All language subtitles for Law and order SVU S23E22

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.

Noah is thriving.

My career is going pretty well.

So why do I wake up
at 4:00 a.m.,

anxious and unhappy?

When did you start
feeling unhappy?

About a year ago.

You know, Noah and I were fine
during the pandemic.

But now, just don't have any,
you know, closure.

It's so interesting,
you talk about closure.

What else happened
in this past year?

A lot of change.

My chief, my squad.

Anyone else?

Mr. Barba?

No, there's no closure
with Barba.

I'm also thinking about
you and Elliot Stabler.

Delia, have you had
the locks changed yet?

The super said he would,
and I still got the order

of protection against Ty.

He's violated the OOP before.

The last time,
he broke your wrist.

Yeah, and I called the cops,
and they arrested him,

and ring around
and ring around.

Look, I just want you
to be smart and safe.

You want me to be safe?

- Tell the judge to lock him up.
- We're trying.

You know, I can get Victim
Services to change that lock.

I got it. Promise.

That's good, Delia.

See you Thursday?

Right. Sure.

Most of your coworkers
are in stable relationships.

Yeah, they are.

And I am really happy for them.

You're not wondering
when your turn will come?

Not really.

You know,
between Noah and work...

Okay, so you think that
I have intimacy issues.

Is that what you're
hearing me say?

Can we just stop
the shrink talk

and you just tell me
what you think?

What I actually think?

Yeah.

I think that
you and Elliott either

need to see whether there's
more there or move on.

[pensive music]

This idealized relationship
is hanging over you.

Prevents you from
true intimacy, Olivia,

either with him
or with anyone else.

That's what I think.

Well, how long?

I need that lock
replaced, Marco.

You're the super.
That's your job.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Well, when you can.

Thank you.

[gasps]
Oh!

Changing the locks on me.

You're not supposed
to be here, Ty.

This is my apartment.
You're my wife.

[tense music]

Get that scared look
off your face.

There's nobody here to buy
your little victim act.

Ty, please, just...
Just leave, okay?

I'm calling the cops.

No, you're not.

Come on, I shot that guy,
like, six times in the head.

Die, man.

[phone rings]

Phoebe.

Another 15 minutes?
That's cool.

Okay. I'll see you then.

Okay, let's go.
Head shot, baby.

[upbeat hip-hop music playing]

[♪]

That's game, baby!

You want to run it back?

Nah.

No, no, these guys have been
waiting a while.

Go ahead, guys. We're done.

How about a beer?

Uh, rain check.
I gotta meet up with Rollins.

You guys are solid, huh?

Let me ask you a question.

How did you know
she was the one?

I guess I knew
for sure when she...

When she was giving birth
to Jesse.

You know, there
were complications,

doctors rushing in,
and I looked at her,

she was... she was vulnerable.

She was... she was so strong,
you know, the way she fought.

Yeah, that was...
That was it for me.

That's... that's when I knew.

Something you said
in our first session.

You said you didn't
think happiness

was in the cards for you.

Wow. I said that?

Yeah, you were living
a narrow life.

You went to work, you came home
to a dark apartment.

Well, I didn't have
a lot to celebrate then.

There is now.

You're a role model
for survivors,

for women officers.

You have friends.

You have a happy child.
You have a happy life.

So...

Why am I feeling so sad?

Oh, Olivia.

Everyone is feeling
depressed now.

You and I have talked
a lot about what you want.

What you need.

I'd like you to start thinking
about something else.

And what's that?

[pensive music]

What you deserve.

You deserve happiness,
Olivia Benson.

[screaming]

[tense music]

Let's go.
Come on, come on, come on.

[screaming]

Ma'am! Ma'am! Back off!

- Drop the bat!
- Back off!

- Drop the bat! Drop the bat!
- Ma'am, drop the bat!

Hey, hey, hey!

Detective Rollins, SVU.
What's going on?

- What you see, she's crazy.
- Okay.

Drop the bat!

Easy, easy, easy, all right?

- What's your name?
- What do you care?

- She's trying to help you!
- Listen.

Drop... drop the gun!

See?
Nobody's pointing anything.

I just, I want to get
you someplace safe.

I just want to talk to you
and see what's going on.

I just want him
to kill me, please.

No. What's your name?

I'm Delia.

You don't need the bat,
right?

Can I have the bat maybe?
You don't need that, right?

Look, see, I got the bat.

- Okay.
- [sobbing] Kill me.

No, no, honey, nobody's
gonna kill anyone, okay?

I got you.

[somber music]

It's over.

[dramatic music]

[♪]

- Hey, Rollins, are you okay?
- Hey.

- What happened?
- I'm okay.

It's lucky I came along
when I did.

This rookie had his gun drawn.
There was a taser.

How is she doing?
What's her name?

Delia.

I talked to her social worker.

She's got a DV file
ten years thick,

two failed marriages,
a stint in rehab,

and today, her third husband
violated his OOP.

She have any broken bones?
Any bruising?

No, nothing visible.

He's a pro.

She's used to the beatings.

My gut is,
he sexually assaulted her,

- put her over the edge.
- Where's he now?

- That's an automatic arrest.
- Yeah. Ty Hackman.

He works construction.

Social worker thinks
he's on a job site.

- I'm just glad you're safe.
- Mm.

Detective Rollins.

Nurses say you can
talk to Delia now.

- Oh.
- You okay alone?

I got families
back in my office.

I'm fine. Thanks.

I'll stay with the girls,
okay?

- Okay.
- Keep me posted.

Delia.

How are you feeling?

Oh, thank you.

They gave me something,
and so now I'm smoothed out.

- Okay.
- So you can arrest me now.

I'm not gonna do that.

Why not?

- I vandalized a cop car.
- Is that why you did it?

'Cause you wanted
to be locked up?

So then he can't get to me.

I know you've been
told this before, but...

[solemn music]

But you don't have
to live like this.

Oh, yeah?
What do I have to do?

This poor woman.
So she was raped.

Not for the first time,
but she's never reported it

'cause they were married,

so she didn't think
it was rape.

- And she's still married?
- Yeah.

Divorced once and remarried

five years ago for round two.

How... how is this guy
not locked up yet?

He got lucky with the judges.

Most of his charges
got dismissed.

She's not the most
reliable witness.

Late for court,
recanting allegations.

Right, well,
that's par for the course

for a long-term DV victim.

But this is our case now,
and if we can get him

on the rape charge,
he goes away.

She agreed to a rape kit.

He's gonna claim consensual.
Any outcry witnesses?

Me, at the hospital.

We located Ty Hackman at a
construction site in Chelsea.

Great. Pick him up.

And before he can react...

Get him on our side.
We got it.

Ty Hackman?

NYPD.

My boss tipped me off.
I should have skipped.

That would have
been a problem.

It's a good thing you didn't.

But you already
know the drill.

Yeah, I got family
on the job,

and technically,
I know I'm in violation,

but she asked me to come over.

She was a mess.

Yeah, well,
no good deed, right?

I hope you guys
are getting overtime,

because we know how this ends.

I mean, the judge looks at me,
working all day, looks at her.

Right, sees crazy.

Yeah, man, we parked
around the corner.

We didn't want to have to
cuff you in front of your crew.

- I appreciate that.
- All right.

- The judge let Hackman walk.
- Yeah, on violating the OOP.

You didn't go
for the rape charge yet?

No, because
I didn't want to start

the 180-80 clock ticking

till Delia's on board
and consistent.

Okay, so we'll go over
her statement tomorrow.

- [phone rings]
- Oh.

Yeah, hi, Delia.

Hi. Sorry to call so late.

Oh, that's... that's all right.

Is everything okay?

I got a question.

I want to modify
the order of protection.

- How do I do that?
- She wants to modify the OOP?

That cannot be her decision.

I'm not sure that
that's such a great idea.

Can you tell me why?

Yeah, I just think
it would make things

- a little less tense.
- Okay.

Well, I'm with the ADA now,

and he says that you'll...

You'll have to go
before a judge.

- You're still at work.
- Yeah.

Never mind.

But Delia, I can come to you.
We can talk.

- I can... I can help you figure...
- That's okay.

It's okay, I, um...
I actually gotta... I gotta go.

Delia, I can... I can...

Who was she looking at?

You saw her looking up,
right?

He's not stupid enough to be
in her apartment, is he?

Call the local precinct. Now.

[tense music]

So when do you go
to see the judge?

Soon.

So you can go now.

I'm not going anywhere.

[♪]

She needed help
to reboot her wi-fi.

Yeah, you're still
under arrest.

- Let's go.
- No good deed, right?

- Captain Benson, SVU.
- Yeah, we got your call.

Husband didn't resist.
No sign of forced entry.

Yeah, thank you
for the quick response.

- She's down there.
- Hey, Delia?

- He didn't hurt me.
- Yeah.

Did you call him?

Well, it's just,
my TV's not working,

and my internet and
everything... he does all that.

Delia, I'm Captain Benson.

He didn't do anything wrong.

It's not Ty's fault.

Am I in trouble?

No, you're not
in any trouble.

So, he shouldn't...
He shouldn't be, either.

- Um, can we... can we forget?
- Delia, we can't.

- We can't. No.
- Listen, listen.

Delia, how about you come
with us down to the station,

okay, and we can talk
about what happens next.

Do you have
your apartment keys?

- I think they're in my purse.
- Okay.

- Let's go inside and find them.
- Okay.

My client was just
helping his wife.

Stop.

An order of protection
doesn't have

a carve out
for rebooting wi-fi.

- I'm sorry.
- So we go before the judge,

and my client gets
his other wrist slapped.

Yeah, well,
he's got bigger problems.

You're looking
at sexual assault charges.

What?

Come on. Jesus.

Ty, let me talk.
Based on what?

- Delia wanted to have sex!
- Come on.

I know that we shouldn't,
but love is crazy.

That's not what
she told our detective.

You mean after she went nuts,
smashing up cop cars?

I saw the news.

Yeah, if I was picked up
for threatening cops,

I'd try crying rape too.

Any allegations
are obviously fabricated.

Look.

I love D. But she is a mess.

If I don't take care of her,
she goes under.

[tense music]

So he tried to explain
the reboot over the phone,

and then he just said
it would be easier

if he came over in person.

How did you end up
calling us about modifying

your order of protection?

Okay, so we're on the
ground floor, and we have mice,

and he said that, with the OOP,
it's just too hard

for him to help me.

Did he hurt
or threaten you today?

Well, when I
asked him to leave,

he kind of smushed
my head into the wall.

Delia, if you need
another apartment,

we can call your social worker,

and we can
figure something out.

But you have to get Ty
out of your life, right?

I know, I'm... I feel nervous
all the time.

I'm sick all the time.
I can't even think straight.

But he can, right?

And he's smart enough
not to use a weapon

or anything that will
get him real prison time.

Except for the rape.

If we charge him
with that, he goes away.

And you would finally get
a chance to get on your feet,

instead of him knocking you
off-balance all the time.

I asked them
to hold Ty overnight.

I'll arraign him
on the OOP tomorrow.

Well, what about the rape?

We have her accusation,
his DNA on the rape kit.

That's probable cause.

Yeah, if she
sticks to her story.

One thing I learned
from Barba is,

you never get ahead
of your victim.

Barba? Please.
Carisi, can we not go there?

Oh, come on, are you still
not talking to him?

Carisi, he never
should have defended Wheatley.

Olivia,
he was protecting you.

Look, any other
defense attorney

would have annihilated on it.

Well, I think he went
after me pretty hard.

Yeah, well, from what I saw,
he was pulling his punches.

You know,
we both had a long day.

Let's just...
Let's just call it a night.

On the charges
of criminal contempt,

intimidating a witness,
and rape one,

court will accept the
defendant's plea of not guilty.

People on bail.

The defendant has a long,
documented history

of assault against the victim,
his wife.

He's already violated
numerous OOPs,

and his behavior is escalating.
The People request remand.

Counselor?

While we acknowledge
Mr. Hackman's marriage

is tumultuous,
as we will show in court,

it takes two to tangle.

Court should also be aware
that Mrs. Hackman

is financially dependent
on her husband.

So they would both suffer
if he can't work.

In view of that, I'll set bail
at 50,000, cash or bond.

The defendant will wear
an ankle bracelet

and may only go
from his home to work.

He got out?

Yes, but he's being
monitored,

and if he violates,
he goes straight to Riker's.

Delia, this is also on you.

Do not contact him in any way,
do you understand that?

Yeah, I do.

I'll go ahead
and take you home,

but if Ty contacts you,
you call 911 immediately.

I really don't
deserve all this.

Delia, you deserve a life.

And you deserve to be
free and not afraid.

We're here to help you.

[apprehensive music]

[♪]

Home, sweet ratty Airbnb.

Word of advice.

Cut the jokes
and stay away from Delia.

Yeah, don't call
or text her, either.

Don't worry.

Your wife accuses you of rape,

it kind of takes the bloom
off the rose.

Thanks, guys.

Delia's home.

Stopped and got her
some groceries.

Her refrigerator was empty.

Does she have anybody
who can stay with her?

No, she's got an older
daughter that's upstate,

but she doesn't
want to call her.

She's just...

alone in the world.

- These kinds of cases...
- Make you feel so helpless.

Yeah.

Go home, Rollins.

Carisi cooking?

Yeah, he, um,
he's expanded his repertoire

to Middle Eastern.
Don't tell his mother.

You two are doing well, huh?

Mm-hmm.

You and Stabler, you two worked
on a case while I was away.

Yeah.
We're always a good team.

Yeah.

Yeah?

What?

A year ago, when I was
talking to my mom about Carisi,

she said, "Why don't you two
just go get a hotel room

and get it out of your system?"

- [phone buzzes]
- That's...

Some advice.

I told Delia to give me
a call if she needed anything.

Let me take this. Hello?

[tense music]

We got here,
the body was on the ground.

- Homicide's upstairs.
- What the hell happened?

Yeah, I don't know.
You gotta ask Homicide.

Hey. Captain Benson, SVU.

- What are we looking at?
- Marital dispute.

Wife stabbed him in the back
with a kitchen knife.

She wasn't even
supposed to be here.

I got my guys
with her in the kitchen.

- SVU. She's one of our cases.
- Yes, ma'am.

Delia, what... what happened?

He took my phone charger,
and I needed it,

so I came over.

And then he wouldn't
let me leave.

And then...

[♪]

I... I just wanted to be free.

[door buzzer blares]

Delia.

You didn't eat anything.

Oh, um,
I'm not very hungry.

How are you doing?

Pretty good.

Really, it's nice...
It's nice and quiet here.

I felt safe.

Your lawyer's here.

I had to go to Ty's
'cause he took my charger.

And I was at 1%.

And what happened
when you got there?

He dangled it in front
of me, like...

You know, like, Keep Away.

I tried to grab it.

And then he sat down,
and he put it in his pants,

and the just said, you know,
"Get on your knees

if you want to get it."

What did you do?

What he said.

He... pulled my head

into his lap,
you know, yanking my hair.

And I said... I said no.

And he said,
"You need to relax."

So he went to make me a drink
in the living room.

And, um...

[tense music]

I'm sorry, it's just getting
really blurry after that.

Delia, just stay with us.

Just tell them
what you told me.

Okay.

Okay.

I was in the kitchen,
and I just felt

like I had to get out, like...
Like I had to get past him.

So I took the knife
off the kitchen counter,

and... and then he heard me.

And...

I just kind of stuck him
to get past him.

Delia, so the ME said that

he was bleeding out
for about 30 minutes.

Okay.

Why didn't you call 911?

Well, I had to wait
for my phone to charge.

And then, when it charged up,
I called Detective Rollins.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Do you need a minute
with your client, or...?

We're good.

You can just tell the DA
we're ready to talk deal.

[♪]

Delia Hackman,
married four times,

twice to the husband
she killed.

In and out of rehab
and asylums the past ten years,

and she's got a record.

Drunk and disorderlies,

destroying police property,
four arrests for DV.

This is minor
compared to the 16 times

that the husband was arrested
for assaulting her.

Broken bones, concussions,
punctured lung,

fractured eye socket,
all pled down to a misdemeanor

or she recanted or she refused
to press charges.

Plus, he violated
his OOPs multiple times.

Yeah, but in this case,
she is the one

who initiated the contact.

Because she needed
her cell phone charger.

So she stabbed him to death?

With a kitchen knife
in his kidney from behind.

She waited a half-hour
to call for help.

- The guy bled out.
- [groans]

This is a tough case
for self-defense.

This woman was raped.
She was beaten.

And she was psychologically
terrorized for over ten years.

So, her lawyer will go

for the battered woman syndrome
defense.

Her lawyer's looking
for a deal.

She'll take man one,
single digits.

This woman has been
imprisoned her entire life.

I was in an abusive marriage
for 15 years.

I got out. I didn't kill him.

And I'm sorry.

But I have to assume that
you had more resources.

Mm, that's a story
for another time.

So this is a violent felony.

If we take this to trial
and she gets convicted

on murder two,
that's 15 years to life.

Don't leave that deal
on the table for long.

Listen.

Her public defender
had 20 minutes for her,

and if she had a
competent lawyer,

this might go a different way.

Oh, Captain,
nobody takes these DV cases.

The women are either killed
or they go to jail.

Either way,
they break your heart.

[tense music]

How'd it go
at the DA's office?

Carisi is gonna wait 24 hours
before he finalizes a deal.

You gonna get her
another lawyer?

- Is that on us?
- Not really.

But her public defender
is in over her head.

I'm not gonna say
murder's okay,

but if anybody had it coming...

Look, I called Rita Calhoun,
Baird Ellis, even Barth.

Nobody has time for this.

You want to talk about
the elephant in the room?

There is someone
you're leaving out.

[apprehensive music]

[♪]

Hello, Liv.

Hello.

You and I spent a lot
of time in this place.

It's a shame
they're closing, huh?

Everything comes to an end.

I wanted to thank you
for represented Delia.

Rollins asked for the favor.

How many lawyers
you call first?

Three.

You think you can
get an acquittal?

I'll do my best.

- Cabernet?
- I can't stay.

It's possible to sit next
to someone, have a drink,

and not say a single word
to each other.

I miss you, Liv.

I gotta go.

[♪]

The victim was stabbed in the
lower left side of his back,

and the blade
pierced his kidney,

nicked the renal vein.

In my estimation, he bled out
in about 20 minutes.

Dr. Truman, based on
the location and the angle

of the victim's wound,
is there any way

that he was facing the
defendant when he was stabbed?

No, he was definitely
facing away from his assailant.

In other words,
stabbed in the back.

Thank you, Doctor.
No more questions.

Dr. Truman,
when you say bled out,

are we talking about
a geyser of blood?

No, that's really more
of a movie trope.

The bleeding was internal.

Is it possible, given the
small amount of blood

that Delia saw,
that she didn't realize

the deceased
was in mortal danger?

Objection.
Calls for speculation.

- Sustained.
- That's all right.

We all know it's possible.

I asked the responding
officers to secure the scene

and isolate the suspect,
Delia Hackman.

And how did you
ID her as a suspect?

She was the only one in the
apartment, and she confessed.

Thank you.

Can I ask you, Detective,

to describe
Mrs. Hackman's affect?

- I'm not sure what you mean.
- Was she contrite?

Upset? Defensive?

No, I wouldn't say that.

Would you say
she seemed more defeated?

Objection.

To anything specific or my
cross-examination in general?

Calls for speculation.
That work for you?

Sustained. Mr. Barba.

I'll accommodate
the prosecution, Your Honor.

Detective, can you describe
Mrs. Hackman's behavior?

Was her head held high?
Was she looking right at you?

No, she was looking
at the floor,

you know, holding her head
in her hands.

Kind of distraught.
Or, like you said, defeated.

When I arrived, Homicide
detectives were on the scene,

and the body was in sit...

And where was the defendant?

Delia was in the kitchen,
obviously in distress.

What did you hear her say?

According to multiple
witnesses, she said,

"I just wanted to be free."

Did you hear her say that?

Yes, but I took that
to mean...

Thank you.
Captain, you had me at "yes,"

and we both know how much
Mr. Barba abhors speculation.

I know the ADA
cut you off,

but I'm sure the jury
would like to hear the rest

- of that thought, Captain.
- Objection.

Sustained.

[tense music]

Captain Benson,
we've heard a lot of testimony

about Ty Hackman's back
being turned.

In your experience, is it
possible for a battered woman

to feel threatened even if
her abuser isn't facing her?

Yes.

A victim of DV
can fear for her life

even if her abuser is asleep
or not in the same room.

Thank you.

I know that, as an SVU captain,
this is difficult for you,

that you'd rather not testify

against any victim
of domestic violence.

Your Honor,
I know Mr. Barba loves

the sound of his own voice,
but could you please

ask him to stop
testifying himself?

- Walk it back, Mr. Barba.
- I apologize.

I'm just passionate about
defending my client,

Your Honor.

Was it difficult, Captain,
testifying for Mr. Barba,

when you were Carisi's witness?

- I was testifying for Delia.
- I know.

You were going
pretty hard at Barba.

Yeah, well, how'd he even
end up taking this case?

I thought him and Benson
weren't even speaking?

Yeah, they're not.

Technically, it was me
who asked him.

I should have told you.

Yeah.
Yeah, you should have.

I'm sorry.

I went to get
my phone charger,

but Ty said I had to have
sex with him first.

He went to the living room
to make me a drink

so I could relax.

What happened then?

Well, I felt trapped,
like I had to get out.

And I saw a knife
on the kitchen counter,

and I just, I grabbed it,
just in case.

And I tried to be
really quiet going out.

His back was... was towards me

'cause he was pouring
the drink.

And I just heard him laugh,
and I panicked.

- Well, why is that?
- 'Cause I knew his moods.

I was used to him
yelling a lot.

But it was that weird laugh...
Like, that's when I knew

things were gonna get
really bad.

I was really scared that
if he turned around

and saw me with that knife,
that he was gonna kill me.

What happened next, Delia?

Well, all I knew
is that I was, like,

waving my arms around,
and the knife was in his back.

And then he was on the floor.

Did you try to revive him?
Did you call for help?

Well, I thought
he would come to

'cause there wasn't a lot
of blood.

Uh-huh.

I had to get the phone
charger out of his pants.

Why didn't you just go?

Well, I didn't want
to leave him lying there.

So I waited
for my phone to charge up,

and then I called
Detective Rollins.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

Mrs. Hackman, when you
stabbed your husband,

his back was to you.

- Yes.
- He wasn't moving towards you.

He wasn't physically
threatening you.

Well, no, but he had earlier.

But not in that moment,
correct?

Correct.

Did he have a weapon
in his hand?

- No.
- Did he say anything to you?

No.

I mean, he was laughing.

He was laughing. Okay.

Couldn't you have just
ran out the door,

past him, called the neighbors
for help?

I didn't know the neighbors,

and I wasn't supposed
to be there.

No, no, you weren't,
Mrs. Hackman.

And if you needed a phone
charger, why didn't you just

go to any bodega and buy one?

Well, it was the
middle of the night,

- and I had no power in my phone.
- Right.

- No, I understand that, but...
- I don't...

Couldn't you have
just stayed at home,

safe in your locked apartment,
and just waited till morning?

I guess.

Wouldn't that have been
a better choice

than going over to your
husband's place, alone,

- in the middle of the night?
- Objection. Badgering.

Move it along, Mr. Carisi.

Wouldn't it have been a much
better choice for you to just

simply walk out of the door
instead of stabbing

your husband to death.

I thought he
was gonna kill me!

No, no, no, Mrs. Hackman,
you just told us

that he was not moving
toward you.

He did not have a weapon.

Did he say that he
was gonna kill you?

He's too smart for that.

Okay, well, if you felt
so threatened at the time,

why didn't you tell that to
the police when they showed up?

I don't know.
I don't remember.

Well, they do.

They testified that the
only thing that you said

was that you wanted to be free.

I'm sorry.
I don't remember.

- I don't remember.
- Objection, Your Honor.

- Badgering.
- Sustained.

What did you mean by
"you wanted to be free"?

Free from your husband?

I mean, isn't that
what you said?

I'm sorry, if you said
I said that, then I said that.

[crying]
I'm sorry.

My head's kind of hurting.

She needs a recess.

Mrs. Hackman, I just
have one more question.

- Okay?
- Okay.

When you realized
that your husband was dead,

how did that make you feel?

[♪]

I was...

I was happy that he was dead
and I was alive.

I was... I was happy.

I felt happy.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

My head's really hurting.

[♪]

No further questions.

We're in recess.

The witness may step down.

Okay.

- Bailiff.
- Wait.

No, I've... I've got her.
I've got her, Your Honor.

Delia. Delia.

- I'm sorry.
- You did great. No.

You did great. You did great.

Oh! I got you.

Okay.

[somber music]

[♪]

How is Mrs. Hackman,
Counselor?

She was examined
at Bellevue and released.

She's ready to resume,
Your Honor.

People have
no more questions.

Great, then I'd like
to call my next witness.

Dr. Sopher?
Testifying to what?

Dr. Sopher performed
a neurological exam.

She found my client suffers
from undiagnosed brain trauma.

Oh, please don't tell me
you're saying

she lacked mens rea.

The jury decides her intent.

This testimony
can inform the verdict.

Hold on, Counselor.
What are you arguing?

Self-defense?
Battered woman syndrome?

Not guilty
due to mental defect?

All of the above.

Unless Mrs. Maxwell wants
to do the right thing

and drop these charges.

That's not happening,
Counselor.

Then I'm allowing
this witness.

Dr. Sopher,
as a neuroradiologist

and a psychiatrist at Bellevue,
you treated my client?

Yes.

Her MRI revealed
an alarming number

of tau protein deposits

throughout her brain,
specifically along the cortex.

What would that indicate,
exactly?

That she'd been suffering
from chronic traumatic

encephalopathy,
CTE, for some time.

This was further confirmed
after a spinal tap

revealed more tau proteins
in her cerebral spinal fluid.

Is this something that could
result from minor concussions

- or a few bonks on the head?
- No.

This would only be the result
of years of traumatic injuries.

I see.

Is it possible that someone
suffering from this condition

might be unable to account for
or even remember their actions?

Of course... that's probably
one of the most significant

of the symptoms.

[tense music]

Dr. Sopher, I was
under the impression

that CTE could only be
diagnosed by autopsy.

As an official diagnosis,
yes, but...

For the record, Mrs. Hackman
is still among the living.

Yes, she is.

And her husband is not.

Nothing further.

Delia, over the
past ten years,

how many times would you say
you'd been struck

in the head by your husband?

Do you mean with a bat
or with his fists

or, like, my head
slammed against the wall?

Anytime he hit you
in the head.

Five or six times a year.

He said I had a thick skull
'cause he only

knocked me out a few times.

Over 50 blows to the head.

Did you receive medical
treatment for these injuries?

Well, he would take me to the
ER if I had to get a bone set,

or if... when I lost a tooth.

Otherwise, I would just
take aspirin.

Do you still have headaches?

- Most days.
- Problems with concentration?

Oh, all the time.
That drove Ty crazy.

- He said I was stupid.
- Dizziness?

- Lack of balance?
- Yes.

So I got... I gotta be
careful with that,

'cause, like, sometimes,
when I stop suddenly,

my head thinks
I'm still moving,

so, like, I'll trip down
subway stairs

or basically,
just, you know, clumsy.

What about mood swings
or difficulty

performing small tasks?

So, this is how
the eighth floor looks.

What do you want, Mr. Barba?

An apology
from the people of New York

- for bringing this to trial.
- Don't push it, Rafael.

We're waving
the white flag here.

I'd love this to go to jury.

They'll be back before you
have time for a cup of coffee.

Criminally negligent
homicide.

How about
misdemeanor assault,

with jail time
and fines waived?

I've already written
my closing arguments.

Have a seat, Mr. Barba.

Hey, how did Ms. Maxwell
take the loss?

She handled it with grace.

And you?

I felt relieved.

Mm.

Don't quote me.

You know, it's one
of those things

you hesitate to say out loud.

Like "I love you."
[chuckles]

[soft music]

I do, you know.

Still nice to hear.

I love you too.

[♪]

You showed up.

Last call at Forlini's.

Thank you for what
you did for Delia.

How is she?

Her social worker
is putting a team together...

PT, therapy, cognitive rehab.

And turns out
that Ty had a settlement

from a construction site
accident,

which is now hers,
so all things considered,

she's in a better place.

Unlike the two of us.

You're still holding onto this.

[pensive music]

[♪]

I asked you not
to defend Wheatley.

And now he's dead.

We've been over this.
I was trying to protect you...

I didn't ask you to.

No.

I guess you didn't.

I hear you.

Thank you.

What I don't get...

Why you feel more anger at me

than you ever let yourself
feel toward Stabler.

You don't know anything
about my feelings for Elliot,

and you don't know him.

I got a glimpse.

I've known him for 23 years,

and he's always had my back.

And you grew up without
a father to protect you...

- Please don't. Please don't.
- I know how much that means.

I grew up in a home,
in a neighborhood

where I got bullied.

We're gonna see him
through different prisms.

This isn't about him.

This is about you and me,
and how you betrayed me.

I asked you not to defend
Wheatley, and you did anyway.

We're going around
in circles.

You're denying,
you're deflecting.

You defend him.

It's all right. I get it.

That's what you do

when you love somebody
unconditionally.

Please don't tell me
how I feel.

In this case, I can,
because I do know what it means

to love someone
unconditionally.

When you're ready to stop
feeling betrayed by me,

I'll be here.

- Rafa.
- What?

I miss you too.

[♪]

[dramatic music]

[♪]

[wolf howls]