1 00:00:04,091 --> 00:00:04,308 . 2 00:00:04,352 --> 00:00:06,049 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:06,093 --> 00:00:07,355 sexually based offenses 4 00:00:07,398 --> 00:00:09,661 are considered especially heinous. 5 00:00:09,705 --> 00:00:12,229 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 6 00:00:12,273 --> 00:00:14,014 who investigate these vicious felonies 7 00:00:14,057 --> 00:00:15,493 are members of an elite squad 8 00:00:15,537 --> 00:00:17,365 known as the Special Victims Unit. 9 00:00:17,408 --> 00:00:19,193 These are their stories. 10 00:00:20,324 --> 00:00:23,501 [light music] 11 00:00:23,545 --> 00:00:26,983 ♪ 12 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:28,419 - Wow. 13 00:00:28,463 --> 00:00:31,857 This is a blast from the past. 14 00:00:31,901 --> 00:00:33,163 Where did you find this? 15 00:00:33,207 --> 00:00:34,251 - The cloud. 16 00:00:34,295 --> 00:00:36,210 It's for a class project. 17 00:00:36,253 --> 00:00:37,820 "Where it began, where it is now." 18 00:00:37,863 --> 00:00:39,126 - Mm. 19 00:00:39,169 --> 00:00:40,605 - I can't believe you said I was good. 20 00:00:40,649 --> 00:00:43,086 - You were good. 21 00:00:43,130 --> 00:00:45,523 You know, I think there's an even older one. 22 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:46,350 - It's okay. 23 00:00:46,394 --> 00:00:48,744 We gotta go anyway. 24 00:00:50,311 --> 00:00:51,964 - You wanna tell me what's going on? 25 00:00:52,008 --> 00:00:55,011 - It's a surprise for Mother's Day. 26 00:00:55,055 --> 00:01:00,538 ♪ 27 00:01:00,582 --> 00:01:04,151 - That's me, Mommy, and Daddy. 28 00:01:04,194 --> 00:01:06,762 - Well, that's a nice Mother's Day card. 29 00:01:06,805 --> 00:01:10,766 And is that your sister, Elizabeth, by herself? 30 00:01:10,809 --> 00:01:12,202 I thought you liked her. 31 00:01:12,246 --> 00:01:15,858 - I do, but Beth is away. 32 00:01:15,901 --> 00:01:18,078 It's been a really long time. 33 00:01:18,121 --> 00:01:21,081 Since last Sunday. 34 00:01:21,124 --> 00:01:23,170 - Away? Where'd she go? 35 00:01:23,213 --> 00:01:25,215 - Someplace far. 36 00:01:25,259 --> 00:01:26,782 With Luke. 37 00:01:26,825 --> 00:01:28,131 - Luke? 38 00:01:28,175 --> 00:01:30,916 Is he a relative? 39 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:33,571 - No, but he's a grown-up. 40 00:01:33,615 --> 00:01:36,183 Mommy and Daddy said she's fine, 41 00:01:36,226 --> 00:01:40,100 but I don't think she's ever coming back. 42 00:01:40,143 --> 00:01:43,842 ♪ 43 00:01:43,886 --> 00:01:45,279 - The principal called her parents, 44 00:01:45,322 --> 00:01:47,585 but they insisted she was in bed with the flu. 45 00:01:47,629 --> 00:01:50,371 - But her little brother said that she was gone. 46 00:01:50,414 --> 00:01:52,329 - Yeah, since last weekend. 47 00:01:52,373 --> 00:01:55,115 He said she left with a man named Luke. 48 00:01:55,158 --> 00:01:56,768 - Who's Luke? - The parents say 49 00:01:56,812 --> 00:02:00,250 it's Elijah's imaginary friend, but he's not that kind of kid. 50 00:02:00,294 --> 00:02:02,513 Something's off. 51 00:02:05,299 --> 00:02:06,474 - Oh, my goodness. 52 00:02:06,517 --> 00:02:09,607 This is all a complete misunderstanding. 53 00:02:09,651 --> 00:02:13,611 Beth and, um, Luke Davis-- he's a trusted family friend-- 54 00:02:13,655 --> 00:02:16,788 they are on a mission trip upstate rebuilding houses 55 00:02:16,832 --> 00:02:17,833 for refugees. 56 00:02:17,876 --> 00:02:19,878 - And that's her there? 57 00:02:19,922 --> 00:02:21,184 - Yeah. - Yes. 58 00:02:21,228 --> 00:02:24,492 - So why tell the school that she was sick 59 00:02:24,535 --> 00:02:28,626 and that Luke was your son's imaginary friend? 60 00:02:28,670 --> 00:02:29,801 - We should've just told the truth. 61 00:02:29,845 --> 00:02:31,803 - Yeah. - But, uh, we didn't want her 62 00:02:31,847 --> 00:02:34,893 to be judged for missing class for a church project, so. 63 00:02:34,937 --> 00:02:36,852 - So where are they exactly right now? 64 00:02:36,895 --> 00:02:38,070 - In Bloomingburg. 65 00:02:38,114 --> 00:02:39,768 Our church runs a housing mission up there. 66 00:02:39,811 --> 00:02:41,335 - Yeah, Beth really wanted to go, 67 00:02:41,378 --> 00:02:44,599 and Paul and I had work, so Luke was generous enough 68 00:02:44,642 --> 00:02:46,209 to rent a car and drive her up. 69 00:02:46,253 --> 00:02:47,558 They're staying at the mission 70 00:02:47,602 --> 00:02:49,734 with all of the other kids and the chaperones. 71 00:02:49,778 --> 00:02:51,997 - When's the last time you heard from Beth? 72 00:02:52,041 --> 00:02:54,391 - Well, uh, we don't let her have a cell phone. 73 00:02:54,435 --> 00:02:56,480 - Yeah. - Um, but, um, Luke did text us 74 00:02:56,524 --> 00:02:58,613 a picture the Sunday that they left. 75 00:02:58,656 --> 00:02:59,918 - Yeah. - And--and yeah. 76 00:02:59,962 --> 00:03:01,746 He did say that cell service would be spotty 77 00:03:01,790 --> 00:03:03,226 once they got up to the woods. 78 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:05,968 - Well, even so, we'll need his number. 79 00:03:06,011 --> 00:03:07,056 - Okay. - Yeah. 80 00:03:07,099 --> 00:03:09,624 - The school made a police report 81 00:03:09,667 --> 00:03:12,279 so we are gonna have to verify your daughter's safety. 82 00:03:12,322 --> 00:03:13,367 - Oh. [both laugh] 83 00:03:13,410 --> 00:03:15,020 - Okay, well, uh, 84 00:03:15,064 --> 00:03:16,674 I have a number for the head of the mission, 85 00:03:16,718 --> 00:03:18,633 but he doesn't always pick up, so-- 86 00:03:18,676 --> 00:03:21,723 - There's really nothing to worry about. 87 00:03:21,766 --> 00:03:23,899 She's gonna be back by Mother's Day. 88 00:03:23,942 --> 00:03:25,117 - Yeah. 89 00:03:25,161 --> 00:03:26,902 [suspenseful music] 90 00:03:26,945 --> 00:03:28,338 - So we cannot verify 91 00:03:28,382 --> 00:03:29,687 that this girl is at the mission. 92 00:03:29,731 --> 00:03:31,646 - No. - Do we know that it exists? 93 00:03:31,689 --> 00:03:33,038 - Well, according to the county sheriff, 94 00:03:33,082 --> 00:03:34,910 it does, and the number that the parents gave us 95 00:03:34,953 --> 00:03:36,390 for the guy who runs the mission is legit, 96 00:03:36,433 --> 00:03:38,218 but his mailbox is full. 97 00:03:38,261 --> 00:03:39,349 - Thank you. 98 00:03:39,393 --> 00:03:41,351 We got a bigger problem. 99 00:03:41,395 --> 00:03:43,701 The number for Luke Davis is a recent burner. 100 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:44,833 It's turned off. 101 00:03:44,876 --> 00:03:47,052 It's gone off straight to voicemail. 102 00:03:47,096 --> 00:03:48,880 - I'll alert the state police. 103 00:03:48,924 --> 00:03:50,491 Drive up to Bloomingburg. 104 00:03:50,534 --> 00:03:51,666 Find this girl. 105 00:03:56,975 --> 00:03:59,326 - I told the trooper, my mailbox is full 106 00:03:59,369 --> 00:04:01,502 because I hate to delete people's nice messages 107 00:04:01,545 --> 00:04:03,243 and the service up here-- - Yeah, I know. It's spotty. 108 00:04:03,286 --> 00:04:04,287 We just need to know 109 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:05,810 if you've seen this girl, Beth Lee. 110 00:04:05,854 --> 00:04:08,378 She would've been with a man named Luke Davis. 111 00:04:08,422 --> 00:04:09,945 Yeah, he's a worship leader in the city. 112 00:04:09,988 --> 00:04:11,555 Comes up here every year with a bunch of kids. 113 00:04:11,599 --> 00:04:12,730 He's great with them. 114 00:04:12,774 --> 00:04:14,079 - Was he and Beth here this past week? 115 00:04:14,123 --> 00:04:15,516 - No. 116 00:04:15,559 --> 00:04:18,562 Luke called to set it up, but like I told the trooper, 117 00:04:18,606 --> 00:04:19,650 they never made it up here. 118 00:04:19,694 --> 00:04:20,651 I thought it might be COVID. 119 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:23,567 - Maybe you should call him. 120 00:04:23,611 --> 00:04:24,960 If you hear from him, let us know. 121 00:04:28,529 --> 00:04:30,095 - What are we looking at here? 122 00:04:30,139 --> 00:04:31,445 - Nothing good. 123 00:04:31,488 --> 00:04:35,362 ♪ 124 00:04:35,405 --> 00:04:38,365 [dramatic music] 125 00:04:38,408 --> 00:04:45,546 ♪ 126 00:05:21,712 --> 00:05:24,106 - Oh, my God. Something must've happened. 127 00:05:24,149 --> 00:05:26,369 A car accident or-- - Well, we've actually checked 128 00:05:26,413 --> 00:05:27,936 with local authorities and hospitals, 129 00:05:27,979 --> 00:05:30,286 and no one matching your daughter's description 130 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:31,374 has shown up. 131 00:05:31,418 --> 00:05:33,028 - You said he left in a rental car. 132 00:05:33,071 --> 00:05:34,290 Do you know what agency? 133 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:35,335 - Um-- - No. 134 00:05:35,378 --> 00:05:36,292 Um, I will-- - Yeah. 135 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:37,815 - Text Luke again. 136 00:05:37,859 --> 00:05:39,687 - Mrs. Lee, the number you gave us 137 00:05:39,730 --> 00:05:42,385 came from a burner cell, a throwaway. 138 00:05:42,429 --> 00:05:44,039 - Uh, Luke said his old phone wasn't working-- 139 00:05:44,082 --> 00:05:44,996 that he had to get a new one. 140 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,128 - From our experience, 141 00:05:46,171 --> 00:05:47,608 people that use burner cells 142 00:05:47,651 --> 00:05:49,436 usually have something to hide. 143 00:05:49,479 --> 00:05:51,394 - Maybe--maybe they got carjacked. 144 00:05:51,438 --> 00:05:53,614 Luke is always so trusting. - I know. 145 00:05:53,657 --> 00:05:54,615 - You hear about-- - Why didn't he text you then? 146 00:05:54,658 --> 00:05:55,790 - I don't know! I don't know. 147 00:05:55,833 --> 00:05:57,444 Maybe he's dead in a ditch somewhere. 148 00:05:57,487 --> 00:05:58,923 - Where's Beth though? 149 00:05:58,967 --> 00:06:00,664 - You said that your daughter doesn't have a phone, 150 00:06:00,708 --> 00:06:03,711 but does she have, um, a laptop or an iPad? 151 00:06:03,754 --> 00:06:05,365 - Just for homework, not social media. 152 00:06:05,408 --> 00:06:07,715 - Still, any detail might be helpful. 153 00:06:07,758 --> 00:06:11,327 So Mr. Lee, would you mind Sergeant Tutuola her bedroom? 154 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:13,634 - Yeah. - Thank you. 155 00:06:14,896 --> 00:06:17,942 - She goes to school. She goes to church. 156 00:06:17,986 --> 00:06:18,987 She's a good girl. 157 00:06:19,030 --> 00:06:20,336 It's, uh, right here. 158 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:23,165 - I can see that. How'd you meet Luke? 159 00:06:23,208 --> 00:06:24,340 - Uh, through our church. 160 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:25,646 He's part of our Life Group, 161 00:06:25,689 --> 00:06:27,387 the Bible study we host. 162 00:06:27,430 --> 00:06:28,823 - Is that where he met Beth? 163 00:06:28,866 --> 00:06:33,088 - Yes, and, uh, he also teaches her guitar. 164 00:06:33,131 --> 00:06:36,613 He's a songwriter-- how he makes a living. 165 00:06:36,657 --> 00:06:39,877 Listen, we always felt like we could trust him. 166 00:06:39,921 --> 00:06:41,879 - Even so. 167 00:06:41,923 --> 00:06:43,968 Fathers worry. 168 00:06:44,012 --> 00:06:46,449 Upstate for over a week. 169 00:06:46,493 --> 00:06:48,364 That's a lot of time. 170 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,453 [suspenseful music] 171 00:06:50,497 --> 00:06:52,455 - Beth felt called to go. 172 00:06:52,499 --> 00:06:53,717 Claire said yes. 173 00:06:53,761 --> 00:06:57,112 I have been Zooming for work ten hours a day. 174 00:06:58,809 --> 00:07:00,942 I wasn't paying enough attention. 175 00:07:02,944 --> 00:07:04,685 [sighs] 176 00:07:04,728 --> 00:07:07,862 Oh, God. What did we do? 177 00:07:07,905 --> 00:07:09,690 - Luke'll text me back. He always does. 178 00:07:09,733 --> 00:07:11,779 - What can you tell me about him? 179 00:07:11,822 --> 00:07:13,607 - Uh, ooh. 180 00:07:13,650 --> 00:07:15,086 I've told you everything. 181 00:07:15,130 --> 00:07:17,480 Uh, he's a godly man. 182 00:07:17,524 --> 00:07:19,047 He loves our family. 183 00:07:19,090 --> 00:07:22,920 - Well, do you have an address or you have his email? 184 00:07:22,964 --> 00:07:24,400 - Uh, no. 185 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,836 But he lives in the neighborhood. 186 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:27,925 I think. I haven't actually been 187 00:07:27,969 --> 00:07:30,145 to his apartment. 188 00:07:30,188 --> 00:07:31,712 - Okay. How 'bout a photo? 189 00:07:31,755 --> 00:07:33,104 - Oh, he's camera-shy. 190 00:07:33,148 --> 00:07:34,541 Always the one taking the pictures. 191 00:07:34,584 --> 00:07:37,761 You know what, I might have something 192 00:07:37,805 --> 00:07:41,504 from Beth's birthday party at Brooklyn Bridge Park. 193 00:07:41,548 --> 00:07:44,202 He didn't know I was recording. [laughs] 194 00:07:44,246 --> 00:07:45,552 - That would be helpful. 195 00:07:45,595 --> 00:07:48,032 ♪ 196 00:07:48,076 --> 00:07:50,165 - Black and sweet. 197 00:07:50,208 --> 00:07:51,514 And Benson said to tell you thank you 198 00:07:51,558 --> 00:07:52,907 for coming in so late. 199 00:07:52,950 --> 00:07:54,735 - Downside of our captains getting along, 200 00:07:54,778 --> 00:07:57,564 they move us around like chess pieces. 201 00:07:57,607 --> 00:07:59,435 - What've you got? 202 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:01,089 - 27 Luke Davises in New York 203 00:08:01,132 --> 00:08:03,439 whose birth dates put them between 30 and 50. 204 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:05,485 No cell, address? 205 00:08:05,528 --> 00:08:06,877 - No, he knows how to stay off the grid. 206 00:08:06,921 --> 00:08:08,749 Benson and Fin are with the parents now. 207 00:08:08,792 --> 00:08:11,229 - They just let some guy take their 14-year-old away 208 00:08:11,273 --> 00:08:12,796 for a week? - Yeah. 209 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,495 - Wouldn't happen in my family. [phone chimes] 210 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,194 - Benson just sent this. 211 00:08:21,718 --> 00:08:23,415 - And then you'll go back to G. 212 00:08:23,459 --> 00:08:25,200 - Yeah? - That's great. 213 00:08:25,243 --> 00:08:26,462 - [laughs] 214 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:27,811 [indistinct talking] 215 00:08:27,855 --> 00:08:29,247 Like that? - Make sure you hold tighter. 216 00:08:29,291 --> 00:08:30,205 [soft guitar music] 217 00:08:30,248 --> 00:08:31,946 That's good. 218 00:08:31,989 --> 00:08:34,426 - Yeah, he didn't find Jesus. 219 00:08:34,470 --> 00:08:36,037 He found Beth. 220 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:37,386 - And then you'll go back to G. 221 00:08:37,429 --> 00:08:38,996 - Okay. 222 00:08:41,608 --> 00:08:43,479 - Come this Sunday to Two Echoes Church. 223 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:44,785 We'll sing and pray together 224 00:08:44,828 --> 00:08:46,569 and celebrate the word of the Lord. 225 00:08:46,613 --> 00:08:48,005 - Nice, babe. 226 00:08:48,049 --> 00:08:49,180 - Pastor Adams? 227 00:08:49,224 --> 00:08:50,573 - Can we help you? 228 00:08:50,617 --> 00:08:51,792 - Yeah. NYPD. 229 00:08:51,835 --> 00:08:52,880 We've been talking to the Lees 230 00:08:52,923 --> 00:08:54,359 about their missing daughter. 231 00:08:54,403 --> 00:08:55,665 - Oh, yes. They called us. 232 00:08:55,709 --> 00:08:57,275 But I'm sure Beth's not missing. 233 00:08:57,319 --> 00:08:59,887 She's with Luke. He texted us. Everything's fine. 234 00:08:59,930 --> 00:09:02,324 - Okay, but we haven't been able to reach either of them. 235 00:09:02,367 --> 00:09:03,804 - Well, I know they're not at the mission, 236 00:09:03,847 --> 00:09:06,328 but Luke's taken church kids up there lots of times. 237 00:09:06,371 --> 00:09:08,156 He probably just found another house to work on. 238 00:09:08,199 --> 00:09:10,550 - How long have you two known Luke? 239 00:09:10,593 --> 00:09:12,943 - He joined our ministry three years ago? 240 00:09:12,987 --> 00:09:14,815 He's very active with the teenage members 241 00:09:14,858 --> 00:09:16,207 in the music program. 242 00:09:16,251 --> 00:09:17,861 - Do you know anything about his background? 243 00:09:17,905 --> 00:09:19,646 As we said, we're having trouble locating him. 244 00:09:19,689 --> 00:09:21,865 There are a lot of Luke Davises in New York. 245 00:09:21,909 --> 00:09:24,825 - Okay, but you really don't have to worry. 246 00:09:24,868 --> 00:09:26,740 We did a thorough background check. 247 00:09:26,783 --> 00:09:28,568 Anyone who works with kids... 248 00:09:31,875 --> 00:09:34,835 - Yeah, I know we promised confidentiality, Daniel, 249 00:09:34,878 --> 00:09:37,228 but these are cops, and they sound serious. 250 00:09:37,272 --> 00:09:40,754 I think we should tell them. - Tell us what? 251 00:09:40,797 --> 00:09:42,625 - I don't understand. Who's Nick Pearce? 252 00:09:42,669 --> 00:09:44,801 - The man that you've known as Luke Davis. 253 00:09:44,845 --> 00:09:46,629 - Pearce is the son 254 00:09:46,673 --> 00:09:48,065 of a wealthy family in Rhode Island, 255 00:09:48,109 --> 00:09:50,677 and they told us through their attorneys, 256 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,635 they have no idea where he is. 257 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,768 No cell phone, no credit card, no bank account. 258 00:09:54,811 --> 00:09:55,856 Nothing to track him. 259 00:09:55,899 --> 00:09:57,161 - No, but this-- [laughs] 260 00:09:57,205 --> 00:09:58,641 This is not possible. 261 00:09:58,685 --> 00:10:03,211 - This man is not who he told you that he was, 262 00:10:03,254 --> 00:10:05,387 and he didn't take your daughter where he told you 263 00:10:05,430 --> 00:10:07,519 he was going to take her. 264 00:10:07,563 --> 00:10:08,869 Mrs. Lee... 265 00:10:10,435 --> 00:10:13,830 We believe that your daughter has been kidnapped. 266 00:10:13,874 --> 00:10:17,442 [tense music] 267 00:10:17,486 --> 00:10:19,140 - Son of a bitch. 268 00:10:20,794 --> 00:10:23,927 I'm sorry. - You're entitled, Mr. Lee. 269 00:10:23,971 --> 00:10:26,016 - As far as we can tell, Nick's been using the alias 270 00:10:26,060 --> 00:10:28,932 Luke Davis since he met Beth in 2019. 271 00:10:28,976 --> 00:10:31,674 - Where is he? Where's my daughter? 272 00:10:31,718 --> 00:10:33,328 - We're trying to find them. 273 00:10:33,371 --> 00:10:35,983 Pearce has been renting an apartment in Gramercy. 274 00:10:36,026 --> 00:10:37,898 Police are tearing that apart now. 275 00:10:37,941 --> 00:10:41,553 We're also checking the rental car agencies. 276 00:10:41,597 --> 00:10:43,904 - He took my daughter. 277 00:10:43,947 --> 00:10:44,861 Why? 278 00:10:44,905 --> 00:10:49,039 - Daniel and Molly told us 279 00:10:49,083 --> 00:10:50,650 that he was a good person. 280 00:10:50,693 --> 00:10:53,130 They told us that it--that-- 281 00:10:53,174 --> 00:10:55,045 - Because he manipulated them too. 282 00:10:55,089 --> 00:10:56,873 Nick told them when he joined the church 283 00:10:56,917 --> 00:10:59,528 that he was impressed by some young teens 284 00:10:59,571 --> 00:11:00,747 he had seen praying together 285 00:11:00,790 --> 00:11:02,444 in a youth group, including Beth. 286 00:11:02,487 --> 00:11:06,448 - Yes, he confided in me that he envied the kids 287 00:11:06,491 --> 00:11:10,365 at our church, that his home lacked a spiritual center. 288 00:11:10,408 --> 00:11:11,714 - Mrs. Lee. 289 00:11:11,758 --> 00:11:15,457 Claire, I need you to listen to me now. 290 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:19,330 This man joined your church, 291 00:11:19,374 --> 00:11:21,637 and he changed his name, 292 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:23,944 and he befriended your family 293 00:11:23,987 --> 00:11:25,946 because he was targeting Beth 294 00:11:25,989 --> 00:11:27,904 from the moment that he saw her. 295 00:11:27,948 --> 00:11:29,210 - That isn't true. He wasn't. 296 00:11:29,253 --> 00:11:30,690 - I know this is hard to-- - No. 297 00:11:30,733 --> 00:11:32,909 You do not understand. 298 00:11:32,953 --> 00:11:36,608 He was targeting me. 299 00:11:36,652 --> 00:11:39,263 [dark music] 300 00:11:39,307 --> 00:11:41,048 Paul can never know. 301 00:11:44,007 --> 00:11:46,488 Luke and I are very much in love. 302 00:11:46,531 --> 00:11:52,407 ♪ 303 00:11:56,150 --> 00:11:56,367 . 304 00:11:56,411 --> 00:11:58,195 - Claire Lee and Nick Pearce were having an affair 305 00:11:58,239 --> 00:11:58,979 for over a year? 306 00:11:59,022 --> 00:12:00,458 - Playing the long game. 307 00:12:00,502 --> 00:12:02,373 Seducing the mother to get to the daughter, 308 00:12:02,417 --> 00:12:05,072 but I don't think that the parents are complicit. 309 00:12:05,115 --> 00:12:07,030 - Where are the Lees now? 310 00:12:07,074 --> 00:12:09,380 - Home. Claire is telling Paul. 311 00:12:09,424 --> 00:12:11,208 - Well, what about Nick and Beth's relationship? 312 00:12:11,252 --> 00:12:12,470 - Oh, we scoured her computer. 313 00:12:12,514 --> 00:12:14,342 Mostly they exchanged Bible verses. 314 00:12:14,385 --> 00:12:16,170 A lot of Paul to the Thessalonians. 315 00:12:16,213 --> 00:12:17,562 - Oh, so love letters. So he's grooming her. 316 00:12:17,606 --> 00:12:19,956 - Pearce rented a car from JFK a week ago. 317 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,828 Troopers found it in an overnight lot 318 00:12:21,871 --> 00:12:22,959 in Middletown. 319 00:12:23,003 --> 00:12:24,395 Key was in the drop box. 320 00:12:24,439 --> 00:12:26,049 - So he hasn't used the credit card 321 00:12:26,093 --> 00:12:27,529 since he rented the car. 322 00:12:27,572 --> 00:12:29,923 So maybe they're on foot, hitchhiking. 323 00:12:29,966 --> 00:12:32,186 - Here it is. PurposeMusic, LLC 324 00:12:32,229 --> 00:12:33,970 in Rhode Island. 325 00:12:34,014 --> 00:12:35,667 - Meaning? - Well, Claire told us 326 00:12:35,711 --> 00:12:38,322 that Nick had Venmoed her money from an old business account, 327 00:12:38,366 --> 00:12:41,282 so maybe he Venmoed somebody else. 328 00:12:41,325 --> 00:12:42,979 - I'm looking, but his account's private. 329 00:12:43,023 --> 00:12:44,459 - I'll get a subpoena. 330 00:12:44,502 --> 00:12:45,416 - Thanks. 331 00:12:49,943 --> 00:12:51,379 - How did you find me? 332 00:12:51,422 --> 00:12:53,424 I haven't talked to Nick Pearce in years. 333 00:12:53,468 --> 00:12:55,296 - Through his old LLC. 334 00:12:55,339 --> 00:12:59,256 He Venmoed you about $5,000 three years ago. 335 00:12:59,300 --> 00:13:00,388 May I ask why? 336 00:13:00,431 --> 00:13:02,216 - Uh, we were dating. 337 00:13:02,259 --> 00:13:04,305 I lost my job. 338 00:13:04,348 --> 00:13:05,785 He offered to help me buy a car 339 00:13:05,828 --> 00:13:07,917 so my daughter didn't have to take the bus to school. 340 00:13:07,961 --> 00:13:09,571 I should have declared it. 341 00:13:09,614 --> 00:13:11,878 - We don't care about that. We're just trying to find Nick. 342 00:13:11,921 --> 00:13:13,227 Do you've a contact number? 343 00:13:13,270 --> 00:13:15,229 - No. What's he done? 344 00:13:15,272 --> 00:13:18,623 - He may be involved in an abduction. 345 00:13:20,277 --> 00:13:22,540 - Lemme guess. A young girl? 346 00:13:22,584 --> 00:13:24,151 - Why, something happen to your daughter? 347 00:13:24,194 --> 00:13:27,023 [tense music] 348 00:13:27,067 --> 00:13:29,286 - Eva was 12. 349 00:13:29,330 --> 00:13:30,940 The three of us, we were gonna spend the summer 350 00:13:30,984 --> 00:13:33,595 at Nick's lake cabin upstate. 351 00:13:33,638 --> 00:13:35,205 But then my ex bumped on that. 352 00:13:35,249 --> 00:13:38,339 He insisted Eva spend the summer with him. 353 00:13:38,382 --> 00:13:42,299 The next day, Nick dumped me. 354 00:13:42,343 --> 00:13:43,910 I guess I wasn't the one he wanted 355 00:13:43,953 --> 00:13:45,346 to spend the summer with. 356 00:13:45,389 --> 00:13:48,871 - Okay, did Nick ever spend time alone with Eva? 357 00:13:48,915 --> 00:13:51,526 - I used to work the night shift. 358 00:13:51,569 --> 00:13:54,094 But she swore to me that they just 359 00:13:54,137 --> 00:13:55,660 watched movies and cuddled. 360 00:13:55,704 --> 00:13:58,794 - But you were worried about it? 361 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:01,231 - I could never say a bad word about him. 362 00:14:01,275 --> 00:14:02,885 It was like he brainwashed her. 363 00:14:02,929 --> 00:14:05,192 - Right, and this lake house, do you remember where it was? 364 00:14:05,235 --> 00:14:07,455 - He showed us pictures. A map. 365 00:14:07,498 --> 00:14:10,197 The town, the cabin. 366 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,720 It was pretty remote. 367 00:14:11,763 --> 00:14:14,810 - Okay. - Near Tupper Lake. 368 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:18,901 I remember it was off Gentle Rain Drive. 369 00:14:18,945 --> 00:14:22,862 - The most powerful act of love is forgiveness. 370 00:14:22,905 --> 00:14:25,647 I am working on that. - Oh, good. 371 00:14:25,690 --> 00:14:27,997 Because your daughter is gonna need both of you. 372 00:14:28,041 --> 00:14:29,912 - You found her? - We're close. 373 00:14:29,956 --> 00:14:33,829 Nick's family has a cabin on Tupper Lake upstate. 374 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:38,312 Has he ever mentioned taking Beth or your family there? 375 00:14:38,355 --> 00:14:39,966 - Mm-mm. - Uh, no. 376 00:14:40,009 --> 00:14:42,185 But apparently there's a lot of things he didn't mention. 377 00:14:42,229 --> 00:14:43,447 - Paul, this is about our daughter. 378 00:14:43,491 --> 00:14:45,623 - Mr. and Mrs. Lee, 379 00:14:45,667 --> 00:14:47,843 this man has been grooming your daughter 380 00:14:47,887 --> 00:14:49,845 for over 2 1/2 years. 381 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:53,022 And now he's been alone with her for over a week, 382 00:14:53,066 --> 00:14:56,852 and in my experience, there are many different ways 383 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,942 that a teenage girl could react to a situation like this. 384 00:14:59,986 --> 00:15:03,293 - I--I am sure he wouldn't hurt her. 385 00:15:03,337 --> 00:15:05,687 - We understand, Captain. 386 00:15:05,730 --> 00:15:09,256 Just, uh, bring our daughter home. 387 00:15:09,299 --> 00:15:12,259 [tense music] 388 00:15:12,302 --> 00:15:19,396 ♪ 389 00:15:40,156 --> 00:15:41,201 - NYPD! 390 00:15:41,244 --> 00:15:46,771 ♪ 391 00:15:46,815 --> 00:15:48,991 - Who are you? - Beth, we're the police, okay? 392 00:15:49,035 --> 00:15:50,558 - Hey, hey, hey, hey. - Nick Pearce! 393 00:15:50,601 --> 00:15:52,038 - What's going on? - You have the wrong man. 394 00:15:52,081 --> 00:15:53,387 - His name's Luke, not Nick. 395 00:15:53,430 --> 00:15:55,737 - Get your hands up! - Don't hurt him. Please. 396 00:15:55,780 --> 00:15:57,565 - We're not gonna hurt anybody, okay? 397 00:15:57,608 --> 00:15:58,740 - Call her parents. 398 00:15:58,783 --> 00:16:00,263 They know she's safe here, okay? 399 00:16:00,307 --> 00:16:02,091 - Nick Pearce, you're under arrest 400 00:16:02,135 --> 00:16:03,701 for kidnapping a minor. 401 00:16:03,745 --> 00:16:06,748 - This is the devil in action. Don't be afraid. 402 00:16:06,791 --> 00:16:07,967 - Beth, it's time to come home, okay? 403 00:16:08,010 --> 00:16:09,272 - I am home. 404 00:16:09,316 --> 00:16:11,405 - You need to come with us. - No. 405 00:16:11,448 --> 00:16:13,059 - Honey. Come--come with me. - No. No. 406 00:16:13,102 --> 00:16:14,408 - Come on, come on. - No! No! 407 00:16:14,451 --> 00:16:15,322 - You have the right to remain silent. 408 00:16:15,365 --> 00:16:16,888 - Beth, stay strong. 409 00:16:16,932 --> 00:16:18,194 The scriptures say we'll be tested. 410 00:16:18,238 --> 00:16:19,935 - Test this: anything you say 411 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:22,155 can and will be used against you in a court of law. 412 00:16:22,198 --> 00:16:23,591 - Beth. - What are you doing? 413 00:16:23,634 --> 00:16:25,288 He didn't kidnap me. 414 00:16:25,332 --> 00:16:26,507 This is God's will. 415 00:16:26,550 --> 00:16:30,641 ♪ 416 00:16:34,210 --> 00:16:34,384 . 417 00:16:34,428 --> 00:16:35,820 - Hey. How's Beth doing? 418 00:16:35,864 --> 00:16:37,692 - She's lucid. Calm. 419 00:16:37,735 --> 00:16:38,954 Nothing on the tox screen. 420 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,652 She's dehydrated, bug bites, but otherwise 421 00:16:41,696 --> 00:16:42,697 not physically harmed. 422 00:16:42,740 --> 00:16:43,872 - Sexual assault? 423 00:16:43,915 --> 00:16:44,829 - Talked to her in the ambulance. 424 00:16:44,873 --> 00:16:45,830 She said all they did was hug, 425 00:16:45,874 --> 00:16:47,484 but she sounded coached. 426 00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:50,574 - Did you do a rape kit? - We asked. She refused. 427 00:16:50,618 --> 00:16:52,620 She also refused a pregnancy test. 428 00:16:52,663 --> 00:16:53,751 - She's 14. 429 00:16:53,795 --> 00:16:55,884 I mean, it's her right to decide. 430 00:16:55,927 --> 00:16:58,104 - Her, uh, parents disagree. 431 00:16:58,147 --> 00:17:01,194 I explained that to force her is against hospital policy 432 00:17:01,237 --> 00:17:02,586 and the law. 433 00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:05,111 Good luck talking to them. 434 00:17:05,154 --> 00:17:07,504 - Mr. and Mrs. Lee, so the good news 435 00:17:07,548 --> 00:17:10,159 is that your daughter is safe and not physically harmed. 436 00:17:10,203 --> 00:17:11,595 - And we are very grateful. 437 00:17:11,639 --> 00:17:14,381 - She said that Luke--Nick didn't do anything to her 438 00:17:14,424 --> 00:17:15,425 like that. 439 00:17:15,469 --> 00:17:17,079 - She's been brainwashed, Claire. 440 00:17:17,123 --> 00:17:19,560 - She was reluctant to leave the cabin. 441 00:17:19,603 --> 00:17:22,084 And him. She's attached. 442 00:17:22,128 --> 00:17:23,868 - Well, they've been close for a long time. 443 00:17:23,912 --> 00:17:25,566 That doesn't mean that they had sex. 444 00:17:25,609 --> 00:17:28,090 Did--did she say that they did? 445 00:17:28,134 --> 00:17:30,092 - Uh, she said that they hugged. 446 00:17:30,136 --> 00:17:32,921 - Right, which is why we need that rape kit, right? 447 00:17:32,964 --> 00:17:34,401 To prove that nothing happened. 448 00:17:34,444 --> 00:17:37,882 - She's 14, and you understand that we cannot force her 449 00:17:37,926 --> 00:17:39,362 to consent to an exam. 450 00:17:39,406 --> 00:17:41,234 - Why? I'm her mother. She's my child. 451 00:17:41,277 --> 00:17:43,410 I--I force her to eat her vegetables 452 00:17:43,453 --> 00:17:44,585 and do her homework. 453 00:17:44,628 --> 00:17:46,978 Why can't you sedate her and just do it? 454 00:17:47,022 --> 00:17:49,242 - That's not an option in New York. 455 00:17:49,285 --> 00:17:51,113 - [sighs] - Okay, Claire. 456 00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:53,420 Now's not the time to force her to do anything. 457 00:17:53,463 --> 00:17:55,596 Maybe a test for disease or pregnancy. 458 00:17:55,639 --> 00:17:58,468 - We cannot force her to have a pregnancy exam 459 00:17:58,512 --> 00:18:00,166 without her permission. 460 00:18:00,209 --> 00:18:02,255 - She's not pregnant. 461 00:18:02,298 --> 00:18:05,954 Paul, he wouldn't-- - Do you hear yourself? 462 00:18:05,997 --> 00:18:08,304 We're still protecting him. 463 00:18:08,348 --> 00:18:13,092 He kidnapped Beth. - We don't know that, Paul. 464 00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:15,790 She is safe. They said. 465 00:18:15,833 --> 00:18:20,925 And God's will is unknowable. 466 00:18:20,969 --> 00:18:23,885 [suspenseful music] 467 00:18:23,928 --> 00:18:24,929 ♪ 468 00:18:24,973 --> 00:18:27,193 - No, I love the Lee family. 469 00:18:27,236 --> 00:18:30,239 I would never do anything to hurt them or Beth. 470 00:18:30,283 --> 00:18:31,893 - Other than kidnapping her? 471 00:18:31,936 --> 00:18:33,938 - The Lees consented to my client taking Beth 472 00:18:33,982 --> 00:18:35,810 upstate for faith-based work. 473 00:18:35,853 --> 00:18:37,159 - Yeah, to build houses. 474 00:18:37,203 --> 00:18:39,379 Not to spirit their daughter away to a cabin 475 00:18:39,422 --> 00:18:41,163 out of cell phone service, out of contact. 476 00:18:41,207 --> 00:18:43,122 - You know, I love that you use the word "spirit" 477 00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:45,472 because that's exactly what this was. 478 00:18:45,515 --> 00:18:47,822 It was a spiritual journey. It was a vision. 479 00:18:47,865 --> 00:18:49,693 - Nick, lemme do the talking. 480 00:18:49,737 --> 00:18:51,826 - No, no, no. Go on, Nick. 481 00:18:51,869 --> 00:18:53,436 What vision? 482 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:57,484 - Of Beth and I planting the seeds of a new church. 483 00:18:57,527 --> 00:19:00,182 Beth and I, we both felt it, and we knew we were going 484 00:19:00,226 --> 00:19:03,490 to need help, so I was like, "Okay, God. 485 00:19:03,533 --> 00:19:04,752 Yeah, you're in control." 486 00:19:04,795 --> 00:19:06,580 - And God told you that this church 487 00:19:06,623 --> 00:19:08,364 had to be planted at a cabin in the woods? 488 00:19:08,408 --> 00:19:10,018 - Yeah, in the vision I was there. 489 00:19:10,061 --> 00:19:11,280 I was surrounded 490 00:19:11,324 --> 00:19:13,456 by the God-given beauty of this place. 491 00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:15,154 And I hadn't been there since I was a kid. 492 00:19:15,197 --> 00:19:17,330 It's a miracle that it manifested itself to me. 493 00:19:17,373 --> 00:19:19,810 - It wasn't that much of a miracle. 494 00:19:19,854 --> 00:19:23,074 Remember your ex-girlfriend Nadine and her daughter, Eva? 495 00:19:23,118 --> 00:19:24,946 You were gonna take them to the same cabin. 496 00:19:24,989 --> 00:19:26,556 - Yeah, I didn't. 497 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,863 They clearly were not part of God's plan. 498 00:19:28,906 --> 00:19:30,604 - Can we get back to the here and now? 499 00:19:30,647 --> 00:19:34,782 My client did nothing that Beth or her parents didn't approve. 500 00:19:34,825 --> 00:19:38,873 This girl is safe and unharmed. There is no crime. 501 00:19:38,916 --> 00:19:40,396 - You may doubt me. 502 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:45,488 I understand that's going to happen, but talk to Beth. 503 00:19:45,532 --> 00:19:47,403 She'll give you the God's honest truth. 504 00:19:47,447 --> 00:19:51,625 ♪ 505 00:19:51,668 --> 00:19:53,322 - Hey. - Where's Luke? 506 00:19:53,366 --> 00:19:54,628 I wanna see him. 507 00:19:54,671 --> 00:19:56,760 - That's--that's not possible right now, Beth. 508 00:19:56,804 --> 00:19:58,197 - Then can I just go home? 509 00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:59,241 - Back to the cabin? 510 00:19:59,285 --> 00:20:01,591 - No. I meant my home. 511 00:20:01,635 --> 00:20:02,940 I miss Elijah. 512 00:20:02,984 --> 00:20:06,292 - I have met Elijah. He's very sweet. 513 00:20:06,335 --> 00:20:08,381 And he's the one that told us that you were missing. 514 00:20:08,424 --> 00:20:10,948 - You're trying to indoctrinate me. 515 00:20:10,992 --> 00:20:13,081 Luke said that's what nonbelievers do. 516 00:20:13,124 --> 00:20:16,258 - Beth, I'm trying to help you. - By treating me like a child? 517 00:20:16,302 --> 00:20:17,912 Arresting Luke? He didn't do anything. 518 00:20:17,955 --> 00:20:21,916 - Well, Detective Rollins may not see how mature you are 519 00:20:21,959 --> 00:20:26,181 because her daughters are so young. 520 00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:27,704 - You know, Captain, you're right. 521 00:20:30,838 --> 00:20:32,753 - So your kids are in college? 522 00:20:32,796 --> 00:20:35,059 - Well, let's talk about you. 523 00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:39,368 I just know how mature 14 can be 524 00:20:39,412 --> 00:20:43,764 because I was the same way myself. 525 00:20:43,807 --> 00:20:48,203 And some of the strongest women in the Bible 526 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:50,640 were as young as 12, right? 527 00:20:50,684 --> 00:20:53,556 - Esther and Ruth. Mary. 528 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,079 They ran empires. 529 00:20:55,123 --> 00:20:56,646 Got married. Had children of their own. 530 00:20:56,690 --> 00:20:58,866 - Is that what you wanna do, Beth? 531 00:20:58,909 --> 00:21:01,129 With Luke? 532 00:21:01,172 --> 00:21:03,218 - I know what you're asking. 533 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:05,002 Luke and I are still pure. 534 00:21:06,003 --> 00:21:07,875 - Okay. 535 00:21:07,918 --> 00:21:12,532 Okay, but you did just go away together on vacation. 536 00:21:12,575 --> 00:21:15,186 So...help me understand. 537 00:21:15,230 --> 00:21:17,624 Is that like--is that like father and daughter? 538 00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:20,148 - No, that's disgusting. 539 00:21:20,191 --> 00:21:21,715 And he's nothing like my father. 540 00:21:21,758 --> 00:21:25,153 - Okay. So more like a boyfriend or...? 541 00:21:25,196 --> 00:21:27,068 ♪ 542 00:21:27,111 --> 00:21:29,070 Or maybe somebody that you're in love with? 543 00:21:30,811 --> 00:21:33,422 - I do love him. 544 00:21:33,466 --> 00:21:35,119 And he loves me. 545 00:21:35,163 --> 00:21:36,991 Just not like my father. 546 00:21:37,034 --> 00:21:39,515 - Well, I can understand that. You're-- 547 00:21:39,559 --> 00:21:43,563 look, you're old enough to make decisions like that 548 00:21:43,606 --> 00:21:48,045 about sleeping together or getting married. 549 00:21:48,089 --> 00:21:51,310 - I--I can't tell you about that. 550 00:21:51,353 --> 00:21:54,791 - Luke says no one will understand God's truth. 551 00:21:54,835 --> 00:21:57,925 That we'll be judged. 552 00:21:57,968 --> 00:22:01,320 - Well, I can see how important this is to you. 553 00:22:01,363 --> 00:22:04,235 And I respect that. 554 00:22:04,279 --> 00:22:05,715 But will you-- 555 00:22:05,759 --> 00:22:08,109 will you help me understand? 556 00:22:09,763 --> 00:22:13,680 - His plan was God's plan. 557 00:22:13,723 --> 00:22:17,684 Jesus said, "I will come again." 558 00:22:17,727 --> 00:22:19,990 And that day has come. 559 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:23,864 ♪ 560 00:22:23,907 --> 00:22:25,866 - Nick had a vision. 561 00:22:25,909 --> 00:22:27,520 Well, at least he's consistent. 562 00:22:27,563 --> 00:22:29,522 He's got Beth thinking that he's the Second Coming. 563 00:22:29,565 --> 00:22:31,262 - Yeah, no rape kit, no admission of sex? 564 00:22:31,306 --> 00:22:32,873 - Not for lack of trying, but apparently I'm better 565 00:22:32,916 --> 00:22:34,788 at talking to psychopaths than teenage girls. 566 00:22:34,831 --> 00:22:36,355 - Okay. - Huh? 567 00:22:36,398 --> 00:22:38,705 - This guy has gotten so deep into Beth's head. 568 00:22:38,748 --> 00:22:41,534 So Khaldun, anything from the cabin? 569 00:22:41,577 --> 00:22:43,057 - No contraceptives or anything 570 00:22:43,100 --> 00:22:44,580 that would indicate sexual activity. 571 00:22:44,624 --> 00:22:46,713 - We sent the bedding and the towels to the lab. 572 00:22:46,756 --> 00:22:48,845 Still waiting on bodily fluids and DNA. 573 00:22:48,889 --> 00:22:51,674 - Which, without a rape kit, isn't probative anyway. 574 00:22:51,718 --> 00:22:52,936 - Well, this guy was prepped for the long haul. 575 00:22:52,980 --> 00:22:54,285 He had a least three months' worth of food 576 00:22:54,329 --> 00:22:55,417 and medical supplies up there. 577 00:22:55,461 --> 00:22:56,723 - Where are the parents in all this? 578 00:22:56,766 --> 00:22:58,420 Are they on the same page? - The husband seems 579 00:22:58,464 --> 00:22:59,421 to have a little more clarity. 580 00:22:59,465 --> 00:23:00,553 - And Claire believes 581 00:23:00,596 --> 00:23:02,250 that "Luke" can be redeemed. 582 00:23:02,293 --> 00:23:03,773 - Oh, so she's still in love with him. 583 00:23:03,817 --> 00:23:04,905 - Yeah. 584 00:23:04,948 --> 00:23:06,428 - This is gonna be a problem in trial. 585 00:23:06,472 --> 00:23:07,995 - Yeah, just keep him behind bars. 586 00:23:08,038 --> 00:23:11,694 Even if he can walk on water, he can't bend steel. 587 00:23:11,738 --> 00:23:13,783 - I'll see what I can do. 588 00:23:18,484 --> 00:23:21,095 - Nick Pearce, on the charge of kidnapping 589 00:23:21,138 --> 00:23:22,096 in the second degree? 590 00:23:22,139 --> 00:23:23,140 - Not guilty, Your Honor. 591 00:23:23,184 --> 00:23:24,446 - People on bail? - Remand. 592 00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:26,056 Mr. Pearce is being charged 593 00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:27,101 with abducting a 14-year-old girl 594 00:23:27,144 --> 00:23:28,276 for over a week. 595 00:23:28,319 --> 00:23:29,756 He's been living under an assumed identity 596 00:23:29,799 --> 00:23:31,061 for the last 2 1/2 years. 597 00:23:31,105 --> 00:23:32,236 We consider him a flight risk. - Your Honor, 598 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:33,368 there was no kidnapping. 599 00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:35,979 My client had permission from her parents 600 00:23:36,023 --> 00:23:37,546 to accompany Beth upstate. 601 00:23:37,590 --> 00:23:39,113 - Not to a remote cabin in the woods 602 00:23:39,156 --> 00:23:40,419 with living supplies for months. 603 00:23:40,462 --> 00:23:42,856 - I request my client be ROR'd, Your Honor. 604 00:23:42,899 --> 00:23:44,553 He has no record. 605 00:23:44,597 --> 00:23:46,642 He's a well-respected member of his church. 606 00:23:46,686 --> 00:23:48,122 - A church that he insinuated himself into... 607 00:23:48,165 --> 00:23:49,297 - Okay. Well, well-- 608 00:23:49,340 --> 00:23:50,733 - Just like he did the Lee family. 609 00:23:50,777 --> 00:23:53,170 - Hold up. Hold up. My client is the victim here. 610 00:23:53,214 --> 00:23:56,522 The Lees took advantage of his search for spirituality 611 00:23:56,565 --> 00:23:59,481 to seduce him into a lifestyle of sexual deviance. 612 00:23:59,525 --> 00:24:01,396 - Oh, Your Honor. - Be careful, Mr. Pace. 613 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:02,702 - How can he just say that? - I'm sorry. 614 00:24:02,745 --> 00:24:04,007 - If anything, the Lees' household 615 00:24:04,051 --> 00:24:06,140 was endangering the welfare of a minor, not-- 616 00:24:06,183 --> 00:24:07,968 - That is not true! 617 00:24:08,011 --> 00:24:09,883 - Sit down, Mr. Lee. Sit down. 618 00:24:09,926 --> 00:24:11,754 - I also have evidence that my client is willing 619 00:24:11,798 --> 00:24:15,018 to testify to that Paul Lee forced him 620 00:24:15,062 --> 00:24:18,761 into demeaning sexual acts that left my client open 621 00:24:18,805 --> 00:24:19,762 to being blackmailed. 622 00:24:19,806 --> 00:24:20,894 So given all of this, 623 00:24:20,937 --> 00:24:21,982 I'll be bringing in a motion 624 00:24:22,025 --> 00:24:23,766 to drop the charges. 625 00:24:23,810 --> 00:24:26,726 [tense music] 626 00:24:26,769 --> 00:24:29,859 ♪ 627 00:24:32,993 --> 00:24:33,384 . 628 00:24:33,428 --> 00:24:35,082 - Did the judge believe that? 629 00:24:35,125 --> 00:24:37,084 He--he just let Nick out on bail. 630 00:24:37,127 --> 00:24:38,825 - Don't worry. There's an Order of Protection. 631 00:24:38,868 --> 00:24:40,391 - No, no. 632 00:24:40,435 --> 00:24:42,524 His lawyer should be forced to go and admit 633 00:24:42,568 --> 00:24:43,525 that that was a lie. 634 00:24:43,569 --> 00:24:44,918 - Claire. - No, what? 635 00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:46,833 - Let's not bring more attention to this. 636 00:24:46,876 --> 00:24:48,008 - Detective Rollins, do you think you could 637 00:24:48,051 --> 00:24:49,183 take Claire to get some water? 638 00:24:49,226 --> 00:24:50,184 Maybe a cup of coffee? 639 00:24:50,227 --> 00:24:51,533 - Absolutely, Counselor. 640 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:56,016 - Mr. Lee. - Yeah. 641 00:24:56,059 --> 00:24:58,975 - Let's talk in private. 642 00:24:59,019 --> 00:25:00,368 - It's not what you think. 643 00:25:00,411 --> 00:25:02,718 - Nobody's making any judgements. 644 00:25:02,762 --> 00:25:04,241 - We need to know 645 00:25:04,285 --> 00:25:05,547 if there's anything Nick might know 646 00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:07,593 that you haven't told us. 647 00:25:07,636 --> 00:25:08,594 - [sighs] 648 00:25:11,205 --> 00:25:12,815 I should've told someone. 649 00:25:12,859 --> 00:25:13,860 - Told someone what? 650 00:25:13,903 --> 00:25:15,688 - [laughs] 651 00:25:15,731 --> 00:25:17,951 I thought he was as ashamed as I was. 652 00:25:19,605 --> 00:25:22,695 - Why don't you just tell us what's going on? 653 00:25:22,738 --> 00:25:24,566 - I cannot believe that lawyer was just allowed 654 00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:25,785 to lie like that in court. 655 00:25:25,828 --> 00:25:27,134 - We don't know what Nick told him. 656 00:25:27,177 --> 00:25:28,570 - Well, it was clearly a lie. 657 00:25:28,614 --> 00:25:30,006 If anything like that did happen, 658 00:25:30,050 --> 00:25:31,399 Paul would've told me. 659 00:25:31,442 --> 00:25:32,531 - Well, Claire, there are things 660 00:25:32,574 --> 00:25:34,533 that you didn't tell Paul. 661 00:25:36,622 --> 00:25:39,233 - [sighs] Well, I--I didn't want to hurt him. 662 00:25:39,276 --> 00:25:42,323 And Paul and I... 663 00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:48,372 Things changed between us after Elijah was born. 664 00:25:48,416 --> 00:25:52,725 I was--I was lonely. 665 00:25:52,768 --> 00:25:54,030 - And you and Nick were together, 666 00:25:54,074 --> 00:25:55,510 so he would've known that. 667 00:25:55,554 --> 00:25:57,686 - Of course, I told Nick everything and-- 668 00:25:57,730 --> 00:26:02,082 he knew that I missed being intimate with Paul. 669 00:26:02,125 --> 00:26:05,607 - So he knew Paul--Paul and you hadn't had sex in a while. 670 00:26:07,348 --> 00:26:09,393 - My husband is not gay. 671 00:26:09,437 --> 00:26:10,917 He's not. 672 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,440 [suspenseful music] 673 00:26:12,483 --> 00:26:14,311 - Claire, I'm just trying-- - I'm--I'm-- 674 00:26:14,355 --> 00:26:17,445 I need to go pick up Beth and Elijah. 675 00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:19,099 Thank you for the coffee. 676 00:26:19,142 --> 00:26:22,406 ♪ 677 00:26:22,450 --> 00:26:25,453 - We were breaking down the stage... 678 00:26:25,496 --> 00:26:27,934 after a service. 679 00:26:27,977 --> 00:26:29,065 Loading the truck. 680 00:26:31,024 --> 00:26:36,246 I guess, uh, we were both a little loaded too. 681 00:26:36,290 --> 00:26:37,421 - Okay. 682 00:26:37,465 --> 00:26:39,119 - [sighs] 683 00:26:39,162 --> 00:26:42,513 I don't--I don't usually drink, but it was Nick's birthday. 684 00:26:42,557 --> 00:26:44,298 He'd gotten some bourbon and beer to celebrate. 685 00:26:44,341 --> 00:26:45,995 - And it's just the two of you? 686 00:26:46,039 --> 00:26:48,432 - I never got the sense that he had friends, 687 00:26:48,476 --> 00:26:50,565 so I felt like I couldn't say no. 688 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:52,393 - I get that. 689 00:26:52,436 --> 00:26:53,568 What happened? 690 00:26:56,310 --> 00:26:59,400 - We were sitting in the theater. 691 00:26:59,443 --> 00:27:01,271 Talking about our childhoods. 692 00:27:01,315 --> 00:27:02,882 Drinking. 693 00:27:02,925 --> 00:27:04,535 It got intense. 694 00:27:04,579 --> 00:27:07,930 ♪ 695 00:27:07,974 --> 00:27:10,237 We hugged. 696 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,761 Then... 697 00:27:12,805 --> 00:27:14,807 he put his hand on my leg. 698 00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:17,679 I didn't--I didn't really think anything of it. 699 00:27:17,723 --> 00:27:18,854 But... 700 00:27:20,726 --> 00:27:22,902 Then he unzipped my pants. 701 00:27:25,774 --> 00:27:26,862 Uh... 702 00:27:28,385 --> 00:27:29,952 I guess I just... 703 00:27:29,996 --> 00:27:34,914 ♪ 704 00:27:34,957 --> 00:27:37,481 [inhales deeply] 705 00:27:37,525 --> 00:27:39,092 I guess I just went with it. 706 00:27:41,181 --> 00:27:45,402 'Cause it was easier than embarrassing him. 707 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,191 - Okay. Then what happened? 708 00:27:51,234 --> 00:27:54,368 - He swore that he wasn't gay. 709 00:27:54,411 --> 00:27:58,589 But that he just, um, felt close to me. 710 00:28:00,722 --> 00:28:05,379 And we agreed that it was best not to tell anyone. 711 00:28:05,422 --> 00:28:06,902 It was a sin. 712 00:28:08,425 --> 00:28:09,600 We prayed. 713 00:28:12,386 --> 00:28:13,648 - Just that one time? 714 00:28:13,692 --> 00:28:19,175 ♪ 715 00:28:19,219 --> 00:28:21,221 - [sighs] 716 00:28:21,264 --> 00:28:22,570 Maybe once or twice after. 717 00:28:26,356 --> 00:28:30,056 Does, uh, does Claire have to know? 718 00:28:32,798 --> 00:28:34,147 It would just hurt her. 719 00:28:34,190 --> 00:28:36,497 - Paul, she's gonna find out. 720 00:28:36,540 --> 00:28:37,890 In my experience, anything a defendant 721 00:28:37,933 --> 00:28:40,240 can use against you, they usually do. 722 00:28:40,283 --> 00:28:43,678 ♪ 723 00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:46,899 - So this guy made moves on the mother and the father 724 00:28:46,942 --> 00:28:49,902 as insurance policies in case he needs to blackmail them? 725 00:28:49,945 --> 00:28:52,513 - He is a sophisticated predator. 726 00:28:52,556 --> 00:28:54,776 He gained their trust. He got leverage. 727 00:28:54,820 --> 00:28:57,431 All to be with Beth. He... 728 00:28:57,474 --> 00:28:58,475 he's obsessed. 729 00:28:58,519 --> 00:29:00,260 - And dangerous. - Not anymore. 730 00:29:00,303 --> 00:29:02,305 I mean, can't Carisi get a conviction on kidnapping? 731 00:29:02,349 --> 00:29:05,004 - It's not on Carisi, and Beth won't testify, 732 00:29:05,047 --> 00:29:07,093 and the parents did give permission 733 00:29:07,136 --> 00:29:08,007 for Nick to take her. 734 00:29:08,050 --> 00:29:09,791 - This level of manipulation, 735 00:29:09,835 --> 00:29:11,140 he has to have done it before. 736 00:29:11,184 --> 00:29:12,707 Is there no case to be made 737 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:14,056 with Nadine and the daughter? 738 00:29:14,100 --> 00:29:15,754 - Well, we tried, and Nadine is willing to help, 739 00:29:15,797 --> 00:29:17,712 but Eva's father is against it. 740 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,366 - She's probably scared of losing custody 741 00:29:19,409 --> 00:29:21,934 so she won't cooperate. 742 00:29:21,977 --> 00:29:25,372 This guy knows how to pick his victims. 743 00:29:25,415 --> 00:29:28,462 - "Have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?" 744 00:29:28,505 --> 00:29:29,811 Book of Galatians. 745 00:29:29,855 --> 00:29:31,595 - What, are you Bible-splaining to me now? 746 00:29:31,639 --> 00:29:33,206 - No, I'm just explaining to you 747 00:29:33,249 --> 00:29:36,557 that a lot uncomfortable truths have emerged. 748 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,124 - You called this meeting. - Yeah. 749 00:29:38,167 --> 00:29:39,778 Where are we on dropping the charges? 750 00:29:39,821 --> 00:29:41,649 - Nowhere, your client's still looking at Kidnapping Two 751 00:29:41,692 --> 00:29:42,650 at a minimum. 752 00:29:42,693 --> 00:29:43,738 - The thing is, 753 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:44,826 if you put my client on trial, 754 00:29:44,870 --> 00:29:46,262 I'm gonna put the Lees on trial. 755 00:29:46,306 --> 00:29:49,004 The jury will hear this is a couple experimenting 756 00:29:49,048 --> 00:29:52,486 with their sexuality, jealous of each other. 757 00:29:52,529 --> 00:29:53,835 - Wait, is that necessary? 758 00:29:53,879 --> 00:29:55,010 Haven't they been through enough? 759 00:29:55,054 --> 00:29:56,925 - Well, you could always plead guilty. 760 00:29:56,969 --> 00:29:59,101 - Oh, to kidnapping. I didn't kidnap her. 761 00:29:59,145 --> 00:30:00,842 - We might consider child endangerment. 762 00:30:00,886 --> 00:30:02,496 - A misdemeanor? Nice try. 763 00:30:02,539 --> 00:30:04,803 - Endangerment, no. I protected Beth. 764 00:30:04,846 --> 00:30:06,152 - Please. - Listen. 765 00:30:06,195 --> 00:30:09,982 The DA is never going to agree to a misdemeanor. 766 00:30:10,025 --> 00:30:12,201 - Okay, guys, we're all on the same side here. 767 00:30:12,245 --> 00:30:14,160 Don't we all want what's best for Beth? 768 00:30:14,203 --> 00:30:16,858 - What exactly do you think that is, Mr. Pearce? 769 00:30:16,902 --> 00:30:18,904 - For the Lees to allow me to marry her. 770 00:30:18,947 --> 00:30:20,819 - Nick. - No. Please, go on. 771 00:30:20,862 --> 00:30:22,733 I gotta hear this. 772 00:30:22,777 --> 00:30:24,910 - Okay, I... 773 00:30:24,953 --> 00:30:29,392 I want to protect her for the rest of her life. 774 00:30:29,436 --> 00:30:31,351 Till death do us part. 775 00:30:31,394 --> 00:30:33,657 If her parents give us permission to marry, 776 00:30:33,701 --> 00:30:37,139 then none of this has to be argued in court. 777 00:30:37,183 --> 00:30:39,098 Her parents obviously have marital problems. 778 00:30:39,141 --> 00:30:43,276 They need time to be together to heal, to focus on Elijah. 779 00:30:43,319 --> 00:30:44,407 - Look, I'm sorry. 780 00:30:44,451 --> 00:30:46,540 I think I've heard enough. 781 00:30:46,583 --> 00:30:48,194 We are not dropping the charges. 782 00:30:48,237 --> 00:30:50,370 And I look forward to hearing your client explain what's best 783 00:30:50,413 --> 00:30:52,067 for Beth on the stand. 784 00:30:52,111 --> 00:30:56,898 ♪ 785 00:30:56,942 --> 00:30:58,160 - Nick Pearce won't take a plea? 786 00:30:58,204 --> 00:31:00,293 - No, and his religious conviction-- 787 00:31:00,336 --> 00:31:03,209 I'm starting to think that it's not an act. 788 00:31:03,252 --> 00:31:04,514 - What does that mean? 789 00:31:04,558 --> 00:31:07,169 - It means he could read as crazy to the jury. 790 00:31:07,213 --> 00:31:08,344 - So could the family. 791 00:31:08,388 --> 00:31:09,606 - Beth's still not willing to testify? 792 00:31:09,650 --> 00:31:11,043 - No. I tried to talk to her parents 793 00:31:11,086 --> 00:31:13,436 about seeing a therapist, but there's no way 794 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:14,742 they're gonna go to an outsider, 795 00:31:14,785 --> 00:31:16,570 so they're having supper tonight 796 00:31:16,613 --> 00:31:17,745 with their church group. 797 00:31:17,788 --> 00:31:18,920 - Well, without her cooperation, 798 00:31:18,964 --> 00:31:20,574 I'm gonna need both of you to testify. 799 00:31:20,617 --> 00:31:21,880 - Copy that, Counselor. 800 00:31:21,923 --> 00:31:24,491 - Well, keep me posted if anything changes. 801 00:31:24,534 --> 00:31:26,885 - See you tonight? - You will. 802 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:33,239 Um, you can go ahead and go. I'll do the DD5s. 803 00:31:33,282 --> 00:31:35,241 - No, you should go. You're the one with kids. 804 00:31:35,284 --> 00:31:36,938 - Mm. - Two little girls, right? 805 00:31:36,982 --> 00:31:38,766 - Jesse and Billie. 806 00:31:38,809 --> 00:31:40,855 - That's--that's a lot and working full-time. 807 00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:42,944 - I have a lot of help. 808 00:31:44,293 --> 00:31:47,035 - Carisi seems like he's great with kids. 809 00:31:47,079 --> 00:31:49,429 - Mm-hmm. 810 00:31:49,472 --> 00:31:50,517 Did he tell you that? 811 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:51,997 - I'm a trained detective. 812 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,695 I kind of, uh, deduced it. 813 00:31:54,738 --> 00:31:57,132 So do he and Captain Murphy get along? 814 00:32:00,005 --> 00:32:03,051 - Did you deduce that, too, Detective? 815 00:32:03,095 --> 00:32:05,227 - [laughs] No, uh, 816 00:32:05,271 --> 00:32:07,577 there's a Hebrew phrase my dad used to say to me. 817 00:32:07,621 --> 00:32:09,666 [speaking Hebrew] 818 00:32:09,710 --> 00:32:11,277 "You don't choose your family." 819 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:12,669 - Mm. 820 00:32:14,671 --> 00:32:17,109 Not good. It's the Lees. 821 00:32:17,152 --> 00:32:18,284 Beth is missing. 822 00:32:18,327 --> 00:32:19,720 Again. 823 00:32:19,763 --> 00:32:25,856 ♪ 824 00:32:25,900 --> 00:32:27,467 - You have to find her. You have to find her. 825 00:32:27,510 --> 00:32:29,991 - Well, what happened? - Um, we--we finished supper. 826 00:32:30,035 --> 00:32:31,514 Our Bible study group, they were loving on her. 827 00:32:31,558 --> 00:32:32,994 She seemed so joyful. 828 00:32:33,038 --> 00:32:35,736 - Okay, and then what? - Um, uh, they-- 829 00:32:35,779 --> 00:32:37,825 she went to the bathroom inside. 830 00:32:37,868 --> 00:32:39,348 - We've been watching her like a hawk. 831 00:32:39,392 --> 00:32:40,436 I looked at Claire like 832 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:41,481 "You should do in there with her." 833 00:32:41,524 --> 00:32:42,482 - How long ago? 834 00:32:42,525 --> 00:32:44,005 - Uh, a half hour now. 835 00:32:44,049 --> 00:32:45,224 She was only gone ten minutes, and then Claire went in 836 00:32:45,267 --> 00:32:46,703 to check on her. - And she was missing? 837 00:32:46,747 --> 00:32:48,183 - Yeah. - Did anyone see her 838 00:32:48,227 --> 00:32:49,315 inside the restaurant? - Yeah. 839 00:32:49,358 --> 00:32:50,620 Um, a waitress said 840 00:32:50,664 --> 00:32:52,100 that they saw her leave out the front door. 841 00:32:52,144 --> 00:32:53,841 - Well, she couldn't have gone far. 842 00:32:53,884 --> 00:32:54,885 I'll put out an alert. 843 00:32:54,929 --> 00:32:56,844 - This must've been Nick. 844 00:32:56,887 --> 00:32:59,151 We're never gonna see her again, are we? 845 00:32:59,194 --> 00:33:06,114 ♪ 846 00:33:07,681 --> 00:33:10,510 - Timestamp says 6:00 p.m., and you saw her leave? 847 00:33:10,553 --> 00:33:11,815 - I--I told the parents. 848 00:33:11,859 --> 00:33:14,079 Um, she was in the bathroom for a while. 849 00:33:14,122 --> 00:33:16,037 I knocked to ask if she was okay. 850 00:33:16,081 --> 00:33:17,908 - And what'd she say? - She came right out. 851 00:33:17,952 --> 00:33:19,084 Kinda giddy. 852 00:33:19,127 --> 00:33:21,129 She said she was late to meet someone. 853 00:33:21,173 --> 00:33:23,088 I told her she looked pretty. 854 00:33:23,131 --> 00:33:24,698 I think she changed in the bathroom. 855 00:33:24,741 --> 00:33:26,352 - Did she say where she was going? 856 00:33:26,395 --> 00:33:29,529 - No, no, I had no idea she was running away. 857 00:33:29,572 --> 00:33:32,053 I--I--I should've told the parents earlier, 858 00:33:32,097 --> 00:33:34,012 but, you know, she just seemed so happy-- 859 00:33:34,055 --> 00:33:36,884 - You did nothing wrong. Thank you. 860 00:33:36,927 --> 00:33:38,712 - And Nick somehow got to her. - Yeah. 861 00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:40,409 - We got a problem. 862 00:33:40,453 --> 00:33:42,411 Molly Adams from the Lees' church? 863 00:33:42,455 --> 00:33:44,065 - Yeah, we talked to her and Daniel earlier. 864 00:33:44,109 --> 00:33:45,284 They don't know anything. 865 00:33:45,327 --> 00:33:46,459 - Yeah, well, she said she didn't wanna 866 00:33:46,502 --> 00:33:47,808 say this around her husband. 867 00:33:47,851 --> 00:33:49,549 - That Beth asked her to get a message to Nick. 868 00:33:49,592 --> 00:33:50,854 A Bible quote. 869 00:33:50,898 --> 00:33:52,030 - What Bible quote? 870 00:33:52,073 --> 00:33:53,814 - 1 Corinthians 3:11. 871 00:33:53,857 --> 00:33:55,816 "For no one can lay any other foundation 872 00:33:55,859 --> 00:33:57,513 than that which has been laid." 873 00:33:57,557 --> 00:33:58,775 Molly said it was from Daniel's 874 00:33:58,819 --> 00:34:00,299 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" sermon. 875 00:34:00,342 --> 00:34:02,170 - White dress and meeting someone? 876 00:34:02,214 --> 00:34:04,912 - She thinks that she's getting married. 877 00:34:04,955 --> 00:34:09,090 So somewhere near water or a bridge. 878 00:34:09,134 --> 00:34:12,267 - She had the Brooklyn Bridge on her screensaver. 879 00:34:12,311 --> 00:34:17,620 ♪ 880 00:34:17,664 --> 00:34:19,622 - Nick Pearce! 881 00:34:19,666 --> 00:34:21,624 Step away from the girl. 882 00:34:21,668 --> 00:34:24,149 - What's this about? - You violated the OOP. 883 00:34:24,192 --> 00:34:26,107 - She asked to see me. - I did. 884 00:34:26,151 --> 00:34:27,674 Luke and I are exchanging vows. 885 00:34:27,717 --> 00:34:29,545 - Beth, you need to come with-- - Hands behind your back. 886 00:34:29,589 --> 00:34:31,895 - They can't do this to us! - We need to get you to safety. 887 00:34:31,939 --> 00:34:33,114 - I am safe! 888 00:34:33,158 --> 00:34:34,420 - Okay. - We're the chosen ones! 889 00:34:34,463 --> 00:34:35,943 - Beth, they're not gonna believe us. 890 00:34:35,986 --> 00:34:38,424 "We walk by faith, not by sight." 891 00:34:38,467 --> 00:34:41,949 - You can't hurt us. I'm carrying God's baby! 892 00:34:41,992 --> 00:34:45,170 [dramatic music] 893 00:34:48,608 --> 00:34:48,782 . 894 00:34:48,825 --> 00:34:50,131 - You can't hurt us. 895 00:34:50,175 --> 00:34:52,133 I'm carrying God's baby! 896 00:34:55,658 --> 00:34:57,704 - What does that mean? Is she pregnant? 897 00:34:57,747 --> 00:35:00,620 - There's no way to know if it's true or not. 898 00:35:00,663 --> 00:35:02,361 - Can't you just put Nick away now? 899 00:35:02,404 --> 00:35:03,536 He's kidnapped her again. 900 00:35:03,579 --> 00:35:05,059 - He violated the protection order, 901 00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:07,061 but he met Beth at a public place. 902 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:08,193 That's not kidnapping. 903 00:35:08,236 --> 00:35:10,499 - And she did initiate the contact. 904 00:35:10,543 --> 00:35:16,810 - Because of his hold over her. 905 00:35:16,853 --> 00:35:19,204 He was--oh, my God. 906 00:35:19,247 --> 00:35:21,554 He was planning this all along. 907 00:35:21,597 --> 00:35:24,339 Wasn't he? He was using me and Paul. 908 00:35:24,383 --> 00:35:27,429 Oh, my God. [sobbing] 909 00:35:27,473 --> 00:35:31,216 - He is obsessed with your daughter. 910 00:35:31,259 --> 00:35:33,740 And she is with him. 911 00:35:33,783 --> 00:35:35,437 - You're telling me there's no way 912 00:35:35,481 --> 00:35:37,178 to get him out of her life? 913 00:35:38,571 --> 00:35:40,616 - Your daughter's gonna be 15 next month? 914 00:35:44,968 --> 00:35:46,796 There might be one way. 915 00:35:50,104 --> 00:35:51,584 - Why are we here? 916 00:35:51,627 --> 00:35:54,978 - I know how much you wanna marry Nick. 917 00:35:55,022 --> 00:35:57,242 Luke. Luke. 918 00:35:57,285 --> 00:36:01,115 And your father and I, we want you to be happy. 919 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:03,248 - Then let me see him. 920 00:36:03,291 --> 00:36:05,511 - I'm--I--I'm trying to figure it out. 921 00:36:05,554 --> 00:36:07,208 There's the Order of Protection. 922 00:36:07,252 --> 00:36:09,123 - And whose fault is that? 923 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:13,432 - We--we thought we were doing the right thing, okay? 924 00:36:13,475 --> 00:36:16,652 Uh, I know now that we were wrong. 925 00:36:16,696 --> 00:36:23,485 But your dad and I might have a solution. 926 00:36:23,529 --> 00:36:25,357 - I'm keeping the baby. 927 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,576 And Luke and I, when I'm old enough, 928 00:36:27,620 --> 00:36:29,361 we're going to get married. 929 00:36:29,404 --> 00:36:32,494 No matter what you say. - Here's the thing. 930 00:36:32,538 --> 00:36:37,238 You turn 15 in a month. 931 00:36:37,282 --> 00:36:38,805 Don't you? 932 00:36:38,848 --> 00:36:40,546 So if you are pregnant 933 00:36:40,589 --> 00:36:43,636 and if you have parental consent, 934 00:36:43,679 --> 00:36:47,596 you can get married in the state of Maryland. 935 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,947 What if we gave permission? 936 00:36:50,991 --> 00:36:52,514 - You'd do that? 937 00:36:52,558 --> 00:36:56,126 You and Dad? - Beth. 938 00:36:56,170 --> 00:36:58,520 You know, we can't stand living like this. 939 00:36:58,564 --> 00:37:02,045 You unhappy, hating us. 940 00:37:02,089 --> 00:37:04,918 The state is gonna need proof of the pregnancy, 941 00:37:04,961 --> 00:37:06,963 proof that Luke is the father. 942 00:37:07,007 --> 00:37:08,182 - I'd need to ask Luke. 943 00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:09,662 - Well, you--you can't. 944 00:37:09,705 --> 00:37:13,013 But, listen, let's just go to the hospital, 945 00:37:13,056 --> 00:37:14,188 you and I, get this done. 946 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,451 I will--I will tell the ADA 947 00:37:16,495 --> 00:37:18,845 that no one will testify at trial, 948 00:37:18,888 --> 00:37:23,458 and he'll have to drop the charges. 949 00:37:23,502 --> 00:37:26,896 - I prayed for this. 950 00:37:26,940 --> 00:37:28,420 - So did I. 951 00:37:28,463 --> 00:37:31,379 [soft music] 952 00:37:31,423 --> 00:37:33,555 ♪ 953 00:37:33,599 --> 00:37:37,733 Oh, gosh, needed to do this for a long time. 954 00:37:40,780 --> 00:37:41,955 I love you, Beth. 955 00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:49,441 I love you, Beth. 956 00:37:49,484 --> 00:37:51,443 - Beth's confession isn't admissible 957 00:37:51,486 --> 00:37:52,966 unless she confirms with the grand jury. 958 00:37:53,009 --> 00:37:56,491 - But since the fetus' DNA was a match to Nick Pearce, 959 00:37:56,535 --> 00:37:58,537 that proves Rape Two. 960 00:37:58,580 --> 00:38:00,887 - But Beth won't testify. - Doesn't matter. 961 00:38:00,930 --> 00:38:03,933 With the DNA, his lawyer's not gonna let this go to trial. 962 00:38:03,977 --> 00:38:07,589 - [exhales heavily] Thank you both. 963 00:38:07,633 --> 00:38:10,200 - Does Beth know any of this? 964 00:38:10,244 --> 00:38:12,377 - We're going to tell her tonight. 965 00:38:14,117 --> 00:38:15,380 - Okay. 966 00:38:15,423 --> 00:38:17,817 Look, I know this has been 967 00:38:17,860 --> 00:38:21,821 an incredibly difficult decision to make. 968 00:38:21,864 --> 00:38:25,912 - We're going to raise the baby as our own, and, uh, 969 00:38:25,955 --> 00:38:31,961 work on repairing our marriage and... 970 00:38:32,005 --> 00:38:35,051 pray that Beth forgives us. 971 00:38:35,095 --> 00:38:37,010 Eventually. 972 00:38:37,053 --> 00:38:39,404 [somber music] 973 00:38:39,447 --> 00:38:41,362 - You'll get through this. 974 00:38:41,406 --> 00:38:45,714 ♪ 975 00:38:45,758 --> 00:38:47,063 - Okay. 976 00:38:47,107 --> 00:38:48,456 Can you open my present now? 977 00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:50,676 - Of course. I would love to. 978 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:52,765 [soft sentimental music] 979 00:38:52,808 --> 00:38:55,115 What is this? 980 00:38:55,158 --> 00:39:02,078 ♪ 981 00:39:05,908 --> 00:39:07,345 - Do you like it? 982 00:39:10,870 --> 00:39:12,393 - I love it. 983 00:39:14,961 --> 00:39:16,266 Come here. 984 00:39:16,310 --> 00:39:23,361 ♪ 985 00:39:29,584 --> 00:39:31,020 You okay, Mom? 986 00:39:32,848 --> 00:39:34,415 - Yeah, I am. 987 00:39:34,459 --> 00:39:41,596 ♪ 988 00:39:47,994 --> 00:39:50,953 [dramatic music] 989 00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:57,917 ♪ 990 00:40:18,067 --> 00:40:21,027 [wolf howls]