The Closer s03e12 Episode Script
Til Death Do Us Part (1)
Testing.
One, two, three.
Testing.
Not here.
In the back.
Hurry! By the pool.
Set up by the pool.
Hurry up, Buzz.
We need to fish him out.
- I didn't see you, Buzz.
- Yeah, it's okay.
Just step back.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson.
Wait a second.
You're bleeding.
One more minute won't hurt.
- Are you sure? - Yes, ma 'am.
Okay.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson, Priority Homicide.
A dog walker stopped by the home of Mr.
Oliver Henry and found the body in the pool.
Okay, Detective Sanchez, now that we've memorialized the body, let's pull this poor man out, please.
Sergeant Gabriel, PHD.
First officers arrived at the scene roughly 12 minutes after Mr.
Henry's death was called in.
Since it was clear that he had been dead for some time, the officers decided to leave the crime scene undisturbed.
All right, if you've got a close shot, let's turn the camera off, and for heaven's sakes, would someone please quiet down those dogs? Hello.
Lieutenant Tao, Priority Homicide Division, LAPD.
The swelling of the victim indicates he's been in the water eight to nine hours.
Though bloated, we can identify him through his driver's license as the owner of the house.
Hold it right there.
Oliver Henry.
Arguably the most successful divorce lawyer in Los Angeles.
By all accounts, he was a good man.
A decent man.
A man who loved his job.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution is gonna prove to you Mr.
Henry was murdered by the defendant, who verbally and physically threatened the victim repeatedly in the weeks right up to his death.
Now, Mr.
Cordry here, the lawyer for the defense, is gonna argue that Mr.
Henry's death was accidental.
But I need you to pay very close attention to the inconsistencies you're gonna see with that theory, on this video and throughout the case.
To start, you'll notice the contusions visible on Mr.
Henry's forehead.
Roll it.
Looks like he ran into something right here.
I got it.
A little overdressed to go swimming, don't you think? Okay, let's get his shirt, how it's untucked.
This seam here.
That tear in the knee.
And the cuffs of the pants.
Here and there.
And the scuff marks, too, Buzz.
On the shoes.
Thank you.
Could you move, please? Move back? Thank you.
Chief, you see this? Could be drag marks? Buzz? - I got it.
- Lieutenant Tao, I want you to check and see if there's any leather from the victim's shoes around the pool, please? - Will do, Chief.
- Thank you.
Sergeant Gabriel, would you mind showing me where Mr.
Henry kept his clothes? Thank you.
He's all yours, gentlemen.
He takes excellent care of his wardrobe.
- This closet's as big as my kitchen.
- Chief, what are you looking for? Signs of wear.
And I'm not finding them.
Sergeant Gabriel, would you check these suits and shirts for frays and tears? And, Lieutenant Provenza, I want these shoes and clothes put into evidence, please.
As neatly as he kept them.
Please? Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Until recently, Oliver Henry was partners with his wife, Valerie, in the law firm of Henry & Henry.
Considered the number two divorce law firm in the city.
Clientele includes celebrities, politicians and the very rich.
Fees average $500 an hour for associates.
Twice that if you want Oliver Henry specifically.
Cheaper to hire a hit man.
So, you're saying Mr.
And Mrs.
Henry were partners? Yeah, well, they divorced, too.
Just settled about three months ago.
They're still in the process of dissolving the firm.
Now, he was considered the rainmaker, and she was regarded as, - you know, kind of average.
- Her payoff isn't.
Valerie Henry is still listed as the beneficiary of our victim's $10 million life insurance policy.
She's not answering her phone.
All right.
Detective Sanchez, what did we learn from the neighbors? It's not a good place to have a block party, Chief.
I mean, nobody knows anyone.
All I got is this kid who saw a black Beemer, maybe a convertible, parked in Henry's driveway around 9:00 last night.
Black BMW in the Hollywood Hills.
That narrows it down to, like, 50,000 people.
Hey.
Any chance this Hollywood divorce attorney accidentally fell into his own pool? 'Cause the media are already insisting that one of his movie star clients killed him, and we just can't afford that kind of murder right now.
We are slowly whittling away at a list of suspects.
- Great.
How many are we down to? - Not counting the wife, roughly 758.
- What? - Our attorney's case load.
Henry & Henry currently have Each with a client and an irritated spouse.
That's casting a pretty wide net.
And how do you feel about your own wife's divorce attorney? Yeah, okay.
You know, what would really make me feel a little better, though, is some evidence that a crime was actually committed.
- Because if the guy just fell - Excuse me.
Dr.
Morales will see us now.
Wonderful.
Thank you, Sergeant.
If the autopsy report reads accident Yeah.
Or suicide.
Suicide would be great.
- I'll be sure to let you know.
- Don't make work for yourself.
All right, y'all, let's start checking Mr.
Henry's clients and their spouses, see if any of them have a criminal record.
I want to know if any of them drive a black BMW.
Let's dump the victim's cell phone.
See who he was talking to.
And find the ex-wife, please.
Thank you.
Sergeant Gabriel.
Sorry.
I'm documenting the scrapes on the back of his knuckles and fingers.
Could this have happened by accident? On just one hand, I'd say yes.
On the other hand, too? Looks more like he was dragged from behind.
But the contusion's on the front of his head.
No hemorrhaging, though.
Low impact.
It looks like he ran into a door or fell from less than his full height.
And he didn't block the blow with his hands.
So, let's say it happens something like this Someone was walking Mr.
Henry along, let's say from his house to his pool, and he started to pass out.
And they let him slip, which explains the scrape on the knee.
- And dropped him.
- So, he hits his head.
But not hard enough to knock him unconscious.
Right.
So, Mr.
Henry falls, and our killer turns the victim face up, grabs him under his arms, and drags him to - Sergeant.
That's too hard.
- I'm sorry, Chief.
- That's too hard.
- Sorry.
This only makes sense if Mr.
Henry was drugged or drunk.
No alcohol in his bloodstream.
I'm doing a tox screen, but I won't know for sure until we get it back.
Wait a minute.
Check under his arms.
His suit coat was ripped there.
And if he pulled hard enough Good call.
And when the tox screen came back positive, I just felt like there was no way I could comfortably state the death was accidental.
Thank you, Dr.
Morales.
Your witness.
So, this drug that turned up in Mr.
Henry's tox screen - was, again - Midazolam.
Better known as Versed.
It's a sedative, among other things.
Not available by prescription.
And did you find any fingerprints on this Versed, Doctor? It's a liquid, sir.
And had been metabolized.
So, no.
Then there's no way to prove that my client administered this drug, is that correct? I wouldn't know.
I'm here to discuss the medical aspects of the case.
Well, then, could you tell the members of the jury what types of medical professionals use this drug on a regular basis? Anesthesiologists mostly, but those working in a surgical field would have access to it as well.
So, while the state has focused its efforts on the defendant, isn't it true that any doctor, nurse or medical professional could have accessed this drug? - Or someone close to a doctor, nurse, or - Objection.
That calls for a ridiculous amount of speculation.
Sustained.
Let me ask you this, then, Doctor.
Is it possible that Mr.
Henry, who had recently suffered a divorce, who was splitting up his business with his ex-wife, administered the drug to himself? And on the way to his pool, stumbled and fell, hit his head, but managed to pull himself into the water before he passed out? Is that possible? - Yes, but I would say highly unlikely.
- Thank you, Dr.
Morales.
Yes is sufficient.
No further questions.
- No redirect at this time, Your Honor.
- Call your next witness.
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, - so help you God? - I do.
I tried very hard to figure out how Mr.
Henry's death might have been an accident or suicide.
But the more I learned, the more certain I became it was murder.
Did you arrive at Mr.
Henry's house with that idea in mind, - that his death was a homicide? - No.
And in examining the crime scene, did you immediately conclude - that Oliver Henry had been murdered? - Absolutely not.
I don't see how it could be anything else.
Especially with this tox screen.
- Yeah? What does it say? - Oliver Henry tested positive for Versed.
Which isn't available even by prescription.
So, someone must have drugged him.
Your car insurance is late again.
Look, why don't you just sign this form, and What are you looking for? I know I had some Ho Hos in here, and I'm sure I had a Ding Dong in the freezer.
- I threw all that stuff out.
- What? Why? The doctor said no more sugar.
"The doctor said, the doctor said no more sugar.
" Sorry.
What were you saying about my insurance? That it's late again.
Look.
Do you want to combine our finances or not? Really, just, you know, tell me, because it really doesn't matter to me.
Well, I thought we agreed, if we put all our money in one place, it would make it easier to get pre-approved for a loan.
Yes, but then you never do anything about it.
Well, I was planning on doing all that next week.
Well, you keep on saying that, and then nothing ever happens.
Here.
Please.
Here.
Sign this form, and that signature card puts you on all my bank accounts.
Okay? - And then you can just close yours.
- But now I feel bad.
- I mean, I didn't expect you to do all of it.
- I don't mind doing it.
And that way it gets done.
Well, I should be doing something.
I will be happy with your signature.
- So, your vic ingested Versed? - Yes.
Did you find the vial it came out of? Or the glass he drank it from? No.
So, Henry gave himself a knockout drug, cleaned out the glass or buried the vial, walked quickly to the pool, fell, hit his head, knocked himself out, and then dragged himself into the water? Well, that sounds reasonable.
Agent Howard.
Yeah.
No, I'm coming.
Yeah.
So, Chief, it turns out Henry's 23 active cases, he was either verbally or physically threatened by the opposing spouses in at least 11 of them.
That we know of.
Henry even pulled restraining orders on this guy, this lady here, him and him.
And this one, this one right here.
This one peed on his car.
Lovely.
Any of them drive black BMWs? Well, there's at least seven in the ballpark.
Two were navy blue, one was a Mercedes.
Now, this guy over here? He was a double play.
Restraining order and the car to go with it.
Oh, good.
Let's talk to him.
So on the fourth day of your investigation, you were still concentrating, on at least seven people? - Eight, including Valerie Henry.
- That's the victim's ex-wife, correct? Yes.
Apparently, she'd been out of town since the morning Mr.
Henry was found dead.
And before that? I'm afraid I was alone in my new apartment that night.
So I can't offer you an alibi.
Thank you for continuing to hold.
And, so, after you heard about your ex-husband's death? I got in my car and drove to Palm Springs before the press attacked.
Vultures.
I couldn't face talking to them.
Mrs.
Henry, since your ex-husband died under suspicious circumstances, I wonder if you wouldn't mind telling me why you two divorced.
Money, mainly.
Or the way I spent it.
The sad part is I filed for divorce, just to Just to get his attention, really.
I never thought we'd actually go through with it.
So stupid.
Mrs.
Henry, did your husband have a drug or alcohol problem? Was he chronically depressed or suicidal? No, no.
Just the opposite.
Ollie was stable, trustworthy.
He was an Eagle Scout, did you know that? It still meant something to him.
Thrifty, brave Whatever.
He could still recite the whole silly oath by heart.
And you'd think someone like that would be dull.
Repressed.
But not Ollie.
He was decent.
Too decent.
Maybe Maybe I didn't deserve someone quite so Solid State Insurance, how may I help you? Hello? Hold on, please.
I'm so sorry, Mrs.
Henry.
I was on hold for 15 minutes before you got here.
Hello? Yes, hi.
Fine, thank you.
I'm calling to inquire about your multiple driver discount.
I want to find out what kind of rate my fiancé and I can - Oh, no, please don't put me on hold.
- Your call is important to us.
- Thank you for holding.
- I'm sorry.
You were saying? You're getting married? Yes.
Well, I'm engaged.
So yes.
- Putting all your things together? - Bit by bit.
It is time consuming.
When you take it apart, too.
Speaking of which, were you satisfied with your divorce settlement? Oh, Ollie was fair.
I got a lot of cash and he got the house.
And Max and Mathilde, too.
The dogs.
And you have them now, right? Well, yes.
I should have had them in the first place.
Or at least joint custody, anyway.
Ollie thought I didn't pay them enough attention.
Mrs.
Henry, are you aware that you are still named as the sole beneficiary of your ex-husband's life insurance? - Are you sure? - Oh, I'm positive.
Your ex-husband dies, and you get $10 million.
Look, Ms.
Johnson, even the fairest divorce attorneys make enemies.
It comes with the job.
One party feels they're not getting enough.
The other party feels they're giving too much.
You make enemies just doing the right thing.
Was there any particular client or spouse he was concerned about? Well, he didn't talk much about it.
Attorney-client privilege.
But he was getting flak from someone, the husband of a client, about a FLARPL that I'm sorry.
A what? FLARPL.
Sounds like something you'd get at a Dairy Queen.
In India.
Well, it's a law, permitting asshole divorce lawyers to put a lien on a client's home to ensure payment.
Your second wife? All right, if y'all don't mind going over these names again, and see if any flurples or flipperels turn up.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
And what did you find in rechecking the names? - We found five flurples - FLARPLs? FLARPLs.
FLARPLs among Mr.
Henry's cases.
Had any of those five been issued against someone with a black, convertible BMW? One.
Against the defendant.
Your Honor, this would be a good time to stop for the day.
Okay.
Ladies and gentlemen, remember your oath.
You are not to discuss this case with anyone, including the members of the press.
We'll reconvene here tomorrow morning at 9:00.
And let me remind the reporters present, you are to conduct your business outside the four walls of this building.
- Better than expected.
Good job.
- I hope so.
With Judge Tiano disallowing the dog hair from Valerie Henry's mangy pets.
You arrested the right guy.
- Don't worry about it.
- Why is this all so frustrating? I keep going over everything in my head.
If I'd been able to get a confession, we wouldn't even be here - in the first place.
- Oh, look, look, look.
We have a media scrum we have to walk through.
So, before you walk into that Commander Taylor will coach you through your statement to the press.
That's ridiculous.
I know exactly what to say.
No, you don't.
And you're irritable, and you snap at people.
I do not.
We shouldn't even be talking to the press.
Vultures.
Yes, hello.
Hi.
I want to thank y'all for your interest in this case.
The LAPD has decided that Commander Taylor will be fielding all your questions today.
- Thank you.
- Commander Taylor.
- Thank you so much.
Pardon me.
- Commander Taylor.
possibly be a suicide? Well, let me make a short A brief opening statement here.
We feel that this case represents the best that our justice system has to offer.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
Let me remind you, Deputy Chief Johnson, that you are still under oath.
- Mr.
Garnett, you may proceed.
- Thank you, your Honor.
Good morning, Deputy Chief Johnson.
We left off yesterday discussing the exhaustive search you made of Mr.
Henry's current and past clients and their spouses.
Among the five people against whom he had issued FLARPLs, you found one with a black, convertible BMW.
- Dr.
Jonathan Schafer.
- And who is he? He's an ophthalmologist.
And his wife, Kristen Schafer, hired Mr.
Henry to be her divorce attorney.
And then Henry took out a FLARPL against the Schafer residence.
- A what? - Henry put a lien on Schafer's house.
Sorry.
I have to take this.
Hello? Yes, multiple driver rate.
That's right.
Y'all go on.
I know this.
Okay.
Anyway, Chief, we have reports of a confrontation between Dr.
Schafer and Mr.
Henry.
Schafer left threats on Henry's voice mail.
And registered to Schafer at the DMV is a 2006, black, BMW convertible.
And this divorce was acrimonious? That point doesn't fit so well.
Dr.
Schafer and his wife ended up reconciling.
What? Sorry.
That is twice what I'm paying now.
No, I don't.
You know what? Just forget it.
Okay? Thank you so much.
- Problem? - I'm trying to combine Fritz and my car insurance policy for a discount, and I can't seem to get it for some reason.
I got a guy.
Let me see what kind of quote I can get you.
- Are you sure? I don't - Yes.
Because then that will free you up to figure out all this business with the FLARPL, the car, and the knock-out drug, adds up to specific evidence against Dr.
Schafer.
I mean, there must have been other doctors that Henry was suing.
And do you have a license plate on this BMW? No.
Look, I'm meeting with the wife later on this afternoon.
I'll get some more background information.
- Look, I know we have some blanks.
- Well, fill them in now.
Because having all seven of you working on this case for over a week, when we still can't say definitively - if this is a murder - Oh, no, it is.
It is.
I'm sure of it.
And this Dr.
Schafer, he is our best bet.
Please don't gamble.
Especially with the press looking over your shoulder.
Because the evidence you've got is enough to ruin this guy's life.
But not enough to arrest him for murder.
If you're gonna continue to go after Schafer, do it with a whisper.
So, Chief, what now? So, I last saw Mr.
Henry I guess it must have been, gosh, just a day or two before he died.
And that's when you told him you and your husband had reconciled? Trying to reconcile.
Which was his original advice.
Mr.
Henry's.
The day that I hired him, the first thing he told me was, "See if you can work things out with your husband.
" And why did you file for divorce in the first place? Jonathan was having an affair with this girl in his office.
Kind of cliché.
Doctor's wife losing out to her husband's receptionist.
But that's over and he swears she was the only one.
And you believe him.
I'd like to.
My family, you know? Did you know your husband had threatened your attorney? But Jonathan would never have actually done anything violent.
He's an ophthalmologist, not a biker.
He may be a cheat, but he's not a killer.
I know my husband.
- You didn't know he was having an affair.
- I think I did.
I just didn't wanna believe it.
Do you know where your husband was? The night of the murder? Well, no.
He's still staying at the Beverly Wilshire until we figure things out.
Look.
Why would Jonathan kill my attorney? Especially after I told him we could maybe give our marriage another try? If I change my mind, I'll just hire another lawyer.
He can't drown them all.
Let's find this receptionist that Dr.
Schafer was cheating with - and talk to her.
- Yes, ma'am.
And I want to get a search warrant for Dr.
Schafer's car.
Maybe you can look through the BMW while I talk to him.
Maybe he won't even know we did it.
Sergeant, this is a murder, isn't it? I think so.
And on paper.
I mean, the doctor makes a good suspect, yeah.
But I thought his wife made a good point.
I mean, she drops her divorce, the lien goes away, and Dr.
Schafer kills the attorney? Why? I don't know the answer to that yet.
Maybe the good doctor can tell me.
Thank you.
I'm so sorry, I'm so late.
Yeah, I never get it right.
Is it an optometrist or an ophthalmologist who performs eye surgery? - An ophthalmologist.
- And which one are you? - The surgery kind.
- Okay.
So, what is this about? What did you guys want? - Nobody told you why you were here? - No.
No.
I just got a call and someone asked if I could make time to talk to the police and when I arrived, almost an hour ago, a white-haired guy, he just told me my rights and left me here.
I'm so sorry.
We are talking to so many people today.
That white-haired guy is normally really sweet.
He must have been in a rush.
I'm sure that you heard about what happened to Oliver Henry? Yeah, the guy who almost got my wife to divorce me.
I heard he died.
Fell in a pool, or someone maybe pushed him.
Exactly.
So we're investigating his death No, no, no.
Don't worry.
Standard procedure.
We're talking to all his clients and their spouses.
People like you and your wife.
It's taking us some time.
- You talked to Kristen? - Yes.
Standard procedure.
She said that she actually followed Mr.
Henry's advice, and that maybe you two were working things out? Yeah, we're trying.
I behaved badly, very badly.
And I'm trying to do everything I can to rebuild her trust.
It's hard.
I wish I could just go back and do things differently.
Well, hindsight is 20/20.
A little eye doctor humor for you.
Very good.
Very good.
So, you were mad when your wife hired Mr.
Henry? You yelled at him? Yeah, I didn't have a very adult response to the whole thing.
I I made some calls in the heat of the moment that I It was so stupid.
She had every right to hire an attorney.
I think I just didn't want it to be my fault.
You know, I wanted it to be Henry's fault.
As irrational as that sounds.
They finished searching the BMW, Chief.
Well, let's finish up here, so you can be on your way.
So, we have three questions that we're asking everyone, about the night that Oliver Henry died.
Where you were? What you were doing? And who you were with? Sure, of course.
That was - As a matter of fact, I was out of town.
- Really? Yeah, I was on a sort of a get-my-head-together fishing trip with a buddy of mine.
- And the name of your friend? - Barnes.
Topper Barnes.
Topper, that's two Ps, Lieutenant.
We were on his boat for four days.
I think I think I have his number right here.
Yup, there it is.
Three Well, here.
Thank you.
Perfect.
And the name of the boat? Super Plum.
That's funny.
We were We took it out of Marina del Rey.
Talk to Topper.
I was with him the whole time.
All right, then.
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- You can stop it right there.
So, my client told you he had an alibi.
What's the problem? Well, as is often the case of those suspected of committing murder in the first degree, your client lied.
So, my client produced an alibi and you decided it was fake.
I didn't decide it was fake.
The alibi couldn't be verified.
Neither the boat, nor the man Dr.
Schafer told us about existed.
- And we did an exhaustive search for both.
- Isn't it true, Miss Johnson, that you and your squad have been restricted from working overtime? - Yes.
We have to apply for - Do you ever feel any pressure to solve cases faster? I wish I could solve everything faster, sir.
I drive myself to find killers - as quickly as possible.
- Well, what if my client's alibi - I always have.
were out there somewhere, and you couldn't find it, simply because you lacked the time or the resources? Time was not the issue.
So SID isn't done with the stuff they vacuumed out of the car yet.
They said they're gonna need at least another two hours.
But, look, Chief, we've done master searches on this guy Topper Barnes, and he doesn't exist.
What about the phone number Dr.
Schafer gave us? Dead end.
Registered to a disposable cell phone.
We're finding out where it was purchased.
Look, Chief, bottom line, you'd have an easier time finding Santa Claus.
I mean, what kind of a name is Topper anyway? It's ridiculous.
Topper's boat is nowhere to be found, either.
Can't find a registration on anything called the Super Plum.
And no local marina's ever heard of it.
- Chief? - Yes? I put the receptionist from Schafer's office in Interview Room 1.
Her name is Michelle Edwards.
She brought her portfolio with her.
Like we do TV or something.
Take a look.
Great set of twins.
Thank you, Detective Sanchez.
Lieutenant Provenza, would you please look after Ms.
Edwards? - Thank you.
- I'll take that, boys.
You know, I need to familiarize myself with the subjects.
Subject.
Hey.
Why does he get to go with Lieutenant Flynn, see if you can give Dr.
Schafer a ride back down to Parker Center.
Maybe he knows where we can find his invisible friend.
Will, I'm sorry this case isn't quite wrapped up yet, - but I'm expecting any minute that - This isn't about the case.
There's a problem with your insurance.
And your rate won't be going down.
- But what about your broker guy? - He can't do anything about it.
- I thought you said - He just can't.
Look, you should talk to Fritz.
Is there something you know that I don't? I'm not sure.
You know what? I really shouldn't even be involved in this.
Just tell me.
Okay.
Fritz has two DUls on his record.
About a month apart from, like, five years ago.
DUls? - So you didn't know.
Great.
- But Fritz doesn't drink.
Right.
Okay, the information is all in that report.
If you decide to discuss it with Fritz, just don't tell him you heard about it from me.
Please? And I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Really.
Yeah, right.
I bet you are.
- Where are you from? - Yeah.
Well, I'm from Dallas.
I actually just moved here five years ago.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- Relax.
- I only worked at Jonathan's office during the day.
I'm an actress.
And the hours didn't conflict with my classes.
It's nice to have that kind of day job.
And before that I was a waitress at a sports bar.
The doctor's office was loads better than getting your ass pinched for tips all day.
Men are such pigs.
Hello, Michelle.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson.
I just have a few questions to ask you because we're investigating the death of Kristen Schafer's divorce attorney, and we hear that you were involved in the divorce? Yes.
That's why I'm not working with Jonathan Dr.
Schafer anymore.
His wife found out that he was seeing me and I was let go.
- And were you surprised by that? - Yeah.
He told me for months that his marriage was technically over, that I made him feel like more of a man.
But then he totally freaked out when she was leaving him.
Just makes me wonder what other lies he was telling me.
Well, have you seen or spoken to Dr.
Schafer since he treated you so badly? He met me for lunch once.
Sort of a goodbye thing.
And then I called him after I heard about her lawyer dying on the news.
- And what did he say? - He was surprised.
But he couldn't really talk because she was there, - and he'd just gotten back into town - From? Some boat trip he took for the weekend with his friend.
Topper something.
And did you ever meet this Topper? - In person? - Not in person, no.
- Or find out where he's from? - No.
- Or what he did for a living? - No.
No, nothing.
Okay.
Well, thank you so much, for going over all this with us.
The Lieutenant here will show you out.
So, am I free to go, then? Or Well, just a few more standard questions that we ask all of our witnesses.
First, since you broke up with Dr.
Schafer, - have you started dating anybody else? - No.
Not yet.
That's too bad.
And what is the best way to get in touch with you? Excuse me, Chief.
Yes, Sergeant.
Lieutenant Flynn is back with Schafer.
They're in Interview Room 2.
You might want to talk to our ophthalmologist about what SID got back from his vehicle.
No fibers from the Henry home.
No chemicals from the pool.
Dog hair.
Do the Schafers have pets? No, Chief.
But, remember, the victim had two dogs, and SID vacuumed the Henry house really well after we were done with it.
And guess what? We matched the hair from the victim's dog to the hair in Dr.
Schafer's convertible.
Oh, thank God.
Sorry.
Sergeant, excuse me.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Yes.
Dr.
Schafer.
I'm so sorry to interrupt your day, but I just have a few more things I'd like to clear up.
- Such as? - Well, oddly enough, though we have done our very best to find this friend of yours, the reclusive Topper Barnes, he seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth.
Or perhaps he sailed off the edge of it in the fabulous Super Plum, his magical and invisible boat, since no one else has ever seen hide nor tail of it but you.
Ms.
Johnson, excuse me.
But I think you should know.
I've already called my lawyer.
Whatever for? Because I didn't like leaving here the last time and getting in my car and finding out that you people had searched it.
And honestly, that dumb blond act of yours didn't fool me for a minute.
You seem like an expert on dumb blondes.
Sure you don't wanna talk to me? I can make things so much easier for you.
Less embarrassing for your wife and daughter.
You may never have this chance again.
I'm gonna stick with my lawyer.
Look.
I didn't kill anyone.
Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, Dr.
Schafer.
I don't believe you.
Lieutenant? Since you already have a lawyer, you understand your rights? You're under arrest for the murder of Oliver Henry.
I think we have a problem.
With what? Chief, something you need to see.
I was going over our case file.
You got the SID results, you got the search warrant, you got the DMV reg on Schafer's BMW.
See? Deputy Chief Johnson, you remember DDA Garnett? Yes, hello.
He's had a chance to review the evidence and the warrant in question.
Perhaps you would like to tell him about your concerns? Well, my concerns are that this man killed his wife's divorce attorney and some of the evidence that we have to prove that may be inadmissible.
Well, if it was just the transposed license plate numbers, I could probably swing that, but There's something else? Detective Daniels was very specific about what you were looking for in Dr.
Schafer's car and nowhere does it mention dog hair.
And I could probably swing that on its own.
But I'd have to add it to the mixed-up license plate numbers and I just don't know.
It's going to depend on the judge.
But let me ask you this.
Is this the guy? I mean, you know this is the guy? I do.
I absolutely do.
But you have no evidence to prove any of it, Ms.
Johnson.
Not that Oliver Henry was murdered.
Or that my client was anywhere near him the night he died.
As for the drug found in Mr.
Henry's system, we've already established the possibility that he could have self-medicated and fallen into the pool.
- On the whole, the evidence points - Evidence.
Like scuff marks? Those scuff marks are not present on any other pair of Mr.
Henry's shoes.
And we found bits of matching leather in the cement around Excuse me, ma'am.
I wonder how many people in this courtroom have scuffmarks on their shoes.
I know I do.
Does that mean that someone has tried to kill me? I don't think so.
And do we know when the shoes were scuffed? I mean, can you say, Ms.
Johnson, that Mr.
Henry injured his footwear - the night he died? - No.
No.
So, frayed cloth.
A couple of knee and knuckle scrapes.
Scuff marks.
An unidentified BMW parked in the driveway of Mr.
Henry's house.
And that's it.
Yes? You have no physical evidence at all.
Do you? Yes or no, Ms.
Johnson.
Chief Johnson, you will please answer the question about the physical evidence.
I don't have a yes or no answer.
But the LAPD found no evidence specifically linking my client to the scene of the crime.
- Isn't that what you're telling us? - No.
I'm sorry? You have other evidence? Your Honor, I demand an answer.
Fine.
In Dr.
Schafer's car, we found dog hair from the victim's pets Objection! Your Honor, the witness knows that evidence has been disallowed.
You asked, for heaven's sakes.
Counselor, as boneheaded as it may be, you did ask.
- I - Very directly.
So I will allow Chief Johnson to answer.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Mr.
Henry owned two dogs.
We matched the DNA of the victim's pets to the dog hair we found in Dr.
Schafer's BMW.
Excuse me, Your Honor.
Your Honor, I would like to request a brief recess.
Permission to approach the bench, Your Honor.
I'm sorry, Your Honor, but a witness for the defense - has unexpectedly shown up.
- This is ridiculous.
- The defense team had ample time - We did not plan this, Your Honor.
- Who is it? Who? - Topper Barnes.
The guy with the boat.
My client's alibi.
- Mr.
Garnett, Mr.
Garnett.
- Topper Barnes, who you assured me did not exist, shows up out of the blue? Mr.
Garnett, we did our due diligence on Mr.
Barnes.
It seems to me the timing of his arrival is awfully convenient.
- Just tell me what I need to do.
- Break Schafer's alibi.
Otherwise, jeopardy is attached.
If this case gets dismissed or goes to jury, the doctor walks and I look like an idiot.
Plus we'll never be able to prosecute anyone else for this murder because the case we're having now creates all the reasonable doubt a jury's gonna need to let the next defendant off the hook.
This is a nightmare.
I will meet you back in your office in one hour.
Commander Taylor, what can you tell us? Actually, Deputy Chief Johnson will be taking your questions today.
Have a nice weekend.
English
One, two, three.
Testing.
Not here.
In the back.
Hurry! By the pool.
Set up by the pool.
Hurry up, Buzz.
We need to fish him out.
- I didn't see you, Buzz.
- Yeah, it's okay.
Just step back.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson.
Wait a second.
You're bleeding.
One more minute won't hurt.
- Are you sure? - Yes, ma 'am.
Okay.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson, Priority Homicide.
A dog walker stopped by the home of Mr.
Oliver Henry and found the body in the pool.
Okay, Detective Sanchez, now that we've memorialized the body, let's pull this poor man out, please.
Sergeant Gabriel, PHD.
First officers arrived at the scene roughly 12 minutes after Mr.
Henry's death was called in.
Since it was clear that he had been dead for some time, the officers decided to leave the crime scene undisturbed.
All right, if you've got a close shot, let's turn the camera off, and for heaven's sakes, would someone please quiet down those dogs? Hello.
Lieutenant Tao, Priority Homicide Division, LAPD.
The swelling of the victim indicates he's been in the water eight to nine hours.
Though bloated, we can identify him through his driver's license as the owner of the house.
Hold it right there.
Oliver Henry.
Arguably the most successful divorce lawyer in Los Angeles.
By all accounts, he was a good man.
A decent man.
A man who loved his job.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution is gonna prove to you Mr.
Henry was murdered by the defendant, who verbally and physically threatened the victim repeatedly in the weeks right up to his death.
Now, Mr.
Cordry here, the lawyer for the defense, is gonna argue that Mr.
Henry's death was accidental.
But I need you to pay very close attention to the inconsistencies you're gonna see with that theory, on this video and throughout the case.
To start, you'll notice the contusions visible on Mr.
Henry's forehead.
Roll it.
Looks like he ran into something right here.
I got it.
A little overdressed to go swimming, don't you think? Okay, let's get his shirt, how it's untucked.
This seam here.
That tear in the knee.
And the cuffs of the pants.
Here and there.
And the scuff marks, too, Buzz.
On the shoes.
Thank you.
Could you move, please? Move back? Thank you.
Chief, you see this? Could be drag marks? Buzz? - I got it.
- Lieutenant Tao, I want you to check and see if there's any leather from the victim's shoes around the pool, please? - Will do, Chief.
- Thank you.
Sergeant Gabriel, would you mind showing me where Mr.
Henry kept his clothes? Thank you.
He's all yours, gentlemen.
He takes excellent care of his wardrobe.
- This closet's as big as my kitchen.
- Chief, what are you looking for? Signs of wear.
And I'm not finding them.
Sergeant Gabriel, would you check these suits and shirts for frays and tears? And, Lieutenant Provenza, I want these shoes and clothes put into evidence, please.
As neatly as he kept them.
Please? Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Until recently, Oliver Henry was partners with his wife, Valerie, in the law firm of Henry & Henry.
Considered the number two divorce law firm in the city.
Clientele includes celebrities, politicians and the very rich.
Fees average $500 an hour for associates.
Twice that if you want Oliver Henry specifically.
Cheaper to hire a hit man.
So, you're saying Mr.
And Mrs.
Henry were partners? Yeah, well, they divorced, too.
Just settled about three months ago.
They're still in the process of dissolving the firm.
Now, he was considered the rainmaker, and she was regarded as, - you know, kind of average.
- Her payoff isn't.
Valerie Henry is still listed as the beneficiary of our victim's $10 million life insurance policy.
She's not answering her phone.
All right.
Detective Sanchez, what did we learn from the neighbors? It's not a good place to have a block party, Chief.
I mean, nobody knows anyone.
All I got is this kid who saw a black Beemer, maybe a convertible, parked in Henry's driveway around 9:00 last night.
Black BMW in the Hollywood Hills.
That narrows it down to, like, 50,000 people.
Hey.
Any chance this Hollywood divorce attorney accidentally fell into his own pool? 'Cause the media are already insisting that one of his movie star clients killed him, and we just can't afford that kind of murder right now.
We are slowly whittling away at a list of suspects.
- Great.
How many are we down to? - Not counting the wife, roughly 758.
- What? - Our attorney's case load.
Henry & Henry currently have Each with a client and an irritated spouse.
That's casting a pretty wide net.
And how do you feel about your own wife's divorce attorney? Yeah, okay.
You know, what would really make me feel a little better, though, is some evidence that a crime was actually committed.
- Because if the guy just fell - Excuse me.
Dr.
Morales will see us now.
Wonderful.
Thank you, Sergeant.
If the autopsy report reads accident Yeah.
Or suicide.
Suicide would be great.
- I'll be sure to let you know.
- Don't make work for yourself.
All right, y'all, let's start checking Mr.
Henry's clients and their spouses, see if any of them have a criminal record.
I want to know if any of them drive a black BMW.
Let's dump the victim's cell phone.
See who he was talking to.
And find the ex-wife, please.
Thank you.
Sergeant Gabriel.
Sorry.
I'm documenting the scrapes on the back of his knuckles and fingers.
Could this have happened by accident? On just one hand, I'd say yes.
On the other hand, too? Looks more like he was dragged from behind.
But the contusion's on the front of his head.
No hemorrhaging, though.
Low impact.
It looks like he ran into a door or fell from less than his full height.
And he didn't block the blow with his hands.
So, let's say it happens something like this Someone was walking Mr.
Henry along, let's say from his house to his pool, and he started to pass out.
And they let him slip, which explains the scrape on the knee.
- And dropped him.
- So, he hits his head.
But not hard enough to knock him unconscious.
Right.
So, Mr.
Henry falls, and our killer turns the victim face up, grabs him under his arms, and drags him to - Sergeant.
That's too hard.
- I'm sorry, Chief.
- That's too hard.
- Sorry.
This only makes sense if Mr.
Henry was drugged or drunk.
No alcohol in his bloodstream.
I'm doing a tox screen, but I won't know for sure until we get it back.
Wait a minute.
Check under his arms.
His suit coat was ripped there.
And if he pulled hard enough Good call.
And when the tox screen came back positive, I just felt like there was no way I could comfortably state the death was accidental.
Thank you, Dr.
Morales.
Your witness.
So, this drug that turned up in Mr.
Henry's tox screen - was, again - Midazolam.
Better known as Versed.
It's a sedative, among other things.
Not available by prescription.
And did you find any fingerprints on this Versed, Doctor? It's a liquid, sir.
And had been metabolized.
So, no.
Then there's no way to prove that my client administered this drug, is that correct? I wouldn't know.
I'm here to discuss the medical aspects of the case.
Well, then, could you tell the members of the jury what types of medical professionals use this drug on a regular basis? Anesthesiologists mostly, but those working in a surgical field would have access to it as well.
So, while the state has focused its efforts on the defendant, isn't it true that any doctor, nurse or medical professional could have accessed this drug? - Or someone close to a doctor, nurse, or - Objection.
That calls for a ridiculous amount of speculation.
Sustained.
Let me ask you this, then, Doctor.
Is it possible that Mr.
Henry, who had recently suffered a divorce, who was splitting up his business with his ex-wife, administered the drug to himself? And on the way to his pool, stumbled and fell, hit his head, but managed to pull himself into the water before he passed out? Is that possible? - Yes, but I would say highly unlikely.
- Thank you, Dr.
Morales.
Yes is sufficient.
No further questions.
- No redirect at this time, Your Honor.
- Call your next witness.
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, - so help you God? - I do.
I tried very hard to figure out how Mr.
Henry's death might have been an accident or suicide.
But the more I learned, the more certain I became it was murder.
Did you arrive at Mr.
Henry's house with that idea in mind, - that his death was a homicide? - No.
And in examining the crime scene, did you immediately conclude - that Oliver Henry had been murdered? - Absolutely not.
I don't see how it could be anything else.
Especially with this tox screen.
- Yeah? What does it say? - Oliver Henry tested positive for Versed.
Which isn't available even by prescription.
So, someone must have drugged him.
Your car insurance is late again.
Look, why don't you just sign this form, and What are you looking for? I know I had some Ho Hos in here, and I'm sure I had a Ding Dong in the freezer.
- I threw all that stuff out.
- What? Why? The doctor said no more sugar.
"The doctor said, the doctor said no more sugar.
" Sorry.
What were you saying about my insurance? That it's late again.
Look.
Do you want to combine our finances or not? Really, just, you know, tell me, because it really doesn't matter to me.
Well, I thought we agreed, if we put all our money in one place, it would make it easier to get pre-approved for a loan.
Yes, but then you never do anything about it.
Well, I was planning on doing all that next week.
Well, you keep on saying that, and then nothing ever happens.
Here.
Please.
Here.
Sign this form, and that signature card puts you on all my bank accounts.
Okay? - And then you can just close yours.
- But now I feel bad.
- I mean, I didn't expect you to do all of it.
- I don't mind doing it.
And that way it gets done.
Well, I should be doing something.
I will be happy with your signature.
- So, your vic ingested Versed? - Yes.
Did you find the vial it came out of? Or the glass he drank it from? No.
So, Henry gave himself a knockout drug, cleaned out the glass or buried the vial, walked quickly to the pool, fell, hit his head, knocked himself out, and then dragged himself into the water? Well, that sounds reasonable.
Agent Howard.
Yeah.
No, I'm coming.
Yeah.
So, Chief, it turns out Henry's 23 active cases, he was either verbally or physically threatened by the opposing spouses in at least 11 of them.
That we know of.
Henry even pulled restraining orders on this guy, this lady here, him and him.
And this one, this one right here.
This one peed on his car.
Lovely.
Any of them drive black BMWs? Well, there's at least seven in the ballpark.
Two were navy blue, one was a Mercedes.
Now, this guy over here? He was a double play.
Restraining order and the car to go with it.
Oh, good.
Let's talk to him.
So on the fourth day of your investigation, you were still concentrating, on at least seven people? - Eight, including Valerie Henry.
- That's the victim's ex-wife, correct? Yes.
Apparently, she'd been out of town since the morning Mr.
Henry was found dead.
And before that? I'm afraid I was alone in my new apartment that night.
So I can't offer you an alibi.
Thank you for continuing to hold.
And, so, after you heard about your ex-husband's death? I got in my car and drove to Palm Springs before the press attacked.
Vultures.
I couldn't face talking to them.
Mrs.
Henry, since your ex-husband died under suspicious circumstances, I wonder if you wouldn't mind telling me why you two divorced.
Money, mainly.
Or the way I spent it.
The sad part is I filed for divorce, just to Just to get his attention, really.
I never thought we'd actually go through with it.
So stupid.
Mrs.
Henry, did your husband have a drug or alcohol problem? Was he chronically depressed or suicidal? No, no.
Just the opposite.
Ollie was stable, trustworthy.
He was an Eagle Scout, did you know that? It still meant something to him.
Thrifty, brave Whatever.
He could still recite the whole silly oath by heart.
And you'd think someone like that would be dull.
Repressed.
But not Ollie.
He was decent.
Too decent.
Maybe Maybe I didn't deserve someone quite so Solid State Insurance, how may I help you? Hello? Hold on, please.
I'm so sorry, Mrs.
Henry.
I was on hold for 15 minutes before you got here.
Hello? Yes, hi.
Fine, thank you.
I'm calling to inquire about your multiple driver discount.
I want to find out what kind of rate my fiancé and I can - Oh, no, please don't put me on hold.
- Your call is important to us.
- Thank you for holding.
- I'm sorry.
You were saying? You're getting married? Yes.
Well, I'm engaged.
So yes.
- Putting all your things together? - Bit by bit.
It is time consuming.
When you take it apart, too.
Speaking of which, were you satisfied with your divorce settlement? Oh, Ollie was fair.
I got a lot of cash and he got the house.
And Max and Mathilde, too.
The dogs.
And you have them now, right? Well, yes.
I should have had them in the first place.
Or at least joint custody, anyway.
Ollie thought I didn't pay them enough attention.
Mrs.
Henry, are you aware that you are still named as the sole beneficiary of your ex-husband's life insurance? - Are you sure? - Oh, I'm positive.
Your ex-husband dies, and you get $10 million.
Look, Ms.
Johnson, even the fairest divorce attorneys make enemies.
It comes with the job.
One party feels they're not getting enough.
The other party feels they're giving too much.
You make enemies just doing the right thing.
Was there any particular client or spouse he was concerned about? Well, he didn't talk much about it.
Attorney-client privilege.
But he was getting flak from someone, the husband of a client, about a FLARPL that I'm sorry.
A what? FLARPL.
Sounds like something you'd get at a Dairy Queen.
In India.
Well, it's a law, permitting asshole divorce lawyers to put a lien on a client's home to ensure payment.
Your second wife? All right, if y'all don't mind going over these names again, and see if any flurples or flipperels turn up.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
And what did you find in rechecking the names? - We found five flurples - FLARPLs? FLARPLs.
FLARPLs among Mr.
Henry's cases.
Had any of those five been issued against someone with a black, convertible BMW? One.
Against the defendant.
Your Honor, this would be a good time to stop for the day.
Okay.
Ladies and gentlemen, remember your oath.
You are not to discuss this case with anyone, including the members of the press.
We'll reconvene here tomorrow morning at 9:00.
And let me remind the reporters present, you are to conduct your business outside the four walls of this building.
- Better than expected.
Good job.
- I hope so.
With Judge Tiano disallowing the dog hair from Valerie Henry's mangy pets.
You arrested the right guy.
- Don't worry about it.
- Why is this all so frustrating? I keep going over everything in my head.
If I'd been able to get a confession, we wouldn't even be here - in the first place.
- Oh, look, look, look.
We have a media scrum we have to walk through.
So, before you walk into that Commander Taylor will coach you through your statement to the press.
That's ridiculous.
I know exactly what to say.
No, you don't.
And you're irritable, and you snap at people.
I do not.
We shouldn't even be talking to the press.
Vultures.
Yes, hello.
Hi.
I want to thank y'all for your interest in this case.
The LAPD has decided that Commander Taylor will be fielding all your questions today.
- Thank you.
- Commander Taylor.
- Thank you so much.
Pardon me.
- Commander Taylor.
possibly be a suicide? Well, let me make a short A brief opening statement here.
We feel that this case represents the best that our justice system has to offer.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
Let me remind you, Deputy Chief Johnson, that you are still under oath.
- Mr.
Garnett, you may proceed.
- Thank you, your Honor.
Good morning, Deputy Chief Johnson.
We left off yesterday discussing the exhaustive search you made of Mr.
Henry's current and past clients and their spouses.
Among the five people against whom he had issued FLARPLs, you found one with a black, convertible BMW.
- Dr.
Jonathan Schafer.
- And who is he? He's an ophthalmologist.
And his wife, Kristen Schafer, hired Mr.
Henry to be her divorce attorney.
And then Henry took out a FLARPL against the Schafer residence.
- A what? - Henry put a lien on Schafer's house.
Sorry.
I have to take this.
Hello? Yes, multiple driver rate.
That's right.
Y'all go on.
I know this.
Okay.
Anyway, Chief, we have reports of a confrontation between Dr.
Schafer and Mr.
Henry.
Schafer left threats on Henry's voice mail.
And registered to Schafer at the DMV is a 2006, black, BMW convertible.
And this divorce was acrimonious? That point doesn't fit so well.
Dr.
Schafer and his wife ended up reconciling.
What? Sorry.
That is twice what I'm paying now.
No, I don't.
You know what? Just forget it.
Okay? Thank you so much.
- Problem? - I'm trying to combine Fritz and my car insurance policy for a discount, and I can't seem to get it for some reason.
I got a guy.
Let me see what kind of quote I can get you.
- Are you sure? I don't - Yes.
Because then that will free you up to figure out all this business with the FLARPL, the car, and the knock-out drug, adds up to specific evidence against Dr.
Schafer.
I mean, there must have been other doctors that Henry was suing.
And do you have a license plate on this BMW? No.
Look, I'm meeting with the wife later on this afternoon.
I'll get some more background information.
- Look, I know we have some blanks.
- Well, fill them in now.
Because having all seven of you working on this case for over a week, when we still can't say definitively - if this is a murder - Oh, no, it is.
It is.
I'm sure of it.
And this Dr.
Schafer, he is our best bet.
Please don't gamble.
Especially with the press looking over your shoulder.
Because the evidence you've got is enough to ruin this guy's life.
But not enough to arrest him for murder.
If you're gonna continue to go after Schafer, do it with a whisper.
So, Chief, what now? So, I last saw Mr.
Henry I guess it must have been, gosh, just a day or two before he died.
And that's when you told him you and your husband had reconciled? Trying to reconcile.
Which was his original advice.
Mr.
Henry's.
The day that I hired him, the first thing he told me was, "See if you can work things out with your husband.
" And why did you file for divorce in the first place? Jonathan was having an affair with this girl in his office.
Kind of cliché.
Doctor's wife losing out to her husband's receptionist.
But that's over and he swears she was the only one.
And you believe him.
I'd like to.
My family, you know? Did you know your husband had threatened your attorney? But Jonathan would never have actually done anything violent.
He's an ophthalmologist, not a biker.
He may be a cheat, but he's not a killer.
I know my husband.
- You didn't know he was having an affair.
- I think I did.
I just didn't wanna believe it.
Do you know where your husband was? The night of the murder? Well, no.
He's still staying at the Beverly Wilshire until we figure things out.
Look.
Why would Jonathan kill my attorney? Especially after I told him we could maybe give our marriage another try? If I change my mind, I'll just hire another lawyer.
He can't drown them all.
Let's find this receptionist that Dr.
Schafer was cheating with - and talk to her.
- Yes, ma'am.
And I want to get a search warrant for Dr.
Schafer's car.
Maybe you can look through the BMW while I talk to him.
Maybe he won't even know we did it.
Sergeant, this is a murder, isn't it? I think so.
And on paper.
I mean, the doctor makes a good suspect, yeah.
But I thought his wife made a good point.
I mean, she drops her divorce, the lien goes away, and Dr.
Schafer kills the attorney? Why? I don't know the answer to that yet.
Maybe the good doctor can tell me.
Thank you.
I'm so sorry, I'm so late.
Yeah, I never get it right.
Is it an optometrist or an ophthalmologist who performs eye surgery? - An ophthalmologist.
- And which one are you? - The surgery kind.
- Okay.
So, what is this about? What did you guys want? - Nobody told you why you were here? - No.
No.
I just got a call and someone asked if I could make time to talk to the police and when I arrived, almost an hour ago, a white-haired guy, he just told me my rights and left me here.
I'm so sorry.
We are talking to so many people today.
That white-haired guy is normally really sweet.
He must have been in a rush.
I'm sure that you heard about what happened to Oliver Henry? Yeah, the guy who almost got my wife to divorce me.
I heard he died.
Fell in a pool, or someone maybe pushed him.
Exactly.
So we're investigating his death No, no, no.
Don't worry.
Standard procedure.
We're talking to all his clients and their spouses.
People like you and your wife.
It's taking us some time.
- You talked to Kristen? - Yes.
Standard procedure.
She said that she actually followed Mr.
Henry's advice, and that maybe you two were working things out? Yeah, we're trying.
I behaved badly, very badly.
And I'm trying to do everything I can to rebuild her trust.
It's hard.
I wish I could just go back and do things differently.
Well, hindsight is 20/20.
A little eye doctor humor for you.
Very good.
Very good.
So, you were mad when your wife hired Mr.
Henry? You yelled at him? Yeah, I didn't have a very adult response to the whole thing.
I I made some calls in the heat of the moment that I It was so stupid.
She had every right to hire an attorney.
I think I just didn't want it to be my fault.
You know, I wanted it to be Henry's fault.
As irrational as that sounds.
They finished searching the BMW, Chief.
Well, let's finish up here, so you can be on your way.
So, we have three questions that we're asking everyone, about the night that Oliver Henry died.
Where you were? What you were doing? And who you were with? Sure, of course.
That was - As a matter of fact, I was out of town.
- Really? Yeah, I was on a sort of a get-my-head-together fishing trip with a buddy of mine.
- And the name of your friend? - Barnes.
Topper Barnes.
Topper, that's two Ps, Lieutenant.
We were on his boat for four days.
I think I think I have his number right here.
Yup, there it is.
Three Well, here.
Thank you.
Perfect.
And the name of the boat? Super Plum.
That's funny.
We were We took it out of Marina del Rey.
Talk to Topper.
I was with him the whole time.
All right, then.
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- You can stop it right there.
So, my client told you he had an alibi.
What's the problem? Well, as is often the case of those suspected of committing murder in the first degree, your client lied.
So, my client produced an alibi and you decided it was fake.
I didn't decide it was fake.
The alibi couldn't be verified.
Neither the boat, nor the man Dr.
Schafer told us about existed.
- And we did an exhaustive search for both.
- Isn't it true, Miss Johnson, that you and your squad have been restricted from working overtime? - Yes.
We have to apply for - Do you ever feel any pressure to solve cases faster? I wish I could solve everything faster, sir.
I drive myself to find killers - as quickly as possible.
- Well, what if my client's alibi - I always have.
were out there somewhere, and you couldn't find it, simply because you lacked the time or the resources? Time was not the issue.
So SID isn't done with the stuff they vacuumed out of the car yet.
They said they're gonna need at least another two hours.
But, look, Chief, we've done master searches on this guy Topper Barnes, and he doesn't exist.
What about the phone number Dr.
Schafer gave us? Dead end.
Registered to a disposable cell phone.
We're finding out where it was purchased.
Look, Chief, bottom line, you'd have an easier time finding Santa Claus.
I mean, what kind of a name is Topper anyway? It's ridiculous.
Topper's boat is nowhere to be found, either.
Can't find a registration on anything called the Super Plum.
And no local marina's ever heard of it.
- Chief? - Yes? I put the receptionist from Schafer's office in Interview Room 1.
Her name is Michelle Edwards.
She brought her portfolio with her.
Like we do TV or something.
Take a look.
Great set of twins.
Thank you, Detective Sanchez.
Lieutenant Provenza, would you please look after Ms.
Edwards? - Thank you.
- I'll take that, boys.
You know, I need to familiarize myself with the subjects.
Subject.
Hey.
Why does he get to go with Lieutenant Flynn, see if you can give Dr.
Schafer a ride back down to Parker Center.
Maybe he knows where we can find his invisible friend.
Will, I'm sorry this case isn't quite wrapped up yet, - but I'm expecting any minute that - This isn't about the case.
There's a problem with your insurance.
And your rate won't be going down.
- But what about your broker guy? - He can't do anything about it.
- I thought you said - He just can't.
Look, you should talk to Fritz.
Is there something you know that I don't? I'm not sure.
You know what? I really shouldn't even be involved in this.
Just tell me.
Okay.
Fritz has two DUls on his record.
About a month apart from, like, five years ago.
DUls? - So you didn't know.
Great.
- But Fritz doesn't drink.
Right.
Okay, the information is all in that report.
If you decide to discuss it with Fritz, just don't tell him you heard about it from me.
Please? And I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Really.
Yeah, right.
I bet you are.
- Where are you from? - Yeah.
Well, I'm from Dallas.
I actually just moved here five years ago.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- Relax.
- I only worked at Jonathan's office during the day.
I'm an actress.
And the hours didn't conflict with my classes.
It's nice to have that kind of day job.
And before that I was a waitress at a sports bar.
The doctor's office was loads better than getting your ass pinched for tips all day.
Men are such pigs.
Hello, Michelle.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson.
I just have a few questions to ask you because we're investigating the death of Kristen Schafer's divorce attorney, and we hear that you were involved in the divorce? Yes.
That's why I'm not working with Jonathan Dr.
Schafer anymore.
His wife found out that he was seeing me and I was let go.
- And were you surprised by that? - Yeah.
He told me for months that his marriage was technically over, that I made him feel like more of a man.
But then he totally freaked out when she was leaving him.
Just makes me wonder what other lies he was telling me.
Well, have you seen or spoken to Dr.
Schafer since he treated you so badly? He met me for lunch once.
Sort of a goodbye thing.
And then I called him after I heard about her lawyer dying on the news.
- And what did he say? - He was surprised.
But he couldn't really talk because she was there, - and he'd just gotten back into town - From? Some boat trip he took for the weekend with his friend.
Topper something.
And did you ever meet this Topper? - In person? - Not in person, no.
- Or find out where he's from? - No.
- Or what he did for a living? - No.
No, nothing.
Okay.
Well, thank you so much, for going over all this with us.
The Lieutenant here will show you out.
So, am I free to go, then? Or Well, just a few more standard questions that we ask all of our witnesses.
First, since you broke up with Dr.
Schafer, - have you started dating anybody else? - No.
Not yet.
That's too bad.
And what is the best way to get in touch with you? Excuse me, Chief.
Yes, Sergeant.
Lieutenant Flynn is back with Schafer.
They're in Interview Room 2.
You might want to talk to our ophthalmologist about what SID got back from his vehicle.
No fibers from the Henry home.
No chemicals from the pool.
Dog hair.
Do the Schafers have pets? No, Chief.
But, remember, the victim had two dogs, and SID vacuumed the Henry house really well after we were done with it.
And guess what? We matched the hair from the victim's dog to the hair in Dr.
Schafer's convertible.
Oh, thank God.
Sorry.
Sergeant, excuse me.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Yes.
Dr.
Schafer.
I'm so sorry to interrupt your day, but I just have a few more things I'd like to clear up.
- Such as? - Well, oddly enough, though we have done our very best to find this friend of yours, the reclusive Topper Barnes, he seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth.
Or perhaps he sailed off the edge of it in the fabulous Super Plum, his magical and invisible boat, since no one else has ever seen hide nor tail of it but you.
Ms.
Johnson, excuse me.
But I think you should know.
I've already called my lawyer.
Whatever for? Because I didn't like leaving here the last time and getting in my car and finding out that you people had searched it.
And honestly, that dumb blond act of yours didn't fool me for a minute.
You seem like an expert on dumb blondes.
Sure you don't wanna talk to me? I can make things so much easier for you.
Less embarrassing for your wife and daughter.
You may never have this chance again.
I'm gonna stick with my lawyer.
Look.
I didn't kill anyone.
Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, Dr.
Schafer.
I don't believe you.
Lieutenant? Since you already have a lawyer, you understand your rights? You're under arrest for the murder of Oliver Henry.
I think we have a problem.
With what? Chief, something you need to see.
I was going over our case file.
You got the SID results, you got the search warrant, you got the DMV reg on Schafer's BMW.
See? Deputy Chief Johnson, you remember DDA Garnett? Yes, hello.
He's had a chance to review the evidence and the warrant in question.
Perhaps you would like to tell him about your concerns? Well, my concerns are that this man killed his wife's divorce attorney and some of the evidence that we have to prove that may be inadmissible.
Well, if it was just the transposed license plate numbers, I could probably swing that, but There's something else? Detective Daniels was very specific about what you were looking for in Dr.
Schafer's car and nowhere does it mention dog hair.
And I could probably swing that on its own.
But I'd have to add it to the mixed-up license plate numbers and I just don't know.
It's going to depend on the judge.
But let me ask you this.
Is this the guy? I mean, you know this is the guy? I do.
I absolutely do.
But you have no evidence to prove any of it, Ms.
Johnson.
Not that Oliver Henry was murdered.
Or that my client was anywhere near him the night he died.
As for the drug found in Mr.
Henry's system, we've already established the possibility that he could have self-medicated and fallen into the pool.
- On the whole, the evidence points - Evidence.
Like scuff marks? Those scuff marks are not present on any other pair of Mr.
Henry's shoes.
And we found bits of matching leather in the cement around Excuse me, ma'am.
I wonder how many people in this courtroom have scuffmarks on their shoes.
I know I do.
Does that mean that someone has tried to kill me? I don't think so.
And do we know when the shoes were scuffed? I mean, can you say, Ms.
Johnson, that Mr.
Henry injured his footwear - the night he died? - No.
No.
So, frayed cloth.
A couple of knee and knuckle scrapes.
Scuff marks.
An unidentified BMW parked in the driveway of Mr.
Henry's house.
And that's it.
Yes? You have no physical evidence at all.
Do you? Yes or no, Ms.
Johnson.
Chief Johnson, you will please answer the question about the physical evidence.
I don't have a yes or no answer.
But the LAPD found no evidence specifically linking my client to the scene of the crime.
- Isn't that what you're telling us? - No.
I'm sorry? You have other evidence? Your Honor, I demand an answer.
Fine.
In Dr.
Schafer's car, we found dog hair from the victim's pets Objection! Your Honor, the witness knows that evidence has been disallowed.
You asked, for heaven's sakes.
Counselor, as boneheaded as it may be, you did ask.
- I - Very directly.
So I will allow Chief Johnson to answer.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Mr.
Henry owned two dogs.
We matched the DNA of the victim's pets to the dog hair we found in Dr.
Schafer's BMW.
Excuse me, Your Honor.
Your Honor, I would like to request a brief recess.
Permission to approach the bench, Your Honor.
I'm sorry, Your Honor, but a witness for the defense - has unexpectedly shown up.
- This is ridiculous.
- The defense team had ample time - We did not plan this, Your Honor.
- Who is it? Who? - Topper Barnes.
The guy with the boat.
My client's alibi.
- Mr.
Garnett, Mr.
Garnett.
- Topper Barnes, who you assured me did not exist, shows up out of the blue? Mr.
Garnett, we did our due diligence on Mr.
Barnes.
It seems to me the timing of his arrival is awfully convenient.
- Just tell me what I need to do.
- Break Schafer's alibi.
Otherwise, jeopardy is attached.
If this case gets dismissed or goes to jury, the doctor walks and I look like an idiot.
Plus we'll never be able to prosecute anyone else for this murder because the case we're having now creates all the reasonable doubt a jury's gonna need to let the next defendant off the hook.
This is a nightmare.
I will meet you back in your office in one hour.
Commander Taylor, what can you tell us? Actually, Deputy Chief Johnson will be taking your questions today.
Have a nice weekend.
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