1 00:00:06,540 --> 00:00:08,376 (male announcer) In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:08,409 --> 00:00:12,080 sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. 3 00:00:12,113 --> 00:00:14,482 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 4 00:00:14,515 --> 00:00:16,384 who investigate these vicious felonies 5 00:00:16,417 --> 00:00:17,818 are members of an elite squad 6 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:20,054 known as the Special Victims Unit. 7 00:00:20,088 --> 00:00:22,156 These are their stories. 8 00:00:23,324 --> 00:00:25,826 Never thought he'd do this, but... 9 00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:28,696 things have been getting bad for months. 10 00:00:28,729 --> 00:00:30,698 How so? 11 00:00:30,731 --> 00:00:33,501 Tommy's changed. 12 00:00:33,534 --> 00:00:36,304 He was a very loving, sweet person. 13 00:00:36,337 --> 00:00:37,705 Now he gets mad about everything. 14 00:00:37,738 --> 00:00:40,308 And he takes it out on me. 15 00:00:40,341 --> 00:00:42,843 What happened last night? 16 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:47,415 He was ranting about the neighbors. 17 00:00:47,448 --> 00:00:50,384 He thinks they're spying on us. 18 00:00:50,418 --> 00:00:51,485 They're, like, 80. 19 00:00:51,519 --> 00:00:52,653 Okay? 20 00:00:52,686 --> 00:00:53,654 Did you fight? 21 00:00:53,687 --> 00:00:54,855 As usual. 22 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:59,727 He...starts hitting me. 23 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,796 Then he rips off my clothes. 24 00:01:02,830 --> 00:01:05,199 Says he's gonna get his gun 25 00:01:05,233 --> 00:01:06,867 if I don't do what he says. 26 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:08,469 [scoffs] 27 00:01:08,502 --> 00:01:11,839 That part was new. 28 00:01:11,872 --> 00:01:13,341 Son of a bitch. 29 00:01:15,876 --> 00:01:20,414 I can't believe he'd do this. 30 00:01:20,448 --> 00:01:22,750 I can't let it go on. 31 00:01:22,783 --> 00:01:26,254 Not with the baby coming. 32 00:01:26,287 --> 00:01:28,822 Where did he hit you, Mrs. Callahan? 33 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:33,561 He's a cop. 34 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:35,663 He knows how to hit without leaving a mark. 35 00:01:35,696 --> 00:01:38,132 I wasn't implying-- I knew it. 36 00:01:38,166 --> 00:01:39,433 I knew you wouldn't believe me. 37 00:01:39,467 --> 00:01:40,768 That's not true. No? 38 00:01:40,801 --> 00:01:42,903 You guys never cover for each other? 39 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:44,372 Bull! 40 00:01:44,405 --> 00:01:46,340 We ask all of our victims the same questions. 41 00:01:46,374 --> 00:01:50,544 This is pointless. You can leave now. 42 00:01:50,578 --> 00:01:52,313 Mrs. Callahan, you gotta give us a chance 43 00:01:52,346 --> 00:01:53,414 to help you out here. 44 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,516 I already tried. 45 00:01:55,549 --> 00:01:57,385 I told that little partner of his 46 00:01:57,418 --> 00:01:59,153 that Tommy was hitting me. 47 00:01:59,187 --> 00:02:00,788 She didn't do anything. 48 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:02,890 Big help! 49 00:02:04,925 --> 00:02:07,161 Leave me alone, I'm tired. 50 00:02:07,195 --> 00:02:08,128 Let's go, sleeping beauty. 51 00:02:08,162 --> 00:02:09,663 We'll take you to the shelter if you want, 52 00:02:09,697 --> 00:02:10,831 but you can't stay here. 53 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:13,501 Officers Callahan, Vaill? 54 00:02:13,534 --> 00:02:15,403 Elliot Stabler. 55 00:02:15,436 --> 00:02:17,171 Olivia Benson, Special Victims. 56 00:02:17,205 --> 00:02:19,240 Oh, detectives, huh? Somebody report a sex crime? 57 00:02:19,273 --> 00:02:20,374 Actually, we were wondering 58 00:02:20,408 --> 00:02:21,642 if both of you could come with us. 59 00:02:21,675 --> 00:02:22,676 Why? 60 00:02:22,710 --> 00:02:24,912 Your C.O. knows about it. It won't take long. 61 00:02:24,945 --> 00:02:27,315 We're on the clock, Detectives. 62 00:02:27,348 --> 00:02:28,682 We'll come by after our shift. 63 00:02:28,716 --> 00:02:30,484 Let's take care of it now. 64 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:31,852 All right. 65 00:02:31,885 --> 00:02:32,786 Can we take our own car, 66 00:02:32,820 --> 00:02:34,688 or should we ride in the back of yours? 67 00:02:34,722 --> 00:02:36,857 You're not under arrest. 68 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:39,560 Uh, go ahead, we'll follow you. 69 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:38,018 I don't know why my wife 70 00:03:38,051 --> 00:03:39,487 would say that I raped her, Detective. 71 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,255 It isn't true. 72 00:03:41,289 --> 00:03:42,490 Was it possible this was a misunderstanding? 73 00:03:42,523 --> 00:03:43,591 No, sir. 74 00:03:43,624 --> 00:03:44,592 I understand the difference 75 00:03:44,625 --> 00:03:47,461 between consensual sexual relations and rape. 76 00:03:47,495 --> 00:03:49,563 Jamie seem upset last night? 77 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:50,864 I didn't perceive anything unusual 78 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:53,567 about her behavior or emotional state. 79 00:03:55,969 --> 00:03:57,371 Your training's kicking in. 80 00:03:57,405 --> 00:04:00,308 I don't know what you mean, Detective. 81 00:04:00,341 --> 00:04:02,676 Yeah, you do. 82 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:06,414 You're in cop mode. 83 00:04:06,447 --> 00:04:07,415 Polite, 84 00:04:07,448 --> 00:04:10,451 professional, detached. 85 00:04:10,484 --> 00:04:11,685 Is that a problem, Detective? 86 00:04:11,719 --> 00:04:14,522 Well, you know, things are gonna be a lot easier 87 00:04:14,555 --> 00:04:18,959 if you and I just talk to each other like normal people. 88 00:04:20,794 --> 00:04:22,796 Or whatever you want, Tommy. 89 00:04:22,830 --> 00:04:26,700 You know, you gotta give me an explanation here. 90 00:04:26,734 --> 00:04:29,437 She making this all up? 91 00:04:29,470 --> 00:04:31,939 He slapped her. Once. In the heat of an argument. 92 00:04:31,972 --> 00:04:34,442 After Jamie hit him numerous times. 93 00:04:34,475 --> 00:04:36,477 Did you talk her out of reporting it? 94 00:04:36,510 --> 00:04:37,878 No. 95 00:04:37,911 --> 00:04:40,514 She elected not to press charges. 96 00:04:40,548 --> 00:04:41,482 So you ignored 97 00:04:41,515 --> 00:04:43,651 the domestic violence must-arrest policy. 98 00:04:43,684 --> 00:04:46,787 Tommy is her only source of income. 99 00:04:46,820 --> 00:04:48,322 They're expecting a child, 100 00:04:48,356 --> 00:04:50,023 and with one misdemeanor D.V. conviction, 101 00:04:50,057 --> 00:04:51,725 Tommy loses his gun and his job. 102 00:04:51,759 --> 00:04:53,727 If it were your partner, what would you do? 103 00:04:53,761 --> 00:04:55,763 You did nothing, Kristen. 104 00:04:55,796 --> 00:04:57,064 Wrong. I gave Jamie my card. 105 00:04:57,097 --> 00:05:00,368 I told her to call me if it ever happened again. 106 00:05:00,401 --> 00:05:02,536 Tommy promised me he wouldn't. 107 00:05:02,570 --> 00:05:05,406 He's not like that, usually. 108 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:07,040 She thinks I'm having an affair. 109 00:05:07,074 --> 00:05:10,077 Okay. With your partner? 110 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:13,647 No, that never happened. 111 00:05:13,681 --> 00:05:16,717 But there was somebody. 112 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:20,388 Barrel sucker I met at a bar. 113 00:05:20,421 --> 00:05:23,691 I don't even know her name. 114 00:05:23,724 --> 00:05:26,126 That's why Jamie's doing this to me, Detective. 115 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:28,629 To punish me. 116 00:05:28,662 --> 00:05:29,697 And I deserve it. 117 00:05:29,730 --> 00:05:33,701 What about the fights? 118 00:05:33,734 --> 00:05:35,569 What are you talking about? 119 00:05:35,603 --> 00:05:37,771 You know, the getting physical with her. 120 00:05:37,805 --> 00:05:41,074 Hitting her. 121 00:05:41,108 --> 00:05:43,544 It's not true. 122 00:05:43,577 --> 00:05:47,481 Well, Officer Vaill knows about it. 123 00:05:47,515 --> 00:05:49,583 What do you think she's telling my partner right now? 124 00:05:49,617 --> 00:05:50,951 (Benson) Are you sleeping with him? 125 00:05:53,454 --> 00:05:55,723 Let me be very clear, Detective Benson. 126 00:05:55,756 --> 00:05:58,759 I'd be more inclined to have an affair with you. 127 00:06:01,662 --> 00:06:02,563 Got it. 128 00:06:02,596 --> 00:06:03,797 Jamie invents things. 129 00:06:03,831 --> 00:06:07,067 If nothing else, this proves how emotionally unstable she is. 130 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:08,669 Okay, so what about Tommy? 131 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:11,905 How is he dealing with impending fatherhood? 132 00:06:11,939 --> 00:06:12,740 He's thrilled. 133 00:06:12,773 --> 00:06:15,008 Gotta stress him out a little bit. 134 00:06:15,042 --> 00:06:17,511 He knows how to handle stress. He's been through worse. 135 00:06:17,545 --> 00:06:19,513 When? Afghanistan. He's Army Reserve. 136 00:06:19,547 --> 00:06:21,682 They get shot at and bombed at every other day. 137 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:25,719 That must have been rough on him. 138 00:06:25,753 --> 00:06:26,820 Has it affected him? 139 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:34,462 Gonna take that as a yes. 140 00:06:38,966 --> 00:06:40,000 How was the canvass? 141 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:41,735 Interesting and confusing. 142 00:06:41,769 --> 00:06:44,638 Callahan's either a great guy or an unpredictable bastard, 143 00:06:44,672 --> 00:06:45,939 depending on who you talk to. 144 00:06:45,973 --> 00:06:47,575 That's helpful. 145 00:06:47,608 --> 00:06:49,777 Well, it's better than Munch's evil twin theory. 146 00:06:49,810 --> 00:06:51,745 He's asking us for his P.B.A. rep. 147 00:06:51,779 --> 00:06:53,781 Well... who do we believe here? 148 00:06:53,814 --> 00:06:55,483 Callahan or his wife? 149 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:56,484 Well, she's questionable. 150 00:06:56,517 --> 00:06:58,519 So's he. 151 00:06:58,552 --> 00:06:59,386 I don't know. 152 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:02,022 If they were just a civilian couple? 153 00:07:02,055 --> 00:07:03,691 Cut 'em loose. 154 00:07:03,724 --> 00:07:05,192 Do it. 155 00:07:05,225 --> 00:07:06,660 (Captain Pierce) Don. 156 00:07:06,694 --> 00:07:07,761 (Cragen) Barbara. 157 00:07:07,795 --> 00:07:08,829 This is Captain Barbara Pierce 158 00:07:08,862 --> 00:07:10,664 from the 7-4. Captain. 159 00:07:10,698 --> 00:07:13,667 I wanna thank you both for handling this like you did. 160 00:07:13,701 --> 00:07:16,470 We're letting Callahan go. No charges. 161 00:07:16,504 --> 00:07:18,005 Well, I'm putting him on modified duty. 162 00:07:18,038 --> 00:07:19,006 We'll get him help. 163 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:21,141 (Callahan) Captain. 164 00:07:21,174 --> 00:07:23,010 It's all a mistake. 165 00:07:23,043 --> 00:07:24,244 (Captain Pierce) Let's go, Tom. 166 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:27,681 I'll give you a lift. 167 00:07:27,715 --> 00:07:30,851 Can I get my weapon, Detective? 168 00:07:33,754 --> 00:07:34,722 What? 169 00:07:34,755 --> 00:07:35,789 Come on with me, Tom. 170 00:07:35,823 --> 00:07:37,758 Wait, no. 171 00:07:37,791 --> 00:07:38,759 I need my gun. 172 00:07:38,792 --> 00:07:41,261 Step back, Officer Callahan. 173 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:43,163 You're putting me on modified? 174 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:51,639 [grunting] 175 00:07:51,672 --> 00:07:52,773 Bitch. 176 00:07:52,806 --> 00:07:54,742 Uhh! You bitch. 177 00:07:54,775 --> 00:07:56,744 Why are you doing this to me? Cuffs! 178 00:07:56,777 --> 00:07:58,045 Why are you doing this to me? 179 00:07:58,078 --> 00:08:00,013 You bitch! I'll kill you! 180 00:08:00,047 --> 00:08:01,715 I'll kill you! 181 00:08:01,749 --> 00:08:03,551 You bitch! Why are you doing this to me?! 182 00:08:03,584 --> 00:08:04,518 Why?! 183 00:08:04,552 --> 00:08:06,987 Why are you doing this to me?! 184 00:08:07,020 --> 00:08:09,690 (Captain Pierce) Only good thing about this is 185 00:08:09,723 --> 00:08:12,292 it didn't happen in front of my squad. 186 00:08:12,325 --> 00:08:13,961 Well, you've got nothing to be embarrassed about. 187 00:08:13,994 --> 00:08:15,696 You took a sucker punch to the face, 188 00:08:15,729 --> 00:08:16,730 and you're still conscious. 189 00:08:16,764 --> 00:08:17,831 Where is he? 190 00:08:17,865 --> 00:08:21,702 Psych services says he might need to be hospitalized. 191 00:08:21,735 --> 00:08:25,238 Could we be looking at some kind of a combat stress situation? 192 00:08:25,272 --> 00:08:26,439 P.T.S.D.? 193 00:08:26,473 --> 00:08:29,543 Jamie's rape allegation seems a lot more plausible now. 194 00:08:29,577 --> 00:08:31,545 Well, we're damn lucky we didn't send him home. 195 00:08:31,579 --> 00:08:32,546 [knock on door] 196 00:08:32,580 --> 00:08:34,782 (Fin) Cap, I.A.B.'s on the line. 197 00:08:34,815 --> 00:08:37,017 Woman called 911 said her husband tried to rape her-- 198 00:08:37,050 --> 00:08:38,819 He's holding her hostage at gunpoint. 199 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,921 He's a cop. 200 00:08:42,723 --> 00:08:45,693 [siren] 201 00:08:45,726 --> 00:08:47,828 (man) Go away! 202 00:08:51,799 --> 00:08:54,968 Wes, let's go somewhere and talk. 203 00:08:55,002 --> 00:08:55,969 Wes... 204 00:08:56,003 --> 00:08:57,905 just drop the gun, all right? 205 00:08:57,938 --> 00:08:59,873 (man) How did I let this happen? 206 00:08:59,907 --> 00:09:01,675 I'm not me, I'm not me. 207 00:09:01,709 --> 00:09:03,343 Where's Kendra, Wes? 208 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:05,078 Huh? Where's Anthony? 209 00:09:05,112 --> 00:09:08,982 I'm sorry...it's not me... it's not me...it's not me... 210 00:09:09,016 --> 00:09:10,584 I'm sorry. 211 00:09:10,618 --> 00:09:13,220 Let them go. It'll be you and me. 212 00:09:13,253 --> 00:09:15,789 Just us. Like old times, okay? 213 00:09:15,823 --> 00:09:18,892 She's dead. 214 00:09:20,928 --> 00:09:23,831 What's wrong with me?! 215 00:09:23,864 --> 00:09:26,066 What did I do? 216 00:09:31,972 --> 00:09:33,641 (Anthony) Dad? 217 00:09:33,674 --> 00:09:34,642 (officer) Anthony. 218 00:09:34,675 --> 00:09:37,277 Go back inside. Okay, buddy? 219 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:39,880 Dad, where's Mom? 220 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:42,950 Please. Anthony? Go back inside. 221 00:09:42,983 --> 00:09:44,818 It's gonna be okay. All right? 222 00:09:44,852 --> 00:09:46,086 He'll be all right. 223 00:09:46,119 --> 00:09:47,621 [whispering] Go inside. 224 00:09:47,655 --> 00:09:49,823 Dad, what's wrong? Are you mad at me? 225 00:09:55,128 --> 00:09:56,664 [gunshot] 226 00:09:56,697 --> 00:09:57,831 No. 227 00:09:57,865 --> 00:10:01,902 Dad?! Dad! No, Daddy, no! 228 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:03,771 Daddy! Daddy! 229 00:10:03,804 --> 00:10:05,939 No. 230 00:10:05,973 --> 00:10:07,741 Daddy... 231 00:10:12,980 --> 00:10:14,314 Officer's name is Wes Myers 232 00:10:14,347 --> 00:10:16,283 with Anti-Crime at the 5-1 in the Bronx. 233 00:10:16,316 --> 00:10:19,319 He's in surgery, still alive. Doc thinks he has a chance. 234 00:10:19,352 --> 00:10:20,921 The wife? 235 00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:23,423 Shot dead, point blank to the back of the head. 236 00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:24,758 Kid's with A.C.S. 237 00:10:24,792 --> 00:10:26,293 Two cops, two different precincts, 238 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:27,761 they both attack their wives. 239 00:10:27,795 --> 00:10:29,897 Please tell me there's some connection. 240 00:10:29,930 --> 00:10:32,065 Myers was on leave until two days ago. 241 00:10:32,099 --> 00:10:33,433 Guess where he's been. 242 00:10:33,466 --> 00:10:36,837 Afghanistan. 243 00:10:36,870 --> 00:10:38,371 He just got back. 244 00:10:38,405 --> 00:10:41,942 You guys were partners? 245 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:44,712 He was gonna take a couple weeks off 246 00:10:44,745 --> 00:10:47,681 and then come back to work. 247 00:10:47,715 --> 00:10:50,450 He was so happy that the Reserve let him out early. 248 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:53,854 Were Wes and his wife having problems? 249 00:10:55,355 --> 00:10:57,324 No. 250 00:10:57,357 --> 00:10:59,960 This was a good family. 251 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:01,128 Really close. 252 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:05,999 It just doesn't make any sense. 253 00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:09,269 Wes loved Kendra. 254 00:11:09,302 --> 00:11:10,904 This isn't him. 255 00:11:15,308 --> 00:11:16,810 (Cragen) Well, somebody's got a big mouth. 256 00:11:16,844 --> 00:11:17,711 It's already hit the papers. 257 00:11:17,745 --> 00:11:19,880 How the hell did they get this so fast? 258 00:11:19,913 --> 00:11:21,749 No idea, but some writer named Sherm Hempell's 259 00:11:21,782 --> 00:11:23,751 got some real specific information. 260 00:11:23,784 --> 00:11:25,052 Take a look at this. 261 00:11:25,085 --> 00:11:26,319 Yeah, we've seen it. 262 00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:27,420 So has Arthur Branch. 263 00:11:27,454 --> 00:11:30,057 Meaning I'll be a special kind of pain in your ass 264 00:11:30,090 --> 00:11:31,024 until this is sufficiently explained. 265 00:11:31,058 --> 00:11:34,194 My money's on post-traumatic stress disorder. 266 00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:35,996 Both men were in the same Reserve unit, 267 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:38,231 the 365th M.P. Brigade. 268 00:11:38,265 --> 00:11:40,500 It's out of Fort Crompton in New Jersey. 269 00:11:40,533 --> 00:11:43,270 Yeah, most of the reservists there are NYPD. 270 00:11:43,303 --> 00:11:44,404 But they didn't know each other. 271 00:11:44,437 --> 00:11:45,472 And they didn't serve together. 272 00:11:45,505 --> 00:11:47,841 Callahan served a year in Afghanistan, 273 00:11:47,875 --> 00:11:50,377 got back eight months ago. 274 00:11:50,410 --> 00:11:52,212 Wes Myers got back three days ago, 275 00:11:52,245 --> 00:11:53,847 but he only served four months. 276 00:11:53,881 --> 00:11:55,849 All right, right there that doesn't make sense. 277 00:11:57,918 --> 00:12:01,488 The military's keeping guys double their initial deployment. 278 00:12:01,521 --> 00:12:04,858 Why did they let Wes Myers out early? 279 00:12:04,892 --> 00:12:06,259 Maybe it's combat stress, like you said. 280 00:12:06,293 --> 00:12:08,061 We don't even know how much action they saw. 281 00:12:08,095 --> 00:12:09,529 Well, we can't ask Myers, 282 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,999 he's still unconscious. 283 00:12:12,032 --> 00:12:13,033 But Callahan's under 284 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:15,068 psych eval at N.Y.U. 285 00:12:15,102 --> 00:12:15,869 I'll call Huang, 286 00:12:15,903 --> 00:12:18,872 see if he can make a diagnosis. 287 00:12:21,842 --> 00:12:23,476 (Callahan) I've been having all these dreams. 288 00:12:23,510 --> 00:12:26,546 About what? 289 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:29,049 Weird stuff. 290 00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:32,419 People's faces turning into monsters' faces. 291 00:12:34,221 --> 00:12:37,124 Spiders coming out of my hands. 292 00:12:37,157 --> 00:12:40,260 How long have you been having them? 293 00:12:40,293 --> 00:12:42,896 Started a couple of months after I got back to the States. 294 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:47,034 Freaks me out all day. 295 00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:49,069 I know that the doctors had been giving you 296 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:51,038 some medication. 297 00:12:51,071 --> 00:12:53,373 You think it's helping? Yeah. 298 00:12:53,406 --> 00:12:57,277 The dreams aren't as bad. 299 00:12:57,310 --> 00:13:00,113 And I don't have all that other crazy stuff 300 00:13:00,147 --> 00:13:03,416 in my head as much. 301 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:05,385 What other crazy stuff? 302 00:13:08,255 --> 00:13:10,357 Like thinking that my neighbors 303 00:13:10,390 --> 00:13:14,161 are spying on me. 304 00:13:14,194 --> 00:13:17,965 Tapping my phones. 305 00:13:17,998 --> 00:13:21,301 There's something really wrong. 306 00:13:31,578 --> 00:13:33,313 How's Jamie? 307 00:13:33,346 --> 00:13:38,285 I haven't spoken to her. 308 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,588 But...I could contact her for you. 309 00:13:41,621 --> 00:13:43,156 After we're finished. 310 00:13:43,190 --> 00:13:47,294 If you'd like. 311 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:51,064 She doesn't...come see me. 312 00:13:53,566 --> 00:13:55,535 She won't even call. 313 00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:01,141 Not that I blame her. 314 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:03,176 I'm sure she's very worried about you, Tom. 315 00:14:03,210 --> 00:14:04,611 Everyone is. 316 00:14:11,551 --> 00:14:15,188 What else have you noticed about yourself? 317 00:14:15,222 --> 00:14:17,657 The things that you did before you were hospitalized 318 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:21,161 that don't make sense now? 319 00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:26,666 Sometimes in the morning when I shave... 320 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:30,370 I put the razor to my neck... 321 00:14:30,403 --> 00:14:33,440 and I think... 322 00:14:33,473 --> 00:14:38,645 if I could just push a little bit harder... 323 00:14:38,678 --> 00:14:42,482 all the way across my throat... 324 00:14:45,318 --> 00:14:49,022 it would hardly hurt at all. 325 00:14:53,060 --> 00:14:55,195 I don't think it's P.T.S.D. 326 00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:56,629 Why not? 327 00:14:56,663 --> 00:14:58,331 Callahan reports no change 328 00:14:58,365 --> 00:15:00,433 in his sleep patterns or eating habits. 329 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:03,270 He exhibits no exaggerated startle reflex. 330 00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:05,372 His nightmares are vivid and bizarre, 331 00:15:05,405 --> 00:15:07,107 more like hallucinations. 332 00:15:07,140 --> 00:15:11,311 And he experiences paranoia and suicidal ideation. 333 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:13,446 So if it's not P.T.S.D., what is causing all this? 334 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:14,714 Well, if this were an isolated case, 335 00:15:14,747 --> 00:15:17,450 I'd say that he might have developed 336 00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:19,219 schizo-affective disorder. 337 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:21,154 Or it could be organic. 338 00:15:21,188 --> 00:15:22,655 A brain tumor, for instance. 339 00:15:22,689 --> 00:15:23,556 (Stabler) But it's not isolated. 340 00:15:23,590 --> 00:15:25,625 It's two different guys. 341 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:27,360 What are the odds they'd both come down 342 00:15:27,394 --> 00:15:28,528 with the same disorder? 343 00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:30,663 (Huang) It's next to impossible. 344 00:15:30,697 --> 00:15:32,565 Which leaves us with an environmental cause. 345 00:15:32,599 --> 00:15:35,735 Both soldiers affected by the same toxin. 346 00:15:35,768 --> 00:15:37,604 Gulf War Syndrome has been blamed on everything 347 00:15:37,637 --> 00:15:41,741 from chemical weapons to depleted uranium bullets. 348 00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:43,676 Yeah, and the Marines gave me a physical 349 00:15:43,710 --> 00:15:45,412 when I finished my tour. 350 00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:47,981 I'll bet the Army does the same thing. 351 00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:53,553 (Dr. Trainer) Actually, D.O.D. says post-deployment physicals 352 00:15:53,586 --> 00:15:54,554 are optional for soldiers now. 353 00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:56,656 Did Wes Myers or Tom Callahan opt to take one? 354 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:57,757 No, Ma'am. 355 00:15:57,790 --> 00:16:00,527 Just filled out the required health questionnaire. 356 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:01,761 Either man report any problems? 357 00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:03,563 Not a thing. 358 00:16:03,596 --> 00:16:05,332 Could we take a look at the surveys? 359 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:08,768 Can't make that call for you, Detective. 360 00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:11,071 Have to take it up with the unit commander. 361 00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:12,672 I'd like to cooperate, Detectives, 362 00:16:12,705 --> 00:16:14,641 but I'm not authorized to release any medical records. 363 00:16:14,674 --> 00:16:17,010 (Fin) We could get both men to waive their privacy rights. 364 00:16:17,044 --> 00:16:18,211 Not really the issue. 365 00:16:18,245 --> 00:16:19,679 You'd have to talk to the local general. 366 00:16:19,712 --> 00:16:23,650 (Munch) Ah, the wonderful world of military bureaucracy. 367 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:25,152 I hear you, Detective. 368 00:16:25,185 --> 00:16:26,619 I wish I could be more help. 369 00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:28,088 Callahan and Myers were both good soldiers. 370 00:16:28,121 --> 00:16:29,256 Well, maybe you could tell us 371 00:16:29,289 --> 00:16:32,325 why Wes Myers only served four months in Afghanistan. 372 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:33,693 Unfortunately, I can't do that either. 373 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:35,728 And that is to protect Myers' privacy. 374 00:16:35,762 --> 00:16:37,430 I'm very sorry. 375 00:16:37,464 --> 00:16:39,432 I think we're going about this in the wrong way. 376 00:16:39,466 --> 00:16:41,734 Now why don't you tell us what you can share with us. 377 00:16:41,768 --> 00:16:44,137 Well, frankly, I wouldn't be surprised 378 00:16:44,171 --> 00:16:47,307 if this weren't some sort of combat stress situation. 379 00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:50,243 A lot of men have a tough time readjusting to civilian life. 380 00:16:50,277 --> 00:16:52,379 (Stabler) Our shrink ruled out P.T.S.D. 381 00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:54,747 Both men were hallucinating, 382 00:16:54,781 --> 00:16:56,249 uh, violent, suicidal. 383 00:16:56,283 --> 00:16:58,318 Any other symptoms? 384 00:16:58,351 --> 00:17:00,287 (Benson) Vivid dreams, paranoia. 385 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,390 Not to mention they both attacked their wives. 386 00:17:03,423 --> 00:17:06,726 There's really nothing I can do to help you. 387 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:10,830 Sir. Sir. 388 00:17:10,863 --> 00:17:12,565 Look, I was in the Marines, 389 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:14,734 so...I understand the need for discretion, 390 00:17:14,767 --> 00:17:16,002 but we got a pattern here. 391 00:17:16,035 --> 00:17:18,638 Well, you'll have to take it up with the Pentagon, detectives. 392 00:17:18,671 --> 00:17:20,740 I'm sorry. 393 00:17:23,776 --> 00:17:26,346 Right. Now, is there anyone-- 394 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:30,183 That's what I'm saying. I've already talked to him. 395 00:17:30,217 --> 00:17:31,284 Thanks. 396 00:17:31,318 --> 00:17:32,485 Come on, Elliot, you're one of them. 397 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:33,320 Won't someone in the military 398 00:17:33,353 --> 00:17:35,755 cooperate with a Desert Storm vet? 399 00:17:35,788 --> 00:17:37,390 Look, I already called the local general. 400 00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:39,392 Then his boss, then a bunch of people in Washington. 401 00:17:39,426 --> 00:17:40,793 They're all just passing the buck. 402 00:17:40,827 --> 00:17:42,529 Usually means we're on the right track. 403 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:43,630 (Benson) I'd like another crack 404 00:17:43,663 --> 00:17:44,864 at the base doctor. 405 00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:46,399 I've got a feeling he's got some idea 406 00:17:46,433 --> 00:17:47,400 what's going on here. 407 00:17:47,434 --> 00:17:48,801 (Cragen) Elliot. 408 00:17:48,835 --> 00:17:51,838 Get online, check out the Sentinel website. 409 00:17:54,507 --> 00:17:56,075 What are those bottom feeders up to? 410 00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:58,511 (Cragen) They just posted a preview of tomorrow's headline. 411 00:17:58,545 --> 00:18:00,747 (Benson) Wes Myers. 412 00:18:00,780 --> 00:18:02,815 Why call him a coward? 413 00:18:02,849 --> 00:18:05,218 He's been court-martialed for cowardice. 414 00:18:05,252 --> 00:18:07,120 Refused a direct order? 415 00:18:07,154 --> 00:18:10,223 (Benson) Same reporter, Sherm Hempell. 416 00:18:10,257 --> 00:18:12,825 You know, I'm sick of playing catch-up with these tabloids. 417 00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:16,095 This guy is gonna give up his inside source. 418 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:24,871 What are you looking for? 419 00:18:24,904 --> 00:18:25,738 Press, okay? 420 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:27,840 If it's in the trash, it's fair game, 421 00:18:27,874 --> 00:18:28,841 so come on, back off. Police. 422 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:31,811 You know, sniffing through the garbage there 423 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:33,413 is the first step down the long road 424 00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:35,215 to sexual perversion and deviance, Sherm. 425 00:18:35,248 --> 00:18:37,450 [scoffs] What do you want? 426 00:18:37,484 --> 00:18:38,451 (Benson) Wes Myers. 427 00:18:38,485 --> 00:18:39,552 How did you find out 428 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:40,587 about his court-martial? 429 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:42,422 Inside source. Yeah, how inside? 430 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:43,756 Very. 431 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:45,692 If you think I'm giving you a name, you're on crack. 432 00:18:45,725 --> 00:18:46,759 I'm on what? 433 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:50,597 Why don't you drop the pretend police intimidation 434 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:51,931 and try to save a brother officer 435 00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:54,734 from yet another government frame-up job? 436 00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:55,768 Meaning what? 437 00:18:55,802 --> 00:19:02,242 Meaning, you can't believe everything you read. 438 00:19:02,275 --> 00:19:03,643 If it is a frame job, 439 00:19:03,676 --> 00:19:05,812 you're making it worse by printing it in your paper. 440 00:19:05,845 --> 00:19:07,747 I print what I can substantiate at the time. 441 00:19:07,780 --> 00:19:08,615 What does that mean? 442 00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:10,717 It only has to be true for a second? 443 00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:12,252 Why do you think Myers was framed? 444 00:19:12,285 --> 00:19:13,253 Ah, forget it. 445 00:19:13,286 --> 00:19:14,687 Oh, forget it? 446 00:19:14,721 --> 00:19:16,423 You think that little boy is gonna forget 447 00:19:16,456 --> 00:19:17,857 how his father murdered his mother? 448 00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:20,727 You think he's gonna forget the day 449 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,531 he lost his whole family? 450 00:19:24,564 --> 00:19:26,233 You know it stinks, 451 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:29,236 or you wouldn't have said anything. 452 00:19:29,269 --> 00:19:33,506 Just tell us where to start looking. 453 00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:35,308 Here... 454 00:19:35,342 --> 00:19:37,644 Just give me a call when you get a conscience. 455 00:19:41,314 --> 00:19:43,983 Start asking about Quinium. 456 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:45,918 What's that? 457 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,323 The new Agent Orange. [cell phone rings] 458 00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,426 Stabler. 459 00:19:58,865 --> 00:20:01,568 How does someone on a lockdown psych ward commit suicide? 460 00:20:01,601 --> 00:20:03,870 Run into a wall. Head first. 461 00:20:07,274 --> 00:20:10,009 He did it twice. 462 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:13,246 Second time broke his neck. 463 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,516 You really gotta wanna die to do it that way. 464 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,918 No one in their right mind wants this. 465 00:20:18,951 --> 00:20:22,755 Whoever this guy used to be, he wasn't that man anymore. 466 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:32,599 Colonel Gage's office is directing all inquiries 467 00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:34,033 to the Judge Advocate General. 468 00:20:34,066 --> 00:20:34,967 And the stonewall begins. 469 00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:36,869 We don't even know what we're asking about. 470 00:20:36,903 --> 00:20:38,805 Some reporter said Quinium. That's all we've got. 471 00:20:38,838 --> 00:20:40,340 What is Quinium? 472 00:20:40,373 --> 00:20:41,708 It's an anti-malaria drug, 473 00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,009 but it also has a reputation 474 00:20:43,042 --> 00:20:44,644 for some pretty serious side effects. 475 00:20:44,677 --> 00:20:46,613 I found hundreds of message boards 476 00:20:46,646 --> 00:20:48,715 alleging anything from nightmares and paranoia 477 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:49,882 to psychotic behavior and suicide. 478 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:51,984 Sounds familiar. 479 00:20:52,018 --> 00:20:52,919 (Munch) It should. 480 00:20:52,952 --> 00:20:55,322 You remember that string of Army murders 481 00:20:55,355 --> 00:20:56,756 in the summer of 2002? 482 00:20:56,789 --> 00:20:58,558 Yeah, they all happened on the same base, right? 483 00:20:58,591 --> 00:20:59,759 Four soldiers had killed their wives 484 00:20:59,792 --> 00:21:01,528 within a six-week period. 485 00:21:01,561 --> 00:21:03,062 Three of them subsequently took their own lives, 486 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,964 and at least two of them had taken Quinium. 487 00:21:04,997 --> 00:21:06,165 (Stabler) But in every one of those cases, 488 00:21:06,198 --> 00:21:09,336 there were allegations of marital problems and infidelity. 489 00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:10,803 Well, Elliot, there's marital problems, 490 00:21:10,837 --> 00:21:12,439 and there's stabbing your wife 70 times 491 00:21:12,472 --> 00:21:13,473 and setting her on fire. 492 00:21:13,506 --> 00:21:15,041 Do we know if Myers or Callahan took Quinium? 493 00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:17,344 No, we don't, and even if they did, 494 00:21:17,377 --> 00:21:19,712 why would the military poison their own troops? 495 00:21:19,746 --> 00:21:21,013 Excellent question. 496 00:21:21,047 --> 00:21:22,949 I wondered the same thing a couple of years ago, 497 00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:24,050 when the military forced soldiers 498 00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:26,786 to take an experimental anthrax vaccine. 499 00:21:26,819 --> 00:21:29,088 Even after people died, they only stopped 500 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,657 when a federal court ordered them to. 501 00:21:30,690 --> 00:21:31,991 You're acting like they were conducting tests 502 00:21:32,024 --> 00:21:33,393 against their own troops. 503 00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:36,729 They were protecting them against disease. 504 00:21:36,763 --> 00:21:38,498 Is Quinium an experimental drug? 505 00:21:38,531 --> 00:21:40,500 No, it has been approved by FDA. 506 00:21:40,533 --> 00:21:42,335 However, they did force a drug company 507 00:21:42,369 --> 00:21:44,637 to change the warnings on the Quinium label twice 508 00:21:44,671 --> 00:21:45,805 in the last four years. 509 00:21:45,838 --> 00:21:49,308 I wonder why they had to alter it. 510 00:21:52,845 --> 00:21:54,481 Millions of people have taken Quinium 511 00:21:54,514 --> 00:21:56,115 with no ill effects, Ms. Novak. 512 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:57,484 It's a safe drug. 513 00:21:57,517 --> 00:21:58,618 Some people claim otherwise. 514 00:21:58,651 --> 00:21:59,986 That's anecdotal evidence. 515 00:22:00,019 --> 00:22:02,589 Scientific tests prove the drug is safe. 516 00:22:02,622 --> 00:22:03,823 Well, didn't the F.D.A. 517 00:22:03,856 --> 00:22:07,427 recently make you cite suicide as a potential side effect? 518 00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:10,096 There is no scientific evidence that Quinium causes suicide. 519 00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:12,432 Okay. 520 00:22:12,465 --> 00:22:14,667 But...it's on your label. So why did you add it? 521 00:22:14,701 --> 00:22:17,470 The label is in full compliance with federal law. 522 00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:21,073 I've got two Army Reservists, 523 00:22:21,107 --> 00:22:23,910 one dead, the other alive but not for lack of trying. 524 00:22:23,943 --> 00:22:25,445 I'm simply asking if they could have been 525 00:22:25,478 --> 00:22:26,446 under the influence of a drug 526 00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:27,914 that you admit has very serious side effects. 527 00:22:27,947 --> 00:22:30,383 Oh, well, all drugs have side effects. 528 00:22:30,417 --> 00:22:33,119 I mean, even penicillin can cause death. 529 00:22:33,152 --> 00:22:35,588 But the, uh, benefits outweigh the risks. 530 00:22:35,622 --> 00:22:36,789 What's the cut-off then? 531 00:22:36,823 --> 00:22:39,492 I mean, how many people need to commit suicide or murder 532 00:22:39,526 --> 00:22:40,593 before the risk is too great? 533 00:22:40,627 --> 00:22:43,663 Can you prove these men took Quinium? 534 00:22:43,696 --> 00:22:46,433 So we've gone from "it's safe" 535 00:22:46,466 --> 00:22:48,000 to "it's within federal compliance" 536 00:22:48,034 --> 00:22:49,469 to "they might not have even taken it." 537 00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:52,505 This discussion is over. [knock on door] 538 00:22:52,539 --> 00:22:54,474 I'm so sorry. 539 00:22:54,507 --> 00:22:57,544 Ms. Novak, the police called. They said it was urgent. 540 00:22:57,577 --> 00:23:00,012 You can show Ms. Novak out, Joanna. 541 00:23:00,046 --> 00:23:02,014 And I'll call when I get your answer. 542 00:23:02,048 --> 00:23:04,050 To what? 543 00:23:04,083 --> 00:23:05,918 Whether or not Wes Myers took Quinium. 544 00:23:05,952 --> 00:23:07,554 He's awake. 545 00:23:09,088 --> 00:23:14,694 It's...like a dream now. 546 00:23:14,727 --> 00:23:16,829 We're having dinner 547 00:23:16,863 --> 00:23:19,466 and Kendra's talking, 548 00:23:19,499 --> 00:23:21,501 and I get this overwhelming feeling 549 00:23:21,534 --> 00:23:24,103 that she's having an affair with this guy she works with. 550 00:23:24,136 --> 00:23:25,505 What, like a voice in your head? 551 00:23:25,538 --> 00:23:28,040 No, but... 552 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:30,142 I was so sure. 553 00:23:30,176 --> 00:23:32,078 I just started screaming at her 554 00:23:32,111 --> 00:23:34,213 and chasing her around the house. 555 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:35,848 She locked herself in the bedroom. 556 00:23:35,882 --> 00:23:39,686 I could hear... 557 00:23:39,719 --> 00:23:40,487 on the phone, 558 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,690 I thought she was talking to him. 559 00:23:43,723 --> 00:23:46,693 So... I broke the door down. 560 00:23:46,726 --> 00:23:51,731 She was... crying and... 561 00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:57,069 begging me not to hurt Anthony. 562 00:23:57,103 --> 00:23:58,838 Officer Myers, 563 00:23:58,871 --> 00:24:01,240 did you ever take a drug called Quinium? 564 00:24:01,273 --> 00:24:05,177 Yeah. Yeah. 565 00:24:05,211 --> 00:24:06,112 Manic Mondays. 566 00:24:06,145 --> 00:24:09,115 What's that? 567 00:24:10,750 --> 00:24:12,985 Every Monday, some medic would stand 568 00:24:13,019 --> 00:24:15,988 at the end of the chow line and give us a pill. 569 00:24:16,022 --> 00:24:18,658 A lot of guys got really edgy. 570 00:24:18,691 --> 00:24:21,494 How did you feel on manic Mondays? 571 00:24:21,528 --> 00:24:23,095 My bunk mate said I'd... 572 00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:25,131 jump on my cot... 573 00:24:25,164 --> 00:24:29,101 wave my gun around and yell about insurgents. 574 00:24:29,135 --> 00:24:30,903 I don't remember any of it. 575 00:24:30,937 --> 00:24:33,205 Is that why you were sent home? 576 00:24:33,239 --> 00:24:34,273 No. 577 00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:37,043 One day, I just freaked out. 578 00:24:37,076 --> 00:24:38,978 I was afraid to leave base camp. 579 00:24:39,011 --> 00:24:41,514 My C.O. said, 580 00:24:41,548 --> 00:24:44,250 "Get over it." 581 00:24:44,283 --> 00:24:45,918 Next thing I know, they're shipping me home 582 00:24:45,952 --> 00:24:47,987 and calling me a coward. 583 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:50,256 And they were right. 584 00:24:50,289 --> 00:24:52,124 Look at me. 585 00:24:52,158 --> 00:24:54,627 Look what I did. I killed my wife. 586 00:24:54,661 --> 00:24:56,262 My son has nobody now. 587 00:24:56,295 --> 00:25:00,099 I deserve everything I get. 588 00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:01,367 (Novak) If his story is true... 589 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,804 It means the Army knew exactly what Quinium could do to people 590 00:25:04,837 --> 00:25:07,674 and they handed it out anyway. 591 00:25:07,707 --> 00:25:09,876 We can't put Wes Myers in jail for murder. 592 00:25:09,909 --> 00:25:11,143 Who do I put in jail, then? 593 00:25:11,177 --> 00:25:12,311 The U.S. Army? The drug company? 594 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:13,780 The Army was responsible for him. 595 00:25:13,813 --> 00:25:15,281 He trusted them, he was betrayed. 596 00:25:15,314 --> 00:25:17,216 One could argue he didn't have to take the drug. 597 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:18,585 No, you don't understand. 598 00:25:18,618 --> 00:25:21,621 He didn't have a choice. 599 00:25:21,654 --> 00:25:22,755 You give up everything for them. 600 00:25:22,789 --> 00:25:26,325 You leave your family for them because you believe... 601 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:29,295 it's you duty to the Corps and to your country. 602 00:25:29,328 --> 00:25:32,298 And when you come back home, 603 00:25:32,331 --> 00:25:33,933 you think it's gonna be like it was before. 604 00:25:33,966 --> 00:25:36,335 But everyone's moved on with their lives. 605 00:25:36,368 --> 00:25:39,839 You're never getting that year back. 606 00:25:39,872 --> 00:25:42,675 Wes Myers has already sacrificed his family once 607 00:25:42,709 --> 00:25:44,276 when he left them for Afghanistan. 608 00:25:44,310 --> 00:25:48,881 He doesn't even have a family now. 609 00:25:48,915 --> 00:25:52,084 He doesn't deserve that. 610 00:25:52,118 --> 00:25:55,655 He had a right to know what Quinium might do to him. 611 00:25:55,688 --> 00:25:56,889 It's called informed consent. 612 00:25:56,923 --> 00:25:57,824 There was a risk, 613 00:25:57,857 --> 00:26:03,229 and that risk was concealed by the Army. 614 00:26:03,262 --> 00:26:05,297 Look, I'm not gonna charge the Pentagon 615 00:26:05,331 --> 00:26:06,365 for rape and murder, 616 00:26:06,398 --> 00:26:07,834 but I'd settle for a good reason 617 00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:09,101 to plead Wes Myers out. 618 00:26:09,135 --> 00:26:12,338 Plus a way to get the military to stop handing out that drug. 619 00:26:12,371 --> 00:26:14,741 I'm gonna need to talk to your little reporter friend. 620 00:26:14,774 --> 00:26:18,277 I gave you guys a gift. Now it's payback time. 621 00:26:18,310 --> 00:26:19,612 All of you on the record, 622 00:26:19,646 --> 00:26:21,013 everything you know about Quinium. 623 00:26:21,047 --> 00:26:22,281 Well, we're still in the dark there, Sherm. 624 00:26:22,314 --> 00:26:23,750 That's why we called you in. 625 00:26:23,783 --> 00:26:25,918 Mulder. Scully. 626 00:26:25,952 --> 00:26:26,953 Mr. Hempell, 627 00:26:26,986 --> 00:26:28,821 I'm gonna be straight up with you. 628 00:26:28,855 --> 00:26:30,289 I like the First Amendment. I'm a big fan. 629 00:26:30,322 --> 00:26:31,991 But I'm a bigger fan 630 00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:34,260 of preventing the unnecessary deaths of U.S. soldiers. 631 00:26:34,293 --> 00:26:36,763 Imagine A.D.A. Novak dragging you in front of a judge 632 00:26:36,796 --> 00:26:38,064 and uttering words like "patriot," 633 00:26:38,097 --> 00:26:40,266 "security," "homeland." 634 00:26:40,299 --> 00:26:41,133 (Benson) You're a writer, Sherm. 635 00:26:41,167 --> 00:26:42,969 You know how powerful words can be. 636 00:26:43,002 --> 00:26:45,237 So you would take advantage of terrorism fears 637 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:46,372 to circumvent the Bill of Rights. 638 00:26:46,405 --> 00:26:48,374 That's, uh, despicable. 639 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:49,909 (Stabler) No more despicable than writing stories 640 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,410 you know are false to sell a paper. 641 00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:53,412 I gave you guys a huge tip! 642 00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:54,546 Which we can't prove. 643 00:26:54,580 --> 00:26:57,717 Yeah, maybe the Army is right. Maybe Quinium is safe. 644 00:26:57,750 --> 00:26:59,051 I've been saying that all along. 645 00:26:59,085 --> 00:27:00,653 They would never knowingly poison their own soldiers. 646 00:27:00,687 --> 00:27:02,221 Hey, Sparky! 647 00:27:02,254 --> 00:27:04,857 You remember that little spike in military suicides in 2003? 648 00:27:04,891 --> 00:27:06,358 Guess what else spiked that year? 649 00:27:06,392 --> 00:27:08,360 Number of Quinium prescriptions the Pentagon wrote-- 650 00:27:08,394 --> 00:27:11,363 over 35,000, highest number since the war started. 651 00:27:11,397 --> 00:27:13,099 Lo and behold, 652 00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:15,234 they stop Quinium in Iraq and Kuwait. 653 00:27:15,267 --> 00:27:16,903 That suicide rate, it took a tumble. 654 00:27:16,936 --> 00:27:17,904 Is that a coincidence? 655 00:27:17,937 --> 00:27:18,905 (Munch) Maybe. 656 00:27:18,938 --> 00:27:20,239 The military started providing 657 00:27:20,272 --> 00:27:22,441 better mental health care for their soldiers. 658 00:27:22,474 --> 00:27:24,176 That could've contributed to the drop in suicides. 659 00:27:24,210 --> 00:27:26,713 Listen to what I'm saying. 660 00:27:26,746 --> 00:27:29,248 They only prescribe Quinium in Afghanistan now. 661 00:27:29,281 --> 00:27:31,083 Why would they stop in Iraq and Kuwait 662 00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:32,384 if there was nothing wrong with it? 663 00:27:32,418 --> 00:27:33,419 (Novak) Well, you feel strongly about this. 664 00:27:33,452 --> 00:27:35,722 Yes! You want the truth to come out. 665 00:27:35,755 --> 00:27:37,323 That is what I'm trying to do! 666 00:27:37,356 --> 00:27:38,825 So are we, Mr. Hempell. 667 00:27:38,858 --> 00:27:40,326 So, I'm about to take on the Department of Defense 668 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:41,828 because I believe it is the right thing to do. 669 00:27:41,861 --> 00:27:44,697 Now, you can either stand aside and do nothing 670 00:27:44,731 --> 00:27:46,098 or you can help. 671 00:27:46,132 --> 00:27:48,200 Come on, Sherm. 672 00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:57,309 Check it out. 673 00:27:57,343 --> 00:27:59,445 See how far the rabbit hole goes, 674 00:27:59,478 --> 00:28:01,113 as they say. 675 00:28:04,884 --> 00:28:07,787 It's called a matrix. 676 00:28:07,820 --> 00:28:10,356 Also known as a spreadsheet. 677 00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:12,759 Fort Crompton Quinium Adverse Event Reporting Matrix. 678 00:28:12,792 --> 00:28:15,327 Soldiers' serial numbers. 679 00:28:15,361 --> 00:28:17,329 Date of initial drug administration. 680 00:28:17,363 --> 00:28:18,965 Date of first adverse event. 681 00:28:18,998 --> 00:28:19,966 (Novak) Event description. 682 00:28:19,999 --> 00:28:23,202 Abnormal dreams, depression, 683 00:28:23,235 --> 00:28:27,840 dizziness, panic attack, nausea, tachycardia, psychosis. 684 00:28:27,874 --> 00:28:31,443 The Army kept records of every single side effect. 685 00:28:31,477 --> 00:28:33,045 The data only goes back three months. 686 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:34,947 Where did you guys get this? 687 00:28:34,981 --> 00:28:37,316 You know, we can't even be sure this is the real deal. 688 00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:39,819 Anyone could have created this. 689 00:28:39,852 --> 00:28:41,053 This is real. 690 00:28:41,087 --> 00:28:43,155 Well, I can probably tell you who modified the file last, 691 00:28:43,189 --> 00:28:44,423 if that helps. Yeah, how? 692 00:28:44,456 --> 00:28:46,058 Well, if it's some kind of internal file 693 00:28:46,092 --> 00:28:47,493 that multiple users access, 694 00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:49,395 there's usually an electronic signature. 695 00:28:49,428 --> 00:28:53,099 There's the last person who accessed the matrix. 696 00:28:53,132 --> 00:28:55,167 (Novak) P. Trainer. 697 00:28:55,201 --> 00:28:56,368 That doctor at Fort Crompton. 698 00:28:56,402 --> 00:28:57,837 He wouldn't talk to us. 699 00:28:57,870 --> 00:29:00,206 He'll talk to me. 700 00:29:02,909 --> 00:29:04,543 I'm sorry, Ms. Novak, I can't let you on base. 701 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:06,913 Well, I have a meeting with Dr. Trainer. 702 00:29:06,946 --> 00:29:08,114 Why don't you call him? I just did. 703 00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:11,250 He said he can only treat Army personnel, not civilians. 704 00:29:11,283 --> 00:29:12,351 No, no, that's a mistake. 705 00:29:12,384 --> 00:29:14,553 There's not mistake, Ma'am. He left this for you. 706 00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:15,554 Some referrals for other doctors. 707 00:29:15,587 --> 00:29:17,890 I don't need referrals for other doctors, I-- 708 00:29:17,924 --> 00:29:19,058 I'm sorry, Ma'am. 709 00:29:19,091 --> 00:29:21,560 You're gonna have to move it along. 710 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:23,062 Have a nice day. 711 00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:26,098 You're not even-- 712 00:29:42,314 --> 00:29:43,582 (Dr. Trainer) You can't come to the base, 713 00:29:43,615 --> 00:29:46,485 or my house, or attempt to contact me again. 714 00:29:46,518 --> 00:29:48,154 Is that clear? 715 00:29:48,187 --> 00:29:50,156 All right. 716 00:29:50,189 --> 00:29:52,258 How do you usually meet with Sherm Hempell? 717 00:29:52,291 --> 00:29:55,161 He didn't tell us. 718 00:29:55,194 --> 00:29:56,428 We figured it out. 719 00:29:56,462 --> 00:30:00,066 I can't help you, Ms. Novak. 720 00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:04,470 This wasn't supposed to go this far. 721 00:30:04,503 --> 00:30:06,305 I believe this has gone exactly as far 722 00:30:06,338 --> 00:30:08,207 as you've allowed, Dr. Trainer. 723 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,609 You contacted the press. 724 00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:12,111 You know what's happening is wrong, 725 00:30:12,144 --> 00:30:15,214 but you're not in a position to change anything. 726 00:30:15,247 --> 00:30:19,185 I am. 727 00:30:21,487 --> 00:30:22,688 Over the past three years, 728 00:30:22,721 --> 00:30:25,557 I've taken care of eight men with damage to their brain stem, 729 00:30:25,591 --> 00:30:27,426 resulting in balance disorders, 730 00:30:27,459 --> 00:30:30,162 as well as a host of psychological side effects. 731 00:30:30,196 --> 00:30:33,499 Some served in Afghanistan, some in Iraq, some in Kuwait. 732 00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:36,102 Their medical histories have only one thing in common. 733 00:30:36,135 --> 00:30:38,971 They all took Quinium. 734 00:30:39,005 --> 00:30:40,539 Some of these men stopped taking the drug 735 00:30:40,572 --> 00:30:42,441 months before they developed problems. 736 00:30:42,474 --> 00:30:43,642 And because many of the side effects 737 00:30:43,675 --> 00:30:46,112 are psychiatric in nature, few sought help. 738 00:30:46,145 --> 00:30:47,579 Why not? 739 00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:50,049 There's no confidentiality in the Army. 740 00:30:50,082 --> 00:30:51,317 You seek mental health care, 741 00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:52,484 that goes on your permanent record. 742 00:30:52,518 --> 00:30:53,552 It's a sign of weakness. 743 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:54,520 And weak minds don't get promoted. 744 00:30:54,553 --> 00:30:58,090 The Army knows about Quinium's side effects. 745 00:30:58,124 --> 00:30:59,625 They've known since Somalia. 746 00:30:59,658 --> 00:31:02,594 Then why continue to use it? 747 00:31:02,628 --> 00:31:04,196 In Afghanistan, 748 00:31:04,230 --> 00:31:06,332 there's a deadly resistant strain of malaria. 749 00:31:06,365 --> 00:31:08,901 Of the four drugs that work, three need to be taken daily. 750 00:31:08,935 --> 00:31:10,669 Quinium is once-a-week dose. 751 00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:12,438 Easier to make sure soldiers take it. 752 00:31:12,471 --> 00:31:13,906 When they're not killing themselves. 753 00:31:13,940 --> 00:31:16,042 The rear echelon considers cost benefit. 754 00:31:16,075 --> 00:31:18,277 Thousands of dead soldiers from malaria? 755 00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:19,946 Or the few who have a bad reaction? 756 00:31:19,979 --> 00:31:20,947 Plus, the spouses they kill. 757 00:31:20,980 --> 00:31:22,548 Plus the assaults or rapes 758 00:31:22,581 --> 00:31:24,183 committed under the influence of the drug. 759 00:31:24,216 --> 00:31:25,684 I'm not defending their position, Ms. Novak. 760 00:31:25,717 --> 00:31:27,219 I'm simply explaining the situation 761 00:31:27,253 --> 00:31:30,957 so you understand it. 762 00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:33,159 Can you get me more Adverse Event Reports 763 00:31:33,192 --> 00:31:34,326 going back further in history? 764 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,628 You have everything I have. 765 00:31:36,662 --> 00:31:39,698 All right, then I'll just have to subpoena them from JAG. 766 00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:41,968 I'll need to know what other documents to subpoena. 767 00:31:42,001 --> 00:31:43,669 I sincerely doubt the Army will be forthcoming 768 00:31:43,702 --> 00:31:44,503 unless I'm specific. 769 00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:46,505 What do you play to do with all this? 770 00:31:46,538 --> 00:31:48,240 File criminal charges. 771 00:31:48,274 --> 00:31:50,509 Ms. Novak, you're overestimating your authority. 772 00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:53,179 As far as the D.O.D. is concerned, you have none. 773 00:31:53,212 --> 00:31:54,680 But I have you and your testimony will-- 774 00:31:54,713 --> 00:31:56,582 You absolutely do not have me. 775 00:31:56,615 --> 00:31:57,649 I'm not testifying. 776 00:31:57,683 --> 00:31:59,651 I never agreed to that. 777 00:31:59,685 --> 00:32:03,155 My career would be over. 778 00:32:03,189 --> 00:32:06,225 You arranged a meeting with an Assistant District Attorney. 779 00:32:06,258 --> 00:32:07,994 You never asked to speak off the record. 780 00:32:08,027 --> 00:32:12,498 You never even changed out of your uniform. 781 00:32:12,531 --> 00:32:16,502 Are you really that concerned about ruining your career? 782 00:32:16,535 --> 00:32:20,139 Because this doesn't seem like the career you wanted anyway. 783 00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:26,145 Casualty lists. 784 00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:28,080 Deployment lists. 785 00:32:28,114 --> 00:32:31,283 Adverse Event Reports with names, 786 00:32:31,317 --> 00:32:33,152 not serial numbers. 787 00:32:33,185 --> 00:32:35,454 Raw data from the current Pentagon Quinium study. 788 00:32:38,590 --> 00:32:40,059 What the hell is all this? 789 00:32:40,092 --> 00:32:42,061 U.S. Army's version of burying me in paper. 790 00:32:42,094 --> 00:32:43,329 Their response to my subpoenas. 791 00:32:43,362 --> 00:32:45,531 These are food service orders. 792 00:32:45,564 --> 00:32:46,465 Why would you subpoena these? 793 00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:49,135 I didn't. I request about 50 documents. 794 00:32:49,168 --> 00:32:50,302 They're somewhere in these boxes. 795 00:32:50,336 --> 00:32:51,703 You gotta dig 'em out. 796 00:32:51,737 --> 00:32:53,605 Mm-hmm, law says they have to turn the materials over. 797 00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:55,641 Doesn't say their filing system has to be efficient. 798 00:32:55,674 --> 00:32:58,244 How long is it gonna take to find what you need? 799 00:32:58,277 --> 00:32:59,645 Considering there are about 300 more boxes 800 00:32:59,678 --> 00:33:01,580 in the conference room, and the D.A.'s office 801 00:33:01,613 --> 00:33:03,015 doesn't have the budget to hire help, 802 00:33:03,049 --> 00:33:04,716 I'd say a couple of years. 803 00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:06,685 You're taking this awfully well. 804 00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:08,754 I have no intention of letting them get away with this. 805 00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:09,788 I'm convening a grand jury. 806 00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:11,623 For what? 807 00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:13,459 Indict the U.S. Army for rape and murder. 808 00:33:14,660 --> 00:33:16,795 Casey, that's insane. 809 00:33:16,828 --> 00:33:18,497 I know I'm not gonna get an indictment. 810 00:33:18,530 --> 00:33:19,798 I just want someone to pay attention. 811 00:33:19,831 --> 00:33:21,767 Think this'll do the trick? 812 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,770 Conference room, now. 813 00:33:24,803 --> 00:33:26,372 What was that about? 814 00:33:26,405 --> 00:33:29,275 That's probably just about another subpoena I sent out. 815 00:33:29,308 --> 00:33:30,642 (Stabler) For what? 816 00:33:30,676 --> 00:33:32,644 Donald Rumsfeld. 817 00:33:35,781 --> 00:33:37,816 You're gonna fix it, and that's the end of the story! 818 00:33:37,849 --> 00:33:38,817 (Novak) Fix what, sir? 819 00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:39,918 Oh, I don't know. 820 00:33:39,951 --> 00:33:41,720 Maybe calling the Secretary of Defense a murderer? 821 00:33:41,753 --> 00:33:42,788 I didn't do that. 822 00:33:42,821 --> 00:33:44,190 Do I need to remind you 823 00:33:44,223 --> 00:33:47,226 that I've been known to fire people, Casey? 824 00:33:47,259 --> 00:33:50,062 The Pentagon knowingly administered an agent 825 00:33:50,096 --> 00:33:52,398 that causes violent psychotic behavior. 826 00:33:52,431 --> 00:33:54,166 And they've subsequently chosen to conceal that fact. 827 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,202 Then why don't we get a U.S. Attorney 828 00:33:56,235 --> 00:33:58,170 to whip up a RICO charge while we're at it? 829 00:33:58,204 --> 00:33:59,538 Not a bad idea. 830 00:33:59,571 --> 00:34:01,207 [chuckles] 831 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:02,708 I always like to hear about 832 00:34:02,741 --> 00:34:05,177 these nefarious forces inside our government 833 00:34:05,211 --> 00:34:08,280 who inexplicably committed these wicked acts. 834 00:34:08,314 --> 00:34:11,117 That's a great way to avoid using logic. 835 00:34:11,150 --> 00:34:12,684 And it must be very cozy 836 00:34:12,718 --> 00:34:15,221 in your Upper West Side apartment, 837 00:34:15,254 --> 00:34:16,555 sipping chardonnay with your friends 838 00:34:16,588 --> 00:34:18,690 and talking about how evil the military is, 839 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:21,160 while young men and women are getting blown to smithereens 840 00:34:21,193 --> 00:34:22,661 by car bombs. 841 00:34:22,694 --> 00:34:24,396 I'm gonna have to object to any insinuation 842 00:34:24,430 --> 00:34:27,266 that I'm somehow anti-military or anti-troops. 843 00:34:27,299 --> 00:34:29,401 My father was a door gunner on a Huey in Vietnam. 844 00:34:29,435 --> 00:34:31,737 He was in three chopper crashes, and he got the Purple Heart. 845 00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:33,539 Listen, I support our troops. 846 00:34:33,572 --> 00:34:35,574 And that's why I wanna stop the Pentagon 847 00:34:35,607 --> 00:34:38,510 from prescribing a pill that could kill them. 848 00:34:38,544 --> 00:34:39,778 Sir. 849 00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:43,682 What you're suggesting 850 00:34:43,715 --> 00:34:46,352 doesn't make any sense, Casey. 851 00:34:46,385 --> 00:34:48,487 Now, the armed forces may be many things, 852 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:51,590 but one of the things that they're not is inefficient. 853 00:34:51,623 --> 00:34:53,159 Now, there's no reason to believe 854 00:34:53,192 --> 00:34:55,227 that they would operate against their own self-interest 855 00:34:55,261 --> 00:34:56,595 and administer a drug 856 00:34:56,628 --> 00:35:00,199 that would render their own soldiers unfit to fight. 857 00:35:00,232 --> 00:35:01,833 Quinium is very efficient. 858 00:35:01,867 --> 00:35:04,303 And most people experience minimal side effects. 859 00:35:04,336 --> 00:35:05,604 But the Army is about numbers. 860 00:35:05,637 --> 00:35:06,838 Some soldiers are gonna die. 861 00:35:06,872 --> 00:35:08,240 And whether they die by getting 862 00:35:08,274 --> 00:35:10,176 blown up by a bomb or taking a pill, 863 00:35:10,209 --> 00:35:13,179 at the end of the day, it's just another dead soldier. 864 00:35:13,212 --> 00:35:14,780 And they're gonna get more. 865 00:35:14,813 --> 00:35:16,348 The Army could have prevented this. 866 00:35:16,382 --> 00:35:18,217 They chose not to. That's your opinion. 867 00:35:18,250 --> 00:35:20,786 Would you take Quinium? 868 00:35:22,954 --> 00:35:26,192 Would you let your grandchild? 869 00:35:26,225 --> 00:35:29,228 Sir, I won't convene an indicting grand jury. 870 00:35:29,261 --> 00:35:31,163 I'll convene an investigating one. 871 00:35:31,197 --> 00:35:32,398 Let them hear the evidence 872 00:35:32,431 --> 00:35:34,600 and decide if anyone's criminally responsible. 873 00:35:37,669 --> 00:35:40,706 This is not going to end the way you want it to. 874 00:35:42,908 --> 00:35:45,311 But all right. 875 00:35:45,344 --> 00:35:47,913 You've got your grand jury. 876 00:35:47,946 --> 00:35:50,482 Now, would you please inform the Secretary of Defense 877 00:35:50,516 --> 00:35:52,851 that his presence will not be required? 878 00:35:56,755 --> 00:35:58,924 Mr. Koehler, your company sponsored a study 879 00:35:58,957 --> 00:36:00,692 of the side effects of Quinium. 880 00:36:00,726 --> 00:36:02,694 Can you tell me what the results were? 881 00:36:02,728 --> 00:36:04,396 Well, the study determined 882 00:36:04,430 --> 00:36:07,733 that only 1 in 10,000 people who take Quinium 883 00:36:07,766 --> 00:36:10,236 experience serious side effects. 884 00:36:10,269 --> 00:36:12,238 The grand jury has examined this British report 885 00:36:12,271 --> 00:36:15,374 that was published three years after your study. 886 00:36:15,407 --> 00:36:17,276 You aware of it? 887 00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:18,777 Somewhat. 888 00:36:18,810 --> 00:36:20,279 Then you're aware that they claim 889 00:36:20,312 --> 00:36:23,315 1 in 140 people experience side effects. 890 00:36:23,349 --> 00:36:26,552 I can't comment on their scientific accuracy 891 00:36:26,585 --> 00:36:28,220 or inaccuracy. 892 00:36:28,254 --> 00:36:29,455 Well, the grand jury has also reviewed 893 00:36:29,488 --> 00:36:30,556 this warning pamphlet for Quinium. 894 00:36:30,589 --> 00:36:31,723 Why did your company produce this? 895 00:36:31,757 --> 00:36:34,660 Well, the Food and Drug Administration 896 00:36:34,693 --> 00:36:36,628 asked us to. 897 00:36:36,662 --> 00:36:38,797 Would you be surprised to hear that fewer than 898 00:36:38,830 --> 00:36:41,367 20 other prescription drugs have been mandated by the FDA 899 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:42,701 to issue such a warning? 900 00:36:42,734 --> 00:36:46,705 We are happy to comply with any FDA instructions. 901 00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:49,775 And those instructions include that everyone who takes Quinium 902 00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:51,343 be given this pamphlet, is that correct? 903 00:36:51,377 --> 00:36:53,445 Yes. 904 00:36:53,479 --> 00:36:56,582 Does the Army give this pamphlet to its soldiers? 905 00:36:56,615 --> 00:36:57,983 Not that I'm aware. 906 00:36:58,016 --> 00:36:59,718 But you've taken Quinium yourself, 907 00:36:59,751 --> 00:37:01,320 and you've never seen this pamphlet. 908 00:37:01,353 --> 00:37:02,788 (Koehler) That's correct. 909 00:37:02,821 --> 00:37:04,790 The grand jury has subpoenaed the casualty list 910 00:37:04,823 --> 00:37:08,627 for the 365th MP Brigade, covering the last three years. 911 00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:11,630 Now, according to this list, there is one death by suicide. 912 00:37:11,663 --> 00:37:12,698 That's correct. 913 00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:13,932 Now, did this soldier take Quinium? 914 00:37:13,965 --> 00:37:14,933 He did. 915 00:37:14,966 --> 00:37:16,302 But a lot of the men 916 00:37:16,335 --> 00:37:17,503 in your unit have taken the drug. 917 00:37:17,536 --> 00:37:20,272 And in the last three years, only one has killed himself. 918 00:37:20,306 --> 00:37:22,374 Is that right? 919 00:37:22,408 --> 00:37:23,942 Yes, it is. 920 00:37:23,975 --> 00:37:28,547 I count four instances of "death by misadventure." 921 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:30,416 What does that mean? 922 00:37:30,449 --> 00:37:32,784 It's a broad term referring to an accidental death. 923 00:37:32,818 --> 00:37:35,621 For instance, a man may drown or fall and break his neck. 924 00:37:35,654 --> 00:37:38,457 What does it mean when the cause of death 925 00:37:38,490 --> 00:37:40,926 says "pending investigation"? 926 00:37:40,959 --> 00:37:42,994 If the cause of death isn't immediately apparent, 927 00:37:43,028 --> 00:37:45,431 the Army attempts to determine how he died. 928 00:37:45,464 --> 00:37:47,333 And "weapons misfire"? Exactly like it sounds? 929 00:37:47,366 --> 00:37:48,534 Yes, ma'am. It happens. 930 00:37:48,567 --> 00:37:50,569 Now, have you ever heard of soldiers who, 931 00:37:50,602 --> 00:37:52,371 in an effort to protect their friends 932 00:37:52,404 --> 00:37:53,505 or the families of their friends, 933 00:37:53,539 --> 00:37:56,375 will conceal a suicide by claiming a weapons misfire 934 00:37:56,408 --> 00:37:57,676 or accidental death? 935 00:37:57,709 --> 00:38:00,879 I don't know of any specific instances 936 00:38:00,912 --> 00:38:02,414 where that has happened. 937 00:38:02,448 --> 00:38:04,416 But it is possible. 938 00:38:04,450 --> 00:38:05,317 I suppose. 939 00:38:05,351 --> 00:38:07,519 Meaning that it's possible in your unit 940 00:38:07,553 --> 00:38:09,087 or the entire armed forces 941 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:10,422 there are more suicides 942 00:38:10,456 --> 00:38:13,792 than actually on record. 943 00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:16,928 Anything is possible, Ms. Novak. 944 00:38:21,132 --> 00:38:23,435 (Novak) Will you state and profession for the grand jury? 945 00:38:23,469 --> 00:38:25,737 Dr. Paul Trainer, Captain, United States Army. 946 00:38:25,771 --> 00:38:28,740 And you also run the base clinic at Fort Crompton? 947 00:38:28,774 --> 00:38:29,875 Correct. 948 00:38:29,908 --> 00:38:32,378 Have you treated any soldiers with brain stem damage? 949 00:38:32,411 --> 00:38:33,345 I have. 950 00:38:33,379 --> 00:38:36,482 And to what did you attribute that damage? 951 00:38:36,515 --> 00:38:38,384 Unknown etiology. 952 00:38:43,121 --> 00:38:44,590 I beg your pardon. 953 00:38:44,623 --> 00:38:48,427 Unknown etiology. 954 00:38:48,460 --> 00:38:51,096 Meaning their disorders were caused by factors 955 00:38:51,129 --> 00:38:53,565 that cannot be scientifically determined. 956 00:38:56,101 --> 00:38:58,937 Dr. Trainer, are you denying that you previously stated 957 00:38:58,970 --> 00:39:02,508 Quinium exposure caused brain stem damage 958 00:39:02,541 --> 00:39:03,575 in eight of your patients? 959 00:39:03,609 --> 00:39:05,544 I am amending my diagnosis. 960 00:39:05,577 --> 00:39:07,413 Did you not say that the only common factor 961 00:39:07,446 --> 00:39:10,048 among all eight men was Quinium exposure? 962 00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:12,551 I subsequently learned 963 00:39:12,584 --> 00:39:14,420 that there were other risk factors. 964 00:39:14,453 --> 00:39:16,555 Other risk factors? What? Such as-- 965 00:39:16,588 --> 00:39:18,557 Jet fuel exposure. 966 00:39:18,590 --> 00:39:20,125 Head injury, noise. 967 00:39:20,158 --> 00:39:23,429 Noise? Caused a brain stem injury? 968 00:39:23,462 --> 00:39:25,697 There is no way to make a definitive diagnosis, 969 00:39:25,731 --> 00:39:26,965 which is why I said-- 970 00:39:26,998 --> 00:39:30,035 Unknown etiology. I remember. 971 00:39:30,068 --> 00:39:32,938 Do you believe Quinium to be a safe drug? 972 00:39:32,971 --> 00:39:35,106 Ms. Novak, what we have not discussed 973 00:39:35,140 --> 00:39:38,176 is the fact that malaria is a highly deadly disease. 974 00:39:38,209 --> 00:39:42,614 It kills over 2 million people worldwide every year. 975 00:39:42,648 --> 00:39:45,617 Every 12 seconds a child dies from malaria. 976 00:39:47,453 --> 00:39:50,556 That's very sad, Dr. Trainer. 977 00:39:50,589 --> 00:39:54,025 You didn't even attempt to answer my question. 978 00:39:54,059 --> 00:39:57,395 Is Quinium safe? 979 00:40:02,634 --> 00:40:04,736 All reliable scientific evidence 980 00:40:04,770 --> 00:40:06,905 says that it is. 981 00:40:16,682 --> 00:40:18,083 What did they do? 982 00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:19,585 What are you talking about? 983 00:40:19,618 --> 00:40:21,219 They threaten you? Your family? 984 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:23,188 You've seen too many movies, Ms. Novak. 985 00:40:23,221 --> 00:40:24,355 You sat there and lied under oath, 986 00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:27,526 and you expect me to believe that you weren't coerced? 987 00:40:27,559 --> 00:40:29,728 I'm acting under my own free will. 988 00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:31,730 And not a word I said was untrue. 989 00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:33,732 We had a shot at changing things-- 990 00:40:33,765 --> 00:40:36,602 of making them listen, making them stop. 991 00:40:36,635 --> 00:40:40,105 I don't understand why you didn't come to me. 992 00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:42,708 I could have helped you. 993 00:40:42,741 --> 00:40:44,643 And when the truth came out, 994 00:40:44,676 --> 00:40:47,746 they never could have touched you. 995 00:40:52,618 --> 00:40:55,521 Ms. Novak, you are very young. 996 00:40:55,554 --> 00:40:58,223 And that is not the way the world works. 997 00:41:07,933 --> 00:41:09,801 It's over? 998 00:41:09,835 --> 00:41:11,503 Don't mean to disappoint you, 999 00:41:11,537 --> 00:41:12,904 but you're not getting your scoop tonight. 1000 00:41:12,938 --> 00:41:15,607 I'm here for moral support. 1001 00:41:15,641 --> 00:41:17,208 No, for real. 1002 00:41:17,242 --> 00:41:18,710 Moral support. 1003 00:41:18,744 --> 00:41:21,046 That's nice. Thanks. 1004 00:41:21,079 --> 00:41:22,648 So what does the jury report say? 1005 00:41:22,681 --> 00:41:25,851 Well, Tommy Callahan and Wes Myers are criminally liable 1006 00:41:25,884 --> 00:41:27,986 for rape and murder, respectively. 1007 00:41:28,019 --> 00:41:29,621 No criminal liability 1008 00:41:29,655 --> 00:41:30,856 for either Lifshin Forner Pharmaceuticals 1009 00:41:30,889 --> 00:41:33,224 or the U.S. Army, although the jury believes 1010 00:41:33,258 --> 00:41:35,293 that the matter deserves further inquiry. 1011 00:41:35,326 --> 00:41:38,664 Well...I mean, that's something. 1012 00:41:38,697 --> 00:41:39,765 [scoffs] 1013 00:41:39,798 --> 00:41:42,868 Not really. 1014 00:41:42,901 --> 00:41:44,836 At least Branch let me cut a deal with Myers. 1015 00:41:44,870 --> 00:41:46,672 So he'll be in a mental health facility 1016 00:41:46,705 --> 00:41:47,939 for at least a year, and then... 1017 00:41:47,973 --> 00:41:49,808 we'll see. 1018 00:41:49,841 --> 00:41:52,578 No telling how long the effects will last. 1019 00:41:52,611 --> 00:41:55,614 Or who else is next. 1020 00:42:01,352 --> 00:42:03,789 How many of them?