All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.SVU.S19E12.HDTV.x264-KILLERS

In the criminal justice system,

sexually based offenses
are considered especially heinous.

In New York City,
the dedicated detectives

who investigate these vicious felonies

are members of an elite squad

known as the Special Victims Unit.

These are their stories.
[dramatic tones]

How dare we continue to glorify

Thomas Jefferson,

a slave owner

who raped his slave mistress?

[crowd booing] Exactly.

I know. And why stop there?

The liberals want to put
Susan B. Anthony on our money.

[crowd booing]

But I think they forgot,

she said she would cut off her own arm

before helping Negroes
to get the right to vote.

[crowd booing] Yeah, I know.

She was a racist too.

[crowd laughing] Guess who else was?

- Ugh.
- Gandhi.

He called Africans "savages."

But meanwhile, the liberal snowflakes,

they're concerned
with tearing down statues

of Andrew Jackson...

[crowd booing] Jefferson Davis.

I think they forgot
those guys are all Democrats.

[laughter, booing] Just saying.

And that is why I come to
college campuses like Hudson...

[applause] Yeah, Hudson!

Because in many cases,

I'm the only conservative voice
they will hear in four years.

[crowds shouting]
We don't want you here!

Shut up and let her speak!

A totalitarian PC culture
has taken over this country,

and you know what?
We are sick of it.

[crowd cheering]

[cheers and applause]

We're sick of you! Let's go!

[chanting] No Nazis, no KKK...

No fascist USA!

That's what I'm talking about.

Do you see this?

Students have become so brainwashed

that they are opposing free speech.

You don't even know what
you're fighting for anymore.

[all shouting]

[tense music]

Go home! Go home!

Stay back.

♪

You people have forgotten
what you're fighting for.

[all shouting and chanting]

[faint rasping]

Ma'am! Ma'am!
Are you okay?

I need an ambulance
to the Hudson quad right now.

[dramatic music]

♪

- sync and corrections by Zac -
www.addic7ed.com.

Where are all the witnesses?

Task force declared a little
illegally assemble.

Chased everyone away.

Vic's bodyguard was knocked out
in the brawl.

- He's with the EMTs.
- I'll go check on him.

Blue windbreakers.

TARU must have this mess on videotape.

Here?

Hey.

Ms. Cobb.

Ms. Cobb, can you hear me?

- She's been in and out.
- She was hit on the head?

Might be some kind of brain injury.

- We better get going.
- Okay.

I'll ride with her.

[siren blaring]

- [coughs]
- Martha?

Martha, I'm Lieutenant Benson
from the NYPD.

You're on your way to the hospital.

[weakly]
Um... what... what happened?

You were attacked

during your speech
at Hudson University.

Martha, do you remember anything?

[murmurs indistinctly]

- Hmm?
- A... a mob.

There was a mob and, um... [sighs]

Someone hit me from behind.

Okay. Did you see who hit you?

[whimpers softly]

[groans softly]

[grunts]

Did you see who did this to you?

A man held me down.

Okay, so when we get to the hospital,

a doctor is going to conduct
a forensic examination.

The exam can provide evidence for us.

Okay? But I promise,

we're not gonna do anything
without your consent.

Just rest.

We're gonna be there soon.

[grunts]

My CO told us to sweep
the area for stragglers,

but all the protestors were gone

- by the time we got back.
- And how about security cams?

Nothing on this area.

Hold on.

That's blood. Right?

This looks like
a protest sign was torn off.

A lot of signs left behind
on the quad.

Here, come with us.

Let's look for the match.

"Alt Right Delete."

Now, this one's subtle.

"Diversity is code
for white genocide."

Hey, check this out.

Here's one with its piece torn out.

- Perfect fit.
- A rose with a hammer?

Which side was that?
I don't recognize it either.

Find out who organized the rally.

- See if they do.
- All right.

[dramatic tones]

So you're the president
of the Young Conservatives club

- here at Hudson?
- Yeah.

Well, you paid Martha Cobb
to come speak here.

- Who was invited?
- It was a Facebook event

open to anyone interested
in what Martha had to say.

Okay, so white supremacists,
Nazis, wannabe KKK members.

- Any group I'm missing?
- We hate being associated

with that crap, but it's not
our place to turn people away.

- Point taken.
- Did you see

the wanted poster
the alt-left put up?

All because I believe in free speech.

"Henry Anderson invited
Martha Cobb to Hudson.

If you see him,
let him know what you think."

Wages are flat,
we live in a welfare state,

and I'm getting harassed

for being willing to talk about it.

Okay, well, do you recognize
this symbol?

That's Antifa,
the anti-fascists.

Do you remember anyone
holding that sign at the rally?

The Progressive Coalition
organized the counter-protest.

They were making signs
in the student lounge.

This is a safe space.

We're here for support, not to incite.

- A safe space for antifa?
- We didn't turn anyone away,

but I got nervous when the black bloc

antifa contingent showed up.

I mean, I'm against fascism,

but I believe in peaceful protest.

And they were here to disrupt?

To shut down Martha Cobb.

A few of them had clubs.

And did... did any of them have
protest signs?

Maybe... maybe like this one?

- I may have seen a few.
- Do you know their names?

So you can arrest them for a riot
instigated by white supremacists?

This isn't about politics.

Okay? A woman was raped.

Oh, no.

Those antifa people...

I don't really know who they are.

They don't go to school here.

Hi. How's Martha doing?

She's shaken but stable.

You know, her memories are scattered.
There's no description of the perp.

M.E. confirms
it's Martha Cobb's blood

- on the cardboard tube.
- Okay, so who had the sign?

Well, we're not getting
anywhere with Hudson,

but this is TARU's footage.

Now, we pulled a few faces
from the scrum,

we sent them to the FBI database,

run them through facial recognition.

So what about threats
leading up to the rally?

Against Martha Cobb?
All day, every day.

Well, we should still
sort through them,

'cause some people really hate her.

You know she wants
all Jews and Muslims

to convert to Christianity, right?

You know, 10% of what she says

is completely outrageous,
and it's to get your attention,

but some of her positions
actually make a lot of sense.

Yeah, like closing down
Planned Parenthood

or deporting the Dreamers?

Okay, we are in a bubble here though.

Half the country is pro-life.
[cell phone vibrates]

Pro-family values,
terrified of radical Islam.

She's a troll, Amanda.

Sure.

But the more you dismiss her,

the more you embolden her supporters.

We're gonna have to continue
this debate at another time...

or never...
because the DNA just came in.

- That was fast.
- So, DNA was recovered

from under Martha Cobb's fingernails.

The match was
to a Justin... Vichinsky...

who was arrested last month

at the anti-Trump rally
in Jersey.

I recognize that dude.

White dude who thinks he's Bob Marley.

Yeah, without the positive vibrations.

Kind of busy here, guys.

Were you at Martha Cobb's
rally at Hudson University?

Yeah. Uh, hang on one second.

Wendy! Got a vanilla
chai latte for Wendy!

[chuckles] Yeah, you guys did a crap job

- of keeping the peace.
- We saw the video.

You did a fine job
of disturbing the peace.

Man, I was protecting
peaceful protestors.

You wore a mask and rushed the stage.

Well, what about the scum
that Martha Cobb attracts, huh?

Nazis? Klan?

So you attacked her?

"Attacked"? Man, I yelled at her.

You don't go to the hospital
from getting yelled at.

She got hurt?

Yeah, she was sexually assaulted
with a cardboard tube.

[chuckles] Cool. When's the parade?

What, you're happy about that?

Well, maybe that's what she gets

for blaming a hurricane
that killed 50 people

on the mayor's sexual orientation.

Well, guess what, hater?

You're under arrest for menacing.

Are you kidding me?

For protesting at a protest?

Martha Cobb's off spreading
fascist propaganda

and I'm the one being arrested,
everybody.

That's right. Take a good look.

We're already living in a police state.

Thank you for coming in, Martha.

- How are you feeling?
- Emboldened and empowered.

Well, I know how difficult
this must be,

especially with your public profile.

You have no idea what my life is like.

Doesn't mean that I don't understand

what you're going through.

Do you people ever stop
with the empathy?

Which "people" are you referring to?

Let me guess.

You cried tears of joy
when Obama was elected

said you'd move to Canada
if Trump ever got in,

yet... here you are.

I was never going anywhere,

but, right or left,
I want to find the man

who assaulted you and make sure
that he is apprehended and punished.

So, um...

you may have suffered
from something called

"collapsed immobility,"
and it can happen

from being overpowered,
and it affects your memory.

It can get scattered
or even go missing,

so I wanted to ask you if

anything has come back to you
since we last spoke.

It may help if I see the face

of the cockroach who did this to me.

Well, he may or may not be
in the lineup,

but if he is,
it can be an emotional shock.

More than having
a signpost shoved inside me?

[chuckles] You don't have to treat me
with kid gloves, Lieutenant.

Let's just get this over with.

[door opens]

[quietly] Wow.

Hey. Jed Karey.

I'll be representing
Mr. Vichinsky.

Mmhmm.

Oh. Well, this is gonna
be easier than I thought.

This way.

Martha, just take
all the time that you need...

- [scoffs]
- Let us know if you recognize anyone.

Number six.

Where do you recognize him from?

He was at Hudson with antifa,
screaming at me.

Anything else?

He's the one who attacked me.

So he raped you?

[tense music]

♪

Martha?

Yes. It was him.

Number six.

Call Barba.
Get him to arraignment.

Martha Cobb is scapegoating my client

to vilify her political opponents.

Did NYPD look at the...

at the fascist contingent
of this rally?

I know for a fact
there were half a dozen

neo-Nazi sex offenders
in that crowd.

I mean... [sighs]
Jed Karey certainly knows

how to push the right buttons.

He's a protégé of Bill Kunstler.

Do we have a problem with Martha's ID?

- Well, she hesitated.
- So do other victims.

Still.

Do you think she'd make
a false accusation

- for political reasons?
- Look,

I was there right after
they found her.

- Mm-hmm.
- And I do not think

that she is fully equipped

to remember who assaulted her.

- You don't like her.
- Do you?

Look, Rafa, I admit,

I loathe everything
that she stands for.

- I do.
- But it's your job

to advocate for her.

It's my job to trust but verify,

and with this case
getting fast-tracked,

we didn't have time to rule out
the other suspects.

So do your due diligence.

"Dear Pete, God bless you

and God bless America.
Martha Cobb."

Thank you.
Lieutenant Benson.

I would've signed one
for you at the station.

We'd like to ask a few more
questions if we could, so...

Well, I'm kind of busy.

But maybe you can help me figure out

who is harassing me
on social media, huh?

"I'd rape Martha Cobb to death
if I got the chance,"

and "Martha Cobb lies
about getting raped"

- "to make the left look bad."
- Don't engage.

And we really do need a few minutes.

Okay? Thank you.

Excuse me.

[clearing throat]

- So, what is it?
- So, we just wanted to know

if any of your memories had come back.

I know who assaulted me.
You already charged him.

Right, but we're trying
to firm up the case

for the trial, so, you know,

how did he get you out of the quad?

Like did he say anything, did...

was there anybody else involved?

I just remember him.

Okay, you know what?
Maybe if you...

if you just look at
some of the other men

from the brawl, you know,
it might trigger something.

Fine. Okay.

No. No.

No.

Okay.
Are we done?

Hold on.
You recognized the last one.

Yes, yeah. He's been at a few
of my speeches. Randy Platt.

But my security already
checked him out.

He's totally harmless. Okay?

Excuse me.

Okay, who's next?

Hi.

So Randy Platt's the shot-caller
for a group of right-wing misfits

- in Suffolk County.
- And he lives at home

with his mom
and spends most of his time

vlogging and tweeting
to his social media followers.

- An audience of dozens.
- No, not... not anymore.

The Hudson riots turned this guy
into an Internet celebrity.

Now, he uploaded this today,
and it just went viral.

Yeah, we knew they wouldn't
let Martha Cobb speak

because she condemns the PC dogma

these feminazis disseminate.

They want to silence any woman

who doesn't demonize
the entire male race.

It's time white men stop being cucks

and stand up to these uppity bitches.

A Martha Cobb fan that hates women.

That's par for the course.

"We must secure
the existence of our people

and a future for white children."

Now, we try to be peaceful,

but if we need to use violence
to take our country back

from the cultural elites
and the globalist dupes...

[scoffs] Well, so be it.

♪

Well, that doesn't seem
so "harmless" to me.

You know, as long
as we're tearing down statues,

we might as well cancel Thanksgiving.

Don't mess with my favorite holiday.

Brought to you by Puritans,

religious extremists who burned
witches and massacred Indians.

Says the guy
who goes to mass on Columbus Day.

[knocking]

- Hey, Mrs. Platt.
- That's right.

Hi, uh... your son Randy home?

No. What do you want with him?

Ms. Platt, can we...
can we talk inside?

I got this old
line-of-duty injury

that starts acting up
in the chilly weather.

Oh, you poor thing. Come on in.

- What time do you expect him?
- I'm not really sure.

You read a lot of Martha Cobb?

Oh, they're Randy's. He adores her.

[engine revving distantly]

Signed by the author herself.
Book-tour dates.

[car door slamming] That must be him.

[glass shatters, flames whoosh]

[tires squealing]
Go! Back door!

This way.

♪

I can't believe those bastards
set fire to my house.

What bastards are you talking about?

The one's who've been threatening Randy.

- You got any names?
- The people on the Internet.

Randy showed me some of
the vile things they wrote.

Oh!

What the hell's going on?

They threw a bomb in the house.

Those sons of bitches.
Mom, are you okay?

Good thing the police were here.

Hey, listen, Randy.
Would you mind coming with us

to the station,
just so we can sort this out?

Sure, I always love
helping the police.

Mom, you go with Joe, okay?

He'll make sure you're okay.

- Okay.
- Come on, we're over here.

Did you find the antifa cuck
who tried to kill me and my mother?

Not in our jurisdiction.

- So what am I doing here?
- Relax, Randy.

Have a seat in here.
We'll explain everything.

It looks like your boy Randy
was doxxed online

after he dropped his latest video.

They posted his home address.

Address, cell phone, social.

Karma's a bitch.

- Why isn't the FBI here?
- Well, let's take it

one step at a time.
Now, Randy,

why don't you tell me about
this group you belong to.

Patriots for the American Way.

And I don't "belong."
I'm a founder,

- a grand wizard.
- "Grand wizard."

That's... that's something
from "Harry Potter," right?

Yeah, go ahead. Laugh.

You'll thank me when
we make America great again.

Well, remind me.
When was it so great?

[sighs] Beautiful.

A couple of lib-tards on my case.

Yeah, well, let's talk about
where you were

during the Martha Cobb speech.

On the quad, by the statue.

You wanted to be close to her?

Well, protect her from
the so-called "progressives"

- who wouldn't let her speak.
- Protect her?

'Cause we saw your video.
You hate women.

Not white Christian stock

who raise families
and take care of their men.

Look, and... and if they do
have a job,

at least put on a pretty dress
and a pair of heels.

Well, we noticed
that you had most of her books.

Look, somebody tried to kill me.

Why all these questions
about Martha Cobb?

Because Martha was sexually assaulted
after the free-for-all.

So, where were you
after the police broke it all up?

On the way back to Long Island

- with my brothers.
- Okay.

Well, we're gonna need their names
and their contact info.

Yeah?
So they can be firebombed too?

Look, am I charged with anything?

Because if not, I'm exercising
my constitutional right

to leave this stinking cesspool
you call a melting pot.

Just so you know,
Suffolk PD's checking

on your guns,
making sure they're legal.

Then I got nothing to worry about.

We pulled up his social media.

Now, Randy Platt followed Martha Cobb

up and down the East Coast
on her last book tour.

He was arrested in three states

for assaulting peaceful demonstrators.

He took a protest sign
from a lady in Virginia

and hit her over the head.

Why do you rape somebody
that you've put on a pedestal?

I mean, the guy we have arrested,

it's his DNA under
Martha's fingernails.

But they went mano a mano
at the riot, Amanda.

And we all saw her waffle
when she ID'd Vichinsky.

Lineup can be stressful
for any victim.

I will rest easier
when we can rule out Platt.

[dramatic tones]

Well, this is becoming predictable.

Yeah, sorry to bother you again.

- That's okay.
- But you misrepresented

your relationship with Randy Platt.

There is no relationship.

I signed a few books for him.
Is that a problem?

Randy and his, uh,
merry band of "Patriots"

are on the DOJ's list of hate groups.

Yeah, sadly, there are a few wing nuts

who view my events as...

permission to act on
their basest instincts.

Well, his instincts
being violence and misogyny.

What are you implying?
That he's the one who raped me?

It's just a theory that we're floating.

And Justin Vichinsky's lawyer claims

that you are an opportunist

who would exploit her own misfortune

- to sell books.
- I don't pay much attention

to what Marxist defense lawyers
say about me.

You know what?
That's a video from Hudson

that we haven't seen yet.

A reader just forwarded it to me.

Do you mind if we take a look?

No, knock yourself out.

Now, I'm not saying
the assault didn't happen,

but Martha Cobb clearly has
a political agenda.

She's using the police and courts

to stoke resentment and hatred,

using social media

to improperly influence her case.

Jed Karey is
a world-class grandstander.

Bring the hype, sell more tickets.

There is nothing
that she will not do...

[high-pitched scrambled audio]

To try and get
her warped ideas across.

- Check this out.
- And I've had it...

This is the video we got
from Martha Cobb earlier today.

Up to here.
[crowd shouting]

[chanting] No Nazis!
No KKK! No fascist USA!

No Nazis! No KKK!

Justin Vichinsky in black pajamas.

The sign he's carrying
is identical to the one

Martha Cobb was assaulted with.

Martha's ID was rock solid.

Huh. That's kind of a bummer.

You had your money on our guy Randy?

What, are you saying you didn't?

I learned a long time ago in this job,

it doesn't make sense
to play politics.

[dramatic music]

♪

Well, this is a real waste of time.
I can handle Jed Karey in my sleep.

He won't be sleeping.

He's gonna turn
your cross-examination

- into political theater.
- Let him.

I'll weaponize every liberal trope

he can wrap his meaty
little mouth around.

It's very important that
you don't let him bait you.

And remember that here,
you're a victim, right?

- Not a pundit.
- Fine.

I don't think you're hearing us.

If you turn this
into an info-war on MSNBC,

you're gonna lose some jurors.

Be sympathetic.
Be accessible...

I'll be who I am.

Okay.

Let's talk about some of the areas

- that Karey might get into.
- Mr. Barba.

[inhales deeply] Relax.

This is in the bag. Okay?

Why don't you just give me
the where and the when?

Well, let's just say
that she doesn't present

as your typical rape victim.

How do you mean?

Martha Cobb has made a career

out of playing fast and loose
with the facts.

Fact: She was raped.

Right, and that doesn't
endow her with sainthood.

She dissembles for a living, Rafael.

It's what she does.

Here we go.

[sighs]

[dramatic tones]

Five minutes into my speech,

when a water bottle
whizzed past my head

and my security tried
to escort me to safety,

but these antifa thugs
descended on me,

screaming in my face, clawing at me,

so I... I just started running.

Then what happened?

Someone smashed me
over the head from behind,

and the next thing I remember
was a man pinning me down

and ramming an object into me.

Do you see that man in this courtroom?

Yes. Him. The defendant.

Nothing further from the people.

You mentioned antifa
several times, Ms. Cobb.

You seem to have a lot of
animosity towards these people.

Mm, the feeling is mutual.

- So that's a yes?
- Antifa are a bunch

of armed agitators and anarchists

who oppose capitalism
and destroy private property.

What's not to love?

So you're predisposed
to wish ill toward my client.

I am predisposed to wish ill

towards the type of terrorist
you choose to represent.

I'm defending a man
charged with a crime

in accordance with
the Sixth Amendment.

Oh, I love how you liberals
are just so enamored

of the Bill of Rights
when it comes to criminals.

Accused criminals.

But when it comes
to a law-abiding citizen

who tries to express themselves freely

or buy a gun to defend their family,

you get your panties
all up in a bunch.

Is this one of your books
with a picture of you

in a skimpy outfit on the cover?

Yes. That "skimpy outfit"

put me on the "New York Times"
best-seller list

for 43 straight weeks.

So, what are you selling
your readers, Ms. Cobb?

Ideas or T and A?

Objection.
This is all very entertaining,

but...

You really wanna ask me about my ass

after what I've been through?

Withdrawn. Let's try this.

On page 213 of this book, you state,

"99% of all rape accusations
are fabricated."

That's right. Mostly young girls

with no self-esteem
trying to get attention.

But you're one of the 1%
of girls who don't lie?

I was referring to so-called
"acquaintance rape" in my book.

I was hit over the head and penetrated

with a cardboard tube, Counselor.

And that might be
in your sexual repertoire,

but it's not something I enjoy.

Lieutenant Benson questioned you

about another suspect.
A man named Randy Platt.

Yes. That's right.

He's one of
your alt-right groupies?

Your characterization, not mine.

But he is an ideological ally?

He is a reader who buys my books

and attends my speeches.

A little easier to accuse
a stranger who opposes you

than an acquaintance

who worships the ground you walk on,

- I suppose.
- Objection.

Sustained.

Uh, just one last question.

Where did you stay the night before

your speech at Hudson?

The Young Conservatives Club at Hudson

put me up at the Park Milano Hotel.

Sweet. Five stars.

Nothing further.

Excuse me.

You're in my seat.

Well, I was at the legal aid bar.

Too many lawyers buying me drinks.

I literally had ten beers
lined up in front of me

- on the bar.
- That is such a nice perk

for representing a rapist.

- What are you drinking?
- Scotch.

- Your best Scotch for this guy.
- Thanks.

Well, it wasn't my guy

they're all fired up about.

It was Martha Cobb.

Your lefty pals are hypocrites.

I don't think my guy did it.

[chuckles sarcastically]
That was unexpected.

Look, you know I love this game

as much as anyone, Rafael,
but this guy...

I don't think he's got it in him.

My guess? He goes to
these rallies to meet girls.

Tell me about the Park Milano Hotel.

That?

Eh, just a little dig
on the 1% of it all.

[dramatic tones]

Okay, let me be totally
up front about this.

I despise Martha Cobb...

but I did not sexually assault her.

How do you explain the fact

that your DNA was found
under her fingernails?

[sighs] All right, look.

When the chaos started
at Hudson, I got in her face.

She pushed me away.

We started to grapple a little bit.

You know, and I'm sorry
that I accosted her like that.

But that's it. I swear.

That was the only time
I ever laid a hand on her.

You've heard the testimony, Justin,

that it was your cardboard tube

that was used to penetrate her.

And maybe it was.
I really don't know,

because right before
all of this went down,

one of those alt-right goons
grabbed it out of my hands.

Do you remember who the man was?

Oh, yeah.
Pale white guy. Moon face,

- short blond hair, glasses.
- This man?

[scoffs] Yeah, that's him.

Snatched the sign
right out of my hand,

and I never saw it again.

Hmm.

That photo you identified

is of a man named Randy Platt,
correct?

I don't know his name.

You weren't one of
the 19 million people

who watched a video
of Mr. Platt spewing hate

- after the Hudson riot?
- Well, yeah, I saw that.

- It made me sick.
- "Sick."

So sick that you invented
a convenient story

about him taking your sign.

It's not a story.

You're a member of antifa, aren't you?

I'm against fascism,
like any normal person.

Aren't you?

I don't advocate violence
against people who disagree with me.

These right-wing extremists
wanna rip down

everything this country stands for.

What are we supposed to do?

Just lay down and go belly-up?

You believe that Martha Cobb
is a right-wing extremist?

Yeah, except she's way worse
than the people that she provokes.

Like she has any idea what it's like
to be a hardworking American,

with her prep-school privilege
and her gated Bel Air mansion.

Sure, she presents
as this blonde beach bunny,

but in reality,
she's the Joseph Goebbels

of the alt-right
propaganda machine,

and we need to stop her
by any means necessary.

Hmm.

Disgust. Lack of control.

Rage.

You just checked all the boxes

on the rapist checklist,
Mr. Vichinsky.

Objection.

Withdrawn.

Nothing further.

The defense has one more
witness to call, Your Honor.

I'm here because I was served
with a subpoena,

and I obey the law...

unlike some other individuals.

Why'd you attend Martha Cobb's speech

at Hudson University,
Mr. Platt?

Because we knew the antifa cucks

and the "Black Lies Matter" crybabies

would try to stop her from speaking.

Now, who's this "we"
you're referring to?

I'm the leader of a group

called Patriots of the American Way.

Right, yeah.
According to your website,

its mission statement is to,

"Purge the country of degenerate filth

and create
a white ethno-state"?

That's right.

Well, just so we understand
this clearly,

which members of the jury
would your group want to purge?

- Objection.
- I'll allow it.

You may answer.

Him, her, her,

him, her.

Step out of this courtroom,

and I'll kick the living crap
out of you.

[all talking indistinctly]
[gavel bangs]

All right, let's all take it easy.

Oh, and just to finish my answer...

flannel shirt in the back row.

I can't tell if he's a Jew
and/or a homosexual.

We'd have to conduct
some research into him.

Mr. Platt...

isn't it a fact
that you're an ignorant troll

who fetishizes guns because of
your tiny, tiny hands?

That's what Martha Cobb called you

at the bar at the Park Milano Hotel

- the night before her speech.
- Wait a sec.

You made a pass at her there,

and she proceeded to humiliate you.

- Who told you that?
- The three witnesses

from the bar I have
waiting in the rotunda.

Your hero emasculated you.

That must have infuriated you, right?

So much so that you got payback
the next day

- at Hudson University...
- Dirty little shyster!

Nothing further.

Cross, Mr. Barba?

First thing tomorrow, Your Honor?

[exhaling] Yeah.
I think we all could use a recess.

[gavel bangs]

- You heard.
- How bad was it?

The "Titanic" meets the "Hindenburg"

meets my first year of Little League.

- [sighs]
- Martha never mentioned

that she spurned a sexual overture

from Randy Platt
the night before the assault?

No.

- Why the hell not?
- [sighs]

I'm gonna find out.

I told you I knew who Randy Platt was.

Well, you didn't tell me
that you humiliated him

the night before you were attacked.

- Because it was irrelevant.
- Trust me,

the jury doesn't think so.

Then Barba is incompetent.

If you would have given him
half a chance

to get out in front of this...

I needed a bulldog for this.
A Rudy Giuliani.

And instead, I got a little schnauzer.

Martha, I am not a fan of yours,

and I think that your views

on sexual assault are reprehensible.

But you are a survivor,

and I really want to help you
get justice.

Always effective,

the inspirational mission statement.

[sighs]

If you're pulling your punches
for ideological reasons

because you don't have
the integrity to be honest...

Do not question my integrity.

Then how about you drop the armor?

How about you start talking to me

like a human being,
not a media personality?

Can we do that?
Can we...

can we just... talk?

Please.

[sighs]

When you ID'd Vichinsky,

there was a moment of hesitation.

Now, sometimes that's because
it's the shock

of seeing your attacker
for the first time,

and sometimes
it's because of uncertainty.

I'm a target every day
of my life, Lieutenant.

- I can take it.
- I understand that.

And I'm a warrior.

So to find myself in this position...

where I feel embarrassed...

vulnerable...

like the kind of spineless victim

that I ridicule...

Martha, you didn't ask for this.

You're under so much pressure,

you don't realize

that this is not your fault.

[soft dramatic music]

♪

So tell me who did this to you.

Was it Vichinsky?

Or was it Platt?

Or was it somebody
who's not even on our radar?

I remember Vichinsky screaming at me.

I remember his eyes, his rage...

it is imprinted on my memory.

But after I got hit on the head...

Everything was a blur.

The man who raped me...

Maybe I conflated things.

But I am pretty sure it was him.

"Pretty sure"?

That's a little different than
what she said on the stand.

At least we finally know the truth.

I'm not about to impeach
my own witness, Olivia.

And you don't have to, Rafa.

We both know that the law
doesn't require

- absolute certainty.
- We're not weighing

her equivocation in a vacuum.

There's an alternate set
of facts that's plausible,

another viable suspect:
A racist hatemonger

that I have to question in,
uh... [chuckles] 15 minutes.

Look, I know that
it's not the slam dunk

that you were hoping for,

but isn't that what juries are for?

[sighs] My own moral compass
is going a little haywire.

How do I put this in front of a jury?

[sighs]

[dramatic tones]

Are you ready to proceed, Mr. Barba?

I am.

[sighs]

Mr. Platt...

did you assault Martha Cobb
with a cardboard tube?

Absolutely not.

Why should we believe you?

What?

It's a very simple question.

Why should we believe you?

Because I'm giving you
my word under oath.

That's all you got?

Because, in my humble opinion,

most of the people in this courtroom
think your word is garbage...

that you don't possess an ounce

of principle or virtue.
[chuckles]

Yeah, well, most people
are blind and stupid.

[soft dramatic music]

♪

The People are unable to prove

beyond a reasonable doubt
that Justin Vichinsky

sexually assaulted Martha Cobb.

Accordingly,

I move to dismiss the indictment.

The defense joins in this motion.

Uh, this is highly unusual,
Mr. Barba.

Are you sure that's
what you want to do?

I am sure that
the perpetrator of this crime

will never be known
to a legal certainty.

I appreciate your candor.

Very few prosecutors would have
the courage to make this call.

The case is dismissed.

[cheers and applause]

[quietly] What? Wow.

We all knew that Martha Cobb

was exploiting her victimization

to further
her right-wing agenda,

and fortunately, Justin
here has been vindicated

from this politically motivated

and slanderous accusation.

And let me tell you something...

What do you expect
from an immigrant prosecutor

in the pocket of the fake,
liberal media?

Look, we need to stand up
and fight for blood and soil

and the values that made

this white, Christian country
what it used to be.

Don't you just love free speech?

You get what you paid for.

A dismissal?

That's what you came up with?

How would you have voted?

Look, whether or not I believe her,

this woman deserves her day in court.

But this case stopped being
a search for the truth.

It turned into a Rorschach test

about which side butters
your political bread.

- I have to reach out to Martha.
- No, I got it.

Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

I must say, I'm a little...

surprised that... that this
is where you wanted to meet.

I am all about looking
my enemies in the eye

and landing a firm knee
right in their nether regions.

I mean, figuratively speaking,
of course.

Martha, all I can tell you
about your case...

Is that we don't always
catch the bad guy.

And I'm very sorry.

No apologies necessary, Lieutenant.

I know I won't be
the first or last woman

who doesn't get justice

after being raped
at Hudson University.

And if you think you have
issues with me now,

wait till you read my next book.

It is a screed on the whole
criminal justice system.

You know, based on
my recent experiences.

I'll be sure to send you
an advance copy.

I don't have much time
for reading, Martha.

♪

Be well.

Take care of yourself.

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