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In the criminal justice
system,
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the people are represented
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by two separate,
yet equally important groups:
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The police
who investigate crime,
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and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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Yo, check out this fool's...
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Yeah, come here, come here.
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Are you deaf or somethin',
bro?
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Hey, hey, I'm talkin' to you!
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You're disgusting,
you know that?
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Hey.
What's goin' on?
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None of your damn business.
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Try again, dumb-ass.
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Kiss my ass.
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- Stop walkin'.
- You got no right
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- to tell me what to do.
- I got all kinds of rights.
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I said stop walking,
or I'll arrest you.
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- For what?
- For being a punk,
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and I'll arrest you too
for being an accomplice.
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You guys think
you're so tough,
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just pickin' on some dude
who's down on his luck.
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Why don't you
pick on me instead?
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Sorry,
we were just playin' around.
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- Get the hell outta here.
- Okay.
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Sir, you okay?
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You need anything?
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All right.
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Dixon.
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Kay, we're on it.
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Here you go.
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Hey, Frank.
It's me.
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We just got a body.
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DOA is a black male,
late teens, early 20s.
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No name, no ID.
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Found him naked in the trunk.
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Of a car?
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No, luggage.
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- How'd he die?
- Uh, not sure.
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Any obvious injuries...
Contusions, cuts, scratches?
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No, nothing like that.
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Time of death?
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Ballpark,
between 1:00 and 5:00 a.m.
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Who found the body?
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She was walking to work,
saw the fancy trunk,
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tried to wheel it off,
realized there was something
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inside, opened it up...
Wasn't expecting to see
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a bare-ass dead dude,
I'll tell you that much.
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Mama always said, "If you
see something in the street,
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leave it be."
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♪LAW AND ORDER♪
Season 21 Episode 06
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Episode Title: "Wicked Game"
Aired on: April 14, 2022.
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Still waiting on tox report.
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But cause of death appears
to be a drug overdose.
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No petechiae hemorrhage,
and his hyoid is intact.
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So he definitely
wasn't strangled.
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What else do we know?
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Found a tiny puncture wound
on his left arm.
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Guessing that's where
he shot up.
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Also found ligature marks
on his wrists
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and some trace evidence of
gold polyester fibers.
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- Somebody restrained him.
- Looks that way.
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So the kid was having
some fun in the bedroom,
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decides to shoot up and ODs...
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And somehow ends up
in a damn suitcase.
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Maybe somebody he was
partying with panics,
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sticks the dead kid in a trunk,
and dumps him on the street.
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That's possible,
but there's no sign
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of recent sexual activity.
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No DNA on the body either.
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Hmm. Look at this.
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I'm gonna run this through
ECMS.
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Yeah, that's Darien Wilson.
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- Are you saying that he...
- Yeah.
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We found his body this morning.
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What happened?
How did he die?
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Drug overdose.
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Drugs?
I find that hard to believe.
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He took such good care
of himself,
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had a lot of pride in his body
and in his craft.
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He used to come here
for rehearsals
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three or four times a week.
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He was so talented.
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Darien have
a girlfriend, boyfriend?
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I'm... I'm not sure.
I knew he was gay, but...
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What about his family?
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Do his parents
live in the city?
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Yes, in the Bronx.
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I told that boy
he was too young
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to move out
and live on his own...
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too many temptations.
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When was the last time
you talked to Darien?
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It's been a while,
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over a year.
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And how about you, ma'am?
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When was the last time
you talked to your son?
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A month ago.
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I just said hi,
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asked how he was doing.
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Young man.
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Um... not really sure.
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Last year?
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Is there a reason
for this lack of communication?
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Darien chose to pursue
a lifestyle
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that conflicted
with our beliefs.
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Oh... I see.
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When he told us
that he was a homosexual,
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I said we'd get him
some counseling,
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give him a chance to get
himself right with God.
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But he wasn't interested,
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and that was that.
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Do you know where Darien
was living?
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No, I... I don't...
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Thank you for your time.
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I can't believe
what I just heard.
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What is this, 1954?
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Kickin' a kid out because
you think he chose to be gay?
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Crazy, but it's still a thing
in my community,
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especially among
the religious folks.
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I don't get it.
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- Get what?
- People... Black people.
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Here you are
marching the streets
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for police reform,
all these progressive laws,
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but if your kid
turns out to be gay,
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well, he needs counseling.
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You need to make him right
with God.
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You ask me, that's what you
should be marching about.
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Okay, you're right.
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But don't act like your people
are much better, all right?
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Because you still can't have
pre-marital sex,
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for God's sake.
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Reason number 36 why I don't
go to church anymore.
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Detective Bernard.
Okay.
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Go on.
Hey, write this down.
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124 East 9th Street,
apartment 2C.
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Appreciate you
for reaching out.
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Kid brother.
Said he went to visit Darien
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two weeks ago.
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Was afraid to say something
in front of his father.
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I spoke to Darien's roommate...
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Young lady by the name of
Sophie.
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She said Darien was there
most of the day yesterday.
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Left at 6:00 in an Uber
to attend a fancy "soiree."
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Dani's trying to track down
the destination now.
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What else do we know?
Any interesting texts, emails?
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- Any talk of drug use?
- No.
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Did he mention any new
friends, a new boyfriend?
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Uh,
best I could find is this...
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Sent two days ago:
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"TBM is trippin',
like, for real.
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But he's still kinda dope."
I have no idea what that means.
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Some dude
named TBM is acting weird,
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but Darien
still thinks he's awesome.
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M.E. called ten minutes ago,
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said the official
cause of death
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was acute
methamphetamine toxicity,
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said they found 2 milliliters
of concentrated meth
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in Darien's vein,
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meaning it never metabolized
into his bloodstream.
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Meaning someone
shot him up again
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after he was already dead.
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So let's keep
working this case
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until we figure out
what the hell happened.
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Hey, just got access
to Darien's Uber account.
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So his last destination
was 321 Green Street,
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an art gallery downtown,
and it looks like there was
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a fund raising event there last
night for Senator Jack Nathan.
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Okay,
let's track down this host.
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It was a great event.
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I raised $2 million
for Senator Nathan.
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- From Connecticut?
- Mm-hmm.
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If he plays it right,
he could be president...
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Smart, handsome, charming.
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His politics
transcend party lines too...
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Strong family values,
moderate on economic issues,
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yet still viewed as
a progressive on social issues.
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Did this young man
attend your event?
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Uh... you'd have to talk
to the catering company.
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You know, they're in charge
of hiring the staff.
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Young and Black...
Gotta be hired help.
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I wasn't suggesting that...
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I mean, most of the invitees
were between 50 and 60,
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you know, people I know.
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Is it possible the man was
a guest of someone you know?
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- Sure.
- How many people
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- were at the event?
- A... hundred?
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You know, not including help.
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Did this event space
have security cameras?
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Yes, but I insisted that the
gallery owner deactivate them.
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Why is that?
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Well, because I want people
to feel comfortable,
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to enjoy themselves,
not to have to worry
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about saying
or doing the wrong things.
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It's how you raise money,
Detective.
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I'll keep that in mind.
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Before we go,
do you mind giving us the name
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of that catering company,
if you don't mind?
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Mm-hmm, okay, thanks.
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Just talked to the caterer.
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They didn't recognize
Darien's photo.
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So contrary to Swanson's
belief, he was not a waiter.
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He was a guest.
Any luck?
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Yeah, I just found video of
Darien a few hundred yards away
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from the art gallery
about 8:45 p.m.
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Can you zoom in
on that other guy?
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It's pretty good resolution.
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I'll send it over
to Facial Rec.
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No need.
That's our guest of honor,
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Senator Jack Nathan.
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Hey.
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- Oh, that was great.
- Yeah.
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Thanks a lot, thank you.
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Senator, excuse me.
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Take it easy, guys.
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- We just wanna talk.
- About what?
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Last night's fundraiser.
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Or we can take a ride up to
your home in Connecticut,
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if you'd prefer.
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No need.
It's all good.
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Come on, let's walk.
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- So what can I do for you?
- You know this young man?
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- Looks vaguely familiar, but...
- How 'bout now?
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He look more familiar?
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That's you, isn't it?
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Like I said earlier,
the senator is willing
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to answer questions
off the record.
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- No such thing.
- Then he's not talking.
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Choice number two.
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We do a deep dive
on the senator,
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start asking lots
of questions... lots.
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- We open a grand jury...
- Is that a threat?
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No, it's a statement of fact.
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This is
a homicide investigation.
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Do you understand?
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Okay.
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I met Darien last night.
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But hold on a second.
You said he's dead?
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- What are you talking about?
- Died of a meth overdose.
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A woman found his naked body
on the street this morning.
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I had no idea.
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- Oh, that's terrible.
- Sure is.
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I left the fundraiser
at about 8:45,
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and then I went uptown
to Kyle Swanson's townhouse.
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He was having a few people
over for drinks.
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- And you took Darien with you?
- Yes.
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So you and Darien drove
uptown to this after-party.
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What time did you get there,
9:00 or so?
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- Something like that.
- How many people were there?
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- Ten.
- Boys and girls, or...
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Just boys.
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How long
did you and Darien stay?
252
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About an hour,
maybe a little bit more.
253
00:12:28,256 --> 00:12:31,827
But... I wasn't with Darien.
254
00:12:31,911 --> 00:12:34,787
Like I said,
I just gave him a ride.
255
00:12:34,871 --> 00:12:38,660
- What'd you do at this party?
- Drinking, socializing.
256
00:12:38,744 --> 00:12:41,095
Care to be more specific?
257
00:12:45,011 --> 00:12:48,279
People were, you know,
hooking up with each other.
258
00:12:48,363 --> 00:12:50,716
- Did you hook up?
- I did.
259
00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,807
- With Darien?
- No. Someone else.
260
00:12:54,891 --> 00:12:56,819
- His name was Walter.
- Were there any drugs?
261
00:12:56,904 --> 00:12:58,256
Absolutely not.
262
00:12:58,494 --> 00:13:00,891
There's no way
I'd stand for any of that.
263
00:13:00,976 --> 00:13:03,938
But cheating on your wife,
that's no big deal?
264
00:13:04,248 --> 00:13:06,397
Look, I'm sorry
this young man is dead.
265
00:13:06,598 --> 00:13:09,920
But I didn't see any drugs.
I don't know what happened.
266
00:13:10,254 --> 00:13:11,928
When I left
Swanson's townhouse,
267
00:13:12,028 --> 00:13:15,339
Darien was still there
and still very much alive.
268
00:13:21,961 --> 00:13:24,576
Thank you, Ms. Brenda.
269
00:13:24,660 --> 00:13:26,273
Mr. Swanson,
270
00:13:26,357 --> 00:13:28,362
we have a few more questions
we'd like to ask you.
271
00:13:28,446 --> 00:13:30,147
Are we really still talking
about this drug addict?
272
00:13:30,231 --> 00:13:33,454
- Yes, we really are.
- This is absurd.
273
00:13:33,538 --> 00:13:36,819
Oh, it gets even more absurd.
We have a search warrant,
274
00:13:37,038 --> 00:13:39,348
which means we don't even need
your consent to be in here.
275
00:13:39,557 --> 00:13:41,991
So what's going on here,
boys?
276
00:13:42,076 --> 00:13:43,776
Boys?
Hell no.
277
00:13:43,861 --> 00:13:46,041
- We're men.
- It's just a word,
278
00:13:46,255 --> 00:13:47,476
a colloquialism.
279
00:13:47,561 --> 00:13:49,784
A colloquialism I don't like.
280
00:13:50,788 --> 00:13:53,213
I'm not a big fan either.
But as for your question,
281
00:13:53,297 --> 00:13:56,086
what's going on here is
you lied to us, Kyle.
282
00:13:56,170 --> 00:13:57,609
You said
you didn't know Darien.
283
00:13:57,693 --> 00:13:59,437
Yet, in fact,
he attended a party,
284
00:13:59,521 --> 00:14:00,916
an intimate gathering here,
285
00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,005
in your home,
after the fundraiser.
286
00:14:03,089 --> 00:14:05,704
- What are you talking about?
- You can save it, Kyle.
287
00:14:05,788 --> 00:14:08,620
We've already spoken
to Senator Nathan.
288
00:14:08,704 --> 00:14:11,144
Oh.
I'm calling my lawyer.
289
00:14:11,228 --> 00:14:13,233
Yeah,
that would be a good move.
290
00:14:17,669 --> 00:14:19,500
Hey, Kevin.
Come here.
291
00:14:19,584 --> 00:14:20,716
Yeah.
292
00:14:23,327 --> 00:14:26,025
- Find something interesting?
- Yeah, sure did.
293
00:14:32,162 --> 00:14:33,859
Jackpot.
294
00:14:35,034 --> 00:14:36,343
I'm sure I'm not the only guy
295
00:14:36,427 --> 00:14:39,433
with Marcel Dupont luggage
in New York.
296
00:14:39,517 --> 00:14:41,522
But I'm guessing
you're the only guy in New York
297
00:14:41,606 --> 00:14:44,873
with Marcel Dupont luggage
who happened to be entertaining
298
00:14:44,957 --> 00:14:49,965
the dead guy in his house
a few hours before he died.
299
00:14:50,049 --> 00:14:51,793
Plus, you lied to us.
300
00:14:51,877 --> 00:14:54,750
You said you had no idea
who Darien was.
301
00:14:56,926 --> 00:15:00,628
Okay, I knew Darien.
302
00:15:00,712 --> 00:15:04,980
We were dating... very casually.
303
00:15:05,064 --> 00:15:07,244
So why not tell us that
in the first place?
304
00:15:07,328 --> 00:15:10,769
Because I don't like
publicizing my sex life.
305
00:15:10,853 --> 00:15:13,467
We're police, not paparazzi.
306
00:15:13,551 --> 00:15:14,860
And the man is dead.
307
00:15:14,944 --> 00:15:16,949
You're right.
308
00:15:17,033 --> 00:15:20,300
I screwed up.
I... I apologize.
309
00:15:20,384 --> 00:15:24,174
So what did you do that
night after the guests left?
310
00:15:24,258 --> 00:15:26,176
I went to sleep...
Around midnight.
311
00:15:26,260 --> 00:15:30,310
And Darien,
he was alive and well?
312
00:15:30,394 --> 00:15:31,616
Yes.
313
00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:34,314
- Was he doin' drugs?
- Not to my knowledge.
314
00:15:34,398 --> 00:15:37,401
So how did he end up dead
and naked in your MD suitcase?
315
00:15:38,663 --> 00:15:39,885
Not sure.
316
00:15:39,969 --> 00:15:42,192
He could've gone out
after I fell asleep.
317
00:15:42,276 --> 00:15:44,716
Like I said, it was a very
casual relationship.
318
00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,413
Yeah, and then what, huh?
319
00:15:46,497 --> 00:15:47,719
Hooked up with somebody else
320
00:15:47,803 --> 00:15:49,416
who just happened
to have an MD suitcase?
321
00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:51,331
We might not be rich,
but we ain't dumb.
322
00:15:51,415 --> 00:15:53,507
My client doesn't know
what happened.
323
00:15:53,591 --> 00:15:56,768
So if there are no other
questions, we'll be leaving.
324
00:15:57,769 --> 00:15:59,078
Sit your ass down.
325
00:15:59,162 --> 00:16:01,472
Who the hell do you think
you're talking to?
326
00:16:01,556 --> 00:16:03,604
You wanna lie?
That's fine.
327
00:16:03,688 --> 00:16:06,781
But at least you can show
the courtesy of pretending
328
00:16:06,865 --> 00:16:09,001
that Darien's death
actually mattered.
329
00:16:09,085 --> 00:16:13,179
A young man,
barely 20 years old, is dead.
330
00:16:13,263 --> 00:16:16,313
You're right.
It is a tragedy.
331
00:16:16,397 --> 00:16:19,229
But it is a tragedy
of his own making.
332
00:16:19,313 --> 00:16:23,655
He was an addict.
That's on him, no one else.
333
00:16:27,288 --> 00:16:29,554
Did you talk to the other men
at the after-party?
334
00:16:29,638 --> 00:16:31,339
Yeah,
and all of them confirmed
335
00:16:31,423 --> 00:16:32,688
what Senator Nathan said.
336
00:16:32,772 --> 00:16:34,516
People were drinking
and hooking up,
337
00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,606
and there was no over-drug use.
338
00:16:37,690 --> 00:16:40,043
Party ended pretty early too.
Last guest left at midnight.
339
00:16:40,127 --> 00:16:43,220
- Was Darian still there?
- Yes, and the last guy to exit
340
00:16:43,304 --> 00:16:45,396
was an art dealer
named Robert Harper.
341
00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,443
He said Swanson and Darien
were the only ones in the house
342
00:16:48,527 --> 00:16:49,792
when he left and that
they were sitting on a couch
343
00:16:49,876 --> 00:16:51,663
- drinking wine.
- So from midnight on,
344
00:16:51,747 --> 00:16:54,405
it was just Swanson and Darien
in the townhouse.
345
00:16:54,489 --> 00:16:57,147
And then he probably
wheeled him down 10th Street
346
00:16:57,231 --> 00:16:58,931
and then dumps the body.
347
00:16:59,015 --> 00:17:01,456
Time frame works, but we
still don't have anything
348
00:17:01,540 --> 00:17:04,023
that proves Swanson shot him
up, and since it was just
349
00:17:04,107 --> 00:17:06,025
the two of them,
we may never find it.
350
00:17:06,109 --> 00:17:09,290
This isn't
Swanson's maiden voyage.
351
00:17:09,374 --> 00:17:12,162
He gets off on shootin'
dudes up like Darien.
352
00:17:12,246 --> 00:17:14,077
- Trust me.
- How do you know?
353
00:17:14,161 --> 00:17:16,123
It doesn't matter.
I know.
354
00:17:16,207 --> 00:17:20,344
I got a feeling.
So talk to Darien's friends.
355
00:17:20,428 --> 00:17:23,475
Find out
how he and Swanson met.
356
00:17:23,605 --> 00:17:25,697
There's a good chance
that he met other young men
357
00:17:25,781 --> 00:17:28,309
the same way
and shot them up too.
358
00:17:30,482 --> 00:17:32,356
I can't believe he's dead.
359
00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,837
I talked to him a few days ago.
360
00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:36,752
Sounded like things were going
really well.
361
00:17:36,836 --> 00:17:39,102
You and Darien, you would
text back and forth, correct?
362
00:17:39,186 --> 00:17:41,104
Yeah, we were friends.
363
00:17:41,188 --> 00:17:44,281
And Darien sent you these,
correct?
364
00:17:44,365 --> 00:17:45,935
- Yeah.
- So the person, TBM,
365
00:17:46,019 --> 00:17:49,547
he's referencing in the text,
is that Kyle Swanson?
366
00:17:49,631 --> 00:17:52,637
He used to call him
The Big Man...
367
00:17:52,721 --> 00:17:55,205
'cause he was rich
and important and all that.
368
00:17:55,289 --> 00:17:57,468
- Do you know Swanson too?
- No.
369
00:17:57,552 --> 00:18:00,254
I never met him,
but I saw him around.
370
00:18:00,338 --> 00:18:04,170
He comes here a lot.
371
00:18:04,864 --> 00:18:10,046
He only talks to pretty
young Black men, like Darien.
372
00:18:10,130 --> 00:18:12,614
- They met here?
- Yeah.
373
00:18:12,698 --> 00:18:15,222
You know anybody else
Swanson would party with?
374
00:18:15,307 --> 00:18:19,792
Um... yeah.
His name's Andre.
375
00:18:19,877 --> 00:18:22,141
Used to be a bartender here.
376
00:18:24,230 --> 00:18:29,900
That man is pure evil.
He almost put me in the ground.
377
00:18:30,322 --> 00:18:31,745
How?
378
00:18:31,830 --> 00:18:36,925
Would shoot me up with meth.
He wouldn't stop either,
379
00:18:37,010 --> 00:18:39,973
no matter
how many times I asked.
380
00:18:40,057 --> 00:18:42,018
He just kept on goin'.
381
00:18:42,102 --> 00:18:45,195
It was like
the more I said "Stop,"
382
00:18:45,279 --> 00:18:47,981
- the more excited he got.
- You shoot him up too,
383
00:18:48,065 --> 00:18:51,985
- or was this one-way traffic?
- Nah man, he didn't get high.
384
00:18:52,069 --> 00:18:55,159
He gets off on power
and the abuse.
385
00:18:55,986 --> 00:18:57,944
What kind of abuse?
386
00:19:02,079 --> 00:19:06,956
He'd, uh, tell me
to take off my clothes,
387
00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:12,701
and he'd tell me to pretend
like I was his...
388
00:19:12,785 --> 00:19:14,964
servant.
389
00:19:15,048 --> 00:19:16,835
He would use a different word,
of course.
390
00:19:16,919 --> 00:19:20,013
But I refuse
to say it out loud.
391
00:19:20,097 --> 00:19:26,193
Then, uh, he'd tie me up and
start to shoot me up with meth.
392
00:19:26,277 --> 00:19:27,585
He would just watch you
get high?
393
00:19:27,669 --> 00:19:30,458
That was exciting to him?
394
00:19:30,542 --> 00:19:32,068
No, man.
395
00:19:32,152 --> 00:19:34,766
It was way more screwed up
than that.
396
00:19:34,850 --> 00:19:38,205
It was like he would walk
your ass up to heaven's gates
397
00:19:38,289 --> 00:19:41,643
and decide whether or not
you get to live or die.
398
00:19:41,727 --> 00:19:44,037
Sick son of a bitch thought
he was God or something.
399
00:19:44,121 --> 00:19:45,777
How many times
did he slam you?
400
00:19:45,861 --> 00:19:46,996
Four times.
401
00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:48,606
The last time,
I was in the hospital
402
00:19:48,690 --> 00:19:51,783
for six days in a coma.
403
00:19:51,867 --> 00:19:54,395
Why didn't you
alert the police?
404
00:19:54,479 --> 00:19:56,614
He's rich.
405
00:19:56,698 --> 00:19:59,791
He has all kinds
of important friends.
406
00:19:59,875 --> 00:20:01,968
I'm just a broth a from Georgia.
407
00:20:02,052 --> 00:20:03,752
I gotta ask...
408
00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:06,755
if you hated it so much,
why'd you let him do it to you?
409
00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:10,759
I have a mother and three
little sisters back home.
410
00:20:10,843 --> 00:20:13,066
He paid you.
411
00:20:13,150 --> 00:20:15,068
10 grand per session.
412
00:20:15,152 --> 00:20:17,113
But, look, man, no more.
413
00:20:17,197 --> 00:20:20,247
I'm done with all that.
No more drugs,
414
00:20:20,331 --> 00:20:24,077
no more crazy old white men.
415
00:20:24,161 --> 00:20:26,731
Sounds like a good plan.
416
00:20:26,815 --> 00:20:29,952
Andre, I appreciate
you coming down here
417
00:20:30,036 --> 00:20:31,345
and sharing your story.
418
00:20:31,429 --> 00:20:34,348
With your help,
we are gonna nail this bastard.
419
00:20:34,432 --> 00:20:37,481
If you need anything, call me.
420
00:20:46,139 --> 00:20:47,665
What's up, Frank?
421
00:20:47,749 --> 00:20:50,581
Look, I don't mean to get
personal here, Lieu, but...
422
00:20:50,665 --> 00:20:53,454
we've known each other for,
what, seven years?
423
00:20:53,538 --> 00:20:55,108
Is there a question here?
424
00:20:55,192 --> 00:20:57,110
Yeah, what the hell
is goin' on with you?
425
00:20:57,194 --> 00:20:58,633
'Scuse me?
426
00:20:58,717 --> 00:21:01,331
I've never seen you
this fired up before.
427
00:21:01,415 --> 00:21:06,119
I mean, Darien's case...
it's sad, I get it.
428
00:21:06,203 --> 00:21:09,206
This isn't the first sad
homicide you ever worked.
429
00:21:12,383 --> 00:21:14,779
I caught a case
about two years ago.
430
00:21:14,863 --> 00:21:20,307
It was similar to this one.
Kid's name was Louis Knight.
431
00:21:20,391 --> 00:21:23,005
I found his body
at a construction site naked,
432
00:21:23,089 --> 00:21:25,703
just lying there on the ground.
433
00:21:25,787 --> 00:21:30,969
I remember it was raining too,
you know?
434
00:21:31,053 --> 00:21:34,234
One of those really cold rains
435
00:21:34,318 --> 00:21:38,238
that just wants to turn to
sleet, but it never does.
436
00:21:38,322 --> 00:21:40,892
I chased a couple leads.
It didn't go anywhere,
437
00:21:40,976 --> 00:21:42,851
and then a bunch of
new cases started coming in...
438
00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:48,074
Real homicides, gunshots,
stabbings, you know,
439
00:21:48,158 --> 00:21:50,815
the kind of cases you like,
Frank.
440
00:21:50,899 --> 00:21:53,859
So we closed the case...
Accidental overdose.
441
00:21:56,035 --> 00:22:00,825
But now...
now, with what we know
442
00:22:00,909 --> 00:22:02,827
about this Swanson guy,
443
00:22:02,911 --> 00:22:06,266
I know that he was involved
in that kid's death too.
444
00:22:06,350 --> 00:22:08,790
There's just
too many similarities.
445
00:22:08,874 --> 00:22:11,268
I can't prove it, but...
446
00:22:13,922 --> 00:22:15,188
I need you to do me a favor.
447
00:22:15,272 --> 00:22:17,077
I need you to keep
working this case hard,
448
00:22:17,162 --> 00:22:21,237
because people like Swanson,
bullies who prey on the weak,
449
00:22:21,321 --> 00:22:24,110
they need to pay.
450
00:22:24,194 --> 00:22:26,590
They need to go down.
451
00:22:35,307 --> 00:22:37,267
His name is Andre Walker.
452
00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:39,460
He's 21 years old, Black,
453
00:22:39,614 --> 00:22:42,184
"dated" Swanson on and off
for three months.
454
00:22:42,383 --> 00:22:43,823
Swanson injected him
with meth?
455
00:22:43,908 --> 00:22:46,217
Four times, and the last time
that they were together,
456
00:22:46,301 --> 00:22:49,056
he almost died.
He told Swanson to stop.
457
00:22:49,141 --> 00:22:51,527
He wouldn't...
Just kept pushing that needle,
458
00:22:51,611 --> 00:22:54,922
and Andre ends up
in a coma for six days.
459
00:22:55,006 --> 00:22:57,806
Swanson tried to kill him,
almost did too, so...
460
00:22:57,891 --> 00:22:59,251
I know where you're going.
461
00:22:59,336 --> 00:23:02,791
But under New York law, if you
inject someone with drugs,
462
00:23:02,876 --> 00:23:05,650
and they die,
it's negligent homicide.
463
00:23:05,735 --> 00:23:07,890
If they accidentally die,
yeah.
464
00:23:07,975 --> 00:23:11,673
But if you want them to die?
You don't care if they die?
465
00:23:11,758 --> 00:23:14,518
That's murder.
Swanson gets off
466
00:23:14,603 --> 00:23:16,205
on bringing people
to the brink of death.
467
00:23:16,290 --> 00:23:19,816
He gets off on all of that.
So if someone actually dies,
468
00:23:19,900 --> 00:23:21,688
he's gotta pay the check.
469
00:23:21,772 --> 00:23:24,386
This all comes from
Andre's statement, correct?
470
00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:26,780
- Yeah, that's right.
- So this twisted game
471
00:23:26,864 --> 00:23:28,259
that Swanson likes to play,
472
00:23:28,343 --> 00:23:30,218
that's all based on
Andre's experience.
473
00:23:30,302 --> 00:23:31,872
I get it, Sam,
and you're right.
474
00:23:31,956 --> 00:23:34,048
But Andre wasn't a one-off.
475
00:23:34,132 --> 00:23:35,919
It is more like
the tip of the iceberg.
476
00:23:36,003 --> 00:23:37,312
What are you talking about?
477
00:23:37,396 --> 00:23:39,357
We dug into
prior meth overdoses
478
00:23:39,441 --> 00:23:42,317
in the last five years.
FiveDOAs...
479
00:23:42,401 --> 00:23:44,406
All young, Black, and poor,
480
00:23:44,490 --> 00:23:46,538
and all of them
had ties to the bar
481
00:23:46,622 --> 00:23:48,540
that Swanson
loves to frequent...
482
00:23:48,624 --> 00:23:50,412
The same bar
where he met Darien and Andre.
483
00:23:50,496 --> 00:23:52,457
- If that's true...
- He's not only a killer.
484
00:23:52,541 --> 00:23:55,109
He's a serial killer.
485
00:23:56,807 --> 00:24:02,119
Other than the bar, where he
met the five alleged victims,
486
00:24:02,203 --> 00:24:03,425
is there anything else
487
00:24:03,509 --> 00:24:05,340
connecting Swanson
to five dead men?
488
00:24:05,424 --> 00:24:07,298
No,
but it's not a coincidence.
489
00:24:07,382 --> 00:24:08,778
That may be true,
but it doesn't help us
490
00:24:08,862 --> 00:24:10,867
with the present case.
Those five bodies
491
00:24:10,951 --> 00:24:12,826
are inadmissible, irrelevant.
492
00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:14,392
They may be inadmissible,
493
00:24:14,476 --> 00:24:17,265
but they are definitely
not irrelevant.
494
00:24:17,349 --> 00:24:20,921
This is a murder case, Nolan.
495
00:24:21,005 --> 00:24:22,876
I'll talk to McCoy.
496
00:24:24,835 --> 00:24:28,624
If what you're saying
is true...
497
00:24:28,708 --> 00:24:30,408
it's horrific...
498
00:24:30,492 --> 00:24:31,888
beyond comprehension.
499
00:24:31,972 --> 00:24:34,717
But can we prove
that's what actually happened
500
00:24:34,801 --> 00:24:36,371
with Darien Wilson?
501
00:24:36,455 --> 00:24:40,462
Can we actually put the needle
in Swanson's hand that night?
502
00:24:40,546 --> 00:24:44,248
Can we prove he was playing
the same twisted game
503
00:24:44,332 --> 00:24:45,554
he played with Andre?
504
00:24:45,638 --> 00:24:47,034
We're still looking
for more evidence,
505
00:24:47,118 --> 00:24:49,732
but I think it's worth a shot.
506
00:24:49,816 --> 00:24:53,780
Swanson is a very dangerous
and evil man.
507
00:24:53,864 --> 00:24:56,521
But at the moment, he's
still a very well-respected,
508
00:24:56,605 --> 00:25:00,787
very well-connected businessman
with ties to some of the most
509
00:25:00,871 --> 00:25:03,441
influential politicians
in the country.
510
00:25:03,525 --> 00:25:06,749
Not to mention,
he supported my opponent
511
00:25:06,833 --> 00:25:10,706
in the last election,
so... he'll claim we're biased...
512
00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:15,932
- That this is all payback.
- What are you saying?
513
00:25:16,016 --> 00:25:20,763
If we're gonna try to kill
the king, we can't miss.
514
00:25:20,847 --> 00:25:26,638
So work closely with Dixon,
build a strong case...
515
00:25:26,722 --> 00:25:29,769
and take the son of a bitch
down for murder.
516
00:25:34,382 --> 00:25:37,693
Your Honor,
this is preposterous.
517
00:25:37,777 --> 00:25:40,740
The victim died
of an accidental overdose.
518
00:25:40,824 --> 00:25:43,046
My client had nothing
to do with his death.
519
00:25:43,130 --> 00:25:44,961
But for the sake of argument,
520
00:25:45,045 --> 00:25:47,747
even if he admitted
to injecting the victim
521
00:25:47,831 --> 00:25:51,054
with drugs,
which he absolutely does not,
522
00:25:51,138 --> 00:25:54,710
the correct charge
for such a crime is Man Two.
523
00:25:54,794 --> 00:25:57,626
Only when a crime involves
an accidental overdose.
524
00:25:57,710 --> 00:25:59,671
The defendant's actions
in this case
525
00:25:59,755 --> 00:26:01,891
showed a depraved
indifference to human life,
526
00:26:01,975 --> 00:26:04,111
which is why we are
charging him with murder.
527
00:26:04,195 --> 00:26:06,766
- But there's no evidence.
- Bail is set at 3 million.
528
00:26:06,850 --> 00:26:08,985
Your Honor,
this is outrageous!
529
00:26:09,069 --> 00:26:11,118
If it's so outrageous,
file a motion to dismiss.
530
00:26:11,202 --> 00:26:13,468
Next case.
531
00:26:18,122 --> 00:26:19,775
You'll never convict me.
532
00:26:22,169 --> 00:26:25,129
You know that, right?
533
00:26:26,260 --> 00:26:29,136
First thing we need to do is
nail down all the evidence,
534
00:26:29,220 --> 00:26:30,877
and all
the supporting documents.
535
00:26:30,961 --> 00:26:34,010
I want credit card receipts
for the Marcel Dupont luggage.
536
00:26:34,094 --> 00:26:36,012
If he bought it in a boutique,
537
00:26:36,096 --> 00:26:39,886
then find me video of him
in the actual store.
538
00:26:39,970 --> 00:26:43,759
Pull the M.E. files,
tox reports, lap reports...
539
00:26:43,843 --> 00:26:47,154
We found another witness.
Name is Jalen Brooks...
540
00:26:47,238 --> 00:26:49,417
Hooked up with Swanson
three weeks ago.
541
00:26:49,501 --> 00:26:52,681
Same story as Andre,
same profile too...
542
00:26:52,765 --> 00:26:54,901
Young, gay, Black, and poor.
543
00:26:54,985 --> 00:26:57,947
This bastard is clearly
targeting these men
544
00:26:58,031 --> 00:27:00,645
based on their identity,
their demographic profile.
545
00:27:00,729 --> 00:27:02,952
- Are you suggesting...
- Oh, damn right, I am.
546
00:27:03,036 --> 00:27:05,389
This is a hate crime.
547
00:27:05,473 --> 00:27:08,175
If we add that as a kicker,
548
00:27:08,259 --> 00:27:09,741
he's staring down
a 20-year minimum.
549
00:27:09,825 --> 00:27:12,048
Nothing his lawyers
or his fancy friends
550
00:27:12,132 --> 00:27:13,957
can do about it either.
551
00:27:18,762 --> 00:27:21,158
Kyle Swanson
targeted Darien Wilson,
552
00:27:21,242 --> 00:27:24,443
and two other young men,
Andre Walker and Jalen Brooks,
553
00:27:24,528 --> 00:27:26,153
based on the beliefs
554
00:27:26,238 --> 00:27:29,131
he held about race, age,
and social status...
555
00:27:29,216 --> 00:27:31,743
Namely, they were
Black, young, and poor.
556
00:27:31,827 --> 00:27:35,399
To the extent he targeted
them for anything, it was sex.
557
00:27:35,483 --> 00:27:39,011
He was attracted to them.
He finds Black men beautiful.
558
00:27:39,095 --> 00:27:41,676
That is the opposite of hate.
559
00:27:41,793 --> 00:27:43,785
Actual animus is irrelevant.
560
00:27:43,908 --> 00:27:46,949
How can it be a hate crime
without actual animus?
561
00:27:47,005 --> 00:27:48,532
How can that
possibly be irrelevant?
562
00:27:48,616 --> 00:27:50,186
According to
a recent New York case,
563
00:27:50,270 --> 00:27:53,015
People v. Cooney,
the Court held,
564
00:27:53,099 --> 00:27:56,105
"If someone
intentionally selects a victim
565
00:27:56,189 --> 00:27:58,368
"because of
a belief or perception
566
00:27:58,452 --> 00:28:01,893
"regarding their race, color,
gender, gender expression,
567
00:28:01,977 --> 00:28:04,374
"or religion,
it's a hate crime,
568
00:28:04,458 --> 00:28:06,941
"regardless of whether
or not the defendant
569
00:28:07,025 --> 00:28:09,463
actually hates the victim."
570
00:28:11,465 --> 00:28:13,296
We're talking about
a middle-aged man
571
00:28:13,380 --> 00:28:16,296
attracted to young Black men.
572
00:28:17,210 --> 00:28:20,738
No, I agree with Mr. Price.
Motion granted.
573
00:28:25,348 --> 00:28:27,440
One night,
I was at his house,
574
00:28:27,524 --> 00:28:30,226
and he just started
pulling out all this meth.
575
00:28:30,310 --> 00:28:32,010
I was like,
"Yo, wassup with that?"
576
00:28:32,094 --> 00:28:35,666
He just... smiled.
577
00:28:35,750 --> 00:28:37,494
He said it'd be fun.
578
00:28:37,578 --> 00:28:40,540
Then he started
peeling off $100 bills
579
00:28:40,624 --> 00:28:42,151
and told me to say when.
580
00:28:42,235 --> 00:28:45,238
- How much did he give you?
- $12,000.
581
00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,372
Almost killed me.
582
00:28:50,678 --> 00:28:52,639
I'm sorry
you had to go through all that.
583
00:28:52,723 --> 00:28:54,554
So I have to
tell this story in court?
584
00:28:54,638 --> 00:28:57,557
Like...
in front of a bunch of people?
585
00:28:57,641 --> 00:29:00,125
Yes, it will help
the jury understand
586
00:29:00,209 --> 00:29:02,171
what Swanson did to Darien,
587
00:29:02,255 --> 00:29:05,043
that he likely played the same
disgusting game with him
588
00:29:05,127 --> 00:29:06,566
that he played with you.
589
00:29:06,650 --> 00:29:09,787
Except he wasn't
as lucky as you.
590
00:29:09,871 --> 00:29:12,047
He died.
591
00:29:18,749 --> 00:29:20,624
Okay.
592
00:29:20,708 --> 00:29:22,408
Yeah.
593
00:29:22,492 --> 00:29:25,629
As long as
you can lock this dude up.
594
00:29:25,713 --> 00:29:28,150
We'll do our best.
595
00:29:30,457 --> 00:29:34,203
The defendant shot up Darien
with a lethal dose
596
00:29:34,287 --> 00:29:38,204
of methamphetamine
for his own perverse pleasure.
597
00:29:40,380 --> 00:29:43,647
He loved the power,
the control.
598
00:29:43,731 --> 00:29:46,215
He liked the feeling
of playing God,
599
00:29:46,299 --> 00:29:50,175
determining whether
someone got to live or die.
600
00:29:50,259 --> 00:29:54,005
He used his syringe
as an instrument of death
601
00:29:54,089 --> 00:29:58,009
to kill an innocent
20-year-old man.
602
00:29:58,093 --> 00:30:02,840
Now, the evidence will show
that he enjoyed this twisted,
603
00:30:02,924 --> 00:30:05,886
perverse game, and
that he played it quite often.
604
00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:12,066
Sometimes, people died,
like Darien Wilson...
605
00:30:12,150 --> 00:30:14,504
and sometimes they almost died,
606
00:30:14,588 --> 00:30:17,333
like Jalen Brooks
or Andre Walker.
607
00:30:17,417 --> 00:30:21,421
But the uncertainty,
the possibility...
608
00:30:23,249 --> 00:30:25,251
Is what made it exciting.
609
00:30:27,253 --> 00:30:31,561
And that's also
what made it murder.
610
00:30:40,831 --> 00:30:45,709
Darien Wilson
had a drug problem.
611
00:30:45,793 --> 00:30:49,756
On the night of the 23rd,
he overdosed and died.
612
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,805
Mr. Swanson found
his dead body in his bathroom,
613
00:30:54,889 --> 00:30:57,068
tried to revive him,
614
00:30:57,152 --> 00:31:00,286
but quickly realized
he was deceased.
615
00:31:01,112 --> 00:31:06,382
Mr. Swanson did not inject
Darien Wilson with meth.
616
00:31:06,466 --> 00:31:11,038
He did not kill Darien Wilson.
617
00:31:11,122 --> 00:31:15,823
He merely
disposed of his dead body.
618
00:31:20,654 --> 00:31:24,266
- Mr. Price?
- People call Jalen Brooks.
619
00:31:32,230 --> 00:31:33,931
- What's going on?
- I don't know.
620
00:31:34,015 --> 00:31:35,364
I'm gonna check.
621
00:31:37,410 --> 00:31:40,413
Your Honor, may I approach?
622
00:31:45,113 --> 00:31:46,726
We can't locate our witness.
623
00:31:46,810 --> 00:31:48,772
Well,
I suggest you find him fast.
624
00:31:48,856 --> 00:31:50,336
You have one hour.
625
00:31:56,211 --> 00:31:57,520
Hello?
626
00:31:57,604 --> 00:31:59,391
Yeah,
lookin' for Jalen Brooks.
627
00:31:59,475 --> 00:32:02,046
Nah, he ain't here.
Who is this?
628
00:32:02,130 --> 00:32:03,352
Police.
629
00:32:03,436 --> 00:32:04,875
We need to ask you
a few questions.
630
00:32:04,959 --> 00:32:06,439
Be right there.
631
00:32:13,097 --> 00:32:14,229
We wait.
632
00:32:16,144 --> 00:32:17,319
Hm.
633
00:32:19,669 --> 00:32:24,547
So Jalen's not home, huh?
Are you sure about that?
634
00:32:24,631 --> 00:32:27,071
Yeah, he left this morning.
635
00:32:27,155 --> 00:32:29,639
Gave me 300 bucks for the rent
he owed, then he took off.
636
00:32:29,723 --> 00:32:32,555
- Where did he go?
- I don't know.
637
00:32:32,639 --> 00:32:34,252
He say when he'd be back?
638
00:32:34,336 --> 00:32:35,775
Yeah, never.
639
00:32:35,859 --> 00:32:37,647
Said New York was sucking
the life out of him.
640
00:32:37,731 --> 00:32:39,649
Do you mind if we take a look
around the apartment?
641
00:32:39,733 --> 00:32:42,475
Just to confirm all this
with our own eyes.
642
00:32:48,045 --> 00:32:49,398
You can't track him down.
643
00:32:49,482 --> 00:32:51,487
In 2022,
that's hard to believe.
644
00:32:51,571 --> 00:32:53,358
Can't buy a cup of coffee
645
00:32:53,442 --> 00:32:55,055
without leaving
a digital footprint.
646
00:32:55,139 --> 00:32:58,363
If you're in the system,
you have credit cards,
647
00:32:58,447 --> 00:33:01,888
bank cards,
registered cell phones.
648
00:33:01,972 --> 00:33:03,455
That's why Swanson targets
649
00:33:03,539 --> 00:33:05,762
guys like this
in the first place.
650
00:33:05,846 --> 00:33:08,504
Problem is we now have
only one witness
651
00:33:08,588 --> 00:33:12,334
who can establish
Swanson's pattern of conduct.
652
00:33:12,418 --> 00:33:14,379
That's an anecdote,
not a pattern.
653
00:33:14,463 --> 00:33:16,033
I know, but it's all we have.
654
00:33:16,117 --> 00:33:19,558
Then your one witness
better be persuasive.
655
00:33:19,642 --> 00:33:23,127
His story needs to be filled
with vivid details,
656
00:33:23,211 --> 00:33:25,608
specific moments, and facts.
657
00:33:25,692 --> 00:33:29,351
The jury...
not only needs to believe him,
658
00:33:29,435 --> 00:33:31,440
they need to feel sick
to their stomach
659
00:33:31,524 --> 00:33:34,962
that someone like Kyle Swanson
actually exists.
660
00:33:46,103 --> 00:33:48,065
Andre.
661
00:33:48,149 --> 00:33:49,849
What's up?
662
00:33:49,933 --> 00:33:52,022
You said if I ever needed
anything, to reach out.
663
00:33:58,159 --> 00:34:00,466
How can I help?
664
00:34:03,556 --> 00:34:06,779
I talked
to my old lawyer today,
665
00:34:06,863 --> 00:34:08,999
told him what's going on
with the trial
666
00:34:09,083 --> 00:34:11,436
and all this Swanson stuff.
667
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:16,482
He told me... not to testify.
668
00:34:17,352 --> 00:34:20,445
I'm on parole, so if I admit
to doing drugs with Swanson,
669
00:34:20,529 --> 00:34:23,013
they'll send me back to jail.
670
00:34:23,097 --> 00:34:26,320
Andre, I get it.
671
00:34:26,404 --> 00:34:28,363
But we need your testimony.
672
00:34:30,017 --> 00:34:34,503
- I can call your parole officer.
- I can't go back to jail.
673
00:34:34,587 --> 00:34:36,940
I finally got a good job,
a good life.
674
00:34:37,024 --> 00:34:40,017
If I go back inside,
I'll lose all that.
675
00:34:40,418 --> 00:34:42,380
I won't ever
get it back either.
676
00:34:49,220 --> 00:34:51,369
I'll talk to the
parole officer, explain that...
677
00:34:51,454 --> 00:34:54,307
I already did.
The guy is a real hard-ass.
678
00:34:54,392 --> 00:34:56,861
He follows the rules and
he doesn't make any exceptions.
679
00:34:56,946 --> 00:35:00,807
Well, I feel terrible about
that, but he has to testify.
680
00:35:00,892 --> 00:35:03,367
We can't win the case
without Andre.
681
00:35:03,452 --> 00:35:05,849
- Can we win it with Andre?
- Sorry?
682
00:35:05,933 --> 00:35:08,549
Look,
if we're gonna jam this kid up,
683
00:35:08,634 --> 00:35:11,289
we need to know that
we can actually win this trial.
684
00:35:11,373 --> 00:35:12,812
- I can't predict...
- I just can't blow up
685
00:35:12,896 --> 00:35:14,292
this kid's life for nothing.
686
00:35:14,376 --> 00:35:17,088
Send Andre back to jail
and have Swanson walk free.
687
00:35:17,173 --> 00:35:19,814
It's not a slam dunk, Kate.
It's just not.
688
00:35:21,798 --> 00:35:24,142
Then maybe
we let Andre slide.
689
00:35:25,545 --> 00:35:28,072
Hell, we're doing this
to help the victims, right?
690
00:35:28,382 --> 00:35:30,257
We're doing this to get
justice for the men
691
00:35:30,349 --> 00:35:32,745
that Swanson abused...
Men like Andre.
692
00:35:32,829 --> 00:35:36,041
We can't just victimize them
all over again.
693
00:35:37,573 --> 00:35:39,839
If Swanson walks,
694
00:35:39,923 --> 00:35:42,277
he will be
even more emboldened.
695
00:35:42,361 --> 00:35:45,671
He will continue to prey on
more vulnerable young men.
696
00:35:45,755 --> 00:35:48,413
So what,
we're just gonna sacrifice
697
00:35:48,497 --> 00:35:49,939
Andre for the greater good?
698
00:35:50,024 --> 00:35:51,808
I don't wanna hurt this guy
any more than you do.
699
00:35:51,892 --> 00:35:54,767
But he is
legally obliged to testify
700
00:35:54,851 --> 00:35:56,987
regardless of his
personal circumstances.
701
00:35:57,071 --> 00:35:59,555
With all due respect,
it's not my fault
702
00:35:59,639 --> 00:36:01,731
that he chose
to violate his parole,
703
00:36:01,815 --> 00:36:04,386
that he chose to do meth
with Kyle Swanson.
704
00:36:04,470 --> 00:36:06,214
Really?
You're blaming him now?
705
00:36:06,298 --> 00:36:10,072
I'm not blaming him.
I'm just speaking the truth.
706
00:36:10,260 --> 00:36:13,743
You're the one who pushed me
to go for broke... go for murder.
707
00:36:13,827 --> 00:36:17,135
You don't get to walk that back
now in the middle of the trial.
708
00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:19,307
It's not how this works.
709
00:36:19,656 --> 00:36:21,564
Okay.
710
00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:23,908
But we need to win.
711
00:36:31,643 --> 00:36:33,947
I begged him to stop...
712
00:36:34,395 --> 00:36:37,314
told him my heart was racin',
713
00:36:37,961 --> 00:36:39,892
that I was gonna die, but...
714
00:36:42,712 --> 00:36:47,752
He just smiled,
said I didn't deserve to live...
715
00:36:48,534 --> 00:36:52,497
- That I was useless.
- Wait, he said that?
716
00:36:52,878 --> 00:36:58,689
The defendant said
you don't deserve to live?
717
00:36:58,994 --> 00:37:00,137
Yeah.
718
00:37:00,924 --> 00:37:05,792
What else do you remember
about that terrifying moment?
719
00:37:08,350 --> 00:37:11,283
He had this crazy look
in his eye.
720
00:37:12,834 --> 00:37:15,971
He was smilin'
like he was enjoying it.
721
00:37:16,095 --> 00:37:18,143
What happened next?
722
00:37:19,197 --> 00:37:21,851
I woke up in the hospital
six days later.
723
00:37:23,591 --> 00:37:25,161
Some doctor was there,
724
00:37:25,246 --> 00:37:28,034
said he couldn't believe
I was alive,
725
00:37:28,118 --> 00:37:30,991
said he was convinced
I was gonna die.
726
00:37:34,864 --> 00:37:36,213
Nothing further.
727
00:37:39,855 --> 00:37:42,800
You like to date
older, rich men, correct?
728
00:37:42,885 --> 00:37:44,120
Objection, relevance.
729
00:37:44,221 --> 00:37:46,410
Who goes to the defendant's
character, Your Honor.
730
00:37:46,495 --> 00:37:49,305
Overruled, but be careful,
Mr. Harris.
731
00:37:49,390 --> 00:37:50,603
Get to the point.
732
00:37:50,688 --> 00:37:54,043
When you date
these older, wealthy men,
733
00:37:54,134 --> 00:37:56,269
you accept gifts, correct?
734
00:37:57,203 --> 00:37:59,466
- Sometimes.
- And money?
735
00:38:00,661 --> 00:38:01,926
Yeah, every once in a while.
736
00:38:02,011 --> 00:38:04,260
- So you're a prostitute?
- No.
737
00:38:05,698 --> 00:38:07,703
I'm not a prostitute.
738
00:38:07,788 --> 00:38:10,533
But if a guy wants to
give me money, I take it.
739
00:38:11,019 --> 00:38:14,619
In exchange for sex,
which I believe
740
00:38:14,817 --> 00:38:17,040
is the literal definition
of prostitution.
741
00:38:17,124 --> 00:38:18,650
- Objection.
- Sustained.
742
00:38:18,734 --> 00:38:20,682
Move on, Mr. Harris.
743
00:38:20,792 --> 00:38:23,276
You said earlier
that Mr. Swanson
744
00:38:23,478 --> 00:38:26,005
injected you with meth,
745
00:38:26,089 --> 00:38:28,312
that you didn't
inject yourself.
746
00:38:28,463 --> 00:38:30,682
- Right.
- But you're a drug addict,
747
00:38:30,799 --> 00:38:33,370
correct?
I mean, you've been convicted
748
00:38:33,532 --> 00:38:36,842
two times for possession
and once for distribution.
749
00:38:36,926 --> 00:38:39,353
- Objection.
- Goes to credibility.
750
00:38:39,438 --> 00:38:41,150
Overruled.
751
00:38:41,235 --> 00:38:42,453
Answer the question.
752
00:38:45,144 --> 00:38:47,062
Yes.
753
00:38:47,333 --> 00:38:49,791
I did drugs,
but I'm not an addict.
754
00:38:50,807 --> 00:38:52,088
And I never shoot up...
755
00:38:52,173 --> 00:38:54,871
Only with Swanson
'cause he paid me.
756
00:38:56,779 --> 00:39:02,313
He paid you?
So you not only have sex
757
00:39:02,398 --> 00:39:05,012
for money,
but you do drugs for money?
758
00:39:05,128 --> 00:39:06,481
Is there anything else
you do for money?
759
00:39:06,565 --> 00:39:08,091
You know what,
let me rephrase that.
760
00:39:08,175 --> 00:39:10,833
Is there anything
you wouldn't do for money?
761
00:39:10,917 --> 00:39:12,962
- Objection!
- Sustained.
762
00:39:14,673 --> 00:39:16,502
Nothing further.
763
00:39:42,598 --> 00:39:45,865
- Have you reached a verdict?
- Yes, Your Honor.
764
00:39:46,098 --> 00:39:48,244
Accused and Counsel,
please rise.
765
00:39:53,374 --> 00:39:54,770
What say you?
766
00:39:55,088 --> 00:39:57,006
On the count
of Murder in the Second Degree,
767
00:39:57,091 --> 00:39:59,575
we find the defendant guilty.
768
00:39:59,705 --> 00:40:02,232
This is outrageous!
769
00:40:02,316 --> 00:40:04,669
I am innocent!
I am innocent!
770
00:40:04,753 --> 00:40:05,931
Order!
771
00:40:06,015 --> 00:40:07,933
Don't you touch me.
Don't you touch me.
772
00:40:08,017 --> 00:40:10,588
Get your hands off me!
Get your hands off me!
773
00:40:10,672 --> 00:40:11,763
- I will have your job!
- Order!
774
00:40:11,847 --> 00:40:12,982
- You're finished!
- Order!
775
00:40:13,066 --> 00:40:15,288
You're done!
I will take his job!
776
00:40:15,372 --> 00:40:17,595
I know people!
Keep your hands off me!
777
00:40:17,679 --> 00:40:19,361
Don't touch me!
778
00:40:24,916 --> 00:40:27,136
Nice job, Nolan.
779
00:40:28,652 --> 00:40:31,221
Can I buy you a drink?
780
00:40:32,353 --> 00:40:34,184
Celebrate our victory?
781
00:40:34,370 --> 00:40:36,940
Thanks, but I'm meeting up
with the head of parole.
782
00:40:37,055 --> 00:40:39,147
I wanna put in
a good word for Andre.
783
00:40:39,713 --> 00:40:40,966
Probably
won't make a difference,
784
00:40:41,050 --> 00:40:44,097
but... it's worth a shot.
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