1 00:00:06,397 --> 00:00:09,444 - In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses 2 00:00:09,487 --> 00:00:11,837 are considered especially heinous. 3 00:00:11,881 --> 00:00:14,275 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 4 00:00:14,318 --> 00:00:16,755 who investigate these vicious felonies are members 5 00:00:16,799 --> 00:00:19,715 of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. 6 00:00:19,758 --> 00:00:21,543 These are their stories. 7 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:26,417 [TV playing cartoons] 8 00:00:26,461 --> 00:00:30,334 [cartoon character in background] 9 00:00:46,524 --> 00:00:49,440 [chair squeaking across floor] 10 00:00:49,484 --> 00:00:53,575 [cartoon continues in background] 11 00:00:55,142 --> 00:00:58,101 [suspenseful music playing] 12 00:00:58,145 --> 00:01:06,066 ♪ 13 00:01:35,747 --> 00:01:37,097 [horn honks] 14 00:01:43,755 --> 00:01:46,758 [TV playing] 15 00:01:55,724 --> 00:01:57,291 - 99 cent. 16 00:02:10,608 --> 00:02:12,828 Shorty, where your mommy at? 17 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,139 - So that wasn't as horrible as I thought. 18 00:02:19,182 --> 00:02:20,618 - You're gonna be a lieutenant. 19 00:02:20,662 --> 00:02:22,316 You need to practice kissing those rings. 20 00:02:22,359 --> 00:02:23,882 - Lieutenant? 21 00:02:23,926 --> 00:02:24,927 So I passed. 22 00:02:24,970 --> 00:02:27,930 - And then some. 23 00:02:27,973 --> 00:02:31,194 When it's official, you can pick any command in the city. 24 00:02:31,238 --> 00:02:32,587 - I'm happy where I am. 25 00:02:32,630 --> 00:02:35,459 - Okay. 26 00:02:35,503 --> 00:02:37,679 You up for a nightcap? 27 00:02:37,722 --> 00:02:39,071 We need to talk about finding you a number two. 28 00:02:39,115 --> 00:02:40,551 [phone buzzing] 29 00:02:40,595 --> 00:02:42,597 Don't you ever turn that thing off? 30 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:45,861 - I can't. We're short staffed. 31 00:02:45,904 --> 00:02:49,647 Benson. 32 00:02:49,691 --> 00:02:50,909 Okay. 33 00:02:50,953 --> 00:02:52,346 Yeah, I'm on my way. 34 00:02:52,389 --> 00:02:55,044 - Where to? I'll drive. 35 00:03:01,268 --> 00:03:03,531 - Liv, Chief, sorry to break up your date. 36 00:03:03,574 --> 00:03:05,707 - That wasn't a date. - It wasn't a date. 37 00:03:05,750 --> 00:03:08,536 - Detective Campisi and I took this from patrol. 38 00:03:08,579 --> 00:03:10,146 Our sergeant suggested SVU 39 00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:11,930 would be better equipped to handle a lost kid. 40 00:03:11,974 --> 00:03:13,889 - In other words, he passed the buck. 41 00:03:13,932 --> 00:03:15,934 - Little boy won't talk. 42 00:03:15,978 --> 00:03:18,154 Not even a name. Walked in here all by himself. 43 00:03:25,117 --> 00:03:27,076 - Where the hell are the parents? 44 00:03:27,119 --> 00:03:28,425 - That's why we're here. 45 00:03:36,172 --> 00:03:39,131 [dramatic music] 46 00:03:39,175 --> 00:03:47,183 ♪ 47 00:04:23,132 --> 00:04:25,352 - That's a cool bus. 48 00:04:25,395 --> 00:04:28,442 Huh? You like the bus? 49 00:04:28,485 --> 00:04:30,879 The bus goes "vroom, vroom," right? 50 00:04:30,922 --> 00:04:33,403 Can you say that? 51 00:04:33,447 --> 00:04:35,318 Hey, let's try our game again. 52 00:04:35,362 --> 00:04:37,494 Ready? 53 00:04:37,538 --> 00:04:41,281 So I'm Olivia and you are? 54 00:04:41,324 --> 00:04:45,328 Remember, you are? 55 00:04:45,372 --> 00:04:47,330 You are? 56 00:04:47,374 --> 00:04:51,160 - Bruno. - Bruno. 57 00:04:51,203 --> 00:04:54,859 Bruno, what's your last name, sweetie? 58 00:04:54,903 --> 00:04:56,339 - Bruno. 59 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:59,211 - So Bruno, how old are you? 60 00:04:59,255 --> 00:05:00,822 Huh? 61 00:05:00,865 --> 00:05:02,258 Are you this many? 62 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:03,868 Hmm? 63 00:05:03,912 --> 00:05:05,348 You this many? 64 00:05:06,828 --> 00:05:08,003 Hey. 65 00:05:08,046 --> 00:05:10,266 Okay, sweetie, I'll be back 66 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:12,312 in one second, okay? 67 00:05:14,139 --> 00:05:16,577 - Any luck, Sergeant Benson? - Just his first name. 68 00:05:16,620 --> 00:05:18,100 I mean, he's gotta be three years old, right? 69 00:05:18,143 --> 00:05:20,102 Shouldn't he be talking by now? 70 00:05:20,145 --> 00:05:21,146 - Delayed speech. 71 00:05:21,190 --> 00:05:22,583 I mean, I'm not surprised. 72 00:05:22,626 --> 00:05:24,149 No one's taking care of him. 73 00:05:24,193 --> 00:05:26,848 He was filthy, several cavities. 74 00:05:26,891 --> 00:05:29,807 Vitamin D levels were low, so he's not getting out much. 75 00:05:29,851 --> 00:05:32,984 - Okay, so he's neglected, but any abuse? 76 00:05:33,028 --> 00:05:36,118 - No broken bones or any signs of sexual trauma. 77 00:05:36,161 --> 00:05:38,294 - Good. - But I want to run 78 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:40,383 some more tests, and I'd like to talk to the parents. 79 00:05:40,427 --> 00:05:42,472 - Well, so would we. 80 00:05:42,516 --> 00:05:44,822 Thank you. 81 00:05:48,609 --> 00:05:52,439 - The way you're carrying, that's a girl. 82 00:05:52,482 --> 00:05:54,919 - Yeah, so you were saying you'd seen Bruno around? 83 00:05:54,963 --> 00:05:58,096 - In this courtyard, all hours. 84 00:05:58,140 --> 00:05:59,402 No one watching him. 85 00:05:59,446 --> 00:06:02,318 I called 911, 311. 86 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:03,798 Nothing. 87 00:06:03,841 --> 00:06:05,582 - What about the mother? 88 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:07,279 - That girl is a mess. 89 00:06:07,323 --> 00:06:09,543 All hopped up. 90 00:06:09,586 --> 00:06:11,762 - Excuse me, is that your son? 91 00:06:11,806 --> 00:06:13,024 He's cute. 92 00:06:13,068 --> 00:06:15,810 - I know you? 93 00:06:17,246 --> 00:06:21,381 - Have you seen this boy around here? 94 00:06:21,424 --> 00:06:24,340 - I guess, with his mom sometimes. 95 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:26,211 - Well, does his mom have a name? 96 00:06:26,255 --> 00:06:28,518 - Manuela something. 97 00:06:28,562 --> 00:06:29,824 Like a baseball player name. 98 00:06:29,867 --> 00:06:32,043 One of them Dominican brothers. 99 00:06:35,003 --> 00:06:36,483 - Who taught you how to slide? 100 00:06:36,526 --> 00:06:39,355 - Look, man, I'm not holding. 101 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:41,183 - What are you, a lookout? 102 00:06:41,226 --> 00:06:42,445 Looking for this kid's mother. 103 00:06:42,489 --> 00:06:44,142 You know him? 104 00:06:44,186 --> 00:06:45,579 - Look, I don't know the kid 105 00:06:45,622 --> 00:06:46,971 or his mother. 106 00:06:47,015 --> 00:06:49,147 You know what? 107 00:06:49,191 --> 00:06:51,149 My name's Tito Morales, 108 00:06:51,193 --> 00:06:52,455 and I'm recording the rest of this. 109 00:06:52,499 --> 00:06:54,675 - Hey, Tito, keep snitching 110 00:06:54,718 --> 00:06:57,242 and we'll drop those charges against you. 111 00:06:57,286 --> 00:06:58,592 - Come on, man, I'm no snitch. 112 00:06:58,635 --> 00:07:02,378 - Then start talking. 113 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:04,336 - We are all over it. 114 00:07:04,380 --> 00:07:05,729 Uh, that was Dodds. 115 00:07:05,773 --> 00:07:07,601 He's asking about Bruno. What can I tell him? 116 00:07:07,644 --> 00:07:10,342 - Local runner told me his mom's been copping once a day. 117 00:07:10,386 --> 00:07:11,518 He'll call when she shows. 118 00:07:11,561 --> 00:07:14,129 - You get a name? - Manuela. 119 00:07:14,172 --> 00:07:16,436 Last name could be Ortiz, Organda, Ordano. 120 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:17,828 It's something Dominican. 121 00:07:17,872 --> 00:07:19,961 - You talk to the housing authority? 122 00:07:20,004 --> 00:07:21,397 - They're checking, but my contact there 123 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:22,659 said not to expect much. 124 00:07:22,703 --> 00:07:24,269 He's gotta go through 2,000 leases. 125 00:07:24,313 --> 00:07:25,706 - Yeah, not to mention illegal sublets, 126 00:07:25,749 --> 00:07:27,751 hot beds, roommates. 127 00:07:27,795 --> 00:07:30,885 - So Manuela's strung out, and Bruno is home alone. 128 00:07:30,928 --> 00:07:32,277 Did you run their names through Child Services? 129 00:07:32,321 --> 00:07:33,627 - Yeah, I called them. Without a last name, 130 00:07:33,670 --> 00:07:35,280 the guy told me where I could go. 131 00:07:35,324 --> 00:07:37,718 - Did he? Let's do a drop-in. 132 00:07:37,761 --> 00:07:40,285 - Yeah, you know what, Fin and I got this. 133 00:07:40,329 --> 00:07:41,939 Ugh. 134 00:07:41,983 --> 00:07:45,508 - Actually, Rollins, why don't you stay here with Fin? 135 00:07:45,552 --> 00:07:46,857 - No, seriously, no, I'm fine. 136 00:07:46,901 --> 00:07:48,511 - No, seriously, just work the phones. 137 00:07:48,555 --> 00:07:50,557 You know, food stamps, housing. 138 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,384 Carisi, let's go. 139 00:07:56,693 --> 00:07:59,435 - How the hell you gonna tell me I can't see her? 140 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:01,872 Get out my damn face! - A little help please? 141 00:08:01,916 --> 00:08:03,874 - I'm just trying to see my daughter, okay? 142 00:08:03,918 --> 00:08:06,529 - Let's go, sir. - Welcome to the jungle. 143 00:08:06,573 --> 00:08:08,531 - We good? 144 00:08:10,011 --> 00:08:12,274 - [sighs] You all right, Keith? 145 00:08:12,317 --> 00:08:14,972 - Yeah, he's just got a little bit of anger there. 146 00:08:15,016 --> 00:08:16,887 - Keith Musio, Ser-- 147 00:08:16,931 --> 00:08:20,282 - Sergeant Benson. - And Detective... 148 00:08:20,325 --> 00:08:21,675 - Detective Carisi from SVU. 149 00:08:21,718 --> 00:08:23,546 - Oh. SVU? What happened? 150 00:08:23,590 --> 00:08:25,374 - Get your ass out of here! - Don't talk to me like that! 151 00:08:25,417 --> 00:08:27,419 Treat me like a man. - Will you excuse me? 152 00:08:27,463 --> 00:08:29,117 - So your boss tells us 153 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,423 that you have some families in the Conyers Projects. 154 00:08:31,467 --> 00:08:32,686 - At least a dozen. 155 00:08:32,729 --> 00:08:33,991 - This kid one of them? 156 00:08:34,035 --> 00:08:35,384 Name's Bruno. 157 00:08:35,427 --> 00:08:38,387 - Um, I think so. This way. 158 00:08:45,394 --> 00:08:47,222 Um... 159 00:08:47,265 --> 00:08:48,484 Yeah, here it is. 160 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:49,703 Bruno Ozuna. 161 00:08:49,746 --> 00:08:50,834 Is he okay? 162 00:08:50,878 --> 00:08:52,444 - You must not watch the news. 163 00:08:52,488 --> 00:08:54,359 - With this job, I barely have time to take a piss. 164 00:08:54,403 --> 00:08:55,883 - Bruno Ozuna was found 165 00:08:55,926 --> 00:08:57,537 wandering the streets last night. 166 00:08:57,580 --> 00:09:00,322 Alone. 167 00:09:00,365 --> 00:09:01,671 - Is he okay? 168 00:09:01,715 --> 00:09:03,934 - We need to find his mother. 169 00:09:03,978 --> 00:09:06,154 - Sorry, elevator's always out. 170 00:09:06,197 --> 00:09:08,591 And the stairs can get pretty rank in the summer. 171 00:09:08,635 --> 00:09:10,550 - When was the last time you were here? 172 00:09:10,593 --> 00:09:11,420 - A couple weeks ago. 173 00:09:11,463 --> 00:09:13,030 Both kids were fine. 174 00:09:13,074 --> 00:09:15,032 - Kids? Plural. 175 00:09:15,076 --> 00:09:17,339 - Bruno has a half-sister. 176 00:09:17,382 --> 00:09:19,471 Keisha Houston, she's eight. 177 00:09:19,515 --> 00:09:21,517 It's just down the hall. 178 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:29,743 - This is six dead bolt country. 179 00:09:29,786 --> 00:09:31,788 That door's not even locked. 180 00:09:34,095 --> 00:09:35,879 - Manuela Ozuna? 181 00:09:35,923 --> 00:09:37,620 [TV in background] 182 00:09:37,664 --> 00:09:38,882 NYPD-- 183 00:09:48,805 --> 00:09:51,242 - She's not here. No wonder Bruno walked. 184 00:09:51,286 --> 00:09:52,983 This place is a furnace. 185 00:09:53,027 --> 00:09:55,595 - She's not in there. 186 00:09:55,638 --> 00:09:57,597 - I think she sleeps down there. 187 00:09:58,815 --> 00:10:00,774 - Hello? 188 00:10:00,817 --> 00:10:02,819 Keisha? 189 00:10:08,869 --> 00:10:10,871 Keisha? 190 00:10:13,264 --> 00:10:15,484 What is this? 191 00:10:15,527 --> 00:10:17,529 Carisi? 192 00:10:17,573 --> 00:10:18,835 Oh, my God. - It's a kid. 193 00:10:21,403 --> 00:10:23,884 Keisha? Keisha, honey? 194 00:10:23,927 --> 00:10:25,799 Can you hear me? - Oh, my God. 195 00:10:25,842 --> 00:10:30,325 - Keisha, can you hear me? 196 00:10:31,631 --> 00:10:33,067 There's a pulse. 197 00:10:33,110 --> 00:10:34,459 It's just faint. 198 00:10:34,503 --> 00:10:36,548 - Hey, I need a bus here right now. 199 00:10:36,592 --> 00:10:38,246 Conyers Project, building 6, apartment 9-J. 200 00:10:38,289 --> 00:10:39,682 - She's tiny. 201 00:10:39,726 --> 00:10:40,901 I thought you said she was eight years old. 202 00:10:40,944 --> 00:10:42,293 - She is. She's almost nine. 203 00:10:42,337 --> 00:10:43,686 - Keisha? 204 00:10:43,730 --> 00:10:45,862 Keisha, sweetheart. 205 00:10:45,906 --> 00:10:48,125 It's okay, honey. 206 00:10:48,169 --> 00:10:50,693 We're gonna get you some help, sweetie. 207 00:10:50,737 --> 00:10:52,521 We're gonna get you some help, sweetie. 208 00:10:52,564 --> 00:10:53,957 You're okay. 209 00:10:54,001 --> 00:10:56,003 You're okay. 210 00:10:56,046 --> 00:10:57,613 You're gonna be okay. 211 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,659 You're gonna be okay, sweetie. 212 00:11:03,097 --> 00:11:06,100 [monitor beeping steadily] 213 00:11:09,756 --> 00:11:12,106 - That poor kid. 214 00:11:12,149 --> 00:11:13,629 Still no sign of the mother? 215 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:15,936 - Fin's working the dealer. 216 00:11:15,979 --> 00:11:19,026 Dr. Wilder, how's she doing? 217 00:11:19,069 --> 00:11:20,157 - Not well. 218 00:11:20,201 --> 00:11:22,856 Starvation, infections. 219 00:11:22,899 --> 00:11:25,032 She's so dehydrated her organs are shutting down. 220 00:11:25,075 --> 00:11:29,123 - But she's gonna make it though, right, Doc? 221 00:11:29,166 --> 00:11:31,691 - I wish you'd have found her sooner. 222 00:11:45,226 --> 00:11:46,749 [whispering] Thank you, thank you... 223 00:11:46,793 --> 00:11:48,316 - Manuela Ozuna? 224 00:11:48,359 --> 00:11:49,752 - What you got? 225 00:11:49,796 --> 00:11:51,754 - We got your kids. 226 00:11:51,798 --> 00:11:53,147 Get up. 227 00:11:53,190 --> 00:11:55,192 - What? What do you mean you got my kids? 228 00:11:55,236 --> 00:11:56,933 I'm their mother. - That's what you tell yourself? 229 00:11:56,977 --> 00:11:58,239 You don't act like it. 230 00:11:58,282 --> 00:12:00,197 - Yo, what you doing, man? 231 00:12:00,241 --> 00:12:01,808 - You're under arrest. 232 00:12:01,851 --> 00:12:03,418 - You ain't got no right. 233 00:12:03,461 --> 00:12:04,854 - Shut up. 234 00:12:11,078 --> 00:12:12,993 - Hey, you feeling better? 235 00:12:13,036 --> 00:12:15,038 - Yeah. 236 00:12:16,997 --> 00:12:19,608 When I was a rookie, I used to puke all the time. 237 00:12:21,305 --> 00:12:25,788 Keisha...the way she looked. 238 00:12:25,832 --> 00:12:28,182 - Keith, you were just there a couple of weeks ago. 239 00:12:28,225 --> 00:12:29,923 I mean, how did she look then? 240 00:12:31,315 --> 00:12:33,491 - Well, I'm trying to remember. 241 00:12:33,535 --> 00:12:35,537 You know... 242 00:12:35,580 --> 00:12:37,278 there's so many visits in a day. 243 00:12:37,321 --> 00:12:40,063 At least eight or nine. I never have enough time. 244 00:12:40,107 --> 00:12:44,067 - Yeah, but you did see Keisha two weeks ago, right? 245 00:12:44,111 --> 00:12:46,287 - I-I m-must have. 246 00:12:46,330 --> 00:12:48,245 I mean, I'd have to check my notes. 247 00:12:48,289 --> 00:12:52,293 Look, the Ozunas weren't even my family to begin with. 248 00:12:52,336 --> 00:12:54,730 My colleague has been on maternity leave, 249 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:56,732 so now I have twice the workload. 250 00:12:56,776 --> 00:12:59,779 - Okay. - I'm doing 12-hour turns here. 251 00:12:59,822 --> 00:13:01,302 Rushing through visits. 252 00:13:01,345 --> 00:13:03,608 And all the paperwork, and the court appearances-- 253 00:13:03,652 --> 00:13:05,785 - Okay, okay, I get it. 254 00:13:05,828 --> 00:13:07,612 But you know where I'm going with this, right? 255 00:13:09,136 --> 00:13:10,485 We just picked up Keisha's mother. 256 00:13:10,528 --> 00:13:13,009 There's gonna be more questions. 257 00:13:13,053 --> 00:13:14,315 - Bruno. 258 00:13:14,358 --> 00:13:17,100 That's my good boy. I want him back. 259 00:13:17,144 --> 00:13:19,276 - That's not happening. 260 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,104 Keith Musio's putting him in foster care. 261 00:13:21,148 --> 00:13:24,325 - Keith? I don't know no damn Keith. 262 00:13:24,368 --> 00:13:27,719 - Your DCS caseworker? 263 00:13:27,763 --> 00:13:29,243 - Oh! Him. 264 00:13:29,286 --> 00:13:31,027 Last time I seen him he was up my ass 265 00:13:31,071 --> 00:13:33,290 about feeding my kids chips for dinner. 266 00:13:33,334 --> 00:13:36,119 - Chips? We found your daughter in a cage. 267 00:13:36,163 --> 00:13:37,425 Starving. 268 00:13:37,468 --> 00:13:41,342 - Well, that's Keisha's fault. 269 00:13:41,385 --> 00:13:43,431 If she'd shut up, stop crying, 270 00:13:43,474 --> 00:13:45,259 maybe she'd earn herself some food. 271 00:13:49,132 --> 00:13:51,656 - Oh, so you starved her to teach her a lesson? 272 00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:54,224 - My mother used to whip me with an electrical cord till I bled. 273 00:13:54,268 --> 00:13:56,270 You want I should do that? 274 00:14:05,409 --> 00:14:07,629 - The mother is a piece of work. 275 00:14:07,672 --> 00:14:09,326 - She's also a murderer. 276 00:14:12,112 --> 00:14:14,114 - Keisha didn't make it. 277 00:14:15,724 --> 00:14:17,639 - Damn. 278 00:14:17,682 --> 00:14:20,642 [somber music] 279 00:14:20,685 --> 00:14:24,907 ♪ 280 00:14:24,951 --> 00:14:26,213 - Was it as bad as the headlines? 281 00:14:26,256 --> 00:14:28,563 - It's worse. - We got the autopsy report. 282 00:14:28,606 --> 00:14:30,086 Keisha Houston's cause of death 283 00:14:30,130 --> 00:14:31,740 is child abuse syndrome 284 00:14:31,783 --> 00:14:34,308 due to prolonged physical abuse, 285 00:14:34,351 --> 00:14:35,352 malnutrition, dehydration. 286 00:14:35,396 --> 00:14:36,658 - That's homicide. - Yeah. 287 00:14:36,701 --> 00:14:37,920 - Where was Child Services? 288 00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:39,313 - Well, Carisi talked to Keith Musio, 289 00:14:39,356 --> 00:14:41,271 her caseworker. 290 00:14:41,315 --> 00:14:42,751 He's so slammed he doesn't remember yesterday. 291 00:14:42,794 --> 00:14:44,361 - His supervisor, Jeanette Grayson, 292 00:14:44,405 --> 00:14:46,929 claims that DCS is launching an internal investigation. 293 00:14:46,973 --> 00:14:48,235 - You mean cover-up. 294 00:14:48,278 --> 00:14:50,454 - Keisha's dead. What's there to cover up? 295 00:14:50,498 --> 00:14:52,413 - Their complicity. 296 00:14:52,456 --> 00:14:54,197 The caseworker botched this. 297 00:14:54,241 --> 00:14:57,418 - You want to prosecute the caseworker? 298 00:14:57,461 --> 00:14:58,462 - Yes. 299 00:14:58,506 --> 00:14:59,986 - Brooklyn tried that and lost. 300 00:15:00,029 --> 00:15:01,465 Morally responsible, okay, legally-- 301 00:15:01,509 --> 00:15:03,424 - Keisha didn't lose 302 00:15:03,467 --> 00:15:05,252 20 pounds in two weeks. If Keith had actually been 303 00:15:05,295 --> 00:15:07,428 showing up for his visits, he would have noticed. 304 00:15:07,471 --> 00:15:08,559 - And she'd still be alive. 305 00:15:08,603 --> 00:15:09,604 - Okay, all right, I get it. 306 00:15:09,647 --> 00:15:11,084 You're angry, emotional, 307 00:15:11,127 --> 00:15:13,173 but if you want me to go after this guy, 308 00:15:13,216 --> 00:15:17,699 I'm gonna need more than maternal outrage to make a case. 309 00:15:17,742 --> 00:15:21,616 - This is a caseworker and a supervisor's worst nightmare. 310 00:15:21,659 --> 00:15:25,228 - Yeah, the whole city's heartbroken. 311 00:15:25,272 --> 00:15:27,927 - Just tell me Manuela is not gonna get away with this. 312 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:30,233 - Well, this brings us to why we're here. 313 00:15:30,277 --> 00:15:33,106 We're looking to document Manuela's abuse. 314 00:15:33,149 --> 00:15:34,498 - Now, Keith, you told me 315 00:15:34,542 --> 00:15:36,283 that you visited the apartment two weeks ago. 316 00:15:36,326 --> 00:15:39,851 - Yeah, that's right, and I've got that right here. 317 00:15:39,895 --> 00:15:42,985 Home visit, July 27th around 2:00 pm. 318 00:15:43,029 --> 00:15:45,727 "Manuela Ozuna is present and sober. 319 00:15:45,770 --> 00:15:47,337 "Son, Bruno, and daughter, Keisha, 320 00:15:47,381 --> 00:15:50,340 are also present, clean, and seem healthy." 321 00:15:50,384 --> 00:15:51,515 - Okay, so Keisha was there, because when we talked 322 00:15:51,559 --> 00:15:52,952 you said you weren't sure. 323 00:15:52,995 --> 00:15:54,997 - No, I said I had to check my notes. 324 00:15:55,041 --> 00:15:57,391 - Yes, which we did. 325 00:15:57,434 --> 00:16:00,002 And we've gone through these with a fine-tooth comb. 326 00:16:00,046 --> 00:16:02,309 - Okay, hold on, so you're saying that two weeks ago, 327 00:16:02,352 --> 00:16:04,311 that Keisha looked healthy? 328 00:16:04,354 --> 00:16:06,966 - Yeah, that's what the report says, but you know, 329 00:16:07,009 --> 00:16:09,490 these situations with parents on a drug binge, 330 00:16:09,533 --> 00:16:11,971 they can deteriorate like that. [snaps] 331 00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:14,190 - Jeanette, you should've brought me in. 332 00:16:14,234 --> 00:16:15,800 Matt Sheridan, Deputy Commissioner. 333 00:16:15,844 --> 00:16:17,324 Let me assure you that 334 00:16:17,367 --> 00:16:19,239 our agency is reviewing every moment and action 335 00:16:19,282 --> 00:16:21,023 that led up to this tragedy. 336 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:23,591 - So is our ADA, so we're gonna need Keith's laptop 337 00:16:23,634 --> 00:16:25,462 and all of his case files. 338 00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:26,594 - We're here to cooperate, 339 00:16:26,637 --> 00:16:29,075 but because of confidentiality issues, 340 00:16:29,118 --> 00:16:32,556 we can't hand anything over without a subpoena. 341 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,559 [dramatic music] 342 00:16:35,603 --> 00:16:37,213 ♪ 343 00:16:37,257 --> 00:16:39,215 - So there is a home visit report 344 00:16:39,259 --> 00:16:40,782 on the Ozunas dated two weeks ago? 345 00:16:40,825 --> 00:16:42,131 - There is. 346 00:16:42,175 --> 00:16:43,611 - That doesn't mean he was there. 347 00:16:43,654 --> 00:16:46,266 - If I had to guess, he hasn't seen the Ozunas 348 00:16:46,309 --> 00:16:47,745 for at least four months. 349 00:16:47,789 --> 00:16:49,834 - Four months? How do we know? 350 00:16:49,878 --> 00:16:51,923 - I ran a statement analysis 351 00:16:51,967 --> 00:16:55,275 on a year's worth of his home visit reports. 352 00:16:55,318 --> 00:16:57,886 Detail in his earlier reports compared to the latest-- 353 00:16:57,929 --> 00:16:59,148 it's night and day. 354 00:16:59,192 --> 00:17:00,628 - Walk me through this. - All right. 355 00:17:00,671 --> 00:17:02,760 - Keith inherits the Ozuna case last November 356 00:17:02,804 --> 00:17:04,414 when his co-worker starts maternity leave. 357 00:17:04,458 --> 00:17:06,982 Now that jumps his caseload from 30 to 47. 358 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:09,854 - Even so, there's extensive handwritten notes 359 00:17:09,898 --> 00:17:11,552 on each field visit, 360 00:17:11,595 --> 00:17:15,730 and his typed reports are one, two, three pages, 361 00:17:15,773 --> 00:17:17,558 scanned in in a timely manner. 362 00:17:17,601 --> 00:17:19,516 - Yeah, and at this point, Keith's logging 16, 363 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,301 17-hour days, 364 00:17:21,344 --> 00:17:22,911 but with the court hearings and the family visits-- 365 00:17:22,954 --> 00:17:24,434 - It's a losing battle. 366 00:17:24,478 --> 00:17:26,480 - By April, no more handwritten notes. 367 00:17:26,523 --> 00:17:28,743 - And after April? - No reports on the Ozunas 368 00:17:28,786 --> 00:17:32,007 were scanned in at all until the morning after Keisha died. 369 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:35,663 - He goes in, and he backdates nine reports. 370 00:17:35,706 --> 00:17:38,318 - And all these cases take place at the same time 371 00:17:38,361 --> 00:17:39,667 that his calendar has him in court 372 00:17:39,710 --> 00:17:41,495 or visiting other clients miles away. 373 00:17:41,538 --> 00:17:44,585 - His supervisor signed off on these? 374 00:17:44,628 --> 00:17:46,543 - Yep, even the ones [phone vibrates] 375 00:17:46,587 --> 00:17:50,373 scanned in eight hours after Keisha's death. 376 00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:52,767 - Okay, copy that. 377 00:17:52,810 --> 00:17:54,160 That was the sarge. 378 00:17:54,203 --> 00:17:56,162 She just got called down to 1PP by Dodds. 379 00:17:56,205 --> 00:17:58,599 They want a briefing on all the stuff we found at DCS. 380 00:17:58,642 --> 00:18:01,384 - That's not good. - No, it's not. 381 00:18:01,428 --> 00:18:04,735 Why don't I walk over? Pay my respects. 382 00:18:06,868 --> 00:18:08,783 [dramatic music] 383 00:18:08,826 --> 00:18:11,002 - I understand your concern, Sergeant, 384 00:18:11,046 --> 00:18:13,266 but Child Services is a city agency. 385 00:18:13,309 --> 00:18:14,441 There are protocols. 386 00:18:14,484 --> 00:18:17,139 - A caseworker lied about his visits. 387 00:18:17,183 --> 00:18:19,489 A supervisor signed off on false reports. 388 00:18:19,533 --> 00:18:22,144 Child Services is responsible for Keisha's death. 389 00:18:22,188 --> 00:18:24,494 - The city has a Department of Investigation. 390 00:18:24,538 --> 00:18:27,410 If they decide something criminal has transpired... 391 00:18:27,454 --> 00:18:29,586 - Which they won't. - Then NYPD gets involved. 392 00:18:29,630 --> 00:18:34,025 - Since when does NYPD kick an investigation back to DOI? 393 00:18:34,069 --> 00:18:35,505 Who's this coming from, City Hall? 394 00:18:35,549 --> 00:18:37,681 - No one likes bad headlines, but let me be clear. 395 00:18:37,725 --> 00:18:40,206 I'm not just in charge of press for NYPD. 396 00:18:40,249 --> 00:18:42,164 I'm the commissioner's right hand. 397 00:18:42,208 --> 00:18:44,427 I work for him, and so do you. 398 00:18:44,471 --> 00:18:45,820 - I issued the subpoenas. 399 00:18:45,863 --> 00:18:48,344 SVU is investigating at my request. 400 00:18:48,388 --> 00:18:50,607 - SVU doesn't work for you, Counselor. 401 00:18:50,651 --> 00:18:53,306 - All right, we're all friends here. 402 00:18:53,349 --> 00:18:56,613 The commissioner wanted us to convey that, as of now, 403 00:18:56,657 --> 00:18:59,355 this is not a police matter, but if it becomes one-- 404 00:18:59,399 --> 00:19:01,531 - You'll let us know. 405 00:19:01,575 --> 00:19:03,751 - I'm glad we're all on the same page. 406 00:19:03,794 --> 00:19:07,972 By the way, I hear you're on the Lieutenant's List. 407 00:19:08,016 --> 00:19:10,932 Congratulations. 408 00:19:10,975 --> 00:19:13,064 - Thank you. 409 00:19:15,066 --> 00:19:17,068 - So that's it. They just call us off. 410 00:19:17,112 --> 00:19:19,462 - Well, they called you off. 411 00:19:19,506 --> 00:19:21,769 I don't work for NYPD. 412 00:19:21,812 --> 00:19:24,641 [dramatic music] 413 00:19:24,685 --> 00:19:25,860 Good morning. 414 00:19:25,903 --> 00:19:28,428 I am ADA Raphael Barba. 415 00:19:28,471 --> 00:19:30,212 [camera shutters snapping] 416 00:19:30,256 --> 00:19:34,434 Early last Saturday morning, eight-year-old Keisha Houston 417 00:19:34,477 --> 00:19:36,958 died after her mother, 418 00:19:37,001 --> 00:19:42,877 Manuela Ozuna, locked her in a dog cage. 419 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,620 Ms. Ozuna has been charged with homicide. 420 00:19:46,663 --> 00:19:49,100 At the time of her death, 421 00:19:49,144 --> 00:19:50,711 Keisha was under the supervision 422 00:19:50,754 --> 00:19:53,453 of the Department of Child Services. 423 00:19:53,496 --> 00:19:57,979 Our investigation has revealed that Keith Musio, 424 00:19:58,022 --> 00:19:59,763 her caseworker... - Keith Musio. 425 00:19:59,807 --> 00:20:02,462 - Falsely reported having made - You're under arrest-- 426 00:20:02,505 --> 00:20:07,728 home visits to the family for the last four months. 427 00:20:07,771 --> 00:20:11,819 Digging deeper, we discovered this caseworker's fraud 428 00:20:11,862 --> 00:20:15,126 was orchestrated by his supervisor, 429 00:20:15,170 --> 00:20:17,128 Jeanette Grayson. 430 00:20:17,172 --> 00:20:18,913 Overseeing this unit 431 00:20:18,956 --> 00:20:22,395 was Deputy Commissioner Matt Sheridan 432 00:20:22,438 --> 00:20:24,397 who has also been taken into custody. 433 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,660 Among the charges are, 434 00:20:26,703 --> 00:20:30,751 reckless endangerment of a child, official misconduct, 435 00:20:30,794 --> 00:20:34,537 and obstructing governmental administration, 436 00:20:34,581 --> 00:20:36,713 as well as a felony charge 437 00:20:36,757 --> 00:20:41,240 of manslaughter in the second degree. 438 00:20:41,283 --> 00:20:42,676 Thank you. 439 00:20:42,719 --> 00:20:46,462 [reporters shouting] 440 00:20:46,506 --> 00:20:48,638 [dramatic music] 441 00:20:50,684 --> 00:20:52,947 - Matt Sheridan, Jeannette Grayson, 442 00:20:52,990 --> 00:20:54,296 and Keith Musio, 443 00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:56,385 in addition to the aforementioned charges, 444 00:20:56,429 --> 00:20:58,431 you are also charged with manslaughter 445 00:20:58,474 --> 00:20:59,823 in the second degree. 446 00:20:59,867 --> 00:21:02,043 How do you plead? - Not guilty, Your Honor. 447 00:21:02,086 --> 00:21:05,220 The ADA's attempt to expand criminal liability 448 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:07,440 for Keisha Houston's tragic death 449 00:21:07,483 --> 00:21:09,920 is a purely political overreach. 450 00:21:09,964 --> 00:21:12,575 - Something you can elucidate at trial, Mr. D'Angelo. 451 00:21:12,619 --> 00:21:13,750 People on bail? 452 00:21:13,794 --> 00:21:15,578 - People request $200,000. 453 00:21:15,622 --> 00:21:17,276 - And the overreach continues. 454 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:19,800 My clients have no records. They are civil servants. 455 00:21:19,843 --> 00:21:21,584 They are paid like civil servants. 456 00:21:21,628 --> 00:21:23,934 They should be ROR. - Duly noted. 457 00:21:23,978 --> 00:21:25,893 Bail is set at $50,000 per defendant. 458 00:21:25,936 --> 00:21:27,721 [taps gavel] 459 00:21:27,764 --> 00:21:31,420 [indistinct murmuring] 460 00:21:33,596 --> 00:21:36,599 - Sergeant. 461 00:21:36,643 --> 00:21:38,427 I told you to drop this case. 462 00:21:38,471 --> 00:21:40,690 - And we did. ADA picked it up. 463 00:21:40,734 --> 00:21:42,257 - Yes, we all saw his showboating. 464 00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:46,348 Hey, Barba, you got your punim on TV, man. 465 00:21:46,392 --> 00:21:48,350 The press is kissing your ass. 466 00:21:48,394 --> 00:21:50,221 But now's the time to do your real job 467 00:21:50,265 --> 00:21:51,701 and plead this out. 468 00:21:51,745 --> 00:21:54,965 - I'm sorry. You're NYPD's press boy, right? 469 00:21:55,009 --> 00:21:57,881 As you've already made clear, I don't work for you. 470 00:21:57,925 --> 00:22:00,449 - Look, as a friend, 471 00:22:00,493 --> 00:22:03,191 I'd hate to see the tall poppy get cut down. 472 00:22:08,239 --> 00:22:09,937 - That was subtle. 473 00:22:09,980 --> 00:22:11,852 - They apply that much pressure, that means they're scared. 474 00:22:11,895 --> 00:22:14,463 - Politicians, I swear to God. 475 00:22:14,507 --> 00:22:16,291 What are you gonna do, Counselor? 476 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:18,337 - Well, if I'm gonna plea it out, 477 00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:19,990 I'm gonna need leverage. 478 00:22:23,820 --> 00:22:25,779 [dramatic music] 479 00:22:25,822 --> 00:22:28,782 - Ms. Ozuna's agreed to talk with you, but she has a request. 480 00:22:28,825 --> 00:22:30,087 - Do you think you could ask the judge 481 00:22:30,131 --> 00:22:33,787 to let me out for Keisha's funeral? 482 00:22:33,830 --> 00:22:35,223 - Uh, yeah, we'll see about that. 483 00:22:35,266 --> 00:22:39,270 - Just help us understand something. 484 00:22:39,314 --> 00:22:42,099 How did it get so bad, Manuela? 485 00:22:42,143 --> 00:22:45,886 Your caseworker's report said that you were clean and sober 486 00:22:45,929 --> 00:22:48,410 and both of your kids were okay. 487 00:22:48,454 --> 00:22:50,978 - I was... 488 00:22:51,021 --> 00:22:53,328 until Filipe got released. 489 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:54,677 - Filipe? 490 00:22:54,721 --> 00:22:57,506 - Bruno's dad. 491 00:22:57,550 --> 00:23:00,030 After his bid in May, he moved back in with us. 492 00:23:00,074 --> 00:23:02,859 - May? 493 00:23:02,903 --> 00:23:04,208 The home report didn't mention him. 494 00:23:04,252 --> 00:23:06,907 When was the last time you saw your caseworker? 495 00:23:10,084 --> 00:23:12,652 - I haven't seen a caseworker since Easter. 496 00:23:12,695 --> 00:23:14,697 - Okay, so when Filipe moved back in, 497 00:23:14,741 --> 00:23:15,959 you guys started partying. 498 00:23:16,003 --> 00:23:20,224 - We weren't junkies. We were having fun. 499 00:23:20,268 --> 00:23:22,531 Drinking. Barbecuing. 500 00:23:22,575 --> 00:23:27,449 The two of us and Bruno, we were a family again. 501 00:23:27,493 --> 00:23:29,495 - What about Keisha? 502 00:23:30,974 --> 00:23:33,803 - Felipe wasn't Keisha's dad. 503 00:23:33,847 --> 00:23:36,110 She didn't like us partying. 504 00:23:36,153 --> 00:23:40,723 She mouthed off to him, and I told her 505 00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:44,423 to keep her mouth shut, but she wouldn't listen. 506 00:23:44,466 --> 00:23:46,555 So Felipe got a cage. 507 00:23:48,818 --> 00:23:50,603 - And where's Felipe now? 508 00:23:52,605 --> 00:23:55,129 - He got shot 4th of July weekend. 509 00:23:59,786 --> 00:24:03,659 Bled out on the ground. 510 00:24:03,703 --> 00:24:05,835 I fell apart after that. 511 00:24:10,666 --> 00:24:14,365 Oh, my God. 512 00:24:14,409 --> 00:24:16,846 What have I done? 513 00:24:19,936 --> 00:24:23,549 - I am so sorry, and I feel horrible about this. 514 00:24:23,592 --> 00:24:26,856 - To clarify, that is not an admission of guilt. 515 00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:29,424 I mean, we agreed to meet to discuss a potential deal. 516 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:30,947 - Bluntly, Keith, as a caseworker on this, 517 00:24:30,991 --> 00:24:32,775 you missed a lot. 518 00:24:32,819 --> 00:24:34,255 - You didn't make mention the fact that Manuela 519 00:24:34,298 --> 00:24:36,083 was back on drugs, that she had a boyfriend. 520 00:24:36,126 --> 00:24:37,693 - Because I didn't know-- - You don't have to answer. 521 00:24:37,737 --> 00:24:39,173 - You know what I think happened? 522 00:24:39,216 --> 00:24:41,610 I think your bosses gave you an impossible workload 523 00:24:41,654 --> 00:24:44,004 and then they pressured you to file false reports. 524 00:24:44,047 --> 00:24:45,048 I mean, they set you up to fail, Keith. 525 00:24:45,092 --> 00:24:47,268 Does that sound right? 526 00:24:47,311 --> 00:24:49,139 - There was a lot of pressure. - Hey, hey, hey. 527 00:24:49,183 --> 00:24:50,271 We're all overworked. 528 00:24:50,314 --> 00:24:52,491 You, Detective. You, Counselor. 529 00:24:52,534 --> 00:24:54,797 It's not a crime. It's a reality. 530 00:24:54,841 --> 00:24:56,756 - Why don't you let your client answer the question? 531 00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:59,323 - Actually, I'll answer for him. 532 00:24:59,367 --> 00:25:00,673 Shame on you... 533 00:25:00,716 --> 00:25:04,938 using this tragedy to score political points. 534 00:25:04,981 --> 00:25:06,505 If your idea of a deal 535 00:25:06,548 --> 00:25:11,031 is to pit co-worker against co-worker, well, 536 00:25:11,074 --> 00:25:12,641 it's a non-starter. 537 00:25:17,428 --> 00:25:18,995 Hang in there, Keith. 538 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:20,954 Gentlemen. 539 00:25:28,048 --> 00:25:31,355 - I forgot my pen. 540 00:25:31,399 --> 00:25:33,706 A word to the wise, all right? 541 00:25:33,749 --> 00:25:35,403 I know the union lawyered up the three of you, 542 00:25:35,446 --> 00:25:36,883 but you are low man on the totem pole. 543 00:25:36,926 --> 00:25:39,233 So if anybody's gonna take the fall here... 544 00:25:43,933 --> 00:25:45,413 - Is there anything Barba can use? 545 00:25:45,456 --> 00:25:46,849 - You know how Keith backdated the reports 546 00:25:46,893 --> 00:25:48,198 right after Keisha died? 547 00:25:48,242 --> 00:25:50,592 - Wasn't just Keith. - What? 548 00:25:50,636 --> 00:25:52,289 - Dozens of other caseworker's reports 549 00:25:52,333 --> 00:25:53,900 were scanned in that day, all generic, 550 00:25:53,943 --> 00:25:55,989 all filed the morning after she died. 551 00:25:56,032 --> 00:25:58,469 - What's going on here? 552 00:25:58,513 --> 00:26:01,864 - Just--just, um, catching up on some paperwork. 553 00:26:01,908 --> 00:26:03,649 - Uh-huh. 554 00:26:03,692 --> 00:26:05,433 A word, Sergeant. 555 00:26:06,434 --> 00:26:07,740 - [murmurs] 556 00:26:17,532 --> 00:26:20,100 For God's sake, you don't have a political bone 557 00:26:20,143 --> 00:26:22,058 in your body, do you? 558 00:26:22,102 --> 00:26:24,670 Abraham is a hatchet man. 559 00:26:24,713 --> 00:26:26,585 He says back off, you back off. 560 00:26:26,628 --> 00:26:29,718 - This city has blood on its hands. 561 00:26:29,762 --> 00:26:32,460 Barba is doing the right thing. 562 00:26:32,503 --> 00:26:34,070 - I know that you're close to him, 563 00:26:34,114 --> 00:26:36,116 but if he wants to hang himself, let him. 564 00:26:36,159 --> 00:26:40,729 Don't get stuck in his noose. 565 00:26:40,773 --> 00:26:42,949 Also, Detective Rollins-- 566 00:26:42,992 --> 00:26:44,646 I'm assuming you're aware that she's pregnant. 567 00:26:44,690 --> 00:26:46,126 - I know. 568 00:26:46,169 --> 00:26:48,171 Look, we're down a man. I've been looking the other way. 569 00:26:48,215 --> 00:26:49,738 - Well, not anymore. 570 00:26:49,782 --> 00:26:52,175 Starting yesterday, she's on desk duty. 571 00:26:52,219 --> 00:26:54,787 - Got it. - Good. 572 00:26:57,137 --> 00:26:59,269 - If Dodds is here, I'm busted. 573 00:26:59,313 --> 00:27:00,967 - Desk duty, I wouldn't mind. 574 00:27:01,010 --> 00:27:03,012 Yeah, Fin, I know. 575 00:27:03,056 --> 00:27:04,057 - Hey, they still in there? 576 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:07,016 - Yeah, stay out. - Good point. 577 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:08,365 Uh, when Dodds leaves, 578 00:27:08,409 --> 00:27:10,106 tell Sarge I went back to the pen. 579 00:27:10,150 --> 00:27:12,108 Keith wants to talk. 580 00:27:14,807 --> 00:27:18,419 - Jeanette was breathing down my neck about the paperwork. 581 00:27:18,462 --> 00:27:20,987 She told me to stop coddling my clients. 582 00:27:21,030 --> 00:27:22,902 - Meaning what? 583 00:27:22,945 --> 00:27:24,077 - Meaning stop taking their phone calls. 584 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:25,687 Stop counseling. 585 00:27:25,731 --> 00:27:28,690 She would say, "This is casework, not social work." 586 00:27:28,734 --> 00:27:30,039 - She told you this explicitly? 587 00:27:30,083 --> 00:27:32,085 - Absolutely. 588 00:27:32,128 --> 00:27:35,088 Jeanette and Matt even said that I didn't have to 589 00:27:35,131 --> 00:27:36,785 make all my visits as long as there was 590 00:27:36,829 --> 00:27:38,787 some sort of record that I had. 591 00:27:38,831 --> 00:27:41,703 - So when we found Keisha, you hadn't seen her for months, 592 00:27:41,747 --> 00:27:43,966 but Jeanette and Matt told you to report that you had. 593 00:27:44,010 --> 00:27:47,970 - This is where I say that my client has information 594 00:27:48,014 --> 00:27:51,626 that could prove very helpful in bolstering your case. 595 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:53,193 - Depending on what we hear, we could downgrade 596 00:27:53,236 --> 00:27:55,978 from manslaughter to criminally negligent homicide. 597 00:27:56,022 --> 00:27:57,632 - Which is still a felony. 598 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,069 We'll stop here then. Not another word, Keith. 599 00:28:00,113 --> 00:28:03,116 - No, look, wait. I don't care. 600 00:28:03,159 --> 00:28:05,684 I mean, they have to know. 601 00:28:08,034 --> 00:28:09,426 Jeanette... 602 00:28:09,470 --> 00:28:12,168 so she calls me that Saturday, 603 00:28:12,212 --> 00:28:14,562 and she orders me to come into the office, 604 00:28:14,605 --> 00:28:17,347 and it's closed, but... 605 00:28:17,391 --> 00:28:21,177 Jeanette and Matt stand over me 606 00:28:21,221 --> 00:28:23,397 and make me file false reports 607 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,183 saying that I had visited Keisha's home 608 00:28:27,227 --> 00:28:30,143 and noticed nothing was wrong. 609 00:28:30,186 --> 00:28:33,059 - There were lots of reports filed that day, Keith. 610 00:28:33,102 --> 00:28:34,974 Were other caseworkers there? 611 00:28:35,017 --> 00:28:38,542 - No. I mean, we stayed there all day. 612 00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:42,633 We stayed there into the night filing lies for half the staff. 613 00:28:42,677 --> 00:28:46,768 - And you're willing to testify to that? 614 00:28:46,812 --> 00:28:48,204 - Yes. 615 00:28:48,248 --> 00:28:51,164 [suspenseful music] 616 00:28:51,207 --> 00:28:53,035 ♪ 617 00:28:53,079 --> 00:28:55,821 Keisha died on my watch. 618 00:28:55,864 --> 00:28:58,519 That's gonna haunt me for the rest of my life. 619 00:29:03,089 --> 00:29:04,873 - Keisha Houston was a happy and healthy girl 620 00:29:04,917 --> 00:29:07,658 on Christmas, 2014, 621 00:29:07,702 --> 00:29:10,923 when she and her family were still receiving regular visits 622 00:29:10,966 --> 00:29:13,142 from the Department of Child Services. 623 00:29:13,186 --> 00:29:17,712 On August 7th, months after those visits ceased, 624 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:21,585 NYPD detectives found Keisha... 625 00:29:23,109 --> 00:29:25,589 Locked in this cage, 626 00:29:25,633 --> 00:29:28,375 battered and starved. 627 00:29:28,418 --> 00:29:30,899 She died early the next morning. 628 00:29:30,943 --> 00:29:34,381 - We're all outraged. 629 00:29:34,424 --> 00:29:37,079 We all want someone to blame. 630 00:29:37,123 --> 00:29:39,560 But what Mr. Barba failed to mention, 631 00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:41,301 the two people directly responsible 632 00:29:41,344 --> 00:29:43,869 for Miss Houston's death-- 633 00:29:43,912 --> 00:29:47,394 Keith Musio, her caseworker who took a plea deal 634 00:29:47,437 --> 00:29:49,483 to save his own skin, 635 00:29:49,526 --> 00:29:52,747 and Manuela Ozuna who abandoned her daughter 636 00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:54,488 without food or water 637 00:29:54,531 --> 00:29:56,577 and went on a drug binge. 638 00:29:56,620 --> 00:29:59,145 - The state will prove that this tragedy was a direct result 639 00:29:59,188 --> 00:30:02,191 of the policies of the DCS. 640 00:30:02,235 --> 00:30:04,715 Their system-wide failure 641 00:30:04,759 --> 00:30:07,936 prioritized paperwork over field work. 642 00:30:07,980 --> 00:30:10,199 Caseworkers were ordered by the defendants, 643 00:30:10,243 --> 00:30:12,332 Jeanette Grayson and Matt Sheridan, 644 00:30:12,375 --> 00:30:16,771 to falsify reports and to ignore families in need. 645 00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:20,993 - My clients' only failure is that they 646 00:30:21,036 --> 00:30:25,127 trusted their caseworker, and he betrayed them, 647 00:30:25,171 --> 00:30:27,434 the same way he betrayed Keisha Houston. 648 00:30:27,477 --> 00:30:30,437 [dramatic music] 649 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,482 - In my opinion, Keisha's condition 650 00:30:32,526 --> 00:30:34,223 would have taken months to develop. 651 00:30:34,267 --> 00:30:37,096 So if a caseworker had visited two weeks earlier, 652 00:30:37,139 --> 00:30:39,315 he would have noticed her deterioration. 653 00:30:39,359 --> 00:30:40,839 - Absolutely. 654 00:30:40,882 --> 00:30:42,275 - Thank you. 655 00:30:42,318 --> 00:30:44,233 Nothing further. 656 00:30:44,277 --> 00:30:46,061 - [clears throat] 657 00:30:46,105 --> 00:30:48,368 - Dr. Wilder, as a physician 658 00:30:48,411 --> 00:30:50,239 you are familiar with the term triage? 659 00:30:50,283 --> 00:30:51,327 - Yes. 660 00:30:51,371 --> 00:30:53,025 - It means to prioritize, 661 00:30:53,068 --> 00:30:56,289 treat a gunshot wound before a broken arm. 662 00:30:56,332 --> 00:30:58,682 You must make these decisions all the time. 663 00:30:58,726 --> 00:31:00,946 - That's right. - And have you or any doctor 664 00:31:00,989 --> 00:31:03,296 that you've worked with ever made a mistake 665 00:31:03,339 --> 00:31:05,124 when deciding who to treat first, 666 00:31:05,167 --> 00:31:07,517 a mistake that resulted in a patient's death? 667 00:31:07,561 --> 00:31:10,694 - We do our best to ensure everyone's safety, 668 00:31:10,738 --> 00:31:12,479 but even so, sometimes-- 669 00:31:12,522 --> 00:31:14,481 - Sometimes patients die, right? 670 00:31:14,524 --> 00:31:16,352 I mean, it happens. 671 00:31:16,396 --> 00:31:19,747 And when it does, are you or any other medical professional 672 00:31:19,790 --> 00:31:21,488 charged with manslaughter? 673 00:31:21,531 --> 00:31:22,793 - No. 674 00:31:22,837 --> 00:31:26,362 - No. Thank you, Doctor. 675 00:31:27,668 --> 00:31:31,063 - The last time I saw Keisha, she was fine. 676 00:31:31,106 --> 00:31:32,803 Her mother was sober, 677 00:31:32,847 --> 00:31:35,328 and every week there seemed to be a family more at risk. 678 00:31:35,371 --> 00:31:39,245 I made the wrong choice, and I am so sorry for that. 679 00:31:39,288 --> 00:31:41,029 - What happened on that Saturday morning 680 00:31:41,073 --> 00:31:43,162 a few short hours after Keisha died? 681 00:31:43,205 --> 00:31:45,904 - Jeanette Grayson and Matt Sheridan 682 00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:47,949 ordered me to compose, backdate, 683 00:31:47,993 --> 00:31:53,041 and file false reports of visits to the Ozuna apartment. 684 00:31:53,085 --> 00:31:55,826 - Why did you go along with that? 685 00:31:55,870 --> 00:31:57,437 - They said that if I didn't, 686 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:00,440 I would go to prison for Keisha's death. 687 00:32:00,483 --> 00:32:02,964 - Was this the first time Ms. Grayson or Mr. Sheridan 688 00:32:03,008 --> 00:32:05,488 had ordered you to falsify case records? 689 00:32:05,532 --> 00:32:09,405 - No, all of us were expected to appear on paper 690 00:32:09,449 --> 00:32:11,233 more productive than we actually were. 691 00:32:11,277 --> 00:32:14,236 - Why would Ms. Grayson want her staff to fudge data like this? 692 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,282 - Objection. Calls for speculation. 693 00:32:16,325 --> 00:32:18,327 - Rephrase. During the time 694 00:32:18,371 --> 00:32:20,982 this widespread record falsification was taking place, 695 00:32:21,026 --> 00:32:23,680 were you reprimanded or questioned by anyone above you? 696 00:32:23,724 --> 00:32:28,163 - No, um, I was put on probation 697 00:32:28,207 --> 00:32:30,513 for spending too much time with my clients, 698 00:32:30,557 --> 00:32:32,341 but the probation was lifted 699 00:32:32,385 --> 00:32:36,345 as soon as I doubled up on falsifying paperwork. 700 00:32:36,389 --> 00:32:39,305 - All right, thank you. 701 00:32:39,348 --> 00:32:43,352 - Mr. Musio, you said in your own words 702 00:32:43,396 --> 00:32:46,399 that you chose not to visit Ms. Houston 703 00:32:46,442 --> 00:32:48,270 between May and August. 704 00:32:48,314 --> 00:32:50,272 - Yes. - Now, did Ms. Grayson 705 00:32:50,316 --> 00:32:54,973 or Mr. Sheridan ever tell you not to make those visits? 706 00:32:55,016 --> 00:32:56,409 - No, but they knew I couldn't make-- 707 00:32:56,452 --> 00:32:57,584 - Are you familiar with the city's 708 00:32:57,627 --> 00:32:59,499 Department of Investigation, 709 00:32:59,542 --> 00:33:02,545 the agency that investigates public corruption? 710 00:33:02,589 --> 00:33:05,331 - Yes. - So you must have 711 00:33:05,374 --> 00:33:09,030 reported your supervisors' wrongdoing, yes? 712 00:33:09,074 --> 00:33:11,293 At the very least you must have filed a complaint 713 00:33:11,337 --> 00:33:13,426 about your impossible case load. 714 00:33:13,469 --> 00:33:17,169 - No, I wanted to keep my job. 715 00:33:17,212 --> 00:33:19,301 - You wanted to keep your job, 716 00:33:19,345 --> 00:33:23,175 so you only came forward when you were facing 717 00:33:23,218 --> 00:33:26,482 manslaughter charges, Mr. Musio? - Yes, but-- 718 00:33:26,526 --> 00:33:29,442 - I mean, are you upset that a vulnerable child 719 00:33:29,485 --> 00:33:31,357 was starved to death by her drug addicted mother, 720 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:33,620 or are you just trying to pin it on your supervisors 721 00:33:33,663 --> 00:33:34,664 to save yourself? 722 00:33:34,708 --> 00:33:35,752 - Objection. 723 00:33:35,796 --> 00:33:37,450 - Withdrawn. 724 00:33:38,364 --> 00:33:40,540 Nothing further. 725 00:33:40,583 --> 00:33:43,543 [dramatic music] 726 00:33:43,586 --> 00:33:47,068 ♪ 727 00:33:49,984 --> 00:33:53,379 - You know I missed Keisha's funeral. 728 00:33:53,422 --> 00:33:56,382 My transportation showed up three hours late. 729 00:33:56,425 --> 00:34:01,169 - That's why they're letting you see Bruno now. 730 00:34:01,213 --> 00:34:03,345 - I'm doing eight years. 731 00:34:03,389 --> 00:34:06,609 By the time I get out, he'll be halfway to a man. 732 00:34:06,653 --> 00:34:09,090 - They found a good home for him. 733 00:34:09,134 --> 00:34:12,137 If he's lucky, he won't remember any of this 734 00:34:12,180 --> 00:34:14,052 or you. 735 00:34:19,927 --> 00:34:21,320 [dramatic music] 736 00:34:21,363 --> 00:34:23,104 - Ms. Grayson, what can you tell us 737 00:34:23,148 --> 00:34:25,976 about Mr. Musio's reports on the Ozuna home? 738 00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:28,370 - All of them indicated that the family was functioning, 739 00:34:28,414 --> 00:34:29,806 and the children were safe. 740 00:34:29,850 --> 00:34:31,286 - And you, as a supervisor, 741 00:34:31,330 --> 00:34:34,289 do you also make home visits? - No. 742 00:34:34,333 --> 00:34:37,379 - So you relied on Mr. Musio's reports 743 00:34:37,423 --> 00:34:39,120 on Ms. Houston's condition. 744 00:34:39,164 --> 00:34:40,556 - Yes. 745 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,385 And I had no idea how badly things had devolved. 746 00:34:43,429 --> 00:34:48,042 I mean, I'm heartbroken for Keisha and how she suffered, 747 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:51,915 but I only wish Keith had come to me sooner. 748 00:34:51,959 --> 00:34:54,135 - Thank you, Ms. Grayson. 749 00:34:54,179 --> 00:34:58,835 - Ms. Grayson, have you received any promotions 750 00:34:58,879 --> 00:35:01,011 or raises over the past year? 751 00:35:01,055 --> 00:35:02,143 - I have. 752 00:35:02,187 --> 00:35:04,145 Two promotions and one raise. 753 00:35:04,189 --> 00:35:07,148 - And were they based on productivity levels 754 00:35:07,192 --> 00:35:09,194 as they related to caseloads? 755 00:35:09,237 --> 00:35:10,456 - I believe so. 756 00:35:12,849 --> 00:35:14,373 - Over the last year, 757 00:35:14,416 --> 00:35:20,074 you increased Keith Musio's caseloads from 30 to 47. 758 00:35:20,118 --> 00:35:23,033 As an experienced supervisor-- - We're all overworked. 759 00:35:23,077 --> 00:35:24,948 - But did you honestly think it was possible for one caseworker 760 00:35:24,992 --> 00:35:27,212 to make as many home visits as you had assigned him? 761 00:35:27,255 --> 00:35:30,432 - According to Keith's reports, he did make those visits. 762 00:35:30,476 --> 00:35:32,304 - But you knew he didn't, 763 00:35:32,347 --> 00:35:35,524 which is why after her death you ordered Mr. Musio to backdate 764 00:35:35,568 --> 00:35:40,616 and file case reports on Keisha, isn't that right? 765 00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:44,533 - When I realized how behind how behind he was 766 00:35:44,577 --> 00:35:45,665 in his paperwork... - Uh-huh. 767 00:35:45,708 --> 00:35:48,102 - I asked him to come in so we could walk 768 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:49,625 through the chain of events. 769 00:35:49,669 --> 00:35:52,498 - Just Keith or... did any of the other caseworkers 770 00:35:52,541 --> 00:35:54,195 come in on that Saturday morning? 771 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:56,328 - No, just Keith. 772 00:35:56,371 --> 00:36:02,682 - Huh. Then how did 130 home visit reports 773 00:36:02,725 --> 00:36:04,162 from eight different caseworkers 774 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:06,860 get scanned in on August 8th? 775 00:36:06,903 --> 00:36:09,341 - I have no knowledge of that. - Uh-huh. 776 00:36:09,384 --> 00:36:12,605 You have no knowledge of case number 30632? 777 00:36:12,648 --> 00:36:15,521 People's exhibit 16 through 28, Your Honor. 778 00:36:15,564 --> 00:36:17,566 This boy's caseworker visited every week 779 00:36:17,610 --> 00:36:21,222 even though his family had moved back to El Salvador a year ago. 780 00:36:21,266 --> 00:36:26,662 Or about case number 20185, a four-year-old girl, 781 00:36:26,706 --> 00:36:29,404 given the all clear by you on the very day 782 00:36:29,448 --> 00:36:32,538 that she was admitted to the ER 783 00:36:32,581 --> 00:36:35,454 with cigarette burns all over her body. 784 00:36:35,497 --> 00:36:41,416 Or, how about an eight-year-old boy, case number 54624. 785 00:36:41,460 --> 00:36:43,592 Another success story on paper, 786 00:36:43,636 --> 00:36:45,464 when the reality was 787 00:36:45,507 --> 00:36:49,642 his mother was forcing him to drink bleach. 788 00:36:49,685 --> 00:36:51,992 You didn't know about any of these? 789 00:36:52,035 --> 00:36:54,429 - No, how could I? 790 00:36:54,473 --> 00:36:57,084 - How could you not? 791 00:36:57,127 --> 00:36:58,868 Are you the most incompetent manager in the world 792 00:36:58,912 --> 00:37:00,435 who can't tell the difference between a false report 793 00:37:00,479 --> 00:37:02,394 and a legitimate one? 794 00:37:02,437 --> 00:37:05,048 Or did you instruct caseworkers 795 00:37:05,092 --> 00:37:06,833 to falsify reports to meet productivity goals? 796 00:37:06,876 --> 00:37:08,269 - Objection. Badgering. 797 00:37:08,313 --> 00:37:09,444 - I'll allow. Witness will answer. 798 00:37:09,488 --> 00:37:13,796 - So which one is it, Ms. Grayson? 799 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,103 - I didn't want any of this to happen. 800 00:37:16,146 --> 00:37:18,497 - You didn't want to advance your career 801 00:37:18,540 --> 00:37:20,499 by ignoring innocent children's pain and death, 802 00:37:20,542 --> 00:37:21,804 or you didn't want to get caught? 803 00:37:21,848 --> 00:37:23,632 - Objection. 804 00:37:23,676 --> 00:37:26,548 - I'm asked to do what the courts can't do, 805 00:37:26,592 --> 00:37:28,637 what the cops can't do. 806 00:37:28,681 --> 00:37:30,552 - You are asked to do your job. 807 00:37:30,596 --> 00:37:36,602 - Oh! God himself could not do this job! 808 00:37:36,645 --> 00:37:37,733 - We need a recess, Your Honor. 809 00:37:37,777 --> 00:37:39,822 - You want to judge me? 810 00:37:39,866 --> 00:37:44,000 You wouldn't last an hour in my world. 811 00:37:44,044 --> 00:37:46,829 And if I go, who's gonna be on the front lines? 812 00:37:46,873 --> 00:37:49,528 You? 813 00:37:49,571 --> 00:37:50,572 You? 814 00:37:50,616 --> 00:37:52,139 - Your Honor? 815 00:37:52,182 --> 00:37:54,663 - I mean, you dump the most hapless cases 816 00:37:54,707 --> 00:37:57,275 in the world on us every day. 817 00:37:57,318 --> 00:37:59,059 More and more. 818 00:37:59,102 --> 00:38:01,714 We get the dregs of humanity-- 819 00:38:01,757 --> 00:38:05,326 children raised by wolves! 820 00:38:07,676 --> 00:38:10,375 And you see them come in this court, 821 00:38:10,418 --> 00:38:12,638 in and out, week in and week out. 822 00:38:12,681 --> 00:38:14,379 They come to you as criminals. 823 00:38:14,422 --> 00:38:16,555 Do you ever stop to think, 824 00:38:16,598 --> 00:38:19,514 "Gee, what happened before that?" 825 00:38:19,558 --> 00:38:21,168 - Ms. Grayson, do you need a break? 826 00:38:21,211 --> 00:38:25,172 - Oh, now you want to give me a break? 827 00:38:25,215 --> 00:38:29,350 After 25 years of, "Make your quota, Jeanette. 828 00:38:29,394 --> 00:38:31,526 Push that paper. Hit those numbers." 829 00:38:31,570 --> 00:38:34,442 Right, Matt? Right? 830 00:38:34,486 --> 00:38:37,663 It's impossible, and everybody knows it. 831 00:38:37,706 --> 00:38:39,273 You all know it, 832 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:40,840 but you want to scapegoat me. 833 00:38:40,883 --> 00:38:43,016 You want to make me feel bad. 834 00:38:43,059 --> 00:38:44,496 You want to take me down 835 00:38:44,539 --> 00:38:46,759 so you can feel better about yourselves, see? 836 00:38:46,802 --> 00:38:48,674 'Cause you pretended like you-- you don't know 837 00:38:48,717 --> 00:38:50,066 there are poor people out there in the city. 838 00:38:50,110 --> 00:38:51,633 Broken people. 839 00:38:51,677 --> 00:38:53,069 You don't turn away 840 00:38:53,113 --> 00:38:55,637 from the homeless guy on the subway? 841 00:38:55,681 --> 00:38:57,291 Of course you do. 842 00:38:57,335 --> 00:39:00,555 Everybody does, 'cause it's too much. 843 00:39:00,599 --> 00:39:04,603 Now you want to put me in jail for this? 844 00:39:06,692 --> 00:39:10,870 Look in the mirror, my friend. 845 00:39:10,913 --> 00:39:14,961 Look in the damn mirror. Okay? 846 00:39:28,975 --> 00:39:31,804 - Jeanette had a complete breakdown. 847 00:39:31,847 --> 00:39:33,109 Is she okay? 848 00:39:33,153 --> 00:39:34,807 - She's in Belleview. 849 00:39:34,850 --> 00:39:35,982 She can't continue with the trial, 850 00:39:36,025 --> 00:39:37,418 but her lawyer is gonna plead guilty 851 00:39:37,462 --> 00:39:39,333 to the manslaughter charge. 852 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:41,379 - And Matt? - He'll do a year. 853 00:39:41,422 --> 00:39:43,163 And while admitting no wrongdoing, 854 00:39:43,206 --> 00:39:46,340 the DCS Commissioner is also gonna step down. 855 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:48,560 The city's appointing an outside administrative board 856 00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:51,127 with a mandate to change the culture of DCS. 857 00:39:51,171 --> 00:39:54,043 - Right, until the cameras go away. 858 00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:59,527 I mean, what am I gonna do when I get out? 859 00:39:59,571 --> 00:40:01,877 No one's gonna let me work with kids again. 860 00:40:04,010 --> 00:40:05,838 - You'll find your way. 861 00:40:13,802 --> 00:40:14,977 [knocking on door] 862 00:40:15,021 --> 00:40:16,457 - Chief. 863 00:40:19,895 --> 00:40:22,115 Tell it to me straight. 864 00:40:22,158 --> 00:40:24,726 - Congratulations. 865 00:40:24,770 --> 00:40:26,859 Your efforts to reform Child Services 866 00:40:26,902 --> 00:40:31,341 have not gone unnoticed at 1PP or City Hall. 867 00:40:34,127 --> 00:40:36,825 - So my promotion's not happening. 868 00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:41,134 - I had to cut a deal. 869 00:40:41,177 --> 00:40:44,093 They want a sergeant under you they can trust. 870 00:40:44,137 --> 00:40:46,487 - You mean a spy. 871 00:40:46,531 --> 00:40:49,359 - I found someone they like who will work for you. 872 00:40:49,403 --> 00:40:51,492 Motivated, smart. 873 00:40:51,536 --> 00:40:54,713 He just finished up a stint in Anti-Crime. 874 00:40:54,756 --> 00:40:57,237 - Great. When can I interview him? 875 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,152 - Oh, there's no need. 876 00:41:01,415 --> 00:41:04,549 He's my son. 877 00:41:04,592 --> 00:41:06,420 Good night, Lieutenant. 878 00:41:09,162 --> 00:41:11,860 [door closes] 879 00:41:14,254 --> 00:41:17,823 Detective Rollins, how are you feeling? 880 00:41:17,866 --> 00:41:20,303 - I'm okay. 881 00:41:20,347 --> 00:41:21,696 That was a tough case. 882 00:41:21,740 --> 00:41:23,481 - Yeah. 883 00:41:23,524 --> 00:41:28,311 Well, you can't save them all. 884 00:41:28,355 --> 00:41:30,139 - Yeah, I know. 885 00:41:30,183 --> 00:41:33,142 [dramatic music] 886 00:41:33,186 --> 00:41:41,194 ♪