Last Word: Double trouble

NEW YORK – Remember the old song “Double Vision?” It’s one of my favorites. It was Foreigner.

And then there's “Double Indemnity,” one of my all time favorite movies. 1944. There's a murder, an insurance scam, all the twists and turns of a classic Hollywood thriller.

But even at his best, Fred McMurray can't match Darren Mack, the star of this week’s show in a Reno, Nevada courtroom.

Think about it: You’ve got a beautiful couple. Swingers too. A brutal stabbing death. A sniper’s bullet aimed at a judge. The bloody dog. The little girl. Starbucks and then the flight to Mexico.

It just doesn't get any better than that. But then you add the double defenses and it's a fact pattern so bizarre no Hollywood studio would buy it. Too unbelievable, right? And that was precisely the problem for Darren Mack at trial. The jury likely wouldn't have believed it either.

Darren Mack’s story spelled double trouble for his defense. And that's why the deal he took was the best possible result for a defense that was a mission impossible.

That's the Last Word for today.

– Jami Floyd, In Session anchor