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In the criminal justice system,

sexually based offenses are
considered especially heinous.

In New York City,

the dedicated detectives who
investigate these vicious felonies

are members of an elite squad
known as the Special Victims Unit.

These are their stories.

Now, you're sure it was a talking
car, not a talking fire hydrant?

Don't crack wise with me, young
man. I'm not some senile old bitch.

Then, where is it?

It was right there,
in the bus stop.

Okay, Anna, the voice in the
trunk. What did it say to you?

"Help me." And then a
name. Savannah, Samantha...

Sabrina?

That's it. Sabrina.
Was it Sabrina?

Yo, Sanjay!

Officer Tim. No
kraut, heavy mustard...

No, no, no. You
see this girl today?

No, sir.

What about a car

parked in the bus stop
about two hours ago?

Yes. The truck towed it away.

Great. 20 Frank to Central,
possible sighting on kidnap victim

Sabrina Farmer, notify SVU.

She might be in the
trunk of an impounded car.

They don't know which vehicle?

Lady couldn't
give a description.

Traffic computers are down.

How do they even
know it's in Queens?

It has to be here,
'cause Pier 76 is full,

and this is where Manhattan
is sending their overflow.

Anybody going
through the paperwork?

Central called all the tow truck drivers,
told them we have a missing kid out here.

Where the hell is
that infrared camera?

Emergency Service
is on their way.

They better be quick.
There's a lot of cars out here.

Pop every trunk.

Heard your call on the
radio. Where should I start?

Take your pick. They've been
putting cars in every empty space.

Captain, ESU's
got another camera.

Tell them to start two
rows up from O'Halloran.

- Hey, guys! I got something.
- Over here!

What do we got?

Just caught a blue plume
coming from one of these cars.

Wheel well of that gray Impala.

She's in there. Get her out!

She's barely breathing.

We need oxygen.

EMS is stuck in traffic.

We'll take her.

Sabrina's CAT scan
didn't show any bleeding,

but she does have a
serious concussion.

Any idea what she was hit with?

Probably a rock.

There's dirt in the laceration.

When will she wake up?

Your guess is as good as mine.

Was she raped?

Yes. No fluids,
but several hairs,

and there's
significant bruising.

She's only 11.

Don't ask why. It'll
just make you crazy.

I'll call you when
she's conscious.

Well, we can always go back
and check the security cams.

We're just gonna
see the same thing.

Sabrina leaving the bookstore
alone and nobody following her.

Then why did she
go out by herself?

Maybe she couldn't find her mother
and went out there looking for her.

We got a hit on the Impala.

Driver's name, Saul Picard,
from Mandeville, Louisiana.

Picked it up from Escape
Rent-A-Car three days ago.

Good. Well, if he's a tourist,
he's already left by now.

I doubt it. He's staying at
the executive apartments

on West 73rd Street.

Manager said he signed
a month-long lease.

So, Detectives Benson and
Stabler, what can I do for you?

We're here about
your rental car.

The one I returned yesterday?

That's not what the
rental agency says.

I'm sorry, can I use
your bathroom, please?

Yeah. Through the bedroom.

Thank you.

The guy's name
was... Here it is.

Uh, Mickey.

Well, what's the big
deal about the car?

It was stolen, Mr. Picard.

Well, there's the receipt.

I'm not responsible for what
happened after I dropped it off.

Can you tell me where
you've been the last two days?

Here, working. I went to the
deli on the corner a few times

for coffee and burgers.

You're an artist.

That's not what my critics say.

Have we met before?

Doubt it.

I'm here every few months on
business, but I live in Louisiana.

Near New Orleans?

Other side of Lake
Pontchartrain. North shore.

But now I'm fixin' to relocate.

Yeah, Katrina destroyed
my house two years ago,

and it's not the same down home.

I wouldn't blame you
for trying to get away.

Can I see both your
credentials again, please?

You have my apology.

Thank you for
obliging my eccentricity.

Thanks for your time. We'll talk
to the car-rental company again

and try and figure this whole
thing out. Have a good day.

Yeah. That helps, thanks.

Anything from Escape Rent-A-Car?

Yeah. Picard's story checks out.

He returned the car to Mickey.

So how'd it wind
up at a bus stop?

Mickey didn't have
enough room in the garage.

He left it on the street
with the keys inside.

Came out, it was gone.

Why not report it
stolen? Well, he panicked.

He was afraid he was gonna get fired,
so he doctored the computer records

to make it look like
Picard still had it.

You get anything out of the
deli, besides burnt coffee?

The clerk said that Picard has
been in at least a couple dozen times

over the last three days.

He's a definite caffeine freak.

And a paranoid freak,
asking for our IDs twice.

Bad case of OCD.

Not to mention BO. The shower
was bone dry, like it'd never been used.

How about the bedroom?

Messy, but no sign
Sabrina was ever there.

All we got left is
the Impala, huh?

No DNA, no prints,
no nothing, except this.

Looks like
bacteria. It's pollen.

I found microscopic traces

on the driver's seat and
on Sabrina's clothing.

All that proves is
Sabrina was in the car.

No, the sample was so minute

it could only have been transferred
through extremely close contact.

Like sitting on the seat.

Yeah, or during the rape.

What difference does it make?

Any of the last 10 people who
rented the car could've left the pollen.

Only if they'd been down South recently.
Pollen's from a Louisiana flatsedge.

Louisiana flatsedge? That grow
anywhere near Lake Pontchartrain?

Around the bayous in the
north shore. How'd you know?

Clear. You're telling me.

His laptop and artwork are gone.

So is his suitcase.

All right. Picard's alibi checked out.
What did we miss? We missed something.

He returned the Impala. He
walks out of the rental office...

He saw the keys in the car.

He stole the car right back.

We screwed up.

No press, but I want every cop
on the street looking for this guy.

You know, if I'm Picard, and
I got an 18-hour head start,

I'm on my way to Brazil.

Maybe that's where he's
been attacking little girls,

'cause his DNA's not in the system,
and the Fibbies got nothing on him.

Unless Sabrina's
his first victim.

A rapist wannabe's most
likely to want to bust his cherry

closer to home, where
he's more comfortable.

Did we check with
the Louisiana cops?

Yeah, they only turned up two
warrants for unpaid speeding tickets.

Speaking of which, did our friends at
Escape Rent-A-Car happen to mention

loaning a blue Ford
Explorer to Mr. Picard?

When?

Yesterday afternoon, about 3:00,
before we put out the alert on him.

That's right after
we left his place.

Yeah, from which, by the
way, he didn't check out.

Nor did he buy airplane tickets

to any exotic,
non-extraditable vacation spots.

Sounds like our nut
job's sticking around.

Hopefully not looking
for his next victim.

Let's get the description
of the car on the air.

It's already done and sent to every
police department in the Northeast.

Special Victims Unit,
this is Detective Benson.

Captain, you want us
to sit on Picard's place?

I don't think he's going back there.
- Thanks.

Sabrina's awake.

I was looking at some books

when he told me I was in danger.

He said Mom was
waiting for me outside.

Then he went out
through the coffee place.

Explains why he wasn't
on the surveillance video.

What happened then?

My mom wasn't
outside, but he was.

He said Mom was hurt, and if I told
him where I lived, he'd take me home.

Okay, so you got into his car.

But he drove the wrong way. I tried
to get out, but the doors were locked.

Did you ask him
where you were going?

He said someplace
safe. He was talking funny.

What else did he say?

He said, "Hearken to the ark."

"Hearken to the ark"?

Yeah. Mostly, I
didn't understand him.

Sabrina, I'm gonna
show you some pictures,

and I want you to take a
really, really good look, okay?

That's him. He said
his name was William.

Now, Sabrina, when you got out
of the car, did you see anything?

Did you notice where you were?

It was

a park.

I tried to run
away, but he said,

"Stop, Francine," and...

And what else?
What else did he say?

Okay, sweetie, you need to
rest, so I'm gonna come back,

and I'm gonna visit
you tomorrow, okay?

Okay, Olivia.

Okay.

Tell me we got Picard.

I wish.

Another girl's been kidnapped.

Eve Holland, 11.

Mom was next door
shopping for clothes.

And left Eve in the
children's section.

At least we know Picard's MO.

Some great place to pick
up kids if you're a pedophile.

You know this girl?

Yeah, right over there,

picking out a few books.

What, those books, there?

Could be. She was
sitting in that chair.

Quentin's Quest by William S.
Falstaff. I read this to my kids.

You and a million other parents.

Surveillance caught Picard on tape
escorting Eve Holland out 45 minutes ago.

Son of a bitch.

What?

I knew I recognized
him. That's Saul Picard.

He rapes kids and
writes books for them?

William S. Falstaff.
That's a hell of a pen name.

Okay, where is he bringing her
to? What'd he say to Sabrina?

"Hearken in the ark"?

"Hearken to the ark.
Hearken to the ark."

Secret of the Arch?

Maybe he took her here.

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris?

There's one exactly like this
in Washington Square Park.

There's nowhere to hide
in Washington Square...

Maybe Brooklyn? Prospect Park?

The arch at Grand Army Plaza.

Lieutenant. Benson,
Stabler, Manhattan SVU.

Lieutenant Shea.

Did anyone spot them yet?

No, but I got a chopper up, and
we're calling in some more manpower.

Victim was snatched
less than two hours ago,

so if we move fast, maybe we
can find them before he hurts her.

Well, we'll do the best
we can, but it's a big park.

Lieutenant! Chopper spotted
something in the trees on Lookout Hill.

Mount up!

Lieutenant, look. We don't
know how this guy operates.

If he sees all the troops...

Okay. You go in first.

Police! Don't move.

Get out of the car. Shut up.

Shut up and put your
hands on the car over there.

Eve?

Put your hands up.

Eve? Eve, honey,
can you hear me?

My name is Olivia. I'm a police
officer. Can you sit up for me?

Are you okay?

I'm tired.

I can't make it
right. Okay. Okay.

Manhattan SVU to
detail... I can't make it right.

We have one in custody.
We'll meet you back at our car.

Okay, sweetie. Come
with me. Good job.

What'd you give that girl
to make her go to sleep?

"Alice swallowed
one of the cakes

"and she was delighted to find
that she began shrinking directly..."

You give Sabrina
Farmer one of those cakes

before you raped her
and left her in that car?

I had a car. It got a tow.

The guy who towed
it's name was Joe.

You're under arrest for
the rape and kidnapping

of Sabrina Farmer...

My attorney is
Lucien Deveraux...

and for the kidnapping Eve
Holland. of New Orleans.

You have the right to
remain silent. He's an expert

on pralines. Do
you understand me?

Did you hear the
President's speech last week?

Man, that guy'll do anything
to keep us fighting this Iraq war.

Oh, nefarious war! I see
why arms were seldom used...

Okay.

Okay, what?

Do I have to do it now?
'Cause it's gonna be really hard.

I've gotta get away.

You're not going anywhere.

Gotta get away,
gotta get away...

Elliot!

Get him!

Hold up!

Get him!

Go seal off the park!

Officer down, call a bus!

1013! 1013! Officer down.

Elliot! Elliot, you're okay.

A bus is on its way.

You're okay. You're okay.

You're okay. You're okay.

What's going on?

He's awake!

Kathy?

Welcome back, El.

What's going on?

You're in the
hospital. You're okay.

I'm not okay. Where are you?

What do you mean? I'm
standing right next to you.

Oh, God.

I can't see you.

I can't see anything.
It's all a blur.

I can't see anything. Kathy?

I'm right here, Elliot.

I'm right here.

Detective Stabler
hit his head so hard

his brain bounced off the
front and back of his skull.

How bad?

His CAT scan shows contusions
to the frontal and occipital lobes.

He's bleeding?

It's not life-threatening.

They're like bruises.

Then why can't he see?

The occipital lobe
controls vision.

It's not uncommon
with an injury like this

for there to be some
temporary blindness.

How temporary?

Don't panic. His brain should
heal in a couple of days,

and his vision should return.

He's seeing bright lights,
shadows. This is good news.

Captain, we got a
problem in Picard's room.

Give me a minute.

"His vision should return"?

So you're saying that
there's a chance that it won't?

His MRI showed swelling in the optic
nerve. We'll know more in a few days.

Who the hell are you?

Special Agent Wayne Nelson.

I'm taking Mr. Picard
into custody.

Mr. Picard is out of
the Bureau's jurisdiction.

He never crossed state
lines with either of our victims.

He did with a 9-year-old girl
he kidnapped in Mississippi.

Took her to Louisiana, raped
her, and left her there to die.

And his DNA is gonna prove it.

The girl Picard kidnapped

is Tiffany Lemarsh, nine years
old. Disappeared last week

from a bookstore at a shopping
mall in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Found last night after four
days without food and water

in what's left of Picard's
house in Louisiana.

Alive?

Barely. Neighbor's
dog got a whiff,

sniffed her out just in time.

They're charging Picard
with interstate kidnapping.

Feds faxed me the
indictment. Who called them?

Didn't you? No.

We just picked him up this morning,
never even got him into the system.

Then how did they
know we collared him?

Can you do anything about it?

Feds' jurisdiction trumps ours.

We don't even get
an extradition hearing.

Well, it doesn't matter.
This indictment's a crock.

Picard kidnaps Tiffany in Mississippi,
and the Feds indict him in Louisiana?

He raped her there. It's
part of the same crime.

The Feds can try
him in either state.

Olivia, they're gonna drop
the kidnapping charges

and let Louisiana
try him for rape.

Because raping a child under the
age of 12 in Louisiana is a capital crime.

I don't understand why you're
so ticked off about this, Casey.

The Feds are saving you
a lot of time and trouble.

The Feds are pushing
their own agenda.

Louisiana has the death
penalty and we don't.

That's why they want
Picard tried there.

And you're not about to
get screwed without a fight.

Look, I'm not gonna let
them abuse their power

and emasculate the
authority of my office.

Problem is, I don't have any
legal standing to stop them.

But you do.

You mean, as
Mr. Picard's attorney.

The Feds want to extradite
him under the table.

That's a violation of due process.
You're a constitutional lawyer.

I never thought I'd see the day when
a prosecutor would ask for my help.

Just get him back into my
custody, and I'll have a judge appoint

a Legal Aid attorney,
and you're out of it. Deal?

You don't think I'm gonna pass up
the chance to beat those sneaky SOBs

at their own game, do you?

Thanks.

Um, Mr. Picard does have
some psychiatric issues.

Is it okay if our
Dr. Huang evaluates him?

Can't hurt. I go to war with the Feds, I'm
gonna need all the ammunition I can get.

Why did you attack
Detective Stabler?

Well, I saw the sign on the truck in
the park. It said "Time to Escape."

A lot of people
have seen that sign.

I know.

But the message was for me.

Have you seen any
other messages?

Well, there was one on the billboard.
It said, "You really need to get away."

So, yeah, I pulled the car into a bus
stop and got away as fast as I could.

Francine's sending the messages.

Who's Francine?

My sister.

And why's she
sending you messages?

Because those boys raped her.

Are you okay, Saul?

I came home from school one
day, and I heard them upstairs.

Listen, they're here.

I know those boys from school.

They're taking turns on her.

"You like that? You
want some more?"

She's screaming for help.

Stop it!

Leave her alone! Get off her!

What did you do?

Nothing.

I froze. I couldn't move.

Why'd they do such
a horrible thing to her?

She was just 11.
She's a little girl.

How old were you?

Seventeen.

But after that, I
was never the same.

The stress of seeing your sister attacked
triggered your first psychotic break.

That's why you froze.

Doctors told me that when
they put me on the Haldol.

That worked?

Sure did. Till it
stopped working.

And when was that?

Last year, after Francine died.

Your doctors must've started
you on some new medication.

The only thing that
worked was risperidone.

But I felt like I was
swimming through wet cement.

I was struggling to find
every word, every thought.

So I stopped taking it.

And that's when the
messages started.

And I saw those boys again.

The boys that raped your sister?

Where?

In that bookstore in Gulfport.

What happened?

I saw Francine.

She was in the store reading
my book, Bridge To Nowhere.

Those boys were gathered around
her. She was in terrible danger.

What did you do?

Took her someplace safe.

But they found us.

Two of them held me down,
and the other one raped her.

It was horrible. I
couldn't do anything.

But then I set a trap.

I took Francine to New York.

I knew they'd follow us.

Francine and me, we
lured them to the Arc.

And this time, when
they came to rape her,

I was ready.

I beat them with rocks.

I beat them so bad they ran.

I saved Francine.

I made things right.

He's not a pedophile.
He's a schizophrenic.

He kidnapped those girls

because he thinks
they're his sister Francine.

But will he ever realize
that he's the one that beat

and raped Sabrina and Tiffany?

It's possible. But it's also
possible that he won't remember.

Right. So we have to wait
for his risperidone to kick in.

If it kicks in.

What do you mean, "if"?

Haldol helped him with his schizophrenia
for years until his sister died.

It's possible that any
medication we give him

won't work in times
of great stress.

Are you saying he might
not make it through a trial?

Are you actually considering
putting him through one?

Yeah. After what he
did to Sabrina Farmer...

You heard what he said. He
believes that his hallucinations are real.

He thinks that he saved
her. He belongs in a hospital.

I'll take that under advisement.

Casey, the man is sick. Putting
him in prison is no less cruel

and unusual punishment than the
Feds trying to have him executed.

Text message
from Picard's lawyer.

We don't have to worry
about the Feds anymore.

You don't think that's
gonna stop Louisiana

from trying to get their
hands on him, do you?

Then maybe I should
send them a message.

Miss Novak, any comment
on the US Attorney's decision

to drop the federal kidnapping
charges against Saul Picard?

We're pleased the Justice Department
has decided to stay out of State's business

and cleared the way for
us to seek an indictment.

What will you do if Louisiana extradites
Mr. Picard to face the death penalty?

I fully expect Louisiana
to file for extradition,

but we have Mr. Picard now,
and this is where he's going to stay.

Do you believe that capital punishment
is appropriate for the rape of a child?

What I believe isn't the issue.

Right now that's not the
law of the State of New York.

If and when the legislature
makes that the law,

I will enforce it to the best
of my ability. Thank you.

I hope you mean that.

Mean what?

That you're not gonna let
Louisiana have my client.

That's right. I'm gonna
try him here. Why?

Because Louisiana is
not wasting any time.

Motion for extradition. Did
you tell your client about this?

Yes. He wants to talk to you.

Mr. Picard?

This is Miss Novak.

Please call me Saul.

Okay. Saul.

My medication is working.

So you understand what you did.

Yes.

Tell those girls I'm sorry.

That I'd do anything
to take it back.

Would you like to
make a statement?

Yes.

Send me to Louisiana.

But you could face
the death penalty.

That's what I want.

Mr. Picard, that's
not gonna happen.

I don't deserve to live,
don't you understand?

If the State thinks that
killing me will stop one pervert

from doing what I did
to those poor little girls,

then it's worth it.

Please.

Let me go home to die.

You can't put
Saul Picard on trial.

I don't have a choice, Barry.

Just because he's schizophrenic
doesn't mean he can't stand trial.

You know he's crazy.

Then file for a 730 hearing

and have his
competency questioned.

He won't let me.
I'm his attorney.

I have to abide by what
he wishes. But you don't.

So now you're
asking me for help?

He can't waive extradition
if he's declared incompetent.

And if he's declared incompetent, he
can't stand trial, and I can't allow that.

Then make a deal,
Casey. He pleads guilty,

and you send him to a mental
institution instead of a prison.

If you think Jack McCoy is
gonna let me get away with that,

you are crazier than he is.

So that's what this is about.

The new boss wants to
show he's tough on crime,

and you want to be a team player
instead of doing the right thing.

The right thing? Saul Picard
raped an 11-year-old girl

and beat her to within
an inch of her life.

No, Casey. That's Saul Picard.

Look at him.

He's not the same man
who raped Sabrina Farmer.

Moredock has a point.

Picard didn't hurt Sabrina.
The fairytales in his head did.

He wouldn't have had those
fairytales if he'd stayed on his meds.

But he didn't know by not taking
them, he'd turn into Godzilla.

But he was lucid when he
made the decision to stop,

and that makes him responsible.

Damn right. There ought to
be a law for people like Picard.

Take your meds, or we're
gonna force-feed them to you.

You think that you can prove that
Picard knew that he hurt someone?

Sabrina Farmer on the witness stand
is all the evidence I'll need to convict.

Then what? He goes
back to Louisiana?

If we let him.

Don't let him, Casey.

I never picked you for being
soft on capital punishment.

It's a no-brainer. Death penalty's
never been a deterrent for murder.

Most killers strike once. Animals
who rape kids usually repeat.

Threaten to execute
them for rape,

they have nothing to lose by
killing their victims to silence them.

But execute them, they'll
never hurt another child.

Exactly.

I'm going to need your fives.

When do you want
me on the stand?

I don't think I do. I'll just
use Sabrina and Elliot.

You don't need Elliot. I saw
everything that Picard did.

But you didn't
hear what he said,

and I need Elliot to show the
jury what Picard is capable of.

Well, the Police Surgeon said
that Elliot can't leave his house

until his vision's back.

Unless he has
to appear in court.

Casey, Elliot has a better
chance for a quicker recovery

if we don't stress him out.

I know he appreciates
you looking out for him...

It's my job to look out for him.

Well, he is perfectly capable of
making this decision on his own,

so I'll talk to him myself.

Leave him alone, Casey.

I can't.

Coming.

It's Casey.

I know.

I can see you. Come on in.

I'm sorry.

You expecting a
seeing-eye dog and a cane?

Maybe.

To tell you the truth,
for a while, so was I.

Have a seat.

It's...

It's just a little blurry,
but I'm getting better.

Better enough to
drag you into court?

Olivia said you were coming by.

Yeah, she was worried
that you weren't up to it.

I'm a big boy.

And you're sure you
can handle facing Picard?

You know, I'm gonna
have a child in a month.

That's scary enough.

But the thought that I was never
gonna be able to see that child?

That terrified me.

So, Picard?

Bring him on.

I was taking
Mr. Picard to our car.

He tried to escape.

I attempted to subdue
him, and he head-butted me.

What happened?

I fell backwards, head-first
through the rear window of the car.

How badly were you injured?

I sustained head injuries that
have left me temporarily blind.

Can you see the defendant now?

That's him, right there.

Would you consider
Mr. Picard dangerous?

I would consider him
extremely dangerous.

When Mr. Picard started attacking
you, was he saying anything?

He was repeating over and
over, "It's time to escape."

Mr. Picard told our psychiatrist that a
sign was sending him that message.

Did you see that sign?

Yes. And was he distraught?

Yes.

In your experience
as a police officer,

would you say that
Mr. Picard qualifies as an EDP?

Yes. Would you
please tell the jury

what that means?

EDP stands for "Emotionally
Disturbed Person."

In other words,
he's crazy, right?

Don't answer that, Detective.

He is not qualified to draw
that conclusion, Counselor.

Did the defendant ever utter the
name "Francine" in your presence?

No.

Did he mention witnessing

his sister being gang-raped
and doing nothing to stop it?

No.

Did he say it was his fault?

He never mentioned anything
about his sister in my presence.

Why? Why should I?
Why should I trust God?

Control your client, Mr. Moredock.
He made me like this.

He made me obey your
messages. One more time, sir,

and I'll have you removed
from this courtroom.

He made me rape those girls.
I'm your older brother, Francine.

I've finally rescued
you from those boys.

Just be quiet now, Saul.

Why do you keep testing me?

Stop testing me, Francine!

Officers, remove the defendant.

You did this, Francine. Yeah,
you brought him here to test me!

Stop! I can't face him. Why do
you keep making me face him?

Stop testing me! Stop
testing me, Francine.

Stop testing me!

Your Honor...

Don't bother, Mr. Moredock.

After what the jury just
witnessed, I'm declaring a mistrial.

And before we start this freak
show up again, Miss Novak,

I'm calling for a 730 hearing

to determine whether Mr. Picard
is competent to stand trial.

You may step down, Detective.

We're adjourned.

Casey. Casey! What was that?

I don't know what
you're talking about.

You know exactly what I'm talking
about. You never wanted to try that guy.

I tried this case to
the best of my ability.

Cut the crap. You wanted
Picard in the loony bin,

and you used me
to put him there.

Elliot!

I'm fine.

Yes, sir, I'll be right up.

You proud of yourself?

Look, I don't need
a lecture from you.

I know why you
sandbagged Elliot in court.

Stay out of my desk!

Where is he now, Casey?
Your schizo ex-boyfriend?

Is he locked up somewhere?

Get out of my office.

He's the reason that you
tanked the Picard case.

That man deserves to be
punished for what he did.

Wait. What he did to Tiffany
Lemarsh or Sabrina Farmer,

or are you talking about
payback for what he did to Elliot?

You manipulated me and
Elliot to satisfy your own agenda.

Okay, you answer
the question, Detective.

Who'd you let it leak to
that we collared Picard?

Did you go straight to the
Feds? Or did you backchannel it

through the Louisiana cops?

You're damn right I told the
Feds. They have a right to know.

No, you want Picard dead. Louisiana
kills him, your hands are clean.

Those little girls are
entitled to some justice.

But what you're talking
about isn't justice. It's revenge.

He's my partner, Casey.

And it's my case, and how I handle
it is none of your damn business.

Because I don't answer to you.

We'll see.

Congratulations. For what?

The excellent job you did as
Saul Picard's defense attorney.

Judge Bradley called me.

Jack, I... I told him
he must be mistaken,

since I only have prosecutors
working in this office.

At least I thought I
did. Until I got this.

Who gave this to you?

What matters is what's in it.

Five years ago, the cops responded
to a disturbance call in your apartment.

You told the officers it was a
mistake, but it isn't true, is it?

My fiancé, Charlie,
he attacked me.

He was a schizophrenic,
and he was off his medication.

The police saw the cuts and
bruises on my face and neck.

They wanted to arrest Charlie.

But I thought I could help him,

so I identified myself as an A.D.A.,
and I begged them not to take him in.

You abused the authority of this
office for personal reasons back then,

just like you're doing now.

Sick people like Saul Picard
shouldn't be put to death.

The last time I checked, the Supreme
Court still says you can't execute

a mentally-ill person
in this country.

And what if a jury
found him responsible,

because he was lucid when he
decided to stop taking his medication?

That's not your problem. That's
why he has a defense attorney.

No defense attorney could make a jury
see past what he did to those little girls.

So you weren't about to take
a chance he'd be convicted.

Because he belongs in a hospital,
not a prison cell, and you know it.

I'll tell you what I know.
You're going to stay on this case

through the 730 hearing, and
you're going to behave yourself,

because if you don't, I'm
not only going to fire you,

I'll make sure the Bar
yanks your license.

And if you don't think I
have the juice to do it, try me.

Why'd you rat me
out to the D.A.?

Because you threw the case.

I had no choice, after you
sold out Picard to the Feds.

Okay, Casey. I'm as guilty
as you are. You were right.

I wanted revenge.

For Elliot.

Is he okay?

He'll be back to work next week.

How about Picard?

The judge ruled him incompetent,
so Louisiana can't touch him now.

Do you think he'll
ever get better?

I don't know. I thought
Charlie would get better.

What happened?

I got a call from the morgue
about six months ago.

A John Doe clipped by a passing
cab, no ID on him but my business card.

It was Charlie.

Maybe he'd be alive if I
hadn't made him leave.

Casey, you had to save yourself.

What?

Picard made a noose out of his shirt
and tried to hang himself in lockup.

Hi.

Miss Novak.

Call me Casey.

Why are you here?

I heard you tried
to hurt yourself.

I'm not crazy.

I'm on my medication.

That's good.

I want to die.

You should have
let them execute me.

I'd rather be dead than
live with what I've done.

You see, every day,

I get a little better.

And the better I get,

the worse I feel about
what I did to those girls.

Maybe one day, you can forgive yourself
when you realize it wasn't your fault.

Wasn't it?