1 00:00:04,221 --> 00:00:06,180 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:07,485 sexually based offenses 3 00:00:07,485 --> 00:00:09,792 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:09,792 --> 00:00:12,360 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,144 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:14,144 --> 00:00:15,624 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:15,624 --> 00:00:17,843 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:17,843 --> 00:00:19,628 These are their stories. 9 00:00:22,109 --> 00:00:23,675 - Morning, ma'am. - Thank you. 10 00:00:23,675 --> 00:00:26,852 [upbeat music] 11 00:00:26,852 --> 00:00:29,942 12 00:00:29,942 --> 00:00:33,076 ♪ When your thoughts wander astray ♪ 13 00:00:33,076 --> 00:00:37,080 ♪ They always run to the same place somehow ♪ 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,908 15 00:00:38,908 --> 00:00:40,736 ♪ Somehow 16 00:00:40,736 --> 00:00:42,868 17 00:00:42,868 --> 00:00:47,090 ♪ Is it very crowded there and... ♪ 18 00:00:49,832 --> 00:00:52,791 [tense music] 19 00:00:52,791 --> 00:00:53,879 Oh, my God! 20 00:00:53,879 --> 00:00:56,230 [car horn blares] 21 00:00:59,059 --> 00:01:02,018 Maddie! 22 00:01:02,018 --> 00:01:08,546 23 00:01:08,546 --> 00:01:10,287 Hey, lady, what's your problem? 24 00:01:13,029 --> 00:01:14,204 What, are you crazy? 25 00:01:14,204 --> 00:01:16,119 Get the hell out of my van! 26 00:01:16,119 --> 00:01:18,774 Close my door! 27 00:01:18,774 --> 00:01:24,214 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 28 00:01:29,176 --> 00:01:30,916 Yeah, no kidding. 29 00:01:30,916 --> 00:01:32,440 The condition of that gun, 30 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,095 I doubt if it's ever been cleaned. 31 00:01:35,095 --> 00:01:37,836 All right, man. Thank you. 32 00:01:37,836 --> 00:01:39,229 Your boy hit a wall? 33 00:01:39,229 --> 00:01:41,188 It's a 15-year-old gun. 34 00:01:41,188 --> 00:01:42,667 You still got prints, right? 35 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:44,452 Yeah, but the thing with prints, sometimes too many 36 00:01:44,452 --> 00:01:45,844 is worse than none at all. 37 00:01:45,844 --> 00:01:47,759 Or it's got nothing to do with this case. 38 00:01:47,759 --> 00:01:50,588 You connect the 9-mil to Maddie Flynn's abduction yet? 39 00:01:50,588 --> 00:01:52,895 No, ATF said that gun's been passed around 40 00:01:52,895 --> 00:01:55,245 more than little Nicky Carisi at his baptism. 41 00:01:55,245 --> 00:01:57,160 Why is Clark Kent in the conference room? 42 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,119 FBI. Agent Clay. 43 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:00,685 Oh, I know who he is. 44 00:02:00,685 --> 00:02:01,817 I was wondering how long 45 00:02:01,817 --> 00:02:03,732 it would take the Feds to get here. 46 00:02:07,605 --> 00:02:11,348 Captain Benson, nice to see you again. 47 00:02:11,348 --> 00:02:14,438 So you're here to take away my case? 48 00:02:14,438 --> 00:02:16,266 No, no. I'm here to coordinate. 49 00:02:16,266 --> 00:02:17,615 Well, that's understandable. 50 00:02:17,615 --> 00:02:19,400 Maddie was taken across state lines. 51 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,968 And then, of course, there's the sex doll thing. 52 00:02:22,968 --> 00:02:25,710 We're looking at potential federal child porn charges. 53 00:02:25,710 --> 00:02:27,973 So how do you propose we work together? 54 00:02:27,973 --> 00:02:30,193 I know you got your hands full with other cases. 55 00:02:30,193 --> 00:02:33,457 For the short term, I'd like you to be part of our CART. 56 00:02:33,457 --> 00:02:35,416 The Child Abduction Response Team. 57 00:02:35,416 --> 00:02:37,548 - Mm-hmm. - I assume your team 58 00:02:37,548 --> 00:02:39,985 is putting together a behavioral analysis profile 59 00:02:39,985 --> 00:02:42,336 on George from Canada. 60 00:02:42,336 --> 00:02:44,468 BAU's already working on it. 61 00:02:44,468 --> 00:02:46,253 I would love to see it when they're done. 62 00:02:46,253 --> 00:02:47,471 No problem. 63 00:02:49,821 --> 00:02:50,779 Well, thank you. 64 00:02:55,827 --> 00:02:58,178 I forget, did we decide on snorkeling 65 00:02:58,178 --> 00:02:59,875 or kayaking on our honeymoon? 66 00:02:59,875 --> 00:03:01,485 Oh, very funny. 67 00:03:01,485 --> 00:03:03,183 I told you, I'm not going anywhere near the ocean. 68 00:03:03,183 --> 00:03:04,662 Then why did you pick an island? 69 00:03:04,662 --> 00:03:06,882 I like the sun. 70 00:03:06,882 --> 00:03:07,970 Brooke, how long have you 71 00:03:07,970 --> 00:03:09,232 been suffering from thalassophobia? 72 00:03:09,232 --> 00:03:10,799 [scoffs] 73 00:03:10,799 --> 00:03:13,758 I'm sorry, some of us didn't major in psych at UPenn. 74 00:03:13,758 --> 00:03:15,673 It's an intense fear of deep water. 75 00:03:15,673 --> 00:03:17,240 Oh, I'm not afraid of the water. 76 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,416 I'm afraid of sharks. 77 00:03:22,027 --> 00:03:23,333 Fine. 78 00:03:23,333 --> 00:03:25,988 It's two weeks of cocktails on the beach. 79 00:03:25,988 --> 00:03:28,599 Ah, but then I'm gonna need a sexier swimsuit. 80 00:03:28,599 --> 00:03:29,513 Ooh. 81 00:03:29,513 --> 00:03:30,732 You wanna come with? 82 00:03:30,732 --> 00:03:31,559 I'd love to. 83 00:03:31,559 --> 00:03:33,343 But I'm late for work. 84 00:03:47,923 --> 00:03:49,141 Hi. 85 00:03:49,141 --> 00:03:50,230 Can I try these bathing suits on? 86 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,796 Sure. Right this way. 87 00:03:56,888 --> 00:03:59,717 Oh. Okay. 88 00:03:59,717 --> 00:04:01,589 Not bad. 89 00:04:01,589 --> 00:04:04,505 [clamoring, shouting] 90 00:04:04,505 --> 00:04:07,725 [tense music] 91 00:04:07,725 --> 00:04:14,689 92 00:04:25,221 --> 00:04:26,614 Yeah, yo. 93 00:04:26,614 --> 00:04:28,050 We out here getting that group discount. 94 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:29,443 Yes, sir. 95 00:04:39,583 --> 00:04:41,759 Moneybags, you got here quick. 96 00:04:41,759 --> 00:04:43,935 I was commuting in when I heard it on the radio. 97 00:04:43,935 --> 00:04:45,546 What are we looking at? 98 00:04:45,546 --> 00:04:48,636 Gang of about 20, maybe 25 looters, mostly masked. 99 00:04:48,636 --> 00:04:50,420 Okay, we were told there was a sexual assault. 100 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:51,813 Saleswoman got groped. 101 00:04:51,813 --> 00:04:53,336 Did you get a look at her assailant? 102 00:04:53,336 --> 00:04:55,295 One of the only smooth brains to pull off his mask. 103 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:57,253 Okay, you two, take her statement. 104 00:04:57,253 --> 00:04:59,777 Let's go inside. 105 00:04:59,777 --> 00:05:03,564 The guy tore my shirt, grabbed my breast. 106 00:05:03,564 --> 00:05:05,000 Can you describe him? 107 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,393 He was white. 108 00:05:06,393 --> 00:05:09,265 Maybe--maybe Hispanic. 109 00:05:09,265 --> 00:05:11,876 All I know is that he had bad skin. 110 00:05:11,876 --> 00:05:13,443 Pimples. 111 00:05:13,443 --> 00:05:14,618 He was a teenager. 112 00:05:14,618 --> 00:05:16,359 Okay, and where were you? 113 00:05:16,359 --> 00:05:19,319 I came up front when I heard all the noise. 114 00:05:22,670 --> 00:05:25,107 - We're pulling security cams? - All of 'em. 115 00:05:25,107 --> 00:05:28,589 And we'll need the phones from anybody who recorded. 116 00:05:28,589 --> 00:05:31,983 [faint sobbing] 117 00:05:31,983 --> 00:05:33,289 Hello? 118 00:05:33,289 --> 00:05:40,427 119 00:05:44,387 --> 00:05:45,345 Hello? 120 00:05:45,345 --> 00:05:47,085 [whimpering] 121 00:05:47,085 --> 00:05:51,002 It's okay. It's okay. I'm NYPD, okay? 122 00:05:51,002 --> 00:05:52,003 Are they gone? 123 00:05:52,003 --> 00:05:53,004 Yes, they're gone. 124 00:05:53,004 --> 00:05:55,224 - [sobbing] - You're okay now. 125 00:05:55,224 --> 00:05:56,791 You're okay now. 126 00:05:56,791 --> 00:05:58,880 Let me get you out of here. Can you tell me your name? 127 00:06:00,621 --> 00:06:02,579 - Natalie. - Okay, Natalie. 128 00:06:02,579 --> 00:06:04,886 Natalie, I got you, okay? 129 00:06:04,886 --> 00:06:06,061 I got you. 130 00:06:06,061 --> 00:06:08,106 Here you go. 131 00:06:08,106 --> 00:06:10,021 I'm gonna give you this. 132 00:06:10,021 --> 00:06:12,372 Okay. 133 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:15,113 Hey, Fin? Fin! 134 00:06:15,113 --> 00:06:17,420 I need a bus. You're okay. 135 00:06:17,420 --> 00:06:19,204 You got that? 136 00:06:19,204 --> 00:06:22,207 [panting] 137 00:06:22,207 --> 00:06:28,692 138 00:06:28,692 --> 00:06:31,086 All right, you're okay. 139 00:06:31,086 --> 00:06:32,087 Okay? 140 00:06:37,266 --> 00:06:40,225 [dramatic music] 141 00:06:40,225 --> 00:06:47,145 142 00:07:24,531 --> 00:07:25,923 I was shopping? 143 00:07:25,923 --> 00:07:29,057 So when I found you, Natalie, you were hiding 144 00:07:29,057 --> 00:07:30,493 in the stock room closet. 145 00:07:30,493 --> 00:07:33,931 Do you have any idea how you wound up there? 146 00:07:36,543 --> 00:07:37,892 I'm sorry. 147 00:07:37,892 --> 00:07:39,459 It's okay. 148 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,983 How about we start with the last thing you do remember? 149 00:07:45,247 --> 00:07:47,249 I remember trying on a bathing suit. 150 00:07:47,249 --> 00:07:48,337 Okay. 151 00:07:48,337 --> 00:07:50,078 In the dressing room. 152 00:07:50,078 --> 00:07:51,514 Okay, great. 153 00:07:51,514 --> 00:07:54,169 Great. Anything else? 154 00:07:54,169 --> 00:07:55,953 I picked out a bathing suit 155 00:07:55,953 --> 00:07:57,781 that I thought Brooke would like, 156 00:07:57,781 --> 00:08:02,090 and then I heard a commotion coming from outside. 157 00:08:02,090 --> 00:08:03,047 I went to look. 158 00:08:05,354 --> 00:08:07,051 And there was a man there. 159 00:08:08,575 --> 00:08:11,447 And what happened next? 160 00:08:11,447 --> 00:08:14,406 [suspenseful music] 161 00:08:14,406 --> 00:08:15,712 162 00:08:15,712 --> 00:08:17,758 He forced me back into the dressing room 163 00:08:17,758 --> 00:08:19,803 and pulled off my bathing suit, raped me. 164 00:08:22,806 --> 00:08:25,026 Can you remember anything about him? 165 00:08:29,117 --> 00:08:30,858 He seemed young. 166 00:08:35,036 --> 00:08:37,952 He had a mask on. 167 00:08:37,952 --> 00:08:40,955 Is there anything else that you remember about him? 168 00:08:40,955 --> 00:08:42,565 A characteristic? 169 00:08:42,565 --> 00:08:46,134 I need Brooke, please. 170 00:08:46,134 --> 00:08:48,745 Okay. 171 00:08:53,141 --> 00:08:56,579 We were joking around just a few hours ago. 172 00:08:56,579 --> 00:08:58,059 Planning our honeymoon. 173 00:08:59,887 --> 00:09:01,497 How could this happen? 174 00:09:01,497 --> 00:09:02,846 We're sorry. 175 00:09:02,846 --> 00:09:04,718 Well, is Natalie gonna be okay? 176 00:09:04,718 --> 00:09:06,067 She was hurt. 177 00:09:06,067 --> 00:09:07,808 Sexually assaulted. 178 00:09:07,808 --> 00:09:09,287 We're doing a rape kit right now. 179 00:09:09,287 --> 00:09:11,376 It was the middle of the day. 180 00:09:11,376 --> 00:09:13,944 At a busy boutique. I mean, aren't there witnesses? 181 00:09:13,944 --> 00:09:15,990 We're still investigating. 182 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:18,862 [scoffs] What happened to this city? 183 00:09:18,862 --> 00:09:20,777 I mean-- 184 00:09:20,777 --> 00:09:23,127 are the police trying to prove some kind of point? 185 00:09:23,127 --> 00:09:25,434 What point is that? 186 00:09:25,434 --> 00:09:28,045 That we still need you. 187 00:09:32,354 --> 00:09:35,009 It's already too late. The press is here. 188 00:09:35,009 --> 00:09:37,228 I'm looking at the trucks right now, 189 00:09:37,228 --> 00:09:39,709 and we need to send somebody down here ASAP 190 00:09:39,709 --> 00:09:42,625 before they start harassing my vic. 191 00:09:42,625 --> 00:09:43,974 Thank you. 192 00:09:43,974 --> 00:09:46,411 Well, 2024 is off to a rowdy start. 193 00:09:46,411 --> 00:09:48,370 Second media case in a week. 194 00:09:48,370 --> 00:09:49,632 Tell me something. 195 00:09:49,632 --> 00:09:50,807 - Natalie finished her kit. - Great. 196 00:09:50,807 --> 00:09:52,113 Have the lab rush it. 197 00:09:52,113 --> 00:09:53,549 On it, Captain. 198 00:09:53,549 --> 00:09:55,203 Just got a break. 199 00:09:55,203 --> 00:09:57,422 My buddy down at Major Case is on a task force 200 00:09:57,422 --> 00:09:58,946 trying to deal with all these smash and grabs. 201 00:09:58,946 --> 00:10:00,295 And? 202 00:10:00,295 --> 00:10:01,383 And he's gonna give us first dibs on the footage 203 00:10:01,383 --> 00:10:02,384 from that boutique. 204 00:10:02,384 --> 00:10:03,603 Captain Benson! 205 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,082 And when can we watch that footage? 206 00:10:05,082 --> 00:10:06,170 How about now? 207 00:10:06,170 --> 00:10:07,694 Yes, because watching a screen 208 00:10:07,694 --> 00:10:09,652 is better than being on one. 209 00:10:09,652 --> 00:10:11,219 Captain Benson, can I get a comment? 210 00:10:11,219 --> 00:10:12,220 No! 211 00:10:14,788 --> 00:10:16,703 If this city walked into a shrink's office, 212 00:10:16,703 --> 00:10:18,879 it'd be diagnosed borderline. 213 00:10:18,879 --> 00:10:21,098 Unstable personal relationships, 214 00:10:21,098 --> 00:10:24,885 distorted sense of self, strong emotional reactions. 215 00:10:24,885 --> 00:10:26,669 Bruno, you missed your calling in life. 216 00:10:26,669 --> 00:10:29,716 Did your friend send over the dressing room security cams? 217 00:10:29,716 --> 00:10:31,326 They don't have any in the dressing room, 218 00:10:31,326 --> 00:10:33,197 but we got this. 219 00:10:35,156 --> 00:10:36,505 So this is where Natalie comes out 220 00:10:36,505 --> 00:10:37,811 of the dressing area. 221 00:10:40,117 --> 00:10:42,119 He clocks her, then follows her, 222 00:10:42,119 --> 00:10:43,643 and then... - And then there's this. 223 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:47,124 [suspenseful music] 224 00:10:47,124 --> 00:10:50,954 225 00:10:50,954 --> 00:10:52,652 Bruno, freeze that. 226 00:10:54,305 --> 00:10:55,959 He pulls his mask off? 227 00:10:55,959 --> 00:10:58,222 I thought Natalie told you she didn't see the guy's face. 228 00:10:58,222 --> 00:11:00,050 - That's right. - Maybe she lied. 229 00:11:00,050 --> 00:11:02,052 Hold on, let's not get ahead of ourselves. 230 00:11:02,052 --> 00:11:03,401 Is this the best angle that we have? 231 00:11:03,401 --> 00:11:05,360 It's the only angle Major Case had. 232 00:11:06,970 --> 00:11:09,103 Okay. Do they have anything else? 233 00:11:09,103 --> 00:11:11,540 Yeah, TARU's been looking up the social media 234 00:11:11,540 --> 00:11:14,369 of the kids and found this. 235 00:11:14,369 --> 00:11:16,458 Here we are, we coming at you live. 236 00:11:16,458 --> 00:11:18,503 Heart of New York City, baby, me and the crew. 237 00:11:18,503 --> 00:11:20,027 We're doing it. We about to clean this... 238 00:11:20,027 --> 00:11:22,246 The kid recorded the whole thing. 239 00:11:22,246 --> 00:11:23,595 80,000 views. 240 00:11:23,595 --> 00:11:26,294 Whatever happened to the concept of omertà? 241 00:11:26,294 --> 00:11:28,992 You know we out here getting that group discount. 242 00:11:28,992 --> 00:11:30,864 - Yes, sir! - Wait, pause that. 243 00:11:33,518 --> 00:11:36,130 The other guy, that's-- 244 00:11:36,130 --> 00:11:37,784 that's the guy that pushed Natalie 245 00:11:37,784 --> 00:11:39,611 into the dressing room. 246 00:11:39,611 --> 00:11:40,961 Yeah, looks like it. 247 00:11:40,961 --> 00:11:43,311 Yeah, and them two are looking real buddy-buddy. 248 00:11:43,311 --> 00:11:45,792 Did TARU get a name on that social media account? 249 00:11:45,792 --> 00:11:48,490 Yeah, Travis Butler. Juvie record for assault. 250 00:11:48,490 --> 00:11:50,753 Bring him in. 251 00:11:50,753 --> 00:11:53,364 And find out how buddy-buddy they really are. 252 00:11:55,802 --> 00:11:56,759 [pounding on door] 253 00:11:56,759 --> 00:11:57,847 Travis Butler! 254 00:11:57,847 --> 00:11:59,719 Police, open up! 255 00:12:00,981 --> 00:12:02,722 Head up on the stairs. 256 00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:04,027 He's going out the back. 257 00:12:06,029 --> 00:12:07,857 Freeze, right there. 258 00:12:07,857 --> 00:12:09,163 Nice shirt. 259 00:12:09,163 --> 00:12:11,643 Travis Butler, you're under arrest. 260 00:12:11,643 --> 00:12:12,862 Arrested for what? What did I do? 261 00:12:12,862 --> 00:12:14,951 Posted a video of it, genius. 262 00:12:14,951 --> 00:12:16,387 Practically arrested yourself. 263 00:12:16,387 --> 00:12:19,086 I hope the clicks were worth it. 264 00:12:27,442 --> 00:12:29,313 Look, yo, yo, yo, yo. Look. 265 00:12:29,313 --> 00:12:30,967 All I took was this shirt, I told you. 266 00:12:30,967 --> 00:12:32,316 If you want the shirt, take it. 267 00:12:32,316 --> 00:12:35,493 Okay? Are we done here? 268 00:12:35,493 --> 00:12:36,668 [laughs] 269 00:12:36,668 --> 00:12:38,801 This isn't about what you stole. 270 00:12:38,801 --> 00:12:40,977 While I appreciate the admission of guilt, 271 00:12:40,977 --> 00:12:42,762 you know, it makes my job easier, 272 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:45,765 what I really wanna know is, do you recognize this woman? 273 00:12:45,765 --> 00:12:47,505 No. 274 00:12:47,505 --> 00:12:49,246 Well. 275 00:12:49,246 --> 00:12:50,682 What about her? 276 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:54,469 Look at her. 277 00:12:54,469 --> 00:12:56,210 One of your buddies did this to her. 278 00:12:59,343 --> 00:13:02,738 This is what you kids call a collab, right? 279 00:13:02,738 --> 00:13:04,261 Yo, he ain't no friend of mine. 280 00:13:04,261 --> 00:13:06,350 While you were making videos, 281 00:13:06,350 --> 00:13:07,612 he was sexually assaulting her. 282 00:13:11,660 --> 00:13:13,140 Look, no one was supposed to get hurt. 283 00:13:13,140 --> 00:13:15,185 We were just trying to-- - What? 284 00:13:15,185 --> 00:13:16,708 You were trying to what? 285 00:13:16,708 --> 00:13:18,014 We were trying to put food on the table. 286 00:13:18,014 --> 00:13:19,276 Oh, yeah? 287 00:13:19,276 --> 00:13:20,843 Tell me, where on the food pyramid 288 00:13:20,843 --> 00:13:22,149 can I find a Gucci shirt? 289 00:13:23,846 --> 00:13:25,630 Your friend's being sought for rape one. 290 00:13:25,630 --> 00:13:27,284 Look, I told you, he's not my friend. 291 00:13:27,284 --> 00:13:30,766 But you do know his name. 292 00:13:30,766 --> 00:13:33,725 [tense music] 293 00:13:33,725 --> 00:13:34,857 294 00:13:34,857 --> 00:13:36,337 What do I get? 295 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,343 Well, if you cooperate, 296 00:13:42,343 --> 00:13:45,476 we can make a deal for this little smash-and-grab. 297 00:13:45,476 --> 00:13:47,609 You might even get to keep your new shirt. 298 00:13:47,609 --> 00:13:50,220 Come on, help yourself out here. 299 00:13:52,701 --> 00:13:56,096 Yo, high-key, I only met him outside the store. 300 00:13:56,096 --> 00:14:00,752 Yo, high-key, you ever seen his face without a mask? 301 00:14:00,752 --> 00:14:01,753 No. 302 00:14:04,756 --> 00:14:06,628 I swear to God. 303 00:14:09,370 --> 00:14:10,980 Well, there you have it. He swears to God. 304 00:14:10,980 --> 00:14:13,417 - Never heard that one before. - So we book him on robbery. 305 00:14:13,417 --> 00:14:14,897 He'll be out on bail in less than 24 hours. 306 00:14:14,897 --> 00:14:16,681 He may be lying about not knowing the rapist, 307 00:14:16,681 --> 00:14:19,510 but I saw his face when he saw Natalie's photo. 308 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:21,077 He may not have known about the rape. 309 00:14:21,077 --> 00:14:23,471 Pull his calls and texts and put an unmarked car 310 00:14:23,471 --> 00:14:24,907 on him when he makes bail. 311 00:14:24,907 --> 00:14:26,343 Hold up, we may have another option. 312 00:14:26,343 --> 00:14:27,649 From your buddy at Major Case? 313 00:14:27,649 --> 00:14:28,955 They found these kids on Discord, 314 00:14:28,955 --> 00:14:30,478 monitored their chat, just finished a raid. 315 00:14:30,478 --> 00:14:32,132 - How many arrests? - 18 so far. 316 00:14:32,132 --> 00:14:33,307 All for robbery? 317 00:14:33,307 --> 00:14:34,656 Yeah, and with the Manhattan DA, 318 00:14:34,656 --> 00:14:36,527 they'll be out on bail as quick as Travis. 319 00:14:36,527 --> 00:14:39,574 Not if they're booked for sexual assault. 320 00:14:39,574 --> 00:14:42,925 See if Major Case can send over the male intake photos. 321 00:14:42,925 --> 00:14:45,493 Hold on, are you gonna take a run at all these guys? 322 00:14:45,493 --> 00:14:46,668 If it comes to that. 323 00:14:48,235 --> 00:14:50,193 Liv, no disrespect here, 324 00:14:50,193 --> 00:14:53,196 but this is starting to feel a little less about Natalie Ross 325 00:14:53,196 --> 00:14:54,545 and more about Maddie Flynn. 326 00:14:54,545 --> 00:14:56,112 I'm catching this guy. 327 00:14:56,112 --> 00:14:58,419 Liv, I'll pull an all-nighter with you if we have to. 328 00:14:58,419 --> 00:15:00,421 I appreciate that, Fin. 329 00:15:05,774 --> 00:15:08,908 So maybe Carisi is right, and maybe we should 330 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:13,869 narrow the pool into something more swimmable. 331 00:15:13,869 --> 00:15:18,221 So how about we bring in Jenny, we bring in Natalie, 332 00:15:18,221 --> 00:15:20,484 and we have them ID a mugshot? 333 00:15:20,484 --> 00:15:23,792 [suspenseful music] 334 00:15:23,792 --> 00:15:26,447 335 00:15:26,447 --> 00:15:28,405 That's him. That's the guy. 336 00:15:28,405 --> 00:15:30,059 You recognize him? 337 00:15:30,059 --> 00:15:32,888 Young, pimples, green eyes. 338 00:15:32,888 --> 00:15:35,586 After he groped me, I watched him take off his mask 339 00:15:35,586 --> 00:15:38,938 and try on a pair of Cartier sunglasses. 340 00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:40,374 I'm sure. 341 00:15:44,813 --> 00:15:46,597 I don't recognize any of these people. 342 00:15:46,597 --> 00:15:50,297 That's okay, Natalie. Just keep going. 343 00:15:50,297 --> 00:15:51,515 Sorry. 344 00:15:51,515 --> 00:15:53,953 My mind is still blank. 345 00:15:55,650 --> 00:15:59,045 So these men, they've all been arrested? 346 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:00,437 For what? 347 00:16:00,437 --> 00:16:01,656 Robbery. 348 00:16:03,049 --> 00:16:04,180 Are you sure they're guilty? 349 00:16:04,180 --> 00:16:05,790 Well, we have them on video, 350 00:16:05,790 --> 00:16:09,098 and they had the items in their possession from the store. 351 00:16:09,098 --> 00:16:11,144 Why? 352 00:16:11,144 --> 00:16:13,059 I just wanna be sure. 353 00:16:14,843 --> 00:16:18,194 Did you get any evidence from the rape kit I did? 354 00:16:18,194 --> 00:16:19,630 Uh, no. 355 00:16:19,630 --> 00:16:21,981 There was no DNA, which is not uncommon. 356 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:25,375 And it certainly doesn't mean that you weren't assaulted. 357 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:35,037 Natalie, are you sure that you didn't see his face? 358 00:16:36,517 --> 00:16:39,781 Natalie, we saw the video. 359 00:16:39,781 --> 00:16:42,044 He pushed you in the dressing room. 360 00:16:42,044 --> 00:16:46,005 And we don't want to retraumatize you, but... 361 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:50,270 it did look like he pulled his mask off. 362 00:16:50,270 --> 00:16:51,749 Oh. 363 00:16:51,749 --> 00:16:54,665 That doesn't mean that you saw his face. 364 00:16:54,665 --> 00:16:57,451 But we just want to be sure. 365 00:16:57,451 --> 00:17:00,106 I understand, but I'm just-- 366 00:17:00,106 --> 00:17:02,543 I'm not sure if I saw his face. 367 00:17:04,501 --> 00:17:06,938 Okay. 368 00:17:06,938 --> 00:17:08,766 [knock at door] 369 00:17:11,247 --> 00:17:12,857 Excuse me for a second. 370 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,080 What have we got? 371 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,474 Saleswoman from the store ID'd her groper. 372 00:17:20,474 --> 00:17:21,866 And? 373 00:17:21,866 --> 00:17:23,477 He's looking for some kind of deal. 374 00:17:23,477 --> 00:17:25,783 Says he's willing to give up their fence. 375 00:17:25,783 --> 00:17:29,178 So all of these kids sold their stuff to one guy? 376 00:17:29,178 --> 00:17:30,745 Mm-hmm. 377 00:17:30,745 --> 00:17:33,139 What could he possibly know about Natalie's rape? 378 00:17:33,139 --> 00:17:36,098 We won't know till we ask. 379 00:17:36,098 --> 00:17:37,752 Okay, bring him in. 380 00:17:39,710 --> 00:17:42,148 Look, you guys got me all wrong. 381 00:17:42,148 --> 00:17:43,627 I just resell the stuff. 382 00:17:43,627 --> 00:17:45,238 I don't steal it. Come on, man. 383 00:17:45,238 --> 00:17:47,153 I ain't no thief. - Relax, Crispy. 384 00:17:47,153 --> 00:17:48,850 We're not trying to jam you up. 385 00:17:48,850 --> 00:17:50,199 I'm sure you hear things from time to time 386 00:17:50,199 --> 00:17:52,071 as a middleman, though. 387 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:53,811 You hear anything about a rape 388 00:17:53,811 --> 00:17:55,857 during the latest smash-and-grab? 389 00:17:55,857 --> 00:17:57,467 Rape? Nah. 390 00:17:57,467 --> 00:17:59,687 But you know kids, they always chirp 391 00:17:59,687 --> 00:18:00,949 about one thing or another. 392 00:18:00,949 --> 00:18:03,212 Crispy. 393 00:18:03,212 --> 00:18:05,649 CSU's at your crib right now. 394 00:18:09,262 --> 00:18:10,567 All right, man, look. 395 00:18:10,567 --> 00:18:12,178 There's this one kid. 396 00:18:12,178 --> 00:18:14,223 Been bragging about how he grabbed more than clothes, 397 00:18:14,223 --> 00:18:16,791 you hear me? - We need a name. 398 00:18:16,791 --> 00:18:19,533 I ain't got a name. 399 00:18:19,533 --> 00:18:22,884 Man, don't look now, but you guys got company. 400 00:18:22,884 --> 00:18:25,713 [clamoring] 401 00:18:25,713 --> 00:18:28,585 [tense music] 402 00:18:28,585 --> 00:18:30,370 What the hell's going on? 403 00:18:30,370 --> 00:18:32,198 Hey! Don't move! 404 00:18:32,198 --> 00:18:34,678 Whoa, whoa, easy! You wanna wind up on YouTube? 405 00:18:39,379 --> 00:18:40,597 Call a 13! 406 00:18:40,597 --> 00:18:42,121 Backup's on the way! 407 00:18:43,296 --> 00:18:45,472 Drop the laptop! 408 00:18:45,472 --> 00:18:46,821 - Officer. - That's police property. 409 00:18:46,821 --> 00:18:48,953 Officer, lower your weapon. Officer Gomez! 410 00:18:48,953 --> 00:18:51,086 - Drop the laptop! - Lower your weapon. 411 00:18:51,086 --> 00:18:52,435 - Put down the laptop! - Listen to me! 412 00:18:52,435 --> 00:18:54,611 Lower your weapon now before someone gets hurt. 413 00:18:54,611 --> 00:18:56,091 These are teenagers. 414 00:18:56,091 --> 00:18:57,658 There's right and there's wrong. 415 00:18:57,658 --> 00:19:01,009 Nobody's getting shot here today, do you understand me? 416 00:19:01,009 --> 00:19:03,011 Guys, nobody fire. 417 00:19:03,011 --> 00:19:05,753 Guns down. Where is my backup? 418 00:19:10,149 --> 00:19:11,802 Yes, Chief, I know. 419 00:19:11,802 --> 00:19:13,326 Fin and I have already talked about it. 420 00:19:13,326 --> 00:19:16,242 We will stay up all night if we have to. 421 00:19:16,242 --> 00:19:18,461 Yes, it is getting wrapped up. 422 00:19:21,508 --> 00:19:23,684 I'll keep you posted. 423 00:19:23,684 --> 00:19:26,121 McGrath must be snapping a filament in his head. 424 00:19:26,121 --> 00:19:28,428 He already suspended the downstairs desk sergeant. 425 00:19:28,428 --> 00:19:30,212 - The guy was overwhelmed. - Hey. 426 00:19:30,212 --> 00:19:31,735 Oh, Carisi, you made it. 427 00:19:31,735 --> 00:19:33,650 It took me 20 minutes to get past security. 428 00:19:33,650 --> 00:19:37,437 NYPD always responds best after it's too late. 429 00:19:37,437 --> 00:19:38,525 You two okay? 430 00:19:38,525 --> 00:19:39,917 It could have been so much worse. 431 00:19:39,917 --> 00:19:41,354 Nobody got seriously hurt. 432 00:19:41,354 --> 00:19:43,530 Any idea what the hell they were after? 433 00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:45,227 Sending us a message. 434 00:19:45,227 --> 00:19:46,533 So how many arrests are you looking at? 435 00:19:46,533 --> 00:19:48,361 We collared eight kids. 436 00:19:48,361 --> 00:19:49,797 They're all being processed now. 437 00:19:49,797 --> 00:19:51,886 And guess who was one of them? 438 00:19:51,886 --> 00:19:53,366 Travis Butler. 439 00:19:53,366 --> 00:19:54,802 Travis Butler? 440 00:19:54,802 --> 00:19:57,196 The same Travis Butler who lied about being buddies 441 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:59,067 with Natalie's rapist? 442 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:01,548 So what is it, is he stupid? 443 00:20:01,548 --> 00:20:03,071 Uh, worse. 444 00:20:03,071 --> 00:20:05,204 He's an attention junkie. 445 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,336 Narcissism is a learning disability. 446 00:20:07,336 --> 00:20:09,773 Let me guess, he livestreamed his arrest, didn't he? 447 00:20:09,773 --> 00:20:12,167 And he would be livestreaming from Central Booking 448 00:20:12,167 --> 00:20:13,299 if they didn't take his phone. 449 00:20:13,299 --> 00:20:15,910 So we have some leverage. 450 00:20:15,910 --> 00:20:17,651 A lot more than we did before. 451 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:23,396 You think looting a precinct was my idea? 452 00:20:23,396 --> 00:20:25,267 Why were you even involved in this? 453 00:20:25,267 --> 00:20:26,660 You were out on bail. 454 00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:28,923 What, are you collecting violations for fun? 455 00:20:28,923 --> 00:20:30,881 100,000 hits on my livestream. 456 00:20:30,881 --> 00:20:32,231 Well, I hope it was worth it. 457 00:20:32,231 --> 00:20:33,623 You're looking at grand larceny, 458 00:20:33,623 --> 00:20:35,930 tampering with evidence, destruction of property. 459 00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:37,453 At least half a dozen felonies. 460 00:20:37,453 --> 00:20:40,239 Including obstruction, that's a long list, Travis. 461 00:20:40,239 --> 00:20:41,936 That's serious time. - What? 462 00:20:41,936 --> 00:20:44,547 But you still got a chance to help yourself out here. 463 00:20:44,547 --> 00:20:46,114 How am I gonna do that? 464 00:20:46,114 --> 00:20:48,247 Well, if you ever wanna walk the streets again 465 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:50,336 without an adult diaper on... 466 00:20:51,641 --> 00:20:53,295 Tell us who this is. 467 00:20:55,732 --> 00:20:57,299 We've been over this. I don't know who that is. 468 00:20:57,299 --> 00:20:59,519 All right, stop it. I'm sick of this. 469 00:20:59,519 --> 00:21:02,261 What is it gonna take for you to tell us the truth? 470 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:03,392 Is this guy threatening you? 471 00:21:03,392 --> 00:21:05,742 We can offer you protection. - No. 472 00:21:08,179 --> 00:21:10,704 I've known him since fifth grade, okay? 473 00:21:10,704 --> 00:21:14,142 He raped an innocent woman, Travis. 474 00:21:14,142 --> 00:21:17,450 You got a sister. 475 00:21:17,450 --> 00:21:20,017 What would you do, someone did that to her? 476 00:21:20,017 --> 00:21:23,107 [suspenseful music] 477 00:21:23,107 --> 00:21:25,458 I'd kill him. 478 00:21:25,458 --> 00:21:27,677 So how about you just tell us his name? 479 00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:32,421 Come on. 480 00:21:32,421 --> 00:21:35,337 Help us get justice for Natalie here. 481 00:21:35,337 --> 00:21:40,037 And as an added bonus, you get to save your own ass. 482 00:21:43,911 --> 00:21:45,956 His name's Jay Watson. 483 00:21:45,956 --> 00:21:52,789 484 00:22:00,406 --> 00:22:02,233 We wired Travis last night, 485 00:22:02,233 --> 00:22:03,931 set him up with his friend Jay here. 486 00:22:03,931 --> 00:22:05,541 What exactly did he say? 487 00:22:05,541 --> 00:22:07,500 Did he admit to raping Natalie? 488 00:22:07,500 --> 00:22:09,850 Closest he got was admitting taking something 489 00:22:09,850 --> 00:22:11,025 that didn't belong to him. 490 00:22:11,025 --> 00:22:12,461 Not his shirt, something else. 491 00:22:12,461 --> 00:22:14,333 It's not exactly an ironclad confession. 492 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:16,726 Natalie's still shaky on the ID? 493 00:22:16,726 --> 00:22:18,162 And nothing on the rape kit? 494 00:22:18,162 --> 00:22:19,338 No DNA. 495 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:20,513 Maybe he wore a condom. 496 00:22:20,513 --> 00:22:22,515 Kid's not exactly a planner. 497 00:22:22,515 --> 00:22:23,994 And you didn't recover anything else from the scene? 498 00:22:23,994 --> 00:22:25,082 Okay, so I can tell by your tone 499 00:22:25,082 --> 00:22:26,127 that we're gonna need more. 500 00:22:26,127 --> 00:22:27,694 Well, I'd love a confession, 501 00:22:27,694 --> 00:22:30,784 but let's start with a corporeal ID from Natalie. 502 00:22:30,784 --> 00:22:32,351 I'll go talk to her. 503 00:22:34,265 --> 00:22:36,224 You found the man who assaulted me? 504 00:22:36,224 --> 00:22:39,575 We have a suspect, yes. 505 00:22:39,575 --> 00:22:41,142 - Did he say he did it? - No. 506 00:22:41,142 --> 00:22:44,232 But we do have other evidence. 507 00:22:44,232 --> 00:22:48,062 But we still need you to make an ID. 508 00:22:48,062 --> 00:22:50,064 I told you, I didn't get a good look. 509 00:22:50,064 --> 00:22:53,110 I understand. Right. 510 00:22:53,110 --> 00:22:56,853 Natalie, nobody is gonna pressure you either way. 511 00:22:59,769 --> 00:23:02,642 So how about I just walk you through it? 512 00:23:02,642 --> 00:23:03,904 Okay. 513 00:23:03,904 --> 00:23:06,210 So you're gonna see a lineup of six men. 514 00:23:06,210 --> 00:23:08,387 They will not be able to see you. 515 00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:12,434 And you look at their faces and look at their eyes. 516 00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:14,654 And if you recognize the man-- 517 00:23:14,654 --> 00:23:16,220 What if I don't recognize him? 518 00:23:16,220 --> 00:23:19,223 Well, if you don't, you don't. 519 00:23:19,223 --> 00:23:22,705 Natalie, I'm not gonna ask you to do anything 520 00:23:22,705 --> 00:23:25,186 that you're not comfortable with. 521 00:23:25,186 --> 00:23:32,367 522 00:23:35,501 --> 00:23:37,241 Do you see him, Natalie? 523 00:23:48,296 --> 00:23:49,340 Yeah. 524 00:23:49,340 --> 00:23:50,733 Which one? 525 00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:54,955 Number three. 526 00:23:54,955 --> 00:23:56,260 Number three? 527 00:23:56,260 --> 00:23:57,958 You're sure that's the man who raped you? 528 00:23:57,958 --> 00:23:59,350 Hold on. 529 00:23:59,350 --> 00:24:01,483 Take as much time as you need. 530 00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:03,833 Natalie, look at his eyes. - I don't need to. 531 00:24:03,833 --> 00:24:05,487 I know I told you before 532 00:24:05,487 --> 00:24:08,490 that I wasn't sure before, but... 533 00:24:11,667 --> 00:24:14,322 I am now. That's him, number three. 534 00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:18,021 [knocking on glass] 535 00:24:18,021 --> 00:24:19,675 Let me get you a car. 536 00:24:22,417 --> 00:24:24,027 I need to talk to my client. 537 00:24:24,027 --> 00:24:26,508 Well, the main subject better be about a plea, Mr. Carter. 538 00:24:26,508 --> 00:24:27,988 Not in the habit of taking a plea 539 00:24:27,988 --> 00:24:29,816 when your main witness took a plea himself. 540 00:24:29,816 --> 00:24:31,600 And there's no physical evidence. 541 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,385 And your so-called victim changes her mind with the wind. 542 00:24:34,385 --> 00:24:36,344 You two done? 543 00:24:39,956 --> 00:24:41,436 Carisi, talk to me. 544 00:24:41,436 --> 00:24:42,829 Oh, I'd never say this directly to his face, 545 00:24:42,829 --> 00:24:44,178 but I agree with Carter. 546 00:24:44,178 --> 00:24:45,701 - Natalie ID'd Jay. - Today she did. 547 00:24:45,701 --> 00:24:47,137 But at the hospital, she said she 548 00:24:47,137 --> 00:24:48,356 didn't get a good look at him. 549 00:24:48,356 --> 00:24:51,315 Okay. So what exactly do you need? 550 00:24:51,315 --> 00:24:53,013 Evidence, DNA. 551 00:24:53,013 --> 00:24:55,363 Everything that Carter just listed, that's what I need. 552 00:24:55,363 --> 00:24:57,408 Look, I know you didn't get DNA off the kit, 553 00:24:57,408 --> 00:24:59,280 but you're telling me that there's no DNA 554 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:00,542 anywhere in that dressing room? 555 00:25:00,542 --> 00:25:02,457 We've gone over it. 556 00:25:02,457 --> 00:25:03,676 Come on, we're missing something here. 557 00:25:03,676 --> 00:25:05,025 You ran her clothes? - Yes. 558 00:25:05,025 --> 00:25:07,027 Even the bathing suit that she was wearing. 559 00:25:07,027 --> 00:25:08,202 - And? - Came back clean. 560 00:25:08,202 --> 00:25:11,988 Oh, my God. 561 00:25:11,988 --> 00:25:13,686 The liner. 562 00:25:13,686 --> 00:25:15,252 The what? 563 00:25:15,252 --> 00:25:17,994 There's hygienic liner in every female 564 00:25:17,994 --> 00:25:20,344 bathing suit that is sold. - There is? 565 00:25:20,344 --> 00:25:22,521 And if it is removed, then you cannot 566 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:23,870 return the bathing suit. 567 00:25:23,870 --> 00:25:25,741 And Natalie never even got that far. 568 00:25:25,741 --> 00:25:29,658 Velasco, when you bagged the bathing suit, did you see it? 569 00:25:29,658 --> 00:25:31,791 Did you find it? - No. 570 00:25:31,791 --> 00:25:33,532 Maybe it fell off. 571 00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:36,012 It wasn't part of her rape kit, but if it was there, 572 00:25:36,012 --> 00:25:37,710 I would think CSU picked it up. 573 00:25:37,710 --> 00:25:41,627 I would think, but if it's a male CSU tech, then-- 574 00:25:41,627 --> 00:25:43,716 he may not have known what it was. 575 00:25:43,716 --> 00:25:48,938 576 00:25:52,942 --> 00:25:54,814 Captain Benson, can you explain 577 00:25:54,814 --> 00:25:56,598 what this is to the jury, please? 578 00:25:56,598 --> 00:25:59,296 It's a hygienic bathing suit liner. 579 00:25:59,296 --> 00:26:03,823 CSU failed to bag it at the scene of Natalie's assault. 580 00:26:03,823 --> 00:26:06,303 It was found subsequently, and then the lab 581 00:26:06,303 --> 00:26:09,350 managed to recover Jay Watson's DNA from it. 582 00:26:09,350 --> 00:26:12,266 And in your opinion, why was it not still attached 583 00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:13,963 to the bathing suit Ms. Ross was wearing 584 00:26:13,963 --> 00:26:15,269 when she was taken to the hospital? 585 00:26:15,269 --> 00:26:17,619 Objection. 586 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:19,490 I'll allow. 587 00:26:19,490 --> 00:26:23,451 Well, most likely it came off during her brutal attack. 588 00:26:23,451 --> 00:26:25,671 - Your Honor-- - Watch yourself, Captain. 589 00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:28,761 Nothing further. 590 00:26:30,719 --> 00:26:33,069 Your witness, Mr. Carter. 591 00:26:33,069 --> 00:26:34,810 Captain, when was the bathing suit 592 00:26:34,810 --> 00:26:37,247 Ms. Ross was wearing tested? 593 00:26:37,247 --> 00:26:39,162 Immediately, as part of her rape kit. 594 00:26:39,162 --> 00:26:41,817 And what were the results of that? 595 00:26:41,817 --> 00:26:43,645 No traces of DNA, correct? 596 00:26:43,645 --> 00:26:44,864 That is correct. However-- 597 00:26:44,864 --> 00:26:46,822 Where was this liner tested again? 598 00:26:46,822 --> 00:26:48,215 A few days later. 599 00:26:48,215 --> 00:26:51,740 So you already collected and tested everything 600 00:26:51,740 --> 00:26:53,133 you thought was relevant. 601 00:26:53,133 --> 00:26:56,005 Then you suddenly happen upon 602 00:26:56,005 --> 00:26:57,485 this linchpin piece of evidence? 603 00:26:57,485 --> 00:27:01,141 Which is not uncommon at all. 604 00:27:01,141 --> 00:27:03,839 Evidence is collected separately all the time. 605 00:27:03,839 --> 00:27:06,581 Collected or manufactured? 606 00:27:06,581 --> 00:27:08,801 Mr. Carter. 607 00:27:08,801 --> 00:27:12,500 You mentioned the word "brutality" before. 608 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:14,981 Police have their own form of brutality. 609 00:27:14,981 --> 00:27:18,245 Don't they? - Objection. 610 00:27:18,245 --> 00:27:20,247 Withdrawn. 611 00:27:20,247 --> 00:27:23,554 [tense music] 612 00:27:23,554 --> 00:27:29,517 613 00:27:31,432 --> 00:27:33,695 Brooke. 614 00:27:33,695 --> 00:27:36,176 How are you holding up? 615 00:27:36,176 --> 00:27:37,351 Not great. 616 00:27:37,351 --> 00:27:38,700 I was up all night with Natalie. 617 00:27:38,700 --> 00:27:40,659 She was inconsolable. 618 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,225 That's understandable. 619 00:27:42,225 --> 00:27:45,838 Look, when a person goes through a trauma like that, 620 00:27:45,838 --> 00:27:48,579 they can end up in a very vulnerable state. 621 00:27:48,579 --> 00:27:51,844 Yeah, it wasn't about that. 622 00:27:51,844 --> 00:27:53,454 Okay, then what? 623 00:27:55,586 --> 00:27:57,980 We're acutely aware of the systemic inequities 624 00:27:57,980 --> 00:28:00,243 that exist within the criminal justice system. 625 00:28:01,505 --> 00:28:03,986 - You mean for people like Jay. - Yeah. 626 00:28:03,986 --> 00:28:07,337 Our concern is that he might not receive a fair trial. 627 00:28:09,992 --> 00:28:13,082 Well, I can't deny that 628 00:28:13,082 --> 00:28:14,997 there's a history of racial bias. 629 00:28:14,997 --> 00:28:16,825 It's certainly not a perfect system. 630 00:28:16,825 --> 00:28:18,958 How do you do this every day? 631 00:28:22,091 --> 00:28:27,618 My focus, my priority 632 00:28:27,618 --> 00:28:29,882 is on healing. 633 00:28:33,842 --> 00:28:36,236 So I do what I can. 634 00:28:39,282 --> 00:28:41,763 When does Natalie actually have to take the stand? 635 00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:42,982 She's up next. 636 00:28:42,982 --> 00:28:49,597 637 00:28:54,602 --> 00:28:56,038 Hey, Natalie. 638 00:28:56,038 --> 00:28:59,781 So I talked to Brooke. 639 00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:01,783 Is everything okay? 640 00:29:01,783 --> 00:29:02,828 Yeah, I'm fine. 641 00:29:02,828 --> 00:29:04,307 It's just been a long day. 642 00:29:04,307 --> 00:29:07,702 Yeah, it has been, but it's almost over, Natalie. 643 00:29:07,702 --> 00:29:09,182 Natalie. 644 00:29:12,141 --> 00:29:14,840 Are you sure that you're okay? 645 00:29:16,363 --> 00:29:18,147 Yeah. 646 00:29:18,147 --> 00:29:21,324 Councilor, your next witness. 647 00:29:21,324 --> 00:29:22,499 Okay. 648 00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:23,805 Do I have time to use the bathroom? 649 00:29:23,805 --> 00:29:25,198 Yes, of course. 650 00:29:31,204 --> 00:29:32,596 Tell me that she's just nervous. 651 00:29:32,596 --> 00:29:34,685 I'm starting to think that I drove her too hard, 652 00:29:34,685 --> 00:29:36,905 you know, for my own reasons. 653 00:29:36,905 --> 00:29:38,428 You mean Maddie Flynn? 654 00:29:42,084 --> 00:29:43,825 I chased an energy drink truck 655 00:29:43,825 --> 00:29:47,176 down the street the other day, and I thought that I saw her. 656 00:29:47,176 --> 00:29:50,658 Listen, you are gonna close that case. 657 00:29:50,658 --> 00:29:52,616 You are gonna feel the pleasure of slapping 658 00:29:52,616 --> 00:29:53,922 the cuffs on her abductor. 659 00:29:53,922 --> 00:29:57,578 - You don't know that. - I know you. 660 00:29:57,578 --> 00:29:59,841 You will. 661 00:29:59,841 --> 00:30:01,321 So you don't think I'm crazy? 662 00:30:01,321 --> 00:30:03,323 We work in the criminal justice system. 663 00:30:03,323 --> 00:30:04,585 We're all a little bit crazy. 664 00:30:06,543 --> 00:30:08,241 Let's focus on the perp we have in front of us. 665 00:30:08,241 --> 00:30:10,591 Let's put him behind bars. 666 00:30:10,591 --> 00:30:12,593 And then I'm gonna take you out for a drink. 667 00:30:17,250 --> 00:30:18,686 Come on. 668 00:30:21,297 --> 00:30:23,909 He pushed me back into the dressing room. 669 00:30:23,909 --> 00:30:27,042 And I-I... 670 00:30:27,042 --> 00:30:28,435 just froze. 671 00:30:32,091 --> 00:30:33,527 I gave up. 672 00:30:36,443 --> 00:30:39,794 He pulled my bathing suit bottom, uh, 673 00:30:39,794 --> 00:30:42,579 off to the side and raped me. 674 00:30:42,579 --> 00:30:43,580 Thank you, Natalie. 675 00:30:43,580 --> 00:30:45,539 I know this isn't easy. 676 00:30:45,539 --> 00:30:48,759 Earlier, you testified that you ID'd your assailant 677 00:30:48,759 --> 00:30:50,326 in an NYPD lineup. 678 00:30:51,937 --> 00:30:53,416 Yes. 679 00:30:53,416 --> 00:30:57,420 Can you ID your assailant now for the jury? 680 00:31:01,163 --> 00:31:07,430 681 00:31:07,430 --> 00:31:10,042 Natalie, can you identify your rapist? 682 00:31:19,747 --> 00:31:22,619 Ms. Ross, are you able to answer the question? 683 00:31:26,188 --> 00:31:29,322 [indistinct chatter] 684 00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:32,934 Order. [gavel pounds] 685 00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:34,718 Order. 686 00:31:34,718 --> 00:31:37,286 Your Honor, I need a recess. 687 00:31:37,286 --> 00:31:40,202 You have 15 minutes, Mr. Carisi. 688 00:31:40,202 --> 00:31:47,383 689 00:31:58,699 --> 00:32:00,048 - Natalie. - I'm sorry. 690 00:32:00,048 --> 00:32:01,093 It's okay. 691 00:32:01,093 --> 00:32:02,703 Just tell us what happened. 692 00:32:02,703 --> 00:32:05,184 I just looked at him in front of me, and his-- 693 00:32:05,184 --> 00:32:07,273 his suit jacket barely fit. 694 00:32:07,273 --> 00:32:09,449 Natalie, I wanna give you the benefit of the doubt here, 695 00:32:09,449 --> 00:32:11,016 but I gotta say, this is the first time 696 00:32:11,016 --> 00:32:13,235 I've had a case blow up on me because of tailoring. 697 00:32:13,235 --> 00:32:15,498 What--what is going on? 698 00:32:20,373 --> 00:32:23,115 You know, my parents are a bit religious. 699 00:32:23,115 --> 00:32:25,421 And they used to foster children. 700 00:32:25,421 --> 00:32:29,425 And my brother Yves, he's from Cameroon. 701 00:32:29,425 --> 00:32:32,820 We were around 12 in a drugstore with my mom, 702 00:32:32,820 --> 00:32:36,258 you know, just running around, and, uh... 703 00:32:38,304 --> 00:32:40,045 I dared him to steal a pack of gum. 704 00:32:40,045 --> 00:32:41,350 Okay. 705 00:32:41,350 --> 00:32:42,569 Cops show up. 706 00:32:42,569 --> 00:32:44,092 They send me home with a warning. 707 00:32:44,092 --> 00:32:47,443 - He gets arrested. - Spent the night in juvie. 708 00:32:47,443 --> 00:32:49,184 And for what? 709 00:32:49,184 --> 00:32:52,318 Natalie, what you're talking about is apples and oranges. 710 00:32:52,318 --> 00:32:54,146 Not for Yves. 711 00:32:54,146 --> 00:32:55,974 He had a record. 712 00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:58,541 Which only further pushed him down a path 713 00:32:58,541 --> 00:33:00,587 in the opposite direction of reform. 714 00:33:00,587 --> 00:33:03,198 How can you justify that? - We can't. 715 00:33:03,198 --> 00:33:04,808 We can't. 716 00:33:04,808 --> 00:33:09,639 That never should have happened to your brother, okay? 717 00:33:09,639 --> 00:33:12,512 But Natalie, Jay Watson raped you. 718 00:33:12,512 --> 00:33:14,470 [apprehensive music] 719 00:33:14,470 --> 00:33:16,385 Do you think I forgot? 720 00:33:16,385 --> 00:33:17,952 How could I? 721 00:33:17,952 --> 00:33:21,825 This entire trial has been an exercise in reminding me. 722 00:33:21,825 --> 00:33:24,045 And this is your chance to do something about it. 723 00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:27,266 I am going to, believe me. 724 00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:28,441 Because I can. 725 00:33:28,441 --> 00:33:30,225 I can afford therapy. 726 00:33:30,225 --> 00:33:31,531 I have that luxury. 727 00:33:31,531 --> 00:33:34,055 And maybe, one day... 728 00:33:36,188 --> 00:33:38,451 I'll be okay. 729 00:33:38,451 --> 00:33:45,110 But if that teenager goes to prison? 730 00:33:45,110 --> 00:33:47,677 He may not be. 731 00:33:47,677 --> 00:33:49,114 Ever. 732 00:33:49,114 --> 00:33:55,294 733 00:33:55,294 --> 00:33:57,992 [crying] I don't want that. 734 00:33:57,992 --> 00:33:59,994 Natalie, wait. 735 00:34:06,348 --> 00:34:07,828 Hey, Natalie. 736 00:34:10,265 --> 00:34:12,833 I get that this is personal for you, 737 00:34:12,833 --> 00:34:16,619 but I think that you're doing the wrong thing 738 00:34:16,619 --> 00:34:19,579 for the right reason. 739 00:34:19,579 --> 00:34:21,407 Jay Watson is a criminal. 740 00:34:21,407 --> 00:34:23,017 He's only 18. 741 00:34:23,017 --> 00:34:24,627 He's not anything yet. 742 00:34:24,627 --> 00:34:27,935 He saw a chance to victimize you and he took it. 743 00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:34,159 You know, I have a lot of admiration for you. 744 00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:38,554 I admire your fairness and your thoughtfulness. 745 00:34:38,554 --> 00:34:40,600 I am just trying to do what is right. 746 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,602 And you are. 747 00:34:42,602 --> 00:34:44,691 It was right of you to point out 748 00:34:44,691 --> 00:34:47,868 that justice, real justice, 749 00:34:47,868 --> 00:34:50,871 should emphasize rehabilitation. 750 00:34:50,871 --> 00:34:54,266 I feel guilty for what happened to my brother. 751 00:34:54,266 --> 00:34:56,050 I know you do. 752 00:34:56,050 --> 00:35:00,620 And I stand by whatever decision you make. 753 00:35:00,620 --> 00:35:03,449 But the answer is not to swing the pendulum 754 00:35:03,449 --> 00:35:06,147 too far in the other direction. 755 00:35:10,499 --> 00:35:13,067 I hope you know that I wouldn't be here 756 00:35:13,067 --> 00:35:16,462 if I didn't think that a fair trial was possible. 757 00:35:18,725 --> 00:35:22,163 And I'm not asking you to trust the system, Natalie. 758 00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:26,211 I'm asking you to trust me. 759 00:35:26,211 --> 00:35:33,174 760 00:35:37,135 --> 00:35:38,484 [gasps] 761 00:35:38,484 --> 00:35:42,052 [panting] 762 00:35:44,664 --> 00:35:46,622 Where's your witness, Mr. Carisi? 763 00:35:46,622 --> 00:35:48,624 She'll be here, Your Honor. Just a few more minutes. 764 00:35:57,503 --> 00:35:59,505 Your Honor, the people call Natalie Ross 765 00:35:59,505 --> 00:36:01,463 back to the stand. 766 00:36:07,295 --> 00:36:08,949 Ms. Ross. 767 00:36:08,949 --> 00:36:11,691 The last time you were on the stand, 768 00:36:11,691 --> 00:36:15,129 you didn't ID your assailant. 769 00:36:15,129 --> 00:36:18,088 Can you point out your assailant for the jury now? 770 00:36:25,052 --> 00:36:26,271 That's him. 771 00:36:26,271 --> 00:36:27,968 Jay Watson. 772 00:36:27,968 --> 00:36:32,842 And why did you refuse to ID him earlier? 773 00:36:32,842 --> 00:36:36,237 As a victim of a crime, 774 00:36:36,237 --> 00:36:37,934 my decision not to testify 775 00:36:37,934 --> 00:36:41,590 was rooted in a familial trauma 776 00:36:41,590 --> 00:36:47,248 that goes beyond the immediate circumstances of Jay's crime. 777 00:36:47,248 --> 00:36:48,249 Thank you. 778 00:36:49,729 --> 00:36:51,078 Nothing further. 779 00:36:54,864 --> 00:36:57,650 This all sounds very noble, 780 00:36:57,650 --> 00:37:00,261 but did you come to this epiphany on your own? 781 00:37:01,610 --> 00:37:03,177 Yes. 782 00:37:03,177 --> 00:37:06,963 You didn't speak to anyone after testifying? 783 00:37:06,963 --> 00:37:08,138 No, I did. 784 00:37:08,138 --> 00:37:11,359 Mr. Carisi and Captain Benson from SVU. 785 00:37:11,359 --> 00:37:15,320 Oh, so after not ID'ing my client, you left the court, 786 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,147 spoke to the prosecutor, 787 00:37:17,147 --> 00:37:18,932 and spoke to the lead criminal investigator, 788 00:37:18,932 --> 00:37:21,630 and now, all of a sudden, the man sitting next to me 789 00:37:21,630 --> 00:37:23,937 is the one who raped you. 790 00:37:23,937 --> 00:37:25,025 He is. 791 00:37:25,025 --> 00:37:27,027 Well, I am glad that you were able 792 00:37:27,027 --> 00:37:29,247 to unburden yourself, Ms. Ross. 793 00:37:30,944 --> 00:37:34,861 But white guilt cannot and should not dictate 794 00:37:34,861 --> 00:37:36,558 my client's actual guilt. 795 00:37:36,558 --> 00:37:37,864 Objection. 796 00:37:37,864 --> 00:37:39,866 - Sustained. - I made a mistake. 797 00:37:39,866 --> 00:37:41,650 There are so many people in prison 798 00:37:41,650 --> 00:37:42,912 who don't deserve to be there. 799 00:37:42,912 --> 00:37:44,697 How sure are you that Jay Watson isn't 800 00:37:44,697 --> 00:37:46,176 just another one of them? 801 00:37:46,176 --> 00:37:48,048 The only thing I am sure about, Mr. Carter, 802 00:37:48,048 --> 00:37:49,658 is that your client raped me! 803 00:37:49,658 --> 00:37:52,618 [tense music] 804 00:37:52,618 --> 00:37:59,799 805 00:38:14,727 --> 00:38:16,294 [knock at door] 806 00:38:18,339 --> 00:38:19,601 Mr. Carter. 807 00:38:19,601 --> 00:38:20,820 Hope I'm not interrupting. 808 00:38:20,820 --> 00:38:22,996 I'm just working on my closing arguments. 809 00:38:22,996 --> 00:38:26,086 Yeah, well, you can take the night off. 810 00:38:26,086 --> 00:38:28,262 My client changed his mind about a plea. 811 00:38:28,262 --> 00:38:30,351 Oh, really? 812 00:38:30,351 --> 00:38:33,485 I got his DNA, the vic ID'd him in open court. 813 00:38:33,485 --> 00:38:34,747 What makes your client think 814 00:38:34,747 --> 00:38:35,922 that I'm still even open to a plea? 815 00:38:35,922 --> 00:38:38,141 You can ask him yourself. 816 00:38:51,677 --> 00:38:54,375 I'm listening, Mr. Carter. 817 00:38:54,375 --> 00:38:55,724 Go ahead, Jay. 818 00:38:58,466 --> 00:39:00,686 That girl, Natalie. 819 00:39:02,601 --> 00:39:04,559 I did what she said. 820 00:39:04,559 --> 00:39:06,996 She ain't lying. 821 00:39:06,996 --> 00:39:08,389 Okay. 822 00:39:08,389 --> 00:39:15,353 823 00:39:16,745 --> 00:39:18,617 I took something. 824 00:39:18,617 --> 00:39:20,183 Something I can't give back. 825 00:39:22,229 --> 00:39:24,449 It was just supposed to be a robbery. 826 00:39:24,449 --> 00:39:28,148 But when I saw her-- 827 00:39:28,148 --> 00:39:32,761 my whole life, nobody paid attention to anything I did. 828 00:39:32,761 --> 00:39:35,895 Not at home, not at school. 829 00:39:35,895 --> 00:39:40,639 Always felt kind of invisible, you know? 830 00:39:40,639 --> 00:39:43,381 So why would this be any different? 831 00:39:46,601 --> 00:39:50,083 What I did to Natalie... 832 00:39:50,083 --> 00:39:52,346 I did. 833 00:39:52,346 --> 00:39:54,043 Changed her life forever. 834 00:39:56,959 --> 00:40:02,487 So I guess I finally learned my lesson. 835 00:40:02,487 --> 00:40:04,271 Just too late. 836 00:40:09,363 --> 00:40:11,844 It's never too late, Mr. Watson. 837 00:40:14,455 --> 00:40:16,457 You'll do time. 838 00:40:16,457 --> 00:40:18,111 But not your whole life. 839 00:40:18,111 --> 00:40:20,156 When you get out, you'll still have some runway ahead of you. 840 00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:24,944 And taking responsibility for what you did 841 00:40:24,944 --> 00:40:26,859 is only the first step. 842 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:32,386 Let's speak to Ms. Ross. 843 00:40:32,386 --> 00:40:38,914 844 00:40:42,570 --> 00:40:44,137 So he took a plea, huh? 845 00:40:44,137 --> 00:40:47,053 - I'm surprised as you are. - Well, great work, Counselor. 846 00:40:47,053 --> 00:40:49,664 - Justice was done. - It was. 847 00:40:49,664 --> 00:40:51,710 Today. 848 00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:53,363 But not for Maddie? 849 00:40:53,363 --> 00:40:55,931 How am I supposed to go and live a normal life 850 00:40:55,931 --> 00:40:57,629 knowing that she's out there somewhere? 851 00:40:57,629 --> 00:40:58,934 You call any of this normal? 852 00:40:58,934 --> 00:41:00,849 Come on, let me buy you that drink. 853 00:41:00,849 --> 00:41:02,982 I will. 854 00:41:02,982 --> 00:41:05,071 But only if you help me read through 855 00:41:05,071 --> 00:41:07,987 a behavioral analysis profile of the kidnapper. 856 00:41:07,987 --> 00:41:09,554 You've got a strange way of getting cheered up, 857 00:41:09,554 --> 00:41:10,729 you know that? 858 00:41:10,729 --> 00:41:17,910 859 00:41:26,396 --> 00:41:29,312 [dramatic music] 860 00:41:29,312 --> 00:41:36,319 861 00:41:56,383 --> 00:41:59,342 [wolf howls]