Jonathan Hearn
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reasons that people might have a beef with him. And many people in his family had, it was a very complicated family dynamic.
reasons that people might have a beef with him. And many people in his family had, it was a very complicated family dynamic.
He was tough, but Nathan and him had a very special relationship. Nathan was the firstborn grandson, and he was sort of the golden child for his grandfather. He was taking him to business meetings. He was paying for his apartment. His boat really just took care of him. And then Nathan emerges as really the heart of the story and a fascinating character. We learn he was on the autism spectrum.
He was tough, but Nathan and him had a very special relationship. Nathan was the firstborn grandson, and he was sort of the golden child for his grandfather. He was taking him to business meetings. He was paying for his apartment. His boat really just took care of him. And then Nathan emerges as really the heart of the story and a fascinating character. We learn he was on the autism spectrum.
That just makes watching him all the more fascinating.
That just makes watching him all the more fascinating.
Everyone can watch and determine for themselves, is he just nervous? Is he lying? Is this just the way he behaves? He says in an interview with us, you know, I don't understand... I don't understand people. So he has, you know, he doesn't react to questions from police or from interviewers the way many people think he should. So that create a lot of extra suspicion on him.
Everyone can watch and determine for themselves, is he just nervous? Is he lying? Is this just the way he behaves? He says in an interview with us, you know, I don't understand... I don't understand people. So he has, you know, he doesn't react to questions from police or from interviewers the way many people think he should. So that create a lot of extra suspicion on him.
You were game from the very beginning. I was.
You were game from the very beginning. I was.
Yeah, this is a big production challenge. You know, at 20-20, we try and bring the viewer into the crime scene, the scene where it happens. We try and get... crime scene photos. We try and go into the actual space, but in this case, of course, we couldn't do that because the boat had sunk.
Yeah, this is a big production challenge. You know, at 20-20, we try and bring the viewer into the crime scene, the scene where it happens. We try and get... crime scene photos. We try and go into the actual space, but in this case, of course, we couldn't do that because the boat had sunk.
Right, that's part of one of the questions. But we want to show the viewer and bring them in and make them understand where this happened. So we... for a boat and a captain as close to Nathan's boat, which is called the Chickenpox, 31-foot fishing boat. And we tried to find as best example of that as we could. And our whole team was calling every marina every day.
Right, that's part of one of the questions. But we want to show the viewer and bring them in and make them understand where this happened. So we... for a boat and a captain as close to Nathan's boat, which is called the Chickenpox, 31-foot fishing boat. And we tried to find as best example of that as we could. And our whole team was calling every marina every day.
every captain from Connecticut to Rhode Island trying to find a boat. And you know, of course we were shooting this just the past few months in February, March, a lot of boats are on dry dock. And so it was very difficult to find, but credit to our whole production team, we were able to find a boat that was almost exactly mirrored Nathan's.
every captain from Connecticut to Rhode Island trying to find a boat. And you know, of course we were shooting this just the past few months in February, March, a lot of boats are on dry dock. And so it was very difficult to find, but credit to our whole production team, we were able to find a boat that was almost exactly mirrored Nathan's.
It was a little bit longer, but it had the same specifications. Captain Dave brought us out. And then, of course, I was worried about the weather every single day because it was still March in New England.
It was a little bit longer, but it had the same specifications. Captain Dave brought us out. And then, of course, I was worried about the weather every single day because it was still March in New England.