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She's having a
tough night, eh?
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My little angel?
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She's just teething.
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I'm short $500.
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I'll make it up next month.
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You have my
word, Ivan.
Shh.
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I'll need $200 more. Hmm?
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For interest.
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Sweet little baby and her daddy
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shot dead in the street.
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Nobody deserves that,
not even two-bit gangsters.
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Creep was fleecing money
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from every business
in the neighborhood, even mine.
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-Mm-hmm.
-Here you go, Mrs. Pierce.
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Excuse me.
Morning.
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My name's
Detective Joe Kaminsky.
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Do you happen to know
the whereabouts
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of an Arthur Craddick?
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I'm Arthur Craddick.
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Hmm. Is this your son?
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Someone we can call
to look after him?
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Look after my son? Why?
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Well, we just want you
to come down to the station,
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Mr. Craddick,
just to answer some questions.
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You have my word,
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no big deal.
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Got a little crazy around here
the other night,
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and we're talking
to lots of people.
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Just kind of tough to know
how long it's gonna take.
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Don't go, Dad.
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Hey, Leo.
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Don't worry.
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Whatever this is,
it's, um...
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it's just a mistake.
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I'll be back
before you know it.
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Would you do me a favor,
Mrs. Pierce?
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I have an employee who's coming
in about ten minutes
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to take over.
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Leo and I will keep watch
till he gets here.
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Thank you.
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Why are you looking like that?
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You heard the man.
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All they want to do
is have a little talk.
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Isn't that right, Detective?
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Just a little talk.
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Mr. Craddick.
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I'm Dr. Jason Bull.
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Uh, your attorney said
you wanted to see me.
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You're the expert witness
-my attorney hired?
-Yeah.
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I'm a psychologist.
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I'm here to try and get the jury
to understand
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eyewitness testimony isn't
all it's cracked up to be.
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He told you I didn't do it,
right?
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I didn't kill that man
and his baby.
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Honestly,
it didn't really come up.
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I'm here to tell the jury
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about eyewitness testimony,
not you.
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Okay, I get what you're doing,
but I need you to know...
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I'd never kill anybody.
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I have a ten-year-old son.
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His mom died
when he was a toddler.
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I'm all he's got.
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Sure.
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What can I do for you,
Mr. Craddick?
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You can tell me
I'm gonna go home to my boy.
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Look, I'm not a lawyer,
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but from what I can tell,
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they don't really have
much of a case.
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It's mostly
circumstantial evidence.
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What they're gonna do
is tell a story
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about how you're
some kind of vigilante
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who took matters
into his own hands.
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But there's nothing
in your background
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that substantiates that idea.
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So all they really have is
this one supposed eyewitness,
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whose testimony...
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really isn't very strong at all.
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So you think...
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this might go my way?
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Mr. Craddick,
I believe
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that if your attorney picked
a decent jury,
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a jury of your peers,
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then yeah.
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We got a 911 call.
A neighbor said
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he was home asleep when two
gunshots outside woke him up.
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From his
third-floor window
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he saw a male figure--
the shooter--
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running away from a dead body
lying on the sidewalk.
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You should object.
That's hearsay.
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Please. Leave the
lawyering to me.
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And what happened next,
Detective?
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The neighbor came
into the precinct
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to give
a more detailed statement.
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At that time,
I also laid out six photos
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of possible suspects
for him to review.
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He identified the shooter
immediately.
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Did it with great certainty.
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And the person
the neighbor identified,
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do you see that person
in the courtroom today?
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I certainly do.
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The defendant Arthur Craddick.
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Thank you.
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Eyewitness testimony is actually
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the oldest category
of trial evidence there is.
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Ironically,
when we look at the data,
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it's also
the most flawed category
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of trial evidence there is.
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It has the highest probability
for error.
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Error? Huh.
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Okay, so what would cause
a witness to make
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a false identification?
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Well, let's look
at the identification
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at the center of this case.
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The witness was
three stories up,
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seeing whatever he saw
in the dark of night.
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He was roused from sleep.
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Clearly not a recipe
for precision.
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And then he gets taken
down to the station house,
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and they lay six photographs
in front of him.
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Six photos all at once.
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And what's wrong with that?
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Research studies have taught us
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that when we present witnesses
with a group of choices,
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they feel tremendous pressure
to pick one.
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Whether they actually see
the person they're
looking for or not,
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they feel like
they're not doing
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their job unless they pick one.
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The better practice is
to present photos one at a time,
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and that way the witness
can consider each individually,
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thoughtfully,
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and they can eliminate or
identify candidates as they go.
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Then there's familiarity.
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And the eyewitness
and Mr. Craddick were neighbors.
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They apparently
didn't know each other, but...
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we are reasonably sure
that they saw each other
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around the neighborhood--
at the park, on the street.
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And the point is, the pull
of familiarity can be
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incredibly powerful.
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I mean,
it's a force that inclines us
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to select the face
we've seen before
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over the one
that's completely new to us.
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So, in your expert opinion,
Dr. Bull,
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can this eyewitness account
be trusted?
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In my expert opinion, no.
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You don't send a man to prison
for the rest of his life
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based on the word
of one lone witness
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whose testimony,
no matter how well-meaning,
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has a far greater probability
of being wrong than right.
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We, the jury, find the
defendant Arthur Craddick...
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...guilty
of two counts of murder.
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No.
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Thank you, jury,
for your civic service today.
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All parties will reconvene
for sentencing in two weeks.
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Court is adjourned.
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I didn't do it.
I had nothing to do with it.
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I didn't kill your son,
your granddaughter.
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Miss, I didn't
kill your husband.
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I-I don't even own a gun!
-I didn't... I didn't do it!
-Order! Order!
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I didn't do anything.
-You don't understand.
-Order in this court!
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I didn't do it!
I didn't do it.
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I didn't do it!
I didn't...
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We're here.
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Thanks.
I'll probably be a while.
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Arthur.
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Wasn't sure you'd remember me
after 12 years.
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Well, you're looking good.
I like the glasses.
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Back at you.
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So...
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how's your son? Leo?
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He's doing all right.
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Graduated from college
last year.
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In a program now to become a
licensed clinical social worker.
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Getting into that,
uh, "good trouble"
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John Lewis talked about.
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Fantastic.
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When I got sent up,
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he went to stay
with his great-aunt.
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Then she passed, and...
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well, he became
a ward of the state,
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bounced around
the foster system...
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Yeah.
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-I'm sorry.
-Yeah.
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It's been tough.
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Got a lot of anger.
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But... somehow he survived.
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Managed to keep
our little family intact,
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even though we're not together.
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Oh.
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You're asking the court
to give you a new trial?
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And you wrote
this motion yourself?
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Wrote it and filed it.
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And a judge has agreed
to hold a hearing.
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Impressive.
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I taught myself the law.
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Became a bona fide
jailhouse lawyer.
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You know, they
even nicknamed me
the Counterman,
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because I helped folks out
with various legal matters.
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Okay, Counterman,
why'd you call me?
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I'm still not a lawyer.
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It's not like I did you
much good last time.
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It wasn't you.
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It was that jury.
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I've been reading about you.
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Juries are
kind of your thing now, right?
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Maybe you'll help me with that?
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Maybe you can testify
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as a character witness?
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Sure.
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But, Arthur, you're still
a ways from picking a jury.
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You did get a judge
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to agree
to a new hearing.
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But now you have to get
that judge
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to agree to a new trial.
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And you know the first question
that judge is gonna ask?
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"Have you got any new evidence?"
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So, do you?
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How about a signed confession
from the man
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who really did kill Ivan
and that little baby?
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Dr. Bull?
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Ms. Morgan.
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Thanks for coming.
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I know it must seem odd
getting a call from a stranger
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while you're out of town
at a convention...
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I work for Homeland Security.
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Trust me, before I came
down here to meet you,
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I made it my business
to know far more about you
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than you're
probably comfortable with.
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Well, let's hope that's
a good thing.
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Now what can I do for you?
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Well, as you probably know,
I'm a psychologist,
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and as it happens,
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I am here in town for a trial.
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The last few years I've been
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doing a lot of work as a...
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Expert witness.
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It's in the file.
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And I realized that this
convention was in town...
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I figured that.
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Yeah, so coincidentally I've
been reading a lot about you
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and your theories,
and I came by the hotel here
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to pick up the convention
journal, and lo and behold,
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there you were.
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Lo and behold.
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Look...
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I'm a fan.
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Of what?
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Of yours.
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Near as I can tell,
you are the leading figure
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in the science
of predictive behavior.
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As a matter of fact,
you may be the only figure
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in the science
of predictive behavior.
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Okay.
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And why do you care?
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I have an idea for a business.
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Oh, my God.
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You are not gonna pitch me
your vision
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for a cutting-edge
matchmaking service,
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are you, because I have
heard that one five times
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in the last two years.
Although to be honest,
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those guys bought me
drinks and dinner
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before they brought it up.
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Let me start over.
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Before I flew to Ohio,
I was involved
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in a trial in New York.
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Guy was innocent.
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The thing is...
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he had the wrong jury.
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'Cause, you see, picking
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a jury is easy.
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You just do your homework--
you follow the demographic
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and socioeconomic indicators.
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But a trial,
once you've picked those people,
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well, that trial is
a living, breathing thing,
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and sometimes it starts
out being about one thing
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and ends up being about
something else entirely.
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And you have no way of knowing
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how all this testimony
and this evidence
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is affecting that group
of people you've selected.
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You're in the dark.
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But what if you weren't?
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What if you
had a window
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into how they
were feeling?
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What they were thinking.
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And what if you could use
that information
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to adjust your
trial strategy
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accordingly?
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What if
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you could ...edict their behavior.
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Now would be a really good time
to buy me that drink.
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Excuse me?
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Morning.
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My name's Leo Craddick.
I'm Arthur Craddick's son.
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This is what we call
the mock courtroom.
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When there's no pandemic,
what we do is
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we recruit people to come down
here and pretend to be jurors.
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We also audition
trial strategies.
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Closing arguments.
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Sometimes we rehearse witnesses.
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Get 'em used to the idea
of offering testimony.
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I didn't even know places
like this existed.
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00:14:50,411 --> 00:14:51,716
Listen...
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truth is, we have no money
for any of this.
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00:14:55,285 --> 00:14:57,287
Well, isn't that serendipitous?
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00:14:57,331 --> 00:15:00,247
I don't want any money
for any of this.
305
00:15:01,204 --> 00:15:03,946
Look... in a lot
of ways, your dad
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00:15:03,990 --> 00:15:06,383
was the inspiration
for all this.
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00:15:06,427 --> 00:15:08,429
I remember sitting there
at his trial,
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00:15:08,472 --> 00:15:10,648
realizing there was
nothing I could do,
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and it...
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00:15:12,650 --> 00:15:15,305
well, it made me feel
so helpless.
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And I suddenly thought
to myself...
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maybe it's time
to try something different.
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I'm just saying...
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we've got a written confession.
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I'm not sure we're going
to be needing any of this.
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Trust me, you're gonna need
all the help you can get.
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If you want to win the motion
for a new trial,
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that judge is going
to have to find
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that the confession
is admissible.
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That the witness
is credible.
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00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:38,850
Signing a piece of paper is one
thing, but getting up there
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in court, saying it out loud,
convincingly,
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00:15:40,722 --> 00:15:43,420
under the pressure
of a tough cross-exam,
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00:15:43,464 --> 00:15:45,640
that is a whole
nother ball of wax.
325
00:15:46,597 --> 00:15:49,035
Is there any way I can
see the confession?
326
00:15:49,078 --> 00:15:52,821
Any way my people could
meet this fella?
327
00:15:52,864 --> 00:15:55,606
So the confession is
from a contract killer?
328
00:15:55,650 --> 00:15:57,130
A mob hit man?
329
00:15:57,173 --> 00:15:59,784
Yep. Turns out everybody
had it wrong.
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They all figured it to be
one of the business owners
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00:16:02,004 --> 00:16:04,224
that killed Ivan to put
a stop to the shakedowns.
332
00:16:04,267 --> 00:16:06,226
Turns out it was
about territory.
333
00:16:06,269 --> 00:16:08,358
The mob wanted a piece
of Ivan's action,
334
00:16:08,402 --> 00:16:10,665
and Ivan wasn't
down with that.
335
00:16:10,708 --> 00:16:11,840
So they killed him.
336
00:16:11,883 --> 00:16:13,233
Sure did.
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And his baby.
338
00:16:14,843 --> 00:16:16,932
And exactly why is this
contract killer confessing?
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00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:20,109
I mean, according to this file,
he's only 42 years old.
340
00:16:20,153 --> 00:16:21,502
Doesn't he get
that he'll probably
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00:16:21,545 --> 00:16:23,243
spend the rest
of his life in prison?
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00:16:23,286 --> 00:16:24,984
Did I not mention
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00:16:25,027 --> 00:16:27,029
he's dying?
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00:16:27,073 --> 00:16:30,424
47 men.
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00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:32,513
47...
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00:16:33,470 --> 00:16:36,430
But Ivan was easy to track.
347
00:16:36,473 --> 00:16:38,519
Careless.
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00:16:40,912 --> 00:16:43,828
Bravado with no brains.
349
00:16:43,872 --> 00:16:46,788
I remember thinking...
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00:16:46,831 --> 00:16:49,399
that killing Ivan Kovolchuk
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00:16:49,443 --> 00:16:52,794
would be the easiest $25,000
352
00:16:52,837 --> 00:16:54,317
I would ever make.
353
00:16:54,361 --> 00:16:57,059
So let's talk
about the murders.
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00:16:57,103 --> 00:16:59,148
No. Not murders.
355
00:16:59,192 --> 00:17:00,976
Murder.
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00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:03,370
One-- Ivan.
357
00:17:03,413 --> 00:17:07,026
The baby girl wasn't...
358
00:17:07,069 --> 00:17:09,289
I didn't know she was there.
359
00:17:09,332 --> 00:17:12,553
She was an accident.
360
00:17:13,641 --> 00:17:15,034
A mistake.
361
00:17:15,077 --> 00:17:17,210
I don't deny
362
00:17:17,253 --> 00:17:19,777
pulling the trigger, but...
363
00:17:21,388 --> 00:17:25,174
...there is no greater
insult to God
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00:17:25,218 --> 00:17:28,221
than to kill one of his babies.
365
00:17:28,264 --> 00:17:31,528
No matter how much I try
366
00:17:31,572 --> 00:17:35,576
to atone
for that child's death...
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00:17:35,619 --> 00:17:38,187
God always
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00:17:38,231 --> 00:17:40,972
gets the last word.
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00:17:41,016 --> 00:17:43,758
Myeloma.
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00:17:45,107 --> 00:17:47,762
Blood cancer.
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00:17:57,728 --> 00:17:58,816
Mr. Colón?
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00:17:58,860 --> 00:18:00,122
Any idea when
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00:18:00,166 --> 00:18:02,037
your witness plans
on making an appearance?
374
00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:04,344
We've been sitting here
for half an hour.
375
00:18:06,259 --> 00:18:08,565
Uh, yes, yes, of course,
Your Honor.
376
00:18:08,609 --> 00:18:11,394
Well, we are doing
everything we can
377
00:18:11,438 --> 00:18:12,526
to locate him.
378
00:18:12,569 --> 00:18:14,397
I do apologize
379
00:18:14,441 --> 00:18:16,138
for the delay.
380
00:18:21,796 --> 00:18:23,406
I don't understand.
381
00:18:23,450 --> 00:18:24,929
You said you hired
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00:18:24,973 --> 00:18:26,105
an ambulance to bring him here.
383
00:18:26,148 --> 00:18:28,107
How do you lose
an ambulance?
384
00:18:31,153 --> 00:18:32,937
Danny, where the hell are you?
385
00:18:32,981 --> 00:18:35,375
He's dead, Bull.
386
00:18:35,418 --> 00:18:37,159
We were going through
the Midtown Tunnel and he just
387
00:18:37,203 --> 00:18:39,640
started gasping
for breath and...
388
00:18:39,683 --> 00:18:41,381
then he just died.
389
00:18:41,424 --> 00:18:43,687
Even with rush hour traffic
with the siren on,
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00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:45,254
we couldn't get
out of the tunnel.
391
00:18:45,298 --> 00:18:47,648
I-I couldn't get
cell service and...
392
00:18:47,691 --> 00:18:50,825
We need to talk
to the judge.
393
00:18:51,608 --> 00:18:54,437
I don't deny
pulling the trigger,
394
00:18:54,481 --> 00:18:57,701
but... there is no greater
395
00:18:57,745 --> 00:18:59,834
insult to God than to kill
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00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,923
one of his babies.
397
00:19:01,966 --> 00:19:04,621
No matter how much I try
398
00:19:04,665 --> 00:19:07,450
to atone for that child's
399
00:19:07,494 --> 00:19:08,930
death...
400
00:19:08,973 --> 00:19:12,151
God always gets
401
00:19:12,194 --> 00:19:14,631
the last word.
402
00:19:14,675 --> 00:19:17,721
Myeloma.
403
00:19:17,765 --> 00:19:20,637
Blood cancer.
404
00:19:20,681 --> 00:19:23,858
Ms. Glover, I'll hear you next.
405
00:19:25,512 --> 00:19:27,253
Thank you.
406
00:19:27,296 --> 00:19:29,516
Your Honor, the
People urge you
407
00:19:29,559 --> 00:19:32,345
to deny this motion on the
grounds that this new evidence
408
00:19:32,388 --> 00:19:35,565
is-- despite what Mr.
Craddick's attorneys may say--
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00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:37,480
rank hearsay.
410
00:19:37,524 --> 00:19:39,482
We were not given the
opportunity to be present
411
00:19:39,526 --> 00:19:42,006
when the declarant gave
his so-called confession.
412
00:19:42,050 --> 00:19:44,400
And consequently
we were not able
413
00:19:44,444 --> 00:19:46,141
to cross-examine him.
414
00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:49,188
Your Honor...
no one wishes that Mr. Sidorenko
415
00:19:49,231 --> 00:19:52,495
was alive and here today
more than we do.
416
00:19:52,539 --> 00:19:56,151
These are obviously
extenuating circumstances.
417
00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:57,892
I...
418
00:19:59,023 --> 00:20:01,243
Even setting that aside,
419
00:20:01,287 --> 00:20:05,378
this alleged new evidence
is less a dying declaration
420
00:20:05,421 --> 00:20:07,293
and more
like a deathbed fairy tale,
421
00:20:07,336 --> 00:20:10,339
replete with melodrama
and a third act reversal.
422
00:20:10,383 --> 00:20:13,342
We're expected to take
the word of a criminal?
423
00:20:13,386 --> 00:20:16,432
An accomplished liar?
A professional killer?
424
00:20:16,476 --> 00:20:19,522
This man was paid to murder
people-- he could just
425
00:20:19,566 --> 00:20:21,394
as easily have been paid
to lie on that video.
426
00:20:21,437 --> 00:20:23,222
And given his illness,
427
00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:25,354
Mr. Sidorenko had
nothing to lose.
428
00:20:25,398 --> 00:20:27,400
For that reason alone,
429
00:20:27,443 --> 00:20:28,923
we beseech Your Honor
430
00:20:28,966 --> 00:20:30,968
to dismiss this motion
for a new trial.
431
00:20:31,012 --> 00:20:33,580
There is no new evidence here.
432
00:20:33,623 --> 00:20:35,712
Just new distractions.
433
00:20:35,756 --> 00:20:38,541
New... distortions.
434
00:20:38,585 --> 00:20:40,064
Thank you, Counselor.
435
00:20:40,108 --> 00:20:42,719
The court would like
to take a brief recess
436
00:20:42,763 --> 00:20:46,070
to consider both the legal
briefs and this new evidence.
437
00:20:46,114 --> 00:20:49,204
Let's reconvene in 30 minutes.
438
00:20:49,248 --> 00:20:51,859
-Call it.
-Can't. We made
a compelling argument,
439
00:20:51,902 --> 00:20:53,382
but so did the A.D.A.
440
00:20:53,426 --> 00:20:55,384
I hear you. I wish I had
a better sense of the judge.
441
00:20:55,428 --> 00:20:56,516
You guys are crazy.
442
00:20:56,559 --> 00:20:58,126
It's done. It's over.
443
00:20:58,169 --> 00:20:59,954
My father is coming home.
444
00:20:59,997 --> 00:21:02,130
People know the truth
when they hear it.
445
00:21:02,173 --> 00:21:04,611
Did you see the look
on the face of his widow?
446
00:21:04,654 --> 00:21:06,003
On his mother?
447
00:21:06,047 --> 00:21:07,657
Leo, they're not the ones
448
00:21:07,701 --> 00:21:09,093
deciding whether
we get a new trial.
449
00:21:13,924 --> 00:21:17,450
Hey, Detective Kaminsky.
450
00:21:19,713 --> 00:21:22,193
I'm sorry.
One of you call my name?
451
00:21:22,237 --> 00:21:24,544
I did. My name's Leo Craddick.
452
00:21:24,587 --> 00:21:25,675
No. Leo...
453
00:21:25,719 --> 00:21:27,111
I'm Arthur Craddick's son.
454
00:21:27,155 --> 00:21:29,200
The little boy
whose father you locked up
455
00:21:29,244 --> 00:21:30,680
for something he didn't do?
456
00:21:30,724 --> 00:21:32,160
Today's the day, Kaminsky.
457
00:21:32,203 --> 00:21:34,293
There's gonna be
a reckoning.
458
00:21:34,336 --> 00:21:36,338
-A reckoning?
-You heard me.
459
00:21:36,382 --> 00:21:38,993
Cops who put innocent people
behind bars need
460
00:21:39,036 --> 00:21:41,430
to face consequences--
professional consequences,
461
00:21:41,474 --> 00:21:44,390
financial consequences,
legal consequences--
462
00:21:44,433 --> 00:21:45,695
and you're going to.
463
00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:47,262
You gentlemen heard that, right?
464
00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:51,484
This young man
just threatened me.
465
00:21:51,527 --> 00:21:52,659
The judge is back.
466
00:21:52,702 --> 00:21:55,096
Judge is back.
467
00:21:55,139 --> 00:21:57,968
Nice to see you again, Leo.
468
00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:01,798
What the hell was that?
469
00:22:01,842 --> 00:22:04,061
Uh ...at cannot
happen again.
470
00:22:05,019 --> 00:22:07,369
A.D.A. Glover, Mr. Colón,
471
00:22:07,413 --> 00:22:10,459
I've read your briefs
and heard the arguments.
472
00:22:10,503 --> 00:22:13,941
-Hey.
-On reflection, I find
473
00:22:13,984 --> 00:22:15,899
Mr. Sidorenko's statement
highly troubling.
474
00:22:15,943 --> 00:22:20,077
Frankly, it begs many
more questions than it answers.
475
00:22:20,121 --> 00:22:22,515
But given the People's
lack of access
476
00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:24,212
to the witness
when he was available,
477
00:22:24,255 --> 00:22:26,083
I find the evidence falls short
478
00:22:26,127 --> 00:22:29,173
of meeting the court's
definition of "substantial."
479
00:22:29,217 --> 00:22:30,610
And so, the motion
480
00:22:30,653 --> 00:22:33,090
for a new trial is denied
without prejudice.
481
00:22:33,134 --> 00:22:35,092
If any more evidence
482
00:22:35,136 --> 00:22:37,573
comes to light,
you can file a new motion.
483
00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:43,884
Move for a sentence review.
Argue substantial assistance.
484
00:22:43,927 --> 00:22:45,233
Do it now.
485
00:22:45,276 --> 00:22:48,410
Uh, Your Honor, I ask
486
00:22:48,454 --> 00:22:50,673
that the court please
consider a reduction
487
00:22:50,717 --> 00:22:52,501
of Mr. Craddick's sentence.
488
00:22:52,545 --> 00:22:54,503
On what grounds?
489
00:22:54,547 --> 00:22:57,550
Well, Mr. Sidorenko's sworn
testimony details other murders
490
00:22:57,593 --> 00:23:00,422
he committed, murders never
solved by the police.
491
00:23:00,466 --> 00:23:04,339
By tracking down Mr. Sidorenko,
Mr. Craddick has, in effect,
492
00:23:04,383 --> 00:23:06,515
offered substantial assistance
to law enforcement.
493
00:23:06,559 --> 00:23:08,212
And as I'm sure
you're aware,
494
00:23:08,256 --> 00:23:11,302
that qualifies him
for a reduced sentence.
495
00:23:11,346 --> 00:23:14,131
Your Honor,
the People strenuously object.
496
00:23:14,175 --> 00:23:16,351
This is obviously a cheap ploy
497
00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:18,092
by Mr. Craddick's
lawyers. Just...
498
00:23:21,965 --> 00:23:25,447
The motion for a new trial
was actually a very close call.
499
00:23:25,491 --> 00:23:28,885
So I will allow your motion,
Mr. Colón,
500
00:23:28,929 --> 00:23:32,019
and reduce Mr. Craddick's
sentence from 25 years to life,
501
00:23:32,062 --> 00:23:35,414
down to 18 years to 25 years.
502
00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:38,591
Ladies and gentlemen,
this court is adjourned.
503
00:23:40,462 --> 00:23:41,898
All right.
504
00:23:41,942 --> 00:23:43,900
Why does everyone look
so happy?
505
00:23:43,944 --> 00:23:45,772
Pops is still
locked up for years.
506
00:23:45,815 --> 00:23:48,209
Actually, if I remember
my penal code correctly,
507
00:23:48,252 --> 00:23:50,298
18 to 25 means I...
508
00:23:50,341 --> 00:23:54,041
Could be immediately released
from prison on parole.
509
00:24:00,003 --> 00:24:01,265
Back in my law
clinic days,
510
00:24:01,309 --> 00:24:03,137
I helped some inmates
prep for parole.
511
00:24:03,180 --> 00:24:04,747
Saw the system
from the inside.
512
00:24:04,791 --> 00:24:06,009
It's not pretty.
513
00:24:06,053 --> 00:24:07,446
-How do you mean?
-Well,
514
00:24:07,489 --> 00:24:12,059
the decisions tend to be
really random, inconsistent.
515
00:24:12,102 --> 00:24:15,541
And from what I saw, a Black
inmate is twice as likely
516
00:24:15,584 --> 00:24:17,543
as a white one to
be denied parole,
517
00:24:17,586 --> 00:24:19,675
and that's for the
exact same crime.
518
00:24:20,937 --> 00:24:23,418
Uh, any more good news?
519
00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:25,594
Well, for starters,
520
00:24:25,638 --> 00:24:29,076
everything that we're doing
here is completely irrelevant.
521
00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,688
There's no voir dire, there's
no cross-examining anyone,
522
00:24:32,732 --> 00:24:34,473
there's no rebuttal
of witnesses.
523
00:24:34,516 --> 00:24:37,127
Parole decisions are not
subject to due process,
524
00:24:37,171 --> 00:24:39,521
which means the inmates
can't even appeal.
525
00:24:39,565 --> 00:24:42,611
Look, I'm sorry,
but I'm worried
526
00:24:42,655 --> 00:24:46,310
that we're bringing trial
science to a knife fight.
527
00:24:47,094 --> 00:24:48,922
Should we talk about the
three parole commissioners
528
00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:50,445
Bull, Benny and Arthur
will be facing?
529
00:24:50,489 --> 00:24:53,535
I got these names
from the prison administrator
530
00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:55,145
about an hour ago.
531
00:24:55,189 --> 00:24:57,757
You are looking
at a former prosecutor,
532
00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:02,501
a retired family court judge,
and a retired police captain.
533
00:25:02,544 --> 00:25:04,546
Oh, my people.
534
00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:05,895
N-No.
535
00:25:07,549 --> 00:25:10,509
How in the hell is Arthur gonna
get two of these three folks
536
00:25:10,552 --> 00:25:11,771
to be on his side?
537
00:25:11,814 --> 00:25:13,773
Come on.
It is not as bad as all that.
538
00:25:13,816 --> 00:25:16,558
Arthur has a clean
disciplinary record,
539
00:25:16,602 --> 00:25:19,822
a near-perfect score
on the recidivism risk exam,
540
00:25:19,866 --> 00:25:22,303
and an impressive parole plan.
541
00:25:22,346 --> 00:25:25,045
Marissa, we're talking
about a Black man
542
00:25:25,088 --> 00:25:28,135
who has already been found
guilty of a double murder.
543
00:25:28,178 --> 00:25:30,746
The chance of these three
telling him
544
00:25:30,790 --> 00:25:32,052
he can go home early?
545
00:25:32,095 --> 00:25:34,358
I'm thinking slim to none.
546
00:25:36,012 --> 00:25:37,623
You ever been
to one of these?
547
00:25:37,666 --> 00:25:38,798
-A parole hearing?
-Mm.
548
00:25:38,841 --> 00:25:40,495
Yup, I've testified.
549
00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:42,323
But only as
a prosecutor.
550
00:25:42,366 --> 00:25:44,934
And I was in and out.
Said my piece, and I left.
551
00:25:44,978 --> 00:25:46,414
Oh, I've been doing
a lot of research,
552
00:25:46,457 --> 00:25:47,589
talking to a lot of people.
553
00:25:47,633 --> 00:25:49,417
-It's a weird beast.
-How do you mean?
554
00:25:49,460 --> 00:25:51,027
There's this unspoken rule.
555
00:25:51,071 --> 00:25:53,334
Turns out parole
is premised on guilt
556
00:25:53,377 --> 00:25:55,815
and contingent
on expressing remorse.
557
00:25:55,858 --> 00:25:57,468
I'm not following.
558
00:25:57,512 --> 00:25:59,601
Well, the trap a lot
of inmates fall into is
559
00:25:59,645 --> 00:26:00,994
they try
to relitigate their crime.
560
00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:03,039
They deny that they did it,
and apparently
561
00:26:03,083 --> 00:26:04,519
the second
the commissioners hear that,
562
00:26:04,563 --> 00:26:07,391
they instantly deny
the petitioner parole.
563
00:26:07,435 --> 00:26:08,654
So wait a second.
564
00:26:08,697 --> 00:26:10,307
So, when Arthur gets up there
to speak,
565
00:26:10,351 --> 00:26:12,614
what's he supposed to say--
"I did it"?
566
00:26:12,658 --> 00:26:14,007
Well, based on what I'm hearing,
567
00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:16,009
these commissioners
are expecting an apology
568
00:26:16,052 --> 00:26:17,663
for a crime
our client didn't commit.
569
00:26:17,706 --> 00:26:19,055
So what do we do?
570
00:26:19,099 --> 00:26:21,318
Advise him to lie
so he can get out of prison,
571
00:26:21,362 --> 00:26:24,583
or tell the truth
and kill his chances for parole?
572
00:26:24,626 --> 00:26:26,106
Neither. I think what we have
573
00:26:26,149 --> 00:26:28,369
to do is construct
a permission structure.
574
00:26:28,412 --> 00:26:29,588
A what?
575
00:26:30,719 --> 00:26:31,981
Permission structure.
576
00:26:32,025 --> 00:26:33,548
It's a way of giving
people permission
577
00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:34,854
to embrace a
decision that,
578
00:26:34,897 --> 00:26:36,420
on its face, seems
counterintuitive.
579
00:26:36,464 --> 00:26:39,119
A decision that they think
they came to on their own,
580
00:26:39,162 --> 00:26:41,643
even though we placed the
seeds to make it possible.
581
00:26:45,429 --> 00:26:46,953
Good afternoon.
582
00:26:46,996 --> 00:26:50,217
My name is Leo Craddick,
and I'm Arthur Craddick's son.
583
00:26:50,260 --> 00:26:54,264
Before my father was arrested,
I played baseball as a kid,
584
00:26:54,308 --> 00:26:56,963
and my dad was
my Little League coach.
585
00:26:57,006 --> 00:26:59,226
Before every game,
he'd gather us
586
00:26:59,269 --> 00:27:03,186
around and say
"Swing hard, boys, swing hard."
587
00:27:03,230 --> 00:27:06,233
That's what he's done
behind bars.
588
00:27:06,276 --> 00:27:08,235
Never stopped
being a parent,
589
00:27:08,278 --> 00:27:11,020
-never stopped loving me.
-Do you see
Kovolchuk's widow here?
590
00:27:11,064 --> 00:27:13,544
12 years of prison is enough
to break most anyone's soul.
591
00:27:13,588 --> 00:27:14,894
No.
592
00:27:14,937 --> 00:27:16,635
But my father's never broke.
593
00:27:16,678 --> 00:27:18,811
He taught himself the law.
594
00:27:18,854 --> 00:27:21,509
He made it his business
to finish college.
595
00:27:21,552 --> 00:27:23,206
And upon his release,
596
00:27:23,250 --> 00:27:26,993
he plans to attend night classes
at Hudson University Law School
597
00:27:27,036 --> 00:27:29,604
while working part-time
as a warehouse clerk.
598
00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:32,781
I've asked him to come live with
me, become part of my household.
599
00:27:32,825 --> 00:27:37,743
Maybe even make up for some
of the 12 years that we've lost.
600
00:27:37,786 --> 00:27:39,658
I hope you'll agree
that our parole plan includes
601
00:27:39,701 --> 00:27:43,052
every necessary element
for a successful transition.
602
00:27:43,096 --> 00:27:45,359
Work, family, ambition.
603
00:27:45,402 --> 00:27:48,971
I'm taking it on faith
that you're sitting there
604
00:27:49,015 --> 00:27:50,190
because you believe
in the power
605
00:27:50,233 --> 00:27:51,713
of second chances.
606
00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:54,498
That you believe in the power
of redemption.
607
00:27:54,542 --> 00:27:56,370
That you believe
that a man's ability
608
00:27:56,413 --> 00:27:58,851
to make a contribution
to society lasts
609
00:27:58,894 --> 00:28:01,157
as long as he draws breath.
610
00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:04,465
My father's ready.
611
00:28:04,508 --> 00:28:09,339
Please extend this opportunity
to him.
612
00:28:09,383 --> 00:28:11,341
You will not regret it.
613
00:28:11,385 --> 00:28:14,605
Society will not regret it.
614
00:28:16,782 --> 00:28:19,175
Thank you for your time.
615
00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:22,788
Thank you, Mr. Craddick.
616
00:28:41,023 --> 00:28:45,375
Ivan was a happy little boy
617
00:28:45,419 --> 00:28:49,902
who maybe went wild
as a teenager.
618
00:28:49,945 --> 00:28:52,905
Did bad things, yes.
619
00:28:52,948 --> 00:28:54,907
But was a wonderful father.
620
00:28:54,950 --> 00:28:57,474
His little girl Galina,
621
00:28:57,518 --> 00:29:01,348
my Galishka, should have turned
13 this month.
622
00:29:01,391 --> 00:29:04,438
Eighth grade.
Sleepovers, school dances.
623
00:29:04,481 --> 00:29:08,790
All of it destroyed...
624
00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:10,313
by Arthur Craddick.
625
00:29:10,357 --> 00:29:13,229
He took my son.
626
00:29:13,273 --> 00:29:15,536
He took my granddaughter.
627
00:29:15,579 --> 00:29:18,191
The dead don't get a voice.
628
00:29:18,234 --> 00:29:21,237
So it's for them
that I beg you.
629
00:29:21,281 --> 00:29:26,242
Do not release the man who
assassinated Ivan and Galina.
630
00:29:44,173 --> 00:29:45,871
Marissa?
631
00:29:45,914 --> 00:29:48,308
Listen, do me a favor.
632
00:29:48,351 --> 00:29:51,485
Ivan's wife,
the little girl's mother--
633
00:29:51,528 --> 00:29:55,489
Zasha Kovolchuk--
she didn't show up today.
634
00:29:55,532 --> 00:29:58,448
That's odd. She attended
every day of the original trial
635
00:29:58,492 --> 00:30:00,059
and the motion hearing,
didn't she?
636
00:30:00,102 --> 00:30:01,538
She sure did.
637
00:30:01,582 --> 00:30:03,584
So, what's more important to her
638
00:30:03,627 --> 00:30:06,065
than testifying
against Arthur's release?
639
00:30:06,108 --> 00:30:08,284
I'll ask Taylor to look into it.
640
00:30:08,328 --> 00:30:12,158
Hate to admit it,
but this contract killer,
641
00:30:12,201 --> 00:30:15,596
Kiril Sidorenko,
was very good at his job.
642
00:30:15,639 --> 00:30:17,685
I love a good
inspirational success story.
643
00:30:17,728 --> 00:30:19,165
How do you mean?
644
00:30:19,208 --> 00:30:21,080
Well, the guy never established
a signature pattern
645
00:30:21,123 --> 00:30:22,168
that the cops could latch onto.
646
00:30:22,211 --> 00:30:24,692
Never did the same thing twice.
647
00:30:24,735 --> 00:30:27,086
I have been through every murder
he's been accused of,
648
00:30:27,129 --> 00:30:29,131
including the ones he admitted
to in his taped confession,
649
00:30:29,175 --> 00:30:31,177
and there's nothing concrete
that ties those killings
650
00:30:31,220 --> 00:30:32,831
to the Kovolchuk murders.
651
00:30:32,874 --> 00:30:33,875
Any news from the front?
652
00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:35,572
Bull is suddenly
very interested
653
00:30:35,616 --> 00:30:38,271
in Zasha Kovolchuk,
Ivan's widow.
654
00:30:38,314 --> 00:30:40,186
Why? What did she do
to get his attention?
655
00:30:40,229 --> 00:30:42,362
She was not at the
hearing today,
656
00:30:42,405 --> 00:30:45,060
and Bull wants
to know why.
657
00:30:45,104 --> 00:30:46,322
Maybe she had to work.
658
00:30:46,366 --> 00:30:49,021
Let's find out.
659
00:30:49,064 --> 00:30:52,024
According to the background
file I've been compiling on her,
660
00:30:52,067 --> 00:30:54,243
at the time of the murders,
and for years after,
661
00:30:54,287 --> 00:30:55,592
she worked as a cashier
662
00:30:55,636 --> 00:30:57,725
at a Russian bakery
in Little Ukraine.
663
00:30:57,768 --> 00:30:59,031
And now?
664
00:30:59,074 --> 00:31:00,771
Give me a sec.
665
00:31:00,815 --> 00:31:03,165
33, never married
or had another child.
666
00:31:03,209 --> 00:31:05,080
What about work?
667
00:31:05,124 --> 00:31:06,386
Or maybe she moved away.
668
00:31:06,429 --> 00:31:07,909
What's her
-current address?
-Oh.
669
00:31:07,953 --> 00:31:10,869
Apparently, Zasha Kovolchuk
owns a two-bedroom,
670
00:31:10,912 --> 00:31:13,784
two-and-a-half-bath condominium
in Syosset, Long Island
671
00:31:13,828 --> 00:31:15,395
for which she paid
a lot of money.
672
00:31:15,438 --> 00:31:16,962
How much is a lot?
673
00:31:17,005 --> 00:31:19,051
More than your place is worth.
674
00:31:19,834 --> 00:31:22,837
Sorry. I had to look it up when
we were defending you and Greg.
675
00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,621
She also owns
676
00:31:24,665 --> 00:31:27,407
a small chain of Russian
bakeries in the tristate area.
677
00:31:27,450 --> 00:31:29,409
Uh, a chain? How
is that possible?
678
00:31:29,452 --> 00:31:30,801
You just said she
was a cashier.
679
00:31:30,845 --> 00:31:32,586
Good morning, commissioners.
680
00:31:32,629 --> 00:31:34,805
This case is tragically simple.
681
00:31:34,849 --> 00:31:37,243
Two people,
a young man and his baby,
682
00:31:37,286 --> 00:31:39,593
were gunned down in cold blood.
683
00:31:39,636 --> 00:31:42,335
This was a crime
for which a judge saw fit
684
00:31:42,378 --> 00:31:44,337
to give Arthur Craddick
a life sentence.
685
00:31:44,380 --> 00:31:46,861
And the only reason
that we're here today even
686
00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:48,819
entertaining this parole,
is because,
687
00:31:48,863 --> 00:31:51,300
through no effort
on Arthur Craddick's behalf,
688
00:31:51,344 --> 00:31:53,824
a dying, hired contract killer
confessed
689
00:31:53,868 --> 00:31:56,958
to some other unsolved murders
that the police were anxious
690
00:31:57,002 --> 00:31:59,656
to get off their dockets.
691
00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:01,267
And as for
692
00:32:01,310 --> 00:32:05,445
Mr. Craddick's parole plan,
let's review it one more time.
693
00:32:05,488 --> 00:32:08,796
As it turns out,
Hudson University Law School
694
00:32:08,839 --> 00:32:10,711
has just informed us
that they are
695
00:32:10,754 --> 00:32:12,582
withdrawing Arthur Craddick's acceptance
696
00:32:12,626 --> 00:32:14,889
upon learning of his conviction
for double murder.
697
00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:18,414
We've also been informed
that the warehouse manager
698
00:32:18,458 --> 00:32:19,850
who had offered a job
to Mr. Craddick
699
00:32:19,894 --> 00:32:21,809
is likewise withdrawing
the offer
700
00:32:21,852 --> 00:32:24,681
after learning that he was
convicted of killing a child.
701
00:32:24,725 --> 00:32:27,815
And here, Leo's landlord,
702
00:32:27,858 --> 00:32:29,730
with a duty
to protect his other tenants
703
00:32:29,773 --> 00:32:33,647
from a convicted murderer,
has now changed his mind.
704
00:32:33,690 --> 00:32:37,781
And will evict Leo if,
in fact, Arthur moves in.
705
00:32:38,565 --> 00:32:40,610
Let there be
no ambiguity.
706
00:32:40,654 --> 00:32:42,873
Mr. Craddick is
a remorseless killer
707
00:32:42,917 --> 00:32:45,224
who, without a home
or a job or a purpose,
708
00:32:45,267 --> 00:32:49,532
is not at all poised
to successfully reenter society.
709
00:32:53,972 --> 00:32:55,408
I don't understand.
710
00:32:55,451 --> 00:32:56,975
Why are they doing this?
711
00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:59,107
Who are they protecting?
712
00:32:59,151 --> 00:33:00,761
Themselves.
713
00:33:05,374 --> 00:33:07,333
So, last night, while
I was trying to find out
714
00:33:07,376 --> 00:33:08,769
everything I could
about Zasha Kovolchuk
715
00:33:08,812 --> 00:33:10,423
and how she could afford
such a nice home
716
00:33:10,466 --> 00:33:14,035
and so many businesses, I
discovered the damnedest thing.
717
00:33:14,079 --> 00:33:16,342
Starting right after
the murders, Zasha received
718
00:33:16,385 --> 00:33:19,127
monthly cash payments in
amounts ranging from $4,000
719
00:33:19,171 --> 00:33:21,042
to $6,000 from...
720
00:33:21,086 --> 00:33:22,522
You're gonna love this.
721
00:33:22,565 --> 00:33:24,176
...her husband's assassin,
722
00:33:24,219 --> 00:33:26,047
the late Kiril Sidorenko.
723
00:33:26,091 --> 00:33:27,875
Excuse me?
724
00:33:28,658 --> 00:33:31,183
So, what did he say
on that tape?
725
00:33:31,226 --> 00:33:34,925
"No matter how much I have tried
to atone for Galina's death..."
726
00:33:34,969 --> 00:33:38,755
He didn't say "repent,"
he said "atone," which...
727
00:33:38,799 --> 00:33:43,760
is a debt of forgiveness
that can never truly be repaid.
728
00:33:43,804 --> 00:33:47,590
So... Kiril Sidorenko tried,
in his own way,
729
00:33:47,634 --> 00:33:49,592
to buy her forgiveness.
730
00:33:49,636 --> 00:33:52,247
Yeah. We have to get her
to that parole hearing.
731
00:33:52,291 --> 00:33:54,032
Uh, what do you mean?
732
00:33:54,075 --> 00:33:55,859
Well, Arthur isn't allowed
to testify
733
00:33:55,903 --> 00:33:57,948
to his own innocence.
734
00:33:57,992 --> 00:33:59,820
But she can.
735
00:34:04,433 --> 00:34:05,956
Can I help you?
736
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,437
I'm looking for a messenger.
737
00:34:08,481 --> 00:34:09,917
I need to sign
something.
738
00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:11,614
Yeah. I'm sorry.
That's my fault.
739
00:34:11,658 --> 00:34:13,921
There's no messenger. I mean,
I was the one who called you.
740
00:34:13,964 --> 00:34:15,488
I work for Arthur Craddick.
741
00:34:16,358 --> 00:34:18,752
Did you know he wasn't
guilty before the hearing?
742
00:34:18,795 --> 00:34:20,797
Before you saw the tape?
You didn't, did you?
743
00:34:20,841 --> 00:34:22,712
That's why you stopped
showing up for the hearings.
744
00:34:22,756 --> 00:34:24,671
You realized after
all these years
745
00:34:24,714 --> 00:34:26,325
you'd been wrong.
746
00:34:26,368 --> 00:34:28,849
Who do you think the man was
sending you money every month?
747
00:34:30,633 --> 00:34:32,461
Ms. Kovolchuk,
I need you to come with me
748
00:34:32,505 --> 00:34:33,941
and testify on Arthur's behalf.
749
00:34:33,984 --> 00:34:35,899
Leave me alone, or I'm
going to call the police.
750
00:34:35,943 --> 00:34:37,466
Believe me, the police
are the last people
751
00:34:37,510 --> 00:34:39,294
you want in your
life right now.
752
00:34:39,338 --> 00:34:41,644
You pocketed $700,000,
all of it undeclared.
753
00:34:41,688 --> 00:34:43,646
You know what that's called?
Tax fraud.
754
00:34:43,690 --> 00:34:45,474
Then you funneled
that blood money
755
00:34:45,518 --> 00:34:46,867
into business
transactions.
756
00:34:46,910 --> 00:34:48,129
That's called money laundering.
757
00:34:48,173 --> 00:34:50,088
But from the second
that you knew
758
00:34:50,131 --> 00:34:53,874
Arthur didn't kill your husband
and you kept it to yourself...
759
00:34:53,917 --> 00:34:56,006
that's obstruction of justice.
760
00:34:56,050 --> 00:34:58,487
So you come with me, and
I will do everything I can
761
00:34:58,531 --> 00:34:59,880
to make that
stuff go away.
762
00:34:59,923 --> 00:35:04,972
But I need you to talk
to the parole board.
763
00:35:09,977 --> 00:35:12,588
You know where our friend
Detective Kaminsky is?
764
00:35:12,632 --> 00:35:14,024
I have no idea.
765
00:35:14,068 --> 00:35:15,852
Mr. Craddick,
766
00:35:15,896 --> 00:35:19,029
you're now invited to speak
on your own behalf.
767
00:35:19,073 --> 00:35:21,423
Well, if it pleases
the parole board,
768
00:35:21,467 --> 00:35:24,165
we would like to call
one last support witness.
769
00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:26,428
We would not ask for
the additional time
770
00:35:26,472 --> 00:35:30,519
if we didn't believe the witness
to be vitally important.
771
00:35:30,563 --> 00:35:31,955
Certainly.
772
00:35:31,999 --> 00:35:33,696
Go ahead.
773
00:35:54,456 --> 00:35:56,719
Good afternoon.
774
00:35:56,763 --> 00:36:00,332
For 12 years,
the legal system told me,
775
00:36:00,375 --> 00:36:02,638
over and over again,
776
00:36:02,682 --> 00:36:07,165
that Arthur Craddick killed
my baby and killed my husband.
777
00:36:07,948 --> 00:36:10,559
It wasn't their opinion,
it wasn't their theory,
778
00:36:10,603 --> 00:36:14,041
it was simply the fact.
779
00:36:14,084 --> 00:36:18,480
And that fact has been a rock
my grief could always hold onto.
780
00:36:18,524 --> 00:36:23,616
My certainty that that man
was in a jail for what he did.
781
00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:26,880
But...
782
00:36:27,663 --> 00:36:32,929
...at that hearing, watching
Kiril Sidorenko's confession
783
00:36:32,973 --> 00:36:34,931
changed all of that.
784
00:36:34,975 --> 00:36:38,892
Robbed me of all of that.
785
00:36:38,935 --> 00:36:42,765
Because when you
finally hear the truth...
786
00:36:42,809 --> 00:36:47,117
no matter what people try
to insist the facts are,
787
00:36:47,161 --> 00:36:48,597
you know.
788
00:36:48,641 --> 00:36:50,991
You know deep
in your heart.
789
00:36:51,034 --> 00:36:52,427
I loved my husband,
790
00:36:52,471 --> 00:36:55,474
but let me tell you something
about my husband.
791
00:36:55,517 --> 00:36:57,650
My husband was a criminal.
792
00:36:58,477 --> 00:37:00,392
He threatened people.
793
00:37:00,435 --> 00:37:01,697
He took their money.
794
00:37:01,741 --> 00:37:03,917
And he dared them
to call the police.
795
00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:07,225
So trust me,
I know about criminals.
796
00:37:07,268 --> 00:37:11,141
So when you ask me,
"What do you think, Zasha?
797
00:37:11,185 --> 00:37:13,796
Who shot your baby
and your husband?"
798
00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:15,450
A hired killer?
799
00:37:15,494 --> 00:37:18,932
So bigger criminals,
tougher criminals,
800
00:37:18,975 --> 00:37:20,847
jealous of your husband's success,
801
00:37:20,890 --> 00:37:23,980
can threaten people,
take their money
802
00:37:24,024 --> 00:37:26,679
and dare them
to call the police?
803
00:37:28,115 --> 00:37:30,117
Or a local dry cleaner,
804
00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,990
bringing up a child alone,
with everything to lose
805
00:37:34,034 --> 00:37:35,949
and very little to gain.
806
00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:38,865
I think the answer
807
00:37:38,908 --> 00:37:40,519
is obvious.
808
00:37:40,562 --> 00:37:45,306
As much as I want to believe
in Arthur Craddick's guilt...
809
00:37:45,350 --> 00:37:48,309
the terrible truth is...
810
00:37:48,353 --> 00:37:50,746
I know now...
811
00:37:50,790 --> 00:37:53,401
he is innocent.
812
00:38:06,066 --> 00:38:07,720
A.D.A. Glover,
813
00:38:07,763 --> 00:38:09,287
your next witness?
814
00:38:11,593 --> 00:38:13,029
Right.
815
00:38:13,073 --> 00:38:16,598
Actually... the original
investigator on this case,
816
00:38:16,642 --> 00:38:18,034
Detective Joseph Kaminsky,
817
00:38:18,078 --> 00:38:20,515
was scheduled to testify today,
818
00:38:20,559 --> 00:38:23,344
but as you can see...
819
00:38:23,388 --> 00:38:25,128
he's not here yet.
820
00:38:25,172 --> 00:38:27,914
And are you in communication
with him?
821
00:38:27,957 --> 00:38:29,307
Is he close?
822
00:38:29,350 --> 00:38:33,615
Actually,
I've been unable to reach him.
823
00:38:33,659 --> 00:38:35,704
Frankly, the facts relating
824
00:38:35,748 --> 00:38:40,056
to Detective Kaminsky's
investigation some 12 years ago,
825
00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:42,058
all of which are circumstantial,
826
00:38:42,102 --> 00:38:45,018
are already familiar
to all of us sitting up here
827
00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:47,150
on the board.
828
00:38:47,194 --> 00:38:49,457
What I'd like to do
at this point
829
00:38:49,501 --> 00:38:51,720
is simply move along.
830
00:38:51,764 --> 00:38:53,374
Of course.
831
00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:56,116
Well...
832
00:38:56,159 --> 00:39:00,076
what once started as a
straightforward parole petition
833
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:04,820
has suddenly turned into
something highly unusual,
834
00:39:04,864 --> 00:39:07,910
something that typically falls
835
00:39:07,954 --> 00:39:10,609
the question of this inmate's
836
00:39:10,652 --> 00:39:13,046
guilt or
innocence.
837
00:39:14,090 --> 00:39:16,441
May I please say something?
838
00:39:19,574 --> 00:39:21,533
A tragedy like this,
839
00:39:21,576 --> 00:39:24,057
it's got a blast radius,
840
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:27,277
destroying lives
in every single direction.
841
00:39:28,931 --> 00:39:31,325
My family...
842
00:39:31,369 --> 00:39:34,328
your family,
we're connected by that.
843
00:39:35,851 --> 00:39:40,856
I truly am sorry,
Mrs. Kovolchuk,
844
00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:43,859
for all you've been through.
845
00:39:44,643 --> 00:39:46,427
That's all.
846
00:39:46,471 --> 00:39:49,256
I'm sorry for all of it.
847
00:39:49,299 --> 00:39:52,302
For the agony
we've all suffered.
848
00:40:08,101 --> 00:40:10,016
If you're through, Mr. Craddick,
849
00:40:10,059 --> 00:40:12,540
we'd like to render
our decision.
850
00:40:16,196 --> 00:40:18,372
In the matter
of inmate Arthur Craddick,
851
00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:20,983
it is our unanimous decision
that...
852
00:40:21,027 --> 00:40:23,638
parole shall be granted.
853
00:40:34,867 --> 00:40:36,390
Dr. Bull...
854
00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:37,478
thank you.
855
00:40:37,522 --> 00:40:40,612
You're welcome.
Only took 12 years.
856
00:40:52,885 --> 00:40:54,843
I didn't dream that,
right?
857
00:40:54,887 --> 00:40:56,497
No, you didn't dream it.
858
00:40:56,541 --> 00:40:57,846
Hot off the presses.
859
00:40:57,890 --> 00:40:59,848
A.D.A. has agreed
to file a motion
860
00:40:59,892 --> 00:41:01,763
to vacate Arthur's conviction.
861
00:41:01,807 --> 00:41:03,852
That means full exoneration.
862
00:41:03,896 --> 00:41:06,115
She also says...
863
00:41:06,159 --> 00:41:08,030
he should be out of here
tomorrow morning.
864
00:41:08,074 --> 00:41:10,424
Man, I got to buy
a bed tonight.
865
00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:12,992
I cannot tell you,
I have imagined this moment
866
00:41:13,035 --> 00:41:14,080
hundreds of times.
867
00:41:17,649 --> 00:41:19,128
Leonard Craddick.
868
00:41:19,172 --> 00:41:20,782
I'm Leonard Craddick.
869
00:41:20,826 --> 00:41:23,655
Officers,
-what's going on here?
-I need to know
870
00:41:23,698 --> 00:41:26,179
if any of you have any weapons
on your person.
871
00:41:26,222 --> 00:41:27,963
--LEO/BULL/
-No.
-Everybody keep
your hands
872
00:41:28,007 --> 00:41:29,748
-on your heads, please.
We're Mr. Craddick's counsel.
873
00:41:29,791 --> 00:41:33,012
We have a right to know
what this is all about.
874
00:41:33,055 --> 00:41:34,404
What the hell?
875
00:41:34,448 --> 00:41:36,319
Leonard Craddick,
you are under arrest
876
00:41:36,363 --> 00:41:38,844
for the murder of
Detective Joseph Kaminsky.
877
00:41:38,887 --> 00:41:41,499
Anything you say can and will
be used against youKaminsky's dead?
878
00:41:41,542 --> 00:41:43,544
in a court of law.
You have the right...
879
00:41:43,588 --> 00:41:45,894
Leo, it's gonna be all right.
Officer, he is to remain
880
00:41:45,938 --> 00:41:47,417
unquestioned until we get there.
881
00:41:47,461 --> 00:41:49,855
Leo, you don't say anything
to anybody!
882
00:41:49,898 --> 00:41:52,118
You understand?
883
00:42:13,356 --> 00:42:19,145
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