Dirty John

Previously on the Betty Broderick Story...

She's my wife. We are separated.

I have an order of protection

keeping her off of this property.

We had nothing, but we were young and smart and ambitious,

but I was a good girl. I followed the rulebook.

You don't lie. You don't cheat.

You don't steal.

The rulebook only works if your husband follows it too.

Given Mrs. Broderick's disregard for the court,

I'm ready to rule in her absence,

and the divorce is hereby granted.

Try to remember that actions have consequences.

I can remember that if you can.

I have a great memory.

I can't make him wake up.

You can't because he's dead, right?

I'm amazed it only took one bullet

to kill Dan Broderick.

San Diego PD, homicide unit

there's six teams.

A team is four detectives and one sergeant

on call at different times.

I was on call that morning, November 5, 1989.

Approximately 8:15, I got the call.

They told me 1053 Cyprus Street

in the Hillcrest Marston Hills area

a fatal shooting.

Hold fire!

Elisabeth Anne.

You need to go home, now.

Leave the rifle.

What is this? Why are you home?

Father Luke said to leave.

Why? What did you do?

I don't know. He just said go.

Ugh, don't whine. Think.

I was in Phys Ed.

We were shooting guns.

I

Come with me.

Don't move.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Okay, uh, the clips go in the front and the back,

and then you put the belt on first,

and then you pin the sanitary pad to the clips.

Or don't, or just stay here.

That's everything, Betty.

I have the whole serving set now.

Yes.

I remember when you gave me my first spoon.

I thought I would be so old

when I finally had the whole set.

Old enough for your own family.

Young man, did you just Be very careful.

Silver is so soft. It will scratch.

You're gonna be the girl

with boys on the phone all hours now?

What?

I don't

who did they say that they were?

What have you been getting up to?

Nothing.

I can't help if people look up this number and call it.

And you can't help once people think you're a slut.

There's no coming back from something like that.

Are you a slut, Betty Anne?

No. No more boys calling here.

I can't stop them. Try.

I'm gonna get us all another pitcher.

Okay, we'll be here.

How many times are you going to let him

explain the rules of football before you tell him

you know them?

Some people dream about Paris.

My dream is to go anywhere overnight

without my parents,

and because of your brother, I'm finally able to do that,

so he can explain football to me as much as he would like.

South Bend is your Paris.

Exactly.

No one has ever been happier to be in Indiana than me.

Just control your joy,

or my aunts will think we're up to something.

Are those your chaperones?

They're not hovering, so they must trust you

to make smart decisions, unlike your dates.

I mean, leaving you two alone

like candy in a room full of babies?

That's not smart at all.

Does anybody have a pen?

Thank you.

You know that's fabric, not paper?

Yeah.

Daniel T. Broderick III.

MDA? What is an MDA?

Medical doctor, almost.

Starting Cornell medical school.

Cornell I'm from New York.

Not Ithaca, Bronxville,

but I'm going to college there myself.

Mount Saint Vincent You're perfect.

I mean, uh, that's perfect.

I got there around 8:45.

I was briefed on the situation by officers Shea and Jankovic.

They had secured the scene.

They told me the home belonged to a Daniel Broderick.

And then, the homicide unit, we took over from there.

She told me she didn't know what had happened

because the drapes were drawn, and it was completely dark.

I was asking her if she'd heard anyone

or if there was screaming or blood or anything like that.

She said she didn't know that she had hurt Dan

because he sat up and said,

"You shot me.

I'm dead."

This is a lot of space, which we need

for filing, records storage,

but also to house this elite army of legal minds.

Well, this mostly elite army of legal minds, I mean,

but, with all of your Ivy degrees,

we figure you'll compensate

for Terry here being dead weight,

and Fred who should've been shot

and turned into dog food by now.

I'll do what I can, Martin.

Attaboy. Incredible.

And I get to take you to lunch.

The firm's treat.

Do you like mai tais?

Betty doesn't want to go to the tiki place, Vonne.

She wants to come see our amazing law library,

right, Betty?

Do they have Jacqueline Susann?

Wayne, have you met have you met Dan Broderick?

He is a doctor who went to Harvard Law,

so today is your last day.

Come on.

Oh, come on, there you go, Martin.

Oh, boy. I'm telling you,

this guy's gonna give you a run for your money.

How you doing? Hey, nice to meet you.

The lounge because it's fabulous.

You canyou can smile and laugh about it.

I'm actually helping do...

Betty! Betty!

I am late. I am sorry.

II tried shouting your name, but you couldn't hear me.

Were youwere you really just gonna leave?

Well, I didn't know if you were coming.

Of course I was.

Shall we?

All right, good.

I was worried you weren't gonna be here

I almost wasn't.

I tried to take a nap after my final,

but my mom came into my room and dragged me off my bed

by my feet screaming I must be on drugs.

What did your mother think about people who took naps

during the day before she knew about drugs?

Probably that they were exhausted

because they had such loose morals.

Oh, where'd you find that?

Someone left it on the train. And you picked it up.

How come? Are you a feminist now?

I mean, Gloria Steinem's pretty.

But she's so weird. And what is she trying to do?

Did you put that on? It wasn't me.

I mean, I just got here.

Must have been the, uh, universe.

Mmhmm.

Come on.

"All of your friends dream about being you

"the image of the model woman.

"Soon you'll be the favorite teacher

"of classes full of children, and after that,

"perfect wife and mother making the perfect home.

"When I let myself dream,

"I dream about that home being mine.

"Or sometimes my dream is about your legs

that go all the way up to your"

Daniel.

What?

Another pitcher?

I didn't ask for it. They just gave it to me.

I think they are grateful.

Grateful that you filled his bar full of drunk med students?

He's grateful for that? Absolutely.

Heyoh. Oh.

Marry me, Bets.

Okay, time to switch to Irish coffee.

I mean it. You always mean it.

I mean it too.

I'm not getting married until I graduate.

Maybe you're just worried that you'll stop loving me

if we wait till then.

Mmm, I'm not worried that I'll stop.

No, Dan. Dan, come on.

Oh, no, Dan Don't do the turtle.