All language subtitles for Law and Order_ SVU 23x22

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.

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.

Changing the locks on me.

You're not supposed to be here, Ty.

This is my apartment. You're my wife.

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.

Phoebe.

Another 15 minutes? That's cool.

Okay. I'll see you then.

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

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?

Rain check. I gotta
meet up with Rollins.

You guys are solid?

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?

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?

What you deserve.

You deserve happiness, Olivia Benson.

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

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.
- Kill me.

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

I got you.

It's over.

www.TUSUBTITULO.com
-DIFUNDE LA CULTURA-

- 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.

Detective Rollins.

Nurses say you can talk to Delia now.

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?

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...

but you don't have to live like this.

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.

Yeah, hi, Delia.

Hi. Sorry to call so late.

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, 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.

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.

- 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.

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?

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.

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, he's
expanded his repertoire

to Middle Eastern.
Don't tell his mother.

You two are doing well?

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?"

That's...

Some advice.

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

Let me take this. Hello?

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.

Delia.

You didn't eat anything.

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...

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.

Okay.

_

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.

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.

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.

Captain, nobody
takes these DV cases.

The women are either
killed or they go to jail.

Either way, they break your heart.

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.

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Hello, Liv.

Hello.

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

It's a shame they're closing?

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 situ.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I got you.

Okay.

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.

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.

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?

- 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.

Don't quote me.

You know, it's one of those things

you hesitate to say out loud.

Like "I love you."

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.

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.

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