1 00:00:01,469 --> 00:00:02,736 (male announcer) In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:02,770 --> 00:00:05,673 Sexually based offenses are Considered especially heinous. 3 00:00:05,706 --> 00:00:08,109 In new york city, The dedicated detectives 4 00:00:08,142 --> 00:00:09,777 Who investigate These vicious felonies 5 00:00:09,810 --> 00:00:11,545 Are members Of an elite squad 6 00:00:11,579 --> 00:00:13,614 Known as The special victims unit. 7 00:00:13,647 --> 00:00:16,084 These are their stories. 8 00:00:18,119 --> 00:00:21,489 Let your chi flow. 9 00:00:21,522 --> 00:00:24,558 Does anyone remember The next form? 10 00:00:24,592 --> 00:00:26,294 Body in water. 11 00:00:26,327 --> 00:00:28,829 No, snake creeps down. 12 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:32,800 No, I mean there's a body In the water! 13 00:00:36,404 --> 00:00:38,439 (warner) No I.D. 14 00:00:38,472 --> 00:00:41,175 Csu found a purse 50 yards down the bank, 15 00:00:41,209 --> 00:00:42,443 But it was washed clean, 16 00:00:42,476 --> 00:00:44,378 Along with any fluids On the body. 17 00:00:44,412 --> 00:00:45,479 You have any idea When she went in? 18 00:00:45,513 --> 00:00:47,481 No sign the fish fed on her, 19 00:00:47,515 --> 00:00:48,782 So she couldn't have Been in long. 20 00:00:48,816 --> 00:00:50,118 Long enough To get rid of anything 21 00:00:50,151 --> 00:00:51,352 That's gonna help us. 22 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:53,254 Even the river Couldn't get rid of this. 23 00:00:53,287 --> 00:00:54,722 She bled From her wounds, 24 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:56,324 Which means Her heart was pumping, 25 00:00:56,357 --> 00:00:59,093 And she was alive When she sustained them. 26 00:00:59,127 --> 00:01:02,430 Head bashed in, Puncture wounds to the breasts. 27 00:01:02,463 --> 00:01:04,098 (benson) She's got scars All over her. 28 00:01:04,132 --> 00:01:06,200 Somebody's been Working her over for a while. 29 00:01:06,234 --> 00:01:08,436 (stabler) Half naked, jewelry... 30 00:01:08,469 --> 00:01:09,770 Trick gone wrong? 31 00:01:09,803 --> 00:01:12,140 Or angry pimp syndrome. 32 00:01:12,173 --> 00:01:13,407 (stabler) That's a tri-bar cross. 33 00:01:13,441 --> 00:01:14,508 Russian orthodox. 34 00:01:14,542 --> 00:01:18,246 She was beaten and tortured, She still believed in god. 35 00:01:18,279 --> 00:01:19,480 You'd think he Could have protected her 36 00:01:19,513 --> 00:01:22,516 Just a little bit. 37 00:02:14,935 --> 00:02:16,204 Any closer On the I.D.? 38 00:02:16,237 --> 00:02:17,371 No hit on her prints 39 00:02:17,405 --> 00:02:19,273 And missing persons Came up empty. 40 00:02:19,307 --> 00:02:21,809 But I can tell you she's 14 years and two months old. 41 00:02:21,842 --> 00:02:24,178 I carbon dated 42 00:02:24,212 --> 00:02:25,479 The crystalline proteins In her eyes. 43 00:02:25,513 --> 00:02:26,480 She's just a kid. 44 00:02:26,514 --> 00:02:28,649 Do you know What killed her? 45 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:30,451 There's no water in her lungs, So she was dead 46 00:02:30,484 --> 00:02:31,885 Before she went In the river. 47 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,755 Probably from one Of the four blows to her head. 48 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:36,190 Any other injuries? 49 00:02:36,224 --> 00:02:38,459 Too many. Over a number of years. 50 00:02:38,492 --> 00:02:43,231 This wrist was fractured And set with a pin. 51 00:02:43,264 --> 00:02:45,799 Scar tissue to the shoulder Suggest multiple dislocations. 52 00:02:45,833 --> 00:02:47,501 Old cigarette burns? 53 00:02:47,535 --> 00:02:49,570 Yeah. 54 00:02:49,603 --> 00:02:51,505 The only recent injuries Are the wounds to the head, 55 00:02:51,539 --> 00:02:53,374 And the punctures To the breasts. 56 00:02:53,407 --> 00:02:54,575 Well, she had surgery On her wrists, 57 00:02:54,608 --> 00:02:56,744 So some doctor Knows who she is. 58 00:02:56,777 --> 00:02:58,279 Good luck Trying to find him. 59 00:02:58,312 --> 00:03:00,881 I ran an isotope analysis Of her hair. 60 00:03:00,914 --> 00:03:03,517 It measures oxygen intake From drinking water, 61 00:03:03,551 --> 00:03:06,387 Which varies From geographical location. 62 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:09,523 The most recent growth shows That she's been in new york 63 00:03:09,557 --> 00:03:12,460 The past Couple of months. 64 00:03:12,493 --> 00:03:14,495 Before that, distinct markers Put her in the ukraine. 65 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:15,529 (benson) Young eastern european girl, 66 00:03:15,563 --> 00:03:18,699 Severe abuse, Wounds to the breasts, 67 00:03:18,732 --> 00:03:20,268 She was trafficked For sex. 68 00:03:20,301 --> 00:03:21,402 Like thousands of other girls Smuggled in here 69 00:03:21,435 --> 00:03:22,770 With phony papers. 70 00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:23,871 It's gonna be tough To I.D. Her. 71 00:03:23,904 --> 00:03:26,807 I know a woman who might be able To better your odds. 72 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,443 She runs an organization That helps trafficked girls. 73 00:03:29,477 --> 00:03:31,545 Her name's Grace metcalf. 74 00:03:35,015 --> 00:03:36,484 (metcalf) I don't recognize her, 75 00:03:36,517 --> 00:03:37,751 But so few girls escape, 76 00:03:37,785 --> 00:03:39,019 And only a portion Of those make it to me. 77 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:40,588 We believe She's from the ukraine. 78 00:03:40,621 --> 00:03:43,524 Kiev to new york Is a major trafficking corridor. 79 00:03:43,557 --> 00:03:45,626 And other countries In the former eastern bloc 80 00:03:45,659 --> 00:03:47,261 Are close behind. 81 00:03:47,295 --> 00:03:48,962 The economy stinks, and these Girls have very few options. 82 00:03:48,996 --> 00:03:50,931 So enter the traffickers With promises of glamour 83 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,566 And big money abroad. 84 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,435 What they get Is a life in hell. 85 00:03:54,468 --> 00:03:55,769 Naomi, 86 00:03:55,803 --> 00:03:57,538 Abducted From a playground. 87 00:03:57,571 --> 00:04:00,808 Risa, drugged at a nightclub And flown out the same night. 88 00:04:00,841 --> 00:04:03,911 Anna, her mother sold her And her little sister 89 00:04:03,944 --> 00:04:05,446 For 50 euros. 90 00:04:05,479 --> 00:04:06,980 You got names on any Of these pricks? 91 00:04:07,014 --> 00:04:08,582 Four and five apiece. 92 00:04:08,616 --> 00:04:10,384 They change identities Like you change underwear. 93 00:04:10,418 --> 00:04:11,685 What about other girls From the ukraine, 94 00:04:11,719 --> 00:04:13,854 Anyone that our victim May have arrived with? 95 00:04:13,887 --> 00:04:16,357 Last summer, We helped a girl from kiev. 96 00:04:16,390 --> 00:04:17,558 Pulled her out of a brothel In queens. 97 00:04:17,591 --> 00:04:18,892 She still live here In the city? 98 00:04:18,926 --> 00:04:20,561 I wouldn't call it "Living." 99 00:04:20,594 --> 00:04:21,729 She's too ashamed To go back home, 100 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:23,497 And worried If her traffickers find her, 101 00:04:23,531 --> 00:04:24,632 They'll kill her. 102 00:04:24,665 --> 00:04:26,567 Look, the people that We're after may be the same ones 103 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:27,968 That pimped That girl out. 104 00:04:28,001 --> 00:04:31,004 So when we get 'em, She doesn't need to hide. 105 00:04:34,342 --> 00:04:36,410 Her name's Veronica pankovich. 106 00:04:36,444 --> 00:04:39,613 She works in a laundry On 36th street. 107 00:04:39,647 --> 00:04:42,650 Pretends she Doesn't speak english. 108 00:04:42,683 --> 00:04:46,286 Veronica? 109 00:04:50,424 --> 00:04:51,759 Veronica. 110 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:54,828 I'm detective Olivia benson. 111 00:04:54,862 --> 00:04:56,664 [speaking russian] 112 00:04:56,697 --> 00:04:58,065 [sighs] 113 00:04:58,098 --> 00:04:59,333 Veronica, 114 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:01,068 Listen to me, You're not in trouble. 115 00:05:01,101 --> 00:05:03,103 I know that you understand me. I just wanna talk, okay? 116 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:05,339 I have to finish my work. 117 00:05:05,373 --> 00:05:09,343 Grace metcalf sent me. 118 00:05:09,377 --> 00:05:12,380 Is there some place That we can talk privately? 119 00:05:14,782 --> 00:05:17,518 You found me, So they can too. 120 00:05:17,551 --> 00:05:18,452 We're gonna be gone In a minute. 121 00:05:18,486 --> 00:05:20,621 Nobody's gonna ever know That we were here. 122 00:05:20,654 --> 00:05:23,624 Now, do you recognize this girl? She's from kiev, like you. 123 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:25,793 I've never Seen her before. 124 00:05:25,826 --> 00:05:27,395 I can't help you. 125 00:05:27,428 --> 00:05:29,763 No, no, you can, by telling us Who brought you here. 126 00:05:29,797 --> 00:05:31,399 He'll find out. 127 00:05:31,432 --> 00:05:32,700 How do you know One of those women inside 128 00:05:32,733 --> 00:05:34,468 Won't tell him? 129 00:05:34,502 --> 00:05:36,504 He's got people Watching everywhere. 130 00:05:36,537 --> 00:05:39,039 And when he finds me, I will die. 131 00:05:39,072 --> 00:05:40,173 Look, if you tell us Who he is, 132 00:05:40,207 --> 00:05:43,844 We'll have victim services Relocate you to another city. 133 00:05:46,580 --> 00:05:48,582 His name is alik. 134 00:05:48,616 --> 00:05:51,118 He smuggled me in And made me a prostitute. 135 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:52,620 Do you know Where he lives? 136 00:05:52,653 --> 00:05:55,389 Where he hangs out? 137 00:05:55,423 --> 00:05:56,790 I have his cell phone number. 138 00:05:56,824 --> 00:05:58,592 But he'll never speak To a cop. 139 00:06:13,807 --> 00:06:15,576 Claudia? 140 00:06:15,609 --> 00:06:16,777 Hello, alik. 141 00:06:16,810 --> 00:06:19,079 Please sit. 142 00:06:19,112 --> 00:06:21,449 Let's talk. 143 00:06:21,482 --> 00:06:23,050 Like I said on the phone. 144 00:06:23,083 --> 00:06:26,954 I need eight girls, Newcomers. 145 00:06:26,987 --> 00:06:28,055 The younger, The better. 146 00:06:28,088 --> 00:06:29,823 I mean let's talk About you. 147 00:06:29,857 --> 00:06:32,125 Oh. Where are you from? 148 00:06:32,159 --> 00:06:34,628 Chicago. Mm. 149 00:06:34,662 --> 00:06:35,796 Lots of pretty girls there. 150 00:06:35,829 --> 00:06:36,930 Yes, indeed. 151 00:06:36,964 --> 00:06:39,166 Can't you shop at home? 152 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:42,135 I have very important clients That come here for work. 153 00:06:42,169 --> 00:06:43,471 I need To service them locally. 154 00:06:43,504 --> 00:06:45,706 Fly your girls in. 155 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:47,808 Too risky. 156 00:06:47,841 --> 00:06:50,678 Half my girls Don't even have passports. 157 00:06:50,711 --> 00:06:53,514 And my clients Like variety. 158 00:06:53,547 --> 00:06:57,217 Who gave you My phone number? 159 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,552 One of your girls Was in town. 160 00:06:58,586 --> 00:07:01,655 I met her. Very impressive. 161 00:07:01,689 --> 00:07:04,658 She told me To phone you. 162 00:07:04,692 --> 00:07:07,928 Are you interested Or not? 163 00:07:17,705 --> 00:07:20,708 I might know some girls Looking for work. 164 00:07:23,777 --> 00:07:25,479 (benson) Open up. 165 00:07:25,513 --> 00:07:27,715 [alik speaking russian] 166 00:07:29,917 --> 00:07:31,519 Okay. 167 00:07:31,552 --> 00:07:35,188 (alik) They're clean. 168 00:07:35,222 --> 00:07:36,657 This one's teeth Are a rotten mess. 169 00:07:36,690 --> 00:07:38,258 You gotta get Off the meth, honey. 170 00:07:38,291 --> 00:07:39,560 No sale. 171 00:07:39,593 --> 00:07:43,063 You think I let My girls shoot up? 172 00:07:43,096 --> 00:07:44,097 Not in their arms. 173 00:07:46,767 --> 00:07:48,769 Ah. 174 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:50,070 Between their toes, maybe. 175 00:07:50,103 --> 00:07:53,173 Due diligence. I respect that. 176 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:54,975 I'll take The first two. 177 00:07:55,008 --> 00:07:56,143 (alik) 10,000. 178 00:07:56,176 --> 00:07:58,679 (benson) Eight. 179 00:07:58,712 --> 00:08:00,648 I still need Six clean girls. 180 00:08:00,681 --> 00:08:03,050 Give me another 8,000, I'll deliver them tomorrow. 181 00:08:03,083 --> 00:08:05,986 It's a done deal. 182 00:08:06,019 --> 00:08:08,188 Nypd, nobody move. 183 00:08:08,221 --> 00:08:10,591 Put your hands down. 184 00:08:10,624 --> 00:08:12,125 It's okay, we're gonna get you Someplace safe. 185 00:08:12,159 --> 00:08:14,194 You goin' downtown. You're under arrest. 186 00:08:14,227 --> 00:08:16,897 Bitch, you are dead! 187 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:18,031 [screams] 188 00:08:18,065 --> 00:08:18,899 Sorry about that. 189 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:20,801 You have the right To remain silent. 190 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:22,102 Anything you say can And will be used against you 191 00:08:22,135 --> 00:08:22,970 In a court of law. 192 00:08:23,003 --> 00:08:24,872 Those girls are friends Of my family. 193 00:08:24,905 --> 00:08:26,139 And you brought them here 194 00:08:26,173 --> 00:08:28,208 Because you're Such a nice guy, huh? 195 00:08:28,241 --> 00:08:30,644 So they can live American dream. 196 00:08:30,678 --> 00:08:33,013 I'm helping them Find jobs. 197 00:08:33,046 --> 00:08:34,582 Like you helped This girl? 198 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:38,185 Wasn't me. 199 00:08:38,218 --> 00:08:40,688 I've been in miami all week. I flew back this morning. 200 00:08:40,721 --> 00:08:43,056 Check my ticket and hotel. 201 00:08:43,090 --> 00:08:44,191 Were you just trolling South beach 202 00:08:44,224 --> 00:08:45,225 For more girls To ruin their lives? 203 00:08:45,258 --> 00:08:48,261 You make it Seem so tragic. 204 00:08:48,295 --> 00:08:49,897 Their lives Aren't terrible. 205 00:08:49,930 --> 00:08:51,298 So what do you call Daily beatings? 206 00:08:51,331 --> 00:08:54,802 Rape? Exposure to hiv? 207 00:08:54,835 --> 00:08:55,769 "The good life"? 208 00:08:55,803 --> 00:08:57,805 You think they're better off In the ukraine? 209 00:08:57,838 --> 00:08:59,807 Rotting their livers On grain alcohol, 210 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,042 Trading sex for drugs? 211 00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:05,979 I give them nice clothes, Decent food, a place to stay. 212 00:09:06,013 --> 00:09:10,751 Well, you gave her A lovely death. 213 00:09:10,784 --> 00:09:13,186 She didn't deserve Die like that. 214 00:09:13,220 --> 00:09:14,054 Aw, that's sweet. 215 00:09:14,087 --> 00:09:15,656 What was she, One of your special girls? 216 00:09:15,689 --> 00:09:16,824 She wasn't One of mine. 217 00:09:16,857 --> 00:09:18,792 But I do know her. 218 00:09:18,826 --> 00:09:19,960 So who was she? 219 00:09:19,993 --> 00:09:23,664 We need An arrangement first. 220 00:09:23,697 --> 00:09:24,765 Cough up a name. 221 00:09:24,798 --> 00:09:27,200 [coughs and wheezes] 222 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:28,936 [laughs] Nope, nothing. 223 00:09:28,969 --> 00:09:30,303 I don't know If you've noticed, 224 00:09:30,337 --> 00:09:34,041 But your balls Are in a vise right now, pal. 225 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:38,245 I don't do American time. 226 00:09:38,278 --> 00:09:43,884 I get deported to the ukraine. Serve my sentence there. 227 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:46,286 He'll do a few weeks, Buy his way out, 228 00:09:46,319 --> 00:09:48,789 And be back trafficking More girls. 229 00:09:48,822 --> 00:09:50,691 We'll give interpol Our file. 230 00:09:50,724 --> 00:09:52,760 Put him on every International watch list. 231 00:09:52,793 --> 00:09:54,294 That'll at least Slow him down. 232 00:09:54,327 --> 00:09:56,229 Giving him a deal Shows we're soft. 233 00:09:56,263 --> 00:10:00,901 And not finding the killer Makes us incompetent. 234 00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:06,840 [laughs] 235 00:10:06,874 --> 00:10:08,008 The boss lady. 236 00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:10,143 Save the grin, Ass wipe. 237 00:10:10,177 --> 00:10:11,845 There's no deal Unless the name checks out 238 00:10:11,879 --> 00:10:12,846 And your alibi holds up. 239 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,748 It will. 240 00:10:14,782 --> 00:10:17,885 What's her name? 241 00:10:17,918 --> 00:10:20,353 Elsa lychkoff. 242 00:10:20,387 --> 00:10:22,856 (benson) Your friends Pimp her out? 243 00:10:22,890 --> 00:10:24,658 She wasn't whore. 244 00:10:24,692 --> 00:10:26,226 She was A good kid. 245 00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:28,762 So how's a piece of crap Like you know her? 246 00:10:28,796 --> 00:10:31,799 Because she was In the ukrainian newspaper. 247 00:10:31,832 --> 00:10:35,302 One of those Genius math kids. 248 00:10:35,335 --> 00:10:40,874 Always winning awards And getting her picture taken. 249 00:10:40,908 --> 00:10:43,110 Sad. 250 00:10:43,143 --> 00:10:45,412 (elsa) I always dreamed 251 00:10:45,445 --> 00:10:47,915 Of winning the bradshaw prize For applied mathematics. 252 00:10:47,948 --> 00:10:50,918 My paper on dense triangle-free Graph conjecture 253 00:10:50,951 --> 00:10:52,853 Has made my dream Come true. 254 00:10:52,886 --> 00:10:54,287 (stabler) Elsa lychkoff, 255 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:56,189 Youngest winner ever. 256 00:10:56,223 --> 00:10:58,826 And she's smarter Than all of us combined. 257 00:10:58,859 --> 00:11:00,861 Any mention Of the proud parents? No. 258 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:03,263 But this one says that she went To the morewood school. 259 00:11:03,296 --> 00:11:04,898 Never heard of it. I have. 260 00:11:04,932 --> 00:11:06,333 Place is a genius factory. 261 00:11:06,366 --> 00:11:08,001 Couple of brainiacs From my old 'hood 262 00:11:08,035 --> 00:11:09,136 Got shipped off there. 263 00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:10,303 Kind of like An elite sports academy? 264 00:11:10,337 --> 00:11:12,305 Yeah, but the kids they take Never come home. 265 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:13,907 Where do they go? 266 00:11:13,941 --> 00:11:15,843 M.I.T., harvard, cal tech. 267 00:11:15,876 --> 00:11:17,811 So how did morewood's Top pupil 268 00:11:17,845 --> 00:11:19,813 Wind up at the bottom Of the river? 269 00:11:19,847 --> 00:11:23,416 This is the most exciting moment Of my life. 270 00:11:23,450 --> 00:11:27,054 [applause] 271 00:11:30,157 --> 00:11:31,258 This is a tragedy. 272 00:11:31,291 --> 00:11:32,492 Elsa was one Of our brightest students. 273 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,027 My source at m.I.T. Just told me 274 00:11:34,061 --> 00:11:35,495 She was about To be accepted there. 275 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:37,865 How long has She attended morewood? One year. 276 00:11:37,898 --> 00:11:41,301 Our forensics show that she was In the ukraine six months ago. 277 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:43,003 For an extended Family trip 278 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:44,805 To visit A dying grandmother. 279 00:11:44,838 --> 00:11:46,874 Elsa's a u.S. Citizen. She was born here. 280 00:11:46,907 --> 00:11:47,975 Well, that explains Why her prints 281 00:11:48,008 --> 00:11:49,376 Weren't on file At immigration. 282 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:51,244 Have you told her parents? Not yet. 283 00:11:51,278 --> 00:11:53,280 We're gonna need Their contact information. 284 00:11:53,313 --> 00:11:54,882 Of course. 285 00:11:54,915 --> 00:11:56,249 Was elsa Living at home? 286 00:11:56,283 --> 00:11:58,952 No, our students Board here. 287 00:11:58,986 --> 00:12:00,888 And no one noticed That she was missing? 288 00:12:00,921 --> 00:12:01,822 She wasn't. 289 00:12:01,855 --> 00:12:04,157 After elsa finished taking Her last midterm, 290 00:12:04,191 --> 00:12:06,226 She signed herself out For the weekend. 291 00:12:06,259 --> 00:12:07,527 What time Did she leave? 292 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:09,096 Um... 293 00:12:10,931 --> 00:12:12,766 Noon, saturday. 294 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,068 She was due back tonight. 295 00:12:15,102 --> 00:12:16,136 What can you tell us About her parents? 296 00:12:16,169 --> 00:12:19,773 Mr. And mrs. Lychkoff Are extremely supportive. 297 00:12:19,807 --> 00:12:21,942 They understand the needs Of a child as gifted as elsa. 298 00:12:21,975 --> 00:12:24,044 Did they know That she had a broken wrist, 299 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:25,813 And was burned By cigarettes? 300 00:12:25,846 --> 00:12:28,115 Are you insinuating That happened at morewood? 301 00:12:28,148 --> 00:12:29,282 Any teachers Have a problem with her? 302 00:12:29,316 --> 00:12:30,417 She outpaces A few of them 303 00:12:30,450 --> 00:12:33,821 Intellectually, But there's no animosity. 304 00:12:33,854 --> 00:12:35,488 And how about some Of your other star pupils? 305 00:12:35,522 --> 00:12:36,890 Any hard feelings there? 306 00:12:36,924 --> 00:12:38,091 Our students May be competitive, 307 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:40,828 But they're ruthlessly loyal To one another. 308 00:12:40,861 --> 00:12:42,930 Elsa have any loyal friends We could talk to? 309 00:12:42,963 --> 00:12:47,234 She was very close To her roommate jennifer banks. 310 00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:49,136 I can't believe it. She was my best friend. 311 00:12:49,169 --> 00:12:52,039 Was elsa upset By anything recently? 312 00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:53,406 You know, Fighting with anyone? 313 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,876 No, she would have told me. 314 00:12:55,909 --> 00:12:57,077 Any problems With teachers? 315 00:12:57,110 --> 00:13:00,380 Are you kidding? They all love her. 316 00:13:00,413 --> 00:13:03,083 She was the smartest kid In class, 317 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:04,217 Even after She stopped studying. 318 00:13:04,251 --> 00:13:05,585 Stopped? 319 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:07,320 Everything came easy To elsa. 320 00:13:07,354 --> 00:13:09,089 She didn't take notes, 321 00:13:09,122 --> 00:13:11,091 And she didn't cram all night Like the rest of us. 322 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:12,259 Spend her time Playing chess? 323 00:13:12,292 --> 00:13:14,261 I do. 324 00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:17,597 I'm nine points away From candidate master. 325 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:19,299 The school hired Two grand masters to coach me. 326 00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,068 (benson) That's impressive. 327 00:13:21,101 --> 00:13:23,103 So if elsa wasn't spending Her time studying, 328 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:24,237 What was she doing? 329 00:13:26,406 --> 00:13:27,975 I don't know. 330 00:13:28,008 --> 00:13:30,010 Tell me, jennifer. 331 00:13:33,513 --> 00:13:34,614 She'd sneak out At night. 332 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:37,217 She have a boyfriend? 333 00:13:37,250 --> 00:13:38,952 No, but, uh, She flirted a lot. 334 00:13:38,986 --> 00:13:39,953 With who? 335 00:13:39,987 --> 00:13:40,954 Not anyone here At school. 336 00:13:40,988 --> 00:13:42,322 Then where? 337 00:13:42,355 --> 00:13:45,926 She wouldn't let me Go out with her. 338 00:13:45,959 --> 00:13:49,229 She didn't want anyone Seeing her be bad. 339 00:13:49,262 --> 00:13:50,263 Bad? How? 340 00:13:52,966 --> 00:13:55,002 When she snuck out, She dressed kind of slutty. 341 00:13:55,035 --> 00:13:56,469 Will you show me? 342 00:14:12,219 --> 00:14:16,957 Leather pants, Thong, corset. 343 00:14:16,990 --> 00:14:18,125 She didn't wear That stuff to class. 344 00:14:18,158 --> 00:14:20,060 We have a dress code. 345 00:14:20,093 --> 00:14:23,196 She'd get demerits Just for having it. 346 00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:24,331 And if her dad Found out-- 347 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:26,099 Did mr. Lychkoff Ever hurt her? 348 00:14:26,133 --> 00:14:28,235 Elsa wouldn't talk About it. 349 00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:30,203 But when she changed, 350 00:14:30,237 --> 00:14:33,040 I could see scars And burns on her skin. 351 00:14:35,175 --> 00:14:37,644 (joseph) Who did this? Have you found them? 352 00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:39,146 (stabler) We're still investigating. 353 00:14:39,179 --> 00:14:42,349 My elsa. She had so much potential. 354 00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:44,417 How could she have Been stolen from me? 355 00:14:44,451 --> 00:14:46,386 (benson) Sounds like you and elsa Were very close. 356 00:14:46,419 --> 00:14:47,988 Only I understood her. 357 00:14:48,021 --> 00:14:49,689 She was a prodigy like me. 358 00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:52,259 I was recruited from ukraine To be an aerospace engineer 359 00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:54,127 Here in the states. 360 00:14:54,161 --> 00:14:55,195 If you were the only one Who understood her, 361 00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:56,296 Why did you send her away? 362 00:14:56,329 --> 00:14:59,366 Morewood was the best place For elsa. 363 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:04,137 A superior intellect does not Come around very often. 364 00:15:04,171 --> 00:15:06,339 So--so elsa's gift Had to be nourished 365 00:15:06,373 --> 00:15:10,177 By experts only. 366 00:15:10,210 --> 00:15:13,246 Mothers, They cuddle too much. 367 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,684 She studied so hard. She needs a mother's care. 368 00:15:17,717 --> 00:15:20,220 Maybe if we kept her At home. 369 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:23,356 She needed a discipline. 370 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:26,659 What, like being jerked so hard That her shoulder dislocated? 371 00:15:26,693 --> 00:15:28,428 Or being burned By cigarettes? 372 00:15:28,461 --> 00:15:29,963 (benson) Like finding out she was Sneaking away from school, 373 00:15:29,997 --> 00:15:30,998 So you discipline her? 374 00:15:31,031 --> 00:15:31,999 I never raised A hand to her! 375 00:15:32,032 --> 00:15:34,467 Somebody sure as hell did. 376 00:15:34,501 --> 00:15:38,038 Mrs. Lychkoff... 377 00:15:40,173 --> 00:15:44,277 Do you have any idea Who would hurt your daughter? 378 00:15:47,047 --> 00:15:49,182 No. 379 00:15:49,216 --> 00:15:50,984 I love elsa. 380 00:15:51,018 --> 00:15:52,986 She was all I live for! 381 00:15:53,020 --> 00:15:54,421 Stop wasting my time 382 00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:58,158 And find the bastard Who killed my shining star! 383 00:15:58,191 --> 00:16:01,294 I guess he needed a shining star After he crashed and burned. 384 00:16:01,328 --> 00:16:04,164 Lychkoff got fired by boeing After six months, 385 00:16:04,197 --> 00:16:06,066 Then hired by lockheed. 386 00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:07,700 And they dumped his ass Four months later. 387 00:16:07,734 --> 00:16:10,637 Sounds like our genius Is one dumb son of a bitch. 388 00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:12,072 How does he Make ends meet? 389 00:16:12,105 --> 00:16:13,573 Insurance scams, Ponzi schemes. 390 00:16:13,606 --> 00:16:15,408 He has 13 open cases Against him. 391 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:17,177 Most of them Are for fraud. 392 00:16:17,210 --> 00:16:18,311 Anything violent? 393 00:16:18,345 --> 00:16:19,179 No, but he's got Bank liens up the wazoo. 394 00:16:19,212 --> 00:16:22,149 He's into the irs For a hundred grand. 395 00:16:22,182 --> 00:16:23,450 That could drive someone Over the edge. 396 00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:25,252 Torturing Your only child? 397 00:16:25,285 --> 00:16:26,619 He tortured Both of us. 398 00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:29,656 I'm katrina lychkoff, 399 00:16:29,689 --> 00:16:32,325 Elsa's older sister. 400 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:35,195 The one my father Threw away. 401 00:16:37,330 --> 00:16:38,765 He said "Get with the program Or get out." 402 00:16:38,798 --> 00:16:40,633 What was the program? 403 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:44,771 Unwavering dedication To intellectual superiority 404 00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:46,373 From the moment We were born. 405 00:16:46,406 --> 00:16:49,676 And academics Weren't really your thing? 406 00:16:49,709 --> 00:16:51,344 My iq is 135. 407 00:16:51,378 --> 00:16:53,480 That's really high. 408 00:16:53,513 --> 00:16:56,049 Not high enough For my father. 409 00:16:56,083 --> 00:16:59,052 Elsa's was 165. That's einstein territory. 410 00:16:59,086 --> 00:17:00,220 I'm sure you Didn't come here to tell us 411 00:17:00,253 --> 00:17:01,288 How smart Your sister is. 412 00:17:01,321 --> 00:17:04,424 Elsa died after she left school To visit my parents. 413 00:17:04,457 --> 00:17:08,795 And you think your father Had something to do with it? 414 00:17:10,730 --> 00:17:13,266 There was a place in our house Where he used to teach us. 415 00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:15,168 I didn't see A classroom. 416 00:17:15,202 --> 00:17:16,603 No one's ever seen it But us. 417 00:17:16,636 --> 00:17:18,771 I could show you. 418 00:17:18,805 --> 00:17:21,108 My mom called me at work. 419 00:17:21,141 --> 00:17:23,576 She said they were going To the funeral home. 420 00:17:26,146 --> 00:17:27,514 It's like An icebox in here. 421 00:17:27,547 --> 00:17:29,082 That's funny, 422 00:17:29,116 --> 00:17:31,118 'cause my dad Called it "Hothousing." 423 00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:35,255 Gifted children needed devoted Care and attention to grow. 424 00:17:35,288 --> 00:17:38,225 Like raising an orchid In a hot house to make it grow. 425 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:39,259 Yeah. 426 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:42,495 Elsa was papa's Exotic flower. 427 00:17:42,529 --> 00:17:45,698 She needed devoted care And attention to flourish. 428 00:17:45,732 --> 00:17:47,434 It's hard to flourish Without heat. 429 00:17:47,467 --> 00:17:50,170 Cold stimulates the mind. 430 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:53,640 It was one of my dad's Pedagogical techniques. 431 00:17:53,673 --> 00:17:57,377 [as mr. Lychkoff] Two lines are perpendicular If and only if 432 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:59,346 The product Of their slope 433 00:17:59,379 --> 00:18:01,448 Is a negative one! 434 00:18:01,481 --> 00:18:04,417 I learned that On my sixth birthday. 435 00:18:09,322 --> 00:18:10,423 (stabler) What's with the rice? 436 00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:11,824 Did he force you To eat down here too? 437 00:18:11,858 --> 00:18:12,792 No. 438 00:18:12,825 --> 00:18:16,763 He made us kneel on it While he drilled us. 439 00:18:16,796 --> 00:18:19,332 It's not so bad at first. 440 00:18:19,366 --> 00:18:20,133 But after a while, 441 00:18:20,167 --> 00:18:21,601 The grains dig Into your skin 442 00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,736 And you start to bleed. 443 00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:25,905 (benson) How long did you Go to school down here? 444 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:28,408 Till I was 16. 445 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:30,277 Last year, he kicked me Out of the house. 446 00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:32,712 He wanted to spend All his time with elsa. 447 00:18:32,745 --> 00:18:37,317 He said she had True potential. 448 00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:38,885 He was right. 449 00:18:38,918 --> 00:18:41,921 The only job I could get Was waitressing. 450 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:44,291 Because you were A teenager, 451 00:18:44,324 --> 00:18:45,792 And you didn't have A chance 452 00:18:45,825 --> 00:18:46,893 To go To college. 453 00:18:46,926 --> 00:18:48,828 Or save my sister. 454 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:51,564 I wanted to take her Away from papa. 455 00:18:51,598 --> 00:18:53,566 But morewood Is just as bad. 456 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:54,834 The pressure Is too intense. 457 00:18:54,867 --> 00:18:56,869 We heard that things Came easy to her. 458 00:18:56,903 --> 00:18:58,771 No, the pressure To make money. 459 00:18:58,805 --> 00:19:00,607 Hold on, Elsa had to work too? 460 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,942 Morewood paid my father To enroll her. 461 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:03,943 You mean they gave her A scholarship? 462 00:19:03,976 --> 00:19:04,944 Yeah... 463 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:07,314 Along with a huge bonus For sending her there. 464 00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:09,416 He also entered her In competitions 465 00:19:09,449 --> 00:19:10,450 For the prize money. 466 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:11,484 She was The family cash cow. 467 00:19:11,518 --> 00:19:12,619 [footsteps thudding] 468 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:14,487 What the hell Is going on here? 469 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:16,189 [gasps] Katrina! 470 00:19:16,223 --> 00:19:17,457 She is dead to us. 471 00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:18,358 You're trespassing On my property. 472 00:19:18,391 --> 00:19:20,193 I am pressing charges Against you. 473 00:19:20,227 --> 00:19:21,561 Me first. 474 00:19:21,594 --> 00:19:23,430 You're under arrest For assaulting elsa lychkoff. 475 00:19:23,463 --> 00:19:25,665 You have the right To remain silent. 476 00:19:25,698 --> 00:19:26,933 You give up that right, Anything you say can 477 00:19:26,966 --> 00:19:28,468 And will be used against you In a court of law. 478 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:30,403 You have the right To an attorney. 479 00:19:30,437 --> 00:19:31,838 If you can't afford one, 480 00:19:31,871 --> 00:19:34,474 One will be Appointed to you. 481 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:35,542 (joseph) I would never hurt elsa. 482 00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:37,444 She was my pride and joy. 483 00:19:37,477 --> 00:19:39,379 Till she missed A math problem. 484 00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:41,881 And then you beat her like a Mule that wouldn't pull a plow. 485 00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:43,350 This is how I was taught. 486 00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:47,820 And it worked, I earned my phd at 23. 487 00:19:47,854 --> 00:19:50,223 He failed his exams 488 00:19:50,257 --> 00:19:53,626 And was kicked out Of university. 489 00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:55,462 And then we moved to u.S., 490 00:19:55,495 --> 00:19:58,531 And he started looking For jobs, 491 00:19:58,565 --> 00:20:01,368 Telling everyone He have his degree. 492 00:20:01,401 --> 00:20:04,271 Liv, hammer him On his phd. 493 00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:05,372 He never got it. 494 00:20:05,405 --> 00:20:07,274 You sure you have That phd? 495 00:20:07,307 --> 00:20:09,776 'cause we did some checking, 496 00:20:09,809 --> 00:20:11,311 And there's No record of it. 497 00:20:11,344 --> 00:20:13,846 I am a very smart man. You're a liar. 498 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,548 And you're lying About beating 499 00:20:15,582 --> 00:20:16,616 The crap Out of your daughter. 500 00:20:16,649 --> 00:20:18,285 No, I love her! 501 00:20:18,318 --> 00:20:20,553 And what about the other Daughter that you kicked out 502 00:20:20,587 --> 00:20:22,021 Because she wasn't A genius, huh? 503 00:20:22,054 --> 00:20:23,623 Do you love her too? 504 00:20:23,656 --> 00:20:26,393 I was only trying To provide for my family. 505 00:20:26,426 --> 00:20:27,660 Katrina would never succeed. 506 00:20:27,694 --> 00:20:29,696 I couldn't waste Any more time on her. 507 00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:32,865 He was always Getting fired 508 00:20:32,899 --> 00:20:36,969 And going to casino To play cards. 509 00:20:37,003 --> 00:20:38,971 Losing all our money. 510 00:20:39,005 --> 00:20:41,608 What'd you live on? 511 00:20:41,641 --> 00:20:43,543 I clean offices. 512 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:47,580 One job, And then two jobs. 513 00:20:47,614 --> 00:20:49,749 Liv, he's a gambler. 514 00:20:49,782 --> 00:20:51,484 You let your wife Break her back 515 00:20:51,518 --> 00:20:53,353 While you were living it up In atlantic city. 516 00:20:53,386 --> 00:20:55,855 Yeah, I count cards. It's easy money. 517 00:20:55,888 --> 00:20:57,390 That's if you're good At it. 518 00:20:57,424 --> 00:21:00,560 You lost 80 grand at blackjack In the last year. 519 00:21:00,593 --> 00:21:03,296 That's why you wanted elsa At morewood. 520 00:21:03,330 --> 00:21:05,064 Their stipends would help you Cover your gambling losses. 521 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:07,567 I only cared For my daughter's well-being. 522 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:08,768 And how's that? 523 00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:10,337 By beating her Till she bled? 524 00:21:10,370 --> 00:21:12,004 I never hurt her! 525 00:21:12,038 --> 00:21:14,941 I saw the bruises. 526 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:16,476 The cigarette burns. 527 00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:18,545 Did you confront him? 528 00:21:18,578 --> 00:21:22,715 No, he said he was doing What was best for her. 529 00:21:22,749 --> 00:21:27,554 And she was learning. Her test scores proved it. 530 00:21:27,587 --> 00:21:31,491 I let him do it. 531 00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:36,095 I let him hurt My baby. 532 00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:37,464 I only wanted What's best for her. 533 00:21:37,497 --> 00:21:39,031 Oh, come on. She's your meal ticket. 534 00:21:39,065 --> 00:21:40,367 You don't care About who she is, 535 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:41,501 What she wants. 536 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:42,602 You just ride her. 537 00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:43,670 Getting her Into the best schools, 538 00:21:43,703 --> 00:21:44,737 Honing her 539 00:21:44,771 --> 00:21:46,939 Into daddy's perfect Little genius. 540 00:21:46,973 --> 00:21:48,508 Yes, yes, yes, I did this, yes. 541 00:21:48,541 --> 00:21:50,042 But you rode her Too hard, didn't you? 542 00:21:50,076 --> 00:21:51,644 And she started Acting up. 543 00:21:51,678 --> 00:21:53,613 She started neglecting Her studies, 544 00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:55,515 Sneaking out Of her school. 545 00:21:55,548 --> 00:21:56,516 So you confronted her. 546 00:21:56,549 --> 00:21:58,518 Right, you tried knocking Some sense into her? 547 00:21:58,551 --> 00:21:59,719 I'm sorry. 548 00:21:59,752 --> 00:22:02,121 So you beat her To death. 549 00:22:02,154 --> 00:22:05,492 And you dumped Your own daughter's body 550 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:06,292 Into the river. God forgive me! 551 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:07,660 Sit back down, joseph. Sit down! 552 00:22:07,694 --> 00:22:09,662 Forgive me! Elsa! 553 00:22:09,696 --> 00:22:10,697 Stop it! Elsa! 554 00:22:10,730 --> 00:22:12,131 Joseph, stop it! Elsa! 555 00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:13,633 Forgive me! Captain! 556 00:22:16,536 --> 00:22:19,406 Somebody call a bus! 557 00:22:26,613 --> 00:22:28,881 Have the hospital call us When he's conscious. 558 00:22:28,915 --> 00:22:30,917 What if he saves us all The trouble and croaks? 559 00:22:30,950 --> 00:22:33,386 We still need a formal Confession to close the case. 560 00:22:33,420 --> 00:22:34,754 We need to find the perp To do that. 561 00:22:34,787 --> 00:22:36,889 I called the casinos Down in a.C. 562 00:22:36,923 --> 00:22:39,492 A couple of pit bosses say Lychkoff's a regular. 563 00:22:39,526 --> 00:22:40,927 They sent His surveillance photo. 564 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,430 He was there The day elsa was murdered. 565 00:22:43,463 --> 00:22:45,632 But we don't know the exact time That elsa was killed. 566 00:22:45,665 --> 00:22:47,467 He was glued to the tables For two days straight. 567 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:49,602 Guy's a creep, He's just not our creep. 568 00:22:49,636 --> 00:22:51,538 This guys must have felt Pretty guilty 569 00:22:51,571 --> 00:22:52,705 About the abuse He put elsa through 570 00:22:52,739 --> 00:22:53,806 To bash his head in Like that. 571 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,074 So dad's off the hook. 572 00:22:55,107 --> 00:22:56,976 I guess we take Another look at the school. 573 00:22:57,009 --> 00:22:59,111 Well, not every star pupil there Shines so bright. 574 00:22:59,145 --> 00:23:01,581 Start with these three Rap sheets. 575 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:04,717 All right. Take a look at that. 576 00:23:04,751 --> 00:23:06,819 Kid gets an "A" For "Arson." 577 00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:12,725 [liquid pouring] 578 00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:18,698 You burned down a garage. What else have you burned? 579 00:23:18,731 --> 00:23:20,733 I was working On a chemistry experiment. 580 00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:21,934 I knocked over A bunsen burner. 581 00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:25,071 Well, the fire department said That accelerant was used. 582 00:23:25,104 --> 00:23:26,606 Duh. 583 00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:28,775 I need them to make The organic compounds 584 00:23:28,808 --> 00:23:30,777 I use in my research. 585 00:23:30,810 --> 00:23:34,614 I'm not some little kid Playing pyro here. 586 00:23:34,647 --> 00:23:38,217 I already have Three patents on my work. 587 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:41,153 I'm going to harvard In the fall. 588 00:23:41,187 --> 00:23:42,822 Breaking and entering. 589 00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:44,857 Armed robbery. 590 00:23:44,891 --> 00:23:46,759 That'll impress The admissions committee. 591 00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:49,462 It was three years ago. 592 00:23:49,496 --> 00:23:51,764 I mean, colleges won't find out Because I was never convicted. 593 00:23:51,798 --> 00:23:53,700 You robbed A gas station. 594 00:23:53,733 --> 00:23:55,234 My older brother did. 595 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:57,670 I only tagged along to prove That I wasn't a nerd. 596 00:23:57,704 --> 00:23:59,939 It's called Accessory to a crime. 597 00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:01,608 Once I realized What he was doing, 598 00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:03,776 I ran Out of the gas station. 599 00:24:03,810 --> 00:24:04,644 And the d.A. Believed that? 600 00:24:04,677 --> 00:24:06,779 I guess so. 601 00:24:06,813 --> 00:24:09,048 He made a deal With my parents 602 00:24:09,081 --> 00:24:10,850 To send me here. 603 00:24:10,883 --> 00:24:15,054 Because this place Is like a jail. 604 00:24:15,087 --> 00:24:15,922 I didn't do anything. 605 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:17,657 What do you call rape two, Fun and games? 606 00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:18,758 There wasn't Any rape. 607 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:20,660 There wasn't even Any sex. 608 00:24:20,693 --> 00:24:23,730 She said she couldn't believe I was gonna be her boyfriend. 609 00:24:23,763 --> 00:24:26,733 I told her it was one and done, And she flipped out. 610 00:24:26,766 --> 00:24:29,569 So you figured a punch In the face would calm her down? 611 00:24:29,602 --> 00:24:31,704 I pushed her away. 612 00:24:31,738 --> 00:24:34,073 She fell and hit her head On the bedpost. 613 00:24:34,106 --> 00:24:36,275 She was just pissed at me That I rejected her, 614 00:24:36,308 --> 00:24:37,810 So she called the cops. 615 00:24:37,844 --> 00:24:40,680 Okay, elsa lychkoff. She one of your one and dones? 616 00:24:40,713 --> 00:24:41,814 No way. 617 00:24:41,848 --> 00:24:43,716 Girls around here Are so wrapped up 618 00:24:43,750 --> 00:24:44,784 In their own heads, 619 00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:46,653 They got no idea what's going on With their bodies. 620 00:24:46,686 --> 00:24:48,655 But still, a guy As handsome as you, 621 00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:50,890 You sure She wasn't interested? 622 00:24:50,923 --> 00:24:52,291 Elsa was Into older dudes. 623 00:24:52,324 --> 00:24:53,760 How much older? 624 00:24:53,793 --> 00:24:56,696 Not pervy old, Like you. 625 00:24:56,729 --> 00:24:57,830 She used to hang out With this guy 626 00:24:57,864 --> 00:24:58,865 That went to school here. 627 00:24:58,898 --> 00:24:59,932 I think he lives In newark now. 628 00:24:59,966 --> 00:25:03,035 Name? Danny burke. 629 00:25:03,069 --> 00:25:04,170 You got the wrong guy. 630 00:25:04,203 --> 00:25:05,772 I'm not interested In little girls. 631 00:25:05,805 --> 00:25:06,573 I'm 23. 632 00:25:06,606 --> 00:25:08,741 Elsa was 14. That makes her jailbait. 633 00:25:08,775 --> 00:25:10,176 Look, I met her At a party. 634 00:25:10,209 --> 00:25:11,778 She said that she went To morewood 635 00:25:11,811 --> 00:25:13,245 And that She was really unhappy. 636 00:25:13,279 --> 00:25:15,214 And you offered to make her Feel all better, huh? 637 00:25:15,247 --> 00:25:16,716 Not that way. 638 00:25:16,749 --> 00:25:18,117 I was like A big brother. 639 00:25:18,150 --> 00:25:19,318 Someone she Could look up to. 640 00:25:19,351 --> 00:25:20,319 Quite the role model. 641 00:25:20,352 --> 00:25:22,555 Giving up a promising future For a dead-end life 642 00:25:22,589 --> 00:25:23,823 In this dump? 643 00:25:23,856 --> 00:25:26,025 Yeah, but it's my dump. 644 00:25:26,058 --> 00:25:27,594 I'm not gonna live My life 645 00:25:27,627 --> 00:25:29,696 The way those a-holes At morewood want me to. 646 00:25:29,729 --> 00:25:30,863 Aren't you a little old To be rebelling 647 00:25:30,897 --> 00:25:32,264 Against your high school? 648 00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:34,333 Be the best. Great isn't good enough. 649 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:35,835 Maximize your potential. 650 00:25:35,868 --> 00:25:37,970 They even feed Their students [theremin drones] 651 00:25:38,004 --> 00:25:40,807 A special diet To increase brain activity. 652 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,309 Omega 3's And all that crap. 653 00:25:43,342 --> 00:25:44,410 That place Is toxic. 654 00:25:44,443 --> 00:25:46,613 Is that why you dropped out A month before graduating? 655 00:25:46,646 --> 00:25:47,680 I couldn't take it Anymore. 656 00:25:47,714 --> 00:25:48,681 And neither could elsa. 657 00:25:48,715 --> 00:25:51,651 She wanted to be a kid, Not their f'ing robot. 658 00:25:51,684 --> 00:25:53,753 She hated morewood. She was looking for a way out. 659 00:25:53,786 --> 00:25:55,922 Like through her window, Dressed like a slut? 660 00:25:55,955 --> 00:25:58,157 What are you talking about? 661 00:25:58,190 --> 00:26:00,359 We saw her clothes. Leather and lace. 662 00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:01,861 You got the wrong girl. 663 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:04,030 Elsa wouldn't even Wear makeup. 664 00:26:04,063 --> 00:26:06,298 You know Her roommate jennifer? Yeah. 665 00:26:06,332 --> 00:26:07,867 Elsa hated That little bitch. 666 00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:09,669 Mommy could buy Her admission to morewood, 667 00:26:09,702 --> 00:26:11,804 But she couldn't buy Elsa's brains. 668 00:26:11,838 --> 00:26:12,905 So she was jealous Of elsa? 669 00:26:12,939 --> 00:26:14,073 Pathologically. 670 00:26:14,106 --> 00:26:17,810 Jennifer kept begging elsa To tank one exam, just one, 671 00:26:17,844 --> 00:26:19,245 So that jennifer Could be number one. 672 00:26:19,278 --> 00:26:21,881 And elsa wouldn't? 673 00:26:21,914 --> 00:26:23,616 It was world war three In their room. 674 00:26:23,650 --> 00:26:25,151 Elsa asked For a new roommate. 675 00:26:25,184 --> 00:26:27,854 And when the nazi headmistress Said no, 676 00:26:27,887 --> 00:26:29,956 Elsa gave jennifer The silent treatment. 677 00:26:29,989 --> 00:26:32,058 And how did Jennifer react? 678 00:26:32,091 --> 00:26:34,827 Did you ever see A nerd spaz out? 679 00:26:34,861 --> 00:26:36,929 It's ugly. 680 00:26:36,963 --> 00:26:39,231 [theremin whirring] 681 00:26:39,265 --> 00:26:42,401 Jennifer. Just a minute. 682 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:44,804 You lied About the clothes. 683 00:26:44,837 --> 00:26:45,872 They're yours, Aren't they? 684 00:26:45,905 --> 00:26:46,739 What, they were From halloween. 685 00:26:46,773 --> 00:26:48,407 Elsa liked them, So I let her wear them. 686 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,909 That's what friends do. 687 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:50,843 (stabler) But she's not your friend. 688 00:26:50,877 --> 00:26:53,379 And elsa never would have worn Those clothes. 689 00:26:53,412 --> 00:26:55,648 Who told you that? Danny burke. 690 00:26:55,682 --> 00:26:57,950 He's a prevaricator. Synonym for liar. 691 00:26:57,984 --> 00:26:58,685 Hey. 692 00:26:58,718 --> 00:27:01,253 This isn't A vocabulary test. 693 00:27:01,287 --> 00:27:03,656 Elsa was murdered. 694 00:27:03,690 --> 00:27:06,325 Look, I don't have time For this, okay? 695 00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:07,960 They put me In a tournament next week, 696 00:27:07,994 --> 00:27:09,796 And I need to study Molnar-nagy 1966. 697 00:27:09,829 --> 00:27:12,899 I'm in zugzwang, But if I could solve it-- 698 00:27:12,932 --> 00:27:15,935 Maybe it's h-7 To g-6. 699 00:27:15,968 --> 00:27:17,837 Hey, the only way You're going to solve this 700 00:27:17,870 --> 00:27:20,006 Is by talking to us. 701 00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:24,911 Tell us what happened To elsa. 702 00:27:33,753 --> 00:27:36,022 I want my mom. 703 00:27:37,957 --> 00:27:41,861 I'm suzanne banks, Jennifer's mom. 704 00:27:41,894 --> 00:27:44,096 Why is she alone In there? 705 00:27:44,130 --> 00:27:45,464 What did you do To her? 706 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:47,867 The question is what did she do To her roommate? 707 00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:49,902 Elsa? 708 00:27:49,936 --> 00:27:52,271 They were best friends. 709 00:27:52,304 --> 00:27:54,673 Weren't they? 710 00:27:56,876 --> 00:27:57,877 I'm glad she's dead. 711 00:27:57,910 --> 00:28:00,046 Don't say Such a thing. Why not? 712 00:28:00,079 --> 00:28:02,381 It's the truth. 713 00:28:02,414 --> 00:28:04,050 Elsa got all the attention. 714 00:28:04,083 --> 00:28:06,953 She was in the newspaper, She had scholarship offers. 715 00:28:06,986 --> 00:28:09,388 Sweetie, you have A college fund. 716 00:28:09,421 --> 00:28:10,990 That's not the point. 717 00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:12,058 It's about the competition. Being the best. 718 00:28:12,091 --> 00:28:13,392 There is no second place. 719 00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:14,861 That's why the school Roomed us together. 720 00:28:14,894 --> 00:28:16,495 So we'd push Each other. 721 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:18,030 But elsa always came out On top. 722 00:28:18,064 --> 00:28:20,499 It wasn't fair. 723 00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:23,269 She never studied, And I worked so hard. 724 00:28:23,302 --> 00:28:25,071 But she was smarter Than me. 725 00:28:25,104 --> 00:28:26,172 Baby, that's not true. 726 00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:27,907 It is true, mom. 727 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:29,909 I'm smart, But she's a genius. 728 00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:30,943 And she never let me Forget it. 729 00:28:30,977 --> 00:28:32,278 Was she mean to you? 730 00:28:32,311 --> 00:28:33,312 She wouldn't even talk To me. 731 00:28:33,345 --> 00:28:34,446 Not a word. 732 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:36,015 Like, I was too insignificant, 733 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:37,483 Too stupid to waste Her breath on. 734 00:28:37,516 --> 00:28:39,518 Oh, baby-- I'm not a baby! 735 00:28:39,551 --> 00:28:41,888 And I'm not stupid! I just wanted to be the best. 736 00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:44,123 You just couldn't beat her. It wasn't fair! 737 00:28:44,156 --> 00:28:46,793 She didn't want to go To m.I.T. 738 00:28:46,826 --> 00:28:48,895 She was going to drop out Like that loser danny. 739 00:28:48,928 --> 00:28:50,763 So why couldn't she Let me win, huh? 740 00:28:50,797 --> 00:28:53,032 Just once, so that I could be The smartest girl at morewood. 741 00:28:53,065 --> 00:28:54,867 Then every college Would want me. 742 00:28:54,901 --> 00:28:56,002 Did you ever say this To elsa? 743 00:28:56,035 --> 00:28:58,404 I told you She wouldn't speak to me. 744 00:28:58,437 --> 00:29:00,106 So I followed her Onto the ferry one day 745 00:29:00,139 --> 00:29:01,273 When she went To see danny, 746 00:29:01,307 --> 00:29:02,408 But she couldn't Run away from me 747 00:29:02,441 --> 00:29:03,542 In the middle Of the hudson river. 748 00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:05,011 Jennifer, that's enough. 749 00:29:05,044 --> 00:29:06,846 I think we better go now. 750 00:29:06,879 --> 00:29:07,880 Don't tell me what to do! 751 00:29:07,914 --> 00:29:09,015 No! Don't tell me What to do. 752 00:29:09,048 --> 00:29:10,817 I'm sick and tired 753 00:29:10,850 --> 00:29:12,919 Of everyone always telling me What to do, 754 00:29:12,952 --> 00:29:15,187 What to say, How to think, how to act. 755 00:29:15,221 --> 00:29:17,323 I just wanted to talk to her, That's all. 756 00:29:17,356 --> 00:29:18,991 I just wanted to talk to her, 757 00:29:19,025 --> 00:29:20,192 And then take The next ferry back. 758 00:29:20,226 --> 00:29:22,161 But she screamed at me. 759 00:29:22,194 --> 00:29:23,229 Why was I following her? 760 00:29:23,262 --> 00:29:24,030 She called me a loser. 761 00:29:24,063 --> 00:29:26,933 She said I was pathetic, and dumb, 762 00:29:26,966 --> 00:29:29,568 And that I was only at morewood Because my family is rich. 763 00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:31,237 That I'd never be able To make it on brains alone, 764 00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:32,839 Like her. 765 00:29:32,872 --> 00:29:35,007 She tried walking away, And so I grabbed her arm, 766 00:29:35,041 --> 00:29:36,342 And she pushed me. 767 00:29:36,375 --> 00:29:38,010 So I jabbed her chest With my pen, 768 00:29:38,044 --> 00:29:40,012 And she pushed me again. Jennifer, stop! 769 00:29:40,046 --> 00:29:40,947 And so I pulled her hair 770 00:29:40,980 --> 00:29:42,915 And I slammed her head Into the railing, 771 00:29:42,949 --> 00:29:45,584 Over and over And over again. [kicking table] 772 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:50,089 [sobbing] 773 00:29:53,926 --> 00:29:55,494 Did anybody see you fighting? 774 00:29:58,530 --> 00:30:02,501 Everyone was inside Because it was raining. 775 00:30:02,534 --> 00:30:05,037 She tried screaming For help, 776 00:30:05,071 --> 00:30:07,073 But no one could hear her Because the ferry horn 777 00:30:07,106 --> 00:30:09,075 Started to blow. 778 00:30:09,108 --> 00:30:12,144 That's when she fell down, And I pushed her into the river. 779 00:30:19,085 --> 00:30:21,520 I'm number one now, mom. 780 00:30:21,553 --> 00:30:25,992 Aren't you happy for me? 781 00:30:38,037 --> 00:30:39,271 She made A full confession. 782 00:30:39,305 --> 00:30:40,439 (greylek) And her mother let it happen? 783 00:30:40,472 --> 00:30:42,308 Well, there was No stopping jennifer. 784 00:30:42,341 --> 00:30:43,509 The kid was on fire. 785 00:30:43,542 --> 00:30:45,277 Great, won't be Any miranda issues at trial. 786 00:30:45,311 --> 00:30:47,179 But there are Some other issues. 787 00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:49,048 Cue the violins. 788 00:30:49,081 --> 00:30:50,282 She needs to be locked up, 789 00:30:50,316 --> 00:30:52,084 But someplace Where she can get help. 790 00:30:52,118 --> 00:30:55,321 You want me to dump the case On family court? 791 00:30:55,354 --> 00:30:56,889 We don't want you To dump anything. 792 00:30:56,923 --> 00:30:58,057 Jennifer is a killer. 793 00:30:58,090 --> 00:31:00,359 But she's 14. 794 00:31:00,392 --> 00:31:02,895 She's not a hardened criminal. Try her as a juvenile. 795 00:31:02,929 --> 00:31:05,932 I would, But it's not my call. 796 00:31:05,965 --> 00:31:08,034 I got warner's results On the tide charts. 797 00:31:08,067 --> 00:31:09,301 Elsa's body went Into the river 798 00:31:09,335 --> 00:31:10,569 Just off hoboken. 799 00:31:10,602 --> 00:31:14,306 The horn blew Because the boat was docking. 800 00:31:14,340 --> 00:31:17,009 This isn't a new york case. It's new jersey. 801 00:31:17,043 --> 00:31:19,611 Which is bad news For jennifer. 802 00:31:19,645 --> 00:31:21,180 They try kids her age As adults 803 00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:23,315 And send them To prison for life. 804 00:31:27,519 --> 00:31:28,955 (gill) No way, detectives. 805 00:31:28,988 --> 00:31:30,056 Look, she's a troubled girl, 806 00:31:30,089 --> 00:31:32,091 Not a stone-cold killer. 807 00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:33,292 The world is full Of troubled girls. 808 00:31:33,325 --> 00:31:34,526 Most don't commit murder. 809 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:35,694 And the world recognizes The difference 810 00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:37,463 Between kids who kill And adults. 811 00:31:37,496 --> 00:31:39,231 You know, the only other country That gives a child 812 00:31:39,265 --> 00:31:40,933 Life without parole Is somalia. 813 00:31:40,967 --> 00:31:42,634 Now, do you really want To belong to that club? 814 00:31:42,668 --> 00:31:44,403 I didn't write the law. I just enforce it. 815 00:31:44,436 --> 00:31:46,472 Right, you've put away Three kids for life 816 00:31:46,505 --> 00:31:48,574 In the past eight months, Two blacks, one hispanic. 817 00:31:48,607 --> 00:31:50,209 Now you put away A rich white girl, 818 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:51,944 Kinda makes you color-blind, Doesn't it? 819 00:31:51,978 --> 00:31:54,947 Your rich white girl Has 160 iq 820 00:31:54,981 --> 00:31:57,283 And no history of abuse, Addiction, or mental illness. 821 00:31:57,316 --> 00:31:58,550 Don't tell me She didn't know 822 00:31:58,584 --> 00:32:00,552 What she did was wrong. 823 00:32:00,586 --> 00:32:02,488 She's 14 years old. 824 00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:03,522 Are you the same person That you were back then? 825 00:32:03,555 --> 00:32:05,624 At 14, I wasn't a murderer. 826 00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:07,493 Whose side are you on? Justice. 827 00:32:07,526 --> 00:32:10,229 For elsa And for jennifer. 828 00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:11,597 She's not some psychopath 829 00:32:11,630 --> 00:32:13,565 That has to be locked up Before she kills again. 830 00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:14,733 She's cold and conniving. 831 00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:16,335 She knew what she was doing, And she knew the consequences. 832 00:32:16,368 --> 00:32:18,704 Hearing's tomorrow. 833 00:32:18,737 --> 00:32:21,373 I'm calling you both As witnesses. 834 00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:27,146 (gill) When you questioned Jennifer banks, 835 00:32:27,179 --> 00:32:29,381 Did she show remorse For murdering elsa lychkoff? 836 00:32:29,415 --> 00:32:32,284 Not exactly. 837 00:32:32,318 --> 00:32:35,988 Didn't she in fact say "I'm glad she's dead"? 838 00:32:36,022 --> 00:32:37,256 Yes. 839 00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:41,327 Was jennifer defending herself When she attacked the victim? 840 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,495 She told us That elsa pushed her. 841 00:32:43,529 --> 00:32:47,166 Elsa pushed her away After jennifer grabbed her arm. 842 00:32:47,199 --> 00:32:50,369 Then what Did jennifer do? 843 00:32:50,402 --> 00:32:53,305 She jabbed her In the chest with a pen. 844 00:32:53,339 --> 00:32:55,641 Jabbed or stabbed? 845 00:32:55,674 --> 00:32:57,676 The m.E. Report Documents stab wounds. 846 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:59,145 Three of them. 847 00:32:59,178 --> 00:33:00,779 She grabbed elsa's hair And slammed her head 848 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:02,514 Against the railing, How many times? 849 00:33:02,548 --> 00:33:04,150 Four. 850 00:33:04,183 --> 00:33:06,285 And jennifer confessed 851 00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:09,055 To all these acts Of violence? 852 00:33:09,088 --> 00:33:12,058 Yes. 853 00:33:12,091 --> 00:33:14,293 Did jennifer board the ferry Planning to kill elsa? 854 00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:16,062 (stabler) No, she went there to talk. 855 00:33:16,095 --> 00:33:17,396 She and elsa Weren't getting along. 856 00:33:17,429 --> 00:33:20,332 She wanted to... Clear the air. 857 00:33:20,366 --> 00:33:22,701 Her academic achievements, 858 00:33:22,734 --> 00:33:25,571 Her I.Q., 859 00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:30,109 Her accomplishments At chess. 860 00:33:30,142 --> 00:33:31,177 Clearly, jennifer's A brilliant girl. 861 00:33:31,210 --> 00:33:33,212 (benson) With the intellect Of an adult, 862 00:33:33,245 --> 00:33:35,381 And the emotions of a child. 863 00:33:35,414 --> 00:33:37,549 She was forced To compete, 864 00:33:37,583 --> 00:33:39,518 Forced to excel In a grown-up world, 865 00:33:39,551 --> 00:33:43,155 At school, at chess, At everything. 866 00:33:43,189 --> 00:33:44,323 She cracked. 867 00:33:44,356 --> 00:33:45,757 Can that crack Be repaired? 868 00:33:45,791 --> 00:33:47,359 Only if she gets help. 869 00:33:49,595 --> 00:33:52,231 Did jennifer banks know That her actions were wrong? 870 00:33:52,264 --> 00:33:54,466 I'm not a shrink. Your partner testified 871 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:56,135 That she is Exceptionally bright. 872 00:33:56,168 --> 00:33:58,370 Bright enough To spin a story 873 00:33:58,404 --> 00:34:00,772 To best create a false scent, Bright enough 874 00:34:00,806 --> 00:34:03,509 To manipulate you Into discovering fake evidence 875 00:34:03,542 --> 00:34:05,444 To cover her tracks, correct? 876 00:34:08,614 --> 00:34:10,282 Yes. 877 00:34:10,316 --> 00:34:12,751 (gill) She almost got away with it, Didn't she? 878 00:34:12,784 --> 00:34:14,820 Nothing further. 879 00:34:14,853 --> 00:34:16,155 I've heard enough. 880 00:34:16,188 --> 00:34:18,624 I'll hear this case In adult court. 881 00:34:18,657 --> 00:34:21,127 Detective, You may step down. 882 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,362 Game over. Thanks for your help. 883 00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:24,830 Over? (judge) Ms. Banks! 884 00:34:24,863 --> 00:34:26,298 The game is never over. 885 00:34:26,332 --> 00:34:27,733 There's always A way out! 886 00:34:27,766 --> 00:34:29,501 Replay the moves, Look for the crack. 887 00:34:29,535 --> 00:34:30,769 No, don't quit! 888 00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:32,238 Be smarter, be better, Fight harder! 889 00:34:32,271 --> 00:34:33,305 (benson) Jennifer, calm down. 890 00:34:33,339 --> 00:34:34,373 The best isn't good enough! 891 00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:36,208 There's always A way out! 892 00:34:36,242 --> 00:34:38,344 I see everything! I know the moves! 893 00:34:38,377 --> 00:34:41,813 I win! You can't stop me! 894 00:34:41,847 --> 00:34:43,282 [sobbing] No! 895 00:34:43,315 --> 00:34:44,550 Get your hands Off of me! 896 00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:48,854 [screaming continues] 897 00:34:48,887 --> 00:34:51,190 Don't touch me, You stupid idiot! 898 00:34:51,223 --> 00:34:53,292 You don't understand! 899 00:34:53,325 --> 00:34:55,494 No, you can't understand! No! 900 00:34:55,527 --> 00:34:58,364 No, wait, Please don't go! 901 00:34:58,397 --> 00:34:59,665 Don't go! Please wait! 902 00:34:59,698 --> 00:35:02,401 Why am I here? Why am I here? 903 00:35:02,434 --> 00:35:04,303 Why am I-- Why am I here? 904 00:35:04,336 --> 00:35:06,438 Jennifer. 905 00:35:06,472 --> 00:35:08,774 You killed elsa. 906 00:35:08,807 --> 00:35:11,143 [sobbing] 907 00:35:11,177 --> 00:35:12,378 Did I? 908 00:35:15,347 --> 00:35:19,585 Help me make sense. It's all blank. 909 00:35:19,618 --> 00:35:21,787 And I'm trapped In this horrible end game 910 00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:23,855 Of a chess match That I don't remember 911 00:35:23,889 --> 00:35:25,224 Sitting down To play. 912 00:35:25,257 --> 00:35:26,525 Jennifer, You confessed. 913 00:35:26,558 --> 00:35:27,793 I can remember things, 914 00:35:27,826 --> 00:35:29,361 But then I can't. 915 00:35:29,395 --> 00:35:32,431 Was it me who did this, Or was I dreaming? 916 00:35:32,464 --> 00:35:34,866 But I can't be dreaming. I don't sleep. 917 00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:36,502 I never sleep. 918 00:35:36,535 --> 00:35:39,171 What do you mean You never sleep? 919 00:35:39,205 --> 00:35:41,473 I go and go for days Until I crash. 920 00:35:41,507 --> 00:35:43,809 Nobody can survive Without sleep. 921 00:35:43,842 --> 00:35:46,545 I can. 922 00:35:46,578 --> 00:35:47,846 With my secret weapon. 923 00:35:47,879 --> 00:35:49,615 Are you taking something? 924 00:35:52,518 --> 00:35:54,353 Provigil. 925 00:35:54,386 --> 00:35:57,456 It helps me study. 926 00:35:57,489 --> 00:35:59,491 One little pill, 927 00:35:59,525 --> 00:36:01,460 And every synapse firing. 928 00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:03,462 Where do you get it? 929 00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:06,298 I buy it from kids With a.D.D. 930 00:36:06,332 --> 00:36:09,268 Everyone's on drugs At morewood. 931 00:36:09,301 --> 00:36:13,372 Adderall, concerta, ritalin, Anything to help you focus. 932 00:36:13,405 --> 00:36:14,240 Does the school know? 933 00:36:14,273 --> 00:36:17,276 They tell you How to game your doctor 934 00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:19,711 Into prescribing it. 935 00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:23,749 Jennifer... 936 00:36:23,782 --> 00:36:25,417 Jennifer, how long Had you been up 937 00:36:25,451 --> 00:36:27,353 The night Before you killed elsa? 938 00:36:27,386 --> 00:36:29,388 Six days. 939 00:36:29,421 --> 00:36:32,458 I was cramming for exams. 940 00:36:32,491 --> 00:36:36,428 Pop a pill, I could read four books a night. 941 00:36:36,462 --> 00:36:39,265 And did you take it After the tests? 942 00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:41,967 I didn't need to. 943 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,303 But then I had to prep For the chess tournament, 944 00:36:44,336 --> 00:36:45,504 So I bought some more. 945 00:36:45,537 --> 00:36:46,838 And how long Have you been up now? 946 00:36:46,872 --> 00:36:48,974 Three days. 947 00:36:49,007 --> 00:36:52,411 But it's not working This time. 948 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:54,846 My mind Is like a jigsaw puzzle, 949 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,548 And all the pieces 950 00:36:56,582 --> 00:36:58,550 Are all over the place. 951 00:36:58,584 --> 00:37:00,286 It's a big mess, 952 00:37:00,319 --> 00:37:01,953 And I can't put it Back together. 953 00:37:01,987 --> 00:37:03,822 I need provigil. 954 00:37:03,855 --> 00:37:07,526 Please, you have To bring me some. 955 00:37:09,295 --> 00:37:12,998 Tell me where it is. 956 00:37:13,031 --> 00:37:14,433 I keep it safe, Where no one will find it. 957 00:37:14,466 --> 00:37:18,337 So no one Can steal my secret. 958 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:23,442 Take one, And I'm einstein, 959 00:37:23,475 --> 00:37:25,277 Descartes, and shakespeare. 960 00:37:25,311 --> 00:37:26,745 I wrote a play In one night. 961 00:37:28,614 --> 00:37:31,317 My brain Was finally working. 962 00:37:31,350 --> 00:37:32,918 I could understand everything. 963 00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:37,723 I wrote it all down. 964 00:37:40,692 --> 00:37:42,661 I realized I could talk To elsa. 965 00:37:42,694 --> 00:37:45,697 Make her like me again. 966 00:37:50,602 --> 00:37:53,472 This type of hypergraphia Is common with provigil abuse. 967 00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:55,607 The drug was developed To treat narcolepsy 968 00:37:55,641 --> 00:37:57,476 And other sleep disorders. 969 00:37:57,509 --> 00:37:59,411 Then the government discovered Its military value 970 00:37:59,445 --> 00:38:00,546 As a stimulant, 971 00:38:00,579 --> 00:38:02,548 Gave it to the troops To keep them alert in the field. 972 00:38:02,581 --> 00:38:04,850 Now kids are using it To cram for their exams. 973 00:38:04,883 --> 00:38:06,084 When used properly, 974 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:07,453 It is an effective treatment For a.D.D. 975 00:38:07,486 --> 00:38:08,887 Properly, yeah, right. 976 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:10,389 Tell me those kids At morewood popping pills 977 00:38:10,422 --> 00:38:12,491 All have Attention deficit. 978 00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:14,025 I'll tip off a friend In the health department. 979 00:38:14,059 --> 00:38:16,528 See if we can stop The pill pushing. 980 00:38:16,562 --> 00:38:18,664 So if jennifer Was abusing provigil, 981 00:38:18,697 --> 00:38:20,466 She could have been up For six days straight. 982 00:38:20,499 --> 00:38:22,601 The world record Is 11 days, 983 00:38:22,634 --> 00:38:24,470 Until guinness stopped Acknowledging the category 984 00:38:24,503 --> 00:38:25,737 Because of the health risks Involved. 985 00:38:25,771 --> 00:38:28,540 How serious? Potentially deadly. 986 00:38:28,574 --> 00:38:31,977 That's why sleep deprivation Is used as a torture technique. 987 00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:33,612 Well, jennifer was A mess in court 988 00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:34,813 After only three days Without sleep. 989 00:38:34,846 --> 00:38:36,014 I'm not surprised. 990 00:38:36,047 --> 00:38:39,485 One study showed That 17 hours without sleep 991 00:38:39,518 --> 00:38:43,722 Is the equivalent of having A .05 blood alcohol content. 992 00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:45,023 That's legally impaired. 993 00:38:45,056 --> 00:38:47,659 So what symptoms Would she have? 994 00:38:47,693 --> 00:38:48,827 Anything ranging From irritability 995 00:38:48,860 --> 00:38:50,862 To delusions To psychosis. 996 00:38:50,896 --> 00:38:52,664 Jennifer was manic In interrogation, 997 00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:54,366 And out of her mind In the courtroom. 998 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,369 She would have been much worse On the night of the murder. 999 00:38:57,403 --> 00:39:00,105 (gill) An insanity plea? 1000 00:39:00,138 --> 00:39:02,608 That's the last stop For every hack lawyer 1001 00:39:02,641 --> 00:39:04,943 Too stupid or lazy To prepare a credible defense. 1002 00:39:04,976 --> 00:39:08,079 But if the facts support it, It's a winner. 1003 00:39:08,113 --> 00:39:10,716 Your girl missed a nap. That doesn't justify murder. 1004 00:39:10,749 --> 00:39:13,852 Sleep deprivation psychosis Is a clinical condition. 1005 00:39:13,885 --> 00:39:15,921 Jennifer banks was temporarily Out of her mind 1006 00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:17,956 When she killed elsa. 1007 00:39:17,989 --> 00:39:18,990 I'm sure defense counsel Will try it on the jury. 1008 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:20,459 I don't think it'll fly. 1009 00:39:20,492 --> 00:39:21,627 You didn't get where you are Without pulling 1010 00:39:21,660 --> 00:39:22,561 A few all-nighters. 1011 00:39:22,594 --> 00:39:24,162 Yeah, I've gone Two days without sleep. 1012 00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:27,399 Only thing I murdered At the end of it was my pillow. 1013 00:39:29,535 --> 00:39:32,771 I knew a cop who worked a double Homicide for 41 hours straight, 1014 00:39:32,804 --> 00:39:35,040 Then went home And went to bed. 1015 00:39:35,073 --> 00:39:37,175 He had an asthma attack. 1016 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:39,745 So he reached For his inhaler. 1017 00:39:39,778 --> 00:39:41,780 But he grabbed His service revolver instead. 1018 00:39:41,813 --> 00:39:45,083 He put it in his mouth, And he blew his brains out. 1019 00:39:48,887 --> 00:39:50,822 What do you want From me? 1020 00:39:50,856 --> 00:39:54,926 I want you... 1021 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:57,963 To read jennifer's journal. 1022 00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,935 Sleep on it. 1023 00:40:13,779 --> 00:40:15,914 (judge stallworth) According to the terms Of the plea agreement, 1024 00:40:15,947 --> 00:40:17,916 The defendant is remanded 1025 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:20,919 To the department Of juvenile justice 1026 00:40:20,952 --> 00:40:25,156 For a period Not to exceed seven years. 1027 00:40:25,190 --> 00:40:27,225 Change of heart, ms. Gill? 1028 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:30,929 Newly discovered Evidence shows 1029 00:40:30,962 --> 00:40:33,198 The defendant's mental status At the time of the murder 1030 00:40:33,231 --> 00:40:35,501 Warrants leniency. 1031 00:40:35,534 --> 00:40:38,670 You're a very lucky Young lady. 1032 00:40:38,704 --> 00:40:40,606 Don't squander Your good fortune. 1033 00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:43,575 [gavel bangs] 1034 00:40:50,616 --> 00:40:52,651 Good luck. 1035 00:40:52,684 --> 00:40:53,719 [sniffles] 1036 00:41:00,291 --> 00:41:02,594 You'll be out by 21. 1037 00:41:02,628 --> 00:41:04,896 Thank you. 1038 00:41:10,769 --> 00:41:14,806 (benson) Well, at least She still has a chance. 1039 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:17,108 My next case. 1040 00:41:17,142 --> 00:41:18,610 15. 1041 00:41:18,644 --> 00:41:19,978 Raped and murdered 1042 00:41:20,011 --> 00:41:22,147 His six-year-old stepsister. 1043 00:41:22,180 --> 00:41:24,182 No remorse. Says he'd do it again. 1044 00:41:24,215 --> 00:41:26,618 You want him out At 21 too? 1045 00:41:29,821 --> 00:41:32,824 Captioning by captionmax Www.Captionmax.Com