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00:05In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally
00:10important groups.
00:11The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.
00:15These are their stories.
00:45Okay girls, your favorite man picked out his favorite song, so let's do this.
01:02Come on, come on, come on, come on, me and you.
01:10Just one song.
01:11You know, all right.
01:14You know, all right.
01:16I want to be with you.
01:18You make a damn thing for me.
01:24I want to spend my life with you.
01:34Ooh, let me say, sing, baby, since we've been together.
01:50Hey.
01:58Hey, sorry.
02:00Is it OK if I steal her for a sec?
02:06Hey, look.
02:07I don't want to make, like, a big deal about this or anything,
02:09but I think I'm just going to head out.
02:11What?
02:12Yeah.
02:12Oh, it's early.
02:14I know, I know.
02:14It's just...
02:16Yeah.
02:18No, it's fine.
02:18Go.
02:20But we'll celebrate again tomorrow, just me and you.
02:23OK.
02:25I love you.
02:26I love you, too.
02:28More than anything.
02:32OK.
02:36Where's he going?
02:38He, um...
02:39I'm always tired.
02:41He's always tired.
02:43But Dad, don't start.
02:44He needs to grow up, Angela, fast.
02:46He knew what he was getting married into.
02:54The victim hasn't been dead for that long.
02:57I'd say 90 minutes or so.
02:59Dick's name is Angela Cole.
03:03All right.
03:04Any witnesses?
03:05The guy over there.
03:07He saw the body.
03:08Called 911, but didn't see anyone nearby, so...
03:11OK.
03:11Let's get some boots on the ground.
03:13Start canvassing for witnesses.
03:15Video.
03:16Hey, that's a crime scene.
03:18Understand?
03:19I need to know whose body that is.
03:20Can we help you, sir?
03:21Look, I need to know whose body that is.
03:23We can't reveal any information at this time.
03:25Is it Angela Cole?
03:29It's her, isn't it?
03:31It's Angela.
03:32Oh, my God.
03:33She's sad.
03:33That's my wife.
03:35What?
03:38That's my wife.
03:40It's her.
03:57Who is your wife.
03:57That's your wife.
03:58I don't know the place.
03:59It's her death.
03:59I have to give her the permission to get myself thought about her.
04:00Will my wife.
04:00She was asked in the room when she was Jag capable Denver and didn't get out of the house together.
04:00And told me to do a lot of fun, I...
04:00Don't you?
04:00Don't you can make any steps.
04:00You терри ero.
04:08You have to be done?
04:09I don't know who cares about certain people.
04:30I can't imagine how hard this must be for you right now,
04:33but we do need to ask you some questions, if that's OK.
04:39How did you know that your wife was here?
04:42I tracked her on my phone.
04:45Where were you before this, 30 minutes ago?
04:48It was at my apartment.
04:51Before that, we were at a party.
04:53It was Angela's 30th birthday.
04:55But I left early.
04:58Why is that?
05:02Angela's family is, um, difficult.
05:07They're very involved and controlling, and I couldn't take anymore,
05:12so I told Angie that I needed to leave.
05:15Did she get upset?
05:16No. No, no. She totally gets it.
05:18She knew how frustrating it would be.
05:20So you went home?
05:22What time did you get there?
05:24I don't know. 11.30, 11.45.
05:27I tried to go to bed, but I was so wound up,
05:30so I called Angie, and she didn't pick up,
05:33which made me nervous.
05:34So then I pulled up the location on my phone.
05:37So other than all this family drama,
05:39did anything unusual happen at the party?
05:41Any arguments, fights?
05:44You know, Angela was really happy.
05:53Okay.
06:02Talked to the M.E.
06:03The initial cause of death is hypoxia due to manual strangulation.
06:07Lots of facial fracturing, too.
06:09Cheek bone, hyoid bone.
06:10Anything else?
06:11Yeah, there's third-party DNA on the victim.
06:13Saliva.
06:14Lots of it, too.
06:15Seven different samples.
06:16Mm-hmm.
06:17She was at a party?
06:18Lots of kissing?
06:20Any hits on CODIS?
06:21Negative.
06:23Okay, what about the family drama?
06:25We think that's connected?
06:26I don't know, but there's a lot of tea.
06:29Please share.
06:30Okay, so the father, Evan Cole,
06:32has millions of followers,
06:34and he's super weird, like, obsessive,
06:36constantly posting really intimate photos
06:37of him and his family.
06:38It's sort of sweet, but mostly gross.
06:41Okay.
06:42So, a week ago, things got really heated.
06:45Angela tweeted that she was done with social media,
06:47TV, et cetera,
06:48that she wanted to live a simple life,
06:50away from cameras,
06:51but her father flipped out
06:52and said that she had lost her way
06:54and needed psychological help.
06:55Is any of this real?
06:56Or did they just put it out there
06:57to get a bigger audience?
06:59Who knows?
06:59I got something.
07:01All right, okay.
07:03After leaving the party,
07:05Angela gets into an argument with her parents,
07:07Evan and Sophia Cole,
07:09and the parents leave together.
07:11But, a minute later,
07:13Evan Cole reverses direction
07:14and walks after her.
07:16And what time is that?
07:181222.
07:1913 minutes before the 911 call.
07:22Maybe drama is real.
07:23Go talk to the parents.
07:27I'm confused.
07:28Why...
07:28Why are you showing me this?
07:30Well, this was 13 minutes prior
07:31to when your daughter was killed,
07:33so we're just trying to figure out
07:34what happened.
07:34You're not suggesting I had anything to do with it.
07:35No, no, sir.
07:36No, we're not suggesting anything.
07:37We're just trying to figure out what happened.
07:39Well...
07:41Angela was upset with me,
07:44apparently.
07:44Her husband was, too.
07:45So, she stormed off at the end of the night.
07:48So, I...
07:49I...
07:49I went after her.
07:50Did you catch up to her?
07:52Ended up talking to her?
07:53Yeah.
07:54I told her I loved her very much.
07:57And that I wanted to fix things.
08:01And then...
08:03We hugged.
08:10And then I walked away,
08:11and I flagged down a cab.
08:14When you say, uh...
08:16fix things...
08:17We've just had some...
08:19some family issues.
08:22Her husband is brainwashing her.
08:25Okay.
08:25Trying to convince her that we are bad people.
08:28He hates the media business.
08:30He does.
08:31And he hates us.
08:35I'm sorry.
08:39The truth is, I should never have let my daughter walk home alone.
08:45I know this is hard.
08:46And I apologize for even having to ask.
08:50But do you happen to have a receipt?
08:51On that cab ride?
08:54Sure.
08:55Yeah.
08:55One last question, if you don't mind.
08:57Can you think of anyone who may have wanted to hurt Angela?
09:01Oh, yeah.
09:04Keshe White.
09:05The singer?
09:06He went to see her yesterday to...
09:09wish her happy birthday.
09:12And it did not go so well.
09:17So what happened there?
09:19I...
09:20I cut it on some glass.
09:22Any chance you cut it putting your hand through a window?
09:25A window 10 inches from Angela Cole's face?
09:27Look, man, I admit it.
09:29I acted like a total idiot yesterday.
09:31I wanted to wish Angela happy birthday.
09:33It was her 30th.
09:34That's a big deal, so I went down to her art studio and she...
09:37And what?
09:38She wasn't really happy to see me.
09:40You mean she kicked you out?
09:42More or less.
09:43Yeah, and that pissed you off.
09:44Yeah, I wanted to patch things up, you know, talk it out.
09:47But she wasn't into it.
09:50So you put your hand through the window next to her head?
09:52That is correct.
09:54It just happened.
09:55But I would never hurt Angela.
09:57It's kind of a stupid thing to say, don't you think?
09:59What's that mean?
10:00Well, we know about your arrest for assault.
10:03Saw the photos, too.
10:04So I think it's pretty stupid for you to say that you would never hurt Angela,
10:07but we know that you already did.
10:09I was in a really dark place.
10:12Back then, I was drinking a lot and doing drugs.
10:14What were you doing on 15th Street last night?
10:17I was gonna stop by Angela's party real quick to apologize.
10:22I didn't end up going.
10:24I sent her a text instead.
10:26Here.
10:29Sorry about today.
10:31Hope you have a great birthday.
10:32I'll always love you no matter what.
10:34Great.
10:35You'll always love her.
10:36What were you last night after 12, 14 a.m.?
10:39Grabbed an Uber and headed home at, uh...
10:4312, 19 a.m.?
10:49Uber receipt looks legit, which means our guy was in a car heading south 16 minutes before the 9-1
10:54-1 call.
10:55So if he hit her at, say, 12, 15, then she would be lying on the pavement for like 20
11:00minutes before someone called 9-1-1?
11:02Not likely.
11:03Found this near the crime scene.
11:04What are we looking at?
11:05Some dude who just so happens to be hanging out near the party venue.
11:08He was there for like 20 minutes.
11:10Okay, that's Evan Cole walking after Angela.
11:13But this guy watches and walks in the same direction toward Angela at 12-27.
11:18So eight minutes before the 9-1-1 call.
11:21Does it ever show his face?
11:22He does not.
11:24What about the jacket?
11:25Looks like there's writing on the back.
11:31Thank you for joining us today.
11:33The reason we're here is a woman was killed last night.
11:36We saw a guy wearing a coat that had your company's name inscribed on it.
11:40So if somebody here was down on 15th Street last night around 12, 30 a.m., please raise your hand.
11:46We'd love to talk to you.
11:48Nobody?
11:50Okay, nobody was there. Good to know.
11:51So I suppose none of you would object if we collected your DNA.
11:54What do you mean?
11:55Well, we're trying to eliminate as many suspects as possible.
11:58And since none of you guys were in the vicinity at the time of the murder, you got nothing to
12:02worry about.
12:02Now, just to be clear, this is voluntary.
12:04So you were under no legal obligation to do this.
12:07And if your DNA doesn't match, which we expect it won't, then we'll destroy it.
12:12So who's with us, guys? Who's gonna help us solve this thing?
12:14Hands?
12:17Okay, thank you.
12:20All right.
12:21Great. Okay, so for the one, two, three, four, five of you who did not raise our hand, we need
12:28to get your names, which is standard procedure, and then you'll be free to go.
12:33No matches.
12:34Makes sense. Who would volunteer their DNA if they were guilty?
12:37Which gets us to the five employees who refused.
12:40Guys, I got something.
12:42I found video of one of the holdouts leaving his apartment at 1045 the night of the murder.
12:48And he's wearing the same pants and boots as the guy we saw hanging around the murder scene.
12:52Let's get a warrant for his apartment and his DNA.
12:54Yep.
12:58NYPD, open up.
13:01Alan Ross, this is a warrant to search your apartment and to procure your DNA.
13:06You don't have a choice this time, Al. Excuse me.
13:09I'd like to show this warrant.
13:10You can show that to whoever you want, but that is a valid warrant, which means they're gonna search your
13:14apartment and I'm gonna collect your genetic material, so open up.
13:17I'm not comfortable sharing my DNA with the world.
13:18Don't care. Open.
13:50Let's pack this up, Jimmy.
13:52Hey, Walker.
13:55You got anything?
13:58Sure do.
14:03What the hell?
14:12I think we're in the right place.
14:25I've got to be honest with you, Alan, the facts don't look good.
14:33We have video of you leaving your apartment at 10.45pm and walking south in the direction of the restaurant
14:40where Angela Cole's birthday party was happening.
14:43We have video of you lurking outside the venue for 20 minutes or so and then going off and following
14:50Angela.
14:51And we can see your face clear as day. There's no question it's you.
15:00The only thing stopping us from arresting you is the DNA test and we both know it's going to match
15:06the DNA on Angela's body.
15:07And when that happens, it's game over. So now is the time to talk to me.
15:14Now is the time to tell me your side of the story.
15:20I want a lawyer.
15:24Okay.
15:27You're going to need a good one.
15:29Actually, you're going to need a magician, someone who can make evidence disappear.
15:32I just wanted to say hi.
15:38Tell her that I admired her, but she was rude.
15:41She...
15:43She called me a loser.
15:45And I just...
15:49I went nuts.
15:54Alan Ross, the defendant, was arraigned and remanded.
15:57Evidence?
15:58Strong. He confessed.
15:59What?
16:01He told Brady he just wanted to tell Angela how much he admired her.
16:04She didn't reciprocate his admiration.
16:06So he got upset and went nuts.
16:09Direct quote.
16:10And the defense still wants to take this to trial?
16:12Sounds like a waste of time.
16:13Yeah.
16:14Maybe not.
16:15They're filing a motion to suppress the confession.
16:18And the DNA.
16:24Detective Brady's quip about Mr. Ross needing a magician is in effect a backdoor interrogation technique
16:29and should be suppressed.
16:30Or perhaps it was just a quip.
16:33Also, when Detective Brady uttered said quip, she was exiting the room, which proves that she wasn't expecting or even
16:39hoping for a response.
16:40In Rhode Island v. Innes, the Supreme Court ruled that an interrogation includes any words or actions police should know
16:46are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response.
16:49Such as using humor to mock a suspect's potential guilt.
16:53She simply said that Mr. Ross needed a magician.
16:56Which implies that the evidence was compelling enough that he'd be better off confessing.
17:02The confession is out.
17:04I also move to suppress the evidence resulting from the detective's improper DNA dragnet.
17:09Uh, your honor, the police made it emphatically clear that this was a request, not a demand.
17:13Moreover, Mr. Ross rejected this request.
17:16Police procured his DNA pursuance to a lawfully obtained warrant.
17:19With evidence procured as a result of Mr. Ross's refusal to volunteer his DNA.
17:24There were four other innocent men who also refused to volunteer their DNA.
17:28And guess what?
17:29They're not complaining.
17:30Why?
17:30Because they did nothing wrong.
17:33Constitution is designed to ensure innocent men don't go to prison.
17:36Not to ensure guilty men go free.
17:39I agree.
17:40The DNA is in.
17:43So this monster confessed, but...
17:45The judge ruled that it is inadmissible.
17:48Because he'd already asked for a lawyer?
17:49Correct.
17:50But the case is still strong even without the confession.
17:53Yes, we're in a good position.
17:55Do we know why this lunatic did it?
17:57He was obsessed.
17:58He had 30 framed photos of Angela in his apartment.
18:03He followed her every move on social media.
18:06And, uh...
18:08Well...
18:08There it is.
18:10That's what we've been trying to tell you.
18:11Sharing your life with the public is dangerous.
18:14Please, now is not the time to discuss this.
18:17Oh, yeah, you're right.
18:17We probably should have had this discussion before Angela was killed.
18:20Who the hell do you think you are?
18:22Evan, Evan, please.
18:23You're the one that left the party.
18:24Oh, you're the one who posted this stupid video of YouTube dancing.
18:27You told that maniac where she was.
18:28This is on you.
18:29Please go.
18:30Please.
18:35I'm sorry.
18:37I'm sorry.
18:39Before all the drama, you were saying it's a very strong case.
18:43Then why is he going to trial?
18:44What can he possibly say that will make him look innocent?
18:52Your Honor, we believe there is substantial evidence suggesting that someone other than Alan
18:57Ross killed Angela Cole and that someone else was Cash White.
19:00Uh, he had the evidence as otherwise.
19:02Not necessarily.
19:03I need more than that, Miss Potter.
19:04What proof do you have this man committed the murder?
19:07He got into a heated argument with the victim on the morning of the murder.
19:10And in a field of rage, he punched his fist through a window inches from her head.
19:15But do you have any evidence connecting him to the actual crime?
19:18We have video evidence putting him near the crime scene around the time of the murder.
19:22Uh, except that Mr. White was in an Uber, 1219 that morning, five blocks from the crime scene.
19:28The 911 call came in at 1235 AM.
19:31Which proves my point.
19:32He was near the crime scene around the time of the murder.
19:34He was in a car.
19:35You don't know when the crime was actually committed.
19:38Your Honor, the facts are the facts.
19:40Moreover, Mr. White was arrested two years ago for assaulting the victim.
19:45The police report states that he repeatedly punched and slapped Miss Cole following a verbal
19:51argument involving his infant daughter.
19:53Mr. White's horrific behavior that evening might be a convenient defense, but it hardly meets
19:58the evidentiary threshold required under New York law.
20:01First of all, there is no clear link between Mr. White and this murder.
20:04Not to mention, we all know Cash didn't kill Angela because the defendant himself confessed
20:09to killing her.
20:10And that has been ruled inadmissible.
20:12It doesn't mean it's not relevant.
20:14How's that?
20:18Everyone in this room knows Ellen Ross confessed and Cash didn't commit this murder.
20:24So why should the defense be allowed to accuse a third party of a crime the defendant
20:27himself has already confessed to?
20:29Because, as Miss Botter said, I've already ruled that confession inadmissible.
20:34But that's not fair to Mr. White or the jury.
20:37You are basically giving them a choice of killers even though we know only one of them committed
20:42the crime.
20:43We don't know a damn thing other than that the police elicited a false confession, that
20:50Mr. White has a history of abuse, and that he was near the scene at the time the murder
20:54took place.
20:55Uber or no Uber.
20:57You may proceed with your defense.
21:14Hines is letting the defense present an alternative suspect?
21:17There is just enough ambiguous evidence that it is possible Cash could have committed the
21:23crime even though we know with a high degree of confidence he did not.
21:28Alan Ross confessed.
21:29So it's a two horse race?
21:31One of those horses is a known abuser.
21:34Good news is we can pretty much prove that he didn't kill her.
21:36Bad news is he is just horrible enough the jury might not care.
21:39Well, do what you can do and whenever possible humanize this Cash White.
21:44Not sure it's possible.
21:45I get it, but we can't let the defense turn this into a referendum on domestic abuse.
21:49Which means you need to make clear that the real killer, Alan Ross, is the only person
21:53on earth who could have committed this murder.
21:58Can you please tell the jury what you found when you searched the defendant's apartment?
22:03We recovered clothes to match the clothing the man spotted near the crime scene at the
22:07time of the murder was wearing.
22:09What else did you find?
22:1130 frame photos of Angela Cole in a closet.
22:14It was like a creepy shrine in her honor.
22:17Objection.
22:18Sustained.
22:19Just answer the questions, detective.
22:21Can you please read the highlighted portion of the forensic DNA report?
22:25The DNA sample provided by Alan Ross is consistent with the DNA profile found on the victim.
22:32Can you please tell the jury what this means in layman's terms?
22:36But Alan Ross's DNA was found on Angela Cole's body.
22:40The odds of that DNA belonging to someone else is pretty much zero.
22:48There is nothing illegal about building a shrine.
22:52Correct.
22:53And the fact that a man's DNA is present on a dead woman's body doesn't mean that person killed her.
22:58Because there are lots of ways DNA can end up on someone's body.
23:03Like if someone sneezes in the proximity of the other person or kisses her.
23:08Correct.
23:08So the fact that Mr. Ross's DNA is on Angela Cole doesn't mean a damn thing.
23:14In fact, there were six other different DNA samples found on her person as well.
23:19Yeah, but those samples belong to family members and friends.
23:22People who are at the birthday party.
23:24But the fact remains.
23:25There were six other DNA samples found on her body.
23:30Correct.
23:33Nothing further.
23:35Mr. Price?
23:38People request that we adjourqument for the day so that we can prepare.
23:56Sounds good to me. We are adjourned.
24:00I probably should have given you the heads up,
24:02but, uh, it would have been nice.
24:05So, uh, why are you doing this?
24:08Testifying.
24:09Testifying for the defense.
24:10I'm not taking sides.
24:12Uh, you are. And you picked Alan Ross's.
24:16And we're just trying to understand why.
24:23Like I said before, the evidence?
24:25Is-is compelling.
24:27He was stalking Angela.
24:28Cash was right there, too.
24:29And he's a very violent man.
24:31I've seen it with my own eyes.
24:32That doesn't mean that he...
24:33And he's still madly in love with Angela.
24:35Talk about stalking.
24:36Every birthday, every holiday,
24:39he would reach out to let her know how sorry he was.
24:44What is really going on here?
24:50Excuse me.
24:51Why are you trying to help the man who killed your daughter?
24:55I'm just doing what I believe is right.
24:58No, you're ignoring the facts.
24:59Like I told you, we are...
25:01I believe.
25:02I believe what I believe.
25:03And there's not a damn thing you can say
25:05that's gonna change my mind.
25:17Mr. Cole, can you please tell us what happened to your daughter Angela on December 26, 2024?
25:24Cash White beat the hell out of her.
25:26That's what happened.
25:28How do you know?
25:29Because she called me, screaming.
25:31So I rushed over to her apartment and she was...
25:38Her face was swollen and bleeding.
25:42Are you referring to this incident in which Mr. White was arrested for assault in the second degree?
25:49Yes, ma'am.
25:50Your Honor, I'd like to present the photos associated with this report.
25:53Exhibits H, I, and J.
25:56Is this what Angela looked like when you got to her apartment?
26:02Yes.
26:03But, uh, even worse.
26:06She was still pleading and, um, it was awful.
26:14After they split, did Angela express some concern about Mr. White?
26:20Yes.
26:21Was she still fearful of him?
26:23Very much so, yes.
26:24Did you have occasion to talk to your daughter on her 30th birthday around 11 a.m.?
26:30Yes, I did.
26:31Can you describe the conversation?
26:33I called to wish her happy birthday.
26:36And while we were speaking, Cash White showed up.
26:41I heard Angela say she was on the phone and then Cash started yelling.
26:46Very loudly yelling.
26:48And then I heard the sound of glass shattering.
26:52What did you do?
26:53I ran over to her art studio to see if she was okay, but she was terrified.
27:00She was shaking and, and there was broken glass everywhere.
27:04Cash had put his fist through a window, inches from where Angie was standing.
27:10I tried to comfort her, but she was a mess, as you might imagine.
27:16She begged me not to call the cops or tell her husband.
27:23Why was that?
27:25Because she didn't want to ruin her 30th birthday.
27:28Did she say anything else?
27:30She did, she did.
27:31She, she said, Daddy, I think Cash might kill me one day.
27:44Nothing further.
27:49Despite your belief that Cash White is a cruel and violent man, you and your wife sat front row at
27:55his concert two months prior to the murder?
27:58He invited us and we went.
28:00And you posted this message to your social media account from the concert, People's Exhibit 13.
28:07Forgiveness is much harder than hatred and more rewarding, too.
28:12I did and, and I believed that.
28:15So you forgave Cash White?
28:18You believed that he had changed, that he was, was a good person?
28:20I was hoping he might change, but obviously I was wrong.
28:26You and your wife spent a lot of time on social media.
28:28You have approximately 13 million followers.
28:31Yes.
28:32On the night that Angela was killed, you posted video of the two of you dancing at her 30th birthday
28:39party?
28:39I did.
28:40I just, I wanted to share some of the, the joy and happiness that we were feeling with my followers.
28:48And you included the name of the restaurant where the party was being held.
28:53I, I don't remember.
28:55People's Exhibit 14.
28:57Here we are at Lila's Cafe, celebrating the 30th birthday party of the greatest daughter on earth.
29:05This post is the reason the defendant knew where Angela was that evening.
29:12This is the real reason that you were here testifying for the defense.
29:17I'm, I'm sorry. I don't know what you mean.
29:19If the defendant killed Angela, the murder is your fault.
29:25If Cash White did, it's not.
29:28That is outrageous.
29:29But it's true. You are testifying for the defense to mitigate your own guilt.
29:33That's not what I'm saying. He's putting words in my mouth.
29:35Well. Sustained.
29:40Nothing further.
29:47That phony bastard. How dare he suggest that I killed Angela?
29:51Well, there's nothing we can do about that.
29:52We just need to focus on your testimony and make sure that you are ready.
29:56The defense lawyer is obviously going to bring up, uh, the prior arrest.
30:00The fact that you punched a window.
30:02Yes, she can go to hell.
30:03Well, see, that's the exact reaction she's hoping for.
30:06So if you can please just try to stay composed.
30:09And try not to sugarcoat the past.
30:11Cause the jury will see right through that.
30:13If they think you're lying about the past,
30:14they will think you're lying about the present.
30:17I'm not testifying.
30:19What?
30:21My lawyer wants me to take the fifth.
30:23Your lawyer, no, no, no.
30:25Um, the jury will assume that you are hiding something.
30:30That you actually did kill Angela.
30:31I don't care. I'm going on tour soon. It's, it's 24 countries.
30:35Look, uh, taking the fifth will not change the past.
30:39I'm done talking.
30:41So if you don't mind.
30:43Mr. White, please, you need to think this through.
30:45Yeah, I thought it through.
30:46Now please, get the hell out.
31:01We need to talk.
31:03I told you I'm taking the fifth.
31:05You're granting Mr. White immunity from any and all crimes
31:08that may result from today's testimony.
31:11What's that mean?
31:12It means taking the fifth is no longer an option.
31:15I told you I'm not testifying.
31:17I don't give a damn what you want.
31:20Just get on the stand and tell the truth.
31:22You understand me?
31:27You physically attacked Angela Cole on December 26, 2024, correct?
31:32We got into a heated argument and...
31:37Yes, I assaulted her.
31:39Punched her.
31:40Repeatedly.
31:42It was two years ago.
31:43She needed stitches to stop the bleeding, correct?
31:46I don't recall that.
31:48She had a fractured orbital bone.
31:50Like I said, it was a while ago.
31:53Okay.
31:55Let's talk about something more recent.
31:57On the day of the murder, you visited Angela at her studio
32:01and asked her to have lunch with you.
32:04Yes.
32:04And when she said no, you got upset and you put your hand through a window.
32:12Yes.
32:13Defense exhibit came.
32:16This took place on the morning of Angela's birthday
32:19and eight hours before her birthday party.
32:26That is you, correct?
32:29Yes.
32:30It's not exactly my finest moment.
32:33Certainly not your worst either.
32:36Defense exhibit L.
32:38Mr. White.
32:39That is you.
32:40On 15th Street, a few blocks away from Lila's Cafe,
32:44the location of Angela's 30th birthday party,
32:47at 12.15 a.m. on the night of the murder.
32:50Yes, I went there to apologize,
32:52but I realized I was being selfish, that I might cause a fuss,
32:55so I went home instead.
32:59You went home?
33:02You didn't linger?
33:03You didn't follow her?
33:04No.
33:05You didn't confront her?
33:06No!
33:07Why the rage, Mr. White?
33:08Because you're accusing me of killing someone I loved.
33:10You love her, and yet you beat the hell out of her two years ago.
33:13I was different back then.
33:15I was...
33:15I was drinking and doing drugs, but she...
33:20But what?
33:24She wasn't perfect either.
33:26Are you suggesting it was her fault that you beat the hell out of her?
33:30That's not what I mean.
33:31Look, I wish I could take it all back, obviously, but I can't.
33:36I...
33:37I still get angry.
33:39It...
33:39It just happens sometimes.
33:41It just happens.
33:43Like when you beat Angela the day after Christmas two years ago.
33:46Yeah.
33:47And when you punched that window on the day of the murder.
33:49Yes.
33:50And when you choked the life out of her on her 30th birthday.
33:53Objection.
33:53Sustained.
33:57Nothing further.
34:08Hey.
34:10Hey.
34:11The jury isn't buying into this whole Cash White nonsense, right?
34:15I mean, I despise him, but he didn't kill her.
34:17We are doing our best to make that clear, Lucas.
34:20And I think the jury knows that too.
34:23Okay.
34:29Really believe that?
34:31At best, the jury hates him as a human being.
34:35At worst, they actually think he did it.
34:39Which means we need to rehabilitate him.
34:43How?
34:44I don't know.
34:47But even a horrible human being like Cash does something decent once in a while.
34:54Huh.
34:55Wouldn't bet on it.
34:57Well, we have nothing to lose.
35:04Cash is just as selfish and horrible as we'd imagined.
35:08No public service.
35:09Doesn't help out his mother.
35:11And give to charity?
35:12Next to nothing.
35:13On a gross income of 12 million.
35:15That was a total waste of time.
35:17Well, not exactly.
35:19Cash told me what really happened the day he was arrested for assault.
35:22What really happened?
35:23Angela was supposed to be babysitting his infant daughter, but went on a coke bender instead.
35:30Cash got home, found the baby alone, crying, covered in feces.
35:35Why didn't he tell you this before?
35:37Because he didn't want to tarnish her legacy.
35:39He felt he owed it to her given how badly he treated her.
35:42How do you know he's not just making this up?
35:44He has lots of evidence.
35:46Surveillance video inside and outside the house.
35:48This is why Angela asked the DA's office to drop the charges.
35:51At a minimum, it'll provide some context for his violent outburst.
35:55Yeah.
35:56If we introduce it.
35:58If?
35:59I don't know, Nick.
36:01The idea of blaming Angela for her own assault feels disgusting.
36:07Not to mention her legacy.
36:09Like, her husband doesn't need to know all of this.
36:10Not at this point.
36:11It doesn't feel right.
36:12Of course it doesn't, but that's not the point.
36:13As distasteful as this might sound, there is a distinction, if not a difference, between
36:18a man flipping out after someone endangers his baby and a man flipping out over something
36:23insignificant.
36:23It's like the difference between murder and manslaughter.
36:26They're both horrible crimes, but one is clearly worse than the other.
36:29I get it.
36:31Intellectually.
36:31But the idea of trying to parse domestic violence makes me uncomfortable.
36:37You know what makes me uncomfortable, Sam?
36:39The defendant walking free and killing another woman.
36:42Or staring down her husband, Lucas Peters, and telling him we should have done better.
36:46Alan Ross needs to spend the rest of his life in prison.
36:50And if the cost of doing that makes us uncomfortable, so be it.
37:05Hey.
37:08Uh, look, I know, uh, Nick thinks it's a good idea, but, uh...
37:12Well, if it helps our case.
37:15But does it?
37:17We've already established that Cash didn't commit the murder.
37:20Even better, we've established that he couldn't have committed the murder.
37:23That should be enough.
37:24You know, Cash is a hell of a target.
37:27It's easy to hate.
37:30Easy to blame.
37:32Yeah, but trying to somehow rationalize this horrific behavior...
37:37Well, it could backfire.
37:39Alienate the jury even more.
37:40Yeah, it's possible.
37:42But, um...
37:42It is never okay to beat the hell out of your girlfriend.
37:49Full stop.
37:59Where were you on the night of the murder at 1219 AM?
38:04In an Uber.
38:06People's Exhibit 15.
38:08Pick up time, 1219 AM.
38:10Pick up location, 632 15th Street.
38:14Destination, 77 Greenwich Street.
38:16Is this information accurate?
38:17Yes.
38:26A few years back, you were arrested for assault, correct?
38:33Yes.
38:34And you have expressed deep regret over this incident, correct?
38:39Yes.
38:40You wish it never even happened?
38:44Yes, but it did and...
38:47I've gotta live with that.
38:48I imagine that would be difficult.
38:51It is.
38:53A man should never do something like that.
38:57No matter what the circumstances.
39:04Right.
39:06No matter what the circumstances.
39:20Yeah, and, uh...
39:25Despite all this, you continue to love Angela Cole.
39:38Yes, very much.
39:48Nothing further.
40:05I heard about the mistrial.
40:08The judge pushed them to reach a verdict.
40:11You pulled up short on this one, Nolan.
40:16Letting the jury know what really happened that day might have made a difference.
40:21You don't get paid to do the comfortable thing.
40:25Or the noble thing.
40:27You get paid to win.
40:44You got a spouse.
40:45No.
40:47No.
40:49No.
40:53No.
40:54No.
40:54No.
40:55It's not that bad.
40:56No.
40:56No.
40:57No.
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