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英文剧本:交换生阿曼达 Amanda Knox Murder on Trial in Italy 2011 Script

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American college

student Amanda knox

 

stands accused of

killing her roommate

 

in a bizarre sex

game gone wrong.

 

Is she the victim of a

justice system, a town,

 

and an Italian media that

was stacked against her?

 

Regardless of the verdict,

 

knox's life will

never be the same.

 

[ Bell tolls ]

 

[ Man singing in

African dialect ]

 

Buon giorno.

 

We are looking for

Meredith kercher.

 

Meredith lives here,

 

but she's, uh -- she's

not here right now.

 

I am raffaele sollecito.

 

And this is Amanda knox.

 

Una studentessa americana.

 

She lives here

with Meredith.

 

There are four of

us all together.

 

Bene. We found signora

kercher's cellphone

 

this morning outside a

house on via sperandio.

 

We thought maybe it

was stolen and dumped.

 

Well, I've called Meredith

a few times this morning.

 

She didn't answer.

I guess that's why.

 

This is starting to freak

me out a little bit.

 

What do you mean?

 

Well, when I came

home this morning,

 

I noticed that the

front door was open.

 

And then I went upstairs,

 

and there was a broken window

in one of the bedrooms

 

and several drops of blood on

the floor in the bathroom.

 

So, Amanda ran back

to my place and got me.

 

We were just up there,

 

and it looks like

someone broke in.

 

Did you call the police?

 

I thought you

were the police.

 

We're the polizia postale.

 

We investigate stolen computers,

credit cards, and cellphones.

 

Uh, we called

the emergency number,

 

the 112, a

few minutes ago,

 

and the carabinieri said

they would send someone.

 

While we're

waiting, though,

 

maybe can you come

inside and take a look.

 

I'm scared to

go in there again.

 

Sure.

 

[ Door opens ]

 

The bathroom is this way.

 

When I went to take a

shower this morning,

 

I noticed there were

some drops of blood.

 

I thought maybe

somebody cut themselves.

 

Hello?

 

Oh, that's filomena,

my other roommate.

 

What's going on?

 

Someone broke your window.

 

My God.

 

Man: Anything missing?

 

My laptop and my jewelry

#NAME?

 

Where's Meredith?

 

I don't know.

Her door is locked.

 

We knocked a few times,

but there was no answer.

 

Meredith never

locks her door.

 

[ Knock on door ]

 

Meredith.

 

Meredith!

 

Apra la porta!

 

Um, I would like to

report a break-in.

 

[ Speaking Italian ]

 

Apra la porta!

 

[ Telephone rings ]

 

Hello?

 

Mom, someone broke

in to our house.

 

What? Are you all right?

 

They're breaking down

Meredith's door right now.

 

W-why?

 

Try again.

 

Amanda? Amanda, talk to me.

 

[ Gasps ]

 

Un piede. Un piede.

 

Oh, my God, there's a foot.

 

They said something about a foot.

I don't understand the rest.

 

A foot?

What do you mean, a foot?

 

My God. I don't know if it's

a foot or it's a whole body.

 

Everybody out!

 

Via! Immediatamente! Via!

 

[ Telephone beeps ]

 

What was that all about?

 

My God! That was Amanda.

 

She said something about a

#NAME?

 

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

 

Reporter: [ British accent

] We're here in perugia,

 

where news is coming in

 

on the murder of a

young British student.

 

As you can see behind me,

 

the house is being investigated

by the police at the moment,

 

with forensics teams

still working.

 

Although the authorities have

yet to make a formal statement,

 

we're expecting them

to do so shortly.

 

More news as we have it.

 

This is unreal.

 

I can't believe this

is actually happening.

 

I know.

 

[ Mid-tempo rock music playing ]

 

Â? I see that I'm not... Â?

 

[ hissing ]

 

Buona giornata.

 

Buona giornata.

 

Buona giornata, signore.

 

That's Italian for

have a nice day, sir.

 

Yeah, whatever.

 

Â? Let's try to make it last Â?

 

hey.

 

Um, can I get a

decaf soy cappuccino

 

and an iced latte macchiato?

 

A decaf soy cappuccino

and an iced macchiato.

 

[ Speaking Italian ]

 

Dude, foxy, I can't believe that

you're ditching us this year.

 

What is that team

gonna do without you?

 

We need foxy knoxy!

 

I'm sure you'll survive.

 

You'll find a way.

 

But what about d.J.?

 

I mean, is he gonna

come and, you know,

 

hang out with

you in perugia?

 

Um, actually we're taking

a little bit of a break.

 

He's gonna be in

China for the year.

 

I'm gonna be in Italy.

 

I just doesn't make much

sense to be tied down.

 

I'm gonna be here forever,

serving cake.

 

I hate you.

 

You'll love me when I bring you

back some perugian chocolate.

 

Hey, make it some Italian men,

and we'll call it a deal.

 

Deal.

Italian men coming right up.

 

Oh, my God!

 

What are you doing? Hello!

 

Aw, I love you!

 

Ooh, I love you, too, sweetheart.

Hi, dad.

 

Hi.

How's my world traveler, hmm?

 

I'm good. How are you?

 

Already missing you.

 

I love you tons.

Tons and tons and tons.

 

[ Smooching ] [ Laughs ]

 

Okay, now, how do you feel

about leaving Seattle?

 

I love Seattle,

 

and I love the

university of Washington.

 

But it'll be really awesome

 

to be somewhere totally

new and different.

 

Okay, mom, your turn.

 

Aaah! No! No! Come on, baby.

 

Amanda...

We're all so proud of you

 

for all you had to accomplish

to make this trip possible.

 

[ Sighs ]

 

We're gonna miss you.

 

Aw, no! [ Chuckles ]

 

It won't be the same around

here without you.

 

It's only 10 months.

I'll be back. I know.

 

10 months is a long time.

 

[ Both laugh ]

 

You all set?

 

Got your passport? Euros?

Pepper spray?

 

Yes, I'm all set.

 

What is this, "the stepfather's

guide to Europe"?

 

[ Laughter ] You

should write a book.

 

Toast, everybody. Toast.

 

Grab a glass. Here we go.

 

Travel safe and come

back soon, honey.

 

[ Laughter ]

 

[ Glasses clinking,

all talking at once ]

 

[ Amanda speaking Italian ]

 

Amanda: It's great you could

get over here so soon.

 

[ Bicycle bell dings ]

How's your jet lag?

 

Tired? I'll survive.

 

This is the town square.

It's hook-up central.

 

And this is

palazzo dei priori.

 

It's got some beautiful

13th-century frescoes,

 

if you want to

check it out.

 

You can drink out

in the open here?

 

In Italy, they say

 

everything's illegal

and nothing's forbidden.

 

See these guys? Uh-huh.

 

They're dealing.

 

Mostly hash and weed.

 

This place is awesome!

I want to study here.

 

Well, we can go to some

bars after dinner,

 

but you cannot tell

mom anything.

 

There's a place down here

that posts classifieds.

 

Maybe I can find an apartment.

We should look.

 

Man: Hey. Ciao.

 

[ Laughs ] You slut!

 

Aw, come on.

 

It's Italy, dude.

Get with the times.

 

[ Laughs ] They're cute.

 

Hmm. Come on. I'll share.

 

[ Both laugh ]

 

Oh, scusi mi.

 

I'm Amanda.

I'm a student here.

 

Is this your flyer

of the l'appartamento?

 

Yes. We are three women.

 

We have an extra bedroom.

It's very near here.

 

And it's 300 Euros a month.

 

It's perfect.

When can I see it?

 

Eccoci qua.

 

So...

 

This is your bedroom.

 

It's small. No, it's nice.

 

It's cute. I like it.

 

And you share the bathroom

with a girl named Meredith.

 

An English girl.

A British roommate, very cool.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

Oh, my God. It's perfect!

 

[ Exhales sharply ]

 

I love it.

 

I love it.

 

Would it be possible for you to

give us a one-month deposit?

 

Yes. No problem.

 

I'll get the lease.

You can sign it now. Good.

 

[ Both laugh ]

 

[ British accent ] I hear

you're American. I am.

 

Meredith.

Nice to meet you.

 

Nice to meet you. Ciao.

 

[ Laughter ] I'm Amanda.

 

Are you studying here?

 

European politics

and Italian.

 

Very cool. I just, uh --

 

I'm starting at università

per stranieri in September.

 

Right down the street.

Ace.

 

Ace?

 

You know, "ace"?

Brilliant, fantastic.

 

Don't you use that word?

 

Well, not like that, but it's good.

I'll start.

 

[ Laughter ]

 

[ Classical music playing ]

 

[ Music ends ]

 

[ Applause ]

 

I have to go.

 

Now?

 

Yeah. My humanities

test is tomorrow.

 

Oh, but I thought we could grab

a drink after at Merlin's.

 

Another time, okay?

 

[ Music resumes ]

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

Raffaele.

 

Amanda. Buona sera.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

[ Indistinct conversations ]

 

Raffaele: I come from bari.

It's down South.

 

On the coast of the adriatic.

Yes, I know.

 

Brava.

You know European geography.

 

Not all Americans are

ignorant slugs. Come on.

 

I, uh -- I grew up in Seattle.

Let's see how you do.

 

Um, Seattle. It's a city.

 

Uh-huh.

 

In Washington state.

 

Okay.

 

[ Both chuckle ]

 

And... it's home of Microsoft.

 

Most people say, uh...

 

Home of "grey's anatomy" and

birthplace of Kurt cobain.

 

And you say Microsoft.

 

I'm studying

computer engineering.

 

What do you expect?

 

I actually think

it's very charming.

 

Are...You...Hungry...

 

For a big...

 

Fat...

 

Chocolate strawberry?

 

Â? ...To make it do Â?

 

Â? maybe there's something

to make it true Â?

 

Â? a little more

goes such a long way Â?

 

Â? you know I want

a little more Â?

 

Â? love from you Â?

 

Â? love, you do me right Â?

 

Â? you know you got

to hear me say Â?

 

Â? your love for me Â?

 

Â? you've got to do

it right, yeah Â?

 

this Risotto recipe --

it's from my mother.

 

She used to make it every

Friday night before she died.

 

Oh, I'm sorry.

 

Oh, that's okay. It was, um...

 

...A long time ago.

 

Blood: The last

of the vampires."

 

That's one of my mangas.

 

It's Japanese comics.

I collect them. Like art.

 

Very cool.

 

So, is your dad still around?

 

No.

 

He lives in bari.

 

He's a doctor.

 

Molto importante.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

My dad's a vice president

for Macy's stores... mm-hmm.

 

...And my mom teaches math.

 

They split when I was

really little, though, so...

 

My parents were divorced, too.

 

But, um, back then, it wasn't so...

Accepted.

 

Hmm.

 

And...

 

Kids teased me a lot at school.

 

Here. Grazie.

 

Oh, this looks really good.

 

[ Both chuckle ]

 

I was made fun of

in school, too.

 

You?

 

Mm-hmm.

 

For what?

 

Well, I played

a lot of sports,

 

and I didn't have a

boyfriend till junior year,

 

so they thought that

I was a lesbian.

 

[ Laughs ]

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

You...

Don't kiss like a lesbian.

 

No?

 

Maybe you should try again.

 

Â? ...To get you back in Â?

 

Â? my heart Â?

 

Â? I'm all to you Â?

 

Â? back to the start Â?

 

[ birds chirping ]

 

[ Thinking ] I really like

the Italian lifestyle.

 

Everything shuts down

in the middle of the day.

 

Life really isn't about going

to work and making money.

 

It's about who you are

and what you choose to do

 

and who you choose to

spend your time with.

 

[ Laughter ]

 

This is actually one of the

happiest times in my life.

 

You can't catch me!

 

[ Laughs ]

 

[ Sighing ] Oh.

 

Hey, magnifico!

 

[ Both breathing heavily ]

 

[ Both chuckle ]

 

You are uno spirito

libero, Amanda.

 

[ Both laugh ]

 

You live your life

like a dream.

 

But it is a dream.

 

And I don't ever

want to wake up.

 

The chocolate festival

was awesome.

 

Are you gonna go? Maybe.

 

Maybe? I thought you

were mad about chocolate.

 

There's something I want

to talk to you about.

 

I just don't want it

turning into a big thing.

 

Okay.

 

I think you could be doing a more

around the flat, cleaning and things.

 

I do clean.

 

When? Every time I go

into the bathroom,

 

your stuff is all over the place.

It's a sty.

 

And you leave your dishes

piled in the sink.

 

Okay, stop.

 

I'm sorry.

 

Well, why didn't you tell

me it bothered you before?

 

I shouldn't have to tell you.

It should be obvious.

 

Hey! My two queens!

 

What's up? What's up?

 

The sky. The sky.

 

[ Both chuckle ]

 

Look, I'll try harder.

Okay?

 

Okay? Okay.

 

Are we cool?

 

We're cool.

 

Ace!

 

[ Both chuckle ]

 

Hey, I met a guy.

 

Oh, really? Yeah.

 

He looks exactly

like Harry Potter.

 

He's quiet

and he's supersmart.

 

Oh, my gosh.

His apartment?

 

I think his dad's

really wealthy.

 

Hmm. Does he work?

 

He's studying computer

engineering at the university,

 

but he, uh --

he's not a geek.

 

He's not like that.

 

So, you've barely been

here two months,

 

and you've already got yourself

a posh Italian boyfriend?

 

Yeah. I think I do.

 

We're from totally

different cultures,

 

but we have so

much in common.

 

It's...

 

It's like...Destiny.

 

Destiny? Yeah.

 

Hmm, I like the sound of that.

 

Respect.

 

[ Both laugh ]

 

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

 

Reporter: 21-year-old British

exchange student Meredith kercher

 

was found brutally

stabbed to death

 

in her apartment in

perugia earlier today.

 

By all accounts, Meredith --

 

or "mez," as she was called

by her family and friends --

 

was a good student,

a good person,

 

and a good friend.

 

Like thousands

of other students,

 

kercher set off on a year's

adventure studying abroad.

 

Sadly, she will not

be returning home.

 

This is Nigel fox, perugia.

 

[ Indistinct conversations ]

 

Prosecutor mignini.

 

What do we have so far?

 

The glass in the back

window is broken.

 

It's the bedroom

of filomena romanelli,

 

a roommate of the victim.

 

That's how they got in?

 

We think the break-in

could've been staged.

 

Let's take a look.

 

Prosecutor, this way.

 

The glass is on top

of the clothes.

 

Which means the window

must've been broken

 

after the room

was ransacked.

 

Prosecutor mignini.

 

Poor child.

 

We found Ms.

kercher in a pool of blood.

 

She was covered by this quilt.

 

Dr. stefanoni: Her

throat was slashed.

 

Based on the

blood trajectory,

 

she was kneeling

in front of the wardrobe

 

when she was stabbed.

 

Whoever did this must've

been covered in blood.

 

How'd the killer leave

 

without tracking bloody

footprints everywhere?

 

Well, we did find a

couple of visible footprints.

 

And we also raised five or

six latents with luminol.

 

So, someone tried to

clean up afterwards.

 

Not the m.O.

Of your typical petty thief or rapist.

 

I think we could be looking at

something more sinister here.

 

In the meantime,

 

I want to talk to kercher's

roommates and everyone who knew her.

 

There is a place down here

that has great scamorza.

 

What's that?

 

It's, um, seasoned

and smoked cheese.

 

Sounds good. Let's go.

 

[ Cellphone rings ]

 

Wait. One sec. Sorry.

 

Hold on.

 

Hi, mom. Edda: Where are you?

 

I'm on a walk with raffaele.

 

I think you

should come home.

 

[ Cellphone rings ]

 

Mom, I've got

to finish school.

 

Well, listen, sweetie, I know how

important your studies are to you,

 

the year abroad,

 

but we'll deal with

all that later.

 

I-I just...

 

I just think it's

right to come home.

 

You've been through enough.

 

Mom, I'm fine.

Really, seriously.

 

I'm okay. You don't sound okay.

 

I'm staying with raffaele, and I can buy new clothes.

It's really not a big deal.

 

Damn it, Amanda!

 

I want you to come home now.

 

Mom! That's not gonna happen.

 

Okay? I'm a big girl.

 

I get to make these

decisions now.

 

Hold on.

 

The police

want to talk with us.

 

Okay.

 

Mom, I have to go

down to the precinct.

 

All right?

We'll talk about this later.

 

I love you. Bye.

 

[ Indistinct conversations ]

 

Everything's happening so fast.

 

[ Sighing ] I can't think.

 

It's like a nightmare.

 

You're in shock.

 

Amanda knox?

 

I guess it's my turn.

 

Man: Prego.

 

I woke up at my boyfriend,

raffaele sollecito's, apartment,

 

where I'd slept

the night before.

 

And around 10:30,

 

I went back to my house

to take a shower.

 

Was there not a shower

at sollecito's house?

 

Yeah, but it's -- it's small.

 

Plus, all my clothes

are at my house.

 

But when I got there,

 

I noticed that the front

door was -- was open.

 

But sometimes the lock

on the door doesn't catch,

 

so I just went in anyway.

 

And, uh...

 

Then when I went upstairs

to take a shower,

 

I noticed that there were some

drops of blood on the floor.

 

You know?

 

Um, a bloodstain on the bath mat

and another one on the sink.

 

You're very brave.

 

You found the door open,

blood in the bathroom.

 

Despite all this

you had a shower?

 

Well...

 

I mean, the truth is I

thought it was menstrual blood

 

or somebody cut themselves.

 

I mean, I definitely didn't

think somebody had been murdered.

 

And what happened

 

when you went back to

Amanda's place with her?

 

We looked around,

and I got concerned,

 

so I called my sister

who works for the police.

 

And she told me

to call the 112.

 

Um...After I did,

 

we went outside

and waited for them.

 

Thank you both.

 

I know this is a

very difficult time.

 

We just want you to catch

whoever did this to Meredith.

 

You have my promise.

 

Where do you want to go?

 

I don't know.

 

My house is

officially a crime scene,

 

so I guess that's out.

 

Well, you can stay at

my place if you want.

 

Thank you.

 

At least now I have

some clean underwear.

 

Wait. Does that mean you're

not wearing any right now?

 

Maybe.

 

Maybe not.

 

[ Both laugh ]

 

What's going on?

 

It's a memorial.

 

To Meredith.

 

She looks happy.

 

[ Both laughing ]

 

Hey.

You remember I told you

 

I was looking

for a part-time job?

 

You got one?

 

Not yet, but there's an

opening down at le chic,

 

and I was gonna

go check it out.

 

Do you want to

come with me?

 

Please?

 

Moral support?

 

Fine!

 

Ace!

 

Yeah, I bet.

 

I really want this job.

 

Are you sure

I look sexy enough?

 

Yes. Come on.

 

Vin santo, pressed from

local malvasia grapes.

 

Grazie.

 

I used to make mojitos with

that vodka back in London.

 

Vodka mojitos?

 

Mmm. They're amazing.

 

You want to try one? Sure.

 

Patrick: I need a waitress

two nights a week.

 

Do you have any

work experience?

 

Uh, yeah.

 

While I was going to college,

I worked part-time at a cafe,

 

in a sports bar,

and an art gallery.

 

The pay at le chic is 50

Euros a week plus tips.

 

Want to think it over?

 

No. No, I'll take it.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

Here you go.

 

It's fantastic.

 

Wow!

 

I don't even miss the rum.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

Maybe you could come in

once a week and bartend?

 

We could do

Meredith's mojito night.

 

Well, good luck getting

her away from the books.

 

[ Laughing ] It's not easy.

 

My course load is a

little insane right now.

 

But maybe in the spring.

 

Deal.

 

[ Insects chirping ]

 

Raffaele: What

are you thinking?

 

Amanda: I'm thinking that I

hope this is all over soon.

 

I mean, this time last year,

all I worried about was...

 

Midterms and pulling

a good shift at my job.

 

Now my roommate's dead...

 

[Exhales]

 

...And I'm in the middle

of a murder investigation.

 

Life's just so

random, you know?

 

We're gonna get through this.

 

We've got each other.

 

Dr. lalli: I found over 40

bruises and cuts on kercher's body,

 

in addition to

multiple stab wounds.

 

Most of the cuts

were superficial jabs,

 

almost as if someone

were toying with her

 

before killing her.

 

According to her family,

she was a strong girl.

 

She would've fought

for her life.

 

Bruising indicates

someone held her down

 

and choked her before

she was fatally stabbed.

 

How could a single person

inflict this much damage?

 

There had to be more

than one attacker.

 

Was she raped?

 

It could've been rape,

 

or it could've been

rough consensual sex.

 

It's impossible

to determine which.

 

[ Sighs ]

 

So... someone had sex with her

 

and then tried

to strangle her.

 

And when that didn't work,

they slit her throat.

 

The fatal wound...

 

Severed her

thyroid artery.

 

[ Sighs ]

 

Do you have time of death?

 

Between 9:30 and 11:30 P.M.

 

But there is

something else.

 

Forensic evidence indicates

that several hours after death,

 

kercher's bra was cut off

 

and her body was moved.

 

What kind of killer returns

to the crime scene...

 

Cleans up...

Stages a break-in...

 

And moves the body?

 

Of Meredith's last 24 hours.

 

Mignini: Do you remember

the last time you saw her?

 

Uh, yeah.

 

Yeah, the day that she died.

 

Um...It was around noon.

 

I was sitting in the living

room playing guitar.

 

[ Acoustic guitar strumming ]

 

Hey.

 

[ Sighing ] Hey.

 

Oh, I'm

completely exhausted.

 

I didn't get in

till 5:30 this morning.

 

You've got a little

something on your face.

 

[ Chuckles ] Fake blood.

 

I was a vampire

for Halloween.

 

And she left about

a half an hour later.

 

Yelled "goodbye"

on her way out,

 

and that's the last

time I saw her.

 

And what did you

and raffaele do?

 

We...

Went into my bedroom and, uh...

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

Amanda...

 

Detective navarra and

I have been around.

 

There's no need to

be embarrassed.

 

Okay.

Uh, we smoked a joint.

 

And, um...

 

Around 5:00 we went

back to his house

 

and watched a movie

on the Internet.

 

And after that?

 

I thought this

was about Meredith.

 

We're asking these

questions to everybody.

 

And because you were

so close to Meredith,

 

your memories are

especially important.

 

Per favore.

 

Okay. We, um...

 

We smoked another joint.

 

And...

 

Had sex and went to bed.

 

Bene.

 

What time did you wake up?

 

Uh, around 10:00 A.M.

 

I went back to my house,

 

and I've told you

all of this already.

 

[ Chuckles ] Police

business is very boring.

 

It's, uh...

 

It's all paperwork

and questions.

 

Over and over.

 

Would you mind going back

to the cottage with me?

 

I promise to come up

with some new questions.

 

Yeah. Sure.

 

The four boys

who live downstairs.

 

How well do you know them?

 

Pretty well.

We were all friends.

 

Was Meredith sexually

active with any of them?

 

Yeah. Uh, she was seeing

giacomo silenzi.

 

He's a really,

really nice guy.

 

Mm.

 

Does he have a key

to the upstairs?

 

No, I don't --

I don't think so.

 

They'd only been seeing

each other for a few weeks.

 

I only ask because we think

whoever murdered Meredith

 

used a key to get in.

 

I thought they broke in

through filomena's window.

 

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

 

We suspect the break-in

was, um, you know,

 

staged after the fact, to

throw us off, you know?

 

Come. I need your help.

 

Do you notice any

knives missing, Ms. knox?

 

[ Breathing raggedly ]

Amanda, what's wrong?

 

[ Whimpers ]

 

[ Groaning ]

 

Amanda.

 

[ Conversing in Italian ]

 

[ Sobbing ]

 

[ Indistinct conversations ]

 

Amanda, put your

coat over your head.

 

Why? Paparazzi.

 

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

 

All right. Come on.

 

Prosecutor!

 

Prosecutor, is it true

that Meredith was raped?

 

[ Mignini speaking Italian ]

 

Have there been

any new leads?

 

Any new developments

you can share?

 

Yes. Yes, we do.

We're working on them now.

 

Excuse me. That's it.

Thank you so much.

 

Thank you so much.

Thank you. Thanks.

 

[ Indistinct conversations ]

 

That's it. No more.

 

I just got off the

phone with Amanda.

 

She said the police took her

back to the crime scene today.

 

Said it was

terribly upsetting.

 

Don't they have

any other witnesses?

 

Amanda said they're talking to

everyone who knew Meredith.

 

It must be so traumatic to

have to keep reliving it

 

every single day.

 

She said they questioned her

every single day this week.

 

Amanda's a smart kid.

She can handle it.

 

She's in a foreign

country, Chris.

 

Dealing with foreign police

in a foreign language.

 

Yeah.

 

I'm gonna leave tomorrow.

 

I don't want her dealing

with this another day

 

by herself.

 

Dr. stefanoni: We

found this partial

 

next to Meredith's body.

 

It's a men's nike athletic

shoe set in Meredith's blood.

 

This bloody footprint was

on the mat in the bathroom.

 

Also male.

 

The lab is analyzing it

 

for specific class

characteristics.

 

Size-wise it's compatible

with raffaele sollecito.

 

What about the

luminoled footprints

 

you found in the hallway?

 

Are they compatible

with sollecito?

 

Mm, too small.

 

They're between a

size 36, maybe 38.

 

Amanda knox is a size 37.

 

Was there anything unusual

about Amanda's behavior

 

after Meredith's

body was found?

 

When we were in the squad room

waiting to be questioned,

 

Amanda was acting

very strange.

 

Everybody noticed it.

 

Strange in what way?

 

Meredith's English

friends and I were...

 

A complete...Mess.

 

We were all...

 

Crying and

hugging each other.

 

[ Laughs ]

 

Amanda and raffaele

were fooling around,

 

acting like nothing

had happened.

 

They were

completely detached.

 

Did Amanda say anything

at all about the crime?

 

[ Sighs ]

 

I said I hoped

Meredith hadn't suffered.

 

And she turned to

me and said...

 

Of course she did.

 

She died a terrible, slow

death with her throat slit.

 

You're sure?

 

She said Meredith's

throat was "slit."

 

Positive.

 

Amanda and raffaele

were in the kitchen

 

when the door was broken down.

 

Is there any way

 

she could've caught a glimpse

of the neck wound?

 

Maybe on her way out?

 

Meredith's body was

covered by a quilt.

 

Only her hair and her

foot were visible.

 

And there is more.

 

The owner of quinto's

supply store came in today.

 

He told me that a young woman

 

with piercing blue eyes

and a pale complexion

 

came into his store

 

at 7:45 the morning after

Meredith had been murdered

 

and bought household

cleaning supplies.

 

He thinks it was Amanda?

 

He identified her

in a photo array.

 

[ Sighs ]

 

[ Conversing in Italian ]

 

How about going down to

bari this weekend?

 

You could meet my father.

 

[ Chuckles ] Wow.

You move fast.

 

Yeah, well,

it would be a relief

 

to get away from all

this police questioning.

 

Well...

 

We have nothing to hide, right?

 

Mm-hmm.

 

I think my father

would like you.

 

Has he liked your

other girlfriends?

 

You are my first

real girlfriend, Amanda.

 

[ Laughing ] No, I'm not.

Stop it.

 

No, I'm serious.

It's true.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

Well..

 

[ Cellphone ringing ]

 

Hmm. Oh.

 

The police.

 

Pronto.

 

They want me over

there in 30 minutes.

 

Do they want to talk to me?

 

Just me.

 

We looked into

your background.

 

You have a long history

with narcotics, correct?

 

Mm...

 

I have taken...

Some drugs.

 

But now I...

Mainly just smoke weed.

 

Is it also true that you

always carry a knife with you?

 

I've collected knives

since I was...14?

 

It's a hobby.

 

What, like lying?

 

What's that

supposed to mean?

 

These records show that

both you and Amanda

 

turned off your mobile phones

 

at 8:00 P.M.

on the night of the murder

 

and turned them on again

at 6:00 the next morning.

 

So, maybe I turned

my phone on earlier?

 

What's the big deal?

 

You told us you and Amanda slept until 10:00 a.

M. On November the 2nd.

 

Were you sleepwalking?

 

Maybe I forgot?

 

You forgot.

 

When the postal police

arrived at the cottage,

 

you told them you'd

already called 112.

 

There is no record

of such a call.

 

I did call 112.

 

Yes, you did, but

you made that call

 

10 minutes after they

arrived, not before!

 

I'm....

 

I'm done here.

 

Listen, you spoiled brat!

 

We're not dealing with a

parking ticket here, okay?

 

A girl has been murdered.

 

If you don't start talking,

 

not even your daddy will

be able to dig you out.

 

Yes.

 

Is that clear?!

 

Yes!

 

Good.

 

I'm listening.

 

[ Exhales deeply ]

 

I told you a lot of rubbish

in my earlier statements.

 

Mm-hmm.

 

Amanda convinced

me of her version,

 

and I...

 

I just wanted

to protect her.

 

But I didn't think about

the contradictions.

 

[ Sighs deeply ]

 

[ Telephone rings ]

 

[ Sighs ]

 

[ Grunts ]

 

Amanda, per favore.

 

This is not the time or

place for gymnastics.

 

Sorry, I was just trying

to relieve some stress.

 

Just sit down, please.

 

Did you stay with Amanda

all night, raffaele?

 

That's what we

really want to know.

 

We were at my apartment

early in the evening.

 

But around 9:00,

she went out.

 

She was meeting up with some

friends in this bar, le chic.

 

And I stayed home.

 

What time did she come back?

 

Not until

1:00 in the morning.

 

I have no idea where

she was all night.

 

Should any of our

questions be unclear.

 

Where's raffaele?

 

We are interested in a text

you got from Patrick lumumba,

 

your boss at le chic,

on the night of the murder.

 

Yeah, he told me that I didn't

have to come in to work.

 

Wait. How do you know

about my text messages?

 

Can you read

your response to him?

 

Yeah.

 

[ Cellphone beeps ]

 

Um...

My Italian's not perfect,

 

but it says, uh...

 

Ci vediamo piu tardi.

 

In Italian, that phrase

suggests a fixed appointment.

 

In English, I think it just

means, "see you around."

 

Were you arranging

to meet him that night?

 

No. No.

 

Not at all.

 

It's almost 1:00 in the morning.

Can I go?

 

I'm afraid that

won't be possible.

 

You have to start again! Okay?!

 

[ Indistinct conversations ]

 

We cannot do it tomorrow.

We have to do it now.

 

[ Indistinct conversations

continue ]

 

You said that already!

 

I know!

 

[ Indistinct conversations

continue ]

 

You had to stay here

all night or what?!

 

I tell you the same story!

 

I don't know what you

want me to tell you!

 

Once I realized I didn't

have to go to work...

 

Raffaele and I had dinner.

 

We made love,

 

and then we watched a

movie on his computer.

 

How many times do I

have to go over this?

 

Until your story adds up.

 

What is that

supposed to mean?

 

It means that

raffaele sollecito

 

is no longer corroborating

your alibi.

 

He stated you left his house

 

at 9:00 on the night

of the murder

 

and didn't return

home until 1:00 A.M.!

 

What?

 

That's -- that's --

that's not true!

 

Just who are you trying

to protect, Amanda?!

 

Is it Mr. lumumba?

 

No, I -- it's not true!

Amanda, Amanda...

 

I know you want to

tell us the truth.

 

[ Exhales sharply ]

 

Navarra: I can see

it in your eyes.

 

I don't want you to take

the fall for someone else.

 

[ Crying ]

 

It's just that

things from that night,

 

the memories are hazy.

 

Young lady!

I-I don't remember!

 

I don't --

 

if you're lying, you could

get 30 years in jail

 

and never see

your family again.

 

For what?! For what?!

I didn't do anything!

 

I didn't do it!

Amanda? Amanda?

 

If you cooperate with us now,

it will be much better for you.

 

[ Crying ]

 

I'm scared.

 

It's okay. It's okay.

 

The truth will come

out, you know?

 

One way or another.

 

Sometimes, the

mind blocks out trauma.

 

Use your imagination.

 

Think about...

What could've happened.

 

You called Patrick lumumba.

 

You were going to see him.

 

And then?

 

[ Sobbing ]

 

I'm af-- I'm afraid.

 

It's -- it's okay.

It's okay.

 

Just try to remember.

 

[ Sighs ]

 

Uh...

 

I did meet up with

Patrick that night.

 

Around 9:00 P.M.

, we went back to my house.

 

Patrick and Meredith

went in Meredith's room

 

while I stayed

in the kitchen.

 

I can't remember how long

they were in there. It just --

 

[ scuffling, Meredith squeals ]

 

At one point, I heard

Meredith screaming.

 

[ Meredith screams ]

 

I was so scared.

 

[ Screams ]

 

[ Sobbing ]

 

[ Sobbing ] And I-I can't

remember anything after that.

 

It's -- my head --

it's all -- it's fuzzy.

 

I just -- I need some sleep.

 

Please, can I go home?

 

Amanda, I'm

glad you remembered.

 

But the law now requires

me to do two things.

 

You have become a suspect

as an accomplice to murder,

 

and you'll have to tell the

prosecutor what you just told me.

 

No.

 

[ Sobbing ]

 

Are you ready to do that?

 

[ Sobbing continues ]

 

Track down lumumba.

 

Get him in here now.

 

You're lucky you're not in America, Mr.

lumumba.

 

You'd be electrocuted

for your crime.

 

What crime?!

 

I have no idea what

you're talking about!

 

You think I killed Meredith?

 

Mignini: We have a written

statement from Amanda knox.

 

In it, she accuses you

 

of raping and murdering

Meredith kercher.

 

She's lying!

 

I have seven sisters, man.

 

There's no way I

could hurt a woman!

 

Seven sisters.

 

Detective alicastro,

that's a compelling defense.

 

I think we've made a

horrible mistake here.

 

This man has seven sisters.

 

He couldn't possibly have raped

and brutally slaughtered

 

an innocent, young woman.

 

Listen to me!

 

I was at my bar all night!

 

I barely knew Meredith,

 

and I've certainly

never been to her flat!

 

Really?

 

In her statement, she says she

was there with you that night.

 

What possible reason

could she have

 

to implicate you and

herself at the same time?

 

[ Train whistle blows ]

 

[ Train bell dinging ]

 

Do you speak English?

English?

 

[ Cellphone ringing ]

 

Thank you. Uh, sorry.

Just a minute.

 

Hi.

Chris, I'm finally here.

 

The police just arrested

Amanda for Meredith's murder.

 

What?

 

Look, it's gonna

be okay, honey.

 

Just go to the mayor's

office, okay?

 

[ Exhales sharply ]

 

How can they

possibly arrest her?

 

I know you want answers,

but right now we have none.

 

Well, my ex-husband,

who's Amanda's father,

 

is going to be here on Friday,

 

and he is contacting

the American embassy.

 

The mayor has spoken

to a criminal attorney,

 

lorenzo giordano.

 

He's very good,

very experienced,

 

and he knows everyone.

 

Well, there's a possibility

 

that she won't even

need a lawyer.

 

Right? I mean, once this whole

thing is straightened out?

 

Right? I mean, Amanda is --

 

s-she's only 20 years old.

 

She's an honor student.

 

[ Voice breaking ] She's --

 

she's kind, and she's gentle.

 

And there is no way she could be

involved in something like this!

 

It's a horrible mistake!

 

[ Cell door unlocks ]

 

Can I call my mom?

 

Piu tardi.

 

[ Door slams, locks ]

 

[ Indistinct shouting,

camera shutters clicking ]

 

[ Cell door unlocks ]

 

[ Sobbing ]

 

Are you all right?

 

Prego.

 

I'm just confused.

This is like a nightmare.

 

What happened?

 

I don't know.

 

All I know is that

Meredith was my friend,

 

and I didn't kill her.

 

Amanda, we know that.

But why did they arrest you?

 

Because raffaele lied.

 

He said that I wasn't with

him the night of the murder,

 

and I don't know why.

 

He's always been so nice to me.

 

Maybe he wanted to

disassociate himself from me.

 

He was scared. I don't --

 

shh.

Honey, honey, slow down.

 

What happened

with the police?

 

[ Sighs ]

 

They interrogated

me for 13 hours.

 

They threatened me.

 

They called me a liar.

They hit me.

 

They hit you?

 

Yes, they smacked me on

the back of the head.

 

And I was so scared, I

finally told them that...

 

Maybe I was at the

house with Patrick

 

the night that

Meredith was killed.

 

But it was more like a vision.

It wasn't reality.

 

I just wanted them to

stop questioning me.

 

Look.

We're meeting with an attorney.

 

He'll get to the

bottom of this.

 

Okay.

 

Guard: Prego.

[ Cell door opens ]

 

[ Sobbing ] Don't go.

Please don't leave me in here.

 

I don't want to be here.

 

[ Sobbing continues ] Amanda.

 

No.

 

Come on.

 

Come here. Come here.

 

[ Sobbing ] Mommy.

 

We're gonna get you out.

 

I promise. I promise, okay?

 

We'll get you out.

 

We'll get you out of here.

 

I promise.

 

[ Speaking Italian ]

 

Not only is there not a

shred of forensic evidence

 

placing Patrick lumumba

at the crime scene,

 

but a witness just stepped

forward, confirming his alibi.

 

How is that possible?

 

Because Amanda lied.

 

How could she remain silent

 

while I put an innocent

man behind bars

 

based on her statement?

 

She co-- she thinks we're

a bunch of inept fools!

 

She could be protecting

somebody else.

 

We lifted a fingerprint

in Meredith's bedroom

 

that did not belong to Patrick

nor Amanda nor raffaele.

 

When I ran it through

the database,

 

I got a hit

to Rudy guede.

 

Who the hell is Rudy guede?

 

He immigrated here as a child

from the Ivory Coast.

 

Since then, he's only had a

few skirmishes with the law.

 

The only problem is,

nobody knows where is now.

 

We'll find him.

 

[ Cell door unlocks ]

 

Buon giorno, dottore.

 

They said that you

wanted to see me?

 

Is everything okay?

 

The results

of your blood tests.

 

Sit down.

 

I'm sorry,

 

but they show the presence of the h.

I.V. Virus.

 

Aids?

 

You can't be serious.

 

Being h.I.V.-Positive

 

doesn't necessarily

mean you have aids.

 

No, no, no, no.

That's not -- that's not possible.

 

How -- where would I

have gotten it from?

 

No, I want

to get married.

 

[ Voice breaking ]

I want to have children.

 

I want to grow old.

 

I will take another

sample just to make sure.

 

In the meantime,

 

we need a list of all the

men you had sex with.

 

What?

 

[ Siren wailing ]

 

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

 

[ Reporter speaking Italian ]

 

[ Rudy singing

in African dialect ]

 

Meredith: You having a

party without us?

 

[ Chuckles ]

What's going on?

 

Where have you been hiding

these two Bella ragazza?

 

We live upstairs.

I'm Meredith.

 

Rudy.

 

Â? Meredith's friend Â?

 

Â? Meredith's

friend Â? yeah.

 

Â? Meredith's friend, Meredith's

friend Â? yeah. Yeah.

 

Â? Wanna get high? Wanna get high?

Â? yeah. Yeah.

 

[ Mid-tempo music plays ]

 

[ Rudy singing

in African dialect ]

 

[ Reporter speaking Italian ]

 

You'll be happy to know

 

that Rudy guede is now

in Italian custody.

 

Good.

Have they questioned him yet?

 

Briefly.

 

He said he had consensual

sex with Meredith

 

and then he went

to the bathroom.

 

When he came back,

 

he saw a strange man

with a bloody knife

 

standing over Meredith.

 

He also told police that

Amanda wasn't involved.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

Thank God.

 

Okay.

So, when do they release her?

 

Woman: Mr. lumumba,

 

why do you think Amanda knox

falsely incriminated you?

 

I don't really know.

 

But I don't think she's evil.

 

To be evil, you

have to have a soul.

 

Amanda doesn't.

 

She's empty, dead inside.

 

Doctor: We have

the official results

 

on your h.I.V. Test.

 

Negativo.

 

Negative?

 

Mm-hmm.

 

Are you sure it's negative?

 

Well, they retested the

sample three times.

 

Well, how can this happen?

 

You said that before

I was positive.

 

Well, it was

a false positive.

 

It happens sometimes.

 

Sometimes?

 

Sometimes?! This is my life

that you're talking about.

 

I mean, are you trying to

make me lose my mind?!

 

Is that what you're

trying to do?!

 

Scusi? No, don't touch me!

 

You're sick!

 

This whole country, the

police, the press --

 

you're all sick!

 

[ Birds chirping ]

 

It's been weeks and weeks.

 

They already have the

man who did this.

 

Why is my daughter

still in jail?

 

There are some complications.

 

What do you mean,

complications?

 

Based on the autopsy results,

 

the prosecution believes

guede did not act alone.

 

They think he had accomplices.

 

But Rudy already said

that they weren't there.

 

He's changed his story.

 

Giordano: He says he met up with

Meredith at a Halloween party.

 

He's now claiming

that Amanda and raffaele

 

were at the cottage on

the night of the murder.

 

She invited him over the

next night for a date.

 

While they were kissing,

 

Rudy suddenly got

stomach cramps.

 

[ Groans ]

 

[ Speaks Italian ]

 

He was on the toilet

listening to his iPod

 

when he heard

a loud scream.

 

[ Meredith screams ]

 

He came out to find a man

he describes as raffaele

 

with a bloody knife.

 

Meredith?

 

Meredith! No!

 

Meredith! Oh, dear!

 

[ Gasping ]

 

He tried to save

Meredith but couldn't.

 

[ Shouts indistinctly ]

 

Then he looked out the window

 

and saw a woman he

described as Amanda.

 

His story is

absolutely ludicrous.

 

He's only trying

to save his own skin.

 

He raped that girl,

and then he killed her.

 

I mean, how

can mignini believe

 

the word of this drug

dealer over my daughter?

 

The case is still

under investigation.

 

There's still a long way to go.

 

Excuse me, Mr. giordano.

I mean, no offense.

 

But this system

that you have over here

 

is absolutely insane.

 

How long?

 

Well, apparently,

the judges --

 

more than a dozen judges

have to review the evidence

 

before they decide if the

prosecution even has a case.

 

And at any point

along the way,

 

the whole thing

could be thrown out.

 

Mom, how long?

 

How long?

 

All in all, it

could take up to a year.

 

A year? Mm-hmm.

 

A year? Mm-hmm.

 

Mom, I've been in here

for two months already.

 

I should be back in college.

 

I should be back in Seattle

and moving on with my life,

 

not sitting here rotting

in an Italian jail

 

for something that I didn't do.

 

I know, honey, but...

 

They've got

their own system here,

 

and we may not

agree with it.

 

We may not even

understand it,

 

but...We have to trust them

to do the right thing.

 

We're gonna get through

this, Amanda.

 

You are our child.

 

And your father and I

will do everything we can

 

to see you through this.

 

Everything and anything.

Okay?

 

Do you understand?

 

Yeah.

 

All over the victim's bedroom.

 

It was also on her

bra, her handbag,

 

her shirt, and

inside her body.

 

We identified Amanda's DNA

mixed with Meredith's blood

 

in five locations in the flat.

 

This blood smear on

the bathroom faucet

 

contained Meredith's blood

mixed with Amanda's blood.

 

This is the knife

we confiscated

 

from raffaele's

kitchen drawer.

 

And we identified Amanda's

DNA on the handle

 

and Meredith's DNA

on the tip of the blade.

 

So Amanda put the knife

to Meredith's throat,

 

keeping her under control.

 

Raffaele held her down

while Rudy raped her.

 

Meredith fought back.

 

Amanda plunged the knife

into her neck, killing her.

 

This is a

plausible theory.

 

The only problem is that

 

the levels of Meredith's DNA on

the knife were extremely low.

 

How low? Less than five cells.

 

You might not have

 

what the Americans

call a smoking gun,

 

but if you add all

the evidence together,

 

I think you have everything

you need to convict them all.

 

[ Indistinct shouting,

camera shutters clicking ]

 

Anything to say at all?

 

[ Speaking Italian ]

 

Forensic results have confirmed

 

that the three

people responsible

 

for this unspeakable

orgy of death

 

are Amanda knox,

raffaele sollecito,

 

and Rudy guede.

 

Do you have a motive?

 

The victim was

sexually assaulted,

 

which leads us to believe

 

that it started as

some sort of sex game.

 

How could this young girl

commit such a violent crime?

 

Well, under the angel face

exists a very disturbed girl.

 

Amanda lies without conscience.

 

She does cartwheels

and buys lingerie

 

while her roommate lies

dead in the morgue.

 

She has no trace of empathy

for Meredith or anyone else.

 

I believe she's

capable of anything,

 

including murder.

 

Grazie.

 

[ Indistinct shouting ]

 

Curt: Amanda is a hard-working,

athletic honor student --

 

not this sex-crazed foxy knoxy

character they've concocted.

 

The papers are calling

her a diabolical ViXen.

 

It's -- it's a total,

absolute fabrication.

 

Trial by media.

It can get pretty vicious.

 

I mean, this photo here --

 

this was taken at

a museum in Germany

 

while Amanda was

visiting her aunt.

 

Her aunt.

And where's the other one?

 

Foxy knoxy?

 

This is a childhood

nickname that she had

 

from playing soccer when

she was 8 years old.

 

What kid doesn't?

 

Foxy knoxy details her

many lovers in Italy"?

 

The prison doctor told

Amanda she had aids.

 

He asked her to make a list

of her sexual partners,

 

and when she complied

#NAME?

 

The list was somehow leaked

to the press? Yes.

 

How can they do that?

 

I mean, how can they

 

just expose her personal

life to the whole world?

 

Public relations is all

about creating an image,

 

and whoever controls

that image wins.

 

If this thing goes to trial,

 

she could be found guilty before

she even steps foot in court.

 

We're not rich,

 

but we contacted you because

we want to fight back.

 

We need to fight

back, for Amanda.

 

A lot of our work will be done

through the American media.

 

We need to get this story

on the talk show circuit,

 

into mainstream magazines,

newspaper interviews.

 

Okay, uh, well...

 

I guess we'll do whatever

you need us to, right?

 

There's something

else that might help.

 

The prosecutor on

our daughter's case

 

is under indictment

in Italy.

 

We'll certainly

look into that.

 

As jesuit honor

student Amanda knox

 

languishes in a perugian jail

 

for a crime she says

she didn't commit,

 

it now appears she's not the

only one in the hot seat.

 

In a twist that most Americans

would find unbelievable,

 

we've discovered the chief

prosecutor, giuliano mignini,

 

is himself under indictment

 

for intimidation and

illegal wiretapping

 

in a decades-old

serial-murder case.

 

[ Reporter speaking Italian ]

 

[ Reporters speaking

native languages ]

 

American reporter: Mignini,

outspoken and political,

 

has made his share of

enemies over the years.

 

It's rubbish!

Complete rubbish!

 

They're trying to

save their daughter

 

by destroying my reputation.

 

It's outrageous.

 

Giuliano, it's a smoke screen.

 

An act of desperation.

You know that.

 

Did I falsely accuse

an innocent man?

 

Or lie to the police

about my alibi?

 

Or leave my bloody footprints

and DNA at the crime scene?

 

Do cartwheels?

 

Or try to scrub my guilt

away with bleach?

 

What did I do?

 

I did my job.

 

And I'm not going to let

this case be tried

 

by American tv reporters

and bloggers!

 

This case is going to be

tried in a court of law.

 

Reporter: There is a chill in

the autumn air here in perugia

 

as Rudy guede arrives in

court to receive the verdict

 

in his fast-track trial.

 

Also here are the ex-lovers

 

Amanda knox and

raffaele sollecito.

 

Foxy knoxy swept into court

 

like an invitee to a gala event.

 

She waved and smiled

at friends and reporters

 

as she sat before judge micheli,

 

who will decide later today if

there is sufficient evidence

 

to send her to trial

 

for the brutal murder

of Meredith kercher.

 

[ Tapping on microphone ]

 

In the name of

the Italian people,

 

this court declares...

 

Rudy hermann guede guilty

 

of the murder

of Meredith kercher

 

and sexual assault.

 

Sentenced to 30 years.

 

Amanda knox and

raffaele sollecito

 

will be tried for murder,

sexual assault,

 

theft, and

transportation of a knife.

 

What?

 

No.

 

What?

 

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

 

[ Indistinct conversations,

camera shutters clicking ]

 

Mignini: This case

is like a puzzle.

 

While individual pieces

can be picked apart,

 

put together,

 

there is a compelling

picture of guilt.

 

On the one hand,

we have the victim,

 

Meredith kercher --

 

a studious young woman

 

who was soon to return to London

for her mother's birthday.

 

On the other,

 

we have Amanda knox...

 

A narcissistic, aggressive,

and manipulative young woman

 

who harbored a

hatred for Meredith.

 

Now, in her desire to retaliate,

 

Amanda enlisted the

services of two young men

 

who were vying to impress her --

 

raffaele sollecito, her

smitten, weak-willed lover,

 

and drifter Rudy guede.

 

Now, each of these

three individuals

 

may have been harmless

on their own,

 

but like certain chemicals

when mixed together,

 

they produced a cataclysmic

reaction of blood and horror.

 

Arline: Meredith's death

was unreal in many ways,

 

and it still is.

 

I still look for her.

 

It's not just her death...

 

But the nature of it.

 

The brutality, the violence...

 

...The great sorrow it

brought for everyone.

 

It's such a shock to send

your daughter away to school

 

and not have her come back.

 

We will never...

 

[Sobbing] Never

get over this.

 

[ Spectators murmuring ]

 

Mignini: How would you

describe the relationship

 

between Meredith and Amanda?

 

Filomena: At first,

they got on very well,

 

in part because they

both spoke English,

 

I think.

 

But then things began to

take a different course.

 

By the end of October,

there was tension.

 

Tension over what?

 

Meredith complained

 

that Amanda brought strange

men back to the house.

 

She didn't feel her --

did her share of cleaning.

 

And she was also upset

 

that Amanda left condoms

and a vibrator

 

in a transparent bag in

the bathroom they shared.

 

Man, filomena

really turned on me

 

in her testimony today, huh?

 

Mm.

 

I never did anything

to hurt her.

 

You only lived

there two months.

 

I mean, she

barely knew you.

 

Yeah, I miss my

friends back home.

 

What about raffaele?

 

The thing with raffaele could've

been something special,

 

but we just never

got the chance.

 

But we're still friends.

 

He's gonna come visit us in

Seattle when we get out.

 

[ Reporters talking

indistinctly ]

 

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

 

Guard: Back up.

 

Mignini: Mr. rinaldi...

 

You own a clothing boutique

here in town, correct?

 

It's called bubbles.

 

On November 3rd,

 

did the accused come

in to your store?

 

Yes.

 

They bought some lingerie.

 

And did Amanda knox say

anything to raffaele sollecito

 

during this time?

 

Yes.

 

She said to him,

 

I'm going to take you home

for some wild sex tonight."

 

So, on November 3rd,

 

while her murdered

roommate's memorial

 

was being held in perugia,

 

Ms. knox's main concern

 

was buying sexy lingerie

and making love.

 

Reporter: Could

you talk, please,

 

about the lingerie

shopping spree?

 

Edda: No.

Amanda only went to that store

 

because she didn't

have any clothes.

 

The police sealed

off her apartment,

 

a-and she didn't have

anything to wear.

 

And how do you respond

to allegations

 

she was doing cartwheels

in the police station?

 

Look, Amanda's Amanda.

 

She's always been

a unique girl.

 

A lot of kids

want to conform,

 

but she was always

just who she is

 

and never worried about it.

 

Reporter: And now?

 

She's grown up a lot.

 

[ Speaking Italian ]

 

I don't speak Italian.

I'm so sorry.

 

Mignini: Can you tell the

court what you did

 

on the evening

of November 1, 2007?

 

Yes. Raffaele and I

were at his apartment.

 

And, uh...

 

We read a little,

listened to some music.

 

And then we watched

the movie "amélie"

 

a little later on his computer.

 

You also called your

mother that day,

 

at 3:00 A.M. Seattle time.

 

Actually, I don't

remember doing that.

 

I called her later,

 

when they were breaking

Meredith's door down.

 

No, no, no.

 

The earlier call

is important.

 

Because at 3:00 a.

M. In Seattle,

 

it was noon in perugia.

 

Nothing had happened yet.

 

The police hadn't arrived.

 

The door had not

been broken down.

 

Meredith's body had

not been discovered.

 

Why did you feel the need

 

to wake your mother up

in the middle of the night?

 

I didn't call her earlier.

 

According to your mother's

earlier testimony...

 

And this phone record...

You did.

 

Okay, fine.

 

Then I did call her,

but I don't remember.

 

Earlier you heard

Marco vitello testify

 

that you entered his shop

 

on the morning of

November 2nd at 7:45 A.M.

 

And went directly to the

cleaning supply section.

 

How do you

respond to that?

 

I was asleep at that time.

He must be mistaken.

 

He identified you in court.

 

He said he was

sure it was you.

 

Well, I've been in that

store several times before.

 

He just must've

mixed up the dates.

 

Moving on to the date

of November 6th...

 

You've asserted that you

were physically struck

 

during your interrogation.

 

Please, can you

tell us about that?

 

Um, the room was crowded.

 

And everyone was

asking me questions.

 

They were all moving around.

 

And then the interpreter

called me a stupid liar.

 

And then boom!

 

I was hit in the back

of the head twice.

 

But it was during

this same interrogation

 

that you falsely accused

Patrick lumumba

 

of murdering Meredith.

 

Why?

 

Because...

 

He was the only one

that the police...

 

Were -- were interested in.

 

And I was confused,

 

and I couldn't remember

what happened.

 

And have you ever

imagined something

 

that never

happened to you?

 

No, but I've never been

interrogated like that before.

 

At the time,

 

I was very stressed out

and I was confused.

 

And the police suggested

Patrick's name.

 

And then so I had a flashback

that Patrick was the murderer.

 

So, what does this mean?

 

Now, either something is

true or it isn't true.

 

For example, you're

in court right now.

 

You're not at the beach, no?

 

Can I finish now?

 

Please.

 

Later on I realized

 

that my imaginings

were not real memories.

 

It was just imagination.

 

I...

 

Patrick -- Patrick's innocent.

 

He was innocent.

 

But you never told

the police that.

 

You never told me!

 

Didn't you feel the

need to intervene

 

and get an innocent

man out of prison?!

 

[ Voice breaking ] The police

had already threatened me.

 

They called me a liar.

I didn't...

 

I didn't trust them anymore.

 

Perhaps you had other reasons

to keep lumumba on the hook.

 

Objection!

 

[ Indistinct whispering ]

 

Mignini: You've heard

testimony about what happened

 

before the murder

of Meredith kercher

 

and testimony about

what happened after.

 

Based on the evidence,

 

I'm now going to tell you

 

what we think

happened during it.

 

Around 10:00 on the night

of November 1, 2007,

 

Amanda knox and

raffaele sollecito

 

went to grimana square.

 

Now, I believe they were

there to meet Rudy guede

 

to buy drugs.

 

At 11:20,

 

Amanda opens the door to

the cottage with her key

 

and she and the two men enter.

 

They're all under the influence

of drugs and alcohol.

 

Rudy goes to the bathroom.

 

Amanda and raffaele find

Meredith in her bedroom,

 

having just returned from dinner

with her English friends.

 

Amanda and Meredith

began to argue.

 

The fight could've been

over any number of things --

 

Meredith and Amanda

no longer got along,

 

petty jealousies,

 

the fact that

Meredith didn't approve

 

of Amanda's sexual

or hygiene habits.

 

The time had come for

Amanda to take revenge.

 

That's when

Meredith's ordeal began.

 

It is Amanda who

started the fight

 

which triggered an unstoppable

crescendo of violence,

 

and it is Amanda

 

who plunged the knife

into Meredith's neck.

 

It is Amanda and raffaele

who return later,

 

undress Meredith...

 

Cut off her bra...

 

To make it look like a rape.

 

And then Amanda covers

the body with a quilt,

 

a form of pietàs, respect,

for the victim.

 

As a woman and friend,

 

she couldn't stand to see

 

the nude, battered body

she was responsible for.

 

Amanda and raffaele then

ransack filomena's room.

 

They throw a rock

through the window.

 

A shower of glass lands on

the clothes on the floor.

 

It is Amanda and raffaele

 

who staged the break-in

in filomena's room,

 

bought bleach,

 

and then scoured

the crime scene,

 

only stopping when

they were interrupted

 

by the unexpected arrival

of the postal police.

 

Buon giorno.

 

Meredith kercher was

a beloved young woman.

 

Her mother, father...

 

Sister, and two brothers

 

will now have to go to the

cemetery to be near her.

 

Amanda knox and

raffaele sollecito,

 

they took poor Meredith

from this world.

 

You must give them

what they deserve.

 

Ergastolo!

 

Life imprisonment!

 

The hermann hesse

books are in German.

 

Mom thought it

might be interesting

 

to read them

in the original?

 

It was really hard,

 

hearing people say those

terrible things in court.

 

I mean, I told the truth.

 

I didn't do anything.

I didn't kill Meredith.

 

The prosecution was just

trying to prove its case.

 

Things will get better

 

once the defense

gears up tomorrow.

 

What if it doesn't?

 

The possibility that I

could actually be convicted

 

never seemed real until now.

 

They're not

going to convict you.

 

We can't lose faith now.

 

They don't have any evidence.

That was all conjecture.

 

Why are they doing

this to me?

 

[ Crying ] Why does

everybody hate me?

 

Dr. stefanoni: We

located abundant levels

 

of raffaele sollecito's DNA

 

on the victim's bra clasp.

 

Bongiorno: But did you

find sollecito's DNA

 

on the body or anywhere

else in the bedroom?

 

No. Just on the bra.

 

So you're saying that in this

entire bloody crime scene,

 

sollecito's DNA was only found

in one place -- a bra clasp?

 

Yes.

 

That's correct.

 

Dr. stefanoni, could

you please tell the court

 

when this bra clasp was

collected from the crime scene?

 

We photographed it

on the first day.

 

Yes. But when was

it actually collected?

 

47 days later.

 

47 days later.

 

So, it lay on the floor

for six whole weeks.

 

Is this what you're saying, Dr.

stefanoni?

 

Out in the open?

 

The crime scene was sealed.

 

Nonetheless, crime

scene technicians

 

were traipsing in and out.

 

Surely DNA could've

been shuffled about.

 

No.

 

There was only one

other DNA sample

 

belonging to raffaele sollecito

in the whole cottage.

 

It was in the kitchen.

It was on a cigarette butt.

 

DNA doesn't fly, counselor.

 

No. Of course not.

 

But you admitted you made a

mistake collecting evidence.

 

Perhaps you made mistakes

in your lab, too?

 

Giordano: Dr.

stefanoni...

 

...

based on the amount of blood

 

and the quantity of injuries

sustained by Ms. kercher,

 

would you say she put

up a violent struggle

 

to save her life?

 

Yes.

 

During this violent struggle,

Rudy guede's DNA and prints

 

were deposited all

over Meredith's bedroom.

 

Yet there's not one fingerprint,

hair, sweat stain,

 

drop of blood, or cell of DNA

belonging to Amanda knox.

 

How do you explain this?

 

I have seen numerous stabbings

where no DNA was deposited.

 

You testified earlier

 

that you found DNA fitting the

profile of Meredith kercher

 

on the blade of this knife,

 

which was confiscated

from raffaele's apartment.

 

Yes. It's correct.

 

How many tests did

you run on the DNA?

 

Just one.

 

The sample was

extremely low level.

 

Extremely low level?

[ Chuckles ]

 

It was practically

nonexistent.

 

Five cells, huh?

Isn't that correct?

 

Yes, it's correct.

 

Dr. torre...

 

Could you please give me

your professional opinion

 

regarding the DNA profile

matching Meredith kercher

 

which was found

on the knife?

 

The low strength

of the DNA signal

 

tells me that we are talking

about four or five cells in all.

 

A good DNA sample

has twice as many.

 

And what conclusions can

you draw from that, if any?

 

The fact that the

sample is so small

 

could indicate that it didn't

come from the victim herself,

 

but from contamination

in the laboratory.

 

After having reviewed

the evidence,

 

what is your theory

of the crime?

 

Based on DNA and fingerprints

collected at the scene,

 

I believe Rudy guede

 

was the sole perpetrator

of this crime.

 

Evidence suggests he overpowered Ms.

kercher...

 

Forced her to her knees...

 

Stood in front of

her like this...

 

And then he stabbed

her in the neck.

 

They say that I'm calm.

 

I'm not calm.

 

I'm scared of losing myself.

 

I'm scared...

 

Of being branded something

that I'm not.

 

I'm scared of having the mask

of an assassin forced onto me.

 

After years of prison, I...

 

Confess I feel sad...

 

And I feel frustrated.

 

In front of you,

I feel vulnerable,

 

but I'm sure of what I know.

 

And Meredith was my friend.

 

And I would've never hurt her.

 

My conscience is clean.

 

I'd like to thank

the prosecution

 

because they're doing their job.

 

[ Voice breaking ] And even

though they don't understand...

 

They're trying to bring justice

 

to a person who was

taken from this world.

 

[ Sobs ]

 

[ Sniffles ]

 

That's it.

 

[ Indistinct conversations,

siren wailing in distance ]

 

You did a great job today

on the stand. Mm-hmm.

 

You were open and direct.

Yeah.

 

It looked like the jury really,

really connected with you.

 

Deanna: Yeah, I mean, it looked

like they believed you.

 

Edda: Yeah. Curt: Mm-hmm.

Yeah, but what if they don't?

 

You have to trust.

 

You have to trust, okay,

that the jury is going to see

 

right through the

prosecution's lies.

 

Curt: And if they don't get

it right the first time,

 

we'll win on appeal.

 

I bought you a plane ticket.

 

[ Chuckles ]

 

One way to Seattle.

That's -- that's a relief.

 

[ All chuckling ]

 

You're coming home.

That's good.

 

Condanna --

 

Amanda Marie knox,

 

guilty of the murder of her

roommate Meredith kercher,

 

staging a crime scene,

 

and falsely accusing

Patrick lumumba.

 

26 years.

 

Raffaele sollecito...

 

Guilty of the murder

of Meredith kercher,

 

sexual assault, and

staging a crime scene.

 

25 years.

 

[ Sobbing ]

 

[ Indistinct conversations ]

 

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

 

[ Sobbing continues ]

 

Edda: Amanda!

 

Amanda!

 

[ Indistinct shouting,

camera shutters clicking ]

 

Amanda!

 

Amanda!

 

Amanda!

 

[ Cheers and applause ]