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00:05In 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.
00:53I love you.
00:57Hey, it's good to see you.
00:59How are you?
01:01I'm okay.
01:02You know, I'm just...
01:04That's a lot.
01:06Yeah.
01:07What if you need to talk?
01:08Yeah.
01:09Thanks.
01:12Oh.
01:15Don't worry.
01:16I'm bouncing.
01:17I'm not worried.
01:20Come here.
01:26Hey.
01:27He was a, uh, he was a great guy.
01:30Yeah.
01:30I'm sorry, Liv.
01:32It's good to see you.
01:34Same.
01:34Yeah.
01:35Yeah.
01:41There you go.
01:43It's been a long road.
01:45It hasn't always been pleasant.
01:47Thanks.
01:48And it certainly hasn't always been...
01:50I'm good.
01:50Thanks.
01:50I lived for my job.
01:53I don't think that surprises anybody.
01:55And I can't imagine my life any other way.
01:59He was the best boss I ever had.
02:03Everything that I know about being a captain...
02:06I feel very lucky to be able to be with you here.
02:09I love you, ma'am.
02:10It has been a privilege to have been able to serve with you.
02:16Finn, can't believe you're still at it.
02:18You too, Captain.
02:19You both got your full pensions.
02:21Take them and live a little while you still can.
02:23I thought about it, Mikey.
02:24You should.
02:25It's the best decision I've made in a while.
02:31You thought about retiring?
02:33Since when?
02:35I mean, not like tomorrow.
02:37I mean, it's crossed my mind.
02:38I don't want to do this forever.
02:40Do you?
02:42Captain Benson.
02:44New chief of detectives.
02:45Catherine Tynan.
02:46Hi.
02:47It's good to meet you.
02:49I don't want to monopolize your time.
02:50Just wanted to say I've heard great things.
02:52Your clearance rate is unbelievable.
02:55I'm very excited to work with you.
02:56I'm glad to hear it.
02:57When you got a moment, let's talk big picture.
03:00You're the standard I'd like everyone else to meet.
03:02But I really wanted to work closely, learn how you do what you do.
03:06I'll reach out.
03:09And I'm sorry about your loss.
03:12I knew Dawn in my early years.
03:14No wonder you're so good.
03:19How was that?
03:21I think she seems great.
03:23I mean, she's full of compliments, if nothing else.
03:28Where the hell does she come from?
03:30She started in YPD, but she's been in Philly for the last ten years.
03:34I'm hearing things.
03:35Like what?
03:36Like, she's very hands-on, values loyalty.
03:41She's bringing in some people from Philadelphia to fill in their ranks.
03:44She's good.
03:45Politically connected.
03:47I think changes are coming.
03:48Let's just be careful.
03:50Hey, Curry, what's up?
03:52I'll meet you.
03:53I'll meet you.
03:54Hey, look, um, tell Finn to take the night off.
03:59Because he, uh, seems like he needs it.
04:02Got it.
04:21Hey.
04:23What you doing?
04:26I saw Lou Fornelli roll in there.
04:28Very good night to that guy.
04:34You all right?
04:36I don't like funerals.
04:38Me neither.
04:41All right.
04:44I just feel like we're entering into our
04:47all-our-friends-are-dying era.
04:51It's the worst era.
04:53Absolutely.
04:57Not that you can go back,
04:59and not that I'd want to, but...
05:06It's been a pretty good run there for a minute.
05:11I still do.
05:14Just different.
05:31I'll get off my car.
05:33I'll get off my car.
05:41Hey.
05:43Go in there and say hello.
05:48Love you.
05:50Night.
06:08Let's just leave me alone.
06:09Shut up!
06:12Hey, police!
06:13Come here!
06:14Police!
06:15Let it go!
06:16Let it go!
06:19Put your hands up.
06:20Put your hands where I can see them.
06:21Get them up!
06:42Let's go!
06:44Come on!
06:46Come on!
06:47Go!
06:47Get his gun!
06:50Get his gun!
07:48How was the service?
07:50It was nice, you know, it was just...
07:53Just sad.
07:56This one...
07:57This one hit hard.
07:59I'm sorry.
08:00Yeah. What do we got? Tell me.
08:03Well, victim is Ella Parsons, 29.
08:06Okay.
08:06We think the guy got in through the window at the fire escape.
08:09She's pretty sure he used a condom.
08:11What's the time for him?
08:12A couple of hours.
08:14She was afraid he was still in the apartment, so she waited.
08:17Okay.
08:18Canvassing the neighbors, checking street cameras.
08:20Anything?
08:21Nothing.
08:24How's that looking?
08:25It's not too deep.
08:27I don't even think it'll scar.
08:29Oh, good.
08:32So, um, yeah, um, so I was lying in bed, and I was just scrolling through TikTok.
08:44I didn't even hear anybody break in.
08:47Yeah.
08:50And, um, then all the lights went out, and I thought it was just a regular power outage,
08:56you know?
08:57Yeah.
08:57But then I looked across the street, and I could see, um, that all the lights were on.
09:03Yeah.
09:03So we think that he turned off the power, right, at the, uh, at the breaker.
09:09And then I could feel him in the room with me.
09:13Mm-hmm.
09:16I froze, and then he got on top of me, and he put a knife to my throat, and he
09:26said that
09:26if I screamed, he would kill me.
09:30Do you see his face?
09:32No, it's too dark.
09:34And how long have you lived here?
09:35This is a Metro B&B.
09:37I know they're illegal.
09:38I know I shouldn't have done it, but I had a job interview out here.
09:41I know I shouldn't have done it.
09:42So listen to me, I'm not the housing authority, and the only thing that I care about is finding
09:49the man who did this to you, okay?
09:52Now, what is the job?
09:57It's cybersecurity.
09:58Okay.
10:00I just changed careers.
10:02I just totally changed my whole life.
10:05How'd it go?
10:05Good.
10:06Yeah.
10:07Really good.
10:09I don't know, though.
10:10It's really competitive.
10:13A lot of these places, it's just a bunch of dudes, you know, so it can feel like nobody's
10:16in your corner but you.
10:18Oh, I get that.
10:20So how about you consider me another person that's in your corner, all right?
10:25And we're going to get through this, and then we're going to get you back to your new life,
10:28okay?
10:33Mr. Ruiz?
10:45I'm going to get you checked out at the hospital.
10:47Great.
10:51Bensa.
10:57I'm on my way.
11:09Hey.
11:14All right, you guys came all the way down here empty-handed?
11:17You can order in a pizza.
11:19Give me a PlayStation.
11:20We got the initial report back from the Brooklyn cops.
11:24Is there any possibility that this is a beef from an old case?
11:27Man, I wish it was.
11:30I got played.
11:31It's a rope-a-dope.
11:33Now I'm the dope.
11:34It could happen to anybody.
11:36I'm going to find them.
11:39They got my gun.
11:44We're on it.
11:46Hey.
11:52So, quick question.
11:55Who the hell gets jumped on the way home from the cop funeral?
12:00Brutal.
12:01Yeah.
12:02Okay.
12:03I just sat next to the board chair of this hospital at a fundraiser,
12:07and she's getting you a private room.
12:09And I accept any and all preferential treatment.
12:14Thanks.
12:15Find out who caught this at the 7-4,
12:18and make sure they're handling it right.
12:20You got it.
12:29Liv, you don't have to stay here.
12:31I'm fine.
12:31I know.
12:32I'm just staying until you get your new room.
12:38So, where are we?
12:39Rape kit was negative for fluids, positive for spermicides.
12:43So, Ella Parsons was right about the condom.
12:45CSU is still gathering prints.
12:47There are hundreds.
12:48Hairs from at least 30 individuals.
12:50They're focusing on the ones found in the bed and on her.
12:53Four distinct hairs on her alone.
12:55So, a rental that doesn't change the sheets.
12:57How lovely.
12:58The apartment is owned by Eric Burnett.
13:01Now, he says he's been upstate since Wednesday.
13:03Driving back now should be at the precinct any second.
13:05Okay, and how long has he been renting the place out?
13:07He says he's been renting it for 18 months.
13:10Did you hear from the super?
13:11Nothing.
13:12All right, so go pay him a visit and apply the pressure.
13:15Captain Benson, this is Eric Burnett.
13:18Hey, you guys wanted to see me?
13:21So, these are all in reverse chronological order.
13:23I figured you guys would want to know who stayed there.
13:26I keep very meticulous records.
13:27Oh, I can see that.
13:29I just can't believe that this happened there.
13:31So, you were upstate?
13:33Yeah, in Utica.
13:35Since Wednesday.
13:36Dog sitting for my brother.
13:38I got the call this morning and I jumped right in my car.
13:40Okay.
13:41I'm going to have you sit down.
13:42Sure.
13:42And write down your movements in the last 24 hours, okay?
13:46Absolutely.
13:52Jorge Ruiz.
13:55I've been looking for you.
13:59Yeah, sorry.
14:00I just have been busy.
14:01Well, clear your calendar and come down here.
14:08Can you remove your tool belt, Mr. Ruiz?
14:12Yeah.
14:13Yeah, of course.
14:14You know why I'm here?
14:17It's, uh, that girl in 3E.
14:19But you didn't think you needed to call me back?
14:21Uh, I did, but, uh, I had a lot of stuff going on.
14:24You have keys 3E?
14:26It's just the one set that I gave to her.
14:28Were you here last night?
14:29I was asleep.
14:31What time did you go to bed?
14:33Uh, I don't know.
14:35Uh, like 8.
14:36Wow.
14:37That's really early.
14:39Yeah.
14:41Maybe you went to bed even earlier than that.
14:43Maybe.
14:45And maybe you sleep really hard, so you didn't hear me knock.
14:48And you didn't hear anybody do anything all night.
14:51Yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:52Yes, that's what happened.
14:53Okay, so, some advice, Mr. Ruiz.
14:55Giving the worst alibi in the history of alibis is not the way to play this.
14:59I'm not lying.
15:00Because, here's what I see.
15:02You're out here, the day after the attack, installing security lights.
15:07And that tells me that you care about the people in this building.
15:11I don't care about where you're from.
15:13Or what your immigration status is.
15:15I'm looking for a rapist.
15:18Okay?
15:18So, why don't you help me out?
15:25Yeah, right there.
15:27Uh, that's the third floor.
15:29Any of the other stairwell cameras pick him up?
15:31Yeah.
15:32Yeah, they all did.
15:36He knows where the cameras are.
15:37You never see his face.
15:40What I did.
15:43You're absolutely positive you got a good look.
15:45Oh, yeah.
15:45Yeah, clear as day.
15:54Mr. Burnett, I am so sorry.
15:56It's just taking a little bit longer to process this police report.
16:00Okay.
16:02So, what kind of dog?
16:05I'm sorry?
16:06Your brother?
16:07We were dog setting.
16:08Oh, right.
16:09I don't know.
16:10Just some kind of mutt.
16:11Yeah.
16:12Name?
16:13Jake.
16:14Jake.
16:15That's cute.
16:15Yeah.
16:16Hey, will you do me a favor?
16:17Would you just write down your brother's contact information so I can verify that?
16:21He's traveling out of the country.
16:23Oh.
16:23You know, so I don't really have a contact for him.
16:26You know what?
16:27I'm going to go.
16:28Sit down, Mr. Burnett.
16:30Sit down.
16:35Do you know what the problem is with meticulous guys like you?
16:39They think they're smarter than everybody else, so they get careless.
16:43And then you know what they do?
16:46They make mistakes.
16:49You said that you were in Utica.
16:52Or was that a mistake?
16:54Now, before you answer me, keep in mind that I already know the answer.
17:03I think I need a lawyer.
17:05I think you're right.
17:09Detectives, I don't have to emphasize that this is a 30-plus-year veteran who was attacked on your turf.
17:14We absolutely get it.
17:15It's a top priority for us.
17:17Bottom line, we're all over this.
17:19Just tell your man Finn to sit tight.
17:21Order up, detective.
17:24Come on, has there been anybody you've been looking at?
17:27There's, uh, what's his name?
17:29Who's the guy who's always yammering?
17:32Cricket.
17:32Cricket.
17:33Hangs out in Owl's head.
17:35Talk your ear off.
17:38Got it wrong again.
17:41Kalil!
17:41Come on!
17:42Oh!
17:44They're not like us.
17:48There were no eyewitnesses.
17:50Their victim is unable to identify the perpetrator,
17:52and if Carisi's going to argue DNA,
17:54your honor needs to know that my client owns the apartment where the assault took place.
17:57Of course, his DNA is present, but it has nothing to do with the crime charts.
18:01What your honor needs to know is that when first confronted,
18:03the defendant gave the investigating detectives an elaborate,
18:06very detailed story about his whereabouts at the time of the crime.
18:09A story that we've since been able to prove was an outright lie,
18:12demonstrating consciousness of guilt.
18:13Well, they've demonstrated no such thing, and if that's all they've got...
18:16Well, we also have a witness that can place the defendant leaving the scene at the time of the crime.
18:21That's the news to me.
18:22I haven't been notified about a lineup.
18:24Because the lineup wasn't necessary.
18:26The witness has a prior relationship with the defendant.
18:28All right, gentlemen, save your rhetoric for the trial.
18:31Bail is set at 20,000.
18:34Next case.
18:36Yo, Cricket, you're looking for a stolen gun.
18:38I don't know anything about it.
18:39Now, when we're here, am I...
18:40You got any weapons or needles on you?
18:41No way.
18:42All right, turn around.
18:50Now, listen.
18:51You know how bad you screwed up attacking a cop?
18:53I didn't, I swear, I didn't.
18:55Do I look like I'm beating up anybody?
18:58I bought that off some girl.
18:59I don't even know who she is.
19:01Where's the gun?
19:08Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Dominic Carisi.
19:11I will be presenting a case to you entitled The People of the State of New York vs. Eric Burnett.
19:16You'll be hearing from three witnesses.
19:19The victim, Ella Parsons, Captain Olivia Benson with the Manhattan Special Victims Unit.
19:24And first, you'll hear from Jorge Luis, who will be giving you an eyewitness testimony.
19:29Now, at the conclusion of my presentation, I will be asking you to consider a charge of rape in the
19:35first degree.
19:36Okay, let's get started.
19:44Your guy's not here.
19:48So his phone is disconnected or he's not picking up?
19:51I don't know.
19:52Did he seem shaky before?
19:54Curry said there may be an immigration issue.
19:57There may be an immigration issue?
19:58Sorry, so you're saying this isn't going to happen?
20:05Can you get the indictment without him?
20:07Yeah, I can get a jury to indict, but without a witness, I cannot go to trial.
20:11So get the indictment and I will get the witness.
20:14Okay.
20:16I'm going to get him, Ella.
20:23What is this?
20:41Captain, you've got to be kidding me.
20:46Hi, who's in charge here?
20:49Excuse me.
20:50I'm Captain Olivia Benson with Manahan Special Victims Unit.
20:54I have a key witness who lives in this building who may have gotten caught up in your operation.
20:59Name?
21:00Jorge Luis.
21:03He's on the list, but we don't have him.
21:04He wasn't home.
21:05So he's our only witness testifying against a rapist.
21:09And he is coming in and testifying on his own volition.
21:12So I would very much appreciate a little bit of discretion here.
21:16Captain, I'd love to help you, but my hands are tied.
21:18Your witness is a convicted felon.
21:20Let us know if you find him before we do.
21:22Close it.
21:23Let's go.
21:32So, ICE rolls up on my witness's residence, and we're all just going to pretend that this
21:37is a coincidence.
21:37Come on.
21:38He dropped a dime so he could get his client off the hook.
21:40Yeah, but prove it.
21:41How about I take you to the DDC and we let them decide?
21:43How about that?
21:44Well, do it.
21:45It won't fix the fact that your case is based on the word of an illegal convicted felon.
21:48That's a bogus charge.
21:49Your Honor, Ruiz got caught up in a drug sweep.
21:51He had $100 in his pocket.
21:52If he had a real lawyer, that charge would have been dropped.
21:54And if he were in this country, legally, none of this would matter.
21:57There's no citizenship requirement to testify in a felony case.
22:00Even if everything you say is true, Mr. Creasy, there's no remedy this court can offer.
22:05And we're about to go to trial.
22:07So I suggest that you locate your witness because I'm not adjourning this case.
22:19So, Camilla, I just want to assure you that your cousin is not in any trouble.
22:23We just want to talk to him.
22:24Well, I don't know where he is.
22:25Has he called you or made any attempt to contact you?
22:29Nope.
22:29It's understandable if Jorge is afraid.
22:32But we can offer him some protections.
22:35Okay, so instead of testifying in open court, he can do a conditional examination with a judge on video, one
22:42and done.
22:42Where?
22:43It would have to be at the courthouse.
22:45No.
22:46You could get arrested there.
22:48If it comes to that, then we can help him retain an immigration lawyer.
22:52And then what?
22:53He gets sent to El Salvador or Sudan?
22:55You're right.
22:57It is definitely a risk.
23:00But all I can say to you is without Jorge's testimony, then a rapist is going to go free.
23:08And that is not Jorge's fault.
23:10But if that sounds even a little bit wrong, maybe it's worth the risk.
23:17I would like to leave this with you.
23:19It has my personal number on the back.
23:23And if you or Jorge want to talk to me, I'm available 24-7.
23:50You're fired, Jimmy.
23:53It depends on who's asking.
23:57I got a call for you.
23:59Hey, yo, what's up, Fat Jimmy?
24:04Detective Tutuola.
24:05I thought you was there, man.
24:07Yeah, they keep trying.
24:09I'm Sergeant now.
24:11Sergeant?
24:12Okay.
24:16What is this, a zoom arrest or something?
24:18I'm out of the game, Sergeant.
24:20That's what I heard.
24:21But I figure you still know everything that goes on in that neighborhood.
24:25I'm hoping you can help me find something I lost.
24:36Hey, how's it over in Brooklyn?
24:38A couple of hairbag detectives working it.
24:41Seems like it was random.
24:43Junkies looking to score.
24:44Anything else?
24:47No.
24:50What do you got for us?
24:53Well, we hit a wall on the Parsons case.
24:57Either we need more evidence or another witness.
24:59How about another rape?
25:01He's done it before.
25:02A rape in a Bronx sublet five years ago.
25:04Same M.O.
25:05And Burnett owned the apartment.
25:12The perpetrator held a knife to the victim's throat
25:15and raped her in the bed.
25:17There was no sign of forced entry,
25:19and the case remains unsolved to this day.
25:20Your Honor, at best the people have two rapes five years apart
25:23that occurred in residences my client owns.
25:26He's owned numerous apartments in the city.
25:28Two nearly identical rapes.
25:30Your Honor, this is the definition of a common scheme of plans.
25:33It's prejudicial, Judge.
25:34I agree.
25:35Mr. Carisi, I'm going to deny your application.
25:38In my view, the prejudicial effect of this evidence
25:42far outweighs its probative value.
25:46The prior case is inadmissible.
25:48Gentlemen, tomorrow morning.
25:53I'll draft my motion to dismiss tonight.
26:04I know this is not ideal,
26:06and even if we can't find new evidence tonight,
26:09the fact is that ADA Carisi can make a motion to dismiss
26:13with a leave to represent,
26:15which means we can bring it back to court.
26:18Okay?
26:18Now, it may take a little longer,
26:20but I'm not giving up on this.
26:27So, yeah, I'm going to go home.
26:32So, Ella, you can't give up on this.
26:37I really, I appreciate all of the things that you guys have done.
26:40It's amazing.
26:41I can't believe it, but it's just, I just,
26:44what is the best case scenario here?
26:46You're just getting some guy deported for testifying?
26:50That sucks.
26:51I don't want to do that.
26:52But that is not our only option.
26:54I don't have anybody out here with me.
26:57And I just, I want to get on with my life.
26:59And I am tired.
27:04I'm so tired.
27:06How do you not get so tired doing this every day?
27:10I couldn't do it.
27:14Did you get the job?
27:19Yeah.
27:23What?
27:24You're not taking it?
27:27I don't think so.
27:29Are you good?
27:30At what you do?
27:33Yeah.
27:34Do you have this voice inside that tells you that you're not good enough?
27:38That you're not worthy?
27:41I get that.
27:43Because I have that same voice inside.
27:47But I had this really great boss who believed in me and who told me that I was worthy.
27:56And then eventually, I started to believe it.
28:04He worked a lot longer than he needed to because he was so good at his job and because it
28:11gave
28:11his life meaning.
28:13He and I were a lot alike.
28:15And I don't think that I fully realized it until after he was gone.
28:20I'm sorry.
28:23You are correct, Ella.
28:27These cases are hard.
28:30They're brutal.
28:31You're not wrong about that.
28:33But I am here with you.
28:36It is okay that you are tired.
28:41Because I'm not.
28:44And it's okay if you don't want to fight.
28:48Because I'm still going to fight for you.
28:54And guess what?
28:57I'm not the only one.
29:08I've been in this country for 22 years.
29:11I got a job.
29:13I'm really good at it.
29:15Paid my taxes.
29:17I send money back to my family.
29:20And I was arrested 15 years ago.
29:23But it was for something that I didn't do.
29:25And we are going to do everything that we can to protect you.
29:29So my choices are to run and hide and hope that they never find me or to just leave my
29:36whole life and just go back.
29:39And now, you're asking me to do something nice for my government?
29:43Why would I do that?
29:44You're right.
29:46You're absolutely right.
29:48And if you got up and walked out of here right now, nobody would blame you.
29:52But the fact of the matter is, Mr. Ruiz, you came in here tonight, which tells me that you want
30:01to do what's right.
30:04Whether or not you get something back in return.
30:07Captain, ICE is on the way up.
30:09What?
30:10How do they know?
30:11Come.
30:12There's a back stairway.
30:14No, don't try that.
30:15Can they do this?
30:15They don't have a warrant.
30:16Doesn't matter.
30:17They're friends.
30:17So they take our witness and we can't do anything about it?
30:19Hold on a second.
30:20I need you to trust me.
30:21Can you do that?
30:25Velasco, arrest him.
30:27What?
30:27Now.
30:30Arrest him now.
30:31Mr. Ruiz, you're on the arrest.
30:33Captain Benson, you're interfering with the federal operation.
30:35No, no, no, she's not.
30:36Jorge Ruiz is a material witness and he's in the custody of the NYPD.
30:40Do you really want to help a rapist go free?
30:42He's ours, okay?
30:43Take him to holding.
30:44Once he provides his testimony, no, no, we'll release him.
30:51This you?
30:55You have been obstructing this operation from the beginning.
30:59That is a federal charge.
31:01Put your hands behind your back.
31:03Oh, no.
31:09Captain.
31:10It's okay.
31:10Stand down, Curry.
31:12Stand down.
31:14Stand down.
31:14Stand down.
31:46The field office director sends his regards and apologizes for the misunderstanding.
31:53Well, these things happen.
31:55Your arrest is voided, so let's get the hell out of here, huh?
32:02You're out of your mind.
32:03I'll take that as a compliment.
32:05She's a genius, but she's a lucky one.
32:07Judge Fitzsimmons owes me a favor.
32:08He agreed to sign off on the material witness order, but I've got to get it to him now to
32:11ink so that we're covered.
32:13But, uh, I'll see you later.
32:14Okay.
32:15Buy the jailbird a drink, will you?
32:18Really, congratulations.
32:19That was an incredible save.
32:20Well, it'd probably be better if I didn't get arrested before every case, but, um, your
32:26husband is very good at his job.
32:29I got something sensitive I need to talk to you about.
32:32Okay.
32:32I haven't even talked to Sonny about it.
32:34What?
32:35What's going on?
32:37Uh, look, in a normal circumstance, I would, I would directly go to Finn with this, but
32:43I don't know what else to do here.
32:45What about Finn?
32:46Um, so, Bruno and Belasto, they walked into this bar that, uh, Intel has under surveillance
32:55for drug dealing.
32:56And they're probably looking into Finn's assault.
33:00And we have somebody inside.
33:03Did you, did you know that Finn lost his gun?
33:14Um, no, I did not.
33:17If we hadn't had somebody in this bar, this probably would have all gone away.
33:22Listen, this is a confidential report.
33:24No one else is going to see this.
33:28I just figured enough people were keeping you in the dark.
33:38Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the
33:42whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
33:43Yes.
33:44Have a seat.
33:54No, not in my courtroom.
33:56Jimmy, tell them they could wait outside, but they are not welcome here.
34:13Mr. Ruiz, you did a great job.
34:16Yeah, I couldn't have asked for a better witness.
34:18Mr. Ruiz, put your hands behind your back.
34:21You're under arrest.
34:24Okay, listen, they're going to take you to the detention center.
34:27I already spoke to legal aid.
34:28Your immigration attorney's name is Maria Cox.
34:31She'll be there.
34:31She'll be waiting for you.
34:32Listen to me, do everything that they tell you to do and try it out.
34:48Hey.
34:53Wow.
34:54This is, uh, best vacation ever.
34:57My depth perception is still messed up, but I'm starting to enjoy the challenge.
35:02It's very good.
35:11What's up?
35:15Ben, how long have we worked together now?
35:17Live.
35:20Because I thought that I put in the time and the work to earn your trust.
35:31Look, they were following my orders.
35:33Any heed to come from this, I'm willing to take.
35:36This was not about trust.
35:38This was about protecting you.
35:40I don't need to be protected, Ben.
35:43We look out for each other.
35:44We always have looked out for each other.
35:48I know.
35:50I'm sorry.
35:53Look, I know that we're closer to the end than the beginning.
35:59I feel that I still have more to do, and we all need to decide how we want to go
36:05out.
36:07But if you are willing to throw away all the years that we have worked together, all the trust that
36:15we have built,
36:17then maybe you should retire.
36:20Just save us all the heartache.
36:26You know, I thought this might have been a message for me to get out while I still can.
36:34But I'm not throwing anything away, Liv.
36:36And I'm not ready to retire until I earn your trust back.
36:43Oh, well, this night keeps getting better.
36:51I'm being called to 1PP.
37:06Captain, thanks for coming in.
37:08Thanks, Chief.
37:09So, if I may, I would like to offer you some context to explain my interactions with ICE.
37:16Not necessary.
37:18Look, it's not my favorite thing that my captain got taken into federal custody,
37:22but it was a smart play, and luckily it worked out.
37:26Maybe next time, loop me in?
37:29Yes, if I can, I will, yes.
37:32You're kind of running your own police department over there, aren't you?
37:35Which, hey, it's clearly working for you.
37:38The results speak for themselves, huh?
37:43But I really value communication.
37:46I understand.
37:48Great.
37:48And in the good news department, I got your witness and has visa.
37:54A snitch visa?
37:55Mm-hmm.
37:58How?
37:59I spent a career gathering favors and just made a couple of calls.
38:04Honestly, it wasn't even that hard.
38:06The guy's cooperating in a rape trial.
38:09Mm-hmm.
38:09Nobody's upset about this.
38:11And Mr. Ruiz has been released and in the process of becoming a legal immigrant.
38:16How's that for a happy ending?
38:17I, I...
38:20This is incredible news.
38:23Thank you so much.
38:27I did want to talk to you about one thing.
38:28Okay.
38:29Get your read on an idea I've been kicking around.
38:32Please, sit.
38:39I'm thinking about consolidating special victims across all five boroughs and creating a deputy
38:45chief position, which would be here in 1PP.
38:49Every unit reporting to one chief.
38:52And I'd like you to consider taking that job.
38:59Well, Chief Dinan, I, um...
39:04I, uh, actually don't, don't know how to respond to that.
39:08I know it's crazy, but maybe it's not crazy.
39:13Think about it.
39:15Way more authority.
39:16The opportunity to get everyone on the same page.
39:20Take what you do in your own squad and do it all over the city.
39:25I don't know, kind of a great way to think about ending your career.
39:30I'm not, I'm not thinking about ending my career any time soon.
39:34Oh, God.
39:35No, definitely not now.
39:36I wouldn't accept that.
39:38Just down the line.
39:40Anyway, think about it.
39:42I'm, I'm, um...
39:45I'm not looking to, to make any changes any time soon.
39:50Yeah, I get that.
39:52Change is hard.
39:59Oh.
40:00Last thing.
40:01I know that you're down a man with Sergeant Judge Lullo being out of commission.
40:05I have the perfect detective for you.
40:08Known him since he was a kid.
40:09He'll be a great addition to your squad.
40:11You know, I actually think that we will manage without an extra body.
40:14Seriously, I have to insist.
40:16You won't be sorry.
40:17He'll start right away.
40:21Well, then we will give him the welcome that he deserves.
40:24And I could not be more excited for him to learn from the best.
40:27Thank you, Chief.
40:30Captain.
40:31Yes.
40:32I'm glad Finn got his gun back.
41:04Detective Velasco.
41:07Get in.
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