Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - There's No Place Like Home - full transcript

BUFFALO GROVE IS A
CHARMING SUBURB NORTH OF CHICAGO,

OFTEN RANKED ONE
OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST PLACES

TO LIVE.

IT'S A TOWN THAT'S ALWAYS
PRIDED ITSELF ON ITS SAFETY.

THIS IS THE KIND OF PLACE
YOU LEAVE YOUR WINDOWS OPEN.

YOU LEAVE YOUR DOORS UNLOCKED.

BUT AFTER THIS HAPPENED,

PEOPLE SAID THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO DO THAT ANYMORE.

IVON HARRIS HAD BEEN THE HEAD
PASTOR FOR OVER 10 YEARS

AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH.

PEOPLE LIKED IVON
BECAUSE OF HIS ALL-INCLUSIVENESS



AND HIS KIND OF FEELING LIKE
YOU WERE PART OF THE FAMILY.

HE WAS LIKE
A GIANT TEDDY BEAR,

VERY PERSONABLE, KNOWN
FOR GREETING PEOPLE WITH A HUG.

NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY
THIS BELT NO LONGER FITS.

IVON HARRIS HAD
SOME PRETTY SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES,

AND HE HAD COME BACK TO THE
CHURCH AFTER A FEW MONTHS OFF.

HE'D HAD SURGERY.

HE WAS FEELING MUCH BETTER.

IN 8:1...

WHEN HE RETURNED,
HE WAS MORE SPRY THAN EVER

AND FULL OF ENERGY
AND JUST MORE SOCIAL THAN EVER.

AND HE LOOKED REALLY GOOD,
SOUNDED REALLY GOOD.

THE EIGHTH CHAPTER
OF ROMANS OPENS WITH

ONE OF THE GREATEST PROMISES
OF ALL OF THE BIBLE.



IN ROMANS 8:1,
THE APOSTLE PAUL WRITES,

"THEREFORE,
THERE IS NOW NO CONDEMNATION

FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN
CHRIST JESUS."

FRIENDS, THERE IS GOOD NEWS
IN THOSE WORDS.

IN THE FRONT ROW EVERY
SUNDAY IS IVON'S WIFE, NANCY,

AND HIS DAUGHTER, SARAH.

NANCY HARRIS
IS A WOMAN OF FAITH.

SHE WORKED AT A RETIREMENT HOME.

SHE WAS A MINISTER
WITHIN THE RETIREMENT HOME.

SHE LOVED HER HUSBAND VERY MUCH.

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF HIS BEST,
DON'T YOU?

MOM, SHH!

THEIR DAUGHTER, SARAH,
WAS THE KIND OF PERSON

EVERYBODY LIKED.

SHE HAD A BIG HEART,
LOVED CHILDREN, LOVED THEM.

SHE JUST WANTED TO FILL
HER DREAMS AND BECOME A TEACHER.

SARAH WAS LIVING AT
HOME WITH HER MOTHER AND HER FATHER.

HER BROTHER, NATHAN, HAD MARRIED

AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE FAMILY.

BUT IT WAS A CLOSE FAMILY.

WE ARE NO LONGER PRISONERS
OF SIN AND DEATH.

CHRIST JESUS HAS SET YOU FREE.

THE CROSS SET YOU FREE.

LET'S PRAY.

LORD, WE LOVE YOU.

FAMILY WAS FIRST AND FOREMOST
IN NANCY AND IVON'S LIFE.

MOST OF ALL, GOD,
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR FAMILY

WHEN OTHERS ARE ALONE.

- AMEN.
- AMEN.

BOTH OF THE HARRISES

WERE VERY LOVING AND VERY
SUPPORTING OF THEIR CHILDREN.

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING.

IT'S FROM ME AND YOUR DAD.

AW.

A REMINDER OF
HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU

AND HOW PROUD WE ARE OF YOU,
SARAH.

- AW, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
- IT'S GREAT?

SARAH HAD JUST GOTTEN
HER FIRST JOB AS A SCHOOLTEACHER,

AND IT LOOKED LIKE HER LIFE
WAS FINALLY STARTING

TO GO IN THE DIRECTION
SHE WANTED IT TO GO.

- COME HERE, BABY DOLL.
- THANK YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

YOU'RE AWESOME,
AN AWESOME GIRL.

YOU KNOW,
NOW THAT I'M A TEACHER,

I THINK I'M GONNA
HAVE TO START DRESSING LIKE ONE.

NO MORE JEANS
AND NO MORE T-SHIRTS.

YOU KNOW, I COULD USE
SOME NEW CLOTHES TOO.

WHY DON'T WE GO
SHOPPING TOGETHER?

- YEAH!
- I COULD SQUEEZE IN A TRIP

TO THE MALL
TOMORROW AT LUNCH.

- I CAN'T!
- AW.

I MADE LUNCH PLANS
WITH CATHY AND RACHEL.

UM, OKAY.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW EVENING

- AFTER WORK?
- YEAH.

AND THAT WOULD GIVE US MORE TIME
ANYWAY.

YEAH!
I CAN DO THAT!

WHEN YOU TWO LADIES

GO SHOPPING TOGETHER, THAT'S
TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL "T."

DON'T WORRY, DEAR.

WE'LL TRY OUR BEST
TO KEEP THE DAMAGE TO A MINIMUM.

IT'S AN EXCITING TIME FOR
SARAH, BUILDING A LIFE OF HER OWN.

AND THE ONLY THING
THAT WOULD MAKE IT BETTER

IS IF SHE HAD SOMEONE
TO SHARE IT WITH.

SHE WAS LOOKING FOR LOVE.

SHE WAS LOOKING
FOR THE RIGHT ONE.

MY GOSH.
LOOK AT HIM.

HE'S SO CUTE.
I THINK I'VE TAKEN,

LIKE, A GAZILLION PICTURES
SINCE I GOT HIM.

- GOSH.
- HE'S SO CUTE!

LOOK AT THIS ONE.

AFTER SARAH'S MOST
RECENT BREAKUP, YOU KNOW,

SHE SOUGHT COMFORT IN A PUPPY,

AND THAT REALLY BROUGHT A LITTLE
BIT OF HAPPINESS TO HER LIFE.

NOTHING HEALS A BROKEN HEART
LIKE A PUPPY.

- DEFINITELY.
- OR A BLIND DATE.

MY GOSH.
YES!

- DETAILS, PLEASE.
- OKAY.

SO MY FRIEND LENA
SET US UP.

HE'S A PROFESSOR
AT U. I. C.,

AND HE'S REALLY FUNNY,

AND HE'S REALLY SWEET.

FUNNY AND SWEET?

THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED.

OKAY, BUT IS HE CUTE?

- OOH.
- I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S
WHY WE HAVE THE INTERNET.

SO PLEASE TELL ME THIS MEANS
YOU AND JASON ARE FINALLY OVER.

I MEAN, YOU SHOULD BE WITH
SOMEONE WHO TREATS YOU WELL.

SORRY.

WAIT.
WHAT IF THIS GUY ENDS UP

LOOKING LIKE MATT DAMON
OR SOMETHING?

OOH.

GIRL,
YOU'D BETTER CALL OR TEXT US

AS SOON
AS YOU GET A LOOK AT HIM.

- DEFINITELY.
- HEY, JUST ONE SECOND.

IT'S MY DAD, OKAY?

HELLO?

HEY, SWEETIE.
IT'S ME.

HEY, DAD.

HEY, LISTEN.
I NEED A FAVOR.

I'M IN BACK-TO-BACK
MEETINGS ALL DAY LONG,

AND I ORDERED A PRESENT
FOR YOUR MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

COULD YOU SWING BY THE HOUSE
AND SEE IF IT'S ARRIVED?

YEAH.
DAD, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

AND IF IT HAS, HIDE IT.

SHE MIGHT GET HOME
BEFORE ME,

AND I DON'T WANT TO
RUIN THE SURPRISE.

I have to
take Wrigley out anyway,

SO I'LL JUST - -
I'LL DO THAT.

- OKAY.
- THANKS, SWEETIE.

LOVE YOU.

GOT TO GET GOING.

- ALL RIGHT.
- OKAY.

WELL, PROMISE YOU'LL CALL US
AFTER YOUR DATE

AND TELL US EVERYTHING.

YOU TWO ARE SO DEMANDING.

YOU KNOW THAT?
WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS.

IT'S OUR BUSINESS
TO BE IN YOUR BUSINESS.

- YEAH, DUH.
- OKAY.

I'LL CALL YOU.

SARAH HEADS STRAIGHT
FOR HER PARENTS' HOUSE...

...UNAWARE THAT SOMEONE
HAS BEATEN HER THERE.

HEY, DAD.
UM, I MISSED THE DELIVERY GUY,

BUT HE LEFT A NOTE
SAYING HE'D BE BACK TOMORROW,

SO, UM,
I'M GONNA LET WRIGLEY OUT,

AND THEN I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

LOVE YOU. BYE.

WRIGLEY, I'M HOME!

TIME FOR A WALK.

HEY, BOY.
HOW ARE YOU?

YOU READY TO GO FOR A WALK?

AW.

SMELLS LIKE CIGARETTE SMOKE
IN HERE.

OKAY, BOY.
JUST A MINUTE.

I'M JUST GONNA GET YOU A SNACK.

ONE SECOND.

MY GOD!!

WHY ARE YOU HOME, SARAH?

MY GOD.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

IT'S LUNCHTIME
IN THE CHICAGO SUBURBS,

AND 24-YEAR-OLD SARAH HARRIS
HAS DROPPED BY HER PARENTS' HOME

TO WALK HER NEW PUPPY.

WRIGLEY, I'M HOME!

TIME FOR A WALK.

BUT SOMEONE IS ALREADY THERE.

WHY ARE YOU HOME, SARAH?

HE WAS SOMEONE
WHO HAD ACCESS TO THE HOUSE,

AND SOMEONE WHO WAS
VERY FAMILIAR TO SARAH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

DON'T FIGHT ME, SARAH!

NO!

DON'T FIGHT!

OKAY!

WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?

GET UP.

SIT DOWN.

WHY - - NO! NO!

STOP!

OKAY.

- OKAY.
- WHY?

WHY DID YOU COME HOME?

DAMN IT.

NO.

PLEASE.

JUST LET ME GO.

HI, YOU'VE REACHED
THE HARRIS HOUSEHOLD.

SORRY WE MISSED YOUR CALL.

PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE,
AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.
GOD BLESS.

HI, HONEY.

IF YOU'RE THERE, PICK UP.

DON'T EVEN
THINK ABOUT IT.

OKAY, WELL, JUST WANTED TO
LET YOU KNOW

THAT I'M RUNNING LATE TONIGHT.

BUT THE MALL
DOES STAY OPEN UNTIL 10:00.

DON'T WORRY.
LOVE YOU.

BYE.

YOU MAKE THAT MOVE AGAIN,

I'LL MAKE SURE
YOUR MOTHER JOINS YOU.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

YES!

SHE'S BEING
CONFINED IN HER OWN HOUSE.

IT'S A VERY FRIGHTENING
SITUATION,

AND ONE THAT, YOU KNOW,

SHE PROBABLY COULDN'T SEE
HOW SHE COULD ESCAPE FROM.

I'LL HAVE THAT REVISED BUDGET
TO YOU BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

- GREAT.
- ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY.

- THANKS, PHYLLIS. YOU TOO.
- OKAY.

OOH, SARAH.

HEY, DAD.
UM, I MISSED THE DELIVERY GUY,

BUT HE LEFT A NOTE
SAYING HE'D BE BACK TOMORROW.

UM, I'M GONNA LET WRIGLEY OUT,

AND THEN I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
LOVE YOU. BYE.

GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

THAT PACKAGE WAS SUPPOSED TO
ARRIVE YESTERDAY.

HI, FLOYD.
HOW'S IT GOING?

HEY, PASTOR.
I'M GREAT.

PASTOR HARRIS LOVED MUSIC,

AND SO WE GET ALONG FAMOUSLY

'CAUSE I WAS THE MUSIC DIRECTOR
AND ORGANIST.

YOU WANT TO COME
CHECK OUT REHEARSAL?

- THE CHOIR WOULD LOVE IT.
- YOU KNOW WHAT?

AFTER TWO HOURS OF BUDGET TALKS,
I COULD USE A LITTLE MUSIC.

LEAD THE WAY, MAN.

- STAY STILL!
- OKAY.

AND IF YOU SCREAM,
YOU'LL REGRET IT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YEAH.

HELP ME, GOD.

LISTEN.

WE CAN FIX THIS.

JUST LET ME GO.

WE'VE ALL DID THINGS
THAT WE WISH WE HADN'T DONE.

I - - I'VE DONE THINGS
THAT I WISH I HADN'T.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WE CAN'T FIX THEM.

WE CAN FIX THIS.

I CAN HELP YOU.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO HELP ME,
SARAH?

WHY?

'CAUSE I KNOW YOU,
AND YOU'RE NOT A BAD PERSON.

YOU JUST GOT CAUGHT UP
IN A BAD SITUATION, THAT'S ALL.

WE CAN FIX THIS TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.

YEAH.

OKAY.

WE CAN FIX THIS.

YEAH.

NO.

NO.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU THINK I'M STUPID, SARAH?

YOU THINK I'M STUPID ENOUGH
TO THINK THAT YOU CARE ABOUT ME?

PLEASE, JUST LET ME GO!

LET YOU GO?

LET YOU GO?

YOU'RE A LIAR!

AFTER BEING TAKEN HOSTAGE

IN THE HOME SHE SHARES WITH
HER PARENTS

BY AN INTRUDER SHE KNOWS...

YOU MAKE THAT MOVE AGAIN,

I'LL MAKE SURE
YOUR MOTHER JOINS YOU.

...24-YEAR-OLD SARAH HARRIS

DOES WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO STAY ALIVE.

WE CAN FIX THIS.

I CAN HELP YOU.

BUT HER PLEAS
ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS.

YOU'RE A LIAR!

SHE WAS SCARED, REALLY SCARED.

WHO WOULDN'T BE SCARED,
BEING BY YOURSELF,

NOT KNOWING WHAT
HE'S GONNA DO TO YOU NEXT?

MEANWHILE, ACROSS TOWN,

65-YEAR-OLD PASTOR IVON HARRIS
IS CATCHING UP AT HIS CHURCH

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS
OF SICK LEAVE.

AMEN.
FANTASTIC.

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

MAN.

GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU ALL.
IT WAS AWESOME.

IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE
PASTOR HARRIS BACK

WITH RENEWED ENERGY,

AND HE WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS.

AS FAR AS I KNOW,
HE NEVER SUSPECTED

HIS DAUGHTER
BEING TORTURED LIKE SHE WAS.

PLEASE,
JUST LET ME GO!

IF YOU SCREAM ONE MORE TIME,
YOUR LITTLE DOG IS DEAD.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

NO.

NO,
PLEASE DON'T HURT HIM.

STOP PLAYING INNOCENT AND JUST
TELL ME WHERE THE MONEY IS.

- I DON'T KNOW.
- DON'T LIE TO ME!

I DON'T KNOW!
I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY!

TELL ME WHERE THE MONEY IS!
I KNOW YOUR PARENTS HAVE MONEY.

NO, THEY DON'T.

NOW, LOOK. LET'S NOT
MAKE THIS HARD, ALL RIGHT?

JUST TELL ME
WHERE THE MONEY IS.

TELL ME!

LOOK,
WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

DON'T YELL AT ME!

THAT'S IT!

I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU!

YOU ASKED FOR THIS!

MAN. THAT'S IT.

SHH. SHH. IT'S OKAY.

GOOD BOY.

OKAY, SARAH.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME.

WHERE'S THE MONEY?

DON'T KNOW.

I SWEAR, I DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

NO.

PLEASE, NO MORE.
PLEASE.

SUCH A PRETTY,
PRETTY MOUTH.

NO! NO!

YOU MAKE ANY MOVEMENT

OR TRY TO TAKE THAT TAPE OFF
YOUR MOUTH, I WILL KILL THEM.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

GOOD.

SARAH?

AT THE TIME
HER FATHER CAME HOME,

SARAH
WAS ALREADY BOUND IN THE CHAIR.

SHE'D BEEN GAGGED.

I'M SURE SHE TRIED
TO STAY SOMETHING

THROUGH ALL THAT
TO WARN HER FATHER,

BUT IT PROBABLY WAS VERY QUIET,

AND HE PROBABLY
COULDN'T HEAR IT.

DAD! DAD, I'M COMING!

NO!

COME HERE!

SARAH FOUND STRENGTH
IN HER FATHER.

HE WAS THE FOUNDATION
OF THE HOUSEHOLD.

TO SEE HIM ALSO BEING TORTURED,

IT MUST HAVE BEEN UNBEARABLE
FOR HER.

DAD!

I'M COMING, DAD!

PLEASE! NO!

LOOK. NO! PLEASE.

NO!

DAD!
I'M COMING, DAD!

DAD, I'M COMING!

HOLD ON.

SARAH WAS MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT HER DAD

THAN HERSELF AT THAT POINT.

SHE WANTED TO PROTECT HIM
EVERY WAY SHE COULD.

DAD?

NO! NO!
STAY AWAY FROM ME!

STAY AWAY FROM ME!

NO. NO!

NO. NO!

PLEASE, NO!

NO!

SARAH?

SARAH!

AT THAT POINT,
HE'S THINKING, "MY GOD.

MY DAUGHTER'S STILL UP THERE,
AND WHAT CAN I DO TO SAVE HER?"

GOD, HELP ME!

NO!

SARAH!

SARAH!

NO.

SARAH!

GOD!

IVON WAS DISHEARTENED TO REALIZE

THAT HE KNEW THE PERSON
WHO WAS ATTACKING HIM.

PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T!

DON'T HURT HER ANYMORE.

HOW COULD YOU?

PLEASE, JUST LET ME GO.

HOURS AFTER 24-YEAR-OLD
SARAH HARRIS WAS TAKEN HOSTAGE

INSIDE HER PARENTS'
SUBURBAN CHICAGO HOME...

- STAY STILL!
- OKAY.

SARAH?

HER FATHER, IVON, HAS COME HOME,

ONLY TO BE ATTACKED
BY THE INTRUDER.

NOW, NOT KNOWING IF
HIS DAUGHTER IS STILL ALIVE...

SARAH?

...IVON IS STUNNED TO FIND
THAT HE KNOWS HIS ATTACKER.

PLEASE
DON'T HURT US ANYMORE!

WE WERE SO GOOD TO YOU!

IVON WOULD'VE DONE ANYTHING
TO PROTECT HIS DAUGHTER.

BEING AS WEAK AS HE WAS,

I DON'T THINK HE HAD THE POWER
TO FEND OFF ANY ATTACK.

AT 8:00 P. M.,
NANCY HARRIS ARRIVES HOME

TO FIND HER FAMILY'S HOUSE
ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

I'M SURE SHE WAS FRIGHTENED,
NOT ONLY,

YOU KNOW, FOR HER HOME,

BUT THINKING THAT HER HUSBAND
AND HER DAUGHTER

COULD STILL BE INSIDE.

SARAH? IVON?

BECAUSE THE SMOKE WAS SO THICK

AND WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE
SO QUICKLY,

THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING
SHE COULD DO.

FROM MY OBSERVATION
WHEN I ARRIVED,

IT DID APPEAR TO BE
A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FIRE.

I COULD SEE THE SMOKE DAMAGE.

I COULD SMELL THE SMOKE DAMAGE

AND SEE THE DEVASTATION
OF THE FIRE.

HEY, LOOK.
FIRE KNOCKED THE POWER OUT.

- YOU'LL NEED THAT.
- ALL RIGHT.

- THANK YOU.
- LET'S GO.

SEE,
JUST WATCH YOUR STEP THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE IMMEDIATELY DO
A SECURITY CHECK OF THE HOUSE

TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANY KIND OF RESCUE ATTEMPTS

THAT WE COULD START.

THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND A BODY
ON THE GROUND.

WE GOT AN I. D. ON THE VICTIM,
SARAH HARRIS.

STAY AWAY FROM ME.

NO!

THE, HOUSE
BELONGS TO HER PARENTS.

SHE HAD CONTUSIONS
ALL ABOUT HER HEAD,

AND SHE HAD DEFENSIVE WOUNDS,
SLASHES ACROSS HER HANDS.

ONE OF HER FINGERS WERE ALMOST
SEVERED COMPLETELY OFF.

MAN.
THIS POOR GIRL WAS BRUTALIZED.

IT IMMEDIATELY CHANGED
FROM AN ARSON INVESTIGATION,

POTENTIAL HOUSE FIRE,
INTO A DEATH INVESTIGATION.

- ANYONE IN THE HOUSE SMOKE?
- NO.

WELL, LET'S GET THE CIGARETTE
BUTTS, RUN THEM FOR DNA.

YEAH.
CONSIDER IT DONE.

- ANYTHING UPSTAIRS?
- IT'S A MESS.

LOOKS LIKE A TORNADO
SWEPT THROUGH THE PLACE.

I GOT THE GUYS UP THERE NOW,
DUSTING FOR PRINTS.

ALL RIGHT.
WHERE'S THE SECOND VIC?

BASEMENT.
WANT TO SEE?

JESUS.

WE FOUND A SECOND BODY
DOWNSTAIRS IN THE BASEMENT.

SIMILAR LACERATION
TO THE THROAT.

WE DETERMINED
IT WAS MR. HARRIS.

HE WAS FOUND
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS.

IT APPEARED THAT HE HAD
SOME TYPE OF DEFENSIVE WOUNDS

AND HAD SUFFERED
SOME KIND OF TRAUMA AS WELL.

HEY, CHECK THIS OUT.

SO WE GOT FIRE DAMAGE, SMOKE
DAMAGE ALL THE WAY UP HERE,

- ORIGINATING RIGHT HERE.
- OKAY.

I GUESS HE THOUGHT
HE'D TORCH THE EVIDENCE.

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE IT.

WE BELIEVE THE KILLER
SET THE FIRE

TO TRY
AND COVER UP THE TWO HOMICIDES,

SO WE
SHUT THE ENTIRE SCENE DOWN

AND STARTED
PEELING AWAY THE LAYERS.

I STARTED WITH THE FAMILY.

HEY, BILL.

I'M BRINGING THE PUPPY OUT.

THERE YOU GO, MA'AM.

- THANK YOU.
- YES, MA'AM.

MRS. HARRIS,
I'M DETECTIVE MARTIN.

ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER
AND YOUR HUSBAND...

MA'AM,
THEY'RE BOTH DECEASED.

I'M TRULY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS,
MA'AM.

NO!

IT WAS,
REALLY AN INCONSOLABLE MOMENT.

THEY HAD NOT SURVIVED.

I JUST FELT, LIKE, AN OUTRAGE.

I WONDERED
HOW THIS COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN.

INVESTIGATORS WASTE NO TIME

LAUNCHING THE HUNT
FOR THE PERSON OR PERSONS

RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE BRUTAL MURDERS

OF IVON AND SARAH HARRIS.

AND DESPITE
ALL THESE LACERATIONS,

OUR TWO VICTIMS
DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION.

OKAY.

THAT MEANT THEY WERE ALIVE
WHILE THAT FIRE WAS BURNING,

AND IT WAS THE SMOKE
THAT KILLED THEM.

WHAT KIND OF GUY WOULD
LEAVE THESE PEOPLE TO BURN?

ONE OF THE EARLY FEELINGS
WAS THAT THE KILLER OR KILLERS

WAS KNOWN TO THE FAMILY,

BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIGNS
OF FORCED ENTRY.

WE DID SPEAK TO MRS. HARRIS
AND NATHAN, THE SON,

AND QUICKLY DETERMINED
THAT THEY WERE NOT SUSPECTS.

SO POLICE BEGAN TO LOOK
INTO SARAH'S RELATIONSHIPS.

HER LAST RELATIONSHIP
DIDN'T END WELL.

SHE BROKE UP WITH A BOYFRIEND,

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, HE BECAME
A FOCUS OF THEIR ATTENTION.

LOOK,
I'VE BEEN ASKING AROUND.

HER FRIENDS, HER FAMILY,
NO ONE LIKED THIS GUY.

EVERYONE SAID
HE WAS BAD NEWS.

MOST OF HER FRIENDS TOLD
US THAT THEY JUST DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

ONCE WE CONFIRMED THAT SARAH HAD
OBTAINED AN ORDER OF PROTECTION

AGAINST HER EX-BOYFRIEND, JASON,

WE KNEW THAT WE WANTED
TO SPEAK TO THAT PERSON.

SO, JASON, TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SARAH.

SARAH AND I WERE TOGETHER
FOR THREE YEARS.

MET IN SCHOOL.

SHE WAS AN AMAZING GIRL,
MY BEST FRIEND.

WELL,
WHAT WAS THE TROUBLE THEN?

I MEAN,
WHY'D YOU TWO BREAK UP?

SARAH, SH-- SHE SAID
SHE NEEDED TO TAKE A BREAK,

FOCUS ON SCHOOL AND STUFF.

SO SHE WANTED A BREAK?

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU COULDN'T GIVE HER ONE.

YOU STALKED HER AT SCHOOL,
AT WORK, CALLED HER NONSTOP.

THE GIRL CHANGED HER
PHONE NUMBER THREE TIMES.

- THAT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING.
- A MISUNDERSTANDING?

JASON,
I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO GIVE ME

THE NAME
AND CONTACT INFORMATION

OF ANYONE WHO CAN
VERIFY YOUR WHEREABOUTS

ON JUNE 29th FROM THE HOURS OF
NOON TO 8:00 P. M.

OUCH.

WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

I CUT IT ON SOME GLASS.

CAN I GO?

YEAH, SURE.

ACTUALLY,
WHILE YOU'RE HERE,

LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR
PRINTS, DO A QUICK DNA SWAB.

IT'LL JUST TAKE
A MINUTE.

ACTUALLY, I THINK
I'D LIKE TO TALK TO MY LAWYER

BEFORE I DO THAT.

BE MY GUEST.

WHEN JASON LORENDEZ
TURNS DOWN INVESTIGATORS' REQUESTS

FOR A DNA SAMPLE,

THEY THINK THEY JUST
MIGHT HAVE THEIR PERP.

THAT IS, UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER,

WHEN THEY GET
THE TESTING RESULTS BACK

ON EVIDENCE COLLECTED
AT THE CRIME SCENE.

HEY, BOSS.
GOT A HIT ON THE FINGERPRINTS.

THINK
YOU'RE GONNA BE SURPRISED.

THE FINGERPRINT,
WHEN IT CAME BACK,

IS KIND OF WHAT
TURNED THE CASE ON ITS HEEL.

THAT'S WHEN POLICE REALLY BEGAN
TO FOCUS ON ONE INDIVIDUAL.

LET'S GET HIM.

TWO WEEKS AFTER IVON
HARRIS AND HIS DAUGHTER, SARAH,

WERE BRUTALIZED AND BURNED ALIVE
INSIDE THEIR HOME,

POLICE ARE STILL WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK

TO TRACK DOWN THEIR KILLER.

NOW, A FINGERPRINT COLLECTED
AT THE CRIME SCENE

HAS FINALLY
PRODUCED THEIR FIRST BREAK.

LET'S GET HIM.

ONCE WE SEE
THE FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS BACK,

IT WAS DETERMINED
THAT IT DID NOT BELONG TO JASON,

BUT IT DID BELONG TO SOMEBODY
THAT WAS KNOWN TO THE FAMILY.

MRS. HARRIS, DOES THE NAME
RUSSELL SEDELMAIER

RING A BELL TO YOU?

OF COURSE.

HE'S BEEN OUR HOUSEKEEPER
FOR YEARS.

SEDELMAIER
HAD BEEN ARRESTED

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS
FOR MINOR OFFENSES.

HOW OFTEN DOES HE
COME TO THE HOUSE?

USUALLY AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.

HE HAD A D.U.I. CONVICTION
FROM YEARS PAST,

A COUPLE OF ARRESTS FOR THEFT,

SO HIS FINGERPRINTS
WERE IN THE SYSTEM.

DETECTIVE, WHY ARE YOU
ASKING ABOUT RUSSELL?

MA'AM, THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE TO INDICATE

THAT RUSSELL MAY BE INVOLVED
IN IVON AND SARAH'S MURDERS.

WHAT?

RUSSELL?

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

RUSSELL WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING
TO HURT US.

RUSSELL WAS SOMEONE
THAT THE HARRIS FAMILY TRUSTED.

HE HAD
BEEN IN THE HOUSE BEFORE

AND POSSIBLY COULD'VE
LEFT FINGERPRINTS AT THAT TIME.

BUT WHAT MADE THIS ONE
DIFFERENT IS

THIS FINGERPRINT
WAS SET IN BLOOD.

AND ONCE THE POLICE
HAVE THE FINGERPRINT,

HE BECOMES THE MAIN SUSPECT.

WE GATHERED A TEAM UP,

WENT TO HIS HOUSE IN CHICAGO
AND ASKED HIM TO COME BACK

TO SPEAK WITH US.

BUT RUSSELL CLAIMS
HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY,

SO POLICE PROCEED BY
GETTING A DNA SAMPLE FROM HIM.

CERTAINLY, UPON BEING ASKED
FOR HIS DNA, HE HAD TO KNOW

THAT THE POLICE WERE FOCUSING
IN, ZEROING IN ON HIM,

AND AT THAT POINT,
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT,

HE BEGAN TO WORRY.

REALIZING THIS MAY BE
HIS LAST CHANCE

TO TELL HIS SIDE OF THE STORY,

RUSSELL AGREES TO TALK.

YEAH.

I'M READY.

OKAY.
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.

I WENT OVER TO ROB THE HOUSE,

YOU KNOW, JUST GRAB
A COUPLE THINGS AND GET OUT.

BUT SARAH, SHE SURPRISED ME.

MY GOD.

WHY ARE YOU HOME, SARAH?

I PANICKED.

AND I TAPED HER UP.

PLEASE, NO.

I THOUGHT ABOUT
LETTING HER GO.

I CAN HELP YOU.

BUT I COULDN'T TRUST HER.

YOU THINK I'M STUPID, SARAH,

YOU'RE A LIAR!

THEN, MR. HARRIS CAME HOME,

AND HE PUT UP A REAL FIGHT.

BUT I WAS TOO MUCH
FOR HIM TO HANDLE.

AND SARAH GOT LOOSE.

SHE GRABBED A KNIFE, AND
SHE TRIED TO STAB ME WITH IT.

STAY AWAY FROM ME.

SO OF COURSE,
I HAD TO DEFEND MYSELF.

NO!

HE USED A CHAIR
TO BEAT HER ABOUT THE HEAD.

HE ALSO ATTACKED HER
WITH A KNIFE.

HE SLASHED HER THROAT.

AFTER THAT,
I TOOK CARE OF MR. HARRIS.

AFTER HE'D THROWN HIM
DOWN THE STAIRS, HE BEAT HIM.

HE THEN TOOK THE SAME KNIFE,
SLASHED PASTOR HARRIS' THROAT.

AT THAT POINT, LOOK,

I JUST WANTED TO
GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE.

I- I DIDN'T EVEN TAKE ANYTHING,

THE CLOTHES, THE DVDs,

NONE OF IT.

I THINK HE'S A COWARD.

I MEAN, THEY WERE GOOD TO HIM.

HOW COULD HE TURN AROUND AND
DO SOMETHING TO THEM LIKE THAT?

...MISS HARRIS...

RUSSELL TOLD POLICE
THAT HE NEVER INTENDED TO

HURT THE HARRIS FAMILY.

A LOVING FAMILY WAS RIPPED APART
BY A...

POOR DECISION

AND A SUBSEQUENT SERIES
OF POOR DECISIONS.

HERE'S A LOVING FATHER
AND HIS BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER,

AND THE MAN
THEY TRUSTED TO CLEAN THEIR HOME

COMES IN
AND RIPS THEIR LIFE APART.

- THANK YOU!
- LOVE YOU.

IF RUSSELL HAD
GONE TO PASTOR HARRIS

AND ASKED FOR THE THINGS
HE ENDED UP TRYING TO STEAL,

WITH THE GENEROUS NATURE
OF IVON,

HE PROBABLY WOULD'VE
GIVEN THESE THINGS TO RUSSELL.

THE CROSS SET YOU FREE.

WHAT MAKES THIS CASE
SO TRAGIC IS

IT NEVER SHOULD'VE HAPPENED.

RUSSELL SEDELMAIER
BIT THE HAND THAT FED HIM.

ON JULY 18, 2005,

RUSSELL SEDELMAIER IS ARRESTED

AND CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS
OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER,

HOME INVASION,
AND AGGRAVATED ARSON.

THE CASE NEVER WENT TO TRIAL
BECAUSE MR. SEDELMAIER

TOOK A PLEA DEAL.

BASED ON THE BRUTALITY
OF THE CRIMES,

MANY BELIEVED RUSSELL SEDELMAIER
WOULD BE PUT TO DEATH.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME
FOR HIS SENTENCING,

THE COURTROOM IS SHOCKED.

NANCY HARRIS SPOKE AS
PART OF THE VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT,

AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD
RATHER HE NOT BE PUT TO DEATH.

SHE VERY HIGHLY VALUED
THE GIFT OF LIFE.

THEIR FAMILY PREACHED THAT
IN THEIR CHURCH.

WHAT WAS MOST STRIKING

ABOUT HER VICTIM IMPACT
STATEMENT IS AT THE VERY END,

SHE TURNED TO MR. SEDELMAIER,

AND SHE SAID TO HIM,

"I FORGIVE YOU."

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE TO SEE THIS,

UNBELIEVABLE
TO WITNESS HER DOING THIS.

AND...

AND YOU WONDER HOW A PERSON

COULD HAVE THE STRENGTH
TO DO THIS,

BEING IN HER POSITION.

JURORS
TAKE NANCY'S WISHES TO HEART,

AND IN THE END,

RUSSELL SEDELMAIER
IS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON.

BECAUSE OF HER FAITH
AND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

SHE VALUED HER FAMILY SO MUCH,

GRANTING THAT MERCY WAS
SOMETHING SHE FELT SHE COULD DO.

I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD.