1 00:00:09,334 --> 00:00:09,554 . 2 00:00:09,595 --> 00:00:11,295 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:11,336 --> 00:00:12,596 sexually based offenses 4 00:00:12,642 --> 00:00:14,902 are considered especially heinous. 5 00:00:14,948 --> 00:00:17,388 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 6 00:00:17,429 --> 00:00:19,169 who investigate these vicious felonies 7 00:00:19,214 --> 00:00:20,644 are members of an elite squad 8 00:00:20,693 --> 00:00:22,823 known as the Special Victims Unit. 9 00:00:22,869 --> 00:00:24,399 These are their stories. 10 00:00:24,436 --> 00:00:27,616 [dramatic musical sting] 11 00:00:27,657 --> 00:00:29,967 - Another one? 12 00:00:30,007 --> 00:00:33,317 And he waited three days to go to the ER? 13 00:00:33,358 --> 00:00:35,148 And he won't report. 14 00:00:35,186 --> 00:00:38,146 Okay, okay, I know, I know. Confidentiality. 15 00:00:38,189 --> 00:00:40,669 All right, understood. 16 00:00:40,713 --> 00:00:41,753 - Hey, guys, wait up. 17 00:00:41,801 --> 00:00:43,751 - Hey, Noah, wait up. 18 00:00:43,803 --> 00:00:47,803 Fin, I just heard from a nurse at Mercy. 19 00:00:47,851 --> 00:00:50,761 There's another attack in Hell's Kitchen. 20 00:00:50,810 --> 00:00:52,340 Black male, tased. 21 00:00:52,377 --> 00:00:55,037 - He filing a complaint? - No. 22 00:00:55,076 --> 00:00:56,116 - Then what are we supposed to do? 23 00:00:56,164 --> 00:00:57,204 - Your son still works 24 00:00:57,252 --> 00:00:58,942 at the gay men's crisis center, right? 25 00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:02,382 - LGBTQ, as Ken reminds me. 26 00:01:02,431 --> 00:01:03,951 - So talk to him, right? 27 00:01:03,997 --> 00:01:05,787 If we're hearing about this, you know he is. 28 00:01:05,825 --> 00:01:06,785 - Okay. 29 00:01:06,826 --> 00:01:07,876 - Yeah, thanks. 30 00:01:11,875 --> 00:01:13,225 Hey, honey. Let's go. 31 00:01:13,268 --> 00:01:16,138 - Mom, I don't want to go to practice. 32 00:01:16,184 --> 00:01:19,144 - Why not, honey? You feeling okay? 33 00:01:19,187 --> 00:01:21,847 - I mean, ever. 34 00:01:21,885 --> 00:01:23,585 I don't like baseball. 35 00:01:23,626 --> 00:01:26,106 - You don't like baseball? Since when? 36 00:01:26,150 --> 00:01:28,940 You love playing with Peter. You love being on the team. 37 00:01:28,979 --> 00:01:31,549 - But now it's boring. 38 00:01:33,157 --> 00:01:34,817 That looks like fun. 39 00:01:34,854 --> 00:01:37,944 [muffled hip-hop music] 40 00:01:37,988 --> 00:01:40,128 ♪ 41 00:01:41,557 --> 00:01:43,687 [dramatic musical sting] 42 00:01:43,733 --> 00:01:44,953 - Hang in there. 43 00:01:44,995 --> 00:01:47,865 Call anytime. I'm here. 44 00:01:47,911 --> 00:01:49,431 Dad, what's up? 45 00:01:49,478 --> 00:01:51,218 - Can't I just stop by? 46 00:01:51,262 --> 00:01:52,692 - Of course. 47 00:01:52,742 --> 00:01:55,172 Uh, have a seat. 48 00:01:55,223 --> 00:01:56,833 Jaden was just talking about you. 49 00:01:56,876 --> 00:01:59,006 - Yeah? He like that shirt I got him? 50 00:01:59,052 --> 00:02:00,792 - He'll grow into it. 51 00:02:00,837 --> 00:02:02,497 - [laughs] 52 00:02:02,534 --> 00:02:06,234 - So, why are you here? 53 00:02:06,277 --> 00:02:08,197 - There's a rumor about a serial predator 54 00:02:08,236 --> 00:02:10,156 working the gay bars. 55 00:02:10,194 --> 00:02:11,624 - In Hell's Kitchen. 56 00:02:11,674 --> 00:02:15,064 - Yeah. The victims are all black, professional, 57 00:02:15,112 --> 00:02:16,502 and everybody's talking about it. 58 00:02:16,548 --> 00:02:19,078 - But no one wants to talk. I know. 59 00:02:19,116 --> 00:02:20,896 - So do you think you can get somebody 60 00:02:20,944 --> 00:02:22,814 to file a police report? 61 00:02:22,859 --> 00:02:24,429 - I can't. 62 00:02:24,469 --> 00:02:27,299 These men, and I shouldn't even tell you this much, 63 00:02:27,342 --> 00:02:29,382 have wives, kids. 64 00:02:29,431 --> 00:02:31,431 - Oh, they're on the low. 65 00:02:31,476 --> 00:02:32,736 That's why he's targeting them. 66 00:02:32,782 --> 00:02:35,432 He knows they don't want to speak up. 67 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,140 - Well, tell them we'll do our best 68 00:02:37,178 --> 00:02:39,788 to keep their case confidential. 69 00:02:39,832 --> 00:02:42,312 - I'm their advocate, Dad, not yours. 70 00:02:42,357 --> 00:02:44,007 - Yeah, but if nobody says anything, 71 00:02:44,054 --> 00:02:45,964 he has no reason to stop. 72 00:02:52,018 --> 00:02:54,458 [cheering] 73 00:02:54,499 --> 00:02:56,239 - What's going on? 74 00:02:56,284 --> 00:02:58,194 Of course. Good afternoon. 75 00:02:58,242 --> 00:03:01,502 Yeah. Of course. Of course, I got you. 76 00:03:01,550 --> 00:03:03,470 - Thank you. We have to get going. 77 00:03:03,508 --> 00:03:05,908 - Yeah. All right, we good? 78 00:03:05,945 --> 00:03:07,905 All right, y'all. Keep it real, keep it real. 79 00:03:07,947 --> 00:03:10,477 [cheering] 80 00:03:12,996 --> 00:03:13,906 [cell phone chirping] 81 00:03:18,262 --> 00:03:20,742 - Oh, God. Look. 82 00:03:20,786 --> 00:03:23,396 - Oh, come on, man. Not right now, Fisch. 83 00:03:23,441 --> 00:03:25,261 - Then when? This is not going away. 84 00:03:25,313 --> 00:03:26,353 - Yeah, it is. 85 00:03:26,401 --> 00:03:27,921 - What are you talking about? 86 00:03:27,967 --> 00:03:29,667 - Hasn't everything worked out till now? 87 00:03:29,708 --> 00:03:32,058 - Don't bring my brother down, Fisch. 88 00:03:32,102 --> 00:03:33,882 All you do is worry. 89 00:03:33,930 --> 00:03:35,240 - That's my job. 90 00:03:35,279 --> 00:03:36,239 - That's your job, huh? 91 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:37,810 - Yeah, go home. 92 00:03:37,847 --> 00:03:40,767 All right, have some wine, hug your wife. 93 00:03:40,806 --> 00:03:42,506 Hey, yo, Vlad. Vlad, pull over right here. 94 00:03:42,547 --> 00:03:45,247 - No, Math. - Look, I need some air. 95 00:03:45,289 --> 00:03:47,729 All right, I'm just gonna walk. 96 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:49,820 See you tomorrow? 97 00:03:49,859 --> 00:03:51,129 - All right. 98 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:52,464 - All right. - I trust you. 99 00:03:52,514 --> 00:03:53,384 - Tell your wife hello. - Be careful. 100 00:03:53,428 --> 00:03:54,388 I will tell her hello. 101 00:03:54,429 --> 00:03:55,479 - Have that wine. 102 00:03:55,517 --> 00:03:57,737 - I will. - All right. 103 00:04:01,262 --> 00:04:02,522 - Where are you going? 104 00:04:02,567 --> 00:04:04,437 - It's all good, Vlad. 105 00:04:06,354 --> 00:04:09,264 [upbeat pop music playing] 106 00:04:09,313 --> 00:04:12,273 ♪ 107 00:04:12,316 --> 00:04:14,576 - Hey. 108 00:04:14,623 --> 00:04:16,583 Hey, you look like Mathis. 109 00:04:16,625 --> 00:04:18,935 - Nah, just got one of those faces, man. 110 00:04:20,193 --> 00:04:22,323 - Wait, you are Mathis? 111 00:04:22,370 --> 00:04:24,200 This is you playing right now. 112 00:04:24,241 --> 00:04:25,631 This is "Summer Sweat," my hype song. 113 00:04:25,677 --> 00:04:27,197 - I'm just not who you think I am. 114 00:04:27,244 --> 00:04:29,284 - Yes, you are. You're Mathis Brooks. 115 00:04:29,333 --> 00:04:30,333 - Okay, just relax, man. 116 00:04:30,378 --> 00:04:31,908 - Wait, can we take a selfie? 117 00:04:31,944 --> 00:04:35,074 - What? No. Hey, man, get that off me, man. 118 00:04:35,121 --> 00:04:36,601 What's wrong with you? - Just taking a picture. 119 00:04:36,645 --> 00:04:37,685 - Don't touch me. - My bad, bro. 120 00:04:37,733 --> 00:04:39,513 - What's your problem, Mathis? 121 00:04:39,561 --> 00:04:41,991 Hey, your song sucks, anyway. 122 00:04:42,041 --> 00:04:43,521 Hey, look, it's Mathis. 123 00:04:43,565 --> 00:04:46,615 Mathis Brooks! You don't want this? 124 00:04:46,655 --> 00:04:49,915 - That dude is-- that dude is drunk, man. 125 00:05:02,323 --> 00:05:05,283 [foreboding music] 126 00:05:05,326 --> 00:05:12,076 ♪ 127 00:05:18,164 --> 00:05:20,254 - We got a 1054, semi-conscious male 128 00:05:20,297 --> 00:05:23,477 under the scaffolding on the corner of 52nd and 9th. 129 00:05:23,518 --> 00:05:26,088 - Copy that, Central. 130 00:05:26,129 --> 00:05:27,349 - What do you wager? 131 00:05:27,391 --> 00:05:29,171 Homeless or drunk? 132 00:05:29,219 --> 00:05:30,659 - Both. 133 00:05:41,362 --> 00:05:42,792 Holy Mother... 134 00:05:42,841 --> 00:05:44,791 - [panting] 135 00:05:44,843 --> 00:05:47,143 Please... 136 00:05:47,193 --> 00:05:49,103 help me. 137 00:05:52,416 --> 00:05:55,336 [dramatic music] 138 00:05:55,376 --> 00:06:02,466 ♪ 139 00:06:38,593 --> 00:06:39,983 - A serial rapist in Hell's Kitchen? 140 00:06:40,029 --> 00:06:42,079 - Yes, Chief, the victims are male. 141 00:06:42,118 --> 00:06:43,468 He tases them, 142 00:06:43,511 --> 00:06:46,121 and then he sodomizes them with a bottle. 143 00:06:46,165 --> 00:06:48,475 - We need to establish more of a pattern. 144 00:06:48,516 --> 00:06:49,556 When did he start? How many assaults? 145 00:06:49,604 --> 00:06:50,604 - We don't know. 146 00:06:50,648 --> 00:06:51,778 - I'll try again. 147 00:06:51,823 --> 00:06:53,523 How many reports have been filed? 148 00:06:53,564 --> 00:06:56,914 - None. We think he picks his vics on the down-low 149 00:06:56,959 --> 00:06:58,529 so he knows they don't want to report. 150 00:06:58,569 --> 00:06:59,569 - So are we divining it? 151 00:06:59,614 --> 00:07:00,834 - No, we're not divining it. 152 00:07:00,876 --> 00:07:02,746 - EMS calls, advocacy groups, 153 00:07:02,791 --> 00:07:04,961 and the rumors are out there in gay bars. 154 00:07:05,010 --> 00:07:06,490 - I can't take rumors to CompStat. 155 00:07:06,534 --> 00:07:08,444 - I know, and I know that you just got here 156 00:07:08,492 --> 00:07:10,492 and you don't want to report a spike 157 00:07:10,538 --> 00:07:12,068 in assaults two weeks in, but-- 158 00:07:12,104 --> 00:07:14,144 - That will never be my concern. 159 00:07:14,193 --> 00:07:15,713 If stats go up, good. 160 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,590 It means people trust us enough to disclose. 161 00:07:17,632 --> 00:07:18,582 Thank you. 162 00:07:18,633 --> 00:07:20,153 So what do you need? 163 00:07:20,199 --> 00:07:23,509 - Manpower for a wide canvass, security cam checks. 164 00:07:23,551 --> 00:07:25,071 I would like to augment with detectives 165 00:07:25,117 --> 00:07:26,557 from Hate Crimes. 166 00:07:26,597 --> 00:07:28,387 - Well, they're spread thinner than SVU. 167 00:07:28,425 --> 00:07:30,515 And if they'd heard about this, they'd have looped me in. 168 00:07:30,558 --> 00:07:31,648 - So what do we do, 169 00:07:31,689 --> 00:07:33,259 just wait on him to strike again? 170 00:07:33,299 --> 00:07:35,779 - No, we can be proactive. 171 00:07:35,824 --> 00:07:39,474 Increase uniform patrols, work your contacts. 172 00:07:39,523 --> 00:07:41,003 Everything okay, Captain? 173 00:07:43,701 --> 00:07:46,001 - Detective Rollins says that there's another vic 174 00:07:46,051 --> 00:07:47,261 at Mercy Hospital. 175 00:07:50,665 --> 00:07:52,055 - So what's this new chief's deal? 176 00:07:52,101 --> 00:07:54,491 - Well, he's methodical, he's thoughtful, 177 00:07:54,538 --> 00:07:56,408 and he's Ivy League educated. 178 00:07:56,453 --> 00:07:58,673 - So why is he a cop? 179 00:08:00,892 --> 00:08:02,282 - NYPD, coming through. 180 00:08:02,328 --> 00:08:04,468 - Step aside, please. 181 00:08:04,505 --> 00:08:05,895 - What's up with the paparazzi? 182 00:08:05,941 --> 00:08:07,201 - It turns out the vic is a celeb. 183 00:08:07,246 --> 00:08:08,556 Mathis-- - Mathis Brooks, the pop star? 184 00:08:08,596 --> 00:08:09,596 - Yeah. 185 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:10,910 - Same pattern? 186 00:08:10,946 --> 00:08:12,726 - Close enough. Tased, beer bottle. 187 00:08:12,774 --> 00:08:14,124 - Hold on, I thought Mathis Brooks was straight. 188 00:08:14,166 --> 00:08:16,166 - Yeah, I mean, as far as we know, he is, 189 00:08:16,212 --> 00:08:17,902 but he was in the neighborhood, and he has a gay following. 190 00:08:17,953 --> 00:08:20,343 - So the perp assumed, the hospital called us. 191 00:08:20,390 --> 00:08:21,740 Any chance he'll report? 192 00:08:21,783 --> 00:08:23,133 - I'm not sure, he's still in the ER, 193 00:08:23,175 --> 00:08:24,565 and his brother and manager are here. 194 00:08:24,612 --> 00:08:26,702 They're being protective. 195 00:08:29,921 --> 00:08:32,831 - We were recording at Slick Beats till, like, 1:00 a.m. 196 00:08:32,881 --> 00:08:34,531 Mathis, he's a perfectionist. 197 00:08:34,578 --> 00:08:35,708 - And where'd you go afterwards? 198 00:08:35,753 --> 00:08:37,493 - I went home. 199 00:08:37,538 --> 00:08:38,588 - Mathis needed air. 200 00:08:40,889 --> 00:08:43,679 - Mr. Fischer, there are a lot of gay bars 201 00:08:43,718 --> 00:08:45,378 near where Mathis was assaulted. 202 00:08:45,415 --> 00:08:46,895 Any chance he went into one? 203 00:08:46,938 --> 00:08:50,638 - Maybe. Mathis is friends with all types. 204 00:08:50,681 --> 00:08:53,501 He's about all people being who they are. 205 00:08:53,554 --> 00:08:55,254 He's an ally. 206 00:08:55,294 --> 00:08:57,554 - But he's not gay himself? 207 00:08:57,601 --> 00:08:58,991 - Mathis? 208 00:08:59,037 --> 00:09:02,037 You know the women he goes out with? 209 00:09:02,084 --> 00:09:04,694 One week, Halsey, next week, Ariana. 210 00:09:04,739 --> 00:09:07,179 The kid... 211 00:09:07,219 --> 00:09:10,579 pardon my French, gets more ass than a toilet seat. 212 00:09:12,790 --> 00:09:15,580 - Outside the recording studio? 213 00:09:15,619 --> 00:09:18,059 No one strange, really. It was all love. 214 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:20,890 Our man Vlad put us into the SUV, no problem. 215 00:09:20,929 --> 00:09:23,589 - So the studio's over by 11th Avenue, right? 216 00:09:23,627 --> 00:09:25,587 Who got dropped off first? 217 00:09:25,629 --> 00:09:27,029 - Math got out on 9th. 218 00:09:27,065 --> 00:09:30,065 - Any idea where he might've gone? 219 00:09:30,112 --> 00:09:32,152 - After sessions, he just likes to go on walks, 220 00:09:32,201 --> 00:09:33,681 where he gets most of his ideas from. 221 00:09:33,724 --> 00:09:35,244 - Captain Benson. 222 00:09:35,291 --> 00:09:36,461 - Yes. 223 00:09:36,509 --> 00:09:37,729 - Mathis is ready to talk to you. 224 00:09:37,772 --> 00:09:39,592 - Great, that's good news. 225 00:09:39,643 --> 00:09:41,163 Did you do a rape kit? 226 00:09:41,210 --> 00:09:43,090 - He's a little too traumatized for that right now. 227 00:09:43,125 --> 00:09:44,085 - Understood. 228 00:09:44,126 --> 00:09:45,736 - I told him you guys were cool, 229 00:09:45,780 --> 00:09:47,390 that you'd respect his privacy. 230 00:09:47,433 --> 00:09:48,393 You will, right? 231 00:09:48,434 --> 00:09:49,784 - Absolutely. 232 00:09:49,827 --> 00:09:51,697 - Mathis, this is Captain Benson. 233 00:09:51,742 --> 00:09:52,872 I told you about her. 234 00:09:52,917 --> 00:09:54,397 - Hi. And my sergeant. 235 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,450 - Fin Tutuola. How you doing? 236 00:09:58,488 --> 00:10:00,668 - Honestly... 237 00:10:00,708 --> 00:10:02,628 honestly, I'm still not in my body. 238 00:10:02,666 --> 00:10:05,976 - Mathis, I'll be right outside. 239 00:10:08,541 --> 00:10:10,711 - He's good people. 240 00:10:10,761 --> 00:10:13,151 He said that you guys were, too. 241 00:10:13,198 --> 00:10:15,468 Look, I don't know if I could be of much help. 242 00:10:15,505 --> 00:10:16,945 It all happened so fast. 243 00:10:16,985 --> 00:10:18,765 - No, if there's anything that you remember, 244 00:10:18,813 --> 00:10:21,333 anything at all would be great help. 245 00:10:22,686 --> 00:10:23,946 - I was... 246 00:10:23,992 --> 00:10:27,772 I was under a scaffold, and... 247 00:10:27,822 --> 00:10:30,082 I came to a zigzag in it... 248 00:10:30,128 --> 00:10:33,178 and I heard somebody behind me, so I turned 249 00:10:33,218 --> 00:10:35,178 and that's when I felt this jolt. 250 00:10:35,220 --> 00:10:37,660 - We think that you were tased. 251 00:10:37,701 --> 00:10:38,831 - Knocked me off my feet. 252 00:10:38,876 --> 00:10:40,796 Then the guy... 253 00:10:40,835 --> 00:10:42,875 he bends me over the scaffold. 254 00:10:45,013 --> 00:10:47,533 Pulled down my pants, and then... 255 00:10:47,580 --> 00:10:48,670 - It's okay. 256 00:10:48,712 --> 00:10:50,452 Take your time. 257 00:10:50,496 --> 00:10:53,806 - He started yelling all these horrible things at me. 258 00:10:53,848 --> 00:10:55,848 He was calling me the F word. 259 00:10:55,893 --> 00:10:57,503 And the N word. 260 00:10:57,547 --> 00:10:59,677 - You get a look at him before you were tased? 261 00:10:59,723 --> 00:11:00,943 - I just got a glimpse of him. 262 00:11:00,985 --> 00:11:03,685 He was a big, scary-looking guy. 263 00:11:03,727 --> 00:11:05,337 - White, black? 264 00:11:05,381 --> 00:11:06,861 - White. 265 00:11:06,904 --> 00:11:09,994 Long hair, a beard, maybe, and a hoodie. 266 00:11:10,038 --> 00:11:12,828 Like I said, it all happened so fast. 267 00:11:12,867 --> 00:11:15,217 - So, Mathis, you should know that we think 268 00:11:15,260 --> 00:11:19,620 that the man who assaulted you may be a serial predator. 269 00:11:19,656 --> 00:11:21,136 - What? - Yeah, he's attacking 270 00:11:21,179 --> 00:11:23,449 black gay men in Hell's Kitchen. 271 00:11:23,486 --> 00:11:24,836 - That's horrible. 272 00:11:24,879 --> 00:11:26,929 I mean, I'm not gay, but... 273 00:11:26,968 --> 00:11:29,058 you mean just because the color of my skin, 274 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:31,190 and because I was walking down those streets... 275 00:11:31,233 --> 00:11:33,533 - Did you stop anywhere on your walk? 276 00:11:33,583 --> 00:11:35,363 - No. 277 00:11:35,411 --> 00:11:36,541 No, I was... 278 00:11:36,586 --> 00:11:38,416 I was just getting some air. 279 00:11:38,457 --> 00:11:40,457 Like, that's all. I'm walking after midnight. 280 00:11:43,158 --> 00:11:46,298 You know what, guys, I'm sorry, I'm getting really tired. 281 00:11:46,335 --> 00:11:48,465 Do you think that we can do this later? 282 00:11:48,511 --> 00:11:50,071 - Of course. 283 00:11:50,121 --> 00:11:52,421 - If you remember anything else, call us. 284 00:11:54,952 --> 00:11:56,992 - Thank you. 285 00:12:00,001 --> 00:12:02,041 He's crashing. Doesn't remember much. 286 00:12:02,090 --> 00:12:03,310 - Well, this may help. 287 00:12:03,352 --> 00:12:04,782 I caught something on Instagram. 288 00:12:04,832 --> 00:12:06,962 Mathis stopped by a bar last night. 289 00:12:07,008 --> 00:12:08,398 Someone took a selfie. 290 00:12:08,444 --> 00:12:09,834 - Doesn't look too happy about that. 291 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,100 - #SummerSweat. 292 00:12:12,143 --> 00:12:14,273 - I guess Mathis didn't walk straight home. 293 00:12:16,844 --> 00:12:18,194 - What, the cops are on Instagram? 294 00:12:18,236 --> 00:12:19,756 - Yeah, Mathis looked pretty pissed 295 00:12:19,803 --> 00:12:21,103 at you in that picture. 296 00:12:21,152 --> 00:12:22,412 - No, no, those guys just forget 297 00:12:22,458 --> 00:12:23,898 that their fans make them who they are. 298 00:12:23,938 --> 00:12:25,248 - Is that why you went at it with him? 299 00:12:25,287 --> 00:12:26,897 The bartender said you threatened him. 300 00:12:26,941 --> 00:12:29,291 - No, that was just drama, all right? 301 00:12:29,334 --> 00:12:30,374 I don't like tourists. 302 00:12:30,422 --> 00:12:32,292 - What do you mean? 303 00:12:32,337 --> 00:12:34,517 - Honey, Mathis is so deep in the closet, 304 00:12:34,557 --> 00:12:35,997 he went past Narnia. 305 00:12:36,037 --> 00:12:38,257 - And that makes you mad? 306 00:12:38,300 --> 00:12:40,920 They're saying security cam saw Mathis leave the bar 307 00:12:40,955 --> 00:12:42,565 after you two got into it. 308 00:12:42,608 --> 00:12:43,568 And did you follow him? 309 00:12:43,609 --> 00:12:44,829 - No, I did not follow him. 310 00:12:44,872 --> 00:12:46,912 - You didn't follow him? - No, I... 311 00:12:46,961 --> 00:12:48,911 I went uptown to meet someone. 312 00:12:48,963 --> 00:12:50,523 - Okay, someone got a name? 313 00:12:50,573 --> 00:12:52,483 - I didn't ask. 314 00:12:52,531 --> 00:12:55,221 Listen, I'll pull up his Grindr profile for you. 315 00:12:55,273 --> 00:12:56,273 Spoiler alert. 316 00:12:56,318 --> 00:12:58,058 He looks nothing like his picture. 317 00:13:01,149 --> 00:13:02,419 - We had a suspect who got into a fight 318 00:13:02,454 --> 00:13:03,894 with Mathis at a gay bar. 319 00:13:03,934 --> 00:13:06,284 - So he didn't tell us that he went into the bar. 320 00:13:06,328 --> 00:13:07,988 - I don't have to remind you it's not unusual 321 00:13:08,025 --> 00:13:09,935 for victims to leave out details 322 00:13:09,984 --> 00:13:10,854 that might make them look-- 323 00:13:10,898 --> 00:13:12,118 - Gay. 324 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,170 - Is he straight, or claims to be? 325 00:13:14,205 --> 00:13:16,465 - He's not gonna cave on that any time soon. 326 00:13:16,512 --> 00:13:19,812 - He's high profile. We have a serial out there. 327 00:13:19,863 --> 00:13:22,773 He has a civic obligation, Captain. 328 00:13:22,823 --> 00:13:24,863 - You want me to shame a celebrity 329 00:13:24,912 --> 00:13:26,562 into coming out of the closet 330 00:13:26,609 --> 00:13:28,179 so you can publicize the case? 331 00:13:28,219 --> 00:13:29,879 - I wouldn't say shame. 332 00:13:29,917 --> 00:13:31,007 Motivate. 333 00:13:32,876 --> 00:13:33,966 Excuse me. 334 00:13:36,837 --> 00:13:39,797 - Yo, I just want to thank all my fans for the well wishes. 335 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,720 Look, I can't say too much right now, but don't worry. 336 00:13:42,755 --> 00:13:44,145 Your boy's gonna make it. 337 00:13:44,192 --> 00:13:45,672 I'm gonna hit y'all later, okay? 338 00:13:45,715 --> 00:13:47,325 Peace. 339 00:13:47,369 --> 00:13:50,859 Hey, sorry about that. My fans are concerned. 340 00:13:50,894 --> 00:13:53,634 - Well, so are we, Mathis. 341 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:58,379 Someone is out there, preying on gay men. 342 00:13:58,423 --> 00:14:01,033 Gay men who are afraid to come forward, 343 00:14:01,078 --> 00:14:03,688 to file a police report. 344 00:14:03,733 --> 00:14:08,043 - Mathis, your music means a lot to people of all types. 345 00:14:08,085 --> 00:14:09,475 If you were to come forward-- 346 00:14:09,521 --> 00:14:10,691 - If you did that, 347 00:14:10,740 --> 00:14:11,700 everyone would think he was gay. 348 00:14:11,741 --> 00:14:13,521 - Look, hold up, Fisch. 349 00:14:13,569 --> 00:14:16,099 - So you think that if I made a public statement, that-- 350 00:14:16,137 --> 00:14:17,057 that it would matter? 351 00:14:17,094 --> 00:14:18,184 - No doubt. 352 00:14:18,226 --> 00:14:19,966 - More than you can imagine. 353 00:14:20,010 --> 00:14:21,280 - Come on, man. 354 00:14:21,316 --> 00:14:22,356 - Look, who cares if some people 355 00:14:22,404 --> 00:14:24,054 choose to think that I'm gay? 356 00:14:27,061 --> 00:14:29,011 This is bigger than Mathis now. 357 00:14:37,549 --> 00:14:37,769 . 358 00:14:37,810 --> 00:14:39,950 - What happened to me can happen to anyone. 359 00:14:39,987 --> 00:14:41,727 There's a predator out there. 360 00:14:41,771 --> 00:14:44,681 It's targeting members of our community. 361 00:14:44,730 --> 00:14:47,220 - Our community. He outed himself. 362 00:14:47,255 --> 00:14:49,695 - I didn't think that he was ready to go that far. 363 00:14:49,735 --> 00:14:51,385 That's pretty brave. 364 00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:52,863 - Well, it's helping us. 365 00:14:52,913 --> 00:14:55,783 I mean, the story went viral overnight. 366 00:14:55,828 --> 00:14:57,828 - This has led me to self-discovery. 367 00:14:59,310 --> 00:15:01,710 Like many gay black men, 368 00:15:01,747 --> 00:15:03,967 I felt compelled to live a lie. 369 00:15:04,011 --> 00:15:06,011 I just want to thank you guys. 370 00:15:07,797 --> 00:15:11,757 I looked into that man's eyes... 371 00:15:11,801 --> 00:15:14,061 and I saw the hatred in his heart. 372 00:15:14,108 --> 00:15:18,068 This experience, even as horrible as it was... 373 00:15:18,112 --> 00:15:20,372 - Dad. 374 00:15:20,418 --> 00:15:22,688 - Hey. - Ken, good to see you. 375 00:15:22,725 --> 00:15:24,425 - This is DeVonn Thompson. 376 00:15:24,466 --> 00:15:25,856 I told him anything he says here, 377 00:15:25,902 --> 00:15:27,592 you'll keep confidential. 378 00:15:29,906 --> 00:15:32,996 - I was leaving a bar. "Swank." 379 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,000 - In Hell's Kitchen? 380 00:15:35,042 --> 00:15:37,602 - It's low-key. 381 00:15:37,653 --> 00:15:39,873 I mostly keep to myself. 382 00:15:39,916 --> 00:15:42,786 Someone starts a conversation, okay. 383 00:15:42,832 --> 00:15:44,522 - Anybody talk to you that night? 384 00:15:44,573 --> 00:15:47,443 - No. I headed home. 385 00:15:47,489 --> 00:15:49,409 I was going to the E train, 386 00:15:49,447 --> 00:15:51,367 walked down under scaffolding, 387 00:15:51,406 --> 00:15:54,016 and they said someone tased me. 388 00:15:54,061 --> 00:15:54,971 Used a bottle. 389 00:15:57,412 --> 00:15:58,622 I came to in the ambulance. 390 00:15:58,674 --> 00:16:01,544 - So you didn't get a look at him? 391 00:16:01,590 --> 00:16:03,200 They say anything? 392 00:16:03,244 --> 00:16:04,674 - Not that I heard. 393 00:16:04,723 --> 00:16:07,113 - And how often do you go to this bar? 394 00:16:07,161 --> 00:16:09,031 - Tuesdays. 395 00:16:09,076 --> 00:16:11,866 My family thinks I'm going out with the choir after practice. 396 00:16:14,995 --> 00:16:16,905 - Has anyone ever approached you 397 00:16:16,953 --> 00:16:20,043 on another Tuesday that seemed odd? 398 00:16:21,392 --> 00:16:23,912 - Yeah, actually... 399 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,660 about a month before, I was outside smoking. 400 00:16:26,702 --> 00:16:29,002 This white guy, drunk, asked for a cigarette. 401 00:16:29,052 --> 00:16:32,052 He saw they were menthol. He gave me a hard time. 402 00:16:32,099 --> 00:16:33,539 - How so? 403 00:16:33,578 --> 00:16:34,838 - He said... 404 00:16:36,581 --> 00:16:38,141 Your wife know you smoke those? 405 00:16:38,192 --> 00:16:40,542 - What, like he made you? 406 00:16:40,585 --> 00:16:42,845 - I got a bad vibe. Went back inside. 407 00:16:42,892 --> 00:16:45,062 - Is it possible that this guy was there 408 00:16:45,112 --> 00:16:47,372 the night you were assaulted? 409 00:16:47,418 --> 00:16:49,118 - I didn't see him. 410 00:16:49,159 --> 00:16:50,159 [knocking at door] 411 00:16:51,466 --> 00:16:53,166 - Hey. - Excuse me. 412 00:16:57,428 --> 00:16:58,478 - Another vic called. A broker. 413 00:16:58,516 --> 00:16:59,906 He saw Mathis on TV, 414 00:16:59,952 --> 00:17:01,862 and he said I can come downtown to talk to him 415 00:17:01,911 --> 00:17:04,171 if I pretend to be a client. 416 00:17:04,218 --> 00:17:06,698 - So he's on the low too. 417 00:17:06,742 --> 00:17:10,132 Ask him if he remembers anyone asking about his wife. 418 00:17:18,580 --> 00:17:20,460 - My wife and my kids. 419 00:17:20,495 --> 00:17:22,365 He asked if they'd be up when I got home. 420 00:17:22,410 --> 00:17:23,720 - Do you remember when this was? 421 00:17:23,759 --> 00:17:25,549 - July 23rd, Tuesday. 422 00:17:25,587 --> 00:17:26,847 I came back into the city. 423 00:17:26,892 --> 00:17:28,802 - Okay. And you said he was blue-collar? 424 00:17:28,851 --> 00:17:32,591 - Rough, dirty-looking, reddish hair. 425 00:17:32,637 --> 00:17:34,207 - Could he have followed you? 426 00:17:34,248 --> 00:17:36,688 - I guess, but I didn't see who tased me. 427 00:17:36,728 --> 00:17:39,168 - What about his voice? Did he say anything? 428 00:17:39,209 --> 00:17:40,209 - Not a word. 429 00:17:40,254 --> 00:17:42,384 All I remember... 430 00:17:42,430 --> 00:17:44,700 When he was... 431 00:17:44,736 --> 00:17:46,386 assaulting me, 432 00:17:46,434 --> 00:17:50,134 I could see the toes of his boots covered with paint. 433 00:17:50,177 --> 00:17:51,657 - Six days ago? 434 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:55,750 - Yeah. Tuesday, I visited my mother, 435 00:17:55,791 --> 00:17:57,131 and got a beer on the way home. 436 00:17:57,184 --> 00:18:00,144 - Okay, when you stopped at the bar... 437 00:18:00,187 --> 00:18:01,977 do you remember anybody asking you 438 00:18:02,014 --> 00:18:04,274 about your wife or your family? 439 00:18:04,321 --> 00:18:06,671 - Earlier that evening. 440 00:18:06,715 --> 00:18:09,895 Tall guy, white, thuggish, trying to pry. 441 00:18:09,935 --> 00:18:11,675 I shut that down. 442 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:12,860 My two worlds must run on separate tracks. 443 00:18:12,895 --> 00:18:14,855 You understand? 444 00:18:14,897 --> 00:18:16,637 - Yeah. I'm just trying to catch this guy. 445 00:18:19,815 --> 00:18:21,945 - Thanks for waiting. What do we have? 446 00:18:21,991 --> 00:18:23,811 - Well, four victims, all assaulted 447 00:18:23,862 --> 00:18:25,952 after leaving bars in Hell's Kitchen. 448 00:18:25,995 --> 00:18:28,035 The perp knows the neighborhood. 449 00:18:28,084 --> 00:18:31,604 He surprises all his vics in isolated, scaffolded areas. 450 00:18:31,653 --> 00:18:33,263 - All tased and assaulted with a bottle. 451 00:18:33,307 --> 00:18:35,137 - And this hasn't gotten to the grand jury why? 452 00:18:35,178 --> 00:18:37,138 - Because these victims won't testify. 453 00:18:37,180 --> 00:18:39,360 - They'll testify if we subpoena them. 454 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:40,970 - Counselor, these men lead double lives 455 00:18:41,010 --> 00:18:42,410 that we ought not force them to reveal. 456 00:18:42,446 --> 00:18:44,016 They are helping us to find the pattern. 457 00:18:44,056 --> 00:18:45,536 - Right, the first three assaults 458 00:18:45,580 --> 00:18:46,630 were on Tuesday nights. 459 00:18:46,668 --> 00:18:48,018 Mathis was last Friday. 460 00:18:48,060 --> 00:18:49,810 - So Mathis is the only one 461 00:18:49,845 --> 00:18:51,755 who saw his assailants come forward. 462 00:18:51,803 --> 00:18:53,673 The other three only remember 463 00:18:53,718 --> 00:18:56,988 a tense interaction with a big, red-haired man at their bars. 464 00:18:57,026 --> 00:18:59,156 - And this is who they saw. That's Mathis' sketch. 465 00:18:59,202 --> 00:19:01,202 - You've noticed the sketches diverge? 466 00:19:01,248 --> 00:19:02,338 The MO is different too. 467 00:19:02,379 --> 00:19:03,779 Mathis saw the guy. 468 00:19:03,815 --> 00:19:06,165 He also heard him say gay and racist slurs. 469 00:19:06,209 --> 00:19:07,819 - Which could be our perp escalating or devolving-- 470 00:19:07,863 --> 00:19:09,083 - Or both. Right. 471 00:19:09,125 --> 00:19:10,435 - We can't have another assault. 472 00:19:10,474 --> 00:19:12,954 Today's Tuesday. We flood the zone tonight. 473 00:19:12,998 --> 00:19:15,048 - Chief, I don't have the manpower. 474 00:19:15,087 --> 00:19:16,827 - You will now. I'll borrow UCs 475 00:19:16,872 --> 00:19:18,912 from Street Crimes for every bar on the list. 476 00:19:18,961 --> 00:19:21,781 - Black UCs that read as upper middle class, 477 00:19:21,833 --> 00:19:23,223 late 30s, sophisticated? 478 00:19:23,270 --> 00:19:24,490 - Not a lot of those in Street Crime. 479 00:19:24,532 --> 00:19:26,182 - You know what, Chief? 480 00:19:26,229 --> 00:19:30,059 Don't take this the wrong way, but you're his type. 481 00:19:32,888 --> 00:19:35,198 [dramatic musical sting] 482 00:19:48,295 --> 00:19:50,995 - That's, what, the fifth guy in an hour? 483 00:19:51,036 --> 00:19:52,776 - The Chief can pull. 484 00:19:52,821 --> 00:19:54,731 - Look at you. 485 00:19:54,779 --> 00:19:56,999 Handsome, sitting by yourself, 486 00:19:57,042 --> 00:19:59,172 playing all so hard to get. 487 00:20:02,091 --> 00:20:05,651 - Gay bars, straight bars, pickup lines are always so sad. 488 00:20:05,703 --> 00:20:06,663 - If you say so. 489 00:20:06,704 --> 00:20:08,054 - Please. 490 00:20:08,097 --> 00:20:09,927 - All right, it's almost closing time. 491 00:20:09,968 --> 00:20:11,628 Chief did his job. Just not our night. 492 00:20:11,666 --> 00:20:16,016 - Okay, nothing from the UCs at the other bars, either. 493 00:20:16,061 --> 00:20:17,271 I'll text the captain. 494 00:20:17,324 --> 00:20:19,764 - You sure I can't buy you a drink? 495 00:20:19,804 --> 00:20:21,414 - Thanks, I'm waiting for a friend. 496 00:20:21,458 --> 00:20:23,288 - I can be your friend. 497 00:20:23,330 --> 00:20:24,420 - Another time. 498 00:20:34,906 --> 00:20:36,476 - Whoa, whoa, hold up, hold up. 499 00:20:36,517 --> 00:20:37,737 Incoming. 500 00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:40,049 - Here we go. 501 00:20:40,085 --> 00:20:42,045 - Some guys can't take a hint. 502 00:20:43,132 --> 00:20:45,132 - Haven't seen you around here. 503 00:20:45,177 --> 00:20:47,397 - You can't been around here. 504 00:20:47,441 --> 00:20:48,701 Buy you a drink? 505 00:20:48,746 --> 00:20:51,796 - Thanks. It's late. 506 00:20:51,836 --> 00:20:52,746 Wish you'd come in earlier. 507 00:20:52,794 --> 00:20:54,054 - White guy, red hair. 508 00:20:54,099 --> 00:20:55,279 - Fits the profile. 509 00:20:55,318 --> 00:20:56,238 - Yeah, it does. 510 00:20:57,799 --> 00:21:00,329 - Gotta get home to the wife? 511 00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:01,367 - Am I that obvious? 512 00:21:01,411 --> 00:21:03,101 - Maybe not to her. 513 00:21:05,807 --> 00:21:08,807 - You know what? I really should go. 514 00:21:09,767 --> 00:21:11,117 - Safe home, Cinderella. 515 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,990 What happens after midnight? 516 00:21:13,031 --> 00:21:14,381 You turn straight? 517 00:21:32,050 --> 00:21:33,100 - Let's move. 518 00:21:33,138 --> 00:21:34,928 - No, you stay put, Counselor. 519 00:21:34,966 --> 00:21:36,096 You want to make yourself useful, 520 00:21:36,141 --> 00:21:38,091 get that napkin for DNA. 521 00:21:38,143 --> 00:21:40,363 - Rollins. - On it. 522 00:21:40,407 --> 00:21:41,847 - All eyes. 523 00:21:41,886 --> 00:21:43,626 The suspect is following the Chief. 524 00:21:43,671 --> 00:21:46,841 He's wearing a denim shirt, jeans, and work boots. 525 00:22:04,431 --> 00:22:05,991 - Waiting for your prince? Got something for you. 526 00:22:06,041 --> 00:22:08,391 - Hey! NYPD. Put it down. 527 00:22:08,435 --> 00:22:10,475 Drop it. 528 00:22:10,524 --> 00:22:12,004 Get your hands up. 529 00:22:12,047 --> 00:22:13,527 - Jeez. I was going for a walk. 530 00:22:13,570 --> 00:22:15,010 - You all right, Chief? 531 00:22:15,050 --> 00:22:16,490 - Glad you made it before he tased me. 532 00:22:16,530 --> 00:22:18,620 - I didn't do anything wrong, man. 533 00:22:18,662 --> 00:22:19,882 It's for protection. 534 00:22:19,924 --> 00:22:21,404 - Keep talking, Prince Charming. 535 00:22:21,448 --> 00:22:23,888 You're under arrest. 536 00:22:32,023 --> 00:22:32,373 . 537 00:22:32,415 --> 00:22:34,375 - Just 'cause it's got a rainbow flag, 538 00:22:34,417 --> 00:22:35,597 I'm not supposed to go into a bar 539 00:22:35,636 --> 00:22:37,156 built with brick my grandfather laid? 540 00:22:37,202 --> 00:22:39,162 I grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Before these people came here-- 541 00:22:39,204 --> 00:22:40,424 - These people. 542 00:22:40,467 --> 00:22:43,167 What, gay people, or black episode? 543 00:22:43,208 --> 00:22:44,478 Or both? 544 00:22:44,514 --> 00:22:45,424 You like seeing the neighborhood 545 00:22:45,472 --> 00:22:47,162 change like that? 546 00:22:47,212 --> 00:22:48,862 - Put the bait and tackle back in the box, Detective. 547 00:22:48,910 --> 00:22:50,790 My client just wants to clear this up and go home. 548 00:22:50,825 --> 00:22:53,565 - Sure. The bartender says you're a regular on Tuesdays. 549 00:22:53,610 --> 00:22:55,440 - Yeah, I see my parole officer on Tuesdays, 550 00:22:55,482 --> 00:22:56,742 do my urine test, 551 00:22:56,787 --> 00:22:57,877 I treat myself to a few beers after. 552 00:22:57,919 --> 00:22:59,449 - To be clear, 553 00:22:59,486 --> 00:23:02,226 the urine test is for narcotics, not alcohol. 554 00:23:02,271 --> 00:23:04,831 - You're right. - Right? 555 00:23:04,882 --> 00:23:06,842 - Moran was released from Greenhaven four months ago 556 00:23:06,884 --> 00:23:08,624 after a three-year bid on assault. 557 00:23:08,669 --> 00:23:10,279 He's got a rap sheet going back to his childhood. 558 00:23:10,322 --> 00:23:11,492 - Sexual assaults or hate crimes? 559 00:23:11,541 --> 00:23:13,191 - Neither, but he fits the profile. 560 00:23:13,238 --> 00:23:15,808 - And he obviously has a problem with gays and blacks. 561 00:23:15,850 --> 00:23:17,420 We caught him following Garland with a stun gun in his hand, 562 00:23:17,460 --> 00:23:18,940 and a bottle in his pocket. 563 00:23:18,983 --> 00:23:21,243 - I know the attorney. He'll find the holes. 564 00:23:21,290 --> 00:23:22,770 Call the victims and do a lineup. 565 00:23:22,813 --> 00:23:25,203 - Well, the first three can only put him at the bar. 566 00:23:25,250 --> 00:23:26,520 They didn't see their assailant. 567 00:23:26,556 --> 00:23:28,996 - But Mathis did? 568 00:23:29,037 --> 00:23:29,957 Bring him in. 569 00:23:32,780 --> 00:23:34,050 - My brother's still got a way to go. 570 00:23:34,085 --> 00:23:35,345 I don't know if now is a good time. 571 00:23:35,391 --> 00:23:36,601 - It's gonna have to be. 572 00:23:37,828 --> 00:23:39,178 - Mathis. 573 00:23:39,221 --> 00:23:40,521 Hey. I'm Detective Rollins. 574 00:23:40,570 --> 00:23:42,100 This is Sergeant Tutuola, you remember. 575 00:23:42,137 --> 00:23:43,617 Looking better. 576 00:23:43,660 --> 00:23:47,060 - Yeah. What's been helping, the love of my fans. 577 00:23:47,098 --> 00:23:49,098 My friends. 578 00:23:49,144 --> 00:23:50,754 I feel so blessed. 579 00:23:50,798 --> 00:23:52,718 - And creatively, it's opened him up. 580 00:23:52,756 --> 00:23:54,936 - He's working on a new album, "Phoenix." 581 00:23:54,976 --> 00:23:57,496 - It's all about metamorphosis. The healing. 582 00:23:57,544 --> 00:23:58,504 - Well, this may make you feel better. 583 00:23:58,545 --> 00:23:59,545 We have a suspect. 584 00:23:59,589 --> 00:24:01,549 - Oh, word? 585 00:24:01,591 --> 00:24:02,891 Th-that's great. 586 00:24:02,940 --> 00:24:04,420 - What's his deal? Did he confess? 587 00:24:04,464 --> 00:24:05,854 No, not yet, but... 588 00:24:05,900 --> 00:24:08,210 You're the only one that's seen his face. 589 00:24:08,250 --> 00:24:11,040 - Nah, it was dark, so I don't know if-- 590 00:24:11,079 --> 00:24:12,869 - Yeah, and Dr. Freeman, 591 00:24:12,907 --> 00:24:15,217 that's Mathis' psychiatric advocate, 592 00:24:15,257 --> 00:24:16,917 she doesn't want him triggered. 593 00:24:16,954 --> 00:24:18,734 - Don't worry about that. There's a two-way mirror. 594 00:24:18,782 --> 00:24:21,172 You can see them, they can't see you. 595 00:24:21,219 --> 00:24:23,969 We need you to step up. 596 00:24:24,005 --> 00:24:25,525 - Okay, yeah. 597 00:24:25,572 --> 00:24:28,482 Yeah, whatever you guys need, I'm in. 598 00:24:28,531 --> 00:24:30,051 - Great. 599 00:24:38,019 --> 00:24:38,939 - Take your time. 600 00:24:44,112 --> 00:24:45,802 - Number... number three? 601 00:24:45,853 --> 00:24:48,243 - Are you saying that it's number three? 602 00:24:48,290 --> 00:24:49,210 - Am I? 603 00:24:50,988 --> 00:24:53,338 Actually... 604 00:24:53,382 --> 00:24:54,812 It was number six. 605 00:24:58,561 --> 00:25:00,951 Wait, was it...was it three? 606 00:25:00,998 --> 00:25:03,438 - What is this, Counselor, phone a friend? 607 00:25:03,479 --> 00:25:04,569 Just saying what everyone's thinking. 608 00:25:04,611 --> 00:25:06,131 - Hold up, hold up. 609 00:25:06,177 --> 00:25:08,577 - You know what? I know what's wrong. 610 00:25:08,615 --> 00:25:10,265 I turned, and then I got a glimpse. 611 00:25:10,312 --> 00:25:11,312 - Okay. 612 00:25:11,356 --> 00:25:12,926 - So I was like this. 613 00:25:15,404 --> 00:25:16,974 Number two. 614 00:25:17,014 --> 00:25:18,624 No. 615 00:25:18,668 --> 00:25:20,328 Number four. - Okay. 616 00:25:20,365 --> 00:25:22,105 - No further questions. 617 00:25:22,150 --> 00:25:24,680 - Well, tomorrow is another day. 618 00:25:24,718 --> 00:25:27,068 - We're gonna go out this way. 619 00:25:28,504 --> 00:25:30,204 - Walk you out? 620 00:25:30,245 --> 00:25:31,205 How'd it go? 621 00:25:31,246 --> 00:25:32,286 - Not great. 622 00:25:32,334 --> 00:25:33,634 - Doesn't surprise me. 623 00:25:33,683 --> 00:25:36,723 Listen, on the drive over here... 624 00:25:36,773 --> 00:25:38,993 he kept asking what number the perp was gonna be. 625 00:25:41,212 --> 00:25:42,952 - The detective told me that she'd never 626 00:25:42,997 --> 00:25:44,217 had a victim ask that before. 627 00:25:44,259 --> 00:25:45,569 - Okay, he was nervous. 628 00:25:45,608 --> 00:25:47,478 Cross-racial IDs are always difficult. 629 00:25:47,523 --> 00:25:49,043 We caught Moran with a stun gun. 630 00:25:49,090 --> 00:25:50,790 - But none of the other victims have agreed to testify. 631 00:25:50,831 --> 00:25:52,831 That puts Mathis front and center. 632 00:25:52,876 --> 00:25:54,396 Moran's got an alibi for Friday night. 633 00:25:54,443 --> 00:25:56,313 He said he was at a Mets game with his ex-girlfriend. 634 00:25:56,358 --> 00:25:57,888 - An ex-con's ex-girlfriend. 635 00:25:57,925 --> 00:25:59,365 I think you'll find a way to deal with that. 636 00:25:59,404 --> 00:26:02,624 - Ms. Hadid, you warned me that D'Angelo finds holes. 637 00:26:02,669 --> 00:26:05,019 - So fill them up after the arraignment. 638 00:26:05,062 --> 00:26:06,582 The press knows we have a suspect. 639 00:26:06,629 --> 00:26:08,679 This train's left the station. 640 00:26:10,459 --> 00:26:12,379 - Mr. Moran, you're charged with four counts 641 00:26:12,417 --> 00:26:15,247 of aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree. 642 00:26:15,290 --> 00:26:17,300 How do you plead? - Not guilty, Your Honor. 643 00:26:17,335 --> 00:26:19,685 - Your Honor, Mr. Moran arrested while on parole. 644 00:26:19,729 --> 00:26:21,649 It's a clear violation. 645 00:26:21,688 --> 00:26:23,518 - I'm sorry you didn't learn your lesson. 646 00:26:23,559 --> 00:26:25,039 Remand to Rikers. 647 00:26:26,475 --> 00:26:27,865 - I'll get to you as quickly as I can. 648 00:26:30,435 --> 00:26:32,045 Hey, Carisi. 649 00:26:32,089 --> 00:26:35,579 I always liked you as a cop, so here's a tip. 650 00:26:35,615 --> 00:26:36,875 Your star witness is lying. 651 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,490 I mean, demonstrably. 652 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:39,620 - You should save that for trial. 653 00:26:39,662 --> 00:26:41,222 - Oh, it'll come out before then. 654 00:26:41,272 --> 00:26:44,532 Right now, I'm trying to decide between CNN and Fox. 655 00:26:44,580 --> 00:26:45,630 You got a preference? 656 00:26:48,410 --> 00:26:50,240 - A bizarre twist today in the alleged tasing 657 00:26:50,281 --> 00:26:53,151 and sexual assault of pop superstar Mathis. 658 00:26:53,197 --> 00:26:55,247 Security footage has surfaced of his brother Aygon 659 00:26:55,286 --> 00:26:57,206 purchasing a stun gun from this store. 660 00:26:57,245 --> 00:27:00,855 - Dumbass used his corporate credit card. 661 00:27:00,901 --> 00:27:02,681 - D'Angelo must've known to go looking for his. 662 00:27:02,729 --> 00:27:04,039 Did somebody tip him off? 663 00:27:04,078 --> 00:27:05,688 - Moran told him that he didn't do Mathis, 664 00:27:05,732 --> 00:27:07,032 and he would know. 665 00:27:07,081 --> 00:27:08,901 - Moran's alibi check out? 666 00:27:08,952 --> 00:27:11,212 - Yeah, his ex took a selfie of them and their kids 667 00:27:11,259 --> 00:27:13,569 on the upper deck at Citi Field. 668 00:27:13,609 --> 00:27:14,749 - It's already all over Twitter. 669 00:27:14,784 --> 00:27:18,044 #MathisMadeItUp. 670 00:27:18,092 --> 00:27:20,702 - So even if Moran is good for the other three assaults-- 671 00:27:20,747 --> 00:27:22,397 - Which he is. 672 00:27:22,444 --> 00:27:24,144 - Mathis poisoned the well. 673 00:27:33,629 --> 00:27:33,809 . 674 00:27:33,847 --> 00:27:35,287 - Is this for real? 675 00:27:35,326 --> 00:27:36,636 - My brother buys a taser, 676 00:27:36,676 --> 00:27:38,026 and now y'all think I made the whole thing up. 677 00:27:38,068 --> 00:27:39,158 - No one here is saying that. 678 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:41,210 - It's all over the news. 679 00:27:41,245 --> 00:27:43,155 NYPD's trying to make me look like a liar. 680 00:27:43,204 --> 00:27:44,774 - NYPD, or your brother? 681 00:27:44,814 --> 00:27:46,244 - He likes gadgets. 682 00:27:46,294 --> 00:27:47,684 He has a drone, too. 683 00:27:47,730 --> 00:27:49,610 - And tasers are legal in New York State. 684 00:27:49,645 --> 00:27:51,605 - They are. 685 00:27:51,647 --> 00:27:54,697 Any idea where your brother was during the time of your attack? 686 00:27:54,737 --> 00:27:56,047 - I'm not his keeper. 687 00:27:56,086 --> 00:27:57,696 - You show know Moran has an alibi 688 00:27:57,740 --> 00:27:59,050 for the night you were assaulted. 689 00:28:00,134 --> 00:28:01,394 - Okay, I see. 690 00:28:01,439 --> 00:28:02,969 So y'all pick up the wrong guy, 691 00:28:03,006 --> 00:28:04,526 and now you're trying to make me carry the weight. 692 00:28:04,573 --> 00:28:05,743 - Okay, let's go over your story 693 00:28:05,792 --> 00:28:07,052 and find out what we missed. 694 00:28:07,097 --> 00:28:08,797 - Maybe there's a copycat. 695 00:28:08,838 --> 00:28:11,018 Huh? Maybe there's two guys out there. 696 00:28:11,058 --> 00:28:12,448 - Mathis, stop talking. 697 00:28:12,494 --> 00:28:14,104 We came here to cooperate. 698 00:28:14,148 --> 00:28:16,148 Is my client now a suspect in any way? 699 00:28:16,193 --> 00:28:18,283 - That remains to be seen. 700 00:28:18,326 --> 00:28:19,716 - Then we're done. - Whoa, whoa, listen. 701 00:28:19,762 --> 00:28:21,282 We're just trying to get to the truth. 702 00:28:21,329 --> 00:28:23,419 - The truth is I was attacked! 703 00:28:26,987 --> 00:28:28,117 Come on. 704 00:28:29,206 --> 00:28:31,206 Brother, you saw me in the hospital. 705 00:28:31,252 --> 00:28:34,252 The cuts, the burn. 706 00:28:34,298 --> 00:28:36,388 I'm telling y'all this happened. 707 00:28:38,302 --> 00:28:41,172 What that guy took from me I can never get back. 708 00:28:43,394 --> 00:28:45,354 Why in the hell would I make something like that up? 709 00:28:48,095 --> 00:28:49,265 [knocking at door] 710 00:28:59,454 --> 00:29:00,804 - He really believes it now. 711 00:29:00,847 --> 00:29:02,457 - You mean he's doubling down. 712 00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:04,550 - You gotta give him credit for that copycat theory. 713 00:29:04,589 --> 00:29:06,289 - I think it's more likely that he's the one 714 00:29:06,330 --> 00:29:07,770 who copied the crime. 715 00:29:07,810 --> 00:29:08,950 He's heard about these other assaults. 716 00:29:08,985 --> 00:29:10,295 He piggybacked. 717 00:29:10,334 --> 00:29:11,244 - So we grill him until he admits it. 718 00:29:11,292 --> 00:29:12,902 - That's not gonna happen. 719 00:29:12,946 --> 00:29:14,866 - Can we at least agree he didn't tase himself? 720 00:29:14,904 --> 00:29:17,644 - That's a good point. So let's talk to Aygon. 721 00:29:17,689 --> 00:29:19,299 He bought the stun gun. Ask him why. 722 00:29:25,785 --> 00:29:26,695 - Hey, Aygon. 723 00:29:29,310 --> 00:29:30,840 Hey, buddy. 724 00:29:30,877 --> 00:29:32,617 Hey. Hey, hey. 725 00:29:32,661 --> 00:29:35,011 - Detective. - Yeah, Rollins. 726 00:29:35,055 --> 00:29:36,495 Working some stuff out, huh? 727 00:29:36,534 --> 00:29:37,794 Must be stressful, your face in the news 728 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,020 like it is right now. 729 00:29:39,059 --> 00:29:40,459 - Well, tasers are legal in New York, 730 00:29:40,495 --> 00:29:41,805 and I like gadgets. I have a drone. 731 00:29:41,844 --> 00:29:43,064 - Right, I heard. 732 00:29:43,106 --> 00:29:44,366 It's just funny, you buying a taser 733 00:29:44,412 --> 00:29:45,892 the same day your brother's attacked. 734 00:29:45,935 --> 00:29:47,635 - It's for protection. Mathis told me he heard 735 00:29:47,676 --> 00:29:49,636 about a guy attacking some men at the studio. 736 00:29:49,678 --> 00:29:52,158 - Oh, so he knew about that before he was attacked? 737 00:29:52,202 --> 00:29:55,112 - Probably from Twitter. He's always on. 738 00:29:55,162 --> 00:29:56,942 - Oh, okay. Well, another thing. 739 00:29:56,990 --> 00:29:58,870 Our lab found some fingerprints on the bottle 740 00:29:58,905 --> 00:30:00,735 near the crime scene. 741 00:30:00,776 --> 00:30:03,086 Those gonna turn out to be yours? 742 00:30:03,126 --> 00:30:04,476 - What's going on? 743 00:30:04,519 --> 00:30:06,999 Mathis told you not to talk to anybody. 744 00:30:07,043 --> 00:30:08,173 - It's Vlad, right? 745 00:30:10,394 --> 00:30:11,654 Can I ask you some questions? 746 00:30:11,700 --> 00:30:12,660 - No. 747 00:30:16,531 --> 00:30:19,011 - Everybody thinks Mathis is lying. 748 00:30:19,055 --> 00:30:20,575 But I know that kid. 749 00:30:20,622 --> 00:30:22,662 - Did you know he was gay? 750 00:30:22,711 --> 00:30:26,191 - Oh, okay, that came as a bit of a shock. 751 00:30:26,236 --> 00:30:29,326 I knew his family. They're church people. 752 00:30:29,370 --> 00:30:30,900 I think he was just ashamed. 753 00:30:30,937 --> 00:30:32,807 - But he was brave enough to out himself 754 00:30:32,852 --> 00:30:34,502 and say he was the victim of a crime. 755 00:30:34,549 --> 00:30:36,159 - Because of his integrity. 756 00:30:36,203 --> 00:30:40,333 - Only thing is, we don't think that a crime took place. 757 00:30:40,381 --> 00:30:41,511 - You like Mathis, right? 758 00:30:41,556 --> 00:30:43,126 - I love him like a son. 759 00:30:43,166 --> 00:30:45,166 The DA wants to come down on him hard. 760 00:30:45,212 --> 00:30:47,692 Now, do you think your client is so desperate for attention 761 00:30:47,736 --> 00:30:49,306 that he would stage an attack? 762 00:30:49,346 --> 00:30:51,266 'Cause we can subpoena your phone, 763 00:30:51,305 --> 00:30:52,825 your email, your business records, 764 00:30:52,872 --> 00:30:54,652 and if we find out you were complicit in this-- 765 00:30:54,699 --> 00:30:57,229 - I didn't know. I swear to God. 766 00:30:57,267 --> 00:30:59,267 I thought he'd really been attacked. 767 00:30:59,313 --> 00:31:01,313 - Then you need to tell us what you did know. 768 00:31:03,970 --> 00:31:06,150 - I didn't believe he was gay. 769 00:31:06,189 --> 00:31:10,889 But TMZ was threatening to out him. 770 00:31:10,933 --> 00:31:12,023 - So he heard about the assaults 771 00:31:12,065 --> 00:31:13,585 and he made a plan. 772 00:31:13,631 --> 00:31:15,891 - So why didn't TMZ break the story anyway? 773 00:31:15,938 --> 00:31:19,818 - I threw them some dirt on a former client. 774 00:31:19,855 --> 00:31:22,115 Crazy thing is, if you hadn't found the actual guy, 775 00:31:22,162 --> 00:31:23,772 this would've worked. 776 00:31:27,036 --> 00:31:28,646 - Last week, I was brutally assaulted 777 00:31:28,690 --> 00:31:31,040 in this neighborhood. 778 00:31:31,084 --> 00:31:32,604 When the NYPD asked me to come forward 779 00:31:32,650 --> 00:31:34,570 at great personal cost, 780 00:31:34,609 --> 00:31:38,049 I did the right thing for the greater good. 781 00:31:38,091 --> 00:31:40,351 What happens next? 782 00:31:40,397 --> 00:31:42,057 They call me a liar. 783 00:31:42,095 --> 00:31:43,965 [crowd booing] 784 00:31:47,796 --> 00:31:50,846 I'm heartsick that the NYPD sees black men 785 00:31:50,886 --> 00:31:53,236 as criminals and not victims. 786 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:54,890 [crowd booing] 787 00:31:54,934 --> 00:31:56,934 - What the hell is this kid thinking? 788 00:31:56,979 --> 00:31:59,029 - He was gonna be outed. He was getting in front of it. 789 00:31:59,068 --> 00:32:01,208 - He figured he could get more sympathy as a victim. 790 00:32:01,244 --> 00:32:03,814 - Not from me. I want him in cuffs. 791 00:32:03,855 --> 00:32:07,555 - But, Chief, our other actual victims are afraid. 792 00:32:07,598 --> 00:32:10,078 So we go after Mathis, then nobody comes forward. 793 00:32:10,123 --> 00:32:11,473 - It's too late for that. 794 00:32:11,515 --> 00:32:13,085 If your other victims had been willing 795 00:32:13,126 --> 00:32:15,646 to testify in the first place, we wouldn't be here. 796 00:32:15,693 --> 00:32:18,393 - Okay, Ms. Hadid, you're new to SVU. 797 00:32:18,435 --> 00:32:20,615 We don't blame victims here. 798 00:32:20,655 --> 00:32:22,965 Human sexuality and criminal behavior 799 00:32:23,005 --> 00:32:25,005 are a hell of a lot different than securities fraud. 800 00:32:25,051 --> 00:32:26,961 - Thank you, Captain. 801 00:32:27,009 --> 00:32:28,449 What I do know, 802 00:32:28,489 --> 00:32:30,229 the longer this stays in the news cycle, 803 00:32:30,273 --> 00:32:32,493 the longer we're standing here with our junk in our hands. 804 00:32:32,536 --> 00:32:33,886 - Excuse me? - Oh, I'm sorry. 805 00:32:33,929 --> 00:32:35,589 Egg on our faces? 806 00:32:35,626 --> 00:32:36,886 - Ms. Hadid, you're the one who pushed Carisi 807 00:32:36,932 --> 00:32:37,712 in the first place. 808 00:32:37,759 --> 00:32:39,369 - Listen, all due respect, 809 00:32:39,413 --> 00:32:41,063 but this feels like a circular firing squad. 810 00:32:41,110 --> 00:32:42,640 All Captain Benson is saying 811 00:32:42,677 --> 00:32:44,337 is that we have an obligation to make this case, 812 00:32:44,374 --> 00:32:46,154 and Ms. Hadid is just reminding us 813 00:32:46,202 --> 00:32:48,022 that the clock is ticking, quickly and loudly. 814 00:32:48,074 --> 00:32:49,244 - The clock isn't ticking, Counselor. 815 00:32:49,292 --> 00:32:50,592 It's blown up. 816 00:32:50,641 --> 00:32:52,461 D'Angelo's already gotten a judge 817 00:32:52,513 --> 00:32:54,203 to drop the charges on the Mathis assault. 818 00:32:54,254 --> 00:32:56,124 I don't see a path to indictment on the other three. 819 00:32:56,169 --> 00:32:57,479 - It's there. 820 00:32:57,518 --> 00:32:59,258 We just need to keep working the case. 821 00:32:59,302 --> 00:33:01,172 - I'll see if I can get you 24 hours 822 00:33:01,217 --> 00:33:03,087 before the DA says drop the case. 823 00:33:08,311 --> 00:33:12,051 - With all due respect, Chief, she is not my boss. 824 00:33:12,098 --> 00:33:13,188 You are. - I am. 825 00:33:13,229 --> 00:33:15,979 But she calls her boss, 826 00:33:16,015 --> 00:33:17,535 and he calls my boss, 827 00:33:17,581 --> 00:33:19,491 and the two of us are out doing traffic stops 828 00:33:19,540 --> 00:33:21,720 in Staten Island with Dodds. 829 00:33:21,759 --> 00:33:25,289 - I don't care about her exploding clock. 830 00:33:25,328 --> 00:33:27,068 So... 831 00:33:27,113 --> 00:33:30,153 talk to our other victims, find more. 832 00:33:30,203 --> 00:33:32,073 I'm not letting this go. 833 00:33:42,084 --> 00:33:42,254 . 834 00:33:42,302 --> 00:33:44,172 - Ken tried to get DeVonn Thompson to come in. 835 00:33:44,217 --> 00:33:46,047 No dice. - And I'm 0 for 2. 836 00:33:46,088 --> 00:33:47,788 Marcus, Talbot, they won't return my phone calls. 837 00:33:47,829 --> 00:33:50,919 - And we can't run the rape kits without their permission. 838 00:33:50,962 --> 00:33:52,832 Any evidence from the crime scene? 839 00:33:52,877 --> 00:33:55,407 - The only bottle CSU found was Mathis', 840 00:33:55,445 --> 00:33:57,445 and that's just gonna end up having his DNA 841 00:33:57,491 --> 00:33:58,491 and Aygon's prints on it. 842 00:33:58,535 --> 00:34:00,105 - Did you recheck security cams? 843 00:34:00,146 --> 00:34:01,586 - Yeah, Moran grew up there, though. 844 00:34:01,625 --> 00:34:04,065 He skirted the cams like a guy staying dry in the rain. 845 00:34:05,412 --> 00:34:07,232 - Hadid gave us till end of day. 846 00:34:07,283 --> 00:34:11,113 So go back to 9th Avenue, see if any of the bartenders, 847 00:34:11,157 --> 00:34:14,557 any of the patrons can put Moran with the other vics. 848 00:34:14,595 --> 00:34:17,205 - We can try, but after Mathis, their walls are up. 849 00:34:17,250 --> 00:34:18,430 - Can you blame us? 850 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:24,260 I came to you because of Mathis. 851 00:34:24,300 --> 00:34:28,920 And now because of him, even if I did testify... 852 00:34:28,957 --> 00:34:30,347 who would believe me? 853 00:34:35,529 --> 00:34:38,489 Ken said something I left out. Could be helpful. 854 00:34:38,532 --> 00:34:40,962 - Talk to me. 855 00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:43,142 - You remember the first time I told you I met Moran? 856 00:34:43,189 --> 00:34:45,239 I was outside the bar, smoking. 857 00:34:46,801 --> 00:34:48,451 I left out a part. 858 00:34:52,198 --> 00:34:55,158 He followed me back into the bar... 859 00:34:55,201 --> 00:34:56,591 then the bathroom. 860 00:34:58,682 --> 00:35:01,072 He got down on his knees... 861 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:02,690 unzipped my pants. 862 00:35:02,730 --> 00:35:05,560 - Was that consensual? 863 00:35:05,602 --> 00:35:06,552 - Very. 864 00:35:07,865 --> 00:35:10,735 I know I'm repressed, but... 865 00:35:10,781 --> 00:35:14,821 once we started, he really let go. 866 00:35:14,872 --> 00:35:16,352 - Then what happened? 867 00:35:20,965 --> 00:35:23,575 - I went back to the bar. 868 00:35:23,620 --> 00:35:25,410 I took a picture of us. 869 00:35:25,448 --> 00:35:29,978 It was like Jekyll and Hyde. He just... snapped. 870 00:35:30,018 --> 00:35:32,418 I got out of there. Fast. 871 00:35:32,455 --> 00:35:34,635 - Now, this wasn't the same night he assaulted you. 872 00:35:34,675 --> 00:35:39,245 - No, I ran into him at the bar a month later. 873 00:35:39,288 --> 00:35:41,598 I got out of there, but... 874 00:35:41,638 --> 00:35:42,728 he must've followed me. 875 00:35:48,558 --> 00:35:51,218 - That explains a lot, but unless DeVonn testifies, 876 00:35:51,257 --> 00:35:52,777 that photo's inadmissible. 877 00:35:52,823 --> 00:35:54,913 - Let me call Carisi. 878 00:35:54,956 --> 00:35:58,656 Maybe there's a way that this gives him some leverage. 879 00:36:03,573 --> 00:36:05,133 - Plea bargain? 880 00:36:05,184 --> 00:36:07,184 After your star client has just been outed, 881 00:36:07,229 --> 00:36:08,579 pun intended, 882 00:36:08,622 --> 00:36:10,752 as the biggest liar since Pinocchio? 883 00:36:10,798 --> 00:36:12,058 - Forget Mathis. 884 00:36:12,103 --> 00:36:15,013 - Well, I would, but he's on every channel. 885 00:36:15,063 --> 00:36:17,103 And plus, none of your other victims 886 00:36:17,152 --> 00:36:18,452 say they saw my client's face. 887 00:36:18,501 --> 00:36:20,631 - Actually, I have one who did very clearly. 888 00:36:20,677 --> 00:36:25,157 In fact, I got some evidence that you are entitled to see. 889 00:36:25,204 --> 00:36:26,684 - Exculpatory? 890 00:36:26,727 --> 00:36:27,727 - Yes and no. 891 00:36:30,992 --> 00:36:32,422 - What the hell is this? 892 00:36:32,472 --> 00:36:34,162 - That's a photo of your client 893 00:36:34,213 --> 00:36:35,903 with a man that he later victimized, 894 00:36:35,953 --> 00:36:38,653 taken shortly after your client dropped to his knees 895 00:36:38,695 --> 00:36:40,955 and expertly gave this gentleman oral sex. 896 00:36:41,002 --> 00:36:42,172 - That's a lie. 897 00:36:42,221 --> 00:36:43,261 - In the downstairs bathroom at Swank. 898 00:36:43,309 --> 00:36:44,489 You two look pretty cozy. 899 00:36:44,527 --> 00:36:46,267 - You son of a bitch. Take that back. 900 00:36:46,312 --> 00:36:47,572 - Calm down, Jeff. 901 00:36:47,617 --> 00:36:50,667 Look, this photo is probative of nothing. 902 00:36:50,707 --> 00:36:53,407 I mean, you just said the interaction was consensual. 903 00:36:53,449 --> 00:36:54,589 - I did. 904 00:36:54,624 --> 00:36:56,324 And a jury will be told that as well. 905 00:36:56,365 --> 00:36:57,755 They'll also hear the next time 906 00:36:57,801 --> 00:37:00,231 your client saw his lover, he followed him, 907 00:37:00,282 --> 00:37:01,502 he demanded his phone, 908 00:37:01,544 --> 00:37:03,024 and then he sodomized him in rage. 909 00:37:03,067 --> 00:37:05,767 - Is that right? [chuckles] 910 00:37:05,809 --> 00:37:10,469 Try finding a juror who hasn't heard about Mathis. 911 00:37:10,510 --> 00:37:11,950 Nobody's gonna believe any of this. 912 00:37:11,989 --> 00:37:13,259 - That is fair enough. 913 00:37:13,295 --> 00:37:14,775 I just want to make sure that your client knows 914 00:37:14,818 --> 00:37:16,428 what is gonna come out in a public trial. 915 00:37:17,908 --> 00:37:18,828 Also... 916 00:37:20,650 --> 00:37:22,090 I mean... 917 00:37:22,130 --> 00:37:24,440 maybe the trial doesn't go his way. 918 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,310 It's a pretty difficult backstory 919 00:37:26,352 --> 00:37:28,872 to carry into prison, as I'm sure Mr. Moran knows. 920 00:37:28,919 --> 00:37:30,709 - I'm not gay. 921 00:37:30,747 --> 00:37:33,317 - He's bluffing. You're not going away. 922 00:37:33,359 --> 00:37:36,839 - Maybe not, but, Mr. Moran, here's your choice. 923 00:37:36,884 --> 00:37:38,974 Confess, and you go into prison 924 00:37:39,016 --> 00:37:42,236 as a straight man who assaults gays. 925 00:37:42,281 --> 00:37:44,581 Or this goes to trial. 926 00:37:44,631 --> 00:37:48,981 And everybody hears that you're a self-loathing homosexual 927 00:37:49,026 --> 00:37:52,116 who gets angry after he services black men in bars. 928 00:37:53,683 --> 00:37:56,383 As your attorney once said to me... 929 00:37:56,425 --> 00:37:58,125 what's your preference? 930 00:38:05,565 --> 00:38:06,735 - Chief. 931 00:38:06,783 --> 00:38:08,653 - I have good news, and better news. 932 00:38:08,698 --> 00:38:11,528 I heard you about being short-handed. 933 00:38:11,571 --> 00:38:12,911 I'm getting SVU a white shield. 934 00:38:12,963 --> 00:38:14,483 - A white shield? 935 00:38:14,530 --> 00:38:16,320 - You mean somebody that's not a detective. 936 00:38:16,358 --> 00:38:18,228 - You'll both be great mentors. 937 00:38:18,273 --> 00:38:21,843 Also, Ms. Hadid just called to thank me. 938 00:38:21,885 --> 00:38:23,665 Jeffrey Moran took a plea. 939 00:38:23,713 --> 00:38:25,583 He'll do seven years for sexual abuse 1. 940 00:38:25,628 --> 00:38:28,418 - So nobody has to testify. That is great news. 941 00:38:28,457 --> 00:38:30,457 - Any thoughts on what changed his mind? 942 00:38:31,547 --> 00:38:33,117 - Um... 943 00:38:33,157 --> 00:38:36,117 It's kind of a "don't ask, don't tell." 944 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,120 - All right. 945 00:38:38,162 --> 00:38:40,382 I'll take the win. 946 00:38:40,426 --> 00:38:44,426 But next, we need to pursue charges against Mathis. 947 00:38:44,473 --> 00:38:45,823 We have to send a message. 948 00:38:45,866 --> 00:38:47,346 - And what message is that? 949 00:38:49,130 --> 00:38:52,270 False reporting is extremely rare. 950 00:38:52,307 --> 00:38:54,357 We keep this in the news, 951 00:38:54,396 --> 00:38:56,526 and survivors are going to be afraid 952 00:38:56,572 --> 00:38:59,612 that they won't be believed. 953 00:38:59,662 --> 00:39:02,832 - So Mathis never pays for the damage he's caused? 954 00:39:02,883 --> 00:39:04,623 - He's paying. 955 00:39:04,667 --> 00:39:05,927 Plenty. 956 00:39:11,152 --> 00:39:12,802 For what it's worth, my Deputy Chief 957 00:39:12,849 --> 00:39:15,509 wanted to put you in jail, but we talked him out of it. 958 00:39:17,506 --> 00:39:19,426 - What, I'm supposed to thank you? 959 00:39:19,465 --> 00:39:21,245 I didn't make this up. 960 00:39:21,292 --> 00:39:24,122 - Look, I don't know why you did what you did, 961 00:39:24,165 --> 00:39:27,295 but it's coming from a bad place. 962 00:39:29,126 --> 00:39:32,656 - This where you tell me that you're disappointed in me? 963 00:39:32,695 --> 00:39:34,005 That I screwed everything up? 964 00:39:34,044 --> 00:39:35,214 - Not everything. 965 00:39:35,263 --> 00:39:36,433 I was talking to my captain. 966 00:39:36,482 --> 00:39:38,002 If you hadn't ever came forward, 967 00:39:38,048 --> 00:39:40,748 we would've never caught Moran. 968 00:39:40,790 --> 00:39:42,840 - That's true. 969 00:39:42,879 --> 00:39:44,449 Nobody remembers that. 970 00:39:44,490 --> 00:39:48,540 The whole world's just laughing at me. 971 00:39:48,581 --> 00:39:50,791 - Not me. 972 00:39:50,844 --> 00:39:54,494 See, I know something was done to you. 973 00:39:54,543 --> 00:39:57,853 It ain't about this time. It ain't about this thing. 974 00:39:57,894 --> 00:39:59,634 But you gotta deal with whatever happened to you 975 00:39:59,679 --> 00:40:02,209 in your past that brought you here. 976 00:40:02,246 --> 00:40:04,206 ♪ 977 00:40:04,248 --> 00:40:06,428 That's on you. 978 00:40:06,468 --> 00:40:12,778 ♪ 979 00:40:14,563 --> 00:40:16,733 - Come in, hurry up. Class has started. 980 00:40:16,783 --> 00:40:19,613 Hurry up, you're late. Get in line, please. 981 00:40:19,655 --> 00:40:22,395 Oh, hi. Can I help you? 982 00:40:22,441 --> 00:40:23,481 - I want to dance. 983 00:40:23,529 --> 00:40:25,539 - Um, uh, this is Noah, 984 00:40:25,574 --> 00:40:28,624 and we're here for our first dance class. 985 00:40:28,664 --> 00:40:31,884 - Okay, great. Come on in. 986 00:40:31,928 --> 00:40:33,278 Hurry up, you're late. 987 00:40:33,321 --> 00:40:34,401 - Sorry. - Get in line, get in line. 988 00:40:34,453 --> 00:40:36,063 Can you see me? 989 00:40:36,106 --> 00:40:38,766 Good? Ready? 990 00:40:38,805 --> 00:40:40,415 Chin up. 991 00:40:40,459 --> 00:40:43,289 And plié. And stretch. 992 00:40:43,331 --> 00:40:45,501 Plié. And stretch. 993 00:40:45,551 --> 00:40:47,681 Ribs in. Plié. 994 00:40:47,727 --> 00:40:49,247 Stretch. 995 00:40:49,293 --> 00:40:51,123 Go to second position. 996 00:40:51,165 --> 00:40:53,685 Plié. Stretch. 997 00:40:53,733 --> 00:40:55,733 And chin up. 998 00:40:55,778 --> 00:40:56,648 Stretch. 999 00:40:56,692 --> 00:40:59,472 Go to second. Plié. 1000 00:41:07,834 --> 00:41:08,004 . 1001 00:41:08,051 --> 00:41:10,961 [dramatic music] 1002 00:41:11,011 --> 00:41:17,971 ♪ 1003 00:41:36,602 --> 00:41:39,692 [wolf howling]