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NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system
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the people are represented
by two separate
yet equally important groups,
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the police
who investigate crime
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and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.
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These are their stories.
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RITTER: I already
started writing.
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So what happens
if you stop?
They fire you?
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You got it.
Oh, I'm sure.
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So maybe you can
tell me when it is okay
to park here?
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Read the signs.
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I've read them,
I just can't
understand them!
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Call the police!
Call the police!
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Oh, my God,
somebody call the police!
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Jogger tripped over the body
around quarter to seven.
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Hell of away
to start the day.
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Yeah. What's left
of the body, anyway.
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Whoa. What's that
supposed to mean?
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You'll see.
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Detectives,
right over here.
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Hey, the call
that came in said
there was one victim.
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Species bias.
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One woman, one dog.
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Jack Russell,
I think.
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You think?
Both mauled to death.
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Mauled? You mean...
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Something cut her throat out
and then did a number
on her arms and legs.
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ED: What thing?
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They're saying a dog.
Animal Control's
sweeping the park now.
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You mean,
we got a wild animal
on the loose?
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Unless you believe
in werewolves.
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How bad is it?
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Pretty bad.
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Oh, man.
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You got an ID?
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CSU found these
over there.
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House keys.
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Any collar on
the Jack Russell?
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If he had one,
it's not there now.
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How about an age
on the lady?
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Thirty-ish. Maybe.
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She's got a rock
on her third finger but
there's no wedding band.
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Short engagement.
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Thorax ripped open,
larynx crushed.
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Then Cujo proceeded
to rip her apart
like a rag doll.
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Both arms were severed,
one of her legs.
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Jane Doe and
her four-legged
companion
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were definitely done in
by one very strong,
very savage animal.
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Your woman at the scene
thought it might have
been a werewolf.
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Teeth marks are
definitely canine.
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What kind of dog
are we talking about?
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Oh, hard to tell
at this point.
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There's too much
tissue damage.
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But if Animal Control
catches the damn thing,
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we can do
a dental impression.
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Also, if there's
still human flesh
in its teeth,
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we can run the DNA,
see if it matches
the victim.
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ED: God, what a way to go.
Getting mauled by a dog.
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If it's any consolation,
the victim had
a hearty meal.
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The lady,
not the dog.
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Blueberry muffin and coffee,
just before the attack.
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Thanks.
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And no one reported
a lost dog?
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Not that we know of.
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Animal Control's
still searching the park.
Maybe it was a stray.
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Oh, I'd hate to think
this was anything
but an accident.
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Someone sickin' a dog
on another person
like that.
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In this town,
you never know.
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Well, what about
the woman?
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There wasn't much
left to work with.
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And her prints aren't
in the system.
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The only thing left
at the scene
was her house keys.
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Well, she was probably out
for a run with her dog.
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The M.E. says
she had a meal.
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Yeah.
Coffee and a muffin.
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You don't eat
before you work out,
do you, Detective?
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I'm not going to
even ask you.
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Oh, you're saying
she just finished
her jog.
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And was close to home.
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Blonde in a jogging suit?
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Sure, I've seen
somebody like that,
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try every
two minutes or so.
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Well, this woman
was in the park between
6:30 and 7:00 this morning.
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She had a little
dog with her.
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They all got little dogs
and they're all nasty.
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BRISCOE: Not much of
a pet lover, huh?
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I was referring
to the owners.
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Well, she had
shoulder-length hair,
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she was wearing
a black jogging suit,
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dog was
a Jack Russell.
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There is a woman
comes by most days
with a dog like that.
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Sundays,
she picks up The Times.
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You ever notice
which direction
she went?
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Towards Broadway,
I think.
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Thanks.
Bye-bye.
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Sounds like Sandra.
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Fifty-fifty low fat latte
with a twist.
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Cute little dog.
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Sandra have a last name?
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(SIGHS) I guess so,
but she wouldn't tell me.
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Good lookin' chick,
I hit on her,
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but she wasn't
interested.
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Said I was too young,
be like dating one
of her students.
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Oh, she was a teacher?
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Yeah. She'd come in
sometimes, mark papers.
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ED: You have any idea
where she taught?
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Some private school.
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Sometimes she came in,
wore a baseball cap.
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Had an "A" on it.
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H ELLER:
Sandra. Miss Meekin.
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She's been at Ashfield
almost three years.
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Then today she just
didn't show up.
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No call, no message,
not like her at all.
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Oh, we're very sorry
to have had
to tell you like this.
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I never imagined.
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(SIGHS) Sandra was
a lovely young woman.
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She taught English,
coached our volleyball team.
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BRISCOE: ls there
a contact number?
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Rich. Her fiancé.
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Will somebody
from the police
be notifying him?
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Yeah, we'll
take care of that.
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(BELL RINGING)
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I left work as soon
as I found out.
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Came straight home.
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I guess a part of me
still expected her
to be here.
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Who dies this way?
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We're really
very sorry.
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You know,
it was my turn
to take Max
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to the dog run
this morning.
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Only I had
an early meeting.
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Maybe I could've
fought back.
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Our people say no one
would have stood a chance
against this dog.
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What kind was it?
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BRISCOE:
We're not sure yet.
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Are you telling me
that the dog
that killed Sandy
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is still out there?
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Animal Control is
combing the park
as we speak.
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You mentioned
a dog run just before?
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Yeah. In the park.
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It's a few blocks
from here.
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Sandy would
go for her jog,
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pick up some coffee
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and walk over
and let Max play
with the other dogs.
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(DOGS BARKING)
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They don't have to
be on leashes here,
Officer.
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Detective. And, yeah,
we know that.
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Can we ask you
a couple of questions?
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Sure. About what?
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Do you recognize
this woman?
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Oh, that's Sandy.
Of course.
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And that's Max. Why?
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I'm sorry
to tell you,
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Ms. Meekin was
attacked by a dog
not too far from here.
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Oh, my God.
That was Sandy?
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Somebody spoke to
the search crew
this morning,
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but you're still looking?
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Do you know if Sandy
had any problems
with the other owners?
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Someone with a dog
that could have done
something like that?
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No. I mean, everybody knows
each other pretty well here,
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and the dogs
are all familiar
with one another.
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There was
this one person.
BRISCOE: Who's that?
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Ah, he comes by
now and then with
his Rottweiler.
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She's fairly bossy
with the smaller animals
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and some of
the owners spoke
to him about it,
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and I'm pretty sure
Sandy was one of them.
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Do you know his name
or where he lives?
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No, I'm sorry.
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But I know he
recently got a ticket
from the park police
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for not
having his dog
on a leash.
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BRISCOE: Thanks.
Okay.
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(KNOCKING on DOOR)
(nos BARKING)
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Mr. Manos?
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Yeah.
What do you want?
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Would you chain up
the dog, please?
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What's this about?
Lock it up.
Lock it up!
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All right.
Wait one minute.
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All right.
Hold on. Nitro!
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In the room.
In the room.
Good dog.
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(BARKING CONTINUES)
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You be quiet now.
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Nitro?
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So?
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You in the park
this morning with
that dog, Mr. Manos?
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Why?
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Yes or no?
Yes.
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Did some of those people
at the dog run complain
about her again?
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The way we heard it,
you have a pretty
aggressive animal.
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She minds me.
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You know a woman
named Sandy Meekin?
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No. Who's that?
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Woman lived
a few blocks
from here.
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Owned a Jack Russell.
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Some people
at the dog run
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thought you two
had a dispute
a few weeks ago.
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(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Excuse me.
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(SOFTLY)
Well, some of the dogs
been bothering Nitro.
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Well, she looks like
she can take pretty
good care of herself.
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What's that supposed
to mean?
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The woman this morning
was brutally mauled
by a dog.
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Nitro's very sensitive.
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Then you wouldn't
mind Animal Control
conducting a saliva test.
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What for?
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Lennie. There was
another attack
in the park.
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They got the dog.
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See, I told you
it wasn't Nitro.
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Cute name, though.
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Everybody all right?
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It was just laying
on some rocks there
looking at us.
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I just went over
to make sure
the dog was okay,
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and... and then
it was like
on top of me.
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Eric pulled him
off me somehow.
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I don't know how
I did it.
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I never ran so fast
before in my life.
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Where's the dog?
Crew's cornered it
at a pedestrian tunnel.
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(BARKING FIERCELY)
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MAN 1: We've just
gotta hit it.
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MAN 2: All right.
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Hey, why don't you
tranquilize it?
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We did. That's when
my officer got bit.
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We'll shoot
the damn thing
if we have to.
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Hey, you're Animal Control.
Control it.
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(SNARLING)
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Come on now.
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Come on over here.
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Get it. Come on.
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(BARKING CONTINUES)
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Okay. Now!
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(SNARLING)
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Easy boy, easy.
That's a good boy.
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Okay.
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ED: I think
he likes you, Lennie.
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On second thought...
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Hey, check it out,
he's got a collar.
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I'll take your word
for it, man.
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No tag.
But he's definitely
not a stray.
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(BARKING)
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Rodgers says
the bite marks match up.
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Which means this dog
is our killer.
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And we're sure
it's not a stray?
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ED: Dog has a collar.
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What are we doing
to find the owner?
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We got uni's canvassing
the neighborhood
with the dog's picture.
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Animal Control says
he's a well-nourished,
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groomed, wormed,
20 month old male.
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Has all his shots.
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Someone loves
this monster.
246
00:10:17,417 --> 00:10:21,229
Not quite. The report says
the dog's been tortured,
probably some time ago.
247
00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:22,630
The fur's grown
over his scars.
248
00:10:22,689 --> 00:10:24,669
Lieutenant,
looks like we might
have caught a break.
249
00:10:24,724 --> 00:10:26,294
Uniforms find a witness?
250
00:10:26,926 --> 00:10:29,202
Wonderful world
of technology.
251
00:10:30,663 --> 00:10:32,973
A microchip implanted
in the ear?
252
00:10:33,032 --> 00:10:35,535
Think of it as
a doggie LoJack.
253
00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,639
Not unusual
with purebreds.
254
00:10:37,704 --> 00:10:40,878
Actually, these babies
can start at four grand.
255
00:10:40,940 --> 00:10:42,578
I've had new cars
that cost less.
256
00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:44,349
So, how do we retrieve
the information?
257
00:10:44,410 --> 00:10:45,650
Scanner.
258
00:10:47,213 --> 00:10:48,715
And that's
gonna tell you
who the owner is?
259
00:10:48,781 --> 00:10:51,557
Just hit "last entry".
I already ran it.
260
00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:53,455
Ah, Glen Malloran.
261
00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,194
ID number for the dog.
Phone number for Glen.
262
00:10:56,256 --> 00:10:59,260
Montauk.
Mr. Malloran's listed
in the breeder's guide
263
00:10:59,325 --> 00:11:01,828
licensed by the American
Kennel Association.
264
00:11:01,895 --> 00:11:03,135
No violations,
no complaints.
265
00:11:03,930 --> 00:11:05,273
Until now.
266
00:11:05,899 --> 00:11:06,934
MALLORAN:
Can't be one of mine.
267
00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,377
It's your microchip,
it's your dog.
268
00:11:08,434 --> 00:11:10,380
What's the chip number?
269
00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:13,409
(DOGS BARKING)
If it's the one
I'm thinking of,
270
00:11:13,473 --> 00:11:16,511
I can't believe
he'd be involved in
an unprovoked attack.
271
00:11:16,576 --> 00:11:18,920
He was really
good-natured, sweet.
272
00:11:18,978 --> 00:11:20,457
Hey, I'm sure
you know your animals,
273
00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:23,824
but this dog practically
decapitated a woman
274
00:11:23,883 --> 00:11:26,022
and almost took
another girl's arm off.
275
00:11:26,085 --> 00:11:29,066
I bred that
dog's sire and bitch
back five generations.
276
00:11:29,122 --> 00:11:30,863
There wasn't
a mean one
in the line.
277
00:11:30,924 --> 00:11:33,097
ED: So do you think
Pit Bulls are born mean?
278
00:11:33,159 --> 00:11:34,536
Naturally,
when the genetic traits
279
00:11:34,594 --> 00:11:36,904
for strength and tenacity
have been enhanced,
280
00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:38,670
there's a heightened
physical response,
281
00:11:38,731 --> 00:11:40,711
an aggressive nature
not found in other breeds,
282
00:11:40,767 --> 00:11:42,110
but that
can be controlled.
283
00:11:42,168 --> 00:11:43,169
With the right trainer.
284
00:11:43,236 --> 00:11:45,682
So you're saying
that once they're weaned,
it's all up to the owner?
285
00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:47,851
More or less.
286
00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:50,112
Dogs don't kill people,
people kill people.
287
00:11:50,176 --> 00:11:51,246
People with dogs
like that.
288
00:11:51,311 --> 00:11:54,690
Hey, any animal can be
turned into a killer,
canine or human.
289
00:11:54,747 --> 00:11:56,385
Your line of work,
you probably know that.
290
00:11:56,449 --> 00:11:58,725
So who did you
sell the dog to?
291
00:11:58,785 --> 00:12:01,766
A company
called Pound Partners
over in Brooklyn.
292
00:12:01,821 --> 00:12:03,391
BRISCOE: And how was
the dog shipped?
293
00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:05,629
Some guy used to
drive out here
in a blue pick-up.
294
00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:07,069
You mean,
he drove out here
more than once?
295
00:12:07,126 --> 00:12:08,503
And if you don't mind
my asking,
296
00:12:08,561 --> 00:12:10,370
what happened
to the other dogs?
297
00:12:10,430 --> 00:12:11,568
What other dogs?
298
00:12:11,631 --> 00:12:14,339
This company bought
five more from me
just last year.
299
00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,108
Two Pits, two Dobies,
and a German Shepherd.
300
00:12:17,170 --> 00:12:19,081
Guard dogs, they said.
301
00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:25,956
(DOOR SLAMS OPEN)
ED: Police!
302
00:12:27,313 --> 00:12:29,623
We have a warrant
for the premises.
303
00:12:29,682 --> 00:12:31,855
On the plus side,
I don't hear
any barking.
304
00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:33,192
Maybe they were trained
not to bark.
305
00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:34,926
Well, that's
a cheerful thought.
306
00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:36,023
Hit it.
307
00:12:44,797 --> 00:12:48,074
Damn! It's like
an SandM club for canines.
308
00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:56,883
These bastards
were training 'em
to fight.
309
00:13:03,549 --> 00:13:04,619
Oh!
310
00:13:14,994 --> 00:13:18,237
This is Donald Keller
He drives for this
beverage distributor.
311
00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:19,936
He's here every night.
He was just telling me
312
00:13:19,999 --> 00:13:22,411
that he hasn't seen anybody
in the last couple of days.
313
00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:26,075
I'll tell you the truth
I ain't really sad to
know they're gone.
314
00:13:26,272 --> 00:13:28,274
You have a problem?
I'd come home
from a shift,
315
00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:30,947
those damn dogs
howling and barking
all night long.
316
00:13:31,010 --> 00:13:32,614
ED: Why didn't you
ever call anybody?
317
00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,158
You seen those dogs?
(SCOFFS)
318
00:13:34,213 --> 00:13:35,248
I ain't gettin' involved,
319
00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,261
especially with
those characters
traipsing in and out.
320
00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:38,318
What kind
of characters?
321
00:13:38,384 --> 00:13:42,628
Oh! They'd come in
all kinds of cars,
music blaring.
322
00:13:43,189 --> 00:13:44,566
Get out with dogs
wearing masks,
323
00:13:44,624 --> 00:13:46,160
you know, like,
Hannibal Lecter.
324
00:13:46,225 --> 00:13:48,762
We were told
it was a company
that sold guard dogs.
325
00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:49,966
I don't know
nothin' about that.
326
00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:52,771
Hey, did you ever
see a guy driving
a blue pick-up truck?
327
00:13:52,832 --> 00:13:54,971
Uh, yeah.
White guy.
328
00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:56,479
Maybe 30, 35.
329
00:13:56,536 --> 00:13:58,174
You didn't happen
to get a plate number?
330
00:13:58,237 --> 00:14:01,480
No. But it was a Chevy.
Chevy Sierra.
331
00:14:01,808 --> 00:14:03,082
All right, man, thanks.
Hey, listen,
332
00:14:03,142 --> 00:14:06,123
if you see that dude again,
would you please give us
a call?
333
00:14:06,179 --> 00:14:07,556
All right.
334
00:14:08,915 --> 00:14:12,260
Gives a whole new meaning
to the term "doggie bags."
335
00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:16,559
Seven dogs.
All dead from
a drug overdose.
336
00:14:16,622 --> 00:14:17,794
Somebody got scared.
337
00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:19,165
What was going on there?
338
00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:21,000
From what we saw,
they were fightin'
those dogs.
339
00:14:21,060 --> 00:14:23,563
And they
close up shop right after
Sandra Meekin's death.
340
00:14:23,629 --> 00:14:25,540
Yeah. It's gotta
be more than
just a coincidence.
341
00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:26,906
Well, who owns
the building?
342
00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:28,877
Well, believe it or not,
the city.
343
00:14:28,935 --> 00:14:31,245
The place has been
in foreclosure
for almost three years.
344
00:14:31,304 --> 00:14:33,079
The original owner's
in Florida.
345
00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:36,518
He says that
he lost the place
in a tax proceeding.
346
00:14:36,709 --> 00:14:39,383
He didn't know anything
about the Pound Partners
company or the dogs.
347
00:14:39,445 --> 00:14:41,721
And we ran
the corporate name
through Albany.
348
00:14:41,781 --> 00:14:44,819
The paper trail ends up
at a P.O. Box
in Schenectady.
349
00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:47,956
Well, please tell me
we have at least
a lead on the owner.
350
00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:49,158
Well, just on
the two guys
351
00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:50,792
who supposedly
ran the operation.
352
00:14:50,857 --> 00:14:52,063
And the cars
they drove.
353
00:14:52,125 --> 00:14:55,231
A red sports car and
a blue Chevy pick-up.
354
00:14:55,595 --> 00:14:58,303
Well, they kept these dogs
so they had to feed 'em.
355
00:14:58,364 --> 00:15:00,139
So let's canvass
the local markets.
356
00:15:00,199 --> 00:15:02,338
Maybe someone
can make an ID.
357
00:15:06,139 --> 00:15:08,517
Mid-thirties.
Receding hairline.
358
00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:11,316
Yeah. Guy comes in
every couple of weeks,
359
00:15:11,377 --> 00:15:12,879
buys a ton
of ground beef.
360
00:15:12,945 --> 00:15:15,084
Sometimes I put
some bones aside
for him.
361
00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:16,286
Do you ever
get a name?
362
00:15:16,349 --> 00:15:17,885
No, I mean,
I know his face,
363
00:15:17,950 --> 00:15:19,793
but just enough
to say hello.
364
00:15:19,852 --> 00:15:21,763
Actually,
one of these kids
may know him.
365
00:15:21,821 --> 00:15:23,823
He usually helped him
carry the stuff out.
366
00:15:23,890 --> 00:15:25,631
Hey, what's the name
of the guy comes in here
367
00:15:25,691 --> 00:15:27,500
and buys all that meat
for those dogs?
368
00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,005
I think Bill.
369
00:15:29,062 --> 00:15:30,564
He drive
a blue truck?
370
00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:31,835
Yeah. That's him.
371
00:15:31,898 --> 00:15:33,275
ED: Hey, you ever
get a last name
372
00:15:33,332 --> 00:15:34,902
or some reference
to where he lives?
373
00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:38,107
No. But he comes out
with a pharmacy bag
sometimes.
374
00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:39,774
Pharmacy's
in the back?
375
00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:41,147
Yeah.
I got it.
376
00:15:41,407 --> 00:15:43,887
He's got one of
those silver bracelets,
377
00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:46,150
I think
for like diabetes
or something.
378
00:15:46,212 --> 00:15:47,418
Thanks.
379
00:15:56,889 --> 00:15:58,027
That's him.
380
00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,238
Hey, Bill.
381
00:16:06,699 --> 00:16:07,700
Sorry,
do I know you?
382
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,804
We're gonna get
real well acquainted
from here on in.
383
00:16:09,869 --> 00:16:11,075
Put your hands
on the truck.
384
00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:12,343
READE: What do you
guys want from me?
385
00:16:12,405 --> 00:16:14,043
Lennie, check this out.
386
00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:16,246
READE: Hey,
what's goin' on here?
What did I do?
387
00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:18,152
Looks like dried blood.
388
00:16:18,644 --> 00:16:20,385
All I did was take care
of the dogs.
389
00:16:20,446 --> 00:16:22,483
You got a funny way
of taking care of 'em.
390
00:16:22,548 --> 00:16:25,859
You wanna consider
revising your
previous statement?
391
00:16:28,087 --> 00:16:29,794
We have a witness
who ID'd you
392
00:16:29,856 --> 00:16:32,063
from the kennel
as the guy who
bought the dogs.
393
00:16:32,124 --> 00:16:33,933
And at the supermarket,
where you bought the food.
394
00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:37,440
Look, I just worked there,
ran errands and such.
395
00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:39,534
BRISCOE:
So, I suppose those
bloodstains we found
396
00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:41,909
were from you delivering
T-bone steaks?
397
00:16:42,301 --> 00:16:43,336
ED: You do realize
you're on the hook
398
00:16:43,402 --> 00:16:45,473
for a manslaughter charge,
don't you?
399
00:16:45,538 --> 00:16:46,608
What are you
talking about?
400
00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:49,118
One of your dogs
attacked a woman
in a park.
401
00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:50,176
She was killed.
402
00:16:50,243 --> 00:16:52,849
I'm telling you,
those dogs aren't mine.
403
00:16:52,912 --> 00:16:54,550
I just look after them.
404
00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:56,616
ED: Then whose
were they?
405
00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:57,717
(SIGHS)
406
00:16:57,783 --> 00:17:00,491
Now's not the time
to get shy, Bill.
407
00:17:00,553 --> 00:17:02,260
You know, you've got
about 30 seconds
408
00:17:02,321 --> 00:17:04,927
before we write this up
as a homicide.
409
00:17:07,426 --> 00:17:10,896
Guy's name is Leon.
But I don't think
that's his real name.
410
00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:12,536
But he's the owner.
411
00:17:12,798 --> 00:17:14,539
He's the one
who pays me.
412
00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:15,670
BRISCOE:
Where does he live?
413
00:17:15,735 --> 00:17:16,805
No clue.
414
00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:18,871
Someone's gonna feel
this woman's pain.
415
00:17:18,938 --> 00:17:21,919
You sure you want
that person to be you,
Mr. Reade?
416
00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:28,288
Look, a couple of times
Leon had me take some
of the dogs to a vet.
417
00:17:28,481 --> 00:17:30,518
The guy there
knows him pretty well.
418
00:17:30,950 --> 00:17:32,361
Write down the address.
419
00:17:32,952 --> 00:17:33,987
(SIGHS)
420
00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:36,932
Now we'll see
how you feel livin'
in a cage.
421
00:17:43,262 --> 00:17:46,038
Leon brought
his dogs here for
their shots, that's all.
422
00:17:46,098 --> 00:17:49,170
We were led
to believe that Leon
wasn't his real name.
423
00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:51,374
That's the only name
I knew.
424
00:17:51,671 --> 00:17:53,480
How did he pay you?
425
00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:55,382
Cash.
What'd you do for him?
426
00:17:56,142 --> 00:17:58,053
I took care of
some of his dogs.
427
00:17:58,110 --> 00:17:59,919
Did you keep
a medical record
of that?
428
00:17:59,979 --> 00:18:01,720
(CHUCKLING)
Oh, I'm not sure.
429
00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:03,886
He's not sure.
430
00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:05,429
I think
I read somewhere
431
00:18:05,485 --> 00:18:06,725
you're supposed
to do that.
432
00:18:06,786 --> 00:18:09,699
What kind of drug
do you use to
put a dog down?
433
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,428
Sodium Phenobarbital.
434
00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:15,064
Ah, that's the drug
that killed those dogs
over at Leon's place.
435
00:18:15,127 --> 00:18:17,573
I wouldn't know anything
about that either.
436
00:18:17,630 --> 00:18:20,440
And what about
dog fighting,
437
00:18:20,633 --> 00:18:22,169
what do you know
about that?
438
00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:25,214
ED: You know,
they put two dogs
in a pit,
439
00:18:25,271 --> 00:18:27,080
and they fight each other
till one of them dies.
440
00:18:27,139 --> 00:18:29,642
Yeah. I hear it attracts
a real low-class clientèle.
441
00:18:29,709 --> 00:18:32,883
I also heard that
they place wagers
on the outcome.
442
00:18:32,945 --> 00:18:34,356
I mean,
without a friendly wager,
443
00:18:34,413 --> 00:18:36,586
it's just two dogs ripping
each other apart, right?
444
00:18:36,649 --> 00:18:38,822
You realize
you could get
your license revoked
445
00:18:38,885 --> 00:18:40,728
if people knew
you were working
dogfights.
446
00:18:40,786 --> 00:18:43,164
ED: Especially if
you supplied drugs
447
00:18:43,222 --> 00:18:45,133
and didn't keep
any medical records.
448
00:18:45,191 --> 00:18:49,037
You know how to do
anything else besides
veterinary work, Doc?
449
00:18:50,096 --> 00:18:51,803
What happens
if I tell you
what I know?
450
00:18:51,864 --> 00:18:53,434
Well, we report
to the D.A.
451
00:18:53,499 --> 00:18:56,105
how you showed
a true spirit
of cooperation.
452
00:18:56,168 --> 00:18:58,648
Then maybe
we don't take you
to jail tonight.
453
00:18:58,704 --> 00:19:00,308
And my license?
454
00:19:00,373 --> 00:19:02,216
(CHUCKLES)
Don't get greedy, Doc.
455
00:19:05,044 --> 00:19:07,524
He was training
the dogs to fight.
456
00:19:07,580 --> 00:19:10,584
I'd patch them up
as best as I could.
457
00:19:10,883 --> 00:19:13,830
A few days ago,
he asked me for
the Sodium Phenobarbital.
458
00:19:13,886 --> 00:19:15,365
ED: Leon did?
459
00:19:16,122 --> 00:19:17,658
His real name
is Ralph Carson.
460
00:19:18,925 --> 00:19:20,836
He's on parole,
I think.
461
00:19:20,893 --> 00:19:23,271
(SIGHS) And you risked
your license for this guy?
462
00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:25,771
I gamble.
463
00:19:26,432 --> 00:19:27,911
I got behind.
464
00:19:32,038 --> 00:19:34,882
Ma'am, do you know
the man that owns
that car?
465
00:19:34,941 --> 00:19:36,921
I know him enough
not to know him!
466
00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:38,114
Is he home?
467
00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:39,588
Came in about
an hour ago.
468
00:19:39,645 --> 00:19:42,182
Do you know if
he has any dogs
in there with him?
469
00:19:42,248 --> 00:19:44,023
I haven't heard 'em
in a few days.
470
00:19:44,083 --> 00:19:45,756
First time in a year.
471
00:19:45,818 --> 00:19:48,628
(SCOFFS) It's about time
you people showed up.
472
00:19:48,721 --> 00:19:50,394
The way he treats
them animals.
473
00:19:50,456 --> 00:19:52,299
What type of dogs
are we talking about?
474
00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:53,701
Mean ones.
475
00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:01,340
Ralph Carson. Police.
476
00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:02,970
CARSON:
Give me a minute!
477
00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:05,646
Carson,
open the door!
478
00:20:06,472 --> 00:20:08,452
Come on!
Open it now.
479
00:20:09,041 --> 00:20:10,179
What?
480
00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:12,712
Where's he goin'?
481
00:20:12,778 --> 00:20:14,121
BRISCOE:
We have a warrant to
search the premises.
482
00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:15,215
For what?
483
00:20:15,281 --> 00:20:17,659
Well, this would
be a good start.
484
00:20:18,017 --> 00:20:19,963
The house is full of
drugs and syringes.
485
00:20:20,019 --> 00:20:22,431
Oh, this is
not good, Ralph.
486
00:20:22,888 --> 00:20:24,390
I want a lawyer.
Hey!
487
00:20:25,191 --> 00:20:26,898
What's down there?
488
00:20:26,959 --> 00:20:28,029
Huh?
489
00:20:41,607 --> 00:20:42,847
Put your hands
behind your back.
490
00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:44,717
For what?
You're under arrest?
491
00:20:44,777 --> 00:20:46,552
For being a sick bastard.
Now shut your mouth
492
00:20:46,612 --> 00:20:48,558
before I put one
of these on you.
493
00:20:48,681 --> 00:20:50,627
You have the right to
remain silent.
494
00:20:50,683 --> 00:20:52,526
Anything you do say
can and will be used
495
00:20:52,585 --> 00:20:54,223
against you
in a court of law.
496
00:20:54,286 --> 00:20:56,823
You have the right
to an attorney...
497
00:21:05,564 --> 00:21:06,975
CARSON:
I don't know what dogs
you're talking about.
498
00:21:07,033 --> 00:21:08,740
This dog!
Never seen it before.
499
00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:10,144
You know what
this dog did?
500
00:21:10,202 --> 00:21:12,910
It ripped the throat out of
a young school teacher.
501
00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:14,076
We know about
Pound Partners.
502
00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:16,051
We know where
you fought the dogs.
We know where you kept them.
503
00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:18,247
Under the law,
that makes you
the owner.
504
00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:19,345
You know what
that means?
505
00:21:19,412 --> 00:21:21,119
That means you're looking
at a manslaughter charge.
506
00:21:21,180 --> 00:21:22,921
Oh, manslaughter?
You can't put that
on me!
507
00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:24,086
BRISCOE: (SCOFFS)
Just watch us.
508
00:21:24,150 --> 00:21:27,859
We're gonna tack
10, 15 years onto your
parole violation, Ralph.
509
00:21:28,721 --> 00:21:29,893
The only way
you can help yourself
510
00:21:29,955 --> 00:21:31,866
is to tell us
who had the dog.
511
00:21:31,924 --> 00:21:33,562
Otherwise, it's you.
512
00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:35,765
I just ran the fights,
sold some dogs,
that's all.
513
00:21:35,828 --> 00:21:37,068
For who?
514
00:21:37,830 --> 00:21:40,071
Hey man, the D.A.'s
right behind that window.
515
00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:42,578
You show her
how remorseful you are
for what this dog did,
516
00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:44,410
she might cut you
some slack.
517
00:21:44,470 --> 00:21:46,006
Who had the dog?
518
00:21:48,641 --> 00:21:50,848
You talk to this guy,
you don't let on
you heard from me.
519
00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:51,911
Who?
520
00:21:52,511 --> 00:21:53,956
His name's Danny Miller.
521
00:21:54,013 --> 00:21:56,721
The whole damn
dog business
is his idea.
522
00:21:56,782 --> 00:21:58,489
He's the one
who told me to
shut the place down.
523
00:21:58,551 --> 00:22:01,031
You know,
after the lady
got killed.
524
00:22:01,086 --> 00:22:02,588
He'll know
who had the dog.
525
00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:04,760
Where is
this Danny Miller?
526
00:22:06,092 --> 00:22:07,469
Attica?
527
00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:11,303
According to Carson,
Miller runs the whole show
from a prison cell.
528
00:22:11,363 --> 00:22:13,969
Apparently,
selling attack dogs
to ex-cons
529
00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:16,035
for dog fights is
a pretty good business.
530
00:22:16,101 --> 00:22:17,136
What's Miller in for?
531
00:22:17,203 --> 00:22:18,944
Multiple homicides.
532
00:22:20,239 --> 00:22:22,810
And Carson
claims Miller knows
who had the dog
533
00:22:22,875 --> 00:22:24,377
that attacked this woman
in the park?
534
00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:25,581
That's his story.
535
00:22:25,911 --> 00:22:27,549
How did Miller
set all this up?
536
00:22:27,613 --> 00:22:30,389
Believe it or not,
he used the prison
law library.
537
00:22:30,816 --> 00:22:32,295
I pulled all
the corporate files
538
00:22:32,351 --> 00:22:34,331
for this Pound Partners
from Albany.
539
00:22:34,386 --> 00:22:36,627
They're actually
well-prepared.
540
00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:39,063
Probably not what
the Supreme Court
had in mind
541
00:22:39,125 --> 00:22:41,469
when they gave
prisoners access.
542
00:22:44,263 --> 00:22:46,869
A post office box in
Schenectady, New York.
543
00:22:46,932 --> 00:22:48,240
Since Miller couldn't
pick up the mail,
544
00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:51,338
I faxed over
Carson and Reade's
arrest photographs.
545
00:22:51,403 --> 00:22:54,009
No one at the post office
recalls ever seeing them.
546
00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:56,053
So who was
the messenger?
547
00:22:56,442 --> 00:22:58,547
Let's get Miller
down to Rikers
for an interview.
548
00:22:58,611 --> 00:22:59,646
What about Carson?
549
00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:00,850
Wait on
the manslaughter charge.
550
00:23:01,113 --> 00:23:02,717
Hold him on
a parole violation.
551
00:23:02,781 --> 00:23:03,987
Okay.
552
00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:10,328
I'm doing
25-to-life, twice.
553
00:23:11,190 --> 00:23:14,831
What're you gonna do,
take away my cigarettes
for being a dog lover?
554
00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:16,840
JACK: We have
telephone records
showing that you placed
555
00:23:16,896 --> 00:23:18,898
a collect call
to Ralph Carson's home
556
00:23:18,964 --> 00:23:22,138
one day after Sandra
Meekin was attacked
in Riverside Park.
557
00:23:23,702 --> 00:23:24,703
Who?
558
00:23:24,770 --> 00:23:27,046
She was killed
by a dog
559
00:23:27,606 --> 00:23:30,280
purchased from
your company,
Mr. Miller.
560
00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:32,987
Hey, Ralph's
a friend of mine.
I wanted to say hello.
561
00:23:33,045 --> 00:23:35,457
We think you were
giving him orders to
shut down your business.
562
00:23:35,514 --> 00:23:38,586
Which means
you already knew
about the dog attack.
563
00:23:40,386 --> 00:23:41,729
I don't know what
you're talking about.
564
00:23:41,787 --> 00:23:45,530
You don't get newspapers
in maximum security,
Mr. Miller.
565
00:23:45,591 --> 00:23:47,161
Or the 6:00 news.
566
00:23:47,226 --> 00:23:49,934
Somebody told you
about what happened.
567
00:23:49,995 --> 00:23:52,498
Probably the person
who had the dog.
568
00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:55,510
I got nothin' to say
about any of this.
569
00:23:55,568 --> 00:23:56,603
It's that kind
of thinking
570
00:23:56,669 --> 00:23:58,945
that got you
two life sentences,
Mr. Miller.
571
00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:01,650
Like I said.
572
00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:07,587
I guess we're gonna
find out what
it gets you this time.
573
00:24:12,251 --> 00:24:13,491
What now?
574
00:24:13,552 --> 00:24:14,895
He won't talk
to us here.
575
00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:16,297
We find out who
he did talk to
576
00:24:16,355 --> 00:24:17,891
at his base
of operations.
577
00:24:17,957 --> 00:24:18,958
Attica?
578
00:24:19,058 --> 00:24:22,005
You don't have to go,
you just have to call.
579
00:24:23,495 --> 00:24:26,908
Well, could you
check your records
for a Ralph Carson.
580
00:24:29,535 --> 00:24:30,946
You're sure?
581
00:24:32,738 --> 00:24:34,513
Okay, thank you.
582
00:24:36,075 --> 00:24:37,349
Danny Miller's
been confined
583
00:24:37,409 --> 00:24:40,856
to a maximum security
cell block for
almost four years.
584
00:24:40,913 --> 00:24:42,824
That's 2317 in a cell.
585
00:24:42,881 --> 00:24:44,189
Plus he has
no friends or family
586
00:24:44,249 --> 00:24:46,786
and his last visit was
more than two years ago.
587
00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:48,490
So how does he run
a dog business
588
00:24:48,554 --> 00:24:51,194
from inside a prison cell
without anyone's help?
589
00:24:51,257 --> 00:24:52,861
He has a lawyer.
590
00:24:53,192 --> 00:24:54,899
She's up there
almost once a week.
591
00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,234
A lawyer?
592
00:24:56,896 --> 00:24:59,069
Sherri Quinn.
She's handling
his appeal.
593
00:24:59,565 --> 00:25:01,169
And who's
this Roger Quinn?
594
00:25:01,233 --> 00:25:02,974
Her husband.
595
00:25:03,035 --> 00:25:04,605
Another lawyer?
A C.P.A.
596
00:25:05,437 --> 00:25:08,418
They both visited Miller
the day after the dog attack.
597
00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:17,760
SERENA:
Why did you visit
Mr. Miller so often?
598
00:25:17,816 --> 00:25:19,659
I'm not sure
our relationship
with Danny Miller
599
00:25:19,718 --> 00:25:21,163
is any of your business.
600
00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:23,496
Presumably,
you've both heard of
attorney-client privilege.
601
00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:25,832
Well, Mr. Quinn
is not an attorney.
602
00:25:25,891 --> 00:25:28,735
Roger is employed by me
on behalf of Mr. Miller.
603
00:25:28,794 --> 00:25:32,207
His efforts are
attorney work-product,
hence privileged.
604
00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:34,471
You represent Miller
on a homicide appeal.
605
00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:36,171
How does a C.P.A. fit
into that?
606
00:25:37,403 --> 00:25:39,815
I don't think it would
be appropriate for me
to comment on that.
607
00:25:40,072 --> 00:25:43,144
Well, in any event,
we're investigating
new criminal charges.
608
00:25:44,410 --> 00:25:46,151
What new criminal charges?
609
00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:49,090
Your client was involved
in a dog breeding business.
610
00:25:49,148 --> 00:25:50,354
What does that have
to do with us?
611
00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:51,451
According to
prison reports,
612
00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:53,997
you're the only visitors
he's had in years.
613
00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:55,828
SERENA: There is
no way he could've
run this business
614
00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:57,663
from prison
without your help.
615
00:25:58,290 --> 00:26:01,965
Mr. Miller's corporation
had a post office box
in Schenectady.
616
00:26:02,027 --> 00:26:03,836
You own a house
in Schenectady.
617
00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:06,843
It's possible
we assisted Danny in
certain business ventures.
618
00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:09,607
But I can assure you,
we broke no laws.
619
00:26:09,935 --> 00:26:12,814
Pit Bulls,
Dobermans,
Rottweilers.
620
00:26:13,339 --> 00:26:16,786
Your client was
training fight dogs.
621
00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:18,877
Dogs being taught
to kill.
622
00:26:19,144 --> 00:26:20,782
One of them mauled
a woman to death
623
00:26:20,846 --> 00:26:23,417
while she was jogging
in a public park.
624
00:26:23,482 --> 00:26:24,859
Why are you
telling us this?
625
00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:28,524
Because you visited him
in prison the day
after the attack.
626
00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:30,999
We visit Danny a lot.
627
00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:32,826
JACK: So we noticed.
628
00:26:32,891 --> 00:26:34,598
According to
your phone records,
629
00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:38,107
after every visit
you placed a call
to Ralph Carson.
630
00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:40,507
You pulled
my office phone records?
631
00:26:40,566 --> 00:26:42,773
Most of those calls
were to clients.
632
00:26:42,835 --> 00:26:44,041
ROGER:
This man, Carson,
633
00:26:44,837 --> 00:26:48,011
he gave us breeding lines
and pictures of the dogs,
634
00:26:48,073 --> 00:26:50,053
we passed those along
to Danny.
635
00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:52,555
And that is all we did.
636
00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:55,553
Sandra Meekin had
her throat ripped out
637
00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:57,958
by a dog trained
to do exactly that.
638
00:26:58,584 --> 00:27:02,225
If either of you
assisted Miller in
the sale of this dog
639
00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:03,630
without disclosing
the danger...
640
00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:07,603
I don't think
we have anything more
to say on the subject.
641
00:27:08,927 --> 00:27:11,601
So we still can't
place this dog
with its owner?
642
00:27:11,663 --> 00:27:14,234
Carson claims he has
no sales records.
643
00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:16,540
The Dog Man of Attica
isn't talking.
644
00:27:16,602 --> 00:27:18,138
So, who are
the Quinns protecting?
645
00:27:18,203 --> 00:27:19,409
Not Miller.
646
00:27:19,471 --> 00:27:22,884
The man's already serving
two consecutive life terms.
647
00:27:22,941 --> 00:27:25,785
What happens when
we do put this dog
with someone, Jack?
648
00:27:26,411 --> 00:27:28,755
We look long and hard
at a homicide charge.
649
00:27:29,281 --> 00:27:32,160
(EXHALES)
That's a tough charge to
make with what we've got.
650
00:27:32,217 --> 00:27:33,355
This is no ordinary dog.
651
00:27:33,419 --> 00:27:36,161
This is a 70-pound Pit Bull
trained to fight.
652
00:27:36,688 --> 00:27:38,099
There are hundreds
of them in the city.
653
00:27:38,690 --> 00:27:40,601
In some neighborhoods,
they're a status symbol.
654
00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,639
Someone's twisted idea
of machismo.
655
00:27:42,694 --> 00:27:45,300
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
I just ran the Quinns
through the computer.
656
00:27:45,364 --> 00:27:47,810
Turns out Danny Miller
is not the only
convicted murderer
657
00:27:47,866 --> 00:27:49,277
Sherri Quinn
represented.
658
00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:50,369
Warren Shane?
659
00:27:50,435 --> 00:27:52,574
Guy's on parole.
Seems to have
taken issue
660
00:27:52,638 --> 00:27:54,982
with the quality
of Ms. Quinn's work
at his murder trial.
661
00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:56,451
She took out
a restraining order
against him
662
00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:58,886
three months ago
for making death threats.
663
00:27:58,944 --> 00:28:01,288
So you think
the Quinn's themselves
could have had the dog?
664
00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:03,121
Shane's threat would
explain their being
665
00:28:03,182 --> 00:28:04,752
in the market
for this kind of dog.
666
00:28:04,817 --> 00:28:05,989
And they live on
the Upper West Side,
667
00:28:06,051 --> 00:28:08,554
just a few blocks away
from where Sandra Meekin
was attacked.
668
00:28:08,620 --> 00:28:11,066
They also set up
Miller's business.
669
00:28:11,356 --> 00:28:13,131
Let's get a warrant.
670
00:28:16,995 --> 00:28:19,134
This is an outrageous
intrusion of our privacy.
671
00:28:19,198 --> 00:28:22,304
Come on, Counselor.
You've read
a search warrant before.
672
00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:23,402
Why don't you
and your husband
673
00:28:23,469 --> 00:28:25,449
just stand back
and let us do our jobs.
674
00:28:25,504 --> 00:28:26,847
What are you
looking for?
675
00:28:26,905 --> 00:28:29,112
Evidence that you were
in possession of a dog.
676
00:28:29,174 --> 00:28:30,676
There's no dog here.
677
00:28:30,742 --> 00:28:31,812
Yeah, well,
your neighbors seem
678
00:28:31,877 --> 00:28:33,356
to think you had one
a little while ago.
679
00:28:33,412 --> 00:28:35,187
They're saying
it was a Pit Bull.
680
00:28:35,247 --> 00:28:36,954
No dog bowls,
no dog food.
681
00:28:37,015 --> 00:28:39,996
There. Now, Detectives,
if there's nothing else,
682
00:28:40,052 --> 00:28:41,827
I'm afraid I'm going
to ask you to leave.
683
00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,491
Hey, Lennie!
Check this out.
684
00:28:44,957 --> 00:28:46,903
Same thing over here
on the couch.
685
00:28:49,628 --> 00:28:51,369
What did this then?
686
00:28:51,797 --> 00:28:53,902
(SIGHS) Sherri Quinn,
Roger Quinn.
687
00:28:53,966 --> 00:28:56,310
You're both under arrest
for the murder
of Sandra Meekin.
688
00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:57,506
You can't!
689
00:28:57,569 --> 00:29:00,072
It was a stray.
It ran away.
690
00:29:00,138 --> 00:29:01,708
ED: You took in
a stray Pit Bull?
691
00:29:01,773 --> 00:29:04,310
I am telling you,
it was not our fault!
692
00:29:04,376 --> 00:29:06,583
You're howlin'
at the moon, Counselor.
693
00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:16,555
"Docket Number 3699,
People v. Sherri
and Roger Quinn."
694
00:29:16,622 --> 00:29:18,727
Manslaughter
in the Second Degree,
one count each.
695
00:29:18,790 --> 00:29:21,031
This is nothing more
than a tragic accident.
696
00:29:21,126 --> 00:29:22,469
The People give notice
of our intention
697
00:29:22,528 --> 00:29:24,940
to present
this tragic accident
to a Grand Jury.
698
00:29:24,997 --> 00:29:26,806
Well, if you ever really
do present your case,
699
00:29:26,865 --> 00:29:29,436
defense hereby serves
cross grand jury notice.
700
00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:31,412
Both my clients intend
to testify.
701
00:29:31,470 --> 00:29:32,778
JUDGE PATE: I'll hear
the People on bail.
702
00:29:32,838 --> 00:29:33,839
SERENA: The defendants
are accused
703
00:29:33,905 --> 00:29:36,044
of recklessly
causing the death
of Sandra Meekin.
704
00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:38,486
Complaint's a little fuzzy
on the how, Your Honor.
705
00:29:38,544 --> 00:29:39,887
SERENA: The Quinns
knowingly possessed
706
00:29:39,945 --> 00:29:41,788
an extremely dangerous
Pit Bull, Your Honor,
707
00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:43,656
which they
recklessly exposed
to the public
708
00:29:43,715 --> 00:29:45,023
resulting in
a woman's death.
709
00:29:45,083 --> 00:29:47,529
The People have no way
to prove this is
the same animal
710
00:29:47,586 --> 00:29:48,894
unless we're talking
about conducting
711
00:29:48,954 --> 00:29:50,900
some sort of
doggie line-up here.
712
00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:53,129
Tell me we're not
talking about that,
Miss Southerlyn.
713
00:29:53,192 --> 00:29:55,069
SERENA: DNA samples taken
from the defendants' home,
714
00:29:55,127 --> 00:29:57,630
as well as dental
impressions cast
from their furniture
715
00:29:57,696 --> 00:29:59,767
indicate it's the same dog,
Your Honor.
716
00:29:59,831 --> 00:30:02,277
BEHRENS: They still
have no eye-witnesses,
Your Honor.
717
00:30:02,334 --> 00:30:05,440
No way to prove
the actual circumstances
of the attack.
718
00:30:05,504 --> 00:30:07,916
The circumstances are
that this victim
719
00:30:07,973 --> 00:30:11,045
was literally torn
limb from limb
by their dog.
720
00:30:11,109 --> 00:30:13,680
We have no idea
what caused this attack.
721
00:30:13,745 --> 00:30:15,452
Whether this woman
did something,
722
00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,551
whether it was
her own dog
that provoked it.
723
00:30:17,616 --> 00:30:18,822
Her scent,
her perfume...
724
00:30:18,884 --> 00:30:21,728
Your Honor...
Save it for trial,
Mr. Behrens.
725
00:30:21,787 --> 00:30:24,199
Meantime, the defendants
are released on
their own recognizance.
726
00:30:24,256 --> 00:30:26,634
Judge, the defendants
are facing substantial
jail time.
727
00:30:26,692 --> 00:30:27,966
If they're convicted.
728
00:30:28,026 --> 00:30:29,699
Which is a big if,
Miss Southerlyn.
729
00:30:29,761 --> 00:30:30,762
(GAVEL BANGS)
730
00:30:35,701 --> 00:30:37,442
Their lawyer
actually stood there
731
00:30:37,502 --> 00:30:40,711
and tried to blame
Sandra Meekin's perfume
for the attack.
732
00:30:40,772 --> 00:30:43,343
And just how do we prove
that's not what happened?
733
00:30:43,709 --> 00:30:45,484
JACK: It doesn't matter.
734
00:30:45,544 --> 00:30:48,081
What,
did the Court of Appeals
change the burden of proof,
735
00:30:48,146 --> 00:30:49,921
while I wasn't watching?
736
00:30:49,982 --> 00:30:51,290
The Quinns' commission
of the crime
737
00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:53,626
was complete with
their possession
of the dog.
738
00:30:53,685 --> 00:30:56,165
A strict
liability standard.
I like that.
739
00:30:56,221 --> 00:30:57,427
JACK: We show the jury
740
00:30:57,489 --> 00:31:00,026
the attack
was the reasonably
foreseeable consequence
741
00:31:00,092 --> 00:31:02,003
of merely
having the dog.
742
00:31:02,060 --> 00:31:03,596
It's the same standard
we apply
743
00:31:03,662 --> 00:31:05,733
to a loaded firearm
everyday.
(PHONE RINGING)
744
00:31:05,797 --> 00:31:06,901
A.D.A. Southerlyn.
745
00:31:06,965 --> 00:31:09,809
We're equating dogs
and firearms?
746
00:31:09,868 --> 00:31:10,903
You know,
that's a tough sell
747
00:31:10,969 --> 00:31:13,711
if the jury has so much
as one dog lover on it.
748
00:31:13,772 --> 00:31:15,945
Not any dog, Nora.
This dog.
You're kidding.
749
00:31:16,441 --> 00:31:19,115
It killed Sandra Meekin,
it attacked that other girl.
750
00:31:19,177 --> 00:31:20,451
Where's it now?
SERENA: This is impossible.
751
00:31:20,512 --> 00:31:22,321
Being held as evidence.
SERENA: When?
752
00:31:24,516 --> 00:31:26,427
Okay.
I'll let him know.
753
00:31:27,419 --> 00:31:30,229
The Quinns just filed
a motion to dismiss.
754
00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:34,327
Their lawyer is claiming
the Quinns never knew
how dangerous the dog was.
755
00:31:39,164 --> 00:31:41,701
No one's disputing
the tragic nature
of the attack.
756
00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:42,871
Tragic nature.
757
00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:45,813
And no one's going
to lay the blame
on my clients, either.
758
00:31:45,871 --> 00:31:49,045
These defendants
possessed a lethal weapon
in the form of an animal,
759
00:31:49,107 --> 00:31:51,553
took it to the park,
lost control of it.
760
00:31:51,610 --> 00:31:55,285
Which is only relevant
if my clients knew
the animal was lethal.
761
00:31:55,347 --> 00:31:59,090
The dog was tortured,
bred to fight
by their client.
762
00:31:59,351 --> 00:32:00,694
They had no idea
about any of that.
763
00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:03,426
As far as they knew,
Danny Miller was running
a legitimate business.
764
00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:05,161
Judge, anybody
who has a dog like that
765
00:32:05,223 --> 00:32:06,896
has to know
how dangerous it is.
766
00:32:06,958 --> 00:32:08,232
BEHRENS: And I have
a dozen witnesses
767
00:32:08,293 --> 00:32:11,172
who'll testify
that Pit Bulls make
wonderful house pets.
768
00:32:11,229 --> 00:32:14,176
And we'll have ones
who'll testify that
owning a Pit Bull,
769
00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:15,506
especially one who's
been trained to fight,
770
00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:17,945
is the equivalent
of owning a loaded firearm.
771
00:32:18,003 --> 00:32:19,744
And therein lies
the problem.
772
00:32:19,805 --> 00:32:21,011
I'm not going to
have this trial
773
00:32:21,073 --> 00:32:22,609
become a battle
of experts.
774
00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:25,382
Not as to the knowledge
of the defendants.
775
00:32:25,444 --> 00:32:27,822
Either the People can prove
that the defendants
776
00:32:27,879 --> 00:32:30,223
were aware of the danger
this dog represented.
777
00:32:30,282 --> 00:32:31,693
Or they walk
and go back
to representing
778
00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:33,957
the Danny Millers
of the world.
779
00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:36,690
Careful, Miss Southerlyn.
780
00:32:40,258 --> 00:32:41,532
(DOOR BUZZING)
781
00:32:41,827 --> 00:32:43,329
Have a seat,
Mr. Miller.
782
00:32:43,395 --> 00:32:45,170
I told you.
I got nothing to say.
783
00:32:45,230 --> 00:32:46,709
You remember I said
I'd let you know
784
00:32:46,765 --> 00:32:50,110
what your lack
of cooperation was
going to mean to you?
785
00:32:50,168 --> 00:32:52,341
What?
Are you cutting off
my movie privileges?
786
00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:55,808
I intend to charge you with
Murder in the First Degree,
Mr. Miller.
787
00:32:55,874 --> 00:32:57,148
How're you gonna do that
when you can't even
788
00:32:57,209 --> 00:32:59,120
make out manslaughter
against the Quinns?
789
00:32:59,177 --> 00:33:01,714
Their crime was reckless,
yours was intentional.
790
00:33:01,780 --> 00:33:05,284
We brought along
the penal law,
so you can follow along.
791
00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:07,821
You owned the dog,
Mr. Miller.
792
00:33:07,886 --> 00:33:11,595
You controlled its training
and then you placed it
793
00:33:11,656 --> 00:33:13,033
without any warning
to the new owners
794
00:33:13,091 --> 00:33:15,196
about the dangers
it represented.
795
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,335
This is a bluff.
Is it?
796
00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:20,503
We think once a jury
sees these photos,
797
00:33:20,866 --> 00:33:23,210
they won't be so picky
about our theory.
798
00:33:24,603 --> 00:33:25,980
Maybe you want to
run this by Sherri Quinn?
799
00:33:26,037 --> 00:33:28,039
Of course,
you can only have
so much confidence
800
00:33:28,106 --> 00:33:31,519
in her legal abilities
given your present
circumstances.
801
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,791
Okay, murder two maybe.
802
00:33:36,848 --> 00:33:38,759
But there's no way
you get murder one.
803
00:33:38,817 --> 00:33:40,057
When your crime
was committed,
804
00:33:40,118 --> 00:33:42,564
you were serving
a life term, Mr. Miller.
805
00:33:43,255 --> 00:33:44,859
That elevates it
to murder one.
806
00:33:45,390 --> 00:33:47,768
That's only if
I killed somebody
on the inside.
807
00:33:47,826 --> 00:33:49,601
Actually, that's not
how the statute reads.
808
00:33:49,661 --> 00:33:51,971
So, the real question is
whether a jury thinks
809
00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:53,941
life without parole
is enough punishment,
810
00:33:53,999 --> 00:33:56,809
given you're serving
two life terms already.
811
00:33:56,868 --> 00:33:58,870
We don't think they will.
812
00:34:01,806 --> 00:34:03,285
JACK: Sherri Quinn
that good a lawyer
813
00:34:03,341 --> 00:34:06,083
you'd risk your life
for her, Mr. Miller?
814
00:34:09,614 --> 00:34:12,390
He threatened him
with a lethal injection,
Your Honor.
815
00:34:12,451 --> 00:34:14,021
I merely pointed out
the consequences
816
00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:16,087
if Mr. Miller refused
to cooperate.
817
00:34:16,154 --> 00:34:17,258
It's still coercion.
818
00:34:17,322 --> 00:34:19,632
SCHOLL: It's pretty close
to the line, Mr. McCoy.
819
00:34:19,691 --> 00:34:20,829
But not over it,
Your Honor.
820
00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:23,736
The law prohibits me
from forcing a plea
821
00:34:23,795 --> 00:34:25,468
by threatening
the death penalty.
822
00:34:25,530 --> 00:34:27,066
I never even
offered him one.
823
00:34:27,132 --> 00:34:28,702
But you're not
prosecuting him.
824
00:34:28,767 --> 00:34:30,508
It seems to me
if you believe
825
00:34:30,569 --> 00:34:33,448
that Mr. Miller's
testimony's coerced,
826
00:34:33,505 --> 00:34:35,178
you're free to try
and demonstrate that
827
00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:37,242
in cross-examination,
Counselor.
828
00:34:37,309 --> 00:34:42,224
But if he's willing
to testify that
these defendants
829
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,454
were aware of
this dog's propensity
for violence,
830
00:34:46,251 --> 00:34:48,253
your clients
are going to trial.
831
00:34:52,958 --> 00:34:55,632
JACK: Would you tell
the jury your qualifications,
Dr. Collin?
832
00:34:55,694 --> 00:34:59,904
I hold a degree
in veterinary medicine
from Cornell University.
833
00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:02,738
Did you have an opportunity
to examine and observe
834
00:35:02,801 --> 00:35:04,974
the Pit Bull that
attacked Sandra Meekin?
835
00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:08,210
Yes. The dog is
an American Pit Bull.
836
00:35:08,573 --> 00:35:10,382
Twenty months of age.
837
00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:13,585
Approximately 70 pounds.
838
00:35:13,645 --> 00:35:15,682
Overall,
in excellent health.
839
00:35:15,747 --> 00:35:18,284
Extremely assertive,
aggressive.
840
00:35:18,683 --> 00:35:20,219
JACK: How did you
determine that?
841
00:35:20,485 --> 00:35:23,898
The dog shows an almost
uncontrollable urge
to dominate.
842
00:35:24,089 --> 00:35:27,070
For example,
when placed in a room
with other dogs,
843
00:35:27,125 --> 00:35:29,105
no matter how big
or how many,
844
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,333
he can't resist an urge
to bully them.
845
00:35:31,396 --> 00:35:32,932
Is that typical
of the breed?
846
00:35:32,998 --> 00:35:35,638
Pits have a propensity
toward aggression.
847
00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:39,671
It's only natural,
they were originally bred
to fight bulls.
848
00:35:40,071 --> 00:35:43,143
In my opinion,
that propensity
in this dog
849
00:35:43,208 --> 00:35:45,210
was heightened to
an extraordinary degree
850
00:35:45,277 --> 00:35:48,281
by its training
and brutal treatment.
851
00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,682
In your opinion,
Dr. Collin,
852
00:35:50,749 --> 00:35:52,695
is this a safe animal
to be around?
853
00:35:52,784 --> 00:35:53,819
No.
854
00:35:55,687 --> 00:35:57,257
Now, Dr. Collin,
855
00:35:57,689 --> 00:35:59,464
would you give us
some idea
of the strength,
856
00:35:59,524 --> 00:36:02,061
of the physical capacities
of this dog.
857
00:36:02,127 --> 00:36:03,697
Pits of his
size and age
858
00:36:03,762 --> 00:36:08,006
have been known to pull
a 4,000 pound sled
over 20 yards.
859
00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:11,343
The average Pit
can generate
a bite-strength
860
00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:14,247
of about 2,000 pounds
per square inch.
861
00:36:14,306 --> 00:36:15,785
In lay terms?
862
00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,286
He can crush
a human skull easily.
863
00:36:18,643 --> 00:36:20,953
By contrast,
the African Plains
leopard,
864
00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:23,117
which feeds primarily
on gazelle,
865
00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:26,128
produces 700 pounds
per square inch.
866
00:36:28,386 --> 00:36:32,266
Doctor, I show you
People's Exhibit 12.
867
00:36:32,824 --> 00:36:35,896
A through H,
photos of the crime scene.
868
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:37,701
BEHRENS:
Continuing objection,
Your Honor.
869
00:36:37,762 --> 00:36:39,708
Inflammatory.
Overruled.
870
00:36:40,699 --> 00:36:42,201
JACK: Would you
describe for the jury
871
00:36:42,267 --> 00:36:43,769
how those wounds
were inflicted?
872
00:36:46,304 --> 00:36:48,978
The lacerations to
the face and shoulders
873
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,680
are typical of
canine claw marks.
874
00:36:52,344 --> 00:36:54,915
The deeper wounds,
here and here,
875
00:36:54,980 --> 00:36:56,823
to the neck
and throat,
876
00:36:56,882 --> 00:37:00,125
those are the product
of bicuspids, molars.
877
00:37:00,185 --> 00:37:01,289
In other words?
878
00:37:01,353 --> 00:37:03,333
In reconstructing
the attack,
879
00:37:03,388 --> 00:37:05,561
I believe the animal
drove his victim
to the ground
880
00:37:05,624 --> 00:37:08,195
by applying
his body weight
to the woman's torso.
881
00:37:09,060 --> 00:37:11,062
Knocked her
off her feet.
882
00:37:11,329 --> 00:37:13,639
The dog then grabbed her
by the throat,
883
00:37:13,698 --> 00:37:17,840
at first tearing away
part of the upper thorax
and esophagus,
884
00:37:17,903 --> 00:37:20,713
then holding and
crushing the larynx.
885
00:37:22,307 --> 00:37:24,184
JACK: The Medical Examiner
has already testified
886
00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:25,949
that death
from these wounds
887
00:37:26,111 --> 00:37:28,785
was inevitable,
but not immediate.
888
00:37:28,847 --> 00:37:32,385
That would be consistent
with the attack style
of the Pit, Mr. McCoy.
889
00:37:32,450 --> 00:37:34,157
They disable, first,
890
00:37:34,219 --> 00:37:36,631
then hold on
until death ensues.
891
00:37:37,422 --> 00:37:39,732
In most cases,
the victim would
either bleed to death
892
00:37:39,791 --> 00:37:42,670
or suffocate
on her own blood.
893
00:37:48,166 --> 00:37:49,770
Nothing further.
894
00:37:53,304 --> 00:37:57,912
How did you come
to your conclusions
concerning this dog, Doctor?
895
00:37:57,976 --> 00:37:59,922
COLLIN: Clinical
physical examination,
896
00:37:59,978 --> 00:38:02,720
followed by several hours
of observation.
897
00:38:03,281 --> 00:38:04,658
You prodded and poked
in other words,
898
00:38:04,716 --> 00:38:07,196
and then sat
with the dog
and watched it?
899
00:38:07,252 --> 00:38:08,322
Yes.
900
00:38:11,623 --> 00:38:12,931
Did he bite you?
901
00:38:13,258 --> 00:38:14,999
I was very careful.
902
00:38:16,327 --> 00:38:17,772
Did he try
to bite you?
903
00:38:17,829 --> 00:38:19,831
As I said,
I was careful.
904
00:38:21,833 --> 00:38:25,076
Did he fall asleep while
you were observing him?
905
00:38:25,537 --> 00:38:26,607
Yes.
906
00:38:30,008 --> 00:38:32,545
At your feet,
in fact, curled up?
907
00:38:33,612 --> 00:38:35,148
Yes, Counselor.
908
00:38:35,747 --> 00:38:39,354
Isn't it fair to say,
that when unprovoked,
he can be a good dog?
909
00:38:39,417 --> 00:38:41,260
He has his moments.
910
00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:44,493
But then, a gun is
only dangerous
when it goes off.
911
00:38:44,556 --> 00:38:46,229
Move to
strike, unresponsive.
912
00:38:46,291 --> 00:38:49,272
The jury will disregard
that last remark
from the witness.
913
00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:54,410
We had King
about five weeks.
914
00:38:54,466 --> 00:38:56,946
BEHRENS: You're referring
to the Pit Bull we've
heard testimony about?
915
00:38:57,001 --> 00:38:58,036
Yes.
916
00:38:58,103 --> 00:39:00,174
In those five weeks,
did the dog ever bite you?
917
00:39:00,238 --> 00:39:01,273
No.
918
00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,216
Menace you
in any way?
No.
919
00:39:03,274 --> 00:39:05,015
Your husband?
No.
920
00:39:05,076 --> 00:39:06,646
No he was gentle
with us.
921
00:39:06,711 --> 00:39:08,748
You just had to be
slow and steady
with him.
922
00:39:10,949 --> 00:39:12,951
What happened
in the park?
923
00:39:13,585 --> 00:39:15,758
We had him
on the leash.
924
00:39:15,820 --> 00:39:19,825
When we got to a footpath,
we heard this dog barking.
925
00:39:19,958 --> 00:39:21,801
What dog?
A terrier.
926
00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:23,771
It was running at us.
927
00:39:23,828 --> 00:39:26,399
A lady in a jogging suit
came running after it.
928
00:39:26,464 --> 00:39:27,738
And then?
929
00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:31,070
King began to growl.
930
00:39:31,369 --> 00:39:34,077
His hair was
standing up on end.
931
00:39:35,073 --> 00:39:36,381
He was afraid.
932
00:39:38,009 --> 00:39:41,855
A 70 pound Pit Bull afraid
of a little terrier?
933
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,624
He was afraid for us,
Mr. Behrens.
934
00:39:44,682 --> 00:39:45,956
Roger and me.
935
00:39:46,484 --> 00:39:50,261
Roger tried to
grab the leash,
to help me hold him.
936
00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:53,729
But it broke.
937
00:39:53,792 --> 00:39:55,465
And King went
for the terrier.
938
00:39:55,527 --> 00:40:00,101
That's when
this woman tried
to protect her dog.
939
00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:02,803
What were you and
your husband doing?
940
00:40:02,867 --> 00:40:04,369
Roger tried
to stop it.
941
00:40:04,436 --> 00:40:05,437
And?
942
00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:08,649
King had the terrier
in its mouth.
943
00:40:09,507 --> 00:40:11,680
It was dead already,
I think.
944
00:40:12,610 --> 00:40:16,217
But the lady kept on
trying to get it away
from him.
945
00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:20,357
That's when
King went for her.
946
00:40:20,952 --> 00:40:24,399
It was so fast.
Then there was
blood everywhere.
947
00:40:27,492 --> 00:40:28,994
I am so sorry.
948
00:40:32,897 --> 00:40:34,501
Nothing further.
949
00:40:38,136 --> 00:40:41,208
Sorry,
but not sorry enough
to call 911.
950
00:40:42,006 --> 00:40:43,713
She was already dead.
951
00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:45,220
And the dog?
952
00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:48,290
I don't know.
It ran away.
953
00:40:49,514 --> 00:40:51,994
And neither you
nor your husband
954
00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:53,791
let anyone know
about that either.
955
00:40:53,852 --> 00:40:55,331
BEHRENS:
Objection, Your Honor.
956
00:40:55,487 --> 00:40:57,125
SCHOLL: Overruled.
957
00:40:57,522 --> 00:40:58,933
We were in a state
of shock.
958
00:40:58,990 --> 00:41:01,698
JACK: Were you still
in shock when you
denied owning the dog?
959
00:41:01,759 --> 00:41:02,794
We were scared.
960
00:41:02,894 --> 00:41:04,771
But not too scared
to drive up
961
00:41:04,829 --> 00:41:06,775
and see Danny Miller
in prison.
962
00:41:08,066 --> 00:41:09,875
Not too scared,
963
00:41:10,535 --> 00:41:14,039
according to his testimony,
to tell him about the attack
964
00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:16,949
and make him put down
the rest of his dogs.
965
00:41:17,342 --> 00:41:20,414
You didn't tell Mr. Miller
to put down his dogs
966
00:41:21,246 --> 00:41:23,317
to eliminate
potential evidence?
967
00:41:24,616 --> 00:41:26,857
Once we saw
what King had done,
968
00:41:27,051 --> 00:41:29,258
we realized that
Danny had lied to us
969
00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:31,698
about the type of dogs
he was training.
970
00:41:31,756 --> 00:41:35,602
So it's your testimony
that you didn't realize
971
00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:39,267
how dangerous
this dog was
prior to that?
972
00:41:39,898 --> 00:41:41,400
We got the dog
for protection,
973
00:41:41,466 --> 00:41:42,740
because of
how he looked,
974
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:44,973
but he was
a good animal.
975
00:41:45,703 --> 00:41:46,704
No.
976
00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:49,110
Until that day
I had no idea.
977
00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:54,054
Because the dog
had always been
gentle with you?
978
00:41:55,313 --> 00:41:56,792
That's right.
979
00:42:02,420 --> 00:42:04,093
(DOG SNARLING)
980
00:42:05,056 --> 00:42:06,296
(BARKING)
981
00:42:07,792 --> 00:42:08,930
(PEOPLE MURMURING)
982
00:42:11,496 --> 00:42:13,169
(GAVEL BANGING)
983
00:42:13,431 --> 00:42:14,603
Your Honor.
984
00:42:14,666 --> 00:42:15,736
Mr. McCoy?
985
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:17,871
Defendants claim the dog
is gentle, Your Honor.
986
00:42:17,936 --> 00:42:20,143
The jury has a right
to decide for itself.
987
00:42:20,672 --> 00:42:22,413
Bring the dog
into the well.
988
00:42:23,808 --> 00:42:25,412
JACK: Care to pet
your dog, Mrs. Quinn?
989
00:42:25,476 --> 00:42:26,648
BEHRENS: Objection.
990
00:42:27,145 --> 00:42:28,419
How about you,
Mr. Quinn?
991
00:42:28,479 --> 00:42:30,857
Shall we take the muzzle off
so you can pet your dog?
992
00:42:30,915 --> 00:42:31,950
(BARKING)
993
00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:34,294
BEHRENS: I move for
an immediate mistrial,
Your Honor.
994
00:42:34,352 --> 00:42:36,832
SCHOLL: That's enough.
Show is over.
995
00:42:37,055 --> 00:42:38,830
Mr. Quinn,
take your seat.
996
00:42:39,424 --> 00:42:43,395
You too, Mr. Behrens.
Mr. McCoy, remove
that dog right now.
997
00:42:44,529 --> 00:42:45,803
(SNARLING)
998
00:42:48,533 --> 00:42:50,877
I'll see everyone
in my chambers.
999
00:42:51,703 --> 00:42:53,774
What kind of a stunt
was that, McCoy?
1000
00:42:53,838 --> 00:42:55,749
Judge,
the central issue
1001
00:42:55,940 --> 00:42:58,250
is whether this dog
was a lethal weapon
1002
00:42:58,309 --> 00:43:00,448
waiting to go off
or just a house pet
1003
00:43:00,511 --> 00:43:02,422
provoked into
defending its owners.
1004
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:04,153
You must have done
something to him.
1005
00:43:04,215 --> 00:43:06,126
You mean something
other than torturing him?
1006
00:43:06,184 --> 00:43:09,188
BEHRENS: Your Honor...
I'm not declaring
a mistrial, Mr. Behrens.
1007
00:43:09,621 --> 00:43:11,658
Your clients
opened the door.
1008
00:43:11,723 --> 00:43:12,963
They've spent most
of their time
1009
00:43:13,024 --> 00:43:14,401
trying
to convince the jury
1010
00:43:14,459 --> 00:43:16,803
the victim caused
her own death.
1011
00:43:16,861 --> 00:43:19,239
My own conclusion is
that defense
1012
00:43:19,897 --> 00:43:22,468
has been exposed,
to say the least.
1013
00:43:23,501 --> 00:43:25,003
Make them an offer.
1014
00:43:25,837 --> 00:43:28,181
Man two.
They'll serve
three-to-nine years.
1015
00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:30,014
BEHRENS: No.
Absolutely not.
1016
00:43:30,074 --> 00:43:31,417
We don't deserve that.
1017
00:43:31,476 --> 00:43:35,686
Don't force me to
reconsider my decision
on the mistrial, Mr. McCoy.
1018
00:43:37,348 --> 00:43:39,350
Two-to-six.
If the defendants
reject that,
1019
00:43:39,417 --> 00:43:42,489
the People will just
have to live with
the court's ruling.
1020
00:43:42,553 --> 00:43:43,827
SCHOLL: Mr. Behrens?
1021
00:43:43,888 --> 00:43:45,196
Prison?
1022
00:43:45,390 --> 00:43:46,994
You expect us to
go to prison?
1023
00:43:47,058 --> 00:43:49,538
My clients aren't
interested in any
jail time, Your Honor.
1024
00:43:50,161 --> 00:43:51,834
No, I'm sure
they're not.
1025
00:43:52,263 --> 00:43:54,766
However, that's not
up to them anymore,
is it?
1026
00:43:58,970 --> 00:44:00,540
I just got off
with Animal Control.
1027
00:44:00,638 --> 00:44:02,379
The dog was put down.
1028
00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:04,920
Quinns' trial was
the only thing
keeping it alive.
1029
00:44:04,976 --> 00:44:07,855
Abused, tortured
and now destroyed.
1030
00:44:08,279 --> 00:44:11,624
Almost makes you wish
you could reverse
the sentences.