The Bedroom Window

in contact with the murdered women. 531 00:39:54,517 --> 00:39:56,849 Some cotton fibers that match up to the sweater 532 00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:59,097 of one of the girls, but it's a common fiber. 533 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:01,892 We did find a handful of peppermint-flavored toothpicks 534 00:40:01,983 --> 00:40:03,519 in the glove compartment of the truck. 535 00:40:03,610 --> 00:40:04,850 Toothpicks? 536 00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:08,107 Each of the two murdered girls was prevented from entering her residence 537 00:40:08,197 --> 00:40:10,779 by a toothpick jammed into the keyhole of the door lock, 538 00:40:10,867 --> 00:40:12,627 and then broken off so her key wouldn't work. 539 00:40:12,660 --> 00:40:15,322 The newspaper said he had done something to the locks. 540 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:16,773 We held back about the toothpicks. 541 00:40:20,293 --> 00:40:21,578 So what happens now? 542 00:40:22,629 --> 00:40:24,085 I'll let Peters explain. 543 00:40:26,507 --> 00:40:29,374 Jesus Christ, that Holden is a ball-breaking judge. 544 00:40:30,553 --> 00:40:32,353 - You filled him in? - I was just starting to. 545 00:40:32,764 --> 00:40:34,550 All right. Here's how it shapes up. 546 00:40:35,141 --> 00:40:36,972 We got a murder case we can't win. 547 00:40:37,268 --> 00:40:39,384 Some insignificant cotton fibers, 548 00:40:39,479 --> 00:40:42,186 some toothpicks that anyone could possess. 549 00:40:42,523 --> 00:40:44,639 My assistant has learned that particular brand 550 00:40:44,734 --> 00:40:47,476 is given away at half a dozen restaurants in the Baltimore area. 551 00:40:47,570 --> 00:40:50,107 I don't understand. Are you saying that he didn't do it? 552 00:40:50,198 --> 00:40:51,313 Not at all. 553 00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:53,072 He could've raped the girls, 554 00:40:53,159 --> 00:40:56,117 hammered them to death with his fists in the back of his truck. 555 00:40:56,371 --> 00:40:58,703 He could've thrown away the gloves he wore, 556 00:40:58,790 --> 00:41:01,623 any articles of clothing with blood on them. 557 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:05,919 A car wash would've taken care of the flatbed of his truck. 558 00:41:07,799 --> 00:41:11,337 What I'm saying is we can't prove that he did it. 559 00:41:11,427 --> 00:41:14,669 So, I recommended, detective quirke has agreed, 560 00:41:14,764 --> 00:41:16,724 - we go with the assault case. - What do you mean? 561 00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:19,307 We prosecute Henderson on the assault case. 562 00:41:20,812 --> 00:41:22,973 - The assault case? - We can win that one. 563 00:41:23,064 --> 00:41:26,147 I mean, it's open and shut. We got a witness who saw him do it. 564 00:41:27,151 --> 00:41:28,151 You. 565 00:41:28,987 --> 00:41:30,839 But you said you didn't care about the assault case. 566 00:41:30,863 --> 00:41:34,105 I don't. Not if there's a chance for getting him for murder, but... 567 00:41:34,450 --> 00:41:35,450 We're up against it. 568 00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:37,529 Listen, we are not giving up on the murder cases. 569 00:41:37,620 --> 00:41:39,485 We might get lucky when he's in prison. 570 00:41:39,831 --> 00:41:41,196 You mean someone may kill him? 571 00:41:42,375 --> 00:41:43,740 I doubt we'll get that lucky. 572 00:41:44,085 --> 00:41:47,498 No, what I meant was that Henderson might shoot off his mouth to somebody, 573 00:41:47,588 --> 00:41:49,920 somebody who wants to make a deal with us. 574 00:41:50,341 --> 00:41:51,341 Then we nail him. 575 00:41:51,426 --> 00:41:53,917 Meanwhile, he's tucked away, where he can't hurt anybody else. 576 00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:56,845 So, how do you feel about being a star witness, huh? 577 00:41:57,557 --> 00:41:58,592 I... 578 00:42:02,311 --> 00:42:04,802 - This isn't what I thought would happen. - Don't worry. 579 00:42:04,897 --> 00:42:06,012 It'll be a breeze. 580 00:42:06,649 --> 00:42:09,766 All you gotta do is tell the truth. 581 00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:13,110 But that's exactly what you said would not happen. 582 00:42:13,197 --> 00:42:15,654 You'll have to take the stand, testify under oath. 583 00:42:15,742 --> 00:42:17,858 - How do you think I feel about it? - Oh, damn it. 584 00:42:18,202 --> 00:42:20,158 Why did I have to look out that window? 585 00:42:20,246 --> 00:42:21,782 Why did you have to call the police? 586 00:42:21,873 --> 00:42:23,864 If this guy's not put away, he could kill again. 587 00:42:23,958 --> 00:42:25,289 He can do whatever he wants. 588 00:42:25,376 --> 00:42:27,788 All he's being tried for is assault. 589 00:42:27,879 --> 00:42:29,164 What a mess. 590 00:42:30,006 --> 00:42:31,712 It's not your mess. It's mine. 591 00:42:31,799 --> 00:42:33,881 And whatever happens, I'll protect you from it. 592 00:42:33,968 --> 00:42:36,334 So far, all you've done is grandstand. 593 00:42:36,804 --> 00:42:38,385 First for me, and now for them. 594 00:42:38,848 --> 00:42:39,928 You believe that? 595 00:42:40,016 --> 00:42:41,927 From the beginning, you wanted to play