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Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent - Season 3 - Episode 08: The Winning Bid
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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.
00:26I'm just here and here.
00:30And that should do it.
00:35This isn't a big mistake, right?
00:37I'm gonna let you...
00:41...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.
00:50At a markup.
00:51Right.
00:52And if I just want a good home.
00:54Listen, it's nerve wracking.
00:56I get it.
00:56All this gobbledygook.
00:59But it's a great little home.
01:02You're gonna 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.
01:22And that covers it.
01:24How do you feel, Paul?
01:25I mean, yeah.
01:27Good.
01:27A lot of good memories here.
01:29But a new chapter awaits.
01:31Japan.
01:31That'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.
01:44Excuse me.
01:48Samantha Morgan?
01:52Oh, my God.
02:33yeah whoa whoa whoa wait wait how's that even possible you checked yourself
02:48yeah leave it with me
03:33oh hey i'm sorry to bother you you wouldn't happen to have a flashlight on your cell phone would
03:37you i dropped my keys i i mean i'm sure they're they're in the brush here somewhere yeah sure
03:44you wouldn't mind thanks a lot yeah paul have we met paul phillips the same paul phillips that
03:52lives over on alton drive yeah but uh i'm sorry how do you know my name i'm drawing a blank
03:58i bet you
04:21what the hell is oh my god guys guys
04:30so
05:19So, who do we have here?
05:22White male, 40s, doesn't look like he was using the skate park.
05:29Wounds like a double-edged blade, two, three, four quick jabs.
05:34The one on the groin would have finished him off, and blood trails suggest he was stabbed
05:39on the path, dragged here as he was dying.
05:46I don't see any defensive wounds.
05:48It wasn't much of a fight.
05:49Happened fast.
05:50Maybe he was facing his attacker, but didn't expect violence.
05:56You think he knew him?
05:57Well, a stranger approaches on a dark path.
06:00He puts your guard up.
06:01Friend approaches, you don't end up dead.
06:03Fair call.
06:04Well, no visible tattoos, no discoloration of the skin to indicate missing persons.
06:10Watch your jewelry, nondescript clothes, neutral colors, shoes off the rack.
06:18Blake's sleep.
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.
06:27Nobody's missing this guy.
06:28Apparently not.
06:29Empty pockets, no car keys, no phone, no wallet, nothing.
06:33Simple mugging, clean them out.
06:35Oh, with the mugging, you take the wallet and run.
06:37You don't drag the guy into the woods.
06:38Well, I'd say you don't have much to go on, but this.
06:42This is nothing to go on.
06:44Report on your John Doe.
06:46Nothing much to write home about.
06:51That's on brand.
06:52But there is this.
06:56Black.
06:57Black.
06:57Black molars.
06:58That's silver diamine fluoride.
07:01Correct.
07:02Topical treatment for tooth decay, an alternative to drilling.
07:05Stains of teeth.
07:06So, our John Doe didn't want to get cavities, so that's not exactly a lead.
07:11I hate to break it to you, but I see some canvassing in your future.
07:14Get a digital rendering made and go talk to the public.
07:18The public.
07:26Take a close look.
07:27Yeah.
07:28Yeah.
07:28Yeah.
07:29He came in last night.
07:31All right.
07:31So, you've seen him before.
07:34No.
07:35But he tipped big, stuck around to eat, and said he just cashed in his chips.
07:40There.
07:41May I?
07:45Okay, 9.42 p.m.
07:51No calls, no texting, just dining alone.
07:55I don't know.
07:56Fried chicken and zidoku looks pretty good to me.
08:00Hey, look at that.
08:02The pen.
08:04Right there.
08:07He just throws it in the trash with everything else, but he came in with it, see?
08:16Maybe there's a logo on it.
08:18House of reach, but it's something.
08:20This path leads us to a dumpster full of old chicken, isn't it?
08:24You're in luck.
08:25It was late.
08:26I already emptied the trash, so anything you tossed is still in the can.
08:29Can we borrow a pizza box?
08:35Talking to the public guard search?
08:38This guy's starting to bother me.
08:40Oh, come on.
08:40You love it.
08:43Oh, God.
08:51Hey.
08:53There we go.
08:57Samantha Morgan, Windgrove Realty.
08:59Well, it's not nothing.
09:06I mean, it's Paul.
09:08Why?
09:09What's happened?
09:10And how do you know it?
09:10I sold this house for him.
09:12I'm actually here grabbing my staging materials.
09:14He cashed in his chips.
09:16Excuse me?
09:18Is he okay?
09:19I'm afraid he was found dead this morning.
09:22What?
09:23What on earth happened?
09:24Uh, we don't actually have a lot of details right now, but maybe you can help.
09:27This image is a rendering.
09:29Do you happen to have anything that could help us confirm that we're talking about the same person?
09:33I mean, that's him.
09:35I'm 100% sure that's him.
09:37Hold on.
09:47Yeah, that's our guy.
09:49Do you mind if I hang on to this?
09:50No, of course.
09:51Thanks.
09:52Thanks.
09:57I'm sorry.
09:58I'm just a little confused here.
09:59He was on his way back to Japan.
10:02Japan?
10:02Yeah, that's where he worked.
10:04That's why he wanted to get rid of his place.
10:05He was spending most of his time there.
10:08Yeah, well, that explains why no one misses him.
10:11Are there any photos of his friends or family?
10:14Any personal items?
10:16Usually we haul that stuff out by the truckload.
10:21But we actually had to bring some tchotchkes in.
10:24Yeah, there's not much character.
10:26Did you happen to meet anyone else in his life?
10:30No, we only met a couple weeks ago.
10:32Well, that deal must have gone through pretty quick.
10:34We priced it to move.
10:35He was eager to get back overseas.
10:42Thanks.
10:42Listen, everyone's signed in line here, so I'm just curious.
10:47Will this affect the sale?
10:50I don't mean to be crass.
10:52It's not matter.
10:55Yeah, it's Detective Bateman.
10:57I was hoping you could run a name for me.
10:59Yeah, Paul Phillips, date of birth, March 23rd, 1981.
11:04Address, 227 Alton Drive.
11:06Search CPIC.
11:07Check your currencies.
11:08See what you can find on a next-minute emergency contact.
11:12Thanks.
11:12None of the neighbors have seen this guy for months.
11:16Anything out of the ordinary lately?
11:18Oh, just the real estate people coming and going.
11:20One of the neighbors.
11:22He was so irritated.
11:24Place sold for 1.5.
11:26Undermarket, the...
11:27I don't know how he was a dog.
11:29Poor thing.
11:30Yeah.
11:35Okay, thank you so much.
11:38Paul Phillips has a sister in Scarborough.
11:48A Monday warrior means strife.
11:51Today's Tom Sawyer, mean, mean pride.
12:05The mind is not for end
12:08The wooden stone down is there again
12:11It's reserved a quiet defense
12:14Writing out the day's events
12:17The river
12:39There you go
12:47I just can't make sense of it
12:51We're so sorry for your loss
12:53Who would do that to Paul?
12:54Oh, that's something we're hoping you might be able to help us figure out
13:00Lydia, because of the circumstances of your brother's death
13:04We do need to confirm his identity
13:06Is that something you're comfortable doing?
13:09Oh
13:14Oh God
13:17Yeah
13:18Okay
13:22Jealous
13:26Opinion
13:26What are the bruises around the stab wounds?
13:30Well, they're from the attack
13:31Looks like the murder weapon had a hilt
13:35Why, is something bothering you, Detective?
13:38Hold me everything
13:49So sit up in there
13:50You can take your time
13:51And we'll go in when you're ready
13:54Miss Phillips
13:56Were you aware your brother was back in town?
13:58No
13:58It was weird
14:00To let me know when he was coming
14:01At any rate
14:03Detective Graf
14:04And we will give you a moment to yourself
14:07Because we understand this is difficult
14:08Did you know he'd sold his house?
14:10He did?
14:12Yeah, he was in a rush to get rid of it
14:14It took far less than he could have
14:16How often were you two in
14:20Touch?
14:20Well, not daily
14:22But, you know, we shared the big stuff
14:24Like selling his home
14:26I would have thought so
14:27Yeah
14:28I think I'm ready to see him now
14:30He's right this way
14:32It was something else we shared
14:34We were both blind as bats
14:35Only
14:37Paul was brave enough to have the surgery
14:40He had laser surgery?
14:42Yeah, the same as stigmatism
14:43But Paul had his corrected
14:45Do you have a number for Paul in Japan?
14:49Yes, but
14:50Aren'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
15:06This 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?
15:23Lidia?
15:24You're alive!
15:26Lidia, is everything okay?
15:29So who's in the morgue?
15:32An imposter
15:42If that 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
15:51I showed you
15:54Two pieces, that's a requirement
15:56Which you didn't authenticate?
15:58I check his photo
16:00I look at his face
16:02I mean, I'm not Interpol
16:03You met him two weeks ago
16:06He came to you, is that right?
16:07He saw my bus that bad
16:08Told me he was in a hurry
16:10And 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
16:20That 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
16:31He spelt his name wrong on the purchase agreement
16:35Used the common spell
16:38Philips, two L's rather than
16:40The one L that the real Paul Phillips used
16:45Repeats the error a few times
16:47Obviously, 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
16:54No, not to anyone I know
16:56Hey, who do you like in financial crimes?
16:59Like, I'm strong, hard
17:02Chase is all hurt
17:04Thank you
17:09Title thing
17:12Loving business
17:13That's what you get when a starter home costs a million bucks
17:17Save
17:18The guys have the money
17:21And the bad guys have taken note
17:23Have a seat
17:27In this case, the fraudster
17:29Opposed as the homeowner
17:31Fake
17:31Fake
17:32Owner overseas
17:35Right, obviously
17:36They target vacant properties
17:39Unmowed lawns
17:40Drunk mail piling up
17:41They do a title search
17:42Find out the owner's name
17:43A little bit of rudimentary identity theft
17:46And they are well on their way
17:48Here
17:5130 homes in the GTA
17:53In the last three years
17:54Sold or mortgaged without the owner's consent
17:56Oh, Jesus
17:57Was this guy involved with any of them?
18:03I don't think so
18:05But that face rings
18:07Isabel
18:12Move
18:14Uh, there was a similar scheme in Vancouver
18:18There was a
18:19There was a
18:21Who rented an apartment to 19 people at once
18:23Collected rent from all of them
18:25And then left before anyone
18:26And got wise
18:28Is that him?
18:30Yeah, it's the guy
18:32Vancouver Regional Police never caught him
18:34But they appealed to the public
18:35And they did get a name
18:37Timothy Fox
18:40Was Paul
18:41Was Paul Phillips, huh?
18:44Who are you working with in financial?
18:46Oh, well, Graf
18:47Is a
18:48A
18:49Base
18:49So we're using her
18:50Yeah, one more day
18:51And Fox
18:52Would have got away with it
18:53But luckily the house is still in escrow
18:55So the sale never went through
18:56Well, that's your angle
18:58Somebody solved that problem with a knife
19:00Yeah, most of the funds at risk
19:01Were the banks all insured
19:03However, the buyer's deposit
19:05Gotta be over
19:09Oh, that's killing money
19:11Go meet the buyer
19:18I've been looking for months
19:20God, I'll bid so many times
19:22Finally, an offer's accepted
19:25And then
19:25This happens
19:26It's bad luck
19:28Yeah, is it true
19:30That this
19:31Imposter guy was murdered?
19:33That's what my real estate agent told me
19:34Melissa
19:35How much money did you put down on the house?
19:38150,000
19:39That's a big
19:41Number
19:42Yeah, with a big loan on top of that
19:44I bet
19:46Can I ask where you work?
19:48Harborview Lounge
19:49On Wellington
19:50I'm a bartender
19:52Oh, yeah?
19:53Huh? What's your favorite cocktail?
19:55Not to mix, but to drink
19:58I'm fond of a gin ricky
19:59Well, I'm not drinking much these days
20:01Oh, because you're pregnant?
20:04Excuse me?
20:05That's why you want more living space
20:07Baby on the way
20:08And how rude
20:09Do you want to be to make that leap?
20:11Oh, the leap happened earlier
20:14From this
20:19Paris
20:22Clay powder
20:25Mounting plaque
20:26I don't see any other crafting supplies about
20:28So, uh
20:30I'm assuming it's a molding kit for a baby foot
20:33That was a leap
20:36The no drinking part
20:38Just, uh
20:39Confirmed it
20:41Or
20:42Did I get it wrong?
20:45I don't know when it's pregnant
20:47Did your parents co-sign for the house?
20:50No
20:52It's none of your business
20:53What about father-to-be?
20:55Not in the picture
20:55And even less of
20:57Your business
20:58Where were you, two nights ago?
20:59Is he serious?
21:00Well, the man who tried to steal 150
21:05$50 from you was killed, so
21:06He's quite serious
21:10I was
21:11At work
21:12Mondays are slow
21:13So maybe only 300 people saw me
21:15Would you like their names?
21:17Let's start with your manager's phone number
21:26You went, uh
21:27Pretty hard at her
21:29I mean, I'm not getting
21:30Stabbing
21:32No, but she's definitely hiding something
21:34She didn't even ask if she was getting her deposit back
21:39The money's dodgy
21:40Let's follow it
21:45Yes
21:46I was the advisor of Ms. Harbaugh's file
21:48Meaning you
21:49Approved the loan
21:50I processed it
21:51Is there a difference?
21:52Detectives, I'm sure you understand
21:54You've got us in a spot here
21:55We can't discuss the personal finances of a client
21:58Without a court order
22:00The finances of a single bartender
22:03Who buys a house for $1.5 million
22:05I know it can seem opaque from the outside
22:06But the industry uses something called a GDS ratio
22:09Gross
22:10Debt services
22:11The percentage of income that goes toward housing
22:14You know your stuff
22:15I do
22:16Yeah, I learned the hard way
22:18When I try to buy in Ronci on a cop salary
22:21But, uh, by
22:23My math
22:24To get approved for that loan
22:26Melissa Auerbach would have to be making over
22:30$200,000 a year
22:31Yeah, she's a charming lady
22:33But, uh, that's a lot of tips
22:35She had all the records to back it up
22:36Bank statements, tax returns
22:39Yep
22:39And you authenticated these?
22:41We asked for official documents
22:43And she supplied them
22:44Detectives
22:45As the bank's manager
22:47I have to insist
22:47Get a court order
22:49And you can look at the records yourself
22:51If you insist
23:02Someone definitely cooked the books
23:04Made the, uh, fine answers
23:08No one blinked
23:11What is it?
23:12Well, maybe that
23:13That was Timothy Fox's mistake
23:15His con
23:16I ran into an even bigger con
23:21An imposter
23:22Me to forger in a dark alley
23:24And 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?
23:34I just started
23:36I 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
23:45Actually don't have an agent yet
23:47And my friend Melissa recommended you
23:49Well then
23:51I'm always charming
23:53But now I'll really bore it on
23:56Is this the kind of place you're looking for?
23:58Oh
23:58I mean, it's
24:00Beautiful
24:02But, uh
24:03I don't know
24:05See, here's the thing
24:07Our finances are a bit
24:09Tricky
24:10I'm a gallery owner
24:11My husband has
24:13He's a carpenter
24:14We're doing fine
24:16But a lot of our income
24:17Is in cash
24:18Meaning it doesn't necessarily
24:21All make its way to the book
24:22So that's between you and God
24:25Okay
24:27It's just on paper
24:28We don't qualify for much of a mortgage
24:32None of my business
24:33But what you're describing
24:34I see it all the time
24:36In fact, I
24:37I know someone who
24:39Helps clients in your situation
24:41Like a mortgage broker?
24:43More like an advisor
24:44He'll help you organize your books
24:46Oh
24:49I mean, we don't want to do anything unethical
24:51Of course not
24:52You just want a home
24:55They'll make your payments, right?
24:56Of course
24:57Then no one gets hurt
25:02Jesse
25:04Grayson
25:06Let him do his thing
25:07You'll have the home of your dreams
25:09You'll have the money for $40
25:09You'll have the money for $40
25:09You'll have the money for $40
25:11You'll have the money for $40
25:13You'll have the money for $40
25:14You'll have the money for $40
25:14You'll have the money for $40
25:14So what would you do?
25:15My idea for a restaurant
25:17It's vegan on one side
25:19Snout to tell meat on the other
25:20Get perfect
25:21Offend everyone
25:23Appeal to everyone
25:23That's the move, Dad
25:25Respect their boundaries
25:26But all together
25:27And the servers would use
25:28Like a demilitarized zone
25:29Down the middle
25:33Who is it?
25:35It's just a colleague
25:38Why don't you head in?
25:39I'll be right there
25:39Okay
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
25:52Cold feet?
25:54I did not tell you to kill that guy
25:56I told you to take care
25:57I just came here
25:59So you understand the reality
26:01Behind all this
26:03It's you and me now
26:06Us, Adrian
26:07You understand?
26:10I didn't say anything
26:11And I won't
26:14Just stay away from my family
26:17Later, buddy
26:24This Grayson guy's got this
26:27Pretty
26:28The operation
26:30Doctoring people's finances
26:31Until Timothy Fox
26:33Comes along with
26:34His own scheme
26:35And threatens to blow
26:36The whole thing up
26:37Is that your theory?
26:38Yeah
26:38If Fox had managed to sell
26:41Us
26:41It would have sparked
26:42A huge investigation
26:43Once the real
26:43Owner got home from Japan
26:45And that would have
26:46Exposed the whole operation
26:47We're thinking
26:48Grayson killed Fox
26:51Before
26:51Nullified the sale
26:53Thinking
26:53And that's the end
26:54Of that problem solved
26:54That's him
26:57We got him
26:57Location data
26:58From Grayson's phone
27:02He was at Weston
27:03Skatepark
27:03At the time
27:04They killed him
27:17Jasper Grayson
27:18Jackson Grayson
27:18Armed officers
27:19We're coming in
27:36Bring him in.
27:54Alas, poor Grayson.
28:02Single blow to the head, that's what most likely brought him down, followed by repeat blows to finish
28:16him off.
28:18Left no doubt, killer drops the whip, washes up with alcohol and hightails it out of here.
28:30Not before taking the computer.
28:42Forged T4, artificially aged, coffee ring and all.
28:48This must be where Grayson did his work.
28:51It's a good bet that all the clients were on the hard drive.
28:54But one of them didn't want it found.
28:56This 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.
29:20A weapon that killed Timothy Fox?
29:22Could be.
29:23So if Grayson killed Fox, who 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.
29:40Attracts.
29:41Grayson's services would appeal to all kinds of bad actors.
29:44You can get a mortgage.
29:46You can launder a million.
29:48You can launder a million.
29:49You know what it takes to flip a condo.
29:50Do you have his phone?
29:51I got his call history from his provider.
29:56Nothing?
29:57Well, a couple of maybes.
29:59Some numbered companies.
30:01Some foreign owners.
30:02There's a couple of pay as you go as you go as you 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.
31:13Sorry, sorry, Tamara.
31:16I had to work late.
31:23And I should have called.
31:26Would have been nice.
31:35Hey.
31:39I'm sorry.
32:02You think she's okay in there?
32:04Well, I offered her food.
32:06She made a sound I didn't recognize.
32:09Bateman!
32:09Grab!
32:17Wrong path.
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, and 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
32:39would have shown you.
32:40They are all getting their dodgy financing from Hemisphere
32:46your savings and loans.
32:49So, our big fish isn't a gangster.
32:53He's a banker.
32:58Hot diggity dam.
33:03It's a beautiful view.
33:05It's a beautiful home.
33:07Yeah, what can I do for you?
33:08Tell me, uh, Mr. Henning.
33:11A man in your position.
33:13Is your compensation tied to the performance of your branch?
33:21Dentist structure, yes?
33:23So, if, uh, branch does well, you do well.
33:26And it's obvious that...
33:29You went very well.
33:31I have a good team.
33:33Transferred there three years ago, we gelled right away.
33:35But, 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?
33:50I wouldn't know how.
33:52I'm...
33:52I'm...
33:52I'm stunned.
33:53Well, that...
33:54That watch, that's a rarity.
33:58I have those years 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 dark toxic chemicals.
34:12Caught you red-handed, so to speak.
34:13What?
34:15Isopropyl alcohol.
34:18In pure form, it can cause skin rashes if you were to use it to clean your skin.
34:24What?
34:24Blood, 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 would appreciate if you directed any other questions to my lawyer.
34:37Mm-hmm.
34:38I do.
34:39Uh, but in terms of getting to work on time, I wouldn't worry.
34:43We took your advice.
34:45It's a copy of the search warrant that's gone to your branch.
34:49So, we might beat you there, but either way, see you soon.
34:52Okay.
34:55No, no.
34:57No, no, no, no.
35:03No, no, no.
35:08Irregularities all over the place.
35:10Here's a student claiming $400,000 in...
35:13...over...
35:15Well, this client owns three homes,
35:18on a 2.4 million borrowed...
35:23Patient. Hairdresser.
35:26Ooh. Coffee ring and all.
35:29Oh my god, if 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?
35:52Today, 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.
36:13Were there a rubber stamp for loans? Allegedly.
36:17The initial audit suggests it's been happening for...
36:20Over a year. Now are you telling me your client...
36:23Theo, I thought we were having lunch.
36:26You wanna talk hypotheticals? I'm all ears. Otherwise...
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...
36:49...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.
37:31Oh, uh...
37:32If 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...
37:44...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 original.
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.
38:40Grayson's a killer. Henning, at best, is a family.
38:42First, Robin Hood giving houses to the poor.
38:46We need to dismantle the folk hero...
38:50...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.
39:05...if Henning, in any way...
39:07...in any way...
39:08...can...
39:09...inspired...
39:10...to...
39:11...con...
39:12...poster.
39:13Your self-defense goes out the window.
39:17Yeah, you...
39:18...you connect...
39:19...connect Henning...
39:21...to...
39:21...Timothy Fox...
39:23...I can put him away.
39:24Hmm.
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.
39:46Adrian, these things that they're saying that you've done...
39:50...make it...
39:50...make sense.
39:52I was protecting us.
39:54Don't you, dear.
39:55Remember the other night we were coming home from dinner...
39:57...and there was that guy out front of our house.
39:59You remember that?
40:00He was threatening us tomorrow.
40:02He threatened to hurt you and Josh.
40:04What?
40:06I need...
40:08...I need you to tell him what you saw.
40:10Okay?
40:15The bank's lawyers advise us not to talk to you guys.
40:17Oh, don't worry, you 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.
40:29When 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.
40:47Why?
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.
40:58Um...
40:59He grasped.
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?
41:28Downtown?
41:28That's right across from the Harborview Lounge.
41:31We know what 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.
41:45And 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.
42:09I 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...
42:26imagine...
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, he got cold feet.
42:39Yeah.
42:40And 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...
42:51Sad was in reach.
42:53What was that?
42:55A home.
42:57What are you doing?
43:07No.
43:08new information and I wanted to give Mr. Henning a chance to respond. Why is Mrs. Henning here?
43:16Mrs. Henning has some new information as well. We'd hope Forrester would be here
43:21so that's all too bad but tomorrow. Six nights ago Adrian Josh and I were
43:31walking home from the restaurant and this Jesse Grayson fellow he threatened us.
43:37He threatened our son Josh and he threatened to kill us all. So whatever
43:47he did he did out of self-defense. Thank you Mrs. Henning.
43:56Would you be prepared to say all that again in a court of law in front of a
44:02strangers, a jury of your peers, the press? Yes because it's the truth.
44:13Mrs. Henning would you mind excusing us? We have some
44:20matters to discuss with your husband.
44:25No, no I'll stay.
44:30We don't have any secrets, not anymore.
44:37Okay no secrets.
44:41Mr. Henning, who is
44:43you?
44:45It doesn't look to you.
44:52You spoke with her?
44:53We did.
44:55And you should know that if this case goes to trial, she will be called to testify.
45:00My client's relationship with Ms. Auerbach has no bearing.
45:07Sometimes the least of our sins speak the loudest, Mr. Heng.
45:12That's poetry, detective.
45:13When your affair with Ms. Auerbach ended, you felt responsible.
45:21You wanted to help her out.
45:24But you could buy a house for some bartender you'd knocked up.
45:31Sorry, I guess you left that part out.
45:35When you helped Melissa and your baby, you had to do it at arm's length.
45:42So you put her in time to make that happen.
45:47Grayson doctored the papers and she got her mortgage.
45:52You could help her with the money and it all looked clean, but bad luck.
45:58Melissa tried to buy the house on Alton Drive.
46:01Where the seller was...
46:06You caught the con just in time and informed Grayson to...
46:13Take care of it.
46:14I just wanted the guy to back off.
46:16You know, Grayson took it too far.
46:20Things were spiraling.
46:21Cops everywhere and your lies...
46:24...woven into this whole mess.
46:26Maybe he didn't go to Grayson's that night to kill him.
46:29I didn't.
46:30Maybe you just wanted him to...
46:32...smarten up, shut down his operation.
46:37All Grayson was laid low, but not this guy.
46:41No, he's a head case, a loose cannon.
46:44And as long as he was alive, everything you held dear was at risk.
46:51Exactly.
46:52Mr. Henning feared for...
46:54...his life...
46:55...himself.
46:56A decent man in a bad spot.
46:58That's right.
46:59Beautiful family.
47:00Good job.
47:01Even the mortgage staff, 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 keeping up with the flow of traffic.
47:10And that's all the jury's gonna hear, right?
47:12Except, um...
47:14It doesn't work that way anymore.
47:17Melissa Auerbach changes it.
47:20Make your point, detective.
47:22Your real victims are the point.
47:25Right there 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...
47:35...you put them there.
47:37Think about every time you came home late and you saw the pain on their faces.
47:42Every lie, every bad excuse.
47:45I made a mistake.
47:46A mistake?
47:47No, no, no, Mr. Henning, you're a cheat.
47:50You cheat on your wife.
47:52You cheat your unborn child out of a father by bribing your mistress with a house.
47:58Not a home.
48:00Hush money.
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?
48:13Murder!
48:14I told you, Grayson went too far.
48:17No, you went too far.
48:18It wasn't a fake document.
48:19It wasn't a fake documents you were hiding.
48:21It was Melissa Auerbach's name.
48:23That was the reason that you wanted all of this to stay hidden forever.
48:28You knew.
48:29The jury wasn't going to 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!
48:47That's an overkill.
48:48Counselor, that is intent.
48:49The man was down.
48:51He 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?
49:05Detective 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 Forster, but, uh, let's pretend.
49:16Excuse me, uh...
49:19I'm...
49:19I'm...
49:20Miss Henning, um...
49:21But, um...
49:22How did you, uh, find out your husband's husband was having an affair?
49:26Did he accidentally whisper it 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?
49:38I was having...
49:39I'm sorry.
49:42Help me.
49:45Please, somebody...
49:48And let me...
49:49Let me...
49:51Let me...
49:52Let me...
49:53I...
49:53Ah...
50:03I just spoke with Forrester.
50:05He got a guilty plea from Adrian Henning.
50:08Second 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.
50:37Hey.
50:39You going home, Graf?
50:51You going home, Graf?
51:02You going home, Graf?
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