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Law & Order- Special Victims Unit (1999) Season 27 Episode 20
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00:01Hello?
00:04Anybody up yet?
00:06I got the goods!
00:08I got bagels and cream cheese and...
00:12Fox!
00:25Oh my...
00:27Oh my God! Nora!
00:30Nora!
00:30Oh my God!
00:31Are you okay?
00:32Nora!
00:32Somebody help!
00:34Calm down here, guys!
00:35What's happening?
00:36What's wrong?
00:39Honey, it's okay, I'm here.
00:40I'm here.
00:41Don't move, don't move, don't move.
00:42Don't move.
00:46So when do you think you'll be cleared?
00:48Probably next month.
00:50Technically, we'll see if the DEA actually wants me or if I want them.
00:54Well, find out if they have any openings.
00:57You don't have to go back, you know?
00:59Well, if you're suggesting that I should retire, I'm gonna puncture your other lungs.
01:03I'm not saying anything.
01:04I'm just giving you your own advice.
01:05You gotta go where you're doing the most good.
01:08Is this for you still that place for you?
01:14You know, Joe, for the first time in my life, I don't know anymore.
01:22The union lawyer filing appeal?
01:23Yeah, I did, uh, a couple of days ago.
01:26So I haven't, I haven't heard much.
01:28I'll follow up.
01:31Eventually.
01:32Look.
01:33Tynan is strategic.
01:36She wouldn't have suspended me if she didn't think that she could see it through.
01:39Yeah.
01:40Thinking and knowing are two very different things.
01:44Especially when you're going up against Captain Olivia Benson.
01:48But first, you have to get back in the fight.
01:55It's not the worst pep talk.
01:57I'll try.
02:01Rollins.
02:03So, you're just back?
02:05Yeah.
02:05Reassigned SVU as of this morning.
02:07I mean, I'm thrilled.
02:08But it's weird, right?
02:10No explanation?
02:11Well, I've gotta say, Griff has something to do with it.
02:13Why do I feel like there's gonna be a catch?
02:15Chimino.
02:17Captain.
02:19Fran found Nora Pontius in here at 7.35am.
02:22Cracked her head here, on the counter.
02:24She reported pain that was consistent with sexual assault.
02:27The victim's stable?
02:28With paramedics.
02:29We'll take her to the hospital for her rape kit and some stitches.
02:32She also reported a ring stolen.
02:34All right.
02:34That's good work, Chimino.
02:35How many people are in the house?
02:37Five.
02:37One with the victim, and we're holding everyone upstairs while we lock down the crime scene.
02:40Everybody was here overnight?
02:42Yeah.
02:42All asleep when it happened.
02:44A lot going on in this place.
02:46Welcome back, Curry.
02:47Thanks, you too.
02:48Yeah, not how I wanted it, but yeah.
02:50Tynan made him acting SVU supervisor.
02:53Oh, wow.
02:54Not my idea of a good time, but here we are.
02:57Any sign of force entry?
02:59Well, there's bars on all these kitchen windows.
03:01I've checked.
03:02They're all locked from the inside.
03:03Everybody in the house stays on the radar until we have a reason to take them off.
03:08Did the victim get a look at the attacker?
03:10She talked to officers outside and she can't remember anything.
03:12She's pretty upset.
03:14Okay, Rollins, talk to her.
03:15See if you can get her to open up a bit.
03:17Curry and I will talk to the hangover crew.
03:19Mm-hmm.
03:21Supervisor Tutuola looks good on him.
03:23Just don't tell him that.
03:26Nora, can you tell me what happened to you last night?
03:29Oh, we were all drinking.
03:31We're a group of friends from college.
03:33It was our 20-year college reunion in Columbia.
03:37It was a special occasion.
03:38We had a lot of alcohol.
03:40More than usual.
03:41I was so drunk, so tired.
03:45I just passed out on my bed.
03:46Is that the last thing you remember?
03:47Yes.
03:49Until I woke up to Angela screaming.
03:52Blood everywhere.
03:55Pain between my legs.
03:58No idea how I got there.
04:02They told me that you're missing a ring.
04:05My grandma's gold with a little diamond and it's not worth much.
04:09When was the last time you saw it?
04:11I was wearing it last night.
04:14When I woke up to the kitchen, it was gone.
04:19Hello.
04:20I'm Sergeant Tutuola.
04:21As for you, this is Captain Curry.
04:24You all were here last night when Nora was attacked?
04:27Yeah, asleep.
04:28Until I woke up to Angela screaming.
04:30We bolted out of bed.
04:32I did at least.
04:33They think you were still half drunk.
04:34You're right behind yourself.
04:36Same.
04:37Ran into Preston in the hallway.
04:38Headed downstairs to see what was going on.
04:40Everyone was asleep all night.
04:42No one got up.
04:43No runs to the bathroom.
04:44Nothing.
04:45My head hit the pillow.
04:45I was out.
04:47Preston Winthrop.
04:47This is your place?
04:48Yeah, kind of.
04:49It's a family home, so.
04:51You own the house, Presto.
04:52It's yours.
04:53Feels weird.
04:54Yeah.
04:55What kind of security do you have here?
04:57I'm not sure really.
04:58I call a guy when they won't stop beeping.
05:00Did you want to see?
05:02Yeah.
05:08Okay, so there was a party last night.
05:10Did anybody get too messed up?
05:11You know, act out of character?
05:13No.
05:14Sick.
05:15Best night in years.
05:17Maybe ever.
05:20You seem to disagree, Sophie.
05:22No.
05:23I mean, it was fine.
05:25It wasn't a party.
05:26Just seven people.
05:27Some who still drink like they're in a frat.
05:29Seven.
05:30They told me it was Ryan, Preston, Adam, Sophie, Angela, and Nora.
05:35That's six.
05:35You're missing Josh.
05:36Who's Josh?
05:37One of us.
05:38Old college crew.
05:40He went to bed with the rest of us.
05:42God only woke up though.
05:50What's up?
05:52Bleach.
05:53This patch right here is spotless.
05:55And then look at this.
05:57You see that?
05:58It's a shoe.
05:59Yeah, at least part of one.
06:01So somebody messed with this crime scene.
06:03Hey, so there are no cameras on the security system, but sensors document whenever windows
06:09or doors open.
06:10Last night, nothing opened after 10 PM.
06:12Today, the front door opened three times.
06:145 AM.
06:155 AM?
06:15I bet that's Josh.
06:16The hell's Josh?
06:17Another one of these clowns left before everybody woke up.
06:20There's a suspect.
06:21But not our only suspects, because Angela's bagel run accounts for the other two times
06:25that the door opened.
06:26No one else came or left this house.
06:29Nora's attacker didn't break in.
06:32One of her friends.
06:35Okay, listen up everybody.
06:37Shoes off, hand them over.
06:39Okay?
06:39Not just the shoes on your feet.
06:40I want every shoe in this house.
06:42Well, I have like 50 pairs.
06:44I only have two.
06:45How are we supposed to go out with our shoes?
06:47You're not.
06:47Clear your schedule.
06:48Order in.
06:49No one leaves this house.
07:32Well, I have to go out with our car andить all the time!
07:32As anyone else mentioned, we go out!
07:38Testable DNA on Nora's rape kit, likely from one suspect.
07:42You got that already?
07:43Just the initial report.
07:44I waited at the hospital, drove Nora's kit to the medical examiner, and I begged.
07:49Okay, we got to move on this fast.
07:51The suspects agreed to stay in the house, but you know that won't last.
07:55Adam, Ryan, Preston, and Josh.
07:57Track him down?
07:58I have his address, his home, and his work.
08:00Huh.
08:01Hi.
08:02Hello.
08:03You bet?
08:03Well, for now.
08:05So the suspension has stayed.
08:06Hearing is going to be in about 30 days, and the union lawyer thinks there's a good chance
08:11that this will go away.
08:12Is that a national holiday that I don't know about?
08:15Well, Bruno is still out on trial testimony, and Griff is at a firearms training refresh.
08:20Okay.
08:21Acting supervisor, this is your meeting.
08:24Actually, the view from here is kind of nice, so you take the lead on this, Ben, and I'll
08:30be your right hand.
08:31Okay.
08:33CSU got a partial shoe print from the crime scene.
08:35They're comparing it against the other shoes we collected, but we still have to put Josh
08:39in the mix.
08:40Oh, the warrant for his place just came in.
08:42Okay, you go to his apartment.
08:43I'll see if he's still at work.
08:45Nora is still at the hospital.
08:47Break the news to her about our suspects.
08:49Her relationship with these guys might give us something.
08:51On it, boss.
08:56Nora, I'm Captain Benson from the Special Victims Unit.
09:00I was hoping we could talk a little bit.
09:02I could ask you a few questions.
09:04Sure.
09:06So, I understand that you met this crew in college.
09:11It's so great.
09:12It's so great that you're all still friends, huh?
09:14Yeah.
09:15We were all in the same freshman dorm.
09:17They broke us into groups for stupid little icebreakers.
09:22My group just ended up being one of the best parts of my life for the past 20 years.
09:26So, Nora, my team and I have been trying to piece together what happened to you.
09:33And what we found is it's unlikely that anybody broke into the house during the time frame of your attack.
09:45But that doesn't make any sense.
09:48Is it possible that maybe it was one of the men in the house that did this to you?
09:56No.
09:57No.
09:57It's not possible.
09:59I'm sorry, Nora.
10:02So, how about we start with you telling me about your day yesterday?
10:09Uh, I went to Pilates with Sophie and Angela.
10:15Um, when we got back, Preston had ordered in brunch.
10:20Anything stick out about brunch?
10:22Any strange interactions?
10:24Um, Adam told me about his new promotion.
10:28I don't, I don't really understand his job in big tech.
10:32Then we went to a reunion event and Ryan and I chatted about his new baby.
10:38It's like a whole suburban dad now.
10:40We're really close.
10:42It's easy to talk to each other.
10:44Oh, Preston cornered me at one point talking about his newfound life goal, opening a bar.
10:51And what about, what about Josh?
10:54Oh, yeah.
10:55Um, Josh and I talked a lot at dinner.
10:58I just forgot.
11:00And what'd you talk about?
11:02Um, my work.
11:04Yeah, Josh is, he'd be a little harsh.
11:08We sort of fought.
11:16Josh Ortega.
11:17Yeah?
11:20Sergeant Tutuola asked for you.
11:22I need you to account for your whereabouts between 2 and 5 a.m. this morning.
11:26Why are you asking me?
11:27Just answer the questions and make it easy.
11:29I, I don't know, I was asleep.
11:32I mean, look, I, I was partying with some friends.
11:34Uh, we had too much to drink.
11:36I passed out on my friend Preston's couch.
11:38Uh, set my alarm for 5.
11:41Uh, went home, showered, and came here.
11:43Where's that couch?
11:45Um, it's downstairs.
11:47Towards the front of the house.
11:49Were you wearing those shoes?
11:51Yeah.
11:52I'm a, a minimalist, you know?
11:53No one needs more than four pairs.
11:55Well, I'm gonna need you to take those off.
11:57I got the other three pair from your apartment.
12:00What?
12:00You got a warrant?
12:01What do you think?
12:03I don't know what to think.
12:04You haven't told me anything of substance.
12:06And you haven't even asked me what this is all about.
12:10Nora Pontius was sexually assaulted last night.
12:14What?
12:16Whoa.
12:17Wait, hold on.
12:18I, I would never hurt Nora.
12:20We're, we're friends.
12:21You have to do better trying to convince me,
12:23considering I know you and her had a fight last night.
12:25What?
12:26Who told you that?
12:27That's not important.
12:28Uh, very important.
12:29You're accusing me of something horrible?
12:32So is one of my friends, apparently.
12:35You know, whoever told you about some irrelevant argument between me and Nora is probably your
12:40guy.
12:41Deflecting, pointing fingers.
12:43Okay, you're me.
12:44You're looking at this house.
12:46Who would you bet on?
12:47Take your pick, man.
12:49Look, Adam doesn't understand the word no.
12:51Ryan's, like, in love with Nora.
12:53And Preston's an, I don't know, unpredictable drug addict.
12:56If anyone assaulted Nora in that house, it is Preston, it is Ryan, or it is Adam.
13:01Period.
13:06But you already took our shoes.
13:07None of the shoes match the prints from the crime scene.
13:10Which means someone here is lying to us.
13:12You look nervous there, Preston.
13:14Yeah, I'm overwhelmed.
13:15Yeah.
13:15But this whole situation, everybody at my house, friends stayed at your place a lot.
13:19It's the first time.
13:21Nora was the one who pushed for it.
13:22She wanted us all together.
13:24My house just made sense.
13:25Look, I didn't hurt Nora.
13:27We're friends.
13:28I get it.
13:28You're all friends.
13:29Yeah, excuse me.
13:30Yes, hi.
13:31You, please do not touch that.
13:32That shouldn't be touched.
13:33You know, I love these old houses.
13:35It's a bunch of small spaces we don't have use for anymore, right?
13:40Like, uh, servants' quarters and dumbwaiters.
13:46You gonna open up your little secret room or am I finding a sledgehammer?
13:55Whoa.
13:57What going on in here, Preston?
13:58You should know the case.
13:59The BDSM community is all about consent.
14:01Wait out there.
14:01Back.
14:12These are all prescribed.
14:13Mm-hmm.
14:14But I just didn't want everyone to see all the stuff it takes to make me feel normal.
14:29I, I didn't even know that I stepped in blood until, not until you asked me for the shoes.
14:38Look, we were just having a good time.
14:40What's having a good time?
14:44Cocaine.
14:45How much cocaine did you do last night?
14:48A little.
14:51It's just to be a good host.
14:52I, Ryan is a new dad.
14:55He said he wanted to party like the old days.
14:57And did he?
14:59And did he?
15:00Yeah.
15:00He, he did enough.
15:02He couldn't blink.
15:05Well, I was all gas.
15:06No brakes.
15:11We all drank too much.
15:12And, yeah, did some cocaine, but that was just a few lines each.
15:15Nothing crazy.
15:16Even, uh, Preston?
15:17Yeah, a bit concerning.
15:19He's supposed to be in recovery.
15:22Nobody tried to stop him?
15:23No.
15:24It's complicated.
15:25Preston gets upset if people tell him what to do.
15:27Hmm.
15:29Plan on getting lucky this weekend?
15:30With my wife, Liz.
15:32Child care fell through last minute.
15:34She doesn't like birth control, and I'm not ready to be a dad again.
15:37Right.
15:39I'm serious.
15:40I didn't want to come without Liz.
15:41She and Nora conspired to get me here.
15:43Are your wife and Nora close?
15:45They are.
15:47Yeah, Liz isn't the jealous type, which is lucky, because Nora and I, it's just always been an easy friendship.
15:52Ever see yourself as more than friends?
15:54No, just friends.
15:56Good friends.
15:56Hmm.
15:57Well, you know, uh, lying to me.
16:00Not a great idea, Ryan.
16:07I had a crush on Nora for, like, a week.
16:10When we first met.
16:12I don't feel that way about her.
16:13Because Josh's perspective is a little different.
16:15He says you are in love with Nora.
16:20Well, he would say that.
16:21He would?
16:22Mm-hmm.
16:22I thought you all were supposed to be good friends.
16:24Honestly, I don't even think Josh has any real friends.
16:26But if he does, they're not women.
16:28What about Angela and Nora?
16:30If there are women Josh is into sexually, who act how Josh thinks they should, and then there's all other
16:36women who he doesn't respect or value.
16:38And what category is Nora?
16:39I'm not sure.
16:40But I definitely know what Josh thinks about Angela.
16:42Why is that?
16:43Josh blamed Angela for her own assault back in college.
16:47You should talk to Angela about it.
16:48Actually, talk to Adam, too.
16:50It's their story.
16:55That is ancient history.
16:56Okay.
16:57But when you heard about what happened with Nora, I mean, did a part of you think that maybe Adam
17:00could have?
17:01No.
17:02No.
17:03I have moved on.
17:04I have completely moved on.
17:05I'm over it.
17:06It's so long ago.
17:07I understand, but I'd still like to hear what happened.
17:11Okay.
17:11Um, okay.
17:13It was the middle of freshman year, and, um, I hooked up with Adam.
17:18You know, I was immature, you know?
17:20And he had a lot more experience than I did, and I, I knew how far I wanted to go.
17:27I mean, neither of us had much experience.
17:29Look, Angela said she didn't want to have sex unless she was in a relationship, but she was different once
17:34we were hooking up.
17:36Different now.
17:37I asked her if she still didn't want to have sex, and she, she just unbuttoned her pants.
17:43What was I supposed to think?
17:44I said no a million times.
17:45He forgot every ten seconds.
17:48Eventually, I got tired, and I stopped trying.
17:51You know, it took months for me to admit that he had, um, crossed a line.
17:57But I told Nora, and Nora told Ryan, and he stood by both of us.
18:00She's saying she's making all this up?
18:03I'm saying Angela made a decision, and then afterwards she wished that she hadn't.
18:08I've heard that one before.
18:09I'm sure I did something stupid that night, just not like...
18:12Sexual assault?
18:17Look, my wife can vouch for me.
18:19We were together in bed the whole night.
18:22They were sloppy, reminiscing the same 20 stories over and over, so I left around midnight.
18:30What time did Adam come to bed?
18:32A few hours later.
18:33He was loud.
18:34I was trying to sleep unsuccessfully.
18:37Well, he said that he was next to you the rest of the night.
18:40That true?
18:42Yes.
18:45I don't get the feeling that you're having the best time here, Sophie.
18:48It's not my reunion.
18:49I went to Stanford.
18:50Long way to travel for a school you didn't attend to spend time with people you don't really seem to
18:54like.
18:55Unless you flew all the way from San Francisco to New York, just to keep an eye on your husband.
19:01No point.
19:02Adam does whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
19:05Did he ever push your boundaries?
19:06Think he'd do something you didn't want to do?
19:09No.
19:09Because we know about his history.
19:11We know about what happened with Angela.
19:13Angela's an unreliable narrator.
19:15Okay, she made Adam feel like he was a monster.
19:18A monster?
19:19Did you see him that way?
19:22I'm married to him.
19:23Okay, well what about, um, what about Nora?
19:26Is she a storyteller?
19:30Adam did not attack Nora.
19:36What do you think of Nora?
19:38Nora's a friend.
19:40She's like, family.
19:43She's, she's godmother to one of my kids.
19:53What's going on, Sophie?
20:01I was awake when Adam got into bed.
20:06I was also awake when he left.
20:11Ten minutes later.
20:14Guess he thought I was asleep by then.
20:17You can't be serious, no.
20:19You don't, you don't need to cover me.
20:20This is not, this is crazy.
20:21Guys, guys, guys, press it.
20:23Come on, say something.
20:24Come on, you have to know I didn't go.
20:26So, so, what did you tell them?
20:46I didn't hurt Nora.
20:48And you didn't hurt Angela either.
20:50She wouldn't say that.
20:52And neither would Nora.
20:53Maybe not right now, but that's what evidence is for.
20:58So, there's DNA in Nora's rape kit.
21:02And I'm betting that yours is going to be a match.
21:04I'm guessing that you think so, too.
21:08So, Adam, you have two options.
21:10You can consent to a swab, or we can wait for a court order.
21:15Is there a choice?
21:17It's a swab.
21:18Great.
21:19Wait, wait, wait, wait, please stop.
21:23This is just, God, this is so out of control.
21:27I don't, all right, you're not going to believe me.
21:30This is, but I have to say something.
21:32Okay.
21:35Nora and I, we slept together last night.
21:38Wow.
21:39While your wife was in the house.
21:43Yeah, I know.
21:44But you have to believe me, it was consensual.
21:46Look, I snuck into Nora's room when everyone went to sleep.
21:53And, I mean, we haven't had a chance to talk about it.
21:57And you're betting that she doesn't remember?
21:59No, no, no, no.
22:00I, like, I think she remembers.
22:03I hope she remembers.
22:06But it's been a long time coming.
22:08And we both knew exactly what we were doing.
22:13Just talk.
22:14Just talk.
22:15Talk to Nora.
22:16Ask her.
22:18Please.
22:20Okay.
22:25Oh, my God, this is going to ruin our lives.
22:28This is going to ruin our marriages.
22:33Sophie's my best friend.
22:36Our kids love each other so much.
22:43What we did was wrong.
22:44I know that, but I just don't, I don't get why he told you.
22:47He promised.
22:48I think he broke your promise because he was going to be charged with sexual assault.
22:54Adam didn't assault me.
22:58Okay.
23:05I'm just really embarrassed.
23:10You guys probably think I'm a train wreck.
23:12No, we're not here to judge you.
23:14We're here to get justice for you.
23:17But the only way that we can do that is if you tell us the truth, Nora, all of it.
23:24So, do you remember Adam leaving your room last night?
23:29Yeah.
23:30I guess, like, 3 a.m.?
23:32Mm-hmm.
23:333.
23:34Okay.
23:35Then what?
23:36I, um, I got the spins, and, um, I know I wanted water from the kitchen.
23:42I don't know if I made it.
23:45I, that's all I remember.
23:48Because your rape kit shows internal injuries, and that could be from your assault,
23:53or it could also be from your encounter with Adam, especially if it was, if it was rough,
23:59or, um...
24:00Oh, my God, no.
24:02No, no, no, no, no, nothing like that.
24:04We were, we were really quiet, gentle.
24:12And, Nora, even if we can clear Adam, right, there are three other men in that house.
24:21Is there anything you can tell us?
24:27I keep thinking over everything that was...
24:33I've known these people for 20 years.
24:37They're uncles to my kids.
24:43And one night, and now I feel like I don't know any of them.
24:58Hey, Curry, what's up?
24:59You're not gonna like this.
25:01Preston's gone.
25:02Snuck out the back like I wouldn't notice.
25:04You've got Uni's tail in him.
25:05You want me to pull him in?
25:06No.
25:06No.
25:08I'm very interested to see where Preston is heading.
25:14Hey, Preston!
25:16Are you skipping town?
25:18No.
25:19I-I'm just taking a trip.
25:21Looks like they're ready for me.
25:22Hey, unless you want that trip to be to the hospital,
25:25put your hands where we can see them and stop moving.
25:30This family friend owns this chopper.
25:31Can we just keep this located?
25:33It's up to you.
25:34Yeah.
25:35Let's go, man.
25:35Come on.
25:45Massachusetts, huh?
25:46Running the mom and dad?
25:48No.
25:49We used to have a summer place up near Hyannisport.
25:51Sold it.
25:52Let me guess, 15 years ago?
25:54Hooked around after we saw where you were running.
25:57Your local paper up there is a small outfit,
25:59but they archive everything they've ever published.
26:02It's not what you think.
26:02Accident 15 years ago?
26:04Your father's vote, two people aboard.
26:06Kate Morton dead, only 20 years old.
26:08No police report ever filed.
26:10No record of who was with her.
26:11I think you ran from that girl, too.
26:13Mom and dad bought you a place in Paris the same year.
26:16Made all your problems disappear.
26:18No, they made me disappear.
26:20To rehab, to Paris.
26:22No internet, no phone.
26:24For the family reputation, not for me.
26:28Kate was my friend.
26:30I tried to save her.
26:31I really tried.
26:32What happened to Nora in accident, too?
26:36I didn't hurt Nora, but Nora did get hurt in my house,
26:40and I was oblivious.
26:42I walked into the kitchen, and I just lost it.
26:44I couldn't stay there.
26:46Okay, you couldn't save Kate 15 years ago,
26:48but Nora's still here.
26:49You can still help her.
26:57Okay, look.
27:00I love Josh.
27:01He's my best friend.
27:03Like, out of all of them,
27:05he's the only person I think I'd be friends with,
27:07no matter what.
27:08Like, if we met today.
27:10Okay, what'd Josh do?
27:14Ask me how much Nora's ring is worth.
27:18Josh guessed maybe a few hundred,
27:21but that Nora owed him much more than that.
27:25Nora's ring.
27:27If anyone has it...
27:29Josh.
27:40What now?
27:40Why are you back here?
27:42Why do you think we're here, Josh?
27:43You know, I can't help you
27:45if you don't tell me what you want.
27:47I'm good without your help.
27:48Now, I want you to consider this an opportunity
27:50for you to tell us the truth.
27:53About what?
27:54Nora's ring, dumbass.
27:55I don't know what you're talking about.
27:57Keep it as some kind of sick trophy?
27:58Again, don't know anything about that.
28:01I'm gonna need you to stand over here.
28:02It's gonna take her a minute to search this place.
28:05I'm gonna start right here.
28:06This is your bag, yeah?
28:08Yep.
28:09Nothing sharp in here, right?
28:11Nope.
28:13What do you guys stuff down in there?
28:15Nothing.
28:17Doesn't look like nothing.
28:27Okay.
28:28That's not mine.
28:31That's...
28:33You can't prove that I did this
28:35because I didn't.
28:36Is that a dare?
28:37No, it's a fact.
28:38So either this is a mistake
28:39or somebody's setting me up.
28:40Then clear things up for me.
28:43Start with the ring.
28:44I...
28:45Don't...
28:45lie.
28:47We're past that.
28:48So where is Nora's ring?
28:50At my work.
28:53Inside the mouth of a porcupine.
28:56Look, I was gonna pawn it
28:57and then I found out about what happened to Nora.
28:59But I did not take it as some, like, creepy trophy.
29:02Yeah, I don't believe you.
29:02Well, you should because Nora owes me money.
29:04Oh.
29:05No, that's not what...
29:07Okay, look.
29:09Three years ago,
29:10she told me she was starting her own business.
29:11Okay, she needed a way to, like,
29:12get out of her marriage.
29:13So I gave her $2,000.
29:15I didn't know that her business
29:16was selling essential oils.
29:18So instead of paying me back,
29:20I've been watching her sink any cash she does have
29:22into a scam on Instagram every day.
29:23It's infuriating.
29:24So you and Nora fought about that
29:25the day she was assaulted.
29:27It wasn't a fight.
29:27It was a reality check.
29:29Look, I told Nora
29:30if she wants to pay me back,
29:31she needs to get a real job.
29:33Nice approach.
29:34So I'm direct.
29:36Yeah, I tell the truth.
29:37Look, that is why you have to believe me.
29:39I did not hurt Nora.
29:41No, you just steal from her.
29:42She left the ring on the bathroom sink.
29:45Probably would have gone down the drain anyway.
29:47So yeah, I took it.
29:48I just...
29:50I didn't mention it to you
29:51because I knew it would look bad.
29:54It does.
29:55And so does the bloody shirt.
29:57Oh my God, that is not mine.
29:59It's small.
30:00It would be like a crop top on me.
30:01Okay.
30:03And who put it in there?
30:04How should I know?
30:05Think.
30:05Where did you leave it?
30:09My bag was by the front door.
30:12All night.
30:13Anyone could have gotten into it.
30:17Great.
30:18Thanks, Carisi.
30:19So, the court orders for DNA for Josh, Ryan, and Preston
30:22will be in momentarily.
30:23Lab paper was in.
30:24We'll get the swabs.
30:25We'll have an answer by morning.
30:26Great.
30:27Might not have to wait till tomorrow morning.
30:29Got a barcode here.
30:31It's how the dry cleaners keep track of their stuff.
30:38Is there anything?
30:3924-hour Elm Street cleaners.
30:42Okay.
30:44It's on Long Island.
30:46Oh.
30:46We got our guy.
30:50Okay.
30:52Hey, funny timing.
30:54Was just thinking about you.
30:56Oh, yeah?
30:57Yeah.
30:59You know, I mean, I've been loving this little vacay.
31:01I can't remember feeling so rested.
31:03But I'm catching the train back out to Long Island tomorrow.
31:06And wifey's expecting.
31:07Ryan.
31:08Come on.
31:08You really think you're going home tomorrow?
31:09I do.
31:10You can't keep me here.
31:12I mean, you'd have to...
31:13Arrest you?
31:14That's funny timing.
31:15I was just thinking about that.
31:16Hands are I can see him.
31:18Let's go.
31:19No.
31:19What?
31:20What the hell?
31:22You guys have the wrong guy.
31:24This is a mistake.
31:28Brian, hey.
31:30So, I'm Captain Benson.
31:32Before we get started, do you need anything?
31:34You need water or anything like that?
31:36Is this you playing a good cop?
31:38Well, for that strategy to work, there'd have to be a bad cop, too.
31:41And it's just me, so, no.
31:44Anyway, listen, I've been out of the office for a few days, so I am playing catch-up, which
31:49is the worst, so I just need you to bear with me for a minute here.
31:53Um, sorry, I can't...
31:56My eyesight is going.
31:58All right.
31:59So, what do we have here?
32:01Um, I need you to help me understand, Ryan.
32:06So, Nora, she blacked out at 3 a.m., and your shirt, which had Nora's blood on it, was
32:11found in Josh's backpack.
32:12How did that happen?
32:15I have no clue.
32:17You're saying it was my shirt?
32:19Doesn't mean I was wearing it.
32:21Oh, okay.
32:22Well, fair enough.
32:23That's true.
32:24So, um, maybe we'll find somebody else's DNA on it, other than yours and Nora's.
32:29Oh, and, uh, sorry.
32:31You should know that we are searching the room again at Preston, so if there's any reason
32:35that we would find Nora's blood on your clothes or, you know, a towel or your bed, then you
32:41should tell me now.
32:44I saw Nora briefly after I said I was a man.
32:47Oh, you lied about that.
32:49Well, why?
32:51I was protecting myself because I'm innocent, and I saw what was happening.
32:54Okay.
32:55All right, so let's clean slate here, okay?
32:58Let's start over, because as I said, because I'm new to all of this, and the reason that
33:03I'm here is to listen, right?
33:06To find out what really happened.
33:08So, can you tell me that?
33:10Okay.
33:11Uh, went for a snack in the kitchen.
33:15Mm-hmm.
33:16Um, guess I scared Nora.
33:18She slipped, hit her head.
33:20So I helped her, like always.
33:23Oh.
33:23Okay, so you touched her.
33:26That's, that's how you got her blood on your shirt.
33:28So it's your shirt.
33:30What?
33:30I talked to her.
33:31I held her.
33:31Well, it sounds like Nora was lucky that you were there.
33:36Yeah, I mean, you know, it's our relationship in a nutshell.
33:39You know, Nora has a problem.
33:41I swoop in and fix it, and, you know, basically her therapist.
33:45Sound like a very good friend.
33:47I mean, wow, especially after all these years.
33:49Well, less than the last few years.
33:51You know, you probably want to see a real therapist, finally.
33:54But before this weekend, she was at it again.
33:58Texting, saying she missed me.
33:59The relationship sounds like a lot.
34:01Sounds like it's very demanding.
34:04Well, it's a toll I'm willing to pay.
34:07Why?
34:09Is it because you think she owes you something in return?
34:15Hey, I see what you're doing.
34:18What?
34:19You completely ignored the nuance of my very complicated situation.
34:22All right.
34:23Sorry.
34:24Okay, hold on.
34:24Let's start again.
34:25I'm sorry.
34:26What did I miss something?
34:28I...
34:28What did I misunderstand?
34:29Tell me.
34:30Context.
34:31Nora and I have a long shared history.
34:33You can't understand it in only a few days.
34:34Ryan, the only thing that I need to understand is what happened between the hours of 3 a.m.
34:40and 5 a.m.
34:44Did...
34:45Did Nora ask you to have sex with her?
34:47I won't be saying anything like that out loud, Captain Vincent.
34:53Okay.
34:54So, Ryan, I'm gonna...
34:55I'm gonna be straight with you.
34:59I think that the reason that Nora sort of pulled away from you has something to do with Adam.
35:08Nora and Adam...
35:11Had sex last night at Preston's house.
35:17Nice try.
35:18No, they didn't.
35:18Yes, they did.
35:20Sophie was there.
35:21Mm-hmm.
35:21And from what I hear, she wasn't too happy.
35:33I don't know.
35:37I don't know, really.
35:42Oh, he's always skated by on his looks.
35:46Because he has nothing better to offer.
35:50I mean, what advice could I had him offer, Nora?
35:53Tell me.
35:54Another way of a football game to bet on?
35:56You feel betrayed by her?
35:58Anyone would be.
36:02Oh, Jesus Christ, man.
36:04All those...
36:05All those...
36:06All those vapid books I read over the years.
36:09And all those phone calls.
36:10All those phone calls that we...
36:13We spent hours talking.
36:16We spent hours talking.
36:20Nora used me.
36:27But she told me she wanted me.
36:32Day after day, for years, one way or another, I know she did.
36:40And then she had the audacity.
36:45She got all upset when she actually got what she's been pretending to want.
37:02What do you get to know?
37:04How unfair it is?
37:06All my effort for sloppy seconds.
37:11Ryan, I don't know.
37:12You know, I'm not really seeing, you know, a good guy here.
37:16What I'm seeing is...
37:20Is a delusional guy.
37:22Who thinks that Nora finally wanted to be with him.
37:26So he brought condoms.
37:28Not for your wife.
37:30You made your move on Nora.
37:33And she rejected you.
37:36She pushed you away.
37:39And she hit her head.
37:42And your ego got hurt.
37:44So you raped her.
37:46And then you left her on the coal floor.
37:49You put your shirt in Josh's backpack to get it out of the house.
37:55And the condom...
37:57You flushed it down the toilet.
38:04Am I getting what you want now?
38:32The search was illegal.
38:33I am required to release Mr. K.
38:36This is our last shot.
38:37We need a smoking gun.
38:38I want to know his every move.
38:41This guy is evil.
38:43SVU.
38:44New next Thursday on NBC and Peacock.
38:46She's trying to turn serial killers into weapons.
38:49We need to take them down.
38:52That looks painful.
38:56This should be fun.
38:57The hunting party season finale.
38:59Next on NBC and Peacock.
39:00Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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