Prosecuting Casey Anthony

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The entire country

was fixated on this case.

And I had never

seen the level of passion

and anger and rage

directed at one person.

And then the verdict comes in.

And how could the court

of public opinion,

and, as I personally believe,

the facts of the case,

be in such shocking contrast

to the verdict in the courtroom?

Well, you're

the prosecutor, Jeff.

You tell me.

Now, in your book,

you talk about

your 30 years as a prosecutor

for the state of Florida.

homicide convictions,

death-penalty convictions...

an almost perfect record...

Until Casey Anthony.

What went wrong?

You mean,

other than the verdict?

[ Chuckles ]

Not a thing.

Man:
Well,

just ask yourself this...

what kind of mother

doesn't report a missing child?

Right there,

you know what happened.

Let's listen to the 911 call

made by Casey's mother,

Cindy Anthony,

when she learned that caylee

had gone missing.

Woman:
Can I take your order,

please?

Uh, a breakfast sandwich

and a... a coffee, thanks.

Dispatcher:
Calm down.

Man:

Now let's listen to tot mom

Casey Anthony herself

on that same 911 call.

$4.68, please.

Thank you.

Grandma's

having a nervous breakdown,

- Thank you.

- Even the 911 operator sounds upset.

But miss Casey's

not stressing at all.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Thank you.

Jeff, thanks for meeting me.

Linda.

Do you want something?

No, thank you.

You been following this?

Are you kidding me?

Me and everybody in America.

Tot mom. Let's see.

We'll go over here.

Yeah.

So, let me ask you something...

how do you lose your child

for 31 days and not say a peep?

To, uh, save your sexy ass

from homicide charges?

You don't believe

her kidnapping story?

The nanny named zanny?

There's no such person.

A fake nanny for a fake job.

It seems that Casey

has been leaving the house

dressed up every day

Monday through Friday for years.

She leaves the house. She waves

goodbye to her parents.

Linda:
She drags her kid,

drops her off

with an imaginary nanny

when she goes to work

that she doesn't have,

she's never had.

What job did Casey say she had?

Event planner,

and given the event

her life has become,

it's ironic.

And you have her up for...

child neglect,

lying to investigators,

interfering with

a criminal investigation.

But, Jeff, this little girl's

not coming home.

Are there any forensics at all?

Circumstantial.

There's a smell

in the trunk of the car,

there's a hit on the car

from a cadaver dog,

and there's one hair

consistent with caylee's

that shows something

called a "band of death."

Post-mortem root banding,

sure.

Of course you know what that is

because you're a geek.

It's from human decomp.

When the slp putrefies,

the bacteria begins to eat away

the hair follicle.

Okay. Thanks.

Thank you.

Can I get a coffee, please?

Sure.

Thanks.

[ Bell jingles ]

This is your kind of job.

Meaning what?

You got the first conviction

in the entire world

based on DNA evidence.

That was a good day.

You're still the go-to guy

for forensics.

You're working me.

Not yet. I'm feeling you out.

There's a difference.

Thank you.

I may not be

doing you any favors.

No one has

your expertise, Jeff.

That didn't keep the boss

from burying me

in felony trials

to wait out retirement.

And you're wasted there.

[ Chuckles ]

Why don't you tell him that?

He loves to brag

about your DNA case.

Lawson doesn't think

I'm a team player.

You're not.

Well, I don't think we should

have the lowest conviction rate

in the entire state of Florida.

Second-worst.

Don't exaggerate.

We're getting jury convictions

in 45% of our cases.

We shouldn't be

trying every case

that crawls through the door.

Permission to ask the boss?

What the hell.

Maybe he'll say no.

I wouldn't blame him.

[ Chuckles ]

That's a good-looking

railroad.

Sweetie, I got to

scout locations Monday in Miami.

Can we switch days

to pick up Emma?

Which shoot is this?

For my new client.

Oh, the mattress store?

Yeah, they decided

to up the ad budget

and let me go

for the luxury look.

Did you burn the rice?

It's not burned.

It's toasted.

What's up?

I've been offered

the Casey Anthony trial.

[ Chuckles ]

Jeff, you wanted that!

Why didn't you call me?

I know, but it's gonna be

a lot of work

and a lot of time.

It could be two years

before the trial even starts.

Well, what about retirement?

It's gonna be the last

murder trial I ever prosecute.

I want to go out with a bang.

I'm tired of not being

able to throw my fastball.

Mm, I know that.

And after that, then

I'll figure out what's next.

And it's gonna be

something better

than assistant state attorney.

Move over.

I just keep hoping they'll find

caylee alive somewhere.

Me, too,

but that's a fairy tale.

At least you won't let

her mother get away with it.

I'm making it

a personal promise.

Grace:
Captain angelo Nieves

from orange county

sheriff's office

gave an official

public statement

stating the FBI has provided

scientific evidence

of human decomposition

in the trunk of Casey Anthony.

You have that cable working,

Mario?

There.

I think I got it.

Man:
We are outside

the Anthony family home,

where Casey

and her missing toddler lived

with Casey's parents.

Protesters

from all over central Florida

continue to gather...

You know, you think

about that dad, ex-cop,

homicide detective,

what he must be going through?

[ Indistinct shouting ]

Why bother that family?

I mean, haven't they

been through enough pain?

Can you turn that off?

I don't need to watch that.

Frank:
Did anybody else

see Nancy grace

interview Cindy on the phone?

Nancy tells her the FBI already

proved there was human decomp

in the car...

from the hair.

And how are we

supposed to get a jury

when they've already

heard our evidence?

I mean, Nancy grace was a D.A.

She should know better.

You're such an idealist, Jeff.

No, I'm old-fashioned.

I think a case should be

tried in a courtroom.

Tape's up.

You guys ready?

Yeah.

Is this the surveillance footage

from the video store?

Yeah. Eight hours after caylee

was last seen alive.

Young love.

Linda:
Not a care

in the world.

We should see what videos

they're renting.

I'm ahead of you.

A couple of Diane Lane movies.

"Untraceable."

Movie buff, what?

It's about a kidnapping

and a killing.

With a body rotting

in the trunk of the car.

[ Laughs ]

I just got the chills.

The second movie

was "jumper."

It's about a mother

who has to abandon

her 5-year-old kid

or kill him.

I mean, I'm not even kidding.

Of course, because when

your nonexistent nanny

kidnaps your child

and threatens bodily harm,

of course you go

rent movies about it

with your hot boyfriend.

The defense will try to spin it

as a cry for help.

Uh, "she had to

hide her feelings.

It was

a subconscious choice."

She's watching movies

while the entire country

is looking for this babysitter

and her baby.

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