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What is that?
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Hey! Take it easy.
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This is touch football.
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It's a fumble.
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It's a friendly game, Stu.
Dial it back a little.
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( laughing )
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What the hell?!
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What? I'm going
for the ball!
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Come on! What, huh?!
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What are you
gonna do?!
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Gonna keep talking?
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Keep talking.
How's your wife
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and my kids?
Get out of my face.
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You know, it's the same thing
every game.
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Why is Stu
so aggressive?
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Hey!
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Touchdown!
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Ya-hoo!
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Yeah!
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John?!
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Somebody get an ambulance!
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John?
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DRUMMER:
Now, the victim's name was John Hulse.
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Now, believe it or not,
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he was killed
in a so-called touch football game.
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Apparently,
every Saturday
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he and his buddies
got together
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to play macho man
in the park.
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Wait, wait a minute.
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John Hulse? Oh, my God.
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You knew him?
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Yeah. Uh, we went
to high school together.
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He was the most popular kid
on the planet;
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on the homecoming court,
captain of the football team.
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This is awful.
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What happened?
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Well, he took
a forearm
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to the back
of the head in the game,
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and died in the hospital
an hour later.
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I was a sophomore
when he was a senior.
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He's also married.
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His wife's name is Laurie.
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Laurie Kennedy.
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Yeah, they were high school
sweethearts.
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You know her, too?
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Well, not personally,
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but everybody knew
who Laurie was:
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prom queen, head cheerleader.
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Did somebody hit John
on purpose?
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Yeah, it looks
that way.
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A guy named Stu Green.
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Stu Green killed John?
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You know him, too?
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In high school, Stu and John
used to compete over everything:
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girls, sports.
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Stu used to date Laurie
until she dumped him for John.
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Everybody at school
always talked about it.
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You don't think
this is still over the girl?
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Just tell me
exactly what happened.
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According
to witnesses,
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Green was trying to take the
victim out the whole game.
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It was a blind hit
from the back
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after the play was over.
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Hitting him
was one thing,
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but was he trying
to kill him?
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That's the issue.
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We can't go to a jury
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until we know
Green's intent.
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They hated each other in high
school, I'll tell you that.
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My point is, you can't charge
murder every time someone dies.
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Look at it this way.
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If I punch someone
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and they fall and hit their head
and die, that's not murder.
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I didn't want
them to die
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and I had no reason to think
they might with one punch.
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Hmm.
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Involuntary manslaughter.
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LAURIE:
Involuntary?
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Stu hit John
on purpose.
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I understand, but...
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You have a dozen
witnesses.
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Stu killed him.
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This isn't a final decision.
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The involuntary manslaughter
charge allows us to hold him
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while we continue
our investigation.
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We want to make sure
we understand Stu's intent.
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Can you tell me anything,
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any reason why Stu might have
wanted to hurt your husband?
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John and Stu
never got along.
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They were always
competitive.
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But no, nothing
different lately.
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Any chance they were fighting
about you?
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No.
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Didn't you used
to go out with Stu Green?
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When I was a sophomore
in high school.
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John and I have been
married for ten years.
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I swear to God,
I never meant to ki...
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...kill him.
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What happened?
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I...
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I got too caught up
in the game.
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I can't quite get
the whole touch thing down.
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We used to go
all out.
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I know.
I remember.
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We were in the same high school.
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Class of '97.
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You were two years ahead of me.
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I'm sorry, I don't... I...
I didn't remember that.
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But if you knew us back then,
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you knew how it was
with John and me.
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I remember there was no love
lost between you.
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We were rivals.
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Look, I swear,
this was an accident.
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I lost control.
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I got way too aggressive,
but I never meant to hurt him.
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How's John's wife?
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She must be
devastated.
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( phone ringing )
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Excuse me.
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Speaking of Laurie Hulse,
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what is your relationship
with her?
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This is Annabeth.
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It's Maureen.
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I need you to meet me
at the morgue.
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What's going on?
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The M.E. has
a late-breaking news flash.
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It's still hard
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to believe
one punch could kill a man.
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M.E.:
Well, the ultimate cause of death
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was a ruptured blood vessel
near the base of the brain,
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most likely a result
of the blow.
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But the killer
had some help.
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The vessel was weakened
to begin with.
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Weakened how?
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The PH in the victim's blood
was abnormally low,
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which usually suggests
renal failure.
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So, I took a sample
of the kidney tissue,
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and it was loaded with
calcium oxalate crystals.
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Oxalate is a telltale sign
of ethylene glycol poisoning.
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John was poisoned?
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Do we have to ask
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what ethylene whatever it is,
or are you going to tell us?
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Ethylene glycol-- an industrial
compound, odorless, colorless,
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easily maskable
and very, very lethal.
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Widely available
to the public as antifreeze.
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Nine out of ten poisoners
recommend it.
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I'm assuming
there's no way
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he could have accidentally
ingested it?
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I wouldn't bet on it.
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No, I'd say football game
or no football game,
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this gentleman had
less than 48 hours to go
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before his body shut down.
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Which, by the by,
would have looked
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to the untrained eye
like a heart attack.
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His body was
a walking time bomb.
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And Green's hit lit the fuse.
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-???
-Yeah
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Apparently, the poison
in John's system
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weakened
his blood vessels.
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When he got hit
on the field,
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a vessel broke
and killed him.
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He'd ingested three
full ounces of antifreeze.
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This was no mistake.
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Let me get this straight.
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Someone was trying to kill your
old high school quarterback,
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but Green beat him to the punch?
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Exactly.
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Any chance that Green was
involved in the poisoning also?
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It seems unlikely.
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I mean, if you're already
poisoning someone,
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why go that extra step
and hit them?
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They did have
a beef, right?
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We have to
consider it.
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But we have to look
at other suspects, too.
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Poisoning's a crime
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of intimacy.
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You need trust and access,
and most cases
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involve someone close
to the victim.
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Ah, like someone
like his own wife.
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I pulled those records
you asked me for.
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It turns out this prom queen
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stands to make
a fortune
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from her husband's death.
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There's only one catch.
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John's parents made her sign
a prenuptial agreement.
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What was in
the prenup?
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Well, put it like this.
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She gets nothing
if the marriage ends.
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If she left him,
she cheated on him,
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she walked away
from the entire fortune.
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But if her husband died
while they were married?
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She got it all.
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How much is all?
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Conservative estimate:
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$10 million.
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That is one hell of a motive.
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You still think
Stu Green did it?
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I'm thinking
a lot of things.
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I'm thinking
maybe Green and the wife colluded.
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Well, you say
they dated in high school.
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Maybe they rekindled
their romance,
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wanted Hulse out of the way?
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Maybe.
Look, we're allowed
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to hold Green
for 72 hours.
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I plan to avail myself
of all them
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while don't we do our homework.
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Lou, find out how Hulse
was poisoned and when.
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And why don't you two focus
on the victim's marriage?
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Talk to friends, family,
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see if they know anything
useful.
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Actually, uh,
John's business partner
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is an acquaintance of mine.
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Nick Pletcher.
Don't tell me
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you went to school
with this guy, too?
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Okay, I won't tell you.
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How well do you know this guy?
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We went to the prom together.
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( garbled radio transmission )
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I don't understand
why this is necessary.
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Mrs. Hulce, maybe you
should have a seat.
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There is no easy way
to say this.
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The medical examiner believes
your husband was being poisoned.
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Poisoned?
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I'm sorry,
I don't understand.
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My husband died
in a football game.
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I saw it happen.
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We believe the poison
was ingested
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within 24 hours of the game.
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How is that possible?
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I mean, who would do
something like that?
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Detective.
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Annabeth.
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Nick.
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Hi.
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Thanks for meeting me.
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It's no problem.
You know,
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I was really glad
to hear that you were
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in charge of the case.
So what's going on?
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Has there been some
kind of change or...?
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Actually, do you want
to grab a cup of coffee?
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There's a place up the street.
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Sure, yeah.
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You think someone was
trying to kill John?
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We know someone killed him.
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He was poisoned.
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Oh, my God.
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Nick, how were John and
Laurie getting along?
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What, you think Laurie
was involved?
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We have to consider
everything.
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These people were like
family to me, you know?
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I loved them both.
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I know.
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Well, for a long time,
Laurie made John happy,
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but lately
things were tough.
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John said they were separating.
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Do you have any idea
what the problem was? No.
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It wasn't something John
could talk about easily.
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And, frankly,
neither could I.
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We always just preferred
talking sales figures.
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John and I loved running
this business together.
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00:11:54,013 --> 00:11:56,946
Honestly, I don't know
if I want to run it anymore.
264
00:11:57,013 --> 00:11:58,514
Not without him.
265
00:11:58,580 --> 00:12:00,681
You guys started
right after college, right?
266
00:12:00,747 --> 00:12:02,447
Yeah.
267
00:12:02,514 --> 00:12:05,681
John's dad died
and left him the company.
268
00:12:05,747 --> 00:12:07,314
I guess with all the money,
269
00:12:07,380 --> 00:12:09,547
John wanted someone around
from the old days,
270
00:12:09,614 --> 00:12:11,447
you know, somebody
he could trust.
271
00:12:11,514 --> 00:12:13,247
I always loved that.
272
00:12:13,314 --> 00:12:15,580
I mean, you and John
were so different,
273
00:12:15,647 --> 00:12:17,347
but you were still friends.
274
00:12:17,414 --> 00:12:18,980
People would always say that.
275
00:12:19,047 --> 00:12:21,147
They were like, "What's the
captain of the football team
276
00:12:21,213 --> 00:12:22,514
doing with that geek
from the debate squad?"
277
00:12:22,580 --> 00:12:24,913
Hey, we were both on that squad,
278
00:12:24,980 --> 00:12:26,913
and we were not geeks.
279
00:12:26,980 --> 00:12:27,846
Oh.
280
00:12:27,913 --> 00:12:30,180
Okay, we were geeks.
281
00:12:30,247 --> 00:12:31,980
You know what?
I just flashed a memory of you
282
00:12:32,047 --> 00:12:33,347
coming down the stairs
in your prom dress.
283
00:12:33,414 --> 00:12:35,013
Oh, God.
284
00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:37,113
You were not a geek, not at all.
285
00:12:37,180 --> 00:12:39,213
I think I have some pictures
at home somewhere
286
00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:40,314
that would prove you wrong.
287
00:12:41,547 --> 00:12:42,880
It's been a while, huh?
288
00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,514
I think the last time I saw you,
289
00:12:46,580 --> 00:12:50,380
you were at the park playing
Frisbee with your dog.
290
00:12:50,447 --> 00:12:52,047
Yeah, I'm sorry.
291
00:12:52,113 --> 00:12:53,781
I've just been
so busy, you know?
292
00:12:53,846 --> 00:12:55,846
Come on, we've all been busy.
293
00:12:55,913 --> 00:12:58,747
It can't be every two years
that I get to see you.
294
00:13:00,180 --> 00:13:01,380
( cell phone rings )
295
00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:03,647
Sorry.
296
00:13:06,113 --> 00:13:07,247
This is Annabeth.
297
00:13:09,213 --> 00:13:10,681
Okay, okay.
298
00:13:10,747 --> 00:13:12,047
I'm on my way.
299
00:13:12,113 --> 00:13:13,414
I'm so sorry,
I got to go.
300
00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:14,514
It's okay.
301
00:13:14,580 --> 00:13:15,946
It was so good
to see you.
302
00:13:16,013 --> 00:13:17,347
You, too.
303
00:13:17,414 --> 00:13:21,213
Hey, I want to see
those pictures.
304
00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,813
This bottle was in the garbage
recovered at the Hulce property.
305
00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,247
Catalyzed energy drink.
306
00:13:27,314 --> 00:13:29,813
So called because of
the vitamins and minerals in each serving.
307
00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,314
But this bottle had
a little something extra.
308
00:13:32,380 --> 00:13:33,880
It was spiked with antifreeze.
309
00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:35,813
You're saying this is
the murder weapon?
310
00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:37,213
Correct.
311
00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,280
I found the victim's saliva
on the lip.
312
00:13:39,347 --> 00:13:40,347
Here.
313
00:13:40,414 --> 00:13:41,880
Let me show you
how it works.
314
00:13:41,946 --> 00:13:43,681
You're looking at
an untouched bottle
315
00:13:43,747 --> 00:13:45,380
of lemon lime refreshment.
316
00:13:45,447 --> 00:13:50,347
And this is three ounces
of garden variety antifreeze.
317
00:13:50,414 --> 00:13:52,347
As you can see,
the color is very similar.
318
00:13:52,414 --> 00:13:55,614
Now...
319
00:13:55,681 --> 00:13:57,846
if I take some
of this antifreeze,
320
00:13:57,913 --> 00:14:00,280
pour it into the bottle...
321
00:14:01,647 --> 00:14:04,280
Hmm, you can't see
the difference.
322
00:14:04,347 --> 00:14:05,580
That's right.
323
00:14:05,647 --> 00:14:08,247
And antifreeze has
a fairly sweet taste.
324
00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:10,347
So if you chugged this down
fast enough,
325
00:14:10,414 --> 00:14:11,647
you wouldn't even taste it.
326
00:14:11,714 --> 00:14:14,080
Which brings us
to the big question.
327
00:14:14,147 --> 00:14:15,580
Any prints on the bottle?
328
00:14:15,647 --> 00:14:17,113
Right, the prints.
329
00:14:17,180 --> 00:14:19,946
I always leave the best news
for last.
330
00:14:21,580 --> 00:14:22,846
There's two sets.
331
00:14:22,913 --> 00:14:25,747
One for the victim,
John Hulce, and one
332
00:14:25,813 --> 00:14:29,681
for his lovely, one-might-
infer-to-be-murdering wife.
333
00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,367
I think we have probable cause
to arrest the wife.
334
00:14:38,434 --> 00:14:39,801
You may be right,
335
00:14:39,867 --> 00:14:41,100
but do we have
enough to go to trial
336
00:14:41,117 --> 00:14:42,000
with what we have?
337
00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,027
Laurie had opportunity galore.
338
00:14:44,093 --> 00:14:45,294
The prenup gives us motive,
339
00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,027
the prints on the sports drink
340
00:14:47,093 --> 00:14:48,761
puts the murder weapon
right in her hand.
341
00:14:48,828 --> 00:14:51,260
I don't know.
It's all still circumstantial.
342
00:14:51,327 --> 00:14:52,661
What do we do with
Stu Green?
343
00:14:52,727 --> 00:14:54,794
He's supposed to be arraigned
tomorrow.
344
00:14:54,861 --> 00:14:56,427
I talked to Green's lawyer.
345
00:14:56,494 --> 00:14:57,828
He's looking for two years
suspended in community service.
346
00:14:57,894 --> 00:14:58,960
Do we have anything
to link him
347
00:14:59,027 --> 00:15:00,928
with the poisoning?
348
00:15:00,993 --> 00:15:02,427
Search of the house
yielded zip.
349
00:15:02,494 --> 00:15:04,461
As far as we can tell,
Stu's only contact with John
350
00:15:04,527 --> 00:15:05,960
was limited to
the football field.
351
00:15:06,027 --> 00:15:07,527
And there's nothing
to suggest an affair
352
00:15:07,594 --> 00:15:09,093
or collusion with Laurie.
353
00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,227
I still think he was partially
responsible for the death,
354
00:15:11,294 --> 00:15:12,861
but I can live with
that plea.
355
00:15:12,928 --> 00:15:15,727
Okay, hold on.
No plea, no arrests.
356
00:15:15,794 --> 00:15:17,227
Just everybody calm down.
357
00:15:17,294 --> 00:15:19,093
If we arrest Laurie now,
she'll just lawyer up.
358
00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:20,527
Why not call her in
359
00:15:20,594 --> 00:15:22,594
one more time d confront her
with the evidence?
360
00:15:22,661 --> 00:15:24,694
Maybe she'll implicate
herself or maybe
361
00:15:24,761 --> 00:15:26,828
you can get her to confess.
And if that happens,
362
00:15:26,894 --> 00:15:29,494
she'll be in front of a judge
by the end of the day,
363
00:15:29,561 --> 00:15:31,527
in which case, then we make
the deal with Stu Green.
364
00:15:31,594 --> 00:15:32,661
LAURIE:
You think
365
00:15:32,727 --> 00:15:34,394
I tried to kill my husband?
366
00:15:34,461 --> 00:15:36,394
ANNABETH:
Laurie, nobody's accusing you of anything.
367
00:15:36,461 --> 00:15:38,160
Right now we're just
taking depositions
368
00:15:38,227 --> 00:15:39,894
and gathering information.
369
00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,461
We were told that
you and your husband
370
00:15:41,527 --> 00:15:42,627
were having problems,
is that correct?
371
00:15:42,694 --> 00:15:45,561
Yes, but we were working it out.
372
00:15:45,627 --> 00:15:46,661
We were told
you were separating.
373
00:15:46,727 --> 00:15:48,960
Who told you that?
374
00:15:49,027 --> 00:15:50,160
Maybe while you're
375
00:15:50,227 --> 00:15:52,060
considering all kinds of
baseless rumors,
376
00:15:52,127 --> 00:15:54,160
you should also consider
that I loved my husband.
377
00:15:54,227 --> 00:15:56,127
We were married
for ten years.
378
00:15:56,194 --> 00:15:58,627
Mrs. Hulce, we know that
you and your husband
379
00:15:58,694 --> 00:15:59,794
had a prenuptial agreement.
380
00:15:59,861 --> 00:16:01,060
I don't believe this.
381
00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:03,093
I was right.
You think I did it.
382
00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:04,727
If the marriage was over,
you lost everything.
383
00:16:04,794 --> 00:16:05,828
But if John died...
384
00:16:05,894 --> 00:16:07,194
I'm leaving.
385
00:16:07,260 --> 00:16:08,661
We have the bottle,
Mrs. Hulce.
386
00:16:08,727 --> 00:16:11,127
The energy drink that was used
to poison your husband.
387
00:16:11,194 --> 00:16:13,360
And that bottle has
your fingerprints on it.
388
00:16:13,427 --> 00:16:14,694
Can you explain that?
389
00:16:17,828 --> 00:16:20,527
I... I don't know.
390
00:16:20,594 --> 00:16:23,194
You said
an energy drink?
391
00:16:23,260 --> 00:16:24,461
John used them all the time.
392
00:16:24,527 --> 00:16:25,694
He took them
393
00:16:25,761 --> 00:16:27,494
to the gym with him.
394
00:16:27,561 --> 00:16:29,294
Wait.
395
00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,461
I think, okay, maybe this.
396
00:16:31,527 --> 00:16:33,828
The day before the game,
397
00:16:33,894 --> 00:16:35,494
I opened John's gym bag
398
00:16:35,561 --> 00:16:37,160
and put his clothes
in the wash
399
00:16:37,227 --> 00:16:38,461
and there was an empty bottle.
400
00:16:38,527 --> 00:16:42,093
I threw it out.
401
00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,027
I'm telling the truth.
402
00:16:47,461 --> 00:16:49,194
We need to check out her story.
403
00:16:49,260 --> 00:16:51,861
Laurie Hulce lives in
a million-dollar mansion.
404
00:16:51,928 --> 00:16:54,561
How likely is it that she does
her husband's laundry?
405
00:16:54,627 --> 00:16:56,127
I'm already on it.
406
00:16:56,194 --> 00:16:58,427
Now I called the health club,
I spoke to the manager.
407
00:16:58,494 --> 00:17:00,828
They don't even sell
that particular sports drink.
408
00:17:00,894 --> 00:17:03,227
But get this--
about 20 minutes later,
409
00:17:03,294 --> 00:17:05,661
I got a phone call from
the club's chief of security.
410
00:17:05,727 --> 00:17:07,160
Why?
He wouldn't say.
411
00:17:07,227 --> 00:17:08,928
He wants to meet me in person.
412
00:17:08,993 --> 00:17:10,861
SECURITY OFFICER:
Now I talked to my manager.
413
00:17:10,928 --> 00:17:12,828
Is it true you think
John Hulce was murdered?
414
00:17:12,894 --> 00:17:14,227
Yes.
415
00:17:14,294 --> 00:17:16,027
That sports drink
you were looking for,
416
00:17:16,093 --> 00:17:17,828
that has something
to do with his death?
417
00:17:17,894 --> 00:17:19,027
If you know something...
418
00:17:21,727 --> 00:17:24,527
I can help you, but it's going
to cost me my job.
419
00:17:24,594 --> 00:17:25,828
And I might even get sued.
420
00:17:25,894 --> 00:17:27,694
What are you talking about?
421
00:17:27,761 --> 00:17:29,060
In the last six months,
422
00:17:29,127 --> 00:17:30,794
a few members had
their lockers busted into.
423
00:17:30,861 --> 00:17:32,861
They lost wallets,
cell phones, watches.
424
00:17:32,928 --> 00:17:34,160
And these are
rich guys who...
425
00:17:34,227 --> 00:17:36,327
I'm listening.
426
00:17:36,394 --> 00:17:39,260
My manager, he asked me
to handle it.
427
00:17:39,327 --> 00:17:42,960
So I put a security camera
in the locker room.
428
00:17:43,027 --> 00:17:45,260
You put a camera in an area
where people are changing?
429
00:17:45,327 --> 00:17:46,327
I know it's illegal.
430
00:17:46,394 --> 00:17:47,928
But no one was
supposed to see it.
431
00:17:47,993 --> 00:17:49,894
It was just to stop
the break-ins.
432
00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,594
I think this will help you.
433
00:18:00,794 --> 00:18:02,227
That's Hulce.
434
00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:09,294
Same kind of bottle.
435
00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:11,694
Who's that?
436
00:18:11,761 --> 00:18:14,294
Nick Pletcher,
John's business partner.
437
00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:15,461
ANNABETH:
He was more than
438
00:18:15,527 --> 00:18:16,727
just a business partner,
439
00:18:16,794 --> 00:18:18,160
he was John's closest friend.
440
00:18:18,227 --> 00:18:20,928
Well, as of now, he's
also a murder suspect.
441
00:18:20,993 --> 00:18:22,461
Yeah, well, it's not
exactly a smoking gun.
442
00:18:22,527 --> 00:18:24,093
Yes, it's the same kind
of bottle,
443
00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:25,327
but how do we know it's
the one with the poison in it?
444
00:18:25,394 --> 00:18:26,494
We don't.
445
00:18:26,561 --> 00:18:27,828
But it fits the timeline.
446
00:18:27,894 --> 00:18:29,627
And the autopsy report
said that Hulce
447
00:18:29,694 --> 00:18:32,627
ingested the poison
24 hours before his death.
448
00:18:32,694 --> 00:18:34,627
This was shot the day before.
449
00:18:34,694 --> 00:18:36,894
I know John was the most
popular kid in high school,
450
00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:38,594
but a lot of people
sure wanted him dead.
451
00:18:38,661 --> 00:18:40,027
Wait, wait, wait.
This is crazy.
452
00:18:40,093 --> 00:18:41,093
I know Nick Pletcher.
453
00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:42,661
You knew him in high school.
454
00:18:42,727 --> 00:18:44,360
Look, he didn't do it.
455
00:18:46,227 --> 00:18:48,993
I'm sorry, I just don't think
he's capable.
456
00:18:49,060 --> 00:18:51,127
Maybe not,
but we have to find out.
457
00:18:51,194 --> 00:18:52,694
Let's start with
the business
458
00:18:52,761 --> 00:18:54,360
that John and Nick shared.
Maybe something went sour there.
459
00:18:54,427 --> 00:18:55,761
Call a judge
460
00:18:55,828 --> 00:18:57,527
and get a subpoena
for all the company records
461
00:18:57,594 --> 00:18:59,794
and send them all down
to the forensic accountant.
462
00:18:59,861 --> 00:19:01,527
And, Lou, search
Nick Pletcher's house
463
00:19:01,594 --> 00:19:03,960
and find me a link between him
and the antifreeze.
464
00:19:07,694 --> 00:19:08,661
Hey.
465
00:19:08,727 --> 00:19:10,661
Are you okay
on this?
466
00:19:10,727 --> 00:19:12,093
I'm fine.
467
00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,461
Steve, I'm fine.
468
00:19:14,527 --> 00:19:16,027
If Nick was involved,
469
00:19:16,093 --> 00:19:18,527
you know I'll do whatever it
takes to make a case.
470
00:19:23,227 --> 00:19:24,993
Oh, come on, not the machines.
471
00:19:25,060 --> 00:19:27,294
Look, I can understand why
you'd have to take the files,
472
00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:28,661
but you can't take
our computers.
473
00:19:28,727 --> 00:19:30,461
How am I supposed
to run a business?
474
00:19:30,527 --> 00:19:31,627
We'll return the computers
475
00:19:31,694 --> 00:19:33,861
just as soon as we copy
the hard drives.
476
00:19:37,494 --> 00:19:38,928
ACCOUNTANT:
I uncovered
477
00:19:38,993 --> 00:19:41,227
Nick Pletcher's signatures
all over these files.
478
00:19:41,294 --> 00:19:43,194
He kept a tight grip
on the company books.
479
00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:44,494
It's a partnership.
480
00:19:44,561 --> 00:19:46,694
John focused on sales,
Nick managed the accounts.
481
00:19:46,761 --> 00:19:47,894
I'm not surprised.
482
00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:49,227
Most cases of
embezzlement happen
483
00:19:49,294 --> 00:19:51,160
when one partner has
control of the money.
484
00:19:51,227 --> 00:19:53,027
Nick was stealing
from the company.
485
00:19:53,093 --> 00:19:54,327
Yes.
486
00:19:54,394 --> 00:19:55,594
At first
I didn't see it.
487
00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:56,761
The surface numbers
make sense,
488
00:19:56,828 --> 00:19:58,260
but when I really
got into it...
489
00:19:58,327 --> 00:19:59,928
How'd he do it?
He was creating phantom vendors.
490
00:19:59,993 --> 00:20:03,360
Wrote paychecks to
subcontractors that don't exist
491
00:20:03,427 --> 00:20:06,427
and then pocketed
the money for a total of almost 200 grand.
492
00:20:06,494 --> 00:20:07,594
I also found this.
493
00:20:09,194 --> 00:20:10,461
The IRS scheduled
an appointment
494
00:20:10,527 --> 00:20:12,160
with John Hulce.
Do we know why?
495
00:20:12,227 --> 00:20:14,594
They flagged some of
Nick's illegal transfers.
496
00:20:14,661 --> 00:20:16,561
John knew Nick was embezzling
from the company?
497
00:20:16,627 --> 00:20:17,561
We don't know.
498
00:20:17,627 --> 00:20:18,794
He was killed two days before
499
00:20:18,861 --> 00:20:20,527
he was supposed to
meet with the IRS.
500
00:20:21,761 --> 00:20:23,727
ANNABETH:
200 grand?
501
00:20:23,794 --> 00:20:25,661
What if Nick heard
the IRS was coming
502
00:20:25,727 --> 00:20:28,260
and killed John to keep
him from turning him in?
503
00:20:28,327 --> 00:20:30,127
And we should also
talk to Laurie again.
504
00:20:30,194 --> 00:20:31,761
See if her husband
knew that his partner
505
00:20:31,828 --> 00:20:32,928
was stealing
from the business.
506
00:20:32,993 --> 00:20:34,227
While we're at it,
we can apologize
507
00:20:34,294 --> 00:20:35,861
for accusing her
of the murder.
508
00:20:35,928 --> 00:20:39,060
Hey, it's our job to make
judgments about people.
509
00:20:39,127 --> 00:20:40,594
So...
510
00:20:40,661 --> 00:20:43,561
you and this Nick Pletcher
are really friends, huh?
511
00:20:43,627 --> 00:20:45,561
I've only seen him a couple
times since high school.
512
00:20:45,627 --> 00:20:48,594
I went to his senior prom.
513
00:20:48,661 --> 00:20:49,928
With him?
514
00:20:49,993 --> 00:20:50,993
As his date?
515
00:20:51,060 --> 00:20:52,694
It wasn't a date-date.
516
00:20:52,761 --> 00:20:54,527
It was a friend's date.
517
00:20:54,594 --> 00:20:56,828
But I always cared
about him.
518
00:20:56,894 --> 00:20:58,993
LAURIE:
It just doesn't seem possible.
519
00:20:59,060 --> 00:21:01,960
John loved Nick.
520
00:21:02,027 --> 00:21:05,494
Did your husband ever mention
a problem with the money?
521
00:21:05,561 --> 00:21:07,394
Did he ever say
he suspected...
522
00:21:07,461 --> 00:21:08,561
No!
523
00:21:08,627 --> 00:21:09,894
John did everything
for Nick.
524
00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,194
He brought him
into the company.
525
00:21:11,260 --> 00:21:14,227
He made him partner.
526
00:21:14,294 --> 00:21:17,861
He always said that Nick was
the only one he could trust.
527
00:21:19,761 --> 00:21:23,461
If it's true,
if Nick did this...
528
00:21:23,527 --> 00:21:24,928
My computer techs tell me
529
00:21:24,993 --> 00:21:26,928
that Nick Pletcher never
searched any Web sites
530
00:21:26,993 --> 00:21:29,160
or Googled any info
on poisoning.
531
00:21:29,227 --> 00:21:30,960
Well, maybe not
from home or work,
532
00:21:31,027 --> 00:21:32,494
but I've been tracking
Nick's movements
533
00:21:32,561 --> 00:21:33,727
around the time
of the murder,
534
00:21:33,794 --> 00:21:35,661
trying to link him
to the antifreeze.
535
00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:37,394
Why, he got a parking ticket
536
00:21:37,461 --> 00:21:39,527
two weeks before his business
partner was poisoned.
537
00:21:39,594 --> 00:21:42,527
Where do you think
he was parked?
538
00:21:42,594 --> 00:21:45,794
Right in front
of the public library.
539
00:21:47,427 --> 00:21:48,993
All right.
540
00:21:50,194 --> 00:21:51,627
Excuse me.
541
00:21:51,694 --> 00:21:54,394
Greetings, gentle reader.
542
00:21:55,494 --> 00:21:56,494
You work here?
543
00:21:56,561 --> 00:21:58,828
Uh... yes.
Um... Well, not here--
544
00:21:58,894 --> 00:22:00,160
the reference desk, per se.
545
00:22:00,227 --> 00:22:01,661
I... I help out
with those computers.
546
00:22:01,727 --> 00:22:04,127
You ever see this guy before?
547
00:22:06,527 --> 00:22:10,227
Oh, man. I'm...
I'm fired, right? Am I fired?
548
00:22:10,294 --> 00:22:11,461
Take it easy.
549
00:22:11,527 --> 00:22:13,527
You're a cop?
550
00:22:13,594 --> 00:22:14,594
I said relax.
551
00:22:14,661 --> 00:22:16,727
You want to answer
my question?
552
00:22:16,794 --> 00:22:19,060
Um... Yeah, that guy.
553
00:22:19,127 --> 00:22:20,861
He came in
last week, right?
554
00:22:20,928 --> 00:22:22,194
He wanted to use the Internet,
555
00:22:22,260 --> 00:22:23,661
and he didn't have
any ID on him.
556
00:22:23,727 --> 00:22:24,627
Look, I know the rules--
557
00:22:24,694 --> 00:22:25,928
you know,
Homeland Security,
558
00:22:25,993 --> 00:22:27,194
and we're all supposed
to be on high alert
559
00:22:27,260 --> 00:22:28,661
and all that.
And I told him.
560
00:22:28,727 --> 00:22:30,993
I'm all, look, bro,
no ID, no Internet, right?
561
00:22:31,060 --> 00:22:32,527
And... but he just
wouldn't quit.
562
00:22:32,594 --> 00:22:34,027
So you let him use the computer?
563
00:22:34,093 --> 00:22:35,861
Yeah. Uh... number three.
Um... right over there.
564
00:22:38,993 --> 00:22:41,960
I brought the library's computer
into the crime lab.
565
00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:44,260
And you're sure Nick Pletcher
used that machine?
566
00:22:44,327 --> 00:22:45,627
Oh, no doubt.
567
00:22:45,694 --> 00:22:47,194
The attendant made an ID.
568
00:22:47,260 --> 00:22:48,928
We had the lab guy try
to figure out
569
00:22:48,993 --> 00:22:51,928
exactly what Pletcher was
looking at on the computer.
570
00:22:51,993 --> 00:22:53,360
He didn't erase his tracks?
He tried.
571
00:22:53,427 --> 00:22:55,894
But we recovered a few images
572
00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,060
from the cache,
and he did a search.
573
00:22:58,127 --> 00:23:01,461
Keywords: "toxic chemicals,"
"antifreeze."
574
00:23:01,527 --> 00:23:03,194
He also visited a medical site.
575
00:23:03,260 --> 00:23:04,327
The impact
576
00:23:04,394 --> 00:23:06,327
of calcium oxalate crystals
577
00:23:06,394 --> 00:23:07,694
on the renal system.
578
00:23:07,761 --> 00:23:09,861
Good enough for me.
579
00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,394
Good work, Lou.
Bring him in.
580
00:23:12,461 --> 00:23:14,527
Call Stu Green's
attorney,
581
00:23:14,594 --> 00:23:16,561
accept the plea,
and cut him loose.
582
00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,694
Annabeth,
what's going on?
583
00:23:31,761 --> 00:23:33,828
The detectives
won't tell me anything.
584
00:23:37,494 --> 00:23:39,327
I have no idea how
to ask you this, Nick,
585
00:23:39,394 --> 00:23:41,160
so I'm going to come right out
and say it.
586
00:23:42,461 --> 00:23:44,427
Did you try to kill John Hulse?
587
00:23:44,494 --> 00:23:46,327
Annabeth, that's crazy.
588
00:23:46,394 --> 00:23:48,594
I loved John. We were partners.
589
00:23:48,661 --> 00:23:49,761
We know about
the embezzlement.
590
00:23:49,828 --> 00:23:51,494
We know you
wrote checks
591
00:23:51,561 --> 00:23:52,727
to phantom vendors.
592
00:23:52,794 --> 00:23:55,060
We know you stole
almost $200,000.
593
00:23:55,127 --> 00:23:56,327
Annabeth...
594
00:23:56,394 --> 00:23:57,894
Nick, don't lie to me.
595
00:23:57,960 --> 00:23:59,227
Look, I don't know what it is
that you think you know.
596
00:23:59,294 --> 00:24:00,427
What I think I know?
597
00:24:00,494 --> 00:24:01,494
I think you put
598
00:24:01,561 --> 00:24:03,327
antifreeze in a sports drink
599
00:24:03,394 --> 00:24:04,894
and gave it to John at the gym.
600
00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,727
I think you researched how
to do it at the public library.
601
00:24:07,794 --> 00:24:09,260
Annabeth, you know the kind
of person I am.
602
00:24:09,327 --> 00:24:10,694
I knew a 17-year-old kid, Nick.
603
00:24:10,761 --> 00:24:12,427
I have no idea who you are.
604
00:24:12,494 --> 00:24:13,461
Please.
605
00:24:13,527 --> 00:24:15,727
I can't change the facts.
606
00:24:15,794 --> 00:24:16,727
Facts?
607
00:24:16,794 --> 00:24:18,427
You're the prosecutor.
608
00:24:18,494 --> 00:24:20,294
Facts are whatever
you say they are.
609
00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:22,294
Look, I'm asking you
610
00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:25,027
as a friend.
611
00:24:28,727 --> 00:24:30,928
Wait. Wait, okay? Wait.
612
00:24:30,993 --> 00:24:32,761
Just at least tell me
613
00:24:32,828 --> 00:24:34,127
what I should do.
614
00:24:34,194 --> 00:24:35,727
Get a good lawyer.
615
00:24:40,794 --> 00:24:42,294
He's all yours.
616
00:24:47,194 --> 00:24:48,861
You okay?
617
00:24:48,928 --> 00:24:49,960
yes
618
00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:06,034
the people are ready for trial.
619
00:25:06,268 --> 00:25:08,334
We can't start
until we resolve the charges,
620
00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,001
and I object to my client
being charged with murder.
621
00:25:11,067 --> 00:25:13,001
He poisoned
the victim.
622
00:25:13,067 --> 00:25:15,634
The M.E. said he
had less than 48 hours to live.
623
00:25:15,700 --> 00:25:17,334
I believe that would
be attempted murder.
624
00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:18,500
The truth is, Your Honor,
625
00:25:18,567 --> 00:25:20,167
the poison didn't
kill him.
626
00:25:20,234 --> 00:25:22,400
He died on a football field
of a broken blood vessel.
627
00:25:22,467 --> 00:25:25,533
Yes. A blood vessel
weakened by the effects of the poison.
628
00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,700
I'm sorry, but you can't
have it both ways.
629
00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:29,001
They charged the
man who hit him
630
00:25:29,067 --> 00:25:30,567
with manslaughter,
631
00:25:30,634 --> 00:25:33,067
and you cannot charge my client
for causing the same death.
632
00:25:33,134 --> 00:25:34,634
Yes, we can.
As long as the poison
633
00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:37,201
made a critical contribution
to the way the victim died.
634
00:25:37,268 --> 00:25:38,834
Okay, enough.
635
00:25:38,901 --> 00:25:41,500
I admit this is all interesting,
but it's also academic.
636
00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:43,600
Mr. Wright, if your client
poisoned the victim,
637
00:25:43,667 --> 00:25:46,201
that's attempted murder,
and it's more than enough
638
00:25:46,268 --> 00:25:47,268
to send him away for life.
639
00:25:47,334 --> 00:25:49,101
Your Honor...
Let me finish.
640
00:25:49,167 --> 00:25:50,767
The murder charge can stand.
641
00:25:50,834 --> 00:25:51,901
The State can argue
642
00:25:51,967 --> 00:25:52,834
the poison
made a critical
643
00:25:52,901 --> 00:25:54,533
contribution to death.
644
00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:55,867
You want to save your client,
645
00:25:55,934 --> 00:25:57,433
Mr. Wright?
646
00:25:57,500 --> 00:26:00,234
Stop arguing the law
and start arguing the facts.
647
00:26:03,101 --> 00:26:04,533
So, you ready for this?
648
00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:09,167
Did Maureen send you
to check up on me?
649
00:26:09,234 --> 00:26:12,834
I'm not checking up.
I'm checking... in.
650
00:26:14,734 --> 00:26:17,467
I just can't stop thinking
about Nick in high school.
651
00:26:17,533 --> 00:26:20,234
We were friends
from the minute he moved
652
00:26:20,301 --> 00:26:22,967
into our school district
in the ninth grade.
653
00:26:23,034 --> 00:26:26,433
I guess, until then,
I'd been the only kid
654
00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:29,767
whose parents were divorced,
and he understood how I felt.
655
00:26:29,834 --> 00:26:31,201
In a million years,
656
00:26:31,268 --> 00:26:33,234
I couldn't have
seen this coming.
657
00:26:33,301 --> 00:26:35,034
I met my wife in high school.
658
00:26:35,101 --> 00:26:38,368
Really?
You never told me that.
659
00:26:38,433 --> 00:26:40,034
Yeah, well, I actually
didn't know it for a while.
660
00:26:40,101 --> 00:26:42,101
I didn't
remember her.
661
00:26:42,167 --> 00:26:43,500
She was two years behind me.
662
00:26:43,567 --> 00:26:44,967
You're kidding.
663
00:26:45,034 --> 00:26:46,634
No. And she waited until
our third date to tell me.
664
00:26:46,700 --> 00:26:47,834
We were in
a play together.
665
00:26:47,901 --> 00:26:49,167
Can you believe that?
666
00:26:49,234 --> 00:26:50,433
I actually stood onstage
with my future wife,
667
00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:51,433
and I didn't know it.
668
00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:55,467
The point is,
669
00:26:55,533 --> 00:26:58,101
you see what you want to see
in high school.
670
00:26:58,167 --> 00:26:59,567
Not what's really there.
671
00:26:59,634 --> 00:27:02,301
Thanks, Steve.
672
00:27:02,368 --> 00:27:05,001
So walk me
through your strategy.
673
00:27:05,067 --> 00:27:07,734
Well, we know there are reasons
to suspect Laurie.
674
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,634
She had a prenup, her prints
were on the poison bottle...
675
00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:12,634
The real question is,
do you put her on the stand?
676
00:27:12,700 --> 00:27:14,368
If we don't call her,
Wright can put her up himself,
677
00:27:14,433 --> 00:27:15,567
and then it looks
like we were trying
678
00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:17,001
to hide those things
from the jury.
679
00:27:17,067 --> 00:27:18,734
I agree. It's better
they hear it from us.
680
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,034
We dismiss
681
00:27:20,101 --> 00:27:21,567
the circumstantial evidence
against Laurie.
682
00:27:21,634 --> 00:27:22,767
At the same time,
683
00:27:22,834 --> 00:27:24,334
we convince the jury
our case against Nick
684
00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:25,901
isn't just circumstantial.
685
00:27:25,967 --> 00:27:27,533
The defense
will suggest that the bottle
686
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,634
in the locker room
video isn't the murder weapon.
687
00:27:29,700 --> 00:27:31,034
But Nick's embezzlement,
688
00:27:31,101 --> 00:27:32,700
the fact that
he researched the poisoning,
689
00:27:32,767 --> 00:27:34,334
tips the scales our way.
690
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,368
Any chance in linking
the defendant to antifreeze?
691
00:27:36,433 --> 00:27:38,101
Maybe.
The police found
692
00:27:38,167 --> 00:27:40,533
some glasses and mixing bowls
when they searched his garage.
693
00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:41,834
They're being tested right now.
694
00:27:41,901 --> 00:27:43,800
ANNABETH:
March 16,
695
00:27:43,867 --> 00:27:47,067
Hulse is contacted by the IRS.
696
00:27:47,134 --> 00:27:52,034
March 18, Pletcher researches
the toxic chemicals
697
00:27:52,101 --> 00:27:54,334
on the library computer.
And, finally,
698
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:57,467
between the time frames
of March 31 and April 1,
699
00:27:57,533 --> 00:28:01,400
Hulse ingests a lethal
dose of antifreeze.
700
00:28:01,467 --> 00:28:03,234
And were you able to determine
701
00:28:03,301 --> 00:28:06,700
how the victim came
to ingest that antifreeze?
702
00:28:06,767 --> 00:28:08,700
Yes. We found an empty bottle
of the Catalyst Energy Drink
703
00:28:08,767 --> 00:28:11,067
in the trash
of the victim's home.
704
00:28:11,134 --> 00:28:13,533
It was positive
for ethylene glycol.
705
00:28:16,167 --> 00:28:17,700
Detective Drummer,
706
00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:20,301
can you please
tell us what we're watching here?
707
00:28:20,368 --> 00:28:21,800
This is a video
708
00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:23,934
shot at the victim's
health club
709
00:28:24,001 --> 00:28:26,201
24 hours before he died.
710
00:28:26,268 --> 00:28:29,533
You see the defendant,
Nick Pletcher,
711
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,067
handing the victim
the exact same brand drink.
712
00:28:33,134 --> 00:28:35,368
And you see
the victim drinking it.
713
00:28:39,067 --> 00:28:42,767
And, the next day,
John Hulse was dead.
714
00:28:42,834 --> 00:28:44,734
WRIGHT:
Detective,
715
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:49,067
can you prove that the bottle
depicted in this video
716
00:28:49,134 --> 00:28:52,901
is the same bottle recovered
from the victim's trash?
717
00:28:54,067 --> 00:28:55,067
No.
718
00:28:55,134 --> 00:28:56,634
No. In fact,
719
00:28:56,700 --> 00:28:58,301
do you have
any direct proof
720
00:28:58,368 --> 00:29:00,201
that that drink
is poisoned at all?
721
00:29:00,268 --> 00:29:01,901
Not direct, but circumstantial.
722
00:29:01,967 --> 00:29:03,268
So that would be a no?
723
00:29:03,334 --> 00:29:04,368
Objection.
724
00:29:04,433 --> 00:29:05,767
Sustained.
725
00:29:05,834 --> 00:29:07,634
You made your
point, Counsel.
726
00:29:07,700 --> 00:29:08,901
Next question.
727
00:29:08,967 --> 00:29:10,334
My next question is this.
728
00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:11,934
Do you know where the drink
in the video came from?
729
00:29:12,001 --> 00:29:14,134
By that, I mean do you know
who purchased it?
730
00:29:14,201 --> 00:29:15,034
No.
731
00:29:15,101 --> 00:29:16,201
No. So it's possible
732
00:29:16,268 --> 00:29:17,901
the victim
bought that drink,
733
00:29:17,967 --> 00:29:19,934
and my client is simply
holding on to it for him.
734
00:29:20,001 --> 00:29:22,533
Well, I don't believe
that's true.
735
00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,533
It's also possible
that the victim drank
736
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,301
from another bottle
altogether at some
737
00:29:26,368 --> 00:29:27,967
different point in this 24-hour
738
00:29:28,034 --> 00:29:29,901
window of time.
Let's say
739
00:29:29,967 --> 00:29:31,334
on his way home,
740
00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:32,867
or the next morning.
741
00:29:32,934 --> 00:29:34,767
I don't know. You pick.
742
00:29:34,834 --> 00:29:35,901
Yeah, the guy
743
00:29:35,967 --> 00:29:37,301
told me he didn't
have any ID.
744
00:29:37,368 --> 00:29:38,901
And I'm all, "Look,
nobody gets online
745
00:29:38,967 --> 00:29:40,500
without
a driver's license.'
746
00:29:40,567 --> 00:29:42,001
You let him use
the computer anyway?
747
00:29:42,067 --> 00:29:43,567
Eventually, yeah.
748
00:29:43,634 --> 00:29:45,001
I mean, the guy
was not taking no for an answer.
749
00:29:45,067 --> 00:29:46,934
Your Honor,
750
00:29:47,001 --> 00:29:48,167
these are the
screen captures
751
00:29:48,234 --> 00:29:50,167
recovered from
the library computer,
752
00:29:50,234 --> 00:29:51,201
and previously
753
00:29:51,268 --> 00:29:53,500
admitted as People's Exhibit C.
754
00:29:53,567 --> 00:29:55,167
May the record reflect
755
00:29:55,234 --> 00:29:58,268
they include keyword searches
for "antifreeze" and
756
00:29:58,334 --> 00:29:59,667
"toxic chemicals,"
as well as
757
00:29:59,734 --> 00:30:02,234
a medical article on poisons.
758
00:30:02,301 --> 00:30:04,034
The record will so reflect.
759
00:30:09,934 --> 00:30:11,368
How old are you,
Mr. Reed?
760
00:30:11,433 --> 00:30:13,500
Uh... 18.
761
00:30:13,567 --> 00:30:15,934
18.
762
00:30:16,001 --> 00:30:19,567
And, uh...
are you nervous today?
763
00:30:19,634 --> 00:30:21,301
You're looking a little nervous.
764
00:30:21,368 --> 00:30:24,268
I'm doing fine, bro. Yeah.
765
00:30:24,334 --> 00:30:26,700
I'm glad. Could you
766
00:30:26,767 --> 00:30:29,368
describe for me, please,
the gentlemen whom you allowed
767
00:30:29,433 --> 00:30:30,967
to use
the library's computer
768
00:30:31,034 --> 00:30:32,467
without proper
identification?
769
00:30:32,533 --> 00:30:33,834
I don't have to describe him.
770
00:30:33,901 --> 00:30:35,533
He's sitting right there.
771
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:36,867
So, um...
772
00:30:36,934 --> 00:30:38,700
medium height,
about five-ten,
773
00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:41,334
average build?
Yeah.
774
00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,067
You just described about
half the men in this county.
775
00:30:45,134 --> 00:30:46,834
Look, I saw the man.
I'm not lying.
776
00:30:46,901 --> 00:30:48,101
Where's the question, Counsel?
777
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:51,834
Do you smoke marijuana,
778
00:30:51,901 --> 00:30:53,067
Mr. Reed?
779
00:30:53,134 --> 00:30:54,234
Objection.
Mr. Reed's
780
00:30:54,301 --> 00:30:55,734
drug use is directly relevant
781
00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:56,734
to his ability to proceed,
Your Honor.
782
00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:57,901
Overruled.
783
00:30:57,967 --> 00:30:59,867
The witness will answer.
784
00:30:59,934 --> 00:31:01,334
Hey, man, I'm trying to help out
785
00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:02,667
here, all right?
786
00:31:02,734 --> 00:31:04,467
I mean, yeah,
maybe I smoke a little weed
787
00:31:04,533 --> 00:31:05,901
from time to time. So what?
788
00:31:05,967 --> 00:31:07,201
A little?
And how often, sir?
789
00:31:07,268 --> 00:31:08,700
Once a day?
790
00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:10,101
More than once a day?
791
00:31:10,167 --> 00:31:11,867
How about that day, Mr. Reed?
792
00:31:11,934 --> 00:31:13,533
Were you high that day?
793
00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,767
No.
No?
794
00:31:15,834 --> 00:31:17,600
May I remind you, sir,
you are under oath,
795
00:31:17,667 --> 00:31:19,001
and perjury is a crime.
796
00:31:19,067 --> 00:31:20,600
I don't know.
I mean, yeah, probably.
797
00:31:20,667 --> 00:31:22,101
Yeah, probably.
798
00:31:22,167 --> 00:31:23,700
I mean, so what?
That means
799
00:31:23,767 --> 00:31:25,101
I can't recognize someone
'cause I'm stoned?
800
00:31:25,167 --> 00:31:28,400
( chuckling )
Oh...
801
00:31:28,467 --> 00:31:31,034
No further questions,
Your Honor.
802
00:31:31,101 --> 00:31:32,567
Listen to me!
803
00:31:32,634 --> 00:31:34,834
I write codes for
computer programs, all right?
804
00:31:34,901 --> 00:31:37,467
I got accepted into
Northwestern, early admission,
805
00:31:37,533 --> 00:31:39,500
and I got a 1400 on my SATs.
806
00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:40,834
It was him.
807
00:31:40,901 --> 00:31:41,901
Okay? I know
808
00:31:41,967 --> 00:31:43,201
what I saw.
Yes.
809
00:31:43,268 --> 00:31:46,400
A brown-haired man
of average height
810
00:31:46,467 --> 00:31:48,734
who asked to
use a computer.
811
00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:51,467
Very helpful.
812
00:31:51,533 --> 00:31:52,301
It was him.
813
00:31:54,667 --> 00:31:57,167
He did okay, right?
814
00:31:57,234 --> 00:31:59,734
Assuming the jury liked
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
815
00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:00,834
What's next?
816
00:32:00,901 --> 00:32:02,433
Forensic accountant.
817
00:32:02,500 --> 00:32:03,767
Now, look, this
could get ugly.
818
00:32:03,834 --> 00:32:05,134
Wright's whole strategy
is confusion.
819
00:32:05,201 --> 00:32:06,467
He's going to
bury the jury
820
00:32:06,533 --> 00:32:08,234
in numbers, columns
and accounting theory.
821
00:32:08,301 --> 00:32:10,067
It's critical
the jury believes
822
00:32:10,134 --> 00:32:11,667
that Nick Pletcher
was stealing,
823
00:32:11,734 --> 00:32:13,567
and that he killed his business
partner to avoid being caught.
824
00:32:13,634 --> 00:32:14,967
I'm ready.
825
00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:16,600
Good.
826
00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:19,368
This particular form
of embezzlement is quite sophisticated.
827
00:32:19,433 --> 00:32:20,767
MAUREEN:
In what way?
828
00:32:20,834 --> 00:32:22,368
In almost every way.
829
00:32:22,433 --> 00:32:25,334
Nick Pletcher did more than
just create phantom companies.
830
00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:26,734
He sent fake invoices.
831
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,067
He designed a letterhead.
832
00:32:28,134 --> 00:32:30,433
He listed records
of his conversations
833
00:32:30,500 --> 00:32:32,268
with executives who don't exist.
834
00:32:32,334 --> 00:32:33,734
And none of this
was detected?
835
00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:35,834
The IRS was scheduled
to meet with John Hulse.
836
00:32:35,901 --> 00:32:37,734
They probably would
have found out then,
837
00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,001
but Mr. Hulse was killed
838
00:32:39,067 --> 00:32:40,301
two days before that meeting.
839
00:32:40,368 --> 00:32:41,834
Thank you.
840
00:32:41,901 --> 00:32:43,667
No further questions.
841
00:32:51,001 --> 00:32:53,101
Mr. Meeks, you seem
to think that
842
00:32:53,167 --> 00:32:56,768
my client
embezzled money from his business partner.
843
00:32:57,334 --> 00:32:58,301
Yes.
844
00:32:58,368 --> 00:33:01,001
But can you prove
that he murdered him?
845
00:33:01,067 --> 00:33:02,001
No.
846
00:33:02,067 --> 00:33:03,167
Of course not.
847
00:33:03,234 --> 00:33:05,234
Nothing further.
848
00:33:08,567 --> 00:33:09,834
ANNABETH
What the hell was that?
849
00:33:09,901 --> 00:33:11,001
MAUREEN:
I can't believe it.
850
00:33:11,067 --> 00:33:12,334
Nick's admitting
the embezzlement.
851
00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:13,834
Wright knew we had
all that proof.
852
00:33:13,901 --> 00:33:15,667
If he lied to the jury
and they didn't buy it,
853
00:33:15,734 --> 00:33:17,134
he'd lose all
credibility.
854
00:33:17,201 --> 00:33:19,700
So instead Wright says
my client is a thief,
855
00:33:19,767 --> 00:33:21,101
but he's not a killer.
856
00:33:21,167 --> 00:33:22,634
In a weird way,
it makes Nick look honest.
857
00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:24,334
It still doesn't
negate what we have.
858
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:25,667
No, but in the jury's eyes,
859
00:33:25,734 --> 00:33:27,167
it tips the scales
away from Nick.
860
00:33:27,234 --> 00:33:29,167
Just in time for Laurie
to take the stand.
861
00:33:29,234 --> 00:33:31,167
Why do I want a cigarette?
862
00:33:31,234 --> 00:33:33,167
Well, maybe
this will help.
863
00:33:33,234 --> 00:33:35,834
It's the lab reports
from the glass and bowls
864
00:33:35,901 --> 00:33:38,334
we found
in Nick Pletcher's garage.
865
00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:41,334
One of them,
laced with antifreeze.
866
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,134
Great.
But the weird thing is,
867
00:33:43,201 --> 00:33:44,234
it says here
868
00:33:44,301 --> 00:33:45,767
that it wasn't just antifreeze.
869
00:33:45,834 --> 00:33:47,700
It was mixed together
with dog food.
870
00:33:47,767 --> 00:33:49,234
Dog food?
871
00:33:49,301 --> 00:33:50,700
Did Nick have a dog?
872
00:33:50,767 --> 00:33:51,867
Yeah, a... terrier.
873
00:33:51,934 --> 00:33:53,467
I've seen it.
874
00:33:53,533 --> 00:33:54,467
We didn't find an animal
875
00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:55,800
in the house or on the property.
876
00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,201
Does this mean
what I think it means?
877
00:33:57,268 --> 00:33:58,967
I don't believe it.
878
00:33:59,034 --> 00:34:03,400
????
879
00:34:07,067 --> 00:34:08,500
The police have
checked every single
880
00:34:08,567 --> 00:34:11,201
animal hospital and
shelter in Marion County.
881
00:34:11,268 --> 00:34:13,533
If the defendant's dog died,
he never brought it in.
882
00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:14,300
That makes sense.
883
00:34:14,367 --> 00:34:15,467
If he was testing
the poison,
884
00:34:15,534 --> 00:34:17,533
he couldn't risk
someone finding out. Exactly.
885
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,901
Lou's got his guys
checking Pletcher's yard
886
00:34:20,967 --> 00:34:23,334
as well as the land
behind his office.
887
00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:26,201
Our guess is,
Nick buried the dog.
888
00:34:25,568 --> 00:34:27,300
Good, but it's
still a long shot.
889
00:34:27,300 --> 00:34:29,634
The issue now is what to do
about Laurie the prom queen.
890
00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:31,567
Are we still planning on
putting her on the stand?
891
00:34:31,634 --> 00:34:34,333
We have to call her.
892
00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,200
Just make sure
Annabeth preps her, okay?
893
00:34:36,267 --> 00:34:37,767
I do not want her
fighting up there. ( cell phone rings )
894
00:34:37,834 --> 00:34:40,066
The more defensive she acts,
the more guilty she looks.
895
00:34:40,133 --> 00:34:41,267
Maureen Scofield.
896
00:34:41,333 --> 00:34:42,767
We found the dog.
897
00:34:42,834 --> 00:34:44,333
You're kidding. Where?
898
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,600
A wooded area
behind Pletcher's house.
899
00:34:46,667 --> 00:34:49,333
The techs are taking the body
to the lab now.
900
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,634
They found the dog.
901
00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:57,167
ANNABETH:
Laurie, I have to be honest.
902
00:34:57,233 --> 00:34:59,467
In most case, I can't wait
to put the victim's wife
903
00:34:59,534 --> 00:35:01,000
on the stand.
904
00:35:01,066 --> 00:35:03,667
It's usually some of the most
powerful testimony we have.
905
00:35:03,734 --> 00:35:08,434
But... I'm concerned
this defense attorney may tear you apart.
906
00:35:08,500 --> 00:35:09,867
But I didn't do anything.
907
00:35:09,933 --> 00:35:11,200
You know that.
That doesn't matter.
908
00:35:11,267 --> 00:35:13,200
We have the burden of proof.
909
00:35:13,267 --> 00:35:16,367
They'll do whatever it takes
to raise reasonable doubt.
910
00:35:16,434 --> 00:35:18,066
Ever since we started dating,
911
00:35:18,133 --> 00:35:20,700
people questioned my motives
for being with John.
912
00:35:20,767 --> 00:35:22,367
I'm used to it.
913
00:35:22,434 --> 00:35:25,367
That doesn't change the fact
that I loved him.
914
00:35:25,434 --> 00:35:26,801
Okay.
915
00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:28,600
You show that to the jury.
916
00:35:28,667 --> 00:35:30,200
Be calm and be composed.
917
00:35:30,267 --> 00:35:33,300
I did love him.
918
00:35:33,367 --> 00:35:37,801
We... we fell in love
in high school.
919
00:35:37,867 --> 00:35:43,734
We got married way, way
too fast and way too young.
920
00:35:43,801 --> 00:35:51,066
Lately... ( sighs )
we had a rough patch.
921
00:35:54,734 --> 00:35:57,801
It was nobody's fault.
922
00:35:57,867 --> 00:35:59,801
The love was still there.
923
00:36:02,634 --> 00:36:05,200
Marriage is hard
sometimes.
924
00:36:05,267 --> 00:36:08,767
Did you and John sign
a prenuptial agreement?
925
00:36:08,834 --> 00:36:10,367
Yes.
926
00:36:10,434 --> 00:36:12,901
John was to take over
the family business,
927
00:36:12,966 --> 00:36:14,901
and his father
wanted to know
928
00:36:14,966 --> 00:36:17,434
that it would be protected
should the marriage dissolve.
929
00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:20,667
We signed it out of
respect for him.
930
00:36:20,734 --> 00:36:26,300
You said your marriage
had hit a rough patch.
931
00:36:26,367 --> 00:36:28,300
Truth is,
your marriage was over.
932
00:36:28,367 --> 00:36:30,033
You were getting a divorce.
No.
933
00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:33,200
We talked about a
trial separation.
934
00:36:33,267 --> 00:36:35,066
I didn't want to lose him.
935
00:36:35,133 --> 00:36:36,267
Him or the money?
936
00:36:36,333 --> 00:36:37,933
The fact is,
you stood to lose
937
00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:39,801
a fortune if you got divorced.
938
00:36:39,867 --> 00:36:41,267
The prenup
that you signed
939
00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:42,767
made that abundantly clear,
940
00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:44,634
isn't that right,
Mrs. Holse?
941
00:36:44,700 --> 00:36:46,867
Yes. I would get nothing.
942
00:36:46,933 --> 00:36:50,634
$10 million signed away
when you were just 22.
943
00:36:50,700 --> 00:36:52,400
I didn't care
about the money.
944
00:36:52,467 --> 00:36:54,200
You knew if your husband
left you,
945
00:36:54,267 --> 00:36:55,966
you got nothing.
But if he died,
946
00:36:56,033 --> 00:36:59,834
while you were still married,
you got it all. Correct?
947
00:36:59,901 --> 00:37:01,767
Yes, but he wasn't
going to leave me.
948
00:37:01,834 --> 00:37:04,801
The prenup was there
for a reason.
949
00:37:04,867 --> 00:37:08,066
So John could get away.
950
00:37:08,133 --> 00:37:09,767
John didn't want to get away.
He want...
951
00:37:09,834 --> 00:37:11,634
You just testified
that you were separating.
952
00:37:11,700 --> 00:37:12,700
Yes or no?
953
00:37:16,233 --> 00:37:17,667
Yes.
954
00:37:17,734 --> 00:37:20,267
Your fingers were on the bottle
that poisoned him.
955
00:37:20,333 --> 00:37:21,267
Yes or no?
956
00:37:21,333 --> 00:37:24,667
Yes.
957
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,367
Nothing further, Your Honor.
958
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,100
How did it go?
959
00:37:48,167 --> 00:37:49,500
We got him.
960
00:37:50,901 --> 00:37:52,434
You sure about this?
961
00:37:52,500 --> 00:37:53,901
Absolutely.
962
00:37:59,233 --> 00:38:01,367
The People call Medical Examiner
Albert Schmidt to the stand.
963
00:38:01,434 --> 00:38:03,801
Your Honor, Mr. Schmidt
has already testified.
964
00:38:03,867 --> 00:38:05,400
He's been through direct,
965
00:38:05,467 --> 00:38:06,734
cross-exam and redirect.
966
00:38:06,801 --> 00:38:08,367
This is new information.
967
00:38:08,434 --> 00:38:09,801
We just learned
about it ourselves.
968
00:38:09,867 --> 00:38:10,734
I object.
969
00:38:10,801 --> 00:38:12,066
Take it easy, Mr. Wright.
970
00:38:12,133 --> 00:38:13,467
If you need it,
I'll give you
971
00:38:13,534 --> 00:38:14,966
plenty of time
to prepare for cross.
972
00:38:15,033 --> 00:38:17,500
The witness will step up
and be sworn.
973
00:38:19,100 --> 00:38:20,901
The dog's body was found
about 200 yards
974
00:38:20,966 --> 00:38:22,133
behind the defendant's house.
975
00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:23,467
What kind of
dog was it?
976
00:38:23,534 --> 00:38:24,700
A terrier,
977
00:38:24,767 --> 00:38:26,767
approximately three years old.
978
00:38:26,834 --> 00:38:27,966
It had a name tag
979
00:38:28,033 --> 00:38:29,567
with Max
written on it.
980
00:38:29,634 --> 00:38:31,300
Was an examination done
on the body?
981
00:38:31,367 --> 00:38:32,300
Yes.
982
00:38:32,367 --> 00:38:33,834
This dog was poisoned.
983
00:38:33,901 --> 00:38:35,667
I found an extremely
high concentration
984
00:38:35,734 --> 00:38:37,500
of ethylene glycol
985
00:38:37,567 --> 00:38:39,033
in the remaining tissue.
986
00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:41,066
Ethylene glycol?
Yes.
987
00:38:41,133 --> 00:38:42,867
The same type of antifreeze
988
00:38:42,933 --> 00:38:45,100
used to poison
John Holse.
989
00:38:45,167 --> 00:38:46,367
This was no accident.
990
00:38:46,434 --> 00:38:47,834
I found enough poison
991
00:38:47,901 --> 00:38:50,867
in the remains to kill a dog
three times this size.
992
00:38:50,933 --> 00:38:52,600
MAUREEN:
Thank you.
993
00:38:52,667 --> 00:38:54,267
No further questions.
994
00:39:06,267 --> 00:39:11,400
In the case of
Indiana v. Nicholas Pletcher,
995
00:39:11,467 --> 00:39:14,467
we the jury find the defendant
996
00:39:14,534 --> 00:39:16,300
guilty of murder.
997
00:39:28,167 --> 00:39:29,167
( handcuffs clicking )
998
00:39:39,467 --> 00:39:40,734
Thank you.
999
00:39:40,801 --> 00:39:42,634
You're welcome, Laurie.
1000
00:39:42,700 --> 00:39:45,700
And again, I'm so sorry
for your loss.
1001
00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:50,500
It'll be hard trusting anyone
from now on.
1002
00:39:54,500 --> 00:39:56,634
( knocking )
1003
00:39:58,867 --> 00:40:00,233
Annabeth, there's somebody
here to see you.
1004
00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:01,400
Now?
1005
00:40:01,467 --> 00:40:02,933
She's an agent
with the IRS.
1006
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,367
She says it's
about John Holse;
1007
00:40:04,434 --> 00:40:05,367
it's important.
1008
00:40:05,434 --> 00:40:06,933
Okay, bring her in.
1009
00:40:10,700 --> 00:40:12,834
Can I help you?
1010
00:40:12,901 --> 00:40:14,367
Agent Vale, IRS.
1011
00:40:14,434 --> 00:40:16,500
I heard you convicted Mr.
Pletcher. Congratulations.
1012
00:40:16,567 --> 00:40:18,100
Thank you.
Sorry for not coming sooner.
1013
00:40:18,167 --> 00:40:19,933
I really don't follow
state criminal trials.
1014
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,801
Our agency detected
1015
00:40:21,867 --> 00:40:23,467
some of Mr. Pletcher's
illegal activities.
1016
00:40:23,534 --> 00:40:26,267
We know, you had a meeting set
with John Holse.
1017
00:40:26,333 --> 00:40:28,200
We did,
but that meeting was canceled,
1018
00:40:28,267 --> 00:40:30,801
Miss Chase, and we thought
you might like to know why.
1019
00:40:38,734 --> 00:40:41,801
I didn't expect
to see you again.
1020
00:40:41,867 --> 00:40:44,400
I didn't either.
1021
00:40:44,467 --> 00:40:46,667
But I had to come.
1022
00:40:46,734 --> 00:40:48,267
I had to hear
it from you.
1023
00:40:48,333 --> 00:40:50,834
Why would you do this?
1024
00:40:50,901 --> 00:40:53,333
Just go away, Annabeth.
1025
00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:55,567
Look at me.
1026
00:40:57,233 --> 00:40:59,534
The person I knew
can't be gone completely.
1027
00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:01,834
You don't get it.
1028
00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:06,267
We had so much in common...
1029
00:41:06,333 --> 00:41:08,534
except for one thing.
1030
00:41:09,867 --> 00:41:11,734
The money.
1031
00:41:11,801 --> 00:41:14,901
It was just money, money, money,
1032
00:41:14,966 --> 00:41:17,667
money.
1033
00:41:17,734 --> 00:41:19,000
So, one day
1034
00:41:19,066 --> 00:41:21,066
I wrote a check to myself.
1035
00:41:21,133 --> 00:41:23,867
Then I wrote a bigger check
to a company that didn't exist.
1036
00:41:23,966 --> 00:41:24,901
It was easy.
1037
00:41:24,966 --> 00:41:26,933
I don't believe it was easy.
1038
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:28,901
John was loyal as a dog.
1039
00:41:28,966 --> 00:41:32,167
He was so stupid.
1040
00:41:32,233 --> 00:41:35,700
And then I found out
that the IRS was coming.
1041
00:41:35,767 --> 00:41:39,600
I knew it had to be about me.
1042
00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:42,033
I knew John would find out.
1043
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:44,734
I couldn't face him
1044
00:41:44,801 --> 00:41:48,966
when he realized what I did.
1045
00:41:49,033 --> 00:41:52,066
Look, I know how it sounds,
1046
00:41:52,133 --> 00:41:55,434
but somehow...
1047
00:41:55,500 --> 00:41:58,600
it was easier for me to kill him
1048
00:41:58,667 --> 00:42:00,734
than to let him
find out the truth.
1049
00:42:00,801 --> 00:42:05,400
That's the saddest part
about this, Nick.
1050
00:42:05,467 --> 00:42:07,233
He already knew.
1051
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:13,267
( sighs )
1052
00:42:13,333 --> 00:42:15,066
He paid the taxes, Nick.
1053
00:42:15,133 --> 00:42:17,033
As soon as the
IRS called,
1054
00:42:17,100 --> 00:42:18,600
he gave them the money.
1055
00:42:18,667 --> 00:42:21,100
He convinced them
not to file charges against you.
1056
00:42:21,167 --> 00:42:24,634
You betrayed
the friendship, but John never did.
1057
00:42:24,700 --> 00:42:28,567
He loved you.
1058
00:42:28,634 --> 00:42:29,966
You think about that
1059
00:42:30,033 --> 00:42:31,966
for the next 30 years.
1060
00:42:37,901 --> 00:42:39,333
You said you wanted
to see this.
1061
00:42:46,467 --> 00:42:49,400
I don't need it anymore.
1062
00:42:50,400 --> 00:43:00,400
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