1 00:00:04,265 --> 00:00:06,309 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:06,310 --> 00:00:07,658 the people are represented 3 00:00:07,659 --> 00:00:10,139 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 4 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:11,967 the police, who investigate crime, 5 00:00:11,968 --> 00:00:14,883 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 6 00:00:14,884 --> 00:00:17,146 These are their stories. 7 00:00:24,067 --> 00:00:26,199 Here we go again. 8 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:27,504 Yesterday, there were 15 tents. 9 00:00:27,505 --> 00:00:29,158 Now there are double the amount. 10 00:00:29,159 --> 00:00:30,333 I'm more worried about the fact 11 00:00:30,334 --> 00:00:32,292 that these kids aren't going to class. 12 00:00:32,293 --> 00:00:34,163 My journalism seminar this morning was half empty. 13 00:00:34,164 --> 00:00:35,773 That's because they believe that the rules 14 00:00:35,774 --> 00:00:37,471 don't apply to them. 15 00:00:37,472 --> 00:00:39,386 Making poor choices is all part of the college experience. 16 00:00:39,387 --> 00:00:42,693 Sure, but there have to be consequences. 17 00:00:42,694 --> 00:00:44,826 President Redd should be calling in the cops. 18 00:00:44,827 --> 00:00:47,698 Look, I don't agree with these protesters. 19 00:00:47,699 --> 00:00:49,091 Far from it. 20 00:00:49,092 --> 00:00:50,571 But we can't arrest our own students. 21 00:00:50,572 --> 00:00:51,659 Why not? 22 00:00:51,660 --> 00:00:52,834 Our own students are being harassed. 23 00:00:52,835 --> 00:00:54,488 You're not going this way. 24 00:00:54,489 --> 00:00:56,881 Go back the other way! - Let me through! 25 00:00:56,882 --> 00:00:59,623 Hey. Hey! Leave him alone. 26 00:00:59,624 --> 00:01:01,886 - Man, I don't have time. - Hey, hey, Hey. 27 00:01:01,887 --> 00:01:03,366 Hey. Hey. Come on. 28 00:01:03,367 --> 00:01:04,889 I'm cool. I'm cool. 29 00:01:12,898 --> 00:01:14,073 What do we got? 30 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:15,900 Charles Bennett, 43 years old. 31 00:01:15,901 --> 00:01:17,251 Blunt force trauma to the head. 32 00:01:20,689 --> 00:01:22,472 Okay. 33 00:01:22,473 --> 00:01:24,780 You guys done? - Yeah. Go ahead. 34 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:31,568 Oh. 35 00:01:31,569 --> 00:01:33,266 Oh, rigor hasn't even set in yet. 36 00:01:33,267 --> 00:01:35,790 MLI says he died sometime within the past hour. 37 00:01:35,791 --> 00:01:37,139 Any signs of forced entry? 38 00:01:37,140 --> 00:01:38,401 Door locks are intact. 39 00:01:38,402 --> 00:01:39,576 How about video street cam? 40 00:01:39,577 --> 00:01:41,143 Canvassers are out looking. 41 00:01:41,144 --> 00:01:42,231 Who else lives her? 42 00:01:42,232 --> 00:01:43,450 His wife. 43 00:01:43,451 --> 00:01:45,844 Housekeeper says she's in the Berkshires. 44 00:01:47,629 --> 00:01:49,282 I'm guessing she's the one who found the body. 45 00:01:49,283 --> 00:01:51,022 - Mm-hmm. - We recover a weapon? 46 00:01:51,023 --> 00:01:52,154 Not yet. 47 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:02,208 Well, could be a golf club. 48 00:02:02,209 --> 00:02:03,819 This belongs to a putter. 49 00:02:05,864 --> 00:02:10,347 Well, the killer had one hell of a stroke, that's for sure. 50 00:02:59,701 --> 00:03:02,093 I got here a few minutes after 9:00, 51 00:03:02,094 --> 00:03:06,663 and he was laying on the floor. 52 00:03:06,664 --> 00:03:09,666 And when you were outside, did you notice 53 00:03:09,667 --> 00:03:13,496 anyone in the immediate area? 54 00:03:13,497 --> 00:03:16,630 A man, a couple of doors down, 55 00:03:16,631 --> 00:03:19,241 was walking away from the house. 56 00:03:19,242 --> 00:03:20,722 He was carrying a golf club. 57 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,855 Can you describe this man? 58 00:03:24,856 --> 00:03:29,730 I didn't really see his face, but he was white. 59 00:03:29,731 --> 00:03:31,340 Okay. 60 00:03:31,341 --> 00:03:34,038 How about age or hair color? 61 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:35,823 Dark hair. 62 00:03:35,824 --> 00:03:40,131 Young, in his 20s. 63 00:03:40,132 --> 00:03:44,266 And he was, like, your height? 64 00:03:44,267 --> 00:03:46,964 Do you recall what he was wearing? 65 00:03:46,965 --> 00:03:51,404 A gray sweatshirt with some kind of emblem 66 00:03:51,405 --> 00:03:54,450 on the sleeve, maybe a strawberry or a cherry. 67 00:03:57,367 --> 00:03:59,542 Can you tell me what happened over here? 68 00:03:59,543 --> 00:04:01,805 A few days ago, someone broke the window. 69 00:04:01,806 --> 00:04:03,242 Was anyone hurt? 70 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:05,156 No one was home. 71 00:04:05,157 --> 00:04:06,897 Was there anything taken? 72 00:04:06,898 --> 00:04:08,159 Just the flag. 73 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,726 A flag? 74 00:04:09,727 --> 00:04:14,078 It was in the window, blue and white with a star. 75 00:04:14,079 --> 00:04:15,429 You mean the Israeli flag. 76 00:04:17,909 --> 00:04:20,128 Is Professor Bennett's wife a judge? 77 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:29,006 This morning, Charles Bennett, a journalism professor 78 00:04:29,007 --> 00:04:30,921 at Hudson University, was found bludgeoned 79 00:04:30,922 --> 00:04:32,488 to death in his home. 80 00:04:32,489 --> 00:04:34,403 Professor Bennett was married 81 00:04:34,404 --> 00:04:36,405 to the Honorable Judge Madeline Bennett, 82 00:04:36,406 --> 00:04:38,842 who sits on New York's Supreme Court. 83 00:04:38,843 --> 00:04:42,455 This investigation is ongoing, and we are doing everything 84 00:04:42,456 --> 00:04:44,195 in our power to identify and apprehend 85 00:04:44,196 --> 00:04:45,501 the person responsible. 86 00:04:45,502 --> 00:04:47,764 Now Mayor Payne would like to say a few words. 87 00:04:47,765 --> 00:04:48,766 Thank you. 88 00:04:50,507 --> 00:04:53,466 First of all, I'd like to express my condolences 89 00:04:53,467 --> 00:04:55,337 to Judge Bennett. 90 00:04:55,338 --> 00:04:58,122 She's a dedicated jurist who's ruled on 91 00:04:58,123 --> 00:05:01,343 some of the toughest cases this city has ever seen. 92 00:05:01,344 --> 00:05:04,694 I promise you, the NYPD will find out 93 00:05:04,695 --> 00:05:07,349 who committed this senseless act of violence, 94 00:05:07,350 --> 00:05:09,351 and the perpetrator will be punished. 95 00:05:09,352 --> 00:05:12,441 Do you believe the attack was personal? 96 00:05:12,442 --> 00:05:14,835 Right now, it's too early to speculate, 97 00:05:14,836 --> 00:05:16,619 but everything is on the table. 98 00:05:16,620 --> 00:05:18,186 And is it possible that the murder is tied to one 99 00:05:18,187 --> 00:05:19,622 of Judge Bennett's cases? 100 00:05:19,623 --> 00:05:21,058 Again, we're following every lead. 101 00:05:21,059 --> 00:05:23,017 We'll keep you posted. - Thank you all for coming. 102 00:05:25,455 --> 00:05:28,196 - Nick. - Wendy. 103 00:05:28,197 --> 00:05:30,416 Hey, I'm so sorry. 104 00:05:30,417 --> 00:05:31,982 I know you and Judge Bennett are close. 105 00:05:31,983 --> 00:05:34,158 She's on her way back to the city now. 106 00:05:34,159 --> 00:05:35,943 I wanted to see if there were any updates. 107 00:05:35,944 --> 00:05:37,423 Wendy Carris, this is Jessica Brady. 108 00:05:37,424 --> 00:05:39,120 Hi. 109 00:05:39,121 --> 00:05:41,165 Wendy's second chaired a few of my cases back in the day. 110 00:05:41,166 --> 00:05:43,385 Lieutenant Brady's overseeing the investigation. 111 00:05:43,386 --> 00:05:45,431 This case is in good hands. 112 00:05:45,432 --> 00:05:48,435 We're gonna get the bastard who did this. 113 00:05:51,655 --> 00:05:54,004 This thing is turning into a circus. 114 00:05:54,005 --> 00:05:55,528 My phone is exploding. 115 00:05:55,529 --> 00:05:58,313 Blowing up. 116 00:05:58,314 --> 00:06:01,664 The commissioner, the chief justice, the governor. 117 00:06:01,665 --> 00:06:03,666 It's not every day a judge's husband is killed. 118 00:06:03,667 --> 00:06:05,364 Too bad they don't pay this much attention when it's 119 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,801 a kid from the projects, huh? 120 00:06:07,802 --> 00:06:08,976 Find anything? 121 00:06:08,977 --> 00:06:11,370 Yeah, I got some doorbell cam footage 122 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:12,675 from one of the neighbors, 123 00:06:12,676 --> 00:06:14,198 corroborates the housekeeper's story. 124 00:06:14,199 --> 00:06:16,375 Looks like she crossed paths with this guy 125 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:17,463 right around the time of the murder. 126 00:06:17,464 --> 00:06:19,508 Is that the golf club in his hand? 127 00:06:19,509 --> 00:06:21,423 Yeah, looks like it. 128 00:06:21,424 --> 00:06:22,946 There's the logo on his sweatshirt too. 129 00:06:22,947 --> 00:06:24,252 A watermelon? 130 00:06:24,253 --> 00:06:26,428 Means you support the Palestinian people. 131 00:06:26,429 --> 00:06:28,517 Israeli flag, Palestinian supporter, 132 00:06:28,518 --> 00:06:29,997 is there a connection here? 133 00:06:29,998 --> 00:06:31,433 How are you doing on the broken window? 134 00:06:31,434 --> 00:06:33,261 Bennett's filed a police report. 135 00:06:33,262 --> 00:06:34,393 Suspect? 136 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:35,829 Fits the description too. 137 00:06:35,830 --> 00:06:38,048 27 years old, 6 feet, brown hair. 138 00:06:38,049 --> 00:06:40,137 Male, white, lives across the street from the Bennetts. 139 00:06:40,138 --> 00:06:41,791 Was he pinched? 140 00:06:41,792 --> 00:06:43,184 Arrested, arraigned, and released yesterday. 141 00:06:43,185 --> 00:06:44,838 Rap sheet? 142 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,362 Trespassing and aggravated assault on a police officer. 143 00:06:47,363 --> 00:06:49,843 How about that? - How about that? 144 00:06:49,844 --> 00:06:51,540 I mean, you gotta love bail reform. 145 00:06:51,541 --> 00:06:53,716 A guy with a history of violence 146 00:06:53,717 --> 00:06:55,631 breaks into a man's home, steals his private property, 147 00:06:55,632 --> 00:06:57,372 and what happens? Nothing. 148 00:06:57,373 --> 00:06:59,940 Can you get with his PO and find out where he's at? 149 00:07:05,163 --> 00:07:07,556 Put an Israeli flag in your window, 150 00:07:07,557 --> 00:07:10,472 you have to expect people are gonna react. 151 00:07:10,473 --> 00:07:12,432 What is that supposed to mean? 152 00:07:14,564 --> 00:07:16,696 It's a symbol of hate. 153 00:07:16,697 --> 00:07:18,915 Or it's a sign that you recognize Israel's right 154 00:07:18,916 --> 00:07:21,570 to exist and that you support the innocent people that 155 00:07:21,571 --> 00:07:22,919 were slaughtered on October 7th. 156 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,660 - Here we go. - What? 157 00:07:24,661 --> 00:07:26,096 There's only one way to look at something like this? 158 00:07:26,097 --> 00:07:28,751 Sometimes, yes. 159 00:07:28,752 --> 00:07:31,319 This is one of those times. 160 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:32,452 Put that down. 161 00:07:34,802 --> 00:07:38,413 If you think I actually killed Charlie Bennett, 162 00:07:38,414 --> 00:07:39,588 you're crazy. 163 00:07:39,589 --> 00:07:41,590 Really? With your rap sheet? 164 00:07:41,591 --> 00:07:43,766 Assault, trespassing. 165 00:07:43,767 --> 00:07:46,203 I had no beef with Charlie. 166 00:07:46,204 --> 00:07:48,249 But his wife, that judge? 167 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:50,338 She couldn't go ten minutes without spouting 168 00:07:50,339 --> 00:07:51,861 her pro-Israel propaganda. 169 00:07:51,862 --> 00:07:54,081 Where were you this morning at 9:00 a.m.? 170 00:07:54,082 --> 00:07:55,343 In Soho. 171 00:07:55,344 --> 00:07:56,605 I was having breakfast with an art dealer. 172 00:07:57,955 --> 00:07:59,390 We're gonna need the name of that restaurant. 173 00:07:59,391 --> 00:08:01,001 Sadelle's. 174 00:08:01,002 --> 00:08:03,221 All right. We'll be in touch. 175 00:08:06,094 --> 00:08:08,488 Bennett's wife's back in town. 176 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:14,493 I came as fast as I could. 177 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:16,016 You were in the Berkshires? 178 00:08:16,017 --> 00:08:18,845 Mm. 179 00:08:18,846 --> 00:08:21,978 Uh, yeah. Canyon Ranch. 180 00:08:21,979 --> 00:08:26,200 Um, my-- my husband insisted that I just 181 00:08:26,201 --> 00:08:28,245 take some time for myself. 182 00:08:31,598 --> 00:08:33,642 This is a nightmare. 183 00:08:33,643 --> 00:08:37,820 I--who would do something like this? 184 00:08:37,821 --> 00:08:39,909 There was no sign of forced entry, 185 00:08:39,910 --> 00:08:43,086 so it appears that your husband may have known his killer. 186 00:08:43,087 --> 00:08:45,349 Was your husband having any issues? 187 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:49,615 Legal, professional, financial? 188 00:08:49,616 --> 00:08:52,793 He's a journalism professor. 189 00:08:55,752 --> 00:09:01,061 He did--he did say that he and his students, 190 00:09:01,062 --> 00:09:04,194 they're working on this big story for the school paper. 191 00:09:04,195 --> 00:09:08,721 And he said that, uh, 192 00:09:08,722 --> 00:09:11,202 it was gonna make a lot of people very upset. 193 00:09:16,817 --> 00:09:18,861 What happened to Charlie Bennett was tragic. 194 00:09:18,862 --> 00:09:20,646 I was just about to release a statement 195 00:09:20,647 --> 00:09:22,125 to the Hudson community. 196 00:09:22,126 --> 00:09:23,300 We know there's no love lost between you 197 00:09:23,301 --> 00:09:24,475 and Professor Bennett. 198 00:09:24,476 --> 00:09:26,434 We read your email exchanges. 199 00:09:26,435 --> 00:09:28,218 "Ruin me, and I'll ruin you." 200 00:09:28,219 --> 00:09:29,480 That is a quote. 201 00:09:29,481 --> 00:09:31,439 We were trying to iron out some issues. 202 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:32,701 Things got heated. 203 00:09:32,702 --> 00:09:34,094 That's one way to describe it. 204 00:09:34,095 --> 00:09:36,400 Another would be that you threatened him. 205 00:09:36,401 --> 00:09:38,228 How the hell would you feel if someone tried 206 00:09:38,229 --> 00:09:40,579 to sink your entire career over something that happened 207 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:42,103 over three decades ago? 208 00:09:46,803 --> 00:09:48,412 I'd like to speak to a lawyer. 209 00:09:48,413 --> 00:09:49,762 Good. 210 00:09:49,763 --> 00:09:51,459 They can meet you down at the precinct. 211 00:09:54,332 --> 00:09:56,160 You're gonna regret this. 212 00:10:00,817 --> 00:10:03,123 Does the police commissioner know 213 00:10:03,124 --> 00:10:04,472 you've dragged the president of Hudson University down 214 00:10:04,473 --> 00:10:06,300 into an interrogation room, 215 00:10:06,301 --> 00:10:08,563 treated him like a common criminal? 216 00:10:08,564 --> 00:10:09,999 Not sure, but you're more than 217 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,740 welcome to give him a call. 218 00:10:11,741 --> 00:10:16,005 He'll probably just recommend that you answer our questions. 219 00:10:16,006 --> 00:10:17,659 Look, we already know that you met with Professor Bennett 220 00:10:17,660 --> 00:10:20,009 one hour before he was killed. 221 00:10:20,010 --> 00:10:22,011 Charlie and I had breakfast this morning. 222 00:10:22,012 --> 00:10:24,666 To discuss the plagiarism investigation, am I right? 223 00:10:24,667 --> 00:10:26,668 I tried to reason with him. 224 00:10:26,669 --> 00:10:28,365 After everything I've done for the school. 225 00:10:28,366 --> 00:10:30,106 I raised over a billion dollars, 226 00:10:30,107 --> 00:10:31,673 cut the acceptance rate in half. 227 00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:33,414 So you asked him to kill the story. 228 00:10:33,415 --> 00:10:36,591 I asked him to consider whether his article 229 00:10:36,592 --> 00:10:38,637 was in the best interests of the university. 230 00:10:38,638 --> 00:10:40,116 How did he take that? 231 00:10:40,117 --> 00:10:42,684 He said his only objective was to expose the truth, 232 00:10:42,685 --> 00:10:45,556 didn't care about the consequences. 233 00:10:45,557 --> 00:10:47,080 I made that bastard. 234 00:10:47,081 --> 00:10:50,213 He was working at a dying newspaper in Hartford 235 00:10:50,214 --> 00:10:51,606 when I brought him on board. 236 00:10:51,607 --> 00:10:53,435 So, yeah, I was angry. 237 00:10:55,089 --> 00:10:56,480 But I didn't murder him. 238 00:10:56,481 --> 00:10:57,743 All right, then where did you go 239 00:10:57,744 --> 00:10:59,832 after the two of you had breakfast? 240 00:10:59,833 --> 00:11:01,703 Townhouse on 73rd and Madison. 241 00:11:01,704 --> 00:11:03,183 Had to meet with a donor. 242 00:11:03,184 --> 00:11:06,055 Any idea where Bennett was headed? 243 00:11:06,056 --> 00:11:08,276 Saw him jump in a taxi. 244 00:11:10,408 --> 00:11:13,062 Verified Redd's alibi, spoke to the donor 245 00:11:13,063 --> 00:11:14,890 and checked the surveillance cameras at her office. 246 00:11:14,891 --> 00:11:17,371 Okay, so we know what Redd did after the breakfast. 247 00:11:17,372 --> 00:11:18,981 What about Bennett? 248 00:11:18,982 --> 00:11:21,027 He took a cab to the university athletic complex. 249 00:11:21,028 --> 00:11:22,724 He had a squash game scheduled for 9:00. 250 00:11:22,725 --> 00:11:24,944 Isn't that right around the time he was killed? 251 00:11:24,945 --> 00:11:27,163 Yeah, he obviously never made it there. 252 00:11:27,164 --> 00:11:28,295 Well, let's try to find out who 253 00:11:28,296 --> 00:11:29,645 he was supposed to play with. 254 00:11:30,951 --> 00:11:35,084 I had to cancel at the last minute. 255 00:11:35,085 --> 00:11:38,959 Our nanny got sick, and my wife had a client meeting. 256 00:11:40,003 --> 00:11:42,875 Look, we think your brother may have known his killer. 257 00:11:42,876 --> 00:11:45,225 Was there anyone he was having problems with? 258 00:11:45,226 --> 00:11:47,009 Friends? 259 00:11:47,010 --> 00:11:48,924 Colleagues, family? 260 00:11:48,925 --> 00:11:53,015 The only person he was having problems with was Madeline. 261 00:11:53,016 --> 00:11:55,148 Can you elaborate? 262 00:11:55,149 --> 00:11:57,847 He kept saying things were getting complicated. 263 00:12:01,590 --> 00:12:04,113 Look, I'm sure that this is nothing. 264 00:12:04,114 --> 00:12:09,423 But he said that she had gotten violent with him a few times. 265 00:12:11,121 --> 00:12:12,339 Violent? 266 00:12:12,340 --> 00:12:14,733 Did he explain what he meant by that? 267 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,125 No. 268 00:12:16,126 --> 00:12:18,432 When I asked, he said he didn't wanna talk 269 00:12:18,433 --> 00:12:20,260 about his wife anymore. 270 00:12:33,143 --> 00:12:34,622 Will you excuse me? 271 00:12:34,623 --> 00:12:36,494 I just have to talk to the, uh... 272 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,323 Hi. 273 00:12:40,324 --> 00:12:41,977 Quite a crowd. 274 00:12:41,978 --> 00:12:44,414 Yeah, well, you gotta kiss a lot of rings 275 00:12:44,415 --> 00:12:45,981 to make it to the bench. 276 00:12:45,982 --> 00:12:47,330 What's up? 277 00:12:47,331 --> 00:12:49,464 Um, her alibi didn't check out. 278 00:12:51,858 --> 00:12:53,684 She wasn't in the Berkshires? 279 00:12:53,685 --> 00:12:55,991 Well, we have a receipt and video that puts her 280 00:12:55,992 --> 00:12:58,167 at a gas station in Great Barrington. 281 00:12:58,168 --> 00:12:59,908 Then what's the problem? 282 00:12:59,909 --> 00:13:02,171 Well, we checked with the spa she claimed she was staying at, 283 00:13:02,172 --> 00:13:05,174 and they have no record of her, so. 284 00:13:05,175 --> 00:13:08,308 Do you think there's any chance that she-- 285 00:13:08,309 --> 00:13:10,441 I don't know her that well, Jess. 286 00:13:11,747 --> 00:13:15,358 But my guess is, that is highly unlikely. 287 00:13:15,359 --> 00:13:18,013 We still need to talk to her. 288 00:13:18,014 --> 00:13:20,668 Well, let's wait until tomorrow. 289 00:13:20,669 --> 00:13:22,713 She just gave her husband's eulogy, for God's sake. 290 00:13:22,714 --> 00:13:24,759 I get it, but she lied. 291 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,806 She wasn't at the spa. 292 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:29,198 You have definitive proof 293 00:13:29,199 --> 00:13:31,766 she was 150 miles away when he was killed. 294 00:13:31,767 --> 00:13:33,594 That doesn't mean she wasn't involved. 295 00:13:33,595 --> 00:13:35,030 I mean, there's gotta be a reason why 296 00:13:35,031 --> 00:13:37,119 a judge would lie to the detectives investigating 297 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,642 her husband's murder. 298 00:13:38,643 --> 00:13:40,601 All I'm saying is, let's wait until tomorrow. 299 00:13:44,736 --> 00:13:46,476 Mayor's gone all in on this. 300 00:13:46,477 --> 00:13:48,870 The sooner we find out if she's hiding something, the better. 301 00:13:48,871 --> 00:13:51,133 All right. 302 00:13:51,134 --> 00:13:53,353 Let's see what she has to say. 303 00:13:57,445 --> 00:14:01,927 Could someone please tell me what the hell is going on? 304 00:14:01,928 --> 00:14:04,755 Did you find who killed Charlie? 305 00:14:04,756 --> 00:14:06,888 We've got a few follow-up questions. 306 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:07,933 Oh. 307 00:14:07,934 --> 00:14:09,761 - Would you like a seat? - No. 308 00:14:11,459 --> 00:14:13,678 Do you recognize this man? 309 00:14:15,855 --> 00:14:17,899 I can't see his face. 310 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:20,380 Does anything about him seem familiar? 311 00:14:20,381 --> 00:14:22,905 His build, his gait, his hair? 312 00:14:25,299 --> 00:14:27,778 I don't know. I don't know. 313 00:14:27,779 --> 00:14:29,606 Well, he was seen outside your home 314 00:14:29,607 --> 00:14:31,260 moments after your husband was killed. 315 00:14:31,261 --> 00:14:34,220 So, Judge, we have to ask. 316 00:14:34,221 --> 00:14:36,787 Were you and Charlie having any problems? 317 00:14:36,788 --> 00:14:39,878 That's why you dragged me down here, hmm? 318 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:42,793 So that you could show me some indecipherable video, 319 00:14:42,794 --> 00:14:43,925 and suggest that I had something 320 00:14:43,926 --> 00:14:45,492 to do with my husband's death. 321 00:14:45,493 --> 00:14:46,667 Oh, I'm not suggesting that at all. 322 00:14:46,668 --> 00:14:47,798 I'm simply asking-- 323 00:14:47,799 --> 00:14:49,452 No, I know what you're asking. 324 00:14:49,453 --> 00:14:50,845 Okay, well, if you know what I'm asking, then tell us. 325 00:14:50,846 --> 00:14:52,368 Were there any problems? 326 00:14:52,369 --> 00:14:54,631 If you are asking me if I am having an affair, 327 00:14:54,632 --> 00:14:55,937 the answer is no. 328 00:14:55,938 --> 00:14:57,460 So then why did you lie about where you were 329 00:14:57,461 --> 00:14:58,854 when your husband was killed? 330 00:15:02,379 --> 00:15:04,076 She's being evasive. 331 00:15:04,077 --> 00:15:06,469 Or she's exhausted because her damn husband 332 00:15:06,470 --> 00:15:07,906 was just murdered. 333 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:09,951 I told you, I was in the Berkshires. 334 00:15:09,952 --> 00:15:11,518 No. 335 00:15:11,519 --> 00:15:14,695 No, you told us that you were at Canyon Ranch. 336 00:15:14,696 --> 00:15:15,914 But we checked, and that's not true. 337 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:17,611 Let's try this again, Judge. 338 00:15:17,612 --> 00:15:19,613 Where were you when your husband was killed? 339 00:15:19,614 --> 00:15:22,137 I'm not answering any more questions. 340 00:15:22,138 --> 00:15:23,183 Do you understand? 341 00:15:26,534 --> 00:15:27,882 Am I free to leave? 342 00:15:27,883 --> 00:15:29,841 Give us a minute. 343 00:15:31,843 --> 00:15:33,279 I wanna keep her for a while. 344 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,758 Based on what? 345 00:15:34,759 --> 00:15:36,978 Based on, we're allowed to hold her for 72 hours. 346 00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:38,458 Only if you plan to make an arrest, 347 00:15:38,459 --> 00:15:39,676 but you don't have any-- 348 00:15:39,677 --> 00:15:41,200 I can charge her with obstruction. 349 00:15:41,201 --> 00:15:42,984 Oh, come on, Jess. 350 00:15:42,985 --> 00:15:46,161 Look, I know she's a judge, that she has important friends. 351 00:15:46,162 --> 00:15:47,554 There is nothing political about this. 352 00:15:47,555 --> 00:15:48,859 We're under the microscope. 353 00:15:48,860 --> 00:15:51,645 Every move we make is gonna be scrutinized. 354 00:15:51,646 --> 00:15:53,516 And you're not the one who has to defend 355 00:15:53,517 --> 00:15:54,691 these decisions in court. 356 00:15:54,692 --> 00:15:56,563 But a good man was killed. 357 00:15:56,564 --> 00:15:59,305 It doesn't appear to be a home invasion or a robbery. 358 00:15:59,306 --> 00:16:00,610 His finances are clean. 359 00:16:00,611 --> 00:16:02,090 He has no real haters. 360 00:16:02,091 --> 00:16:03,222 He has no known enemies. 361 00:16:03,223 --> 00:16:05,006 And his wife is lying to the police. 362 00:16:05,007 --> 00:16:07,008 So, I would be laughed out of town 363 00:16:07,009 --> 00:16:08,444 if I didn't take a hard look at her. 364 00:16:08,445 --> 00:16:09,880 If it turns out she's involved, 365 00:16:09,881 --> 00:16:11,882 you get her back in here and charge her then. 366 00:16:11,883 --> 00:16:13,276 In the meantime, let her go. 367 00:16:14,712 --> 00:16:16,279 Okay. 368 00:16:23,243 --> 00:16:25,418 I wanna hold the judge until her lawyer gets here. 369 00:16:25,419 --> 00:16:26,680 Copy that. 370 00:16:26,681 --> 00:16:28,029 I've been going through her devices. 371 00:16:28,030 --> 00:16:29,378 Nothing that points to an affair so far. 372 00:16:29,379 --> 00:16:32,033 Yeah, her phone records are interesting, though. 373 00:16:32,034 --> 00:16:33,817 Check this out-- she's got four missed calls, 374 00:16:33,818 --> 00:16:35,036 all from the same number, 375 00:16:35,037 --> 00:16:37,386 all on the morning of the murder. 376 00:16:37,387 --> 00:16:39,345 And it looks like the caller left a voicemail. 377 00:16:39,346 --> 00:16:41,260 I know you don't wanna talk to me, 378 00:16:41,261 --> 00:16:42,565 but I wanna talk to you. 379 00:16:42,566 --> 00:16:43,871 You owe me that. 380 00:16:43,872 --> 00:16:45,133 I have student loans. 381 00:16:45,134 --> 00:16:48,832 I just rented a new apartment. 382 00:16:48,833 --> 00:16:51,705 You know what? I'm coming to talk to you. 383 00:16:51,706 --> 00:16:52,923 Call came in 30 minutes 384 00:16:52,924 --> 00:16:54,142 before her husband was found dead. 385 00:16:54,143 --> 00:16:56,188 Maybe Judge Bennett was the target 386 00:16:56,189 --> 00:16:59,582 because of her position on Israel or one of her cases? 387 00:16:59,583 --> 00:17:00,975 Did she ever call the guy back? 388 00:17:00,976 --> 00:17:02,846 Looks like she didn't even check the voicemail. 389 00:17:02,847 --> 00:17:03,847 Well, run his number. 390 00:17:06,242 --> 00:17:09,288 Comes back to a Thomas Norton, 24 years old, 391 00:17:09,289 --> 00:17:11,030 6'1", brown hair. 392 00:17:13,641 --> 00:17:15,120 Fits the description. 393 00:17:20,691 --> 00:17:23,780 My client demands to be released now. 394 00:17:23,781 --> 00:17:25,043 I got a couple more questions. 395 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:26,957 Forget it. She's not cooperating. 396 00:17:26,958 --> 00:17:29,221 Judge Bennett, do you recognize this man? 397 00:17:29,222 --> 00:17:31,266 Lieutenant. 398 00:17:31,267 --> 00:17:35,314 Yeah, that's, uh, that's Thomas Norton. 399 00:17:35,315 --> 00:17:36,837 Why? 400 00:17:36,838 --> 00:17:38,360 What does he have to do with any of this? 401 00:17:38,361 --> 00:17:40,667 He called you several times the day of the murder. 402 00:17:40,668 --> 00:17:42,930 Wait. You--you got into my phone? 403 00:17:42,931 --> 00:17:44,105 You lie to the police, 404 00:17:44,106 --> 00:17:45,802 there's going to be consequences. 405 00:17:45,803 --> 00:17:47,761 Hold on. Who signed off on that warrant? 406 00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:50,198 Look, Tom Norton left you a voicemail 407 00:17:50,199 --> 00:17:52,809 30 minutes before your husband was killed, 408 00:17:52,810 --> 00:17:54,637 saying he was going over to your house. 409 00:17:54,638 --> 00:17:56,639 Now, how do you know him? 410 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,469 He's a third-year law school student at Hudson University. 411 00:18:00,470 --> 00:18:02,819 He was supposed to clerk for me next year. 412 00:18:02,820 --> 00:18:04,038 Supposed to? 413 00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:06,127 - Yeah, I withdrew the offer. - Why? 414 00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:10,088 Because he's involved in the anti-Israel protests on campus. 415 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:13,395 So you fired him because of his political beliefs? 416 00:18:13,396 --> 00:18:16,311 I sure did. 417 00:18:16,312 --> 00:18:17,705 Yeah. 418 00:18:28,672 --> 00:18:30,935 Are you saying that Thomas-- 419 00:18:37,551 --> 00:18:40,161 Oh, my God. 420 00:18:40,162 --> 00:18:41,903 Oh, God. 421 00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:44,383 No. 422 00:18:54,350 --> 00:18:58,832 protestors: No more war! No more war! 423 00:18:58,833 --> 00:19:00,877 Excuse me. 424 00:19:00,878 --> 00:19:03,402 Looking for Tom Norton. 425 00:19:03,403 --> 00:19:05,100 Cops aren't welcome here. 426 00:19:08,234 --> 00:19:09,756 Excuse me. 427 00:19:09,757 --> 00:19:11,671 You ever seen this guy? 428 00:19:11,672 --> 00:19:12,802 Never seen him. 429 00:19:12,803 --> 00:19:13,978 I bet you haven't. 430 00:19:19,723 --> 00:19:21,637 There he is. 431 00:19:21,638 --> 00:19:23,291 Yeah. 432 00:19:41,267 --> 00:19:42,268 Oh, no, no, no. 433 00:19:44,618 --> 00:19:46,141 Doesn't work that way, buddy. 434 00:19:47,751 --> 00:19:49,188 Thomas. 435 00:19:51,364 --> 00:19:53,408 Thomas! 436 00:20:01,591 --> 00:20:03,245 Come out of there. We wanna talk to you. 437 00:20:05,726 --> 00:20:07,075 Hands! 438 00:20:09,382 --> 00:20:11,992 - Out. - You have no right. 439 00:20:11,993 --> 00:20:14,474 - See that? The sweatshirt? - Sure do. 440 00:20:17,085 --> 00:20:18,607 Hey, hey! Come on! 441 00:20:18,608 --> 00:20:19,782 Come out of there right now. 442 00:20:19,783 --> 00:20:21,393 - Okay. - Out. 443 00:20:21,394 --> 00:20:22,698 All right. Hey, hey. 444 00:20:22,699 --> 00:20:25,179 Whoa. - Don't move. 445 00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:28,269 You are under arrest for the murder of Charles Bennett. 446 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:30,619 - Let him go. - Let him go. 447 00:20:33,362 --> 00:20:34,537 Move! 448 00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:43,197 The motive seems pretty clear, 449 00:20:43,198 --> 00:20:44,720 but can we actually place Norton at the crime scene? 450 00:20:44,721 --> 00:20:46,983 The housekeeper saw someone fitting his description 451 00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:49,072 in front of the house around the time of the killings, 452 00:20:49,073 --> 00:20:50,987 and the video backs that up. 453 00:20:50,988 --> 00:20:52,511 And the sweatshirt in the video was in Norton's tent 454 00:20:52,512 --> 00:20:53,642 when he was arrested. 455 00:20:53,643 --> 00:20:55,427 We booked him on murder two. 456 00:20:55,428 --> 00:20:57,472 You think that's the appropriate charge? 457 00:20:57,473 --> 00:20:59,213 I don't. 458 00:20:59,214 --> 00:21:01,084 Evidence shows Norton went to the house to talk to the judge, 459 00:21:01,085 --> 00:21:02,695 not to kill anyone. 460 00:21:02,696 --> 00:21:04,566 And when he realized she wasn't home, 461 00:21:04,567 --> 00:21:07,047 he got into some kind of argument with her husband, 462 00:21:07,048 --> 00:21:09,136 and he grabbed a golf club and hit him. 463 00:21:09,137 --> 00:21:11,486 You're saying this was a heat-of-the-moment killing? 464 00:21:11,487 --> 00:21:13,662 An idealistic student who let his emotions 465 00:21:13,663 --> 00:21:15,708 get the better of him. Legally, that's manslaughter. 466 00:21:15,709 --> 00:21:18,188 Murderous intent doesn't require a lot 467 00:21:18,189 --> 00:21:19,538 of deliberation or planning. 468 00:21:19,539 --> 00:21:21,322 That's why it's murder two. 469 00:21:21,323 --> 00:21:23,716 I disagree. 470 00:21:23,717 --> 00:21:26,153 A New York Supreme Court judge was 471 00:21:26,154 --> 00:21:27,546 the target of Norton's anger. 472 00:21:27,547 --> 00:21:28,895 He went to her home. 473 00:21:28,896 --> 00:21:31,332 He was unwanted and uninvited. 474 00:21:31,333 --> 00:21:32,768 I wanna send a message that going 475 00:21:32,769 --> 00:21:34,683 after a judge or a judge's family member 476 00:21:34,684 --> 00:21:37,338 has extreme consequences. 477 00:21:37,339 --> 00:21:39,428 Charge murder one. 478 00:21:41,387 --> 00:21:44,345 Calling docket ending in 6701, 479 00:21:44,346 --> 00:21:45,738 People v. Thomas Norton, 480 00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:47,305 charging murder in the first degree. 481 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:48,610 How do you plead? 482 00:21:48,611 --> 00:21:50,308 Not guilty. 483 00:21:52,615 --> 00:21:54,094 Order. Order. 484 00:21:54,095 --> 00:21:55,922 If you shout out again, I'll have you removed. 485 00:21:55,923 --> 00:21:57,750 Just let him go. He didn't do anything. 486 00:21:57,751 --> 00:21:59,273 Court officer, remove that woman. 487 00:21:59,274 --> 00:22:00,709 This isn't justice. 488 00:22:00,710 --> 00:22:02,711 Order! Order! 489 00:22:02,712 --> 00:22:03,974 Anyone else wanna test me? 490 00:22:07,021 --> 00:22:09,065 I'll hear the people on bail. 491 00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:11,720 Yes, Your Honor, this was a brutal assault 492 00:22:11,721 --> 00:22:13,505 on an esteemed member of the Hudson community. 493 00:22:13,506 --> 00:22:15,768 And we have a strong circumstantial case. 494 00:22:15,769 --> 00:22:17,552 The defendant is from North Carolina. 495 00:22:17,553 --> 00:22:19,598 He has no roots to this community. 496 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:20,947 The people seek remand. 497 00:22:20,948 --> 00:22:22,862 My client is a third-year law student, 498 00:22:22,863 --> 00:22:24,429 qualified to represent clients 499 00:22:24,430 --> 00:22:26,126 under the Student Practice Order. 500 00:22:26,127 --> 00:22:28,694 He'd like to say a few words on his own behalf. 501 00:22:28,695 --> 00:22:31,436 I just wanna say, I didn't murder anyone. 502 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:33,089 The police never found a weapon. 503 00:22:33,090 --> 00:22:34,917 No one ever identified me as the killer. 504 00:22:34,918 --> 00:22:37,050 I believe I'm being targeted because I'm an activist 505 00:22:37,051 --> 00:22:39,618 who has spoken out on behalf of the Palestinian people. 506 00:22:39,619 --> 00:22:40,836 Order, order! 507 00:22:40,837 --> 00:22:42,621 Mr. Norton, this is not the time or place 508 00:22:42,622 --> 00:22:43,926 for a political speech. 509 00:22:43,927 --> 00:22:45,798 Do you have an eyewitness, Ms. Maroun? 510 00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:47,365 We have something better. 511 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:49,367 We have a video showing the defendant leaving 512 00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:51,847 the crime scene wearing an identifiable sweatshirt, 513 00:22:51,848 --> 00:22:53,632 the same sweatshirt that was recovered by police 514 00:22:53,633 --> 00:22:55,024 when they arrested him. 515 00:22:55,025 --> 00:22:56,417 I've never been in trouble with the law before. 516 00:22:56,418 --> 00:22:58,158 I'm not a flight risk. 517 00:22:58,159 --> 00:23:01,204 My parents are here, and they can post $100,000 bail. 518 00:23:01,205 --> 00:23:02,467 That won't be necessary. 519 00:23:02,468 --> 00:23:04,599 You're hereby remanded. Next case. 520 00:23:09,388 --> 00:23:10,258 Ms. Maroun? 521 00:23:20,224 --> 00:23:21,790 The People's entire case rises and falls 522 00:23:21,791 --> 00:23:23,226 on my client's sweatshirt. 523 00:23:23,227 --> 00:23:25,054 And this sweatshirt was the product 524 00:23:25,055 --> 00:23:26,795 of an illegal search and seizure. 525 00:23:26,796 --> 00:23:28,841 It should be excluded on Fourth Amendment grounds. 526 00:23:28,842 --> 00:23:30,451 The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply. 527 00:23:30,452 --> 00:23:33,106 The sweatshirt was taken from a tent on the Hudson campus. 528 00:23:33,107 --> 00:23:34,673 The defendant has no reasonable expectation 529 00:23:34,674 --> 00:23:36,283 of privacy in the encampment. 530 00:23:36,284 --> 00:23:38,503 - But I was living there. - Control your client. 531 00:23:38,504 --> 00:23:41,723 The fact is, the tent was not the defendant's residence. 532 00:23:41,724 --> 00:23:43,159 He has a dorm room. 533 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:44,422 He had been sleeping in the tent 534 00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:46,249 for the last couple of weeks. - Illegally. 535 00:23:46,250 --> 00:23:48,730 And the court, in Morillo v. City of New York, 536 00:23:48,731 --> 00:23:51,690 ruled that a trespasser has no legitimate 537 00:23:51,691 --> 00:23:52,995 expectation of privacy. 538 00:23:52,996 --> 00:23:55,389 He has not been charged with trespassing. 539 00:23:55,390 --> 00:23:57,435 The police should have sought a search warrant. 540 00:23:57,436 --> 00:23:59,001 This was a chaotic situation. 541 00:23:59,002 --> 00:24:01,439 Sealing off the tent and getting a warrant 542 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,310 would have been impossible. 543 00:24:06,836 --> 00:24:10,404 I find the defendant had a reasonable expectation 544 00:24:10,405 --> 00:24:12,101 of privacy in his tent. 545 00:24:12,102 --> 00:24:13,233 Motion is granted. 546 00:24:18,152 --> 00:24:21,937 That sweatshirt was our only way to tie Norton to the scene. 547 00:24:21,938 --> 00:24:23,461 Can't the housekeeper put him there? 548 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:24,853 She didn't see his face. 549 00:24:24,854 --> 00:24:26,507 What about the video? 550 00:24:26,508 --> 00:24:28,640 I looked over all the video from near the crime scene, 551 00:24:28,641 --> 00:24:31,947 and Norton isn't identifiable in any of it. 552 00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:33,906 Where was he before he got to Bennett's house? 553 00:24:33,907 --> 00:24:36,517 Right here, the encampment. 554 00:24:36,518 --> 00:24:37,736 When was this taken? 555 00:24:37,737 --> 00:24:39,520 Time stamp says 8:22 a.m. 556 00:24:39,521 --> 00:24:41,522 Which means he left the campus about a half an hour 557 00:24:41,523 --> 00:24:42,698 before the murder. 558 00:24:44,874 --> 00:24:47,137 Who's that? Have we talked to her? 559 00:24:50,924 --> 00:24:54,535 Did you see him that day? 560 00:24:54,536 --> 00:24:57,103 We walked together for a few blocks. 561 00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:59,584 What did you guys talk about? 562 00:24:59,585 --> 00:25:02,195 The plight of the Palestinians. 563 00:25:02,196 --> 00:25:04,327 Where'd you leave him? 564 00:25:04,328 --> 00:25:07,983 Around 136th and Saint Nicholas. 565 00:25:07,984 --> 00:25:10,769 That's--that's one block from the Bennetts' house. 566 00:25:10,770 --> 00:25:12,945 Do you remember what he was wearing? 567 00:25:12,946 --> 00:25:18,907 A sweatshirt with a watermelon logo on the sleeve. 568 00:25:18,908 --> 00:25:20,822 I'm gonna need you to testify. 569 00:25:27,569 --> 00:25:29,614 I'm from Venezuela. 570 00:25:29,615 --> 00:25:32,138 It's okay if you're undocumented. 571 00:25:32,139 --> 00:25:33,052 We don't report-- 572 00:25:33,053 --> 00:25:35,184 I'm here on a student visa. 573 00:25:35,185 --> 00:25:39,232 The school warned us, if we take part in the encampments, 574 00:25:39,233 --> 00:25:41,800 we could lose our scholarship, get suspended, 575 00:25:41,801 --> 00:25:43,105 or even be expelled. 576 00:25:43,106 --> 00:25:46,457 And if that happens, I'll be deported. 577 00:25:48,198 --> 00:25:51,636 Please, don't make me testify. 578 00:26:08,915 --> 00:26:10,655 Thank you. 579 00:26:10,656 --> 00:26:12,308 I don't understand where you're coming from, Sam. 580 00:26:12,309 --> 00:26:14,528 Daniela Rojas is the only person 581 00:26:14,529 --> 00:26:16,225 who can put Norton near the crime scene. 582 00:26:16,226 --> 00:26:17,792 We have the doorbell video 583 00:26:17,793 --> 00:26:19,577 and the housekeeper's testimony. 584 00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:22,405 That's good, but it's only useful 585 00:26:22,406 --> 00:26:24,669 to corroborate Daniela's testimony. 586 00:26:24,670 --> 00:26:26,888 Plus, she can identify the sweatshirt. 587 00:26:26,889 --> 00:26:28,368 So she needs to testify. 588 00:26:28,369 --> 00:26:31,545 No, she's here on a student visa, Nolan. 589 00:26:31,546 --> 00:26:34,504 Look, if she testifies, she's gonna have to admit 590 00:26:34,505 --> 00:26:36,158 that she was part of the encampment. 591 00:26:36,159 --> 00:26:38,987 And she-- she could get expelled, 592 00:26:38,988 --> 00:26:41,120 and that means she could get deported. 593 00:26:41,121 --> 00:26:42,948 I know you have sympathy for the protesters. 594 00:26:42,949 --> 00:26:44,514 Yeah, I do. 595 00:26:44,515 --> 00:26:47,387 But this has nothing to do with that. 596 00:26:47,388 --> 00:26:49,650 I'm just trying to be reasonable. 597 00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:53,567 Look, why ruin a kid's life if we don't have to? 598 00:26:53,568 --> 00:26:56,352 I will do my best to protect her on cross. 599 00:26:56,353 --> 00:26:58,920 But she is the one who chose to protest 600 00:26:58,921 --> 00:27:01,053 and to camp out after her school prohibited it. 601 00:27:01,054 --> 00:27:02,620 Are you serious? 602 00:27:02,621 --> 00:27:05,579 She chose to violate her school's code of conduct. 603 00:27:05,580 --> 00:27:08,627 That's on her, not us. 604 00:27:09,976 --> 00:27:12,630 Miss Rojas, is this a photograph 605 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,720 of you and the defendant leaving the campus together? 606 00:27:15,721 --> 00:27:18,505 Yes, I was going to my job at the library. 607 00:27:18,506 --> 00:27:21,116 And you parted ways a block from the Bennetts' home? 608 00:27:21,117 --> 00:27:22,901 - Yes. - At what time? 609 00:27:22,902 --> 00:27:25,860 About 8:30, 8:35. 610 00:27:25,861 --> 00:27:28,210 That is a few minutes before the murder. 611 00:27:28,211 --> 00:27:30,823 Could you describe what the defendant was wearing? 612 00:27:35,697 --> 00:27:38,743 A gray sweatshirt with a watermelon logo. 613 00:27:38,744 --> 00:27:41,311 Thank you. Nothing further. 614 00:27:42,965 --> 00:27:45,663 You participated in the protest, didn't you? 615 00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:47,229 Objection, relevance. 616 00:27:47,230 --> 00:27:50,319 Overruled. 617 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,670 Yes, I was a part of the protest. 618 00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:54,193 And as a result, you're facing 619 00:27:54,194 --> 00:27:58,980 expulsion from school and deportation from this country? 620 00:27:58,981 --> 00:28:02,157 I am. 621 00:28:02,158 --> 00:28:06,292 Ms. Maroun showed up at the 11th hour and asked you 622 00:28:06,293 --> 00:28:10,165 to testify, didn't she, 623 00:28:10,166 --> 00:28:13,125 after she realized the people were losing their case? 624 00:28:13,126 --> 00:28:17,085 Objection, inflammatory. Misleading, no foundation. 625 00:28:17,086 --> 00:28:18,696 Overruled, it's fair game. 626 00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:21,394 Ms. Maroun offered to help you with your visa, 627 00:28:21,395 --> 00:28:24,005 and in exchange, you agreed to make up a story 628 00:28:24,006 --> 00:28:26,660 and place my client near the crime scene. 629 00:28:26,661 --> 00:28:28,183 Isn't that what happened? 630 00:28:28,184 --> 00:28:30,142 Objection, Miss Rojas's issues with immigration 631 00:28:30,143 --> 00:28:32,710 are the consequence of her participation in this trial, 632 00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:33,885 not the other way around. 633 00:28:33,886 --> 00:28:35,365 Overruled. 634 00:28:36,802 --> 00:28:38,977 Are you or are you not hoping 635 00:28:38,978 --> 00:28:41,762 that these prosecutors will help you stay in school 636 00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:43,024 and remain in this country? 637 00:28:49,553 --> 00:28:53,034 I mean, that would be great if they could help. 638 00:28:53,035 --> 00:28:54,993 That's all I have. 639 00:28:54,994 --> 00:28:57,996 Thank you. 640 00:28:57,997 --> 00:29:01,695 Brief redirect. 641 00:29:01,696 --> 00:29:04,872 Miss Rojas, has any member of the prosecution team 642 00:29:04,873 --> 00:29:09,659 offered you any promises, inducements, or rewards 643 00:29:09,660 --> 00:29:12,184 in exchange for your testimony here today? 644 00:29:12,185 --> 00:29:13,707 No. 645 00:29:13,708 --> 00:29:15,622 In fact, I'm pretty sure you just screwed me. 646 00:29:15,623 --> 00:29:17,189 Miss Rojas. 647 00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:18,451 I'm just telling the truth. 648 00:29:22,064 --> 00:29:23,413 Nothing further. 649 00:29:26,590 --> 00:29:27,808 Let's talk to Bennett again. 650 00:29:27,809 --> 00:29:30,681 I wanna go over her testimony one more time. 651 00:29:34,598 --> 00:29:37,383 The most important thing is to tell the jury 652 00:29:37,384 --> 00:29:38,950 about your conversation with Norton. 653 00:29:38,951 --> 00:29:41,953 Um, well, it was short and sweet. 654 00:29:41,954 --> 00:29:44,738 I told him I was withdrawing my offer 655 00:29:44,739 --> 00:29:47,567 because I disagreed with his anti-Israeli activism. 656 00:29:47,568 --> 00:29:49,525 And how did he respond? 657 00:29:49,526 --> 00:29:52,441 He was very confused. He was angry. 658 00:29:52,442 --> 00:29:55,531 He said he had the right to express any opinions he wanted. 659 00:29:55,532 --> 00:29:59,013 He cited the First Amendment and all. 660 00:29:59,014 --> 00:30:01,233 And I agreed, of course, and said, 661 00:30:01,234 --> 00:30:02,625 that doesn't mean that I don't have the right 662 00:30:02,626 --> 00:30:03,975 to withdraw his offer. 663 00:30:03,976 --> 00:30:06,847 We're also gonna be playing his voicemail, 664 00:30:06,848 --> 00:30:08,327 the one stating that he was planning 665 00:30:08,328 --> 00:30:09,894 to come to your house. 666 00:30:09,895 --> 00:30:12,157 So we'll need you to authenticate his voice. 667 00:30:12,158 --> 00:30:16,248 As for cross, the defense attorney is pretty aggressive, 668 00:30:16,249 --> 00:30:18,163 so if there's anything-- 669 00:30:18,164 --> 00:30:21,470 You don't really need me to testify. 670 00:30:21,471 --> 00:30:23,081 Excuse me? 671 00:30:23,082 --> 00:30:25,387 You can introduce most of the evidence without me. 672 00:30:28,565 --> 00:30:30,610 No. 673 00:30:30,611 --> 00:30:33,656 You're the only one who knows that you revoked 674 00:30:33,657 --> 00:30:36,703 his job offer, which was the basis for his anger, 675 00:30:36,704 --> 00:30:38,923 for his rage. 676 00:30:38,924 --> 00:30:43,057 So without your testimony, none of this will make sense. 677 00:30:43,058 --> 00:30:45,886 Sorry, I'm confused. 678 00:30:45,887 --> 00:30:48,628 I'm not going to testify. 679 00:30:48,629 --> 00:30:51,631 We are counting on you. 680 00:30:51,632 --> 00:30:54,634 Like I just said, we will have a hard time 681 00:30:54,635 --> 00:30:55,765 winning this without you. 682 00:30:55,766 --> 00:30:58,638 I'm not going to testify. 683 00:30:58,639 --> 00:31:00,205 Now, please leave. 684 00:31:19,355 --> 00:31:20,965 We got a problem. 685 00:31:20,966 --> 00:31:22,923 Bennett is refusing to testify. 686 00:31:22,924 --> 00:31:25,143 What? 687 00:31:25,144 --> 00:31:26,622 Why? 688 00:31:26,623 --> 00:31:28,102 She didn't explain, but she's serious. 689 00:31:28,103 --> 00:31:29,495 She kicked us out of her damn house. 690 00:31:29,496 --> 00:31:30,931 You wanna subpoena her? 691 00:31:30,932 --> 00:31:32,977 The defense will have a field day. 692 00:31:32,978 --> 00:31:35,109 They'll make a huge deal out of the fact that we-- 693 00:31:35,110 --> 00:31:39,505 we had to compel the victim's own wife to testify? 694 00:31:39,506 --> 00:31:42,160 Can you win without her? 695 00:31:42,161 --> 00:31:43,509 I'm not sure. 696 00:31:48,776 --> 00:31:50,734 Let me look into it. 697 00:31:57,698 --> 00:31:59,307 Thanks for meeting me, Wendy. 698 00:31:59,308 --> 00:32:01,353 Sounded urgent. 699 00:32:01,354 --> 00:32:04,356 Have you spoken with Madeline recently? 700 00:32:04,357 --> 00:32:06,227 Well, I talk with her every day. 701 00:32:06,228 --> 00:32:07,794 We had dinner last night. 702 00:32:07,795 --> 00:32:11,189 I need to know what the hell's going on, 703 00:32:11,190 --> 00:32:13,801 why she's refusing to testify. 704 00:32:17,674 --> 00:32:21,721 I know I'm asking you to betray her confidence. 705 00:32:21,722 --> 00:32:23,853 But we need her. 706 00:32:23,854 --> 00:32:25,987 We can't win this case without her. 707 00:32:30,644 --> 00:32:31,774 I can't imagine you wanna see 708 00:32:31,775 --> 00:32:33,908 Charlie Bennett's killer walk free. 709 00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:38,999 One way or another, we are gonna put her on the stand. 710 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,219 And it'll be better for everyone, including Madeline, 711 00:32:41,220 --> 00:32:42,785 if we're prepared. 712 00:32:42,786 --> 00:32:44,657 But we can't prepare if we don't know 713 00:32:44,658 --> 00:32:46,399 what the hell she's gonna say. 714 00:32:56,975 --> 00:33:02,066 She had a ski accident a few years ago. 715 00:33:09,857 --> 00:33:12,511 People will understand, Madeline. 716 00:33:12,512 --> 00:33:15,601 Millions of people are battling an opioid addiction-- 717 00:33:15,602 --> 00:33:18,648 bankers, doctors, judges. 718 00:33:22,130 --> 00:33:26,090 If I testify, I lose my job. 719 00:33:26,091 --> 00:33:27,700 I lose my reputation. 720 00:33:27,701 --> 00:33:30,442 And if you don't, the man who murdered your husband 721 00:33:30,443 --> 00:33:33,271 could walk free. 722 00:33:33,272 --> 00:33:35,317 And I can't let that happen. 723 00:33:37,189 --> 00:33:42,106 I know that I'm the reason 724 00:33:42,107 --> 00:33:44,544 that Charlie is dead. 725 00:33:47,851 --> 00:33:52,464 I have to live with that every single day, every single day. 726 00:33:52,465 --> 00:33:55,858 Nothing I do is gonna change that. 727 00:33:55,859 --> 00:33:58,514 Nick, nothing. 728 00:34:01,126 --> 00:34:06,434 But my career, well, that's all I have left. 729 00:34:06,435 --> 00:34:09,785 It's the only good thing in my life. 730 00:34:09,786 --> 00:34:13,006 Please don't take that away from me. 731 00:34:17,707 --> 00:34:20,058 I was hoping this wouldn't be necessary. 732 00:34:23,148 --> 00:34:24,496 You've been served. 733 00:34:43,211 --> 00:34:44,516 Hey, Nick. 734 00:34:44,517 --> 00:34:47,388 Nick, can I have a word? 735 00:34:47,389 --> 00:34:48,825 Morning, Mr. Mayor. 736 00:34:51,219 --> 00:34:52,568 Hop in. 737 00:34:59,488 --> 00:35:03,143 You've been thrown a lot of curveballs the past few months. 738 00:35:03,144 --> 00:35:06,538 But, uh, doing a great job. 739 00:35:06,539 --> 00:35:08,888 I appreciate that, Mr. Mayor. That means a lot. 740 00:35:08,889 --> 00:35:11,108 Let me give you a piece of advice. 741 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:12,805 Okay. 742 00:35:12,806 --> 00:35:16,113 Always keep the big picture in mind. 743 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:20,726 Madeline Bennett has been a good judge. 744 00:35:20,727 --> 00:35:22,728 She's done great things for this city. 745 00:35:22,729 --> 00:35:26,210 She is a dedicated, competent jurist, 746 00:35:26,211 --> 00:35:28,777 and her decisions have always held up on appeal. 747 00:35:28,778 --> 00:35:30,170 She told you about her situation? 748 00:35:30,171 --> 00:35:34,218 She knows we all share a common interest, 749 00:35:34,219 --> 00:35:35,306 the good of the city. 750 00:35:35,307 --> 00:35:36,785 We need her to testify. 751 00:35:36,786 --> 00:35:41,138 Nick, this is bigger than any one case. 752 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:44,663 If her addiction is revealed, her cases will be overturned 753 00:35:44,664 --> 00:35:47,970 and hundreds of dangerous felons will be released-- 754 00:35:47,971 --> 00:35:51,148 terrorists, drug traffickers, child pornography-- 755 00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:53,150 That is not relevant to this case. 756 00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:54,586 Well, of course it is. 757 00:35:54,587 --> 00:35:57,110 Put her on the stand, 758 00:35:57,111 --> 00:36:00,462 you'll win the battle but lose the war. 759 00:36:27,315 --> 00:36:28,838 Sorry, guys. 760 00:36:33,539 --> 00:36:35,583 There's been a change of plans. 761 00:36:35,584 --> 00:36:36,976 What do you mean? 762 00:36:36,977 --> 00:36:39,500 Call defense counsel and offer a plea. 763 00:36:39,501 --> 00:36:41,546 Man one. 764 00:36:41,547 --> 00:36:43,504 Well, wait. 765 00:36:43,505 --> 00:36:45,986 You just served her with a subpoena. 766 00:36:48,641 --> 00:36:49,902 Nick, we can win this. 767 00:36:49,903 --> 00:36:51,382 We just need Madeline to testify. 768 00:36:51,383 --> 00:36:53,950 That's not a realistic alternative at the moment. 769 00:36:56,039 --> 00:36:57,779 With all due respect, what the hell is going on, Nick? 770 00:36:57,780 --> 00:36:59,259 Things have changed. 771 00:36:59,260 --> 00:37:00,608 Since last night? 772 00:37:00,609 --> 00:37:02,742 - I did some more thinking-- - And what? You-- 773 00:37:12,186 --> 00:37:13,926 You're trying to protect Bennett? 774 00:37:13,927 --> 00:37:16,407 You're trying to keep her from getting destroyed in the press? 775 00:37:16,408 --> 00:37:18,584 This has nothing to do with me protecting Bennett. 776 00:37:22,805 --> 00:37:26,460 You know, one of our witnesses, Daniela Rojas, 777 00:37:26,461 --> 00:37:29,158 didn't wanna testify, either, but we compelled her 778 00:37:29,159 --> 00:37:31,683 to take the stand, and because of that, 779 00:37:31,684 --> 00:37:33,206 she has been thrown out of school, 780 00:37:33,207 --> 00:37:35,426 and she may very well be kicked out of the damn country. 781 00:37:35,427 --> 00:37:38,820 But we did what we had to do for the good of the case. 782 00:37:38,821 --> 00:37:44,652 But when a judge refuses to testify, we... 783 00:37:44,653 --> 00:37:46,306 we what, what? 784 00:37:46,307 --> 00:37:49,135 We--we look the other way? 785 00:37:49,136 --> 00:37:50,484 We give her a free pass? 786 00:37:50,485 --> 00:37:52,181 I'm doing what I think is best 787 00:37:52,182 --> 00:37:56,534 for the people of this city, the people I serve. 788 00:37:56,535 --> 00:37:57,839 Make the deal. 789 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:10,939 Everyone settle, please. Settle. 790 00:38:10,940 --> 00:38:13,072 You may proceed with the allocution. 791 00:38:13,073 --> 00:38:17,163 Mr. Norton, is it true that on September 10, 2024, 792 00:38:17,164 --> 00:38:20,993 you beat Charles Bennett with a golf club, causing his death? 793 00:38:20,994 --> 00:38:22,255 Yes. 794 00:38:22,256 --> 00:38:24,910 Please tell the court what happened. 795 00:38:24,911 --> 00:38:28,392 I went to see Judge Bennett to talk about why 796 00:38:28,393 --> 00:38:29,697 she revoked my job offer. 797 00:38:29,698 --> 00:38:31,960 - You were upset? - Yes. 798 00:38:31,961 --> 00:38:35,703 I feel really strongly about Gaza, 799 00:38:35,704 --> 00:38:38,097 and I thought I was being punished for my beliefs. 800 00:38:38,098 --> 00:38:41,709 And when you arrived at the Bennetts' home, 801 00:38:41,710 --> 00:38:43,885 Professor Bennett wouldn't let you in. 802 00:38:43,886 --> 00:38:46,888 He said his wife wasn't home. 803 00:38:46,889 --> 00:38:49,108 I didn't believe him. 804 00:38:49,109 --> 00:38:55,419 So I pushed my way in, and he punched me. 805 00:38:55,420 --> 00:39:01,033 So I grabbed a golf club and started swinging it at him. 806 00:39:01,034 --> 00:39:03,688 Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty 807 00:39:03,689 --> 00:39:04,732 and for no other reason? 808 00:39:04,733 --> 00:39:06,256 Yes. 809 00:39:09,999 --> 00:39:13,873 I realize what I did was wrong. 810 00:39:15,788 --> 00:39:19,008 And I'm willing to accept the consequences. 811 00:39:21,881 --> 00:39:23,839 I wish to God I never did this. 812 00:39:26,233 --> 00:39:27,669 I'm so sorry. 813 00:39:29,628 --> 00:39:31,064 I really am. 814 00:39:33,022 --> 00:39:35,415 What's the joint sentencing recommendation? 815 00:39:35,416 --> 00:39:37,983 That the sentence be reduced to manslaughter 816 00:39:37,984 --> 00:39:40,290 and the defendant serve 12 years in state prison. 817 00:39:41,857 --> 00:39:44,337 I'll accept that. 818 00:39:44,338 --> 00:39:47,384 Mr. Norton, you will be sentenced 819 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:50,996 to 12 years in state prison in six weeks, 820 00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:53,391 when we reconvene for sentencing. 821 00:39:54,696 --> 00:39:56,480 This court is adjourned. 822 00:40:03,836 --> 00:40:05,314 You're a sellout, Price. 823 00:40:22,855 --> 00:40:24,726 Thank you, Nick. 824 00:40:28,251 --> 00:40:30,340 I really appreciate what you did for me. 825 00:40:32,081 --> 00:40:33,560 I didn't do it for you.