All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.S25E02.1080p.10bit.WEBRip.6CH.x265.HEVC-PSA

In the criminal justice
system,

the people are represented

by two separate,
yet equally important groups:

the police,
who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

You're not gonna
believe this.

The mother of one
of my patients calls,

and she wants an
emergency session, right?

So their kid got
waitlisted at Cornell.

He's right on the bubble.

So the admissions office
wants to do a phone call

with him, like an interview.

And then he's in.

It's great, right?
- Yeah.

Okay. But the kid declines
because of telephobia,

all right, the fear
of talking on the telephone.

- That's a thing?
- It's an epidemic.

Okay, Gen Z, Gen Alpha, they
can do anything on their phone

except talk on it.

Anyway, so I say to him,
would you rather go to Cornell

or not make a phone call?

And the kid says,
"Cornell wasn't meant to be."

I couldn't believe it.

You know,
in many cultures,

it's customary to say hello
to someone when you see them

as a kind of greeting or--

- Hello.
- Hello.

Sorry.

Oh, hang on.

Oh, I gotta--

You wouldn't believe what
these kids come in with.

Crippling anxiety,
social isolation.

What the--

I need to practice
what I preach, don't I?

No judgment.

Maybe.

Okay, I'm putting
this away now.

We're gonna go for a walk
like people used to do

before we had mega computers
in our pockets.

Nora, Todd, got a sec?

Listen.

This wasn't easy, but
I can only choose one of you.

That's why they
call it a solo.

Nora, I'm going with Todd.

- Perfect.
- Don't be like that.

Todd hit that high C tonight.

Plus,
he's a totally awesome guy.

I get you're upset.

Channel it into your trumpet.

We need everything
we got this weekend.

Later, Mr. T.

Thanks.

We good?

Talk to me.

Three stab wounds
to the upper back.

No sign of the weapon.

Who found the body?

A couple of people
heard a scream.

Jogger got here first.

Kid died in his arms.

Robbery?

Doesn't look like it.

Wallet and backpack are here,
but no cell phone.

I'll bet you my pension
he had one, though.

Some kind of bead.

Let's bag it.

You got an ID on this kid?

Todd Feldman, 10th grade.

Same grade as my daughter.

This can't be happening.

Why was your son in the park?

He was walking home from
school, Northwood Academy.

He stayed late for rehearsal--

big marching band competition
on Sunday.

And had anything
unusual happened lately?

Any problems?

No, he was just
a regular kid.

He had a good head
on his shoulders.

Todd struggled a bit
in the social department.

Would anyone want
to hurt him?

No.

Todd never had so much
as a scuffle at school.

Hear anything from the ME?

Yeah, she said
that the stab wounds

on the victim were weird.

Weird how?

The weapon's blade
was super sharp,

but it made shallow wounds,
Just 2 1/4 inches,

a full inch shorter than
your standard switchblade.

- That is weird.
- Yeah.

Any luck pinging
the vic's cell phone?

It's either off or destroyed.

We've been scouring cameras
in the vicinity of the park

for any suspicious activity,
but no dice.

Can you please tell me
you have something?

Parents found some pills
that weren't Todd's.

And the pills, Adderall,

Todd had it stashed
under his mattress.

And shocker,
not his prescription.

Most of the label's
ripped off,

but there's still
an RX number and a DOB.

Yeah, yeah, there was
enough on there

for me to call for a refill.

Pharmacist assumed I was
the holder's father,

referred to me
as a Mr. Colavecchio,

so I referenced that name

against the directory
at Todd's school,

and I got a hit:

Dylan Colavecchio,
15 years old,

and according
to the yearbook,

he's in some of the same
AP classes as Todd

and also in the marching band.

Nice.

Do you think this
was about drugs?

There's only one way
to find out.

I should just keep
the jacket on.

Dylan Colavecchio,

need to talk to you
about Todd Feldman.

Hey, stop!

Hey, for a smart kid, that
was really freaking stupid.

Okay, Dylan.

You understand your rights.

You don't have to--

Answer any questions
I don't want to.

Yeah, I got it.

And your mom's on her way.

You called my mom?

You're a minor.

I had to.

And you know what
I'm gonna tell her?

That you distributed
a controlled substance.

And that's a Class D felony.

Yeah,
I sold my pills to Todd.

You got me.
But I didn't kill anybody.

Did you make the exchange
with Todd Feldman

in Central Park yesterday?

And did he forget to pay you?

No.

I gave the pills to Todd
at school last week,

and he paid me

with his Nintendo Switch.

Real gangsters.

Half our school
is on Adderall.

It's--Todd's just one of
the few who didn't actually

have an ADHD diagnosis.

So why did he need the drugs?

To keep up.

Todd's juggling AP classes,
rocketry,

and he's going to war
with this girl, Nora.

Why is he going to war
with this girl, Nora?

Over marching band stuff,

who was going to play the solo
at the band competition.

You can't be serious.

I know it sounds stupid,

two kids fighting
over a trumpet solo,

but it got nasty.

Okay, Nora,
there you are after school.

That's you giving Todd Feldman
a piece of your mind.

Then 20 minutes later,
he was murdered.

I promise you, I went
straight home from school.

And I FaceTimed all
the way home with my friend.

You can check my phone.

So what was this beef
about, huh?

Trumpet solo?

Nothing to do with that.

Well, what then?

I always thought Todd was
just a decent guy,

but...

I heard he sent around
a nude photo

of a girl at our school.

This crap happens
every day at our school.

It happened to my sister.

It was awful.

Nora, it's very important
that you tell us

who was the girl
in the picture.

Mr. Moore?

We need to speak
to your daughter.

Why?

We're investigating
the murder

of one of her classmates.

What's Cassie
got to do with it?

Can we speak inside?

Is Cassie here?

No, she's at school.

Actually, she's not.

Hey, excuse me.

Sir, we just came from there.

She never went to school today.
- What?

That's the first
I've heard of it.

You got FindMy?

Hey, Lieu.

Missing bead from the scene.

You know, Cassie,
I don't usually do this,

but I've got a daughter
your age.

I've seen what she's
been through at school.

And to be honest,

I think she's been
pretty lucky.

What happened to you,
what Todd Feldman did to you,

some might say that
he deserved it.

My daughter would never
hurt anyone, period.

Mr. Moore, you are
allowed to be here

to support your daughter,

but you are not to
answer questions for her.

Do you understand me?

We're only looking
for the truth, Cassie.

This is from your bracelet.

We found it
next to Todd's body.

And that puts you
at the crime scene.

That's not true.

I lost my bead,
like, two years ago.

Cassie, come on.

I'm telling the truth.

Just got off the phone
with Maroun.

She doesn't think we have
enough to charge Cassie.

She's only 15.

We can only hold her
for six hours.

I got something.

Accessed Cassie's Uber account.

Toyota Camry picked her up near
the west side of Central Park

300 yards from the scene,
11 minutes after the murder.

Something that puts her
in the area.

Did you get a hold
of the driver?

Dude can hold a grudge.
Gave Cassie two stars.

What did she do?

Made him make a pit stop
on the way to her apartment.

Pit stop for what?

His exact words,

"You gotta go, you gotta go."

We need to check
your restroom.

Okay.

Nothing in here.

Where is everything?

Where's what?

Your trash,
where do you put it?

Oh, there's a dumpster
out back.

When's trash day?

God, we gotta find you
a damn partner.

Yo, how long is
this going to take?

Ask me that again,
I swear to God, all right?

Hey.

What, I got to sift through
the trash and take crap for it?

No, no, no, no, no,
dummy, look.

Oh.

Oh, yeah, I got some kind
of credit card here too.

Wait.

It's not a credit card.
- No?

I've seen these.

Women use these
for self-defense.

Huh.

Looks like blood.

Would match with
the ME said, too, right?

The wounds were sharp,
but really shallow?

One man's trash is
another man's treasure.

Salt and vinegar.

You like?

Cassie, I know I told you
you are under no obligation

to talk to me.

Truth is,
I'm under no obligation

to talk to you either.

So we found this group chat
on Todd's phone--

Todd, a few of his friends.

Check out the last message
he sent.

"The photo of Cassie was fake."

Now, we have a witness
who found Todd unresponsive,

dead, and then made
a call to 911

at 6:37 p.m.

And the funny thing is,
when Todd sent this message

that the photo was fake,
it was 6:41 p.m.

So he was already dead.

Here's what I think.

I think you killed Todd.

You took his phone,

scanned his face to unlock it,

and then you sent that
message to his friends.

And this is why.

That picture Todd passed around
school was fake, wasn't it?

And this is the original
you sent him.

And I'm guessing he used
one of those stupid apps

to turn it into a nude,
which is disgusting.

So what happened?

I had to go
to this pool party

with these popular girls.

And I wasn't feeling so good
about myself, you know?

So you took a selfie
of your suit,

and you sent it to your
friend for reassurance.

He was really nice about it.

He said that I looked great,

and that I had nothing
to worry about.

But then he turned on you.

Why?

There's this group of guys,
these popular boys.

And they were teasing him
about being a virgin.

And he was just
so desperate to fit in.

So he told them that
he hooked up with me,

sent them that photo
of me nude.

Well, you had every right
to be angry,

to hate him.

So I waited
for him in the park.

How'd you know where he'd be?

'Cause we'd walk home from
school together every day.

And we always cut through
the same way in the park.

And I--I waited for him.

And when I saw him, I...

I stabbed him.

I was just so angry.

And hurting him was the
only thing that made sense.

Thank you
for being so honest.

Can I go now?

No.

I'm afraid not.

Well, the victim's blood
is a match

to the blood found on weapon.

Plus, we recovered Cassie's
fingerprints on the weapon

and on the phone she stole
from the victim.

Right. And in addition to
a full confession, of course.

The question now is,
do we charge her as an adult?

It's a tough call.

Cassie Moore planned this.

She laid in wait.

She is also 15 years old.

And the jury will hear what was
done to her, which was cruel.

I hear that.

I read Cassie's
confession, though.

This was a sophisticated
and premeditated crime,

just like that kid
in Hunts Point committed

a few weeks ago.

We charged him as an adult.

I don't really see much
difference aside from the fact

that he's Dominican.

Yeah, he was the
same age as Cassie.

But that kid also had known
gang ties, five priors.

We need to be
consistent, Nolan.

And let's not forget
the victim, Todd Feldman.

When that fake photo
started circulating,

she never told the police.

She didn't tell
the authorities at her school.

She never talked to her father.

She just went
straight to murder.

Well, lots of victims
don't report crimes like this.

Cassie may have felt too
humiliated to come forward.

You're right.

But I'm afraid
that's irrelevant.

Cassie brutally and viciously
killed this kid in cold blood.

She needs to be
tried as an adult.

- Grace, hi.
- Hi.

Come in.

I'm fine, thank you.

Hey, you're charging
Cassie Moore as an adult?

The defense are challenging
it, which is standard.

But yes, we're gonna try.

Also, you know
I can't talk about this.

Although I am curious
how you even know.

Cassie is my patient.

She has been since
she lost her mother.

And her defense attorney
has asked me to testify

on her behalf at the hearing.

Well, I think--

Please don't do this.

She's just a kid.

She's just a screwed up
little girl.

Ms. Hall, are you suggesting
all teenagers are mentally ill?

Yes, sort of.

From the age of 12 to 17,
the body is in a state of flux.

Teens are flooded
with hormones

that make them miserable, reactionary.

But their
prefrontal cortex isn't

yet developed enough
to override

those emotions with reason.

And Cassie Moore?

There are aspects of our work
that Cassie has asked me

to keep private, but I can
tell you that developmentally,

Cassie is a very young 15.

COVID stole her mother.

That led to severe anxiety.

Cassie lacks impulse control
and sound judgment,

even by the standards
of a 15-year-old.

She needs help, not prison.

Nothing further, Your Honor.

Mr. Price.

Ms. Hall, here is the law.

Age is not a shield
from accountability

when the mind demonstrates
adult-level intent

and understanding.

So let's talk about that.

Are you aware that
Cassie Moore acknowledged

to police that this was
a premeditated act?

No, I'm aware that Cassie
discussed her actions

with the police,
but I'm not prepared

to label it a premeditated act.

Or that Cassie has
confessed that she took pains

to learn Todd's
schedule that day,

so she'd know when
he'd be in the park,

that she scouted
the park earlier

to choose a secluded area?

No, I was not aware of that.

She set out that day
with lethal intent.

She carried out this murder.

She covered her tracks
by disposing of the weapon

and stealing
the victim's cell phone.

Ms. Hall...

in your professional opinion,

do those sound like
the actions of a child?

Or does that sound
like adult-level intent

and understanding?

I heard we won the hearing.

And that your friend was
a witness.

Not ideal.

Uh, Nick,

I think we should
offer Cassie Moore a deal.

The facts of this case
say murder.

The facts say adult crime.

But I'm looking
at this defendant,

and I see a wounded
15-year-old girl.

Is this you talking or Grace?

Me.

It is my job to win this thing.

What I'm telling you is that
if I see that side of Cassie,

how are 12 people
on the jury going to respond,

12 human beings?

Even with the facts
on our side.

All right.

I'll offer it up.

Man One, 12 years,
nothing less.

We are not without
sympathy for your client.

The circumstances,
the strain she was under

when she carried
out this attack,

her age, of course.

So we're open
to discussing a deal.

If she pleads guilty
to Man One,

we'll recommend 12 years,
first six in juvie.

Then when she's 21, she'll
transfer to adult prison.

She's probably out
when she's 22, 23.

She can have a life.

No, we're not interested.

Erin, this is a good offer.

My client and her father are
committed to trying this case.

They believe she did
nothing wrong.

So "only" eight years in prison
is not an option.

Okay, that's fine, but just
know this is a one-time offer.

And the evidence against
your client is overwhelming.

Well, not for long.

Motion to suppress
Cassie's confession.

It's true that Ms. Moore
did not have

an adult present
when she confessed.

But that's irrelevant here.

To question a minor,
law enforcement's only

legally required to notify
an interested adult

and confirm
the minor understands

their Miranda Rights.

And the police did
both of those things.

Your Honor, Lieutenant Brady
deliberately waited

until Cassie's father
left the room to question her.

There is no evidence of that.

And even if it were true,

it still would not violate
the law, Your Honor.

She knew if she could
get Cassie alone,

she could exploit her youth,
her vulnerability.

Lieutenant Brady wasn't
actively questioning her

at that moment.

Lieutenant Brady had food
brought in for the defendant.

Then Cassie started talking.

Your Honor, please.

It wasn't some stupid
bag of potato chips

that got Cassie talking.

It was evidence.

Lieutenant Brady is
a decorated veteran officer

who knew exactly how
it would unfold

after she happened
to show that photograph

to this emotionally shattered
15-year-old girl.

It was a cynical
and intentional ploy.

It worked.

It doesn't mean the court
has to stand for it.

I agree.
It's out.

Your Honor--

That's your cue to leave,
Mr. Price.

Okay, so the confession
is out.

Not that big of a surprise.

No, but this is.

Cassie's attorney is now
alleging self-defense.

Makes sense.

Once the judge kicked
out the confession,

this case becomes
she said, he said.

And "he" is dead.

So they invented this
self-defense claim.

Now we know why they
rejected the plea.

Good news is,
the evidence is in our favor.

Cassie clearly planned
this attack.

She stabbed the victim
in the back,

hid the murder weapon.

Make that the focus
of your case,

the evidence, the facts.

Despite her age and the
unfortunate circumstances

leading up to this crime,

those jurors need to realize
this was a cold-blooded murder.

Lieutenant Brady,
could you read

the highlighted portion of
the medical examiner's report

regarding the victim,
Todd Feldman?

Decedent sustained
three sharp force injuries

to the neck and upper back.

Cause of death is
massive hemorrhage

from bilateral vertebral
artery transections.

Layman's terms?

Mr. Feldman was
stabbed three times.

And the blade severed the
arteries that provide blood

to the brain and spinal cord.

How many homicides have you
investigated in your career?

145, give or take.

In your experience, do those
who are defending themselves

stab people in the back?

No, they do not.

This bead detectives
discovered

at the crime scene
near the body,

when you explained to Ms. Moore

that you had found her bead,
what did she do?

She claimed that she had
lost hers two years prior.

Obviously, that bead put her at
the crime scene, so she lied.

Objection.
That's speculation.

Sustained.

When you first questioned
Ms. Moore, did she tell you

that Todd Feldman
had threatened her?

No.

Did she tell you she was
afraid for her life,

that she acted in self-defense?

No, she did not.

Ms. Coleman,
like Todd Feldman,

you're a member of Northwood
Academy marching band, correct?

Right, we both play trumpet.

So on the evening
of September 4th,

you had reason to stay after
school with Mr. Feldman?

We had a long practice
after school

to get ready
for a competition.

Did you receive messages from
Ms. Moore while you were there?

Yes, on Snap.

She asked me to tell her
what time practice was over,

so I did.

Did she say anything else?

No.

She was just acting
really weird.

I'd seen her earlier
in the day at school.

She was crying in a stairwell
about the picture and stuff.

We're friends, so I just kind
of asked her if she was okay.

What'd she say?

No.

But I will be soon.

I thought I could trust Todd.

I had for years.

I mean, we started at
kindergarten at the same time.

And it was only
a few years after that,

once we realized how close
we lived to each other,

that we started walking
home from school,

cutting through
the park every day.

And as the years went on,
we kind of knew

everything about each other.

And we taught each other how
to ride bikes, all that stuff.

He was the brother
I never had, basically.

Your Honor, I would like
to show the jury privately

the image Mr. Feldman
manufactured using AI.

Go ahead.

What happened after
this altered photo

circulated at school?

My life ended.

Todd sent it to three kids.

Someone put it on Snap,
and it was everywhere.

And our school can be so mean.

People were--were laughing
at me, calling me a slut.

I mean, I've never even
kissed anyone before.

Why did you go to the
park that night, Cassie?

I texted Todd
three or four times

to try to get him
to tell everyone

that the photo was fake,
but he left me on read.

Just thought that if
I could see him in person,

if I could just have
a heart-to-heart

without anyone else around,

if he could just see
what I was going through--

everything just felt
so out of control.

What did he say that night?

He said he couldn't.

He said he didn't want his
friends to know the truth.

So I told him that
I would tell the cops, and--

And the next thing I knew,
his hand was around my neck,

squeezing hard.

And I told him to stop,
but he wouldn't.

And I just--I just panicked.

But I didn't mean to kill him.

I'm so sorry.

If you were
defending yourself,

why did you stab
Todd in the back?

When I went to stab him,
he turned his back on me.

And why did you have
a knife with you?

For protection.

My--my dad got it for me.

I carried it all the time.

I walked through the park
by myself a lot.

You carried it
for self-defense.

And then you used it
in self-defense

because you were reasonably
afraid for your life.

Yeah.

I mean, Todd was twice my size.

And he said he was
going to kill me.

Nothing further.

When you were afraid
for your life,

did you--did you run
and scream?

No.

Then--and after
you plunged a knife

into Todd Feldman's back
three different times,

did you call 911, the police?

No.

Why not?

Because I knew
how it would look.

Yes, real bad.

If you were truly acting
in self-defense,

why go through the trouble
of stealing Todd's phone?

Why go through the trouble
of posing as Todd,

texting his friends four
minutes after Todd was dead

and telling them to delete
the doctored photo?

You have no idea
what it is like

to have a photo of yourself
passed around like this,

everyone laughing at you,

enjoying your humiliation.

Nothing further, Your Honor.

Court is adjourned
until 8:30 a.m.

We are losing the jury.

So the self-defense
claim is working?

They're attacking
the victim,

turning him into something
he wasn't.

A bully.

And Cassie is
a compelling witness.

A very good liar, of course.

Are you saying
the jury's on her side?

It looks that way.

I mean, we're asking the jury
to go to bat for a boy

who violated one
of his oldest friends

to curry favor with a bunch
of girl-hating idiots.

There's an "I told you so"
in there somewhere.

I'm just trying
to get the result you want.

She murdered
this kid Feldman,

stabbed him repeatedly.

Yes, he did something stupid,
something cowardly.

But he was just a kid too.

Yeah, it's
a complicated case.

We offered Man One.

They said no.

I get it, I do.

I'm just trying to do my job.

And right now, we need
evidence to rebut

the self-defense claim,
or she's gonna walk.

So get to work.

This is hopeless.

I don't know how we're
gonna get this jury back.

Oh, ye of little faith.

I asked TARU to do another
deep dive on Cassie's devices.

Turns out, she has
a finsta account.

A finsta?

Yeah, it's like a hidden,
alternate Instagram account

designed to fly
under the radar.

Cassie used a fake name,
Lizzie Bennet.

Like "Pride and Prejudice."

She's got good taste,
I'll give her that.

That explains why the techs
couldn't find the account.

Yeah, it looks like
she used it to send some DMs.

You won't believe
who she sent them to.

You and I, we were
together that day,

the day of the murder.

You were telling me
about the kid who

couldn't go to Cornell because
he was terrified of telephones.

And Cassie, she was the
kid who was calling you

and texting you all the--

Nolan, slow down.

Cassie called
and texted you repeatedly

minutes before the murder.

Is that right?

Yes, she was venting.

Venting about what?

About the fake photo,
about Todd?

Yes, she was very upset.

She was traumatized.

What did she say?

What were her exact words?

You know I can't
tell you that.

Grace, she was en route
to murder someone.

And she called you
and texted you on the way.

Hell, she might
have already been

waiting for him in the park.

Nolan, please, please.

I really need you to understand

just how much I care
about Cassie.

How is that relevant?

When her mother died, I--

when she got her period
for the first time,

I was the one who went
to the drugstore.

I taught her how to shave
her legs over FaceTime.

I--

I was--I was supposed
to protect her.

She told you she was gonna
kill him, didn't she?

Look, I never thought
she'd actually--

Why--why didn't you tell me?

Because she's been through--

I don't want to send
her to prison.

If you have information that
Cassie set out with the intent

to kill Todd Feldman,
you have to testify.

No, I can't.

I'm afraid that's not
up to you.

Or me, for that matter.

Ms. Hall, could you please
explain to the jury

what it means to be
a hostile witness?

It means I don't
want to be here.

Why are you here?

You told me if I didn't
comply with your subpoena,

that a warrant could be
issued for my arrest.

How long have you served as
Cassie Moore's psychiatrist?

I started seeing Cassie
shortly after the death

of her mother in 2020.

Cassie ever send you
messages through Instagram?

Yes, she would
message me on occasion.

I discouraged it.

Boundaries are an important
part of any relationship

between a mental health
professional and a patient.

So I preferred to talk
in regular session,

but sometimes she needed more.

Did the defendant send
you a series of messages

through Instagram on
the evening of September 4th,

the evening Todd Feldman
was killed?

Yes.

Do you still have
those messages?

No, they were automatically
deleted after 24 hours.

Can you recall
what Cassie said?

Objection.

Communication between
my client and Dr. Hall is

protected by therapist-patient
confidentiality.

Your Honor,
we've been through this.

Duty to warn is the exception
to therapist-patient privilege.

Overruled.

Dr. Hall, please
answer the question.

She said--

She said,
"I'm going to make him pay.

I'm going to kill him."

Did you reply?

Yes.

I told her that she had
every right to be angry.

I said, take some deep breaths

and we would
talk it out tomorrow.

Tomorrow was too late.

Yes, it was.

Ms. Hall, uh...

Why didn't you do more?

Contact the authorities?

You have no idea.

I'm sorry, could
you please speak up?

You have no idea how much
kids suffer today.

Anxiety, body issues,
stress, social media,

every day, kids come to me
with death on their mind.

Suicidal ideation,
homicidal ideation.

I have to make
a judgment call every time.

If I didn't,
if I wasn't discerning,

then I might as well
just move my practice

right into the NYPD.

So instead, I try to offer

a safe space, a--

a haven.

And I got this one wrong.

And two lives were
ruined as a result,

Todd Feldman's
and Cassie Moore's.

And I'll never forgive myself.

Has the jury reached
a verdict?

We have.

In the charge of murder
in the second degree,

we find the defendant,
Cassie Moore...

Guilty.

Oh, God, Cassie.

Members of the jury,
thank you for your service.

No rush, but do you want
to order some dinner?

Uh, you know what?

I'll give it another minute.
- Okay.

- Thank you.
- Just let me know.

Yeah.

Hey, it's me.

Uh, I'm at the restaurant.

If you're not up for dinner,
I totally get it.

But let me know.

I just want to make sure--

Hi.

Sorry I'm late.