1 00:00:39,756 --> 00:00:41,144 Come on, I know you guys are selling dope. 2 00:00:41,592 --> 00:00:42,893 Give it up. 3 00:00:42,926 --> 00:00:44,027 Give it up. where's the dope, huh? 4 00:00:44,060 --> 00:00:44,994 Huh? 5 00:00:45,027 --> 00:00:46,629 Where's the money? 6 00:00:46,661 --> 00:00:47,796 Where's the money? 7 00:00:47,828 --> 00:00:48,529 Come on! 8 00:00:52,132 --> 00:00:53,433 I wanted to check that movie with her. 9 00:00:53,467 --> 00:00:54,201 I think she tried to kiss me. 10 00:00:55,134 --> 00:00:56,068 Hot, buddy. 11 00:00:56,101 --> 00:00:57,169 Hot, buddy. 12 00:00:57,202 --> 00:00:58,637 I'm the epitome of malehood. 13 00:00:58,669 --> 00:00:59,937 I'm king of the park. - Sure, you are. 14 00:00:59,971 --> 00:01:00,772 - King of the park. - Sure, you are, buddy. 15 00:01:00,805 --> 00:01:01,672 King of the hill. 16 00:01:01,705 --> 00:01:04,508 Epitome of malehood in your own mind. 17 00:01:04,540 --> 00:01:05,408 Yeah, right. 18 00:01:05,441 --> 00:01:06,108 Woop-woop. 19 00:01:08,077 --> 00:01:09,078 You got nothing on me, buddy. 20 00:01:09,110 --> 00:01:09,911 So I think she liked my eyes. 21 00:01:09,943 --> 00:01:11,011 Yeah, sure. 22 00:01:11,045 --> 00:01:11,913 Some of the part of my-- 23 00:01:11,945 --> 00:01:12,813 You like something 24 00:01:17,016 --> 00:01:19,685 Get your head down or I'll blow it off. 25 00:01:19,718 --> 00:01:22,087 OK, punk, give us your money, whatever you got. 26 00:01:23,987 --> 00:01:25,488 Now! 27 00:01:25,522 --> 00:01:26,389 You heard the man. 28 00:01:26,422 --> 00:01:27,089 Now cough it up. 29 00:01:27,122 --> 00:01:28,657 I don't have nothing. Ow! 30 00:01:28,690 --> 00:01:29,558 Give it to me. 31 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:30,491 Give it to me. 32 00:01:30,526 --> 00:01:32,094 Where it at? 33 00:01:32,125 --> 00:01:32,993 Come on. 34 00:01:33,027 --> 00:01:34,629 Now get out of here. 35 00:01:34,661 --> 00:01:35,729 Now! 36 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:38,031 What are you waiting for? 37 00:01:38,062 --> 00:01:38,997 So where's the stuff? 38 00:01:39,031 --> 00:01:39,899 Where's the dope. 39 00:01:39,931 --> 00:01:40,698 Where are you keeping it? 40 00:01:40,732 --> 00:01:41,833 Come on, this is bull-- 41 00:01:49,004 --> 00:01:50,972 Put your head down. 42 00:01:51,006 --> 00:01:52,474 Get your head down or I'll blow it off. 43 00:01:52,506 --> 00:01:53,874 Get your face in the dirt. Come on. 44 00:01:53,908 --> 00:01:54,775 Come on, get out of here. 45 00:01:54,808 --> 00:01:55,608 Come on. 46 00:01:59,445 --> 00:02:01,880 I'll bag the shell casings. 47 00:02:03,613 --> 00:02:04,581 All right, you ready? 48 00:02:07,717 --> 00:02:09,085 All right, I call it in the county. 49 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:13,388 It was too dark. 50 00:02:13,421 --> 00:02:14,689 I couldn't see their faces. 51 00:02:14,721 --> 00:02:15,956 Plus, they had a space down in the ground. 52 00:02:15,989 --> 00:02:17,357 One of them had a shotgun. 53 00:02:17,390 --> 00:02:18,324 I saw the bell right near my head. 54 00:02:18,357 --> 00:02:20,359 Did anybody get a good look at their faces? 55 00:02:20,392 --> 00:02:21,560 No, one of them stuffed his hand 56 00:02:21,593 --> 00:02:22,794 down my shirt looking for money and stuff, 57 00:02:22,827 --> 00:02:23,727 but I couldn't see his face. 58 00:02:23,762 --> 00:02:24,629 It was too dark. 59 00:02:24,662 --> 00:02:25,796 I couldn't see anything. 60 00:02:25,829 --> 00:02:26,729 I did. 61 00:02:26,764 --> 00:02:28,098 I saw them. 62 00:02:28,131 --> 00:02:28,998 What's your name? 63 00:02:29,933 --> 00:02:31,668 Jimmy O'Neill. 64 00:02:31,699 --> 00:02:32,934 Do you think you could identify them? 65 00:02:32,968 --> 00:02:34,036 Yeah, maybe. 66 00:02:37,103 --> 00:02:39,873 Is he dead? 67 00:03:36,143 --> 00:03:39,580 Mary, somebody's in the house. 68 00:03:39,614 --> 00:03:40,748 Stay there. 69 00:03:49,019 --> 00:03:50,888 What the hell are you doing? 70 00:03:50,921 --> 00:03:52,556 Hey, Dad. 71 00:03:52,588 --> 00:03:54,857 Bobby, it's 3 o'clock in the morning. 72 00:03:54,890 --> 00:03:56,925 I was ready to take your head off here. 73 00:03:56,958 --> 00:03:58,627 Bobby, what happened? 74 00:03:58,659 --> 00:03:59,960 I-- I got a little bit drunk. 75 00:03:59,994 --> 00:04:02,596 I forgot where I lived. 76 00:04:02,629 --> 00:04:03,663 Carol go upstairs. 77 00:04:03,695 --> 00:04:05,464 You too, Jeff and Timmy. 78 00:04:05,497 --> 00:04:07,766 Mom, why don't you just let Bobby sleep here. 79 00:04:07,799 --> 00:04:09,501 No way. 80 00:04:09,532 --> 00:04:11,535 This is the very reason he moved out in the first place. 81 00:04:11,568 --> 00:04:13,403 That was a joint. 82 00:04:13,436 --> 00:04:16,706 This is beer and bourbon, I think. 83 00:04:16,739 --> 00:04:18,474 You think you're very cute, huh? 84 00:04:18,505 --> 00:04:21,475 How do we know what you're messed up on? 85 00:04:21,507 --> 00:04:22,842 Dad, let me get dressed, and I'll drive Bobby home. 86 00:04:22,876 --> 00:04:23,944 You will not. 87 00:04:23,976 --> 00:04:24,877 Go to bed, all yous. 88 00:04:24,911 --> 00:04:26,712 Jeez, lighten up, Dad. 89 00:04:26,745 --> 00:04:27,612 I lighten yous up. 90 00:04:27,646 --> 00:04:28,346 Go to bed! 91 00:04:30,748 --> 00:04:31,448 You sit down. 92 00:04:35,752 --> 00:04:37,921 And you listen to me, son. 93 00:04:37,952 --> 00:04:39,921 If you want to mess up your life, we can't stop you. 94 00:04:39,954 --> 00:04:41,355 What kind of an example do you think you're 95 00:04:41,389 --> 00:04:42,790 setting for Carol and Jeff? 96 00:04:42,822 --> 00:04:44,758 Even Tammy thinks you're a big shot with your carousing 97 00:04:44,791 --> 00:04:46,393 and boozing. - That right? 98 00:04:46,425 --> 00:04:47,726 You're sorry you ever took me in this family-- 99 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,361 - I never said that! - --in the first place. 100 00:04:49,394 --> 00:04:50,561 I never said that. I heard you say it! 101 00:04:50,595 --> 00:04:51,462 I never said it. 102 00:04:51,495 --> 00:04:52,863 Don't make me sorry! 103 00:04:52,896 --> 00:04:53,964 Oh, to hell with it. 104 00:04:53,997 --> 00:04:55,365 You want to throw your life away? 105 00:04:55,399 --> 00:04:56,533 Fine. Just don't do it in this house! 106 00:05:05,872 --> 00:05:07,640 I'm sorry, Mom. 107 00:05:07,673 --> 00:05:08,840 You can have the couch tonight. 108 00:05:08,874 --> 00:05:09,741 I'll get you a blanket. 109 00:05:26,752 --> 00:05:30,289 Mom somebody, shot Spooky Halstead 110 00:05:30,322 --> 00:05:32,324 tonight in Marine Park. 111 00:05:32,357 --> 00:05:33,758 He's dead. 112 00:05:33,791 --> 00:05:35,459 Oh my god! 113 00:05:35,492 --> 00:05:36,393 I just-- 114 00:05:38,927 --> 00:05:40,395 I wanted to come home. 115 00:06:09,915 --> 00:06:11,984 Another traffic report in 20 minutes. 116 00:06:12,017 --> 00:06:13,318 At the top of the news this morning 117 00:06:13,351 --> 00:06:14,952 is the brutal murder of young Robert 118 00:06:14,986 --> 00:06:17,655 "Spooky" Halstead at Marine Park last night, 119 00:06:17,687 --> 00:06:20,523 the result of what police are calling a drug-related holdup. 120 00:06:20,556 --> 00:06:23,892 We'll have more details for you as the case unfolds. 121 00:06:23,925 --> 00:06:25,994 A warehouse fire in Queens yesterday claimed-- 122 00:06:26,027 --> 00:06:29,297 It on the radio this morning about Spooky Halstead. 123 00:06:29,328 --> 00:06:30,930 My god. 124 00:06:30,963 --> 00:06:33,332 I just can't believe it, right here in Marine Park. 125 00:06:43,338 --> 00:06:44,006 Thank you. 126 00:06:44,038 --> 00:06:44,905 It's late. 127 00:06:44,940 --> 00:06:47,709 We got to go. 128 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:50,877 Say, ma, can you lend me 20 bucks till next week? 129 00:06:50,910 --> 00:06:51,978 Why don't you get a job? 130 00:06:52,011 --> 00:06:52,945 I got a job. 131 00:06:52,977 --> 00:06:53,978 I mean a real job. 132 00:06:54,013 --> 00:06:57,282 Delivering pizzas is no job. 133 00:06:57,315 --> 00:06:58,716 You were going to ask Jim's brother about getting you 134 00:06:58,749 --> 00:07:00,350 into the Union. 135 00:07:00,383 --> 00:07:01,717 I already told you, I don't want to be a plumber. 136 00:07:01,751 --> 00:07:02,885 Well, what do you want to be? 137 00:07:02,918 --> 00:07:04,620 I don't know. Just not a plumber. 138 00:07:04,654 --> 00:07:06,522 You know, when I was your age, I went into the service. 139 00:07:06,553 --> 00:07:08,222 It straightened me right out, and I have no doubt 140 00:07:08,255 --> 00:07:09,356 it would do the same for you. 141 00:07:09,389 --> 00:07:10,523 Don't start this again. 142 00:07:10,557 --> 00:07:11,892 It's not enough that your mother catches 143 00:07:11,924 --> 00:07:12,992 you with drugs in this house. 144 00:07:13,025 --> 00:07:15,527 One joint, so I moved out. 145 00:07:15,559 --> 00:07:16,594 You always got to throw that in? 146 00:07:16,628 --> 00:07:18,563 I'm just saying, you have no high school diploma. 147 00:07:18,595 --> 00:07:19,729 You spend all your time hanging out 148 00:07:19,763 --> 00:07:20,830 with your friends getting high. 149 00:07:20,864 --> 00:07:22,699 The chances for you to do something with your life 150 00:07:22,731 --> 00:07:23,532 are passing you by. 151 00:07:23,565 --> 00:07:24,500 Yeah, well, I sure as hell am not 152 00:07:24,533 --> 00:07:25,934 going to spend the next 30 years of my life 153 00:07:25,967 --> 00:07:26,934 working for the phone company. 154 00:07:26,968 --> 00:07:28,469 Bobby. 155 00:07:28,503 --> 00:07:29,404 Fine. 156 00:07:29,436 --> 00:07:31,271 Spend the next 30 years of your life being 157 00:07:31,304 --> 00:07:33,306 a bum, which is what you are. 158 00:07:33,339 --> 00:07:34,206 I'll wait for you. 159 00:07:39,510 --> 00:07:40,844 Why does he always got to start in on me like that? 160 00:07:40,877 --> 00:07:42,512 I don't want to fight. 161 00:07:42,545 --> 00:07:44,447 You've been out of high school a couple of years. 162 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:45,782 He just worries. 163 00:07:45,814 --> 00:07:47,349 Ma, I've got time. 164 00:07:47,382 --> 00:07:49,351 I'm 20 years old. 165 00:07:49,382 --> 00:07:52,419 Spooky Halstead wasn't much older than you. 166 00:07:52,452 --> 00:07:53,353 Here. 167 00:07:56,754 --> 00:07:58,823 Don't forget, you still owe me 10 from last week. 168 00:07:58,856 --> 00:07:59,824 I won't. 169 00:07:59,856 --> 00:08:02,626 I always pay you back. 170 00:08:02,659 --> 00:08:03,894 Don't I? 171 00:08:03,927 --> 00:08:05,362 Don't I get a kiss for 20 bucks? 172 00:08:10,631 --> 00:08:12,266 Use a glass. 173 00:08:12,299 --> 00:08:14,735 And if you spend that money on drinking and dope, 174 00:08:14,766 --> 00:08:16,535 I'm going to make you wish you were never born. 175 00:08:16,568 --> 00:08:17,235 I love you too, Mom. 176 00:08:20,805 --> 00:08:21,672 Glass! 177 00:08:21,706 --> 00:08:22,573 What? 178 00:08:22,605 --> 00:08:26,843 You-- oh. 179 00:08:30,011 --> 00:08:31,646 What are all these computers for? 180 00:08:31,678 --> 00:08:33,380 Oh, this is the Catch unit, standing for Computer 181 00:08:33,413 --> 00:08:35,248 Assist Terminal Criminal Hunt. 182 00:08:35,282 --> 00:08:36,416 You tell the computer what the guy looked like 183 00:08:36,449 --> 00:08:38,384 and it starts showing you pictures of guy who've been 184 00:08:38,416 --> 00:08:40,418 arrested for the same crime. 185 00:08:40,452 --> 00:08:42,353 All right, you got the best look at the guy in front of you 186 00:08:42,386 --> 00:08:43,387 face to face, right? 187 00:08:43,420 --> 00:08:44,288 Yeah. 188 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:45,455 So what did he look like? 189 00:08:45,488 --> 00:08:46,456 About 5' 9." 190 00:08:46,489 --> 00:08:47,790 Maybe a 5' 10." 191 00:08:47,823 --> 00:08:48,724 Dark hair. 192 00:08:48,757 --> 00:08:49,725 Wait. 193 00:08:49,758 --> 00:08:50,625 He was wearing a coat. 194 00:08:50,658 --> 00:08:54,428 Um, 150, 160. 195 00:08:54,462 --> 00:08:56,831 Find him so we can nail him. 196 00:09:13,674 --> 00:09:14,608 That's him. 197 00:09:14,641 --> 00:09:15,709 Are you sure? 198 00:09:15,741 --> 00:09:17,944 Yeah, this is the guy. 199 00:09:17,977 --> 00:09:18,878 Good. 200 00:09:58,604 --> 00:09:59,938 Is this the guy? 201 00:09:59,973 --> 00:10:01,941 Yeah, that's him. 202 00:10:01,974 --> 00:10:03,475 What about the other guy? 203 00:10:03,508 --> 00:10:04,542 You recognize him? 204 00:10:04,575 --> 00:10:06,277 Yeah. 205 00:10:06,309 --> 00:10:08,411 Recognize this guy? 206 00:10:08,445 --> 00:10:10,580 Yeah, I think so. 207 00:10:10,613 --> 00:10:11,680 He was arrested with Ferro before. 208 00:10:22,821 --> 00:10:23,688 Yeah. 209 00:10:23,722 --> 00:10:25,257 Yeah, it's him. 210 00:10:25,289 --> 00:10:26,557 That's the guy with the shotgun. 211 00:10:26,590 --> 00:10:27,725 Good. 212 00:10:27,758 --> 00:10:28,859 You nailed them. 213 00:10:28,892 --> 00:10:31,394 Yeah? 214 00:10:31,426 --> 00:10:32,461 Good. 215 00:10:38,599 --> 00:10:40,601 I've got a photo ID on the Marine Park murder. 216 00:10:40,633 --> 00:10:41,901 No kidding. 217 00:10:41,934 --> 00:10:43,402 I talked to a dozen people who were there. 218 00:10:43,434 --> 00:10:45,270 They all said it was too dark to see anything. 219 00:10:45,303 --> 00:10:47,005 Well, the O'Neill kid picked this guy, 220 00:10:47,038 --> 00:10:48,506 Ferro off the CATCH unit. 221 00:10:48,539 --> 00:10:50,507 Then he had this guy as the accomplice. 222 00:10:50,540 --> 00:10:52,675 Yeah? 223 00:10:52,708 --> 00:10:54,377 He's only 15. 224 00:10:54,409 --> 00:10:56,311 You sure he's not trying to be a hero? 225 00:10:56,344 --> 00:10:58,246 No, he's sure. 226 00:10:58,279 --> 00:11:00,514 Hey, look, it's your first homicide. 227 00:11:00,547 --> 00:11:02,549 Eyewitness IDs are always shaky. 228 00:11:02,581 --> 00:11:04,183 Don't be too eager. 229 00:11:04,216 --> 00:11:05,684 If he can pick them out of a lineup, 230 00:11:05,716 --> 00:11:08,386 I'm going to go with it. 231 00:11:10,420 --> 00:11:11,321 You drive me crazy. 232 00:11:22,395 --> 00:11:23,696 Robert McLaughlin? 233 00:11:23,729 --> 00:11:25,231 Yeah. 234 00:11:25,263 --> 00:11:26,431 We're taking you in on the Marine Park murder. 235 00:11:26,464 --> 00:11:27,332 Let's go. 236 00:11:27,365 --> 00:11:28,266 What? 237 00:11:30,867 --> 00:11:33,369 All right, very simple. 238 00:11:33,403 --> 00:11:34,437 All you got to do is point out the guy 239 00:11:34,469 --> 00:11:35,170 you picked in the photo. 240 00:11:55,451 --> 00:11:56,886 OK, you can go. 241 00:12:05,424 --> 00:12:06,291 So how did I do, boys? 242 00:12:06,325 --> 00:12:07,392 Did I pass? 243 00:12:07,426 --> 00:12:08,460 Can I go home now? 244 00:12:08,493 --> 00:12:10,195 You're under arrest. 245 00:12:10,228 --> 00:12:13,197 You're kidding, right? 246 00:12:13,230 --> 00:12:15,498 No. 247 00:12:18,499 --> 00:12:19,367 Hello? 248 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:20,468 Mom. 249 00:12:20,501 --> 00:12:22,270 Mom, I'm in trouble. 250 00:12:22,302 --> 00:12:23,370 I only got a minute so you better 251 00:12:23,403 --> 00:12:24,404 put that on the other phone. 252 00:12:24,437 --> 00:12:26,272 Harold. Yeah? 253 00:12:26,305 --> 00:12:27,173 Pickup in the hall. 254 00:12:27,205 --> 00:12:28,073 It's Bobby. 255 00:12:28,107 --> 00:12:30,576 He says he's in trouble. 256 00:12:30,608 --> 00:12:32,977 What's the matter, Bobby? 257 00:12:33,009 --> 00:12:34,043 This is crazy. 258 00:12:34,078 --> 00:12:35,613 I got arrested for that Marine Park murder thing. 259 00:12:35,645 --> 00:12:39,949 They think I shot Spooky Halstead. 260 00:12:39,982 --> 00:12:43,118 Mom, Dad, come on, you got to help me here. 261 00:12:43,150 --> 00:12:44,151 Did you do it, son? 262 00:12:44,184 --> 00:12:46,319 No, of course not! 263 00:12:46,352 --> 00:12:48,187 Then why did they arrest you? I don't know. 264 00:12:48,220 --> 00:12:49,455 They must have got me mixed up with somebody 265 00:12:49,487 --> 00:12:51,222 else because I was with Rob and David 266 00:12:51,256 --> 00:12:52,290 and Brad Larosa at the time. 267 00:12:52,322 --> 00:12:52,990 You can ask them. 268 00:12:53,023 --> 00:12:55,425 I was with them the whole night. 269 00:12:55,458 --> 00:12:58,160 OK, listen, I'm being arraigned tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock 270 00:12:58,194 --> 00:12:59,161 at the courthouse. 271 00:12:59,195 --> 00:13:00,963 Right, so can you get a lawyer or something? 272 00:13:00,996 --> 00:13:02,330 Listen, my time's almost up, all right? 273 00:13:02,364 --> 00:13:04,165 So I'll see you tomo-- 274 00:13:04,197 --> 00:13:05,031 Eeeh! 275 00:13:05,065 --> 00:13:05,933 Bobby? 276 00:13:06,966 --> 00:13:07,834 Bobby? 277 00:13:15,305 --> 00:13:17,974 Good Lord. 278 00:13:18,007 --> 00:13:20,442 How could he get involved in something like this? 279 00:13:20,476 --> 00:13:21,577 He says he's not. 280 00:13:21,610 --> 00:13:23,612 That's what he says, but everybody knows you only go 281 00:13:23,644 --> 00:13:25,178 to Marine Park at night for one reason, 282 00:13:25,212 --> 00:13:26,446 buying or selling drugs. 283 00:13:26,479 --> 00:13:28,047 So he could have easily have been there, 284 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,182 and it's not the first time he's been arrested. 285 00:13:30,216 --> 00:13:32,218 Honey, that was a fight in a bar, for God's sakes. 286 00:13:32,250 --> 00:13:33,551 This is murder. 287 00:13:33,585 --> 00:13:35,487 Bobby could never kill anyone. 288 00:13:35,519 --> 00:13:38,122 No mother wants to believe her child could kill anybody, 289 00:13:38,154 --> 00:13:42,525 but people do it all the time, and all of them had mothers. 290 00:13:42,557 --> 00:13:44,259 Harold, you're talking like he's guilty. 291 00:13:44,292 --> 00:13:46,294 My god, we have to at least give him the benefit of the doubt. 292 00:13:46,326 --> 00:13:48,528 We've given him everything. 293 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:50,063 Mary, that kid breaks my heart. 294 00:13:50,096 --> 00:13:51,498 He's been in trouble all his life ever 295 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:54,233 since we brought him in here. 296 00:13:54,265 --> 00:13:55,967 I never thought I'd say this, and God forgive me, 297 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,435 but at this very moment, I am glad that he's 298 00:13:57,467 --> 00:13:58,602 not our real son. 299 00:13:58,635 --> 00:13:59,536 Oh. 300 00:14:17,580 --> 00:14:20,317 Bonaville, Stuckey, Harrison, did we do these? 301 00:14:20,349 --> 00:14:21,417 Well, not yet. 302 00:14:22,351 --> 00:14:23,986 All right. 303 00:14:24,019 --> 00:14:25,387 Next case. 304 00:14:25,420 --> 00:14:28,489 McLaughlin and Ferro. 305 00:14:28,522 --> 00:14:31,525 Robert McLaughlin's bail will be set at $75,000. 306 00:14:31,557 --> 00:14:33,225 Do you have your own attorney? 307 00:14:33,259 --> 00:14:37,963 I-- no, not yet. 308 00:14:37,995 --> 00:14:39,029 What about you, Ferro? 309 00:14:39,063 --> 00:14:40,030 No. 310 00:14:40,063 --> 00:14:41,497 You are free to retain your own counsel, 311 00:14:41,531 --> 00:14:43,599 but in the event that you are unable to do so, 312 00:14:43,633 --> 00:14:47,136 I am appointing Beverly Rosen as your attorney, Mr. McLaughlin, 313 00:14:47,168 --> 00:14:49,236 and John Corbett for Mr. Ferro. 314 00:14:49,270 --> 00:14:50,938 Excuse me, sir. 315 00:14:50,971 --> 00:14:52,539 May I speak with my parents just for a minute, please? 316 00:14:52,571 --> 00:14:54,139 You better talk to your lawyer. 317 00:14:54,172 --> 00:14:55,340 Next case. 318 00:14:55,374 --> 00:14:56,508 Wait, there's been a mistake here made. 319 00:14:56,541 --> 00:14:58,309 You got the wrong man. 320 00:14:58,343 --> 00:15:01,479 Oh, excuse me, Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin. 321 00:15:04,213 --> 00:15:06,182 I'm Beverly Rosen, the court appointed attorney. 322 00:15:06,214 --> 00:15:07,282 How do you do? 323 00:15:07,315 --> 00:15:08,984 We have to talk to Bobby. 324 00:15:09,016 --> 00:15:10,517 Oh, I'm afraid that's not possible for a while. 325 00:15:10,550 --> 00:15:11,784 No, no, you don't understand. 326 00:15:11,819 --> 00:15:13,554 We've got to talk to him so we can get to the bottom of this 327 00:15:13,585 --> 00:15:15,220 and find out what the hell is going on here. 328 00:15:15,253 --> 00:15:16,221 Oh, well, I'll talk to him. 329 00:15:16,254 --> 00:15:18,957 Give me your phone number and I'll call you. 330 00:15:18,990 --> 00:15:19,790 McLaughlin. 331 00:15:19,824 --> 00:15:22,159 No, no, our name is Hohne, please. 332 00:15:22,192 --> 00:15:23,426 We're Bobby's foster parents. 333 00:15:23,460 --> 00:15:25,929 Oh, I see. 334 00:15:25,961 --> 00:15:27,930 Have you decided whether you're going to hire a new attorney 335 00:15:27,963 --> 00:15:30,265 or stay with the court appointments? 336 00:15:30,297 --> 00:15:31,865 Not yet. 337 00:15:31,898 --> 00:15:33,800 Well, call me if you have any questions. 338 00:15:33,834 --> 00:15:35,335 All right, thank you. 339 00:15:35,368 --> 00:15:39,005 Ms. Rosen, where'd they take Bobby? 340 00:15:39,036 --> 00:15:40,537 Rikers Island. 341 00:15:40,571 --> 00:15:42,539 Sergeant Otis to the day room, please. 342 00:15:42,573 --> 00:15:44,141 Sergeant Otis to the day room. 343 00:15:44,173 --> 00:15:47,110 Have a nice day. 344 00:15:47,142 --> 00:15:48,343 Hey, look who just got here. 345 00:15:48,377 --> 00:15:49,344 It's a pretty boy. 346 00:15:49,377 --> 00:15:50,244 White boy. 347 00:15:50,277 --> 00:15:51,979 Who's that there? 348 00:15:53,314 --> 00:15:56,417 Yo, what's up, what you looking at? 349 00:15:56,448 --> 00:15:57,416 I wanna pull his-- 350 00:16:00,151 --> 00:16:00,852 Whoo. 351 00:16:07,490 --> 00:16:08,858 Give me your shoes. 352 00:16:10,358 --> 00:16:11,760 No. 353 00:16:11,792 --> 00:16:14,061 I said, give me your shoes. 354 00:16:14,094 --> 00:16:15,162 Get your mitts off me. 355 00:16:16,095 --> 00:16:18,765 Yo, get your hands of the boy. 356 00:16:18,797 --> 00:16:20,132 Break it up! 357 00:16:21,165 --> 00:16:22,933 All right, all right, all right, break it up, 358 00:16:22,967 --> 00:16:23,834 break it up. 359 00:16:23,867 --> 00:16:24,834 What's the problem here? 360 00:16:24,868 --> 00:16:26,302 Nothin' if you Let me fight just one of them. 361 00:16:26,335 --> 00:16:27,403 Oh, yeah? 362 00:16:27,437 --> 00:16:29,873 Which one you want? 363 00:16:29,905 --> 00:16:30,773 This one. 364 00:16:30,805 --> 00:16:31,906 You got it, kid. 365 00:16:31,939 --> 00:16:34,542 I'm telling everybody, nobody's going to the infirmary. 366 00:16:34,574 --> 00:16:37,144 Have at it. 367 00:17:04,262 --> 00:17:05,963 That's enough, that's enough, that's enough, take it easy. 368 00:17:08,998 --> 00:17:10,733 Not bad, kid. 369 00:17:10,765 --> 00:17:11,699 The party's over. 370 00:17:17,971 --> 00:17:21,375 Mr. Clyde, 7-7-9-3-2, 371 00:17:21,406 --> 00:17:24,376 report to the assistant warden. 372 00:17:24,408 --> 00:17:29,747 Mr. Clyde, 7-7-9-3-2, report to the assistant warden. 373 00:17:34,148 --> 00:17:35,716 He did better than I thought he was gonna do. 374 00:17:40,287 --> 00:17:42,022 Now, what's your name? 375 00:17:42,053 --> 00:17:42,987 Billy Ferro. 376 00:17:43,022 --> 00:17:45,791 Ferro, hey, you were in court with me, right? 377 00:17:45,824 --> 00:17:49,227 You got arrested for this Marine Park murder thing? 378 00:17:49,259 --> 00:17:51,228 Where you from? 379 00:17:51,259 --> 00:17:52,294 Canarsie. 380 00:17:52,327 --> 00:17:53,428 Canarsie. 381 00:17:53,462 --> 00:17:54,863 I ain't never been to Canarsie. 382 00:17:54,896 --> 00:17:55,597 What the hell do these cops think? 383 00:17:55,629 --> 00:17:56,397 Two people don't know each other. 384 00:17:56,430 --> 00:17:57,865 They're walking through the park, 385 00:17:57,898 --> 00:17:59,366 decide they're gonna kill somebody? 386 00:17:59,399 --> 00:18:02,035 Hey, who knows what cops think. 387 00:18:02,067 --> 00:18:04,303 Yeah, one thing's for sure, I sure as hell hope you did 388 00:18:04,335 --> 00:18:05,236 this thing, because I didn't. 389 00:18:16,911 --> 00:18:19,747 Did that lawyer say if he did it or what? 390 00:18:19,780 --> 00:18:22,449 Ms. Rosen just said he's pleading innocent. 391 00:18:22,482 --> 00:18:23,983 Does she believe him? 392 00:18:24,015 --> 00:18:26,384 I don't know. 393 00:18:26,418 --> 00:18:28,753 I asked around about her. 394 00:18:28,786 --> 00:18:30,221 Some of the guys at the office know her. 395 00:18:30,253 --> 00:18:31,354 They say that we're lucky to get her. 396 00:18:31,387 --> 00:18:33,256 She's won a lot of murder cases. 397 00:18:33,288 --> 00:18:34,456 Well, who the hell is this guy, Ferro? 398 00:18:34,490 --> 00:18:36,158 I never heard of him, have you? 399 00:18:36,190 --> 00:18:36,924 No. 400 00:18:36,958 --> 00:18:38,259 Bobby know anybody named Ferro? 401 00:18:38,292 --> 00:18:40,795 Not that I know of. 402 00:18:40,827 --> 00:18:43,396 I've called a half a dozen lawyers. 403 00:18:43,429 --> 00:18:46,332 The cheapest is $150 an hour. 404 00:18:46,364 --> 00:18:48,099 I don't see how we can afford it. 405 00:18:48,132 --> 00:18:50,335 How did they ever put Bobby and this Ferro guy together? 406 00:18:50,367 --> 00:18:53,237 I don't know. 407 00:18:53,269 --> 00:18:54,937 Maybe we should use Beverly Rosen. 408 00:18:54,970 --> 00:18:56,371 She sounded very optimistic when she called. 409 00:18:56,404 --> 00:18:57,939 She says we have a strong case. 410 00:18:57,972 --> 00:18:59,874 What kind of evidence they got against Bobby? 411 00:18:59,907 --> 00:19:01,976 I mean, why did they arrest him in the first place? 412 00:19:02,009 --> 00:19:04,111 Beverly says they have a kid, 15 years old. 413 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:04,910 What? 414 00:19:04,944 --> 00:19:06,446 One of the victims of the robbery. 415 00:19:06,478 --> 00:19:07,346 He says Bobby was one of them. 416 00:19:07,379 --> 00:19:08,780 He says he saw him. 417 00:19:08,813 --> 00:19:11,182 My god, how could he do such a thing? 418 00:19:11,214 --> 00:19:12,849 We don't know that he did it. 419 00:19:12,883 --> 00:19:14,217 You said the kid saw him. 420 00:19:14,250 --> 00:19:15,084 He could be wrong. 421 00:19:15,117 --> 00:19:16,252 It was dark. 422 00:19:16,285 --> 00:19:17,386 You don't know what all Bobby could 423 00:19:17,418 --> 00:19:19,420 have gotten mixed up with here. 424 00:19:19,454 --> 00:19:20,788 I'm not gonna listen to any more. 425 00:19:20,821 --> 00:19:22,022 Well, look, maybe things got out of hand. 426 00:19:22,055 --> 00:19:23,857 Mary, listen to me. 427 00:19:23,890 --> 00:19:25,124 Maybe they didn't mean for anybody to get hurt. 428 00:19:25,158 --> 00:19:26,792 They had guns. 429 00:19:26,825 --> 00:19:27,726 What are you talking about? 430 00:19:32,262 --> 00:19:34,230 Sit down, Carol. 431 00:19:34,264 --> 00:19:35,765 I'll get Jeff and Timmy. 432 00:19:35,798 --> 00:19:36,833 We need to talk to you kids. 433 00:19:46,372 --> 00:19:52,845 Dad, is Bobby in trouble? 434 00:19:52,876 --> 00:19:54,678 Yeah, sweetheart, Bobby's in trouble. 435 00:19:57,746 --> 00:19:58,813 Bobby's in big trouble. 436 00:20:24,131 --> 00:20:26,867 This is for Bobby McLaughlin. 437 00:20:26,899 --> 00:20:28,935 Attention, please. 438 00:20:28,968 --> 00:20:32,939 There will be a general lock up after visiting hours. 439 00:20:32,970 --> 00:20:35,272 There will be a general lockup after visiting hours. 440 00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:50,249 Bobby, you look terrible. 441 00:20:50,282 --> 00:20:51,483 What happened? 442 00:20:51,517 --> 00:20:54,086 Where do you think I am, Mom, college? 443 00:20:54,118 --> 00:20:55,386 Well, can't you tell the guards? 444 00:20:55,419 --> 00:20:56,486 No, Mom. 445 00:20:56,519 --> 00:20:57,753 Just please get me out of here. 446 00:20:57,788 --> 00:20:59,122 You've got to get me out of here. 447 00:20:59,155 --> 00:21:00,823 You should have thought of that before. 448 00:21:00,856 --> 00:21:02,124 What are you talkin' about? 449 00:21:02,157 --> 00:21:04,859 How could you have done something like this? 450 00:21:04,892 --> 00:21:08,162 I told you on the phone, I didn't do anything. 451 00:21:08,195 --> 00:21:09,463 Well, the police don't generally 452 00:21:09,495 --> 00:21:10,997 arrest people for nothin'. 453 00:21:11,030 --> 00:21:12,165 Hey, look, I'm tellin' you, I was 454 00:21:12,197 --> 00:21:13,231 with Brad and David and Rob. 455 00:21:13,264 --> 00:21:14,699 Ask 'em. 456 00:21:14,732 --> 00:21:15,466 You kids have been covering for each other 457 00:21:15,499 --> 00:21:17,235 since third grade. 458 00:21:17,267 --> 00:21:20,103 Dad, I swear to God I didn't have anything to do with this. 459 00:21:20,136 --> 00:21:22,272 They got a kid that says he saw you. 460 00:21:22,304 --> 00:21:23,806 Now, why would he lie? 461 00:21:23,838 --> 00:21:27,208 I don't know, but it was not me. 462 00:21:27,740 --> 00:21:29,308 Mom, please. 463 00:21:29,342 --> 00:21:30,209 I want to believe you. 464 00:21:30,243 --> 00:21:31,777 Then get me a lie detector test. 465 00:21:31,811 --> 00:21:32,878 We're workin' on it. 466 00:21:32,911 --> 00:21:34,679 You're workin' on it. 467 00:21:34,746 --> 00:21:36,481 You really think that I took a gun, stuck it to Spooky's head 468 00:21:36,547 --> 00:21:37,585 and blew his brains out? - No. 469 00:21:37,615 --> 00:21:38,484 Who knows? 470 00:21:38,514 --> 00:21:39,415 Harold, stop it. 471 00:21:39,450 --> 00:21:40,451 We saw you then. 472 00:21:40,516 --> 00:21:41,618 He was fallin' down drunk. 473 00:21:41,683 --> 00:21:43,888 He couldn't even find his own bed, for God's sake's. 474 00:21:43,919 --> 00:21:45,323 I don't know what kind of drugs you're on 475 00:21:45,354 --> 00:21:46,955 or what happens when you mix them with booze. 476 00:21:46,987 --> 00:21:48,722 I still don't hurt my friends. 477 00:21:48,755 --> 00:21:50,327 All right, maybe I like to party a little bit, 478 00:21:50,357 --> 00:21:51,424 but I'm not a criminal. 479 00:21:51,490 --> 00:21:53,295 Using drugs is a crime, son. 480 00:21:53,325 --> 00:21:54,829 Carrying drugs on your person is a crime. 481 00:21:54,859 --> 00:21:56,694 Fine, then I am a criminal. 482 00:21:56,761 --> 00:21:59,330 Once stupid joint and you're gonna let me rot in this place. 483 00:21:59,363 --> 00:22:00,232 No. 484 00:22:00,263 --> 00:22:01,466 You chose this place. 485 00:22:01,497 --> 00:22:04,667 You put yourself here. 486 00:22:08,469 --> 00:22:11,639 Attention, visiting hours are now over. 487 00:22:11,704 --> 00:22:16,175 All visitors, please leave through the main security gate. 488 00:22:16,208 --> 00:22:18,543 Visiting hours are now over. 489 00:22:18,576 --> 00:22:21,646 All visitors, please leave through the main security gate. 490 00:22:21,711 --> 00:22:22,812 But this was for Bobby. 491 00:22:22,845 --> 00:22:25,481 It doesn't conform to regulations. 492 00:22:25,514 --> 00:22:27,316 You're only allowed to bring in what's on that list. 493 00:22:59,470 --> 00:23:02,440 Harold, it's 4 o'clock in the morning. 494 00:23:02,539 --> 00:23:04,176 What are you doing? 495 00:23:04,206 --> 00:23:05,441 I'm going through some of Bobby's stuff 496 00:23:05,508 --> 00:23:08,445 from his apartment and from his room. 497 00:23:08,476 --> 00:23:10,111 He always writes down phone numbers on little bits 498 00:23:10,177 --> 00:23:11,514 of paper, like this. 499 00:23:11,545 --> 00:23:13,247 What are you looking for? 500 00:23:13,279 --> 00:23:14,647 I'm looking for Ferro's phone number. 501 00:23:17,616 --> 00:23:19,518 You're looking for proof that he's guilty. 502 00:23:20,017 --> 00:23:20,918 I have to be sure. 503 00:23:20,985 --> 00:23:22,153 I have to know. 504 00:23:22,185 --> 00:23:25,390 Bobby needs us on his side. 505 00:23:25,421 --> 00:23:27,725 That kid has had bad breaks from the very beginning. 506 00:23:27,756 --> 00:23:28,924 He needs us to believe in him now. 507 00:23:28,991 --> 00:23:29,792 Don't you think I know that? 508 00:23:29,891 --> 00:23:31,192 Don't you think I want to believe him? 509 00:23:31,224 --> 00:23:32,192 Mary, this makes me sick. 510 00:23:32,260 --> 00:23:33,695 I can't sleep. 511 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,129 I keep thinking about him in that awful place. 512 00:23:36,162 --> 00:23:37,930 The lie detector test is in just a few days. 513 00:23:37,963 --> 00:23:39,267 I know. 514 00:23:39,297 --> 00:23:41,299 I don't need a machine to tell me. 515 00:23:41,365 --> 00:23:43,167 I know Bobby didn't do it. 516 00:23:43,267 --> 00:23:44,370 I know Bobby. 517 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:45,435 I believe him. 518 00:23:45,468 --> 00:23:47,837 I wish I could. 519 00:23:47,869 --> 00:23:49,404 I wish I could just believe him like that. 520 00:23:49,438 --> 00:23:50,339 I swear to God, I do, Mary. 521 00:23:50,404 --> 00:23:51,772 But I can't. 522 00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:53,674 And I can't live with myself thinking what 523 00:23:53,707 --> 00:23:54,741 I'm thinking about my own kid. 524 00:24:00,045 --> 00:24:01,748 Have you ever used a gun before? 525 00:24:01,779 --> 00:24:03,981 No. 526 00:24:04,014 --> 00:24:06,349 Have you ever hurt anyone seriously before? 527 00:24:06,383 --> 00:24:08,387 No. 528 00:24:08,417 --> 00:24:10,221 Did you sleep well last night? 529 00:24:10,251 --> 00:24:11,152 No. 530 00:24:14,955 --> 00:24:16,256 Were you in the Marine Park 531 00:24:16,355 --> 00:24:18,894 on the night of December 29? 532 00:24:18,924 --> 00:24:19,825 No. 533 00:24:22,893 --> 00:24:24,197 Were you involved in the shooting 534 00:24:24,228 --> 00:24:25,162 of Robert Halstead? 535 00:24:25,196 --> 00:24:26,063 No. 536 00:24:30,966 --> 00:24:32,234 Had you ever met William 537 00:24:32,300 --> 00:24:33,835 Ferro before you were arrested? 538 00:24:33,901 --> 00:24:34,602 No. 539 00:24:38,838 --> 00:24:39,939 Do you own a gun? 540 00:24:40,039 --> 00:24:42,041 No. 541 00:24:42,108 --> 00:24:45,345 Are you 100% sure? 542 00:24:45,375 --> 00:24:50,647 Well, polygraph lie detector tests are never 100% accurate. 543 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,315 But I've personally tested hundreds 544 00:24:52,347 --> 00:24:54,318 and hundreds of people, and I believe 545 00:24:54,348 --> 00:24:56,784 your son is telling the truth. 546 00:24:56,817 --> 00:24:57,718 I knew it. 547 00:25:00,786 --> 00:25:03,222 You see? 548 00:25:03,254 --> 00:25:05,759 It's all right. 549 00:25:05,790 --> 00:25:07,725 He didn't do it. 550 00:25:20,799 --> 00:25:22,033 You saw the lie detector test? 551 00:25:25,403 --> 00:25:26,203 Yeah. 552 00:25:26,303 --> 00:25:27,738 Yeah, right. 553 00:25:27,805 --> 00:25:29,173 The courts don't accept them, so why should you? 554 00:25:31,940 --> 00:25:34,676 Would you sit down, please, Bobby? 555 00:25:41,747 --> 00:25:44,583 What do you want from me? 556 00:25:44,649 --> 00:25:46,820 Do you want the truth about every lie I ever told? 557 00:25:46,851 --> 00:25:48,355 Fine. 558 00:25:48,385 --> 00:25:49,887 I dropped out of high school because they were 559 00:25:49,987 --> 00:25:51,889 going to kick me out anyway. 560 00:25:51,954 --> 00:25:53,856 That fight at Waylon's Bar I got arrested for, 561 00:25:53,889 --> 00:25:57,058 I wasn't just there, I threw the first punch. 562 00:25:57,124 --> 00:25:59,293 I've been having sex since I was 14 years old, 563 00:25:59,326 --> 00:26:01,195 but I never got nobody pregnant. 564 00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:04,063 I have bought drugs before, but I've never sold any. 565 00:26:04,096 --> 00:26:06,832 I stole stuff when I was a kid, you know, candy, cigarettes, 566 00:26:06,864 --> 00:26:08,199 but I never robbed nobody. 567 00:26:08,232 --> 00:26:09,770 I never touched a gun. 568 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,238 And I sure as hell never killed nobody. 569 00:26:12,269 --> 00:26:15,306 Look, I know that you think that I'm a loser. 570 00:26:15,337 --> 00:26:16,772 And maybe I am. 571 00:26:16,838 --> 00:26:19,607 But I did not do this. 572 00:26:19,706 --> 00:26:22,576 I know you didn't. 573 00:26:22,608 --> 00:26:23,509 I should have known all along. 574 00:26:29,914 --> 00:26:31,651 What the hell kind of man is it that needs a lie detector 575 00:26:31,682 --> 00:26:34,852 test to believe in his own kid? 576 00:26:37,986 --> 00:26:42,358 God, I was wrong and I am sorry. 577 00:26:42,389 --> 00:26:43,190 I don't know what else to say. 578 00:26:56,665 --> 00:26:57,966 We're gonna to get you out of there, you hear? 579 00:27:02,001 --> 00:27:04,606 I promise you. 580 00:27:04,637 --> 00:27:07,173 We're gonna get you out of there as soon as possible 581 00:27:07,206 --> 00:27:08,240 and bring you home where you belong. 582 00:27:11,609 --> 00:27:14,879 Can you forgive me? 583 00:27:18,847 --> 00:27:21,784 The pretrial hearing was really a victory for us. 584 00:27:21,815 --> 00:27:24,117 The judge threw out the lineup. 585 00:27:24,150 --> 00:27:26,986 Apparently, O'Neill was told to pick the guy he identified 586 00:27:27,018 --> 00:27:30,055 in the photo instead of the guy from that night in Marine Park. 587 00:27:30,087 --> 00:27:32,892 It's a small slip, but it might help us. 588 00:27:32,923 --> 00:27:34,925 Does that mean Bobby can come home? 589 00:27:34,991 --> 00:27:36,663 No, there's still gonna be a trial. 590 00:27:36,693 --> 00:27:38,127 It's not as simple as that. 591 00:27:38,193 --> 00:27:40,062 Only O'Neill will have to testify 592 00:27:40,162 --> 00:27:43,565 based only on his memory of the night in Marine Park. 593 00:27:43,630 --> 00:27:46,800 But I don't understand, how is that a victory? 594 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:49,568 Look, you people have nothing to worry about. 595 00:27:49,601 --> 00:27:51,936 The Assistant DA, Lynn Panza, never tried 596 00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:53,938 a murder case in her life. 597 00:27:53,971 --> 00:27:56,175 The word is she's annoyed at getting assigned to this case 598 00:27:56,206 --> 00:27:57,941 because everyone over there knows it's a loser. 599 00:28:01,743 --> 00:28:04,246 So how can you be so sure about that? 600 00:28:04,278 --> 00:28:07,214 Because they have one kid who says he saw Bobby. 601 00:28:07,247 --> 00:28:10,083 We have a dozen who say it was too dark to see a gun in front 602 00:28:10,182 --> 00:28:11,850 of your face and another half dozen 603 00:28:11,883 --> 00:28:15,820 who swear Bobby was with them that night. 604 00:28:15,853 --> 00:28:18,123 I've won a lot of murder acquittals with a lot 605 00:28:18,153 --> 00:28:21,223 less to go on than this. 606 00:28:21,290 --> 00:28:25,628 Just relax, sit back and let justice take its course. 607 00:28:25,659 --> 00:28:27,261 This will all be over in a few weeks. 608 00:28:35,866 --> 00:28:39,503 So what do you think, can we make bail? 609 00:28:39,602 --> 00:28:40,737 I don't see how. 610 00:28:46,841 --> 00:28:49,510 He'll be out in just a few weeks, Beverly said. 611 00:28:49,609 --> 00:28:52,012 Yeah, but I promised him we'd get him out now. 612 00:28:52,077 --> 00:28:55,047 I gave him my word, honey. 613 00:28:55,079 --> 00:28:58,051 We don't have that much savings. 614 00:28:58,081 --> 00:29:01,018 We stake the house. 615 00:29:01,050 --> 00:29:02,084 It's all we have. 616 00:29:09,223 --> 00:29:10,124 Good god. 617 00:29:15,660 --> 00:29:18,930 How do we tell him he has to stay in that awful place? 618 00:29:27,168 --> 00:29:30,772 I bought you a new suit to wear to court. 619 00:29:30,836 --> 00:29:32,004 Yeah? 620 00:29:32,038 --> 00:29:35,043 I bet it's really preppy too, huh, ma? 621 00:29:35,073 --> 00:29:36,844 You finally get to dress me the way you want. 622 00:29:36,874 --> 00:29:38,075 Well, it wouldn't hurt for you to look 623 00:29:38,108 --> 00:29:41,645 a little preppy in court. 624 00:29:41,711 --> 00:29:43,212 Ma, I can't wait until the trial. 625 00:29:43,246 --> 00:29:44,216 It's going to be in weeks. 626 00:29:44,246 --> 00:29:46,851 You have to get me out of here now. 627 00:29:46,881 --> 00:29:49,850 You're innocent son, you'll be home before you know it. 628 00:29:49,950 --> 00:29:53,653 Dad, I'm scared all the time. 629 00:29:53,719 --> 00:29:56,589 I can't sleep at night. 630 00:29:56,688 --> 00:29:57,622 When can you get the bail together? 631 00:30:03,025 --> 00:30:06,064 What ? 632 00:30:06,094 --> 00:30:07,498 Well, we've been tryin' to figure this out for days now, son 633 00:30:07,528 --> 00:30:10,767 And, you know, your mother and I haven't 634 00:30:10,797 --> 00:30:12,302 gotten much sleep either. 635 00:30:12,332 --> 00:30:16,270 Uh, you know, we've-- 636 00:30:16,301 --> 00:30:19,004 we've worked two jobs for 25 years, 637 00:30:19,070 --> 00:30:22,740 but the fact is that we just don't have enough savings. 638 00:30:22,772 --> 00:30:23,873 All's we got the house. 639 00:30:23,939 --> 00:30:24,673 You won't lose it. 640 00:30:24,740 --> 00:30:26,578 I promise you, I'm not gonna skip. 641 00:30:26,609 --> 00:30:28,012 We have four children. 642 00:30:28,043 --> 00:30:30,512 We have to think about what's best for all of you. 643 00:30:30,578 --> 00:30:32,046 It won't be that much longer. 644 00:30:32,079 --> 00:30:33,649 You know, the trial starts in a couple of weeks 645 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:34,748 and then you'll be coming home. 646 00:30:34,780 --> 00:30:36,716 You don't know what two weeks means in this place. 647 00:30:36,816 --> 00:30:38,584 I know it's tough, but you're a tough kid. 648 00:30:38,616 --> 00:30:39,383 You can get through it. 649 00:30:39,484 --> 00:30:40,385 You're talkin' like this is 650 00:30:40,417 --> 00:30:42,286 some sort of character-building experience. 651 00:30:42,353 --> 00:30:44,657 This is not the army here. 652 00:30:44,687 --> 00:30:46,122 Bobby, this is not easy for us. 653 00:30:46,221 --> 00:30:47,526 No? 654 00:30:47,556 --> 00:30:48,690 Well, at least you can sleep at night 655 00:30:48,724 --> 00:30:50,261 without being afraid that somebody's gonna knife you 656 00:30:50,292 --> 00:30:53,330 because they like your shoes. 657 00:30:53,361 --> 00:30:54,295 You got to get me out of here. 658 00:30:54,361 --> 00:30:55,261 Mom, please. 659 00:30:58,229 --> 00:31:00,198 I'm sorry. 660 00:31:00,231 --> 00:31:01,966 You don't trust me. 661 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,167 Oh, come on. 662 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,737 If was Tim or Jeff, they'd be out of here already. 663 00:31:06,835 --> 00:31:07,836 Hey, take me away. 664 00:31:07,870 --> 00:31:08,904 This visit's over. 665 00:31:08,937 --> 00:31:10,508 Oh, wait a sec. hey, Bobby, you know that's not-- 666 00:31:10,538 --> 00:31:11,773 wait a sec. Bobby. 667 00:31:11,805 --> 00:31:13,574 Bobby. 668 00:31:13,607 --> 00:31:15,210 Hey, you know that's not true, son. 669 00:31:15,241 --> 00:31:16,142 Come on. 670 00:31:25,849 --> 00:31:27,484 Ferro: See you in court, McLaughlin. 671 00:31:27,550 --> 00:31:28,184 Hey, wait a minute. 672 00:31:28,250 --> 00:31:30,088 Where you going, Ferro? 673 00:31:30,119 --> 00:31:32,021 I made bail. 674 00:31:32,085 --> 00:31:33,687 What? 675 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,055 Ferro, wait a minute. 676 00:31:35,087 --> 00:31:37,556 Tell 'em I didn't do it. 677 00:31:37,590 --> 00:31:38,557 Ferro! 678 00:31:38,624 --> 00:31:39,825 Ferro! 679 00:31:39,858 --> 00:31:41,793 Ferro! 680 00:31:41,826 --> 00:31:43,795 Ferro! 681 00:32:17,116 --> 00:32:18,117 Sit right over here, Mrs. Halstead. 682 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,122 Harold, Mrs. Halstead's sitting over there. 683 00:32:25,189 --> 00:32:26,090 - Who? - Spooky's mother. 684 00:32:26,190 --> 00:32:27,024 Oh. 685 00:32:46,603 --> 00:32:48,872 All rise. 686 00:32:48,906 --> 00:32:50,607 Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. 687 00:32:50,673 --> 00:32:52,075 All those with business before the Court 688 00:32:52,141 --> 00:32:53,943 of the Honorable Judge Sybil Cooper draw near 689 00:32:53,975 --> 00:32:55,544 and you shall be heard. 690 00:32:55,609 --> 00:32:56,781 Court is in session. 691 00:32:56,811 --> 00:32:57,511 Be seated. 692 00:33:00,814 --> 00:33:03,450 Now ladies and gentlemen, 693 00:33:03,549 --> 00:33:05,486 you're not going to see a lot of witnesses point fingers 694 00:33:05,517 --> 00:33:09,555 at Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Ferro, because the witnesses were told 695 00:33:09,586 --> 00:33:13,625 to keep their heads down and stay on the ground or something 696 00:33:13,656 --> 00:33:15,958 would happen. 697 00:33:16,024 --> 00:33:18,664 And something did happen. 698 00:33:18,695 --> 00:33:23,138 Because Mr. Halstead said, I'm not going to take this anymore. 699 00:33:23,170 --> 00:33:24,105 He jumped up. 700 00:33:24,172 --> 00:33:26,612 He ran after them. 701 00:33:26,643 --> 00:33:30,085 And Mr. Ferro shot him in the head. 702 00:33:30,117 --> 00:33:34,521 Shortly thereafter, Robert Halstead died. 703 00:33:34,592 --> 00:33:37,966 The evidence will leave very little doubt in your minds 704 00:33:37,998 --> 00:33:40,234 that Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Ferro robbed 705 00:33:40,269 --> 00:33:42,605 and killed Robert Halstead. 706 00:33:47,716 --> 00:33:48,650 Mrs. Rosen. 707 00:33:52,925 --> 00:33:55,294 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 708 00:33:55,329 --> 00:33:58,966 my client, Robert McLaughlin, says he wasn't there. 709 00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:00,876 He is going to have friends of his 710 00:34:00,907 --> 00:34:04,944 who are going to testify that he was with them at the time. 711 00:34:04,981 --> 00:34:06,817 I ask you to keep an open mind. 712 00:34:14,199 --> 00:34:15,633 Is that all? 713 00:34:20,109 --> 00:34:21,978 Did you have occasion to be in Marine Park 714 00:34:22,013 --> 00:34:23,752 on the night of December 29? 715 00:34:23,783 --> 00:34:24,684 Yes. 716 00:34:24,718 --> 00:34:26,053 About what time was that? 717 00:34:26,087 --> 00:34:28,489 About quarter to 9. 718 00:34:28,558 --> 00:34:31,161 My friend, Tom D'alessio and me were going to Rockaway 719 00:34:31,230 --> 00:34:32,769 to see the Led Zeppelin movie. 720 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,702 But it was getting too late to make the movie, 721 00:34:34,736 --> 00:34:37,706 so we decided to go to my house, cut through the park. 722 00:34:37,775 --> 00:34:39,915 How dark was it in the park that night? 723 00:34:39,946 --> 00:34:41,081 It was pretty bright. 724 00:34:41,148 --> 00:34:42,016 There were spotlights all around. 725 00:34:42,050 --> 00:34:43,719 The moon was out. 726 00:34:43,821 --> 00:34:45,860 What happened as you cut through the park? 727 00:34:45,891 --> 00:34:47,692 Uh, two guys approached us with guns 728 00:34:47,728 --> 00:34:50,063 and told us to empty our pockets. 729 00:34:50,165 --> 00:34:51,967 Could you describe these men? 730 00:34:52,035 --> 00:34:55,978 Yeah, one was about 5' 9", 160 pounds. 731 00:34:56,010 --> 00:35:00,180 He was, uh, wearin' an army jacket and-- and dark hair. 732 00:35:00,284 --> 00:35:01,923 I ask you at this time, Mr. O'Neill, 733 00:35:01,954 --> 00:35:03,889 to look around the courtroom and see if you recognize anybody 734 00:35:03,958 --> 00:35:05,927 that you saw in that night. 735 00:35:05,961 --> 00:35:07,834 Yeah, the man sitting over there with the beige tweed 736 00:35:07,865 --> 00:35:08,632 jacket on. 737 00:35:08,699 --> 00:35:10,701 Indicating the defendant, Ferro. 738 00:35:10,736 --> 00:35:12,042 Could you describe the other person 739 00:35:12,073 --> 00:35:12,944 that approached you? 740 00:35:12,974 --> 00:35:14,208 Yeah, about 6 feet. 741 00:35:14,276 --> 00:35:17,551 He weighed about 185-90 pounds. 742 00:35:17,583 --> 00:35:20,591 He had on a denim jacket and jeans. 743 00:35:20,622 --> 00:35:21,756 Could you look around the courtroom 744 00:35:21,824 --> 00:35:24,694 and see if you recognize the man that you just described? 745 00:35:24,729 --> 00:35:26,164 Yeah, the man sitting to his right. 746 00:35:26,199 --> 00:35:28,568 Indicating the defendant, McLaughlin. 747 00:35:32,811 --> 00:35:34,612 Can you tell us what happened? 748 00:35:34,648 --> 00:35:37,718 Mr. Ferro and Mr. McLaughlin approached us and told 749 00:35:37,787 --> 00:35:39,189 us to empty our pockets. 750 00:35:39,255 --> 00:35:41,091 Mr. Ferro emptied my pocket and then 751 00:35:41,159 --> 00:35:42,928 Mr. McLaughlin went over to Tommy, 752 00:35:42,963 --> 00:35:45,899 and threw him down, and took his money. 753 00:35:45,936 --> 00:35:47,174 And while this was happening, 754 00:35:47,204 --> 00:35:50,907 what did you see in Mr. Ferro's hand and Mr. McLaughlin's hand? 755 00:35:50,977 --> 00:35:54,147 Mr. Ferro had a pistol and Mr. McLaughlin had a shotgun. 756 00:35:54,184 --> 00:35:55,819 Thank you. 757 00:35:55,854 --> 00:35:57,922 No further questions. 758 00:35:57,958 --> 00:35:58,892 Ms. Rosen. 759 00:36:02,065 --> 00:36:04,167 Ms. Rosen. 760 00:36:04,202 --> 00:36:07,039 Excuse me, listen, why can't Bobby have his own trial, 761 00:36:07,141 --> 00:36:08,242 separate from this Ferro guy? 762 00:36:08,277 --> 00:36:10,312 Just sitting next to him is makin' Bobby look guilty. 763 00:36:10,414 --> 00:36:12,616 It's one crime, one witness. 764 00:36:12,684 --> 00:36:15,654 The state doesn't want the added expense of two trials. 765 00:36:15,690 --> 00:36:17,793 But don't worry, like I told you, it's a shoo-in. 766 00:36:17,861 --> 00:36:20,935 An acquittal is practically in the bag. 767 00:36:20,966 --> 00:36:21,667 I hope so. 768 00:36:27,079 --> 00:36:28,980 I sure hope so. 769 00:36:29,048 --> 00:36:31,955 And you were living at home with your mother 770 00:36:31,987 --> 00:36:33,192 at this time? 771 00:36:33,223 --> 00:36:36,164 Yeah. 772 00:36:36,195 --> 00:36:39,236 Did you work at any kind of job? 773 00:36:39,268 --> 00:36:41,103 No, I don't think so. 774 00:36:41,171 --> 00:36:43,240 What did you do for money? 775 00:36:43,275 --> 00:36:44,246 I don't need that much money. 776 00:36:44,276 --> 00:36:45,177 I'm living at home. 777 00:36:48,651 --> 00:36:53,228 And when you did need money, where did you get it? 778 00:36:53,261 --> 00:36:55,396 Sometimes my old lady would give me some. 779 00:36:55,464 --> 00:36:56,732 And other times? 780 00:36:56,833 --> 00:36:59,436 I don't know. 781 00:36:59,506 --> 00:37:01,140 Bum a few bucks off my friends. 782 00:37:32,432 --> 00:37:34,167 Honey, are you all right? 783 00:37:34,236 --> 00:37:36,038 Yeah, I'm fine. 784 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:41,815 Maybe we made a mistake. 785 00:37:41,884 --> 00:37:43,185 What do you mean? 786 00:37:43,253 --> 00:37:44,854 Maybe we should look for another lawyer. 787 00:37:44,890 --> 00:37:46,124 No, no. 788 00:37:46,158 --> 00:37:48,427 It would delay things for months while they prepared the case. 789 00:37:48,462 --> 00:37:50,931 And Bobby would be sitting in prison all that time. 790 00:37:51,001 --> 00:37:51,702 That's true. 791 00:37:55,276 --> 00:37:57,044 Oh, come on, what are we worried about? 792 00:37:57,079 --> 00:37:58,847 This is America, right? 793 00:37:58,882 --> 00:37:59,850 The kid is innocent. 794 00:37:59,917 --> 00:38:01,151 He'll be acquitted. 795 00:38:01,220 --> 00:38:02,121 Oh, please, God. 796 00:38:05,761 --> 00:38:07,434 You know the thing I still can't figure out 797 00:38:07,465 --> 00:38:10,234 is how they got Bobby involved in the first place. 798 00:38:10,270 --> 00:38:12,305 I mean, why him? 799 00:38:12,340 --> 00:38:14,843 It doesn't make sense. 800 00:38:14,912 --> 00:38:18,116 Mr. Larosa, do you recognize that young man 801 00:38:18,184 --> 00:38:19,723 in the gray suit? 802 00:38:19,754 --> 00:38:21,260 Yes, that's Bobby McLaughlin. 803 00:38:21,291 --> 00:38:23,726 And how long have you known him? 804 00:38:23,828 --> 00:38:25,697 Since the eighth grade. 805 00:38:25,731 --> 00:38:27,199 I guess that's seven years now. 806 00:38:27,302 --> 00:38:29,871 And you were with him on the night of December 29? 807 00:38:29,973 --> 00:38:31,177 Yes. 808 00:38:31,208 --> 00:38:33,277 At approximately what time? 809 00:38:33,346 --> 00:38:35,052 We picked him up at about 8:30. 810 00:38:35,083 --> 00:38:37,923 And for how long was he with you that night? 811 00:38:37,954 --> 00:38:40,991 About two and a half hours. 812 00:38:41,027 --> 00:38:44,035 You indicated that you were sitting in the car. 813 00:38:44,066 --> 00:38:46,068 What were you doing in the car? 814 00:38:46,136 --> 00:38:48,939 We were drinking. 815 00:38:48,975 --> 00:38:51,314 Were you smoking pot? 816 00:38:51,345 --> 00:38:52,217 We might have been. 817 00:38:52,247 --> 00:38:54,817 I don't remember. 818 00:38:54,886 --> 00:38:58,757 Would you say you were high? 819 00:38:58,793 --> 00:39:01,834 Fairly high, yes. 820 00:39:01,865 --> 00:39:04,835 Do you use pot regularly? 821 00:39:04,904 --> 00:39:06,106 Yeah. 822 00:39:06,173 --> 00:39:08,109 Did you smoke pot that night? 823 00:39:08,176 --> 00:39:09,845 A little bit. 824 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:13,488 In the car, and then drinking later in the bar. 825 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:16,962 Is that the regular Saturday night practice you kids have? 826 00:39:16,994 --> 00:39:19,096 It used to be, yeah. 827 00:39:34,460 --> 00:39:36,400 Don't I have to testify? 828 00:39:36,431 --> 00:39:38,065 No. 829 00:39:38,133 --> 00:39:39,272 Doesn't that make me look guilty? 830 00:39:39,302 --> 00:39:41,237 I mean, like those guys that take the Fifth Amendment, 831 00:39:41,305 --> 00:39:43,107 you always figure that they'd done it. 832 00:39:43,176 --> 00:39:45,077 You saw how she made your friends look. 833 00:39:45,113 --> 00:39:47,148 Yeah, like a bunch of losers. 834 00:39:47,249 --> 00:39:50,390 Exactly, like alcoholics and drug addicts. 835 00:39:50,422 --> 00:39:53,091 They all testified that you were with them. 836 00:39:53,127 --> 00:39:55,000 You don't really have anything to add, do you? 837 00:39:55,031 --> 00:39:58,568 No, except that I didn't do it. 838 00:39:58,604 --> 00:40:00,940 You testified to that when you pleaded not guilty. 839 00:40:01,042 --> 00:40:02,844 Look, I've got to do something. 840 00:40:02,912 --> 00:40:04,314 Everybody thinks that I'm guilty. 841 00:40:04,415 --> 00:40:06,154 They all think that I'm Billy Ferro's partner, 842 00:40:06,185 --> 00:40:08,287 and I have never seen this guy before in my life. 843 00:40:08,323 --> 00:40:10,429 Even that judge thinks I'm guilty, I know it. 844 00:40:10,460 --> 00:40:12,162 Look, you're just gonna have to trust me. 845 00:40:12,196 --> 00:40:14,332 I know this is very frustrating, but I promise you, 846 00:40:14,367 --> 00:40:16,035 everything's going to work out. 847 00:40:16,104 --> 00:40:19,207 I still have a card or two up my sleeve. 848 00:40:19,276 --> 00:40:23,218 It is very strange that for O'Neill there 849 00:40:23,250 --> 00:40:25,890 is a different world than for the other 15 people 850 00:40:25,922 --> 00:40:29,025 who were robbed in the park that night. 851 00:40:29,060 --> 00:40:32,597 The others say, we can't see, it was too dark. 852 00:40:32,667 --> 00:40:35,003 The moon didn't shine for them. 853 00:40:35,071 --> 00:40:38,441 The spotlights didn't shine for them. 854 00:40:38,479 --> 00:40:43,884 But for O'Neill, the lights are coming in all directions. 855 00:40:43,989 --> 00:40:45,524 Then I put my witnesses on. 856 00:40:45,591 --> 00:40:49,061 I don't choose my witnesses. 857 00:40:49,097 --> 00:40:51,033 So if they are people who drink and take 858 00:40:51,068 --> 00:40:54,004 pot, who like to go out on a Saturday night 859 00:40:54,041 --> 00:40:56,610 to the local bar, well, they're just 860 00:40:56,679 --> 00:41:01,656 the people who happen to be in the right place that night. 861 00:41:01,688 --> 00:41:02,922 Let me ask you this. 862 00:41:05,428 --> 00:41:09,102 This whole case is based solely on O'Neill's 863 00:41:09,134 --> 00:41:13,539 testimony, the only eyewitness. 864 00:41:13,576 --> 00:41:15,378 Why is it that O'Neill was permitted 865 00:41:15,447 --> 00:41:17,115 to get a look at the perpetrators 866 00:41:17,149 --> 00:41:20,086 when other people are getting killed for looking at them? 867 00:41:20,122 --> 00:41:22,291 He is allowed to stand up when everyone 868 00:41:22,326 --> 00:41:23,130 else is forced to lie down. 869 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:24,061 Why? 870 00:41:29,072 --> 00:41:33,548 Was O'Neill, perhaps, one of them? 871 00:41:33,581 --> 00:41:36,984 Maybe the smart, young O'Neill says to his associates, 872 00:41:37,053 --> 00:41:39,522 I'll fix it. 873 00:41:39,558 --> 00:41:44,096 I'll give them a phony description. 874 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:47,670 Don't worry, fellas, I'll fix everything. 875 00:41:47,707 --> 00:41:49,075 What the hell is she trying to do, 876 00:41:49,109 --> 00:41:50,244 make them think O'Neill did it? 877 00:42:02,734 --> 00:42:07,906 Someone is lying, ladies and gentlemen. 878 00:42:08,011 --> 00:42:12,482 And it is your job to decide who. 879 00:42:12,519 --> 00:42:14,655 Who has a reason to lie? 880 00:42:18,130 --> 00:42:23,302 It is not easy to be robbed with a shotgun in your face. 881 00:42:23,373 --> 00:42:25,109 Well, it is even harder to get on that witness stand 882 00:42:25,175 --> 00:42:27,715 and point a finger at two murderers. 883 00:42:27,747 --> 00:42:31,924 It is not easy for a kid of 15 to walk in here 884 00:42:31,956 --> 00:42:35,192 and face the people who did it. 885 00:42:35,228 --> 00:42:40,705 There is no reason for him to point 886 00:42:40,738 --> 00:42:44,509 a finger at Mr. Ferro and Mr. McLaughlin, 887 00:42:44,612 --> 00:42:46,013 except that they did it. 888 00:42:49,421 --> 00:42:55,233 This one witness is the most reliable and credible witness 889 00:42:55,266 --> 00:42:58,102 that you are going to see in a very long time. 890 00:42:58,137 --> 00:42:59,338 He has no ax to grind. 891 00:43:03,447 --> 00:43:08,424 Ask yourselves, why would he come in here 892 00:43:08,456 --> 00:43:09,925 and say those two did it? 893 00:43:13,266 --> 00:43:18,572 Because they did, ladies and gentlemen. 894 00:43:18,641 --> 00:43:19,642 Because they did. 895 00:43:22,549 --> 00:43:24,084 I wish she were on our side. 896 00:44:13,177 --> 00:44:16,618 We should've hired our own lawyer at the very beginning. 897 00:44:16,649 --> 00:44:19,152 You know what I keep thinking about? 898 00:44:19,188 --> 00:44:23,092 All the times Bobby went back to his real parents. 899 00:44:23,128 --> 00:44:25,302 Each time I was afraid they'd decide to keep him 900 00:44:25,333 --> 00:44:27,368 and we'd lose them. 901 00:44:27,403 --> 00:44:31,140 It was such a hard thing for a little boy to go through, 902 00:44:31,243 --> 00:44:32,378 thinking his own parents didn't love him. 903 00:44:37,723 --> 00:44:40,759 Oh, they're taking so long. 904 00:44:40,862 --> 00:44:43,131 They've got to have some doubts. 905 00:44:43,165 --> 00:44:46,135 Probably. 906 00:44:46,171 --> 00:44:49,141 You know, I sit there, and I look at that Ferro kid 907 00:44:49,211 --> 00:44:51,580 with that smug look on his face, and then I look at Bobby, 908 00:44:51,614 --> 00:44:53,120 and I wonder, how could I have ever 909 00:44:53,151 --> 00:44:54,422 thought of him as a bad kid? 910 00:44:54,452 --> 00:44:57,355 McLaughlin-Ferro case, the jury is coming in. 911 00:45:10,449 --> 00:45:13,056 Has the jury reached a verdict? 912 00:45:13,088 --> 00:45:13,859 Yes. 913 00:45:13,889 --> 00:45:15,290 And is your verdict unanimous? 914 00:45:15,325 --> 00:45:16,760 Yes. 915 00:45:16,795 --> 00:45:18,463 Under the first count, charging 916 00:45:18,498 --> 00:45:20,705 William Ferro with murder in the second degree of Robert 917 00:45:20,736 --> 00:45:22,341 Halstead. 918 00:45:22,371 --> 00:45:23,105 Guilty. 919 00:45:26,613 --> 00:45:29,082 As for the defendant Robert McLaughlin, 920 00:45:29,118 --> 00:45:31,425 under the first count, charging Robert McLaughlin with murder 921 00:45:31,456 --> 00:45:34,125 in the second degree, what is your verdict? 922 00:45:34,227 --> 00:45:35,061 Guilty. 923 00:45:39,336 --> 00:45:40,370 I want to thank the jury 924 00:45:40,406 --> 00:45:42,107 for fulfilling its obligations. 925 00:45:42,174 --> 00:45:43,375 You are dismissed. 926 00:45:43,444 --> 00:45:46,147 This trial is adjourned until the date of the sentencing. 927 00:45:48,421 --> 00:45:50,760 Can I say just one thing? 928 00:45:50,791 --> 00:45:53,632 Your, Honor, I did not do this. 929 00:45:53,663 --> 00:45:58,406 Someday, everybody will know that I did not do this! 930 00:45:58,439 --> 00:46:01,308 I did not do this! 931 00:46:01,410 --> 00:46:03,550 Mom, Dad, I'll be all right. 932 00:46:03,581 --> 00:46:05,788 Bobby, we're not through yet. 933 00:46:05,819 --> 00:46:07,087 We're gonna fight this thing. 934 00:46:07,154 --> 00:46:07,755 You hear me, son? 935 00:46:07,856 --> 00:46:09,391 We're gonna fight this thing. 936 00:46:18,209 --> 00:46:19,110 What happened here? 937 00:46:23,852 --> 00:46:25,153 What the hell happened here? 938 00:46:32,368 --> 00:46:33,536 Defendant William Ferro 939 00:46:33,571 --> 00:46:39,315 is hereby sentenced to a minimum of 25 years, maximum life. 940 00:46:39,348 --> 00:46:41,383 The defendant Robert McLaughlin is 941 00:46:41,484 --> 00:46:46,189 hereby sentenced to a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of life. 942 00:46:46,261 --> 00:46:48,863 Sentences to begin forthwith at the state penitentiary 943 00:46:48,932 --> 00:46:50,601 at Sing Sing. 944 00:47:08,469 --> 00:47:09,203 All right, come on. 945 00:47:12,376 --> 00:47:15,317 Let's go. 946 00:47:15,348 --> 00:47:16,149 All right. 947 00:48:08,914 --> 00:48:09,815 Look at that. 948 00:48:25,545 --> 00:48:27,914 I just can't believe it. 949 00:48:28,016 --> 00:48:30,556 Come on, kid, you can't let them beat you down. 950 00:48:30,587 --> 00:48:32,389 It's not over yet. 951 00:48:32,424 --> 00:48:33,793 He's in the penitentiary. 952 00:48:33,860 --> 00:48:34,932 That just means we have to fight 953 00:48:34,962 --> 00:48:36,497 all that much harder now. 954 00:48:44,780 --> 00:48:45,714 How? 955 00:48:45,783 --> 00:48:47,622 What can we do? 956 00:48:47,653 --> 00:48:49,788 They said they won't grant us an appeal unless we 957 00:48:49,857 --> 00:48:52,026 can come up with new evidence. 958 00:48:52,061 --> 00:48:53,466 So we just have to come up with it. 959 00:48:53,497 --> 00:48:54,398 OK? 960 00:48:57,471 --> 00:48:58,342 OK. 961 00:48:58,372 --> 00:49:00,541 That's my girl. 962 00:49:00,577 --> 00:49:01,614 We got a hold on, kid. 963 00:49:01,645 --> 00:49:02,680 We're all he's got left. 964 00:49:02,747 --> 00:49:05,521 If we fall apart, he's gonna be all alone in there. 965 00:49:05,553 --> 00:49:06,424 All right? 966 00:49:06,454 --> 00:49:07,559 Yes. 967 00:49:07,590 --> 00:49:08,891 That's my girl. 968 00:49:08,925 --> 00:49:10,560 I can't believe it. 969 00:49:10,595 --> 00:49:14,832 All I hear for months is, trust me, it's a shoo-in. 970 00:49:14,936 --> 00:49:18,006 You got nothin' to worry about. 971 00:49:18,042 --> 00:49:20,249 They ain't got no evidence. 972 00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:22,415 Now we're here. 973 00:49:22,484 --> 00:49:24,723 One kid testifies and the next thing 974 00:49:24,754 --> 00:49:28,524 you know, I'm pulling 15 years minimum. 975 00:49:28,562 --> 00:49:33,500 I'll be 35-- unbelievable. 976 00:49:33,572 --> 00:49:35,774 How could I be so stupid? 977 00:49:35,808 --> 00:49:36,676 I just sat there. 978 00:49:36,710 --> 00:49:37,945 I just let it all go down. 979 00:49:37,979 --> 00:49:39,848 Who's the kid who testified? 980 00:49:39,883 --> 00:49:41,418 I know some people in Brooklyn. 981 00:49:41,519 --> 00:49:42,554 They can make them real sorry. 982 00:49:42,621 --> 00:49:43,889 No. 983 00:49:43,924 --> 00:49:46,297 No, don't do that. 984 00:49:46,328 --> 00:49:47,462 He could be my chance out of here. 985 00:50:06,765 --> 00:50:09,807 Hey, hey, wait, wait, I thought you said we'd-- 986 00:50:09,839 --> 00:50:10,907 Hey. 987 00:50:10,975 --> 00:50:13,777 Uh, uh, nah, nah, nah. 988 00:50:13,846 --> 00:50:17,387 Awe, I knew I should have stayed home tonight. 989 00:50:17,419 --> 00:50:18,921 Can I talk to you for a second, please? 990 00:50:18,956 --> 00:50:20,761 Look, man, it's my birthday, right? 991 00:50:20,791 --> 00:50:22,893 You let me off this one, I promise, I'll stay out 992 00:50:22,930 --> 00:50:23,897 of your precinct from now on. 993 00:50:23,965 --> 00:50:24,766 Hey, relax, will you? 994 00:50:24,866 --> 00:50:26,401 I'm not a cop. 995 00:50:26,469 --> 00:50:27,708 What the hell you sayin'? 996 00:50:27,739 --> 00:50:28,740 I'm sayin' I'm not a cop. 997 00:50:28,773 --> 00:50:30,708 I just want to talk to you for a second, please. 998 00:50:30,744 --> 00:50:32,717 You get your kicks scaring the hairs off of people? 999 00:50:32,748 --> 00:50:33,982 Wait a second, fella. 1000 00:50:34,017 --> 00:50:36,890 Look, I just wanna ask you a couple of questions, all right? 1001 00:50:36,922 --> 00:50:38,457 No luck, man. 1002 00:50:38,558 --> 00:50:39,493 I don't know nothin' about nothin'. 1003 00:50:39,560 --> 00:50:40,698 Well, how do you know? I haven't even asked you. 1004 00:50:40,728 --> 00:50:42,864 I just wanna know if you know anything about the night 1005 00:50:42,933 --> 00:50:44,573 that the robbery took place over there, the night 1006 00:50:44,603 --> 00:50:46,409 that Spooky Halstead got shot. 1007 00:50:46,440 --> 00:50:47,645 I ain't even here now. 1008 00:50:47,676 --> 00:50:48,977 Yeah, well, maybe you were one of them. 1009 00:50:49,011 --> 00:50:50,746 Maybe they should have arrested you instead of my kid. 1010 00:50:50,782 --> 00:50:51,949 What's your name? 1011 00:50:52,051 --> 00:50:55,854 Look, man, I told you, I don't know nothin' about nothin'. 1012 00:51:08,815 --> 00:51:09,716 Help! 1013 00:51:09,750 --> 00:51:11,018 Help! 1014 00:51:11,086 --> 00:51:13,621 This guy's been stabbed. 1015 00:51:16,996 --> 00:51:18,402 Help! 1016 00:51:18,432 --> 00:51:19,867 Shut up and walk away or you'll be next. 1017 00:51:48,087 --> 00:51:49,488 I don't know. 1018 00:51:49,524 --> 00:51:50,558 All right, just sit down. 1019 00:51:50,592 --> 00:51:51,731 Have a seat. 1020 00:51:51,761 --> 00:51:53,196 Just-- just have a seat and we'll take your statement 1021 00:51:53,264 --> 00:51:54,165 in a minute, all right? 1022 00:51:56,570 --> 00:51:57,838 Excuse me. 1023 00:51:57,906 --> 00:51:58,907 Where's the detective's room? 1024 00:51:59,008 --> 00:52:00,109 Upstairs, second floor. 1025 00:52:00,143 --> 00:52:03,079 All right, thanks. 1026 00:52:16,172 --> 00:52:17,974 Just shut up and turn around. 1027 00:52:51,105 --> 00:52:53,807 Excuse me, can you show me how to work this thing? 1028 00:52:53,876 --> 00:52:54,677 Yeah, sure. 1029 00:53:01,323 --> 00:53:02,924 Now just type in the description. 1030 00:53:02,993 --> 00:53:05,533 Can I go backwards, like put a name in and pull a photo up. 1031 00:53:05,564 --> 00:53:06,999 Yeah, just type it in. 1032 00:53:07,067 --> 00:53:07,934 All right, thanks. 1033 00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:25,501 All right, this is the guy I'm looking for. 1034 00:53:25,535 --> 00:53:26,736 What do I do now? - Pull his card. 1035 00:53:26,804 --> 00:53:28,272 Huh? 1036 00:53:28,307 --> 00:53:29,880 His card. 1037 00:53:29,910 --> 00:53:30,844 Oh, all right, thanks. 1038 00:54:16,229 --> 00:54:18,098 Who are you? 1039 00:54:18,167 --> 00:54:19,802 I'm Harold Hohne. 1040 00:54:19,869 --> 00:54:21,638 Joe, what are you doing letting this guy in here? 1041 00:54:21,672 --> 00:54:22,640 What? He's not a cop? 1042 00:54:22,674 --> 00:54:23,746 Get him out of here now. 1043 00:54:23,777 --> 00:54:25,212 I was just leaving, thanks. 1044 00:54:25,312 --> 00:54:27,952 I catch you in here again, I'll nail your butt to a wall. 1045 00:54:27,984 --> 00:54:29,157 Yes, sir. 1046 00:54:29,187 --> 00:54:31,055 Can you give me a dime, man, for a-- 1047 00:54:31,090 --> 00:54:33,292 a cup of coffee, man? 1048 00:54:51,696 --> 00:54:52,900 Harold. 1049 00:54:52,930 --> 00:54:53,801 Mary. 1050 00:54:53,832 --> 00:54:55,638 I got your message. 1051 00:54:55,669 --> 00:54:56,975 This whole thing stinks to high heaven. 1052 00:54:57,005 --> 00:54:58,240 Sit down. 1053 00:54:58,274 --> 00:54:59,141 What did you find out? 1054 00:54:59,175 --> 00:55:00,747 Plenty. 1055 00:55:00,778 --> 00:55:02,814 I found this guy, Billy Ferro's card. 1056 00:55:02,849 --> 00:55:04,885 And on the back it said he was previously arrested 1057 00:55:04,919 --> 00:55:06,287 with a Robert I. McLoughlin. 1058 00:55:06,322 --> 00:55:07,790 He was arrested before with Bobby? 1059 00:55:07,858 --> 00:55:08,959 No, no, not our Bobby. 1060 00:55:09,060 --> 00:55:11,830 Look, Robert I. McLoughlin-- a different middle initial, 1061 00:55:11,866 --> 00:55:13,638 a different spelling of the last name-- 1062 00:55:13,669 --> 00:55:17,039 which gives it a slightly 1063 00:55:17,109 --> 00:55:18,010 different pronunciation. 1064 00:55:18,077 --> 00:55:19,884 And look it, this Robert McLoughlin has 1065 00:55:19,915 --> 00:55:22,855 a totally different ID number. 1066 00:55:22,886 --> 00:55:24,691 See, obviously, there are two Robert McLaughlin's. 1067 00:55:24,722 --> 00:55:25,723 And it's got something to do with how 1068 00:55:25,759 --> 00:55:27,864 Bobby's mixed up in this thing. 1069 00:55:27,895 --> 00:55:29,797 If I could figure out how to get back into that precinct 1070 00:55:29,832 --> 00:55:31,067 without getting caught, I might be able to straighten 1071 00:55:31,101 --> 00:55:32,239 everything out. 1072 00:55:32,270 --> 00:55:36,241 Yeah, you might get locked up too, so never mind that. 1073 00:55:36,277 --> 00:55:37,812 Why don't you contact Gerry Duffy. 1074 00:55:37,847 --> 00:55:38,715 No, no. 1075 00:55:38,815 --> 00:55:40,850 This is too far out of his jurisdiction. 1076 00:55:40,919 --> 00:55:44,690 Harold, don't go any farther on your own. 1077 00:55:44,759 --> 00:55:46,761 Go to Manhattan and talk to Gerry. 1078 00:55:46,797 --> 00:55:48,065 He'll be back. 1079 00:55:55,780 --> 00:55:56,385 Oh, yeah. 1080 00:55:56,415 --> 00:55:57,883 Yeah, I've seen him once. 1081 00:55:57,951 --> 00:56:00,992 Do you live in the neighborhood? 1082 00:56:01,023 --> 00:56:02,324 I don't see anything. 1083 00:56:02,426 --> 00:56:04,265 Hey, excuse me, Gerry. 1084 00:56:04,296 --> 00:56:05,897 - Harold? - Yeah, it's me. 1085 00:56:05,933 --> 00:56:07,305 What the hell are you doin' here this time of night? 1086 00:56:07,336 --> 00:56:08,471 I got to talk to you about Bobby. 1087 00:56:08,504 --> 00:56:10,577 I'm sorry about Bobby, but there's nothin' I can do. 1088 00:56:10,608 --> 00:56:11,813 The case is closed. - No, no, wait a second. 1089 00:56:11,844 --> 00:56:13,049 Now, get those people out of here. 1090 00:56:13,079 --> 00:56:15,715 Gerry, I found out some stuff over at the Brooklyn precinct 1091 00:56:15,751 --> 00:56:18,759 that doesn't make any sense. 1092 00:56:18,790 --> 00:56:20,292 You're walking around on my evidence here. 1093 00:56:20,326 --> 00:56:21,330 Oh, excuse me. 1094 00:56:21,361 --> 00:56:23,096 I'm sorry. 1095 00:56:23,165 --> 00:56:26,640 Gerry, look, I know I'm on to somethin' that can get him out. 1096 00:56:26,671 --> 00:56:28,339 Just give me a few minutes, will you? 1097 00:56:28,408 --> 00:56:29,279 All right. OK. 1098 00:56:29,310 --> 00:56:30,144 Wait for me, huh? 1099 00:56:30,211 --> 00:56:31,079 Behind the tape. 1100 00:56:31,113 --> 00:56:32,251 Yeah, all right. 1101 00:56:32,281 --> 00:56:33,916 I'll wait all night if I have to. 1102 00:56:42,801 --> 00:56:45,103 Two coffees, please. 1103 00:56:45,173 --> 00:56:46,908 How did you get this ID number? 1104 00:56:46,975 --> 00:56:49,144 I copied it from the back of Ferro's arrest card. 1105 00:56:49,246 --> 00:56:50,352 How the hell did you ever get your hands 1106 00:56:50,382 --> 00:56:51,850 on Ferro's arrest card? 1107 00:56:51,918 --> 00:56:53,653 I just walked into the Brooklyn Precinct 1108 00:56:53,722 --> 00:56:54,889 and asked for the detective's room. 1109 00:56:54,923 --> 00:56:57,292 They thought I was a cop. 1110 00:56:57,328 --> 00:56:59,768 I always told you you look like a cop. 1111 00:56:59,799 --> 00:57:01,167 Every Irishman looks like a cop. 1112 00:57:01,236 --> 00:57:03,772 Hey I resemble that remark. 1113 00:57:03,841 --> 00:57:05,008 So what do you think? 1114 00:57:05,043 --> 00:57:07,112 Well, I'm going to look into it, I guess. 1115 00:57:07,147 --> 00:57:08,882 Look, Harold, I'll nose around out there. 1116 00:57:08,983 --> 00:57:10,084 I'll see what the word is. - All right. 1117 00:57:10,119 --> 00:57:11,186 Thanks, Gerry. 1118 00:57:11,254 --> 00:57:12,927 I appreciate it. 1119 00:57:12,958 --> 00:57:14,359 I would have come to you before, but I 1120 00:57:14,426 --> 00:57:16,099 didn't want to put you in a bad light, you know, 1121 00:57:16,130 --> 00:57:17,831 with the department. 1122 00:57:17,900 --> 00:57:22,171 Now, of course, I didn't know where else I could turn. 1123 00:57:22,274 --> 00:57:26,145 Harold, I don't want to mess up a 20-year friendship here, 1124 00:57:26,182 --> 00:57:28,451 but are you sure there's no way Bobby could have done it? 1125 00:57:28,519 --> 00:57:29,720 No way. 1126 00:57:29,755 --> 00:57:31,460 I'm positive. 1127 00:57:31,491 --> 00:57:34,432 Can't you just talk to O'Neill. 1128 00:57:34,463 --> 00:57:36,064 Tell him about the lie detector test. 1129 00:57:36,100 --> 00:57:37,067 Tell him he was wrong. 1130 00:57:37,102 --> 00:57:38,708 I can't do that, son. 1131 00:57:38,739 --> 00:57:40,874 They'd say I was harassing the witness. 1132 00:57:40,943 --> 00:57:42,381 Then if he decided to change his testimony, 1133 00:57:42,411 --> 00:57:43,712 they'd never believe him. 1134 00:57:43,748 --> 00:57:45,253 I can't stay in here any longer. 1135 00:57:45,284 --> 00:57:46,890 You have to get me out now. 1136 00:57:46,921 --> 00:57:48,125 Hey. 1137 00:57:48,155 --> 00:57:52,198 Your dad's doing everything he can. 1138 00:57:52,230 --> 00:57:55,871 The nights are bad, Mom. 1139 00:57:55,903 --> 00:57:56,804 Can't sleep. 1140 00:58:01,247 --> 00:58:02,081 I start thinking. 1141 00:58:06,924 --> 00:58:07,825 Then I get the sweats. 1142 00:58:11,766 --> 00:58:14,269 It feels like I can't breathe. 1143 00:58:14,304 --> 00:58:15,439 And then I keep thinking. 1144 00:58:18,245 --> 00:58:21,781 I keep thinking I'm gonna die in this place. 1145 00:58:21,818 --> 00:58:25,388 Bobby, if we had any idea. 1146 00:58:28,163 --> 00:58:30,733 They kept saying, two more weeks. 1147 00:58:30,768 --> 00:58:32,174 The dates kept changing. 1148 00:58:32,204 --> 00:58:33,408 Forget about it. 1149 00:58:33,439 --> 00:58:35,208 If we had know it take nine months of jail 1150 00:58:35,277 --> 00:58:41,488 before you even went to court or how will it all turn out after, 1151 00:58:41,521 --> 00:58:42,793 we'd have put up the house. 1152 00:58:42,824 --> 00:58:43,659 Sure. 1153 00:58:43,725 --> 00:58:46,194 We'd have posted bail and got you out. 1154 00:58:46,230 --> 00:58:47,498 The way things were going, I probably 1155 00:58:47,532 --> 00:58:48,266 would have skipped anyway. 1156 00:58:51,073 --> 00:58:51,774 Come on, son. 1157 00:58:54,913 --> 00:58:57,916 It won't be much longer, a few weeks, a month. 1158 00:58:57,985 --> 00:58:59,486 You've got to hold on. 1159 00:58:59,522 --> 00:59:00,423 I ain't got no choice. 1160 00:59:23,833 --> 00:59:25,968 You hear about the guy you was busted with? 1161 00:59:26,070 --> 00:59:26,975 What about him? 1162 00:59:27,006 --> 00:59:28,474 What's his name? 1163 00:59:28,542 --> 00:59:29,814 Billy Ferro. 1164 00:59:29,844 --> 00:59:32,513 Yeah, he ODed. 1165 00:59:32,616 --> 00:59:33,917 What? 1166 00:59:33,952 --> 00:59:35,887 Yeah, walked around the yard stone 1167 00:59:35,989 --> 00:59:37,124 blind for a couple of hours. 1168 00:59:37,191 --> 00:59:39,031 Died in his cell. 1169 00:59:39,062 --> 00:59:40,867 God, I can't believe he's dead. 1170 00:59:40,898 --> 00:59:42,433 What are you moaning about? 1171 00:59:42,468 --> 00:59:43,306 You should be glad. 1172 00:59:43,336 --> 00:59:44,537 He's the reason you're in here, right? 1173 00:59:44,572 --> 00:59:46,912 Yeah, maybe. 1174 00:59:46,943 --> 00:59:48,478 He could have been my ticket out of here. 1175 00:59:48,513 --> 00:59:50,915 Yeah. 1176 00:59:50,984 --> 00:59:52,952 He ain't likely to say nothin' now. 1177 00:59:52,988 --> 00:59:54,256 I need somethin', man. 1178 00:59:54,290 --> 00:59:55,258 Can I have a cigarette? 1179 00:59:59,933 --> 01:00:02,202 Lights out. 1180 01:01:01,447 --> 01:01:03,183 Guard, help! 1181 01:01:03,285 --> 01:01:06,154 Help, guard! 1182 01:01:07,091 --> 01:01:09,227 This better be good. 1183 01:01:09,329 --> 01:01:10,130 I can't breathe. 1184 01:01:10,164 --> 01:01:10,835 Get a doctor. 1185 01:01:10,865 --> 01:01:12,099 You'll see him in the morning. 1186 01:01:12,135 --> 01:01:14,208 I can't wait till the morning. I might be dead in the morning. 1187 01:01:14,239 --> 01:01:15,874 I think I'm having a heart attack or somethin'. 1188 01:01:15,975 --> 01:01:16,980 What you'd take? 1189 01:01:17,010 --> 01:01:17,978 Nothing. 1190 01:01:18,012 --> 01:01:19,647 Manana, baby. 1191 01:01:19,748 --> 01:01:21,154 No, wait! 1192 01:01:21,184 --> 01:01:23,320 Wait! 1193 01:01:45,329 --> 01:01:46,130 Give it up. 1194 01:01:46,231 --> 01:01:47,065 Hurry up. 1195 01:01:56,651 --> 01:01:58,155 Harold. 1196 01:01:58,186 --> 01:02:00,255 Gerry. 1197 01:02:00,324 --> 01:02:01,528 I just came from the Brooklyn Precinct. 1198 01:02:01,559 --> 01:02:03,628 So what'd you find out? 1199 01:02:03,697 --> 01:02:05,336 I tell you, I just can't-- 1200 01:02:05,366 --> 01:02:06,537 I'm stunned. 1201 01:02:06,568 --> 01:02:07,674 I didn't believe this could happen in this day and age, 1202 01:02:07,705 --> 01:02:09,110 not in this country. 1203 01:02:09,140 --> 01:02:09,941 You didn't believe what could happen? 1204 01:02:09,975 --> 01:02:11,944 Every time I brought up Bobby's case, 1205 01:02:12,012 --> 01:02:13,647 they'd say things like, oh, that was a shaky ID. 1206 01:02:13,716 --> 01:02:15,117 The kid got a bum rap. 1207 01:02:15,184 --> 01:02:16,456 You mean the cops think he's innocent? 1208 01:02:16,487 --> 01:02:17,322 Yeah, all of them. 1209 01:02:17,389 --> 01:02:19,358 So why the hell is he still in prison? 1210 01:02:19,393 --> 01:02:20,665 Things go wrong. 1211 01:02:20,695 --> 01:02:22,430 First of all, I found out that O'Neill, the kid 1212 01:02:22,465 --> 01:02:24,067 who testified against Bobby-- - Yeah. 1213 01:02:24,134 --> 01:02:25,502 --well, he's not the Boy Scout the prosecutor 1214 01:02:25,538 --> 01:02:27,006 made him out to be. - What do you mean? 1215 01:02:27,039 --> 01:02:27,811 A couple of weeks after the trial, 1216 01:02:27,842 --> 01:02:29,247 he was arrested for stealing a car. 1217 01:02:29,277 --> 01:02:30,311 What? 1218 01:02:30,380 --> 01:02:31,581 Yeah. 1219 01:02:31,615 --> 01:02:33,956 You know, the guys in the 4th, they 1220 01:02:33,987 --> 01:02:36,422 started to realize that maybe this wasn't a good conviction. 1221 01:02:36,524 --> 01:02:38,059 And they're starting to talk about it. 1222 01:02:38,127 --> 01:02:40,629 D'Angelo, the cop who arrested Bobby, that 1223 01:02:40,698 --> 01:02:42,538 was his first homicide case. 1224 01:02:42,569 --> 01:02:44,375 The same thing for Lynn Panza, the DA. 1225 01:02:44,406 --> 01:02:45,774 It was her first murder case. 1226 01:02:45,842 --> 01:02:46,442 A conviction wouldn't have 1227 01:02:46,542 --> 01:02:48,148 hurt either of their careers. 1228 01:02:48,179 --> 01:02:50,115 What about the name on Ferro's card? 1229 01:02:50,150 --> 01:02:51,651 I think that you stumbled onto the key in this whole mess 1230 01:02:51,719 --> 01:02:53,158 Yeah? 1231 01:02:53,189 --> 01:02:54,324 D'Angelo was probably in a hurry. 1232 01:02:54,391 --> 01:02:56,659 He grabbed the first Robert McLaughlin photo he came to. 1233 01:02:56,762 --> 01:02:58,701 He showed it to O'Neill and said, was this the other guy? 1234 01:02:58,732 --> 01:03:00,534 So why don't we go after this other McLoughlin? 1235 01:03:00,568 --> 01:03:02,704 If he's the real perpetrator, then they got to let Bobby go? 1236 01:03:02,739 --> 01:03:04,207 Except it wasn't him either. 1237 01:03:04,243 --> 01:03:05,611 All the witnesses said the guy with the shotgun 1238 01:03:05,678 --> 01:03:06,980 was maybe 5-11, 6 feet. 1239 01:03:07,014 --> 01:03:07,715 This guy's 5-4. 1240 01:03:12,123 --> 01:03:13,696 So who knows about this other guy? 1241 01:03:13,727 --> 01:03:18,098 Only Ferro and he's dead. 1242 01:03:18,135 --> 01:03:20,574 Where does that leave us, Gerry? 1243 01:03:20,605 --> 01:03:22,311 I think we should go talk to D'Angelo. 1244 01:03:22,342 --> 01:03:23,715 - Yeah. 1245 01:03:23,746 --> 01:03:25,114 No, I don't know. 1246 01:03:25,148 --> 01:03:27,317 We're gonna go, or I have to cancel. 1247 01:03:30,624 --> 01:03:32,393 Just fill out these forms, please. 1248 01:03:32,462 --> 01:03:34,497 Last name first, first name, and middle initial. 1249 01:03:34,565 --> 01:03:36,733 Hey, you-- you. 1250 01:03:36,836 --> 01:03:38,637 You look familiar. Don't I know you from somewhere. 1251 01:03:38,706 --> 01:03:39,607 It's OK. Captain, he's with me. 1252 01:03:39,641 --> 01:03:40,542 This is official. 1253 01:03:45,452 --> 01:03:46,753 Come in. Yeah, OK. 1254 01:03:46,788 --> 01:03:47,659 Let me get back to you, all right? 1255 01:03:47,690 --> 01:03:50,397 Yeah, somebody's here. 1256 01:03:50,428 --> 01:03:51,262 Detective D'Angelo? 1257 01:03:51,330 --> 01:03:52,168 Yeah. 1258 01:03:52,198 --> 01:03:54,534 I'm Gerry Duffy, Manhattan 17th Precinct. 1259 01:03:54,602 --> 01:03:55,503 This is Harold Hohne. 1260 01:03:55,571 --> 01:03:57,176 How you doing? 1261 01:03:57,207 --> 01:04:01,050 Yeah, I know who Mr. Hohne is. 1262 01:04:01,082 --> 01:04:02,150 We want to talk about how Jimmy 1263 01:04:02,216 --> 01:04:04,223 O'Neill happened to pick Bobby. 1264 01:04:04,254 --> 01:04:06,489 Simple, I showed him a spread, he picked him. 1265 01:04:06,525 --> 01:04:07,996 How big was the spread? 1266 01:04:08,027 --> 01:04:08,732 I don't know. 1267 01:04:08,762 --> 01:04:10,164 You don't know? 1268 01:04:10,265 --> 01:04:11,570 I know how big it was. 1269 01:04:11,601 --> 01:04:12,769 It was one picture. 1270 01:04:12,837 --> 01:04:13,941 Yeah, you don't know anything, pal. 1271 01:04:13,971 --> 01:04:17,108 Maybe you picked Bobby because Billy Ferro was previously 1272 01:04:17,145 --> 01:04:18,680 arrested with a Robert I. McLoughlin-- 1273 01:04:18,713 --> 01:04:21,087 different spelling, different ID number, different guy. 1274 01:04:21,119 --> 01:04:22,086 Ahh. 1275 01:04:22,153 --> 01:04:23,755 There were two Bobby McLaughlin's. 1276 01:04:23,790 --> 01:04:25,759 You picked the wrong one. 1277 01:04:25,827 --> 01:04:29,369 Look, O'Neill said he recognized Bobby. 1278 01:04:29,401 --> 01:04:31,036 He was sure, so we went with that. 1279 01:04:31,103 --> 01:04:32,204 Did you let O'Neill think they'd 1280 01:04:32,272 --> 01:04:34,074 been arrested together before? 1281 01:04:34,109 --> 01:04:35,744 I don't know. 1282 01:04:35,779 --> 01:04:37,351 He might have thought that. 1283 01:04:37,382 --> 01:04:39,151 He might have seen the name on the back of the card. 1284 01:04:39,219 --> 01:04:40,119 I don't know. 1285 01:04:50,873 --> 01:04:53,380 Hi, excuse me, Mrs. Panzer, can I talk to you, please? 1286 01:04:53,411 --> 01:04:55,280 It's not appropriate for us to talk to each other, Mr. Hohne. 1287 01:04:55,315 --> 01:04:56,554 - I know. - The appeal is still pending. 1288 01:04:56,585 --> 01:04:57,519 I know that. 1289 01:04:57,586 --> 01:04:59,726 I just got to ask you one question, please. 1290 01:04:59,757 --> 01:05:01,859 Did you ever tell Jimmy O'Neill that they showed him a picture 1291 01:05:01,893 --> 01:05:03,128 of the wrong Bobby McLaughlin? 1292 01:05:03,163 --> 01:05:04,164 I can't talk to you, Mr. Hohne. 1293 01:05:04,231 --> 01:05:05,270 Did you? 1294 01:05:05,301 --> 01:05:07,536 Did you let him go through the whole trial thinking 1295 01:05:07,604 --> 01:05:10,073 that Bobby and Ferro had been arrested together before? 1296 01:05:10,175 --> 01:05:11,781 It is not my job to inform or influence a witness. 1297 01:05:11,812 --> 01:05:13,217 It is my job to ask him questions. 1298 01:05:13,248 --> 01:05:14,253 Oh, what are you talking about? 1299 01:05:14,283 --> 01:05:17,091 Your job is supposed to be about winning justice, 1300 01:05:17,123 --> 01:05:18,524 not about just winning. 1301 01:05:18,558 --> 01:05:21,328 Look, if some key witness is stuck 1302 01:05:21,397 --> 01:05:23,465 with this colossal misconception of the truth, 1303 01:05:23,567 --> 01:05:25,736 do you just let him keep it so he can win the case, 1304 01:05:25,772 --> 01:05:27,340 even if it means throwing some innocent kid 1305 01:05:27,374 --> 01:05:29,481 in the penitentiary for the best years of his life? 1306 01:05:29,512 --> 01:05:31,113 Mr Hohne, if they did arrest the wrong man, 1307 01:05:31,149 --> 01:05:32,116 I didn't know it. 1308 01:05:32,183 --> 01:05:34,686 Yeah, but you know about it now, Mrs. Panzer. 1309 01:05:34,722 --> 01:05:37,558 What about Bobby McLaughlin, you ever think about him? 1310 01:05:37,593 --> 01:05:39,228 It was your first case and you've gone on 1311 01:05:39,264 --> 01:05:40,765 from case to case since then. 1312 01:05:40,833 --> 01:05:43,573 But Bobby's still sitting right there in that cell 1313 01:05:43,604 --> 01:05:45,473 where you helped to put him. 1314 01:06:18,637 --> 01:06:21,611 Dear Bobby, we got him by the short hairs now. 1315 01:06:21,642 --> 01:06:24,278 Everybody we've been talking to believes you're innocent. 1316 01:06:24,314 --> 01:06:25,549 Hold on to these for me. 1317 01:06:30,425 --> 01:06:32,665 Fifth row, right behind home plate, all the hot dogs 1318 01:06:32,696 --> 01:06:33,898 you can eat. 1319 01:06:33,931 --> 01:06:35,699 Next month, kiddo, we're going to see the New York Yankees. 1320 01:06:36,670 --> 01:06:37,571 GUARD Lights out. 1321 01:06:45,886 --> 01:06:47,521 Hey, Carol, how many candles 1322 01:06:47,590 --> 01:06:48,594 did you put on this thing? 1323 01:06:48,625 --> 01:06:50,360 How many were in the box. 1324 01:06:50,462 --> 01:06:52,464 I don't think there's enough, honey. 1325 01:06:52,533 --> 01:06:54,338 Who's counting here? 1326 01:06:54,369 --> 01:06:55,241 Now make a wish. 1327 01:06:55,271 --> 01:06:56,276 Yeah, make a wish, Mom. 1328 01:06:56,307 --> 01:06:57,308 Go ahead, hon. 1329 01:07:07,760 --> 01:07:10,668 Yay, terrific. 1330 01:07:10,700 --> 01:07:11,805 Congratulations, hon. 1331 01:07:11,835 --> 01:07:14,671 Ma, Bobby sent this. 1332 01:07:14,708 --> 01:07:15,876 He wanted me to give it to you right 1333 01:07:15,943 --> 01:07:16,744 after you blew out the candles. 1334 01:07:21,653 --> 01:07:24,422 What is it, hon? 1335 01:07:24,492 --> 01:07:27,566 It's his-- it's his high school diploma. 1336 01:07:27,597 --> 01:07:29,303 He swore us to secrecy. 1337 01:07:29,334 --> 01:07:31,670 He really wanted to surprise you. 1338 01:07:35,679 --> 01:07:38,382 Come on, honey, don't start the waterworks. 1339 01:07:38,418 --> 01:07:40,453 Now, come on. 1340 01:07:40,489 --> 01:07:41,290 He's coming home. 1341 01:07:41,356 --> 01:07:44,330 We're all gonna be here by Christmas. 1342 01:07:44,362 --> 01:07:45,830 Mom, we're going to have this Christmas ever. 1343 01:07:45,899 --> 01:07:48,205 That's right. 1344 01:07:48,236 --> 01:07:50,672 I've already talked to personnel about the possibility of Bobby 1345 01:07:50,774 --> 01:07:53,243 working with me at the phone company. 1346 01:07:53,345 --> 01:07:54,646 Oh, honey. 1347 01:07:54,682 --> 01:07:55,616 Come on, ma. 1348 01:07:55,649 --> 01:07:56,817 You're getting salt water all over the cake. 1349 01:07:56,919 --> 01:07:57,924 Yeah. 1350 01:07:57,955 --> 01:08:00,662 I'm crying because I'm happy. 1351 01:08:00,693 --> 01:08:02,995 And whose party is it anyway? 1352 01:08:03,064 --> 01:08:03,864 Let me see this. 1353 01:08:03,966 --> 01:08:05,834 Oh, honey. 1354 01:08:41,803 --> 01:08:44,944 Counsel, as you know, we are 1355 01:08:44,975 --> 01:08:46,543 not here to decide whether or not 1356 01:08:46,611 --> 01:08:49,051 Robert McLaughlin is guilty. 1357 01:08:49,082 --> 01:08:50,583 We are only here to decide whether or not 1358 01:08:50,685 --> 01:08:52,888 he got a fair trial. 1359 01:08:52,955 --> 01:08:54,490 In order to reverse his conviction 1360 01:08:54,559 --> 01:08:57,028 or give him a new trial, you must provide 1361 01:08:57,130 --> 01:08:58,632 new evidence that could not have been 1362 01:08:58,667 --> 01:09:01,437 discovered during the trial. 1363 01:09:01,506 --> 01:09:04,609 After both sides have argued, the court will deliberate. 1364 01:09:04,678 --> 01:09:07,347 The decision will be forthcoming in a few days, 1365 01:09:07,451 --> 01:09:09,619 or as in some cases, a few weeks, 1366 01:09:09,654 --> 01:09:10,621 in the Office of the Court Clerk. 1367 01:09:14,429 --> 01:09:15,497 Good morning. 1368 01:09:15,532 --> 01:09:16,400 Good morning. 1369 01:09:16,467 --> 01:09:17,438 You're up early today. 1370 01:09:17,469 --> 01:09:18,470 Yeah, I took the morning off. 1371 01:09:18,504 --> 01:09:19,371 I got a feeling-- 1372 01:09:19,439 --> 01:09:20,040 knock wood. 1373 01:09:20,073 --> 01:09:21,341 Well, the decision came in. 1374 01:09:21,376 --> 01:09:22,444 All right. 1375 01:09:22,511 --> 01:09:23,412 Thank you. 1376 01:09:27,821 --> 01:09:29,957 Oh, no, no. 1377 01:09:29,992 --> 01:09:32,061 No, this-- this can't be. 1378 01:09:32,095 --> 01:09:33,463 It's not possible. 1379 01:09:33,532 --> 01:09:34,436 I didn't read it. 1380 01:09:34,466 --> 01:09:35,667 - What? - I'm sorry. 1381 01:09:35,736 --> 01:09:36,437 No, that's-- 1382 01:09:51,532 --> 01:09:54,368 Judge Mullen, Judge Mullen, wait, please. 1383 01:09:56,874 --> 01:10:01,712 Your Honor, how could your people turn down our appeal? 1384 01:10:01,751 --> 01:10:04,458 I'm sorry, Mr. Hohne, the conviction was brought about 1385 01:10:04,489 --> 01:10:06,858 based solely on O'Neill's memory of the night of the incident 1386 01:10:06,960 --> 01:10:09,362 and he hasn't changed his testimony. 1387 01:10:09,432 --> 01:10:10,503 And there was no new evidence brought 1388 01:10:10,533 --> 01:10:11,668 forward that your attorney could not 1389 01:10:11,735 --> 01:10:13,475 have found during the trial. 1390 01:10:13,506 --> 01:10:14,510 We really had no choice. 1391 01:10:14,540 --> 01:10:15,212 Wait a minute. 1392 01:10:15,243 --> 01:10:17,048 For Gods sake's, you're a judge. 1393 01:10:17,079 --> 01:10:18,714 How can you tell me you have no choice? 1394 01:10:18,782 --> 01:10:19,920 Bobby is innocent. 1395 01:10:19,951 --> 01:10:21,953 Everybody that's ever had anything to do with the case 1396 01:10:21,988 --> 01:10:23,723 knows he's innocent. 1397 01:10:23,825 --> 01:10:26,465 Are you going to throw his life away based on a technicality? 1398 01:10:26,496 --> 01:10:28,498 He may be innocent, but you haven't 1399 01:10:28,533 --> 01:10:30,568 brought us anything we can use to overturn the conviction. 1400 01:10:30,604 --> 01:10:31,805 They got the wrong picture. 1401 01:10:31,874 --> 01:10:34,643 The cops all know they picked up the wrong Bobby McLaughlin. 1402 01:10:34,678 --> 01:10:36,914 Mistaken identity, it happens all the time. 1403 01:10:37,016 --> 01:10:40,186 Mr. Hohne, the identification was not based on photographs, 1404 01:10:40,222 --> 01:10:41,890 but solely on the witness's memory 1405 01:10:41,925 --> 01:10:43,860 of the events of that night. 1406 01:10:43,896 --> 01:10:45,597 You have to work within the system here. 1407 01:10:45,666 --> 01:10:47,735 Well, I've tried to work within the system, Your Honor. 1408 01:10:47,836 --> 01:10:50,138 I sat there through the whole trial trusting that the system 1409 01:10:50,207 --> 01:10:51,642 would somehow accomplish justice, 1410 01:10:51,710 --> 01:10:53,449 only to see my son sent to prison for something 1411 01:10:53,480 --> 01:10:54,986 he did not do. 1412 01:10:55,017 --> 01:10:57,824 And I have spent every waking hour of the past five years 1413 01:10:57,855 --> 01:10:59,757 gathering new information, Your Honor. 1414 01:10:59,825 --> 01:11:02,228 And my son has spent every hour of the past five years 1415 01:11:02,262 --> 01:11:04,469 in prison because of one kid's testimony. 1416 01:11:04,500 --> 01:11:06,740 And that one kid turns out to be a car thief. 1417 01:11:06,772 --> 01:11:08,774 Now, what kind of system is that, Your Honor? 1418 01:11:08,809 --> 01:11:10,014 You tell me. 1419 01:11:10,044 --> 01:11:11,650 Your son is in prison not because one 1420 01:11:11,681 --> 01:11:14,087 kid says he's guilty, but because a jury 1421 01:11:14,118 --> 01:11:15,723 says he's guilty. 1422 01:11:15,754 --> 01:11:16,488 I'm sorry. 1423 01:11:32,518 --> 01:11:34,525 It's not over yet, Bobby. 1424 01:11:34,556 --> 01:11:35,457 Yeah. 1425 01:11:38,162 --> 01:11:43,067 Dad, listen, you did everything you could. 1426 01:11:47,848 --> 01:11:50,717 I just got to do the time. 1427 01:11:50,820 --> 01:11:54,591 Bobby, you can't give up hope. 1428 01:11:54,627 --> 01:11:57,463 Mom, I don't want hope. 1429 01:11:57,565 --> 01:11:59,171 Hope only makes it time go harder. 1430 01:11:59,202 --> 01:12:01,743 Hey, come on, kid, I know this was a hard one to lose, 1431 01:12:01,774 --> 01:12:03,579 but you can't stop fighting. 1432 01:12:03,610 --> 01:12:05,745 No more. 1433 01:12:05,814 --> 01:12:07,954 I'll be OK. 1434 01:12:07,985 --> 01:12:10,925 I'll stay alive. 1435 01:12:10,957 --> 01:12:13,498 I'll do the time. 1436 01:12:13,529 --> 01:12:14,430 I'll get out. 1437 01:12:17,602 --> 01:12:18,503 I'll be 35. 1438 01:12:22,946 --> 01:12:24,448 I'll still be able to have some kind of life. 1439 01:12:34,301 --> 01:12:35,469 You know one good thing came out of this. 1440 01:12:40,912 --> 01:12:45,489 I wasn't such a good kid, and you 1441 01:12:45,521 --> 01:12:47,556 took me on without knowing how much trouble 1442 01:12:47,658 --> 01:12:50,261 that it'd turn out to be. 1443 01:12:50,331 --> 01:12:53,133 In all the time that I was growing up, 1444 01:12:53,202 --> 01:12:55,538 you always gave me birthday presents. 1445 01:12:59,847 --> 01:13:00,948 And you told me that-- 1446 01:13:05,825 --> 01:13:13,166 that you loved me and stuff. 1447 01:13:13,239 --> 01:13:14,741 I guess, I never really believed it 1448 01:13:14,775 --> 01:13:25,553 until all this happened I just want you to know 1449 01:13:25,595 --> 01:13:27,263 nobody could have done better by their kid 1450 01:13:27,332 --> 01:13:28,567 than you've done by me. 1451 01:13:46,768 --> 01:13:48,070 I just never thought anything like this 1452 01:13:48,104 --> 01:13:50,110 could happen to my kid. 1453 01:13:50,141 --> 01:13:52,748 The truth is, it could happen to anybody's kid. 1454 01:13:52,779 --> 01:13:55,215 We have to hold on, Harold. 1455 01:13:55,250 --> 01:13:56,785 Isn't that what you told me? 1456 01:13:56,820 --> 01:13:57,858 For Bobby's sake. 1457 01:13:57,889 --> 01:13:58,624 We're all he's got. 1458 01:13:58,690 --> 01:14:01,159 I used to believe in something. 1459 01:14:01,195 --> 01:14:03,702 I used to think that no matter what, things would come out 1460 01:14:03,733 --> 01:14:05,835 right in the end, that the system of justice worked, 1461 01:14:05,871 --> 01:14:09,012 that somehow the guilty get punished. 1462 01:14:09,043 --> 01:14:10,278 Now, I don't know what I-- 1463 01:14:10,312 --> 01:14:14,622 Harold, are you all right? 1464 01:14:14,654 --> 01:14:17,094 Oh, honey. 1465 01:14:17,125 --> 01:14:19,327 Honey. 1466 01:14:19,361 --> 01:14:21,830 I think I'm having a heart attack or somethin' here. 1467 01:14:21,900 --> 01:14:22,905 Just hang on. 1468 01:14:22,935 --> 01:14:24,170 Hang on. 1469 01:14:24,271 --> 01:14:25,806 Hang on. 1470 01:14:25,875 --> 01:14:26,942 Hang on. 1471 01:14:26,976 --> 01:14:28,215 Come here. 1472 01:14:28,246 --> 01:14:29,914 That's it, just keep breathing. 1473 01:14:29,948 --> 01:14:30,816 That's it. 1474 01:14:30,850 --> 01:14:31,818 That's it. 1475 01:14:31,852 --> 01:14:32,720 It's all right. 1476 01:14:32,753 --> 01:14:33,621 It's all right. 1477 01:14:33,690 --> 01:14:34,691 It's all right. 1478 01:14:42,339 --> 01:14:45,809 Just keep breathing. 1479 01:14:47,313 --> 01:14:48,786 Hang on, honey. 1480 01:14:48,817 --> 01:14:50,923 Just keep breathing. 1481 01:14:50,954 --> 01:14:51,788 Oh, god. 1482 01:14:51,856 --> 01:14:55,760 It's gonna be all right. 1483 01:15:03,343 --> 01:15:05,016 Inhalation therapist 1484 01:15:05,047 --> 01:15:07,887 to third floor nurse's station. 1485 01:15:07,919 --> 01:15:09,921 Inhalation therapist to third floor nurse's station. 1486 01:15:16,869 --> 01:15:19,271 Harold. 1487 01:15:19,340 --> 01:15:21,813 Hey, doc, how I am doing? 1488 01:15:21,845 --> 01:15:22,846 - You're a lucky man. - Oh, yeah. 1489 01:15:22,913 --> 01:15:23,981 Yeah. 1490 01:15:24,015 --> 01:15:25,283 It wasn't a heart attack. 1491 01:15:25,317 --> 01:15:27,653 But it was a warning. 1492 01:15:27,689 --> 01:15:30,359 Your blood pressure's as high as the Chrysler Building. 1493 01:15:30,428 --> 01:15:31,932 You got to change a few things. 1494 01:15:31,963 --> 01:15:33,698 You mean like my diet? 1495 01:15:33,734 --> 01:15:35,807 No more salt, fat, stuff like that. 1496 01:15:35,838 --> 01:15:38,979 Yeah, yeah, that too. 1497 01:15:39,010 --> 01:15:41,779 What I'm tryin' to tell you is you 1498 01:15:41,849 --> 01:15:43,150 got to quit beating your head against the wall 1499 01:15:43,217 --> 01:15:44,718 and trying to free Bobby. 1500 01:15:44,821 --> 01:15:46,222 You keep fighting like this, it's gonna kill you. 1501 01:15:49,195 --> 01:15:52,198 It would kill me to stop fighting, doc. 1502 01:15:52,267 --> 01:15:54,107 You got no choice, Harold. 1503 01:15:54,138 --> 01:15:55,343 You've got to make some kind of peace. 1504 01:15:55,374 --> 01:15:56,809 You've got to find a way to accept things. 1505 01:15:56,843 --> 01:15:57,710 All right? 1506 01:16:00,783 --> 01:16:02,117 I'll stop back in this afternoon. 1507 01:16:10,735 --> 01:16:11,402 Push. 1508 01:16:11,437 --> 01:16:13,105 I mean it, baby, push. 1509 01:16:13,139 --> 01:16:15,075 Push, baby. 1510 01:16:19,352 --> 01:16:22,255 That's it, Bobby. 1511 01:16:29,404 --> 01:16:32,945 Hey, tell them to put the weight on the ball. 1512 01:16:32,976 --> 01:16:35,817 Five years ago, a boy was killed in Marine Park 1513 01:16:35,849 --> 01:16:36,983 during a robbery. 1514 01:16:37,017 --> 01:16:39,290 My foster son, Robert McLaughlin, 1515 01:16:39,322 --> 01:16:41,891 was wrongfully convicted of a crime. 1516 01:16:41,960 --> 01:16:42,964 Bobby's in prison. 1517 01:16:42,994 --> 01:16:47,098 My son passed a lie detector test in May of 1980. 1518 01:16:47,137 --> 01:16:51,045 Somehow, somewhere, there has to be a person who has-- 1519 01:16:51,077 --> 01:16:54,480 I have made a vow never to rest until Bobby is free. 1520 01:16:54,550 --> 01:16:57,219 Please, I'm praying for help. 1521 01:16:57,256 --> 01:16:59,158 Sincerely, Harold Hohne. 1522 01:17:02,331 --> 01:17:06,068 So what do you think? 1523 01:17:06,105 --> 01:17:08,110 Send it. 1524 01:17:08,141 --> 01:17:08,842 All right. 1525 01:17:16,290 --> 01:17:18,058 I hope to God this works. 1526 01:17:18,094 --> 01:17:20,100 You spelled out all the evidence and all the mistakes 1527 01:17:20,131 --> 01:17:21,202 very clearly. 1528 01:17:21,233 --> 01:17:22,739 Someone has got to respond. 1529 01:17:22,769 --> 01:17:25,308 If this don't do it, I don't know what will. 1530 01:17:25,340 --> 01:17:27,976 We followed every lead to a dead end. 1531 01:17:28,078 --> 01:17:28,984 How many does this make? 1532 01:17:29,015 --> 01:17:31,851 80. 1533 01:17:31,953 --> 01:17:33,057 Of them has got to be heard. 1534 01:17:33,088 --> 01:17:34,923 I want to get these to the post office before they closed. 1535 01:17:34,959 --> 01:17:36,427 Let me have those too. 1536 01:17:36,460 --> 01:17:37,395 I'll be right back. 1537 01:17:48,316 --> 01:17:50,255 You holding up? 1538 01:17:50,286 --> 01:17:52,493 I'm all right. 1539 01:17:52,524 --> 01:17:56,061 I just worry about him. 1540 01:17:56,097 --> 01:17:57,265 How's he doin'? 1541 01:17:57,333 --> 01:18:01,504 He tries to stay busy and that helps, but I still worry. 1542 01:18:04,579 --> 01:18:05,980 How's Bobby? 1543 01:18:06,016 --> 01:18:07,851 I tried to call him. 1544 01:18:07,886 --> 01:18:10,393 He got into a fight in the dining hall. 1545 01:18:10,424 --> 01:18:11,225 They won't let me talk to him. 1546 01:18:27,890 --> 01:18:32,032 Our office does not have the authority to interfere. 1547 01:18:32,064 --> 01:18:34,266 We sincerely regret your-- ah, et cetera, et cetera. 1548 01:18:34,335 --> 01:18:35,469 They're all the same. 1549 01:18:35,537 --> 01:18:38,406 This one's from the Governor's office. 1550 01:18:38,442 --> 01:18:41,049 Unfortunately, it does not appear that there is anything 1551 01:18:41,081 --> 01:18:43,087 the Governor is empowered to do under the law which 1552 01:18:43,118 --> 01:18:46,822 may be of assistance to your foster son. 1553 01:18:46,858 --> 01:18:50,167 I've been turned down by just about every politician, judge, 1554 01:18:50,198 --> 01:18:54,340 lawyer, radio, and television, magazine, newspaper 1555 01:18:54,373 --> 01:18:55,274 in the state of New York. 1556 01:18:55,374 --> 01:18:57,476 We just have to keep writing, keep calling, 1557 01:18:57,545 --> 01:19:01,587 keep pounding on doors, make as much noise as possible. 1558 01:19:01,619 --> 01:19:05,290 You know, Duff, I'll never stop fighting. 1559 01:19:05,326 --> 01:19:07,495 It's just getting harder and harder to believe we can win. 1560 01:19:15,846 --> 01:19:17,314 Excuse me, are you Richard Emery? 1561 01:19:17,381 --> 01:19:19,016 Yeah. 1562 01:19:19,085 --> 01:19:20,453 A friend of mine sent you a letter about his foster son 1563 01:19:20,487 --> 01:19:21,826 in prison, Bobby McLaughlin. 1564 01:19:21,856 --> 01:19:23,261 Did you get it? - Yeah, I think I did. 1565 01:19:23,292 --> 01:19:24,927 I haven't read it carefully, but it's on a stack 1566 01:19:25,029 --> 01:19:25,934 that I'll get to eventually. 1567 01:19:25,964 --> 01:19:27,899 I think you should pull it out and look into it. 1568 01:19:27,934 --> 01:19:28,905 Look, I get these kind of requests 1569 01:19:28,936 --> 01:19:31,272 from parents of convicted prisoners every day. 1570 01:19:31,307 --> 01:19:33,814 My son's innocent, my brother didn't do it. 1571 01:19:33,845 --> 01:19:35,247 For the most part, there's nothing we can do. 1572 01:19:35,282 --> 01:19:36,553 And probably nine times out of 10, 1573 01:19:36,584 --> 01:19:37,552 they're really guilty anyway. 1574 01:19:37,619 --> 01:19:38,953 Not this time. 1575 01:19:39,022 --> 01:19:39,956 What makes you so sure? 1576 01:19:40,023 --> 01:19:41,591 I'm a homicide detective. 1577 01:19:41,627 --> 01:19:42,995 Look, ask anybody down at the precinct, 1578 01:19:43,029 --> 01:19:44,964 they'll tell you it was a shaky ID. 1579 01:19:45,000 --> 01:19:47,435 The kid never should have been arrested, let alone convicted. 1580 01:19:47,471 --> 01:19:49,573 Well, you've got my attention, Detective-- 1581 01:19:49,642 --> 01:19:51,143 Duffy, Sergeant Gerry Duffy. 1582 01:19:51,211 --> 01:19:54,553 Sergeant Duffy, in New York City most cops 1583 01:19:54,585 --> 01:19:56,420 think the Civil Liberties Union is dedicated to making 1584 01:19:56,488 --> 01:19:57,689 their lives miserable. 1585 01:19:57,757 --> 01:20:00,062 So when a cop comes to me and tells me the police have got 1586 01:20:00,094 --> 01:20:02,864 the wrong man, I'm interested. 1587 01:20:07,408 --> 01:20:10,210 Come in. 1588 01:20:10,280 --> 01:20:12,049 Could I have a moment of your time, Judge Mullen? 1589 01:20:12,084 --> 01:20:14,491 What can I do for you, Mr. Emery. 1590 01:20:14,522 --> 01:20:16,857 I had a very unusual conversation with a New 1591 01:20:16,925 --> 01:20:18,994 York homicide detective. 1592 01:20:19,029 --> 01:20:20,564 What was unusual about it? 1593 01:20:20,599 --> 01:20:22,268 Well, he was disturbed about an innocent boy 1594 01:20:22,302 --> 01:20:27,240 he felt was wrongly convicted, Bobby McLaughlin. 1595 01:20:27,311 --> 01:20:29,647 I remember it. 1596 01:20:29,716 --> 01:20:34,326 We couldn't grant an appeal because there were no grounds. 1597 01:20:34,359 --> 01:20:37,328 I really had my doubts, but we had no legal recourse. 1598 01:20:37,364 --> 01:20:40,600 Do you think he might have been innocent? 1599 01:20:40,636 --> 01:20:43,510 I'll tell you the truth, counselor, 1600 01:20:43,541 --> 01:20:45,146 there's some concern as to whether or not 1601 01:20:45,177 --> 01:20:48,347 there was a miscarriage of justice in this case. 1602 01:20:48,385 --> 01:20:51,421 It may be that the wrong man is in jail. 1603 01:20:51,456 --> 01:20:52,624 Judge, would you be willing to go 1604 01:20:52,658 --> 01:20:56,596 on record with that statement? 1605 01:20:56,633 --> 01:20:59,269 Now that the appeal is over and I'm 1606 01:20:59,304 --> 01:21:05,210 not connected to the case, yes, I'd go on record with that. 1607 01:21:09,022 --> 01:21:10,557 I know how much courage it takes for someone 1608 01:21:10,592 --> 01:21:11,560 in your position to do this. 1609 01:21:14,132 --> 01:21:15,033 Thank you. 1610 01:21:18,239 --> 01:21:21,376 just hope it helps. 1611 01:21:21,478 --> 01:21:24,347 Bobby McLaughlin may have been victimized by the law, 1612 01:21:24,384 --> 01:21:27,091 but so were we in this case. 1613 01:21:27,122 --> 01:21:29,357 Our hands were tied. 1614 01:21:29,426 --> 01:21:30,494 Right. 1615 01:21:53,371 --> 01:21:56,412 Dear Carla, I guess you already 1616 01:21:56,444 --> 01:21:58,479 know how sorry I am that I couldn't be 1617 01:21:58,581 --> 01:22:00,116 there to give the bride away. 1618 01:22:06,963 --> 01:22:10,000 The pictures look good. 1619 01:22:10,036 --> 01:22:13,173 You look beautiful. 1620 01:22:13,208 --> 01:22:16,449 Joe's a lucky guy. 1621 01:22:16,481 --> 01:22:18,387 You've done a tremendous job gathering 1622 01:22:18,418 --> 01:22:19,422 the facts, Harold, really. 1623 01:22:19,453 --> 01:22:21,059 If anything's gonna get this case opened up again, 1624 01:22:21,089 --> 01:22:22,624 it's cool, logical facts. 1625 01:22:22,692 --> 01:22:24,394 But we could also use some heat. 1626 01:22:24,462 --> 01:22:26,969 Yeah, well, you know we're down to our last straw here. 1627 01:22:27,000 --> 01:22:28,268 So we'll do whatever you say. - Great. 1628 01:22:28,336 --> 01:22:29,671 I've asked a friend of mine to meet with you. 1629 01:22:29,739 --> 01:22:30,607 Who's that? 1630 01:22:30,640 --> 01:22:32,078 His name's Jack Newfield. 1631 01:22:32,109 --> 01:22:33,144 He's a reporter for "The Village Voice." 1632 01:22:33,211 --> 01:22:34,212 - Yeah. - Didn't you send him a letter? 1633 01:22:34,280 --> 01:22:35,452 Yeah, but we never heard from him. 1634 01:22:35,483 --> 01:22:37,422 Well, I think Jack is going to be very interested in what 1635 01:22:37,453 --> 01:22:38,354 you have to tell him. 1636 01:22:38,455 --> 01:22:39,990 I'm also talking to John Miller. 1637 01:22:40,058 --> 01:22:41,697 - Of the television news? - Yeah. 1638 01:22:41,728 --> 01:22:42,629 We're gonna see if we can't launch 1639 01:22:42,662 --> 01:22:44,030 a real campaign for Bobby. 1640 01:22:46,503 --> 01:22:48,142 They'll all be coming in here in a minute. 1641 01:22:48,173 --> 01:22:49,044 You OK? 1642 01:22:49,074 --> 01:22:51,076 Yeah, I'm OK. 1643 01:22:51,144 --> 01:22:52,045 So what am I supposed to say? 1644 01:22:52,081 --> 01:22:52,748 I don't know. 1645 01:22:52,781 --> 01:22:54,250 Just-- just talk. 1646 01:22:54,317 --> 01:22:55,218 OK. 1647 01:23:09,113 --> 01:23:10,317 You know, before they get started, 1648 01:23:10,347 --> 01:23:13,083 I just want you to know I'm proud of you. 1649 01:23:13,120 --> 01:23:13,787 Now, you're proud of me? 1650 01:23:13,820 --> 01:23:15,555 Yeah. 1651 01:23:15,658 --> 01:23:17,526 Now that I'm in a penitentiary for murder, you're proud of me. 1652 01:23:17,561 --> 01:23:20,698 Yeah, I'm sorry that that's what it took. 1653 01:23:20,733 --> 01:23:22,372 If I hadn't been such a stubborn bastard, 1654 01:23:22,403 --> 01:23:23,604 I'd have been proud of you all along. 1655 01:23:23,639 --> 01:23:27,343 But I'm proud of you. now. 1656 01:23:27,379 --> 01:23:29,481 I'm proud of the person that you've grown into. 1657 01:23:32,822 --> 01:23:34,023 You've done terrific, Bobby. 1658 01:23:38,299 --> 01:23:40,501 Bobby, how do you feel about everything 1659 01:23:40,570 --> 01:23:44,341 that's happening to you? 1660 01:23:44,410 --> 01:23:46,446 Sometimes I think that who are these people 1661 01:23:46,514 --> 01:23:50,318 to tell me that I did this thing and they keep me here. 1662 01:23:50,388 --> 01:23:55,398 It's-- it's like a bad dream. 1663 01:23:55,431 --> 01:23:57,471 I guess you're glad they don't have the death penalty anymore. 1664 01:23:57,502 --> 01:23:59,407 Yeah. 1665 01:23:59,438 --> 01:24:01,774 If they did, I would be a bunch of ashes in a vase 1666 01:24:01,809 --> 01:24:03,177 on my mother's mantelpiece. 1667 01:24:14,700 --> 01:24:15,567 Taxi! 1668 01:24:24,584 --> 01:24:25,685 That's my boy. 1669 01:24:25,788 --> 01:24:29,329 Hey, that's my son. 1670 01:24:29,361 --> 01:24:32,531 Here, I'll take a dozen of them. 1671 01:24:32,633 --> 01:24:33,467 Keep the change. 1672 01:24:33,536 --> 01:24:35,104 I guess you're glad they don't 1673 01:24:35,138 --> 01:24:38,208 have the death penalty anymore. 1674 01:24:38,277 --> 01:24:40,483 If they did, I would be a bunch of ashes in a vase 1675 01:24:40,514 --> 01:24:41,248 on my mother's mantel. 1676 01:24:45,324 --> 01:24:47,326 It's hard enough doing time for something that you did, 1677 01:24:47,361 --> 01:24:50,836 but it's twice as hard doing time for something 1678 01:24:50,868 --> 01:24:52,469 that you didn't do. 1679 01:24:52,570 --> 01:24:53,575 Right on, man. 1680 01:24:53,606 --> 01:24:55,641 Hey, McLaughlin, can I borrow your old man 1681 01:24:55,742 --> 01:24:56,677 to get me out of here? 1682 01:24:58,616 --> 01:24:59,821 I was-- 1683 01:24:59,851 --> 01:25:01,686 I was always a knock-around guy. 1684 01:25:04,894 --> 01:25:08,064 I had my fights with my father. 1685 01:25:10,738 --> 01:25:13,407 He was always by the book, you know. 1686 01:25:13,443 --> 01:25:16,079 Straighten up, don't drink. 1687 01:25:19,254 --> 01:25:27,735 But when it came to this problem here, 1688 01:25:27,769 --> 01:25:30,276 my dad was behind me 100%. 1689 01:25:30,307 --> 01:25:37,781 And I realized how much he loved me. 1690 01:25:45,869 --> 01:25:48,505 Can you shut this thing off. 1691 01:25:59,528 --> 01:26:01,530 The only evidence against McLaughlin 1692 01:26:01,599 --> 01:26:03,901 was the eyewitness testimony of one 15-year-old boy, 1693 01:26:03,936 --> 01:26:05,371 named Jimmy O'Neill. 1694 01:26:05,405 --> 01:26:07,274 The Assistant DA convinced the jury 1695 01:26:07,309 --> 01:26:09,445 they should put their complete faith in his testimony. 1696 01:26:09,547 --> 01:26:12,416 She painted him a courageous and honest young man. 1697 01:26:12,453 --> 01:26:14,659 But three weeks after the McLaughlin trial, 1698 01:26:14,690 --> 01:26:17,831 the same Jimmy O'Neill was arrested for stealing a car. 1699 01:26:17,862 --> 01:26:20,798 So much for courage and honesty. 1700 01:26:20,868 --> 01:26:21,936 They're making it look like I'm 1701 01:26:21,969 --> 01:26:23,742 a criminal, like I set him up. 1702 01:26:23,773 --> 01:26:24,877 I didn't do anything. 1703 01:26:24,908 --> 01:26:27,315 If the wrong guy was convicted, it wasn't my fault. 1704 01:26:27,346 --> 01:26:28,050 What do you want to do? 1705 01:26:28,080 --> 01:26:29,882 I want to sue them for libel. 1706 01:26:29,917 --> 01:26:31,452 Everybody's talking about me, like I'm 1707 01:26:31,488 --> 01:26:32,355 a murderer or something. 1708 01:26:32,456 --> 01:26:34,458 I don't think you have a case for libel. 1709 01:26:34,527 --> 01:26:36,229 The report didn't say anything that wasn't true. 1710 01:26:36,330 --> 01:26:37,931 This is a nightmare. 1711 01:26:37,999 --> 01:26:39,834 I just wish the whole thing would go away. 1712 01:26:39,902 --> 01:26:41,504 Well, it probably won't do that. 1713 01:26:41,572 --> 01:26:42,674 I know Richard Emery. 1714 01:26:42,776 --> 01:26:44,210 I think this is just beginning. 1715 01:26:46,683 --> 01:26:48,351 Richard Emery. 1716 01:26:48,420 --> 01:26:50,525 Richard, Garrett Adams. 1717 01:26:50,556 --> 01:26:52,691 Hello, Garrett, what can I do for you? 1718 01:26:52,794 --> 01:26:54,199 I have somebody in my office 1719 01:26:54,230 --> 01:26:55,635 I think you might want to talk to. 1720 01:26:55,665 --> 01:26:57,300 Oh, who? 1721 01:26:57,369 --> 01:26:59,938 Jimmy O'Neill. 1722 01:26:59,974 --> 01:27:01,242 I'll be there in 10 minutes. 1723 01:27:09,458 --> 01:27:10,792 Jimmy, this thing is not gonna go 1724 01:27:10,860 --> 01:27:12,729 away until you tell the truth. 1725 01:27:12,831 --> 01:27:14,732 You've had to live under a terrible burden 1726 01:27:14,801 --> 01:27:15,572 these last few years. 1727 01:27:15,602 --> 01:27:17,408 I'm glad you finally came forward. 1728 01:27:17,439 --> 01:27:19,174 They're making it sound like I set him up. 1729 01:27:19,275 --> 01:27:20,610 It wasn't my fault. - I know that. 1730 01:27:20,679 --> 01:27:21,847 You were 15 years old. 1731 01:27:21,881 --> 01:27:23,950 You'd never been in a police station before in your life. 1732 01:27:23,985 --> 01:27:25,820 Cops were people you respected. 1733 01:27:25,922 --> 01:27:26,727 You know what the truth is. 1734 01:27:26,757 --> 01:27:28,692 The cops showed you pictures of Ferro 1735 01:27:28,727 --> 01:27:30,600 and of Bobby McLaughlin, who they said had been 1736 01:27:30,631 --> 01:27:33,572 arrested with Ferro before. 1737 01:27:33,603 --> 01:27:35,908 That's why you picked Bobby's picture. 1738 01:27:35,940 --> 01:27:37,575 You know it and I know it. 1739 01:27:37,643 --> 01:27:39,712 He's not prepared to make a statement to you here today. 1740 01:27:42,586 --> 01:27:44,789 That's fine. 1741 01:27:44,857 --> 01:27:46,462 That's fine, Jimmy. 1742 01:27:46,493 --> 01:27:49,963 Just-- just go home and think about it. 1743 01:27:50,033 --> 01:27:52,302 And then tell the DA what really happened in the police station 1744 01:27:52,404 --> 01:27:54,339 that morning. 1745 01:27:54,408 --> 01:27:55,276 Just tell them the truth. 1746 01:28:01,722 --> 01:28:03,558 What about the other guy? 1747 01:28:03,624 --> 01:28:05,364 You recognize this guy? 1748 01:28:05,395 --> 01:28:07,301 Yeah, I think so. 1749 01:28:07,332 --> 01:28:08,667 He was arrested with Ferro before. 1750 01:28:12,842 --> 01:28:14,344 Just tell them the truth. 1751 01:28:31,811 --> 01:28:34,280 Hello, Yes, operator, I'll accept. 1752 01:28:34,315 --> 01:28:35,350 Dad. 1753 01:28:35,384 --> 01:28:37,653 Listen, Richard says we're going to court next week 1754 01:28:37,688 --> 01:28:38,894 and a new judge is going to decide 1755 01:28:38,924 --> 01:28:39,825 if we can get a new trial. 1756 01:28:39,859 --> 01:28:41,565 How about that? 1757 01:28:41,596 --> 01:28:43,932 It's always next week, next week, next week, next week. 1758 01:28:44,001 --> 01:28:45,469 Something's always going to happen next week. 1759 01:28:45,503 --> 01:28:46,905 I hate those words, 1760 01:28:46,972 --> 01:28:47,776 I know that, Bobby. 1761 01:28:47,807 --> 01:28:49,614 But just hang in there a few more days. 1762 01:28:49,645 --> 01:28:51,683 If this works, we're gonna get you a new trial, son. 1763 01:28:51,714 --> 01:28:52,615 And then we'll get you out. 1764 01:29:05,507 --> 01:29:07,442 Who's he? 1765 01:29:07,511 --> 01:29:09,851 The Assistant DA, Mark Freedman. 1766 01:29:09,882 --> 01:29:10,916 Where's O'Neill? 1767 01:29:10,983 --> 01:29:12,451 I don't know. 1768 01:29:12,553 --> 01:29:13,654 Well, how's he supposed to change 1769 01:29:13,689 --> 01:29:14,856 his testimony if he's not here? 1770 01:29:14,924 --> 01:29:15,995 Maybe he'll still show up. 1771 01:29:16,026 --> 01:29:17,628 Just hold on, pray for a miracle. 1772 01:29:17,663 --> 01:29:18,531 All rise. 1773 01:29:18,597 --> 01:29:19,769 The court is now in session. 1774 01:29:19,800 --> 01:29:23,470 Judge Ann Feldman presiding. 1775 01:29:23,507 --> 01:29:25,313 Be seated. 1776 01:29:25,344 --> 01:29:26,778 All right. 1777 01:29:26,846 --> 01:29:29,949 Is the witness here? 1778 01:29:30,019 --> 01:29:31,687 No, Your Honor. 1779 01:29:31,723 --> 01:29:33,591 He promised to be here at 10 o'clock, 1780 01:29:33,625 --> 01:29:34,793 but we can't locate him. 1781 01:29:34,861 --> 01:29:36,633 No miracles today. 1782 01:29:36,664 --> 01:29:39,834 Your Honor, in view of the fact that James O'Neill has now 1783 01:29:39,870 --> 01:29:43,507 made statements to the District Attorney's Office that cast 1784 01:29:43,544 --> 01:29:47,315 grave doubts on the accuracy of his original testimony, 1785 01:29:47,385 --> 01:29:49,353 the District Attorney would not oppose a motion 1786 01:29:49,389 --> 01:29:52,125 to set aside the conviction. 1787 01:29:52,160 --> 01:29:54,662 I so move, Your Honor. 1788 01:29:56,701 --> 01:29:59,670 I have read all the material on this case 1789 01:29:59,774 --> 01:30:03,878 and there's been a lengthy and detailed re-investigation 1790 01:30:03,948 --> 01:30:08,019 An enormouse amount of evidence was gathered by Mr. McLaughlin's 1791 01:30:08,089 --> 01:30:14,662 foster father. It seems to me that Bobby McLaughlin has been 1792 01:30:14,701 --> 01:30:18,176 given more dark nights in the course of his 26 years than 1793 01:30:18,208 --> 01:30:21,912 anyone should have to be bear in a lifetime. 1794 01:30:21,981 --> 01:30:27,459 But on the day when he placed in the home of Harold and Mary Hohne.. 1795 01:30:27,492 --> 01:30:30,829 the sun shone on him. 1796 01:30:30,865 --> 01:30:35,441 I hereby set aside the conviction, and I overturn 1797 01:30:35,474 --> 01:30:36,775 the indictment. 1798 01:30:44,825 --> 01:30:47,699 Take about five minutes or so to clear up the paperwork 1799 01:30:47,729 --> 01:30:50,599 and then you can go home. 1800 01:31:12,965 --> 01:31:14,967 - Bobby did you think this day would ever come? 1801 01:31:15,034 --> 01:31:17,841 I'm just glad that the nightmare is over now I can get on with my life 1802 01:31:17,871 --> 01:31:21,141 - How about you Harold? I got my boy back. I got my family back. 1803 01:31:21,209 --> 01:31:26,019 - How you feeling now Bobby? Great. I owe it all to my Dad. He never stopped fighting for me 1804 01:31:26,050 --> 01:31:29,053 And now I'm Free!