Nicole dines with her two children at the trendy Mezzaluna trattoria.

Nicole heads home with the children. Later she calls the restaurant, saying that she left her prescription sunglasses there; a waiter and friend, Ronald Goldman, offers to drop them off at her home.

Goldman leaves the restaurant.

Car with lights on spotted in front of Nicole’s home.

At some point, Nicole and Goldman are stabbed to death.

Limo driver arrives to take O.J. to LAX airport. The driver later says that Simpson was delayed; when he got into the car he was “agitated and sweaty.”

Simpson flies to Chicago. An acquaintance says that he appeared composed and chatted about playing golf the next day.

The bodies of Nicole and Goldman are found at the bottom of the steps in front of her town house.

O.J. arrives in Chicago, checks into the O’Hare Plaza-Hotel, where he had made reservations days earlier.

Police notify Simpson of his ex-wife’s death; O.J. checks out of hotel.

Police in Chicago search his hotel room. They find blood on a towel and sheets, and a broken glass.

Simpson catches a flight back to L.A. and goes home.

Police take O.J. to headquarters for several hours of questioning. His lawyer, Howard Weitzman, says O.J. was home at the time of the killings.

Police collect evidence from Simpson’s house, including tennis shoes and reportedly a bloody glove. They examine stains on his driveway.

Police impound Simpson’s white Ford Bronco and continue searching for evidence.

Simpson spends the night with his two young children, Sydney, 9, and Justin, 5.

LAPD releases report on an earlier episode of domestic violence in the Simpson household. Weitzman resigns as Simpson’s lawyer, saying he is too busy and is also a close personal friend. Robert Shapiro takes over. Private open-casket viewing of Nicole is held.

Detectives interview witness who says the car in front of Nicole’s condo matched O.J.’s.

Simpson attends his ex-wife’s memorial service and funeral.

Police tests show that the blood at the murder site matches Simpson’s type.

Simpson spends night at a secluded San Fernando Valley house with friend Al Cowlings.

LAPD Calls Shapiro, saying that they are ready to charge and arrest Simpson.

Shapiro arrives at the house, as do four doctors and Robert Kardashian, a friend of Simpson’s. Police want O.J. to surrender at 11 a.m.

Police tell Shapiro time is up. O.j is downstairs with Cowlings, “wailing,” while the others are upstairs.

Police arrive. O.J, Cowlings and Cowlings’s Ford Bronco are gone.

Police declare O.J. is missing.

Shapiro holds a news conference, thinks O.J. is “suicidal;” Simpson’s letter claiming his innocence is read.

Police, responding to a citizen’s tip, pinpoint the Bronco’s location by tracing cellular-phone calls. O.J. calls 911 from car, says he’s armed, threatens to kill himself and asks to talk to his mother.

Police start to follow the car. A homicide detective is able to talk intermittently with O.J. via cellular phone.

The Bronco pulls into the driveway of Simpson’s home. Cowlings waves off an excited onlooker. After attempting to mediate, Cowlings eventually enters the house.

Police persuade O.J. to come into the house. After being searched he calls his mother, uses the bathroom and drinks a glass of orange juice.

O.J. is booked at LAPD headquarters.