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00:04¡Gracias!
00:31I can't reveal my source if they wish to remain anonymous. I could give him your info.
00:35Thank you so much for meeting with me, Dr. Schultz.
00:37So what can I do for you?
00:38I actually work for a lawyer. I really need your help.
00:41I have a theory I want to follow, but I need to talk to the FBI to follow.
00:44Mr. Howler, consider us even.
00:46I left the store, and the next thing I know, Gary was dead.
00:49Carter, it looks bad.
00:50I didn't do this.
00:51Tell me about this eyewitness.
00:53I went in, there was Gary laying on the floor. He said, Carter.
00:56Carter's pretty unlucky. The dead guy lives just long enough to ID him.
01:00Listen, I was wondering if you could just look through something for me.
01:04Turns out, Janine Ferricno was an aspiring thespian in high school.
01:07What am I looking at?
01:08Her yearbook.
01:09They grew up together.
01:10Please tell me you served his Aryan.
01:12The whole point of you being there is to keep tabs on them.
01:15You've been served.
01:16How'd you get past the two bodyguards?
01:17He wasn't worried about us. He was worried about them.
01:22Cisco, what happened?
01:24We got a problem.
01:38I was lying on the grass of Sunday morning of last week, indulging in my self-defeat.
01:48I know it's up for me.
01:52If you steal my sunshine.
01:54Making sure I'm not in too deep.
01:57If you steal my sunshine.
01:59Keep your voice on my feet.
02:02If you steal my sunshine.
02:11You're blocking my son.
02:13Honey, we gotta go.
02:15Right now.
02:17Who the hell are you?
02:19His Aryan's dead.
02:20We need to leave.
02:22We need to leave.
02:23Unless you want to wait around for your turn.
02:26Or if you prefer, you can talk to the cops.
02:34Janine.
02:45Janine.
02:46It's a 30-30.
02:52We gotta go.
02:55Now.
03:22Miss Burr, are you aware that you've kept the court waiting almost 50 minutes?
03:2615 minutes now?
03:27My sincere apologies, Your Honor, but I'm afraid there's been an unexpected development.
03:35What kind of development?
03:37With the court's permission, we have a late addition to our witness list.
03:44Your Honor, what possible relevant testimony could this witness offer?
03:49This letter explains the relevance.
03:53My office only received it two days ago, as you can see from the postmark.
03:57I didn't want to waste the court's time until we verified it, but I took the liberty of having
04:03the witness transferred to county, just in case.
04:06I realize this is unorthodox, but I believe that the jury deserves to hear it regardless.
04:12Judge, this is more than unorthodox.
04:14It's unfair.
04:14We have had no time to prepare for this witness.
04:17I recognize that, Your Honor.
04:18But we are talking about an inmate in a state prison.
04:22Who knows how long it will take to get them back?
04:25Besides, I think Mr. Holler is quite familiar with this witness.
04:33I don't like surprises, Miss Berg, especially not ones I'm forced to wait for.
04:38Nevertheless, if the story holds water, the jury is entitled to hear it.
04:44Your Honor.
04:44That's my ruling, Miss McPherson.
04:47We wasted enough time today.
04:49Bring in the jury.
04:51We were wrong.
04:53About what?
04:54This is the October surprise, not that bullshit about Sam's email.
04:57And she waited until the end of the day to plan this in the jury's head.
05:01We won't be able to push back until tomorrow.
05:05The people call Lisa Trammell to the stand.
05:25Miss Trammell, can you tell us where you currently reside?
05:29The California Institution for Women in Chino.
05:32That's a prison?
05:34Yes.
05:35And why are you incarcerated there?
05:38I was sentenced to 15 years for manslaughter.
05:41Can you tell us the details of that crime?
05:48I killed my husband.
05:51It was self-defense.
05:54I was in an abusive marriage and I snapped.
06:00And how do you know the defendant, Mr. Holler?
06:03Was he your lawyer?
06:04Not for that case, no.
06:06In another case, then?
06:08Yes.
06:09Before that, I was accused of killing a real estate developer named Mitchell Bondurant.
06:15But I was innocent.
06:17And the jury said so.
06:18You mean you were found not guilty?
06:20That's right.
06:22And can you explain how the defendant came to be your lawyer?
06:26I'm a chef.
06:28Or I was, anyway.
06:31And, um, Mickey used to eat at my restaurant.
06:36I needed a lawyer.
06:38Didn't have a lot of money.
06:40But the murder was big news, so...
06:42I guess he saw a chance to grab the spotlight.
06:45He said not to worry about the money.
06:47Had we figured something out, and I trusted him.
06:52Because of our relationship.
06:54Your attorney-client relationship?
06:57No.
06:58Our romantic relationship.
07:02Order.
07:04I won't say it again.
07:07Ms. Berg, I expect you to keep this testimony relevant and on point.
07:11Understood, Your Honor.
07:14Ms. Trammell, are you saying you engaged in an intimate relationship with the defendant?
07:23Yes.
07:24While he was your lawyer?
07:27Well, once he took my case, we pretended to cool it.
07:31But, I mean, my life was on the line.
07:36And, you know, he was kind of sweet at first.
07:40I even confided in him and told him how abusive my ex-husband was.
07:44Big mistake.
07:48Your Honor, can you please instruct Mr. Holler to not make demonstrations for the jury?
07:54Mr. Holler, you know better.
07:55Keep your reactions to yourself.
07:57My apologies, Your Honor, but it's hard not to react to lies about how...
08:00Mr. Holler, you know better than to make comments, too.
08:03You've been warned.
08:06She's become an even better cunt artist in jail.
08:08Now, Ms. Trammell, you said that Mr. Holler assured you that you could work out something regarding payment.
08:16Did there come a time when the two of you had a disagreement about it?
08:20Yes.
08:21Can you expand on that?
08:23Mickey had tried to negotiate a deal for my life rights as a way of getting paid.
08:28But I had a friend at the time, a podcaster named Henry Dahl, who took that over.
08:35Mickey didn't like that.
08:37So, when the trial was over and the cameras went away, Mickey was furious that there wasn't any money for
08:43him.
08:44That's why he got back at me.
08:45What do you mean he got back at you?
08:47Oh, he said there'd be consequences if I couldn't pay him.
08:52Serious consequences.
08:53And the next thing I know, the police show up to my house to arrest me for killing my husband.
08:58You do the math.
09:01I know what I did was wrong.
09:04But like I said, it was self-defense.
09:07I couldn't take the abuse anymore.
09:10And I confided in the one person who was sworn to keep it quiet.
09:15So, to be clear, Ms. Tremel, are you saying it is your belief that Mr. Haller broke attorney-client privilege
09:22just because he was angry that you couldn't pay him?
09:26Objection.
09:26Calls for speculation.
09:28I'm merely asking the witness's opinion, Your Honor.
09:32Overruled.
09:33The witness may answer.
09:38In my experience, the only thing that mattered to Mickey was money.
09:43Oh, come on, that's a lie. You know it.
09:45You told them you were the only one who knew.
09:46I've never broken attorney-client privilege.
09:48Order!
09:48One more outburst like that, Mr. Haller, and I will hold you in contempt.
09:52And Ms. Burke, school your witness right now.
09:55She will speak only when asked a question by counsel.
09:58Of course, Your Honor.
09:59Your Honor, I must object to this line of testimony.
10:02It assumes facts, not in evidence.
10:04The people are trying to put a story in front of the jury that is pure conjecture.
10:07And those are points you can explore on cross-examination, Ms. McPherson.
10:12Overruled.
10:14I'm afraid it's too late for that now, though.
10:16Let's come back tomorrow, and I'll expect everyone to remember this is a court of law.
10:22Witness is excused.
10:25We are adjourned.
10:27Jurors will remember their admonition.
10:28We are adjourned.
10:50Siska, where are you?
10:52Just outside San Diego
10:55Nick
10:57I got some bad news
11:00Kazarian's dead
11:01What? How?
11:03He took a swan dive off the hotel balcony
11:05I'm pretty sure it was the same guys
11:07Who gave me the tune-up
11:08Why would these own people want him dead?
11:11That's what I'm trying to figure out
11:12Kazarian?
11:13It makes no sense
11:15Good news is I managed to convince his girlfriend to leave with me
11:19Is she talking?
11:20Not yet but I'm working on it
11:22If she knows anything
11:24I'll find out
11:26Alright thanks
11:28From bad to worse there goes our star witness
11:37Jesus
11:38Don't sneak up on me like that
11:40Apologies
11:42As soon as I'm done filling up the tank
11:44We'll head back to LA
11:45Are you high?
11:47I can't go back to my place
11:48Those goons know where I live
11:51Why would they want you?
11:53What do you know that scares them so much?
11:55I have no idea
11:57I don't know anything
11:58All I know is these people don't fuck around
12:03Well
12:05If you want
12:06I can find us a place to hide out
12:08And we can figure out what to do next
12:15Okay
12:16I'm gonna grab a coffee
12:18You want anything?
12:20A cherry icy
12:22And
12:23Flaming hot Doritos
12:25But
12:25Cool Ranch
12:27Not Limon
12:27Those are gross
12:30Don't judge
12:31Cool Ranch
12:33Yeah
12:42The money stuff is a lie Maggie
12:44We can fight that
12:45Sex part doesn't help either
12:47Holler
12:48Let's go
12:51Alright look
12:51We'll figure something out
12:52Have everyone meet at the house
12:54And we'll come up with a game plan
13:19She's lucky you were there
13:21Are you sure you weren't being followed?
13:23Don't worry
13:24They won't be looking for me in your car
13:26Are you coming back to LA?
13:28Not yet
13:29She's scared
13:31Understandably
13:32Which should give me a little more time to work on her
13:35Just watch your back please
13:37I will
13:40But the truth is
13:41We should all be watching our backs
13:43At least until we figure out what's what
13:46My guess
13:47Is those guys who took out Gazarian
13:50Are under orders to tie up all loose ends
13:54We'll be careful too
13:56Alright
13:57I'll call you later
14:05He'll be okay, Lorna
14:06If there's one person who knows how to take care of himself
14:09It's Cisco
14:11But still those goons gotta jump on him
14:13Which is why he's even more prepared now
14:15Elle
14:16The best thing you can do right now
14:18Is focus on the Gates case
14:21And before you ask
14:22Yes
14:22I will be at the airport in the morning
14:23To pick up your expert witness
14:26You're right
14:27You're right
14:30Izzy
14:30You and this pizza are saving my life right now
14:34Well
14:36Mostly the pizza
14:41Okay, I know Lisa's testimony today was bad
14:43More like a disaster
14:45But the bigger problem is that we lost the centerpiece of our case
14:48We need a Gazarian on the stand
14:50It is hard to point the finger at someone who is dead
14:53But I've been thinking
14:54That's where Lisa might actually help us
14:57I mean Gazarian was part of her case
14:59Which means we can use her to get his name on the record
15:02But now that he's dead
15:03Where does that get us?
15:05I mean our theory is that Gazarian killed Sam
15:07Because Sam was snitching to the FBI
15:09But without Gazarian's testimony
15:11There's no way to show he even knew about it
15:13Hey, hold on
15:14We got vowed to serve that cop in Los Alamitos
15:18Officer, what's his name, Roundtree?
15:20Mm-hmm
15:20Can't he connect Sam to the FBI?
15:23It's better than nothing
15:24But it still doesn't get a Gazarian side of the story
15:27In the meantime
15:28We have got to find a way to discredit Lisa Trammell
15:31She hurt us today
15:33Well
15:34I might be able to help with that
15:37I found these in the files
15:39And thought they might be useful
15:41What's all this?
15:43Letters
15:45Lisa's been writing to you from prison
15:50I'm gonna warn you right now
15:52These are not safe for work
16:06Good morning, Ms. Trammell
16:08Did you kill Mitchell Bondurant?
16:11Objection
16:12We've established that Ms. Trammell was found not guilty
16:15As Ms. Berg is well aware, Your Honor
16:17Not guilty is not the same thing as innocent
16:21Overruled
16:21Witness may answer the question
16:25No, I did not
16:27Do you know who did kill him?
16:29I don't know for sure
16:30But Mickey brought up another suspect at trial
16:33And who was that?
16:35Some contractor who had shady business deals with Bondurant
16:39His name was Alex Gazarian
16:43And why was Alex Gazarian a suspect in the murder?
16:46Well, it turned out he had some connections to organized crime
16:50And Mitchell Bondurant threatened to turn him over to the feds, so
16:53I see
16:54So the theory was that Alex Gazarian killed Mitchell Bondurant
16:59Because Bondurant was talking to the FBI about him
17:02Objection
17:03Relevance
17:03I'll move on, Your Honor
17:06Now, let's talk about this supposed dispute over legal fees
17:09Ms. Trammell, you said that Mr. Haller was angry that you couldn't pay him
17:13But do you remember signing your life rights over to Mr. Haller?
17:17Yes, I do
17:19And were you aware that Henry Dahl, who produced the podcast about your trial
17:24Ended up paying Mr. Haller a sizable sum of money in exchange for those life rights?
17:30Defense exhibit C, Your Honor, offered for impeachment
17:37Uh, no
17:39I had no idea about this
17:41As you can see, it was more than enough to cover Mr. Haller's fees
17:44Well, it didn't stop him from wanting to get back at me, did it?
17:47Yes
17:48Well, about that
17:51You stated under oath that you think it's Mr. Haller's fault that you're in prison, correct?
17:58Well...
18:00I mean, I owned what I did
18:03I didn't even go to trial
18:04I pled guilty and took full responsibility for the death of my husband
18:08But you do blame Mr. Haller for the police arresting you, do you not?
18:13I thought I can't answer that
18:15You can speak for yourself, you just can't speak for Mr. Haller
18:19Well, then, yeah
18:21I do blame him
18:23And did you ever threaten to make Mr. Haller pay for what he'd done?
18:27Look, I'm not a vindictive person
18:29I was hurt that Mickey betrayed my trust, but
18:32Defense exhibit D, Your Honor
18:35Miss Trammell, did you send letters from prison to Mr. Haller?
18:39Including that one?
18:41Objection, Your Honor
18:42I have never seen this letter before
18:44Also impeachment, Your Honor
18:46Overruled
18:46You'll get a chance to redirect if you want, Miss Burke
18:50Is that your signature at the bottom of the letter?
18:53And your inmate number?
18:56I'm not sure
18:57Well, I have 15 more where that came from
19:00Would another letter help refresh your memory?
19:07Okay, yes, I sent the letter
19:09But
19:12Look, the thing is, since I've been in prison
19:14I get very depressed
19:17I see a medic about it
19:20Sometimes I go into this, like, fugue state
19:24I don't remember what I did or said
19:27That's okay, because luckily you have the letter right there in front of you
19:31And you can read it out loud and remind yourself of exactly what you said
19:36Could you please read the letter aloud to the jury, Miss Trammell?
19:43Miss Trammell, read the letter
19:53Dear asshole at law
19:58I just wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about you
20:01I will never forget about you
20:05You ruined my life
20:08And I promise I will make you
20:11Pay for that
20:14I don't know what I ever saw in you
20:16You are a piece of shit
20:19You call yourself a lawyer, but you are nothing
20:22I hope you found God, because
20:26You'll need him
20:28Nothing further, Your Honor
20:32Redirect
20:35Two questions, Your Honor
20:37Miss Trammell
20:38Do you believe that Mr. Holler was angry because you could not pay him?
20:44Yes
20:45Do you believe that he took vindictive action against you because of this?
20:51Yes
20:52Thank you
20:54Nothing further
20:56Very well
20:57Witnesses excused
21:06Miss Berg
21:08Anything else?
21:15Your Honor
21:17The people rest
21:26Even with the redirect, the jury could see what a liar she is
21:29It's a wash for them at best
21:31I hope you're right
21:34Holler
21:35I know I am, okay?
21:46Hey
21:48Hey
21:48Hey, Lorna
21:50So now
21:52We recall Detective Drucker
21:54He gets us to Officer Roundtree
21:55And that'll get us to the FBI
21:57I think we might actually meet the EPA expert for that
22:00Art Schultz
22:00Why?
22:01Don't they both get us there in different ways?
22:04Roundtree can say that when he pulled Sam over for the traffic stop
22:08That there was a flag in his file from the FBI
22:11Well, I'm
22:13So, um, the thing is
22:17We never included the FBI flag in Discovery
22:20Excuse me?
22:21I meant to tell you sooner
22:22Mickey
22:23The FBI had just slipped me the incident report
22:25I wasn't sure what Iceberg knew about
22:28Plus, we got what we needed in Los Alamitos without any paper trails
22:31So we decided to sit on it
22:33You mean you decided to sit on it
22:35It was such a wild card
22:37It felt like a liability
22:38And then it just got so late
22:40Okay, stop
22:40Both of you
22:42I give you an F in ethics
22:44But I'm too pissed off at Dana Berg right now to worry about it
22:48Spoken like a true defense attorney
22:51You still need to get the FBI flag in, right?
22:53How do we convince the judge to admit it if we never turned it over?
22:58We won't have to
23:00Detective Drucker can do it for us
23:02See?
23:03Now you're thinking like a defense attorney, too
23:05Their conversion is complete
23:07Shut it, caller
23:09What about you?
23:10How's your murder case going?
23:11Not so great
23:12But I have a little surprise cooked up for today, too
23:17Can you state your full name for the record, please, doctor?
23:19Certainly
23:20Miriam Arslanian
23:21And can you please walk the court through your area of professional expertise and your credentials?
23:26I'm a forensic scientist with over 20 years of experience in ballistics testing
23:31I have a bachelor's degree from Harvard in engineering
23:34As well as a master's degree and a PhD from MIT
23:37I also got a degree from Berkeley College of Music while I was at it
23:42And have you had a chance to examine the evidence in this case?
23:45Yes, I have
23:46Good
23:46Could you tell us about the murder weapon, please?
23:50Well, as you can see, the weapon was a Glock 19, semi-automatic
23:54It's a common handgun that's popular with law enforcement
23:58So it's a gun that the police use?
24:00Yes
24:01Most notably the New York Police Department
24:03Although the NYPD had to recall most of their Glock 19s a few years ago
24:08Recall them?
24:09Why?
24:10They found that the guns had an issue with jamming
24:12Most of them were repaired or replaced
24:14Your Honor, last time I checked we were in Los Angeles, not New York
24:17How exactly is this relevant?
24:18It's relevant, Your Honor, because Tariq Johnson, the security guard, is a recent NYPD retiree
24:24And Rashad Harrison, the stock boy, testified that he heard the murder weapon jam
24:29Overruled
24:31Now, doctor, were you also able to review the police report and the coroner's report?
24:35Yes, I was
24:36In fact, I took the liberty of creating an animated version of the shooting
24:40Based on the measurements provided by the police and the coroner
24:43Objection
24:44This is the first I'm hearing of this animation
24:46I only managed to secure Dr. Arslanian's testimony last night, Your Honor
24:50Even I haven't seen this video
24:52But this is a preliminary hearing, not trial
24:54And the court has already accepted Dr. Arslanian as an expert
24:58I assume you have copies of this animation, doctor?
25:01Indeed, I do
25:02Very well, I'll give you an hour to review it, Mr. Lorenzo
25:06The court will do the same
25:08Thank you, Your Honor
25:13Your Honor
25:14Step back
25:17Good afternoon, detective
25:19Good afternoon, counsel
25:21Did you pursue any other potential suspects aside from Mr. Haller during your investigation?
25:27Initially, of course, we cast as wide a net as possible
25:30But the surplus of evidence let us narrow our search very quickly
25:34It's a yes or no question, did you pursue any other suspects?
25:38There weren't any to pursue
25:40So you admit that you didn't even bother to consider any other suspects?
25:45Objection
25:45Withdrawn
25:46Had the evidence pointed to any other potential suspect, I would have been more than happy to follow it
25:51But I take my job very seriously
25:55Of course, detective
25:58Let's move on to the evidence you did find
26:00At some point you learned that Sam Scales was using the alias Kirk Lennon, isn't that correct?
26:06Yes
26:06And I assume that you dug into Kirk Lennon's employment history, living situation, criminal record
26:13Of course
26:13And what did you find?
26:15It appears that Mr. Scales, using the name Kirk Lennon, was living in San Pedro and driving a truck for
26:22a company called BioGreen
26:23And his DMV record, you ran that too?
26:26We ran all of his aliases to the DMV
26:29Nothing stood out
26:30Hmm
26:32So, Kirk Lennon's traffic stop in Los Alamitos, which we found in the DMV record from your discovery packet
26:42Did you investigate that?
26:48Apparently Mr. Scales rolled through a stop sign and was pulled over
26:52For a career criminal, a simple traffic stop didn't seem to warrant further investigation
26:57I see
26:58Detective, could you read the name of the officer who pulled Mr. Scales over?
27:03Officer Dennis Roundtree
27:06Nothing further, Your Honor
27:10Any cross?
27:11No, Your Honor, but may we approach?
27:16Witnesses excused
27:21Your Honor, the people object to any further testimony on this topic
27:25This traffic stop is completely irrelevant to the charges at hand
27:29This is all just a sideshow to distract the jury from Mr. Holler's guilt
27:33I mean, what? You're gonna call this Officer Roundtree in and ask him about the victim running a stop sign?
27:39I am confused, Your Honor
27:40We presented our witness list well in advance, and Officer Roundtree has always been on it
27:45If Ms. Berg didn't bother to investigate or realize the importance
27:48Oh, give me a break
27:49Ms. Berg, they have a point
27:50If you had an objection to this witness, you should have raised it earlier
27:53We've certainly had our fair share of motions
27:55Well then, Your Honor, I would like my objection noted for the record
27:58And I reserve the right to renew it as soon as they stray from whatever relevance they are reaching for
28:04So noted
28:05Now, if you'd all please step back so we can get on with it
28:16The defense may call your witness
28:18Yes, Your Honor, the defense calls Officer Dennis Roundtree
28:21And can you tell the court where you work, Officer Roundtree?
28:26I'm a patrol officer in Los Alamitos
28:28That's right over the border into Orange County
28:31And how long have you been there?
28:33Um, I was a trainee for a year
28:35Since then, I've been with the department four years now
28:38Okay
28:39And
28:46Uh, Your Honor, may I consult my notes for a second?
28:49Quickly, please, Mr. Holler
28:50Thank you, Your Honor
28:57Don't look now, but Agent Rude decided to join us
29:02Now, Officer
29:04I would like to direct your attention to the afternoon of May 10th of last year
29:08Did you have a chance to review the incident report you wrote up for a traffic stop you made that
29:13day?
29:14Yes, I have
29:15Can you tell us about the traffic stop in question?
29:18Yes, sir
29:19Uh, I was near the elementary school when a white van did a slow roll through a stop sign at
29:25the corner
29:25There are kids around there, so I immediately hit my lights and followed
29:29And what happened?
29:31The driver pulled over, I got out of my car and explained the infraction
29:35He was reasonably cooperative
29:38Did you notice anything unusual about him or his vehicle?
29:42License and registration, please
29:43Shut up
29:44Well, I did notice that the car was fitted with a hand-operated braking accelerator
29:48Let me just tell you
29:49I'd never seen that before on patrol
29:51Which indicated that the driver was disabled in some way?
29:54Yes, sir
29:56That was also noted on his driver's license
29:59And what was the driver's name?
30:02His name was Kirk Lennon
30:07And is this the man you pulled over?
30:08Is this Kirk Lennon?
30:10It appears to be
30:11Yes
30:12Okay, let the record reflect that the witness has identified Sam Scales as Kirk Lennon
30:16What happened next, officer?
30:19Well, I ran the name through the system, but it came up flagged
30:22Flagged?
30:23Yes
30:24Sometimes if someone is wanted for questioning
30:27Or if there's a warrant out for their arrest, the name will be flagged
30:31This one was an FBI alert
30:32An ATL
30:33That means attempt to locate
30:36I called it in just to confirm it
30:38So what do you do when there's an attempt to locate on someone?
30:42You detain them and notify the agency that put out the alert
30:45And is that what you did here?
30:47Yes, sir
30:47I took Mr. Lennon to the station and I notified the FBI
31:02You can't do this
31:03You cannot hold somebody over a simple traffic violation
31:08I have rights, you know
31:10There is still a constitution in this country
31:13And I guarantee you
31:16This breaks all the rules of cruel and unusual punishment
31:21And unlawful Caesar
31:23And whatever the hell else
31:26I want my lawyer
31:32And did someone from the FBI come to take Mr. Lennon off your hands?
31:36Yes, sir
31:37Do you know that person's name?
31:40I have it right here
31:41He had to sign for him
31:43His name was
31:45Agent Felix Vasquez
31:47Sam
31:48You're a hard man to find
31:54Thank you very much
31:55Nothing further
32:15No
32:15No, I'm telling you
32:17We have a problem
32:18Maybe a big one
32:40From the security footage
32:42We know that Gary Cartwright was behind the counter
32:44And Rashad Harrison was on his way back to the stockroom
32:47We also know that the gunman entered the store at exactly 5.05 p.m.
32:52And the first thing he did was shoot out the one working security camera
32:59With no further security footage to work with
33:02We must now rely on the testimony of witnesses
33:05The police reports
33:06And the autopsy findings
33:08Based on these
33:09We know that Gary reached under the counter for his weapon
33:12And returned fire
33:16But his shot missed
33:18And this is where Rashad Harrison heard the Glock 19 jam
33:22Which again is consistent with its history
33:24However, just as a weapon can jam
33:27So can that jam clear
33:29As Gary raised his gun to shoot again
33:32The gunman pulled the trigger one more time
33:34And this time, the gun fired
33:37That was the fatal shot
33:42After that, the gunman fled
33:44Rashad called 911
33:45And five minutes later
33:47Tariq Johnson, the community security guard
33:50Entered the store
33:52Now, Dr. Arslanian
33:54Tariq Johnson said he attempted to administer CPR to the victim
33:57But it was too late
33:58Does that make sense to you?
34:01Absolutely
34:02I've illustrated the exact damage the bullet caused
34:06As you see, the victim turned at the last moment
34:09Which caused the bullet to enter his body
34:11There
34:12Between the second and third vertebra sternal ribs
34:14Traveling through both lungs
34:16This caused a bilateral tension pneumothorax
34:20Which means that both lungs collapsed
34:21And can you explain the significance of that in English?
34:26Certainly
34:27With both lungs collapsed
34:29Air gets trapped between the lungs and the chest wall
34:32As you see, this creates a one-way valve
34:35Allowing air to enter but not exit
34:37This compresses the lungs
34:39And causes hypotension, tachycardia, and hypoxia
34:43Within seconds, the victim would be unable to breathe or speak
34:47So after five whole minutes, when Tariq Johnson arrived
34:51It would be hopeless
34:54Huh
34:55But Dr. Arslanian, earlier in this hearing
34:59Tariq Johnson testified that the victim did manage to speak to him
35:02In fact, he said my client's name
35:04Carter
35:05Are you saying that's not possible?
35:07I'm saying that's quite impossible
35:09So Tariq Johnson lied
35:11Objection
35:12Leading
35:12I'll rephrase
35:13In your opinion, doctor
35:15Was Tariq Johnson testifying truthfully?
35:17With two collapsed lungs
35:19There is no way that anyone could possibly speak
35:22So in my opinion, his testimony is clearly and demonstrably false
35:30So what now?
35:32The prosecution asked for a day for his expert to review your findings
35:35But we know you have a plane to catch, so
35:37Worst case, if we need you again, you can always testify remotely
35:40Thank you so much
35:41I'm so glad I could help
35:42I just, I wish there was some way I could help Mickey
35:46How's he doing?
35:48He's, uh, he's hanging in there
35:51You know Mickey, he's not going down without a fight
35:54Right
35:55Well, if there's anything I can do, don't hesitate
35:58Trust me, we won't
35:59I should get you to the airport
36:01Safe travels
36:05Can I have a word?
36:06I hope that word's dismissed
36:08Here's the deal, my department doesn't want to pay for another expert to analyze the data
36:11Right, we wouldn't want to spend money trying to find the right guy or anything
36:14I'm going to choose to ignore that and make you an offer
36:18Voluntary manslaughter
36:19I'll ask for the minimum
36:20Three years
36:21And credit for time served
36:24I'll take it to my client
36:25But I'm telling you right now, he'd rather go to trial
36:28And that's assuming Judge Rosman doesn't throw the whole thing out
36:33You know, for being pretty new, you're good at this
36:35I had a good teacher
36:37What do you want?
36:38I want the charges against Carter Gates dismissed with prejudice
36:41And if I were you, I would have the cops get a warrant for that security guard's house
36:45Where I'm pretty sure you're going to find an NYPD-issued Glock 19 with a jamming problem
36:51Let me make a call
37:03You want me to talk about myself, my favorite topic
37:06My name is Arthur Schultz
37:08I am a research scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency
37:11I'm also an enforcement agent
37:13So I make sure that companies and communities are following the law and EPA regulations
37:17I'm also an adjunct professor of environmental science at UCLA
37:22Where you are a lecturer on, among other things, alternative fuels, am I correct?
37:27Yes, I teach a seminar on responding to climate change
37:30Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10
37:32Your Honor, the people do not object to Dr. Schultz's qualifications as an expert
37:38The relevance of his testimony may be another matter
37:41The court recognizes Dr. Schultz
37:44Continue, Ms. McPherson
37:45Thank you, Your Honor
37:47Now, Dr. Schultz, did you have a chance to review the analysis of the substance found on the wheel of
37:52the victim's wheelchair?
37:54I did
37:54According to the report, it was a mixture of vegetable oil and chicken fat
37:58Combined with small amounts of sugarcane
38:00You might call that restaurant grease, but we call it feedstock
38:04I see, and where might the feedstock have come from?
38:07Well, it's a byproduct of biofuel, so most likely a biofuel refinery
38:12Bet you didn't think a person could say biofuel twice in one sentence, did you?
38:16Dr. Schultz, if you could keep the color commentary to a minimum
38:20Of course
38:20Could you explain biofuel to the jury, Dr. Schultz? Maybe the Cliff Notes version
38:25Yes, so as part of our transition away from fossil fuels, the government offers funding for programs that can convert
38:32food waste and other organic compounds into fuel
38:36But as you can imagine, there are numerous rules and regulations
38:38Your Honor, I must object
38:40This is the relevancy issue I raised
38:43What does any of this have to do with the murder of Sam Scales?
38:46The substance on Mr. Scales' wheelchair and how it came to be there is directly relevant to his murder, Your
38:52Honor, and we intend to demonstrate that
38:54Let's demonstrate that quickly, Ms. McPherson
38:56Sure, could you quickly explain why regulations are so necessary?
39:01Well, in a word, money
39:03Money
39:03So to create biofuel, you have to collect feedstock
39:06And that feedstock needs to be shipped or trucked to refineries that have been converted to process it
39:12And the government offers subsidies to encourage refineries to do this
39:16And how much are we talking about?
39:18$2 a barrel
39:19Doesn't sound like very much
39:20Well, every truck carries 200 barrels, so that's $400 every time a truck leaves the facility
39:25You run enough trucks and that adds up
39:29So that's where the potential for fraud comes in
39:32And how does the fraud work?
39:34Different ways
39:35So, like my last big case in Nevada, the refinery was just changing the labels on the barrels
39:40So the same grease was coming in labeled feedstock and going out labeled biofuel
39:44These guys ran 25 trucks twice a day at $400 per
39:48They were skimming well over $100,000 a week
39:50Just by changing the labels?
39:52Correct
39:52And with the potential for that kind of profit, we often find that organized crime factions are behind it
39:57So, like the Nevada case, before the FBI stepped in, we estimated they pocketed $9 million
40:03Some low-level people were arrested, but they still haven't gotten to the higher ops
40:07Who are ultimately behind it
40:08And was this case unique, or...?
40:11Unfortunately not
40:12Our department, as well as the FBI, have been looking into scams like this all over the country
40:16They call it bleeding the beast
40:18The beast is the government, because it's so big and rich
40:20They believe that they can bleed a little off the top and that nobody will notice
40:24$9 million is a little?
40:26Well, to a dinosaur, I look like an ant
40:29Your Honor, I will wrap it up, Your Honor
40:32Just one more question, Doctor
40:34You said that the FBI shut down the Nevada scam
40:37Do you recall the names of the agents who were in charge of that operation?
40:40Yes, we worked closely together
40:42There were two, Agent Don Ruth and Agent Felix Vasquez
40:47Really? Felix Vasquez?
40:51Thank you, Doctor
40:53No further questions
40:57Cross-examination?
40:59No, Your Honor, but may we approach again?
41:03Actually, I think now is a good time to take a break
41:08And I'll see counsel in my chambers, please
41:14Now, before we continue, I want to make sure we're not on some wild goose chase
41:19You know, as I recall, Mr. Holler, I signed a court order directed at the FBI over a month ago
41:24And where are we on that?
41:26Can we expect them to corroborate this testimony?
41:28So far, they've ignored their order, Your Honor
41:30And I think that will continue unless we force the issue
41:33You mean a bench warrant?
41:35It would be a lot harder for them to ignore that, Your Honor
41:38Judge, I once again object to this whole line of inquiry
41:41Wasting the court's time with bench warrants for FBI agents?
41:46This is a circus act
41:48It's a Mickey Holler special
41:49He jiggles his keys over here so the jury doesn't look over there
41:53No, that's clever, Dan
41:54Did you come up with that all on your own?
41:55Counsel, can we please save the bickering for your own time?
41:58Your Honor, we've established that all roads lead to the FBI
42:01Now, at the risk of laying all our carts on the table
42:04We believe Sam Scales was running a scam with Alex Casarian
42:07To defraud the U.S. government
42:08Just like Dr. Schultz described
42:10Now, the reason the FBI picked Sam up in Los Alamitos
42:13Was to force him to become an informant
42:15And that led directly to his murder
42:17Now, the only people who can confirm this
42:19Are Agent Ruth and Agent Vasquez
42:20And their names are on the record in this trial
42:22The jury deserves to hear from them
42:24Alex Casarian's name is on the record, too
42:26So is the jury going to get to hear from him as well?
42:29Your Honor, we are in the process of determining
42:31What information we can glean from Mr. Casarian
42:33Or someone in his orbit
42:35Regardless, the jury deserves to know the truth
42:37However we can present it
42:38We all do, Judge
42:39The court has an obligation to ensure that the defendant gets a fair trial
42:43And that is not going to happen here without this testimony
42:46It is the whole case
42:48Otherwise, we ask that you dismiss the charge
42:50Like hell
42:51Ms. Berg, get it under control, now
42:54Please, Your Honor
42:55It shouldn't be hard to track them down
42:57Agent Ruth was even in court for some of today's testimony
43:01Wait, hold on
43:01You're saying one of these agents was here today?
43:04On my word as an officer of the court
43:06Yes, I saw her
43:07So did my office manager
43:10The bench warrant will be issued within the hour
43:13Your Honor
43:13Enough, Ms. Berg
43:14Whatever your objection is, it's overruled
43:16I do not take kindly to anyone
43:18Ignoring my orders
43:20No matter what badge they happen to be wearing
43:25Looks like we got under Dana's skin
43:28The way she said that about Casarian
43:29I think she knows he's dead
43:31She's ahead of us
43:32She knows he can't testify now
43:34No one better pray, Cisco can get somewhere
43:45I had to guess your size
43:48Gotta warn you
43:49The selection was pretty limited
43:52I hope they fit
43:53Thanks
43:56Listen, I, uh, was hoping we could talk
44:00I think whatever trouble you're mixed up in
44:02Is related to what's happening to my boss
44:05I already told you, I don't know anything
44:07But thanks again for the clothes
44:18Okay, then
44:19I'm gonna take off to L.A.
44:21I got some stuff to do back there
44:23But, uh, I guess if you don't know anything
44:25You'll be safe
44:28Uh, room's paid through tomorrow
44:30So, uh
44:34See ya
44:38Wait
44:41Please
44:44Don't leave me here
44:48I'm definitely not safe
44:51You hungry?
44:54Look
44:55All I know
44:56Is that Alex must have done something fucking dumber than dumb
45:00Because he pissed off his uncles
45:01And the whole rest of his family
45:02And those are not people you want to piss off
45:04You never asked what he did?
45:06What do you think?
45:07We sat around sharing our deepest, darkest
45:11He told me we needed to lay low
45:12So we laid low
45:14Then he said we needed more security
45:16So we had even more of his bozos hanging around
45:25It's all right
45:27They're not gonna find us out of here
45:28Yeah, but we can't stay here forever
45:32Why'd you two run off to Palm Springs in the first place?
45:36What happened?
45:40I don't really know
45:42One day some guy came sniffing around
45:44And frickin' frack took him behind the woodshed
45:47That's when Alex got really scared
45:57We gotta go
45:59Come on
46:00I like it here
46:01Who do you think he's calling?
46:03Do you think he's ordering a pizza?
46:05You're not making any sense, babe
46:06You said we needed those guys to watch our backs
46:09Yeah, well, now I'm saying that those are the guys we need to watch
46:13I'm lost
46:14Look, I fucked up, okay?
46:16I did a th-
46:18It doesn't matter what I did
46:19I wasn't thinking about the consequences
46:21And now I am
46:23And just don't argue with me, okay?
46:25Just pack your shit and let's go
46:27Trust me
46:36So you have no idea what he did to make his family so angry?
46:40I already told you, I don't
46:57Alex was usually pretty anal about being the good little boy
47:02So whatever it was
47:05It must have been really bad to make him run
47:09And he was right, the little shit
47:11I love you
47:32I just had a fucking picture
47:34Oh, my God
47:35Put it up
47:37Look at me
47:40And we got somewhere
47:41¡Gracias!
47:45¡Oh!
47:46¡Oh, alright!
47:50¡Carter, congrats!
47:51¡Oh!
47:57¿Cómo can I ever?
47:59¡Thank you!
48:00Creo que you just did.
48:03No, no, no, no.
48:06No, no, no.
48:07No, no, no, no, no.
48:08No, no, no, no, no, no.
48:10No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
48:12Thank you, Marta.
48:16Thank you.
48:27How does it feel?
48:30Meh.
48:33It feels how I hoped it would feel when I was in law school.
48:37Like, the world is righter than it was an hour ago.
48:44I'm proud of you, Elle
48:47Thank you
48:49Everyone is determined to make my makeup run today
48:53You better watch out
48:54Now that I'm a big successful lawyer
48:56I'm going to interrogate your girlfriend
48:57And find out everything there is to know
48:59Hey, come on
49:00That girlfriend and I are going to take you out to dinner to celebrate
49:03I love that
49:04Can we sit outside so I can bring Winston?
49:06Absolutely
49:12Iceberg has a point, you know
49:14The feds are going to jump through any hoop they can
49:16To avoid showing up in court
49:18Even with a bench warrant
49:20Whatever they're hiding
49:21They're hiding for a reason
49:22I know, I went through this last year with a DEA agent
49:25He only got on the stand because he thought he outsmarted me
49:28Well, what do we do?
49:29We can't land this plane without someone confirming this story
49:33I have another plan
49:34You're not going to like it
49:37Put me on the stand
49:39Be serious
49:40I'm dead serious
49:43Mickey, that is the worst idea I have ever heard
49:45And you know that better than anyone
49:47I do know that, but what choice do we have?
49:50There's only one way I can get out of this
49:52And that's by telling a story that beats the one Berg's telling
49:54And right now, without the FBI or Gazarian
49:56There's no one else who can do it
50:02You're insane
50:05It's insane
50:06At least let's prep for it tonight
50:07You throw me every question you can think of
50:10See if I hold up
50:16I'll see you back at the house
50:39Hopefully we missed the traffic
51:00Don't bother
51:00They made me take a jammer
51:02This house is not going to work
51:04What?
51:08Hey, the 101 is that way
51:11This isn't the way to my house
51:14Hey
51:16Hey
51:17Hey
51:18No point trying to add either
51:19Where are you taking me?
51:21Hey
51:24Hey
51:24Let me out
51:29Hey
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52:28Gracias por ver el video.
52:59Gracias por ver el video.
53:26Gracias por ver el video.
53:56Gracias por ver el video.
53:59Gracias.
54:29Gracias.
54:30Gracias.
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