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- In the criminal justice
system,
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sexually-based offenses are
considered especially heinous.
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In New York City,
the dedicated detectives
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who investigate
these vicious felonies
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are members of an elite squad
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known as
the Special Victims Unit.
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These are their stories.
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[pop music]
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- It's going to be amazing.
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- My daddy says
you're a hard worker.
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- [laughs]
- He does?
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Well, that's good to know.
[laughs]
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- It's true.
- Do you have a gun too?
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- I do, but I don't
bring it to parties.
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Wow, your family's so lovely.
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And you didn't tell me
that your wife is gorgeous.
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And--and hilarious.
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- Lamai balances me out.
All right.
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Heads-up,
I know that look in her eye.
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- Olivia, did Chris tell you--
- You know I didn't.
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- Our dear friend, Edgar.
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He's a partner at my old firm.
Edgar, Olivia.
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- Hello.
- Olivia.
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You're as stunning
as Lamai said you were.
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- Hey.
- Oh.
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- You okay?
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- Yeah, well, I spent
the weekend with my mother.
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- Beth okay?
So that's a no.
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Other than that?
- What, end of the shift,
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I'm sent to Special Frauds
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where a sticky-fingered church
bookkeeper may want to flip.
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Does life get better than that?
- So that's another no?
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Right over here.
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Ms. Blake, this is Detective
Rollins from Special Victims.
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I've told her a spot audit
revealed that you've embezzled
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more than $400,000
from your church.
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- And you're looking
to trade information
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about a sexual predator?
Who?
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- It's okay.
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- He's an official
at my church.
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- Go on.
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- Cards on the table, Sherry.
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- He's had sexual relations
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with teenage girls
in the congregation
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and used church funds
to pay them off.
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[tense music]
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- Gonna need his name.
- We're gonna need assurances.
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- As I've told you,
the DA will consider any--
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- I'm worried about the NYPD.
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- Excuse me?
- This church official?
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He's a close personal friend
of your boss.
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- So, normally I stumble
my way through grace.
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- No, no.
[laughter]
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- Uh, but Reverend Chase,
would you do us the honors?
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- Shall we?
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Dear Lord, thank you
for the gift
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of gathering in the warmth
of the Garland home
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on a cold winter's night,
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to visit with old friends
and to meet new ones,
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to savor
Lamai's masterful cooking...
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To--
[doorbell rings]
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To be interrupted
by a doorbell.
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[laughter]
- Excuse me.
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- Cheers, everyone.
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all: Cheers.
- Here's to a lovely evening.
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- Sorry to bother you, Chief.
- We tried calling.
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- It's a no-cell phones dinner.
Your captain's here.
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- We know.
We need a minute.
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- Come in.
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- Carisi, Rollins,
what's going on?
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- We got a credible tip about
a serial sexual predator.
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- Couldn't wait until morning?
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- The informant claims
it's someone you know.
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She wants assurances that
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you'll let
the investigation proceed.
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- Of course I will.
Who is it?
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- Reverend Delman Chase.
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- I find that
very hard to believe.
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- Wasn't that just him
saying grace?
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How well do you
know each other?
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- H-he and his wife Laura
are like family.
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Been my spiritual advisor
for over a decade.
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He was the minister
at my wedding.
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[dramatic music]
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- So Garland's minister's
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doing teenage girls
at his church?
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- Fin, we don't know that.
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- Then why would
this accountant make it up?
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- Because she's facing
serious fraud charges.
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Anyway, Garland
doesn't believe it.
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- So he's gonna shut us down?
- No, that's not his way.
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Or his call.
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- Hey, check this out.
- Hey.
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[Christian praise song
playing]
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- Praise dancing
at Harlem Heights Baptist?
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- Turns out Reverend Chase
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is a big supporter of the
church's all-girl dance troupe.
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They perform
all over the country,
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win all kinds of awards.
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- Whoo!
[cheers and applause]
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Hallelujah!
Oh, praise the Lord.
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[laughs]
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Oh, yeah, wonderful job.
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Oh, that was wonderful.
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- Good job, good job.
- Whoo!
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Our praise dancers
always lift my spirit.
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- Amen.
- Amen.
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- We're so blessed.
- We are so blessed.
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- That's Chase's wife
and co-pastor, Laura.
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They've been at Harlem Heights
for 20 years.
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Uh, their sermons
are nationally broadcast.
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- So he's a for-profit pastor?
- Uh, yeah.
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They got the two mansions,
a church-leased private plane.
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But he also runs a charity that
works with local non-profits.
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- And he started
a charter school
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for underprivileged girls.
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And the church also funds
a dorm for at-risk youth.
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- Okay, that could be
a hunting ground.
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What do we have on his payouts?
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- Uh, Chase told his bookkeeper
that these checks
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were for families in need,
the girls' college funds.
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- Code for hush money.
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- Over 50 checks
from the last seven years,
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all varying amounts,
almost all 15K or under.
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- Uh, sorry to interrupt.
Captain.
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- Yes, okay, great.
Here you go.
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Come in.
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- Thank you for
coming last night.
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- It was a lovely evening.
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- Huh, until it wasn't.
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Look, after everyone left,
it, uh...
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it crossed my mind
to call Del back.
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- You wanted to give him
a heads-up?
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- I did, because I don't
believe he's capable of this.
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But Lamai had the good legal
sense to talk me out of that.
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To be clear, you're in control
of the investigation.
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I'll recuse.
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You can report
to the Chief of D's.
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- I appreciate that.
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But because he trusts you...
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and the community trusts you...
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I may need your help
with this.
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- Okay.
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In that case, Laura Chase
pulled me aside last night.
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She's worried about
the embezzlement.
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Might be an opening.
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- We appreciate your
cooperation, Reverend Chase.
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- Call me Laura.
But aren't you Special Victims?
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- We are, but Chris Garland
asked us to look into this
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on behalf of Special Frauds.
- Christian's a good man.
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When I heard Sherry Blake
stole collection-plate money
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to go on shopping sprees,
I was sickened.
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- Not just collections.
We flagged some checks that
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may or may not be legitimate.
W-would you mind taking a look?
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- Of course.
Let's go to my office.
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These two--we never used
a catering service, I'm sure.
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- Okay, so put those
in the fraudulent pile.
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And now we have
three different car payments.
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- Yeah, we each have our own
car and there's a church van.
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- We also found a, uh, series
of checks made out to--
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to different girls.
Do you recognize this name?
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- Yeah, Breyona Taylor--
she's a student.
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$10,000.
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The church sometimes helps
young girls with family need.
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- Yeah.
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This one is from
four years ago.
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- Destiny Hall?
We had such high hopes for her.
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Poor girl just lost her way.
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[tense music]
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$75,000?
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- Yeah, three checks
in the same month.
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Renee Lee, 75,000.
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Sade Ferguson, 75,000.
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And $100,000
PraiseRaise fund
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for, uh, Sade Lee.
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- [sighs]
Renee is a student,
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and Sade is her mom.
And they were struggling.
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But there's no way the church
would've paid out $1/4 million.
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[exhales slowly]
Sister Sherry must have
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written out the checks
and laundered them.
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My husband will be
beside himself.
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- Yes, it's my check.
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It's made out to me,
Breyona Taylor.
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- Can you tell us
what it was for?
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- I told the Rev that I wanted
to go to medical school
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to become a pediatrician.
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He said it would cost a lot,
but he could help.
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- And he just gave you
the check?
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- We put it in an account,
just like that.
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- Did he expect anything
in return?
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- Just to keep
working towards my dream
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and to give all glory to God.
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- The Reverend called it
a down payment on my future.
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- What that mean?
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- It meant keep my mouth shut.
- About what?
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- About him being nasty.
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He gave me a loan,
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asked if I have bad thoughts,
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asked me to tell him
about my temptations.
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- Anything else happen?
- I shut him down.
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Took his check.
That money is long gone.
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- You ever tell anyone?
- [scoffs]
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Everyone at that church
thinks he's God.
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- Thanks for speaking
with us, Michelle.
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- You're here about
that accountant?
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- Everyone knows about it?
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- Yeah.
The girls are all upset.
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I'm the dorm mom,
so I hear it all.
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- Is Renee Lee here today?
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- Front and center,
like always.
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- Thanks.
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- Reverend Chase is
generous to all us girls.
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He's a true Christian.
- I'm sure he is, but...
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$250,000?
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- My mom broke her back.
She hasn't worked in a year.
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- And was that
the only reason
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the Reverend gave
your family the money?
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- Like, breaking
your back isn't enough?
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- It's just a lot more
than the other donations
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made by the church,
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and if the Reverend
asked for anything in return--
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- Like what?
You saying the Rev's a creeper?
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He's not.
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Anyway, I gotta rehearse now.
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- I'm new and all, but--
- You're not that new.
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Something happened here,
and it wasn't spiritual.
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- Who's gonna
tell Chief Garland?
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- How long's it been
since we've done this?
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- Too long.
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And I thought here would be
a better place to talk
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than either of our offices.
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- If this is about
the embezzlement, Del,
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I assure you the investigation
will proceed
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with due diligence.
- Will it?
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There are bitter and racist
eyes on us, Christian.
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Eyes that don't wanna see me
raise up this community
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through my church, my school.
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Eyes that don't wanna see
a black man rise in the NYPD.
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- But I have risen.
252
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As have you.
253
00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,728
- These investigators are
making salacious implications,
254
00:11:04,772 --> 00:11:06,599
concocting conspiracies.
255
00:11:06,643 --> 00:11:08,036
I worry folks will think
256
00:11:08,079 --> 00:11:09,994
there must be fire
underneath that smoke.
257
00:11:10,038 --> 00:11:12,301
Whatever stories
your people are hearing,
258
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I need to know.
259
00:11:14,433 --> 00:11:16,479
Promise me you won't be
a corbie-messenger.
260
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- [chuckles]
Understood.
261
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- That's all I need to know.
262
00:11:22,180 --> 00:11:25,401
I'm always here
for you, Christian.
263
00:11:27,577 --> 00:11:31,450
At this point, I'll resign.
264
00:11:31,494 --> 00:11:33,757
If I taught you anything,
265
00:11:33,801 --> 00:11:36,586
it's how to protect your king.
266
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[suspenseful music]
267
00:11:38,762 --> 00:11:40,329
- All right, man.
268
00:11:40,372 --> 00:11:47,292
♪
269
00:11:51,601 --> 00:11:53,908
- Well?
270
00:11:53,951 --> 00:11:56,911
- Protested far too much.
- [sighs]
271
00:11:56,954 --> 00:11:59,565
- He asked for my word
that I have his back.
272
00:11:59,609 --> 00:12:01,132
♪
273
00:12:01,176 --> 00:12:04,179
- I'm so sorry.
- So am I.
274
00:12:04,832 --> 00:12:06,790
I have a sick feeling
the Lord had nothing to do
275
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with why he wrote those checks.
276
00:12:08,661 --> 00:12:12,317
♪
277
00:12:16,060 --> 00:12:16,452
.
278
00:12:16,495 --> 00:12:18,280
- I'm happy to help
if I can, Captain.
279
00:12:18,323 --> 00:12:20,325
My wife said this was about
280
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the checks
to Renee Lee's mother.
281
00:12:21,849 --> 00:12:23,459
- Yeah, your wife thought
282
00:12:23,502 --> 00:12:25,766
that they were fraudulent.
283
00:12:29,378 --> 00:12:31,510
- No, the other ones
she caught were,
284
00:12:31,554 --> 00:12:34,078
but on these,
Laura was mistaken.
285
00:12:34,122 --> 00:12:35,645
- So the quarter million
is legit?
286
00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:37,081
- I don't recall
the exact amount,
287
00:12:37,125 --> 00:12:38,430
but Renee's needs were great.
288
00:12:38,474 --> 00:12:41,085
- How do you mean?
289
00:12:41,129 --> 00:12:42,826
- Renee's mother,
who had worked on her feet
290
00:12:42,870 --> 00:12:45,916
her entire life,
suffered a serious back injury.
291
00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,266
She couldn't pay
her mortgage, her heat.
292
00:12:48,310 --> 00:12:51,835
Renee would've had to drop out
of school, go home, work.
293
00:12:51,879 --> 00:12:54,229
And her home was
a troubled environment.
294
00:12:54,272 --> 00:12:56,405
- So you saved her?
295
00:12:56,448 --> 00:12:59,147
- The church saved her
with the Lord's help.
296
00:12:59,190 --> 00:13:00,801
- Okay.
297
00:13:00,844 --> 00:13:03,804
Did the church's hierarchy
approve these checks?
298
00:13:03,847 --> 00:13:05,414
- Payments are
at my discretion,
299
00:13:05,457 --> 00:13:07,068
with the Lord's guidance.
300
00:13:07,111 --> 00:13:09,635
- So the Lord told you to
make three separate payments,
301
00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,203
including a check
made out directly to Renee?
302
00:13:12,247 --> 00:13:14,118
- Separating the payments
303
00:13:14,162 --> 00:13:16,860
was definitely
Sister Sherry's idea.
304
00:13:16,904 --> 00:13:19,820
And--and I don't recall
this last one at all.
305
00:13:19,863 --> 00:13:21,996
I'd say ask her,
306
00:13:22,039 --> 00:13:24,868
but we already know we
can't believe a word she says.
307
00:13:24,912 --> 00:13:29,220
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have a sermon to prepare.
308
00:13:29,264 --> 00:13:32,049
- About yielding to temptation?
309
00:13:32,093 --> 00:13:36,271
- No, about forgiveness.
310
00:13:36,314 --> 00:13:39,274
[dramatic music]
311
00:13:39,317 --> 00:13:43,060
♪
312
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- So where are we?
- Giving money away is legal.
313
00:13:46,281 --> 00:13:49,893
Chase claims not to recall
one payment to Renee.
314
00:13:49,937 --> 00:13:51,634
Renee insists
315
00:13:51,677 --> 00:13:54,289
that the Reverend
gave her and her mother
316
00:13:54,332 --> 00:13:57,292
all three checks,
no strings attached.
317
00:13:57,335 --> 00:13:59,555
- So what does the mother say?
- She lives up in Syracuse.
318
00:13:59,598 --> 00:14:02,471
I sent Fin and Kat up there.
- Good.
319
00:14:02,514 --> 00:14:03,994
Tell them they can
threaten her with fraud
320
00:14:04,038 --> 00:14:06,344
if she doesn't tell the truth.
I'm not in a forgiving mood.
321
00:14:09,173 --> 00:14:10,566
- Fraud at the church?
322
00:14:10,609 --> 00:14:12,394
Well, that's terrible.
323
00:14:12,437 --> 00:14:14,526
Well, my money's legitimate.
I hurt myself.
324
00:14:14,570 --> 00:14:16,702
- Yeah, we heard that
you had some kind of a fall.
325
00:14:16,746 --> 00:14:18,617
- I had a table full
of Karens riding me,
326
00:14:18,661 --> 00:14:21,185
and cleared too fast
and I slipped.
327
00:14:21,229 --> 00:14:22,578
You know, I would
have lost my home
328
00:14:22,621 --> 00:14:25,233
if Reverend Chase
hadn't sent that check.
329
00:14:25,276 --> 00:14:26,843
- And the PraiseRaise fund?
330
00:14:26,887 --> 00:14:28,366
- Well, that was
for my medical.
331
00:14:28,410 --> 00:14:30,325
Renee kept saying,
"Just keep praying
332
00:14:30,368 --> 00:14:31,761
and trusting in God, and--"
333
00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:33,937
- But all the money came
from the Reverend's church.
334
00:14:33,981 --> 00:14:35,721
- The Reverend
always looked out for her.
335
00:14:35,765 --> 00:14:37,810
She was a wild child,
336
00:14:37,854 --> 00:14:39,421
and I was about
to put her out the house.
337
00:14:39,464 --> 00:14:41,118
But then my sister
saw the Reverend on TV,
338
00:14:41,162 --> 00:14:44,948
so Renee sends in
her praise dance audition tape,
339
00:14:44,992 --> 00:14:47,298
and right away he sends
a ticket for her
340
00:14:47,342 --> 00:14:50,214
to come to New York.
It was a miracle.
341
00:14:50,258 --> 00:14:52,825
- Praise Jesus.
- Amen.
342
00:14:52,869 --> 00:14:54,697
- Have you ever
met the Reverend?
343
00:14:54,740 --> 00:14:56,699
- No.
Only person I've ever spoken
344
00:14:56,742 --> 00:14:59,876
with is the dorm mom girl,
Michelle.
345
00:14:59,920 --> 00:15:03,053
She told me how much
everyone loves Renee.
346
00:15:04,272 --> 00:15:06,448
- $250,000?
Are you sure?
347
00:15:06,491 --> 00:15:08,058
- It seems like
a lot to you.
348
00:15:08,102 --> 00:15:10,452
- After all he's done for her,
and this is how she repays him?
349
00:15:10,495 --> 00:15:11,888
- What do you mean, Michelle?
350
00:15:11,932 --> 00:15:13,542
- Reverend Chase would never
give her all that money.
351
00:15:13,585 --> 00:15:15,718
Renee must have stolen it.
352
00:15:15,761 --> 00:15:18,503
Maybe she's in on it
with that bookkeeper.
353
00:15:18,547 --> 00:15:19,722
He's such a good man.
354
00:15:19,765 --> 00:15:21,506
He doesn't see people
for who they are.
355
00:15:21,550 --> 00:15:23,944
- That's what we thought.
356
00:15:23,987 --> 00:15:26,511
Thank you.
357
00:15:27,599 --> 00:15:29,384
- There's no way
Renee stole that money.
358
00:15:29,427 --> 00:15:30,733
- No, but maybe
we should give her
359
00:15:30,776 --> 00:15:32,039
a chance to refute the charge.
360
00:15:32,082 --> 00:15:33,954
- You want to use
a false charge as leverage
361
00:15:33,997 --> 00:15:35,520
to pressure a victim
to disclose?
362
00:15:35,564 --> 00:15:37,392
- He's a revered minister.
363
00:15:37,435 --> 00:15:39,176
If we want to make this case,
364
00:15:39,220 --> 00:15:41,831
we may not have a choice.
365
00:15:41,874 --> 00:15:43,050
- I hate to say this, Renee,
366
00:15:43,093 --> 00:15:45,313
but you could be in
serious trouble here.
367
00:15:45,356 --> 00:15:46,792
- Why am I in trouble?
368
00:15:46,836 --> 00:15:48,055
- Well, the Reverend doesn't
remember the check
369
00:15:48,098 --> 00:15:50,405
made out to you.
- That's impossible.
370
00:15:50,448 --> 00:15:52,668
He handed it to me.
- He did?
371
00:15:52,711 --> 00:15:57,064
What was it for?
- Like I said, expenses.
372
00:15:57,107 --> 00:15:58,935
My future.
- Huh.
373
00:15:58,979 --> 00:16:00,719
Well, you and your mom
got over ten times more
374
00:16:00,763 --> 00:16:02,591
than anybody else.
375
00:16:02,634 --> 00:16:05,246
Now, it's been suggested
that, uh, that you stole it.
376
00:16:05,289 --> 00:16:06,943
- I didn't steal anything.
377
00:16:06,987 --> 00:16:08,075
- I hope not.
378
00:16:08,118 --> 00:16:10,381
Charges for grand larceny
are serious.
379
00:16:10,425 --> 00:16:12,731
- I could go to jail?
380
00:16:12,775 --> 00:16:15,647
[soft dramatic music]
381
00:16:15,691 --> 00:16:16,822
♪
382
00:16:16,866 --> 00:16:18,433
I just did what he wanted.
383
00:16:18,476 --> 00:16:20,435
- And what--
what was that, honey?
384
00:16:20,478 --> 00:16:22,263
♪
385
00:16:22,306 --> 00:16:25,309
- If I tell the truth,
can my mom keep the money?
386
00:16:25,353 --> 00:16:26,963
I wasn't lying about her.
387
00:16:27,007 --> 00:16:28,530
- We're gonna do
everything we can to help you.
388
00:16:28,573 --> 00:16:31,663
- But you need to tell us
the whole story.
389
00:16:33,143 --> 00:16:36,233
- When I started at the school,
my grades were bad,
390
00:16:36,277 --> 00:16:39,280
really bad.
391
00:16:39,323 --> 00:16:42,805
He called me into his office,
but he didn't yell at me.
392
00:16:42,848 --> 00:16:46,852
He said he would
tutor me privately.
393
00:16:46,896 --> 00:16:49,638
It would be our secret.
394
00:16:49,681 --> 00:16:53,076
- Did you and he
have other secrets?
395
00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:54,904
♪
396
00:16:54,947 --> 00:16:57,776
- Sometimes he'd tutor me.
397
00:16:57,820 --> 00:17:02,868
Sometimes
he'd massage my body.
398
00:17:02,912 --> 00:17:06,698
After dance, that felt
really good, but then he--
399
00:17:06,742 --> 00:17:09,310
♪
400
00:17:09,353 --> 00:17:11,399
I sh--I shouldn't talk
about this anymore.
401
00:17:11,442 --> 00:17:12,748
- Hey, Renee, listen to me.
402
00:17:12,791 --> 00:17:14,315
There's nothing
that you can tell us
403
00:17:14,358 --> 00:17:15,490
that we haven't heard before.
404
00:17:15,533 --> 00:17:17,231
♪
405
00:17:17,274 --> 00:17:19,711
- Can I just show you?
406
00:17:19,755 --> 00:17:26,892
♪
407
00:17:39,949 --> 00:17:43,126
I told Rev I had deleted it.
408
00:17:43,170 --> 00:17:45,172
That's why he gave me
the money.
409
00:17:45,215 --> 00:17:46,695
- How old were you here?
410
00:17:46,738 --> 00:17:48,871
- Fifteen.
411
00:17:48,914 --> 00:17:51,134
- Who is the man in this video?
412
00:17:51,178 --> 00:17:54,050
- Reverend Chase.
413
00:17:54,094 --> 00:18:01,013
♪
414
00:18:02,406 --> 00:18:04,191
[sniffles]
415
00:18:08,369 --> 00:18:08,543
.
416
00:18:08,586 --> 00:18:11,067
- Garland's a cop,
a deacon at the church.
417
00:18:11,111 --> 00:18:12,503
And he's telling us
he didn't know his own pastor
418
00:18:12,547 --> 00:18:14,505
was a child rapist?
- Fin.
419
00:18:14,549 --> 00:18:16,594
- I'm not saying he knew
and kept it quiet.
420
00:18:16,638 --> 00:18:19,858
I'm saying
he should've known something.
421
00:18:19,902 --> 00:18:22,165
Are we arresting
this guy or not?
422
00:18:22,209 --> 00:18:24,385
[doorbell rings]
423
00:18:26,082 --> 00:18:27,518
- Detectives.
424
00:18:27,562 --> 00:18:29,041
- Reverend Chase,
we'd like you to come with us
425
00:18:29,085 --> 00:18:30,347
down to the station.
426
00:18:30,391 --> 00:18:31,783
- Is this about
the embezzlement?
427
00:18:31,827 --> 00:18:34,656
- No, it's about Renee Lee.
- I don't understand.
428
00:18:34,699 --> 00:18:38,181
- She's made
an allegation of rape.
429
00:18:38,225 --> 00:18:39,922
- What did you say
to that poor girl?
430
00:18:39,965 --> 00:18:42,620
- She also has a tape.
431
00:18:42,664 --> 00:18:44,231
- Am I under arrest?
432
00:18:44,274 --> 00:18:45,884
- Not if you come with us
down to the station.
433
00:18:45,928 --> 00:18:47,712
We'd rather not cuff you.
434
00:18:47,756 --> 00:18:51,020
- Delman, what's wrong?
- Call Adams.
435
00:18:51,063 --> 00:18:53,065
And Christian Garland.
436
00:18:53,109 --> 00:18:55,894
- You should know that
Garland sent us.
437
00:18:55,938 --> 00:18:58,941
[tense music]
438
00:18:58,984 --> 00:19:01,204
- It's all right, baby.
439
00:19:01,248 --> 00:19:07,079
♪
440
00:19:07,123 --> 00:19:08,037
[knocking on door]
441
00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,474
[door opens]
442
00:19:10,518 --> 00:19:12,172
You knew he was
being brought in?
443
00:19:12,215 --> 00:19:13,260
- I did.
444
00:19:13,303 --> 00:19:14,565
- How could you
let this happen?
445
00:19:14,609 --> 00:19:16,263
After 15 years?
446
00:19:16,306 --> 00:19:18,134
We've eaten at
each other's table,
447
00:19:18,178 --> 00:19:20,397
prayed together.
He's Abby's godfather.
448
00:19:20,441 --> 00:19:24,532
- Laura, please sit down.
- Why is this girl lying, huh?
449
00:19:24,575 --> 00:19:26,969
Why does she want to hurt us?
450
00:19:27,012 --> 00:19:28,362
♪
451
00:19:28,405 --> 00:19:31,582
- There's a video.
452
00:19:31,626 --> 00:19:34,629
- I don't believe it.
I wanna see it.
453
00:19:34,672 --> 00:19:36,283
- I don't think--
- This is my husband's life
454
00:19:36,326 --> 00:19:38,285
we're talking about, Christian.
I wanna see it.
455
00:19:38,328 --> 00:19:45,466
♪
456
00:19:50,122 --> 00:19:52,212
[sighs sharply]
457
00:19:54,779 --> 00:19:58,740
[breathes nervously]
Thank God it's not him.
458
00:20:01,482 --> 00:20:02,831
So why are you
doing this, Christian?
459
00:20:02,874 --> 00:20:04,920
- Laura--
- It's a fake.
460
00:20:07,662 --> 00:20:11,579
That's not Del.
You need to tell them.
461
00:20:14,059 --> 00:20:15,322
Tell them.
462
00:20:15,365 --> 00:20:17,628
- What reason would
this girl have to lie?
463
00:20:17,672 --> 00:20:21,110
And the payments to her
and her family--
464
00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:24,722
$250,000?
465
00:20:24,766 --> 00:20:26,898
♪
466
00:20:26,942 --> 00:20:29,336
I can't make this go away!
467
00:20:29,379 --> 00:20:33,949
- If you can't...
468
00:20:33,992 --> 00:20:35,516
then our relationship is over.
469
00:20:35,559 --> 00:20:39,084
No one in our church will
ever speak to you
470
00:20:39,128 --> 00:20:41,913
or your wife
471
00:20:41,957 --> 00:20:44,307
or your little daughter again.
472
00:20:44,351 --> 00:20:51,445
♪
473
00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:58,278
[door slams]
474
00:20:58,321 --> 00:20:59,322
- Did he say anything
in the car?
475
00:20:59,366 --> 00:21:02,586
- He was very polite.
He prayed.
476
00:21:02,630 --> 00:21:05,546
- Olivia.
477
00:21:05,589 --> 00:21:06,851
- Edgar.
478
00:21:06,895 --> 00:21:09,593
- I'm here to see my client,
Reverend Chase.
479
00:21:09,637 --> 00:21:12,857
- You're a criminal attorney?
- Yeah, I used to be.
480
00:21:12,901 --> 00:21:14,250
But it doesn't matter.
Since Reverend Chase is not
481
00:21:14,294 --> 00:21:16,208
a criminal, he called me.
482
00:21:16,252 --> 00:21:17,471
I'm of counsel to the church.
483
00:21:17,514 --> 00:21:20,909
- I'm sorry to tell you this,
484
00:21:20,952 --> 00:21:22,824
but there--there may be
485
00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:25,914
a side to your client
that you're not aware of.
486
00:21:28,003 --> 00:21:31,093
- Where's Delman?
487
00:21:31,136 --> 00:21:32,703
Renee Lee
secretly recorded this?
488
00:21:32,747 --> 00:21:36,054
- Yes, and that's
clearly her in the tape.
489
00:21:36,098 --> 00:21:37,969
She was 15 years old.
490
00:21:38,013 --> 00:21:39,580
- That's the entirety
of the video?
491
00:21:39,623 --> 00:21:40,972
- What, you wanna see more?
492
00:21:41,016 --> 00:21:43,018
- Well, I see nothing
that implicates my client.
493
00:21:43,061 --> 00:21:44,846
All that's visible
is a black male torso.
494
00:21:44,889 --> 00:21:45,890
That could be anyone.
495
00:21:45,934 --> 00:21:47,370
- Renee said
that Reverend Chase
496
00:21:47,414 --> 00:21:50,373
sexually abused her
for three years,
497
00:21:50,417 --> 00:21:52,593
until six months ago.
498
00:21:52,636 --> 00:21:55,247
- Uh, my heart goes out
to the poor girl,
499
00:21:55,291 --> 00:21:58,381
but she's lying.
I need to talk to her.
500
00:21:58,425 --> 00:22:00,731
Pray with her.
- Shut her up?
501
00:22:00,775 --> 00:22:02,907
Wasn't that what
the $1/4 million was for?
502
00:22:02,951 --> 00:22:04,256
- That money,
given out of compassion,
503
00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:06,302
apparently only showed her
how deep my client's
504
00:22:06,346 --> 00:22:07,564
and the church's pockets are.
505
00:22:07,608 --> 00:22:09,392
This is obviously
an extortion attempt.
506
00:22:09,436 --> 00:22:11,481
- Renee didn't come to us.
507
00:22:11,525 --> 00:22:14,441
And at first, she said
that it was charity.
508
00:22:14,484 --> 00:22:16,878
- I-I think
she's troubled, confused.
509
00:22:16,921 --> 00:22:18,314
- Reverend--
510
00:22:18,358 --> 00:22:19,924
- These young girls
and their teenage temptations.
511
00:22:19,968 --> 00:22:22,579
- You sure know a lot about
their temptations, don't you?
512
00:22:22,623 --> 00:22:26,017
- She had
an unhealthy fixation on me.
513
00:22:26,061 --> 00:22:27,628
I prayed with her,
514
00:22:27,671 --> 00:22:29,760
told her it would pass.
515
00:22:29,804 --> 00:22:31,980
She must have found someone
else to act it out with.
516
00:22:32,023 --> 00:22:34,069
- Why would she say
that's you on the video?
517
00:22:34,112 --> 00:22:37,594
- Captain, Sergeant, we've
cooperated as much as we can.
518
00:22:37,638 --> 00:22:38,726
You have a girl here
with a history
519
00:22:38,769 --> 00:22:40,423
of drug and promiscuity issues
520
00:22:40,467 --> 00:22:42,904
against the word
of a renowned spiritual leader.
521
00:22:42,947 --> 00:22:44,471
I can't imagine this
goes any further.
522
00:22:44,514 --> 00:22:47,648
- Oh, it can.
523
00:22:49,171 --> 00:22:51,347
And it will.
524
00:22:52,957 --> 00:22:54,829
- Well, if your minds
are that closed,
525
00:22:54,872 --> 00:22:57,092
I'd like a few moments
alone with my attorney.
526
00:22:59,007 --> 00:23:02,140
"Blessed is the man who
remains steadfast under trial,
527
00:23:02,184 --> 00:23:04,316
"for when he has stood
the test he will receive
528
00:23:04,360 --> 00:23:05,579
the crown of life."
529
00:23:05,622 --> 00:23:06,928
- Yeah, now he's praying?
Little late.
530
00:23:06,971 --> 00:23:09,409
- Okay, while he prays,
can we get a subpoena
531
00:23:09,452 --> 00:23:10,758
to photograph his torso
and his back?
532
00:23:10,801 --> 00:23:12,629
- That's tough
unless we arrest.
533
00:23:12,673 --> 00:23:13,717
- He's not under arrest yet?
534
00:23:13,761 --> 00:23:15,153
- Garland's looking
out for him?
535
00:23:15,197 --> 00:23:16,459
- More like the Eighth Floor.
536
00:23:16,503 --> 00:23:17,634
And considering
the Reverend's profile--
537
00:23:17,678 --> 00:23:19,810
- And the voting bloc
he controls--
538
00:23:19,854 --> 00:23:22,944
- To be fair, Renee will be
a problematic witness.
539
00:23:22,987 --> 00:23:24,902
It would be helpful
if we had some corroboration.
540
00:23:24,946 --> 00:23:27,296
- Kat, comb through
the financials again
541
00:23:27,339 --> 00:23:28,471
and follow up with
any of the girls
542
00:23:28,515 --> 00:23:29,864
that we haven't contacted yet.
543
00:23:29,907 --> 00:23:32,170
- Copy that.
- Fin, Rollins.
544
00:23:32,214 --> 00:23:35,260
see if any of the girls
in the dorm might break rank.
545
00:23:35,304 --> 00:23:36,914
And then--
I know it's a long shot,
546
00:23:36,958 --> 00:23:39,874
but get CSU to go
through Renee's dorm.
547
00:23:44,748 --> 00:23:46,533
- When I went to Renee's room
to call her for lunch,
548
00:23:46,576 --> 00:23:48,578
she was gone.
She took everything.
549
00:23:48,622 --> 00:23:49,666
She must've run away.
550
00:23:49,710 --> 00:23:51,015
- What did you say
to her, Michelle?
551
00:23:51,059 --> 00:23:52,452
- Just that
she would have to swear
552
00:23:52,495 --> 00:23:53,844
on the Bible
to tell the truth.
553
00:23:53,888 --> 00:23:56,064
That lying lips are
an abomination to the Lord.
554
00:23:56,107 --> 00:23:57,457
- You know where she went?
555
00:23:57,500 --> 00:23:59,197
- Not a person in this church
would take her in.
556
00:23:59,241 --> 00:24:01,156
I heard her on the phone,
crying to her mother.
557
00:24:01,199 --> 00:24:02,462
- [crying]
558
00:24:02,505 --> 00:24:04,594
- Breyona, honey,
you can't be in here.
559
00:24:04,638 --> 00:24:06,291
- I know she brought this
on herself,
560
00:24:06,335 --> 00:24:08,511
but they didn't
have to do this.
561
00:24:10,731 --> 00:24:13,429
- Breyona's just a kid.
She don't know better.
562
00:24:13,473 --> 00:24:15,562
But no one else feels bad.
563
00:24:15,605 --> 00:24:16,998
Renee was lying
about the Reverend.
564
00:24:17,041 --> 00:24:19,522
She knew that if
she continued on that path,
565
00:24:19,566 --> 00:24:22,264
she'd be damning her soul
to hell for all eternity.
566
00:24:22,307 --> 00:24:25,267
[dramatic music]
567
00:24:25,310 --> 00:24:32,448
♪
568
00:24:37,975 --> 00:24:38,193
.
569
00:24:38,236 --> 00:24:40,021
- The Reverend was
having sex with Renee?
570
00:24:40,064 --> 00:24:40,978
[scoffs]
I don't believe it.
571
00:24:41,022 --> 00:24:43,154
R-Renee never said a word.
572
00:24:43,198 --> 00:24:45,026
And--and I would know.
I'm her mother.
573
00:24:45,069 --> 00:24:46,941
- Sometimes mothers
are the last to know.
574
00:24:46,984 --> 00:24:48,377
- [scoffs]
575
00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:51,032
He's a man of God.
He saved us from being a--
576
00:24:51,075 --> 00:24:52,729
- You mean with the money?
577
00:24:52,773 --> 00:24:54,949
He didn't make those payments
until he found out
578
00:24:54,992 --> 00:24:57,995
that Renee had a video
of them having sex.
579
00:25:00,084 --> 00:25:01,869
- Now you--you listen here.
580
00:25:01,912 --> 00:25:03,827
I've--I've paid my mortgage.
581
00:25:03,871 --> 00:25:06,743
So if you're looking for
that money back, it's gone.
582
00:25:06,787 --> 00:25:08,049
- That's not why we're here.
583
00:25:08,092 --> 00:25:09,398
- When's the last time
you heard from Renee?
584
00:25:09,441 --> 00:25:11,574
- She called me.
585
00:25:11,618 --> 00:25:13,184
Said the girls at the school
were being mean,
586
00:25:13,228 --> 00:25:14,577
and she couldn't
take it anymore.
587
00:25:14,621 --> 00:25:17,319
I told her life was
overcoming obstacles,
588
00:25:17,362 --> 00:25:18,929
and she couldn't come home
crying to Mommy
589
00:25:18,973 --> 00:25:20,627
just 'cause she had a bad day.
590
00:25:20,670 --> 00:25:23,020
- So she wanted to come home?
- Yes.
591
00:25:23,064 --> 00:25:25,806
- Any other place
she could've gone?
592
00:25:25,849 --> 00:25:27,285
- Just one.
593
00:25:30,114 --> 00:25:31,681
[knocking on door]
594
00:25:33,117 --> 00:25:34,162
- How'd you find me?
595
00:25:34,205 --> 00:25:35,859
- Your mom's worried about you.
596
00:25:35,903 --> 00:25:37,034
- You mean she's worried
about the money.
597
00:25:37,078 --> 00:25:38,383
- That too.
598
00:25:38,427 --> 00:25:40,560
Is your boyfriend home?
- He's at work.
599
00:25:40,603 --> 00:25:42,039
Anyway, the cops can't care
about that anymore.
600
00:25:42,083 --> 00:25:43,214
I'm 17.
601
00:25:43,258 --> 00:25:46,653
- We just wanna talk to you.
602
00:25:46,696 --> 00:25:48,568
- You can't convince me
to come back.
603
00:25:48,611 --> 00:25:51,353
Everyone's saying
I'm a gold digger, I'm a ho,
604
00:25:51,396 --> 00:25:53,616
just bringing a good man down.
605
00:25:53,660 --> 00:25:55,139
- We know that
he's not a good man.
606
00:25:55,183 --> 00:25:56,750
- You're cops.
607
00:25:56,793 --> 00:25:59,404
Everybody at church,
even if they see the video,
608
00:25:59,448 --> 00:26:00,797
they'll just say it's not him.
609
00:26:00,841 --> 00:26:02,756
- We show the video in court,
and you say it's him,
610
00:26:02,799 --> 00:26:04,105
a jury will know.
611
00:26:04,148 --> 00:26:06,150
- Why would I want that
shown in court?
612
00:26:06,194 --> 00:26:08,283
All those people--
613
00:26:08,326 --> 00:26:10,328
I never should've
shown it to you.
614
00:26:10,372 --> 00:26:14,028
If I kept my mouth shut
and kept the money,
615
00:26:14,071 --> 00:26:16,030
let him move on to
his next special girl--
616
00:26:16,073 --> 00:26:18,206
- Which girl?
617
00:26:18,249 --> 00:26:20,469
[dramatic music]
618
00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:23,690
- I don't know what
you're talking about.
619
00:26:23,733 --> 00:26:26,780
And you better get out of here
before Carl comes home.
620
00:26:26,823 --> 00:26:29,173
He hates cops.
621
00:26:29,217 --> 00:26:32,307
♪
622
00:26:32,350 --> 00:26:35,353
- Two decaf, one regular.
- Great.
623
00:26:35,397 --> 00:26:36,398
- Let me know if you
need anything else.
624
00:26:36,441 --> 00:26:39,009
- Thank you so much, Lamai.
625
00:26:41,882 --> 00:26:44,275
- Where were we?
626
00:26:44,319 --> 00:26:46,147
Uh, yeah, I was about to say
627
00:26:46,190 --> 00:26:47,801
we can make the case
without Renee.
628
00:26:47,844 --> 00:26:50,368
- That's what I would've
said too, when I was a cop.
629
00:26:50,412 --> 00:26:52,675
But her statement--
without the defense getting
630
00:26:52,719 --> 00:26:54,677
a chance to cross-examine her,
it won't be admissible.
631
00:26:54,721 --> 00:26:56,940
- What about the video?
- We can use it, but again,
632
00:26:56,984 --> 00:26:58,942
without Renee, we can't
even confirm that that's him
633
00:26:58,986 --> 00:27:00,552
on the tape.
- Okay, there is one way.
634
00:27:00,596 --> 00:27:04,121
If we arrest him, then
we can do a full body kit,
635
00:27:04,165 --> 00:27:06,167
get his DNA,
and photograph his torso.
636
00:27:06,210 --> 00:27:08,256
- It's the Captain's call,
not mine,
637
00:27:08,299 --> 00:27:10,737
but I do know the longer
we draw this out,
638
00:27:10,780 --> 00:27:12,695
the more time he'll have
to call in favors.
639
00:27:12,739 --> 00:27:17,134
- I'll give you a head start,
before I alert Ms. Hadid.
640
00:27:17,178 --> 00:27:19,702
- At the risk of overstepping,
can I ask that we
641
00:27:19,746 --> 00:27:22,009
not embarrass his wife
or the congregation
642
00:27:22,052 --> 00:27:24,620
by arresting him in public?
643
00:27:24,664 --> 00:27:26,970
- I will call his attorney
and--
644
00:27:27,014 --> 00:27:29,233
and arrange for the Reverend
to turn himself in.
645
00:27:29,277 --> 00:27:32,019
[foreboding music]
646
00:27:32,062 --> 00:27:35,196
[indistinct clamoring]
647
00:27:37,067 --> 00:27:38,329
- Hold on.
648
00:27:38,373 --> 00:27:41,202
Hey, Chief, doing okay?
- No.
649
00:27:41,245 --> 00:27:43,770
It's never easy
when mentors fall.
650
00:27:45,815 --> 00:27:48,731
Laura, can we talk?
651
00:27:51,429 --> 00:27:52,387
- You didn't have the decency
652
00:27:52,430 --> 00:27:53,518
to call him in yourself,
Christian?
653
00:27:53,562 --> 00:27:54,694
- I'm sorry.
654
00:27:54,737 --> 00:27:56,696
- [sighs]
I am too.
655
00:27:56,739 --> 00:27:58,567
He's not capable of this,
Christian.
656
00:27:58,610 --> 00:28:00,003
- I always--
- He's a good man.
657
00:28:00,047 --> 00:28:02,310
- I always thought so.
658
00:28:02,353 --> 00:28:05,226
That's why I refused
to believe it at first.
659
00:28:05,269 --> 00:28:07,881
- This girl Renee,
she must be out for our money.
660
00:28:07,924 --> 00:28:09,578
- It's not about money.
661
00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:12,581
She's been vilified by
her classmates, ostracized.
662
00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:14,061
This is the last thing
she wanted.
663
00:28:14,104 --> 00:28:17,238
- Maybe she's upset because
everybody knows she's lying.
664
00:28:17,281 --> 00:28:20,023
She's been to our home.
Delman looked out for her.
665
00:28:20,067 --> 00:28:22,373
He spent more time
tutoring her in math
666
00:28:22,417 --> 00:28:24,201
than he did working
on his own sermons.
667
00:28:24,245 --> 00:28:26,116
♪
668
00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,685
- And why is that, Laura?
669
00:28:29,729 --> 00:28:36,648
♪
670
00:28:42,263 --> 00:28:45,701
- Reverend Chase, on the charge
of rape in the second degree,
671
00:28:45,745 --> 00:28:48,269
how do you plead?
- Not guilty.
672
00:28:48,312 --> 00:28:50,358
- Not guilty, Your Honor.
- People on bail?
673
00:28:50,401 --> 00:28:51,925
- We request remand,
Your Honor.
674
00:28:51,968 --> 00:28:53,187
This charge is the first
675
00:28:53,230 --> 00:28:54,710
of what we believe
will be many others.
676
00:28:54,754 --> 00:28:57,191
He works with young women
in his church, at the school.
677
00:28:57,234 --> 00:28:58,888
We believe he's a risk.
- Your Honor,
678
00:28:58,932 --> 00:29:01,456
Reverend Chase has led a career
of profound public service,
679
00:29:01,499 --> 00:29:03,806
unblemished by
so much as a hint of scandal.
680
00:29:03,850 --> 00:29:06,200
He has no intention to flee,
only to clear his good name.
681
00:29:06,243 --> 00:29:08,289
We ask he be released
on his own recognizance.
682
00:29:08,332 --> 00:29:11,031
- I will grant bail
in the amount of 50,000,
683
00:29:11,074 --> 00:29:12,597
with the condition
the defendant
684
00:29:12,641 --> 00:29:14,643
has no unsupervised contact
685
00:29:14,686 --> 00:29:18,125
with any underage girls
pending trial.
686
00:29:18,168 --> 00:29:20,736
[indistinct chatter]
687
00:29:20,780 --> 00:29:23,478
[gavel raps]
688
00:29:23,521 --> 00:29:25,567
- I am grateful for
the prayers and support
689
00:29:25,610 --> 00:29:28,309
of my wife and co-pastor.
[cheers and applause]
690
00:29:28,352 --> 00:29:30,964
Even standing here
wrongfully accused,
691
00:29:31,007 --> 00:29:33,488
I'm a blessed man.
692
00:29:33,531 --> 00:29:35,969
- Turning courthouse steps
into his pulpit?
693
00:29:36,012 --> 00:29:37,231
You see that coming?
694
00:29:37,274 --> 00:29:39,537
- And his wife
standing by his side?
695
00:29:39,581 --> 00:29:41,409
- She perceives it
as her duty.
696
00:29:41,452 --> 00:29:42,802
Down to the dress
she's wearing.
697
00:29:42,845 --> 00:29:45,848
- There is no truth
to today's charges.
698
00:29:45,892 --> 00:29:48,416
My accuser is full of lies.
[crowd shouting in agreement]
699
00:29:48,459 --> 00:29:51,158
A girl who only seeks payment,
700
00:29:51,201 --> 00:29:52,724
who through perfidy
and deception,
701
00:29:52,768 --> 00:29:55,727
has stolen hard-earned dollars
from our church's coffers.
702
00:29:55,771 --> 00:29:58,861
But she's not alone
in her assault on our church.
703
00:29:58,905 --> 00:30:01,255
- Look, Chief, you don't need
to be here, really, let's--
704
00:30:01,298 --> 00:30:04,258
- If he's going to revile me,
I'd rather he do it to my face.
705
00:30:04,301 --> 00:30:05,868
- My calls to justice
have always been
706
00:30:05,912 --> 00:30:08,131
a threat to the NYPD,
707
00:30:08,175 --> 00:30:11,526
and they found a Judas
quick to do their bidding.
708
00:30:11,569 --> 00:30:13,920
And as Jesus forgave his Judas,
709
00:30:13,963 --> 00:30:15,878
I forgive my betrayer.
710
00:30:15,922 --> 00:30:17,924
[crowd cheers]
711
00:30:17,967 --> 00:30:20,361
Deputy Chief Garland,
712
00:30:20,404 --> 00:30:23,233
a member of my own flock,
713
00:30:23,277 --> 00:30:24,800
so eager to prove his worth
714
00:30:24,844 --> 00:30:27,629
to the lily-white establishment
of the NYPD,
715
00:30:27,672 --> 00:30:30,501
that he has concocted
a sickening conspiracy
716
00:30:30,545 --> 00:30:31,851
to try and bring me down.
717
00:30:31,894 --> 00:30:34,375
And I know there are those
who will believe
718
00:30:34,418 --> 00:30:36,638
and swallow these lies,
719
00:30:36,681 --> 00:30:38,596
like those who believed
the lies the Romans told
720
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,948
about our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ.
721
00:30:41,991 --> 00:30:45,212
What did He do to deserve
being nailed on the cross?
722
00:30:45,255 --> 00:30:46,343
[crowd yells]
723
00:30:46,387 --> 00:30:48,998
- I can't.
- Yeah.
724
00:30:50,652 --> 00:30:52,872
- You okay, Chief?
- I've been cast out before.
725
00:30:52,915 --> 00:30:54,438
It's a recurring theme.
- [sighs]
726
00:30:54,482 --> 00:30:57,354
- Hey, listen,
don't take it personally.
727
00:30:57,398 --> 00:30:59,574
There's a reason
they call 'em a "flock."
728
00:30:59,617 --> 00:31:01,271
He'll never lose them.
- [sighs]
729
00:31:01,315 --> 00:31:03,708
Maybe.
730
00:31:03,752 --> 00:31:07,625
But I think he's losing the
one person he needs the most.
731
00:31:18,071 --> 00:31:18,245
.
732
00:31:18,288 --> 00:31:22,205
- Why don't you have
a seat right there?
733
00:31:22,249 --> 00:31:25,034
- Del has been lying to me
all these years.
734
00:31:25,078 --> 00:31:27,428
It's the first time
I've ever lied to him.
735
00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,433
He thinks I'm paying
a bereavement call.
736
00:31:33,129 --> 00:31:35,784
I didn't tell him that it was
you who called me last night.
737
00:31:35,827 --> 00:31:40,397
- Thank you for coming in.
738
00:31:40,441 --> 00:31:44,358
- After we spoke,
I thought about, uh...
739
00:31:44,401 --> 00:31:46,926
how--how did you say it?
740
00:31:46,969 --> 00:31:49,015
- I think that
I said that predators
741
00:31:49,058 --> 00:31:51,539
can often groom
their victims
742
00:31:51,582 --> 00:31:54,934
under the cover of mentoring.
743
00:31:54,977 --> 00:31:57,893
[soft dramatic music]
744
00:31:57,937 --> 00:32:02,550
- I was awake all night.
745
00:32:02,593 --> 00:32:06,641
All those hours Del
told me he was tutoring...
746
00:32:06,684 --> 00:32:10,601
♪
747
00:32:10,645 --> 00:32:13,909
My God, how could I let
that happen to those girls,
748
00:32:13,953 --> 00:32:16,346
under my watch?
749
00:32:16,390 --> 00:32:18,740
Under my roof?
750
00:32:18,783 --> 00:32:24,920
♪
751
00:32:24,964 --> 00:32:26,661
[sobs softly]
752
00:32:26,704 --> 00:32:30,012
This morning,
753
00:32:30,056 --> 00:32:32,145
I reached out to them.
754
00:32:32,188 --> 00:32:35,104
Michelle, Renee, Breyona.
755
00:32:35,148 --> 00:32:37,498
There could be others.
I have no idea.
756
00:32:37,541 --> 00:32:40,283
- And what did you say?
757
00:32:40,327 --> 00:32:44,461
- I asked for
their forgiveness.
758
00:32:44,505 --> 00:32:48,813
♪
759
00:32:48,857 --> 00:32:51,512
And I asked that
they cooperate with you.
760
00:33:05,004 --> 00:33:09,008
What did I do?
My God.
761
00:33:18,365 --> 00:33:20,976
- I couldn't believe
he knew my name.
762
00:33:21,020 --> 00:33:23,761
I felt so blessed.
763
00:33:23,805 --> 00:33:26,764
- And when did things change?
764
00:33:26,808 --> 00:33:31,030
- One night, he asked me
to stay late after practice.
765
00:33:31,073 --> 00:33:33,641
- That's when he offered
to give me a massage.
766
00:33:33,684 --> 00:33:35,512
- He was hugging me.
767
00:33:35,556 --> 00:33:37,819
It turned into a kiss.
768
00:33:37,862 --> 00:33:39,690
[tense music]
769
00:33:39,734 --> 00:33:42,084
He put his tongue
in my mouth.
770
00:33:42,128 --> 00:33:43,651
- He told me that
771
00:33:43,694 --> 00:33:46,915
he had never done this before
with any other girl.
772
00:33:46,958 --> 00:33:48,830
- That it would have
to be our secret.
773
00:33:48,873 --> 00:33:53,574
- That the feelings were
so strong, it was God's will.
774
00:33:53,617 --> 00:33:55,358
- Tell me about the video.
775
00:33:55,402 --> 00:33:57,056
♪
776
00:33:57,099 --> 00:33:59,884
- When he said he was
coming to my room again,
777
00:33:59,928 --> 00:34:03,018
I set up my laptop with
the video camera recording.
778
00:34:03,062 --> 00:34:05,716
- And when did you
show him the video?
779
00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,544
♪
780
00:34:07,588 --> 00:34:09,807
- Last November.
781
00:34:09,851 --> 00:34:13,637
I saw he was beginning
to pay attention to Breyona.
782
00:34:15,117 --> 00:34:16,814
I guess I was jealous.
783
00:34:16,858 --> 00:34:20,296
- I didn't understand at
the time why Renee was upset.
784
00:34:20,340 --> 00:34:22,820
- And did he offer you money?
785
00:34:22,864 --> 00:34:27,260
- He set up a scholarship fund
and gave me a job.
786
00:34:27,303 --> 00:34:30,567
- He bought my mom a car.
787
00:34:30,611 --> 00:34:33,744
- Four months ago,
after I showed him the video,
788
00:34:33,788 --> 00:34:37,139
he confiscated my computer,
789
00:34:37,183 --> 00:34:41,578
and he gave me
and my mother $250,000.
790
00:34:41,622 --> 00:34:45,321
- And was that Reverend Chase
in the video?
791
00:34:45,365 --> 00:34:47,541
- Yes.
792
00:34:47,584 --> 00:34:50,326
- And how old were you
at the time?
793
00:34:50,370 --> 00:34:53,155
- Fifteen.
794
00:34:53,199 --> 00:34:56,767
I know because I recorded it
on my birthday.
795
00:34:56,811 --> 00:35:02,164
♪
796
00:35:02,208 --> 00:35:05,298
- Thank you, Renee.
797
00:35:07,865 --> 00:35:09,954
Thank you for coming in.
798
00:35:09,998 --> 00:35:11,347
I wanted to give you
the heads-up
799
00:35:11,391 --> 00:35:14,176
that Renee Lee testified
before a grand jury today.
800
00:35:14,220 --> 00:35:16,265
It's pretty damning.
801
00:35:16,309 --> 00:35:18,441
- Renee.
802
00:35:18,485 --> 00:35:21,792
I see clearly now how
she led me to temptation.
803
00:35:21,836 --> 00:35:23,142
She's no innocent.
804
00:35:23,185 --> 00:35:24,360
She used her lithe body,
805
00:35:24,404 --> 00:35:26,536
her suggestive smile
to lure me to her,
806
00:35:26,580 --> 00:35:28,799
no different from Bathsheba,
bathing on the rooftop,
807
00:35:28,843 --> 00:35:30,149
20 yards from King David.
808
00:35:30,192 --> 00:35:31,672
- So you didn't assault her--
809
00:35:31,715 --> 00:35:33,326
- I would never assault anyone.
- More of a seduction?
810
00:35:33,369 --> 00:35:35,197
- You got that right.
Getting all gussied up
811
00:35:35,241 --> 00:35:37,112
every time I came over
to tutor her.
812
00:35:37,156 --> 00:35:39,158
She entrapped me.
Why else would she video--
813
00:35:39,201 --> 00:35:40,898
- Reverend--
- And--and then lie to me
814
00:35:40,942 --> 00:35:42,335
that she deleted the only copy?
815
00:35:42,378 --> 00:35:45,294
She's the one who should be
charged here with extortion.
816
00:35:45,338 --> 00:35:48,471
- Yeah, maybe.
But she was underage.
817
00:35:48,515 --> 00:35:52,214
- A jury will look at her,
and then at me,
818
00:35:52,258 --> 00:35:54,173
and decide for themselves.
- I hear you.
819
00:35:54,216 --> 00:35:57,480
And--and to be honest,
I-I'd be nervous,
820
00:35:57,524 --> 00:36:01,832
if I didn't have two other
girls from the church
821
00:36:01,876 --> 00:36:03,660
who also testified to
822
00:36:03,704 --> 00:36:06,446
the exact same pattern
of grooming, seduction,
823
00:36:06,489 --> 00:36:08,491
and sexual predation.
- Were these girls--
824
00:36:08,535 --> 00:36:11,973
- Underage?
All of them, at the start.
825
00:36:12,016 --> 00:36:14,584
By the time they turned 17,
the good Reverend here
826
00:36:14,628 --> 00:36:17,239
only seems to get tempted
by a younger girl.
827
00:36:17,283 --> 00:36:19,110
- T-they're setting me up.
828
00:36:19,154 --> 00:36:20,677
It's gotta be part
of a coordinated shakedown.
829
00:36:20,721 --> 00:36:23,071
They know the church has money.
Someone must've got to them.
830
00:36:23,114 --> 00:36:25,334
- Delman.
- Your client's right.
831
00:36:25,378 --> 00:36:26,988
Someone did meet with them.
832
00:36:27,031 --> 00:36:28,511
- To extort money
from the church?
833
00:36:28,555 --> 00:36:31,340
- No, to give them permission
to tell the truth,
834
00:36:31,384 --> 00:36:34,038
without fear of
reprisal from you.
835
00:36:34,082 --> 00:36:36,693
- I demand to know
who in my congregation
836
00:36:36,737 --> 00:36:37,868
would plot against me.
837
00:36:37,912 --> 00:36:40,349
- There's no plot, Reverend.
838
00:36:43,091 --> 00:36:44,527
She was seeking
their forgiveness.
839
00:36:44,571 --> 00:36:46,007
- "She"?
840
00:36:46,050 --> 00:36:47,704
- Your wife.
841
00:36:47,748 --> 00:36:49,576
♪
842
00:36:49,619 --> 00:36:51,882
- Laura?
843
00:36:51,926 --> 00:36:53,797
You--you turned her against me?
844
00:36:53,841 --> 00:36:55,886
- [scoffs]
845
00:36:55,930 --> 00:36:59,281
No, you did that.
846
00:36:59,325 --> 00:37:01,631
And she'll never
forgive herself
847
00:37:01,675 --> 00:37:04,112
for what happened
to those girls.
848
00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,253
[knocking on door]
849
00:37:14,296 --> 00:37:16,298
- Reverend Chase's
lawyer is here.
850
00:37:16,342 --> 00:37:17,691
Want me to tell him
to go away?
851
00:37:17,734 --> 00:37:21,738
- That's not a bad idea,
but, uh, no, thanks.
852
00:37:24,350 --> 00:37:26,787
- I'll be outside.
- Thanks, Fin.
853
00:37:28,397 --> 00:37:29,833
- Your sergeant's
protective of you.
854
00:37:29,877 --> 00:37:32,880
- Always.
So...
855
00:37:32,923 --> 00:37:34,098
the Reverend took the deal?
856
00:37:34,142 --> 00:37:35,317
- He did.
857
00:37:35,361 --> 00:37:36,840
I told him, going forward,
I can no longer
858
00:37:36,884 --> 00:37:39,582
be of counsel to the church
and represent him.
859
00:37:39,626 --> 00:37:43,282
So I arranged for
other counsel to take over.
860
00:37:45,284 --> 00:37:48,156
Can we talk off the record?
861
00:37:50,201 --> 00:37:52,160
- Of course.
Have a seat.
862
00:37:54,510 --> 00:37:56,512
- I want you to know
that I've gone over this
863
00:37:56,556 --> 00:37:58,514
in my head a hundred times.
864
00:37:58,558 --> 00:38:01,517
Never saw any of the signs.
865
00:38:01,561 --> 00:38:04,346
I'm sick over it and ashamed.
866
00:38:04,390 --> 00:38:08,176
- If it helps, I've heard
hundreds of spouses,
867
00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:11,353
of friends, of parents...
868
00:38:11,397 --> 00:38:14,182
tell me exactly
what you're telling me.
869
00:38:14,225 --> 00:38:15,575
When there's
a skilled predator,
870
00:38:15,618 --> 00:38:17,316
one that's been
operating for decades,
871
00:38:17,359 --> 00:38:21,842
they are adept at
shielding their dark side
872
00:38:21,885 --> 00:38:24,323
from everyone,
873
00:38:24,366 --> 00:38:26,455
except their victims.
874
00:38:27,021 --> 00:38:29,371
- A wolf in sheep's clothing.
875
00:38:29,415 --> 00:38:32,374
[somber music]
876
00:38:32,418 --> 00:38:34,855
And I am so sorry
for my part in this.
877
00:38:34,898 --> 00:38:36,944
♪
878
00:38:36,987 --> 00:38:40,426
- You were doing your job,
defending your client.
879
00:38:40,469 --> 00:38:42,732
- What he did,
there is no defense.
880
00:38:42,776 --> 00:38:49,260
♪
881
00:38:49,304 --> 00:38:52,699
- Counselor, um,
for what it's worth,
882
00:38:52,742 --> 00:38:57,617
I wish we hadn't met
under these circumstances.
883
00:38:59,358 --> 00:39:01,621
- [breathes deeply]
884
00:39:03,666 --> 00:39:06,408
Me too.
885
00:39:06,452 --> 00:39:09,890
♪
886
00:39:09,933 --> 00:39:12,501
[gate buzzes and opens]
887
00:39:13,850 --> 00:39:16,462
- Christian.
It was good of you to come.
888
00:39:16,505 --> 00:39:17,550
- How are you, Delman?
889
00:39:17,593 --> 00:39:18,942
- Enduring the tribulations
890
00:39:18,986 --> 00:39:22,424
the Lord has deemed
fit to send me.
891
00:39:22,468 --> 00:39:24,774
- I was relieved to hear
you decided to plead guilty.
892
00:39:24,818 --> 00:39:26,515
- I wanted to spare
the young women
893
00:39:26,559 --> 00:39:28,691
the burden of
having to testify.
894
00:39:28,735 --> 00:39:32,260
- You mean spare yourself
the humiliation?
895
00:39:33,087 --> 00:39:35,045
- You sound angry, Christian.
896
00:39:35,089 --> 00:39:36,743
- I'm struggling.
897
00:39:36,786 --> 00:39:39,485
- You wanna talk about that?
- Not with you.
898
00:39:39,528 --> 00:39:42,226
- Then why are you here?
To gloat?
899
00:39:42,270 --> 00:39:43,619
To castigate?
900
00:39:43,663 --> 00:39:46,448
Other than my new lawyer,
you're my only visitor.
901
00:39:46,492 --> 00:39:48,450
Laura won't even take
my phone calls.
902
00:39:48,494 --> 00:39:51,235
- Do you blame her?
903
00:39:51,279 --> 00:39:54,456
- You know, Laura and I were
never able to have a child?
904
00:39:54,500 --> 00:39:56,589
And I thought
God was testing me,
905
00:39:56,632 --> 00:39:58,852
and that was
the worst punishment
906
00:39:58,895 --> 00:40:00,810
He could visit on me.
907
00:40:00,854 --> 00:40:02,856
But now, to knock me down
like this,
908
00:40:02,899 --> 00:40:05,467
take away my church,
put me behind bars--
909
00:40:05,511 --> 00:40:08,122
- You're not Job in this story.
Laura is.
910
00:40:08,165 --> 00:40:11,734
- No, He's testing me.
911
00:40:11,778 --> 00:40:14,345
God hasn't abandoned me,
Christian.
912
00:40:14,389 --> 00:40:16,435
This is all a part of His plan.
913
00:40:16,478 --> 00:40:18,262
He wants me to minister
to the souls
914
00:40:18,306 --> 00:40:20,656
of all the men
behind these bars.
915
00:40:20,700 --> 00:40:24,181
That's why He did this to me.
- You did this to yourself.
916
00:40:24,225 --> 00:40:27,097
And until you realize that,
there's no path to forgiveness
917
00:40:27,141 --> 00:40:29,491
from Laura, me, or God.
918
00:40:29,535 --> 00:40:30,753
♪
919
00:40:30,797 --> 00:40:35,149
- Well, then.
You've said your piece.
920
00:40:35,192 --> 00:40:37,064
You needn't visit again.
921
00:40:37,107 --> 00:40:41,024
Tomas?
922
00:40:41,068 --> 00:40:42,678
[gate buzzes and opens]
923
00:40:42,722 --> 00:40:44,245
- Delman.
924
00:40:44,288 --> 00:40:45,638
[gate creaks]
925
00:40:48,075 --> 00:40:50,556
I will pray for you.
926
00:40:50,599 --> 00:40:53,776
[dramatic music]
927
00:40:53,820 --> 00:41:00,740
♪
928
00:41:16,930 --> 00:41:17,147
.
929
00:41:17,191 --> 00:41:20,150
[dramatic music]
930
00:41:20,194 --> 00:41:27,070
♪
931
00:41:46,394 --> 00:41:48,570
[wolf howls]