Chapter 10: “The Unluckiest Man in the World”

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05/13/24 • 34 min

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Join filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Zac Stuart-Pontier as they dissect hidden recordings, and unravel the pivotal roles of Bob's oldest confidantes -- Stewart and Emily Altman. Discover how one slip on the witness stand forces Bob’s legal team to radically change the course of the defense.

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Chapter 9: "Saving My Tears 'Til It's Official"

Bob is on trial for killing his best friend, Susan Berman, but the key to the case is understanding his motive. Was Susan an accomplice in the 1982 disappearance of Bob’s first wife Kathie, and if so, would her talking to the police put Bob at risk? Did Bob kill her to clean up a loose end? When Andrew finds a hidden recording of Susan made nine days after Kathie’s disappearance, it changes his perception of a story he has been working on for two decades.

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Chapter 11: "Mostly the Truth"

Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Zac Stuart-Pontier unravel some of the most intriguing and questionable stories Bob told on the witness stand. In a shocking moment that seems drawn from The Usual Suspects, Lewin confronts Bob with his most elaborate lie – about a pot-buying adventure in California’s Humboldt County on the road to Beverly Hills – deconstructing it for the jury. Plus, jurors give us the inside story of what happened in the deliberation room.

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