1 00:00:01,334 --> 00:00:03,097 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:03,169 --> 00:00:06,832 sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. 3 00:00:06,906 --> 00:00:07,998 In New York City, 4 00:00:08,074 --> 00:00:11,009 the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies 5 00:00:11,077 --> 00:00:14,638 are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. 6 00:00:14,714 --> 00:00:16,375 These are their stories. 7 00:00:19,285 --> 00:00:22,083 Please, honey, open the door. 8 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:24,715 You can do it. Come on. 9 00:00:25,191 --> 00:00:28,718 Hurry. Hurry, there's a little kid trapped in there and he can't reach the knob. 10 00:00:28,795 --> 00:00:30,922 What's his name? Mikey. 11 00:00:31,931 --> 00:00:35,332 Mikey, fire department. Can you hear me? 12 00:00:35,402 --> 00:00:38,599 Mikey, I need you to stand away from the door. 13 00:00:38,671 --> 00:00:41,731 Get as far back as you can, okay? 14 00:00:41,808 --> 00:00:43,173 Take the door, guys. 15 00:00:43,309 --> 00:00:44,674 Hit it. 16 00:00:48,214 --> 00:00:50,375 You take the back. I'll take the front. 17 00:00:50,517 --> 00:00:52,712 10-26, food on the stove. 18 00:00:52,786 --> 00:00:53,946 Roger that, 10-26. 19 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:55,146 We're clear. 20 00:00:55,221 --> 00:00:58,054 Mikey? Mikey, where are you? 21 00:00:59,459 --> 00:01:00,983 Mikey? 22 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:06,832 The kid's injured. Come on. Let's get you out of here. 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,592 Over here. She's barely breathing. 24 00:01:08,668 --> 00:01:09,999 I got him. 25 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,538 10-45. Code 2. Start out a bus. 26 00:01:12,605 --> 00:01:14,698 10-4. Bus is on the way. 27 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:19,608 The mother's critical. Major head trauma. 28 00:01:19,746 --> 00:01:22,078 CT shows multiple subdural hematomas. 29 00:01:22,148 --> 00:01:24,981 She gonna make it? It's hard to say. She's in surgery right now. 30 00:01:25,051 --> 00:01:26,109 And the sexual assault? 31 00:01:26,186 --> 00:01:28,677 Genital trauma shows she was raped and sodomized. 32 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:30,586 We didn't find any fluids. 33 00:01:30,657 --> 00:01:32,147 How's the boy? Hmm. 34 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:33,782 No physical injuries. 35 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:36,192 All the blood on Mikey was his mom's. 36 00:01:36,262 --> 00:01:38,457 He may have seen it. You mind if I talk to him? 37 00:01:38,531 --> 00:01:39,998 No. Go ahead. 38 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:42,930 Mikey? 39 00:01:44,804 --> 00:01:47,932 My name is Olivia. How old are you? 40 00:01:51,578 --> 00:01:52,670 Six? 41 00:01:58,651 --> 00:02:02,712 Mikey, I need to talk to you about what happened in the apartment. 42 00:02:04,390 --> 00:02:06,756 Did you see your mommy get hurt? 43 00:02:10,263 --> 00:02:12,288 Can you tell me about it? 44 00:02:22,542 --> 00:02:25,511 That's right, honey, I'm a police officer. 45 00:02:26,646 --> 00:02:30,309 And I need your help to find the person who hurt your mom. 46 00:02:33,186 --> 00:02:34,380 Olivia. 47 00:02:37,590 --> 00:02:39,956 I'll be back in a little while, okay? 48 00:02:45,398 --> 00:02:47,161 This is gonna take some time. 49 00:02:47,233 --> 00:02:50,066 Maybe once he sees his mother. She just died. 50 00:03:43,881 --> 00:03:45,143 Anything on next of kin? 51 00:03:45,216 --> 00:03:46,706 Well, no handbag, no wallet. 52 00:03:46,784 --> 00:03:49,378 Perp took everything he could. And this guy's very careful. 53 00:03:49,454 --> 00:03:52,014 So far, no prints, no semen, no hair. 54 00:03:52,090 --> 00:03:53,318 Why target this apartment? 55 00:03:53,391 --> 00:03:54,415 Easy access. 56 00:03:54,492 --> 00:03:58,155 Ground floor, no gates, the locks are a piece of crap. 57 00:03:58,229 --> 00:04:01,323 From the tool marks, I'd say he forced the lock with a screwdriver. 58 00:04:01,399 --> 00:04:02,798 The victim is on her back. 59 00:04:02,867 --> 00:04:04,129 He gets on the bed, straddles her. 60 00:04:04,202 --> 00:04:05,260 She struggles. 61 00:04:05,336 --> 00:04:06,894 He grabs this lamp from that table. 62 00:04:06,971 --> 00:04:08,495 Knocks her out with two blows. 63 00:04:08,573 --> 00:04:10,040 Our victim's face was a mess. 64 00:04:10,174 --> 00:04:11,641 Are you sure that he only hit her twice? 65 00:04:11,709 --> 00:04:12,801 Blood doesn't lie. 66 00:04:12,877 --> 00:04:15,072 See that single line on the ceiling? Yeah. 67 00:04:15,146 --> 00:04:17,774 First blow starts the blood flow, second makes that pattern. 68 00:04:17,849 --> 00:04:19,942 After the rape, he beats her some more, but it's overkill. 69 00:04:20,016 --> 00:04:21,449 She's already unconscious. 70 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:22,543 Well, how'd you get that? 71 00:04:22,620 --> 00:04:25,418 Blood spatter on the sofa back is concentrated in one area. 72 00:04:25,490 --> 00:04:27,117 Doesn't look like she moved to evade the blows. 73 00:04:27,191 --> 00:04:29,489 All the damage was to her face. This feels personal. 74 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,051 Maybe it's not some random break-in we're looking at. 75 00:04:32,130 --> 00:04:33,859 If she was knocked out during the sexual assault, 76 00:04:33,931 --> 00:04:35,592 maybe Mikey slept through it. 77 00:04:35,666 --> 00:04:37,759 I don't think so. See the handprints? 78 00:04:37,835 --> 00:04:40,895 Well, maybe Mikey tried to wake Mommy up, he got his hand in the blood. 79 00:04:40,972 --> 00:04:42,872 Could've happened after the perp left. 80 00:04:42,940 --> 00:04:44,965 Possible, but see the urine stain. 81 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:47,541 Boy hid in the doorway, watching. 82 00:04:47,612 --> 00:04:50,103 What he saw scared him so much, he wet his pants. 83 00:04:50,181 --> 00:04:53,116 So if Mikey woke up, maybe somebody else did. 84 00:04:53,985 --> 00:04:57,011 The walls are paper thin, but I didn't hear nothing. 85 00:04:57,088 --> 00:04:58,214 Smoke woke me up. 86 00:04:58,289 --> 00:05:00,985 We're trying to locate family members. 87 00:05:01,058 --> 00:05:03,219 What can you tell us about Mikey and his mom? 88 00:05:03,294 --> 00:05:06,627 Said her name was Dana, didn't give me the family tree. 89 00:05:06,697 --> 00:05:08,358 Moved in a month ago. 90 00:05:08,432 --> 00:05:10,798 Dana have any visitors, maybe a boyfriend? 91 00:05:10,868 --> 00:05:13,598 I didn't see nobody except her and the boy. 92 00:05:13,671 --> 00:05:15,639 Well, did she ever say anything about family, 93 00:05:15,706 --> 00:05:17,674 maybe mention where they used to live? 94 00:05:17,742 --> 00:05:18,936 The landlord might know. 95 00:05:19,010 --> 00:05:20,170 Good. He around? 96 00:05:20,244 --> 00:05:22,235 That bastard only comes to collect the rent. 97 00:05:22,313 --> 00:05:24,508 He's got an office in midtown. 98 00:05:24,849 --> 00:05:27,977 I bet you it's a hell of a lot nicer than this dump. 99 00:05:28,052 --> 00:05:30,987 Apartment 1-H. That would be, uh, Dana McGuire. 100 00:05:31,055 --> 00:05:34,183 Okay. We'll need the rental application, credit report, any other papers. 101 00:05:34,258 --> 00:05:35,850 Sorry, my secretary called in sick. 102 00:05:35,993 --> 00:05:37,620 I don't know where she keeps those files. 103 00:05:37,695 --> 00:05:40,220 A landlord who can't find a lease? Hey, I'm a busy man. 104 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:43,131 I got better things to do than listen to a cop crack wise. 105 00:05:43,201 --> 00:05:44,498 I've got calls to make. 106 00:05:44,569 --> 00:05:46,036 I'll have her get in touch. 107 00:05:46,304 --> 00:05:49,432 Friend of mine at the D. A.'s office loves to prosecute slumlords. 108 00:05:49,507 --> 00:05:51,702 Last guy, got sentenced to six months 109 00:05:51,776 --> 00:05:54,040 living in his own condemned building. 110 00:05:54,245 --> 00:05:58,238 Look, I don't have any paper on her. It was off the books. 111 00:05:58,316 --> 00:06:00,614 Lady paid cash up front for three months. 112 00:06:00,685 --> 00:06:03,279 Which we'll be glad to pass on to the IRS, in case you forgot. 113 00:06:03,354 --> 00:06:04,787 Hey, I'm trying to be helpful here. 114 00:06:04,855 --> 00:06:07,380 So far, you're coming up short. 115 00:06:07,458 --> 00:06:11,326 Okay. Wait a minute. Um, she showed me her driver's license. 116 00:06:11,395 --> 00:06:13,955 Address was on Central Park West, 300 block. 117 00:06:14,031 --> 00:06:15,692 Your memory's a little convenient. 118 00:06:15,766 --> 00:06:17,927 Names I'm not so good at, 119 00:06:18,002 --> 00:06:21,301 but I never forget a prime piece of real estate. 120 00:06:24,942 --> 00:06:27,604 Can I help you? Yeah. NYPD, good afternoon. 121 00:06:27,745 --> 00:06:30,373 Wondering if you know a, uh, Dana McGuire? 122 00:06:30,448 --> 00:06:32,006 Of course I do. I'm her husband. 123 00:06:32,083 --> 00:06:34,381 Mr. McGuire, when was the last time you saw your wife? 124 00:06:34,452 --> 00:06:36,249 About five minutes ago. 125 00:06:36,387 --> 00:06:38,184 She's inside, feeding the baby. 126 00:06:39,390 --> 00:06:42,154 A dead woman was using my ID? 127 00:06:42,226 --> 00:06:43,989 That's so creepy. 128 00:06:44,061 --> 00:06:46,154 Any idea how she got a hold of your driver's license? 129 00:06:46,230 --> 00:06:48,926 Uh, I was mugged on my way back from Mommy & Me class. 130 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,969 In broad daylight on Columbus Avenue. Not a cop in sight. 131 00:06:52,036 --> 00:06:53,765 Mrs. McGuire, did you report the robbery? 132 00:06:53,838 --> 00:06:54,930 Yeah, a lot of good it did. 133 00:06:55,006 --> 00:06:56,997 Honey, they're just trying to help. 134 00:06:57,074 --> 00:07:00,475 They caught the guy maxing out my credit cards at Macy's. 135 00:07:00,544 --> 00:07:04,605 D. A. Plea-bargained the case. He only got six months at Rikers. 136 00:07:04,682 --> 00:07:07,845 Those yuppie moms, pushing their strollers, 137 00:07:07,918 --> 00:07:11,183 carrying diaper bags, yoga mats and crap. 138 00:07:11,389 --> 00:07:12,754 Easy pickings. 139 00:07:12,823 --> 00:07:14,950 I checked your booking sheet. 140 00:07:15,026 --> 00:07:16,550 Dana McGuire's driver's license 141 00:07:16,627 --> 00:07:18,117 was not on you when you were collared. 142 00:07:18,195 --> 00:07:21,460 What are you smoking? No way I'm copping to another charge. 143 00:07:21,532 --> 00:07:25,059 Leon, take a good look around. Do you see your lawyer in the cell? 144 00:07:25,136 --> 00:07:26,933 Did I Mirandize you? 145 00:07:27,405 --> 00:07:29,134 Then nothing you say is admissible. 146 00:07:29,206 --> 00:07:30,901 A career criminal should know better. 147 00:07:30,975 --> 00:07:32,465 Hey, I ain't no career criminal. 148 00:07:32,543 --> 00:07:36,411 Look, we just want to know who bought the ID, off the record. 149 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,573 On the record, you help us out, we'll talk to the D. A., 150 00:07:38,649 --> 00:07:41,641 you finish out your sentence in a halfway house. 151 00:07:48,893 --> 00:07:53,489 Oh, yeah. I met this chick in a diner. 152 00:07:53,564 --> 00:07:56,692 Said she couldn't find work 'cause she had no ID. 153 00:07:56,767 --> 00:07:57,859 I felt sorry for her. 154 00:07:57,935 --> 00:07:59,266 Okay. Did you get her real name? 155 00:07:59,603 --> 00:08:02,731 Said it was Jill. Son's name is Tommy. 156 00:08:04,408 --> 00:08:05,807 You sure that's his real name? 157 00:08:05,876 --> 00:08:08,401 Sure, I'm sure. Same as my kid brother. 158 00:08:10,414 --> 00:08:12,041 We'll talk to the D. A. 159 00:08:12,116 --> 00:08:13,606 Open the gate. 160 00:08:17,955 --> 00:08:21,049 Jill calls the kid Tommy to this mope, but Mikey to the neighbors? 161 00:08:21,125 --> 00:08:22,820 And he answers to both. 162 00:08:22,893 --> 00:08:25,623 You add that to the fake ID and that fleabag apartment. 163 00:08:25,696 --> 00:08:27,891 You know, you break parole, you run from creditors, 164 00:08:27,965 --> 00:08:29,592 you change your name. 165 00:08:29,667 --> 00:08:33,398 You change your kid's name, you're hiding from something bigger. 166 00:08:36,539 --> 00:08:38,769 Warner wants us at the morgue. 167 00:08:41,412 --> 00:08:42,606 Jill's head CT. 168 00:08:42,779 --> 00:08:44,111 Two subdural hematomas, 169 00:08:44,181 --> 00:08:46,945 consistent with the two blows from the lamp found at the scene. 170 00:08:47,017 --> 00:08:48,279 I thought you had something new for us? 171 00:08:48,352 --> 00:08:49,819 I've got a time frame for the assault. 172 00:08:50,154 --> 00:08:51,121 How? 173 00:08:51,188 --> 00:08:53,349 The brain shrank away from the injury site, 174 00:08:53,424 --> 00:08:55,449 and she bled out into the skull cavity. 175 00:08:55,526 --> 00:08:57,323 Now, based on the amount of blood, 176 00:08:57,395 --> 00:09:00,523 the attack occurred seven to nine hours before these were taken. 177 00:09:00,598 --> 00:09:02,463 So backtrack from the hospital admission, 178 00:09:02,533 --> 00:09:05,468 that puts it between 9:00 and 11:00 last night. 179 00:09:05,536 --> 00:09:08,004 The fire department didn't get the call till 5:00 a. m. 180 00:09:08,072 --> 00:09:10,632 Tommy was alone for six hours watching her die. 181 00:09:10,708 --> 00:09:14,200 Tommy's the reason I called you over here. 182 00:09:14,278 --> 00:09:16,803 See these old surgical incisions on her abdomen? 183 00:09:16,881 --> 00:09:20,510 The one in the upper left quadrant is from a splenectomy. 184 00:09:20,584 --> 00:09:22,313 She had her spleen removed, so what? 185 00:09:22,386 --> 00:09:24,946 I'd say she had Hodgkin's disease as a child. 186 00:09:25,022 --> 00:09:26,990 The treatment also includes chemotherapy, 187 00:09:27,057 --> 00:09:29,548 which probably would have left her unable to have children. 188 00:09:29,627 --> 00:09:32,061 So I took a sample of Tommy's blood from the hospital 189 00:09:32,129 --> 00:09:34,461 and ran his DNA against the victim's. 190 00:09:34,532 --> 00:09:35,760 No match. 191 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,197 She's not his mother. 192 00:09:43,609 --> 00:09:46,874 This kid has been living with a woman who is not his biological mother. 193 00:09:46,945 --> 00:09:48,003 Well, he could be adopted. 194 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,411 Well, that doesn't fit with the fake ID, 195 00:09:49,481 --> 00:09:51,813 and changing his name from Tommy to Mikey. 196 00:09:51,883 --> 00:09:53,077 A kidnap? 197 00:09:53,151 --> 00:09:55,210 Nothing came up in the missing child databanks. 198 00:09:55,287 --> 00:09:57,255 And let's hope it's not a baby snatcher. 199 00:09:57,322 --> 00:09:59,051 Trying to match an infant's photo 200 00:09:59,124 --> 00:10:00,785 with a 6-year-old, that's impossible. 201 00:10:00,859 --> 00:10:02,918 Is he any closer to opening up? 202 00:10:02,995 --> 00:10:04,860 We're making progress. He likes to draw. 203 00:10:04,930 --> 00:10:06,830 He's using his art to communicate. 204 00:10:06,999 --> 00:10:08,694 Look at this. 205 00:10:11,003 --> 00:10:12,903 He drew the murder. 206 00:10:12,971 --> 00:10:14,370 How do we get him to talk about it? 207 00:10:14,439 --> 00:10:18,398 Well, he's identified you as someone who cares about him. 208 00:10:18,477 --> 00:10:20,502 Make him feel safe. 209 00:10:20,579 --> 00:10:22,444 That's a great picture. 210 00:10:22,514 --> 00:10:26,109 Got grass and trees, a bright yellow sun. 211 00:10:26,184 --> 00:10:28,311 You draw really well, Tommy. 212 00:10:30,522 --> 00:10:33,582 Yeah, Tommy. I know your real name. 213 00:10:36,728 --> 00:10:39,492 And I know that you're a very brave boy. 214 00:10:42,334 --> 00:10:46,600 Don't be afraid, Tommy. It's okay. You know why? 'Cause I'm here to help you. 215 00:10:46,672 --> 00:10:48,663 See that? 216 00:10:48,740 --> 00:10:50,708 That's what police officers do. 217 00:10:50,842 --> 00:10:52,833 They help little boys that are afraid. 218 00:10:57,049 --> 00:10:58,482 What? 219 00:10:58,550 --> 00:11:00,245 You want my phone? 220 00:11:01,219 --> 00:11:02,652 Here you go. 221 00:11:05,824 --> 00:11:08,622 9-1-1. 222 00:11:08,694 --> 00:11:09,786 That's exactly right. 223 00:11:09,861 --> 00:11:12,295 That's who you call when you want the police. 224 00:11:12,364 --> 00:11:13,797 Good job. 225 00:11:13,865 --> 00:11:16,265 Do you know your home phone number? 226 00:11:24,242 --> 00:11:25,675 How about... 227 00:11:26,645 --> 00:11:29,170 Do you know any other numbers? Like say 228 00:11:29,247 --> 00:11:32,182 a number that you would call in an emergency? 229 00:11:37,055 --> 00:11:40,388 Good. You're so smart. You know what? 230 00:11:40,459 --> 00:11:41,892 I'm gonna be back in a little while, 231 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,360 but I was wondering if you'd do me a favor? 232 00:11:44,429 --> 00:11:46,863 Will you draw me another picture? 233 00:11:49,634 --> 00:11:50,726 Thanks. 234 00:11:51,903 --> 00:11:54,667 I'll be back in a little bit, all right? 235 00:11:55,373 --> 00:11:57,341 Let's see who he called. 236 00:12:02,180 --> 00:12:04,580 It's a domestic violence hotline. 237 00:12:08,854 --> 00:12:11,015 Oh, God, it's Jill Hoffman. 238 00:12:11,189 --> 00:12:13,350 The bastard finally did it. 239 00:12:13,425 --> 00:12:14,585 Her husband? 240 00:12:14,659 --> 00:12:17,389 Dan Hoffman. Violent son of a bitch. 241 00:12:17,896 --> 00:12:20,330 Jill wanted to leave, but she had nowhere to go. 242 00:12:20,398 --> 00:12:24,459 He isolated her completely, drove all her friends away. 243 00:12:24,536 --> 00:12:26,299 You place her in a DV shelter? 244 00:12:26,371 --> 00:12:29,602 Jill stayed in one of our safe houses for three weeks, then she left. 245 00:12:29,674 --> 00:12:31,471 When she found an apartment in Hell's Kitchen? 246 00:12:31,543 --> 00:12:34,376 No, she went back to her husband in Rye. 247 00:12:34,446 --> 00:12:36,710 She couldn't bear to leave her stepson behind. 248 00:12:36,782 --> 00:12:37,874 You mean Tommy? 249 00:12:37,949 --> 00:12:39,917 She loved that child like he was her own son. 250 00:12:39,985 --> 00:12:42,419 Well, then why didn't Jill take Tommy with her to the safe house? 251 00:12:42,487 --> 00:12:44,455 She wanted to, but we couldn't allow it. 252 00:12:44,523 --> 00:12:45,581 Jill's his stepmother. 253 00:12:45,657 --> 00:12:48,182 She had no legal right to take Tommy from his father. 254 00:12:48,260 --> 00:12:50,728 If she'd brought him here, we'd be accessories to kidnapping. 255 00:12:50,796 --> 00:12:53,424 So that's it? You couldn't do anything? 256 00:12:53,498 --> 00:12:55,125 Our hands were tied. 257 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:56,531 We told her to fight for legal custody. 258 00:12:56,601 --> 00:12:58,535 We even found Jill a pro bono attorney. 259 00:12:59,271 --> 00:13:02,832 I'll confirm Jill was my client, but anything else is privileged. 260 00:13:02,908 --> 00:13:04,535 She hired you to help her protect Tommy. 261 00:13:04,609 --> 00:13:05,940 We're trying to do the same thing. 262 00:13:06,011 --> 00:13:07,069 Where's Tommy now? 263 00:13:07,145 --> 00:13:10,478 He's in the hospital, too traumatized to speak. 264 00:13:10,549 --> 00:13:12,414 Tommy saw the attack. 265 00:13:12,484 --> 00:13:14,816 He spent the night trying to help Jill as she died. 266 00:13:14,886 --> 00:13:16,911 You sending him back to his father? 267 00:13:16,988 --> 00:13:20,185 Unless you give us good reasons why we shouldn't. 268 00:13:22,460 --> 00:13:24,485 Jill married Dan Hoffman two years ago. 269 00:13:24,629 --> 00:13:26,688 The abuse started soon after. 270 00:13:26,765 --> 00:13:28,323 What happened to Tommy's real mother? 271 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,368 Kim left when Tommy was three. 272 00:13:30,902 --> 00:13:32,767 Hoffman probably beat her, too. 273 00:13:32,838 --> 00:13:35,568 Did Hoffman ever abuse Tommy? 274 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,131 He terrorized him psychologically, 275 00:13:38,210 --> 00:13:41,805 but he had never laid a hand on the boy yet. 276 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,316 Jill knew it was only a matter of time before Hoffman turned his rage against his son. 277 00:13:45,383 --> 00:13:47,180 Any official complaints of abuse? 278 00:13:47,319 --> 00:13:49,116 Against Dan Hoffman? 279 00:13:49,187 --> 00:13:52,088 Respected member of the community? 280 00:13:52,157 --> 00:13:54,318 She thought no one would believe her. You did. 281 00:13:54,392 --> 00:13:58,192 I know the signs. Jill Hoffman was definitely abused. 282 00:13:58,263 --> 00:13:59,730 So what was your plan? 283 00:13:59,798 --> 00:14:01,356 File for emergency custody. 284 00:14:01,433 --> 00:14:04,368 It was a long shot, even with a good judge. 285 00:14:04,436 --> 00:14:06,427 You knew she'd lose. 286 00:14:06,504 --> 00:14:09,530 You told Jill to take Tommy, didn't you? 287 00:14:09,608 --> 00:14:11,576 I'm an officer of the court. 288 00:14:11,643 --> 00:14:15,511 If I abetted my client in the commission of a felony, I'd be disbarred. 289 00:14:18,917 --> 00:14:21,147 Tommy Hoffman? Dan Hoffman's son? Mmm-hmm. 290 00:14:21,219 --> 00:14:22,618 No. You got your wires crossed. 291 00:14:22,687 --> 00:14:25,588 Tommy's down in Florida with his stepmom. Little winter getaway. 292 00:14:25,657 --> 00:14:28,683 Yeah? Anything go on in this town that you don't know about? 293 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:32,389 I happened to bump into Dan last week at the Elks Club, he mentioned it. 294 00:14:32,464 --> 00:14:33,897 What kind of guy is Hoffman? 295 00:14:34,032 --> 00:14:35,499 Nicest guy in the world. 296 00:14:35,567 --> 00:14:37,000 Successful real estate agent, 297 00:14:37,068 --> 00:14:40,333 sells big houses to folks escaping crime in your city. 298 00:14:40,405 --> 00:14:42,066 Any history with family problems? 299 00:14:42,140 --> 00:14:44,165 Just that tramp of a first wife. 300 00:14:44,676 --> 00:14:47,440 Kim ran away with another man, left Dan and the boy. 301 00:14:47,512 --> 00:14:49,070 But Dan rose to the occasion, 302 00:14:49,147 --> 00:14:51,581 never misses a soccer game or a parent-teacher conference. 303 00:14:51,650 --> 00:14:55,051 So your officers have never responded to a domestic dispute over at the Hoffmans? 304 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:56,348 You're barking up the wrong tree. 305 00:14:56,421 --> 00:14:59,857 Dan Hoffman's done more for this community than anybody. 306 00:14:59,925 --> 00:15:03,122 Here. Picture of him in the Rye Journal. 307 00:15:03,662 --> 00:15:04,788 Go see those folks. 308 00:15:04,863 --> 00:15:08,924 Not a week goes by, Dan's not in their paper for some deed or another. 309 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,491 Take your pick. Hoffman's a major player in Rye. 310 00:15:11,569 --> 00:15:13,059 We've got lots of pictures. 311 00:15:13,138 --> 00:15:16,403 Uh, we'd like some of his son, too. Oh, all right, um... 312 00:15:17,842 --> 00:15:20,208 Here's Tommy. 313 00:15:20,378 --> 00:15:23,870 Tommy with Jill at the school bake sale. Cute kid. 314 00:15:23,949 --> 00:15:25,246 Do you have any of Tommy's mother? 315 00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:26,714 His real mother. 316 00:15:26,785 --> 00:15:29,583 I don't see why I bother to keep shots of Kim. 317 00:15:29,654 --> 00:15:32,214 She'll never show her face in this town again. 318 00:15:32,290 --> 00:15:33,587 Why did you say you needed these? 319 00:15:33,658 --> 00:15:36,684 We are, um, trying to trace the heirs to an estate, 320 00:15:36,761 --> 00:15:40,891 so if this is the right Hoffman, then the kid just inherited a bundle. 321 00:15:40,966 --> 00:15:43,230 Hey, Tommy, I made you a book. 322 00:15:44,769 --> 00:15:47,033 See, it's got your name on it. 323 00:15:53,111 --> 00:15:55,238 There's you playing soccer. 324 00:16:00,018 --> 00:16:02,043 And there's you and Jill. 325 00:16:13,331 --> 00:16:15,458 You know who that is, Tommy? 326 00:16:22,607 --> 00:16:24,040 It's my mom. 327 00:16:27,512 --> 00:16:29,878 That's right, Tommy. 328 00:16:29,948 --> 00:16:31,540 That's your mom. 329 00:16:33,752 --> 00:16:36,312 My dad said she ran away. 330 00:16:36,388 --> 00:16:38,856 She didn't love us anymore. 331 00:16:41,393 --> 00:16:43,953 But then Jill came to live with you. 332 00:16:44,963 --> 00:16:49,957 She made me cookies and tucked me in every night. 333 00:16:54,005 --> 00:16:56,997 But then Jill went away, too? 334 00:16:58,243 --> 00:17:00,211 She came back for me. 335 00:17:01,279 --> 00:17:04,009 We ran away from my dad. 336 00:17:04,082 --> 00:17:06,175 It's okay, sweetie. 337 00:17:06,251 --> 00:17:09,482 Tommy, it's okay. You can tell me. 338 00:17:09,553 --> 00:17:12,351 We were gonna get a new house. Uh-huh. 339 00:17:12,424 --> 00:17:16,326 Far away, where my dad can never find us. 340 00:17:16,394 --> 00:17:17,622 But... 341 00:17:18,629 --> 00:17:19,790 Go on. Tommy! 342 00:17:21,066 --> 00:17:23,500 My dad, he's here. 343 00:17:25,036 --> 00:17:27,266 Slow down. Hey! What are you doing to him? 344 00:17:27,338 --> 00:17:29,397 Tommy, come here. It's okay, Daddy's here. 345 00:17:29,474 --> 00:17:31,066 I need to see my son. 346 00:17:31,142 --> 00:17:33,576 You have had him here this whole time and no one has told me. 347 00:17:33,645 --> 00:17:35,135 Calm down. You're scaring him. 348 00:17:35,213 --> 00:17:37,875 I am his father. He needs me. Tommy... 349 00:17:37,949 --> 00:17:39,712 Hold on. Slow down. 350 00:17:40,919 --> 00:17:43,353 Tommy, you do not have to go with him, okay, honey? 351 00:17:43,421 --> 00:17:45,651 Like hell he doesn't. He's been medically cleared. 352 00:17:45,723 --> 00:17:47,588 And you can't stop me from taking him home. 353 00:17:47,659 --> 00:17:50,321 Released in the custody of his father. 354 00:17:53,164 --> 00:17:55,223 Oh, thank God I found you. 355 00:17:57,335 --> 00:17:59,462 Everything's gonna be okay. 356 00:18:09,528 --> 00:18:11,257 Dan Hoffman's attorney called. 357 00:18:11,329 --> 00:18:13,320 She's threatening to sue for the emotional distress 358 00:18:13,398 --> 00:18:15,366 of withholding information on Tommy's whereabouts. 359 00:18:15,433 --> 00:18:16,457 Distress, my ass. 360 00:18:16,535 --> 00:18:19,732 Hoffman didn't even file a missing persons report, and he's trying to jack us up? 361 00:18:19,805 --> 00:18:22,103 We only delayed notification by a couple of hours. 362 00:18:22,174 --> 00:18:23,300 That's not the point. 363 00:18:23,375 --> 00:18:25,502 You were playing fast and loose, and you got caught. 364 00:18:25,577 --> 00:18:28,603 Well, can you blame us, Alex? Now the boy is in the custody of a killer. 365 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,307 Alleged killer. 366 00:18:30,415 --> 00:18:33,851 All you have so far is your gut instinct that Hoffman murdered Jill. 367 00:18:33,919 --> 00:18:35,011 It could still be a burglary. 368 00:18:35,086 --> 00:18:38,419 Tommy was about to tell me what happened when his father showed up. 369 00:18:38,490 --> 00:18:39,821 We need to re-interview him. 370 00:18:39,891 --> 00:18:41,256 Hoffman's attorney will fight it. 371 00:18:41,426 --> 00:18:44,953 So get a court order. Tommy is a material witness to the murder. 372 00:18:45,030 --> 00:18:47,396 I'll try, but some hard evidence on the homicide 373 00:18:47,465 --> 00:18:49,990 would go a long way with the judge. 374 00:18:52,838 --> 00:18:54,601 Haven't you caused enough trouble already? 375 00:18:54,673 --> 00:18:56,573 Well, sir, we just came by to apologize. 376 00:18:56,641 --> 00:18:58,438 We're very sorry about the misunderstanding. 377 00:18:58,510 --> 00:19:00,637 You have both of our condolences on your loss. 378 00:19:00,712 --> 00:19:02,873 Well, I appreciate your sympathies. 379 00:19:02,948 --> 00:19:05,280 But I'm still considering a lawsuit. 380 00:19:05,350 --> 00:19:09,150 As a father, I can only imagine how terrible this is for you. 381 00:19:09,921 --> 00:19:11,013 I'm glad you understand. 382 00:19:11,089 --> 00:19:12,579 How is Tommy doing? 383 00:19:12,657 --> 00:19:14,147 Well, I've consulted a psychiatrist 384 00:19:14,226 --> 00:19:16,490 who assures me that Tommy will make a full recovery. 385 00:19:16,561 --> 00:19:19,121 Good, that's great news. 386 00:19:19,197 --> 00:19:21,222 Mr. Hoffman, would you consider 387 00:19:21,299 --> 00:19:23,324 allowing us to speak with Tommy? 388 00:19:23,401 --> 00:19:27,895 No. Right now, I think time to heal is in my son's best interests. 389 00:19:27,973 --> 00:19:30,100 His best interests or yours? 390 00:19:30,175 --> 00:19:32,006 You know what? I resent that, Detective. 391 00:19:32,077 --> 00:19:33,169 My wife was murdered. 392 00:19:33,245 --> 00:19:34,872 You, of all people, should understand. 393 00:19:35,013 --> 00:19:36,640 I'm only trying to protect my son. 394 00:19:36,715 --> 00:19:39,411 Well, how were you protecting your son when he was gone for a month? 395 00:19:39,484 --> 00:19:40,576 You didn't even report him missing. 396 00:19:40,652 --> 00:19:42,916 You told everybody that Jill and Tommy were in Florida. 397 00:19:42,988 --> 00:19:44,353 Okay. You're right. 398 00:19:44,422 --> 00:19:48,654 I lied, but I was only trying to protect my wife's reputation. 399 00:19:48,727 --> 00:19:52,959 I didn't want anybody to know how emotionally unstable she was. 400 00:19:53,031 --> 00:19:55,465 I thought that I was doing the right thing. 401 00:19:55,533 --> 00:19:57,000 Didn't you want any help in trying to find her? 402 00:19:57,068 --> 00:19:59,036 Yes. Of course I did, 403 00:19:59,104 --> 00:20:02,562 but I was afraid going to the police would set her off. 404 00:20:03,541 --> 00:20:06,066 Look, she's always come back before. 405 00:20:06,144 --> 00:20:07,611 So I waited. 406 00:20:08,914 --> 00:20:11,644 I was worried, but I didn't know what else to do. 407 00:20:11,716 --> 00:20:13,411 Where were you the night of the murder? 408 00:20:17,789 --> 00:20:21,156 I was in the city at the Realtors' Association dinner. 409 00:20:21,226 --> 00:20:24,354 Five hundred of my colleagues will support that. 410 00:20:27,332 --> 00:20:29,323 Here for the open house? You're early. 411 00:20:29,401 --> 00:20:31,562 Actually, we're not here about the house. 412 00:20:31,670 --> 00:20:35,504 Now, you sat next to Dan Hoffman at the Realtors' Association dinner dance? 413 00:20:35,573 --> 00:20:36,631 How could I forget? 414 00:20:36,708 --> 00:20:39,040 Handsome man like that, and he came without a date. 415 00:20:39,110 --> 00:20:40,543 Did he stay for the whole event? 416 00:20:40,612 --> 00:20:44,139 No, by the end of the awards he was bored, so he went to the bar. 417 00:20:44,215 --> 00:20:46,547 I would've gone with him, but I was getting a plaque. 418 00:20:46,618 --> 00:20:47,880 Well, congratulations. 419 00:20:48,019 --> 00:20:49,281 Did you see him after that? 420 00:20:49,354 --> 00:20:52,152 He promised me a dance, but he never made it back to the table. 421 00:20:52,223 --> 00:20:53,315 I thought he stood me up. 422 00:20:53,391 --> 00:20:54,585 You thought? 423 00:20:54,826 --> 00:20:56,384 Well, he showed up later on. 424 00:20:56,461 --> 00:20:57,655 I confess I was a little jealous. 425 00:20:57,729 --> 00:20:58,889 And why is that? 426 00:20:58,964 --> 00:21:02,092 Well, he was all sweaty and his clothes were all messed up. 427 00:21:02,167 --> 00:21:04,226 I wish he had danced with me that way. 428 00:21:04,302 --> 00:21:06,463 Do you remember what time it was when you saw him again? 429 00:21:06,538 --> 00:21:07,630 Around 11:00. 430 00:21:07,706 --> 00:21:10,266 I remember because I always call the babysitter around then. 431 00:21:10,342 --> 00:21:12,367 Oh, excuse me. Come on in. 432 00:21:13,645 --> 00:21:16,671 He had time to sneak out, do the murder and get back to tango. 433 00:21:16,748 --> 00:21:18,079 With his rumpled shirt. 434 00:21:18,149 --> 00:21:19,411 What about the blood? 435 00:21:19,484 --> 00:21:20,883 Coveralls worked good enough for O. J. 436 00:21:20,952 --> 00:21:22,078 This is a weak alibi. 437 00:21:22,153 --> 00:21:24,986 Maybe Cabot can use it as ammunition at the hearing. 438 00:21:27,792 --> 00:21:29,885 A child's mental health is at risk. 439 00:21:29,961 --> 00:21:32,088 I'm ruling there be no further interviews of Tommy Hoffman 440 00:21:32,163 --> 00:21:34,290 until after a full psychological examination. 441 00:21:34,366 --> 00:21:35,663 Dr. George Huang can do the evaluation. 442 00:21:35,734 --> 00:21:36,962 He's worked with Tommy before. 443 00:21:37,035 --> 00:21:39,560 Please, don't do this. Dr. Huang works for the police department. 444 00:21:39,637 --> 00:21:42,231 You would be forcing my son to endure another interrogation. 445 00:21:42,307 --> 00:21:43,467 Is that true, Ms. Cabot? 446 00:21:43,541 --> 00:21:45,441 Dr. Huang is a consultant for the NYPD, 447 00:21:45,510 --> 00:21:47,375 he also happens to be highly qualified. 448 00:21:47,445 --> 00:21:48,673 You're splitting hairs, Ms. Cabot. 449 00:21:48,747 --> 00:21:49,975 Look, I have already made an appointment 450 00:21:50,048 --> 00:21:52,312 for Tommy to start therapy with a Dr. Mildred Souther. 451 00:21:52,384 --> 00:21:54,852 All right? She's a child specialist in trauma. 452 00:21:54,919 --> 00:21:56,978 Why does Tommy have to see two psychiatrists? 453 00:21:57,055 --> 00:21:59,717 I agree. The court will await Dr. Souther's evaluation. 454 00:21:59,791 --> 00:22:03,488 Then at least put the child in foster care until after the evaluation is complete. 455 00:22:03,561 --> 00:22:05,722 Tommy Hoffman is the only eyewitness to a homicide 456 00:22:05,797 --> 00:22:07,628 that may well have been committed by his father. 457 00:22:07,699 --> 00:22:09,360 There's absolutely no evidence to suggest 458 00:22:09,434 --> 00:22:11,994 my client had anything to do with his wife's tragic death. 459 00:22:12,070 --> 00:22:14,595 Mr. Hoffman's alibi for the time of the murder is shaky, 460 00:22:14,672 --> 00:22:16,196 and there's a history of domestic violence. 461 00:22:16,274 --> 00:22:19,300 That is a lie. I would never hurt Jill. 462 00:22:19,377 --> 00:22:22,369 Jill Hoffman was an unstable woman making wild allegations 463 00:22:22,447 --> 00:22:24,608 because Dan Hoffman wanted a divorce. 464 00:22:24,682 --> 00:22:28,049 She abducted the boy in an act of revenge against my client. 465 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,714 The police have no evidence that my client knew where Jill or the boy were hiding. 466 00:22:31,790 --> 00:22:35,783 I've heard enough. The child will remain in his father's custody. 467 00:22:36,928 --> 00:22:41,092 Dan is a kind and gentle man. He's incapable of violence. 468 00:22:41,166 --> 00:22:42,827 How can I convince you? 469 00:22:42,901 --> 00:22:44,926 Let the police interview him. 470 00:22:45,003 --> 00:22:47,904 For starters, let's talk about that 45-minute gap in your alibi. 471 00:22:47,972 --> 00:22:49,405 It was a boring, rubber chicken dinner. 472 00:22:49,474 --> 00:22:50,873 I went to the bar for a drink. 473 00:22:50,942 --> 00:22:53,502 Try again. We checked. The bartender doesn't remember you. 474 00:22:53,578 --> 00:22:55,546 Well, why would he? I mean, it was a mob scene, 475 00:22:55,613 --> 00:22:58,776 so I went outside to get some fresh air, chatted with some people. 476 00:22:58,850 --> 00:23:00,681 Just give us their names and we're done here. 477 00:23:00,752 --> 00:23:02,811 I don't know their names. I mean, you don't ask for ID 478 00:23:02,887 --> 00:23:04,946 when you're chatting about the Yankees' scouting report. 479 00:23:05,023 --> 00:23:06,752 There you are, at a dinner dance, 480 00:23:06,825 --> 00:23:08,520 less than a mile from Jill's apartment. 481 00:23:08,593 --> 00:23:10,584 You jump in a cab, you're there in less than five minutes. 482 00:23:10,662 --> 00:23:13,028 If I had known where Jill lived, I would've gone there 483 00:23:13,098 --> 00:23:15,999 and I would have convinced her to come home. 484 00:23:18,002 --> 00:23:19,492 I thought you wanted a divorce? 485 00:23:19,571 --> 00:23:21,095 I wanted my son back. 486 00:23:21,272 --> 00:23:23,206 I mean, if Jill wanted to leave, that's fine, 487 00:23:23,274 --> 00:23:24,707 but I wasn't going to let her take my son. 488 00:23:24,776 --> 00:23:27,836 You've got an answer for everything, don't you? 489 00:23:27,912 --> 00:23:30,005 I'm not buying your loving father act. 490 00:23:30,148 --> 00:23:32,275 Tommy is terrified of you. 491 00:23:32,350 --> 00:23:34,682 My son is everything to me. I would die for my son. 492 00:23:34,752 --> 00:23:36,344 Tommy almost died for you. 493 00:23:36,421 --> 00:23:39,913 You killed Jill, and then you left him alone in that apartment. 494 00:23:39,991 --> 00:23:42,391 And had firefighters not responded so fast, 495 00:23:42,460 --> 00:23:44,621 then you'd be burying him along with your dead wife. 496 00:23:44,696 --> 00:23:49,360 You wouldn't dare talk to me like that if you didn't have that badge and gun. 497 00:23:51,436 --> 00:23:54,701 You notice, in the interview, Hoffman never called Tommy or Jill by their names? 498 00:23:54,772 --> 00:23:56,262 It was always "my wife," "my son. " 499 00:23:56,341 --> 00:23:59,139 Possessions, not people. Hoffman owned his family. 500 00:23:59,210 --> 00:24:00,609 He had to punish Jill for leaving. 501 00:24:00,678 --> 00:24:03,146 Power and control. Two classic signs of a batterer. 502 00:24:03,214 --> 00:24:06,012 Well, so far we can't even prove that he found Jill. 503 00:24:06,084 --> 00:24:09,053 I may have something to help you on that. Bring it on. 504 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:11,384 She opened a new checking account under the name Dana McGuire. 505 00:24:11,456 --> 00:24:12,821 I talked to the real Mrs. McGuire. 506 00:24:12,891 --> 00:24:14,222 It's not hers. 507 00:24:14,292 --> 00:24:15,725 So it's Jill's. She write any checks? 508 00:24:15,793 --> 00:24:17,158 No. She made cash withdrawals 509 00:24:17,228 --> 00:24:20,493 and deposited a couple of paychecks from J. A. G. Enterprises. 510 00:24:20,565 --> 00:24:21,691 Jill was working? 511 00:24:21,766 --> 00:24:25,293 Yeah, as an entertainer at Benny's Topless on 12th. 512 00:24:25,370 --> 00:24:28,862 Jill was real sweet, but she was a lousy dancer. 513 00:24:28,940 --> 00:24:30,703 Why'd they hire her? 514 00:24:30,775 --> 00:24:34,336 Lot of commuters stop in on their way back to the burbs. 515 00:24:34,412 --> 00:24:38,314 Jill looked like Susie Homemaker, that turned them on. 516 00:24:38,383 --> 00:24:42,183 One guy said it was like having June Cleaver give you a lap dance. 517 00:24:42,253 --> 00:24:43,447 Why did Jill quit? 518 00:24:43,521 --> 00:24:47,651 I'm not sure, but she had a major freak out about a week ago. 519 00:24:47,725 --> 00:24:48,987 Over what? 520 00:24:49,060 --> 00:24:52,996 Uh, she saw a guy in the crowd she knew from the town she used to live in. 521 00:24:53,064 --> 00:24:55,396 She mention his name? No. 522 00:24:55,466 --> 00:24:58,629 But a couple of days later she was gone. 523 00:24:58,703 --> 00:25:01,228 What night was that, that she, uh, saw the guy? 524 00:25:01,306 --> 00:25:04,070 It was a week ago, last Tuesday. Um... 525 00:25:04,142 --> 00:25:08,875 I remember it 'cause that was the night I introduced the cockatoo into my act. 526 00:25:09,914 --> 00:25:11,575 Okay. Thank you. 527 00:25:13,251 --> 00:25:15,776 Hey, nail the prick, will you? 528 00:25:15,853 --> 00:25:17,480 We'll do our best. 529 00:25:17,555 --> 00:25:21,582 Let's check the credit card receipts, see who came in here from Rye. 530 00:25:21,659 --> 00:25:24,890 Mr. Rizzo, you're quite a big spender over there at Benny's Topless. 531 00:25:24,963 --> 00:25:26,430 Look, you can't tell my wife. 532 00:25:26,497 --> 00:25:28,021 She thinks I work a lot of overtime. 533 00:25:28,199 --> 00:25:29,359 Well, so help us out here, 534 00:25:29,434 --> 00:25:31,766 we won't have to take a drive up to Rye and talk to you at home. 535 00:25:31,836 --> 00:25:33,565 Whatever you need. 536 00:25:33,638 --> 00:25:34,764 You know Dan Hoffman? 537 00:25:34,872 --> 00:25:36,134 Yeah. He's a great guy. 538 00:25:36,341 --> 00:25:38,775 I handle a lot of his closings out of my office in Rye. 539 00:25:38,843 --> 00:25:41,971 Did you take Hoffman to the strip club, you know, boys night out? 540 00:25:42,046 --> 00:25:43,980 No, but I tried. 541 00:25:44,115 --> 00:25:46,049 Especially after I saw that stripper. 542 00:25:46,117 --> 00:25:47,516 She's a dead ringer for his wife. 543 00:25:47,585 --> 00:25:49,416 Did you tell Hoffman about this stripper? 544 00:25:49,487 --> 00:25:53,082 I called him on my way home, you know, thought he'd get a kick out of it. 545 00:25:53,157 --> 00:25:57,651 Put her in an apron baking cookies, half the town would swear it was Jill. 546 00:26:01,399 --> 00:26:03,230 No one spotted Dan Hoffman in the strip club, 547 00:26:03,334 --> 00:26:05,029 but he didn't have to go inside the joint. 548 00:26:05,103 --> 00:26:06,127 Once he knew where Jill worked, 549 00:26:06,204 --> 00:26:07,865 it would've been easy enough to follow her home. 550 00:26:07,939 --> 00:26:10,407 The night of the dinner dance, he slips out, he kills her. 551 00:26:10,475 --> 00:26:12,067 I mean, it's almost the perfect crime, 552 00:26:12,143 --> 00:26:15,408 except for the fact that his alibi has a hole you can drive a truck through. 553 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,608 Nobody at the dance remembers seeing him for a full 45 minutes. 554 00:26:18,683 --> 00:26:21,208 So, what do you say, Counselor, we got probable cause? 555 00:26:21,286 --> 00:26:23,948 It's all circumstantial, but it's enough for an arrest. 556 00:26:24,022 --> 00:26:25,649 Well, don't look so happy. 557 00:26:25,723 --> 00:26:27,748 We may not survive the grand jury. 558 00:26:28,293 --> 00:26:29,282 Why not? 559 00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:30,793 Dan Hoffman will testify. 560 00:26:31,362 --> 00:26:33,489 His father-of-the-year act has everybody fooled. 561 00:26:33,564 --> 00:26:37,933 He's handsome, charismatic, and he plays the grieving widower very well. 562 00:26:38,002 --> 00:26:41,631 I think Mr. Wonderful is going to dirty up the victim and the jury might not indict. 563 00:26:41,706 --> 00:26:43,503 Stop him from testifying. 564 00:26:43,574 --> 00:26:46,668 I can't. Once he's arrested, it's his right. 565 00:26:46,744 --> 00:26:49,042 His attorney will serve notice at arraignment. 566 00:26:49,113 --> 00:26:50,740 So we're stuck. 567 00:26:50,815 --> 00:26:53,807 I could do a silent indictment without arresting him. 568 00:26:53,885 --> 00:26:55,876 If I present the facts to the grand jury 569 00:26:55,953 --> 00:26:58,217 as part of an investigation into the homicide, 570 00:26:58,289 --> 00:27:00,348 I'm not obligated to notify Hoffman. 571 00:27:00,425 --> 00:27:03,826 If the defense is out of the loop, then Hoffman can't assert his right to testify. 572 00:27:03,895 --> 00:27:07,422 I'll indict him in the morning. Then you can pick him up. 573 00:27:08,399 --> 00:27:09,627 Tommy. 574 00:27:10,868 --> 00:27:12,426 How you doing? 575 00:27:13,504 --> 00:27:15,438 Tommy, come back inside. 576 00:27:16,574 --> 00:27:19,168 Come on, buddy, you gotta pick out which video we're gonna watch. 577 00:27:19,243 --> 00:27:22,940 How about you show me some of those soccer moves. Come on. 578 00:27:23,014 --> 00:27:24,811 All right. That's it, I'm calling my attorney. 579 00:27:24,882 --> 00:27:27,680 Gonna file a restraining order against you both and then sue for harassment. 580 00:27:27,752 --> 00:27:30,585 You wanna make a call? Tell her to meet you at Rikers. Turn around. 581 00:27:30,655 --> 00:27:32,748 You can't prove anything. Turn around. 582 00:27:34,058 --> 00:27:35,719 The grand jury disagrees. 583 00:27:35,793 --> 00:27:39,627 Dan Hoffman, you're under arrest for the murder of Jill Hoffman. 584 00:27:39,697 --> 00:27:41,392 You have the right to remain silent. 585 00:27:41,532 --> 00:27:43,227 If you give up that right... 586 00:27:43,301 --> 00:27:46,055 It's okay. It's okay, Tommy. 587 00:27:49,522 --> 00:27:52,719 "Indictment number 4319, People v. Daniel Hoffman. 588 00:27:52,792 --> 00:27:54,157 "Murder in the Second Degree. " 589 00:27:54,227 --> 00:27:55,455 How does the defendant plead? 590 00:27:55,595 --> 00:27:56,857 Not guilty. 591 00:27:56,929 --> 00:27:58,658 The People request remand, Your Honor. 592 00:27:58,731 --> 00:28:01,666 My client is a community leader with no criminal record 593 00:28:01,734 --> 00:28:03,565 and the sole caretaker of his son. 594 00:28:03,636 --> 00:28:06,298 Well, he wouldn't be a single parent if he hadn't killed his wife. 595 00:28:06,372 --> 00:28:07,839 Control yourself, Ms. Cabot. 596 00:28:07,907 --> 00:28:10,171 Bail is $100,000, cash or bond. 597 00:28:10,243 --> 00:28:11,801 We request a speedy trial date. 598 00:28:11,878 --> 00:28:14,108 My client is eager to prove his innocence, 599 00:28:14,180 --> 00:28:17,240 an opportunity the A. D. A. denied him in the grand jury. 600 00:28:17,317 --> 00:28:19,547 The district attorney is under no obligation to inform him... 601 00:28:19,619 --> 00:28:23,020 I know the law, Ms. Cabot, I also know your reputation for bending it. 602 00:28:23,089 --> 00:28:26,684 "A child's mental health is at risk. " Your words. 603 00:28:26,759 --> 00:28:28,727 We didn't want to further traumatize Tommy Hoffman 604 00:28:28,795 --> 00:28:30,695 by having his father arrested prematurely. 605 00:28:30,763 --> 00:28:31,787 Anything else? 606 00:28:31,864 --> 00:28:34,424 Motion to preclude any witnesses stating 607 00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:37,663 that Jill Hoffman told them she'd been abused. 608 00:28:37,737 --> 00:28:39,534 Jill Hoffman was emotionally distraught 609 00:28:39,605 --> 00:28:41,596 when she spoke to the domestic violence shelter staff. 610 00:28:41,674 --> 00:28:43,266 Her remarks clearly qualify 611 00:28:43,343 --> 00:28:45,777 under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule. 612 00:28:45,845 --> 00:28:47,039 But, Your Honor, admitting them 613 00:28:47,113 --> 00:28:49,240 violates my client's constitutional right 614 00:28:49,315 --> 00:28:52,216 to confront and cross-examine his accuser. 615 00:28:52,285 --> 00:28:53,980 It's unduly prejudicial. 616 00:28:54,053 --> 00:28:56,749 Those statements are a key element of my case. 617 00:28:56,823 --> 00:28:59,758 Well, your case is in trouble. Motion granted. 618 00:29:00,460 --> 00:29:01,825 We're screwed. 619 00:29:01,894 --> 00:29:03,327 The defense will argue that Jill Hoffman 620 00:29:03,396 --> 00:29:05,956 was murdered during a home invasion gone bad. 621 00:29:06,032 --> 00:29:08,796 There's no evidence Dan Hoffman can use to support that claim. 622 00:29:08,868 --> 00:29:10,927 But there's nothing to disprove it, either. 623 00:29:11,003 --> 00:29:14,234 Jill lived in an unsafe neighborhood, and she worked as a stripper. 624 00:29:14,307 --> 00:29:15,331 She was at a high risk. 625 00:29:15,408 --> 00:29:17,376 Tommy's testimony would convict Hoffman. 626 00:29:17,910 --> 00:29:19,207 You give me a chance and I know that 627 00:29:19,278 --> 00:29:20,540 that kid will tell me what happened. 628 00:29:20,613 --> 00:29:22,478 Kid's been in foster care since Hoffman's arrest. 629 00:29:22,548 --> 00:29:23,810 Olivia can go interview him. 630 00:29:23,883 --> 00:29:27,114 Judge Ridenour's order not to talk to Tommy is still in effect. 631 00:29:27,186 --> 00:29:29,347 Even if Tommy says his dad killed Jill, 632 00:29:29,422 --> 00:29:32,289 his statement would be precluded because we disobeyed the court's ruling. 633 00:29:32,358 --> 00:29:34,519 You could subpoena Tommy for the trial. 634 00:29:34,594 --> 00:29:36,528 It's a hell of a gamble to put a traumatized child 635 00:29:36,596 --> 00:29:38,461 on the stand unprepared. 636 00:29:38,531 --> 00:29:42,160 Besides, Hoffman may have coached Tommy to say that a stranger did it. 637 00:29:42,235 --> 00:29:44,795 What about his biological mother? She has rights to talk to him. 638 00:29:44,871 --> 00:29:47,897 Kim Hoffman? Yeah, well, either she fell into a black hole, 639 00:29:47,974 --> 00:29:49,271 or he murdered her, too. 640 00:29:49,342 --> 00:29:51,207 Now guess where I'm placing my money on that one? 641 00:29:51,277 --> 00:29:53,973 So far, no signs of activity on her social security, 642 00:29:54,046 --> 00:29:57,447 no tax returns since she disappeared, no signs of life. 643 00:29:57,517 --> 00:30:00,509 Find somebody who knew the first Mrs. Hoffman. 644 00:30:04,223 --> 00:30:07,420 Mr. Wheaten, how long have you lived across the street from the Hoffmans? 645 00:30:07,493 --> 00:30:09,688 Ten years, before they moved in. 646 00:30:09,762 --> 00:30:12,322 Did you know his first wife, Kim? 647 00:30:12,398 --> 00:30:14,298 Sure, but just to say hello. 648 00:30:14,367 --> 00:30:16,062 You know, we have been all over town 649 00:30:16,135 --> 00:30:18,365 and nobody seems to know Kim Hoffman well. 650 00:30:18,438 --> 00:30:19,996 Well, I'm not surprised. 651 00:30:20,072 --> 00:30:22,768 Her husband had her terrified to talk to anyone. 652 00:30:22,842 --> 00:30:25,504 I'd see her outside, wave, 653 00:30:25,578 --> 00:30:26,567 she'd look over her shoulder 654 00:30:26,646 --> 00:30:29,308 to make sure he wasn't watching before she'd wave back. 655 00:30:29,382 --> 00:30:31,316 Did you ever see him hurt Kim? 656 00:30:31,384 --> 00:30:34,717 Kim always had bruises, one time a broken arm. 657 00:30:35,555 --> 00:30:37,386 She said she'd tripped over the stroller. 658 00:30:37,457 --> 00:30:39,152 Did he ever say anything after she left? 659 00:30:39,225 --> 00:30:40,817 That she'd run off with another man. 660 00:30:40,893 --> 00:30:42,383 I didn't believe it. 661 00:30:42,462 --> 00:30:44,054 So what do you think really happened? 662 00:30:44,130 --> 00:30:45,722 Hoffman killed her, of course. 663 00:30:45,898 --> 00:30:48,492 Especially after I saw the black van. 664 00:30:49,202 --> 00:30:51,136 Black van? What van? 665 00:30:51,270 --> 00:30:53,204 It pulled in late at night. 666 00:30:53,272 --> 00:30:57,709 I saw this shadowy figure fill it with garbage bags, then drive away. 667 00:30:57,777 --> 00:30:59,677 Next day, Kim was gone. 668 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,540 I called the cops, gave them the license plate. 669 00:31:03,883 --> 00:31:05,510 Dan Hoffman's not a killer. 670 00:31:05,585 --> 00:31:07,712 Well, did you investigate Kim Hoffman's disappearance? 671 00:31:07,787 --> 00:31:09,118 Did you check on the neighbor's tip? 672 00:31:09,188 --> 00:31:10,780 Oh, you've been talking to Mr. Neighborhood Watch. 673 00:31:10,857 --> 00:31:12,154 Wheaten thinks he's Columbo. 674 00:31:12,225 --> 00:31:14,386 Did you run the plates? 675 00:31:14,460 --> 00:31:16,860 Harry, would you please pull the Kim Hoffman file? 676 00:31:16,929 --> 00:31:20,626 Look, we may not be the almighty NYPD, but we do our jobs. 677 00:31:20,700 --> 00:31:23,692 Someone reports a murder, we check it out, even if the guy's a crackpot. 678 00:31:23,769 --> 00:31:28,035 So, yes, we ran the plates. Yes, they came back to a Dawn Trent. 679 00:31:28,107 --> 00:31:31,042 Soccer mom, Port Chester. Yes, she was there. 680 00:31:31,110 --> 00:31:32,407 Delivering Girl Scout cookies. 681 00:31:32,478 --> 00:31:33,706 May I? 682 00:31:33,779 --> 00:31:37,146 The case is closed. You want the file, you're welcome to it. 683 00:31:37,216 --> 00:31:38,410 Thanks. 684 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,350 I'll brief Cabot, see if we can get her to stall the trial. 685 00:31:43,422 --> 00:31:47,381 And I'll try and find Dawn Trent. She's got a lot of questions to answer. 686 00:31:49,495 --> 00:31:52,396 I don't know Dan Hoffman. I already told the Rye Police. 687 00:31:52,465 --> 00:31:53,693 It must be some mistake. 688 00:31:53,766 --> 00:31:55,495 Nice home you have here. 689 00:31:55,568 --> 00:31:56,660 You seem to be a nice mom. 690 00:31:56,736 --> 00:31:59,227 Lady like you is not the usual accessory to murder. 691 00:31:59,305 --> 00:32:00,397 Murder? 692 00:32:00,473 --> 00:32:04,000 We're re-investigating the disappearance of Kim Hoffman. 693 00:32:05,211 --> 00:32:06,701 I'm sorry, I don't even know her. 694 00:32:06,779 --> 00:32:07,803 You're a liar. 695 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,939 Lady, we've got a witness who places you there, 696 00:32:10,016 --> 00:32:12,576 at their house, the night Kim disappeared. 697 00:32:14,420 --> 00:32:16,547 Where'd you stash the body? 698 00:32:18,491 --> 00:32:20,516 I don't know Dan Hoffman. 699 00:32:21,394 --> 00:32:23,055 But I do know Kim. 700 00:32:24,430 --> 00:32:27,228 I was there that night, helping her leave. 701 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:28,858 Kim's alive? 702 00:32:28,935 --> 00:32:32,063 Oh, she wouldn't be now if I hadn't gotten her out. 703 00:32:32,138 --> 00:32:34,402 It's the same old story, Detective. 704 00:32:34,473 --> 00:32:36,873 Your husband's the nicest guy in town, 705 00:32:36,943 --> 00:32:39,605 pals with everybody, including the cops, 706 00:32:39,979 --> 00:32:42,573 but every night when he comes home, he beats you. 707 00:32:42,648 --> 00:32:45,082 He degrades you. He terrorizes you. 708 00:32:45,151 --> 00:32:48,348 Who's gonna believe that the Man of the Year is a batterer? 709 00:32:48,421 --> 00:32:51,322 And you can't leave him, there's nowhere to go. 710 00:32:51,390 --> 00:32:52,914 He'll find you. He always does. 711 00:32:52,992 --> 00:32:54,983 There's nowhere to hide in a small town. 712 00:32:55,595 --> 00:32:59,087 The only way is to get far away and start over. 713 00:32:59,999 --> 00:33:02,627 But that takes money. And help. 714 00:33:04,337 --> 00:33:05,531 And that's what you provide. 715 00:33:05,605 --> 00:33:07,038 Well, it's not just me. 716 00:33:07,373 --> 00:33:09,238 There's a group of us. 717 00:33:09,942 --> 00:33:12,433 What is this, some kind of DV underground railroad? 718 00:33:12,511 --> 00:33:14,411 You could call it that. 719 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,381 I was Kim's first stop, and then I passed her on to another helper. 720 00:33:17,450 --> 00:33:19,884 You grabbed her and took her away. 721 00:33:20,186 --> 00:33:21,517 Why not the kid? 722 00:33:21,587 --> 00:33:25,353 Kim was going to die, Detective. We had to move. 723 00:33:26,626 --> 00:33:28,059 Her hope was that she could come back 724 00:33:28,127 --> 00:33:29,890 for Tommy when she'd gotten herself together. 725 00:33:30,329 --> 00:33:31,762 I need to talk to Kim. 726 00:33:31,831 --> 00:33:33,799 Well, I don't know where she is. 727 00:33:33,866 --> 00:33:36,960 All any of us know is the next link in the chain. 728 00:33:37,036 --> 00:33:39,300 I picked Kim Hoffman up from the bus station. 729 00:33:39,372 --> 00:33:40,771 From there, we drove to Poughkeepsie. 730 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:42,205 After that... 731 00:33:42,274 --> 00:33:44,834 Kim was living on a farm outside of Woodstock. 732 00:33:44,910 --> 00:33:47,105 I helped her move to New Paltz. 733 00:33:47,179 --> 00:33:49,409 Then I heard she moved to Brewster. 734 00:33:49,482 --> 00:33:51,746 I got her settled in Torrington. 735 00:33:51,817 --> 00:33:55,719 The last I heard she was still there, working in a dry cleaner's. 736 00:33:58,157 --> 00:34:00,352 Thank you, sir. Have a nice day. 737 00:34:00,426 --> 00:34:01,893 Can I help you? 738 00:34:01,961 --> 00:34:03,553 Yeah. I need to talk to you, Kim. 739 00:34:03,829 --> 00:34:06,764 I'm sorry, you must have me mistaken for someone else. My name is... 740 00:34:06,832 --> 00:34:08,129 Kim Hoffman. 741 00:34:08,267 --> 00:34:09,734 No, it's not. 742 00:34:10,369 --> 00:34:12,030 It's about Tommy. 743 00:34:17,343 --> 00:34:18,640 Is Tommy okay? 744 00:34:18,710 --> 00:34:20,201 Physically, yeah. 745 00:34:22,314 --> 00:34:23,804 He needs you. 746 00:34:27,653 --> 00:34:29,712 I cry for him every night. 747 00:34:33,793 --> 00:34:36,057 You must think I'm a terrible mother for leaving him. 748 00:34:36,127 --> 00:34:37,959 I know why you left. 749 00:34:38,029 --> 00:34:39,861 Nobody knows how bad it was. 750 00:34:42,368 --> 00:34:46,304 Dan used to beat me so severely that I couldn't walk. 751 00:34:46,372 --> 00:34:48,203 I had to get out. 752 00:34:49,408 --> 00:34:51,875 Once I was safe, I was gonna go back for Tommy. 753 00:34:51,944 --> 00:34:53,275 Why didn't you? 754 00:34:53,412 --> 00:34:54,777 I did. 755 00:34:56,482 --> 00:35:00,748 Once I was settled, I went back to Rye. 756 00:35:03,823 --> 00:35:07,759 I saw him playing in the front yard with some woman. 757 00:35:07,827 --> 00:35:09,590 He called her Mommy. 758 00:35:18,404 --> 00:35:20,167 He looked so happy. 759 00:35:21,941 --> 00:35:24,808 I thought he was better off. 760 00:35:24,877 --> 00:35:27,539 He had everything I couldn't give him. 761 00:35:31,283 --> 00:35:32,910 I can't face him. 762 00:35:33,953 --> 00:35:35,750 I can't face him. Yeah, you can. 763 00:35:35,821 --> 00:35:37,254 He'll never understand why I left. 764 00:35:37,323 --> 00:35:38,722 He'll never understand. 765 00:35:38,791 --> 00:35:40,281 What if he doesn't love me anymore? 766 00:35:40,359 --> 00:35:41,792 What if he doesn't... 767 00:35:41,861 --> 00:35:43,328 Listen to me. 768 00:35:44,997 --> 00:35:47,830 Your ex-husband is about to be acquitted. 769 00:35:47,900 --> 00:35:52,894 If you don't help Tommy, he goes back to that house. 770 00:35:52,972 --> 00:35:56,169 You have to risk your pain to save his life. 771 00:36:07,353 --> 00:36:09,913 Jill worked in my office. 772 00:36:09,989 --> 00:36:12,253 She was so kind to me when Kim left. 773 00:36:12,324 --> 00:36:15,987 She offered to cook dinner for Tommy and me, babysit. 774 00:36:16,061 --> 00:36:18,154 So she pursued you? 775 00:36:18,230 --> 00:36:21,028 I was on the rebound. She was a beautiful woman, I was flattered. 776 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:24,228 Did the relationship change after the wedding? 777 00:36:24,303 --> 00:36:28,205 I saw another side of Jill. She had a terrible temper. 778 00:36:28,274 --> 00:36:30,742 One night I didn't praise her cooking enough, 779 00:36:30,810 --> 00:36:33,404 and she smashed the meatloaf all over the walls. 780 00:36:33,479 --> 00:36:35,276 Tommy was terrified. 781 00:36:36,282 --> 00:36:39,740 I just realized that she was emotionally unstable. 782 00:36:40,586 --> 00:36:43,214 I begged her to get help. She refused. 783 00:36:43,289 --> 00:36:46,816 I just hoped with enough love and support that things would change. 784 00:36:46,892 --> 00:36:48,189 And did they? 785 00:36:48,327 --> 00:36:49,624 Jill got worse. 786 00:36:49,695 --> 00:36:52,630 I was afraid that she was gonna hurt Tommy, 787 00:36:52,698 --> 00:36:56,498 so I told her that I wanted a divorce, 788 00:36:56,569 --> 00:36:58,969 and she said she would make me pay. 789 00:36:59,038 --> 00:37:02,064 The next day, I came home, she was gone. 790 00:37:02,141 --> 00:37:05,372 I mean, she'd left before, but only for a day or two. 791 00:37:05,444 --> 00:37:10,677 And I was... I was relieved, until Tommy didn't come home from school. 792 00:37:12,484 --> 00:37:16,215 And then I realized that she had taken him with her. 793 00:37:19,291 --> 00:37:21,225 Thank you, Mr. Hoffman. 794 00:37:24,964 --> 00:37:27,194 So you're the victim here, Mr. Hoffman. 795 00:37:27,266 --> 00:37:28,733 My son was taken from me. 796 00:37:28,801 --> 00:37:30,894 You have no idea what I went through 797 00:37:31,036 --> 00:37:33,163 wondering if Tommy was all right. 798 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:34,866 You love your son very much, don't you? 799 00:37:35,007 --> 00:37:36,634 Yes, I do. 800 00:37:36,709 --> 00:37:40,338 Then explain why you never filed a missing persons report. 801 00:37:40,813 --> 00:37:43,680 I was afraid to go to the police. I mean... 802 00:37:44,650 --> 00:37:48,347 I thought that Jill might do something crazy if she were cornered. 803 00:37:48,420 --> 00:37:49,944 So you didn't go look for them? 804 00:37:50,089 --> 00:37:51,647 Of course I did. 805 00:37:51,724 --> 00:37:55,455 But when a neighbor told you that a woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Jill 806 00:37:55,527 --> 00:37:57,654 was working at Benny's Topless, you didn't go check? 807 00:37:57,730 --> 00:38:00,324 I never thought that that could be true. 808 00:38:00,399 --> 00:38:02,959 Jill was so shy she wouldn't even make love with the lights on. 809 00:38:03,035 --> 00:38:06,471 So it's a total coincidence that within days of hearing about the strip club, 810 00:38:06,538 --> 00:38:08,335 your wife was brutally murdered. 811 00:38:08,407 --> 00:38:12,138 I wish that I would have gone there. I wish that I would have found her. 812 00:38:12,211 --> 00:38:15,408 If I had, Tommy would have been home safe with me, 813 00:38:16,515 --> 00:38:19,507 not watching Jill get murdered by some maniac. 814 00:38:26,425 --> 00:38:28,290 Here. Thank you. 815 00:38:45,377 --> 00:38:46,674 Tommy. 816 00:38:50,516 --> 00:38:52,347 Do you know who I am? 817 00:38:54,186 --> 00:38:55,949 You're my real mom. 818 00:39:00,859 --> 00:39:02,656 You remember me? 819 00:39:02,728 --> 00:39:04,628 I have your picture. 820 00:39:07,666 --> 00:39:09,566 You missed my birthday. 821 00:39:13,339 --> 00:39:14,704 I know. 822 00:39:15,541 --> 00:39:17,634 I know and I'm so sorry. 823 00:39:19,378 --> 00:39:21,710 But I saw your soccer playoffs last year, 824 00:39:21,847 --> 00:39:24,213 when you scored that big goal. 825 00:39:24,283 --> 00:39:25,443 You did? 826 00:39:25,584 --> 00:39:26,744 Oh, yeah. 827 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:29,951 I cheered my heart out. 828 00:39:31,223 --> 00:39:33,691 Then why didn't you come and see me? 829 00:39:36,495 --> 00:39:37,985 I was scared. 830 00:39:38,931 --> 00:39:40,330 Of Dad? 831 00:39:40,466 --> 00:39:41,865 Yes, honey. 832 00:39:44,269 --> 00:39:46,066 He scares me a lot. 833 00:39:46,205 --> 00:39:48,036 Me, too. 834 00:39:53,278 --> 00:39:55,109 Are you gonna leave? 835 00:39:57,583 --> 00:39:59,016 No. 836 00:39:59,084 --> 00:40:02,110 No, I will never ever go away again. 837 00:40:04,423 --> 00:40:05,788 Promise? 838 00:40:08,093 --> 00:40:09,458 I promise. 839 00:40:16,335 --> 00:40:18,599 The People call Tommy Hoffman. 840 00:40:52,337 --> 00:40:54,237 Please state your name. 841 00:41:02,481 --> 00:41:04,142 What is your name? 842 00:41:10,422 --> 00:41:12,754 Can you tell us your name, son? 843 00:41:14,860 --> 00:41:17,328 This is brutal. Please, stop this. 844 00:41:20,933 --> 00:41:24,699 That's enough. This child is clearly in no state to testify. 845 00:41:25,337 --> 00:41:26,702 Thank you. 846 00:41:33,112 --> 00:41:35,546 It's okay, Tommy. You can go now. 847 00:41:47,693 --> 00:41:49,320 I love you, Son. 848 00:41:58,904 --> 00:42:00,804 You killed Jill. 849 00:42:00,873 --> 00:42:02,170 Your Honor, I move for a mistrial. 850 00:42:03,308 --> 00:42:04,366 Order. 851 00:42:04,443 --> 00:42:08,277 Tommy, you listen to me. Don't do this. 852 00:42:09,515 --> 00:42:10,675 Order. 853 00:42:11,650 --> 00:42:13,914 Tommy, are you okay? 854 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:18,619 I'm ready. I can do it now.