CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

I responded to a recovered missing person's vehicle at the Orpheus Casino

When I oped the trunk,

I observed a rolled up carpet with a large dark stain,

which appeared to be blood

Inside the carpet, I discovered the body of Amber Jones

I also observed three gunshot wounds

One to the right shoulder

Two to the abdomen

The Medical Examiner was able to recover all three of the bullets

They were nine millimeter caliber

Six lands and grooves right hand twist

Consistent with the following four firearms

A Ruger, Luger, Walther and Beretta

Dr Langston, did you recover a murder weapon at the scene?

No

Has it ever been found?

No, the weapon is still missing

Can you tell us if the defendant owns a gun?

Yes Congressman Griffin has one firearm registered in his name

A Beretta 92

Were you able to compare

The congressman's Beretta against the coroner's bullets?

No

Why not?

The congressman stated that his gun had been stolen

So, he must've filed a police report?

The congressman claimed that he didn't know his gun was missing

Until CSI asked him to produce it

LVPD

Drop the gun

Drop it

Drop the weapon now

Everybody stay down

Catherine

There was just one shot It came from right outside the door

What happened here?

He had a gun He was headed for the courtroom

I tried to get him to stop, but he just looked at me and blew his brains out

I did not fire my weapon

That's Dominic Humphreys, the congressman's Chief of Staff

The prosecution's key witness

And that is a Beretta 92

Congressman

Congressman, how do you feel about Dominic Humphreys' suicide?

Why do you think he did it?

Dominic Humphreys was my friend

His death is not only a great loss to me, but to the people of the state

Then why was he a witness for the prosecution?

- That's all I want to say - That's enough, no more questions

The only reason a guy eats his gun in a courthouse is to make a statement

Bullet looks like a through-and-through

A lot of times, you'll find the bullet in clotted blood and brain matter

So, that's where you want to start

Nine millimeter hollow point

That'll get the job done

Nick, this was in his pocket

Looks like it's signed by Dominic Humphreys

I'm the congressman's Chief of Staff

On that day he called me around 5:00 and...

He said "Oh, my God, Amber's dead

Please help me "

So, I drove to her house

When I got there, she was

She was on the kitchen floor

Dead

I saw that she was shot

There was a lot of blood So much blood; it was everywhere

Just tell me what happened next

I asked him what happened and he swore he didn't kill her

That he found her like that he had just come over to apologize

And she was already dead

I believed him because there was no gun

Then

I told him to leave

That I would take care of it

This was given in exchange for reduced sentence

Counsel, obviously, this plea testimony is no longer admissible

Mr Whitten can't cross-examine a dead man

That doesn't preclu the people om presenting the physical evidence

Your Honor, the congressman just wants to clear his name

If the state's not going to drop the charges

We'd like to proceed as quickly as possible

Miss Willows, you said the suicide gun might also be the missing murder weapon

How long will you need to confirm that?

Eight minutes? Eight hours?

Depends on how well the bullets are marked

Plus, we are still processing the crime scene

All right, then, I'll give you till tomorrow morning

Got anything?

- Found fibers on your gun - Where?

Bottom of the slide

The bottom of the slide is exposed only when you're loading or firing the gun

Did you identify the fibers?

Uh, yes Blue-black dyed wool cashmere blend

Dominic Humphreys was wearing a khaki suit when he shot himself

So, they're not from the suicide

Fibers must've got caught in there some time before that

Which means that if this is the gun that killed Amber Jones

And you can match those fibers to the congressman's clothes

We've got a slam dunk So, get the gun to Ballistics

I'll get a search warrant

Vic left the keys in the ignition

I wouldn't call a suicide a "vic"

All I'm saying is, he knew he wasn't coming back

This must've been the last thing he looked at

Which makes him even more selfish

If he really loved her, he wouldn't have killed himself

My husband was convinced he was going to die in prison

He was terrified He... wrote a will

Took out life insurance

I should have seen it coming

Why? Did Dominic talk about what was going on?

No He just kept talking about what he had lost

How his life was over

Dom graduated top of his class fr law school

He wanted to change the world

They were going to do it together

He idolized Edward

So, you'd say the congressman was more than just his boss?

He would've done anything for that man

I blame him This is Edward's fault

Mrs Humphreys

Did your husnd ever say anything about Amber Jones, talk about the murder?

No

- Did you know your husband had a gun? - No

If it had been in the house, I would've known about it

Fire two

Gun's registered to the congressman It's his missing Beretta

This is the gun that killed Amber Jones

Humphreys said there was no gun at the scene

He lied under oath

"Dear Edward, I'm sorry

"Sorry I wasn't a better man

Sorry that I put you through this "

"I was just trying to protect you

Amber was going to destroy all our dreams "

"That's why I I shot her

I killed Amber Jones "

"Forgive me

Please tell my wife that I love her "

What does that say about my conclusions?

The ones I testified to in court that are part of the public record?

There's nothing wrong with your conclusions, Ray

They were based on valid, scientific investigation

And they were signed off by me, your supervisor

But Humphreys had the gun He confessed

My experience as a doctor tells me, Catherine,

that people tend to tell the truth when they know they're going to die

Humphreys lied under oath

And his confession is just words

And the gun is equivocal

I mean, we know that he cleaned up the crime scene

Maybe the gun was there, too, and he lied about that

Or maybe he stole it from the congressman's apartment,

killed Amber with it, and the congressman is telling the truth

Well

The ADAis moving forward with the case

They haven't declared a mistrial?

The judge is going to allow the jury to...

Hear about the gun as well as Humphreys' suicide confession

Which means I'll be back on the stand

Ray, you testified that congressman Griffin was the most likely suspect

Which was true based on the evidence that we had at the time

And now, we have new evidence

And when the evidence changes, we modify our theory to make it fit

All right

What's our theory now?

I don't know yet

Dr Langston, I want to revisit the autopsy results

The defendant claims he never had intercourse with Miss Jones

Did you find any evidence to the contrary?

Objection Leading

Sustained But the witness may answer the question

Yes

We discovered that the victim had occluded fallopian tubes

Our tests confirmed that Miss Jones had advanced chlamydia

Because chlamydia is highly contagious,

It provided us with a method to confirm

Whether or ot there had been sexual contact

The congressman tested positive for the same strain of chlamydia as the victim

Which means he lied again

- Objection - Withdrawn

There were dark fibers found in the gun slide

No match to what Humphreys was wearing when he killed himself

So they could be from Amber Jones' shooter?

That'll be a good thing to know before the trial's over

We searched the congressman's apartment before but

We weren't looking for fibers

The judge has limited this warrant to just his clothing

One of his attorneys will be there for you

Great So, I get a baby shark as a chaperone That'll be fun

Let me guess, I get the suicide closet

No lawyer Just the widow

I'd rather have the lawyer

Nick

This is going to take a while

Well, we don't have a while Langston is back on the stand

So, you got some fresh eyes on this one

Could Dominic Humphreys have killed Amber Jones?

Let's start with opportunity