1 00:00:09,661 --> 00:00:11,489 - In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:11,533 --> 00:00:12,838 sexually based offenses 3 00:00:12,882 --> 00:00:15,145 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:15,189 --> 00:00:17,539 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 5 00:00:17,582 --> 00:00:19,367 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:19,410 --> 00:00:21,064 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:21,108 --> 00:00:22,761 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:22,805 --> 00:00:25,460 These are their stories. 9 00:00:25,808 --> 00:00:28,071 [dance music playing] 10 00:00:28,115 --> 00:00:30,334 - ♪ Now work--they say I lean when I step ♪ 11 00:00:30,378 --> 00:00:32,293 ♪ Swag it one time and lean to the left ♪ 12 00:00:32,336 --> 00:00:34,251 - ♪ Now work, baby girl 13 00:00:34,295 --> 00:00:36,862 - Why are Tate and Liam so cute? 14 00:00:36,906 --> 00:00:39,604 I can't believe they invited me to the Wheelhouse. 15 00:00:39,648 --> 00:00:41,345 - I thought Diggy Wheeler invited you? 16 00:00:41,389 --> 00:00:42,564 - Well, yeah, technically. 17 00:00:42,607 --> 00:00:44,696 But I've been DMing with Tate. 18 00:00:44,740 --> 00:00:47,177 - Diggy's house, his rules. Show him respect. 19 00:00:47,221 --> 00:00:51,094 - Mm-hmm. - And Tate and Liam can be... 20 00:00:51,138 --> 00:00:52,835 - Fun, creative. 21 00:00:52,878 --> 00:00:55,446 Really, really sexy. 22 00:00:55,490 --> 00:00:56,795 Don't give me that look. 23 00:00:56,839 --> 00:00:59,102 This could be a huge break for me. 24 00:00:59,146 --> 00:01:00,451 Posting content with these guys 25 00:01:00,495 --> 00:01:02,279 could bring me to 6 million overnight. 26 00:01:02,323 --> 00:01:03,889 [tense music] 27 00:01:03,933 --> 00:01:06,892 - I'm not gonna let you go into that lion's den alone. 28 00:01:06,936 --> 00:01:09,591 I'm coming with. Now close. 29 00:01:09,634 --> 00:01:13,508 - ♪ If someone pushed me out I think that I'd do the same ♪ 30 00:01:13,551 --> 00:01:16,641 - This is it. The Wheelhouse. 31 00:01:16,685 --> 00:01:21,603 - Holy freaking--I mean are you kidding me with this place? 32 00:01:21,646 --> 00:01:23,909 - I know. Never gets old. 33 00:01:23,953 --> 00:01:26,390 So it's one thing to look at the skyline from Jersey. 34 00:01:26,434 --> 00:01:28,871 - But it's another to be on top of it. 35 00:01:28,914 --> 00:01:30,394 [bright pop music] 36 00:01:30,438 --> 00:01:32,570 - Come on. Fun times. 37 00:01:32,614 --> 00:01:34,746 - Diggy Wheeler. How are you doing? 38 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:39,142 - It's good to be the king. And you must be Willa. 39 00:01:39,186 --> 00:01:40,926 You're as pretty in real life as you are in your videos. 40 00:01:40,970 --> 00:01:44,408 That never happens. No one told me you were here. 41 00:01:44,452 --> 00:01:45,757 - Well, you snooze, you lose. 42 00:01:45,801 --> 00:01:47,585 - We were just giving her a tour. 43 00:01:47,629 --> 00:01:51,198 - What do you think, Willa? - This place is sick. 44 00:01:51,241 --> 00:01:53,287 - Well, I'm glad you like it. 45 00:01:53,330 --> 00:01:55,767 Maybe we'll find a spot for you. 46 00:01:55,811 --> 00:01:57,813 - Oh, I've got lots of content ideas. 47 00:01:57,856 --> 00:02:00,511 - Which is why you're here. - Mm-hmm. 48 00:02:00,555 --> 00:02:03,514 ["Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat. SZA playing] 49 00:02:03,558 --> 00:02:09,520 ♪ 50 00:02:09,564 --> 00:02:13,481 - ♪ We hug and yes, we make love ♪ 51 00:02:13,524 --> 00:02:16,440 ♪ And always just say goodnight ♪ 52 00:02:16,484 --> 00:02:18,747 ♪ La la la la la 53 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:22,446 ♪ And we cuddle, sure, I do love it ♪ 54 00:02:22,490 --> 00:02:25,884 ♪ But I need your lips on mine ♪ 55 00:02:25,928 --> 00:02:28,496 ♪ Can you kiss me more? 56 00:02:28,539 --> 00:02:32,369 ♪ We're so young, boy, we ain't got nothing to lose ♪ 57 00:02:32,413 --> 00:02:36,721 ♪ Oh, oh, it's just principle ♪ 58 00:02:36,765 --> 00:02:38,549 ♪ Baby, hold me 59 00:02:38,593 --> 00:02:41,465 ♪ 'Cause I like the way you groove ♪ 60 00:02:41,509 --> 00:02:44,294 ♪ Oh oh 61 00:02:44,338 --> 00:02:47,384 ♪ Boy, you write your name, I can do the same ♪ 62 00:02:47,428 --> 00:02:49,908 [music plays from speakers] 63 00:02:49,952 --> 00:02:53,521 - Yo, check it out. Hit a million views. 64 00:02:53,564 --> 00:02:54,913 - Already? - Yep. 65 00:02:54,957 --> 00:02:56,263 - That's insane. 66 00:02:56,306 --> 00:02:57,525 - Think you could get used to this? 67 00:02:57,568 --> 00:02:59,570 - Getting paid to make videos all day? 68 00:02:59,614 --> 00:03:01,268 - It comes with the territory. 69 00:03:01,311 --> 00:03:03,661 - Dude, it is the territory. 70 00:03:03,705 --> 00:03:04,967 - All right. Vibe check. 71 00:03:05,010 --> 00:03:07,317 Shots and then hot tub action, eh? 72 00:03:07,361 --> 00:03:08,666 - Yeah. - Hey. 73 00:03:08,710 --> 00:03:12,496 - Oh, God. I'm such a lightweight. 74 00:03:12,540 --> 00:03:14,324 - All right, welcome to the Wheelhouse. 75 00:03:14,368 --> 00:03:15,543 - Hey. - Ooh! 76 00:03:15,586 --> 00:03:18,241 - Cheers. 77 00:03:20,722 --> 00:03:22,811 - Oh, yeah, baby. - Ugh. 78 00:03:22,854 --> 00:03:24,987 - Wow. - [coughs] 79 00:03:25,030 --> 00:03:28,338 [upbeat music] 80 00:03:28,382 --> 00:03:29,905 - Willa, are you all right? - Me? 81 00:03:29,948 --> 00:03:33,996 I'm--I'm totally--I'm fine. 82 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:35,302 - Whoa, whoa, easy. 83 00:03:35,345 --> 00:03:37,347 - Yo, everything Gucci over there? 84 00:03:37,391 --> 00:03:38,914 - [muttering] I'm good. 85 00:03:38,957 --> 00:03:41,264 - Hey, you-- you need to lie down. 86 00:03:41,308 --> 00:03:42,961 There's a guest room downstairs. 87 00:03:43,005 --> 00:03:44,702 - Okay. [phone buzzes] 88 00:03:44,746 --> 00:03:47,357 Thank you. 89 00:03:47,401 --> 00:03:49,272 - Oh, it's our business manager, Lenny. 90 00:03:49,316 --> 00:03:50,839 - Oh. - I can call him back. 91 00:03:50,882 --> 00:03:53,581 - Dude, take the call. That's why you're the boss. 92 00:03:53,624 --> 00:03:57,280 - We'll help Willa downstairs. Poor Willa. 93 00:03:57,324 --> 00:03:58,890 - Easy. - I'm sorry. 94 00:03:58,934 --> 00:04:00,022 - Oh, careful. 95 00:04:00,065 --> 00:04:02,416 - You're good. - Okay. 96 00:04:02,459 --> 00:04:05,549 [laughing] 97 00:04:05,593 --> 00:04:09,031 [dramatic music] 98 00:04:09,074 --> 00:04:10,598 - Willa? Honey, I've been-- 99 00:04:10,641 --> 00:04:14,341 - [sobbing] 100 00:04:14,384 --> 00:04:21,391 ♪ 101 00:04:24,916 --> 00:04:28,398 - Mom, Mom, look. 102 00:04:28,442 --> 00:04:30,966 - TikTok, Noah? I said no phones at the table. 103 00:04:31,009 --> 00:04:33,403 - Just look. 104 00:04:35,753 --> 00:04:38,582 - You guys, I'm here at the Wheelhouse. 105 00:04:38,626 --> 00:04:40,628 We were partying tonight. 106 00:04:40,671 --> 00:04:45,459 And Tate and Liam-- they just raped me. 107 00:04:46,503 --> 00:04:49,419 I don't know whether to post this or go to SVU 108 00:04:49,463 --> 00:04:52,596 or pretend like it was a bad dream. 109 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,339 - Who is this? - Willa Bartola, a dancer. 110 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:58,428 [dramatic music] 111 00:04:58,472 --> 00:04:59,864 - Well, she must have deleted it. 112 00:04:59,908 --> 00:05:02,954 It's not there anymore. 113 00:05:02,998 --> 00:05:05,348 - If the video's gone, does that mean you can't help her? 114 00:05:05,392 --> 00:05:06,784 - No, it doesn't, honey. 115 00:05:06,828 --> 00:05:08,960 Sweetie, remember how I keep telling you, 116 00:05:09,004 --> 00:05:11,093 once you post something on the internet, 117 00:05:11,136 --> 00:05:13,748 it stays there forever. 118 00:05:13,791 --> 00:05:16,838 ♪ 119 00:05:18,013 --> 00:05:20,972 [dramatic music] 120 00:05:21,016 --> 00:05:28,023 ♪ 121 00:06:05,277 --> 00:06:07,323 - You guys, I'm here at the Wheelhouse. 122 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:08,890 We were partying tonight, 123 00:06:08,933 --> 00:06:10,544 and Tate and Liam-- 124 00:06:10,587 --> 00:06:13,373 they just raped me. 125 00:06:13,416 --> 00:06:15,984 - So she's a TikTok star? - According to Noah. 126 00:06:16,027 --> 00:06:19,422 So she posts this video, and then she deletes it. 127 00:06:19,466 --> 00:06:22,120 - But not before everybody copied it? 128 00:06:22,164 --> 00:06:23,470 Do we know when she posted it? 129 00:06:23,513 --> 00:06:25,907 - No, Carisi, we don't, and to be honest with you, 130 00:06:25,950 --> 00:06:27,648 I don't really know what we're looking at here. 131 00:06:27,691 --> 00:06:29,998 - That makes two of us. - Hmm. 132 00:06:30,041 --> 00:06:32,435 - Sorry to interrupt. - Detective, yes. 133 00:06:32,479 --> 00:06:34,611 Sergeant Bell told me that the OC 134 00:06:34,655 --> 00:06:37,005 was looking for our help to find a missing girl. 135 00:06:37,048 --> 00:06:39,921 - Her name's Rita Lasku. Do you mind? 136 00:06:39,964 --> 00:06:42,184 - Of course. 137 00:06:44,012 --> 00:06:46,449 - Stabler found her passport in the closet 138 00:06:46,493 --> 00:06:49,670 of an Albanian gang higher-up, along with a dozen others. 139 00:06:49,713 --> 00:06:52,368 All young Albanian women. - They're holding passports. 140 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:53,717 That means they're trafficking them. 141 00:06:53,761 --> 00:06:55,893 - That's why I'm here. Stabler got close to Rita 142 00:06:55,937 --> 00:06:57,068 when she was waitressing in a diner. 143 00:06:57,112 --> 00:06:58,374 She's been missing for a few days. 144 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,158 - Did he ask about her at the diner? 145 00:07:00,202 --> 00:07:02,509 - They claimed she was sick. He can't really pursue. 146 00:07:02,552 --> 00:07:05,599 - Well, we can, and we will look into it. 147 00:07:05,642 --> 00:07:07,427 - Thanks. 148 00:07:10,952 --> 00:07:14,956 Wait, that's Willa Bartola. Did something happen to her? 149 00:07:14,999 --> 00:07:17,088 - You know her? - Everybody knows her. 150 00:07:17,132 --> 00:07:19,351 - Not everyone. 151 00:07:19,395 --> 00:07:21,049 - A rising star. 152 00:07:21,092 --> 00:07:22,529 She blew up last week 153 00:07:22,572 --> 00:07:25,401 when she posted a dance video with the Wheelhouse guys. 154 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:29,405 - Yeah Tate and Liam. - Rivers, so you do know them? 155 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:32,321 - She's claiming that those two raped her. 156 00:07:32,364 --> 00:07:36,064 At a party at the Wheelhouse. - That's rough. 157 00:07:36,107 --> 00:07:39,502 I'm not entirely surprised. I get a bad vibe. 158 00:07:39,546 --> 00:07:42,070 - Back up. What is the Wheelhouse? 159 00:07:42,113 --> 00:07:43,724 - It's a content house. 160 00:07:43,767 --> 00:07:45,073 - Meaning? 161 00:07:45,116 --> 00:07:46,596 - Groups of influencers live together 162 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,642 and crank out videos 24/7. 163 00:07:48,685 --> 00:07:51,122 The Wheelhouse is the brainchild of Diggy Wheeler. 164 00:07:51,166 --> 00:07:52,994 Kind of a nerd who's broken through. 165 00:07:53,037 --> 00:07:55,605 - So Willa went there looking for her 15 minutes? 166 00:07:55,649 --> 00:07:58,521 - More like 15 million followers. 167 00:07:58,565 --> 00:08:01,524 If you get invited into that house, you're a superstar. 168 00:08:01,568 --> 00:08:03,613 Endorsement deals, money pouring in. 169 00:08:03,657 --> 00:08:05,702 If it works out. 170 00:08:08,357 --> 00:08:10,185 Looks like it didn't. 171 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:17,714 - Willa, thank you for meeting us. 172 00:08:17,758 --> 00:08:20,238 That video you posted, 173 00:08:20,282 --> 00:08:22,763 you made that right after you were assaulted? 174 00:08:22,806 --> 00:08:25,766 - Yeah, I went back and forth on whether or not to post it, 175 00:08:25,809 --> 00:08:29,117 and then I finally decided 176 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,554 everybody needs to know who these guys really are. 177 00:08:31,598 --> 00:08:33,556 - Okay, but then you took it down. 178 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,602 - I had to. - Why? 179 00:08:35,645 --> 00:08:38,126 - You wouldn't believe the hate I was getting 180 00:08:38,169 --> 00:08:40,563 from Wheelhouse fans. I was doxxed. 181 00:08:40,607 --> 00:08:44,306 They put my face on porn star bodies. 182 00:08:44,349 --> 00:08:48,049 My DMs were all "whore" this, "slut" that. 183 00:08:49,093 --> 00:08:53,620 - Willa, I'm sorry, but since you're here, 184 00:08:53,663 --> 00:08:55,360 how about--how about you have a seat 185 00:08:55,404 --> 00:08:58,494 and sort of walk us--walk us through what happened? 186 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,627 - In the video, you said you were invited 187 00:09:00,670 --> 00:09:04,413 to a party at the Wheelhouse? 188 00:09:04,456 --> 00:09:08,373 - Um, it was more like a tryout. 189 00:09:08,417 --> 00:09:11,725 Diggy Wheeler, Tate, Liam, and I, 190 00:09:11,768 --> 00:09:15,119 we were filming some content, 191 00:09:15,163 --> 00:09:18,645 and it was amazing, at first. 192 00:09:18,688 --> 00:09:21,212 - Okay. Until it wasn't. 193 00:09:23,388 --> 00:09:27,349 - We were doing shots in the hot tub. 194 00:09:27,392 --> 00:09:30,526 I got really dizzy, 195 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:33,485 and then Tate and Liam took me downstairs. 196 00:09:33,529 --> 00:09:36,140 - Downstairs where? 197 00:09:36,184 --> 00:09:38,621 - To Tate's bedroom, 198 00:09:38,665 --> 00:09:42,190 and then that's when they locked the door. 199 00:09:42,233 --> 00:09:45,628 And they said that I was gonna get what I came for. 200 00:09:45,672 --> 00:09:48,457 Some of their brotherly love. 201 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:50,154 - And what did they mean by that? 202 00:09:50,198 --> 00:09:52,504 [somber music] 203 00:09:52,548 --> 00:09:55,638 - Tate got on top of me, and then Liam. 204 00:09:55,682 --> 00:09:56,813 ♪ 205 00:09:56,857 --> 00:10:00,208 And I was crying and telling them no. 206 00:10:00,251 --> 00:10:01,688 I must have passed out. 207 00:10:01,731 --> 00:10:04,212 I-I woke up, and my--my clothes were off. 208 00:10:04,255 --> 00:10:06,344 I was a mess, 209 00:10:06,388 --> 00:10:09,434 and I just wanted to get out of there. 210 00:10:09,478 --> 00:10:12,655 - Is there a chance any of this was recorded? 211 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:15,527 - No. 212 00:10:15,571 --> 00:10:17,573 They said that if there's no video, 213 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:19,836 it never happened. 214 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,447 - Did you tell anyone? 215 00:10:22,491 --> 00:10:25,102 - Yeah, my--my friend Kavon. 216 00:10:25,146 --> 00:10:27,191 He found me in the bathroom, 217 00:10:27,235 --> 00:10:29,890 and he said we should call the cops. 218 00:10:29,933 --> 00:10:32,588 ♪ 219 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:35,286 And I wanted to be asked to join the house. 220 00:10:42,467 --> 00:10:44,426 - I warned Willa about Tate and Liam. 221 00:10:44,469 --> 00:10:47,255 Those two--they get away with whatever they want. 222 00:10:47,298 --> 00:10:48,648 Please tell me that they're going down. 223 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:50,345 - Well, we're still investigating. 224 00:10:50,388 --> 00:10:51,651 - I know that they raped her. 225 00:10:51,694 --> 00:10:55,567 I saw her right after. She was hysterical. 226 00:10:55,611 --> 00:10:57,352 I said, "Let's go to the hospital," but-- 227 00:10:57,395 --> 00:10:59,136 - Would you be willing to give a statement? 228 00:10:59,180 --> 00:11:00,616 Testify, if we needed you to? 229 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:02,183 - Absolutely. 230 00:11:02,226 --> 00:11:04,620 I quit that house two months ago. 231 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:08,189 The only reason I was there was to protect Willa. 232 00:11:09,843 --> 00:11:11,540 - Well, Kavon backed me up, 233 00:11:11,583 --> 00:11:13,760 so can't you just arrest those guys? 234 00:11:13,803 --> 00:11:16,153 - The case is a little more complicated than that. 235 00:11:16,197 --> 00:11:18,286 - Willa, you didn't get a rape kit. 236 00:11:18,329 --> 00:11:19,766 You didn't report right away. 237 00:11:19,809 --> 00:11:22,290 - And none of that means you weren't assaulted, 238 00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:25,510 but these boys are gonna lawyer up as soon as we question them. 239 00:11:25,554 --> 00:11:28,296 - Which is why we want you to talk to them first, 240 00:11:28,339 --> 00:11:31,647 while we listen in. 241 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:34,345 - Well, Diggy's the only one who wants to talk to me. 242 00:11:34,389 --> 00:11:36,173 - Diggy Wheeler? How do you know that? 243 00:11:36,217 --> 00:11:38,219 - Well, after I posted the video, 244 00:11:38,262 --> 00:11:41,701 he texted me saying he wants to apologize. 245 00:11:43,833 --> 00:11:45,792 - How about you text him back then? 246 00:11:47,837 --> 00:11:50,492 - Unfortunately, there's no news on Rita Lasku. 247 00:11:50,535 --> 00:11:52,755 The diner where she worked claimed 248 00:11:52,799 --> 00:11:54,409 that she quit last week. 249 00:11:54,452 --> 00:11:56,454 - They can't go up against Albi. 250 00:11:56,498 --> 00:11:58,456 - I may have somebody who will. 251 00:11:58,500 --> 00:12:01,546 He claims that he's a vigilante in the Albanian community, 252 00:12:01,590 --> 00:12:03,766 so I'll keep you posted. 253 00:12:03,810 --> 00:12:06,726 But while I have you on the phone, 254 00:12:06,769 --> 00:12:10,294 I'd like to borrow one of your detectives. 255 00:12:10,338 --> 00:12:13,602 [pop music] 256 00:12:13,645 --> 00:12:15,473 ♪ 257 00:12:15,517 --> 00:12:17,693 - Thanks for meeting me, Willa. 258 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:19,695 Can I get you something to drink? 259 00:12:19,739 --> 00:12:22,872 - No, thanks. - Okay. 260 00:12:22,916 --> 00:12:24,787 Uh, why don't we go outside? 261 00:12:24,831 --> 00:12:26,528 - Okay. 262 00:12:26,571 --> 00:12:27,964 - ♪ Yeah, we're gonna celebrate ♪ 263 00:12:28,008 --> 00:12:30,271 ♪ Got a lot of love 264 00:12:30,314 --> 00:12:33,709 - I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry you were so upset. 265 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,667 - You're not sorry that Tate and Liam raped me? 266 00:12:35,711 --> 00:12:37,017 - Willa, those guys told me 267 00:12:37,060 --> 00:12:40,324 everything that happened was consensual. 268 00:12:40,368 --> 00:12:42,457 I was even a little bit jealous, but I get it. 269 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:43,806 You don't like me that way. 270 00:12:43,850 --> 00:12:46,591 - I didn't like them that way either. 271 00:12:46,635 --> 00:12:48,593 - Look, I know you were unhappy that we didn't invite you 272 00:12:48,637 --> 00:12:49,943 to join the house, 273 00:12:49,986 --> 00:12:51,814 but maybe we can find a way to collaborate on-- 274 00:12:51,858 --> 00:12:54,686 - Well, well, well. - Guys, get out. 275 00:12:54,730 --> 00:12:56,776 - If it isn't the girl who cried rape. 276 00:12:56,819 --> 00:12:58,516 - You guys can't be here. 277 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:00,562 - Well, last time I checked, it's our house, so-- 278 00:13:00,605 --> 00:13:01,911 - Well, I thought-- I thought Wheeler said 279 00:13:01,955 --> 00:13:03,608 that those guys weren't gonna be home. 280 00:13:03,652 --> 00:13:05,045 - Did he set her up? 281 00:13:05,088 --> 00:13:06,220 - What the hell are you doing here? 282 00:13:06,263 --> 00:13:07,656 - You said you were going to apologize, 283 00:13:07,699 --> 00:13:09,701 but there's nothing to apologize for. 284 00:13:09,745 --> 00:13:10,790 - Yes, there is. 285 00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:12,748 What you guys did to me was not-- 286 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:14,663 - Exactly what you came for. 287 00:13:14,706 --> 00:13:16,056 - All right, back up. Just give her some space. 288 00:13:16,099 --> 00:13:19,668 - Not until she apologizes for that desperate video. 289 00:13:19,711 --> 00:13:21,583 Look, the fans need to know 290 00:13:21,626 --> 00:13:23,411 that you're okay, and we're all fam. 291 00:13:23,454 --> 00:13:25,848 - No, I'm--I'm not okay. I-I didn't want you guys-- 292 00:13:25,892 --> 00:13:28,068 - Uh-oh. - She's getting upset. 293 00:13:28,111 --> 00:13:29,678 - Ugh. 294 00:13:29,721 --> 00:13:30,984 - Okay, the fans don't want to see you melting down again, 295 00:13:31,027 --> 00:13:33,421 so don't do that. It's bad for your brand. 296 00:13:33,464 --> 00:13:35,989 - I-I didn't want you guys-- - Whoa, whoa. 297 00:13:36,032 --> 00:13:37,860 Tate's right. 298 00:13:37,904 --> 00:13:40,471 You need to tell people your little video was just a stunt. 299 00:13:40,515 --> 00:13:41,777 - Smile. - We... 300 00:13:41,821 --> 00:13:43,083 - Don't do-- - Are live... 301 00:13:43,126 --> 00:13:44,475 - Whoa! 302 00:13:44,519 --> 00:13:46,564 - From the Wheelhouse with our girl Willa, 303 00:13:46,608 --> 00:13:51,613 and there is nothing but love between us, right, Willa? 304 00:13:51,656 --> 00:13:53,789 - No doubt, no doubt, since day one. 305 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,356 - They're livestreaming this. 306 00:13:55,399 --> 00:13:57,575 - You all probably knew her from her dancing vids, 307 00:13:57,619 --> 00:13:58,620 but I bet you didn't know she'd pull a fast one. 308 00:13:58,663 --> 00:13:59,882 - She's terrified. Go. 309 00:13:59,926 --> 00:14:01,753 - Yeah. - Go, I'll text Jet. 310 00:14:01,797 --> 00:14:04,321 - I know Willa the stunt queen had some of y'all real shook... 311 00:14:04,365 --> 00:14:05,801 - Mm-hmm. - With her video. 312 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:08,456 But she was just playing the whole time, right, boo? 313 00:14:08,499 --> 00:14:10,806 - Hey, guys, gotcha. both: Aww. 314 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:12,416 - Love you. - Love you. 315 00:14:12,460 --> 00:14:14,331 You heard it here first, kids. 316 00:14:14,375 --> 00:14:15,942 - NYPD. Get away from her now. 317 00:14:15,985 --> 00:14:17,857 - Yo, cops? What the hell, Wheeler? 318 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:18,945 - I have no idea what's going on. 319 00:14:18,988 --> 00:14:20,990 - I do. She set us up. 320 00:14:21,034 --> 00:14:23,950 - Back off, and shut your mouth. 321 00:14:23,993 --> 00:14:26,517 - A frisky one. Who the hell are you? 322 00:14:26,561 --> 00:14:27,649 - NYPD. 323 00:14:27,692 --> 00:14:28,998 - She told me you guys invited her. 324 00:14:29,042 --> 00:14:30,652 - Almost too easy. 325 00:14:30,695 --> 00:14:32,480 Why don't we talk about this downtown? 326 00:14:32,523 --> 00:14:33,655 - Go, now. 327 00:14:33,698 --> 00:14:36,658 [tense music] 328 00:14:36,701 --> 00:14:38,878 ♪ 329 00:14:38,921 --> 00:14:41,402 You okay? 330 00:14:41,445 --> 00:14:43,970 - They just assaulted me all over again, 331 00:14:44,013 --> 00:14:46,886 and the whole world was watching. 332 00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:52,979 - I know Willa the stunt queen had 333 00:14:53,022 --> 00:14:54,850 some of y'all real shook... - Mm-hmm. 334 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,417 - With her video. 335 00:14:56,460 --> 00:14:58,114 But she was just playing the whole time, right, boo? 336 00:14:58,158 --> 00:15:00,943 - Hey, guys, gotcha. both: Aww. 337 00:15:00,987 --> 00:15:02,162 - Love you. - Aw, love you. 338 00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:03,859 You heard it here first, kids. 339 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,513 - Is this girl credible, 340 00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:07,210 or is she just playing us to gain followers? 341 00:15:07,254 --> 00:15:10,605 - She's defaulting to her online persona. 342 00:15:10,648 --> 00:15:12,389 Listen, this is the social media version 343 00:15:12,433 --> 00:15:13,956 of texting your rapist the next day. 344 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,305 You remember that, Carisi. 345 00:15:15,349 --> 00:15:17,046 - Yeah, I do. 346 00:15:17,090 --> 00:15:19,396 It's just different when you know your jury's gonna see it. 347 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:20,963 The boys have lawyered up already? 348 00:15:21,007 --> 00:15:23,400 - They're 21, and they make more in a month 349 00:15:23,444 --> 00:15:26,447 than we do in a year combined. What do you think? 350 00:15:28,188 --> 00:15:30,973 - I didn't want you guys-- - Whoa, whoa. 351 00:15:31,017 --> 00:15:32,975 Tate's right. You need to tell people 352 00:15:33,019 --> 00:15:35,195 that little video of yours was just a stunt. 353 00:15:35,238 --> 00:15:38,198 - It literally was a stunt. - Tate. 354 00:15:38,241 --> 00:15:40,200 Counselor, Detective. 355 00:15:40,243 --> 00:15:43,203 I appreciate your attempt to trap my clients, 356 00:15:43,246 --> 00:15:45,683 but there's nothing incriminating here. 357 00:15:45,727 --> 00:15:47,511 If there was, they'd be under arrest right now, huh? 358 00:15:47,555 --> 00:15:50,166 - They're not under arrest yet. 359 00:15:50,210 --> 00:15:52,255 But they did try to coerce Willa into absolving them, 360 00:15:52,299 --> 00:15:53,996 and then they streamed it live. 361 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,259 - She did absolve them. 362 00:15:56,303 --> 00:15:57,565 Live. - She was ambushed. 363 00:15:57,608 --> 00:15:59,001 They weren't supposed to be there. 364 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:00,960 - Well, it's our house. She was trespassing-- 365 00:16:01,003 --> 00:16:03,005 - Mm-mm. 366 00:16:03,049 --> 00:16:04,137 - Sorry. 367 00:16:04,180 --> 00:16:05,921 - You have one weak tape, 368 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:08,576 all right, so let's look at all the tapes. 369 00:16:08,619 --> 00:16:11,318 One party video, one deleted video, 370 00:16:11,361 --> 00:16:14,625 and one absolution video that 3 million people liked. 371 00:16:14,669 --> 00:16:17,193 - That still doesn't answer why Wheeler reached out to Willa 372 00:16:17,237 --> 00:16:18,629 wanting to make an apology. 373 00:16:18,673 --> 00:16:22,024 - Wheeler was there. He saw how into us Willa was. 374 00:16:22,068 --> 00:16:25,462 He knows nothing happened that she didn't want to happen. 375 00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:26,942 - Tate. - No cap. 376 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:29,031 The only reason he apologized is 377 00:16:29,075 --> 00:16:30,554 he's worried about his image. 378 00:16:30,598 --> 00:16:33,383 [tense music] 379 00:16:33,427 --> 00:16:35,037 ♪ 380 00:16:35,081 --> 00:16:36,560 - First of all, 381 00:16:36,604 --> 00:16:39,041 I want your assurance that my client is not a suspect. 382 00:16:39,085 --> 00:16:40,173 - Yeah, Willa didn't name him, 383 00:16:40,216 --> 00:16:41,739 but it's an ongoing investigation. 384 00:16:41,783 --> 00:16:43,654 - Why don't you tell us what happened that night, Diggy? 385 00:16:43,698 --> 00:16:46,440 Sit down. 386 00:16:46,483 --> 00:16:49,486 - Um, I invited Willa over. 387 00:16:49,530 --> 00:16:53,055 We shot some content, and then we all got into the hot tub. 388 00:16:53,099 --> 00:16:56,232 I had to take a call, so Tate and Liam took her downstairs. 389 00:16:56,276 --> 00:16:58,713 - Where they gang-raped her. - They told me she was into it. 390 00:16:58,756 --> 00:17:00,236 That the three of them were partying. 391 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,456 - Then why did you call her to apologize? 392 00:17:02,499 --> 00:17:04,240 - She was upset. 393 00:17:04,284 --> 00:17:06,503 I'd invited her. I felt responsible. 394 00:17:09,071 --> 00:17:11,421 It's not easy running a house like this. 395 00:17:11,465 --> 00:17:14,033 Everybody second-guessing you. 396 00:17:14,076 --> 00:17:15,251 I try really hard to be the good guy, 397 00:17:15,295 --> 00:17:18,689 and all I get is burned. 398 00:17:18,733 --> 00:17:20,387 - So the boys are backing each other up. 399 00:17:20,430 --> 00:17:21,997 That's not a surprise. - No, it's not. 400 00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:23,607 But this is a she said, deleted what she said, 401 00:17:23,651 --> 00:17:25,261 and then backtracked what she said. 402 00:17:25,305 --> 00:17:27,698 - Did anybody else in the house that night see anything? 403 00:17:27,742 --> 00:17:29,439 - If they did, they're not talking. 404 00:17:29,483 --> 00:17:30,745 The house is trending, 405 00:17:30,788 --> 00:17:32,268 so nobody wants to get kicked out right now. 406 00:17:32,312 --> 00:17:34,009 - Everybody there posts 24/7. 407 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:35,576 Have we gone through all their videos? 408 00:17:35,619 --> 00:17:37,491 - They all show Willa having a great time with these guys. 409 00:17:37,534 --> 00:17:39,145 Singing, dancing, in the hot tub. 410 00:17:39,188 --> 00:17:40,711 - I got you a subpoena for the house security cameras. 411 00:17:40,755 --> 00:17:42,409 Where are we on that? - Nowhere. 412 00:17:42,452 --> 00:17:44,106 There's no cameras in the bedrooms. 413 00:17:44,150 --> 00:17:46,108 - Also not a surprise, 414 00:17:46,152 --> 00:17:48,154 but the defense is gonna muddy this up six ways from Sunday. 415 00:17:48,197 --> 00:17:50,156 - Hang on. I just got a text from Jet. 416 00:17:52,506 --> 00:17:55,117 Liam and Tate made another video. 417 00:17:55,161 --> 00:17:56,466 [dramatic music] 418 00:17:56,510 --> 00:17:57,772 - We're gonna get real for a minute 419 00:17:57,815 --> 00:17:59,426 about what actually happened with Willa. 420 00:17:59,469 --> 00:18:01,297 - It's time for us to come clean. 421 00:18:01,341 --> 00:18:02,516 The truth is... 422 00:18:02,559 --> 00:18:04,387 We double-teamed that pick-me girl. 423 00:18:04,431 --> 00:18:05,475 - And if she said she didn't want it, 424 00:18:05,519 --> 00:18:06,650 she's lying. You know why? 425 00:18:06,694 --> 00:18:07,825 - Well, she couldn't say anything. 426 00:18:07,869 --> 00:18:10,393 Her mouth was too full. [laughter] 427 00:18:10,437 --> 00:18:13,614 Oh, and the cops and that dumbass DA? 428 00:18:13,657 --> 00:18:15,137 Yeah, they brought us down to the station, 429 00:18:15,181 --> 00:18:16,617 but had to let us go. 430 00:18:16,660 --> 00:18:18,662 - Enemies of the people. 431 00:18:18,706 --> 00:18:20,273 Stay woke. Stay vigilant. 432 00:18:20,316 --> 00:18:21,709 Peace. - Wheelhouse. 433 00:18:21,752 --> 00:18:23,319 - Please tell me that that's an admission of rape. 434 00:18:23,363 --> 00:18:25,365 - That affect--enough to bury them with the jury. 435 00:18:25,408 --> 00:18:26,670 Let's pick them up. 436 00:18:26,714 --> 00:18:28,498 - Go. 437 00:18:31,197 --> 00:18:33,503 - Docket 438 00:18:33,547 --> 00:18:36,419 People versus Tate and Liam Rivers. 439 00:18:36,463 --> 00:18:39,596 - Tell them to put the phones down. 440 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,163 - Everyone, turn off your phones. 441 00:18:41,207 --> 00:18:44,384 - On the charges of rape one and unlawful imprisonment, 442 00:18:44,427 --> 00:18:46,473 how do you plead? - Not guilty, Your Honor. 443 00:18:46,516 --> 00:18:47,604 - People on bail. 444 00:18:47,648 --> 00:18:49,171 - We request $3 million, Your Honor, 445 00:18:49,215 --> 00:18:51,086 and also that the defendants surrender their passports. 446 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:52,348 - They have no record. 447 00:18:52,392 --> 00:18:54,176 They're respected members of our community, 448 00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:55,786 and they're looking forward to proving their innocence. 449 00:18:55,830 --> 00:18:58,528 - Well, that isn't what I saw in the video. 450 00:18:58,572 --> 00:19:00,704 I'd advise your clients not to litigate this 451 00:19:00,748 --> 00:19:03,707 on social media, TikTok, YouTube. 452 00:19:03,751 --> 00:19:07,494 I don't care what tube. Bail is set at 1 million. 453 00:19:09,757 --> 00:19:11,498 - Thanks again for your support. 454 00:19:11,541 --> 00:19:13,543 - And remember, this is not our fault. 455 00:19:13,587 --> 00:19:15,545 - Not even Willa's, you know? She didn't go to the cops. 456 00:19:15,589 --> 00:19:18,461 They went to her, so blame them. 457 00:19:18,505 --> 00:19:20,507 - You want a selfie, huh? Yeah. Let's go, let's go! 458 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:21,638 - Didn't the judge just tell them 459 00:19:21,682 --> 00:19:23,336 not to litigate this on social media? 460 00:19:23,379 --> 00:19:24,641 - They don't know the difference 461 00:19:24,685 --> 00:19:26,121 between the real world and the virtual world. 462 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:27,601 - Look! It's that dumbass prosecutor. 463 00:19:27,644 --> 00:19:30,212 - With the cops in the video. - Free Tate and Liam! 464 00:19:30,256 --> 00:19:32,301 all: Boo! - Hey. 465 00:19:32,345 --> 00:19:33,346 - Are you guys kidding me right now? 466 00:19:33,389 --> 00:19:35,565 - Guys. - This is great content. 467 00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:37,306 - Rollins, let's go, let's go. - Guys, back off. 468 00:19:37,350 --> 00:19:38,699 Hey, Wheelhouse fans, let's be cool. 469 00:19:38,742 --> 00:19:40,875 Guys, back off! Whoa! 470 00:19:40,918 --> 00:19:42,659 Hey, I'm really sorry, man. 471 00:19:42,703 --> 00:19:45,140 - Yeah, well, your fans aren't. 472 00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:46,446 Are you okay? 473 00:19:46,489 --> 00:19:47,708 Come on. Let's get out of here. 474 00:19:47,751 --> 00:19:50,232 - Wheelhouse! - Wheelhouse! 475 00:19:50,276 --> 00:19:51,538 [crowd jeering] 476 00:19:56,238 --> 00:19:58,632 - Your Honor, either this case will be tried 477 00:19:58,675 --> 00:20:00,068 in the court of TikTok or in a court of law. 478 00:20:00,111 --> 00:20:01,896 The defendants were already warned at arraignment. 479 00:20:01,939 --> 00:20:03,289 It's time for a gag order. 480 00:20:03,332 --> 00:20:05,160 - Is this about a wound to the judicial process 481 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,771 or Counselor Carisi's ego? 482 00:20:07,815 --> 00:20:09,730 Now, a gag order would deprive my clients 483 00:20:09,773 --> 00:20:12,254 of their livelihood and their First Amendment rights. 484 00:20:12,298 --> 00:20:14,082 It should suffice to instruct the jury 485 00:20:14,125 --> 00:20:15,388 to stay off social media. 486 00:20:15,431 --> 00:20:17,781 - Respectfully, you can instruct all you want, 487 00:20:17,825 --> 00:20:20,741 Your Honor, but the jury can't stay off of social media. 488 00:20:20,784 --> 00:20:22,743 They're already googling every witness in the elevator 489 00:20:22,786 --> 00:20:24,092 on the way down to Center Street. 490 00:20:24,135 --> 00:20:25,920 - I agree, it's an issue. 491 00:20:25,963 --> 00:20:29,140 While I can't ban everybody from the internet, 492 00:20:29,184 --> 00:20:31,142 I can strongly admonish all parties 493 00:20:31,186 --> 00:20:34,145 from posting anything about the case. 494 00:20:34,189 --> 00:20:37,061 You're inching towards being charged with inciting a riot. 495 00:20:37,105 --> 00:20:39,368 Is that understood, gentlemen? 496 00:20:41,152 --> 00:20:43,894 - Totally. - Is that a "yes," Mr. Rivers? 497 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:48,682 both: Yes, Your Honor. 498 00:20:50,336 --> 00:20:52,033 - Judge didn't go for a gag order? 499 00:20:52,076 --> 00:20:54,209 - Not officially, but she did put everyone on notice. 500 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:56,646 - I want to tell my fans I can't post anything 501 00:20:56,690 --> 00:20:58,257 until the trial is over. 502 00:20:58,300 --> 00:21:00,998 The arc of the moral universe bends towards justice, and-- 503 00:21:01,042 --> 00:21:02,173 Willa, how's everything going? 504 00:21:02,217 --> 00:21:04,001 - You really can't be talking to her. 505 00:21:04,045 --> 00:21:05,394 - I get that. 506 00:21:05,438 --> 00:21:06,700 I-I just want to say that I'm sorry 507 00:21:06,743 --> 00:21:08,049 about what happened out there the other day. 508 00:21:08,092 --> 00:21:10,138 That's not our fanbase. - Really? 509 00:21:10,181 --> 00:21:12,314 Isn't that the same fanbase that's rooting 510 00:21:12,358 --> 00:21:14,403 for Tate and Liam to get away with raping me? 511 00:21:14,447 --> 00:21:16,927 - Let's go, Willa. 512 00:21:16,971 --> 00:21:19,321 - I really am sorry. - Are you? 513 00:21:19,365 --> 00:21:21,410 Then why are you testifying for those guys? 514 00:21:21,454 --> 00:21:22,977 - They told me nothing happened. 515 00:21:23,020 --> 00:21:24,761 - You're a smart kid, Wheeler. 516 00:21:24,805 --> 00:21:27,808 Ask yourself, who has more reason to lie? 517 00:21:27,851 --> 00:21:30,811 [somber music] 518 00:21:30,854 --> 00:21:36,338 ♪ 519 00:21:36,382 --> 00:21:38,732 - Captain Benson, in your experience, 520 00:21:38,775 --> 00:21:41,822 is it unusual for a victim to come forward on social media? 521 00:21:41,865 --> 00:21:43,476 - Actually, no. 522 00:21:43,519 --> 00:21:48,002 Public online disclosures are becoming more and more common. 523 00:21:48,045 --> 00:21:50,396 Many survivors like to disclose 524 00:21:50,439 --> 00:21:52,093 within their social media networks, 525 00:21:52,136 --> 00:21:56,358 because it gives them an enhanced sense of control. 526 00:21:56,402 --> 00:21:59,361 And, in Willa Bartola's case, that was TikTok. 527 00:21:59,405 --> 00:22:01,363 - But despite having recorded 528 00:22:01,407 --> 00:22:03,496 the video minutes after the assault, 529 00:22:03,539 --> 00:22:05,498 Willa didn't post it until a week later. 530 00:22:05,541 --> 00:22:07,935 - And that's not unusual either. 531 00:22:07,978 --> 00:22:09,763 Willa was traumatized. 532 00:22:09,806 --> 00:22:12,896 She was trying to stay in the good graces of her rapist. 533 00:22:12,940 --> 00:22:16,335 Victims can take far longer to come forward. 534 00:22:16,378 --> 00:22:18,989 Months. Even--even years. 535 00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:21,427 - Thank you, Captain. 536 00:22:21,470 --> 00:22:23,429 - So she waited a week. 537 00:22:23,472 --> 00:22:27,955 Maybe that's not unusual, but it does happen to coincide 538 00:22:27,998 --> 00:22:29,260 with the day that she learned 539 00:22:29,304 --> 00:22:31,872 that she wasn't invited to join the house. 540 00:22:31,915 --> 00:22:34,527 Doesn't that give her another motive? 541 00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:37,834 - In my experience as an SVU captain, 542 00:22:37,878 --> 00:22:40,271 I believe that she was reacting to her assault. 543 00:22:40,315 --> 00:22:41,751 - But you're positive 544 00:22:41,795 --> 00:22:43,927 that she wasn't reacting in anger to being rejected? 545 00:22:43,971 --> 00:22:45,494 - Objection. - Overruled. 546 00:22:45,538 --> 00:22:47,235 The witness may answer. 547 00:22:47,278 --> 00:22:50,847 - There are many reasons why a survivor delays reporting. 548 00:22:50,891 --> 00:22:52,414 - Including trying to get more followers? 549 00:22:52,458 --> 00:22:54,329 - I don't think that was the case here. 550 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,113 - But you can't know that for sure. 551 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:03,425 - It was late. 552 00:23:03,469 --> 00:23:05,862 I hadn't seen Willa for a while. 553 00:23:05,906 --> 00:23:10,127 I went looking for her. Found her in a bathroom. 554 00:23:10,171 --> 00:23:13,783 A mess. Crying. 555 00:23:13,827 --> 00:23:15,437 - And what did she tell you had happened? 556 00:23:15,481 --> 00:23:17,439 - That Tate and Liam trapped her in a bedroom 557 00:23:17,483 --> 00:23:19,093 and assaulted her. 558 00:23:19,136 --> 00:23:20,964 I told her that we should get a rape kit. 559 00:23:21,008 --> 00:23:22,139 - But she refused. 560 00:23:22,183 --> 00:23:24,446 - She was having a panic attack. 561 00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:27,101 I should have called 911 myself. 562 00:23:27,144 --> 00:23:29,843 Willa's my girl. 563 00:23:29,886 --> 00:23:32,454 I've never seen her so upset. 564 00:23:38,547 --> 00:23:41,463 - Did you see Tate and Liam do anything to Willa? 565 00:23:41,507 --> 00:23:43,813 - I wasn't in the bedroom. No. 566 00:23:43,857 --> 00:23:45,380 - You parted with the Wheelhouse 567 00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:47,295 a few months ago on bad terms? 568 00:23:47,338 --> 00:23:48,818 - You could say that. 569 00:23:48,862 --> 00:23:50,864 - So bad that you wiped all collabs from your profile? 570 00:23:50,907 --> 00:23:52,518 - Just Tate and Liam's. 571 00:23:52,561 --> 00:23:54,389 I've got no issue with Diggy Wheeler. 572 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:57,305 - Oh, so you do have a problem with Tate and Liam? 573 00:23:57,348 --> 00:23:59,046 - Yeah, I got a problem. 574 00:23:59,089 --> 00:24:01,135 They're homophobic, misogynistic asses. 575 00:24:01,178 --> 00:24:02,919 - Well, I don't know, folks. Does that sound 576 00:24:02,963 --> 00:24:04,965 like the witness has a bias against my client? 577 00:24:05,008 --> 00:24:06,532 - Your Honor? - Mr. Swope. 578 00:24:06,575 --> 00:24:09,491 - I am so sorry. 579 00:24:09,535 --> 00:24:11,319 But you don't like them, right? 580 00:24:11,362 --> 00:24:13,277 And that has affected your testimony today. 581 00:24:13,321 --> 00:24:16,150 - Your Honor. - Withdrawn. 582 00:24:16,193 --> 00:24:19,240 Nothing further. 583 00:24:19,283 --> 00:24:24,332 - You may step down. Mr. Carisi, next witness. 584 00:24:24,375 --> 00:24:26,595 - The people call Willa Bartola. 585 00:24:26,639 --> 00:24:29,598 [tense music] 586 00:24:29,642 --> 00:24:31,165 ♪ 587 00:24:31,208 --> 00:24:32,993 - It's time for us to come clean. 588 00:24:33,036 --> 00:24:34,342 The truth is... 589 00:24:34,385 --> 00:24:36,431 We double-teamed that pick-me girl. 590 00:24:36,475 --> 00:24:37,519 - And if she said she didn't want it, 591 00:24:37,563 --> 00:24:38,912 she's lying. You know why? 592 00:24:38,955 --> 00:24:40,130 - Well, she couldn't say anything. 593 00:24:40,174 --> 00:24:42,655 - Mm. - Her mouth was too full. 594 00:24:42,698 --> 00:24:45,527 - That must be painful to watch. 595 00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:47,181 - It was. 596 00:24:47,224 --> 00:24:49,226 And I know that people think 597 00:24:49,270 --> 00:24:51,490 I did all of this for followers, 598 00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:55,885 but I would never falsely accuse anyone of rape. 599 00:24:55,929 --> 00:24:58,322 - Thank you for coming forward, Willa. 600 00:24:58,366 --> 00:25:00,890 I know this hasn't been easy. 601 00:25:02,544 --> 00:25:06,592 - Ms. Bartola, the day you visited the Wheelhouse, 602 00:25:06,635 --> 00:25:08,985 you made a video with Tate and Liam. 603 00:25:09,029 --> 00:25:11,031 Isn't that right? - Yes. 604 00:25:11,074 --> 00:25:12,423 - And after that video went viral, 605 00:25:12,467 --> 00:25:14,034 you gained a million followers 606 00:25:14,077 --> 00:25:18,125 and received two dozen brand ambassador offers. 607 00:25:18,168 --> 00:25:19,648 You must have been riding high. 608 00:25:19,692 --> 00:25:21,171 - Half of me was. 609 00:25:21,215 --> 00:25:23,043 - Because the other half of you wanted more followers? 610 00:25:23,086 --> 00:25:25,175 - No, I-I lost followers. 611 00:25:25,219 --> 00:25:29,528 I was bullied, harassed. - So your strategy backfired. 612 00:25:29,571 --> 00:25:32,705 I guess that's why you deleted it? 613 00:25:32,748 --> 00:25:35,229 Withdrawn. 614 00:25:35,272 --> 00:25:37,013 Let me ask you. 615 00:25:37,057 --> 00:25:38,711 You're familiar with a TikTok star 616 00:25:38,754 --> 00:25:42,018 from an L.A. content house named Blair Brooks? 617 00:25:42,062 --> 00:25:43,411 - Yes, but I don't know her. 618 00:25:43,454 --> 00:25:46,588 - But you've seen her videos though? 619 00:25:46,632 --> 00:25:49,678 - Yeah. - Exhibit H. 620 00:25:49,722 --> 00:25:52,551 A 12-minute YouTube clip posted by Blair Brooks 621 00:25:52,594 --> 00:25:54,248 the week before you visited the Wheelhouse. 622 00:25:54,291 --> 00:25:55,945 - Objection. Relevance. 623 00:25:55,989 --> 00:25:57,251 - Well, in the video, 624 00:25:57,294 --> 00:25:59,514 Blair accuses a member of her house of rape. 625 00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:02,952 I would like Willa to read the comment she wrote. 626 00:26:02,996 --> 00:26:05,520 - I'll allow. 627 00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:12,440 - "Love to see you speak out about this dirtbag. 628 00:26:12,483 --> 00:26:15,617 "Take him down. Cancel him. 629 00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:18,620 Hope you get all his followers." 630 00:26:18,664 --> 00:26:20,361 - After posting her video, 631 00:26:20,404 --> 00:26:23,407 Blair gained 2 million new followers. 632 00:26:23,451 --> 00:26:26,628 The day you liked Blair's video you started DMing with Tate. 633 00:26:26,672 --> 00:26:28,064 At the house, 634 00:26:28,108 --> 00:26:30,501 the three of you made sexually suggestive videos. 635 00:26:30,545 --> 00:26:33,156 You flirted with them in a hot tub. 636 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,030 Were you setting them up all this time? 637 00:26:37,073 --> 00:26:38,466 - Of course not. 638 00:26:38,509 --> 00:26:40,642 Diggy Wheeler invited me to the house. 639 00:26:40,686 --> 00:26:42,644 - But you did send sexual DMs to Tate? 640 00:26:42,688 --> 00:26:44,428 - That was a mistake. 641 00:26:44,472 --> 00:26:47,040 - Well, you seem to be making a lot of them. 642 00:26:47,083 --> 00:26:51,000 Ms. Bartola, put yourself in the mindset of this jury. 643 00:26:51,044 --> 00:26:54,569 You earn your living making up content. 644 00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:58,660 Well, how can you expect these good people to know 645 00:26:58,704 --> 00:27:01,315 which of your videos are real 646 00:27:01,358 --> 00:27:03,665 and which are modern-day performance art? 647 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:06,668 [dramatic music] 648 00:27:06,712 --> 00:27:13,675 ♪ 649 00:27:15,459 --> 00:27:18,027 - They think I'm going through all of this to get famous? 650 00:27:18,071 --> 00:27:19,333 - No, it's just the defense's strategy. 651 00:27:19,376 --> 00:27:21,030 It doesn't mean the jury believes it. 652 00:27:21,074 --> 00:27:23,642 - Hey, what are you looking at? How do you sleep at night, 653 00:27:23,685 --> 00:27:25,687 after you let your superstar bros rape me? 654 00:27:25,731 --> 00:27:27,167 - I didn't do that! - No? 655 00:27:27,210 --> 00:27:29,517 They told me that's why you invited me to the house. 656 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,606 - Wait, what? - Willa, he's not worth it. 657 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:33,608 Come on. 658 00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:37,046 - I would never set up any girl like that, especially Willa. 659 00:27:37,090 --> 00:27:38,352 - You know what, Diggy, you keep saying 660 00:27:38,395 --> 00:27:40,136 that you care about her. 661 00:27:40,180 --> 00:27:42,225 But you threw her to those dogs. 662 00:27:48,754 --> 00:27:50,494 - Carisi. - I'm coming, I'm coming. 663 00:27:50,538 --> 00:27:51,670 Don't go anywhere. 664 00:27:51,713 --> 00:27:54,368 - No. Carisi, you gotta look at this. 665 00:27:56,239 --> 00:27:58,198 - What? - Look. 666 00:27:58,241 --> 00:28:00,374 Wheeler's livestreaming. 667 00:28:00,417 --> 00:28:01,767 - It took me too long to realize it, 668 00:28:01,810 --> 00:28:04,813 but I failed to look out for Willa. 669 00:28:04,857 --> 00:28:07,120 Tate and Liam did assault her. 670 00:28:07,163 --> 00:28:09,078 I didn't want to see that side of them. 671 00:28:09,122 --> 00:28:12,429 I should have believed Willa and Kavon, from the start. 672 00:28:12,473 --> 00:28:15,389 No means no. There's no excuse. 673 00:28:15,432 --> 00:28:17,696 Willa, stay strong. 674 00:28:17,739 --> 00:28:22,396 I hope someday you'll find it in your heart to forgive me. 675 00:28:22,439 --> 00:28:25,225 - I mean this is a good thing, right? 676 00:28:25,268 --> 00:28:26,748 - No, not really. 677 00:28:26,792 --> 00:28:28,141 After the defense sees this, 678 00:28:28,184 --> 00:28:29,577 they're gonna move for a mistrial. 679 00:28:29,620 --> 00:28:31,535 And then, after what happened today, 680 00:28:31,579 --> 00:28:34,277 there's no chance that Willa's gonna agree to testify again. 681 00:28:43,199 --> 00:28:47,029 - Mr. Swope, I seem to remember issuing a rather stern warning 682 00:28:47,073 --> 00:28:49,640 about the use of social media in this case. 683 00:28:49,684 --> 00:28:52,687 But then I thought, "Maybe I imagined it." 684 00:28:52,731 --> 00:28:54,994 - Your Honor, we had no prior knowledge to this tape. 685 00:28:55,037 --> 00:28:56,822 And, although we have listed Mr. Wheeler 686 00:28:56,865 --> 00:28:57,953 as a defense witness, 687 00:28:57,997 --> 00:29:00,216 obviously that is no longer the case. 688 00:29:00,260 --> 00:29:02,262 - Mr. Wheeler? - I'm sorry. 689 00:29:02,305 --> 00:29:03,872 My fans were barraging me with questions. 690 00:29:03,916 --> 00:29:05,004 I owed them an answer. 691 00:29:05,047 --> 00:29:06,657 But I deleted the video, Your Honor. 692 00:29:06,701 --> 00:29:07,963 - As if that helps. 693 00:29:08,007 --> 00:29:09,704 Given that there's no way to ensure the jury 694 00:29:09,748 --> 00:29:11,967 hasn't seen the video, we move for a mistrial. 695 00:29:12,011 --> 00:29:14,404 - The jury has seen far worse, Your Honor. 696 00:29:14,448 --> 00:29:16,798 And now that the defense is no longer interested 697 00:29:16,842 --> 00:29:18,321 in Mr. Wheeler's testimony, 698 00:29:18,365 --> 00:29:20,889 I'll be calling him as a witness for the prosecution. 699 00:29:20,933 --> 00:29:23,109 - Your Honor, this is the first I'm hearing of this. 700 00:29:23,152 --> 00:29:24,937 My client has not agreed to testify. 701 00:29:24,980 --> 00:29:26,155 - I'm prepared to compel him. 702 00:29:26,199 --> 00:29:27,853 - Mr. Wheeler's shifting testimony 703 00:29:27,896 --> 00:29:30,029 is inherently unreliable, and he obviously has 704 00:29:30,072 --> 00:29:31,813 an axe to grind with his now former housemates. 705 00:29:31,857 --> 00:29:35,382 - You'll have your opportunity to cross-examine, Mr. Swope. 706 00:29:35,425 --> 00:29:38,820 I'm denying defense's motion for a mistrial. 707 00:29:38,864 --> 00:29:41,910 Mr. Carisi, call your next witness. 708 00:29:44,173 --> 00:29:47,394 - No means no. There's no excuse. 709 00:29:47,437 --> 00:29:49,091 Willa, stay strong. 710 00:29:49,135 --> 00:29:51,790 I hope someday you'll find it in your heart to forgive me. 711 00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:54,662 - Mr. Wheeler, why did you make that video? 712 00:29:54,705 --> 00:29:56,272 - Because I believe Willa was sexually assaulted 713 00:29:56,316 --> 00:29:58,100 by Tate and Liam. - Objection. 714 00:29:58,144 --> 00:29:59,798 - Sustained. 715 00:29:59,841 --> 00:30:02,322 - Mr. Wheeler, you were originally supposed to be 716 00:30:02,365 --> 00:30:04,063 a witness for the defense. 717 00:30:04,106 --> 00:30:06,805 Can you explain why you're now testifying for the prosecution? 718 00:30:06,848 --> 00:30:10,286 - Yes, I saw Willa after she was cross-examined. 719 00:30:10,330 --> 00:30:14,116 She was shaking, raw, hurt. 720 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:15,335 I have a lot of experience 721 00:30:15,378 --> 00:30:16,989 auditioning performers for my house, 722 00:30:17,032 --> 00:30:19,382 and to be honest, she's not that good of an actress. 723 00:30:19,426 --> 00:30:20,557 Sorry, Willa. 724 00:30:20,601 --> 00:30:22,385 - But you did invite her to the house? 725 00:30:22,429 --> 00:30:23,952 - Yeah. 726 00:30:23,996 --> 00:30:26,302 I thought she had a special quality, that she'd fit in. 727 00:30:26,346 --> 00:30:28,739 - But you didn't ask her to join--why? 728 00:30:28,783 --> 00:30:30,785 - The next morning, Tate and Liam told me 729 00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:32,308 she'd said negative things about me. 730 00:30:32,352 --> 00:30:36,008 That she was toxic, had bad energy. 731 00:30:36,051 --> 00:30:38,880 But later that day, I overheard them talking about 732 00:30:38,924 --> 00:30:42,014 "shutting that bitch down." 733 00:30:42,057 --> 00:30:43,711 - What did you take that to mean? 734 00:30:43,754 --> 00:30:46,148 - They were trying to discredit any allegation she might make. 735 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:48,934 I regret not telling the police that earlier. 736 00:30:48,977 --> 00:30:53,155 - Well, thank you for coming forward now, Mr. Wheeler. 737 00:30:53,199 --> 00:30:55,418 - In the past, when you've invited 738 00:30:55,462 --> 00:30:57,899 female content providers to the house, 739 00:30:57,943 --> 00:30:59,814 they didn't provide anything more 740 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,903 than content to you, did they? 741 00:31:01,947 --> 00:31:03,557 - Not really. No. 742 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,952 - But a lot of them hooked up with Tate and/or Liam, right? 743 00:31:06,995 --> 00:31:08,388 - I guess. 744 00:31:08,431 --> 00:31:11,304 - All the women like you, but not that way. 745 00:31:11,347 --> 00:31:14,350 You're a good guy, you do everything by the book, 746 00:31:14,394 --> 00:31:17,788 and then the women come in, and they don't even see you. 747 00:31:17,832 --> 00:31:19,747 That must gnaw away at you over time. 748 00:31:19,790 --> 00:31:21,923 - Objection. - Witness may answer, 749 00:31:21,967 --> 00:31:24,360 but move along, Mr. Swope. 750 00:31:24,404 --> 00:31:26,275 - I'm not there to hook up. I run the house. 751 00:31:26,319 --> 00:31:28,190 It wouldn't be professional to cross those lines. 752 00:31:28,234 --> 00:31:30,018 - So you do all the work, and then my clients 753 00:31:30,062 --> 00:31:32,020 get all the goodies. 754 00:31:32,064 --> 00:31:33,761 And then you met Willa. 755 00:31:33,804 --> 00:31:36,024 She must have seemed special to you. 756 00:31:36,068 --> 00:31:37,852 Defense exhibit J. 757 00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:42,291 27 direct messages sent by Diggy to Willa. 758 00:31:42,335 --> 00:31:45,294 All of them telling Willa how much you love her content 759 00:31:45,338 --> 00:31:47,906 and how you're looking forward to meeting with her. 760 00:31:47,949 --> 00:31:49,516 These all yours? 761 00:31:49,559 --> 00:31:50,996 - Yes. 762 00:31:51,039 --> 00:31:53,259 - So when the four of you were in the hot tub, 763 00:31:53,302 --> 00:31:57,045 and Willa was flirting with Tate and Liam, 764 00:31:57,089 --> 00:31:58,525 how much of that hurt your feelings? 765 00:31:58,568 --> 00:32:02,572 - Objection, Your Honor. - Mr. Swope, move on. 766 00:32:02,616 --> 00:32:05,967 - Mr. Wheeler, you reached out to Willa 767 00:32:06,011 --> 00:32:08,578 after she posted her rape video. 768 00:32:08,622 --> 00:32:10,972 Now was that just an excuse to see her again? 769 00:32:11,016 --> 00:32:13,453 - No, I legitimately felt bad about what had happened to her. 770 00:32:13,496 --> 00:32:14,802 - Bad or angry? 771 00:32:14,845 --> 00:32:16,195 Because we have a video where she gets 772 00:32:16,238 --> 00:32:18,588 out of a hot tub, you put a towel over her. 773 00:32:18,632 --> 00:32:20,199 - I was trying to take care of her. 774 00:32:20,242 --> 00:32:22,070 - Oh, you weren't trying to get her into your room? 775 00:32:22,114 --> 00:32:23,463 - No! 776 00:32:23,506 --> 00:32:25,204 She shouldn't have gone into anybody's room. 777 00:32:25,247 --> 00:32:27,249 She was drunk. I mean, she wasn't a partier. 778 00:32:27,293 --> 00:32:29,034 - But you must have seen other girls 779 00:32:29,077 --> 00:32:30,905 go into Tate and Liam's room. 780 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:34,082 Maybe a little high. Did you object? 781 00:32:34,126 --> 00:32:36,084 - I don't--I don't know. - Hmm. 782 00:32:36,128 --> 00:32:37,956 You didn't. 783 00:32:37,999 --> 00:32:41,046 See, it's not that you're such a great guy. 784 00:32:41,089 --> 00:32:43,004 You just didn't like any of those other girls 785 00:32:43,048 --> 00:32:45,093 the way that you liked Willa. 786 00:32:45,137 --> 00:32:48,140 You're jealous that she wanted my clients and not you. 787 00:32:48,183 --> 00:32:50,969 - She didn't want them. - How do you know that? 788 00:32:51,012 --> 00:32:53,449 Is that because you thought she liked you? 789 00:32:53,493 --> 00:32:54,973 - She did like me. 790 00:32:55,016 --> 00:32:58,541 And you guys knew that, but you--you had to screw me, 791 00:32:58,585 --> 00:32:59,847 show me who's really the boss. 792 00:32:59,890 --> 00:33:01,414 - Okay. Mr. Wheeler, just answer the question. 793 00:33:01,457 --> 00:33:02,893 - You kept saying she was bad news. 794 00:33:02,937 --> 00:33:04,330 - Your Honor, I think we need a recess. 795 00:33:04,373 --> 00:33:05,679 - I don't need a recess. 796 00:33:05,722 --> 00:33:07,550 I need these guys to know that I know the truth. 797 00:33:07,594 --> 00:33:09,204 You raped her 798 00:33:09,248 --> 00:33:11,946 because you wanted me to know that you were the big dogs. 799 00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:15,036 - Mr. Wheeler. - Oh, you're laughing at me? 800 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,996 You guys treat everyone around you like crap, 801 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:19,562 but you're the real pieces of crap. 802 00:33:19,606 --> 00:33:20,911 - Mr. Wheeler-- 803 00:33:20,955 --> 00:33:22,130 - How many girls have I walked out of the house 804 00:33:22,174 --> 00:33:25,264 the next morning in tears? I covered for you. 805 00:33:25,307 --> 00:33:27,222 Every time you screwed up, I fixed it. 806 00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:28,571 And then you repay me 807 00:33:28,615 --> 00:33:30,617 by assaulting the one girl I really cared about. 808 00:33:30,660 --> 00:33:32,619 - Okay! That's enough. 809 00:33:32,662 --> 00:33:35,056 Jury will disregard. 810 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:37,058 Mr. Wheeler, I'm holding you in contempt. 811 00:33:37,102 --> 00:33:40,279 Bailiff, take Mr. Wheeler into holding. 812 00:33:40,322 --> 00:33:43,282 [dramatic music] 813 00:33:43,325 --> 00:33:50,071 ♪ 814 00:33:50,115 --> 00:33:52,900 Approach. 815 00:33:55,337 --> 00:33:58,036 - Your Honor, despite these late-in-the-game histrionics, 816 00:33:58,079 --> 00:34:00,299 the prosecution has failed to make a case. 817 00:34:00,342 --> 00:34:02,170 No rape kit. No police report. 818 00:34:02,214 --> 00:34:04,042 At this time, we move for 819 00:34:04,085 --> 00:34:05,913 a trial order motion for dismissal. 820 00:34:05,956 --> 00:34:07,349 - In other words, you don't have a defense, 821 00:34:07,393 --> 00:34:08,916 and there's no chance that he's gonna 822 00:34:08,959 --> 00:34:10,352 put his knucklehead clients on the stand. 823 00:34:10,396 --> 00:34:12,093 - Okay, enough, both of you. 824 00:34:12,137 --> 00:34:15,140 I will not declare a mistrial, 825 00:34:15,183 --> 00:34:17,620 and I will not dismiss this case. 826 00:34:17,664 --> 00:34:19,274 Mr. Carisi? 827 00:34:19,318 --> 00:34:21,015 - The prosecution rests, Your Honor. 828 00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:22,147 - Mr. Swope? 829 00:34:22,190 --> 00:34:23,713 - The defense rests, Your Honor. 830 00:34:23,757 --> 00:34:26,064 - Then this case goes to the jury. 831 00:34:26,107 --> 00:34:29,067 [dramatic music] 832 00:34:29,110 --> 00:34:34,942 ♪ 833 00:34:40,078 --> 00:34:42,689 - So the judge held Wheeler in contempt? 834 00:34:42,732 --> 00:34:44,212 - Yeah, and I don't blame her. 835 00:34:44,256 --> 00:34:46,040 You know, Wheeler made it all about himself, not Willa. 836 00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,389 And the bright side is, 837 00:34:47,433 --> 00:34:49,391 Carisi feels like Wheeler made his case, 838 00:34:49,435 --> 00:34:51,437 'cause Wheeler also mentioned that there are other girls 839 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,048 that Tate and Liam may have assaulted. 840 00:34:54,092 --> 00:34:55,093 - Well, we can put it out there. 841 00:34:55,136 --> 00:34:58,052 See if any victims come forward. 842 00:34:58,096 --> 00:34:59,880 But the case has been public for a while. 843 00:34:59,923 --> 00:35:01,534 - Yeah. 844 00:35:01,577 --> 00:35:03,971 - How's Carisi doing? [phone buzzes] 845 00:35:04,014 --> 00:35:07,757 - I'm not sure, but I'll know in about 20 minutes. 846 00:35:07,801 --> 00:35:10,412 Jury just came back. 847 00:35:12,197 --> 00:35:15,939 Elvis is in the house. 848 00:35:15,983 --> 00:35:17,724 - Mr. Baktashi. 849 00:35:17,767 --> 00:35:20,596 My favorite vigilante. 850 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,903 Thank you for coming in. 851 00:35:22,946 --> 00:35:24,078 - It's funny. 852 00:35:24,122 --> 00:35:25,645 When I was protecting my neighborhood, 853 00:35:25,688 --> 00:35:29,997 you called me a racist, but now you need my help. 854 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:31,781 I got one condition. 855 00:35:31,825 --> 00:35:34,088 - That nobody can know that you're here. 856 00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:36,786 Not the Albanians. Not Albi Briscu. 857 00:35:36,830 --> 00:35:39,093 - Just the opposite. 858 00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:40,964 When you finally take that scumbag down, 859 00:35:41,008 --> 00:35:42,662 I want me and the Dyckman Knights 860 00:35:42,705 --> 00:35:44,838 front and center with you at that news conference. 861 00:35:46,535 --> 00:35:49,625 - Done. 862 00:35:49,669 --> 00:35:52,150 So you know what happened to Rita Lasku? 863 00:35:52,193 --> 00:35:55,109 - She's being trafficked, but she's not the only one. 864 00:35:57,198 --> 00:35:59,113 Take out your pen. 865 00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:02,116 [dramatic music] 866 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,598 ♪ 867 00:36:05,641 --> 00:36:08,992 - The jury will now read the verdict. 868 00:36:09,036 --> 00:36:11,604 - On the charge of unlawful imprisonment, 869 00:36:11,647 --> 00:36:14,128 we find the defendants not guilty. 870 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:17,784 [cheering and applause] 871 00:36:17,827 --> 00:36:20,569 - I love you! - Order. 872 00:36:20,613 --> 00:36:23,529 Order! 873 00:36:26,314 --> 00:36:28,664 - On the charge of rape in the first degree, 874 00:36:28,708 --> 00:36:31,798 we find the defendants 875 00:36:31,841 --> 00:36:32,929 not guilty. 876 00:36:32,973 --> 00:36:34,931 [cheering and applause, gavel bangs] 877 00:36:34,975 --> 00:36:38,239 - Order! Order! 878 00:36:38,283 --> 00:36:41,242 [dramatic music] 879 00:36:41,286 --> 00:36:48,249 ♪ 880 00:36:49,032 --> 00:36:50,860 - I am so sorry. 881 00:36:54,037 --> 00:36:56,997 - I got into social media because I wanted people 882 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,609 to think that's what my life was like. 883 00:37:00,653 --> 00:37:03,743 And this is my actual life. 884 00:37:03,786 --> 00:37:05,832 Who wants to look at that? 885 00:37:05,875 --> 00:37:12,882 ♪ 886 00:37:16,103 --> 00:37:17,757 - What happened? 887 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,716 - They were acquitted on all charges. 888 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:23,545 - So I'm the only one sitting in a cell right now? 889 00:37:23,589 --> 00:37:26,069 - You did the right thing, Diggy. 890 00:37:26,113 --> 00:37:30,073 And honestly, after you went off on Tate and Liam, 891 00:37:30,117 --> 00:37:33,251 the jury knew you were telling the truth. 892 00:37:33,294 --> 00:37:36,602 - They just didn't care. 893 00:37:36,645 --> 00:37:38,865 I saw the way the women in the jury were looking at them, 894 00:37:38,908 --> 00:37:41,041 like they always do. 895 00:37:41,084 --> 00:37:43,043 That one in the front with the red hair, 896 00:37:43,086 --> 00:37:46,133 ready to lie down and roll over. 897 00:37:48,701 --> 00:37:51,573 You and me, we never had a chance. 898 00:37:54,315 --> 00:37:57,275 - Carisi. - Hey, I should have called. 899 00:37:57,318 --> 00:37:58,624 Are the girls are asleep? 900 00:37:58,667 --> 00:38:00,887 - Yeah, come on in. - Sorry, I'm--this-- 901 00:38:00,930 --> 00:38:03,585 this couldn't wait till morning. 902 00:38:03,629 --> 00:38:05,761 You remember the jury forewoman? 903 00:38:05,805 --> 00:38:06,936 - The redhead. 904 00:38:06,980 --> 00:38:08,329 She seemed giddy about the whole thing. 905 00:38:08,373 --> 00:38:10,244 - Yeah, that's exactly what I thought, 906 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:12,333 so I did some digging. 907 00:38:12,377 --> 00:38:14,248 - Wait, is that her with Tate and Liam? 908 00:38:14,292 --> 00:38:16,206 - Yeah, outside the courthouse right after 909 00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:18,165 she and the rest of the jurors found him not guilty. 910 00:38:18,208 --> 00:38:20,210 Yeah it is. That's not all. 911 00:38:20,254 --> 00:38:21,342 Look at her last tweet. 912 00:38:21,386 --> 00:38:23,953 - "You guys, I'm totally freaking out. 913 00:38:23,997 --> 00:38:25,999 "The Wheelhouse just DMed me 914 00:38:26,042 --> 00:38:28,262 "and invited me over for a collab. 915 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:31,221 All goes well, I could be their newest member"? 916 00:38:33,223 --> 00:38:35,182 But after the verdict, they can do whatever they want. 917 00:38:35,225 --> 00:38:38,141 - Yeah, maybe. But not before the verdict. 918 00:38:41,057 --> 00:38:44,322 - DMing a jury member during the trial. 919 00:38:44,365 --> 00:38:47,325 Offering her entry to the Wheelhouse. 920 00:38:47,368 --> 00:38:50,284 I'm looking at jury tampering, bribery. 921 00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:52,373 - Your Honor, this is the first that I'm hearing about this. 922 00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:54,114 - Yeah, well, I should certainly hope so. 923 00:38:54,157 --> 00:38:57,030 - We also have evidence that the defendants 924 00:38:57,073 --> 00:38:59,946 DMed a second juror, Brian Cummings, 925 00:38:59,989 --> 00:39:01,295 also during the trial, 926 00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,776 inviting him to become a member of the Wheelhouse 927 00:39:03,819 --> 00:39:05,386 in exchange for a not guilty verdict. 928 00:39:05,430 --> 00:39:09,782 And I quote, "If the jury acquits, the Wheelhouse fits." 929 00:39:09,825 --> 00:39:11,392 - Very clever, gentlemen. 930 00:39:11,436 --> 00:39:13,176 Do you have anything to say for yourselves? 931 00:39:13,220 --> 00:39:14,961 - That's just how we recruit. - Yeah. 932 00:39:15,004 --> 00:39:16,745 Like Willa said, the timing is a coincidence. 933 00:39:16,789 --> 00:39:19,052 - Okay, that's enough. 934 00:39:19,095 --> 00:39:20,445 Your Honor, I'll have to verify this. 935 00:39:20,488 --> 00:39:22,055 - Well, you do so, Mr. Swope, 936 00:39:22,098 --> 00:39:23,752 because if this turns out to be true, 937 00:39:23,796 --> 00:39:26,364 your clients could be looking at double digits. 938 00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:31,238 - They'll get over ten years in prison? 939 00:39:31,281 --> 00:39:32,761 - Their lawyer cut a deal, 940 00:39:32,805 --> 00:39:34,894 so they'll get seven and they'll be out in five. 941 00:39:34,937 --> 00:39:38,158 - Still, they'll be so old. 942 00:39:38,201 --> 00:39:41,422 I just wanted an apology. 943 00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:43,119 - We're so sorry, Willa, 944 00:39:43,163 --> 00:39:46,166 and we did everything that we could. 945 00:39:46,209 --> 00:39:49,125 - I know. At least Diggy apologized. 946 00:39:49,169 --> 00:39:52,041 He invited me to join the Wheelhouse. 947 00:39:52,085 --> 00:39:55,175 - Hold on, Willa, are you sure? - This is different. 948 00:39:55,218 --> 00:39:58,744 He invited me and Kavon. We're gonna rebrand. 949 00:39:58,787 --> 00:40:01,747 A new collective, kind of like a survivor squad. 950 00:40:01,790 --> 00:40:05,228 It'll be a place for survivors of sexual assault, 951 00:40:05,272 --> 00:40:08,362 discrimination, mental health issues. 952 00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:11,278 - Wheeler certainly knows how to land on his feet, 953 00:40:11,321 --> 00:40:13,323 but it sounds like a good thing. 954 00:40:13,367 --> 00:40:17,371 - He did right, and so did Counselor Carisi. 955 00:40:17,415 --> 00:40:18,981 Would you guys thank him for me? 956 00:40:19,025 --> 00:40:23,029 - We can do that. - He's a nice guy. 957 00:40:23,072 --> 00:40:24,944 To me, he's one of the good ones. 958 00:40:24,987 --> 00:40:26,772 And for what it's worth, 959 00:40:26,815 --> 00:40:29,078 I can see how much he likes you. 960 00:40:37,086 --> 00:40:39,785 - So we are looking at sex trafficking. 961 00:40:39,828 --> 00:40:41,743 Does your informant have any idea where Rita is? 962 00:40:41,787 --> 00:40:45,181 - No, but he did find out that there is a shipment 963 00:40:45,225 --> 00:40:47,401 of new prospects coming in from Albania-- 964 00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:49,229 12 underage girls. 965 00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:52,232 - When does the plane land? - Eight hours from now, at JFK. 966 00:40:52,275 --> 00:40:53,842 - I'll let Stabler know. 967 00:40:53,886 --> 00:40:58,020 Make sure he's part of the crew picking up the girls. 968 00:40:58,064 --> 00:41:00,545 - We may need your ongoing help with this, Captain. 969 00:41:00,588 --> 00:41:03,809 - Always. 970 00:41:03,852 --> 00:41:06,812 [dramatic music] 971 00:41:06,855 --> 00:41:13,862 ♪ 972 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,916 [dramatic music] 973 00:41:23,959 --> 00:41:30,966 ♪ 974 00:41:50,159 --> 00:41:53,162 [wolf howls]