All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.SVU.S27E20.WEB

- 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.

- Hello?

Anybody up yet?

I got the goods.

I got bagels

and cream cheese and lox.

Oh.

Oh, oh!

Oh, my--oh, my God, Nora.

Nora? Nora?

Oh, my God, are you okay?

Nora? Somebody help!

Come down here, guys!

- What's happening?
- It's okay.

Call 911! Call 911!

Honey, it's okay. I'm here.

I'm here.

Don't move, don't move,
don't move, don't move.

- So when do you think
you'll be cleared?

- Probably next month,
technically.

We'll see if the DEA actually
wants me or if I want them.

- Well, find out
if they have any openings.

- You don't have to go back,
you know.

Well, if you're suggesting
that I should retire,

I'm gonna puncture
your other lung.

- I'm not saying anything.

I'm just giving you
your own advice.

You gotta go where
you're doing the most good.

Is SVU still that place
for you?

- You know, Joe, for the
first time in my life...

I don't know anymore.

- Did the union lawyer
file an appeal?

- Yeah, he did
a couple of days ago.

So I haven't--I haven't heard
much, but I'll follow up.

Eventually.

Look, Tynan is strategic.

She wouldn't have suspended me
if she didn't think

that she could see it through.

- Thinking and knowing are
two very different things.

Especially when you're going up
against Captain Olivia Benson.

But first, you have to
get back in the fight.

- It's not the worst pep talk.

- I try.

- Rollins.

- So you're just back?
- Yeah.

Reassigned to SVU
as of this morning.

- I mean, I'm thrilled,
but it's--it's weird, right?

No explanation?

- Well, my gut is saying Griff
had something to do with it.

- Why do I feel like
there's gonna be a catch?

- Cimino.

- Captain.

- Friend found Nora Pontius
in here at 7:35 a.m.

Cracked her head here
on the counter.

She reported pain that was
consistent with sexual assault.

- The victim stable?

- With paramedics.

They'll take her
to the hospital

for her rape kit
and some stitches.

She also reported
a ring stolen.

- All right,
that's good work, Cimino.

- How many people
are in the house?

- Five.

One with the victim,
and we're holding

everyone upstairs while we
lock down the crime scene.

- Everybody was here overnight?
- Yeah.

All asleep when it happened.

- Lot going on in this place.

Welcome back, Curry.

- Thanks. You too.

- Yeah, not how I wanted it,
but yeah.

- Tynan made him
acting SVU supervisor.

- Oh, wow.

- Not my idea of a good time,
but here we are.

Any sign of forced entry?

- Well, there's bars
on all these kitchen windows.

I've checked.

They're all locked
from the inside.

- Everybody in the house
stays on the radar

till we have a reason
to take them off.

Did the victim get a look
at the attacker?

- Well, she talked
to officers outside,

and she can't
remember anything.

She's pretty upset.

- Okay, Rollins, talk to her.

See if you can get her
to open up a bit.

Curry and I will talk
to the hangover crew.

- Mm-hmm.

- Supervisor Tutuola
looks good on him.

- Just don't tell him that.

- Nora, can you tell me what
happened to you last night?

- We were all drinking.

A group of friends
from college.

- It was our--it was our
20 year college reunion.

Columbia.

It was a special occasion.
We had a lot of alcohol.

More than usual.

- I was so drunk, so tired.

I just passed out on my bed.

- Is that the last thing
you remember?

- Yes.

Until I woke up to Angela
screaming and...

blood everywhere,

pain between my legs.

No idea how I got there.

- And they--they told me that
you're missing a ring?

- My grandma's.

Gold with a little diamond,
and it's not worth much.

- When was the last time
you saw it?

- I was wearing it last night,
but when I woke up

to the kitchen, it was gone.

- Hello.
I'm Sergeant Tutuola, SVU.

This is Captain Curry.

You all were here last night
when Nora was attacked?

- Yeah, asleep till I woke up
to Angela screaming.

We bolted out of bed.

- I did, at least.

I think you were
still half drunk.

- I was right behind you, Soph.

- Same here.

Ran into Preston
in the hallway.

I headed downstairs
to see what was going on.

- Everyone was
asleep all night?

No one got up?

No runs to the bathroom,
nothing?

- My head hit the pillow,
I was out.

- Preston Winthrop,
this is your place?

- Uh, yeah, kind of.

It's a family home, so.

- You own the house, Presto.

It's yours.

- It feels weird, but yeah.

- What kind of security
do you have here?

- Uh, not sure, really.

I call a guy when it
won't stop beeping.

Did you wanna see?

- Yeah.

- Okay, so there was a party
last night.

Did anybody get too messed up,
you know, act out of character?

- No, it was sick.

Best night in years,
maybe ever.

- You seem to disagree, Sophie.

- No, I mean, it was fine.

It wasn't a party.

Just seven people,
some who still

drink like they're in a frat.

- Seven?

They told me it was
Ryan, Preston, Adam,

Sophie, Angela, and Nora.

That's six.

- You're missing Josh.

- Who's Josh?

- One of us.

Old college crew.

- He went to bed
with the rest of us.

- Gone when we woke up, though.

- What's up?

- Bleach.

This patch right here,
spotless.

And then look at this.

You see that?

- It's a shoe print.
- Yeah, at least part of one.

- So somebody messed
with this crime scene.

- Hey, so there are no cameras
on the security system,

but sensors document whenever
windows or doors open.

Last night, nothing opened
after 10:00 p.m.

Today, the front door
opened three times.

5:00 a.m.--
- 5:00 a.m., I bet that's Josh.

- The hell's Josh?

- Another one of these clowns.

Left before everybody woke up.

- There's a suspect.

- But not our only suspect,

because Angela's bagel run
accounts

for the other two times
that the door opened.

No one else came
or left this house.

- Nora's attacker
didn't break in.

It's one of her friends.

- Okay, listen up, everybody.

Shoes off. Hand them over.
Okay?

Not just the shoes
on your feet.

I want every shoe
in this house.

- Well, I have, like, 50 pairs.

- I only have two.

How are we supposed to
go out without shoes?

- You're not.
Clear your schedule.

Order in.
No one leaves this house.

- Testable DNA on Nora's rape
kit, likely from one suspect.

- You got that already?

- Just the initial report.

I waited at the hospital,
drove Nora's kit

to the medical examiner,
and I begged.

- Okay, we gotta move
on this fast.

Suspects agreed to
stay in the house,

but you know that won't last.
- Yeah.

- Adam, Ryan,
Preston, and Josh.

- Track him down?

- I have his address
at his home and his work.

- Huh.

Hi.
- Hello.

- You're back?
- Well, uh, for now.

So the suspension is stayed.

Hearing is gonna be
in about 30 days.

And the union lawyer thinks
there's a good chance

that this will go away.

Is there a national holiday
that I don't know about?

- Well, Bruno is still out
on trial testimony,

and Griff is at
a firearms training refresh.

- Okay.

Acting supervisor,
this is your meeting.

Actually,

the view from here
is kind of nice,

so you take the lead
on this, Fin,

and I'll be your right hand.

- Okay.

CSU got a partial shoe print
from the crime scene.

They're comparing it against
the other shoes we collected,

but we still have to
put Josh in the mix.

- Oh, the warrant for his place
just came in.

- Okay, you go
to his apartment.

I'll see if he's still at work.

Nora's still at the hospital.
- Okay.

- Break the news to her
about our suspects.

Her relationship with these
guys might give us something.

- On it, boss.

- Nora, I'm Captain Benson
from the Special Victims Unit.

I was hoping we could
talk a little bit,

I could ask you
a few questions.

- Sure.

- So, um,

I understand that you met
this crew in college?

That's so great.

It's so great that
you're all still friends.

- Yeah, we were all in
the same freshman dorm.

They broke us into groups
for stupid little icebreakers.

My group just ended up being

one of the best parts of my
life for the past 20 years.

- So, Nora, my team and I have
been trying to piece together

what happened to you, and--

and what we found is, it's, um,

it's unlikely that anybody
broke into the house

during the time frame
of your attack.

- But--but that
doesn't make any sense.

- Is it possible that maybe it
was one of the men in the house

that did this to you?

- No.

No, it's not possible.

- I'm sorry, Nora.

So how about we start with you
telling me

about your day yesterday?

- Uh, I went to Pilates
with Sophie and Angela.

When we got back,
Preston had ordered in brunch.

- Anything stick out
about brunch?

Any strange interactions?

- Adam told me about
his new promotion.

I don't really understand
his job in big tech.

Then we went to
a reunion event and...

Ryan and I chatted
about his new baby.

He's like a whole
suburban dad now.

We're really close.

It's easy to talk
to each other.

Oh, Preston cornered me
at one point,

talking about
his newfound life goal,

opening a bar.

- And what about--
what about Josh?

- Oh, yeah.

Josh and I talked a lot
at dinner, I just forgot.

- And what'd you talk about?

- Um, my work.

Yeah, Josh is--

he can be a little harsh.

We...sort of fought.

- Josh Ortega?

- Yeah.

- Sergeant Tutuola, SVU.

I need you to account for
your whereabouts

between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m.
this morning.

- Why are you asking me?

- Just answer the questions
and make this easy.

- I--I don't know,
I was asleep.

I mean, look, I was partying
with some friends.

I had too much to drink.

I passed out on my
friend Preston's couch,

set my alarm for 5:00,

went home,
showered, and came here.

- Where's that couch?

- It's downstairs, towards
the front of the house.

- Were you wearing those shoes?

- Yeah, I'm a minimalist,
you know.

No one needs more
than four pairs.

- Well, I'm gonna need you
to take those off.

I got the other three pair
from your apartment.

You got a warrant?

- What do you think?

- I don't know what to think.

You haven't told me
anything of substance.

- And you haven't even asked me
what this is all about.

- Nora Pontius was
sexually assaulted last night.

- What?

Whoa.

Wait, hold on.

I-I would never hurt Nora.
We're friends.

- Yeah, you're gonna have to do
better trying to convince me,

considering I know you and her
had a fight last night.

- What? Who told you that?

- That's not important.
- Uh, very important.

You're accusing me
of something horrible.

So is was one of my friends,
apparently.

You know, whoever told you
about some irrelevant argument

between me and Nora
is probably your guy.

Deflecting, pointing fingers.

- Okay, you're me.

You're looking at this house.

Who would you bet on?

- Take your pick, man.

Look, Adam doesn't understand
the word no.

Ryan's, like,
in love with Nora.

And Preston's an, I don't know,
unpredictable drug addict.

If anyone assaulted Nora
in that house, it is Preston,

it is Ryan,
or it is Adam, period.

- But you already
took our shoes.

- None of the shoes matched the
prints from the crime scene.

- Which means someone here
is lying to us.

You look nervous there,
Preston.

- Yeah, I'm overwhelmed.
- Hmm.

- This whole situation,
everybody at my house.

- Friends stay
at your place a lot?

- It's the first time.

Nora was the one
who pushed for it.

She wanted us all together.

My house just made sense.

Look, I didn't hurt Nora.

We're friends.
- I get it. You're all friends.

- Yeah. Excuse me?

Yes, hi. You--

Please do not touch that.

That shouldn't be touched.

- You know,
I love these old houses.

It's a bunch of small spaces

we don't have use for anymore,
right?

Like servants' quarters
and dumbwaiters.

You gonna open up
your little secret room

or am I finding a sledgehammer?

Whoa.

Lot going on in here, Presto.

- You should know the BDSM
community is all about consent.

- Wait out there.
- You--

- Back.

- These are all prescribed.
- Mm-hmm.

- Look, I just--I didn't want
everyone to see all the stuff

it takes to make me
feel normal.

Look, I--I didn't even know
that I stepped in blood until--

not until you asked me
for the shoes.

Look, we were just
having a good time.

- What's having a good time?

- Cocaine.

- How much cocaine
did you do last night?

A little.

It was just to be a good host.

I--Ryan is a new dad.

He said he wanted to party
like the old days.

- And did he?

- Yeah, he--he did enough
he couldn't blink.

Ry was all gas,
no brakes.

- Well, we all drank too much
and, yeah, did some cocaine,

but that was just
a few lines each.

Nothing crazy.

- Even, uh, Preston?

- Yeah,
it was a bit concerning.

He's supposed to be
in recovery.

- Nobody tried to stop him?
- No.

It's complicated.

Preston gets upset
if people tell him what to do.

- Mm.

Planning on getting lucky
this weekend?

- With my wife, Liz.

Child care fell through
last minute.

She doesn't like birth control,

and I'm not ready
to be a dad again.

- Right.

- I'm serious.

I didn't wanna
come without Liz.

She and Nora conspired
to get me here.

- Are your wife and Nora close?

- They are.

Yeah, Liz isn't
the jealous type,

which is lucky,
because Nora and I--

it's just always been
an easy friendship.

- Ever see yourself
as more than friends?

- No, just friends.

Good friends.
- Hmm.

Well, you know, uh, lying to me

is not a great idea, Ryan.

- I had a crush on Nora
for, like, a week

when we first met.

I don't feel that way
about her.

- Because Josh's perspective
is a little different.

He says you are in love
with Nora.

- Well, he would say that.

- He would?
- Mm-hmm.

- I thought you all were
supposed to be good friends.

- Honestly, I don't even think
Josh has any real friends.

But if he does,
they're not women.

- What about Angela and Nora?

- Look, there are women Josh
is into sexually

who act how Josh thinks
they should,

and then there's
all other women,

who he doesn't respect
or value.

- And what category is Nora?

- Not sure,
but I definitely know

what Josh thinks about Angela.

- Why is that?

- Josh blamed Angela for her
own assault back in college.

You should talk to Angela
about it.

Actually, talk to Adam too.

It's their story, not mine.

- That is ancient history.

- Okay, but when you heard
about what happened with Nora,

I mean, did a part of you think
that maybe Adam could have--

- No. No.

No, I have moved on.

I have completely moved on,
and I'm over it.

It's so long ago.

- I understand, but I'd still
like to hear what happened.

- Okay.

Okay, it was the middle
of freshman year,

and, um,
I hooked up with Adam.

I was immature, you know,

and he had a lot more
experience

than I did, and I--

I knew how far I wanted to go.

- Neither of us
had much experience.

Look, Angela said she didn't
wanna have sex unless she was

in a relationship,
but she was different

once we were hooking up.

- Different how?

- I asked her
if she still didn't

wanna have sex, and she--

she just unbuttoned her pants.

What was I supposed to think?

- I said no a million times.

He forgot every ten seconds.

Eventually, I got tired
and I stopped trying.

You know, it took months

for me to admit
that he had crossed a line.

But I told Nora,
and Nora told Ryan,

and he stood by both of us.

- So you're saying
she's making all this up?

- I'm saying
Angela made a decision,

and then afterwards,
she wished that she hadn't.

- I've heard that one before.

- I'm sure I did something
stupid that night,

just not, like--

- Sexual assault?

- Look,
my wife can vouch for me.

We were together in bed
the whole night.

- They were sloppy,
reminiscing the same

20 stories over and over,
so I left around midnight.

- What time did Adam
come to bed?

- A few hours later.

He was loud.

I was trying to sleep,
unsuccessfully.

- Well, he said that
he was next to you

the rest of the night.

That true?

- Yes.

- I don't get the feeling
that you're having

the best time here, Sophie.

- It's not my reunion.
I went to Stanford.

- Long way to travel
for a school you didn't attend

to spend time with people
you don't really seem to like.

- Unless you flew all the way
from San Francisco to New York

just to keep an eye
on your husband.

No point.

Adam does whatever he wants,
whenever he wants.

- Did he ever push
your boundaries,

make you do something
you didn't wanna do?

- No.

- Because we know
about his history.

We know about what happened
with Angela.

- Angela's an
unreliable narrator, okay?

She made Adam feel
like he was a monster.

- A monster?

'Cause you see him that way?

- I'm married to him.

- Okay, well, what about--

what about Nora?

Is she a storyteller?

- Adam did not attack Nora.

- What do you think of Nora?

- Nora's a friend.

She's like family.

She's--

she's godmother
to one of my kids.

- What's going on, Sophie?

- I was awake
when Adam got into bed.

I was also awake when he left

ten minutes later.

I guess he thought
I was asleep by then.

- You can't be serious.

No, you don't--
you don't need to cuff me.

This is not--this is crazy.
No, guys, guys, guys.

Preston, come on,
say something.

Come on.
You have to know I didn't--

Soph, Soph!

What did you tell them?

- I didn't hurt Nora.

- And you didn't
hurt Angela either.

- She wouldn't say that,

and neither would Nora.

- Maybe not right now, but
that's what evidence is for.

So there's DNA
in Nora's rape kit,

and I'm betting that yours
is gonna be a match.

I'm guessing that
you think so too.

So, Adam, you have two options.

You can consent to a swab,

or we can wait
for a court order.

It's your choice.

- I'll do the swab.
- Great.

- Wait, wait, wait.
Please stop.

This is just--

God, this is so out of control.
I don't--

All right.

You're not gonna believe me,
but I have to say something.

- Okay.

- Nora and I,

we slept together last night.

- Wow.

While your wife
was in the house?

- Yeah, I know.

But you have to believe me,
it was consensual.

Look,

I-I snuck into Nora's room
when everyone went to sleep.

And, I mean, we haven't had
a chance to talk about it.

- And you're betting that
she doesn't remember?

- No, no, no, no.

Like, I think she remembers.

I-I hope she remembers.

But it's been
a long time coming,

and we both knew exactly
what we were doing.

Just talk--

please talk--
talk to Nora.

Ask her.

Please.

- Okay.

- Oh, my God,
this is gonna ruin our lives.

This is gonna ruin
our marriages.

Sophie's my best friend.

Our kids love each other
so much.

What we did was wrong.
I know that.

But I just don't--
I don't get why he told you.

He promised.

- I think he broke your promise

because he was gonna be charged
with sexual assault.

- Adam didn't assault me.

- Okay.

- I'm sorry.

I'm just really embarrassed.

You guys probably think
I'm a train wreck.

- We're not here to judge you.

We're here to get justice
for you.

But the only way
that we can do that

is if you tell us the truth,
Nora, all of it.

So do you remember Adam
leaving your room last night?

- Yeah.

I guess, like, 3:00 a.m.

- Mm-hmm.
- 3:00.

Okay. And then what?

- I, um, I got the spins,

and I know I wanted water
from the kitchen.

I don't know if I made it.

That's all I remember.

- Because your rape kit
shows internal injuries,

and that could be
from your assault,

or it could also be from
your encounter with Adam,

especially if it was rough or--

- Oh, my God, no.

No. No, no, no, no.

Nothing like that.

We were--we were
really quiet,

gentle.

- And Nora,
even if we can clear Adam,

right, there are three
other men in that house.

Is there anything
you can tell us?

- I keep thinking
over everything else.

I've known these people
for 20 years.

They're uncles to my kids.

And one night, and now I feel
like I don't know any of them.

- Hey, Curry, what's up?

- You're not going to
like this.

Preston's gone.

Snuck out the back
like I wouldn't notice.

I've got unis tailing him.
You want me to pull him in?

- No, no.

I'm very interested to see
where Preston is heading.

- Hey, Preston.

Are you skipping town?

- No, uh--

I'm just taking a trip.

Looks like
they're ready for me.

- Hey, unless you want that
trip to be to the hospital,

put your hands where we can
see them and stop moving.

- Listen, a family friend
owns this chopper.

Can we just keep this low key?

- It's up to you.

- Let's go, man. Come on.

- Massachusetts, huh?

Running to Mom and Dad?
- No.

We used to have a summer place
up near Hyannis Port.

Sold it.

- Let me guess, 15 years ago?

Poked around after we saw
where you were running.

The local paper up there
is a small outfit,

but they archive everything
they've ever published.

- It's not what you think.

- Accident 15 years ago,
your father's boat,

two people aboard,
Kate Morton dead.

Only 20 years old.

But no police report
ever filed.

No record of who was with her.

- I think you ran
from that girl too.

Mom and Dad bought you a place
in Paris the same year,

made all your problems
disappear.

- No, they made me disappear--

To rehab, to Paris.

No internet, no phone.

For the family reputation,
not for me.

Kate was my friend.

I tried to save her.

I really tried.

- What happened to Nora,
an accident too?

- I didn't hurt Nora, but Nora
did get hurt in my house,

and I was oblivious.

I walked into the kitchen
and I just lost it.

I couldn't stay there.

- You couldn't save Kate
15 years ago,

but Nora's still here.
You can still help her.

- Okay, look...

I love Josh.

He's my best friend.

Like, out of all of them,
he's the only person

I think I'd be friends with
no matter what,

like if we met today.

- Okay, what'd Josh do?

- Asked me how much
Nora's ring was worth.

- Mm.

- Josh guessed maybe
a few hundred,

but that Nora owed him
much more than that.

Nora's ring.

If anyone has it--

- Josh.

- What now?

Why are you back here?

- Why do you think
we're here, Josh?

- You know, I can't help you

if you don't tell me
what you want.

- I'm good without your help.

I want you to consider this
an opportunity for you

to tell us the truth.

- About what?

- Nora's ring, dumbass.

- I don't know what
you're talking about.

- Keep it as some kind
of sick trophy?

- Again, I don't know
anything about that.

- I need you
to stand over here.

It's gonna take her a minute
to search this place.

- I'm gonna start
right here.

This your bag, yeah?

- Yep.

- Nothing sharp in here, right?

- Nope.

- What do you got
stuffed down in there?

- Nothing.

- Doesn't look like nothing.

- The--okay.

That's not mine.

That's--

You can't prove that
I did this because I didn't.

- Is that a dare?
- No, it's a fact.

So either this is a mistake
or somebody's setting me up.

- Then clear things up for me.

Start with the ring.

- I--
- Don't lie.

We're past that.

So where is Nora's ring?

- It's at my work.

Inside the mouth
of a porcupine.

Look, I was gonna pawn it,
and then I found out

about what happened to Nora.

But I did not take it as
some, like, creepy trophy.

- Yeah, I don't believe you.

- Well, you should,
because Nora owes me money.

- Oh?

- No, that's not what--ugh.

Okay, look.

Three years ago, she told me

she was starting
her own business.

Okay, she needed a way to,
like, get out of her marriage.

So I gave her $2,000.

I didn't know
that her "business"

was selling essential oils.

So instead of paying me back,

I've been watching her
sink any cash she does have

into a scam on Instagram
every day.

It's infuriating.

- So you and Nora fought about
that the day she was assaulted?

- It wasn't a fight.
It was a reality check.

Look, I told Nora
if she wants to pay me back,

she needs to get a real job.

- Nice approach.

- So I'm direct.

Yeah, I tell the truth.

Look, that is why
you have to believe me.

I did not hurt Nora.

- No, you just steal from her.
- Oh, my God.

She left the ring
on the bathroom sink.

Probably would have gone
down the drain anyway.

So yeah, I took it.

I just--

I didn't mention
it to you because

I knew it would look bad.

- It does.

And so does the bloody shirt.

- Oh, my God.
That is not mine.

It's small.

It'd be like a crop top on me.

- Okay,
then who put it in there?

- How should I know?
- Think!

Where did you leave it?

- My bag was by
the front door all night.

Anyone could have
gotten into it.

- Great. Thanks, Carisi.

So the court orders for DNA
for Josh, Ryan, and Preston

will be in momentarily.

- Lab paperwork's in.
We'll get the swabs.

We'll have an answer
by morning.

- Great.

- Might not have to wait
till tomorrow morning.

Got a bar code here.

That's how the dry cleaners
keep track of their stuff.

- Anything?

- 24 Hour Elm Street Cleaners.

- Okay.

It's on Long Island.
- Boom.

We got our guy.

- Hey, funny timing.

Was just thinking about you.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

You know, I mean, I've been
loving this little vacay.

Can't remember
feeling so rested.

But I'm catching the train back
out to Long Island tomorrow.

Wifey's expecting me.

- Ryan, come on.

You really think
you're going home tomorrow?

- I do.

You can't keep me here.

I mean, you'd have to--

- Arrest you?

That's funny timing.
I was just thinking about that.

Hands where I can see them.

Let's go.
- No. What?

- Yeah.
- What--what the hell?

You guys have the wrong guy.

You--what--
this is a mistake!

- Ryan, hey.

So I'm Captain Benson.

Uh, before we get started,
do you need anything?

You need water
or anything like that?

- Is this you playing good cop?

- Well, for that strategy
to work,

there'd have to be a bad cop,
too, and it's just me, so no.

Anyway, listen, I've been out
of the office for a few days,

so I am playing catchup,
which is the worst.

So I just need you to bear
with me for a minute here.

Sorry, I can't--

my eyesight is going.

All right.
So what do we have here?

I need you to
help me understand, Ryan.

So Nora,
she blacked out at 3:00 a.m.

And your shirt,
which had Nora's blood on it,

was found in Josh's backpack.

How did that happen?

- I have no clue.

You're saying it was my shirt?

It doesn't mean
I was wearing it.

- Oh, okay.

Well, fair enough.

That's true.

So maybe we'll find
somebody else's DNA on it

other than yours and Nora's.

Oh, and sorry, you should know
that we are searching

the room again at Preston's.

So if there's any reason
that we would find

Nora's blood on your clothes
or, you know,

a towel or your bed,

then you should tell me now.

- I saw Nora briefly
after I said I was in bed.

- Oh, you lied about that.

Well, why?

- I was protecting myself,
because I'm innocent,

and I saw what was happening.
- Okay.

All right, so let--

clean slate here, okay?

Let's start over.

'Cause as I said,
'cause I'm new to all of this,

and the reason that I'm here
is to listen, right,

to find out
what really happened.

So can you tell me that?

- Okay.
Uh...

I went for a snack
in the kitchen.

- Mm-hmm.
- Um, guess I scared Nora.

She slipped, hit her head.

So I helped her, like always.

- Oh, okay.
So you touched her?

That's how you got her blood
on your shirt?

So it's your shirt?

- Yeah, I talked to her,
I held her.

- Well, it sounds like Nora
was lucky that you were there.

- Yeah, I mean, that's our
relationship in a nutshell.

You know, Nora has a problem,
I swoop in and fix it.

And, you know,
I'm basically her therapist.

- You sound like
a very good friend.

I mean, wow, especially
after all these years.

- Well, less in the last
few years, you know.

She's probably going to see
a real therapist finally.

But before this weekend,
she was at it again,

texting saying she missed me.

- The relationship
sounds like a lot.

It sounds like
it's very demanding.

- It's a toll
I'm willing to pay.

- Why?

Is it because you think she
owes you something in return?

- Hey,

I see what you're doing.

- What?

- You completely ignore
the nuance of my very

complicated situation.
- All right.

Sorry. Hold on.

Let's start again.
I'm sorry.

What--I missed something.

I--what did I misunderstand?
Tell me.

- Context.

Nora and I have
a long shared history.

You can't understand it
in only a few days.

- Ryan, the only thing
that I need to understand

is what happened
between the hours

of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.

Did--did Nora ask you
to have sex with her?

- I won't be saying anything
like that out loud,

Captain Benson.

- Okay.
So, Ryan, I'm gonna--

I'm gonna be straight with you.

I think that
the reason that Nora

sort of pulled away from you
has something to do with Adam.

Nora and Adam

had sex last night
at Preston's house.

- Nice try.
No, they didn't.

- Yes, they did.

- Sophie was there.
- Mm-hmm.

And from what I hear,
she wasn't too happy.

- Adam.

Adam, really?

Oh, he's always skated by
on his looks,

because he has nothing
better to offer.

I mean, what advice
could Adam offer Nora?

Tell me.

Tell her what football game
to bet on.

- You feel betrayed by her.

- Anyone would be.

Oh, Jesus Christ, man.

All those--all those--
all those vapid books

I read over the years

and all those phone calls.

All those phone calls that we--

we spent hours talking.

We spent hours talking.

Nora used me.

Well, she told me
she wanted me.

Day after day, for years,

one way or another,
I know she did.

And then she had the audacity.

She got all upset
when she actually got

what she's been pretending
to want.

Come on. Do you get it now?

How unfair it is?

All my effort
for sloppy seconds.

- Ryan, I don't know.

I'm not really seeing,
you know, the good guy here.

What I'm seeing is, um--

is a delusional guy
who thinks that Nora

finally wanted to be with him.

So he brought condoms,

not for your wife.

You made your move on Nora,

and she rejected you.

She pushed you away,

and she hit her head,

and your ego got hurt.

So you raped her,

and then you left her
on the cold floor.

You put your shirt
in Josh's backpack

to get it out of the house.

And the condom,

you flushed it down the toilet.

Am I getting the nuance now?