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Law And Order Toronto Criminal Intent S3E08
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00:14In Toronto's War on Crime, the worst offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit.
00:22These are their stories.
00:25All right, I'm just here and here, and that should do it.
00:35This isn't a big mistake, right?
00:37I'm going to let you know it's a little secret, Melissa.
00:42There are no mistakes in Toronto real estate.
00:46He's not wrong.
00:47Nothing can be bought that can't be sold again at a markup.
00:51Right, and if I just want a good home.
00:54Listen, it's nerve-wracking, I get it, all this gobbledygook.
00:59But it's a great little home.
01:02You're going to be very happy there.
01:05Mr. Henning, tell me how often do we get homebuyers having last-minute jitters?
01:10First time?
01:12Mm-hmm.
01:13Well, then I would be worried if you weren't nervous.
01:16Okay.
01:22And that covers it.
01:24How do you feel, Paul?
01:26I mean, yeah, good.
01:27A lot of good memories here, but a new chapter awaits.
01:31Japan, that's exciting.
01:33When you think about going back?
01:34As soon as this is finalized.
01:36It won't be much longer now, right?
01:37No inspections.
01:40The fun should be released by tomorrow.
01:41Oh, excuse me.
01:49Samantha Morgan?
02:17Oh, man.
02:32Yeah.
02:34Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait.
02:38How's that even possible?
02:41You checked yourself?
02:47Yeah.
02:48Leave it with me.
03:33Oh, hey, I'm sorry to bother you.
03:35You wouldn't happen to have a flashlight on your cell phone, would you?
03:39I dropped my keys.
03:40I mean, I'm sure they're in the brush here somewhere.
03:43Oh, yeah, sure.
03:44You wouldn't mind? Thanks a lot.
03:47I'll say.
03:48Paul?
03:50Have we met?
03:50Paul Phillips.
03:51The same Paul Phillips that lives over on Alton Drive.
03:54Yeah, but I'm sorry.
03:56How do you know my name?
03:57I'm drawing a blank.
03:58I bet you are.
04:24Oh, my God.
04:26Guys!
04:26Guys!
04:27Guys!
04:57Guys!
04:59Guys!
04:59Guys!
05:01We should have fun.
05:11Guys!
05:15We should have fun.
05:19so who do we have here white male 40s doesn't look like he was using the skate park
05:29wounds like a double-edged blade two three four quick jabs the one on the groin would
05:35have finished him off and blood trail suggests he was stabbed on the path dragged here as
05:45he was dying i don't see any defensive words it wasn't much of a fight happened fast maybe he was
05:53facing his attacker but didn't expect violence you think he knew him well a stranger approaches
05:59on a dark path you put your guard up friend approaches you don't end up dead circle
06:04no visible tattoos no discoloration of the skin to indicate miss
06:10watch your jewelry nondescript clothes neutral color shoes off the rack
06:17blank slate
06:20fingerprints aren't in the system and there's no match to missing persons
06:24doesn't come home last night doesn't show up for work this morning nobody's missing this guy
06:28apparently not empty pockets no car keys no phone no wallet nothing simple mugging cleaned him out
06:35well with the mugging you take the wallet and run you don't drag the guy into the woods well i'd
06:39say
06:39you don't have much to go on but this this is nothing to go on report on your john doe
06:46nothing much to
06:47write home about
06:51that's on brand but there is this
06:57black molars that's silver diamine fluoride
07:01correct topical treatment for tooth decay an alternative to drilling stains the teeth
07:06thank you so our john doe didn't want to get cavities that's not exactly a lead i hate to break
07:11it to
07:12you but i see some canvassing in your future get a digital rendering made and go talk to the public
07:18the public
07:26take a close look yeah yeah he came in last night
07:31all right so you've seen him before
07:34no but he tipped big stuck around to eat and said he just cashed in his chips
07:41there may i thank you okay 9 42 pm
07:52no calls no texting just dining alone i don't know fried chicken and zedoku looks pretty good to me
08:01hey look at that the pen
08:04right there he just throws it in the trash with everything else but
08:14he came in with it see maybe there's a logo on it
08:17not to reach for something this path leads us to a dumpster full of old chicken isn't it
08:24you're in luck it was late i already emptied the trash so anything you tossed is still in the can
08:29you're in the can we borrow pizza box
08:35talking to the public guard search this guy's starting to bother me
08:40come on you love it
08:46oh god
08:51hey
08:53there we go
08:57samantha morgan wingrove realty well it's not nothing
09:05i mean it's paul
09:08why what's what's happened and how do you know i sold this house for him i'm actually here grabbing my
09:13staging materials he cashed in his chips excuse me is he okay i'm afraid he was found dead this
09:21morning what what on earth happened uh we don't actually have a lot of details right now maybe you
09:26can help if this image is a rendering do you happen to have anything that could help us confirm that
09:32we're talking about the same person i mean that's him i'm 100 sure that's him hold on
09:47yeah that's our guide do you mind if i hang on to this no of course thanks
09:57i'm sorry i'm just a little confused here he was on his way back to japan
10:01uh japan yeah that's where he worked that's why he wanted to get rid of his place he was spending
10:06most
10:06of his time there oh that explains why no one misses him are there any photos of his friends or
10:13family any any personal items usually we haul that stuff out by the truckload
10:21but we actually had to bring some tchotchkes in yeah there's not much character did you
10:28you happen to meet anyone else in his life no we only met a couple weeks ago
10:32well that deal must have gone through pretty quick we priced it to move he was eager to get back
10:36overseas
10:42thanks listen uh everyone's signed in line here so just curious will this affect the sale
10:50i don't mean to be crass
10:55yeah it's detective bateman i was hoping you could run a name for me yeah paul phillips date of birth
11:01march
11:0223rd 1981 address 227 alton drive search cpick check occurrences see what you can find on a next
11:10emergency contact thanks no the neighbors have seen this guy for months anything out of the ordinary
11:18lately oh just the real estate people coming and going one of the neighbors he was so irritated
11:24the place sold for 1.5 under market is a dog poor thing yeah
11:35okay thank you so much paul phillips has a sister in scarlet
11:48a monday warrior means stride today's tom sawyer mean mean pride
11:54uh
12:06well his mind is not for him
12:08don't put him down his air again
12:11his reserve a quiet defense
12:15writing out the day's events
12:19river
12:19river
12:37here you go
12:48i just can't make sense of it we're so sorry for your loss who would do that to paul
12:54oh that's something we're hoping you might be able to help us figure out
13:00Definitely not to keep us to know the situation
13:00because of the circumstances of your brother's death we do need to confirm his identity
13:07is that something you're comfortable doing
13:08oh
13:14oh
13:15Oh, God. Yeah, okay.
13:22Jealous?
13:26What are the bruises around the stab wounds?
13:30Well, they're from the attack.
13:32Looks like the murder weapon had a hilt.
13:36Why, is something bothering you, Detective?
13:38Only everything.
13:49So, sit up in there. You can take your time and we'll go in when you're ready.
13:54Miss Phillips, were you aware your brother was back in town?
13:58No, it was weird to let me know when he was coming.
14:02At any rate, Detective Graf, and we will give you a moment to yourself because we understand this is difficult.
14:09Did you know he sold his house?
14:10He did?
14:12Yeah, he was in a rush to get rid of it. It took far less than he could've.
14:16How often were you two in touch?
14:20Well, not daily, but, you know, we shared the big stuff.
14:24Like selling his home.
14:26I would've thought so. Yeah.
14:28I think I'm ready to see him now.
14:31It's right this way.
14:32It was something else we shared. We were both blind as bats.
14:35Only Paul was brave enough to have the surgery.
14:40He had laser surgery?
14:42Yeah, the same astigmatism, but Paul had his corrected.
14:46Do you have a number for Paul in Japan?
14:50Yes, but aren't we going in now?
14:52Can you dial it?
14:54Please?
14:56Okay.
14:57I'm so sorry. I'll be right back.
15:03Hey, what are you thinking?
15:05Stained molars.
15:07This silver diamide fluoride.
15:09Dentists use it when a patient has an aversion to anesthetic.
15:16If he can't have anesthetic, he didn't get eye surgery.
15:19Well, maybe he's not a blank slate after all.
15:22Paul?
15:23Lydia?
15:24You're alive!
15:26Lydia?
15:26Is everything okay?
15:28So who's in the morgue?
15:32An imposter.
15:42That wasn't Paul Phillips. Who was he?
15:45Let's start with a different question.
15:47How does one sell a house they don't own?
15:50He had ID.
15:53I showed you two pieces as a requirement.
15:56Which you didn't authenticate.
15:58I checked his photo.
16:00I looked at his face.
16:02I mean, I'm not an intrapol.
16:04You met him two weeks ago.
16:06He came to you, is that right?
16:07He saw my bus that bad.
16:09Told me he was in a hurry and that I should take any reasonable offer.
16:12Nothing about that seems suspicious.
16:14That's a motivated seller.
16:17That's music to my ears.
16:19Keep everything moving so fast that nobody notices anything's off.
16:22Like clearing a house of all personal items.
16:25Not a single keepsake that might identify the real Paul Phillips.
16:28His name was on the title.
16:30Funny you should say.
16:32He spelt his name wrong on the purchase agreement.
16:35Used the common spell.
16:38Phillips.
16:39Two L's rather than the one L that the real Paul Phillips used.
16:45Repeats the error a few times.
16:48Obviously, I didn't see that.
16:50Samantha, have you heard of anything like this happening before?
16:53I mean, I've heard of it, but no, not to anyone I know.
16:56Hey, who do you like in, uh, financial crimes?
17:00Like, strong word.
17:02Chase is over.
17:05It's all...
17:08...to title theft.
17:11It's a booming business.
17:13That's what you get when a starter home costs a million bucks.
17:18...save gas...
17:20...the money and the bad guys have taken note.
17:23Have a seat.
17:27in this case the fraudster poses the homeowner fake fake ID owner overseas right obviously they
17:36target vacant properties unmowed lawns junk mail piling up they do a title search find out the
17:43owner's name a little bit of rudimentary identity theft and they are well on their way here
17:5130 homes in the GTA in the last three years sold or mortgaged without the owner's consent
17:56Jesus was this guy involved with any of them
18:03I don't think so but that face rings the bell
18:13move uh there was a similar scheme in Vancouver
18:18there was a there was a who rent an apartment to 19 people at once collected rent from all of
18:25them
18:25and then left before anyone and got wise is that him yes the guy Vancouver regional police never caught
18:34him but they appealed to the public and they did get a name Timothy Fox was Paul Phillips huh
18:43who are you working with in financial oh well graphic is a piece of reasoner yeah one more
18:51day and Fox would have got away with it luckily the house is still an escrow so the sale never
18:56went
18:56through well that's your angle somebody solved that problem with a knife yeah most of the funds
19:01at risk were the banks all insured however the buyers deposit gotta be over
19:08a hundred oh that's killing money go meet the buyer
19:18yeah I've been looking for months got outbid so many times
19:22finally an offer accepted and then this happens it's bad luck yeah is it true
19:31this imposter guy was murdered that's what my real estate agent told me and Melissa how much
19:36money did you put down on the house 150 000 that's a big number yeah with a big loan on
19:44top of that i
19:45bet um can you ask where you work Harborview lounge on Wellington i'm a bartender oh yeah what's your
19:54favorite cocktail not the mix but to drink if i'm fond of a gin ricky well i'm not drinking much
20:01these days yeah because you're pregnant excuse me that's why you want more living space baby on the way
20:08and how rude to be to make that leap well the leap happened earlier from this
20:19Paris
20:20Paris
20:22clay powder
20:25mounting plaque i don't see any other crafting supplies about so uh
20:30i'm assuming it's a molding kit for a baby foot that was a leap
20:36the no drinking part just uh confirmed it or did i get it wrong
20:45four months pregnant did your parents co-sign for the house no it's none of your business
20:53what about father-to-be not in the picture and even less of your business where were you two nights
20:59ago is he serious well the man who tried to steal 150
21:0450 dollars from you was killed so he's quite serious
21:10i was at work mondays are slow so maybe only 300 people saw me would you like their names let's
21:17start with your manager's phone number
21:26you went uh pretty hard at her i mean i'm not getting stabbing
21:32no but she's definitely hiding something she didn't even ask if she was getting her deposit back
21:39the money's dodgy let's follow it
21:45yes i was the advisor on miss harbox file meaning you approved the loan i processed it
21:51is there a difference detectives i'm sure you understand you've got us in a spot here
21:56we can't discuss the personal finances of a client without a court order the finances of a single
22:02bartender who buys a house for 1.5 million dollars i know it can seem opaque from the outside but
22:07the
22:07industry uses something called a gds ratio gross
22:10debt services the percentage of income that goes toward housing you know your stuff i do
22:17yeah i learned the hard way when i tried to buy in ronci on a cop salary but uh by
22:24my math to get approved for that loan melissa auerbach would have to be making over
22:30200 000 a year yeah she's a charming lady but uh that's a lot of tips she had all the
22:36records to
22:36back it up bank statements tax returns yep love it and you authenticated these we asked for official
22:42documents and she supplied them detective as the bank's manager i have to insist get a court order
22:49and you can look at the records yourself if you insist
23:02something like cook the books made the finance answers no one blinked what is it well maybe that
23:13was timothy fox's mistake his con ran into an even bigger con
23:21An investor meets a forger in a dark alley and blood spills.
23:25Maybe it's time we run a con of our own.
23:29You still interested in buying a house?
23:33Have you been looking long?
23:35I just started.
23:37Do I look like a deer in the headlights?
23:39You'll get the hang of it.
23:41You just need some good help.
23:43About that, I actually don't have an agent yet,
23:47and my friend Melissa recommended you.
23:49Well, then, I'm always charming, but now I'll really bore it on.
23:56Is this the kind of place you're looking for?
23:58Oh, I mean, it's beautiful.
24:03But, I don't know.
24:05See, here's the thing.
24:07Our finances are a bit tricky.
24:10I'm a gallery owner.
24:12My husband is a carpenter.
24:14We're doing fine, but a lot of our income is in cash,
24:19meaning it doesn't necessarily all make its way to the book.
24:22That's between you and God.
24:25Okay.
24:27It's just on paper, we don't qualify for much of a mortgage.
24:32None of my business, but what you're describing, I see it all the time.
24:36In fact, I know someone who helps clients in your situation.
24:41Like a mortgage broker?
24:43More like an advisor.
24:45He'll help you organize your books.
24:47Oh.
24:49I mean, we don't want to do anything unethical.
24:52Of course not.
24:53You just want a home.
24:55You'll make your payments, right?
24:56Of course.
24:58Then no one gets hurt.
25:03Jesse Grayson.
25:06Let him do his thing.
25:07You'll have the home of your dreams before you know him.
25:14So what would you do?
25:15My idea for a restaurant.
25:17Is vegan on one side,
25:19snouted hell meat on the other.
25:20Perfect.
25:21Offend everyone.
25:23Appeal to everyone.
25:24That's the move, Dad.
25:25Respect their boundaries, but all together.
25:27And the servers would use like a demilitarized zone down the middle.
25:30Oh, Josh.
25:33Who is it?
25:35It's just a colleague.
25:38Why don't you head in?
25:39I'll be right there.
25:40Okay.
25:46What are you doing here, Grayson?
25:48What did you say to the cops?
25:49You're following me?
25:51I had to make sure you weren't getting cold feet.
25:53Cold feet?
25:54I did not tell you to kill that guy.
25:56I told you to take care of him.
25:58I just came here so you understand the reality behind all this.
26:03It's you and me now.
26:06Us, Adrian.
26:08You understand?
26:10I didn't say anything.
26:12And I won't.
26:14Just stay away from my family.
26:18Later, buddy.
26:20I'll be right back.
26:24This Grayson guy's got this
26:27It's pretty
26:30operation doctoring people's finances
26:32until Timothy Fox comes along with
26:34his own scheme
26:35and threatens to blow the whole thing up.
26:37Is that your theory?
26:38Yeah.
26:39If Fox had managed to sell
26:41us,
26:41it would have sparked a huge investigation once the real
26:44owner bought home from Japan.
26:45And that would have exposed the whole operation.
26:47We're thinking Grayson killed Fox
26:52Nullified the sale,
26:53thinking that's the end of that.
26:54Problem solved.
26:55It's him.
26:57We got him location data from Grayson's phone.
27:02He was at Weston Skate Park at the time of the killing.
27:17Jesse Grayson!
27:18Armed officers!
27:19We're coming in!
27:36Bring him in!
27:37Bring him in!
27:41Bring him in!
27:46Bring him in!
27:53The last four of Grayson.
28:00A single blow to the head.
28:03That's what most likely brought him down.
28:07Followed by...
28:12Repeat blows.
28:15Finish him off.
28:18There's no doubt.
28:21Killer drops the whip.
28:26Washes up with alcohol and hightails it out of here.
28:30Not before taking the computer.
28:42Forged T4.
28:44Artificially aged.
28:45Coffee ring and all.
28:48This must be where Grayson did his work.
28:51It's a good bet that all the clients were...
28:54Drive.
28:55One of them didn't want it found.
28:57This crime scene is a mess.
28:58The baton was a weapon of opportunity.
29:02He came from here.
29:03Grayson was prepared.
29:05Yeah, for a lifetime of not dating.
29:09That's interesting.
29:13Double-sided blade, quick jabs, bruising from the guard.
29:20What happened to kill Timothy Fox?
29:22It could be.
29:23So if Grayson killed Fox, we killed Grayson.
29:30Someone didn't want Grayson's handiwork to come to light.
29:33That's why they took his computer.
29:34Yeah, someone with enough skin in the game to go all the way to murder.
29:38Murder.
29:40Tracks.
29:41Grayson's services would appeal to all kinds of bad actors.
29:44You can get a mortgage.
29:46You can launder a million.
29:48A million.
29:49It takes to flip a condo.
29:51Do you have his phone?
29:51I got his call history from his provider.
29:56Nothing.
29:57Nothing.
29:57Well, a couple of maybes.
29:59Some numbered companies.
30:01Some foreign owners.
30:02A couple of pages.
30:04As you go as by.
30:05You go next to real estate.
30:07Or criminal associates.
30:09We thought somebody of your expertise might be able to spot something.
30:16How many listings are we talking about?
30:22All right, let me sit with it.
30:24Well, I think we should.
30:25Alone.
30:35Hey, Bob, how's the treehouse coming along?
30:37The kids want a second floor.
30:39And plumbing.
30:40Let me know if you need help with financing.
30:44Yeah, have a good night, Adrian.
31:14Sorry.
31:14Sorry.
31:15Sorry, Tamara.
31:15I had to work late.
31:23And I should have called.
31:25Would have been nice.
31:36Hey.
31:39I'm sorry.
31:50I'm sorry.
31:53I'm sorry.
31:56I'm sorry.
31:57I'm sorry.
31:59I'm sorry.
32:02I'm sorry.
32:03You think she's okay in there?
32:04I offered her food.
32:06She made a sound I didn't recognize.
32:09Bateman!
32:09Graff!
32:18What do you mean?
32:19It's not one of Grayson's clients.
32:21He starts the loans, yes.
32:24But someone still needs to underwrite them.
32:26So I looked at the land title registry.
32:28And that's when I saw it.
32:31The lending institutions.
32:32The same ones keep coming up over and over again.
32:35And that's what Grayson's...
32:36I would have shown you.
32:40They are all getting their dodgy financing from Hemisphere...
32:47...saves and loans.
32:49So our big fish isn't a gangster.
32:52He's a banker.
32:58Hot diggity damn.
33:03It's a beautiful view.
33:05It's a beautiful home.
33:07What can I do for you?
33:08Tell me, uh, Mr. Henning.
33:11A man in your position, is your compensation tied to the performance of your branch?
33:22...structure, yes.
33:23...centive structure, yes?
33:23So if, uh, branch does well, you do well.
33:26Then it's obvious that...
33:30...one very well.
33:31I have a good team.
33:33Transferred there three years ago, we gelled right away.
33:35Ah, but Mr. Henning, we're here because we found evidence of widespread fraud at your branch.
33:40I have no idea what you're talking about.
33:43No, we also have reason to believe that these crimes are connected to two murders.
33:46Would you care to comment on that?
33:48Ah, f**k.
33:50I wouldn't know how. I'm... I'm... I'm stunned.
33:54Well, that... that watch, that's a rarity.
33:58Your eyes and ears, and especially none of that vintage.
34:00Would you mind if I took a closer look?
34:02He's crazy about watch.
34:06Oh, sure.
34:07Ooh.
34:08Well, it looks like someone's been playing with Dr. F**k.
34:11Chemicals.
34:12Caught you red-handed, so to speak.
34:14What?
34:15Isopropyl alcohol.
34:18In pure form, it can cause skin rashes if you were to use it to clean your skin of...
34:24What? Blood, maybe?
34:26Detectives, I am a banker.
34:28I use sanitizer after every hand I shake, and I shake a lot of hands.
34:33If you wouldn't mind, I'd appreciate if you directed any other questions to my lawyer.
34:37Mm-hmm.
34:39Uh, but in terms of getting to work on time, I wouldn't worry, so we took your advice.
34:45It's a copy of the search warrant that's gone to your branch, so we might beat you there, but either
34:51way, see you soon.
35:03I don't know.
35:05I don't know.
35:06I don't know.
35:06I don't know.
35:07I don't know.
35:08Irregularities all over the place.
35:10Here's a student claiming $400,000 in overseas.
35:15Well, this client owns three homes, some, uh, $2.4 million borrowed, occup...
35:24...patient...
35:25...hairgresser.
35:26Ooh.
35:27Coffee ring and all.
35:29Oh, my God.
35:30If you tried this at my bank, they would taser you in the face.
35:33And then they'd file a suspicious transaction report.
35:46Adrian Henning, placing you under arrest.
35:50On what charge?
35:52Well, today, a conspiracy to commit to fraud and money laundering.
35:56But we'll see what tomorrow brings.
36:07Mr. Grayson's network funneled dozens of fraudulent clients towards Mr. Henning's bank.
36:13Where'd there a rubber stamp for loans?
36:15Allegedly.
36:17The initial audit suggests it's been happening for...
36:20...over a year.
36:21Now, are you telling me your client...
36:23Theo, I thought we were having lunch.
36:27You wanna talk hypotheticals?
36:29I'm all ears.
36:31Otherwise...
36:31Alright, okay.
36:33Okay.
36:38Hypothetically speaking.
36:43I killed Jesse Grayson to hide his own criminal activity at Hemisphere Savings and Loans.
36:47Mr. Henning has denied...
36:48...any part in that fraud.
36:50And if you come at us claiming he planned to murder Jesse...
36:55...traffic cams put him at the condo on the night.
36:58Prints and DNA...
37:03...all over the murder weapon.
37:04You see cold-blooded intent.
37:07Perhaps I see something else.
37:12What would that be?
37:14Well, if I were to say, and let's be clear, I'm not...
37:21...the client knew of a dangerous man that was defrauding his bank...
37:25...and asked the...
37:28...his...
37:29...dan...
37:30...to stop.
37:31Well, uh...
37:32...if that's your defense...
37:35...that man would have to be pretty dangerous...
37:38...for a murder charge to go away.
37:40I forget who was it that...
37:41...brutally killed Timothy Fox with an illegal...
37:45...web...
37:45Oh, right.
37:46Jesse Grayson.
37:48When your delusions subside, call me.
37:50We'll start talking in absolutes.
37:54Thanks for the shawarma.
38:04Self-defense.
38:06Looking that way...
38:10...where a murder weapon came from Grayson's armory.
38:13Okay, but you know that just because it's not premeditated...
38:16...is not...
38:18...mean...
38:19...mean...
38:20...mean...
38:20Yeah, all they have to do is convince the jury that Henning feared for his life.
38:23If Caldwell does that, he'll walk.
38:26No...
38:26No, no, no, no. Grayson was... was attacked from behind by surprise.
38:30He had a whole arsenal of weapons, but, uh...
38:34...none in hand.
38:35He wasn't the aggressor.
38:36Yeah, not this time.
38:38Exactly.
38:39That's the issue.
38:41Grayson's a killer. Henning, at best, is a family.
38:43First, Robin Hood giving houses to the poor.
38:46We need to dismantle the folk hero...
38:49...the narrative...
38:51...and put the blood back on his hands.
38:53Not this time.
38:54What?
38:55What she said.
38:58Grayson wasn't the aggressor this time.
39:01This whole thing's...
39:02...when one fraud collided with another.
39:05If Henning in any way...
39:07...in any way cons...
39:09...inspired...
39:11...to...
39:11...of...
39:11...a foster.
39:13A self-defense goes out the window.
39:17Yeah, you...
39:18...you connect...
39:19...connect Henning...
39:20...to...
39:21...Timothy Fox...
39:23...I can put him away.
39:24Hm.
39:25Back to fraud number one.
39:30Joy of Joyce.
39:36Hey.
39:40How's, uh...
39:41...how's Josh?
39:42He's scared.
39:47Adrian, these things that they're saying that you've done...
39:49...make it make sense.
39:52I was protecting us.
39:54Don't you dare.
39:55Remember the other night we were coming home from dinner...
39:57...and there was that...
39:58...guy out front of our house.
40:00Do you remember that?
40:00He was threatening us tomorrow.
40:02What?
40:03He threatened to hurt you and Josh.
40:05What?
40:06I need...
40:08...I need you to tell them what you saw.
40:10Okay?
40:15The bank's lawyers advise us not to talk to you guys.
40:17Oh, don't worry.
40:18You can tell the bank's lawyers that we're not...
40:19...talk about mortgage fraud.
40:20We're here to talk about two dead bodies.
40:22What was Adrian Henning's involvement with...
40:26...227 Alton Drive?
40:27Mr. Henning kept a close tab on that file.
40:30When the purchase agreement came in...
40:32...something agitated him.
40:34Something like a guy who couldn't spell his own last name?
40:36Is it normal for him to read purchase agreements?
40:38No.
40:38He's a manager.
40:40He doesn't handle customer transactions.
40:42Yet here he is going over this particular file with a magnifying glass.
40:45This one mattered to him. Why?
40:49I don't know what to tell you.
40:50You make it all sound so dirty.
40:52It does sound dirty.
40:53We help people buy a home.
40:54People like Melissa Auerbach, a bartender just trying to build a life.
40:59Um...
40:59Hey, Greg.
41:05Henning covered the seller was sketchy.
41:07He looked into him, found out he was an imposter.
41:09Yeah, he alerted Grayson, told him to take care of it.
41:13Conspiracy to commit.
41:14If we can prove it.
41:18Yeah, excuse me, but, um...
41:21Henning told us that he was transferred to this branch a couple of years ago.
41:25Do you know where from?
41:26Uh, Wellington Street branch. Downtown.
41:29That's right across from the Harborview Lounge.
41:31We know it works there.
41:35We get all types of money guys at the bar.
41:39But...
41:40Adrian seemed different.
41:42He was open and...
41:44Curious.
41:45And married.
41:46And he never tried to hide that.
41:47We talked about it.
41:48The ups and downs.
41:50We talked about everything.
41:53Melissa, Adrian Henning has been accused of some very serious crimes.
41:58I'm still struggling to believe that.
42:00You don't think he's capable of such things?
42:03Maybe I didn't know him as well as I thought I did.
42:10I know how this sounds.
42:12But I'm not some deluded ex.
42:14I'm not pining.
42:18But our thing...
42:20While it lasted...
42:22I don't know...
42:24Adrian inspired me to...
42:27imagine...
42:28Imagine a life for myself.
42:30A bigger one.
42:32And I didn't need it to be real.
42:34But then...
42:35But then it became real.
42:37You got pregnant and he got cold feet.
42:39Yeah.
42:41And you weren't about to be cast aside with nothing.
42:44I wasn't looking to punish him.
42:46I just wanted what he promised me.
42:48What he said...
42:51...was in reach.
42:53What was that?
42:55A home.
43:22A home.
43:24Tomorrow.
43:27Uh...
43:28Six nights ago...
43:30Adrian, Josh, and I were walking home from the restaurant.
43:33And this Jesse Grayson fellow...
43:36He threatened us.
43:38He threatened our son Josh.
43:40And he threatened to kill us all.
43:42So whatever...
43:46Whatever...
43:47Whatever...
43:47Whatever...
43:47He did out of self-defense.
43:51Thank you, Mrs. Henning.
43:55Um...
43:56Would you, uh...
43:57Be prepared to...
43:59Say all that again in a court of law...
44:00In front of a...
44:03Strangers.
44:03A jury of your peers.
44:05The press.
44:06Uh...
44:07Yes.
44:07Because it's the...
44:09Truth.
44:10Truth.
44:13Uh...
44:13Mrs. Henning.
44:14Would you mind excusing us?
44:15Unless we have some...
44:20...matters to, uh...
44:21Discuss with your husband.
44:25No.
44:26No, I'll stay.
44:30We don't have any secrets.
44:32Not anymore.
44:37Um...
44:38Okay, uh...
44:39No secrets.
44:41Um...
44:42Mr. Henning.
44:43Who is...
44:45...to you?
44:50Uh...
44:52You spoke with her?
44:53We did.
44:55And...
44:55You should know that if this case goes...
44:57...to trial, she will be...
44:59...called to testify.
45:00My client's relationship with Ms. Our...
45:05Auerbach has...
45:06...no bearing.
45:07Sometimes the least of our sins speak the loudest, Mr. Henning.
45:12That's poetry, detective.
45:14When your affair...
45:15...with Ms. Auerbach ended...
45:19...uh...
45:19...you felt responsible.
45:21You wanted to...
45:22...help her out.
45:24But, uh...
45:25...you could buy a house for some bartender you'd knocked up.
45:30Uh...
45:31Sorry, I guess you left that part out.
45:35Uh...
45:35When you...
45:36...hel...
45:38...melissa and...
45:39...your baby...
45:40...you had to do it at arm's length.
45:42So you put...
45:44...her...
45:45...in time who could make that happen.
45:47Grace indoctored the papers, and, um...
45:50...she got her mortgage.
45:52She got her mortgage.
45:53You could...
45:53...help her with the money, and it all looked clean.
45:56But bad luck.
45:58Melissa tried to buy the house on Alton Drive...
46:01...where the seller was...
46:03...and...
46:04...and...
46:05...pah...
46:06...you caught the con just in time...
46:09...and informed Grayson to, uh...
46:13...take care of it.
46:14I just wanted the guy to back off.
46:18No, Grayson took it too far.
46:20Things were spiraling.
46:21Cops everywhere, and your lies...
46:23...was woven into this whole mess.
46:26Maybe he didn't go to Grayson's that night to kill him.
46:29I...
46:30...didn't.
46:31Maybe you just wanted him to...
46:32...smarten up, shut down his operation.
46:36...and...
46:36...all...
46:37...gray...
46:39...grayson...
46:39...was lay low, but not this guy.
46:41No, he's, uh...
46:42...head case, a loose cannon.
46:43And...
46:44...and...
46:45...as long...
46:47...as you...
46:48...live, everything you held dear...
46:50...was at risk.
46:51Exactly.
46:52Mr. Henning feared for...
46:53...his life...
46:55...himself.
46:56A decent man in a bad spot.
46:58That's right.
46:59Beautiful family.
47:00Good job.
47:02Even the mortgage stuff, that's a victimless crime, right?
47:04I mean, we're talking about real estate here.
47:06Everyone's on the take.
47:07You were just...
47:08...keeping up with the flow of traffic.
47:10And that's all the jury's gonna hear, right?
47:12Except, um...
47:14...it doesn't work that way anymore.
47:17Melissa Auerbach changes it.
47:20Make your point, detective.
47:22The real victims are the point.
47:25Right there.
47:25They're in your own home.
47:27Your wife tomorrow.
47:29Your son, Josh.
47:30He believes in that.
47:32Well, they're right in the middle of it, Mr. Henning, because...
47:35You put them there.
47:37Think about every...
47:38...time you came home late and you saw the pain on their faces.
47:42Every lie.
47:43Every bad excuse.
47:45I made a mistake.
47:46A mistake?
47:47No, no, no, Mr. Henning, you're a cheat.
47:49You...
47:51You cheat on your wife.
47:52You cheat your unborn child out of a father...
47:55...by bribing your mistress with a house.
47:58Not a home.
48:00Hush, man.
48:02Grayson was a threat to my family.
48:05A threat?
48:05Yes!
48:05Well, why didn't you go to the police?
48:07Huh?
48:08Sure, you've broken the law, but isn't a slap on the wrist better than committing murder?
48:14I told you, Grayson went too far.
48:17No, you went too far.
48:18It wasn't a fake document.
48:19The documents you were hiding, it was Melissa Auerbach's name.
48:22That was the reason that you wanted all of this to stay hidden forever.
48:28You knew.
48:29The jury wasn't gonna see some benevolent Robin Hood giving houses to the poor.
48:35They would see a lying banker, a cheating husband.
48:39They would see you bashing a fallen man's skull in until you can see his brains.
48:45That's enough, detective.
48:46No, that's an overkill.
48:48Counselor, that is intent.
48:49The man was down, he was not a threat anymore.
48:52And if you take this to trial, this all comes out.
48:56And your family will have to live through that horror in public.
48:59And for what?
49:01A moment of bliss?
49:02To have your ego stroked by a beautiful young woman?
49:06Detective Graf.
49:07So how much more pain do you want them to go through, huh?
49:10I'm so sorry.
49:12I'm no Theo Forrester, but let's pretend.
49:16Excuse me, young man.
49:17I'm sorry.
49:17I'm sorry.
49:18I'm sorry.
49:19I'm sorry.
49:19I'm sorry.
49:20I'm sorry.
49:21But how did you find out your husband was having an affair?
49:26Did he accidentally whisper to you one night?
49:29Did he tell you she was pregnant?
49:33And what will your relationship be with your husband's love child?
49:38Welcoming?
49:39Did he tell you?
49:42Take your family back to me?
49:44No.
49:46Please, somebody...
49:48let me...
49:49let me...
49:50let me...
49:51let me...
49:52let me...
49:52I don't know!
50:03I just spoke with Forrester, and he got a guilty plea from Adrian Henning, second degree.
50:10No trouble.
50:12I guess Henning found his heart.
50:14Or he just looked at the numbers.
50:21You going home, Graf?
50:27I am.
50:38Hi.
50:39I'm so sorry.
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