Frenemies (2013–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - She Was Seething Inside - full transcript

Narrator: THEY START OUT
AS SCHOOLYARD ENEMIES

BUT BECOME UNLIKELY FRIENDS...

THEY HAD A BOND
THAT YOU COULDN'T BREAK.

Narrator:
...UNTIL, DECADES LATER,

A SHOCKING SECRET
LEADS TO A VIOLENT BETRAYAL.

IT MADE HIM WANT TO GET EVEN.

Teets: I CAN'T IMAGINE
HOW THAT WHOLE NIGHTMARE

COULD EVOLVE
AND ESCALATE LIKE THAT.

[ WOMAN MOANING ]

Woman: NO!

[ GUNSHOT ]



Narrator:
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE...

AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

10-YEAR-OLD JOHN SULZBACH
MOVES TO A SMALL VIRGINIA TOWN

WITH HIS FAMILY
WHEN HE'S IN FIFTH GRADE.

HE'S AN OUTGOING
AND COMPASSIONATE BOY.

A HAPPY, LOVABLE LITTLE PERSON,
AND HE JUST LOVED PEOPLE.

HE LOVED LIFE.
HE LOVED EVERYTHING.

Narrator:
BUT JOHN IS SMALL FOR HIS AGE
AND HAS TROUBLE FITTING IN.

IT WAS TOUGH BECAUSE JOHN
WAS THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK.

Narrator: AT HIS NEW SCHOOL,
JOHN MEETS CLASSMATE DAVID LAWS.

HE'S A BIG AND BOISTEROUS KID

AND KNOWN FOR BEING
THE FIFTH-GRADE BULLY.

EVERY DAY, DAVID LAWS WOULD
KNOCK THE BOOKS OUT OF HIS HAND.



WHEN HE'D GO TO SIT DOWN,

DAVID PULLED THE CHAIR
OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

Strachyra:
DAVID SORT OF BULLIED JOHN,

AND IT WAS A FEW WEEKS BEFORE
JOHN REALLY PUT HIS FOOT DOWN.

JOHN ACTED STRICTLY BY REFLEX,
PUSHED HIM ONE TIME,

AND DAVID KNEW THAT,
"HEY, THIS LITTLE BOY

IS NOT QUITE SO WEAK
AS I THOUGHT HE WAS."

FROM THEN ON, DAVID LAWS
STOPPED BULLYING HIM.

Narrator:
A MUTUAL RESPECT TRANSPIRES,

AND AS THE SCHOOL YEAR PASSES,

THE BOYS DEVELOP
A GENUINE FRIENDSHIP.

THEY USED TO ROMP
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THEY WERE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS.

Narrator: BUT NO ONE COULD HAVE
IMAGINED THAT, YEARS LATER,

THE BOND BUILT IN CHILDHOOD
WOULD BE VIOLENTLY SHATTERED.

THE YOUNG MEN REMAINED FRIENDS
THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL,

BUT BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE,

THEY HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS
AND BEGIN TO DRIFT APART.

JOHN IS AN ASPIRING MECHANIC.

HE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE
HIS OWN AUTO-REPAIR SHOP.

HE COULD BUILD THE CARS,
BUT HE ALSO LOVED TO DRIVE.

Narrator: JOHN TRIES TO GET
DAVID INTERESTED IN RACING.

BUT DAVID LIKES BOOKS,
NOT ENGINES.

DAVID, HE'S
A VERY INTELLIGENT PERSON,

VERY SMART, VERY CAPABLE.

Narrator: HE ESPECIALLY LIKES
RADICAL POLITICAL WRITING.

HE WAS VERY MUCH INTO POLITICS,
BUT HE WAS "ANTI" EVERYTHING.

Narrator: DAVID ALSO
STRUGGLES TO KEEP A JOB.

Franco: HE WORKED IN
A COUPLE BUSINESSES.

AND I KNOW HE WAS
IN REAL ESTATE FOR A WHILE.

AND AFTER THAT,
I DON'T THINK HE WORKED.

Narrator: BUT JOHN'S LIFE
IS ON THE FAST TRACK.

HE'S RUNNING
HIS OWN MECHANIC SHOP,

AND, AT 24, HE MARRIES
AND STARTS A FAMILY,

QUICKLY HAVING THREE CHILDREN.

Gwynne:
JOHN TOTALLY ADORED HIS FAMILY.

HIS CHILDREN WERE HIS LIFE.

DAVID ALSO MARRIES YOUNG
AND HAS A SON,

BUT AFTER A FEW YEARS,

HE'S DISILLUSIONED WITH
FAMILY LIFE AND GETS A DIVORCE.

HE MAY HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING
TO FIND HIMSELF.

Narrator:
IN HIS 20s, DAVID MOVES AWAY,
AND THE FRIENDS LOSE TOUCH.

THEY'RE OUT OF CONTACT
FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS,

UNTIL 2001, WHEN DAVID TURNS UP
AT JOHN'S REPAIR SHOP.

WHEN DAVID CAME BACK,

HE WAS UNEMPLOYED,
AND HE WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB.

Narrator: JOHN'S HAPPY
TO SEE HIM AND TRIES TO HELP.

HE CALLS AN OLD RACING BUDDY TO
SEE IF HE WILL GIVE DAVID A JOB.

JOHN CALLED ME AND SAID
HE'S GOT THIS REALLY GOOD GUY,

LOTS OF TALENTS.

HE WAS TWISTING MY ARM,
AND I DID INTERVIEW HIM.

Narrator:
BUT JOHN'S FRIEND ULTIMATELY
DECIDES NOT TO HIRE HIM.

THERE WAS A MISSING ELEMENT
I COULD NOT PUT MY FINGER ON.

Narrator: WHEN NO JOB PANS OUT,
DAVID BEGINS TO DRINK HEAVILY.

BY NOW, JOHN'S PICTURE-PERFECT
LIFE IS ALSO FALLING APART.

HIS BUSINESS FAILS,
ADDING STRESS TO HIS MARRIAGE,

AND JOHN GETS DIVORCED.

WITH BOTH MEN
DOWN ON THEIR LUCK,

THEY RECONNECT AND DROWN
THEIR SORROWS AT THE LOCAL PUB.

AS IF NO TIME HAS PASSED,

THE TWO SHARE STORIES
OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

IT PROVIDES A SENSE OF COMFORT,
ESPECIALLY FOR DAVID.

Stachyra:
DAVID DIDN'T HAVE MUCH.

HE WAS UNEMPLOYED, AND HE DIDN'T
EVEN HAVE HIS OWN PLACE TO LIVE.

ALL HE REALLY HAD WAS JOHN.

SEVEN YEARS LATER, IN 2008,
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP FOR JOHN.

HE'S BUSY WITH PLANS TO REOPEN
HIS AUTO-REPAIR BUSINESS.

WE WERE ALL
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT

'CAUSE HE WAS GONNA
HAVE HIS BUSINESS AGAIN.

AND THE FUTURE
LOOKS EVEN BRIGHTER

WHEN JOHN MEETS MARY FRANCO
THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND.

HE BELIEVES
HE'S FOUND HIS SOUL MATE

I THINK HE LOVED MY KINDNESS.

THEY MAKE BIG PLANS
FOR A LIFE TOGETHER.

Gwynne: AND THEY DECIDED
THEY WERE GOING TO GET MARRIED.

HE GAVE HER A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL ENGAGEMENT RING.

Franco: I HAD WANTED TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH JOHN.

I WAS RENTING A CONDOMINIUM
AT THAT TIME,

AND HE HAD HIS BIG HOUSE.

WE WOULD GO, LIKE,
TWO WEEKS HERE, TWO WEEKS THERE.

Narrator: BUT THE COUPLE
HAS A THIRD WHEEL.

DAVID IS STILL OUT OF WORK
AND NEEDS A PLACE TO LIVE.

HE ASKS
HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND JOHN

IF HE'LL RENT HIM A ROOM
IN HIS HOUSE.

Gwynne:
I BEGGED HIM NOT TO.

AND I SAID,
"JOHN, HE DOESN'T WORK.

"HE HASN'T PAID TAXES IN YEARS.

HE WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY YOU."

Narrator: BUT JOHN HAS KNOWN
DAVID FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS

AND ISN'T ABOUT TO DENY
HIS OLD FRIEND A HELPING HAND.

JOHN WAS VERY LOYAL TO DAVID,
AND HE WANTED TO HELP HIM.

DAVID MOVES IN, AND THE FRIENDS
ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY,

BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG BEFORE
DAVID'S CONTRIBUTIONS DRY UP.

AFTER THE FIRST MONTH,
DAVID DIDN'T PAY ANY RENT.

Narrator:
AS THE MONTHS PASS WITHOUT
ANY SIGN OF A RENT CHECK,

JOHN FINALLY BEGINS
TO FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF,

BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

Gwynne:
HE FELT SORRY FOR HIM.

I MEAN, I WAS
TELLING HIM EVERY DAY,

"JOHN, GET HIM
OUT OF YOUR HOUSE."

"MOM, I CAN'T DO THAT.
HE HAS NOWHERE TO GO."

BUT SOON,
DAVID'S FREELOADING WAYS

WILL DRIVE A DANGEROUS WEDGE
BETWEEN THE LIFELONG FRIENDS.

THINGS SORT OF
CAME TO A BOILING POINT.

WE NEVER, EVEN FOR A MOMENT,
ASSUMED HE MIGHT GO THAT FAR.

Woman: OH, GOD.

Narrator: JOHN FEELS USED
BY HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND DAVID.

HE'S LET DAVID MOVE IN WITH HIM,

BUT HE'S NOT PAYING
HIS SHARE OF THE BILLS.

DAVID WAS LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS.

AND HE WAS, LIKE, $2,000
IN ARREARS WITH JOHN.

Narrator: WITH THEIR WEDDING
QUICKLY APPROACHING

AND STILL NO RENT CHECKS
FROM DAVID IN NEARLY A YEAR,

MARY'S PATIENCE WEARS THIN.

WHAT EXCUSE
DOES HE KEEP GIVING YOU?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

Franco: HE REALLY TRIED
TO MANIPULATE JOHN.

TO ME, IT WAS GETTING VERY OLD.

I WAS ALWAYS LIKE, "JOHN,
YOU GOT TO GET RID OF HIM."

JOHN WOULDN'T LISTEN.

HE KIND OF FELT A RESPONSIBILITY
TO HIS OLD FRIEND.

I'M SURE THAT MUST HAVE
BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR MARY.

Narrator:
BUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2010,

AS JOHN AND MARY'S
WEDDING DATE NEARS,

DAVID'S BEHAVIOR
SUDDENLY CHANGES.

Gwynne:
DAVID WOULD GET UPSET

IF YOU DIDN'T AGREE
WITH EVERYTHING HE SAID.

HE WOULD RANT AND RAVE
AND POUND HIS FIST ON THINGS

AND JUST STOMP AROUND THE HOUSE.

HE WAS NOT COURTEOUS
TO JOHN AT ALL -- OR ME.

HE WOULD GET VERY ANGRY,

ESPECIALLY IF HE WAS
INTOXICATED.

[ DAVID POUNDS TABLE ]

Narrator:
LIKE THE RENT CHECKS,

JOHN TAKES DAVID'S
VOLATILE BEHAVIOR IN STRIDE.

NO ONE ELSE COULD BEAR
TO BE AROUND DAVID.

JOHN ALWAYS AMAZED ME
WITH HIS TOLERANCE.

BUT TO MARY, DAVID'S PRESENCE
IN THE HOUSE IS CONFINING.

David:
GOOD MORNING.

SHE STARTS SPENDING MORE TIME
IN HER OWN APARTMENT.

Franco:
HE MADE LIFE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

I'D BE DRINKING MY COFFEE
IN THE MORNING.

HE'D SIT DOWN AND, LIKE,
TALK FOR AN HOUR ABOUT POLITICS.

IT CAME TO THE POINT
WHERE I KIND OF HAD TO,

YOU KNOW, RUN AWAY FROM HIM.

Narrator: JOHN AND MARY START
ARGUING FREQUENTLY ABOUT DAVID,

AND FINALLY, AFTER A YEAR WITH
THE FREELOADING HOUSE GUEST,

MARY'S HAD ENOUGH.

IT'S HIM OR ME.

Franco:
I GAVE HIM AN ULTIMATUM.

I SAID, "IF YOU DON'T
GET RID OF DAVID,

I'M GONNA BREAK UP WITH YOU,"

TRYING TO GET HIM TO MOVE,
BUT HE WOULDN'T BUDGE.

HE PROBABLY KNEW THAT I WASN'T
GONNA ACTUALLY LEAVE HIM,

BUT I WAS TRYING SO DESPERATELY.

Narrator:
CAUGHT BETWEEN LOVE AND LOYALTY,

JOHN FINALLY TELLS DAVID HE HAS
TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE.

BUT JOHN KNOWS DAVID
CAN'T TURN TO HIS FAMILY.

Franco:
HE HAD A SISTER AND A MOTHER,

AND HE DIDN'T REALLY GET ALONG
WITH EITHER ONE OF THEM.

AND WITH NOWHERE TO GO, DAVID
TRIES TO SMOOTH THINGS OVER

AND CONVINCES HIS FRIEND
TO LET HIM STAY.

I JUST NEED
JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME.

Gwynne: DAVID JUST TOLD HIM,
"WELL, I JUST CAN'T.

"I'M LOOKING,
BUT I CAN'T FIND A PLACE.

"YOU GOT THIS GREAT, BIG HOUSE.
YOU'RE NOT USING ALL OF IT."

JOHN JUST HAD A KIND HEART.

Narrator: A FEW DAYS LATER,
MARY IS SLEEPING.

JOHN STAYS IN THE LIVING ROOM
TO HANG OUT WITH DAVID,

THAT WAS A HECK OF
A SHOT, HUH?

AND OUT OF NOWHERE,

DAVID DECIDES TO REVEAL
A DEEP, DARK SECRET.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW.

IT'S A STUNNING REVELATION

THAT WILL PUT
JOHN'S LOYALTY TO THE TEST

AND WILL SET OFF
A DEADLY CHAIN OF EVENTS

THAT NO ONE SAW COMING.

HE COULDN'T
PUT UP WITH IT ANYMORE.

REAL LIFE CAN BE
STRANGER THAN FICTION.

Narrator:
IN DECEMBER 2010,

DAVID TELLS JOHN THAT THERE'S
SOMETHING WEIGHING ON HIS MIND

THAT HE MUST CONFESS
TO HIS LIFELONG FRIEND.

HE'S BEEN HIDING
A SHOCKING SECRET

AND WANTS TO
GET IT OFF HIS CHEST.

THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN
KEEPING INSIDE FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M GAY.

Narrator:
HE TELLS JOHN HE STRUGGLED
WITH HIS SEXUALITY FOR YEARS.

AND EVEN MORE SURPRISING, DAVID
SAYS HE WANTS THEMTO BE LOVERS.

I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO
H-HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

DAVID LAWS
ASKED HIM FOR ORAL SEX.

JOHN JUST SAID, "YOU'RE CRAZY."

HE SAID, "THAT'S SO STUPID
AND RIDICULOUS.

WE BOTH KNOW IT."

YOU'RE KIDDING.

COME ON, YOU'RE DRUNK.

Narrator:
CAUGHT COMPLETELY OFF GUARD,

JOHN DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REACT
TO DAVID'S STUNNING REVELATION.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

SHOCKED AND UNCOMFORTABLE,
JOHN LEAVES THE ROOM.

HE IMMEDIATELY
TELLS HIS FIANCéE, MARY,

WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

Franco:
HE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME

THAT DAVID
HAD APPROACHED HIM SEXUALLY,

AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

Narrator:
MEANWHILE, IN THE LIVING ROOM,

DAVID IS FURIOUS,
EMBARRASSED, AND HUMILIATED.

HE'S POURED HIS HEART OUT
TO HIS LIFELONG FRIEND

ONLY TO BE REJECTED.

AND WHILE JOHN MAY HAVE
LAUGHED OFF THE ADVANCES

IN FRONT OF HIS FRIEND,
ON THE INSIDE,

HE CAN'T GET OVER DAVID'S
SHOCKING PROPOSITION

AND STARTS HARBORING
DEEP RESENTMENT.

FOR JOHN, IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH,

YOU KNOW, TO HAVE
HIS FRIEND INTERESTED IN HIM,

HIS FRIEND
WHO IS BEHAVING WILDLY,

WHO ISN'T
PAYING HIS RENT ON TIME.

IT JUST WAS
THE FINAL STRAW FOR JOHN.

Narrator: AS THE DAYS GO BY,
TENSIONS RISE IN THE HOUSE,

AND THINGS GO FROM BAD TO WORSE.

DAVID'S MOOD
IS MORE EXPLOSIVE THAN EVER,

AND HE'S DRUNK ALL THE TIME.

David: NO, I DON'T WANT TO
WATCH THIS, OKAY?!

HE REALLY, TRULY
WAS A LOOSE CANNON.

Narrator:
JOHN REALIZES THAT DAVID IS
NOT GOING TO LEAVE ON HIS OWN,

SO HE DECIDES TO
TAKE DRASTIC MEASURES

TO GET HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE.

JOHN WENT DOWN
TO THE COURTHOUSE.

HE GOT EVICTION PAPERS.

HE PUT THEM INSIDE OF HIS CAR,
AND HE WAS READY TO EVICT DAVID.

Gwynne:
HE FIGURED THAT THAT WOULD BE

THE END OF DAVID LAWS
IN THAT HOUSE.

Narrator: JOHN STASHES THE LEGAL
PAPERS IN HIS GLOVE COMPARTMENT,

WITH PLANS TO GIVE THEM TO HIS
LIFELONG FRIEND THE NEXT DAY.

BUT BEFORE JOHN
HAS A CHANCE TO DELIVER THEM,

DAVID BORROWS HIS CAR
AND FINDS THE EVICTION PAPERS.

THAT INFURIATED DAVID
AND MADE HIM WANT TO GET EVEN.

Narrator: LITTLE DOES JOHN KNOW,
DAVID IS SEETHING.

HE CAN'T BELIEVE
JOHN'S GONE BEHIND HIS BACK

TO GET RID OF HIM.

DAVID KNEW THAT HIS TIME WAS UP

AND THAT HE NO LONGER WOULD BE
ABLE TO BE MOOCHING OFF OF JOHN.

Narrator:
ON JANUARY 9, 2011,

JOHN AND MARY COME BACK
FROM A NIGHT OUT...

HEY, HEY, GUYS.
WELCOME BACK.

Narrator: ...TO FIND DAVID
LIQUORED UP AND ANGRY.

HEY, I GOT A -- I GOT A BONE
TO PICK WITH YOU GUYS.

DAVID IS ON THE COUCH,
BELLIGERENT.

HE WAS [EXHALES SHARPLY]
THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND.

AND I SAID, "OH, MY GOODNESS."

HE WAS OUT OF IT.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS OUT OF IT.

DON'T PLAY GAMES
WITH ME, JOHN!

Narrator:
DAVID PICKS A FIGHT RIGHT AWAY

AND ACCUSES JOHN AND MARY
OF STEALING MONEY FROM HIM.

YOU TOOK
MY WALLET, MAN!

HE JUST KEPT SAYING,
"WHO'S GOT MY WALLET?!

YOU STOLE MY WALLET!"

AND IT WAS SO RIDICULOUS

THAT JOHN AND MARY
JUST KIND OF DISCOUNTED IT.

David:
MY MONEY, MY WALLET!

Narrator: THE COUPLE TRIES TO
IGNORE THE RANTING ROOMMATE,

BUT WHEN JOHN TURNS ON
THE 11:00 NEWS,

DAVID BECOMES ENRAGED.

JOHN!
AH! YOU WERE --

HE TOLD JOHN TO TURN OFF THE TV.

GIVE HIM BACK
THE REMOTE, DAVID.

AND I GET, YOU KNOW,
THE TEMPER COMING OUT,

LIKE, "HOW DARE YOU
TELL MY BOYFRIEND

TO TURN OFF HIS OWN TV
IN HIS OWN HOUSE?"

Narrator: BUT JOHN, NOT WANTING
TO MAKE WAVES, COMPLIES.

IT'S NOT
ABOUT THAT.

MARY GOT TICKED OFF AT THAT
BECAUSE JOHN DID WHAT HE SAID.

SO SHE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM.

Narrator:
AS MARY LEAVES THE ROOM,

JOHN TRIES TO
CALM HIS FRIEND DOWN.

AT LAST, DAVID CONFRONTS JOHN
ABOUT WHAT'S REALLY ON HIS MIND.

YOU'RE GONNA KICK ME
TO THE CURB, MAN?

YES.
IT'S TRUE.

Narrator: WHEN JOHN ADMITS HE
PLANNED TO HAVE HIM EVICTED,

DAVID ACCUSES HIM
OF BETRAYING THEIR FRIENDSHIP.

JOHN, I GOT
NOTHING LEFT, MAN!

I HEARD DAVID GOING OFF.

I FOUND THE PAPERS!

I-I SAW --
EHH!

BUT IT STOPPED, AND I SAID,

"WELL, HE'S GONNA GO DOWN
AND GO TO BED AND PASS OUT."

Narrator: DAVID STORMS
DOWNSTAIRS TO THE BASEMENT,

AND FINALLY, THE HOUSE IS QUIET.

BUT IT WON'T BE SILENT FOR LONG.

THESE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS
ARE BOTH AT THEIR WITS' END

AND HEADED FOR
A FACE-TO-FACE CONFRONTATION

THAT WILL LEAD TO
A DEADLY BETRAYAL.

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU
PUSH SOMEONE TO THEIR LIMITS.

I WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN
THAT EVIL IN HIM.

Narrator:
DAVID ANGRILY CONFRONTS
HIS LIFELONG FRIEND JOHN

AFTER DISCOVERING HIS PLAN
TO KICK HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE.

JOHN, I GOT
NOTHING LEFT, MAN!

AS DAVID STORMS OFF
TO THE BASEMENT,

THE HOUSE IS FINALLY QUIET.

RELIEVED, MARY FALLS ASLEEP,

AND JOHN HOPES THAT DAVID

WILL FINALLY
PACK HIS BAGS AND MOVE ON.

BUT DAVID
ISN'T PACKING HIS BAGS.

HE'S PACKING A PISTOL.

MEANWHILE, JOHN HAS DRIFTED OFF
IN THE LIVING ROOM.

DAVID CAME AROUND
THE BACK OF THE HOUSE

AND CAUGHT JOHN BY SURPRISE.

Narrator:
BUT HE IS STARTLED AWAKE

AND FINDS HIMSELF STARING
STRAIGHT INTO THE BARREL

OF A 9-MILLIMETER PISTOL.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO BE CONFRONTED BY SOMEBODY

THAT YOU'VE EXTENDED
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE

AND THEN FOR THEM
TO BRANDISH A FIREARM LIKE THAT.

Narrator:
AND WITHOUT WARNING,

[ GUNSHOT ]

DAVID FIRES ONE SINGLE SHOT

INTO THE HEAD
OF HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND.

HE JUST -- KKH! --
EXECUTED HIM.

[ GUNSHOT ]

MARY IS JOLTED AWAKE
FROM THE DEAFENING SOUND.

SO, I'M JUMPING OUT OF BED,
GOING DOWN THE HALLWAY.

JOHN? JOHN?

Narrator: MARY ONLY GETS
HALFWAY DOWN THE HALLWAY

BEFORE DAVID BLOCKS HER PATH.

TERRIFIED, SHE SEES HE'S STILL
HOLDING THE GUN

AND COMES TO
THE HORRIFYING REALIZATION

THAT SOMETHING
MAY HAVE HAPPENED TO JOHN.

I SAID, "JOHN?! JOHN?! JOHN?!"

AND THERE'S NO ANSWER.

JOHN'S GONE. JOHN'S GONE.
JOHN'S GONE.

DAVID JUST KEPT REPEATING,
"JOHN'S GONE. JOHN'S GONE."

Narrator: BUT MARY'S NIGHTMARE
ISN'T OVER YET.

Franco: HE PUSHED ME
BACK IN THE BEDROOM,

AND I FELL TO THE FLOOR
AND WAS GOING LIKE THIS.

AND THEN HE WAS
POINTING THE GUN AT ME.

[ Gasping ]
OH, GOD!

[ GUNSHOT ]

AND IT JUST TOUCHED MY HAIR
ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

Gwynne:
IT WENT THROUGH HER HAIR,

THROUGH THE MIRROR,
AND INTO THE WALL.

Narrator:
DAVID SUDDENLY WALKS OFF.

LUCKY TO BE ALIVE,

MARY KNOWS THISIS HER CHANCE
TO FIND HER FIANCé.

NOT KNOWING WHERE JOHN IS,

MARY, TERRIFIED,
SNEAKS THROUGH THE HOUSE.

[ GASPING ]

PURE PANIC AND FEAR.

IN THE LIVING ROOM, MARY
MAKES A HORRIFYING DISCOVERY.

[ Sobbing ]
NO!

Franco:
JOHN'S ON THE FLOOR,

AND I SAW THE ENTRY WOUND
AND THE EXIT WOUND,

AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF BLOOD.

JOHN?

AND THEN, I HEARD
THIS TERRIBLE LAST GURGLE,

AND YOU JUST KNOW IT'S THE END.

Narrator: TEARFULLY,
HOLDING JOHN IN HER ARMS,

MARY HEARS DAVID
TALKING IN THE KITCHEN.

I'M REPORTING
A, UH, UH, A MURDER.

Stachyra: HE CALLED 911,

REMARKED REPEATEDLY
THAT HE HAD SHOT HIS FRIEND,

AND HE ASKED FOR HELP TO COME.

I'M IN THE BACKGROUND
HYSTERICALLY SCREAMING.

Narrator: MARY KNOWS THERE'S
NOTHING SHE CAN DO FOR JOHN,

SO SHE TRIES TO SAVE HERSELF

FROM BECOMING DAVID'S
SECOND VICTIM.

[ Sobbing ]
OH, GOD!

Narrator: SHE RUNS
TO THE BATHROOM AND HIDES.

OH, MY GOSH!
I WAS HYSTERICAL.

Narrator:
MARY STAYS ON THE FLOOR
AS DAVID PACES IN THE HALL.

FINALLY, THE POLICE ARRIVE

AND ATTEMPT TO RESCUE MARY
FROM HER HIDING PLACE.

AND THEN THEY RUSH ME
OUT OF THE HOUSE.

OH, GOD!
OH, GOD!

YOU JUST
DON'T COMPUTE EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE JUST SO SHOCKED.

[ SIREN WAILING ]DAVID IS ARRESTED

AND IMMEDIATELY CONFESSES
TO KILLING HIS FRIEND.

DAVID LAWS TOLD THE POLICE
THAT THEY HAD A TUSSLE,

AND HE SAID, "I MUST HAVE
BLACKED OUT AND SHOT HIM."

DAVID IS CHARGED
WITH JOHN'S MURDER,

AS WELL AS THE ATTEMPTED MURDER
OF JOHN'S FIANCéE, MARY FRANCO.

ON OCTOBER 23, 2013, DAVID LAWS
IS CONVICTED ON BOTH COUNTS.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS
REMEMBER JOHN'S BIG HEART

AND CAN'T BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND
HOW HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND

COULD HAVE
TURNED ON HIM SO VIOLENTLY.

HE BETRAYED BOTH OF US,

AND I WOULD NEVER
HAVE SEEN THAT EVIL IN HIM.

Gwynne:
WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT A MAN
WHO DID SO MUCH FOR SO MANY

COULD BE DESTROYED BY A MAN
WHO TOOK SO MUCH FROM SO MANY.

IT'S JUST UNFATHOMABLE.