All language subtitles for Law & Order s17e02 Avatar.eng

NARRATOR:
In the criminal justice system

the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups,

the police
who investigate crime

and the district attorneys
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

But it's not even
a school night.

Which is why I didn't bring
you up here an hour ago.

Wash your face.

Glen time for bed.
GLEN: In a minute!

Mommy,
I can't find Albie.

Fifteen more
minutes? Please?

I already said no.

Yo! Toothbrush. Now!

You better not be on
the computer in there.

No Internet with
the door closed.

Albie!

Bella gets to stay up
till 11:00 on Saturdays.

You're not in bed
in five minutes,

bedtime moves up to 6:00 p.m.
Come on.

So help me, Glen, if you are
looking at porn again, I...

What the hell was that?

Oh, my God.

It's not mine.
This guy just posted it.

0h. my God!
0h. my God!

The blogger who posted the photo's got
a handle. Calls himself "REwind99."

No real name listed. And ID pic
doesn't show a face just a scar.

I put in a call to the
company that runs the site.

They're looking up
his info.

And that's
B-Frendz.com.

Yeah. My niece has
a page on that thing.

The tech said parents all over
the country are calling it in.

Hey, man, you got an ID?

Not unless
she's sitting on it.

Outfits like that don't
generally have pockets.

Any shot at
cause of death?

This much peri-mortem
trauma could be anything.

Larynx is shattered. My
money would be on asphyxia.

But don't quote me
till after the autopsy.

What kind of weapon?

Something blunt,
a pipe maybe.

Spatter on the
walls and ceiling.

She hasn't been moved.

And there's stocking
and glove lividity.

Around when?

Between 3:00 and
8:00 a.m. yesterday.

Prime time
for a prostitute.

You sure that's what she is?

How many streetwalkers
wear heels that don't fit?

Those shoes are at least two sizes
too small. They'd hurt like hell.

Manicured nails,
no track marks.

If she ain't a hooker,
then what is she?

I don't know, but she's an
Internet celebrity now.

The images were taken down
as soon as we found out.

Any idea who
posted them?

I designed B-Frendz as a
safe haven for teens online.

So we're fully committed to
working with law enforcement.

Look, a woman
was murdered

and photos of her corpse
were posted on your site.

Do you know the dude's
name or not?

So far we've been unable to ascertain
the user's real information.

That's college for "No."

The name and address
REwind99 listed are bogus.

But the e-mail
address is real.

Can it be traced?
It's a free account.

You can sign up online with
pretty much any name you want.

Barney Crotchmaggot.
Nice.

The anonymity encourages kids to
share honestly with each other.

To help each other.

With basically no oversight
or security whatsoever.

Our service agreement specifically prohibits
the posting of false information.

We're not responsible
for users who violate policy.

Okay, we'll just leave it
at "you're not responsible."

What about his
Internet address?

LP's different every time.

Servers in Finland,
China, Guam.

He's probably
using an anonymizer

and proxy servers
to hide his location.

(CELL PHONE RINGING) ED: All right.
Look, if he logs in again,

give me a call.
Our people can trace it.

I need contact info for every name
on that friend list. Real names.

CASSADY: All right,
okay, thanks.

Our DOA hooker is Caroline Ann
Preston, housewife from Murray Hill.

We were in Hartford at, uh,
Molly's gymnastics meet.

And one of her friends had a cell
phone with the Internet on it.

She showed us the...

(SOBBING) Oh, God! Caroline!

Do you have any idea who
would have done this to her?

No. And dressing her up?
Why would anyone do that?

Did your wife ever go
on B-Frendz.com?

Not that I know of.

Mom), do you have
a B-F rend"; page'?

Yeah.

CASSADY: Any odd
postings recently?

Just my friends.

We're still going to need to examine
all the computers in the house.

With Caroline's car still here
and no sign of a break-in,

it's possible that she had previous
contact with whoever did this to her.

Molly, if you don't mind, we need to
speak to your father alone for a minute.

I'll be in my room.
Okay.

What? CASSADY: Can
anyone else verify

that you were in Hartford
when your wife was attacked?

I didn't kill my wife.

Sir, we need to rule
you out as a suspect.

And we can't ignore what she
was wearing when we found her.

We aren't like that.
Those aren't her clothes.

Is it possible she was
seeing someone else?

Yeah.

She had been
unfaithful in the past.

When?
Five years ago.

And then again last year.

But that was over. She was
recommitting to me. To us.

All the same, we're going to
need to speak to these men.

Happen to hear their names?

The first one moved to Seattle.
Uh, Don, maybe.

And the one last year?

Bill Walker.

She met him online.

Whoa. No. I had
nothing to do with this.

Where were you yesterday between
3:00 and 8:00 a.m., Bill?

Asleep with my wife.

Look, if we could do this without
you guys talking to her.

He doesn't have a scar.

Just means he didn't
post the photos.

Still could've
done the murder.

Please. I haven't seen Caroline in months.
We broke it off.

Why?

Her husband walked in on us.

Did he take a swing at you?
Make any threats?

No, hejust
asked me to leave.

She said later all he wanted to
talk about was couples counseling.

What about the outfit? Caroline
into bondage? Role-play?

She didn't like anything too
kinky, at least not with me.

But maybe, uh...
Bill?

Ma'am, could you tell us where your
husband was yesterday morning?

Here with me.

Thank you.

I don't know
about kinky,

but she definitely
wasn't conscious.

Cause of death is an acute
overdose of Depaquel,

an antipsychotic used to treat
bipolar disorder, schizophrenia.

Her husband didn't mention
any mental health issues.

Because these
weren't her pills.

Depaquel takes weeks to build up a blood
level. There was no long-term use.

Meaning she got one big dose
right before she died.

Sublingual fraenulum is torn.

The tongue was pushed
way back into her throat.

Like he shoved something down there
to force-feed her the pills.

Jaw was broken in five places,
she didn't even struggle.

He had to break most of her
toes to make the shoes fit.

And her bra was
on inside out, too.

Any DNA
from the attacker?

Fingernails were clean.

No semen or saliva anywhere
on the clothing or skin.

Rape kit was negative.

Oh, what is up
with this dude?

If it wasn't for sex,
Why'd he dress her up?

I recognize the
logo on this bra.

Frisky Kitty, lingerie shop
off Times Square.

Really?

Iwent there for my sister-in-law's
bachelorette gift.

But thanks for assuming I have
crappy taste in lingerie.

Sorry we don't get a lot
of soccer moms in here.

What about this stuff?

That's our signature bra.

We're not exactly
La Perla, but we try.

And the rest?

Yeah. You know what?

I sold this exact outfit like,
I don't know, three days ago.

To who?

Total freak.

We get all kinds of weird in here
but this guy was off the map.

Couldn't stop
talking to himself.

Was he black, white,
old, young, what?

White. My age. Fat.

Did he use a credit card?

We only take cash. But he was
short, he had to pay twice.

He left to go use an ATM.

Between the first purchase and the
second, how long was he gone?

Twenty minutes?

Bank of Lower Manhattan,
45th and 9th.

That's every ATM within a ten
minute walk of the lingerie shop.

And CITU finished
with the family's computers.

No off-key websites on
the mother's laptop.

And all of her latest
e-mails are bland.

So, no new boyfriend.

Or she learnt how
to cover her tracks.

Never e-mail when you're screwing
around with somebody that's married.

I'm speaking
from experience.

What about
the husband's alibi?

Checked out.

And the daughter's computer,
her B-Frendz page?

She has 61 friends listed.

All in high school
none with a record.

She has an IM account, too.

Instant messages
aren't stored in memory,

but there was no one of
interest on her buddy list.

Any of these
buddies in the city?

23.

Well, maybe you should
have a sit down with them.

I kind of thought we ruled
them out electronically.

Well, computers
aren't fool proof.

Absolutely.
We'll do it old school.

Old school? You mean,
like doing it right.

That's exactly
what I meant.

Got him. Look at this.
Fat white guy in his 20s.

Look at the profile.
Same scar.

REwind99 is Richard Elam.
6504, Central Park West.

Richard Elam? Open up.

(nos BARKING)

(LOCK CLICKING OPEN)

Police. We have
a search warrant.

CASSADY: Clear.

It's Depaquel.

Richard Elam, police!

These are the pictures
from Molly's B-Frendz page.

He was after her.

ED: I'm going to have the
units meet us at her house.

She's gone? Door was wide
open when we got here.

Did the father show up?

Neighbor says he's on his way
from the funeral parlor.

All right.

(SIGHING) Looks like
she put up a fight.

She ain't going to be
able to fight forever.

Need to get started
on an Amber Alert

I'm going to get her photo and
description to all precincts.

VAN BUREN: All precincts have
been notified of the abduction.

We put out a
tri-state Amber alert.

We have a witness who saw a man
matching Elam's description

parking out front in a tan
SUV and got a partial plate.

How could this happen? How
could you let this happen?

I would never
have left Molly alone.

Sir, there was
no indication that

Molly was a factor
in your wife's murder.

Now, we need to know,

do you know of any connection
between your wife and Richard Elam?

I've never heard
his name before.

I've never seen him before.
He's a stranger.

Did Molly ever mention a
Richard, a Rick, or a Richie?

Her friends are in high school.
This is a grown man.

Well, did she ever talk about getting
together with people that she met online?

(SCOFFS) I don't know.

I don't know who he is.

I don't know why any
of this is happening.

ED: Hey, Loo.

Again, no forced entry.

Anything from
Elam's apartment?

We got guys sitting on it
in case he comes back.

We're monitoring the wireless
networks if he uses his cell.

What about the shrink
that prescribed the Depaquel?

Wouldn't discuss the case
because of privilege.

But did give us the contact
info for Elam's mother.

All right,
I'll handle Mr. Preston.

You got talk to the mother.

Richard's a sweet boy. He
wouldn't do something like this.

Ma'am, we need to
know where he is. Now.

I haven't seen
him since Tuesday.

I've been trying to
give him more privacy.

He was doing so much better
on the Depaquel.

Now, what were
they prescribed for?

Richard was diagnosed
with paranoid schizophrenia.

And when he's not taking his
meds, does he get violent?

He just imagines
things that aren't there.

He's never hurt anyone else.

CASSADY: But has
he hurt himself?

The scar on his neck?

(SOBBING) He tried
to cut his throat.

I am so sorry for that
woman and her daughter.

Ma'am, we need
to find your son.

He's not answering his cell.

Can you think of any friends he
might have gone to for help?

Richard's not social. Almost all
his friends are on the computer.

This list is
from his website.

Can you tell me if any of these names
are people he knows in the real world?

That one.

Death Ferret?

They're a music group.
He said he knew their singer.

Richard was going to see
them perform Thursday night.

Yeah, Elam. Psychopath.
ED: Where is he?

How the hell
should I know?

Isn't he one
of your friends?

No. I just use B-Frendz
to promote the band.

I never even
met the dude

until he came to the show last
week and started a fight.

And screaming about being
the Messiah or something.

You seen or
talked to him since?

I don't know him,
all right?

But because my name's "Rich" and
my band has "Death" in its name,

I'm getting hassled by you

and flamed by like a million
people who think I'm the killer.

Get your ass back here!

And a 16 year-old girl
got kidnapped by a psychotic.

Who do you think
is having a worse day?

Come here.

You've got about 10 seconds

to give me the name of
somebody who does know him.

Otherwise you can forget about
your little concert here tonight.

Vic Vodka.
He in a band, too?

He's just a club kid. But on
B-Frendz he's like some kind of god.

He sends me names to put on
the comp list for our shows.

Normallyjust chicks
that he wants to bone.

But he's the one who told
me to put Elam on the list.

And he took Elam out
of here after the fight.

Look, I'd love
to help you.

But now isn't exactly a good time for Vic.
You feel me?

ED: Feel this.

I said we're looking
for Richard Elam.

Hey. I hardly
know the guy.

I got him on the list
for some bands

when he gave me
some free mp3s, that's it.

Send him a message.
Tell him you want to meet.

He won't answer. He e-mailed
from a new account.

Said he's going off the grid and
moving to Canada, like a sign-off.

When was this?
Like half an hour ago.

I'll call CITU.

Right, give me
that new e-mail address.

And you two, go home
to your parents. Now!

Elam logged on
45 minutes ago

from a coffee shop
outside of New Paltz.

Owner of the place said he was online
for about 10 minutes then hit the road.

The owner see
anyone with him?

There was someone in Elam's
backseat, but he didn't see a face.

But she was still alive?
He said there was movement.

And when he thought about it,
it was restricted movement.

Like she was tied
up or something.

Well, if Elam
is in New Paltz,

that means he's
on the throughway.

He could be headed
to the Catskills.

VAN BUREN:
Could be anywhere.

And with all of those pictures of
Molly, he's obviously obsessed.

And her father knew
nothing about it.

Well, he didn't
seem hip enough

to control a teenage
girl's online activity.

Yeah, well,
I might not be either.

Hey, listen. We got a hit
off the Amber Alert.

Elam's SUV was seen getting off
the throughway near Coxsackie.

Go I'll get the
local PD up to speed.

There were no plates, but it matches
the description of your vehicle.

And the clerk says the guy who checked
in last night matches your perp.

Room's empty.
He must be on foot.

Clerk say if a girl
was with him?

Didn't see one.

But your guy could have got her in
and out without anybody knowing.

Detectives? Just got a report of a
carjacking, two miles from here.

Man and a teenage girl both
matching your descriptions.

Blue sedan, heading
north on Highway 9.

All right,
we're following you!

(MOLLY SCREAMS)

(SOBBING)

(ELAM SCREAMING)

She needs me!
She needs me!

Get him out of here.

Molly! Tell her we're friends,
tell her we're friends!

CASSADY: Get out of here!

Molly!
Come on.

Molly! Molly! I'm the savior.
I'm the savior!

I'm the savior! We're friends!
We're friends!

Are you all right?
Did he hurt you?

Molly. Did he touch you?

ELAM: (SCREAMING)
Molly! Molly!

I'm the savior, we're friends!
It's okay.

Molly! Molly! Molly! Molly!

CLERK: "Docket number 51284,
People v. Robert Elam,

"on the charges of
murder in the first degree,"

"kidnapping in the first degree,
rape in the first degree,

"computer trespass, assault on a
police officer, and resisting arrest."

Quite a laundry list. How
does the defendant plead?

I had to save her.
I had to save Molly.

JUDGE: Mr. Gaines?
Not guilty, Your Honor.

JUDGE: People on bail?

The defendant is violent

and may target more victims if
he gains access to a computer.

Remand seems appropriate.
GAINES: No argument.

We just ask that Mr. Elam
be given a 730 exam

to determine his competence
to stand trial.

730 ordered,
remand to Bellevue.

Uh,donW.No. You don't understand.
Get off me!

No! You don't understand, you
don't understand! Get off me!

(SCREAMING)

Cards on the table, you've
got a mountain of evidence

and four felonies for
the jury to choose from.

That sounds right.

And I have a mental patient who has been
manipulated into committing murder.

Before this
goes any further,

there's something
you need to hear.

Molly asked me to do it.

I had to do it.

You're saying she asked you
to murder her mother? When?

(CLEARS THROAT)

On her website.
She wrote about these...

These horrible beatings.

Molly Preston maintained
a webpage on B-Frendz

that outlined a number of abuses
her mother committed against her.

Horrible,
horrible beatings.

We've seen Molly's
B-Frendz page.

There was no mention
of abuse anywhere.

She sanitized it.

She was a whore.

You're talking about Molly?
No, her mother.

Molly said, "She's a whore."

Richard, if you were trying to
save Molly, why did you rape her?

It's not rape if it's payment
for services rendered.

Are you saying Molly Preston offered
your client sex to kill her mother?

The whore has to die.

GAINES: He responded
to herwebpage.

They spoke over
instant message.

They discussed
details of the crime.

Including how to get into the house
and what he should do to the mother.

Molly also met with him,
face to face.

JACK: Where?

GAINES: Richard you said you
went to lunch with Molly.

Where was that?

We met and she kissed me.

We kissed.

Your client has
an obsession.

All this sounds
like a fantasy.

But for meeting
Molly Preston online,

Richard Elam never would
have committed these crimes.

Add his illness
to herwebpage,

there's no way a jury's going to find
him responsible for his actions.

Man one, 10 years,
psychiatric treatment.

We won't discuss a plea until
we've proved his allegations.

Or will we prove that

you're trying to get your client
out from under 25 to life?

I'm her savior.

CONNIE: B-Frendz sent me a
link to Molly's old webpage.

Two days before Caroline Preston's
death, the page was changed.

Listen to this,
"She's a whore.

"She nearly broke
my arm today.

"What do I have to do
to get rid of her?

"Someone please help.
The whore has to die."

Elam wasn't hallucinating.

"If someone were to end my pain and
make that whore go away forever,

"I'd give anything,
even my body."

She offered sex.
Just like Elam said.

Do you want to
say it or should I?

Solicitation.

Sounds like the rantings of a
teenage girl in her diary.

A diary is locked with a key
and hidden under your pillow.

This was online where
anyone could see it.

You know, Molly didn't
post her last name.

Any good defense lawyer
is going to argue

that there's a perceived
expectation of privacy.

On the World Wide Web?

For better or worse, B-Frendz
is the new town square.

People go there
to be seen.

But do we really think she intended for
someone to see this and take action?

Pretty 16-year-olds are just as
capable of mens rea as anybody else.

Five minutes ago, she was
the victim in this case.

Do we even know if they had any
contact before the kidnapping?

There's no evidence of any emails or instant
messaging on any computer in her house.

But on this version
of her web page,

REwind99 is
listed as a friend.

It's proof of contact.

See, Elam
couldn't be listed

unless Molly received
a message from him

and made the decision
to friend him.

She offers sex
for murder, Arthur.

In a forum where the rule of law
has only atenuous foothold.

All right,
sit down with Molly.

But if it looks like you're
barking up the wrong tree,

back off of it.

Because pointing the finger
at a 16-year-old rape victim

is the last thing this
case or this office needs.

My mom and I fought
but it was no big deal.

Why did you change
yourwebpage?

The fight blew over.

Come on, you never fought with your
mom and said things you didn't mean?

Richard Elam says you
asked him to do this.

He says you told
him where you lived,

and how to get
into your house.

That's crazy.

He also said you
met him in person.

I never met him until he
kidnapped and raped me.

I was venting.

B-Frendz is like a place where I can talk
to people and no one judges, you know?

I just needed someone
to open up to.

You didn't try
talking to your dad?

He'd take her side. I was just
looking for someone to talk to.

I can't help if some lunatic
took what I said seriously.

Are you going
to answer that?

What?
Your cell phone.

It's a "Bumblebee" ring tone
ultra high frequency, right?

Adults aren't supposed
to be able to hear that.

CONNIE:
It's he said, she said.

But our "he" is a schizophrenic
prone to hallucinations.

Molly says her abuse was just
typical mother-daughter stuff.

Who did you go to when you
fought with your parents?

My brother.

Molly doesn't have any siblings,
but she's a 16-year-old girl.

She must have
a best friend.

Have Cassady and Green
canvass her school.

Mr. and Mrs. Preston
had, like, marital issues.

So the only time
Molly wasn't ignored

was when her mom unloaded on
her which happened a lot.

Don't all mothers
and daughters fight?

Yeah, but Mrs. Preston
just wouldn't quit.

Always putting Molly down, her
hair, make-up, the way she walked.

What did the father
say about that?

He's kind ofajellyfish.

And her mom was hot,
so he kept his mouth shut.

Why do you need
to know all this?

Just tying up
some loose ends.

ED: Did Molly
have a boyfriend?

We heard she was
seeing somebody online.

Think you heard wrong.

She never mentioned contacting a
guy she met over the Internet?

If she'd been cyber- flirting
with somebody, I'd know.

Okay, for arguments sake,

this one time, Molly keeps
something to herself.

Where does she go
to meet the guy?

Flanigan's Cafe.

We hang there sometimes but I'm
telling you, there's no guy.

Nope. Never seen him.

All right, how about
this girl, Molly?

Her I know.

One half of the
giggle sisters.

They're in two,
three times a week.

Cute girls, who are
obviously under age.

She ever use any
of these terminals?

Uh, let me check the log.

What?

Digging into a
teenage rape victim?

Due diligence. Old school.

Tuesday's and Thursday's.
Number three. My fastest box.

All right. Our computer techs going
to need to take that terminal.

Look, man,
I'll get in a lot of trouble

if you leave
with that computer.

Trust me. Your boss won't mind.
I'll put it in the subpoena.

These poor
cyber-cafe computers.

It's like those old horses
in a community stable.

After enough people ride
them, they just go lame.

You saying you
didn't find anything?

No, I did not
say that, Detective.

Now, IM exchanges
are not stored in memory,

but they're not necessarily
deleted either.

So I scanned through all the fragmentary
data that wasn't allocated to any files

and found, uh...
Excuse me...

I found this.

Two pieces of lMs that
trace back to Molly's URL.

It's teen lingo.
So, enjoy.

"French homework? S-hall."
Study Hall.

"ESPN Zone"
"WMIRL?"

Let me see.
"W-M-I-R-L?"

"Wanna meet in real life?"

TEACHER: Can I help you?
Excuse me a minute.

Molly, you need to go
with these detectives.

I want to talk to my Dad.

He's going to meet you
down at the station.

We can do this here
in front of all your friends,

or we can step outside
and do it in private.

I know my rights.
I want my lawyer.

You know that right? Here's
the whole civics lesson.

Molly Preston you're under arrest,
you have the right to remain silent.

Wait I didn't do anything wrong.
You can't do this.

...can be used against
you in a court of law.

A circumstantial case and your key
witness is a schizophrenic killer.

He's not perfect but his
story is supported by facts.

Well, his delusions hands
the defense reasonable doubt

and it all falls apart if you
can't prove Molly's intent.

We have numerous witnesses to fights
between Molly and her mother.

And you've seen her website.

You think she didn't
mean what she wrote?

I think we don't convict
people for their thoughts.

Thoughts are private.

Posting them online
is more public

than putting them on
a billboard in Times Square.

But is it a billboard, Jack?

Or is it a private diary or a
newspaper or a shopping mall?

Because it's being legislated
as all those things right now.

B-Frendz has more than
a hundred million subscribers.

It's a friend site,
a sharing site.

You can't yell fire
in a crowded chat room.

(sums)

I recommend
discussing a deal.

This girl should do time.

Then see what they'll take.

Misdemeanor obstruction
with a year's probation.

Murder two, 15 years.

The charges against your
client are very serious.

You'd have better luck charging
a kid who stepped on a crack

with attempted assault.
You have no case.

Her webpage alone gives us ample
proof of act, animus, and intent.

She's practically written
my closing arguments for me.

B-Frendz is full of kids who write
bad things about their parents.

Their web pages
don't solicit murder.

Yours says,
"Please kill my mother."

Any reasonable person can
tell she wasn't being serious.

MR. PRESTON:
This isn't Molly's fault.

That website should
have safeguards

to prevent someone like Elam from
looking at a 16-year-old's page.

They do. Your daughter
chose not to use them.

And you can't blame B-Frendz for
your daughter kissing Elam.

On the cheek.

He had a big crush on me. I was
just trying to let him down easy.

He didn't say anything
about hurting my mother.

But you did.
It's all over your webpage.

Until you changed it two days
before your mother's death.

Because I didn't mean it.

We'd been arguing, but we made up.
So I deleted what I wrote.

And why didn't you tell us all this
right after your mother was murdered?

Because I was afraid
this would happen.

That people would
blame me for what he did.

Please! I feel so terrible
about the things I wrote.

I wish I could take it back
and just see my mom again.

But I never meant
for her to get hurt.

I was a girl
like her once.

My friends and I started a rumor that
nearly got our vice-principal fired.

When they traced it back to us, we
cried, we said we didn't mean it,

and we got off with
a slap on the wrist.

So you do have
a checkered past.

We knew exactly
what we were doing.

You may have no sympathy
for her, but ajury may.

Jack, Molly Preston knew
exactly what she was doing.

Get Clarissa Barnes
ready to testify.

When I saw her B-Frendz

I asked Molly
if she was worried

somebody might do something,
come after her mom.

JACK: And how
did she respond?

She said,
"I hope that they do.

"Then the bitch will finally
get what she deserves."

(CLEARS THROAT)

You're also mentioned on Molly's
B-Frendz, isn't that right, Clarissa?

Of course.
We were friends.

Were. According
to herwebpage,

you two had a falling out
over a boy you both liked?

Yeah. But we got past it.

After you used your B-Frendz to
start a rumor, totally untrue,

that Molly was having
sex with a teacher?

Only because she
posted on her website

that I was bulimic,
also untrue.

So why should anybody believe
anything written on a B-Frendz page?

It sounds like nothing
but a bunch of lies?

Excuse me. Fifteen years?
That's the best you can do?

Offer's off the table.

She didn't kill anyone.
Richard Elam...

ls serving fifteen years
to pay for his crime.

Your daughter
has to pay for hers.

She wouldn't have done any of this
if it wasn't for that website.

You can't put all the blame on her.
I don't.

Then go after B-Frendz.

Molly could make
a deal to testify.

I wasn't talking about
the website, Mr. Preston.

(SCOFFS)

There was nothing
I could have done.

Paid a little more attention
to your daughter.

Kept a closer eye
on what she was doing online.

Seems like there
are a lot of things

you could have done
to prevent this situation.

RUNDBERG:
According to our records,

this webpage was created from an IP address
assigned to Molly Preston's residence.

And since then, she logged in to
update the page on 814 occasions.

Do your records
show if Richard Elam

ever used your site to send the
defendant instant messages?

Since November of last year Richard
Elam sent Molly Preston 278 lMs.

And did Miss Preston
ever respond?

Yes, 216 times.

Okay, I'm a bit
technologically challenged.

Could you explain to me
exactly what B-Frendz is?

B-Frendz.com is a social
networking website.

It's a, uh, virtual
meeting place

where people can post
information about their lives,

keep in touch with old
friends, or make new ones.

A meeting place?
So, like an online nightclub?

Without the loud
music and alcohol.

And without any bouncers.

As the owner of this
virtual nightclub,

isn't it your responsibility
to check IDs

make sure no one
dangerous gets in?

Our service agreement
prohibits fraud

as well as any offensive
or illegal activities.

Your agreement has yet
to be tested in court.

If it's your website, and Molly
Preston was merely a guest,

aren't you responsible
for her safety?

For making sure that
psychotics like Richard Elam

don't get access to her page?

Objection. Argumentative.

Overruled.

We had no indication
that Elam was a threat

or that Molly was
being harassed.

But your company
received several e-mails

warning that dangerous material was
posted on Molly's page, correct?

I'd have to check
with our Security Division.

Don't bother.

Defense 54 through 56,
previously entered,

three e-mails complaining about
the content on Molly's site.

Mr. Rundberg, would you please read the
highlighted portions from these three e-mails?

"She's asking people to kill her mom.
Isn't that illegal?"

"This girl is nuts.
You need to delete her site."

"Please take this down
before something bad happens."

You knew that
Molly was at risk,

and you did nothing
to protect her.

This is not her fault,
it's yours.

Withdrawn.

CONNIE: That could
have gone better.

We knew she'd try
to put B-Frendz on trial.

I just didn't know
she'd be so good at it.

Who would the jury rather blame a
sweet little girl or greedy dotcom?

Honestly, I kind of enjoyed
watching her stick it to Rundberg.

Besides, Stewart's
cross may help us.

Do you have Molly's account
overview surrendered by B-Frendz?

Yeah.

There. They list four e-mails
complaining about Molly's site.

But Stewart only entered
three into evidence.

The forth was a,
um, Gregg Robinson.

We've seen it.
It was completely generic.

Why didn't they use it?

Track down Mr. Robinson
and ask him.

Sorry. I barely remember
sending that e-mail.

Is this what you wrote?
Yeah, I guess.

The header information says there was 12K
of data. There's like three lines here.

What did the rest of it say?

No idea. It must not
have been that important.

Right. That's why you're
running away from me.

I've got a big game
this weekend.

If I'm not ready,
I get benched.

There's a reason they didn't
read your e-mail at the trial.

What was your relationship
to Molly Preston?

Never met her.

There was something you saw on
her webpage that scared you.

Or why write "Please take
down this web page?"

I don't remember, okay?

I can get a warrant
to search your computer.

Good luck. It's in a landfill somewhere.
I just got a new laptop.

Gregg. This is
a murder case.

Not my problem.

We want the original e-mail from
Gregg Robinson, Mr. Rundberg.

The version we were
given has been edited.

I think you're mistaken.

I mean, I'd show you the original file if
I had it, but we didn't retain a copy.

You retain copies
of gum wrappers.

We can subpoena
your backup servers.

You won't find anything.

Because you've
deleted the original?

The original is
in your hand.

We gave you
everything that we had.

Everyone seems to know something
here including the defense.

Fill us in

or we'll charge you with
obstructing our investigation.

And I've got 20
very expensive lawyers

who'll take you to the mat
protecting our users' privacy.

You may need them
for something else.

Due to graphic pictures posted by
various users on B-Frendz web pages,

we're charging your
company with 66 counts

of Disseminating Indecent
Material to Minors.

And that's just from looking at
100 of your 80 million pages.

You'll destroy my business.

Your business takes advantage of
children and gives them no protection.

At least we try.

The porn sites are just as
accessible, way more dangerous.

All they have to do to
keep the kids off the site

is create a new
domain suffix .xxx.

But are you going
after them? No.

'Cause they're a 2.5
billion a year business.

If they break the law,
we'll prosecute them, too.

But today, we're
talking about you.

Now, we can
fight over this,

exposing you in the press as
an opportunist and a panderer.

Or we can work out an agreement on
these charges including that e-mail.

This place have Wi-Fi?

I didn't come forward before because
I didn't want to get in trouble.

I'm 21. Molly's 16.

JACK: And what were you
concerned about?

GREGG: I had sex with her.

And you've been granted immunity
for the statutory rape charge?

GREGG: That's right.

How did you and
the defendant meet?

Online. I saw her
B-Frendz page,

the stuff about having sex with
any guy who'd kill her mom.

I lM'd her and
said I'd do it.

JACK: You'd murder
her mother for sex?

I thought I was just
going along with the game.

I didn't think she meant it.

I just figured she was...

You know, a freak.

JACK: Where and when
did the sex take place?

About three months
before her mom was killed.

She came to my dorm room.

At that time,
did she repeat her request

that you murder
Caroline Preston?

Yeah. Afterwards. And that's
when I realized she was serious.

I told her I wouldn't do it,
and she flipped out.

She started throwing stuff.
She started swearing at me.

JACK: Did she threaten you?

GREGG: She said she'd go to the
police and accuse me of rape.

JACK: And what did you say?

I said that if she did that, that I'd tell
them she was trying to kill her mother.

As soon as she left, I sent
a long e-mail to B-Frendz,

telling them exactly
what she said

and that they should
take down her site.

We're offering man one,
10 years.

What's going on?

We're discussing a deal.

That guy was lying.

I wouldn't sleep with him, and now
he's doing this to get back at me.

Gregg's roommate
walked in on you.

He saw you two having sex.

At this point,
ten years is a gift.

But I didn't mean any of it.
I loved my mother.

Dad, would you tell them?

She wouldn't have done any this
if it wasn't for that website.

Can't Molly testify against
B-Frendz for a better deal?

We understand there were
contributing factors

but if that computer
was a gun,

Molly pulled the trigger.

No, I can't go to jail.

Offer's good for 24 hours.

She'll take it.
No, I won't.

You're going to listen to
me for once in your life.

So you can bury me in jail?

They are going to find you guilty.
You'll get 25 years.

How could you
do this to me?

Because I'm your father and I
know this is what's best for you!

The best thing for me would've been
to have had a father with some balls!

Molly, be quiet!

She wouldn't have
screwed around

and I wouldn't have had
to do something about it!

She's going to take
the deal, it's decided.

I'm being tried as an adult.
You can't tell me what to do.

Just like you couldn't tell
Mom to stop screwing around

with those losers who
were ruining our lives!

Maybe Mom was a whore,
but you drove her to it.

I think we're through here.

Damn right we are.

I'm not taking any
deal and that's final!

In the matter of
People v. Molly Preston,

on the count of murder in the
second degree, how do you find?

We find the defendant,
Molly Preston, guilty.

Molly's father's suing
B-Frendz for wrongful death.

He'll be lucky
if he ever gets a dime.

Well, that's one way to take
responsibility for your child.

It's always
10:00 p.m. somewhere.

Do you know where
your children are?

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