All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.SVU.S27E06.WEB

- 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.

- Brand-new building in NoMad
just hit the market.

And the amount of space
I'm holding for this room.

It's me, fam,
back with an update.

If you saw my Get Ready with Me
this morning,

you know I'm at
another exclusive open house.

Ugh. Who's coming on a tour?

Say hi to the DJ, chat.

You're crushing it.

- They already got
three offers.

You want it, I'd go up to 40.

- I don't see a Jacuzzi
out here.

- That's 'cause
there's three of them.

- This place is sending me.

It's giving rich,
it's giving ethereal.

Vibes are off
the freaking charts.

- OK, I just want to--

- Drop a heart in the chat

if you think this place slaps,
y'all.

And ladies,
when you're partying,

always remember
the buddy system.

Oh, my God.
Girl, what are the chances?

- Hey, we're talking here.

- Can you believe
it's been a year

since Annie's bachelorette?

Fill me in, babe.
It's been, like, forever.

You're a mess.

What's your name?

- Skylar.
- Here.

- I drank too much.

- For real.

First time?

Hang here.
I'll grab you some water.

OK?

- Skylar!

You OK?

- She's fine.
Go away.

Skylar?

- Open the door.
I'm calling the cops.

Skylar!

- Hey!
Knock it off.

- Someone needs help in here.

- I think you need to leave.

- A drunk girl's
in there with some guy!

What are you not hearing?

- All I heard was
a guest complain about you.

- What?
- Let's go.

- Literally, don't touch me!

I swear to God,
you're so cooked, bro.

Look, I'm calling the cops!

- NYPD!

- Can I help you?
- Yeah, lock it down.

Don't let anyone leave.

- All right, ladies and
gentlemen, we're with the NYPD.

- We're looking for a girl.
- I need your full cooperation.

- Skylar.
She's in a locked bedroom.

- Which way to the bedrooms?

- Perp took the sheets.

Hey.

It's OK. It's OK.

Are you Skylar?

- Room's clear.
- Hey, Skylar.

Hi.

Get an EMT in here immediately.

Hey, Skylar?

Skylar, I'm with the NYPD
and I'm here to help you.

Your hair is wet.

- I was raped.

- OK, we're going
to get you some help, OK?

I'm going to get you some help.

Put a blanket on her.

And I need a rape kit
immediately.

- She seems pretty out of it.
Drugged?

- Yeah.
Her dress is on inside out.

The 911 caller said
this was an open house.

- The whole building's
a brand-new development.

- Well, then so is
the plumbing.

- It's got to belong
to our vic, no?

- And if we're lucky,
our rapist.

I'm telling you, it was him.

Super creepy.

He had a leather jacket,
scruff.

- We're talking to everyone
who was at the party.

- Well, but I also think
that that security guy

should, like, get his license
revoked or whatever.

Chat, your girl
is standing on business.

- No filming in the precinct,
chat.

- So you were working
the party, not a guest.

- Yeah, I was there
for atmosphere.

- Atmosphere?
What does that mean?

- Uh, just there to chat,
keep the energy up,

and obviously get content.

- What kind of content?

- The kind
that gets people talking

about the properties
that are for sale,

so live streams, tours,
stuff like that.

- And you've been hired to work
these types of parties before?

- A few.
Uh, LA, Vegas, Chicago.

- Is there an expectation
with this atmosphere

to provide something else?

- Like a collab?

- Like sex.

- Ew, no.

I'm asexual.

- Seems like kind of
a dangerous situation

to put yourself in.

- I mean,
it's no more dangerous

than going to a club
or getting in an Uber.

I mean, if I'm at risk
just existing,

I might as well
get something out of it.

Oh, my God, that's the guy.

- I did not do anything to her.

- That's him!

- Hey, seriously.

Stop.

- I'm just a buyer.

I was there to view
the penthouse.

I don't even know that girl!

- She seemed to know you,
Chuck.

- She wasn't the only one
who saw you

creeping on a young woman.

- Creeping?

We were having
a friendly conversation.

- Guessing it was
pretty one-sided

since she could barely
form a sentence.

- OK. I was hitting on her.

- Huh.

- But when I saw
she was wasted, I backed off.

That girl out there,
she pulled her away,

and--

I didn't drug or rape anyone.

Maybe you should check out
the bartender.

- Why would we do that?

- 'Cause he had a thing
for over-pouring

only the girls' drinks.

- Are you saying
he spiked them?

- I'm saying
it wouldn't surprise me.

Uh, maybe you should ask him.

- Well, we'll do that.

Once you give us your DNA.

- Blood, sweat, tears.

Take my sperm, if you need it.

- OK, preliminary report
on the shower drain hair.

Specimens from at least
two people, maybe more.

- I thought it was
a brand-new building.

How many people
showered in there?

- Could be from a contractor,
a plumber, a decorator.

- Well, you can add Chuck's DNA
to the pile.

- So did he give you
anything else?

- Definitely the ick.

But considering
he was willing to hand over

his firstborn child,
might not be our guy.

- He also gave us a bartender,
no name,

but Chuck said
that he was heavy-handed

with the women's drinks.

- Any bartenders questioned
at the scene?

- No, but there were
at least 40 guests.

Got DNA samples from most

and the others
alibied each other out.

- Perp did have
a 25-minute window

from when Grace called 911
and when we got there.

- So enough time
to attack Skylar,

clean her up,
and run out the back.

- Which is why we need a list
of the attendees--

the staff, the guests,
and, you know,

anyone who left
before we showed up.

- The guy who set up the party
could probably help with that.

According to Grace,
his name is Marvin Gibbs.

He's an event planner
with an office in Tribeca.

- OK, so you two, see if Marvin
is in the mood to share.

Track down this bartender.

- Terrible
what happened yesterday.

Exactly why I hire security.

- Anything like this
ever happen before?

- Every once in a while,
I'll hear about

one of the guests
overdoing it at the bar,

but something like this?

Not at my events.

- We understand yesterday's
event was for an open house.

- Ellis National Realty,
one of our many clients.

- Who hire you
to do what exactly?

- Depends on the event,
but it's promotions, marketing.

I curate the guests,
hire the staff.

- And influencers

who all happen to be
young, attractive women.

- Most influencers are.

- So your job is to hire
hot women to entertain guests.

- Is that a crime?

- Depends on what your
definition of entertain is.

- All I care about is reach,
follower count,

brand deals, anything
to publicize the property.

Totally legit, and everyone
is handsomely compensated.

- Then you got nothing
to worry about.

We just need a list of names
of everyone who attended

that party, and we can
get out of your hair.

- I can't give that to you.

These guests are very rich,
powerful.

I'd have to make some calls.

- Or we could make a call
for a warrant.

Blow this whole thing up
on social media.

- Event planner invites
young women across state lines

and then sends them to parties
to get assaulted?

- Sounds more like a pimp
than a planner to me.

- Or you can just
give us the list.

- Alex Somer?

- Can I help you?
- Hope so, yeah.

You bartended an open house
party yesterday, yeah?

- Party where
an intoxicated woman

was attacked in the bedroom?

- Jesus!

I, uh--I mean,
I worked the party,

but I don't know
about all that.

- Why'd you leave
before the cops showed up?

- I mean, I--I dipped when
the open bar ended, you know?

And I'm late for a shift.

- What's the matter?
Scared of getting fired again?

- We spoke
to some of your ex-employers.

We found out you've been let go
from a few different bars

over the years.

Not for being late.

- But for inappropriate
behavior with female patrons.

Look, I, um--
I got nothing to do with this.

- You can prove it with
just a quick swab of the cheek.

- I'm good, thanks.
Told you I'm late.

- Well, we'll come along

and we can share
with your current boss

the phone numbers to all
those ex-employers we spoke to.

- How long's this gonna take?

- All right,
five men on Marvin's list

had already left the party
when we showed up.

- Few of them are uber-rich,

the rest are uber creepy,
but none had criminal records.

- OK, what about the bartender?

- Alex Somer.

Bruno and Griffin got his swab
to the lab.

- Speaking of which, we hear
back on Skylar's rape kit?

- No foreign DNA,

but her tox screen did
test positive for ketamine.

- Ah, Skylar is out
of the hospital,

and I'm holding hope
that she remembers something.

- I can't.

I'm sorry.

- That's OK,
that's OK, that's OK.

So how about--

how about we start
at the beginning?

OK?

Why don't you, um--

why don't you take me
through your day, right,

leading up to the party?

- OK. Um--

The event planners
flew me private from Chicago.

- Mm-hmm.

- Got me a car service
to this fancy hotel in Midtown.

- OK.
Were there any red flags there?

- No.
- Mm.

- I checked in, I got ready.

I think I talked to a few
people once I got to the party.

I don't know.
Things are still kind of fuzzy.

- Well, we did confirm
that you were drugged.

So...

- Do you remember anyone
offering you a drink?

- I don't think so.

But I do sort of remember Grace
pulling me away from that guy.

- Mm-hmm.
And then what happened?

- Um...

I think someone,

a guy, led me into the bedroom.

- OK.

- And after that,

all I have are, like,
these feelings.

- OK.
What kind of feelings?

- Like, he's on top of me.

All of his weight

on my arms and on my legs.

But he's also by the door
just watching me.

Like--like he's in
two different places.

- OK.

So can you see him?

His height, his weight,
his skin color?

OK.
- Uh--

- Excuse me
just for one second.

OK?

I'll be right back.

- The shower hair.

The labs came back,
and it showed three sets.

- One belongs to Skylar,

and the other two,
both males, unknown.

- Oh, so not a match
to Alex or Chuck.

- No, and none in CODIS either.

But what's interesting is,
both unknowns share

about a quarter of their DNA
on the father's side.

They're brothers.

- Half-brothers.

- OK,
Nathan and Paul Ellis, 28, 32,

of Ellis National Realty.

- OK, what do we know?

- No wife and kids, grew up
in Morris County, New Jersey,

half-brothers
from separate marriages.

- The two mothers and a little
sister are out of state now.

The father is Raymond Ellis,
venture capitalist.

Invests in companies
via hostile takeover,

bumps the stock,
then dumps it for a profit.

Now, Intel looked into him
for insider trading,

but nothing stuck.

- He did help his sons start
their real estate empire.

Dozens of properties
sold over the years

and even more in development.

- Brothers are
all over "Page Six"

selling homes of celebrities
and pro athletes.

- It's all fantastic, but
what about criminal records?

- None.

However, they were involved

in a fatal automobile accident
in 2017 in New Jersey.

Vic's name was Alicia Williams.

- But we have nothing

that puts them in the room
with Skylar

except for this shower hair.

- I say we pick 'em up,
we shake 'em down,

we compel DNA--

- Unfortunately,
the shower hair is not

going to prove much
because these two guys

still own the penthouse.

- Not to mention
guys like this,

they usually got a long line
of high-powered attorneys

that are just chomping
at the bit to fight this,

so if these are our guys,

our best bet's
going to be to find

everything we can on them
before we confront them.

- Well, if they're throwing
parties all over the country,

probably not the first time
something's happened.

- Exactly.

So you and Griff,
dive into their social media.

Find other atmospheric women
through tagged photos,

follower lists,
and I want you two

to really dig
into this fatal car crash.

- Car drove headfirst

into the concrete wall
of a Home Depot.

Hood looked like
a crushed can of Coke

when I got to the scene.

- Who was behind the wheel?
- Nathan.

Refused breathalyzer,
but he was wasted.

Paul was on
the passenger's side,

and in the back was the victim.

- Alicia Williams.
- 30s. Just got engaged.

Temped at the father's company.

Brothers worked there summers.

But Williams wasn't in
the back seat

when we got there,

because she was the only one
not wearing a seat belt,

if you get what I mean.

- Well, the official report
said that the COD

was blunt force trauma
to the head from the accident.

- You got another theory?

- Williams was dead
before she got in that car,

and it's not just a theory.

Coroner confirmed it.

- How did nothing
ever come of this?

- We arrested Nathan
on the DUI.

DA had the coroner report.

Next thing I know,
the charges get dropped

and all my cases are
under a microscope.

Chief says he's getting
anonymous complaints

about my conduct.

Pretty soon,

I'm doing this
for eight years now.

- You think the Ellis brothers
have that kind of pull?

- I think their daddy does.

All I can tell you is,

if you come up
against this family,

do what I should have done
eight years ago.

- What's that?

- Look the other way.

- So you've hung out with
Paul and Nathan at the parties?

- A little.
Why?

- We're investigating
an assault

from a party a few days ago.

I just want to know if
you've seen anything similar.

- OMG.

No.

- Can you tell us
what you have seen?

- Just that the bros
are joined at the hip.

But Paul's a sweet guy.

He's outgoing, charming.

- What about Nathan?

- Well, Nathan's different
from Paul.

I mean, he's cold, awkward.

He looks right through you
like you're not even there.

- You ever have a bad
experience with him or Paul?

- What do you mean
bad experience?

- Something
you didn't consent to?

- I haven't.

But there was this one girl,
Carly.

She was, like,
the life of these parties,

but then one day, she just
ghosted, stopped coming.

- You ever find out why?

- I tried,
but she unfollowed me,

never answered my DMs.

I always wondered
if something bad happened.

- I thought
influencers were dumb,

and then I started posting
videos of me making pizza,

and people followed.

- When'd you meet
Nathan and Paul?

- This past April

at a new building
they opened in Queens.

Paul came up to me at the bar
and I thought, wow.

You know, like,
here's this rich, cute guy,

and he wants to talk to me.

- What happened?

- I went back to the bedroom
with him.

I thought we were just going
to make out a little.

Then it--

I was dumb.

After a few minutes,
somebody knocked on the door.

And Paul opens it
and Nathan walks in.

- What did Paul do?

- Nothing.

So Nathan gets on the bed

and he starts
taking his clothes off.

I tried to leave,
but Nathan just

pushed me back down on the bed.

He held my arms down.

- And Paul didn't try
to stop it?

- He just stood there
in the corner, watching.

After it was over,

Paul, he, uh,
handed me my shirt.

Like, what?

Like, you're going
to be a nice guy now?

- Hey.

I'm sorry this happened to you,
Carly.

- No, I--
I know what you think.

It's all my own fault.
And, like, what do I think?

I'm just going to get all
this free stuff for nothing?

- No, no, no, no,
that's not what we think.

- That's why
I didn't call the police.

I--I knew
they wouldn't believe it.

- We do.

- It's too late anyways.

- No, it's not.

- After it happened,
some lawyer reached out.

They paid me money,

and I had to sign a paper
saying I wouldn't do anything.

- Do you remember
the lawyer's name?

- I've got his email.

- Oh, Marvin.

- I already gave you my list,
told you everything I know.

- You left out the best part,
Mr. Gibbs.

We didn't know
you were a lawyer too.

- Quite an achievement.

- Now, look, look--

- The emails sent to
Carly Wilson buying her silence

were traced to this office's
IP address.

I assume she didn't send them?

- I'll tell them
you're running late.

- Great idea.

- Listen, I was just doing
what Nathan and Paul told me.

Mm.

- It's not me
who picks the girls, it's them.

- You do know that you have
the right to remain silent?

- They call it a target list.
They tell me who to get.

What happens after that
isn't my fault.

- It's called conspiracy
to commit rape.

And you're just as guilty
as Nathan and Paul.

- This isn't just a home.
It is a masterclass in design.

Contemporary sophistication,
an industrial finish...

- A mezzanine-level library,

more space
than you know what to do with.

- But the real selling point

is its focus on health
and wellness,

which is why we built this.

Care to join me?

- Hey, race you to the top?

You're on.

- Excuse me.
This is a closed set.

- Nathan and Paul Ellis.
- Excuse me. Who are you?

- NYPD. Turn around.
You're under arrest.

What's this about?

- Shut up.
Don't say anything.

I'm sure
this is a misunderstanding.

- Well, I'm pretty sure
that it's not.

- Look, someone was attacked
at our party.

We're just as concerned as you.

- Well, we really appreciate

your willingness
to talk to us about it.

- Starting with
how long were you and Paul

at the party the other night?

- About an hour.

We mostly go to show face
to clients.

We make our rounds, we have
a drink, take some pictures.

- Take pictures with who?

- Important clients,
influencers.

- Oh, right, your--
your atmosphere women.

- Yeah, well, these days,

influencers have to be
built into the business.

- Influencers like her?

Skylar, right?

You see her at the party?

- I saw that she was drunk.

That's not uncommon
for these girls.

Hindsight, I should have had
security ask her to leave.

- But you didn't.
- No.

Because I left myself.

With my brother.
We went home.

- You two happen to stop
in the bedroom on your way out?

Or the bathroom, maybe?

- No.

Oh, but we did do a walkthrough
before the party started.

And since we had
come off a workout,

I thought I'd take a shower.

So did Paul.

- So you don't remember
seeing her?

- I'm telling you,
I don't know!

- Well, Paul, what do you know?

- That we did what we
always do at the parties.

We show up, we do our thing,
and we leave.

- And what thing is that?

- Our jobs.
We sell the place.

And I would like
to see my brother now.

- We're not here
about your brother.

We're here about you.

- I'm sorry
that this happened to her.

I don't know anything!

- OK.
Then maybe you know about her.

- Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I remember her.

We had sex.

And it was entirely consensual.

- Walk us through that.

- Well, she came up to me
at the bar.

She was giving me
all the signs.

We went to the bedroom.

But before we got into it,
she asked me about Paul.

- What about him?

- If he'd be interested
in watching.

- Come on.

Are you--
are you serious right now?

I know how it sounds.

It's just the way
she wanted it.

- It's too bad
that's not what she told us.

- Well, then she's
either mistaken or she's lying.

- And you just played along?

Just watched your brother
have sex with her?

- Yeah, I did.

- Because you wanted to?

- Maybe Nathan roped you
into it.

Why don't we, uh,
talk about Nathan?

What was it like
growing up with him?

- He looks out for me.
He protects me.

- Protects you from what?

- Nathan--Nathan isn't there.

All right?
He's over here.

And I gotta tell you,

he's getting the same chance
you are.

- Chance to do what?

- To tell a story.

What do you think he's saying?

- I don't think
he's saying anything.

- Well, for all you know,

he could be in there right now
spilling his guts.

- There's nothing to spill!

And I'm done talking to you!

- So we got an outright denial
on one hand,

incestuous threesome
on the other.

- Another way to say guilty.

- If we get enough distance
between him and big brother,

we might be able to flip it.

- You really think
that's--that's doable?

- Well, I just--

he's completely
under Nathan's control.

- I mean, you saw the way
he kept looking at the mirror.

- All right, so how do we lift
Nathan's thumb?

- So we know
they're privileged.

Dad covers things up,
Nathan protects.

But, you know, psychologically,

I'd have to know more about
where this dynamic comes from.

- It's worth a shot,
all right?

Considering our evidence is
shower hair and Marvin Gibbs.

- And the victim's statement,

which told us
that Paul is just as culpable

even if he didn't
commit the act itself.

I think that we have more than
enough to prove it, don't you?

Certainly tried cases on less.

- Where are my boys?

- Captain.
- Where are they?

- Oh, God.
Speaking of Dad.

- Which way? Who's in charge?
- Excuse me.

I am Captain Benson.

And you must be Raymond Ellis.

- The father of two men

I believe
you've wrongfully arrested.

- And interrogated
sans counsel,

which some might find
to be prejudicial.

- Well, they've been
advised their rights,

and they're talking
to us willingly.

- Not anymore.
Interviews are over.

- Oh, excuse me.

Ah--

- Shut up, Paul.
- OK.

Sir, I'm going to have
to ask you to leave.

You need to leave the precinct.

- Benson, is it?

- Yes.
I can spell it for you.

Would you--would you like
my badge number as well?

- Yeah, maybe I would.
- OK.

Well, I'm happy
to provide that for you

as soon as you and your
bodyguard leave my precinct.

- What, are you
just going to stand there?

- I've got it covered, Raymond.

- You need to leave, sir.

Thank you.

- Guess we know
where it comes from.

- Wow.

- Your Honor, I'm requesting
people's exhibit three

be entered into evidence.

These are emails
Ms. Wilson received

from a purported lawyer
for the defendants.

- No objection.

- Ms. Wilson,
would you mind summarizing

what this lawyer said
in these emails?

- That he knew
I felt uncomfortable

with what had happened.

He wanted to make it right.

- And how did he want
to make it right?

- By paying me $7,500
if I signed an NDA.

- What was the name of this--
this lawyer?

- He said it was Tom Miller,

but I later found out from SVU
that it was Marvin Gibbs.

- Marvin Gibbs,
the party planner

who hired you
in the first place?

- Yes.

- Ms. Wilson,
why did you sign something

that you knew was meant
to silence your assault?

- Mr. Gibbs said that

the Ellis brothers had
so many resources,

it wouldn't be worth it
to do anything.

Nobody would take my side,
so I believed him.

- Thank you.
No further questions.

- Ms. Wilson, after this
alleged assault happened,

how long did it take
for you to go to the police?

- I didn't.

- How long did it take you
to go to the hospital

or visit a doctor?

- I didn't do that either.

- No police, no hospital.

But you did take a payment
from Marvin Gibbs.

- I already answered that.

- You did, but--

I have to say
if I'd experienced

what you say
you've been through,

I'd have asked for more.

- Objection.
Argumentative.

- Get to the question,
Ms. Vega.

- Did you ask for more, Carly?

- Yes.

- Smart woman.
How much?

- I asked for 10.

- $10,000.

Given how horrible
you say this was,

even that
doesn't sound like enough.

- Your Honor,
is the defense testifying?

- My apologies.

Nothing further.

- It was Marvin's idea
to offer Carly compensation

and ask her to sign an NDA.

He convinced me
to go through with it.

- Convinced you based on what?

- Fear of false allegations.

In today's cancel culture,

an accusation like Carly's,
even if it's untrue,

would kill my career.

Marvin was trying
to protect me, in this way.

- Let's talk about
Skylar Wright.

Do you remember
seeing her at the party?

- Yes.

She was at the bar.

With my brother, Paul.

They were talking,
having drinks,

and then I saw them
go into the bedroom.

- Are you aware
of what happened

after Skylar and your brother
Paul went into the bedroom?

- No.

All I know is that
I never saw Ms. Wright again.

Mr. Ellis,
why is this the first time

that anybody
is hearing about this?

- Hearing about what?

- Oh, the fact
that you saw your brother

go into the bedroom
with the victim

moments before
she was attacked,

something that you neglected
to disclose to SVU detectives.

- I love my brother.

I've always tried
to protect him.

When I spoke to the police,
I was not under oath,

but I am now.

And I take that very seriously.

- Mr. Ellis, in light
of your brother's testimony,

I only have a few questions
for you.

Now, did you interact
with Skylar Wright

at the penthouse party?

- Um, yes.

- And did you have drinks
at the bar with her?

- Yes.

- Carly Wilson testified
to the same fact pattern

on another occasion,

that the two of you
had drinks together

before you took things
to the bedroom.

Now, is that also what happened
with Skylar Wright?

Mr. Ellis, I'm right over here.

You can just look at me.

All right,
I'm going to ask you again.

Is that also what happened
with Skylar Wright?

- No.

- No?
So your brother's lying?

No.

- What?
So Paul, look.

It--it's a simple question.

Did you or did you not go
into the bedroom with Skylar?

- Yes.

- OK, and after you and Skylar
went into the bedroom together,

did your brother, Nathan Ellis,
enter and assault her

the same way Carly Wilson
testified to earlier?

Or you can just tell the court

what it is
that you are looking at.

- Your Honor,
how is this relevant?

- Your Honor, I'm sorry,
but I'm just wondering

how I'm supposed
to question a witness

who is getting signaled by
his codefendant in real time.

- That is a lie!

- That's enough.
Do not speak unless spoken to.

And you,
keep your eyes on Mr. Carisi.

- Thank you, Your Honor.

I have nothing further for him.

- Carisi.

- Do me a favor, Counselor.
Make this quick.

What do you want?

- Paul pleads guilty
to the entire indictment.

Nathan walks.

Oh, Paul--Paul agrees to that?

- Let me worry about Paul.

- The only thing
I'm worried about, Ms. Vega,

is what this offer does for me.

- It guarantees you
one conviction

instead of what may end up
being zero.

- So you're saying you think

that this whole thing
is orchestrated by Nathan.

- You should have seen them,

eyeing each other
in the courtroom.

And you heard about
Nathan's testimony, right?

- I heard that he tried
to implicate his brother.

- Yeah, I bet the jury
just ate that up.

- You're not--
you're not thinking about

accepting the deal
that Vega offered?

- No, not for a second.

In fact, I think she's
improperly representing Paul.

It's because of that
that I'm considering

offering him a deal of my own.

- What, to flip Paul?

The man who led these victims
to their assault,

who stood by and did nothing
while it was happening?

- Liv, we have
a very strong case

against Paul,
but we don't for Nathan.

And I think
most people would agree

that he's the greater
of the two evils here,

so if we can flip Paul,

then there is a chance

that we could
land them both behind bars.

- What's going on?
- Have a seat, Paul.

- Did your lawyer tell you
about the deal she offered me?

- What deal?

- The one
where Nathan walks away

not guilty,
and you go down for everything.

- You're lying.

- Nah.
I wish we were, Paul.

But your brother put you
in that room with Skylar.

He doesn't care about you.

He was going to throw you
right under the bus.

- And your attorney
just let it happen.

Which is why, uh, despite
the unforgivable things

you've done,
we wanted to give you

one more chance
to help yourself.

- How?

- It's called shadow counsel.

The court will appoint you
a new, separate attorney,

somebody that's gonna work
in your best interest only.

- No.

I'm not doing that.
- Hang on.

Your brother will never know.

- And nor will his attorney.

Just the judge, us,
whoever your new lawyer is.

He's going to sit behind me
in the gallery.

- Paul, you said that
your brother protected you.

Your brother was using you.

He was manipulating you,

just like
you manipulated Skylar,

like you manipulated Carly.

That's not protection, Paul.

That's control.

And it's the same kind
of control that I saw

when your father just walked
into the squad room

and started yelling at you
in front of everyone.

Now--

That doesn't excuse
the things that you've done.

But it does give us
an opportunity

to help you free yourself
from them.

And after all this time,
after all those years,

my God,

don't you want that?

Nathan couldn't talk to girls.

He would just freeze up.

That's why he'd send me in.

- Send you to do what?

- Get them to like me,
trust me.

Sometimes I'd put something
in their drink.

Lots of times,
I didn't need to.

They would just...

come with me.

- So you were the lure.

- Is that what you did
with Carly?

And Skylar?

- It's not just them.

Nathan would take over.

At first, I was just
supposed to be the lookout.

And then he asked me to watch.

- Why?

- Power.

Paul was the second son.

Paul was
from the second marriage.

And Nathan wanted to make sure

that you never forgot
who was in charge.

- Both of them, they don't care

what anybody else
thinks or feels!

They're in charge.
They're the boss.

Consequences don't apply.

Even if someone ends up hurt.

Or even if someone...

ends up dead.

- You mean like--

like Alicia Williams?

Like the girl from New Jersey
that died in the car accident?

Is that what you mean?

- It wasn't an accident.

Dad told us to crash the car
to cover it all up.

- To cover what up?

- That he killed her.

Where the hell is Paul?

- Where the hell's the judge?

- Apologies,
ladies and gentlemen.

I've just received
some distressing news.

- Hey.
What happened?

- He got shivved in the neck by
an inmate an hour before trial.

- OK, did they say
if he's going to make it?

- It's an inch
from his jugular.

They stabilized him enough
to bring him here,

but it doesn't look good.

- So the judge
hit the pause button on trial

until Paul's able to testify.

- And the surgeon was able
to stitch him up,

so it looks like he's going
to be able to pull through.

- Well, we know
this isn't a coincidence.

What we don't know
is how it happened.

- Daniel Boyd,

awaiting transfer
to Green Haven for murder.

Inmate who stabbed Paul

now in solitary
pleading the fifth.

- More like covering
for whoever's behind this.

- My money's on the lawyer.

She's been protecting Nathan
from jump.

- Yeah, but does Vega
have the juice

to pull something
like this off?

- Probably not.
But you know who does?

The father.

- Yeah,
venture cap Daddy Warbucks,

he tries to kill one son
to protect the other.

- Or protect himself,

after what Paul told you
about Alicia Williams.

- Well, the question is
how did he find out about it?

- Wouldn't be shocked
if Paul got cold feet,

somehow squealed
on his brother.

- OK, Paul--Paul was solid.

He wanted to cooperate with us.

- Yeah,
somebody inside that jail

leaked our meeting with him.

They got the word out.

- And we just need
to find out who.

So, you two, find out
who has the big mouth.

- That's my phone!
You can't do that!

- Yeah, according
to our warrant, we can.

It seems like you got
two jobs, Officer Hickey.

- CO by day,

moonlighting bodyguard
for Raymond Ellis by night.

- That's not illegal.
- No, it's not.

But it is illegal
to have Paul Ellis killed

and grant Daniel Boyd
the access to do so.

- You got the wrong guy.
- Yeah?

Then why all these phone calls
to Raymond

the same day as Paul's attack?

- I want a lawyer.
- Yeah, you'll get one.

- And I'm sure they'll
convince you to cooperate.

- Mr. Ellis,
were you a willing participant

to your brother's scheme?

- Yes.

- And what
did this scheme involve?

- Finding women
like Skylar Wright

and Carly Wilson
on social media,

sending them to our parties,

and me luring them in

for Nathan to assault them.

- Did you witness
these assaults?

- I saw everything.

- Real estate titan
Nathan Ellis

was found guilty of rape
in the first degree

while his brother Paul received
a plea deal in the final hour.

- Raymond Ellis, remember me?

- I remember everything,
Captain Benson.

- Ah? Even trying
to kill your own son?

- That's ridiculous.

Excuse me.
- Not this time.

You're under arrest.

- You have no idea who
you're dealing with, do you?

- Well, actually, I do.

And you will be dealing
with Deputy Feldman

from Morris County.

Now, you remember him,
don't you?

Because he has
a couple of questions

about the murder
of Alicia Williams.

Get him out of here.
- Come on.

- Mr. Ellis.

- Sir, can you tell us why

you're being taken
into custody?

Mr. Ellis.