1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,040 NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,600 sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous, 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:07,720 In New York City, 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,640 the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,040 are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit, 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:15,960 These are their stories, 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:23,120 Detective Stabler, you stated under oath that you tested everyone 8 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,960 who had any personal contact with Leslie Bello. 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,760 Is that correct? Yes. 10 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,200 Did you test Mr. Hernandez, her teacher? 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,720 No. No? 12 00:00:35,480 --> 00:00:38,120 Did you test her bus driver, Mr. Campbell? 13 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,480 No. 14 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,760 Well, did you test the plumber who fixed the bathroom drain 15 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,800 when Leslie was home sick from school? No. 16 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:47,160 So, in fact, 17 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,120 everyone who could've been alone with Leslie was not tested. 18 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,440 Leslie did not identify the plumber as her rapist. 19 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,520 And 8-year-olds, they never Iie. Objection. 20 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,960 Withdrawn. No further questions. 21 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,640 Redirect, Your Honor. 22 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,720 Detective Stabler, 23 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,600 whom did Leslie Bello identify as her rapist? 24 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,840 Her grandfather, Frederick Bello. 25 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:17,960 Thank you. 26 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,120 Was it scary? 27 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,200 Piece of cake. AII you gotta do is tell the truth. 28 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,840 Will you come with me? 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,800 Well, you know, I can't, but I'II wait right here until you finish. 30 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,280 Leslie Bello? 31 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,640 Is he in there? 32 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,840 Yeah, but he can't hurt you anymore. 33 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,040 Just Iook at the person who's talking to you 34 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,960 and answer their questions, okay? 35 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,560 Morning, EIIiot. 36 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:25,000 Hey, how'd it go? 37 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,920 They Iet him walk. You're kidding me. 38 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,360 Grandfather rapes his granddaughter, no big deal, 39 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,200 even though he was the only one in the house with gonorrhea. 40 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,880 Who the hell do they think gave it to her? 41 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,280 Juries screw up. 42 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,680 Whole system's screwed up. It's a Ioad of crap. 43 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,320 MAN: It's a rape-homicide, 44 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,280 Victim's Jennifer Walton, 25. 45 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,600 The body was discovered by her friend this morning. 46 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,440 The Iandlady Iet her in. 47 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,520 Any signs of forced entry? No, but take a Iook. 48 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,920 Did some damage. That's only the beginning. 49 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,080 (PEOPLE CHATTERING) 50 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:10,880 How did it end? 51 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,280 Found her tucked into bed, 52 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,040 hands bound behind her back with pantyhose, 53 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,640 face pummeled, throat slit and raped. 54 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:19,760 Any fluids? 55 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,320 Too much blood to tell, but there is perineal bruising. 56 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,360 We'II test the sheets for semen. FIN: Look at this. 57 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,160 A romantic psycho. 58 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,720 And I thought my day couldn't get any worse. 59 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,360 MUNCH: How do you spell that? EDNA: D-U-M-A-S. 60 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,200 How well did you know Jennifer? We're both dog Iovers. 61 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,400 We'd exchange stories sometimes at the dog run. 62 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,200 Did she ever mention a boyfriend? 63 00:04:37,280 --> 00:04:38,880 Last month she said 64 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,720 she was going away for a weekend with someone named David. 65 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,760 She asked me to take care of her Iittle puppy, Max. 66 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,040 I bet he wants his breakfast. Did you ever meet this David? 67 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:51,800 Well, not formally, 68 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:56,360 but I saw him sometimes standing outside her door 69 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,840 right there. What's he Iook Iike? 70 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,440 Tall, graying hair. 71 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,520 He brought her flowers, so I figured it was him. 72 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:05,840 What kind of flowers? 73 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,000 Begonias and daisies, roses. 74 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:11,880 He stop by Iast night? 75 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,000 I think they were fighting. About what? 76 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:17,400 He was yelling so Ioud. 77 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,200 Something about she was trying to ruin his Iife. 78 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,200 I should've checked up on her. 79 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:26,160 (DOG WHINING) 80 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,120 STABLER: What store? Wheaton's Department Store. 81 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:30,760 We planned to meet for drinks. 82 00:05:30,840 --> 00:05:32,840 When? Around 9:00. 83 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,360 8:30 she called my cell, 84 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,480 said a friend stopped by from work and she'd be Iate. 85 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:37,640 She mention a name? 86 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,640 No, but I heard a man's voice in the background. 87 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,520 What'd it sound Iike? 88 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,480 Did he have an accent? Did he sound angry? 89 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,960 I don't know. What about Jennifer? 90 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,440 Was she upset, nervous? 91 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:54,320 I'm not sure. 92 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,880 Is there anything you're sure about? We only talked for a moment. 93 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,080 EIIiot. 94 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,000 We'II be in touch. 95 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,280 Looks Iike she was entertaining. 96 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,520 One glass with Iipstick. Our perp a teetotaler? 97 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:09,600 Neat freak. 98 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,720 Found the other glass in the kitchen on the drying rack 99 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,440 along with a carving knife, both washed totally clean. 100 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,360 So much for evidence. Well, we've got blood. 101 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,640 Probably Ianded the first blow here. 102 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,360 Then he dragged her from the couch into the bedroom. 103 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,880 STABLER: Surprised he didn't shampoo the rug. 104 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,120 Victim's clothes folded nice and neat. 105 00:06:30,840 --> 00:06:34,760 Buttons are all gone. After he ripped them from her body. 106 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,000 Bag them all. 107 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,200 There's no sign of a struggle here. 108 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,840 The blow must've stunned her, maybe even knocked her out. 109 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:45,960 So, he Iays her on the bed, and he ties her up. 110 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,000 He beats her and he rapes her. 111 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,160 I'd say you're Iooking for a Iefty. 112 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,200 He drew the blade across her throat, slicing the Ieft carotid, 113 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:54,800 sending the spray against the wall. 114 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,200 Kitchen knife Iooks good for the weapon. 115 00:06:57,280 --> 00:07:00,760 When he's finished with her, heads for the bathroom. 116 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,560 Hey. Hey. Found traces of blood in the sink 117 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,640 and also around the shower drain. 118 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,160 Okay. 119 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,760 So, he showers. He gets dressed. 120 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,480 He washes the wine glass and the knife, 121 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:16,600 strolls out the front door, takes his dirty towels with him. 122 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,960 You got it all figured out. At Ieast I'm trying. 123 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,840 Check the drain traps. Hear that? Get the tub and the sink. 124 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,000 You're thinking crime of passion? 125 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,720 Really did a number on her. Hell of a Iot of rage. 126 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,600 But he wasn't out of control. 127 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,240 Still had the presence of mind to clean up after himself. 128 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,320 Maybe that's because the violence is actually soothing to him. 129 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,240 You see, the initial outburst triggers a flood of serotonin to his brain, 130 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:41,840 which calms him while he acts out his anger. 131 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,400 The more he maims, the better he feels. 132 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,280 Exactly, and then once his rage dissipates, 133 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,600 he's gentle, he's Ioving. He tucks her into bed. 134 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,000 He folds her clothes, puts a flower on her pillow. 135 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:51,920 So, what are we Iooking for? 136 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:53,360 Well, he wooed her before he killed her. 137 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,840 He's intelligent, articulate, maybe even charming. 138 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,920 Any Ieads on the boyfriend? 139 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:06,280 EIIiot and I are heading to Wheaton's to follow up on her visitor from work. 140 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,080 Munch, Fin, stick with forensics. 141 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,640 As meticulous as this guy was, 142 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,880 Iet's hope he Ieft something behind in all that carnage. 143 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,400 Multiple facial and mandibular fractures. 144 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,480 Knocked out four front teeth, two embedded in the soft palate. 145 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:20,840 Any idea what he beat her with? 146 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,800 His fists, by the bruise patterns. 147 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,680 He could have cut himself on a broken tooth. 148 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,160 I'II canvas the ERs for hand injuries. Anything else? 149 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,560 Traces of spermicide, most Iikely from a condom, but no semen, 150 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,120 and something odd. 151 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,560 Two circular incisions on her chest where the dermis was excised. 152 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,600 What's his game? I don't know, 153 00:08:38,680 --> 00:08:42,280 but the hell this woman went through, death was a blessing. 154 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,720 DARCY: You gotta find whoever did this, 155 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,080 We're Iooking for someone who might be able to help. 156 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,680 A guy by the name of David. You mean David Stedman? 157 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,080 He work here? He's the manager in Women's Shoes. 158 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:57,880 Were he and Jenny involved? 159 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,280 He's a married man. Not that it ever stopped him. 160 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,120 Stopped him from what? Chasing women. 161 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,720 He's shameless. Even after Tammy filed that harassment suit. 162 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,400 Who's Tammy? She worked in Cosmetics. 163 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,320 She told him she had a boyfriend, but he wouldn't back off. 164 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,040 She finally had to transfer to the Brooklyn store. 165 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,160 Is that when David turned his attentions to Jenny? 166 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:19,280 Yeah. 167 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:23,080 He started coming around on breaks, asking her to Iunch. 168 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,640 I warned her, 169 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:30,200 but she insisted they were just friends. But you didn't believe that? 170 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,760 It's impossible for David to be "just friends" with a woman. 171 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,200 Is he working today? 172 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,240 Up the escalator and on your right. 173 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,600 Look what this shoe does for the Iine of your Ieg. 174 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,480 Very sexy. I don't know. They're awfully expensive. 175 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,760 But you're worth it. 176 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:51,720 David Stedman? Be right with you. 177 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,760 We'd Iike to talk to you now. I'm with a customer. 178 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,080 She'II understand. I think you better talk to them. 179 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,920 What happened to your hand? I broke a knuckle. 180 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,000 How? 181 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,480 Banged it against a door. 182 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,160 She really must have pissed you off. 183 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,400 Who? Jennifer Walton. 184 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,800 Neighbor saw you go into the apartment, heard you two arguing. 185 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,000 You get off on beating up women? Make you feel good? 186 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:25,000 I never touched her. BENSON: Well, we saw the hole in the door. 187 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:29,040 Is that what this is about? 'Cause I'II pay for the damned door, okay? 188 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,440 What set you off there, shoe boy? 189 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,680 She was gonna file a complaint with my boss. 190 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:36,920 She said I was harassing her. 191 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,400 That's a bad habit of yours, harassing the Iadies, isn't it? 192 00:10:40,560 --> 00:10:42,600 I only asked her to dinner. 193 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:45,600 You murdered her. 194 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:48,760 What? 195 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:51,480 She's dead? 196 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,000 No more dancing. EIIiot. 197 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,200 You tried to get into her pants, and she wouldn't go for it, 198 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:57,520 so you smacked her. No. 199 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,640 No? Then, tell me what happened, huh? EIIiot. 200 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:00,800 Huh? Just tell me what happened. 201 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,120 She Iaughed at you, 'cause you couldn't get it up? 202 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:03,160 No! EIIiot, knock it off. 203 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:04,160 She made fun of your manhood, 204 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,760 and then you decided to teach her a Iesson, so you pounded it into her, 205 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:08,760 and then you raped her and you sliced her throat. 206 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:09,800 No, I punched her door. EIIiot. 207 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,520 You raped her. You sliced her throat. She threw me out, I swear. 208 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,000 What time? Yeah. 209 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,800 7:00. No, witness puts you there at 8:30. 210 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,240 No. 211 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,880 No. I was at the hospital by 8:00. 212 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,280 You don't believe me, call the ER at Mercy General. 213 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,280 What are you doing? You itching for a Iawsuit? 214 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,680 Just cutting through the crap. He's calling his Iawyer. 215 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,280 Well, God bless the Iawyers. EIIiot, hey, it's my ass, too. 216 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,400 Don't worry about it. I'II make sure it's covered. 217 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:51,080 David Stedman, signed in 7:47 p.m., discharged 1 2:52 a.m. 218 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,160 What took so Iong? It's a busy night. 219 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,640 And he would've gotten in sooner if he hadn't kept hitting on me. 220 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:56,800 I saw his wedding ring. 221 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,080 Every time he made a move, I dropped him to the bottom of the Iist. 222 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:00,600 Great. 223 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:02,760 Thank you. 224 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,760 So, we start over. 225 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,560 Face pummeled, 5-inch Iac to the throat. How deep? 226 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,560 Carotid partially severed. BP thready. 70 palp. Ran four units of saline. 227 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,240 WOMAN: Take her to 3. 228 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:17,840 We're on it. What? 229 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:19,440 That was Munch calling from the crime scene. 230 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,000 I think we just met victim number two. 231 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,800 (WOMAN CHATTERING OVER PA SYSTEM) 232 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:35,360 Celia Mitchum, second victim, 25, teacher's aide at Thornton EIementary. 233 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,360 Landlord found her tucked into bed, 234 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,000 hands tied, face beaten, throat cut. 235 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,320 After which the perp took a shower, did the dishes 236 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,640 and Ieft a white rose on her pillow. Just Iike the other one. 237 00:12:45,680 --> 00:12:46,840 Have you seen this MO before? 238 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,840 Not around here. We're checking with VICAP. 239 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:52,200 He's got his act down. He's too organized to be a first-timer. 240 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,000 And he knows what he Iikes, blonde, blue eyes, petite, 241 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,480 both worked with children. Mother fixation? 242 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,120 I'd say more Iike a romantic ideal. 243 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,360 He shared a bottle of wine with Jennifer. He Iit a candle. 244 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:02,600 What about Celia? 245 00:13:02,680 --> 00:13:04,840 Having coffee, munching on some chocolates. 246 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,080 Don't forget the roses. White roses. 247 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,160 The symbol of innocence and purity. 248 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,680 Unfortunately, no woman fulfills his fantasy. 249 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,520 So, his frustration just keeps escalating until he can't contain himself. 250 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:16,680 What else? 251 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,440 He tailors his approach. Wine for Jennifer, chocolates for Celia. 252 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,080 This means that he studied them. He possibly knew them. 253 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,840 He's white, educated, probably middle-management. 254 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,440 Why didn't you pick up on this before? 255 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,160 'Cause the pattern didn't emerge until the second victim. 256 00:13:32,680 --> 00:13:33,800 How Iong's he been doing it? 257 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,400 Long enough to perfect a pretty sophisticated MO. 258 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,040 Five, maybe 10 years. 259 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,520 You'II have to go a hell of a Iot farther back than that. 260 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:43,800 HAWKINS: EIIiot. 261 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,320 John. What do you need? A few minutes with your boss. 262 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:48,960 Detective Hawkins? Captain Cragen. 263 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,120 Come on in. EIIiot, join us. 264 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:53,960 Who the hell is that? 265 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,320 Wyatt Earp. 266 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,120 Shut the door. 267 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,160 You two know each other? I took his class at the Academy. 268 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,080 AIways had him figured for Homicide. I guess he had other ideas. 269 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:10,280 What's this about? 270 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,680 Detective Hawkins has some information he thinks bears on your serial killer. 271 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:14,760 Okay. 272 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,600 You remember the SoHo Strangler? 273 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,440 Roger Berry, early '80s. 274 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,480 Beat and raped his victims, and then he strangled them. 275 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,920 You put him away. He's out. 276 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,840 Paroled six months ago. 277 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,320 Well, our guy doesn't squeeze their throats. He cuts them. 278 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:29,640 Tucks them into bed? Yeah. 279 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,200 Leaves a white rose on their pillow? Okay, maybe we got a copycat. 280 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,240 I wouldn't count on it. 281 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,200 We never released that Iittle detail about the rose 282 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,800 or the fact that he tied his victims' wrists with a Navy slipknot. 283 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,880 Berry was a biter. Still is. 284 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:41,640 Only now he cuts the bite marks off their chests, 285 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,760 so you can't match them to his dental records. 286 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:45,680 Roger's had a few years to sweat the details. 287 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,120 Okay, well, thanks a Iot. We'II check it out. 288 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:49,920 You can ride with me. 289 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:55,440 Brass called this morning. 290 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,760 Detective Hawkins has a Iot of experience with Berry. 291 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,040 He's been temporarily reassigned here. 292 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:04,680 Oh, so, now I need a babysitter? It's no reflection on you. 293 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,040 This isn't right, Captain. It's how it is. 294 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:09,120 Yeah. 295 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,320 His name's Roger Berry. I miss one damn parole hearing, 296 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,040 and the morons Iet him walk on good behavior. 297 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,560 I see you've met everybody. Hawk's a real take-charge kind of guy. 298 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,480 What makes you think it's Berry? Fits his signature. 299 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,080 I read up on the first victim. What've you got on the second? 300 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,520 Scene wiped clean, except for a contact Iens on the bathroom floor. 301 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:32,160 Victim's med records says she's 20/20. Roger's got Iousy eyesight. 302 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,160 Where exactly do we find this Roger? 303 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,880 His PO's got him working at a flower shop on 32nd. 304 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,080 They sell white roses? Check it out. 305 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,760 BENSON: Benson. Yeah. We'II take Roger's apartment. 306 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,720 Okay. That was the Iab with forensics. So, go. 307 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,920 EIIiot and I can take care of ourselves, can't we? 308 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,280 Coffee cups, chocolates, roses, silverware. 309 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,320 Wasn't able to get anything. Same nothing as the first crime scene. 310 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,840 He did use the same Navy slipknot on both victims. 311 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,040 What about the contact Iens? Contact Iens. 312 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,040 Whoever Iost it is Iucky he didn't walk into any walls. 313 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,800 We calibrated the prescription at 20/150. 314 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:06,960 Any DNA on it? 315 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,520 No, but we found hair samples in the drain traps from both apartments. 316 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,600 They didn't belong to either victim, but they matched each other. 317 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:14,720 The killer. 318 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,600 Good news is the barb was still attached to one of them. 319 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:17,600 If there's enough DNA, 320 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:19,400 we can run it against the sample they took from Roger Berry 321 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,720 when he was paroled. Now all we have to do is find him. 322 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:23,720 See you. 323 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,160 Your partner always so friendly? 324 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,280 Well, she just doesn't Iike you. 325 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,400 Wail till she gets to know me. 326 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:34,760 Here we go. 327 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,880 Hey, Roger, it's your old buddy, Hawk. Open up. 328 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,120 Roger. Probably out walking his dog. 329 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,840 You got a warrant? Don't need one. PO's prerogative. 330 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,360 Well, I don't see a parole officer, 331 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,800 unless that drunk we stepped over has got a badge. 332 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,280 He'II be here. 333 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,640 You sure this is Roger's apartment? Oh, yeah. 334 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,120 Yeah, well, our shrink said our guy's middle-management. 335 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:02,640 Oh, he did, did he? Oh, he did, 336 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,520 and he also said that he's meticulous. Meticulous? 337 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,160 Check the bed. Hospital corners. 338 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:14,160 "Happy birthday. Love, Mom." We got a pair of running shoes. 339 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,560 You think she knew we were coming? 340 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,120 Well, well, Iookie here. 341 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,360 Guess he didn't have time to put them in his scrapbook. 342 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,760 Jennifer Walton and Celia Mitchum. 343 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:30,680 You're Iate. Hey, cross-town traffic's a bitch. 344 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,000 Detective Stabler, Eddie Tobias, Roger's PO. 345 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,280 How you doing? Where's our boy? 346 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:37,280 You were supposed to be keeping track of him. 347 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:39,880 He wasn't at work today. Home was the next best bet. 348 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,520 When he's in trouble, he usually runs to Mama. 349 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,800 She still in that shotgun house out in Queens? 350 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,200 Couldn't pry her out with a crowbar. 351 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,840 The neighbors tried to when they found out what her Iittle boy did. 352 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,800 Thanks, Eddie. CIose the door on your way out. 353 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,320 (CAR DOOR CLOSING) 354 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:55,800 You. 355 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,480 That's right, Mrs. Berry. It's me. 356 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:00,600 I got nothing to say. 357 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,720 Your boy's at it again. He raped and killed two more women. 358 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,640 You're trespassing. Where is he? 359 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:10,120 I'm not gonna Iet you railroad him Iike you did before. 360 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,400 Roger confessed. 361 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,120 You tricked him. He didn't know what he was doing. 362 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:15,600 He knew exactly what he was doing. 363 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,240 You stole 18 years of his Iife. 364 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:20,200 (COUGHING) 365 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,480 Ma'am, he surrenders himself, he gets a fair shake. 366 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,440 I give you my word. You're all Iiars! 367 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:33,240 I find out you're hiding him again, I'II run you in for accessory after the fact. 368 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,520 You don't scare me. 369 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,360 It's gonna be a Iot easier if you give him up now. 370 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,000 Roger keeps running, he's Iiable to get hurt. 371 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,400 Go to hell! 372 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,160 You trying to kill her? No. She's tougher than she Iooks. 373 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,760 Last time, she hid Roger in her basement for three weeks, 374 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,680 meanwhile two more women wound up dead. 375 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,800 Sure as hell ain't gonna help us now. You think she would? 376 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,320 Sometimes finesse goes a Iong way. Finesse is for fairies. 377 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,880 Look, I don't care how many strings you pulled to get here, 378 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,680 but you're working my case. 379 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:06,160 My case. 380 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,640 So, from now on, we do it my way, you got that? 381 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,200 You hungry? What? 382 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,920 Roger used to eat at this restaurant every day about the same time. 383 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,000 Thought we'd grab a bite. 384 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:19,400 You hear me? Yeah. 385 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,640 But if I don't get something in my gut before Iong, I'm gonna pass out. 386 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,000 You drive. 387 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:26,760 (CAR DOOR CLOSING) 388 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,280 Oh, yeah. Roger. 389 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,600 He started coming in a few months back. 390 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,240 Orders the same dinner. Cheeseburger and a root beer. 391 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,320 Takes it to his favorite table. 392 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,320 STABLER: Yeah, he's got a standing reservation? 393 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,800 Well, you know, he's a Iittle off. 394 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,840 It's gotta be that table or nothing. He'II wait an hour for people to Ieave. 395 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,760 So, I put a Iittle sign up, save him the trouble. 396 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,680 How are the cheeseburgers, still the same? Big and greasy. 397 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,160 HAWKINS: I'II take two. One for me and one for my partner. 398 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,120 My treat. To drink? 399 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,280 Double bourbon. Neat. 400 00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:01,480 Beer. A bottle of domestic. 401 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,960 We'II have our burgers, nail our perp and be home for the 11:00 news. 402 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:08,040 You're awfully cocky for someone who's been striking out all day. 403 00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:10,440 Well, Roger's a creature of habit. He'II be here. 404 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,040 Whatever you say. 405 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,520 You wanna talk about that bug up your ass or just Iet it fester? 406 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,760 I just don't Iike grandstanders. 407 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,720 I thought you were gonna say grandfathers. 408 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,080 That was a tough one to Iose. 409 00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:32,520 That jury sent him home to rape that kid all over again. 410 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,080 You make your case? I had him nailed. 411 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,360 Then you did your job. 412 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,800 Well, that's not good enough anymore. Well, it has to be, 413 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:42,920 because that's all there is. 414 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,400 I told that Iittle girl everything was gonna be okay. 415 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,560 And I told the parents of Roger's victims he'd rot in prison. 416 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,200 Well, at Ieast you put him away for 18. 417 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,600 Yeah, well, at Ieast you gave that Iittle girl a few days' peace. 418 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,840 We never win this war, EIIiot. 419 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,080 (SIGHING) Just so tired of Iosing. 420 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,720 Then what're you gonna do? 421 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:08,880 Huh? 422 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:10,120 Quit? 423 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:14,880 I don't know. 424 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:21,560 AII that's required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. 425 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,080 Here's to a few good men. 426 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,600 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 427 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,120 Stabler. Yeah, John. 428 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:37,240 STABLER: Really? 429 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,960 Well, we'II Iet you know if he shows up here. 430 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:42,640 Wasn't a total bust at the flower shop. 431 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,960 The owner told Munch that Roger made deliveries 432 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,880 to Jennifer Walton's apartment building a week before she was murdered. 433 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,040 That's the way he accessed his victims Iast time around. 434 00:21:50,120 --> 00:21:53,760 He also said that Roger got fired for threatening a customer. 435 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:55,720 Our boy's Iate. 436 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,120 Sometimes he gets caught up watching the boats. 437 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,200 Yeah, where? Pier 41. 438 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,280 Damn. 439 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,560 Hey, who's gonna pay for this? 440 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:31,560 Roger? 441 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,920 It's me, Hawk. 442 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:38,080 Turn around real slow, and we'II handle this Iike men, all right? 443 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,400 Stay away from me. Can't do that, Roger. 444 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:45,040 I won't go back there. That's not an option, Roger. 445 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:48,840 No. Roger. 446 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:50,960 I won't. 447 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:52,840 No. 448 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:55,920 (GRUNTING) 449 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,680 Come on, Roger. No, I won't go back! 450 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,240 Get up. No! 451 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,400 Damn it, Roger. 452 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:04,920 (GRUNTING) 453 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,280 Hold still. 454 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:07,640 (ROGER GASPING) 455 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,040 Your collar. 456 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:11,680 Roger Berry, 457 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,720 you're under arrest for the murders of Jennifer Walton and Celia Mitchum. 458 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,680 No. You have the right to remain silent. 459 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:18,720 No. 460 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,480 If you give up that right, anything you say can... 461 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:27,080 We almost Iost you, there, Roger. I don't want to talk to you. 462 00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:28,240 I don't really want to talk to you, either, 463 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:30,160 but we've got some Ioose ends we gotta tie up. 464 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,560 Where were you night before Iast? 465 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,560 It was my birthday. I was with my mother. AII night? 466 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,960 After we ate cake, I went home. What time? 467 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:41,720 Lights out by 10:00. 468 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,400 You stop by Celia Mitchum's on the way home? 469 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:45,480 Who's that? 470 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,400 That's that nice Iady you brought flowers to day before yesterday. 471 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,360 I bring flowers to Iots of nice Iadies. 472 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,000 Yeah, but this one you killed, Roger. 473 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:54,400 No. 474 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,200 (CLEARS THROAT) What about Jennifer Walton? I didn't kill anybody. 475 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:02,000 Then why'd you cut their stories out of the paper? See here? 476 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,040 My mom gave me those. 477 00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:07,080 She said, "Be careful." You was gonna try to put me back in jail. 478 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:09,360 Roger, you're not going back if you didn't do it. 479 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,480 You Iie just Iike he Iied. Here we go. 480 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,040 You said if I signed that paper, I could go home. 481 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,720 We don't send murderers home, we send them to prison. 482 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,160 Now, admit it, Roger, you took those girls flowers. 483 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:21,760 No. You pretended to be their friend... 484 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,520 No. No. ...and then you raped them and killed them. 485 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:24,680 No! 486 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:29,680 (SOBBING) 487 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,360 I want my mom. 488 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,800 Your mama can't help you now, boy. Hawk. 489 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,240 You're going back to jail, and this time I'm gonna see to it 490 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,640 they strap you down and put a needle in your arm. 491 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:39,680 No. 492 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,080 I saved your sorry ass so you can die my way. 493 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,280 My way! Hawk. 494 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:47,200 Hawk. 495 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,520 STABLER: Stay here. 496 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,440 I want my mom. 497 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:02,120 Cut him Ioose? 498 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,400 BENSON: The DNA's not back. We've got nothing to hold him on. 499 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:08,080 It's Roger's signature. It's the killer's signature. 500 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:09,680 Meaning what? 501 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,840 The guy's borderline retarded. You think he's capable? 502 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,400 Roger's smarter than you think he is. 503 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:16,840 You give me some time alone with him, 504 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,440 and I'II have him singing a different tune by Iunch. 505 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,080 Nobody's talking to Roger alone. 506 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,320 His mother reached out to Legal Aid. He's Iawyered up. 507 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,520 And with no DNA, we've got no grounds for arrest. 508 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,880 Well, while you all sit around with your thumb up your ass, 509 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,800 I'II take Roger's mug out to recanvas. You remember, police work. 510 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,560 It's hard to make a case for a copycat 511 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:38,520 when the signature wasn't released to the press. 512 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,680 There is another explanation. 513 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,160 Roger Berry's not the SoHo Strangler. 514 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:51,280 Hit the archives, take a fresh Iook at the old strangler files. 515 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,160 If this strangler's been out there all this time, he must have Ieft a scent. 516 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,920 Hawk would never admit that he's wrong, especially if he hears it from a woman. 517 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,160 He's old-school. He's a drunk. 518 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:01,760 I talked to a cop at Manhattan South. 519 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:03,000 They said that nobody will ride with him. 520 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,240 Well, maybe they don't have the guts. 521 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:05,840 Well, maybe they just want to stay alive. 522 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,000 Maybe they should shut up and do their... 523 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,440 I'm just telling you to watch your back. 524 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,000 Sorry, Detectives, the files already been checked out. 525 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:13,600 Under what name? 526 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,000 Detective John Hawkins, Manhattan South Homicide. 527 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:21,200 Son of a bitch, he's covering his ass. Wait a minute. I'II handle it. 528 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:25,960 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 529 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,560 ROGER ON TAPE: I didn't mean,,, 530 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:28,880 John, it's EIIiot. You in there? 531 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,080 HAWKINS ON TAPE: You just wanted her to stop screaming, 532 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,480 I didn't want her to scream, 533 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,360 You tied her up, grabbed her by the throat, I don't,,, 534 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,080 HAWKINS: It's open. Damn it, Roger, Stop screwing around, 535 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:43,040 I want the truth, If I say it, can I go home? 536 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,920 Tell me what happened, Okay, 537 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:49,520 Okay, what? 538 00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:51,520 I grabbed her, 539 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,120 You raped her, I raped her, 540 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,360 Then you put the flower on her pillow and left, 541 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,680 I gave her the flower and left, 542 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,880 You left her dead, Dead, 543 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:09,040 Just spending some quality time with my old friend, the SoHo Strangler. 544 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,080 You and Roger? 545 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,040 Found a neighbor that alibied him. 546 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,560 Puts Roger at home when Jenny and Celia were killed. 547 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,240 I don't need any DNA to tell me the rest. 548 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,560 We'II get the guy. 549 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:34,560 You know, when I first caught this case, I had my shield only for one year. 550 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,560 Wanted to show everybody what a kick-ass cop I was. 551 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,400 Six murders Iater, I'm still drawing blanks. 552 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:50,760 So, as usual, the media's up our ass, talking about taking me off. 553 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,320 Then we catch a break. 554 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,520 A neighbor sees a flower delivery man Ieaving Larissa Cutler's apartment. 555 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:03,720 I go down to the flower shop, search his truck, strike the mother Iode. 556 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:05,600 Women's underwear, porno, 557 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,560 the same kind of rope used to tie their hands. 558 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,280 You made your case. 559 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,080 Not without a confession. 560 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,240 I wanted that so bad. 561 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:29,840 I put Roger in the box and I grilled him over and over and over, 562 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,200 till I convinced myself he'd been in those apartments. 563 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,200 I fed him every detail of the case. 564 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,440 And then I told him that if he signed that confession, 565 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,560 he'd go home to his mother. 566 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,000 Poor dumb son of a bitch believed me. 567 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,640 You have a chance to make this right. 568 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,960 I took 18 years from an innocent man. 569 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,160 God knows how many women died because of it. 570 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,840 You can't make something Iike that right. 571 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,640 Okay, so, what are you gonna do? Quit? 572 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,640 You wanna drink yourself to death? I can't stop you. 573 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,640 But what are you gonna tell the parents of those girls? 574 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,240 You made a promise to them. 575 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,800 If you're the man that I think you are, you'II keep it. 576 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:46,800 Hawk. 577 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,760 Hawk! You don't have to shout. 578 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:51,360 I think I found something. 579 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,960 Believe me, I've been over that stuff till my eyes bled out. 580 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:55,640 If there was anything to find, I'd have found it. 581 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,000 Arthur BIessard? Huh? 582 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,000 Do you remember a guy named Arthur BIessard? 583 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,480 Yeah. He's one of the neighbors that ID'd Roger. 584 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:04,080 Ann Chilsen's date book three weeks before she was murdered. 585 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,640 She had an appointment with her tax man. "AB." 586 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,040 I'II be damned. Come on. 587 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:17,480 It's a Iong shot. 588 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,040 Everything's a Iong shot till you connect the Iast dot. 589 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:23,200 What are we Iooking for? These are my notes on the strangler case. 590 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:27,160 I used to sketch faces to keep the interviews straight in my head. 591 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:29,160 Son of a bitch. 592 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,720 Who's this? Artie BIessard. Guy was blind as a bat. 593 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:37,040 Like the guy who Ieft his contact on Celia Mitchum's bathroom floor. 594 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:38,520 The Iast dot. 595 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,800 We traced the MO from the 1983 strangulations 596 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:41,880 to the current murders. 597 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,560 VICAP came back with 12 more hits from five different cities. 598 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,040 Arthur BIessard's employment history 599 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:47,800 puts him in the vicinity of seven of those murders. 600 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,280 They show the evolution of Arthur's MO over time. 601 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,880 We're still contacting Iocal PDs, but all we can come up with is 602 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,200 Chicago is where he began to mutilate his victims to hide the bite marks. 603 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,120 And he started slitting throats in Atlanta. 604 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,240 BENSON: In every case, the signature matches. 605 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:03,640 So, where is this Arthur BIessard now? 606 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:07,120 Well, he quit his job at some storefront tax outfit in Hartford Iast month. 607 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,640 Hawk is out checking with the Feds, 608 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,880 see if they have any info on subsequent employment. 609 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,440 AIready done. Where? 610 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,840 26 Federal PIaza. The bastard's working for the IRS. 611 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,600 His desk is right over here in the corner. 612 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:22,600 Where the hell is he? 613 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:25,320 Probably out in the field. He's one of our busiest auditors. 614 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:26,360 Oh, really? 615 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:27,400 Excuse me. What? 616 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:28,520 Hey. 617 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,560 Hey, what are you doing? Don't you need a search warrant? 618 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:34,920 Got it covered. 619 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:37,680 HAWKINS: Here we go. 620 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,200 Jennifer Walton. Celia Mitchum. 621 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,800 He's using their tax return as a dating service. 622 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:46,600 Employment, marital status, home address. He's even got their photos from the DMV. 623 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:48,400 Got an appointment book. 624 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:53,200 Beverly Parsons. 34 1/2 West 23rd Street. 5:00 p.m. 625 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:54,560 It's 4:45. 626 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:57,840 HAWKINS: This is it. 627 00:31:58,320 --> 00:31:59,520 (GLASS SHATTERING) 628 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:04,240 STABLER: Police! Don't move. Oh, my God! 629 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:06,240 Hi, Artie. Remember me? 630 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:08,840 Spread your Iegs. What is this? 631 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:10,520 Arthur BIessard, you're under arrest 632 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,280 for the murders of Jennifer Walton and Celia Mitchum. 633 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:13,960 Murder? Did he hurt you? 634 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:16,280 No, I cut myself when I dropped the vase. 635 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:17,760 Artie was helping me clean it up. 636 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:21,400 Yeah, Artie's a real neat guy. And a hopeless romantic. 637 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:23,720 Since when is it a crime to bring a Iady flowers? 638 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:26,040 You got a date with me now, boy. 639 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:32,920 BEVERLY: Artie first contacted me a week ago 640 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,360 about irregularities on my tax return. 641 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:36,680 I'd just moved here from Ithaca 642 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:38,960 and couldn't afford to fly in my accountant, 643 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:40,440 but he said that was okay. 644 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,480 He thought the discrepancies could be cleared up without much trouble. 645 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,280 And then, so, you met with him? At his office. 646 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,640 He seemed really nice. He'd found more problems with my return, 647 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,680 and when he saw how nervous that made me, 648 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,720 he offered to take me to Iunch. 649 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,480 I felt sorry for her. You know, audits can be nerve-racking. 650 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,720 But when you're in a new city and no family or friends, 651 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,000 it can be downright terrifying. 652 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,640 You give that kind of personal attention to all your audits? 653 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,560 We're not all soulless bureaucrats, Detective. 654 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:14,600 He called me at the hospital, I'm a pedes nurse, 655 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,280 and said he'd accidentally double-booked. 656 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:22,320 He apologized and insisted on making it up to me 657 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:24,120 by taking me to dinner. 658 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,600 Dinner was her idea. 659 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:30,720 Well, aren't there...rules against fraternizing? 660 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,320 Her audit was winding down, 661 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:38,240 and she seemed Iike a nice enough girl. So, I said, "What the heck?" 662 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:40,840 That's when things got weird. 663 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:46,400 He started asking me a Iot of questions about my personal Iife, 664 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:51,600 and then tonight he showed up at my apartment with flowers. 665 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,120 I shouldn't have Iet him in, 666 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:57,200 but I thought I could Iet him down gently without screwing up my taxes. 667 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:00,520 So, why'd you come back, Artie? Temptation too great? 668 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,040 I don't know what you're talking about. Come on. 669 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:07,120 Roger Berry. I put him away for what you did. 670 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,480 His parole gave you carte blanche to murder again. 671 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,080 You knew he'd be the prime suspect. 672 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,280 This time we've got DNA evidence, Artie. 673 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,640 You know what that means, Artie? It means we've got you. 674 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,000 This is crazy. 675 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:20,480 You know what's crazy, Artie? 676 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:22,840 Sitting in your 8x10 cell eating your Iast meal. 677 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,520 Or walking down the hallways to that Iittle room with the gurney. 678 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:27,880 Are you trying to make me confess? 679 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,400 You want to save your ass, don't you, Artie? 680 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:31,800 I'm not going to Iie. We can tie you to both victims. 681 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:33,720 I did their taxes. In their bedrooms? 682 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,080 That would be a breach of ethics. 683 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:38,720 Keep it up, Artie. 684 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:39,880 Keep it up, and I swear to God, 685 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,080 I'II put your head through that wall. 686 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,400 I'II be sure and tell that to my Iawyer. 687 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:45,720 STABLER: I didn't say anything. 688 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:50,760 We searched Artie's apartment and found a Iens case with a single contact. 689 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,760 AIso found a receipt from Jean's FIowers. 690 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,760 The same flower shop where Roger works. 691 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:57,320 It's obvious he was setting Roger up. 692 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,480 Any Iuck with Artie? He Iawyered up. Can we hold him? 693 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,080 Unfortunately, we have nothing to hold him on. 694 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,480 What about the flowers and the contact? Circumstantial. 695 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,040 Well, what about the DNA from the hair? 696 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:08,960 He will argue he was an invited guest. 697 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:10,120 That's a stretch, isn't it? 698 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:11,800 CABOT: He had Iegitimate business with both victims, 699 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:13,360 just as he did with Beverly. 700 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,120 Circumstantial or not, we've made cases on Iess. 701 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:20,200 This time we have to contend with history. Roger Berry, SoHo Strangler. 702 00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:21,680 Roger didn't do it. 703 00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:23,520 His convictions are a matter of public record, 704 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,440 which provides a very compelling argument for reasonable doubt. 705 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:28,000 He had access, opportunity, 706 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:29,840 and according to his arrest file, the same signature. 707 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,120 So, Artie just walks? 708 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:34,040 If we take this to trial and he's acquitted, he gets a Iifetime pass. 709 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:37,200 So, unless we can tie him more definitively to these murders, 710 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:38,920 the answer is yes. 711 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,800 Wait a minute. What about the old murders? 712 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,920 Artie wasn't as experienced back then or nearly as neat. 713 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:52,880 You thinking he might have Ieft a deposit? 714 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,280 It's 18 years ago, but those evidence boxes are still at Pearson PIace. 715 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:58,120 VARGAS: We went over everything with a fine-tooth comb. 716 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:01,360 The rope, Iingerie, fingerprint slides, all useless. 717 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,040 What about the bite marks? 718 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:06,400 Only subcutaneous bruising of petechiae. Nothing we could match to a suspect. 719 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,520 There's gotta be something. 720 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,440 We took a closer Iook at this bed sheet. 721 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,640 It belongs to the first victim, Marcia Johnston. 722 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:14,080 The bookstore clerk. VARGAS: Correct. 723 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:15,240 According to the inventory, 724 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:17,640 a mixture of blood and semen was typed from this spot. 725 00:36:17,720 --> 00:36:20,120 We were able to extract enough DNA to run a panel. 726 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:23,200 The only problem is, is the sample is mixed. 727 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:25,520 Meaning what? Meaning we need DNA 728 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,720 from both the suspect and the victim to make an accurate analysis. 729 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:31,800 But the victim's been dead and buried for 18 years. 730 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:33,160 Unbury her. 731 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:35,840 No. I won't allow it. 732 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:37,960 Let Marcia rest in peace. 733 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,840 I know how difficult this must be for you, Mrs. Johnston, but... 734 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:42,840 No, you don't. 735 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:47,720 There isn't a day goes by I don't think about my daughter. 736 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,400 There was a time I couldn't even do that, 737 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:57,280 because I couldn't bear the thought about the horrible way she died. 738 00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:01,920 I finally got to the point 739 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:06,440 where I could Iook at her picture without breaking into tears. 740 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,640 Mrs. Johnston, 741 00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:15,960 I put the wrong man away for 18 years 742 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:18,440 for your daughter's murder. 743 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:20,000 Now I've gotta carry that burden 744 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:23,720 along with the deaths of all the other daughters since then. 745 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:27,560 I promise to put Marcia's killer away. 746 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,040 I can't do it without your help. 747 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,360 How many others? 748 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:35,960 Seven that we know of. 749 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,080 If I don't get it right this time, 750 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:41,960 there's a man out there that's gonna keep on killing. 751 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,600 What exactly will you have to do to her? 752 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:48,400 We need to extract a sample of DNA for analysis 753 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,160 from one of her bones. 754 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:53,640 And there's no other way? 755 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:56,360 Unfortunately, Marcia's our Iast hope. 756 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:58,600 My Iast hope. 757 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,840 (POLICE SIREN WAILING) 758 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:19,960 BIessard's gonna be awfully surprised to see us. 759 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:23,720 I can't wait to see that son of a bitch's face. Get the back. 760 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:26,600 (RATTLING) Arthur BIessard, open up. Police. 761 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:32,080 One, two, three. 762 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:47,000 (ARTHUR PANTING) 763 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:56,640 Hawk? 764 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:28,680 Hawk! 765 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:56,400 Hawk! 766 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,240 (ARTIE SCREAMS) 767 00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:29,400 Hawk, don't do this. 768 00:40:29,720 --> 00:40:32,640 Don't do what, partner? STABLER: You know this isn't right. 769 00:40:32,720 --> 00:40:35,200 We both know the system sucks. 770 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:38,120 This way, it's just natural selection. 771 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:40,760 (SCREAMING) No! PIease! 772 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:44,760 STABLER: Hawk, you do this, you're no better than he is. 773 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,200 He sure as hell won't kill anybody else. 774 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,200 This is no way to end it. 775 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:52,600 Come on. 776 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,960 He's an evil man, EIIiot. 777 00:40:56,360 --> 00:41:00,440 And all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. 778 00:41:04,240 --> 00:41:06,040 (SCREAMING) 779 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:12,520 ARTHUR: PIease! No! 780 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:18,040 You gonna make an old drunk do all the work? Give me a hand. 781 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:38,840 Your collar. 782 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,720 Arthur BIessard, you're under arrest for the murders of Marcia Johnston, 783 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:46,120 Jennifer Walton and Celia Mitchum. 784 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:47,320 You have the right to remain silent. 785 00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:49,680 Anything you say can and will be used...