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In 1995, Detective Tony Richardson was trying to figure out who killed a fellow officer.

The case comes down to who is believed and who is ignored.

Oh my goodness, we did commit to an innocent man.

You're looking for a phone tap. You've come to the right place.

And it's quite the invitation, sir. Welcome. Today, there's a couple who just bought a brand new house

and lately they've been talking about how they can't believe they got such a great deal on it

in such a hot housing market. Yeah, seriously, nobody has said that in years.

In fact, they've been joking with each other that there must be something wrong with the property.

And laughing about it. And I don't know if the wife's going to be laughing after she gets a call

from the city about their new plans for their home. Husband will be laughing though because he set

her up for it. It's your brand new phone tap right now.

Hello. Hi, this is Katie from the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservations.

I'm looking to speak with Chelsea. Yeah, hi, this is Chelsea.

Hi, Chelsea. How are you today? I am doing well. Thank you. How are you?

I'm great. We noticed you recently purchased a home on

15 to arc lane. Is that correct? Yeah, my husband and I did and we haven't moved in yet,

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