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(male announcer) 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.

[alarm ringing]

(peege) Phone alarm, box number 3354,

1629 broadway.

Structural fire In a brownstone.

[alarms]

(gezmur) Dispatch, Engine 99 is en route.

(fire truck driver) Hold on!

Get that cab outta here!

(gezmur) What the hell?

Are you trying To get yourself killed?

The baby, the baby! What's wrong?

She's sick! Where'd you find her?

A lady left her In my taxi.

They say bring babies To the firehouse.

Kid's burning up With the fever, lou.

Move the cab. We'll take care of her.

Engine 99 to dispatch.

Medical emergency In front of quarters.

Please rush ems.

[alarms blaring]

Baby has severe Oral candidiasis

And a temp of 105.

I'd say based on her size, She's about five months.

(stabler) You lost me at candidiasis.

(dr. Massey) It's a fungal infection Commonly known as thrush.

That's not An std, dr. Massey.

Yeah, well, She wasn't sexually abused.

So why'd you call us? Acs handles abandoned kids.

(dr. Massey) What's happened To her is a crime.

Kids only get this sick When they're not treated.

Treated for what? Hiv.

She has aids. Advanced.

And her parents didn't do A damn thing about it.

If that's not a crime, What is?

Where did you Drop her off?

Port authority. She left The bag on the backseat.

I noticed it a block away When the baby started to cry.

When I tried to calm her, I felt the fever.

(morales) Cab-cam takes ten images,

One per second After door opens or closes.

Here's the last photo.

9:43 a.M.

(stabler) Marong at the firehouse.

Baby's mother should be Right before this.

(morales) Not unless she's A 65-year-old man.

He's the next face Back in the camera's memory.

(stabler) Mr. Marong! Come here.

Mr. Marong,

The baby's mother Wasn't on that camera.

How could that be?

'cause there is no mother?

I want you to tell me What really happened.

I turn off the camera Before the lady got in my car.

And you didn't run the meter

Because you wanted to put a few Extra bucks in your pocket?

Gas cost so much.

It's the only way To make ends meet.

I turn off the camera in case The taxi commissioner checks it.

(benson) El.

Stay right here.

That was munch. He ran marong--no record.

And no baby girls Went missing

In the last month In the tri-state area.

That's great. He turned off the cab-cam.

No pictures Of the baby's mother. [cell phone rings]

Okay.

Mr. Marong, we're sending you Over to our office

So you can describe the baby's Mother to a sketch artist.

I'll do my best.

Warner needs us At the morgue.

Did the baby die?

No, but she's septic.

Dr. Massey's loading her up With big gun antibiotics.

So why are you involved with A kid who's still breathing?

Massey and I worked Together

On an aids Surveillance team.

She sent me an oral swab From your baby doe

So I could run her dna.

Why? She's not gonna be In the system.

I thought her mother Might be,

And their mitochondrial dna Will match.

A lot of kids with hiv

Are born to women With criminal records.

Junkies and hookers. So you got a hit?

Mom is joanne suarez.

A frequent guest of The department of corrections.

Joanne have a last Known address?

Charming little place. Rikers.

[pounds table] You got the wrong convict.

I don't have a daughter. Check my intake forms.

C.O.!

Yeah, well, we checked Your baby's dna,

And it matches yours, So why don't you sit down?

Why'd you lie To corrections

And say that you Didn't have a child?

Because I didn't want social Services to find out about her.

They take your baby When you're high.

So I had her at home. Never got a birth certificate.

You tell the father?

I don't know who he is.

She's a trick baby,

But that doesn't mean That I don't love her.

Why are you here? Is antonia okay?

Well, she's in the hospital With aids.

Which means You're hiv positive.

But I quit using When I was pregnant.

I did everything I could To keep her clean!

Except taking antiretrovirals Before she was born.

Which could have prevented this From happening.

I never meant to hurt My little girl!

Who'd you leave Your child with

When you got locked up?

[sobs] Ida jallow.

My downstairs neighbor.

She promised that she Would take care of her for me.

(benson) Ida jallow?

Police?

What's this about?

There are here To see me, ida.

Detectives.

You have more questions.

Our green cards Have expired.

We were afraid we would be sent Back to gambia.

We didn't know What to do.

Antonia just got Sicker and sicker.

So you lied about finding her In the cab to get rid of her.

No! I didn't want her To die.

We loved her Like she was our own.

Everything was fine Until she stopped eating.

We thought she missed Her mother,

Then I saw the white spots In her mouth,

And I knew it was aids.

How?

Many people have died In my country.

I raised my sister, And she had the same sickness.

So you knew how sick Antonia was.

Why didn't you bring her To the hospital?

Because the aids medicines Are poison.

Who told you that?

Our president. But he has found a cure.

He rubs a green paste of herbs On his patients' chests--

Hold on.

The president of gambia Does this himself?

Every thursday.

And then he gives them The bitter yellow brew

And two bananas...

And they're cured.

Did you try to cure Antonia?

No. The president's recipe Is secret.

(ida) So we went on the internet

And found a doctor Who believes as we do.

He gave antonia vitamins.

But she just got worse.

Okay. This doctor, What's his name?

I also instructed The marongs

To give her yogurt.

Yogurt for aids. Are you out of your mind?

Not every patient with hiv Needs medication.

Antonia suarez presented With a minor case of thrush,

And I chose An alternative treatment

Which has worked very well.

Well enough That she nearly died from it.

And then, as I instructed The marongs,

They should have come back For more therapy.

Like what, pudding?

No, antifungal medication,

As any medical professional Would prescribe.

A medical professional

Would have given the child Its hiv positive medicine

On the first visit.

You're a quack.

We're through.

How many people have you cured With vitamins and yogurt?

I have patients waiting.

God help them.

(greylek) Hutton's A walking malpractice suit.

Stick the state medical board On him.

While more of his Patients die? Yogurt's not a murder weapon.

Holistic medicine Has a place in the law,

And patients have a right To choose their own treatment.

When it's based on science And not voodoo.

Wanna see some hocus-pocus?

Check out dr. Demento's Web site.

"The truth about hiv."

"There's no proof That hiv causes aids.

"The anti-hiv medications

Big pharma makes Will kill you."

This guy Is a fruitcake.

According to hutton, Aids is a global conspiracy

Funded by pharmaceutical Companies to make big bucks.

And commit genocide.

My parents Believed the government

Created hiv in a lab,

And the cia spread it in the Prisons to kill blacks and gays.

How does a doctor Believe this crap?

He's an aids denier, Part of a misguided minority

Who believes that hiv Doesn't cause aids,

And that aids itself Doesn't exist.

Well, his denial nearly killed Antonia suarez.

What's her prognosis? She's doing okay.

But dr. Massey Doesn't think

She's gonna make it To high school.

Chances are she's not His first medical screw-up.

It's time we put Dr. Do-nothing out of business.

Well, Hutton's not talking,

And privilege Puts his files off limits,

So how are we gonna find These patients?

I'll call some reporter friends, Use the media to smoke him out.

(greylek) This poor little baby Is in stable condition

At a local hospital.

We are appealing to the public

To help us find her father.

If you have any information, Please call

Svu's confidential tip line At the number on your screen.

Miss greylek, why is the baby In the hospital?

She was rushed there After nearly dying

From reckless treatment For a life-threatening illness.

Who's responsible For this reckless treatment?

A licensed physician.

(woman) What's his name? Dr. Gideon hutton.

Are you investigating him?

Not at this time.

But we encourage the public To please come forward

With any information

Regarding any Of dr. Hutton's other patients.

(hutton) This libelous trash

Has been running All afternoon!

I am done with you people

Propagating lies About my client.

Miss greylek is doing The propagating, counselor.

Your beef Is with the d.A.'s office.

No, It's with your detectives.

They interrogated Dr. Hutton in his office

Without me present.

That was A friendly chat.

When we interrogate dr. Hutton, He'll know it.

You're scaring My patients.

They should be scared.

That's it. Let's go, gideon.

We get a public apology Within 24 hours,

Or you're at the wrong end

Of a very expensive lawsuit.

I guess a hug's Out of the question?

What did you get From the tip line?

A couple hundred people Say that hutton

Is the greatest doctor Since albert schweitzer.

Talk to anyone who's Not a member of the fan club?

One anonymous caller Says that hutton

Is treating a girl Named lisa ross with hiv,

But he's Not doing anything.

[knocking]

Can I help you?

Yeah, police. Lisa ross live here?

She used to.

Did she move?

No. My sister's dead.

That's lisa.

That was two months ago.

It was just before She died.

We're so sorry For your loss.

Thank you. Mom.

Tommy, homework now.

How did your daughter Die?

An allergic reaction To penicillin.

She had a cough And a fever.

I took her To the family doctor.

Gideon hutton?

Yeah.

He prescribed amoxicillin,

I gave her a dose of it.

And all of a sudden...

She was having trouble Breathing,

So I rushed her back.

He gave her a shot Of adrenaline.

He even shocked her heart,

But it was too late.

She was gone.

Dr. Hutton didn't know

That she was allergic To penicillin?

I didn't know She was allergic to penicillin.

She'd never taken An antibiotic before.

Lisa was very healthy.

She was very healthy Until she had that cold.

Miss ross, We received an anonymous call

Claiming that lisa had hiv

And dr. Hutton Wasn't treating her for it.

It's not his fault... That she died.

It was...An accident.

Well, we need to be sure,

So we'd like to ask you For your permission

To see Her medical records.

[exhales] God, my husband died...

Before I found out I was pregnant with lisa,

And now I can barely...

Get out of bed in the morning Without her.

Just please, would--

Leave me and tommy alone.

If hutton made a mistake,

The m.E. Would have sent Her case to you.

Lisa's body never made it To the m.E.

Hutton signed The death certificate.

The m.E. Is supposed To investigate

Every sudden death Of a child in the city.

Unless it happens In a hospital

Or in a doctor's office

Where life-saving efforts Are fully documented.

Without an autopsy,

We don't even know if lisa Was hiv positive.

And we don't have enough To convince a judge

To subpoena her medical records.

Okay. So what do we need?

Your anonymous tipster.

Be a lot easier To find your guy

If we could trace Our tip lines.

As soon as the word Got out,

We'd never get Another tip.

Munch get anything On susan?

He just emailed me Some files.

She taught english

At a private school In connecticut

Up until three years ago,

Then out of the blue, She's a stay-at-home mom

With a manhattan condo

And a big, fat bank account.

(morales) Okay, here's your Anonymous caller.

(munch) Special victims unit. Confidential tip line.

(man) I saw that news piece About dr. Hutton.

He takes care of a little girl Named lisa ross.

She has hiv, and he is not Doing anything to help her.

(munch) Do you know where This girl lives?

(man) 602 east 73rd street.

[indistinct sound, Dial tone]

(munch) Sir?

I heard a noise Just before he hung up.

I heard it too. Can you isolate that sound?

How's this?

[bell ringing]

It's a bell. Like at a school.

Susan ross was a teacher.

Maybe one of her colleagues Ratted her out.

(stabler) Could be the same one Who cosigned her car loan.

Jack lufton. Teaches chemistry.

(jack) Yeah, I called your tip line.

(benson) You didn't know Lisa was dead.

No. But I'm not surprised.

Susan and I went out For about a year and a half

After lisa was born.

I was monogamous The whole time.

But then I came up Hiv positive

On some insurance physical.

You tell susan?

Tell her? I went nuts.

You know what she said?

"What's the big deal? Hiv doesn't make you sick."

She knew she had hiv.

She, and her husband ed, And tommy

Went on safari in kenya Back in '03.

Their jeep flipped over.

Ed was killed.

Tommy was fine,

But the blood transfusion That saved susan's life

Infected her.

And then she infected me.

How you doing?

I'm on arvs. My viral load is near zero.

And I feel great.

Did you tell the school? Yeah, right away.

And that's why susan Got fired.

And the administration Decided to pay her seven figures

So she wouldn't sue.

Why was she fired And not you?

Well, she thinks hiv Is harmless.

What if she cuts herself

And one of her students Gets exposed?

Hell, she doesn't even take Precautions with her own kids.

What do you mean?

She breast-fed lisa For a year after she was born

Because dr. Hutton Told her it was okay.

2/3 of the world's Hiv positive kids

Get infected during pregnancy Or at birth from the mother.

The rest acquire it During breast-feeding.

Okay, so susan could have passed The virus to lisa

Either way.

It's a shame.

Hiv positive women In this country

Have a 98% chance Of having a healthy baby.

If they take antiretrovirals During pregnancy

And put the child on meds After birth.

Which susan Probably didn't do

Because she thinks Hiv is harmless.

Yeah, she put lisa's life In danger

By breast-feeding her

And by withholding medication When lisa got sick.

And since any reasonable person Knows hiv causes aids,

That's criminally Negligent homicide.

(stabler) Okay, well,

Hutton is Our real problem here.

How do we stop him Before someone else dies?

If hutton knew susan Had hiv,

He had a legal duty to make sure Her kids were tested.

Even if he believes That hiv doesn't cause aids?

Doctors have to offer patients

Treatments That are proven effective.

In lisa's case, An hiv test

And antiretrovirals If she tested positive.

Okay, but how do we prove She died of aids

And not an allergic reaction To penicillin?

Well, we have more than enough Probable cause now.

I'll subpoena Hutton's files.

There's only one conclusive way To find out what killed lisa.

[warner, dictating] Body is that of an embalmed Four-year-old caucasian female.

Deceased approximately Two months.

Initially determined Cause of death

Has now been called Into question,

Requiring exhumation and full Post-mortem examination.

(susan) You dug up my daughter?

How could you do Such a horrible thing?

How could you kill her?

My client had an absolute right To breast-feed her child.

But she didn't have the right To infect her with hiv

And to withhold medication.

I did not hurt my baby.

I loved lisa.

I did not make her sick.

The skin shows no sign Of abuse-related trauma.

There are needles punctures To the chest and arms

Consistent with efforts To resuscitate.

My client did everything He could to save lisa.

Everything but treat The time bomb

He knew was ticking Inside her.

I have no idea What you are talking about,

And neither do you.

No, the only thing That we don't know

Is whether lisa Was your first mistake.

But you can bet your ass She's your last.

All organs are present And in their proper positions.

Both kidney and liver Appear enlarged.

An ulcerated lesion On the upper lip

Suggests a viral inclusion.

(susan) Dr. Hutton said It was a canker sore.

It would go away By itself.

So you took her to see him Before the day she died.

Yes, when she First started coughing.

But he didn't prescribe Antibiotics

Until her last visit.

How long was lisa sick?

Three weeks. She had a hell of a cold.

Never thought It might be more serious?

Not until

Mom brought her back For the last time

With cough and fever,

For which I prescribed Amoxicillin.

That's it. No blood test, chest x-ray...

Why subject her to needles

And an unnecessary dose Of radiation?

I listened to her lungs. They were clear.

Pre-autopsy x-rays show

Significant congestion In both lungs.

Pathology of the parenchyma Of the lower lobe

Show white, patchy, Fluffy masses.

Which means what?

Lisa died Of pneumocystis pneumonia.

I've never seen it in anyone Other than an aids patient.

So manner of death?

I'm ruling it a homicide.

Please stand up, susan.

You're arresting me?

[handcuffs clink]

For murdering Your daughter.

I delivered that child. I didn't murder her!

And neither did her mother! Lisa was murdered?

No! Don't believe them, Tommy! Come on.

Mom!

You can't take her to jail!

Tommy, stay strong. Don't go Against your conscience.

You know the truth.

She would never hurt lisa. Why are you doing this to us?

Tommy!

Shh. Shh.

(warner) Hiv attacks the life-saving T cells

That fight disease.

The virus genetically Mutates the host cell,

Turning it Into an hiv factory,

Which makes more copies Of the virus.

Eventually, hiv kills t-cells

Faster than the body Can replenish them,

Destroying the immune system And causing aids.

Dr. Warner, Can you tell the jury

How we know this?

(warner) Hiv has been isolated,

Photographed, cultured,

And grown Outside the human body.

Its genetic structure Is fully documented,

And it's killed more than 25 million people since 1981,

Including lisa ross.

Thank you, doctor.

True or false, doctor:

Every disease Allegedly caused by aids

Can also appear in people Who don't have hiv.

True.

Was the hiv In lisa ross's blood?

No, but--

Then isn't it possible That her pcp pneumonia

Was caused by something Other than hiv: yes or no?

It's not that simple.

Do you have a hearing problem, Doctor?

Your honor, is she gonna Let her finish a sentence?

(judge bradley) Ms. Emmett, that's enough.

You may answer the question, Dr. Warner.

I didn't find hiv In lisa's bloodstream

Because she'd been embalmed.

And anything Compromising the immune system

Can cause pcp pneumonia.

Cancer, malnutrition, Poisoning from radiation,

Or toxic chemicals.

Finding no evidence Of those conditions,

I concluded lisa ross Died of aids

Caused by untreated hiv.

And dr. Hutton Refused to treat it.

(dr. Hutton) It's nonsense.

Hiv couldn't possibly Cause aids...

Because hiv Is a retrovirus.

Or as we say, an rv.

As in recreational Vehicle?

Actually, They are similar.

Hundreds of rvs Carry passenger organisms

Through our bodies Every day...

Harmlessly so.

No rv has been proven To kill cells.

Then why did The medical examiner

Show us hiv Doing exactly that?

Well, cartoons Have always been used

To spread propaganda.

Propaganda?

That aids is this country's Biggest health threat

And that we're all at risk.

Well, if that's not true,

Then why scare us into thinking That we're in danger?

(hutton) Because fear motivates.

How else could Government researchers

Get billions in funding To cure a disease

That kills mostly Drug addicts and gays?

Dr. Hutton, What does cause aids?

Those diseases, Incorrectly attributed to aids,

Are caused by blood toxicity

From repeated Recreational drug use,

Malnutrition,

And anti-hiv medications.

No further questions.

Doctor, have you

Ever done any research On hiv or aids?

No.

Published any papers Or articles in medical journals?

Medical journals are interested In the status quo,

Not dissenting opinions.

So you have no hard evidence

To back up Any of your accusations?

Oh, there's plenty Of evidence,

Collected from some of The greatest scientific minds

In the world.

You mean like The san francisco biologist

Who's become a pariah In the scientific community?

Or the south african Health minister

Who advised people With hiv

To eat garlic and beet root?

You are missing The point.

There are millions of people Being wrongly treated,

Wrongly diagnosed.

Like you misdiagnosed Lisa ross.

She died of an allergic reaction To antibiotics.

No. She died of aids.

According To your pet medical examiner,

And we all know What bias she has.

Come on, ask her

How many of her friends Or family members

Have died of aids,

Either here or in africa?

Because she's black?

How dare you!

She has an agenda.

She's just like the rest Of them,

The doctors that perform Unnecessary procedures

Just to pad their wallets. That's enough, doctor.

The drug companies who Knowingly put flawed medicines

On the market That can hurt or kill.

Don't let them fool you, Tell them they cannot

Your honor... Keep getting away With their lies!

Last time, doctor, Or you're in contempt.

I'm through.

(judge bradley) We will recess for lunch.

City health department Study

Says new yorkers contract hiv Three times the national rate.

That a lie too? Wake up, doctor.

We have immunized people Against every viral disease

For two centuries.

We know that people produce Antibodies to hiv.

So why is there No anti-aids vaccine,

And why hasn't one aids patient Ever been cured?

You son of a bitch. We all want a cure for aids.

You're killing people With your outrageous beliefs.

My beliefs Are scientific fact.

They're junk science.

You're a murderer And a false prophet.

That's what they called Jesus christ.

Hope the jury doesn't think He's the son of god.

Jurors love Conspiracy theories.

I'm afraid they might buy The garbage

Dr. Strangelove's selling.

It we lose this case, It gives him credibility,

And more people will die.

(susan) I found out I had hiv When I was pregnant with lisa.

I thought my life was over.

Did your doctors Put you on antiretrovirals?

Yes.

I've never been sicker In my life.

Then a friend recommended Dr. Hutton.

What did he do Differently?

Took me off The medication.

Dr. Hutton saved my life.

Your witness.

So you believe Dr. Hutton's gospel.

Yes. I do.

I'm living proof He's right.

And you don't think lisa's death Is proof he's wrong?

Lisa's death Was a tragic accident.

Oh, it was tragic.

But it was hardly An accident.

Did dr. Hutton tell you Not to test lisa for hiv?

No.

Did dr. Hutton suggest She take arvs?

Arvs almost killed me.

I was not about to give them To my little girl.

Right.

Do you know any Of these people?

No.

No, I've never met them.

Maybe you should.

Donald ramirez Is hiv positive.

He was on death's door

20 years ago With kaposi's sarcoma

Until antiretrovirals Saved his life.

Objection, She's testifying.

15 years ago, roberta nolan Tested hiv positive.

Your honor? Ms. Greylek.

(greylek) She's still alive Today because of arvs.

Look at them, susan.

They're alive And lisa's dead

Because you Withheld treatment

That would have saved Her life.

(hunter) Your honor!

(judge bradley) Ms. Greylek.

[pounds gavel]

She's having a seizure!

Let me go. I am her doctor.

Somebody call an ambulance.

Oh, where am I?

You're in mercy hospital, Susan.

You collapsed.

What's wrong with me?

You have toxoplasmosis.

It's a brain disease That people

With aids get.

I had terrible migraines...

After lisa died.

Doctor-- [exhales deeply]

Dr. Hutton said I was grieving.

That it would pass.

Susan, you knew You had hiv.

It was only a matter of time Before you got sick.

I needed to believe him.

That I was gonna be okay.

Well, dr. Hutton was wrong.

He was wrong about lisa.

And he was wrong About you.

But he's the doctor.

Why would he--

Why would he lie to me?

Susan,

Because if he admits The truth,

Then he has to take Responsibility

For what happened To your little girl.

And what's happening To you.

It's my fault lisa's dead.

[crying] I killed my daughter.

Because dr. Hutton Misled you.

So help me stop him Before another person dies.

Lisa's not The only one.

The only what?

Children who died.

[electronic beeping]

Tommy!

[flatline tone]

Ah, susan?

Susan!

She's coding.

Alice! Right behind you.

Where's my mom?

[whispers] I'm sorry, tommy.

I'm sorry.

I love you.

I love you.

Susan ross died Last night of aids.

No, she didn't.

I was with her.

My client was referring To her cause of death.

End-stage toxoplasmosis.

(greylek) Which the m.E. Says Is an aids-related disease.

But we know You'll deny it.

Then why drag us In here?

Because susan made A dying declaration.

She told me that lisa wasn't The only child you killed.

The demented ramblings Of a woman whose brain

Was swiss cheese.

They won't be admissible.

Yeah, but the records From the pharmacy

In your building will be.

We subpoenaed every one Of your prescriptions filled

At that drug store.

We built a list Of your patients

And found the grieving parents Of two children

With hiv You willfully misdiagnosed.

Right now we're exhuming Their bodies.

Autopsies will prove they died Of untreated hiv.

Three dead kids.

What do you want?

He pleads guilty to Criminally negligent homicide,

Surrenders his medical license And patient records.

I recommend five years.

I'm not gonna make Any deals.

Take it, gideon.

It's over.

Okay, but you're Not gonna silence me.

I will speak the truth From my prison cell.

And people will listen.

Here's another one.

Janet hooper, 45, Mother of three.

Died of burkett's lymphoma, Which hutton told her

Was caused by her exposure To toxins, not aids.

How many Are we up to?

Seven families We have to notify.

Oh, no.

What do you got?

It's the lab report On susan's file.

[clears throat]

Susan was hiv positive In 1993.

Tommy was born in '94.

Susan's ex said she got infected Right before lisa was born.

That's nine years After she had tommy.

She lied to her ex-boyfriend To get him off her back.

Tommy could have hiv.

We've gotta get a court order And have him tested.

Get away from me! Tommy, you're just gonna--

You can't do this to me!

Judge says we can. Get away from me!

[grunts]

I'm okay.

Hey, get off.

Good kick. That hurt?

[whispers] Yeah, a little bit, yeah.

Okay, we're gonna have To get you an x-ray.

Tommy, you okay? Take it easy.

I didn't let them do it. Good.

I'm taking him Back to the shelter.

Wait a minute, wait a minute-- He's not your client.

He is now.

Staying strong hired me To represent him.

That's a restraining order Preventing you

From testing him for hiv.

He is a minor In acs custody.

That gives them the rights to Make medical decisions for him.

He has the right To refuse medical treatment

If he's competent.

Competence in this case means Tommy understands

The consequences Of his decision.

Well, obviously he doesn't.

So what's the next move?

Punt.

Tommy's not charged With a crime,

So we don't have legal standing To challenge

The restraining order.

Then get acs to fight it. (massey) Detective?

Your eighth and ninth Right lateral ribs are broken.

Yeah.

Busted ribs. This is perfect.

Excuse me?

We can put 'em To good use.

[school bell rings]

Ms. Emmett said you can't talk To me without her there.

Good, I'm not here to talk.

Put your hands Behind your back.

Why are you arresting me?

Assaulting a police officer.

You're just doing this so you Can make me have that test.

If you're not gonna help Yourself,

Maybe a judge will.

(emmett) Tommy, are you aware That most people believe

That hiv causes aids?

Yeah, they taught us it In school.

But your mother and dr. Hutton Taught you differently.

Isn't that true?

They said hiv Doesn't cause aids.

And you believe them?

Yes.

Because your mother And doctor told you,

Or because you think It's the truth?

After we discussed aids In health class,

I talked to my mom about it.

She explained why there was no Proof for what they taught us,

And it made sense.

Nothing further.

What did she tell you That made so much sense?

That hiv is not the kind Of virus that can make you sick,

The drugs for aids can kill you, And that the doctors

And the drug companies won't Tell the truth, so that they

Can keep making money Off of it.

Same nonsense we've heard Over and over again

Right out Of the aids-deniers' playbook.

Tommy, are you familiar With the holocaust?

Sure, who isn't?

Do you believe It actually occurred?

Of course.

Why wouldn't I?

Because there are people Who don't.

Does that surprise you?

Yeah.

Just because they believe that Doesn't make it the truth.

Then why?

Since we know hiv causes aids, Would you believe people

Who say it doesn't?

My mom wouldn't lie to me.

Sure she would.

Because if you decided To get tested for hiv

And turned up positive, It would shatter

Her fantasy world.

I feel fine.

I'm not sick.

Now stop trying to scare me.

You should be scared.

Your mother sold you a bill Of goods, tommy.

She risked your life To feed her denial.

Stop saying bad things About my mother.

She watched your sister die, And now she's dead

Because she wouldn't face The truth.

Your honor--

Do you have to be dying too Before you see her lies?

Please, stop!

Please, stop it!

Your honor. (judge bradley) Ms. Greylek.

No further questions.

The question Before us today...

Is when does the state Have the right to force someone

To receive Medical care?

Had this court known About your sister's illness,

I would have compelled her To be treated

Because she was Only four years old.

You, young man, Are a different story.

Although you are a minor, You are sufficiently aware

Of the consequences Of not being tested for hiv.

I disagree With your choice.

But to take it away Deprives you of your right

To make decisions About your own health.

I am therefore upholding The restraining order

And ruling in favor

Of the defendant. [pounds gavel]

Your honor, We move the defendant

Be remanded without bail.

What?

He assaulted A police officer

And he's a known flight risk.

This is vindictive.

One moment, your honor.

What are you doing?

Treating tommy like the adult He wants to be.

His only crime was being born To the wrong mother.

We're not sending A kid to jail.

You pressed the charges.

Because I wanted To force tommy to get tested.

Look, we lost. It's over.

Case is done.

Your honor, The people withdraw the motion

And dismiss the sole count Of assault

In the second degree.

(judge bradley) Motion withdrawn.

Charges are dismissed

And we are adjourned. [pounds gavel]

I hope you know What you're doing.

Thanks.

Yeah?

You still owe me For the busted ribs.

I'm not getting tested.

I know.

Just do me one favor.

Why are we here?

I want you to meet someone

That dr. Massey Introduced me to.

How are you?

[quietly] I'm okay.

I told you I'd come back.

Are you up For doing this?

Yeah.

Tommy, I'd like for you To meet kyle.

Hey.

Hey.

You're not gonna change My mind

Just because the kid Has aids.

(kyle) I don't have aids.

I have brain cancer.

I told my parents I didn't feel well.

But we're christian scientists, So we don't believe in doctors

Or medicine.

What'd they Tell you to do?

Pray.

They said that they'd pray For me too,

And I knew I'd be okay.

Because I believed Like they did.

Then I went blind.

You couldn't see?

No.

Asked my friend

To take me To the hospital.

And the doctors...

They gave me chemo And radiation.

And I already got My sight back.

Your folks Must have been happy.

No.

They were pissed.

They thought I was dissing god.

What did you think?

I just wanna get better.

What about everything You believed in?

My grandma says god created Doctors too, right?

Why would he give us All these cures and treatments

For diseases if he Didn't want us to use them?

He okay?

He wants to talk To you.

You don't have To tell me.

I want to.

The test came back Positive.

I don't wanna die.

[whispers] Hey.

You've got your whole life Ahead of you.

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