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BY TWO SEPARATE

BY TWO SEPARATE

THE POLICE,
WHO INVESTIGATE CRIME

AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS,
WHO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS.

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES.

15 PEOPLE?!

I COOKED ENOUGH FOR 50.

YOU THINK
ANYONE EATS IT?

SO CONCERNED
IF THEY'RE GOING TO FIT

INTO THEIR TINY
LITTLE CLOTHES.

WELL, I GUESS THE
REHEARSAL DINNER--

MR. AND MRS. VANCE
WANT TO MAKE SURE

THEY PUT OUT
A GOOD SPREAD.

HONEY, IF I HAD THAT SPREAD
WHEN I WAS GETTING MARRIED

MY MAN MIGHT'VE STAYED
JUST FOR THE LEFTOVERS.

SWEET JESUS!

IT'S CHRISTY GARRISON!

QUICK, GET MR. VANCE!

OH, GOD...

CHRISTY GARRISON; 15.

I.D.'d BY HER DAD,
MICHAEL GARRISON.

YOU READ ABOUT HIM?

THE GUY'S WORTH
HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

ANOTHER LESSON IN
WHAT MONEY CAN'T BUY.

HE THE SUIT OR
THE BLUE SHIRT?

THE BLUE SHIRT.

THE GUY IN THE SUIT
IS MARK VANCE, THE NEIGHBOR.

THAT THE LADY
WHO FOUND THE GIRL?

YEAH. VONDIE MORRIS.

SHE'S THE VANCES' COOK.

THE WRINGS HER HANDS
ONE MORE TIME

THEY'RE GOING TO FALL OFF.

ANYTHING IN HER POCKETS?

20 BUCKS; AN INHALER, FULL.

AH, ASTHMA. SEX?

DON'T KNOW.

CLOTHES AREN'T TORN.

HER NAILS LOOK FINE.
NO SIGN OF STRUGGLE.

YEAH, EXCEPT SOMEBODY
CLOCKED HER

AGAINST THE WALL.

WELL, NO ROBBERY.
HER JEWELRY'S STILL ON.

STICK HERE, AGNELLI. BE NICE.

MS. MORRIS.

NOW, YOU CAME OUTSIDE...

AT 7:30. I LET NELL IN--
ANOTHER MAID.

I'M A LIVE-IN.
NELL, SHE LIVES OUT.

YOU SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING LAST NIGHT; EARLY
THIS MORNING?

NO, I WAS TIRED.
HAD A EARLY NIGHT.

NOW, YOU KNEW
THIS GIRL.

I'VE SEEN HER TIME TO TIME.

OUTSIDE SMOKING, THAT'S ALL.

UH, DO YOU NEED ME?

I GOT BREAKFAST
TO PUT ON THE TABLE.

NO, MAYBE LATER. THANKS.

I DON'T WHAT
SHE WAS DOING

OUTSIDE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT, DETECTIVE.

WE ALL WENT TO BED EARLY.

WE HAD DINNER TOGETHER
LAST NIGHT; OUR HOUSE.

BOTH FAMILIES. EVERYONE.

ANYBODY HAVE A BEDROOM
FACES THE ALLEY?

YES, WE DO.

BUT WE DIDN'T
HEAR ANYTHING.

YOU GO AHEAD,
MR. GARRISON

YOU BE WITH YOUR FAMILY.

WE'LL BE IN SHORTLY.

IS THAT GATE LOCKED
ALL THE TIME?

YES.

UH, WHO HAS ACCESS TO IT
FROM THE OUTSIDE?

IMMEDIATE FAMILIES--
MINE, MICHAEL'S.

MY CHAUFFEUR, SAMMY, HE'S THE ONLY ONE
WITH AN OPENER.

COULD YOU GET HIM, PLEASE?

HE'S NOT HERE YET.
HE WAS DUE AT 6:30.

HE LATE A LOT?

NOT LIKE THIS.

HE COMES,
TAKES THE LIMO

OUT OF THE GARAGE,
PULLS IT UP.

CAN WE SEE THE LIMO?

YES, OF COURSE.

SAMMY BEEN WITH YOU LONG?

SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE YEAR.

HE'S VONDIE'S SON.

WHY DO I GET
THE FEELING

SAMMY WON'T BE
CALLING IN SICK?

I HAVEN'T SEEN MY SON.

HE DOESN'T CHECK
IN WITH ME.

DID YOU TALK TO HIM
ON THE PHONE?

UH-UH.

ANY IDEA WHERE HE IS?

MR. VANCE KNOWS
WHERE HE LIVES.

WELL, WE SENT A PATROL CAR
TO HIS HOUSE, MRS. MORRIS.

SAMMY WASN'T THERE.

NOW, WHERE ELSE COULD HE BE;
A GIRLFRIEND?

I DON'T KNOW WHY
HE'S NOT HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
YOU'RE SO KEEN

ON WHOEVER KILLED THAT
POOR CHILD BEING MY CHILD.

NO, I'M JUST KEEN ON FINDING OUT WHO DID
IT, MRS. MORRIS.

WHY IS IT ALWAYS
SOME RAISED-RIGHT BLACK BOY

YOU GOT YOUR EYE ON?

SHE MUST'VE GONE OUTSIDE.

SHE KNEW I HATED SMOKING.

I SHOULD'VE LET HER
SMOKE IN HERE.

DID SHE KNOW SAMMY MORRIS?

I CAN'T SEE HOW.

CHRISTY GOES TO
BOARDING SCHOOL.

SHE'S JUST BEEN
BACK TWO DAYS.

EITHER OF YOU HAVE
DEALINGS WITH HIM?

HE DROVE US...

NICK AND ME.

NICK IS...?

MERCEDES'
FIANCE.

NICHOLAS VANCE?

WHAT'S SAMMY LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S JUST THE DRIVER.

THE LAST TIME

EITHER OF YOU SAW CHRISTY
WAS WHAT TIME?

WE LEFT THE VANCES
AROUND 10:00.

MARK VANCE WAS TIRED.

HE HAD CHEMO
FOR PROSTATE CANCER.

SO...

IT WAS RIGHT
AFTER THAT...

MAYBE 10:30
WHEN MY ANGEL WENT TO BED.

THE LAST TIME I SAW HER.

MARK LEAVES BEFORE I'M AWAKE.

I RARELY SEE SAMMY.

HE SEEMED A NICE ENOUGH

YOUNG MAN.

HOW ABOUT YOU TWO?

HE SOMETIMES DRIVES ME
WHEN DAD DOESN'T NEED HIM.

HE'S A PRETTY FRIENDLY GUY.

FRIENDLY WITH THE NEIGHBORS?

IF CHRISTY
WAS OUTSIDE

HE WOULD'VE TALKED TO HER.

YOU EVER TALK TO HIM?

NAH. DAD WON'T
LET HIM DRIVE ME.

ETHAN DOESN'T NEED A DRIVER.

CAUGHT HIM OUTSIDE SMOKING A JOINT ONE
MORNING.

SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT IT

AND HE JUST TOLD
ME TO SHUT UP.

ANY OTHER PROBLEMS?

A WEEK AGO, MY FATHER SAID
HE HAD TO SET SAMMY STRAIGHT.

"SET HIM STRAIGHT"?

NICK?

EXCUSE ME, I HATE TO INTRUDE

BUT YOUR FATHER HAD TO "SET
SAMMY STRAIGHT" ABOUT WHAT?

USING THE LIMO'S
CAR PHONE

FOR PERSONAL CALLS.

WHO WAS HE CALLING?

SOUNDED LIKE A GIRLFRIEND.

YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS?

NO, SIR.

DO YOU HAVE THE
CELL PHONE BILLS?

REGINA ISN'T HERE.
WHAT'S SHE DONE?

WE'RE AFTER HER
BOYFRIEND, SAMMY.

SHE LEFT WITH HIM
LAST NIGHT.

WHAT TIME?

I HEARD THEM--
FIVE-SOMETHING IN THE MORNING

THEY'RE DRESSED,
GOING OUT THE DOOR.

ANY IDEA WHERE THEY
MIGHT HAVE GONE?

SHE SAID THEY WERE GOING

TO HER SISTER EVELYN'S
IN QUEENS.

I HOPE THEY STAY THERE.

I CAN GET SOME SLEEP
FOR A CHANGE.

YOU GOT THE SISTER'S
ADDRESS?

YEAH. I'LL GET IT.

I COME HOME
AFTER THE NIGHT SHIFT

THE WIFE AND KIDS ARE GONE.

BITCH TAKES THE SUITCASES,
KIDS' CLOTHES...

ANY IDEA WHERE THEY'D GO
THAT TIME OF NIGHT, MR. JASPER?

THAT TIME OF NIGHT,
I EXPECT MY WIFE

FLAT ON HER BACK
IN BED, LEGS SPREAD.

HER BUSYBODY
SISTER REGGIE

SHE MUST'VE PUT
HER UP TO THIS.

YEAH, WELL, LEAVING YOU
IN THE LURCH AND ALL.

MY POINT.

YOU'RE GOING TO
GET MY KIDS, RIGHT?

BRING MY WIFE BACK?

WE'D LOVE

TO HELP YOU OUT, BUT WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

WHERE SHE'D GO
WOULD ONLY BE

HER MOTHER'S
IN JERSEY.

THIS TIME I WANT YOU TO ARREST
MY NO-GOOD HUSBAND.

WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SAMMY MORRIS.

YOU REGINA COBB?

REGGIE. WHAT DO YOU
WANT WITH SAMMY?

MAN'S A HERO.

SURE.

WHERE'S THE HERO NOW?

MY SISTER CALLS
LAST NIGHT.

SAYS "FRANKIE THE FIST" BEAT
ON HER BEFORE GOING TO WORK.

COME GET HER.
I CALLED SAMMY.

HE SAYS HE'LL GET THE LIMO

COME OVER, GET ME

GO TO QUEENS,
WE'LL GET MY SISTER

THE KIDS.

SO HE STOLE MR. VANCE'S LIMO.

BORROWED.

HE BROUGHT US BY HERE.

AND THEN WHAT,
HE JUST VANISHES?

BRADY THREW UP AGAIN.

THESE MEN DON'T NEED TO KNOW
YOUR BROTHER'S BUSINESS.

YOUR LITTLE BROTHER
GOT SICK?

IN THE CAR.

UNCLE SAMMY WAS MAD.

HE GOT TO GET
THE CAR WASHED.

SO, WHERE'S
THE NEAREST CAR WASH?

SAMMY MORRIS?

YEAH.

WE NEED YOU TO
COME WITH US.

WHAT FOR,
BORROWING THE CAR?

FOR THE MURDER OF
CHRISTY GARRISON.

WHAT, THE SISTER?
SHE'S MURDERED?!

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

IF I WAS KIDDING YOU

I'D BE WEARING A FEZ
AND NO PANTS.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, MAN.

I SWEAR FOR GOD.

SCHOOL I.D.-- CHRISTY
FRANCES GARRISON.

LIPSTICK INSIDE,
POCKET MIRROR...

PALM PILOT.

LET'S GO.

I WAS BRINGING THE LIMO BACK.

ACCIDENT IN THE
TUNNEL HELD US UP.

BRADY GOT SICK. I HAD TO WAIT
FOR THE CAR WASH TO OPEN.

I COULDN'T BRING THE LIMO
BACK LIKE THAT.

YEAH, RIGHT-- COMPARED
TO OFFING THE NEIGHBOR

MESSING UP THE BOSS'S CAR
IS A BIG NO-NO.

I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED TO
THAT GIRL.

LAB FOUND SEMEN IN BACK SEAT,
NEXT TO CHRISTY'S DISCO BAG.

YOU HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH THAT?

WHAT, DO YOU THINK I'M GOING
TO HOP IN THE BACK SEAT

HAVE A GO AT MY GIRLFRIEND,
HER SISTER AND KIDS IN THE CAR?

ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT
WHAT WE WERE THINKING.

IS MY MOM OKAY?

YOUR MOM'S FINE, KID.

SHE'S THE TRUE BELIEVER.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
THAT'S WHY SHE BELIEVES ME.

WELL, SHE'S THE ONLY ONE

HOLDING DOWN THE FORT.

YOU ASK MR. VANCE--
HE KNOWS I HAD NOTHING

TO DO WITH IT.

HOW WOULD HE KNOW?

I GET ALONG WITH HIM.

HE GIVES ME MY PROPS.

AND CHRISTY GARRISON--
SHE DISRESPECT YOU?

I DON'T KNOW HER.

BUT THE REST OF HER FAMILY

THEY GOT MORE MONEY
THAN MANNERS.

YOU FIGURE
YOU MAKE FRIENDS WITH CHRISTY

GET CLOSE TO THAT MONEY,
MAYBE SOME OF IT

FALLS IN YOUR POCKET.

AROUND THEM,
I KEEP MY HANDS IN MY POCKET.

ALL RIGHT, SO IF YOU'RE
STRAIGHT WITH THIS

YOU'LL VOLUNTEER
SOME BLOOD.

WE CAN TEST IT
AGAINST THE SEMEN.

DO IT, SO MY MOM WON'T
GET IN TROUBLE-- GO AHEAD.

NO JACKPOT, GENTLEMEN.

LAB SAYS SAMMY'S BLOOD
DOESN'T TYPE WITH THE SEMEN.

A LOT OF TRAFFIC
IN THAT LIMO.

THE M.E. PUT
THE TIME OF DEATH

BETWEEN 3:00 AND 5:00
IN THE MORNING...

SO WHO CAME KNOCKING AT
HER BACK DOOR LAST NIGHT?

I FOUND SOMETHING.

IT'S A HANDWRITTEN NOTE

"IT'S DA BOMB. CALL ME."

AND IT'S SIGNED "KELLY."

THERE'S A PHONE NUMBER
AND A TIME-- 12:30 LAST NIGHT.

MAYBE CHRISTY WENT OUT

BROUGHT SOMEONE
BACK WITH HER.

WELL, HER PARENTS SAID
THE LITTLE ANGEL

WENT TO BED AT 10:30.

YOU WERE NEVER A KID?

OLD SPICE DIDN'T
TAKE HIS GINGKO.

I MET CHRISTY
DOWN AT CLUB ISIS ON AVENUE B.

SHE WITH ANYBODY?

EVERYBODY. SHE WAS WASTED.

COMING ON TO EVERYONE.

"IT'S THE BOMB" MEAN?

MEANS IT'S COOL.

WHAT WAS COOL?

THE WHOLE SCENE.

SO YOU MET HER, YOU HUNG OUT
A LITTLE WHILE, THEN WHAT?

SHE HAD TROUBLE BREATHING.

I THINK SHE RAN OUT
OF HER ASTHMA MEDICATION.

SHE LEFT WITH SOME GUY.

YOU KNOW HIM? YOU REMEMBER
WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW.
I GOT TO GO HELP A CUSTOMER...

YOU GOT TO HELP US.

NOW, WHAT DID THE BOY

AT THIS COOL SCENE
LOOK LIKE?

HE WAS CUTE-- JUST A GENERAL
IMPRESSION. IT WAS DARK.

HE WEARING ANYTHING
YOU REMEMBER?

NO.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

THANKS FOR ALL
YOUR HELP.

C.S.U. FOUND A FULL INHALER IN CHRISTY'S
POCKET AT THE SCENE

BUT HER INHALER WAS
EMPTY AT THE CLUB.

THERE'S 24-HOUR DRUGSTORE
ON FIRST AND AVENUE A.

YEAH, I REMEMBER HER.

PRETTY GIRL. PRETTY SICK.

SHE CAME IN WITH A BOY

SHOWED ME HER INHALER
AND WANTED A REFILL.

YOU GIVE IT
TO HER?

OH, YEAH. STANDARD PROCEDURE.

I GAVE HER ONE FROM BEHIND
THE COUNTER TO HOLD HER

GOT HER DOC'S PHONE NUMBER

WENT TO CALL FOR A REFILL

AND WHEN I GOT BACK,
THEY'RE GONE.

CAN WE SEE YOUR SECURITY
CAMERA TAPES?

YEAH. SURE.

OKAY.

THERE.

TIME STAMP'S
IN THE CORNER.

12:56 A.M.

THERE'S CHRISTY.

WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S ETHAN VANCE.

ANOTHER ANGEL WHO
WENT TO BED EARLY.

SHE CALLED ME
JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT

WANTING TO GO
TO A CLUB.

HOW'D SHE SOUND?

LIKE SHE WAS UP
FOR GOING OUT.

THE WITNESS
AT THE CLUB SAID SHE WAS WASTED.

LOOKIT, I DIDN'T
GIVE HER ANYTHING, 'KAY?

LOOKIT, YOU LIED
TO US, 'KAY?

BELIEVING YOU ISN'T
AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST.

I DON'T LIKE YOUR
TONE, DETECTIVE.

I WAS TRYING

TO PROTECT
HER REPUTATION.

SHE GOING TO GET
A REP FOR WHEEZING?

SO, YOU BROUGHT HER HOME.

THEN WHAT?

I STAYED WITH HER

WHILE SHE HAD A SMOKE
AND I WENT TO BED.

WHAT TIME?

UH, I DON'T KNOW.

IT WAS BEFORE 2:00.

YOU DIDN'T TAKE HER
FOR A QUICK SPIN

AROUND THE BACK
OF THE LIMO?

NO.

WE HEARD SHE WAS AT THE CLUB,
FLIRTING

WITH ANYTHING
WITH A HEARTBEAT.

YEAH? SO?

THAT MAKE YOU JEALOUS?

NO.

THAT WAS JUST KID STUFF.

WELL, AT 15,
SHE WAS A KID.

YOU SHOULD'VE THOUGHT OF THAT
BEFORE YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE.

THAT'S ENOUGH--

HE ADMITS BEING
WITH HER

NOT HAVING
SEXUAL RELATIONS.

FINE. THEN, LET HIM
VOLUNTEER HIS BLOOD.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

SAMMY MORRIS GAVE BLOOD.

HE ISN'T SAMMY MORRIS.

YOU SAID YOU'D COOPERATE.

WE HAVE,
BUT ON THIS POINT

I HAVE TO LISTEN
TO OUR ATTORNEYS.

ALL RIGHT... WE'LL HAVE TO LET
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HANDLE IT.

BESIDES INVADING THE PRIVACY

OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HASN'T
BEEN CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME

A DNA MATCH WOULD
PROVE NOTHING.

IT WOULD CERTAINLY PLACE HIM
WITH THE VICTIM

AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME
SHE WAS KILLED.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

FOR A MURDER CHARGE?

THEY HAVE NOTHING
EXCEPT SLEAZY INNUENDO.

WHICH, EVEN IF TRUE,
IS EVIDENCE OF NOTHING.

IT MIGHT BE
EVIDENCE OF RAPE.

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
OF FORCIBLE SEX.

STATUTORY RAPE.

OH, GO ON.

YOUR HONOR, THIS IS
SIMPLY AN ATTEMPT

TO EMBARRASS
A PROMINENT FAMILY.

MS. CARMICHAEL,
I HAVE TO WEIGH

MR. VANCE'S
PRIVACY RIGHTS

AGAINST THE CHANCE
YOU'LL ESTABLISH A FACT

WHICH ISN'T EVEN EVIDENCE
OF A SUBSTANTIAL CRIME.

MOTION DENIED.

BUT YOUR HONOR...

UNTIL YOU HAVE

ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF MURDER,
TAKE "NO" FOR AN ANSWER, HMM?

THE GIRL WAS A WALKING DRUGSTORE.

TOX PANEL SHOWS COCAINE,
G.H.B., MARIJUANA

LIQUOR, XANAX, ALBUTEROL,
ATIVAN, ASPIRIN...

WE'RE STILL WAITING

ON THE OTHER AUTOPSY
TEST RESULTS.

SO FAR, THAT'S IT?

SO FAR, WE GOT

SOME RICH FOLKS RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR
THEIR BRAT.

YOU GOT A PROBLEM
WITH RICH PEOPLE?

OTHER THAN THE FACT
THEY'RE TRYING

TO BUY THEIR WAY
OUT OF MURDER?

THEY'RE TRYING
TO PROTECT THEIR KID.

WITH OUR WITHOUT
A PLATINUM CARD

THEY'RE STILL PARENTS.

YEAH, PARENTS WHO
HAVE THEIR NAMES

ON A WING AT THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

SO, THEY IMPRESSED
A JUDGE.

FIND SOMETHING MORE IMPRESSIVE.

I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN BE RIGHT
ABOUT THIS.

I MEAN, THE VANCES ARE
PRACTICALLY FAMILY.

THEY'RE THE BEST PEOPLE.

WELL, THE PARENTS MAYBE.

NO, EVEN THEIR BOYS.

ETHAN ADMITS TO
TAKING YOUR DAUGHTER

TO A CLUB AT 1:00
IN THE MORNING.

EVER KNOW ETHAN

TO LOSE HIS TEMPER...
GET VIOLENT?

NO.

NO.
NO.

DID CHRISTY HAVE A THING GOING
WITH HIM?

Mrs. Garrison:
NO, THEY WERE

LIKE BROTHER AND SISTER
SINCE WE MOVED IN.

WHEN WAS THAT?

TWO YEARS AGO.

EVER GET THE IMPRESSION
ETHAN WANTED

TO BE MORE THAN A BIG BROTHER?

NO.

NEVER.

I DON'T GET IT.

THE KID TAKES
YOUR DAUGHTER OUT

FOR A NIGHT ON THE TOWN

AND YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST
BIT SUSPICIOUS OF HIM?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE VANCES HAVE GONE
OUT OF THEIR WAY

TO MAKE US FEEL AT HOME.

SO?

YOU'RE RICH, THEY'RE RICH--
WHY SHOULDN'T THEY

MAKE YOU
FEEL WELCOME?

THE VANCES,
AS YOU VERY WELL KNOW

ARE OLD MONEY.

AND THE INK ISN'T DRY
ON YOUR DOUGH?

PEOPLE LIKE THE VANCES
OFTEN DON'T LET YOU FORGET IT.

MARK AND MARIANNA
HAVE BEEN

AWFULLY DECENT
TO US.

IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT THEIR SON

COULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH CHRISTY'S DEATH.

YOU APOLOGIZE
ALL YOU WANT.

THAT WON'T GET MY
BOY HIS JOB BACK.

LOOK, SAMMY COOPERATED.

WE HOPE YOU WILL, TOO.

SO, I TELL YOU STORIES
OUT OF SCHOOL

THEN I'LL BE LOOKING
FOR A JOB, TOO.

WE JUST WANT THE TRUTH.

THE TRUTH IS THAT LITTLE GIRL WASN'T SUCH
A GOOD GIRL.

WHY DO YOU THINK THEY SENT
HER TO BOARDING SCHOOL?

YEAH, WE KNOW SHE
HAD BAD HABITS.

WHAT ABOUT ETHAN?

LOOK, YOU HAVE TO TALK
TO US, MRS. MORRIS.

ETHAN DID
A LITTLE DRINKING.

ALL BOYS DO THAT.

HE EVER GET VIOLENT
WHEN HE DRANK?

NO.

HE GOT SICK SOMETIMES,
THAT'S ALL.

EVER FORGET WHAT HE DID
THE NIGHT BEFORE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S NOT AN ALCOHOLIC.

BUT HE DRINKS ENOUGH

TO GET SICK?

BY ACCIDENT.

HE GETS DRUNK
"BY ACCIDENT"?

YES, LIKE AT NICK'S
BACHELOR PARTY.

THEY CARRIED ETHAN HOME,
SICK AS A PUP.

IT WAS BECAUSE HE GAVE BLOOD
THAT MORNING AT HIS SCHOOL

AND HE HADN'T EATEN.

THAT WAS HIS EXCUSE,
HE GAVE BLOOD?

WHERE?

AT HIS SCHOOL,
LANGLEY PREP.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING HERE.

LANGLEY PREP, TWO WEEKS AGO,
BLOOD DRIVE, ETHAN VANCE--

YOU HAVE RECORDS
OF THAT...

WE DO.

AND YOU KEEP RECORDS
FOR PUBLIC USE--

TRACKING DONORS,
ELIMINATING AIDS...

OTHER BLOOD-TRANSMITTED
DISEASES?

OF COURSE.

AND THE DONATED BLOOD IS

CAREFULLY SCREENED...
TRACKED?

YES. IT'S PRIVATE
INFORMATION.

WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU

IF ETHAN VANCE HAS
ANY DISEASE.

WE JUST WANT TO KNOW
WHERE THE BLOOD IS.

WE DON'T WANT TO DRINK IT.

V-A-N-C-E, ETHAN DANIEL.

WE'D LIKE TO KNOW
IF THE BLOOD WAS USED.

NO, IT WAS NOT USED, AND,
NO, I CAN'T GIVE IT TO YOU.

YOU SEE THIS?

OH.

AH.

YOU SEE THIS?

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.

WE'RE PREVENTED FROM
GIVING UP THE BLOOD.

WHO ISSUED THIS THING?

"JUDGE WALTER SCHREIBER."

SO, DOES THIS MEAN
SOMEBODY COMES IN HERE

BLEEDING FROM EVERY ORIFICE

YOU CAN'T GIVE IT TO THEM,
EITHER?

THAT MEANS--

YOU'RE B-POSITIVE, DETECTIVE,
AND YOUR HEAD EXPLODES--

I GOT TO TAKE A PASS.

WHY SLAP AN ORDER ON THE BLOOD IF THEY
AREN'T CONCERNED

ABOUT WHAT THE
BLOOD WILL SHOW?

VIOLATION OF DOCTOR-PATIENT
PRIVILEGE, PURE AND SIMPLE.

WHY MS. CARMICHAEL
IS INSISTENT

ON GETTING HER PANTIES
IN A TWIST...

MR. ELIEZER...

ETHAN VANCE GAVE THE BLOOD AWAY
IN A SCHOOL DRIVE.

THERE WAS NO PRIVILEGE IMPLIED,
NOR ANY EXPECTATION OF IT.

THERE WASN'T EVEN
A DOCTOR.

DOCTOR, NURSE-- WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?

IT WAS A MEDICAL
PROCEDURE.

PRIVILEGE IMPLIES CHOICE

ABOUT HOW THE BLOOD
WOULD BE USED.

ETHAN VANCE DID NOT,
NOR COULD HE, MANDATE

TO WHOM THE BLOOD
WOULD BE GIVEN

OR IN WHAT MANNER
IT MIGHT BE USED.

ONCE HE PROVIDED IT
TO A FEDERALLY FUNDED AGENCY

HIS BLOOD
BECAME PUBLIC DOMAIN.

I THINK THE KEY WORDS, YOUR HONOR

ARE "HIS BLOOD."

IT WAS BLOOD GIVEN UP
TO BE USED ON OR FOR ANYONE.

IT WAS NOT A BLOOD TEST.

I AGREE.

THE MINUTE
HE GAVE BLOOD

MR. VANCE FORFEITED HIS RIGHT
TO PRIVACY.

I'LL LIFT THE
RESTRAINING ORDER.

THE POLICE CAN
HAVE THE BLOOD.

ETHAN VANCE'S DNA

DIDN'T MATCH THE SEMEN
IN THE LIMO

BUT IT MATCHED THE SEMEN FOUND
IN THE GIRL'S BODY.

I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY
DID A RAPE KIT.

THIS WOULDN'T HAVE SHOWN UP
ON A RAPE KIT.

OH, THE NEW YORK
DISCO DIET.

MM-HMM, SHE HAD SEX
WITHIN A HALF HOUR OF HER DEATH.

DIFFERENT SEMENS-- SO, THERE'S ANOTHER
PLAYER ON THE SCENE.

ONE FROM THE HOME TEAM.

I RAN A MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
ON THE TWO SEMEN SAMPLES.

THEY'RE FROM TWO
RELATED INDIVIDUALS.

M.E. SAYS
WE CAN COUNT THE FATHER OUT.

WITH PROSTATE SURGERY,
CHEMO

SHE DOUBTS IF HE COULD COME UP
WITH THE GOODS.

THAT LEAVES THE GROOM,
NICHOLAS VANCE.

BRING BOTH BROTHERS IN?

ABSOLUTELY.

CHARGE THEM
WITH MURDER?

NO, THEIR LAWYERS
WILL HAVE THAT BOUNCED

BEFORE WE CAN SAY, "BOO."

START WITH STATUTORY RAPE

AND WE'LL WORK UP THE
FOOD CHAIN FROM THERE.

ETHAN VANCE...

I'M GOING TO
NEED YOUR HANDS.

WHY?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST

FOR THE RAPE OF
CHRISTY GARRISON.

YOU CAN THANK ME LATER.

I HOPE YOU WENT
FOR THE MING VASE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WE CAN, UH, TALK
IN MY CAR, HUH?

WHAT CAN YOU POSSIBLY HAVE
TO TELL ME IN YOUR CAR

THAT YOU CAN'T
TELL ME HERE?

THAT YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

FOR WHAT?

RAPE.

WHAT?

WHO?

MR. VANCE, IN
THE CAR, PLEASE.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,
JUST WHO DID I ALLEGEDLY RAPE?

YOUR, LATE, FUTURE
SISTER-IN-LAW.

I'M SORRY, MISS.

A MILLION DOLLARS EACH?

THAT'S LUDICROUS,
YOUR HONOR.

MY CLIENTS ARE CHARGED
WITH STATUTORY RAPE.

AND FORCIBLE RAPE.

THEY'RE ALSO SUSPECTS
IN A MURDER.

THEY HAD SEX WITH A GIRL WITHIN HALF AN
HOUR OF HER DEATH.

IF THEY HAD
EVIDENCE OF MURDER

THEY WOULD'VE CHARGED MY CLIENTS
WITH MURDER.

I WANT TO KEEP THEM FROM
RUNNING

BEFORE WE CAN GATHER EVIDENCE.

THESE ARE PEOPLE OF MEANS...

AND PEOPLE WITHOUT MEANS
NEVER FLEE?

YOUR HONOR, NICHOLAS VANCE IS ENGAGED TO
BE MARRIED.

ETHAN IS A
FULL-TIME STUDENT.

THIS FAMILY
IS WELL KNOWN.

AND WELL-CONNECTED ENOUGH
TO FACILITATE FLIGHT.

$2 MILLION IS
SIMPLY PROHIBITIVE.

THEY HAVE ASSETS.

THE VANCES ARE

HEAVILY INVESTED
AND WOULD HAVE TO LIQUIDATE...

PROPERTY, THEN. MORTGAGED-- SOME IN THE
PROCESS

OF BEING SOLD;
OTHERS IN ESCROW.

MR. KAUFER, IS THIS
A TEMPORARY SITUATION

OR ARE YOUR
CLIENTS JUST POOR?

PEDAL BACK ON THE SARCASM, MS.
CARMICHAEL.

THE CHARGE AT PRESENT IS NOT
MURDER.

$1 MILLION EACH FOR TWO COUNTS
OF RAPE IS NOT INDICATED.

BAIL IS SET AT
$100,000 PER.

YOU CAN EXPECT OUR MOTIONS
ON THIS CRAP TOMORROW.

SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE THE ONE

WITH THE KNOT
IN YOUR SHORTS.

THE FIRM OF ELIEZER, KAUFER AND
LARKIN

HAS 500 LAWYERS.

AND ALL OF THEM
MUST'VE BEEN WORKING

ON THESE LAST NIGHT.

YES, RIGHT.

THEY COVER THE
WATERFRONT--

EVERYTHING FROM
TOSSING THE DNA

TO CHANGING THE COLOR
OF MY LIPSTICK.

THEY HAVE STUDIES
FROM A DR. EUCLIDENE OF LUCERNE

A LAB IN THE U.K.--

EXPERT WITNESSES LINED
UP FROM ALL POINTS.

THEY'RE BRINGING IN
THE PROS FROM DOVER.

YEAH, AND THE PROS'LL
CONFUSE A JURY ENOUGH

TO MAKE THEM THINK DNA IS
A NEW POP GROUP.

THE VANCES ARE SPENDING
A LOT OF MONEY

FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE
PLEADING POVERTY

AT THE BAIL HEARING.

WELL, I CHECKED
THEIR FINANCES--

LOTS OF RESTRUCTURED LOANS.

THE OLD MONEY SEEMS TO BE
GETTING A BIT ARTHRITIC.

MAYBE THEY BORROWED
A CUP OF MONEY

FROM THEIR NEIGHBOR.

THE VANCES
STILL HAVE FIREPOWER.

THEY WILL NOT GO GENTLY.

NEITHER WILL WE.

READ AND RESPOND.

WHAT ABOUT
YOUR MURDER INVESTIGATION?

SEARCH WARRANT'S
ALREADY EXECUTED

ON THE VANCES' HOUSE.

THE BOYS' ROOMS

ETHAN'S LOCKER AT SCHOOL--
CAME UP EMPTY.

ANY EVIDENCE
THAT THIS WAS FORCIBLE RAPE?

NO.

THEN WHERE'S THEIR MOTIVE
FOR MURDER?

ETHAN HAD MOTIVE-- JEALOUSY.

HE HAS SEX WITH CHRISTY FIRST,
AND COMES BACK AND FINDS HER

WITH NICK.

AND NICK SLEPT

WITH HIS FIANCEE'S
UNDERAGE SISTER.

SHE TELLS ANYONE,
IT MIGHT PUT THE KIBOSH

ON THE WEDDING PLANS.

TWO MOTIVES--

ONE POSSIBLE KILLER.

PICK ONE.

Mrs. Garrison:
NICHOLAS VANCE IS NOT

MERCEDES' FORMER FIANCE.

THEY'RE STILL ENGAGED.

I'M SORRY, I'M CONFUSED.

WE HAVE PROOF
HE HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS

WITH YOUR SISTER.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

IT'S OKAY, MERCEDES.

NICK WOULDN'T
DO THAT.

WE'RE TOLD YOU
CAN MAKE DNA SAY

ANYTHING YOU
WANT IT TO SAY.

WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD WE WANT TO...

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU PICKED
ON THIS BLACK MAN...

NOW, ON THE BOYS.

MAYBE RICH PEOPLE

ARE FAIR GAME.

MRS. GARRISON....

WE'VE HAD

THIS TERRIBLE THING HAPPEN
TO US.

NOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING

TO SALVAGE
WHATEVER HAPPINESS WE CAN

FOR OUR ONLY DAUGHTER.

WHY DO YOU INSIST
ON DESTROYING THAT?

LOOK... I'M SORRY
YOUR FIANCE IS NOT

THE MAN YOU
THOUGHT HE WAS.

ONLY YOU KNOW WHAT
HE'S CAPABLE OF.

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO HELP US...

YOU CAN CALL ME AT THIS NUMBER.

NICK-- I GOT NOTHING
BAD TO SAY ABOUT HIM.

WHEN YOU DROVE NICK AROUND,
WHAT DID YOU TALK ABOUT?

LOOK... MY MOM'S TOO
OLD TO GET ANOTHER JOB.

MR. AND MRS. VANCE LIKE HER
AND SHE LIKES THEM.

I'M NOT GETTING
IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO
HURT YOUR MOTHER

AND YOU TELLING ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT
NICK CAN'T DO THAT.

I'M SAYING
GUY'S BEEN GOOD TO ME.

GOOD TO YOU?

HE'S THE GUY WHO POINTED
THE FINGER AT YOU

IN THE FIRST PLACE

THE MORNING
OF THE MURDER.

HE TOLD US YOU WERE
USING HIS DAD'S CAR PHONE

TO CALL YOUR
GIRLFRIEND.

HE DID?

COME ON...

HOW DO YOU THINK

THE POLICE FOUND
OUT ABOUT REGINA?

MAN, I WAS
ON THAT PHONE WITH HER

BECAUSE I WAS
COOLING MY JETS, WAITING

WHILE NICK WAS
POPPING ONE OFF

WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.

YOU MEAN SOMEONE
BESIDES MERCEDES?

SOMEONE WAY BESIDES MERCEDES.

HE'S MY LOVER

AND HE HASN'T
TRIED TO KILL ME YET.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE HIM?

YOU KNOW...

NO, I REALLY DON'T.

AS OFTEN AS HE WANTS IT.

SOMETIMES FOUR TIMES A WEEK

SOMETIMES ONCE A MONTH.

YOU KNOW HE HAS A FIANCEE?

YEAH.

WELL, WE ALL GOT SOMEONE.

AND YOU STILL DO THIS?

YOU SEE HIM?

WHY SHUT OFF THE FAUCET?

IT'S NICK VANCE, LADY.

AIN'T SOME HOMEBOY NAMED JO-JO

WHO BRINGS ME
A CAN OF BEER ONCE A MONTH.

AND AFTER
HE'S MARRIED?

WHY WOULD IT STOP?

LOOK, HIS FIANCEE'S
MERCEDES GARRISON, OKAY?

I MET HER ONCE

SOME SNOOTY STORE
NICK TOOK ME TO.

NICK SAYS SHE HAS SOME "ISSUES."

"ISSUES"? WITH YOU?

SOME EMOTIONAL JUNK.

YOU KNOW HOW RICH PEOPLE ARE.

YOU CAN AFFORD A THERAPIST

YOU SEE ONE.

YOU MET HER AT A STORE?

YOU LET ON WHO YOU WERE?

SHE KNOWS WHO I AM.

REALLY?

LOOK, LADY,
IT AIN'T A BIG DEAL.

I'M, LIKE, ON HIS PAYROLL,
AND SHE KNOWS IT.

WHEN SHE CAN'T FIND HIM,
SHE CALLS HERE LOOKING FOR HIM

LIKE I'M AN ANSWERING SERVICE.

I TRIED ASKING MERCEDES
ABOUT NICK'S GIRLFRIEND.

COULDN'T GET PAST
THE FRONT DOOR.

BUT THE LUDS CONFIRM

CALLS FROM THE GARRISON
HOUSE TO THE GIRLFRIEND.

MERCEDES AFRAID OF NICK?

THAT WHY SHE'D PUT UP WITH HIM?

THESE PEOPLE
ARE ALIENS, JACK.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
ANY OF THEM ARE THINKING.

WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS MARRIAGE ABOUT?

WELL, I'M GUESSING LOVE

IS NOT AT THE TOP
OF THE HIT PARADE.

SO, CARLITA SAYS
MERCEDES KNOWS ABOUT HER.

CAN'T ASK MERCEDES
'CAUSE SHE'S PLAYING M.I.A.

WHO ELSE WOULD KNOW?

YOUR FIANCEE'S
SLEEPING AROUND

YOU'RE GOING
TO TELL SOMEONE.

MAID OF HONOR?

DO YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS?

MAYBE THE SOCIETY PAGES?

MERCE HINTED
NICK PLAYED AROUND.

SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND.

I'M HAVING A HARD
TIME UNDERSTANDING

WHAT MERCEDES
SEES IN HIM.

HE'S NICK VANCE,
FOR ONE THING.

MRS. GARRISON WAS TURNED DOWN
FOR MEMBERSHIP

TO THE MERRIMONT CLUB
THREE TIMES.

SINCE THE ENGAGEMENT,
SHE'S IN.

THAT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO MERCEDES?

I MET HER IN BOARDING SCHOOL
IN CONNECTICUT.

THEY HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK
FROM ARGENTINA

WHERE HER DAD WAS WORKING.

I THINK HER PARENTS SPENT

THEIR LAST DIME GETTING HER INTO ST.
BETHANY'S.

I THOUGHT HER
PARENTS WERE LOADED.

NOT UNTIL MR. GARRISON CASHED IN
HIS STOCK OPTIONS MAYBE.

WHAT WAS HER RELATIONSHIP
WITH CHRISTY LIKE?

BIG AGE DIFFERENCE,
SO THEY WEREN'T CLOSE.

DID YOU SEE EITHER
OF THEM SUNDAY

THE DAY BEFORE
CHRISTY WAS KILLED?

I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET THEM
AT TARYN HSU ON SATURDAY.

MERCE'S FINAL FITTING
FOR HER WEDDING GOWN.

SHE CALLED ME ON MY CELL,
TOLD ME CHANGE OF PLANS--

TO MEET HER AT PAILLARD.

WHY?

SHE SAID CHRISTY
WASN'T GOING TO JOIN US.

THEY HAD GOTTEN INTO SOME SORT
OF FIGHT AT THE STORE.

A FIGHT ABOUT NICK?

MERCEDES DIDN'T SAY;
SHE JUST TALKED ABOUT

HER DRESS WAS BEING
DELIVERED THAT AFTERNOON.

DID YOU ASK HER
ABOUT THE FIGHT?

YES. SHE IGNORED THE QUESTION.

WHENEVER SHE GOT
REALLY ANXIOUS

OR SHE FORGOT
TO TAKE HER MEDICATION

SHE WOULD JUST
FREEZE YOU OUT.

WHAT KIND OF MEDICATION?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S ALWAYS
BEEN ON SOMETHING FOR SOMETHING.

I DIDN'T WORK THAT SATURDAY.

I WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO WORK SUNDAY EITHER

BUT THE MANAGER
CALLED ME UP AT HOME

TOLD ME TO PICK UP THE DRESS
AT THE GARRISON HOUSE

AND BRING IT BACK FOR REPAIRS.

WHAT KIND OF REPAIRS?

WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE SLEEVE.

SOMEBODY SPILLED SOMETHING
ON IT AND TORE IT.

IS IT STILL HERE?
YES.

CAN I SEE IT?
SURE.

DID YOU SPEAK
TO THE GARRISONS

WHEN YOU PICKED
UP THE DRESS?

NO. THE MAID, ANNA,
HANDED IT TO ME AT THE DOOR.

RIGHT OR LEFT?

LEFT.

HMM.

YEAH, SOMEONE SPILLED
SOMETHING ALL RIGHT.

THE LAB CONFIRMED IT'S BLOOD.

THE RIPS ARE BITE MARKS.

THE BITE PATTERN MATCHES

CHRISTY GARRISON'S.

SO, MERCEDES TRIED ON
THE DRESS AT HOME ON SUNDAY.

MM-HMM.

CHRISTY BITES HER
FOR SOME REASON

A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER
CHRISTY'S DEAD.

I GUESS BIG SISTER BIT BACK.

I PICK UP THE PHONE

AND SOME POLITICO
ON THE OTHER END

SAYS HE OWES MARK VANCE A FAVOR.

I TURN ON THE FAUCET

AND SOMEONE
HE PLAYS GOLF WITH FALLS OUT

AND NOW NEVER MIND
THE VANCE BOYS.

IT'S THE GARRISON GIRL.

I DON'T WANT US TO END UP WITH
EGG ON OUR FACES, EITHER, ADAM.

I'M PREPARING PAPERS

TO MOVE ON MERCEDES.

CAN'T GO NEAR HER
WITH NOTHING MORE

THAN TEETH MARKS
ON A WEDDING DRESS.

AND WE STOP PLAYING
MUSICAL SUSPECTS.

THE CLERK FROM THE STORE

SAID SHE PICKED UP THE WEDDING
DRESS FROM THE GARRISONS' MAID.

THE DOOR IS CLOSED

BUT I HEAR
THEM FIGHTING.

DID YOU HEAR
WHAT IT WAS ABOUT?

NO. I HEAR YELLING.

I DON'T GET THE WORDS.

THEN SOMEONE SCREAMS

AND MISS CHRISTY
RUNS OUT CRYING.

AND MERCEDES?

SHE COMES OUT, TOO.

CRYING, HOLDING HER ARM
IN HER WEDDING DRESS.

MISS PEPPER, SHE COMES

TAKES MERCEDES
BACK INTO THE ROOM.

WAS THIS THE FIRST TIME
YOU SAW THEM FIGHT?

THE TEMPORARY AGENCY SENDS ME
FOR HELP FOR THE WEDDING.

TWO WEEKS ONLY I WAS THERE,
THEN MISS CHRISTY DIES

AND NO MORE JOB.

ANYONE ELSE WHO
WORKS IN THE HOUSE

THAT MIGHT BE CLOSER
TO THE GIRLS?

ELYSSA FUEGOS.

SHE'S WORKING THERE MANY YEARS.

HEY. THE GARRISONS' ATTORNEY

PETER BEHRENS, WANTS
TO BRING MERCEDES IN TO TALK.

THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING.

WELL, AS OF THREE DAYS
AFTER THE MURDER

ELYSSA FUEGOS
HAS BEEN WORKING

AT THE GARRISON VILLA
IN PUERTO VALLARTA.

HOW NICE FOR HER.

SHE'S BEEN WORKING
FOR THE GARRISONS

ON AND OFF
FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

SHE WAS MERCEDES' NANNY.

TALK TO THE FEDS.

NOTIFY THE MEXICAN
AUTHORITIES.

LET'S BRING MISS FUEGOS
BACK TO NEW YORK.

IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION

THAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO PEOPLE AT TARYN HSU

AND A MAID
FOR THE GARRISONS.

SO WHAT?

WE FEEL THE INEVITABLE
IS COMING.

WHAT'S INEVITABLE?

ARRESTING MERCEDES.

WE PREFER
TO COME FORWARD.

AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW
BY NOW

MERCEDES ISN'T WELL.

SHE'S BEEN UNDER
A DOCTOR'S CARE FOR YEARS.

EVEN IF SHE DID SOMETHING,
SHE'S NOT RESPONSIBLE.

YOU'RE CONCEDING
TO AN "IF" NOW?

NO, I'M CONCEDING NOTHING.

DR. DANA RITCHIE,
ATTESTING TO THE FACT

THAT SHE'S BEEN MS. GARRISON'S
PRIMARY PHYSICIAN

FOR MOST OF HER LIFE

AND HAS PRESCRIBED
DIFFERENT PSYCHOGENICS

AND TRANQUILIZERS
IN MYRIAD DOSAGES.

LIBRIUM.

ATAVAN.

XANAX.

SOMA. ZOLOFT.

ELAVIL.

DR. PAUL TERINO,
PSYCHIATRIST.

VALIUM.

SHE SLEEPWALKS.

DR. LESLIE SOWERS,
SHRINK.

RITALIN.

SHE'S A.D.H.D.

DR. SALLY KLEIMAN,
BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST.

PROZAC.

SHE'S P.P.D.

CUT TO THE CHASE.

MAN 2, DIMINISHED CAPACITY.

NO JAIL TIME.

SHE GOES
INTO THE GLENAUGUST CLINIC.

GLENAUGUST?

YOU'RE SUGGESTING
SHE KILLED HER SISTER

BUT A FEW MONTHS OF REST
AND A HIGH-FIBER DIET

WILL MAKE IT
ALL BETTER?

I JUST WANT...

I DID SOMETHING TERRIBLE...

AND IF I CAN...

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
MERCEDES.

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS,
MRS. GARRISON?

NO.

NO, I...

I THOUGHT THERE WAS
A CHANCE, BUT NO, I...

WASN'T SURE.

OKAY. I THINK MR. McCOY'S
HEARD ENOUGH.

I DON'T THINK SO.

BEFORE I AGREE
TO ANY KIND OF PLEA

I WANT OUR SHRINK
TO TALK TO HER.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T SEE HOW WE
CAN REFUSE THEM.

I REMEMBER A FIGHT.

I DON'T REMEMBER
WHAT THE FIGHT WAS ABOUT.

DOES THAT HAPPEN
TO YOU A LOT?

THAT YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THINGS?

YEAH, I TAKE
SO MANY MEDICATIONS.

AND SOME THINGS I REMEMBER.

I'M NOT SURE
THEY REALLY HAPPENED.

YOUR MARRIAGE
TO NICHOLAS VANCE

IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU?

YEAH, IT'S IMPORTANT
TO OUR FAMILIES.

I ASKED IF IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO YOU.

OH, UM... SURE.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE MARRIED.

DO YOU LOVE NICK?

OF COURSE.

EVEN THOUGH HE HAS
OTHER WOMEN IN HIS LIFE?

I KNOW HE'LL TAKE
VERY GOOD CARE OF ME.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR SISTER?

LIKE HER?

HATE HER?

I LOVED HER.

I WAS SENT AWAY
WHEN SHE WAS BORN.

AND WHEN I CAME BACK

SHE WAS ALREADY THERE.

I NEVER GOT TO KNOW HER

VERY WELL.

I REGRET THAT.

WHAT WAS THIS
FIGHT ABOUT?

I DON'T REMEMBER
WHAT THE FIGHT WAS ABOUT.

WAS IT ABOUT NICK?

NO.

MAYBE IT WAS ABOUT NICK.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN.

WAS THERE ANOTHER ISSUE
BETWEEN YOU AND CHRISTY?

NO. NOTHING.

OH... SHE'S STOLE SOME MAKEUP
FROM ME WHEN SHE WAS 11.

UM, SOME JEWELRY TWO YEARS AGO.

SISTER STUFF.

YEAH. SISTER STUFF.

HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT
HER HAVING SEX WITH NICK?

CHRISTY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

BUT YOUR LAWYER
SAID YOU KILLED HER

BECAUSE YOU WERE ENRAGED WHEN YOU SAW HER
WITH NICK.

YEAH.

DO YOU REMEMBER IT?

I DETECTED SOME BIG UGLY CRITTER
UNDER A ROCK

BUT I WASN'T ABLE
TO TURN IT OVER.

SEEING YOUR SISTER
HAVING SEX WITH YOUR FIANCE

IS BIG AND UGLY.

SHE'S CONVENIENTLY
FORGOTTEN IT?

OR SHE CAN'T BEAR TO REMEMBER.

OR?

SHE NEVER SAW IT.

BUT SHE DID
KILL HER SISTER?

THE SIGNALS THIS GIRL SENDS OUT

ARE SO JUMBLED
I CAN'T TELL WHAT SHE KNOWS

WHAT SHE IMAGINES,
WHAT SHE'S DONE

WHAT SHE'S CONVINCED HERSELF
SHE DID.

THE DRUGS?

THAT'S JUST ONE FACTOR.

THIS WOMAN'S BEEN REWIRED
BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT HANDS.

SO WHAT DO WE DO
WITH THIS PLEA?

I SAID I'D HAVE
OUR GUY LOOK AT HER.

HE LOOKED AT HER.

NO DEAL.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING FOR?

JAIL TIME?
A TRIAL?

OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO GRIND THAT FAMILY
INTO THE DIRT?

I'M GOING
TO DO MY JOB.

ELYSSA FUEGOS IS ON A PLANE
OUT OF MEXICO RIGHT NOW.

OUR LUCK, THREE MORE
SUSPECTS WILL POP UP

BEFORE THE WHEELS
TOUCH DOWN.

YOU DRAG ME THOUSANDS OF MILES.
YOU ORDER ME HERE.

THIS WOULDN'T HAVE

BEEN NECESSARY
IF THE GARRISONS HADN'T

SPIRITED YOU OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

THERE WAS NO SUBTERFUGE.

THE GARRISONS BOUGHT
THE VILLA THREE MONTHS AGO.

THEY NEEDED MRS. FUEGOS
TO ORGANIZE THE HOUSEHOLD.

THREE DAYS AFTER
THEIR DAUGHTER WAS MURDERED?

YOU'VE WORKED FOR THE GARRISONS
SINCE MERCEDES WAS BORN?

EXCEPT WHEN THEY MOVED
FOR FOUR YEARS TO ARGENTINA.

THEY COULDN'T AFFORD
TO BRING ME ALONG.

THEY BROUGHT ME BACK
WHEN THEY CAME HOME

WITH THE NEW BABY,
CHRISTY.

SO YOU WERE THERE THAT SUNDAY
WHEN MERCEDES AND CHRISTY

HAD A FIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT A FIGHT.

CHRISTY BIT MERCEDES.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

HAVE THE GARRISONS TALKED
TO YOU?

DID THEY TELL YOU
WE COULD PUT YOU

IN PRISON FOR PERJURY?

THESE ARE GOOD PEOPLE.

WHY ARE YOU...?

MRS. FUEGOS, THEY'RE GOING
TO DROP YOU

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

YOU CAN'T
PROTECT THEM.

YOU CAN'T
PROTECT MERCEDES.

YOU CAN TELL
THE TRUTH.

MERCEDES HAS BEEN CHARGED
WITH MURDER.

SHE KILLED CHRISTY.

WHAT?!

SHE CONFESSED.

SHE DIDN'T DO IT.

I KNOW.

HOW?

I WAS WITH HER.

SHE WAS SICK FROM HER PILLS.

WHAT TIME WAS THIS?

SHE CALLED ME

JUST AFTER 2:00 IN THE MORNING.

SHE WAS THROWING UP.

I STAYED IN THE ROOM
ALL NIGHT.

THEN I WOKE HER UP
WHEN THE POLICE CAME.

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU'D WANT TO PROTECT MERCEDES.

HOW COULD SHE SAY SHE DID IT?

SHE DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER
I SLEPT IN THE ROOM WITH HER.

I CALLED THE POISON CONTROL
FROM HER ROOM

BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT HER PILLS.

WHAT ABOUT
MR. AND MRS. GARRISON?

DID YOU HEAR THEM
GET UP DURING THE NIGHT?

NO.

WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO SEND YOU
TO MEXICO?

MRS. GARRISON TOLD ME.

SHE SAID HER AND MR. GARRISON

WANTED THE HOUSE READY
FOR AFTER THE WEDDING.

MERCEDES STILL WANTED
TO GET MARRIED TO NICK?

MERCEDES NEVER KNEW
WHAT SHE WANTED...

EXCEPT PEACE.

THANK YOU, MRS. FUEGOS.

I NEED TO INSTRUCT YOU
NOT TO LEAVE THE CITY

AND NOT TO DISCUSS
WHAT YOU TOLD US WITH ANYBODY.

SOMEONE CONVINCED MERCEDES
TO FALL ON HER SWORD.

OR THEY CONVINCED HER
SHE DID IT.

EITHER WAY, IT
TURNS MY STOMACH.

PLEAD DIMINISHED CAPACITY

A COUPLE OF MONTHS REST
AT GLENAUGUST

AND MERCEDES IS ON HER WAY
BACK DOWN THE AISLE.

SO WHICH ONE--
MR. OR MRS. GARRISON?

UNLESS WE WANT TO GIVE
ADAM A HEART ATTACK

WE'D BETTER PICK ONE.

LET'S BRING IN
THE WHOLE FAMILY.

ELYSSA FUEGOS SAID
YOU CALLED HER

AT AROUND 2:00
IN THE MORNING.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT?

I-I DON'T KNOW.

YOU WERE SICK FROM YOUR
MEDICATION.

MRS. FUEGOS STAYED WITH YOU
UNTIL THE MORNING.

SIMPLY PUT, MS. GARRISON

YOU DIDN'T KILL
YOUR SISTER.

ELYSSA PRACTICALLY RAISED
MERCEDES.

OF COURSE SHE'D
SAY ANYTHING.

SHE CALLED POISON CONTROL
ON YOUR DAUGHTER'S PHONE.

THE PHONE RECORDS CONFIRM

A CALL WAS MADE AT
2:57 IN THE MORNING.

WE BELIEVE HER, MRS. GARRISON.

YOUR DAUGHTER'S INNOCENT.

YOU TOLD ME
YOU SAW HER DO IT.

"SHE KILLED CHRISTY."
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

MICHAEL, NOT HERE.

FOR GOD'S SAKE, PAULA

WHAT COULD
YOU BE THINKING?

I WANTED IT TO END.

IT HAD TO BE HER.

WHY?

WHY NOT THAT CREEP NICK?

WE COULDN'T FIND A REASON

NICK WOULD HAVE
KILLED CHRISTY.

OR HIS BROTHER
OR SOME MANIAC.

IT'S YOU.

MERCEDES, DON'T...

YOU DID IT.

YOU KILLED MY DAUGHTER.

YOU TOOK HER AWAY FROM ME,
AND NOW YOU'VE KILLED HER.

MERCEDES.

CHRISTY WAS YOUR DAUGHTER?

IN ARGENTINA, WHEN I WAS 14.

MERCEDES, NOT
IN FRONT OF STRANGERS.

I NEEDED HER TO KNOW.

THAT AFTERNOON I TOLD HER.

THAT'S WHY SHE WAS SO ANGRY.

WE AGREED.

SHE WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO KNOW.

SHE HAD A RIGHT TO KNOW.

AND YOU HAD A RIGHT TO BE HAPPY.

SHE WAS GOING TO RUIN THAT,
DARLING.

RUIN WHAT?

YOUR CHANCES OF JOINING
THE MAYFLOWER TEA CLUB

IF THEY EVER FOUND OUT YOUR
DAUGHTER

WAS KNOCKED UP
AT 14?

IS THAT WHAT CHRISTY THREATENED?

YOU SAW HER OUTSIDE
WITH NICK AND ETHAN.

YOU CONFRONTED HER.

THAT'S WHEN SHE TOLD YOU
SHE KNEW?

NO.

OH, MY GOD, PAULA.

I AM NOT GOING
TO DISCUSS THIS HERE.

MICHAEL,
WE'RE LEAVING.

MR. BEHRENS, TELL THEM.

MR. GARRISON

WE SHOULD LEAVE.

YOU, TOO, MERCEDES.

MRS. GARRISON, I SUGGEST

YOU GET YOURSELF
AN ATTORNEY.

BRISCOE, GREEN
AND A BUCKET OF COPS

HAVE BEEN OVER
THAT HOUSE, JACK.

AND?

THEY FOUND A PANTSUIT OF PEPPER'S.

ELYSSA CONFIRMS PEPPER WAS WEARING IT THE
NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

BLOOD SPATTERS?

IF WE HAD BOTH PARTS
OF THE PANTSUIT.

THEY FOUND THE PANTS
BUT NOT THE JACKET.

CAN I SEE YOU TWO
IN HERE?

YOU KNOW THE VANCES.

THEY HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY.

WHAT OUR SONS DID
WAS INEXCUSABLE.

WE'RE DEALING WITH
THEM HARSHLY.

YOU'VE COME TO MAKE
APOLOGIES FOR YOUR SONS?

WE'VE COME TO TELL YOU WHO
KILLED CHRISTY GARRISON.

THAT NIGHT WE HEARD NICK COME
IN.

I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HE'D
GOTTEN INTO THIS TIME.

I STOPPED HIM
ON THE STAIRS.

WE HEARD NOISES OUTSIDE.

YELLING.

OUR ROOM IS OVER
THE SERVICE ALLEY.

CHRISTY WAS SCREAMING
AT PEPPER.

CHRISTY WAS ATTACKING HER.

I RAN DOWN THE STAIRS,
GOT OUTSIDE.

CHRISTY WAS SLIDING
DOWN THE WALL.

CHRISTY WAS RUSHING HER...

STRIKING HER.

PEPPER DIDN'T
HAVE A CHOICE.

CHRISTY WAS DEAD.

PEPPER WAS INCONSOLABLE.

I... I TOLD HER
TO GO INSIDE.

WE'D HANDLE IT.

IT WAS AN ACT OF COWARDICE ON OUR PARTS

THAT WE DIDN'T
COME FORWARD EARLIER.

YOU KEPT SILENT WHEN YOUR SONS
WERE SUSPECTED OF MURDER. WHY?

WE KNEW THEY HADN'T DONE IT.

THAT THEY'D BE RELEASED.

AND WHEN MERCEDES WAS
ARRESTED?

SHE HADN'T DONE IT.

SHE'S FRAGILE.

WE KNEW THAT
WOULD COME OUT.

AND YOU GOOD SAMARITANS

COME FORWARD NOW...

ALL RIGHT, JACK.

I'M SORRY, ADAM. IT'S JUST SO DAMN
CONVENIENT.

PEPPER IS ACCUSED OF MURDER.

IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

WE SAW IT.
WE CAN HELP.

YOU KNOW WHERE
TO FIND US.

WE'LL BE OF WHATEVER
HELP WE CAN.

I THINK WE CAN MAKE
A CASE FOR MURDER

AGAINST PEPPER GARRISON.

THE CASE IS SELF-DEFENSE.

WE CAN GO FOR IT, ADAM.

THE GIRL WAS
HOPPED UP ON DRUGS.

THE VANCES ARE
IMPECCABLE WITNESSES.

AND PEPPER GARRISON HAS A
ROCK-SOLID AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.

YOU'LL NEVER GET A CONVICTION.

"THE LONG AWAITED HONEYMOON
OF NICHOLAS AND MERCEDES VANCE."

GREECE.

MUST BE LOVELY
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

TAKE A LOOK.

THE PAGE IS MARKED.

VANCE AFFILIATED INDUSTRIES
ANNOUNCES A HUGE INFUSION

OF CASH AND STOCK
FROM ITS NEW PARTNER--

THE GARRISON INVESTMENT GROUP.

THIS WAS A MERGER.

IT WAS NEVER
A MARRIAGE.

THE LAWS FOR THE RICH
ARE DIFFERENT.

WHAT LAWS FOR THE RICH?