10:49,149 --> 00:10:50,884 I-I tried to rein her in, but she wouldn't listen 248 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:54,320 to me-- - That piss you off? 249 00:10:54,387 --> 00:10:56,940 That she wasn't respecting your authority? 250 00:10:56,973 --> 00:10:58,525 - I'm telling you 251 00:10:58,625 --> 00:11:01,619 I had nothing to do with what happened to her. 252 00:11:04,097 --> 00:11:06,466 Talk to her friend Julissa. 253 00:11:06,499 --> 00:11:07,734 First few times Lucia ran away, 254 00:11:07,834 --> 00:11:11,070 that's who they found her staying with. 255 00:11:11,170 --> 00:11:12,797 Guarantee you she knows more than I do. 256 00:11:15,333 --> 00:11:17,277 - You two were close? 257 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:19,445 - Kinda, I guess. 258 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:21,781 I hadn't known her long, but she was a good kid. 259 00:11:21,814 --> 00:11:23,283 Just a little lost. 260 00:11:23,416 --> 00:11:25,952 - She crashed with you a few times after she ran away 261 00:11:25,985 --> 00:11:27,387 from her coach's house, yeah? 262 00:11:27,453 --> 00:11:29,022 - Yeah. I was just trying to help. 263 00:11:29,088 --> 00:11:30,857 Like I said, she was good people. 264 00:11:30,924 --> 00:11:34,260 - Got any idea why she kept on running away? 265 00:11:34,327 --> 00:11:35,728 - I think it was just too hard for her 266 00:11:35,795 --> 00:11:38,131 to still be in that world, you know? 267 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:39,632 Seeing Craig coach other girls 268 00:11:39,766 --> 00:11:42,594 who still got to live the life she thought she was gonna have. 269 00:11:42,694 --> 00:11:45,029 Plus he was crazy strict. 270 00:11:45,096 --> 00:11:46,806 - And she stayed with you again September of last year 271 00:11:46,873 --> 00:11:48,366 for a little while, too, right? 272 00:11:48,433 --> 00:11:50,476 - Yeah, for about two weeks. 273 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:52,345 But then we kind of had a fight 274 00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:54,681 and she left to go stay with some guy she met in the city. 275 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:56,816 - You know the name of the guy that she went to stay with? 276 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:59,152 - No, sorry. 277 00:11:59,185 --> 00:12:01,137 But I do know where they met. 278 00:12:03,690 --> 00:12:05,625 - Have you seen this girl before? 279 00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:07,185 [indistinct chatter] 280 00:12:07,218 --> 00:12:09,062 She used to hang out here a lot. 281 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:12,148 - Nah. Sorry, man. She doesn't look familiar. 282 00:12:13,399 --> 00:12:14,767 - You know this girl? 283 00:12:14,867 --> 00:12:18,004 - Did she used to be blonde and date a dude named Nips? 284 00:12:18,037 --> 00:12:19,305 - I don't think so. 285 00:12:19,372 --> 00:12:21,574 - Then nah, I don't know her. 286 00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:25,303 - Damn, she's cute. 287 00:12:25,403 --> 00:12:27,238 Yeah, I would. 288 00:12:27,305 --> 00:12:29,540 - That literally wasn't the question. 289 00:12:29,574 --> 00:12:31,576 - Oh, yeah, I know her. 290 00:12:31,643 --> 00:12:32,685 - You do? 291 00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:34,020 - I don't know her name or nothing, 292 00:12:34,053 --> 00:12:35,555 but she hangs out here all the time. 293 00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:37,123 I haven't seen her in a while, though. 294 00:12:37,223 --> 00:12:38,858 But her boyfriend, he comes here all the time. 295 00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:40,360 - Who's her boyfriend? 296 00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:43,254 - I don't know his name either, but he was here yesterday. 297 00:12:43,321 --> 00:12:45,298 White guy, long brown hair. 298 00:12:45,398 --> 00:12:46,557 He wears these crazy sneakers. 299 00:12:46,591 --> 00:12:49,769 They have, like, rainbow and gold sparkles. 300 00:12:49,869 --> 00:12:50,995 - All right. Thanks for your help. 301 00:12:51,062 --> 00:12:52,238 - No doubt. 302 00:12:52,305 --> 00:12:53,506 - Can't believe these kids are out here 303 00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:55,208 skateboarding in this weather. 304 00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:56,943 - Well, that's dedication right there. 305 00:12:57,010 --> 00:12:59,879 - Or mental illness. - [chuckles] 306 00:12:59,912 --> 00:13:01,739 - Wait, wait, wait. 307 00:13:01,773 --> 00:13:04,776 You gotta be kidding me. Check out the sparkle shoes. 308 00:13:04,842 --> 00:13:07,887 Hey. Hey! 309 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,782 NYPD. We need to talk to you. Stay right there. 310 00:13:10,848 --> 00:13:12,909 - I'm on him. Hey! 311 00:13:12,942 --> 00:13:16,296 [tense music] 312 00:13:16,362 --> 00:13:18,564 [siren wailing] 313 00:13:18,598 --> 00:13:21,134 Hey! NYPD! 314 00:13:21,234 --> 00:13:28,141 ♪ ♪ 315 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:37,650 - Theo, I'm north on Market. 316 00:13:37,717 --> 00:13:39,152 - Hey! 317 00:13:42,313 --> 00:13:43,281 Hey! 318 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:50,096 - [panting] 319 00:13:50,129 --> 00:13:52,131 - Vince, I lost him. 320 00:13:52,198 --> 00:13:53,166 He crossed, uh, Monroe. 321 00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:55,435 He's headed north through the alley. 322 00:13:55,501 --> 00:13:56,669 - Copy that. 323 00:13:56,736 --> 00:13:58,838 [tires squealing] 324 00:14:02,642 --> 00:14:04,177 I got him. 325 00:14:06,003 --> 00:14:07,180 Mechanics Alley. 326 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:14,353 ♪ ♪ 327 00:14:18,758 --> 00:14:20,026 No, no, no, no! [tires screech] 328 00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,875 - Hey, cop! - I need an ambulance ASAP. 329 00:14:35,942 --> 00:14:37,769 Mechanics Alley between Madison and Henry. 330 00:14:37,835 --> 00:14:40,480 10-53, H-I. Man down. 331 00:14:40,580 --> 00:14:42,815 - What the hell? 332 00:14:42,882 --> 00:14:44,709 You just ran him down! 333 00:14:44,776 --> 00:14:45,943 - Vince. 334 00:14:46,043 --> 00:14:48,054 Vince, what's going on? Are you okay? 335 00:14:48,121 --> 00:14:49,972 - Hey, we'll have your badge for this, cop! 336 00:14:59,424 --> 00:14:59,565 . 337 00:14:59,749 --> 00:15:01,559 - Hey, Lou. - Hey. 338 00:15:01,626 --> 00:15:02,860 You okay? 339 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,371 - [sighs] 340 00:15:05,438 --> 00:15:06,773 - Walk me through what happened. 341 00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:09,192 - Got a lead on the suspect, spotted him near the park. 342 00:15:09,225 --> 00:15:11,335 He ran, so I pursued him on foot. 343 00:15:11,402 --> 00:15:12,829 Vince was in the vehicle. 344 00:15:15,414 --> 00:15:17,550 - I was closing in and 345 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:19,577 a civilian just stepped into the middle of the street. 346 00:15:19,677 --> 00:15:20,820 I mean, he-- he came out of nowhere. 347 00:15:20,887 --> 00:15:22,221 - Was your siren on? 348 00:15:22,288 --> 00:15:23,523 - Yeah, of course it was. 349 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:25,049 He just--you know, he didn't-- he didn't hear it. 350 00:15:25,149 --> 00:15:26,417 - He had ear protection on. 351 00:15:26,517 --> 00:15:27,693 - What's his status? 352 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:28,828 - He's in surgery now. 353 00:15:28,895 --> 00:15:30,430 - Did the doctor say anything? 354 00:15:30,496 --> 00:15:31,697 - No. 355 00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:33,733 - Do we know anything about this guy? 356 00:15:33,833 --> 00:15:34,867 - Derek Crosby. 357 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:36,269 Works for an electrical company. 358 00:15:36,369 --> 00:15:37,537 He was on the job. 359 00:15:37,603 --> 00:15:40,373 - And he just walked into the middle of the road? 360 00:15:40,473 --> 00:15:43,109 - The street was closed off to traffic. 361 00:15:43,176 --> 00:15:44,694 - There were signs posted? 362 00:15:46,929 --> 00:15:48,781 Did you see them? 363 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:50,199 - Yeah. 364 00:15:54,887 --> 00:15:59,208 Uh, the suspect you were chasing, was he armed? 365 00:16:01,752 --> 00:16:02,854 - He had something in his hands 366 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:04,422 that definitely could have been a gun. 367 00:16:09,619 --> 00:16:12,096 - I--I wasn't sure. I mean, could have been. 368 00:16:13,739 --> 00:16:15,575 - Good. 369 00:16:15,641 --> 00:16:16,809 You followed protocol. 370 00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:19,545 - Excuse me. 371 00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:20,905 Excuse me. 372 00:16:20,972 --> 00:16:22,348 My name is Sandra Crosby. 373 00:16:22,381 --> 00:16:24,750 I got a phone call that my husband was hit by a car? 374 00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:27,086 - Yes, ma'am. He's here. He's currently in surgery. 375 00:16:27,186 --> 00:16:29,247 - Oh, my God. Is--is he okay? 376 00:16:29,313 --> 00:16:30,982 What--what's happening? 377 00:16:31,082 --> 00:16:33,084 - Why don't you have a seat over here? 378 00:16:33,150 --> 00:16:34,577 I'll have the doctor come and talk to you 379 00:16:34,644 --> 00:16:35,795 as soon as he's available. 380 00:16:35,862 --> 00:16:39,098 Would you like some coffee or tea? Water? 381 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:42,126 [apprehensive music] 382 00:16:42,226 --> 00:16:44,370 ♪ ♪ 383 00:16:44,403 --> 00:16:46,289 - You know what, Vince? I'm gonna handle the family, 384 00:16:46,322 --> 00:16:47,573 and I think you need to go home. 385 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:48,808 - I mean, I should-- 386 00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:50,376 - Yeah, but really, you shouldn't, right? 387 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:52,837 You should just go home right now. 388 00:16:52,937 --> 00:16:54,947 - She's right. It's been a lot, man. 389 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:56,883 - As soon as I'm done here, I'll start an incident report. 390 00:16:56,949 --> 00:16:58,050 But right now, you need to go home. 391 00:16:58,084 --> 00:16:59,118 Get some rest. - Okay. 392 00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:01,020 All right, all right. 393 00:17:05,082 --> 00:17:06,350 - Okay. 394 00:17:06,417 --> 00:17:13,449 ♪ ♪ 395 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:16,736 Vince. Hey. 396 00:17:16,769 --> 00:17:19,839 - Look, I'm fine, man. All right? 397 00:17:19,939 --> 00:17:21,774 I'm definitely not going home to take a nap. 398 00:17:21,841 --> 00:17:23,801 - I get that. Don't worry about it. 399 00:17:23,868 --> 00:17:25,478 - We need to find Sparkle Shoes. 400 00:17:25,544 --> 00:17:27,013 - I'll go through some security footage 401 00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:30,049 from the subway stations around the alley where we lost him. 402 00:17:30,116 --> 00:17:32,944 If he took a train, maybe we can track where he went. 403 00:17:32,977 --> 00:17:34,854 - Yeah, I'll start pulling the street cam from the park. 404 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:36,322 Maybe we get a hit on facial rec. 405 00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:37,723 - All right. 406 00:17:37,823 --> 00:17:38,816 Look, man, are you sure you're good? 407 00:17:38,849 --> 00:17:40,560 - I'm fine. All right? 408 00:17:40,626 --> 00:17:42,478 Got a job to do. Let's go. 409 00:17:59,704 --> 00:18:01,380 - You didn't touch your dinner. 410 00:18:01,447 --> 00:18:04,075 You should really eat something. 411 00:18:04,141 --> 00:18:05,251 - I will. 412 00:18:06,886 --> 00:18:09,188 - Any news from the hospital? 413 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:14,627 - Uh, Crosby is out of surgery, but he's still in the ICU. 414 00:18:14,660 --> 00:18:18,264 Apparently he has significant swelling in his brain. 415 00:18:20,257 --> 00:18:21,934 Doctors say it's 50/50. 416 00:18:24,704 --> 00:18:26,505 - And how are you? 417 00:18:26,572 --> 00:18:28,774 - I will be a lot better when we catch this guy. 418 00:18:30,643 --> 00:18:32,912 - Vince, I was thinking 419 00:18:32,979 --> 00:18:36,374 maybe you should call-- - Look, I'm fine. 420 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:37,950 Okay? Really, I'm fine. 421 00:18:38,017 --> 00:18:39,243 - Vince. 422 00:18:41,387 --> 00:18:42,788 - All right, how about this? 423 00:18:42,888 --> 00:18:46,926 I will go to a meeting if I feel like I really need one. 424 00:18:47,026 --> 00:18:49,120 Okay? 425 00:18:49,186 --> 00:18:50,129 - Okay. 426 00:19:01,432 --> 00:19:02,725 - I think that's him. 427 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:06,078 Yeah, that's him. 428 00:19:06,178 --> 00:19:07,313 - That's the man you were chasing? 429 00:19:07,413 --> 00:19:09,148 - Yeah. 430 00:19:09,248 --> 00:19:10,516 From two days ago. 431 00:19:10,583 --> 00:19:12,084 - What's he doing? 432 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:14,904 - Looks like he's recording himself doing tricks. 433 00:19:14,970 --> 00:19:16,188 We saw him today. 434 00:19:16,222 --> 00:19:18,157 He was filming himself with a selfie stick. 435 00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:23,262 Hey, Bridge. 436 00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:25,281 - I was doing my homework, Dad. I swear. 437 00:19:25,314 --> 00:19:26,924 I was just looking up how to spell a word. 438 00:19:26,957 --> 00:19:29,602 - Yeah, sure you were. 439 00:19:29,668 --> 00:19:32,238 Look, I'm not here to bust you. 440 00:19:32,304 --> 00:19:34,832 - Well, in that case, I was actually on TikTok. 441 00:19:34,932 --> 00:19:36,142 Sorry. - Yeah, that's okay. 442 00:19:36,242 --> 00:19:37,610 That's actually what I need your help with. 443 00:19:37,676 --> 00:19:39,645 Um, I'm trying to find somebody 444 00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:42,264 who I'm pretty sure posts videos online, 445 00:19:42,331 --> 00:19:44,417 but I don't know his name. 446 00:19:44,483 --> 00:19:47,678 - Does this have to do with what happened today? 447 00:19:47,745 --> 00:19:49,688 - You eavesdropping on me and Mom? 448 00:19:49,722 --> 00:19:50,981 - You're the one who said 449 00:19:51,082 --> 00:19:53,617 I should always be aware of my surroundings. 450 00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:54,827 What do you know about the guy? 451 00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:56,929 - Uh, not much, really. 452 00:19:56,996 --> 00:19:59,865 He--he makes videos of himself skateboarding in the park. 453 00:19:59,965 --> 00:20:01,233 And he wears these sneakers 454 00:20:01,300 --> 00:20:03,035 with, like, glitter all over them. 455 00:20:03,135 --> 00:20:05,805 So I've been on Instagram and TikTok 456 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:09,033 and I've tried every variation of, you know, glitter shoes, 457 00:20:09,133 --> 00:20:10,176 uh, sparkle shoes-- 458 00:20:10,242 --> 00:20:11,669 - Let me guess. You got too many results? 459 00:20:11,769 --> 00:20:13,379 - It's like everyone's a content creator now? 460 00:20:13,479 --> 00:20:16,040 Really? 461 00:20:16,140 --> 00:20:17,783 - Do you know what park he films in? 462 00:20:17,817 --> 00:20:19,969 - Yeah, Lower East Side Coleman Skate Park. 463 00:20:20,035 --> 00:20:21,153 - If he tags his location, 464 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:23,823 you might be able to find him that way. 465 00:20:23,923 --> 00:20:25,674 There's a map. 466 00:20:25,708 --> 00:20:27,593 - All right. - [laughs] 467 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:30,296 - BennyHaps, AKA Benjamin Hoffman. 468 00:20:30,329 --> 00:20:31,981 Kid's got over 8 million followers. 469 00:20:32,047 --> 00:20:33,165 - That's gotta be our guy. 470 00:20:33,265 --> 00:20:34,483 Come on, those are the same shoes. 471 00:20:34,550 --> 00:20:35,734 - Oh, it's him. 472 00:20:35,801 --> 00:20:37,027 Techs pulled fingerprints off the skateboard 473 00:20:37,128 --> 00:20:38,404 that he dropped at the park. 474 00:20:38,471 --> 00:20:40,664 It's a match to the partial we found on the suitcase. 475 00:20:40,698 --> 00:20:41,807 This kid's 18 years old. 476 00:20:41,874 --> 00:20:43,567 He started blowing up when he was 14 477 00:20:43,667 --> 00:20:45,836 posting videos of himself online skateboarding, 478 00:20:45,903 --> 00:20:47,012 doing stunts and stuff. 479 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:48,247 - Have you slept at all? 480 00:20:48,314 --> 00:20:50,649 [tense music] 481 00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:54,245 - In 2024, a girlfriend of his accused him of choking her 482 00:20:54,345 --> 00:20:55,187 during an argument. 483 00:20:55,287 --> 00:20:56,705 She later dropped those charges. 484 00:20:56,739 --> 00:20:58,724 - Clearly he has a history of violence against women. 485 00:20:58,791 --> 00:20:59,925 - Well, it gets better. 486 00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:01,861 According to this "Forbes" article I found, 487 00:21:01,927 --> 00:21:03,863 "10 Content Creators to Watch," 488 00:21:03,929 --> 00:21:05,664 this kid made over 7 million last year. 489 00:21:05,731 --> 00:21:06,991 - You're kidding me. 490 00:21:07,024 --> 00:21:08,259 - Yeah, that's how he was able to afford a condo 491 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,269 in the building where Lucia's body was found. 492 00:21:10,369 --> 00:21:11,854 - But his name was not on the list of owners 493 00:21:11,921 --> 00:21:13,230 the building's manager sent over. 494 00:21:13,330 --> 00:21:17,143 - 'Cause he sold the condo-- 4 1/2 months ago. 495 00:21:17,209 --> 00:21:18,611 - Okay. 496 00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:19,870 Find him. 497 00:21:19,937 --> 00:21:20,905 Now. 498 00:21:21,005 --> 00:21:26,051 ♪ ♪ 499 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:27,344 - Someone lives here? 500 00:21:27,378 --> 00:21:29,280 - I know. Pretty sick, right? 501 00:21:29,346 --> 00:21:31,048 Yo, Benny, there's some cops here. 502 00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:33,784 They want to talk to you. 503 00:21:33,851 --> 00:21:35,227 - Look, man, I didn't know-- 504 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:37,054 - Yeah. Nowhere to run now, is there? 505 00:21:37,121 --> 00:21:38,397 - Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. 506 00:21:38,464 --> 00:21:40,124 Unless you want a lawsuit on your hands, 507 00:21:40,224 --> 00:21:41,959 I'd be a lot gentler, Officer. 508 00:21:42,026 --> 00:21:44,253 - Detective. Riley. - Who are you? 509 00:21:44,286 --> 00:21:47,139 - I'm Cordelia Travers. I'm Mr. Hoffman's attorney. 510 00:21:49,208 --> 00:21:50,743 Don't say another word, Benjamin. 511 00:21:50,843 --> 00:21:52,069 - Fine by me. - Ow. 512 00:21:52,136 --> 00:21:53,279 - Turn around. 513 00:21:53,345 --> 00:21:55,097 Benjamin Hoffman... [handcuffs clicking] 514 00:21:55,130 --> 00:21:57,074 You're under arrest. - [groaning] 515 00:21:57,141 --> 00:21:59,276 - Not a word. 516 00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:05,241 . 517 00:22:05,382 --> 00:22:06,759 - Yeah. [sighs] 518 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:08,427 Hoffman's not talking? 519 00:22:08,494 --> 00:22:09,862 - Already lawyered up. 520 00:22:09,929 --> 00:22:13,224 Cordelia Travers. - He is not playing around. 521 00:22:13,257 --> 00:22:15,935 So what do we have? 522 00:22:16,001 --> 00:22:17,728 - Hoffman's fingerprints match the partial 523 00:22:17,761 --> 00:22:19,263 that we found on the suitcase 524 00:22:19,330 --> 00:22:21,640 and his credit card statements show that he purchased luggage 525 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:23,167 that match the same make and model. 526 00:22:23,267 --> 00:22:26,545 - Statements also show that he purchased Lucia a phone. 527 00:22:26,579 --> 00:22:28,948 We found a slew of messages between them. 528 00:22:29,014 --> 00:22:30,841 The texts establish that 529 00:22:30,941 --> 00:22:32,009 not only were they seeing each other, 530 00:22:32,076 --> 00:22:33,285 but she was staying with him 531 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:35,955 in the condo building where her body was found. 532 00:22:36,021 --> 00:22:39,783 All communication from her stopped five months ago. 533 00:22:39,850 --> 00:22:40,960 - So what's the theory? 534 00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:42,194 They had some kind of lover's quarrel, 535 00:22:42,261 --> 00:22:44,188 Hoffman kills her, puts her in the suitcase, 536 00:22:44,288 --> 00:22:45,264 and then clears out? 537 00:22:45,331 --> 00:22:46,465 - It's the most logical explanation. 538 00:22:46,565 --> 00:22:48,334 He's got a history of domestic violence. 539 00:22:48,434 --> 00:22:50,703 - But it's unlikely that will be admissible. 540 00:22:53,305 --> 00:22:56,100 - We gotta charge him with something or cut him loose. 541 00:22:56,166 --> 00:22:57,810 - Charge him with reckless endangerment. 542 00:22:57,910 --> 00:23:01,146 Derek Crosby, the worker who was injured during the pursuit, 543 00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:02,715 he's still in the ICU. 544 00:23:02,815 --> 00:23:04,149 - Yeah, I don't think that'll be necessary. 545 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:07,444 But, um, let's charge him with murder two. 546 00:23:07,511 --> 00:23:09,813 I can make this work. 547 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,141 [door opens and closes] 548 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:16,996 - Vince. 549 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:19,348 How'd it go with IAB? 550 00:23:19,381 --> 00:23:21,166 - Fine. You know, I told them what happened. 551 00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:23,068 Ruled it an accident. 552 00:23:23,168 --> 00:23:25,396 - Good. 553 00:23:25,496 --> 00:23:27,039 If you want to talk about it, I'm-- 554 00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:29,491 - Yeah, yeah. 555 00:23:29,558 --> 00:23:31,702 I'm good. Thanks. 556 00:23:33,637 --> 00:23:35,748 Not a lot to say, you know? 557 00:23:37,449 --> 00:23:38,542 [door closes] 558 00:23:40,903 --> 00:23:44,490 - Introducing the prior accusation of domestic abuse 559 00:23:44,556 --> 00:23:47,426 is more prejudicial than probative. 560 00:23:47,493 --> 00:23:49,995 The prosecution is grasping here. 561 00:23:50,062 --> 00:23:51,714 - I wouldn't characterize it that way. 562 00:23:51,747 --> 00:23:53,132 - And I'm not sure that's relevant. 563 00:23:53,165 --> 00:23:56,368 The assault charges against my client were dropped. 564 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:59,571 And quite frankly, Mr. Price should know better. 565 00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:02,741 - My colleague's indignation notwithstanding, 566 00:24:02,841 --> 00:24:04,068 what I'm asking for, Your Honor, 567 00:24:04,168 --> 00:24:07,246 is to introduce testimony from Amanda Waller. 568 00:24:07,313 --> 00:24:09,406 - The defendant's ex-girlfriend? 569 00:24:09,506 --> 00:24:10,382 - That is correct. 570 00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:11,950 She will testify to an incident 571 00:24:12,051 --> 00:24:13,719 where Hoffman got physically violent with her. 572 00:24:13,819 --> 00:24:15,688 - The very definition of prior bad acts. 573 00:24:15,721 --> 00:24:16,622 - You know, if you let me finish. 574 00:24:16,722 --> 00:24:17,656 - Sure. 575 00:24:17,723 --> 00:24:18,791 - He got physically violent with her 576 00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:20,392 and specifically choked her. 577 00:24:20,459 --> 00:24:23,329 Lucia Felasco's cause of death was a broken neck. 578 00:24:23,395 --> 00:24:25,422 It speaks to a pattern of behavior 579 00:24:25,522 --> 00:24:28,100 and is therefore admissible under Molineux. 580 00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:30,102 - Choking someone and breaking their neck 581 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:31,570 are not the same thing. 582 00:24:31,637 --> 00:24:33,130 - Now who's grasping? 583 00:24:33,230 --> 00:24:35,307 - Again, my client was never formally charged. 584 00:24:35,407 --> 00:24:38,911 It's just one woman's claim. 585 00:24:38,978 --> 00:24:40,304 - And the jury has the right to decide 586 00:24:40,371 --> 00:24:42,206 if they believe her or not. 587 00:24:42,272 --> 00:24:44,441 I'm siding with the prosecution here. 588 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:51,273 - He had his hand on my throat and he was squeezing so hard. 589 00:24:51,306 --> 00:24:55,594 I screamed for him to stop, but he just kept going. 590 00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:57,287 - Did you believe he was gonna kill you? 591 00:24:57,388 --> 00:24:59,390 - Objection. Calls for speculation. 592 00:24:59,456 --> 00:25:02,534 - I will rephrase. Were you scared for your life? 593 00:25:02,601 --> 00:25:03,969 - 100%. 594 00:25:04,069 --> 00:25:07,306 If someone hadn't stepped in and pulled him off of me, 595 00:25:07,373 --> 00:25:08,599 he wouldn't have stopped. 596 00:25:08,665 --> 00:25:10,092 - No further questions. 597 00:25:10,159 --> 00:25:12,811 - Ms. Waller... 598 00:25:12,911 --> 00:25:16,115 you stated that during the fight, 599 00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:19,685 my client had his hand on your throat. 600 00:25:19,752 --> 00:25:20,853 Not both hands? 601 00:25:20,919 --> 00:25:21,979 - No. 602 00:25:22,079 --> 00:25:23,255 - Where was his other hand? 603 00:25:23,322 --> 00:25:24,982 - Holding my wrist. 604 00:25:25,082 --> 00:25:27,918 - Because he was trying to stop you from pummeling him. 605 00:25:27,951 --> 00:25:30,087 In fact, multiple eyewitnesses 606 00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:32,598 report you instigated the altercation. 607 00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:36,193 You thought he was cheating on you and you attacked him. 608 00:25:36,293 --> 00:25:38,670 - They just said that because they were all his friends. 609 00:25:38,737 --> 00:25:41,240 A man should never be violent with a woman. 610 00:25:41,306 --> 00:25:44,368 - He wasn't violent, he was trying to protect himself. 611 00:25:44,435 --> 00:25:45,803 And you dropped the charges 612 00:25:45,836 --> 00:25:48,714 because you were the violent one. 613 00:25:48,781 --> 00:25:52,184 - No. I just knew people like you would take his side. 614 00:25:52,284 --> 00:25:55,345 - This incident took place at a house party. 615 00:25:55,446 --> 00:25:58,148 Are you saying you really believed Mr. Hoffman 616 00:25:58,215 --> 00:26:00,559 was going to murder you in plain sight? 617 00:26:00,626 --> 00:26:02,119 - Yes. 618 00:26:02,186 --> 00:26:03,220 You don't understand. 619 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:05,122 Benny doesn't think things through, 620 00:26:05,155 --> 00:26:06,857 he just does stuff. 621 00:26:06,957 --> 00:26:08,867 And there are never consequences. 622 00:26:08,967 --> 00:26:11,804 - And how old were you both when this fight occurred? 623 00:26:11,870 --> 00:26:15,040 - It was two years ago, so 16. 624 00:26:15,140 --> 00:26:16,775 - Just a child. 625 00:26:16,842 --> 00:26:19,812 - He already lived on his own. He was an adult. 626 00:26:19,878 --> 00:26:21,580 - Did you know Lucia Felasco? 627 00:26:21,647 --> 00:26:22,614 - No. 628 00:26:22,648 --> 00:26:24,049 - Were you present when she died? 629 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:25,509 - No. 630 00:26:25,576 --> 00:26:28,545 - So you have no knowledge of what happened to her 631 00:26:28,645 --> 00:26:31,356 or who's responsible for her death? 632 00:26:31,457 --> 00:26:33,083 - Not specifically, but I know 633 00:26:33,183 --> 00:26:35,060 how Benny-- - No further questions. 634 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,096 [tense music] 635 00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:39,598 ♪ ♪ 636 00:26:39,698 --> 00:26:43,535 - Mr. Mason, you are the defendant's assistant, correct? 637 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:45,037 - Uh, yeah. 638 00:26:45,137 --> 00:26:47,239 We didn't call it that, like, formal or whatever, but yeah, 639 00:26:47,306 --> 00:26:48,640 he paid me to help him out shooting content 640 00:26:48,707 --> 00:26:50,534 and running errands, stuff like that. 641 00:26:50,601 --> 00:26:53,812 - Did he have you purchase a phone for Lucia Felasco 642 00:26:53,846 --> 00:26:56,673 in late September of last year with his credit card? 643 00:26:56,740 --> 00:26:58,817 - He did. I thought it was pretty crazy. 644 00:26:58,884 --> 00:27:00,786 They only known each other for, like, a week, 645 00:27:00,886 --> 00:27:02,579 and she was already living with him. 646 00:27:02,679 --> 00:27:04,448 - Hmm. Did you have the opportunity to spend much time 647 00:27:04,548 --> 00:27:06,041 with Lucia during that period? 648 00:27:06,108 --> 00:27:07,718 - Yeah, we hung out a lot. 649 00:27:07,784 --> 00:27:08,994 She was cool. 650 00:27:09,061 --> 00:27:10,629 - I am showing you what's already been entered 651 00:27:10,729 --> 00:27:12,965 into evidence as Exhibit 4. 652 00:27:13,065 --> 00:27:15,968 This is the data from Lucia's phone. 653 00:27:16,068 --> 00:27:17,961 Records of every keystroke, 654 00:27:18,028 --> 00:27:19,438 every time it was unlocked, 655 00:27:19,505 --> 00:27:22,908 every text she sent, every time she opened an app. 656 00:27:23,008 --> 00:27:26,929 Can you see that it shows that she interacted with the device 657 00:27:26,962 --> 00:27:28,981 dozens of times a day, just like you said? 658 00:27:29,081 --> 00:27:30,449 - Yeah. 659 00:27:30,549 --> 00:27:32,609 - And can you see that all interaction with the phone 660 00:27:32,709 --> 00:27:38,624 ceased at 11:47 p.m. on the evening of September 24th? 661 00:27:38,724 --> 00:27:40,117 - Yes. 662 00:27:40,217 --> 00:27:44,580 - From that point forward, there is no activity at all. 663 00:27:44,646 --> 00:27:46,248 Do you have any idea why that is? 664 00:27:46,315 --> 00:27:47,391 - No. 665 00:27:47,424 --> 00:27:48,634 - Is it possible it's because 666 00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:49,893 that's the night she was killed? 667 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:51,128 - Objection! 668 00:27:51,228 --> 00:27:53,497 Witness has no way of knowing this 669 00:27:53,564 --> 00:27:55,274 and already stated as much. 670 00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:56,600 - Sustained. 671 00:27:56,667 --> 00:27:58,936 - Mr. Mason, did you see Benjamin Hoffman 672 00:27:58,969 --> 00:28:00,178 on the night of September 24th? 673 00:28:00,245 --> 00:28:02,739 - Yeah, I went over to his place around 9:00 674 00:28:02,773 --> 00:28:04,316 and hung out for, like, half an hour. 675 00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:05,934 - Was Lucia Felasco there? 676 00:28:06,001 --> 00:28:06,885 - Yes. 677 00:28:06,952 --> 00:28:10,055 - When you left around 9:30, 678 00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:11,156 were the defendant and Ms. Felasco 679 00:28:11,223 --> 00:28:12,524 alone in the apartment? 680 00:28:12,591 --> 00:28:14,159 - Yes. 681 00:28:14,226 --> 00:28:17,362 - Did you ever see her again after that? 682 00:28:17,429 --> 00:28:18,931 - No. 683 00:28:18,997 --> 00:28:21,758 - She was never seen or heard from by anyone after that. 684 00:28:21,792 --> 00:28:24,094 Never touched her phone again. 685 00:28:24,127 --> 00:28:26,471 Did you receive a call from Mr. Hoffman 686 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:28,874 the next day on September 25th? 687 00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:30,242 - Yeah. 688 00:28:30,309 --> 00:28:32,110 He asked me to run an errand for him. 689 00:28:32,144 --> 00:28:33,837 He sent me to buy him a suitcase. 690 00:28:35,347 --> 00:28:36,473 - Is this the suitcase you purchased 691 00:28:36,506 --> 00:28:38,183 on Mr. Hoffman's behalf? 692 00:28:38,250 --> 00:28:39,785 - It looks like it, yeah. 693 00:28:39,818 --> 00:28:41,053 - It's the suitcase that was found 694 00:28:41,119 --> 00:28:43,305 with the defendant's fingerprint on it and... 695 00:28:43,372 --> 00:28:44,715 [gallery gasping] 696 00:28:44,815 --> 00:28:48,218 With Lucia Felasco's dead body stuffed inside. 697 00:28:48,285 --> 00:28:49,895 Thank you. Nothing further. 698 00:28:52,698 --> 00:28:55,350 - Did my client ever explain to you 699 00:28:55,384 --> 00:28:57,703 why Ms. Felasco was no longer living in his apartment? 700 00:28:57,769 --> 00:29:01,039 - Uh, yeah, he said that she broke up with him and took off. 701 00:29:01,106 --> 00:29:02,991 - Something she had a history of doing. 702 00:29:03,058 --> 00:29:04,943 So is it possible 703 00:29:05,010 --> 00:29:07,471 that the reason she stopped using her phone 704 00:29:07,504 --> 00:29:08,880 was that she didn't bring it with her 705 00:29:08,981 --> 00:29:11,675 because she knew that Mr. Hoffman was paying for it? 706 00:29:11,742 --> 00:29:13,085 - Sure. That makes sense. 707 00:29:13,185 --> 00:29:14,870 - And isn't it also possible 708 00:29:14,903 --> 00:29:17,981 that he put the luggage that you purchased 709 00:29:18,015 --> 00:29:20,017 in his apartment storage unit 710 00:29:20,083 --> 00:29:21,159 in the basement of his building, 711 00:29:21,193 --> 00:29:22,961 a basement it has been established 712 00:29:23,028 --> 00:29:25,088 anyone could have access to? 713 00:29:25,188 --> 00:29:26,490 - I guess so, yeah. 714 00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:30,035 - And lastly, in your time working for my client, 715 00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:35,098 did you ever see him behave violently toward Ms. Felasco, 716 00:29:35,165 --> 00:29:37,609 or anyone, for that matter? 717 00:29:39,177 --> 00:29:41,446 - No. 718 00:29:41,546 --> 00:29:44,107 He was always pretty chill. 719 00:29:44,174 --> 00:29:45,350 - Indeed. 720 00:29:45,417 --> 00:29:46,785 Thank you. 721 00:29:46,818 --> 00:29:48,120 Nothing further. 722 00:29:48,186 --> 00:29:49,788 [tense music] 723 00:29:49,888 --> 00:29:51,448 - We'll end there for today. 724 00:29:51,515 --> 00:29:53,183 The trial will resume tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. 725 00:29:53,216 --> 00:29:54,918 Court is adjourned. 726 00:29:55,018 --> 00:30:01,967 ♪ ♪ 727 00:30:05,787 --> 00:30:07,306 - Price. 728 00:30:07,372 --> 00:30:08,699 Hold up. - Oh, Cordelia. 729 00:30:08,765 --> 00:30:10,067 What--[sighs] Let me guess. 730 00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:11,635 Uh, you want to discuss a deal? 731 00:30:11,735 --> 00:30:12,911 - Oh, I forgot how brilliant you are. 732 00:30:12,978 --> 00:30:14,046 - [chuckles] Not interested. 733 00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:15,806 - Uh, you should be. 734 00:30:15,872 --> 00:30:17,215 - And why is that? 735 00:30:17,249 --> 00:30:20,944 - Because he's willing to tell you what really happened. 736 00:30:28,226 --> 00:30:28,452 . 737 00:30:28,593 --> 00:30:33,298 - I really cared about Lucia. She was funny, sweet. 738 00:30:33,365 --> 00:30:35,100 Her life had been tough, you know? 739 00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:37,235 I understood. I-- 740 00:30:37,336 --> 00:30:40,205 I started making real money as an influencer when I was 15, 741 00:30:40,305 --> 00:30:41,773 but my parents were stealing from me. 742 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,810 My--my dad lost a lot of that gambling. 743 00:30:44,876 --> 00:30:47,179 So I took them to court, I got emancipated. 744 00:30:47,245 --> 00:30:52,409 We both have basically been alone since we were 15. 745 00:30:52,509 --> 00:30:54,803 - Right, you were two lonely kids adrift in the world 746 00:30:54,836 --> 00:30:55,804 till you found each other. 747 00:30:55,837 --> 00:30:57,856 So what made you kill her? 748 00:30:57,923 --> 00:31:01,226 - I would never hurt Lucia or anyone else. 749 00:31:01,293 --> 00:31:03,145 - Oh, okay. So you are just wasting our time. 750 00:31:03,178 --> 00:31:06,364 - Would you let him speak? 751 00:31:06,431 --> 00:31:08,867 - Why don't you just tell us what happened? 752 00:31:10,669 --> 00:31:12,829 - Go ahead. They can't use any of this in court. 753 00:31:17,008 --> 00:31:20,879 - I didn't kill Lucia, but I was there when it happened. 754 00:31:20,946 --> 00:31:23,465 We were partying that night-- - Meaning you were doing drugs. 755 00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:27,886 - Cocaine. 756 00:31:27,953 --> 00:31:32,682 That's why Cory stopped by. He was making a delivery. 757 00:31:32,716 --> 00:31:35,460 We got high and Lucia started showing me 758 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,864 some of her old gymnastic moves on my trampoline. 759 00:31:38,897 --> 00:31:40,732 It was all good vibes. 760 00:31:40,799 --> 00:31:41,666 We were laughing. 761 00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:42,818 And then-- 762 00:31:45,103 --> 00:31:47,406 She did a--did a backflip 763 00:31:47,506 --> 00:31:49,274 and she was too close to the edge, 764 00:31:49,374 --> 00:31:52,544 so she hit the side 765 00:31:52,611 --> 00:31:56,873 and she landed on the floor on her head. 766 00:31:56,907 --> 00:32:00,368 And the sound was just... 767 00:32:00,402 --> 00:32:02,754 [sobs] 768 00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:08,585 [groans] Um--[sighs] 769 00:32:08,652 --> 00:32:13,432 It--it--it was an accident. 770 00:32:16,593 --> 00:32:20,539 - If it was just an accident, then why didn't you call 911? 771 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:24,876 - I--um, I panicked. I-- 772 00:32:25,010 --> 00:32:26,812 There were drugs everywhere! I-- 773 00:32:26,878 --> 00:32:28,780 and even though she's only ten months younger than me, 774 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,215 she's still technically underage. 775 00:32:30,248 --> 00:32:33,251 - So you thought that putting her in a suitcase 776 00:32:33,318 --> 00:32:35,887 and leaving her there would get you in less trouble? 777 00:32:35,987 --> 00:32:38,890 - I was high! I wasn't thinking clearly. 778 00:32:38,924 --> 00:32:41,960 I just wanted to run away and never think about it again. 779 00:32:44,729 --> 00:32:47,123 I know what I did was wrong. 780 00:32:47,190 --> 00:32:48,900 I know. 781 00:32:48,934 --> 00:32:51,736 And I'm--I'm sorry. 782 00:32:51,870 --> 00:32:53,438 I just-- 783 00:32:53,505 --> 00:32:56,099 I just felt like the rest of my life would have been ruined. 784 00:33:00,612 --> 00:33:01,913 - Why didn't you tell us that 785 00:33:02,047 --> 00:33:04,641 when he was charged with murder? 786 00:33:04,708 --> 00:33:07,277 - He just told me the truth two days ago. 787 00:33:09,045 --> 00:33:11,456 - And tell me, Mr. Hoffman-- 788 00:33:11,523 --> 00:33:15,527 Mr. Hoffman, do you have any evidence to back up this story? 789 00:33:15,594 --> 00:33:18,263 - Uh, no. 790 00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:22,267 But I swear it was an accident. 791 00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:23,869 - He's willing to plead guilty 792 00:33:23,969 --> 00:33:26,605 to the concealment of a human corpse. 793 00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:28,340 That's the proper charge here. 794 00:33:32,494 --> 00:33:34,262 - Offer declined. 795 00:33:40,010 --> 00:33:42,320 - That's okay. 796 00:33:42,387 --> 00:33:46,892 I--I just-- I wanted to tell the truth. 797 00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:48,526 It was an accident. 798 00:33:53,023 --> 00:33:54,399 - Call Riley. 799 00:33:54,499 --> 00:33:56,535 Tell him I need him to testify first thing in the morning 800 00:33:56,635 --> 00:34:00,205 about Hoffman fleeing when they tried to question him. 801 00:34:00,272 --> 00:34:03,141 It will establish Hoffman's consciousness of guilt. 802 00:34:03,174 --> 00:34:04,409 - Will do. 803 00:34:04,476 --> 00:34:06,494 But Nolan--[sighs] 804 00:34:06,528 --> 00:34:10,173 Are you sure we shouldn't consider accepting the plea? 805 00:34:10,206 --> 00:34:13,618 - Just take his word for it that it was an accident? 806 00:34:13,718 --> 00:34:14,986 - Well, we could call the assistant again, 807 00:34:15,020 --> 00:34:16,780 see if he was actually there that night 808 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,090 to deliver the cocaine. 809 00:34:19,157 --> 00:34:20,692 - Yeah. 810 00:34:20,725 --> 00:34:22,452 That still wouldn't prove that Hoffman's telling the truth 811 00:34:22,519 --> 00:34:23,662 about the rest of it. 812 00:34:23,695 --> 00:34:24,696 - Mm, I don't know. 813 00:34:24,763 --> 00:34:26,197 That scenario he laid out 814 00:34:26,231 --> 00:34:28,516 could very well result in a C1 cervical fracture. 815 00:34:28,550 --> 00:34:29,634 It's plausible. 816 00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:31,703 - Okay, but he-- he can't prove any of it. 817 00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:33,672 - Well, we can't prove he's lying either. 818 00:34:33,705 --> 00:34:35,173 And if he's telling the truth, 819 00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:39,110 then the appropriate sentence is 5 years, not 25 to life. 820 00:34:39,177 --> 00:34:42,280 - His actions don't make any sense 821 00:34:42,380 --> 00:34:43,882 in the context of an accident. 822 00:34:43,949 --> 00:34:47,786 He shoved her dead body into a suitcase and left her to rot. 823 00:34:47,886 --> 00:34:50,422 That is--is not the behavior of someone who is innocent. 824 00:34:50,488 --> 00:34:52,190 - Well, sometimes people behave irrationally 825 00:34:52,223 --> 00:34:55,218 when something crazy happens. 826 00:34:55,251 --> 00:34:57,362 - The defense is welcome to present their version of events 827 00:34:57,429 --> 00:34:58,863 to the jury. 828 00:34:58,897 --> 00:35:00,924 I would love to see how they react to the news 829 00:35:00,991 --> 00:35:04,160 that Hoffman has been lying to them this entire time. 830 00:35:04,227 --> 00:35:05,270 Call Riley. 831 00:35:12,344 --> 00:35:16,106 - Mr. Price, are you ready to call your next witness? 832 00:35:16,172 --> 00:35:17,616 - Uh... 833 00:35:20,176 --> 00:35:21,911 Just one moment, Your Honor. 834 00:35:26,291 --> 00:35:27,917 - Mr. Price. 835 00:35:30,261 --> 00:35:33,898 - Uh, Your Honor, it seems we are having some difficulty 836 00:35:34,032 --> 00:35:35,592 locating our next witness. 837 00:35:35,625 --> 00:35:37,569 We request a brief continuance while we look into the matter. 838 00:35:37,702 --> 00:35:41,272 - Uh, with all due respect, not our problem. 839 00:35:41,306 --> 00:35:43,141 Defense requests we move forward. 840 00:35:45,677 --> 00:35:47,604 - I'll give you 24 hours. 841 00:35:50,548 --> 00:35:52,317 - Okay, thanks. 842 00:35:54,252 --> 00:35:56,646 That was Brady. She spoke with Riley's wife. 843 00:35:56,713 --> 00:35:58,114 She can't get ahold of him either. 844 00:35:58,148 --> 00:36:00,925 He's not answering anyone's phone calls. 845 00:36:01,059 --> 00:36:03,161 - [sighs] Okay. 846 00:36:03,228 --> 00:36:04,963 Um... 847 00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:08,291 well, let's start calling around hospitals, 848 00:36:08,324 --> 00:36:11,494 see if anyone has been admitted who matches his description. 849 00:36:11,561 --> 00:36:13,296 - Hey, hey. Man, I'm sorry. 850 00:36:13,329 --> 00:36:15,106 - Vince. - I'm sorry. All right? 851 00:36:15,140 --> 00:36:16,374 I--I was a no-show. 852 00:36:16,441 --> 00:36:19,477 - We've been looking for you. We were worried. 853 00:36:19,544 --> 00:36:21,346 - Hey, what's going on? 854 00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:23,615 - Uh-- 855 00:36:23,748 --> 00:36:24,883 - Are you okay? 856 00:36:24,949 --> 00:36:27,635 - Uh, Derek Crosby was, um, 857 00:36:27,669 --> 00:36:29,579 declared brain dead this morning 858 00:36:29,679 --> 00:36:31,523 and his family took him off life support. 859 00:36:31,589 --> 00:36:33,750 [somber music] 860 00:36:33,817 --> 00:36:36,127 - Why don't we go in my office? 861 00:36:36,261 --> 00:36:37,862 Come on. 862 00:36:39,664 --> 00:36:42,534 Uh, I will get us some coffee. 863 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:46,454 Call Brady and let her know he's been found. 864 00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:54,312 Here, have some of this. 865 00:36:54,345 --> 00:36:56,339 - Crosby's death is my fault. 866 00:36:56,372 --> 00:36:58,149 - No, it was an accident. - No. 867 00:36:58,183 --> 00:36:59,442 No, I was reckless. 868 00:36:59,542 --> 00:37:01,169 - Vince, have you been drinking? 869 00:37:01,202 --> 00:37:02,520 - What difference does that make? 870 00:37:02,587 --> 00:37:04,447 - Is that a yes? 871 00:37:04,547 --> 00:37:05,724 - I saw the orange signs. 872 00:37:05,790 --> 00:37:07,325 I should have been more careful. 873 00:37:07,358 --> 00:37:08,927 - You were pursuing a murder suspect. 874 00:37:08,993 --> 00:37:10,186 He stepped in front of your vehicle. 875 00:37:10,220 --> 00:37:13,189 There's nothing-- - I knew he wasn't armed! 876 00:37:13,223 --> 00:37:15,433 Hoffman. I had no reason to think that he had a gun. 877 00:37:15,533 --> 00:37:18,103 - No, but you said that you saw in his hand-- 878 00:37:18,169 --> 00:37:21,131 - I lied. 879 00:37:21,197 --> 00:37:22,373 Make my actions seem justified. 880 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:23,742 - Hey, Vince, you need to be careful. 881 00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:26,945 - I just--I'm scared for my career and my whole life. 882 00:37:27,011 --> 00:37:29,581 - I--I'm not the person you should be saying this to. 883 00:37:29,647 --> 00:37:33,885 I am a prosecutor, not a priest. 884 00:37:33,952 --> 00:37:38,022 - You're exactly the person I need to say this to. 885 00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:40,984 I want to-- I want to tell the truth. 886 00:37:41,084 --> 00:37:42,218 I screwed up. 887 00:37:42,252 --> 00:37:43,628 And now-- - Vince, stop talking. 888 00:37:43,695 --> 00:37:50,768 ♪ ♪ 889 00:37:54,139 --> 00:37:58,643 [sighs] You didn't want this to happen. 890 00:37:58,710 --> 00:38:00,879 And you were doing your job. 891 00:38:01,012 --> 00:38:03,364 And--and--[sighs] 892 00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:07,510 Accidents happen. - [scoffs] 893 00:38:07,610 --> 00:38:10,221 - It's not right, it's not fair. 894 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:11,956 It's just the way it is. 895 00:38:17,162 --> 00:38:22,217 But you can't let one accident destroy the rest of your life. 896 00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:35,246 Is there someone I can call? Your wife? 897 00:38:35,313 --> 00:38:36,372 - No. - A sponsor? 898 00:38:36,472 --> 00:38:39,267 - No, no, no. I'm good. 899 00:38:39,300 --> 00:38:40,618 - Hey. 900 00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:43,354 - Look, I'm good, I'm good, I'm good, I'm good. 901 00:38:43,421 --> 00:38:50,286 ♪ ♪ 902 00:38:51,896 --> 00:38:54,657 - How's he doing? 903 00:38:54,724 --> 00:38:58,002 - Uh, yeah, he's having a hard time. 904 00:38:58,069 --> 00:39:01,472 I'm just gonna go make sure he gets home all right. 905 00:39:01,506 --> 00:39:04,442 Um--[sighs] 906 00:39:04,542 --> 00:39:06,144 Call Cory Mason. 907 00:39:06,211 --> 00:39:10,181 Let's--let's see if he backs up Hoffman's claims. 908 00:39:15,169 --> 00:39:18,414 [buzzer blares] 909 00:39:18,514 --> 00:39:21,359 - So what's this about? 910 00:39:21,426 --> 00:39:23,795 - Well, your client's assistant confirmed 911 00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:27,065 that he was at the apartment that night to deliver cocaine. 912 00:39:27,131 --> 00:39:29,634 - We are willing to drop the murder two charge 913 00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:31,369 in exchange for him pleading guilty 914 00:39:31,436 --> 00:39:32,904 to concealment of a human corpse. 915 00:39:33,004 --> 00:39:35,999 - [exhales deeply] - And reckless endangerment. 916 00:39:36,032 --> 00:39:38,993 And assuming his version of events is true, 917 00:39:39,027 --> 00:39:40,845 he purchased and provided Lucia with drugs 918 00:39:40,912 --> 00:39:42,880 which were directly causal to her death. 919 00:39:42,981 --> 00:39:44,782 - He'll be looking at 6 to 8 years 920 00:39:44,882 --> 00:39:46,718 instead of 25 to life. 921 00:39:51,856 --> 00:39:52,991 - We've got a deal. 922 00:39:53,024 --> 00:39:54,517 - We'll draw up the agreement. 923 00:39:56,719 --> 00:40:00,982 - So Counselor, what caused you to reverse course? 924 00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:06,604 - Thought there was a chance the jury might believe him. 925 00:40:06,704 --> 00:40:09,190 - Wow. Not a change of heart? Pfft. 926 00:40:09,223 --> 00:40:10,208 That's a shame. 927 00:40:10,241 --> 00:40:12,343 I'll buy you a drink. Come on. 928 00:40:12,477 --> 00:40:15,079 [somber music] 929 00:40:15,146 --> 00:40:19,909 - It's been two months since I last drank. 930 00:40:19,976 --> 00:40:24,872 Prior to that, I'd almost made it to the one-year mark. 931 00:40:24,906 --> 00:40:29,694 But I... 932 00:40:29,727 --> 00:40:32,255 had a few bad days. 933 00:40:32,322 --> 00:40:35,667 And I-- 934 00:40:35,733 --> 00:40:37,060 I slipped. 935 00:40:39,671 --> 00:40:44,108 [sighs] And it's hard. 936 00:40:44,208 --> 00:40:49,739 But yesterday was easier than today. 937 00:40:49,772 --> 00:40:53,718 So there's that. 938 00:40:53,751 --> 00:40:58,239 I know I just have to get up every day 939 00:40:58,272 --> 00:40:59,916 and keep going. 940 00:41:01,918 --> 00:41:03,544 And I will. 941 00:41:05,730 --> 00:41:07,298 I will. 942 00:41:07,398 --> 00:41:11,636 ♪ ♪ 943 00:41:14,789 --> 00:41:17,642 [dramatic music] 944 00:41:17,742 --> 00:41:24,816 ♪ ♪ 945 00:41:44,961 --> 00:41:47,964 [wolf howls]