1 00:00:09,313 --> 00:00:09,531 . 2 00:00:09,574 --> 00:00:11,272 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:11,315 --> 00:00:12,577 sexually based offenses 4 00:00:12,621 --> 00:00:14,884 are considered especially heinous. 5 00:00:14,927 --> 00:00:17,365 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 6 00:00:17,408 --> 00:00:19,149 who investigate these vicious felonies 7 00:00:19,193 --> 00:00:20,629 are members of an elite squad 8 00:00:20,672 --> 00:00:22,805 known as the Special Victims Unit. 9 00:00:22,848 --> 00:00:24,372 These are their stories. 10 00:00:24,415 --> 00:00:27,592 [dramatic musical sting] 11 00:00:27,636 --> 00:00:29,942 - Another one? 12 00:00:29,986 --> 00:00:33,294 And he waited three days to go to the ER? 13 00:00:33,337 --> 00:00:35,122 And he won't report. 14 00:00:35,165 --> 00:00:38,125 Okay, okay, I know, I know. Confidentiality. 15 00:00:38,168 --> 00:00:40,649 All right, understood. 16 00:00:40,692 --> 00:00:41,737 - Hey, guys, wait up. 17 00:00:41,780 --> 00:00:43,739 - Hey, Noah, wait up. 18 00:00:43,782 --> 00:00:47,786 Fin, I just heard from a nurse at Mercy. 19 00:00:47,830 --> 00:00:50,746 There's another attack in Hell's Kitchen. 20 00:00:50,789 --> 00:00:52,313 Black male, tased. 21 00:00:52,356 --> 00:00:55,011 - He filing a complaint? - No. 22 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:56,099 - Then what are we supposed to do? 23 00:00:56,143 --> 00:00:57,187 - Your son still works 24 00:00:57,231 --> 00:00:58,928 at the gay men's crisis center, right? 25 00:00:58,971 --> 00:01:02,366 - LGBTQ, as Ken reminds me. 26 00:01:02,410 --> 00:01:03,933 - So talk to him, right? 27 00:01:03,976 --> 00:01:05,761 If we're hearing about this, you know he is. 28 00:01:05,804 --> 00:01:06,762 - Okay. 29 00:01:06,805 --> 00:01:07,850 - Yeah, thanks. 30 00:01:11,854 --> 00:01:13,203 Hey, honey. Let's go. 31 00:01:13,247 --> 00:01:16,119 - Mom, I don't want to go to practice. 32 00:01:16,163 --> 00:01:19,122 - Why not, honey? You feeling okay? 33 00:01:19,166 --> 00:01:21,820 - I mean, ever. 34 00:01:21,864 --> 00:01:23,561 I don't like baseball. 35 00:01:23,605 --> 00:01:26,086 - You don't like baseball? Since when? 36 00:01:26,129 --> 00:01:28,914 You love playing with Peter. You love being on the team. 37 00:01:28,958 --> 00:01:31,526 - But now it's boring. 38 00:01:33,136 --> 00:01:34,790 That looks like fun. 39 00:01:34,833 --> 00:01:37,923 [muffled hip-hop music] 40 00:01:37,967 --> 00:01:40,100 ♪ 41 00:01:41,536 --> 00:01:43,668 [dramatic musical sting] 42 00:01:43,712 --> 00:01:44,930 - Hang in there. 43 00:01:44,974 --> 00:01:47,846 Call anytime. I'm here. 44 00:01:47,890 --> 00:01:49,413 Dad, what's up? 45 00:01:49,457 --> 00:01:51,198 - Can't I just stop by? 46 00:01:51,241 --> 00:01:52,677 - Of course. 47 00:01:52,721 --> 00:01:55,158 Uh, have a seat. 48 00:01:55,202 --> 00:01:56,812 Jaden was just talking about you. 49 00:01:56,855 --> 00:01:58,988 - Yeah? He like that shirt I got him? 50 00:01:59,031 --> 00:02:00,772 - He'll grow into it. 51 00:02:00,816 --> 00:02:02,470 - [laughs] 52 00:02:02,513 --> 00:02:06,213 - So, why are you here? 53 00:02:06,256 --> 00:02:08,171 - There's a rumor about a serial predator 54 00:02:08,215 --> 00:02:10,130 working the gay bars. 55 00:02:10,173 --> 00:02:11,609 - In Hell's Kitchen. 56 00:02:11,653 --> 00:02:15,047 - Yeah. The victims are all black, professional, 57 00:02:15,091 --> 00:02:16,484 and everybody's talking about it. 58 00:02:16,527 --> 00:02:19,051 - But no one wants to talk. I know. 59 00:02:19,095 --> 00:02:20,879 - So do you think you can get somebody 60 00:02:20,923 --> 00:02:22,794 to file a police report? 61 00:02:22,838 --> 00:02:24,405 - I can't. 62 00:02:24,448 --> 00:02:27,277 These men, and I shouldn't even tell you this much, 63 00:02:27,321 --> 00:02:29,366 have wives, kids. 64 00:02:29,410 --> 00:02:31,412 - Oh, they're on the low. 65 00:02:31,455 --> 00:02:32,717 That's why he's targeting them. 66 00:02:32,761 --> 00:02:35,416 He knows they don't want to speak up. 67 00:02:35,459 --> 00:02:37,113 - Well, tell them we'll do our best 68 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,768 to keep their case confidential. 69 00:02:39,811 --> 00:02:42,292 - I'm their advocate, Dad, not yours. 70 00:02:42,336 --> 00:02:43,989 - Yeah, but if nobody says anything, 71 00:02:44,033 --> 00:02:45,948 he has no reason to stop. 72 00:02:51,997 --> 00:02:54,435 [cheering] 73 00:02:54,478 --> 00:02:56,219 - What's going on? 74 00:02:56,263 --> 00:02:58,178 Of course. Good afternoon. 75 00:02:58,221 --> 00:03:01,485 Yeah. Of course. Of course, I got you. 76 00:03:01,529 --> 00:03:03,444 - Thank you. We have to get going. 77 00:03:03,487 --> 00:03:05,881 - Yeah. All right, we good? 78 00:03:05,924 --> 00:03:07,883 All right, y'all. Keep it real, keep it real. 79 00:03:07,926 --> 00:03:10,451 [cheering] 80 00:03:12,975 --> 00:03:13,889 [cell phone chirping] 81 00:03:18,241 --> 00:03:20,722 - Oh, God. Look. 82 00:03:20,765 --> 00:03:23,377 - Oh, come on, man. Not right now, Fisch. 83 00:03:23,420 --> 00:03:25,248 - Then when? This is not going away. 84 00:03:25,292 --> 00:03:26,336 - Yeah, it is. 85 00:03:26,380 --> 00:03:27,903 - What are you talking about? 86 00:03:27,946 --> 00:03:29,644 - Hasn't everything worked out till now? 87 00:03:29,687 --> 00:03:32,037 - Don't bring my brother down, Fisch. 88 00:03:32,081 --> 00:03:33,865 All you do is worry. 89 00:03:33,909 --> 00:03:35,215 - That's my job. 90 00:03:35,258 --> 00:03:36,216 - That's your job, huh? 91 00:03:36,259 --> 00:03:37,782 - Yeah, go home. 92 00:03:37,826 --> 00:03:40,742 All right, have some wine, hug your wife. 93 00:03:40,785 --> 00:03:42,483 Hey, yo, Vlad. Vlad, pull over right here. 94 00:03:42,526 --> 00:03:45,225 - No, Math. - Look, I need some air. 95 00:03:45,268 --> 00:03:47,705 All right, I'm just gonna walk. 96 00:03:47,749 --> 00:03:49,794 See you tomorrow? 97 00:03:49,838 --> 00:03:51,100 - All right. 98 00:03:51,143 --> 00:03:52,449 - All right. - I trust you. 99 00:03:52,493 --> 00:03:53,363 - Tell your wife hello. - Be careful. 100 00:03:53,407 --> 00:03:54,364 I will tell her hello. 101 00:03:54,408 --> 00:03:55,452 - Have that wine. 102 00:03:55,496 --> 00:03:57,715 - I will. - All right. 103 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:02,503 - Where are you going? 104 00:04:02,546 --> 00:04:04,418 - It's all good, Vlad. 105 00:04:06,333 --> 00:04:09,249 [upbeat pop music playing] 106 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:12,252 ♪ 107 00:04:12,295 --> 00:04:14,558 - Hey. 108 00:04:14,602 --> 00:04:16,560 Hey, you look like Mathis. 109 00:04:16,604 --> 00:04:18,910 - Nah, just got one of those faces, man. 110 00:04:20,172 --> 00:04:22,305 - Wait, you are Mathis? 111 00:04:22,349 --> 00:04:24,176 This is you playing right now. 112 00:04:24,220 --> 00:04:25,613 This is "Summer Sweat," my hype song. 113 00:04:25,656 --> 00:04:27,179 - I'm just not who you think I am. 114 00:04:27,223 --> 00:04:29,269 - Yes, you are. You're Mathis Brooks. 115 00:04:29,312 --> 00:04:30,313 - Okay, just relax, man. 116 00:04:30,357 --> 00:04:31,880 - Wait, can we take a selfie? 117 00:04:31,923 --> 00:04:35,057 - What? No. Hey, man, get that off me, man. 118 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:36,580 What's wrong with you? - Just taking a picture. 119 00:04:36,624 --> 00:04:37,668 - Don't touch me. - My bad, bro. 120 00:04:37,712 --> 00:04:39,496 - What's your problem, Mathis? 121 00:04:39,540 --> 00:04:41,977 Hey, your song sucks, anyway. 122 00:04:42,020 --> 00:04:43,500 Hey, look, it's Mathis. 123 00:04:43,544 --> 00:04:46,590 Mathis Brooks! You don't want this? 124 00:04:46,634 --> 00:04:49,898 - That dude is-- that dude is drunk, man. 125 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:05,261 [foreboding music] 126 00:05:05,305 --> 00:05:12,050 ♪ 127 00:05:18,143 --> 00:05:20,232 - We got a 1054, semi-conscious male 128 00:05:20,276 --> 00:05:23,453 under the scaffolding on the corner of 52nd and 9th. 129 00:05:23,497 --> 00:05:26,064 - Copy that, Central. 130 00:05:26,108 --> 00:05:27,327 - What do you wager? 131 00:05:27,370 --> 00:05:29,154 Homeless or drunk? 132 00:05:29,198 --> 00:05:30,634 - Both. 133 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:42,777 Holy Mother... 134 00:05:42,820 --> 00:05:44,779 - [panting] 135 00:05:44,822 --> 00:05:47,129 Please... 136 00:05:47,172 --> 00:05:49,087 help me. 137 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:55,311 [dramatic music] 138 00:05:55,355 --> 00:06:02,449 ♪ 139 00:06:38,572 --> 00:06:39,964 - A serial rapist in Hell's Kitchen? 140 00:06:40,008 --> 00:06:42,053 - Yes, Chief, the victims are male. 141 00:06:42,097 --> 00:06:43,446 He tases them, 142 00:06:43,490 --> 00:06:46,101 and then he sodomizes them with a bottle. 143 00:06:46,144 --> 00:06:48,451 - We need to establish more of a pattern. 144 00:06:48,495 --> 00:06:49,539 When did he start? How many assaults? 145 00:06:49,583 --> 00:06:50,584 - We don't know. 146 00:06:50,627 --> 00:06:51,759 - I'll try again. 147 00:06:51,802 --> 00:06:53,500 How many reports have been filed? 148 00:06:53,543 --> 00:06:56,894 - None. We think he picks his vics on the down-low 149 00:06:56,938 --> 00:06:58,505 so he knows they don't want to report. 150 00:06:58,548 --> 00:06:59,549 - So are we divining it? 151 00:06:59,593 --> 00:07:00,811 - No, we're not divining it. 152 00:07:00,855 --> 00:07:02,726 - EMS calls, advocacy groups, 153 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:04,946 and the rumors are out there in gay bars. 154 00:07:04,989 --> 00:07:06,469 - I can't take rumors to CompStat. 155 00:07:06,513 --> 00:07:08,428 - I know, and I know that you just got here 156 00:07:08,471 --> 00:07:10,473 and you don't want to report a spike 157 00:07:10,517 --> 00:07:12,040 in assaults two weeks in, but-- 158 00:07:12,083 --> 00:07:14,129 - That will never be my concern. 159 00:07:14,172 --> 00:07:15,696 If stats go up, good. 160 00:07:15,739 --> 00:07:17,567 It means people trust us enough to disclose. 161 00:07:17,611 --> 00:07:18,568 Thank you. 162 00:07:18,612 --> 00:07:20,135 So what do you need? 163 00:07:20,178 --> 00:07:23,486 - Manpower for a wide canvass, security cam checks. 164 00:07:23,530 --> 00:07:25,053 I would like to augment with detectives 165 00:07:25,096 --> 00:07:26,533 from Hate Crimes. 166 00:07:26,576 --> 00:07:28,360 - Well, they're spread thinner than SVU. 167 00:07:28,404 --> 00:07:30,493 And if they'd heard about this, they'd have looped me in. 168 00:07:30,537 --> 00:07:31,625 - So what do we do, 169 00:07:31,668 --> 00:07:33,235 just wait on him to strike again? 170 00:07:33,278 --> 00:07:35,759 - No, we can be proactive. 171 00:07:35,803 --> 00:07:39,459 Increase uniform patrols, work your contacts. 172 00:07:39,502 --> 00:07:40,982 Everything okay, Captain? 173 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,987 - Detective Rollins says that there's another vic 174 00:07:46,030 --> 00:07:47,249 at Mercy Hospital. 175 00:07:50,644 --> 00:07:52,036 - So what's this new chief's deal? 176 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,474 - Well, he's methodical, he's thoughtful, 177 00:07:54,517 --> 00:07:56,388 and he's Ivy League educated. 178 00:07:56,432 --> 00:07:58,652 - So why is he a cop? 179 00:08:00,871 --> 00:08:02,264 - NYPD, coming through. 180 00:08:02,307 --> 00:08:04,440 - Step aside, please. 181 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:05,876 - What's up with the paparazzi? 182 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:07,182 - It turns out the vic is a celeb. 183 00:08:07,225 --> 00:08:08,531 Mathis-- - Mathis Brooks, the pop star? 184 00:08:08,575 --> 00:08:09,576 - Yeah. 185 00:08:09,619 --> 00:08:10,881 - Same pattern? 186 00:08:10,925 --> 00:08:12,709 - Close enough. Tased, beer bottle. 187 00:08:12,753 --> 00:08:14,102 - Hold on, I thought Mathis Brooks was straight. 188 00:08:14,145 --> 00:08:16,147 - Yeah, I mean, as far as we know, he is, 189 00:08:16,191 --> 00:08:17,888 but he was in the neighborhood, and he has a gay following. 190 00:08:17,932 --> 00:08:20,325 - So the perp assumed, the hospital called us. 191 00:08:20,369 --> 00:08:21,718 Any chance he'll report? 192 00:08:21,762 --> 00:08:23,111 - I'm not sure, he's still in the ER, 193 00:08:23,154 --> 00:08:24,547 and his brother and manager are here. 194 00:08:24,591 --> 00:08:26,680 They're being protective. 195 00:08:29,900 --> 00:08:32,816 - We were recording at Slick Beats till, like, 1:00 a.m. 196 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:34,514 Mathis, he's a perfectionist. 197 00:08:34,557 --> 00:08:35,689 - And where'd you go afterwards? 198 00:08:35,732 --> 00:08:37,473 - I went home. 199 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:38,561 - Mathis needed air. 200 00:08:40,868 --> 00:08:43,653 - Mr. Fischer, there are a lot of gay bars 201 00:08:43,697 --> 00:08:45,350 near where Mathis was assaulted. 202 00:08:45,394 --> 00:08:46,874 Any chance he went into one? 203 00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:50,617 - Maybe. Mathis is friends with all types. 204 00:08:50,660 --> 00:08:53,489 He's about all people being who they are. 205 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,230 He's an ally. 206 00:08:55,273 --> 00:08:57,537 - But he's not gay himself? 207 00:08:57,580 --> 00:08:58,973 - Mathis? 208 00:08:59,016 --> 00:09:02,019 You know the women he goes out with? 209 00:09:02,063 --> 00:09:04,674 One week, Halsey, next week, Ariana. 210 00:09:04,718 --> 00:09:07,155 The kid... 211 00:09:07,198 --> 00:09:10,550 pardon my French, gets more ass than a toilet seat. 212 00:09:12,769 --> 00:09:15,555 - Outside the recording studio? 213 00:09:15,598 --> 00:09:18,035 No one strange, really. It was all love. 214 00:09:18,079 --> 00:09:20,864 Our man Vlad put us into the SUV, no problem. 215 00:09:20,908 --> 00:09:23,563 - So the studio's over by 11th Avenue, right? 216 00:09:23,606 --> 00:09:25,565 Who got dropped off first? 217 00:09:25,608 --> 00:09:27,001 - Math got out on 9th. 218 00:09:27,044 --> 00:09:30,047 - Any idea where he might've gone? 219 00:09:30,091 --> 00:09:32,136 - After sessions, he just likes to go on walks, 220 00:09:32,180 --> 00:09:33,660 where he gets most of his ideas from. 221 00:09:33,703 --> 00:09:35,226 - Captain Benson. 222 00:09:35,270 --> 00:09:36,445 - Yes. 223 00:09:36,488 --> 00:09:37,707 - Mathis is ready to talk to you. 224 00:09:37,751 --> 00:09:39,579 - Great, that's good news. 225 00:09:39,622 --> 00:09:41,145 Did you do a rape kit? 226 00:09:41,189 --> 00:09:43,060 - He's a little too traumatized for that right now. 227 00:09:43,104 --> 00:09:44,061 - Understood. 228 00:09:44,105 --> 00:09:45,715 - I told him you guys were cool, 229 00:09:45,759 --> 00:09:47,369 that you'd respect his privacy. 230 00:09:47,412 --> 00:09:48,370 You will, right? 231 00:09:48,413 --> 00:09:49,763 - Absolutely. 232 00:09:49,806 --> 00:09:51,678 - Mathis, this is Captain Benson. 233 00:09:51,721 --> 00:09:52,853 I told you about her. 234 00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:54,376 - Hi. And my sergeant. 235 00:09:54,419 --> 00:09:58,423 - Fin Tutuola. How you doing? 236 00:09:58,467 --> 00:10:00,643 - Honestly... 237 00:10:00,687 --> 00:10:02,602 honestly, I'm still not in my body. 238 00:10:02,645 --> 00:10:05,953 - Mathis, I'll be right outside. 239 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,697 - He's good people. 240 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:13,134 He said that you guys were, too. 241 00:10:13,177 --> 00:10:15,440 Look, I don't know if I could be of much help. 242 00:10:15,484 --> 00:10:16,920 It all happened so fast. 243 00:10:16,964 --> 00:10:18,748 - No, if there's anything that you remember, 244 00:10:18,792 --> 00:10:21,316 anything at all would be great help. 245 00:10:22,665 --> 00:10:23,927 - I was... 246 00:10:23,971 --> 00:10:27,757 I was under a scaffold, and... 247 00:10:27,801 --> 00:10:30,064 I came to a zigzag in it... 248 00:10:30,107 --> 00:10:33,154 and I heard somebody behind me, so I turned 249 00:10:33,197 --> 00:10:35,156 and that's when I felt this jolt. 250 00:10:35,199 --> 00:10:37,637 - We think that you were tased. 251 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:38,812 - Knocked me off my feet. 252 00:10:38,855 --> 00:10:40,770 Then the guy... 253 00:10:40,814 --> 00:10:42,859 he bends me over the scaffold. 254 00:10:44,992 --> 00:10:47,516 Pulled down my pants, and then... 255 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:48,648 - It's okay. 256 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:50,432 Take your time. 257 00:10:50,475 --> 00:10:53,783 - He started yelling all these horrible things at me. 258 00:10:53,827 --> 00:10:55,829 He was calling me the F word. 259 00:10:55,872 --> 00:10:57,482 And the N word. 260 00:10:57,526 --> 00:10:59,659 - You get a look at him before you were tased? 261 00:10:59,702 --> 00:11:00,921 - I just got a glimpse of him. 262 00:11:00,964 --> 00:11:03,663 He was a big, scary-looking guy. 263 00:11:03,706 --> 00:11:05,316 - White, black? 264 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:06,840 - White. 265 00:11:06,883 --> 00:11:09,973 Long hair, a beard, maybe, and a hoodie. 266 00:11:10,017 --> 00:11:12,802 Like I said, it all happened so fast. 267 00:11:12,846 --> 00:11:15,196 - So, Mathis, you should know that we think 268 00:11:15,239 --> 00:11:19,591 that the man who assaulted you may be a serial predator. 269 00:11:19,635 --> 00:11:21,115 - What? - Yeah, he's attacking 270 00:11:21,158 --> 00:11:23,421 black gay men in Hell's Kitchen. 271 00:11:23,465 --> 00:11:24,814 - That's horrible. 272 00:11:24,858 --> 00:11:26,903 I mean, I'm not gay, but... 273 00:11:26,947 --> 00:11:29,036 you mean just because the color of my skin, 274 00:11:29,079 --> 00:11:31,168 and because I was walking down those streets... 275 00:11:31,212 --> 00:11:33,518 - Did you stop anywhere on your walk? 276 00:11:33,562 --> 00:11:35,346 - No. 277 00:11:35,390 --> 00:11:36,521 No, I was... 278 00:11:36,565 --> 00:11:38,393 I was just getting some air. 279 00:11:38,436 --> 00:11:40,438 Like, that's all. I'm walking after midnight. 280 00:11:43,137 --> 00:11:46,270 You know what, guys, I'm sorry, I'm getting really tired. 281 00:11:46,314 --> 00:11:48,446 Do you think that we can do this later? 282 00:11:48,490 --> 00:11:50,057 - Of course. 283 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:52,407 - If you remember anything else, call us. 284 00:11:54,931 --> 00:11:56,977 - Thank you. 285 00:11:59,980 --> 00:12:02,025 He's crashing. Doesn't remember much. 286 00:12:02,069 --> 00:12:03,287 - Well, this may help. 287 00:12:03,331 --> 00:12:04,767 I caught something on Instagram. 288 00:12:04,811 --> 00:12:06,943 Mathis stopped by a bar last night. 289 00:12:06,987 --> 00:12:08,379 Someone took a selfie. 290 00:12:08,423 --> 00:12:09,816 - Doesn't look too happy about that. 291 00:12:09,859 --> 00:12:12,079 - 292 00:12:12,122 --> 00:12:14,255 - I guess Mathis didn't walk straight home. 293 00:12:16,823 --> 00:12:18,172 - What, the cops are on Instagram? 294 00:12:18,215 --> 00:12:19,739 - Yeah, Mathis looked pretty pissed 295 00:12:19,782 --> 00:12:21,088 at you in that picture. 296 00:12:21,131 --> 00:12:22,393 - No, no, those guys just forget 297 00:12:22,437 --> 00:12:23,873 that their fans make them who they are. 298 00:12:23,917 --> 00:12:25,222 - Is that why you went at it with him? 299 00:12:25,266 --> 00:12:26,876 The bartender said you threatened him. 300 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,270 - No, that was just drama, all right? 301 00:12:29,313 --> 00:12:30,358 I don't like tourists. 302 00:12:30,401 --> 00:12:32,273 - What do you mean? 303 00:12:32,316 --> 00:12:34,492 - Honey, Mathis is so deep in the closet, 304 00:12:34,536 --> 00:12:35,972 he went past Narnia. 305 00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:38,235 - And that makes you mad? 306 00:12:38,279 --> 00:12:40,890 They're saying security cam saw Mathis leave the bar 307 00:12:40,934 --> 00:12:42,544 after you two got into it. 308 00:12:42,587 --> 00:12:43,545 And did you follow him? 309 00:12:43,588 --> 00:12:44,807 - No, I did not follow him. 310 00:12:44,851 --> 00:12:46,896 - You didn't follow him? - No, I... 311 00:12:46,940 --> 00:12:48,898 I went uptown to meet someone. 312 00:12:48,942 --> 00:12:50,508 - Okay, someone got a name? 313 00:12:50,552 --> 00:12:52,467 - I didn't ask. 314 00:12:52,510 --> 00:12:55,209 Listen, I'll pull up his Grindr profile for you. 315 00:12:55,252 --> 00:12:56,253 Spoiler alert. 316 00:12:56,297 --> 00:12:58,038 He looks nothing like his picture. 317 00:13:01,128 --> 00:13:02,390 - We had a suspect who got into a fight 318 00:13:02,433 --> 00:13:03,870 with Mathis at a gay bar. 319 00:13:03,913 --> 00:13:06,263 - So he didn't tell us that he went into the bar. 320 00:13:06,307 --> 00:13:07,961 - I don't have to remind you it's not unusual 321 00:13:08,004 --> 00:13:09,919 for victims to leave out details 322 00:13:09,963 --> 00:13:10,833 that might make them look-- 323 00:13:10,877 --> 00:13:12,095 - Gay. 324 00:13:12,139 --> 00:13:14,141 - Is he straight, or claims to be? 325 00:13:14,184 --> 00:13:16,447 - He's not gonna cave on that any time soon. 326 00:13:16,491 --> 00:13:19,799 - He's high profile. We have a serial out there. 327 00:13:19,842 --> 00:13:22,758 He has a civic obligation, Captain. 328 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:24,847 - You want me to shame a celebrity 329 00:13:24,891 --> 00:13:26,544 into coming out of the closet 330 00:13:26,588 --> 00:13:28,155 so you can publicize the case? 331 00:13:28,198 --> 00:13:29,852 - I wouldn't say shame. 332 00:13:29,896 --> 00:13:30,984 Motivate. 333 00:13:32,855 --> 00:13:33,943 Excuse me. 334 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,775 - Yo, I just want to thank all my fans for the well wishes. 335 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:42,691 Look, I can't say too much right now, but don't worry. 336 00:13:42,734 --> 00:13:44,127 Your boy's gonna make it. 337 00:13:44,171 --> 00:13:45,650 I'm gonna hit y'all later, okay? 338 00:13:45,694 --> 00:13:47,304 Peace. 339 00:13:47,348 --> 00:13:50,830 Hey, sorry about that. My fans are concerned. 340 00:13:50,873 --> 00:13:53,615 - Well, so are we, Mathis. 341 00:13:53,658 --> 00:13:58,359 Someone is out there, preying on gay men. 342 00:13:58,402 --> 00:14:01,014 Gay men who are afraid to come forward, 343 00:14:01,057 --> 00:14:03,668 to file a police report. 344 00:14:03,712 --> 00:14:08,021 - Mathis, your music means a lot to people of all types. 345 00:14:08,064 --> 00:14:09,457 If you were to come forward-- 346 00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:10,675 - If you did that, 347 00:14:10,719 --> 00:14:11,676 everyone would think he was gay. 348 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,504 - Look, hold up, Fisch. 349 00:14:13,548 --> 00:14:16,072 - So you think that if I made a public statement, that-- 350 00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:17,030 that it would matter? 351 00:14:17,073 --> 00:14:18,161 - No doubt. 352 00:14:18,205 --> 00:14:19,946 - More than you can imagine. 353 00:14:19,989 --> 00:14:21,251 - Come on, man. 354 00:14:21,295 --> 00:14:22,339 - Look, who cares if some people 355 00:14:22,383 --> 00:14:24,037 choose to think that I'm gay? 356 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:28,998 This is bigger than Mathis now. 357 00:14:37,528 --> 00:14:37,746 . 358 00:14:37,789 --> 00:14:39,922 - What happened to me can happen to anyone. 359 00:14:39,966 --> 00:14:41,706 There's a predator out there. 360 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:44,666 It's targeting members of our community. 361 00:14:44,709 --> 00:14:47,190 - Our community. He outed himself. 362 00:14:47,234 --> 00:14:49,671 - I didn't think that he was ready to go that far. 363 00:14:49,714 --> 00:14:51,368 That's pretty brave. 364 00:14:51,412 --> 00:14:52,848 - Well, it's helping us. 365 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:55,764 I mean, the story went viral overnight. 366 00:14:55,807 --> 00:14:57,809 - This has led me to self-discovery. 367 00:14:59,289 --> 00:15:01,683 Like many gay black men, 368 00:15:01,726 --> 00:15:03,946 I felt compelled to live a lie. 369 00:15:03,990 --> 00:15:05,992 I just want to thank you guys. 370 00:15:07,776 --> 00:15:11,736 I looked into that man's eyes... 371 00:15:11,780 --> 00:15:14,043 and I saw the hatred in his heart. 372 00:15:14,087 --> 00:15:18,047 This experience, even as horrible as it was... 373 00:15:18,091 --> 00:15:20,354 - Dad. 374 00:15:20,397 --> 00:15:22,660 - Hey. - Ken, good to see you. 375 00:15:22,704 --> 00:15:24,401 - This is DeVonn Thompson. 376 00:15:24,445 --> 00:15:25,837 I told him anything he says here, 377 00:15:25,881 --> 00:15:27,578 you'll keep confidential. 378 00:15:29,885 --> 00:15:32,975 - I was leaving a bar. "Swank." 379 00:15:33,019 --> 00:15:34,977 - In Hell's Kitchen? 380 00:15:35,021 --> 00:15:37,588 - It's low-key. 381 00:15:37,632 --> 00:15:39,851 I mostly keep to myself. 382 00:15:39,895 --> 00:15:42,767 Someone starts a conversation, okay. 383 00:15:42,811 --> 00:15:44,508 - Anybody talk to you that night? 384 00:15:44,552 --> 00:15:47,424 - No. I headed home. 385 00:15:47,468 --> 00:15:49,383 I was going to the E train, 386 00:15:49,426 --> 00:15:51,341 walked down under scaffolding, 387 00:15:51,385 --> 00:15:53,996 and they said someone tased me. 388 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:54,954 Used a bottle. 389 00:15:57,391 --> 00:15:58,609 I came to in the ambulance. 390 00:15:58,653 --> 00:16:01,525 - So you didn't get a look at him? 391 00:16:01,569 --> 00:16:03,179 They say anything? 392 00:16:03,223 --> 00:16:04,659 - Not that I heard. 393 00:16:04,702 --> 00:16:07,096 - And how often do you go to this bar? 394 00:16:07,140 --> 00:16:09,011 - Tuesdays. 395 00:16:09,055 --> 00:16:11,840 My family thinks I'm going out with the choir after practice. 396 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,888 - Has anyone ever approached you 397 00:16:16,932 --> 00:16:20,022 on another Tuesday that seemed odd? 398 00:16:21,371 --> 00:16:23,895 - Yeah, actually... 399 00:16:23,939 --> 00:16:26,637 about a month before, I was outside smoking. 400 00:16:26,681 --> 00:16:28,988 This white guy, drunk, asked for a cigarette. 401 00:16:29,031 --> 00:16:32,034 He saw they were menthol. He gave me a hard time. 402 00:16:32,078 --> 00:16:33,514 - How so? 403 00:16:33,557 --> 00:16:34,819 - He said... 404 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,127 Your wife know you smoke those? 405 00:16:38,171 --> 00:16:40,521 - What, like he made you? 406 00:16:40,564 --> 00:16:42,827 - I got a bad vibe. Went back inside. 407 00:16:42,871 --> 00:16:45,047 - Is it possible that this guy was there 408 00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:47,354 the night you were assaulted? 409 00:16:47,397 --> 00:16:49,095 - I didn't see him. 410 00:16:49,138 --> 00:16:50,139 [knocking at door] 411 00:16:51,445 --> 00:16:53,142 - Hey. - Excuse me. 412 00:16:57,407 --> 00:16:58,452 - Another vic called. A broker. 413 00:16:58,495 --> 00:16:59,888 He saw Mathis on TV, 414 00:16:59,931 --> 00:17:01,846 and he said I can come downtown to talk to him 415 00:17:01,890 --> 00:17:04,153 if I pretend to be a client. 416 00:17:04,197 --> 00:17:06,677 - So he's on the low too. 417 00:17:06,721 --> 00:17:10,116 Ask him if he remembers anyone asking about his wife. 418 00:17:18,559 --> 00:17:20,430 - My wife and my kids. 419 00:17:20,474 --> 00:17:22,345 He asked if they'd be up when I got home. 420 00:17:22,389 --> 00:17:23,694 - Do you remember when this was? 421 00:17:23,738 --> 00:17:25,522 - July 23rd, Tuesday. 422 00:17:25,566 --> 00:17:26,828 I came back into the city. 423 00:17:26,871 --> 00:17:28,786 - Okay. And you said he was blue-collar? 424 00:17:28,830 --> 00:17:32,573 - Rough, dirty-looking, reddish hair. 425 00:17:32,616 --> 00:17:34,183 - Could he have followed you? 426 00:17:34,227 --> 00:17:36,664 - I guess, but I didn't see who tased me. 427 00:17:36,707 --> 00:17:39,145 - What about his voice? Did he say anything? 428 00:17:39,188 --> 00:17:40,189 - Not a word. 429 00:17:40,233 --> 00:17:42,365 All I remember... 430 00:17:42,409 --> 00:17:44,672 When he was... 431 00:17:44,715 --> 00:17:46,369 assaulting me, 432 00:17:46,413 --> 00:17:50,112 I could see the toes of his boots covered with paint. 433 00:17:50,156 --> 00:17:51,635 - Six days ago? 434 00:17:51,679 --> 00:17:55,726 - Yeah. Tuesday, I visited my mother, 435 00:17:55,770 --> 00:17:57,119 and got a beer on the way home. 436 00:17:57,163 --> 00:18:00,122 - Okay, when you stopped at the bar... 437 00:18:00,166 --> 00:18:01,950 do you remember anybody asking you 438 00:18:01,993 --> 00:18:04,257 about your wife or your family? 439 00:18:04,300 --> 00:18:06,650 - Earlier that evening. 440 00:18:06,694 --> 00:18:09,871 Tall guy, white, thuggish, trying to pry. 441 00:18:09,914 --> 00:18:11,655 I shut that down. 442 00:18:11,699 --> 00:18:12,830 My two worlds must run on separate tracks. 443 00:18:12,874 --> 00:18:14,832 You understand? 444 00:18:14,876 --> 00:18:16,617 - Yeah. I'm just trying to catch this guy. 445 00:18:19,794 --> 00:18:21,926 - Thanks for waiting. What do we have? 446 00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:23,798 - Well, four victims, all assaulted 447 00:18:23,841 --> 00:18:25,930 after leaving bars in Hell's Kitchen. 448 00:18:25,974 --> 00:18:28,019 The perp knows the neighborhood. 449 00:18:28,063 --> 00:18:31,588 He surprises all his vics in isolated, scaffolded areas. 450 00:18:31,632 --> 00:18:33,242 - All tased and assaulted with a bottle. 451 00:18:33,286 --> 00:18:35,114 - And this hasn't gotten to the grand jury why? 452 00:18:35,157 --> 00:18:37,116 - Because these victims won't testify. 453 00:18:37,159 --> 00:18:39,335 - They'll testify if we subpoena them. 454 00:18:39,379 --> 00:18:40,945 - Counselor, these men lead double lives 455 00:18:40,989 --> 00:18:42,382 that we ought not force them to reveal. 456 00:18:42,425 --> 00:18:43,992 They are helping us to find the pattern. 457 00:18:44,035 --> 00:18:45,515 - Right, the first three assaults 458 00:18:45,559 --> 00:18:46,603 were on Tuesday nights. 459 00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:47,996 Mathis was last Friday. 460 00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:49,780 - So Mathis is the only one 461 00:18:49,824 --> 00:18:51,739 who saw his assailants come forward. 462 00:18:51,782 --> 00:18:53,654 The other three only remember 463 00:18:53,697 --> 00:18:56,961 a tense interaction with a big, red-haired man at their bars. 464 00:18:57,005 --> 00:18:59,138 - And this is who they saw. That's Mathis' sketch. 465 00:18:59,181 --> 00:19:01,183 - You've noticed the sketches diverge? 466 00:19:01,227 --> 00:19:02,315 The MO is different too. 467 00:19:02,358 --> 00:19:03,751 Mathis saw the guy. 468 00:19:03,794 --> 00:19:06,145 He also heard him say gay and racist slurs. 469 00:19:06,188 --> 00:19:07,798 - Which could be our perp escalating or devolving-- 470 00:19:07,842 --> 00:19:09,060 - Or both. Right. 471 00:19:09,104 --> 00:19:10,410 - We can't have another assault. 472 00:19:10,453 --> 00:19:12,934 Today's Tuesday. We flood the zone tonight. 473 00:19:12,977 --> 00:19:15,023 - Chief, I don't have the manpower. 474 00:19:15,066 --> 00:19:16,807 - You will now. I'll borrow UCs 475 00:19:16,851 --> 00:19:18,896 from Street Crimes for every bar on the list. 476 00:19:18,940 --> 00:19:21,769 - Black UCs that read as upper middle class, 477 00:19:21,812 --> 00:19:23,205 late 30s, sophisticated? 478 00:19:23,249 --> 00:19:24,467 - Not a lot of those in Street Crime. 479 00:19:24,511 --> 00:19:26,165 - You know what, Chief? 480 00:19:26,208 --> 00:19:30,038 Don't take this the wrong way, but you're his type. 481 00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:35,174 [dramatic musical sting] 482 00:19:48,274 --> 00:19:50,972 - That's, what, the fifth guy in an hour? 483 00:19:51,015 --> 00:19:52,756 - The Chief can pull. 484 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,715 - Look at you. 485 00:19:54,758 --> 00:19:56,978 Handsome, sitting by yourself, 486 00:19:57,021 --> 00:19:59,154 playing all so hard to get. 487 00:20:02,070 --> 00:20:05,639 - Gay bars, straight bars, pickup lines are always so sad. 488 00:20:05,682 --> 00:20:06,640 - If you say so. 489 00:20:06,683 --> 00:20:08,032 - Please. 490 00:20:08,076 --> 00:20:09,904 - All right, it's almost closing time. 491 00:20:09,947 --> 00:20:11,601 Chief did his job. Just not our night. 492 00:20:11,645 --> 00:20:15,997 - Okay, nothing from the UCs at the other bars, either. 493 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:17,259 I'll text the captain. 494 00:20:17,303 --> 00:20:19,740 - You sure I can't buy you a drink? 495 00:20:19,783 --> 00:20:21,394 - Thanks, I'm waiting for a friend. 496 00:20:21,437 --> 00:20:23,265 - I can be your friend. 497 00:20:23,309 --> 00:20:24,397 - Another time. 498 00:20:34,885 --> 00:20:36,452 - Whoa, whoa, hold up, hold up. 499 00:20:36,496 --> 00:20:37,714 Incoming. 500 00:20:37,758 --> 00:20:40,021 - Here we go. 501 00:20:40,064 --> 00:20:42,023 - Some guys can't take a hint. 502 00:20:43,111 --> 00:20:45,113 - Haven't seen you around here. 503 00:20:45,156 --> 00:20:47,376 - You can't been around here. 504 00:20:47,420 --> 00:20:48,682 Buy you a drink? 505 00:20:48,725 --> 00:20:51,772 - Thanks. It's late. 506 00:20:51,815 --> 00:20:52,729 Wish you'd come in earlier. 507 00:20:52,773 --> 00:20:54,035 - White guy, red hair. 508 00:20:54,078 --> 00:20:55,254 - Fits the profile. 509 00:20:55,297 --> 00:20:56,211 - Yeah, it does. 510 00:20:57,778 --> 00:21:00,302 - Gotta get home to the wife? 511 00:21:00,346 --> 00:21:01,347 - Am I that obvious? 512 00:21:01,390 --> 00:21:03,087 - Maybe not to her. 513 00:21:05,786 --> 00:21:08,789 - You know what? I really should go. 514 00:21:09,746 --> 00:21:11,095 - Safe home, Cinderella. 515 00:21:11,139 --> 00:21:12,967 What happens after midnight? 516 00:21:13,010 --> 00:21:14,360 You turn straight? 517 00:21:32,029 --> 00:21:33,074 - Let's move. 518 00:21:33,117 --> 00:21:34,902 - No, you stay put, Counselor. 519 00:21:34,945 --> 00:21:36,077 You want to make yourself useful, 520 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:38,079 get that napkin for DNA. 521 00:21:38,122 --> 00:21:40,342 - Rollins. - On it. 522 00:21:40,386 --> 00:21:41,822 - All eyes. 523 00:21:41,865 --> 00:21:43,606 The suspect is following the Chief. 524 00:21:43,650 --> 00:21:46,827 He's wearing a denim shirt, jeans, and work boots. 525 00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:05,976 - Waiting for your prince? Got something for you. 526 00:22:06,020 --> 00:22:08,370 - Hey! NYPD. Put it down. 527 00:22:08,414 --> 00:22:10,459 Drop it. 528 00:22:10,503 --> 00:22:11,982 Get your hands up. 529 00:22:12,026 --> 00:22:13,506 - Jeez. I was going for a walk. 530 00:22:13,549 --> 00:22:14,985 - You all right, Chief? 531 00:22:15,029 --> 00:22:16,465 - Glad you made it before he tased me. 532 00:22:16,509 --> 00:22:18,598 - I didn't do anything wrong, man. 533 00:22:18,641 --> 00:22:19,860 It's for protection. 534 00:22:19,903 --> 00:22:21,383 - Keep talking, Prince Charming. 535 00:22:21,427 --> 00:22:23,864 You're under arrest. 536 00:22:32,002 --> 00:22:32,351 . 537 00:22:32,394 --> 00:22:34,353 - Just 'cause it's got a rainbow flag, 538 00:22:34,396 --> 00:22:35,571 I'm not supposed to go into a bar 539 00:22:35,615 --> 00:22:37,138 built with brick my grandfather laid? 540 00:22:37,181 --> 00:22:39,140 I grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Before these people came here-- 541 00:22:39,183 --> 00:22:40,402 - These people. 542 00:22:40,446 --> 00:22:43,144 What, gay people, or black episode? 543 00:22:43,187 --> 00:22:44,450 Or both? 544 00:22:44,493 --> 00:22:45,407 You like seeing the neighborhood 545 00:22:45,451 --> 00:22:47,148 change like that? 546 00:22:47,191 --> 00:22:48,845 - Put the bait and tackle back in the box, Detective. 547 00:22:48,889 --> 00:22:50,760 My client just wants to clear this up and go home. 548 00:22:50,804 --> 00:22:53,546 - Sure. The bartender says you're a regular on Tuesdays. 549 00:22:53,589 --> 00:22:55,417 - Yeah, I see my parole officer on Tuesdays, 550 00:22:55,461 --> 00:22:56,723 do my urine test, 551 00:22:56,766 --> 00:22:57,854 I treat myself to a few beers after. 552 00:22:57,898 --> 00:22:59,421 - To be clear, 553 00:22:59,465 --> 00:23:02,206 the urine test is for narcotics, not alcohol. 554 00:23:02,250 --> 00:23:04,818 - You're right. - Right? 555 00:23:04,861 --> 00:23:06,820 - Moran was released from Greenhaven four months ago 556 00:23:06,863 --> 00:23:08,604 after a three-year bid on assault. 557 00:23:08,648 --> 00:23:10,258 He's got a rap sheet going back to his childhood. 558 00:23:10,301 --> 00:23:11,477 - Sexual assaults or hate crimes? 559 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,174 - Neither, but he fits the profile. 560 00:23:13,217 --> 00:23:15,785 - And he obviously has a problem with gays and blacks. 561 00:23:15,829 --> 00:23:17,396 We caught him following Garland with a stun gun in his hand, 562 00:23:17,439 --> 00:23:18,919 and a bottle in his pocket. 563 00:23:18,962 --> 00:23:21,225 - I know the attorney. He'll find the holes. 564 00:23:21,269 --> 00:23:22,749 Call the victims and do a lineup. 565 00:23:22,792 --> 00:23:25,186 - Well, the first three can only put him at the bar. 566 00:23:25,229 --> 00:23:26,492 They didn't see their assailant. 567 00:23:26,535 --> 00:23:28,972 - But Mathis did? 568 00:23:29,016 --> 00:23:29,930 Bring him in. 569 00:23:32,759 --> 00:23:34,021 - My brother's still got a way to go. 570 00:23:34,064 --> 00:23:35,326 I don't know if now is a good time. 571 00:23:35,370 --> 00:23:36,589 - It's gonna have to be. 572 00:23:37,807 --> 00:23:39,156 - Mathis. 573 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:40,506 Hey. I'm Detective Rollins. 574 00:23:40,549 --> 00:23:42,072 This is Sergeant Tutuola, you remember. 575 00:23:42,116 --> 00:23:43,596 Looking better. 576 00:23:43,639 --> 00:23:47,034 - Yeah. What's been helping, the love of my fans. 577 00:23:47,077 --> 00:23:49,079 My friends. 578 00:23:49,123 --> 00:23:50,733 I feel so blessed. 579 00:23:50,777 --> 00:23:52,692 - And creatively, it's opened him up. 580 00:23:52,735 --> 00:23:54,911 - He's working on a new album, "Phoenix." 581 00:23:54,955 --> 00:23:57,479 - It's all about metamorphosis. The healing. 582 00:23:57,523 --> 00:23:58,480 - Well, this may make you feel better. 583 00:23:58,524 --> 00:23:59,525 We have a suspect. 584 00:23:59,568 --> 00:24:01,527 - Oh, word? 585 00:24:01,570 --> 00:24:02,876 Th-that's great. 586 00:24:02,919 --> 00:24:04,399 - What's his deal? Did he confess? 587 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:05,835 No, not yet, but... 588 00:24:05,879 --> 00:24:08,185 You're the only one that's seen his face. 589 00:24:08,229 --> 00:24:11,014 - Nah, it was dark, so I don't know if-- 590 00:24:11,058 --> 00:24:12,842 - Yeah, and Dr. Freeman, 591 00:24:12,886 --> 00:24:15,192 that's Mathis' psychiatric advocate, 592 00:24:15,236 --> 00:24:16,890 she doesn't want him triggered. 593 00:24:16,933 --> 00:24:18,718 - Don't worry about that. There's a two-way mirror. 594 00:24:18,761 --> 00:24:21,155 You can see them, they can't see you. 595 00:24:21,198 --> 00:24:23,940 We need you to step up. 596 00:24:23,984 --> 00:24:25,507 - Okay, yeah. 597 00:24:25,551 --> 00:24:28,467 Yeah, whatever you guys need, I'm in. 598 00:24:28,510 --> 00:24:30,033 - Great. 599 00:24:37,998 --> 00:24:38,912 - Take your time. 600 00:24:44,091 --> 00:24:45,788 - Number... number three? 601 00:24:45,832 --> 00:24:48,225 - Are you saying that it's number three? 602 00:24:48,269 --> 00:24:49,183 - Am I? 603 00:24:50,967 --> 00:24:53,317 Actually... 604 00:24:53,361 --> 00:24:54,797 It was number six. 605 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:00,934 Wait, was it...was it three? 606 00:25:00,977 --> 00:25:03,414 - What is this, Counselor, phone a friend? 607 00:25:03,458 --> 00:25:04,546 Just saying what everyone's thinking. 608 00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:06,113 - Hold up, hold up. 609 00:25:06,156 --> 00:25:08,550 - You know what? I know what's wrong. 610 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:10,247 I turned, and then I got a glimpse. 611 00:25:10,291 --> 00:25:11,292 - Okay. 612 00:25:11,335 --> 00:25:12,902 - So I was like this. 613 00:25:15,383 --> 00:25:16,950 Number two. 614 00:25:16,993 --> 00:25:18,604 No. 615 00:25:18,647 --> 00:25:20,301 Number four. - Okay. 616 00:25:20,344 --> 00:25:22,085 - No further questions. 617 00:25:22,129 --> 00:25:24,653 - Well, tomorrow is another day. 618 00:25:24,697 --> 00:25:27,047 - We're gonna go out this way. 619 00:25:28,483 --> 00:25:30,180 - Walk you out? 620 00:25:30,224 --> 00:25:31,181 How'd it go? 621 00:25:31,225 --> 00:25:32,269 - Not great. 622 00:25:32,313 --> 00:25:33,619 - Doesn't surprise me. 623 00:25:33,662 --> 00:25:36,709 Listen, on the drive over here... 624 00:25:36,752 --> 00:25:38,972 he kept asking what number the perp was gonna be. 625 00:25:41,191 --> 00:25:42,932 - The detective told me that she'd never 626 00:25:42,976 --> 00:25:44,194 had a victim ask that before. 627 00:25:44,238 --> 00:25:45,544 - Okay, he was nervous. 628 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:47,458 Cross-racial IDs are always difficult. 629 00:25:47,502 --> 00:25:49,025 We caught Moran with a stun gun. 630 00:25:49,069 --> 00:25:50,766 - But none of the other victims have agreed to testify. 631 00:25:50,810 --> 00:25:52,812 That puts Mathis front and center. 632 00:25:52,855 --> 00:25:54,378 Moran's got an alibi for Friday night. 633 00:25:54,422 --> 00:25:56,293 He said he was at a Mets game with his ex-girlfriend. 634 00:25:56,337 --> 00:25:57,860 - An ex-con's ex-girlfriend. 635 00:25:57,904 --> 00:25:59,340 I think you'll find a way to deal with that. 636 00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:02,604 - Ms. Hadid, you warned me that D'Angelo finds holes. 637 00:26:02,648 --> 00:26:04,998 - So fill them up after the arraignment. 638 00:26:05,041 --> 00:26:06,565 The press knows we have a suspect. 639 00:26:06,608 --> 00:26:08,654 This train's left the station. 640 00:26:10,438 --> 00:26:12,353 - Mr. Moran, you're charged with four counts 641 00:26:12,396 --> 00:26:15,225 of aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree. 642 00:26:15,269 --> 00:26:17,271 How do you plead? - Not guilty, Your Honor. 643 00:26:17,314 --> 00:26:19,665 - Your Honor, Mr. Moran arrested while on parole. 644 00:26:19,708 --> 00:26:21,623 It's a clear violation. 645 00:26:21,667 --> 00:26:23,494 - I'm sorry you didn't learn your lesson. 646 00:26:23,538 --> 00:26:25,018 Remand to Rikers. 647 00:26:26,454 --> 00:26:27,847 - I'll get to you as quickly as I can. 648 00:26:30,414 --> 00:26:32,025 Hey, Carisi. 649 00:26:32,068 --> 00:26:35,550 I always liked you as a cop, so here's a tip. 650 00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:36,856 Your star witness is lying. 651 00:26:36,899 --> 00:26:38,466 I mean, demonstrably. 652 00:26:38,509 --> 00:26:39,598 - You should save that for trial. 653 00:26:39,641 --> 00:26:41,208 - Oh, it'll come out before then. 654 00:26:41,251 --> 00:26:44,515 Right now, I'm trying to decide between CNN and Fox. 655 00:26:44,559 --> 00:26:45,604 You got a preference? 656 00:26:48,389 --> 00:26:50,217 - A bizarre twist today in the alleged tasing 657 00:26:50,260 --> 00:26:53,133 and sexual assault of pop superstar Mathis. 658 00:26:53,176 --> 00:26:55,222 Security footage has surfaced of his brother Aygon 659 00:26:55,265 --> 00:26:57,180 purchasing a stun gun from this store. 660 00:26:57,224 --> 00:27:00,836 - Dumbass used his corporate credit card. 661 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,664 - D'Angelo must've known to go looking for his. 662 00:27:02,708 --> 00:27:04,013 Did somebody tip him off? 663 00:27:04,057 --> 00:27:05,667 - Moran told him that he didn't do Mathis, 664 00:27:05,711 --> 00:27:07,016 and he would know. 665 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:08,888 - Moran's alibi check out? 666 00:27:08,931 --> 00:27:11,194 - Yeah, his ex took a selfie of them and their kids 667 00:27:11,238 --> 00:27:13,544 on the upper deck at Citi Field. 668 00:27:13,588 --> 00:27:14,720 - It's already all over Twitter. 669 00:27:14,763 --> 00:27:18,027 670 00:27:18,071 --> 00:27:20,682 - So even if Moran is good for the other three assaults-- 671 00:27:20,726 --> 00:27:22,379 - Which he is. 672 00:27:22,423 --> 00:27:24,120 - Mathis poisoned the well. 673 00:27:33,608 --> 00:27:33,782 . 674 00:27:33,826 --> 00:27:35,262 - Is this for real? 675 00:27:35,305 --> 00:27:36,611 - My brother buys a taser, 676 00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:38,004 and now y'all think I made the whole thing up. 677 00:27:38,047 --> 00:27:39,135 - No one here is saying that. 678 00:27:39,179 --> 00:27:41,181 - It's all over the news. 679 00:27:41,224 --> 00:27:43,139 NYPD's trying to make me look like a liar. 680 00:27:43,183 --> 00:27:44,750 - NYPD, or your brother? 681 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:46,229 - He likes gadgets. 682 00:27:46,273 --> 00:27:47,666 He has a drone, too. 683 00:27:47,709 --> 00:27:49,580 - And tasers are legal in New York State. 684 00:27:49,624 --> 00:27:51,582 - They are. 685 00:27:51,626 --> 00:27:54,673 Any idea where your brother was during the time of your attack? 686 00:27:54,716 --> 00:27:56,022 - I'm not his keeper. 687 00:27:56,065 --> 00:27:57,676 - You show know Moran has an alibi 688 00:27:57,719 --> 00:27:59,025 for the night you were assaulted. 689 00:28:00,113 --> 00:28:01,375 - Okay, I see. 690 00:28:01,418 --> 00:28:02,942 So y'all pick up the wrong guy, 691 00:28:02,985 --> 00:28:04,508 and now you're trying to make me carry the weight. 692 00:28:04,552 --> 00:28:05,727 - Okay, let's go over your story 693 00:28:05,771 --> 00:28:07,033 and find out what we missed. 694 00:28:07,076 --> 00:28:08,774 - Maybe there's a copycat. 695 00:28:08,817 --> 00:28:10,993 Huh? Maybe there's two guys out there. 696 00:28:11,037 --> 00:28:12,429 - Mathis, stop talking. 697 00:28:12,473 --> 00:28:14,083 We came here to cooperate. 698 00:28:14,127 --> 00:28:16,129 Is my client now a suspect in any way? 699 00:28:16,172 --> 00:28:18,261 - That remains to be seen. 700 00:28:18,305 --> 00:28:19,698 - Then we're done. - Whoa, whoa, listen. 701 00:28:19,741 --> 00:28:21,264 We're just trying to get to the truth. 702 00:28:21,308 --> 00:28:23,397 - The truth is I was attacked! 703 00:28:26,966 --> 00:28:28,097 Come on. 704 00:28:29,185 --> 00:28:31,187 Brother, you saw me in the hospital. 705 00:28:31,231 --> 00:28:34,234 The cuts, the burn. 706 00:28:34,277 --> 00:28:36,366 I'm telling y'all this happened. 707 00:28:38,281 --> 00:28:41,154 What that guy took from me I can never get back. 708 00:28:43,373 --> 00:28:45,332 Why in the hell would I make something like that up? 709 00:28:48,074 --> 00:28:49,249 [knocking at door] 710 00:28:59,433 --> 00:29:00,782 - He really believes it now. 711 00:29:00,826 --> 00:29:02,436 - You mean he's doubling down. 712 00:29:02,479 --> 00:29:04,525 - You gotta give him credit for that copycat theory. 713 00:29:04,568 --> 00:29:06,266 - I think it's more likely that he's the one 714 00:29:06,309 --> 00:29:07,746 who copied the crime. 715 00:29:07,789 --> 00:29:08,921 He's heard about these other assaults. 716 00:29:08,964 --> 00:29:10,270 He piggybacked. 717 00:29:10,313 --> 00:29:11,227 - So we grill him until he admits it. 718 00:29:11,271 --> 00:29:12,881 - That's not gonna happen. 719 00:29:12,925 --> 00:29:14,840 - Can we at least agree he didn't tase himself? 720 00:29:14,883 --> 00:29:17,625 - That's a good point. So let's talk to Aygon. 721 00:29:17,668 --> 00:29:19,279 He bought the stun gun. Ask him why. 722 00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:26,677 - Hey, Aygon. 723 00:29:29,289 --> 00:29:30,812 Hey, buddy. 724 00:29:30,856 --> 00:29:32,596 Hey. Hey, hey. 725 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,990 - Detective. - Yeah, Rollins. 726 00:29:35,034 --> 00:29:36,470 Working some stuff out, huh? 727 00:29:36,513 --> 00:29:37,776 Must be stressful, your face in the news 728 00:29:37,819 --> 00:29:38,994 like it is right now. 729 00:29:39,038 --> 00:29:40,430 - Well, tasers are legal in New York, 730 00:29:40,474 --> 00:29:41,780 and I like gadgets. I have a drone. 731 00:29:41,823 --> 00:29:43,042 - Right, I heard. 732 00:29:43,085 --> 00:29:44,347 It's just funny, you buying a taser 733 00:29:44,391 --> 00:29:45,871 the same day your brother's attacked. 734 00:29:45,914 --> 00:29:47,611 - It's for protection. Mathis told me he heard 735 00:29:47,655 --> 00:29:49,613 about a guy attacking some men at the studio. 736 00:29:49,657 --> 00:29:52,138 - Oh, so he knew about that before he was attacked? 737 00:29:52,181 --> 00:29:55,097 - Probably from Twitter. He's always on. 738 00:29:55,141 --> 00:29:56,925 - Oh, okay. Well, another thing. 739 00:29:56,969 --> 00:29:58,840 Our lab found some fingerprints on the bottle 740 00:29:58,884 --> 00:30:00,711 near the crime scene. 741 00:30:00,755 --> 00:30:03,062 Those gonna turn out to be yours? 742 00:30:03,105 --> 00:30:04,454 - What's going on? 743 00:30:04,498 --> 00:30:06,979 Mathis told you not to talk to anybody. 744 00:30:07,022 --> 00:30:08,154 - It's Vlad, right? 745 00:30:10,373 --> 00:30:11,635 Can I ask you some questions? 746 00:30:11,679 --> 00:30:12,636 - No. 747 00:30:16,510 --> 00:30:18,991 - Everybody thinks Mathis is lying. 748 00:30:19,034 --> 00:30:20,557 But I know that kid. 749 00:30:20,601 --> 00:30:22,646 - Did you know he was gay? 750 00:30:22,690 --> 00:30:26,172 - Oh, okay, that came as a bit of a shock. 751 00:30:26,215 --> 00:30:29,305 I knew his family. They're church people. 752 00:30:29,349 --> 00:30:30,872 I think he was just ashamed. 753 00:30:30,916 --> 00:30:32,787 - But he was brave enough to out himself 754 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:34,484 and say he was the victim of a crime. 755 00:30:34,528 --> 00:30:36,138 - Because of his integrity. 756 00:30:36,182 --> 00:30:40,316 - Only thing is, we don't think that a crime took place. 757 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:41,491 - You like Mathis, right? 758 00:30:41,535 --> 00:30:43,102 - I love him like a son. 759 00:30:43,145 --> 00:30:45,147 The DA wants to come down on him hard. 760 00:30:45,191 --> 00:30:47,671 Now, do you think your client is so desperate for attention 761 00:30:47,715 --> 00:30:49,282 that he would stage an attack? 762 00:30:49,325 --> 00:30:51,240 'Cause we can subpoena your phone, 763 00:30:51,284 --> 00:30:52,807 your email, your business records, 764 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:54,635 and if we find out you were complicit in this-- 765 00:30:54,678 --> 00:30:57,203 - I didn't know. I swear to God. 766 00:30:57,246 --> 00:30:59,248 I thought he'd really been attacked. 767 00:30:59,292 --> 00:31:01,294 - Then you need to tell us what you did know. 768 00:31:03,949 --> 00:31:06,125 - I didn't believe he was gay. 769 00:31:06,168 --> 00:31:10,869 But TMZ was threatening to out him. 770 00:31:10,912 --> 00:31:12,000 - So he heard about the assaults 771 00:31:12,044 --> 00:31:13,567 and he made a plan. 772 00:31:13,610 --> 00:31:15,874 - So why didn't TMZ break the story anyway? 773 00:31:15,917 --> 00:31:19,790 - I threw them some dirt on a former client. 774 00:31:19,834 --> 00:31:22,097 Crazy thing is, if you hadn't found the actual guy, 775 00:31:22,141 --> 00:31:23,751 this would've worked. 776 00:31:27,015 --> 00:31:28,625 - Last week, I was brutally assaulted 777 00:31:28,669 --> 00:31:31,019 in this neighborhood. 778 00:31:31,063 --> 00:31:32,586 When the NYPD asked me to come forward 779 00:31:32,629 --> 00:31:34,544 at great personal cost, 780 00:31:34,588 --> 00:31:38,026 I did the right thing for the greater good. 781 00:31:38,070 --> 00:31:40,333 What happens next? 782 00:31:40,376 --> 00:31:42,030 They call me a liar. 783 00:31:42,074 --> 00:31:43,945 [crowd booing] 784 00:31:47,775 --> 00:31:50,821 I'm heartsick that the NYPD sees black men 785 00:31:50,865 --> 00:31:53,215 as criminals and not victims. 786 00:31:53,259 --> 00:31:54,869 [crowd booing] 787 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,915 - What the hell is this kid thinking? 788 00:31:56,958 --> 00:31:59,004 - He was gonna be outed. He was getting in front of it. 789 00:31:59,047 --> 00:32:01,180 - He figured he could get more sympathy as a victim. 790 00:32:01,223 --> 00:32:03,791 - Not from me. I want him in cuffs. 791 00:32:03,834 --> 00:32:07,534 - But, Chief, our other actual victims are afraid. 792 00:32:07,577 --> 00:32:10,058 So we go after Mathis, then nobody comes forward. 793 00:32:10,102 --> 00:32:11,451 - It's too late for that. 794 00:32:11,494 --> 00:32:13,061 If your other victims had been willing 795 00:32:13,105 --> 00:32:15,629 to testify in the first place, we wouldn't be here. 796 00:32:15,672 --> 00:32:18,371 - Okay, Ms. Hadid, you're new to SVU. 797 00:32:18,414 --> 00:32:20,590 We don't blame victims here. 798 00:32:20,634 --> 00:32:22,941 Human sexuality and criminal behavior 799 00:32:22,984 --> 00:32:24,986 are a hell of a lot different than securities fraud. 800 00:32:25,030 --> 00:32:26,945 - Thank you, Captain. 801 00:32:26,988 --> 00:32:28,424 What I do know, 802 00:32:28,468 --> 00:32:30,209 the longer this stays in the news cycle, 803 00:32:30,252 --> 00:32:32,472 the longer we're standing here with our junk in our hands. 804 00:32:32,515 --> 00:32:33,864 - Excuse me? - Oh, I'm sorry. 805 00:32:33,908 --> 00:32:35,562 Egg on our faces? 806 00:32:35,605 --> 00:32:36,867 - Ms. Hadid, you're the one who pushed Carisi 807 00:32:36,911 --> 00:32:37,694 in the first place. 808 00:32:37,738 --> 00:32:39,348 - Listen, all due respect, 809 00:32:39,392 --> 00:32:41,046 but this feels like a circular firing squad. 810 00:32:41,089 --> 00:32:42,612 All Captain Benson is saying 811 00:32:42,656 --> 00:32:44,310 is that we have an obligation to make this case, 812 00:32:44,353 --> 00:32:46,138 and Ms. Hadid is just reminding us 813 00:32:46,181 --> 00:32:48,009 that the clock is ticking, quickly and loudly. 814 00:32:48,053 --> 00:32:49,228 - The clock isn't ticking, Counselor. 815 00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:50,577 It's blown up. 816 00:32:50,620 --> 00:32:52,448 D'Angelo's already gotten a judge 817 00:32:52,492 --> 00:32:54,189 to drop the charges on the Mathis assault. 818 00:32:54,233 --> 00:32:56,104 I don't see a path to indictment on the other three. 819 00:32:56,148 --> 00:32:57,453 - It's there. 820 00:32:57,497 --> 00:32:59,238 We just need to keep working the case. 821 00:32:59,281 --> 00:33:01,153 - I'll see if I can get you 24 hours 822 00:33:01,196 --> 00:33:03,068 before the DA says drop the case. 823 00:33:08,290 --> 00:33:12,033 - With all due respect, Chief, she is not my boss. 824 00:33:12,077 --> 00:33:13,165 You are. - I am. 825 00:33:13,208 --> 00:33:15,950 But she calls her boss, 826 00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:17,517 and he calls my boss, 827 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,475 and the two of us are out doing traffic stops 828 00:33:19,519 --> 00:33:21,695 in Staten Island with Dodds. 829 00:33:21,738 --> 00:33:25,264 - I don't care about her exploding clock. 830 00:33:25,307 --> 00:33:27,048 So... 831 00:33:27,092 --> 00:33:30,138 talk to our other victims, find more. 832 00:33:30,182 --> 00:33:32,053 I'm not letting this go. 833 00:33:42,063 --> 00:33:42,237 . 834 00:33:42,281 --> 00:33:44,152 - Ken tried to get DeVonn Thompson to come in. 835 00:33:44,196 --> 00:33:46,024 No dice. - And I'm 0 for 2. 836 00:33:46,067 --> 00:33:47,764 Marcus, Talbot, they won't return my phone calls. 837 00:33:47,808 --> 00:33:50,898 - And we can't run the rape kits without their permission. 838 00:33:50,941 --> 00:33:52,813 Any evidence from the crime scene? 839 00:33:52,856 --> 00:33:55,381 - The only bottle CSU found was Mathis', 840 00:33:55,424 --> 00:33:57,426 and that's just gonna end up having his DNA 841 00:33:57,470 --> 00:33:58,471 and Aygon's prints on it. 842 00:33:58,514 --> 00:34:00,081 - Did you recheck security cams? 843 00:34:00,125 --> 00:34:01,561 - Yeah, Moran grew up there, though. 844 00:34:01,604 --> 00:34:04,042 He skirted the cams like a guy staying dry in the rain. 845 00:34:05,391 --> 00:34:07,219 - Hadid gave us till end of day. 846 00:34:07,262 --> 00:34:11,092 So go back to 9th Avenue, see if any of the bartenders, 847 00:34:11,136 --> 00:34:14,530 any of the patrons can put Moran with the other vics. 848 00:34:14,574 --> 00:34:17,185 - We can try, but after Mathis, their walls are up. 849 00:34:17,229 --> 00:34:18,404 - Can you blame us? 850 00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:24,236 I came to you because of Mathis. 851 00:34:24,279 --> 00:34:28,892 And now because of him, even if I did testify... 852 00:34:28,936 --> 00:34:30,329 who would believe me? 853 00:34:35,508 --> 00:34:38,467 Ken said something I left out. Could be helpful. 854 00:34:38,511 --> 00:34:40,948 - Talk to me. 855 00:34:40,991 --> 00:34:43,124 - You remember the first time I told you I met Moran? 856 00:34:43,168 --> 00:34:45,213 I was outside the bar, smoking. 857 00:34:46,780 --> 00:34:48,434 I left out a part. 858 00:34:52,177 --> 00:34:55,136 He followed me back into the bar... 859 00:34:55,180 --> 00:34:56,572 then the bathroom. 860 00:34:58,661 --> 00:35:01,055 He got down on his knees... 861 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:02,665 unzipped my pants. 862 00:35:02,709 --> 00:35:05,538 - Was that consensual? 863 00:35:05,581 --> 00:35:06,539 - Very. 864 00:35:07,844 --> 00:35:10,717 I know I'm repressed, but... 865 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:14,808 once we started, he really let go. 866 00:35:14,851 --> 00:35:16,331 - Then what happened? 867 00:35:20,944 --> 00:35:23,556 - I went back to the bar. 868 00:35:23,599 --> 00:35:25,384 I took a picture of us. 869 00:35:25,427 --> 00:35:29,953 It was like Jekyll and Hyde. He just... snapped. 870 00:35:29,997 --> 00:35:32,391 I got out of there. Fast. 871 00:35:32,434 --> 00:35:34,610 - Now, this wasn't the same night he assaulted you. 872 00:35:34,654 --> 00:35:39,224 - No, I ran into him at the bar a month later. 873 00:35:39,267 --> 00:35:41,574 I got out of there, but... 874 00:35:41,617 --> 00:35:42,705 he must've followed me. 875 00:35:48,537 --> 00:35:51,192 - That explains a lot, but unless DeVonn testifies, 876 00:35:51,236 --> 00:35:52,759 that photo's inadmissible. 877 00:35:52,802 --> 00:35:54,891 - Let me call Carisi. 878 00:35:54,935 --> 00:35:58,634 Maybe there's a way that this gives him some leverage. 879 00:36:03,552 --> 00:36:05,119 - Plea bargain? 880 00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:07,165 After your star client has just been outed, 881 00:36:07,208 --> 00:36:08,557 pun intended, 882 00:36:08,601 --> 00:36:10,733 as the biggest liar since Pinocchio? 883 00:36:10,777 --> 00:36:12,039 - Forget Mathis. 884 00:36:12,082 --> 00:36:14,998 - Well, I would, but he's on every channel. 885 00:36:15,042 --> 00:36:17,087 And plus, none of your other victims 886 00:36:17,131 --> 00:36:18,437 say they saw my client's face. 887 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,613 - Actually, I have one who did very clearly. 888 00:36:20,656 --> 00:36:25,139 In fact, I got some evidence that you are entitled to see. 889 00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:26,662 - Exculpatory? 890 00:36:26,706 --> 00:36:27,707 - Yes and no. 891 00:36:30,971 --> 00:36:32,407 - What the hell is this? 892 00:36:32,451 --> 00:36:34,148 - That's a photo of your client 893 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:35,889 with a man that he later victimized, 894 00:36:35,932 --> 00:36:38,631 taken shortly after your client dropped to his knees 895 00:36:38,674 --> 00:36:40,937 and expertly gave this gentleman oral sex. 896 00:36:40,981 --> 00:36:42,156 - That's a lie. 897 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,244 - In the downstairs bathroom at Swank. 898 00:36:43,288 --> 00:36:44,463 You two look pretty cozy. 899 00:36:44,506 --> 00:36:46,247 - You son of a bitch. Take that back. 900 00:36:46,291 --> 00:36:47,553 - Calm down, Jeff. 901 00:36:47,596 --> 00:36:50,643 Look, this photo is probative of nothing. 902 00:36:50,686 --> 00:36:53,385 I mean, you just said the interaction was consensual. 903 00:36:53,428 --> 00:36:54,560 - I did. 904 00:36:54,603 --> 00:36:56,301 And a jury will be told that as well. 905 00:36:56,344 --> 00:36:57,737 They'll also hear the next time 906 00:36:57,780 --> 00:37:00,218 your client saw his lover, he followed him, 907 00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:01,480 he demanded his phone, 908 00:37:01,523 --> 00:37:03,003 and then he sodomized him in rage. 909 00:37:03,046 --> 00:37:05,745 - Is that right? [chuckles] 910 00:37:05,788 --> 00:37:10,445 Try finding a juror who hasn't heard about Mathis. 911 00:37:10,489 --> 00:37:11,925 Nobody's gonna believe any of this. 912 00:37:11,968 --> 00:37:13,231 - That is fair enough. 913 00:37:13,274 --> 00:37:14,754 I just want to make sure that your client knows 914 00:37:14,797 --> 00:37:16,408 what is gonna come out in a public trial. 915 00:37:17,887 --> 00:37:18,801 Also... 916 00:37:20,629 --> 00:37:22,065 I mean... 917 00:37:22,109 --> 00:37:24,416 maybe the trial doesn't go his way. 918 00:37:24,459 --> 00:37:26,287 It's a pretty difficult backstory 919 00:37:26,331 --> 00:37:28,855 to carry into prison, as I'm sure Mr. Moran knows. 920 00:37:28,898 --> 00:37:30,683 - I'm not gay. 921 00:37:30,726 --> 00:37:33,294 - He's bluffing. You're not going away. 922 00:37:33,338 --> 00:37:36,819 - Maybe not, but, Mr. Moran, here's your choice. 923 00:37:36,863 --> 00:37:38,952 Confess, and you go into prison 924 00:37:38,995 --> 00:37:42,216 as a straight man who assaults gays. 925 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:44,566 Or this goes to trial. 926 00:37:44,610 --> 00:37:48,962 And everybody hears that you're a self-loathing homosexual 927 00:37:49,005 --> 00:37:52,095 who gets angry after he services black men in bars. 928 00:37:53,662 --> 00:37:56,361 As your attorney once said to me... 929 00:37:56,404 --> 00:37:58,101 what's your preference? 930 00:38:05,544 --> 00:38:06,719 - Chief. 931 00:38:06,762 --> 00:38:08,634 - I have good news, and better news. 932 00:38:08,677 --> 00:38:11,506 I heard you about being short-handed. 933 00:38:11,550 --> 00:38:12,899 I'm getting SVU a white shield. 934 00:38:12,942 --> 00:38:14,466 - A white shield? 935 00:38:14,509 --> 00:38:16,294 - You mean somebody that's not a detective. 936 00:38:16,337 --> 00:38:18,208 - You'll both be great mentors. 937 00:38:18,252 --> 00:38:21,821 Also, Ms. Hadid just called to thank me. 938 00:38:21,864 --> 00:38:23,649 Jeffrey Moran took a plea. 939 00:38:23,692 --> 00:38:25,564 He'll do seven years for sexual abuse 1. 940 00:38:25,607 --> 00:38:28,393 - So nobody has to testify. That is great news. 941 00:38:28,436 --> 00:38:30,438 - Any thoughts on what changed his mind? 942 00:38:31,526 --> 00:38:33,093 - Um... 943 00:38:33,136 --> 00:38:36,096 It's kind of a "don't ask, don't tell." 944 00:38:36,139 --> 00:38:38,098 - All right. 945 00:38:38,141 --> 00:38:40,361 I'll take the win. 946 00:38:40,405 --> 00:38:44,409 But next, we need to pursue charges against Mathis. 947 00:38:44,452 --> 00:38:45,801 We have to send a message. 948 00:38:45,845 --> 00:38:47,325 - And what message is that? 949 00:38:49,109 --> 00:38:52,242 False reporting is extremely rare. 950 00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:54,332 We keep this in the news, 951 00:38:54,375 --> 00:38:56,508 and survivors are going to be afraid 952 00:38:56,551 --> 00:38:59,598 that they won't be believed. 953 00:38:59,641 --> 00:39:02,818 - So Mathis never pays for the damage he's caused? 954 00:39:02,862 --> 00:39:04,603 - He's paying. 955 00:39:04,646 --> 00:39:05,908 Plenty. 956 00:39:11,131 --> 00:39:12,785 For what it's worth, my Deputy Chief 957 00:39:12,828 --> 00:39:15,483 wanted to put you in jail, but we talked him out of it. 958 00:39:17,485 --> 00:39:19,400 - What, I'm supposed to thank you? 959 00:39:19,444 --> 00:39:21,228 I didn't make this up. 960 00:39:21,271 --> 00:39:24,100 - Look, I don't know why you did what you did, 961 00:39:24,144 --> 00:39:27,277 but it's coming from a bad place. 962 00:39:29,105 --> 00:39:32,631 - This where you tell me that you're disappointed in me? 963 00:39:32,674 --> 00:39:33,980 That I screwed everything up? 964 00:39:34,023 --> 00:39:35,198 - Not everything. 965 00:39:35,242 --> 00:39:36,417 I was talking to my captain. 966 00:39:36,461 --> 00:39:37,984 If you hadn't ever came forward, 967 00:39:38,027 --> 00:39:40,726 we would've never caught Moran. 968 00:39:40,769 --> 00:39:42,815 - That's true. 969 00:39:42,858 --> 00:39:44,425 Nobody remembers that. 970 00:39:44,469 --> 00:39:48,516 The whole world's just laughing at me. 971 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,779 - Not me. 972 00:39:50,823 --> 00:39:54,479 See, I know something was done to you. 973 00:39:54,522 --> 00:39:57,830 It ain't about this time. It ain't about this thing. 974 00:39:57,873 --> 00:39:59,614 But you gotta deal with whatever happened to you 975 00:39:59,658 --> 00:40:02,182 in your past that brought you here. 976 00:40:02,225 --> 00:40:04,184 ♪ 977 00:40:04,227 --> 00:40:06,404 That's on you. 978 00:40:06,447 --> 00:40:12,758 ♪ 979 00:40:14,542 --> 00:40:16,718 - Come in, hurry up. Class has started. 980 00:40:16,762 --> 00:40:19,591 Hurry up, you're late. Get in line, please. 981 00:40:19,634 --> 00:40:22,376 Oh, hi. Can I help you? 982 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:23,464 - I want to dance. 983 00:40:23,508 --> 00:40:25,510 - Um, uh, this is Noah, 984 00:40:25,553 --> 00:40:28,600 and we're here for our first dance class. 985 00:40:28,643 --> 00:40:31,864 - Okay, great. Come on in. 986 00:40:31,907 --> 00:40:33,256 Hurry up, you're late. 987 00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:34,388 - Sorry. - Get in line, get in line. 988 00:40:34,432 --> 00:40:36,042 Can you see me? 989 00:40:36,085 --> 00:40:38,740 Good? Ready? 990 00:40:38,784 --> 00:40:40,394 Chin up. 991 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:43,266 And plié. And stretch. 992 00:40:43,310 --> 00:40:45,486 Plié. And stretch. 993 00:40:45,530 --> 00:40:47,662 Ribs in. Plié. 994 00:40:47,706 --> 00:40:49,229 Stretch. 995 00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:51,100 Go to second position. 996 00:40:51,144 --> 00:40:53,668 Plié. Stretch. 997 00:40:53,712 --> 00:40:55,714 And chin up. 998 00:40:55,757 --> 00:40:56,628 Stretch. 999 00:40:56,671 --> 00:40:59,457 Go to second. Plié. 1000 00:41:07,813 --> 00:41:07,987 . 1001 00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:10,946 [dramatic music] 1002 00:41:10,990 --> 00:41:17,953 ♪ 1003 00:41:36,581 --> 00:41:39,671 [wolf howling]