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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.
These are coming three close together. I think it's time to head to the
hospital. But the last one didn't even last a full minute. You've been in labor
for over 48 hours.
I'm getting worried.
I don't want to go all the way to the hospital for them to send me home. They
said soon.
Okay, let's just watch a movie.
And then we can see how I feel after.
Yeah.
Do you like where home comes? Natalie.
Listen, I couldn't forgive myself if something happened to you.
Just please.
Please.
hospital. I will be there with you the whole way. I promise.
You are so great.
I don't know what I would do without you.
Okay.
Let's do it.
How am I going to go back?
A call coming.
Oh, my God.
Monica?
It's him.
What do you mean, it's him? It's him. He's here. He's outside.
What? Are you sure?
Where is he?
Which one?
You're positive you saw him?
Natalie?
I need police right away. I think my client was kidnapped by her rapist.
One second, sorry.
She's back.
Hey, Rollins.
Hey, yourself, Tran.
Thank you. So what do we got?
Vic's name is Natalie Tanzillo, 34 years old, an active laborer. She told her
doula she was being stalked by her rapist. No name or vigils for our
yet, but I got officers canvassing a two -mile radius.
They found this on the street.
Her phone. Herb must have chucked it.
I'm sorry. She's in active labor?
Dula says she's about to pop. All right, get us access to subway cams, traffic
cams, and grab any ring footage these neighbors might have.
Your new partner?
Yeah. Well, you know about her, right?
She was a rat.
Rat in internal affairs.
Come on, I thought that was a pretty good rat impersonation.
I've worked with her before. Curry's solid.
Cool. Very cool. Just, you know, looking out.
She's giving birth to a stillborn baby that's a product of a rape.
I know, right?
It's a lot.
She wanted me to coach her through the early stages of labor until she had to
to the hospital to deliver, but it's taken a while. And she never told you
raped her? Just that she knew him through work, and he stopped her for
That's why she got this sublet.
It isn't even her apartment. I have no idea how he found us.
So how long until she gives birth do you think?
Could be a day.
Could be five minutes.
Listen, Natalie has a lot of underlying conditions.
Plampsia, placenta previa.
If she delivers without a doctor, she could bleed out.
Okay.
... ... ...
... ... ...
...
According to the doula, Natalie is pretty much on her own. She's got no
in the area, doesn't seem to have the support of her friends.
And she never reported the rape? Check the open 61. Nothing's there. Okay, so
all we have is a time frame. We know that the assault happened 20 weeks ago.
Right, and Natalie did tell Anika that she and the perp had worked together. I
checked employment records. Natalie has no W -2 income for the last two years.
All right, Transit Bureau just flagged this subway surveillance.
Okay, so that's Natalie entering the 23rd Street C &E station from about half
hour ago. I can't tell who she's with, but Transit Bureau's tracking every step
on every connecting line to pick up their trip. But we can't wait for that.
Bruno, grab Griff. Griff's in Phoenix. Nick met Confer. Right. Okay. You, see
you can track down any of Natalie's family. You two head to her apartment
see if you can pull anything that might tell us where she's working in our 20
-week time frame.
She kept track of how many glasses of water she drank, how many steps she
clocked, and how many times she practiced calligraphy, but not a single
here about work.
This girl's been through the ringer.
It's brutal.
Yeah.
There's a card in here, though. Maybe it's a friend we can actually contact.
How's it feel being back?
Well, this is a tough case to walk into, but I'm good.
Officer Tran was happy to see you.
Yeah, he's got a big mouth, but he's harmless. I'm happy with the current
No issues for me. Me neither.
Yeah, he's just mad because I jammed up a buddy of his for taking bribes.
Sucks to suck.
Yeah. Got an ultrasound printout and a couple of reimbursement checks from a
place called Wheels for Pups. That sound like a non -profit? Yeah.
Volunteering would explain no W -2 income.
You hear that?
Like a cue in the door?
Natalie?
Tanzila?
We're with NYPD, SVU. Are you hurt?
Um, uh... I don't think... Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Central, this is Curry with SVU. Missing female... Okay, breathe.
Breathe.
Okay. Okay. We got you.
We've got a pregnant woman in active labor, high -risk, heading to Northwell
Greenwich. No, no, Northwell, not there.
Madeline, just focus on your breathing. Okay, we've got to get you to the public
hospital. No, no, stop there.
There's a doctor. I don't trust Northwell girls, please.
He's anywhere but there.
Hey, try New York Presbyterian. We'll meet you there.
Hey, what's the story? She's with the doc now. Wasn't in any shape to tell us
anything. She just walked in, alone.
Yeah, no parent injuries. Besides being in labor, she seemed fine. Patient's
ready for discharge.
Excuse me.
I'm Captain Benson, SVU.
Are you discharging Natalie Tanzillo?
We were told that she was at risk for bleeding out.
I recommend you talk to her yourself.
Natalie. Natalie, I'm Captain Benson. You should be standing up.
Hey, are you okay? Tell me what happened. Why are they sending you home?
I don't know. I don't understand.
Do you need to sit down?
No.
No. Because I felt it. I felt it.
But the doctor, he's...
The doctor.
I don't even know how to tell you.
You know what?
Did you deliver the baby?
You know what? Let me bring the doctor back in here, okay?
No, no.
What happened to the baby?
There wasn't one.
That woman was never pregnant.
Natalie.
Hey.
Hi.
Can I just have a bit of space?
I'm kind of going through a lot right now. I don't want you to think that
in any kind of trouble because you're not. I'm here because I want to help.
doctor, he told me to talk to a psychiatrist.
I swear that I'm not crazy. Natalie, after a big trauma like the one you went
through,
The body and the mind can come up with very powerful and creative ways to
cope. Ways that can feel very, very real.
You've seen this before? What I've seen is victims of sexual assault try to
hide from what happened.
When real healing comes from facing what happened.
Why don't we go and talk about this, okay?
No, I'm sorry. I just... I want to go home. I'm sorry that I... I'm sorry that
made everybody worry. Natalie, whatever happened today, the man that did this to
you is still out there.
Okay? I know, I know.
Look,
you're right, but I just... I can't deal with this right now. I'm sorry.
I'm going to give you my card.
Okay? I'm going to give you my card. This is...
This is my personal number on the back. Call me any time, okay?
You are such a good...
Pseudo -psiesis can happen to victims of sexual assault, but it's just extremely
rare. I mean, I don't know.
How'd the doula miss a fake pregnancy?
Well, they're not medical professionals.
And at 20 weeks, given Natalie's build, I mean, even we bought it.
Something's not tracking from here. You know, we found an ultrasound image at
Natalie's apartment, and if she was never pregnant...
Where did she get it? I can find you three million ultrasounds on Google
now. Exactly. So she thought it out, she printed it out, knowing it wasn't hers?
But if she really believed that she was pregnant... Why go through the trouble?
Look, I'm not saying that the assault didn't happen.
My own sister faked a pregnancy after an assault.
Maybe Natalie just needed help and she thought that this was the only way she
could get it.
Just keep pulling that thread.
Any look tracking down Natalie's history of employment?
Wheels for Pubs confirmed Natalie was a volunteer within our time frame, but get
this. Her supervisor, Eduardo Pereira, he's got a record in decent
exposure. Okay. A misdemeanor or a violation?
I'm still working on getting the case files unsealed.
Okay. So head to his office and see what you can find out.
Can I bring a buddy?
Yeah.
You go ahead. I'm going to try and track down this baby gift, see if we can
figure out who gave it to her. Great. I'm driving.
I'm sorry.
All good habits.
By the way, if you want your old spot back... No, no, no. I'm good.
Got a clear view of the exit.
Are you trying to ditch us?
I'm Feng Shui. This is what they call the command position.
You learn something new every day.
Natalie was here for almost a year.
Honestly, she wasn't the most reliable.
A lot of absences was frankly lame excuses.
Fine lame.
Mystery illnesses that suddenly got cured.
Then her mom was sick and she had to take care of her.
Other people around here have the same experience. People think she's sweet and
all, I guess.
Did she ever have any issues with her supervisor?
What did she say he did?
Can't really get into details.
For the record, Eduardo's a stand -up guy.
Everyone here loves him.
Whatever Natalie said, I would take with a monster grain of salt.
There we go. Easy peasy.
Eduardo Pereira.
Captain Curry, this is Detective Bruno with the NYPD Special Victims Unit. Can
we chat?
Of course. Everything okay?
Just want to ask you some questions about Natalie Tanzillo.
Can you tell us what your relationship was like with her?
Relationship? I mean, she volunteered here a couple months back.
Why? Were you arrested in 2010?
What does that have to do with Natalie?
Do you want to tell us what happened?
I was a dummy 19 -year -old freshman rushing a frat. They dared me to streak
through a quad.
Someone reported me, and I...
My dad knows a couple people in the VA's office. The charges were dropped.
We're glossing over any of the finer details. We will find out. I'm married
my husband.
Look, honestly, I felt sorry for her.
She told me something bad had happened to her, but she didn't say what exactly.
I thought she might have had, like, a miscarriage or something.
Oh, good.
When we first met, maybe a year ago.
Never get old, Lily.
One day you're playing rock and roll, and the next you got books for hands.
Brader.
Hi, I'm Captain Benson. This is Sergeant Rollins. We're from the Special Victims
Unit. Should I be worried?
No, not at all. We just wanted to ask you some questions about Natalie
Think you can manage without me?
So, you were a friend?
Of Natalie's? No, I wouldn't say that.
But you did buy her a baby gift. We traced a custom onesie to your credit
purchase eight months ago.
I wasn't her friend. I was her doula.
Oh, so Natalie was pregnant eight months ago.
No, I wouldn't say that.
Is she under investigation?
Why would you say that?
Look, whatever she said happened to her, if she told you she was pregnant, if
she told you she was raped, don't believe any of it. Natalie is not a
She's a predator.
She told me she had been raped and that the baby was stillborn, that she was all
alone.
I just felt so sorry for her.
And it's sort of custom in the doula community to provide compassionate
pro bono, so I didn't charge her. How did you find out that the pregnancy
real?
Once the labor started, it was just this marathon, hours and hours of
contraction. And then they stopped.
And then as soon as I said I was going home to sleep, they would start up
And I cooked for her. I helped her dress.
Helped her bathe.
So disgusting. I can't believe I fell for it.
Lily, if Natalie did anything that was inappropriate, that's 100 % not
your fault.
She was manipulating you.
On the third night, she was like, oh, my feet hurt.
Could you help me with this ointment?
So I was rubbing it on her feet, and then she said she wanted on her thighs,
too.
And then her hand started moving, touching herself between her legs,
and she started, like, moaning.
I couldn't move. I felt really trapped.
And Natalie could tell that she had crossed the line because she kept
on how she read somewhere that stimulation couldn't do flavor. But I
I just backed up and left.
So, Lily, what you're describing is sexual abuse.
No. It was really messed up, but it wasn't that.
It's exactly that.
Imagine hearing a story like this. It's that switch for sexes.
Your friend tells you that a man did this to her. What are you going to tell
her?
She's done this to someone else, hasn't she?
To another doula. That's why you're here.
How many?
To be honest, we didn't know it was a pattern until we talked to you.
There's a message group with other doulas here in the city. I could send a
message if you think that would help. That would be very helpful.
So she's conning doulas into coaching phantom pregnancies?
What the hell does she get out of this? Victim. She's found women who aren't
medically trained, no supervision, and a lot of time alone. It's Sex Offenders
101. She's like an empathy vampire.
I mean, she feeds off of it. She makes up a ton of trauma, and then she finds
women whose job it is to be empathetic and compassionate and helpful, and then
she takes advantage of them for her own sexual gratification.
Remember when Natalie didn't want the ambulance to take her to Northwell
Greenwich? What do you want to bet? She's a frequent flyer there. They know
scam. Well, not to channel my husband, but charging her is going to be tricky.
Lily's case is straightforward.
Right. But it is also true that one way to start labor is to have an orgasm.
There was no baby. There was no labor. They will argue that she thought that
was pregnant.
Look, Lily and Annika worked for free when they could have taken on real
clients. So Carisi could charge her with financial fraud. But I want to charge
her as a predator.
Captain, some women were asking for you. They're doulas.
Wow. So you all know Natalie TenZilla?
This is just who could make it here today.
There are more.
A lot more.
Karina Harpole coached Natalie over FaceTime, which is not an uncommon
for doulas. Natalie kept her on the phone for 12 to 14 hours for almost a
And then Karina threatened to call 911.
So she finally agreed to go to the hospital. A couple hours later, she
Karina that she's been sexually assaulted by the paramedic, right, on
the hospital because, of course.
Is this woman for real?
Three doulas, including Karina, report that Natalie masturbated while
FaceTiming. Lydia Guerrera said that Natalie fell in the shower when she
in to help. Natalie was on the floor rubbing her nipples. She said that she
heard that it can induce labor. And she used the same defense on a handful of
others. I mean, Karina, this is 30 doulas that were hired under the same
pretenses and seven counts of sexual abuse. I mean, that's got to be enough.
Data point. I can charge her with scheme to defraud. That's a felony, but the
shower stuff, public lewdness, maybe, again, misdemeanor. Neither of which are
enough to get her on the sex registry. And because sex abuse one is tough.
Look, we need to prove forcible compulsion. Did Natalie at any point
women to touch her?
Yeah, okay, so Lydia said that Natalie tried to pull her hand towards her.
I mean, I might be able to get a jury to believe that that's forcible
compulsion, but you got half your victims here.
on the record saying that they're not even sure what they saw.
Kersey, if Natalie were a man, we wouldn't even be having this
would have been on the sex offenders registry yesterday. You don't need to
convince me. I know she's a predator, but a jury's a different story.
All right? You all know the fact. There is a reason that only 2 % of registered
sex offenders are female.
Yeah, and the sheer volume of women that Natalie victimized proves that she
deserves to be among them.
What is the one constant across all these victim statements?
That the baby was stillborn. No, that Natalie was raped.
And even the most mediocre defense attorney on the planet will know to
the word assault for every teardrop of sympathy it's worth.
Okay.
Okay. So you tell me what is our strategy now? You got to get her to
some of the details in these dual stories or admit that she forced them to
her. Natalie is smart.
The minute we try to lock her into a story, she's going to weasel her way
I don't know about that.
Liv's got a way of getting people to open up, even the guilty ones.
Your superpower is empathy.
This time, he uses his weapon.
So the precinct can get so chilly sometimes.
Here you go. Thank you. Can I get you a blanket?
No, this is perfect.
Your office is...
It's so nice.
Oh, thank you. You know, it's so important to me to make everyone feel,
know, comfortable and welcome and, you know, cozy.
So, Nellie, I've been thinking a lot about you.
Really? Yeah.
I am thinking about everything we've been through and how much courage
it took.
And so I thought it would just be nice for us to...
You know, sit down and talk about how to help you move into the next chapter
of your life.
That means so much to me.
Thank you, Captain Benson. You're welcome.
God, you're so good at what you do.
Oh, thank you. And I have some incredible news for you.
Yeah.
We found the man who assaulted you.
Wow.
His name is Eduardo Pereira, and you worked with him at the non -profit.
Yeah. And I have enough to arrest him, and I'm going to put him away for a very
long time.
I'm so sorry, Captain Metz.
Eduardo didn't do anything. He's a good man. Natalie.
You don't have to be afraid of him.
No, seriously. He didn't do anything. It's not him.
Okay.
I'm sorry. It is a little chilly. Could I actually get that blanket, please?
Oh, of course.
Of course.
Here you go.
I'll get it just right for you.
Thanks. Yeah.
Good?
Yeah.
Okay. Okay.
So, all right.
Your rape was eight months ago, right?
Five,
actually. Five?
Oh, okay. So then I'm a little confused. Maybe you can help me clear this up. So
if your rape was five months ago, why did you hire Lily Brader eight months
Lily, why are you talking to Lily?
Natalie, look, like I said before, when I have nothing to go on, I have to dig
into every single detail, everything. And like you so kindly observed,
I am very good at my job.
Yeah.
Well, I found Lily.
When I had a pregnancy scare.
After a sexual assault?
Wait.
Wait, another one?
I can't remember.
Oh, I know. And, you know, trauma affects our memories, right?
Natalie, I need you to dig deep here.
Dig really deep and tell me, were you raped?
Five months ago or eight months ago or a year ago or 18 months ago, like another
doula has said. Please, I don't like that. I know, it's hard. It's so hard. I
get it.
But listen, with truth comes trust.
And if you want someone to, you know, to really care about you, to really
empathize with you,
Then you have to be, you know, actually honest.
So, do you think you can do that for me?
So, Natalie, were you ever,
you know, really raped?
Would you mind getting me a little bit more tea?
It's really nice.
Vanilla?
Thank you.
You know, people tell me that my superpower is empathy.
But you know what else I'm really good at?
Noticing when someone's lying to my face.
And I know that you're doing that.
You were never sexually assaulted, Natalie, and you've given me enough
to prove it. Why are you being so mean to me?
I am a victim. No, Natalie, you're not a victim.
You're an abuser.
And you targeted.
And used these women. You used them for their empathy. And for their
kindness. Because you liked the way it made you feel.
But you're done.
You're done.
You're under arrest, Natalie. Get up.
Your Honor, I am handing up the indictment and serving a copy on the
who is being charged with scheme to defraud 30 victims and seven counts of
sexual assault.
Defendant acknowledges receipt and enters a plea of not guilty.
Motion? Yes, Your Honor. Pursuant to CPL Section 25010, I am giving notice of
our intent to present psychiatric evidence on the affirmative defense of
criminal responsibility by reason of mental defect or disease.
And what specific defect are we talking about here?
It's all there in Dr. Oshiro's reports.
Dr. Oshiro, what were your conclusions after your psychological evaluation of
Natalie Tanzalo? It's my professional opinion that Natalie meets the
criteria for factitious disorder imposed on self.
Now, can you please explain this disorder in layman terms?
It used to be known colloquially as Munchausen syndrome. Someone like
deliberately fabricates or exaggerates physical symptoms driven by a
psychological need to adopt the role of a sick person.
Would you call her a liar?
No. Anything untrue she says is rooted in mental illness. She has no awareness
that her fabrications can and do cause harm to others.
And in your professional opinion, can Natalie be held responsible for...
causing that harm. No. A person with this disorder is so overwhelmed by the
compulsion that nothing else matters.
Nothing further.
Thank you, doctor.
Your witness.
Dr. Oshiro, in the 30 years of practicing psychiatry, how many patients
treated? Ballpark estimates, five.
Oh, I'd say close to 30 ,000.
That's impressive.
And of those 30 ,000, how many have you diagnosed with factitious disorder?
Five, including Ms. Tenzilla. Five out of 30 ,000?
Factitious disorder really is that rare?
It can be difficult to diagnose.
Are there any illnesses that have similar symptoms?
It can sometimes be confused with malingering.
Malingering? What is that?
Malingering involves faking symptoms for an obvious external reward, such as
money, avoiding work, or evading criminal charges.
Could you give the jury an example of the difference between the two?
Say a child lies about being sick to avoid taking a test at school.
That's malingering. Now, if the child just wants to stay home and be cared for
or get attention for being ill, that could be factitious disorder.
Could be. So even you're not sure.
Which one?
Dr. Oshiro, you mentioned external rewards. Can sexual gratification be an
external reward?
Yes, although that... Thank you. That's all I need.
One more question.
You said evading.
Criminal charges can also be viewed as an external reward, correct?
I did. Dr. Oshiro, in your professional opinion, isn't that exactly what is
happening in this very courtroom?
Objection. Argumentative. That's vain.
Nothing further.
Why would you tell multiple doulas you were pregnant when you weren't?
They were...
They were so nice, so good to me, and I think I needed that
to be taken care of.
And if I had known how much it was damaging them, how much I was hurting
then I never would have done any of it.
Now, Mr. Carisi will say that you made up your pregnancies in order to trick
doulas into some...
Sexual gratification scheme.
Is there any truth to that? Of course not.
What I did was wrong, and I know that now.
You must think that it was sick of me to do it in the first place.
I am so sorry.
I am sick.
I have an illness.
I am not a pervert.
Thank you, Natalie.
No further questions, Your Honor.
Ms.
Tanzillo, of the 150 birthing doulas that you follow on Instagram,
how did you land on the ones you hired?
Um, I don't know. Whoever seemed kind.
Seemed kind.
More than half of them had under six months of experience, so maybe they
gullible. Objection.
Argumentative. Sustained.
Captain Olivia Benson of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit testified that you
claimed to have been sexually assaulted by a former co -worker.
I said that. An assault that you were cantered only after the detectives told
you that they were prepared to arrest your former supervisor.
I would really like to... Let me finish. Why didn't you...
Just let Captain Benson arrest that guy. Objection. My client is not responsible
for deciding who does or does not get arrested. We all know why defense
doesn't want a client to answer, Your Honor, but this is a proper question.
The witness can answer.
I'm so sorry. I forgot what the question was. Oh, I'm happy to remind you.
Why not just let the police arrest your former boss for rape?
Because he didn't do it.
Who cares?
I do.
That would be wrong, and to be clear... Well, I'm confused here, because didn't
Dr. Oshiro say that your disorder prevents you from knowing your
can and do cause harm to others? That's what he said.
He did, but... Thank you for answering the question, Ms. Tantillo.
I appreciate it.
Now, Lily Braid had testified...
that after feigning labor for three days, you asked her to rub your thighs.
that true?
Yeah. And you were only wearing a thin covering over your body that you tried
remove? I was wearing pajamas. Did you pull her hand or otherwise restrain her
while she was rubbing your legs?
I don't remember ever doing that. Did you stimulate your genitals in front of
Miss Prater?
But Dr. O'Shearer said that was because of my illness.
Your illness makes you masturbate in front of a virtual stranger?
No, no. They say that it can trigger contractions.
Contractions for a baby that you knew did not exist.
But I wanted it to.
You wanted to have a baby?
Dr. O'Shearer said that it was part of my compulsion. No, no. Again, Dr.
O'Shearer said that people with that disorder do not understand that their
hurt others. You do understand that. What is this, a psychology lesson?
Ask a question, Mr. Carisi.
Ms. Panzillo.
Why did you hire 30 doulas?
I just wanted to feel like somebody cared about me.
And why'd you have them touch your body?
I just liked how it felt.
And is that why you stimulated yourself sexually in front of them? Because you
liked how that felt too?
No, I don't know.
And is that not the definition?
A sexual gratification at their expense.
Objection.
Withdrawn.
Nothing further.
We got a verdict?
Not yet.
But Tim Bill's defense attorney's here to see you.
Let her in.
What can I do for you? Sit down, please.
Feeling good?
Yeah, I'm the worst.
It's very taken at the time, isn't it?
Well, I'm happy to wait him out.
Sympathetic defendant, shaky felony charge at best.
You really think waiting it out's your best move?
You know you don't have a home run either, otherwise you wouldn't be here.
what are you offering?
My client pleads guilty on all counts of fraud.
Okay, what about the other charges?
No other charges.
She walks on all seven counts of sexual abuse.
Sex offender registry is off the table.
You're selling me a ham sandwich, and you're telling me it's a Reuben. Come
Andrea, really?
Hmm. I think it's kind of sweet this office hasn't killed that twinkle in
eye just yet.
Well, maybe I know what I'm up against, and I don't think it's time to quit.
One juror.
That's all I need.
But 12?
Good luck with that.
So, what's with the surprise morning visit?
You got a verdict?
No.
Vargas approached me with a deal.
Guilty on all fraud counts. If we drop the sex abuse charges.
Are you kidding me?
What, if she gets off? With what?
Probation? A slap on the wrist?
Yeah.
Carisi, she abused 30 women that we know of.
And the real number is likely higher.
She is a predator who is not going to stop until she's on the registry list.
I need you to think about what happens if the jury lets her
off on all counts.
How's that going to make you feel? You really think that's where we are now? 2
left.
Those are your odds.
And if we do this deal, I should be able to get five years of probation. So if
Natalie reoffends... And we know that she will. Yeah, and when she does, we'll
lock her up for the violation of probation and the new sex crime. If she
to go on the registry, then I will make sure she does five years for the V .O
.P.
It's not my favorite ending.
It's better than nothing.
The people and the defense have reached an agreement.
We have, Your Honor. If the defendant pleads guilty to all counts of scheme to
defraud, the people will drop the sexual abuse charges.
Ms. Henzillo, on all charges of scheme to defraud, how do you plead?
Guilty, Your Honor.
The court thanks the people and the defense for its time.
We are adjourned.
For what it's worth, Captain Benson, I think you're an amazing police officer.
Yeah, I am.
I'll see you soon.
Congratulations on not murdering her with your bare hands. I think that
real restraint.
She'll be back. We'll be waiting.
Until then, I'm going to buy you a drink to crying.
Come on.
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