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A Little Thing Called Murd3r (2006) is a witty and fascinating true story about charm, deception, and ambition. The film follows a mother and son whose extraordinary lifestyle draws attention for all the wrong reasons, leading to a surprising and entertaining series of events based on real-life happenings.
Starring Judy Davis and Jonathan Jackson, this sharp and clever drama balances humor and intrigue with heartfelt performances. A Little Thing Called Murd3r is a captivating movie about choices, family, and the unexpected consequences that come with chasing dreams.
Starring Judy Davis and Jonathan Jackson, this sharp and clever drama balances humor and intrigue with heartfelt performances. A Little Thing Called Murd3r is a captivating movie about choices, family, and the unexpected consequences that come with chasing dreams.
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00:00:00My name is Zante Kimes.
00:00:11On July the 5th, 1998,
00:00:15my son and I were arrested for a crime we did not do.
00:00:20It is my great pleasure
00:00:23to introduce my beloved attorneys.
00:00:27This is Mel Sachs and Matt Weissman who I dearly love
00:00:32because they're going to save my beloved son.
00:00:37My name is Kenneth Kimes.
00:00:40Okay, just relax, okay, Kenny?
00:00:42And the pauses are really great.
00:00:45They're essential.
00:00:45Let them see who you are, Kenny.
00:00:48Okay.
00:00:53Hello.
00:00:55My name is Kenneth Kimes.
00:00:56It isn't the case of the century.
00:00:58It's the case of the millennium.
00:01:00It has everything.
00:01:00Mystery, intrigue, murder, socialites, billionaires.
00:01:04And the most fascinating thing,
00:01:06it's about a mother and child.
00:01:08Standing on a corner
00:01:19Watching all the girls go by
00:01:23Standing on a corner
00:01:28Watching all the girls go by
00:01:32Brother, you don't know
00:01:36Brother, you don't know a nicer occupation
00:01:38Matter of fact
00:01:40Neither do I
00:01:43Than standing on a corner
00:01:46Watching all the girls
00:01:48Watching all the girls
00:01:50Watching all the girls
00:01:52Go by
00:01:54Brother, you can't go to jail for what you're thinking
00:02:18Are you gonna let me take this sexy thing for a test drive?
00:02:34Take your time
00:02:35As long as you like
00:02:36I don't know
00:02:38I'll be back with my checkbook
00:02:41You would be amazed
00:02:49At how much attention Shante drew
00:02:50She was sure that
00:02:51They thought she was Elizabeth Taylor
00:02:53Yeah, we really mean her
00:02:56She's a live one
00:02:57Check out the rock on her finger
00:02:59The size of Texas
00:03:00True?
00:03:02Aloha, everyone!
00:03:04Mahalo!
00:03:05There you are!
00:03:06Finally!
00:03:08Oh, look at you, Randy Bates
00:03:13Hello
00:03:13If you don't look exactly like your mother described you
00:03:17Bring your gorgeous self in here
00:03:19Randy
00:03:22This is my angel baby
00:03:25My Kenny
00:03:26Say hello, Kenny
00:03:27Hello
00:03:27Hi
00:03:29Hi
00:03:29Cripes, Mom
00:03:30Cut the cord already
00:03:31Go sick your brother, Kenny
00:03:33Hey, Ken
00:03:34Hi, guys
00:03:35Hi, Ken
00:03:36Papa!
00:03:38Bradley and Jake are here
00:03:39We are the most beautiful, creature with them
00:03:42My husband knew you were there for over 25 years ago
00:03:45Can you believe I ended up living next door to each other?
00:03:48Your mother and me have become instant sisters
00:03:50Which means I'm about to become your favorite aunt
00:03:52Come on
00:03:53And here is my gorgeous creature, my son, Ken
00:03:57Ken
00:03:58Turn off the TV and say hello
00:04:00Man, how's it going?
00:04:03Jake, old man
00:04:03Better fortify yourself
00:04:05Papa!
00:04:06Manners
00:04:07I'll get Lydia to serve us some more drinks
00:04:10Lydia!
00:04:11Name your poison Randy
00:04:12Any soda you have
00:04:15Two sconces y agua y una cola
00:04:18What?
00:04:19This time
00:04:20No le pongas demasiado hielo, okay?
00:04:22My God, where did you find her?
00:04:25I haven't been able to find a single maid service on this island
00:04:27Well, I'll tell you my secret later
00:04:29She's my little slave and I love her
00:04:33How about that contractor in Anaheim?
00:04:38Oh, Smitty, yeah, yeah, yeah
00:04:40No, his bids were just too high
00:04:42I mean, I made my money the old-fashioned
00:04:46I didn't swindle it out of some damn Eskimo
00:04:49Well, it's true, I mean, leave it to Kimes to walk away from some godforsaken stint in Alaska with a bundle of cash
00:04:55Hey, if they were going to trade me everything for a hunk of the Army's best beef
00:05:00I wasn't going to argue
00:05:02Those damn Eskimos gave me the money to build the Camino Lodge
00:05:05Oh, that he was splinters
00:05:07Say, listen
00:05:08Now, didn't Charlotte try to get that in a divorce?
00:05:10Oh, she tried, all right
00:05:12She would have got all the motels of one of his attorneys working night and day to stop her
00:05:18And now, her kids are trying to worm more money out of her
00:05:23I mean, it's disgusting, all that grief
00:05:25Sandy, baby
00:05:26Oh, please
00:05:26Let's not get started on this
00:05:28Oh, please
00:05:29Whatever I say about the creeps isn't half as bad as what they say about me
00:05:33I mean, they despise me
00:05:36They look like I seduced my darling husband overnight when it took five years before he was ready to commit
00:05:43I wouldn't call that overnight
00:05:44Oh, you didn't chase you, did you?
00:05:47But now we have the most scintillating, passionate marriage
00:05:53Don't we, Papa?
00:05:55Shut up, you!
00:06:01Go!
00:06:01Oh!
00:06:03Ha-ha!
00:06:05Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
00:06:08Libia!
00:06:09Recoge las flores!
00:06:12Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
00:06:21That's nice, that's warm
00:06:22I hate it, hate it
00:06:23Well...
00:06:24I remember you swearing you'd never get married again
00:06:26Well, not that I blame you, she's a hell of a woman.
00:06:34She can call herself my wife all she likes, but I haven't married her and I never will.
00:06:39I'd die broke. And soon.
00:06:43Have you chosen a school for Kenny? I have a friend, Joanne, and her son loves St. Andrews.
00:06:59Kenny doesn't go to school, school. We have him chewed here at home.
00:07:04What a delicious design.
00:07:06Okay, tell me what's wrong.
00:07:13Jake is definitely sleeping with that trashy hostess from our restaurant.
00:07:18Oh, no.
00:07:19She's my employee.
00:07:21Oh, God, men are so weak.
00:07:27Is the little slut working today?
00:07:30Yes.
00:07:31Oh, waiter, we need some salt and pepper here.
00:07:45Oh, crap.
00:07:49You.
00:07:51You better keep your whore self away from this married man.
00:07:54You better not even look in his direction again or I'll have your legs broken.
00:07:57Is that clear?
00:07:59Uh-huh.
00:08:02And you, you better get your sorry ass back to your wife.
00:08:11I have to thank you for whatever it is you did.
00:08:14Jake has been walking around with his tail between his legs.
00:08:18I just love guilt.
00:08:20I'm never going to be able to repay you.
00:08:22Actually, there is something you could do for me.
00:08:25Do you want to come over here tomorrow morning?
00:08:28Fine.
00:08:29Fine.
00:08:30All right, then.
00:08:31See ya.
00:08:32Bye.
00:08:36Let's see if Lydia's doing a good job today, shall we?
00:08:43Ready or not, here we come.
00:08:45The contractor actually put a lien on our house.
00:08:51He didn't even finish the job.
00:08:53Our lawyer says we might even lose the house.
00:08:56That I should never have allowed myself to be served.
00:08:58That's subpoena.
00:09:00Push them together.
00:09:01That's it.
00:09:02A little bit more.
00:09:03More.
00:09:04That's good.
00:09:05So, all you have to do is go down to the courthouse with our lawyer.
00:09:12Convince them there was a little subpoena mix-up.
00:09:15And tell them you was served the subpoena by mistake.
00:09:21There.
00:09:35You are not the woman I served.
00:09:38And if you try and say you are, you'll go to jail for perjury.
00:09:52I'm so sorry.
00:09:54I really tried.
00:09:55I...
00:09:58It's okay.
00:09:59I just talked to our lawyer and we've decided to settle.
00:10:02There is something else you can do for me instead.
00:10:04When you come back from L.A., you can bring me back one of those maids from that service.
00:10:09Well, you know.
00:10:11Of course.
00:10:12What about Lydia?
00:10:14Mama!
00:10:15Theresa Remy, the boy who cried wolf!
00:10:18There's a boy, and he was stupid.
00:10:20And he lied all the time.
00:10:21But when the wolf really came, no one believed him.
00:10:25And he got eaten.
00:10:27I'm never gonna lie again.
00:10:31What?
00:10:34I see I need to talk to Theresa.
00:10:51The boy who cried wolf?
00:10:56Who gave you permission to give my son moral instruction?
00:11:00There is a time to lie, and there is a time not to lie.
00:11:05And I will be the one to teach him that.
00:11:06Is that clear?
00:11:07The boy who cried wolf really was stupid.
00:11:23That's why nobody believed him when the wolf came.
00:11:28But a boy as smart as you, I know you can make people believe you.
00:11:32Now tell me, who has the most handsome, smart son in the world?
00:11:39You do, Mama.
00:11:41And who has the most beautiful, smart mama in the world?
00:11:43I do.
00:11:45That's right.
00:11:47I am cute, aren't I?
00:11:49And you know what?
00:11:50People always believe your mama.
00:11:53Mama is so smart.
00:11:55She can convince people there is no wolf at all.
00:11:59Even when he's howling at the door.
00:12:03But what if, what if the wolf gets in the door and tries to bite me?
00:12:08Oh, don't worry. We'll just shoot the damn wolf.
00:12:10What if...
00:12:24You?
00:12:26Amp.
00:12:28Well, hello there, officer.
00:12:45Please, step out of the car, ma'am.
00:12:49You wouldn't think a lead would come in a size 4 now, would you?
00:12:53Ma'am, this car's been reported stolen by the dealership.
00:12:57It has?
00:12:58Well, I certainly didn't steal it.
00:13:01They handed me the keys for a test drive.
00:13:04Ma'am, the car was reported stolen over a year ago.
00:13:08Yeah.
00:13:09They said I could test it for as long as I wanted.
00:13:12Well, I haven't finished it.
00:13:19So how do you feel about the stories in the media?
00:13:22They portray your mother as a criminal mastermind
00:13:25and you a puppet on her strings, totally under her control.
00:13:28I get so tired of hearing that.
00:13:30It's just beyond ridiculous.
00:13:33I mean, my mother...
00:13:34I'm her whole world.
00:13:38She has never done anything but love me.
00:13:41Fiercely.
00:13:41Prices they charge, and these things cost 10 cents to make.
00:13:48The world revolves around greed, baby.
00:13:52If you let the bastards get away with it,
00:13:54they will pick you clean.
00:13:57Ma'am?
00:14:02Ma'am, I'm asking you to stop.
00:14:04Pretend you're down here.
00:14:05Ma'am, the manager told you to put those items in your purse.
00:14:07We've called the police.
00:14:07They're on their way.
00:14:08Excuse me, are you trying to get my attention?
00:14:13Ma'am?
00:14:14Honey, it looks like the wolf is howling at the door
00:14:16and Mama's going to have to chase him away.
00:14:18So can you be a big, strong boy for me?
00:14:22Ow!
00:14:22Oh, you monster!
00:14:25You...
00:14:26You were scoing my son!
00:14:28How dare you!
00:14:30You're a child!
00:14:32Pat, don't you hit me either!
00:14:34Oh, thank God for everything.
00:14:36He insulted my son.
00:14:38Look at his face.
00:14:39Look at his beautiful face.
00:14:40I never hit him.
00:14:41She's the one who hit him.
00:14:42What happened, son?
00:14:43Who hits you?
00:14:48I am not going to have criminal charges.
00:14:51I need to get my son home,
00:14:52but I will certainly be filing
00:14:54a civil suit against that animal.
00:15:04I have never been so proud of you, baby,
00:15:07but I didn't mean for it to hurt so much.
00:15:09Mom's very sorry she had to do that.
00:15:13Here, get even with me.
00:15:15Pinch me.
00:15:16Go ahead.
00:15:17Yes, do it.
00:15:18We're in this together.
00:15:20We get through these things
00:15:21by sticking together no matter what.
00:15:24That way no one can ever come between us
00:15:26and no one can ever beat us.
00:15:30We beat that guy.
00:15:32We sure did.
00:15:35Now go ahead.
00:15:36Pinch my arm.
00:15:36Your life, obviously, has been,
00:15:53to say the least, interesting.
00:15:55It's the biggest mistake you made.
00:15:56I think trusting the wrong people,
00:16:00believing in the wrong people.
00:16:02You personally never did anything
00:16:04to your knowledge that was wrong?
00:16:06Oh, no, I'd never say that.
00:16:07I mean, I was homeless.
00:16:09When I was a little girl,
00:16:09I was running around the streets of Los Angeles
00:16:11trying to feed myself,
00:16:12so I stole things, you know,
00:16:16cheese, something like that.
00:16:18But then I was rescued and adopted,
00:16:21and I put all that behind me.
00:16:22And I was lucky enough
00:16:25to marry a fantastically wealthy man.
00:16:30He was the honorary ambassador
00:16:32to the Bicentennial
00:16:33and received many invitations,
00:16:35you know, to the White House,
00:16:36places like that.
00:16:43Remember, smile.
00:16:45I look like you belong,
00:16:46and it'll be fine.
00:16:46Fine.
00:16:48Is my hair okay?
00:16:49Oh, baby.
00:16:49You mean, this isn't the reception
00:16:57for the Belgian ambassador?
00:16:59Oh, wouldn't I make so?
00:17:11Is this a lock?
00:17:13You can lock a phone?
00:17:15When you got a maid
00:17:16who likes to call Mexico,
00:17:17you have to.
00:17:17How is Maria?
00:17:20You know, I told her
00:17:21I'd take her to lunch
00:17:22when she was all settled,
00:17:23so when's her day off?
00:17:25Oh, you're not taking
00:17:27my maid out to lunch.
00:17:29Ken and I have a strict policy.
00:17:30Our maids are not
00:17:31to talk to our friends.
00:17:33If I'm not firm on that rule,
00:17:35how can I expect you
00:17:36to follow all the others?
00:17:38Chante got away with so much
00:17:40because it was easier
00:17:41to believe her story
00:17:42than believe the things
00:17:43that she was accused of.
00:17:45And even when the proof
00:17:46was staring you in the face,
00:17:48it was still so hard to believe.
00:17:54No, no, no, no, no.
00:17:57Maria!
00:18:21Maria!
00:18:21Psst!
00:18:22Maria!
00:18:23Over here!
00:18:27I don't know that word
00:18:31presonero.
00:18:32What word is presonero?
00:18:34Prisoner.
00:18:35I am
00:18:36prisoner.
00:18:37I can't find Maria.
00:18:47Where is she?
00:18:48How should I know?
00:18:49Were you too rough with her?
00:18:51Shut up.
00:18:52I never touched her.
00:18:53Oh, it was too bad.
00:18:54She was one of the
00:18:54better-looking ones.
00:18:56Oh, don't con a con.
00:18:58I know you too well, baby.
00:19:00I've loved you the longest,
00:19:03you know.
00:19:17I can't find Maria.
00:19:22Have you seen her?
00:19:23Seen anyone talking to?
00:19:25Beverly.
00:19:29Beverly.
00:19:39But you...
00:19:40Slow down.
00:19:43Wait.
00:19:45Sandy.
00:19:46Shut up.
00:19:47For peace.
00:19:50Beverly!
00:19:51Beverly!
00:19:53Beverly!
00:19:54What do you want?
00:20:00We've come for Maria.
00:20:02Send her out.
00:20:03I don't know what
00:20:04you're talking about.
00:20:05Oh, you know that I know
00:20:06that you know exactly
00:20:08what I'm talking about.
00:20:10Now, send her out
00:20:11or we're coming in.
00:20:13Maria is on a plane to Mexico.
00:20:15And if you don't leave right now,
00:20:17I'm going to call the cops
00:20:18and I'm going to tell them everything.
00:20:20Oh, stop it, Sandy.
00:20:23Stop it.
00:20:24Didn't I tell you
00:20:25those damn maids would mean
00:20:27nothing but trouble?
00:20:28Now, come on.
00:20:29Oh!
00:20:30Go!
00:20:31Here, let me see it.
00:20:35Oh.
00:20:45But you're right.
00:20:47Turning my best friend against me.
00:20:49I need a vacation, Barbara.
00:20:53okay look back now there's pearl harbor with the japanese killed all daddy's friends
00:21:14and there's waikiki where mama found a hair in the salad and got us our oceanfront sweet
00:21:19free for the weekend and there's a diamond head nothing happened there
00:21:26there's our street i see our street and there's our house and it's glowing
00:21:35it's on fire mama our house is on fire oh no
00:21:39oh thank god i got that extra insurance before we left
00:21:55you know most of the time life with my mother was great uh we lived in great places
00:22:01had a lot of fun yeah that 10 of the time when things went wrong was just horrible especially
00:22:09after the move to las vegas but most of the time we had fun it's christmas time again
00:22:18that magical time of the year
00:22:26it's christmas time again and nothing but holiday cheer
00:22:31it's sticky sticky
00:22:41you didn't do it right
00:22:47here put your foot there see
00:22:52what are you
00:22:53what are you
00:23:11all right now it's time for my present
00:23:17to pop.
00:23:21Ginny, hit it.
00:23:33Santa baby
00:23:36Just slip a sable
00:23:38under the tree
00:23:40for me
00:23:41Been an awful
00:23:44good girl
00:23:45Santa baby
00:23:47So hurry down
00:23:49the chimney tonight
00:23:51Santa baby
00:23:58A Cadillac
00:24:00Convertible 2
00:24:02Light blue
00:24:04You're making a big mistake.
00:24:06You should be arresting a car dealer.
00:24:08That car is a piece of crap.
00:24:09The reverse doesn't work.
00:24:11I was in the middle of an insection the other day
00:24:13and it stalled.
00:24:14My lawyer is an outrage.
00:24:17Santa baby
00:24:21One little thing
00:24:23I really need
00:24:25But deed
00:24:26To a penthouse of mine
00:24:30Santa baby
00:24:32So hurry down the chimney tonight
00:24:35Santa cutie
00:24:43And fill my stocking with a duplex
00:24:47And checks
00:24:49Sign your ex on the line
00:24:53Santa baby
00:24:55So hurry down the chimney tonight
00:24:58Hurry down the chimney tonight
00:25:02Hurry down the chimney tonight
00:25:17Hurry down the chimney tonight
00:25:21Hurry down the chimney tonight
00:25:22Hurry down the chimney tonight
00:25:25Hurry
00:25:27Tonight
00:25:27Hurry
00:25:28Tonight
00:25:29Hurry.
00:25:31Tonight!
00:25:40Oh, baby, I'm not kidding about the ring.
00:25:43A legal marriage.
00:25:46That's what I want, Papa.
00:25:48You know, Cindy, baby,
00:25:50we don't need a silly piece of paper.
00:25:55Do you know what that makes him?
00:25:57Don't you want him to be protected?
00:26:01Don't you care?
00:26:03I'll show you, silly,
00:26:06you comic book!
00:26:08You're a beast!
00:26:10Stop it!
00:26:11Stop it!
00:26:16It's Christmas, for God's sake!
00:26:21My husband and I
00:26:22had the greatest love affair of all time.
00:26:25We couldn't keep our hands off each other,
00:26:28even after 30 years.
00:26:30The only problems that were brought to our door
00:26:33were by people who were greedy for his money.
00:26:37His family, his older children.
00:26:40They terrorized me.
00:26:42They put rattlesnakes in my car.
00:26:44They did terrible things.
00:26:46All out of spite and greed.
00:26:53And the people that work for us,
00:26:54they saw what a beautiful life we had,
00:26:57and they'd get greedy, too.
00:26:59Like that little problem with the maids.
00:27:01Slavery?
00:27:03Hey!
00:27:04Slavery!
00:27:05I've never even heard of such a charge!
00:27:08Tell them they're available!
00:27:10Tell them about your wonderful life here!
00:27:13Tell them!
00:27:14Oh, you're making a big mistake!
00:27:16My husband is an ambassador!
00:27:18We have diplomatic immunity!
00:27:20Don't get listening to me!
00:27:22Look!
00:27:29Shanté had 32 different character witnesses
00:27:32testify on her behalf from her son
00:27:34to her TV repairman.
00:27:37But the jury also heard eight different maids
00:27:40testify that Shanté beat them,
00:27:42kept them locked up,
00:27:43made them work seven days a week without pay.
00:27:45Very angry, and she pushed me.
00:27:47La plancha iron was very hot.
00:27:50I put arm like this to protect,
00:27:53and she burned me.
00:27:56Will you please show your arm to the jury,
00:27:58Ms. Munoz?
00:28:00This is all lies!
00:28:02She had that burn before.
00:28:03If she even ever worked for me,
00:28:05she's been paid to life!
00:28:15And I'm so lonely, and I'm starving!
00:28:18They never feed me!
00:28:19Kenny, I know I've told you
00:28:20never to answer the phone,
00:28:21but if the phone rings tonight
00:28:22at 9 o'clock,
00:28:23I want you to pick it up
00:28:24and give it to Papa, okay?
00:28:25What are you gonna do?
00:28:26Nothing bad, right?
00:28:27Oh!
00:28:28I can't even see him!
00:28:29I can't even see him.
00:28:30And I can't even see him!
00:28:31Oh, he's too late,
00:28:32he's too late!
00:28:33You're not as late,
00:28:34right?
00:28:35It's like,
00:28:36I'm so sorry,
00:28:37why don't I have to call him?
00:28:45I do not.
00:28:46I do not.
00:28:48You're not.
00:28:49I don't.
00:28:50I do not.
00:28:51I am.
00:28:52I do not.
00:28:53I am.
00:28:54I do not.
00:28:55I am.
00:28:56Oh, my God.
00:29:26Oh, my God.
00:29:56My guard removed my shackles and pushed me out the door.
00:30:01And I did try to get back in, but the door locked automatically and nobody answered my knock.
00:30:09Miss Kimes, I do believe you have cured me of any hope of amazement.
00:30:16Your motion to dismiss the charge of escaping custody is denied.
00:30:19And so, despite her best attempts to evade consequences, Chante Kimes became only the second person in the 20th century to be convicted of slavery.
00:30:30Not exactly the way I'd want to make history.
00:30:34I don't belong here.
00:30:35Leave!
00:30:36You need to know that this wrongful conviction will be overturned.
00:30:41Oh, my husband's fantastic.
00:30:44Treat me with respect.
00:30:45I'll make all your dreams come true.
00:30:47What do you want?
00:30:47New court?
00:30:48Troop to the Bahamas?
00:30:49How about a fur coat?
00:30:50Wouldn't your wife like that?
00:30:51Hey, you're old now.
00:30:55You're really rich?
00:30:59Very rich.
00:31:02He, he's fantastically wealthy.
00:31:05I was born in poverty, but he rescued me from all of that.
00:31:09And he's devastated without me.
00:31:13And my little boy, more precious to me than life itself.
00:31:19Please just cry to himself this sleep every night.
00:31:25Hey!
00:31:26Yeah!
00:31:27Woo-hoo!
00:31:28Woo-wee!
00:31:30Woo-wee!
00:31:31Woo-wee!
00:31:35Yeah!
00:31:37Hey, Dad!
00:31:39Can we have pizza for dinner?
00:31:41Double pepperoni coming up.
00:31:45Woo-wee!
00:31:47Well, between the trial and three years in federal prison,
00:31:51my mother was gone for over four years.
00:31:55A lot of people say those were Kenny's golden years.
00:31:58He got close with his dad, and I mean real close.
00:32:01Ken let him pretend with his friends
00:32:02that, uh, mom was in some kind of hospital.
00:32:06And Kenny had a lot of friends.
00:32:09For the first time, he went to a regular school,
00:32:11and, uh, with all the traveling he'd done,
00:32:13he could pull off being cool like nobody else.
00:32:16Oh, no, bro.
00:32:17What are you talking about?
00:32:18The older he got, the more popular he got.
00:32:22He had friends.
00:32:24He had girlfriends.
00:32:25He had a life.
00:32:27Then, I remember the day we found out
00:32:31mother was to be released ahead of schedule.
00:32:34And Kenny,
00:32:35he got so depressed,
00:32:38I remember the day she came home,
00:32:39he was literally in tears.
00:32:41Hey,
00:32:42at least you had four years off.
00:32:45I never got that.
00:32:48Mom is home!
00:32:49Come on, get me a kiss!
00:32:53Oh, honey, it's me!
00:32:55It's your cabbage!
00:32:57Honey!
00:32:58Oh, fuck!
00:33:07You've been eating nothing but garbage!
00:33:09Oh, I got to make you a real breakfast.
00:33:15What's the maid's name again?
00:33:17Lillian.
00:33:18Lillian!
00:33:18Get in here and cook!
00:33:21She's not here.
00:33:22She only comes Tuesdays and Thursdays.
00:33:27Oh.
00:33:30Oh.
00:33:31Oh.
00:33:39All my letters to you.
00:34:03You haven't even opened them.
00:34:06My heart is broken.
00:34:08It's just broken to pieces.
00:34:10Like I care.
00:34:18What's happened to you?
00:34:20Oh, Kenny,
00:34:20you never used to talk to me like that.
00:34:29It's those kids you've been hanging out with.
00:34:32They're a bad influence.
00:34:34You know,
00:34:34I told your father a hundred times
00:34:37of that scoop
00:34:37that's beneath you.
00:34:39Well,
00:34:39don't have to see
00:34:42any of these people ever again.
00:34:46First thing Monday,
00:34:47I'm going to transfer you.
00:34:49No!
00:34:49No, you're not!
00:34:53Dad?
00:34:55Dad?
00:34:56What?
00:34:56Dad, she wants to transfer me.
00:34:58You can't let her.
00:34:59Dad, I want to stay with my friends.
00:35:00I don't know if it's all so important to her.
00:35:03It's my life.
00:35:03What about what's important to me?
00:35:05Just talk to her, please.
00:35:07Okay.
00:35:08I suppose I could try.
00:35:09You took a plea bargain
00:35:16and let me rot in prison.
00:35:20Four years of my life I lost.
00:35:23You want to take being a mother
00:35:24away from me, too?
00:35:26Oh, Sandy, baby, no.
00:35:30You know I wouldn't do that.
00:35:32I hate you.
00:35:36Don't ever speak to me like that again!
00:35:38Go!
00:35:39Ah!
00:35:40Hey!
00:35:41Hey!
00:35:42What are you doing?
00:35:44What are you doing?
00:35:48Get away from me!
00:35:50Hey!
00:36:02It's all right, Papa.
00:36:09One thing I learned in prison
00:36:10is what happens to people
00:36:13who are deprived of her mother's love.
00:36:20Oh, Katie.
00:36:24Katie, I'm going to make up
00:36:26for all the time we lost together.
00:36:29Katie.
00:36:31Katie.
00:36:32You've just forgotten
00:36:37how special you are.
00:36:41You think Jackie Kennedy
00:36:43would let John John
00:36:45hang out with any kid
00:36:46off the street?
00:36:48No, of course not.
00:36:52Oh, baby.
00:36:57All right.
00:37:00Now tell me.
00:37:01Who has the most handsome,
00:37:05smart son in the world?
00:37:09You do, Mama.
00:37:12And who has the most beautiful,
00:37:14smart mama in the world?
00:37:17I do.
00:37:18It's all right.
00:37:26Mama's home.
00:37:27Mama's home.
00:37:28Mama's home.
00:37:34Yeah.
00:37:35Prison changed my mother,
00:37:36but it didn't make her sorry.
00:37:38It pissed her off.
00:37:39She was, uh, she was convinced
00:37:40that everyone really was out to get her.
00:37:42And she was determined
00:37:43never to go to prison again,
00:37:45which meant
00:37:46never getting caught again,
00:37:48which meant
00:37:50she couldn't leave any witnesses
00:37:52to testify against her.
00:37:53Let's make it all.
00:37:54A white, a white Steinway.
00:37:57Elmer Holmgren
00:37:58was my father.
00:38:00Back when we were living
00:38:01in Chicago,
00:38:01he was a pretty successful attorney.
00:38:04But by the time
00:38:05he'd moved to Las Vegas,
00:38:06he'd lost his license.
00:38:08You need a receipt.
00:38:08You don't need
00:38:09the receipt.
00:38:10See, my dad
00:38:10was a really loving man,
00:38:12but alcohol
00:38:13was his middle name.
00:38:15So he would drink
00:38:16and start chasing women,
00:38:17money,
00:38:19the next big deal.
00:38:20Get rid of that paragraph.
00:38:21He'd hit bottom
00:38:21when he took a job
00:38:22as the kind
00:38:23so-called house counsel.
00:38:25Elmer.
00:38:26First, they just asked him
00:38:27to do things
00:38:27in the civil suit
00:38:28brought on by the maids.
00:38:30But then they asked him
00:38:30to do this other stuff.
00:38:32The fire in the office
00:38:33and then the receipts
00:38:34will all be announced
00:38:34so we can do everything we want.
00:38:36No, no,
00:38:37this is not the first time
00:38:39this house has caught fire.
00:38:40It burned down
00:38:41a few years ago
00:38:43and they rebuilt it.
00:38:45It was new,
00:38:46but I suppose this house
00:38:48just doesn't have good karma.
00:38:51What are you worried about?
00:39:18We wanted those files gone
00:39:20so we could get another continuance
00:39:21out of the court.
00:39:22Well, I'm worried
00:39:23I didn't get it right,
00:39:25you know,
00:39:25after what you said
00:39:26I should do.
00:39:27You said I should start
00:39:29the fire in the office, right?
00:39:35The ATF agents
00:39:36were all ready to wire my dad
00:39:38for a meeting with Shante,
00:39:39but at the last minute
00:39:40he called the agents to cancel.
00:39:42My brother also got a call
00:39:44saying that Ken and Shante
00:39:47were taking him to Costa Rica
00:39:48to handle some big deal.
00:39:55But you don't know for sure.
00:39:57Four years in prison,
00:39:58you think I can't smell a snitch?
00:40:00Well, a confrontation
00:40:00is not a good idea.
00:40:01Not trusting me
00:40:03is not a good idea.
00:40:04Hi, Elmo.
00:40:07Oh, get in.
00:40:08You're going to love the Hacienda
00:40:25we've rented, Elmo.
00:40:27It's right on the beach
00:40:29and the water is so clear.
00:40:31Isn't it, Papa?
00:40:32Oh, my God!
00:40:33Shanty, baby.
00:40:47What have you done?
00:41:01Oh, Ken, stay here all night.
00:41:03Drive on, will you?
00:41:05Oh.
00:41:19And that was the last
00:41:20anyone ever heard from my father.
00:41:23Even with the ATF
00:41:24keeping tabs on him.
00:41:27He was gone.
00:41:30The Kenny Kimes I knew
00:41:32was a great kid.
00:41:33I met him when he started
00:41:35at UC Santa Barbara,
00:41:36which is where I worked.
00:41:37He was a good student.
00:41:39He seemed really glad
00:41:40to be in school.
00:41:41Although I remember him
00:41:42worrying his mother
00:41:43would talk his dad
00:41:44out of paying his tuition.
00:41:46We easily saw
00:41:47a bright future ahead for him.
00:41:50And then
00:41:50the worst thing
00:41:52that could happen
00:41:53happened.
00:41:55Come on, I'm starving.
00:41:56I don't feel good.
00:41:58I'm just going to stay home.
00:42:00Well, it's your own fault
00:42:00you start drinking
00:42:01before noon.
00:42:02You got to pay the piper.
00:42:03Come on, it'll perk you up
00:42:04to get out.
00:42:05You go and get the car.
00:42:06I'll get my purse.
00:42:08No.
00:42:11Let's go to Manuel's tonight.
00:42:13I'm in the mood
00:42:13for enchiladas.
00:42:15Oh, and a margarita.
00:42:18If you're good,
00:42:19I'll let you
00:42:20leak the salt.
00:42:20Oh, wake up!
00:42:29Alma?
00:42:42Oh, my God.
00:42:43Please, we can all
00:42:44try and cut it for cereal.
00:42:45It's because the phone's on me!
00:42:46Oh, my God!
00:42:47Oh, my God!
00:42:48Oh, my God!
00:42:49Oh, my God!
00:42:50You said Dad
00:43:04was waiting in the car.
00:43:05He is.
00:43:07There.
00:43:08There.
00:43:08There.
00:43:08He's been dead three months
00:43:19and you're just now
00:43:20telling me.
00:43:22I couldn't tell you.
00:43:24I couldn't run the risk
00:43:25of anyone else
00:43:26finding out.
00:43:27Not yet.
00:43:29Kenny,
00:43:30listen to me.
00:43:31Papa's lawyer
00:43:33says his will
00:43:34leaves everything
00:43:35to his two eldest children,
00:43:37the children he never sees,
00:43:38and leaves nothing
00:43:40to you,
00:43:42the child he adores.
00:43:44Now, do you really believe
00:43:45your papa would leave you
00:43:46with nothing?
00:43:48Not even a house?
00:43:49Not a thing?
00:43:52Nothing?
00:43:53Nothing?
00:43:54Think, Kenny.
00:43:55It's the creeps.
00:43:58They've made his latest will
00:44:00disappear.
00:44:01They want everything
00:44:02for themselves.
00:44:03They want the lot.
00:44:05We're not going to let them
00:44:06get away with that,
00:44:07are we?
00:44:07We are so much smarter
00:44:08than they are.
00:44:10They don't deserve
00:44:11a thing.
00:44:13Do they, Kenny?
00:44:14Baby,
00:44:21so I've been thinking
00:44:21about what we can do.
00:44:23Now, I can teach you
00:44:24to sign Papa's name,
00:44:26and we can write checks
00:44:27on his counts here,
00:44:29but most of his money
00:44:30is in the Bahamas,
00:44:32so we're going to have
00:44:33to fly out soon,
00:44:35next week.
00:44:36Oh, but registration
00:44:37for the new semester
00:44:38is next week.
00:44:42We can't do both,
00:44:43can you?
00:44:49Kenny.
00:44:51Kenny.
00:44:53This is it.
00:44:55This is the moment
00:44:56when you choose
00:44:57what your life's going to be.
00:44:59Your Papa left behind
00:45:00millions of dollars,
00:45:02millions,
00:45:03that rightfully belong
00:45:04to us, to you.
00:45:07Now, you can fight for it,
00:45:09and I don't know
00:45:10how we're going to pay
00:45:11to get you back to school,
00:45:14but you can go there
00:45:15and get a job
00:45:15and make, I don't know,
00:45:16what,
00:45:17$30,000 a year.
00:45:20If that's what you want,
00:45:22go ahead.
00:45:24I'll fight for what's
00:45:25ours by myself.
00:45:26Oh, maybe I won't.
00:45:34I'm so tired, Kenny.
00:45:41Sometimes I think
00:45:42I should just
00:45:43head for the beach,
00:45:46kick back a couple
00:45:48of shots of whiskey,
00:45:49and just take one last
00:45:50swim in the ocean.
00:45:53Better that
00:45:57than going back
00:45:58to scraping
00:45:59for every dollar.
00:46:03I can't go back to that.
00:46:13You have to choose Kenny.
00:46:17You either go back
00:46:19or go back to school
00:46:19or you help me.
00:46:30I've got the smartest,
00:46:32most beautiful mother
00:46:32in the world.
00:46:37How could I not
00:46:38choose you?
00:46:49You know that auditor
00:46:56we're supposed
00:46:56to be having dinner with?
00:46:58Villa Ball
00:46:59or whatever his name is?
00:47:00Mm-hmm.
00:47:02I think he suspects
00:47:03Papa's gone.
00:47:04We can't let him
00:47:05cut us off
00:47:06from those accounts.
00:47:07We still have
00:47:08the accounts back home.
00:47:09Another drink, sir?
00:47:09Oh, don't be naive.
00:47:11If one bank
00:47:11pronounces Papa dead,
00:47:13the rest will follow.
00:47:14We'll be penniless
00:47:15within a month.
00:47:16Oh, there's that
00:47:17stewardess.
00:47:19You like her?
00:47:20You want her?
00:47:22Miss!
00:47:24Oh, yeah!
00:47:30Oh, yeah, ma!
00:47:31Yeah!
00:47:47We've been saving up
00:47:53for what?
00:47:55You know,
00:47:55I've never gone home
00:47:56with a passenger before.
00:47:58But your mom
00:47:59was so persuasive.
00:48:00Did you tell her
00:48:00that you liked me
00:48:01or something?
00:48:01No, it's just
00:48:02my mom sometimes.
00:48:04It's like she knows
00:48:05me better
00:48:05than I know myself.
00:48:10Why are you still in bed?
00:48:12It's nearly 2 o'clock.
00:48:13Got a lot of stuff
00:48:14to do before dinner.
00:48:15There he is.
00:48:21But his face
00:48:22he is not
00:48:22on our side.
00:48:26Mr. Billibow,
00:48:27it is so lovely
00:48:29to meet you.
00:48:30The name is
00:48:31Bial Ahmed.
00:48:33Oh, well,
00:48:34you know,
00:48:34I'm such an American.
00:48:36Hopeless with foreign things.
00:48:37And with money, too.
00:48:39I understand
00:48:41we might have
00:48:42a little problem
00:48:43with the bank.
00:48:44It's so nice
00:48:45of you to come out here.
00:48:47Saved us
00:48:47for going all the way
00:48:48back into town.
00:48:49Come on in.
00:48:50Make yourself comfortable
00:48:51and sit in there.
00:48:53And I'll make you a drink
00:48:54and Kenny can go
00:48:56look for those
00:48:56papers that you need.
00:49:02Go on, Kenny.
00:49:03Where are they?
00:49:09Well, they're in my
00:49:10suitcase in the bedroom.
00:49:12Okay.
00:49:24Okay.
00:49:24Bring him in.
00:49:26Hurry,
00:49:26before he wakes up.
00:49:27No, I don't think
00:49:28I can't.
00:49:29Kenny!
00:49:29The wolf
00:49:31is not just
00:49:31howling at the door.
00:49:32He's come through
00:49:33the door
00:49:33and he's gonna bite us
00:49:35unless we do something.
00:49:37Do it now!
00:49:38Do it now!
00:49:38Ah!
00:49:41Ugh.
00:49:43Ugh!
00:49:45Ugh!
00:49:45Ugh!
00:49:46Ugh!
00:49:59Ugh!
00:50:00Ugh!
00:50:04Go ahead, pinch me.
00:50:34Go ahead, pinch me.
00:51:04Go ahead, pinch me.
00:51:34The loan on the Santa Maria property has been approved.
00:51:38Go ahead, pinch me.
00:51:42The loan on the Santa Maria property has been brought to them in L.A. from Utah from a dealer Ken Sr. had used many times.
00:51:47But they paid for it with a bad check.
00:51:51Now, to help them with the various details of their operation, they had a small army of helpers.
00:51:56Alan Russell, the former lawyer who didn't ask too many questions.
00:52:02Nanette Watkowski, the notary who would put her stamp on anything.
00:52:08And Stan Patterson, a moving man who could make valuables disappear.
00:52:20And who sold them guns.
00:52:22Or toys, as Shantae liked to call them.
00:52:30Then there were the men they picked up at home machines.
00:52:34These were desperate people who would do anything for food or a bed.
00:52:38Bob McCarron.
00:52:38Jorge Alvarez.
00:52:40And of course, Sean Little.
00:52:47I'm working for the Kimes family of my own free will.
00:52:52And I'm happy to be employed by them.
00:52:55Why do you have to sign anything?
00:52:58Because we're fabulously wealthy and we've had trouble with greedy servants saying vicious things in hopes of getting money out of us.
00:53:04Now, I'm sure you wouldn't do anything like that, but my lawyer does insist on these waivers.
00:53:08Okay.
00:53:17Yep.
00:53:19What kind of work am I going to be doing?
00:53:21Oh, it's going to be fun stuff.
00:53:23Did you ever do acting in high school?
00:53:24I don't think you went to high school, Mom.
00:53:26Oh, you'd be nice.
00:53:29You're going to be a businessman and your name will be David Kasdan.
00:53:40My father, David Kasdan, had known Kahn Kahn Sr. for, oh, at least 15 years.
00:53:48Dad had once agreed to let Kahn put his Las Vegas house in Dad's name for tax reasons.
00:53:54I don't know if he was a man or something.
00:53:55Anyway, my father believed he was no longer on the deed, but it turns out he was the entire time they lived there.
00:54:04And in early 1998, Shantae had taken a loan out against the property for $280,000.
00:54:12But the bank made a mistake, and they sent a payment booklet to my father.
00:54:17So he called her and asked her how she could take a loan out in his name without his signature.
00:54:23Yeah, I've got it right now.
00:54:24I've got the passport right in front of me.
00:54:25I didn't sign it.
00:54:35There's a little problem with David Kasdan.
00:54:40You've never denied Noah Kasdan.
00:54:42Of course not.
00:54:43David Kasdan and I were best friends for years.
00:54:46Did you ever argue with him?
00:54:47Absolutely not.
00:54:48There was a little misunderstanding about a loan.
00:55:07So this is like the real David Kasdan's house?
00:55:10Yeah.
00:55:10What are you doing here?
00:55:17We need to talk, David.
00:55:24You're still talking to the bank.
00:55:27Makes my mom feel like she can't trust you.
00:55:30I needed to ask if my name was on the loan yet.
00:55:34That's it.
00:55:35I told your mom I'm not going to risk charges.
00:55:38She said you gave her your word.
00:55:40I just want to be sure you meant it.
00:55:43I meant it.
00:55:44Believe me, I really do not want to be dealing with this anymore.
00:55:52Oh, man.
00:55:56Sean!
00:55:58Get in here!
00:56:00Get in here!
00:56:04Kenny Kimes and Sean Little put my father's body in the trunk of his own car.
00:56:08Then they drove that car to the airport and let him sit in the trunk all afternoon while
00:56:14they went to the mall and bought new clothes and ate at the food court and went to see a
00:56:19movie, The Man in the Iron Mask.
00:56:22And when it was dark, they put Dad in a dumpster.
00:56:29And on the way home, they stopped at a flower shop that came out in the trial.
00:56:35Kenny said he felt that he'd completed a great duty for his mother and he wanted to celebrate
00:56:41by bringing her flowers.
00:56:49They found my father's body the next day.
00:56:52And we knew right away that Sean Tay Kimes had something to do with it.
00:56:57But by the time the police had put it all together, Sean Tay and Kenny had left California with
00:57:02Sean Little and were on their way to Florida.
00:57:04Oh, I'm not surprised.
00:57:12I wouldn't put anything past Irene.
00:57:14What do you think of that brownstone her husband left her?
00:57:18I mean, you have to admit, it's spectacular, even by New York standards.
00:57:22Excuse me, I don't need to be a straw, but are you talking about Irene Medzka in Manhattan?
00:57:28She is such a friend of mine, I haven't heard from her for ages.
00:57:31No, no, dear.
00:57:32We're talking about Irene Silverman.
00:57:35Oh, sorry.
00:57:36She rented to my friend here an apartment in her brownstone mansion.
00:57:41An apartment?
00:57:42Yes.
00:57:43Why, my son and I have been talking about taking a shopping trip to New York,
00:57:46and an apartment would certainly be more comfortable than a hotel.
00:57:49Well, of course.
00:57:50And Irene's apartments are darling.
00:57:53They're not cheap, of course, but darling.
00:57:56And Irene's a dear.
00:57:58She's 82 and a grand old gal.
00:58:02She was a ballerina once, but she's been terribly alone ever since her husband passed.
00:58:08Oh, tell me.
00:58:10You'd love her.
00:58:13And Irene Silverman's the sole owner.
00:58:15You don't see Elaine, do you?
00:58:18Nanette, honey, you've been a big help, as always.
00:58:21Thank you, sweetheart.
00:58:22Love you.
00:58:24Big Apple, here we come.
00:58:26Woo!
00:58:27We're so damn cute.
00:58:40Where is Sean?
00:58:42I don't know.
00:58:43I thought I told you to lock his clothes in the trunk.
00:58:45I did.
00:58:46Prosecutors have claimed that when you were in Florida, you began calling Irene Silverman's rental agent in New York,
00:59:08and that you also started calling Irene posing as a Vegas casino representative to get her social security number.
00:59:14Now, all that is false.
00:59:16Every bit of that is a lie.
00:59:18So then how did you get into this mess, the Silverman case?
00:59:21I'm glad you asked me that.
00:59:24I'd met Irene socially several years earlier, and when she wanted to sell her brownstone, she gave me a call and asked if I could help.
00:59:32My attorney, Alan Russell, was interested in purchasing the property, so he sent us there to see if we could help him arrange it.
00:59:38But this was all over a little property deal, and we were just trying to help him.
00:59:44All right, then.
00:59:59I'll expect you to bring in that driver's license tomorrow.
01:00:02Otherwise, I'd have to charge you $6,000 for the first month's rent.
01:00:06You can make out a check to the Covey Foundation.
01:00:10Actually, I prefer to pay in cash.
01:00:12I do business in many countries, and I like to keep my paperwork as simple as possible.
01:00:18Besides, it doesn't seem fair to me that the government taxed you on money I've already paid taxes on.
01:00:28I would, however, appreciate a receipt.
01:00:35Loretta!
01:00:35Yeah?
01:00:36This is Mr. Garren.
01:00:37He's moving into 1B today.
01:00:39This is Loretta Lorenzo, our house manager.
01:00:43If your phone's at leaks or you need clean sheets, she's the one to call.
01:00:46No pleasure.
01:00:47Well, right away, Irene regretted letting this guy move in.
01:01:04He was so odd.
01:01:06He'd stand for hours in front of his door, staring out the peephole.
01:01:10I mean, we could see the shadow of his shoes under the door.
01:01:13Then his so-called secretary, this flamboyant woman, who he called Eva, started living in the apartment with him.
01:01:27She was even more odd.
01:01:29That's when we all started to get a bad feeling, wondering what they were up to.
01:01:35Yeah?
01:01:44Stan, it's Shantae Kimes.
01:01:47I told you you were going to hear from me again.
01:01:49What do you want?
01:01:50I want to offer you a job.
01:01:51I want you to be the superintendent of a new building Kenny and I are just buying.
01:01:57You are going to love it here.
01:01:59There is an old ballerina who dances up and down the halls at midnight wearing a negligee and no underwear.
01:02:07Yeah, I guess so.
01:02:08All right.
01:02:10You let me know when.
01:02:13Jesus.
01:02:14Jesus.
01:02:14Jesus.
01:02:14Jesus.
01:02:15Jesus.
01:02:15Jesus.
01:02:15Jesus.
01:02:15Jesus.
01:02:15Jesus.
01:02:16Jesus.
01:02:16Jesus.
01:02:16Jesus.
01:02:21Yeah, uh, Special Agent Johnson.
01:02:31Yeah, Stan Patterson.
01:02:33She called.
01:02:35A few weeks after they moved in, Irene had a few friends over for the Fourth of July.
01:02:42She talked a lot about Manny Guerin.
01:02:44I don't care how much his suits cost.
01:02:48That kid smells like jail.
01:02:50First thing Monday, he gets his eviction notice.
01:02:53What?
01:02:54Coming in, it's...
01:02:56I remember especially her describing how he'd skulk around the edge of the foyer to avoid
01:03:05the security camera.
01:03:06And how funny it was that he actually came in a few moments later and we could all see
01:03:11him on the monitor doing exactly what she just said.
01:03:15Shh!
01:03:16Shh!
01:03:17Watch!
01:03:18Watch!
01:03:19Shh!
01:03:20Shh!
01:03:21Shh!
01:03:22Shh!
01:03:23Shh!
01:03:24Shh!
01:03:25The next day, Irene called me to tell me that I didn't need to come into work that day.
01:03:31Most of the tenants were out of town for the holiday.
01:03:35I think I may have been the last one to talk to her.
01:03:38Well, you know, besides them.
01:03:41Mm-hmm.
01:03:43She's coming.
01:04:13I bet she wishes you'd given me a social security number now.
01:04:24Go on, finish it up.
01:04:33Irene was a wonderful woman.
01:04:36Just a wonderful woman.
01:04:38And so tiny.
01:04:42Only five feet tall, barely over a hundred pounds.
01:04:46What chance did she have?
01:04:59Stan, did you get in all right?
01:05:02Good.
01:05:03Now listen, don't go and get one of those buses that says Manhattan.
01:05:07Splurge out for once and go catch a yellow cab, okay?
01:05:10Don't worry.
01:05:11I'll reimburse you.
01:05:13Oh, we're gonna be a bit late.
01:05:14We've got car trouble.
01:05:17You're not a good boy.
01:05:23Stand.
01:05:25Where's Kenny?
01:05:26He's supposed to be with you.
01:05:27He had to go drop something off.
01:05:28Let's have a drink while we're waiting.
01:05:31Where's Kenny? He's supposed to be with you.
01:05:35He had to go drop something off.
01:05:36Let's have a drink while we're waiting.
01:05:55Oh, here's Kenny now.
01:05:58Hey, baby.
01:05:59NYPD, you're under arrest.
01:06:01Oh, what's the wrong?
01:06:03What?
01:06:03Hold still here.
01:06:04We're walking on the sidewalk?
01:06:05We haven't done anything wrong.
01:06:07Don't.
01:06:08Ah, ah, ah, oh, Kenny.
01:06:12Chante and Kenneth Kimes leave a warrant for your arrest
01:06:14for the purchase of an automobile with a fraudulent check.
01:06:16Well, that's it?
01:06:17That's all?
01:06:18That's all?
01:06:18See, Kenny, it's okay.
01:06:19It's just a little jet thing.
01:06:20Come on, get in the car.
01:06:21There.
01:06:22Hey, what about me?
01:06:23Put your hands down.
01:06:24It's about time to get a little worried.
01:06:29So, are we done?
01:06:38Kenny, can you hear me?
01:06:39Are you okay?
01:06:40Mom?
01:06:41Yeah, yes, I'm all right.
01:06:42Are you all right?
01:06:43I'm fine, honey.
01:06:45This is just a little mix up.
01:06:46We should be out of here real soon.
01:06:48Just stay strong, baby.
01:06:49All right, don't worry about me.
01:06:51I'm okay if you're okay.
01:06:52A task force investigating the David Kasdan murder had been hunting for Chante and Kenny
01:06:57Kimes for months, and the day we nabbed them, we had no idea what they'd been up to.
01:07:02It's weird how that works out sometimes.
01:07:05All right, next question.
01:07:09Who's Irene Silverman?
01:07:11And why do you have her passport in your bag?
01:07:14What bag?
01:07:15Oh, that bag.
01:07:16Oh, no, that's not mine.
01:07:17I was just holding that for a friend.
01:07:19You could say it was a fortunate coincidence to finally catch up with them on the day that they'd killed again.
01:07:23Or you could say it was unfortunate timing we didn't catch up with them a day sooner.
01:07:28A hundred counts! Have you ever seen such a witch hunt?
01:07:33That's exactly what this is, a witch hunt.
01:07:35I've been getting letters from these media people.
01:07:37I think we should sell our story, talk about how we've been framed.
01:07:40You can't sell your story unless you're found innocent.
01:07:43Okay, so when we get off, we could probably make millions, right?
01:07:46If you get off.
01:07:47What do you mean, if?
01:07:48Mel, you said there's no way they can convict us.
01:07:50Nobody, no crime.
01:07:51Plus, we've got alibis.
01:07:53A dozen witnesses.
01:07:55I gave you a list.
01:07:56Yeah, well, none of those have really panned out.
01:07:58Well, then you're not asking the right way.
01:08:00I wrote down explicit instructions, who to ask, how to jog their memory.
01:08:03Sante, we're all doing our best.
01:08:05Is that true, Matthew?
01:08:06Are you really on our side?
01:08:08Or are you in this for the publicity?
01:08:10Yeah, the publicity.
01:08:11I mean, we're on the front page of every newspaper.
01:08:14They're getting a rich off us, for God's sake.
01:08:15They'll buy our story.
01:08:17How much could we make? Millions?
01:08:18What?
01:08:19Kenny.
01:08:20Where I'm at, it's not that bad.
01:08:24It's quiet, I can think.
01:08:26I can't stop thinking.
01:08:28I'd give anything for a damn drink.
01:08:31I wish we could go out to dinner.
01:08:34Have a few drinks.
01:08:36I could hold your little hand, and we could talk.
01:08:41I miss that.
01:08:43I'm so lucky to have you.
01:08:53But the stuff we found in their possession?
01:08:55Jackpot City.
01:08:57Irene Silverman's passport or keys or American Express card.
01:09:01The forged deed.
01:09:02Notebooks that detailed every step.
01:09:05Sante actually recorded the planning stages of the crime.
01:09:10Unfortunately, a lot of that stuff was leaked to the press.
01:09:12So, you know what they say about you on the TV?
01:09:15That you did your son.
01:09:17Slept naked with him in the same bed.
01:09:20Well, you know what they say.
01:09:22Incest is the best.
01:09:24Oh, no, you didn't.
01:09:30I know how to deal with girls like you, you disgusting.
01:09:33Stinkhole!
01:09:34Ah!
01:09:35Ah!
01:09:36Ah!
01:09:37Ah!
01:09:38Ah!
01:09:39Ah!
01:09:40Ah!
01:09:41Ah!
01:09:42Ah!
01:09:43Ah!
01:09:44If I testify, the jury will believe me.
01:09:47They will know that Irene was a, was a madam.
01:09:50That her place was a whorehouse.
01:09:52And that we were used, used by unscrupulous people.
01:09:54The prosecution will cross-examine you.
01:09:56Bring up everything in your history.
01:09:58we've fought to keep out I can explain all that Sante no one could explain all
01:10:03that I am fighting for my innocent son's life they will believe me your honor if
01:10:10I could just surrender miss Kimes you wed your right to testify now please
01:10:14but I wanted to testify but everybody knows we're not about to get a fair
01:10:17hearing in this courtroom this is a corrupt system we are being
01:10:23they really didn't understand their make-believe world had collapsed how say
01:10:41you to the sixth count of the indictment charging the defendant Sante Kimes with
01:10:45the crime of robbery in the first degree guilty or not guilty guilty how say you
01:10:50to the eighth count of the indictment charging the defendant Sante Kimes with
01:10:54the crime of burglary in the first degree guilty or not guilty guilty how say you
01:10:59to the fourth count of the indictment charging the defendant Sante Kimes with
01:11:03the crime of felony robbery murder in the second degree guilty or not guilty guilty
01:11:08how say you to the first count of the indictment charging the defendant Sante
01:11:13Kimes with the crime of intentional murder in the second degree guilty or not
01:11:18You're not guilty.
01:11:19Guilty.
01:11:29Kenny, knock it off.
01:11:37They haven't sentenced you yet.
01:11:39It's not too late to cut a deal.
01:11:41If you admit what you did,
01:11:43tell them where Irene's body is,
01:11:46you might live long enough to get out of here someday.
01:11:52But no.
01:11:53Little Kenny's gonna protect his mommy.
01:11:55You'd think after two years in this place
01:11:57you'd finally grow a pair.
01:11:59At least I figured out how to tell her to go to hell.
01:12:03Don't give me that ball, Ken.
01:12:06Mom's told me everything you did for her.
01:12:08Shut up.
01:12:10I didn't do anything.
01:12:12Oh, yeah?
01:12:14Neither did I.
01:12:26Sante Kimes is surely the most degenerate defendant
01:12:29who has ever appeared in this courtroom.
01:12:31And her degeneracy extends even to the willful corruption
01:12:34of her own son.
01:12:35It is clear that Miss Kimes has spent virtually all her life
01:12:40plotting and scheming, exploiting, manipulating,
01:12:44and preying upon the vulnerable and the gullible
01:12:46at every opportunity.
01:12:48People always want to have a reason
01:12:50for why my mother did the things she did.
01:12:52Was it because of a bad childhood?
01:12:54Or, uh, because of a mental illness?
01:12:57Or because she is evil?
01:13:00You know, she just is who she is.
01:13:04It's true.
01:13:05She was never satisfied.
01:13:06And, uh, she was capable of anything.
01:13:08But she was also intelligent and loving and wonderful.
01:13:14And I've yet to hear any type of description, uh, from a doctor
01:13:18or a therapist or anything that can actually explain her
01:13:22and what she's done.
01:13:24And what about your brother?
01:13:28Kenny, I think he...
01:13:31he made my mother even more dangerous.
01:13:33I'm here at the Clinton Correctional Facility
01:13:35where convicted murderer Kenneth Kimes
01:13:37has just been transferred after being sentenced
01:13:39to 120 years for the murder of socialite Irene Silverman.
01:13:43How long he will actually stay here is up in the air.
01:13:46He's facing extradition to California
01:13:48to stand trial for the murder of David Kasdan.
01:13:51But for now, Kimes will serve his time here at CCF,
01:13:54well-known as one of the toughest prisons in the nation.
01:14:07I hear you follow orders real good.
01:14:10You nice-ass mama's boy, is that right?
01:14:12Huh?
01:14:17Now look at that pot.
01:14:21Hey!
01:14:24We've run out of options to fight it, Kenny.
01:14:27In a couple weeks, you'll be on a plane to California.
01:14:33Kenny, my soulmate son,
01:14:38as you fly through the clouds to California,
01:14:43know that I am with you.
01:14:46I am you.
01:14:47And we are superhuman with the strength of our love.
01:14:52If only I could kiss you now.
01:14:57You are the light of my life.
01:15:00And you and your future are my life's dedication.
01:15:06My extradition is also going through.
01:15:11They're gonna put us on trial again.
01:15:13But I do not fear.
01:15:15We will win this round.
01:15:17We cannot fail.
01:15:18Our innocence is embedded in my soul and mercy.
01:15:23Okay, so say you take the plea and agree to testify against your mother.
01:15:26One, the DA's office will not seek the death penalty, either for you or your mother.
01:15:31And two, they'll support your request that you be allowed to serve out your sentence here in California.
01:15:35That's it. That's the entire deal.
01:15:36No, I'm not gonna try to talk you into it.
01:15:42You've had enough people trying to talk you into what they want.
01:15:45You need to figure out what you want.
01:15:47I know.
01:15:48You know, you need to figure out what you want.
01:15:49I know.
01:15:50You need to figure out what you want.
01:15:51I know.
01:15:52You need to figure out what you want.
01:15:53I know.
01:15:54You need to figure out what you want.
01:15:56Okay, so say you take the plea and agree to testify against your mother.
01:15:59One, the DA's office will not seek the death penalty, either for you or your mother.
01:16:02And two, they'll support your request that you be allowed to serve out your sentence here in California.
01:16:05i know you're worried about hurting your mother she would never hurt me
01:16:14although i suppose if i got death it might hurt
01:16:19kenny there are worse things you can do to someone things worse than murder even things done in the
01:16:26name of love there is an air of expectation today in superior court asante kimes takes a stand to
01:16:39defend herself against charges that she and her son kenneth kimes murdered businessman david kasdan
01:16:45in march of 1998. already introduced into evidence is the transcript of kenneth's confession to the
01:16:51murder so it will be interesting to see how the mother will refute her son's expected testimony
01:16:57all right miss kimes let's go over your history shall we yes let's you were convicted of five
01:17:04counts of slavery weren't you of holding young teenaged girls against their will intimidating
01:17:10them and physically abusing them with beatings and burnings my goodness you've got kill in your eyes
01:17:17today but maybe you can behave nicely you were also convicted of the murder of irene silverman were
01:17:23you not it's under appeal it was a wrongful conviction read the transcripts of your son's confession
01:17:31his confession to the murder of irene silverman as well as the murder of david kasdan of course
01:17:35he'd say anything you wanted after what you did what i did you forced him to plea
01:17:41you took a young wonderful boy and you forced him you threatened him with death you're a monster
01:17:47but you know what he's a hero because he gave up his whole life so that we wouldn't be killed
01:17:57your son also described your family motto no body no crime is that right yes i'm sure you've rehearsed
01:18:07him well mr prosecutor ma'am no body no crime is that your family motto no our family motto
01:18:17his rainbows
01:18:20miss kimes i'm noting that you're facing the jury as you testify yes i don't want to look at you not
01:18:25after what you've done to my son basically you're trying to look like a sweet little beaten puppy
01:18:29aren't you no i'm trying to look like me and tell you the truth did you not write these words to your
01:18:34son kenny i think the key is to show the jury softness and vulnerability and hope just like a
01:18:41sweet little beaten puppy is that how you're trying to act for this jury i'm not the one who's
01:18:46acting you are let's talk about the morning of july 5th 1998 isn't it true that you killed irene
01:18:53silverman that morning no and you know i didn't didn't you put her body you're not dealing with
01:18:57kenny now you're dealing with a mother fighting first i know who i'm dealing with and i know who
01:19:04i'm dealing with too they call you d.a death and they're not kidding mam are you acting like a sweet
01:19:10little beaten puppy now no but you're acting like a mean dog sometimes that's it we both know why you
01:19:17took all those trips to new york how many trips was it miss hunter eight nine did you have fun when you
01:19:23beat up kenny and clinton me i beat him oh yes you did and you broke him but i know he's a hero miss
01:19:33crimes that's enough my son is a hero it's enough already are you sure they're gonna put kenny on the
01:19:40stand today yes i haven't seen him for three years the judge says you have to walk she knows you can walk
01:19:53not be honest good morning hello how are you good morning hello how are you good morning
01:20:12miss hunter the prosecution calls kenneth kines to the stand
01:20:23Hold the Bible in your right hand.
01:20:35Do you swear the testimony you're about to give in these proceedings will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
01:20:42So help you, God.
01:20:43I do.
01:20:45Please be seated.
01:20:50Please state your name.
01:20:53Kenneth Karam Kimes.
01:20:55And do you see your mother, Sante Kimes, here in this courtroom today?
01:20:58I do.
01:21:00When you look at your mother, how she appears today, is this how she appeared in 1998?
01:21:06No, she looked different.
01:21:08Could you elaborate, please?
01:21:11If you had a crowd of a thousand people and my mom was in that crowd, you wouldn't see 999 other people.
01:21:18You would see my mom.
01:21:19Was it based just on looks or on her personality?
01:21:23It was everything.
01:21:24Her personality, her looks, her demeanor, her aura, her ability to just portray and exude herself.
01:21:34Other witnesses have also testified to your mother's ability to talk people into things.
01:21:39How would you rate her ability to talk people into doing what she wanted?
01:21:44At one point, astounding.
01:21:45And was she able to employ this ability on you?
01:21:47Yes.
01:21:50Did she tell you to kill David Kasdan?
01:21:56She did.
01:21:57Okay, no.
01:21:58Did she tell you how she wanted you to do it?
01:22:00She told me to shoot him in the back of the head.
01:22:03Then put his body in the trunk of his car and dispose of it.
01:22:07Did your mother ask you to kill Irene Silverman?
01:22:10She did.
01:22:11And did you kill her?
01:22:13Yes.
01:22:15I strangled her to death.
01:22:17Did your mother ask you to kill Saeed Bayal Ahmed?
01:22:22We both did that.
01:22:26How did you do it?
01:22:27My mother drugged him, then filled up the bathtub with water, then I put him in the tub.
01:22:36We both held him down until he drowned.
01:22:38And this was your mother's idea?
01:22:40It was.
01:22:41You did whatever she asked?
01:22:44Yes.
01:22:46I was her enforcer.
01:22:47Okay.
01:22:48Okay.
01:22:52Do you love your mother?
01:22:54I did.
01:22:57And I still do.
01:22:59Then why did you agree to testify against her?
01:23:02Because I want this to end.
01:23:05This circus.
01:23:08I want it to stop.
01:23:10What circus?
01:23:12The media circus.
01:23:14The court circus.
01:23:18All the trauma.
01:23:20Everything.
01:23:24It's time to put it away.
01:23:27Let it stop.
01:23:38Let it stop.
01:23:40Candy, I'll never stop fighting for you.
01:23:42Never.
01:23:47We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree.
01:23:50The court thanks you for your service, and the jury is dismissed.
01:24:12I tell you, it still chills me.
01:24:13If you met this mother and son, you would think they were the nicest people.
01:24:21They come off nice and warm and sincere.
01:24:25You would never in a million years suspect that they left behind such a trail of pain and death and misery.
01:24:35I'll tell you, I still can't get over it.
01:24:37So do you feel bad about your son?
01:24:39I'll tell you about Kenny.
01:24:41He is in hell, and he has done nothing wrong.
01:24:43The only reason I am alive is to prove his innocence.
01:24:49And I believe if the American people know his story and see the truth, they will be outraged.
01:24:56And they will storm the prison walls, and they will set him free.
01:25:01Thank you, Ken.
01:25:20My neck hurts, so I'm going to need your pillow again tonight.
01:25:24Oh, my lawyer bought you those plane tickets for her wife when you get out in June?
01:25:29And you're going to love our house on Portlock Road.
01:25:33It's right on the beach.
01:25:35I'm going to take my little girl.
01:25:37I'm right here now to tell her about it.
01:25:39Well, being a mother is the most important thing in the world, isn't it?
01:25:44I'm about to write a letter, too.
01:25:47Can I use yours?
01:25:49My old eyes, you know?
01:25:52I have to finish my letter before it lights out.
01:25:59Dear Helen, you're such a dear to offer to help me in finding justice.
01:26:06Of course, it'll take money.
01:26:08My money is tied up in property left to me by my late husband, but it should be easy to liquidate.
01:26:15I gave my lawyer a power of attorney so you can sign for me.
01:26:19All you have to do is find a notary and quitclaim the deed to a little company I started a few years ago.
01:26:27You're so bored.
01:26:52I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:26:53I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:26:54I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:26:55I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:26:56I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:26:57I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:26:58I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:26:59I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:27:00I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
01:27:01I gave my lawyer a few years ago.
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