1 00:00:01,102 --> 00:00:01,235 . 2 00:00:02,236 --> 00:00:02,870 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:02,903 --> 00:00:03,904 sexually based offenses 4 00:00:03,937 --> 00:00:06,574 are considered especially heinous. 5 00:00:06,607 --> 00:00:09,077 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 6 00:00:09,110 --> 00:00:10,578 who investigate these vicious felonies 7 00:00:10,611 --> 00:00:12,313 are members of an elite squad 8 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:14,415 known as the Special Victims Unit. 9 00:00:14,448 --> 00:00:16,150 These are their stories. 10 00:00:17,651 --> 00:00:19,353 - To the ancient Greeks, 11 00:00:19,387 --> 00:00:24,525 the male body symbolized harmony and perfection. 12 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:27,061 - He's so hot. I'd rather screw him 13 00:00:27,095 --> 00:00:28,062 than draw him. 14 00:00:28,096 --> 00:00:29,063 - I got to go. 15 00:00:29,097 --> 00:00:30,231 - And since then... 16 00:00:30,264 --> 00:00:32,133 - Lunch date? 17 00:00:32,166 --> 00:00:33,634 - Even when the figure in a static pos-- 18 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:36,637 [hip-hop playing in background] 19 00:00:36,670 --> 00:00:44,044 * 20 00:01:19,547 --> 00:01:21,449 - Excuse me, miss? 21 00:01:21,482 --> 00:01:22,550 Halibut crostini? 22 00:01:22,583 --> 00:01:24,084 - No, thanks. 23 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:58,619 [door opens] 24 00:02:11,665 --> 00:02:14,134 [screaming] 25 00:02:17,205 --> 00:02:18,706 - Vic took a bad beating. Lost lots of blood. 26 00:02:18,739 --> 00:02:21,542 Obvious signs of sexual assault. Someone did her with a pipe. 27 00:02:21,575 --> 00:02:22,676 - We recover it? 28 00:02:22,710 --> 00:02:24,212 - Yeah, didn't have to look too far. 29 00:02:24,245 --> 00:02:25,579 It was on the bathroom next to the vic. 30 00:02:25,613 --> 00:02:26,547 - Who found her? 31 00:02:26,580 --> 00:02:28,449 - Mom and daughter. - Did they see anything? 32 00:02:28,482 --> 00:02:29,583 - Male. Black. 30s. 33 00:02:29,617 --> 00:02:30,651 That ought to narrow it down. 34 00:02:30,684 --> 00:02:31,752 - Okay. Any other witnesses? 35 00:02:31,785 --> 00:02:33,187 - Still looking. Nothing so far. 36 00:02:33,221 --> 00:02:34,355 - What about security cameras? 37 00:02:34,388 --> 00:02:36,257 - Nothing in the hallway or the bathroom. 38 00:02:36,290 --> 00:02:39,693 There's something else. Take a look at the vic's ID. 39 00:02:41,762 --> 00:02:45,266 - A public bathroom of a crowded mall 40 00:02:45,299 --> 00:02:46,267 in broad daylight. 41 00:02:46,300 --> 00:02:47,968 This is a hell of a place to attack someone. 42 00:02:48,001 --> 00:02:50,938 - Or it's the perfect place. 43 00:02:50,971 --> 00:02:53,307 Vic is transgender. 44 00:02:59,247 --> 00:03:02,216 [dramatic music] 45 00:03:02,250 --> 00:03:09,290 * 46 00:03:46,427 --> 00:03:47,661 - Do these people go by him or her? 47 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:49,863 - Well, this person goes by her. 48 00:03:49,897 --> 00:03:54,034 - Okay. I found her on the floor, near the stall, 49 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:56,704 dress pulled up over her... you know. 50 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:57,971 - Yes. 51 00:03:58,005 --> 00:03:59,807 - She was unconscious, so I called 911. 52 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,676 - Is she gonna be okay? - We hope so. 53 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:03,644 You know what? 54 00:04:03,677 --> 00:04:04,845 We really want to find out who did this to her, 55 00:04:04,878 --> 00:04:08,048 so can you tell us about the man that you saw in the hallway? 56 00:04:08,081 --> 00:04:09,750 - Like I told the other policeman, 57 00:04:09,783 --> 00:04:11,819 he was black, late 20s, early 30s. 58 00:04:11,852 --> 00:04:12,953 I didn't see his face, 59 00:04:12,986 --> 00:04:15,022 but there was blood on his pants. 60 00:04:15,055 --> 00:04:16,290 That's all I remember. 61 00:04:16,324 --> 00:04:17,925 - Was he tall? Short? Heavy? 62 00:04:17,958 --> 00:04:20,761 - Average. I really don't remember. 63 00:04:20,794 --> 00:04:23,297 - He was big. - Sophie, let Mommy handle this. 64 00:04:23,331 --> 00:04:24,765 - So he was big, Sophie? 65 00:04:25,833 --> 00:04:27,701 - For God's sake, she's ten years old. 66 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:28,602 - Please. 67 00:04:28,636 --> 00:04:32,373 So, Sophie, the woman that we found-- 68 00:04:32,406 --> 00:04:33,841 she really needs your help. 69 00:04:33,874 --> 00:04:35,943 So if there's anything that you can remember 70 00:04:35,976 --> 00:04:37,545 about the man in the hallway-- 71 00:04:37,578 --> 00:04:39,079 did he have any tattoos? 72 00:04:39,112 --> 00:04:40,981 - She doesn't remember anything else. 73 00:04:41,014 --> 00:04:42,983 Right, sweetie? 74 00:04:43,951 --> 00:04:46,920 - Yes. I-I don't remember. 75 00:04:46,954 --> 00:04:50,424 - Okay. Okay, well, thank you for trying, Sophie. 76 00:04:50,458 --> 00:04:52,893 And thank you so much for being so cooperative. 77 00:04:53,894 --> 00:04:54,728 - It was just a matter of time 78 00:04:54,762 --> 00:04:56,997 before something like this happened. 79 00:04:57,030 --> 00:04:58,499 Everyone had to make such a big fuss 80 00:04:58,532 --> 00:04:59,867 over this transgender issue. 81 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:01,569 Why can't people use the damn bathroom 82 00:05:01,602 --> 00:05:02,836 they were born to use? 83 00:05:02,870 --> 00:05:04,538 Is that really so hard? 84 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:07,375 - We'll be in touch. Thank you. 85 00:05:07,408 --> 00:05:08,909 Thank you, Sophie. 86 00:05:12,380 --> 00:05:14,047 - Vic's legal name is Eric Carson. 87 00:05:14,081 --> 00:05:16,817 She's a 24-year-old art student from Montclair, New Jersey. 88 00:05:16,850 --> 00:05:18,552 Seems like she goes by the name Eva these days. 89 00:05:18,586 --> 00:05:20,554 - Parents? - They're on their way. 90 00:05:20,588 --> 00:05:22,590 - This is the nurse. - Hey. What do we got? 91 00:05:22,623 --> 00:05:24,392 - Rape kit showed forced penetration, 92 00:05:24,425 --> 00:05:25,593 severe tearing and bleeding, 93 00:05:25,626 --> 00:05:27,094 perforated colon-- 94 00:05:27,127 --> 00:05:30,063 significant blunt force trauma to the head and torso as well. 95 00:05:30,097 --> 00:05:31,064 She's lucky to be alive. 96 00:05:31,098 --> 00:05:32,566 - Okay. Semen? 97 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,502 Is there any sign of intercourse? 98 00:05:34,535 --> 00:05:35,503 - No. 99 00:05:35,536 --> 00:05:36,837 - Defensive wounds? 100 00:05:36,870 --> 00:05:37,905 - Bruises on her wrists and arms. 101 00:05:37,938 --> 00:05:39,807 We're checking her nails for DNA. 102 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:40,808 - Thank you. 103 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:42,843 - Okay. 104 00:05:42,876 --> 00:05:45,379 So a transgender art student from the suburbs 105 00:05:45,413 --> 00:05:48,382 gets beaten and raped with a pipe in a public restroom 106 00:05:48,416 --> 00:05:49,783 just months after New York State signs 107 00:05:49,817 --> 00:05:51,852 the gender-neutral bathroom bill. 108 00:05:51,885 --> 00:05:52,953 Media's gonna be all over this. 109 00:05:52,986 --> 00:05:54,622 - Yeah, for good reason. 110 00:05:54,655 --> 00:05:57,458 This is a hate crime. 111 00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:00,894 Mr. and Mrs. Carson. 112 00:06:00,928 --> 00:06:02,596 I'm Lieutenant Benson from SVU. 113 00:06:02,630 --> 00:06:04,031 - When can we see our daughter? 114 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:05,899 - You know, I'm not exactly sure, 115 00:06:05,933 --> 00:06:07,901 but the doctor will be out shortly 116 00:06:07,935 --> 00:06:08,769 to give you an update. 117 00:06:08,802 --> 00:06:11,071 In the meantime, if it's okay with you, 118 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:14,542 I'd like to ask you a few questions about Eva. 119 00:06:14,575 --> 00:06:17,911 So when is the last time either of you saw her? 120 00:06:17,945 --> 00:06:18,912 - Last night. 121 00:06:18,946 --> 00:06:22,082 She called me around midnight. She was upset. 122 00:06:22,115 --> 00:06:26,587 Said she was having relationship issues. 123 00:06:26,620 --> 00:06:28,121 Who the hell would do something like this? 124 00:06:28,155 --> 00:06:29,890 She's 5'7", 120 pounds, for God's sake. 125 00:06:29,923 --> 00:06:31,525 - Yeah, I'll tell you who. 126 00:06:31,559 --> 00:06:33,561 Some religious, transphobic monster-- 127 00:06:33,594 --> 00:06:34,928 - Honey-- - Who's afraid of a man 128 00:06:34,962 --> 00:06:36,897 living as a woman. 129 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:38,566 When Eva said she wanted to transition, 130 00:06:38,599 --> 00:06:40,200 we supported her, 131 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:42,169 but I was afraid she might get targeted. 132 00:06:42,202 --> 00:06:44,137 So many of these young women get assaulted. 133 00:06:44,171 --> 00:06:45,205 - It's okay. She's gonna be fine. 134 00:06:45,238 --> 00:06:47,841 - You said that she was having relationship issues. 135 00:06:47,875 --> 00:06:51,111 Did she have a boyfriend or a girlfriend? 136 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:53,547 - Yes, she had a boyfriend. His name is Logan. 137 00:06:53,581 --> 00:06:54,882 But they broke up. 138 00:06:54,915 --> 00:06:57,985 - Then got back together again last week. 139 00:06:58,018 --> 00:06:59,219 Eva confides in me. 140 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:01,855 That's why she called me last night. 141 00:07:01,889 --> 00:07:02,923 They were fighting. 142 00:07:02,956 --> 00:07:04,124 - Fighting? About what? 143 00:07:04,157 --> 00:07:05,993 - He thought she was seeing somebody else. 144 00:07:06,026 --> 00:07:07,160 - And was she? 145 00:07:07,194 --> 00:07:08,896 - I'm not sure. 146 00:07:12,733 --> 00:07:13,834 - Is she okay? 147 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:16,136 I called the hospital, and they won't tell me anything. 148 00:07:16,169 --> 00:07:17,070 - Well, we are not sure. 149 00:07:17,104 --> 00:07:18,906 The doctors are doing the best they can. 150 00:07:18,939 --> 00:07:19,840 - Right. Okay. 151 00:07:19,873 --> 00:07:21,942 I should really-- can we do this later? 152 00:07:21,975 --> 00:07:24,177 I want to go to the hospital. I want to talk to Eva's parents. 153 00:07:24,211 --> 00:07:25,713 I want to be there when she wakes up. 154 00:07:25,746 --> 00:07:27,715 - You know, actually, we'd prefer to do it now, 155 00:07:27,748 --> 00:07:29,149 but it shouldn't take long. 156 00:07:29,182 --> 00:07:31,552 - Okay. What do you want to know? 157 00:07:31,585 --> 00:07:34,221 - Where were you today between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m.? 158 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:39,927 - Okay. I was here all day, since 8:00 a.m., in my office. 159 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:41,729 I ran out for a quick lunch around noon. 160 00:07:41,762 --> 00:07:43,196 - Oh, great. Did you eat around here? 161 00:07:43,230 --> 00:07:44,231 - Yeah, a diner in Tribeca. 162 00:07:44,264 --> 00:07:46,033 - Well, Eva's father said that... 163 00:07:46,066 --> 00:07:48,235 that you two were fighting last night. 164 00:07:49,202 --> 00:07:50,671 - It wasn't serious. 165 00:07:50,704 --> 00:07:53,574 I love Eva. - Yeah. 166 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:55,643 Let me count the ways. 167 00:07:55,676 --> 00:07:57,911 "I'm tired of your lies." 168 00:07:57,945 --> 00:07:59,747 "I'm starting to despise you." 169 00:07:59,780 --> 00:08:01,181 "I wish you'd disappear." 170 00:08:01,214 --> 00:08:03,551 - I mean, I'd hate to see your serious arguments. 171 00:08:03,584 --> 00:08:07,020 - Look, I lost my temper, okay? 172 00:08:07,054 --> 00:08:10,257 She was-- our relationship is complicated. 173 00:08:10,290 --> 00:08:12,225 - Complicated how? 174 00:08:12,259 --> 00:08:14,261 - Well, for starters, she's transgender. 175 00:08:14,294 --> 00:08:15,963 No matter how open-minded you are, 176 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:17,931 it's still challenging. 177 00:08:17,965 --> 00:08:19,132 - What are some of the other ways 178 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:21,234 that your relationship was challenging? 179 00:08:21,268 --> 00:08:22,670 - She started working as a model. 180 00:08:22,703 --> 00:08:24,538 Getting paid to go to clubs, parties. 181 00:08:24,572 --> 00:08:26,006 Getting paid a thousand bucks a night. 182 00:08:26,039 --> 00:08:27,975 - That sounds like a good gig. 183 00:08:28,008 --> 00:08:29,977 - It ruined her. 184 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:32,179 She started falling in love with the "it" crowd. 185 00:08:32,212 --> 00:08:34,682 The scene. All that crap. 186 00:08:34,715 --> 00:08:37,685 You know, luckily, her agency fired her last week. 187 00:08:37,718 --> 00:08:39,052 - Why'd she get canned? 188 00:08:39,086 --> 00:08:41,021 - She got into an altercation with a guest. 189 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:42,590 Last Thursday, I think. 190 00:08:44,091 --> 00:08:45,693 - Where was that? 191 00:08:48,762 --> 00:08:50,197 - An altercation? 192 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:51,799 Yeah, there's about ten every night. 193 00:08:51,832 --> 00:08:53,567 - Yeah, well, how about last Thursday? 194 00:08:53,601 --> 00:08:55,068 You recognize her? 195 00:08:55,102 --> 00:08:56,169 - [sighs] Uh... 196 00:08:56,203 --> 00:08:58,005 Yeah. Maybe. 197 00:08:58,038 --> 00:08:59,707 Look, guys, I'm happy to help and all, 198 00:08:59,740 --> 00:09:01,975 but I don't need a lawsuit here. 199 00:09:02,009 --> 00:09:03,811 - Who said anything about a lawsuit? 200 00:09:03,844 --> 00:09:04,812 - These days, those trans people-- 201 00:09:04,845 --> 00:09:06,780 or whatever you call 'em-- they could sue you 202 00:09:06,814 --> 00:09:08,215 just for looking at 'em sideways. 203 00:09:08,248 --> 00:09:09,583 - So you do remember her? 204 00:09:10,718 --> 00:09:12,986 - A big music company threw a party Thursday night. 205 00:09:13,020 --> 00:09:14,622 There were a lot of models here. 206 00:09:14,655 --> 00:09:15,789 A few of 'em were transgender. 207 00:09:15,823 --> 00:09:17,791 - What was the altercation about? 208 00:09:17,825 --> 00:09:19,226 - She slapped one of the guests-- 209 00:09:19,259 --> 00:09:22,262 you know, made a scene-- so we tossed her ass. 210 00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:25,032 - Got any of that on video? 211 00:09:25,833 --> 00:09:27,067 - Right there. That's Eva. 212 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:30,237 - Mm-hmm. 213 00:09:30,270 --> 00:09:33,106 - It looked personal. - Who's the guy she slapped? 214 00:09:33,140 --> 00:09:33,974 - I don't know. 215 00:09:34,007 --> 00:09:35,743 - Know the other guys in his posse? 216 00:09:35,776 --> 00:09:36,810 - Nah. 217 00:09:36,844 --> 00:09:38,278 I'm not into the whole hip-hop thing. 218 00:09:38,311 --> 00:09:39,680 I like country music. 219 00:09:39,713 --> 00:09:40,814 - All right. 220 00:09:40,848 --> 00:09:43,651 Just give us the name of the guy who tossed Eva, please. 221 00:09:43,684 --> 00:09:45,152 - Eva's still on life support. 222 00:09:45,185 --> 00:09:47,087 The doctors say it doesn't look good. 223 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,088 - Okay. Where are we on forensics? 224 00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:50,023 - No prints on the pipes. Still waiting on DNA. 225 00:09:50,057 --> 00:09:52,059 - Just got off the phone with the event planner. 226 00:09:52,092 --> 00:09:54,127 He says he doesn't know the name of the guy who got slapped, 227 00:09:54,161 --> 00:09:56,129 but he does know he was a guest of Vincent Love's. 228 00:09:56,163 --> 00:09:57,698 - Vincent Love, the rap guy? 229 00:09:57,731 --> 00:09:59,366 - Yeah, the founder of One-Eight-Seven Music. 230 00:09:59,399 --> 00:10:01,168 He works with the biggest names out there. 231 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:02,803 - So I'm guessing that big-name rappers 232 00:10:02,836 --> 00:10:05,205 don't appreciate getting slapped by transgender models. 233 00:10:05,238 --> 00:10:06,840 All right. Let's find Vincent Love 234 00:10:06,874 --> 00:10:09,209 and find out exactly what happened. 235 00:10:13,847 --> 00:10:14,848 - I mean, we having a good time. 236 00:10:14,882 --> 00:10:18,051 We hanging out. Drinking Crissy. 237 00:10:18,085 --> 00:10:21,088 This girl, out of nowhere, she picks a fight. 238 00:10:21,121 --> 00:10:23,857 I try to calm her down. She slaps one of my boys. 239 00:10:23,891 --> 00:10:24,858 Have a seat. 240 00:10:24,892 --> 00:10:26,326 So my man that owned the club-- 241 00:10:26,359 --> 00:10:29,396 I told him to kick her dumb ass out. 242 00:10:29,429 --> 00:10:31,231 Why are we even talking about this? 243 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:32,900 - She's in a coma. 244 00:10:32,933 --> 00:10:35,235 - Oh. That's horrible. 245 00:10:36,236 --> 00:10:38,739 - So, who was the guy she slapped? 246 00:10:38,772 --> 00:10:40,240 - That's my new artist, Hype. 247 00:10:40,273 --> 00:10:41,709 - Hype? - Yeah. 248 00:10:41,742 --> 00:10:43,844 - Haven't heard of him. - Oh, you will. 249 00:10:43,877 --> 00:10:46,446 I haven't come across talent like this in a minute. 250 00:10:46,479 --> 00:10:49,149 It's like some Biggie-style talent. 251 00:10:49,182 --> 00:10:51,284 The industry calling him weevy. 252 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:53,153 He workin' on his new album right now. 253 00:10:53,186 --> 00:10:55,388 - So why did Eva slap your new artist? 254 00:10:55,422 --> 00:10:58,892 - He was cracking a joke. She gets offended. 255 00:10:58,926 --> 00:11:00,193 Hey, you don't know Hype, man, 256 00:11:00,227 --> 00:11:01,862 but he's straight-up outta the hood. 257 00:11:01,895 --> 00:11:05,165 And what they say-- sometimes, his table manners 258 00:11:05,198 --> 00:11:07,334 ain't exactly perfect, right? 259 00:11:07,367 --> 00:11:10,670 [hip-hop plays] 260 00:11:11,905 --> 00:11:12,940 [buzzer] 261 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:20,213 - What's up? - What's up? 262 00:11:21,348 --> 00:11:23,917 - Nice suit, homey. What is that? Zegna? 263 00:11:23,951 --> 00:11:25,385 Armani? 264 00:11:25,418 --> 00:11:26,586 - Caprizio. 265 00:11:26,619 --> 00:11:29,957 Lives two blocks from where I grew up on Staten Island. 266 00:11:29,990 --> 00:11:32,960 [rap music plays] 267 00:11:32,993 --> 00:11:34,161 * 268 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:36,363 - What's up, people? 269 00:11:36,396 --> 00:11:37,230 You Hype? 270 00:11:37,264 --> 00:11:40,768 - Yeah. What can I do for you fellas? 271 00:11:40,801 --> 00:11:42,803 - NYPD. We're here about Eva Carson. 272 00:11:42,836 --> 00:11:44,204 - Who? 273 00:11:44,237 --> 00:11:45,906 - The friend you met in the club Thursday night. 274 00:11:45,939 --> 00:11:47,340 - [scoffs] Oh, that freak? 275 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:48,976 Look, dude slapped me. 276 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:50,778 You should be arresting his stupid ass. 277 00:11:50,811 --> 00:11:54,214 - Maybe we will. Once she gets out of the coma. 278 00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:55,115 - Coma? 279 00:11:56,516 --> 00:11:58,986 - Yeah, somebody did her with a pipe. 280 00:11:59,019 --> 00:12:00,954 - Man, look, I don't know nothing about that. 281 00:12:00,988 --> 00:12:02,255 - Why'd she slap you? 282 00:12:02,289 --> 00:12:05,492 - You see, he really looked like a girl, 283 00:12:05,525 --> 00:12:08,228 so when I found out the truth, I made a few jokes, that's all. 284 00:12:08,261 --> 00:12:09,429 - Okay, cool. 285 00:12:09,462 --> 00:12:12,265 Just tell us where you were yesterday around lunchtime. 286 00:12:12,299 --> 00:12:15,235 - Here. In the studio all day. 287 00:12:15,268 --> 00:12:16,236 Working out rhymes. 288 00:12:16,269 --> 00:12:17,270 - So you don't know Eva? 289 00:12:17,304 --> 00:12:19,172 The party was the first time you ever met her? 290 00:12:19,206 --> 00:12:21,241 - First and last. - Hey. 291 00:12:21,274 --> 00:12:22,876 We're trying to finish up a few things, 292 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:24,778 so if y'all ain't got nothing else, 293 00:12:24,812 --> 00:12:26,279 we'd like to get back to work. 294 00:12:26,313 --> 00:12:27,347 - * Respect my frame 295 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:28,615 * I'm built just like a bulldozer * 296 00:12:28,648 --> 00:12:32,519 * Teeth so white they never get pulled over...* 297 00:12:32,552 --> 00:12:34,421 - Hype's real name is Randall Leonard. 298 00:12:34,454 --> 00:12:36,790 Claims he was in the studio at the time of the assault. 299 00:12:36,824 --> 00:12:38,025 - We got nothing that says otherwise. 300 00:12:38,058 --> 00:12:39,326 - Okay, so what's your theory-- 301 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:41,328 that Eva humiliated him at the club, 302 00:12:41,361 --> 00:12:43,530 and then he tracks her down and attacks her? 303 00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:45,799 - Wouldn't be the first rapper with a fragile ego. 304 00:12:45,833 --> 00:12:48,035 - Okay. Do we have anything on Hype's past that suggests 305 00:12:48,068 --> 00:12:49,036 that he's good for this? 306 00:12:49,069 --> 00:12:50,137 - One prior. Armed robbery. 307 00:12:50,170 --> 00:12:52,372 Plead it down to a misdemeanor, didn't do any time, 308 00:12:52,405 --> 00:12:54,041 but I listened to some of his music. 309 00:12:54,074 --> 00:12:55,042 It's hardcore. 310 00:12:55,075 --> 00:12:56,409 - You mean hateful. 311 00:12:56,443 --> 00:12:58,946 It's full of homophobic rants, gay slurs-- 312 00:12:58,979 --> 00:13:00,347 - So he may not be the spokesperson 313 00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:02,215 for the LGBTQ crowd, 314 00:13:02,249 --> 00:13:04,918 but it doesn't mean that he's good for the assault. 315 00:13:04,952 --> 00:13:07,054 - This might. Look at this. 316 00:13:07,087 --> 00:13:10,891 "Look who I just saw at Cypress market! #HYPERULES." 317 00:13:10,924 --> 00:13:13,326 Posted yesterday at 11:54 a.m. 318 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,328 I mean, that's 20 minutes before Eva's attack. 319 00:13:15,362 --> 00:13:17,264 - Yeah, so much for being in the studio all day 320 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:18,131 working on his rhymes. 321 00:13:18,165 --> 00:13:20,233 - Let's bring him in. I want to find out 322 00:13:20,267 --> 00:13:21,534 what he was doing at Cypress market 323 00:13:30,043 --> 00:13:30,177 . 324 00:13:30,978 --> 00:13:32,212 - I listened to a few of your songs. 325 00:13:32,245 --> 00:13:35,048 You're obviously not a big fan of gay and transgender people. 326 00:13:35,082 --> 00:13:36,049 - Man, it's just music, a'ight? 327 00:13:36,083 --> 00:13:37,217 - You know what? My favorite line 328 00:13:37,250 --> 00:13:39,152 is, "When a tranny looks your way, 329 00:13:39,186 --> 00:13:41,121 "got to make sure the dude pays. 330 00:13:41,154 --> 00:13:42,856 "Cap to the head. Boot to the grill. 331 00:13:42,890 --> 00:13:44,992 All you bitches know I ain't 'fraid to kill." 332 00:13:45,025 --> 00:13:47,861 - Keep at it, G. You could be the next Eminem. 333 00:13:47,895 --> 00:13:50,197 - And you could be the next brother from Harlem doing time 334 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:51,631 if you don't tell us what your punk-ass 335 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:53,533 was really doing yesterday afternoon. 336 00:13:53,566 --> 00:13:57,270 - Look, I told you. I was in the studio, working. 337 00:13:57,304 --> 00:13:59,639 - No. You were outside the Cypress market 338 00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:01,208 20 minutes before the assault. 339 00:14:04,978 --> 00:14:06,079 - [laughs] 340 00:14:06,113 --> 00:14:08,982 'Kay. So I stepped out for lunch. 341 00:14:09,016 --> 00:14:13,020 - Listen. If you come clean, we can help you. 342 00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:15,088 But if you keep lying, we can't. 343 00:14:15,122 --> 00:14:18,325 - Look, I ain't touch that person, a'ight? 344 00:14:18,358 --> 00:14:21,194 - So you're telling us a dude in a dress smacked you 345 00:14:21,228 --> 00:14:24,564 right in front of your people and you just let it slide? 346 00:14:24,597 --> 00:14:26,199 You didn't try to save face? 347 00:14:26,233 --> 00:14:28,201 You didn't try to teach Eva a lesson? 348 00:14:29,602 --> 00:14:33,206 - So, you really think I need to beat down some boy with a dress 349 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:34,174 to prove I'm hard? 350 00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:36,109 - But you were outside the Cypress market. 351 00:14:36,143 --> 00:14:37,110 Around noon? 352 00:14:37,144 --> 00:14:39,980 - Yeah. I was getting food. 353 00:14:40,013 --> 00:14:42,215 - You see Eva? - Nope. 354 00:14:42,249 --> 00:14:44,217 - So you're saying you were there at the same place, 355 00:14:44,251 --> 00:14:46,119 same time, but you didn't see her? 356 00:14:46,153 --> 00:14:49,056 - That sounds like one hell of a coincidence to me. 357 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:51,624 - Not to me. I eat there three days a week. 358 00:14:51,658 --> 00:14:54,227 My studio's two blocks away. 359 00:14:57,064 --> 00:14:58,331 Can I go now, coz? 360 00:14:58,365 --> 00:15:01,001 - Just don't go too far, coz. 361 00:15:02,069 --> 00:15:03,403 - Look, this guy's lying about something, 362 00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:05,105 so get his mug in a photo array 363 00:15:05,138 --> 00:15:06,373 and show it to the mother and the daughter. 364 00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:08,942 - They're in Boston until Wednesday. 365 00:15:08,976 --> 00:15:10,978 Oh, and Hype's not the only one lying. 366 00:15:11,011 --> 00:15:13,113 Security video confirms that Eva's boyfriend Logan 367 00:15:13,146 --> 00:15:16,449 left his law firm at 11:30 and didn't return until 1:45. 368 00:15:16,483 --> 00:15:18,151 - That's not a quick lunch. 369 00:15:18,185 --> 00:15:19,953 - No, not unless you live in Italy. 370 00:15:19,987 --> 00:15:21,021 - And he doesn't. 371 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:26,093 - Look. I didn't lie, okay? I just-- 372 00:15:26,126 --> 00:15:28,028 - Chose not to tell the truth. - Exactly. 373 00:15:28,061 --> 00:15:32,032 - So where were you that day between 11:30 and 1:45? 374 00:15:32,065 --> 00:15:33,100 - I was at a meeting. - Where? 375 00:15:33,133 --> 00:15:34,101 - Midtown. - With? 376 00:15:34,134 --> 00:15:35,235 - With a doctor. 377 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:36,136 - Okay, I don't have time for this. 378 00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:38,038 Let's go to the precinct. - Let's go. 379 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:39,239 - Okay, okay. I was with Dr. Kennsit. 380 00:15:39,272 --> 00:15:41,108 Look, Eva was planning to undergo surgery 381 00:15:41,141 --> 00:15:42,976 to become a woman-- anatomically-- 382 00:15:43,010 --> 00:15:44,477 but she changed her mind last week. 383 00:15:44,511 --> 00:15:47,180 - If she changed her mind, what was the meeting about? 384 00:15:47,214 --> 00:15:48,181 - Money. 385 00:15:48,215 --> 00:15:50,250 I put down a deposit. 5 grand. 386 00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:52,385 I went back to convince the doctor to get a refund. 387 00:15:52,419 --> 00:15:54,054 - How long were you at this meeting? 388 00:15:54,087 --> 00:15:55,188 - An hour or so. Look, guys. 389 00:15:55,222 --> 00:15:56,723 I had nothing to do with this. 390 00:15:56,756 --> 00:15:59,359 I took a Quick Ride. Here and back. 391 00:15:59,392 --> 00:16:00,994 Check out the times. 392 00:16:02,062 --> 00:16:04,297 Left here at 11:34. 393 00:16:04,331 --> 00:16:07,267 Return trip from 63rd Street at 1:20. 394 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:10,003 - Then why did you lie to us? 395 00:16:10,037 --> 00:16:11,204 - I should've been more forthcoming. 396 00:16:11,238 --> 00:16:14,041 I get it. I'm sorry. 397 00:16:14,074 --> 00:16:17,010 Eva and I were having problems. 398 00:16:17,044 --> 00:16:19,346 She was starting to see someone else. 399 00:16:19,379 --> 00:16:22,415 I think that's why she changed her mind about the operation. 400 00:16:22,449 --> 00:16:23,450 - What do you mean? 401 00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:25,785 - This guy she was seeing-- 402 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:29,022 I think he likes her just the way she is. 403 00:16:29,056 --> 00:16:30,457 - Do you know this other guy's name? 404 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:32,459 - I don't know his name, 405 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:36,229 but I saw him in the park the other day, 406 00:16:36,263 --> 00:16:37,464 so I took photos. 407 00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:40,367 - Yeah, we're gonna need to see those. 408 00:16:42,302 --> 00:16:45,105 - Blow that picture up on the right. 409 00:16:46,806 --> 00:16:48,075 There he is right there. 410 00:16:48,108 --> 00:16:49,376 - That's Cash Lewis. 411 00:16:49,409 --> 00:16:51,444 That's Hype's business partner and producer. 412 00:16:51,478 --> 00:16:54,047 - Well, he's got quite the rap sheet. 413 00:16:54,081 --> 00:16:55,748 Felony assault. Weapons. Narcotics. 414 00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:57,016 And gang affiliation for added measure. 415 00:16:57,050 --> 00:17:01,054 - Okay, so Cash is hanging out with Eva behind Logan's back. 416 00:17:01,088 --> 00:17:02,322 Why would he beat and rape her? 417 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:03,556 - Lots of reasons. 418 00:17:03,590 --> 00:17:06,326 - All we need is one. 419 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,261 [rap music in background] 420 00:17:08,295 --> 00:17:10,530 - Yeah, that's me. Who cares? 421 00:17:10,563 --> 00:17:12,332 - Yeah, so you and Eva were hanging out? 422 00:17:12,365 --> 00:17:15,335 - Hanging out? No, I don't mess with that gay stuff. 423 00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:16,403 We was talking business. 424 00:17:16,436 --> 00:17:19,206 - What kind of business? 425 00:17:19,239 --> 00:17:22,275 - Eva's a songwriter. She wrote some rhymes for Hype. 426 00:17:22,309 --> 00:17:23,543 - Wait a minute. You're telling me 427 00:17:23,576 --> 00:17:25,345 Eva wrote some of Hype's raps? 428 00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:26,779 - Yeah. 429 00:17:26,813 --> 00:17:29,382 - [scoffs] Thought she was an art student. 430 00:17:29,416 --> 00:17:32,419 - She's an art student that writes rhymes. 431 00:17:32,452 --> 00:17:34,121 So me and Vincent bought her out. 432 00:17:34,154 --> 00:17:35,455 Gave her some bread to stay anonymous. 433 00:17:35,488 --> 00:17:37,157 - That makes sense. 434 00:17:37,190 --> 00:17:40,360 Didn't want a trans girl's name on the album as a writer. 435 00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:41,561 - How much did you give her? 436 00:17:41,594 --> 00:17:43,496 - 50 grand. 437 00:17:43,530 --> 00:17:45,398 The dumb bitch don't know we could've paid her 438 00:17:45,432 --> 00:17:46,399 five times that. 439 00:17:46,433 --> 00:17:48,101 - That's not a nice way 440 00:17:48,135 --> 00:17:50,603 to describe someone who's fighting for her life. 441 00:17:50,637 --> 00:17:53,306 - Y'all want me to keep talking about this freak? 442 00:17:53,340 --> 00:17:55,442 Y'all can call my lawyer. 443 00:17:57,544 --> 00:18:01,381 - $50,000, payable to Eric Carson, aka Eva. 444 00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:03,283 We found it in a wastebasket in her apartment. 445 00:18:03,316 --> 00:18:05,885 - Written on a One-Eight-Seven checking account. 446 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:07,854 - Okay, so why did she rip it up? 447 00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:09,589 - I'm guessing out of principle. 448 00:18:09,622 --> 00:18:12,125 - Cash the check first. Worry about principle later. 449 00:18:12,159 --> 00:18:13,059 - All right. 450 00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:14,861 So Cash and Vincent Love try to bribe Eva. 451 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:16,363 She says no. Then what? 452 00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:19,399 - Well, Hype's worried about some transgender girl 453 00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:22,335 telling the whole world that she writes all his hardcore raps. 454 00:18:22,369 --> 00:18:24,404 - Okay, that sounds like possible motive to me. 455 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:26,639 - Yeah, but for who? Cash? Hype? Vincent Love? 456 00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:28,408 - My money's on Hype. 457 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:30,143 - What do you mean? - I just spoke with the lab. 458 00:18:30,177 --> 00:18:31,611 They found his DNA under Eva's fingernails. 459 00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:32,445 - Sit on his studio. 460 00:18:32,479 --> 00:18:34,381 I'll send Anti-Crime to the apartment. 461 00:18:34,414 --> 00:18:36,516 You two-- work on an arrest warrant. 462 00:18:36,549 --> 00:18:38,451 Now! 463 00:18:46,226 --> 00:18:47,360 [phone rings] 464 00:18:47,394 --> 00:18:48,561 - Hey, Rollins. What's up? 465 00:18:48,595 --> 00:18:49,862 - Hype's on the move. 466 00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:51,030 He just stepped out of his studio. 467 00:18:51,063 --> 00:18:52,665 - All right. We'll be with you in a minute. 468 00:18:52,699 --> 00:18:54,267 Judge is signing the warrants now. 469 00:18:54,301 --> 00:18:55,468 Don't take your eyes off him. 470 00:19:04,544 --> 00:19:05,478 [phone rings] 471 00:19:05,512 --> 00:19:06,946 Hey, Rollins. What do you got? 472 00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:09,249 - He's in a cab right now, headed west. 473 00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:10,483 He's on 37th and 7th. 474 00:19:10,517 --> 00:19:11,351 - 37th and 7th? 475 00:19:11,384 --> 00:19:13,486 That's close to the hospital Eva's at. 476 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:14,221 - That's what I'm thinking. 477 00:19:14,254 --> 00:19:15,955 - All right. We're on our way. 478 00:19:15,988 --> 00:19:17,524 - Hype's on the way to the hospital? 479 00:19:17,557 --> 00:19:20,560 Kid's crazier than I thought. 480 00:19:24,697 --> 00:19:26,399 - He's definitely headed to the hospital. 481 00:19:26,433 --> 00:19:27,467 We're both right out front. 482 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:28,635 I'm right behind him. 483 00:19:32,739 --> 00:19:35,575 - Hey! NYPD! - Oh, sh-- 484 00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:38,611 - Stay down! Don't move! - Stay on the ground! 485 00:19:38,645 --> 00:19:39,946 - Don't you move! - You got a gun? 486 00:19:39,979 --> 00:19:41,414 - No! What the hell are y'all doing, yo? 487 00:19:41,448 --> 00:19:43,416 - All right. He's clean. Come on. 488 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:44,551 - You're under arrest for rape 489 00:19:44,584 --> 00:19:46,619 and assault with a deadly weapon. 490 00:19:47,587 --> 00:19:48,621 - All right. Get up. 491 00:19:51,424 --> 00:19:55,228 - Hype, we have your DNA under Eva's fingernails. 492 00:19:55,262 --> 00:19:58,598 We have you near the crime scene 20 minutes before the attack, 493 00:19:58,631 --> 00:20:01,901 and as for motive, there's too many to choose from. 494 00:20:01,934 --> 00:20:03,169 - Hate. Greed. 495 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:05,638 - Not to mention that you were heading toward the hospital-- 496 00:20:05,672 --> 00:20:07,507 to what-- to kill her? 497 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:10,543 To make sure that she never woke up so she couldn't ID you? 498 00:20:10,577 --> 00:20:13,480 - Hype. You gotta come clean, man. 499 00:20:13,513 --> 00:20:15,415 We already have enough to charge you. 500 00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:16,683 - He's right. 501 00:20:16,716 --> 00:20:19,419 We're just being polite. 502 00:20:19,452 --> 00:20:24,491 We're giving you a chance to tell us what really happened. 503 00:20:25,625 --> 00:20:27,527 - Now, you can start by telling us 504 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,597 how your DNA got under Eva's fingernails. 505 00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:35,535 - Okay. 506 00:20:37,537 --> 00:20:40,407 But if I tell y'all, 507 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:41,608 will you promise to keep it private? 508 00:20:41,641 --> 00:20:43,476 - Absolutely. 509 00:20:46,313 --> 00:20:48,315 We won't say a word. 510 00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:51,050 - Like, for real? 511 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:52,352 You can't tell no one. 512 00:20:52,385 --> 00:20:53,953 - For real. 513 00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:56,423 - Okay. Cool. 514 00:20:56,456 --> 00:20:57,590 I appreciate that. 515 00:20:59,626 --> 00:21:01,294 So... 516 00:21:01,328 --> 00:21:04,597 the reason my skin is underneath her fingernails 517 00:21:04,631 --> 00:21:07,800 is because... 518 00:21:07,834 --> 00:21:09,636 we had sex. 519 00:21:11,338 --> 00:21:15,408 We... we're dating. 520 00:21:15,442 --> 00:21:17,544 We're in love. 521 00:21:17,577 --> 00:21:20,580 [soft music] 522 00:21:28,555 --> 00:21:28,688 . 523 00:21:29,356 --> 00:21:31,424 - So Hype's in love with Eva. 524 00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:32,459 - That's what he says. - And you believe him? 525 00:21:32,492 --> 00:21:34,093 - He seems credible, but he's told so many lies. 526 00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:35,728 It's really hard to tell where he's coming from. 527 00:21:35,762 --> 00:21:38,030 - That's what makes me believe he's telling the truth. 528 00:21:38,064 --> 00:21:38,965 - How so? 529 00:21:38,998 --> 00:21:41,067 - I mean, Hype's an up-and-coming rapper. 530 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:42,001 Hardcore, at that. 531 00:21:42,034 --> 00:21:43,836 - So he's been lying to protect his image. 532 00:21:43,870 --> 00:21:45,505 - His career. 533 00:21:45,538 --> 00:21:47,340 I mean, this style of rapping's all about reputation. 534 00:21:47,374 --> 00:21:48,608 It's all about street cred. 535 00:21:48,641 --> 00:21:50,410 For him to tell his fans that he's in love 536 00:21:50,443 --> 00:21:52,745 with a transgender woman-- they'd laugh at him. 537 00:21:52,779 --> 00:21:54,714 His whole brand would go up in smoke. 538 00:21:54,747 --> 00:21:56,816 - It's 2016, for God's sakes. 539 00:21:56,849 --> 00:21:58,751 - Not for people selling gangster rap. 540 00:21:58,785 --> 00:22:00,387 - Yeah, or some of my relatives. 541 00:22:00,420 --> 00:22:02,489 - Or mine too. - Look. 542 00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:05,358 This whole gender fluidity thing is coming out more nowadays, 543 00:22:05,392 --> 00:22:06,359 and that's cool, 544 00:22:06,393 --> 00:22:07,794 but the truth is it's confusing, 545 00:22:07,827 --> 00:22:09,629 and a lot of people can't make sense of it all. 546 00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:10,630 Me included. 547 00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:12,031 - And our friend Hype. 548 00:22:12,064 --> 00:22:14,100 - Okay, so let's say we believe this guy, 549 00:22:14,133 --> 00:22:15,568 that he really does love Eva. 550 00:22:15,602 --> 00:22:17,370 That still doesn't make him innocent. 551 00:22:17,404 --> 00:22:18,638 - Listen, I agree. 552 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:21,674 All that denial and self-hatred... 553 00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:23,643 Who knows? 554 00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:26,112 Maybe Hype did just crack 555 00:22:26,145 --> 00:22:27,279 and took out all his rage on Eva. 556 00:22:27,313 --> 00:22:31,751 Let's go back inside and see if we can learn anything. 557 00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:36,489 - Thank you. - Sure. 558 00:22:38,425 --> 00:22:40,393 So, Hype, I just want to go over everything again 559 00:22:40,427 --> 00:22:44,697 and make sure that I fully understand. 560 00:22:44,731 --> 00:22:47,900 So you and Eva were involved. 561 00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:50,737 And that's the reason that you went to the hospital? 562 00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:52,505 To check on her condition? 563 00:22:52,539 --> 00:22:55,608 - Yeah. I mean, I just wanted to make sure she was okay. 564 00:22:55,642 --> 00:22:57,410 But like I said, I ain't gay. 565 00:22:57,444 --> 00:22:59,145 Not even close. 566 00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:00,480 I just-- 567 00:23:00,513 --> 00:23:02,815 you know, I just like her, that's all. 568 00:23:02,849 --> 00:23:05,418 - So when did you and Eva first meet? 569 00:23:05,452 --> 00:23:06,218 - Three months ago. 570 00:23:06,252 --> 00:23:08,655 At some party for some photographer. 571 00:23:08,688 --> 00:23:10,823 We liked each other. Started hanging out. 572 00:23:10,857 --> 00:23:12,459 - Why'd she slap you? 573 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,495 - 'Cause I pretended I ain't know her. 574 00:23:15,528 --> 00:23:17,697 Started making some stupid jokes. 575 00:23:17,730 --> 00:23:19,766 I just ain't want nobody to know, that's all. 576 00:23:19,799 --> 00:23:22,902 - So this had nothing to do with the songs she wrote. 577 00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:24,003 - What are you talking about? 578 00:23:24,036 --> 00:23:26,706 - Your boy Cash told us she wrote some of your tracks, 579 00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:29,208 but you didn't want her name on the album. 580 00:23:29,241 --> 00:23:31,578 That's why he and Vincent Love had to give her 50K 581 00:23:31,611 --> 00:23:32,745 to remain anonymous. 582 00:23:32,779 --> 00:23:34,481 - What the hell are you talking about? 583 00:23:34,514 --> 00:23:36,816 Eva didn't write no tracks. She don't even like rap. 584 00:23:36,849 --> 00:23:38,951 Look, I write my own rhymes, from day one, all right? 585 00:23:38,985 --> 00:23:40,887 - Then why were you at Cypress market? 586 00:23:43,623 --> 00:23:46,459 - Eva wanted to have lunch. 587 00:23:46,493 --> 00:23:48,961 In public. 588 00:23:48,995 --> 00:23:53,733 She was tired of our relationship being on the DL. 589 00:23:53,766 --> 00:23:56,503 It was a big deal to her. 590 00:23:57,504 --> 00:23:58,605 - And? 591 00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:02,208 - I freaked out. 592 00:24:02,241 --> 00:24:04,511 Changed my mind. 593 00:24:04,544 --> 00:24:10,249 I mean, I wanted to have lunch, but I just couldn't do it. 594 00:24:10,282 --> 00:24:12,585 So I left. 595 00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:14,787 Went to the bar down the street, 596 00:24:14,821 --> 00:24:17,524 drank some peach schnapps, and went back to the studio. 597 00:24:20,860 --> 00:24:22,261 - The bartender at the Golden Goat 598 00:24:22,294 --> 00:24:23,195 says he remembers Hype. 599 00:24:23,229 --> 00:24:24,897 Says he's the first person in five years 600 00:24:24,931 --> 00:24:26,032 to order peach schnapps. 601 00:24:26,065 --> 00:24:30,202 Surveillance videos show him there from 12:10 to 1:05. 602 00:24:30,236 --> 00:24:32,739 - Okay, so if Hype didn't do it, then who did? 603 00:24:32,772 --> 00:24:34,574 The boyfriend, Logan, is in the clear, right? 604 00:24:34,607 --> 00:24:36,543 - Yeah. The office manager confirms he was at 605 00:24:36,576 --> 00:24:38,611 the doctor's office from 12:15 to 1:10. 606 00:24:38,645 --> 00:24:40,513 - So if it wasn't Hype and it wasn't Logan... 607 00:24:40,547 --> 00:24:41,581 - It's gotta be Cash. 608 00:24:41,614 --> 00:24:43,282 - Okay, so get the mother and the daughter down here 609 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:44,884 right away and see if they can ID him. 610 00:24:46,953 --> 00:24:48,655 - I told you. 611 00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:50,923 I didn't get a good look at his face. 612 00:24:50,957 --> 00:24:53,259 Neither did Sophie. Right? 613 00:24:54,226 --> 00:24:55,161 - Keep looking. 614 00:24:55,194 --> 00:24:56,963 You never know when something might click, 615 00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:58,631 a face might look familiar. 616 00:25:04,937 --> 00:25:06,005 - Sophie. 617 00:25:06,038 --> 00:25:10,810 Are any of those men the one you saw in the hallway? 618 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:14,581 - I told you-- - Okay, let her speak. 619 00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:16,616 - Is that the man you saw? 620 00:25:16,649 --> 00:25:18,751 - She didn't see-- - Okay. You know what? 621 00:25:18,785 --> 00:25:21,253 Can I speak to you in private for a moment? 622 00:25:28,695 --> 00:25:30,563 Look. 623 00:25:30,597 --> 00:25:32,599 I understand that this is hard, 624 00:25:32,632 --> 00:25:34,634 but your daughter needs to start telling the truth. 625 00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:35,968 - She's not going to testify. 626 00:25:36,002 --> 00:25:37,737 I'm not going to risk her safety over some-- 627 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:38,938 - Some what? 628 00:25:38,971 --> 00:25:40,239 Some freak? 629 00:25:40,272 --> 00:25:41,340 - She's just a kid. 630 00:25:41,373 --> 00:25:44,744 It's not her fault some man in a dress got attacked. 631 00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:47,013 - Her name is Eva. She is an art student. 632 00:25:47,046 --> 00:25:49,015 She lives in Montclair with her family. 633 00:25:49,048 --> 00:25:51,250 With her parents, Nina and Mark. 634 00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:52,719 The mother is a fifth-grade teacher 635 00:25:52,752 --> 00:25:54,621 and the father is an electrician, 636 00:25:54,654 --> 00:25:58,057 and if you continue to interfere with our investigation 637 00:25:58,090 --> 00:26:00,627 and encourage your daughter to lie, 638 00:26:00,660 --> 00:26:01,628 I will arrest you. 639 00:26:01,661 --> 00:26:03,630 Am I making myself clear? 640 00:26:05,998 --> 00:26:07,634 Thank you. 641 00:26:11,137 --> 00:26:13,640 - The girl ID'd Cash Lewis. Is it credible? 642 00:26:13,673 --> 00:26:15,341 - I think so-- when she saw his face 643 00:26:15,374 --> 00:26:17,009 in the photo array, her eyes lit up, 644 00:26:17,043 --> 00:26:19,612 and she said she remembered the tattoo on his neck. 645 00:26:19,646 --> 00:26:21,614 It reminded her of SpongeBob. 646 00:26:21,648 --> 00:26:23,816 - Huh. The motive? 647 00:26:23,850 --> 00:26:27,019 - Look, Eva posed a threat to Hype's image. His career. 648 00:26:27,053 --> 00:26:28,921 So Cash tried to buy her off. 649 00:26:28,955 --> 00:26:29,989 When she refused, 650 00:26:30,022 --> 00:26:32,892 he beat and raped her with a pipe. 651 00:26:32,925 --> 00:26:34,894 - I'm not sure we have enough for an arrest just yet, 652 00:26:34,927 --> 00:26:36,295 but I'll get you a search warrant. 653 00:26:36,328 --> 00:26:38,597 - Okay. [phone chimes] 654 00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:41,233 The sooner, the better. 655 00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:45,337 Our rape case just turned into a murder investigation. 656 00:26:45,371 --> 00:26:47,640 Eva passed away an hour ago. 657 00:26:47,674 --> 00:26:50,342 [dramatic music] 658 00:26:50,376 --> 00:26:52,078 * 659 00:26:52,111 --> 00:26:53,145 [sighs] 660 00:27:05,091 --> 00:27:06,659 - Cash Lewis! 661 00:27:06,693 --> 00:27:09,628 NYPD! We have a warrant! 662 00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:13,365 - I got a body. 663 00:27:19,471 --> 00:27:20,873 - He's still breathing. 664 00:27:20,907 --> 00:27:22,408 - Get a bus in here now! 665 00:27:22,441 --> 00:27:24,643 - Hey. Hey. Hey. 666 00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:31,918 Drop that gun! Drop it! 667 00:27:31,951 --> 00:27:33,686 - Get on the ground! Get on the ground! 668 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,455 - Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Please! 669 00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:37,757 - Give me your hands. 670 00:27:46,232 --> 00:27:49,435 - I read over my contract real thorough last night. 671 00:27:49,468 --> 00:27:52,905 I was supposed to get 20% of the profits, not 15%. 672 00:27:52,939 --> 00:27:57,710 So I went to see Cash and we got into it. 673 00:27:57,744 --> 00:28:00,479 - What does that mean? "Got into it"? 674 00:28:00,512 --> 00:28:02,181 - I said he was trying to hustle me. 675 00:28:02,214 --> 00:28:05,284 He got pissed off, started saying some things, 676 00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:06,285 and it got ugly. 677 00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:07,754 - Yeah, and then what? You hit him? 678 00:28:07,787 --> 00:28:08,755 He hit you? 679 00:28:08,788 --> 00:28:10,222 - He punched me. In the head. 680 00:28:10,256 --> 00:28:12,024 - Right side? Left side? 681 00:28:12,058 --> 00:28:14,226 - Right here. Left side. 682 00:28:14,260 --> 00:28:16,963 - And you hit him back? - Yeah. 683 00:28:16,996 --> 00:28:18,798 We started swinging at each other, 684 00:28:18,831 --> 00:28:21,934 and he pulled out his piece, so I grabbed it. 685 00:28:21,968 --> 00:28:24,303 But he ain't back down, and he's big and strong, 686 00:28:24,336 --> 00:28:26,505 so he started stepping to me 687 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:27,907 with this crazy look in his eyes. 688 00:28:29,842 --> 00:28:31,043 And I was in fear of my life. 689 00:28:31,077 --> 00:28:32,812 I thought he was going to try to kill me, 690 00:28:32,845 --> 00:28:33,880 so I shot him. 691 00:28:33,913 --> 00:28:35,114 - Nice work. 692 00:28:36,115 --> 00:28:37,183 - Bottom line, Detectives-- 693 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:38,918 Randall was acting in self-defense. 694 00:28:38,951 --> 00:28:41,220 He's much smaller than Cash, 695 00:28:41,253 --> 00:28:44,256 and despite his tattoos and his ghetto affectations, 696 00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:45,825 he is an artist. 697 00:28:45,858 --> 00:28:47,827 He's not a fighter. He's not a gangster. 698 00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:49,829 Cash, on the other hand-- well, let's just say 699 00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:51,898 that there was no pretend in that man. 700 00:28:51,931 --> 00:28:52,899 - Oh, I agree. 701 00:28:52,932 --> 00:28:55,167 But if Cash was so big and mean, 702 00:28:55,201 --> 00:28:57,870 then how did you win the fight and get the gun? 703 00:28:57,904 --> 00:28:59,839 - He grabbed it out of Cash's hand. 704 00:28:59,872 --> 00:29:00,840 - Y-yeah. 705 00:29:00,873 --> 00:29:01,974 He just had it by his side, 706 00:29:02,008 --> 00:29:03,910 so I snatched it. 707 00:29:03,943 --> 00:29:07,013 - So this whole fight was over a contract. 708 00:29:07,046 --> 00:29:08,915 Not Eva. - Correct. 709 00:29:08,948 --> 00:29:12,184 - Even though Eva died three hours before this fight. 710 00:29:12,218 --> 00:29:14,921 - Even though it was Cash who killed her. 711 00:29:14,954 --> 00:29:15,855 - That may be the case, 712 00:29:15,888 --> 00:29:17,990 but it has nothing to do with this dispute. 713 00:29:18,024 --> 00:29:20,759 - Look, I was just there to talk business, a'ight? 714 00:29:22,895 --> 00:29:24,230 - If that's what you say. 715 00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:25,364 - So, since this is self-defense, 716 00:29:25,397 --> 00:29:27,800 I assume we have your consent to take a few photos, 717 00:29:27,834 --> 00:29:30,202 collect your clothing, clip your fingernails. 718 00:29:31,170 --> 00:29:32,872 - This guy's lying his ass off. 719 00:29:32,905 --> 00:29:34,874 - More like frontin' his ass off. 720 00:29:34,907 --> 00:29:37,877 - I don't want to charge him. Not yet. 721 00:29:37,910 --> 00:29:38,710 Dig into his story. 722 00:29:38,744 --> 00:29:40,179 Find out what's true. What's not. 723 00:29:43,315 --> 00:29:45,918 - Take your clothes off, please. 724 00:29:45,952 --> 00:29:47,854 - Between you and me, 725 00:29:47,887 --> 00:29:50,589 I didn't care too much for that Cash dude, 726 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:51,891 so I hope you're telling the truth 727 00:29:51,924 --> 00:29:53,025 about this contract thing. 728 00:29:53,059 --> 00:29:54,393 I'd hate to see you go down for murder 729 00:29:54,426 --> 00:29:55,895 behind a stupid lie like that. 730 00:29:55,928 --> 00:29:57,163 - My client's done talking, Detective. 731 00:29:57,196 --> 00:29:58,397 I thought we were clear on that. 732 00:29:59,431 --> 00:30:00,833 - I'm just trying to help. 733 00:30:00,867 --> 00:30:02,034 - Carisi. 734 00:30:05,938 --> 00:30:09,008 Got a hit on the gun. It belongs to Vincent Love. 735 00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:12,411 - So Hype used my gun to shoot Cash? 736 00:30:12,444 --> 00:30:13,880 He must've stolen it. 737 00:30:13,913 --> 00:30:15,314 He knows I own many guns, man. 738 00:30:15,347 --> 00:30:16,983 - What, you just keep 'em out in the open? 739 00:30:17,016 --> 00:30:18,851 - Nope. I keep everything locked up, 740 00:30:18,885 --> 00:30:21,954 but I always keep one right here in my desk. 741 00:30:23,923 --> 00:30:26,592 Oops. At least I thought I did. 742 00:30:26,625 --> 00:30:28,394 - Did Hype know that you kept a gun in there? 743 00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:30,930 - Of course he did. That's how he stole it. 744 00:30:30,963 --> 00:30:32,098 - If you say so. 745 00:30:33,132 --> 00:30:35,201 When was the last time Hype was here? 746 00:30:35,234 --> 00:30:36,936 - Today. 747 00:30:36,969 --> 00:30:38,905 From 3:20 to 3:43. 748 00:30:38,938 --> 00:30:40,439 I was downstairs with the doormen 749 00:30:40,472 --> 00:30:41,941 looking over the video. 750 00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:42,774 - Yeah. 751 00:30:42,808 --> 00:30:45,611 He was here playing me his new album. 752 00:30:45,644 --> 00:30:46,612 He was excited about it. 753 00:30:46,645 --> 00:30:48,614 - Do you know anything about some kind of beef 754 00:30:48,647 --> 00:30:49,415 between Hype and Cash? 755 00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:52,084 - No. Like you boys, they were tight. 756 00:30:52,118 --> 00:30:54,220 - What about Eva? - Who? 757 00:30:54,253 --> 00:30:56,155 - The lady you had kicked out of the party last week. 758 00:30:56,188 --> 00:30:58,958 - Her? Or should I say, him? 759 00:30:58,991 --> 00:31:01,060 - No, you got it right the first time. Her. 760 00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:03,930 - Why is she even relevant to this? 761 00:31:03,963 --> 00:31:07,934 - Because she and Hype were involved. Romantically. 762 00:31:07,967 --> 00:31:09,668 That's why you cut her that 50G check, 763 00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,037 so she would go away. 764 00:31:11,070 --> 00:31:12,238 Didn't want her to screw up his career 765 00:31:12,271 --> 00:31:13,639 before it even got started. 766 00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:15,307 - But when she said no, Cash went next-level. 767 00:31:15,341 --> 00:31:17,343 Beat her with a pipe. 768 00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:19,278 - I don't know nothing about it, bro. 769 00:31:19,311 --> 00:31:22,381 But look, if y'all need any other information, 770 00:31:22,414 --> 00:31:24,116 y'all call my lawyer. 771 00:31:24,150 --> 00:31:25,484 Y'all have a nice day. 772 00:31:25,517 --> 00:31:28,654 [tense music] 773 00:31:28,687 --> 00:31:31,924 * 774 00:31:31,958 --> 00:31:35,161 - This whole self-defense thing is a total mess. 775 00:31:35,194 --> 00:31:37,930 First and foremost, Cash didn't pull the gun. 776 00:31:37,964 --> 00:31:38,730 Hype did. 777 00:31:38,764 --> 00:31:40,266 The kid is lying about everything. 778 00:31:40,299 --> 00:31:42,268 - To avoid admitting that he was in love with Eva. 779 00:31:42,301 --> 00:31:45,004 - Even if he tells the truth-- 780 00:31:45,037 --> 00:31:48,040 that he was seeking revenge because of Eva's death-- 781 00:31:48,074 --> 00:31:49,976 he could still be staring down a murder charge. 782 00:31:50,009 --> 00:31:50,909 - Look, the guy finds out 783 00:31:50,943 --> 00:31:53,012 that the love of his life has just died 784 00:31:53,045 --> 00:31:55,114 after being beaten and raped with a pipe. 785 00:31:55,147 --> 00:31:57,416 I mean, it sounds like heat of the moment to me. 786 00:31:57,449 --> 00:32:00,486 - No. He had three hours to cool down. 787 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:02,421 He stole Vincent Love's gun. 788 00:32:02,454 --> 00:32:06,025 Then he drove 60 blocks looking for his victim, 789 00:32:06,058 --> 00:32:07,726 and he shot him in cold blood. 790 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:08,760 To me, that sounds like murder. 791 00:32:08,794 --> 00:32:12,031 - Well, if the victim wasn't such a hate-filled, 792 00:32:12,064 --> 00:32:13,032 pipe-wielding rapist, 793 00:32:13,065 --> 00:32:15,001 then I'd be more inclined to agree with you. 794 00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:17,136 - From a legal perspective, that's irrelevant. 795 00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:19,138 - I know, but from a human one, it's not. 796 00:32:19,171 --> 00:32:22,208 Cash killed Eva because she was transgender. 797 00:32:22,241 --> 00:32:24,043 Is the world really gonna be a worse place 798 00:32:24,076 --> 00:32:27,413 because Hype does 5 years instead of 20? 799 00:32:30,082 --> 00:32:32,118 [door opens] 800 00:32:32,151 --> 00:32:34,053 - We're going to indict you for murder 801 00:32:34,086 --> 00:32:35,054 first thing tomorrow. 802 00:32:35,087 --> 00:32:36,455 - Randall acted in self-defense. 803 00:32:36,488 --> 00:32:39,158 - Mmm. We disagree. The evidence doesn't add up. 804 00:32:39,191 --> 00:32:41,994 But the good news is I'm here to offer you a deal, sir. 805 00:32:42,028 --> 00:32:43,295 Man One. 806 00:32:44,263 --> 00:32:47,033 I will, however, need you to allocute 807 00:32:47,066 --> 00:32:49,068 so that the judge and the public knows 808 00:32:49,101 --> 00:32:50,336 why I'm offering you such a good deal. 809 00:32:50,369 --> 00:32:51,570 - What's that mean? 810 00:32:51,603 --> 00:32:55,007 - That means you need to tell the judge what really happened: 811 00:32:55,041 --> 00:32:55,874 that you killed Cash 812 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:59,378 in a heightened, emotional fit of rage 813 00:32:59,411 --> 00:33:01,180 because you loved Eva. 814 00:33:03,782 --> 00:33:05,784 - This ain't got nothing to do with nobody named Eva. 815 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:08,587 - Okay, Hype. Don't be stupid. 816 00:33:08,620 --> 00:33:10,756 - I shot Cash over a business dispute! 817 00:33:10,789 --> 00:33:12,258 In self-defense! 818 00:33:13,592 --> 00:33:16,128 Like I said, 819 00:33:16,162 --> 00:33:18,330 I ain't no faggot. 820 00:33:27,339 --> 00:33:29,341 - That kid thinks, 821 00:33:29,375 --> 00:33:31,077 because he's in love with a transgender woman, 822 00:33:31,110 --> 00:33:32,078 that he's gay. 823 00:33:32,111 --> 00:33:33,079 He's confused. 824 00:33:33,112 --> 00:33:33,879 - Well, we tried. 825 00:33:33,912 --> 00:33:35,547 It was a good deal. Almost too good. 826 00:33:35,581 --> 00:33:37,549 Either the guy has got a lot of confidence in his lawyer-- 827 00:33:37,583 --> 00:33:38,584 - Or he's being handled. 828 00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:41,153 That lawyer is in Vincent Love's back pocket. 829 00:33:41,187 --> 00:33:44,423 Any time one of his rappers gets jammed up, 830 00:33:44,456 --> 00:33:45,557 good old Hampton gets a call. 831 00:33:45,591 --> 00:33:47,559 - So? - "So?" 832 00:33:47,593 --> 00:33:50,096 So the real client is Vincent Love, not Hype. 833 00:33:50,129 --> 00:33:51,497 - He's allowed to pay the legal fees 834 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:53,099 as long as there's no conflict of interest. 835 00:33:53,132 --> 00:33:53,999 - No conflict? 836 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:56,102 He just talked Hype out of the best deal 837 00:33:56,135 --> 00:33:57,836 that he is ever going to see, 838 00:33:57,869 --> 00:34:00,139 because he's protecting Love's brand. 839 00:34:00,172 --> 00:34:02,541 They're transphobic, homophobic, 840 00:34:02,574 --> 00:34:04,676 and if they have to sell Hype out in the meantime-- 841 00:34:04,710 --> 00:34:06,178 you know, convince him to stay street-- 842 00:34:06,212 --> 00:34:07,513 so be it. 843 00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:09,781 - I don't disagree, but it's not my problem. 844 00:34:09,815 --> 00:34:10,782 I've got a trial to win. 845 00:34:10,816 --> 00:34:11,883 - Look. 846 00:34:11,917 --> 00:34:14,386 I think Vincent Love orchestrated the attack on Eva. 847 00:34:14,420 --> 00:34:16,688 - Oh, you're not gonna let me get out of here. 848 00:34:16,722 --> 00:34:19,658 - He's the one who had Eva thrown out of that party. 849 00:34:19,691 --> 00:34:21,560 He told Cash to pay her off. 850 00:34:21,593 --> 00:34:24,463 When she refused, he told Cash to beat her. 851 00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:25,697 - Go on. 852 00:34:25,731 --> 00:34:27,233 - Vincent Love has too much to lose. 853 00:34:27,266 --> 00:34:28,767 Hype was supposed to be the next big thing. 854 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:30,569 His golden goose. 855 00:34:30,602 --> 00:34:32,671 He has the looks, the talent, 856 00:34:32,704 --> 00:34:33,839 the attitude. 857 00:34:33,872 --> 00:34:37,809 The only thing that could possibly screw that up was Eva. 858 00:34:37,843 --> 00:34:39,645 - Liv, it's a little late in the game for this, 859 00:34:39,678 --> 00:34:40,779 don't you think? 860 00:34:40,812 --> 00:34:41,780 Do you have any evidence 861 00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:43,215 anything at all, to back this up? 862 00:34:43,249 --> 00:34:44,082 - No. 863 00:34:44,116 --> 00:34:46,685 - Well, then, you got to let it go. 864 00:34:46,718 --> 00:34:48,154 Or find some, fast. 865 00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:50,822 - So you will get me a warrant for Love's office? 866 00:34:50,856 --> 00:34:51,857 His studio? 867 00:34:51,890 --> 00:34:55,161 - Yes. - Thank you. 868 00:34:59,498 --> 00:35:00,832 - I told you we are not ready to plead 869 00:35:00,866 --> 00:35:02,701 to any charge that is gonna force my client 870 00:35:02,734 --> 00:35:04,703 to lie about some fictitious relationship 871 00:35:04,736 --> 00:35:06,838 with a transgender art student. 872 00:35:06,872 --> 00:35:09,508 - We all know that it's not fictitious. 873 00:35:09,541 --> 00:35:11,710 And so does Vincent Love, your boss. 874 00:35:11,743 --> 00:35:14,246 We've been searching his texts, his emails, his studio, 875 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,914 but you... you already knew that. 876 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:17,549 - Is there a point to this meeting, 877 00:35:17,583 --> 00:35:19,718 or are you guys just really bored? 878 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:21,687 - Here's the point, smartass. 879 00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:24,590 - Homey gotta move off this tranny thing. 880 00:35:24,623 --> 00:35:25,724 Ain't good for business. 881 00:35:25,757 --> 00:35:26,725 - I know. 882 00:35:26,758 --> 00:35:28,260 But Hype don't listen. 883 00:35:28,294 --> 00:35:31,630 - So make the tranny listen instead. 884 00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:33,865 - That audio, courtesy of Vincent Love 885 00:35:33,899 --> 00:35:35,100 and the now-departed Cash Lewis, 886 00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:38,670 was recorded two days before Eva was attacked with a pipe. 887 00:35:38,704 --> 00:35:40,172 - Those damn hot mics. 888 00:35:40,206 --> 00:35:41,673 You never know what you're gonna hear. 889 00:35:41,707 --> 00:35:43,542 - That conversation proves nothing. 890 00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:45,311 - It does if your client testifies. 891 00:35:45,344 --> 00:35:46,945 If he tells the jury 892 00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:48,780 that Vincent Love and Cash Lewis 893 00:35:48,814 --> 00:35:51,183 were urging him to break off his romance with Eva. 894 00:35:51,217 --> 00:35:52,784 - Cash may have attacked Eva, 895 00:35:52,818 --> 00:35:53,952 but that is all over and done with, 896 00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:55,954 and Vincent had nothing to do with it. 897 00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:57,756 - That sounds like a conflict of interest. 898 00:35:57,789 --> 00:35:59,591 I'd much rather bury the man responsible 899 00:35:59,625 --> 00:36:00,659 for killing Eva than you. 900 00:36:00,692 --> 00:36:02,794 If you cooperate, I'll reduce the murder charge. 901 00:36:02,828 --> 00:36:03,729 To Man Two. You'll do three years. 902 00:36:03,762 --> 00:36:05,797 - We've already discussed this. - Hold on. 903 00:36:05,831 --> 00:36:06,698 Why don't you let your client talk? 904 00:36:06,732 --> 00:36:08,867 - It is not his job to talk. It's mine. 905 00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:11,703 - Then why don't you speak on his behalf for once? 906 00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:14,740 Hype. 907 00:36:14,773 --> 00:36:19,745 Cash and Love told you that Eva would ruin your career, 908 00:36:19,778 --> 00:36:21,613 and when she wouldn't accept the money, 909 00:36:21,647 --> 00:36:23,649 they killed her-- - I know what they did. 910 00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:24,650 Trust me. 911 00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:26,652 - Well, then, testify. 912 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:28,787 Get justice for Eva. 913 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:31,223 Doesn't she deserve that? 914 00:36:31,257 --> 00:36:33,692 Do it for her. 915 00:36:33,725 --> 00:36:35,794 - Look, I can't do this, man. - Don't look at him. 916 00:36:35,827 --> 00:36:38,864 This is your decision, not his. 917 00:36:42,601 --> 00:36:44,703 We're giving you an opportunity here, 918 00:36:44,736 --> 00:36:47,839 and if you lose this case, 919 00:36:47,873 --> 00:36:49,007 it'll be you doing 20 years. 920 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:50,309 Not Hampton. 921 00:36:50,342 --> 00:36:52,744 Not Love. You. 922 00:36:53,912 --> 00:36:56,615 They'll be out walking free. 923 00:36:56,648 --> 00:36:59,551 Making money on the music that you wrote. 924 00:36:59,585 --> 00:37:02,388 [tense music] 925 00:37:02,421 --> 00:37:08,760 * 926 00:37:08,794 --> 00:37:10,929 - I ain't no snitch. 927 00:37:12,298 --> 00:37:14,333 See you in court. 928 00:37:26,745 --> 00:37:27,979 - At 3:00-- the defendant learned 929 00:37:28,013 --> 00:37:32,784 that his girlfriend, Eva Carson, had died 930 00:37:32,818 --> 00:37:36,388 from injuries sustained during a vicious sexual assault. 931 00:37:36,422 --> 00:37:38,724 About 20 minutes later, 932 00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:42,394 he stole a handgun from his business associate's home. 933 00:37:42,428 --> 00:37:44,863 He hailed a cab, drove uptown-- 934 00:37:44,896 --> 00:37:46,865 approximately some, what, 60 blocks-- 935 00:37:46,898 --> 00:37:48,867 to kill the man responsible for Eva's death-- 936 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:50,902 Cash Lewis. 937 00:37:50,936 --> 00:37:53,772 Revenge is a natural, primal emotion. 938 00:37:53,805 --> 00:37:55,441 We've all felt the urge to right a wrong, 939 00:37:55,474 --> 00:37:57,309 but in a modern, civilized society, 940 00:37:57,343 --> 00:37:59,378 there is no place for vigilante justice, 941 00:37:59,411 --> 00:38:02,814 so whether or not Cash Lewis is responsible for Eva's death, 942 00:38:02,848 --> 00:38:06,352 what the defendant did constitutes murder 943 00:38:06,385 --> 00:38:08,387 under New York law. 944 00:38:18,997 --> 00:38:20,999 - My client, Randall Leonard, 945 00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:24,703 is a rising star in the music industry. 946 00:38:24,736 --> 00:38:28,807 He's a gifted, raw, authentic artist 947 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:31,377 with insights into the postmodern urban existence. 948 00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:33,812 - Is this an opening argument or an advertisement? 949 00:38:33,845 --> 00:38:35,914 - Randall has worked his whole life 950 00:38:35,947 --> 00:38:37,449 to become a successful artist-- 951 00:38:37,483 --> 00:38:39,985 to make enough money to help his mother, 952 00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:41,887 his brothers and sisters-- 953 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,122 so when he discovered that his friend 954 00:38:44,155 --> 00:38:45,924 and business partner, Cash Lewis, 955 00:38:45,957 --> 00:38:47,959 was trying to take advantage of him 956 00:38:47,993 --> 00:38:50,796 by coercing him into signing an unfair contract, 957 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,898 he confronted him. 958 00:38:52,931 --> 00:38:54,800 They fought. 959 00:38:54,833 --> 00:38:56,902 Cash pulled a gun. 960 00:38:56,935 --> 00:39:01,940 Randall grabbed it and shot Cash in self-defense. 961 00:39:01,973 --> 00:39:04,410 This case has nothing to do 962 00:39:04,443 --> 00:39:05,977 with love 963 00:39:06,011 --> 00:39:09,981 or some fictitious relationship with someone named Eva. 964 00:39:10,015 --> 00:39:13,919 That is simply a convenient and imagined narrative 965 00:39:13,952 --> 00:39:15,954 the prosecution concocted to help justify 966 00:39:15,987 --> 00:39:19,124 this baseless murder case. 967 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:23,695 - So your fatal argument with Cash Lewis 968 00:39:23,729 --> 00:39:25,931 was all about a contract-- it was a business dispute. 969 00:39:25,964 --> 00:39:28,066 - Right. Cash screwed me. 970 00:39:28,099 --> 00:39:30,001 That's how this whole thing started. 971 00:39:30,035 --> 00:39:31,069 - Even though the contract had been signed 972 00:39:31,102 --> 00:39:32,438 two months before the argument. 973 00:39:32,471 --> 00:39:34,540 - Yes. - And so help me out here. 974 00:39:34,573 --> 00:39:35,741 If the contract was so unfair, 975 00:39:35,774 --> 00:39:38,510 then why did you email him on the day you signed it and say 976 00:39:38,544 --> 00:39:40,979 "Thank you for hooking me up with this sweet-ass deal"? 977 00:39:41,012 --> 00:39:42,848 - 'Cause I ain't read it close enough. 978 00:39:42,881 --> 00:39:44,483 - But you did read it close enough two months later? 979 00:39:44,516 --> 00:39:46,518 - Yes. 980 00:39:46,552 --> 00:39:49,888 - So what made you decide to reexamine the contract? 981 00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:51,857 Legal curiosity? Boredom? 982 00:39:51,890 --> 00:39:53,959 - What do you mean? - It's Wednesday. 983 00:39:53,992 --> 00:39:55,961 You're in the middle of working on a new album, 984 00:39:55,994 --> 00:39:57,896 and all of a sudden, you decide to print up the contract 985 00:39:57,929 --> 00:40:00,532 and analyze its legal nuances? 986 00:40:00,566 --> 00:40:03,469 - I-I just wanted to make sure it made sense, that's all. 987 00:40:03,502 --> 00:40:05,471 - So it's all about the contract. 988 00:40:05,504 --> 00:40:06,538 - Yeah. 989 00:40:06,572 --> 00:40:07,939 - It had nothing to do with the fact 990 00:40:07,973 --> 00:40:10,476 that a woman named Eva had just died 991 00:40:10,509 --> 00:40:14,079 after being raped and beaten with a metal pipe. 992 00:40:21,186 --> 00:40:23,522 - She got nothing to do with this. 993 00:40:23,555 --> 00:40:25,491 - Can't you just tell the truth? 994 00:40:25,524 --> 00:40:26,558 You shot the son of a bitch 995 00:40:26,592 --> 00:40:28,927 who raped and murdered the woman of your dreams-- 996 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,996 on the order of Vincent Love... 997 00:40:32,831 --> 00:40:34,500 Just because she was transgender. 998 00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:36,034 - Objection. - Withdrawn. 999 00:40:36,067 --> 00:40:38,069 Nothing further. 1000 00:40:46,011 --> 00:40:48,947 - Has the jury reached a verdict? 1001 00:40:48,980 --> 00:40:51,817 - We have, Your Honor. - What say you? 1002 00:40:53,284 --> 00:40:56,121 - On the charge of murder in the second degree, 1003 00:40:56,154 --> 00:40:58,023 we find the defendant guilty. 1004 00:40:58,056 --> 00:41:00,892 - The court would like to thank the members of the jury 1005 00:41:00,926 --> 00:41:02,794 for their time and service. 1006 00:41:02,828 --> 00:41:05,997 [dramatic music] 1007 00:41:06,031 --> 00:41:13,071 * 1008 00:41:28,286 --> 00:41:30,956 - Three lives destroyed-- 1009 00:41:30,989 --> 00:41:35,994 all because some woman named Eva was born a boy. 1010 00:41:39,097 --> 00:41:42,267 - I just read Hype's single hit number one. 1011 00:41:44,570 --> 00:41:46,605 - That's all that really matters.