A woman is convicted of killing her friend and boyfriend in the heat of passion HD ( Crime, Drama, Thriller )
A woman is convicted of killing her friend and boyfriend in the heat of passion HD ( Crime, Drama, Thriller )
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00:00He's a nutritionist. Can you believe that? He eats like a rabbit. God, he is so hot.
00:18You jab his stomach and you break your finger.
00:21Please, more details.
00:23The thing is, he's shy. You know, when you talk, he actually listens.
00:28Tell me he's got a twin brother.
00:30What? You're bucked through spring.
00:32Whatever happened with that university professor, the one with the doctorate or something?
00:37What?
00:39He was nice.
00:41When he got excited, his plugs turned red. It was like going to bed with a traffic light.
00:58Oh, wow. God, you got more of these? It's become an obsession.
01:06You know, you're never going to go to any of these places.
01:10We all look at pictures of the things we want. They're just pictures.
01:14Ah, thank you.
01:16I went to the Antilles once. Windward Islands. I've seen your trip.
01:20I never wanted to leave. You get so lost there.
01:23Yeah, you got that look on your face.
01:27First love?
01:29Once you find your island, it's your island forever.
01:37Hey, core reporters can dream too, you know.
01:54I didn't wear you out, did I?
01:56You do, occasionally.
01:58We'll have to send you to the gym.
02:00I go every day.
02:02No, wait, really?
02:07You know, if I didn't have a roommate, I'd invite you to stay. Cut down on the travel time.
02:12You mean to the bedroom?
02:17There are other places, you know. Restaurants, parks, museums.
02:24Hey, absolutely.
02:26I'd like to spend a day walking through the old ethnic neighborhoods.
02:30Like, walking into a different country. And you can't eat cheap.
02:34Mmm.
02:50Mmm. That's my roommate, Diane.
02:54She's like the sister I never had.
02:58And much cuter.
03:00Yeah.
03:06Oh, come on. It's right over here.
03:08I swear to God, Bobby, these hot dogs are like a religious experience.
03:11Cassie, I told you I don't want to eat junk food.
03:13Ah, don't be so inflexible. I'm about to change your life.
03:20You okay?
03:21I'm fine.
03:23Let's go have some hot dogs.
03:30I know when quarterlies are due.
03:32No, I'm not giving you actuarial approval.
03:35Because if there was a collision between the physicians and underwriters, we're going to flag an audit.
03:39And we broker by articles on the same policies.
03:43Think country club prison, Frank. Fresh air, exercise. Yeah.
03:50No.
03:55Hey, babe.
03:56Hey.
03:57What's this? Champagne? What's going on?
04:01You have a lot of catching up to do.
04:04What can I say? I just felt like a party.
04:07It isn't even Friday.
04:09Who cares?
04:12Cheers.
04:16He hasn't called in days.
04:19I call and I get his machine.
04:21You know, if I'm getting dumped, a note would be nice.
04:23Flowers. Flowers would be nice.
04:27You've got guys lined up down the street.
04:29Yeah, sure.
04:31Hey, what's going on with you? I need details.
04:35Come on. I want to show you something.
04:45Close your eyes.
04:56Oh.
04:57Wow.
04:58You wear this, bias cut black satin, stiletto heels.
05:02You'll be taking scalps.
05:04It's called the willow chain.
05:07God, it has a name?
05:08One of a kind, yes.
05:11Willow for sadness. Weeping willow.
05:13And chain for bondage.
05:15That's how some people see love.
05:17See, the gold is the branch of the willow tree.
05:19Diamonds are the leaves hanging down, catching the sunlight.
05:22Where'd you get this?
05:23An old boyfriend.
05:24Oh, the one we don't talk about.
05:26Same.
05:27Are you still seeing him?
05:28No.
05:29People disappoint one another.
05:31It's hard to avoid. Hard to make right.
05:35You like it. It's yours.
05:38Get out. You can't give this away.
05:40My God, it must have cost a fortune.
05:42It's all paste.
05:43Oh.
05:45It's so beautiful.
05:49I love you.
05:51I know.
05:56I love you.
06:27SIREN BLARES
06:30CAR ALARM BLARES
06:43Second floor?
06:44Yeah, no, so I called and I said there's no way...
06:5620 pounds.
07:14Hey.
07:15Hey.
07:18What do we got?
07:19Double homicide.
07:20Victims, Diane Summers, Bobby Rose.
07:25Suspect's backing up, breaks a heel.
07:28Whacks her head on the door.
07:30Lot of cash, about half a million.
07:32Seems she didn't take any.
07:34She drops her gun on the way out.
07:36She makes it as far as the outside hall.
07:38Neighbors sees her, calls 911.
07:40Cops find her semi-conscious on the floor.
07:44He takes one of the pump, dies instantly.
07:47The girl?
07:48She gets four.
07:54SIREN BLARES
08:21Hi.
08:22Hi.
08:24Shots.
08:30See? I got you on the speed dial, but you never returned my calls.
08:34I'm rude, Jay.
08:36So you think she didn't?
08:38You think Menick's interested?
08:40Maybe.
08:41Too neat, isn't it?
08:43Who's the ADA?
08:44Raleigh Wicker.
08:45Yeah, it's a slam dunk. Murder one.
08:47You didn't hear?
08:48Yeah, Raleigh's gonna be our next DA.
08:50He's grooming her for the needle.
09:13Diane Summers and Bobby Rose were two young people in the prime of their lives.
09:17We bring before this court a brutal double murder, Your Honor.
09:21The state asks for remand.
09:24The defendant is the third victim of this crime, Your Honor.
09:27Zero priors.
09:28She is a member of a distinguished professional society and requires medical supervision.
09:33We therefore ask for surrender of passport and bail to be set at the court's discretion.
09:39The arraignment judge said bail at two million dollars with surrender of passport.
09:44Okay.
09:46You just covered a two million dollar bond?
09:48It's tax deductible if you do a David Copperfield.
09:54So, what do you know about L.G. Menick?
09:56I read the papers.
09:58Well, don't believe half of it.
10:00Look, it's a long story.
10:02It's a long story.
10:04I read the papers.
10:05Well, don't believe half of it.
10:07Look, it's too late to go to the office.
10:10We'll go to the apartment.
10:34Okay.
10:52Cassie Stewart, L.G. Menick.
10:55Ms. Stewart.
10:58How are you feeling?
11:00I'm okay.
11:02It's after five.
11:03Would anyone like a drink?
11:05Please.
11:06Please sit.
11:09You're very careful in your appearance.
11:11Well, you have to be.
11:12And your business mistakes are costly.
11:15You dress well above your pay grade.
11:17That's smart.
11:18You know my pay grade?
11:20I know everything about you.
11:21I hire people for that purpose.
11:25Cheers.
11:27By the way, do you know what Jerry Platt is doing here?
11:30Obviously, he's no lion of the law.
11:33His job is to deny anything you might repeat of what I've said,
11:36should you choose to do so.
11:38Now, first of all, I don't do pro bono work pro bono.
11:42I make my money in corporate law.
11:44I take on these high-profile criminal cases such as yours
11:48to keep my name in the papers.
11:51I'm using you.
11:52Is that acceptable?
11:54Yes.
11:56Now, when my client's life is at stake,
11:59I'm not going into court, I'm going into war.
12:02And everyone who works for me understands that.
12:05You've been charged with capital murder.
12:07There's no exculpatory evidence in your defense.
12:11You were arrested on the premises, gun in hand,
12:14powder residue on your skin.
12:17We're not off to a very good start.
12:19Now, there's one thing I must make perfectly clear above all else.
12:22You must trust me with everything, most especially the truth.
12:26You must trust me more than a surgeon with a scalpel.
12:30That's the deal.
12:33I understand.
12:35Now, I know right now you're living in extremis.
12:38It's very hard.
12:40But you carry yourself well.
12:41You have poise and self-confidence.
12:43We're going to take that into court.
12:45I'm not as strong as you think I am.
12:49You don't know how strong you are.
12:51We are going to win.
12:53Even if you acted in the heat of the moment.
12:54Raleigh Wicker has accused you of premeditation.
12:57I am going to destroy his case.
13:00You are not going to plead to a lesser offense.
13:02And you will never see the inside of a jail.
13:05Now, I have a great many more questions,
13:08but they can wait until morning.
13:10We need to get you settled in.
13:12Would you like a hotel suite or an apartment?
13:15I want to go home.
13:18Mrs. Stewart, it's a crime scene.
13:20I don't think it's been released.
13:22It's my idea.
13:24It's my home.
13:26Get it released.
13:47I'll go in with you.
13:48Oh, no. I'm fine.
13:50I...
13:52I can't believe LG Menick is defending me.
13:55Are you kidding?
13:56He skipped his vacation to take this case.
13:58He was afraid Dershowitz would grab it.
14:00Well, I'm glad I met you first.
14:02Well, so are we.
14:04Look, if you need anything, you call me.
14:0724-7.
14:09Good night.
14:10You too. Good night.
14:20Keep an eye on her.
14:40Mrs. Stewart, I'm Detective Rudy Schatz.
14:43May I come in for a second?
14:45I'm not going to talk to you.
14:46You don't need to say a word.
14:54I understand you're represented by counsel.
14:56I don't expect you to answer any questions.
14:58So you're here because...
15:01I love old movies.
15:03I go to these art houses,
15:04watch all the old black and whites.
15:06I can't wait to hear where this is going.
15:08You're in the insurance business.
15:09You're an actuary.
15:11My favorite insurance movie was Double Indemnity.
15:14Edward G. Robinson tells his boss
15:16he knows the actuaries better than anyone.
15:17And not one person has ever committed suicide
15:19jumping off the back of a train...
15:21Going 15 miles an hour.
15:24Right.
15:26I'm kind of in the same business.
15:28And I can tell you that
15:30first time murderers leave everything
15:32but a trail of breadcrumbs.
15:34But how often are they so inept
15:36that they knock themselves out on a door?
15:41I know, I'm in the enemy camp, but...
15:43Smart people keep their options open.
15:46In case you want to talk to me.
15:51My attorney has people watching out front.
15:53They try their best to blend.
15:55How'd you know?
15:57You have rust on your hands.
16:03I came in by the fire escape
16:05and I'll see myself out the same way.
16:08I'm sorry.
16:09I'll see myself out the same way.
16:12You know, it was...
16:14It was nice to have met you.
16:17Dumb thing to say.
16:19Good day, Mr. Stewart.
16:21Detective.
16:28Cassie! Cassie!
16:30Cassie, did you kill Bobby and Diane?
16:32Stay with me.
16:34Cassie, are you going to testify?
16:35Cassie, are you going to testify?
16:45Cassie, Cassie, how are you feeling?
16:47Cassie, do you have any comments to make?
16:49Anything at all?
16:51That was the scene today at the courthouse
16:53immediately following the first hearing
16:55for Cassie Stewart.
16:57The trial promises to have all the elements
16:59of a torrid romance mystery.
17:01Well, there it is.
17:03Innocence under attack by the system.
17:05That's a big leap.
17:07Tell me prospective jurors aren't going to see that.
17:09It was a set-up.
17:11We started it.
17:13That's why I was in the right place when you fell.
17:16I know you could have re-injured your head.
17:19If you had, I would have sued them
17:21for millions on your behalf.
17:25Can we do it again?
17:28We'll see what Hobbs can cook up.
17:31Right now, I want you to relax
17:32and talk to me about what you can remember from that day.
17:39We were having problems at work that day.
17:44Problems. I thought those were problems.
17:48Anyway, in the middle of the day,
17:51I came back to get something off of my hard drive,
17:55and as I went down the hallway,
17:59I saw Bobby first.
18:05Lying there.
18:07Just out of the shower, I guess.
18:11Then Diane.
18:18And I thought two things.
18:21Why are they dead?
18:24Then,
18:25I thought, why are they together?
18:30They never knew each other.
18:32I mean, they never told me.
18:39You were seeing Bobby Rose.
18:42Did Diane ever poach like that before?
18:47No.
18:49She was like my sister.
18:51She was my best friend.
18:52Do you remember anything else from that moment you saw them?
18:56No.
18:58You don't remember picking up a gun?
19:01I knew she kept one.
19:03I hate guns. I would never touch it.
19:05Did the doctor say any more
19:07of the short-term memory might be recoverable?
19:10They don't know.
19:12I don't think I remember anything.
19:14That's when I hit my head.
19:16Okay. She didn't speak to the police?
19:18Not a word.
19:20How long had you known Bobby Rose?
19:23We just met.
19:25But we connected right away.
19:28Did you go out to restaurants?
19:30Theater? Movies?
19:32No.
19:34We stayed at our apartments.
19:36Did anyone ever see you with Bobby Rose?
19:39A friend? Acquaintance? Stop to say hello?
19:41Were you ever in a bar together?
19:44Or even a newsstand?
19:46No.
19:47Prosecution has no witness?
19:49No one on the list.
19:51So as far as they can prove,
19:53you never knew Bobby Rose?
19:57No.
19:59No money was taken.
20:01Where's the motive?
20:07The state will be seeking charges of first-degree murder.
20:10Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your time.
20:18Well, after hearing the prosecution's opening statement,
20:22we have a mystery.
20:24Why is Roland Wicker himself trying this case?
20:30As he describes the events of the day,
20:32it's open and shut, a done deal, a slam dunk.
20:36Even a third-year law student could win it.
20:40Don't be fooled.
20:42He has no idea what happened that day.
20:44He has no witness.
20:46There is no purpose or motive to the crime as he'll describe it.
20:50He's stumbling around in the dark,
20:52telling you the light is blinding.
20:55He has a theory.
20:58So does the defense.
21:00And if our theory is still standing at the end of the day,
21:03it will prove beyond a reasonable doubt
21:06that Cassie Stewart ever harmed a soul.
21:11The victim was killed with her own gun.
21:14Capital murder.
21:16Man won tops.
21:18Raleigh has to make his bones.
21:22Tell her.
21:24Well, the joke going around downtown is
21:27they want to make Death Row look more like America.
21:30Gallows humor.
21:32I'll make them choke on it.
21:34Cassie, you're an actuary.
21:36Your world is analytical.
21:37A trial is theater.
21:40Two people performing for a small audience of 12.
21:45I've given this a lot of thought.
21:47And?
21:48It's simple, really.
21:50The prosecutor's going to argue
21:52there were three people in that room.
21:54We have to argue there were four.
21:56Precisely.
22:01Where's the murderer?
22:04Right there.
22:06Right there.
22:08Now, that's Cassie Stewart.
22:10You don't know she's the murderer.
22:12The jury hasn't spoken yet.
22:15That's our position based on the evidence.
22:17No, Detective, that's your theory.
22:19I have a theory, too.
22:21I bet you'd like to share that with us.
22:23Well, yes, I would.
22:25I'm sorry, Your Honor, but who's the witness?
22:28He's still there.
22:34Cassie enters the room,
22:36sees the victim's bodies.
22:38He comes up behind her,
22:40reaches around,
22:42and slams her head against the edge of the door.
22:47She's got powder soot on her hand.
22:49Oh, well.
22:51There goes my theory.
22:53I'm sorry, Your Honor,
22:54but who's the witness?
22:56Oh, well.
22:58There goes my theory.
23:00Powder soot.
23:02That's the stuff that blows back off the gun.
23:05Yes.
23:07Detective, if I put a gun in your hand
23:09and pushed your finger against the trigger,
23:12you'd have that stuff all over your skin, too, wouldn't you?
23:15Yes.
23:17Okay.
23:19One more thing.
23:21Is it your theory that my client
23:22tried to rob me or to rob them of some $500,000?
23:27Could be both.
23:29For the purpose of a trial
23:31where a young woman's life is at stake,
23:33could you pull one of them out of the air?
23:36No?
23:38No idea?
23:40Robbery?
23:42No, the money's still there.
23:44What do you think?
23:46Jealousy.
23:48Could be.
23:50Could be.
23:52Could it be the new Bobby Rose?
23:54No.
23:56No.
23:58You have no motive.
24:02Court will adjourn until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
24:16Re-examine every piece of evidence.
24:18Every piece.
24:20Give me motive, Rudy.
24:23Give me motive.
24:28You're good.
24:30Just legal judo.
24:32They throw their weight at you,
24:34you knock them on their ass.
24:36God, the first time I ever saw this room,
24:38I was so sick I could hardly stand up.
24:40Now it feels like a sanctuary.
24:43I'm glad.
24:45Well, it's really beautiful.
24:49I love the way the moss hangs around the oak,
24:52it's so proud.
24:54You did this?
24:56Well, I started studying design when I was five.
24:59My father was a tradesman.
25:01In his business circle, everyone worked on trust.
25:04When I was eight, I learned everyone needs a lawyer.
25:08Becoming an actuary is as hard as passing the bar.
25:12What drew you to that line of work?
25:14I think I've always been fascinated
25:16by how things can go wrong.
25:18In grad school, I liked chaos theory.
25:20Nothing can bring order to the world,
25:22but being an actuary, an odds maker,
25:24at least you're not afraid to cite the worst case.
25:29I'm aware that we can lose.
25:34I'm not an odds maker, Cassie.
25:36I'm a winner.
25:38And if I don't like the odds, I remake the game.
25:41And if I'm behind in the game, I reinvent it.
25:44Don't lose your courage, Cassie.
25:47And don't ever lose your trust in me.
25:50I'll never lose my faith in you.
25:52It's hard for me to trust people.
25:55They're there one moment, and then they're gone.
25:58And they leave you with riddles.
26:11I don't mind yuppies.
26:13What I mind is a yuppie standing there
26:15holding up the whole cappuccino line
26:17while he's reading his emails on his BlackBerry.
26:18So what are you doing on the cappuccino line?
26:20I was getting a regular coffee.
26:24Your prosecutor's getting his ass whipped.
26:26He's got two motives.
26:28He's arguing with himself.
26:30What's this?
26:32Victim's boyfriends.
26:34She got around.
26:36Make sure every one of these Romeos
26:38has an ironclad alibi.
26:43What is it, Chats?
26:45I just went through Cassie Stewart's email.
26:46I just went through Cassie Stewart's safe deposit box.
26:50Detective Chats,
26:52the police searched the safe deposit box
26:54in the name of Cassandra Stewart.
26:56Police tell the court,
26:58was this necklace
27:00among the contents of the box?
27:06I forgot about that.
27:08Yes, sir. That was the necklace.
27:11Would you read the initials engraved
27:13on the inside, please?
27:17D.S.
27:19D.S.
27:21The initials of the victim.
27:23Your Honor,
27:25the defense will stipulate
27:27that the necklace did belong to the victim,
27:29Diane Summers.
27:32No further questions, Your Honor.
27:42What about this necklace?
27:44Diane gave it to me.
27:46She gave it to me the night before she died.
27:48I really loved it.
27:50Now it seems it was a consolation prize
27:52or an apology for
27:54taking Bobby
27:56or a goodbye present.
27:58I put it in a
28:00safety deposit box the next morning.
28:02What's it worth?
28:04Not much. The stones were paste.
28:06Well, if the jury is led to believe you stole it,
28:08they might believe worse of you.
28:10I didn't steal it.
28:12She said it was a gift from an old boyfriend.
28:14She didn't want it anyway.
28:16I can testify to that.
28:18And Raleigh would love to get you on the stand.
28:20I'll testify.
28:22Then he would do cross.
28:24And I warned you,
28:26a trial is like theater,
28:28often cheap theater.
28:30And he would use you like a piñata
28:32in front of that jury.
28:34I won't allow it.
28:36Let him jingle his trophy.
28:38Look, you've been shuttling
28:40back and forth every night.
28:42I've got five bedrooms here.
28:44You're more than welcome to stay.
28:46Sorry to not call ahead.
28:48I have some papers that need your sig.
28:50Hello, Jerry.
28:52Hello, Mrs. Menick.
28:54These could have been messengered to the office.
28:56Oh, that's no fun.
28:58Cassie Stewart, this is...
29:00I'm Christine Menick, dear.
29:02I'm my husband's wife.
29:04How do you do?
29:06He just hates it when I let myself in.
29:08Whatever happened to your vacation?
29:10I thought you'd be in Italy by now,
29:12sipping an assisi rosso
29:14on the Piazza Venezia.
29:16She looks like a very good reason indeed.
29:18Oh, no, I'm...
29:20Be confident, my dear.
29:22Georgie's secret is that he always knows
29:24more than everybody else.
29:26Thank you, darling.
29:28Bye-bye, Jerry.
29:37Excuse me.
29:43I didn't know he was married.
29:44He doesn't advertise.
29:46They couldn't agree on a settlement,
29:48so she keeps him on a very short leash.
29:50It's tough on a man like LG.
29:52You know,
29:54she really didn't need a signature.
29:56She was just coming around to check you out.
30:09That was awkward.
30:11No, I apologize.
30:14Do you have doubts about me?
30:16No.
30:18I believe you when you say you can't remember.
30:20It's good enough for me.
30:22I could never hurt Diane, ever.
30:24I didn't know Bobby very well.
30:26I wouldn't have fought for him.
30:30I have a theory.
30:32Please.
30:34About the necklace.
30:36Why make something so beautiful and put it in paste?
30:38Why not use real diamonds?
30:40Travel money?
30:42Yeah, half a million dollars.
30:44If I put them in paste,
30:46why not just sell it and leave town?
30:48This is the only boyfriend that Diane never talked about.
30:50Why?
30:52She's scared.
30:54And maybe he's obsessed with her.
30:56Maybe he's a gangster.
30:58He buys her half a million dollars worth of jewelry
31:00he means to keep her.
31:02If she's ever going to make a run for it,
31:04she's going to need some cash on hand,
31:06not a fancy necklace.
31:08And she puts it in paste because she's still seeing him.
31:10And he wants to see his diamonds around her neck.
31:12That's an interesting theory.
31:14I'd like to see that in court.
31:17You're the lawyer.
31:20I'd need an expert witness.
31:22What?
31:24What are you going to do?
31:26Raleigh took a shot at us,
31:28and now it's our turn.
31:31Now, Mr. Orrick,
31:33those aren't real diamonds.
31:35No, they're paste.
31:37Now these artificial stones,
31:39so-called paste,
31:41are they the original stones in the necklace?
31:42No, I removed several at your request
31:44and found a thin residue of glue below this setting.
31:47It would make no sense
31:49to put artificial stones in a piece this fine.
31:51It isn't just jewelry.
31:53This is a work of art.
31:55A work of art, an expression of devotion.
31:57Could you give us a rough estimate of their value?
32:00$450,000, $500,000?
32:03Or roughly the same amount of cash
32:05found in the victim's suitcase.
32:07Your Honor.
32:09Your Honor, court reporter and a nutritionist,
32:10someone had to pay for this high-end vacation.
32:13Objection, Your Honor. Conjecture.
32:15Maybe he didn't know he was paying.
32:17Your Honor.
32:19Until he walked in on them.
32:21That's enough. Sustained.
32:23No further questions.
32:25Your witness.
32:35You're the man.
32:37You were amazing.
32:38I think Raleigh just lost his jury.
32:40Oh, cheers.
32:45Somebody made the necklace.
32:47Jerry's making calls. We'll locate him.
32:49I have another theory.
32:51Shoot.
32:53He's dead.
32:55Just say for the moment that the motive is jealousy.
32:57The same man who killed Diane gave her the necklace.
32:59He can't leave the jeweler alive.
33:01Well, great. So how do we find a dead jeweler?
33:03That's the only kind I can find.
33:05I'm an actuary, and there are all kinds of tables
33:06for death according to profession.
33:08You start with age.
33:10Probably took an experienced hand to make this kind of piece.
33:12You figure in time period.
33:14You know, I'd start with the date of the murder.
33:16Assume it's spontaneous, a crime of passion.
33:18And then you narrow down the location
33:20until there are fewer and fewer people to call and say,
33:22do you do custom design?
33:24If he had a life insurance policy, he can be found.
33:26You find the jeweler, you search his records.
33:28You find the boyfriend, you find the killer.
33:30How long would all this take?
33:32About a week.
33:34It won't work.
33:36It's a case.
33:38How would you like to work for me?
33:40You're going to have Jerry's job.
34:07Raleigh, it's Rudy Schatz.
34:10I got something for you.
34:13Order!
34:16Detective.
34:18What can you tell us about these photographs?
34:20The police are looking for a man
34:22with a gun in his hand.
34:24He's got a gun in his hand.
34:26He's got a gun in his hand.
34:28He's got a gun in his hand.
34:30He's got a gun in his hand.
34:32He's got a gun in his hand.
34:34He's got a gun in his hand.
34:36The police made these enlargements
34:38from prints we received by messenger
34:40from an anonymous source.
34:42Let the record show, your honor,
34:44that the two individuals identified in these photos
34:47are Cassandra Stewart
34:49and the victim, Bobby Rose.
35:01What, I'm supposed to believe
35:03that someone took pictures of us in the park
35:04and then anonymously dropped them off
35:06at the police station just in time
35:08for the prosecution to wrap up their case?
35:10What, that doesn't smell to you?
35:12Like a dead mackerel.
35:14I was always begging Bobby to go to the park,
35:16but he was distant that day.
35:18Like, he brought me there to say goodbye.
35:20Or to be photographed with him.
35:22Well, somebody could have been following him.
35:24He was in and out of that apartment building.
35:26Bobby and Diane were manipulative, yes,
35:28but I don't...
35:30I can't believe that they would
35:32purposely put me in jeopardy.
35:35Jealousy was motive.
35:38Cassie Stewart killed her friend and her lover
35:40because they betrayed her.
35:43She probably would have stolen the money
35:45had not chance,
35:47in this case a broken heel, intervened.
35:49But that doesn't concern us.
35:52What does concern us, ladies and gentlemen,
35:55is how she killed in cold blood
35:58out of hatred and envy.
36:01I thank you for your time.
36:15Let me testify.
36:17I have no new evidence to alter the fact
36:19that we've rested our case.
36:21Well, invent something, LG.
36:23We'll score points in direct.
36:25Thank you, Jerry.
36:27Now, I intend to win this case
36:28in closing arguments.
36:38Well, the prosecution has a photograph.
36:41Cassandra Stewart kissing Bobby Rose.
36:44Therefore, she killed him.
36:47Now, he's asking you to make this leap
36:49because his evidence
36:51doesn't support his allegation.
36:53Now, I'm going to tell you
36:55what this is all about.
36:56You're not supposed to read the papers
36:58or watch television,
37:00or you know that this prosecution
37:02is about politics.
37:04It's about making Death Row
37:06look more like America.
37:15In light of last-minute evidence
37:17not substantially refuted
37:19in the closing arguments
37:21by famed criminal defense attorney,
37:23LG Menik, who claimed the trial
37:24was a cynical attempt
37:26to make Death Row look more like America,
37:28a phrase once used
37:30by Attorney General Janet Reno.
37:32And now for the most recent results
37:34of our poll as to the innocence
37:36or guilt of Cassie Stewart.
37:3885% of those polled believe
37:40that Cassie Stewart is guilty,
37:42while only 15% believe her to be innocent.
37:44Clearly, this is an overwhelming
37:46indictment of guilt from our audience.
37:48And now, to the latest on what's causing
37:50the above-average temperatures
37:52in our forecast,
37:54what a cold weekend forecast looks like
37:56and what can you expect.
37:58Thanks to that, listen,
38:00I'm not going to get out of here
38:02when you're done talking.
38:04Okay, so I'm coming in
38:06and I'm just going to walk back to town.
38:08You've got a large mass
38:10of people here.
38:12And it's going to affect this.
38:25Bobby.
38:28You saw her picture.
38:33First love.
38:36Once you find your island,
38:38that's your island forever.
38:40Miss Stewart!
38:53...
38:55...
38:57...
38:59...
39:01...
39:03...
39:05...
39:07...
39:09Mr. Manick, are you in communication with your client?
39:13Yes, we were, Your Honor. We sent a car for her.
39:18The verdict will be rendered in absentia.
39:25Order!
39:26All right, everybody, listen up!
39:28Find Cassandra Stewart! If she's on the move, then you bring her in!
39:35Where would she go?
39:37Parents are dead. Maternal grandmother who raised her is dead. She has no other relatives.
39:42Tapped her employer's phone. She hasn't contacted them.
39:45How many cops have her picture?
39:47123 precincts. Patrol, transit, traffic, task force, auxiliary.
39:53There's no place she can hide.
40:37I'm sorry.
40:51Hello?
40:52I'm sorry.
40:53Cassie?
40:54I'm sorry about bail.
40:56Forget about it. Where are you?
41:01Are you still my lawyer?
41:03I'll always be your lawyer. Cassie?
41:05I beg you, please come in. I'll win this. I'll win it on appeal.
41:10This just makes it more difficult.
41:12Let me get back to you. Please.
41:25By now she could be in Montana.
41:27Or Marrakesh.
41:29Thanks for your help.
41:30We have her passport.
41:32You can get a passport for 100 bucks.
41:40Hello?
41:41It's Cassie Stewart.
41:43Miss Stewart? Where are you?
41:45Remember you told me to keep my options open?
41:47Yes.
41:49Did you look for the jeweler who made the necklace?
41:51Actually, no. We're looking for you.
41:53I think that whoever gave Diane the necklace, an old boyfriend, killed her.
41:57You find the jeweler, you find the old boyfriend. You find the killer.
42:05And there you go. Come right here.