VO: THE MAN HERE, IN THE WHITE TEE SHIRT, IS CARLOS MERCADO. IT’S AUGUST 22, 2013. PLAIN CLOTHES OFFICERS ARE ARRESTING HIM FOR SELLING TWO PACKETS OF HEROIN. VO: AT 7PM, HE ‘S SHOWN ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO WALKING INTO RIKERS ISLAND. BY 9:30AM THE NEXT MORNING, HE“LL BE DEAD. 15 HOURS LATER, HE’LL BE DEAD. HE WAS 45 YEARS OLD. TITLE SEQUENCE - Countdown to Death on Riker’s Island VO: MR. MERCADO ENTERS HIS HOLDING CELL WITH A LARGE PLASTIC BAG. VO: NEARLY 4 HOURS LATER, A GUARD OPENS THE CELL DOOR. MR. MERCADO COLLAPSES. HE LIES THERE FOR 3 MINUTES. VO: AT 11:15 THE INMATES LINE UP FOR DINNER. BUT MR. MERCADO IS NOT AMONG THEM. INMATE WITNESSES LATER TOLD STATE INVESTIGATORS THAT ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, MR. MERCADO HAD ASKED GUARDS FOR MEDICAL HELP. Text: WITNESS J.M. - The inmate said he needed to see the doctor because he was diabetic” (Page 7) Text: WITNESS M.R. - He was telling the officer that he was sick, that he was a diabetic. The officer told him no you’re withdrawing.” (Page 7) NO VOICE OVER VO: MR. MERCADO VOMITS REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, AT TIMES CARRYING HIS VOMIT AROUND WITH HIM IN PLASTIC BAGS. HE APPEARS UNSTEADY ON HIS FEET. Text: WITNESS R.S. “At some point he was given a plastic bag to throw up in.” (Page 5) Text: WITNESS H.B. “He threw up 10 or 20 times.” (Page 7) VO EARLY THE NEXT MORNING HE’S SEEN LEAVING HIS HOLDING CELL WITH OTHER INMATES. IT’S THE LAST TIME HE APPEARS ON CAMERA. (WHICH ONE IS HE? can we specify in the track?) AT 8:25 AM ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, A CORRECTION OFFICER REQUESTS MEDICAL HELP FOR MR. MERCADO. BUT A NURSE INDICATES THAT HE DOESN’T NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. ”“On August 23 at approximately 09 36, our captain lee ? supervisor has established a crime scene ...inmate Mercado carlos... VO - THE AUTOPSY REPORT DETERMINED THAT MR. MERCADO DIED OF COMPLICATIONS FROM DIABETES. Text: “A finger stick for Mercado was completed with the glucose level reported as high. Text: A finger stick for Mercado was completed with the glucose level reported as high. Mercado was pronounced dead at 9:36 a.m.