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1 00:00:19,787 00:00:22,517 - Yeah? - Detective Reagan, it's Anna Zoltin. - Yeah? - Detective Reagan, it's Anna Zoltin.
2 00:00:22,690 00:00:24,385 I don't know if you remember me. I don't know if you remember me.
3 00:00:24,992 00:00:26,550 Yeah, I do. What is it? Yeah, I do. What is it?
4 00:00:26,727 00:00:27,785 Sorry, I know it's late. Sorry, I know it's late.
5 00:00:27,995 00:00:30,190 I just... I didn't know who else to turn to. I just... I didn't know who else to turn to.
6 00:00:30,798 00:00:32,288 What's wrong? Are you in trouble? What's wrong? Are you in trouble?
7 00:00:32,499 00:00:33,761 I'm just scared. I'm just scared.
8 00:00:33,934 00:00:35,526 Okay. Okay.
9 00:00:35,703 00:00:38,069 Anna, look, you're gonna have to call 911, okay? Anna, look, you're gonna have to call 911, okay?
10 00:00:38,239 00:00:40,298 Or just go to the precinct and I'll be there soon. Or just go to the precinct and I'll be there soon.
11 00:00:41,141 00:00:45,601 I don't even know if you can help me. He said the cops can't help me. I don't even know if you can help me. He said the cops can't help me.
12 00:00:45,779 00:00:47,747 - Who said that? - Nobody can help me. - Who said that? - Nobody can help me.
13 00:00:47,915 00:00:50,645 - I don't know why I called. - Okay, Anna... - I don't know why I called. - Okay, Anna...
14 00:00:51,585 00:00:53,212 Anna? Anna?
15 00:00:58,525 00:01:00,117 You promised the chief of Belfast You promised the chief of Belfast
16 00:01:00,294 00:01:03,286 a tour of the Real Time Crime Center before he leaves for Ireland. a tour of the Real Time Crime Center before he leaves for Ireland.
17 00:01:03,464 00:01:04,795 What else you got? What else you got?
18 00:01:04,965 00:01:08,992 Overnight, robbery on 169th and Washington Avenue. Overnight, robbery on 169th and Washington Avenue.
19 00:01:09,169 00:01:10,898 Suspects armed with handguns. Suspects armed with handguns.
20 00:01:11,071 00:01:12,595 Fits Manhattan North robbery pattern. Fits Manhattan North robbery pattern.
21 00:01:12,773 00:01:15,241 Harbor unit's pulling out a floater in Brooklyn as we speak. Harbor unit's pulling out a floater in Brooklyn as we speak.
22 00:01:15,409 00:01:17,104 A Detective William Carter called. A Detective William Carter called.
23 00:01:17,278 00:01:19,007 Old partner of mine, what did he want? Old partner of mine, what did he want?
24 00:01:19,179 00:01:20,806 To tell you human remains were recovered To tell you human remains were recovered
25 00:01:20,981 00:01:24,940 that may be connected to a case you two worked 25 years ago. that may be connected to a case you two worked 25 years ago.
26 00:01:26,487 00:01:28,421 Tell my detail we're heading back out. Tell my detail we're heading back out.
27 00:01:29,690 00:01:33,148 - And your 0900 chief's briefing? - Push it. - And your 0900 chief's briefing? - Push it.
28 00:01:49,810 00:01:51,869 Okay, got it. Thanks. 10-4. Okay, got it. Thanks. 10-4.
29 00:01:54,848 00:01:56,713 M.E.'s still an hour and a half out. M.E.'s still an hour and a half out.
30 00:01:57,484 00:01:59,349 Sad. Beautiful young girl. Sad. Beautiful young girl.
31 00:02:00,321 00:02:02,846 She still has makeup on too. It must've just happened. She still has makeup on too. It must've just happened.
32 00:02:03,023 00:02:07,084 Ours is not to speculate. We secure the scene and then we wait. Ours is not to speculate. We secure the scene and then we wait.
33 00:02:08,028 00:02:09,791 Here comes the brain trust now. Here comes the brain trust now.
34 00:02:09,963 00:02:13,160 Just our luck, Sonny Malevsky. Just our luck, Sonny Malevsky.
35 00:02:13,734 00:02:15,292 That's Sonny Malevsky? That's Sonny Malevsky?
36 00:02:15,469 00:02:17,061 Yeah, why? Yeah, why?
37 00:02:17,237 00:02:18,829 Just... Just...
38 00:02:19,406 00:02:21,033 He used to work with my brother Joe. He used to work with my brother Joe.
39 00:02:21,208 00:02:22,800 Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah?
40 00:02:22,976 00:02:25,035 Renzulli. Hey. Renzulli. Hey.
41 00:02:25,212 00:02:27,077 You finally got your stripes. You finally got your stripes.
42 00:02:27,247 00:02:29,807 - Mercy promotion? - Don't bust my chops, all right? - Mercy promotion? - Don't bust my chops, all right?
43 00:02:29,983 00:02:32,076 Who's the new fish? Who's the new fish?
44 00:02:32,252 00:02:33,879 Reagan! Reagan!
45 00:02:34,054 00:02:36,887 So, you're the PC's youngest. So, you're the PC's youngest.
46 00:02:37,524 00:02:39,719 - Is this your first floater, kid? - Yeah. - Is this your first floater, kid? - Yeah.
47 00:02:39,893 00:02:41,554 Well, it looks fresh. Well, it looks fresh.
48 00:02:41,729 00:02:43,356 Should see them after a couple of weeks, Should see them after a couple of weeks,
49 00:02:43,530 00:02:45,259 after the fish and the crabs get to them. after the fish and the crabs get to them.
50 00:02:46,433 00:02:48,424 Let's see what we got. Let's see what we got.
51 00:02:54,174 00:02:56,404 - Commissioner. - Bill. - Commissioner. - Bill.
52 00:02:56,577 00:02:59,239 - As you were. - Right over here. - As you were. - Right over here.
53 00:03:00,681 00:03:02,376 Looks like trauma to the skull. Looks like trauma to the skull.
54 00:03:02,549 00:03:03,948 It could be Leo Gates. It could be Leo Gates.
55 00:03:04,151 00:03:06,745 Clothes match the description. We've got the backpack. Clothes match the description. We've got the backpack.
56 00:03:06,920 00:03:09,855 The skeletal remains appear to be those of a child. The skeletal remains appear to be those of a child.
57 00:03:10,424 00:03:11,516 That's him. That's him.
58 00:03:11,692 00:03:14,718 - We don't know that yet, Frank. - It's him. - We don't know that yet, Frank. - It's him.
59 00:03:16,797 00:03:19,425 I don't even know if the mother still lives around here anymore. I don't even know if the mother still lives around here anymore.
60 00:03:19,600 00:03:20,897 She does. She does.
61 00:03:21,068 00:03:23,696 Nine-year-old boy. Nine-year-old boy.
62 00:03:25,539 00:03:30,067 Have the M.E. make a positive ID before we start opening old wounds. Have the M.E. make a positive ID before we start opening old wounds.
63 00:03:30,611 00:03:33,307 No longer missing persons, it's a homicide. No longer missing persons, it's a homicide.
64 00:03:33,480 00:03:35,971 I want the entire case file on my desk forthwith. I want the entire case file on my desk forthwith.
65 00:03:36,183 00:03:38,151 Keep this away from the press as long as you can. Keep this away from the press as long as you can.
66 00:03:38,318 00:03:40,912 I don't want the perp to rabbit if he's still around. I don't want the perp to rabbit if he's still around.
67 00:03:41,088 00:03:42,214 Sure. Sure.
68 00:03:42,389 00:03:44,323 No problem, sir. No problem, sir.
69 00:03:45,692 00:03:47,489 Looks like you were right all along, Frank. Looks like you were right all along, Frank.
70 00:03:47,694 00:03:50,629 It gives me small comfort. It gives me small comfort.
71 00:03:54,635 00:03:56,569 So kid, you probably think she jumped So kid, you probably think she jumped
72 00:03:56,737 00:03:58,671 from the Manhattan Bridge and floated down. from the Manhattan Bridge and floated down.
73 00:03:58,839 00:04:00,830 But you'd be wrong. She'd have hit the East River But you'd be wrong. She'd have hit the East River
74 00:04:01,008 00:04:04,307 at 65 miles an hour and there's no contusions. at 65 miles an hour and there's no contusions.
75 00:04:04,945 00:04:07,812 That's not to say she wouldn't have broken her neck. That's not to say she wouldn't have broken her neck.
76 00:04:08,582 00:04:12,678 But it looks like somebody did it for her. But it looks like somebody did it for her.
77 00:04:12,853 00:04:15,720 Let's see if there's anything in these pockets. Let's see if there's anything in these pockets.
78 00:04:23,630 00:04:25,325 "Detective Daniel Reagan." "Detective Daniel Reagan."
79 00:04:25,499 00:04:29,128 Now there is one for the "small world" department. Now there is one for the "small world" department.
80 00:04:29,303 00:04:32,431 Renzulli, looks like this one is gonna be a homicide. Renzulli, looks like this one is gonna be a homicide.
81 00:04:32,606 00:04:35,632 Hey, kid, maybe you wanna call your brother. Hey, kid, maybe you wanna call your brother.
82 00:04:35,809 00:04:39,643 He might wanna come down here and finish what he seems to have started. He might wanna come down here and finish what he seems to have started.
83 00:05:02,136 00:05:04,161 So, did you call back this Anna Zoltin? So, did you call back this Anna Zoltin?
84 00:05:04,338 00:05:07,102 I couldn't call her back, okay? She called from a blocked number. I couldn't call her back, okay? She called from a blocked number.
85 00:05:07,275 00:05:08,606 So what are you supposed to do? So what are you supposed to do?
86 00:05:08,776 00:05:11,711 Drive around all five boroughs at night looking for her? Drive around all five boroughs at night looking for her?
87 00:05:11,879 00:05:14,609 - She didn't tell you where she was. - I know, I feel bad, okay? - She didn't tell you where she was. - I know, I feel bad, okay?
88 00:05:14,782 00:05:17,114 The girl was getting her life together and this happens. The girl was getting her life together and this happens.
89 00:05:17,285 00:05:19,446 I know. How did you know her anyway? I know. How did you know her anyway?
90 00:05:19,620 00:05:21,053 A Vice sting about a year ago. A Vice sting about a year ago.
91 00:05:21,222 00:05:23,520 A bunch of call girls, a half dozen johns. A bunch of call girls, a half dozen johns.
92 00:05:23,691 00:05:24,851 High-end operation. High-end operation.
93 00:05:25,026 00:05:27,688 I'm sure it was a very classy situation. I'm sure it was a very classy situation.
94 00:05:27,862 00:05:28,886 She was an escort. She was an escort.
95 00:05:29,096 00:05:31,291 Not making excuses, but she lost her little girl, Not making excuses, but she lost her little girl,
96 00:05:31,465 00:05:33,490 was trying to get her back, did what she had to. was trying to get her back, did what she had to.
97 00:05:33,668 00:05:36,193 I spoke to the ADA and got her sentence reduced to rehab. I spoke to the ADA and got her sentence reduced to rehab.
98 00:05:37,004 00:05:38,471 She was a good kid, Jackie. She was a good kid, Jackie.
99 00:05:38,639 00:05:40,504 I'm sure she was. It's nice. I'm sure she was. It's nice.
100 00:05:40,675 00:05:43,200 And unlike the guys I put away. They're too busy And unlike the guys I put away. They're too busy
101 00:05:43,377 00:05:46,312 throwing darts at my picture in the night to ask me for help. throwing darts at my picture in the night to ask me for help.
102 00:05:46,480 00:05:48,880 Yeah, well, this girl needed help and now she's dead. Yeah, well, this girl needed help and now she's dead.
103 00:05:49,050 00:05:50,210 Here's what we're gonna do. Here's what we're gonna do.
104 00:05:50,384 00:05:51,874 We'll figure out who did this We'll figure out who did this
105 00:05:52,053 00:05:54,385 and we're gonna string him up by his family jewels. and we're gonna string him up by his family jewels.
106 00:05:54,555 00:05:58,013 It's not gonna bring her back but it's gonna make you feel better. It's not gonna bring her back but it's gonna make you feel better.
107 00:05:59,227 00:06:01,525 Your afternoon schedule, sir. Ahem. Your afternoon schedule, sir. Ahem.
108 00:06:01,696 00:06:05,063 "Bronx Borough President's Man of The Year Luncheon" at 1300, "Bronx Borough President's Man of The Year Luncheon" at 1300,
109 00:06:05,233 00:06:07,861 followed by Queens Committee board meeting in Jackson Heights. followed by Queens Committee board meeting in Jackson Heights.
110 00:06:08,035 00:06:12,267 Police Foundation honors the Mayor at a reception, 17 to 1830 hours. Police Foundation honors the Mayor at a reception, 17 to 1830 hours.
111 00:06:12,440 00:06:14,738 I marked these DD-5s for re-interview. I marked these DD-5s for re-interview.
112 00:06:14,909 00:06:17,036 See that Detective Carter gets back to me See that Detective Carter gets back to me
113 00:06:17,211 00:06:20,442 with the new 5's as soon as he does them. with the new 5's as soon as he does them.
114 00:06:20,948 00:06:22,677 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
115 00:06:23,150 00:06:27,086 This is a letter of condolence written to the mother. This is a letter of condolence written to the mother.
116 00:06:28,155 00:06:32,182 "Dear Mrs. Gates, I am very sorry that your son has disappeared. "Dear Mrs. Gates, I am very sorry that your son has disappeared.
117 00:06:32,360 00:06:35,124 I know how terrible you must feel. I know how terrible you must feel.
118 00:06:35,296 00:06:37,526 I am sorry for that." I am sorry for that."
119 00:06:38,866 00:06:39,924 It's not signed. It's not signed.
120 00:06:40,101 00:06:42,069 Was it written by a man or a woman? Was it written by a man or a woman?
121 00:06:43,437 00:06:44,699 I'd say a man, sir. I'd say a man, sir.
122 00:06:54,615 00:06:56,742 Sir, the autopsy's in. Sir, the autopsy's in.
123 00:06:57,752 00:06:59,982 Leo Gates' dental records are a match. Leo Gates' dental records are a match.
124 00:07:04,926 00:07:06,291 Thank you, Baker. Thank you, Baker.
125 00:07:08,095 00:07:09,960 Cancel the rest of my schedule. Cancel the rest of my schedule.
126 00:07:18,906 00:07:20,999 - Okay, thanks. Right here, look at this. - Okay, thanks. Right here, look at this.
127 00:07:21,208 00:07:22,334 Nonpareil Escorts. Nonpareil Escorts.
128 00:07:22,510 00:07:25,070 That's the place Anna was working when I busted it a year ago. That's the place Anna was working when I busted it a year ago.
129 00:07:25,246 00:07:28,306 Vice has had the place padlocked down for four months now. Vice has had the place padlocked down for four months now.
130 00:07:28,482 00:07:29,506 Got something over here. Got something over here.
131 00:07:29,717 00:07:31,685 The receptionist at Anna's accounting firm The receptionist at Anna's accounting firm
132 00:07:31,852 00:07:34,616 said that there's some guy who used to send her roses. said that there's some guy who used to send her roses.
133 00:07:34,789 00:07:38,020 Getting pretty heavy, she didn't like it, put a restraining order against him. Getting pretty heavy, she didn't like it, put a restraining order against him.
134 00:07:38,225 00:07:39,954 The receptionist didn't have the guy's name The receptionist didn't have the guy's name
135 00:07:40,127 00:07:41,788 but I found the florist who did. but I found the florist who did.
136 00:07:41,963 00:07:44,932 - And you got it? - Yes. Guy's name is Richard Hansen. - And you got it? - Yes. Guy's name is Richard Hansen.
137 00:07:45,099 00:07:48,933 Attorney, no priors, Madison Avenue address, on the board Attorney, no priors, Madison Avenue address, on the board
138 00:07:49,103 00:07:50,934 of the East Side Parks Conservancy. of the East Side Parks Conservancy.
139 00:07:51,105 00:07:53,471 Fantastic. Let's go see if we can't persuade Mr. Hansen Fantastic. Let's go see if we can't persuade Mr. Hansen
140 00:07:53,641 00:07:56,371 to come down, let us pick his brain about why the green thumb to come down, let us pick his brain about why the green thumb
141 00:07:56,544 00:07:58,444 - keeps sending our victim flowers. - Good. - keeps sending our victim flowers. - Good.
142 00:08:26,040 00:08:28,634 - Commissioner Reagan. - Mrs. Gates. - Commissioner Reagan. - Mrs. Gates.
143 00:08:33,848 00:08:35,179 You found Leo. You found Leo.
144 00:08:36,417 00:08:37,816 We did. We did.
145 00:08:41,222 00:08:43,520 Where did you find him? Where did you find him?
146 00:08:44,291 00:08:48,227 In the old building next to the post office, two blocks from school. In the old building next to the post office, two blocks from school.
147 00:08:49,030 00:08:50,725 So he... So he...
148 00:08:53,200 00:08:56,499 He was so close all those years. He was so close all those years.
149 00:08:56,670 00:09:01,039 There was a false wall in the basement. There was a false wall in the basement.
150 00:09:05,746 00:09:07,179 Did he suffer? Did he suffer?
151 00:09:08,449 00:09:10,178 The medical examiner The medical examiner
152 00:09:10,351 00:09:14,515 determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the head. determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the head.
153 00:09:14,688 00:09:17,885 It was most likely instantaneous. It was most likely instantaneous.
154 00:09:19,693 00:09:22,253 Well, I guess that's something. Well, I guess that's something.
155 00:09:25,132 00:09:27,532 That building. That building.
156 00:09:27,701 00:09:31,102 Does it have any meaning for you? Does it have any meaning for you?
157 00:09:31,272 00:09:32,899 Friends there, people you knew? Friends there, people you knew?
158 00:09:33,074 00:09:35,736 He passed it on the way to school. He passed it on the way to school.
159 00:09:39,280 00:09:41,908 Every day, I walked with him. Every day, I walked with him.
160 00:09:43,117 00:09:45,051 But he'd been begging me for weeks But he'd been begging me for weeks
161 00:09:45,219 00:09:47,585 to let him walk home by himself. to let him walk home by himself.
162 00:09:50,091 00:09:52,924 It was raining that day. It was raining that day.
163 00:09:55,429 00:09:59,229 I keep asking myself: Is that the reason I didn't go and get him? I keep asking myself: Is that the reason I didn't go and get him?
164 00:09:59,400 00:10:01,493 Because it was raining? Because it was raining?
165 00:10:01,669 00:10:03,728 Laura. Laura.
166 00:10:04,305 00:10:08,765 There are some things none of us can ever completely control. There are some things none of us can ever completely control.
167 00:10:08,943 00:10:13,471 And one of them is protecting our kids every moment of the day. And one of them is protecting our kids every moment of the day.
168 00:10:13,948 00:10:16,075 I just think... I just think...
169 00:10:17,184 00:10:19,914 You know, if only if I'd been with him. You know, if only if I'd been with him.
170 00:10:20,621 00:10:24,523 If only I'd made sure he walked with a friend. If only I'd made sure he walked with a friend.
171 00:10:32,166 00:10:35,101 I guess I should call Father John. I guess I should call Father John.
172 00:10:37,004 00:10:39,939 We can have a funeral now. We can have a funeral now.
173 00:10:45,112 00:10:46,409 Thank you, Frank. Thank you, Frank.
174 00:10:47,448 00:10:49,916 There's no need to thank me There's no need to thank me
175 00:10:50,784 00:10:54,117 until I bring Leo's killer to justice. until I bring Leo's killer to justice.
176 00:11:01,295 00:11:02,694 You threatened to come to my home? You threatened to come to my home?
177 00:11:02,863 00:11:06,026 - It's either your home or your office. - I didn't kill Anna Zoltin. - It's either your home or your office. - I didn't kill Anna Zoltin.
178 00:11:06,200 00:11:08,361 No, she killed herself. She strangled herself No, she killed herself. She strangled herself
179 00:11:08,536 00:11:10,629 right before dumping her body in the river. right before dumping her body in the river.
180 00:11:10,804 00:11:12,203 Where were you when she was killed? Where were you when she was killed?
181 00:11:12,373 00:11:14,534 At a charity fundraiser for my kid's school. At a charity fundraiser for my kid's school.
182 00:11:14,708 00:11:15,732 Father of the Year, huh? Father of the Year, huh?
183 00:11:15,943 00:11:18,377 Anna Zoltin took out an order of protection against you Anna Zoltin took out an order of protection against you
184 00:11:18,546 00:11:19,808 the night before she died. the night before she died.
185 00:11:19,980 00:11:22,141 Wonder why. What'd she do, threaten to tell your wife? Wonder why. What'd she do, threaten to tell your wife?
186 00:11:22,316 00:11:24,316 - That why you killed her? - Why throw away my life - That why you killed her? - Why throw away my life
187 00:11:24,485 00:11:26,976 - for a whore? - She was somebody's daughter. - for a whore? - She was somebody's daughter.
188 00:11:27,154 00:11:28,587 And she was also somebody's mother. And she was also somebody's mother.
189 00:11:28,756 00:11:30,433 She wanted to quit and you wouldn't let her. She wanted to quit and you wouldn't let her.
190 00:11:30,457 00:11:32,857 You wanted to keep having sex, you wouldn't let her say no. You wanted to keep having sex, you wouldn't let her say no.
191 00:11:33,027 00:11:35,894 - I can afford any woman I want. - Really? - I can afford any woman I want. - Really?
192 00:11:36,063 00:11:39,897 How about we call Mrs. Hansen down here, see how she feels about that? How about we call Mrs. Hansen down here, see how she feels about that?
193 00:11:43,470 00:11:44,732 Okay. Okay.
194 00:11:51,545 00:11:54,275 I was a regular client of Anna's. I was a regular client of Anna's.
195 00:11:54,848 00:11:56,907 When she told me she quit, When she told me she quit,
196 00:11:57,084 00:11:59,882 I tried using other call girls but... I tried using other call girls but...
197 00:12:00,354 00:12:01,480 She's really special. She's really special.
198 00:12:02,289 00:12:06,089 - You know what I mean? - Not first hand but keep talking. - You know what I mean? - Not first hand but keep talking.
199 00:12:06,260 00:12:07,887 I offered to pay her rent plus double I offered to pay her rent plus double
200 00:12:08,062 00:12:10,189 what she made as an escort but she turned me down. what she made as an escort but she turned me down.
201 00:12:11,065 00:12:13,863 The flowers were my attempt to change her mind. The flowers were my attempt to change her mind.
202 00:12:14,034 00:12:16,525 - And did it help? - No. - And did it help? - No.
203 00:12:18,105 00:12:21,370 But look, I wasn't the only one who thought she was special. But look, I wasn't the only one who thought she was special.
204 00:12:21,542 00:12:24,568 I heard from other girls in the escort agency that I heard from other girls in the escort agency that
205 00:12:24,745 00:12:27,873 her boss was always hitting on her. her boss was always hitting on her.
206 00:12:28,048 00:12:29,640 Do you have a name for us? Do you have a name for us?
207 00:12:29,817 00:12:31,614 All I know is that his first name is John. All I know is that his first name is John.
208 00:12:31,785 00:12:33,878 - Well, there's a start. - Yeah. - Well, there's a start. - Yeah.
209 00:12:34,054 00:12:36,022 You better pray your alibi checks out. You better pray your alibi checks out.
210 00:12:38,559 00:12:41,551 I just wanted to drop these DD-5s off for the Commissioner. I just wanted to drop these DD-5s off for the Commissioner.
211 00:12:41,729 00:12:44,061 Well, the Commissioner's not home yet. Well, the Commissioner's not home yet.
212 00:12:44,231 00:12:46,131 I know that, sir. I know that, sir.
213 00:12:48,469 00:12:50,528 I'm retired, you don't have to call me "sir." I'm retired, you don't have to call me "sir."
214 00:12:51,138 00:12:53,265 - What should I call you? - Henry. - What should I call you? - Henry.
215 00:12:56,277 00:12:58,040 Something on your mind, Miss Baker? Something on your mind, Miss Baker?
216 00:12:59,480 00:13:01,641 It's a cold case of his involving a child. It's a cold case of his involving a child.
217 00:13:01,815 00:13:03,248 It's consumed him. It's consumed him.
218 00:13:05,919 00:13:08,285 We all have these cases. We all have these cases.
219 00:13:08,455 00:13:10,252 I had one back in '55. I had one back in '55.
220 00:13:10,424 00:13:15,191 The remains of a kid in a duffel bag off the FDR. The remains of a kid in a duffel bag off the FDR.
221 00:13:15,362 00:13:17,353 I still take the case out every now and then. I still take the case out every now and then.
222 00:13:17,564 00:13:20,624 It's always bad when it's children, but... It's always bad when it's children, but...
223 00:13:21,835 00:13:25,828 If I may say, sir, he's in a very dark place. If I may say, sir, he's in a very dark place.
224 00:13:27,107 00:13:31,134 He and the detective who was in charge of the case were at odds. He and the detective who was in charge of the case were at odds.
225 00:13:31,578 00:13:35,514 There was a witness who said he thought he saw the kid get into a car There was a witness who said he thought he saw the kid get into a car
226 00:13:35,683 00:13:38,481 but Francis wasn't having any of it. but Francis wasn't having any of it.
227 00:13:38,652 00:13:41,348 He was convinced the kid never left the block. He was convinced the kid never left the block.
228 00:13:41,522 00:13:43,114 That he was murdered. That he was murdered.
229 00:13:45,893 00:13:49,989 He'll find the forensic anthropologist report there, as well. He'll find the forensic anthropologist report there, as well.
230 00:13:50,164 00:13:52,064 Blunt force trauma to the skull was caused Blunt force trauma to the skull was caused
231 00:13:52,232 00:13:55,133 by the round striking end of a hammer. by the round striking end of a hammer.
232 00:13:57,738 00:14:01,139 His own kids were that age back then. His own kids were that age back then.
233 00:14:01,308 00:14:02,798 It tore him up. It tore him up.
234 00:14:05,879 00:14:09,042 It's the losses that keep you up at night. It's the losses that keep you up at night.
235 00:14:13,020 00:14:15,488 - So, how did your anniversary go? - It went good. - So, how did your anniversary go? - It went good.
236 00:14:15,656 00:14:18,056 I got my wife a snow globe. I got my wife a snow globe.
237 00:14:18,225 00:14:21,023 I know it's too low brow for your Harvard tastes I know it's too low brow for your Harvard tastes
238 00:14:21,195 00:14:23,163 but my wife loves snow globes. but my wife loves snow globes.
239 00:14:23,630 00:14:24,858 Fake snow, I get the appeal. Fake snow, I get the appeal.
240 00:14:25,032 00:14:28,024 - You get the appeal? - Yeah. - You get the appeal? - Yeah.
241 00:14:29,536 00:14:31,197 Tell me how you know Sonny Malevsky? Tell me how you know Sonny Malevsky?
242 00:14:32,072 00:14:34,336 Why are you so interested in that putz, huh? Why are you so interested in that putz, huh?
243 00:14:34,508 00:14:35,941 I'm just curious. I'm just curious.
244 00:14:36,143 00:14:39,601 Well, some guys become cops because they love law enforcement. Well, some guys become cops because they love law enforcement.
245 00:14:39,780 00:14:41,372 Some guys, for job security. Some guys, for job security.
246 00:14:41,548 00:14:43,072 Some guys don't know what else to do. Some guys don't know what else to do.
247 00:14:44,017 00:14:46,577 And then you've got guys like Malevsky And then you've got guys like Malevsky
248 00:14:46,754 00:14:48,187 who's just on a big power trip. who's just on a big power trip.
249 00:14:49,757 00:14:51,054 Anything more than that? Anything more than that?
250 00:14:51,225 00:14:53,386 What? Like corruption? What? Like corruption?
251 00:14:54,027 00:14:55,961 That's a big word. That's a big word.
252 00:14:56,163 00:15:00,463 Let's just say, I think that he's someone when you're talking to him Let's just say, I think that he's someone when you're talking to him
253 00:15:00,667 00:15:02,794 you better have one hand on your wallet. you better have one hand on your wallet.
254 00:15:03,537 00:15:06,700 - You know what I mean? - Hmm. - You know what I mean? - Hmm.
255 00:15:12,112 00:15:13,374 Hey. Hey.
256 00:15:13,547 00:15:15,538 You're still up, Pop. You're still up, Pop.
257 00:15:15,716 00:15:19,277 Your aide dropped off some 5's for the Gates case. Your aide dropped off some 5's for the Gates case.
258 00:15:19,453 00:15:22,786 They smell of the precinct. I hope you don't mind. They smell of the precinct. I hope you don't mind.
259 00:15:22,956 00:15:25,220 It's the losses that keep you up at night. It's the losses that keep you up at night.
260 00:15:36,570 00:15:38,697 You miss it, don't you? You miss it, don't you?
261 00:15:41,074 00:15:42,507 I do. I do.
262 00:15:42,709 00:15:44,438 I wasn't done being a cop. I wasn't done being a cop.
263 00:15:45,212 00:15:46,804 You did what you had to do. You did what you had to do.
264 00:15:47,448 00:15:48,745 Same as you. Same as you.
265 00:15:48,916 00:15:51,441 No, I wanted the job. No, I wanted the job.
266 00:15:53,720 00:15:56,746 You should feel proud, Francis. You should feel proud, Francis.
267 00:15:56,924 00:15:59,119 You're the only chief rank and file would've accepted You're the only chief rank and file would've accepted
268 00:15:59,293 00:16:02,160 after that last bum of the mayor's. after that last bum of the mayor's.
269 00:16:02,329 00:16:04,729 The time had come and you stepped up. The time had come and you stepped up.
270 00:16:05,232 00:16:06,722 Here. Here.
271 00:16:07,167 00:16:09,931 Take these, they're yours. Take these, they're yours.
272 00:16:12,372 00:16:14,772 - What are you looking for? - I don't know. - What are you looking for? - I don't know.
273 00:16:14,942 00:16:17,502 Something to jog my memory. Something to jog my memory.
274 00:16:17,678 00:16:18,702 What did you always say? What did you always say?
275 00:16:18,879 00:16:21,643 "There's a lot in a detective's head that isn't written down." "There's a lot in a detective's head that isn't written down."
276 00:16:21,815 00:16:24,875 But you've got a photographic mind for this stuff. But you've got a photographic mind for this stuff.
277 00:16:25,052 00:16:26,314 Yeah. Yeah.
278 00:16:26,487 00:16:29,456 Well, there's something I can't remember Well, there's something I can't remember
279 00:16:29,623 00:16:33,059 or overlooked or didn't consider. or overlooked or didn't consider.
280 00:16:39,366 00:16:41,266 Night, Francis. Night, Francis.
281 00:16:41,635 00:16:43,330 Night, Pop. Night, Pop.
282 00:17:04,358 00:17:05,484 Yeah, yeah, thanks. Yeah, yeah, thanks.
283 00:17:05,659 00:17:06,853 Anything yet? Anything yet?
284 00:17:07,028 00:17:08,893 Hansen's alibi checks out. Hansen's alibi checks out.
285 00:17:09,063 00:17:10,587 What? Ugh. What? Ugh.
286 00:17:10,798 00:17:13,392 You know it's guys like that that make you want to stay single. You know it's guys like that that make you want to stay single.
287 00:17:13,567 00:17:15,535 Yeah, well, he told the truth. Yeah, well, he told the truth.
288 00:17:15,703 00:17:19,571 Maybe he's telling the truth about this John guy who owned the agency. Maybe he's telling the truth about this John guy who owned the agency.
289 00:17:19,740 00:17:21,833 He says he was obsessed with Anna. He says he was obsessed with Anna.
290 00:17:22,009 00:17:23,670 Let's check it on the black book. Let's check it on the black book.
291 00:17:25,546 00:17:29,004 Yeah, well the escort service was owned by a John Vega. Yeah, well the escort service was owned by a John Vega.
292 00:17:29,183 00:17:31,083 Oh, what's he up to now? Oh, what's he up to now?
293 00:17:32,353 00:17:36,813 He owns a business called Executive Clientele. He owns a business called Executive Clientele.
294 00:17:37,725 00:17:38,851 - Oh, well. - Look at that. - Oh, well. - Look at that.
295 00:17:39,026 00:17:40,789 Not hard to tell what his new business is. Not hard to tell what his new business is.
296 00:17:40,961 00:17:42,223 No. No.
297 00:17:45,533 00:17:48,024 You're listed as the company owner, Mr. Vega. You're listed as the company owner, Mr. Vega.
298 00:17:48,202 00:17:50,261 Hey, hey, just call me Johnny. Hey, hey, just call me Johnny.
299 00:17:50,438 00:17:52,269 Johnny the Pimp? Ha-ha-ha. Johnny the Pimp? Ha-ha-ha.
300 00:17:52,440 00:17:55,307 Our ladies do not engage in sexual intercourse. Our ladies do not engage in sexual intercourse.
301 00:17:55,476 00:17:57,467 Your clients just pay a thousand dollars a pop Your clients just pay a thousand dollars a pop
302 00:17:57,645 00:17:59,476 for stimulating conversation, is that it? for stimulating conversation, is that it?
303 00:17:59,647 00:18:01,945 Our clients are out-of-town businessmen Our clients are out-of-town businessmen
304 00:18:02,116 00:18:05,916 or Europeans who just want beautiful ladies to show them around the city. or Europeans who just want beautiful ladies to show them around the city.
305 00:18:06,087 00:18:08,783 You know, business dinners with them and stuff. You know, business dinners with them and stuff.
306 00:18:08,956 00:18:10,890 Do you know Anna Zoltin? Do you know Anna Zoltin?
307 00:18:11,058 00:18:12,753 She used to work for my accountant. She used to work for my accountant.
308 00:18:12,927 00:18:15,794 Well, they told us that she delivered many packages here. Well, they told us that she delivered many packages here.
309 00:18:15,963 00:18:17,487 No, no, that's not true. No, no, that's not true.
310 00:18:17,665 00:18:20,566 How about she was an escort at Nonpareil while you were running it? How about she was an escort at Nonpareil while you were running it?
311 00:18:21,569 00:18:23,298 I don't recall. I don't recall.
312 00:18:23,471 00:18:25,462 Do you recall where you were two nights ago? Do you recall where you were two nights ago?
313 00:18:25,639 00:18:28,267 Hillary, pull up Jolene, will you? Hillary, pull up Jolene, will you?
314 00:18:28,442 00:18:29,909 I was at her place all night. I was at her place all night.
315 00:18:31,512 00:18:34,106 We're gonna need her contact information to corroborate. We're gonna need her contact information to corroborate.
316 00:18:34,281 00:18:35,805 You'll get that before you leave. You'll get that before you leave.
317 00:18:35,983 00:18:38,451 And if you ever want to try any of our services, And if you ever want to try any of our services,
318 00:18:38,619 00:18:40,849 I'll make sure you get the N.Y.P.D. discount. I'll make sure you get the N.Y.P.D. discount.
319 00:18:41,021 00:18:42,511 No, thanks. I'm married. No, thanks. I'm married.
320 00:18:42,690 00:18:44,351 Too bad. Don't know what you're missing. Too bad. Don't know what you're missing.
321 00:18:44,525 00:18:46,390 Neither do you. Neither do you.
322 00:18:48,696 00:18:51,358 250 interviews of people in the building across the street 250 interviews of people in the building across the street
323 00:18:51,532 00:18:53,796 and not one of them saw Leo enter that building. and not one of them saw Leo enter that building.
324 00:18:53,968 00:18:56,300 Never mind with anyone. Never mind with anyone.
325 00:18:56,770 00:18:58,704 What do you think, sir? What do you think, sir?
326 00:18:59,440 00:19:01,169 I don't know. I don't know.
327 00:19:01,342 00:19:04,004 Had to be someone in that building on that day. Had to be someone in that building on that day.
328 00:19:04,178 00:19:06,976 Someone who wouldn't raise suspicions. Someone who wouldn't raise suspicions.
329 00:19:08,516 00:19:09,847 If it moves, you duct tape it. If it moves, you duct tape it.
330 00:19:10,017 00:19:12,042 If it squeaks, you WD-40 it. If it squeaks, you WD-40 it.
331 00:19:12,219 00:19:15,188 If it's stuck, you hit it with a hammer. If it's stuck, you hit it with a hammer.
332 00:19:16,223 00:19:17,850 Sounds about right, sir. Sounds about right, sir.
333 00:19:18,025 00:19:20,550 Get me Bill Carter on the phone. Get me Bill Carter on the phone.
334 00:19:22,196 00:19:24,130 Jolene DeMaine. Jolene DeMaine.
335 00:19:24,298 00:19:26,630 Detective Reagan. This is my partner, Detective Curatola. Detective Reagan. This is my partner, Detective Curatola.
336 00:19:26,800 00:19:28,700 Johnny told me that you'd be looking for me. Johnny told me that you'd be looking for me.
337 00:19:28,869 00:19:30,894 - Oh, did he? - Yeah. He was with me that night. - Oh, did he? - Yeah. He was with me that night.
338 00:19:31,071 00:19:33,198 - Really, doing what? - Dinner. Then we hung out. - Really, doing what? - Dinner. Then we hung out.
339 00:19:33,374 00:19:34,841 - All night. - Where? - All night. - Where?
340 00:19:35,009 00:19:37,375 Where? My place. Where? My place.
341 00:19:37,545 00:19:39,240 I'm sorry, I really need to go. I'm sorry, I really need to go.
342 00:19:39,446 00:19:40,538 I'm late. You know what? I'm late. You know what?
343 00:19:40,714 00:19:43,911 If you think of anything, why don't you give us a call, okay? If you think of anything, why don't you give us a call, okay?
344 00:19:44,084 00:19:45,745 I won't. I won't.
345 00:19:48,656 00:19:50,385 - That went well. - Yeah. - That went well. - Yeah.
346 00:19:50,558 00:19:52,822 Hold for the Commissioner. Hold for the Commissioner.
347 00:19:53,260 00:19:55,057 Where are you with the new interviews, Bill? Where are you with the new interviews, Bill?
348 00:19:55,262 00:19:58,095 Uh... I've located some of them, sir. Uh... I've located some of them, sir.
349 00:19:58,265 00:20:01,598 In fact, right now I'm with the witness, Todd Connelly. In fact, right now I'm with the witness, Todd Connelly.
350 00:20:01,769 00:20:03,168 He's not on my list. He's not on my list.
351 00:20:03,337 00:20:05,828 No, I know, but it occurred to me that No, I know, but it occurred to me that
352 00:20:06,006 00:20:09,703 he may have said that he saw Leo Gates entering the Corolla he may have said that he saw Leo Gates entering the Corolla
353 00:20:09,877 00:20:11,504 to throw the investigation. to throw the investigation.
354 00:20:12,112 00:20:13,943 The murderer put him up to it. The murderer put him up to it.
355 00:20:14,114 00:20:16,514 - What about Ted Wessel? - Wessel? - What about Ted Wessel? - Wessel?
356 00:20:16,684 00:20:19,847 The superintendent of the building where Leo Gates' bones were found. The superintendent of the building where Leo Gates' bones were found.
357 00:20:20,020 00:20:22,352 A re-interview I specifically requested. A re-interview I specifically requested.
358 00:20:22,523 00:20:24,354 Yeah, I haven't found him yet, sir. Yeah, I haven't found him yet, sir.
359 00:20:24,525 00:20:26,015 Find him. Find him.
360 00:20:26,193 00:20:29,856 Do it quick and do it right or you'll be walking a beat so far out in Queens Do it quick and do it right or you'll be walking a beat so far out in Queens
361 00:20:30,030 00:20:32,726 you'll need a passport to get back to Manhattan. you'll need a passport to get back to Manhattan.
362 00:20:32,900 00:20:34,697 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
363 00:20:35,402 00:20:38,769 Find out everything there is to know about Theodore Wessel. Find out everything there is to know about Theodore Wessel.
364 00:20:38,939 00:20:42,306 Every detail of his life from the day he was born. Every detail of his life from the day he was born.
365 00:20:49,316 00:20:52,547 Hi. Okay, so Johnny Vega has a criminal history. Hi. Okay, so Johnny Vega has a criminal history.
366 00:20:52,720 00:20:55,883 Assault, extortion, gambling, promoting prostitution. Assault, extortion, gambling, promoting prostitution.
367 00:20:56,056 00:20:58,115 So, what is he doing still on the street? So, what is he doing still on the street?
368 00:20:58,292 00:21:00,055 First go-round with murder, though. First go-round with murder, though.
369 00:21:00,227 00:21:01,455 He's got an alibi for that. He's got an alibi for that.
370 00:21:01,629 00:21:04,257 We can't even get enough to subpoena his phone records. We can't even get enough to subpoena his phone records.
371 00:21:04,431 00:21:06,262 So there's got to be something. So there's got to be something.
372 00:21:06,433 00:21:09,334 Besides Nonpareil, is there any way we can connect this guy to Anna? Besides Nonpareil, is there any way we can connect this guy to Anna?
373 00:21:09,536 00:21:11,970 I've been through her phone records, her e-mails, I've been through her phone records, her e-mails,
374 00:21:12,139 00:21:13,936 there is absolutely nothing from Vega. there is absolutely nothing from Vega.
375 00:21:14,108 00:21:16,838 But there are tons of phone calls back and forth But there are tons of phone calls back and forth
376 00:21:17,044 00:21:19,342 from Anna Zoltin and Jolene DeMaine, from Anna Zoltin and Jolene DeMaine,
377 00:21:19,546 00:21:23,482 nearly every day, including the night she was killed, after she called you. nearly every day, including the night she was killed, after she called you.
378 00:21:23,651 00:21:24,675 Jolene DeMaine? Jolene DeMaine?
379 00:21:24,852 00:21:26,615 - Mm-hm. - Sounds like she knows something - Mm-hm. - Sounds like she knows something
380 00:21:26,787 00:21:28,778 - she's not letting on. - Mm-hm. - she's not letting on. - Mm-hm.
381 00:21:30,090 00:21:31,751 You got a second to talk? You got a second to talk?
382 00:21:31,925 00:21:32,983 I already talked to you. I already talked to you.
383 00:21:33,160 00:21:36,129 Yeah, but you never told us that you and Anna were friends. Yeah, but you never told us that you and Anna were friends.
384 00:21:36,297 00:21:38,162 We know you spoke the night she was killed We know you spoke the night she was killed
385 00:21:38,966 00:21:40,866 because I did, too. because I did, too.
386 00:21:41,068 00:21:44,333 She sounded afraid that someone was gonna find out she reached out to me. She sounded afraid that someone was gonna find out she reached out to me.
387 00:21:44,505 00:21:46,530 I'm thinking it was Johnny Vega she was afraid of. I'm thinking it was Johnny Vega she was afraid of.
388 00:21:46,707 00:21:50,108 But you told us that you were with him the night Anna was killed. But you told us that you were with him the night Anna was killed.
389 00:21:50,277 00:21:52,507 - I did see him that night. - Just not the whole night. - I did see him that night. - Just not the whole night.
390 00:21:53,614 00:21:54,842 Look, I can't help you. Look, I can't help you.
391 00:21:55,015 00:21:57,711 Are you gonna let this guy get away with killing your friend? Are you gonna let this guy get away with killing your friend?
392 00:21:58,118 00:22:01,713 Do you know he strangled her so hard that he broke a bone in her neck? Do you know he strangled her so hard that he broke a bone in her neck?
393 00:22:01,889 00:22:03,823 - Don't! - Well, then tell us the truth. - Don't! - Well, then tell us the truth.
394 00:22:03,991 00:22:06,983 You have no idea what Johnny is really like. You have no idea what Johnny is really like.
395 00:22:07,161 00:22:09,105 - So you gave him an alibi? - I can end up like her. - So you gave him an alibi? - I can end up like her.
396 00:22:09,129 00:22:12,155 You can also end up in prison for hindering prosecution. You can also end up in prison for hindering prosecution.
397 00:22:13,467 00:22:14,866 Jolene, tell us what happened. Jolene, tell us what happened.
398 00:22:17,638 00:22:19,663 Johnny had a thing for her. Johnny had a thing for her.
399 00:22:19,840 00:22:21,467 He was always creeping on her. He was always creeping on her.
400 00:22:22,309 00:22:24,641 And finally she started saying that she'd go to the cops And finally she started saying that she'd go to the cops
401 00:22:24,812 00:22:26,973 if he didn't stop harassing her. if he didn't stop harassing her.
402 00:22:27,147 00:22:28,341 She told me about you. She told me about you.
403 00:22:28,515 00:22:31,006 - She said that we could trust you. - You can. - She said that we could trust you. - You can.
404 00:22:31,618 00:22:33,017 Keep talking. Keep talking.
405 00:22:34,521 00:22:37,581 Anna told me that she dropped off the checks at Executive. Anna told me that she dropped off the checks at Executive.
406 00:22:37,758 00:22:40,591 When she got there Johnny tried to jump her but she fought him off. When she got there Johnny tried to jump her but she fought him off.
407 00:22:40,761 00:22:44,390 And she told him that was it. That she was gonna go to the cops. And she told him that was it. That she was gonna go to the cops.
408 00:22:45,366 00:22:48,096 She ran out of there and she called me from her cell. She ran out of there and she called me from her cell.
409 00:22:48,268 00:22:51,396 She was petrified that he was coming after her. She was petrified that he was coming after her.
410 00:22:51,572 00:22:53,335 I told her that I'd meet her at her place. I told her that I'd meet her at her place.
411 00:22:53,507 00:22:55,338 What time was that? What time was that?
412 00:22:55,509 00:22:57,443 It was around midnight. It was around midnight.
413 00:22:57,644 00:22:59,509 When I got there she was so scared. When I got there she was so scared.
414 00:22:59,680 00:23:01,341 Her hands were shaking. Her hands were shaking.
415 00:23:01,515 00:23:03,745 She told me she was gonna meet you at the precinct She told me she was gonna meet you at the precinct
416 00:23:04,251 00:23:06,185 and I said that I would wait with her. and I said that I would wait with her.
417 00:23:06,353 00:23:08,412 Did you? Did you?
418 00:23:10,424 00:23:12,688 There was a knock on the door. There was a knock on the door.
419 00:23:12,860 00:23:14,452 Anna said to hide while she answered it. Anna said to hide while she answered it.
420 00:23:14,661 00:23:17,186 So I ducked into her bedroom. So I ducked into her bedroom.
421 00:23:17,364 00:23:19,195 And it was Johnny Vega. And it was Johnny Vega.
422 00:23:19,366 00:23:21,129 He was furious. He was furious.
423 00:23:21,301 00:23:22,791 They had words. They had words.
424 00:23:22,970 00:23:25,131 And then I didn't hear anything so I peeked out And then I didn't hear anything so I peeked out
425 00:23:25,305 00:23:27,739 to make sure that she was okay to make sure that she was okay
426 00:23:28,275 00:23:30,072 and I saw... and I saw...
427 00:23:30,244 00:23:32,303 And I saw him strangle her. And I saw him strangle her.
428 00:23:33,414 00:23:35,211 - Did he see you? - No. - Did he see you? - No.
429 00:23:35,382 00:23:37,077 No, God, I didn't move. No, God, I didn't move.
430 00:23:37,251 00:23:41,119 I waited until he left with Anna. I waited until he left with Anna.
431 00:23:41,822 00:23:45,485 And the next day, when Anna's body showed up, And the next day, when Anna's body showed up,
432 00:23:45,692 00:23:50,686 he said that "that's what happens when people talk to cops." he said that "that's what happens when people talk to cops."
433 00:23:56,136 00:23:57,763 Let's go scoop this piece of garbage. Let's go scoop this piece of garbage.
434 00:24:11,752 00:24:13,344 Johnny Vega! Johnny Vega!
435 00:24:13,520 00:24:16,114 Hands out of your pockets. Keep them where I can see them. Hands out of your pockets. Keep them where I can see them.
436 00:24:16,290 00:24:17,917 Taking me up on that N.Y.P.D. discount? Taking me up on that N.Y.P.D. discount?
437 00:24:18,091 00:24:21,356 I don't have anything for the young lady unless she goes that way. I don't have anything for the young lady unless she goes that way.
438 00:24:22,329 00:24:24,627 We're here to arrest you for the murder of Anna Zoltin. We're here to arrest you for the murder of Anna Zoltin.
439 00:24:25,866 00:24:29,267 - You know what? Whatever. - Great, turn around. - You know what? Whatever. - Great, turn around.
440 00:24:29,970 00:24:31,961 Turn your ass around. Turn your ass around.
441 00:24:32,739 00:24:35,285 You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say may be used You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say may be used
442 00:24:35,309 00:24:36,867 against you in a court of law. against you in a court of law.
443 00:24:37,044 00:24:39,137 You have the right to consult with an attorney. You have the right to consult with an attorney.
444 00:24:39,313 00:24:42,111 You have the right to have your attorney present during questioning. You have the right to have your attorney present during questioning.
445 00:24:42,282 00:24:46,446 If you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you at no cost. If you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you at no cost.
446 00:24:47,654 00:24:50,054 That Johnny Vega is one cool cucumber. That Johnny Vega is one cool cucumber.
447 00:24:50,257 00:24:53,036 As long as he's held without bail for second-degree murder, I don't care. As long as he's held without bail for second-degree murder, I don't care.
448 00:24:53,060 00:24:55,893 Detective Reagan. Curatola. Detective Reagan. Curatola.
449 00:24:56,063 00:24:58,190 Special Agent Stuart LeMarque. Special Agent Stuart LeMarque.
450 00:24:58,365 00:25:00,390 Oh, FBI. To what do we owe the pleasure? Oh, FBI. To what do we owe the pleasure?
451 00:25:00,567 00:25:02,364 - You arrested John Vega today. Yeah. - You arrested John Vega today. Yeah.
452 00:25:02,536 00:25:03,969 Creates a bit of a problem for us. Creates a bit of a problem for us.
453 00:25:04,137 00:25:05,331 Really? Why's that? Really? Why's that?
454 00:25:05,506 00:25:07,633 He's instrumental in a RICO case we got going. He's instrumental in a RICO case we got going.
455 00:25:07,808 00:25:10,003 - Oh, he's a confidential informant? Oh. - Oh, he's a confidential informant? Oh.
456 00:25:10,177 00:25:11,508 Makes sense why he has all those. Makes sense why he has all those.
457 00:25:11,678 00:25:13,908 "Get out of jail free" cards on felony collars. "Get out of jail free" cards on felony collars.
458 00:25:14,081 00:25:16,641 This guy is a made member of the Rulanti crime family. This guy is a made member of the Rulanti crime family.
459 00:25:16,817 00:25:18,580 He's like a son to Tommy Rulanti. He's like a son to Tommy Rulanti.
460 00:25:18,785 00:25:21,865 I don't care if he's like a son to the Pope, he's not getting a pass, forget it. I don't care if he's like a son to the Pope, he's not getting a pass, forget it.
461 00:25:21,889 00:25:24,687 Our case hinges on Vega's cooperation, all right? Our case hinges on Vega's cooperation, all right?
462 00:25:24,858 00:25:26,348 We're going after the bigger fish. We're going after the bigger fish.
463 00:25:26,527 00:25:28,188 As opposed to the little homicide here. As opposed to the little homicide here.
464 00:25:28,362 00:25:30,489 I need you to understand that we have an opportunity I need you to understand that we have an opportunity
465 00:25:30,664 00:25:32,256 to deal the Rulantis a crippling blow. to deal the Rulantis a crippling blow.
466 00:25:32,432 00:25:34,423 And we have an opportunity to lock this punk up And we have an opportunity to lock this punk up
467 00:25:34,601 00:25:36,933 for second-degree murder, and we will. for second-degree murder, and we will.
468 00:25:37,104 00:25:40,232 You really think the FBI is gonna let some N.Y.P.D. detective You really think the FBI is gonna let some N.Y.P.D. detective
469 00:25:40,407 00:25:42,341 blow a multi-million dollar RICO case? blow a multi-million dollar RICO case?
470 00:25:44,912 00:25:46,436 Maybe. Maybe.
471 00:25:47,447 00:25:49,278 Putz. Putz.
472 00:25:49,449 00:25:51,383 He's having trouble playing with others again? He's having trouble playing with others again?
473 00:25:51,552 00:25:53,918 The FBI trying to tell me who we can and can't arrest. The FBI trying to tell me who we can and can't arrest.
474 00:25:54,087 00:25:56,419 If it's about Johnny Vega, we have other problems. If it's about Johnny Vega, we have other problems.
475 00:25:56,590 00:25:58,182 What, they leaning on you to dismiss? What, they leaning on you to dismiss?
476 00:25:58,358 00:26:01,759 No, his defense team has requested our eyewitness's statement. No, his defense team has requested our eyewitness's statement.
477 00:26:01,929 00:26:03,021 Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?
478 00:26:03,196 00:26:04,891 Johnny's gonna know it was Jolene DeMaine. Johnny's gonna know it was Jolene DeMaine.
479 00:26:05,098 00:26:08,033 Oh, it is a death sentence for her. Oh, it is a death sentence for her.
480 00:26:08,201 00:26:09,395 It's within the law, Danny. It's within the law, Danny.
481 00:26:13,106 00:26:17,634 - I'm just saying, what kind of law is it? - The kind that guarantees a fair trial. - I'm just saying, what kind of law is it? - The kind that guarantees a fair trial.
482 00:26:17,844 00:26:20,711 Fair trial. I've got a witness who risks her life to come and give you Fair trial. I've got a witness who risks her life to come and give you
483 00:26:20,881 00:26:23,401 a recorded testimony, you give it to the murderer, is that fair? a recorded testimony, you give it to the murderer, is that fair?
484 00:26:24,384 00:26:25,595 The judge hasn't ruled on it yet. The judge hasn't ruled on it yet.
485 00:26:25,619 00:26:28,144 - And that's why cops hate Mondays. - Excuse me. - And that's why cops hate Mondays. - Excuse me.
486 00:26:29,723 00:26:32,385 - Well, it doesn't seem right, Mom. It's not right. - Well, it doesn't seem right, Mom. It's not right.
487 00:26:33,860 00:26:36,090 The defender has the right to know who's accusing him. The defender has the right to know who's accusing him.
488 00:26:36,263 00:26:38,754 That's so they can figure out who to intimidate. That's so they can figure out who to intimidate.
489 00:26:38,932 00:26:41,901 Without discovery statutes it's not a level playing field. Without discovery statutes it's not a level playing field.
490 00:26:42,736 00:26:45,102 I'm talking about playing with people's lives here. I'm talking about playing with people's lives here.
491 00:26:45,272 00:26:46,671 Nick, would you want a world where Nick, would you want a world where
492 00:26:46,873 00:26:49,341 anyone could have someone locked up on their anonymous say-so? anyone could have someone locked up on their anonymous say-so?
493 00:26:49,509 00:26:51,101 That doesn't sound so good either. That doesn't sound so good either.
494 00:26:51,278 00:26:52,302 Thank you, Jamie. Thank you, Jamie.
495 00:26:52,479 00:26:54,140 But you know it's an intimidation tactic. But you know it's an intimidation tactic.
496 00:26:54,314 00:26:55,338 Wrecks your only case. Wrecks your only case.
497 00:26:55,515 00:26:56,573 - See what I mean? - No. - See what I mean? - No.
498 00:26:56,750 00:26:57,774 Un-thank you, Jamie. Un-thank you, Jamie.
499 00:26:57,951 00:27:01,352 The bottom line is all the FBI cares about is making their splashy case The bottom line is all the FBI cares about is making their splashy case
500 00:27:01,521 00:27:03,819 against the Rulanti crime family. against the Rulanti crime family.
501 00:27:03,991 00:27:07,154 And meanwhile Anna Zoltin just floats down the East River into oblivion. And meanwhile Anna Zoltin just floats down the East River into oblivion.
502 00:27:07,327 00:27:08,817 And no one even arrests the murderer. And no one even arrests the murderer.
503 00:27:08,996 00:27:11,487 What'd you say they said? "Come on, she's just a call girl." What'd you say they said? "Come on, she's just a call girl."
504 00:27:11,665 00:27:13,326 Pretty much. "Just a call girl." Pretty much. "Just a call girl."
505 00:27:13,500 00:27:16,025 - What's a call girl? - I don't know. - What's a call girl? - I don't know.
506 00:27:16,269 00:27:21,172 Uh... That is a girl who talks on her cell all the time. Uh... That is a girl who talks on her cell all the time.
507 00:27:21,341 00:27:23,536 So, kind of like Aunt Erin? So, kind of like Aunt Erin?
508 00:27:24,978 00:27:26,002 Sorry. Sorry.
509 00:27:28,415 00:27:29,939 Yeah. Yeah.
510 00:27:31,051 00:27:32,712 Sorry. Sorry.
511 00:27:33,820 00:27:36,288 - Anything? - Dead end. - Anything? - Dead end.
512 00:27:36,456 00:27:37,480 What was so funny? What was so funny?
513 00:27:37,958 00:27:39,289 A barrel of laughs in here, Dad. A barrel of laughs in here, Dad.
514 00:27:39,459 00:27:41,950 Between the FBI and the DA's office trying to kill my witness. Between the FBI and the DA's office trying to kill my witness.
515 00:27:42,129 00:27:43,494 Enough with the drama. Enough with the drama.
516 00:27:43,664 00:27:47,828 Nothing undermines our way of life more than the taking of it. Nothing undermines our way of life more than the taking of it.
517 00:27:50,804 00:27:52,431 I'll drink to that. I'll drink to that.
518 00:28:00,681 00:28:03,206 The truth is Judge Fenton could rule either way tomorrow. The truth is Judge Fenton could rule either way tomorrow.
519 00:28:03,383 00:28:06,978 I could lose my witness. I'm a little worried about it. I could lose my witness. I'm a little worried about it.
520 00:28:07,154 00:28:09,247 Well, in that case, be ready. Well, in that case, be ready.
521 00:28:09,456 00:28:11,981 - What do you mean? - Ready with another case against him. - What do you mean? - Ready with another case against him.
522 00:28:12,159 00:28:16,425 How did the FBI get Johnny Vega to cooperate against the Rulanti family How did the FBI get Johnny Vega to cooperate against the Rulanti family
523 00:28:16,596 00:28:19,156 - in the first place? - They have something on him. - in the first place? - They have something on him.
524 00:28:19,332 00:28:22,324 Interstate prostitution, trafficking, for instance. Interstate prostitution, trafficking, for instance.
525 00:28:22,502 00:28:23,662 Okay. Okay.
526 00:28:23,837 00:28:27,671 And we know how the feds like to memorialize their cases on tape. And we know how the feds like to memorialize their cases on tape.
527 00:28:27,841 00:28:29,206 Wiretaps, surveillance. Wiretaps, surveillance.
528 00:28:29,376 00:28:33,278 Since the cases haven't been brought, none of it's been released. Since the cases haven't been brought, none of it's been released.
529 00:28:33,480 00:28:36,108 Well, maybe the right people haven't been asking. Well, maybe the right people haven't been asking.
530 00:28:37,617 00:28:40,518 I do have a friend in the U.S. Attorney's office. I do have a friend in the U.S. Attorney's office.
531 00:28:40,687 00:28:42,917 Well, if things don't go your way tomorrow... Well, if things don't go your way tomorrow...
532 00:28:46,426 00:28:48,417 Ms. Reagan, I have read your objection Ms. Reagan, I have read your objection
533 00:28:48,595 00:28:50,620 to the defense's motion to compel discovery. to the defense's motion to compel discovery.
534 00:28:50,797 00:28:53,197 Your Honor, the release of said testimony would reveal Your Honor, the release of said testimony would reveal
535 00:28:53,366 00:28:56,529 the identity of the witness and put his or her life in danger. the identity of the witness and put his or her life in danger.
536 00:28:56,703 00:28:57,727 Objection! Objection!
537 00:28:57,904 00:29:01,271 Much as we appreciate Ms. Reagan's apparent competency in legal matters, Much as we appreciate Ms. Reagan's apparent competency in legal matters,
538 00:29:01,441 00:29:04,740 we don't subscribe to her ability to predict the future, Your Honor. we don't subscribe to her ability to predict the future, Your Honor.
539 00:29:04,911 00:29:07,607 Sustained. Ms. Reagan, your objection is denied. Sustained. Ms. Reagan, your objection is denied.
540 00:29:07,781 00:29:09,476 Recording will be entered into evidence Recording will be entered into evidence
541 00:29:09,649 00:29:11,082 and made available to the defense. and made available to the defense.
542 00:29:11,251 00:29:14,049 At this time we would also request a consideration for bail. At this time we would also request a consideration for bail.
543 00:29:14,221 00:29:17,816 - Objection! - Mr. Vega has strong family ties. - Objection! - Mr. Vega has strong family ties.
544 00:29:18,024 00:29:19,753 Whose family, his own or the Rulantis? Whose family, his own or the Rulantis?
545 00:29:19,926 00:29:21,826 Objection! Objection!
546 00:29:29,035 00:29:30,127 - Jolene. - Leave. - Jolene. - Leave.
547 00:29:30,303 00:29:34,763 Listen, Johnny Vega made bail. We wanna take you somewhere safe. Listen, Johnny Vega made bail. We wanna take you somewhere safe.
548 00:29:34,941 00:29:36,306 - I don't think so. - Judge ruled - I don't think so. - Judge ruled
549 00:29:36,476 00:29:38,569 the defense can have your testimony against Vega. the defense can have your testimony against Vega.
550 00:29:38,745 00:29:42,647 - So get some clothes on and let's go. - No. No, I can't. I'm sorry. - So get some clothes on and let's go. - No. No, I can't. I'm sorry.
551 00:29:42,816 00:29:44,977 What is it? Did he contact you? What is it? Did he contact you?
552 00:29:45,152 00:29:46,983 - Doesn't matter. - Did he threaten you again? - Doesn't matter. - Did he threaten you again?
553 00:29:47,154 00:29:49,987 - I'm not going to testify. - You gave a statement to the ADA. - I'm not going to testify. - You gave a statement to the ADA.
554 00:29:50,157 00:29:51,920 I lied. Jolene! I lied. Jolene!
555 00:29:52,092 00:29:55,687 I didn't see him kill Anna, all right. Just leave me alone! I didn't see him kill Anna, all right. Just leave me alone!
556 00:29:55,862 00:30:00,492 This is what he wants, you know. He wants you to be scared. This is what he wants, you know. He wants you to be scared.
557 00:30:03,804 00:30:06,602 - I'm well aware of John Vega. - And I know about the RICO. - I'm well aware of John Vega. - And I know about the RICO.
558 00:30:06,773 00:30:08,468 I'm not willing to bend on murder. I'm not willing to bend on murder.
559 00:30:08,642 00:30:10,542 Well, with the last name Reagan, why would you? Well, with the last name Reagan, why would you?
560 00:30:10,710 00:30:12,871 But you know giving you access to FBI surveillance But you know giving you access to FBI surveillance
561 00:30:13,079 00:30:14,808 is gonna cause beaucoup problems for me. is gonna cause beaucoup problems for me.
562 00:30:14,981 00:30:16,312 You're a dedicated U.S. Attorney. You're a dedicated U.S. Attorney.
563 00:30:16,483 00:30:19,111 You don't want this guy walking around any more than I do. You don't want this guy walking around any more than I do.
564 00:30:19,286 00:30:22,722 - I can't jeopardize the Rulanti case. - You won't be jeopardizing it. - I can't jeopardize the Rulanti case. - You won't be jeopardizing it.
565 00:30:22,889 00:30:26,882 I will wait to bring my pre-trial motions against Vega after your RICO charges. I will wait to bring my pre-trial motions against Vega after your RICO charges.
566 00:30:27,093 00:30:29,186 You'll still have first dibs. You'll still have first dibs.
567 00:30:29,362 00:30:31,489 Can we discuss this over dinner? Can we discuss this over dinner?
568 00:30:31,665 00:30:35,101 David, I want that material. David, I want that material.
569 00:30:35,869 00:30:40,636 Hey Danny, it's me. I've got something for your viewing and listening pleasure. Hey Danny, it's me. I've got something for your viewing and listening pleasure.
570 00:30:44,878 00:30:48,974 Oh... Six hours of this and nothing. Oh... Six hours of this and nothing.
571 00:30:49,149 00:30:50,241 No, I can't do it anymore. No, I can't do it anymore.
572 00:30:50,417 00:30:54,717 I cannot watch any more mobsters and whores hanging out. I cannot watch any more mobsters and whores hanging out.
573 00:30:54,888 00:30:56,879 Tell me about it. Tell me about it.
574 00:31:00,026 00:31:01,721 There's Johnny Vega. There's Johnny Vega.
575 00:31:01,895 00:31:04,591 - Wait a minute, check this guy out. What? - Wait a minute, check this guy out. What?
576 00:31:04,764 00:31:08,757 Yeah, that's another midlife crisis overpaying some 20-year-old Yeah, that's another midlife crisis overpaying some 20-year-old
577 00:31:08,935 00:31:10,163 to make him feel desirable. to make him feel desirable.
578 00:31:10,337 00:31:12,703 Forget it. I lost interest after the first four hours. Forget it. I lost interest after the first four hours.
579 00:31:12,873 00:31:14,864 No, something about this guy. No, something about this guy.
580 00:31:15,041 00:31:16,531 I've seen him around somewhere. I've seen him around somewhere.
581 00:31:16,710 00:31:18,735 - Hey, do me a favor. - Yeah. - Hey, do me a favor. - Yeah.
582 00:31:18,912 00:31:19,936 Run this license plate. Run this license plate.
583 00:31:20,146 00:31:23,206 King-Nora-Queen-8-6-3-3. King-Nora-Queen-8-6-3-3.
584 00:31:25,752 00:31:27,276 Whoa. Whoa.
585 00:31:27,687 00:31:29,518 - What? - You're never gonna believe this. - What? - You're never gonna believe this.
586 00:31:29,689 00:31:32,180 - What? - The plate belongs to Judge Fenton. - What? - The plate belongs to Judge Fenton.
587 00:31:33,193 00:31:34,592 Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?
588 00:31:35,896 00:31:38,387 And it's not even my birthday. And it's not even my birthday.
589 00:31:41,401 00:31:43,733 We missed you at the Police Foundation Honors, Frank. We missed you at the Police Foundation Honors, Frank.
590 00:31:44,237 00:31:46,637 Police Foundation honors its mayor. Police Foundation honors its mayor.
591 00:31:46,806 00:31:48,899 Am I wrong in thinking that the police commissioner Am I wrong in thinking that the police commissioner
592 00:31:49,075 00:31:50,372 might wanna make an appearance? might wanna make an appearance?
593 00:31:50,543 00:31:53,273 I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. I had urgent police business. I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. I had urgent police business.
594 00:31:53,446 00:31:57,883 So, now what's your excuse for ducking our meeting today So, now what's your excuse for ducking our meeting today
595 00:31:58,051 00:31:59,814 with the FBI bureau director in charge? with the FBI bureau director in charge?
596 00:31:59,986 00:32:02,079 I don't have one. I don't have one.
597 00:32:03,123 00:32:04,818 What am I supposed to do with that? What am I supposed to do with that?
598 00:32:04,991 00:32:07,551 They want your guys to back off the Vega case. They want your guys to back off the Vega case.
599 00:32:08,428 00:32:10,055 I am not your apologist, Frank. I am not your apologist, Frank.
600 00:32:10,230 00:32:13,427 And when the federal government wants, demands a meeting, And when the federal government wants, demands a meeting,
601 00:32:13,600 00:32:17,001 I won't have you letting me stand there alone like an idiot, holding my... I won't have you letting me stand there alone like an idiot, holding my...
602 00:32:17,570 00:32:19,333 - Sir? - What is it, Baker? - Sir? - What is it, Baker?
603 00:32:19,506 00:32:22,168 Sorry, but you said to interrupt if we heard from Detective Carter Sorry, but you said to interrupt if we heard from Detective Carter
604 00:32:22,342 00:32:25,072 and he's on line one. He's located Theodore Wessel. and he's on line one. He's located Theodore Wessel.
605 00:32:25,245 00:32:26,974 I have to take this call, Mr. Mayor. I have to take this call, Mr. Mayor.
606 00:32:27,414 00:32:29,177 Yeah, I understand. Yeah, I understand.
607 00:32:29,349 00:32:31,943 Urgent police business, right? Lives at stake. Urgent police business, right? Lives at stake.
608 00:32:32,519 00:32:34,282 Et cetera. Et cetera.
609 00:32:41,428 00:32:43,157 Bring him in. Bring him in.
610 00:32:49,936 00:32:51,665 You're tired? You're tired?
611 00:32:51,838 00:32:53,999 Well, that's too bad, because nobody is gonna sleep Well, that's too bad, because nobody is gonna sleep
612 00:32:54,174 00:32:55,664 until I find out what happened. until I find out what happened.
613 00:32:55,842 00:32:56,968 I don't know what happened. I don't know what happened.
614 00:32:57,144 00:33:00,136 How many times I gotta tell you? I didn't have nothing to do with it. How many times I gotta tell you? I didn't have nothing to do with it.
615 00:33:00,313 00:33:04,306 You did. You killed the kid and then you buried him behind the wall. You did. You killed the kid and then you buried him behind the wall.
616 00:33:04,484 00:33:06,509 You were the super of the building. You were the super of the building.
617 00:33:06,686 00:33:10,019 Nobody would've thought anything if they saw you there covered in dust. Nobody would've thought anything if they saw you there covered in dust.
618 00:33:10,190 00:33:13,751 Don't know what you're talking about, everybody could access the basement. Don't know what you're talking about, everybody could access the basement.
619 00:33:13,927 00:33:16,623 That's 150 storage lockers and the laundry room. That's 150 storage lockers and the laundry room.
620 00:33:16,797 00:33:19,561 You know what? I can't stand the sight of you. You know what? I can't stand the sight of you.
621 00:33:22,803 00:33:24,998 - He's not giving it up, Frank. - I know. - He's not giving it up, Frank. - I know.
622 00:33:25,172 00:33:27,333 We've got nothing without his confession. We've got nothing without his confession.
623 00:33:27,507 00:33:29,873 I've been in there with him for four hours. I've been in there with him for four hours.
624 00:33:30,076 00:33:31,771 I wanna talk to him. I wanna talk to him.
625 00:33:33,613 00:33:35,706 Okay, commissioner. Okay, commissioner.
626 00:33:44,157 00:33:45,454 Remember me? Remember me?
627 00:33:45,992 00:33:48,290 I think you're the police commissioner. I think you're the police commissioner.
628 00:33:49,095 00:33:51,290 I am now. I am now.
629 00:33:51,464 00:33:54,695 You were the superintendent of a building that Leo Gates passed by You were the superintendent of a building that Leo Gates passed by
630 00:33:54,868 00:33:56,460 on the way to and from school. on the way to and from school.
631 00:33:56,636 00:33:58,797 We talked on We talked on
632 00:33:58,972 00:34:03,568 November 10th, the day after Leo went missing. November 10th, the day after Leo went missing.
633 00:34:03,743 00:34:05,335 I was the super of the building. I was the super of the building.
634 00:34:05,512 00:34:07,207 I already told the detective that. I already told the detective that.
635 00:34:07,380 00:34:11,180 Can I get you something to eat or drink, Mr. Wessel? Can I get you something to eat or drink, Mr. Wessel?
636 00:34:11,351 00:34:12,648 I just want to get out of here. I just want to get out of here.
637 00:34:12,819 00:34:16,220 I'm not going to tell you anything different than I did him. I'm not going to tell you anything different than I did him.
638 00:34:18,124 00:34:19,216 We found this We found this
639 00:34:20,360 00:34:22,851 in Leo Gates' backpack with his remains. in Leo Gates' backpack with his remains.
640 00:34:23,029 00:34:25,259 It's a fourth grade writing assignment. It's a fourth grade writing assignment.
641 00:34:25,432 00:34:27,491 Kind of a fill-in-the-blank biography. Kind of a fill-in-the-blank biography.
642 00:34:27,667 00:34:32,934 "November 9th. Leo Gates. Name. Cares deeply about my family." "November 9th. Leo Gates. Name. Cares deeply about my family."
643 00:34:33,139 00:34:36,267 What do you wanna be? Professional baseball player. What do you wanna be? Professional baseball player.
644 00:34:36,443 00:34:39,378 What do you love? Anything to do with baseball. What do you love? Anything to do with baseball.
645 00:34:39,546 00:34:41,673 What do you fear? What do you fear?
646 00:34:42,015 00:34:45,178 "Not being able to hit a baseball." "Not being able to hit a baseball."
647 00:34:45,418 00:34:47,511 Imagine that, Ted. Imagine that, Ted.
648 00:34:48,188 00:34:52,022 Before November 9th, all Leo was afraid of Before November 9th, all Leo was afraid of
649 00:34:52,192 00:34:53,921 was not being able to hit a baseball. was not being able to hit a baseball.
650 00:34:57,664 00:34:58,688 Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this?
651 00:34:58,865 00:35:02,699 Well, I just wanted to clear some things up. Well, I just wanted to clear some things up.
652 00:35:02,869 00:35:06,566 When we talked on November 10th, When we talked on November 10th,
653 00:35:06,740 00:35:11,143 you were wearing a blue work shirt, khaki trousers, tan work boots you were wearing a blue work shirt, khaki trousers, tan work boots
654 00:35:11,311 00:35:13,108 and a tool belt. and a tool belt.
655 00:35:14,581 00:35:16,173 Well, Well,
656 00:35:16,549 00:35:20,212 that's all I really had in my notes that's all I really had in my notes
657 00:35:20,387 00:35:24,915 that matter, but I have a pretty good memory, Ted. that matter, but I have a pretty good memory, Ted.
658 00:35:25,091 00:35:26,683 So, So,
659 00:35:27,494 00:35:33,126 I'm in my office staring out at my city I'm in my office staring out at my city
660 00:35:33,300 00:35:36,326 and I thought of what my superintendent used to say. and I thought of what my superintendent used to say.
661 00:35:36,503 00:35:39,961 "If it moves, you duct tape it. If it squeaks, you WD-40 it. "If it moves, you duct tape it. If it squeaks, you WD-40 it.
662 00:35:40,140 00:35:43,439 And if it's stuck, you hit it with a hammer." And if it's stuck, you hit it with a hammer."
663 00:35:43,610 00:35:46,670 And I don't know, I think that jogged my memory because all of a sudden And I don't know, I think that jogged my memory because all of a sudden
664 00:35:46,846 00:35:50,577 I had this kind of photograph in my mind I had this kind of photograph in my mind
665 00:35:50,750 00:35:53,981 and I realized that when we talked, and I realized that when we talked,
666 00:35:54,921 00:35:58,015 your hammer was missing from your tool belt. your hammer was missing from your tool belt.
667 00:36:00,794 00:36:02,318 And that's when I knew. And that's when I knew.
668 00:36:04,264 00:36:06,164 I wouldn't hit a kid in the head with a hammer. I wouldn't hit a kid in the head with a hammer.
669 00:36:06,333 00:36:08,426 That's how Leo was killed. How did you know that? That's how Leo was killed. How did you know that?
670 00:36:10,003 00:36:12,471 - Detective Carter told me. - No, he didn't. - Detective Carter told me. - No, he didn't.
671 00:36:13,306 00:36:14,432 I read it in the paper. I read it in the paper.
672 00:36:14,607 00:36:16,336 It wasn't in the paper, Ted. It wasn't in the paper, Ted.
673 00:36:19,012 00:36:22,448 People steal tools all the time. I mean, you set something down, they steal it. People steal tools all the time. I mean, you set something down, they steal it.
674 00:36:27,954 00:36:30,047 Couple days ago, Couple days ago,
675 00:36:32,459 00:36:35,019 I had to tell Laura Gates, that's Leo's mom, I had to tell Laura Gates, that's Leo's mom,
676 00:36:35,195 00:36:38,358 I had to tell her that Leo was dead. I had to tell her that Leo was dead.
677 00:36:39,299 00:36:45,204 In a way, she seemed relieved to know, finally. In a way, she seemed relieved to know, finally.
678 00:36:45,372 00:36:47,499 Because not knowing Because not knowing
679 00:36:47,674 00:36:51,041 had taken a terrible toll on her, Ted. had taken a terrible toll on her, Ted.
680 00:36:51,845 00:36:54,973 When you lose a child, When you lose a child,
681 00:36:55,815 00:36:57,715 it seems so unfair. it seems so unfair.
682 00:36:57,884 00:36:59,818 I know. I know.
683 00:36:59,986 00:37:02,147 I lost a son. I lost a son.
684 00:37:03,056 00:37:05,547 And I think you understand that And I think you understand that
685 00:37:05,725 00:37:09,661 you never really recover from a loss like that. you never really recover from a loss like that.
686 00:37:19,806 00:37:21,239 Read it. Read it.
687 00:37:24,744 00:37:27,577 Could you read it out loud, please? Could you read it out loud, please?
688 00:37:30,683 00:37:35,245 "Dear Mrs. Gates, I am very sorry that your son has disappeared. "Dear Mrs. Gates, I am very sorry that your son has disappeared.
689 00:37:35,422 00:37:39,916 I know how terrible you must feel. I am sorry for that." I know how terrible you must feel. I am sorry for that."
690 00:37:40,527 00:37:43,121 I think a good person wrote that letter, Ted. I think a good person wrote that letter, Ted.
691 00:37:43,329 00:37:44,728 A man with a conscience. A man with a conscience.
692 00:37:46,900 00:37:49,095 Someone who made a mistake Someone who made a mistake
693 00:37:49,269 00:37:54,229 and regretted it and carried it with him the rest of his life. and regretted it and carried it with him the rest of his life.
694 00:37:54,874 00:37:56,774 A mistake that haunted him A mistake that haunted him
695 00:37:56,943 00:38:00,845 until it broke up his marriage and turned him to alcohol to dull the pain. until it broke up his marriage and turned him to alcohol to dull the pain.
696 00:38:01,781 00:38:04,443 A mistake that left him broken. A mistake that left him broken.
697 00:38:04,951 00:38:07,886 And that he never recovered from. And that he never recovered from.
698 00:38:09,923 00:38:12,221 You wrote that letter, Ted. You wrote that letter, Ted.
699 00:38:21,568 00:38:23,092 It was raining. It was raining.
700 00:38:23,269 00:38:25,100 He was all wet. He was all wet.
701 00:38:25,271 00:38:27,171 That's all. That's all.
702 00:38:28,508 00:38:31,909 Just tell how you didn't mean to do it. Just tell how you didn't mean to do it.
703 00:38:34,514 00:38:36,744 Just write down everything. Just write down everything.
704 00:38:45,091 00:38:48,686 I would like to file a motion to dismiss the charges against my client. I would like to file a motion to dismiss the charges against my client.
705 00:38:48,895 00:38:51,591 - On what grounds, counselor? - This is absurd, Your Honor. - On what grounds, counselor? - This is absurd, Your Honor.
706 00:38:51,764 00:38:54,756 The only witness has recanted her statement. The only witness has recanted her statement.
707 00:38:55,168 00:38:56,465 Hold it. Excuse me. Hold it. Excuse me.
708 00:38:57,937 00:38:59,928 - Hey, don't mind us, judge. Excuse me! - Hey, don't mind us, judge. Excuse me!
709 00:39:00,106 00:39:02,700 There's a court in session here. Sir, you are out of order. There's a court in session here. Sir, you are out of order.
710 00:39:02,909 00:39:04,376 Yeah, I'm not the only one. Yeah, I'm not the only one.
711 00:39:04,544 00:39:07,035 - Sir! Sit down! - I don't want to sit. - Sir! Sit down! - I don't want to sit.
712 00:39:07,547 00:39:09,606 Sir, I will find you in contempt. Sir, I will find you in contempt.
713 00:39:09,782 00:39:12,273 The only one in contempt here is you, judge! The only one in contempt here is you, judge!
714 00:39:12,452 00:39:14,420 Judicial misconduct, solicitation. Tell him. Judicial misconduct, solicitation. Tell him.
715 00:39:15,421 00:39:18,049 I'm Vincent Pelligrino from the Office of Court Administration. I'm Vincent Pelligrino from the Office of Court Administration.
716 00:39:18,224 00:39:21,057 - Please step down, Your Honor. - Don't call him "Your Honor." - Please step down, Your Honor. - Don't call him "Your Honor."
717 00:39:21,227 00:39:23,491 That word is reserved for people who have some. That word is reserved for people who have some.
718 00:39:26,199 00:39:27,461 Hey, Johnny boy. Hey, Johnny boy.
719 00:39:27,634 00:39:28,896 What's going on? What's going on?
720 00:39:29,068 00:39:31,229 Judge Fenton has a role in one of those videos. Judge Fenton has a role in one of those videos.
721 00:39:31,971 00:39:34,872 He got caught with his pants down, both literally and figuratively. He got caught with his pants down, both literally and figuratively.
722 00:39:35,041 00:39:36,474 Ain't that right, judge? Ain't that right, judge?
723 00:39:38,378 00:39:40,710 That's why he's been ruling on the side of Johnny Vega. That's why he's been ruling on the side of Johnny Vega.
724 00:39:42,015 00:39:47,043 This hearing is adjourned pending a judicial review. This hearing is adjourned pending a judicial review.
725 00:39:51,758 00:39:55,558 Hey, not bad for a little fish, huh? Hey, not bad for a little fish, huh?
726 00:40:01,467 00:40:04,493 - Hey, look who's here. - Hey, Dad. - Hey, look who's here. - Hey, Dad.
727 00:40:04,671 00:40:06,036 Hey. Hey.
728 00:40:06,472 00:40:09,339 - I heard what went on in there. - Oh, yeah, classic Danny. - I heard what went on in there. - Oh, yeah, classic Danny.
729 00:40:09,509 00:40:10,908 Couldn't wait until it was over, Couldn't wait until it was over,
730 00:40:11,077 00:40:13,602 he had to burst into the courtroom on his big white horse. he had to burst into the courtroom on his big white horse.
731 00:40:13,780 00:40:14,838 Good times. Good times.
732 00:40:15,014 00:40:17,539 Hey, we heard the commissioner got a signed confession. Hey, we heard the commissioner got a signed confession.
733 00:40:17,717 00:40:19,708 A great day for the family business. A great day for the family business.
734 00:40:19,886 00:40:21,877 We're gonna go pat ourselves on the back. We're gonna go pat ourselves on the back.
735 00:40:22,055 00:40:24,751 - Can you come? - I've got stuff to do. - Can you come? - I've got stuff to do.
736 00:40:24,924 00:40:26,186 Go ahead, you kids go. Go ahead, you kids go.
737 00:40:26,359 00:40:29,795 - Are you sure? - Yeah, I'll take a rain check. - Are you sure? - Yeah, I'll take a rain check.
738 00:40:30,563 00:40:32,793 - Bye. - See you, Dad. - Bye. - See you, Dad.
739 00:40:32,999 00:40:35,024 I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you.
740 00:40:39,906 00:40:45,538 I knew when they found Leo's remains that you'd get the person responsible. I knew when they found Leo's remains that you'd get the person responsible.
741 00:40:45,712 00:40:48,510 I know it's small comfort. I know it's small comfort.
742 00:40:49,449 00:40:53,818 It's the only comfort I have, that he'll be held accountable. It's the only comfort I have, that he'll be held accountable.
743 00:40:54,787 00:40:56,516 I understand. I understand.
744 00:40:57,924 00:40:59,414 You lost a son too. You lost a son too.
745 00:41:01,928 00:41:04,897 Not a day goes by I don't think of him. Not a day goes by I don't think of him.
746 00:41:09,335 00:41:11,132 But I have something. But I have something.
747 00:41:11,304 00:41:16,469 When they found Leo, this was in his backpack. When they found Leo, this was in his backpack.
748 00:41:22,849 00:41:25,044 Ha. Ha.
749 00:41:27,687 00:41:30,485 Leo loved baseball. Leo loved baseball.
750 00:41:36,829 00:41:39,127 Well, can I thank you now? Well, can I thank you now?