Reasonable Doubt Page #2

has turned into a gruesome

murder investigation

when police officers

stopped this van

parked behind me

in the police impound

for nothing more than

a burnt-out taillight.

When they saw blood dripping

from the rear door,

they demanded

the driver open the van

and it was then they discovered

the body of Cecil Ackerman,

a 24-year-old parolee

from Naperville.

Please don't.

The driver claims he found Ackerman

dying in the road

from an apparent hit-and-run

and was merely trying

to get him to the hospital.

This is Jeff Franklin,

reporting live from the scene.

Hey, counselor.

Thanks.

Yeah?

- Detective Kanon?

- Yeah.

How many "T"s in "committed"?

- Two.

- F***ing paperwork.

You got here fast.

Yeah.

You said you were interested

in the Ackerman murder?

Yes, I am.

D.A. assigned just you?

Well, it's just

a provisional inquiry.

Walk with me.

Suspect's name is Clinton Davis.

55; Car mechanic;

couple of assault charges,

nothing he did time for;

no relatives;

Wife and daughter were murdered

in a home invasion

a few years back.

Priest was in here already,

saying what a good guy he is,

how he'd never hurt a fly,

- et cetera.

- They said on the news

that he found Cecil

Ackerman in the road.

Yeah, we've been there.

No broken car parts,

no blood that we could see.

Yeah, but the snow

thawed overnight, so...

we've got Ackerman's blood and

hair all over Davis's clothes.

We've got the bloody tools and the

plastic sheets in the back of his van.

We've got enough to charge him.

You guys need to decide

if it's enough to convict.

- He looks terrified.

- He should be.

He's staring down 20 to life

for this one alone.

This one?

I ran some keywords

through the database.

It flagged a string

of unsolved homicides.

You think this guy's

a serial killer?

You don't even know

that he killed this guy.

Tell your boss we'll send him

everything we got.

- Mitch.

- I have a request, sir.

Thanks. Hey.

Mitch Brockden, D.A.'s office.

My associate Stuart Wilson.

Terry Roberts, public

defender's office.

There you go.

Mr. Davis, we're going

to ask you a few questions

about the night of the 4th.

If you can answer

as accurately as possible...

You're gonna be my prosecutor?

Uh, if this goes to trial,

then yes, I am.

I didn't do anything. I'm innocent.

Then you've got nothing

to worry about.

Okay, Mr. Davis,

let's start with you

telling us where you were

earlier that evening.

Left work, went to group,

went for a drive.

Group?

Yeah, I help out at

some support groups.

- And the drive?

- Just something I do.

It's not against the law, right?

I mean, don't you ever go out

and drive around at night?

Due respect, I think

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