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While the trial's going on,
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send out regular press releases
on coming product.
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I don't care what.
Work with marketing to decide.
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But the world needs to see
we're doing business as usual.
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Got it.
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Is that the nicest suit
you've got?
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Absolutely not.
Let's roll.
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[Horns honking,
tires screeching]
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Turn on the radio.
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Feels like we're heading
to a funeral.
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MAN: From the moment a lawyer
like Warren Daniels signs on,
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he's planting seeds of doubt
about the credibility
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of witnesses...
Music!
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...about the motives
of the district attorney.
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[classical music plays]
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[Horns honking]
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Christ, we're gonna be late.
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Jimmy, go left.
Flank left!
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[Tires squealing]
[Horn honking]
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Watch out!
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God.
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[Tires squealing, horns honk]
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Take a deep breath, son.
Pull yourself together.
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- I just don't want to be late.
- They're not gonna start without you.
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It'll play to the narrative
that I'm an entitled asshole.
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[honking continues]
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Listen to me, Erich.
It's gonna be a very long trial.
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And if you're already
in this state now,
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you're not gonna survive,
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'cause it's gonna get a whole lot
harder before it gets easier.
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Show some backbone.
Grow up.
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[Reporters shouting
indistinctly]
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[Shouting continues]
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Ripped By mstoll
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SILETTI: Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen.
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My name is Mario Siletti.
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I work for the district attorney
of the county of San Francisco.
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We represent the citizens
of the state of California
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in prosecuting persons charged
with criminal conduct.
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And as you all know by now,
Erich Blunt is accused
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of murdering Cindy Strauss
and her unborn child.
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Their unborn child.
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In the course of this trial,
the evidence will show
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that Erich Blunt lied
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about the true nature of his
relationship with Cindy Strauss.
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He lied about being at her home
the night she was murdered.
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He lied about having sex
with her
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minutes before her neck
was broken,
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and DNA evidence will show
that Erich Blunt
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is the father of the child
who died
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when he killed Cindy Strauss.
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At the end of this case,
I'll have another opportunity
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to address you
regarding what we've proven,
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and I believe that at that time,
you will agree
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that Erich Blunt's
pattern of lies,
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in addition to a wealth
of other physical evidence,
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will compel you
to convict Erich Blunt
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of the murder
of two innocent persons.
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Thank you.
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Mr. Daniels.
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Good morning, everyone.
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My name is Warren Daniels,
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and my co-counsel is
Tonia Pyne.
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Now, to the business at hand.
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You've just heard
my friend Mr. Siletti,
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the prosecuting attorney,
promise to prove
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a good many allegations.
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But, as we all know,
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there are always two sides
to every story.
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And you are here today
because it's your job
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to determine what the facts are,
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based on the evidence
presented to you
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through the testimony
of sworn witnesses.
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One thing Mr. Siletti
will not present
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is any direct evidence...
either by police officers,
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the expert witnesses, or even
a potential eyewitness...
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as to who committed the murder
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of Cindy Strauss
and her unborn child,
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and that is because
no such evidence exists.
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What you will hear is testimony
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that the government would like
you to accept as true.
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But the beauty
of our jury system
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is that those judgments
lie exclusively
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within the province
of the 12 of you.
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Now, I'm pretty sure
if you've ever
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watched a trial on television,
real or fictional,
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you've probably heard of
the term "reasonable doubt."
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Good.
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So, if, after you've heard
all the testimony,
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you believe
beyond a reasonable doubt
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that Erich Blunt committed
the crime of which he is accused,
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then it's your job to find him
guilty as charged.
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But if, after all the so-called
evidence has been presented,
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you still believe
that the government's case
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has not risen above the level
of reasonable doubt,
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then it's your duty to acquit
the accused.
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At the conclusion of this trial,
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Mr. Siletti and I will have
the opportunity
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to address you again,
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and at that time, I'm going to
ask you a few simple questions.
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First...
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did Mr. Siletti prove all
that he said he was gonna prove?
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Did he prove
beyond a reasonable doubt
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that Erich Blunt had a motive
to commit murder?
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Did he prove
beyond a reasonable doubt
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that it was Erich Blunt
who committed murder?
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And finally, did he even prove
beyond a reasonable doubt
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that an actual murder
was committed at all?
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I am confident
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that when you have answered
all of these questions,
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you're going to find
that young man over there,
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Erich Blunt,
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not guilty.
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Thank you.
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You look tired, Inspector.
Are you ill?
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- ENGLISH: No.
- Hung over?
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- I'm fine.
- Must be a rough period for you.
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My condolences on the recent
death of your wife.
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- Objection. Immaterial.
- Overruled.
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Where were you when you heard
the news of your wife's death?
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I was at Cindy Strauss' house.
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- Investigating the crime scene?
- Correct.
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Okay, so, maybe I should speak
to the investigator, then,
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that took over for you
when you left.
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Ah.
I never left.
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- You stayed on the job?
- Mm-hmm.
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Despite your personal feelings?
I admire that.
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Okay, where you going with this,
Hildy? For real.
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Let's return to your first
interview with Erich Blunt.
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You claimed that he lied.
- Yes.
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Did he actually say
he didn't see the e-mail
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from Kevin Neyers,
in those words?
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He said that he received
thousands of e-mails a day.
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Which he does, so he didn't lie.
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Maybe he just wasn't ready
to break the news
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that his biological father
was a blackmailing junkie.
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MAN: You look like you could use a date.
- Maybe, like you...
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- WOMAN: We're good.
...he just wanted focus on work...
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...despite his personal feelings.
- Just leave us alone.
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That's good.
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- I'm sorry.
- No, no, I need to hear it.
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- You look amazing!
- Oh, don't touch me.
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- MAN: Can't you just leave us alone?
- I can't.
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Let's just ignore them.
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It's kind of hard for me
to ignore this asshole.
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You talking to me?
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I wasn't, but I am now.
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- Oh.
- Why don't you guys move on,
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and leave this nice couple alone?
- Oh, he's a thug!
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Show us your eyes, thug!
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Really?
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All right, let's go.
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[Grunts]
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Now look what you've done.
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Well, don't just stand there.
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Clean up your mess, boy.
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What did you call me?
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Terry!
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- You guys okay?
- Yeah. Thank you.
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All right, you guys should
get up out of here
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before they, uh, come to.
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Hey, uh, looking sharp,
T-Dog.
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[Chuckles]
Thanks, man.
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Ready for prime time?
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You know me.
I was born ready.
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Good, good.
Let's go, Molky. We're late.
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Hey, good luck, Terry.
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All right, man.
Appreciate it.
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Okay.
I should get out of here.
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Um...
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Okay, you want to get something
off your chest?
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- Last night?
- Yeah, okay.
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I just...
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I don't really think you needed
to lay those guys out, you know?
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Hildy, those guys were assholes,
okay?
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They were looking
for a fight, and I didn't...
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I didn't...
I didn't have a choice.
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Yeah, you did.
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You could have shown them
your badge,
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arrested them
for drunk and disorderly.
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You wanted to fight.
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Hey, that's... that's not true.
That's not the case.
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It is true, but it's fine.
I get it.
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I get it. I mean,
they were total assholes.
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I'm just saying I feel like
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you've been kind of...
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quick with your hands lately,
you know?
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- I've been quick with my hands lately?
- Yeah.
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[Sighs] Okay.
Uh, give me an example.
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Okay, parking-lot fight
with my ex.
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Oh, come on.
That was three years ago,
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and you can't put that on me.
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That's... no.
Give me something else.
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All right,
what about Chris Walton?
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You beat the shit out of him
in the interrogation room.
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Why did you do that?
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I'm just saying, you know?
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All right.
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I've got to go.
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SILETTI: Inspector English,
on the morning of June 6, 2014,
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you and your partner,
inspector Hildy Mulligan,
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were dispatched
to the home of Cindy Strauss
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at 1124 Brannan Street.
Is that correct?
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- Yes, sir.
- Why were you called?
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Miss Strauss had failed
to show at work,
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so one of her co-workers,
Bill Wilkerson,
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went to her house.
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They were let in
by the landlady.
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When they entered,
they found a nude Miss Strauss
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sprawled on the foot
of the stairs
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that opened up into her bedroom.
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Based on her position,
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she had either fallen
or was pushed down the stairs.
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Were you able to ascertain
the cause of death?
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According
to the medical examiner,
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the cause of death was
a broken neck.
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Tell the court, what initially
made you suspect
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that Erich Blunt might be
Cindy Strauss' killer?
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We usually look at a victim's
best friends,
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spouse, or family members.
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In this case, one of our clues
was the presence,
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in plain view,
of multiple photographs
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of Miss Strauss and Erich Blunt
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that indicated a very close
and personal relationship.
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What kind of pictures
did you see?
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Pictures of them smiling,
their arms around each other,
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lying in bed together.
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Is that the only reason
you suspected Erich Blunt?
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No. Several days earlier,
I was investigating
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a murder of a 50-year-old
pusher, Kevin Neyers,
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in the Tenderloin district.
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Now, in the course
of this investigation,
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my partner and I
had the occasion
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of interviewing Mr. Blunt
several times.
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How did the death
of a 50-year-old pusher
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lead you to Erich Blunt?
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On Kevin Neyers' iPad,
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there was an e-mail
addressed to Mr. Blunt.
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What did this e-mail say?
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It asked for $50,000,
or he would, "go public."
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And did you infer from this
that Kevin Neyers
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was trying to blackmail
Erich Blunt?
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- I did, sir.
- And when you asked Erich Blunt,
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what did he say
about this e-mail?
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Mr. Blunt said he never received
the e-mail
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and that he didn't know
who Kevin Neyers was.
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- That was a lie, wasn't it?
- It was.
249
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My partner and I had interviewed
Kevin Neyers' in-laws,
250
00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,720
James and Betty Harbach.
251
00:12:42,795 --> 00:12:44,558
Now, they had
a deceased daughter
252
00:12:44,630 --> 00:12:47,463
who had a son with Kevin Neyers.
253
00:12:47,533 --> 00:12:49,501
This son was Erich Blunt.
254
00:12:49,568 --> 00:12:52,662
The Harbachs confirmed
that Blunt did, in fact, know
255
00:12:52,738 --> 00:12:55,172
that Kevin Neyers was
his biological father.
256
00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:57,471
So, when Erich Blunt
denied knowing
257
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who Kevin Neyers was,
that was a lie.
258
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It was a lie.
259
00:13:01,747 --> 00:13:03,612
And then, upon asking him again,
260
00:13:03,682 --> 00:13:04,979
he later admitted that
261
00:13:05,050 --> 00:13:07,575
he did know Kevin Neyers was
his biological father
262
00:13:07,653 --> 00:13:09,348
and that he had given him money.
263
00:13:09,421 --> 00:13:11,082
Inspector, to recap.
264
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You first interviewed
Erich Blunt
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in the murder
of his biological father,
266
00:13:14,894 --> 00:13:17,021
and then again in the death
of Cindy Strauss, correct?
267
00:13:17,096 --> 00:13:18,529
Yes, sir.
268
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Didn't you find that
an odd coincidence?
269
00:13:20,199 --> 00:13:22,690
No, I do not believe
in coincidence, sir.
270
00:13:22,768 --> 00:13:24,861
Did Erich Blunt lie to you
when you questioned him
271
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about Cindy Strauss' death?
- He did.
272
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He said he had never slept
with her
273
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and that he hadn't seen her
the night she was...
274
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the night she died.
Excuse me.
275
00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:36,581
And both those statements
276
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were proved false
by subsequent investigation?
277
00:13:39,451 --> 00:13:41,942
Yes, sir.
278
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I have no further questions.
279
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Your witness, Mr. Daniels.
280
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- Inspector English, good morning.
- Good morning.
281
00:13:53,766 --> 00:13:56,200
Inspector, did you ever consider
the possibility
282
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that Erich Blunt didn't admit
he knew Kevin Neyers
283
00:13:59,605 --> 00:14:04,372
because he was embarrassed
or even ashamed at his father,
284
00:14:04,443 --> 00:14:06,934
a drug addict who was always
asking him for money?
285
00:14:07,012 --> 00:14:08,741
Objection.
It calls for speculation.
286
00:14:08,814 --> 00:14:10,304
Overruled.
287
00:14:10,382 --> 00:14:12,213
I never gave any thought
288
00:14:12,284 --> 00:14:15,014
to what Blunt was thinking about
Kevin Neyers.
289
00:14:17,289 --> 00:14:20,122
Is it correct
that you didn't pursue Mr. Blunt
290
00:14:20,192 --> 00:14:22,387
as a suspect in the death
of Kevin Neyers?
291
00:14:22,461 --> 00:14:24,088
Yes, sir.
292
00:14:24,163 --> 00:14:26,188
Is that because you didn't think
he committed the murder?
293
00:14:26,265 --> 00:14:27,289
He had an alibi.
294
00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:28,924
He was in Los Angeles
the night of the murder.
295
00:14:29,001 --> 00:14:32,368
So, you knew he couldn't have
killed Mr. Neyers.
296
00:14:32,438 --> 00:14:33,928
And, as it turns out,
297
00:14:34,006 --> 00:14:36,907
a drug dealer named Chris Walton
confessed to the murder
298
00:14:36,976 --> 00:14:39,069
and is now serving his sentence
in San Quentin.
299
00:14:39,144 --> 00:14:41,874
Isn't that right?
- That is right.
300
00:14:41,947 --> 00:14:43,380
Now, in your earlier testimony,
301
00:14:43,449 --> 00:14:46,179
you stated that you don't
believe in coincidence.
302
00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:47,252
Is that correct?
303
00:14:47,253 --> 00:14:49,278
That is correct.
304
00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:51,346
So, wouldn't you think
it was a coincidence
305
00:14:51,423 --> 00:14:53,482
that Mr. Blunt was a person
of interest
306
00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:55,652
in two homicide investigations,
307
00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:58,697
but had nothing to do
with either death?
308
00:14:58,764 --> 00:15:00,629
I suppose so.
309
00:15:00,699 --> 00:15:02,189
You suppose so.
310
00:15:02,268 --> 00:15:03,292
Do you think Mr. Blunt
311
00:15:03,369 --> 00:15:05,064
had something to do
with both deaths?
312
00:15:05,137 --> 00:15:06,297
I didn't say that.
313
00:15:06,372 --> 00:15:07,634
Well, what are you saying,
inspector?
314
00:15:07,706 --> 00:15:10,197
I'm saying
that the common denominator
315
00:15:10,276 --> 00:15:12,301
in both deaths is Erich Blunt.
316
00:15:12,378 --> 00:15:13,936
So, let me get this straight.
317
00:15:14,013 --> 00:15:15,173
You suspected Erich Blunt
318
00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:17,147
in the murder
of his biological father,
319
00:15:17,216 --> 00:15:19,548
and because someone else
confessed to the murder,
320
00:15:19,618 --> 00:15:22,485
you were predisposed
to the biased belief
321
00:15:22,554 --> 00:15:24,283
that he murdered Cindy Strauss.
322
00:15:24,356 --> 00:15:26,221
Objection.
He's badgering the witness.
323
00:15:27,893 --> 00:15:30,327
No further questions.
324
00:15:42,441 --> 00:15:45,137
In this scenario, she trips
at the top of the stairs.
325
00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:47,337
She stumbles,
falls to the landing here,
326
00:15:47,413 --> 00:15:50,576
where she crashes into the vase
set into the wall niche.
327
00:15:50,649 --> 00:15:52,549
The vase shatters on impact.
328
00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:54,483
She falls down
the lower set of stairs,
329
00:15:54,553 --> 00:15:57,784
landing head first, with
her upper body on the ground
330
00:15:57,856 --> 00:16:00,120
and her lower body
sprawled awkwardly
331
00:16:00,192 --> 00:16:02,990
on the bottom four stairs.
332
00:16:03,062 --> 00:16:05,292
Based on this simulation,
in your expert opinion,
333
00:16:05,364 --> 00:16:06,854
was it possible for this fall
334
00:16:06,932 --> 00:16:09,230
to have caused
Cindy Strauss' broken neck?
335
00:16:09,301 --> 00:16:12,464
No.
We simulated every trajectory
336
00:16:12,538 --> 00:16:14,529
that a body of her height
and weight might possibly travel
337
00:16:14,606 --> 00:16:16,301
when falling down the stairs,
and in no scenario
338
00:16:16,375 --> 00:16:18,104
does she ever break her own neck
339
00:16:18,177 --> 00:16:20,145
in the specific manner
in which it was broken.
340
00:16:20,212 --> 00:16:21,076
Which was?
341
00:16:21,146 --> 00:16:22,738
The violent protrusion
342
00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:26,114
of the cervical vertebrae column
into the cranial vault.
343
00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:30,120
Someone had to have broken
her neck.
344
00:16:33,425 --> 00:16:37,293
Doctor, could you tell us
what time her death occurred?
345
00:16:37,363 --> 00:16:38,830
Assessing many factors,
346
00:16:38,897 --> 00:16:42,128
analyzing the partially digested
food in her stomach,
347
00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:45,693
comparing the room temperature
with the lividity of the corpse,
348
00:16:45,771 --> 00:16:47,398
and the fact that the victim
349
00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:50,533
wasn't in full rigor mortis
when the body was found,
350
00:16:50,609 --> 00:16:53,942
we put the time of death
between 8:30 and 9:00 P. M.
351
00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:55,537
The night before
the body was found.
352
00:16:55,614 --> 00:16:59,106
Thank you, Dr. Burnside.
No further questions.
353
00:17:01,086 --> 00:17:02,553
Mr. Daniels.
354
00:17:05,457 --> 00:17:07,584
Okay, then.
355
00:17:07,659 --> 00:17:09,923
In your toxicology report,
356
00:17:09,995 --> 00:17:12,930
you state there was
alcohol, Xanax, and MDMA
357
00:17:12,998 --> 00:17:14,488
in Cindy Strauss' body.
358
00:17:14,566 --> 00:17:16,864
Is that correct?
- Yes.
359
00:17:16,935 --> 00:17:18,664
In combination,
360
00:17:18,737 --> 00:17:21,297
what would be the likely
side effects of these drugs?
361
00:17:21,373 --> 00:17:24,536
Dizziness, disorientation,
loss of impulse control,
362
00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:27,773
lack of motor coordination,
impaired reaction time.
363
00:17:27,846 --> 00:17:29,643
So, would it be safe to say,
doctor,
364
00:17:29,715 --> 00:17:33,776
that, simply put,
Cindy Strauss was loaded?
365
00:17:33,852 --> 00:17:34,978
Sadly, yes.
366
00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:38,854
In other words,
an accident waiting to happen?
367
00:17:38,924 --> 00:17:42,291
- Objection.
- Withdrawn.
368
00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:45,353
DANIELS:
Moving on, doctor.
369
00:17:45,431 --> 00:17:49,663
You estimated the time of death
based, in part,
370
00:17:49,735 --> 00:17:52,602
on the amount
of partially digested food
371
00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:54,002
in Miss Strauss' stomach.
372
00:17:54,073 --> 00:17:55,563
Is that right?
Yes.
373
00:17:55,641 --> 00:17:57,768
Can't one woman digest
374
00:17:57,843 --> 00:17:59,367
at a different rate
than another woman?
375
00:17:59,445 --> 00:18:01,436
Yes, of course,
376
00:18:01,513 --> 00:18:04,573
based on age, size,
377
00:18:04,650 --> 00:18:07,244
weight, level of fitness,
general health.
378
00:18:07,319 --> 00:18:09,685
And would a woman simultaneously
379
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:14,021
under the influence of alcohol,
Xanax, and ecstasy, say,
380
00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:15,651
digest at a different rate
381
00:18:15,727 --> 00:18:18,389
than a woman
not similarly medicated?
382
00:18:18,464 --> 00:18:20,295
I took all those factors
into account.
383
00:18:20,365 --> 00:18:22,560
Really?
384
00:18:22,634 --> 00:18:23,896
Isn't that just a fancy way
385
00:18:23,969 --> 00:18:25,596
of saying
you took an educated guess?
386
00:18:25,671 --> 00:18:29,129
With an emphasis
on "educated."
387
00:18:29,208 --> 00:18:32,371
Ah, and would
it also be fair to say
388
00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:34,105
that the time of death
you pegged
389
00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:37,876
at between 8:30 and 9:00 P. M.
Is also an educated guess?
390
00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:39,542
Yes.
391
00:18:39,618 --> 00:18:43,076
With the emphasis
on "guess."
392
00:18:43,155 --> 00:18:47,922
Could the time of death
have been, say... 8:28?
393
00:18:47,993 --> 00:18:49,392
Certainly.
394
00:18:49,461 --> 00:18:52,362
- 8:24?
- It's possible.
395
00:18:52,431 --> 00:18:55,764
Because 8:30 isn't really
an exact number here,
396
00:18:55,834 --> 00:18:56,926
is it, doctor?
397
00:18:57,002 --> 00:18:59,527
- It's an approximation.
- Ah.
398
00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:03,701
So, you've given us an approximate
half-hour window of death,
399
00:19:03,775 --> 00:19:05,902
but it could be that she died
400
00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:09,414
somewhere between
8:18 and 9:07, couldn't it?
401
00:19:09,481 --> 00:19:11,608
- Yes, it could.
- So, really,
402
00:19:11,683 --> 00:19:16,120
your half-hour window might
actually be much closer to an hour.
403
00:19:16,188 --> 00:19:18,088
Now, let's go back
404
00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:20,625
to your computer-generated
scenarios for a minute.
405
00:19:20,692 --> 00:19:23,718
Let's imagine
that Cindy Strauss,
406
00:19:23,795 --> 00:19:27,754
under the influence of alcohol,
Xanax, and ecstasy,
407
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:31,792
has sex with a man on the night
of her death,
408
00:19:31,870 --> 00:19:34,532
and in the aftermath,
she reveals to this man
409
00:19:34,606 --> 00:19:37,200
that she is pregnant
with his child.
410
00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:40,177
Shocked, he demands to know
411
00:19:40,245 --> 00:19:42,236
how she could put the health
of the fetus at risk
412
00:19:42,314 --> 00:19:44,339
by drinking and doing drugs.
413
00:19:44,416 --> 00:19:47,510
They argue over whether
she should have an abortion.
414
00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:50,453
She refuses.
415
00:19:50,522 --> 00:19:53,355
Furious, he turns to go.
416
00:19:53,425 --> 00:19:58,089
Naked, she follows him out
into the hall, grabbing at him.
417
00:19:58,163 --> 00:20:01,257
He pulls away from her
and starts down the stairs.
418
00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:03,699
She runs after him,
419
00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:08,069
and in her drug-
and alcohol-addled condition,
420
00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:12,338
she trips and tumbles
head over heels down the stairs,
421
00:20:12,411 --> 00:20:15,437
landing on her head
and breaking her neck,
422
00:20:15,514 --> 00:20:17,379
when her
cervical vertebrae column
423
00:20:17,449 --> 00:20:20,941
violently protrudes
into her cranial vault.
424
00:20:22,854 --> 00:20:24,822
You wouldn't happen to have
that particular
425
00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:27,085
computer-generated scenario
handy, would you?
426
00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:29,559
It's obviously impossible
427
00:20:29,628 --> 00:20:32,688
for us to imagine
every conceivable scenario.
428
00:20:32,764 --> 00:20:35,028
Aha. Aha.
429
00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,533
Thank you, doctor.
430
00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:38,297
No further questions.
431
00:20:48,213 --> 00:20:51,740
- MIKE: Hey.
- Hey.
432
00:20:51,817 --> 00:20:53,876
What's up?
433
00:20:53,952 --> 00:20:56,113
Oh, nothing's up.
434
00:20:58,423 --> 00:21:00,755
Walk with me for a second?
435
00:21:00,826 --> 00:21:03,158
Sure.
436
00:21:05,964 --> 00:21:09,229
I, uh...
I earned something today.
437
00:21:09,301 --> 00:21:13,101
I wanted to celebrate
with someone.
438
00:21:16,341 --> 00:21:18,468
Two years.
439
00:21:18,543 --> 00:21:20,135
Clean.
440
00:21:22,981 --> 00:21:24,175
That's amazing.
441
00:21:24,249 --> 00:21:26,376
[Inhales deeply]
442
00:21:26,451 --> 00:21:29,045
I just wanted some applause.
443
00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,213
[Chuckles]
444
00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:31,881
I didn't know who to call.
445
00:21:31,957 --> 00:21:36,326
Anyway... I thought of you.
446
00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:39,228
Well, I'm glad you did.
447
00:21:41,199 --> 00:21:44,066
Seems like Louise is
doing great.
448
00:21:44,136 --> 00:21:45,797
Yeah.
[Laughs]
449
00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:47,736
She loves her teacher this year,
450
00:21:47,806 --> 00:21:49,797
Mrs.
I-can-never-remember-her-name.
451
00:21:49,875 --> 00:21:52,639
Stauffenberger.
[Laughs]
452
00:21:52,711 --> 00:21:55,646
Yeah, she wants to be a teacher
when she grows up,
453
00:21:55,714 --> 00:21:58,376
just like Ms. "S."
454
00:21:58,450 --> 00:22:00,611
At least she doesn't want to be
a cop.
455
00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:02,415
Yeah, you got that right.
456
00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:05,081
How's Terry holding up?
457
00:22:07,192 --> 00:22:08,887
Good.
458
00:22:11,129 --> 00:22:13,359
He's been on my mind lately.
459
00:22:13,432 --> 00:22:16,595
I'm on step 9,
460
00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:20,866
and, well, I owe him an amends.
461
00:22:23,308 --> 00:22:27,472
I got to say
I'm very proud of you.
462
00:22:30,816 --> 00:22:33,148
- Thanks.
- Yeah.
463
00:22:33,218 --> 00:22:35,743
[Inhales deeply]
464
00:22:35,821 --> 00:22:38,415
That means more to me
than you will ever know.
465
00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:49,033
[Sighs]
466
00:22:50,535 --> 00:22:54,164
We were so good together...
467
00:22:54,239 --> 00:22:56,002
[sighs]
468
00:22:56,074 --> 00:22:58,008
...before
I screwed things up.
469
00:23:05,617 --> 00:23:06,617
I'll...
470
00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:11,147
We'll always have
those memories, right?
471
00:23:11,223 --> 00:23:14,192
And we'll always have Louise.
472
00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:17,351
Yeah.
473
00:23:19,831 --> 00:23:22,698
Well, congratulations again.
474
00:23:22,768 --> 00:23:23,894
Thank you.
475
00:23:23,969 --> 00:23:26,733
- I'm gonna go.
- Go.
476
00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,883
GIBBS: We identified
Mr. Blunt's genetic material
477
00:23:43,955 --> 00:23:45,752
in two locations on the body.
478
00:23:45,824 --> 00:23:49,260
Not only was he the father
of Cindy Strauss' child,
479
00:23:49,327 --> 00:23:51,227
his DNA also matches
480
00:23:51,296 --> 00:23:54,060
that of the seminal fluid
left in the victim's mouth.
481
00:23:54,132 --> 00:23:56,623
Is it possible,
with any degree of certainty,
482
00:23:56,701 --> 00:23:59,329
to pinpoint how long
before Miss Strauss' death
483
00:23:59,404 --> 00:24:01,497
she engaged in oral sex
with the defendant?
484
00:24:01,573 --> 00:24:05,339
Mm-hmm. The sex act occurred
roughly 15 minutes before her death.
485
00:24:05,410 --> 00:24:07,708
Just to be clear,
486
00:24:07,779 --> 00:24:11,510
it is your expert opinion
that Erich Blunt ejaculated
487
00:24:11,583 --> 00:24:14,381
into the victim's mouth
15 minutes before her death?
488
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:17,980
Unless he'd like to tell us it
arrived there via turkey baster,
489
00:24:18,056 --> 00:24:19,284
that is indisputable.
490
00:24:19,357 --> 00:24:23,054
Objection.
Non-responsive and obnoxious.
491
00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:24,993
Sustained as non-responsive.
492
00:24:25,063 --> 00:24:27,691
Obnoxious is
not a legal objection.
493
00:24:29,601 --> 00:24:31,364
Thank you, Doctor.
494
00:24:31,436 --> 00:24:32,869
Your witness.
495
00:24:37,008 --> 00:24:39,238
How are you today,
Dr. Gibbs?
496
00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,472
Dandy, counselor.
Yourself?
497
00:24:41,546 --> 00:24:44,845
Oh, not too bad
for an old geezer. Thanks.
498
00:24:44,916 --> 00:24:46,247
[Light laughter]
499
00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:49,685
Dr. Gibbs, you are testifying
today for the prosecution
500
00:24:49,754 --> 00:24:52,382
because you are
generally recognized
501
00:24:52,457 --> 00:24:55,392
as a leading authority
in forensic pathology,
502
00:24:55,460 --> 00:24:58,224
with a specialty
in semen analysis.
503
00:24:58,296 --> 00:24:59,923
Is that correct?
- Yes.
504
00:24:59,998 --> 00:25:03,900
Tell us how you developed your
particular interest in semen.
505
00:25:03,969 --> 00:25:05,732
[Laughter]
506
00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:08,637
[Chuckles]
I am a biologist by training,
507
00:25:08,707 --> 00:25:10,402
and in the course of my career,
508
00:25:10,475 --> 00:25:12,466
I have become something
of a DNA expert.
509
00:25:12,544 --> 00:25:16,674
To me, semen is
just another bodily fluid.
510
00:25:16,748 --> 00:25:20,411
You testified earlier that Ms. Strauss
performed oral sex on Mr. Blunt
511
00:25:20,485 --> 00:25:23,511
about 15 minutes
before she died.
512
00:25:23,588 --> 00:25:24,919
Mm-hmm.
That's correct.
513
00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:29,757
How can you be sure it wasn't
25 minutes or 32 minutes?
514
00:25:29,828 --> 00:25:33,628
Because for this analysis,
I look at one simple question.
515
00:25:33,698 --> 00:25:37,498
How long could seminal fluid
have remained detectable
516
00:25:37,569 --> 00:25:38,900
without being washed away
517
00:25:38,970 --> 00:25:41,165
by the natural process
of saliva glands?
518
00:25:41,239 --> 00:25:45,335
The answer tells us that
Mr. Blunt had oral sex
519
00:25:45,410 --> 00:25:48,743
with Cindy Strauss no more than
15 minutes before she died.
520
00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:53,178
Thank you, doctor.
521
00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:56,016
Nothing further, your honor.
522
00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:01,889
[Bell chimes]
523
00:26:13,905 --> 00:26:15,532
Hey. How you doing?
524
00:26:15,607 --> 00:26:17,234
- Good.
- All right.
525
00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:20,005
- Good. Good. Sorry I'm late.
- No. No sweat.
526
00:26:20,078 --> 00:26:22,239
I saw you on the news.
527
00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:24,111
- Yeah.
- You did good.
528
00:26:24,182 --> 00:26:25,774
Do you want a coffee,
a sandwich?
529
00:26:25,850 --> 00:26:28,842
No, no. I'm good.
I've only got a few minutes, so...
530
00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,148
Oh.
531
00:26:30,221 --> 00:26:35,716
Well, then, uh,
why don't I just get down to it?
532
00:26:35,794 --> 00:26:39,286
I owe you an amends.
533
00:26:39,364 --> 00:26:42,197
Okay. For what?
534
00:26:42,267 --> 00:26:46,761
For that fight we got into
outside Dexter's.
535
00:26:46,838 --> 00:26:48,100
It was ages ago.
536
00:26:48,173 --> 00:26:50,173
That's water under the bridge.
You don't have to...
537
00:26:50,208 --> 00:26:53,143
Yeah, well, I'm, uh...
I'm doing my 9th step,
538
00:26:53,211 --> 00:26:56,703
and this is part of the process.
539
00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:59,011
Oh, okay.
Right.
540
00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:02,212
Well, that was a...
that was a crazy night.
541
00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:03,982
You know,
we were all drunk off that, uh,
542
00:27:04,055 --> 00:27:06,250
moonshine Teddy made.
543
00:27:06,324 --> 00:27:08,656
I get a headache just thinking
about that rat poison.
544
00:27:08,727 --> 00:27:09,727
[Both chuckle]
545
00:27:09,794 --> 00:27:11,125
Yeah, I mean, you know,
I appreciate...
546
00:27:11,196 --> 00:27:13,289
I appreciate what you're doing,
547
00:27:13,365 --> 00:27:15,765
you know, you reaching out to me
and whatnot, but we're good.
548
00:27:15,767 --> 00:27:17,567
You don't have to apologize
to me. We're cool.
549
00:27:17,602 --> 00:27:20,366
I hear you, man.
550
00:27:20,438 --> 00:27:23,771
Um, but an amends is a little
different than an apology.
551
00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:27,278
It's...
it's about honestly
552
00:27:27,345 --> 00:27:29,813
cleaning up
my side of the street.
553
00:27:29,881 --> 00:27:32,475
And, so,
I just have a couple things
554
00:27:32,550 --> 00:27:36,919
I need to say to you,
and then... then we're done.
555
00:27:36,988 --> 00:27:39,320
Cool?
- Yeah, of course, sure.
556
00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:43,487
You know,
I hated you for a long time,
557
00:27:43,561 --> 00:27:48,828
ever since you and Hildy
became partners.
558
00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:51,095
I saw what you guys had,
559
00:27:51,169 --> 00:27:52,966
how close you were
from the get-go,
560
00:27:53,038 --> 00:27:55,768
and I saw how she saw you,
561
00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,640
and it was different
than how she saw me.
562
00:28:01,079 --> 00:28:04,776
And I was envious, and I, uh...
563
00:28:04,849 --> 00:28:07,909
I resented you,
and I thought I hated you,
564
00:28:07,986 --> 00:28:10,181
but I was just afraid...
565
00:28:10,255 --> 00:28:13,952
afraid you were gonna steal
my wife.
566
00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:15,686
Hmm.
567
00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,990
For real? That's...
568
00:28:18,063 --> 00:28:20,258
I mean, that's crazy.
569
00:28:20,331 --> 00:28:23,129
Well, I was drinking daily,
570
00:28:23,201 --> 00:28:26,568
and it didn't seem so crazy
at the time.
571
00:28:26,638 --> 00:28:28,765
- Mm.
- Anyway, that's, uh...
572
00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,604
that's what was underneath my
behavior that night at Dexter's.
573
00:28:31,676 --> 00:28:35,134
That's... that's why
I punched you in the face.
574
00:28:35,213 --> 00:28:38,979
Sucker-punched me,
technically.
575
00:28:39,050 --> 00:28:41,177
[Chuckles]
Absolutely.
576
00:28:41,252 --> 00:28:43,652
Anyway, that's it.
577
00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:47,624
That's what I needed to say.
578
00:28:47,692 --> 00:28:50,593
Uh, it's impressive, you know,
579
00:28:50,662 --> 00:28:53,927
and it takes a lot of courage
580
00:28:53,998 --> 00:28:56,398
to do what you're doing
right now, so...
581
00:28:56,468 --> 00:28:58,163
Yeah, well, it's the steps.
582
00:28:58,236 --> 00:29:00,170
When I take
the next indicated action,
583
00:29:00,238 --> 00:29:03,969
like, you know,
making this amends...
584
00:29:04,042 --> 00:29:06,670
I feel better.
585
00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:10,579
I try to keep it
as simple as that.
586
00:29:10,648 --> 00:29:12,343
And you feel better right now?
587
00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:15,409
Yeah.
[Chuckles]
588
00:29:15,487 --> 00:29:17,580
I do.
589
00:29:27,799 --> 00:29:30,393
- Barbara, we can work this out.
- BARBARA: Can we really?
590
00:29:30,468 --> 00:29:33,596
What are the odds?
- I admit everything.
591
00:29:33,671 --> 00:29:36,299
Yes, because I saw it
on your filthy sex tape!
592
00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:37,966
I'll give you
everything you want.
593
00:29:38,042 --> 00:29:40,476
Oh, clearly not,
because she wants this over.
594
00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:43,309
- Look, I'm no divorce lawyer.
- And I very much am.
595
00:29:43,381 --> 00:29:45,440
And I'm very much aware of
your reputation, Miss Vasilikos.
596
00:29:45,517 --> 00:29:47,451
- Then what are you doing here?
- I'm here as a favor.
597
00:29:47,519 --> 00:29:49,077
He's Erich Blunt's cleaner.
598
00:29:49,154 --> 00:29:52,055
Well, I guess this qualifies
as a mess, wouldn't you say?
599
00:29:52,123 --> 00:29:54,284
HERTZBERG: Mr. Wilkerson
will happily line up
600
00:29:54,359 --> 00:29:56,259
an attorney down the road,
if necessary.
601
00:29:56,327 --> 00:29:58,818
Right now, my goal is to see
if we can work things out.
602
00:29:58,897 --> 00:30:00,922
Work things out?
I-I never want to see you again.
603
00:30:00,999 --> 00:30:02,466
You make me want to vomit.
604
00:30:02,534 --> 00:30:04,525
I could literally...
I could puke my guts out
605
00:30:04,602 --> 00:30:06,069
right now all over this table.
606
00:30:06,137 --> 00:30:08,970
- I don't clean up vomit.
- Look, it's over, Bill, okay?
607
00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,530
Get a clue.
608
00:30:10,608 --> 00:30:12,648
- You realize this will bankrupt me.
- Oh, oh, here.
609
00:30:12,710 --> 00:30:15,144
Well, there it is... the real reason
he wants to work things out.
610
00:30:15,213 --> 00:30:16,908
It's the money.
HERTZBERG: People, people,
611
00:30:16,981 --> 00:30:18,710
do you have any idea
what the value
612
00:30:18,783 --> 00:30:20,648
of this estate is right now?
613
00:30:20,718 --> 00:30:22,185
Essentially nonexistent.
614
00:30:22,253 --> 00:30:25,654
Bill has been spending against
his Applsn stock options,
615
00:30:25,723 --> 00:30:29,352
which, considering the current
trial, is profoundly devalued.
616
00:30:29,427 --> 00:30:32,885
You are arguing
literally over nothing.
617
00:30:32,964 --> 00:30:34,659
And, Adele, have you considered,
618
00:30:34,732 --> 00:30:37,326
if Warren Daniels calls Barbara
as a witness,
619
00:30:37,402 --> 00:30:40,132
what you will look like
by the end of questioning?
620
00:30:40,205 --> 00:30:41,866
W-Why would Barabara
be called to testify?
621
00:30:41,940 --> 00:30:43,464
Really, you haven't thought
about this?
622
00:30:43,541 --> 00:30:44,906
That sex video gives you
623
00:30:44,976 --> 00:30:47,308
as much motive to kill Cindy
as anyone.
624
00:30:47,378 --> 00:30:48,709
- What?
- Excuse me?
625
00:30:48,780 --> 00:30:50,543
Now, look. I'm just looking
to dial things back.
626
00:30:50,615 --> 00:30:52,055
This is not the time
to discuss this.
627
00:30:52,116 --> 00:30:54,107
Put a pin in it for another day.
628
00:30:54,185 --> 00:30:56,085
I don't want him back
in the house.
629
00:30:56,154 --> 00:30:58,247
- I know. I know.
- That's fine. That's fine.
630
00:30:58,323 --> 00:31:00,757
He's gonna stay
with Erich Blunt, okay?
631
00:31:00,825 --> 00:31:02,622
I'll lock him in...
in my closet,
632
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,958
if that's what it takes, okay?
633
00:31:05,029 --> 00:31:07,930
Are we good?
634
00:31:09,033 --> 00:31:11,866
Are we good? Hmm?
635
00:31:11,936 --> 00:31:15,929
- Huh? Is that what you want, Bill?
- BILL, ON VIDEO: Oh, yeah!
636
00:31:16,007 --> 00:31:18,066
- Is that it? Look. Look at this.
- Stop.
637
00:31:18,142 --> 00:31:19,769
- Stop it!
- VASILIKOS: Barbara! Hey!
638
00:31:19,844 --> 00:31:21,812
Stop! Stop it! Stop!
639
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,713
- Stop it!
- Oh!
640
00:31:24,782 --> 00:31:27,580
Barbara.
Are you all right?
641
00:32:03,621 --> 00:32:06,021
Thanks.
You didn't have to do that.
642
00:32:06,090 --> 00:32:09,321
Yeah, well, you didn't have
to come and meet me, so...
643
00:32:09,394 --> 00:32:11,385
I'm just glad they put us
in here
644
00:32:11,462 --> 00:32:14,022
so people don't think
I'm informing.
645
00:32:14,098 --> 00:32:16,293
Am I informing?
646
00:32:16,367 --> 00:32:19,700
- No. No.
- So, what?
647
00:32:19,771 --> 00:32:22,569
You just come here to blow off
some steam,
648
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,837
maybe kick my ass again
for shits and giggles?
649
00:32:25,910 --> 00:32:28,310
That's actually why I, uh...
650
00:32:28,379 --> 00:32:30,813
I just wanted to apologize
for that.
651
00:32:30,882 --> 00:32:35,319
It was way out of line,
and I'm sorry.
652
00:32:35,386 --> 00:32:37,286
That's why I came.
653
00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:42,221
Hell.
654
00:32:42,293 --> 00:32:45,990
That's kind of a risk,
telling me that.
655
00:32:46,064 --> 00:32:47,691
What if I sue the city?
656
00:32:47,765 --> 00:32:50,393
You could do that.
657
00:32:50,468 --> 00:32:54,029
You have every right to file
a complaint with the city.
658
00:32:54,105 --> 00:32:57,973
[Chuckles] Like anyone
would listen to me, huh?
659
00:32:58,042 --> 00:33:01,375
Don't sweat it.
Apology accepted.
660
00:33:01,446 --> 00:33:03,812
Okay.
661
00:33:03,881 --> 00:33:06,145
Cool.
662
00:33:06,217 --> 00:33:09,414
I don't get a whole lot of folks
663
00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:11,478
showing me respect, Inspector.
664
00:33:13,524 --> 00:33:15,549
Good for you.
665
00:33:15,626 --> 00:33:18,754
- Can I ask you a question?
- Shoot.
666
00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:21,390
Why'd you take the rap
on that murder charge?
667
00:33:21,466 --> 00:33:23,934
What do you mean, "why?"
668
00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:26,994
Don't you think I done it?
669
00:33:27,071 --> 00:33:29,266
I didn't...
670
00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:31,535
until you confessed.
671
00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:35,244
Did you kill Kevin Neyers?
672
00:33:35,313 --> 00:33:39,409
Hell, I have trouble killing
a damn spider.
673
00:33:41,486 --> 00:33:43,249
So, you took the fall.
674
00:33:43,321 --> 00:33:46,347
You made a false confession.
675
00:33:46,424 --> 00:33:48,858
What else was I gonna do?
676
00:33:48,926 --> 00:33:51,952
I didn't have no alibi.
677
00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:53,554
I had been there earlier,
678
00:33:53,631 --> 00:33:56,259
so I knew my prints
were all over the scene.
679
00:33:56,334 --> 00:33:58,666
Look at me.
680
00:33:58,736 --> 00:34:00,465
What jury's gonna believe me?
681
00:34:00,538 --> 00:34:04,804
I'm the kind of guy
the system lives on, Inspector.
682
00:34:04,876 --> 00:34:08,243
Gotta fill the prison somehow,
right?
683
00:34:08,312 --> 00:34:10,405
You really want to atone?
684
00:34:10,481 --> 00:34:14,076
Find out who really killed
that son of a bitch Kevin Neyers,
685
00:34:14,152 --> 00:34:16,848
'cause it sure as hell
wasn't me.
686
00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:21,390
All right.
687
00:34:21,459 --> 00:34:22,892
Thanks.
688
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,360
For the record,
state your full name.
689
00:34:25,430 --> 00:34:27,455
MARK:
Could you repeat the question?
690
00:34:29,767 --> 00:34:32,361
Please state your full name.
691
00:34:32,437 --> 00:34:34,132
Right. Mark Strauss.
692
00:34:34,205 --> 00:34:35,797
And your relationship
to the deceased?
693
00:34:35,873 --> 00:34:37,500
- She was my wife.
- To be candid,
694
00:34:37,575 --> 00:34:39,941
the two of you had a pretty
bumpy relationship, didn't you?
695
00:34:40,011 --> 00:34:41,638
Yes. We were separated.
696
00:34:41,712 --> 00:34:43,339
And she had a temporary
restraining order against you.
697
00:34:43,414 --> 00:34:45,974
Isn't that also correct?
- Yes.
698
00:34:46,050 --> 00:34:49,713
- Why?
- Because...
699
00:34:49,787 --> 00:34:51,311
I hit her a time or two.
700
00:34:51,389 --> 00:34:52,651
She hit me, too.
701
00:34:52,723 --> 00:34:55,021
We've both got fiery tempers,
but I'm a changed man.
702
00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:57,584
I loved her very much.
703
00:34:57,662 --> 00:34:59,425
When was the last time
you saw your wife?
704
00:34:59,497 --> 00:35:02,159
The night before he killed her.
705
00:35:02,233 --> 00:35:04,394
Objection.
Move to strike.
706
00:35:04,469 --> 00:35:07,063
Non-responsive,
assumes facts not in evidence,
707
00:35:07,138 --> 00:35:08,605
and is a lie!
708
00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:11,233
Sustained. The jury will
disregard that answer.
709
00:35:11,309 --> 00:35:13,539
Let me warn you,
Mr. Strauss,
710
00:35:13,611 --> 00:35:17,775
you may not state opinions
based on assumptions of facts
711
00:35:17,849 --> 00:35:19,749
that are not in evidence.
712
00:35:19,817 --> 00:35:21,341
I'm sorry, your honor.
713
00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:23,910
So, you went to see your wife
714
00:35:23,988 --> 00:35:29,085
in violation of a standing T. R.O.
The night before she died.
715
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:30,627
Why?
716
00:35:30,695 --> 00:35:34,859
She called me.
She asked me to come over.
717
00:35:34,932 --> 00:35:37,594
[Clears throat]
She... she was hysterical.
718
00:35:37,668 --> 00:35:39,727
She said
Erich had yelled at her,
719
00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:41,897
thrown his shirt in her face,
and fired her.
720
00:35:41,973 --> 00:35:44,601
I went over there
to calm her down.
721
00:35:44,675 --> 00:35:46,802
She... she was very...
pretty shaken up.
722
00:35:46,878 --> 00:35:49,176
Did she say
she was afraid of Erich Blunt?
723
00:35:49,247 --> 00:35:50,271
Yes.
724
00:35:50,348 --> 00:35:52,714
Objection. Hearsay.
Move to strike.
725
00:35:52,783 --> 00:35:54,910
Sustained.
That answer is stricken,
726
00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:57,511
and the jury is ordered
to disregard it.
727
00:35:57,588 --> 00:35:59,783
Did you call Erich Blunt
the next day?
728
00:35:59,857 --> 00:36:01,552
Yes.
729
00:36:01,626 --> 00:36:03,651
What did you say to him?
730
00:36:03,728 --> 00:36:07,095
He said to let him know
anytime I wanted a piece of him
731
00:36:07,165 --> 00:36:08,792
and that he'd break my neck.
732
00:36:08,866 --> 00:36:11,130
He said that exactly,
733
00:36:11,202 --> 00:36:13,193
that he would "break your neck"?
734
00:36:13,271 --> 00:36:14,499
Yes, sir.
735
00:36:16,274 --> 00:36:18,139
Thank you.
736
00:36:18,209 --> 00:36:20,541
I have no more questions.
737
00:36:23,514 --> 00:36:26,881
Besides beating your wife
and threatening Mr. Blunt,
738
00:36:26,951 --> 00:36:30,887
you've been arrested twice
in the past
739
00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:32,820
for violent conduct, correct?
740
00:36:32,890 --> 00:36:35,552
Only a couple times.
It's nothing serious.
741
00:36:35,626 --> 00:36:39,858
Assault reduced
to drunk and disorderly
742
00:36:39,931 --> 00:36:42,525
at a Giants game in 2009
743
00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,228
and battery on a person,
744
00:36:45,303 --> 00:36:49,433
also reduced to
drunk and disorderly, in 2011.
745
00:36:49,507 --> 00:36:52,840
Sounds like you've got
anger-management issues,
746
00:36:52,910 --> 00:36:53,934
Mr. Strauss.
747
00:36:54,011 --> 00:36:56,411
That was a very long time ago.
748
00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,608
Mr. Strauss,
would you tell the jury
749
00:36:59,684 --> 00:37:02,152
where you were on the night
of your wife's death?
750
00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:04,814
Yeah, I met a woman at a bar,
751
00:37:04,889 --> 00:37:08,017
and we went out to her car
for a couple hours.
752
00:37:08,092 --> 00:37:09,286
[Clears throat]
753
00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:10,850
We talked for a while,
smoked a "j,"
754
00:37:10,928 --> 00:37:12,008
and had sex a couple times.
755
00:37:12,029 --> 00:37:15,192
What was the name of the bar?
756
00:37:17,635 --> 00:37:21,366
It was downtown somewhere.
Um...
757
00:37:21,439 --> 00:37:23,839
How long were you in this bar
758
00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:25,933
before you went out
to this woman's car?
759
00:37:26,010 --> 00:37:29,309
I don't know.
A couple hours, maybe.
760
00:37:31,415 --> 00:37:33,212
What kind of car was it?
761
00:37:34,852 --> 00:37:37,218
I don't remember.
762
00:37:37,288 --> 00:37:39,279
How much had you had to drink?
763
00:37:39,357 --> 00:37:41,848
It's hard to say, exactly.
764
00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:47,728
And what was this lady's name
you claim you were with?
765
00:37:50,768 --> 00:37:53,362
[Chuckles]
I don't... I don't remember.
766
00:37:53,437 --> 00:37:57,897
So, let me see if I understand
what you've just told us.
767
00:37:57,975 --> 00:38:01,638
On the evening after
Cindy told you
768
00:38:01,712 --> 00:38:04,306
that she was pregnant
with Mr. Blunt's child
769
00:38:04,382 --> 00:38:08,284
and you threatened
to tear Mr. Blunt apart,
770
00:38:08,352 --> 00:38:11,048
you can't tell us
where you were,
771
00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:13,852
who you were with,
or how much you had to drink,
772
00:38:13,924 --> 00:38:16,893
but you do admit
that you were a little drunk,
773
00:38:16,961 --> 00:38:19,555
and you had sex
a couple of times. Correct?
774
00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:21,564
Yeah, something like that.
775
00:38:21,632 --> 00:38:25,898
Do you also remember going back
to Cindy's after that,
776
00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:27,631
getting into another argument,
777
00:38:27,705 --> 00:38:29,229
and pushing her down the stairs?
778
00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:30,968
- Objection!
- GREER: Strike that!
779
00:38:31,042 --> 00:38:33,670
The jury will disregard
that question.
780
00:38:33,744 --> 00:38:35,678
We are adjourned for today.
781
00:38:35,746 --> 00:38:39,773
I want to see both attorneys
in my chambers.
782
00:38:39,850 --> 00:38:41,374
Do I need a lawyer?
783
00:38:41,452 --> 00:38:45,946
I would really consider it
if I were you, Mr. Strauss.
784
00:38:55,700 --> 00:38:58,567
The people call
Dr. Sally Smoot.
785
00:39:05,242 --> 00:39:07,642
Your honor, may we approach?
786
00:39:14,885 --> 00:39:17,115
This person is
not on the witness list.
787
00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:19,952
Mr. Daniels just questioned
Mark Strauss' alibi.
788
00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:22,288
We need a chance to respond.
789
00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,818
You opened that door yesterday,
Mr. Daniels.
790
00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:30,857
Oh, Jesus.
791
00:39:32,803 --> 00:39:36,239
Mr. Siletti, Mr. Daniels,
my chambers now.
792
00:39:36,307 --> 00:39:37,774
This court is in recess.
793
00:39:39,276 --> 00:39:40,937
All rise!
794
00:39:44,248 --> 00:39:46,876
[Spectators murmuring]
795
00:39:48,619 --> 00:39:49,950
Thanks.
796
00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:55,189
[Police radio chatter]
797
00:39:55,259 --> 00:39:57,853
- Crazy shit, huh?
- What have we got?
798
00:39:57,928 --> 00:39:59,327
What? You don't know?
799
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,558
Radio died after we got the code
and address.
800
00:40:01,632 --> 00:40:03,122
No shit.
Cheap-ass com units.
801
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:04,599
ENGLISH:
Fill us in.
802
00:40:04,668 --> 00:40:06,636
Dead Caucasian male.
Looks like an overdose.
803
00:40:06,704 --> 00:40:09,434
- A lot of units for an O. D.
- Not when you see who it is.
804
00:40:09,507 --> 00:40:11,475
Hey, thanks, bro.
805
00:40:11,542 --> 00:40:13,976
[Radio chatter continues]
806
00:40:14,044 --> 00:40:16,342
This way.
807
00:40:19,116 --> 00:40:20,413
MOLK: Hey.
808
00:40:20,484 --> 00:40:25,046
Well, this job...
is never dull.
809
00:40:32,696 --> 00:40:34,561
Oh.
810
00:40:38,335 --> 00:40:40,064
Mark Strauss.
811
00:40:40,137 --> 00:40:43,402
Mm-hmm.
Dude wanted serious shut-eye.
812
00:40:45,910 --> 00:40:47,434
What do you say?
813
00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:51,607
No words.
814
00:40:57,888 --> 00:41:00,118
Okay, watch your back.
Coming through.
815
00:41:02,159 --> 00:41:04,593
We got some words here.
816
00:41:04,662 --> 00:41:07,859
Oh, shit.
817
00:41:10,067 --> 00:41:12,092
It's a suicide note.
818
00:41:14,171 --> 00:41:17,072
It says he killed Cindy Strauss.
819
00:41:20,300 --> 00:41:28,300
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