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Law & Order Special Victims Unit Season 27 Episode 8
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00:00system sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous in new york city the dedicated
00:06detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the special
00:10victims unit these are their stories well it's a good detective but he's a lot to take in meaning
00:21you'll see hey terry bruno uh i see you're still dressing like a perp hey john thanks fedora you
00:28know it's 2025 right hey the clothes make the man terry uh who's this tweedle bell jake griffin
00:35oh batman yeah yeah i heard about you okay yeah hopefully not all bad mixed mostly welcome to the
00:43circus boys we got a guy inside said his girlfriend was snatched in the middle of the night says she
00:48was raped so here you are how you want to handle it well we put a polo out on the girl nikki suarez
00:54so we will handle the city-wide search but the rape is all yours terry between us the media is
01:01already flinging some wild theories so you're going to need to drill down on this guy's story
01:06it sounds like you're not liking it hey kid everybody's got a story but this one's got
01:10some hair on all right 10-4 we'll let you know okay and when i woke up the guy was wrapping my entire
01:17head in duct tape and and then and then he pinned me down and that's when i realized that he had wrapped
01:22my wrists too so you didn't get a good look at him no what about his voice he sounded like a robot
01:30i go what look i i know all i could figure was that he was using some kind of voice altering technology
01:38okay what happened next and then it sounded like he was assaulting her
01:43and i didn't do anything because i didn't want him to kill her and uh and he kept saying that he had
01:49cameras and lasers set up watching me and and that if i didn't remain still for at least three hours
01:55that he would kill her what'd you do i did what he told me to do i i stayed there and i waited for what
02:04felt like three hours and then and then when i finally got myself out nikki was gone
02:10look we're gonna find her but i need you to come down to the precinct to help us yeah whatever you
02:15need you guys just have to find her you're buying any of this he's definitely hiding something
02:27well the plot thickens boys we ran our guy morrison he did a two-year federal bid up securities fraud case
02:33got out three years ago great next kind of motivational speaker and a story with more holes in the
02:38bqe
02:46so jimmy tells them nypd has a new forensic technique where murder victims eyes could be removed to
02:51determine the last image they saw before death this is genius but did it actually work like a job
02:56guy gave up everything including stuff we didn't even know about okay i love it and i'm gonna use it
03:02thank you ah a panel on generative ai in law enforcement maybe jimmy was on or something
03:08what a world yeah how long were you two partners five years in uniform four more as detectives
03:15he was a great cop great partner you know how it is when it just clicks
03:18clicks i do i do and what got him here was a guy who'd been shot three times including one shooting
03:26a witness and in the end it was cancer oh jake was only 12. all jimmy dreamed of was seeing jake take
03:34the oath i appreciate you taking him under your wing i mean i know you didn't actually have a choice
03:40appreciate it just the same i was hesitant but griffin has potential yeah
03:49benson
03:52okay i'm three hours away and i'm at a conference um we're heading back okay i'm on my way back
04:00okay i'm sorry don't be active kidnapping great excuse to dip out of here thank you
04:07nicky suarez 24 girlfriend of greg morrison 50 who's presently our guest in interrogation room
04:15one why'd you bring him in because he's hinky care to expand on that keen insight he's rambling
04:20about the kidnappers setting up lasers and cameras and voice changers plus he's an ex-con who peddles
04:26nonsense as a so-called motivational speaker he did two years at club fed for securities fraud and what
04:31about the missing woman there's a bolo out on her two ones in charge of the search but this guy
04:36isn't right yeah the story is wild but if it's true we still got to find her captain is on her way back
04:41from albany so why don't you two take your shot at morrison and we'll coordinate with wayland csu and
04:45canvas when we break them we'll let you know okay if you could help me out i do not understand the whole
04:52cameras and lasers thing i'm not saying he was telling the truth i am just telling you what he said
04:59you're the whole voice altering technology thing yes he he was obviously using something to make
05:05voice recognition impossible okay well maybe he thought you'd recognize him you know who else had
05:10access to the brownstone i did renovations last month i gave the keys to my architect sean
05:16davy sean davy you don't think he well check it out anyone else you got beef with
05:22you know anyone else who would uh who'd want a reason to punish you
05:29you guys please i i'm begging you you have to find nikki the whole city is out looking for her but
05:38now there's a chance for you to come clean let's start at the beginning when was the last time you
05:46saw nikki alive welcome back captain hey so i spoke with curry she said you're not liking this guy's story
05:55it's more like a fairy tale a guy makes a living conning people he thinks he can con us he's hiding
05:59something we just don't know what yet okay curry said that one of his neighbors said that she heard
06:03them arguing a couple of nights ago break it down for me captain ah hold on yeah there's a woman
06:11here that says we have a boyfriend in custody greg morrison nikki what nikki no no i'm kelsey
06:19uh is greg here uh is greg here come come
06:33uh
06:35uh
06:37uh
06:39uh
06:41uh
06:43uh
06:47uh
06:49uh
06:51uh
06:53uh
06:55What's going on?
07:18Why is Greg here? Did he do something?
07:20So Greg is here. He's just answering a few questions for us.
07:25So why don't you go ahead and have a seat?
07:28So you said that you're Greg's girlfriend?
07:34How long have you been seeing each other?
07:38About a year.
07:40I live in Stanford. We met after one of his lectures.
07:43This morning he wasn't answering his phone calls when I tried to contact him,
07:46so I drove all the way down and then there was like a police officer at his place and sent me here.
07:54Look, can you just tell me what's happening, please?
07:57Should I have told you guys that I was also seeing Kelsey?
08:00Yeah, but that also has nothing to do with Nikki being kidnapped.
08:05If that's even true.
08:06Come on, guys, please.
08:08Call me a louse.
08:11Call me a cheater.
08:12But you're losing focus here.
08:13Are you going to go find her or not?
08:15The whole department is looking for her.
08:17We need you.
08:17I think you know where Nikki is.
08:20What?
08:21I mean, how can we believe anything you say?
08:22You've been lying to us from the jump.
08:24So Greg told us that his girlfriend had been abducted, that she was kidnapped.
08:33What?
08:34Yeah.
08:35No, fine, fine.
08:36Yeah, no, I see that.
08:39I will tell you that he used a different name.
08:43He said that it was his girlfriend, Nikki.
08:52Who the hell?
08:53I've never seen this person before.
08:56That's Nikki Suarez.
08:59I see that you don't know anything about this.
09:03No.
09:03He said that's his girlfriend?
09:05I was going to break things off with Kelsey, and I understand that it was a bad thing to hide it from you, but...
09:11Because you didn't want to look like a bad guy.
09:13Yeah.
09:14The kind of guy that would kill one of his girlfriends.
09:17Is that what you guys think?
09:19We are just trying to understand the nature of your relationships, okay?
09:23It might help us find the guy who you said abducted her.
09:26Who I said abducted her?
09:30Why do I feel like you guys don't believe me?
09:32Because I feel...
09:34I feel so stupid.
09:35God, I'm so embarrassed.
09:38Don't be.
09:39No.
09:39So, Greg, uh, was, uh, some kind of motivational speaker, right?
09:46Yeah.
09:47So guys like this can be very, um, you know, manipulative.
09:51Was he ever, um, you know, controlling, or was he ever violent with you?
09:57No.
09:58No.
09:59No, I mean, obviously he's shady, and a freaking good liar, but honestly, he was always very respectful.
10:10I think you killed Nikki.
10:13If she's not really missing, we just, we need to call off the search.
10:16Okay.
10:17You guys obviously are not here to help me.
10:24So I would like to leave now, and if you don't let me leave, I want a lawyer.
10:29You're not going to motivationally speak your way out of this.
10:31I would like a lawyer!
10:32One way or another!
10:33You're going down for this!
10:34Don't.
10:36Come on.
10:37I don't like him.
10:40If his girlfriend hadn't have showed up, he never would have told us.
10:43Slow your roll.
10:45Griff, what is your take?
10:46I don't know.
10:48He's clearly not telling us the whole story.
10:50Okay, well, so we're not there yet, and he's in both.
10:53I went in too hard.
10:54That's on me.
10:54He's just pissing me off with this bogus story.
10:56I agree that he's suspect, but unless you have something other than a theory, we need to let him go and build a case that sticks.
11:04So Rollins and Curry are speaking with Nicky's roommate.
11:10You two start with this architect who claims he has the key to his place.
11:16Gentlemen, how can I help you?
11:19Hey, I'm Detective Griffin.
11:21This is Detective Bruno.
11:22We're from Special Victims.
11:24Special Victims?
11:26We're investigating a kidnapping, and the guy we're looking at said you had keys to his place.
11:31What happened to you?
11:32I blew out my meniscus playing ball in the park.
11:36I had surgery last week.
11:37Hey, who were we talking about?
11:39Greg Morrison.
11:41He said I had his keys.
11:43Yeah, he did.
11:44Yeah, why you don't?
11:45Not anymore.
11:48Morrison hired me to do the plans on his renovation about a month ago, so he gave me the keys.
11:53I drew up the plans and explained to him the permitting process, and he asked if I could pay off the building inspectors to expedite it.
12:01Sounds like our guy.
12:02I told him I didn't pay off public officials, so he fired me and refused to pay my bill.
12:08Hmm.
12:09And the keys?
12:10I mailed them back to him with my final payment notice, which he ignored.
12:15You ever meet his girlfriend?
12:19Nikki.
12:21Seemed like a nice kid.
12:23Is she the one that was kidnapped?
12:24That's what Morrison's saying, yeah.
12:26Is there anything you could tell us about her or her relationship with Morrison?
12:32No, not really.
12:33I only saw him together once or twice.
12:34But one time, when I let myself in before he fired me, I must have spooked her because she freaked out.
12:43Hmm.
12:44Something about a guy stalking her.
12:47I told her to report it, but she said she wasn't sure, and she didn't want to seem paranoid.
12:51She'd give you his name?
12:53No.
12:53Well, Morrison came home, and she clammed up about it.
12:58Like she didn't want him to know.
12:59Look, we're not close.
13:10I mean, she moved in six months ago, but spent way too much time with that boyfriend, Greg.
13:15Oh, y'all want anything?
13:16No.
13:17Now, take it you don't like him much.
13:19He's old enough to be her father.
13:21I mean, I saw right through him.
13:23Motivational speaker, my ass.
13:24He's a creep.
13:25Any reason to believe that he would hurt her?
13:27Like I said, we're not close.
13:29It's not like she shared that sort of stuff.
13:31Well, they seem pretty happy here.
13:33This is them, right?
13:34Yeah, it's him.
13:36Such a douchey smile.
13:37And she wearing a smart ring?
13:39Did she wear that every day?
13:40Yeah, she's a fitness freak.
13:42She said it tracked her heart rate and, I don't know, some other stuff.
13:46Like location.
13:51Hey, your husband is gold.
13:59They got us an emergency order for the location data for Nicky's smart ring.
14:03He even knows how to load a dishwasher.
14:05Detective Whelan's already got a search going.
14:07This is the last place that the ring pinged from.
14:09Hey, Whelan.
14:10Captain Benson in the flesh.
14:11How you doing?
14:12Well, I'll be better once we find this girl.
14:15Yeah, but we're going to find her.
14:15I got a nose for stuff like this, you know.
14:18I've got to say, but I've been surprised to see you out in the wild.
14:21My captain's likely at the 19th hole by now.
14:23I see you're still working the hatch deck.
14:25Ah, yeah, well, I'm going to bring it back if it's the last thing I do.
14:28Found it!
14:29Oh.
14:38Whelan, we've got a sighting.
14:39We have a woman who matches the description of Nicky Suarez at Hector's Bodega, 533 Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach.
14:45Okay, 10-4.
14:46I know right what that is.
14:47How do you want to handle this?
14:48Tell them not to approach.
14:49If this is indeed Nicky, then she may still be in shock.
14:52Okay, do not approach the suspect.
14:54We're on our way.
14:59Watermelon.
15:00It's okay.
15:00It's okay.
15:01Maybe lemon coke and cotton candy's really good, even though it sounds gross.
15:06Nicky?
15:07Coke and cotton candy.
15:08Nicky?
15:09I'm Captain Benson.
15:12I'm a police officer.
15:14And I'm here to help you.
15:18Okay?
15:19It's okay now.
15:21It's over, Nicky.
15:23It's over.
15:32All right, I got you.
15:33I got you.
15:34I got you.
15:35You're safe.
15:36It's okay.
15:38It's okay.
15:39Yeah, we got her.
15:44Thank God.
15:45That's great news.
15:47How quickly can you get down here?
15:48There's a press conference.
15:49I'd like you there with me.
15:51Oh, I can't.
15:52Nicky's awake, and I need to interview her.
15:54You have a team of very capable investigators.
15:57Have one of them do the initial interview.
15:59You should be here.
15:59Chief Tynan, I was the first one to speak with her, and she's traumatized, so I don't think it would be fair for me to pass off the initial interview to somebody else.
16:09Captain, our press people are saying that your victim may have orchestrated this entire kidnapping.
16:14They're calling it a gone girl situation.
16:17I need you to take the lead.
16:18That is ridiculous.
16:20Then what do your advisor tell the press?
16:23Nothing.
16:23It's premature.
16:24Can this not wait?
16:27No, it cannot.
16:28Well, then tell them that it's an ongoing investigation.
16:31This is important, Captain.
16:35I need you here.
16:36I have to go.
16:37Okay.
16:38Well, I apologize.
16:39I'm sorry.
16:47Woke up with tape over my eyes and tape over my wrists.
16:52It's really strong.
16:54Did you say anything?
16:55You kept calling me a bitch.
16:56Uh-huh.
16:57I said I should shut up and take it.
16:59The whole time I just, uh, I don't know, disassociated.
17:05That's your mind protecting you.
17:08So where did he take you?
17:10I'm not sure.
17:12I remember being in the trunk of a car.
17:14Okay.
17:15And then what happened?
17:17Uh, he brought me inside somewhere.
17:20Uh, he raped me again.
17:23Mm.
17:24And then he just, he left.
17:27He said he was going to come back with more men, and if I moved, my dad would kill me.
17:36And how did you get away from him?
17:39How did you escape?
17:39I remember yanking on the tape until I got free, and then, um, I don't know.
17:51The next thing I remember, I was in that store.
17:54Um, I have no idea how I even got there.
17:57That's okay.
17:58So your memory's going to come back in pieces, all right?
18:01That's your, your survival instinct kicking in.
18:06So I, I, I need to tell you something that's, um, a little uncomfortable.
18:11Um, that during our investigation, we found out that Greg, your boyfriend, is, um, is actually seeing somebody else.
18:22What?
18:25What?
18:25Yeah.
18:26He has a girlfriend.
18:28Who?
18:30Her name is, um, Kelsey.
18:32Kelsey James.
18:33Have you heard that name?
18:34I don't know who that is.
18:37Do you think she had something to do with this?
18:39We don't know.
18:40We don't know.
18:41We're just trying to figure out if your attack was orchestrated.
18:44Oh, Nicky.
18:46Mr. Morrison.
18:47Mr. Morrison.
18:48Mr. Morrison.
18:49What?
18:49Miss Kelsey.
18:50Baby, I'm.
18:50This is not the time.
18:52What did you tell her?
18:53Now is not the time for this.
18:53Baby.
18:54Get out.
18:54Baby, she's not.
18:55Sir, listen to me.
18:56I need you to step outside.
18:57Please.
18:58Step outside now.
19:01Okay?
19:02You're going to spend all your time coming after me, and now look what you've done.
19:06If you don't walk out of here right now, I'm going to lock you up for witness tampering and obstruction.
19:11Is that clear?
19:14Now.
19:16Go.
19:22Nikki Suarez has been found alive.
19:25She's currently in the hospital receiving needed medical attention.
19:28Do you have any self-events?
19:31I have no further comment except to say that this remains an ongoing investigation.
19:36In terms of the rumors that the victim orchestrated this entire kidnapping?
19:40Again, the investigation is ongoing.
19:42Chief, is this a gone girl scenario?
19:45We're investigating all angles.
19:47That is the definition of an ongoing investigation.
19:50One more question.
19:52The only Ms. Moritz story.
19:54Okay, so the rape kit came back negative for semen.
19:56Are we sure that no condoms were recovered from Morrison's house?
20:00Nothing.
20:00What did Nikki say about the ex-boyfriend?
20:02Quentin Welsom.
20:04She met him on a dating app, but it was only one date eight months ago.
20:08And then, a couple of weeks ago, he started blowing up her phone, saying that she was a man-hater and that she was a low-value woman.
20:15And she thinks that she may have seen him, you know, a couple times outside of Morrison's house.
20:21This is Quentin Welsom.
20:22Thirty-eight-year-old white male runs a tech startup out of Queens.
20:26Voice-altering software?
20:27He hasn't been to work for the last three days, but the staff there does say that it's not unusual for him to disappear.
20:32Okay, what about his residence?
20:33Same.
20:34Dorman says no one has seen him in a couple of days.
20:36I blew it.
20:37I spent all this time zeroing in on Morrison, and now Welsom's on the run.
20:40Bernard, you want with your gut?
20:42I get it.
20:43Believe me, I've done the same thing.
20:45Now, we have a bolo out on him, and if he's still in the city, we're going to find him.
20:49And he's got a 2024 Queens conviction for stalking.
20:52Look at those that came in first, his burglary, and I spoke to the ADA in Queens, who told me that they reduced it to stalking.
20:59He's got a conditional discharge.
21:01Okay, so he's escalating.
21:03Benson.
21:07Great.
21:08Great.
21:09We're on our way.
21:11So Waylon just said they got a hit on his license plate in Brighton Beach.
21:15Let's roll.
21:22Hey!
21:23Police!
21:25Freeze!
21:32Stop!
21:35Police!
21:37Oh!
21:38Oh!
21:39That's going to leave a mark.
21:40What the hell was that?
21:42It's 18 months of kickboxing finally paying off.
21:44I want to make a complaint.
21:51That was police brutality.
21:52That bitch busted my arm.
21:54Okay, okay.
21:55Yeah, I'm not saying I agree.
21:56Do not quote me.
21:57But that's a pretty ugly shiner.
21:59Why'd you run?
22:01I was scared.
22:02You know, there's a lot of Russian gangsters in Brighton.
22:04Come on.
22:04Come on.
22:05Help us here.
22:07Okay, look.
22:08You guys seem okay.
22:10I honestly got nothing to do with this.
22:12And this is the second time some wacky girl's accusing me of something I didn't do.
22:15Oh, you mean you're a case in Queens?
22:17Yeah.
22:18Nonsense.
22:18Just like this.
22:19Let's start with Nikki Suarez.
22:20She is saying you stalked her.
22:22She is a lying bitch.
22:24We went on one bad date, and all she did was moan about not being married.
22:28And, you know, she wanted to bang me.
22:30She wanted it, but I was afraid it was a trap.
22:33Quentin, I hear you.
22:34I hear you.
22:35I do.
22:35But come on.
22:36Help us help you.
22:37Yeah, look.
22:37Maybe if there was someone who could alibi you out from what happened two nights ago,
22:42that would go a long way.
22:43And Trisha, Nikki's not going to help, because she can't even ID the guy that grabbed her.
22:48But an alibi.
22:53Ned Wilson.
22:54I was with him all night.
23:01Ned Wilson?
23:04Who's asking?
23:05You want to step outside, please?
23:07I don't think so.
23:08Hey, we're from Manhattan, SVU.
23:09We want to ask you about Quentin Wilson.
23:11What, is he in trouble?
23:12What do you think?
23:12When's the last time you saw him?
23:14Two nights ago.
23:15For how long?
23:16What did he say?
23:17Well, he said that he was with you all night long, but we know he's lying because he raped
23:21and kidnapped a woman.
23:22But if you want to lie for him, then that's going to put you in some serious...
23:25Whoa, whoa.
23:26I'm not doing time for that guy.
23:28Look, he came by two nights ago.
23:30He asked me to borrow my car.
23:31I told him no.
23:33But, you know, the guy's insisting.
23:34And he gave me a hundred bucks.
23:36So?
23:36So what?
23:38I gave him the keys to my car, and that's it.
23:39And when he returned it yesterday, he said, if anyone asks, I was with him all night.
23:45But I wasn't.
23:46Okay.
23:47Where's the car?
23:48Yep, right here.
23:55Duct tape.
23:57We should check this for fingerprints.
23:58Yeah, if Quentin's around there, he's toast.
24:00All right, we'll expedite this and tow him the car to do a complete processing.
24:04Let us know if you've found anything else.
24:09Wait, tow the car?
24:11Yeah, it's all right, Ned.
24:12I'm sure insurance will get you a rental.
24:13No, no, I don't have insurance.
24:14Well, sucks to be you.
24:18Bad news, Q.
24:20What?
24:20Don't tell me Ned didn't stand up.
24:22Yo, bingo.
24:23And we found a roll of duct tape in his car, which he said you borrowed.
24:26Look, I paid him a hundred dollars.
24:27Yeah, for the car or the alibi?
24:29Look, guys, I didn't do...
24:31I didn't...
24:31Enough!
24:32Scumbag, we got you.
24:33You lied to us about an alibi.
24:35You have a prior for stalking.
24:37We found your prints on the duct tape.
24:39And you called Nicky 36 times.
24:41We have the phone records.
24:43You're done.
24:45Okay, listen.
24:46I didn't want to tell.
24:48I promised Nicky.
24:49I am not going down for something that she put me up to.
24:51What the hell are you babbling about now?
24:53She orchestrated the whole thing.
24:55She found out her boyfriend was cheating on her and she wanted revenge.
24:57She wanted to bring all this heat on him.
25:00So she asked me to fake kidnap her.
25:05You're full of it.
25:07Well, you saw the news.
25:08Even your boss didn't rule it out.
25:09You must really think we're stupid, huh?
25:12Dan Olin.
25:15What about him?
25:16He's my lawyer.
25:17I'm done with you bozos.
25:24You believe this guy?
25:27No.
25:28But this is not the worst move I've seen the defendant make.
25:31You think it holds up?
25:32Look, I told Tynan that the press conference was a bad idea and now she's handed him defense.
25:42Hey, Liv, we got a problem.
25:44Oh, well, good morning to you, too.
25:46What's the problem?
25:46Oh, Griffin's D.D. Fives.
25:48Carisi, hold on.
25:50Hey, what's going on?
25:53Hey, Griffin.
25:55Who taught you how to write reports?
25:56Carisi.
25:57What?
25:57What reporting?
25:58What?
25:58Carisi, hold on.
25:59Take it easy.
26:00Take it easy?
26:01We're about to go to trial and Griffin's fives are going to sink us.
26:04Greg Morrison is the prime suspect in the disappearance and probable murder of Nicky Suarez.
26:10What is that?
26:11It's my fault.
26:12I was the one who was wrong on Morrison and I let my ego get the best of me.
26:17I should have known better, all right?
26:18Don't put this on Griffin.
26:19It's nobody's fault.
26:21He was our prime suspect at the time.
26:23Carisi, if you want to be mad at somebody, direct it at me.
26:26You're not going to be the one on the stand defending this report.
26:29Olin is going to roast this kid.
26:30It is not uncommon for a case to take a different course.
26:34Liv, with Tynan's press conference and these fives, we're in deep.
26:38And we will be prepared, Carisi.
26:41Detective, you had better study up on your cross.
26:49Because with these fives, there is no way that I can keep you off the stand.
27:04He said he was going to come back with other men.
27:06And if I moved, he'd know and kill me.
27:09And what did you do?
27:09I was able to free myself.
27:13The next thing I remember, Captain Benson was talking to me in the bodega.
27:18Ms. Suarez, there's been some media speculation that you might have had something to do with orchestrating this crime.
27:23Did you?
27:24Absolutely not.
27:26What happened to me was horrific.
27:28I have trouble sleeping.
27:29I can hardly eat.
27:30To suggest I had anything to do with this is a lie.
27:34Thank you, Nicky.
27:35Nothing further you are.
27:38Mr. Olin?
27:40Thank you, Judge.
27:44Ms. Suarez?
27:44Can you identify the man who did this to you?
27:50No, I couldn't see him.
27:52My eyes were taped closed.
27:53Could you identify his voice, perhaps?
27:57He used some sort of voice-altering device.
27:59A voice-altering device?
28:02Yes.
28:03So, as you sit here today, you can't tell this jury that it was my client who did this horrible thing to you, correct?
28:12That's true.
28:19I'm done, Judge.
28:23Well, the print is partial, meaning it doesn't contain all possible rich detail.
28:29There is a sufficient number of unique characteristics that correspond with the defendant's left thumbprint.
28:34In my professional opinion, the partial latent print is consistent to have come from the defendant.
28:39Thank you, Detective.
28:40Nothing further.
28:42Are you familiar with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology's 2016 report,
28:51which proved that error rates rise for partial or poor quality prints, correct?
28:57It does, yes.
28:59Now, on direct, you said my client's thumbprint was consistent with the print recovered.
29:04I did.
29:05But you can't say with absolute scientific certainty that it is, in fact, my client's thumbprint, correct?
29:12That's true, but I think...
29:13That's enough.
29:14Thank you, Detective.
29:16I'm done.
29:19And can you tell the jury what the defendant told you about his supposed alibi?
29:23Yeah, he said he was innocent because he was with a Ned Wilson at the time of the crime.
29:31And was he?
29:32No.
29:33No.
29:33Captain Curry and Sergeant Rollins were able to ascertain that he was lying about that.
29:38Detective, is it fair to say that at the beginning of this investigation, you and your partner believed that Greg Morrison could have been involved in Ms. Suarez's disappearance?
29:47Yeah.
29:49Yeah, but over the course of the investigation, we determined that he was not involved.
29:54Thank you, Detective.
29:55Nothing further.
29:59You said we determined.
30:02Who is we?
30:05Myself, Detective Bruno, our entire team.
30:08So that's your job, to determine who is guilty?
30:12We make determinations based on the evidence.
30:14And in fact, you initially determined that...
30:17Let me get this right.
30:19You determined that, and I quote,
30:22Greg Morrison is the prime suspect in the disappearance and probable murder of Nicky Suarez.
30:29Yes, but...
30:31Is that what you wrote in your DD5?
30:34Yes.
30:34Because you knew at the time that Morrison was the prime suspect.
30:38Yeah, so, well, at the time we determined was...
30:40It sounds like you were acting like judge and jury.
30:43What?
30:44No.
30:44That's enough.
30:45Let me ask you this, Detective.
30:47Did there come a time when you determined that Ms. Suarez might have orchestrated this entire hoax?
30:54No.
30:55No?
30:56Did you see Chief of Detectives Tynan's press conference?
30:59Yes, I did, but...
31:01When asked about Ms. Suarez orchestrating a Gone Girl-type hoax, what did she say?
31:07I don't remember.
31:09She said that the investigation was ongoing.
31:13Same words you just said.
31:15Ongoing investigation.
31:17Yeah.
31:17Isn't it true that the entire NYPD was grasping at straws throughout this ongoing investigation?
31:27I...
31:27I don't understand the question.
31:30Some of you thought Greg Morrison was guilty.
31:33Others thought it was a hoax.
31:34Did anyone bother to do any follow-up whatsoever to determine if Greg Morrison or Ms. Suarez were in any way involved in this hoax?
31:42We determined your client was guilty, and...
31:44Because you played judge and jury throughout this ongoing investigation, correct?
31:49No.
31:50No.
31:50I...
31:50No.
31:53I'm done with this witness, Your Honor.
31:55Hey.
32:08How's Griffin?
32:11He's feeling defeated.
32:13Defeated.
32:14That's a good word.
32:16Olin's killing us.
32:18He's taking a shotgun approach, and each pellet's ripping holes in our case.
32:22Can we see?
32:23Put me up there.
32:27What?
32:28You need somebody to marshal the evidence.
32:30You need somebody to show the jury the nature of ongoing investigations.
32:35I don't think that will help.
32:36Well, then let me at least get up there and defend my people and take responsibility.
32:42Liv, you don't have to do this.
32:43We have nothing to lose.
32:46Olin will come at you hard.
32:47Let him try.
32:49I'm not scared of him.
32:50The defendant met the victim at a prior date.
32:59He was undoubtedly stalking her.
33:01He had access to the voice-altering software, and his print was on the duct tape.
33:06Now, all of these facts, when they're viewed in isolation, may seem circumstantial.
33:13But when viewed in totality, it made us understand that the defendant planned and executed the rape and kidnapping of Nicky Suarez.
33:22Captain Benson, where were you when detectives Bruno and Griffin first brought Mr. Morrison in for questioning?
33:35Objection.
33:36Relevance.
33:37Overruled.
33:37I was at a police conference.
33:41With Chief Tynan?
33:42Yes.
33:43So, you were unavailable to supervise this investigation from the start?
33:48No, I was in constant contact with my entire team throughout.
33:54Did you tell Chief Tynan to hold the now infamous press conference?
33:58No, I did not.
34:00But she saw it?
34:01Yes, of course.
34:02So, after you saw her performance, where she did not dispute the possibility that Ms. Suarez orchestrated her own kidnapping, did you call Chief Tynan?
34:12No, I did not.
34:14Because I knew that the allegation was ridiculous.
34:19That was your determination?
34:23That is a fact.
34:25Very good, Captain, but you know that facts are for the jury to determine, correct?
34:32I know my job, and I understand the job of the jury, but all I can tell you is that the defendant raped and kidnapped Nicky Suarez.
34:39Objection.
34:40Not responsive?
34:41Sustained.
34:43Jury will disregard Captain Benson's opinion as to the defendant's guilt or innocence.
34:51Thank you, Your Honor.
34:52No further questions.
34:55Now we did what we could.
35:06Well, it doesn't feel like enough.
35:09Mr. Creasy, the judge wants you back.
35:13Here we go.
35:14I have a note from the jury.
35:27They are, in their words, hopelessly deadlocked.
35:36It's been two days.
35:37I'm declaring a mistrial.
35:38Your Honor, in light of this, I ask that you release Mr. Wells.
35:42Judge, we will retry this case.
35:44As soon as you are available, the people move and continue to remand.
35:47Granted.
35:48Defended is remanded.
35:50We'll adjourn for three weeks and set a new trial date.
35:52Hey, heads up, guys.
36:04I have something I want to say.
36:07Um, what was this?
36:10It's my transfer papers.
36:12I don't think I should be here anymore.
36:13Okay, just sit down, detective.
36:15Sit down.
36:15We all did our jobs.
36:22Obviously, this is not the outcome that we wanted.
36:25But it's not over.
36:28Not by a long shot.
36:31Now, these cases are tough.
36:35But we will not stop until Nikki gets justice.
36:42Obviously, you're disappointed.
36:44So am I.
36:45But I am proud of you.
36:56I need you all to go home.
36:59And get some rest.
37:01Because we're back at it tomorrow.
37:04Okay?
37:08Okay.
37:10Chief Tynan.
37:11Since you always seem so busy, I decided to come see you.
37:14Okay.
37:16Been a long time since I've been in the squad room.
37:20Still feels like home.
37:24Captain, may we have a word?
37:26Of course.
37:27Of course.
37:28That's my office.
37:31See you for Sunday dinner, Jake.
37:33Yeah.
37:34Yeah.
37:35Chief, I'll be there.
37:35Excellent.
37:36Hey, um, Griff.
37:41Can I be your plus one?
37:43I think we should throw a wire on him.
37:45Yeah, I can help you put these back together.
37:47Who's got the tape?
37:48Yeah, yeah.
37:49Who's got the tape?
37:50Yeah.
37:50You guys are very funny.
37:52I'm concerned.
38:01We're going to get him at the retrial.
38:04From what I hear, Jake looked like a fool on the witness stand.
38:07He did not.
38:09He held his own against a very skilled lawyer on an extremely difficult case.
38:16And if I may, your press conference didn't help matters.
38:21My press conference.
38:23No, it was the department's press conference.
38:26One that the police commissioner asked me to conduct, which I did because I understand
38:32the chain of command.
38:33This isn't about chain of command.
38:35I told you it was premature.
38:38Captain, it is unbelievable to me that after all these years in law enforcement, you seem
38:44to have a fundamental misunderstanding of what your job is.
38:51My job is to help victims.
38:59End of story.
39:00Your job as a captain is not to boom doors with ESU or to search for evidence with a canine
39:08unit.
39:09It is to teach and oversee your detectives so that you do not find yourself in the position
39:14of having to defend their shortcomings.
39:17My team is the best in the department.
39:19I'm sure you believe that.
39:22I do.
39:23I'm starting to question your supervision.
39:28Meaning what?
39:30You should reconsider my offer to come to police plaza.
39:33So you can keep an eye on me?
39:34So this unit can be led by a captain who understands how to supervise.
39:37I'm not interested.
39:39Well, Captain, chain of command dictates that that is not your decision to make.
39:46So, Chief, I've been here for a very long time.
39:49And I have seen administrators like you come and go.
39:54I know how to do my job.
39:58And I would like very much for us to work together and do something good for this city.
40:04But you don't need to tell me how to do my job.
40:06What you need to do is stay out of my way.
40:09That is not how this works.
40:24Good night, Captain.
40:25I thought that I'd seen everything on this job.
40:45I'd like to combine forces.
40:47Work this case together.
40:48This case is too important.
40:50It just leads to chance.
40:51Take cover!
40:52Get back!
40:53The Law and Order Crossover Event, January 8th on NBC and Peacock.
40:58He killed my brother!
41:00I'm going after him.
41:02And I'm willing to pay the consequences.
41:04You can tell us where he is now or after I put out the fire.
41:09Law and Order Organized Crime, next on NBC and Peacock.
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