Law & Order

In the criminal justice system,

the people are represented

by two separate, yet equally important groups:

the police, who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

Your wedding song was terrific.

Mm.

Who was the singer?

- Uh, Pretenders... Chrissie Hynde.

- Ah, right, right, right. Chrissie Hynde.

The singer, the short-haired lady, she...

She had a drug problem, right?

- I don't know, Dad. I just like the song is all.

Okay. Big smile.

Okay! - No wonder people love you.

I detect a hint of sarcasm.

Hmm.

- Come on, Nic. Let's not do this, not tonight.

It's your wedding. - Exactly.

What's that supposed to mean?

You just only seem happy when the cameras are around.

Senator, you must be excited today.

Every father's dream, dancing with his lovely daughter

on her wedding night.

I couldn't be happier for Nicole

or for her wonderful husband, Asher.

Just an amazing, amazing couple.

All right, I get it. I'm not perfect.

But let's... let's just have fun tonight.

Daddy! Daddy!

Won't somebody help me?

At the moment, all we know is,

the shooter was wearing a white COVID mask.

Apparently, he was mingling with the crowd,

bum rushed the dance floor,

shot Chandler two times in the chest,

and then just took off running.

What about all the security guards?

I saw at least ten of them when I came up.

Talked to the head of the team already.

They didn't see anything.

They were too focused on securing the perimeter.

All right, what about the guests?

Did anybody get a look?

Not really.

A lot of people saw him run off.

All we have now is that he's white male,

average build, average height.

Murder weapon was a 9 mil.

We know this because we found

two shell casings on the dance floor.

Great.

Even the commissioner is getting involved.

That's what happens when a United States Senator

gets gunned down at his own daughter's wedding.

We're pulling as much video as we can

and setting up a containment.

Hopefully, we can keep the suspect inside the park.

Right. Good.

So he shot Chandler and ran off,

but no one saw him, tried to apprehend him?

Yeah.

I'll call in for more backup.

We need more boots on the ground.

Still no luck ID'ing the shooter.

But we talked to several guests who saw him flee,

including the bride, and they all say

he disappeared in the northeast section of the park.

We got a level 3 mobilization in progress.

Okay.

I'll make sure you have all the resources you need.

You two are gonna run point.

Hey, I think I got something here.

White COVID mask.

Still looks new, like someone just dropped it.

Yeah, it means we're in the right place, huh?

Find it.

Hey! Police!

NYPD!

Stay where you are! K-9!

Release! Release. Come on.

Release. Okay, okay. Come on.

Hands. Show us your hands.

Show us your hands. - Turn over.

Keep your hands where we can see them.

What's your name?

- Jim. - Jim what?

What's your last name? - Bronson.

Jim Bronson, what the hell are you doing out here?

I sleep here.

Where do you sleep?

Over there.

There's a sleeping bag and a... a blanket.

All right. Get up.

Just keep your hands where we can see them.

Did you see anybody out here running through the woods?

White guy? Maybe your height?

I saw someone or something.

Which way did he go?

That way.

I need the K-9.

You did good.

Have somebody take a look at that arm.

Medic!

I got a witness who saw the suspect running west.

Repeat, running west.

I don't know, Frank.

I think he got too much of a jump on us.

- Maybe not. The dog's got something.

He's in the wind now.

Yeah.

No, I didn't really see anything.

I... I heard the gunshots, but...

I tried to help my father.

I tried to stop the bleeding...

- What about the shooter? Did you hear him say anything?

Um, no.

I don't think so.

I was so scattered.

It was... it was my wedding.

I wanted everything to be perfect, and then...

My father and I, we started arguing

right before the gunshots.

We had a complicated relationship.

Hey, hey, hey.

Excu... I'm sorry, if you don't mind,

can we have a minute?

Are you aware of anyone who wanted to harm your husband?

My husband was a senator.

Half the country loved him.

Half hated him.

But are you aware of any specific threats or problems?

Money issues?

No.

I hate to ask this, but how about romantic issues?

Not that I was aware of, no.

I got here as soon as I could.

Oh.

I'm so sorry.

I can't believe this really happened.

This is Carla, my husband's chief of staff.

If there's anything I can do...

- Detective Jalen Shaw. I appreciate that.

- Doesn't feel real. Alan was a great man.

He was going to be president someday.

Were you aware of any specific threats

he was receiving?

No.

There were lots of haters,

a lot of hollow Twitter threats,

but that's just part of the job.

I saw Alan arguing with one of the waiters

about an hour before he was shot.

It didn't seem serious, but...

I just thought I should mention it.

Did the wife know what the argument was about?

Nope.

We know the waiter he was arguing with?

Not yet; we're still looking for the manager

of the catering company.

Hey, the wedding planner just sent over

some footage from the videographer.

It's helpful and brutal.

Unfortunately, the shooter's face

is obscured by a COVID mask.

- Freeze it there. Zoom in on the shooter.

Yeah, black pants, white shirt, red jacket.

- He's a waiter. - Yeah. The wife was right.

Unfortunately, it was a lot more serious than she thought.

Find this guy ASAP.

I didn't actually see the shooting.

I heard the gunshots, though.

I ran over to see what was going on.

I saw the senator on the floor bleeding, so I called 911.

You see anybody running away?

More specifically, did you see one

of your waiters running away?

- No. But why do you say that?

One of the witnesses said that they saw a waiter

arguing with the senator an hour before the shooting.

Yeah. I know.

Yeah, I was horrified, so I fired the guy on the spot.

And then what? He just left?

I had security escort him from the property.

One last thing.

We're gonna need the name of this smart guy.

Yeah. We argued.

I don't regret it, either.

What you two argue about?

Someone say I did something?

Did you?

Yeah.

I yelled at him.

Got in his face.

And I pushed him.

Anything else?

- Like what? - Like shoot him?

Someone shot and killed Senator Chandler

last night at the wedding,