Sam Anderson

Warren is lying.

Warren is lying.

She thought he was guilty at that time?

She thought he was guilty at that time?

Mia would prompt Warren to think carefully about his memories of Mark.

Mia would prompt Warren to think carefully about his memories of Mark.

He thinks back to that time when he sat in a church pew next to Mark. While their daughters sang prayerful choir songs, Mark was ignoring the music, pouring over the Phoenix New Times and that interview with the arsonist. Slowly but surely, the doubts are building up in Warren's mind.

He thinks back to that time when he sat in a church pew next to Mark. While their daughters sang prayerful choir songs, Mark was ignoring the music, pouring over the Phoenix New Times and that interview with the arsonist. Slowly but surely, the doubts are building up in Warren's mind.

He's lying awake at night, agonizing over whether his good Christian friend could really be the one burning down these houses, putting lives at risk, not caring who's affected. Warren is forced to ask himself, if Mark is really responsible for all this, what could possibly drive him to do something so extreme? It's the same question that drew me to this story in the first place.

He's lying awake at night, agonizing over whether his good Christian friend could really be the one burning down these houses, putting lives at risk, not caring who's affected. Warren is forced to ask himself, if Mark is really responsible for all this, what could possibly drive him to do something so extreme? It's the same question that drew me to this story in the first place.

Is Mark really an eco-terrorist? A religious extremist? A lunatic with a fire fetish? As Warren turns over these questions in his mind, the task force continues to pressure him. You can help us, they tell him. All you need to do is cooperate. But despite his growing doubts, Warren tells the task force it's not Mark. It can't be. So they switch tactics.

Is Mark really an eco-terrorist? A religious extremist? A lunatic with a fire fetish? As Warren turns over these questions in his mind, the task force continues to pressure him. You can help us, they tell him. All you need to do is cooperate. But despite his growing doubts, Warren tells the task force it's not Mark. It can't be. So they switch tactics.

By help us out, Rob has something pretty specific in mind. They want Warren to wear a wire. He told us, no, I'm not going to wear this wire. I'm not going to do it. Usually, when an informant wears a wire, it's because they themselves are a criminal, and the cops have some kind of evidence they can hold against the informant as a bargaining chip.

By help us out, Rob has something pretty specific in mind. They want Warren to wear a wire. He told us, no, I'm not going to wear this wire. I'm not going to do it. Usually, when an informant wears a wire, it's because they themselves are a criminal, and the cops have some kind of evidence they can hold against the informant as a bargaining chip.

You help us out, and maybe we go easy on you when it comes to sentencing. But Warren, he's no criminal, just an ordinary guy who happens to be Mark's friend. So for the cops, there is no bargaining chip. All they can do is plead. Because at this point, the task force is getting kind of desperate. Mark isn't gonna volunteer a confession or even talk to them again without his lawyer.

You help us out, and maybe we go easy on you when it comes to sentencing. But Warren, he's no criminal, just an ordinary guy who happens to be Mark's friend. So for the cops, there is no bargaining chip. All they can do is plead. Because at this point, the task force is getting kind of desperate. Mark isn't gonna volunteer a confession or even talk to them again without his lawyer.

But if the task force can convince Warren, a trusted friend, to wear a wire and ask their questions for them, then maybe they can finally nail down the case.

But if the task force can convince Warren, a trusted friend, to wear a wire and ask their questions for them, then maybe they can finally nail down the case.

Warren refuses to play ball. Just when they're giving up hope of convincing Warren, they find something that just might change his mind. One of the officers Sergeant Trent Crump asked to watch all those VHS tapes they took from Mark's house comes back with an update. Hey, boss, you wanna see this?

Warren refuses to play ball. Just when they're giving up hope of convincing Warren, they find something that just might change his mind. One of the officers Sergeant Trent Crump asked to watch all those VHS tapes they took from Mark's house comes back with an update. Hey, boss, you wanna see this?