1 00:00:04,395 --> 00:00:07,007 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:07,050 --> 00:00:09,748 sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. 3 00:00:09,792 --> 00:00:12,273 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 4 00:00:12,316 --> 00:00:14,057 who investigate these vicious felonies 5 00:00:14,101 --> 00:00:15,493 are members of an elite squad 6 00:00:15,537 --> 00:00:17,669 known as the Special Victims Unit. 7 00:00:17,713 --> 00:00:19,584 These are their stories. 8 00:00:23,501 --> 00:00:25,634 It's going to be amazing. 9 00:00:25,677 --> 00:00:27,462 My daddy says you're a hard worker. 10 00:00:27,505 --> 00:00:28,550 He does? 11 00:00:28,593 --> 00:00:30,682 Well, that's good to know. 12 00:00:30,726 --> 00:00:33,120 - It's true. - Do you have a gun too? 13 00:00:33,163 --> 00:00:36,427 I do, but I don't bring it to parties. 14 00:00:38,951 --> 00:00:41,302 Wow, your family's so lovely. 15 00:00:41,345 --> 00:00:43,913 And you didn't tell me that your wife is gorgeous. 16 00:00:43,956 --> 00:00:45,523 And... and hilarious. 17 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:48,352 - Lamai balances me out. All right. 18 00:00:48,396 --> 00:00:50,963 Heads-up, I know that look in her eye. 19 00:00:51,007 --> 00:00:54,054 - Olivia, did Chris tell you... - You know I didn't. 20 00:00:54,097 --> 00:00:56,186 Our dear friend, Edgar. 21 00:00:56,230 --> 00:01:00,582 He's a partner at my old firm. Edgar, Olivia. 22 00:01:00,625 --> 00:01:03,063 - Hello. - Olivia. 23 00:01:03,106 --> 00:01:05,935 You're as stunning as Lamai said you were. 24 00:01:11,245 --> 00:01:12,724 - Hey. - Oh. 25 00:01:12,768 --> 00:01:14,161 You okay? 26 00:01:14,204 --> 00:01:16,641 Yeah, well, I spent the weekend with my mother. 27 00:01:16,685 --> 00:01:19,296 - Beth okay? So that's a no. 28 00:01:19,340 --> 00:01:21,429 - Other than that? - What, end of the shift, 29 00:01:21,472 --> 00:01:23,170 I'm sent to Special Frauds 30 00:01:23,213 --> 00:01:26,782 where a sticky-fingered church bookkeeper may want to flip. 31 00:01:26,825 --> 00:01:29,219 - Does life get better than that? - So that's another no? 32 00:01:29,263 --> 00:01:32,135 Right over here. 33 00:01:32,179 --> 00:01:35,573 Ms. Blake, this is Detective Rollins from Special Victims. 34 00:01:35,617 --> 00:01:38,402 I've told her a spot audit revealed that you've embezzled 35 00:01:38,446 --> 00:01:40,404 more than $400,000 from your church. 36 00:01:40,448 --> 00:01:41,599 And you're looking to trade information 37 00:01:41,623 --> 00:01:44,800 about a sexual predator? Who? 38 00:01:44,843 --> 00:01:46,497 It's okay. 39 00:01:46,541 --> 00:01:48,108 He's an official at my church. 40 00:01:48,151 --> 00:01:50,980 Go on. 41 00:01:51,023 --> 00:01:54,810 Cards on the table, Sherry. 42 00:01:54,853 --> 00:01:56,290 He's had sexual relations 43 00:01:56,333 --> 00:01:58,422 with teenage girls in the congregation 44 00:01:58,466 --> 00:02:00,772 and used church funds to pay them off. 45 00:02:02,296 --> 00:02:04,012 - Gonna need his name. - We're gonna need assurances. 46 00:02:04,036 --> 00:02:05,449 As I've told you, the DA will consider any... 47 00:02:05,473 --> 00:02:07,475 I'm worried about the NYPD. 48 00:02:07,518 --> 00:02:09,781 - Excuse me? - This church official? 49 00:02:09,825 --> 00:02:12,871 He's a close personal friend of your boss. 50 00:02:15,787 --> 00:02:19,487 So, normally I stumble my way through grace. 51 00:02:19,530 --> 00:02:23,621 No, no. 52 00:02:23,665 --> 00:02:26,276 Uh, but Reverend Chase, would you do us the honors? 53 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,062 Shall we? 54 00:02:30,106 --> 00:02:31,673 Dear Lord, thank you for the gift 55 00:02:31,716 --> 00:02:33,892 of gathering in the warmth of the Garland home 56 00:02:33,936 --> 00:02:35,546 on a cold winter's night, 57 00:02:35,590 --> 00:02:38,462 to visit with old friends and to meet new ones, 58 00:02:38,506 --> 00:02:41,291 to savor Lamai's masterful cooking... 59 00:02:41,335 --> 00:02:43,337 To... 60 00:02:43,380 --> 00:02:45,469 To be interrupted by a doorbell. 61 00:02:45,513 --> 00:02:47,993 Excuse me. 62 00:02:48,037 --> 00:02:49,952 Cheers, everyone. 63 00:02:49,995 --> 00:02:52,128 - All: Cheers. - Here's to a lovely evening. 64 00:02:53,695 --> 00:02:55,697 - Sorry to bother you, Chief. - We tried calling. 65 00:02:55,740 --> 00:02:58,047 - It's a no-cell phones dinner. Your captain's here. 66 00:02:58,090 --> 00:03:00,310 - We know. We need a minute. 67 00:03:00,354 --> 00:03:04,140 Come in. 68 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:06,969 Carisi, Rollins, what's going on? 69 00:03:07,012 --> 00:03:09,450 We got a credible tip about a serial sexual predator. 70 00:03:09,493 --> 00:03:10,842 Couldn't wait until morning? 71 00:03:10,886 --> 00:03:12,516 The informant claims it's someone you know. 72 00:03:12,540 --> 00:03:13,889 She wants assurances that 73 00:03:13,932 --> 00:03:15,673 you'll let the investigation proceed. 74 00:03:15,717 --> 00:03:17,501 - Of course I will. Who is it? 75 00:03:17,545 --> 00:03:20,765 Reverend Delman Chase. 76 00:03:20,809 --> 00:03:22,202 I find that very hard to believe. 77 00:03:22,245 --> 00:03:24,726 Wasn't that just him saying grace? 78 00:03:26,728 --> 00:03:28,251 How well do you know each other? 79 00:03:28,295 --> 00:03:31,211 H-he and his wife Laura are like family. 80 00:03:31,254 --> 00:03:35,345 Been my spiritual advisor for over a decade. 81 00:03:35,389 --> 00:03:37,042 He was the minister at my wedding. 82 00:04:36,232 --> 00:04:37,538 So Garland's minister's 83 00:04:37,581 --> 00:04:39,061 doing teenage girls at his church? 84 00:04:39,104 --> 00:04:40,628 Fin, we don't know that. 85 00:04:40,671 --> 00:04:41,953 Then why would this accountant make it up? 86 00:04:41,977 --> 00:04:43,979 Because she's facing serious fraud charges. 87 00:04:44,022 --> 00:04:45,807 Anyway, Garland doesn't believe it. 88 00:04:45,850 --> 00:04:48,853 - So he's gonna shut us down? - No, that's not his way. 89 00:04:48,897 --> 00:04:50,290 Or his call. 90 00:04:50,333 --> 00:04:52,770 - Hey, check this out. - Hey. 91 00:05:04,434 --> 00:05:07,002 Praise dancing at Harlem Heights Baptist? 92 00:05:07,045 --> 00:05:08,612 Turns out Reverend Chase 93 00:05:08,656 --> 00:05:11,441 is a big supporter of the church's all-girl dance troupe. 94 00:05:11,485 --> 00:05:12,636 They perform all over the country, 95 00:05:12,660 --> 00:05:13,965 win all kinds of awards. 96 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:15,358 Whoo! 97 00:05:15,402 --> 00:05:17,882 Hallelujah! Oh, praise the Lord. 98 00:05:19,101 --> 00:05:22,017 Oh, yeah, wonderful job. 99 00:05:22,060 --> 00:05:24,672 Oh, that was wonderful. 100 00:05:26,413 --> 00:05:27,805 - Good job, good job. - Whoo! 101 00:05:27,849 --> 00:05:30,460 Our praise dancers always lift my spirit. 102 00:05:30,504 --> 00:05:31,983 - Amen. - Amen. 103 00:05:32,027 --> 00:05:34,421 - We're so blessed. - We are so blessed. 104 00:05:34,464 --> 00:05:37,075 That's Chase's wife and co-pastor, Laura. 105 00:05:37,119 --> 00:05:39,339 They've been at Harlem Heights for 20 years. 106 00:05:39,382 --> 00:05:41,384 Uh, their sermons are nationally broadcast. 107 00:05:41,428 --> 00:05:43,778 - So he's a for-profit pastor? - Uh, yeah. 108 00:05:43,821 --> 00:05:46,389 They got the two mansions, a church-leased private plane. 109 00:05:46,433 --> 00:05:49,392 But he also runs a charity that works with local non-profits. 110 00:05:49,436 --> 00:05:50,630 And he started a charter school 111 00:05:50,654 --> 00:05:52,047 for underprivileged girls. 112 00:05:52,090 --> 00:05:54,789 And the church also funds a dorm for at-risk youth. 113 00:05:54,832 --> 00:05:57,269 Okay, that could be a hunting ground. 114 00:05:57,313 --> 00:05:58,619 What do we have on his payouts? 115 00:05:58,662 --> 00:06:02,013 Uh, Chase told his bookkeeper that these checks 116 00:06:02,057 --> 00:06:05,060 were for families in need, the girls' college funds. 117 00:06:05,103 --> 00:06:06,670 Code for hush money. 118 00:06:06,714 --> 00:06:08,387 Over 50 checks from the last seven years, 119 00:06:08,411 --> 00:06:11,327 all varying amounts, almost all 15K or under. 120 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:15,331 - Uh, sorry to interrupt. Captain. 121 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:19,509 - Yes, okay, great. Here you go. 122 00:06:20,205 --> 00:06:21,555 Come in. 123 00:06:21,598 --> 00:06:23,034 Thank you for coming last night. 124 00:06:23,078 --> 00:06:25,080 It was a lovely evening. 125 00:06:25,123 --> 00:06:27,517 Huh, until it wasn't. 126 00:06:27,561 --> 00:06:32,696 Look, after everyone left, it, uh... 127 00:06:32,740 --> 00:06:34,437 it crossed my mind to call Del back. 128 00:06:34,481 --> 00:06:35,917 You wanted to give him a heads-up? 129 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,354 I did, because I don't believe he's capable of this. 130 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:42,140 But Lamai had the good legal sense to talk me out of that. 131 00:06:42,184 --> 00:06:44,229 To be clear, you're in control of the investigation. 132 00:06:44,273 --> 00:06:46,275 I'll recuse. 133 00:06:46,318 --> 00:06:48,016 You can report to the Chief of D's. 134 00:06:48,059 --> 00:06:50,279 I appreciate that. 135 00:06:50,322 --> 00:06:53,543 But because he trusts you... 136 00:06:53,587 --> 00:06:56,372 and the community trusts you... 137 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:58,592 I may need your help with this. 138 00:07:00,463 --> 00:07:02,247 Okay. 139 00:07:02,291 --> 00:07:05,033 In that case, Laura Chase pulled me aside last night. 140 00:07:05,076 --> 00:07:07,427 She's worried about the embezzlement. 141 00:07:07,470 --> 00:07:09,777 Might be an opening. 142 00:07:12,954 --> 00:07:15,217 We appreciate your cooperation, Reverend Chase. 143 00:07:15,260 --> 00:07:17,393 - Call me Laura. But aren't you Special Victims? 144 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:20,701 We are, but Chris Garland asked us to look into this 145 00:07:20,744 --> 00:07:23,834 - on behalf of Special Frauds. - Christian's a good man. 146 00:07:23,878 --> 00:07:26,054 When I heard Sherry Blake stole collection-plate money 147 00:07:26,097 --> 00:07:27,795 to go on shopping sprees, I was sickened. 148 00:07:27,838 --> 00:07:30,101 - Not just collections. We flagged some checks that 149 00:07:30,145 --> 00:07:32,756 may or may not be legitimate. W-would you mind taking a look? 150 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,411 - Of course. Let's go to my office. 151 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:39,023 These two... we never used a catering service, I'm sure. 152 00:07:39,067 --> 00:07:40,808 Okay, so put those in the fraudulent pile. 153 00:07:40,851 --> 00:07:44,072 And now we have three different car payments. 154 00:07:44,115 --> 00:07:46,727 Yeah, we each have our own car and there's a church van. 155 00:07:46,770 --> 00:07:49,730 We also found a, uh, series of checks made out to... 156 00:07:49,773 --> 00:07:52,384 To different girls. Do you recognize this name? 157 00:07:52,428 --> 00:07:54,125 Yeah, Breyona Taylor... She's a student. 158 00:07:54,169 --> 00:07:56,040 $10,000. 159 00:07:56,084 --> 00:07:58,913 The church sometimes helps young girls with family need. 160 00:07:58,956 --> 00:08:00,654 Yeah. 161 00:08:00,697 --> 00:08:03,395 This one is from four years ago. 162 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:07,269 - Destiny Hall? We had such high hopes for her. 163 00:08:07,312 --> 00:08:09,358 Poor girl just lost her way. 164 00:08:11,882 --> 00:08:13,449 $75,000? 165 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:15,320 Yeah, three checks in the same month. 166 00:08:15,364 --> 00:08:16,800 Renee Lee, 75,000. 167 00:08:16,844 --> 00:08:19,629 Sade Ferguson, 75,000. 168 00:08:19,673 --> 00:08:22,327 And $100,000 PraiseRaise fund 169 00:08:22,371 --> 00:08:24,808 for, uh, Sade Lee. 170 00:08:24,852 --> 00:08:26,549 Renee is a student, 171 00:08:26,593 --> 00:08:29,117 and Sade is her mom. And they were struggling. 172 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,512 But there's no way the church would've paid out $1/4 million. 173 00:08:34,035 --> 00:08:36,037 Sister Sherry must have 174 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,605 written out the checks and laundered them. 175 00:08:38,648 --> 00:08:41,172 My husband will be beside himself. 176 00:08:43,261 --> 00:08:44,654 Yes, it's my check. 177 00:08:44,698 --> 00:08:45,849 It's made out to me, Breyona Taylor. 178 00:08:45,873 --> 00:08:47,439 Can you tell us what it was for? 179 00:08:47,483 --> 00:08:49,548 I told the Rev that I wanted to go to medical school 180 00:08:49,572 --> 00:08:51,008 to become a pediatrician. 181 00:08:51,052 --> 00:08:53,533 He said it would cost a lot, but he could help. 182 00:08:53,576 --> 00:08:55,099 And he just gave you the check? 183 00:08:55,143 --> 00:08:58,538 We put it in an account, just like that. 184 00:08:58,581 --> 00:09:00,409 Did he expect anything in return? 185 00:09:01,802 --> 00:09:03,804 Just to keep working towards my dream 186 00:09:03,847 --> 00:09:05,936 and to give all glory to God. 187 00:09:05,980 --> 00:09:08,243 The Reverend called it a down payment on my future. 188 00:09:08,286 --> 00:09:11,202 What that mean? 189 00:09:11,246 --> 00:09:13,596 - It meant keep my mouth shut. - About what? 190 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,380 About him being nasty. 191 00:09:15,424 --> 00:09:16,686 He gave me a loan, 192 00:09:16,730 --> 00:09:18,558 asked if I have bad thoughts, 193 00:09:18,601 --> 00:09:20,995 asked me to tell him about my temptations. 194 00:09:21,038 --> 00:09:23,606 - Anything else happen? - I shut him down. 195 00:09:23,650 --> 00:09:26,609 Took his check. That money is long gone. 196 00:09:26,653 --> 00:09:29,264 You ever tell anyone? 197 00:09:29,307 --> 00:09:31,788 Everyone at that church thinks he's God. 198 00:09:38,055 --> 00:09:39,883 Thanks for speaking with us, Michelle. 199 00:09:39,927 --> 00:09:40,841 You're here about that accountant? 200 00:09:40,884 --> 00:09:41,905 Everyone knows about it? 201 00:09:41,929 --> 00:09:44,018 - Yeah. The girls are all upset. 202 00:09:44,061 --> 00:09:45,672 I'm the dorm mom, so I hear it all. 203 00:09:45,715 --> 00:09:47,717 Is Renee Lee here today? 204 00:09:47,761 --> 00:09:51,112 Front and center, like always. 205 00:09:51,155 --> 00:09:52,853 Thanks. 206 00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:55,116 Reverend Chase is generous to all us girls. 207 00:09:55,159 --> 00:09:58,032 - He's a true Christian. - I'm sure he is, but... 208 00:09:58,075 --> 00:10:00,251 $250,000? 209 00:10:00,295 --> 00:10:03,559 - My mom broke her back. She hasn't worked in a year. 210 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:04,908 And was that the only reason 211 00:10:04,952 --> 00:10:06,103 the Reverend gave your family the money? 212 00:10:06,127 --> 00:10:08,129 Like, breaking your back isn't enough? 213 00:10:08,172 --> 00:10:10,566 It's just a lot more than the other donations 214 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,524 made by the church, 215 00:10:12,568 --> 00:10:15,179 and if the Reverend asked for anything in return... 216 00:10:15,223 --> 00:10:18,008 - Like what? You saying the Rev's a creeper? 217 00:10:18,052 --> 00:10:20,358 He's not. 218 00:10:20,402 --> 00:10:22,839 Anyway, I gotta rehearse now. 219 00:10:24,754 --> 00:10:26,974 - I'm new and all, but... - You're not that new. 220 00:10:27,017 --> 00:10:29,890 Something happened here, and it wasn't spiritual. 221 00:10:29,933 --> 00:10:32,675 Who's gonna tell Chief Garland? 222 00:10:34,938 --> 00:10:36,612 How long's it been since we've done this? 223 00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:38,899 Too long. 224 00:10:38,942 --> 00:10:40,659 And I thought here would be a better place to talk 225 00:10:40,683 --> 00:10:41,945 than either of our offices. 226 00:10:41,989 --> 00:10:43,314 If this is about the embezzlement, Del, 227 00:10:43,338 --> 00:10:45,035 I assure you the investigation will proceed 228 00:10:45,079 --> 00:10:46,863 - with due diligence. - Will it? 229 00:10:46,907 --> 00:10:49,170 There are bitter and racist eyes on us, Christian. 230 00:10:49,213 --> 00:10:51,520 Eyes that don't wanna see me raise up this community 231 00:10:51,563 --> 00:10:53,174 through my church, my school. 232 00:10:53,217 --> 00:10:57,265 Eyes that don't wanna see a black man rise in the NYPD. 233 00:10:57,308 --> 00:10:59,310 But I have risen. 234 00:11:00,529 --> 00:11:02,096 As have you. 235 00:11:02,139 --> 00:11:04,707 These investigators are making salacious implications, 236 00:11:04,751 --> 00:11:06,578 concocting conspiracies. 237 00:11:06,622 --> 00:11:08,015 I worry folks will think 238 00:11:08,058 --> 00:11:09,973 there must be fire underneath that smoke. 239 00:11:10,017 --> 00:11:12,280 Whatever stories your people are hearing, 240 00:11:12,323 --> 00:11:14,369 I need to know. 241 00:11:14,412 --> 00:11:16,458 Promise me you won't be a corbie-messenger. 242 00:11:16,501 --> 00:11:19,461 Understood. 243 00:11:19,504 --> 00:11:22,116 That's all I need to know. 244 00:11:22,159 --> 00:11:25,380 I'm always here for you, Christian. 245 00:11:27,556 --> 00:11:31,429 At this point, I'll resign. 246 00:11:31,473 --> 00:11:33,736 If I taught you anything, 247 00:11:33,780 --> 00:11:36,565 it's how to protect your king. 248 00:11:38,741 --> 00:11:40,308 All right, man. 249 00:11:51,580 --> 00:11:53,887 Well? 250 00:11:53,930 --> 00:11:56,890 Protested far too much. 251 00:11:56,933 --> 00:11:59,544 He asked for my word that I have his back. 252 00:12:01,155 --> 00:12:04,158 - I'm so sorry. - So am I. 253 00:12:04,811 --> 00:12:06,769 I have a sick feeling the Lord had nothing to do 254 00:12:06,813 --> 00:12:08,597 with why he wrote those checks. 255 00:12:16,474 --> 00:12:18,259 I'm happy to help if I can, Captain. 256 00:12:18,302 --> 00:12:20,304 My wife said this was about 257 00:12:20,348 --> 00:12:21,784 the checks to Renee Lee's mother. 258 00:12:21,828 --> 00:12:23,438 Yeah, your wife thought 259 00:12:23,481 --> 00:12:25,745 that they were fraudulent. 260 00:12:29,357 --> 00:12:31,489 No, the other ones she caught were, 261 00:12:31,533 --> 00:12:34,057 but on these, Laura was mistaken. 262 00:12:34,101 --> 00:12:35,624 So the quarter million is legit? 263 00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,060 I don't recall the exact amount, 264 00:12:37,104 --> 00:12:38,409 but Renee's needs were great. 265 00:12:38,453 --> 00:12:41,064 How do you mean? 266 00:12:41,108 --> 00:12:42,825 Renee's mother, who had worked on her feet 267 00:12:42,849 --> 00:12:45,895 her entire life, suffered a serious back injury. 268 00:12:45,939 --> 00:12:48,245 She couldn't pay her mortgage, her heat. 269 00:12:48,289 --> 00:12:51,814 Renee would've had to drop out of school, go home, work. 270 00:12:51,858 --> 00:12:54,208 And her home was a troubled environment. 271 00:12:54,251 --> 00:12:56,384 So you saved her? 272 00:12:56,427 --> 00:12:59,126 The church saved her with the Lord's help. 273 00:12:59,169 --> 00:13:00,780 Okay. 274 00:13:00,823 --> 00:13:03,783 Did the church's hierarchy approve these checks? 275 00:13:03,826 --> 00:13:05,393 Payments are at my discretion, 276 00:13:05,436 --> 00:13:07,047 with the Lord's guidance. 277 00:13:07,090 --> 00:13:09,614 So the Lord told you to make three separate payments, 278 00:13:09,658 --> 00:13:12,182 including a check made out directly to Renee? 279 00:13:12,226 --> 00:13:14,097 Separating the payments 280 00:13:14,141 --> 00:13:16,839 was definitely Sister Sherry's idea. 281 00:13:16,883 --> 00:13:19,799 And... and I don't recall this last one at all. 282 00:13:19,842 --> 00:13:21,975 I'd say ask her, 283 00:13:22,018 --> 00:13:24,847 but we already know we can't believe a word she says. 284 00:13:24,891 --> 00:13:29,199 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a sermon to prepare. 285 00:13:29,243 --> 00:13:32,028 About yielding to temptation? 286 00:13:32,072 --> 00:13:36,250 No, about forgiveness. 287 00:13:43,083 --> 00:13:46,216 - So where are we? - Giving money away is legal. 288 00:13:46,260 --> 00:13:49,872 Chase claims not to recall one payment to Renee. 289 00:13:49,916 --> 00:13:51,613 Renee insists 290 00:13:51,656 --> 00:13:54,268 that the Reverend gave her and her mother 291 00:13:54,311 --> 00:13:57,271 all three checks, no strings attached. 292 00:13:57,314 --> 00:13:59,553 - So what does the mother say? - She lives up in Syracuse. 293 00:13:59,577 --> 00:14:02,450 - I sent Fin and Kat up there. - Good. 294 00:14:02,493 --> 00:14:03,993 Tell them they can threaten her with fraud 295 00:14:04,017 --> 00:14:06,337 if she doesn't tell the truth. I'm not in a forgiving mood. 296 00:14:09,152 --> 00:14:10,545 Fraud at the church? 297 00:14:10,588 --> 00:14:12,373 Well, that's terrible. 298 00:14:12,416 --> 00:14:14,505 Well, my money's legitimate. I hurt myself. 299 00:14:14,549 --> 00:14:16,681 Yeah, we heard that you had some kind of a fall. 300 00:14:16,725 --> 00:14:18,596 I had a table full of Karens riding me, 301 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,164 and cleared too fast and I slipped. 302 00:14:21,208 --> 00:14:22,568 You know, I would have lost my home 303 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,212 if Reverend Chase hadn't sent that check. 304 00:14:25,255 --> 00:14:26,822 And the PraiseRaise fund? 305 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,345 Well, that was for my medical. 306 00:14:28,389 --> 00:14:30,304 Renee kept saying, "Just keep praying 307 00:14:30,347 --> 00:14:31,740 and trusting in God, and..." 308 00:14:31,783 --> 00:14:33,916 But all the money came from the Reverend's church. 309 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,700 The Reverend always looked out for her. 310 00:14:35,744 --> 00:14:37,789 She was a wild child, 311 00:14:37,833 --> 00:14:39,419 and I was about to put her out the house. 312 00:14:39,443 --> 00:14:41,097 But then my sister saw the Reverend on TV, 313 00:14:41,141 --> 00:14:44,927 so Renee sends in her praise dance audition tape, 314 00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:47,277 and right away he sends a ticket for her 315 00:14:47,321 --> 00:14:50,193 to come to New York. It was a miracle. 316 00:14:50,237 --> 00:14:52,804 - Praise Jesus. - Amen. 317 00:14:52,848 --> 00:14:54,676 Have you ever met the Reverend? 318 00:14:54,719 --> 00:14:56,678 - No. Only person I've ever spoken 319 00:14:56,721 --> 00:14:59,855 with is the dorm mom girl, Michelle. 320 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:03,032 She told me how much everyone loves Renee. 321 00:15:04,251 --> 00:15:06,427 - $250,000? Are you sure? 322 00:15:06,470 --> 00:15:08,037 It seems like a lot to you. 323 00:15:08,081 --> 00:15:10,450 After all he's done for her, and this is how she repays him? 324 00:15:10,474 --> 00:15:11,867 What do you mean, Michelle? 325 00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:13,540 Reverend Chase would never give her all that money. 326 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:15,697 Renee must have stolen it. 327 00:15:15,740 --> 00:15:18,482 Maybe she's in on it with that bookkeeper. 328 00:15:18,526 --> 00:15:19,701 He's such a good man. 329 00:15:19,744 --> 00:15:21,485 He doesn't see people for who they are. 330 00:15:21,529 --> 00:15:23,923 That's what we thought. 331 00:15:23,966 --> 00:15:26,490 Thank you. 332 00:15:27,578 --> 00:15:29,363 There's no way Renee stole that money. 333 00:15:29,406 --> 00:15:30,726 No, but maybe we should give her 334 00:15:30,755 --> 00:15:32,018 a chance to refute the charge. 335 00:15:32,061 --> 00:15:33,933 You want to use a false charge as leverage 336 00:15:33,976 --> 00:15:35,499 to pressure a victim to disclose? 337 00:15:35,543 --> 00:15:37,371 He's a revered minister. 338 00:15:37,414 --> 00:15:39,155 If we want to make this case, 339 00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:41,810 we may not have a choice. 340 00:15:41,853 --> 00:15:43,029 I hate to say this, Renee, 341 00:15:43,072 --> 00:15:45,292 but you could be in serious trouble here. 342 00:15:45,335 --> 00:15:46,771 Why am I in trouble? 343 00:15:46,815 --> 00:15:48,053 Well, the Reverend doesn't remember the check 344 00:15:48,077 --> 00:15:50,384 - made out to you. - That's impossible. 345 00:15:50,427 --> 00:15:52,647 - He handed it to me. - He did? 346 00:15:52,690 --> 00:15:57,043 - What was it for? - Like I said, expenses. 347 00:15:57,086 --> 00:15:58,914 - My future. - Huh. 348 00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:00,718 Well, you and your mom got over ten times more 349 00:16:00,742 --> 00:16:02,570 than anybody else. 350 00:16:02,613 --> 00:16:05,225 Now, it's been suggested that, uh, that you stole it. 351 00:16:05,268 --> 00:16:06,922 I didn't steal anything. 352 00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:08,054 I hope not. 353 00:16:08,097 --> 00:16:10,360 Charges for grand larceny are serious. 354 00:16:10,404 --> 00:16:12,710 I could go to jail? 355 00:16:16,845 --> 00:16:18,412 I just did what he wanted. 356 00:16:18,455 --> 00:16:20,414 And what... What was that, honey? 357 00:16:22,285 --> 00:16:25,288 If I tell the truth, can my mom keep the money? 358 00:16:25,332 --> 00:16:26,942 I wasn't lying about her. 359 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,528 We're gonna do everything we can to help you. 360 00:16:28,552 --> 00:16:31,642 But you need to tell us the whole story. 361 00:16:33,122 --> 00:16:36,212 When I started at the school, my grades were bad, 362 00:16:36,256 --> 00:16:39,259 really bad. 363 00:16:39,302 --> 00:16:42,784 He called me into his office, but he didn't yell at me. 364 00:16:42,827 --> 00:16:46,831 He said he would tutor me privately. 365 00:16:46,875 --> 00:16:49,617 It would be our secret. 366 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:53,055 Did you and he have other secrets? 367 00:16:54,926 --> 00:16:57,755 Sometimes he'd tutor me. 368 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:02,847 Sometimes he'd massage my body. 369 00:17:02,891 --> 00:17:06,677 After dance, that felt really good, but then he... 370 00:17:09,332 --> 00:17:11,378 I sh... I shouldn't talk about this anymore. 371 00:17:11,421 --> 00:17:12,727 Hey, Renee, listen to me. 372 00:17:12,770 --> 00:17:14,294 There's nothing that you can tell us 373 00:17:14,337 --> 00:17:15,497 that we haven't heard before. 374 00:17:17,253 --> 00:17:19,690 Can I just show you? 375 00:17:39,928 --> 00:17:43,105 I told Rev I had deleted it. 376 00:17:43,149 --> 00:17:45,151 That's why he gave me the money. 377 00:17:45,194 --> 00:17:46,674 How old were you here? 378 00:17:46,717 --> 00:17:48,850 Fifteen. 379 00:17:48,893 --> 00:17:51,113 Who is the man in this video? 380 00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:54,029 Reverend Chase. 381 00:18:08,565 --> 00:18:11,046 Garland's a cop, a deacon at the church. 382 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:12,502 And he's telling us he didn't know his own pastor 383 00:18:12,526 --> 00:18:14,484 - was a child rapist? - Fin. 384 00:18:14,528 --> 00:18:16,573 I'm not saying he knew and kept it quiet. 385 00:18:16,617 --> 00:18:19,837 I'm saying he should've known something. 386 00:18:19,881 --> 00:18:22,144 Are we arresting this guy or not? 387 00:18:26,061 --> 00:18:27,497 Detectives. 388 00:18:27,541 --> 00:18:29,040 Reverend Chase, we'd like you to come with us 389 00:18:29,064 --> 00:18:30,326 down to the station. 390 00:18:30,370 --> 00:18:31,762 Is this about the embezzlement? 391 00:18:31,806 --> 00:18:34,635 - No, it's about Renee Lee. - I don't understand. 392 00:18:34,678 --> 00:18:38,160 She's made an allegation of rape. 393 00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:39,901 What did you say to that poor girl? 394 00:18:39,944 --> 00:18:42,599 She also has a tape. 395 00:18:42,643 --> 00:18:44,210 Am I under arrest? 396 00:18:44,253 --> 00:18:45,883 Not if you come with us down to the station. 397 00:18:45,907 --> 00:18:47,691 We'd rather not cuff you. 398 00:18:47,735 --> 00:18:50,999 - Delman, what's wrong? - Call Adams. 399 00:18:51,042 --> 00:18:53,044 And Christian Garland. 400 00:18:53,088 --> 00:18:55,873 You should know that Garland sent us. 401 00:18:58,963 --> 00:19:01,183 It's all right, baby. 402 00:19:10,497 --> 00:19:12,151 You knew he was being brought in? 403 00:19:12,194 --> 00:19:13,239 I did. 404 00:19:13,282 --> 00:19:14,544 How could you let this happen? 405 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:16,242 After 15 years? 406 00:19:16,285 --> 00:19:18,113 We've eaten at each other's table, 407 00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:20,376 prayed together. He's Abby's godfather. 408 00:19:20,420 --> 00:19:24,511 - Laura, please sit down. - Why is this girl lying, huh? 409 00:19:24,554 --> 00:19:26,948 Why does she want to hurt us? 410 00:19:28,384 --> 00:19:31,561 There's a video. 411 00:19:31,605 --> 00:19:34,608 - I don't believe it. I wanna see it. 412 00:19:34,651 --> 00:19:36,281 - I don't think... - This is my husband's life 413 00:19:36,305 --> 00:19:38,264 we're talking about, Christian. I wanna see it. 414 00:19:54,758 --> 00:19:58,719 Thank God it's not him. 415 00:20:01,461 --> 00:20:02,829 So why are you doing this, Christian? 416 00:20:02,853 --> 00:20:04,899 - Laura... - It's a fake. 417 00:20:07,641 --> 00:20:11,558 That's not Del. You need to tell them. 418 00:20:14,038 --> 00:20:15,301 Tell them. 419 00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:17,607 What reason would this girl have to lie? 420 00:20:17,651 --> 00:20:21,089 And the payments to her and her family... 421 00:20:21,132 --> 00:20:24,701 $250,000? 422 00:20:26,921 --> 00:20:29,315 I can't make this go away! 423 00:20:29,358 --> 00:20:33,928 If you can't... 424 00:20:33,971 --> 00:20:35,495 then our relationship is over. 425 00:20:35,538 --> 00:20:39,063 No one in our church will ever speak to you 426 00:20:39,107 --> 00:20:41,892 or your wife 427 00:20:41,936 --> 00:20:44,286 or your little daughter again. 428 00:20:58,300 --> 00:20:59,321 Did he say anything in the car? 429 00:20:59,345 --> 00:21:02,565 - He was very polite. He prayed. 430 00:21:02,609 --> 00:21:05,525 Olivia. 431 00:21:05,568 --> 00:21:06,830 Edgar. 432 00:21:06,874 --> 00:21:09,572 I'm here to see my client, Reverend Chase. 433 00:21:09,616 --> 00:21:12,836 - You're a criminal attorney? - Yeah, I used to be. 434 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,249 But it doesn't matter. Since Reverend Chase is not 435 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:16,187 a criminal, he called me. 436 00:21:16,231 --> 00:21:17,450 I'm of counsel to the church. 437 00:21:17,493 --> 00:21:20,888 I'm sorry to tell you this, 438 00:21:20,931 --> 00:21:22,803 but there... there may be 439 00:21:22,846 --> 00:21:25,893 a side to your client that you're not aware of. 440 00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:31,072 Where's Delman? 441 00:21:31,115 --> 00:21:32,682 Renee Lee secretly recorded this? 442 00:21:32,726 --> 00:21:36,033 Yes, and that's clearly her in the tape. 443 00:21:36,077 --> 00:21:37,948 She was 15 years old. 444 00:21:37,992 --> 00:21:39,559 That's the entirety of the video? 445 00:21:39,602 --> 00:21:40,951 What, you wanna see more? 446 00:21:40,995 --> 00:21:42,997 Well, I see nothing that implicates my client. 447 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,825 All that's visible is a black male torso. 448 00:21:44,868 --> 00:21:45,869 That could be anyone. 449 00:21:45,913 --> 00:21:47,349 Renee said that Reverend Chase 450 00:21:47,393 --> 00:21:50,352 sexually abused her for three years, 451 00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:52,572 until six months ago. 452 00:21:52,615 --> 00:21:55,226 Uh, my heart goes out to the poor girl, 453 00:21:55,270 --> 00:21:58,360 but she's lying. I need to talk to her. 454 00:21:58,404 --> 00:22:00,710 - Pray with her. - Shut her up? 455 00:22:00,754 --> 00:22:02,886 Wasn't that what the $1/4 million was for? 456 00:22:02,930 --> 00:22:04,255 That money, given out of compassion, 457 00:22:04,279 --> 00:22:06,281 apparently only showed her how deep my client's 458 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:07,543 and the church's pockets are. 459 00:22:07,587 --> 00:22:09,371 This is obviously an extortion attempt. 460 00:22:09,415 --> 00:22:11,460 Renee didn't come to us. 461 00:22:11,504 --> 00:22:14,420 And at first, she said that it was charity. 462 00:22:14,463 --> 00:22:16,857 I-I think she's troubled, confused. 463 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:18,293 Reverend... 464 00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:19,923 These young girls and their teenage temptations. 465 00:22:19,947 --> 00:22:22,558 You sure know a lot about their temptations, don't you? 466 00:22:22,602 --> 00:22:25,996 She had an unhealthy fixation on me. 467 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:27,607 I prayed with her, 468 00:22:27,650 --> 00:22:29,739 told her it would pass. 469 00:22:29,783 --> 00:22:31,959 She must have found someone else to act it out with. 470 00:22:32,002 --> 00:22:34,048 Why would she say that's you on the video? 471 00:22:34,091 --> 00:22:37,573 Captain, Sergeant, we've cooperated as much as we can. 472 00:22:37,617 --> 00:22:38,724 You have a girl here with a history 473 00:22:38,748 --> 00:22:40,402 of drug and promiscuity issues 474 00:22:40,446 --> 00:22:42,883 against the word of a renowned spiritual leader. 475 00:22:42,926 --> 00:22:44,450 I can't imagine this goes any further. 476 00:22:44,493 --> 00:22:47,627 Oh, it can. 477 00:22:49,150 --> 00:22:51,326 And it will. 478 00:22:52,936 --> 00:22:54,808 Well, if your minds are that closed, 479 00:22:54,851 --> 00:22:57,071 I'd like a few moments alone with my attorney. 480 00:22:58,986 --> 00:23:02,119 "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, 481 00:23:02,163 --> 00:23:04,295 "for when he has stood the test he will receive 482 00:23:04,339 --> 00:23:05,558 the crown of life." 483 00:23:05,601 --> 00:23:06,926 - Yeah, now he's praying? Little late. 484 00:23:06,950 --> 00:23:09,388 Okay, while he prays, can we get a subpoena 485 00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:10,756 to photograph his torso and his back? 486 00:23:10,780 --> 00:23:12,608 That's tough unless we arrest. 487 00:23:12,652 --> 00:23:13,716 He's not under arrest yet? 488 00:23:13,740 --> 00:23:15,132 Garland's looking out for him? 489 00:23:15,176 --> 00:23:16,438 More like the Eighth Floor. 490 00:23:16,482 --> 00:23:17,633 And considering the Reverend's profile... 491 00:23:17,657 --> 00:23:19,789 And the voting bloc he controls... 492 00:23:19,833 --> 00:23:22,923 To be fair, Renee will be a problematic witness. 493 00:23:22,966 --> 00:23:24,886 It would be helpful if we had some corroboration. 494 00:23:24,925 --> 00:23:27,275 Kat, comb through the financials again 495 00:23:27,318 --> 00:23:28,470 and follow up with any of the girls 496 00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:29,843 that we haven't contacted yet. 497 00:23:29,886 --> 00:23:32,149 - Copy that. - Fin, Rollins. 498 00:23:32,193 --> 00:23:35,239 See if any of the girls in the dorm might break rank. 499 00:23:35,283 --> 00:23:36,893 And then... I know it's a long shot, 500 00:23:36,937 --> 00:23:39,853 but get CSU to go through Renee's dorm. 501 00:23:44,727 --> 00:23:46,531 When I went to Renee's room to call her for lunch, 502 00:23:46,555 --> 00:23:48,557 she was gone. She took everything. 503 00:23:48,601 --> 00:23:49,645 She must've run away. 504 00:23:49,689 --> 00:23:51,014 What did you say to her, Michelle? 505 00:23:51,038 --> 00:23:52,431 Just that she would have to swear 506 00:23:52,474 --> 00:23:53,823 on the Bible to tell the truth. 507 00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:56,043 That lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. 508 00:23:56,086 --> 00:23:57,436 You know where she went? 509 00:23:57,479 --> 00:23:59,196 Not a person in this church would take her in. 510 00:23:59,220 --> 00:24:01,135 I heard her on the phone, crying to her mother. 511 00:24:02,484 --> 00:24:04,573 Breyona, honey, you can't be in here. 512 00:24:04,617 --> 00:24:06,270 I know she brought this on herself, 513 00:24:06,314 --> 00:24:08,490 but they didn't have to do this. 514 00:24:10,710 --> 00:24:13,408 - Breyona's just a kid. She don't know better. 515 00:24:13,452 --> 00:24:15,541 But no one else feels bad. 516 00:24:15,584 --> 00:24:16,977 Renee was lying about the Reverend. 517 00:24:17,020 --> 00:24:19,501 She knew that if she continued on that path, 518 00:24:19,545 --> 00:24:22,243 she'd be damning her soul to hell for all eternity. 519 00:24:38,215 --> 00:24:40,000 The Reverend was having sex with Renee? 520 00:24:40,043 --> 00:24:40,957 I don't believe it. 521 00:24:41,001 --> 00:24:43,133 R-Renee never said a word. 522 00:24:43,177 --> 00:24:45,005 And... and I would know. I'm her mother. 523 00:24:45,048 --> 00:24:46,920 Sometimes mothers are the last to know. 524 00:24:48,399 --> 00:24:51,011 He's a man of God. He saved us from being a... 525 00:24:51,054 --> 00:24:52,708 You mean with the money? 526 00:24:52,752 --> 00:24:54,928 He didn't make those payments until he found out 527 00:24:54,971 --> 00:24:57,974 that Renee had a video of them having sex. 528 00:25:00,063 --> 00:25:01,848 Now you... you listen here. 529 00:25:01,891 --> 00:25:03,806 I've... I've paid my mortgage. 530 00:25:03,850 --> 00:25:06,722 So if you're looking for that money back, it's gone. 531 00:25:06,766 --> 00:25:08,028 That's not why we're here. 532 00:25:08,071 --> 00:25:09,396 When's the last time you heard from Renee? 533 00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:11,553 She called me. 534 00:25:11,597 --> 00:25:13,183 Said the girls at the school were being mean, 535 00:25:13,207 --> 00:25:14,556 and she couldn't take it anymore. 536 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,298 I told her life was overcoming obstacles, 537 00:25:17,341 --> 00:25:18,928 and she couldn't come home crying to Mommy 538 00:25:18,952 --> 00:25:20,606 just 'cause she had a bad day. 539 00:25:20,649 --> 00:25:22,999 - So she wanted to come home? - Yes. 540 00:25:23,043 --> 00:25:25,785 Any other place she could've gone? 541 00:25:25,828 --> 00:25:27,264 Just one. 542 00:25:33,096 --> 00:25:34,141 How'd you find me? 543 00:25:34,184 --> 00:25:35,838 Your mom's worried about you. 544 00:25:35,882 --> 00:25:37,033 You mean she's worried about the money. 545 00:25:37,057 --> 00:25:38,362 That too. 546 00:25:38,406 --> 00:25:40,539 - Is your boyfriend home? - He's at work. 547 00:25:40,582 --> 00:25:42,038 Anyway, the cops can't care about that anymore. 548 00:25:42,062 --> 00:25:43,193 I'm 17. 549 00:25:43,237 --> 00:25:46,632 We just wanna talk to you. 550 00:25:46,675 --> 00:25:48,547 You can't convince me to come back. 551 00:25:48,590 --> 00:25:51,332 Everyone's saying I'm a gold digger, I'm a ho, 552 00:25:51,375 --> 00:25:53,595 just bringing a good man down. 553 00:25:53,639 --> 00:25:55,118 We know that he's not a good man. 554 00:25:55,162 --> 00:25:56,729 You're cops. 555 00:25:56,772 --> 00:25:59,383 Everybody at church, even if they see the video, 556 00:25:59,427 --> 00:26:00,776 they'll just say it's not him. 557 00:26:00,820 --> 00:26:02,754 We show the video in court, and you say it's him, 558 00:26:02,778 --> 00:26:04,084 a jury will know. 559 00:26:04,127 --> 00:26:06,129 Why would I want that shown in court? 560 00:26:06,173 --> 00:26:08,262 All those people... 561 00:26:08,305 --> 00:26:10,307 I never should've shown it to you. 562 00:26:10,351 --> 00:26:14,007 If I kept my mouth shut and kept the money, 563 00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:16,009 let him move on to his next special girl... 564 00:26:16,052 --> 00:26:18,185 Which girl? 565 00:26:20,491 --> 00:26:23,669 I don't know what you're talking about. 566 00:26:23,712 --> 00:26:26,759 And you better get out of here before Carl comes home. 567 00:26:26,802 --> 00:26:29,152 He hates cops. 568 00:26:32,329 --> 00:26:35,332 - Two decaf, one regular. - Great. 569 00:26:35,376 --> 00:26:36,396 Let me know if you need anything else. 570 00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:38,988 Thank you so much, Lamai. 571 00:26:41,861 --> 00:26:44,254 Where were we? 572 00:26:44,298 --> 00:26:46,126 Uh, yeah, I was about to say 573 00:26:46,169 --> 00:26:47,780 we can make the case without Renee. 574 00:26:47,823 --> 00:26:50,347 That's what I would've said too, when I was a cop. 575 00:26:50,391 --> 00:26:52,654 But her statement... Without the defense getting 576 00:26:52,698 --> 00:26:54,676 a chance to cross-examine her, it won't be admissible. 577 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:56,919 - What about the video? - We can use it, but again, 578 00:26:56,963 --> 00:26:58,941 without Renee, we can't even confirm that that's him 579 00:26:58,965 --> 00:27:00,531 - on the tape. - Okay, there is one way. 580 00:27:00,575 --> 00:27:04,100 If we arrest him, then we can do a full body kit, 581 00:27:04,144 --> 00:27:06,146 get his DNA, and photograph his torso. 582 00:27:06,189 --> 00:27:08,235 It's the Captain's call, not mine, 583 00:27:08,278 --> 00:27:10,716 but I do know the longer we draw this out, 584 00:27:10,759 --> 00:27:12,674 the more time he'll have to call in favors. 585 00:27:12,718 --> 00:27:17,113 I'll give you a head start, before I alert Ms. Hadid. 586 00:27:17,157 --> 00:27:19,681 At the risk of overstepping, can I ask that we 587 00:27:19,725 --> 00:27:21,988 not embarrass his wife or the congregation 588 00:27:22,031 --> 00:27:24,599 by arresting him in public? 589 00:27:24,643 --> 00:27:26,949 I will call his attorney and... 590 00:27:26,993 --> 00:27:29,212 And arrange for the Reverend to turn himself in. 591 00:27:37,046 --> 00:27:38,308 Hold on. 592 00:27:38,352 --> 00:27:41,181 - Hey, Chief, doing okay? - No. 593 00:27:41,224 --> 00:27:43,749 It's never easy when mentors fall. 594 00:27:45,794 --> 00:27:48,710 Laura, can we talk? 595 00:27:51,408 --> 00:27:52,366 You didn't have the decency 596 00:27:52,409 --> 00:27:53,517 to call him in yourself, Christian? 597 00:27:53,541 --> 00:27:54,673 I'm sorry. 598 00:27:54,716 --> 00:27:56,675 I am too. 599 00:27:56,718 --> 00:27:58,546 He's not capable of this, Christian. 600 00:27:58,589 --> 00:27:59,982 - I always... - He's a good man. 601 00:28:00,026 --> 00:28:02,289 I always thought so. 602 00:28:02,332 --> 00:28:05,205 That's why I refused to believe it at first. 603 00:28:05,248 --> 00:28:07,860 This girl Renee, she must be out for our money. 604 00:28:07,903 --> 00:28:09,557 It's not about money. 605 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,560 She's been vilified by her classmates, ostracized. 606 00:28:12,603 --> 00:28:14,040 This is the last thing she wanted. 607 00:28:14,083 --> 00:28:17,217 Maybe she's upset because everybody knows she's lying. 608 00:28:17,260 --> 00:28:20,002 She's been to our home. Delman looked out for her. 609 00:28:20,046 --> 00:28:22,352 He spent more time tutoring her in math 610 00:28:22,396 --> 00:28:24,180 than he did working on his own sermons. 611 00:28:26,139 --> 00:28:29,664 And why is that, Laura? 612 00:28:42,242 --> 00:28:45,680 Reverend Chase, on the charge of rape in the second degree, 613 00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:48,248 - how do you plead? - Not guilty. 614 00:28:48,291 --> 00:28:50,337 - Not guilty, Your Honor. - People on bail? 615 00:28:50,380 --> 00:28:51,904 We request remand, Your Honor. 616 00:28:51,947 --> 00:28:53,166 This charge is the first 617 00:28:53,209 --> 00:28:54,709 of what we believe will be many others. 618 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:57,170 He works with young women in his church, at the school. 619 00:28:57,213 --> 00:28:58,867 - We believe he's a risk. - Your Honor, 620 00:28:58,911 --> 00:29:01,435 Reverend Chase has led a career of profound public service, 621 00:29:01,478 --> 00:29:03,785 unblemished by so much as a hint of scandal. 622 00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:06,179 He has no intention to flee, only to clear his good name. 623 00:29:06,222 --> 00:29:08,268 We ask he be released on his own recognizance. 624 00:29:08,311 --> 00:29:11,010 I will grant bail in the amount of 50,000, 625 00:29:11,053 --> 00:29:12,576 with the condition the defendant 626 00:29:12,620 --> 00:29:14,622 has no unsupervised contact 627 00:29:14,665 --> 00:29:18,104 with any underage girls pending trial. 628 00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:25,546 I am grateful for the prayers and support 629 00:29:25,589 --> 00:29:28,288 of my wife and co-pastor. 630 00:29:28,331 --> 00:29:30,943 Even standing here wrongfully accused, 631 00:29:30,986 --> 00:29:33,467 I'm a blessed man. 632 00:29:33,510 --> 00:29:35,948 Turning courthouse steps into his pulpit? 633 00:29:35,991 --> 00:29:37,210 You see that coming? 634 00:29:37,253 --> 00:29:39,516 And his wife standing by his side? 635 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,388 She perceives it as her duty. 636 00:29:41,431 --> 00:29:42,781 Down to the dress she's wearing. 637 00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:45,827 There is no truth to today's charges. 638 00:29:45,871 --> 00:29:48,395 My accuser is full of lies. 639 00:29:48,438 --> 00:29:51,137 A girl who only seeks payment, 640 00:29:51,180 --> 00:29:52,703 who through perfidy and deception, 641 00:29:52,747 --> 00:29:55,706 has stolen hard-earned dollars from our church's coffers. 642 00:29:55,750 --> 00:29:58,840 But she's not alone in her assault on our church. 643 00:29:58,884 --> 00:30:01,234 Look, Chief, you don't need to be here, really, let's... 644 00:30:01,277 --> 00:30:04,237 If he's going to revile me, I'd rather he do it to my face. 645 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:05,847 My calls to justice have always been 646 00:30:05,891 --> 00:30:08,110 a threat to the NYPD, 647 00:30:08,154 --> 00:30:11,505 and they found a Judas quick to do their bidding. 648 00:30:11,548 --> 00:30:13,899 And as Jesus forgave his Judas, 649 00:30:13,942 --> 00:30:15,857 I forgive my betrayer. 650 00:30:17,946 --> 00:30:20,340 Deputy Chief Garland, 651 00:30:20,383 --> 00:30:23,212 a member of my own flock, 652 00:30:23,256 --> 00:30:24,779 so eager to prove his worth 653 00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:27,608 to the lily-white establishment of the NYPD, 654 00:30:27,651 --> 00:30:30,480 that he has concocted a sickening conspiracy 655 00:30:30,524 --> 00:30:31,830 to try and bring me down. 656 00:30:31,873 --> 00:30:34,354 And I know there are those who will believe 657 00:30:34,397 --> 00:30:36,617 and swallow these lies, 658 00:30:36,660 --> 00:30:38,575 like those who believed the lies the Romans told 659 00:30:38,619 --> 00:30:41,927 about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 660 00:30:41,970 --> 00:30:45,191 What did He do to deserve being nailed on the cross? 661 00:30:46,366 --> 00:30:48,977 - I can't. - Yeah. 662 00:30:50,631 --> 00:30:52,851 - You okay, Chief? - I've been cast out before. 663 00:30:52,894 --> 00:30:54,417 It's a recurring theme. 664 00:30:54,461 --> 00:30:57,333 Hey, listen, don't take it personally. 665 00:30:57,377 --> 00:30:59,553 There's a reason they call 'em a "flock." 666 00:30:59,596 --> 00:31:01,250 He'll never lose them. 667 00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:03,687 Maybe. 668 00:31:03,731 --> 00:31:07,604 But I think he's losing the one person he needs the most. 669 00:31:18,267 --> 00:31:22,184 Why don't you have a seat right there? 670 00:31:22,228 --> 00:31:25,013 Del has been lying to me all these years. 671 00:31:25,057 --> 00:31:27,407 It's the first time I've ever lied to him. 672 00:31:29,539 --> 00:31:32,412 He thinks I'm paying a bereavement call. 673 00:31:33,108 --> 00:31:35,763 I didn't tell him that it was you who called me last night. 674 00:31:35,806 --> 00:31:40,376 Thank you for coming in. 675 00:31:40,420 --> 00:31:44,337 After we spoke, I thought about, uh... 676 00:31:44,380 --> 00:31:46,905 how... how did you say it? 677 00:31:46,948 --> 00:31:48,994 I think that I said that predators 678 00:31:49,037 --> 00:31:51,518 can often groom their victims 679 00:31:51,561 --> 00:31:54,913 under the cover of mentoring. 680 00:31:57,916 --> 00:32:02,529 I was awake all night. 681 00:32:02,572 --> 00:32:06,620 All those hours Del told me he was tutoring... 682 00:32:10,624 --> 00:32:13,888 My God, how could I let that happen to those girls, 683 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:16,325 under my watch? 684 00:32:16,369 --> 00:32:18,719 Under my roof? 685 00:32:26,683 --> 00:32:29,991 This morning, 686 00:32:30,035 --> 00:32:32,124 I reached out to them. 687 00:32:32,167 --> 00:32:35,083 Michelle, Renee, Breyona. 688 00:32:35,127 --> 00:32:37,477 There could be others. I have no idea. 689 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,262 And what did you say? 690 00:32:40,306 --> 00:32:44,440 I asked for their forgiveness. 691 00:32:48,836 --> 00:32:51,491 And I asked that they cooperate with you. 692 00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:08,987 What did I do? My God. 693 00:33:18,344 --> 00:33:20,955 I couldn't believe he knew my name. 694 00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:23,740 I felt so blessed. 695 00:33:23,784 --> 00:33:26,743 And when did things change? 696 00:33:26,787 --> 00:33:31,009 One night, he asked me to stay late after practice. 697 00:33:31,052 --> 00:33:33,620 That's when he offered to give me a massage. 698 00:33:33,663 --> 00:33:35,491 He was hugging me. 699 00:33:35,535 --> 00:33:37,798 It turned into a kiss. 700 00:33:39,713 --> 00:33:42,063 He put his tongue in my mouth. 701 00:33:42,107 --> 00:33:43,630 He told me that 702 00:33:43,673 --> 00:33:46,894 he had never done this before with any other girl. 703 00:33:46,937 --> 00:33:48,809 That it would have to be our secret. 704 00:33:48,852 --> 00:33:53,553 That the feelings were so strong, it was God's will. 705 00:33:53,596 --> 00:33:55,337 Tell me about the video. 706 00:33:57,078 --> 00:33:59,863 When he said he was coming to my room again, 707 00:33:59,907 --> 00:34:02,997 I set up my laptop with the video camera recording. 708 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:05,695 And when did you show him the video? 709 00:34:07,567 --> 00:34:09,786 Last November. 710 00:34:09,830 --> 00:34:13,616 I saw he was beginning to pay attention to Breyona. 711 00:34:15,096 --> 00:34:16,793 I guess I was jealous. 712 00:34:16,837 --> 00:34:20,275 I didn't understand at the time why Renee was upset. 713 00:34:20,319 --> 00:34:22,799 And did he offer you money? 714 00:34:22,843 --> 00:34:27,239 He set up a scholarship fund and gave me a job. 715 00:34:27,282 --> 00:34:30,546 He bought my mom a car. 716 00:34:30,590 --> 00:34:33,723 Four months ago, after I showed him the video, 717 00:34:33,767 --> 00:34:37,118 he confiscated my computer, 718 00:34:37,162 --> 00:34:41,557 and he gave me and my mother $250,000. 719 00:34:41,601 --> 00:34:45,300 And was that Reverend Chase in the video? 720 00:34:45,344 --> 00:34:47,520 Yes. 721 00:34:47,563 --> 00:34:50,305 And how old were you at the time? 722 00:34:50,349 --> 00:34:53,134 Fifteen. 723 00:34:53,178 --> 00:34:56,746 I know because I recorded it on my birthday. 724 00:35:02,187 --> 00:35:05,277 Thank you, Renee. 725 00:35:07,844 --> 00:35:09,933 Thank you for coming in. 726 00:35:09,977 --> 00:35:11,326 I wanted to give you the heads-up 727 00:35:11,370 --> 00:35:14,155 that Renee Lee testified before a grand jury today. 728 00:35:14,199 --> 00:35:16,244 It's pretty damning. 729 00:35:16,288 --> 00:35:18,420 Renee. 730 00:35:18,464 --> 00:35:21,771 I see clearly now how she led me to temptation. 731 00:35:21,815 --> 00:35:23,121 She's no innocent. 732 00:35:23,164 --> 00:35:24,339 She used her lithe body, 733 00:35:24,383 --> 00:35:26,515 her suggestive smile to lure me to her, 734 00:35:26,559 --> 00:35:28,778 no different from Bathsheba, bathing on the rooftop, 735 00:35:28,822 --> 00:35:30,128 20 yards from King David. 736 00:35:30,171 --> 00:35:31,651 So you didn't assault her... 737 00:35:31,694 --> 00:35:33,324 - I would never assault anyone. - More of a seduction? 738 00:35:33,348 --> 00:35:35,176 - You got that right. Getting all gussied up 739 00:35:35,220 --> 00:35:37,091 every time I came over to tutor her. 740 00:35:37,135 --> 00:35:39,137 She entrapped me. Why else would she video... 741 00:35:39,180 --> 00:35:40,877 - Reverend... - And... and then lie to me 742 00:35:40,921 --> 00:35:42,314 that she deleted the only copy? 743 00:35:42,357 --> 00:35:45,273 She's the one who should be charged here with extortion. 744 00:35:45,317 --> 00:35:48,450 - Yeah, maybe. But she was underage. 745 00:35:48,494 --> 00:35:52,193 A jury will look at her, and then at me, 746 00:35:52,237 --> 00:35:54,152 - and decide for themselves. - I hear you. 747 00:35:54,195 --> 00:35:57,459 And... and to be honest, I-I'd be nervous, 748 00:35:57,503 --> 00:36:01,811 if I didn't have two other girls from the church 749 00:36:01,855 --> 00:36:03,639 who also testified to 750 00:36:03,683 --> 00:36:06,425 the exact same pattern of grooming, seduction, 751 00:36:06,468 --> 00:36:08,470 - and sexual predation. - Were these girls... 752 00:36:08,514 --> 00:36:11,952 - Underage? All of them, at the start. 753 00:36:11,995 --> 00:36:14,563 By the time they turned 17, the good Reverend here 754 00:36:14,607 --> 00:36:17,218 only seems to get tempted by a younger girl. 755 00:36:17,262 --> 00:36:19,089 T-they're setting me up. 756 00:36:19,133 --> 00:36:20,676 It's gotta be part of a coordinated shakedown. 757 00:36:20,700 --> 00:36:23,060 They know the church has money. Someone must've got to them. 758 00:36:23,093 --> 00:36:25,313 - Delman. - Your client's right. 759 00:36:25,357 --> 00:36:26,967 Someone did meet with them. 760 00:36:27,010 --> 00:36:28,490 To extort money from the church? 761 00:36:28,534 --> 00:36:31,319 No, to give them permission to tell the truth, 762 00:36:31,363 --> 00:36:34,017 without fear of reprisal from you. 763 00:36:34,061 --> 00:36:36,672 I demand to know who in my congregation 764 00:36:36,716 --> 00:36:37,847 would plot against me. 765 00:36:37,891 --> 00:36:40,328 There's no plot, Reverend. 766 00:36:43,070 --> 00:36:44,506 She was seeking their forgiveness. 767 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:45,986 "She"? 768 00:36:46,029 --> 00:36:47,683 Your wife. 769 00:36:49,598 --> 00:36:51,861 Laura? 770 00:36:51,905 --> 00:36:53,776 You... you turned her against me? 771 00:36:55,909 --> 00:36:59,260 No, you did that. 772 00:36:59,304 --> 00:37:01,610 And she'll never forgive herself 773 00:37:01,654 --> 00:37:04,091 for what happened to those girls. 774 00:37:14,275 --> 00:37:16,277 Reverend Chase's lawyer is here. 775 00:37:16,321 --> 00:37:17,670 Want me to tell him to go away? 776 00:37:17,713 --> 00:37:21,717 That's not a bad idea, but, uh, no, thanks. 777 00:37:24,329 --> 00:37:26,766 - I'll be outside. - Thanks, Fin. 778 00:37:28,376 --> 00:37:29,812 Your sergeant's protective of you. 779 00:37:29,856 --> 00:37:32,859 - Always. So... 780 00:37:32,902 --> 00:37:34,077 the Reverend took the deal? 781 00:37:34,121 --> 00:37:35,296 He did. 782 00:37:35,340 --> 00:37:36,839 I told him, going forward, I can no longer 783 00:37:36,863 --> 00:37:39,561 be of counsel to the church and represent him. 784 00:37:39,605 --> 00:37:43,261 So I arranged for other counsel to take over. 785 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:48,135 Can we talk off the record? 786 00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:52,139 - Of course. Have a seat. 787 00:37:54,489 --> 00:37:56,491 I want you to know that I've gone over this 788 00:37:56,535 --> 00:37:58,493 in my head a hundred times. 789 00:37:58,537 --> 00:38:01,496 Never saw any of the signs. 790 00:38:01,540 --> 00:38:04,325 I'm sick over it and ashamed. 791 00:38:04,369 --> 00:38:08,155 If it helps, I've heard hundreds of spouses, 792 00:38:08,198 --> 00:38:11,332 of friends, of parents... 793 00:38:11,376 --> 00:38:14,161 tell me exactly what you're telling me. 794 00:38:14,204 --> 00:38:15,554 When there's a skilled predator, 795 00:38:15,597 --> 00:38:17,295 one that's been operating for decades, 796 00:38:17,338 --> 00:38:21,821 they are adept at shielding their dark side 797 00:38:21,864 --> 00:38:24,302 from everyone, 798 00:38:24,345 --> 00:38:26,434 except their victims. 799 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:29,350 A wolf in sheep's clothing. 800 00:38:32,397 --> 00:38:34,834 And I am so sorry for my part in this. 801 00:38:36,966 --> 00:38:40,405 You were doing your job, defending your client. 802 00:38:40,448 --> 00:38:42,711 What he did, there is no defense. 803 00:38:49,283 --> 00:38:52,678 Counselor, um, for what it's worth, 804 00:38:52,721 --> 00:38:57,596 I wish we hadn't met under these circumstances. 805 00:39:03,645 --> 00:39:06,387 Me too. 806 00:39:13,829 --> 00:39:16,441 - Christian. It was good of you to come. 807 00:39:16,484 --> 00:39:17,529 How are you, Delman? 808 00:39:17,572 --> 00:39:18,921 Enduring the tribulations 809 00:39:18,965 --> 00:39:22,403 the Lord has deemed fit to send me. 810 00:39:22,447 --> 00:39:24,753 I was relieved to hear you decided to plead guilty. 811 00:39:24,797 --> 00:39:26,494 I wanted to spare the young women 812 00:39:26,538 --> 00:39:28,670 the burden of having to testify. 813 00:39:28,714 --> 00:39:32,239 You mean spare yourself the humiliation? 814 00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:35,024 You sound angry, Christian. 815 00:39:35,068 --> 00:39:36,722 I'm struggling. 816 00:39:36,765 --> 00:39:39,464 - You wanna talk about that? - Not with you. 817 00:39:39,507 --> 00:39:42,205 - Then why are you here? To gloat? 818 00:39:42,249 --> 00:39:43,598 To castigate? 819 00:39:43,642 --> 00:39:46,427 Other than my new lawyer, you're my only visitor. 820 00:39:46,471 --> 00:39:48,429 Laura won't even take my phone calls. 821 00:39:48,473 --> 00:39:51,214 Do you blame her? 822 00:39:51,258 --> 00:39:54,435 You know, Laura and I were never able to have a child? 823 00:39:54,479 --> 00:39:56,568 And I thought God was testing me, 824 00:39:56,611 --> 00:39:58,831 and that was the worst punishment 825 00:39:58,874 --> 00:40:00,789 He could visit on me. 826 00:40:00,833 --> 00:40:02,835 But now, to knock me down like this, 827 00:40:02,878 --> 00:40:05,446 take away my church, put me behind bars... 828 00:40:05,490 --> 00:40:08,101 - You're not Job in this story. Laura is. 829 00:40:08,144 --> 00:40:11,713 No, He's testing me. 830 00:40:11,757 --> 00:40:14,324 God hasn't abandoned me, Christian. 831 00:40:14,368 --> 00:40:16,414 This is all a part of His plan. 832 00:40:16,457 --> 00:40:18,241 He wants me to minister to the souls 833 00:40:18,285 --> 00:40:20,635 of all the men behind these bars. 834 00:40:20,679 --> 00:40:24,160 - That's why He did this to me. - You did this to yourself. 835 00:40:24,204 --> 00:40:27,076 And until you realize that, there's no path to forgiveness 836 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:29,470 from Laura, me, or God. 837 00:40:30,776 --> 00:40:35,128 - Well, then. You've said your piece. 838 00:40:35,171 --> 00:40:37,043 You needn't visit again. 839 00:40:37,086 --> 00:40:41,003 Tomas? 840 00:40:42,701 --> 00:40:44,224 Delman. 841 00:40:48,054 --> 00:40:50,535 I will pray for you.