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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.

[upbeat music playing

Lucky me.
Your last two, huh?

Gracias.
I'll see you next time.

I'm starving here.

Where's the spread?

What you asked for, Grandpa.

Breakfast for dinner.

I asked for eggs.

Those are eggs. Whites.

Doctor said
your cholesterol is high.

I hate that doctor.

How is work?

- It's okay.
- Hmph.

You going out later with those
troublemaker friends of yours?

They're not troublemakers.

Yeah, that's right.

You're the troublemaker.

A troublemaker with a job.

Speaking of, when are
you gonna drop the, uh,

security guard thing
and become a real cop?

I told you already.

They don't want me.

The way crime is in
this neighborhood lately?

Their loss.

Took the test three times.
Didn't even get a call back.

I almost forgot.
A package came for you today.

Oh.

I've been waiting for this.

My new speaker.

Just keep the music down.

Thought you were DoorDash.

No.

I live downstairs.

Yeah, I know who you are.
You're a cop, right?

All right, well,
your music's too loud.

Keep it down, all right?

Wow, okay.

Not a heavy metal fan, I see.

You still looking
for Manhattan shale?

We're gonna be late for class.

I need it for geology
in an hour.

You should have gone
to Central Park.

More rocks.

I didn't have time.

Keep looking.

Can you even name one schist?

Mica, chlorite, talc.

Show-off.

Oh, here's one.

A late night, Velasco?

You look like you collided
with the A train.

My neighbor kept me up
all night with his music.

Should've called the cops.

Funny.

All right.
Good, you're all here.

So we have a situation.

What's up, Cap?

Uh, two teenagers were
assaulted at knifepoint,

the girl was raped,

and they're both being treated
at Saint Mark's.

Where'd it happen?

Highbridge Park
in Washington Heights.

That's a few blocks
from my place.

Right, and I want
you and Bruno

to head to the crime scene.

Silva and Finn will talk
to the vics.

Anna Beltran
and Moses Sanchez,

17, classmates at PS 355.

What are they doing
down here so early?

According to them,

they were rock hunting
for her geology class.

Okay, were they able
to tell you what went down?

They were attacked by a man,
30s, with some type of knife.

Tied them up, raped the girl.

Some homeless guy found 'em,
cut 'em loose.

Did he get a look
at the perp?

No.

Well, there's a pole camera
about 100 yards away

by the basketball court
close to the exit.

Have them pull the footage.

Well, this is
your neighborhood.

Anything like this
happen recently?

Couple of assaults,
armed robberies.

The lady who sells me tamales
was bitching that

the local precinct
doesn't do anything

about the crime around here.

Yeah.

She happen to flag any sex
offenders in the neighborhood?

Not that I heard of, no.

Detectives, got something.

Lamp cord?

Homeless guy had it.
Gave it to a uni.

Any footprints nearby?

Do you have any idea how many
people come through this park?

All right,
get the cord to the lab.

Maybe we'll get lucky
on touch DNA.

Aside from the homeless guy.

I hate to say it,
but whoever attacked them,

he's probably a local.

Why is that?

This park's not exactly
a tourist attraction.

Our children aren't safe!

My daughter got robbed
at knifepoint!

What are you doing
about that?

Yeah, nothing!

You said people around here
know you're a cop?

Some do. Why?

Then we need
to catch this guy.

Before they start
knocking on your door.

So Anna, you told
my responding officers

that you and Moses were
collecting rocks in the park?

Yeah.

I told you not to step
foot in there when it's dark!

- It was the morning.
- Andres, please.

She was just assaulted.
This is not what she needs.

Mr. and Mrs. Beltran,

I understand
how difficult this is,

but I really need to
take your daughter's statement

so we can find her attacker.

Okay?

So Anna, um,
what can you tell us

about what happened to you
and to Moses?

We had just found a rock.

I was picking it up.

Mm-hmm?

I heard a noise, a footstep.

That's helpful.

And then what?

Then--

then this guy, he just--

he just came out of nowhere.

And he was just
standing right over us

right in front of our faces.

Okay, and you told, uh,
one of my officers

that he had a knife.

Do you have any idea what kind?

Is there some kind
of problem, Mr. Beltran?

We only want
to help your daughter.

Anna, everything that
you tell us is private.

Okay?

He had a--a box cutter.

And--and he put it
to my throat.

And where was Moses
during this time?

He tied Moses's hands.

And he tied mine.

Then--

Then he raped me.

I don't wanna
hear this anymore.

Now, what are you doing
to catch this animal?

Mr. Beltran, we're doing
everything that we can.

We're checking
security cameras,

we're searching the park,
we're looking for witnesses.

I can't listen
to this anymore!

I'm sorry,
he's just frustrated

he couldn't protect
his little girl.

This is difficult
for any parent to go through.

Believe me, we understand.

Is there anything else?

Yes, we need your daughter
to do a rape kit.

A rape kit?

So it's, um--
it's an evidence collection kit

to see if, uh, your attacker
left anything behind.

If he left some DNA and if
that DNA is in the system,

then we can ID him.

Will it hurt?

Well,
I'm not gonna lie to you.

It is a little uncomfortable.

And, uh, it does
take a bit of time.

Is it okay if I stay
with her?

Absolutely, the whole time.

I'll do it then.

Thank you.

And I promise we're gonna
get you home as soon as we can.

My son says
he didn't see anything.

That's not true, Dad.

I saw everything.

I saw what he did to Anna,
I saw his face.

Can you describe him?

Dark skin, brown hair.

Hispanic? Black?

No.

It was more like Chino-Latino.

- Moses, that's enough.
- This is very helpful.

I mean, your son's brave.
You wanna help us more?

Yeah.

We'd like you guys
to come down to the station

and sit with a sketch artist.

I could do that.

We think the perp's local,

so maybe if we post
pictures of him,

somebody in the neighborhood
will recognize him.

What about my son?

Will the neighborhood find out
that he cooperated?

No. That'd be a secret.

Okay.

And leave his hair
really short.

All I remember is a ball cap.

Was there any insignia on it?

No.

Anything else you remember?

Uh, his nose looked...

Kinda like it was broken
and then healed.

Okay, good.

Like this?

Yeah.

Uh, and with a bump.

Got it.

His eyes were
kinda shaped like--

like almonds.

Like this?

Yeah.

Okay, I'll leave you to it.

Let us know when
you got something.

Well, that didn't take long.

The kid got a solid look
at the guy's face.

How's Anna?
She agree to the rape kit?

Well, let's just
say it was easier

once the father left the room.

Anything from the park?

Still no witnesses.

Because nobody saw anything

or because
they don't wanna help us?

Little bit of both.

Lot of people in this
neighborhood come from

countries where the last people
you wanna trust are the cops.

It's frustrating.

Security cams
are no help either.

Okay.
What about the lamp cord?

Lab's still trying to pull
touch DNA, but so far nothing.

Okay. Anything in ViCAP?

Nothing that matches the MO.

We're gonna keep looking,
Captain.

Hey, Anna make it through
the rape kit okay?

It was a tough couple hours.

I asked the lab for rush,
but--

Captain? Sergeant?

- Oh.
- Just finished.

- Oh, great.
- Let's take a look.

Kid had a great sense
of detail.

- Yeah.
- I hope this helps.

Yeah, thank you so much.

All right, so, um,

get copies of this
to the chief of D's

and have them put it
on their social media feeds,

get it to the schools,
the news feeds.

You know the drill.

And then what?
We hit the streets?

So Velasco, do you think

that this guy is
from the neighborhood?

The park and the high school
are pretty close to each other.

So if I had to take a guess,
that's why he went there.

It's risky to offend
where he lives.

But he knows the streets.

And he knows
the escape routes.

There haven't been
any rapes recently.

Only a few agg assaults.

Maybe the guy's escalating.

All right,
so his hunting ground

is now your hunting ground.

I want you to take the lead
on this.

Copy.

You're here because
of that girl that

got raped at Highbridge Park?

You recognize that man?

Looks like garbage.

Yo, my man!

- Yo, Velasco.
- No.

Pick that up.

What's your problem?

What's my problem?

You live here, right?
- Yeah.

Two teenagers were
attacked nearby you--

So?

I don't talk to the police.

Uh-huh.

Are you telling me
you don't care?

You believe this guy?

I should call it in for
littering just on principle!

That'll really help.

How are we ever gonna
arrest this guy

if nobody trusts us
around here, huh?

It's a catch-22.

You have to earn their trust
by catching them,

but we can't catch them
until we have their trust.

So we're screwed, then?

How's that different
than any other day?

Does he look familiar?

Sorry, don't know him.

It's okay.
Thanks for looking.

You gonna catch this guy
or what?

We're doing our best.

Officers, can I grab you guys
a cup of coffee?

It's on the house.

Let me guess.
Closing up now?

How'd you know?

You were gonna
dump it down the drain anyway.

See, he's one of these
$7 cappuccino kind of guys.

But I could use a free coffee
right now.

SVU portable.

34 in progress,
171 and Audubon.

That's two blocks away.
Let's go.

Stop!

- NYPD!
- Yo! Hey!

Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

- NYPD! Stop!
- Stop.

Yo, let go of me.

Velasco, you know this guy?

Yeah, he's my neighbor.

Yeah, we got you, punk.
We got you!

That's the sicko
from the sketch.

He raped that girl.

I didn't rape anyone.

- Hey, we got him.
- Okay.

Resemblance is close enough.
Cuff him.

You mean I got him.

- My head's bleeding.
- Get him to the ER.

Copy, Sarge.

Are you gonna thank me
or what?

Not exactly.

You're under arrest.
- Are you kidding me?

For what?
- Assault.

Are you out of your mind?

Okay. Copy that, Chief.
Yes, I hear you.

So 1PP is being
inundated with calls

from community activists from
your neighborhood, Velasco.

What the hell
did you do last night?

We arrested
a group of vigilantes,

including my upstairs neighbor.

They thought
they'd caught the rapist.

Well,
did they or didn't they?

Well, he's a damn close
match to the sketch.

The guy's name is Eddie Soto.

- And where is Soto now?
- Saint Mark's.

He's being treated
for a concussion.

Velasco's neighbor got

a little carried away
with the takedown.

And Silva and Bruno
are at the hospital

interrogating Soto now.

He does have a record, though.

Forcible touching.
Two years ago.

Okay, so his DNA's
in the system.

And where is, uh, Silva
with Anna's rape kit?

I'll tell her to
call the lab again.

All right,
and in the meantime,

as soon as Soto is released,

bring in Moses and Anna
for a lineup.

Copy that, Captain.

Well, some neighbor you have.

Yeah, the guy's a nuisance.

He likes to blast his music,
he's some type of cop wannabe.

Uh-huh. And what did
they charge him with?

Assault two.
He's at Central Booking.

He'll be arraigned
this afternoon.

Well, he seems
to have deep ties

in your community, Velasco.

So how well do you know him?

Other than his bad taste
in music, not at all.

Well, I suggest
you get to know him

and what's going on
in your neighborhood

before I get another call
from the chief.

I told you I didn't do it.

You're not even gonna
take my DNA?

We don't have to.
You're already in the system.

The forcible touching charge
from two years ago.

You remember that?

That arrest back then?
I was wasted.

What's your blood alcohol
now?

I wasn't drinking.

Those clowns who beat
the hell out of me were.

Where--where the hell are they?

Being processed.

When do I get to go home?

Not until we clear you.

And when we get the results
of the victim's rape kit

and put you in a lineup.

I'm telling you
I didn't do it.

Then why don't
you tell us where

you were at 7:00 a.m.
yesterday?

Somewhere on my commute
home from work.

What do you do?

I'm a milling
machine operator.

At night?

Yeah.

I worked a late shift
doing roadwork on the BQE.

Can anybody confirm that you
were on your way home at 7:00?

A girlfriend, a wife?

No.

I-I'm single.

When was the last time
you were in Highbridge Park?

Haven't been there in years.

So if we check
your phone's GPS,

it's not gonna
catch you in a lie?

No!

You have it.

Why don't you check already?

This guy look familiar?

You're telling me that
you don't see any resemblance

between him and you at all?

Yeah, kinda.

Then how do you explain that?

I'm not a rapist!

Danny Rocha, on the charges
of assault in the second,

how do you plead?
- Not guilty, Your Honor.

People on bail?

Given the brutal
nature of this crime,

people request remand.

Brutal? Are you kidding me?

Your client,
armed with a baton,

led a vigilante mob
to beat a man

so seriously he needed
to be hospitalized.

I could charge him
with attempted murder.

My client
restrained a suspect

accused of assaulting
two 17-year-olds.

Raped one of them.

That's brutality.

All right, enough.

Ms. Duffy,
remand is an overreach.

But I'm setting bail at 10,000.

Next case.

Detective Velasco?

Angel Rocha.

Danny's grandfather.
We live upstairs?

Yeah, I've seen you around
and in the elevator.

How can I help you?

You can help my grandson.

He broke the law, Mr. Rocha.

He was trying to
do what he thought was right.

Apprehending a--
a rape suspect.

The one problem is
that he's not a cop.

All right, so he might be
a little overzealous at time.

Does this mean he deserve
to sit in jail?

How am I supposed
to afford to bail?

I don't have
that kind of money.

That's what bondsmen are for.

Is this about the music?

Excuse me?

Danny told me you
came up to our apartment

the other night
to complain about it.

Look, I'm sorry that
Danny kept you awake.

Huh?

But he doesn't deserve this.

Mr. Rocha, this has nothing
to do with music.

Okay?
But it is out of my hands.

But y-you're the one
who arrested him.

You could talk to the ADA.

You seem to know
a lot about police work.

I was on the job
for 20 years.

Transit.

You know, Danny always wanted
to walk in my footsteps.

He wants to be a cop.

Not anymore.

Did he ever take the test?

Yes. Never got called back.

Look, he's never been
in trouble like this before.

Please don't ruin his future.

Thank you both so much
for coming in.

I heard you caught the guy?

We'd just like your son
to take a look at a few people.

See if you recognize anyone.

How does this work, exactly?

Well, inside that room,
there'll be six men,

but they can't see you.

So if you recognize
the man who attacked you,

then you're gonna identify him
by his number.

Can we get started?

Take your time, Moses.

Looks a lot like number two.

Number two, step forward.

Is that the man you remember?

It looks a lot like him.

But--

Number two, remove your hat.

What, what? What is it?

I'm not sure.

There's something off.

I'm sorry,
I don't think it's him.

Um, similar skin tone,

but the guy I saw,
he looked more Asian.

More Asian?

Like I told you, he was
dark-skinned Chino-Latino.

- Moving on?
- Hold on a second. Are you--

Moses, are you sure you don't--
you don't need another minute?

You can take your time.

No, I don't need to.

It's not him.

No.

None of them look like
the man that raped me.

Are you--are you positive?

Not 100%.

Okay, so how about
you take your time?

We're not in any rush, okay?

- I'm sorry.
- It's okay.

I saw his face.

It's not any of them.

Okay.

I need some time
with my client.

What happens now?

She didn't ID him.
Does he just go free?

We're still waiting
for the DNA.

And some other evidence.

But thank you both so much
for coming in.

Okay, I have--
I have to call Carisi.

So so far,
we have no real evidence

to tie Eddie Soto
to this attack.

Just a sketch,
which isn't admissible.

And no corporeal ID.

Okay. Thank you.

And there's no DNA.

That was the lab,
and his rape kit came back.

It's not a match for Eddie.

So my pain-in-the-ass
neighbor is in jail

for going after the wrong guy.

So what's the move here, Liv?

Well, our hands are tied.

We have to void his arrest.

We're back to square one.
We have no suspects.

I'll, uh, notify the victims.

- Captain.
- You get anything from TARU?

Park footage--they didn't
capture anything substantial.

What about the sketch?

So Moses said that
he may have been Asian.

Anything in the system?
Facial rec?

No hits.

We even cross-checked it
against Interpol.

Nothing there either.

Well, what about touch DNA?

From the lamp cord that
was recovered at the scene?

Lab's still working.

So you're telling me
we have nothing?

Captain, I gotta
show you something.

All right, what is this?
What are we looking at?

How come nobody
sings "Kumbaya" anymore?

I don't think this country
is ever gonna get back there.

We just need to get
this community on our side.

How can I help?

Well, your neighborhood
is on fire.

Figure out a way to--
to put it out.

- So you heard Benson.
- Yeah, I heard her.

She wants me
to fix whatever's going on

because she thinks
this is my neighborhood.

It is, isn't it?

No, not really.

Well, let me ask you this.

How long have you lived
in Washington Heights?

Four years.

It's not like
I talk to anybody.

So you're telling me
you moved here

all the way from Juarez
just so you could

avoid talking
to your neighbors here?

Look, I moved
to this neighborhood

'cause the rent was cheap,
all right?

You plan on moving out soon?

No.

Well, then I suggest
you set up some roots here.

And how the hell
am I supposed to do that?

Well, that's on you, Velasco.

What I do know is,
the rapist is still out here.

And if you don't figure a way

to mobilize your own
neighborhood and catch this guy

before he attacks again,
Benson's gonna fire your ass.

So that guy we beat up
wasn't the rapist?

- Nope.
- But he does have a record.

The only thing we know for sure
is that he did not rape Anna.

He looked exactly like
the guy in the police sketch.

You guys must have
messed that up.

Oh, it's our fault now?

Danny, Danny, take it easy.

So the real rapist
is still out there.

That's what you're telling me?

Pretty much, yeah.

And what are you
doing about that?

What am I doing?

I'm here.
That's what I'm doing.

Now, do you wanna get
out of this place or not?

What do you think?

Couldn't sleep at all.

Sound familiar?

Yeah. What do you want?

Believe it or not,
I'm here to help you.

Now, how do you
propose to do that?

The ADA who arraigned you--

The woman who hates me?

She talks a tough game,
but I happen to know

that she does not wanna
take this to trial.

My client's not
pleading guilty to assault two.

She agreed to reduce
the charge to assault three.

That's a misdemeanor, right?

Yeah.

You'll do community service.

She also agreed to release
you, ROR, and offer an ACD.

Adjournment in contemplation
of dismissal.

It's pretty good.

You know what else is good?

This deal.

Nothing on his record?
We'll take it.

Why are you doing this
for me?

Because I think
we got off on the wrong foot.

Your grandfather told me
you took the cop test.

They never called me back.

Well, there might
still be a way

you can help your community.

Because the real rapist
is still out there, okay?

And the people
in this neighborhood,

the way they feel about us,
nobody wants to cooperate.

And those people
marching on the street,

they have your back.

They seem to trust you.

So what do you need from me?

I need your help.

Good to see you again,
Sergeant.

Nice to meet you, Danny.

Here's more of the flyers.

Thanks.
This is gonna help a lot.

Please keep a lookout.

The kid's good.

Hey, guys, I think I wanna
canvass a few blocks south.

What do you say?

Yeah, who's a good boy?

You see anyone who
looks like him

or hear any rumors,
let us know.

There's an anonymous tip line

in case you don't
wanna give out your name.

Spread the word.

How am I doing, Detective?

No complaints so far.

Wow.
First time since I met you.

All right, come on.

We still got a lot
of ground to cover.

The tip line's
ringing off the hook,

but so far, no solid leads.

Well, at least
people are calling.

What about the canvass?

Well, the
neighborhood's finally

getting all kumbaya about it.

Well, good.

That means what
Velasco did is working.

A little forgiveness
can go a long way.

Okay.

Lab got back with touch DNA
on that lamp cord.

Other than the two vics,
the homeless guy, two males.

Okay. They in the system?

One is. Omar Aziz, 52.

Well, what's his record?

Doesn't have one.

But he's ex-military.

All right, but his DNA
is not on Anna's rape kit.

No, just the cord.

Right, so how do you
explain that?

Says he's a manager
at a dollar store

in Washington Heights.

All right, so find out
if they sell lamp cords

and see if he remembers
who they sold it to.

Yo. NYPD.

- What's going on?
- We're looking for Omar Aziz.

My manager?

He's probably in the back
in his office.

Can I help you, officers?

Omar Aziz.

What's this about?

We're investigating
an assault

on two teens in
Highbridge Park two days ago.

Yes, I heard about it.

Yo, your DNA was on a
lamp cord found at the scene.

It was used to tie up
the vics.

I had nothing to do with it.

Hmm.

Well, maybe
you know someone who did.

Do you sell lamp cords here?

I'll show you.

That's it.

You sell any
of these cords lately?

I'd have to check.

All right. We'll wait.

And we need a list
of all your employees.

So Omar Aziz
is not our rapist.

What about his employees?

Most of the cashiers
are women,

and the only two
male stock boys had alibis

and gave DNA samples.

But we did show
Omar the sketch.

And?

He vaguely recalled

a guy looking like that
buying a lamp cord a week ago.

But the guy paid cash.

So no help there.
Any cameras?

Not inside the store.

There's a few across
the street that we're checking.

And there's no other reports

of anyone getting assaulted
with a lamp cord?

- Not that we can find.
- Okay.

Well, he could be
a first-time offender.

If he is, he found
his MO pretty quick.

We put a public safety team
outside all stores

that sell lamp cord
in the surrounding area.

And we haven't
found one person

who recognizes the sketch?

No, but after what happened
to Eddie Soto,

I think people are just afraid

of pointing the finger
at the wrong guy.

So you know what?

We keep at it, we keep at it.

Attempted rape, 167th Street
and Riverside Drive.

Vic had a lamp cord
wrapped around her wrist.

Witnesses spotted the perp
running from the scene.

We all head up there.

I'm calling in support.

Not letting this guy
get away again.

Chief.

Chief,
I need a tactical patrol unit.

I have a rape suspect fleeing
on foot at 167 and Riverside.

Captain! What do we got?

As you requested, we formed
a four-block perimeter

from 158 to 165th.

Okay. You set up roadblocks
on Broadway?

Checking everyone.
Cars, trucks.

We got unis,
task force canvassing.

What about
apprehension teams?

Search teams?
- They're going door to door.

- Any update on the perp?
- Same.

Witness saw him
run up Riverside

wearing a ripped shirt.

Great, okay.
Thank you, Captain.

And where's our vic?

Around the corner
in the bus.

Okay, great.

- Are you all right, Velasco?
- Yeah, all good.

All right, guys, I'm gonna
go take the victim's statement.

Keep searching, find witnesses.

On it, Liv.

Benson's got a full NYPD
platoon on the ground.

Yeah, she ain't playing.

Detective Velasco!

Danny,
what are you doing here?

I want to help!

I'll meet you over there.

We got a full mobilization
down here already, okay?

We're good.

Could have been me, you know.

It still can.

- After failing the test--
- You didn't fail.

You just didn't
get called back.

- Can I at least help, though?
- No.

Not if it means that you gotta
spend another night in Rikers.

I won't do anything stupid,
I promise--

Danny.

You've done enough.

But we didn't
catch this guy yet.

You activated
a whole community.

Somebody called in an attempted
rape because of what you did.

It's my neighborhood.

I grew up here.

I just don't want you
to get into any more trouble.

Okay?

Okay, Lina,
how are you holding up?

- I'm good.
- Yeah?

You up for a few questions?

Yeah, I wanna catch this guy.

Okay.
Um, can you describe him?

Under 6 feet,

somewhere in his 30s,
and Filipino.

That's very helpful.

Um, can I show you something?

Yeah.

Okay.

Did he look like this?

Yeah, that was him.

Okay, very good.

So, Lina, tell me--
tell me what happened.

I was parking my
Citi Bike, and--

and he came up from behind me
and grabbed me,

and that's when
I saw the box cutter.

Uh-huh.
And did he say anything?

He just said, "quiet,"

and--and he forced me
into the bushes, and--

All right, take--
take your time.

It's okay.

And--and he threw me
on the ground

and he got on top of me

and he tried to tie my wrists
up with an electrical wire.

And then what happened?

Well, the box cutter,
it scared me.

But the--the cord,
it really freaked me out.

I get claustrophobic and I was
not gonna let him tie me up.

So I kicked him hard
right in the nuts.

Okay, good for you.

Good thinking.

I just--I ripped his shirt
and I got out from under him

and I--I ran the hell away.

All right.

Um, is there anything else
about him, any other detail

you can--

- Lina.
- Mama.

Baby.

- I'm okay, I'm okay.
- Sure.

Your daughter is tough.

I know. I raised her to be.

Okay.

Wait. One more thing.

I think this guy might
have been born in April.

What makes you say that?

He had a tattoo of a ram,
like the Zodiac.

It was on his neck.

I saw it when
I ripped his shirt.

Thank you, Lina.
That's, um, quite helpful.

You take care.

How is she?

She can ID him.

He has a tattoo.

It's an Aries symbol
on his neck.

- I'll alert the team.
- Great.

Storm's gathering.

Certainly looks like it.

Yeah, it looks like
the retaliation committee.

We have to find
this guy before they do.

I have a report.

A group chasing a man

who fits the perp's description
near 164th.

That's three blocks away.
Let's move, let's move!

All right, follow me!

- They caught the rapist!
- Don't let him get away!

Get back, get back, get back!

- Hey!
- Danny!

- NYPD!
- Danny, come on!

- Get back!
- Get the people back!

You heard the man!
Everybody get back!

Get back!
- Get back!

- Back it up!
- Hey, don't do this!

Just let the police
do their job!

You've done enough!

I don't know what
any of this is about.

No?

I've always heard
Aries were stubborn.

Cuff him.

And take him to the hospital.

SVU captain to Central.
We got one under.

So we've confirmed
that James Aquino

is the Highbridge Park rapist.

His DNA was a match

for the lamp cord found at
the scene and Anna's rape kit.

And he lives
a block from the park.

We found another brand-new
lamp cord in his apartment.

And with Lina's ID of both
his face and his tattoo,

I think Carisi has
enough to get him

on predatory sexual assault,
rape,

and attempted rape
in the first.

All right, so you two
wanna let Anna and Moses know?

- On it, Captain.
- Okay. Go, then.

Also, uh, all of you, take--
take the rest of the night off.

- Sounds good.
- Yeah.

Before you clock out,
uh, my office.

Something wrong?

Wrong?

Uh, no, Velasco, I--

I called you in here
because I wanted

to pay you a compliment about
how you handled this case.

Oh.

Thanks.

You know, I'm still
digging into it, though.

How do you mean?

Well, I started checking
cold cases in the Bronx,

Brooklyn, Queens,
anything with a similar MO.

Okay, well, let me know
if you find anything.

It wasn't just me.

You know, the neighborhood
really came together.

Well, I can tell you why.

Two words.

Command presence.

You showed real leadership,
Velasco.

- Thanks, Captain.
- Yeah.

Go home.

Get some sleep, will ya?

I'll try.

Mr. Rocha?

Hey.
Thanks for meeting me, mm?

Is everything okay
with Danny?

Oh, yeah.

I just wanted to talk to you.

About?

What you did for him.

You're a stand-up guy.

Can I buy you a beer?

Sure.

Mr. Rocha, how you doing?

Hey, I want you
to meet my friend here.

I know you.
You're that cop, right?

- Joe.
- Ah, nice to meet you.

I'm Rudy.
- Can we get a table?

One of my regulars? Anything.

Hector, get that table bussed.

Two beers.

You're off duty, right?

I am now.

Ah.

What?

You never been in here before?

No.

It's just around the
corner from our building.

Yeah, I work a lot.

Yeah, I remember those days.

You know, I might be
a little older than you,

but you and I,
we're not that different.

How so?

I wasn't born in New York.

I came from Puerto Rico.

What, um...

what made you
choose Washington Heights?

Uh, back then,

they didn't want people
like us below 96th Street.

Right.

So what are we toasting to?

Being a cop.

Mm?

My career's over,
but yours is just beginning.

So is your reputation.

At least around here.

Yeah, I don't know
about that.

Well, I do.

Trust me.

From now on,

people around here are
gonna remember your name.

Mrs. Beltran,
we caught the guy

and he's down at the station
being booked as we speak.

So that's good news.

That's very good news.

And the man that we caught
tonight, Aquino, well, uh,

we confirmed that
it's the same guy

who assaulted your daughter.

He also tried to rape
another girl earlier tonight.

She managed to get away.
She helped us ID him.

Is it over?

W-what happens now?

Will our kids
have to testify?

There are no guarantees,

but our ADA feels
pretty confident

with all the evidence, Aquino
will probably take a plea.

We appreciate
the work you did, detectives.

Thank you.

Gotta admit,
I'm kinda jealous.

Of what?

You know any of
your neighbors, Silva?

Nah, this is New York.

I thought we were supposed
to ignore our neighbors.

Yeah, I thought that too.

Well, maybe
we should change that.

You first.

Let me know how that goes.

Velasco.

Got your call. You a'ight?

Yeah.

Just wanted to talk to you
about something.

- What is it? Liv?
- No, we're good.

Believe it or not, she actually
gave me a compliment.

She told me that
I have command presence.

Command presence, huh?

That means she thinks
you're a good cop.

Well, speaking of which,
Danny Rocha,

he wants to become one.

I was thinking maybe
we can help him out

by giving him some more
hands-on experience.

- We?
- Yeah.

You got a friend in the
Community Affair Bureau, right?

Yeah, the Auxiliary Police.

So maybe you could
give him a call for me.

Well, you know what, Velasco?

Since you have
command presence,

how 'bout I give you his number
and you make the call?

Doing okay here, Joe?

Yeah, we're good, brother.

Can I get you anything?
Beer's on the house.

On the house?

That's what I'm talking about.
Let's go.

They know you around here, huh?

What can I say?

This is my neighborhood.

Oh, sorry.
Is this about the music?

No.

Wanted to give you something.

What's this?

Well, since you didn't
get a call back

after your police exam,

I found an NYPD
Auxiliary Police program.

Auxiliary, huh?

I know it's not the same, but

you get to ride around
in a cop car

and help with
non-enforcement police issues

like crowd control and traffic.

Yeah, honestly,
I don't know anymore, man.

You never know.

This could lead
to something else.

Plus, I already
put in a call for you.

I got you assigned
to a neighborhood

that could use
somebody like you.

Which one?

This one.

Do I get to wear a uniform?

Yeah, you do.

So give me a call
on that number

and I'll get you in touch
with the right guy, all right?

Oh, and Danny?

Huh?

Turn the music down.