Law And Order SVU S27E08

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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.

00:24Well, he's a good detective, but he's a lot to take in.

00:27Meaning?

00:28You'll see.

00:29Hey, Terry Bruno.

00:31Ah, I see you're still dressing like a perp.

00:33Hey, John.

00:34Nice fedora.

00:35You know it's 2025, right?

00:37Hey, the clothes make the man, Terry.

00:39Uh, who is this Tweedledum?

00:41Jake Griffin.

00:42Oh, Batman.

00:43Yeah, yeah, yeah, I heard about you.

00:45Okay.

00:46Yeah, hopefully not all bad.

00:48Mixed.

00:49Mostly.

00:50Walking to the circus, boys.

00:52We got a guy inside, said his girlfriend was snatched in the middle of the night,

00:55says she was raped, so here you are.

00:57How do you want to handle it?

00:59Well, we've put a bolo out on the girl, Nikki Suarez, so we will handle the citywide search,

01:03but the rape is all yours.

01:05Terry, between us, the media's already flinging some wild theories, so you're gonna need to

01:12drill down on this guy's story.

01:13It sounds like you're not liking it.

01:16Hey, kid, everybody's got a story, but this one's got some hair on it.

01:19All right, tell four.

01:19We'll let you know.

01:20Okay.

01:22And when I woke up, the guy was wrapping my entire head in duct tape, and then he pinned

01:28me down, and that's when I realized that he had wrapped my wrists, too.

01:32So you didn't get a good look at him?

01:33No.

01:34What about his voice?

01:36He sounded like a robot.

01:38Like a what?

01:40Look, I know.

01:41All I could figure was that he was using some kind of voice-altering technology.

01:46Okay.

01:47What happened next?

01:49And then it sounded like he was assaulting her, and I didn't do anything because I didn't

01:54want him to kill her.

01:55And he kept saying that he had cameras and lasers set up watching me, and that if I didn't

02:02remain still for at least three hours, that he would kill her.

02:06What'd you do?

02:07I did what he told me to do.

02:10I stayed there, and I waited for what felt like three hours, and then when I finally got

02:16myself out, Nikki was gone.

02:18Look, we're gonna find her, but I need you to come down to the precinct to help us.

02:23Yeah, whatever you need.

02:24You guys just have to find her.

02:31You buying any of this?

02:33He's definitely high in something.

02:36Well, the plot thickens, boys.

02:38We ran our guy Morrison.

02:39He did a two-year federal bid up a securities fraud case.

02:42Got out three years ago.

02:44Great.

02:44Max Con motivational speaker.

02:46Yeah, and a story with more holes in the BQE.

02:54So, Jimmy tells him NYPD has a new forensic technique where murder victims' eyes could

03:00be removed to determine the last image they saw before death.

03:02This is genius, but did it actually work?

03:05Like a charm.

03:06Guy gave up everything, including stuff we didn't even know about.

03:09Okay, I love it, and I'm gonna use it.

03:12Ah, a panel on generative AI in law enforcement.

03:16Maybe Jimmy was on or something.

03:18What a world.

03:19Yeah.

03:19How long were you two partners?

03:21Five years in uniform, four more as detectives.

03:24Oh.

03:24He was a great cop, great partner.

03:26You know how it is when it just clicks.

03:28I do.

03:29I do.

03:30And what got him?

03:32Here was a guy who'd been shot three times, including one shielding a witness, and in

03:36the end, it was cancer.

03:39Ah.

03:39Jake was only 12.

03:42All Jimmy dreamed of was seeing Jake take the oath.

03:44Oh.

03:45I appreciate you taking him under your wing.

03:47I mean, I know you didn't actually have a choice.

03:50I appreciate it just the same.

03:52I was hesitant, but Griffin has potential.

03:55Yeah.

03:59Benson.

04:02Okay, I'm three hours away, and I'm at a conference.

04:07Tell him we're heading back.

04:09Okay, I'm on my way back, okay?

04:12I'm sorry, Chief.

04:13Don't be active kidnapping.

04:15Great excuse to dip out of here.

04:16Great.

04:20Nikki Suarez, 24, girlfriend of Greg Morrison, 50, who's presently our guest in interrogation

04:25room one.

04:25Why'd you bring him in?

04:26Because he's hinky.

04:28Care to expand on that keen insight?

04:30Yeah, he's rambling about the kidnapper setting up lasers and cameras and voice changers.

04:35Plus, he's an ex-con who peddles nonsense as a so-called motivational speaker.

04:39He did two years of club fed for securities fraud.

04:42And what about the missing woman?

04:43There's a bolo out on her.

04:44Two ones in charge of the search, but this guy isn't right.

04:47Yeah, the story's wild.

04:49But if it's true, we still gotta find her.

04:50Captain is on her way back from Albany, so why don't you two take your shot at Morrison

04:54and we'll coordinate with Weyland, CSU, and Canvas.

04:57When we break them, we'll let you know.

04:58Okay.

05:00If you could help me out, I do not understand the whole cameras and lasers thing.

05:04I'm not saying he was telling the truth.

05:07I am just telling you what he said.

05:10The whole voice-altering technology thing.

05:13Yes, he was obviously using something to make voice recognition impossible.

05:17Okay, well, maybe he thought you'd recognize him, you know?

05:20Who else had access to the brownstone?

05:23I did renovations last month.

05:24I gave the keys to my architect, Sean Davey.

05:28Sean Davey.

05:29You don't think he...

05:31Well, check it out.

05:31Anyone else you got beef with?

05:33You know, anyone else who would, uh, who'd want a reason to punish you?

05:36Guys, please.

05:44I-I'm begging you.

05:45You have to find Nikki.

05:47The whole city is out looking for her, but now is a chance for you to come clean.

05:54Let's start at the beginning.

05:56When was the last time you saw Nikki alive?

06:01Welcome back, Captain.

06:03Hey.

06:03So, I spoke with Curry.

06:05She said you're not liking this guy's story.

06:07It's more like a fairy tale.

06:08The guy who makes a living con in people, he thinks he can con us.

06:10He's hiding something.

06:11We just don't know what yet.

06:12Okay, Curry said that one of his neighbors said that she heard them arguing a couple of nights ago.

06:17Break it down for me.

06:18Captain?

06:20Oh, hold on.

06:22Yeah.

06:23There's a woman here that says we have her boyfriend in custody, Greg Morrison.

06:28Nikki?

06:28What?

06:29Nikki?

06:30No.

06:31No, I'm Kelsey.

06:32Uh, is Greg here?

06:35Come, come.

06:38Just have a look.

06:39Come.

06:40Come.

06:41Come.

06:42Come.

06:43Come.

06:44Come.

06:45Come.

06:46Come.

06:47Come.

06:48Come.

06:49Come.

06:50Come.

06:51Come.

06:52Come.

06:53Come.

06:54Come.

06:55Come.

06:56Come.

06:57Come.

06:58Come.

06:59Come.

07:00Come.

07:01Come.

07:02Come.

07:03Come.

07:04What's going on?

07:33Why is Greg here? Did he do something?

07:35So Greg is here. He's just answering a few questions for us.

07:40So why don't you go ahead and have a seat?

07:43So you said that you're Greg's girlfriend?

07:49How long have we been seeing each other?

07:52About a year. I live in Stanford.

07:56We met after one of his lectures.

07:58This morning he wasn't answering his phone calls when I tried to contact him,

08:01so I drove all the way down and then there was like a police officer at his place and sent me here.

08:09Look, can you just tell me what's happening, please?

08:12Should I have told you guys that I was also seeing Kelsey?

08:15Yeah, but that also has nothing to do with Nikki being kidnapped.

08:20If that's even true.

08:22Come on, guys, please.

08:24Call me a louse.

08:26Call me a cheater.

08:27But you're losing focus here. Are you gonna go find her or not?

08:30The whole department is looking for her. We need you.

08:33I think you know where Nikki is.

08:35What?

08:36I mean, how can we believe anything you say?

08:38You've been lying to us from the jump.

08:40So Greg told us that his girlfriend had been abducted.

08:45That she was kidnapped.

08:49What?

08:50I'm fine, fine.

08:52Yeah, no, I see that.

08:55I will tell you that he used a different name.

08:59He said, um, that it was his girlfriend, Nikki.

09:08I mean, who the hell? I've never seen this person before.

09:11Okay.

09:12That's Nikki Suarez.

09:14Um, I see that you don't know anything about this?

09:19No. He said that's his girlfriend?

09:21I was gonna break things off with Kelsey,

09:23and I understand that it was a bad thing to hide it from you,

09:26but...

09:27Because you didn't want to look like a bad guy, right?

09:29Yeah.

09:30The kind of guy that would kill one of his girlfriends.

09:33Is that what you guys think?

09:35We are just trying to understand the nature of your relationships, okay?

09:39It might help us find the guy who you said abducted her.

09:42Who I said abducted her?

09:45Why do I feel like you guys don't believe me?

09:48Because I feel... I feel so stupid.

09:51God, I'm so embarrassed.

09:53Don't be.

09:55No.

09:56So, Greg, uh, was a...

09:59Some kind of motivational speaker, right?

10:02Yeah.

10:03So guys like this can be very, um, you know, manipulative.

10:08Was he ever, um, you know, controlling, or...

10:12Was he ever violent with you?

10:14No.

10:15No.

10:16No, I mean, obviously he's...

10:19Shady.

10:20And a frickin' good liar, but...

10:24Honestly, he was always very respectful.

10:26I think...

10:28You killed Nikki.

10:29If she's not really missing, we just, we need to call off the search.

10:33Okay.

10:36You guys obviously are not here to help me.

10:40So I would like to leave now.

10:43And if you don't let me leave, I want a lawyer.

10:46You're not gonna motivationally speak your way out of this.

10:48I would like a lawyer!

10:49One way or another!

10:50You're going down for this!

10:51Don't move.

10:53Come on.

10:56I don't like him.

10:57If his girlfriend hadn't have showed up, he never would have told us.

10:59Slow your roll.

11:01Griff, what is your take?

11:03I don't know.

11:04He's clearly not telling us the whole story.

11:06Okay, well, so we're not there yet, and he's in both.

11:09I went in too hard.

11:10That's on me.

11:11He's just pissing me off with this bogus story.

11:13I agree that he's suspect, but unless you have something other than a theory,

11:18we need to let him go and build a case that sticks.

11:22So Rollins and Curry are speaking with Nikki's roommate.

11:27You two start with this architect who claims he has the key to his place.

11:33Gentlemen.

11:34How can I help you?

11:36Hey, I'm Detective Griffin.

11:38This is Detective Bruno.

11:39We're from Special Victims.

11:42Special Victims.

11:43We're investigating a kidnapping, and the guy we're looking at said you had keys to his place.

11:49What happened to you?

11:51Blew out my meniscus playing ball in the park.

11:54I had surgery last week.

11:55Hey, who were we talking about?

11:57Greg Morrison.

11:59He said I had his keys.

12:01Yeah, he did.

12:02Yeah, why you don't?

12:03Not anymore.

12:06Morrison hired me to do the plans on his renovation about a month ago, so he gave me the keys.

12:11I 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.

12:19Sounds like our guy.

12:20I told him I didn't pay off public officials, so he fired me and refused to pay my bill.

12:26Hmm.

12:27And the keys?

12:28I mailed them back to him with my final payment notice, which he ignored.

12:32You ever meet his girlfriend?

12:36Nikki.

12:38Seemed like a nice kid.

12:41Is she the one that was kidnapped?

12:43That's what Morrison's saying, yeah.

12:44Yeah.

12:45Is there anything you could tell us about her, or her relationship with Morrison?

12:50No, not really. I only saw them together once or twice.

12:55But one time, when I let myself in before he fired me, I must have spooked her because she freaked out.

13:01Hmm.

13:02Something about a guy stalking her.

13:05I told her to report it, but she said she wasn't sure and she didn't want to seem paranoid.

13:10She'd give you his name?

13:11No.

13:13But Morrison came home and she clammed up about it.

13:16Like she didn't want him to know.

13:26Look, we're not close.

13:28I mean, she moved in six months ago, but spent way too much time with that boyfriend, Greg.

13:34Oh, y'all want anything?

13:35No.

13:36I take it you don't like him much.

13:38He's old enough to be her father.

13:40I mean, I saw right through him.

13:42Motivational speaker my ass.

13:43He's a creep.

13:44Any reason to believe that he would hurt her?

13:47Like I said, we're not close.

13:48It's not like she shared that sort of stuff.

13:51Well, they seem pretty happy here.

13:52This is them, right?

13:53Yeah, it's him.

13:55Such a douchey smile.

13:56Is she wearing a smart ring? Did she wear that every day?

13:59Yeah, she's a fitness freak.

14:01She said it tracked her heart rate and, I don't know, some other stuff.

14:05Like location.

14:08Hey, your husband is gold. They got us an emergency order for the location data from Nikki's smart ring.

14:22He even knows how to load a dishwasher.

14:25Detective Whalen's already got a search going. This is the last place that the ring pinged from.

14:29Hey, Whalen.

14:30Captain Benson in the flesh. How you doing?

14:31Well, I'll be better once we find this girl.

14:34Yeah, but we're gonna find her. I got a nose for stuff like this, you know.

14:38Gotta say, I've been surprised to see you out in the wild. My captain's likely at the 19th hole by now.

14:42I see you're still working the hatch deck.

14:44Uh, yeah, well, I'm gonna bring it back if it's the last thing I do.

14:47Found it!

14:48Oh.

14:58Layla, we've got a sighting. We have a woman who matches the description of Nikki Suarez at Hector's Bodega, 533 Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach.

15:04Okay, 10-4. I know right what that is. How do you want to handle this?

15:07Tell them not to approach. If this is indeed Nikki, then she may still be in shock.

15:11Okay, do not approach the suspect. We're on our way.

15:18Watermelon?

15:19It's okay.

15:20It's okay.

15:21Maybe lemon coke and cotton candy's really good, even though it sounds gross.

15:25Nikki?

15:26Coke and cotton candy.

15:28Nikki, I'm Captain Benson. I'm a police officer. And I'm here to help you.

15:38Okay? It's okay now.

15:40It's over, Nikki. It's over.

15:51All right, I got you. I got you. I got you. You're safe.

15:55It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

16:01It's okay.

16:06Yeah, we got her. Thank God.

16:08That's great news. How quickly can you get down here? There's a press conference. I'd like you there with me.

16:14Oh, I can't. Nikki's awake, and I need to interview her.

16:17You have a team of very capable investigators. Have one of them do the initial interview. You should be here.

16:23Chief 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.

16:33Captain, our press people are saying that your victim may have orchestrated this entire kidnapping. They're calling it a gone girl situation. I need you to take the lead.

16:42That is ridiculous.

16:44Then what do your advisor tell the press?

16:46Nothing. It's premature. Can this not wait?

16:51No, it cannot.

16:52Well, then tell them that it's an ongoing investigation.

16:57This is important, Captain. I need you here.

17:00I have to go.

17:01Okay. Well, I apologize. I'm sorry.

17:03I woke up with tape over my eyes and tape over my wrists. I was really strong.

17:18Did he say anything?

17:19He kept calling me a bitch.

17:21Uh-huh.

17:22He said I should shut up and take it. The whole time I just, uh, I don't know, disassociated?

17:30That's your mind protecting you. So where did he take you?

17:35I'm not sure. I remember being in the trunk of a car.

17:39Okay. And then what happened?

17:42Uh, he brought me inside somewhere. Um, he raped me again.

17:47Mm.

17:49And then he just, he left.

17:53He said he was gonna come back with more men, and if I moved, find out and kill me.

18:01And how did you get away from him? How did you escape?

18:07I-I remember yanking on the tape until I got free, and then, um, I don't know.

18:16The next thing I remember, I was in that store. Um, I have no idea how I even got there.

18:22That's okay. So your memory's gonna come back in pieces, all right?

18:26That's your, your survival instinct kicking in.

18:31So I, I, I need to tell you something that's, um, a little uncomfortable.

18:35Um, uh, during our investigation, we found out that Greg, your boyfriend, is, um, is actually seeing somebody else.

18:48What?

18:51Yeah. He has a girlfriend.

18:54Who?

18:56Her name is, um, Kelsey. Kelsey James. Have you heard that name?

19:00I don't know who that is.

19:01Do you think she had something to do with this?

19:04We don't know. We don't know. We're just trying to figure out if your attack was orchestrated.

19:11Oh, Nikki.

19:12Mr. Morrison.

19:13Mr. Morrison.

19:14Mr. Morrison.

19:15What?

19:16She just tells me.

19:17Baby, I'm...

19:18This is not the time.

19:19What did you tell her?

19:20Now is not the time for this.

19:21Baby.

19:22Get up!

19:23Sir, listen to me.

19:24I need you to step outside.

19:25Please.

19:26Step outside now.

19:28Okay?

19:29You're going to spend all your time coming after me and now.

19:32Look what you've done.

19:33If you don't walk out of here right now, I'm gonna lock you up for witness tampering and obstruction.

19:37Is that clear?

19:40Now.

19:41Go.

19:43...and the detectives from the 21st precinct, Nikki Suarez, has been found alive.

19:51She's currently in the hospital receiving needed medical attention.

19:54Do you have any suspects?

19:56I have no further comment except to say that this remains an ongoing investigation.

20:02Any truth for the rumors that the victim orchestrated this entire kidnapping?

20:06Again, the investigation is ongoing.

20:08Chief.

20:09Is this a gone girl scenario?

20:11We're investigating all angles.

20:13That is the definition of an ongoing investigation.

20:16Chief.

20:17One more question.

20:18The employee of Ms. Warren's story.

20:20Okay, so the rape kit came back negative for semen.

20:23Are we sure that no condoms were recovered from Morrison's house?

20:26Nothing.

20:27What did Nikki say about the ex-boyfriend?

20:29Quentin Welsom.

20:30She met him on a dating app, but it was only one date eight months ago.

20:34And 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.

20:42And she thinks that she may have seen him, you know, a couple times outside of Morrison's house.

20:47Oh, this is Quentin Welsom, 38-year-old white male, runs a tech startup out of Queens.

20:52Voice-altering software?

20:53He 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.

20:58Okay, what about his residence?

20:59Same.

21:00Doorman says no one has seen him in a couple of days.

21:02I blew it.

21:03I spent all this time zeroing in on Morrison, and now Welsom's on the run.

21:07Bernal, you want with your gut?

21:09I get it.

21:10Believe me, I've done the same thing.

21:11Now, we have a bolo out on him, and if he's still in the city, we're gonna find him.

21:15And he's got a 2024 Queens conviction for stalking.

21:19Look at this.

21:20It came in first, his burglary, and I spoke to the ADA in Queens, who told me that they reduced it to stalking.

21:26He's got a conditional discharge.

21:28Okay, so he's escalating.

21:30Benson.

21:33Great.

21:35Great.

21:36We're on our way.

21:37So Waylon just said they got a hit on his license plate in Brighton Beach.

21:42Let's roll.

21:50Hey!

21:51Police!

21:52Freeze!

21:53Stop!

21:54Police!

21:55Oh!

21:56Death's gonna leave a mark.

21:57What the hell was that?

21:58It's 18 months of kickboxing finally paying off.

22:12I want to make a complaint.

22:13That was police brutality.

22:14That bitch busted my eye.

22:15Okay, okay.

22:16Yeah, I'm not saying I agree.

22:17Do not quote me.

22:18But that's a pretty ugly shiner.

22:19Why'd you run?

22:20I was scared.

22:21You know, there's a lot of Russian gangsters in Brighton.

22:22Come on.

22:23Come on.

22:24Help us here.

22:25Okay, look.

22:26You guys seem okay.

22:27I honestly got nothing to do with this.

22:28And this is the second time some wacky girl's accusing me of something I didn't do.

22:32Oh, you mean you're a case in Queens?

22:33Yeah.

22:34Nonsense.

22:35Just like this.

22:36Let's start with Nikki Suarez.

22:37She is saying you stalked her.

22:38She is a lying bitch.

22:39We went on one bad date, and all she did was moan about not being married.

22:42And, you know, she wanted to bang me.

22:43She wanted it, but I was afraid it was a trap.

22:45Look, Quentin, I hear you.

22:46I hear you.

22:47I do.

22:48But come on.

22:49Help us.

22:50Help us.

22:51Help us.

22:52Help us.

22:53Help us.

22:54Help us.

22:55Help us.

22:56Help us.

22:57Help us.

22:58Help us.

22:59Help us.

23:00Help us.

23:01Help us.

23:02Help us.

23:03Help us.

23:04I hear you.

23:05I do.

23:06But come on.

23:07Help us.

23:08Help you.

23:09Maybe if there was someone who could alibi you out from what happened two nights ago,

23:11that would go a long way.

23:12And Trisha, Nikki's not gonna help, because she can't even ID the guy that grabbed her.

23:17But an alibi.

23:23Ned Wilson.

23:24I was with him all night.

23:31Ned Wilson?

23:33Who's asking?

23:34Yeah.

23:35Step outside, please.

23:36I don't think so.

23:37Hey, we're from Manhattan.

23:38That's for you.

23:39We want to ask you about Quentin Wilson.

23:40What?

23:41Is he in trouble?

23:42What do you think?

23:43When's the last time you saw him?

23:44Two nights ago.

23:45For how long?

23:46What'd he say?

23:47Well, he said that he was with you all night long, but we know he's lying because he raped

23:51and kidnapped a woman.

23:52But if you want to lie for him, then that's gonna put you in some serious...

23:55Whoa, whoa.

23:56I'm not doing time for that guy.

23:57Look, he came by two nights ago.

23:59He asked me to borrow my car.

24:00I told him no.

24:01But, you know, the guy's insisting, and he gave me a hundred bucks.

24:05So?

24:06So what?

24:07I gave him the keys to my car, and that's it.

24:09And when he returned it yesterday, he said if anyone asks, I was with him all night.

24:14But I wasn't.

24:15Okay.

24:16Hmm.

24:17Where's the car?

24:24Yep.

24:25Right here.

24:26Duct tape.

24:27We should check this for fingerprints.

24:28Yeah.

24:29If Quentin's are on there, he's toast.

24:30All right.

24:31We'll expedite this and tell him the car to do a complete processing.

24:34Let us know if you've found anything else.

24:39Wait.

24:40Tell the car.

24:41Yeah, it's all right, Ned.

24:42I'm sure insurance will get you a rental.

24:43No, no.

24:44Well, it sucks to be you.

24:48Bad news, Q.

24:49What?

24:50Well, don't tell me Ned didn't stand up.

24:51Yo, bingo.

24:52And we found a roll of duct tape in his car, which he said you borrowed.

24:55Look, I paid him a hundred dollars.

24:57Yeah?

24:58For the car or the alibi?

24:59Look, guys, I didn't do...

25:00Enough!

25:01Scumbag, we got you.

25:03You lied to us about an alibi.

25:05You have a prior for stalking.

25:06We found your prints on the duct tape.

25:08And you called Nikki 36 times.

25:11We have the phone records.

25:12You're done.

25:13Okay, listen.

25:14I didn't want to tell.

25:16I promised Nikki.

25:18But I am not going down for something that she put me up to.

25:20What the hell are you babbling about now?

25:22She orchestrated the whole thing.

25:24She found out her boyfriend was cheating on her and she wanted revenge.

25:26She wanted to bring all this heat on him.

25:29So she asked me to fake kidnap her.

25:35You're full of it.

25:36Well, you saw the news.

25:38Even your boss didn't rule it out.

25:39You must really think we're stupid, huh?

25:42Dan Olin.

25:44What about him?

25:45He's my lawyer.

25:46I'm done with you bozos.

25:48You believe this guy?

25:49No.

25:50But this is not the worst move I've seen a defendant make.

25:51You think it holds up?

25:52Look, I told Tynan that the press conference was a bad idea and now she's handed him a defense.

26:07Hey, Liv.

26:08We got a problem.

26:09Oh, well, good morning to you, too.

26:10What's the problem?

26:11Griffin's DD5s.

26:12Carisi, hold on.

26:13Hey, what's going on?

26:14Hey, Griffin.

26:15Who taught you how to write reports?

26:16Carisi.

26:17What?

26:18What reporting?

26:19What?

26:20Carisi, hold on.

26:21Take it easy.

26:22Take it easy?

26:23We're about to go to trial and Griffin's fives are going to sink us.

26:26Greg Morrison is the prime suspect in the DD5s.

26:29I'm going to go to trial and Griffin's fives are going to sink us.

26:34Greg Morrison is the prime suspect in the DD5s.

26:36Suspect in the disappearance and probable murder of Nicky Suarez.

26:39What is that?

26:40It's nobody's fault.

26:41It's my fault.

26:42I was the one who was wrong on Morrison and I let my ego get the best of me.

26:45I should have known better, all right?

26:47Don't put this on Griffin.

26:48It's nobody's fault.

26:50He was our prime suspect at the time.

26:53Carisi, if you want to be mad at somebody, direct it at me.

26:55You're not going to be the one on the stand defending this report.

26:58Olin is going to roast this kid.

27:00It is not uncommon for a case to take a different course.

27:03Liv.

27:04With Tynan's press conference and these fives, we're in deep.

27:08And we will be prepared, Carisi.

27:16Detective, you had better study up on your cross.

27:19Because with these fives, there is no way that I can keep you off the stand.

27:23He said he was going to come back with other men.

27:39And if I moved, he'd know and kill me.

27:42And what did you do?

27:43I was able to free myself.

27:45The next thing I remember, Captain Benson was talking to me in the bodega.

27:51Ms. Suarez, there's been some media speculation that you might have had something to do with orchestrating this crime.

27:57Did you?

27:58Absolutely not.

27:59What happened to me was horrific.

28:01I have trouble sleeping.

28:02I can hardly eat.

28:03To suggest I had anything to do with this is a lie.

28:07Thank you, Nicky.

28:08Nothing further you are.

28:11Mr. Olin?

28:13Thank you, Judge.

28:15Ms. Suarez, can you identify the man who did this to you?

28:23No, I couldn't see him.

28:25My eyes were taped closed.

28:26Could you identify his voice, perhaps?

28:29He used some sort of voice-altering device.

28:32A voice-altering device?

28:35Yes.

28:36So, as you sit here today, you can't tell this jury that it was my client who did this horrible thing to you, correct?

28:45That's true.

28:52I'm done, Judge.

28:57Well, the print is partial, meaning it doesn't contain all possible rich detail.

29:02There is a sufficient number of unique characteristics that correspond with the defendant's left thumbprint.

29:07In my professional opinion, the partial latent print is consistent to have come from the defendant.

29:12Thank you, Detective. Nothing further.

29:17Are you familiar with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology's 2016 report, which proved that error rates rise for partial or poor quality prints, correct?

29:30It does, yes.

29:32Now, on direct, you said my client's thumbprint was consistent with the print recovered.

29:37I did.

29:38But you can't say with absolute scientific certainty that it is, in fact, my client's thumbprint, correct?

29:44That's true, but I think...

29:47That's enough.

29:48Thank you, Detective.

29:49I'm done.

29:53And can you tell the jury what the defendant told you about his supposed alibi?

29:57Yeah, he said he was innocent because he was with a Ned Wilson at the time of the crime.

30:04And was he?

30:05No.

30:06No, Captain Curry and Sergeant Rollins were able to ascertain that he was lying about that.

30:11Detective, 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?

30:21Yeah.

30:22Yeah, but over the course of the investigation, we determined that he was not involved.

30:27Thank you, Detective.

30:28Nothing further.

30:33You said, we determined.

30:36Who is we?

30:38Myself, Detective Bruno, our entire team.

30:41So that's your job, to determine who is guilty?

30:45We make determinations based on the evidence.

30:48And in fact, you initially determined that, let me get this right.

30:52You determined that, and I quote,

30:55Greg Morrison is the prime suspect in the disappearance and probable murder of Nicky Suarez.

31:03Yes, but...

31:04Is that what you wrote in your DD5?

31:07Yes.

31:08Because you knew at the time that Morrison was the prime suspect.

31:11Yeah, so, well, at the time we determined was...

31:13It sounds like you were acting like judge and jury.

31:16What? No.

31:17That's enough.

31:18Let me ask you this, Detective.

31:20Did there come a time when you determined that Ms. Suarez might have orchestrated this entire hoax?

31:27No.

31:28No?

31:29Did you see Chief of Detectives Tynan's press conference?

31:32Yes, I did, but...

31:34When asked about Ms. Suarez orchestrating a Gone Girl-type hoax, what did she say?

31:40I... I don't remember.

31:42She said that the investigation was ongoing.

31:46Same words you just said. Ongoing investigation.

31:49Yeah.

31:50Yeah.

31:51Isn't it true that the entire NYPD was grasping at straws throughout this ongoing investigation?

31:58Well, I... I don't understand the question.

32:03Some of you thought Greg Morrison was guilty. Others thought it was a hoax.

32:07Did anyone bother to do any follow-up whatsoever to determine if Greg Morrison or Ms. Suarez were in any way involved in this hoax?

32:15We determined your client was guilty, and that was we...

32:17Because you played judge and jury throughout this ongoing investigation, correct?

32:22No. No. I... No.

32:26I'm done with this witness, Your Honor.

32:28Hi.

32:45How's Griffin?

32:48He's feeling defeated.

32:50Defeated? That's a good word.

32:53Olin's killing us.

32:55He's taking a shotgun approach, and each pellet's ripping holes in our case.

32:59Can we see?

33:03Put me up there.

33:04What?

33:05You need somebody to marshal the evidence.

33:07You need somebody to show the jury the nature of ongoing investigations.

33:12I don't think that will help.

33:13Well, then let me at least get up there and defend my people and take responsibility.

33:19Liv, you don't have to do this.

33:20We have nothing to lose.

33:22Olin will come at you, Holly.

33:24Let him try.

33:25I'm not scared of him.

33:32The defendant met the victim at a prior date.

33:35He was undoubtedly stalking her.

33:37He had access to the voice-altering software, and his print was on the duct tape.

33:43Now, all of these facts, when they're viewed in isolation, may seem circumstantial.

33:50But when viewed in totality, it made us understand that the defendant planned and executed the rape and kidnapping of Nicky Suarez.

33:59Thank you, Captain.

34:00Thank you, Captain.

34:01Nothing further.

34:06Captain Benson, where were you when detectives Bruno and Griffin first brought Mr. Morrison in for questioning?

34:12Objection. Relevance.

34:14Overruled.

34:15I was at a police conference.

34:18With Chief Tynan?

34:19Yes.

34:20So, you were unavailable to supervise this investigation from the start?

34:25No, I was in constant contact with my entire team throughout.

34:30Did you tell Chief Tynan to hold the now infamous press conference?

34:35No, I did not.

34:37But you saw it?

34:38Yes, of course.

34:39So, after you saw her performance, where she did not dispute the possibility that Ms. Suarez orchestrated her own kidnapping, did you call Chief Tynan?

34:49No, I did not. Because I knew that the allegation was ridiculous.

34:56That was your determination?

34:59That is a fact.

35:02Hm. Very good, Captain. But you know that facts are for the jury to determine, correct?

35:08I 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.

35:16Objection. Not responsive?

35:18Sustained.

35:19The jury will disregard Captain Benson's opinion as to the defendant's guilt or innocence.

35:28Thank you, Your Honor. No further questions.

35:41We did what we could.

35:43Well, it doesn't feel like enough.

35:46Mr. Creasy, the judge wants you back.

35:48Here we go.

35:50I have a note from the jury.

36:04They are, in their words, hopelessly deadlocked.

36:13It's been two days.

36:14I'm declaring a mistrial.

36:16Your Honor, in light of this, I ask that you release Mr. Wells.

36:19Judge, we will retry this case. As soon as you are available, the people move and continue to remand.

36:24Granted. The defendant is remanded.

36:26We'll adjourn for three weeks and set a new trial date.

36:39Hey, heads up, guys. I have something I want to say.

36:43Um, what was this?

36:47It's my transfer papers. I don't think I should be here anymore.

36:50Okay. Sit down, detective. Sit down.

36:53We all did our jobs.

36:58Obviously, this is not the outcome that we wanted.

37:02But it's not over.

37:05Not by a long shot.

37:08Now, these cases are tough.

37:11But we will not stop until Nikki gets justice.

37:18Obviously, you're disappointed.

37:20So am I.

37:23But I am proud of you.

37:33I need you all to go home.

37:36And get some rest.

37:38Because we're back at it tomorrow.

37:42Okay.

37:45Okay.

37:47Chief Tynan.

37:48Since you always seem so busy, I decided to come see you.

37:52Okay.

37:54Been a long time since I've been in the squad room.

37:57Still feels like home.

38:02Captain, may we have a word?

38:03Of course. Of course.

38:05That's why. My office.

38:08See you for Sunday dinner, Jake.

38:11Yeah. Yeah. Chief, I'll be there.

38:12Excellent.

38:17Hey, um, Griff.

38:19Can I be your plus one?

38:20I think we should throw a wire on him.

38:22Yeah, I can help you put these back together for me.

38:24Who's got the tape?

38:25Yeah, yeah.

38:26Put that tape.

38:27Yeah.

38:28You guys are very funny.

38:30I'm concerned.

38:39We're gonna get him at the retrial.

38:41From what I hear, Jake looked like a fool on the witness stand.

38:44He did not.

38:45He held his own against a very skilled lawyer on an extremely difficult case.

38:53And if I may, your press conference didn't help matters.

38:58My press conference.

39:00No, it was the department's press conference.

39:03One that the police commissioner asked me to conduct.

39:06Which I did because I understand the chain of command.

39:09This isn't about chain of command.

39:12I told you it was premature.

39:14Captain, it is unbelievable to me that after all these years in law enforcement, you seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of what your job is.