721
01:00:56,953 --> 01:00:59,444
he killed himself the day
Sandy Murphy called the maid
722
01:00:59,555 --> 01:01:02,524
and told her not to come in to work that day.
723
01:01:02,925 --> 01:01:04,256
He killed himself the day before
724
01:01:04,360 --> 01:01:07,818
someone emptied his safe
out of his antique coin collection,
725
01:01:07,930 --> 01:01:13,300
the day before Rick Tabish tried to make off
with $7 million worth of Ted Binion's silver.
726
01:01:14,303 --> 01:01:17,136
The defense also wants you to believe
727
01:01:17,240 --> 01:01:21,472
that Rick was at work
the morning of September 17.
728
01:01:21,577 --> 01:01:23,238
But consider this,
729
01:01:24,313 --> 01:01:28,079
after months of Rick and Sandy
calling each other 20, 30 times a day,
730
01:01:28,184 --> 01:01:32,814
on that day, there was not a single call
between them until late in the afternoon,
731
01:01:32,922 --> 01:01:36,221
mere minutes before Sandy reported
finding Ted's body.
732
01:01:36,325 --> 01:01:37,986
Now, why is that?
733
01:01:38,094 --> 01:01:40,085
Why no communication most of the day?
734
01:01:40,196 --> 01:01:44,758
Because they were together,
in Ted Binion's home.
735
01:01:46,135 --> 01:01:48,000
Why was sandy's car parked
in the driveway,
736
01:01:48,104 --> 01:01:49,503
where the gardener says she never parked,
737
01:01:49,605 --> 01:01:51,470
instead of in the garage
where she always parked?
738
01:01:51,574 --> 01:01:54,805
Because Rick's car
was hidden in the garage.
739
01:01:54,911 --> 01:01:56,276
And inside,
740
01:01:57,980 --> 01:01:59,948
Rick and Sandy were tying Ted to a chair
741
01:02:00,049 --> 01:02:03,450
and forcing him to drink a deadly cocktail
of heroin and Xanax.
742
01:02:03,553 --> 01:02:05,077
How do we know?
743
01:02:05,188 --> 01:02:07,622
The cocktail was still in his stomach.
744
01:02:07,724 --> 01:02:10,352
That was their plan,
make it look like an overdose.
745
01:02:10,460 --> 01:02:12,655
They'd been planting that idea all over town.
746
01:02:12,762 --> 01:02:15,629
Trust me, the way he uses,
he's going to OD.
747
01:02:16,132 --> 01:02:17,997
He'll be dead in three weeks.
748
01:02:18,101 --> 01:02:20,365
And when Ted didn't die fast enough,
749
01:02:20,470 --> 01:02:23,200
one of them covered his mouth
and his nose with their hands,
750
01:02:23,306 --> 01:02:28,073
while the other sat on his chest,
and they suffocated him.
751
01:02:28,811 --> 01:02:30,142
Afterward,
752
01:02:31,047 --> 01:02:33,538
Rick and Sandy drove to lunch.
753
01:02:33,816 --> 01:02:38,116
We know they drove together
because Sandy left her purse in Rick's car,
754
01:02:38,788 --> 01:02:42,087
didn't have her keys to get back
in the house later.
755
01:02:42,892 --> 01:02:45,258
And why did they drive together?
756
01:02:47,263 --> 01:02:51,097
Because Rick was already there.
He was in the house.
757
01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:54,601
He was there to help his lover
kill her rich boyfriend,
758
01:02:54,704 --> 01:02:56,171
so they could steal his silver.
759
01:02:56,272 --> 01:02:58,797
And that is what the evidence shows,
760
01:03:01,077 --> 01:03:03,102
beyond a reasonable doubt.
761
01:03:08,918 --> 01:03:11,819
I heard your lawyer say that
the longer they deliberate,
762
01:03:11,921 --> 01:03:14,355
the more likely it's an acquittal.
763
01:03:24,233 --> 01:03:26,793
-You're kidding. When?
-4:.30.
764
01:03:28,371 --> 01:03:31,534
Well, then we'll have time to go
to Piero's afterward to celebrate.
765
01:03:31,641 --> 01:03:32,733
Yeah.
766
01:03:37,914 --> 01:03:41,350
How say you in the charge against
the defendant Richard Tabish
767
01:03:41,450 --> 01:03:44,715
for felony larceny
in the attempted theft of the silver?
768
01:03:44,821 --> 01:03:46,083
Guilty.
769
01:03:46,189 --> 01:03:49,556
How say you in the charge against
the defendant Richard Tabish
770
01:03:49,659 --> 01:03:51,627
for murder in the first degree?
771
01:03:51,727 --> 01:03:52,921
Guilty.
772
01:03:53,596 --> 01:03:56,963
How say you in the charge against
the defendant Sandra Murphy
773
01:03:57,066 --> 01:04:00,661
for felony larceny
in the attempted theft of the silver?
774
01:04:00,770 --> 01:04:01,930
Guilty.
775
01:04:02,939 --> 01:04:06,500
How say you in the charge against
the defendant Sandra Murphy
776
01:04:06,609 --> 01:04:08,770
for murder in the first degree?
777
01:04:08,878 --> 01:04:11,676
-Guilty.
-Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
778
01:04:18,020 --> 01:04:21,285
You promised me this wouldn't happen.
Well, it's happening.
779
01:04:21,390 --> 01:04:22,948
Look, we can appeal.
780
01:04:23,059 --> 01:04:25,027
Shut up. Shut up!
781
01:04:26,896 --> 01:04:28,420
You lied to me!
782
01:04:30,333 --> 01:04:33,598
All right, thank you!
No, no, no. It was justice, not luck!
783
01:04:33,703 --> 01:04:35,034
-Becky.
-Yes, go ahead.
784
01:04:35,137 --> 01:04:37,071
What do you think Ted would say
of the verdict?
785
01:04:37,173 --> 01:04:39,232
He would say that the bitch got
what she deserved,
786
01:04:39,342 --> 01:04:44,712
and that she was the meanest, most evil,
most devious person that he ever met.
787
01:04:45,615 --> 01:04:46,582
-Excuse me.
-Go ahead.
788
01:04:46,682 --> 01:04:50,049
What about the allegations that
Ted Binion actually abused Ms. Murphy?
789
01:04:50,152 --> 01:04:55,089
The only abuse she ever got
was $100 bills being thrown right at her.
790
01:04:55,958 --> 01:04:57,152
Right?
791
01:04:57,927 --> 01:04:59,952
Cheers, y'all. Drinks on the house!
792
01:05:00,062 --> 01:05:03,589
It's a good day!
It's a day of justice at the Horseshoe!
793
01:05:06,802 --> 01:05:10,602
So what does that mean, 20 years to life?
794
01:05:12,008 --> 01:05:16,069
It means eligibility for parole will
come in about 12 years.
795
01:05:18,781 --> 01:05:20,112
Oh, my God.
796
01:05:22,318 --> 01:05:23,649
Oh, my God.
797
01:05:32,128 --> 01:05:34,528
Sandy, Sandy.
798
01:05:36,232 --> 01:05:38,063
This fight isn't over.
799
01:05:38,467 --> 01:05:42,369
It was a sloppy trial.
We have a half dozen grounds for appeal.
800
01:05:51,247 --> 01:05:53,875
Rick asked me to give you this letter.
801
01:06:07,263 --> 01:06:10,357
I'm standing here today in front of Southern
Nevada Women's Correctional Facility.
802
01:06:10,466 --> 01:06:14,300
Convicted murderer Sandra Murphy is being
transferred today to begin serving her...
803
01:06:14,403 --> 01:06:17,668
I think that's her, Bruce.
Go ahead. Start rolling.
804
01:06:18,908 --> 01:06:19,897
-You got it, Bruce?
-Got it.
805
01:06:20,009 --> 01:06:21,636
Just hold her tight right there.
806
01:06:22,244 --> 01:06:23,871
Ms. Murphy, how does it feel
to be walking in today,
807
01:06:23,980 --> 01:06:25,242
knowing you may never walk out?
808
01:06:25,348 --> 01:06:26,838
Ms. Murphy. Ms. Murphy.
809
01:06:26,949 --> 01:06:28,211
Just hold her tight there.
810
01:06:28,317 --> 01:06:29,682
Ms. Murphy.
811
01:06:30,920 --> 01:06:33,320
Sandy, a few words. Sandy. Sandy.
812
01:06:44,633 --> 01:06:45,861
I'm here in front of the prison
813
01:06:45,968 --> 01:06:49,665
where after four years Sandy Murphy
is set to be released tomorrow,
814
01:06:49,772 --> 01:06:52,400
after the Nevada supreme Court
overturned her conviction
815
01:06:52,508 --> 01:06:54,533
for the 1998 murder of Ted Binion.
816
01:06:54,643 --> 01:06:56,372
In setting aside the conviction,
817
01:06:56,479 --> 01:06:59,039
the court cited the prosecution's
two theories of death,
818
01:06:59,148 --> 01:07:01,173
forced overdose and suffocation,
819
01:07:01,283 --> 01:07:05,913
and said that each theory necessarily
created a reasonable doubt about the other.
820
01:07:06,022 --> 01:07:08,650
Were you surprised by
the Supreme Court's decision?
821
01:07:08,758 --> 01:07:10,350
Wasn't everybody?
822
01:07:10,459 --> 01:07:14,020
I don't know why they want
to waste taxpayer money on a new trial.
823
01:07:14,130 --> 01:07:20,035
I mean, isn't it something like 90% of retrials
end up with the same verdict?
824
01:07:20,136 --> 01:07:23,071
And what do you say
to murphy's legions of defenders
825
01:07:23,172 --> 01:07:26,005
who are saying you bought
the case against her and Tabish?
826
01:07:26,108 --> 01:07:27,871
Well, I would say
827
01:07:29,779 --> 01:07:31,644
that my daddy always said,
828
01:07:31,747 --> 01:07:34,739
"Never get in a pissing contest
with a skunk. "
829
01:07:35,151 --> 01:07:39,281
The skunk in this case would be legendary
San Francisco attorney Tony Serra,
830
01:07:39,388 --> 01:07:41,788
who will join the defense team
in the new trial.
831
01:07:41,891 --> 01:07:45,327
Mr. Serra, what strengths do you
bring to the defense?
832
01:07:45,895 --> 01:07:48,762
I'm more than a lawyer. I'm a healer.
833
01:07:49,799 --> 01:07:51,266
I open cages.
834
01:07:52,401 --> 01:07:54,801
I give freedom, which is healing.
835
01:08:03,179 --> 01:08:04,806
How's the suit fit?
836
01:08:07,416 --> 01:08:09,714
-It's good to see you.
-And you.
837
01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:14,455
It's in the past, darling. It's in the past.
838
01:08:24,166 --> 01:08:25,326
Sandy?
839
01:08:27,002 --> 01:08:28,094
Hey.
840
01:08:37,446 --> 01:08:39,414
It's so good to see you.