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Woman: RUTHIE NELSON
AND I WERE FRIENDS.
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WHY SHOULDN'T WE BE?
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WE HAD PRACTICALLY
THE SAME LIFE.
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THE KIDS WENT OFF TO SCHOOL,
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OUR HUSBANDS WENT TO WORK,
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AND WE HAD ALL DAY TO
OURSELVES.
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TV Reporter: IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED
THAT POPULAR SINGER PATSY CLINE
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DIED IN A PLANE CRASH
OUTSIDE OF CAMDEN, TENNESSEE
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YESTERDAY EVENING.
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Woman: TODAY, THEY CALL IT
STAY-AT-HOME MOMS.
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BUT NO ONE EXPECTED
THAT MUCH OF US.
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WE WERE JUST HOUSEWIVES.
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I DON'T KNOW
WHAT RUTHIE THOUGHT,
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BUT I WAS BORED OUT OF MY MIND.
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RUTHIE KEPT BUSY
WITH HER NEWS STORIES.
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SHE WATCHED EVERY NEWS HOUR
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AND READ EVERY NEWSPAPER
SHE COULD GET HER HANDS ON.
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SHE SAID IT MADE HER FEEL
CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
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[ Doorbell rings ]
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BUT WHEN HER DOORBELL
RANG THAT MORNING,
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THE OUTSIDE WORLD
WOULD COME RIGHT UP
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TO HER OWN FRONT DOOR.
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AND UP CLOSE...
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[ Wheezing ]
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...IT WAS TERRIFYING.
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HELP ME.
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HELP ME.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Officer:
SHE WAS ALREADY COLLAPSED WHEN YOU OPENED THE DOOR?
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Nelson: I OPENED THE DOOR,
AND THERE SHE WAS,
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ON HER HANDS AND KNEES,
BLOODY LIKE THAT.
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Swanson: ON MARCH 6, 1963,
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POLICE ARRIVE
AT THE HOUSE OF MRS. NELSON.
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MA'AM, DID YOU HAPPEN TO SEE
ANYONE ON THE STREET BEHIND HER
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WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE DOOR?
-THERE WASN'T ANYBODY ELSE
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THERE.
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Swanson: THEY FIND
A BLOODIED WOMAN.
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-YOU SAY THE NAME'S THOMPSON?
-THAT'S RIGHT.
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THEIR NEIGHBOR, CAROL THOMPSON,
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SHE'S NUDE
UNDER THIS BLUE BATHROBE.
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SHE'S CLEARLY BEEN BEATEN
BY A BLUNT INSTRUMENT.
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AND SHE HAS MULTIPLE
STAB WOUNDS.
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AND THEY NOTICE
JUST A LITTLE POINT
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OF A BLADE PROTRUDING
FROM HER NECK.
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SHE HAS A KNIFE IN HER THROAT.
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CAROL GOES OFF
TO ANCHOR HOSPITAL.
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AND SHE LIVES
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?
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YEAH, SHE LIVES
THREE HOUSES DOWN.
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SHE HAS KIDS.
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CAROL ANN THOMPSON
IS 34 YEARS OLD.
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SHE'S THE WIFE
OF T. EUGENE THOMPSON,
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WHO EVERYONE SEEMS
TO CALL COTTON.
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THEY HAVE FOUR KIDS.
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THE KIDS, PRESUMABLY,
ARE AT SCHOOL,
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AND COTTON THOMPSON
IS PRESUMABLY AT WORK.
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THE DETECTIVES GO DOWN THE BLOCK
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AND ENTER THE HOUSE
THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR.
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THEY NOTICE
THE KITCHEN DRAWERS OPEN.
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KNIVES AND UTENSILS
HAVE SPILLED OUT.
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AND THEY SEE BLOOD
ON THOSE DRAWERS.
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THEY FOLLOW
THE TRAIL OF BLOOD.
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THEY'RE LEAD TO THE FRONT DOOR.
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IN POOLS OF BLOOD...
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HAND ME
THOSE TWEEZERS.
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...THEY FIND THREE ROUNDS
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FROM A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL
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THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN FIRED.
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AND THEY ALSO NOTICE PIECES
OF BLACK AND WHITE PLASTIC.
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LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE SOME
KIND OF HOMEMADE PISTOL GRIP.
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THIS PLASTIC JUNK?
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SOMETIMES, PEOPLE REPLACE
THE FACTORY HANDLE
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WITH THEIR OWN
CUSTOM GRIP.
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LOOK AT THAT.
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COULD BE THE HANDLE
OF A GUN.
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HAD TO BE HITTING
HER PRETTY HARD
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TO BREAK LIKE THAT.
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AND THE THREE LIVE ROUNDS
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HAD PROBABLY
COME OUT OF THE GUN
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DURING THIS BEATING.
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Swanson: UNDER THE RUG,
THEY FOUND A DIAMOND RING,
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PROBABLY CAROL'S.
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Medina: THE DOOR WAS LOCKED,
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SAFETY LATCH,
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AND HAS BEEN PULLED AWAY
FROM THE FRAME.
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Swanson:
SO SOMEBODY OBVIOUSLY HAD PULLED AWFULLY HARD ON THAT.
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THIS IS ALL MYSTERIOUS STUFF.
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THERE IS ONE BATHROOM
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
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THERE'S BLOOD ON THE WASH BASIN.
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THERE'S ABOUT 5, 6 INCHES
OF WATER IN THE BATHTUB.
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AND CURIOUSLY,
THERE IS A THICK RUBBER HOSE.
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
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Medina: THE TRAIL THEN LEADS
TO A BEDROOM.
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THIS LOOKS LIKE
A BURGLARY INTERRUPTED.
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DRAWERS WERE PULLED OUT.
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Swanson: BUT BEST THEY CAN TELL,
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THERE'S NOTHING
OF ANY VALUE MISSING.
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NO WAY THIS COULD BE
A ROBBERY.
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THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY BAFFLED
BY THE CRIME SCENE.
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THIS STRUGGLE TOOK PLACE
ON TWO FLOORS.
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Medina: THERE'S KITCHEN,
BEDROOM,
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BATHROOM AND THE FRONT DOOR
WITH BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE.
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IT IS TOUGH TO DETERMINE
THE SEQUENCE.
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AND THEN, SOMEHOW,
MRS. THOMPSON STAGGERED
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OVER TO THE NELSON HOUSE.
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HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
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WELL, THE FIRST PERSON
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THAT YOU HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT IS HER HUSBAND.
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HE'S THE DE-FACTO FIRST SUSPECT.
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[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
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GRAVES.
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Medina: SO THEY
START THE PROCESS
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OF LOOKING INTO HIS RECORDS,
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WHICH WOULD BECOME
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
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IF SHE WOULD DIE.
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YEAH, TELL ME
WHAT YOU GOT SO FAR.
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AND THEY DISCOVER
A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY,
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THROUGH THE ZURICH COMPANY,
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IN THE AMOUNT OF
$23,000 OR SO --
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A RELATIVELY ROUTINE POLICY.
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WHAT ABOUT THE WILL?
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HOWEVER, THEY WILL
CONTINUE SEARCHING
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FOR SIGNS OF MATERIAL GAIN
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AS A MOTIVE FOR THIS ATTACK.
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THANK YOU.
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THEY GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEE
HOW MRS. THOMPSON IS DOING.
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AND THEY KNOW THAT
COTTON THOMPSON
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IS GONNA BE THERE.
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HIS WIFE
IS IN THE OPERATING ROOM.
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SHE'S LOST AN ENORMOUS
AMOUNT OF BLOOD.
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IF T. EUGENE THOMPSON
WAS INVOLVED,
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HE WOULD BE VERY BLOODY.
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HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S A LAWYER
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WHO'S JUST STEPPED
OUT OF HIS OFFICE.
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HE'S DRESSED TO
THE NINES AS ALWAYS.
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MR. THOMPSON,
I'M DETECTIVE MILTOWN.
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THIS IS MY PARTNER,
DETECTIVE WAGNER.
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WELL, MR. THOMPSON,
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DO YOU MIND WALKING US
THROUGH YOUR DAY?
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WELL, IT WAS A --
A PRETTY NORMAL DAY,
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NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
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Medina: THAT MORNING,
HE WAKES UP, TAKES A BATH...
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OKAY, ONE OVER EASY
COMING RIGHT UP.
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HAS THE HAM AND EGGS
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THAT CAROL PREPARES FOR HIM
ON MOST MORNINGS.
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-ABOUT TIME TO GO, HUH?
-YEAH. I NEED TO GRAB MY MACK.
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WHY DON'T YOU GRAB ME
THE PAPER TOO?
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I HAD BREAKFAST
WITH MY FAMILY...
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ALL RIGHT,
SWEETHEART. BYE.
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KISSED MY WIFE GOOD-BYE.
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READY?
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HE LEAVES THE HOUSE
AT ABOUT 8:00.
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AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SPOKE WITH HER?
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NO. NO.
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UM, I SPOKE TO HER LATER
IN THE DAY, AROUND 8:30.
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[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
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THOMPSON RESIDENCE.
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Swanson:
COTTON CALLS HOME AT 8:30
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BECAUSE HE WANTS
TO CONFIRM WITH HIS WIFE
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THAT HE'S GONNA PICK UP THE KIDS
WHILE SHE'S AT NIGHT SCHOOL.
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WELL,
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
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Medina: MR. THOMPSON SAYS
HIS WIFE WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS.
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THERE DIDN'T SEEM
TO BE ANYTHING UNUSUAL.
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AND YOUR SECRETARY
PLACED THAT CALL?
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SURE, SHE PLACED THE CALL.
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YES.
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Swanson: HIS ALIBI IS,
HE WAS AT WORK,
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THAT HE WAS IN THE
MINNESOTA BUILDING DOWNTOWN.
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THE DETECTIVES CONFIRM
THAT WITH THE SECRETARY
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AND ALSO WITH OTHER PEOPLE
IN THE BUILDING.
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UH, DO YOU KNOW WHY?
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IT'S A LITTLE TOO EARLY
TO TELL, MR. THOMPSON.
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BUT THIS ISN'T FOLLOWING
THE PATTERN OF A USUAL BURGLARY.
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CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE
WHO MIGHT HAVE HELD A GRUDGE
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AGAINST YOUR WIFE?
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NO.
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I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY
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WHO HAD ANY ILL WILL
TOWARDS CAROL.
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OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU,
MR. THOMPSON.
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AND...I HAVE THIS.
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[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
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YOU FIND THE GUY.
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I WENT TO CHURCH
AND PRAYED ALL MORNING
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THAT CAROL WOULD BE OKAY.
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BUT LIKE THEY SAY, SOMETIMES,
GOD HAS OTHER PLANS.
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LORD ONLY KNOWS WHY.
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Thompson: I WAS
IN THE EIGHTH GRADE.
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AND I REMEMBER BEING
IN CHOIR PRACTICE
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WHEN I GOT CALLED OUT
AND MET BY PASTOR PEYTON.
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I KNEW IT WAS BAD.
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Swanson:
DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL STAFF,
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CAROL THOMPSON HAS SUCCUMB
TO HER INJURIES.
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LIKE MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID,
GOD ANSWERS ALL PRAYERS.
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IT'S JUST SOMETIMES,
HE SAYS "NO."
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SHE ALSO USED TO SAY THAT GRIEF
HELPS US FIND OUR PURPOSE.
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THERE WAS ONLY ONE
THING TO DO NOW --
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FIND WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE
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AND PUT HIM AWAY FOR GOOD.
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Woman: IN THOSE DAYS,
WE ALL THOUGHT OF ST. PAUL
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AS MORE OF A SMALL TOWN
THAN A BIG CITY.
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THAT WAS MINNEAPOLIS.
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ON OUR SIDE OF THE RIVER,
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IT FELT SAFE FOR YOUR KIDS
TO PLAY OUTSIDE.
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YOU'D NEVER EVEN THINK
TO LOCK YOUR DOORS.
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BEING ATTACKED
IN OUR OWN HOMES
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WAS THE LAST THING
WE'D EVER THINK COULD HAPPEN,
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ESPECIALLY TO SOMEONE
LIKE CAROL.
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THAT'S WHY THE FIRST QUESTION
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THOSE DETECTIVES HAD
WAS WHAT CAROL WAS LIKE.
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THAT WAY, THEY COULD FIGURE OUT
WHO COULD WANT TO HURT HER.
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Swanson:
THE POLICE START TALKING TO HER NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBORS,
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CLOSE FRIENDS OF MANY YEARS.
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THEY EVEN CAME TO MY DOOR.
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THEY WERE THE HAPPIEST FAMILY
I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE.
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[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
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THEY BELONGED ON THE COVER
OF A MAGAZINE.
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HI, GUYS. CHEERS.
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HI, GOOD
TO SEE EVERYBODY.
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Swanson: CAROL IS THE ONLY CHILD
OF ANTONIAS OTTO SWOBODA.
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HE'S A SELF-MADE,
VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.
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SHE WAS POPULAR.
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SHE WAS SMART.
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CAROL WAS IN THE TOP 10
OF HER GRADUATING CLASS
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AT MONROE HIGH SCHOOL.
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ALL RIGHT.
SO WHO'S CALLING IT?
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SHE WENT TO MACALESTER COLLEGE.
227
00:12:29,467 --> 00:12:31,667
SHE WAS INTERESTED IN RUSSIAN.
228
00:12:31,667 --> 00:12:33,067
TO THE EXTENT THAT WOMEN
229
00:12:33,067 --> 00:12:35,367
WERE THINKING ABOUT CAREERS
IN THOSE DAYS,
230
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SHE FANCIED
HERSELF A LIBRARIAN.
231
00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,167
Thompson: MY FATHER
WAS FROM ELMORE, MINNESOTA.
232
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HE WENT TO COLLEGE
AT MACALESTER, MET MY MOM THERE.
233
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HELLO, HELLO.
234
00:12:48,733 --> 00:12:52,900
CAROL MEETS COTTON
IN HER SOPHOMORE YEAR.
235
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THEY QUICKLY FALL IN LOVE,
236
00:12:55,767 --> 00:13:00,100
AND SHE DROPS OUT
10 MONTHS LATER TO MARRY HIM.
237
00:13:04,133 --> 00:13:06,833
ONE AND TWO
AND THREE AND FOUR.
238
00:13:06,833 --> 00:13:09,067
WE USED TO JOKE
THAT CAROL SHOULD WIN
239
00:13:09,067 --> 00:13:10,500
HAPPY HOMEMAKER OF THE MONTH
240
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IN ONE OF THOSE
WOMEN'S MAGAZINES.
241
00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,600
SHE NEVER SEEMED TO TIRE
OF BEING A WIFE AND A MOTHER.
242
00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:20,367
SHE WAS A DEN MOTHER
AND A SCOUT LEADER.
243
00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:23,433
BUT I KNOW NOW THAT NO HOME
IS AS PERFECT AS IT SEEMS
244
00:13:23,433 --> 00:13:26,067
WHEN YOU'RE JUST
STANDING OUT ON THE PORCH.
245
00:13:26,067 --> 00:13:29,067
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT THINGS LOOK LIKE INSIDE.
246
00:13:29,067 --> 00:13:32,067
I'D BE LYING IF I SAID THERE
HADN'T BEEN A WHISPER OR TWO.
247
00:13:32,633 --> 00:13:37,867
* KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE
OF LIFE *
248
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I'M SURE YOU'VE TALKED
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO TOLD YOU
249
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HOW PERFECT
THEIR MARRIAGE WAS.
250
00:13:43,567 --> 00:13:44,933
YOU THINK DIFFERENTLY?
251
00:13:44,933 --> 00:13:46,233
WELL...
252
00:13:49,433 --> 00:13:51,400
MAYBE SHE WASN'T SO HAPPY.
253
00:13:55,767 --> 00:13:58,967
MAYBE THERE WAS ONE FELLOW
WHO SEEMED TO BE AROUND A LOT.
254
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REFRESH MY MEMORY.
I DON'T PLAY, RIGHT?
255
00:14:00,733 --> 00:14:02,133
I JUST LAY OUT?
256
00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:04,167
DO YOU NEED
TO SET OUT YOUR CARDS?
257
00:14:04,167 --> 00:14:07,800
-LIKE A DUMMY?
-LIKE A DUMMY.
258
00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,733
BIG RED WAS THE WAY WE KNEW
THIS FRIEND OF MY MOTHER.
259
00:14:11,733 --> 00:14:14,433
Swanson: HE WAS A TALL,
REDHEADED CHARMING FELLOW.
260
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-OKAY.
-HELLO, HELLO.
261
00:14:16,267 --> 00:14:18,567
-OH, IS THE FUN OVER HERE?
-YEAH. IT IS.
262
00:14:18,567 --> 00:14:22,400
HE WAS NOT A FRIEND
OF MY FATHER'S.
263
00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,233
Swanson: HE WAS AROUND A LOT.
264
00:14:25,233 --> 00:14:26,967
THEY DO SOME THINGS TOGETHER
265
00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:29,700
THAT WOULD FEED THE RUMOR MILL.
266
00:14:29,700 --> 00:14:31,967
THEY MAY PICNIC IN THE BACK YARD
267
00:14:31,967 --> 00:14:34,767
OR SOMETIMES, THEY GO UP
TO THE THOMPSON CABIN.
268
00:14:34,767 --> 00:14:36,500
I'M THE DUMMY?
269
00:14:36,500 --> 00:14:38,067
[ LAUGHTER ]
270
00:14:40,167 --> 00:14:42,267
MIND YOU,
271
00:14:42,267 --> 00:14:45,800
THESE ARE JUST
MY PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS.
272
00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:51,600
CAROL IS FOUND NAKED,
EXCEPT FOR THIS BLUE ROBE.
273
00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,500
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
274
00:14:53,500 --> 00:14:55,400
COULD THERE HAVE
BEEN A RENDEZVOUS
275
00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,267
AFTER THE HUSBAND LEAVES
FOR WORK?
276
00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:03,400
THE DETECTIVES...
277
00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:04,433
AFTERNOON.
278
00:15:04,433 --> 00:15:06,067
...TRACK DOWN BIG RED.
279
00:15:06,067 --> 00:15:07,700
GOOD AFTERNOON.
280
00:15:07,700 --> 00:15:09,700
I'M DETECTIVE MILTOWN.
281
00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:11,667
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
DETECTIVE WAGNER.
282
00:15:11,667 --> 00:15:12,933
WE'RE HERE ABOUT
CAROL THOMPSON.
283
00:15:12,933 --> 00:15:16,333
DO YOU HAVE
A MOMENT TO TALK?
284
00:15:16,333 --> 00:15:18,300
YEAH.
285
00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,733
YEAH. OF COURSE, SURE.
286
00:15:20,733 --> 00:15:22,367
SO, HOW
DO YOU KNOW CAROL?
287
00:15:22,367 --> 00:15:24,533
SHE CAME INTO
THE SHOP ONE DAY.
288
00:15:24,533 --> 00:15:26,067
YOU BECAME FRIENDLY?
289
00:15:28,067 --> 00:15:31,733
CAROL WAS, UH, WELL,
290
00:15:31,733 --> 00:15:34,567
SHE WASN'T LIKE ANYONE
I EVER KNEW BEFORE.
291
00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:38,067
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD
QUITE A RELATIONSHIP.
292
00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,433
NO.
293
00:15:41,433 --> 00:15:43,233
WHERE WERE YOU ON
THE MORNING OF MARCH 6?
294
00:15:46,833 --> 00:15:50,100
I WAS AT WORK.
295
00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:52,633
SHE WAS A STAND-UP GIRL.
296
00:15:52,633 --> 00:15:54,633
SO DON'T YOU GO
BESMIRCHING HER HONOR
297
00:15:54,633 --> 00:15:57,567
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
298
00:15:57,567 --> 00:15:59,233
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
299
00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,900
Medina: HE SAYS HE WAS AT WORK.
300
00:16:02,900 --> 00:16:05,600
Swanson: HIS BOSS VERIFIES THAT.
301
00:16:08,067 --> 00:16:12,267
AT THIS POINT, HE'S RULED OUT
AS A SUSPECT.
302
00:16:16,900 --> 00:16:20,833
Thompson: SO NOW, THE DETECTIVES
HAD RUN INTO A DEAD END.
303
00:16:20,833 --> 00:16:22,567
WHAT HAVEN'T WE
LOOKED INTO YET?
304
00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:34,167
THE PLASTIC PIECES
ON THE PISTOL GRIP.
305
00:16:34,167 --> 00:16:38,933
THEY REGROUP AND GO BACK
TO WHAT THE CRIME SCENE
306
00:16:38,933 --> 00:16:41,067
COULD POSSIBLY TELL THEM.
307
00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:43,967
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
308
00:16:43,967 --> 00:16:48,067
THEY REALIZE THAT
THE PISTOL GRIP IS FROM A LUGER.
309
00:16:48,067 --> 00:16:51,867
IT'S A GUN THAT MOST PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE AT THAT POINT.
310
00:16:51,867 --> 00:16:53,933
WE COULD GO PUBLIC.
311
00:16:53,933 --> 00:16:56,467
MAYBE SOMEONE
WILL RECOGNIZE IT.
312
00:17:00,967 --> 00:17:02,400
McAuliffe: WE WOULD LIKE
TO ASK PEOPLE
313
00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,367
WHO HAVE SEEN THIS
PARTICULAR GRIP OR ONE LIKE IT
314
00:17:04,367 --> 00:17:07,567
TO CALL THE ST. PAUL
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
315
00:17:07,567 --> 00:17:09,967
Swanson: ON APRIL 5,
ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE MURDER,
316
00:17:09,967 --> 00:17:14,500
CHIEF LESTER McAULIFFE
STAGED A PRESS CONFERENCE
317
00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:16,867
HOPING THAT SOMEBODY
IN THE COMMUNITY
318
00:17:16,867 --> 00:17:19,500
IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE
THAT PISTOL GRIP
319
00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:21,900
BECAUSE IT IS UNUSUAL.
320
00:17:21,900 --> 00:17:24,333
Woman: IT WAS JUST LIKE
ON "PERRY MASON:"
321
00:17:24,333 --> 00:17:25,800
A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE NEWS,
322
00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,067
A CLUE LEFT AT THE MURDER SCENE
323
00:17:28,067 --> 00:17:30,633
AND THE POLICE ASKING
EVERYBODY FOR HELP.
324
00:17:30,633 --> 00:17:32,300
McAuliffe:
IT'S A VERY UNUSUAL GRIP,
325
00:17:32,300 --> 00:17:34,400
MADE OF TWO SHEETS
OF WHITE PLASTIC.
326
00:17:36,133 --> 00:17:39,700
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
327
00:17:39,700 --> 00:17:42,067
THE PHONE RINGS.
328
00:17:42,067 --> 00:17:44,700
AND DETECTIVES ARE SHOCKED
329
00:17:44,700 --> 00:17:48,667
BY THE PERSON AT THE OTHER END.
330
00:17:48,667 --> 00:17:50,067
THIS IS GRAVES.
331
00:17:50,067 --> 00:17:51,967
Man: That's my gun
you're looking for.
332
00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,100
McAuliffe: WE WOULD LIKE
TO ASK PEOPLE
333
00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:05,867
WHO HAVE SEEN THIS
PARTICULAR GRIP OR ONE LIKE IT
334
00:18:05,867 --> 00:18:08,500
TO CALL THE ST. PAUL
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
335
00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:09,867
Woman: IT WASN'T 2 DAYS LATER
336
00:18:09,867 --> 00:18:12,133
THAT DETECTIVES GOT A TIP
ABOUT THAT PISTOL GRIP.
337
00:18:12,133 --> 00:18:13,700
THIS IS GRAVES.
338
00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:16,100
Man: That's my gun
you're looking for.
339
00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:20,333
THE CALLER IDENTIFIES HIMSELF
AS A TRAVELING SALESMAN
340
00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:24,800
WHOSE APARTMENT IN MINNEAPOLIS
HAD BEEN BURGLARIZED
341
00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,967
ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE MURDER.
342
00:18:26,967 --> 00:18:31,367
AND AMONG THE ITEMS STOLEN
WAS THIS LUGER
343
00:18:31,367 --> 00:18:34,467
WITH THE BLACK-AND-WHITE
LAMINATE PISTOL GRIP
344
00:18:34,467 --> 00:18:37,700
THAT HE HAD MADE
IN A SHOP CLASS.
345
00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:39,367
BUT NOT EVERYONE
WHO CAME FORWARD
346
00:18:39,367 --> 00:18:41,267
WAS JUST LOOKING TO HELP OUT.
347
00:18:41,267 --> 00:18:43,200
EVERY TWO-BIT LOWLIFE
IN ST. PAUL
348
00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,567
THOUGHT THEY'D GRAB
A CHANCE TO CUT A DEAL.
349
00:18:49,533 --> 00:18:51,667
HEAR YOU GOT YOURSELF
A GUN, WILLARD.
350
00:18:51,667 --> 00:18:55,600
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S
WHAT I TOLD THEM.
351
00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,767
Swanson: A BURGLAR
NAMED WILLARD INGRAM
352
00:18:57,767 --> 00:19:01,300
IS ARRESTED DURING
A HOLDUP IN ST. PAUL.
353
00:19:01,300 --> 00:19:03,900
Medina: HE HAS SPENT HALF
OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.
354
00:19:05,067 --> 00:19:08,167
SO, THINK
WE CAN CUT A DEAL?
355
00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,700
HE OFFERS UP INFORMATION
356
00:19:13,700 --> 00:19:15,733
ABOUT CRIMES
THAT HE HAS COMMITTED,
357
00:19:15,733 --> 00:19:18,767
HOPING TO SAVE HIMSELF
FROM MORE JAIL TIME.
358
00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:24,100
I STOLE A GUN A FEW WEEKS AGO
WITH A BLACK-AND-WHITE HANDLE,
359
00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:25,767
JUST -- JUST LIKE YOU
SHOWED ON TELEVISION.
360
00:19:25,767 --> 00:19:30,367
THE THING IS THOUGH, UH,
I GAVE THE GUN AWAY.
361
00:19:30,367 --> 00:19:33,400
OH, COME ON.
362
00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,367
SOMEONE'S GOING
DOWN FOR THIS.
363
00:19:35,367 --> 00:19:38,067
IT MIGHT AS WELL
BE YOU.
364
00:19:38,067 --> 00:19:40,567
WHO'D YOU GIVE
THE GUN TO?
365
00:19:45,267 --> 00:19:47,800
NORMAN MASTRIAN.
366
00:19:53,333 --> 00:19:57,700
Swanson: NORMAN MASTRIAN
HAD BEEN INVOLVED
367
00:19:57,700 --> 00:20:02,667
IN KIND OF A GANGLAND-TYPE
HIT IN 1961.
368
00:20:02,667 --> 00:20:06,433
BUT HE WAS NEVER INDICTED.
369
00:20:06,433 --> 00:20:08,333
THERE AREN'T THAT MANY MURDERS
IN ST. PAUL.
370
00:20:08,333 --> 00:20:11,233
SO THE POLICE ARE INTERESTED
IN THE POSSIBILITY
371
00:20:11,233 --> 00:20:13,333
OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO.
372
00:20:21,233 --> 00:20:25,167
NORMAN MASTRIAN IS A 40-YEAR-OLD
FORMER PRIZE FIGHTER.
373
00:20:25,167 --> 00:20:27,733
HE'S KIND OF IN
AND OUT OF TROUBLE.
374
00:20:27,733 --> 00:20:29,567
HEARD YOU HAD A GUN,
MASTRIAN,
375
00:20:29,567 --> 00:20:32,933
REAL NICE LOOKING,
BLACK AND WHITE HANDLE.
376
00:20:32,933 --> 00:20:35,133
DOES SOUND NICE.
377
00:20:35,133 --> 00:20:37,067
THIS IS JUST
A FRIENDLY LITTLE CHAT.
378
00:20:37,067 --> 00:20:40,700
SURE, ABOUT GUNS?
379
00:20:40,700 --> 00:20:43,867
HOW DO YOU KNOW
CAROL THOMPSON?
380
00:20:43,867 --> 00:20:45,333
CAROL WHO?
381
00:20:45,333 --> 00:20:47,300
WHAT DID THAT NICE LADY
EVER DO TO YOU?
382
00:20:51,067 --> 00:20:53,467
I DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
383
00:20:53,467 --> 00:20:56,800
WE HAVE WITNESSES
LINKING YOU TO THE GUN.
384
00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,067
IT'S OVER.
385
00:20:59,067 --> 00:21:00,433
I WANT A LAWYER.
386
00:21:02,833 --> 00:21:05,467
NORMAN MASTRIAN
WAS AN OLD PRO.
387
00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:09,567
AW, GUYS, WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE FRIENDLY CHAT?
388
00:21:09,567 --> 00:21:11,433
AND HE WASN'T GONNA TALK.
389
00:21:13,733 --> 00:21:15,800
CAROL WAS ALWAYS VERY
PRACTICAL.
390
00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,233
IF SHE'D BEEN ALIVE,
I'M SURE SHE WOULD HAVE SAID,
391
00:21:18,233 --> 00:21:20,800
"WHATEVER IT IS,
IT ISN'T GONNA BRING ME BACK.
392
00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,567
JUST MAKE SURE THE KIDS
ARE ALL RIGHT."
393
00:21:23,567 --> 00:21:27,233
THAT'S THE KIND
OF PERSON CAROL WAS.
394
00:21:27,233 --> 00:21:29,700
BUT THE REST OF US
WANTED JUSTICE,
395
00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:31,167
THE POLICE MOST OF ALL.
396
00:21:31,167 --> 00:21:33,700
BUT MASTRIAN COULD STAY
CLAMMED UP ALL DAY
397
00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:35,267
AS LONG AS THEY COULD
FIND SOMEBODY
398
00:21:35,267 --> 00:21:37,200
WHO HAD SEEN HIM WITH THAT GUN.
399
00:21:39,467 --> 00:21:43,067
Thompson: AND THEY RUN ACROSS
HENRY BUTLER.
400
00:21:43,067 --> 00:21:47,733
Swanson: BUTLER TOO SAW
THAT LUGER WITH NORMAN MASTRIAN.
401
00:21:47,733 --> 00:21:50,967
THE DAY BEFORE CAROL THOMPSON
WAS MURDERED.
402
00:21:50,967 --> 00:21:52,967
BUT THEY DID ONE BETTER EVEN.
403
00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:03,267
Thompson:
HE SEES MASTRIAN GIVE THE GUN TO YET ANOTHER PERSON --
404
00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:07,533
DICK ANDERSON.
405
00:22:14,833 --> 00:22:16,200
Swanson: BUTLER
CAN TELL THE POLICE,
406
00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,833
FURTHERMORE, THAT ANDERSON
HAS SKIPPED TOWN.
407
00:22:22,933 --> 00:22:24,733
RIGHT, THIS IS
DETECTIVE MILTOWN
408
00:22:24,733 --> 00:22:26,433
WITH THE ST. PAUL
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
409
00:22:26,433 --> 00:22:27,767
WE'RE INTERESTED
IN THE WHEREABOUTS OF ONE
410
00:22:27,767 --> 00:22:29,767
DICK ANDERSON.
411
00:22:29,767 --> 00:22:34,233
THEY LEARN FROM A REPORTER,
WHO SOMEHOW GETS ONTO THIS,
412
00:22:34,233 --> 00:22:38,067
THAT DICK ANDERSON
IS IN PHOENIX.
413
00:22:38,067 --> 00:22:39,067
WAGNER.
414
00:22:41,300 --> 00:22:42,500
YEAH.
415
00:22:42,500 --> 00:22:44,167
YES.
416
00:22:46,667 --> 00:22:48,600
WE GOT HIM.
417
00:22:51,733 --> 00:22:56,067
THE POLICE FIND HIM
AT A MOTEL IN PHOENIX,
418
00:22:56,067 --> 00:22:58,767
JUST AS HE'S ABOUT READY
TO CHECK OUT.
419
00:23:02,433 --> 00:23:06,167
DICK ANDERSON IS
A 35-YEAR-OLD MARINE VETERAN.
420
00:23:06,167 --> 00:23:08,133
HE SERVED IN KOREA.
421
00:23:08,133 --> 00:23:09,667
HE SUFFERED SHRAPNEL WOUNDS
422
00:23:09,667 --> 00:23:12,367
FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED
A PURPLE HEART.
423
00:23:12,367 --> 00:23:14,533
WHAT TOOK YOU DOWN TO PHOENIX
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
424
00:23:16,533 --> 00:23:19,133
I WAS ON VACATION.
425
00:23:19,133 --> 00:23:21,533
WE KNOW MASTRIAN
GAVE YOU THE GUN.
426
00:23:21,533 --> 00:23:22,700
WHY'D YOU KILL HER?
427
00:23:25,433 --> 00:23:28,467
YOU WERE STRAPPED
FOR CASH, YEAH?
428
00:23:28,467 --> 00:23:31,167
SHE WALKED IN ON YOU.
YOU PANICKED.
429
00:23:31,167 --> 00:23:33,700
JUST TELL US.
430
00:23:35,900 --> 00:23:37,167
Thompson: HE'S HANGING TOUGH.
431
00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:40,267
HE DIDN'T WANNA
TELL THEM ANYTHING.
432
00:23:40,267 --> 00:23:45,067
THEY HOLD HIM
BECAUSE HE IS PRIME SUSPECT.
433
00:23:45,067 --> 00:23:47,200
BUT DICK ANDERSON
IS NOT YET CHARGED
434
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,067
WITH CAROL THOMPSON'S MURDER.
435
00:23:54,167 --> 00:23:56,500
IT SEEMED LIKE ANYONE
WITH TWO EYES AND A NOSE
436
00:23:56,500 --> 00:23:59,833
HAD COME INTO CONTACT
WITH THAT GUN.
437
00:23:59,833 --> 00:24:05,067
Graves: INGRAM TO MASTRIAN,
MASTRIAN TO ANDERSON...
438
00:24:05,067 --> 00:24:08,800
IT WAS LOOKING LIKE THE BUCK
STOPPED WITH DICK ANDERSON.
439
00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,067
BUT THINKING YOU KNOW
WHO DONE IT
440
00:24:10,067 --> 00:24:13,200
ISN'T THE SAME THING
AS KNOWING WHY.
441
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,333
ALL THE NEWSPAPERS SAID
THE CRIME SCENE WAS STAGED
442
00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:17,167
TO LOOK LIKE A ROBBERY.
443
00:24:17,167 --> 00:24:19,400
SO IF IT WASN'T A REAL ROBBERY,
444
00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,133
THEN WHAT DID
THEY WANT WITH CAROL?
445
00:24:21,133 --> 00:24:23,533
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
446
00:24:23,533 --> 00:24:24,600
GRAVES.
447
00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,433
WAGNER.
448
00:24:26,433 --> 00:24:27,700
MILTOWN.
449
00:24:27,700 --> 00:24:28,933
YEAH.
450
00:24:28,933 --> 00:24:31,333
WELL, I THINK JUST ABOUT
EVERYBODY IN TOWN
451
00:24:31,333 --> 00:24:32,867
HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT
THAT.
452
00:24:32,867 --> 00:24:36,467
THE POLICE ARE JUST FLOODED
WITH CALLS AND LETTERS.
453
00:24:36,467 --> 00:24:38,900
YES, MA'AM.
OF COURSE.
454
00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:42,067
I'M SURE HALF OF IT
WAS GARDEN-VARIETY GOSSIP.
455
00:24:42,067 --> 00:24:43,800
WE'LL CERTAINLY
LOOK INTO THAT.
456
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,733
GOOD-BYE.
457
00:24:45,733 --> 00:24:48,433
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
458
00:24:48,433 --> 00:24:49,633
POLICE.
459
00:24:49,633 --> 00:24:52,067
BUT GOOD POLICE ALWAYS KNOW
460
00:24:52,067 --> 00:24:54,400
HOW TO SORT THE WHEAT
FROM THE CHAFF.
461
00:24:56,067 --> 00:24:58,167
WHAT WAS
THAT NAME AGAIN?
462
00:24:58,167 --> 00:25:00,067
Swanson: THERE WERE
SEVERAL CALLS THAT CAME IN
463
00:25:00,067 --> 00:25:04,900
SUGGESTING THAT THE POLICE
LOOK INTO A WOMAN
464
00:25:04,900 --> 00:25:07,400
NAMED JACKIE OLSEN.
465
00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,100
SHE HAD AN AFFAIR
WITH COTTON THOMPSON.
466
00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:13,300
SHE HAD BEEN HIS MISTRESS.
467
00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,100
OKAY, SO I CAN ADMIT
468
00:25:25,100 --> 00:25:28,067
THAT I WAS ALWAYS
A LITTLE JEALOUS OF CAROL.
469
00:25:28,067 --> 00:25:30,567
EVERYTHING SHE DID WAS
FLAWLESS.
470
00:25:30,567 --> 00:25:32,700
IT USED TO TIE US UP IN KNOTS.
471
00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:35,067
BUT WHEN WE FOUND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER,
472
00:25:35,067 --> 00:25:37,067
IT ALL JUST SEEMED SO SILLY.
473
00:25:37,067 --> 00:25:38,700
NOT TO MENTION, IT REMINDED US
474
00:25:38,700 --> 00:25:40,067
OF HOW NONE OF US REALLY KNOWS
475
00:25:40,067 --> 00:25:44,733
WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH EACH OTHER DEEP DOWN.
476
00:25:44,733 --> 00:25:46,067
AS FAR AS ANYONE COULD TELL,
477
00:25:46,067 --> 00:25:48,167
CAROL AND THAT CREEPY
DICK ANDERSON
478
00:25:48,167 --> 00:25:50,467
NEVER ONCE SHOPPED
AT THE SAME SUPERMARKET,
479
00:25:50,467 --> 00:25:54,100
LET ALONE HAD A CONVERSATION.
480
00:25:54,100 --> 00:25:57,533
MAYBE SOMEONE, SOMEONE JEALOUS,
481
00:25:57,533 --> 00:26:00,600
SOMEONE WHO NEEDED
CAROL OUT OF THE PICTURE,
482
00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,567
HAD PUT ANDERSON UP TO IT.
483
00:26:02,567 --> 00:26:04,067
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE WENT
TO SEE HIM THE WEEK
484
00:26:04,067 --> 00:26:05,900
BEFORE THE MURDER.
485
00:26:05,900 --> 00:26:07,967
Swanson: A WEEK OR SO
BEFORE THE MURDER,
486
00:26:07,967 --> 00:26:10,333
THIS WOMAN, JACKIE OLSEN,
487
00:26:10,333 --> 00:26:14,067
HAD VISITED T. EUGENE
IN HIS OFFICE.
488
00:26:25,333 --> 00:26:27,900
SO I ASSUME YOU KNOW
WHY WE'RE HERE, MRS. OLSEN?
489
00:26:27,900 --> 00:26:29,833
I THINK I'VE GOT
A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.
490
00:26:29,833 --> 00:26:31,600
I SLEPT WITH A MARRIED MAN.
491
00:26:34,667 --> 00:26:37,367
Swanson: SHE DOESN'T DENY
THE AFFAIR AT ALL.
492
00:26:37,367 --> 00:26:38,733
**
493
00:26:54,067 --> 00:26:57,533
SHE MET HIM WHEN HE WAS
HANDLING THE DIVORCE
494
00:26:57,533 --> 00:27:00,067
OF A FRIEND OF HERS.
495
00:27:00,067 --> 00:27:01,933
FOR A WHILE, SHE WORKED FOR HIM.
496
00:27:01,933 --> 00:27:03,267
SHE WAS HIS SECRETARY.
497
00:27:03,267 --> 00:27:05,433
SO HE TOOK HER
ON BUSINESS TRIPS.
498
00:27:05,433 --> 00:27:07,533
THEY WOULD GO UP TO RESORT AREAS
499
00:27:07,533 --> 00:27:09,467
AND CABINS
IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
500
00:27:09,467 --> 00:27:11,067
**
501
00:27:33,933 --> 00:27:37,900
Olsen: UNDERSTAND, DETECTIVES,
I WANTED TO MARRY HIM.
502
00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:45,600
WELL, IF I DON'T KNOW
HOW SILLY THAT WAS.
503
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,433
SO WHEN DID THIS AFFAIR
END THEN?
504
00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:50,700
A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO.
505
00:27:50,700 --> 00:27:52,767
AND WHY SHOULD WE BELIEVE YOU,
CONSIDERING THE FACT
506
00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:54,233
THAT YOU WERE
IN MR. THOMPSON'S OFFICE
507
00:27:54,233 --> 00:27:57,533
JUST A WEEK BEFORE
MRS. THOMPSON WAS MURDERED?
508
00:27:57,533 --> 00:27:59,067
IF YOU'RE SUGGESTING
THAT I HAD SOMETHING
509
00:27:59,067 --> 00:28:00,967
TO DO WITH CAROL'S DEATH,
510
00:28:00,967 --> 00:28:01,867
YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
511
00:28:04,333 --> 00:28:07,167
A GIRL CAN'T WAIT
AROUND FOREVER.
512
00:28:07,167 --> 00:28:10,633
THESE THINGS HAVE
AN EXPIRATION DATE.
513
00:28:10,633 --> 00:28:13,633
Coontz: SHE WAITED FOR HIM,
EVIDENTLY, FOR 2 YEARS.
514
00:28:13,633 --> 00:28:15,933
AND WHEN HE REFUSED
TO LEAVE HIS WIFE,
515
00:28:15,933 --> 00:28:19,333
SHE ACTUALLY WENT
AND MARRIED SOMEONE ELSE.
516
00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:21,867
EXCUSE ME.
517
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,567
MARRIAGE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE MORE
COMPLICATED THAN IT SEEMS.
518
00:28:27,567 --> 00:28:29,133
YEAH.
519
00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:32,833
[ LAUGHTER ]
520
00:28:36,667 --> 00:28:39,667
MAYBE I WANTED TO BELIEVE
IN COTTON AND CAROL'S MARRIAGE.
521
00:28:39,667 --> 00:28:42,400
IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF A FAIRY TALE.
522
00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,367
BUT FAIRY TALES
ARE FICTION AFTER ALL.
523
00:28:45,367 --> 00:28:47,467
HI, GUYS. CHEERS.
524
00:28:47,467 --> 00:28:49,867
HI, GOOD TO
SEE EVERYBODY.
525
00:28:49,867 --> 00:28:52,100
BACK THEN,
A WOMAN IN HER POSITION
526
00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:55,167
WOULD JUST HAVE TO
LOOK THE OTHER WAY.
527
00:28:55,167 --> 00:28:57,133
-RIGHT.
-AND YOU'RE SO TINY!
528
00:28:57,133 --> 00:28:58,467
I KNOW.
529
00:28:58,467 --> 00:29:03,733
THE THING ABOUT CAROL WAS,
SHE NEVER SETTLED.
530
00:29:03,733 --> 00:29:06,067
Swanson: CAROL HAD AMBITIONS.
531
00:29:06,067 --> 00:29:07,667
SHE WANTED TO TRAVEL.
532
00:29:07,667 --> 00:29:09,900
SHE ALWAYS WANTED
TO GO TO THE SOVIET UNION
533
00:29:09,900 --> 00:29:13,367
AND TOUR OVER THERE.
534
00:29:13,367 --> 00:29:15,300
-HELLO, HELLO, PARTY PEOPLE.
-OH, HEY!
535
00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:17,233
IS EVERYONE HAVING
A GOOD TIME, HONEY?
536
00:29:17,233 --> 00:29:18,433
OH, GOOD, GOOD.
537
00:29:18,433 --> 00:29:22,567
YOU SHOULD GET ME
A DRINK, A REAL ONE.
538
00:29:22,567 --> 00:29:24,500
-OH, SURE, SURE
-THANK YOU.
539
00:29:24,500 --> 00:29:26,133
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
540
00:29:26,133 --> 00:29:27,433
Swanson: THERE WERE
ALL KINDS OF THINGS
541
00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:30,533
THAT WOULDN'T JIVE
WITH COTTON'S IDEA
542
00:29:30,533 --> 00:29:36,733
OF WHAT A WIFE
AND MOTHER IS IN 1963.
543
00:29:36,733 --> 00:29:39,167
Coontz: IN THOSE DAYS,
LIFE AS A WIFE
544
00:29:39,167 --> 00:29:40,767
AND MOTHER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
545
00:29:40,767 --> 00:29:42,533
A GREATER SOURCE
OF SATISFACTION
546
00:29:42,533 --> 00:29:45,567
FOR WOMEN THAN DOING ANYTHING
ON THEIR OWN.
547
00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,067
VERSUS THE MAN,
WHO HAD FREE TIME,
548
00:29:50,067 --> 00:29:51,833
WHO HAD COLLEAGUES
549
00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:55,733
HE COULD HANG OUT WITH
AND DRINK WITH.
550
00:29:55,733 --> 00:29:57,200
Thompson: I KNOW MY MOTHER KNEW
551
00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,100
ABOUT MY DAD'S AFFAIR...
552
00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:00,600
OR AFFAIRS.
553
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:05,100
SHE WAS SADDENED
BY A LOT OF HIS BEHAVIOR.
554
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:10,167
COTTON WAS A TOUGH,
SELF-ABSORBED CHARACTER.
555
00:30:10,167 --> 00:30:11,300
[ SOBBING ]
556
00:30:18,367 --> 00:30:20,067
Thompson: SO IT
WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME
557
00:30:20,067 --> 00:30:25,500
IF SHE WAS TO REACH OUT
TO ANOTHER PERSON.
558
00:30:25,500 --> 00:30:27,600
-I'LL GO OUT FIRST.
-ALL RIGHT.
559
00:30:32,767 --> 00:30:34,667
COTTON AND JACKIE,
560
00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:37,533
CAROL AND BIG RED...
561
00:30:37,533 --> 00:30:42,633
DON'T MISUNDERSTAND --
COTTON AND JACKIE WERE AN ITEM.
562
00:30:42,633 --> 00:30:43,867
NO ONE KNEW FOR SURE HOW FAR
563
00:30:43,867 --> 00:30:46,633
CAROL AND BIG RED
HAD TAKEN THINGS.
564
00:30:46,633 --> 00:30:48,333
BUT THE FACT REMAINED --
565
00:30:48,333 --> 00:30:50,933
TWO PEOPLE WERE
IN AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE,
566
00:30:50,933 --> 00:30:54,233
AND ONLY ONE OF THEM
MADE IT OUT ALIVE.
567
00:30:54,233 --> 00:30:57,133
Swanson: THE DAY BEFORE
CAROL WAS MURDERED,
568
00:30:57,133 --> 00:30:58,733
OUT OF THE BLUE, SHE SAID,
569
00:30:58,733 --> 00:31:01,067
TO HER SECOND DAUGHTER,
MARGARET,
570
00:31:01,067 --> 00:31:04,233
"WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF I WENT AWAY FOR A WHILE?"
571
00:31:04,233 --> 00:31:07,733
Thompson: MARGARET WAS
VERY SURPRISED AND CONCERNED.
572
00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:10,667
AND THE THOUGHT WAS
THAT SHE WAS PLANNING
573
00:31:10,667 --> 00:31:13,433
ON LEAVING MY FATHER.
574
00:31:13,433 --> 00:31:17,267
LOOKING BACK ON IT,
I HOPE SHE WAS.
575
00:31:17,267 --> 00:31:20,600
HOWEVER, SHE WOULD HAVE
BEEN FOOLISH TO TELL HIM.
576
00:31:32,267 --> 00:31:34,733
SO COTTON HAD CHEATED ON CAROL.
577
00:31:34,733 --> 00:31:36,233
IT WAS A LOUSY THING TO DO.
578
00:31:36,233 --> 00:31:37,933
BUT IT WASN'T MURDER.
579
00:31:37,933 --> 00:31:40,433
BUT IF THE POLICE COULD
CONNECT HIM TO ANDERSON --
580
00:31:40,433 --> 00:31:41,733
THE CREEP WITH THE GUN --
581
00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:44,900
THEN COTTON WOULD REALLY BE
IN HOT WATER.
582
00:31:44,900 --> 00:31:47,733
HOW DOES A GUY LIKE THOMPSON
MEET A GUY LIKE ANDERSON?
583
00:31:47,733 --> 00:31:49,367
WHAT'S THE CONNECTION?
584
00:31:49,367 --> 00:31:51,533
WELL, ANDERSON WAS THE LAST GUY
TO SEE THE GUN.
585
00:31:51,533 --> 00:31:53,733
BUT IT WENT THROUGH
A HECK OF A LOT OF HANDS
586
00:31:53,733 --> 00:31:56,067
BEFORE IT GOT TO HIM.
587
00:31:56,067 --> 00:31:57,500
MAYBE IT'S NOT ANDERSON.
588
00:32:00,533 --> 00:32:03,967
YOU REMEMBER WHO MURDERED
EDDIE JAMES?
589
00:32:03,967 --> 00:32:07,433
MASTRIAN,
BUT WE KNEW THAT.
590
00:32:07,433 --> 00:32:10,133
YEAH.
591
00:32:10,133 --> 00:32:12,667
BUT WHO WAS HIS LAWYER?
592
00:32:18,267 --> 00:32:22,167
Medina: MASTRIAN HAD BEEN
ARRESTED YEARS PRIOR.
593
00:32:22,167 --> 00:32:24,567
WHO WAS HIS CRIMINAL
DEFENSE LAWYER?
594
00:32:28,300 --> 00:32:30,833
COTTON THOMPSON.
595
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:35,900
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
596
00:32:35,900 --> 00:32:38,667
THAT WASN'T THE ONLY STRIKE
AGAINST COTTON.
597
00:32:38,667 --> 00:32:41,367
A LITTLE MORE DIGGING
INTO THE THOMPSON FINANCES
598
00:32:41,367 --> 00:32:44,833
TURNED UP SOMETHING
EVEN MORE INTERESTING.
599
00:32:44,833 --> 00:32:47,100
SEE, TURNS OUT THERE
WASN'T JUST ONE
600
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,700
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
IN CAROL'S NAME.
601
00:32:49,700 --> 00:32:52,233
EIGHT DIFFERENT
INSURANCE POLICIES,
602
00:32:52,233 --> 00:32:55,367
PARCELED OUT
TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
603
00:32:55,367 --> 00:32:58,533
Swanson: IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO,
COTTON HAS TAKEN OUT
604
00:32:58,533 --> 00:33:03,300
AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT
OF LIFE INSURANCE ON CAROL --
605
00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:06,933
ABOUT $1.1 MILLION.
606
00:33:06,933 --> 00:33:10,133
POLICIES FROM
EIGHT DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
607
00:33:11,900 --> 00:33:16,067
EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS
IN TODAY'S MONEY.
608
00:33:22,967 --> 00:33:25,267
THEN, OF COURSE,
EVERYBODY STARTED SPECULATING
609
00:33:25,267 --> 00:33:28,167
THAT T. EUGENE WAS INVOLVED.
610
00:33:28,167 --> 00:33:30,167
WE HAD A LOT OF GAWKERS.
611
00:33:30,167 --> 00:33:32,167
I REMEMBER PEOPLE DRIVING
RIGHT UP SAYING...
612
00:33:32,167 --> 00:33:35,067
HEY, KID. I THINK
YOUR DAD'S A MURDERER.
613
00:33:38,533 --> 00:33:41,900
OH, WELL, THANKS FOR --
THANKS FOR SHARING.
614
00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:43,667
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?
615
00:33:47,433 --> 00:33:49,667
THE POLICE HAD
THE SAME QUESTION.
616
00:33:49,667 --> 00:33:51,667
THERE WAS ONE LITTLE PROBLEM.
617
00:33:51,667 --> 00:33:54,600
INFIDELITY AND BUYING
A LOT OF LIFE INSURANCE
618
00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,433
IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW.
619
00:33:56,433 --> 00:33:58,433
WHAT WOULD YOU
CHARGE HIM WITH?
620
00:34:03,233 --> 00:34:05,800
LUCKILY, LOYALTY AMONG
CRIMINALS IN THIS TOWN
621
00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:08,767
WAS ABOUT AS COMMON
AS A CLEAN CONSCIENCE.
622
00:34:08,767 --> 00:34:12,067
IT WAS BY ONE OF THESE
WILLOW TREES, RIGHT?
623
00:34:12,067 --> 00:34:14,500
SO WHEN A MAN
NAMED SHELDON MORRIS
624
00:34:14,500 --> 00:34:16,333
TURNED HIMSELF INTO THE POLICE,
625
00:34:16,333 --> 00:34:18,800
IT WASN'T OUT OF
CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY.
626
00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,733
THE INVESTIGATION
WAS HEATING UP.
627
00:34:20,733 --> 00:34:22,900
AND MORRIS DIDN'T WANT
TO GET BURNED.
628
00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:32,067
HE TELLS THEM, "I DROVE ANDERSON
TO DISPOSE OF SOME EVIDENCE."
629
00:34:32,067 --> 00:34:33,233
-SHELDON?
-YEAH.
630
00:34:33,233 --> 00:34:34,333
CAN I SEE
THAT STICK?
631
00:34:34,333 --> 00:34:35,400
YEAH.
632
00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,667
YEAH.
THERE SHE IS.
633
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:56,700
Swanson: THE SHARDS
OF THAT LAMINATE
634
00:34:56,700 --> 00:34:58,133
FIT LIKE A GLOVE.
635
00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:01,633
Medina: THAT'S NOT
A SMOKING GUN,
636
00:35:01,633 --> 00:35:03,567
BUT THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
637
00:35:04,833 --> 00:35:07,067
SO ON JUNE 20,
638
00:35:07,067 --> 00:35:09,533
ALMOST 3 MONTHS
AFTER THE MURDER,
639
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:15,167
ANDERSON FINALLY GIVES IT UP.
640
00:35:17,133 --> 00:35:18,933
MASTRIAN CAME TO ME.
641
00:35:21,067 --> 00:35:22,600
HE SAID "I GOT A JOB
THAT NEEDS DOING.
642
00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,633
AND I CAN'T DO IT MYSELF."
643
00:35:24,633 --> 00:35:27,633
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
644
00:35:27,633 --> 00:35:29,067
HE SAID HE'D GIVE ME $4,000
645
00:35:29,067 --> 00:35:32,967
IF I CAN MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE AN ACCIDENT.
646
00:35:32,967 --> 00:35:35,833
Swanson:
THE PLAN IS FOR ANDERSON TO ENTER THE HOUSE
647
00:35:35,833 --> 00:35:38,700
WHILE IT'S STILL DARK,
GO DOWN TO THE BASEMENT,
648
00:35:38,700 --> 00:35:40,567
THE SIDE DOOR WILL BE OPEN,
649
00:35:40,567 --> 00:35:42,967
AND WAIT QUIETLY IN THE BASEMENT
650
00:35:42,967 --> 00:35:45,933
WHILE THE FAMILY GETS UP
AND GOES OFF.
651
00:35:45,933 --> 00:35:47,167
Anderson: HE HAD IT SET UP
652
00:35:47,167 --> 00:35:49,567
SO THAT HE WOULD CALL THE HOUSE,
653
00:35:49,567 --> 00:35:51,900
AND SHE WOULD ANSWER
THE PHONE IN THE KITCHEN.
654
00:35:51,900 --> 00:35:54,100
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
655
00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:55,400
THOMPSON RESIDENCE.
656
00:35:57,500 --> 00:36:00,900
AND THEN, I WOULD COME UP
OUT OF THE BASEMENT
657
00:36:00,900 --> 00:36:02,533
AND HIT HER
WITH THIS RUBBER TUBE.
658
00:36:02,533 --> 00:36:05,067
AND IT WAS, UH, A WHOPPER.
659
00:36:05,067 --> 00:36:06,567
OH, SURE.
660
00:36:06,567 --> 00:36:08,100
I'LL MAKE SURE
THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IT.
661
00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:09,867
[ CREAKING ]
662
00:36:09,867 --> 00:36:13,433
THE BASEMENT STEPS
STARTED CREAKING.
663
00:36:13,433 --> 00:36:14,933
AND -- AND IT WAS SO LOUD.
664
00:36:14,933 --> 00:36:18,600
I DIDN'T WANT HER TO HEAR,
SO I JUST WAITED.
665
00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:20,433
I WAITED UNTIL SHE
FINISHED THE CALL.
666
00:36:20,433 --> 00:36:24,467
AND THEN, SHE WENT
BACK UP THE STAIRS.
667
00:36:24,467 --> 00:36:26,400
AND THEN, I CAME OUT
OF THE BASEMENT.
668
00:36:28,467 --> 00:36:31,133
* LOWLIFES FILLED *
669
00:36:31,133 --> 00:36:37,067
* WITH DARKNESS AND STRIFE *
670
00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,367
[ GASPS ]
671
00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:46,767
DON'T LOOK AT ME.
TAKE YOUR GLASSES OFF.
672
00:36:46,767 --> 00:36:50,200
TURN AROUND,
FACEDOWN ON THE BED.
673
00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:52,267
I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.
674
00:36:52,267 --> 00:36:54,133
I'M JUST GONNA
TAKE SOME MONEY AND GO.
675
00:36:58,233 --> 00:36:59,767
[ THUD ]
676
00:36:59,767 --> 00:37:01,167
I KNOCKED HER UNCONSCIOUS
677
00:37:01,167 --> 00:37:03,067
AND CARRIED HER
OVER TO THE BATHROOM.
678
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,967
THE LAWYER,
HE LEFT WATER IN THE TUB.
679
00:37:08,967 --> 00:37:11,633
AND IT WOULD LOOK LIKE
SHE SLIPPED AND HIT HER HEAD
680
00:37:11,633 --> 00:37:14,667
AND DROWNED IN THE TUB,
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE AN ACCIDENT.
681
00:37:16,533 --> 00:37:18,900
AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH
THAT ACTIVATES
682
00:37:18,900 --> 00:37:20,967
THE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES.
683
00:37:20,967 --> 00:37:22,367
AND THAT WAS THE PLAN.
684
00:37:22,367 --> 00:37:24,433
THAT WAS WHAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
685
00:37:32,967 --> 00:37:37,900
Swanson: UNEXPECTEDLY,
SHE COMES TO.
686
00:37:37,900 --> 00:37:41,933
SOMEHOW, SHE WIGGLES
OUT OF HIS GRIP.
687
00:37:41,933 --> 00:37:45,600
BUT, A MODEST 1963 WOMAN,
688
00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,533
SHE RUNS TO PUT ON HER BATHROBE.
689
00:37:54,700 --> 00:37:55,533
[ GUN CLICKS ]
690
00:37:58,367 --> 00:38:00,067
BUT THE GUN JAMS.
691
00:38:01,067 --> 00:38:02,767
[ GRUNTS ]
692
00:38:02,767 --> 00:38:05,167
I HIT HER.
693
00:38:05,167 --> 00:38:08,567
STILL, I COULDN'T KEEP HER DOWN.
694
00:38:08,567 --> 00:38:11,100
AND SHE RAN.
695
00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,367
THE FRONT DOOR
HAS THAT CHAIN ON IT.
696
00:38:19,067 --> 00:38:21,067
NO!
697
00:38:21,067 --> 00:38:22,467
PLEASE! PLEASE!
698
00:38:22,467 --> 00:38:24,067
PLEASE, MY HUSBAND'S A LAWYER.
HE'LL HELP YOU.
699
00:38:24,067 --> 00:38:25,333
JUST TAKE THIS.
OKAY?
700
00:38:25,333 --> 00:38:26,900
JUST TAKE IT.
701
00:38:26,900 --> 00:38:31,700
SHE OFFERS HER WEDDING RING
TO LEAVE HER ALONE.
702
00:38:31,700 --> 00:38:32,967
PLEASE! PLEASE!
PLEASE! PLEASE!
703
00:38:32,967 --> 00:38:35,500
PLEASE! PLEASE!
PLEASE DON'T.
704
00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:36,300
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
705
00:38:38,067 --> 00:38:41,867
SO I -- I TRIED --
706
00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:44,600
TRIED TO...
707
00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:45,733
I JUST STARTED HITTING HER.
708
00:38:45,733 --> 00:38:47,300
I HIT HER WITH THE GUN.
709
00:38:47,300 --> 00:38:48,667
[ SCREAMING ]
710
00:38:52,367 --> 00:38:54,067
THE GUN WAS JUST
FALLING TO PIECES.
711
00:38:54,067 --> 00:38:55,433
AND I JUST KEPT
HITTING HER AND HITTING HER.
712
00:38:55,433 --> 00:38:57,200
BUT I COULDN'T KEEP HER DOWN.
713
00:39:00,467 --> 00:39:02,267
SO I GOT A KNIFE.
714
00:39:02,267 --> 00:39:05,167
PLEASE, NO! NO!
715
00:39:07,733 --> 00:39:10,433
AND I STABBED HER OVER AND OVER
716
00:39:10,433 --> 00:39:13,600
[ Voice breaking ]
UNTIL THAT KNIFE BROKE OFF.
717
00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,133
AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD.
718
00:39:16,133 --> 00:39:20,367
SO I WENT UP
TO THE BATHROOM TO WASH OFF.
719
00:39:24,733 --> 00:39:27,067
AND I TRIED TO MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE A ROBBERY.
720
00:39:29,933 --> 00:39:32,500
BUT I HEARD A NOISE,
721
00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:33,733
AND I WENT OUT TO LOOK.
722
00:39:33,733 --> 00:39:37,100
AND -- AND SHE WAS GONE.
723
00:39:42,833 --> 00:39:45,067
I NEVER SAW SOMEBODY
WHO WANTED TO LIVE SO HARD
724
00:39:45,067 --> 00:39:46,767
IN ALL MY LIFE.
725
00:39:57,400 --> 00:40:00,233
Thompson: MY 14th BIRTHDAY,
I'M LAYING IN BED.
726
00:40:00,233 --> 00:40:02,200
[ KNOCKS ]
727
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:05,067
AND I HEAR THE COPS COME.
728
00:40:10,333 --> 00:40:13,067
"EUGENE THOMPSON, WE HAVE
A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST."
729
00:40:15,867 --> 00:40:18,500
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEFF.
730
00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:27,133
THE ONE THING I REALLY REMEMBER
ABOUT THE MORNING SHE DIED...
731
00:40:27,133 --> 00:40:30,100
HOW YOU DOING, KIDDO?
732
00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:32,067
-ABOUT TIME TO GO, HUH?
-YEAH. I NEED TO GRAB MY MACK.
733
00:40:32,067 --> 00:40:33,933
WHY DON'T YOU GRAB ME
THE PAPER TOO?
734
00:40:36,067 --> 00:40:37,533
DID YOU LOCK
THE FRONT DOOR?
735
00:40:37,533 --> 00:40:39,033
NO.
736
00:40:39,033 --> 00:40:40,067
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU
BE A GOOD BOY
737
00:40:40,067 --> 00:40:41,300
AND LOCK IT UP FOR ME?
OKAY?
738
00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:42,567
WHY?
739
00:40:42,567 --> 00:40:43,733
YOU NEVER KNOW.
740
00:40:45,067 --> 00:40:47,767
HE ASKED ME TO PUT THE CHAIN
ON THE FRONT DOOR.
741
00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,333
I'D NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
742
00:40:55,033 --> 00:40:57,367
[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]
743
00:41:00,133 --> 00:41:02,233
I HAVEN'T FORGIVEN MY FATHER.
744
00:41:02,233 --> 00:41:06,067
AND MY FATHER'S NEVER ASKED
FOR FORGIVENESS.
745
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:13,300
CAROL LOVED HER KIDS.
746
00:41:13,300 --> 00:41:15,067
AND SHE LOVED HER HOME.
747
00:41:15,067 --> 00:41:17,333
SHE LOVED BEING A MOTHER.
748
00:41:17,333 --> 00:41:19,067
I THINK SHE EVEN LOVED
COTTON...
749
00:41:19,067 --> 00:41:21,533
FOR A TIME.
750
00:41:21,533 --> 00:41:24,267
BUT YOU CAN LOVE
ALL THOSE THINGS
751
00:41:24,267 --> 00:41:26,267
AND STILL WANT MORE.
752
00:41:26,267 --> 00:41:28,867
CAN YOU BLAME HER?
753
00:41:28,867 --> 00:41:32,067
* THERE'S A DARK *
754
00:41:32,067 --> 00:41:38,067
* AND A TROUBLED SIDE OF LIFE *
755
00:41:38,067 --> 00:41:42,467
SHE WASN'T SAINT CAROL.
SHE WAS A REAL PERSON.
756
00:41:42,467 --> 00:41:46,267
SHE WANTED SOMETHING SPECIAL
FROM HER LIFE.
757
00:41:46,267 --> 00:41:53,567
AND MY MOTHER, MYSELF
AND MY SISTERS DESERVED BETTER.
758
00:41:53,567 --> 00:41:58,867
* IT WILL BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY *
759
00:41:58,867 --> 00:42:04,200
* IT WILL HELP YOU ON YOUR WAY *
760
00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:06,900
* IF YOU KEEP *
761
00:42:06,900 --> 00:42:14,967
* ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE *
762
00:42:14,967 --> 00:42:21,700
* WHEN YOU KEEP
ON THE SUNNY SIDE *
763
00:42:21,700 --> 00:42:26,400
* OF LIFE *
764
00:42:26,450 --> 00:42:31,000
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