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(Male #1) Set, hut!

[Indistinct shouting]

What is that?

(Male #2) Hey! Take it
easy, this is touch football.

It's a fumble, it's a
friendly game, stew.

Dial it back a little.

[Grunts] What the hell!

What? I'm going for the ball!

Well, come on! What, huh?

What are you gonna do?
You gonna keep talking?

Keep talking, how's your wife
and my kids? Get out of my face.

You know, it's the
same thing every game.

Why is stew so aggressive?

[Grunting]

Hey!

[Music continues]

[Crowd cheering]

(Male #3) Yeah, boy,
come on, come on!

[Clamoring]

- 'Hey!'
- yeah!

[Indistinct shouting]

John?

Somebody get an ambulance!

John?

[Intense music]

Stand back!

[Breathing heavily]

[Instrumental music]

[Music continues]

(Lou) Now, the victim's
name was John hulse.

Now, believe it or
not, he was killed

in a so-called
touch football game.

Apparently, every Saturday,
uh, he and his buddies

got together to play
macho man in the park.

Wa-wait a minute,
John hulse? Oh, my god.

- You knew him?
- Yeah, uh.

We went to high school together.

He was the most
popular kid on the planet

on the homecoming court,
captain of the football team.

This is awful. What happened?

Well, he took a forearm
to the back of the head

in the game, and, uh, died
in the hospital an hour later.

I was a sophomore
when he was a senior.

He's also married, uh,
his wife's name is Lori.

Lori Kennedy, yeah, they
were high school sweethearts.

- You know her, too?
- Well, not personally.

But everybody knew who Lori was

uh, prom queen,
head cheerleader.

Did somebody hit
John on purpose?

Yeah, it looks that way,
uh, a guy named stew green.

Stew green killed John?

You know him, too?

In high school, stew and John
used to compete over everything

uh, girls, sports,
stew used to date Lori

until she dumped him for John.

Everybody at school
always talked about it.

Well, you don't think
this is still over the girl?

Just tell me exactly
what happened.

(Lou) 'According to
witnesses, green was trying'

'to take the victim out the
whole game, it was a blind hit'

from the back after
the play was over.

Well, hitting him was one thing,
but was he trying to kill him?

That's the issue,
we can't go to a jury

until we know green's intent.

They hated each other in
high school, I'll tell you that.

My point is, you can't charge
murder every time someone dies.

Look at it this way, if I
punch someone and they fall

and hit their head and
die, that's not murder.

I didn't want them to
die and I had no reason

to think they might
with one punch.

Involuntary manslaughter.

Involuntary? Stew
hit John on purpose.

I understand, but...

You have a dozen witnesses.

Stew killed him.

This isn't a final decision.

The involuntary
manslaughter charge

allows us to hold him while
we continue our investigation.

We wanna make sure we
understand stew's intent.

Can you tell me anything,
any reason why stew

might have wanted
to hurt your husband?

John and stew never got along.

They were always competitive.

But no, nothing
different lately.

Any chance they were
fighting about you?

No.

Didn't you used to go
out with stew green?

When I was a
sophomore in high school.

John and I have been
married for ten years.

I swear to god, I
never meant to ki..

- Kill him.
- What happened?

I..

I-I got too caught
up in the game.

I can't quite get the
whole touch thing down.

We used to go all out,
we used to go all out.

I know, I remember.

We were in the same high school.

Class of '97, you were
two years ahead of me.

I'm sorry, I don't-i-i
didn't remember that.

But if you knew us back then

you knew how it was
with John and me.

I remember there was
no love lost between you.

We were rivals, look

I swear, this was an accident.

I lost control, I got
way too aggressive

but I never meant to hurt him.

How's John's wife?

She must be devastated.

Excuse me.

(Lou) Now speaking of Lori hulse

what is your current
relationship with her?

- This is annabeth.
- 'It's Maureen.'

I need you to meet
me at the morgue.

'The me has a late
breaking news flash.'

it's still hard to believe
one punch could kill a man.

Well, the ultimate
cause of death was

a ruptured blood vessel
near the base of the brain

most likely a result of
the blow, but the killer

had some help, the vessel
was weakened to begin with.

The ph in the victim's
blood was abnormally low

which usually
suggests renal failure.

So, I took a sample
of the kidney tissue

and it was loaded with
calcium oxalate crystals.

Oxalate is a telltale sign
of ethylene glycol poisoning.

John was poisoned?

Do we have to ask what
ethylene whatever it is

or are you going to tell us?

Ethylene glycol, an
industrial compound

odorless, colorless, easily
maskable and very, very lethal.

Widely available to
the public as antifreeze.

'Nine out of ten
poisoners recommend it.'

I'm assuming there's
no way he could've

accidentally ingested it?

I wouldn't bet on it.

No, I'd say football
game or no football game

this gentleman had
less than 48 hours to go

before his body shut down.

Which, by the by,
would've looked

to the untrained eye
like a heart attack.

His body was a
walking time bomb.

And green's hit lit the fuse.

[Intense music]

- Antifreeze poisoning?
- 'Yeah.'

apparently, the
poison in John's system

weakened his blood vessels,
when he got hit on the field

the vessel broke and killed him.

He'd ingested three
full ounces of antifreeze.

- This was no mistake.
- Let me get this straight.

Someone was trying to kill
your old high school quarterback

but green beat him to the punch?

Any chance that green was
involved in the poisoning also?

It seems unlikely, I
mean, if you're already

poisoning someone, why go
that extra step and hit them?

But they did have a beef,
right? We have to consider it.

But we have to look
at other suspects, too.

Poisoning's a crime of intimacy.

You need trust and access,
and most cases involve

someone close to the victim.

Ah, like someone
like his own wife.

I pulled those records
you asked me for.

It turns out this prom queen
stands to make a fortune

from her husband's death,
there's only one catch.

John's parents made her
sign a prenuptial agreement.

- 'What was in the prenup?'
- Well, put it like this.

She gets nothing if
the marriage ends.

If she left him,
she cheated on him

she walked away
from the entire fortune.

But if her husband died
while they were married?

- She got it all.
- How much is all?

Conservative
estimate, $10 million.

That is one hell of a motive.

You still think
stew green did it?

I'm thinking a lot of things.

I'm thinking maybe green
and the wife colluded.

Well, you say they
dated in high school.

(Steve) 'Maybe they
rekindled their romance'

wanted hulse out of the way?

'Look, we're allowed to
hold green for 72 hours.'

I plan to avail
myself of all them

while we do our homework.

Lou, find out how hulse
was poisoned and when.

'And why don't you two
focus on the victim's marriage?'

talk to friends, family, see
if they know anything useful.

Um, actually, uh,
John's business partner

is an acquaintance
of mine, Nick pletcher.

Don't tell me you went to
school with this guy, too?

Okay, I won't tell you.

How well do you know this guy?

We went to the prom together.

[Dramatic music]

[Indistinct radio chatter]

(Lori) I don't understand
why this is necessary.

Mrs. Hulse, maybe
you should have a seat.

There is no easy
way to say this.

The medical examiner believes
your husband was being poisoned.

Wha.. Poisoned?

Look, I'm sorry, i-i-i
don't understand.

My husband died in a
football game, I saw it happen.

Well, we believe the
poison was ingested

within 24 hours of the game.

How is that possible?

I mean, who would
do something like that?

(Male #4) 'Detective?'

[dramatic music]

[Indistinct chatter]

- Annabeth. Hey.
- Nick, hi!

- Oh, thanks for meeting me.
- It's no problem.

You know, I was
really glad to hear that

you were in charge of the
case. So what's going on?

Has there been some
kind of change or?

Actually, do you want
to grab a cup of coffee?

- There's a place up the street.
- Sure, yeah.

You think someone
was trying to kill John?

We know someone killed
him. He was poisoned.

Oh, my god.

Nick, how were John
and Lori getting along?

What, you think
Lori was involved?

Well, we have to
consider everything.

These people were like
family to me, you know?

- I loved them both.
- I know.

Well, for a long time,
Lori made John happy

but, lately things were tough.

[Instrumental music]

John said they were separating.

Do you have any idea
what the problem was?

No, it wasn't something
John could talk about easily.

And, frankly, neither could I.

We always just preferred
talking sales figures.

And John and I loved
running this business together.

Now, honestly, I don't know
if I wanna run it anymore.

Not without him.

You guys started right
after college, right?

Yeah, John's dad died

and left him the company.

But I guess with all the money

John wanted someone
around from the old days

you know, somebody
he could trust.

I always loved that.

I mean, you and
John were so different

but you were still friends.

People would always
say that, they were like

"what's the captain
of the football team

doing with that geek
from the debate squad?"

Hey, we were both on that
squad, and we were not geeks.

- Oh.
- Okay, we were geeks.

You know what? I just
flashed a memory of you

coming down the stairs
in your prom dress.

Oh, god.

You were not a geek, not at all.

I think I have some
pictures at home

somewhere that
would prove you wrong.

- Yeah. Yeah.
- It's been a while, huh?

I think the last time I saw you

you were at the park
playing frisbee with your dog.

Yeah, i'm, I'm sorry, I've
just been so busy, you know?

Hey, come on,
we've all been busy.

It can't be every two
years that I get to see you.

[Cell phone rings]

Oh. Sorry.

This is annabeth.

O-Okay, okay, I'm on my way.

I'm so sorry, I gotta go.

- It's okay.
- It was so good to see you.

You, too.

Hey, I wanna see those pictures.

This bottle was in the garbage
recovered at the hulse property.

"Catalyzed energy drink."

So called because of
the vitamins and minerals

in each serving, but this bottle
had a little something extra.

It was spiked with antifreeze.

You're saying this is
the murder weapon?

Correct. I found the
victim's saliva on the lip.

Here, let me show
you how it works.

You're looking at
an untouched bottle

of lemon lime refreshment.

And this is three ounces
of garden variety antifreeze.

As you can see, the
color is very similar.

Now..

If I take some
of this antifreeze

and pour it into the bottle..

- You can't see the difference.
- That's right.

And antifreeze has
a fairly sweet taste.

So if you chugged
this down fast enough

you wouldn't even taste it.

Which brings us
to the big question.

- Any prints on the bottle?
- Right, the prints.

As I always leave
the best news for last.

There's two sets.

One for the victim, John hulse

and one for his lovely

one might infer to
be murdering wife.

I think we have probable
cause to arrest the wife.

(Steve) You may be right,
but do we have enough

to go to trial with
what we have?

Lori had opportunity galore.

The prenup gives us motive,
the prints on the sports drink

puts the murder
weapon right in her hand.

I don't know, it's all
still circumstantial.

And what do we
do with stew green?

He's supposed to be
arraigned tomorrow.

I talked to green's lawyer,
he's looking for two years

suspended in community service.

Do we have anything to
link him with the poisoning?

Search of the house yielded zip.

(Annabeth) 'As far as we can
tell, stew's only contact with John'

was limited to the football
field and there's nothing

to suggest an affair
or collusion with Lori.

I still think he was partially
responsible for the death

but I can live with that plea.

Okay, hold on,
no plea, no arrests.

Just everybody calm
down, if we arrest Lori now

she'll just lawyer up, why
not call her in one more time

and confront her
with the evidence?

'Maybe she'll implicate
herself or maybe'

'you can get her to
confess and if that happens'

she'll be in front of a
judge by the end of the day

in which case, then we
make the deal with stew green.

You think I tried
to kill my husband?

(Annabeth) 'Lori, nobody's
accusing you of anything.'

'right now we're just
taking depositions'

'and gathering information.'

we were told that
you and your husband

were having problems,
is that correct?

Yes, but we were working it out.

We were told you
were separating.

Who told you that?

Maybe while you're
considering all kinds

of baseless rumors,
you should also consider

that I loved my husband.

'We were married for ten years.'

Mrs. Hulse, we know that

you and your husband
had a prenuptial agreement.

I don't believe this. I
was right, you think I did it.

If the marriage was
over, you lost everything.

- But if John died...
- I'm leaving.

We have the bottle, Mrs.
Hulse, the energy drink

that was used to
poison your husband.

And that bottle has
your fingerprints on it.

'Can you explain that?'

I d.. I don't know.

'You said an energy drink?'

John used them all the
time, he-he, he took them

to the gym with him. Wait..

I think.. Okay, maybe this.

The day before the game,
I opened John's gym bag

and put his clothes in the wash

and there was an empty
bottle, I threw it out.

I'm telling the truth.

(Maureen) We need
to check out her story.

Lori hulse lives in a
million dollar mansion.

How likely is it that she
does her husband's laundry?

Oh, I'm already on it.

Now I called the health
club, I spoke to the manager.

They don't even sell
that particular sports drink.

But get this, about
20 minutes later,

I get a phone call from
the club's chief of security.

- Why?
- He wouldn't say.

He wants to meet me in person.

Now I talked to my
manager, is it true you think

John hulse was murdered?

Yes.

That sports drink
you were looking for

that has something
to do with his death?

If you know something..

I can help you, but it's
gonna to cost me my job.

- And I might even get sued.
- What are you talking about?

In the last six months, a few
members had their lockers

busted into, they lost
wallets, cell phones, watches.

- And these are rich guys who...
- I'm listening.

My manager, he
asked me to handle it.

So I, I-I put a security
camera in the locker room.

You put a camera in an area
where people are changing?

I know it's illegal, but no
one was supposed to see it.

It-it was just to
stop the break-ins.

I-I think this will help you.

[Dramatic music]

That's hulse.

'Same kind of bottle.'

'who-who's that?'

Nick pletcher, John's
business partner.

(Annabeth) He was more
than just a business partner

he was John's closest friend.

(Steve) Well, as of now,
he's also a murder suspect.

Yeah, well, it's not
exactly a smoking gun.

Yes, it's the same kind of
bottle, but how do we know

it's the one with
the poison in it?

We don't, but it
fits the timeline.

'And the autopsy
report said that'

hulse ingested the poison
24 hours before his death.

This was shot the day before.

(Steve) I know John was the
most popular kid in high school

but a lot of people
sure wanted him dead.

Wait, wait, wait, this is
crazy. I know Nick pletcher.

- You knew him in high school.
- Look, he didn't do it.

I'm sorry, I-I just don't
think he's capable.

Well, maybe not, but
we have to find out.

Let's start with the business
that John and Nick shared.

Maybe something went
sour there, call a judge

and get a subpoena for
all the company records

and send them all down
to the forensic accountant.

And, Lou, search Nick
pletcher's house and find me a link

between him and the antifreeze.

Hey, are you okay on this?

I'm fine. Steve, I'm fine.

If Nick was involved,
you know I'll do

whatever it takes
to make a case.

Oh, come on, not the machines.

Look, I can understand why
you'd have to take the files

but you can't take
our computers.

How am I supposed
to run a business?

We'll return the
computers just as soon

as we copy the hard drives.

[Dramatic music]

(Nathan) 'I uncovered
Nick pletcher's signature'

all over these files, he kept a
tight grip on the company books.

It's a partnership,
John focused on sales

Nick managed the accounts.

I'm not surprised, most
cases of embezzlement happen

when one partner has
control of the money.

Nick was stealing
from the company.

Yes, yes, at first I didn't see
it, and the surface numbers

make sense, but
when I really got into it...

How'd he do it?

He was creating phantom vendors.

Wrote paychecks to
subcontractors that don't exist

and then pocketed the money
for a total of almost 200 grand.

I also found this.

'The IRS scheduled an
appointment with John hulse.'

do we know why?

They flagged some of
Nick's illegal transfers.

John knew Nick was
embezzling from the company?

We don't know, he
was killed two days

before he was supposed
to meet with the IRS.

(Annabeth) Two hundred grand?

What if Nick heard
the IRS was coming

and killed John to keep
him from turning him in?

And we should also
talk to Lori again.

See if her husband
knew that his partner

was stealing from the business.

While we're at it,
we can apologize

for accusing her of the murder.

Hey, it is our job to make
judgments about people.

So, you and this Nick
pletcher are really friends, huh?

I've only seen him a couple
times since high school.

I went to his senior prom.

With him? As his date?

It wasn't a date-date

it was a friend's date, but
I always cared about him.

(Lori) 'It just doesn't seem
possible, John loved Nick.'

did your husband ever mention
a problem with the money?

- Did he ever say he suspected...
- No!

John did everything for Nick,
he brought him into the company.

He made him partner.

He always said that Nick
was the only one he could trust.

If it's true, if Nick did this..

(Steve) My computer techs
tell me that Nick pletcher

never searched any websites
or googled any info on poisoning.

Well, maybe not
from home or work

but I've been tracking
Nick's movements

around the time of
the murder, trying to

link him to the antifreeze.

Well, he got a parking
ticket two weeks

before his business
partner was poisoned.

Where do you think
he was parked?

Right in front of
the public library.

Alright.

Excuse me.

Greetings, gentle reader.

- You work here?
- Uh, yes.

Um, well, not here, the
reference desk per se.

I-I help out with
those computers.

You ever see this guy before?

Oh, man. I'm-I'm
fired, right? Am I fired?

Take it easy.

- You're a cop?
- I said, relax.

You wanna answer my question?

Huh, yeah, that guy, he,
um, came in last week, right?

He wanted to use the
Internet, and he didn't have

any ID on him and look, I
know the rules, you know

homeland security, and we're
all supposed to be on high alert

and all that and-and I
told him, I'm all, "look, bro

no ID, no Internet, right?"
And, but he just wouldn't quit.

So you let him use the computer?

Yeah, uh, number
three, um, right over there.

(Lou) I brought the library's
computer into the crime lab.

(Maureen) And you're sure
Nick pletcher used that machine?

(Lou) Oh, no doubt the
attendant made an ID.

We had the lab guy
try to figure out exactly

what pletcher was
looking at on the computer.

- He didn't erase his tracks?
- He tried.

But we recovered a few
images from the cache

and he did a search, keywords,
"toxic chemicals, antifreeze."

He also visited a medical site.

The impact of calcium oxalate
crystals on the renal system.

Good enough for me.

Good work, Lou, bring him in.

Call stew green's
attorney, accept the plea

and cut him loose.

[Dramatic music]

Annabeth, what's going on?

The detectives
won't tell me anything.

I have no idea how
to ask you this, Nick

so I'm going to come
right out and say it.

Did you try to kill John hulse?

Annabeth, that's crazy.

I loved John, we were partners.

We know about the embezzlement.

We know you wrote
checks to phantom vendors.

We know you stole
almost $200,000.

- Annabeth.
- Nick, don't lie to me.

Look, I don't know what it
is that you think you know.

What I think I know?

I think you put
antifreeze in a sports drink

and gave it to John at the gym.

I think you researched how
to do it at the public library.

Annabeth, you know
the kind of person I am.

I knew a 17-year-old kid, Nick,
I have no idea who you are.

- Please.
- I can't change the facts.

Facts? You're the prosecutor.

Facts are whatever
you say they are.

Look, I'm asking
you as a friend.

[Intense music]

Wait, wait, okay? Wait.

Just at least tell
me what I should do.

Get a good lawyer.

[Sighs]

He's all yours.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

Okay.

[Handcuffs clinking]

[Dramatic music]

The people are ready for trial.

We can't start until
we resolve the charges

and I object to my client
being charged with murder.

He poisoned the victim.

The me said he had
less than 48 hours to live.

I believe that would
be attempted murder.

The truth is, your honor,
the poison didn't kill him.

He died on a football field
of a broken blood vessel.

Yes, a blood vessel weakened
by the effects of the poison.

I'm sorry, but you
can't have it both ways.

They charged the man who
hit him with manslaughter

and you cannot charge my
client for causing the same death.

Yes, we can, as long
as the poison made

a critical contribution to
the way the victim died.

Okay, enough, I admit
this is all interesting

but it's also academic,
Mr. Wright, if your client

poisoned the victim,
that's attempted murder

and it's more than enough
to send him away for life.

- Your honor...
- 'let me finish.'

the murder charge can stand.

The state can argue
the poison made

a critical
contribution to death.

You want to save
your client, Mr. Wright?

Stop arguing the law
and start arguing the facts.

So, you ready for this?

Did Maureen send
you to check up on me?

I'm not checking
up, I'm checking in.

I just can't stop thinking
about Nick in high school.

We were friends from the minute

he moved into our school
district in the ninth grade.

I guess, until then,
I'd been the only kid

whose parents were divorced,
and he understood how I felt.

In a million years, I couldn't
have seen this coming.

I met my wife in high school.

Really? You never told me that.

Yeah, well, I actually
didn't know it for a while.

I didn't remember her, she
was two years behind me.

- You're kidding?
- No.

And she waited until
our third date to tell me.

We were in a play together,
can you believe that?

I actually stood onstage
with my future wife

and I didn't know it.

The point is, you, you see what
you wanna see in high school.

Not what's really there.

Thanks, Steve.

So walk me through
your strategy.

Well, we know there are
reasons to suspect Lori.

She had a prenup, her prints
were on the poison bottle.

Real question is, do
you put her on the stand?

If we don't call her, Wright
can put her up himself

and then it looks
like we were trying

to hide those
things from the jury.

I agree, it's better
they hear it from us.

We dismiss the circumstantial
evidence against Lori.

At the same time,
we convince the jury

our case against Nick
isn't just circumstantial.

'The defense will
suggest that the bottle'

in the locker room video
isn't the murder weapon.

But Nick's embezzlement,
the fact that he researched

the poisoning, tips
the scales our way.

Any chance in linking the
defendant to antifreeze?

Maybe, the police
found some glasses

and mixing bowls when
they searched his garage.

They're being tested right now.

(Annabeth) March 16th,
hulse is contacted by the IRS.

March 18th, pletcher
researches the toxic chemicals

on the library computer

and finally between
the time frames

of march 31st and April 1st

hulse ingests a lethal
dose of antifreeze.

And were you able to
determine how the victim

came to ingest that antifreeze?

Yes, we found an empty
bottle of the catalyst energy drink

in the trash of
the victim's home.

It was positive
for ethylene glycol.

Detective drummer,
can you please tell us

what we're watching here?

(Lou) 'This is a video shot
at the victim's health club'

'twenty four hours
before he died.'

you see the
defendant, Nick pletcher

handing the victim the
exact same brand drink.

And you see the
victim drinking it.

And the next day,
John hulse was dead.

Detective, uh, can
you prove that the bottle

depicted in this video
is the same bottle

recovered from
the victim's trash?

- No.
- No.

In fact, do you
have any direct proof

that that drink is
poisoned at all?

Not direct, but circumstantial.

- So that would be a no?
- Objection.

(Judge Paula) 'Sustained,
you made your point, counsel.'

- next question.
- My next question is this.

(Wright) Do you know where
the drink in the video came from?

By that, I mean, do you
know who purchased it?

- 'No.'
- no.

So it's possible the
victim bought that drink

and my client is simply
holding on to it for him.

Well, I-I don't
believe that's true.

It's also possible
that the victim drank

from another bottle altogether
at some different point

in this 24-hour
window of time, let's say

on his way home,
or the next morning.

I don't know, you pick.

Yeah, the guy told me
he didn't have any ID.

And I'm all, "look,
nobody gets online

without a driver's license."

You let him use the
computer anyway?

Eventually, yeah, I mean,
the guy was not taking no

for an answer.

Your honor, these
are the screen captures

recovered from
the library computer

and previously admitted
as people's exhibit c.

May the record reflect they
include keyword searches

for antifreeze and
toxic chemicals

as well as a medical
article on poisons.

The record will so reflect.

[Dramatic music]

(Wright) How old
are you, Mr. Reed?

- Uh, 18.
- Eighteen.

And, uh, are you nervous today?

You're looking a little nervous.

I'm doing fine, bro, yeah.

I'm glad, uh, could you
describe for me please

the gentlemen whom
you allowed to use

'the library's computer
without proper identification?'

I don't have to describe
him, he's sitting right there.

(Wright) 'So, um, medium height,
about five-ten, average build?'

(Reed) Yeah.

You just described about
half the men in this county.

Look, I saw the
man, I'm not lying.

Where's the question, counsel?

Do you smoke
marijuana, Mr. Reed?

Mr. Reed's drug use
is directly relevant

to his ability to
proceed, your honor.

Overruled. The
witness will answer.

Hey, man, I'm trying
to help out here, alright?

I mean, yeah, maybe
I smoke a little weed

from time to time, so what?

A little? And how
often, sir? Once a day?

More than once a day? How
about that day, Mr. Reed?

- Were you high that day?
- No.

No? May I remind you,
sir, you are under oath

and perjury is a crime.

I don't know, I
mean, yeah, probably.

- Yeah, probably.
- I mean, so what?

What, that means I
can't recognize someone

'cause I'm stoned?

[Wright laughs]

Oh.

No further
questions, your honor.

Listen to me, I write codes
for computer programs, alright?

I got accepted into
Northwestern, early admission

and I got a 1400 on my
sats. It was him, okay?

- I know what I saw.
- 'Yes.'

a brown-haired man
of average height

'who asked to use a computer.'

- very helpful.
- It was him.

He did okay, right?

Assuming the jury liked
fast times at ridgemont high.

- What's next?
- The forensic accountant.

Now, look, this could get ugly

Wright's whole
strategy is confusion.

He's going to Bury
the jury in numbers

columns and accounting theory.

It's critical the jury
believes that Nick pletcher

was stealing and that he
killed his business partner

to avoid being caught.

- I'm ready.
- Okay.

This particular form
of embezzlement

is quite sophisticated.

- In what way?
- In almost every way.

Nick pletcher did more than
just create phantom companies.

He sent fake invoices,
he designed a letterhead.

'He listed records
of his conversations'

with executives who don't exist.

And none of this was detected?

The IRS was scheduled
to meet with John hulse.

'They probably would
have found out then'

but Mr. Hulse was killed
two days before that meeting.

Thank you. No further questions.

(Wright) 'Mr. Meeks, you
seem to think that my client'

embezzled money from
his business partner.

Yes.

But can you prove
that he murdered him?

- No. Of course not.
- Nothing further.

[Intense music]

- What the hell was that?
- 'I can't believe it.'

Nick's admitting
the embezzlement.

Wright knew we
had all that proof.

If Nick lied to the jury
and they didn't buy it

he'd lose all credibility.

So instead Wright
says my client is a thief

but he's not a
killer, in a weird way

it makes Nick look honest.

It still doesn't
negate what we have.

No, but in the jury's eyes, it
tips the scales away from Nick.

Just in time for Lori
to take the stand.

Why do I want a cigarette?

Well, maybe this will help.

It's the lab reports
from the glass and bowls

we found in Nick
pletcher's garage.

One of them, laced
with antifreeze.

But the weird
thing is, it says here

that it wasn't just antifreeze.

It was mixed
together with dog food.

- Dog food?
- Did Nick have a dog?

Yeah, a-a terrier, I've seen it.

We didn't find an animal in
the house or on the property.

Does this mean
what I think it means?

I don't believe it.

Nick did a test run on his dog?

[Dramatic music]

(Maureen) The police have
checked every single animal hospital

and shelter in Marion county.

If the defendant's dog
died, he never brought it in.

That makes sense, if
he was testing the poison

he couldn't risk
someone finding out.

Exactly, Lou's got
his guys checking

pletcher's yard as well as
the land behind his office.

Our guess is, Nick
buried the dog.

(Steve) Good, but
it's still a long shot.

The issue now is what to
do about Lori the prom queen.

Are we still planning on
putting her on the stand?

We have to call her.

Just make sure
annabeth preps her, okay?

I do not want her
fighting up there.

The more defensive she
acts, the more guilty she looks.

- Maureen Scofield.
- We found the dog.

You're kidding, where?

A wooded area
behind pletcher's house.

The techs are taking
the body to the lab now.

They found the dog.

(Annabeth) Lori, I
have to be honest.

In most cases, I can't
wait to put the victim's wife

on the stand, it's
usually some of the most

powerful testimony we
have, but, I'm concerned

this defense attorney
may tear you apart.

But I didn't do
anything, you know that.

That doesn't matter, we
have the burden of proof.

They'll do whatever it takes
to raise reasonable doubt.

Ever since we started dating

people questioned my
motives for being with John.

I'm used to it.

That doesn't change
the fact that I loved him.

Okay. You show that to the jury.

Be calm and be composed.

[Shudders] I did love him.

You know, we, we fell
in love in high school.

We got married way, way too fast

and way too young.

Lately..

We hit a rough patch.

It was nobody's fault.

The love was still there.

Marriage is hard sometimes.

Did you and John sign
a prenuptial agreement?

Yes.

John was to take over
the family business

and his father wanted to
know that it would be protected

should the marriage dissolve.

We signed it out
of respect for him.

(Wright) You said your
marriage had hit a rough patch.

Truth is, your
marriage was over.

- 'You were getting a divorce.'
- 'No.'

we talked about
a trial separation.

- I didn't want to lose him.
- Him or the money?

The fact is, you
stood to lose a fortune

if you got divorced, the
prenup that you signed

made that abundantly clear,
isn't that right, Mrs. Hulse?

Yes. I would get nothing.

$10 million, signed
away when you were 22.

I didn't care about the money.

You knew if your husband
left you, you got nothing.

But if he died, while
you were still married

you got it all, correct?

Yes, but he wasn't
going to leave me.

The prenup was
there for a reason.

So John could get away.

John didn't want to
get away, he wanted...

You just testified that you
were separating, yes or no?

Yes.

Your fingerprints were on
the bottle that poisoned him.

Yes or no?

Yes.

[Dramatic music]

Nothing further, your honor.

[Dramatic music]

[Horn blaring]

- How'd it go?
- We got him.

- You sure about this?
- Absolutely.

The people call medical examiner
Albert schmidt to the stand.

Your honor, Mr. Schmidt
has already testified.

He's been through direct,
cross-exam and redirect.

This is new information we
just learned about it ourselves.

- I object.
- Take it easy, Mr. Wright.

If you need it, I'll
give you plenty of time

to prepare for cross.

The witness will
step up and be sworn.

(Schmidt) The dog's body
was found about 200 yards

behind the defendant's house.

(Maureen) What
kind of dog was it?

A terrier, approximately
three years old.

It had a name tag
with Max written on it.

Was an examination
done on the body?

Yes. This dog was poisoned.

'I found an extremely
high concentration'

'of ethylene glycol in
the remaining tissue.'

- ethylene glycol?
- 'Yes.'

the same type of antifreeze
used to poison John hulse.

This was no accident.

I found enough
poison in the remains

to kill a dog three
times this size.

(Maureen) 'Thank you.
No further questions.'

[intense music]

"In the case of Indiana
versus Nicholas pletcher

"we the jury find the defendant

guilty of murder."

[Instrumental music]

- Thank you.
- You're welcome, Lori.

And again, I'm so
sorry for your loss.

It'll be hard trusting
anyone from now on.

[Sniffles]

[Knocking]

Annabeth, there's
somebody here to see you.

- Now?
- She's an agent with the IRS.

She says it's about
John hulse, it's important.

Okay, bring her in.

- Can I help you?
- Agent vale, IRS.

I heard you convicted
Mr. Pletcher, congratulations.

- Thank you.
- Sorry for not coming sooner.

I really don't follow
state criminal trials.

Our agency detected some of

Mr. Pletcher's
illegal activities.

We know, you had a
meeting set with John hulse.

We did, but that meeting
was canceled, miss chase

and we thought you
might like to know why.

[Alarm buzzing]

I didn't expect
to see you again.

I didn't either.

But I had to come.

I had to hear it from you.

- Why would you do this?
- Just go away, annabeth.

Look at me.

The person I knew
can't be gone completely.

You don't get it.

We had so much in common..

Except for one thing.

The money.

It was just money,
money, money, money.

So one day, I wrote
a check to myself.

Then I wrote a bigger check
to a company that didn't exist.

- It was easy.
- I don't believe it was easy.

Well, John was loyal as a dog.

He was so, he was so stupid.

And then I found out
that the IRS was coming.

I knew it had to be about me.

I knew John would find out.

I couldn't face him when
he realized what I did.

Look, I know how it
sounds, but somehow..

It was easier for
me to kill him..

Than to let him
find out the truth.

That's the saddest
part about this, Nick.

He already knew.

[Dramatic music]

He paid the taxes, Nick.

As soon as the IRS called,
he gave them the money.

He convinced them not
to file charges against you.

You betrayed the
friendship, but John never did.

He loved you.

You think about that
for the next 30 years.

You said you wanted to see this.

I don't need it anymore.

[Mellow music]

(Annabeth) Stay tuned for
scenes from our next episode.

[Theme music]