[mrustow]

Here's what I seem to recall; you tell me if I have the wrong episode/story line. The killer was a white guy from the deli (owner?) who had a special, reserved parking spot at the racetrack. The cops pinched a couple of black guys when they parked their (SUV?) in the spot. They told the cops that the guy let them use his spot (and they were telling the truth). I vaguely recall a big black guy on a couch, but not where he fits in the story.

[VetsRule]

You've got the right episode, but the wrong details.

The racetrack spot was reserved for a rich black guy who was probably dealing drugs. They pinched him and his two buddies, all of whom were caught on video taking video equipment and a plasma TV out of the dead woman's apartment. It turns out they were collecting on a debt, and she was alive when they left, although they were almost executed because no one believed them.

The white deli owner just gave the cops some leads, there was no other real connection. There were also two white tourists who took the videotape, but they weren't really involved except for selling the tape to a TV station. (The cops convinced the TV station to wait a day before airing the video.)

After Southerlyn moralized to McCoy, he poked into the cell phone records and matched up another phone call from the huge black guy. That's when they looked into his record and saw he had a gun conviction (IIRC) of the same type that killed the girl. The police busted in and booked the perp, who was the real murderer. The three convicted guys from the racetrack were released.

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