See No Evil (2014–…): Season 2, Episode 11 - Rick Chance - full transcript

A MILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR...

...IS BRUTALLY GUNNED DOWN...

IT WAS EASY TO ASCERTAIN
THAT WE HAD A HOMICIDE.

...HIS LOVING FAMILY
RIPPED APART.

IMMEDIATELY, YOU'RE JUST BROKEN.

WITH THE INVESTIGATION
GOING NOWHERE...

WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS
AND VIRTUALLY NO ANSWERS

AT THAT POINT.

...DETECTIVES TURN
TO THEIR MOST RELIABLE WITNESS.

AND WE HAD NOTHING ELSE.

ALL HOPES
OF CATCHING THE KILLER



REST ON
WHAT'S BEEN CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

AT 1:00 P.M.,
A HOTEL HOUSEKEEPER

NOTICES SOMETHING UNUSUAL,

A GUEST HAS LEFT
THEIR DOOR OPEN.

HELLO?

HELLO?

AAH!

HOMICIDE DETECTIVE
TOM MAGAZZENI RESPONDS.

I WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST DETECTIVES ON SCENE,

AND PATROL HAD ALREADY ARRIVED

AND SECURED THE MOTEL AS WELL
AS THE ENTIRE THIRD FLOOR.

THERE WAS A POOL OF BLOOD...

...AROUND HIS HEAD

AND AROUND HIS CHEST AREA
ON THE CARPETING.



THERE WAS A SPENT SHELL CASING,

A 9mm SHELL CASING,

THAT WAS FOUND INSIDE
ON THE FLOOR.

AND THAT GAVE US THE REASON

TO BELIEVE
THAT A FIREARM WAS INVOLVED.

IT WAS EASY TO ASCERTAIN
THAT WE HAD A HOMICIDE

THAT WE WERE INVESTIGATING.

BUT WHO IS THE VICTIM?

MEANWHILE, 10 MILES ACROSS TOWN,
A TELEVISION CREW

WAITS TO FILM A COMMERCIAL
FOR EMPIRE AUTO GLASS.

THE PLAN WAS TO MEET
AT THE OFFICE AT 8:00.

AND EVERYBODY WAS THERE
EXCEPT RICK.

CRACKED WINDSHIELD?

DON'T CHANCE IT --
RICK CHANCE IT.

SO WHEN YOU THINK GLASS,
THINK EMPIRE.

SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

RICK CHANCE IS
THE OWNER OF EMPIRE AUTO GLASS,

A LOCAL CELEBRITY
FROM HIS CAMPY COMMERCIALS.

EVERYBODY FELT LIKE
THEY KNEW RICK.

THESE WOMEN WOULD WALK UP
TO HIM AND SAY,

"HI, RICK, FROM EMPIRE GLASS,"
AND HAND HIM THEIR PHONE NUMBER.

BUT RIGHT NOW,
RICK CHANCE IS M.I.A.

AND EVERYBODY REALIZED,
"THIS GUY'S PUNCTUAL.

IF HE'S NOT HERE,
THERE'S PROBLEMS."

- ANYTHING?
- NOTHING.

HE WAS ALWAYS THERE
BEFORE EVERYBODY.

SO BY 8:30, I WAS
IN A STATE OF PANIC.

WHERE, LIKE,
WHERE COULD HE BE?

HE WOULD CALL.
HE WOULD CALL IF THERE WAS...

CANDICE CALLS RICK'S OFFICE,

HIS HOUSE, EVERYWHERE
SHE CAN THINK OF...

NO. IT'S GOING
TO VOICEMAIL.

...BUT RICK
IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

AND, LIKE, THAT'S CRAZY
THIS HOUR OF THE DAY, TOO.

THERE'S NO WAY.

I THINK WE WAITED NO MORE
THAN 15 OR 20 MINUTES

TO CALL THE POLICE.

STEPHANIE?

CLEARLY SOMETHING BAD
WAS GOING ON.

AND IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO MAKE SURE

THAT THE KIDS WERE
GONNA BE SAFE.

HAVE YOU HEARD
FROM YOUR FATHER?

NO.

I DIDN'T THINK A LOT
OF IT AT THE TIME.

W- WHAT'S
THE BIG DEAL?

YOUR FATHER'S
BEEN REPORTED MISSING.

MY MOM GOT CONCERNED
THAT MAYBE HE HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED

OR SOMETHING, 'CAUSE HE WAS
A LOCAL CELEBRITY, I SUPPOSE.

I TALKED TO YOUR MOM. SHE WANTS
YOU OVER AT HER HOUSE NOW.

SO GO UPSTAIRS
AND GRAB A BAG.

AND I'M GONNA GET YOU GOING.
COME ON.

I FIGURED MAYBE SOMETHING BAD,

BUT, YOU KNOW, NOTHING --
NOTHING TERRIBLE.

COME ON.
LET'S GO, STEPHANIE.

- COMING.
- OKAY.

LET'S GO.
COME ON. OUT.

BACK AT THE HOTEL,
DETECTIVE JOHN FERRIN

AND A CSI TEAM
ARRIVE ON THE SCENE.

- DETECTIVE FERRIN.
- HI, GOOD TO MEET YOU.

WHAT I SAW WAS
A WELL-DRESSED MAN

IN AN AVERAGE HOTEL ROOM,

WHO WAS LYING DEAD ON THE FLOOR.

HE HAD A --
A SINGLE GUNSHOT WOUND.

AT THAT TIME, I WAS ABLE
TO OBTAIN A WALLET

FROM THE DECEASED SUBJECT'S
RIGHT-FRONT POCKET.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN THAT'S
WHEN I RECOGNIZED THE INDIVIDUAL

AS BEING RICK CHANCE

FROM LOCAL TELEVISION
COMMERCIALS.

SO WHEN YOU THINK OF GLASS,
THINK OF EMPIRE.

SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

I REMEMBER THINKING,

"THIS IS GOING
TO GARNER MEDIA ATTENTION.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT
OF SCRUTINY

AND A LOT OF PRESSURE

TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS IS SOLVED."

CAN YOU TURN THE BODY,
PLEASE?

HE HAD, UM, A VERY EXPENSIVE
RING ON HIS FINGER

AND, I BELIEVE,
SOME CASH IN HIS POCKET.

SO ROBBERY AT THAT POINT

DIDN'T REALLY APPEAR
TO BE A MOTIVE.

WELL, YOU START
TO THINK, "WHY DID THIS OCCUR?

WAS IT FOR BUSINESS REASONS?

WAS IT A LOVE ISSUE?

WAS IT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IN NATURE?"

AT THAT TIME, WE DID NOT KNOW.

AS THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS,

CHANCE'S 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
HEARS THE HORRIBLE NEWS.

THEY JUST LOOKED AT ME.

AND I JUST SAID,
"NO. HE ISN'T."

AND THEY JUST SAID, "YES."

AND I JUST -- I JUST SCREAMED.

IMMEDIATELY, YOU'RE JUST BROKEN.

AND...YOU JUST WANT TO WAKE UP
FROM THIS DREAM...

...BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE REAL.

RICK'S DEATH

LEAVES HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY
HEARTBROKEN.

RICK CHANCE
WAS KIND OF LARGER THAN LIFE.

AND HE WAS BIG IN STATURE

BUT BIG IN PERSONALITY.

HE HAD CHARISMA A MILE WIDE.

HE HAD STARTED AS A POOR BOY

FROM A REAL SMALL TOWN
IN RURAL ARIZONA.

AND HE DECIDED
TO COME TO PHOENIX

AND -- AND REALLY HIT IT BIG.

HE WAS A REALLY GOOD DAD,

VERY FUN, VERY CARING,

UM, VERY INTERESTED
IN WHAT WE'RE DOING,

WHAT'S GOING ON
IN OUR LIVES

AND HOW WE ARE.

BACK AT THE HOTEL,

DETECTIVES QUESTION
POTENTIAL EYEWITNESSES.

OUR CRIME SCENE
WAS THE WHOLE HOTEL.

THEY INTERVIEW
THE MAID AND HOTEL GUESTS.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR ANY EVIDENCE
FROM THIS HOMICIDE.

AND THAT'S THIS...

NO ONE RECALLS
ANYTHING OR ANYONE SUSPICIOUS.

DETECTIVES HAVE NO MOTIVE,
NO MURDER WEAPON,

AND NO SUSPECTS.

BUT THEN THEY GET A BIG BREAK...

...SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS...

MOUNTED ALL OVER THE HOTEL.

FINDING OUT THAT THE MOTEL
HAD SURVEILLANCE VIDEO

WAS A GREAT ASSET
TO OUR INVESTIGATION.

CAN ONE OF THESE
CAMERAS HELP CATCH A KILLER?

MILLIONAIRE
ENTREPRENEUR RICK CHANCE

HAS BEEN GUNNED DOWN
IN HIS HOTEL ROOM.

ABC15 NEWS
HAS LEARNED THAT RICK CHANCE,

FOUNDER OF EMPIRE GLASS...

...WAS FOUND DEAD
FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND

INSIDE A BEST WESTERN HOTEL ROOM
IN TEMPE.

INVESTIGATORS HOPE
HOTEL SECURITY CAMERAS

WILL GIVE THEM THEIR FIRST
BIG LEAD IN THE CASE.

WE WERE ESSENTIALLY LOOKING

FOR THE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE
FROM THE VIDEO CAMERAS

TO SEE WHEN RICK HAD CHECKED
IN TO THE HOTEL,

AND WHO, IF ANYBODY, WAS
WITH HIM WHEN HE HAD DONE SO.

THAT WOULD REALLY
BE INSTRUMENTAL

IN DETERMINING OUR NEXT STEP

AND WHICH DIRECTION
WE NEEDED TO GO.

INVESTIGATORS TAKE
THE VIDEO FROM THE BEST WESTERN

TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

WE IMMEDIATELY MAKE A COPY OF IT

BECAUSE WHEN YOU VIEW VHS TAPES,

IT DEGRADES EVERY TIME
YOU VIEW IT.

AND BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING
AT JUST NOT SECONDS

OR MINUTES,

WE'RE LOOKING AT HOURS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DAYS.

AS THE TAPES
ARE BEING COPIED,

DETECTIVES DO A BACKGROUND CHECK
ON THEIR VICTIM.

WE LEARNED, AT THAT TIME,

THAT HE HAD BEEN REPORTED
AS A MISSING PERSON

OUT OF THE PARADISE VALLEY
POLICE DEPARTMENT,

WHICH WAS 20,
30 MILES AWAY FROM TEMPE.

THEY INTERVIEW
HIS CLOSEST FRIENDS

AND BUSINESS PARTNERS.

WHEN LOOKING
AT A WHODUNIT HOMICIDE,

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT BUSINESS.

WE HAVE TO LOOK
AT LOVE INTEREST.

WE HAVE TO LOOK
AT CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITY.

DID THE VICTIM
PUT HIMSELF IN A BAD SITUATION?

HONESTLY,
FROM A BUSINESS SIDE, HE --

HE WAS SO WELL-LIKED.

DID THE VICTIM
HAVE AN AFFAIR?

HE WAS --
HE WAS A GREAT GUY.

HE'S THE KIND OF GUY
THAT LOVED LIFE.

DID THE VICTIM CHEAT SOMEBODY
OR DO SOMEBODY WRONG

IN WHICH VENGEANCE WAS
THE MOTIVE OF THE MURDER?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE
CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN.

THIS IS...

I MEAN, DO YOU KNOW
THE FAMILY WELL?

YES. YEAH.

I WANTED TO GIVE THEM AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS I POSSIBLY COULD.

SO I THOUGHT IF I GAVE THEM
THE LIST OF ANYBODY I KNEW OF

THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE
AN INTEREST IN HARMING RICK...

AND MY LIST INCLUDED
ONE OF HIS EX-WIVES, JILL.

JILL.
LAST NAME?

SCOTT.

THEIR RELATIONSHIP
WAS NOT, GOOD.

THE DIVORCE
WAS VERY MESSY.

JILL SCOTT
IS A GLAMOROUS FORMER WINNER

OF MRS. AMERICA.

SHE BECAME RICK'S THIRD WIFE

AND ONE-TIME PARTNER
IN HIS WINDSHIELD BUSINESS.

JILL WAS SPECTACULAR.

YOU KNOW, SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL GIRL.

AND -- AND HE --
HE FELL FOR HER HARD.

BUT AFTER ONLY FOUR MONTHS,

RICK WANTED OUT OF THE MARRIAGE.

NOW I'M
THE DIVORCED WIFE.

WHEN THAT MARRIAGE DISSOLVED

AND THE BUSINESS
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED,

IT WAS A REALLY NASTY,
UGLY DIVORCE

WITH LOTS OF ACCUSATIONS
BACK AND FORTH.

SIGN.

DURING THE BITTER
DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS,

JILL PRESENTED RICK
WITH SOME LEGAL DOCUMENTS

SHE WANTED HIM TO SIGN.

NOT HAPPENING.

AND WE WENT THROUGH
THE STACK OF TRUSTS,

AND BY THE TIME WE GOT
TO THE END OF 'EM, THE PLAN

WAS THAT HE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE
CONTROL OF EMPIRE GLASS

AND THAT JILL
WOULD OWN EVERYTHING.

BUT RICK, A SAVVY BUSINESSMAN,

NEVER SIGNED THE DOCUMENTS,
FOILING JILL'S PLAN.

NO!

NOT NOW,
NOT A WEEK FROM NOW,

NOT A YEAR FROM NOW!
NOT HAPPENING!

A BACKGROUND CHECK ON JILL SCOTT

REVEALS SHE'S FACED
CRIMINAL CHARGES BEFORE,

FOR FRAUD AND FOR THE UNLAWFUL
IMPRISONMENT

OF ANOTHER EX-HUSBAND.

WITH AN ACRIMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP

AND A COLORFUL PAST,
POLICE NEED TO RULE JILL OUT.

BUT JILL NOW LIVES MILES AWAY
IN ANOTHER CITY

AND HASN'T SEEN RICK
IN THREE YEARS.

WITNESSES CORROBORATE HER STORY.

BUT ULTIMATELY, SHE PLAYED
NO ROLE IN THIS AND --

AND HAD NO PART OF IT.

AND WE HAD NOTHING ELSE...

UNTIL THAT VIDEO CAME FORWARD.

THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO

HELPED JUMP-START
THE INVESTIGATION.

IT POTENTIALLY WOULD SHOW US
RICK CHECKING IN TO THE HOTEL.

THERE WAS HOPE THAT MAYBE
IT'D LEAD US TOWARDS A SUSPECT.

BUT IT'S NOT GOING
TO BE THAT EASY.

BACK THEN, UM, THE MAJORITY
OF SURVEILLANCE VIDEOS

WERE, VHS.

IT'S TAPES.

THEY'RE GRAINY, BLACK
AND WHITE, MOST OF 'EM.

AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM

POLICE HAVE TO SOLVE.

THERE WERE 12 INDIVIDUAL CAMERAS

BUT RATHER THAN RECORDING
EACH CAMERA IN REAL TIME,

THE SYSTEM ROTATED
THROUGH EACH CAMERA VIEW.

THE SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM ONLY RECORDS VIDEO

FROM ONE CAMERA AT A TIME.

EVERY FIVE SECONDS,
THE CAMERA VIEW CHANGES.

IT CAN BE AS MUCH
AS A MINUTE WOULD GO BY

BEFORE IT WOULD ROTATE BACK
TO THAT FIRST CAMERA.

THIS MEANS
THERE ARE BLACK HOLES.

INVESTIGATORS WADE THROUGH HOURS
OF SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE.

THEN, ON THE AUGUST 8th TAPE,

THE DAY BEFORE RICK CHANCE
WAS FOUND DEAD...

...DETECTIVES HIT THE JACKPOT.

AT ABOUT 9:30 P.M.,

WE VIEW A MALE SUBJECT
IN THE LOBBY

THAT WE RECOGNIZE
AS RICK CHANCE.

IT'S INVESTIGATORS'
FIRST REAL LEAD.

OBTAINING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO

THAT ACTUALLY HAS OUR VICTIM
IN IT WAS ABSOLUTELY GREAT.

IS THIS VIDEO THE KEY
TO SOLVING THE HEINOUS CRIME?

RICK WAS VERY CLEARLY SEEN,

EVEN IN THE SAME CLOTHING

THAT WE HAD FOUND HIM IN,
IN THE BEDROOM,

AT THE HOTEL GOING
THROUGH THE NORMAL MOTIONS OF --

OF RENTING A HOTEL ROOM.

THE VIDEO SHOWS
CHANCE CHECKING IN ALONE.

WHAT IT CAN'T SHOW
IS WHY HE'S THERE.

WHY IS RICK CHANCE
IN THIS BEST WESTERN HOTEL?

IT'S A NICE ENOUGH HOTEL.

BUT IT'S NOT THE KIND OF HOTEL

THAT SOMEBODY LIKE RICK CHANCE
WOULD BE FREQUENTING.

STRANGER STILL,
RICK LIVES JUST 8 MILES

FROM THE HOTEL
IN PARADISE VALLEY.

SO FOR HIM TO BE THERE
WAS SUSPICIOUS AND INTRIGUING.

RICK CHANCE
LOITERS AT THE FRONT DESK.

BUT THEN THE RECORDING
MOVES ON TO ANOTHER CAMERA.

THE RECORDING CYCLES
THROUGH ALL 12 CAMERAS.

WHEN IT FINALLY RETURNS
TO THE HOTEL RECEPTION,

THE DETECTIVES SEE SOMETHING

THAT TURNS THE CASE
ON ITS HEAD.

MILLIONAIRE
BUSINESSMAN RICK CHANCE

IS GUNNED DOWN
IN HIS HOTEL ROOM.

POLICE ARE LOOKING
FOR A CASE-BREAKING CLUE

ON HOTEL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

AT 9:32 P.M., DETECTIVES SPOT

RICK CHANCE CHECKING IN
TO THE HOTEL ALONE.

BUT AT 9:34 P.M.,
EVERYTHING CHANGES.

WE NOTICED
THAT THERE WAS A FEMALE,

AND SHE APPEARED TO BE ASIAN.

WHO AT TIMES
WAS STANDING NEXT TO RICK,

VERY CLOSE, CLEARLY WITH HIM.

AND AT OTHER TIMES,

JUST STEP BACK
AND LOOK AROUND AND --

AND THEN STEP BACK UP TO RICK.

SHE APPEARED TO BE
YOUNGER THAN RICK CHANCE

WITH LONG HAIR,
POSSIBLY IN HER 20s.

AND THEY APPEARED TO BE TOGETHER
AT THE TIME OF CHECK-IN.

THEY STUDY THE VIDEO TO SEE

IF THE COUPLE APPEARS ON ANY
OF THE OTHER 11 CAMERAS.

AT 9:29 P.M.,
THEY SPOT SOMETHING

FROM ONE OF THE CAMERAS
MOUNTED OUTSIDE THE HOTEL.

WE CAN SEE RICK AND THIS
FEMALE COMING IN TO THE HOTEL.

SEVERAL MINUTES LATER,
THEY WALK TOGETHER BACK OUT

TO THE PARKING AREA.

AND THEN THEY APPEAR
A THIRD TIME

WALKING BACK IN TO THE HOTEL.

WE NOTICE
FROM THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO

THAT HE HAD WHAT APPEARED
TO BE SOMETHING SMALL,

LIKE A SMALL BAG, IN HIS HAND.

POLICE DON'T RECOGNIZE THE BAG.

DURING THE SEARCH OF THE HOTEL,

THAT DUFFEL BAG
WAS NOT EVER LOCATED.

SO WHAT WAS IN THE BAG?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

WHY DID RICK AND HIS FRIEND

RETURN TO THE CAR
TO RETRIEVE IT?

AND WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THEY RE-ENTERED THE HOTEL

WITH THE BAG AT 9:34 P.M.?

THEY SCOUR THE FOOTAGE
FOR CLUES.

THE VIDEO STEPS THROUGH
CAMERA AFTER CAMERA.

BUT RICK CHANCE
IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN.

UNTIL AT 10:03 P.M.,
DETECTIVES SPOT SOMETHING.

WE WERE ABLE TO SEE
THAT SAME ASIAN FEMALE

ON THE THIRD FLOOR BY HERSELF

STANDING INSIDE
THAT SODA-MACHINE ROOM.

THE ROOM
THAT RICK CHANCE'S BODY

WAS FOUND IN WAS
ON THE THIRD FLOOR

AND THE VENDING ROOM
WAS 20 OR 30 FEET

DOWN THE HALLWAY
FROM THAT ROOM.

THE QUESTION WAS,
WHY ARE THEY THERE?

AND THE ONLY ANSWER

THAT WE REALLY COULD COME UP
WITH AT THAT POINT WAS FOR SEX.

DIDN'T KNOW
IF SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE,

DIDN'T KNOW
IF SHE WAS A FRIEND,

DIDN'T KNOW WHO SHE WAS.

BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY
LOGICAL EXPLANATION

THAT WOULD PUT SOMEBODY
OF RICK CHANCE'S STATUS

AT THIS PARTICULAR HOTEL.

CCTV HAS GIVEN THE
INVESTIGATION A KICK-START.

BUT THERE'S A 15-HOUR BLACK HOLE

BETWEEN 9:34 P.M.,
WHEN RICK CHECKED IN,

AND 1:00 P.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY,

WHEN HE WAS FOUND DEAD.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAD WAY MORE
QUESTIONS THAN WE HAD ANSWERS.

ALL RIGHT.
WE DIDN'T SEE HER LEAVE.

WE HAD TO IDENTIFY HER,
MAKE CONTACT WITH HER

AND FIND OUT WHAT WENT ON.

DESPITE WATCHING
EVERY FRAME OF VIDEO,

NEITHER RICK NOR HIS GUEST

ARE EVER SEEN AGAIN ON CAMERA.

WHO IS THE MYSTERY WOMAN
AND WHERE IS SHE NOW?

SHE IS THE PERSON

THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE
TO TELL US THE MOST

ABOUT WHAT LEAD UP
TO RICK CHANCE'S DEATH.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING
EVEN MORE PUZZLING --

WHEN AND HOW DID
RICK'S FEMALE GUEST EXIT

THE HOTEL UNDETECTED
BY SECURITY VIDEO?

WE COULD SEE THEM ENTERING

BUT NEVER HAD
ANY FOOTAGE OF THEM LEAVING.

IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS,
DETECTIVES RETURN TO THE HOTEL.

HI.
I'M DETECTIVE MAGAZZENI.

THIS IS
DETECTIVE FERRIN.

THEY QUESTION THE RECEPTIONIST
AND THE MANAGER.

WE PULLED THESE FROM
THE CLOSED-CIRCUIT SYSTEM

YOU HAVE COVERING
YOUR LOBBY,

AND WE HAVE NO RECORD
OF HER LEAVING.

I DON'T
RECOGNIZE HER AT ALL.

- IS THERE ANOTHER EXIT?
- THERE IS.

THERE'S A BACK STAIRWAY.

ON THE THIRD FLOOR,
JUST FEET FROM RICK'S ROOM,

THEY MAKE A TELLING DISCOVERY.

THE STAIRWELL DOOR
OF THE THIRD FLOOR

WASN'T EVEN COVERED
BY A VIDEO CAMERA.

SO A PERSON NOT
WANTING TO BE SEEN ON VIDEO

WOULD BE ABLE
TO GET IN TO THE MOTEL

WITHOUT BEING SEEN AND BE ABLE
TO EXIT WITHOUT BEING SEEN.

NOW INVESTIGATORS FOCUS

ON IDENTIFYING
THE MYSTERY WOMAN.

WE REACHED OUT TO MR. YAVITZ

TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION
FROM HIM.

IF RICK HAD A LOVER,

THEN HIS CLOSE FRIEND AND
LAWYER, RANDY YAVITZ, WILL KNOW.

MR. YAVITZ
WAS PRETTY INSTRUMENTAL

IN PROVIDING THE DETAILS
OF RICK'S PERSONAL LIFE.

THAT'S HOW WE LEARNED
HE WAS SINGLE.

YEAH.
YOU HAVE THE...

SINGLE, BUT
AS AN ELIGIBLE BACHELOR,

RICK WAS NO STRANGER
TO ONLINE DATING.

HE WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL
ON THE DATING WEBSITE.

I MEAN, WHAT WOMAN WOULDN'T
WANT TO DATE RICK CHANCE?

MR. YAVITZ WAS ABLE
TO PROVIDE US

WITH RICK'S LOGIN CREDENTIALS
TO THESE WEBSITES.

AND WHEN THEY TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK

AT RICK'S INTERNET PROFILE,

THEY FIND A VERY INTERESTING
ONLINE CONTACT.

WAIT.

RICK HAD BEEN CONVERSING
WITH AN ASIAN FEMALE

THROUGH ONE
OF HIS MATCHMAKING WEBSITES

THAT HE WAS A MEMBER OF.

WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE
THAT THE TWO WERE RELATED.

ALL THE DETECTIVES
HAVE TO GO ON

IS HER SCREEN NAME, ISLAND GIRL.

THEY IMMEDIATELY CONTACT
THE MATCHMAKING WEBSITE

TO FIND OUT HER REAL IDENTITY

AND GET HER ADDRESS.

THAT IS A STRONG LEAD.

AND IT WAS FOLLOWED UP ON,
RIGHT AWAY.

SARAH HOWARD,
A.K.A. ISLAND GIRL,

LIVES IN CHANDLER,
JUST 14 MILES FROM THE HOTEL

WHERE RICK CHANCE
WAS FOUND DEAD.

YOU'RE KNOWN
AS ISLAND GIRL, ARE YOU NOT?

WELL, MY USERNAME
IS ISLAND GIRL.

NOW DETECTIVES
MUST ESTABLISH THE NATURE

OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

HIM AND I,

WE'VE JUST BEEN TALKING
FOR 2, 3 WEEKS

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT THEN SHE DROPS A BOMBSHELL.

AS IT TURNED OUT, THE PERSON
BEHIND THE SCREEN NAME

HAD A DATE SCHEDULED WITH RICK.

A DATE FOR THE SAME DAY
RICK CHANCE WAS MURDERED.

IT SEEMS CLEAR INVESTIGATORS

HAVE FOUND THE MYSTERY WOMAN
SEEN ON VIDEO AT THE HOTEL.

JUST ONE PROBLEM --
SHE DENIES IT.

WE NEVER SAW EACH OTHER.

WE JUST SENT MESSAGES
BACK AND FORTH.

HOWARD CLAIMS
SHE'S NEVER MET RICK CHANCE.

THE NIGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED
TO MEET, HE STOOD HER UP.

SHE HAD ACTUALLY GONE
TO THE RESTAURANT TO MEET HIM.

AND AFTER WAITING FOR HIM

AND HIM NOT ARRIVING,
SHE'D GONE BACK HOME.

OF COURSE, RICK DIDN'T SHOW UP

BECAUSE HE'D ALREADY BEEN
MURDERED BY THAT POINT IN TIME.

SO THAT'S NOT YOU?

NO. THIS ISN'T ME.

THROUGH THAT INTERVIEW,
IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS

THAT SHE REALLY HAD
NO INVOLVEMENT

IN THIS WHATSOEVER.

ANOTHER GOOD LEAD GOES COLD.

CRACKED WINDSHIELD?

DON'T CHANCE IT --
RICK CHANCE IT.

COME DOWN
TO EMPIRE AUTO GLASS...

MEANWHILE, STEPHANIE
STRUGGLES TO COME TO TERMS

WITH HER FATHER'S MURDER.

IT'S JUST STILL UNBELIEVABLE

THAT YOU CAN LOSE SOMEONE
THAT'S SUCH A PART OF YOU.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE
YOU'RE NOT THE SAME PERSON,

LIKE YOU'RE JUST
WATCHING A VIDEO

OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED
A LONG TIME AGO.

WHEN YOU THINK GLASS...

I WANTED TO GO HOME.

AND I WANTED TO JUST BE
IN MY BED.

AND -- AND I JUST WANTED
TO WAKE UP

AND MY DAD WOULD COME BACK.

SORRY.

AND WITH THE CLOCK TICKING,

INVESTIGATORS CAN'T AFFORD
TO WASTE ANOTHER SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.
SO LISTEN UP,

THIS IS WHO
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

WE NEED
THE PUBLIC'S HELP.

WE RELEASED THE STILL IMAGE
OF THE ASIAN FEMALE

TO THE TV MEDIA,
THE NEWS MEDIA.

WELL, THOSE ARE
THE MARCHING ORDERS, GUYS.

LET'S FIND HER.

TEMPE POLICE ARE ASKING
FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP

IN TRACKING DOWN
THE MYSTERY WOMAN

PICTURED NEXT TO CHANCE
AT THE CHECK-IN COUNTER.

SHORTLY AFTER THAT STORY RAN,

WE STARTED RECEIVING
A LOT OF PHONE TIPS

AS TO WHO THIS PERSON MIGHT BE.

THEY'RE ALL DEAD ENDS
EXCEPT ONE.

SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE
HAS GIVEN DETECTIVES

A PROMISING LEAD IN THE HUNT

FOR RICK CHANCE'S KILLER --
A POTENTIAL WITNESS.

TO TRY AND IDENTIFY HER,
INVESTIGATORS

RELEASE CCTV IMAGES
TO THE PUBLIC.

TEMPE POLICE ARE ASKING
FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP

IN TRACKING DOWN
THE MYSTERY WOMAN

PICTURED NEXT TO CHANCE
AT THE CHECK-IN COUNTER.

THEN WITH THE CASE 72 HOURS OLD,

THEY GET A BREAKTHROUGH.

A WOMAN CAME IN
TO THE POLICE STATION

AND SAID THAT
SHE BELIEVES SHE KNEW

WHO THE PERSON WAS IN THE VIDEO.

THE WOMAN,
NAMED SUSAN HUNGERFORD,

SAW THE NEWS STORIES
ABOUT THE MURDER.

WHAT GAVE THIS PERSON
THE CREDIBILITY

WAS THE FACT THE PERSON

THAT CAME IN WAS,
IN FACT, HER MOTHER.

HER NAME IS --
IS BRANDI, BRANDI HUNGERFORD.

BRANDI IS KOREAN
BY BIRTH AND,

MR. AND MRS. HUNGERFORD
HAD ADOPTED HER AT AN EARLY AGE

AND RAISED HER
AS THEIR OWN CHILD.

SO I --
I DID BRING IN,

A COUPLE OF PICTURES
OF HER

BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
WANT TO SEE THE SIMILARITY.

AND SUSAN SAYS
HER DAUGHTER, BRANDI,

HAS BEEN MISSING
FOR TWO WEEKS.

IN SPEAKING
WITH MRS. HUNGERFORD,

OBVIOUSLY WE WANTED TO FIND OUT
WHERE BRANDI WAS AND --

AND WHO SHE HAD BEEN
ASSOCIATING WITH.

AFTER LEAVING HOME,

BRANDI HAS FALLEN
ON TOUGH TIMES.

WELL, TO --
TO BE TRUTHFUL,

SHE --
SHE DOES WORK IN A --

A STRIP CLUB.

THERE WAS SOME CONCERN
AS TO THE WELFARE OF BRANDI

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT HER ROLE WAS IN THIS.

SHE COULD'VE BEEN A SUSPECT.

AND SHE COULD'VE BEEN A VICTIM.

DETECTIVES MUST FIND HER FAST.

SEVERAL DETECTIVES
WENT TO THE CLUBS

THAT BRANDI WORKED AT
IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE HER.

THE MANAGER CONFIRMS

THAT BRANDI
IS ONE OF HIS DANCERS.

BUT SHE HASN'T SHOWN UP
FOR WORK FOR TWO WEEKS.

NO? OKAY.

WE HAD TALKED
TO SOME OF HER CO-WORKERS

AND FRIENDS
TO FIND OUT WHERE SHE WAS,

WHO SHE WAS WITH

AND IF THEY KNEW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS.

JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU
A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

NO ONE KNOWS WHERE BRANDI IS.

BUT THEY GIVE POLICE THE NAME
OF SOMEONE SHE MIGHT BE WITH.

ROBERT,
ROBERT LEMKE.

WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY
BRANDI'S BOYFRIEND

AS BEING A SUBJECT
BY THE NAME OF ROBERT LEMKE.

ROBERT WAS A VERY LARGE
AND MUSCULAR PERSON

AND A MALE STRIPPER HIMSELF.

HE USED A --
A STAGE NAME OF DAKOTA.

BACK AT THE POLICE STATION,

DETECTIVES RUN A CHECK
ON DAKOTA, A.K.A. ROBERT LEMKE.

WE LEARNED THAT HE HAD
FELONY WARRANTS

OUT OF WASHINGTON STATE

AND THAT HE HAD A VIOLENT
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND.

SOME WEAPONS CHARGES
AND ASSAULT CHARGES.

EXACTLY.
REST OF 'EM ARE FROM WASHINGTON.

KNOWING ROBERT'S
VIOLENT BACKGROUND,

KNOWING THAT RICK CHANCE
WAS DEAD

MADE US VERY CONCERNED
FOR BRANDI'S WELFARE

AND -- AND HER LOCATION.

INVESTIGATORS HAVE
NOTHING CONCRETE LINKING LEMKE

TO THIS HOMICIDE.

BUT POLICE CAN'T HELP BUT WORRY.

THIS IS ROBERT'S GIRLFRIEND

WHO IS CHECKING INTO A HOTEL
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND GIVEN ROBERT'S PROPENSITY
FOR VIOLENCE,

PERHAPS HE LEARNED OF IT AND,
ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL

TO TAKE MATTERS
INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

POLICE NOW HAVE A NEW FACE

TO SEARCH FOR
ON THE HOTEL SECURITY VIDEO.

DETECTIVES METICULOUSLY ANALYZE
EVERY FRAME OF VIDEO

AFTER RICK CHECKED IN
AT 9:32 P.M.

IN SEARCH OF ROBERT LEMKE.

AT 9:38 P.M., A MIDDLE-AGED
GUEST CROSSES THE LOBBY.

AT 9:55 P.M.,
A LIGHT-HAIRED LADY

CHECKS IN TO THE HOTEL.

IN THE BACKGROUND,

A YOUNG, HEAVYSET MALE
WAITS FOR THE ELEVATOR.

NOTHING SUSPICIOUS
ABOUT THAT...YET.

IN REVIEWING THE FOOTAGE,

WE COULD SEE THE INSIDE
OF THE VENDING ROOM.

BUT THE CAMERA WAS ALSO DIRECTED
OUT TOWARDS THE HALLWAY.

SO ANYBODY WALKING
DOWN THE HALLWAY,

PASSING THROUGH THE OPENING
OF THE DOORWAY

INTO THE VENDING ROOM,

WOULD'VE BEEN CAPTURED
ON THAT VIDEO CAMERA.

THAT MEANS ANYBODY
WALKING TOWARDS ROOM 317,

RICK CHANCE'S ROOM,
WOULD BE CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE...

UNTIL AT 9:55 P.M.

IT WAS APPROXIMATELY
20 TO 30 MINUTES

AFTER RICK CHANCE CHECKS
IN TO THE MOTEL

THAT THE VIDEO
SHOWS A WHITE MALE INDIVIDUAL

WALKING BY THE THIRD-FLOOR PEPSI
AND ICE MACHINE.

IT'S THE SAME INDIVIDUAL
SEEN WAITING FOR THE ELEVATOR

IN THE HOTEL LOBBY
NEARLY 40 SECONDS EARLIER.

AND NOW DETECTIVES CAN SEE
HE'S WHITE, TALL AND MUSCULAR,

JUST LIKE ROBERT LEMKE.

THE TIME STAMP ON
THE FOOTAGE OF THE SUBJECT

PASSING BY THE DOORWAY
OF THE VENDING ROOM

WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMING
OF THE HOMICIDE.

IT APPEARED THAT HE WAS ALONE.

IT APPEARED THAT
HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS HAND.

IT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL BAG.

AND THE MAN DEFINITELY
LOOKS LIKE ROBERT LEMKE.

DETECTIVES IMMEDIATELY
OBTAIN A WARRANT

TO SEARCH LEMKE'S
PHOENIX APARTMENT.

NOBODY WAS HOME
AT THE APARTMENT.

SOMEBODY LEFT
IN A HURRY.

BUT DETECTIVES DO FIND
SOMETHING OF INTEREST --

THE CLASSIFIED SECTION
OF A NEWSPAPER

FROM BEFORE THE MURDER.

THERE WERE ADS
IN THAT SECTION

THAT RICK CHANCE
HAD SPECIFICALLY PLACED HIMSELF

FOR JEWELRY, IN PARTICULAR,
ROLEX WATCHES.

THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT RICK WAS VERY MUCH INTO.

HE DESIGNED HIS OWN JEWELRY

AND BECAUSE IT WAS RICK,
NOTHING HE DID WAS SMALL.

HE CAME UP WITH THE --
THE LARGEST PIECES

WITH THE MOST GOLD,
THE MOST EXPENSIVE.

WE FOUND SOME JEWELRY
TAGS IN THE GARBAGE.

THE TAGS WE WERE ABLE
TO CONCLUSIVELY LINK BACK

TO RICK CHANCE'S
PERSONAL JEWELRY

THAT HE HAD FOR SALE.

JEWELRY WORTH HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SO NOW WE HAD A CLEAR LINK

BETWEEN ROBERT LEMKE
AND BRANDI HUNGERFORD

TO RICK CHANCE AND HIS JEWELRY.

BUT WHERE IS LEMKE NOW

AND WHAT HAS HE DONE
WITH BRANDI?

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO
MAY HAVE JUST PROVIDED

THE CRUCIAL BREAKTHROUGH

IN THE HUNT
FOR RICK CHANCE'S KILLER.

BRANDI HUNGERFORD
HAS AN ACTIVE BOYFRIEND

AT THAT TIME BY THE NAME
OF ROBERT LEMKE.

AND HIS DESCRIPTION
IS VERY CLOSE TO THE DESCRIPTION

OF THAT PERSON SEEN
ON THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

DURING THE EARLY STAGES
OF THE INVESTIGATION,

WE HAD LEARNED THE IDENTITY
OF SOME OF ROBERT'S FRIENDS.

HIS ROOMMATE,
GINA MALCOLM, IS INTERVIEWED.

SHE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE
SOME GOOD INFORMATION TO US

REGARDING ROBERT
AND HIS POSSIBLE WHEREABOUTS.

AND THAT'S HOW WE DETERMINED

THAT HE WAS
IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT BRANDI'S WHEREABOUTS.

DID ROBERT SEE HER
AS A LOOSE END

AND SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PHOENIX
AND TACOMA KILL HER, TOO?

WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW.

ROBERT LEMKE IS
QUICKLY LOCATED BY TACOMA PD.

- OUT OF THE CAR.
- WHAT?

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
- HANDS ON YOUR HEAD.

- WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
- ON THE GROUND.

WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED
BY THE TACOMA POLICE

THAT ROBERT WAS IN CUSTODY,

MY NEXT QUESTION WAS,
"WELL, WHERE'S BRANDI?"

POLICE SEARCH
THE TACOMA APARTMENT

WHERE LEMKE WAS STAYING.

INSIDE, DETECTIVES
MAKE A SHOCKING DISCOVERY --

ANOTHER BODY.

BUT THIS ONE IS VERY MUCH ALIVE.

BRANDI'S NO VICTIM.

SHE'S LEMKE'S PARTNER IN CRIME.

THEY ALSO FIND $20,000
IN CASH, A WATCH,

AND THE SAME BAG
RICK CHANCE

WAS SEEN CARRYING
ON THE HOTEL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

ROBERT LEMKE WON'T TALK.

BUT THE COPS DON'T NEED HIM TO.

HIS ACCOMPLICE
CONFESSES EVERYTHING.

BRANDI AND ROBERT
HAD CONSPIRED TOGETHER

TO ROB RICK OF HIS JEWELRY.

ROBERT LEMKE HAD SEEN

RICK CHANCE'S NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFERING EXPENSIVE JEWELRY FOR
SALE AND SAW AN OPPORTUNITY --

A CRIMINAL ONE.

LEMKE PERSUADED BRANDI
TO CALL RICK

AND POSE AS
A POTENTIAL JEWELRY BUYER

WITH POTENTIAL FOR MORE
THAN JUST BUSINESS.

SHE WENT ON SEVERAL DATES
WITH RICK.

WELL, I TOLD HIM
IF WE MET AT A HOTEL, YOU KNOW,

I'D SPEND THE NIGHT
WITH HIM.

- COME ON IN.
- YEAH.

MAKE
YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

SHE TOLD CHANCE
SHE WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT

LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL GIFT
FOR HER FATHER.

SHE TOLD RICK
THAT SHE HAD SOME FRIENDS

WHO WERE INTERESTED
IN BUYING SOME JEWELRY.

AND THAT IF THEY MET THEM
AT THIS HOTEL,

THAT AFTER THEY SHOWED
THE JEWELRY,

SHE'D STAY THE NIGHT
AT THE HOTEL WITH HIM.

AND THEY WOULD ENJOY
EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.

CHANCE WAS CAPTIVATED
BY BRANDI'S LOOKS

AND HAD NO IDEA
HE WAS BEING SET UP.

RICK BELIEVED THE STORY,
HAD NO REASON NOT TO, I GUESS.

SO NOW THE NIGHT
IS OURS?

YES.

SHE EXCUSED HERSELF
UNDER THE PRETENSES

OF GOING TO GET A --
A SODA FROM THE VENDING ROOM.

AND SHE CALLED ROBERT

AND TOLD HIM
WHAT ROOM NUMBER

THEY WERE IN.

YEAH. HE'S -- HE'S
ALREADY IN THE ROOM.

YEAH, 317.

BUT BRANDI SAYS SHE
WAS JUST IN IT FOR THE MONEY.

I BELIEVE THAT ROBERT LEMKE
BROUGHT A FIREARM INTO THAT ROOM

TO OBTAIN THE JEWELRY.

ROBERT WAS JUST
TRYING TO SCARE HIM.

AND WHILE IN THAT ROOM...

THINGS JUST ESCALATED
SO QUICKLY.

...HE DECIDED
TO PULL THE TRIGGER

AND END RICK CHANCE'S LIFE.

WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED
TO KILL ANYONE.

NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED
TO GET HURT.

THE COUPLE THEN EXIT
THE HOTEL UNDETECTED BY CCTV

VIA THE THIRD-FLOOR STAIRWELL.

WE TOOK THE BAG.
WE TOOK THE JEWELRY.

AND WE RAN --
WE RAN AWAY AND, WELL...

BRANDI HUNGERFORD
AND ROBERT LEMKE

ARE CHARGED WITH
THE MURDER OF RICK CHANCE.

COUNT ONE -- MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE,

A CLASS-ONE DANGEROUS FELONY.

COUNT TWO -- ARMED ROBBERY,
A CLASS-TWO DANGEROUS FELONY.

LEMKE IS SENTENCED
TO LIFE IN PRISON.

BRANDI GETS 14 YEARS.

BRANDI, WHO PULLED
THE TRIGGER?

WAS IT YOU OR ROB LEMKE?

IT'S BECAUSE OF
THAT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO

THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN

WHAT HAD HAPPENED
AT THAT MOTEL ROOM

THAT CAUSED THE DEATH
OF RICK CHANCE.

WITHOUT THE FOOTAGE,
I DON'T KNOW

THAT WE EVER
WOULD'VE IDENTIFIED BRANDI.

AND WITHOUT IDENTIFYING BRANDI,

WE WOULD NOT HAVE
IDENTIFIED ROBERT.

AND WITHOUT IDENTIFYING ROBERT,

WE WOULDN'T HAVE SOLVED
THIS MURDER.

HOW CAN YOU MAKE SENSE OUT
OF A SENSELESS CRIME LIKE THIS?

I MEAN, TO TAKE
AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY,

HIS FRIENDS, THE COMMUNITY,

A MAGNIFICENT GUY LIKE THIS,

FOR WHAT, FOR A SATCHEL
FULL OF JEWELRY?

HE WAS PROBABLY
THE MOST LOVING PERSON

I -- I EVER KNEW.

AND I WOULD WANT PEOPLE
TO REMEMBER THAT OF HIM

AND HOW GENEROUS HE WAS.