A down-on-his-luck former poker champ, forced to now work as a bookie's collector, shoots and kills a man who owes money, but the gun was supposed to be filled with blanks. Who is responsibl... Read allA down-on-his-luck former poker champ, forced to now work as a bookie's collector, shoots and kills a man who owes money, but the gun was supposed to be filled with blanks. Who is responsible for the incident, and why?A down-on-his-luck former poker champ, forced to now work as a bookie's collector, shoots and kills a man who owes money, but the gun was supposed to be filled with blanks. Who is responsible for the incident, and why?
Eric L. Abrams
- Security Officer
- (as Eric Lenox Abrams)
Ohene Cornelius
- Forward
- (as Ohene K. Cornelius)
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- TriviaJosh Snow tells Angela that they are being framed since the gun was only loaded with blanks and that "there is no way someone can die from a blank." Actually, that is not technically true. A blank cartridge's end is crimped over a plastic wadding that is used to prevent the gunpowder in the cartridge from leaking out. If someone fires a blank cartridge at another person at point-blank range, it is possible-- though extremely unlikely--that the plastic wadding could penetrate the skin and puncture or even sever a major vein or artery. That is why general guidelines regarding firing a gun loaded with blanks in another person's general direction--like an actor might when a scene calls for them to shoot another character-- state that the shooter should be a minimum of six feet away from the other person when they fire the blank. Whenever a script calls for an actor to "shoot" a fellow actor at close range, they use what is known as a "non-gun," a non-functional prop gun that cannot fire a cartridge.
- GoofsGoren asks the ADA if they made a deal to charge Josh with third degree manslaughter or reckless endangerment but not murder. However there is no such criminal charge as third degree manslaughter in the state of New York. Manslaughter comes in two degrees, the most serious being manslaughter in the first degree (also known as voluntary manslaughter) which is charged when a person intentionally assaults another person and unintentionally causes their death. An example being a man starts a fight with someone in a bar and hits them over the head with a chair which causes their death. Manslaughter in the first degree is a class B felony with a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum of 25 years. The other degree of manslaughter is manslaughter in the second degree (also known as involuntary manslaughter) which is charged when one person's actions show a reckless disregard for human life (actions that constitute reckless endangerment) and unintentionally causes the death of another person. An example being a teenage boy steals a car and leads police on a high speed chase, running red lights and stop signs and ignoring pedestrians in a crosswalk and hitting and killing one of them. Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony with a minimum mandatory sentence of 3 1/2 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 15 years. The only homicide related crime in New York state that is less severe than manslaughter in the second degree is criminally negligent homicide (it's possible this is what Goren is referring to although he should know it's not called third degree manslaughter), which is charged when a negligent action by one person unintentionally causes the death of another person. An example being a teenage girl is driving her car down the road and decides to respond to a text message without pulling over, because she is driving while distracted she goes off the street and crashes through a fence into someone's back yard hitting and killing a child playing in the yard. Criminally negligent homicide is a class E felony and can carry a minimum sentence of five years probation or a prison sentence of 1 1/2 to 4 years.
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You missed her tremors, you know. Her slurred speech
During a poker game, a player (a pro despite his young age) teased the opponent who was sweating a lot. But he's the one who has been teased, because the other player was bluffing and he lost 30 gran. Shortly after the owner of the bar (Boris McGiver) where poker took place forced the guy to collect money: owing him gambling debts, the brat can't turn him down. So he started scaring debtors with a gun full of blank bullet in order to get the money back. Sadly, a collection went bad due to a real bullet charged inside the weapon and the victim (a teacher and part-time referee, who used to bid on the match he reffed) died from severe bleeding. Detectives realize right away he's an acquaintance from an old case and they have to figure out who put the bullet in the cylinder.
Goren this time tries to find the right pattern by reading numbers. The numbers he took from evidences during a search warrant help him solving the case.
Goren this time tries to find the right pattern by reading numbers. The numbers he took from evidences during a search warrant help him solving the case.
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