All language subtitles for Undercover.Underage.S01E02.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG

[Roo Powell]
I think we need to really
look at the voter records.

It's just so much data.

Address, last name,
first name, birth date

and then two other categories.

Right now, there are over
120,000 entries.

All we wanna do is ID him.

And we always feel like we're
at the cusp of a breakthrough

and then
something gets bungled

and then we go,
"Okay, nevermind, hands off."

Then he comes back
and he gives us another clue.

Okay.

Uh, I'm wrapping up.

-All right.
-Yep, see you tomorrow.

I'll see you guys tomorrow.

-Okay.
-Drive safe.

[Roo]
I am resolute

in my mission to see
someone like this

unable to harm girls
and women.

-Bye, honey.
-Bye.

Could he be one of those guys
that's in the wind?

Maybe.

But I won't let that happen
without

trying my damnedest because
I think he is dangerous.

And I think he should be far,
far away from any minor.

Everyday, adults exploit
and abuse minors online.

My name is Roo,

and my nonprofit organization

helps law enforcement
stop them.

Would this be enough
to get a warrant?

All you need is
probable cause.

We have all the evidence
we need.

I'm a 38-year-old mother
of three,

but with the help of my team,
I transform
into a teenage girl.

We become the target

to help protect the underage.

[Matt] Roo, I think you should
duck down,
he's staring straight at you.

[Roo] Mmm-hmm.

Yeah.

Now?

[man laughs wickedly]

For weeks, an adult male
we call, Kevin,

has been contacting Flori,

a 15-year-old persona
we created online.

He's been diligent.

Never revealing enough
personal information

to lead us
to his actual identity.

Tonight,
Kevin's abuse continues.

He video calls Flori
while pleasuring himself.

Oh, um...

I'm genuinely nauseated.

It was absolutely
criminal activity.

He was [bleep] on his genitals

for, what he believes,
is a 15-year-old.

Oh, God!

Okay, goodnight.

[suspenseful music playing]

[woman]
I think with Kevin,

everything is like

it's just enough information
to be like

you're telling me
something but it's also

not anything
identifying, really.

I just feel like we are
constantly

in two truths and a lie
with this guy,

except two lies and a truth.

That is so frustrating.

Honestly, this is why
and it's gonna be horrible

but I think, it, like--
we have to go through

everything he's given us
and be, like,

this is all the stuff
that matches up,

this is all the stuff
that doesn't, like,

in the negatives, is that
where we find something?

I just feel like
we're [bleep].

Hey! I have an idea.

Kevin's revealed the name
of his favorite nail shop.

Kelly and I head over
to check the place out.

Is this an actual lead,

or is this just another one
of Kevin's red herrings?

Mmm-hmm.

Kelly, SOSA's research lead,

volunteers to go into
the salon

with a photo of Kevin to see
if anyone recognizes him.

[Kelly]
I'm just planning to tell her,

or whomever
I'm speaking with that,

I met this guy at a bar,
he said he comes here

and, you know,
we exchanged numbers.

I'm interested, but I would
like to know if he has a wife.

You know, it'd be nice,
just general gossipy...

-Right.
-...stuff--
He said he comes here.

Should we park down?

-No, I think here's fine.
-Okay.

-Well... yeah.
I'll just hop in.
-Yeah.

Hi.

How are you?

I came in last week for

a pedicure, which was great.

And then, I met a guy who
comes here all the time,

I guess.

Maybe he told me a fake name.

[all laughing]

That's what happens when you
meet people in a bar,

you can't confirm.

He has, like, grey hair,
probably like 60s.

I'll show you a picture.

Thank you.

She recognized him
immediately.

He calls, though,
and makes appointments.

He calls before he comes in.

And he always...
he's [bleeps].

[Roo] So, he comes here, but
they don't know his name.

[Kelly] Yeah, she did not
know his name.

[Roo] Okay, so, we know
he comes here.

Well, at least he's not
lying about that.

[Roo] We did progress today,
certainly.

Kelly did a great job
at the nail salon.

But in the meantime,

everyday that we don't ID him,

you know, how many other girls
is he talking to?

And how far is it escalating
with them?

I think, what we've
ascertained with Kevin

is that he's probably
exaggerating

his accomplishments,
his wealth.
He is competitive.

What might make sense
is if we bring into play

what we, kind of, refer to
as the boyfriend experience

for Flori.

The boyfriend experience
is a tactic we use

when we need to make an ACM

think that there is

potentially someone else
in the picture.

See if we can get

just a little bit more info.
If we can get Kevin

to show his hand
a little bit on who he is.

When we create
the fictitious boyfriend,

the first step
is developing a character.

I mean, essentially we're just
creating Kevin, but better.

-Like, the younger...
-A younger.

...better version of himself.

We designed Flori's boyfriend

with Kevin
and Kevin's ego in mind.

Kevin is 6 feet tall,

so her boyfriend is 6'4".

Kevin's got a BMW M6,
the boyfriend owns an M7.

This guy lives in New Canaan.

Let's really get into
who this guy is,

what he does for a living,
how much money he has,

does he have a dog?

-He's gotta have a dog.
-[Kelly]
He has a Golden Retriever

or a black lab.

-Yeah.
-[Roo] Yeah,
like a bigger dog.

[Kelly] A black lab.

[Roo] With the boyfriend
created,

we find an actor
to play the part.

Our second date,
first date was a little spicy.

If we're on the second date,

that means,
yeah, we've been moving along.

[Roo] Should you
get in the backseat?

-I can just duck and hide
myself when-- Yeah.
-Yeah, let's try that.

Think we're gonna like
go for some selfies,

maybe something like
hand holding kind of stuff.

[Roo] Kevin is incredibly
competitive

and he is constantly comparing
himself to other people.

Well, maybe I could do
one of these.

When he is engaging
or feels like
he has something to prove,

he is a little bit sloppier
than when he is level-headed.

Chris, what if you're like,
just like,

you know, cutesy like laughing
and you're... yeah, perfect.

That is great.

I forgot that he is actually
an actor and I'm just...

-Yeah, he's a pro.
-Yeah.

All right, I'm gonna send them
to him now.

[suspenseful music playing]

Meanwhile,
plenty of other ACMs,

adults contacting minors,
continue to message the teen.

All looking to
communicate with and abuse

underage girls.

Sexual abuse comes
in a lot of different forms,

so whatever avenue
abuse might come in,

like, we have to pursue that.

Online abuse is really vast,
there are a lot of different

parts to it and there are
a lot of different avenues

and methods in which
a perpetrator
can abuse a child.

So, because it's all online,

it's not as tangible as, say,

someone who robs a bank.
It's not as easily,

you know,
located and prosecuted.

And that makes it
really tricky.

A lot of crimes happen,
a lot of abuse happens

and there just aren't enough
people working on it.

He self-reported what age?

I think he just said,
"I'm older."

A new ACM reached out
his name is Duke.

Duke is someone
that, uh, came across

Floribeth on
an app called Addchat.

Do we know where he's from?

Not currently,
I don't believe.

[Shelby] I wanted to bring,
um, the team's attention

to Duke because he was
so aggressive.

Oh, my goodness.

He's escalated the
conversation super quickly,

a lot of, uh,
pictures of his genitals

and a lot of
masturbation videos.

Specifically of him
ejaculating onto a mirror.

I'm going to be your man
and make you feel good

about yourself
and teach you things.

I think he's trying to
romanticize, like,

-"Please do not tell anyone
that we are doing this."
-Yeah.

He had said,
"Can I ask for a fav?

A live pic of your face.

A lot of times when ACMs
first contact our personas,

they are like, "You're fake."

Could someone that they
are talking to

that they are interested in,

could it be a bot?
Could it be an adult male?

Or could it be a cop?

All of those are examples
of people ACMs don't
wanna talk to.

Hi! Yeah, I'm real.

Okay.

I just sent a video saying,
"Hi, yeah, I'm real."

If you could just note that
for evidence.

I asked him
what do you do for work?

Because he wants to get
on a video chat.

And I said, "Wait, tell me
something about you first."

[suspenseful music playing]

[Roo]
Is that a ring on his finger?

I just wanna see some of
the images he sent,

is there anything interesting?

He's wearing a hat
that says, "[bleep]."

[Kelly] It could something,

which is what's
in his username.

I found him.

[suspenseful music playing]

I found his Instagram

and it has his full
first and last name.

So, he is self-reporting that
his name was Duke.

He sent us a bunch of photos.

In one of them, he's wearing
a hat that says,"[bleep]."

Did a quick Google search
and found his Instagram.

And therefore
got his identity.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Roo] While we had
never heard of Duke,

he's got a career that makes
him well-known
in some circles.

And he has thousands
of followers,

which could give him unique
access to minors.

I would suggest still getting
on a video call with him,

because he is somewhat famous
and has a bit of celebrity,

I would like to confirm that
it is actually him.

That's a good point,
so far with just photos,

I mean, he could just be
sending photos of this guy.

Oh, my God, he's typing.

[Roo exhales]

He wants to
get on a video chat.

Shelby, will you be in here
with me?

-Yeah.
-You okay with it?

[Roo] I found your sweatshirt
and I'm gonna wear it.

Okay.

Can we just go ahead
and start recording?

Hair down?

Yeah, 'cause it gives you
something to just,

sort of, like, obscure you
even more.

Uh, actually, can you just
yell for water,

I'm suddenly
dehydrated and scared.

Can I please get a water
really quick?

Yeah, we're gonna need
that light off.

You don't need to see me.

I'm gonna do like
a filter, too.

Okay.

Everyone's ready?

[exhales]

[chat ringtone beeping]

Hi.

Can you hear me?

[suspenseful music playing]

I can't hear you.

I'll go, I'll video call you
from Snap

and just try one more time.

He... I can... You can hear
sound on his side?

He's like pretending.

By looking at him without...
even without sound,
does that--

does it confirm to you that
he is who he says he is?

Yes.

[Roo] Duke claims the audio on
his phone isn't working.

A tactic used by perpetrators
who want to conceal
their conversations

and not be overheard
in their home.

[chat ringtone playing]

When I call him back,
he's moved to another room,

and he's masturbating.

[suspenseful music playing]

That was...

...so degrading.

It's hateful, you know.

He was making demands about

her watching as he ejaculates.

Like, make sure
you keep your eyes on it.

And at one point, he paused,

brought the phone up to his
face and did...

like, make sure

you're watching this.

And he's doing all of this
with a smile on his face,

as though
she should be enjoying it,

she should be flattered

that he would lavish
this attention on her.

[suspenseful music playing]

[cell phone ringing]

Okay, I'm getting a call
from Detective Wing

I'm gonna go take it
really fast.

Hey, Detective Wing.

Hey, how are you?

I am speaking with
Detective Wing

who runs the ICAC Task Force
down in Orlando.

I'm nervous for a few reasons.

One, I do think that Duke
is dangerous.

This is also an important
relationship

that I'm developing
with Detective Wing,

and so I want this to go well

because I think that
this could

kind of determine how we work
together in the future.

He has been super quite today.

Detective Wing is logged in
to the same account
that I'm logged in to,

so we're both seeing
the text messages

coming in concurrently,

which is great because
then we can discuss

what our next steps are.

Duke has priors.

He was arrested for

lude and lascivious behavior.

He was watching two minors
in a hotel swimming pool

and he was caught
masturbating to them.

I will keep you posted,

um, and I'll keep updating
this evidence doc.

Duke has enjoyed
a love-love success

and a love-love celebrity.

He has a lot to lose.

And he can't help himself.

-Okay, thank you so much.
-[Jennifer] All righty.

-See ya, bye.
-Bye.

So, next steps now really
is waiting

to see if there's enough
evidence...

for law enforcement
to decide

that they want to
make an arrest immediately.

[suspenseful music playing]

I want to update you.

Here are the texts that have
come in from Kevin.

He goes, "So you're going
on a date, great."

If we could get him
to show up somewhere,

that would be great.

Okay,
so what we could do is this.

We could park at a restaurant
and sit there,

let him know
that it's happening.

If he pulls in the driveway,

'cause he wants to
check up on her,

we get his plate.

Hey, can one of you pull up
Google Maps?

-[Kelly] Okay.
-Do a street view

to see if you can see
the inside of the restaurant

from the parking lot
from the outside, driving by.

We wanna see if
you can't just drive by
and do a confirmation.

-Okay.
-Thank you.

I do not wanna spend
any more time with... on him,

truthfully.

But I also wanna ID him.

He is okay with engaging
in criminal activity.

Will he do it again

with someone who is
actually a teenager?

That's essentially why we're
investigating him.

My only goal is to know
his identity.

So he's worried.
He says, "I'm concerned.

You're a 15-year-old girl,"
he'll be there in 18 minutes.

Maybe less.

So, once we get there,
we'll pull into the restaurant

and then I will go in
and get a table,

while we have a few people in
the parking lot watching.

Do I look young
with a mask on?

[suspenseful music playing]

[Roo] 15 minutes go by.

Thirty.

An hour.

Kevin is a no-show.

[Roo] I think so.

Kevin never mentions why he
missed Flori's date,

and I don't want to press
the issue.

The boyfriend tactic
seems to be working.

Uh, like my mom just
like sends it to people.

She thinks that...

I don't know, like,
a car dealership

will use me for like
a print ad or something.

I know you had, like,
your businesses in New York

but did you own
a car dealership in
Connecticut, too?

Flori.

Flori.

Ma.

All right, all right,
all right,

we got lots of info.

He owned a dealership.

I think, our best bet
right now is looking up,

has there been
an ownership change?

Damien, why don't you call?

My name is Damien,

and my role in team
is research and support.

I have never done
anything like this before

and just using the skills
that I've had previously

to learn to, you know,
find these ACMs.

[woman on phone]

Hey, how's it going?

I bought a car from you guys
a few years ago,

and I was interested
in getting a new one.

I forgot who-- uh, the guy
who was helping me out

last time was.

You guys know if you, like,
changed owners
in the last couple--

it's been maybe three
or four years.

When would you
have changed over?

Oh, last spring, wow.

Okay, um, is there
a [bleep] there?

That's who was helping me out.

Sweet.

[Roo] So, clearly,
the sale did happen.

Kevin isn't completely lying.

We can check
LinkedIn, Facebook,

if they have some sort of
announcement with ownership

and, you know, sometimes
they have pictures
of the owners,

like, standing outside a thing

or cutting a blue ribbon

-or...
-Yeah.

...some sort of, like,
local charity event.

Kelly, I'm actually gonna
drop this one for you.

Okay.

[upbeat music playing]

I may have actually
found something.

[gasping]

[Roo] Oh, my God.

[Matt]
Maybe that's him right there.

I found a press release for
a groundbreaking ceremony.

In the photo, there's a guy
that looks a lot like him.

Maybe there.

[Roo] He looks
a lot bigger here though.

Is there a caption on that?

There is info,
but it doesn't say

any info about a Kevin.

I could flip this photo

or flip one of the mirror
selfies that he sent us,

put it side by side.

There are a lot
of similarities,

like, I feel like the nose
is the same.

Can you punch in
on just the mouths?

[suspenseful music playing]

[Kelly]
That's really similar.

Here's the thing, if he is
who he says he is

as a part of that company,

then he should be
in this photo.

What we need to do
is we need to find out

who the man in the photo is.

And then know for sure
and then we can google him,

and then there will be
a bunch more photos

and we can compare
him to Kevin.

This is a long game,
and at some point,

he's going to slip up

and he's gonna give us
another piece of information

that connects
all of these little pieces

into one whole picture.

[Roo] As we dig in on our
new lead of Kevin

Orlando PD requests that
we keep engaging with Duke

while they work on potential
warrants for his arrest.

Duke's intentions are clear.

[upbeat music playing]

[chat ringtone playing]

[Roo]
He's calling, everyone out,

-please. Quiet.
-Okay.

[Matt]
He's calling. Quiet please.

Hey, babe.

Yeah, can you hear me?

Are you? Where are you?

Oh, my God.

Are you sure you wouldn't be
with, like, someone older?

You're totally 100% okay with
the fact that I'm 15?

Now?

I can't, I'm wearing--
I'm like fully clothed.

Okay, hold on a second,
hold on a second.

Duke has repeatedly asked
for nudity from Flori.

Something we won't give.

I placate him
by showing my legs.

Okay, hold on.

[suspenseful music playing]

Duke takes ten more minutes
to pleasure himself.

Yes.

And once satisfied,
immediately ends the call.

Okay.

It was nice talking
to you, too.

Bye.

There's a lot I wanna say,

but I don't wanna say
while I'm crying.

So, I'm just gonna...

-[Matt] Take your time.
-Yeah, take your time.

It's all good.

The good news is...

...we have all
the evidence we need.

And this evidence will be...

damning.

Having evidence
that will prevent him

from doing this
to other people

is why we did this.

And it makes
what we do worth it.

I share the evidence
with Detective Wing

at Orlando PD,

and they're ready
to make a move.

I spoke with Orlando PD,

and they're completely
onboard.

They are writing
a warrant now.

And they're setting up
a sting

where Duke will be arrested.

The police have
instructed SOSA

to tell Duke that Flori
is travelling to Orlando.

We need to tell him

that Flori is going
to be in Orlando

on Wednesday.

[Matt] Wednesday, okay.

Because the meet is Thursday.

What I do think
would be helpful to sell it

is that we show

lots of photos of her being
super excited and packing.

Picking out a swimsuit,

we'll put a suitcase out,
start throwing stuff in it.

We tell Duke that Flori's dad

has surprised her family
with a trip to Orlando.

And that she'll be able to go
shopping by herself

at the local mall.

Duke asks to meet
Flori in person.

[Matt] That's all like
summery floral.

I also wanna try to arrange it
where he can see,

like, a little bit of
everything.

So, right now,
we're creating a story

of Flori going to Florida.

We have a suitcase
full of clothing

and everything that
she's gonna be bringing.

Also, like, pictures
of sunglasses.

[Shelby] I wanna highlight
the bikinis

-the bras and the panties.
-For sure.

[Matt] Anything that
makes it look real

and like our 15-year-old
is actually

about to go to Orlando.

I am using a boarding pass
that I already have

on the airline that
we're gonna send her on.

It just needs to be
super convincing.

We can't let him have

any shred of a doubt
that this is real.

[Roo] After Flori
repeatedly rebuffs

Duke's request for nudity,

he slows his engagement.

[suspenseful music playing]

We can only assume

it's because Flori won't
give him what he wants.

It's possible

that it'll affect
his desire to meet.

But we won't attempt to
convince or coerce him.

The decision is his alone.

It is after midnight
and I just got a text

that said,
"I want to come over now."

Which is strange after
not hearing from him
for hours and hours.

And he called, he facetimed.
I wasn't prepared, obviously,

so I kept the lights off.

And he said he wanted to come
over and leave at 3:00 a.m.

And then he was mad
when I wouldn't acquiesce.

So, I think that
this is looking more like

he will come tomorrow.

But will he come
during the day?

Will he wanna come at night?

Will he wanna do it
under cover of darkness?

I don't know.

I don't know
how I'm gonna sleep.

[Roo] I did not sleep well
last night.

I barely slept,
just thinking about today.

And I am just going to do
my best to not bork this.

I am feeling nervous.

Is he recognizing that
he does have a history

and it is extra high-risk for
him to meet up with
Flori today.

Maybe.

[suspenseful music playing]

I'll be heading over to
Orlando Police Department

to talk with Detective Wing
who runs the ICAC there.

The we-- we plan for
the take down.

[Jennifer] We get a lot
of cases and a lot of tips
that come in.

But when I see something
the way that I saw

with the 15-year-old decoy,

the way it was progressing,

you know,
from start to finish.

And we know it's not
his first time.

We know he's probably

talking to other people
like that online.

It was particularly
disturbing to us.

We felt that he was
a threat to the public

here in Orlando.

It was very important
for us to act quickly

and move on this guy.

[cell phone ringing]

[Jennifer] So, we can't get
too, too close,

but we will do
whatever we can.

[Roo] Okay.

[Roo] Does take down mean
they're going in now--

Oh, there he is.

[officer] Let me see
your hands now. Now!

Step out of the car.

Put your hands
where I can see them.

[intense music playing]

10-84.

I wish that he just
picked another path.

[Roo] He could've
very much recognized

that he has the drive

to reach out to a minor
and get help for that.

Instead he chose to

find minors online to abuse.

This is altering
this perpetrator's life.

And not just his life,

his girlfriend's life,
his baby's life,

his parents',
the people around him.

It's a sad thing all around.

[Roo] The hopeful part,
of course, is that now

his would-be victims
are no longer
would-be victims.

There is a chance now
for justice to prevail

and he no longer
has access to kids.

While the team
wraps up
everything in Orlando,

Kevin remains elusive.

We discover that the photo of
the man at the car dealership

is someone else entirely.

It's another dead-end.

But after a week
of conversation,

an opportunity.

Kevin wants to meet.

Flori and Kevin
are going to meet tonight

at 7:30 for pizza,

which is an hour from now.

You know,

honestly, I am...

...I'm pretty nervous.

I'm nervous because...

...I think
he's coming this time.

We send Kevin a fake
rideshare screengrab

to show that Flori is
on her way to the restaurant.

Once he's there,
I'll tell him Flori's mom

got an alert on her phone
about the rideshare,

and she demands that
Flori return home.

If everything times out right,

we'll be able to ID Kevin.

Without having to meet
face-to-face.

When was the last
text with Kevin?

At 6:24, he said,
"I'm going to leave

in about half an hour."

I think about the weeks
of communications

and the late nights
and the videocalls

and stakeouts that weren't

and the red herrings

and the hours
we've spent on this one

detail that ended up
being a lie.

We've invested a lot in this

because we do think
he is a danger,

we do think he's a threat.

You know, is tonight
the culmination
of all of this?

I hope so, you know,
I hope so.

[suspenseful music playing]

So, you wanna park over here,
or you want me
to go across the street?

I think, you should park here.

We get to the restaurant
five minutes before

Kevin says
he's due to arrive.

What if he's doing
the same thing

and he's waiting to see
a girl walk in?

Yeah, we see it.

He's backing up, uh,
by the dumpster.

In that corner, he has
access to both exists

and he has eyes on both exits.

Oh! Oh, he's-- he's out.

He's out.

Does he have visibility?
Is that him?

Oh, [bleep].

[Roo] Where is he?

Wait, is that-- is that him?

Copy.

He's typing, he's typing,
he's typing.

I sent a photo as Flori.

-[crew member 2] No?
-No.

-[crew member 1]
Get the plate, get the plate.
-Get the plate.

I have to keep Kevin engaged
inside the restaurant.

While Detective Sudo
tags his vehicle.

If Kevin comes outside
and sees our team,

he could go dark,

delete all evidence
and disappear.

Okay.

[Flori] We have the license
plate number.

But now we have to
back out of the meetup

without arousing
Kevin's suspicion.

It's essential we don't
blow our cover.

I got out of it.

He's telling me to go home

because he doesn't want
me to get in trouble.

So, we're good. He's not mad.

He's gonna be
coming out quickly

because he's afraid that
my mom's gonna show up.

[gasps] Okay,
hold on, hold on.

Kevin sends a photo

with a portion
of his credit card visible.

If we can pull
a name off the card,

we've got him.

Hold on, hold on,
hold on, hold on.

I sent that photo to Matt.

If he can enhance the image,

we might be able to finally
discover Kevin's identity.

It's a pretty dark photo
so I can lighten it up,

change the perspective of it,

do a little bit
of perspective work,

make it face camera perfectly.

So, I'm tracing it out now.

Just filling over it
with the pen tool
and tracing it.

Hold on, hold on.

His name is [bleep].

Okay, so we have
his real name.

I have his wife's name.

I have his home address,
I have his LinkedIn.

I have his email address.

So, his credit card is visible
on top of the pizza box.

That is unbelievable.

[Roo] Kevin has been
our white whale

and we have experienced
a lot of disappointments.

And I have kind of endured

a lot of phone calls
and video calls and messages.

And I feel...

...very satisfied right now.

We have officially confirmed
this man's identity.

[Roo] I guess.

I was so frustrated and upset,

I cried on the way home.

I've been in like just
like the Connecticut Team
chat room

to like meet other kids
my age, okay.

But then there are lot--
there are lot of
older people on there

which is...

[Roo] We know
Kevin's identity.

We've packaged everything up.

We have communicated
with law enforcement.

Justice takes a while,

and we need honor
that process.

We want to see success
with this case.

So, we will stick with it
for the long haul

if we have to.