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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 27 Episode 18 -
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00:01In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous.
00:06In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are
00:11members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.
00:14These are their stories.
00:20This one was supposed to be done hours ago.
00:23Not the front desk deal with it.
00:25Housekeeping!
00:27Don't just say we didn't try.
00:31Housekeeping!
00:37Washington will slow this down.
00:40Looking for something out of this possession.
00:42They come away from their last four trips.
00:45That's allowed New York back into this game.
00:48Wall pounds it with the left, now gives it to Kampa.
00:51Housekeeping!
00:52He closes off right side, tied up.
00:55In the big bodies goes baseline to Arnold, who drives it baseline.
00:59Take care of him!
01:05Call 9-1-1!
01:06What?
01:07Why?
01:08What's wrong?
01:16Evening, Kate.
01:17Detectives, good to see you.
01:18Um, this is drowning?
01:19We hear that right?
01:20Attempted.
01:20EMTs resuscitated the Vic, rushed him over to Sinai.
01:23Okay.
01:23Any idea how he's doing?
01:24About my pay grade.
01:25But if I were you guys, I wouldn't hold my breath.
01:29Sorry, that's not what I meant.
01:30Don't worry about it.
01:34Bound and dumped in a tub.
01:35You ever seen anything like this?
01:37Nope.
01:38This is a first.
01:39Lucky us.
01:40Front desk said that he checked in under John Smith and he paid cash.
01:44All right.
01:44So pseudonyms, Phoebe Hotel with hourly rates.
01:47You think our Vic was a pro?
01:48Or the client.
01:49It fits with the booze, oil, condoms, and a healthy amount of coke.
01:53Okay, so party gone wrong?
01:55No wallet, no phone.
01:57All right, let's get the unis, the canvas, the neighborhood, pull footage.
02:00I mean, there's always a chance that they dumped it nearby.
02:02Okay, hang on a second.
02:03Hang on.
02:04We got party favors.
02:07Zip ties, a box cutter, and a snub nose.
02:12Oh, so somebody brought a kill bag to the party.
02:14Which suggests that it wasn't a crime of passion.
02:16Yeah, but why leave the bag behind if Vic wasn't stabbed or shot?
02:19Maybe the perp got excited, panicked, unless it wasn't his bag.
02:24Well, whose ever stuff this is, there is something seriously wrong with him.
02:31Wow.
03:16Oh, so somebody brought a kill bag.
03:20Hey, any luck at getting the victim?
03:22Yeah.
03:23Ian Larkin, age 37, his fingerprints lit up safest.
03:26He's a repeat customer.
03:28He's got multiple priors for prostitution, drug possession.
03:31He's been in and out of the system since he was 18.
03:33Including a 90-day stint last year.
03:35Any idea where he was living?
03:36Last known address in the Lower East Side, but the building came down in September.
03:40We did find a family address out in South Orange, though.
03:42Okay, so Rollins and I could head there in the morning, talk to the family.
03:45Want me to swing by Mount Sinai on my way home?
03:47You know what?
03:48Oh, sorry.
03:48One sec.
03:49Benson.
03:50Mm-hmm.
03:53Oh, okay.
03:55Yeah, thanks.
03:58Well, there's no need for you to stop by the hospital.
04:01You?
04:02Dead.
04:03He never regained consciousness.
04:07So, I want to hang on to this case.
04:10I'm going to call a homicide myself.
04:12They're short-staffed, so I'm sure they won't mind the help.
04:15Why don't you head to the MU's office in the morning and see if you can find out what really
04:19happened to Ian?
04:24Should we start with the drugs found in the room?
04:26Sure, sure, Doc.
04:27Well, it wasn't cocaine.
04:29Really?
04:30Meth?
04:31Benzos.
04:32So, the perp drugged in, knocked him out?
04:35Wrong again.
04:36Talk screen was negative.
04:37Mr. Larkin was clean.
04:38Turns out he was rendered unconscious the old-fashioned way.
04:41Cracked on the head.
04:42Hotel lamp.
04:44After that, the victim was restrained with the zip ties.
04:47Deep cuts.
04:48Meaning Ian struggled.
04:49And then the killer strangled him.
04:51Underwater.
04:52In the bathtub.
04:53Note the bruising around the neck.
04:55I thought Ian was alive when the cleaning staff found him.
04:59Best guess, he suffered a hypoxic blackout while being strangled.
05:03Stopped struggling and sank.
05:05Killer assumed he was dead.
05:06And after they left, Ian regained consciousness.
05:09Poor guy.
05:09So, he was just stuck in that bathtub?
05:13For how long?
05:14Judging by skin maceration, hours.
05:19How were we with DNA?
05:21Lousy.
05:22Literally.
05:23Bargain bin hotel means we've got samples coming out our ears.
05:27Loads of cross-contamination.
05:29We'll run it all, but...
05:30Need a line of his dad?
05:31Just about.
05:35Ian was a good kid.
05:37Kind.
05:38And his mother's smart, thank God.
05:41He could have done anything he set his mind to.
05:43Yeah, were the two of you close, Louis?
05:45Ah, I suppose.
05:48Looking back, maybe there are things I should have done better with.
05:51Well, I think it always is easier in hindsight, right?
05:56Um, when was the last time you saw Ian?
06:00Uh, he was...
06:02I think he was here this morning.
06:06Did you get to see him?
06:09How long has he been like this?
06:11He's going on two years now.
06:13Went downhill after Ma died.
06:15Another gift from Ian.
06:16Yeah.
06:17Families tend to bear the brunt of addiction.
06:20Oh, yeah.
06:20Well, my brother was definitely the kind of junkie you used and manipulated people.
06:24Our folks, most of all.
06:26They lost their savings because of him.
06:27It was terrible.
06:28Emma had to go back to work, 67 years old.
06:31Yeah.
06:32Put her in an early grave.
06:34When did Ian start using?
06:36As long as I can remember, I started in high school.
06:39Never looked back.
06:40Louis, did Ian ever talk about, um, his friends or other people in his life?
06:46I think he should be home soon.
06:49School be letting out.
06:51It's almost a relief that Ian's dead to know we don't have to pay for his mistakes anymore.
06:56I guess that makes me a bad person.
06:58No.
06:59Makes you human.
07:02Listen, do you happen to know where Ian was living?
07:04Uh, yeah, unfortunately, he, uh, conned a check out of my dad last month for me.
07:09Find you the address.
07:16Pretty bleak existence.
07:18Yeah, welcome to the life of an addict.
07:19We got supplements, well, steroids, syringes.
07:25Got some crystal here.
07:26Hey, I found a tablet.
07:28Battery's dead.
07:29Maybe we can pull some emails or texts.
07:35It looks like Ian went shopping.
07:37A bundle of zip ties.
07:40Empty packaging for a box knife.
07:43Oh, hey.
07:44Hey, look at this.
07:45Some bowls of crushed up pills.
07:49Put money on them being benzos.
07:51If Ian is the one who brought that bag to the hotel, what was the plan?
07:58Kink gone wrong?
07:59Like Rob to John?
08:01Then something went sideways.
08:03We are left with a boatload of questions.
08:05Might have an answer to one of them.
08:08It's where Ian was the day he died.
08:13Pro Fighter Expo.
08:14I gotta say, this is a new one for me.
08:17Ian was a man of culture.
08:18All right, let's split up and see if we can find somebody who recognizes Ian.
08:25What's that face?
08:27That's Buffalo Joe.
08:29It's Hulk Hawkins right there.
08:31It's Chris the Scary Finity.
08:33Well, what's going on here?
08:34I'm a fan, all right?
08:36When I was a kid, I used to watch these fights with my uncle.
08:39He'd splurge on a pay-per-view.
08:40We'd stay up late on a Saturday night.
08:42We'd eat a bunch of junk food.
08:43We'd watch it.
08:44Beat the snot out of each other.
08:45All right, all right, fanboy.
08:47Let's keep the questions to the case.
08:49Okay, no promises.
08:50Oh, Ann, don't ask for too many autographs.
08:55Excuse me.
08:57Hi, Captain Olivia Benson with the NYPD.
08:59I didn't do it.
09:00I just need a moment of your time.
09:02Okay.
09:03Hunt, you are barking up the absolute right tree.
09:08Yeah, I'm always happy to support the Babes in Blue.
09:12Well, thank you.
09:13I appreciate that.
09:13I'm wondering if you've seen this man.
09:16He might have been in two days ago.
09:17You know what I have seen?
09:18What?
09:18I've seen that you've got a spectacular set of baby brats.
09:23Well, thank you.
09:23That's very kind of you.
09:25And those gams aren't bad either.
09:27Okay.
09:27Big, big money with sticks like that in this line of work.
09:31Noted.
09:31You know, I think crowds really go for Amazonian brats.
09:35Okay.
09:35I think it's a dominance thing, but how's your right hook?
09:37Uh, it's actually not bad.
09:39I bet it's pretty good.
09:40Yeah.
09:41Can I...
09:41Have you seen this man?
09:43Huh, I don't know.
09:44Maybe, maybe not.
09:46Do you know that my time is valuable?
09:49Really?
09:51All right.
09:51Well, you could have fooled me.
09:53Okay.
09:54All right.
09:55I like them spicy.
09:57If you're a little low on funding, we can make some kind of arrangement.
10:00You know?
10:01I know my way around a pair of handcuffs if that floats your boat.
10:03Well, that's tempting.
10:04But I think today I'm gonna stick with cash.
10:08Uh, will that do it for you?
10:11Do something.
10:13Have you?
10:14Yes, I've seen your fella.
10:15He was here on the day the expo opened.
10:18Okay.
10:18Did you speak with him?
10:20Tried to sell him a photo, half price, and Prick turned me down.
10:23I mean, who?
10:23In what world?
10:24All right.
10:25Um, did you, did you happen to notice?
10:27Was he with anyone?
10:29I didn't notice, no.
10:30Did you notice where he went after?
10:32Same place as everybody else to see the headliner.
10:35Thank you very much.
10:37Thank you very, very much.
10:44Deuce.
10:45Keep these folks in one line, will you?
10:47And make sure they have cash.
10:51Excuse me.
10:52Do you mind if I take a peek at that?
10:53Oh, yeah, sure.
10:54Thanks.
11:21I can't say the kid looks familiar.
11:24He would have been here on Friday.
11:26I mean, it's possible, but I've seen a lot of folks this weekend, and unfortunately, the old memory ain't what
11:32it used to be.
11:33Occupational hazard?
11:34Forty years of taking shots to the dome.
11:36Right.
11:37Yeah, I gotta ask, what's with the mask?
11:40Oh, intimidation.
11:42Walk out to the ring wearing something like that, you get in the other guy's head before you even throw
11:46in a punch.
11:48Plus, the fans go nuts.
11:52Everybody loves a character.
11:54Eighty bucks, made in the USA.
11:57You keep the credit card receipts?
11:59Cash only, uh, Uncle Sam gets sticky fingers otherwise.
12:03What about, what about the photos that you take with fans?
12:06Do you have any digital copies?
12:08Polaroids.
12:08I'm old school.
12:12I feel like I'm kind of striking out for you guys.
12:15Wish I would help.
12:16We're used to it.
12:17Occupational housing.
12:18Um, I have to ask you where you were on Friday night.
12:22Sure, uh, we wrapped up here, and then, that's right.
12:25And then Sharon and I, we spent the night with a couple of the bruiser fight guys.
12:30No, speaking of.
12:31Hi.
12:31Hi.
12:32Sorry, I'm Sharon Huntsinger, Clint's agent.
12:35Crowd's getting restless.
12:36I really need him back.
12:37Okay, well, thank you so much for your time, Mr. O'Neill.
12:40And if there's anything that you do think of, or anything comes back.
12:43Oh, yeah, Clint.
12:44Then, uh, I will.
12:45Um, who knows?
12:47Maybe something will shake loose.
12:49Hey, I'll see you next time.
12:59Hey, I'll see you next time.
13:12Hey, Cat.
13:48They'd all try to kill each other.
13:49Email from a user named Razor Crazer.
13:51Keep your mouth shut.
13:53You tell anyone about us, and I'll effing kill you.
13:58Razor.
13:58Oh, yeah, here it is.
13:59Okay, here's a photo of Ian back in 2002 with another kid named Roddy Razor Ray.
14:30I'll see you next time.
14:44Yo, Raz.
14:45Good fight, man.
14:46Appreciate it, kid.
14:47Hey, are you Roddy, right?
14:49It's Razor.
14:50Why?
14:51Oh, we're police.
14:52We want to talk to you about Ian Larkin.
14:55Yeah, I don't have anything to say about him.
14:56Oh, yeah?
14:57Why's that?
14:58Because the dude is a crackhead who can't be trusted.
15:01Is that why you threatened him?
15:04I don't know what you're talking about.
15:05Keep your mouth shut or I'll kill you?
15:07Sounds pretty threatening to me.
15:09Yeah, me too.
15:11So where were you last Friday night?
15:15Oh, half a case deep.
15:17Why?
15:18Because Ian Larkin is dead.
15:23You know anything about that, Razor?
15:28How'd you get those scratches?
15:32Did you not just see us jack each other up in the ring?
15:35Yeah, I know, but, you know, they could be from a different kind of fight.
15:38And do you mind telling us why you wanted Ian to keep his mouth shut?
15:41It's private.
15:42Okay, we can keep a secret.
15:44I said it's none of your business.
15:46Everybody, why don't you call me?
15:46Do not touch me!
15:47No!
15:48Not your best, man.
15:49I said not to touch me!
15:50Get your hand behind your back.
15:53It doesn't matter how many times you guys ask.
15:56I didn't kill Ian.
15:56We heard you, but there's still an issue of you not having an alibi.
15:59Well, not to mention you threatening to kill Ian.
16:03I didn't mean it like that.
16:04Okay, how did you mean it?
16:05You never told one of your friends you were going to kill him?
16:08I mean, I've known the kid for a long time.
16:10All right, so you two met as fans of the Bruiser fights.
16:13So tell me about them.
16:15It was fine.
16:17Good, I guess.
16:18You spent a lot of time with the fighters?
16:19Yeah, every chance we could.
16:21After an event, in the gym, wherever.
16:24I mean, we wanted to learn.
16:27So you did what they told you.
16:28And maybe some of the guys took it a little too far, but...
16:34They were stars.
16:35That's just the way it was.
16:37And Ian?
16:39Soft.
16:40Yeah, you couldn't handle things.
16:44Like, what kind of things?
16:47Being messed with.
16:50Okay, well, that's a lot of responsibility for a teenage boy, right?
16:55Who's hanging out with their idols?
16:57Guys that were heroes to them?
16:59And it's also an easy way for kids to get taken advantage of.
17:04Ever see that happen?
17:09You know, Razor, childhood victims often carry the weight of the abuse, right?
17:17They carry the shame.
17:18But the only one that should feel shame are the adults that betrayed them, the adults that failed them.
17:29You know, at first...
17:32It was like a dream.
17:34Getting to watch those guys train and fight.
17:37You get close to them.
17:41You know, maybe share a couple drinks.
17:43Smoke some pot.
17:45Makes you feel older and important.
17:46Oh, yeah.
17:48Yeah.
17:51That line gets blurred.
17:55Yeah.
17:56One of them starts being physical.
18:00And touching.
18:01It felt gross.
18:04So that's what predators do.
18:06They make things that should feel really scary.
18:11They make those things normal.
18:18Can you tell us his name?
18:21Your abuser?
18:26Clint.
18:29Clint O'Neal.
18:35And you could come forward and hold O'Neal accountable for what he did.
18:41Screw that.
18:43I'd be a joke.
18:45Not about to throw my career away for this.
18:46Razor, you're still in Sunday nights at a VFW bleeding for a few dozen people.
18:50What are you really losing?
18:51This doesn't seem like much to you, but fighting.
18:55It's just the only thing that I have ever been good at.
18:59I'm not about to risk it.
19:04I don't understand.
19:08He never said anything to me or to our parents.
19:12So it's very common for victims of sexual abuse.
19:17Especially young men.
19:21I resented him.
19:23Treated him like he was a bird.
19:26God, what's wrong with me?
19:28I was so relieved when I found out he was dead.
19:31Sean, you didn't know.
19:33I should have.
19:34He was a brother.
19:36If I had seen something, I could have helped.
19:38You can't think like that.
19:40Yeah, it's my fault.
19:41I got him into all that fight crap.
19:44Buds of mine used to hang around those shows.
19:46Um, do you remember any of their names?
19:49Probably.
19:50Okay, well, we would love to take a look at Ian's belongings, if you have any of them, in case.
19:56Yeah, Ian got probation last year and moved in with Dad and Ian.
19:59Ian left most of his stuff behind.
20:01What?
20:04Yeah, I get it.
20:05Okay, thanks.
20:07Didn't go well?
20:07I spoke to Sean's high school friends.
20:09All three spent lots of time with the fighters, including O'Neal.
20:13One moved away, refuses to talk to me.
20:15The other insists never saw anything.
20:17And the third?
20:18Jumped off a bridge ten years ago.
20:19Okay, so O'Neal's alibi is holding up.
20:22He had dinner with Sharon Hunsinger, his agent, and two other people.
20:27And the GPS from his phone shows that he went straight back to his hotel,
20:31which was clear across town from where Ian was found.
20:34Right, so if it is O'Neal, we're going to need more to connect him to Ian.
20:37Well, we went through Ian's belongings.
20:38It's mostly junk, but we found a journal from around 2005.
20:44He writes about the abuse in detail.
20:48Locations where it happened, specific acts that he was forced to be engaged in.
20:54He even talks about how he blamed himself.
20:56But he never names O'Neal outright.
20:59Also turned up records of a payment Ian received around the same time for a whopping $1,200,
21:04labeled as reimbursement for expenses.
21:06He signed an agreement for that money, one with confidentiality,
21:10non-disparagement clauses, and release of any claim to litigation.
21:14Who was the agreement with?
21:15A defunct LLC called Fight Reps Incorporated, owned by Sharon Hunsinger.
21:22His agent?
21:23Yeah.
21:24Makes this interesting.
21:28Correspondence with a law firm.
21:30From last year.
21:33Ian wanted to sue Sharon and O'Neal.
21:36According to the lawyer's notes, Hunsinger flipped out
21:38when the firm contacted her over a potential suit.
21:41So maybe if Ian popped up recently, she wanted to keep him quiet.
21:45Or cover it up.
21:47Look, I'm going to give Sharon a little squeeze
21:50and see just how loyal she is to her favorite client.
21:57I'd be lying if I said the fight game was easy.
22:00People would rather watch Inbred slap each other on the internet,
22:03but I managed to keep the place afloat.
22:06Might not be fancy offices on Park Ave, but my guys know I'm dedicated.
22:12Well, you certainly go the extra mile.
22:14Well, clients love a personal touch.
22:17That's curious phrasing.
22:19Considering that Clint O'Neal sexually abuses teenage boys.
22:23The hell he does.
22:24It's a ridiculous claim.
22:25I never heard such a thing.
22:26Come on, Sharon.
22:27We know that you paid a settlement to Ian Larkin
22:29on behalf of Clint over 20 years ago.
22:33Two decades?
22:34I'm supposed to know who that person is?
22:36Well, you had multiple conversations with Ian's lawyer
22:38about a potential lawsuit.
22:40I have all the records to prove it, so...
22:43So, yeah, I expect you to know who that is.
22:47Okay, yeah, maybe.
22:49That name sounds familiar.
22:50Mm-hmm.
22:51You don't understand.
22:52I know Clint.
22:54He isn't capable of that.
22:55What makes you so sure?
22:58Clint's more than just my client.
23:00He's like family.
23:01Stuck with me, thick and thin.
23:03And some drug addict from years back
23:06wants to ruin his legacy?
23:07I can't have that.
23:09That sounds like motive for murder.
23:12What do you mean?
23:14Well, Ian's dead.
23:15He was killed opening night at the convention.
23:18So tell me, what happened, Sharon?
23:20Were you scared he was going to make a scene?
23:23I'd ruin the whole business?
23:25You...
23:26You can't think that I would ever...
23:28Well, you said it yourself.
23:29You had to protect Clint's legacy.
23:33Yeah, but I couldn't overpower him.
23:34You could.
23:35If he was incapacitated, couldn't you?
23:42Clint didn't go back to his hotel after dinner.
23:47Where did he go?
23:48I'm not sure.
23:50Said he wanted to take a stroll around the city.
23:54After I paid the bill,
23:55I saw Clint left his phone on the table.
23:59I brought it back to his hotel.
24:02I left it with a front desk and...
24:07I didn't see Clint until morning.
24:15So, Clint,
24:16your alibi fell apart.
24:19We know that you didn't go back to your hotel.
24:21I'm a pretty shrewd move.
24:22Leaving your phone?
24:25Isn't it a mistake?
24:26I told you.
24:28Memory ain't what it once was.
24:30So I got turned around on the way back to the hotel.
24:33Not a crime.
24:34Okay, so the problem with that
24:36is that we have you on camera.
24:39One block from where Ian Larkin was murdered.
24:42I must have walked further than I thought.
24:45And you lied
24:46about not knowing Ian Larkin.
24:49Come on, Clint.
24:49It's pretty hard to forget someone
24:51that you sexually abused.
24:54Not to mention somebody that you had your agent
24:56pay off to cover for you.
24:59Do you have any idea
25:01the nonsense people have made up
25:03about me over the years?
25:05It's a cost of doing business,
25:07but everybody wants a piece of the champ.
25:10So the champ.
25:10So you're saying that you're the victim here?
25:14Ain't the villain.
25:15I'll tell you that.
25:17Okay.
25:17Well, let's say that that's true.
25:19And you didn't intend for any of this to happen.
25:21I mean, we know
25:23that Ian came to you with bad intentions.
25:26We know that he had zip ties.
25:28He had drugs.
25:29He had a gun.
25:30Maybe you did just want to talk,
25:31but Ian threatened you,
25:34attacked you,
25:36caught you off guard.
25:37Maybe he was trying to hurt you.
25:38That may be self-defense, right?
25:41It certainly is.
25:42And if it is self-defense,
25:43in that case,
25:44then we can help you.
25:46But if we're going to help you,
25:49we need to tell the truth.
25:52Yeah.
25:55Maybe there's a story I can lay out
25:58where this junkie
26:03tried to get one over on me.
26:05Thinks I'm too old.
26:07But I lost a step.
26:10This paper-thin twerp
26:12thought I was stupid.
26:14Like I couldn't see his game a mile away.
26:17Tried to put hands on me.
26:21So I smack him a couple of times.
26:23You know, just a warning,
26:23give him a chance to walk away.
26:25But, uh,
26:27he keeps coming.
26:30Crying and whining.
26:33Pathetic.
26:35But you know,
26:37guys like that don't learn.
26:40You got to teach them.
26:43Show them.
26:44There's a cost for coming at the big dog.
26:48And you know what?
26:50I think the kid got it.
26:53I think the kid
26:55finally learned his lesson.
27:00Right there at the end.
27:04Just as a light
27:06left his eyes.
27:16Now, what you were hoping to hear?
27:20Because it's nonsense.
27:23Stuff I'd say to hype up a fight.
27:25But that's an act.
27:27It's a gimmick.
27:28Sure,
27:29I might talk like a killer for the fans,
27:32but
27:32it's just that.
27:34It's talk.
27:36And, uh,
27:38I'm pretty sure
27:40you don't have the evidence
27:41to prove otherwise,
27:42so it's all the same.
27:46I'd like my lawyer.
27:58That was quite the performance.
27:59Yeah.
28:00O'Neal may be crazy,
28:01but he's good at playing a role.
28:02And he's going to use it to his advantage.
28:04I mean,
28:04he's charismatic.
28:05He's good with the crowd.
28:06Not the kind of person
28:07you want in front of a jury.
28:08They'll eat him up.
28:09Which means we need more.
28:10What about other victims?
28:11We tried,
28:11but between it being so long ago
28:13and there being no real record
28:15of these boys,
28:16I mean,
28:16we came up empty.
28:17Well,
28:18either we tell O'Neal
28:19directly to Ian
28:19or he walks.
28:25Razor.
28:27I already gave my answer.
28:29I know.
28:29I know.
28:30I'm not changing my mind.
28:31I know.
28:31Now what?
28:32What are we doing here?
28:33Because I'm on the clock.
28:34All right.
28:34So I,
28:36I found one of Ian's journals
28:38and I thought
28:40you should read
28:41one of his entries.
28:43Just read it.
28:48Just tired of it all.
28:49Putting on a face,
28:51going through the motions,
28:52waking up every day.
28:53And if it weren't for...
28:56Keep reading.
28:59Look.
29:01If it weren't for Razor,
29:03I would have checked out
29:04a long time ago
29:05because I can't leave him alone.
29:07It's just us.
29:09No one else understands.
29:11They don't get it,
29:12but we do.
29:15And if I give up,
29:17then the guy who hurts us wins
29:19and that would piss off Razor
29:22more than anything.
29:25It's a cheap shot, lady.
29:27Maybe.
29:29But it's the truth.
29:31And I wish
29:32that it weren't the case.
29:34But it is.
29:36Razor,
29:36if you don't come forward,
29:37then O'Neill gets away
29:38with everything.
29:40Everything that he did to you
29:42and everything he did to Ian.
29:51The state of the room,
29:53along with extensive
29:54subdermal bruising
29:55on the victim's arms
29:56and torso,
29:57points to a violent struggle.
29:59Ian Larkin fought back.
30:01Yes.
30:02Unfortunately,
30:03a basilar skull fracture
30:04led to a number
30:06of intracranial hematomas.
30:08Those,
30:09along with extensive damage
30:10to the victim's larynx,
30:11would indicate
30:12that he suffered
30:13greatly
30:14before he died.
30:15Do these injuries
30:16on Mr. Larkin
30:18tell you anything
30:18about his attacker?
30:20laryngeal trauma
30:21this severe
30:22requires a person
30:23of significant strength.
30:25Someone like
30:26Mr. O'Neill?
30:28Yes.
30:29No further questions.
30:31Ms. Horowitz,
30:33is my client
30:34the only person
30:35of significant strength
30:37in the New York area?
30:39Probably not.
30:40Do you know
30:41how many strong individuals
30:42were in Manhattan
30:43at the time
30:44of Mr. Larkin's death?
30:45No,
30:46I couldn't say.
30:47Fair enough.
30:49Could you say
30:50how many unique DNA samples
30:51you recovered
30:52at the scene of the crime?
30:5334.
30:54And of the 34,
30:56did any match
30:57Mr. O'Neill's DNA?
30:58They did not.
31:00Tell me,
31:01did the NYPD
31:02even bother
31:03with those other suspects?
31:04Or had they already
31:05decided my client
31:06was guilty?
31:07Objection!
31:08Argumentative!
31:08Withdrawn.
31:09Thank you,
31:10Ms. Horowitz.
31:14Do you swear
31:15to tell the truth,
31:15the whole truth,
31:16and nothing but the truth?
31:17I do.
31:22Mr. Ray,
31:23when did you first
31:24meet Ian Larkin?
31:25I was 15.
31:27We were both
31:28Bruiser Fight fans.
31:30Honestly,
31:30I didn't really like
31:31Ian at first
31:32because he was
31:32sort of a know-it-all.
31:34But we bonded,
31:35became fast friends.
31:36And then the two of you
31:37started spending
31:38time with some
31:39of the fighters?
31:39Yeah.
31:41They kind of took
31:41us under their wing.
31:43Some were great guys,
31:44and we got to train
31:45with the best
31:45in the business.
31:47Mr. Ray,
31:48I know this is difficult,
31:49but could you tell
31:50the court
31:51when the sexual abuse
31:52first started?
31:56No,
31:57I can't.
32:02I'm sorry?
32:04I was never
32:04sexually abused.
32:09Mr. Ray,
32:10previously you told
32:12detectives that you
32:12had been molested
32:13by Clint O'Neill.
32:14Yeah,
32:15that never happened.
32:16I remind you,
32:17you're under oath.
32:18I know.
32:21So,
32:23when you told
32:24Captain Benson
32:25that the defendant
32:26had groomed you,
32:28plied you with
32:28alcohol and drugs,
32:29and touched you
32:30sexually,
32:31that was a lie?
32:33Yeah.
32:34And when you told
32:35them that you
32:35believed Clint O'Neill
32:36killed Ian Larkin?
32:38I was lying.
32:41Or you're lying
32:42now?
32:43Mr. Carisi.
32:45Mr. Ray,
32:48why would you
32:49lie to the police?
32:51They said Ian
32:52was dead.
32:53I felt terrible.
32:54I told them
32:54what I thought
32:55they wanted to hear.
32:56But being here
32:57now in the court,
32:59I can't do it.
33:01I gotta tell
33:01the truth.
33:29Hey, Ray,
33:30closing doors
33:31at 45,
33:32okay?
33:33Yep.
33:35Just saw
33:35Sharon Hunsinger
33:36outside.
33:37Huh?
33:38I'm assuming
33:39she's here to see you.
33:40She might have
33:41said hello.
33:42She's a fan
33:43of my work.
33:43Ah,
33:44is that what
33:44you're going with?
33:46Why is that
33:46so hard to believe?
33:49What'd she give you?
33:52What?
33:52Contract to be a client.
33:54She's gonna book me
33:54some gigs in Japan.
33:57Was it worth it?
34:00Was it?
34:02What do you want me
34:02to say?
34:03I want you to tell me
34:04how you can let
34:06someone like O'Neal
34:08get away
34:09with what they did
34:10to you.
34:12With what they did
34:13to Ian.
34:17Ian is gone,
34:18right?
34:18I'm here.
34:20I've been living
34:21with this for 20 years.
34:22Do you know
34:22what I have to show
34:23for it?
34:24Pain.
34:25Poverty.
34:27These.
34:28This is it.
34:31Clock's running out.
34:34It's my last chance.
34:36You know what?
34:36If Ian were here,
34:38he'd understand.
34:52I feel bad
34:53for what happened
34:54to that kid.
34:55I do.
34:56But I didn't know him
34:57and I had nothing
34:59to do with his death.
35:00Why do you think
35:01Mr. Larkin
35:02was fixated on you?
35:04Well,
35:05I can't say for sure,
35:06but I've been fighting
35:08a long time.
35:10Lots of states,
35:11lots of cities,
35:11and everywhere I went,
35:14people always wanted
35:14something from me.
35:16Wanted me to be
35:16their hero,
35:17their dad,
35:18their teacher.
35:20But in this case,
35:22suppose I'm
35:23their monster.
35:25But they got
35:26the wrong guy.
35:28Nothing further?
35:38You good at your job,
35:39Mr. O'Neill?
35:40I'm a ten-time champ.
35:42You tell me.
35:44How many of those belts
35:45were in professional boxing?
35:47Two.
35:48And since then,
35:48you've fought exclusively
35:50for a bruiser
35:51fighting championship,
35:53correct?
35:53Yeah.
35:54Bigger and better things.
35:56Was it because
35:57you were permanently
35:57banned from boxing
35:58in 1992?
36:00Accused of taking a dive,
36:02if I'm not mistaken?
36:04If you say so.
36:06Well,
36:06to be fair,
36:06I'm not saying that.
36:08That's every sanctioning
36:09body in pro boxing,
36:10the WBC,
36:12the IBF,
36:13the WBA.
36:13Your point is...
36:14Well,
36:15Mr. O'Neill,
36:15I just find it interesting
36:17that you claim success
36:18because of your skill
36:20in the ring.
36:21But who's to say,
36:23given your history
36:23of cheating,
36:24that any of your fights
36:25were on the level?
36:26I mean,
36:26doesn't it call into question
36:28your entire career?
36:29No.
36:31I wouldn't say that.
36:32Well,
36:32of course,
36:32you wouldn't say that.
36:33You've got a legacy
36:34to protect,
36:35but to the rest of us,
36:37your willingness
36:37to lie,
36:39to betray the sport
36:40that supposedly
36:41you care so much about.
36:42I have given my life
36:44to this business.
36:46Oh,
36:46but who's to say
36:46any of your fights
36:47were real?
36:48All your knockouts,
36:50your wins,
36:50how do we know
36:51that those guys
36:51weren't taking dives
36:52for you?
36:53You wouldn't last
36:54ten seconds
36:55with the men I faced.
36:57Oh, please,
36:57we all know
36:57you don't fight real men.
36:58Is that so?
37:00Objection,
37:00badgering.
37:01No,
37:01no,
37:02you're out hurting
37:02teenage boys.
37:03Sustained,
37:04Mr. Carisi.
37:04Shut your mouth.
37:06Is that what you tell
37:07the children you molest?
37:08Enough!
37:12Do you have any
37:13pertinent questions
37:14left,
37:15Mr. Carisi?
37:20No, Your Honor.
37:22I have nothing further.
37:33As to the count
37:34of murder
37:35in the second degree,
37:36how do you find?
37:38You find the defendant
37:39not guilty.
37:45Ladies and gentlemen,
37:46I know this has been
37:47a lengthy and difficult
37:48deliberation personally
37:50along with the state.
37:51Thank you for your service.
38:03Hey, I know
38:04that it's not
38:04the verdict
38:05that we wanted,
38:06so let's
38:06take the night
38:07to be pissed,
38:08but tomorrow morning
38:10we start
38:11to build a new case.
38:12O'Neill
38:13was acquitted, boss.
38:14Of murder,
38:15not of sexual assault.
38:16You really think
38:17we can get enough
38:17on him
38:18without Ian
38:18or Razor?
38:19I think that
38:20Clint O'Neill
38:21has been out there.
38:21He's been a predator
38:22for a very long time.
38:24There has to be
38:25other victims.
38:26We just need
38:26to find them.
38:27It's going to be
38:28an uphill battle.
38:29Yeah, so we widen
38:30the net.
38:32We've talked to
38:32every single person
38:34that has crossed paths
38:35with Clint O'Neill
38:36in the last 20 years,
38:37but we do
38:39whatever it takes.
38:40Flight goes on.
38:41Captain Benson,
38:43message for you.
38:54Excuse me.
38:55Hey.
38:57Old fellow
38:57has jumped
38:58as he left the diner.
38:59Stabbed to death.
39:00Choked on his own blood.
39:05Rough way to go.
39:10Is the attacker
39:11in custody?
39:12Back of the squad car.
39:24I had to do something.
39:43I won't tell anyone.
39:46I promise you that.
39:47You will answer the question.
39:49My duty is to evict him.
39:52I will hold you
39:53in contempt of court.
39:56SBU, new next Thursday
39:57on NBC and Peacock.
40:00We're after a killer
40:01puppet maker.
40:04This is not what I expected.
40:10The Hunting Party,
40:11new next on NBC and Peacock.
40:19on NBC.
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