1 00:00:04,672 --> 00:00:06,106 - In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:06,641 --> 00:00:07,909 sexually based offenses 3 00:00:07,976 --> 00:00:10,244 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:10,310 --> 00:00:12,479 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 5 00:00:12,547 --> 00:00:14,582 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:14,682 --> 00:00:15,917 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:15,950 --> 00:00:18,018 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:18,051 --> 00:00:19,787 These are their stories. 9 00:00:21,188 --> 00:00:23,791 - Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 10 00:00:23,858 --> 00:00:28,095 who are we to judge another? 11 00:00:28,128 --> 00:00:33,001 By what metric should we praise or condemn? 12 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:37,170 Well, I may be but a lowly, lowly lawyer, 13 00:00:37,271 --> 00:00:39,707 but, uh, one thing that I can attest to 14 00:00:39,774 --> 00:00:41,910 is that tonight's man of the hour 15 00:00:41,943 --> 00:00:44,344 is a consummate force of good. 16 00:00:44,378 --> 00:00:46,514 Now, I'm sure that we can all agree 17 00:00:46,614 --> 00:00:52,219 that in a sea full of judges with oversized egos, this guy-- 18 00:00:52,286 --> 00:00:53,688 this guy's got the largest. 19 00:00:55,590 --> 00:00:57,391 No, but seriously, ladies and gentlemen, 20 00:00:57,424 --> 00:01:00,562 I want you to join me in welcoming to the stage 21 00:01:00,628 --> 00:01:05,098 your Judge of the Year, the Honorable Warren Fels. 22 00:01:05,198 --> 00:01:07,467 Come on. Give it up. 23 00:01:13,106 --> 00:01:15,810 Come on. Look at this. - Thank you. 24 00:01:18,746 --> 00:01:20,414 - Are you serious? What--what-- 25 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:21,649 - It's a brutal world out there. 26 00:01:21,716 --> 00:01:23,051 - Mm-hmm. 27 00:01:23,116 --> 00:01:24,652 - And an absolutely silent night in here. 28 00:01:24,719 --> 00:01:25,787 - Oh! 29 00:01:25,820 --> 00:01:26,788 You just jinxed it. 30 00:01:26,888 --> 00:01:28,056 - Oh, come on, I'm a cop. 31 00:01:28,155 --> 00:01:29,356 I'm not superstitious. - You'll see. 32 00:01:29,456 --> 00:01:32,060 - So in '03, we almost made it through 33 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:34,461 an entire shift without a peep. 34 00:01:34,529 --> 00:01:39,000 And then John Munch had to open his mouth 35 00:01:39,033 --> 00:01:40,167 and prove to all of us that there was 36 00:01:40,233 --> 00:01:43,771 no such thing as a jinx. 37 00:01:43,838 --> 00:01:46,608 The call came in ten seconds later. 38 00:01:46,708 --> 00:01:48,876 - All right, well, maybe tonight's the night. 39 00:01:48,943 --> 00:01:50,545 - You just double-jinxed it. 40 00:01:50,612 --> 00:01:51,846 - No, I did not. 41 00:01:51,913 --> 00:01:53,313 - What color? - Red. 42 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:54,882 - Crime Stoppers just sent us a tip. 43 00:01:57,785 --> 00:01:59,353 - Jinx. 44 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:01,923 - I've learned three things in all my years 45 00:02:01,990 --> 00:02:04,358 on the raised bench. 46 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:06,761 Number one, 47 00:02:06,828 --> 00:02:09,129 looking down at the court, 48 00:02:09,196 --> 00:02:13,034 I know each and every one of you that has a bald spot. 49 00:02:13,067 --> 00:02:15,402 Number two, looking up at you-- 50 00:02:15,469 --> 00:02:17,538 you better remember to trim those nose hairs. 51 00:02:21,174 --> 00:02:22,777 - I was raped by the devil. 52 00:02:22,844 --> 00:02:25,780 - But most importantly, the bench is raised 53 00:02:25,847 --> 00:02:27,915 so that all can see justice. 54 00:02:27,982 --> 00:02:32,020 - He may claim to be good, 55 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,757 but he uses his position for pure evil. 56 00:02:35,790 --> 00:02:37,859 - But in no way should a judge be viewed greater 57 00:02:37,925 --> 00:02:39,426 than anyone else in the court. 58 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:43,230 - On November 15th, in his robing room, 59 00:02:43,296 --> 00:02:45,667 he tore my underwear off with his teeth, 60 00:02:45,733 --> 00:02:48,736 and then he forced himself inside of me. 61 00:02:48,803 --> 00:02:52,507 - Like Albert Einstein said, "Blind belief in authority 62 00:02:52,573 --> 00:02:56,044 is the greatest enemy of truth." 63 00:02:56,144 --> 00:03:00,515 And the aim should always be truth and justice. 64 00:03:00,548 --> 00:03:05,753 - That devil's name is Judge Warren Fels. 65 00:03:11,893 --> 00:03:13,460 - No, no, the speech was great. 66 00:03:13,528 --> 00:03:15,930 It was great. Just the--the Einstein quote. 67 00:03:16,064 --> 00:03:18,099 - Oh, don't tell me Sonny Carisi 68 00:03:18,132 --> 00:03:19,600 is questioning Albert Einstein. 69 00:03:19,667 --> 00:03:21,569 - No, I just thought you could have gone with Francis Bacon. 70 00:03:21,636 --> 00:03:23,938 "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority." 71 00:03:24,038 --> 00:03:25,573 - All right, well, how about this one? 72 00:03:25,673 --> 00:03:27,008 Hank Williams, 73 00:03:27,108 --> 00:03:28,442 "Mind your own business." 74 00:03:29,944 --> 00:03:32,312 Congratulations, Judge of the Year. 75 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:33,781 You deserve it. 76 00:03:33,815 --> 00:03:36,249 - Thanks, Dominick. 77 00:03:36,283 --> 00:03:37,785 - All right. - Get home safe too. 78 00:03:37,852 --> 00:03:41,089 - Uh, but I think Public Enemy said it better than Einstein. 79 00:03:41,122 --> 00:03:43,323 "Don't believe the--" 80 00:03:43,356 --> 00:03:45,827 No! 81 00:03:54,869 --> 00:03:57,004 Why? Why? 82 00:03:57,071 --> 00:04:00,373 You're okay. Hey. 83 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:02,777 Hey, you're okay. You're okay. 84 00:04:02,877 --> 00:04:04,712 I need an ambulance right now. 85 00:04:04,746 --> 00:04:06,881 I'm in The Belmore Hotel, in the garage. 86 00:04:06,948 --> 00:04:08,448 Gunshot wound to the chest. 87 00:04:08,549 --> 00:04:10,484 Send it. All right, I got you. 88 00:04:10,551 --> 00:04:12,186 I got you. Just stay with me. 89 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:13,721 Stay with me, okay? Come on. 90 00:05:03,070 --> 00:05:04,304 - He was late teens, early 20s. 91 00:05:05,206 --> 00:05:07,175 He was about 5'10", and sandy blond hair. 92 00:05:07,241 --> 00:05:09,110 He had blue eyes. 93 00:05:09,177 --> 00:05:11,512 He was wearing a black jacket, blue hoodie, black jeans, 94 00:05:11,579 --> 00:05:13,147 white canvas sneakers. 95 00:05:13,214 --> 00:05:14,849 - Okay. - And he had a gun. 96 00:05:14,882 --> 00:05:18,252 But he was the one who looked scared, Liv. 97 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:19,654 - Thank you so much. 98 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:20,922 - Hey. - Hey. 99 00:05:20,955 --> 00:05:22,223 What--what--what did they say? 100 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:23,558 What are they saying? - He's going into surgery. 101 00:05:23,624 --> 00:05:25,059 And they think that the bullet somehow missed 102 00:05:25,159 --> 00:05:26,761 everything major, thanks to you. 103 00:05:26,861 --> 00:05:27,762 - Thanks to me? 104 00:05:27,795 --> 00:05:29,030 The guy got shot in the chest, Amanda. 105 00:05:29,063 --> 00:05:30,131 I was too damn slow. 106 00:05:30,164 --> 00:05:31,599 - Stop it. 107 00:05:31,699 --> 00:05:34,334 Stop. 108 00:05:34,367 --> 00:05:36,436 - Thank God he's okay. 109 00:05:36,537 --> 00:05:40,942 - So, Carisi, how well do you know Judge Fels? 110 00:05:40,975 --> 00:05:42,210 - I know him really well. 111 00:05:42,243 --> 00:05:43,476 I mean, the guy was-- 112 00:05:43,578 --> 00:05:45,213 he was one of my law professors. 113 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:46,514 He mentored me. 114 00:05:46,581 --> 00:05:48,649 - And he's married, right? 115 00:05:48,749 --> 00:05:49,617 - No, no. 116 00:05:49,717 --> 00:05:52,220 His wife died last year. He's a widower. 117 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,089 - Okay. - Okay. 118 00:05:55,122 --> 00:05:56,324 - Well, what was that? 119 00:05:56,389 --> 00:05:59,327 What--why are you detective-ing him? 120 00:05:59,392 --> 00:06:00,795 He didn't shoot himself. 121 00:06:00,862 --> 00:06:02,930 - There's an accusation. 122 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:04,364 - To SVU? 123 00:06:04,464 --> 00:06:05,498 Against Warren Fels? 124 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,268 No. No, no, no, no. 125 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:09,971 - And now there's an attempt on his life. 126 00:06:10,037 --> 00:06:11,138 - He's a good guy. 127 00:06:11,172 --> 00:06:12,472 No, no, no, no. Listen, listen. 128 00:06:12,573 --> 00:06:16,010 I love you both, but he didn't assault anyone. 129 00:06:16,110 --> 00:06:17,311 - And I trust your judgment. 130 00:06:17,377 --> 00:06:20,815 I trust your perception. 131 00:06:20,848 --> 00:06:22,316 - But what, Liv? 132 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:28,155 - But if we have one motto at SVU... 133 00:06:28,222 --> 00:06:29,456 - Never say never. 134 00:06:31,424 --> 00:06:33,294 - Look, you two go home. 135 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,930 We'll figure it out. We'll figure it out. 136 00:06:38,866 --> 00:06:40,268 Warren Fels. 137 00:06:40,301 --> 00:06:42,904 69 years old, 12 years prosecutor. 138 00:06:43,004 --> 00:06:45,438 He rose to the head of the Homicide Division, 139 00:06:45,472 --> 00:06:48,542 appointed by the governor to the Supreme Court 140 00:06:48,576 --> 00:06:50,244 and most recently, chief judge 141 00:06:50,278 --> 00:06:52,079 of the Trial Division in Queens. 142 00:06:52,146 --> 00:06:53,714 And currently... - He's in the ICU. 143 00:06:53,781 --> 00:06:56,584 He's out of surgery, but he's not up yet. 144 00:06:56,684 --> 00:06:59,253 - The accusation came in as an internet tip 145 00:06:59,353 --> 00:07:00,888 through Crime Stoppers. 146 00:07:00,955 --> 00:07:03,758 - The alleged assault took place on November 15th. 147 00:07:03,858 --> 00:07:05,626 - And Fels was the presiding judge 148 00:07:05,693 --> 00:07:07,094 for Saturday night arraignments, 149 00:07:07,161 --> 00:07:10,031 but nobody on the docket matches the woman in the video. 150 00:07:10,064 --> 00:07:12,233 - Saturday night arraignments are known to draw 151 00:07:12,300 --> 00:07:14,235 a certain clientele. 152 00:07:14,268 --> 00:07:15,836 - Hold on. 153 00:07:15,903 --> 00:07:19,140 I knew I recognized something. - What? 154 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,976 - Here. 155 00:07:22,076 --> 00:07:23,277 There. There. 156 00:07:23,311 --> 00:07:25,079 See her home screen? 157 00:07:25,179 --> 00:07:26,380 - That's the app for Midnight Page. 158 00:07:26,414 --> 00:07:27,447 - Exactly. 159 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,017 - Midnight Page is what? 160 00:07:30,084 --> 00:07:32,887 - It's a marketplace for hiring escorts. 161 00:07:32,987 --> 00:07:34,422 - So she is a sex worker. 162 00:07:34,487 --> 00:07:36,290 Well, you can filter by preferences-- 163 00:07:36,357 --> 00:07:40,962 so female, white, brunette, 20s, green eyes. 164 00:07:41,062 --> 00:07:43,364 - You have the Midnight Page app on your phone? 165 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:45,599 - Hey, buddy, if you wanna catch a worm, 166 00:07:45,700 --> 00:07:47,168 you gotta dig in the dirt. 167 00:07:47,234 --> 00:07:48,769 - Okay. 168 00:07:48,869 --> 00:07:52,472 - Okay, here she is, ElsaXXX. 169 00:07:52,573 --> 00:07:53,908 - Let's make a date. 170 00:08:05,853 --> 00:08:07,955 - I'll copy her. 171 00:08:07,989 --> 00:08:09,357 Martini? 172 00:08:09,457 --> 00:08:10,524 Is it dry or dirty? 173 00:08:10,591 --> 00:08:12,226 - It's water with a twist. 174 00:08:12,293 --> 00:08:13,761 - Okay, good. I don't drink either. 175 00:08:13,861 --> 00:08:16,564 Water, twist. 176 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,769 - I'm waiting on someone. 177 00:08:21,869 --> 00:08:24,205 - Elsa, right? 178 00:08:24,238 --> 00:08:27,375 You're not in any trouble, but no one else is coming. 179 00:08:27,475 --> 00:08:30,311 I made the appointment with you. 180 00:08:30,411 --> 00:08:32,480 - Who are you? 181 00:08:32,580 --> 00:08:34,248 - I'm here to help you. 182 00:08:37,518 --> 00:08:39,186 - It happened in his robing room. 183 00:08:40,988 --> 00:08:44,525 He tore off my underwear with his teeth 184 00:08:44,625 --> 00:08:47,395 and then forced himself inside of me. 185 00:08:47,461 --> 00:08:49,930 - Okay. And this was on November 15th? 186 00:08:50,031 --> 00:08:52,666 - Yes, November 15th. 187 00:08:54,468 --> 00:08:56,003 - You know, I gotta say, we don't have a record 188 00:08:56,103 --> 00:08:58,606 of you appearing in Judge Fels's court 189 00:08:58,672 --> 00:09:00,207 that evening. 190 00:09:00,274 --> 00:09:01,242 - It happened. 191 00:09:01,342 --> 00:09:02,476 - Okay. 192 00:09:02,543 --> 00:09:04,445 - He forced himself inside of me. 193 00:09:04,478 --> 00:09:06,614 I can see it right now happening in my head. 194 00:09:06,714 --> 00:09:11,752 - Elsa, listen, all I want for you is justice, okay? 195 00:09:11,786 --> 00:09:13,954 Can you tell me your real name? 196 00:09:16,190 --> 00:09:17,324 - Elsa Clark. 197 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:21,429 - How do you feel about coming down to the station with me? 198 00:09:21,462 --> 00:09:22,563 We can file a report. 199 00:09:24,565 --> 00:09:26,367 - You work for him, don't you? 200 00:09:26,434 --> 00:09:27,601 - Who, Judge Fels? No. 201 00:09:27,668 --> 00:09:29,403 Elsa, I work for the City. 202 00:09:29,437 --> 00:09:31,138 - I have said all I'm gonna say. 203 00:09:31,238 --> 00:09:32,139 Leave me alone. 204 00:09:32,239 --> 00:09:33,207 - Elsa. 205 00:09:35,510 --> 00:09:37,578 Elsa Clark, 20 years old, 206 00:09:37,611 --> 00:09:39,780 from Illinois, no criminal record. 207 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,450 Current address, Meltzer Hall Dormitory 208 00:09:42,551 --> 00:09:43,884 at University of New York. 209 00:09:43,951 --> 00:09:44,852 - Okay. 210 00:09:44,919 --> 00:09:46,521 So, Curry, what is your take? 211 00:09:46,620 --> 00:09:47,788 - You know, I don't know how else to say it, 212 00:09:47,888 --> 00:09:51,692 other than her interaction with me seemed rehearsed. 213 00:09:51,759 --> 00:09:54,161 She said exactly what she had already said in that video. 214 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:56,430 It was robotic. 215 00:09:56,531 --> 00:09:58,132 I mean, it was like she was telling a story 216 00:09:58,232 --> 00:10:00,167 that she had heard but couldn't remember the details. 217 00:10:00,267 --> 00:10:01,435 - Well, get this. 218 00:10:01,503 --> 00:10:02,803 There is no robing room 219 00:10:02,870 --> 00:10:04,605 for Saturday night arraignments. 220 00:10:04,705 --> 00:10:06,173 That whole detail in her claim is bogus. 221 00:10:06,207 --> 00:10:07,441 - Well, hang on. 222 00:10:07,509 --> 00:10:10,377 Even when someone gets every detail wrong, 223 00:10:10,478 --> 00:10:12,514 they can still be a victim. 224 00:10:12,613 --> 00:10:14,081 - I mean, she did seem tense at the bar, 225 00:10:14,115 --> 00:10:16,016 so maybe she'll be more receptive in the comfort 226 00:10:16,117 --> 00:10:17,485 of her own dorm. 227 00:10:17,519 --> 00:10:19,620 - Judge Fels is awake. 228 00:10:27,128 --> 00:10:29,196 - Now's not a good time. 229 00:10:29,296 --> 00:10:31,332 What's up? 230 00:10:31,365 --> 00:10:32,833 Detective Bruno. 231 00:10:32,933 --> 00:10:34,435 May I ask you some questions, Judge? 232 00:10:34,536 --> 00:10:36,505 - Talk to Sonny. 233 00:10:36,538 --> 00:10:39,073 He has more info than me. 234 00:10:39,140 --> 00:10:42,843 I just turned around, and then I'm here. 235 00:10:47,882 --> 00:10:52,521 - You know anybody who may have a vendetta against you? 236 00:10:52,621 --> 00:10:56,090 - I'm deciding people's fates every day. 237 00:10:56,157 --> 00:10:59,059 I guess someone wanted to decide mine. 238 00:11:00,661 --> 00:11:03,097 - You recognize this woman? 239 00:11:05,065 --> 00:11:07,268 - A girl? 240 00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:09,036 What's this about? 241 00:11:09,069 --> 00:11:11,872 - Do you know this woman, Judge? 242 00:11:11,939 --> 00:11:15,109 - Sonny, is he one of yours? 243 00:11:15,176 --> 00:11:17,444 - The shooting may have been in reaction 244 00:11:17,478 --> 00:11:19,813 to an accusation that she made. 245 00:11:21,516 --> 00:11:23,450 - An accusation against me? 246 00:11:25,219 --> 00:11:29,356 Well, I'm sure you can guess what I'm about to say. 247 00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:32,661 From now on, all questions must go through my attorney. 248 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:34,495 Thanks for stopping by, Sonny. 249 00:11:34,563 --> 00:11:35,664 - Judge, I'm just here as your fr-- 250 00:11:35,763 --> 00:11:37,398 - I need some shut eye. 251 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:49,544 - ♪ I'm a nightmare walking ♪ 252 00:11:49,611 --> 00:11:51,412 ♪ Psychopath talking ♪ 253 00:11:51,478 --> 00:11:52,780 ♪ King of my jungle ♪ 254 00:11:52,846 --> 00:11:54,315 - Some things never change. 255 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:55,716 - Mm-hmm. 256 00:11:55,783 --> 00:11:56,850 - Dude, what is happening to you is due. 257 00:11:56,951 --> 00:11:58,553 - Is that coming from Elsa's room? 258 00:11:58,587 --> 00:12:00,054 - You still have the gun? 259 00:12:01,455 --> 00:12:03,424 - Yo. Police. Clear the hall. 260 00:12:07,895 --> 00:12:10,030 - Drop your weapon! Hands up! 261 00:12:10,064 --> 00:12:11,398 Turn around! 262 00:12:11,498 --> 00:12:13,167 On your knees! 263 00:12:13,234 --> 00:12:15,936 Cross your ankles and interlace your fingers behind your head. 264 00:12:34,154 --> 00:12:36,390 - What the hell's going on in here? 265 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:41,395 - Come on. 266 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,765 - So the day starts at 5:00 and ends at midnight? 267 00:12:44,798 --> 00:12:47,167 - Who's setting the schedule here? 268 00:12:51,706 --> 00:12:54,509 Uh, Matt. 269 00:12:54,643 --> 00:12:55,710 That's your name, right? 270 00:12:55,776 --> 00:12:57,778 Mind if we talk? 271 00:12:57,811 --> 00:12:59,380 - I have to do the dishes. 272 00:12:59,413 --> 00:13:01,382 It's my day. I don't wanna get in trouble. 273 00:13:02,950 --> 00:13:04,385 - Who would you get in trouble with? 274 00:13:04,418 --> 00:13:05,587 - That kid with the gun? 275 00:13:05,654 --> 00:13:07,555 - Jeremy? No. He's-- 276 00:13:07,622 --> 00:13:08,789 - We're roommates. 277 00:13:08,889 --> 00:13:10,224 We split the chores. 278 00:13:10,257 --> 00:13:11,792 - Uh-huh. Yeah, we can see that. 279 00:13:11,859 --> 00:13:14,295 You got a chart and everything. 280 00:13:15,095 --> 00:13:16,531 - Elsa, why don't you come with me? 281 00:13:16,598 --> 00:13:19,300 - I have nothing more to say to you. 282 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,770 - Okay, that kid with the gun, is he your roommate too? 283 00:13:21,802 --> 00:13:23,605 - Kind of. He's-- 284 00:13:23,705 --> 00:13:26,641 - Jeremy was acting completely on his own. 285 00:13:26,708 --> 00:13:28,942 Right? 286 00:13:29,076 --> 00:13:29,778 - Yeah. 287 00:13:33,947 --> 00:13:37,752 - Hey, Matt, look at me. 288 00:13:37,818 --> 00:13:40,722 You're not in trouble, okay? 289 00:13:40,821 --> 00:13:42,122 So why don't you come with me? 290 00:13:42,189 --> 00:13:43,558 I just wanna talk, and then I'll help you 291 00:13:43,625 --> 00:13:46,427 with the dishes when we're done. 292 00:13:48,530 --> 00:13:50,732 - I'm good. 293 00:13:50,831 --> 00:13:52,767 - Okay. That's obstruction. 294 00:13:52,900 --> 00:13:54,736 - What are you doing? - Turn around. 295 00:13:54,803 --> 00:13:56,638 - You're arresting him? - Yeah, I am. 296 00:13:56,771 --> 00:13:58,540 I'm tired of getting stonewalled here. 297 00:13:58,640 --> 00:13:59,808 - I'm gonna report you. 298 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:01,108 - Oh, go ahead. 299 00:14:01,175 --> 00:14:02,843 The boss already can't stand me. 300 00:14:04,746 --> 00:14:06,914 - Did you tell Fels I'm here? 301 00:14:06,980 --> 00:14:09,249 - Come again? 302 00:14:09,316 --> 00:14:11,485 - Does Judge Fels know I'm here? 303 00:14:13,020 --> 00:14:15,322 Is he gonna want the death sentence? 304 00:14:15,422 --> 00:14:17,592 - New York's not a death-penalty state. 305 00:14:17,692 --> 00:14:20,327 - It doesn't matter. 306 00:14:20,427 --> 00:14:21,995 He runs the system. 307 00:14:24,031 --> 00:14:27,635 When I heard what he did to Elsa... 308 00:14:27,769 --> 00:14:31,171 - So that's why you shot him, 309 00:14:31,271 --> 00:14:35,142 as revenge for what he did to Elsa? 310 00:14:35,242 --> 00:14:40,147 - What he did to her was the last straw of 1,000 straws. 311 00:14:41,649 --> 00:14:43,283 - What else did he do? 312 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,858 - Aggravated assault and battery, 313 00:14:49,990 --> 00:14:54,629 trespassing, theft, extortion, money laundering. 314 00:14:56,397 --> 00:15:00,401 Judge Fels is the devil. 315 00:15:00,535 --> 00:15:04,572 And I'm the one that tried to stop his reign of terror. 316 00:15:07,207 --> 00:15:10,210 - License and registration. 317 00:15:10,310 --> 00:15:11,646 - Listen to the officer, honey. 318 00:15:11,679 --> 00:15:13,213 He's just doing his job. 319 00:15:13,313 --> 00:15:15,884 - Yes, Robbie. 320 00:15:15,983 --> 00:15:18,018 - Do you know how fast you were going back there? 321 00:15:18,118 --> 00:15:20,120 - This is November 15th 322 00:15:20,254 --> 00:15:22,122 in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey. 323 00:15:22,156 --> 00:15:24,391 - Which means that she wasn't in Manhattan on the night 324 00:15:24,526 --> 00:15:25,926 that she alleges. - Yeah. 325 00:15:26,059 --> 00:15:27,796 - Do we know more about this Robbie guy that's with her? 326 00:15:27,829 --> 00:15:29,363 - They didn't card him. 327 00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:30,998 - Uh, our boy Matt from the dorm, 328 00:15:31,064 --> 00:15:33,200 he's having a panic attack. 329 00:15:33,300 --> 00:15:35,335 What do I do? 330 00:15:35,469 --> 00:15:36,805 - Got it. 331 00:15:36,871 --> 00:15:38,138 I know. 332 00:15:38,272 --> 00:15:41,041 I know a lot of people do breathing exercises 333 00:15:41,074 --> 00:15:43,110 for anxiety attacks. 334 00:15:43,210 --> 00:15:44,978 I'll get you some more water. 335 00:15:45,045 --> 00:15:46,848 But this sometimes just does the trick. 336 00:15:46,947 --> 00:15:48,750 Can I put this on your wrist? 337 00:15:48,850 --> 00:15:50,184 There you go. 338 00:15:50,317 --> 00:15:55,523 That'll just sort of put you back in your body. 339 00:15:55,590 --> 00:15:58,258 Feeling a little better? 340 00:15:58,325 --> 00:16:00,160 Good. 341 00:16:00,227 --> 00:16:01,696 - Can I ask you a question? 342 00:16:01,763 --> 00:16:02,730 - Sure. 343 00:16:05,733 --> 00:16:08,202 - Did Judge Fels do anything to Elsa? 344 00:16:09,938 --> 00:16:13,340 - There is no evidence that supports that claim. 345 00:16:15,242 --> 00:16:19,179 - And do you work for Judge Fels? 346 00:16:19,313 --> 00:16:22,115 - I never heard his name before yesterday. 347 00:16:28,088 --> 00:16:30,592 You know, if you're in trouble, I can help you. 348 00:16:34,796 --> 00:16:37,264 Those look like cigarette burns. 349 00:16:43,303 --> 00:16:46,774 How about if you just nod yes or no to my questions? 350 00:16:50,612 --> 00:16:52,547 Did you do that to yourself? 351 00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:58,051 Hey, Matt, did somebody in the dorm 352 00:16:58,118 --> 00:17:00,153 that you're living in do that to you? 353 00:17:03,591 --> 00:17:05,058 Hmm? 354 00:17:05,092 --> 00:17:06,694 You know somebody named Robbie? 355 00:17:08,630 --> 00:17:10,464 Listen to me. 356 00:17:10,565 --> 00:17:12,634 I'm here for you. 357 00:17:12,667 --> 00:17:13,902 You're not in the dorm, 358 00:17:13,935 --> 00:17:16,470 and no one can hurt you here, okay? 359 00:17:16,571 --> 00:17:18,138 This is my house. 360 00:17:18,238 --> 00:17:21,308 And I can promise you that no one is gonna hurt you 361 00:17:21,341 --> 00:17:23,678 while you're here with me. 362 00:17:23,745 --> 00:17:25,245 - Oh, God. 363 00:17:25,312 --> 00:17:26,748 - What? 364 00:17:26,814 --> 00:17:28,583 - Okay. Hold on, hold on. 365 00:17:28,650 --> 00:17:29,651 Let's--let's do this again. 366 00:17:30,985 --> 00:17:32,587 Slow down your breathing. 367 00:17:42,664 --> 00:17:44,464 - Robbie Miller. Sorry to keep you waiting. 368 00:17:44,966 --> 00:17:46,935 This is Captain Curry. 369 00:17:47,001 --> 00:17:48,068 - Two captains. 370 00:17:48,135 --> 00:17:49,504 Aren't I special? 371 00:17:49,571 --> 00:17:51,204 - Well, you're a VIP. 372 00:17:51,305 --> 00:17:53,340 It's not the best view in here, but we're a packed house. 373 00:17:53,373 --> 00:17:55,777 - Crime never stops. Trust me, I know. 374 00:17:55,843 --> 00:17:58,713 - You're on speaking terms with the world of crime? 375 00:17:58,780 --> 00:18:00,515 - I'm not at liberty to say. 376 00:18:00,582 --> 00:18:02,016 - Oh. 377 00:18:02,050 --> 00:18:03,518 - International law. 378 00:18:03,585 --> 00:18:04,484 - Ah. 379 00:18:04,519 --> 00:18:07,087 - What's your guys' clearance level? 380 00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:09,222 - Me, I'm just NYPD. 381 00:18:09,323 --> 00:18:10,658 What about you, Cap? 382 00:18:10,725 --> 00:18:12,392 - Oh, I never made it 383 00:18:12,459 --> 00:18:15,597 higher than Phi Delta at Siena College. 384 00:18:15,663 --> 00:18:17,932 - You're funny. 385 00:18:17,966 --> 00:18:20,969 So my NOC, Non-Official Cover, 386 00:18:21,002 --> 00:18:24,438 is working in construction subcontracting. 387 00:18:24,505 --> 00:18:28,776 But there are certain alphabet organizations that... 388 00:18:28,843 --> 00:18:31,311 - You mean the CIA and FBI? 389 00:18:32,780 --> 00:18:34,114 - Okay. 390 00:18:34,181 --> 00:18:36,249 But we're here about your son, Matt. 391 00:18:36,316 --> 00:18:38,553 - Yeah. What'd the kid do this time? 392 00:18:38,653 --> 00:18:40,021 Do you have kids? 393 00:18:40,054 --> 00:18:41,789 - You know, I spoke with the security guard 394 00:18:41,823 --> 00:18:43,156 at your son's dorm, 395 00:18:43,223 --> 00:18:44,993 and they say that you sign in every day. 396 00:18:45,059 --> 00:18:47,127 You live there? 397 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,295 - I'm supposed to miss a visit with my kids 398 00:18:48,395 --> 00:18:49,731 because the Plaza sells out? 399 00:18:49,831 --> 00:18:52,399 - So how long have you been living at their dorm? 400 00:18:52,466 --> 00:18:54,502 - Well, the original plan was five days, 401 00:18:54,535 --> 00:18:56,037 but they keep asking me to stay. 402 00:18:56,104 --> 00:18:57,137 - Oh. 403 00:18:57,204 --> 00:18:58,506 - I mean, they're kids, 404 00:18:58,573 --> 00:19:01,408 and they like having a parental figure around. 405 00:19:01,475 --> 00:19:04,579 And when you amass as much life experience as I have, 406 00:19:04,646 --> 00:19:06,681 passing on that knowledge to the next generation 407 00:19:06,748 --> 00:19:08,716 is the least you can do. 408 00:19:08,783 --> 00:19:10,952 - Makes perfect sense. 409 00:19:10,985 --> 00:19:12,486 And what about Elsa? 410 00:19:13,955 --> 00:19:15,389 - I coach her too. 411 00:19:15,489 --> 00:19:19,027 We're all accountability partners for one another. 412 00:19:19,060 --> 00:19:21,194 What's my son being charged with? 413 00:19:21,261 --> 00:19:23,998 - Why do I get the feeling that you already 414 00:19:24,065 --> 00:19:25,499 know the answer to that? 415 00:19:27,969 --> 00:19:30,337 - It's so fascinating, the way you round your N's, 416 00:19:30,404 --> 00:19:35,442 and yet you dot your I's so precisely. 417 00:19:35,510 --> 00:19:36,778 - Excuse me? 418 00:19:36,878 --> 00:19:39,212 - You're a cumulative thinker and a perfectionist. 419 00:19:39,312 --> 00:19:43,216 I dabble in forensic graphology. 420 00:19:43,283 --> 00:19:44,317 - You're quite impressive. 421 00:19:44,384 --> 00:19:46,154 - Yeah, and I'm getting jealous. 422 00:19:46,253 --> 00:19:49,222 So I'm gonna go check on Matt. 423 00:19:49,256 --> 00:19:51,592 And do you mind sitting tight for a second? 424 00:19:51,659 --> 00:19:53,161 - Anything for Matt. 425 00:19:53,260 --> 00:19:54,929 Don't leave me hanging. 426 00:19:54,996 --> 00:19:56,597 - Wouldn't dream of it. 427 00:20:00,835 --> 00:20:03,336 Another minute, he would have tried to sell us 428 00:20:03,437 --> 00:20:04,806 the Brooklyn Bridge. 429 00:20:04,839 --> 00:20:06,908 - Robbie Miller had a contentious divorce 430 00:20:06,974 --> 00:20:08,442 from Matt's mom in 2004. 431 00:20:08,509 --> 00:20:10,511 - Robbie was only granted visitation 432 00:20:10,611 --> 00:20:12,345 after a forensics evaluation report. 433 00:20:12,412 --> 00:20:14,182 - Well, I'd love to get my hands on that. 434 00:20:14,214 --> 00:20:15,449 - Sealed by the court. 435 00:20:15,516 --> 00:20:16,818 - He's a high school dropout. 436 00:20:16,918 --> 00:20:18,086 Okay, and then he operated 437 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,487 the Goliath Tile Company until 2021. 438 00:20:20,588 --> 00:20:22,523 - Also in 2021, he got jammed up 439 00:20:22,623 --> 00:20:24,692 when the Damiano family was taken down. 440 00:20:24,759 --> 00:20:28,228 He was found guilty of money laundering, obstruction. 441 00:20:28,295 --> 00:20:29,597 He was sentenced to four years. 442 00:20:29,664 --> 00:20:32,667 - Released just in time to live in his son's dorm. 443 00:20:32,734 --> 00:20:35,136 - A welfare check was called in three months ago 444 00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:36,504 in the dorm room. - Okay. 445 00:20:36,537 --> 00:20:37,805 You get a name for the complainant? 446 00:20:37,872 --> 00:20:40,508 - Colleen Keane, another University of New York student. 447 00:20:40,541 --> 00:20:42,844 - Great. You two track that down. 448 00:20:42,944 --> 00:20:47,715 So Matt completely shut down when the father came in? 449 00:20:47,815 --> 00:20:49,550 - Yeah, and I bet old Robbie was planning on that. 450 00:20:49,650 --> 00:20:50,618 - Yeah. 451 00:20:50,651 --> 00:20:53,054 Rollins, take the kid outside 452 00:20:53,121 --> 00:20:54,589 and get him some fresh air. 453 00:20:59,060 --> 00:21:01,529 - What was it like living in the dorm, Colleen? 454 00:21:01,629 --> 00:21:03,296 - It's a cult. 455 00:21:03,396 --> 00:21:06,366 He is running a tiny cult in the dorm room. 456 00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:08,268 - What makes you say that? 457 00:21:08,335 --> 00:21:10,004 - Me, Matt, Jeremy, Elsa, 458 00:21:10,104 --> 00:21:11,572 we were inseparable. 459 00:21:11,639 --> 00:21:13,207 So decided to room together this year, 460 00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:16,343 and all of a sudden, Robbie, just, like, appears. 461 00:21:16,409 --> 00:21:18,546 - Why'd he stay in the dorm? 462 00:21:18,646 --> 00:21:21,649 - Matt said his dad needed to be to get back on his feet. 463 00:21:21,716 --> 00:21:22,850 Okay. 464 00:21:22,884 --> 00:21:24,619 But he was always trying to get super personal. 465 00:21:24,685 --> 00:21:27,655 I don't know, it just-- it gave me the ick immediately. 466 00:21:27,688 --> 00:21:29,456 - Your friends feel that way too? 467 00:21:29,524 --> 00:21:30,925 - No. 468 00:21:31,025 --> 00:21:34,595 He'd brag about how amazing he was, and they would eat it up. 469 00:21:34,695 --> 00:21:36,764 And I'd say, guys, he's full of it. 470 00:21:36,831 --> 00:21:39,867 He has a scar that he swears he got from a shark attack. 471 00:21:39,934 --> 00:21:41,702 It's an appendix scar. 472 00:21:42,904 --> 00:21:44,605 And then one day, he's-- 473 00:21:44,705 --> 00:21:47,275 he's not on the air mattress. 474 00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:48,375 - Where'd he go? 475 00:21:48,441 --> 00:21:50,611 - Elsa's bed, 476 00:21:50,678 --> 00:21:53,014 which he says was for her self-improvement. 477 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:54,447 And then he comes to me 478 00:21:54,515 --> 00:21:56,383 and wants to talk about my virginity? 479 00:21:56,483 --> 00:21:58,820 I--I immediately transferred to a new dorm. 480 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,789 - Okay, did you report any of this to the university? 481 00:22:01,823 --> 00:22:04,258 - What's UNY care? The dorm room's paid for. 482 00:22:04,324 --> 00:22:06,359 All they care about is the money. 483 00:22:06,426 --> 00:22:08,162 - So that's why you called in the welfare check. 484 00:22:08,229 --> 00:22:10,565 - Hell, yeah! 485 00:22:10,598 --> 00:22:12,633 Those were my friends. 486 00:22:12,667 --> 00:22:15,770 But they just-- they stopped talking to me, 487 00:22:15,837 --> 00:22:17,538 and they weren't showing up for classes, 488 00:22:17,638 --> 00:22:21,609 and they were barely leaving the dorm room at all. 489 00:22:21,676 --> 00:22:25,213 And then there's what he's doing to Elsa. 490 00:22:25,279 --> 00:22:27,480 - What's he doing? 491 00:22:27,548 --> 00:22:30,051 - Some guy in my psych class said he saw her 492 00:22:30,117 --> 00:22:32,553 on a sex-worker site. 493 00:22:32,620 --> 00:22:35,223 She's not that person. 494 00:22:35,289 --> 00:22:37,658 I think he's forcing her to do it. 495 00:22:42,063 --> 00:22:45,432 - After my parents split up, 496 00:22:45,498 --> 00:22:47,869 my dad wouldn't let me sleep until I told him everything 497 00:22:47,969 --> 00:22:49,570 my mom was saying about him. 498 00:22:51,239 --> 00:22:54,374 He'd burn me if I didn't tell. 499 00:22:56,844 --> 00:22:59,947 But my mom never said anything bad. 500 00:23:00,014 --> 00:23:02,316 - Mm. 501 00:23:02,382 --> 00:23:05,253 - So eventually, I just started making things up, 502 00:23:05,353 --> 00:23:08,222 you know, just to get him to stop. 503 00:23:08,289 --> 00:23:11,726 And then he'd hug me. 504 00:23:11,792 --> 00:23:16,564 He'd hug me, and it would actually make me happy. 505 00:23:16,631 --> 00:23:20,301 - He's been abusing you your whole life. 506 00:23:20,334 --> 00:23:23,337 - One day, I was standing there recording, 507 00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:26,307 as he put these tweezers as deep into Jeremy's ears 508 00:23:26,340 --> 00:23:28,876 as they could go, just so he could get him 509 00:23:28,976 --> 00:23:31,112 to agree that Judge Fels should die. 510 00:23:31,178 --> 00:23:32,914 - He recorded his abuse? 511 00:23:33,014 --> 00:23:36,717 - My dad wanted evidence of--of how--how weak we were, 512 00:23:36,784 --> 00:23:40,254 how much control he had over us. 513 00:23:40,321 --> 00:23:41,956 And I was the one who... 514 00:23:45,492 --> 00:23:47,828 I introduced him to my friends. 515 00:23:49,530 --> 00:23:52,266 You know, I can't take back the things he did to them. 516 00:23:52,300 --> 00:23:54,001 Like, I'm as guilty as he is. 517 00:23:54,068 --> 00:23:55,002 - No. 518 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:07,682 I can protect you. 519 00:24:16,857 --> 00:24:17,892 - Go away. 520 00:24:17,959 --> 00:24:19,660 - We've got a warrant. 521 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,130 Okay, we're looking for that camera, any SD cards. 522 00:24:25,433 --> 00:24:29,203 A lot of books on coercion. 523 00:24:29,270 --> 00:24:30,604 What are these? 524 00:24:38,312 --> 00:24:39,547 Financial records. 525 00:24:41,582 --> 00:24:43,517 Oh, my God. 526 00:24:43,617 --> 00:24:46,921 You made Robbie over $200,000? 527 00:24:56,964 --> 00:24:59,567 - What the... 528 00:25:07,375 --> 00:25:08,642 Does he let you eat? 529 00:25:10,277 --> 00:25:11,912 - Hey, Bruno! 530 00:25:16,484 --> 00:25:17,685 - Hey. 531 00:25:17,752 --> 00:25:19,954 - I kinda don't wanna watch all this. 532 00:25:27,795 --> 00:25:29,663 - All I'm asking is for you to admit that 533 00:25:30,898 --> 00:25:34,368 you know that your parents are conspiring with Judge Fels. 534 00:25:34,435 --> 00:25:35,536 Huh? 535 00:25:35,636 --> 00:25:38,773 I don't remember. Really. 536 00:25:38,873 --> 00:25:41,409 - Then either you're not thinking hard enough 537 00:25:41,475 --> 00:25:42,843 or you're lying. 538 00:25:42,910 --> 00:25:45,514 Either way, I'm very disappointed. 539 00:25:45,579 --> 00:25:48,482 - Wait, wait! Wait. 540 00:25:48,549 --> 00:25:50,885 Maybe when I was younger, 541 00:25:50,985 --> 00:25:54,121 I--I saw them have dinner with him. 542 00:25:54,188 --> 00:25:56,157 - Okay. That's enough. 543 00:25:58,726 --> 00:26:01,762 - Jeez, this poor girl. 544 00:26:01,796 --> 00:26:06,967 - Sleep deprivation, repetitive questionings, torture. 545 00:26:07,001 --> 00:26:10,337 This is how bad cops get false confessions. 546 00:26:10,438 --> 00:26:12,039 - These financial ledgers-- 547 00:26:12,073 --> 00:26:15,109 he forced her into prostitution on the pretense of paying 548 00:26:15,176 --> 00:26:16,911 for a ton of bogus charges. 549 00:26:16,977 --> 00:26:18,345 - I mean, look at this, breaking the seat 550 00:26:18,446 --> 00:26:21,482 on his exercise bike, $500. 551 00:26:21,550 --> 00:26:24,785 Plumber for a clogged shower drain, $250. 552 00:26:24,885 --> 00:26:26,787 There's at least 12 pages of accrued interest, 553 00:26:26,887 --> 00:26:28,355 all in the last four months. 554 00:26:28,422 --> 00:26:30,624 - Money and power, it's the oldest motivation in the book. 555 00:26:30,658 --> 00:26:34,762 But what is the obsession with Judge Fels? 556 00:26:34,862 --> 00:26:36,464 - I checked, and Robbie's never appeared 557 00:26:36,565 --> 00:26:37,932 in Judge Fels's courtroom. 558 00:26:38,032 --> 00:26:39,633 - Well, the good judge isn't gonna be 559 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:42,369 too eager to help us out. 560 00:26:42,436 --> 00:26:44,071 - Maybe Carisi can ask him. 561 00:26:44,105 --> 00:26:47,007 - I'll find out. 562 00:26:47,074 --> 00:26:49,343 - I'm not a victim. 563 00:26:49,410 --> 00:26:51,078 I'm reclaiming my story 564 00:26:51,145 --> 00:26:53,681 by telling the world what Fels did to me. 565 00:26:53,781 --> 00:26:59,220 - So I watched some of those videos. 566 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,655 Can I tell you what I saw? 567 00:27:01,722 --> 00:27:08,095 I saw a man brainwashing an innocent girl. 568 00:27:08,162 --> 00:27:10,764 - Brainwashing? 569 00:27:10,865 --> 00:27:12,166 What are you saying? 570 00:27:12,233 --> 00:27:13,535 Robbie's, like, a hypnotist? 571 00:27:13,602 --> 00:27:16,670 - I'm saying that Robbie is charismatic, 572 00:27:16,737 --> 00:27:19,807 and he preys on young people 573 00:27:19,874 --> 00:27:23,377 who haven't yet formed their identities. 574 00:27:23,477 --> 00:27:26,981 - That's Judge Fels to a T. 575 00:27:28,550 --> 00:27:30,251 He visited my family when I was young. 576 00:27:30,317 --> 00:27:31,719 Did you know that? 577 00:27:34,589 --> 00:27:39,059 - Your father is an electrician, right, 578 00:27:39,126 --> 00:27:41,162 in Illinois? 579 00:27:41,228 --> 00:27:45,199 How--how confident are you that your father, 580 00:27:45,266 --> 00:27:47,134 the electrician, 581 00:27:47,234 --> 00:27:51,338 would be friends with a judge from New York? 582 00:27:55,610 --> 00:27:58,846 - Yes, we lived in a small house, 583 00:27:58,913 --> 00:28:00,915 but that's because my dad hoarded money 584 00:28:00,981 --> 00:28:04,251 he got from Judge Fels. 585 00:28:04,318 --> 00:28:05,219 - Okay. 586 00:28:07,421 --> 00:28:12,092 Okay, well, it's--it's late, and you must be hungry. 587 00:28:12,193 --> 00:28:13,427 Right? 588 00:28:13,494 --> 00:28:18,866 So what--what do you wanna eat? 589 00:28:18,966 --> 00:28:20,669 Anything. 590 00:28:27,708 --> 00:28:31,245 Elsa, is that a-- 591 00:28:31,278 --> 00:28:35,149 is that a hard question for you to answer? 592 00:28:35,216 --> 00:28:39,453 - Robbie--Robbie always chose what I ate. 593 00:28:43,692 --> 00:28:49,296 No, you are just-- 594 00:28:49,363 --> 00:28:52,066 you are confusing me now. 595 00:28:53,702 --> 00:28:57,471 My parents were corrosive-- 596 00:28:57,572 --> 00:29:00,709 corrosive, corrosive people. 597 00:29:00,774 --> 00:29:04,445 - I've heard that word before. 598 00:29:04,478 --> 00:29:08,550 I heard it from--from Jeremy. 599 00:29:08,617 --> 00:29:11,553 - It's his word. 600 00:29:11,653 --> 00:29:13,287 - Whose word? 601 00:29:16,625 --> 00:29:18,627 - When I say it, "corrosive," 602 00:29:18,660 --> 00:29:22,429 I can hear Robbie's voice in my head. 603 00:29:25,065 --> 00:29:30,904 - Elsa, I can help you. 604 00:29:32,806 --> 00:29:38,078 I can help you get Robbie's voice out of your head 605 00:29:38,178 --> 00:29:42,182 so that you can hear your own. 606 00:29:50,024 --> 00:29:51,825 - Sonny. 607 00:29:51,925 --> 00:29:56,564 This isn't personal, except it is for me. 608 00:29:56,665 --> 00:29:58,432 You heard the word "lawyer." 609 00:29:58,465 --> 00:30:00,635 - Yeah, I heard, but, uh, 610 00:30:00,702 --> 00:30:02,504 charges have been dropped. 611 00:30:02,570 --> 00:30:04,739 So you're good, Judge. 612 00:30:04,805 --> 00:30:06,340 - Hallelujah. 613 00:30:06,407 --> 00:30:07,374 Leonard Cohen. 614 00:30:07,441 --> 00:30:10,311 - Hmm. I prefer the Jeff Buckley version. 615 00:30:12,614 --> 00:30:14,048 - So what's with me being shot? 616 00:30:14,114 --> 00:30:17,051 - Well, that's what I'm here to talk to you about. 617 00:30:19,654 --> 00:30:21,288 Do you recognize this guy? 618 00:30:22,691 --> 00:30:24,425 - Is that Robbie Miller? 619 00:30:24,491 --> 00:30:26,460 Our parents were friends. 620 00:30:26,528 --> 00:30:29,096 He would sometimes come over for dinners when I was a kid. 621 00:30:29,163 --> 00:30:31,733 Last I heard, he was in prison. 622 00:30:31,832 --> 00:30:33,635 - Does he have something against you? 623 00:30:33,702 --> 00:30:35,603 - I mean... 624 00:30:35,670 --> 00:30:38,640 after I was elevated, he reached out, 625 00:30:38,740 --> 00:30:41,075 see if I could pull a string or two. 626 00:30:41,175 --> 00:30:44,278 Some money laundering charges to be dropped. 627 00:30:44,311 --> 00:30:46,548 I told him I had a responsibility 628 00:30:46,614 --> 00:30:49,083 to report his approaching me. 629 00:30:49,116 --> 00:30:51,852 Last I knew, he was found guilty. 630 00:30:51,885 --> 00:30:54,021 - There's nothing else? That's it? 631 00:30:54,121 --> 00:30:55,489 - Yeah. 632 00:30:55,590 --> 00:30:59,493 I haven't thought about Robbie Miller in years. 633 00:30:59,561 --> 00:31:03,732 - Well, I--I wish I could tell you the feeling was mutual. 634 00:31:03,798 --> 00:31:05,299 - This is like the Sarah Lawrence case. 635 00:31:05,366 --> 00:31:06,467 - Hmm. 636 00:31:06,568 --> 00:31:08,268 - Con man preying on these kids. 637 00:31:08,335 --> 00:31:10,070 - Except the Fels thing isn't a con. 638 00:31:10,104 --> 00:31:12,039 Robbie actually believes that he's after him. 639 00:31:12,106 --> 00:31:13,273 - Right, because otherwise, he'd have to accept 640 00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:16,778 responsibility for how his own life turned out. 641 00:31:16,811 --> 00:31:20,582 You know, a con man's biggest mark is himself. 642 00:31:20,615 --> 00:31:22,282 Play to his weakness. 643 00:31:28,590 --> 00:31:31,024 - Kept you waiting. 644 00:31:31,091 --> 00:31:32,694 - What happened to the captains? 645 00:31:32,794 --> 00:31:34,495 - Oh, they--they got pulled into something 646 00:31:34,562 --> 00:31:35,597 way more pressing. 647 00:31:35,630 --> 00:31:37,665 I'm just a sergeant, Rollins. 648 00:31:37,699 --> 00:31:42,102 - Okay, well, do you know why they brought in my son? 649 00:31:43,470 --> 00:31:44,739 - Of course. 650 00:31:44,839 --> 00:31:46,808 So do you. 651 00:31:46,841 --> 00:31:48,777 I bet you're well aware that Jeremy Coleman 652 00:31:48,843 --> 00:31:51,546 is sitting in Rikers right now awaiting trial. 653 00:31:51,646 --> 00:31:54,448 And that kid's going to prison for years because of you. 654 00:31:55,983 --> 00:31:58,385 - Oh, you're the bad cop. 655 00:32:00,755 --> 00:32:03,558 I'm well-versed in the Reid Technique, 656 00:32:03,658 --> 00:32:05,259 but you're doing a bad job. 657 00:32:05,325 --> 00:32:09,597 Your first step is, you're supposed to win my trust. 658 00:32:09,631 --> 00:32:12,366 - Did you really think you were gonna walk into this precinct 659 00:32:12,433 --> 00:32:14,602 and charm us into giving up information? 660 00:32:14,669 --> 00:32:20,174 We have you on video torturing your son and his friends. 661 00:32:21,308 --> 00:32:23,611 - Well, there you just gave up information. 662 00:32:27,247 --> 00:32:31,886 But my son and my friends will testify 663 00:32:31,952 --> 00:32:34,589 that everything on those recordings was consensual. 664 00:32:34,689 --> 00:32:36,925 - Who's gonna believe that? 665 00:32:36,990 --> 00:32:38,760 - No victims, no case. 666 00:32:38,827 --> 00:32:40,227 Unless what? 667 00:32:40,327 --> 00:32:42,329 You think you're gonna break me? 668 00:32:44,465 --> 00:32:47,968 Get me to admit something that I didn't do? 669 00:32:50,672 --> 00:32:52,105 - No. 670 00:32:52,172 --> 00:32:53,808 I'm just here to do two things. 671 00:32:53,875 --> 00:32:56,711 One, put you in cuffs. 672 00:32:56,778 --> 00:32:58,145 Get up. 673 00:32:58,212 --> 00:33:01,883 The other, to let you know that my husband 674 00:33:01,950 --> 00:33:06,220 is good friends with Judge Fels. 675 00:33:06,286 --> 00:33:08,088 - And you know what he's done? 676 00:33:08,155 --> 00:33:09,724 He's tried to ruin my life. 677 00:33:09,791 --> 00:33:11,926 - Yeah, you know what, he talks about you all the time. 678 00:33:11,992 --> 00:33:14,896 In fact, he's right behind that mirror right now, 679 00:33:14,963 --> 00:33:17,632 watching you be humiliated. 680 00:33:17,732 --> 00:33:19,534 You have the right to remain-- 681 00:33:21,536 --> 00:33:22,670 - You should have died! 682 00:33:22,770 --> 00:33:26,106 Die! Die! Die! 683 00:33:26,173 --> 00:33:29,243 - All right, come on. - Get him out of here. 684 00:33:35,249 --> 00:33:36,684 - My father always told me he knew me better than 685 00:33:37,050 --> 00:33:39,787 I knew myself. 686 00:33:39,888 --> 00:33:42,189 When I was 14, I opened up to him 687 00:33:42,256 --> 00:33:45,392 that I wasn't sure about my sexuality. 688 00:33:45,492 --> 00:33:50,665 So he put a condom on a banana and shoved it down my throat, 689 00:33:50,765 --> 00:33:53,233 asking me if I enjoyed that. 690 00:33:53,300 --> 00:33:58,338 When I said no, he said it was proof that I wasn't gay. 691 00:33:58,372 --> 00:34:03,678 And I was actually kind of relieved 692 00:34:03,745 --> 00:34:05,647 he decided for me. 693 00:34:08,516 --> 00:34:13,120 But now I can see that he's sick. 694 00:34:14,121 --> 00:34:17,825 My father is a twisted, 695 00:34:17,892 --> 00:34:20,127 deeply manipulative person. 696 00:34:22,062 --> 00:34:23,765 - Thank you, Mr. Miller. 697 00:34:23,831 --> 00:34:25,065 No more questions, Your Honor. 698 00:34:25,132 --> 00:34:28,135 - Mr. Mitchell. 699 00:34:28,201 --> 00:34:30,270 - Matthew, when was the last time-- 700 00:34:30,337 --> 00:34:31,673 - Objection, Your Honor. 701 00:34:36,410 --> 00:34:38,713 This is a clear intimidation ploy, Your Honor. 702 00:34:38,746 --> 00:34:41,049 - No, Carisi, this is a clear Sixth Amendment issue. 703 00:34:41,081 --> 00:34:42,149 - Retraumatizing victims 704 00:34:42,215 --> 00:34:43,250 got nothing to do with the Sixth Amendment. 705 00:34:43,317 --> 00:34:44,919 - My client has a constitutional right 706 00:34:45,019 --> 00:34:46,286 to confront his accusers. 707 00:34:46,353 --> 00:34:48,523 - Your Honor, the defendant tortured the victims 708 00:34:48,590 --> 00:34:49,958 through interrogation. 709 00:34:50,024 --> 00:34:52,092 Allowing him to question them will only retraumatize them 710 00:34:52,192 --> 00:34:53,828 in open court. - Enough. 711 00:34:53,861 --> 00:34:56,631 I am not getting reversed by the Appellate Division 712 00:34:56,698 --> 00:34:58,332 on a Sixth Amendment issue. 713 00:34:58,432 --> 00:35:02,003 While I would have preferred a heads-up, Mr. Mitchell, 714 00:35:02,036 --> 00:35:04,672 I will allow Mr. Miller to act as co-counsel 715 00:35:04,739 --> 00:35:06,406 as I am required to do. 716 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:09,944 But, Mr. Miller, if you even approach the line, 717 00:35:10,011 --> 00:35:12,580 I will shut you down and revisit this ruling. 718 00:35:22,122 --> 00:35:27,729 - Did you come to me for advice about your life, 719 00:35:27,829 --> 00:35:29,897 everyday problems? 720 00:35:32,366 --> 00:35:33,701 - Yes. 721 00:35:33,735 --> 00:35:36,571 - Did you ever ask me to stop doing these bad things 722 00:35:36,638 --> 00:35:39,574 that you've been saying I've been doing? 723 00:35:39,641 --> 00:35:41,009 - No. 724 00:35:41,109 --> 00:35:43,310 - How old are you? 725 00:35:43,377 --> 00:35:45,245 - 21. 726 00:35:45,345 --> 00:35:47,582 - Do you exercise? 727 00:35:47,649 --> 00:35:51,151 Out loud, Matty, so the jury can hear you. 728 00:35:51,218 --> 00:35:52,920 - I weightlift. 729 00:35:52,987 --> 00:35:56,423 - So you're younger than me, and a hell of a lot stronger. 730 00:35:56,456 --> 00:35:58,092 Don't you think you could have tried 731 00:35:58,191 --> 00:36:00,128 to physically stop me from doing the things 732 00:36:00,193 --> 00:36:01,696 that you didn't like? 733 00:36:03,463 --> 00:36:04,899 - I guess. 734 00:36:11,539 --> 00:36:13,841 - Who invited me to meet your friends? 735 00:36:20,848 --> 00:36:24,686 - I did. 736 00:36:24,786 --> 00:36:27,555 - Why would you do that if I was such a big, bad guy? 737 00:36:30,892 --> 00:36:34,595 - Because you're--you're-- 738 00:36:37,732 --> 00:36:40,500 I'm sorry, Dad. 739 00:36:40,601 --> 00:36:41,969 I'm sorry. 740 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:53,447 - We got a big problem, Liv. 741 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:56,184 - Oh, I'm well aware. 742 00:36:56,249 --> 00:36:59,053 Do you even have a case if they all fold under his questioning? 743 00:36:59,153 --> 00:37:01,155 - Nope. 744 00:37:01,288 --> 00:37:04,058 But maybe we've got one last chance. 745 00:37:04,158 --> 00:37:06,861 - What is that? 746 00:37:06,928 --> 00:37:08,495 - I'm gonna have to make a deal. 747 00:37:11,331 --> 00:37:13,400 Do you have it in you to testify against 748 00:37:13,467 --> 00:37:16,704 Robbie Miller face to face? 749 00:37:16,771 --> 00:37:20,074 In return, I can offer you a lesser charge. 750 00:37:20,141 --> 00:37:22,442 - No. 751 00:37:22,476 --> 00:37:23,410 No deal. 752 00:37:23,511 --> 00:37:24,846 - Oh, hold on for a second. 753 00:37:24,912 --> 00:37:28,348 - You're going away for years of your young life. 754 00:37:28,448 --> 00:37:30,985 And the guy who orchestrated it all is gonna escape. 755 00:37:31,052 --> 00:37:32,352 - I'll testify. 756 00:37:34,122 --> 00:37:35,455 I just don't want the deal. 757 00:37:35,489 --> 00:37:36,657 - Jeremy, as your lawyer, 758 00:37:36,724 --> 00:37:38,793 I have to advise you, take the deal. 759 00:37:43,664 --> 00:37:47,535 - I wanted to be a lawyer, like you. 760 00:37:50,705 --> 00:37:53,841 Robbie took any chance of that away from me. 761 00:37:56,476 --> 00:37:59,547 Tell me if this is right. 762 00:37:59,580 --> 00:38:03,951 Could Robbie's defense cite your offer, 763 00:38:04,018 --> 00:38:05,953 saying I was bought off? 764 00:38:06,020 --> 00:38:07,054 - That's correct. 765 00:38:07,155 --> 00:38:09,657 They could, and they would. 766 00:38:09,757 --> 00:38:13,761 - So if I take a deal, that'll just hurt my testimony. 767 00:38:17,497 --> 00:38:21,702 And if he gets off, he'll just keep destroying people. 768 00:38:24,205 --> 00:38:27,108 He's a poison. 769 00:38:27,175 --> 00:38:28,910 So no deal. 770 00:38:28,976 --> 00:38:31,212 And I'll testify. 771 00:38:39,587 --> 00:38:43,224 Robbie said Judge Fels had snipers all over the city 772 00:38:43,323 --> 00:38:46,160 looking to kill him, us too. 773 00:38:46,227 --> 00:38:47,662 - And you believed him? 774 00:38:47,728 --> 00:38:48,729 - Not at first. 775 00:38:48,796 --> 00:38:50,497 He would do these... 776 00:38:50,598 --> 00:38:52,266 "sessions," he called them. 777 00:38:52,332 --> 00:38:54,869 - And how do you understand these sessions now? 778 00:38:54,936 --> 00:38:56,737 - It was torture. 779 00:38:56,804 --> 00:38:58,438 - What would he do? 780 00:39:02,944 --> 00:39:06,747 - He had these pointy tweezers, and he'd put them in my ear 781 00:39:06,814 --> 00:39:10,818 so far that I could feel my eardrum vibrating. 782 00:39:10,885 --> 00:39:15,223 And he told the same story over and over again-- 783 00:39:15,323 --> 00:39:17,925 snipers, murderer! 784 00:39:17,992 --> 00:39:21,095 It would only stop when I could repeat the story back. 785 00:39:21,162 --> 00:39:24,699 I think my brain started to believe it to protect me. 786 00:39:26,601 --> 00:39:28,669 But I wanna make it clear, 787 00:39:28,736 --> 00:39:31,772 it wasn't only about the physical harm. 788 00:39:31,839 --> 00:39:33,541 - What do you mean? 789 00:39:33,574 --> 00:39:37,612 - I've spent the last four weeks in a cell. 790 00:39:37,712 --> 00:39:41,414 It's the longest time I've been away from Robbie in a while. 791 00:39:41,515 --> 00:39:44,118 Never have I felt more free. 792 00:39:46,354 --> 00:39:48,589 Because I have my own thoughts in my head. 793 00:39:48,656 --> 00:39:53,361 He tried to destroy them, but they're still there. 794 00:39:53,460 --> 00:39:56,530 I'm still here. 795 00:40:02,136 --> 00:40:03,604 - No more questions, Your Honor. 796 00:40:03,671 --> 00:40:05,940 - Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Miller. 797 00:40:08,475 --> 00:40:10,177 - The defense has no questions, Your Honor. 798 00:40:14,015 --> 00:40:16,984 - Mr. Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict? 799 00:40:17,051 --> 00:40:19,320 - We have, Your Honor. 800 00:40:19,419 --> 00:40:21,255 - As to count one, sex trafficking, 801 00:40:21,322 --> 00:40:22,256 what is your verdict? 802 00:40:22,356 --> 00:40:24,525 - Guilty. 803 00:40:24,558 --> 00:40:28,129 - As to count two, extortion, what is your verdict? 804 00:40:28,195 --> 00:40:30,731 - Guilty. 805 00:40:30,798 --> 00:40:32,066 - Watch Matt. 806 00:40:32,166 --> 00:40:33,334 I think he might do something. 807 00:40:33,401 --> 00:40:35,536 - As to count three, labor trafficking, 808 00:40:35,569 --> 00:40:37,004 what is your verdict? 809 00:40:37,104 --> 00:40:38,706 - Guilty. 810 00:40:42,076 --> 00:40:43,978 - Order! 811 00:40:44,045 --> 00:40:45,813 - Hey, hey! Come on. 812 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:47,615 - Order! 813 00:40:47,715 --> 00:40:48,883 - I hate you! You ruined me! 814 00:40:48,950 --> 00:40:51,519 You ruined everything! You ruined my life! 815 00:40:53,453 --> 00:40:54,889 - You didn't stop him. 816 00:40:54,956 --> 00:40:56,257 Good. 817 00:40:56,324 --> 00:40:57,457 That's justice. 818 00:40:57,490 --> 00:41:00,761 - No, the--the verdict was justice.