Murder in the First

This chart represents the typical asset allocation

of a high net worth individual.

60% in equities,

25% in municipal securities,

10% in real estate, and 5% in corporate bonds.

It's balanced. It's diversified.

A conservative approach that can sustain fluctuations

in the stock market, home prices, or interest rates.

And this is Normandy Parker's chart.

90% of his assets are tied down in one investment.

Sourdough Subs.

I mean, the only people with less diversification

in their portfolios are drug dealers

who stash their cash underneath a mattress.

All right, sir, we got two homicide cases.

Is math class really necessary?

Keep going.

Six months before Normandy's shot,

someone was building a large short position

in Sourdough Subs.

What's a short position? Uh, it's when you place a bet

that a company's stock will go down instead of up.

Normandy gets shot,

and the stock drops 20% in a straight line.

So somebody made a fortune.

So you short the stock, you take Normandy out,

and you, uh, get the cash before anyone notices.

I mean, it's a -- it's a smart idea. Yeah.

Could Sam have been shorting his own stock?

It's doubtful. Sam was the majority shareholder.

He'd make $10 million in the short position

and lose $20 million in stock value.

I say if anything, Sam was a victim of the short position.

If you're dissatisfied with your Sourdough Sam sub,

feel free to fill out a comment card,

and a customer representative will get back to you

as soon as possible.

[ Coughs, speaks indistinctly ]

Look...

Yeah. I'll get you your money.

I just need more time.

"I just need more time. More time."

They always need more time.

I'll double your percentage. 20%.

Yeah?

What?

Oh. No, no more.

Please. Oh!

More.

Now.

You never learn, Sam.

Oh!

No!

Ah!

Chow. Look, just think -- this thing through.

I'm no good to you dead.

Oh.

Oh, please.

You have 48 hours to get me my money.

Or else next time,

it won't be shitty sandwiches down your mouth.

Are we clear?

Yeah? Yeah.

Get out of my --

She just jumped in front of my car.

You know, it could've happened to anyone.

Yeah, anyone who was drunk.

Which is what the prosecution will present.

And then it's your job to poke holes

in their bullshit argument.

Well, I can't do that if you won't be honest with me.

I have been honest. Why did Cassie move out?

That's none of your business.

Okay, you have been withholding information from me

that is relevant to the case,

and I can't properly defend someone

with my hands tied behind my back.

Cassie and I thought it would be best to live separately

after the accident, for Michael's sake.

Bullshit.

Nobody moves out of her house because her husband

got into an accident. We had an argument.

Okay? You happy?

Cassie was all over me.

What about? Oh, just...

Picking and prodding and...

Come on, just tell me what happened.

She thought I was cheating on her.

Okay, when, uh, were you planning

on telling me that she can crucify us?

She's not gonna go against me.

Oh, the scorned wife who can put the final nail

in the cross of her cheating husband

opts to testify on his behalf?

You need to fix this! I've tried.

Try harder!

Hi.

Hey, Justin. Um...

What brings you up here with the living?

Well, I have Normandy's completed autopsy file

and tox report,

and there was nothing illegal in his system

at the time of his death.

Cool. Thanks.

Is there something else?

Yeah, um...

Dinner. Tomorrow? Us?

Me and you?

But, I mean, we work together, so...

That's where most people meet, statistically speaking, so...

Yeah, it's -- it's different for cops, right?

Well, lucky for us, I'm a doctor. I'm not a cop.

So 8:00?

And I'm used to women being silent.

They're usually lying on a cold slab,

waiting for me to cut them up, but...

Uh, um...

What's so funny? What's up, Burn?

Um... Um...

Uh, I have to get back downstairs.

The, uh, dead are waiting. Yeah.

All right. See you later. Bye.

What did Burn want?

Nothing, just -- Koto: Hey, heads up.

My office.

We matched on the bike used in the Billy James murder.

Where? Abandoned in Crissy Field.

Same make and model from the tire tracks found at the scene.

Any prints? I doubt it.

The bike was dumped in a lake.

But I sent it to the lab for results just in case.

Identifiable marks on the bike?

It's a rental from this bike shack in Crissy Field.

On our way.

Adler dug out the name

of the broker who shorted Sourdough Sub stock.

Any connection to Normandy?

Not that she could find. Go prove her wrong.

Got it. Yeah.

Listen, I want you to sell 50,000 shares at 32 1/2. Okay?

32 1/2. And don't screw it up this time!

There we go. Thank you.

Well, don't just stand there with your dick in your hand.

We need to take a look at your books.

Oh, okay. You got a warrant for that, sweetie?

Her name is Inspector Mulligan.

Don't I know you?

You don't.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

You're that cop who shot that unarmed black guy.

Yeah. What's that like, to shoot someone?

You having fun? A little.

Great. Let's have some fun. Ooh, yeah, there's a back room.

It's very private if you want to have your world rocked.

What did you just say?

I was thinking more along the lines of discussing

your involvement with... insider trading.

Oh, I'm sorry. Did I hit a nerve?

I have never been involved with insider trading.

You recently set up an account with somebody

a few months ago -- I start accounts all the time --

Let me finish.

This one was short a large amount of Sourdough Sub stocks.

Sourdough Subs. Okay, yes.

It's a good multiple, top performer in its sector.

Uh, you know, until the golden goose

took two in the dome.

I made a --

I made a fortune for my client with that.

We need to know the name on that account.

Look, we can make this official,

drag you in for questioning.

Okay, okay, okay.

There it is. Otto Brooks. Okay?

You two ever meet? No, we only spoke on the phone.

I just know his address, where to send his monthly statements.

1310 Hickey Road. Where is that?

DeBell Golf Club.

Can I help you? No.

There you go.

See what happens when you finish your swing?

Terry: Excuse us.

Otto Brooks?

Guess that depends on who's asking.

Since when is it a crime to get lucky in the stock market?

It's not, but accessory to murder is.

Normandy dies, and your bank account rises.

That's -- that's not a good look, Otto.

Profiting off the downfall of others is the American dream.

Don't hate the player. Hate the game.

Oh.

Two years as a ski instructor in Vail,