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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.
00:22Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, who are we to judge another?
00:29By what metric should we praise or condemn?
00:34Well, I may be but a lowly, lowly lawyer, but one thing that I can't attest to is that
00:41tonight's man of the hour is a consummate force of good.
00:45Now, I'm sure that we can all agree that in a sea full of judges with oversized egos, this
00:51guy, this guy's got the largest.
00:56But seriously, ladies and gentlemen, I want you to join me in welcoming to the stage your
01:02Judge of the Year, the Honorable Lauren Fells.
01:06Come on, give it up.
01:19You serious?
01:20What?
01:21It's a brutal world out there, and an absolutely silent night in here.
01:25Oh, you just jinxed it.
01:28Oh, come on.
01:28I'm a cop.
01:29I'm not superstitious.
01:30You'll see.
01:30So, in 03, we almost made it through an entire shift without a peep, and then John Munch had
01:38to open his mouth and prove to all of us that there was no such thing as a jinx.
01:44The call came in 10 seconds later.
01:48All right.
01:48Well, maybe tonight's the night.
01:50You just double jinxed it.
01:51No, I did not.
01:53What color?
01:54Red.
01:54Crimestoppers just sent us a tip.
01:59Jinx.
02:00I've learned three things in all my years on the raised bench.
02:05Number one, looking down at the court.
02:10I know each and every one of you has a bald spot.
02:14Number two, looking up at you, you better remember to trim those nose hairs.
02:22I was raped by the devil.
02:24But most importantly, the bench is raised so that all can see justice.
02:29He may claim to be good.
02:33He uses his position for pure evil.
02:36But in no way should a judge be viewed greater than anyone else in the court.
02:40On November 15th, in his roving room, he tore my underwear off with his teeth.
02:47And then he forced himself inside of me.
02:50Like Albert Einstein said, blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
02:57And the aim should always be truth and justice.
03:01That devil's name is a judge more than those.
03:12No, no, the speech was great, it was great.
03:15Just the, uh, the Einstein quote.
03:17Oh, don't tell me Sonny Carisi is questioning Albert Einstein.
03:20No, I just thought you could have gone with Francis Bacon.
03:22Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
03:25Well, how about this one?
03:26Hank Williams, mind your own business.
03:31Congratulations.
03:32Judge of the year.
03:33You deserve it.
03:35Thanks, Dominic.
03:37All right, get him safe, too.
03:39Uh, but I think, uh, public enemy said it better than Einstein.
03:42Don't believe that...
03:44No!
03:57You're okay, hold on.
04:01Hey, you're okay, you're okay.
04:03I need an ambulance right now.
04:05I'm in the Bellmore Hotel in the garage.
04:08Gunshot wound in his chest.
04:09Send it.
04:10Hey, come in.
04:11I got you.
04:12I got you.
04:12Stay with me.
04:13Stay with me.
04:14Okay, come on.
05:05He's late teens, early twenties.
05:07He's about 5'10", he had sandy blonde hair, he had blue eyes, he's wearing a black jacket,
05:13blue hoodie, black jeans, white camber sneakers, and he had a gun, but he was the one who looked
05:19scared, Liv.
05:21Thank you so much.
05:22Hey.
05:23Hey.
05:23What did they say?
05:24What did they say?
05:25He's going into surgery, and they think that the bullet somehow missed everything major,
05:28thanks to you.
05:30Thanks to me?
05:30The guy got shot in the chest, Amanda.
05:32I was too damn slow.
05:33Stop, man.
05:34Stop.
05:37Thank God he's okay.
05:39So, Carisi, how well do you know Judge Fels?
05:44I know him really well.
05:45I mean, the guy was, uh, he was one of my law professors.
05:48He-he mentored me.
05:49And he's married, right?
05:51No, no.
05:52His wife died last year.
05:53He's-he's a widower.
05:55Okay.
05:58What was that?
06:00Why are you detectiving him?
06:02He-he didn't shoot himself.
06:03There's an accusation.
06:05To SVU?
06:07Against Warren Fels?
06:08No.
06:09No, no, no, no.
06:10And now, there's an attempt on his life.
06:12He's a good guy.
06:13No, no, no, no.
06:14Listen, listen.
06:15I love you both.
06:16But he didn't assault anyone.
06:18And I trust your judgment.
06:20I trust your perception.
06:23But what, Liv?
06:24But if we have one motto at SVU, never say never.
06:34Look, you two go home.
06:36We'll figure it out.
06:37We'll figure it out.
06:41Warren Fels, 69 years old, 12 years a prosecutor.
06:45He rose to the head of the homicide division.
06:48Appointed by the governor to the Supreme Court.
06:51And most recently, chief judge of the trial division in Queens.
06:54And currently, he's in the ICU.
06:56He-he's out of surgery, but he's not up yet.
06:59Oh.
06:59The accusation came in as an internet tip through Crime Stoppers.
07:03The alleged assault took place on November 15th.
07:06And Fels was the presiding judge for Saturday night arraignments.
07:10But nobody on the docket matches the woman in the video.
07:12Saturday night arraignments are known to draw a certain clientele.
07:16Hold on.
07:18I knew I recognized something.
07:20What?
07:24There.
07:25There.
07:26See her home screen?
07:27That's the app for Midnight Page.
07:29Exactly.
07:30Midnight Page is what?
07:32It's a marketplace for hiring escorts.
07:35So, she is a sex worker.
07:37But you can filter by preferences.
07:39So, female, white, brunette, twenties, green eyes.
07:43You have the Midnight Page app on your phone?
07:46Hey, buddy.
07:47If you want to catch a worm, you gotta dig in the dirt.
07:50Okay.
07:51Okay, here she is.
07:52Elsa Triple X.
07:55Let's make a date.
08:08I'll copy her.
08:10Martini?
08:11Is it dry or dirty?
08:13It's water.
08:14With a twist.
08:15Okay, good.
08:15I don't drink either.
08:16Water.
08:17Twist.
08:22I'm waiting on someone.
08:24Elsa.
08:25Right?
08:27You're not in any trouble, but no one else is coming.
08:29I made the appointment with you.
08:33Who are you?
08:35I'm here to help you.
08:39It happened in his roving room.
08:43He tore off my underwear with his teeth and then forced himself inside of me.
08:50Okay, and this was on November 15th?
08:52Yes.
08:53November 15th.
08:57You know, I gotta say we don't have a record of you peering in Judge Fels' court that evening.
09:02It happened.
09:04Okay.
09:04He forced himself inside of me.
09:07I can see it right now happening in my head.
09:09Elsa, listen.
09:10All I want for you is justice.
09:12Okay?
09:14Can you tell me your real name?
09:19Elsa Clark.
09:21How do you feel about coming down to the station with me?
09:24We can file a report.
09:27You work for him, don't you?
09:29Who, Judge Fels?
09:30No.
09:30Elsa, I work for the city.
09:32I have said all I'm gonna say.
09:33Leave me alone.
09:34Elsa.
09:38Elsa Clark.
09:3920 years old, from Illinois.
09:41No criminal record.
09:42Current address?
09:43Meltzer Hall Dormitory at University of New York.
09:46Okay.
09:47So, Curry, what is your take?
09:49You know, I don't know how else to say it other than...
09:51her interaction with me seemed rehearsed.
09:54She said exactly what she had already said in that video.
09:57It was robotic.
09:59I mean, it was like she was telling a story that she had heard,
10:02but couldn't remember the details.
10:03Well, get this.
10:04There is no robing room for Saturday night arraignments.
10:07That whole detail in her claim is bogus.
10:09Well, hang on.
10:09Even when someone gets every detail wrong,
10:12they can still be a victim.
10:15I mean, she did seem tense at the bar,
10:16so maybe she'll be more receptive in the comfort of her own dorm.
10:19Yeah, maybe.
10:20Judge Fels is awake.
10:31What's up?
10:33Wow.
10:34Detective Bruno.
10:35May I ask you some questions, Judge?
10:37Talk to Sonny.
10:39He has more info than me.
10:41I just turned around and...
10:44and I'm here.
10:49Do you know anybody who'd have a vendetta against you?
10:55I'm deciding people's fates every day.
10:58I guess someone wanted to decide mine.
11:03You recognize this woman?
11:07A girl?
11:10What's this about?
11:12Did you know that woman, Judge?
11:15Sonny?
11:16Is he one of yours?
11:18The shooting may have been in reaction to an accusation that she made.
11:24An accusation against me?
11:27Wow.
11:29I'm sure you can guess what I'm about to say.
11:32From now on, all questions must go through my attorney.
11:35Thanks for stopping by, Sonny.
11:37Judge, I'm just here with your phone.
11:38I need some shut-eye.
11:55Some things never change.
11:57Mm-hmm.
11:59Wait, is that coming from Elsa's room?
12:01Still have your gun.
12:03Yo, police.
12:05Clear the hole.
12:10Drop your weapon!
12:12Hands up!
12:12Turn around!
12:14On your knees!
12:15Cross your ankles and interlace your fingers behind your head.
12:37What the hell's going on in here?
12:46What the hell's going on in here?
12:49Who's setting the schedule here?
12:56Uh, Matt.
12:58It's your name, right?
13:00Mind if we talk?
13:02I have to do the dishes.
13:03It's my day.
13:04I don't want to get in trouble.
13:07Who would you get in trouble with?
13:08That kid with the gun?
13:10Jeremy? No.
13:11He's, uh...
13:12Four roommates.
13:13Will you split the chores?
13:15Uh-huh.
13:15Yeah, we can see that.
13:16You got a chart and everything.
13:19Elsa, why don't you come with me?
13:21I have nothing more to say to you.
13:23Okay, that kid with the gun, is he your roommate too?
13:27Kinda, he's...
13:28Jeremy was acting completely on his own.
13:31Right?
13:33Yeah.
13:38Hey, Matt.
13:40Look at me.
13:42You're not in trouble.
13:44Okay?
13:45So why don't you come with me?
13:46I just want to talk and then I'll help you with the dishes when we're done.
13:53I'm good.
13:55Okay.
13:56That's obstruction.
13:57What are you doing?
13:58Turn around.
13:59You're arresting him?
14:00Yes, I am.
14:01I'm tired of getting stonewalled here.
14:03I'm gonna report you.
14:04No, go ahead.
14:05The boss already can't stand me.
14:09Did you tell Fels I'm here?
14:11Come again?
14:13Does Judge Fels know I'm here?
14:18He's gonna want the death sentence.
14:20New York's not a death penalty state.
14:22Doesn't matter.
14:24He runs the system.
14:28When I heard what he did to Elsa.
14:32So that's why he shot her?
14:35Is revenge for what he did to Elsa?
14:39What he did to her was the last straw of a thousand straws.
14:46What else did he do?
14:50Aggravated assault and battery.
14:54Trespassing, theft, extortion, money laundering.
15:00Judge Fels is the devil.
15:04And I'm the one that tried to stop his reign of terror.
15:11License and registration?
15:14Listen to the officer, honey.
15:16He's just doing his job.
15:17Yes, Robbie.
15:20Do you know how fast you were going back there?
15:22This is November 15th in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey.
15:27Which means that she wasn't in Manhattan on the night that she alleges.
15:30Do we know more about this Robbie guy that's with her?
15:32They didn't card him.
15:33Uh, our boy Matt from the dorm, he's having a panic attack.
15:37What do I do?
15:39Got it.
15:41You know, I know a lot of people use breathing exercises for anxiety attacks.
15:47I'll get you some more water.
15:49But this sometimes just does the trick.
15:51Can I put this on your wrist?
15:53There you go.
15:54That'll just sort of put you back in your body.
15:59Feeling a little better?
16:02Good.
16:04Can I ask you a question?
16:06Sure.
16:09Did Judge Fels do anything to Elsa?
16:14Uh, there is no evidence that supports that claim.
16:19Do you work for Judge Fels?
16:23I never heard his name before yesterday.
16:32You know, if you're in trouble, I can help you.
16:39You just look like cigarette burns.
16:47How about if you just nod yes or no to my questions?
16:54Did you do that to yourself?
16:59And Matt, did somebody in the dorm that you're living in do that to you?
17:07Hmm?
17:09You know somebody named Robbie?
17:13Listen to me.
17:15I'm here for you.
17:17You're not in the dorm and no one can hurt you here, okay?
17:20This is my house.
17:22And I can promise you that no one is gonna hurt you while you're here with me.
17:28Oh, God.
17:29What?
17:31Okay.
17:32Hold on, hold on.
17:32Let's do this again.
17:35Slow down here for you, eh?
17:37Chips.
17:48Robby Miller.
17:49Sorry to keep you waiting.
17:51Uh, this is Captain Curry.
17:53Two captains?
17:54Aren't I special?
17:55Well, you're a VIP.
17:56It's not the best view in here, but we're a packed house.
17:59Crime never stops.
18:00Trust me, I know.
18:01You're on speaking terms with the world of crime?
18:05I'm not at liberty to say.
18:06Oh.
18:08International law.
18:09Ah.
18:10What's your guy's clearance level?
18:13Me, I'm just NYPD.
18:15What about you, Cap?
18:16Oh, I never made it higher than Phi Delta at Siena College.
18:22You're funny.
18:23So, uh, my NOC, that non-official cover, is working in construction subcontracting.
18:30But there are certain alphabet organizations that...
18:35You mean the CIA and FBI?
18:38Okay, so, but you're here about your son, Matt.
18:42Yeah, what'd the kid do this time?
18:44Do you have kids?
18:45You know, I spoke with the security guard at your son's dorm, and they say that you sign in every
18:50day.
18:51You live there?
18:53Supposed to miss a visit with my kid because the plaza sells out?
18:55So how long have you been living at their dorm?
18:58Well, the original plan was five days, but they keep asking me to stay.
19:02Oh.
19:03I mean, they're kids, and they like having a parental figure around.
19:07And when you amass as much life experience as I have, passing on that knowledge to the next generation is
19:12the least you can do.
19:14Makes perfect sense.
19:16And what about Elsa?
19:19I coach her, too.
19:21We're all accountability partners for one another.
19:25What's my son being charged with?
19:27Why do I get the feeling that you already know the answer to that?
19:34So fascinating, where you round your ends, and yet you dot your eyes so precisely.
19:41Excuse me?
19:42You're a cumulative thinker and a perfectionist.
19:46I dabble in forensic graphology.
19:49You're quite impressive.
19:50Yeah, and I'm getting jealous.
19:52So I'm gonna go, uh, check on Matt, and, uh, do you mind sitting tight for a sec?
19:57Anything for Matt.
19:59Don't leave me hanging.
20:00Wouldn't dream of it.
20:07Another minute, he would have tried to sell us the Brooklyn Bridge.
20:10Robbie Miller had a contentious divorce from Matt's mom in 2004.
20:14Robbie was only granted visitation after a forensics evaluation report.
20:18Well, I'd love to get my hands on that.
20:20Oh, sealed by the court.
20:21He was a high school dropout.
20:22Okay, and then he operated the Goliath Tile Company until 2021.
20:26Also in 2021, he got jammed up when the Damiano family was taken down.
20:30He was found guilty of money laundering, obstruction.
20:34He has sentenced to four years.
20:35Released just in time to live in his son's dorm.
20:39A welfare check was called in three months ago in a dorm room.
20:42Okay, you get a name for the complainant?
20:44Colleen Keen, another University of New York student.
20:46Great, you two track that down.
20:50So, Matt completely shut down when the father came in.
20:54Yeah, and I bet old Robbie was planning on that.
20:56Yeah.
20:57Rollins, take the kid outside, get him some fresh air.
21:05What was it like living in the dorm, Colleen?
21:07It's a cult.
21:09He is running a tiny cult in the dorm room.
21:12What makes you say that?
21:14Me, Matt, Jeremy, Elsa, we were inseparable.
21:17So, we decided to room together this year, and all of a sudden, Robbie just, like, appears.
21:22Why do you stay in the dorm?
21:24Matt said his dad needed a beat to get back on his feet.
21:27Okay.
21:28But he was always trying to get super personal.
21:30I don't know.
21:31It just, it gave me the ick immediately.
21:33Your friends feel that way, too?
21:35No.
21:36He'd brag about how amazing he was, and they would eat it up.
21:40And I'd say, guys, he's full of it.
21:42He has a scar that he swears he got from a shark attack.
21:46It's an appendix scar.
21:49And then one day, he's, he's not on the air mattress.
21:53Where'd he go?
21:55Elsa's bed.
21:56What she says was for her self-improvement.
21:59And then he comes to me and wants to talk about my virginity?
22:02I, I immediately transferred to a new dorm.
22:05Okay.
22:05Did you report any of this to the university?
22:07What's UNY care?
22:09The dorm room's paid for.
22:10All they care about is the money.
22:12So, that's when you called in the welfare check.
22:14Hell, yeah.
22:16Those are my friends.
22:18But they just, they stopped talking to me.
22:21And they weren't showing up for classes, and they were barely leaving the dorm room at all.
22:27And then there's what he's doing to Elsa.
22:31What's he doing?
22:33Some guy in my psych class said he saw her on the sex worker site.
22:38She's not that person.
22:41I think he's forcing her to do it.
22:48After my parents split up,
22:51my dad wouldn't let me sleep until I told him everything my mom was saying about him.
22:57He'd burn me if I didn't tell.
23:03But my mom never said anything bad.
23:06Hmm.
23:08So, eventually, I just started making things up.
23:11You know, just to get him to stop.
23:14And then he'd hug me.
23:18He'd hug me.
23:19And it would actually make me happy.
23:23He's been abusing you your whole life.
23:26One day, I was standing there, recording, as he put these tweezers as deep into Jeremy's ears as they could
23:32go.
23:34Just so we could get him to agree that Judge Fels should die.
23:37He recorded his abuse?
23:39My dad wanted evidence of how weak we were, how much control he had over us.
23:46And I was the one who...
23:51I introduced him to my friends.
23:55You know, I can't take back the things he did to them.
23:58Like, I'm as guilty as he is.
24:00No.
24:12I can protect you.
24:23Go away.
24:24We got a warrant.
24:25Okay, we're looking for that camera.
24:27Any SD cards?
24:30Huh.
24:31A lot of books on coercion.
24:34What are these?
24:36What are these?
24:38What are these?
24:40What are these?
24:42What are these?
24:43Financial records.
24:47Oh my God.
24:49You made Robbie over $200,000?
25:02What the hell?
25:13Does he let you eat?
25:16Hey, Bruno.
25:23I kind of don't want to watch all this.
25:35All I'm asking is for you to admit that you know that your parents are conspiring.
25:40Huh?
25:42I don't remember, really.
25:46Then either you're not thinking hard enough, or you're lying.
25:50Either way.
25:55Maybe when I was younger, I saw them have dinner with him.
26:01Okay, that's enough.
26:05Oh, jeez.
26:07This poor girl.
26:09Sleep deprivation.
26:11I have repetitive questionings.
26:13Torture.
26:14This is how bad cops get false confessions.
26:17These financial ledgers?
26:19He forced her into prostitution on the pretense of paying for a ton of bogus charges.
26:24Look at this.
26:25Breaking the seat on his exercise bike, $500.
26:29Plumber for a clogged shower drain, $250.
26:32There's at least 12 pages of accrued interest all in the last four months.
26:35Money and power.
26:36It's the oldest motivation in the book.
26:38But, jeez.
26:39What is the obsession with Judge Phelps?
26:42I checked, and Robbie's never appeared in Judge Phelps' courtroom.
26:45Well, the good judge isn't going to be too eager to help us out.
26:49Maybe Carisi can ask him.
26:52We'll find out.
26:54I'm not a victim.
26:57I'm reclaiming my story by telling the world what Phelps did to me.
27:03So, I watched some of those videos.
27:07Can I tell you what I saw?
27:09I saw a man brainwashing.
27:13An innocent girl.
27:16Brainwashing.
27:18What are you saying?
27:19Robbie's like a hypnotist?
27:21I'm saying that Robbie is charismatic,
27:24and he preys on young people who haven't yet formed their identities.
27:31That's Judge Phelps' to a T.
27:35He visited my family when I was young.
27:38Did you know that?
27:41Your father is an electrician, right?
27:46In Illinois.
27:49How confident are you that your father, the electrician,
27:55would be friends with a judge from New York?
28:02Yes, we lived in a small house,
28:06but that's because my dad hoarded money he got from Judge Phelps.
28:11Okay.
28:12I'm sorry.
28:14Okay.
28:15Well, it's late, and you must be hungry, right?
28:20So, what do you want to eat?
28:26Anything.
28:35So, is that a hard question for you to answer?
28:43Robbie...
28:45Robbie always chose what I eat.
28:51No.
28:53You are just...
28:56You are confusing me now.
29:00My parents were corrosive...
29:05Corrosive, corrosive people.
29:08I've heard that word before.
29:11I heard it from...
29:13From Jeremy.
29:16It's his word.
29:19His word.
29:23When I say it...
29:25Corrosive, I...
29:27Can hear Robbie's voice in my head.
29:33Elsa...
29:36I can help you.
29:39I can help you get Robbie's voice out of your head.
29:45So that you can hear your phone.
29:57Sunny.
29:59This isn't personal.
30:01Except it is, for me.
30:04You heard the word, lawyer.
30:05Yeah, I heard, but...
30:07Charges have been dropped.
30:10So, you're good, Judge.
30:12Hallelujah.
30:14Leonard Cohen.
30:15I prefer the Jeff Buckley version.
30:19So, what's with me being shot?
30:22That's what I'm here to talk to you about.
30:27Do you recognize this guy?
30:30Is that Robbie Miller?
30:32Our parents were friends who would sometimes come over for dinners when I was a kid.
30:37Last I heard, he was in prison.
30:39Does he have something against you?
30:41I mean...
30:43After I was elevated, he reached out.
30:46See if I could pull a string or two.
30:49Some money laundering charges to be dropped.
30:52I told him I had a responsibility to report his approaching me.
30:56As I knew he was found guilty.
30:59And that's nothing else?
31:00That's it?
31:01Yeah.
31:03I haven't thought about Robbie Miller in years.
31:07Wow.
31:08I wish I could tell you the feeling was mutual.
31:11This is like the Sarah Lawrence case.
31:13Hmm.
31:14Con man preying on these kids.
31:16Except the Felsing isn't a con.
31:17Robbie actually believes that he's after him.
31:19Because otherwise, he'd have to accept responsibility for how his own life turned out.
31:24You know, a con man's biggest mark is himself.
31:28Play to his weakness.
31:35Kept you waiting.
31:38What happened to the captains?
31:40Oh, they got pulled into something way more pressing.
31:43I'm just a sergeant.
31:44Rollins.
31:45Okay.
31:46Well, um, do you know why they brought in my son?
31:50Of course.
31:52So do you.
31:54I bet you're well aware that Jeremy Coleman is sitting in Rikers right now awaiting trial.
31:59And that kid's going to prison for years because of you.
32:03Oh.
32:04You're a bad cop.
32:08I'm well versed in the read technique.
32:11But you're doing a bad job.
32:13Your first step is you're supposed to win my trust.
32:17Did you really think you were going to walk into this precinct and charm us into giving up information?
32:22We have you on video torturing your son and his friends.
32:28Well, there, you just gave up information.
32:34But my son and my friends will testify that everything on those recordings was consensual.
32:42Who's going to believe that?
32:44No victims, no case.
32:46Unless what?
32:47You think you're going to break me?
32:51Get me to admit something that I didn't do?
32:58No.
32:58You know, I was here to do two things.
33:01One, to put you in cuffs.
33:04No.
33:05The other, to let you know that my husband is good friends with Judge Fells.
33:14Then you know what he's done.
33:15He's tried to ruin my life.
33:17Yeah, yeah.
33:17You know what?
33:18He talks about you all the time.
33:19In fact, he's right behind that mirror right now watching you be humiliated.
33:25The right turn, mate.
33:26Yes!
33:29He's going to die!
33:30Die!
33:31Die!
33:31Die!
33:33All right, come on.
33:34Get him out of here.
33:44My father always told me he knew me better than I knew myself.
33:49When I was 14, I opened up to him that I wasn't sure about my sexuality.
33:54So he put a condom on a banana and shoved it down my throat, asking me if I enjoyed that.
34:02When I said no, he said it was proof that I wasn't gay.
34:07And I was actually kind of relieved he'd decided for me.
34:17But now I can see that he's sick.
34:22My father is a twisted, deeply manipulative person.
34:31Thank you, Mr. Miller.
34:33No more questions, Your Honor.
34:34Mr. Mitchell.
34:38Matthew, who was the last time?
34:39Objection!
34:40Your Honor!
34:45This is a clear intimidation ploy, Your Honor.
34:48No, Carisi.
34:49This is a clear Sixth Amendment issue.
34:50Traumatizing the victims got nothing to do with the Sixth Amendment.
34:52My client has a constitutional right to confront his accusers.
34:55Your Honor, the defendant tortured the victims through interrogation.
34:59Allowing him to question them will only re-traumatize them in open court.
35:02Enough.
35:03I am not getting reversed by the appellate division on a Sixth Amendment issue.
35:07While I would have preferred a heads up, Mr. Mitchell,
35:11I will allow Mr. Miller to act as co-counsel, as I am required to do.
35:15But, Mr. Miller, if you even approach the line,
35:19I will shut you down and revisit this ruling.
35:31Did you come to me for advice about your life, everyday problems?
35:41Yes.
35:42Did you ever ask me to stop doing these bad things that you've been saying I've been doing?
35:49No.
35:50How old are you?
35:5221.
35:54Do you exercise?
35:57Out loud, Matty, so the jury can hear you.
36:00My weight lift.
36:02So you're younger than me, and a hell of a lot stronger.
36:05Don't you think you could have tried to physically stop me from doing the things that you didn't like?
36:12I guess.
36:20Who invited me to meet your friends?
36:31I did.
36:34Why would you do that if I was such a big, bad guy?
36:39Because you're...
36:46I'm sorry, Dad.
36:49I'm sorry.
36:53I'm sorry.
36:56I'm sorry.
36:56But I'm sorry.
36:57I'm sorry.
36:58I'm sorry.
37:00No.
37:01You got a big problem.
37:02Oh, I'm-I'm well aware.
37:05Do you even have a case if they all fold under his questioning?
37:08nope but maybe we've got one last chance what is that i'm gonna have to make a deal
37:20do you ever didn't need to testify against robbie miller face to face in return i can
37:26offer you a lesser charge no no do you know hold on for a second you're going away for years
37:36of
37:36your young life and the guy who orchestrated it all is gonna skate i'll testify i just don't want
37:44the deal now jeremy as your lawyer i have to advise you take the deal i wanted to be a
37:53lawyer like you
38:00robbie took any chance of that away from me
38:05tell me if this is right
38:08could robbie's defense cite your offer saying i was bought off that's correct it could
38:16i would so if i take a deal i'll just hurt my testimony
38:26and if he gets off i'll just keep destroying people
38:33he's a poison
38:36so no deal and i'll testify
38:48robbie said judge fell said snipers all over the city
38:52looking to kill him us two and you believed him not at first he would do these sessions he called
39:00them and how do you understand these sessions now it was torture what would he do
39:12he had these pointy tweezers and he'd put them in my ear
39:16so far that i could feel my eardrum vibrating
39:20and he'd tell the same story over and over again
39:25snipers murderer
39:26it would only stop when i could repeat the story back
39:30i think my brain started to believe it to protect me
39:35but i want to make it clear
39:38it wasn't only about the physical harm
39:40what do you mean
39:42i've spent the last four weeks in a cell
39:46it's the longest time i've been away from robbie in a while
39:50never have i felt more free
39:55because i have my own thoughts in my head
39:57he tried to destroy them
39:59they're still there
40:03i'm still here
40:11no more questions your honor
40:13mr mitchell mr miller
40:17the defense says no questions your honor
40:23mr foreman has the jury reached a verdict
40:25we have your honor
40:28as to count one sex trafficking what is your verdict
40:31guilty
40:33as to count two extortion what is your verdict
40:37guilty
40:39watch man i think we might do something
40:42as to count three labor trafficking what is your verdict
40:45guilty
40:51murder
40:53hey hey come on
40:54murder
40:55i hate you you ruined me
40:58you ruined everything you ruined my life
41:00you ruined my life
41:01you didn't stop me
41:04good
41:05that's justice
41:06now that
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