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| 0:00.0 | Tonight on Dateline. |
| 0:02.0 | They had gone into the house. |
| 0:04.0 | There was an obvious smell of bleach. |
| 0:07.0 | We discovered a lot of blood evidence. |
| 0:09.0 | Maybe there was some foul play involved here. |
| 0:13.0 | We believed that something violent happened in the house |
| 0:16.0 | and that Mr. Perez was the one that did it to his father. |
| 0:19.0 | Were you convinced that your friend had killed his dad? Yes. An officer indicated we have overwhelming evidence. How would blood get in those spots? I don't know. You think he's lying to you? Correct. You told him his dad was dead? Correct. You told him you had the body? Yes, correct. Thomas, that's not going to help anything. |
| 0:38.2 | It was a really difficult thing to watch. |
| 0:40.2 | We see you ripping at your clothes, ripping at your hair. |
| 0:43.6 | They think I murdered my father. |
| 0:47.1 | This can't be real, this can't be right. |
| 0:49.4 | This was the moment that you thought maybe he was going to crack. |
| 0:53.2 | We just looked at each other, shocked. |
| 0:55.1 | Couldn't believe it. |
| 0:55.7 | Still can't. |
| 0:56.8 | A father missing, a son under suspicion, |
| 1:00.3 | and an ending that will make your jaw drop. |
| 1:03.4 | I'm Lester Holt, and this is Dateline. |
| 1:09.8 | Tonight... Tonight, the ruse. |
| 1:20.7 | Hello, this is CSO Pia with Fontana Police. |
| 1:23.7 | Yes. |
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