1 00:00:05,896 --> 00:00:07,396 While the trial's going on, 2 00:00:07,398 --> 00:00:09,832 send out regular press releases on coming product. 3 00:00:09,834 --> 00:00:12,234 I don't care what. Work with marketing to decide. 4 00:00:12,236 --> 00:00:15,135 But the world needs to see we're doing business as usual. 5 00:00:15,161 --> 00:00:16,335 Got it. 6 00:00:21,112 --> 00:00:23,046 Is that the nicest suit you've got? 7 00:00:23,048 --> 00:00:26,920 Absolutely not. Let's roll. 8 00:00:38,428 --> 00:00:40,328 Turn on the radio. 9 00:00:40,330 --> 00:00:42,598 Feels like we're heading to a funeral. 10 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,100 From the moment a lawyer like Warren Daniels signs on, 11 00:00:45,102 --> 00:00:46,902 he's planting seeds of doubt about the credibility 12 00:00:46,904 --> 00:00:48,637 - of witnesses... - Music! 13 00:00:48,639 --> 00:00:51,372 About the motives of the district attorney. 14 00:00:56,713 --> 00:00:58,079 Christ, we're gonna be late. 15 00:00:58,081 --> 00:01:01,983 Jimmy, go left. Flank left! 16 00:01:03,586 --> 00:01:06,487 Watch out! 17 00:01:06,489 --> 00:01:08,522 God. 18 00:01:13,262 --> 00:01:15,762 Take a deep breath, son. Pull yourself together. 19 00:01:15,764 --> 00:01:16,963 I just don't want to be late. 20 00:01:16,965 --> 00:01:18,765 They're not gonna start without you. 21 00:01:18,767 --> 00:01:22,168 It'll play to the narrative that I'm an entitled asshole. 22 00:01:25,540 --> 00:01:27,007 Listen to me, Erich. 23 00:01:27,009 --> 00:01:29,408 It's gonna be a very long trial. 24 00:01:29,410 --> 00:01:31,310 And if you're already in this state now, 25 00:01:31,312 --> 00:01:33,113 you're not gonna survive, 26 00:01:33,115 --> 00:01:35,849 'cause it's gonna get a whole lot harder before it gets easier. 27 00:01:35,851 --> 00:01:38,761 Show some backbone. Grow up. 28 00:02:17,724 --> 00:02:20,091 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. 29 00:02:20,093 --> 00:02:22,293 My name is Mario Siletti. 30 00:02:22,295 --> 00:02:25,429 I work for the District Attorney of the County of San Francisco. 31 00:02:25,431 --> 00:02:28,265 We represent the citizens of the state of California 32 00:02:28,267 --> 00:02:31,768 in prosecuting persons charged with criminal conduct. 33 00:02:31,770 --> 00:02:34,771 And as you all know by now, Erich Blunt is accused 34 00:02:34,773 --> 00:02:38,375 of murdering Cindy Strauss and her unborn child. 35 00:02:38,377 --> 00:02:41,078 Their unborn child. 36 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,947 In the course of this trial, the evidence will show 37 00:02:43,949 --> 00:02:45,516 that Erich Blunt lied 38 00:02:45,518 --> 00:02:48,785 about the true nature of his relationship with Cindy Strauss. 39 00:02:48,787 --> 00:02:53,591 He lied about being at her home the night she was murdered. 40 00:02:53,593 --> 00:02:55,959 He lied about having sex with her 41 00:02:55,961 --> 00:02:58,128 minutes before her neck was broken, 42 00:02:58,130 --> 00:03:01,131 and D.N.A. evidence will show that Erich Blunt 43 00:03:01,133 --> 00:03:04,434 is the father of the child who died 44 00:03:04,436 --> 00:03:07,104 when he killed Cindy Strauss. 45 00:03:07,106 --> 00:03:10,040 At the end of this case, I'll have another opportunity 46 00:03:10,042 --> 00:03:12,976 to address you regarding what we've proven, 47 00:03:12,978 --> 00:03:15,445 and I believe that at that time, you will agree 48 00:03:15,447 --> 00:03:18,681 that Erich Blunt's pattern of lies, 49 00:03:18,683 --> 00:03:21,551 in addition to a wealth of other physical evidence, 50 00:03:21,553 --> 00:03:25,888 will compel you to convict Erich Blunt 51 00:03:25,890 --> 00:03:31,494 of the murder of two innocent persons. 52 00:03:31,496 --> 00:03:33,799 Thank you. 53 00:03:36,801 --> 00:03:39,138 Mr. Daniels. 54 00:03:42,140 --> 00:03:44,240 Good morning, everyone. 55 00:03:44,242 --> 00:03:47,209 My name is Warren Daniels, 56 00:03:47,211 --> 00:03:51,113 and my co-counsel is Tonia Pyne. 57 00:03:51,115 --> 00:03:54,683 Now, to the business at hand. 58 00:03:54,685 --> 00:03:57,619 You've just heard my friend Mr. Siletti, 59 00:03:57,621 --> 00:03:59,588 the prosecuting attorney, promise to prove 60 00:03:59,590 --> 00:04:02,992 a good many allegations. 61 00:04:02,994 --> 00:04:04,794 But, as we all know, 62 00:04:04,796 --> 00:04:08,597 there are always two sides to every story. 63 00:04:08,599 --> 00:04:11,633 And you are here today because it's your job 64 00:04:11,635 --> 00:04:14,035 to determine what the facts are, 65 00:04:14,037 --> 00:04:16,271 based on the evidence presented to you 66 00:04:16,273 --> 00:04:18,873 through the testimony of sworn witnesses. 67 00:04:18,875 --> 00:04:23,712 One thing Mr. Siletti will not present 68 00:04:23,714 --> 00:04:27,349 is any direct evidence... either by police officers, 69 00:04:27,351 --> 00:04:31,119 the expert witnesses, or even a potential eyewitness... 70 00:04:31,121 --> 00:04:33,988 as to who committed the murder 71 00:04:33,990 --> 00:04:36,757 of Cindy Strauss and her unborn child, 72 00:04:36,759 --> 00:04:41,729 and that is because no such evidence exists. 73 00:04:41,731 --> 00:04:44,899 What you will hear is testimony 74 00:04:44,901 --> 00:04:49,570 that the government would like you to accept as true. 75 00:04:49,572 --> 00:04:52,173 But the beauty of our jury system 76 00:04:52,175 --> 00:04:55,543 is that those judgments lie exclusively 77 00:04:55,545 --> 00:04:58,679 within the province of the 12 of you. 78 00:04:58,681 --> 00:05:01,248 Now, I'm pretty sure if you've ever 79 00:05:01,250 --> 00:05:05,653 watched a trial on television, real or fictional, 80 00:05:05,655 --> 00:05:09,223 you've probably heard of the term "Reasonable Doubt." 81 00:05:09,225 --> 00:05:10,891 Good. 82 00:05:10,893 --> 00:05:14,662 So, if, after you've heard all the testimony, 83 00:05:14,664 --> 00:05:18,699 you believe beyond a reasonable doubt 84 00:05:18,701 --> 00:05:21,934 that Erich Blunt committed the crime of which he is accused, 85 00:05:21,936 --> 00:05:25,104 then it's your job to find him guilty as charged. 86 00:05:25,106 --> 00:05:30,109 But if, after all the so-called evidence has been presented, 87 00:05:30,111 --> 00:05:33,312 you still believe that the government's case 88 00:05:33,314 --> 00:05:37,417 has not risen above the level of reasonable doubt, 89 00:05:37,419 --> 00:05:41,354 then it's your duty to acquit the accused. 90 00:05:41,356 --> 00:05:43,555 At the conclusion of this trial, 91 00:05:43,557 --> 00:05:45,424 Mr. Siletti and I will have the opportunity 92 00:05:45,426 --> 00:05:46,926 to address you again, 93 00:05:46,928 --> 00:05:50,396 and at that time, I'm going to ask you a few simple questions. 94 00:05:50,398 --> 00:05:52,698 First... 95 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:56,936 Did Mr. Siletti prove all that he said he was gonna prove? 96 00:05:56,938 --> 00:06:01,274 Did he prove beyond a reasonable doubt 97 00:06:01,276 --> 00:06:05,210 that Erich Blunt had a motive to commit murder? 98 00:06:05,212 --> 00:06:09,114 Did he prove beyond a reasonable doubt 99 00:06:09,116 --> 00:06:12,684 that it was Erich Blunt who committed murder? 100 00:06:12,686 --> 00:06:20,426 And finally, did he even prove beyond a reasonable doubt 101 00:06:20,428 --> 00:06:24,663 that an actual murder was committed at all? 102 00:06:24,665 --> 00:06:27,399 I am confident 103 00:06:27,401 --> 00:06:30,134 that when you have answered all of these questions, 104 00:06:30,136 --> 00:06:32,970 you're going to find that young man over there, 105 00:06:32,972 --> 00:06:35,239 Erich Blunt, 106 00:06:35,241 --> 00:06:40,077 not guilty. 107 00:06:40,079 --> 00:06:43,521 Thank you. 108 00:06:50,523 --> 00:06:52,622 You look tired, Inspector. Are you ill? 109 00:06:52,624 --> 00:06:54,024 - No. - Hung over? 110 00:06:54,026 --> 00:06:56,827 - I'm fine. - Must be a rough period for you. 111 00:06:56,829 --> 00:06:58,996 My condolences on the recent death of your wife. 112 00:06:58,998 --> 00:07:01,198 - Objection. Immaterial. - Overruled. 113 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,034 Where were you when you heard the news of your wife's death? 114 00:07:04,036 --> 00:07:05,970 I was at Cindy Strauss' house. 115 00:07:05,972 --> 00:07:07,771 - Investigating the crime scene? - Correct. 116 00:07:07,773 --> 00:07:10,007 Okay, so, maybe I should speak to the investigator, then, 117 00:07:10,009 --> 00:07:11,541 that took over for you when you left. 118 00:07:11,543 --> 00:07:13,743 Ah. I never left. 119 00:07:13,745 --> 00:07:15,679 - You stayed on the job? - Mm-hmm. 120 00:07:15,681 --> 00:07:18,014 Despite your personal feelings? 121 00:07:18,016 --> 00:07:19,215 I admire that. 122 00:07:19,217 --> 00:07:21,384 Okay, where you going with this, Hildy? For real. 123 00:07:21,386 --> 00:07:23,587 Let's return to your first interview with Erich Blunt. 124 00:07:23,613 --> 00:07:24,087 Okay. 125 00:07:24,089 --> 00:07:26,089 - You claimed that he lied. - Yes. 126 00:07:26,091 --> 00:07:28,057 Did he actually say he didn't see the e-mail 127 00:07:28,059 --> 00:07:29,626 from Kevin Neyers, in those words? 128 00:07:29,628 --> 00:07:33,062 He said that he received thousands of e-mails a day. 129 00:07:33,064 --> 00:07:35,665 Which he does, so he didn't lie. 130 00:07:35,667 --> 00:07:37,634 Maybe he just wasn't ready to break the news 131 00:07:37,636 --> 00:07:40,936 that his biological father was a blackmailing junkie. 132 00:07:40,938 --> 00:07:42,705 - You look like you could use a date. - Maybe, like you, 133 00:07:42,707 --> 00:07:43,980 - We're good. - He just wanted to stay focused on work... 134 00:07:44,006 --> 00:07:44,673 - Ah. 135 00:07:44,675 --> 00:07:47,143 - despite his personal feelings. - Just leave us alone. 136 00:07:47,145 --> 00:07:48,611 This is good. 137 00:07:48,613 --> 00:07:49,678 - She was making eyes at me. - I'm sorry. 138 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,914 No, no, I need to hear it. 139 00:07:51,916 --> 00:07:53,983 Oh, don't touch me. 140 00:07:53,985 --> 00:07:55,751 - Can't you just leave us alone? - I can't. 141 00:07:55,753 --> 00:07:57,920 Let's just ignore them. 142 00:07:57,922 --> 00:08:00,189 It's kind of hard for me to ignore this asshole. 143 00:08:00,191 --> 00:08:01,924 You talking to me? 144 00:08:01,926 --> 00:08:04,359 I wasn't, but I am now. 145 00:08:04,361 --> 00:08:06,261 - Oh. - Why don't you guys move on 146 00:08:06,263 --> 00:08:08,998 - and leave this nice couple alone? - Oh, he's a thug! 147 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,033 Show us your eyes, thug! 148 00:08:11,035 --> 00:08:12,701 Really? 149 00:08:12,703 --> 00:08:14,307 All right, let's go. 150 00:08:21,579 --> 00:08:23,746 Now look what you've done. 151 00:08:23,748 --> 00:08:26,414 Well, don't just stand there. 152 00:08:26,416 --> 00:08:28,983 Clean up your mess, boy. 153 00:08:28,985 --> 00:08:31,888 What did you call me? 154 00:08:33,890 --> 00:08:36,223 Terry! 155 00:08:36,225 --> 00:08:37,926 - You guys okay? - Yeah. Thank you. 156 00:08:37,928 --> 00:08:39,661 All right, you guys should get up out of here 157 00:08:39,663 --> 00:08:42,030 before they, uh, come to. 158 00:08:55,489 --> 00:08:57,257 Hey, uh, looking sharp, T-Dog. 159 00:08:57,259 --> 00:08:58,826 Thanks, man. 160 00:08:58,828 --> 00:09:00,060 Ready for prime time? 161 00:09:00,062 --> 00:09:01,394 You know me. I was born ready. 162 00:09:01,396 --> 00:09:04,865 Good, good. Let's go, Molky. We're late. 163 00:09:04,867 --> 00:09:07,734 Hey, good luck, Terry. 164 00:09:07,736 --> 00:09:09,936 All right, man. Appreciate it. 165 00:09:09,938 --> 00:09:13,206 Okay. I should get out of here. 166 00:09:13,208 --> 00:09:16,421 Um... 167 00:09:29,423 --> 00:09:34,327 Okay, you want to get something off your chest? 168 00:09:34,329 --> 00:09:35,661 Last night? 169 00:09:35,663 --> 00:09:36,628 Yeah, okay. 170 00:09:36,630 --> 00:09:38,965 I just... 171 00:09:38,967 --> 00:09:41,968 I don't really think you needed to lay those guys out, you know? 172 00:09:41,970 --> 00:09:44,636 Hildy, those guys were assholes, okay? 173 00:09:44,638 --> 00:09:46,572 They were looking for a fight, and I didn't... 174 00:09:46,574 --> 00:09:48,140 I didn't... I didn't have a choice. 175 00:09:48,142 --> 00:09:50,409 Yeah, you did. 176 00:09:50,411 --> 00:09:52,210 You could have shown them your badge, 177 00:09:52,212 --> 00:09:54,079 arrested them for drunk and disorderly. 178 00:09:54,081 --> 00:09:56,314 You wanted to fight. 179 00:09:56,316 --> 00:09:58,216 Hey, that's... that's not true. That's not the case. 180 00:09:58,218 --> 00:10:00,551 It is true, but it's fine. I get it. 181 00:10:00,553 --> 00:10:02,320 I get it. I mean, they were total assholes. 182 00:10:02,322 --> 00:10:05,357 I'm just saying I feel like 183 00:10:05,359 --> 00:10:08,426 you've been kind of... 184 00:10:08,428 --> 00:10:11,529 quick with your hands lately, you know? 185 00:10:11,531 --> 00:10:14,766 - I've been quick with my hands lately? - Yeah. 186 00:10:14,768 --> 00:10:18,103 Okay. Uh, give me an example. 187 00:10:18,105 --> 00:10:21,305 Okay, parking-lot fight with my ex. 188 00:10:21,307 --> 00:10:23,140 Oh, come on. That was three years ago, 189 00:10:23,142 --> 00:10:24,642 and you can't put that on me. 190 00:10:24,644 --> 00:10:26,444 That's... No. Give me something else. 191 00:10:26,446 --> 00:10:28,112 All right, what about Chris Walton? 192 00:10:28,114 --> 00:10:30,548 You beat the shit out of him in the interrogation room. 193 00:10:30,550 --> 00:10:31,482 Why did you do that? 194 00:10:31,484 --> 00:10:36,621 I'm just saying, you know? 195 00:10:36,623 --> 00:10:38,255 All right. 196 00:10:38,257 --> 00:10:41,561 I've got to go. 197 00:10:43,563 --> 00:10:47,097 Inspector English, on the morning of June 6, 2014, 198 00:10:47,099 --> 00:10:49,366 you and your partner, Inspector Hildy Mulligan, 199 00:10:49,368 --> 00:10:51,501 were dispatched to the home of Cindy Strauss 200 00:10:51,503 --> 00:10:52,970 at 1124 Brannan Street. 201 00:10:52,972 --> 00:10:54,071 Is that correct? 202 00:10:54,073 --> 00:10:56,106 - Yes, sir. - Why were you called? 203 00:10:56,108 --> 00:10:58,775 Miss Strauss had failed to show at work, 204 00:10:58,777 --> 00:11:01,912 so one of her co-workers, Bill Wilkerson, 205 00:11:01,914 --> 00:11:03,347 went to her house. 206 00:11:03,349 --> 00:11:05,582 They were let in by the landlady. 207 00:11:05,584 --> 00:11:08,752 When they entered, they found a nude Miss Strauss 208 00:11:08,754 --> 00:11:10,387 sprawled on the foot of the stairs 209 00:11:10,389 --> 00:11:12,055 that opened up into her bedroom. 210 00:11:12,057 --> 00:11:13,556 Based on her position, 211 00:11:13,558 --> 00:11:16,459 she had either fallen or was pushed down the stairs. 212 00:11:16,461 --> 00:11:18,294 Were you able to ascertain the cause of death? 213 00:11:18,296 --> 00:11:20,063 According to the medical examiner, 214 00:11:20,065 --> 00:11:21,931 the cause of death was a broken neck. 215 00:11:21,933 --> 00:11:25,701 Tell the court, what initially made you suspect 216 00:11:25,703 --> 00:11:27,736 that Erich Blunt might be Cindy Strauss' killer? 217 00:11:27,738 --> 00:11:30,940 We usually look at a victim's best friends, 218 00:11:30,942 --> 00:11:32,775 spouse, or family members. 219 00:11:32,777 --> 00:11:35,478 In this case, one of our clues was the presence, 220 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,313 in plain view, of multiple photographs 221 00:11:38,315 --> 00:11:40,949 of Miss Strauss and Erich Blunt 222 00:11:40,951 --> 00:11:44,486 that indicated a very close and personal relationship. 223 00:11:44,488 --> 00:11:46,821 What kind of pictures did you see? 224 00:11:46,823 --> 00:11:48,890 Pictures of them smiling, their arms around each other, 225 00:11:48,892 --> 00:11:50,258 lying in bed together. 226 00:11:50,260 --> 00:11:52,814 Is that the only reason you suspected Erich Blunt? 227 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:53,628 No. 228 00:11:53,630 --> 00:11:55,663 Several days earlier, I was investigating 229 00:11:55,665 --> 00:11:59,034 a murder of a 50-year-old pusher, Kevin Neyers, 230 00:11:59,036 --> 00:12:01,136 in the Tenderloin district. 231 00:12:01,138 --> 00:12:03,138 Now, in the course of this investigation, 232 00:12:03,140 --> 00:12:04,838 my partner and I had the occasion 233 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,774 of interviewing Mr. Blunt several times. 234 00:12:07,776 --> 00:12:10,677 How did the death of a 50-year-old pusher 235 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:12,346 lead you to Erich Blunt? 236 00:12:12,348 --> 00:12:13,881 On Kevin Neyers' iPad, 237 00:12:13,883 --> 00:12:16,817 there was an e-mail addressed to Mr. Blunt. 238 00:12:16,819 --> 00:12:19,120 What did this e-mail say? 239 00:12:19,122 --> 00:12:24,358 It asked for $50,000, or he would, "Go public." 240 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,227 And did you infer from this that Kevin Neyers 241 00:12:26,229 --> 00:12:27,761 was trying to blackmail Erich Blunt? 242 00:12:27,763 --> 00:12:29,963 - I did, sir. - And when you asked Erich Blunt, 243 00:12:29,965 --> 00:12:31,298 what did he say about this e-mail? 244 00:12:31,300 --> 00:12:34,100 Mr. Blunt said he never received the e-mail 245 00:12:34,102 --> 00:12:36,202 and that he didn't know who Kevin Neyers was. 246 00:12:36,204 --> 00:12:39,072 - That was a lie, wasn't it? - It was. 247 00:12:39,074 --> 00:12:42,208 My partner and I had interviewed Kevin Neyers' in-laws, 248 00:12:42,210 --> 00:12:44,444 James and Betty Harbach. 249 00:12:44,446 --> 00:12:46,279 Now, they had a deceased daughter 250 00:12:46,281 --> 00:12:49,182 who had a son with Kevin Neyers. 251 00:12:49,184 --> 00:12:51,217 This son was Erich Blunt. 252 00:12:51,219 --> 00:12:54,387 The Harbachs confirmed that Blunt did, in fact, know 253 00:12:54,389 --> 00:12:56,889 that Kevin Neyers was his biological father. 254 00:12:56,891 --> 00:12:59,192 So, when Erich Blunt denied knowing 255 00:12:59,194 --> 00:13:02,528 who Kevin Neyers was, that was a lie. 256 00:13:02,530 --> 00:13:03,462 It was a lie. 257 00:13:03,464 --> 00:13:05,397 And then, upon asking him again, 258 00:13:05,399 --> 00:13:06,765 he later admitted that 259 00:13:06,767 --> 00:13:09,368 he did know Kevin Neyers was his biological father 260 00:13:09,370 --> 00:13:11,136 and that he had given him money. 261 00:13:11,138 --> 00:13:12,871 Inspector, to recap. 262 00:13:12,873 --> 00:13:14,606 You first interviewed Erich Blunt 263 00:13:14,608 --> 00:13:16,608 in the murder of his biological father, 264 00:13:16,610 --> 00:13:18,810 and then again in the death of Cindy Strauss, correct? 265 00:13:18,812 --> 00:13:20,312 Yes, sir. 266 00:13:20,314 --> 00:13:21,913 Didn't you find that an odd coincidence? 267 00:13:21,915 --> 00:13:24,483 No, I do not believe in coincidence, sir. 268 00:13:24,485 --> 00:13:26,651 Did Erich Blunt lie to you when you questioned him 269 00:13:26,653 --> 00:13:28,886 - about Cindy Strauss' death? - He did. 270 00:13:28,888 --> 00:13:30,588 He said he had never slept with her 271 00:13:30,590 --> 00:13:32,756 and that he hadn't seen her the night she was... 272 00:13:32,758 --> 00:13:35,359 the night she died. Excuse me. 273 00:13:35,361 --> 00:13:38,362 And both those statements 274 00:13:38,364 --> 00:13:41,165 were proved false by subsequent investigation? 275 00:13:41,167 --> 00:13:43,734 Yes, sir. 276 00:13:43,736 --> 00:13:46,036 I have no further questions. 277 00:13:46,038 --> 00:13:52,610 Your witness, Mr. Daniels. 278 00:13:52,612 --> 00:13:55,479 - Inspector English, good morning. - Good morning. 279 00:13:55,481 --> 00:13:57,982 Inspector, did you ever consider the possibility 280 00:13:57,984 --> 00:14:01,251 that Erich Blunt didn't admit he knew Kevin Neyers 281 00:14:01,253 --> 00:14:06,090 because he was embarrassed or even ashamed at his father, 282 00:14:06,092 --> 00:14:08,659 a drug addict who was always asking him for money? 283 00:14:08,661 --> 00:14:10,460 Objection. It calls for speculation. 284 00:14:10,462 --> 00:14:12,029 Overruled. 285 00:14:12,031 --> 00:14:13,931 I never gave any thought 286 00:14:13,933 --> 00:14:18,935 to what Blunt was thinking about Kevin Neyers. 287 00:14:18,937 --> 00:14:21,838 Is it correct that you didn't pursue Mr. Blunt 288 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,107 as a suspect in the death of Kevin Neyers? 289 00:14:24,109 --> 00:14:25,808 Yes, sir. 290 00:14:25,810 --> 00:14:27,910 Is that because you didn't think he committed the murder? 291 00:14:27,912 --> 00:14:29,012 He had an alibi. 292 00:14:29,014 --> 00:14:30,647 He was in Los Angeles the night of the murder. 293 00:14:30,649 --> 00:14:34,083 So, you knew he couldn't have killed Mr. Neyers. 294 00:14:34,085 --> 00:14:35,652 And, as it turns out, 295 00:14:35,654 --> 00:14:38,621 a drug dealer named Chris Walton confessed to the murder 296 00:14:38,623 --> 00:14:40,789 and is now serving his sentence in San Quentin. 297 00:14:40,791 --> 00:14:41,657 Isn't that right? 298 00:14:41,659 --> 00:14:43,659 That is right. 299 00:14:43,661 --> 00:14:45,160 Now, in your earlier testimony, 300 00:14:45,162 --> 00:14:47,963 you stated that you don't believe in coincidence. 301 00:14:47,965 --> 00:14:48,965 Is that correct? 302 00:14:48,966 --> 00:14:51,066 That is correct. 303 00:14:51,068 --> 00:14:53,135 So, wouldn't you think it was a coincidence 304 00:14:53,137 --> 00:14:55,270 that Mr. Blunt was a person of interest 305 00:14:55,272 --> 00:14:57,438 in two homicide investigations, 306 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,475 but had nothing to do with either death? 307 00:15:00,477 --> 00:15:02,343 I suppose so. 308 00:15:02,345 --> 00:15:03,912 You suppose so. 309 00:15:03,914 --> 00:15:05,013 Do you think Mr. Blunt 310 00:15:05,015 --> 00:15:06,781 had something to do with both deaths? 311 00:15:06,783 --> 00:15:08,015 I didn't say that. 312 00:15:08,017 --> 00:15:09,349 Well, what are you saying, Inspector? 313 00:15:09,351 --> 00:15:11,918 I'm saying that the common denominator 314 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,020 in both deaths is Erich Blunt. 315 00:15:14,022 --> 00:15:15,655 So, let me get this straight. 316 00:15:15,657 --> 00:15:16,890 You suspected Erich Blunt 317 00:15:16,892 --> 00:15:18,858 in the murder of his biological father, 318 00:15:18,860 --> 00:15:21,260 and because someone else confessed to the murder, 319 00:15:21,262 --> 00:15:24,197 you were predisposed to the biased belief 320 00:15:24,199 --> 00:15:25,999 that he murdered Cindy Strauss. 321 00:15:26,001 --> 00:15:29,535 Objection. He's badgering the witness. 322 00:15:29,537 --> 00:15:32,038 No further questions. 323 00:15:45,932 --> 00:15:48,701 In this scenario, she trips at the top of the stairs. 324 00:15:48,703 --> 00:15:50,903 She stumbles, falls to the landing here, 325 00:15:50,905 --> 00:15:54,139 where she crashes into the vase set into the wall niche. 326 00:15:54,141 --> 00:15:56,107 The vase shatters on impact. 327 00:15:56,109 --> 00:15:58,042 She falls down the lower set of stairs, 328 00:15:58,044 --> 00:16:01,279 landing head first, with her upper body on the ground 329 00:16:01,281 --> 00:16:03,615 and her lower body sprawled awkwardly 330 00:16:03,617 --> 00:16:06,484 on the bottom four stairs. 331 00:16:06,486 --> 00:16:09,020 Based on this simulation, in your expert opinion, 332 00:16:09,022 --> 00:16:10,355 was it possible for this fall 333 00:16:10,357 --> 00:16:12,724 to have caused Cindy Strauss' broken neck? 334 00:16:12,726 --> 00:16:13,558 No. 335 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,027 We simulated every trajectory 336 00:16:16,029 --> 00:16:18,096 that a body of her height and weight might possibly travel 337 00:16:18,098 --> 00:16:19,864 when falling down the stairs, and in no scenario 338 00:16:19,866 --> 00:16:21,665 does she ever break her own neck 339 00:16:21,667 --> 00:16:23,701 in the specific manner in which it was broken. 340 00:16:23,703 --> 00:16:24,635 Which was? 341 00:16:24,637 --> 00:16:26,303 The violent protrusion 342 00:16:26,305 --> 00:16:29,176 of the cervical vertebrae column into the cranial vault. 343 00:16:32,178 --> 00:16:34,414 Someone had to have broken her neck. 344 00:16:36,916 --> 00:16:40,852 Doctor, could you tell us what time her death occurred? 345 00:16:40,854 --> 00:16:42,386 Assessing many factors, 346 00:16:42,388 --> 00:16:45,688 analyzing the partially digested food in her stomach, 347 00:16:45,690 --> 00:16:49,259 comparing the room temperature with the lividity of the corpse, 348 00:16:49,261 --> 00:16:50,961 and the fact that the victim 349 00:16:50,963 --> 00:16:54,097 wasn't in full rigor mortis when the body was found, 350 00:16:54,099 --> 00:16:57,500 we put the time of death between 8:30 and 9:00 P.M. 351 00:16:57,502 --> 00:16:59,102 the night before the body was found. 352 00:16:59,104 --> 00:17:02,907 Thank you, Dr. Burnside. No further questions. 353 00:17:04,509 --> 00:17:06,379 Mr. Daniels. 354 00:17:08,881 --> 00:17:11,081 Okay, then. 355 00:17:11,083 --> 00:17:13,415 In your toxicology report, 356 00:17:13,417 --> 00:17:16,418 you state there was alcohol, Xanax, and MDMA 357 00:17:16,420 --> 00:17:17,987 in Cindy Strauss' body. 358 00:17:17,989 --> 00:17:19,188 Is that correct? 359 00:17:19,190 --> 00:17:20,455 Yes. 360 00:17:20,457 --> 00:17:22,158 In combination, 361 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,860 what would be the likely side effects of these drugs? 362 00:17:24,862 --> 00:17:28,097 Dizziness, disorientation, loss of impulse control, 363 00:17:28,099 --> 00:17:31,333 lack of motor coordination, impaired reaction time. 364 00:17:31,335 --> 00:17:33,202 So, would it be safe to say, Doctor, 365 00:17:33,204 --> 00:17:37,339 that, simply put, Cindy Strauss was loaded? 366 00:17:37,341 --> 00:17:38,539 Sadly, yes. 367 00:17:38,541 --> 00:17:42,410 In other words, an accident waiting to happen? 368 00:17:42,412 --> 00:17:43,477 Objection. 369 00:17:43,479 --> 00:17:47,315 Withdrawn. 370 00:17:47,317 --> 00:17:48,917 Moving on, Doctor. 371 00:17:48,919 --> 00:17:53,221 You estimated the time of death based, in part, 372 00:17:53,223 --> 00:17:56,157 on the amount of partially digested food 373 00:17:56,159 --> 00:17:57,558 in Miss Strauss' stomach. 374 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,127 - Is that right? - Yes. 375 00:17:59,129 --> 00:18:01,261 Can't one woman digest 376 00:18:01,263 --> 00:18:02,863 at a different rate than another woman? 377 00:18:02,865 --> 00:18:04,932 Yes, of course, 378 00:18:04,934 --> 00:18:08,068 based on age, size, 379 00:18:08,070 --> 00:18:10,738 weight, level of fitness, general health. 380 00:18:10,740 --> 00:18:13,173 And would a woman simultaneously 381 00:18:13,175 --> 00:18:17,511 under the influence of alcohol, Xanax, and ecstasy, say, 382 00:18:17,513 --> 00:18:19,146 digest at a different rate 383 00:18:19,148 --> 00:18:21,882 than a woman not similarly medicated? 384 00:18:21,884 --> 00:18:23,784 I took all those factors into account. 385 00:18:23,786 --> 00:18:26,053 Really? 386 00:18:26,055 --> 00:18:27,388 Isn't that just a fancy way 387 00:18:27,390 --> 00:18:29,089 of saying you took an educated guess? 388 00:18:29,091 --> 00:18:32,625 With an emphasis on "Educated." 389 00:18:32,627 --> 00:18:35,862 Ah, and would it also be fair to say 390 00:18:35,864 --> 00:18:37,597 that the time of death you pegged 391 00:18:37,599 --> 00:18:41,368 at between 8:30 and 9:00 P.M. is also an educated guess? 392 00:18:41,370 --> 00:18:43,102 Yes. 393 00:18:43,104 --> 00:18:46,573 With the emphasis on "Guess." 394 00:18:46,575 --> 00:18:51,411 Could the time of death have been, say... 8:28? 395 00:18:51,413 --> 00:18:52,945 Certainly. 396 00:18:52,947 --> 00:18:54,213 8:24? 397 00:18:54,215 --> 00:18:55,882 It's possible. 398 00:18:55,884 --> 00:18:59,318 Because 8:30 isn't really an exact number here, 399 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:00,486 is it, doctor? 400 00:19:00,488 --> 00:19:03,022 - It's an approximation. - Ah. 401 00:19:03,024 --> 00:19:04,390 So, you've given us 402 00:19:04,392 --> 00:19:07,193 an approximate half-hour window of death, 403 00:19:07,195 --> 00:19:09,395 but it could be that she died 404 00:19:09,397 --> 00:19:12,965 somewhere between 8:18 and 9:07, couldn't it? 405 00:19:12,967 --> 00:19:15,167 - Yes, it could. - So, really, 406 00:19:15,169 --> 00:19:16,702 your half-hour window 407 00:19:16,704 --> 00:19:19,605 might actually be much closer to an hour. 408 00:19:19,607 --> 00:19:21,573 Now, let's go back 409 00:19:21,575 --> 00:19:24,110 to your computer-generated scenarios for a minute. 410 00:19:24,112 --> 00:19:27,213 Let's imagine that Cindy Strauss, 411 00:19:27,215 --> 00:19:31,249 under the influence of alcohol, Xanax, and ecstasy, 412 00:19:31,251 --> 00:19:35,287 has sex with a man on the night of her death, 413 00:19:35,289 --> 00:19:38,023 and in the aftermath, she reveals to this man 414 00:19:38,025 --> 00:19:40,691 that she is pregnant with his child. 415 00:19:40,693 --> 00:19:43,661 Shocked, he demands to know 416 00:19:43,663 --> 00:19:45,730 how she could put the health of the fetus at risk 417 00:19:45,732 --> 00:19:47,832 by drinking and doing drugs. 418 00:19:47,834 --> 00:19:51,069 They argue over whether she should have an abortion. 419 00:19:51,071 --> 00:19:53,939 She refuses. 420 00:19:53,941 --> 00:19:56,841 Furious, he turns to go. 421 00:19:56,843 --> 00:20:01,579 Naked, she follows him out into the hall, grabbing at him. 422 00:20:01,581 --> 00:20:04,749 He pulls away from her and starts down the stairs. 423 00:20:04,751 --> 00:20:07,184 She runs after him, 424 00:20:07,186 --> 00:20:11,556 and in her drug and alcohol-addled condition, 425 00:20:11,558 --> 00:20:15,827 she trips and tumbles head over heels down the stairs, 426 00:20:15,829 --> 00:20:18,930 landing on her head and breaking her neck, 427 00:20:18,932 --> 00:20:20,865 when her cervical vertebrae column 428 00:20:20,867 --> 00:20:26,336 violently protrudes into her cranial vault. 429 00:20:26,338 --> 00:20:28,371 You wouldn't happen to have that particular 430 00:20:28,373 --> 00:20:30,640 computer-generated scenario handy, would you? 431 00:20:30,642 --> 00:20:33,109 It's obviously impossible 432 00:20:33,111 --> 00:20:36,245 for us to imagine every conceivable scenario. 433 00:20:36,247 --> 00:20:38,582 Aha. Aha. 434 00:20:38,584 --> 00:20:40,083 Thank you, Doctor. 435 00:20:40,085 --> 00:20:43,194 No further questions. 436 00:20:51,696 --> 00:20:54,030 Hey. 437 00:20:54,032 --> 00:20:55,298 Hey. 438 00:20:55,300 --> 00:20:57,433 What's up? 439 00:20:57,435 --> 00:21:01,837 Oh, nothing's up. 440 00:21:01,839 --> 00:21:04,240 Walk with me for a second? 441 00:21:04,242 --> 00:21:06,979 Sure. 442 00:21:09,381 --> 00:21:12,715 I, uh... I earned something today. 443 00:21:12,717 --> 00:21:19,755 I wanted to celebrate with someone. 444 00:21:19,757 --> 00:21:21,957 Two years. 445 00:21:21,959 --> 00:21:26,395 Clean. 446 00:21:26,397 --> 00:21:27,729 That's amazing. 447 00:21:30,034 --> 00:21:32,534 I just wanted some applause. 448 00:21:33,703 --> 00:21:35,370 I didn't know who to call. 449 00:21:35,372 --> 00:21:39,807 Anyway... I thought of you. 450 00:21:39,809 --> 00:21:44,712 Well, I'm glad you did. 451 00:21:44,714 --> 00:21:47,649 Seems like Louise is doing great. 452 00:21:47,651 --> 00:21:49,383 Yeah. 453 00:21:49,385 --> 00:21:51,318 She loves her teacher this year, 454 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,387 Mrs. I-can-never-remember-her-name. 455 00:21:53,389 --> 00:21:56,223 Stauffenberger. 456 00:21:56,225 --> 00:21:59,226 Yeah, she wants to be a teacher when she grows up, 457 00:21:59,228 --> 00:22:01,896 just like Ms. "S." 458 00:22:01,898 --> 00:22:04,131 At least she doesn't want to be a cop. 459 00:22:04,133 --> 00:22:05,967 Yeah, you got that right. 460 00:22:05,969 --> 00:22:10,637 How's Terry holding up? 461 00:22:10,639 --> 00:22:14,575 Good. 462 00:22:14,577 --> 00:22:16,877 He's been on my mind lately. 463 00:22:16,879 --> 00:22:20,113 I'm on step 9, 464 00:22:20,115 --> 00:22:26,753 and, well, I owe him an amends. 465 00:22:26,755 --> 00:22:34,260 I got to say I'm very proud of you. 466 00:22:34,262 --> 00:22:36,663 - Thanks. - Yeah. 467 00:22:39,267 --> 00:22:42,977 That means more to me than you will ever know. 468 00:22:53,982 --> 00:22:57,683 We were so good together... 469 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,995 before I screwed things up. 470 00:23:08,997 --> 00:23:11,430 I'll... 471 00:23:11,432 --> 00:23:14,600 We'll always have those memories, right? 472 00:23:14,602 --> 00:23:18,803 And we'll always have Louise. 473 00:23:18,805 --> 00:23:21,673 Yeah. 474 00:23:21,675 --> 00:23:26,311 Well, congratulations again. 475 00:23:26,313 --> 00:23:27,346 Thank you. 476 00:23:27,348 --> 00:23:30,282 - I'm gonna go. - Go. 477 00:23:46,564 --> 00:23:49,399 We identified Mr. Blunt's genetic material 478 00:23:49,401 --> 00:23:51,268 in two locations on the body. 479 00:23:51,270 --> 00:23:54,771 Not only was he the father of Cindy Strauss' child, 480 00:23:54,773 --> 00:23:56,740 his D.N.A. also matches 481 00:23:56,742 --> 00:23:59,576 that of the seminal fluid left in the victim's mouth. 482 00:23:59,578 --> 00:24:02,078 Is it possible, with any degree of certainty, 483 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,781 to pinpoint how long before Miss Strauss' death 484 00:24:04,783 --> 00:24:06,548 she engaged in oral sex with the defendant? 485 00:24:06,574 --> 00:24:07,284 Mm-hmm. 486 00:24:07,286 --> 00:24:10,787 The sex act occurred roughly 15 minutes before her death. 487 00:24:10,789 --> 00:24:13,156 Just to be clear, 488 00:24:13,158 --> 00:24:16,960 it is your expert opinion that Erich Blunt ejaculated 489 00:24:16,962 --> 00:24:19,829 into the victim's mouth 15 minutes before her death? 490 00:24:19,831 --> 00:24:23,432 Unless he'd like to tell us it arrived there via turkey baster, 491 00:24:23,434 --> 00:24:24,734 that is indisputable. 492 00:24:24,736 --> 00:24:28,504 Objection. Non-responsive and obnoxious. 493 00:24:28,506 --> 00:24:30,439 Sustained as non-responsive. 494 00:24:30,441 --> 00:24:34,978 Obnoxious is not a legal objection. 495 00:24:34,980 --> 00:24:36,813 Thank you, Doctor. 496 00:24:36,815 --> 00:24:38,985 Your witness. 497 00:24:42,387 --> 00:24:44,687 How are you today, Dr. Gibbs? 498 00:24:44,689 --> 00:24:46,922 Dandy, Counselor. Yourself? 499 00:24:46,924 --> 00:24:50,293 Oh, not too bad for an old geezer. Thanks. 500 00:24:51,696 --> 00:24:55,130 Dr. Gibbs, you are testifying today for the prosecution 501 00:24:55,132 --> 00:24:57,833 because you are generally recognized 502 00:24:57,835 --> 00:25:00,769 as a leading authority in forensic pathology, 503 00:25:00,771 --> 00:25:03,606 with a specialty in semen analysis. 504 00:25:03,608 --> 00:25:05,308 - Is that correct? - Yes. 505 00:25:05,310 --> 00:25:09,378 Tell us how you developed your particular interest in semen. 506 00:25:12,349 --> 00:25:14,616 I am a biologist by training, 507 00:25:14,618 --> 00:25:16,050 and in the course of my career, 508 00:25:16,052 --> 00:25:17,952 I have become something of a D.N.A. expert. 509 00:25:17,954 --> 00:25:22,190 To me, semen is just another bodily fluid. 510 00:25:22,192 --> 00:25:23,692 You testified earlier 511 00:25:23,694 --> 00:25:26,394 that Ms. Strauss performed oral sex on Mr. Blunt 512 00:25:26,396 --> 00:25:29,030 about 15 minutes before she died. 513 00:25:29,032 --> 00:25:30,398 Mm-hmm. That's correct. 514 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:35,237 How can you be sure it wasn't 25 minutes or 32 minutes? 515 00:25:35,239 --> 00:25:39,107 Because for this analysis, I look at one simple question. 516 00:25:39,109 --> 00:25:42,976 How long could seminal fluid have remained detectable 517 00:25:42,978 --> 00:25:44,378 without being washed away 518 00:25:44,380 --> 00:25:46,647 by the natural process of saliva glands? 519 00:25:46,649 --> 00:25:50,817 The answer tells us that Mr. Blunt had oral sex 520 00:25:50,819 --> 00:25:54,890 with Cindy Strauss no more than 15 minutes before she died. 521 00:25:56,892 --> 00:25:59,693 Thank you, Doctor. 522 00:25:59,695 --> 00:26:01,931 Nothing further, your honor. 523 00:26:19,347 --> 00:26:20,947 Hey. How you doing? 524 00:26:20,949 --> 00:26:22,649 - Good. - All right. 525 00:26:22,651 --> 00:26:25,418 - Good. Good. Sorry I'm late. - No. No sweat. 526 00:26:25,420 --> 00:26:27,654 I saw you on the news. 527 00:26:27,656 --> 00:26:29,522 - Yeah. - You did good. 528 00:26:29,524 --> 00:26:31,190 Do you want a coffee, a sandwich? 529 00:26:31,192 --> 00:26:32,491 No, no. I'm good. 530 00:26:32,493 --> 00:26:35,560 - I've only got a few minutes, so... - Oh. 531 00:26:35,562 --> 00:26:41,233 Well, then, uh, why don't I just get down to it? 532 00:26:41,235 --> 00:26:44,804 I owe you an amends. 533 00:26:44,806 --> 00:26:47,706 Okay. For what? 534 00:26:47,708 --> 00:26:52,278 For that fight we got into outside Dexter's. 535 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:53,612 It was ages ago. 536 00:26:53,614 --> 00:26:55,647 That's... that's water under the bridge. You don't have to... 537 00:26:55,649 --> 00:26:58,650 Yeah, well, I'm, uh... I'm doing my 9th step, 538 00:26:58,652 --> 00:27:02,153 and this is part of the process. 539 00:27:02,155 --> 00:27:04,456 Oh, okay. Right. 540 00:27:04,458 --> 00:27:07,659 Well, that was a... that was a crazy night. 541 00:27:07,661 --> 00:27:09,428 You know, we were all drunk off that, uh, 542 00:27:09,430 --> 00:27:11,697 moonshine Teddy made. 543 00:27:11,699 --> 00:27:14,098 I get a headache just thinking about that rat poison. 544 00:27:15,168 --> 00:27:16,568 Yeah, I mean, you know, I appreciate... 545 00:27:16,570 --> 00:27:18,737 I appreciate what you're doing, 546 00:27:18,739 --> 00:27:21,139 you know, you reaching out to me and whatnot, but we're good. 547 00:27:21,141 --> 00:27:22,974 You don't have to apologize to me. We're cool. 548 00:27:22,976 --> 00:27:25,811 I hear you, man. 549 00:27:25,813 --> 00:27:29,214 Um, but an amends is a little different than an apology. 550 00:27:29,216 --> 00:27:32,717 It's... it's about honestly 551 00:27:32,719 --> 00:27:35,253 cleaning up my side of the street. 552 00:27:35,255 --> 00:27:37,922 And, so, I just have a couple things 553 00:27:37,924 --> 00:27:42,360 I need to say to you, and then... then we're done. 554 00:27:42,362 --> 00:27:43,394 Cool? 555 00:27:43,396 --> 00:27:44,762 Yeah, of course, sure. 556 00:27:44,764 --> 00:27:48,933 You know, I hated you for a long time, 557 00:27:48,935 --> 00:27:54,272 ever since you and Hildy became partners. 558 00:27:54,274 --> 00:27:56,540 I saw what you guys had, 559 00:27:56,542 --> 00:27:58,409 how close you were from the get-go, 560 00:27:58,411 --> 00:28:01,145 and I saw how she saw you, 561 00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:06,516 and it was different than how she saw me. 562 00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:10,287 And I was envious, and I, uh... 563 00:28:10,289 --> 00:28:13,423 I resented you, and I thought I hated you, 564 00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:15,692 but I was just afraid... 565 00:28:15,694 --> 00:28:19,429 afraid you were gonna steal my wife. 566 00:28:19,431 --> 00:28:21,198 Hmm. 567 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,500 For real? That's... 568 00:28:23,502 --> 00:28:25,735 I mean, that's crazy. 569 00:28:25,737 --> 00:28:28,638 Well, I was drinking daily, 570 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,075 and it didn't seem so crazy at the time. 571 00:28:32,077 --> 00:28:34,278 - Mm. - Anyway, that's, uh... 572 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,113 that's what was underneath my behavior that night at Dexter's. 573 00:28:37,115 --> 00:28:40,650 That's... that's why I punched you in the face. 574 00:28:40,652 --> 00:28:44,487 Sucker-punched me, technically. 575 00:28:44,489 --> 00:28:46,656 Absolutely. 576 00:28:46,658 --> 00:28:49,158 Anyway, that's it. 577 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,129 That's what I needed to say. 578 00:28:53,131 --> 00:28:56,098 Uh, it's impressive, you know, 579 00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:59,435 and it takes a lot of courage 580 00:28:59,437 --> 00:29:01,837 to do what you're doing right now, so... 581 00:29:01,839 --> 00:29:03,605 Yeah, well, it's the steps. 582 00:29:03,607 --> 00:29:05,607 When I take the next indicated action, 583 00:29:05,609 --> 00:29:09,412 like, you know, making this amends... 584 00:29:09,414 --> 00:29:12,114 I feel better. 585 00:29:12,116 --> 00:29:16,018 I try to keep it as simple as that. 586 00:29:16,020 --> 00:29:17,786 And you feel better right now? 587 00:29:17,788 --> 00:29:21,190 Yeah. 588 00:29:21,192 --> 00:29:24,234 I do. 589 00:29:33,236 --> 00:29:35,903 - Barbara, we can work this out. - Can we? 590 00:29:35,905 --> 00:29:37,638 Really? What are the odds? 591 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,107 I admit everything. 592 00:29:39,109 --> 00:29:41,809 Yes, because I saw it on your filthy sex tape! 593 00:29:41,811 --> 00:29:43,478 I'll give you everything you want. 594 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,980 Oh, clearly not, because she wants this over. 595 00:29:45,982 --> 00:29:48,815 - Look, I'm no divorce lawyer. - And I very much am. 596 00:29:48,817 --> 00:29:50,951 And I'm very much aware of your reputation, Miss Vasilikos. 597 00:29:50,953 --> 00:29:52,953 - Then what are you doing here? - I'm here as a favor. 598 00:29:52,955 --> 00:29:54,588 He's Erich Blunt's cleaner. 599 00:29:54,590 --> 00:29:57,557 Well, I guess this qualifies as a mess, wouldn't you say? 600 00:29:57,559 --> 00:29:59,793 Mr. Wilkerson will happily line up 601 00:29:59,795 --> 00:30:01,761 an attorney down the road, if necessary. 602 00:30:01,763 --> 00:30:04,331 Right now, my goal is to see if we can work things out. 603 00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:06,433 Work things out? I-I never want to see you again. 604 00:30:06,435 --> 00:30:07,968 You make me want to vomit. 605 00:30:07,970 --> 00:30:10,036 I could literally... I could puke my guts out 606 00:30:10,038 --> 00:30:11,538 right now all over this table. 607 00:30:11,540 --> 00:30:12,606 I don't clean up vomit. 608 00:30:12,608 --> 00:30:14,741 Look, it's over, Bill, okay? 609 00:30:14,743 --> 00:30:16,009 Get a clue. 610 00:30:16,011 --> 00:30:18,144 - You realize this will bankrupt me. - Oh, oh, here. 611 00:30:18,146 --> 00:30:19,212 Well, there it is... 612 00:30:19,214 --> 00:30:20,647 the real reason he wants to work things out. 613 00:30:20,649 --> 00:30:22,415 - It's the money. - People, people, 614 00:30:22,417 --> 00:30:24,217 do you have any idea what the value 615 00:30:24,219 --> 00:30:26,152 of this estate is right now? 616 00:30:26,154 --> 00:30:27,687 Essentially nonexistent. 617 00:30:27,689 --> 00:30:31,157 Bill has been spending against his Applsn stock options, 618 00:30:31,159 --> 00:30:34,860 which, considering the current trial, is profoundly devalued. 619 00:30:34,862 --> 00:30:38,398 You are arguing literally over nothing. 620 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,166 And, Adele, have you considered, 621 00:30:40,168 --> 00:30:42,835 if Warren Daniels calls Barbara as a witness, 622 00:30:42,837 --> 00:30:45,638 what you will look like by the end of questioning? 623 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,373 W-why would Barbara be called to testify? 624 00:30:47,375 --> 00:30:48,974 Really, you haven't thought about this? 625 00:30:48,976 --> 00:30:50,410 That sex video gives you 626 00:30:50,412 --> 00:30:52,811 as much motive to kill Cindy as anyone. 627 00:30:52,813 --> 00:30:54,212 - What? - Excuse me? 628 00:30:54,214 --> 00:30:56,048 Now, look. I'm just looking to dial things back. 629 00:30:56,050 --> 00:30:57,550 This is not the time to discuss this. 630 00:30:57,552 --> 00:30:59,618 Put a pin in it for another day. 631 00:30:59,620 --> 00:31:01,520 I don't want him back in the house. 632 00:31:01,522 --> 00:31:03,689 - I know. I know. - That's fine. That's fine. 633 00:31:03,691 --> 00:31:06,191 He's gonna stay with Erich Blunt, okay? 634 00:31:06,193 --> 00:31:08,060 I'll lock him in... in my closet, 635 00:31:08,062 --> 00:31:10,395 if that's what it takes, okay? 636 00:31:10,397 --> 00:31:14,399 Are we good? 637 00:31:14,401 --> 00:31:17,369 Are we good? Hmm? 638 00:31:17,371 --> 00:31:21,373 - Huh? Is that what you want, Bill? - Oh, yeah! 639 00:31:21,375 --> 00:31:23,508 - Is that it? Look. Look at this. - Stop. 640 00:31:23,510 --> 00:31:25,210 - Stop it! - Barbara! Hey! 641 00:31:25,212 --> 00:31:27,245 Stop! Stop it! Stop! 642 00:31:27,247 --> 00:31:30,148 - Stop it! - Oh! 643 00:31:30,150 --> 00:31:33,017 Barbara. Are you all right? 644 00:32:10,906 --> 00:32:13,373 Thanks. You didn't have to do that. 645 00:32:13,375 --> 00:32:16,844 Yeah, well, you didn't have to come and meet me, so... 646 00:32:16,846 --> 00:32:18,913 Just glad they put us in here 647 00:32:18,915 --> 00:32:21,549 so people don't think I'm informing. 648 00:32:21,551 --> 00:32:23,817 Am I informing? 649 00:32:23,819 --> 00:32:27,220 - No. No. - So, what? 650 00:32:27,222 --> 00:32:30,090 You just come here to blow off some steam, 651 00:32:30,092 --> 00:32:33,360 maybe kick my ass again for shits and giggles? 652 00:32:33,362 --> 00:32:35,828 That's actually why I, uh... 653 00:32:35,830 --> 00:32:38,331 I just wanted to apologize for that. 654 00:32:38,333 --> 00:32:42,835 It was way out of line, and I'm sorry. 655 00:32:42,837 --> 00:32:47,441 That's why I came. 656 00:32:47,443 --> 00:32:49,742 Hell. 657 00:32:49,744 --> 00:32:53,513 That's kind of a risk, telling me that. 658 00:32:53,515 --> 00:32:55,215 What if I sue the city? 659 00:32:55,217 --> 00:32:57,917 You could do that. 660 00:32:57,919 --> 00:33:01,488 You have every right to file a complaint with the city. 661 00:33:01,490 --> 00:33:05,424 Like anyone would listen to me, huh? 662 00:33:05,426 --> 00:33:08,894 Don't sweat it. Apology accepted. 663 00:33:08,896 --> 00:33:11,263 Okay. 664 00:33:11,265 --> 00:33:13,599 Cool. 665 00:33:13,601 --> 00:33:16,868 I don't get a whole lot of folks 666 00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:20,906 showing me respect, Inspector. 667 00:33:20,908 --> 00:33:23,075 Good for you. 668 00:33:23,077 --> 00:33:26,278 - Can I ask you a question? - Shoot. 669 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:28,914 Why'd you take the rap on that murder charge? 670 00:33:28,916 --> 00:33:31,450 What do you mean, "Why?" 671 00:33:31,452 --> 00:33:34,519 Don't you think I done it? 672 00:33:34,521 --> 00:33:36,787 I didn't... 673 00:33:36,789 --> 00:33:40,791 until you confessed. 674 00:33:40,793 --> 00:33:42,760 Did you kill Kevin Neyers? 675 00:33:42,762 --> 00:33:48,933 Hell, I have trouble killing a damn spider. 676 00:33:48,935 --> 00:33:50,768 So, you took the fall. 677 00:33:50,770 --> 00:33:53,871 You made a false confession. 678 00:33:53,873 --> 00:33:56,374 What else was I gonna do? 679 00:33:56,376 --> 00:33:59,477 I didn't have no alibi. 680 00:33:59,479 --> 00:34:01,012 I had been there earlier, 681 00:34:01,014 --> 00:34:03,714 so I knew my prints were all over the scene. 682 00:34:03,716 --> 00:34:06,116 Look at me. 683 00:34:06,118 --> 00:34:07,917 What jury's gonna believe me? 684 00:34:07,919 --> 00:34:12,256 I'm the kind of guy the system lives on, Inspector. 685 00:34:12,258 --> 00:34:15,692 Got to fill the prison somehow, right? 686 00:34:15,694 --> 00:34:17,861 You really want to atone? 687 00:34:17,863 --> 00:34:19,929 Find out who really killed 688 00:34:19,931 --> 00:34:22,166 that son of a bitch Kevin Neyers, 689 00:34:22,168 --> 00:34:26,870 'cause it sure as hell wasn't me. 690 00:34:26,872 --> 00:34:28,838 All right. 691 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,407 Thanks. 692 00:34:30,409 --> 00:34:32,809 For the record, state your full name. 693 00:34:32,811 --> 00:34:37,147 Could you repeat the question? 694 00:34:37,149 --> 00:34:39,816 Please state your full name. 695 00:34:39,818 --> 00:34:41,584 Right. Mark Strauss. 696 00:34:41,586 --> 00:34:43,319 And your relationship to the deceased? 697 00:34:43,321 --> 00:34:45,021 - She was my wife. - To be candid, 698 00:34:45,023 --> 00:34:47,456 the two of you had a pretty bumpy relationship, didn't you? 699 00:34:47,458 --> 00:34:49,159 Yes. We were separated. 700 00:34:49,161 --> 00:34:50,860 And she had a temporary restraining order against you. 701 00:34:50,862 --> 00:34:52,028 Isn't that also correct? 702 00:34:52,030 --> 00:34:53,496 Yes. 703 00:34:53,498 --> 00:34:54,664 Why? 704 00:34:54,666 --> 00:34:57,233 Because... 705 00:34:57,235 --> 00:34:58,835 I hit her a time or two. 706 00:34:58,837 --> 00:35:00,170 She hit me, too. 707 00:35:00,172 --> 00:35:02,471 We've both got fiery tempers, but I'm a changed man. 708 00:35:02,473 --> 00:35:05,040 I loved her very much. 709 00:35:05,042 --> 00:35:06,875 When was the last time you saw your wife? 710 00:35:06,877 --> 00:35:09,611 The night before he killed her. 711 00:35:09,613 --> 00:35:11,847 Objection. Move to strike. 712 00:35:11,849 --> 00:35:14,516 Non-responsive, assumes facts not in evidence, 713 00:35:14,518 --> 00:35:16,051 and is a lie! 714 00:35:16,053 --> 00:35:18,687 Sustained. The jury will disregard that answer. 715 00:35:18,689 --> 00:35:20,989 Let me warn you, Mr. Strauss, 716 00:35:20,991 --> 00:35:25,227 you may not state opinions based on assumptions of facts 717 00:35:25,229 --> 00:35:27,196 that are not in evidence. 718 00:35:27,198 --> 00:35:28,797 I'm sorry, your honor. 719 00:35:28,799 --> 00:35:31,366 So, you went to see your wife 720 00:35:31,368 --> 00:35:34,802 in violation of a standing T.R.O. 721 00:35:34,804 --> 00:35:37,038 the night before she died. 722 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:38,172 Why? 723 00:35:38,174 --> 00:35:42,309 She called me. She asked me to come over. 724 00:35:42,311 --> 00:35:45,046 She... she was hysterical. 725 00:35:45,048 --> 00:35:47,181 She said Erich had yelled at her, 726 00:35:47,183 --> 00:35:49,350 thrown his shirt in her face, and fired her. 727 00:35:49,352 --> 00:35:52,053 I went over there to calm her down. 728 00:35:52,055 --> 00:35:54,255 She... she was very... pretty shaken up. 729 00:35:54,257 --> 00:35:56,624 Did she say she was afraid of Erich Blunt? 730 00:35:56,626 --> 00:35:57,725 Yes. 731 00:35:57,727 --> 00:36:00,160 Objection. Hearsay. Move to strike. 732 00:36:00,162 --> 00:36:02,296 Sustained. That answer is stricken, 733 00:36:02,298 --> 00:36:04,898 and the jury is ordered to disregard it. 734 00:36:04,900 --> 00:36:07,167 Did you call Erich Blunt the next day? 735 00:36:07,169 --> 00:36:08,935 Yes. 736 00:36:08,937 --> 00:36:11,037 What did you say to him? 737 00:36:11,039 --> 00:36:14,608 He said to let him know anytime I wanted a piece of him 738 00:36:14,610 --> 00:36:16,343 and that he'd break my neck. 739 00:36:16,345 --> 00:36:18,679 He said that exactly, 740 00:36:18,681 --> 00:36:20,748 that he would "Break your neck"? 741 00:36:20,750 --> 00:36:23,751 Yes, sir. 742 00:36:23,753 --> 00:36:25,685 Thank you. 743 00:36:25,687 --> 00:36:27,990 I have no more questions. 744 00:36:30,992 --> 00:36:34,427 Besides beating your wife and threatening Mr. Blunt, 745 00:36:34,429 --> 00:36:38,431 you've been arrested twice in the past 746 00:36:38,433 --> 00:36:40,366 for violent conduct, correct? 747 00:36:40,368 --> 00:36:43,102 Only a couple times. It's nothing serious. 748 00:36:43,104 --> 00:36:47,407 Assault reduced to drunk and disorderly 749 00:36:47,409 --> 00:36:50,075 at a Giants game in 2009 750 00:36:50,077 --> 00:36:52,778 and battery on a person, 751 00:36:52,780 --> 00:36:56,982 also reduced to drunk and disorderly, in 2011. 752 00:36:56,984 --> 00:37:01,420 Sounds like you've got anger-management issues, Mr. Strauss. 753 00:37:01,422 --> 00:37:03,889 That was a very long time ago. 754 00:37:03,891 --> 00:37:07,092 Mr. Strauss, would you tell the jury 755 00:37:07,094 --> 00:37:09,628 where you were on the night of your wife's death? 756 00:37:09,630 --> 00:37:12,297 Yeah, I met a woman at a bar, 757 00:37:12,299 --> 00:37:15,499 and we went out to her car for a couple hours. 758 00:37:16,769 --> 00:37:18,336 We talked for a while, smoked a "J," 759 00:37:18,338 --> 00:37:19,437 and had sex a couple times. 760 00:37:19,439 --> 00:37:25,043 What was the name of the bar? 761 00:37:25,045 --> 00:37:28,847 It was downtown somewhere. Um... 762 00:37:28,849 --> 00:37:31,316 How long were you in this bar 763 00:37:31,318 --> 00:37:33,417 before you went out to this woman's car? 764 00:37:33,419 --> 00:37:38,822 I don't know. A couple hours, maybe. 765 00:37:38,824 --> 00:37:42,259 What kind of car was it? 766 00:37:42,261 --> 00:37:44,694 I don't remember. 767 00:37:44,696 --> 00:37:46,763 How much had you had to drink? 768 00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:49,333 It's hard to say, exactly. 769 00:37:49,335 --> 00:37:57,335 And what was this lady's name you claim you were with? 770 00:37:58,177 --> 00:38:00,777 I don't... I don't remember. 771 00:38:00,779 --> 00:38:05,315 So, let me see if I understand what you've just told us. 772 00:38:05,317 --> 00:38:09,051 On the evening after Cindy told you 773 00:38:09,053 --> 00:38:11,721 that she was pregnant with Mr. Blunt's child 774 00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:15,692 and you threatened to tear Mr. Blunt apart, 775 00:38:15,694 --> 00:38:18,461 you can't tell us where you were, 776 00:38:18,463 --> 00:38:21,431 who you were with, or how much you had to drink, 777 00:38:21,433 --> 00:38:24,467 but you do admit that you were a little drunk, 778 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:27,136 and you had sex a couple of times. Correct? 779 00:38:27,138 --> 00:38:29,138 Yeah, something like that. 780 00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:33,475 Do you also remember going back to Cindy's after that, 781 00:38:33,477 --> 00:38:35,210 getting into another argument, 782 00:38:35,212 --> 00:38:36,812 and pushing her down the stairs? 783 00:38:36,814 --> 00:38:38,547 - Objection! - Strike that! 784 00:38:38,549 --> 00:38:41,249 The jury will disregard that question. 785 00:38:41,251 --> 00:38:43,251 We are adjourned for today. 786 00:38:43,253 --> 00:38:47,355 I want to see both attorneys in my chambers. 787 00:38:47,357 --> 00:38:48,891 Do I need a lawyer? 788 00:38:48,893 --> 00:38:53,529 I would really consider it if I were you, Mr. Strauss. 789 00:39:04,816 --> 00:39:12,816 The people call Dr. Sally Smoot. 790 00:39:14,359 --> 00:39:22,359 Your honor, may we approach? 791 00:39:24,003 --> 00:39:26,302 This person is not on the witness list. 792 00:39:26,304 --> 00:39:29,138 Mr. Daniels just questioned Mark Strauss' alibi. 793 00:39:29,140 --> 00:39:31,474 We need a chance to respond. 794 00:39:31,476 --> 00:39:38,481 You opened that door yesterday, Mr. Daniels. 795 00:39:38,483 --> 00:39:41,918 Oh, Jesus. 796 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:45,421 Mr. Siletti, Mr. Daniels, my chambers now. 797 00:39:45,423 --> 00:39:48,390 This court is in recess. 798 00:39:48,392 --> 00:39:50,361 All rise! 799 00:39:57,735 --> 00:39:58,937 Thanks. 800 00:40:04,374 --> 00:40:07,042 - Crazy shit, huh? - What have we got? 801 00:40:07,044 --> 00:40:08,510 What? You don't know? 802 00:40:08,512 --> 00:40:10,745 Radio died after we got the code and address. 803 00:40:10,747 --> 00:40:12,312 No shit. Cheap-ass com units. 804 00:40:12,314 --> 00:40:13,781 Fill us in. 805 00:40:13,783 --> 00:40:15,816 Dead Caucasian male. Looks like an overdose. 806 00:40:15,818 --> 00:40:18,619 - A lot of units for an O.D. - Not when you see who it is. 807 00:40:18,621 --> 00:40:20,655 Hey, thanks, bro. 808 00:40:23,159 --> 00:40:28,228 This way. 809 00:40:28,230 --> 00:40:29,596 Hey. 810 00:40:29,598 --> 00:40:34,808 Well, this job... is never dull. 811 00:40:41,810 --> 00:40:47,447 Oh. 812 00:40:47,449 --> 00:40:49,249 Mark Strauss. 813 00:40:49,251 --> 00:40:55,020 Mm-hmm. Dude wanted serious shut-eye. 814 00:40:55,022 --> 00:40:58,591 What do you say? 815 00:40:58,593 --> 00:41:00,932 No words. 816 00:41:06,934 --> 00:41:11,204 Okay, watch your back. Coming through. 817 00:41:11,206 --> 00:41:13,705 We got some words here. 818 00:41:13,707 --> 00:41:19,110 Oh, shit. 819 00:41:19,112 --> 00:41:23,214 It's a suicide note. 820 00:41:23,216 --> 00:41:26,183 It says he killed Cindy Strauss.