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00:00In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous.
00:11In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are
00:15members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.
00:19These are their stories.
00:35Yeah, but Lord Matthews was dimming her light.
00:40Yes, he's so hot, but also like poison to her soul.
00:44God, you get me.
00:47You read her work before anyone else?
01:15Sometimes.
01:17Hey, you need help?
01:18I am the help.
01:20Go enjoy yourself.
01:22Okay, set, set, set, set.
01:27Okay, set, set, set.
01:29Oh, she didn't need the wings because she had the magic to move her, you know?
01:36Oh my God!
01:37Oh my God!
01:38Oh my God!
01:39Oh my God!
01:40Oh my God!
01:41Oh my God!
01:42Oh my God!
01:43Oh my God!
01:44Oh my God!
01:45Oh my God!
01:46Oh my God!
01:47Oh my God!
01:50Well, she didn't need the wings because she had the magic to move her, you know?
01:59Oh, my God!
02:04Colin, my boy!
02:08Okay, okay, someone's coming, someone's coming, okay?
02:13Help is coming, help is coming, help is coming!
02:17She's coming!
02:20Central Unit 11th Precinct, 1034K, assault with a knife, male stat, torso, conscious, burp at large, described as white, female, black sweatshirt, lead on foot.
02:30243 East 10th on First Avenue, five minutes past.
02:33Damn, that's close.
02:39Bro.
02:47Police!
02:49Don't move!
02:50Hands up!
02:51Hands!
02:52Now!
02:53Okay, are you sure that you got it?
02:54Thousand percent, totally got it.
02:55Okay, because I'm walking away.
02:56Oh, my God.
02:57Give it to me, give it to me now.
02:58No, no, hold on, hold on, shut up.
02:59Okay.
03:00Not that hard.
03:01Bacon, cheese, salt, pepper, over medium.
03:04Make that too.
03:05Look at this guy, not a scratch on him.
03:09Good to see you man.
03:11Rollins, it's so good to have you back.
03:12It's good to be back.
03:13Hey, we are going to do that, all right?
03:14We are just really gonna do that.
03:15So, Daniel, for the second episode of your host, I'll go ahead and put it up.
03:18Okay, are you sure that you got it?
03:20Two percent, totally got it.
03:22Okay, because I'm walking away.
03:23Oh, my God.
03:24Give it to me, give it to me.
03:25No, no, hold on, hold on, hold on.
03:26Shut up.
03:27Okay.
03:28It's so good to have you back.
03:29It's good to be back.
03:31Hey, I never got word that you were already cleared.
03:34I mean, full, full duty?
03:36Of course, should be in your inbox.
03:38Okay.
03:40Who are you?
03:41I'm a new guy.
03:43Okay, cool. Get off my desk.
03:47Oh, I'm so sorry.
03:50I'm just messing with you.
03:51Welcome to the squad.
03:53Heard great things about you.
03:55Yeah.
03:56Does anybody dust around here?
03:58I mean, this is disgusting.
03:59It is very great to have another body here
04:02because Curry is in Orlando
04:05for her son's basketball tournament.
04:06Welcome back.
04:11Officers.
04:14Hey, can I help you?
04:15Officer Martin Ramos, 11th Precinct.
04:17Okay.
04:19Perp's Leah Henning, under four, salt one.
04:21Stabbed a male in the chest last night around 20.05 hours.
04:25Victim, Stuart Morgan at New York Presbyterian.
04:28Critical.
04:29Our boss said to bring her to you.
04:31And why's that?
04:32She said she was raped by our Vic.
04:35He said she was raped by her.
04:37ancoindical.
04:37Oh?
04:39That's right.
04:40You were born crazy.
04:40Just a kid.
04:41You were born crazy.
04:41You were born crazy.
04:42Forget poorly.
04:43Don't get married.
04:44But you were born crazy.
04:44You were born crazy.
04:45You were born crazy.
04:46You were born crazy.
04:47And to be Packin', tarredi Boat.
04:48I told him.
04:49You were born crazy.
04:49He said he was born crazy.
04:50We were born crazy.
04:51I tolde you Теперь...
04:52You looked crazy.
04:53I had a treat for me one of my two thousand years.
04:54Him did a lot of Yoli's life.
04:55Hot Wife, who doesn't have you yet to travel,
04:56there'd be one of the seas little year to where Accidents of items come true.
05:28Can I get you some water, Leah?
05:40Maybe a cup of coffee or something?
05:45Looks like you can just go ahead and slip those off, huh?
05:50Is he dead?
05:52We don't know yet.
05:53Look, I just want to remind you that at any time you can request an attorney.
06:00Nothing you do is going to help me.
06:03I can't erase what brought you in here, but I do want to know your side of the story.
06:10So can you tell me what happened?
06:16I went for a walk, past the bookstore, saw Claire, saw him.
06:25Something just came over me.
06:28So how did you meet them?
06:31I was Claire's assistant.
06:34And what kind of boss was she?
06:36Was she a good boss?
06:41Amazing.
06:43It's like maybe you should meet your heroes, actually.
06:48Her writing, it saved me.
06:51From what?
06:52My family, my past.
06:57I lived with her, kept her organized.
07:01Okay.
07:02She was my whole life.
07:03I was so happy.
07:06Now what about the husband?
07:13I can't help you.
07:15Unless you tell me the truth.
07:17Claire wasn't home.
07:26I was in my bed, writing.
07:30I looked up and the sewer was just standing there, naked.
07:38Like it was normal.
07:41He sat on the bed.
07:43He pinned me down, ripped my clothes, and I was bleeding, and he wouldn't stop.
07:53That was the first time.
07:55So it happened more than once.
07:57I don't even know how many times.
08:01And it's like, do you just deal with it because the rest of the time you get to be around this amazing woman who changed your life?
08:10I couldn't give that up.
08:14Okay.
08:15Did Claire know?
08:19I never told her.
08:22Claire is an empath.
08:25She cries when she sees a dead pigeon.
08:28She feels so much for so many people.
08:31This is going to destroy her.
08:40I kept it inside for so long, I can't anymore.
08:48I tried to help Leah.
08:51I wanted to, and I tried really hard.
08:54But, uh, she was damaged.
08:58I guess I let my empathy cloud my judgment.
09:02Did you have much interaction with Leah, Stuart?
09:06No, uh, I saw that she was bad news fairly early on.
09:10Uh, so I just tried to steer clear until Claire had to give up on her latest bird with a broken wing.
09:17What's bad news mean?
09:19I'm used to avid fans, but Leah was obsessed.
09:25And she hated me.
09:28Why do you think that is?
09:29Because I'm not Claire Morgan.
09:32Leah seems fixated on you.
09:34You have any issues?
09:35Leah is a convicted stalker.
09:38And we had to file an order of protection against her.
09:40Claire's terrified.
09:43It's too traumatized to hire a new assistant.
09:46And now Leah is putting us both through hell.
09:49Whatever she is accusing me of, it's a lie.
10:02Uh...
10:03I got hurt on the job before, Liv.
10:05I know.
10:06I'm just, you know, checking on you because it's my job.
10:09It's not personal.
10:11I don't even like you that much.
10:12Likewise.
10:13I'm good.
10:14I'm very good.
10:16And you're getting everything you need from the department, all the support, and, you know,
10:21you know, spend time to process everything.
10:23Yeah.
10:24Eyesight's good.
10:25No headaches.
10:26I'm out working kids in the gym half my age.
10:29I've never felt better.
10:30Great.
10:32You doubting me, Liv?
10:33No.
10:33You have been extremely clear about how physically prepared that you are.
10:38I'm prepared.
10:39Period.
10:41Good.
10:41Because we missed you around here.
10:52Hey.
10:53Hey.
10:54So, the temporary order of protection checks out.
10:57Neighbor saw Leah breaking into the Morgans' home after they fired her.
11:00ACD with a six-month order.
11:01When was this?
11:02Sealed three months ago.
11:03Leah did a time, and then her record was wiped.
11:05Well, that didn't last long.
11:07Can we buy Leah's story, boss?
11:08I think so.
11:09Look, she was very dissociated when I talked to her, but I think with a little bit of rest, then we'll get some clarity.
11:15Her arraignment sits in two hours.
11:17We need more time than that.
11:19Well, if you want to hold her here longer, you need to get her to, uh, waive her arraignment and accept the charges.
11:23She's gonna need a lawyer for that.
11:24Well, good thing you know lawyers.
11:27All right.
11:28I'll ask around.
11:29In the meantime, get more than Leah's word.
11:31All right.
11:31Stuart Morgan.
11:33You have any priors?
11:33Squeaky clean, 45, no income going back at least 10 years.
11:37Yeah, Stuart's only interaction with law enforcement is the stalking complaint.
11:41Well, I have to say that Leah does seem very infatuated with Claire.
11:44I mean, she's still protecting her months after she was slapped with this T.O.P.
11:49She sounds like a stalker.
11:51Well, she sounds like a Claire Morgan fan.
11:53They're known to be pretty intense.
11:55And who are they?
11:57I've read her books.
12:01I mean, all of them.
12:05A few times.
12:08And her recent biography.
12:11Rollins, do I need to put you on modified for this one, Sergeant?
12:14I have a unique insight to the readers of her work.
12:22Claire's writing can feel very, um, personal.
12:27It's like a lot of misfits finding out they have secret powers or, you know, finding their
12:32voices or more wings.
12:34Oh, okay.
12:36Well, it sounds like, um, Claire makes people like Leah feel seen.
12:41That can be powerful.
12:41Plus, Claire kind of feeds into the fervor.
12:45I mean, she's been a best-selling author for ten years.
12:47She still goes by book clubs.
12:49She sends fans gifts.
12:50She volunteers at a DV shelter.
12:52Okay.
12:52But as soon as we brought up Leah's allegation, Claire shut down quick.
12:56She did, but I'm curious to see what she would say outside of his presence.
13:01I think that we need more before we do that, right?
13:04So, look, Leah lived in the house for two years.
13:06Somebody must have seen something.
13:07Yeah, yeah, yeah.
13:08I ran the financials.
13:09They had a dog walker, a housekeeper, and a personal chef.
13:12Okay.
13:13I'm on that.
13:13I'm not looking for desk duty today.
13:16Okay.
13:20Working at the Morgans was fine.
13:22A bit boring.
13:23Claire had a lot of food sensitivities.
13:25Missed the hours, though.
13:27Pull it.
13:28Yeah, chef.
13:29What about Stuart?
13:29What was he like?
13:31This is about Leah, right?
13:32I saw what she did to him.
13:34All over the news.
13:36Yeah, pretty horrific.
13:37You don't seem too horrified.
13:39Behind.
13:39Can we do this later?
13:40Not in the middle of all this?
13:42What are you worried about, Nicole?
13:43You?
13:43Using something I say against Leah?
13:45I don't want to be part of that.
13:46So we're not investigating Leah.
13:48We're investigating Stuart, Nicole.
13:49I saw something once.
13:57About a year after Leah moved in.
14:00Stuart was in Leah's room, which was totally weird.
14:03I could see her in her underwear.
14:06She looked dazed.
14:08Her makeup was all smeared.
14:10Something about it felt wrong.
14:11Stuart saw me and shut the door.
14:13Did you report it?
14:15Stuart's married to a famous feminist author who's going to believe me over him.
14:18Claire had to have known, right?
14:22You talked to Leah about it?
14:24Didn't get a chance.
14:25Stuart fired me the next day.
14:26Did you tell anybody about this?
14:28A friend?
14:29Yeah.
14:30Texted my boyfriend right after it happened.
14:34Hey, Brian.
14:35Thanks for coming down.
14:35Hey, sorry.
14:36Good to see you.
14:37How are the kids?
14:37I'm in our handful, as always.
14:39This is Captain Olivia Benson.
14:40This is Brian Moss.
14:41He's in general practice, but he dabbles in criminal law for the right case.
14:44He's an old pal from law school.
14:45Well, thank you so much for coming in, especially on...
14:48Such short notice.
14:49Oh, of course.
14:50Anything else I should know?
14:50You know, Leah is...
14:52She's vulnerable.
14:53She's not denying stabbing.
14:54So if she waives the arraignment, then she can assist SVU in verifying a sexual assault allegation.
14:59So we just want to make sure, you know, somebody has her best interests in mind.
15:03Well, I'm your guy.
15:04Where's my client?
15:05Second door on the right.
15:07Great.
15:09Hey, how are we doing on the personal shelf?
15:11I love people that don't delete their texts.
15:13Nicole Sandoval texted her boyfriend in detail after seeing Stuart in Leah's room.
15:18Saw red marks on Leah's arms.
15:19She seemed scared, and Stuart seemed suspicious.
15:21We still thinking that Claire had no idea about this?
15:25Well, Nicole had suspicions.
15:26Okay, so we have a witness with Nicole.
15:29So if Leah corroborates...
15:31Well, then we got a case, especially with the potential perjury on the DOP.
15:34Oh, well, that was fast.
15:36Good news.
15:37Leah has agreed to waive the arraignment, so that's all set.
15:39That's great.
15:40Great.
15:41She's done talking.
15:42Until she gets a deal.
15:43What?
15:44All right, come on.
15:45Of course I'm going to try to get you a deal.
15:46It's deal or no cooperation.
15:49And that's it.
15:50Sorry.
15:51We need access to Leah.
15:55We have to investigate her allegations to prove her story.
15:58It's not a negotiation.
15:59So you call me when you got something.
16:02Good to see you, sonny.
16:02Are you kidding me?
16:12Look, we all know that Leah's situation is complicated,
16:16but Brian is doing exactly what we asked him to do.
16:18Are you his lawyer now?
16:19We asked him to help Leah, not bone us on this investigation.
16:22Look, there's a chance we'd be here no matter who represented her.
16:25At least I know this guy.
16:26Look, the question is, do you trust him?
16:29Yes, I do.
16:29Look, Brian is going to fight for Leah.
16:31I'm going to fight for a deal.
16:33But we can't count on Leah's cooperation,
16:35and I can't go to trial with text messages and no victim.
16:38So we need a new witness and new evidence, something solid.
16:42Bruno found a bunch of Claire's ex-assistants.
16:44Now, none of them want to talk,
16:46except there's one in Queens,
16:47and he's on his way there now to talk to her.
16:50Look, I think that it's time for us to have a chat
16:53with poor, frail Claire.
16:55Look, Rollins, you can bow out, but you do know her,
16:58and I think it would be helpful.
17:01But yeah, I mean, if she's guilty, screw her.
17:08Hi, I'm Captain Benson.
17:13I think you know Sergeant Rollins.
17:17We wanted to talk to you more about Leah's allegations.
17:23Two women.
17:24That's really, it is refreshing.
17:25Look, we understand you wanting to protect your husband,
17:28but if you care about your fans as much as you say you do,
17:34now would be the time to speak up.
17:37Do you two want a bite to eat or some tea, maybe?
17:40No.
17:41Okay, good, because I have nothing in the house,
17:44because I have no appetite, and I can barely write.
17:48Your former chef, Nicole Sandoval,
17:50do you remember why she left?
17:53Yeah, she was a real perfectionist,
17:55and a true Virgo.
17:57What are your signs?
17:58She said that Stuart fired her
18:01right after she witnessed an interaction
18:04between Stuart and Leah.
18:07This is all fairly traumatizing for me.
18:12And I had a migraine earlier,
18:14and now I think it's coming back.
18:18But I think Nicole witnessed
18:21one of Leah's many health crises,
18:24and I feel for her.
18:27I really do.
18:28Do you?
18:30Because it seems like you're calling her crazy
18:32to cover for Stuart.
18:37Have either of you read my books?
18:39Yeah, I have.
18:41Okay, good.
18:42And you know that my primary responsibility
18:44is to other women.
18:47And Nicole feels abandoned by me.
18:52She cooked up this story
18:54to damage my reputation.
18:56So let me stop you for a second.
18:58Our job is to protect victims of sexual assault,
19:01not your reputation.
19:02Yeah, I know.
19:05That's...
19:05That's...
19:06It's not about me.
19:08It's...
19:09But I do know that...
19:12Leah's false claim
19:14is a problem for real victims.
19:18And that could be used to call
19:21genuine accusations into question.
19:24And I know you don't want that on your conscience.
19:27So you're saying
19:27charging Stuart with rape
19:29is actually bad for all women?
19:30No, no, no, no, no.
19:31That's a very ungenerous interpretation.
19:34But yes, generally,
19:35false rape claims are bad for women.
19:37I think we can all agree on that,
19:38that false rape allegations
19:40are definitely damaging to women.
19:42But that's not what this is here.
19:44And we're gonna prove it,
19:45with or without your help.
19:47I started a Claire Morgan fan account
19:55on Twitter.
19:56Her writing was immersive.
19:59A world where I could be strong.
20:01And I loved it.
20:03And I met great people,
20:04including Claire.
20:06Yeah, so, uh,
20:07so how'd that happen?
20:08DM'd her.
20:09I couldn't believe that she replied.
20:12Claire was my idol.
20:15And we'd chat
20:16she was always asking me how I was,
20:20which was really needed at the time.
20:22What was going on?
20:24I was in an abusive relationship.
20:27I couldn't admit it to myself,
20:28but Claire really got me to open up.
20:32The next thing I knew,
20:33I was moving into her house.
20:36Honestly, that job saved my life.
20:39Did you hear what happened to Claire's husband?
20:41Yeah.
20:43Stabbed or something.
20:45I don't know much.
20:46I tried to stay offline.
20:47Claire's former assistant stabbed him.
21:00What was your experience with Stuart?
21:03I was in the shower.
21:07Stuart didn't say a word,
21:08just took off his towel
21:10and stepped in.
21:13It was so bizarre.
21:16I was...
21:17paralyzed.
21:21After, when it was all over,
21:22he...
21:24just smiled at me.
21:27Like...
21:28wasn't that amazing for both of us?
21:31It kept happening.
21:34I got pregnant.
21:37I'm not sure I had an abortion.
21:39Did Claire know about all this?
21:41Yeah.
21:43Stuart said it was an affair.
21:45Paid me in cash, sent me on my way.
21:48My shoulder still hurts
21:50every time I write on a chalkboard.
21:53Oh, he broke my collarbone.
21:54I tried to fight back that time.
21:59I got hurt.
22:01He still raped me.
22:06Oh, my God.
22:10Oh, my God.
22:12Oh, my God.
22:13Oh, my God.
22:14Oh, my God.
22:15Is that our guy?
22:16Checked out early.
22:18Not early enough.
22:19Oh, my God.
22:20Hey, Stuart Morgan,
22:22I got a different car for you.
22:25Stay back.
22:26Your hand's off me right now.
22:27NYPD.
22:32Stuart Morgan,
22:34you're under arrest
22:35for the rapes of Leah Henning
22:37and Alex Corbin.
22:38That's not necessary.
22:40He's not running anywhere.
22:50Captain Benson.
22:53Thanks for making the time.
22:54Of course.
22:55I'm sorry.
22:55I didn't know that everybody
22:56was already here.
22:57Yeah.
22:58Hey, Downs.
22:59Okay, so Leah Henning.
23:04Benson and Carisi say she's a victim.
23:06Downs and Price think she's a perp.
23:09I'm tired of hearing about it,
23:10so we're going to work it out together.
23:12Right now.
23:12The charges against Leah should be dropped.
23:15She's a victim of long-term sexual abuse.
23:16She was clearly acting
23:18under extreme emotional distress.
23:20Leah Henning sought out Stuart Morgan
23:22nine months after she'd last seen him.
23:24There is no self-defense argument here, Carisi.
23:26She confessed and showed no remorse.
23:28Hold on.
23:29She showed no remorse
23:30for attacking her rapist.
23:33Now, Leah lived with Stuart Morgan
23:36for two years,
23:37and that situation shows all the hallmarks
23:40of an abusive relationship.
23:42No matter her state of mind,
23:44she committed a B-violent felony
23:46at a public event.
23:47If she walks clean here,
23:49what are we saying?
23:50That vigilante justice is acceptable?
23:52No.
23:52That it's encouraged?
23:54We can't completely drop the charges on Leah.
23:57It's against public safety.
23:58Move on, Carisi.
23:59Move on to what, sir?
24:01What's going to happen at the trial?
24:03Because your argument falls apart
24:04when Leah's rape comes up.
24:06Nolan, there's no case here,
24:07so let's act like it.
24:11Assault two, five-year sentence.
24:13Five years, please.
24:14Stuart Morgan is scum.
24:17He's going to trial for raping Leah
24:19and at least one other woman.
24:22So however extreme her actions are,
24:25I mean, she may be bringing
24:26a potential serial rapist to light.
24:29This woman, she's been through hell.
24:32What she needs is treatment,
24:36she needs healing,
24:37and she needs a little bit of understanding.
24:40She's going to get that from the public.
24:43I think she needs it from the law as well.
24:48All right.
24:50Let's give her a split.
24:51One-year house arrest for probation,
24:53R.O.R., ankle bracelet, mandatory therapy.
24:57Take it to her lawyer.
24:59You get a deal.
25:03Will Claire be at the trial?
25:05There is a good chance that she will be.
25:08I don't think I can see any of this in front of her.
25:11She'll be traumatized.
25:12Okay.
25:13Leah, have a seat.
25:14Look, I...
25:15I admire your concern here.
25:18I really do.
25:20But my hope is that you can focus on yourself.
25:23Claire is not the victim here.
25:26Right?
25:26You...
25:27You deserve to tell your story.
25:31You don't know how she gets.
25:34She'd be so hurt.
25:36Leah, you've been protecting her for so long.
25:40Don't you think that she's the one
25:43who should be worried about protecting you?
25:50I tried to tell her.
25:53And what happened?
25:55I tried, and I couldn't get far
25:57because I was so nervous,
25:59and I was shaking,
26:00and she wouldn't talk to me
26:02because she had a migraine.
26:04And then Stuart fired me a week later
26:06and made me sound crazy.
26:10Said that she was afraid of me.
26:11In a way, I guess it made it easier
26:18I get to blame everything on him.
26:19But she knew.
26:21Claire knew.
26:22And maybe the whole time.
26:24Once I was wearing a tank top,
26:26and I had these bruises on my arms
26:30from him.
26:32I guess I just wanted her to see them
26:37and asked what had happened,
26:40but she just avoided me
26:44until they were gone.
26:47I would cry for help.
26:50She acted like she didn't hear it.
26:59What are you doing at a lowly pretrial of Raymond?
27:01We're going to be in and out.
27:01I want to see if Claire shows up.
27:08This is calendar number seven.
27:10People of the state of New York
27:11versus Stuart Morgan.
27:13Indictment 823 of 2025.
27:16Dominic, Reesey for the people.
27:17Meryl Smith for the defendant
27:18who's present beside me.
27:20Your Honor, I am filing,
27:21serving the indictment.
27:22Counsel, have you received a copy
27:24of the indictment for your client?
27:25Defendant acknowledges receipt
27:26and enters a plea of guilty.
27:28Mr. Morgan accepts full responsibility,
27:30and he'd like to read a short statement.
27:32That's not appropriate here.
27:34We're not giving a rapist
27:35to public service.
27:35Hold on, hold on, hold on.
27:36What is the purpose
27:37of the statement, Ms. Smith?
27:38To apologize.
27:39To what end?
27:40Order, Mr. Carisi.
27:42Mr. Morgan, you may proceed.
27:46What I did
27:47to Leah and Alex
27:50was inexcusable.
27:53I take full responsibility
27:55and I'm sorry.
27:57And to my wife,
27:59Claire,
27:59whose trust I betrayed
28:02and whose world
28:03I shattered last week
28:05when she first learned
28:06of my horrible actions,
28:08I am so very sorry.
28:18Stuart will go for at least 15.
28:20He's a convicted rapist.
28:21This is a win,
28:22but it doesn't feel like it.
28:23Because he's doing it
28:24all to protect Claire.
28:25Yeah, so no trial,
28:26means no discovery,
28:27so whatever's still out there
28:29to implicate Claire's day secret.
28:30Can you tell us about this?
28:32My heart
28:32is with Stuart's victims.
28:36And now I
28:37would really like
28:39to put this chapter behind me
28:41because I have worked hard
28:43to become who I am.
28:45And frankly,
28:47to have my name
28:49tethered to someone else's misdeeds
28:52would be unjust.
28:56A woman must
28:57use her own voice
28:59to tell
29:00her own story.
29:02And I do hope
29:04you will listen to mine.
29:05Leah still needs
29:12her day in court.
29:14We got work to do.
29:16Now, I'm just taking it
29:25one day at a time.
29:28And I'm processing
29:29this personal apocalypse
29:31the only way I know how.
29:33And that's through
29:34writing.
29:36Should we be expecting
29:37a Claire Morgan memoir?
29:39I don't know.
29:41All I know is that
29:42it's going to be smaller.
29:44Wow, she is shameless.
29:46More like cutthroat.
29:47And gets to keep
29:48making a living off women
29:49while ignoring
29:50their assaults
29:51in her own home.
29:51But she has no duty
29:52to protect.
29:54Look, I'm telling you,
29:54this is going to be
29:55a tough case.
29:56I might be able to get
29:57witness stampering
29:58or intimidation, maybe.
30:00But if you want
30:00conspiracy to commit rape,
30:01there needs to be
30:02an overt act.
30:03Knowing after the fact
30:03is not enough.
30:04So we need to prove
30:05that Claire actively
30:06helped plan
30:07or facilitate these rapes.
30:08So what, dig up
30:09more people who might
30:10have seen something
30:11in that house?
30:11Hope they want to
30:12denigrate a supposedly
30:13great writer?
30:14We may not have to.
30:16Claire's biography
30:16is long and it's intimate
30:17and the writer
30:18spent time with Claire.
30:20He had access to
30:21her friends,
30:21collaborators,
30:22her archives.
30:23Jacob Engel,
30:24UNY professor?
30:25Yeah.
30:26Uh, interview here
30:27bragging about
30:28his exclusive access
30:29to Claire Morgan.
30:30Okay, so Claire
30:31trusted him.
30:32Or thought she
30:32could control him.
30:33Either way,
30:34she made a good bet.
30:35Stuart comes off
30:35looking perfect
30:36in that book.
30:37Jacob says it took
30:37over a thousand
30:38hours of research.
30:40A thousand hours?
30:42You must have
30:42recorded it.
30:43What?
30:50Hey.
30:51How's it going?
30:53Not great.
30:53Kill me.
30:54So, uh,
30:55disturbing number
30:56of people in Claire's
30:57orbit had strong
30:59reservations and
31:00suspicions about
31:01Stuart.
31:01Surrounded herself
31:02with sycophants,
31:02people more concerned
31:04with protecting her
31:05career than the women
31:06that Sue were
31:06victimized.
31:07Hey, I got
31:08something clear
31:10and our biographer
31:11Jacob.
31:12Everything seems
31:13to be reduced
31:14to how much
31:15our mothers
31:16have damaged us
31:18and I really
31:19want to explore
31:20the...
31:22Jacob, can you
31:22just pause that
31:23for a moment?
31:24Just one minute
31:24and go into
31:25the kitchen, please?
31:27Stuart,
31:27can you come
31:28in here, please?
31:29Now, here's
31:29the good stuff.
31:30Our boy Jacob
31:30kept recording.
31:32Thank you, Jacob.
31:33Get quiet.
31:34I'm blasted.
31:35I saw that look.
31:37I wasn't doing
31:38anything.
31:39You know, I hate
31:40it, I hate it
31:42when you lie to me.
31:44We've discussed
31:45this, that one...
31:47It's...
31:47That one isn't
31:48yours.
31:48She's here every
31:49day.
31:50You can't expect
31:51me to do so much
31:52for you to do it.
31:54More than a reasonable
31:55person might expect,
31:56so do something
31:57for me, too.
31:58All right.
31:59I know you need
32:02an outlet, you know,
32:03to expel that
32:04energy.
32:05Oh.
32:06And, um, I found
32:08a new one.
32:09It starts next week.
32:11I think you'll...
32:12I think she'll stick
32:12around.
32:13More like...
32:13More your type.
32:15What is the date
32:16on that?
32:17May 5th, 2022.
32:20Leah's first check
32:20from the Morgans
32:21was cut in June
32:22of 2022.
32:23Okay.
32:24She hired Leah
32:25for Stuart.
32:28How's that
32:28for conspiracy?
32:29Okay.
32:29Okay.
32:29Okay.
32:29Okay.
32:29Okay.
32:29Okay.
32:30Okay.
32:30Okay.
32:30Okay.
32:31Okay.
32:32Okay.
32:32Okay.
32:33Okay.
32:34Okay.
32:35Step aside, please.
32:58I'm not taking
33:12any more questions.
33:13Oh, it's okay.
33:14We don't have any.
33:15So why are you here?
33:16You're so good
33:20at finding them?
33:21These vulnerable women
33:23who idolized you,
33:24confided in you,
33:24they were so desperate
33:26for your approval,
33:27for your closeness,
33:28that you knew
33:29that they would do anything.
33:31But when that didn't work
33:32anymore,
33:32then you threw
33:33your fame at them,
33:34you threw your money
33:34at them.
33:35If you had something solid,
33:37we wouldn't be here
33:38right now.
33:39We wouldn't be talking
33:40about this.
33:41But clearly you don't.
33:44All you have
33:45is this story.
33:48To justify what?
33:50Like, arresting the wife
33:52of a sexual predator?
33:55You can't sell that story.
33:56It's too messy.
33:58And there's too much room
34:00for interpretation.
34:01Hold on.
34:01You don't like our story?
34:02That is devastating.
34:03Well, you know what?
34:04I bet the DA's gonna be
34:05a lot better at telling it.
34:06Yeah.
34:07Claire Morgan?
34:07You're under arrest.
34:10That is...
34:10Turn around.
34:23What's going on?
34:25Is she okay?
34:26Claire, what's going on?
34:29Is she okay, Claire?
34:31Claire?
34:31Claire?
34:32Claire?
34:32Claire?
34:34Claire?
34:34Back up, please.
34:36Claire?
34:37Got her?
34:57Wow.
34:59Leah used to be
35:00one of them and now...
35:02now they're all
35:03rooting against her.
35:04Well, I'm glad
35:05we could be here.
35:06Lee needs our support.
35:08I think Lee is pretty tough, right?
35:11She's already done the hard part.
35:13She's admitted something
35:15that's incredibly difficult to admit.
35:19She's very courageous.
35:21She's, uh...
35:23I think she's free now.
35:26Liv. Yeah?
35:29Me getting jumped.
35:31You'd think that could've happened back in the day.
35:35I think that could've happened to any one of us, Vin.
35:41Yeah, but even a couple years ago,
35:43I would've been faster,
35:45would've caught on quicker,
35:47definitely wouldn't have lost my gun.
35:49I don't see it that way.
35:51I don't think anybody does.
35:54Yeah.
35:56I just think I need a little bit more time
35:58before I come back.
36:01Just get my head around it.
36:03Yeah.
36:04Take all the time you need.
36:07There's always, always gonna be a place here for you.
36:12Thanks.
36:14I thought I was hallucinating at first.
36:18Claire Morgan walked into our book club meeting.
36:21Everyone tried to corner her, but within minutes,
36:24Claire was only talking to me.
36:25What did you two talk about?
36:27About reading her books and feeling like I could escape.
36:30How I moved to the city and felt lost.
36:35Felt like she cared.
36:36She don't feel that way anymore.
36:38It feels like I was being studied.
36:42Recruited.
36:44For Stuart.
36:45Objection.
36:46Speculation.
36:47Speculation?
36:48Your Honor, these are her feelings.
36:49Overruled.
36:50But be careful, Mr. Creasy.
36:52Go ahead.
36:54Claire was only interested in hearing about why I felt broken.
36:57It was research.
37:00A checklist of vulnerabilities for Stuart to exploit.
37:04Claire wanted everyone to see her as this empathetic champion of women.
37:10It's just a story.
37:12Thank you, Lea.
37:13Not further questions.
37:16Who assaulted you, Lea?
37:17Stuart Morgan.
37:18And was Claire ever present when these assaults occurred?
37:21Yeah.
37:22Did you tell Claire what Stuart did to you?
37:24I tried.
37:25In fact, you were deliberately hiding it from her, correct?
37:28Yes, but I...
37:29No further questions.
37:32My life is a nightmare.
37:34I'm sorry.
37:35I'm sorry.
37:36I'm sorry.
37:37My life is turned upside down.
37:44I can't sleep.
37:46I can't eat.
37:47I'm in analysis three times a week.
37:49I'm only beginning to process the trauma of living with a rapist for 15 years.
37:56So I hope the jury can see how cruel and unjust this trial really is.
38:04No further questions.
38:07Mrs. Morgan, Lea Henning and Nicole Sandoval worked at your home at the same time, correct?
38:13Correct.
38:14And you felt it appropriate to only designate Lea as someone that your husband could pursue?
38:19I didn't designate anyone.
38:22It was a harm reduction because Stuart can't help himself.
38:27What couldn't he help himself from?
38:29Stuart likes young women.
38:32And young women like to work for me.
38:36And so I figured if an affair was going to happen, it might as well be with someone who's replaceable.
38:46So why did you think that Lea was replaceable?
38:49Nicole's work is specialized and so it requires expertise and time and skill.
38:57But you didn't see Lea's job that way.
38:59No. Lea's job is doing things like organizing my desk and making reservations and shipping off gifts to fans.
39:08Did Lea ever travel with you?
39:09No, she'd never tracked your expenses or maintained your calendar or anything like that?
39:17No, I do all of that.
39:19Oh, okay. Well, that doesn't sound like much of a job at all.
39:22I mean, if you didn't hire her to do that work, then why did you hire her?
39:26I wanted to help her.
39:28Did you tell Lea that it was possible your husband could be interested in her sexually?
39:33No.
39:34To be clear, you told your husband that she was for him, but you never bothered to mention that to Lea.
39:40And you're somehow surprised that all of this has happened.
39:50I'm done with her.
39:59Has the jury reached a verdict?
40:01Yes, we have.
40:02On one count of witness tampering. How do you find the defendant?
40:08Not guilty.
40:11On two counts of conspiracy to commit rape.
40:17Guilty.
40:19Thank you to the jury for your service. You're dismissed.
40:26You're welcome.
40:32Your Honor, may I make a statement?
40:37Your Honor, may I make a statement?
40:38Your Honor, may I make a statement?
41:02My Honor, may I make
41:25for you.
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