1 00:00:06,307 --> 00:00:06,440 . 2 00:00:06,474 --> 00:00:07,375 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:09,009 sexually-based offenses 4 00:00:09,043 --> 00:00:11,812 are considered especially heinous. 5 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:14,248 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 6 00:00:14,282 --> 00:00:16,150 who investigate these vicious felonies 7 00:00:16,184 --> 00:00:17,451 are members of an elite squad 8 00:00:17,485 --> 00:00:19,520 known as the Special Victims Unit. 9 00:00:19,553 --> 00:00:22,490 These are their stories. 10 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:23,424 - Maybe we should set up 11 00:00:23,457 --> 00:00:25,359 a few more meetings with the consultant. 12 00:00:25,393 --> 00:00:27,261 - We're fine - Oh, I just found out 13 00:00:27,295 --> 00:00:29,130 that Matthew Sun is on the board at Penn-- 14 00:00:29,163 --> 00:00:31,299 - We're running late. - Okay. All right. 15 00:00:31,332 --> 00:00:33,134 Oh, honey? Honey? Just remember, okay? 16 00:00:33,167 --> 00:00:34,602 It's supposed to be a conversation, you know? 17 00:00:34,635 --> 00:00:36,437 Just avoid yes or no answers. 18 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:37,605 - Okay, Mom, I know. - You look good. 19 00:00:37,638 --> 00:00:39,140 - I'll call you when we get to Boston, okay? 20 00:00:39,173 --> 00:00:40,374 - Okay. All right. Oh! 21 00:00:40,408 --> 00:00:43,577 Don't forget to mention your three-week seminar in Nairobi. 22 00:00:43,611 --> 00:00:44,612 - Thank you. 23 00:00:49,317 --> 00:00:52,320 [phone buzzing] 24 00:00:54,722 --> 00:00:57,291 - Hey. 25 00:00:57,325 --> 00:00:59,193 Great. 26 00:00:59,227 --> 00:01:01,295 Yeah, I'll see you soon. 27 00:01:02,296 --> 00:01:04,465 [dark music] 28 00:01:04,498 --> 00:01:07,501 [both breathing heavily] 29 00:01:10,504 --> 00:01:11,705 - [moans] 30 00:01:11,739 --> 00:01:14,175 [both breathing heavily] 31 00:01:14,208 --> 00:01:16,277 * 32 00:01:16,310 --> 00:01:20,581 - Laura, are you sure you want to have sex? 33 00:01:20,614 --> 00:01:21,715 - Absolutely. 34 00:01:21,749 --> 00:01:25,186 Why the hell do you think we're here? 35 00:01:25,219 --> 00:01:27,255 [both moaning] 36 00:01:27,288 --> 00:01:31,659 * 37 00:01:31,692 --> 00:01:34,662 [water faucet running] 38 00:01:34,695 --> 00:01:41,702 * 39 00:01:46,507 --> 00:01:48,276 - All right, thank you. - Hi. 40 00:01:48,309 --> 00:01:51,212 - Hey, the victim's name is Laura Collett. 41 00:01:51,245 --> 00:01:52,346 She's on her way to the hospital. 42 00:01:52,380 --> 00:01:54,348 It looks like an overdose, but no note. 43 00:01:54,382 --> 00:01:55,583 - Who found her? - Maintenance. 44 00:01:55,616 --> 00:01:57,651 2:00 a.m. Tub started overflowing, 45 00:01:57,685 --> 00:01:59,320 leaking water into the room below. 46 00:01:59,353 --> 00:02:00,921 - Did she check in alone? - Well, we're not sure. 47 00:02:00,954 --> 00:02:02,390 We're trying to pull video at the moment, 48 00:02:02,423 --> 00:02:04,258 but, I mean, the room is in her name. 49 00:02:04,292 --> 00:02:05,626 She charged it on her AMEX. 50 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:09,397 - Key card? - Last used at 9:56 p.m. 51 00:02:09,430 --> 00:02:12,233 - Any witnesses on the floor? - No, nobody heard a peep. 52 00:02:12,266 --> 00:02:14,235 - Oh, looks romantic. 53 00:02:14,268 --> 00:02:15,703 Flowers, a bottle of Brunello. - Yeah. 54 00:02:15,736 --> 00:02:17,605 CSU's gonna check that for narcotics. 55 00:02:17,638 --> 00:02:19,273 - You said there was an outcry witness, right? 56 00:02:19,307 --> 00:02:20,741 - Yeah, the suspect via text. 57 00:02:20,774 --> 00:02:22,643 - Okay, you got a name? - No. 58 00:02:22,676 --> 00:02:24,378 I called the number a few times. 59 00:02:24,412 --> 00:02:26,280 No answer, no voicemail. 60 00:02:26,314 --> 00:02:30,484 Laura's last text was 11:56 last night. 61 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:31,652 * 62 00:02:31,685 --> 00:02:33,387 - "You raped me. Burn in hell." 63 00:02:33,421 --> 00:02:36,190 Okay, clear and concise. - Not exactly. 64 00:02:36,224 --> 00:02:39,760 She sent another text to the same guy ten minutes earlier. 65 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:43,264 - "Incredible night. Just gonna say it. 66 00:02:43,297 --> 00:02:44,698 Best sex ever." 67 00:02:44,732 --> 00:02:47,668 So, in ten minutes she goes from "best sex ever" 68 00:02:47,701 --> 00:02:49,270 to "you raped me?" 69 00:02:49,303 --> 00:02:51,239 How the hell does that happen? 70 00:02:51,272 --> 00:02:54,275 * 71 00:02:56,310 --> 00:02:59,280 [dramatic music] 72 00:03:43,524 --> 00:03:43,657 . 73 00:03:43,691 --> 00:03:44,392 - Hey. The vic's at the hospital. 74 00:03:45,459 --> 00:03:46,427 She's still unresponsive. 75 00:03:46,460 --> 00:03:48,696 Nearly lethal dose of alcohol and diazepam. 76 00:03:48,729 --> 00:03:50,864 - Doctor says it's looking 50/50. 77 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:52,433 - Any other drugs in her system? 78 00:03:52,466 --> 00:03:54,502 - No, and the doctor did a full tox panel. 79 00:03:54,535 --> 00:03:55,903 No Rohypnol or other date rape drugs. 80 00:03:55,936 --> 00:03:57,505 - Okay, so the victim has sex, 81 00:03:57,538 --> 00:03:59,039 and then has a change of heart after the fact. 82 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:01,542 - She goes from best sex ever to rape in ten minutes. 83 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:02,610 That's a pretty big change of heart. 84 00:04:02,643 --> 00:04:03,811 - Ten minutes or ten hours. 85 00:04:03,844 --> 00:04:05,813 The question is, what turns this into a rape? 86 00:04:05,846 --> 00:04:07,681 - TARU said these texts went to a burner? 87 00:04:07,715 --> 00:04:09,016 - Yeah. - All right. 88 00:04:09,049 --> 00:04:11,519 So the victim, Laura Collett, married, 89 00:04:11,552 --> 00:04:12,853 lives in Manhattan. What else do we know? 90 00:04:12,886 --> 00:04:14,788 - She's 42. She has one son. 91 00:04:14,822 --> 00:04:16,457 - And here's a screen shot of her phone. 92 00:04:16,490 --> 00:04:17,458 - Just another perfect family. 93 00:04:17,491 --> 00:04:19,460 - Wow, it's just too early to be that jaded. 94 00:04:19,493 --> 00:04:20,794 - Next time I'll wait till noon. 95 00:04:20,828 --> 00:04:21,829 - The husband, he's at the hospital? 96 00:04:21,862 --> 00:04:23,897 - Yeah, unis called. - Great, head down there. 97 00:04:23,931 --> 00:04:25,933 See what he knows. 98 00:04:29,970 --> 00:04:31,605 - Excuse me. Mr. Collett? 99 00:04:31,639 --> 00:04:33,507 I'm Detective Carisi. This is Detective Rollins. 100 00:04:33,541 --> 00:04:34,608 - We're looking into what happened 101 00:04:34,642 --> 00:04:36,844 with your wife last night. 102 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:40,013 - You're investigating her for overdosing on pills? 103 00:04:40,047 --> 00:04:42,015 - No, no, we're not. We're trying to understand 104 00:04:42,049 --> 00:04:44,051 what happened prior to that. 105 00:04:44,084 --> 00:04:47,020 - Prior? - Yeah. 106 00:04:47,054 --> 00:04:48,822 You see, your wife sent a text message 107 00:04:48,856 --> 00:04:52,760 from her phone accusing somebody of rape. 108 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:57,698 - So she was at a hotel with a man who raped her? 109 00:04:57,731 --> 00:05:01,034 - Right now, we're just trying to figure out who she was with. 110 00:05:01,068 --> 00:05:02,936 - When was the last time you talked to Laura? 111 00:05:02,970 --> 00:05:04,071 - Late afternoon. 112 00:05:04,104 --> 00:05:08,709 I was--my son and I were in Boston, visiting colleges. 113 00:05:08,742 --> 00:05:10,611 - Did you know that she was staying at the Luxembourg Hotel 114 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,613 that night? 115 00:05:12,646 --> 00:05:15,616 Mr. Collett, do you have any idea who Laura was with? 116 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:17,485 Maybe with somebody from work? 117 00:05:17,518 --> 00:05:19,853 - No. She doesn't work. 118 00:05:19,887 --> 00:05:21,989 She's involved with various charities, but... 119 00:05:22,022 --> 00:05:25,859 - Okay. - We were happy. 120 00:05:25,893 --> 00:05:29,730 At least I thought we were. - Had she taken up anything new? 121 00:05:29,763 --> 00:05:32,065 Tennis, hiking, or yoga? 122 00:05:32,099 --> 00:05:34,502 - More like college admissions. 123 00:05:34,535 --> 00:05:35,836 That's all she thinks about, 124 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:37,905 where my son will be going to college next year. 125 00:05:37,938 --> 00:05:40,508 - Right. 126 00:05:40,541 --> 00:05:44,044 Well, look, Mr. Collett, we know this is all overwhelming, 127 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:46,514 but we'd like your consent to do a rape kit. 128 00:05:46,547 --> 00:05:49,517 [solemn music] 129 00:05:49,550 --> 00:05:50,618 * 130 00:05:50,651 --> 00:05:51,619 - What do you got? 131 00:05:51,652 --> 00:05:53,721 - The hotel just sent over security footage. 132 00:05:53,754 --> 00:05:55,088 All right, at 6:14 p.m., 133 00:05:55,122 --> 00:05:56,657 Laura walks in the hotel lobby. 134 00:05:56,690 --> 00:06:00,127 She says hello to this tall, white man. 135 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,530 Looks early 40s. He's decent looking. 136 00:06:02,563 --> 00:06:03,597 Well-dressed. 137 00:06:03,631 --> 00:06:04,598 - I'll run it through facial-rec. 138 00:06:04,632 --> 00:06:06,066 - Great, so meanwhile, head back to that hotel, 139 00:06:06,099 --> 00:06:09,570 show that image to guests, doormen, front desk. 140 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:11,772 See if anybody knows who this guy is. 141 00:06:11,805 --> 00:06:13,741 - All right, take a ride to the Luxembourg Hotel? 142 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:16,043 - No, I can't. 143 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:19,647 Barba set up an interview with me with some ADA in Brooklyn. 144 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:20,881 - Brooklyn? 145 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:23,784 You got to grow a beard and start making artisan pickles? 146 00:06:23,817 --> 00:06:25,052 - I'm just seeing what's out there, all right? 147 00:06:25,085 --> 00:06:28,656 For the record, I like artisan pickles. 148 00:06:28,689 --> 00:06:31,559 - Mm. - How do I look? 149 00:06:31,592 --> 00:06:33,594 - Like a cop. 150 00:06:35,763 --> 00:06:38,198 - Hey, how did Noah do? 151 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:40,868 Okay, did you talk to his teacher? 152 00:06:40,901 --> 00:06:43,003 Oh. 153 00:06:43,036 --> 00:06:46,106 Okay, thanks, Lucy. 154 00:06:46,139 --> 00:06:48,208 - Everything good with the little guy? 155 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:51,044 - Apparently, Noah's language skills 156 00:06:51,078 --> 00:06:52,946 are slightly underdeveloped 157 00:06:52,980 --> 00:06:54,682 relative to his peer group. 158 00:06:54,715 --> 00:06:56,950 You know, I've just been doing my best, 159 00:06:56,984 --> 00:06:59,653 you know, reading and talking, singing-- 160 00:06:59,687 --> 00:07:01,855 - So he's not getting into the fancy school? 161 00:07:01,889 --> 00:07:04,825 - They don't know yet. 162 00:07:04,858 --> 00:07:06,694 Anything new with Laura Collett? 163 00:07:06,727 --> 00:07:07,795 - Rape kit came back. 164 00:07:07,828 --> 00:07:11,064 No semen, bruises, or abrasions, but she did have sex. 165 00:07:11,098 --> 00:07:13,601 They found traces of condom lubricant. 166 00:07:13,634 --> 00:07:15,703 - Any facial-rec? - No, the guy's still a ghost. 167 00:07:15,736 --> 00:07:17,838 - Anything on social media? - No pops on the perp, 168 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:19,740 but check this out. 169 00:07:19,773 --> 00:07:22,676 She DM'd her son the day before the incident. 170 00:07:22,710 --> 00:07:24,144 - "I'm sorry. Call me." 171 00:07:24,177 --> 00:07:25,846 - And he writes back, "You make me sick. 172 00:07:25,879 --> 00:07:26,880 I hope you die." 173 00:07:26,914 --> 00:07:28,682 - Huh. 174 00:07:28,716 --> 00:07:30,884 - Those are pretty strong words. - Yeah, maybe the kid found out 175 00:07:30,918 --> 00:07:31,952 his mother was seeing somebody else. 176 00:07:31,985 --> 00:07:33,887 I'll go back to the hospital, see what he knows. 177 00:07:33,921 --> 00:07:36,924 - How'd your meeting go with LaRosa? 178 00:07:38,892 --> 00:07:40,894 What, you think I don't hear things? 179 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:46,199 [footsteps approaching] 180 00:07:49,670 --> 00:07:53,106 - Hey, Justin. How's your mom? 181 00:07:53,140 --> 00:07:55,976 - She's still unconscious, but the doctor sounds optimistic. 182 00:07:56,009 --> 00:07:57,044 - Good. 183 00:07:57,077 --> 00:07:58,111 - Not sure if he really means it, 184 00:07:58,145 --> 00:08:00,280 or he's just trying to placate me. 185 00:08:00,313 --> 00:08:02,683 - Placate, huh? Nice. 186 00:08:02,716 --> 00:08:04,017 SAT word, right? 187 00:08:04,051 --> 00:08:05,018 - [laughs softly] 188 00:08:05,052 --> 00:08:08,789 - So listen, we got this from the hotel security. 189 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:12,693 Do you recognize this guy with your mom? 190 00:08:12,726 --> 00:08:14,161 - No, sorry. 191 00:08:14,194 --> 00:08:16,196 - That's okay. 192 00:08:17,164 --> 00:08:19,700 [sighs] 193 00:08:19,733 --> 00:08:22,770 So listen, Justin. I, um... 194 00:08:22,803 --> 00:08:24,237 I saw the message you sent your mother 195 00:08:24,271 --> 00:08:26,940 the night of the incident. 196 00:08:26,974 --> 00:08:30,177 What was she so sorry about? 197 00:08:30,210 --> 00:08:32,846 Why did you say that you wanted her to die? 198 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,015 - She kept bugging me about Hudson. 199 00:08:35,048 --> 00:08:39,787 She really wants me to go there. She thinks it's so prestigious. 200 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:43,123 - You know, my mother... 201 00:08:43,156 --> 00:08:44,958 [chuckles] 202 00:08:44,992 --> 00:08:48,061 My mother didn't even know I applied to college. 203 00:08:48,095 --> 00:08:49,296 No, seriously. 204 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:50,998 Two days before classes started, I said, 205 00:08:51,031 --> 00:08:52,900 "Hey, Ma, can I borrow 400 bucks for books? 206 00:08:52,933 --> 00:08:54,301 I just got into St. John's." 207 00:08:54,334 --> 00:08:56,069 - Lucky you. 208 00:08:56,103 --> 00:08:58,071 My mom's been on four campus tours of Hudson, 209 00:08:58,105 --> 00:08:59,840 sat in on six lectures, 210 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:01,208 and had three lunches with some guy 211 00:09:01,241 --> 00:09:03,310 from the admissions office. 212 00:09:03,343 --> 00:09:05,713 The other day, she asked me to have lunch with him. 213 00:09:05,746 --> 00:09:07,915 Said he might be the difference maker, 214 00:09:07,948 --> 00:09:09,717 and I snapped. 215 00:09:09,750 --> 00:09:11,852 I'm sick of dealing with all her stress over all this. 216 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:13,286 I'm the one applying. 217 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,288 [solemn music] 218 00:09:15,322 --> 00:09:19,092 I just hope that's not the last thing I ever said to her. 219 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:23,096 * 220 00:09:23,130 --> 00:09:25,833 - [sighs] 221 00:09:25,866 --> 00:09:27,234 Did she ever mention the name of the guy 222 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:31,038 at the-- the admissions office? 223 00:09:31,071 --> 00:09:34,808 - No, she never mentioned it. 224 00:09:34,842 --> 00:09:37,244 Do you think she... 225 00:09:37,277 --> 00:09:40,247 that because of our fight, she took all those pills? 226 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,017 - No. No, put that out of your head. 227 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:46,219 I think she loves you very much, 228 00:09:46,253 --> 00:09:49,322 and it's because of that she's gonna make a full recovery. 229 00:09:49,356 --> 00:09:51,992 * 230 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:53,226 Come on. 231 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:54,828 - You got to hit that thing harder, man. 232 00:09:54,862 --> 00:09:56,263 - You know what's overrated? 233 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:59,132 Wireless, and putting lemon in water. 234 00:09:59,166 --> 00:10:00,267 I don't get that. 235 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:01,501 All right. 236 00:10:01,534 --> 00:10:04,071 So Justin says that his mother was spending time with some guy 237 00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:05,305 who works in the office of admissions 238 00:10:05,338 --> 00:10:07,007 of Hudson University. 239 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,044 I got 27 males in that department, 19 women. 240 00:10:11,078 --> 00:10:13,046 - Takes all those people to look at applications 241 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:13,881 and say yes or no? 242 00:10:13,914 --> 00:10:15,916 - Hey, I just got back from the hotel, 243 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:17,350 and nobody recognizes the unknown male, 244 00:10:17,384 --> 00:10:20,387 but I did get a name that you might find interesting. 245 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:23,156 Laura signed into the spa at 6:33 p.m., 246 00:10:23,190 --> 00:10:24,792 and a guy named Alden Kessler 247 00:10:24,825 --> 00:10:26,259 signed in at the exact same time. 248 00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:28,896 - Hey, look at that. He's at the top of my list. 249 00:10:28,929 --> 00:10:30,931 Director of Admissions. 250 00:10:36,036 --> 00:10:38,371 - Alden Kessler. Where is he? 251 00:10:38,405 --> 00:10:39,873 Thanks. 252 00:10:42,943 --> 00:10:44,177 Hey, where's Alden Kessler? 253 00:10:44,211 --> 00:10:46,947 - You're looking at him. 254 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:49,216 - Wait, you're Alden Kessler? - Is there a problem? 255 00:10:49,249 --> 00:10:51,919 - Yeah. A tall white one. 256 00:10:51,952 --> 00:10:53,987 Do you know him? Or her? 257 00:10:54,021 --> 00:10:55,188 - No. Never seen either one. 258 00:10:55,222 --> 00:10:57,290 Look, what's going on here? - This is Detective Carisi. 259 00:10:57,324 --> 00:10:58,391 I'm Detective Rollins. 260 00:10:58,425 --> 00:11:00,060 We're from the Special Victims Unit 261 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:03,363 and we're investigating a rape allegation. 262 00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:05,833 Is that your signature? 263 00:11:05,866 --> 00:11:09,069 - No, and I've never set foot in the Luxembourg Hotel. Why? 264 00:11:09,102 --> 00:11:12,405 - There's a rapist out there pretending to be you. 265 00:11:12,439 --> 00:11:15,408 [dramatic music] 266 00:11:21,882 --> 00:11:22,015 . 267 00:11:22,049 --> 00:11:23,116 - We think someone is using your name, your identity. 268 00:11:24,818 --> 00:11:26,353 Any idea why somebody would want to do that? 269 00:11:26,386 --> 00:11:29,056 - This woman, Laura, does she have a child applying to Hudson? 270 00:11:29,089 --> 00:11:32,860 - Yeah, her son. Justin Collett. 271 00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,995 [keys clacking] 272 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,365 - [sighs] 273 00:11:38,398 --> 00:11:41,869 Yeah, there he is. Senior at York Prep. 274 00:11:41,902 --> 00:11:44,872 3.9 GPA, 2250 SAT scores. 275 00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:46,073 - That's good, right? - Exceptional. 276 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:49,877 Problem is, we get 2,000 kids with similar credentials. 277 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:51,211 We only accept 400. 278 00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:54,014 The other spots go to international students, 279 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,182 athletes, diversity candidates. 280 00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:57,885 - So, tough to be a rich, white kid with great grades? 281 00:11:57,918 --> 00:11:59,186 That--that's what you're saying? 282 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:01,054 - At elite universities, anyway. 283 00:12:01,088 --> 00:12:04,157 - That must make you a pretty popular man, right? 284 00:12:04,191 --> 00:12:06,126 When you're, like, the--the doorman 285 00:12:06,159 --> 00:12:08,228 for the most exclusive club in the world. 286 00:12:08,261 --> 00:12:09,529 - Do any of these rich parents 287 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:12,933 ever try to, um... influence your decision? 288 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:15,803 - [scoffs] No, never. 289 00:12:15,836 --> 00:12:17,838 That would be unethical. 290 00:12:19,907 --> 00:12:22,976 - Do any of them offer sex? - Excuse me? 291 00:12:23,010 --> 00:12:26,413 - What I mean is, if you wanted to exploit your power 292 00:12:26,446 --> 00:12:28,982 in a sexual way, would there be any takers? 293 00:12:29,016 --> 00:12:31,184 - I've been offered all kinds of outrageous things, 294 00:12:31,218 --> 00:12:34,988 a part ownership at a winery in Bordeaux, a Monet. 295 00:12:35,022 --> 00:12:38,191 Last year, a hedge funder with an underachieving son 296 00:12:38,225 --> 00:12:39,326 offered me $5 million, 297 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:43,430 and yes, on occasion, there have been sexual advances. 298 00:12:44,531 --> 00:12:45,799 - Laura Collett just woke up. 299 00:12:45,833 --> 00:12:48,001 Benson's on her way to the hospital. 300 00:12:48,035 --> 00:12:51,238 Mr. Kessler, thank you. We'll be in touch. 301 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:53,540 - We, uh, we met on campus. 302 00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:56,009 Justin and I had just, uh, taken a tour, 303 00:12:56,043 --> 00:12:58,545 and I was--I was getting coffee at the café, 304 00:12:58,578 --> 00:13:02,449 and he, um... he introduced himself to me. 305 00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:05,052 He said he worked at the admissions office. 306 00:13:05,085 --> 00:13:08,055 - The night that you two were at the Luxembourg Hotel, 307 00:13:08,088 --> 00:13:12,492 you sent him a text that said, "Best sex ever." 308 00:13:12,525 --> 00:13:16,029 And then ten minutes later, you sent him another text that said, 309 00:13:16,063 --> 00:13:19,032 "You raped me. Burn in hell." 310 00:13:19,066 --> 00:13:21,168 So can you tell me what happened in those ten minutes? 311 00:13:21,201 --> 00:13:24,004 - I figured out he wasn't Alden Kessler. 312 00:13:24,037 --> 00:13:25,472 - How? 313 00:13:25,505 --> 00:13:27,040 - He mixed up a few statistics. 314 00:13:27,074 --> 00:13:29,509 He said, um... 315 00:13:29,542 --> 00:13:32,179 said the endowment was 9 billion. 316 00:13:32,212 --> 00:13:33,981 It's actually 13. 317 00:13:34,014 --> 00:13:35,182 - You got suspicious? 318 00:13:35,215 --> 00:13:37,050 - Yeah. 319 00:13:37,084 --> 00:13:39,586 - Had you Googled him or, you know, looked him up? 320 00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:41,054 - I did, and there he was 321 00:13:41,088 --> 00:13:44,491 on some professor's Instagram page. 322 00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:47,928 Just right there, and I'm... 323 00:13:47,961 --> 00:13:48,929 I mean, I'm stunned. 324 00:13:48,962 --> 00:13:49,997 I'm stunned, and I call him. 325 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:53,934 I called this man that I just had sex with, okay? 326 00:13:53,967 --> 00:13:58,505 And I confront him, and he laughs at me. 327 00:13:58,538 --> 00:14:00,307 And he hangs up, and I call him again, 328 00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:02,209 and--and-- and he doesn't answer, 329 00:14:02,242 --> 00:14:04,945 so I sent the text about him raping me. 330 00:14:04,978 --> 00:14:06,546 I mean, I didn't--I didn't mean it literally, 331 00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:09,649 but I wanted him to know 332 00:14:09,682 --> 00:14:12,953 how disgusting he was and how upset I was, 333 00:14:12,986 --> 00:14:14,521 and then... 334 00:14:14,554 --> 00:14:16,223 [solemn music] 335 00:14:16,256 --> 00:14:18,125 [sniffles] 336 00:14:18,158 --> 00:14:22,896 - Did you mean to hurt yourself? 337 00:14:22,930 --> 00:14:25,265 - No. I was... 338 00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:28,068 I was trying to numb the pain. 339 00:14:28,101 --> 00:14:32,172 * 340 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:35,275 I would never abandon my family. 341 00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:37,377 * 342 00:14:37,410 --> 00:14:41,648 - So you didn't know the true identity of this man, 343 00:14:41,681 --> 00:14:44,317 which means that you never consented 344 00:14:44,351 --> 00:14:47,554 to having sex with him. 345 00:14:47,587 --> 00:14:49,256 - Wait a minute. What--what are you saying? 346 00:14:49,289 --> 00:14:52,993 What--what he did was a crime? 347 00:14:53,026 --> 00:14:56,396 - I'm saying that what he did to you is rape. 348 00:14:56,429 --> 00:15:00,400 * 349 00:15:00,433 --> 00:15:03,070 - She screwed some guy trying to get her kid into college? 350 00:15:03,103 --> 00:15:05,238 - Quid pro quo. - But she got played. 351 00:15:05,272 --> 00:15:07,040 Ended up having sex with some jackass 352 00:15:07,074 --> 00:15:08,375 pretending to be a big shot at Hudson. 353 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:10,677 - Which makes it rape. In her mind, anyway. 354 00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:14,047 - Just being real, lying to have sex is just part of the game. 355 00:15:14,081 --> 00:15:15,115 I mean, back in the day, 356 00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:17,284 I pretended to be Melle Mel's cousin one night. 357 00:15:17,317 --> 00:15:18,251 You trying to tell me that was rape? 358 00:15:18,285 --> 00:15:21,354 - Things have changed, Fin. - Not that much. 359 00:15:21,388 --> 00:15:24,024 Everybody's lying in the club. Trust me on that. 360 00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:26,726 - No, no, she consented to having sex with Alden Kessler, 361 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:29,396 not some stranger pretending to be Alden Kessler, 362 00:15:29,429 --> 00:15:31,999 so ask me, that's rape. 363 00:15:32,032 --> 00:15:34,334 Let's find this guy. Do we have any leads? 364 00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:35,368 - No, not much. 365 00:15:35,402 --> 00:15:36,503 The wine bottle came back negative for prints, 366 00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:39,339 and the only lead I got when I was at Laura's townhouse, 367 00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:41,141 I found a few personal notes written to her 368 00:15:41,174 --> 00:15:43,110 on Kessler's Hudson stationary. 369 00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:44,311 - Oh, that guy was selling it. 370 00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:46,279 - If it's really Kessler's stationary 371 00:15:46,313 --> 00:15:50,283 that means that the suspect has access to his office. 372 00:15:50,317 --> 00:15:52,319 Time to take another college tour. 373 00:15:55,688 --> 00:15:58,191 - 68 grand a year for this? I don't get all the fuss. 374 00:15:58,225 --> 00:16:00,360 - Yeah, me neither, but a lot of people do. 375 00:16:00,393 --> 00:16:03,330 - Yeah, this imposter obviously witnessed all the groveling 376 00:16:03,363 --> 00:16:05,198 and ass-kissing up close and personal 377 00:16:05,232 --> 00:16:07,200 that goes on around here. - Makes sense. 378 00:16:07,234 --> 00:16:09,369 He saw he had a captive audience, decided to exploit it. 379 00:16:09,402 --> 00:16:11,771 - Yeah, but--right, but guys have been doing that for years. 380 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:14,774 Right? Lying, exaggerating, manipulating. 381 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:18,678 - You don't think it's rape? - I-I think it's disgusting, 382 00:16:18,711 --> 00:16:20,447 but where do you draw the line? 383 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,216 Like, say this kid, says he grew up on Fifth Avenue, 384 00:16:23,250 --> 00:16:25,685 but he's really from Jersey City, or say a guy, 385 00:16:25,718 --> 00:16:27,754 he says he makes 200,000 grand a year, 386 00:16:27,787 --> 00:16:30,690 but he really only makes 100, you know? I mean, is that rape? 387 00:16:30,723 --> 00:16:32,325 - This guy's different. He's a predator. 388 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:34,661 - Well, I just don't like gray. 389 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,363 We're cops, not lawyers. 390 00:16:36,396 --> 00:16:38,298 - Speak for yourself. - [chuckles] 391 00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:40,300 I keep forgetting. 392 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:42,669 - Is that an insult? Go ahead. 393 00:16:42,702 --> 00:16:45,705 - Actually, it's a compliment. 394 00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:51,311 - That's Tom Metcalf, campus security. 395 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,313 We hired him two months ago. 396 00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:57,150 We had about 20 extra people during application season. 397 00:16:57,184 --> 00:16:59,219 Things can get little nuts. 398 00:16:59,252 --> 00:17:01,788 - A few days ago, I would have found that hard to believe. 399 00:17:01,821 --> 00:17:04,091 - Why do you need Tom? He in trouble? 400 00:17:04,124 --> 00:17:07,760 - No, no. We just--we want to talk to him. 401 00:17:07,794 --> 00:17:09,729 - He punched out at 5:12. - Can you call him? 402 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:11,398 Find out where he is? You know, pretend you got 403 00:17:11,431 --> 00:17:14,167 to talk to him about work or something. 404 00:17:16,169 --> 00:17:19,139 [dark music] 405 00:17:19,172 --> 00:17:20,207 * 406 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,409 [indistinct chatter] 407 00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:25,112 * 408 00:17:25,145 --> 00:17:26,813 - You know, I played baseball at Vanderbilt. 409 00:17:26,846 --> 00:17:29,116 - You really work at Goldman? 410 00:17:29,149 --> 00:17:30,049 Don't take this the wrong way, 411 00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:32,285 but you look like a construction worker. 412 00:17:32,319 --> 00:17:34,421 - I produce movies. Mostly comedies. 413 00:17:34,454 --> 00:17:36,156 You ever hear of the "40-Year-Old-Virgin?" 414 00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:38,091 - No way. That's one of my favorites. 415 00:17:38,125 --> 00:17:40,827 * 416 00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:42,829 - 34,000 applications. 417 00:17:42,862 --> 00:17:44,297 We accepted 10%. 418 00:17:44,331 --> 00:17:47,867 71% of those applicants chose Hudson. 419 00:17:47,900 --> 00:17:50,537 We now have a yield rate that's higher than Princeton. 420 00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:54,207 - How do you know all that, Tom? 421 00:17:54,241 --> 00:17:55,775 - Tom? My name is-- 422 00:17:55,808 --> 00:17:59,279 - Let me guess. Alden? 423 00:18:06,886 --> 00:18:07,019 . 424 00:18:07,053 --> 00:18:07,887 - Laura Collett overdosed? That's horrible. 425 00:18:10,290 --> 00:18:12,525 - Well, she said that you lied to her. 426 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:14,161 That you pretended to be Alden Kessler, 427 00:18:14,194 --> 00:18:17,130 and when she found out, she got pretty upset. 428 00:18:17,164 --> 00:18:20,133 - That's terrible. I'm--I'm so sorry. 429 00:18:20,167 --> 00:18:23,270 - So you admit you lied to her about being somebody else? 430 00:18:23,303 --> 00:18:25,172 - I told her I worked in admissions, 431 00:18:25,205 --> 00:18:27,240 and I left out the fact that I was a security guard, 432 00:18:27,274 --> 00:18:28,541 and she made assumptions. 433 00:18:28,575 --> 00:18:31,278 You know, as far as I know, that's not a crime. 434 00:18:31,311 --> 00:18:32,512 I even looked it up. 435 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:33,880 - Well, we're just trying to figure out 436 00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:34,947 what happened that night. 437 00:18:34,981 --> 00:18:37,284 I mean, I got to do my job, but between you and me, 438 00:18:37,317 --> 00:18:38,551 I don't even know why you're here. 439 00:18:38,585 --> 00:18:41,521 Honestly, I dated this chick once in college. 440 00:18:41,554 --> 00:18:42,555 I dated her for a whole semester. 441 00:18:42,589 --> 00:18:45,325 She thought I was an exchange student from Italy. 442 00:18:45,358 --> 00:18:46,626 It was the best sex I ever had. 443 00:18:46,659 --> 00:18:48,528 - Yeah, well, that whole foreign thing works with, 444 00:18:48,561 --> 00:18:49,929 you know, a certain niche audience. 445 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:51,864 - This guy thinks he's pretty clever, huh? 446 00:18:51,898 --> 00:18:54,367 - So does this guy. 447 00:18:54,401 --> 00:18:57,904 - So is it just college moms, or do you work other angles too? 448 00:18:57,937 --> 00:18:59,472 - What's the point of this meeting? 449 00:18:59,506 --> 00:19:02,575 - Look, Tom, I need to hear your side of this 450 00:19:02,609 --> 00:19:05,212 before things get blown out of proportion. 451 00:19:05,245 --> 00:19:07,180 - My side, it's simple. I met Laura. 452 00:19:07,214 --> 00:19:09,482 We had a few dates. That's that. 453 00:19:09,516 --> 00:19:13,220 - Have you ever impersonated other people? 454 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:15,288 Come on, man to man. 455 00:19:15,322 --> 00:19:18,191 - Like I said, it's not against the law. 456 00:19:18,225 --> 00:19:20,293 If you ask me, it's a brilliant strategy, 457 00:19:20,327 --> 00:19:21,594 like taking advantage of the tax code. 458 00:19:21,628 --> 00:19:23,663 You find a loophole, you exploit it. 459 00:19:23,696 --> 00:19:25,332 - Well, you got nothing to worry about. 460 00:19:25,365 --> 00:19:26,199 - That's my point. 461 00:19:26,233 --> 00:19:27,600 - So you have impersonated other people? 462 00:19:27,634 --> 00:19:29,336 - Of course. - Well, let me guess. 463 00:19:29,369 --> 00:19:30,437 Hedge fund guy, right? 464 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:32,372 - Oh, please, that's for rookies. 465 00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:33,906 I play much more sophisticated angles. 466 00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:36,609 - Oh, such as? 467 00:19:36,643 --> 00:19:38,645 - I used to work security in a medical building. 468 00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:40,247 Heard all this lingo. 469 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,316 Next thing you know, the neurologist is in the house. 470 00:19:43,350 --> 00:19:44,684 - Hmm. 471 00:19:44,717 --> 00:19:49,356 - "Amy, my main focus is neuromuscular disease, 472 00:19:49,389 --> 00:19:53,226 "but if truth be told, 473 00:19:53,260 --> 00:19:56,529 my true passion is poetry." 474 00:19:56,563 --> 00:19:58,331 - That is genius. 475 00:19:58,365 --> 00:20:00,433 - It's all about the humble brag. 476 00:20:00,467 --> 00:20:02,635 I'm writing a book about all this to help regular guys 477 00:20:02,669 --> 00:20:04,704 close the deal with beautiful women. 478 00:20:04,737 --> 00:20:05,872 - Let's go back to Laura though, all right? 479 00:20:05,905 --> 00:20:09,509 Did she actually ever say yes to you, to Tom, before sex? 480 00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:11,644 Or did she just think she was about to get after it 481 00:20:11,678 --> 00:20:14,647 with some hot shot from Hudson? 482 00:20:14,681 --> 00:20:16,649 - Am I under arrest? 483 00:20:16,683 --> 00:20:18,651 [tense music] 484 00:20:18,685 --> 00:20:19,686 - No. 485 00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:21,654 * 486 00:20:21,688 --> 00:20:23,656 - Then I'm out of here. 487 00:20:23,690 --> 00:20:30,363 * 488 00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:33,600 I'm gonna send you a copy of my book. 489 00:20:33,633 --> 00:20:37,003 If you're nice, I might even autograph it for you. 490 00:20:37,036 --> 00:20:42,742 * 491 00:20:42,775 --> 00:20:45,044 - It sounds like Rape by Fraud. 492 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:47,013 The problem is that doesn't exist in New York criminal code. 493 00:20:47,046 --> 00:20:48,981 - I know, but we can't just let this guy walk. 494 00:20:49,015 --> 00:20:52,452 There's got to be some kind of statute or theory 495 00:20:52,485 --> 00:20:55,555 that we can use to prosecute this kind of vile behavior. 496 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:57,690 - People vs. Hough, 1994. 497 00:20:57,724 --> 00:21:00,059 A twin tricks his brother's wife into having sex with him. 498 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:01,661 The court rules there was wrongdoing, 499 00:21:01,694 --> 00:21:03,062 but no crime was committed 500 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:05,532 since the law doesn't cover that type of behavior. 501 00:21:05,565 --> 00:21:08,701 - Okay, so maybe it's time we update New York law 502 00:21:08,735 --> 00:21:12,505 into the 21st Century. 503 00:21:12,539 --> 00:21:14,474 - Well, there have been rumblings about 504 00:21:14,507 --> 00:21:16,776 a new bill in the legislature - Okay. 505 00:21:16,809 --> 00:21:19,078 - A case like this could kick start things. 506 00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:20,580 Are you sure the victim is willing to testify? 507 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:23,015 - I will talk to her. 508 00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:25,318 - And our repugnant ladies' man, he's done this before? 509 00:21:25,352 --> 00:21:26,753 - Well, it sounds like it. 510 00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:29,088 He told Carisi that he was writing a book 511 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,757 about his various conquests. 512 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:32,825 - If we can establish a consistent pattern, 513 00:21:32,859 --> 00:21:34,427 it would help sway the jury. 514 00:21:34,461 --> 00:21:36,629 - Great, I'll need a warrant to keep digging. 515 00:21:36,663 --> 00:21:37,730 - Yeah. 516 00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:41,601 - Do I need to stick around for this? 517 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,370 - Well, it's better you stay, if you don't mind. 518 00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:45,472 - This guy Metcalf a criminal? 519 00:21:45,505 --> 00:21:46,773 - A person of interest. 520 00:21:46,806 --> 00:21:49,476 - Rollins, "Dr. Michael Mandlebaum, 521 00:21:49,509 --> 00:21:50,777 Stanford University Medical School." 522 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:53,513 - Huh, the guy definitely backstops. 523 00:21:58,585 --> 00:22:01,454 [scoffs] Hey, check this out. 524 00:22:01,488 --> 00:22:03,790 - "My Mali Journey," Stephanie Dowling. 525 00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:05,492 - I mean, he's got desperate moms 526 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:07,360 submitting their kids work to him. 527 00:22:07,394 --> 00:22:09,796 - Hmm, look. Look at that. 528 00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:11,063 - "Alden, thanks for reading this. 529 00:22:11,097 --> 00:22:12,832 "Stephanie is a special young lady. 530 00:22:12,865 --> 00:22:15,101 "See you tomorrow afternoon at the Strathmore. 531 00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:16,503 Can't wait. Erin." 532 00:22:16,536 --> 00:22:17,637 - It sounds like another potential vic. 533 00:22:17,670 --> 00:22:20,106 What's the Strathmore? - A new luxury building in Soho. 534 00:22:20,139 --> 00:22:21,474 Prices start at 10 million. 535 00:22:21,508 --> 00:22:22,709 - Oh, and Metcalf's got a place there? 536 00:22:22,742 --> 00:22:23,910 - Sounds like another con. 537 00:22:23,943 --> 00:22:26,513 - When was that note sent? - Yesterday. Today's the day. 538 00:22:26,546 --> 00:22:27,614 - All right, we might be able to stop this. 539 00:22:27,647 --> 00:22:28,648 I'll call Liv. 540 00:22:28,681 --> 00:22:31,518 * 541 00:22:31,551 --> 00:22:34,721 - Erin Dowling's phone is still going straight to her voicemail. 542 00:22:34,754 --> 00:22:36,389 - Excuse me. 543 00:22:36,423 --> 00:22:38,658 Lieutenant Benson from SVU. 544 00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:40,660 Have you seen this man? 545 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:41,861 - Our tenants are very private. 546 00:22:41,894 --> 00:22:43,530 Is there something else I can help you with? 547 00:22:43,563 --> 00:22:46,132 - It's an emergency. - That's Mr. Kessler. 548 00:22:46,165 --> 00:22:47,634 Look, I just clocked in. I haven't seen him. 549 00:22:47,667 --> 00:22:49,802 - He lives here? - He stays in Mr. Zeng's place 550 00:22:49,836 --> 00:22:51,571 sometimes. 24B. 551 00:22:51,604 --> 00:22:53,172 What's going on? 552 00:22:53,205 --> 00:22:59,712 * 553 00:23:00,780 --> 00:23:01,814 - Oh, hey. 554 00:23:01,848 --> 00:23:03,816 [chuckles] Small world. 555 00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:05,818 Benson, right? We met the other day. 556 00:23:05,852 --> 00:23:07,487 - Erin Dowling up there? - Yeah. 557 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,956 She's probably catching her breath right about now. 558 00:23:09,989 --> 00:23:13,426 - You know you got a stupid smile, right? 559 00:23:13,460 --> 00:23:16,529 - Are you threatening me, Detective? 560 00:23:16,563 --> 00:23:17,930 - Let him go, Fin. 561 00:23:17,964 --> 00:23:19,699 * 562 00:23:19,732 --> 00:23:22,469 - And he's done this to other prospective Hudson moms? 563 00:23:22,502 --> 00:23:25,905 - Yes, he gets off on taking advantage of anxious women. 564 00:23:25,938 --> 00:23:28,608 - Look, I know that this is traumatic-- 565 00:23:28,641 --> 00:23:30,777 - More like humiliating. 566 00:23:30,810 --> 00:23:32,945 My husband and I have spent over a $1/2 million 567 00:23:32,979 --> 00:23:34,481 on our daughter's education. 568 00:23:34,514 --> 00:23:36,749 We want a return on our investment, 569 00:23:36,783 --> 00:23:41,420 but the college admissions process is...brutal. 570 00:23:42,522 --> 00:23:45,224 My daughter's smart, but normal smart, 571 00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:46,993 not prodigy smart, 572 00:23:47,026 --> 00:23:48,861 and she's not a minority, 573 00:23:48,895 --> 00:23:52,499 or an elite athlete, or violinist. 574 00:23:52,532 --> 00:23:54,967 - Okay, so where'd you meet him? - The café on Hudson's campus. 575 00:23:55,001 --> 00:23:56,969 My daughter was there. He approached me. 576 00:23:57,003 --> 00:23:59,639 - And you thought he was Alden Kessler till right now? 577 00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:00,707 - Yes. 578 00:24:00,740 --> 00:24:03,743 - I am so sorry, but I want you to know 579 00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:05,878 that we intend to prosecute this man 580 00:24:05,912 --> 00:24:07,714 for what he's done, 581 00:24:07,747 --> 00:24:10,483 and we hope that we can count on you to cooperate. 582 00:24:10,517 --> 00:24:12,652 - Are you joking? 583 00:24:12,685 --> 00:24:14,621 You want me to tell the world that I was willing to sleep 584 00:24:14,654 --> 00:24:16,789 with the admissions director to get my daughter into college? 585 00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:19,926 - You didn't consent to having sex with Tom Metcalf. 586 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:21,227 He defrauded you. 587 00:24:21,260 --> 00:24:22,762 - We were two adults playing a game, 588 00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:25,765 and the hustler got hustled. 589 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,500 Lesson learned. 590 00:24:27,534 --> 00:24:28,935 * 591 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,870 - What now? 592 00:24:30,903 --> 00:24:31,971 - Well, a crime was committed. 593 00:24:32,004 --> 00:24:35,241 Process it like any other case. 594 00:24:35,274 --> 00:24:37,243 - I'll call CSU. 595 00:24:37,276 --> 00:24:39,546 * 596 00:24:39,579 --> 00:24:41,581 - Well, sir, I appreciate your cooperation. 597 00:24:41,614 --> 00:24:43,916 Thank you so much. 598 00:24:43,950 --> 00:24:47,687 That was the owner of Metcalf's sex pad. 599 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,522 By the way, it's cloudy in Hong Kong. 600 00:24:49,556 --> 00:24:51,524 - Does he know Metcalf? - Never heard of him. 601 00:24:51,558 --> 00:24:52,859 - Then how'd he get in that condo? 602 00:24:52,892 --> 00:24:53,960 - Don't know. 603 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:56,228 CSU find anything in Zeng's apartment? 604 00:24:56,262 --> 00:24:58,865 - Yeah, actually, something good. 605 00:24:58,898 --> 00:25:00,833 Our imposter... 606 00:25:00,867 --> 00:25:03,703 is a filmmaker, too. 607 00:25:07,774 --> 00:25:10,076 - Showed compassion, breadth of experience... 608 00:25:10,109 --> 00:25:12,879 - So you think it will help her chances? 609 00:25:12,912 --> 00:25:15,281 - I believe it will make her more competitive 610 00:25:15,314 --> 00:25:18,084 and allow me to advocate 611 00:25:18,117 --> 00:25:19,852 more passionately on her behalf. 612 00:25:19,886 --> 00:25:20,953 - Oh, we're not done. There's more. 613 00:25:20,987 --> 00:25:22,254 - Well... 614 00:25:22,288 --> 00:25:23,590 - Everything okay? - Yeah. 615 00:25:23,623 --> 00:25:27,259 Just, uh, Justin came in third at a cross country meet. 616 00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:29,696 He wants to go out to dinner to celebrate, 617 00:25:29,729 --> 00:25:34,066 so...I think I should go. 618 00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:35,902 - The camera was hidden? 619 00:25:35,935 --> 00:25:38,571 - He cut a hole in the dresser. 620 00:25:38,605 --> 00:25:39,639 - You're sure Metcalf filmed this? 621 00:25:39,672 --> 00:25:42,575 - CSU's running the camera for prints, touch DNA, 622 00:25:42,609 --> 00:25:45,712 but he's clearly the leader of the clubhouse. 623 00:25:45,745 --> 00:25:46,813 - How many women are on that tape? 624 00:25:46,846 --> 00:25:48,080 - Five, all mothers, 625 00:25:48,114 --> 00:25:50,983 all trying to help their kid get into Hudson. 626 00:25:51,017 --> 00:25:52,585 - Have you identified the other women? 627 00:25:52,619 --> 00:25:53,986 - Yes, we have, everyone, 628 00:25:54,020 --> 00:25:57,590 but none of them are interested in filing a complaint. 629 00:25:57,624 --> 00:25:59,125 - Understandable. - Which is why he keeps doing 630 00:25:59,158 --> 00:26:00,860 what he is doing. - Well, he's revolting. 631 00:26:00,893 --> 00:26:03,763 There's no question, but the victim isn't exactly perfect. 632 00:26:03,796 --> 00:26:05,665 - I completely agree with you. 633 00:26:05,698 --> 00:26:07,634 She made a horrific decision, 634 00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:12,004 but this case is about something bigger than Laura. 635 00:26:12,038 --> 00:26:15,307 How many more women are we gonna let this guy victimize? 636 00:26:15,341 --> 00:26:19,779 I mean, win or lose, we need to make a statement here. 637 00:26:19,812 --> 00:26:22,782 - Okay. You win. 638 00:26:22,815 --> 00:26:24,150 Pick him up. 639 00:26:24,183 --> 00:26:25,885 * 640 00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:27,787 - We're doing the right thing. 641 00:26:27,820 --> 00:26:30,022 - I know. 642 00:26:30,056 --> 00:26:32,792 That's what I'm worried about. 643 00:26:39,365 --> 00:26:39,498 . 644 00:26:39,531 --> 00:26:40,199 - Yes, I had sex with these women, 645 00:26:40,967 --> 00:26:44,203 but I never recorded a damn thing. 646 00:26:44,236 --> 00:26:47,740 - Mr. Metcalf, you can con your desperate soccer moms, 647 00:26:47,774 --> 00:26:49,275 but you can't con us. 648 00:26:49,308 --> 00:26:51,844 - I never taped a damn thing. - Okay, so who did? 649 00:26:51,878 --> 00:26:53,212 Mr. Zeng? 650 00:26:53,245 --> 00:26:55,147 - What am I even doing here? 651 00:26:55,181 --> 00:26:56,783 I've done nothing wrong. 652 00:26:56,816 --> 00:26:58,217 Since when is having sex a crime? 653 00:26:58,250 --> 00:27:00,687 - What you did isn't sex. Trust me. 654 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,689 - If you arrested every guy who ever lied to get women, 655 00:27:02,722 --> 00:27:04,190 you'd have 50 million men in prison. 656 00:27:04,223 --> 00:27:05,792 - We're not here to debate the ethics of your behavior, 657 00:27:05,825 --> 00:27:07,827 but we are willing to discuss a deal. 658 00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:09,762 If you are willing to plead guilty 659 00:27:09,796 --> 00:27:11,330 to sexual assault in the third degree-- 660 00:27:11,363 --> 00:27:14,233 - Sexual assault? You kidding me? 661 00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:15,702 These chicks were begging for it. 662 00:27:15,735 --> 00:27:17,236 If anything, they assaulted me. 663 00:27:17,269 --> 00:27:18,705 - Yes or no? 664 00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:20,707 - Kiss my ass. 665 00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:24,210 - Mr. Metcalf, you are under arrest. 666 00:27:24,243 --> 00:27:26,412 You have the right to remain silent. 667 00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:27,479 Anything you say 668 00:27:27,513 --> 00:27:31,217 can and will be used against you in a court of law. 669 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:35,755 - Okay, so this prosecutor's gonna file rape charges? 670 00:27:35,788 --> 00:27:37,356 - Yes. 671 00:27:37,389 --> 00:27:39,759 Hey, Justin. 672 00:27:39,792 --> 00:27:41,794 How you doing? 673 00:27:43,963 --> 00:27:46,833 - Sorry, he's just-- he's having a hard time. 674 00:27:46,866 --> 00:27:48,935 - Understandable. - He's just--he's terrified 675 00:27:48,968 --> 00:27:50,737 all of this is gonna become public, 676 00:27:50,770 --> 00:27:54,273 so... [sighs] 677 00:27:54,306 --> 00:27:56,142 You think we can win this case? 678 00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:59,912 - I think that we have a pretty decent chance, 679 00:27:59,946 --> 00:28:03,349 and we are going to need you to testify, 680 00:28:03,382 --> 00:28:04,884 to stand up there, 681 00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:09,856 tell that jury the depths of Metcalf's deceit. 682 00:28:09,889 --> 00:28:12,258 - It's just, you know, my family, they're, um... 683 00:28:12,291 --> 00:28:14,727 they're ashamed, as you just saw. 684 00:28:14,761 --> 00:28:19,732 I mean, this Metcalf guy, he--it's like he-- 685 00:28:19,766 --> 00:28:23,235 he saw how weak and vulnerable I was, you know? 686 00:28:23,269 --> 00:28:26,472 And he knew--he knew how obsessed I was 687 00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:28,007 with getting Justin into Hudson. 688 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,475 - I understand. 689 00:28:29,508 --> 00:28:33,913 It's very easy to get lost 690 00:28:33,946 --> 00:28:35,748 in this private school madness. 691 00:28:35,782 --> 00:28:38,785 - And he preys on every weakness and--and doubt you possess. 692 00:28:38,818 --> 00:28:41,487 I just--I feel so stupid 693 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,256 and pathetic. 694 00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:46,993 But what he did, I mean, he--he made me hate myself 695 00:28:47,026 --> 00:28:49,996 even more than I do, which is not easy. 696 00:28:50,029 --> 00:28:52,999 [solemn music] 697 00:28:53,032 --> 00:28:54,366 * 698 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,235 I want him to feel the humiliation 699 00:28:56,268 --> 00:28:58,370 and pain that I felt. 700 00:28:58,404 --> 00:29:01,373 * 701 00:29:01,407 --> 00:29:04,343 - We're gonna do our best, Laura. 702 00:29:04,376 --> 00:29:06,779 * 703 00:29:06,813 --> 00:29:09,248 That I can promise you. - Okay. 704 00:29:09,281 --> 00:29:12,318 * 705 00:29:12,351 --> 00:29:13,886 - First off, there is no proof 706 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,422 that my client actually recorded these sex tapes. 707 00:29:16,455 --> 00:29:19,859 None. Moreover, Laura Collett is the only woman on these tapes 708 00:29:19,892 --> 00:29:21,393 who's filed a police report. 709 00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:23,062 The other women have not come forward, 710 00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:26,398 and they have refused to cooperate with the prosecution. 711 00:29:26,432 --> 00:29:28,901 As such, these tapes are irrelevant, 712 00:29:28,935 --> 00:29:30,369 and without question, 713 00:29:30,402 --> 00:29:32,571 more prejudicial than probative. 714 00:29:32,604 --> 00:29:35,041 If the prosecution wants to talk about sex tapes 715 00:29:35,074 --> 00:29:36,042 then they should charge my client 716 00:29:36,075 --> 00:29:37,476 with unlawful surveillance. 717 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:39,345 - Don't worry, we intend to. - That's great, 718 00:29:39,378 --> 00:29:41,080 but we're here to try a rape case. 719 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:44,884 So the video pertaining to Mrs. Collett is admissible. 720 00:29:44,917 --> 00:29:46,953 The rest of it stays out. 721 00:29:46,986 --> 00:29:49,088 - Your Honor, there's a pattern of conduct here-- 722 00:29:49,121 --> 00:29:52,959 - Like I said, Laura Collett is in. 723 00:29:52,992 --> 00:29:55,394 The other ladies are out. 724 00:30:03,402 --> 00:30:05,304 Being a prosecutor isn't enough. 725 00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:07,073 You want to be a legislator, too. 726 00:30:07,106 --> 00:30:09,275 - Excuse me? 727 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:12,511 - Correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Barba, 728 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:14,847 but your job is to bring cases that are actually crimes 729 00:30:14,881 --> 00:30:16,015 under the New York Criminal Code. 730 00:30:16,048 --> 00:30:17,850 - We presented the facts to the grand jury, 731 00:30:17,884 --> 00:30:19,385 who delivered an indictment. 732 00:30:19,418 --> 00:30:21,320 - I once indicted a ham and cheese sandwich 733 00:30:21,353 --> 00:30:22,421 for triple homicide. 734 00:30:22,454 --> 00:30:24,556 - Well, the defense filed the motion to dismiss-- 735 00:30:24,590 --> 00:30:25,992 - You want me to kick a rape case 736 00:30:26,025 --> 00:30:27,393 in this political climate 737 00:30:27,426 --> 00:30:31,397 without hearing all of the evidence? 738 00:30:31,430 --> 00:30:34,033 What's really going on here? You want press? 739 00:30:34,066 --> 00:30:36,002 You're laying the bed for a political run? 740 00:30:36,035 --> 00:30:37,536 - With all due respect, Judge Bertuccio, 741 00:30:37,569 --> 00:30:38,938 you're out of line. 742 00:30:38,971 --> 00:30:40,539 - Oh, be careful, Counselor. 743 00:30:40,572 --> 00:30:41,607 Just because you preface something 744 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,343 with "all due respect" doesn't mean it's respectable. 745 00:30:44,376 --> 00:30:47,579 - I didn't intend to-- - Do not use my courtroom 746 00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:48,915 for your own agenda. 747 00:30:48,948 --> 00:30:50,983 Do you hear me? 748 00:30:51,017 --> 00:30:52,651 - Are you asking me to dismiss the case? 749 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:53,886 - No, no. [chuckles] 750 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:55,054 I would never ask a prosecutor 751 00:30:55,087 --> 00:30:56,555 to dismiss a case that he believes 752 00:30:56,588 --> 00:30:58,925 is worthy of the court's time. 753 00:30:58,958 --> 00:31:02,428 That would be an abuse of judicial power. 754 00:31:02,461 --> 00:31:05,431 [tense music] 755 00:31:05,464 --> 00:31:09,635 * 756 00:31:09,668 --> 00:31:12,171 - Laura Collett met the defendant on the campus 757 00:31:12,204 --> 00:31:14,440 of Hudson University. 758 00:31:14,473 --> 00:31:17,176 He pretended to be a man named Alden Kessler, 759 00:31:17,209 --> 00:31:19,445 the Director of Admissions of Hudson. 760 00:31:19,478 --> 00:31:23,349 Laura and the defendant began to communicate, socialize. 761 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:24,650 Eventually, they had sex, 762 00:31:24,683 --> 00:31:27,053 but Laura Collett thought 763 00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:30,056 she was having sex with Alden Kessler, 764 00:31:30,089 --> 00:31:32,358 a distinguished academic from Philadelphia 765 00:31:32,391 --> 00:31:33,960 and a graduate of Harvard, 766 00:31:33,993 --> 00:31:35,928 not Tom Metcalf, 767 00:31:35,962 --> 00:31:39,431 an undistinguished security guard from Ridgewood, Queens, 768 00:31:39,465 --> 00:31:42,068 and a graduate of P.S. 346. 769 00:31:42,101 --> 00:31:45,604 As such, Laura Collett never consented 770 00:31:45,637 --> 00:31:46,605 to having sex with the defendant. 771 00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:51,477 She consented to having sex with Alden Kessler. 772 00:31:51,510 --> 00:31:53,212 This, ladies and gentlemen, is not a lie. 773 00:31:53,245 --> 00:31:55,147 It's not a clever ruse. 774 00:31:55,181 --> 00:31:57,183 It's rape. 775 00:31:59,651 --> 00:32:04,490 - My client, Tom Metcalf, is an imaginative, 776 00:32:04,523 --> 00:32:07,159 fast-talking, self-proclaimed ladies' man. 777 00:32:07,193 --> 00:32:10,462 Sure, he exaggerates and embellishes 778 00:32:10,496 --> 00:32:14,233 the facts and circumstances of his humble, mediocre life. 779 00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:16,402 Not too long ago, 780 00:32:16,435 --> 00:32:18,971 guys like this were called pickup artists 781 00:32:19,005 --> 00:32:21,073 or playboys. 782 00:32:21,107 --> 00:32:22,174 Today, in an attempt 783 00:32:22,208 --> 00:32:24,110 to gain media attention for himself 784 00:32:24,143 --> 00:32:26,645 and to advance his own personal, 785 00:32:26,678 --> 00:32:29,481 liberal, political agenda, 786 00:32:29,515 --> 00:32:33,619 Mr. Barba wants to call them rapists. 787 00:32:37,589 --> 00:32:40,659 - Laura, did you ever agree to have sex with Tom Metcalf? 788 00:32:40,692 --> 00:32:42,261 - No. 789 00:32:42,294 --> 00:32:43,662 I never would have spent time with him, 790 00:32:43,695 --> 00:32:47,133 let alone... have sex with him, 791 00:32:47,166 --> 00:32:48,667 if I knew who he really was. 792 00:32:48,700 --> 00:32:51,603 - Why? - Because my only objective 793 00:32:51,637 --> 00:32:54,673 was to help my son get into Hudson. 794 00:32:54,706 --> 00:32:57,509 It was more of a business transaction. 795 00:32:57,543 --> 00:32:59,245 - Thank you. 796 00:32:59,278 --> 00:33:00,546 Nothing further. 797 00:33:00,579 --> 00:33:02,448 - A business transaction? 798 00:33:02,481 --> 00:33:03,515 Like a prostitute? 799 00:33:03,549 --> 00:33:05,651 - Objection. - Overruled. 800 00:33:05,684 --> 00:33:07,686 Answer the question. 801 00:33:10,156 --> 00:33:13,725 - I didn't think of it like that. 802 00:33:13,759 --> 00:33:17,196 He didn't give me money, but... 803 00:33:17,229 --> 00:33:18,564 I-I suppose you're right. 804 00:33:18,597 --> 00:33:19,498 I was giving him sex, 805 00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:22,301 and he was giving me something of value, 806 00:33:22,334 --> 00:33:24,070 immense value, in return. 807 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:28,574 Again, I'm not-- I'm not proud of what I did. 808 00:33:28,607 --> 00:33:31,643 I was just trying to help my son, 809 00:33:31,677 --> 00:33:35,714 and I know-- I know this sounds silly, but... 810 00:33:35,747 --> 00:33:38,084 I dropped out of college after two years, 811 00:33:38,117 --> 00:33:42,188 and I just--I just wanted him to be better. 812 00:33:42,221 --> 00:33:46,158 I wanted him to enjoy all the--all the things 813 00:33:46,192 --> 00:33:49,695 that a prestigious college education offers. 814 00:33:49,728 --> 00:33:52,598 I was... 815 00:33:52,631 --> 00:33:54,733 willing to do anything. 816 00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:56,102 I mean, we have money 817 00:33:56,135 --> 00:33:58,637 but not enough to buy our way, 818 00:33:58,670 --> 00:34:02,841 so I...I thought-- I thought this would help. 819 00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:05,211 - Using sex to influence a decision 820 00:34:05,244 --> 00:34:07,346 that's meant to be based on merit? 821 00:34:07,379 --> 00:34:09,215 It's a hell of a way to help your son. 822 00:34:09,248 --> 00:34:11,750 - I think we get the idea, Miss Staines. Move on. 823 00:34:11,783 --> 00:34:15,321 - So, Mrs. Collett, 824 00:34:15,354 --> 00:34:18,690 minutes before you overdosed on Valium and alcohol, 825 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:22,094 you sent a text to Mr. Metcalf saying, 826 00:34:22,128 --> 00:34:23,362 "Incredible night. 827 00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:25,197 "Just gonna say it. 828 00:34:25,231 --> 00:34:27,599 Best sex ever." 829 00:34:27,633 --> 00:34:31,237 But now you're saying you didn't consent to having sex. 830 00:34:31,270 --> 00:34:34,806 - I sent the text before I knew who he was, 831 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:36,808 and I was just pretending I enjoyed it. 832 00:34:36,842 --> 00:34:39,711 - So you lied? 833 00:34:39,745 --> 00:34:41,613 - Yes. 834 00:34:41,647 --> 00:34:43,715 - What else are you lying about, Mrs. Collett? 835 00:34:43,749 --> 00:34:45,851 - Objection. - Withdrawn. 836 00:34:45,884 --> 00:34:47,653 Nothing further. 837 00:34:47,686 --> 00:34:49,188 [tense music] 838 00:34:49,221 --> 00:34:51,257 - Laura, did you send the defendant 839 00:34:51,290 --> 00:34:53,292 another text message that night? 840 00:34:53,325 --> 00:34:55,294 - Yes, when I found out 841 00:34:55,327 --> 00:34:58,230 who he was, 842 00:34:58,264 --> 00:35:01,633 I texted him again. 843 00:35:01,667 --> 00:35:04,370 I said that he raped me 844 00:35:04,403 --> 00:35:07,173 and I hoped he burned in hell. 845 00:35:07,206 --> 00:35:11,610 * 846 00:35:11,643 --> 00:35:13,345 - The People rest. 847 00:35:13,379 --> 00:35:16,915 * 848 00:35:16,948 --> 00:35:20,719 - The Defense calls Gary Bell. 849 00:35:20,752 --> 00:35:22,621 - Your Honor, may I approach? 850 00:35:22,654 --> 00:35:27,693 * 851 00:35:27,726 --> 00:35:29,195 Gary Bell's not on the witness list. 852 00:35:29,228 --> 00:35:30,829 We have no idea who he is or why he's being called. 853 00:35:30,862 --> 00:35:32,698 - He's a doorman at the Strathmore. 854 00:35:32,731 --> 00:35:33,932 He just recently came forward. 855 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:36,268 - And what is the crux of his testimony? 856 00:35:36,302 --> 00:35:40,406 - That he heard Mrs. Collett refer to Tom Metcalf as Tom, 857 00:35:40,439 --> 00:35:43,309 not Alden. She knew who Metcalf was. 858 00:35:43,342 --> 00:35:45,177 After the third or fourth time they had sex, 859 00:35:45,211 --> 00:35:46,178 Metcalf came clean. 860 00:35:46,212 --> 00:35:47,846 He told her who he really was, 861 00:35:47,879 --> 00:35:50,416 and she kept sleeping with him anyway. 862 00:35:50,449 --> 00:35:52,951 So much for no consent. 863 00:35:52,984 --> 00:35:55,854 * 864 00:35:55,887 --> 00:35:57,256 - Metcalf says that you knew his real name, 865 00:35:57,289 --> 00:35:58,724 that you had sex with him three or four times. 866 00:35:58,757 --> 00:35:59,758 - That's a lie! 867 00:35:59,791 --> 00:36:02,728 We had sex once, at the hotel, and that is it, 868 00:36:02,761 --> 00:36:05,631 and I never--I never knew his real name until that night. 869 00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:06,832 Why would I put myself through all this 870 00:36:06,865 --> 00:36:08,967 if I knew who this pig really was? 871 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,270 My son can barely look at me! 872 00:36:11,303 --> 00:36:13,205 My husband is going to file for divorce. 873 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:15,374 - We believe you. We do. 874 00:36:15,407 --> 00:36:18,210 Now, do you remember seeing this man? 875 00:36:18,244 --> 00:36:20,646 Gary Bell, he was the doorman at the building 876 00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:21,880 where you two had drinks one night. 877 00:36:21,913 --> 00:36:23,782 - I don't know. I don't know--maybe. 878 00:36:23,815 --> 00:36:27,786 What difference does it make? I never called him Tom, ever. 879 00:36:31,490 --> 00:36:34,426 He's gonna get away with this, isn't he? 880 00:36:34,460 --> 00:36:36,295 This whole--this whole thing, this whole case 881 00:36:36,328 --> 00:36:40,366 has been a big waste of time. 882 00:36:40,399 --> 00:36:42,501 Why did you tell me to testify? 883 00:36:56,915 --> 00:36:57,048 . 884 00:36:57,082 --> 00:36:58,016 - Okay, so what do we know about this doorman? 885 00:36:58,950 --> 00:37:00,486 - He and Metcalf went to the same high school. 886 00:37:00,519 --> 00:37:01,887 Found the yearbook online. 887 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,589 Here's a picture of them together in shop class. 888 00:37:03,622 --> 00:37:04,890 - So they know each other, 889 00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:06,292 but why is he willing to lie for him 890 00:37:06,325 --> 00:37:08,694 and give him access to a luxury condo? 891 00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:09,961 - It's about more than friendship. 892 00:37:09,995 --> 00:37:12,964 I spoke with Bell's supervisor at the last hotel he worked at-- 893 00:37:12,998 --> 00:37:15,334 - He was the night manager at the Mapleton, right? 894 00:37:15,367 --> 00:37:16,735 - Till he got fired for setting up 895 00:37:16,768 --> 00:37:18,570 a camera in the women's restroom. 896 00:37:18,604 --> 00:37:20,906 - Well, there you go. He's a watcher. 897 00:37:20,939 --> 00:37:24,009 - No wonder we never found any sex tapes on Metcalf's computer. 898 00:37:24,042 --> 00:37:25,377 - Because he wasn't filming the vics. 899 00:37:25,411 --> 00:37:26,412 His friend Bell was. 900 00:37:26,445 --> 00:37:29,348 - Okay, but CSU said that there were no prints 901 00:37:29,381 --> 00:37:31,049 and no evidence on that camera. 902 00:37:31,082 --> 00:37:34,720 - Yeah, but the doorman doesn't know that. 903 00:37:39,525 --> 00:37:41,393 - I'm not sure what we're doing here. 904 00:37:41,427 --> 00:37:44,062 Mr. Bell's testimony is not going to change. 905 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:45,497 He heard what he heard. 906 00:37:45,531 --> 00:37:48,367 - And he filmed what he filmed. - Sorry? 907 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:49,601 - You filmed your friend Metcalf 908 00:37:49,635 --> 00:37:51,470 and his various victims having sex. 909 00:37:51,503 --> 00:37:52,404 - I didn't film nothing. 910 00:37:52,438 --> 00:37:54,072 - Your fingerprints were all over the camera. 911 00:37:54,105 --> 00:37:55,541 You might as well have autographed it. 912 00:37:55,574 --> 00:37:56,708 - Unlawful surveillance is a felony. 913 00:37:56,742 --> 00:37:58,944 That means prison, and we'll be filing those charges soon. 914 00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:00,946 The only question is... 915 00:38:00,979 --> 00:38:04,716 will I also be filing perjury charges? 916 00:38:04,750 --> 00:38:08,053 - You agreed to lie for Metcalf because he threatened to out you 917 00:38:08,086 --> 00:38:10,622 for making those illegal sex videos, right? 918 00:38:10,656 --> 00:38:13,392 But now that we know about those videos too, 919 00:38:13,425 --> 00:38:15,494 you got no reason to lie for Metcalf. 920 00:38:15,527 --> 00:38:17,596 - I'd err on the side of telling the truth. 921 00:38:17,629 --> 00:38:20,732 Probably gonna be better for you in the long run. 922 00:38:20,766 --> 00:38:23,569 - Maybe I misheard-- - No, no, stop talking. 923 00:38:25,136 --> 00:38:27,706 If, for some reason, 924 00:38:27,739 --> 00:38:31,076 my client thinks he made a mistake, 925 00:38:31,109 --> 00:38:32,644 you'll take that into account when it comes time 926 00:38:32,678 --> 00:38:35,681 to plead out the illegal surveillance charge? 927 00:38:37,449 --> 00:38:40,419 [dark music] 928 00:38:40,452 --> 00:38:42,988 - Your Honor, the Defense no longer plans to call Gary Bell. 929 00:38:43,021 --> 00:38:46,057 In fact, we don't intend to call any witnesses. 930 00:38:46,091 --> 00:38:48,794 - You're, uh, resting case before presenting it? 931 00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:50,696 - Correct. 932 00:38:50,729 --> 00:38:53,098 - You wish to present a closing argument, Miss Staines? 933 00:38:53,131 --> 00:38:54,099 - Yes, Your Honor. 934 00:38:54,132 --> 00:38:58,537 Ladies and gentlemen, my client isn't perfect. 935 00:38:58,570 --> 00:39:01,039 Truth is, he's not even decent. 936 00:39:01,072 --> 00:39:03,842 If he tried to date me, I would laugh at him, 937 00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:05,677 or I'd punch him in the face. 938 00:39:05,711 --> 00:39:12,083 What I'm saying is, he's disgusting, not a rapist. 939 00:39:12,117 --> 00:39:14,820 Mr. Metcalf is a sad, frustrated man 940 00:39:14,853 --> 00:39:17,456 who longed for success but never found it, 941 00:39:17,489 --> 00:39:21,059 so he creates characters in his mind, 942 00:39:21,092 --> 00:39:23,429 successful, respected characters, 943 00:39:23,462 --> 00:39:25,096 like an actor 944 00:39:25,130 --> 00:39:28,434 or an undercover detective might do, 945 00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:31,503 and in the course of assuming these alternate identities, 946 00:39:31,537 --> 00:39:33,839 he meets lots of women 947 00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:36,442 and sometimes has sex with them. 948 00:39:36,475 --> 00:39:39,144 It's not an ethical or moral way 949 00:39:39,177 --> 00:39:41,480 to conduct one's romantic life, 950 00:39:41,513 --> 00:39:45,116 but it's not criminal, either. 951 00:39:45,150 --> 00:39:48,620 Mr. Barba wants this court to pass judgment 952 00:39:48,654 --> 00:39:51,657 on my client for lying to women, 953 00:39:51,690 --> 00:39:54,460 but as of right now, being a jackass 954 00:39:54,493 --> 00:39:57,629 isn't a crime under New York law, 955 00:39:57,663 --> 00:39:59,865 which means that you, the jury, 956 00:39:59,898 --> 00:40:01,733 have a legal obligation 957 00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:05,771 to find Tom Metcalf not guilty. 958 00:40:05,804 --> 00:40:09,775 * 959 00:40:09,808 --> 00:40:11,777 - A compelling closing, Miss Staines. 960 00:40:11,810 --> 00:40:12,911 - Thank you. 961 00:40:12,944 --> 00:40:17,649 - And I'm sure the jury found it persuasive, as well. 962 00:40:17,683 --> 00:40:19,084 How about you, Mr. Barba? 963 00:40:19,117 --> 00:40:20,886 What was your take? 964 00:40:20,919 --> 00:40:24,122 Did you find it illuminating, per chance? 965 00:40:24,155 --> 00:40:26,525 - Your Honor, I stand by the evidence. 966 00:40:26,558 --> 00:40:28,660 - I don't care about the evidence. 967 00:40:28,694 --> 00:40:32,197 I care about the law, or the lack thereof. 968 00:40:32,230 --> 00:40:34,533 You're a talented prosecutor with a bright future, 969 00:40:34,566 --> 00:40:36,201 and if I were you, I would take Miss Staines out 970 00:40:36,234 --> 00:40:37,569 for a cup of that gourmet coffee 971 00:40:37,603 --> 00:40:39,170 everyone drinks nowadays 972 00:40:39,204 --> 00:40:43,141 and beg her to accept the plea to a lesser charge, 973 00:40:43,174 --> 00:40:46,645 which I'm sure she'll accept, because she's a reasonable woman 974 00:40:46,678 --> 00:40:50,916 and knows that her client is a repulsive human being. 975 00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:53,685 Judges and prosecutors are supposed to enforce the laws 976 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:56,221 that exist, not the ones they think should exist, 977 00:40:56,254 --> 00:40:58,757 and when they lose sight of that, 978 00:40:58,790 --> 00:41:01,159 they run the risk of getting their pants pulled down 979 00:41:01,192 --> 00:41:06,665 in public and having their sterling reputations sullied. 980 00:41:09,735 --> 00:41:11,937 - Criminal impersonation in the second degree? 981 00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:13,772 That's a misdemeanor. - It's the best I could do. 982 00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:16,174 Bertuccio was prepared to overturn the verdict. 983 00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:17,543 - Wait, he said that? 984 00:41:17,576 --> 00:41:20,679 - In so many words. 985 00:41:20,712 --> 00:41:22,881 - Have you told Laura? - No. 986 00:41:22,914 --> 00:41:25,684 I called her a few times, but I don't know where she is. 987 00:41:25,717 --> 00:41:27,886 - Okay, I'll find her. 988 00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:30,488 Break the news to her in person. 989 00:41:31,823 --> 00:41:33,892 [dramatic music] 990 00:41:33,925 --> 00:41:35,894 [siren wailing] 991 00:41:35,927 --> 00:41:37,162 * 992 00:41:37,195 --> 00:41:38,630 What happened? 993 00:41:38,664 --> 00:41:42,534 Mr. Collett, is it Laura? 994 00:41:42,568 --> 00:41:44,302 Watch him. 995 00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:45,971 Excuse me. Coming through. 996 00:41:46,004 --> 00:41:48,774 - Oh, no, my baby! [sobbing] 997 00:41:48,807 --> 00:41:50,776 Oh, my baby! 998 00:41:50,809 --> 00:41:52,611 Oh, no! 999 00:41:52,644 --> 00:41:58,884 * 1000 00:41:58,917 --> 00:42:01,887 [sobbing] 1001 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:04,289 * 1002 00:42:04,322 --> 00:42:06,758 No! 1003 00:42:06,792 --> 00:42:09,761 [sobbing] 1004 00:42:09,795 --> 00:42:13,799 *