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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.
00:38No! No! I think she hit her head!
00:40Oh no! Let's go!
00:42Wait, I don't think she's breathing, Ned!
00:43Get back in the car!
00:44Come on, let's get out of here.
00:45Let's go!
00:58Help! There's a girl on the ground over here! She needs a doctor! Over here! Help!
01:07He's a waffle guy.
01:08I'm good with coffee, thanks.
01:11Like I said, I looked through hundreds of cases.
01:14I'm sure you did.
01:15And, uh, are there minor mistakes?
01:19Yeah.
01:19Sure.
01:21License plate, numbers transposed, paperwork misfiled, small stuff.
01:25You could find worse in my jacket.
01:27Could we now?
01:28It's not like there was incompetence or corruption.
01:32I'd like to decide for myself, Jake.
01:35May I have a file?
01:45You're wrong about this.
01:47You're wrong about Benson, okay?
01:50And whatever chain of command or BS you're hung up on, let it go.
01:54Wow.
01:57Six months as a detective and he's ready to run the bureau.
02:02Do you remember when you had that problem in high school with that kid and you called me?
02:07You're not doing that.
02:08No.
02:09This is not about how many times you helped me or how tight you were with my dad.
02:13I'm not gonna look the other way when you're doing something wrong.
02:16What am I doing wrong?
02:18You're undermining a good cop.
02:21You're letting your ego make decisions, yeah?
02:24And when you can't get to her, you go after someone in her unit.
02:27Then you set me up to be the fall guy.
02:30That's untrue.
02:30I still don't understand why.
02:33If Captain Benson asked you to do something and you did the opposite, what do you think would happen?
02:40That's not the same thing.
02:41It's exactly the same thing.
02:42I am not being unreasonable.
02:44I'm not even being political.
02:45I'm being a boss.
02:46If she does good, you look good.
02:50Right?
02:50Why not just make her an ally?
02:53I tried.
02:55Benson's only ever allied with herself.
03:01There's a teenage girl in the hospital, head trauma, signs of sexual assault.
03:05Go.
03:09Jake?
03:10You can leave the file.
03:17I found her school ID in her pocket.
03:20Emma Burns, 16, 10's Carlton Prep.
03:22How is she doing?
03:23Stable, but unconscious.
03:25There's a subdural hematoma from getting tossed out of the car.
03:28Bruising and blood in her underwear, plus the tox screen showed the razepam in her system.
03:32Anybody get a good look at the car that dumped her?
03:35Witness said it was an SUV.
03:36We can get you the security footage, but they said it's not helpful.
03:39Sorry.
03:39Okay. Thank you so much.
03:40All right, look.
03:41Raspam is a benzo, so that increases impulsivity and it induces memory loss.
03:46Basically a roofie.
03:47Yes.
03:48Hey, how was your breakfast?
03:51No, like talking to a charming brick wall.
03:53Yeah.
03:54You back with us?
03:55So Cap don't make me a cake, but yeah, I'm back.
03:58That's good to hear.
03:58So, how about the two of you go through the security footage and see if you can see something that
04:04they didn't?
04:09Something's up with this kid.
04:12You think he knows something?
04:13What's that?
04:15Hey.
04:17Hey.
04:18Hey.
04:19Hey, son.
04:19You found me running the first day back?
04:20Seriously?
04:21Hey.
04:26Oh, and it's unlocked.
04:28Thanks, kid.
04:29Hey, that's private property.
04:30You can't take that.
04:31Technically, it's abandoned property, which we can't search.
04:34Please just give it back.
04:35I didn't do anything wrong.
04:36I'm just here visiting someone.
04:37Look at this.
04:38At the hospital.
04:39Cops here.
04:40Nobody better snitch.
04:42You know what the first rule about not snitching is?
04:46Don't text about not snitching.
04:48You know what?
05:43Eats and social media helped identify the kids in this video.
05:46All seniors at Carleton Prep.
05:48Oh.
05:48I've heard of that.
05:49It's a high-end private school.
05:50So these four, Ethan Weiss, Matt Davis, John Gallagher, Casey Stewart, were all on the group chat.
05:56Possibly the ones that took her to the hospital.
05:58And no luck with Ethan.
05:59I tried.
05:59He's not talking.
06:00These private school kids ain't gonna talk to the cops.
06:03Their parents will pay for the best lawyers in the city.
06:05Most of these kids are 17 years old, so we don't need their parents' consent to talk to them.
06:09Let's grab them on the way to school.
06:12And ever since she cut her hair, she looks like a hippopotamus.
06:14All right.
06:16What the hell, bruh?
06:18Come with me, bruh.
06:19You too.
06:20Let's go.
06:30Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
06:32Oh!
06:34All sticks and stems.
06:35You got beat, kid.
06:38So let's start with an easy one.
06:41Where was the party last night?
06:42Look, I'd love to help you, but I have no idea what you're even saying right now.
06:46Casey, your friend may have been sexually assaulted, and I think that you can help her.
06:51And I think I'd like to speak to my attorney.
06:55Just tell us what happened, we'll forget about the weed.
06:57What weed?
06:59Wise guy, huh?
07:00Wise enough not to talk to cops.
07:03So, John, your friend, Emma, she's in pretty bad shape.
07:09She may have been sexually assaulted, and we're just trying to figure out what happened.
07:13So can you help me help her?
07:17Lawyer.
07:19We know you care about him.
07:21You came to the hospital to check on her.
07:23You tried to help her, right?
07:24You saw that she was in trouble, and you tried to help her?
07:30Listen, I swear.
07:31That's enough.
07:32Ethan, I'm your lawyer.
07:34Don't say another word.
07:37Calm down.
07:38We need to remove it tomorrow.
07:39You need to release these kids immediately.
07:41I'm not gonna let these...
07:42Who's not going anywhere?
07:43My son, you're not gonna give us anything.
07:46You cannot help them.
07:48I skipped donuts at the courthouse for this?
07:50What a mess.
07:51Well, they all lawyered up and won't talk, and we can't hold them.
07:54Which means we got no leads.
07:56There's nothing you can do.
07:59I put all the lawyers in the conference room.
08:01I got an idea.
08:03Just give us a minute.
08:04All right, guys.
08:06Hey.
08:07Hey.
08:07So, I wanted to give you a heads up.
08:09I did some digging, and I found the retired IAB detective
08:12who investigated your dad's shooting.
08:14Oh, yeah?
08:16Okay.
08:17The case I'm on is a cluster.
08:19All right.
08:19That's fine.
08:20It's best I talk to him anyway.
08:21I owe you.
08:22Yeah.
08:22I take Venmo.
08:28Sonny!
08:30What's up with all the theatrics?
08:31You know you can't talk to our clients.
08:33Well, you're right.
08:34I'm not gonna talk to all of them.
08:36I'm only gonna talk to one of them.
08:39What does that mean?
08:40These kids are in deep.
08:41And, uh, I'm gonna make an offer to the first one
08:44that comes forward with useful information.
08:47The rest can drown.
08:48Come on, Carisi.
08:49There's a teenage girl in the hospital
08:51because one of your dumbass clients
08:53dropped her on her head.
08:54This train is leaving the station.
08:57And I'm only letting one kid ride.
08:59You all have my number.
09:00We're not having a full-on.
09:06It's initalia.
09:07It's kind of a little too.
09:07It's initalia, there's an energy station.
09:09I'm helping them.
09:09I'm having a full-on.
09:10You're helping it, too.
09:11You're helping it, too.
09:11I really thought one would flip.
09:13It was worth a shot.
09:14We'll figure something else out.
09:19No need.
09:20We got a bite.
09:23I keep seeing her face.
09:26Her lips were blue.
09:27Yeah, we saw the video.
09:28And we also saw that you were drinking.
09:31Just tell them what we talked about.
09:35We went to John's apartment to party after school.
09:38I only had one drink, maybe two.
09:40We had no idea.
09:41He told us it was just him and John.
09:43Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, just please,
09:44let Ethan answer.
09:46Go ahead.
09:48At some point, I fell asleep.
09:50And then all of a sudden, John and Casey
09:52were shaking me awake, saying that Emma might be dead.
09:56You didn't call 911?
09:57I wanted to, but they didn't let me.
09:59Like you said, we had been drinking.
10:02We just didn't want to get in trouble.
10:03So you drove her to the hospital yourselves?
10:06Yeah, but I didn't mean for her to hit her head.
10:08I lost my grip and she fell,
10:10and then John and Casey were yelling at me.
10:12I didn't know what to do.
10:12I tried to pick her back up, but...
10:14Ethan has given a statement.
10:15Now, let's talk to you.
10:17Full immunity from my client.
10:18If you want full immunity,
10:20he's got to give me more than that.
10:21Hey, Ethan.
10:22It doesn't matter if your intentions were good.
10:25Emma almost died.
10:27She may have been raped.
10:29So if you know something, you can help her.
10:32Ethan, you don't have to say anything.
10:33It's okay.
10:33Okay, enough.
10:35Emma started to act weird.
10:38She seemed out of it.
10:40And then I saw her go in the guest bedroom with Matt.
10:55All right, according to Ethan,
10:56Emma and Matt, they were flirting the entire night,
10:59and then they snuck off into the guest room together,
11:01and Emma was unsteady on her feet.
11:03Okay, but Ethan didn't intervene?
11:05Well, he didn't think it was a big deal.
11:06He figured they were going off together,
11:08and Emma must have consented.
11:09Excuse me.
11:09She was 16 and full of drugs.
11:11Where'd the lorazepam come from anyway?
11:13Ethan said that there were no drugs at the party.
11:15Was Matt drunk too?
11:16Ethan said that Matt had one drink, possibly two.
11:20So we are sober enough to know better.
11:22We have a suspect and a crime scene.
11:24Go check out the apartment.
11:25That was Matt's lawyer.
11:26He wants to talk.
11:28All right.
11:31My client has come forward of his own volition.
11:33He's willing to cooperate.
11:35But before you take him into custody,
11:37there's something you should see.
11:41What's this?
11:41It's a toxicology report.
11:44Matt woke up the morning after the party
11:46with no memory of the previous night.
11:48I ordered the report.
11:49It shows lorazepam glucoronide in his urine
11:52at a rate of 30 nanograms per milliliter,
11:55which is more than enough
11:56to impair decision-making and memory.
12:00Since benzos only remain in the urine
12:02for one to three days,
12:03it is likely he ingested the drug
12:05at the party in question,
12:06which Matt swears he did not willingly do.
12:12So what are you saying?
12:14Our son was drugged.
12:17I had one drink early in the night
12:18and I never took any drugs.
12:20Well, who do you think would have drugged you?
12:23He clearly doesn't know anything.
12:25And if any sex occurred,
12:27I suggest you look at my client as a victim,
12:30not the perpetrator.
12:31Okay, well, hopefully we're going to get
12:33to the bottom of what happened.
12:36I must awake.
12:40No, it's not true.
12:42I know that it's hard to hear,
12:44but your injuries are consistent
12:47with the sexual assault.
12:49Matt cares for me.
12:50He would never rape me.
12:51Okay.
12:52Do you have any memory of the night?
12:54Because one of your friends
12:56said that they saw you and Matt
12:58walking into a bedroom
12:59and you were having trouble walking.
13:02Well, no.
13:03I like Matt,
13:05so if we did anything,
13:06I would have wanted it to happen.
13:07You had lorazepam in your system
13:10and that's a drug that can cause
13:12memory loss and confusion.
13:15So do you remember taking anything like that?
13:17No.
13:17I don't take any pills.
13:20I don't get wasted.
13:23Because I just,
13:24I don't ever want to feel
13:25like I'm not in control, okay?
13:27Okay.
13:28I believe you.
13:31So how about you tell me
13:33anything that you do remember
13:35leading up to the party?
13:36And nothing is too small.
13:38You know, little things can be important.
13:41We went to John's apartment after school.
13:43So were his parents home?
13:45When his dad died.
13:46Tully was there, though.
13:47And Tully is his mother.
13:49Yeah.
13:49Did she know that you all were drinking?
13:53It's not a big deal.
13:54And she,
13:55she said that it's safer
13:56to drink at her place
13:57rather than some, like, back alley.
13:58So she's cool.
14:00Uh-huh.
14:01She doesn't treat us like kids.
14:02Was she drinking with you?
14:05Only a little,
14:06but hardly anything.
14:07Right.
14:09Look, Tully's a good person.
14:11She's like one of us.
14:13She's a friend.
14:14And she's the one who told me
14:15that Matt has a crush on me.
14:16Oh.
14:17When did she tell you that?
14:18At the party.
14:19And, um,
14:23she told me to go for it
14:25and if Matt and I wanted to
14:27use the guest bedroom,
14:28that we could.
14:29Emma, I think that you know
14:31that it's inappropriate
14:32for an adult to say that.
14:37Okay, so what happened next?
14:44I don't remember anything after that.
14:51NYPD, we're looking for Talia Federov.
14:54Who are you?
14:55Uh, Detective Griffin,
14:56Sergeant Tutuola.
14:57We need to ask you a few questions.
14:59Take a look around the apartment.
15:01Why would you need
15:02to look around my apartment?
15:03We think someone may have been
15:04sexually assaulted here
15:05at a party the other night.
15:06Oh, my God.
15:07Who?
15:08In my home here?
15:08We already have a suspect.
15:10We just need to take a look
15:11at the crime scene.
15:12We'll be in and out
15:12in five minutes.
15:13I would love to help you guys out.
15:15I really would,
15:16but my dad is a retired judge.
15:18Owen Federov,
15:19I'm sure you've heard of him.
15:20And he would absolutely kill me
15:22if I let law enforcement in
15:23without a warrant,
15:24so I'm sorry.
15:25Good thing we brought one.
15:26All right, guys.
15:26Come on in.
15:27Spread out.
15:29Um, this is a mistake.
15:31I'm sure of it.
15:32You can't just waltz in here
15:34and barge in
15:34and start touching everything.
15:36Ma'am, Quiff,
15:37find the guest room.
15:38Copy.
15:39The guest room?
15:40There's nothing in the guest room
15:42that you need to see.
15:46So this is your daughter's room?
15:49What?
15:50No, I don't have a daughter.
15:51This is my room.
15:54Listen, I just let them
15:56have a couple of drinks.
15:58It's not a big deal.
15:59I mean, wouldn't you rather that
16:00than having them drink
16:01at some park unsupervised?
16:03I just wanted to create
16:04a safe space.
16:05All right, we're here.
16:22Hey, you got tweezers?
16:23Yeah.
16:28What you got?
16:35Hidden camera.
16:39Detective, do you have kids?
16:43So, I mean, you would understand.
16:44My son was bullied
16:46all throughout school
16:47and so was I.
16:48I tried to step in
16:49and create a space
16:50for him and his friends
16:51to have some fun.
16:52That's all.
16:53I didn't do anything bad.
16:55I just...
16:56I'm a helicopter mom, I guess,
16:57but I did it for my son.
17:00You know what I never did
17:01for my son?
17:02Rufi is friends.
17:05Talia Fedorov,
17:06you're under arrest.
17:06Turn around.
17:07What?
17:09I...
17:15Best you have
17:16is endangering
17:17the welfare of a child
17:18for the alcohol
17:19and misdemeanor.
17:20Well, don't forget
17:21about the lorazepam.
17:22The medicine cabinet
17:24wasn't locked.
17:25It's not the first time
17:25that kids helped themselves
17:26to a parent's prescriptions.
17:28That doesn't explain
17:29the hidden camera.
17:30Yeah, and the only device
17:31the camera was connected to
17:32was your cell phone.
17:34That camera was used
17:35to check on her aunt
17:36who had dementia
17:37and who was staying
17:39with them
17:39until she passed away.
17:40Okay, show us the video.
17:42Uh, sorry.
17:42The, uh, camera
17:43only screened the video
17:44directly,
17:44so there are no recordings.
17:46Oh, so you were
17:46watching teenagers
17:47have sex
17:47in your guest bedroom live?
17:48That is an outrageous
17:51accusation.
17:51Well, tell us about
17:52this unlawful surveillance
17:54charge, 1995.
17:55You would have been,
17:56what, a college freshman?
17:57Is that when you picked
17:58up your peeping kink, Talia?
17:59You were charged
18:00as a youthful offender,
18:01which is usually sealed,
18:02but thankfully,
18:02we got a great ADA.
18:04Taking pics through
18:05the dorm window
18:06of football players
18:07and cheerleaders.
18:07I was walking down
18:08the street,
18:09their curtains
18:09are wide open.
18:10Talia.
18:11What?
18:11This is...
18:12Talia.
18:12A wide oak plea
18:13is hard to come by.
18:15Must be nice
18:16to have a father
18:16who's a judge
18:17with juice.
18:18Mm-hmm.
18:18Must be nice.
18:19That must be
18:19what privilege buys.
18:20And what is that?
18:21Never having
18:22to face consequences.
18:32Welcome back,
18:33Judge Federer.
18:33Oh, thanks, Sam.
18:34I wish it was under
18:34better circumstances.
18:36This is calendar number three.
18:38The people in the state
18:39of New York
18:39versus Talia Federer.
18:41Defendants charged
18:42with two counts
18:42of facilitating
18:43a sexual offense
18:44with controlled substance
18:45and two counts
18:46of using a child
18:46for sexual performance.
18:49Good morning,
18:49Your Honor.
18:50So we're lying in
18:50for the defendant.
18:51My client enters
18:52a plea of not guilty.
18:53As the bail,
18:54Your Honor,
18:54the defendant is accused
18:55of a Class D violent felony.
18:56I read the complaint.
18:58Defendant has
18:58no criminal record.
19:00I'm going to release
19:01her on her own recognizance
19:02and assign this case
19:03to Judge Kevin Ryan.
19:08Next case.
19:18Hey, what was that?
19:20You didn't know.
19:22Donnie's father
19:22was the chief
19:23of criminal court.
19:24Oh, so I see
19:26that membership
19:26still has its privileges.
19:32So, what can I do
19:34for you gentlemen?
19:34I appreciate the time, Judge.
19:37I just wanted to discuss
19:38your relationship
19:39with the defendant's father.
19:41Well, it's common knowledge
19:42that we were friends.
19:43That was years ago.
19:44I certainly don't see it
19:44as a problem.
19:45Well, no, of course not.
19:46But I just think
19:48we should really try
19:49to avoid even the appearance
19:51of impropriety here.
19:52Oh, so you're suggesting
19:53there's something improper
19:55about me trying the case?
19:56Everybody knows
19:56he was your mentor, Judge.
19:58Mentor?
19:59Judge Federov was close
20:00with many judges
20:01in this building.
20:03Even so, I think
20:03it would be wise
20:05for you to recuse yourself.
20:06Denied.
20:07Anything else?
20:09Yeah, actually,
20:10Your Honor,
20:11I was hoping
20:11that this meeting
20:12would be about
20:13Mr. Carisi offering
20:14my client a misdemeanor.
20:16A misdemeanor?
20:17Yeah.
20:18One of those kids
20:19almost died.
20:19That's never going to happen.
20:20I appreciate your passion,
20:22Mr. Carisi,
20:22but if I were you,
20:24I'd think on it.
20:25Thank you, Judge.
20:27But no deal.
20:29Well then,
20:30I guess I will see
20:31both you gentlemen in court.
20:34It's totally normal
20:36to feel nervous, right?
20:38So ADA Carisi
20:39is going to prep you
20:41in his office.
20:42Okay.
20:42And he's going to go
20:43through every single question
20:45with you, right,
20:45before you have to testify.
20:48Will you be there, too?
20:49Oh, yes.
20:50Absolutely.
20:50Absolutely.
20:53Here.
20:53Why don't you have a seat?
20:55Okay.
20:56Can I make you a cup of tea?
20:58Yeah.
20:59Great.
21:00Great.
21:03So, Emma,
21:04is there something else
21:06bothering you?
21:06Something you want
21:07to talk about?
21:10It's fine.
21:10I'll handle it.
21:12Okay.
21:14You know,
21:15you mentioned
21:16at the hospital
21:17that you
21:18never wanted to feel
21:20out of control.
21:21That, uh,
21:22it seems like
21:23it's something that
21:24is very important to you.
21:28Yeah?
21:29Yeah.
21:30A lot of people
21:31that I've talked to,
21:32you know,
21:32survivors of trauma,
21:35experience something
21:35called hypervigilance.
21:37And it's when
21:38your brain works
21:39really, really hard,
21:41right?
21:41Scanning for threats
21:42to make sure
21:43that they're safe
21:44and they sort of
21:45live in a constant
21:48state of fight or flight.
21:50You ever,
21:51you ever feel like that?
21:54Sometimes.
21:55I want you to know
21:56that you can talk to me
21:57because I know
21:59a little bit about that.
22:06If I, uh,
22:08if I tell you something,
22:09do you have to tell
22:11other people?
22:12Well,
22:13sometimes I do,
22:15yeah.
22:16If you need me
22:17to keep it between us,
22:18then,
22:19then I will.
22:20I promise.
22:21I'll keep it between us.
22:23Okay.
22:29When I was younger,
22:33like 12,
22:34um,
22:36my uncle,
22:37he,
22:39he would,
22:40he would touch me.
22:42And he would have me
22:44touch him.
22:46And I knew,
22:47I knew,
22:47I knew it was wrong,
22:49but I,
22:49I couldn't make him stop.
22:51It was during,
22:52like,
22:53seventh grade.
22:55That's it.
22:56That's,
22:56that's what happened.
22:57I'm so sorry,
22:59Emma.
23:00I'm so sorry
23:01that that happened.
23:04Would it be okay
23:05for me to ask you
23:06a couple of questions
23:07about that?
23:08So where is
23:09your uncle now?
23:12He died
23:13last year.
23:15Okay.
23:15Did you ever
23:16tell anyone?
23:18My mom.
23:19The,
23:20the summer after it happened.
23:22What'd she do?
23:24I mean,
23:24they never let me
23:25be alone with him
23:27again,
23:28but that's it.
23:29But did you call
23:29the police
23:30or a doctor?
23:31My parents
23:32were having
23:33money problems,
23:35and my uncle,
23:36he was,
23:37rich.
23:38He invented
23:39this app
23:39or something,
23:40and so he paid
23:41for everything,
23:42paid for school.
23:45But,
23:46yeah,
23:47that's all,
23:47that's it.
23:47That's all they did.
23:48That must have
23:49been so hard.
23:52And,
23:53that's so unfair.
23:56And,
23:56Emma,
23:56if you'd let me,
23:57I'd love to
23:58talk to your parents.
24:00No.
24:00Well,
24:00even if it's just
24:01to get a good therapist
24:02who can help you.
24:03I can't handle
24:04any of that right now,
24:05okay?
24:07So just,
24:08just don't tell anyone.
24:10I did promise,
24:11and I won't
24:12tell anyone.
24:13I will keep it
24:14between us.
24:15I promise you that.
24:19Okay?
24:25I can't believe
24:26anybody's asking
24:27about Jimmy Griffin.
24:28How long's that guy
24:29been dead and buried?
24:30Believe me,
24:31I know.
24:31There's this
24:31unreliable informant
24:33talking smack,
24:34and I was told to
24:35track it down
24:35and put it to bed.
24:37Don't feel I remember
24:37much, Curry.
24:39It's all right.
24:40See if anything
24:41jogs your memory.
24:50You're missing stuff.
24:51You sure you got
24:52all of this?
24:53What's missing?
24:54Photos, for one.
24:55We certainly had
24:56one of the gun.
24:57Okay, I'll dig around.
24:59So, it was an officer
25:01involved shooting.
25:02You caught the
25:02IAB investigation.
25:03What happened?
25:05Jimmy and some skull
25:06get into a beef
25:07in a bar.
25:09Something about
25:10the guy owed
25:11Jimmy money.
25:12They take it outside.
25:14Dummy pulls the gun.
25:16Jimmy pulls,
25:16puts one in the
25:17guy's knee.
25:18Good shoot.
25:20Guy survived.
25:22End of story.
25:23The file says
25:24that the skull
25:24was Dennis Reeves.
25:25I looked into him.
25:27He died in 2015,
25:27but you remember
25:29what he said back then?
25:30What do you think
25:31he said?
25:32Not my gun.
25:34Dirty cop planted it.
25:36Made up some garbage
25:37about Jimmy
25:38was on his payroll.
25:40Nonsense.
25:40Any witnesses?
25:42It was Jimmy
25:43and his partner.
25:44You probably know her.
25:46She's a new
25:47chief of deeds.
25:48Tynan.
25:49Yeah, I met her
25:49a few times.
25:50She's solid.
25:51She stand up?
25:52Yeah.
25:53She said the same
25:54thing Jimmy said.
25:56You know,
25:56pretty open and shut.
25:58Two cops
25:59versus one skull.
26:00Not a lot of
26:01shoe leather
26:02on this curry.
26:03No brainer.
26:04I get it.
26:05Reeves said
26:06that Jimmy
26:07was on his payroll.
26:08Right?
26:08What?
26:09Was he a bookie?
26:12Yeah.
26:13Um,
26:14you know,
26:15I,
26:15I don't recall.
26:18Anything else
26:19I can help you with?
26:20Yeah,
26:21last thing.
26:22Case file says
26:23that Reeves
26:23caught a collar
26:24for the illegal gun.
26:26Yeah.
26:27It's up night,
26:28right?
26:29Got drunk,
26:30pulled a gun
26:31on a cop,
26:32got shot,
26:33and arrested
26:34for a gun charge.
26:36Just a, uh,
26:37great New York tale.
26:39Any idea
26:40what happened
26:40to the gun?
26:41Probably a box
26:42in a property
26:44warehouse in Queens.
26:45I checked.
26:47It's not there.
26:48What can I tell you,
26:49Curry?
26:49Sometimes things
26:50just disappear.
26:53Looking a little dry
26:53there, Sergeant.
26:55Next one's on me.
26:57Thanks for your time.
27:00I'm telling you,
27:01I have nothing
27:02but admiration
27:02for your work
27:03with SVU,
27:04Mr. Carisi.
27:05Thank you, Judge.
27:06It, uh,
27:06it means a lot to me.
27:07It must take a toll.
27:09You know,
27:09a heavy load.
27:11You know what?
27:12How about I tell you
27:13all about it,
27:14but after this trial?
27:15Because seeing as
27:16your daughter's
27:17the defendant in this case,
27:18I don't think
27:18it's even appropriate
27:19for us to be speaking
27:20right now.
27:20I thought you might
27:21say that.
27:24Good day, Judge.
27:25Do you have children,
27:26Mr. Carisi?
27:32Yes, I do.
27:33I'm sure you agree
27:35that you'd do anything
27:36to protect them.
27:39My suggestion is
27:41a lighter load for you
27:43makes a lighter load
27:44for me.
27:48With respect, Judge,
27:50I'm not interested
27:51in lighting anyone's load.
27:53I just want to try
27:54a fair case.
27:55You know I was on the bench
27:56for over 30 years.
27:58That doesn't mean
27:58anything to you?
27:59It means you know
28:00damn well that your
28:00friend Judge Ryan
28:01should recuse himself.
28:04Have a good day, Judge.
28:14And after the defendant
28:15gave you this drink,
28:16what happened?
28:16I don't remember.
28:17I blacked out.
28:18And did you submit
28:19for a toxicology screen?
28:21Yes, and it showed
28:22I had lorazepam
28:23in my system,
28:24which I never took.
28:25So the defendant
28:26spiked your drink.
28:27Objection.
28:28Assumes facts,
28:29not an evidence.
28:29Sustain.
28:31Matt,
28:32did you see anyone
28:33put lorazepam
28:35in your drink
28:36after the defendant
28:37gave it to you?
28:38No.
28:39Nothing further here,
28:40huh?
28:42Mr. Davis,
28:43tell the jury
28:44about the deal
28:46you made
28:46with Mr. Carisi
28:47to get you to testify.
28:49Objection.
28:49He knows there's no deal.
28:51Overruled.
28:52Your Honor,
28:52assumes facts,
28:53not an evidence.
28:54Sit down,
28:54Mr. Carisi.
28:58Well,
28:59there is no deal.
29:00Isn't it true
29:00that you were
29:01investigated
29:02for the rape
29:03of Emma Burns?
29:05Yeah, I guess,
29:06but...
29:06Yeah, but
29:07you were never arrested
29:09or charged
29:10for that sexual assault,
29:11correct?
29:12Correct.
29:13Who made the call
29:15to not charge you?
29:20I guess,
29:21Mr. Carisi.
29:25Hey,
29:26we're going to have
29:26to go out there now
29:27so we can take
29:28a deep breath.
29:29Hey.
29:30I don't know
29:31what happened.
29:31She was fine.
29:32Then she had
29:32trouble breathing.
29:33Okay.
29:34Hey, Emma,
29:34I'm here.
29:35I'm here.
29:37Hey,
29:37can you tell me
29:38what happened?
29:40What's going on?
29:42All those people.
29:44Okay, Emma,
29:45I'm going to be
29:45right there with you.
29:47You just,
29:47you just focus on me,
29:49okay?
29:49I'm going to be
29:50right there in the gallery.
29:51Deep breath.
29:55Here you go.
29:56Deep breath.
29:59Huh?
30:01Deep breath.
30:03Huh?
30:03Oh, jeez.
30:05It's okay.
30:05Honey,
30:06it's okay.
30:09Can you adjourn early?
30:10There's no way
30:11Ryan's going to go for that.
30:14I can't put her
30:15on the stand like this.
30:16You may not have to.
30:22Based on the evidence
30:23and your years of experience,
30:25do you believe
30:25that the defendant
30:26drugged two teenagers,
30:28Emma Burns
30:29and Matt Davis,
30:29in order to watch them
30:31have sex
30:31on a hidden camera?
30:32Yes, I do.
30:34Thank you, Captain.
30:35No further questions,
30:36Your Honor.
30:40Captain,
30:42is it fair to say
30:43that the alleged victim
30:45in this case
30:46was under the influence
30:48on the night in question?
30:49There's nothing
30:50alleged about it.
30:51The evidence proves
30:53that Emma is a victim.
30:54But she doesn't
30:55remember any of it.
30:56So how do we know
30:57she's not making it up?
30:59Well, victims of sexual assault
31:00often have trouble
31:02remembering traumatic events,
31:04especially when they're
31:05drugged against their will.
31:07Did Emma ever mention
31:08any other traumatic events
31:10in her life?
31:11We spoke of many things.
31:13Any of those pertinent
31:14to this case?
31:16Not that I can speak of.
31:18Captain Benson,
31:19has Emma ever claimed
31:21to have been sexually
31:22assaulted before?
31:24Objection, Your Honor.
31:26Overruled.
31:27Captain.
31:31My duty is to protect
31:33the victim, Your Honor.
31:36You are under oath, Captain,
31:38and you will answer
31:39the question.
31:40I'm sorry, but I can't.
31:45Ladies and gentlemen,
31:46I'm going to send you
31:46on a short break.
31:47We have some boring
31:50legal matters to address.
31:52Grab a coffee,
31:52stretch your legs,
31:53and we'll call you
31:54back in shortly.
32:09Your Honor,
32:10the rape shield law
32:12specifically limits
32:13the defense's ability
32:14to introduce
32:15the past sexual behavior
32:16This isn't about
32:17past sexual behavior.
32:18This is to establish
32:19if the girl has lied
32:20in the past
32:21about sexual assault
32:22and goes directly
32:23to her credibility.
32:24I agree.
32:25Captain Benson
32:26will answer the question.
32:27I can't do that,
32:29Your Honor.
32:30I'm sorry.
32:33Are you refusing
32:34to comply
32:35with the court order?
32:36Legally,
32:37she cannot answer
32:38that question.
32:39Sit down,
32:39Mr. Carisi.
32:42Captain.
32:43I don't want to refuse.
32:45I'm simply obeying
32:46the rape shield law
32:47which was passed
32:48to protect victims.
32:50If you refuse my order,
32:52I will hold you
32:53in contempt of court.
32:54Your Honor,
32:55Captain Benson
32:55is following the law.
32:57You can't do this.
32:58You don't tell me
32:59what I can do
32:59in my own courtroom,
33:01Mr. Carisi.
33:06It's your last chance,
33:07Captain.
33:10My duty
33:11is to protect the victim.
33:13I can't
33:13and won't
33:14answer the question.
33:18Put her inside.
33:22I'm sorry.
33:24I'm sorry.
33:42Carisi, I can't.
33:48I can't say.
33:50No, it's okay.
33:52You don't have to go
33:53to jail for this.
33:54Don't worry about that,
33:55Emma.
33:56I will not be
33:57manipulated
33:58by that lawyer.
34:01I'm not going to either.
34:10Captain Benson knows
34:12what Uncle Ian did to me.
34:16I can't keep it
34:17a secret anymore.
34:20And neither can you.
34:22You have to tell everyone.
34:25I'm not afraid anymore.
34:28Okay.
34:30Okay.
34:31How did that lawyer
34:32know about this?
34:34Because I told Talia.
34:39she acted sympathetic
34:40and kind.
34:43And now she's
34:44going to use it
34:44against me.
34:47And I'm really sorry,
34:48Mom,
34:49because I thought
34:49that I could trust her.
34:55You have nothing
34:58to be sorry for.
35:04I'm sorry.
35:08I am so,
35:09so sorry.
35:21No charges
35:22were ever filed.
35:23No.
35:24She never even
35:25reported it.
35:27That's not uncommon
35:29in these types
35:30of circumstances.
35:31So we just have
35:32to take her word for it.
35:33She told her mother
35:35she also told
35:36your client.
35:37Is it fair to say
35:38that charges
35:39were never filed
35:40against the uncle
35:40because her mother
35:41didn't believe
35:42that she'd been
35:43sexually assaulted?
35:44Objection,
35:44Your Honor.
35:45Overruled.
35:46Answer, Captain.
35:47No.
35:48That's not fair to say.
35:50Emma is not a liar.
35:52And her mother
35:53couldn't protect her
35:54because people
35:55with money
35:56and people
35:57with influence
35:58held all the power.
36:01But that's what
36:02this trial
36:03is for.
36:05To even
36:06the odds.
36:08And to give
36:09power back
36:10to the people
36:11who deserve it
36:12the most.
36:15Emma,
36:15do you drink
36:16alcohol often?
36:17Maybe a drink or two
36:19if I'm at a party.
36:19Very normal for a teen.
36:21I can't say
36:21that I didn't steal
36:22a beer out of the fridge
36:23in the garage
36:24every once in a while
36:24when I was a kid.
36:26Careful,
36:26Mr. Carice.
36:27Sorry, Your Honor,
36:27we weren't all
36:28law-abiding teenagers.
36:30Emma,
36:31was it strange
36:33for an adult
36:34to be giving you alcohol?
36:36At first,
36:37yes.
36:38But we knew
36:39that Talia's father
36:40was a judge,
36:40so we felt safe.
36:42And did you and Talia
36:43become close?
36:44We did.
36:45She said that
36:46she understood me
36:48and that I could
36:49tell her anything.
36:50What'd you talk about?
36:51We talked about
36:52the boys that I liked
36:54and school stuff.
37:01and I, um,
37:05told Talia
37:05that my uncle
37:06molested me.
37:10And is this the secret
37:12that Captain Benson
37:13was willing to go
37:14to jail to keep?
37:15Yes.
37:18And why did you
37:19want to keep it secret?
37:23I was ashamed.
37:27I was afraid
37:28that it was going
37:28to make me
37:29and my family
37:29look bad.
37:31And I told Talia
37:32because I,
37:34I trusted her.
37:36Or I thought
37:37that I could.
37:39But she used
37:40my,
37:41my secret,
37:43my abuse
37:44to make me
37:44look like a liar
37:46to try and break me.
37:47Injection.
37:48Sustained.
37:49The jury
37:50will disregard.
37:51Emma,
37:53why do you say that?
37:55Talia knew
37:56I wanted to hide it.
37:59I think
38:00she hoped
38:01that it would
38:02make me fall apart.
38:06But it didn't,
38:07Talia.
38:10I'm stronger
38:11than you think.
38:12Injection.
38:13Sustained.
38:15Jury will disregard.
38:25Hey,
38:25just heard the good news.
38:27Congrats on the verdict, man.
38:28I would have paid money
38:29to see Judge Fedorov's face.
38:31Chief.
38:34Captain Benson,
38:36you've done excellent work
38:37throughout your years
38:38with SVU.
38:39In your tenure
38:41as captain,
38:42you've led this team
38:43through difficult cases
38:44with a steady hand.
38:46It has been an honor
38:47to work with you.
38:50I am here
38:51to inform you
38:51that you are suspended.
38:54Infective immediately.
38:55Stand down,
38:56detective.
38:56Are you kidding me right now?
38:57So what did you find,
38:58chief?
38:59Did I not file
39:01a report on time?
39:02This has nothing
39:03to do with files,
39:04captain.
39:05You were found
39:06in contempt
39:06and taken into custody.
39:09Wow.
39:10The department
39:10cannot tolerate that
39:11under any circumstances.
39:13Please,
39:14turn over your
39:15service weapon and badge.
39:22Wow.
39:24Wow.
39:25Chief,
39:26come on.
39:31Go home,
39:32captain.
39:46Liv,
39:46we'll appeal it
39:47first thing.
39:47Not to time,
39:48let her be.
39:51Oh.
40:18Why don't you
40:19pune this,
40:19and you just
40:22Let's go.
40:49Let's go.
41:20Let's go.
41:49Let's go.
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