1 00:00:01,402 --> 00:00:03,371 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:03,404 --> 00:00:06,240 sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. 3 00:00:06,274 --> 00:00:08,509 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 4 00:00:08,542 --> 00:00:10,378 who investigate these vicious felonies 5 00:00:10,411 --> 00:00:12,113 are members of an elite squad 6 00:00:12,146 --> 00:00:13,714 known as the Special Victims Unit. 7 00:00:13,747 --> 00:00:15,549 These are their stories. 8 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:20,454 ( glass shatters ) 9 00:00:21,822 --> 00:00:23,491 Come in, Central. 10 00:00:26,194 --> 00:00:27,495 CENTRAL ( over radio ): 10 Post 11. 11 00:00:27,528 --> 00:00:28,762 This is Central. Go ahead. 12 00:00:34,868 --> 00:00:37,405 Got a 10-10 possible burglary at Momma Sue's Restaurant. 13 00:00:37,438 --> 00:00:39,107 Request backup. 14 00:00:39,140 --> 00:00:40,574 CENTRAL: That's a 10-4. 15 00:01:02,530 --> 00:01:05,099 ( clattering, officer gasps ) 16 00:01:05,666 --> 00:01:06,800 Police! 17 00:01:06,834 --> 00:01:08,502 Let me see your hands! 18 00:01:08,536 --> 00:01:09,537 Now! Drop the gun! 19 00:01:09,570 --> 00:01:10,738 WOMAN: Help me... 20 00:01:10,771 --> 00:01:11,439 Drop the piece or I shoot! 21 00:01:11,472 --> 00:01:13,574 Please... somebody help me... 22 00:01:15,609 --> 00:01:16,777 Wait! Hold it! 23 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:18,479 WOMAN: Over here... please... 24 00:01:18,512 --> 00:01:19,780 Someone, someone help me, please... 25 00:01:19,813 --> 00:01:22,550 10 Post 11, assault victim at this location. 26 00:01:22,583 --> 00:01:23,751 Need a bus and SVU. 27 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:25,619 You okay, Mrs. Fulton? 28 00:01:25,653 --> 00:01:26,520 It's okay. 29 00:01:26,554 --> 00:01:27,888 My head... 30 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:29,523 CENTRAL: 10-4, Post 11. 31 00:01:29,557 --> 00:01:30,724 Bus is on the way. 32 00:01:30,758 --> 00:01:33,261 OFFICER: Male, maybe Latino, 33 00:01:33,294 --> 00:01:34,762 late teens, dark jacket, some kind of cap. 34 00:01:34,795 --> 00:01:36,364 All right, you get a look at his face? 35 00:01:36,397 --> 00:01:38,399 Sorry. I was too busy looking at his gun. 36 00:01:38,432 --> 00:01:40,634 I understand. Thank you. 37 00:01:40,668 --> 00:01:41,735 Hey. 38 00:01:41,769 --> 00:01:43,337 Hey. Sorry to wake you up. 39 00:01:43,371 --> 00:01:44,638 You didn't. 40 00:01:44,672 --> 00:01:45,639 I was helping the twins with a science project. 41 00:01:45,673 --> 00:01:46,640 What do we got? 42 00:01:46,674 --> 00:01:48,142 The victim is Jennifer Fulton. 43 00:01:48,176 --> 00:01:49,510 She owns the restaurant with her husband. 44 00:01:49,543 --> 00:01:52,413 Now, the place was closed, but front and rear doors were open. 45 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:53,781 Perp knocked her out and he raped her. 46 00:01:53,814 --> 00:01:55,249 She always work this late? 47 00:01:55,283 --> 00:01:57,785 Sometimes she closes up, sometimes the husband. 48 00:01:57,818 --> 00:01:59,787 The cops know them, so they make a point of checking in-- 49 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:01,622 which is what Officer Breggin was doing-- 50 00:02:01,655 --> 00:02:03,257 when he caught the perp in the act. 51 00:02:03,291 --> 00:02:05,626 STABLER: "B-I-C-H." 52 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:06,927 Did the moron rob the place? 53 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,562 Night's take was still in the register. 54 00:02:08,596 --> 00:02:10,598 Then either he didn't get to finish the job, 55 00:02:10,631 --> 00:02:12,700 or this was personal. 56 00:02:12,733 --> 00:02:15,303 Where'd EMS take her? 57 00:02:15,336 --> 00:02:16,370 You almost missed her. 58 00:02:16,404 --> 00:02:18,606 She lost consciousness and you're releasing her? 59 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,341 Mrs. Fulton is insisting she leave. 60 00:02:20,374 --> 00:02:21,575 She let you do a rape kit? 61 00:02:21,609 --> 00:02:23,844 Yes. We patched her up as best we could. 62 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:25,613 Jennifer, I'm Detective Olivia Benson. 63 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:28,582 This is my partner, Elliot Stabler. 64 00:02:28,616 --> 00:02:31,319 Hello. Uh, do I need to sign something? 65 00:02:31,352 --> 00:02:33,587 Mrs. Fulton, I'm urging you to let us admit you for the night. 66 00:02:33,621 --> 00:02:34,522 Look, Doctor, I'm fine. 67 00:02:34,555 --> 00:02:36,490 Honestly. Now just show me where to sign. 68 00:02:36,524 --> 00:02:38,326 STABLER: We just have a few questions 69 00:02:38,359 --> 00:02:39,693 we'd like to ask you about what happened. 70 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:42,296 Of course. Jennifer, did you know your attacker? 71 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:44,565 No. 72 00:02:44,598 --> 00:02:45,499 Can you describe him? 73 00:02:45,533 --> 00:02:47,535 Well, I'm afraid it all happened so quickly. 74 00:02:47,568 --> 00:02:48,636 What about his clothes? 75 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:50,571 His race? Had he been drinking? 76 00:02:50,604 --> 00:02:52,673 Look, I was in the middle of closing up, 77 00:02:52,706 --> 00:02:53,541 and he hit me from behind. 78 00:02:53,574 --> 00:02:55,343 I'm sorry, I don't remember anything. 79 00:02:55,376 --> 00:02:57,511 Okay, well, why don't you go home and get some rest, 80 00:02:57,545 --> 00:02:58,612 and we'll talk to you tomorrow. 81 00:02:58,646 --> 00:03:00,614 Look, thank you for your concern, 82 00:03:00,648 --> 00:03:01,915 but really, I'm all right. 83 00:03:01,949 --> 00:03:02,883 STABLER: You were assaulted. 84 00:03:02,916 --> 00:03:04,585 And I survived. 85 00:03:04,618 --> 00:03:07,355 Please, I just want to put this behind me. 86 00:03:14,462 --> 00:03:18,566 Captioning sponsored by UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION 87 00:04:01,909 --> 00:04:02,410 The rape kit was negative, 88 00:04:03,511 --> 00:04:06,414 but the ER confirmed that Jennifer Fulton was assaulted. 89 00:04:06,447 --> 00:04:08,549 Denial is a normal response to trauma. 90 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:10,684 Well, either that or she's scared that the creep will try it again. 91 00:04:10,718 --> 00:04:12,420 Look at the graffiti, Captain. 92 00:04:12,453 --> 00:04:13,954 He's sending her a message. 93 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:15,556 Well, if she was threatened, 94 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:16,657 could explain why she wouldn't talk. 95 00:04:16,690 --> 00:04:18,492 You run this past the Gang Squad? 96 00:04:18,526 --> 00:04:19,693 They didn't recognize the tags. 97 00:04:19,727 --> 00:04:20,594 Could mean some wanna-be. 98 00:04:20,628 --> 00:04:22,663 Or a new recruit trying to make his bones. 99 00:04:22,696 --> 00:04:24,965 Well, check with the local precinct, 100 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:27,801 see if the Fultons filed any complaints recently. 101 00:04:27,835 --> 00:04:29,470 Talk to CSU-- maybe this guy 102 00:04:29,503 --> 00:04:32,005 left something besides his bad spelling. 103 00:04:35,643 --> 00:04:37,445 O'HALLORAN: We found skin, blood and makeup. 104 00:04:37,478 --> 00:04:38,746 That explains the cut on her temple. 105 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:40,548 She fell or was pushed into the counter. 106 00:04:40,581 --> 00:04:41,549 Yeah. 107 00:04:41,582 --> 00:04:42,850 No security cameras. 108 00:04:42,883 --> 00:04:43,784 But what about the paint? 109 00:04:43,817 --> 00:04:46,520 Available at any auto shop or hardware store. 110 00:04:46,554 --> 00:04:48,356 In other words, O'Halloran, you got zip. 111 00:04:48,389 --> 00:04:49,790 Hey, not so hasty, Munch. 112 00:04:49,823 --> 00:04:51,525 We're still checking the bar for prints, 113 00:04:51,559 --> 00:04:53,494 and we found this by the back door. 114 00:04:53,527 --> 00:04:54,628 What is it? 115 00:04:54,662 --> 00:04:56,630 Top of a new pack of chewing gum. 116 00:04:56,664 --> 00:04:58,966 Not enough to print, but it's something. 117 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,568 MUNCH: Why? Anybody could've dropped it. 118 00:05:00,601 --> 00:05:01,702 I don't think so. 119 00:05:01,735 --> 00:05:03,971 Entryway was mopped right after the restaurant closed. 120 00:05:04,004 --> 00:05:05,606 The floor was spotless. 121 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:07,074 Except for this. 122 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:08,008 Okay, kid breaks in, 123 00:05:08,041 --> 00:05:10,811 pops a piece of gum to calm his nerves. 124 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:11,679 Could've bought it nearby. 125 00:05:11,712 --> 00:05:13,681 He could've bought it in Pittsburgh. 126 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:16,049 We'll check the stores around here first. 127 00:05:17,751 --> 00:05:19,520 Liv just called from the two-nine. 128 00:05:19,553 --> 00:05:21,121 They've had no complaints from the Fultons 129 00:05:21,154 --> 00:05:23,657 about gang harassment, but Jennifer's been in trouble before. 130 00:05:23,691 --> 00:05:24,725 What for? 131 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:27,395 Undercover cop caught her serving liquor to a minor. 132 00:05:27,428 --> 00:05:29,563 She said it was a mistake; kid looked older than he was. 133 00:05:29,597 --> 00:05:31,665 It was her first offense. She paid the fine. 134 00:05:31,699 --> 00:05:32,866 Was the kid cited? 135 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:35,135 Yeah. 18-year-old Leon Ardilles. 136 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:36,804 His photo's being faxed over now. 137 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:38,739 Anybody who might want to target the restaurant? 138 00:05:38,772 --> 00:05:40,574 Nothing that's come up. 139 00:05:40,608 --> 00:05:43,611 Momma Sue's is a restaurant chain out of New Orleans. 140 00:05:43,644 --> 00:05:45,979 Jennifer and her husband own the franchise for the West Village. 141 00:05:46,013 --> 00:05:47,748 We found the smoking gum. 142 00:05:47,781 --> 00:05:49,116 What's he talking about? 143 00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:50,518 We pulled the security camera tapes 144 00:05:50,551 --> 00:05:51,519 from every convenience store 145 00:05:51,552 --> 00:05:54,021 within a ten-block radius of the restaurant. 146 00:05:54,054 --> 00:05:54,788 We came up with this. 147 00:05:54,822 --> 00:05:56,624 ( tape clicks into VCR ) 148 00:05:56,657 --> 00:05:59,059 Latino male, late teens. 149 00:05:59,092 --> 00:06:01,729 15 minutes before Officer Breggin came by the restaurant. 150 00:06:01,762 --> 00:06:02,796 CRAGEN: Store owner know the kid? 151 00:06:02,830 --> 00:06:03,697 FIN: Nah. 152 00:06:03,731 --> 00:06:06,600 Get a printout, canvass the neighborhood. 153 00:06:06,634 --> 00:06:08,836 Don't bother. 154 00:06:08,869 --> 00:06:11,505 This is Leon Ardilles, our underage drinker. 155 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:15,709 So's that. 156 00:06:20,614 --> 00:06:22,616 BENSON: Did you see the man who attacked you? 157 00:06:22,650 --> 00:06:24,952 I'm not sure. It was... it was dark. 158 00:06:24,985 --> 00:06:26,554 Take your time, Jen. 159 00:06:28,622 --> 00:06:29,890 ( sighs ) 160 00:06:32,526 --> 00:06:35,162 I think it was him. 161 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:36,497 You ever see him before last night? 162 00:06:36,530 --> 00:06:37,498 He looks like the kid 163 00:06:37,531 --> 00:06:38,732 that was arrested in our bar 164 00:06:38,766 --> 00:06:39,967 for drinking last month. 165 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,735 Yeah. He was underage. 166 00:06:41,769 --> 00:06:45,072 He had the balls to blame Jen for getting him in trouble. 167 00:06:45,105 --> 00:06:46,974 I should have never left you alone to close up. 168 00:06:47,007 --> 00:06:48,942 Did you take the night off, Mr. Fulton? 169 00:06:48,976 --> 00:06:50,878 Yeah, I had tickets to the Knicks, second row. 170 00:06:50,911 --> 00:06:52,112 STABLER: That was some game. Thought Houston 171 00:06:52,145 --> 00:06:54,748 was going to pull it out for them in the fourth. 172 00:06:54,782 --> 00:06:57,718 Houston fouled out in the third. What game were you watching? 173 00:06:57,751 --> 00:07:00,821 I must be thinking about the game the night before last. 174 00:07:00,854 --> 00:07:01,955 Right. 175 00:07:01,989 --> 00:07:05,626 Are you going to arrest the punk who attacked my wife? 176 00:07:05,659 --> 00:07:07,495 FIN: Remember her? 177 00:07:07,528 --> 00:07:08,596 Never seen her before. 178 00:07:08,629 --> 00:07:09,730 How about I refresh your memory. 179 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:12,199 Cops busted you for drinking in her bar. 180 00:07:12,232 --> 00:07:13,734 Doesn't mean I roughed her up. 181 00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:14,602 MUNCH: You did the lady, 182 00:07:14,635 --> 00:07:16,169 left your tag, even faced down a cop. 183 00:07:16,203 --> 00:07:18,205 FIN: Only thing we don't get is why a big tough 184 00:07:18,238 --> 00:07:19,840 hombre like you had to knock her out 185 00:07:19,873 --> 00:07:21,174 before you tried to rape her. 186 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:23,043 Sounds like performance anxiety to me. 187 00:07:23,076 --> 00:07:24,478 I swear I didn't touch her. 188 00:07:24,512 --> 00:07:25,846 Touched something. Let go of me! 189 00:07:25,879 --> 00:07:27,180 That look like orange paint to you? 190 00:07:27,214 --> 00:07:28,482 MUNCH: Uh-huh. 191 00:07:28,516 --> 00:07:30,050 I might've guessed: 192 00:07:30,083 --> 00:07:33,487 NYPD's very own civil rights busters. 193 00:07:33,521 --> 00:07:34,755 What do you want, Balthus? 194 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:36,690 Some quality time with my client. 195 00:07:36,724 --> 00:07:37,758 Yeah? Sorry. 196 00:07:37,791 --> 00:07:38,859 We're taking him to the crime lab. 197 00:07:38,892 --> 00:07:39,860 BALTHUS: What for? 198 00:07:39,893 --> 00:07:42,763 Test the paint on his hands. 199 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:46,033 So this is where you fellas cook the books. 200 00:07:46,066 --> 00:07:48,168 Why isn't this in an evidence bag? 201 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:50,604 Because it's my lunch. 202 00:07:50,638 --> 00:07:52,640 Oops. 203 00:07:52,673 --> 00:07:54,542 Well, look at this: our crime scene. 204 00:07:54,575 --> 00:07:56,143 MUNCH: Stay away from there, Balthus. 205 00:07:56,176 --> 00:07:57,878 Listen, Munchkins, I can see it now 206 00:07:57,911 --> 00:07:59,279 or I can see it in Discovery. 207 00:07:59,312 --> 00:08:01,682 O'HALLORAN: Okay, I'll test the sample in the GCMS-- 208 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:03,751 Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer. 209 00:08:03,784 --> 00:08:06,654 Which will tell you that the paint on Leon's finger 210 00:08:06,687 --> 00:08:09,890 matches about a million cans of spray paint. 211 00:08:09,923 --> 00:08:12,760 So, there was a glass 212 00:08:12,793 --> 00:08:14,862 and an open bottle of wine on the bar, 213 00:08:14,895 --> 00:08:16,830 which you then dusted for prints. 214 00:08:16,864 --> 00:08:18,666 And whose did you find? 215 00:08:18,699 --> 00:08:20,701 Jennifer Fulton. 216 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:22,736 Here's another piece of evidence, a broken wine glass. 217 00:08:22,770 --> 00:08:24,905 And what does the report say? 218 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:26,840 "Found in trash behind bar. 219 00:08:26,874 --> 00:08:28,742 "Glass wiped clean 220 00:08:28,776 --> 00:08:31,111 but two partial prints on base." 221 00:08:31,144 --> 00:08:32,846 Mrs. Fulton's, too? 222 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:33,947 No. We're still looking. 223 00:08:33,981 --> 00:08:36,784 So, after the restaurant was closed, 224 00:08:36,817 --> 00:08:38,218 Mrs. Fulton shared a bottle of wine 225 00:08:38,251 --> 00:08:39,720 with some mystery person, 226 00:08:39,753 --> 00:08:42,823 who then wiped his prints and left. 227 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:46,994 Leon, did Mrs. Fulton invite you in for a glass of wine? 228 00:08:47,027 --> 00:08:49,062 No, ma'am. 229 00:08:49,096 --> 00:08:50,698 I didn't think so. 230 00:08:50,731 --> 00:08:52,199 The paint's a match. 231 00:08:52,232 --> 00:08:53,767 You're cooked, Leon. 232 00:08:53,801 --> 00:08:56,870 Okay, I found the door open, 233 00:08:56,904 --> 00:08:58,839 I went in and tagged the place. 234 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,808 I heard a moan and I saw her lying there. 235 00:09:00,841 --> 00:09:02,710 I was gonna help her when the cop came in. 236 00:09:02,743 --> 00:09:03,811 Criminal trespassing. 237 00:09:03,844 --> 00:09:05,078 I doubt he'll even get probation. 238 00:09:05,112 --> 00:09:05,979 FIN: Trespass?! 239 00:09:06,013 --> 00:09:08,015 The little psycho had a gun. Gun? What gun? 240 00:09:08,048 --> 00:09:09,850 Did you find a gun? No. 241 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:11,585 I'll see you at arraignment. 242 00:09:11,619 --> 00:09:13,153 Not another word. 243 00:09:13,186 --> 00:09:15,155 FIN: The kid admits he was there, Captain. 244 00:09:15,188 --> 00:09:16,790 Officer Breggin swears he was armed. 245 00:09:16,824 --> 00:09:19,126 And the victim I.D.'d him. We still got a good case. 246 00:09:19,159 --> 00:09:20,694 If you hadn't given his attorney 247 00:09:20,728 --> 00:09:22,796 a sneak preview of the forensics. 248 00:09:22,830 --> 00:09:23,897 Why the hell did you let her in there? 249 00:09:23,931 --> 00:09:24,998 We didn't have a choice. 250 00:09:25,032 --> 00:09:27,200 She would've got the evidence in Discovery anyway. 251 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:30,804 Well, we still have to I.D. Mrs. Fulton's mystery boyfriend. 252 00:09:30,838 --> 00:09:32,673 Elliot and Olivia are looking at everybody 253 00:09:32,706 --> 00:09:34,341 who worked at the restaurant after hours. 254 00:09:34,374 --> 00:09:35,008 Give them a hand. 255 00:09:35,042 --> 00:09:36,309 STABLER: May not need one. 256 00:09:36,343 --> 00:09:38,979 We checked out her husband Craig. 257 00:09:39,012 --> 00:09:41,682 Turns out he took a couple collars for domestic violence. 258 00:09:41,715 --> 00:09:42,916 So we got his prints. 259 00:09:42,950 --> 00:09:44,652 STABLER: They're sealed. 260 00:09:44,685 --> 00:09:45,686 Cases never made it to court. 261 00:09:45,719 --> 00:09:47,054 Jennifer dropped all charges. 262 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:48,889 Doesn't mean Craig assaulted her this time. 263 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:49,757 Yeah, but it may be 264 00:09:49,790 --> 00:09:51,792 why they're not living together anymore. 265 00:09:51,825 --> 00:09:53,126 Craig moved out six months ago. 266 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,128 Then why the loving couple act? 267 00:09:55,162 --> 00:09:57,030 BENSON: Because the restaurant franchise 268 00:09:57,064 --> 00:09:58,131 is in both their names. 269 00:09:58,165 --> 00:10:00,701 Momma Sue's head office in New Orleans just told me 270 00:10:00,734 --> 00:10:01,835 that if the Fultons split up 271 00:10:01,869 --> 00:10:03,136 or if they get in any legal trouble, 272 00:10:03,170 --> 00:10:04,905 they could lose the restaurant. 273 00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,840 So they're staying married for the money. 274 00:10:06,874 --> 00:10:08,008 Uh, no, there is no money. 275 00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:09,977 The head office says that the restaurant's in trouble. 276 00:10:10,010 --> 00:10:10,911 The profits are in the toilet. 277 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:12,312 They were thinking of closing the place. 278 00:10:12,345 --> 00:10:14,915 That's a recipe for violence. 279 00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:16,784 I'll tell you who will have hubby's prints: 280 00:10:16,817 --> 00:10:18,085 the State Liquor Authority. 281 00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:20,153 Get the lab to run 'em against the partials. 282 00:10:20,187 --> 00:10:21,689 And maybe you should ask Jennifer 283 00:10:21,722 --> 00:10:23,757 who she shared that romantic bottle of wine with. 284 00:10:26,026 --> 00:10:27,360 Why are you questioning me? 285 00:10:27,394 --> 00:10:28,696 I thought I was the victim here. 286 00:10:28,729 --> 00:10:31,799 Jennifer, the defense is going to dig into your personal life 287 00:10:31,832 --> 00:10:32,599 to undermine your case. 288 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:33,934 You've got to tell me everything. 289 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:34,902 I have. 290 00:10:34,935 --> 00:10:35,869 Well, you didn't tell me 291 00:10:35,903 --> 00:10:37,705 that you and your husband were separated. 292 00:10:39,740 --> 00:10:41,842 It's not official. I want a divorce, he doesn't. 293 00:10:41,875 --> 00:10:44,945 Look, I really don't want to talk about this. 294 00:10:47,380 --> 00:10:49,883 Mrs. Fulton, think about what you're doing. 295 00:10:49,917 --> 00:10:50,984 I know what I'm doing. 296 00:10:51,018 --> 00:10:52,920 I am trying to keep my life together. 297 00:10:52,953 --> 00:10:54,988 If you guys can't help me, please leave me alone. 298 00:10:55,022 --> 00:10:56,323 We're on your side. 299 00:10:56,356 --> 00:10:58,225 Jennifer, we know that you were attacked. 300 00:10:58,258 --> 00:11:01,995 We know that Leon Ardilles had a grudge against you. 301 00:11:02,029 --> 00:11:04,197 But did he try to rape you? 302 00:11:16,977 --> 00:11:19,046 Jennifer... 303 00:11:19,079 --> 00:11:20,380 was it Leon? 304 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:24,117 No. I'm sorry. 305 00:11:24,151 --> 00:11:25,352 It wasn't him. 306 00:11:27,988 --> 00:11:29,923 It was your husband, wasn't it. 307 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:35,195 ( sighs heavily ) 308 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:38,732 He came around after closing, 309 00:11:38,766 --> 00:11:40,267 he said he wanted to talk. 310 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:43,136 So you opened a bottle of wine. 311 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:46,239 At first he was civil, then he started 312 00:11:46,273 --> 00:11:49,910 accusing me of running the restaurant into the ground. 313 00:11:49,943 --> 00:11:51,311 He said that if I divorced him, 314 00:11:51,344 --> 00:11:53,947 he'd cut me out of the franchise. 315 00:11:53,981 --> 00:11:56,049 I said, "Over my dead body." 316 00:11:56,083 --> 00:11:57,951 And he got violent. 317 00:11:57,985 --> 00:12:01,021 He ripped my shirt... 318 00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:04,958 he shoved his hand between my legs and... 319 00:12:04,992 --> 00:12:08,862 said that he could do whatever he wanted to me. 320 00:12:08,896 --> 00:12:10,463 I begged him to stop, but he wouldn't, 321 00:12:10,497 --> 00:12:12,199 not until I told him I was pregnant 322 00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:13,533 and then he let go. 323 00:12:13,566 --> 00:12:15,803 And I tried to run and I fell. 324 00:12:15,836 --> 00:12:17,004 Are you pregnant? 325 00:12:19,940 --> 00:12:20,908 ( sighs ) 326 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:22,776 11 weeks. 327 00:12:24,211 --> 00:12:26,346 And Craig's the father. 328 00:12:27,981 --> 00:12:30,250 We tried to get back together for the sake of the business. 329 00:12:30,283 --> 00:12:33,887 We had sex once or twice, but it didn't work. 330 00:12:33,921 --> 00:12:35,322 Obviously the sex worked. 331 00:12:39,292 --> 00:12:42,029 Will you testify against him? 332 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:45,833 No, I-I can't... 333 00:12:45,866 --> 00:12:47,334 We can protect you. 334 00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:49,970 Jennifer... 335 00:12:50,003 --> 00:12:53,106 if you let this go again... 336 00:12:53,140 --> 00:12:55,008 the next time, he might kill you. 337 00:12:59,346 --> 00:13:01,581 You will protect me. 338 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:04,985 Yes. 339 00:13:10,623 --> 00:13:11,658 WOMAN: Why are we here? 340 00:13:11,691 --> 00:13:14,094 Mrs. Fulton identified Leon Ardilles as her attacker. 341 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:15,963 Yeah. She recanted her I.D. 342 00:13:15,996 --> 00:13:17,931 Well, then Mrs. Fulton is an unreliable witness. 343 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:19,199 Who she going to finger next? 344 00:13:19,232 --> 00:13:20,333 BENSON: Your client. 345 00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:22,202 You're a liar. I never touched Jen! 346 00:13:22,235 --> 00:13:23,837 You beat her up just like you beat her before. 347 00:13:23,871 --> 00:13:25,138 And as soon as Forensics puts you at the scene, 348 00:13:25,172 --> 00:13:26,139 we're going to throw your ass in jail. 349 00:13:26,173 --> 00:13:28,842 No, the only thing that Forensics will prove 350 00:13:28,876 --> 00:13:30,477 is that my client was in his own restaurant. 351 00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:31,879 Drinking wine with his wife. 352 00:13:31,912 --> 00:13:34,047 You didn't wipe all your prints off 353 00:13:34,081 --> 00:13:35,615 the glass there, smart guy. 354 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:36,850 You don't have my prints. 355 00:13:36,884 --> 00:13:38,051 No, no. The State took them when 356 00:13:38,085 --> 00:13:39,987 you got your liquor license. You remember? 357 00:13:40,020 --> 00:13:41,354 Craig, don't say anything. 358 00:13:41,388 --> 00:13:42,355 No, I want to. 359 00:13:42,389 --> 00:13:44,024 Jen was telling the truth. 360 00:13:44,057 --> 00:13:45,125 I was at the restaurant. 361 00:13:45,158 --> 00:13:46,159 After the Knick game, 362 00:13:46,193 --> 00:13:48,896 I went over to talk about saving the business. 363 00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:51,999 Jen had been drinking. She wouldn't listen. 364 00:13:52,032 --> 00:13:54,868 She told me she had bigger problems, like being pregnant. 365 00:13:54,902 --> 00:13:55,802 I lost my temper. 366 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,304 Right. And you beat the crap out of her. 367 00:13:57,337 --> 00:13:58,305 No! I begged her 368 00:13:58,338 --> 00:13:59,139 to stop drinking, 369 00:13:59,172 --> 00:14:00,908 if not for her sake, for our kid's. 370 00:14:00,941 --> 00:14:03,043 She told me it was none of my business. 371 00:14:03,076 --> 00:14:04,978 She went to grab her purse, I tried to get her keys. 372 00:14:05,012 --> 00:14:07,314 Must be when her blouse got ripped. 373 00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:10,017 Yeah. I grabbed her by the arm, she pulled away. 374 00:14:10,050 --> 00:14:11,919 She was unsteady on her feet. 375 00:14:11,952 --> 00:14:13,120 She fell and she hit her head. 376 00:14:13,153 --> 00:14:14,087 And then you ran out. 377 00:14:14,121 --> 00:14:15,088 What a gentleman. 378 00:14:15,122 --> 00:14:17,390 Look, I know I should've stayed there with her, 379 00:14:17,424 --> 00:14:18,391 but I was afraid 380 00:14:18,425 --> 00:14:24,031 she was going to call the cops and blame me. 381 00:14:25,432 --> 00:14:28,101 ATTORNEY: Jennifer is pregnant. Craig doesn't want to put her 382 00:14:28,135 --> 00:14:30,037 through the strain of a trial. 383 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:31,038 How noble of him. 384 00:14:31,071 --> 00:14:33,640 What kind of deal would you client like to make? 385 00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,542 He'll take a Serrano plea to Assault Three 386 00:14:35,575 --> 00:14:37,344 in exchange for misdemeanor probation. 387 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:38,411 Get real, Nikki. 388 00:14:38,445 --> 00:14:41,048 I won't accept a no contest plea for attempted rape 389 00:14:41,081 --> 00:14:42,182 when your client has a history 390 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:43,216 of domestic violence. 391 00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:45,218 Jennifer dropped all charges. 392 00:14:45,252 --> 00:14:46,653 I have a confession. 393 00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:49,022 I have a complainant. I'm going to trial. 394 00:14:49,056 --> 00:14:50,190 With what? You've zero 395 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:51,491 medical evidence of a rape 396 00:14:51,524 --> 00:14:53,693 and your complainant first blamed her attack 397 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:55,095 on a disadvantaged kid. 398 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:56,196 Not to mention the fact 399 00:14:56,229 --> 00:14:57,931 that she drinks while she's pregnant. 400 00:14:57,965 --> 00:15:00,100 That makes it okay to beat her up? 401 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:01,601 That was an accident. 402 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:02,835 He was protecting his unborn child. 403 00:15:02,869 --> 00:15:06,139 I get this in front of a jury, he'll probably be acquitted. 404 00:15:09,176 --> 00:15:11,678 Fulton takes the plea and agrees to a restraining order 405 00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:14,047 barring him from contact with Jennifer. 406 00:15:14,081 --> 00:15:16,483 Any harassment and I will lock him up. 407 00:15:18,185 --> 00:15:19,652 STABLER: You made a deal with that idiot? 408 00:15:19,686 --> 00:15:21,454 I take him to trial, I'm not sure I'd win. 409 00:15:21,488 --> 00:15:23,190 So what will it take to convince you? 410 00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:24,591 Broken bones? Or maybe a dead body? 411 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:26,459 Jennifer Fulton didn't exactly help her case 412 00:15:26,493 --> 00:15:27,627 by fingering the wrong guy. 413 00:15:27,660 --> 00:15:29,496 Oh, so now rape victims have to be perfect 414 00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:31,698 before you'll bother to prosecute the rapist? 415 00:15:31,731 --> 00:15:33,600 I prosecute cases I have a chance at winning. 416 00:15:33,633 --> 00:15:34,567 Well, hang around 417 00:15:34,601 --> 00:15:36,203 'cause you'll be prosecuting him for murder. 418 00:15:36,236 --> 00:15:37,404 The number one cause of death 419 00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:39,006 among pregnant women is homicide, 420 00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:40,440 usually at the hands of their partners. 421 00:15:40,473 --> 00:15:42,309 Craig Fulton goes within 200 yards of Jennifer, 422 00:15:42,342 --> 00:15:43,410 he's in jail. 423 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,178 Oh, great, that'll stop him. 424 00:15:45,212 --> 00:15:47,214 Let's go give her the good news. 425 00:15:49,382 --> 00:15:51,151 I can't believe you're letting him go. 426 00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:53,020 He pled out to sexual assault. 427 00:15:53,053 --> 00:15:54,021 That will be on his record. 428 00:15:54,054 --> 00:15:56,289 And that's a punishment? After nearly killing me? 429 00:15:56,323 --> 00:15:57,490 You promised you'd protect me. 430 00:15:57,524 --> 00:16:00,627 If he comes near you again, if he threatens you in any way, 431 00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:01,694 we will arrest him. 432 00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:03,063 Can you be by my side 433 00:16:03,096 --> 00:16:05,698 24 hours a day? 434 00:16:05,732 --> 00:16:07,234 I wish I'd never listened to you. 435 00:16:07,267 --> 00:16:10,170 You think you've had enough, there, Jennifer? 436 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:11,504 I know what's enough, okay? 437 00:16:11,538 --> 00:16:12,739 Please don't lecture me. 438 00:16:12,772 --> 00:16:15,608 I'd like you to go. 439 00:16:15,642 --> 00:16:18,645 Jennifer, I know that we let you down, 440 00:16:18,678 --> 00:16:21,114 but if you need help, we can recommend counselors. 441 00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:25,252 I don't need counseling. 442 00:16:25,285 --> 00:16:27,354 You know alcohol's not good for the baby. 443 00:16:29,822 --> 00:16:32,325 I'm not having the baby. 444 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,435 If you need me, 445 00:16:42,469 --> 00:16:44,404 this is my home number. 446 00:16:51,211 --> 00:16:53,346 ( phone ringing ) 447 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,289 Hello? 448 00:17:02,322 --> 00:17:06,793 Yeah, yeah, it's me. 449 00:17:06,826 --> 00:17:09,496 He did what? 450 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:11,498 Where are you? 451 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:12,499 I'm really sorry. 452 00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,101 I shouldn't have dragged you out 453 00:17:14,134 --> 00:17:15,268 in the middle of the night. 454 00:17:15,302 --> 00:17:16,269 That's okay, Jennifer. 455 00:17:16,303 --> 00:17:17,104 Just tell me what happened. 456 00:17:17,137 --> 00:17:19,406 A woman came in just before we closed. 457 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:21,808 She said she had something for my husband. 458 00:17:21,841 --> 00:17:23,042 She gave me this. 459 00:17:25,112 --> 00:17:26,546 It's a temporary restraining order. 460 00:17:26,579 --> 00:17:28,248 Yeah, to stop me from having an abortion. 461 00:17:28,281 --> 00:17:29,549 I have to go to court tomorrow. 462 00:17:29,582 --> 00:17:31,751 Can he really do this? 463 00:17:33,853 --> 00:17:34,987 No, he can't. 464 00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:37,624 Not unless someone re-wrote New York State law overnight. 465 00:17:37,657 --> 00:17:38,491 So I can ignore it? 466 00:17:38,525 --> 00:17:40,227 You've been served, you have to appear. 467 00:17:40,260 --> 00:17:41,761 Even if the restraining order 468 00:17:41,794 --> 00:17:43,263 has no legal standing? 469 00:17:43,296 --> 00:17:44,331 I'm afraid so. 470 00:17:44,364 --> 00:17:46,299 He can just drag me into court, 471 00:17:46,333 --> 00:17:49,102 parade me around in public any time he wants? 472 00:17:49,136 --> 00:17:50,170 Don't worry. 473 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:52,239 New York recognizes a woman's right to privacy. 474 00:17:52,272 --> 00:17:54,274 Even a pro-lifer like Judge Rebard will have 475 00:17:54,307 --> 00:17:55,508 to dismiss the order. 476 00:17:55,542 --> 00:17:57,810 How did Craig manage to get his case heard before Rebard? 477 00:17:57,844 --> 00:17:59,146 I was wondering that myself. 478 00:17:59,179 --> 00:18:00,880 I think I know the answer: 479 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:02,249 Felicity Bradshaw. 480 00:18:02,282 --> 00:18:04,451 She's a well-known pro-life attorney. 481 00:18:04,484 --> 00:18:07,887 Defends anti-abortion activists, even clinic bombers. 482 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,189 She's connected enough to get this 483 00:18:09,222 --> 00:18:09,989 on Judge Rebard's calendar. 484 00:18:10,022 --> 00:18:11,324 But you can stop him, can't you? 485 00:18:11,358 --> 00:18:12,759 I'm an Assistant District Attorney. 486 00:18:12,792 --> 00:18:14,461 I can't fight this for you. 487 00:18:14,494 --> 00:18:17,830 But I can recommend someone who will-- Lorna Scarry. 488 00:18:17,864 --> 00:18:19,799 I thought she only handled Wall Street embezzlers. 489 00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:20,767 She salves her conscience 490 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:24,271 by doing pro bono work for women's groups. 491 00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:26,306 I've been up against her twice. 492 00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:28,608 She wiped the floor with me both times. 493 00:18:32,245 --> 00:18:35,282 SCARRY: Aside from the fact it has no validity under the law, 494 00:18:35,315 --> 00:18:37,450 this order is a blatant attempt by Mr. Fulton 495 00:18:37,484 --> 00:18:39,852 to harass and intimidate his wife. 496 00:18:39,886 --> 00:18:42,422 My client can't even manage his own restaurant 497 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:44,757 because of his wife's restraining order. 498 00:18:44,791 --> 00:18:46,393 He has to come to the court 499 00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:48,461 just to discuss business with her. 500 00:18:48,495 --> 00:18:49,296 JUDGE: Don't try to use me 501 00:18:49,329 --> 00:18:51,264 as a marriage counselor, Mrs. Bradshaw. 502 00:18:51,298 --> 00:18:52,265 I'm not, Your Honor. 503 00:18:52,299 --> 00:18:53,833 Mr. Fulton wants to prevent 504 00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:55,735 the termination of his child, 505 00:18:55,768 --> 00:18:57,370 but he fully acknowledges 506 00:18:57,404 --> 00:18:59,872 the burdens that this would impose upon his wife. 507 00:18:59,906 --> 00:19:02,342 He's willing to fund alcohol rehabilitation... 508 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:03,443 What is she talking about? 509 00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:04,511 I'm not an alcoholic. 510 00:19:04,544 --> 00:19:05,745 JUDGE: Mrs. Fulton, please. 511 00:19:05,778 --> 00:19:07,013 What kind of lies have you been telling her? 512 00:19:07,046 --> 00:19:09,849 BRADSHAW: Mr. Fulton will pay for alcohol rehabilitation 513 00:19:09,882 --> 00:19:12,452 and provide financial support for his wife 514 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:14,887 during her pregnancy, and take custody 515 00:19:14,921 --> 00:19:16,956 of the child after it's born. 516 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:19,426 Ms. Scarry, does your client wish for time 517 00:19:19,459 --> 00:19:20,860 to consider this offer? 518 00:19:20,893 --> 00:19:22,929 Not in a million years. He doesn't even like children. 519 00:19:22,962 --> 00:19:26,333 We are impressed by Mr. Fulton's generosity, Your Honor, 520 00:19:26,366 --> 00:19:27,534 but we know he's broke. 521 00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:29,402 Where will the funding come from? 522 00:19:29,436 --> 00:19:31,738 A group I'm associated with, Agnus Dei, 523 00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:34,407 would happily pay for Mrs. Fulton's rehabilitation. 524 00:19:34,441 --> 00:19:35,975 That group is a well-known 525 00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:37,544 religious organization, Your Honor. 526 00:19:37,577 --> 00:19:39,679 Now they're trying to re-write the Constitution 527 00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:41,614 and erode my client's reproductive rights. 528 00:19:41,648 --> 00:19:43,250 Ms. Scarry, you should be aware 529 00:19:43,283 --> 00:19:45,785 that Apnus Dei also has a Constitutional right 530 00:19:45,818 --> 00:19:47,520 to express their beliefs. 531 00:19:47,554 --> 00:19:50,590 Nonetheless, the order to prevent a termination 532 00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:52,492 has no standing under the law. 533 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:54,461 The case is dismissed. 534 00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:56,563 Mrs. Fulton, I know that you 535 00:19:56,596 --> 00:19:58,898 and your husband are at war, 536 00:19:58,931 --> 00:20:02,569 but before you hurry off to the clinic, ask yourself: 537 00:20:02,602 --> 00:20:06,439 does your child have to become an innocent casualty? 538 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:11,444 He has no right to dispense personal advice. 539 00:20:11,478 --> 00:20:13,413 The decision to terminate the pregnancy 540 00:20:13,446 --> 00:20:14,781 is yours alone, Jennifer. 541 00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:16,849 Jen! Jen! Jennifer, I'm sorry. 542 00:20:16,883 --> 00:20:17,850 I really am. 543 00:20:17,884 --> 00:20:18,751 Walk away, Mr. Fulton. 544 00:20:18,785 --> 00:20:19,886 You're still under a restraining order. 545 00:20:19,919 --> 00:20:22,522 I was just trying to help, that's all I was trying to do. 546 00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:23,556 It got out of hand. 547 00:20:23,590 --> 00:20:25,292 You've wanted a baby for so long. 548 00:20:25,325 --> 00:20:27,394 Please, don't do this just to punish me! 549 00:20:27,427 --> 00:20:28,761 Back off or I will arrest you. 550 00:20:28,795 --> 00:20:29,962 Craig, that's enough. 551 00:20:31,864 --> 00:20:34,801 Jennifer, do not let him get to you. 552 00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:36,903 He only wants you to keep this child 553 00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:38,838 so he can have control over you. 554 00:20:40,540 --> 00:20:41,674 I'm going to have the baby. 555 00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:43,576 Because of what he just said? 556 00:20:43,610 --> 00:20:44,511 No, because 557 00:20:44,544 --> 00:20:46,012 it's what I really want. 558 00:20:48,381 --> 00:20:49,449 It's a decision only you can make 559 00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:51,718 I wish you the best. 560 00:20:54,687 --> 00:20:56,489 I'm sorry for getting you into this. 561 00:20:56,523 --> 00:20:58,458 Do you really want to keep this child? 562 00:20:58,491 --> 00:21:00,627 Yes, more than anything. 563 00:21:00,660 --> 00:21:02,595 Maybe you should still talk to a counselor 564 00:21:02,629 --> 00:21:03,696 so that you're fully informed. 565 00:21:05,832 --> 00:21:07,367 Do you know anyone? 566 00:21:11,504 --> 00:21:13,673 WOMAN: If the mom has seven or more drinks a week 567 00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:16,709 or four or more drinks on any one occasion, 568 00:21:16,743 --> 00:21:20,447 her child could be born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 569 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,449 Do you know what that is? 570 00:21:22,482 --> 00:21:23,616 Uh, sort of. 571 00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:25,318 No, not really. 572 00:21:25,352 --> 00:21:28,788 Children with FAS can have abnormal facial features, 573 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:31,090 along with growth and neurological problems. 574 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:32,124 They can also 575 00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:35,895 have problems with memory, speech and hearing. 576 00:21:35,928 --> 00:21:37,597 So, if Jennifer stops drinking now, 577 00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:38,598 will the baby be all right? 578 00:21:38,631 --> 00:21:39,466 I'm afraid 579 00:21:39,499 --> 00:21:41,434 there's a slight chance it won't be. 580 00:21:41,468 --> 00:21:43,603 We know that heavy drinking in the first trimester 581 00:21:43,636 --> 00:21:46,573 can cause the physical characteristics of FAS. 582 00:21:46,606 --> 00:21:48,541 So exactly how much alcohol is safe? 583 00:21:48,575 --> 00:21:50,443 Even moderate social drinkers 584 00:21:50,477 --> 00:21:53,380 can have children with alcohol-related problems. 585 00:21:53,413 --> 00:21:56,649 So to be safe, we say no alcohol. 586 00:21:56,683 --> 00:21:59,486 Okay, so I'm a moderate social drinker. 587 00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:01,588 Tell me the truth. What's my risk? 588 00:22:01,621 --> 00:22:02,822 Put a number on it. 589 00:22:02,855 --> 00:22:03,856 I can't. 590 00:22:03,890 --> 00:22:06,092 We don't know why one fetus is born with FAS, 591 00:22:06,125 --> 00:22:08,595 while another with a similar exposure to alcohol 592 00:22:08,628 --> 00:22:09,762 is born healthy. 593 00:22:09,796 --> 00:22:13,633 All I can say is that if you plan to have the baby, 594 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:16,603 stop drinking now. 595 00:22:16,636 --> 00:22:19,839 Get help if you need it, but stop. 596 00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:26,513 Thanks for coming with me. 597 00:22:26,546 --> 00:22:27,514 It's no problem. 598 00:22:27,547 --> 00:22:28,848 You want to talk, call me. 599 00:22:28,881 --> 00:22:29,849 I'll be okay. 600 00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:31,518 Olivia, I mean it. 601 00:22:31,551 --> 00:22:33,586 I'm going to clean up my act. 602 00:22:35,588 --> 00:22:36,689 See you later. 603 00:22:40,727 --> 00:22:42,562 Jen, can I talk to you for a second? 604 00:22:42,595 --> 00:22:43,696 No, wh-what are you doing? 605 00:22:43,730 --> 00:22:44,731 Well, Craig wanted me to come by and... 606 00:22:44,764 --> 00:22:45,932 Police, show me your hands! 607 00:22:45,965 --> 00:22:48,000 Jen, get back in the car. 608 00:22:48,034 --> 00:22:49,469 Okay, okay. 609 00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:50,470 Tell her I'm family, man. 610 00:22:50,503 --> 00:22:51,671 Come on, tell her. 611 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:52,872 Tell her I'm family. 612 00:22:52,905 --> 00:22:54,541 You know this guy? 613 00:22:54,574 --> 00:22:56,443 It's Craig's brother. 614 00:22:56,476 --> 00:22:57,644 What do you want? 615 00:22:57,677 --> 00:22:59,912 Craig just said to give Jen this. 616 00:23:01,548 --> 00:23:03,450 ( sighs ) 617 00:23:06,553 --> 00:23:07,554 Another court order. 618 00:23:07,587 --> 00:23:10,056 Doesn't this worm give up? 619 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:11,591 JENNIFER: Josh, you better go. 620 00:23:13,460 --> 00:23:15,428 What now? 621 00:23:15,462 --> 00:23:17,764 He's brought an action against you in Family Court 622 00:23:17,797 --> 00:23:19,566 for derivative neglect. 623 00:23:19,599 --> 00:23:21,434 What the hell does that mean? 624 00:23:21,468 --> 00:23:22,802 That you're a threat to your baby. 625 00:23:24,704 --> 00:23:25,605 He wants the statee JHe 626 00:23:25,638 --> 00:23:28,708 to lock you up, to make you stop drinking. 627 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:36,115 She's having an abortion, so Craig takes her to court. 628 00:23:36,148 --> 00:23:37,116 She decides to have the baby, 629 00:23:37,149 --> 00:23:38,551 and again he drags her into court. 630 00:23:38,585 --> 00:23:39,519 What the hell does this guy want? 631 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:41,488 Power over Jennifer. He's a control freak. 632 00:23:41,521 --> 00:23:42,622 Yeah, a clever control freak. 633 00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:44,991 Family Court has to act in the interests of the child, 634 00:23:45,024 --> 00:23:46,493 whether it's born or unborn. 635 00:23:46,526 --> 00:23:47,494 Well, you know, Liv, 636 00:23:47,527 --> 00:23:48,861 even if Jennifer loses this case, 637 00:23:48,895 --> 00:23:50,497 what's the worst thing that can happen? 638 00:23:50,530 --> 00:23:51,764 She goes to rehab. 639 00:23:51,798 --> 00:23:54,601 Which will help her and the kid, and I don't see a problem there. 640 00:23:54,634 --> 00:23:56,102 BENSON: Aren't you overlooking something? 641 00:23:56,135 --> 00:23:57,236 Her husband tried to rape her, 642 00:23:57,269 --> 00:23:59,972 and yet she's the one being treated like a criminal. 643 00:24:00,006 --> 00:24:02,475 And what do you call a mother who drinks when she's pregnant, 644 00:24:02,509 --> 00:24:04,143 even though she knows it can hurt her baby? 645 00:24:04,176 --> 00:24:06,746 She's not drinking now, and even if she was, 646 00:24:06,779 --> 00:24:08,515 the fact is, it's not a crime. 647 00:24:08,548 --> 00:24:09,982 Whatever we think doesn't matter. 648 00:24:10,016 --> 00:24:11,884 This isn't a Special Victims case anymore, 649 00:24:11,918 --> 00:24:13,052 so we should move on. 650 00:24:13,085 --> 00:24:14,521 BENSON: Captain, she's still a victim. 651 00:24:14,554 --> 00:24:15,822 Craig would say his unborn child 652 00:24:15,855 --> 00:24:17,156 is the victim. 653 00:24:17,189 --> 00:24:19,859 Craig left his pregnant wife bleeding on the floor. 654 00:24:19,892 --> 00:24:21,994 He doesn't give a damn about that child. 655 00:24:22,028 --> 00:24:24,697 He's only using it as leverage to attack Jennifer. 656 00:24:24,731 --> 00:24:27,166 Just like he's using the courts to harass her. 657 00:24:27,199 --> 00:24:29,001 CRAGEN: So, what do you want to do, Olivia? 658 00:24:29,035 --> 00:24:30,169 I want to keep an eye on him, 659 00:24:30,202 --> 00:24:31,270 and make sure that his harassment 660 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:32,939 doesn't turn into something criminal. 661 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:35,007 Think he'd be that stupid? 662 00:24:35,041 --> 00:24:38,911 If he got angry enough, yeah. 663 00:24:41,047 --> 00:24:44,116 BRADSHAW: No one disputes Ms. Fulton 664 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:45,785 is a well-meaning professional 665 00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:48,187 who wants what's best for her child, 666 00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:50,022 but good intentions have not protected her baby 667 00:24:50,056 --> 00:24:51,090 from her drinking. 668 00:24:51,123 --> 00:24:52,659 SCARRY: Platitudes aside, 669 00:24:52,692 --> 00:24:54,794 Ms. Bradshaw is trying to give a 12-week old fetus 670 00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:56,028 rights which no court in the land 671 00:24:56,062 --> 00:24:57,029 would acknowledge. 672 00:24:57,063 --> 00:24:59,999 If the fetus can't survive outside the womb, 673 00:25:00,032 --> 00:25:01,934 it's not a person under the law. 674 00:25:01,968 --> 00:25:04,604 Surgeons can operate on a fetus at 18 weeks. 675 00:25:04,637 --> 00:25:06,072 If a fetus can be a patient, 676 00:25:06,105 --> 00:25:07,907 how can it not be a person? 677 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,141 Because in such procedures 678 00:25:09,175 --> 00:25:10,142 the mother is the patient, 679 00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:12,078 and her consent is required. 680 00:25:12,111 --> 00:25:14,113 Counselors, let's stick to the law. 681 00:25:14,146 --> 00:25:15,247 BRADSHAW: Ms. Scarry 682 00:25:15,281 --> 00:25:18,217 chooses to forget that New York law does give the fetus 683 00:25:18,250 --> 00:25:21,554 rights as a person in cases of homicide and negligence. 684 00:25:21,588 --> 00:25:24,123 Gloria C. versus William C. and New York versus 685 00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:25,558 Sierra K. 686 00:25:25,592 --> 00:25:27,093 The court institutionalized Sierra K. 687 00:25:27,126 --> 00:25:29,195 because she was a crack addict who had given birth 688 00:25:29,228 --> 00:25:31,631 to five addicted babies and was pregnant with her sixth. 689 00:25:31,664 --> 00:25:33,966 My client has had no children 690 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,769 and has no record of parental neglect. 691 00:25:36,803 --> 00:25:38,638 Furthermore, crack is an illegal drug. 692 00:25:38,671 --> 00:25:40,573 My client's social drinking 693 00:25:40,607 --> 00:25:42,008 is perfectly legal. 694 00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:44,043 Your client is an alcoholic. 695 00:25:44,076 --> 00:25:45,945 That's enough, Ms. Bradshaw. 696 00:25:45,978 --> 00:25:48,214 Can you prove Mrs. Fulton's drinking 697 00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:50,149 is putting her child at risk? 698 00:25:50,182 --> 00:25:53,820 Affidavits from Jennifer's colleagues and teachers 699 00:25:53,853 --> 00:25:57,123 attesting to her lifelong addiction to alcohol. 700 00:25:57,156 --> 00:25:58,691 I can present eyewitnesses, 701 00:25:58,725 --> 00:26:01,227 including Mrs. Fulton's husband and Detective Benson 702 00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:05,164 who both have observed Jennifer drinking since she's known 703 00:26:05,197 --> 00:26:06,966 she was pregnant. 704 00:26:06,999 --> 00:26:08,100 Your Honor, now that she's aware 705 00:26:08,134 --> 00:26:11,604 of the possible harmful effects of alcohol on her baby, 706 00:26:11,638 --> 00:26:13,873 Jennifer has pledged to stop drinking. 707 00:26:13,906 --> 00:26:14,707 She has no record 708 00:26:14,741 --> 00:26:18,110 of erratic behavior, no DUI citations. 709 00:26:18,144 --> 00:26:20,913 She's a hard-working woman being pursued by an abusive, 710 00:26:20,947 --> 00:26:22,081 vindictive husband 711 00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:24,183 and his ideologically motivated lawyer. 712 00:26:24,216 --> 00:26:25,051 BRADSHAW: Your Honor... 713 00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:26,953 JUDGE: I know your position, Counselor. 714 00:26:26,986 --> 00:26:28,387 I will review the materials, 715 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:31,658 and I will decide if I want to hear any witnesses. 716 00:26:31,691 --> 00:26:32,992 We're adjourned. 717 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:34,593 ( pounds gavel ) 718 00:26:36,195 --> 00:26:37,664 How'd it go? 719 00:26:37,697 --> 00:26:39,999 Okay. Bradshaw's really stretching the case law. 720 00:26:40,032 --> 00:26:41,000 And how's Jennifer? 721 00:26:41,033 --> 00:26:42,168 She's hanging in there, 722 00:26:42,201 --> 00:26:43,369 but Bradshaw's been digging up dirt. 723 00:26:43,402 --> 00:26:45,004 Hubby's come up with some witnesses, 724 00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:47,139 including me. 725 00:26:47,173 --> 00:26:49,876 This bastard's going to do anything to win. 726 00:26:49,909 --> 00:26:50,910 Scarry said it'd be a good idea 727 00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:53,179 to check these people out, do some damage control. 728 00:26:53,212 --> 00:26:54,914 We just got six names. Let's split 'em up. 729 00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:56,148 Thanks. 730 00:26:56,182 --> 00:26:59,752 Elliot, did Cathy drink when she was pregnant? 731 00:27:01,921 --> 00:27:04,791 Glass of wine every now and then. Why? 732 00:27:04,824 --> 00:27:06,258 I've been reading this FAS literature. 733 00:27:06,292 --> 00:27:08,194 Did you know that even one night's drinking 734 00:27:08,227 --> 00:27:09,862 can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? 735 00:27:09,896 --> 00:27:12,198 I didn't know that. 736 00:27:12,231 --> 00:27:13,365 Guess we just got lucky. 737 00:27:13,399 --> 00:27:15,367 Right, but knowing that now, if she got pregnant again, 738 00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:17,169 would you let her? 739 00:27:17,203 --> 00:27:20,339 If Cathy got pregnant again, I'd shoot myself. 740 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:23,876 Seriously, look, she gave me four healthy kids. 741 00:27:23,910 --> 00:27:26,813 I trust her to make her own decision. 742 00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:30,717 That's it. 743 00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:32,251 Thanks. 744 00:27:35,955 --> 00:27:38,357 DUNNE: I haven't seen Jenny in 20 years, 745 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:40,727 and now you're the second person this week 746 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,195 that's asking about her. 747 00:27:43,229 --> 00:27:44,731 Really? Who else was here? 748 00:27:44,764 --> 00:27:45,898 Uh, her husband. 749 00:27:45,932 --> 00:27:48,300 He wanted to surprise her for her birthday 750 00:27:48,334 --> 00:27:50,369 with some stories about her school days. 751 00:27:50,402 --> 00:27:52,271 Yeah. What'd you tell him? 752 00:27:52,304 --> 00:27:54,807 Ooh, just that she was a good student, 753 00:27:54,841 --> 00:27:56,208 very bright, and, uh... 754 00:27:56,242 --> 00:28:00,046 some nights she had a wild side. 755 00:28:00,079 --> 00:28:01,748 How would you define "wild side"? 756 00:28:01,781 --> 00:28:03,049 Oh, she was young, 757 00:28:03,082 --> 00:28:06,218 she liked to push the boundaries, and, uh... 758 00:28:06,252 --> 00:28:11,457 mm, sometimes she came to class drunk. 759 00:28:11,490 --> 00:28:13,960 School suspend her? 760 00:28:13,993 --> 00:28:15,995 Not exactly. 761 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:17,964 She-she took the semester off. 762 00:28:17,997 --> 00:28:21,033 You know, I really shouldn't be telling you this. 763 00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:24,403 Ms. Dunne... 764 00:28:24,436 --> 00:28:26,939 her husband's a liar. 765 00:28:26,973 --> 00:28:29,842 He's just trying to hurt her in court. 766 00:28:29,876 --> 00:28:32,711 I need to know everything that you told him. 767 00:28:36,816 --> 00:28:40,787 I-I didn't tell him why she left school. 768 00:28:40,820 --> 00:28:42,822 Please tell me. 769 00:28:43,990 --> 00:28:45,324 She was pregnant. 770 00:28:45,357 --> 00:28:48,160 I helped her to find a home 771 00:28:48,194 --> 00:28:49,996 for unwed mothers. 772 00:28:50,029 --> 00:28:52,164 She came to me because 773 00:28:52,198 --> 00:28:53,833 she had no one else to turn to. 774 00:28:53,866 --> 00:28:56,869 Her mother didn't care, and her father had disappeared. 775 00:28:56,903 --> 00:28:59,171 What happened to the baby? 776 00:28:59,205 --> 00:29:03,142 Oh, she gave it up for adoption. 777 00:29:03,175 --> 00:29:04,510 That was the end of it? 778 00:29:04,543 --> 00:29:06,245 About four years later, 779 00:29:06,278 --> 00:29:08,414 the adoption agency contacted me. 780 00:29:08,447 --> 00:29:12,284 They... Jenny had given them my name, and they said that, uh, 781 00:29:12,318 --> 00:29:16,355 they had lost touch with her, and they needed to find her. 782 00:29:16,388 --> 00:29:17,356 They say why? 783 00:29:17,389 --> 00:29:18,424 No. 784 00:29:18,457 --> 00:29:20,159 I told them where to contact her, 785 00:29:20,192 --> 00:29:22,361 and that was the last I heard. 786 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:26,365 Lily? 787 00:29:26,398 --> 00:29:28,300 There are some people here to see you. 788 00:29:28,334 --> 00:29:29,435 Hello, Lily. 789 00:29:29,468 --> 00:29:32,171 I'm Elliot, this is my friend, Olivia. 790 00:29:32,204 --> 00:29:33,405 Hi, Elliot, hi, Olivia. 791 00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:35,808 Do you want to play cards with us? 792 00:29:35,842 --> 00:29:38,811 Heck, yeah. Whatcha playing? 793 00:29:38,845 --> 00:29:40,847 Go Fish. 794 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,915 Ah, that's my game. Deal me in. 795 00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:47,253 My wife and I adopted Lily 796 00:29:47,286 --> 00:29:48,287 about 17 years ago. 797 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,489 And when did you notice that something was wrong? 798 00:29:50,522 --> 00:29:51,557 Oh, we started to notice 799 00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:52,491 when she was about three. 800 00:29:52,524 --> 00:29:54,326 She was having coordination problems, 801 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,328 and she seemed slower than kids her age. 802 00:29:56,362 --> 00:29:58,364 We thought it might help to find out 803 00:29:58,397 --> 00:29:59,899 her parents' medical history. 804 00:29:59,932 --> 00:30:01,600 So you contacted the birth mother? 805 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,203 The adoption agency's records were a mess, 806 00:30:04,236 --> 00:30:07,373 but we found out through a former teacher an address. 807 00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:12,011 We wrote, we phoned, but... nobody answered. 808 00:30:16,548 --> 00:30:18,350 You should have told us, Jennifer. 809 00:30:18,384 --> 00:30:19,952 I didn't think it mattered. 810 00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:21,287 I mean, I was just a kid. 811 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:22,989 Your daughter's adoptive parents 812 00:30:23,022 --> 00:30:24,123 tried to contact you. 813 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:25,391 Why didn't you respond? 814 00:30:25,424 --> 00:30:26,492 I'd given up my baby. 815 00:30:26,525 --> 00:30:29,128 I couldn't bear to go through all that pain again. 816 00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:30,529 So you just put her out of your mind. 817 00:30:30,562 --> 00:30:32,398 No! No, never. 818 00:30:32,431 --> 00:30:36,235 Not a day goes by that I don't think about her 819 00:30:36,268 --> 00:30:39,138 and pray that her family loves her. 820 00:30:39,171 --> 00:30:41,340 They do. 821 00:30:45,945 --> 00:30:47,079 You've seen her? 822 00:30:47,113 --> 00:30:48,447 BENSON: Yes, 823 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,416 and we think that you should, too. 824 00:30:50,449 --> 00:30:54,553 Her name is Lily, and she's a sweet, loving kid. 825 00:30:54,586 --> 00:30:57,456 She has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 826 00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:02,461 Oh, God. 827 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:10,269 What if this baby has it, too? 828 00:31:10,302 --> 00:31:12,038 Well, I called the FAS 829 00:31:12,071 --> 00:31:14,941 counselor, and she said in families where a child 830 00:31:14,974 --> 00:31:16,075 already has FAS, 831 00:31:16,108 --> 00:31:19,445 the chances of a sibling having it go up dramatically. 832 00:31:19,478 --> 00:31:22,014 Please don't tell anyone about this. 833 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:23,449 Don't tell anyone about Lily. 834 00:31:23,482 --> 00:31:26,152 I'm sorry, but we're officers of the law. 835 00:31:26,185 --> 00:31:31,223 We can't keep this information from the court. 836 00:31:31,257 --> 00:31:33,459 Initially, I felt the mother's rights 837 00:31:33,492 --> 00:31:35,995 in this case were being unfairly eroded, 838 00:31:36,028 --> 00:31:39,531 but the new information we have about Jennifer's first child 839 00:31:39,565 --> 00:31:43,102 and the significant extra risk this poses to the fetus 840 00:31:43,135 --> 00:31:44,670 has made me change my mind. 841 00:31:44,703 --> 00:31:47,639 Under Article Ten of the Family Court Act, 842 00:31:47,673 --> 00:31:51,477 I find the fetus is at risk of derivative neglect. 843 00:31:51,510 --> 00:31:57,016 Jennifer Fulton, you are to abstain from alcohol 844 00:31:57,049 --> 00:31:58,985 for the duration of your pregnancy, 845 00:31:59,018 --> 00:32:01,988 and you are to present yourself in the next 24 hours 846 00:32:02,021 --> 00:32:04,290 for counseling and out-patient treatment 847 00:32:04,323 --> 00:32:06,458 at an alcohol rehabilitation center. 848 00:32:06,492 --> 00:32:09,028 ( pounds gavel ) 849 00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:13,632 JENNIFER: It's late. What do you want? 850 00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:14,633 To tell you I'm sorry 851 00:32:14,666 --> 00:32:16,235 that things worked out like this. 852 00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:18,170 Oh, is that supposed to make me feel better? 853 00:32:18,204 --> 00:32:19,171 I doubt it will. 854 00:32:19,205 --> 00:32:20,172 I was trying to help you. 855 00:32:20,206 --> 00:32:22,174 What, you planning on running my restaurant 856 00:32:22,208 --> 00:32:23,109 while I'm in rehab? 857 00:32:23,142 --> 00:32:24,710 Jennifer, you're going to be an out-patient. 858 00:32:24,743 --> 00:32:26,045 You can work out a schedule. 859 00:32:26,078 --> 00:32:27,213 Oh, you always have 860 00:32:27,246 --> 00:32:29,181 all the answers, don't you, Olivia? 861 00:32:29,215 --> 00:32:30,482 Are you okay? 862 00:32:30,516 --> 00:32:33,119 Yeah. Couldn't be better. 863 00:32:33,152 --> 00:32:34,186 Jennifer, are you drinking? 864 00:32:34,220 --> 00:32:36,022 No, give it back! 865 00:32:36,055 --> 00:32:37,423 What is this, rum? 866 00:32:37,456 --> 00:32:40,059 Do you have any idea what you're doing to yourself? 867 00:32:40,092 --> 00:32:42,461 Yeah, and I have every right to do it! 868 00:32:42,494 --> 00:32:43,996 And what about your baby? 869 00:32:44,030 --> 00:32:46,632 You promised me that you'd stop, and I believed you. 870 00:32:46,665 --> 00:32:48,034 I went to bat for you. 871 00:32:48,067 --> 00:32:49,035 I didn't ask you to. 872 00:32:49,068 --> 00:32:50,236 Yes, you did. 873 00:32:50,269 --> 00:32:51,237 This is none of 874 00:32:51,270 --> 00:32:52,204 your damn business! It i my business. 875 00:32:52,238 --> 00:32:54,606 I'm a cop, and you're violating a court order. 876 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:55,574 Oh, get over yourself. 877 00:32:55,607 --> 00:32:57,676 I'd like to see you handle being pregnant! 878 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:59,311 Jennifer Fulton, you're under arrest 879 00:32:59,345 --> 00:33:00,512 for criminal contempt of court. 880 00:33:00,546 --> 00:33:01,780 No. Olivia, no, please! 881 00:33:01,813 --> 00:33:03,249 You have the right to remain silent. 882 00:33:03,282 --> 00:33:04,516 Anything you say can and will be held... 883 00:33:04,550 --> 00:33:06,318 No, please, don't do this to me, please! 884 00:33:10,689 --> 00:33:12,224 Congratulations. You've got your cops 885 00:33:12,258 --> 00:33:13,125 hauling pregnant women out 886 00:33:13,159 --> 00:33:14,760 of their homes in the middle of the night. 887 00:33:14,793 --> 00:33:17,096 Detective Benson showed a concern for Mrs. Fulton 888 00:33:17,129 --> 00:33:18,364 above and beyond the call of duty. 889 00:33:18,397 --> 00:33:19,531 JENNIFER: I am sitting here 890 00:33:19,565 --> 00:33:21,033 because of her concern for me? 891 00:33:21,067 --> 00:33:22,134 Look, we're not here to fight. 892 00:33:22,168 --> 00:33:24,236 I came to offer a deal. 893 00:33:24,270 --> 00:33:26,238 What kind of deal? 894 00:33:26,272 --> 00:33:27,539 If Jennifer pleads guilty, 895 00:33:27,573 --> 00:33:29,541 I'll ask for a suspended sentence pending 896 00:33:29,575 --> 00:33:31,310 the successful completion of her pregnancy 897 00:33:31,343 --> 00:33:32,744 in an alcohol treatment facility. 898 00:33:32,778 --> 00:33:33,745 SCARRY: In other words, 899 00:33:33,779 --> 00:33:35,081 she's not going to court, 900 00:33:35,114 --> 00:33:36,282 but you're going to lock her up anyway. 901 00:33:36,315 --> 00:33:38,050 It's a residential facility. 902 00:33:38,084 --> 00:33:39,218 It's not a prison. 903 00:33:39,251 --> 00:33:40,819 You're depriving her of her liberty. 904 00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:43,522 And sending a message to every troubled pregnant woman 905 00:33:43,555 --> 00:33:46,425 that she should avoid doctors, hospitals, health workers, 906 00:33:46,458 --> 00:33:47,759 and above all, the police, 907 00:33:47,793 --> 00:33:49,461 or she, too, might end up in jail. 908 00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:52,131 That's a ludicrous exaggeration. 909 00:33:52,164 --> 00:33:53,732 Not from where my client is sitting. 910 00:33:53,765 --> 00:33:55,067 Jennifer, we're trying to do 911 00:33:55,101 --> 00:33:56,268 what's best for you and your baby. 912 00:33:56,302 --> 00:33:57,603 You're going to have to trust us. 913 00:33:57,636 --> 00:34:00,172 I did trust you, Olivia. 914 00:34:00,206 --> 00:34:02,608 The best way out of this is to take the deal. 915 00:34:02,641 --> 00:34:03,609 No. 916 00:34:03,642 --> 00:34:07,213 I'm not taking any more advice from you or her. 917 00:34:07,246 --> 00:34:09,248 I want my day in court. 918 00:34:12,184 --> 00:34:14,553 SCARRY: Jennifer, 919 00:34:14,586 --> 00:34:16,222 how did you end up here in this court? 920 00:34:16,255 --> 00:34:18,257 Your Honor, what's the relevance? 921 00:34:18,290 --> 00:34:20,592 Get to where you're going, Ms. Scarry. 922 00:34:20,626 --> 00:34:22,194 I believe it all started 923 00:34:22,228 --> 00:34:25,131 because your husband attempted to rape you? 924 00:34:25,164 --> 00:34:26,232 Yes. 925 00:34:26,265 --> 00:34:29,135 And then he joined forces with an anti-abortion group 926 00:34:29,168 --> 00:34:30,269 and took you to court? 927 00:34:30,302 --> 00:34:33,339 They wanted to stop me from terminating my pregnancy. 928 00:34:33,372 --> 00:34:36,675 I realized I wanted a child, 929 00:34:36,708 --> 00:34:40,346 and that I was incredibly lucky to have the chance to have one. 930 00:34:40,379 --> 00:34:42,748 But after you agreed 931 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:46,252 to your husband's request not to terminate the pregnancy, 932 00:34:46,285 --> 00:34:48,254 he took you to court again, 933 00:34:48,287 --> 00:34:50,756 this time alleging you were an unfit mother. 934 00:34:50,789 --> 00:34:52,858 Yes. 935 00:34:52,891 --> 00:34:54,560 Because of my drinking. 936 00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:55,761 So, 937 00:34:55,794 --> 00:34:57,129 these last few weeks 938 00:34:57,163 --> 00:34:59,198 of your life include an attempted rape, 939 00:34:59,231 --> 00:35:02,201 multiple court appearances, and now you're on trial 940 00:35:02,234 --> 00:35:04,770 after having been arrested in your own home. 941 00:35:04,803 --> 00:35:06,738 Jennifer, if you had not been subjected 942 00:35:06,772 --> 00:35:09,508 to this level of harassment, would you need to drink? 943 00:35:09,541 --> 00:35:10,709 No. 944 00:35:10,742 --> 00:35:11,810 How do you know? 945 00:35:11,843 --> 00:35:13,145 NOVAK: Objection. 946 00:35:13,179 --> 00:35:14,446 Calls for speculation. 947 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,882 Answer the question, Mrs. Fulton. 948 00:35:19,218 --> 00:35:21,287 I drink when I'm under stress. 949 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:24,190 If my husband would leave me alone, 950 00:35:24,223 --> 00:35:26,392 I wouldn't need alcohol. 951 00:35:26,425 --> 00:35:30,796 And will do everything you can to ensure your child is healthy? 952 00:35:30,829 --> 00:35:33,332 Yes. I will. 953 00:35:38,937 --> 00:35:41,173 NOVAK: Jennifer, 954 00:35:41,207 --> 00:35:42,040 do you believe 955 00:35:42,073 --> 00:35:44,310 you can control your alcohol addiction? 956 00:35:44,343 --> 00:35:46,312 Yes, I do. 957 00:35:46,345 --> 00:35:48,314 You weren't able to go 24 hours 958 00:35:48,347 --> 00:35:50,316 without breaking the Family Court's ruling. 959 00:35:50,349 --> 00:35:51,450 I was under a lot 960 00:35:51,483 --> 00:35:52,451 of stress. 961 00:35:52,484 --> 00:35:53,452 You're pregnant. 962 00:35:53,485 --> 00:35:54,453 That stress isn't 963 00:35:54,486 --> 00:35:55,821 going to go away. 964 00:35:55,854 --> 00:35:57,356 Can you guarantee 965 00:35:57,389 --> 00:35:59,191 that you won't have another lapse? 966 00:35:59,225 --> 00:36:00,326 Yes. 967 00:36:00,359 --> 00:36:01,727 How? 968 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:02,761 Alcoholism is a disease. 969 00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:05,197 It's not something that can be switched on and off. 970 00:36:05,231 --> 00:36:06,198 JENNIFER: I know 971 00:36:06,232 --> 00:36:07,466 I can control it. 972 00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:08,700 How can you, Jennifer? 973 00:36:08,734 --> 00:36:10,802 Because I love my baby. 974 00:36:10,836 --> 00:36:13,905 I'm not going to hurt it. 975 00:36:13,939 --> 00:36:15,774 You say that, but you still drank. 976 00:36:15,807 --> 00:36:18,544 I'm telling you, I love my child. 977 00:36:18,577 --> 00:36:20,612 I do! 978 00:36:26,818 --> 00:36:28,787 SCARRY: The People's argument 979 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:30,356 makes perfect sense. 980 00:36:30,389 --> 00:36:32,658 If the mother has a drinking problem, 981 00:36:32,691 --> 00:36:34,360 why not give her treatment 982 00:36:34,393 --> 00:36:37,296 so her behavior doesn't harm her unborn child? 983 00:36:37,329 --> 00:36:39,865 Everything in me as a wife and a mother agrees 984 00:36:39,898 --> 00:36:43,469 with the urge to protect the fetus. 985 00:36:43,502 --> 00:36:48,407 Then why does this Family Court order make me so afraid? 986 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,542 Because if you follow the Court's line of thinking 987 00:36:50,576 --> 00:36:52,378 to its inevitable conclusion, 988 00:36:52,411 --> 00:36:55,247 then every pregnant woman could be monitored 989 00:36:55,281 --> 00:36:56,214 by the State. 990 00:36:56,248 --> 00:36:59,585 Today, it's alcohol, but what's next, driving? 991 00:36:59,618 --> 00:37:01,520 She could get into an accident. 992 00:37:01,553 --> 00:37:04,356 Prescription meds-- all those side effects. 993 00:37:04,390 --> 00:37:06,358 Dieting-- the baby might suffer. 994 00:37:06,392 --> 00:37:08,627 In fact, why not prohibit every activity 995 00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:10,296 which could harm the fetus? 996 00:37:10,329 --> 00:37:12,298 If you give the fetus rights 997 00:37:12,331 --> 00:37:15,267 to the extent the Family Court demands, 998 00:37:15,301 --> 00:37:16,968 then all you women here must be prepared 999 00:37:17,002 --> 00:37:18,337 to lose your own rights. 1000 00:37:18,370 --> 00:37:19,471 And where will it end? 1001 00:37:19,505 --> 00:37:23,975 With you as nothing more than child-bearing receptacles 1002 00:37:24,009 --> 00:37:26,278 with no right to privacy 1003 00:37:26,312 --> 00:37:29,381 and no right to control your own bodies. 1004 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:35,554 Jennifer Fulton is here 1005 00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:38,657 because she ignored a court order not to drink. 1006 00:37:38,690 --> 00:37:40,992 Now, she's promised not to drink again 1007 00:37:41,026 --> 00:37:43,329 and to attend an out-patient facility. 1008 00:37:43,362 --> 00:37:45,731 But she's broken these promises before. 1009 00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:49,368 So, how can she guarantee that she won't break them again? 1010 00:37:49,401 --> 00:37:51,437 She can't. 1011 00:37:51,470 --> 00:37:55,441 Now, you've been asked to consider the mother's rights, 1012 00:37:55,474 --> 00:37:58,577 but don't forget about the rights of the child, 1013 00:37:58,610 --> 00:38:00,946 the child Jennifer wants to have. 1014 00:38:00,979 --> 00:38:04,750 Doesn't that child have the right to be born healthy? 1015 00:38:04,783 --> 00:38:07,319 Or must it suffer its entire life 1016 00:38:07,353 --> 00:38:09,755 just to uphold the mother's right to do 1017 00:38:09,788 --> 00:38:11,957 whatever she wants with her body? 1018 00:38:11,990 --> 00:38:13,959 Now, you know 1019 00:38:13,992 --> 00:38:16,462 Jennifer can't help herself, so I'm asking you to help her 1020 00:38:16,495 --> 00:38:18,497 by finding her guilty. 1021 00:38:18,530 --> 00:38:20,366 Yes, she will be locked up, 1022 00:38:20,399 --> 00:38:22,368 but she will also be given, at State expense, 1023 00:38:22,401 --> 00:38:24,370 the treatment that she needs 1024 00:38:24,403 --> 00:38:27,773 to ensure the safe delivery of her baby. 1025 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:31,377 Well, isn't that what everyone here wants? 1026 00:38:43,655 --> 00:38:45,757 Ladies and gentlemen 1027 00:38:45,791 --> 00:38:47,993 of the jury, have you reached a verdict? 1028 00:38:48,026 --> 00:38:49,361 We have, Your Honor. 1029 00:38:49,395 --> 00:38:50,596 On the charge of criminal contempt 1030 00:38:50,629 --> 00:38:52,364 of court, how do you find? 1031 00:38:52,398 --> 00:38:53,565 We find 1032 00:38:53,599 --> 00:38:55,367 the defendant not guilty. 1033 00:38:55,401 --> 00:38:57,436 ( murmuring ) 1034 00:38:58,437 --> 00:39:00,872 ( bangs gavel ) 1035 00:39:00,906 --> 00:39:03,609 JUDGE SELIGMAN: Mrs. Fulton, 1036 00:39:03,642 --> 00:39:05,010 I'm sure you understand 1037 00:39:05,043 --> 00:39:07,446 the Family Court ruling still applies. 1038 00:39:07,479 --> 00:39:10,582 You will present yourself for treatment tomorrow morning, 1039 00:39:10,616 --> 00:39:12,951 or you will find yourself in court again. 1040 00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:14,453 This court is adjourned. 1041 00:39:14,486 --> 00:39:16,855 ( bangs gavel ) 1042 00:39:39,445 --> 00:39:41,513 Whatcha doing? 1043 00:39:43,815 --> 00:39:46,051 I came to see my daughter. 1044 00:39:48,687 --> 00:39:50,456 How did you know I was here? 1045 00:39:50,489 --> 00:39:51,356 Lily's dad called me. 1046 00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:53,559 He said that a woman was outside his house 1047 00:39:53,592 --> 00:39:55,561 for hours, watching. 1048 00:39:55,594 --> 00:39:58,497 I knew it was you. 1049 00:39:59,531 --> 00:40:01,500 They didn't find me guilty in court 1050 00:40:01,533 --> 00:40:03,502 'cause they didn't want to lock me up. 1051 00:40:06,972 --> 00:40:09,407 But I am guilty. 1052 00:40:13,011 --> 00:40:16,081 What if I've damaged this baby, too? 1053 00:40:17,215 --> 00:40:19,485 What if she's like Lily? 1054 00:40:19,518 --> 00:40:21,987 Why don't you talk to Lily? 1055 00:40:23,622 --> 00:40:25,591 I can't. 1056 00:40:25,624 --> 00:40:27,826 That's why you came, isn't it? 1057 00:40:29,828 --> 00:40:33,164 Jennifer, it's okay. 1058 00:40:33,198 --> 00:40:36,067 I told them who you are. 1059 00:40:36,101 --> 00:40:38,570 And they said to come over. 1060 00:40:44,142 --> 00:40:46,612 Talk 1061 00:40:46,645 --> 00:40:49,047 to Lily. 1062 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,717 Come on. 1063 00:41:05,664 --> 00:41:07,899 I'll wait for you. 1064 00:41:56,648 --> 00:42:00,619 Captioning sponsored by UNIVERSAL NETWORK TELEVISION 1065 00:42:00,652 --> 00:42:04,623 and NBC 1066 00:42:04,656 --> 00:42:08,760 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 1067 00:42:19,871 --> 00:42:22,540 ( wolf howling )