Web of Lies (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 6 - Hitman 4 Hire - full transcript

A FRUSTRATED WIFE...

I'M NOT
GONNA SUGARCOAT IT.

IT WAS JUST SEX TALK.

IS THIS WHAT YOU DO
ALL DAY LONG?

AN AMBITIOUS,
ANGRY HUSBAND...

I'M GETTING READY
TO DEFEND MYSELF AT THIS POINT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

AND A TWISTED
ONLINE STALKER.

IT HAS TO END.

I FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING
GONNA HAPPEN.

MY GOD!



...LEAD TO A TOXIC MIX

OF SECRETS, LIES AND VIOLENCE.

I'M TERRIFIED.
ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

SOMEBODY
IN MY FAMILY WAS IN DANGER,

AND I WASN'T SURE WHY.

LESLIE.

IT HAS TORN
MY LIFE APART.

IN LEAFY, SMALL-TOWN
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO

LIVES THE LONG FAMILY.

TO THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEY APPEAR
TO BE THE PERFECT FAMILY.

TODAY IS LESLIE LONG'S
37TH BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING.

LESLIE IS
A DEVOTED STAY-AT-HOME MOM,

WHILE BRIAN
IS A HARD-WORKING DAD



WITH A HANDSOME SALARY.

OPEN IT UP.

MY GOODNESS.

CAN WE AFFORD THIS?

YEAH, CLOSED
SOME BIG DEALS AT WORK.

LESLIE AND I STARTED
DATING IN COLLEGE

IN MID-1989

AND GOT MARRIED
IN OCTOBER OF '90.

I WAS IN LOVE WITH HER
AND SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH ME.

- HOW'S IT LOOK?
- IT LOOKS GREAT.

BRIAN AND LESLIE
WORK HARD

TO BUILD A COMFORTABLE LIFE

AND RAISE
THEIR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN,

COURTNEY AND TYLER,
IN A LOVING HOME.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

WE WERE A HAPPY FAMILY

LIVING IN A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD
TO BRING UP CHILDREN.

WOW,
IS THAT REAL DIAMONDS?

IT IS.
ISN'T IT PRETTY?

THEY WERE A HAPPY COUPLE.

THEY WOULD HUG
AND KISS GOOD-BYE.

EVERYTHING SEEMED
LIKE IT WAS NORMAL.

MY PARENTS AND MY SISTER
AND I GENERALLY HAD A --

A PRETTY NORMAL LIFE.

IT WAS MOSTLY A HAPPY FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT, WELL
I GOT GET FLYING HERE.

JEFF WANTS ME DOWN
AT THE OFFICE EARLY.

- SO...
- REALLY?

- YEAH, HAVE A GREAT DAY.
- ON A SUNDAY?

LESLIE MISSES
SPENDING TIME WITH BRIAN.

HE WORKS LONG HOURS,

AND THESE DAYS, SEES LESS
AND LESS OF HIS FAMILY.

I'M IN INDUSTRIAL SALES.

AND I -- I COULD BE ON THE ROAD
FOR 10 OR 12 HOURS.

ALTHOUGH LESLIE
DOESN'T NEED TO WORK,

SHE FEELS AIMLESS
WITH ONLY KIDS

AND DOMESTIC CHORES
TO FILL HER DAY.

YEAH,
I'LL BE HOME SOON.

I NEVER REALLY SAW
MY DAD MUCH WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

- BYE, EVERYONE!
- HE JUST SEEMED

LIKE HE WAS ALWAYS
DOING SOMETHING FOR WORK.

I MISS DADDY.

ALL RIGHT.

"SESAME," "MICKEY,"
"ARTHUR," "THOMAS"?

MICKEY.

YEAH...

BRIAN NEVER
SEEMS TO HAVE TIME

TO TALK TO LESLIE,

LET ALONE EXPLAIN
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT WORK.

DON'T KNOW,
HE NEVER TELLS ME.

I THINK HE'S FORGOTTEN...

FEELING
SIDELINED BY BRIAN, LESLIE

DECIDES SHE WANTS
TO START HER OWN BUSINESS

FROM HOME SELLING
CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

SHE HAD
A BACHELOR'S IN BUSINESS,

AND THEN SHE WENT
ON TO GET HER MBA.

SHE WAS ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR THE NEXT THING

THAT WAS GONNA MAKE HER RICH.

LESLIE TURNS
TO THE ONLINE WORLD

SEEKING INVESTORS
AND LIKE-MINDED ENTREPRENEURS.

SHE QUICKLY STARTS MAKING
FRIENDS AND MEETING

POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS.

MY MOM ALWAYS SEEMED
LIKE SHE HAD SOMETHING GOING ON.

SHE HAD HOME-BASED BUSINESSES
THAT SHE WOULD START.

IN 2003, GOING ONLINE

IS A NEW AND EXCITING WAY
OF MEETING PEOPLE.

SHE SPENT A LOT OF
HER FREE TIME ON HER COMPUTER.

SHE ALMOST SEEMED TO BE
ENGROSSED BY IT.

ONE ONLINE VOICE
IN PARTICULAR,

JJ01, IS EAGER TO HELP OUT.

JJ THINKS LESLIE
HAS GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS

AND UNDERSTANDS HER AMBITIONS.

I THINK THAT SHE WAS
FRUSTRATED WITH HER LIFE,

AND I THINK THAT CENTERED

AROUND HER BEING HOME
WITH THE KIDS ALL DAY.

BUT I THOUGHT
I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING

AND I JUST PUT MY HEAD DOWN

AND PLOWED
THROUGH FOR MY FAMILY.

WHY ARE YOU GUYS
IN YOUR PAJAMAS?

GO GET CHANGED.

LESLIE'S
ONLINE DISTRACTIONS

BEGIN TO AFFECT HER HOME LIFE.

- HI.
- HI!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I DID NOTICE A CHANGE.

I WOULD COME HOME FROM WORK

AND THE KIDS' TOYS
WOULD ALL BE OUT.

THERE WOULD BE DISHES
IN THE SINK

AND I BEGAN TO WONDER,
"WHAT IS SHE DOING ALL DAY

THAT THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE THIS
WHEN I COME HOME?"

KIND OF A MESS IN HERE.
WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

WELL, I HAVEN'T HAD
TIME TO COOK ANYTHING, YET.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'LL JUST MICROWAVE SOMETHING.

I DID ASK HER, YOU KNOW,

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING
ON THE COMPUTER ALL THE TIME?"

AND, YOU KNOW,
IT'S EITHER THIS BUSINESS

OR THAT BUSINESS.

SHE WAS ON THE INTERNET
ALL DAY LONG, OBVIOUSLY,

BECAUSE NOTHING GOT DONE
AT THE HOUSE.

OVER THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS, LESLIE

IS COMPLETELY SEDUCED
BY HER ONLINE WORLD.

AS SOON
AS SHE WAVES GOOD-BYE TO BRIAN

AND DROPS TYLER OFF AT SCHOOL,

SHE'S RIGHT BACK ONLINE WITH JJ.

"ARTHUR," "DORA,"
"CLIFFORD"?

HERE, YOU DO IT,
NO GROWN-UP STUFF, OKAY?

LESLIE'S ONLINE CHATS
GET MORE PERSONAL.

JJ GIVES LESLIE THE KIND
OF ADULT ATTENTION

SHE'S BEEN CRAVING.

FAMILY LIFE BEGINS TO TAKE
A BACK SEAT

TO HER ONLINE RELATIONSHIP.

I ALMOST FELT
LIKE THERE WERE THINGS

GOING ON IN HER LIFE
THAT SHE WASN'T TELLING US.

ONE DAY, WHILE BRIAN
IS AWAY ON BUSINESS, LESLIE

TAKES COURTNEY AND TYLER
OUT ON A MYSTERY ERRAND.

- WHERE ARE WE GOING?
- I DON'T KNOW.

THE CHILDREN
ARE WORRIED.

I SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER
HER NOT REALLY TELLING ME

WHERE THEY WERE GONNA GO.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE
ONE OF MOMMY'S FRIENDS.

WHO?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE TOLD US
THAT IT WAS AN OLD FRIEND

FROM, I -- I THINK, COLLEGE,

BUT SHE WAS BEING VERY VAGUE.

EVENTUALLY,
THEY STOP AT A DINER.

HEY!
I'M MEETING SOMEONE.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT LESLIE
HAS MET HER ONLINE PAL, JJ,

IN THE FLESH.

I REMEMBER BEING
INTRODUCED TO HIM.

- YOU'RE TYLER?
- YEAH.

I DIDN'T REALLY THINK
ANYTHING OF IT AT THE TIME.

COURTNEY,
YOU LIKE JELLY BEANS, TOO?

OKAY.
YOU GUYS CAN CALL ME JJ.

HE SEEMED REALLY NICE.

BUT SOMETHING WAS ODD
BECAUSE I HAD BEEN TOLD

THAT IT WAS ONE
OF MY MOM'S FRIENDS,

BUT I HAD NEVER MET HIM BEFORE.

THEY GAVE ME
A BUNCH OF QUARTERS

TO GO IN THE ARCADE AND PLAY.

HAVE FUN!

HAVE FUN.

HEY.

I'LL JUST SIT DOWN.

SHE SEEMED TO BE
VERY CLOSE TO THIS GUY

FOR SOMEBODY WHO WAS
ONLY A FRIEND FROM COLLEGE.

AND IT JUST SEEMED SUSPICIOUS.

HE SEEMS NICE.

I DON'T KNOW.

AND TO LESLIE, JJ

SEEMS EVER NICER IN PERSON
THAN ON THE INTERNET.

AND SHE CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE
THAT HE'S HANDSOME.

I REALLY
DIDN'T WANT TO SEE

WHAT WAS GOING ON BETWEEN THEM

BECAUSE I DIDN'T
THINK IT WAS RIGHT.

JJ IS VERY INTERESTED

IN HOW MUCH MONEY
LESLIE'S HUSBAND EARNS,

BUT LESLIE KNOWS VERY LITTLE.

HE'S WORKING.
HE'S AWAY ON BUSINESS.

- DOES HE MAKE A LOT OF MONEY?
- WE DO OKAY.

DO YOU THINK
MOMMY LIKES HIM?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT.

I DON'T LIKE HIM.

WHEN BRIAN
RETURNS HOME

FROM HIS BUSINESS TRIP,

LESLIE'S SECRET ONLINE LIFE
FINALLY CATCHES UP WITH HER.

SORRY ABOUT
ALL THE MICROWAVE DINNERS.

I'VE BEEN SO BUSY
TODAY RUNNING AROUND.

SHE HAD FORGOTTEN
TO CLOSE OUT OF HER E-MAIL.

AND SHE WAS E-MAILING
BACK AND FORTH WITH A GUY,

AND I SAW IT.

WHAT IS THIS?

KIDS, GO TO YOUR ROOM, PLEASE.
NOW.

THEY WERE DIRTY TALKING
TO EACH OTHER, BASICALLY.

I MEAN, I'M NOT
GONNA SUGARCOAT IT.

IT WAS JUST SEX TALK.

I CONFRONTED HER ABOUT IT.

WHAT IS THIS?

IS THIS WHAT YOU DO
ALL DAY LONG?

- MY GOD.
I -- I JUST... I'M...

I GOT CAUGHT UP IN IT.

I JUST STARTED TALKING AND --
AND THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.

THIS BREAKS MY HEART.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T
MEAN ANYTHING BY IT,

AND IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

LESLIE, THIS HAS GOTTA STOP.

IT WILL.

IT ABSOLUTELY WILL.
I KNOW.

LESLIE ADMITS

THAT SHE IS FEELING LONELY
AND UNDERVALUED.

BRIAN AGREES
TO FORGIVE HIS WIFE,

PROVIDED SHE DROPS
THE ONLINE FRIENDSHIP.

I WON'T RESPOND.
I -- I WON'T RESPOND EVER.

WELL, WE REALLY
DIDN'T DISCUSS DIVORCE.

I STILL LOVED HER

AND I CONSIDERED HER TO BE
A GOOD MOTHER TO MY CHILDREN.

ALTHOUGH LESLIE
STOPS RESPONDING TO JJ,

JJ CONTINUES TO CONTACT HER.

HIS MESSAGES
POUR IN DAY AND NIGHT.

BUT LESLIE HAS PROMISED TO PUT
AN END TO THE RELATIONSHIP,

EVEN IF IT MEANS PUTTING ASIDE
HER BUSINESS AMBITIONS.

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
IT HAS TO END.

HEY, LESLIE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN THE GARAGE?

I GOTTA GO.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY KARATE STUFF?

NO.

A FEW WEEKS LATER,
IT SEEMS THAT LESLIE AND BRIAN

HAVE MANAGED TO GET
THEIR MARRIAGE BACK ON TRACK.

YOU KNOW, IT --

IT DID SEEM LIKE IT WAS
SETTLING DOWN, YES.

JEFF'S CALLING ME.
I GOTTA GO.

BUT LESLIE
APPEARS NERVOUS AND WORRIED

AS SOON AS BRIAN
LEAVES FOR WORK.

SHE SEEMED
LIKE SHE WAS ALWAYS ON EDGE.

WHEN HER PHONE WOULD RING,

SHE WOULD JUMP
AND GET IT IMMEDIATELY.

JUST WHEN
IT LOOKS LIKE LESLIE

HAS FINALLY PUT THINGS
RIGHT WITH HER MARRIAGE,

THEIR DOMESTIC PEACE
IS SHATTERED.

I'M LEAVING FOR WORK.
IT'S 5:30 OR 6 IN THE MORNING.

AND I NOTICE THERE'S A NOTE
UNDERNEATH MY WINDSHIELD WIPER.

I GRAB THE NOTE AND I OPEN IT UP

AND IT SAID, "I AM WATCHING HER.

SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN.

YOU WILL SEE."

AND IMMEDIATELY, I HAD CHILLS.
AND I'M LOOKING AROUND,

THINKING, "WHO
PUT THIS NOTE HERE?"

THE NOTE WAS A --
A THREAT TO HER.

I COULDN'T, FOR THE LIFE OF ME,

FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

NO, I ACTUALLY HAD GOOSEBUMPS.

AND I'M LOOKING AROUND.

I'M GETTING READY
TO DEFEND MYSELF AT THIS POINT.

BRIAN LONG HAS JUST
FOUND A HANDWRITTEN NOTE

ON HIS CAR THREATENING HARM
TO HIS WIFE, LESLIE.

IT COMES JUST WEEKS
AFTER BRIAN DISCOVERED

SHE WAS HAVING AN ONLINE AFFAIR.

THAT SCARED ME.
YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL

WHEN YOU -- WHEN YOU FIND A NOTE
LIKE THAT ON YOUR CAR.

HONEY, I JUST FOUND THIS...

I TAKE IT BACK IN.

AND I TELL MY WIFE, "LOOK,
THIS WAS ON MY CAR."

"I'M WATCHING HER.
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN.

- YOU WILL SEE."
- SHE WAS VERY SHOCKED.

- BRIAN, WHAT IS THIS?
- I HAVE NO IDEA.

SHE WAS SCARED,

BUT I HAD APPOINTMENTS
THAT I HAD TO GO TO.

I'VE GOTTA BE IN COLUMBUS AT 8.

BRIAN,
I'M ALONE WITH THE KIDS.

WHAT IF THIS PERSON IS OUTSIDE?

SHE WAS GONNA BE FINE.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE HOUSE

IF SHE CALLED 911.

I TELL HER TO MAKE SURE
ALL THE DOORS ARE LOCKED.

I LEAVE AND GO TO WORK.

I GOTTA GO.
I'M REALLY SORRY.

OKAY?
SEE YA.

IS EVERYTHING
OKAY, MOMMY?

EVERYTHING'S FINE,
SWEETIE.

WHEN I FIRST
HEARD ABOUT THE NOTE,

I WAS SCARED
BECAUSE I WAS JUST LITTLE.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

LESLIE RECEIVES
ANOTHER ANXIOUS TEXT

FROM HER FORMER
ONLINE FLAME, JJ.

WATCH SOME TV.

THE FOLLOWING DAY,
THE STALKING CONTINUES.

LESLIE WAS AT A WAL-MART,

AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SOMEBODY
HAD LEFT A NOTE

ON HER CAR MAKING THREATS
AT LESLIE.

BRIAN.

BRIAN, I FOUND ANOTHER NOTE.

SO WHAT DOES IT SAY?

IT SAYS,
"I'M WATCHING YOU."

ARE YOU OKAY, MOMMY?

I THINK THEY TRIED
TO HIDE IT TO SOME EXTENT,

BUT I WOULD JUST OVERHEAR
BITS AND PIECES.

I DEFINITELY THOUGHT
WE WERE IN SOME KIND OF DANGER.

I'M REALLY SCARED,
BRIAN.

I MEAN, THIS KEEPS HAPPENING.

I THINK WE SHOULD
CALL THE POLICE.

THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING
OVER A COUPLE OF NOTES.

BRIAN. BRIAN, IS THERE
SOMETHING GOING ON?

LESLIE IS CONCERNED
THAT MAYBE BRIAN

IS HOLDING SOMETHING BACK
ABOUT HIS BUSINESS DEALINGS.

IS SOMEONE
TRYING TO BLACKMAIL YOU?

I HAD NO ENEMIES
THAT I KNEW OF.

I HAD NO IDEA.

AS THE DAYS GO ON,
THERE ARE MORE THREATENING NOTES

LEFT FOR THE LONGS

ON BRIAN'S CAR,
LESLIE'S CAR,

IN THE MAILBOX AND ON THE PORCH.

ALL OF THE NOTES
WERE A THREAT TO LESLIE.

SHE WAS SCARED.

I DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT WAS SAFE

FOR HER TO BE AT THE HOUSE.

I ALMOST DREADED
WHEN SCHOOL WOULD BE OVER

BECAUSE THEN I HAD TO GO HOME

AND EVERYONE WOULD BE TALKING

ABOUT THE NOTES AND STALKERS.

MOM?

I REALLY DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

SOMEBODY WAS MESSING
WITH MY FAMILY,

AND I JUST WANTED IT TO STOP.

BRIAN IS DETERMINED

TO GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE THREATS.

HE DECIDES IT'S TIME
TO INVOLVE

THE ST. CLAIRSVILLE POLICE.

MRS. LONG.

OFFICER.

MOM SEEMS SCARED.

YEAH.

LOOK, FOURTEEN NOTES.
LOOK.

WHEN I ARRIVED THERE, THEY SHOWED ME
THE NOTES THAT, THEY'VE RECEIVED.

AND HERE'S THE LATEST.

THEY'D RECEIVED AT LEAST
ONE OR TWO NOTES A WEEK.

"I AM WATCHING YOU."

THE NOTES WERE, UM,
HANDWRITTEN, PRINTED.

IT WAS ALL ON LESLIE.

SHE WAS THE ONE
THAT WAS BEING STALKED.

THERE WAS
AN ABSOLUTE FEELING OF TENSION.

I WAS PRETTY SCARED.

I FELT LIKE SOMEBODY
IN MY FAMILY WAS IN DANGER,

AND I WASN'T SURE WHY.

ANY,
ENEMIES, DISPUTES

WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS?

WE WENT THROUGH
THE "WHO WOULD HAVE IT OUT

FOR YA, WHO WOULD --"
AND THEY HAD NO IDEA.

HOW ABOUT YOU, MRS. LONG?

NO.

LESLIE KEEPS QUIET
ABOUT HER ONLINE RELATIONSHIP

WITH JJ.

MR. LONG,
YOU HAVE ANY,

BUSINESS DEALS THAT WENT SOUR?

DISPUTES WITH CLIENTS?

NO.

DO YOU THINK
DAD'S DONE SOMETHING BAD?

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,
WHAT THE POLICE SAID,

THAT MY DAD

MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH SOME OTHER BAD PEOPLE.

NO.
HOW'S THIS ON ME NOW?

I WAS WORRIED
FOR EVERYBODY'S SAFETY.

IF SOMEBODY HAD ENOUGH GUMPTION
TO GET UP ON THE PORCH,

I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE
SOMEBODY HAS ENOUGH NERVE

TO, YOU KNOW,
GO IN THE HOUSE

AND DO SOMETHING...
TAKE A CHILD.

DO YOU HAVE A GUN IN THE HOUSE?

I FELT THAT THERE WAS
SOMETHING GONNA HAPPEN.

BUT WITH NO EVIDENCE,
APART FROM THE NOTES THEMSELVES,

THERE'S NOT MUCH
FOR THE POLICE TO GO ON.

SO THERE'S
NOTHING YOU CAN DO?

SEE, WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

BRIAN LONG
WAS ANGRY THAT --

THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
COULDN'T SOLVE HIS PROBLEMS.

WE -- WE'LL HAVE
SOME UNMARKED UNITS PATROL

THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE NOTES
THAT COME UP

OR ANYTHING ELSE SUSPICIOUS
YOU SEE, YOU GIVE US A CALL.

ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I -- I JUST FELT THAT THERE WAS
SOMETHING MORE THERE THAT,

THEY WEREN'T TELLING ME.

A FEW DAYS LATER,
THE STALKING

ESCALATES
BEYOND THREATENING NOTES.

AS LESLIE EXITS
THE LOCAL LIBRARY,

A MAN SHE'S NEVER MET
BEFORE TRIES TO TALK TO HER.

MY NAME
IS ANTHONY CINCONE.

I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU COULD HELP ME.

ONE DAY, LESLIE CALLED.

HI, WHAT'S UP?

SHE'S AT THE LIBRARY,
AND A GUY COMES UP TO HER.

I JUST RAN INTO THIS REALLY
WEIRD GUY OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY.

SHE FELT HARASSED.
SHE WAS CREEPED OUT.

I FEEL LIKE I THINK
HE'S STILL WATCHING ME.

- WELL, GET OUTTA THERE.
- SHE SAID HIS NAME.

HE INTRODUCES HIMSELF.

HE SAID HIS NAME
WAS ANTHONY CINCONE.

- DO -- DO YOU KNOW HIM?
- I --

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK HE MIGHT
BE FOLLOWING ME.

LESLIE, JUST
GET OUTTA THERE.

BRIAN...

SHE WAS SCARED.

LESLIE?

LESLIE!

LESLIE MANAGES
TO ESCAPE THE MAN

WHO CONFRONTED HER.

AS SOON AS SHE GETS HOME,

SHE CHECKS THE DEPARTMENT
OF CORRECTIONS WEBSITE

AND FINDS ANTHONY CINCONE.

HE'S GOT QUITE A RECORD.

SUDDENLY, ANOTHER TEXT

COMES IN FROM LESLIE'S
FORMER ONLINE BOYFRIEND, JJ,

WHO IS STILL IN DAILY CONTACT.

HI, HONEY.
WHERE ARE THE KIDS?

I PUT THEM UPSTAIRS.
I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SEE THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

HE HAS A RECORD.

I HEARD
THE NAME TONY CINCONE,

AND I HEARD THAT IT WAS THE GUY

THAT WAS LEAVING THE NOTES.

I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE'D DO.

MY GOD,
THIS GUY'S A PIECE OF WORK.

I THINK HE WAS OUTSIDE
THE STORE YESTERDAY, TOO.

MY MOTHER
BLAMED THE NOTES ON TONY CINCONE

AND, SAID
THAT HE WAS STALKING HER.

THIS WAS AN ESCALATION
FROM THE NOTES.

WHERE'S MY BASEBALL BAT?

THINGS WERE GETTING
VERY SERIOUS,

AND MY RAGE WAS BUILDING.

GOD, IF I EVER CATCH
THIS GUY...

HE'S GONNA WISH
HE WAS NEVER BORN.

I WANTED TO CONFRONT HIM
TO LET HIM KNOW

THAT IF IT DIDN'T STOP,
IT WASN'T GONNA BE GOOD FOR HIM.

AND I GRAB A BALL BAT
AND I GO OUTSIDE.

DAD SEEMS REALLY UPSET.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S GONNA
DO WITH THAT BASEBALL BAT?

AS HE RETURNS
TO THE HOUSE, BRIAN

SEES SOMETHING ALARMING.

I LOOKED DOWN
AND THERE'S A CAT LAYING THERE

AND, YOU CAN TELL IT'S DEAD.

LESLIE! LESLIE.

LOOK.

MY GOD!

LESLIE WAS SHOCKED.

IN LIGHT OF THE NOTES,
THIS IS NO COINCIDENCE

THAT A CAT JUST CAME UP
ON MY PORCH AND DIED.

I'M CALLING 911 RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS ENOUGH.

I WANTED TO FIND WHO THIS WAS.

THE LONG FAMILY
IS UNDER ATTACK.

AFTER MOM, LESLIE, BREAKS OFF
HER ONLINE AFFAIR,

SHE RECEIVES THREATENING NOTES

AND IS NOW BEING STALKED
BY A STRANGER.

THE SITUATION ESCALATES
WHEN THE FAMILY

FINDS A DEAD CAT
THROWN ON THEIR PORCH.

DESPERATE, THEY AGAIN
TURN TO THE POLICE FOR HELP.

I WAS LOOKING FORWARD

TO FINDING
WHOEVER WAS DOING THIS.

OFFICER JEFF HENRY

ARRIVES TO FIND BRIAN LONG
BESIDE HIMSELF WITH ANGER.

IF I'D HAVE CAUGHT
SOMEBODY ON MY PROPERTY,

PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN GOOD FOR HIM.

WHAT'S
THE BASEBALL BAT FOR?

IN CASE I SEE THIS GUY.
I DON'T KNOW.

I TOLD HIM
THAT HE CAN'T TAKE THE LAW

INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

FIRST OF ALL,
LET'S TAKE IT EASY.

YEAH, WELL,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE GOT THIS
UNDER CONTROL.

THE INVESTIGATION'S ONGOING.

THE DEAD CAT'S OVER HERE.

THE CAT LOOKED
LIKE IT WAS RUN OVER.

IT'S DISGUSTING.

YEAH, THAT'S DEAD
ALL RIGHT.

BUT A DEAD CAT
ON SOMEBODY'S PORCH, IT --

IT DIDN'T GET UP THERE
ON ITS OWN.

ALONG WITH
THE THREATENING NOTES,

IT WAS JUST ONE ESCALATION
AFTER ANOTHER.

YEAH, TELL HIM
ABOUT TONY CINCONE.

I THINK THAT A MAN
NAMED ANTHONY CINCONE

MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

SHE FELT THAT SHE WAS
BEING STALKED BY A --

A PERSON KNOWN TO US
AS TONY CINCONE.

BRIAN SAID, "IF YOU GUYS
AREN'T GONNA DO SOMETHING,

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF."

SOME PEOPLE DO, TAKE THE LAW
INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

THE POLICE
BRING TONY CINCONE

IN FOR QUESTIONING.

MR. CINCONE...

THEY ASK HIM TO
PROVIDE A HANDWRITING SAMPLE,

HOPING IT WILL PROVE

IF HE IS THE MAN
BEHIND THE THREATS.

YOU'RE GONNA WRITE DOWN WHAT
I TELL YOU ON THIS PIECE OF PAPER HERE.

TONY CINCONE
STRONGLY DENIES EVERYTHING.

SO I'VE KNOWN THIS GUY

EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WHEN LESLIE SAID
THAT TONY WAS STALKING HER,

THAT'S KINDA
WHAT TONY DOES.

A FAIRLY ATTRACTIVE GIRL...

HE'LL GO UP AND MAKE SMALL TALK.

AND HE'S KINDA CREEPY
TOWARDS WOMEN.

BUT TO DO ANY KIND
OF THREATENING,

TO LEAVE NOTES, TO SAY,
"I'M GONNA KILL YA."

TONY CINCONE WASN'T THE PERSON.

BUT I FELT THAT THERE WAS
MORE TO IT THAN MET THE EYE.

I REALLY DID.

AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED
FOR HER AND HER FAMILY.

AT THE SAME TIME
CINCONE IS BEING INTERROGATED,

BRIAN AND LESLIE LONG
SHOW UP AT THE POLICE STATION.

HI,
I NEED TO MAKE A REPORT.

WE ENDED UP
AT THE STATION

WHEN THEY WERE
INTERVIEWING TONY CINCONE

AND THEY BROUGHT HIM OUT.

SO THEN I -- I GOT
TO GET A LOOK AT HIM.

THAT'S HIM!

WELL, DON'T WORRY,

THEY HAVE HIM NOW.

LESLIE GENUINELY SEEMED SCARED.

NO, THEY DON'T.

LESLIE AND BRIAN
WITNESSED THE POLICE

RELEASING THE PERSON THEY BLAMED
FOR THEIR STALKING NIGHTMARE.

WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH EVIDENCE.

I'M TERRIFIED,
ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

I'M SORRY, MRS. LONG.

LESLIE
WAS VERY FRIGHTENED.

TONY CINCONE DIDN'T LOOK
AT EITHER ONE OF US,

HE JUST KEPT HIS HEAD DOWN.

LET'S GO, COME ON.

WHEN I SAW HIM GO,
I FELT SOME RAGE.

I WANTED TO CRACK HIM.

THREE MONTHS PASS.
THE STALKING OF LESLIE

APPEARS TO HAVE STOPPED,
AND LIFE RETURNS TO NORMAL.

BRIAN AND HIS SON CONTINUE THEIR
THURSDAY NIGHT KARATE CLASS.

HEY.
HEY, YOU GUYS HAVE FUN

AT, YOUR DAD'S BARBECUE.

I STILL GOT
THE BLACK BELT CLASS.

- YOU SURE YOU CAN'T COME?
- YEAH, ENJOY YOURSELVES.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT HOME LATER.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.
SEE YA.

AFTER THAT KARATE CLASS
IS OVER, I STOP AT A PIZZA SHOP

AND GRAB A COUPLE BOTTLES
OF BEER, AND I HEAD HOME.

I PULL UP IN THE DRIVE.

AND I HIT
THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER,

BUT THERE'S NO LIGHT.

AND I THOUGHT,
"WELL, THAT'S STRANGE.

THAT BULB MUST BE BURNT OUT."

BRIAN
FINDS HIMSELF IN PITCH BLACK,

AND ALL IS DEATHLY QUIET.

SO I WALK IN THE HOUSE.

AND I FLIP THE SWITCH
FOR THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS

AND THEY DON'T WORK.

I THOUGHT, "BOY,
THAT'S REALLY ODD."

BRIAN WALKS FROM
THE GARAGE INTO THE KITCHEN.

I HAD MY WORK BOOTS ON
LIKE I DO EVERY DAY.

AND I'M BENT
OVER UNTYING MY BOOT.

AND I HEAR FOOTSTEPS
ON THE HARDWOOD FLOOR.

AND I THOUGHT,"
THIS CAN'T BE GOOD."

AND JUST AS I STAND UP,

I SEE THE FLASH
OF THE GUN

AND THE BULLET HITS ME
RIGHT IN THE STOMACH.

IF I HADN'T IMMEDIATELY
STOOD UP, THAT BULLET WOULDA

HIT ME RIGHT IN
THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

IT WAS EXCRUCIATING PAIN
FROM THE HEAT

OF THE BULLET SEARING MY SKIN.

THAT -- THAT HURT MORE THAN
THE BULLET ENTERING MY BODY.

I ALREADY KNOW I HAVE
TO START RUNNING.

SO I JUST TAKE OFF
AND HE FIRES AGAIN.

THE SECOND BULLET HURT WAY WORSE

BECAUSE IT SHATTERED THAT ELBOW
AND UPPER FOREARM.

SO I'M RUNNING,
AND MY ARM'S JUST FLOPPING.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN WAS GETTING
TO THE OUTSIDE OF THAT HOUSE

AND MAKING AS MUCH NOISE
AS I POSSIBLY COULD.

IT'S LOCKED.
I WAS ON AN ADRENALINE RUSH,

AND MY WILL
TO SURVIVE KICKED IN.

YOU CAN EITHER LAY DOWN
TO DIE OR GET YOUR FEET MOVING.

AND I BREAK THROUGH THAT DOOR.

AND I RUN DOWN THE YARD.

AND I'M SCREAMING,
"SOMEBODY HELP ME!

SOMEBODY HELP ME!"
HELP!

I'M MAKING
AS MUCH NOISE AS I CAN.

SOMEBODY!

I RUN ABOUT 80 YARDS
TO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.

AND I KNOCK ON THE DOOR
AND SHE ANSWERS THE DOOR.

AND I SAID, "CAN YOU HELP ME?
I'VE BEEN SHOT."

SHE HAD SAID, "MY GOD,
GET IN HERE."

AND LAYS ME DOWN IN THE FOYER.

AND I LOOK DOWN AND I THOUGHT
I WAS GONNA BLEED TO DEATH.

AND I JUST START PRAYING.

THE LADY THAT LIVED
AT THE HOUSE WAS A NURSE.

AND I CAN REMEMBER 'EM GIVING ME
COMPRESSES TO PUT ON MY STOMACH.

I DON'T WANNA DIE.

IT SEEMED LIKE IT TOOK FOREVER
FOR THE AMBULANCE TO GET THERE.

I CAN JUST
REMEMBER LAYING THERE,

PRAYING TO GOD

THAT THEY WOULD GET ME
TO THE HOSPITAL IN TIME.

I WAS CONSCIOUS THE WHOLE TIME.

I DID THINK
THAT I WAS GONNA DIE.

IN ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO,

SOMEONE IS TERRORIZING
THE LONG FAMILY.

THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD LESLIE

HAS BEEN RECEIVING
THREATENING NOTES.

AND NOW HER HUSBAND, BRIAN,

HAS BEEN SHOT
IN HIS OWN HOME

BY AN INTRUDER.

BY THE TIME
I GOT TO THE HOSPITAL, UM,

LESLIE WAS ALREADY THERE

FOLLOWING ALONG
BESIDE THE GURNEY.

STAY WITH ME, BABY.
THEY NEED TO OPERATE NOW.

SHE WAS CRYING
AS THEY'RE TAKING ME TO SURGERY.

AND THEY TOLD HER,
"YOU CAN'T GO IN."

SHE GAVE ME A KISS ON THE CHEEK
AND THEN THEY TOOK ME IN.

THEY GAVE ME THE ANESTHESIA.
AND THAT WAS IT, I WAS OUT.

HIS YOUNG CHILDREN,
TYLER AND COURTNEY,

CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEONE
WOULD SHOOT THEIR FATHER.

WHEN I HEARD
HE HAD BEEN SHOT, IT --

IT WAS LIKE I GOT HIT BY A BUS.

IT WAS -- IT WAS SO HARD
TO HEAR THAT.

IS DAD GONNA DIE?

NO. NO, SWEETIE.
DADDY'S STRONG.

WHEN SHE TOLD ME,

I REALLY WASN'T SURE
WHAT TO THINK.

BUT I WAS SCARED.
AND I WANTED TO SEE HIM.

I'M PRAYING FOR DADDY.

HE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I HAD LOST SO MUCH BLOOD
THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME

TO FIND OUT
WHERE THE BULLET WAS.

SO THEY HAD TO SEW ME BACK UP
WITH THAT BULLET INSIDE OF ME.

THAT BULLET IS STILL THERE.

WHEN BRIAN
WAKES UP FROM SURGERY...

MR. LONG?

MR. LONG.
YOU'RE IN THE HOSPITAL.

YOU AND I SPOKE RIGHT BEFORE
YOU WENT INTO THE AMBULANCE.

THE POLICE ARE WAITING
TO INTERVIEW HIM ON THE SPOT.

THEY ARE SURE BRIAN
MUST HAVE SEEN HIS ATTACKER.

MR. LONG.

WHEN I WOKE UP,

THE FIRST PERSON I REMEMBER
SEEING WAS OFFICER CLARK

AND HE'S ASKING ME,
"WHO DID THIS TO YOU?"

YOU TOLD ME
YOU SAW HIS FACE.

WHO SHOT YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S YELLING AT ME,

"YOU KNOW WHO DID THIS TO YOU.

PEOPLE DON'T JUST
DO THIS FOR NO REASON.

HE WASN'T THERE TO ROB YOU,
HE WAS THERE TO KILL YOU."

SURE YOU DO.
THIS WAS NOT A ROBBERY.

AS FAR AS THE LETTERS,
THE DEAD CARCASS BEING LEFT...

WE WERE AWARE SOMETHING
HAD TO BE CONNECTED.

MR. LONG.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TALK TO ME
ABOUT A FEW PERSONAL THINGS.

I NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS,

WHO YOU OWE MONEY TO...

WE ASKED IF HE COULD
GIVE US ANY INSIGHT

WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN,
WHO WOULD DO THIS,

WHETHER HE HAD UPSET
SOMEBODY DOING A BUSINESS DEAL.

WHY ARE THE POLICE
SHOUTING AT HIM?

THEY THINK
HE KNOWS STUFF.

STUPID.
HE GOT SHOT.

I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU OWE MONEY TO?

ALTHOUGH BRIAN
IS STILL DROWSY,

HE KNOWS THE POLICE
ARE SUSPICIOUS OF HIM.

HE WAS THINKING, "WAS
THIS A DRUG DEAL GONE WRONG?

WHAT WAS THIS?

WHAT DID YOU DO
TO GET YOURSELF SHOT?"

YOU NEED
TO START TALKING NOW.

I WAS PISSED OFF.
I DIDN'T APPRECIATE THE TONE

THAT THEY -- THEY WERE TAKING.

DO YOU HAVE
TO DO THIS NOW?

AS FAR AS WHETHER
I BELIEVED HIM, NO.

ONLY BECAUSE OF THE PRIOR
INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED.

WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.

MR. LONG, YOU'RE NOT
TELLING ME SOMETHING.

I JUST WANT HIM TO GO
AWAY 'CAUSE

I JUST, I NEEDED TO SLEEP.

I WANNA SEE MY KIDS.

I'LL GO GET THEM.

MR. LONG,
YOU NEED TO START ANSWERING...

LESLIE
WAS JUST AS CONFUSED

ABOUT WHY THIS HAPPENED AND --

AND WHO COULDA DONE IT.

I JUST WANNA SEE MY KIDS.

WE'LL BE BACK, MR. LONG.

LET'S GO.

WHEN I SAW
TYLER AND COURTNEY,

THEY WERE REALLY HAPPY
TO SEE ME.

HEY.

I DO REMEMBER BUSTING
OUT CRYING

AND, HE JUST --

HE JUST SAID, "I'M OKAY,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

I LOVE YOU."
I GOT UPSET

BECAUSE I HATED SEEING MY DAD
IN THE PAIN THAT HE WAS IN.

AS LESLIE AND THE KIDS
STAY AT BRIAN'S BEDSIDE,

THE POLICE COMB THE CRIME SCENE.

I WAS VERY SHOCKED
HOW IT ENDED UP.

I FELT THAT SOMETHING
WAS GONNA HAPPEN,

BUT I -- I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS GONNA BE THIS.

IT'S A MESS.
LET'S WALK THROUGH THIS.

I THOUGHT
EITHER THE WHOLE FAMILY OR --

OR SHE WAS GONNA BE THE --
THE, VICTIM.

HE OBVIOUSLY
CHASED HIM 'CAUSE

HE'S THROWING UP
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THE DIRECTION IN WHICH BRIAN
FLED WAS INDICATED BY PIZZA

THAT WAS COUGHED UP
THAT LED TOWARDS THE BACK.

BANK STATEMENTS AND,
A DRAWER OF RECEIPTS.

HE CAN SPEND
AS WELL AS EARN.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD
FOR A GUY WHO SELLS HAMMERS.

THE POLICE SEARCH
FOR EVIDENCE THAT PROVES BRIAN

KNOWS MORE THAN HE IS SAYING.

WE WANTED TO FIND OUT

IF THERE WAS ANYTHING
IN THE COMPUTER

THAT WOULD LEAD US
TO THE SUSPECT.

SO THAT'S WHEN WE
CONFISCATED THE COMPUTER.

HE'S DEFINITELY NOT TELLING US
THE WHOLE STORY HERE.

WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON,

WE JUST COULDN'T PUT A --

A -- FINGER ON IT.

LESLIE RETURNS
TO THE HOUSE JUST IN TIME

TO SEE THE POLICE
TAKING THEIR COMPUTERS.

OFFICER CLARK,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S JUST PART
OF OUR INVESTIGATION.

NOTHING FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT.

MY HUSBAND DOES BUSINESS
ON HIS COMPUTER.

- SO DO I, I...
- WELL, THIS IS,

OUR BUSINESS NOW.

WHEN LESLIE CALLS
BRIAN, HE'S NOT HAPPY TO HEAR

THAT HIS ENTIRE LIFE,
INCLUDING WORK,

IS NOW UNDER POLICE SCRUTINY.

BRIAN, THE --
THE POLICE ARE AT OUR HOUSE.

THEY'RE TAKING OUR COMPUTERS.

THEY HAVE NO RIGHT
TO DO THAT.

IT DID MAKE ME FEEL
LIKE I WAS UNDER SUSPICION.

IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A TONE

OF, "WHAT DID YOU
DO TO GET YOURSELF SHOT?"

AND IT, YOU KNOW,
IT MADE ME PRETTY ANGRY.

I'M THE ONE WHO GOT SHOT.

JUST CALM DOWN, HONEY.
DON'T GET WORKED UP.

YOU HAVE TO FOCUS
ON GETTING BETTER.

I SAID, "BUT THEY'RE
TREATING ME LIKE I SOMEHOW

BROUGHT THIS ON MYSELF."

AND I NEEDED TO GET
MY WORK COMPUTER BACK

SO I COULD AT LEAST
CHECK E-MAILS.

TELL 'EM -- TELL 'EM THEY'LL
NEED WARRANTS TO TAKE ANYTHING.

I WOULDN'T EVEN
BOTHER STARTING THAT UP.

WE WERE NOTIFIED
BY A LOCAL ATTORNEY

THAT THEY WANTED
THE LAPTOP COMPUTER RETURNED.

AND BRIAN DID NOT WANT
TO SPEAK TO US,

AND FOR US JUST
TO LEAVE HIM ALONE.

THEY'VE REFUSED
ANY MORE INTERVIEWS

WITHOUT THEIR LAWYER PRESENT.

LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUSPICION OF BRIAN INCREASES.

I'M WONDERING
WHAT HE'S HIDING.

HE WAS BEING
VERY EVASIVE.

THEY WERE HIDING SOMETHING,
WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT.

WHILE POLICE
GATHER EVIDENCE ON BRIAN LONG

TO JUSTIFY A SEARCH WARRANT,
THEY HAVE A BREAKTHROUGH.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE POLICE.

A CALL
FROM AN INVESTIGATOR

WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA
STATE POLICE.

I THINK I'VE GOT A SNITCH
THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU.

THERE WAS
A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT

WHO HAD INFORMATION
ABOUT AN ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE

THAT HAPPENED IN OHIO.

HOLD ON.

A CO-WORKER OF HIS
HAD BEEN GIVING HIM INFORMATION

ABOUT AN ATTEMPT
TO KILL MR. LONG.

- CLARK.
- DOES THE NAME JOHN JAWORSKI

MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

DOES THE NAME JOHN
JAWORSKI MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

- NO.
- NO?

WELL, IT WILL.

THE INFORMANT REVEALED
THAT JOHN JAWORSKI

HAD BEEN BRAGGING
ABOUT GETTING AWAY

WITH THE ATTEMPTED MURDER
OF BRIAN LONG.

REALLY?
HOW RELIABLE IS YOUR SNITCH?

MOST CRIMINALS
GET THEMSELVES CAUGHT

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T
KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT.

IT'S JUST THE NATURE
OF THE BEAST.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

ON A QUIET MORNING
4 MONTHS AFTER THE SHOOTING

IN SARVER, PENNSYLVANIA,

OFFICERS CLARK AND HENRY

JOINT CORPORAL BEVERLY ASHTON
TO BUST JAWORSKI.

JOHN JAWORSKI, POLICE!
PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

LISTEN.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

CORPORAL BEVERLEY ASHTON

PROCEEDS TO PLACE THEIR
PRIME SUSPECT UNDER ARREST.

I'M NOT GOING DOWN
FOR THIS ALONE.

I THINK HE WAS MORE
SURPRISED THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

WE FOUND
50 PRE-WRITTEN NOTES

THAT MATCHED THE PAPER AND --

AND WRITING
IN THE JAWORSKI RESIDENCE.

HE ASKED TO BE
ALLOWED TO CALL HIS MOTHER,

AND THEN HE GAVE US
A FULL WRITTEN STATEMENT.

BUT HARD-WORKING
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

JOHN JAWORSKI
IS AN UNLIKELY ASSASSIN.

AS FAR AS HIM BEING
THE KILLER-TYPE, NO.

TO THE POLICE,
IT DOESN'T ADD UP

UNTIL A SCARED JAWORSKI

REVEALS THE INCREDIBLE TRUTH.

IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

BRIAN LONG
IS RECOVERING FROM HIS INJURIES

AFTER BEING SHOT
BY AN INTRUDER IN HIS HOME.

BUT HE STILL HASN'T
HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE POLICE

ABOUT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE ATTACK.

TIME'S MOVING ON,
AND NOTHINGS HAPPENING.

YOU KNOW, NOT A PEEP
OUT OF THE POLICE.

SO I, YOU KNOW,
I WAS A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.

I THOUGHT, "WHY HAVEN'T
THEY CAUGHT THIS GUY YET?"

THEN,
MONTHS AFTER THE SHOOTING,

THE COUPLE GETS THE CALL
THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

ONE DAY, I GET A CALL
FROM CHRIS BERHALTER,

AND HE SAID,
"THEY MADE AN ARREST

IN YOUR CASE."

THEY GOT HIM?
SOME GUY NAMED JOHN JAWORSKI.

SO IMMEDIATELY,
I'M THINKING,

"WELL, MAYBE HE WAS THERE
TO ROB ME,"

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHO THIS GUY IS.

BUT THEY,
THEY WANT ME TO COME IN.

DO YOU THINK DADDY

DID SOMETHING BAD?

WE ADVISED HIM
WE WOULD BE PRESENTING

WHAT EVIDENCE WE HAD
TO THE GRAND JURY,

AND WE WANTED HIM TO BE PRESENT.

AT THIS POINT,
HE DID NOT KNOW

THE EVIDENCE WE HAD UNCOVERED.

THE DAY
OF THE GRAND JURY,

BRIAN IS NERVOUS

AND WANTS LESLIE
THERE TO SUPPORT HIM.

THE DAY
THAT THE GRAND JURY IS MEETING,

LESLIE WAS -- WAS GONNA RIDE
TO THE JUSTICE CENTER WITH ME.

HEY, LES, WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M RUNNING LATE.
DAD WASN'T ON TIME.

HE HAD TO PICK UP THE KIDS.

SHE SAYS,
"I'M RUNNING BEHIND.

I'M RUNNING BEHIND."

AND I'M NOT GONNA BE LATE FOR
THIS -- I WANNA SEE THIS.

NO, NO, GO AHEAD.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.

OKAY, BYE.

MR. LONG.

HI, YEAH.

CAN I HAVE
A MOMENT WITH YOU, PLEASE?

AND CHRIS BERHALTER
SPOTS ME.

AND HE SAID, "MR. LONG, I NEED
YOU TO COME WITH ME," YOU KNOW,

"WE NEED TO GO IN HERE
AND TALK."

MY WIFE'S JUST RUNNING
BEHIND HERE.

SHE SHOULD BE HERE SOON.

I'LL EXPLAIN
EVERYTHING IN THE OTHER ROOM.

PLEASE COME WITH ME.

WE GO INTO THIS ROOM.
AND THEN...

HAVE A SEAT.

A COUPLE ST. CLAIRSVILLE
OFFICERS

AND FOUR OR FIVE DEPUTIES
ARE IN THE ROOM.

I'M STARTING TO THINK,

"YEAH, THIS PROBABLY
ISN'T GONNA BE GOOD."

LESLIE IS STILL MAKING
HER WAY TO THE JUSTICE CENTER.

HI, DAD.
ARE THE KIDS OKAY?

I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS.

CHRIS SITS ME DOWN
IN THE ROOM.

AND HE SAID, "MR. LONG, I HAVE
GOOD NEW FOR YOU.

WE'VE SOLVED YOUR CASE."

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

ISN'T IT?

I'M ALMOST
AT THE JUSTICE CENTER.

THERE IS ONE MORE
PIECE OF INFORMATION, THOUGH.

I'VE GOTTA GO.
I'M BEING PULLED OVER.

THE MAN
WE ARRESTED...

YEAH, JOHN JAWORSKI?
WHO IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW HIM FROM ADAM.

WELL, YOUR WIFE DOES.

I EXPLAINED THE CONNECTION

OF MR. JAWORSKI,
TO HIS WIFE.

THEY MET ONLINE.

THEY HAD AN AFFAIR.

I'M SORRY, BUT THE PERSON

WHO ORGANIZED THE PLOT
TO KILL YOU

IS YOUR WIFE.

AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM
THAT HIS WIFE

HAD AN ACTIVE ROLE,

IN THIS MURDER PLOT.

HE APPEARED TO BE
IN A STATE OF SHOCK.

AND I SLAMMED THE TABLE.

AND I SAID, "IF SHE WAS HERE
RIGHT NOW, I'D CHOKE HER."

I WAS SHOCKED.
I DIDN'T THINK LESLIE

WAS CAPABLE OF MURDER.

OFFICER, WHAT'S --
WHAT'S GOING ON?

ALL THE WAY
UP TO THIS POINT, BRIAN

HAD NO IDEA OF HER INVOLVEMENT.

TELL THE KIDS
I LOVE THEM.

HE WAS VERY STUNNED.

VERY MAD.

HE WANTED TO SEE HER, WANTED
TO SPEAK TO HER RIGHT THEN.

HE WAS FULL OF EMOTIONS.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

ARE YOU -- ARE YOU ARRESTING ME?

I CAN'T
IMAGINE BEING TOLD

THAT YOUR WIFE
WAS INVOLVED IN A PLOT

TO HAVE YOU KILLED.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?

YOUR SPOUSE
IS SUPPOSED TO BE

YOUR BESET FRIEND,
YOU PARTNER,

AND SOMEONE YOU TRUST.

AFTER MONTHS OF
FEELING LIKE A SUSPECT HIMSELF,

BRIAN LEARNS WHAT HAS REALLY
BEEN GOING ON.

CHRIS CONFIRMED THAT
JOHN JAWORSKI WAS HER BOYFRIEND.

YOU KNOW, SHE MET
ON THE INTERNET.

THEY REVEAL HOW
LESLIE ONCE TOOK THE CHILDREN

TO MEET JOHN JAWORSKI.

YOU GUYS
CAN CALL ME JJ.

AND MADE
THEM KEEP IT A SECRET.

I WAS REALLY ANGRY.

...IT HAS TO END.
I WANT HIM DEAD.

THEN, LESLIE
HATCHED A PLOT

TO KILL BRIAN
FOR HIS INSURANCE MONEY.

IT DID START
TO MAKE SENSE.

MONTHS PRIOR, LESLIE

TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GONNA
UP MY INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

SO FOR A COUPLE WEEKENDS

IN A ROW THEY TESTED ME
FOR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.

WHEN SHE WAS ARRESTED, THERE WAS
ALMOST $1 MILLION WORTH

OF LIFE INSURANCE.

LESLIE AND JAWORSKI
INVENTED THE THREATENING NOTES

AND PLANTED THE DEAD CAT
TO AVOID SUSPICION

AND PRETEND THAT LESLIE WAS
THE ONE BEING TARGETED.

THE NEXT PART IN THE PLOT

WAS TO INCRIMINATE
AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER,

TONY CINCONE.

I FEEL BAD
FOR TONY CINCONE

BECAUSE HE GOT DRUG
INTO THIS MESS AND --

AND ALL HE WAS DOING

WAS PROBABLY JUST
STANDING IN THE LIBRARY.

BRIAN ALSO LEARNS
THAT IT WASN'T JUST LESLIE

AND JAWORSKI WHO PLOTTED
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER.

THEY CONTRACTED A KILLER
NAMED RICHARD CAVANAUGH

TO ACTUALLY PULL THE TRIGGER.

THIS GUY
HIRED A FRIEND

FOR $5,000 TO SHOOT BRIAN LONG,

AND, AND I SAID, "WOW."

BRIAN NOW
HAS THE DAUNTING TASK

OF OF TELLING
THE DEVASTATING TRUTH

TO HIS CHILDREN,
TYLER AND COURTNEY,

WHO ARE BEING LOOKED AFTER
BY THEIR GRANDFATHER.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS ONE
OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS

I EVER HAD TO DO.

MOMMY DID A REALLY BAD THING.

THERE'S NO WAY TO SUGARCOAT
TELLING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN

THAT, YOU KNOW,
"YOUR MOTHER'S DONE THIS,

AND SHE'S GOING AWAY."

SHE TRIED TO HAVE DADDY KILLED.

MOMMY WOULDN'T DO THAT.

I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF
THAT THIS CAN'T BE REAL.

I WAS SCARED
AND CONFUSED.

AND I STARTED CRYING.

I DON'T THINK
I WILL EVER UNDERSTAND

WHY MY MOM DID WHAT SHE DID.

I DO THINK THAT THERE WAS
A REASON SHE WAS UNHAPPY.

I NEVER KNEW WHY,

BUT I DEFINITELY THINK
SHE WAS UNHAPPY.

LESLIE LONG,
HER LOVER, JOHN JAWORSKI,

AND THE SHOOTER,
RICHARD CAVANAUGH

ALL PLEAD GUILTY
TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER.

JAWORSKI IS SENTENCED
TO 4 YEARS IN PRISON.

THE HIRED KILLER,
RICHARD CAVANAUGH,

IS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS.

AND LESLIE IS SENTENCED
TO 9 YEARS IN PRISON.

IT -- IT TOOK YEARS
BEFORE THE SHOCK WENT AWAY.

I'M STILL SHOCKED.

SINCE THE REVELATION,
BRIAN HAS REMARRIED,

AND TYLER AND COURTNEY
HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE.

THEY SEE EACH OTHER OFTEN,

STILL TRYING TO COME TO TERMS
WITH THE PAST.

- HI, GUYS.
- HI!

HOW YA DOING, DAD?

I -- I DIDN'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE IT HAD COME FROM.

BUT LOVE CAN GROW INTO HATE,

AND I THINK THAT IT HAPPENED
ON BOTH OF OUR PARTS.

TODAY, LESLIE LONG
IS A FREE WOMAN.

I DON'T KNOW

IF I CAN COME TO TERMS
TO FORGIVE HER,

BUT RIGHT NOW, I HAVEN'T.

SHE'S TORN MY FAMILY APART,

AND I'VE NEVER --
I NEVER HAD A HOME.