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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.
00:26Hello?
00:30Anybody up yet?
00:32I got the goods.
00:33I got bagels and cream cheese and mocks.
00:51Oh my, oh, oh no, oh my, oh my, oh my God, Nora, Nora, Nora, oh my God, are you
00:58okay?
00:58Nora, somebody help!
01:00Calm down here, guys!
01:01What's happening?
01:02Sorry.
01:03Call 911, call 911.
01:05Honey, it's okay, I'm here.
01:07I'm here.
01:08Don't move, don't move, don't move.
01:09Don't move.
01:13So when do you think you'll be cleared?
01:15Probably next month.
01:17Technically, we'll see if the DEA actually wants me or if I want them.
01:21Well, find out if they have any openings.
01:24You don't have to go back, you know?
01:27Well, if you're suggesting that I should retire, I'm going to puncture your other lungs.
01:31I'm not saying anything.
01:32I'm just giving you your own advice.
01:33You got to go where you're doing the most good.
01:36Is SVU still that place for you?
01:43You know, Joe, for the first time in my life, I don't know anymore.
01:51Did the union lawyer file an appeal?
01:53Yeah, I did a couple of days ago.
01:55So I haven't heard much.
01:58I'll follow up.
02:01Eventually, look, Tynan is strategic.
02:06She wouldn't have suspended me if she didn't think that she could see it through.
02:11Thinking and knowing are two very different things,
02:14especially when you're going up against Captain Olivia Benson.
02:19But first, you have to get back in the fight.
02:26It's not the worst pep talk.
02:28I'll try.
02:32Rollins.
02:35So, you're just back?
02:36Yeah. Reassigned SVU as of this morning.
02:39I'm thrilled, but it's weird, right? No explanation?
02:43Well, I've got to say, Griff had something to do with it.
02:46Why do I feel like there's going to be a catch?
02:48Shemino.
02:50Captain.
02:52Fran found Nora Pawneus in here at 7.35 a.m.,
02:55cracked her head here on the counter.
02:57She reported pain that was consistent with sexual assault.
03:00The victim's stable?
03:01With paramedics.
03:03We'll take her to the hospital for her rape kit and some stitches.
03:06She also reported a ring stolen.
03:07All right.
03:08That's good work, Shemino.
03:09How many people are in the house?
03:11Five.
03:11One with the victim, and we're holding everyone upstairs while we lock down the crime scene.
03:14Everybody was here overnight.
03:16Yeah.
03:17All asleep would happen.
03:18A lot going on in this place.
03:20Welcome back, Curry.
03:21Thanks.
03:22You too.
03:22Yeah, not how I wanted it, but yeah.
03:25Tynan made him acting SVU supervisor.
03:27Oh.
03:28Wow.
03:29Not my idea of a good time, but here we are.
03:32Any sign of force entry?
03:34Well, there's bars on all these kitchen windows.
03:37I've checked.
03:37They're all locked from the inside.
03:39Everybody in the house stays on the radar until we have a reason to take them off.
03:43Did the vicar get a look at the attacker?
03:46No.
03:46She talked to officers outside, and she can't remember anything.
03:48She's pretty upset.
03:50Okay, Rollins, talk to her.
03:51See if you can get her to open up a bit.
03:53Curry and I will talk to the hangover crew.
03:55Mm-hmm.
03:57Supervisor Tutuola looks good on him.
03:59Mm.
04:00Just don't tell him that.
04:03Nora, can you tell me what happened to you last night?
04:07We were all drinking.
04:08We're a group of friends from college.
04:11It was our 20-year college reunion in Columbia.
04:14It was a special occasion.
04:15We had a lot of alcohol, more than usual.
04:19I was so drunk, so tired.
04:22I just passed out on my bed.
04:24Is that the last thing you remember?
04:26Yes.
04:27Until I woke up to Angela screaming.
04:31Blood everywhere.
04:34Pain between my legs.
04:37No idea how I got there.
04:40I know.
04:41They told me that you're missing a ring.
04:44My grandma's gold with a little diamond.
04:47I was not worth much.
04:49When was the last time you saw her?
04:50I was wearing it last night.
04:54When I woke up to the kitchen, it was gone.
04:59Hello.
05:00I'm Sergeant Tutuola.
05:02As for you, this is Captain Curry.
05:04You all were here last night when Nora was attacked?
05:08Yeah, asleep, until I woke up to Angela screaming.
05:11We bolted out of bed.
05:13I did at least.
05:14They think you were still half drunk.
05:15You're right behind yourself.
05:17Same here.
05:18Ran into Preston in the hallway.
05:19And headed downstairs to see what was going on.
05:22Everyone was asleep all night.
05:23No one got up.
05:24No runs to the bathroom.
05:26Nothing.
05:26My head hit the pillow.
05:27I was out.
05:28Preston Winthrop.
05:29This is your place?
05:30Yeah, kind of.
05:31It's a family home, so.
05:33You own the house, Preston.
05:34It's yours.
05:35It feels weird, but yeah.
05:37What kind of security do you have here?
05:39I'm not sure, really.
05:41I call a guy when it won't stop beeping.
05:43Did you want to see?
05:45Yeah.
05:51Okay, so there was a party last night.
05:53Did anybody get too messed up?
05:55You know, act out of character?
05:57No, it's sick.
05:59Best night in years.
06:00Maybe ever.
06:03You seem to disagree, Sophie.
06:06No, I mean, it was fine.
06:09It wasn't a party.
06:10Just seven people.
06:11Some who still drink like they're in a frat.
06:14Seven?
06:14They told me it was Ryan, Preston, Adam,
06:18Sophie, Angela, and Nora.
06:19That's six.
06:20You're missing Josh.
06:21Who's Josh?
06:22One of us.
06:23Old college crew.
06:25He went to bed with the rest of us.
06:27God when we woke up, though.
06:36What's up?
06:38Bleach.
06:39This patch right here is spotless.
06:40And then look at this.
06:43You see that?
06:44It's a shoot.
06:45Yeah, at least part of one.
06:47So somebody messed with this crime scene.
06:50Hey, so there are no cameras on the security system,
06:54but sensors document whenever windows or doors open.
06:57Last night, nothing opened after 10 p.m.
06:59Today, the front door opened three times.
07:015 a.m.
07:025 a.m.?
07:02I bet that's Josh.
07:04The hell's Josh?
07:04Another one of these clowns left before everybody woke up.
07:07There's a suspect.
07:08But not our only suspect,
07:10because Angela's bagel run accounts for the other two times
07:12that the door opened.
07:14No one else came or left this house.
07:17Nora's attacker didn't break in.
07:20One of her friends.
07:23Okay, listen up, everybody.
07:25Shoes off, hand them over.
07:27Okay?
07:28Not just the shoes on your feet.
07:29I want every shoe in this house.
07:31Well, I have like 50 pairs.
07:32I only have two.
07:34How are we supposed to go out without shoes?
07:35You're not.
07:36Clear your schedule.
07:37Order in.
07:38No one leaves this house.
08:09No one leaves this house.
08:39I waited at the hospital, drove Nora's kid to the medical examiner, and I begged.
08:44Okay, we got to move on this fast.
08:46The suspects agreed to stay in the house, but you know that won't last.
08:49No.
08:50Adam, Ryan, Preston, and Josh.
08:53Track him down?
08:53I have his address as his home and his work.
08:56Huh.
08:57Hi.
08:57Hello.
08:58You back?
08:59Well, for now.
09:00So the suspension has stayed.
09:02Hearing is going to be in about 30 days, and the union lawyer thinks there's a good chance
09:07that this will go away.
09:08Um, is that a national holiday that I don't know about?
09:11Well, uh, Bruno is still out on trial testimony, and Griff is at a firearms training refresh.
09:17Okay.
09:17Acting supervisor, this is your meeting.
09:21Actually, uh, the view from here is kind of nice.
09:24So, uh, you take the lead on this, Finn, and I'll be your right hand.
09:29Okay.
09:30CSU got a partial shoe print from the crime scene.
09:32They're comparing it against the other shoes we collected, but we still have to put Josh
09:37in the mix.
09:38Oh, the warrant for his place just came in.
09:40Okay, you go to his apartment.
09:41I'll see if he's still at work.
09:43Nora's still at the hospital.
09:45Break the news to her about our suspects.
09:47Her relationship with these guys might give us something.
09:49On it, boss.
09:54Nora, I'm, uh, I'm Captain Benson from the Special Victims Unit.
09:58I was hoping we could talk a little bit.
10:01I could ask you a few questions.
10:02Sure.
10:04So, um, I understand that you met this crew in college.
10:10It's so great.
10:11It's so great that you're all still friends, huh?
10:14Yeah.
10:14We were all in the same freshman dorm.
10:17They broke us into groups for stupid little icebreakers.
10:21Oh.
10:21My group just ended up being one of the best parts of my life for the past 20 years.
10:26So, Nora, my, um, my team and I have been trying to piece together, you know, what happened
10:32to you.
10:33And, and what we found is it's, um, it's unlikely that anybody broke into the house during the
10:43time frame of your attack.
10:46But, but that, that doesn't make any sense.
10:49Is, is it possible that maybe it was one of the men in the house that did this to you?
10:57No.
10:58No.
10:59It's not possible.
11:01I'm sorry, Nora.
11:04So, how about, um, we start with you telling me about your day yesterday?
11:12Uh, I went to Pilates with, uh, Sophie and Angela.
11:17Um, when we got back, Preston had ordered in brunch.
11:22Anything stick out about brunch?
11:24Any strange interactions?
11:27Um, Adam told me about his new promotion.
11:31I don't, I don't really understand his job in big tech.
11:36Then we went to a reunion event and Ryan and I chatted about his new baby.
11:42It's like a whole suburban dad now.
11:44We're really close.
11:45It's easy to talk to each other.
11:47Oh, Preston cornered me at one point talking about his newfound life goal, opening a bar.
11:55And what about, what about Josh?
11:58Oh, yeah.
12:00Um, Josh and I talked a lot at dinner.
12:02I just forgot.
12:04And what'd you talk about?
12:06Um, my work.
12:09Yeah, Josh is, he'd be a little harsh.
12:13We sort of fought.
12:21Josh Ortega?
12:23Yeah?
12:25Sergeant Tucciola asked for you.
12:27I need you to account for your whereabouts between 2 and 5 a.m. this morning.
12:31Why are you asking me?
12:33Just to answer the questions and make it easy.
12:36I, I don't know, I was asleep.
12:38I mean, look, I, I was partying with some friends.
12:41Uh, we had too much to drink.
12:42I passed out on my friend Preston's couch, uh, set my alarm for 5, uh, went home, showered,
12:49and came here.
12:50Where's that couch?
12:52Um, it's downstairs towards the front of the house.
12:56Were you wearing those shoes?
12:58Yeah.
12:59I'm a minimalist, you know?
13:01No one needs more than four pairs.
13:02Well, I'm going to need you to take those off.
13:04I got the other three pair from your apartment.
13:08You got a warrant?
13:09What do you think?
13:11I don't know what to think.
13:12You haven't told me anything of substance.
13:13And you haven't even asked me what this is all about.
13:18Nora Pontius was sexually assaulted last night.
13:22What?
13:24Whoa.
13:26Wait, hold on.
13:27I, I would never hurt Nora.
13:29We're, we're friends.
13:30Yeah, you got to do better trying to convince me, considering I know you and her had a fight
13:33last night.
13:34What?
13:35Who told you that?
13:36That's not important.
13:37Uh, very important.
13:38You're accusing me of something horrible?
13:41So is one of my friends, apparently.
13:44You know, whoever told you about some irrelevant argument between me and Nora is probably your
13:49guy.
13:51Deflecting, pointing fingers.
13:52Okay, you're me.
13:54You're looking at this house.
13:56Who would you bet on?
13:57Take your pick, man.
13:59Look, Adam doesn't understand the word no.
14:01Ryan's like in love with Nora.
14:03And Preston's an, I don't know, unpredictable drug addict.
14:07If anyone assaulted Nora in that house, it is Preston, it is Ryan, or it is Adam.
14:12Period.
14:19You already took our shoes.
14:21None of the shoes match the prints from the crime scene.
14:23Which means someone here is lying to us.
14:26You look nervous there, Preston.
14:28Yeah, I'm overwhelmed.
14:29But this whole situation, everybody at my house?
14:32Friends stay at your place a lot.
14:33It's the first time.
14:35Nora was the one who pushed for it.
14:36She wanted us all together.
14:38My house just made sense.
14:40Look, I didn't hurt Nora.
14:42We're friends.
14:42I get it.
14:43You're all friends.
14:44Yeah.
14:44Excuse me.
14:45Yes, hi.
14:46You, please do not touch that.
14:47That shouldn't be touched.
14:48You know, I love these old houses.
14:50It's a bunch of small spaces we don't have use for anymore, right?
14:55Like, uh, servants' quarters and dumbwaiters.
15:01You gonna open up your little secret room, or am I finding a sledgehammer?
15:11Whoa.
15:13A lot going on in here, Presto.
15:15You should know the BDSM community is all about consent.
15:17Wait out there.
15:18Back.
15:29These are all prescribed.
15:30Mm-hmm.
15:31But I just didn't want everyone to see all the stuff it takes to make me feel normal.
15:47I, I didn't even know that I stepped in blood until, not until you asked me for the shoes.
15:56Look, we were just having a good time.
15:59What's having a good time?
16:02Cocaine.
16:03How much cocaine did you do last night?
16:07A little.
16:09It was just to be a good host.
16:11I, Ryan is a new dad.
16:15He said he wanted to party like the old days.
16:17And did he?
16:19Yeah.
16:20He, he did enough he couldn't blink.
16:24Ryan was all gas, no brakes.
16:31We all drank too much, and yeah, did some cocaine, but that was just a few lines each.
16:35Nothing crazy.
16:36Even, uh, Preston?
16:38Yeah, a bit concerning.
16:40He's supposed to be in recovery.
16:42Nobody tried to stop him?
16:43No.
16:44It's complicated.
16:46Preston gets upset if people tell him what to do.
16:48Hmm.
16:50Playing on getting lucky this weekend?
16:51With my wife, Liz.
16:53Child care fell through last minute.
16:55She doesn't like birth control, and I'm not ready to be a dad again.
16:59Right.
17:00I'm serious.
17:01I didn't want to come without Liz.
17:02She and Nora conspired to get me here.
17:05Are your wife and Nora close?
17:07They are.
17:08Yeah, Liz isn't the jealous type, which is lucky, because Nora and I, it's just always been an easy friendship.
17:14You ever see yourself as more than friends?
17:17No, just friends.
17:18Good friends.
17:18Hmm.
17:20Well, you know, uh, lying to me, not a great idea, Ryan.
17:30I had a crush on Nora for like a week, when we first met.
17:35I don't feel that way about her.
17:36Because Josh's perspective is a little different.
17:39He says you are in love with Nora.
17:43Well, he would say that.
17:44He would?
17:45Mm-hmm.
17:46I thought you all were supposed to be good friends.
17:48Honestly, I don't even think Josh has any real friends.
17:50But if he does, they're not women.
17:52What about Angela and Nora?
17:54If there are women Josh is into sexually, who act how Josh thinks they should,
17:59and then there's all other women, who he doesn't respect or value.
18:02And what category is Nora?
18:04I'm not sure, but I definitely know what Josh thinks about Angela.
18:07Why is that?
18:08Josh blamed Angela for her own assault back in college.
18:11You should talk to Angela about it.
18:13Actually, talk to Adam, too.
18:14It's their story.
18:15I don't mind.
18:20That is ancient history.
18:21Okay, but when you heard about what happened with Nora,
18:24I mean, did a part of you think that maybe Adam could have...
18:26No.
18:28No, I have moved on.
18:29I have completely moved on.
18:31I'm over it.
18:31It's so long ago.
18:33I understand, but I'd still like to hear what happened.
18:36Okay.
18:37Um, okay.
18:39It was the middle of freshman year, and, um, I hooked up with Adam.
18:44You know, I was immature, you know?
18:46And he had a lot more experience than I did, and I...
18:52I knew how far I wanted to go.
18:54Neither of us had much experience.
18:56Look, Angela said she didn't want to have sex unless she was in a relationship,
18:59but she was different once we were hooking up.
19:03Different now?
19:04Now, I asked her if she still didn't want to have sex, and she...
19:07She just unbuttoned her pants.
19:10What was I supposed to think?
19:12I said no a million times.
19:13He forgot every ten seconds.
19:16Eventually, I got tired, and I stopped trying.
19:19You know, it took months for me to admit that he had, um, crossed a line.
19:25But I told Nora, and Nora told Ryan, and he stood by both of us.
19:29You're saying she's making all this up?
19:30Look, I'm saying Angela made a decision, and then afterwards, she wished that she hadn't.
19:37I've heard that one before.
19:38I'm sure I did something stupid that night, just not like...
19:41Sexual assault?
19:46Look, my wife can vouch for me.
19:49We were together in bed the whole night.
19:52They were sloppy, reminiscing the same 20 stories over and over, so...
19:58I left around midnight.
19:59What time did Adam come to bed?
20:02A few hours later, he was loud.
20:04I was trying to sleep unsuccessfully.
20:07Well, he said that he was next to you the rest of the night.
20:10That true?
20:12Yes.
20:15I don't get the feeling that you're having the best time here, Sophie.
20:19It's not my reunion.
20:20I went to Stanford.
20:21Long way to travel for a school you didn't attend to spend time with people you don't really seem to
20:25like.
20:26Unless you flew all the way from San Francisco to New York, just to keep an eye on your husband.
20:32No point.
20:33Adam does whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
20:36Did he ever push your boundaries?
20:38Make you do something you didn't want to do?
20:40No.
20:41Because we know about his history.
20:43We know about what happened with Angela.
20:45Angela's an unreliable narrator.
20:47Okay?
20:47She made Adam feel like he was a monster.
20:50A monster?
20:51Did you see him that way?
20:53Yeah.
20:54I'm married to him.
20:55Okay.
20:56Well, what about, um, what about Nora?
20:59Is she a storyteller?
21:03Adam did not attack Nora.
21:09What do you think of Nora?
21:12Nora's a friend.
21:14She's like family.
21:16She's, she's godmother to one of my kids.
21:27What's going on, Sophie?
21:35I was awake when Adam got into bed.
21:41I was also awake when he left.
21:46Ten minutes later.
21:49I guess he thought it was asleep by then.
21:53You can't be serious, no.
21:54You don't, you don't need to cover me.
21:55This is not, this is crazy.
21:56No, guys, guys, guys, press it.
21:58Come on, say something.
22:00Come on, you have to know I didn't go.
22:02So, so, what did you tell them?
22:26I didn't hurt Nora.
22:28And you didn't hurt Angela either.
22:30She wouldn't say that.
22:33And neither would Nora.
22:34Maybe not right now, but that's what evidence is for.
22:39So, there's DNA in Nora's rape kit.
22:42And I'm betting that yours is going to be a match.
22:45I'm guessing that you think so, too.
22:49So, Adam, you have two options.
22:51You can consent to a swab, or we can wait for a court order.
22:56Is there a choice?
22:59To the swab.
23:00Great.
23:01Wait, wait, wait, please stop.
23:05This is just, God, this is so out of control.
23:09I don't, all right, you're not going to believe me.
23:12It's just, but I have to say something.
23:15Okay.
23:17Nora and I, we slept together last night.
23:21Wow.
23:22While your wife was in the house.
23:25Yeah, I know.
23:27But you have to believe me, it was consensual.
23:29Mm-hmm.
23:30Look, I snuck into Nora's room when everyone went to sleep.
23:36And, I mean, we, we haven't had a chance to talk about it, but...
23:41And you're betting that she doesn't remember?
23:43No, no, no, no.
23:44I, like, I think she remembers.
23:46I, I hope she remembers, but it's been a long time coming, and we both knew exactly what we were
23:55doing.
23:56I, like, just talk.
23:59Please talk.
24:00Talk to Nora.
24:01Ask her.
24:02Please.
24:05Okay.
24:10Oh, my God, this is going to ruin our lives.
24:13This is going to ruin our marriages.
24:18Sophie's my best friend.
24:22Our kids love each other so much.
24:29What we did was wrong.
24:30I know that, but I just don't, I don't get why he told you.
24:33He promised.
24:34I think he broke your promise because he was going to be charged with sexual assault.
24:41Adam didn't assault me.
24:44Okay.
24:50Sorry.
24:53I'm just really embarrassed.
24:57You guys probably think I'm a train wreck.
24:59No, we're not here to judge you.
25:01We're here to get justice for you.
25:04But the only way that we can do that is if you tell us the truth, Nora, all of it.
25:12So, do you remember Adam leaving your room last night?
25:17Yeah.
25:18I guess, I guess, like, 3 a.m.?
25:21Mm-hmm, 3.
25:23Okay.
25:23And then what?
25:24I, um, I got the spins, and I know I wanted water from the kitchen.
25:31I don't know if I made it.
25:34I don't know if I made it.
25:35I, that's all I remember.
25:38Because your rape kit shows internal injuries, and that could be from your assault, or it
25:43could also be from your encounter with Adam, especially if it was, if it was rough, or...
25:50Oh, my God, no.
25:52No, no, no, no, no, no, nothing like that.
25:54We were, we were really quiet.
26:00Gentle.
26:02And Nora, even if we can clear Adam, right, there are three other men in that house.
26:12Is there anything you can tell us?
26:19I keep thinking over everything, it was...
26:25I've known these people for 20 years.
26:29They're uncles to my kids.
26:35And one night, and now I feel like I don't know any of them.
26:50Hey, Curry, what's up?
26:52You're not gonna like this.
26:54Preston's gone.
26:55Snuck out the back like I wouldn't notice.
26:57I've got Uni's tail in him.
26:58You want me to pull him in?
26:59No.
26:59No.
27:01I'm very interested to see where Preston is heading.
27:07Hey, Preston!
27:10Are you skipping town?
27:12No.
27:12I-I'm just taking a trip.
27:15Looks like they're ready for me.
27:16Hey, unless you want that trip to be to the hospital, put your hands where we can see them and
27:21stop moving.
27:24This family friend owns this chopper.
27:26Can we just keep this low-key?
27:27It's up to you.
27:29Let's go, man.
27:30Come on.
27:41Massachusetts, huh?
27:43Running to mom and dad?
27:45No.
27:46We used to have a summer place up near Hyannisport.
27:48Sold it.
27:49Let me guess.
27:50Fifteen years ago?
27:52Poked around after we saw where you were running.
27:55Your local paper up there is a small outfit, but they archive everything they've ever published.
27:59It's not what you think.
28:00Accident 15 years ago?
28:02Your father's boat, two people aboard, Kate Morton dead, only 20 years old.
28:06No police report ever filed, no record of who was with her.
28:09I think you ran from that girl, too.
28:11Mom and dad bought you a place in Paris the same year.
28:15Made all your problems disappear.
28:16No, they made me disappear.
28:19To rehab, to parents, no internet, no phone.
28:23For the family reputation, not for me.
28:27Kate was my friend.
28:29I tried to save her.
28:30I really tried.
28:31What happened to Nora in the accident, too?
28:36I didn't hurt Nora, but Nora did get hurt in my house, and I was oblivious.
28:42I walked into the kitchen, and I just lost it.
28:44I couldn't stay there.
28:45Okay, you couldn't save Kate 15 years ago, but Nora's still here.
28:49You can still help her.
28:57Okay, look.
29:00I love Josh.
29:01He's my best friend.
29:03Like, out of all of them, he's the only person I think I'd be friends with, no matter what.
29:09Like, if we met today.
29:10Okay, what'd Josh do?
29:15Ask me how much Nora's ring was worth.
29:19Josh guessed maybe a few hundred, but that Nora owed him much more than that.
29:26Nora's ring.
29:29If anyone has it.
29:31Josh.
29:32Josh.
29:39Josh.
29:40Josh.
29:42What now?
29:43Why are you back here?
29:44Why do you think we're here, Josh?
29:46You know, I can't help you if you don't tell me what you want.
29:49I'm good with that to help.
29:51Now, I want you to consider this an opportunity for you to tell us the truth.
29:56About what?
29:57Nora's ring, dumbass.
29:59I don't know what you're talking about.
30:00Keep it as some kind of sick trophy?
30:02Again, don't know anything about that.
30:04I'm going to need you to stand over here.
30:06It's going to take her a minute to search this place.
30:09I'm going to start right here.
30:10This is your bag, yeah?
30:12Yep.
30:13Nothing sharp in here, right?
30:15Nope.
30:17What do you got stuff down in there?
30:19Nothing.
30:21Doesn't look like nothing.
30:23Nothing.
30:32Okay.
30:33That's not mine.
30:36That's...
30:39You can't prove that I did this because I didn't.
30:41Is that a dare?
30:42No, it's a fact.
30:43So either this is a mistake or somebody's setting me up.
30:46Then clear things up for me.
30:48Start with the ring.
30:49I...
30:50Don't...
30:51lie.
30:53We're past that.
30:54So where is Nora's ring?
30:56It's at my work.
30:59Inside the mouth of a porcupine.
31:02Look, I was going to pawn it.
31:04And then I found out about what happened to Nora.
31:06But I did not take it as some, like, creepy trophy.
31:08Yeah, I don't believe you.
31:09Well, you should because Nora owes me money.
31:11Oh.
31:12No, that's not what...
31:14Okay, look.
31:16Three years ago, she told me she was starting her own business.
31:18Okay, she needed a way to, like, get out of her marriage.
31:20So I gave her $2,000.
31:22I didn't know that her business was selling essential oils.
31:26So instead of paying me back, I've been watching her sink any cash she does have into a scam on
31:30Instagram every day.
31:31It's infuriating.
31:32So you and Nora fought about that the day she was assaulted.
31:34It wasn't a fight.
31:35It was a reality check.
31:37Look, I told Nora if she wants to pay me back, she needs to get a real job.
31:41Nice approach.
31:42So I'm direct.
31:44Yeah, I tell the truth.
31:46Look, that is why you have to believe me.
31:48I did not hurt Nora.
31:49No, you just steal from her.
31:51God, she left the ring on the bathroom sink.
31:54Probably would have gone down the drain anyway.
31:56So yeah, I took it.
31:57I just...
31:59I didn't mention it to you because I knew it would look bad.
32:03It does.
32:05And so does the bloody shirt.
32:06Oh my God, that is not mine.
32:08It's small.
32:09It would be like a crop top on me.
32:11Okay.
32:12And who put it in there?
32:14How should I know?
32:14Think.
32:15Where did you leave it?
32:19My bag was by the front door all night.
32:23Anyone could have gotten into it.
32:27Great.
32:28Thanks, Carisi.
32:30So, the court orders for DNA for Josh, Ryan, and Preston will be in momentarily.
32:34Lab paperwork's in.
32:35We'll get the swabs.
32:36We'll have an answer by morning.
32:38Might not have to wait till tomorrow morning.
32:40Got a barcode here.
32:42It's how the dry cleaners keep track of their stuff.
32:49Is that anything?
32:5124-hour Elm Street cleaners.
32:53Okay.
32:56It's on Long Island.
32:57Oh.
32:58We got our guy.
33:05Hey, funny timing was just thinking about you.
33:08Oh, yeah?
33:10Yeah.
33:11You know, I mean, I've been loving this little vacay.
33:14Can't remember feeling so rested.
33:15But I'm catching the train back out to Long Island tomorrow.
33:18And wifey's expecting me.
33:20Ryan, come on.
33:21You really think you're going home tomorrow?
33:22I do.
33:23You can't keep me here.
33:25I mean, you'd have to...
33:26Arrest you?
33:28That's funny timing.
33:29I was just thinking about that.
33:30Hands are I can see him.
33:32Let's go.
33:32No.
33:33What?
33:34What the hell?
33:35You guys have the wrong guy.
33:37This is a mistake.
33:45Ryan, hey.
33:46So I'm Captain Benson.
33:48Before we get started, do you need anything?
33:50You need water or anything like that?
33:52Is this you playing good cop?
33:54Well, for that strategy to work,
33:57there'd have to be a bad cop, too.
33:58And it's just me, so no.
34:00Um, anyway, listen, I've been out of the office for a few days,
34:03so I am playing catch-up, which is the worst.
34:07So I just need you to bear with me, uh, for a minute here.
34:11Um, sorry.
34:13I can't.
34:14My eyesight is going.
34:16All right.
34:17So what do we have here?
34:19Um, I need you to help me understand Ryan.
34:24So Nora, she blacked out at 3 a.m., and your shirt, which had Nora's blood on it, was found
34:29in Josh's backpack.
34:31How did that happen?
34:33I have no clue.
34:36You're saying it was my shirt?
34:38Doesn't mean I was wearing it.
34:39Oh, okay.
34:41Well, fair enough.
34:42That's true.
34:43So, um, maybe we'll find somebody else's DNA on it other than yours and Nora's.
34:48Oh, and, uh, sorry.
34:50You should know that we are searching, uh, the room again at Preston.
34:54So if there's any reason that we would find Nora's blood on your clothes or, you know, a towel or
35:00your bed,
35:01then you should tell me now.
35:04I saw Nora briefly after I said I wasn't mad.
35:07Oh, you lied about that.
35:09Well, why?
35:11I was protecting myself because I'm innocent, and I saw what was happening.
35:15Okay.
35:16All right, so let's clean slate here, okay?
35:19Let's start over, because as I said, because I'm new to all of this,
35:23and the reason that I'm here is to listen, right?
35:27To find out what really happened.
35:29So, can you tell me that?
35:32Okay, uh, I went for a snack in the kitchen.
35:37Mm-hmm.
35:37Um, I guess I scared Nora.
35:39She slipped, hit her head.
35:42So I helped her, like always.
35:45Oh, okay, so you touched her.
35:48That's how you got her blood on your shirt.
35:51So it's your shirt.
35:52Well, I talked to her.
35:53I held her.
35:54Well, it sounds like Nora was lucky that you were there.
35:58Yeah, I mean, you know, it's her relationship in a nutshell.
36:01Uh, you know, Nora has a problem.
36:04I swoop in and fix it, and, you know, basically her therapist.
36:08You sound like a very good friend.
36:10I mean, wow, especially after all these years.
36:13Well, less than the last few years, you know.
36:15She's probably going to see a real therapist, finally.
36:18But before this weekend, she was at it again.
36:21Texting, saying she missed me.
36:23The relationship sounds like a lot.
36:25Sounds like it's very demanding.
36:29It's a toll I'm willing to pay.
36:31Why?
36:33Is it because you think she owes you something in return?
36:39Hey, I see what you're doing.
36:42What?
36:44You completely ignored the nuance of my very complicated situation.
36:47All right, sorry.
36:48Okay, hold on.
36:49Let's start again.
36:50I'm sorry.
36:51What did I miss something?
36:53I, what did I misunderstand?
36:54Tell me.
36:55Context.
36:56Nora and I have a long shared history.
36:58You can't understand it in only a few days.
37:00Ryan, the only thing that I need to understand
37:03is what happened between the hours of 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.
37:11Did, did Nora ask you to have sex with her?
37:14I won't be saying anything like that out loud, Captain Benson.
37:19Okay.
37:20So, Ryan, I'm going to, I'm going to be straight with you.
37:26I think that the reason that Nora sort of pulled away
37:29from you
37:31has something to do with Adam.
37:35Nora and Adam
37:38had sex last night
37:40at Preston's house.
37:44Nice try.
37:45No, they didn't.
37:46Yes, they did.
37:47Sophie was there.
37:49Mm-hmm.
37:49And from what I hear,
37:50she wasn't too happy.
38:02Adam.
38:06Adam.
38:06Adam, really.
38:11He's always skated behind his looks.
38:15Because he has nothing better to offer.
38:19I mean, what advice could I, I, I had him offer,
38:21Nora?
38:22Tell me.
38:23Another way to put a football game to bet on?
38:26You feel betrayed by her?
38:28Anyone would be.
38:32Oh, Jesus Christ, man.
38:34All those, all those, all those vapid books
38:37I read over the years.
38:39And all those phone calls,
38:40all those phone calls that we...
38:44She spent hours talking.
38:47We spent hours talking.
38:51Nora used me.
38:58She told me she wanted me.
39:04Day after day,
39:05for years,
39:07one way or another,
39:07I know she did.
39:12And then she had the audacity.
39:17She got all upset
39:19when she actually got
39:20what she's been pretending to want.
39:34Why do you get it now?
39:37How unfair it is?
39:39All my effort
39:40for sloppy seconds.
39:44Ryan, I don't know.
39:46I'm not really seeing, you know,
39:48a good guy here.
39:50What I'm seeing is,
39:54is a delusional guy
39:56who thinks that Nora
39:58finally wanted to be with him.
40:00So he brought condoms,
40:02not for your wife.
40:04You made your move
40:06on Nora,
40:08and she rejected you.
40:11She pushed you away,
40:13and she hit her head,
40:16and your ego got hurt.
40:19So you raped her,
40:21and then you left her
40:23on the cold floor.
40:25You put your shirt
40:27in Josh's backpack
40:28to get it out of the house,
40:30and the condom,
40:32you flushed it down the toilet.
40:38But...
40:40am I getting the nuance now?
40:44Am I getting the nuance now?
40:44Wear it.
41:12No, no, no.
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