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Narrator: A rash of home invasions...

[ two gunshots ] -[ woman screams ]

...Results In cold-blooded murder.

You can't even write a movie Script good enough for this.

-[ sobbing ] -no! That's my baby! No!

It's like you're living in your Own little fairy tale dream,

And here comes the big bad wolf And blows in your door.

Narrator: detective rod demery Must help an untested rookie

Put the pieces together.

I just didn't believe In impossible homicides.

Rule number one -- We don't assume anything.

Narrator: Their investigation reveals

A shocking Miscarriage of justice.

Are you kidding me?

Demery: At this point, I realized

That this man should not Be in jail.

He needs to get out immediately.

♪♪

Don't move!

Come on.

[ gunshot ] -[ woman screams ]

♪♪

Demery: Murder and me, we go way back.

When I was a child, Murder took my mother.

Years later, It came for my brother.

That's when I found My mission in life.

Every case I worked, I solved.

Every case I solved, I got a confession.

I'm detective rod demery.

I didn't choose murder.

Murder chose me.

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♪♪

Mack: it's march 14th,

And joe rogerson is Walking home from work

In the highland neighborhood Of shreveport.

He has no car,

And he gets off at an hour Where there's no sunlight.

[ two gunshots ]

He hears two shots...

-what was that? [ cellphone beeps ]

...And he kind of stops In his tracks

Because they're close To where he lives.

Female dispatcher: 9-1-1, what's your emergency?

Yes. Hi. I want to report Gunfire in my neighborhood.

Okay.

I'm not sure where it came from.

Sir?

[ grunts, groans ]

Mack: about that time, He sees his neighbor,

Delon williams, Come stumbling out of his house.

♪♪

9-1-1, I need your address.

Mack: And he's obviously been shot.

It is something that he will Never ever be able

To erase from his mind.

♪♪

It's all yours, clark.

You won't solve it, but at least You'll get your feet wet.

Oh, I think I can Handle it, sir.

This isn't patrol.

Homicide's a whole different Ball game.

Yeah. I'm ready for it.

We'll see.

Hey, sarge.

Demery, make sure that rookie Knows what the hell he's doing.

Yes, sir.

What's up, clark?

Figured we'd be seeing you Here before too long.

Well, I've been Looking forward to it.

Summer 2011, we'd gotten a new Rookie detective, maurice clark.

He was ambitious And he was kind of cocky,

And I think that that's required To be a good homicide detective.

-so what you got? -[ chuckles ]

Sarge just gave the kid His first homicide.

Yeah? [ chuckles ]

You got old delon williams.

Did you work this case?

Brother, If I worked the case,

You think it'd be sitting On your desk?

Demery: the victim was Delon williams.

The case had been open For a while.

I didn't know much About the homicide,

But I knew it wasn't solved.

It's what we call An impossible homicide.

I just didn't believe In impossible homicides.

I think that's just not enough Dedication by the detective.

Hey, I gotta go to court.

Good luck, though.

Oh, I don't need luck.

Yeah. We'll see.

Demery: clark was excited.

It was his first homicide, So he had a positive attitude.

I liked that about him.

♪♪

Hey, clark.

What are you still doing here?

I am lost.

Can I get your opinion On something?

-yeah. Sure. -yeah?

What do you got going on?

The fact that that he humbled Himself enough to ask questions

And want to get guidance Was a very good sign.

Delon williams was a victim Of home invasion...

Mm-hmm.

...Took a shot to the chest, Died a short while later.

Okay.

But he made a statement To police.

The victim reported that two Male blacks entered his house

At gunpoint, Attempting to rob him.

He said the men were masked.

-where the money at? -I ain't got nothing!

[ two gunshots ]

For whatever reason, One of them fired a shot.

Was he able to identify The people who shot him?

No.

Any evidence recovered?

They found a 9-mm shell.

That's it?

I mean, they said there was A strong smell of marijuana

In the house, but...

The report kind of surmised that It was some sort of drug rip.

So you're thinking your vic May be a drug dealer?

Yeah. No. I mean... I don't know.

-well... -I-I don't -- I don't --

Hey, hey, I'll tell you this -- Rule number one

Of homicide investigations -- We don't assume anything.

Exactly.

You're talking about a murderer.

There's not a lot of room For assumptions or error.

All right. So listen to this.

All right? I did some digging.

-mm-hmm. -all right?

There was another home invasion In the same area

2 hours before The delon williams shooting.

Mack: Natasha gray had experienced

A home invasion of her own.

It was pretty similar.

Can you tell me What happened?

I was folding my laundry.

♪♪

[ door rattles ]

♪♪

-[ screams ] -man: where the money at, huh?!

These masked men Broke into her home,

Beat her to a...Living...Pulp.

Almost unrecognizable.

They demanded her keys To her car, cash,

And then they stole her purse.

I'm thinking they're connected.

Could be.

The fact that two Home invasions are done

Within hours of each other,

Same sort of method Of operation,

Or m.O., is pretty noteworthy.

There's more.

The following day, there was Another home invasion

Couple blocks away

On rightway avenue, Same sort of situation.

♪♪

Lisa, y'all let me know When it start now.

Don't watch anything without me.

[ kernels popping ]

I can remember my little girl And my mom were watching tv.

-I was cooking. -[ screaming ]

I'm hearing my daughter scream,

And as soon as I get To the hallway...

-what's the matter? -man: don't even try!

...I noticed a guy Standing there,

And he's got this pistol In my face.

Sit your ass down.

Thomas: he got this gun In my baby face.

She's only 11 years old.

Now where the money at, huh?

I want the money, so give it up!There is no money!

Tell us where it is, Or she going to die!

-no, don't! -don't shoot my baby!

I'm wanting to get him Away from her.

At the same time, My mom was pulling me back.

[ sobbing ] Don't hurt my baby!

All right then. I'll shut you up instead.

-no! [ gunshot ]

I could feel the gunpowder Popping off of the bullets

Out the gun,

And I can feel the heat, But I'm not getting hit.

-mommy! -come on, man. Grab this stuff.

-come on. Let's go. Hurry up! -don't move!

-hurry up! Go! -don't move! Don't move!

Thomas: they took my laptop. They took our cellphone.

They took my little girl's Piggy bank.

I had just bought her a necklace And some earrings.

They took that.

-[ gags] -mom?

I tried to get up, And I just couldn't move.

[ whispers, gasps ] Call an ambulance.

[ gasping ]

So by the grace of god, I made it through that.

So hear me out here.

They found a 9-mm Shell casing at the scene.

Mm-hmm.

They got it down To the lab, and...

It was an exact, exact match

To the delon williams Shell casing.

Huh.

The likelihood of those Two crimes being committed

By different people Using the same weapon

Are probably slim to none.

What's The common thread here?

Why break into those Specific homes?

It doesn't make any sense.

Okay, think of this. It's march, right?

Yeah.

But these are Working people, man.

They're getting Their income tax checks

And they're cashing them,

And somebody knows that They've got cash in the house.

In a low-income, High-crime neighborhood,

When people start getting money And make big-ticket purchases,

They become a victim.

I had bought this big old tv, And maybe they were thinking

That I had money In the house or something.

Now let me ask you this.

Did they ever charge somebody With the thomas shooting?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh...

This guy -- 22-year-old Demario johnson.

Okay. He cop to it?

[ sighs ] No. No.

They, uh, they got his name From a c.I.,

And when the detectives Went to interview him,

He, uh... Well, he flipped out.

In the sandra thomas Home invasion,

I was the lead investigator.

During the interview, demario Became very upset, belligerent.

He lunged at my partner, And so, at that point,

I shut the interview down.

So they never got around

To asking him about The williams shooting?

Definitely not.

Can I see that?

The confusion I'm having At this point

Is why the man who was arrested For the thomas home invasion

Wasn't arrested for The delon williams homicide.

It just seems obvious.

♪♪

Hmm?

This case is Exceptionally cleared.

I don't follow.

There is a classification Called "Exceptionally cleared,"

Which means that you have Identified the suspect.

You just don't feel that Prosecution would work

Because of whatever reason.

So when I see That classification

At the end of the report,

I realize that they're just Going through the motions.

♪♪

Just call the e.M.T.S. Don't call us out for this.

I'm not going to lose Any sleep over it.

-are you? [ laughs ] -[ speaks indistinctly ]

They've decided That the williams victim

Was a drug dealer.

It was a justification To simply close the murder

Without actually Closing the murder.

This is unbelievable, man, Exceptionally cleared.

♪♪

You mind if I hop on this With you?

Yeah. Yeah. No, I mean, yeah.

Absolutely, of course.

-get your stuff. -okay. Where we going?

I'm gonna show you How to close a homicide case.

♪♪

♪♪

Me and my rookie investigator, Maurice clark,

Are investigating The homicide of delon williams.

I just learned that the shell Casing in delon williams' murder

Matched the shell casing In a home invasion

Where sandra thomas was Shot the following day.

[ two gunshots ] -[ woman screams ]

[ whispers ] Call an ambulance.

Now we're about to interview A suspect, demario johnson,

Who's sitting in jail Awaiting trial

On the home invasion of thomas.

♪♪

All right, so remember, In an interrogation,

Know who you're talking to.

Okay. Yeah.

So what do we know About demario?

Well, He's extremely volatility.

Exactly, so what we need to do Is not provoke him

And keep him on our side.

Otherwise, it'll ruin The interview.

So when we get inside, You just follow my lead.

-absolutely. -okay. Let's do this.

Hey. What's going on, man?

♪♪

[ buzzer ]

♪♪

♪♪

What's happening, demario?

Detective demery. This is My partner, detective clark.

We're with the shreveport Police department.

All right, we need to ask you A few questions.

It's about time, man.

Ain't nobody said nothing to me For months.

When I meet johnson,

I realize that he's Not aggressive at this point.

He's agreeable. He wants to talk.

All right, now, look,

I know you're in here For this incident on rightway,

But what I want to talk To you about

Is this murder that occurred The night before.

[ sighs ] Look, man, I-I told y'all

I didn't have no part to do With any of that.

Anybody wouldn't listen to me.

No. We're listening.

♪♪

Tell me, where were you March 14th around midnight?

I was at the hospital.

The hospital? For what?

My girl's place Had just been broken into,

And some dudes beat her up.

-who's your girlfriend? -tasha.

I realized that the tasha he was Talking about was natasha gray.

Natasha gray was the victim In the home invasion

That happened 2 hours before Williams was shot.

Is there someone who can verify This other than tasha?

Yeah, the cop who interviewed me At the hospital.

At this point, I'm thinking that Johnson has a really good alibi.

If he was at the hospital With her,

Certainly within that 2-hour window,

He wasn't able to go to Williams' house and shoot him.

Listen, man.

The people who killed this dude

Are probably the same ones Who laid into tasha.

Y'all got to believe me. I didn't shoot anybody.

Demery: Johnson's pretty emphatic.

He's actually begging And pleading to help him

Because he feels like He's being wrongfully charged.

All right. Listen to me, brother.

You have my word.

I'll get to the bottom Of this.

All right, man.

♪♪

♪♪

I'm not real sure that Johnson committed

Either one of these crimes.

He's not deceptive. He's not belligerent.

There's nothing about him That seems responsible

Or even knowledge of These crimes.

Do you have the natasha gray File in there?

Uh, yeah.

Is there a supplemental report About an interview with demario?

Hold on, hold on.

The information he's giving me Is easily verifiable,

So I'm cross-referencing The report and the time stamps.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's here.

And?

I mean, honestly, it seems To me there's no way

He could have killed Delon williams.

At the exact time That delon williams

Is being shot and killed,

Johnson was at the hospital, So he has an airtight alibi.

I bet you he didn't shoot Sandra thomas either.

I'm gonna look at the case file

And find out exactly what Evidence they had against him

For the sandra thomas shooting And home invasion.

Yeah, but here's the thing.

In addition To the informant,

Tawanna thomas picked demario Out of a photo lineup.

Okay. Hold on a second.

She picks out a guy with a mask On out of a photo lineup?

Are you kidding me?

Probably the most ridiculous [bleep] Thing

I've ever seen in my life.

I decided to call Detective rudell

Because he was the person

Investigating The sandra thomas shooting,

And I figured I could get Some straight answers from him.

Hey, rudell. It's demery.

What happened with The sandra thomas case?

After showing the photo lineup To tawanna,

I felt like I had A direction to go in,

But I definitely didn't feel There was enough evidence

To try to get a warrant Or make an arrest at that time.

So then why the hell Did you arrest him?

There was a lot of pressure Coming from my supervision

To close this case, And they said, "Lock him up."

I protested. I said, "I don't Think this is strong enough."

They said, "Lock him up."

[ cell door clanks ]

[ whirring ]

Yeah.

See, this is what I'm talking about, man,

With these supervisors Trying to push for numbers.

I never wanted to put An innocent person in jail,

And I never wanted To produce a case

That wasn't worth putting In front of a judge.

I absolutely believe rudell.

I think that was absolutely His supervisor's doing,

Definitely wasn't his call.

-all right, brother. Thank you. [ cellphone beeps ]

So demario didn't shoot Sandra thomas either?

Nope.

At this point, I realized that This man should not be in jail.

He needs to get out immediately.

Okay. So what do we do now?

Now we're gonna make it right.

[ engine starts ]

Getting justice For demario johnson

Is just as important as getting Justice for delon williams.

When we don't have the ability To make people feel secure

In justice,

We're going to have problems.

In order to sort This whole mess out,

Detective clark and I now need To find out

Who really killed Delon williams.

Demery: I tell clark That I want him to find people

That are close to williams,

Particularly a girlfriend Or a wife or a mother,

Someone that kind of Nurtures his life.

Thank you for meeting with us.

Of course, whatever y'all need To find out who killed delon.

Yeah.

When I met delon williams' Girlfriend, frontera cade,

She seemed to be Cooperative and courteous,

So it looked like we were going To get something from her.

[ voice breaking ] We were Only together for 6 months,

But I loved that man With all my heart.

♪♪

What I learned from her was that He was really good to her

And really respectful to her,

And I think, probably More importantly,

He was good to Her children as well.

Do you know who could Have done this to him?

I wish I did, But I have no idea.

She became emotional

Because she really Couldn't give me anything,

And I think she Really wanted to.

Here's my card, and if you Can think of anything,

You contact me, okay?

[ whispers ] Okay.

And again, I'm really Sorry for your loss.

We'll let ourselves out.

♪♪

After we leave, I could tell

That clark was A little disappointed.

He wanted more, But, you know, the fact

That we had a good conversation With her

And we built a rapport,

I think that's probably The most important thing.

Okay. So we keep pounding The pavement?

You got that right.

♪♪

With no obvious road to travel, The following day,

Clark and I decide to dig into Delon's cell-phone records

For possible clues.

♪♪

[ sighs ]

♪♪

I mean, it just doesn't look Like there's much here.

Yeah? There's no recurring Numbers at unusual times?

No. I mean, nothing that Raises a red flag.

[ telephone rings ]

This is demery.

Hey, frontera. What's happening?

Really?

Yeah. Sure. We'll see you in a little bit.

Okay.

♪♪

What's going on?

She said she knows Who killed her boyfriend.

Frontera's saying that She's hearing from people

On the street that her cousin Was involved in the murder.

We've got something now That's solid.

We got somewhere to go.

♪♪

Me and my rookie, clark, Are investigating

What's considered An impossible homicide.

We've talked to a few people,

And we've got Our first real break.

Frontera cade has told us That she believes her cousin

Was involved in the murder.

Okay, so I'm sorry. Who's her cousin?

Mickey cade. That name sound familiar?

No. It doesn't Ring a bell.

Let's see what we've got.

Now that I've got The name mickey cade,

I need to run A history on him

And find out what Kind of stuff he's into.

Well, this guy's been busy.

Demery: mickey has A long history of armed robbery,

Home invasion, Aggravated burglary.

Usually when someone Has a history of doing

A certain crime, they very Rarely break from that pattern.

Check that out.

I'll be damned.

Rudell: while they're Researching mickey cade,

They learn that he's Currently incarcerated.

He's in jail for A firearms violation.

It's just 3 days after The williams homicide.

So how does she know This guy did it?

That's what we need To find out asap.

Now she wants us to meet her At this diner on texas avenue.

Let's go see what the hell She's talking about.

♪♪

[ bell dings ]

Now that frontera has Given me this information,

I have to verify it.

I have to get it from the people Who gave it to her

And find out where They got it from.

Hey, frontera. How are you?

♪♪

So I see you brought Some company?

This is my other cousin.

Leslie cade. Nice to meet you, fellows.

Leslie is the one who told Me about our cousin, mickey.

Ah, okay.

My hope is that leslie cade Will give me something

To substantiate What he's saying.

So tell me, why do you think Mickey is involved?

Because I saw him right after He robbed the place on rightway.

On rightway? Okay.

Leslie starts talking About where

The thomas home Invasion took place.

See, I live with mickey And his family,

And him and some dude, Jacobi,

Were talking about Hitting a lick.

Mm-hmm.

"Hit a lick" is a street term For a robbery,

Commit an armed robbery.

♪♪

Hey. Where'd you guys get All this stuff?

[bleep] You asking Questions for, man?

-where you get all this stuff? [ chuckles ]

When they got back, They had a red laptop,

Some coins And a cell phone.

What was important about that Is the police report

Of the thomas home invasion

Listed those things As being taken.

That type of knowledge Wasn't out there.

No one knew it.

So tell me about jacobi.

He's friends with Mickey's son, caylen.

His name is jacobi parker.

Friends with his son?

How old is this kid?

He's, like, 17.

Is mickey's son involved?

I don't know. He might be.

So you're saying mickey robbed The place over on rightway,

But what's making You think he shot delon?

Look, I can't be sure, But the whole thing

Is a strange coincidence,

You know, and mickey is just That type of character.

As leslie is giving me All this information,

I realized that leslie Does not like mickey cade.

He thinks he's a danger, and He's seen and witnessed things

That he's just not Comfortable with.

Why's he doing this?

'cause he's a junkie, man.

He'll do anything to get His hands on some dope.

Leslie also told me That mickey was a dope fiend.

That desperateness drove him To do a lot of different things.

You know where I can find Jacobi or caylen?

I don't know about jacobi, But I know caylen has been

Staying with his mom As of lately.

Where can I find his mom?

She lives off lakeshore, Over in queensborough.

Well, listen. Thank you guys very much.

I appreciate your help, And if we need anything else,

We'll be in touch.

♪♪

After talking to leslie cade, Detective clark and I

Head to the house of Caylen's mother,

And mickey's ex, Nicole flemings.

Excuse me, ms. Fleming?

Yes?

Yeah. We're with The shreveport police.

Can we ask you A few questions?

Is this about My idiot ex-husband?

Actually, it's about your Ex-husband and your son, caylen.

Why caylen?

Well, we think He may have helped

Mickey commit some robberies

And maybe even a murder. -what?

Nicole flemings is now Face-to-face

With a couple Of homicide detectives,

That want to talk To their son about a homicide.

It's gotta be scary.

Where is caylen at now?

He's down at the park Playing basketball.

Which park is he at?

-I'll show you. -thank you.

Caylen's mother loves her son, And she wanted to save him

From anything that She possibly could.

She didn't hesitate at all To go with us to find him.

♪♪

♪♪

Should we go...

No. No, no, no. Let's give it a minute.

At this point, I don't want To get out of the car.

I don't want to spook him.

♪♪

Caylen, get your ass Over here.

What's up, mama?

There's two detectives Asking about you.

Let's go. Get in the car now.

See, that's a positive sign.

Yeah. Why is that?

He respects his mother.

He listens to her, And that's a good thing.

I knew this kid is gonna be easy To talk to.

What he was going to say Is a whole 'nother story,

But he was going to at least Be respectful in doing it.

♪♪

Now let me start off by saying Thank you, both,

For coming down To talk with us, okay?

So listen, caylen,

I just want to ask you A few questions

About you and your dad.

What do you want to know?

Caylen, if you and your dad Did something awful,

You need to tell them.

I didn't do anything.

It was my dad and jacobi.

They shot that guy.

At the start of this case, We had absolutely nothing.

Now I feel like it's just A matter of time

Before clark and I prove

That there's no such thing as An impossible homicide.

♪♪

My rookie, clark, And I are talking to caylen,

The son of mickey cade.

Caylen has broke the case.

We've learned that jacobi parker Was probably with mickey cade

When they shot and killed Delon williams.

♪♪

So, caylen, how do you know Jacobi and your dad

Are responsible for this?

Because of what they were Talking about before they left.

Caylen told me that the two Of them left the house

With the same sort of attitude,

That mickey wanted To hit a lick.

And when the two came back,

Mickey immediately told him To get on the floor.

♪♪

Hoo! That's what I'm talking about, boy.

Caylen: Man, what y'all do?

Hey, make yourself comfortable.

You're sleeping On the floor tonight.

Man, why I got to sleep On the floor for?

Look, man, I don't know If they gonna

Come spray this place up or not.

-do you want to get shot? -no.

Well, get on the floor.

♪♪

My dad didn't know If the guy was dead,

And he was afraid he would Come to shoot up the house.

Do you know Who fired the shot?

I don't know, but I think It was jacobi.

Why do you say that?

Because of what my dad Was talking about

After they came back.

Damn, cobi.

Shoot, you ain't no goon. You a goblin today.

-you earned it. -no. [ laughs ]

If you're a goon, you're A chicken like most people,

But a goblin, they're vicious.

They have no moral conscience Whatsoever.

So the idea that he was Considered a goblin

Made it more likely that

He was the person That did the shooting.

Why would your dad be doing this With jacobi if he's your friend?

Because jacobi's daddy Is locked up.

He looks up to mickey, Thinks he's some kind of badass.

Demery: she described it as A close relationship

Where jacobi Actually called mickey "Dad."

So it was obvious that mickey Kind of took advantage of that

And used the impressionable kids To commit his crimes.

So you had nothing to do With any of this?

No, sir, and I told jacobi Not to go with my dad either,

But he didn't listen.

Talking to caylen, He's not guarded.

He's not defensive.

He's not aggressive, so I didn't Have any reason to doubt him.

What'd jacobi do With the gun?

Well, he got arrested A couple days after.

My dad bailed him out, But the cops took his gun.

The fact that jacobi Was arrested with a firearm

Could be the icing On the cake.

Listen. I know this could not Have been easy,

So I want to thank Both of you for coming in

To talk to me, okay?

If we need anything else, We'll be in contact.

♪♪

My hope is, is that the gun That jacobi was arrested with

Was the gun that shot And killed delon williams

And shot and injured Sandra thomas.

♪♪

After speaking with caylen,

Our next move is to visit The evidence locker

And take a look At the gun for ourselves.

-okay. There you go. -thanks.

You're going to need that.

Can I get you to sign this, Please?

Sure. Thanks.

♪♪

The tense moment is, What type of gun was it?

♪♪

Bingo, 9-mm.

♪♪

Now all we got to do is send it To ballistics

And let them Do their thing.

Both of us are on cloud nine Because the likelihood of this

Being all coincidental Is slim to none.

♪♪

As we wait for the ballistics On the 9-mil to come back,

Clark and I track down Jacobi parker.

[ rapid gunfire ]

[ man laughs ]

[ rapid gunfire ]

[ knock on door ]

Hold on, ma!

[ knock on door ]

Hold on, ma!

Don't move.

What's going on?

What's going on is that You're coming to the station

For some conversation with me.

Let's go.

He was at home Doing what a kid does.

He looked like a little boy.

He didn't look like he could Shoot anybody or be a gangster,

But clearly he was.

Stand up. Put your hands Behind your back.

Do what the man says.

He cooperate.

He came with us To the police station.

♪♪

Okay, jacobi. Have a seat.

The fact that he's 17

Makes him adult in louisiana law At that time,

So he didn't have To have a parent with him.

When parker starts denying Things, I know that he's lying.

The gears shift for me, You know?

Now I have to give him A sense of reality.

The kid was clearly someone Who thought he was savvy.

♪♪

Kid's not budging.

That's all right.

We don't give up.

This kid is playing games.

He thinks he can tell me Whatever he wants to,

And I'm going to give up, But I'm not going to stop.

He's gonna tell me what I want to know.

♪♪

My rookie and I are Interrogating jacobi parker.

Jacobi is denying everything.

I'm hoping that, After we take a break,

He'll have a chance to allow Some of these things to sink in

Or realize that we actually Have evidence against him.

♪♪

You ready to see if this kid Came to his senses?

Yeah.

Let's go dig in.

It's now the moment of truth.

Jacobi is either going To talk, or he's not.

After the break, We come back in, and, um...

Jacobi's different now.

He's allowed all this To sink in, and he cracked.

Mickey cade's Street name is "Pig."

I told him that mickey cade was Completely responsible

For destroying him,

And that I thought It was ridiculous

That he was doing anything To protect him.

Jacobi parker eventually Admitted to being involved

In the sandra thomas Home invasion,

But he said that mickey cade Was the shooter.

He admitted to being there,

But he never admitted To firing a gun.

He stayed far, far away from Delon williams' homicide

Because that was a murder,

And I don't think He was prepared for that.

After the conclusion Of the interview with jacobi,

We arrested him and charged him With the home invasion

And attempted murder Of sandra thomas.

We decided not to charge jacobi With the delon williams homicide

Until we got more information.

Detective clark and I head Over to the city jail

To speak with mickey cade,

Who's currently awaiting trial On his gun charges.

[ buzzer ]

Thank you for meeting With me, mickey.

It's my pleasure, Detective.

I hadn't dealt With mickey cade before,

So I didn't know What type of person he was.

Look, let's just get Straight to the point, man.

I'd be more than glad to tell You anything you want to know.

Okay.

But in exchange, you know, I'd like some sort of deal.

But when we met him, He was more of a salesman,

Wanted to appear Smarter than he was,

Wanted us to think that He had this vast experience

In the criminal justice system.

All right, brother. Come on.

You understand we don't Make deals, right?

Oh, come on. Like hell you can't.

Come on, fellows. Work with me here.

Mickey begged for a deal.

I think he was trying to save Himself and save his life.

Okay. You know what?

This interview is over.

Enjoy your accommodations here. Looks very roomy.

There was really no reason To push it with mickey

'cause I had enough evidence Against him.

He was going to prison Regardless.

♪♪

After we leave the jail, Mickey cade's wife,

Felicia cade, Comes to the office,

And she wants to talk,

Give us whatever Information she has.

Okay, felicia, so what Can you tell me

About your husband's involvement In these crimes?

Well, for starters, I know why he killed delon.

Yeah? Why is that?

Mickey, he's got A bad drug problem,

And he's borrowed money From delon

To feed his habit In the past.

Is that why he went over To delon's house,

'cause he knew He had cash there?

There's no doubt In my mind.

Demery: After talking to felicia cade,

I'm able to get A much clearer picture

Of what happened during The delon williams murder.

I think mickey cade Knew delon williams,

And he, for whatever reason, Thought delon had money.

♪♪

-all right. You ready, bro? -yeah.

About to run this quick lick, Man, get in there and get out.

-all right. -come on.

You look scared, man. Put your mask on.

-come on. -okay. Okay.

Let's do this.

Demery: He had an impressionable kid

And enlisted his help To go rob this man.

♪♪

[ rattling ]

-tell me where the money at! -oh, hell,no!

Hell, yeah. Give me what you got, man.

-where the money at? -I ain't got nothing!

Man, shoot this [bleep] If he try to get up.

What? What?

[ two gunshots ]

♪♪

Damn, bro. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Come on.

[ gasping breathes ]

The following day, he goes To sandra thomas' house,

Attempting to get Even more money,

And again, he takes Jacobi parker with him.

-don't hurt my baby! [ two gunshots ]

Come on, man. Grab this stuff. Come on. Let's go.

-hurry up. -mom?

Go!

I just think mickey cade Was a piece of [bleep].

And, I mean, it's bad enough To be a criminal yourself,

But to kind of have That influence

On an impressionable kid And use that kid,

It's just...Shameful.

Although felicia's statement Was helpful,

It's the results From the ballistics tests

That solidify Mickey and jacobi's fate.

Hey.

♪♪

It's a match, No doubt about it.

Jacobi's gun was used In both crimes.

The weapon that jacobi was Caught with and arrested with

Was the murder weapon For delon williams

And the weapon that shot Sandra thomas.

Congratulations.

Welcome to The detectives' club.

Thank you, sir.

♪♪

As the mastermind Of the crime spree,

Mickey cade is charged with The murder of delon williams

While jacobi parker Is given manslaughter,

But both men are charged With armed robbery

For the sandra thomas Home invasion.

Both mickey cade And jacobi parker

Decided they didn't want To go to trial.

They both took plea agreements.

Jacobi got sentenced To 15 years in prison,

And mickey, he got sentenced To 30 years hard labor.

♪♪

But there's more justice To be done.

Once mickey and jacobi Plead out,

Demario johnson, the man Falsely accused of the crime,

Is finally cleared Of all charges.

I wanted to physically see Johnson walking out of the jail

With no delays.

I didn't want to talk to him.

I didn't want to tell him that We found that he didn't do it.

I didn't want any of that.

I just wanted to see him Walk out.

I'm not naive enough to believe That truth always prevails.

Sometimes it takes years.

Sometimes it takes decades,

And sometimes it doesn't Happen at all.

I think one of the things That I told clark

Was that you can't really Control what other people do,

But what we can do is make sure That we do it right.