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SOMEBODY CALL 911!
Narrator: A FORMER ARMY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER...
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DEALING WITH ONE OF OUR OWN.
...COMES HOME...
I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR WIFE.
IT'S NOT HOW MY GIRLFRIEND SHOULD BE ACTING.
...ONLY TO START A ROMANCE...
YUM AND YUM!
...WITH THE WRONG GUY.
I LOVE YOU.
STOP IT. I'M A COP.
SCOTT!
Narrator: EVERY *** HAS A MOTIVE.
EVERY MOTIVE REVEALS A TRUTH.
AND TO FIND THE TRUTH, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK.
SOMETIMES THE END IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
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[ SIGHS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ PANTING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
OH, GOD!
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
HORNOFF, THIS IS GONNA STOP NOW!
[ GRUNTING ]
Narrator: IT'S EARLY MORNING IN WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND,
AND A YOUNG STORE CLERK, VICKI CUSHMAN,
HAS NOT SHOWN UP FOR WORK.
SHE DIDN'T REPORT AND DIDN'T RESPOND TO PHONE CALLS.
THAT WAS PRETTY ODD.
[ Ringing ]
[ BELL DINGS ]
[ Ringing continues ]
[ RECEIVER CLICKS ]
MORNING, CAROL.
HEY, GARY.
HEY, SO, VICKI HASN'T SHOWN UP YET,
AND SHE ISN'T ANSWERING HER PHONE.
COULD YOU GO NEXT DOOR AND SEE WHAT'S TAKING HER SO LONG?
SURE.
THANK YOU.
[ CAT MEOWS ]
HELLO? VICKI?
I WENT UP THE STAIRS, THE DOOR WAS OPEN,
THE CAT WAS MAKING NOISES AT THE DOORWAY,
AND STARTED YELLING FOR HER, AND NO RESPONSE.
I STEPPED IN.
VICKI?
OH, MY GOD! VICKI?
[ Voice breaking ] VICKI?
SHE WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR IN A POOL OF BLOOD.
SOMEBODY CALL 911!
SOMEBODY CALL 911! CAROL!
Narrator: VICKI'S HEAD HAS BEEN CRUSHED.
THERE'S BLOOD EVERYWHERE.
WHEN DETECTIVES FROM WARWICK P.D. ARE CALLED TO THE SCENE,
THEY FIND VICKI'S APARTMENT IN DISARRAY,
CAUSED BY WHAT THEY ASSUME WAS SOME SORT OF STRUGGLE.
A COUPLE OF FEET FROM HER BODY LIES A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
LOOKS LIKE THIS COULD HAVE DONE THE JOB.
YEAH.
AND LOOK AT THESE.
WHOEVER DID THIS MIGHT HAVE USED THEM
AND LEFT THEM HERE.
THERE WERE TWO DISH-WASHING GLOVES
THAT WERE TURNED INSIDE OUT
THAT THE PERPETRATOR APPARENTLY HAD WORN.
Narrator: WHILE COLLECTING EVIDENCE,
INVESTIGATORS FIND A FINGERPRINT CARD
USED BY POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO DOCUMENT SUSPECTS.
HEY, FOUND THIS ON THE REFRIGERATOR.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR OWN, ISN'T IT?
THE NAME SCOTT HAS BEEN SCRAWLED ON THE CORNER OF THE CARD
ALONG WITH A PHONE NUMBER.
THEN THEY FIND SOMETHING ELSE -- A LETTER.
CHECK THIS OUT.
IT'S ADDRESSED TO THE SAME NAME THAT'S ON THE FINGERPRINT CARD,
AND IT WAS WRITTEN BY THE VICTIM, VICKI CUSHMAN.
"SCOTT DARLING, WE CAN WORK THIS OUT.
"I LOVE YOU AND I KNOW YOU DON'T MEAN IT
WHEN YOU SAY THAT IT'S OVER."
Feldman: THE LETTER THAT VICKI CUSHMAN HAD WRITTEN
BUT HAD NOT SENT YET TO SCOTT SAID,
"I'D LIKE TO STAY AND CONTINUE SEEING YOU."
THEY HAD A RELATIONSHIP THAT SCOTT WANTED TO BREAK OFF.
[ SCOFFS ]
WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DEALING WITH ONE OF OUR OWN --
SCOTTY BOY.
Narrator: 27-YEAR-OLD SCOTT HORNOFF
IS A NEWLY PROMOTED WARWICK DETECTIVE,
MARRIED WITH A YOUNG SON.
Feldman: SCOTT WAS A DEDICATED POLICE OFFICER AT THE TIME.
HE WAS IMMEDIATELY THE TARGET OF SOME QUESTIONS.
[ SIGHS ]
SO, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
SCOTT, DO YOU KNOW VICKI CUSHMAN?
WHAT?
I LOOKED DOWN AND I SHOOK MY HEAD,
AND I JUST SAID, "WE WERE JUST VERY GOOD FRIENDS."
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS IS, THEN?
SCOTT, YOU GOT TO COME CLEAN.
WE KNOW YOU WERE SEEING HER. JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH.
THEY HAD ALREADY KNOWN
THAT THERE WAS MORE OF A RELATIONSHIP
BECAUSE THEY HAD FOUND THE LETTER
THAT VICKI HAD WRITTEN TO ME.
[ SIGHS ] ALL RIGHT, YEAH.
I MEAN, YES.
I KNOW VICKI.
I MEAN, I KNEW HER.
SO THEN WHY DID YOU LIE?
YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: 29-YEAR-OLD VICKI CUSHMAN
HAD HER WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF HER.
Anderson: SHE WAS A VERY INTELLIGENT GIRL.
SHE SPOKE FIVE LANGUAGES,
CAME FROM A GOOD FAMILY.
Hummel: SHE WAS A VIBRANT YOUNG WOMAN
READY TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD LIFE.
Narrator: VICKI HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY
AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FOR TWO YEARS
BEFORE RETURNING TO HER HOMETOWN OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND.
THERE, SHE FOUND WORK AT A LOCAL SPORTING-GOODS SHOP.
SHE WORKED FOR ALPINE UP IN THE WAREHOUSE.
I WOULD SEE HER PRETTY MUCH EVERY MORNING.
SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS WHO BOTH WORKED IN THE WAREHOUSE
AND THE STORE ITSELF.
Narrator: AS AN ATTRACTIVE SINGLE WOMAN,
VICKI HAD MANY ADMIRERS,
INCLUDING DETECTIVE SCOTT HORNOFF.
Hummel: SCOTT DEFINITELY HAD MOTIVE --
HE HAD A MISTRESS,
HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM HIS WIFE.
Feldman: SCOTT HAD MOTIVE TO KILL VICKI CUSHMAN
BASED ON THE LETTER
'CAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT HER TO TELL HIS WIFE
THAT THEY HAD THIS RELATIONSHIP.
Narrator: TO DETECTIVES' SURPRISE,
SCOTT PASSES A POLYGRAPH TEST.
THEY REMAIN CONVINCED HE'S GUILTY,
BUT CONTINUE TO BROADEN THE INVESTIGATION.
THE TOWN BUZZES WITH GOSSIP
ABOUT WHETHER THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE IN VICKI'S LIFE
WHO DETECTIVES DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
I DID REMEMBER SEEING, ONE MORNING,
A SMALL, FOREIGN CAR PARKED OUT IN FRONT.
I FIGURED IT WAS AN OVERNIGHT VISITOR.
Hummel: SHE DATED A LOT OF PEOPLE,
AND THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE WORK, THEY FOUND OUT THIS PERSON,
THIS PERSON, ONE PERSON TALKS ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON,
AND THEY WERE ALL BROUGHT IN.
Narrator: COMING UP...
A LATE-NIGHT PARTY...
GIRL, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT SCOTT WANTS, ISN'T IT?
Narrator: ...AND THE END OF AN AFFAIR.
DON'T COME NEAR ME.
Narrator: A POPULAR SHOP GIRL...
SOMEBODY CALL 911!
...FOUND MURDERED IN HER APARTMENT...
Policeman: YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
...WITH A SCARLET LETTER POINTING STRAIGHT AT HER LOVER.
LOOKS LIKE THIS COULD HAVE DONE THE JOB.
LATE ON A THURSDAY EVENING, VICKI CUSHMAN IS AT HOME.
Hummel: IT WAS IN KIND OF
AN INDUSTRIAL AREA NEAR THE HIGHWAY,
KIND OF DOWN A STREET WHERE THERE WERE A LOT OF HOUSES.
Narrator: VICKI'S ABOUT TO GO TO BED
WHEN SHE'S STARTLED BY AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR.
AAH!
HE ENTERED THROUGH THE WINDOW IN THE FRONT OVER THE PORCH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! GET OUT!
GET OUT! LEAVE ME ALONE!
LEAVE ME ALONE, PLEASE. I'M GOING TO CALL THE POLICE.
[ GASPING ]
THERE WAS A STRUGGLE.
[ GRUNTING ]
Narrator: VICKI SCREAMS FOR HELP TO NO AVAIL.
[ SCREAMS ]
[ GRUNTING CONTINUES ]
NO! [ SHRIEKS ]
[ PANTING ]
SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO?
YOU SEE?
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?
Narrator: VICKI HAS BEEN BRUTALLY BEATEN TO DEATH
IN HER OWN APARTMENT.
A QUIET NIGHT IN A NEW ENGLAND TOWN TURNED DEADLY.
[ BELL TOLLS ]
WARWICK DETECTIVE SCOTT HORNOFF AND HIS WIFE, RHONDA,
ARE ATTENDING A NEIGHBORHOOD PARTY.
THEY WERE HAVING A PARTY AT A FELLOW OFFICER'S HOUSE,
AND IT WAS ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT WENT LATE INTO THE NIGHT.
Hornoff: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF LOUD MUSIC.
I HAD BROUGHT SOME CASSETTE TAPES.
SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS.
NO, NO. NO, NO SHOTS. NONE.
WHAT A PARTY POOPER.
YOU'RE ALWAYS MAKING SUCH A BIG DEAL.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NICE. MATURE.
MM-HMM.
HONEY, DON'T GO TOO CRAZY WITH THE DRINKING TONIGHT, OKAY?
OH, COME ON, BABY.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING FUN TONIGHT.
I WAS REALLY FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE ALCOHOL.
CAN'T YOU HAVE FUN
WITHOUT MAKING A COMPLETE *** OF YOURSELF?
LOOK WHO'S TALKING!
YOU'RE PATHETIC. YOU KNOW THAT?
IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT SCOTT WANTS, ISN'T IT?
I'M GOING HOME.
ARE YOU COMING?
Narrator: LATELY,
TENSIONS HAVE BEEN RUNNING HIGH BETWEEN THE COUPLE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, RHONDA. I'LL DRIVE HIM HOME LATER.
Hornoff: MY BROTHER DAVE HAD OFFERED TO TAKE ME HOME.
SHE WASN'T REALLY HAPPY ABOUT IT,
BUT I TOLD HER I'D BE HOME IN A LITTLE WHILE.
I WENT BACK TO THE PARTY, HAD SOME MORE TO DRINK.
HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS LITTLE PIECE
I'VE BEEN SEEING LATELY?
WILL YOU KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN?
SHE ACTUALLY JUST LIVES RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE.
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. YOU'VE GOT A WIFE AND A KID.
WHAT ABOUT THEM?
MAN, I KNOW.
WHAT IF THIS GETS AROUND WITH THE DEPARTMENT?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB?
HEY. BRAD, HOW'S IT GOING?
MAYBE I'LL STOP BY HER PLACE TONIGHT -- SEE HER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
SCOTT. SCOTT, HEY.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
Hornoff: THE ALCOHOL HIT ME.
I HAD MADE A HUGE MISTAKE.
SCOTT! SCOTT! SCOTT!
HEY! SCOTT, COME BACK! YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRI--
[ SIGHS ]
Hornoff: I REMEMBER DRIVING DOWN MAIN AVENUE
AND LOOKING LEFT DOWN JEFFERSON BOULEVARD
TOWARDS WHERE VICKI LIVED,
THINKING, "SHOULD I GO AND PAY HER A VISIT?"
Narrator: SCOTT HORNOFF IS ABOUT TO MAKE A DECISION
THAT WILL CHANGE HIS LIFE FOREVER.
COMING UP...
WE HAVE A GOOD THING GOING, BABY.
...TAKING THE PLUNGE...
WHEN YOU GONNA COME DIVING WITH ME?
GIRL, I DON'T KNOW.
...MEANS LEAVING PEOPLE BEHIND.
DON'T DO THIS.
GET OUT!
Narrator: A MOMENTOUS DECISION...
Man: SHE IS SO NUTS!
...ON A NIGHT TO FORGET...
Man #2: JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH.
...LEADS TO THE *** OF A YOUNG WOMAN.
YOU GOT A WIFE AND A KID. WHAT ABOUT THEM?
[ BELL TOLLS ]
VICKI CUSHMAN IS HAVING AN INTENSE DISCUSSION
WITH HER BOYFRIEND SCOTT HORNOFF.
WE HAVE A GOOD THING GOING, BABY.
DON'T YOU LIKE THE TIME WE SPEND TOGETHER?
SURE, I DO.
HE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THIS WOMAN.
HE DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO FIND OUT.
WHAT IF MY WIFE FINDS OUT?
I DON'T CARE. I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR WIFE.
Hornoff: VICKI WAS AWARE I WAS MARRIED.
SHE MET MY WIFE. SHE SAW MY SON.
SHE WANTED TO KEEP SEEING ME IN SPITE OF MY MARRIAGE.
[ SIGHS ] LOOK, CALM DOWN.
I GOT A KID TO THINK ABOUT, TOO.
NO, NO. I CAN'T BE DOING THIS.
THIS IS GETTING TOO SERIOUS.
AND I REALIZED IT WAS A MISTAKE.
I KNEW SHE HAD A CRUSH ON ME.
I JUST MADE A BAD CHOICE.
I WAS FEELING HORRIBLE.
DON'T DO THIS.
STOP IT.
I LOVE YOU.
STOP IT. I'M A COP.
IF ANYBODY FOUND OUT, I WOULD LOSE MY JOB.
COME ON. YOU HAVE GOT TO GET OVER THIS.
THERE'S NO --
IF YOU CAN'T, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM.
I TOLD HER WE NEEDED TO GO BACK TO BEING JUST FRIENDS,
THAT IT WASN'T RIGHT.
Narrator: DISTRAUGHT,
VICKI DECIDES TO WRITE SCOTT A LETTER.
Feldman: THE GIST OF THE LETTER WAS,
"I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON
"FOR US TO BREAK IT OFF.
LET'S NOT BREAK UP. LET'S STAY TOGETHER."
Hummel: THE LETTER SEEMED PRETTY DAMNING.
I MEAN, THERE IT WAS, OUTLINING THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
VICTORIA CUSHMAN WAS A PRETTY INTENSE WOMAN.
[ BELL TOLLS ]
Narrator: VICKI CUSHMAN IS WORKING HER SHIFT
AT THE ALPINE SKI AND DODGE SHOP.
BEAUTIFUL.
YEAH.
SO?
I JUST CAN'T FIGURE HIM OUT.
[ CHUCKLES ] I REALLY LIKE HIM.
I DON'T KNOW.
SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
UM, WELL, HE HAS A...
[ GASPS ] GIRL, I DON'T KNOW.
[ BELL DINGS ]
IS HE...YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
YUM AND YUM!
SO WHEN DO I GET TO MEET MR. GOOD IN BED?
BE PATIENT.
THAT HAS NEVER GOT ME ANYWHERE.
HI, VICKI.
Narrator: TODD BARRY IS VICKI'S FORMER BOYFRIEND.
SHE'S NOT THRILLED TO SEE HIM AT THE SHOP.
LIS--
[ BELL DINGS ]
HEY, VICKI.
HI, SCOTT.
HI.
JUST CAME BY TO SEE IF THE TANK'S READY.
YES, IT'S IN.
GREAT.
Feldman: SCOTT WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SCUBA GEAR
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ENDED UP
BRINGING SCOTT AND VICKI CUSHMAN TOGETHER
WAS HIS, YOU KNOW, FREQUENT VISITS
TO THE ALPINE SKI AND SPORTS STORE.
[ CHUCKLES ] SO, UM...
WHEN YOU GONNA COME DIVING WITH ME?
Hornoff: VICKI WAS ATTRACTIVE, SHE WAS INTELLIGENT,
AND SHE WAS OUTGOING, SHE WAS CONFIDENT.
SHE JUST HAD A NICE SMILE.
UH...
THAT'D BE FUN.
[ Chuckling ] OKAY.
JUST, UH, TELL ME WHEN?
ALL RIGHT, I WILL.
OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ALL RIGHT.
BYE.
Narrator: VICKI HAS HAD A CRUSH ON SCOTT HORNOFF
FOR SOME TIME --
AN INFATUATION WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES.
COMING UP...
[ GRUNTS ]
...A HEATED ARGUMENT...
SHUT UP A MINUTE, WILL YOU?
...AND AN OLD FLAME.
I JUST DON'T LIKE HOW YOU'RE ACTING, ALL RIGHT?
Narrator: A BAD BREAKUP...
I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR WIFE.
...AND HARD FEELINGS...
HI, VICKI.
Narrator: ...END WITH COLD-BLOODED ***.
I JUST CAN'T FIGURE HIM OUT.
[ BELL TOLLS ]
VICKI CUSHMAN IS HAVING A NIGHT OUT
WITH HER BOYFRIEND, TODD BARRY.
SHE SEEMS DISTRACTED.
UGH.
VICKI, IT'S YOUR TURN.
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
HEY, VICKI! IT'S YOUR TURN.
OKAY. BE RIGHT BACK.
HEY, WHAT IS WITH YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MEAN THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH ME,
BUT YOU'RE SPENDING ALL YOUR TIME WITH THEM.
TODD BARRY HAD BEEN SEEING VICKI CUSHMAN OFF AND ON.
I AM HERE WITH YOU, TODD. BUT WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
THEY'RE MY FRIENDS, TOO.
YEAH, I KNOW THEY'RE YOUR FRIENDS, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE FLIRTING WITH THEM OR SOMETHING.
HE HAD HAD A VERY LONG ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH VICKI CUSHMAN.
I'M NOT FLIRTING WITH THEM.
VICKI, STOP.
AH, LET GO! YOU'RE HURTING ME!
I'M SORRY. I JUST DON'T LIKE HOW YOU'RE ACTING, ALL RIGHT?
THAT'S NOT HOW MY GIRLFRIEND --
DON'T COME NEAR ME.
DON'T EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN!
I'M OUT OF HERE.
SHH! VICKI --
AND DON'T BOTHER CALLING ME 'CAUSE WE'RE DONE.
VICKI --
DONE!
Narrator: FED UP WITH TODD'S POSSESSIVENESS,
VICKI DECIDES TO FINALLY END THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S THE LAST BIG DECISION SHE'LL EVER MAKE.
I JUST DON'T LIKE HOW YOU'RE ACTING, ALL RIGHT?
A JILTED BOYFRIEND...
AH, LET GO! YOU'RE HURTING ME!
...BENT ON REVENGE...
Hornoff: WHEN YOU GONNA COME DIVING WITH ME?
...COMMITS THE ULTIMATE CRIME...
I'M GOING TO CALL THE POLICE!
WHAT IF THIS GETS AROUND WITH THE DEPARTMENT?
...AND LETS ANOTHER MAN TAKE THE FALL.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR OWN, ISN'T IT?
[ GRUNTING ] I NEED HELP!
[ BELL TOLLS ]
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GOING DOWN.
HEY, COME ON, PERKINS. COME ON, MAN.
SHUT UP A MINUTE, WILL YOU?
THE WARDEN JUST SENT ME TO GET YOU.
THE WAR-- NO, NO, NO. COME ON, MAN.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I --
HE SAID SOMEONE JUST CONFESSED TO DOING YOUR CRIME.
HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
[ SCOFFS LIGHTLY ]
HEY, COME ON, MAN. DON'T MESS WITH ME.
GO ON.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE A FREE MAN, HORNOFF.
Narrator: TRIED AND CONVICTED FOR VICKI'S ***,
SCOTT HORNOFF HAS LANGUISHED IN PRISON FOR SIX LONG YEARS
UNTIL A STUNNING DEVELOPMENT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
SO, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU, MR. BARRY?
FIRST, I WANT TO -- I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR
THAT I'M HERE VOLUNTARILY OF MY OWN FREE WILL, OKAY?
OKAY.
I WANT TO CONFESS TO THE ***
OF MY GIRLFRIEND, VICKI CUSHMAN.
Anderson: OUT OF THE BLUE,
TODD BARRY COMES FORWARD
AND SAYS HE COULDN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER,
AND HE CONFESSED TO THE CRIME.
TODD BARRY WASN'T EVEN ON THEIR RADAR SCREEN,
AND HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
HE WENT TO HER APARTMENT THAT NIGHT,
AND HE GOT ENRAGED.
I STRANGLED HER.
[ GRUNTING ]
THEN I...
Vicki: OW!
...I GRABBED A SMALL OBJECT FROM THE TABLE,
AND I WHACKED HER ON THE HEAD WITH IT.
[ PANTING ]
SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO? YOU SEE?
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?
WITH WHAT OBJECT? DO YOU REMEMBER?
YEAH, IT WAS A, UH...
IT WAS -- IT WAS A JEWELRY BOX.
Hornoff: VICKI WASN'T KILLED WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
SHE WAS KILLED WITH A PORCELAIN JEWELRY BOX.
THAT WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR IN THEM BELIEVING HIM.
Narrator: AFTER 13 YEARS,
TODD BARRY HAS FINALLY COME FORWARD.
BUT WHY DID IT TAKE HIM SO LONG?
TODD BARRY HAD CHILDREN, WIFE, AND A NATURAL ALIBI.
HE HAD SOMEBODY TAKING THE FALL FOR IT.
WHY DID HE COME FORWARD?
THEY SAY BECAUSE HIS MOTHER DIED AND THE GUILT GOT TO HIM.
I JUST COULDN'T GO ON
KNOWING THAT AN INNOCENT MAN IS IN JAIL
BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT I DID!
Narrator: POLICE NEVER SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ANYONE
BESIDES SCOTT HORNOFF BECAUSE OF SCOTT'S INITIAL LIE.
WE KNOW YOU WERE SEEING HER. JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH.
Hornoff: I WAS BEING TAPE-RECORDED,
AND I WAS NERVOUS THAT THEY WERE
GONNA PLAY THE TAPE BACK TO MY WIFE.
IF HE HAD TOLD THE TRUTH, HE COULD BE A FREE MAN.
Narrator: IT TOOK POLICE SEVEN YEARS
BEFORE THEY WERE CONFIDENT
THEY HAD ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO ARREST SCOTT.
SCOTT SERVED SIX YEARS OF HIS LIFE SENTENCE
BEFORE TODD BARRY CONFESSED.
I WAS RELEASED. I WAS DECLARED INNOCENT.
AND I HAD ENVISIONED GETTING DOWN ON MY KNEES
AND MY SON JUMPING INTO MY ARMS WHEN I WAS FREED,
AND NOW HE'S OVER SIX FEET TALL.
MY SON PICKED ME UP OFF THE GROUND.
[ SCOFFS LIGHTLY ]
Narrator: SCOTT HORNOFF WAS THE VICTIM
OF A WRONGFUL CONVICTION.
Hornoff: I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
HER *** HAS KIND OF TAKEN A BACK SEAT
TO ME BEING WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED,
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENED TO VICKI NEVER SHOULD'VE HAPPENED,
AND IT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN.
Narrator: AN INTELLIGENT WOMAN WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE --
GONE IN AN INSTANT.
AT THE CORE OF THIS TRAGEDY IS THE DEATH OF VICKI CUSHMAN.
THAT'S, OF COURSE, SOMETHING THAT WE ALL SHOULD GRIEVE.