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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.

Whelan's a good detective,
but he's a lot to take in.

-Meaning?
-You'll see.

Hey, Terry Bruno.

Ah, I see you're still
dressing like a perp.

Hey, John.

Nice fedora.
You know it's 2025, right?

Hey, the clothes
make the man, Terry.

Uh, who is this Tweedledum?

Jake Griffin.

Oh, Batman.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I heard about you.

-Okay, yeah.
-Hopefully not all bad.

Uh, mixed, mostly.

Welcome to the circus, boys.

We got a guy inside,
said his girlfriend

was snatched in the middle of
the night, says she was raped.

-So here you are.
-How you wanna handle it?

Well, we put a BOLO out
on the girl, Nikki Suarez.

So we will handle
the citywide search,

but the rape is all yours.

Terry, between us,
the media is already

flinging some wild theories,
so you're gonna need

to drill down
on this guy's story.

It sounds like
you're not liking it.

Hey, kid,
everybody's got a story,

but this one's got
some hair on it.

-All right, 10-4.
-We'll let you know.

Okay.

And when I woke up,
the guy was wrapping

my entire head in duct tape.

And then... and then
he pinned me down,

and that's when I realized that
he had wrapped my wrists too.

So you didn't get
a good look at him?

No.

What about his voice?

He sounded like a robot.

Like a what?

Look, I know.

All I could figure was
that he was using some kind

of voice-altering technology.

Okay, what happened next?

And then it sounded like
he was assaulting her.

And I didn't do anything

because I didn't want him
to kill her.

And, uh... and he kept saying
that he had cameras and lasers

set up watching me
and that if I didn't

remain still for at least three
hours, that he would kill her.

What'd you do?

I did what he told me to do.

I stayed there, and I waited
for what felt like three hours,

and then... and then when
I finally got myself out,

Nikki was gone.

Look, we're gonna find her,

but I need you to come down
to the precinct to help us.

Yeah, whatever you need.

You guys just have to find her.

You buying any of this?

He's definitely
hiding something.

Well, the plot thickens, boys.

We ran our guy, Morrison.

He did a two-year federal bid
off a securities fraud case.

Got out three years ago.

Great, an ex-con
motivational speaker.

Yeah, and a story
with more holes than the BQE.

So Jimmy tells him NYPD has
a new forensic technique

where a murder victim's eyes
could be removed

to determine the last image
they saw before death.

This is genius,
but did it actually work?

Like a charm.

Guy gave up everything,
including stuff

we didn't even know about.

Okay, I love it,
and I'm gonna use it.

Thank you.

Ah, a panel on generative AI
and law enforcement.

Maybe Jimmy was onto something.

-What a world.
-Yeah.

How long were you two partners?

Five years in uniform,
four more as detectives.

Ah.

He was a great cop,
a great partner.

You know how it is
when it just clicks.

I do.

I do.

And what got him?

Here was a guy who'd
been shot three times,

including one shielding
a witness, and in the end,

-it was cancer.
-Ah.

Jake was only 12.

All Jimmy dreamed of
was seeing Jake take the oath.

I appreciate you taking him
under your wing.

I mean, I know you didn't
actually have a choice.

Appreciate it just the same.

I was hesitant,
but Griffin has potential.

Yeah.

Benson.

Okay.

I'm three hours away,
and I'm at a conference.

Tell him we're heading back.

Okay, I'm on my way back, okay?

-I'm sorry, Chief.
-Don't be.

Active kidnapping, great excuse
to dip out of here.

Right?

Thank you.

Nikki Suarez, 24,

girlfriend of Greg Morrison, 50,

who's presently our guest
in interrogation room one.

-Why'd you bring him in?
-'Cause he's hinky.

Care to expand
on that keen insight?

He's rambling
about the kidnapper

setting up lasers and cameras
and voice changers.

Plus, he's an ex-con
who peddles nonsense

as a so-called
motivational speaker.

He did two years at Club Fed
for securities fraud.

And what about
the missing woman?

There's a BOLO out on her.

2-1's in charge of the search.

But this guy isn't right.

Yeah, the whole story is wild,

but if it's true,
we still gotta find her.

Captain is on her way back
from Albany,

so why don't you two
take your shot at Morrison,

and we'll coordinate with
Whelan, CSU, and canvass?

When we break him,
we'll let you know.

Okay.

If you could help me out,
I do not understand

the whole
cameras and lasers thing.

I just... I'm not saying
he was telling the truth.

I am just telling you
what he said.

The whole voice-altering
technology thing.

Yes, he was obviously
using something to make

voice recognition impossible.

Well, maybe he thought
you'd recognize him, you know?

Who else had access
to the brownstone?

I did renovations last month.

I gave the keys
to my architect, Sean Davey.

Sean Davey.

You don't think he...

We'll check it out.

Anyone else you got beef with?

You know, anyone else
who would, uh...

who'd want a reason
to punish you?

Guys, please, I am begging you.

You have to find Nikki.

The whole city is
out looking for her,

but now is a chance
for you to come clean.

Let's start at the beginning.

When was the last time
you saw Nikki alive?

Welcome back, Captain.

Hey. So I spoke with Curry.

She said you're not
liking this guy's story.

It's more like a fairy tale.

The guy makes a living
conning people.

He thinks he can con us.

He's hiding something.

We just don't know what yet.

Okay, Curry said that
one of his neighbors

said that she heard them
arguing a couple of nights ago?

Break it down for me.

Captain.

Oh, hold on.

Yeah?

There's a woman here that
says we have her boyfriend

in custody, Greg Morrison.

Nikki?

Nikki? No, no, I'm Kelsey.

Uh, is Greg here?

Uh, come, come.

-What's going on?
-Why is Greg here?

-Did he do something?
-So Greg is here.

He's just answering
a few questions for us.

So why don't you go ahead
and have a seat?

So you said that
you're Greg's girlfriend?

How long... how long have
you been seeing each other?

About a year.

I live in Stanford.

We met after one
of his lectures.

This morning, he wasn't
answering his phone calls

when I tried to contact him,
so I drove all the way down,

and... and then there was, like,
a police officer at his place

and sent me here.

Look, can you just tell me
what's happening, please?

Should I have told you guys

that I was also seeing Kelsey?
Yeah.

But... but that also
has nothing to do

with Nikki being kidnapped.

If that's even true.

Come on, guys, please.

Call me a louse.

Call me a cheater.

But you're losing focus here.

Are you gonna
go find her or not?

The whole department
is looking for her.

We need you to coop...

I think you know where Nikki is.

What?

I mean, how can we
believe anything you say?

You've been lying
to us from the jump.

So Greg told us that his
girlfriend had been abducted,

that she was kidnapped.

What?

No, I'm... I'm fine.

Yeah, no, I see that.

I will tell you that
he used a different name.

He said that it was
his girlfriend, Nikki.

I mean, who... who the hell...

I've never... I've never
seen this person before.

Okay, so that's Nikki Suarez.

I see that you don't
know anything about this.

No.

He said that's...
that's his girlfriend?

I was gonna break
things off with Kelsey.

And I understand that
it was a bad thing

to hide it from you, but...

Because you didn't wanna
look like a bad guy, right?

Yeah.

Kinda guy that would kill
one of his girlfriends?

Is that what you guys think?

We are just trying to understand

the nature of your
relationships, okay?

It might help us find the guy
who you said abducted her.

Who I said abducted her?

Why do I feel like
you guys don't believe me?

I feel...

I feel so stupid.

God, I'm so embarrassed.

Don't be.

Now, so Greg was some kind of
motivational speaker, right?

Yeah.

So guys like this can
be very, um,

you know, manipulative.

Was he ever, um,
you know, controlling,

or was he ever violent with you?

No.

No, I mean, obviously he's
shady and a frickin' good liar.

But honestly, he was
always very respectful.

I think you killed Nikki.

If she's not
really missing, we just...

we need to call off the search.

Okay.

You guys obviously
are not here to help me.

So I would like to leave now.

And if you don't let me leave,
I want a lawyer.

You're not gonna motivationally

-speak your way out of this.
-I would like a lawyer!

One way or another,
you're going down for this.

-Don't move.
-We'll be right back.

Come on.

I don't like him.

If his girlfriend
hadn't've showed up,

he never would have told us.

Slow your roll.

Griff, what is your take?

I don't know.

He's clearly not telling us
the whole story.

Okay, well, so we're not
there yet, and he's invoked.

-I went in too hard.
-That's on me.

He's just pissing me off
with this bogus story.

I agree that he's suspect,
but unless you have something

other than a theory,
we need to let him go

and build a case that sticks.

So Rollins and Curry are
speaking with Nikki's roommate.

You two start
with this architect

who claims he has the key
to his place.

Gentlemen, how can I help you?

Hey, I'm Detective Griffin.

This is Detective Bruno.

We're from Special Victims.

Special Victims.

We're investigating
a kidnapping,

and the guy we're looking at
said you had keys to his place.

What happened to you?

I blew out my meniscus
playing ball in the park.

I had surgery last week.

Who... who are we talking about?

Greg Morrison.

He said I had his keys.

Yeah, he did.

Yeah, why? You don't?

Not anymore.

Morrison hired me to do
the plans on his renovation

about a month ago,
so he gave me the keys.

I drew up the plans
and explained to him

the permitting process,
and he asked

if I could pay off the building
inspectors to expedite it.

Sounds like our guy.

I told him I didn't
pay off public officials,

so he fired me
and refused to pay my bill.

Hmm. And the keys?

I mailed them back to him
with my final payment notice,

which he ignored.

You ever meet his girlfriend?

Nikki.

Seemed like a nice kid.

Is she the one
that was kidnapped?

That's what
Morrison's saying, yeah.

Is there anything you could
tell us about her

or her relationship
with Morrison?

No, not really.

I only saw 'em together
once or twice.

But one time when I let myself
in before he fired me,

I must have spooked her
because she freaked out.

Hmm.

Something about
a guy stalking her.

I told her to report it,
but she said she wasn't sure,

and she... she didn't
wanna seem paranoid.

She give you his name?

No.

But Morrison came home,
and she clammed up about it,

like she didn't want him
to know.

Look, we're not close.

I mean, she moved in
six months ago

but spent way too much time
with that boyfriend, Greg.

Oh, y'all want anything?

No.

I take it you don't
like him much.

He's old enough
to be her father.

I mean, I saw right through him.

Motivational speaker, my ass.

He's a creep.

Any reason to believe
that he would hurt her?

Like I said, we're not close.

It's not like she shared
that sort of stuff.

Well, they seem
pretty happy here.

This is them, right?

Yeah, that's him.

Such a douchey smile.

Is she wearing a smart ring?

Did she wear that every day?

Yeah, she's a fitness freak.

She said it tracked
her heart rate and...

I don't know...
some other stuff.

Like location.

Hey, your husband is gold.

He got us an emergency order
for the location data

from Nikki's smart ring.

He even knows how
to load a dishwasher.

Detective Whelan's
already got a search going.

This is the last place
that the ring pinged from.

-Hey, Whelan.
-Captain Benson in the flesh.

How you doing?

Well, I'll be better
once we find this girl.

Yeah, we're gonna find her.

I got a nose for stuff
like this, you know.

I gotta say, I'm a bit surprised

to see you out in the wild.

My captain's likely
at the 19th hole by now.

I see you're still
working the hat shtick.

Ah, yeah, well,
I'm gonna bring it back

if it's the last thing I do.

-Found it!
-Oh.

Whelan, we've got a sighting.

We have a woman
who matches the description

of Nikki Suarez
at Hector's Bodega,

533 Neptune Avenue
in Brighton Beach.

-Okay, 10-4.
-I know right where that is.

-How do you wanna handle this?
-Tell them not to approach.

If this is indeed Nikki,
then she may still be in shock.

Okay, do not approach
the suspect.

We're on our way.

-Watermelon...
-It's okay. It's okay.

Maybe lemon Coke
and cotton candy's really good,

-even though it sounds gross.
-Nikki?

Coke and cotton candy.

Nikki, I'm Captain Benson.

I'm a police officer,
and I'm here to help you.

Okay? It's okay now.

It's over, Nikki.

It's over.

-All right, I got you.
-I got you. I got you.

You're safe.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Yeah, we got her, thank God.

That's great news.

How quickly can
you get down here?

There's a press conference.
I'd like you there with me.

Oh, I can't.

Nikki's awake,
and I need to interview her.

You have a team
of very capable investigators.

Have one of them
do the initial interview.

You should be here.

Chief Tynan, I was the first
one to speak with her,

and she's traumatized,
so I don't...

I don't think
it would be fair for me

to pass off the initial
interview to somebody else.

Captain, our press people
are saying

that your victim may
have orchestrated

this entire kidnapping.

They're calling it
a "Gone Girl" situation.

I need you to take the lead.

That is ridiculous.

Then what do you advise
I tell the press?

Nothing. It's premature.

Can this not wait?

No, it cannot.

Well, then tell them that
it's an ongoing investigation.

-This is important, Captain.
-I need you here.

I have to go.

Okay, well, I apologize.

I'm sorry.

I woke up with tape over my
eyes and tape over my wrists.

It was really strong.

Did he say anything?

He kept calling me a bitch.

Uh-huh.

He said I should
shut up and take it.

The whole time, I just, um...

I don't know... disassociated.

That's your mind protecting you.

So where did he take you?

I'm not sure.

I remember being
in the trunk of a car.

Okay.

And then what happened?

He brought me inside somewhere.

He raped me again.

And then he just...

he left.

He said he was gonna
come back with more men,

and if I moved,
I thought he'd kill me.

And how did you
get away from him?

How did you escape?

I remember yanking on
the tape until I got free,

and then, um, I don't know.

The next thing I remember,
I was in that store.

Um...

I have no idea
how I even got there.

That's okay.

So your memory's gonna come
back in pieces, all right?

That's your... your survival
instinct kicking in.

So I... I need to
tell you something

that's a little uncomfortable.

During our investigation,
we found out that Greg,

your boyfriend, is...

is actually seeing
somebody else.

-What?
-Yeah.

He has a girlfriend.

Who?

Her name is Kelsey,
Kelsey James.

Have you heard that name?

I don't know who that is.

Do you think she had
something to do with this?

-We don't know.
-We don't know.

We're just trying to
figure out if your attack

was orchestrated.

-Oh, Nikki, baby.
-Hold on, Mr. Morrison.

-Thank God you're okay.
-Who's Kelsey?

-Mr. Morrison.
-Wait, what?

-Who's Kelsey?
-Baby, I'm...

-This is not the time.
-What... what did you tell her?

-Now is not the time for this.
-Baby...

-Get out.
-Baby...

-Listen to me.
-I need you to step outside.

-Please...
-Step outside now.

Thank you.

Okay?

Your goons spent
all your time coming after me,

and now look what you've done.

If you don't walk
out of here right now,

I'm gonna lock you up

for witness tampering
and obstruction.

Is that clear?

Now.

Go.

Investigation led
by Special Victims Unit

and the detectives
from the 21st precinct,

Nikki Suarez has been
found alive.

She's currently in
the hospital receiving

needed medical attention.

Chief Tynan,
do you have any suspects?

I have no further comment
except to say that

this remains
an ongoing investigation.

Any truth to the rumors
that the victim

orchestrated this
entire kidnapping?

Again, the investigation
is ongoing.

Chief, is this
a "Gone Girl" scenario?

We're investigating all angles.

That is the definition
of an ongoing investigation.

Chief Tynan, one more question.

Do you believe
Ms. Suarez's story?

Okay, so the rape kit
came back negative for semen.

Are we sure that no condoms
were recovered

-from Morrison's house?
-Nothing.

What did Nikki say
about the ex-boyfriend?

-Quentin Welsum...
-she met him on a dating app,

but it was only one date
eight months ago.

And then a couple of weeks ago,

he started blowing up her phone,

saying that she was a man hater

and that she was
a low-value woman,

and she thinks that
she may have seen him,

you know, a couple times
outside of Morrison's house.

This is Quentin Welsum,
38-year-old white male,

runs a tech startup
out of Queens.

Voice-altering software?

He hasn't been to work
for the last three days,

but the staff there
does say that it's not

unusual for him to disappear.

Okay, what about his residence?

Same.

Doorman says no one has seen
him in a couple of days.

I blew it.

I spent all this time
zeroing in on Morrison,

and now Welsum's on the run.

Bruno, you went with your gut.

I get it.

Believe me,
I've done the same thing.

Now, we have a BOLO out on him,

and if he's still in the city,
we're gonna find him.

And he's got a 2024 Queens
conviction for stalking.

Look at this.

It came in first as burglary.

And I spoke to the ADA
in Queens who told me

that they reduced it
to stalking.

He's got
a conditional discharge.

Okay. So he's escalating.

Benson.

Great.

Great. We're on our way.

So Whelan just said they got
a hit on his license plate

in Brighton Beach.

Let's roll.

Hey! Police!

Freeze!

Stop! Police!

That's gonna leave a mark.

What the hell was that?

It's 18 months of kickboxing
finally paying off.

-I wanna make a complaint.
-That was police brutality.

That bitch busted my eye.

Okay, okay,
I'm not saying I agree.

Do not quote me.

But that's a pretty ugly shiner.

-Why'd you run?
-I was scared.

You know there's a lot of
Russian gangsters in Brighton?

Come on, come on.

Help us here.

Okay, look, you guys seem okay.

I honestly got nothing
to do with this.

And this is the second time
some wacky girl's accusing me

of something I didn't do.

Oh, you mean
your case in Queens.

-Yeah.
-Nonsense, just like this.

Let's start with Nikki Suarez.

She is saying you stalked her.

She is a lying bitch.

We went on one bad date,
and all she did was moan

about not being married.

And, you know,
she wanted to bang me.

She wanted it, but I was
afraid it was a trap.

-Okay, Quentin, I hear you.
-I hear you. I do.

But come on, help us help you.

Like, maybe if there was
someone who could alibi you out

from what happened
two nights ago,

that would go a long way.

And I'm sure
Nikki's not gonna help

because she can't even
ID the guy that grabbed her.

But an alibi...

Ned Wilson.

I was with him all night.

Ned Wilson?

Who's asking?

Step outside, please.

No, I don't think...

Hey, we're from Manhattan SVU.

We wanna ask you
about Quentin Welsum.

-What, is he in trouble?
-What do you think?

When's the last time
you saw him?

-Two nights ago.
-For how long?

What'd he say?

Well, he said that he was
with you all night long,

but we know he's lying because
he raped and kidnapped a woman.

But if you wanna lie for him,
then that's gonna

put you in some seri...

Whoa, whoa, I'm not
doing time for that guy.

Look, he came by two nights ago.

He asked me to borrow my car.

I told him no,
but the guy's insistent,

and he gave me 100 bucks, so.

So what?

I gave him the keys
to my car, and that's it.

And when he returned it
yesterday,

he said if anyone asks,
I was with him all night.

-But I wasn't.
-Okay.

Where's the car?

Yep, right here. Duct tape.

We should check this
for fingerprints.

Yeah, if Quentin's are
on there, he's toast.

All right, we'll expedite this

and tow in the car
to do a complete process.

Thank you.

Let us know if you
find anything else.

-Wait, tow the car?
-Yeah, it's all right, Ned.

I'm sure insurance
will get you a rental.

No, no, I don't have insurance.

Well, sucks to be you.

-Bad news, Q.
-What?

Oh, don't tell me
Ned didn't stand up.

No, bingo.

And we found a roll
of duct tape in his car,

which he said you borrowed.

I paid him $100.

-Yeah?
-For the car or the alibi?

Look, guys, I didn't do...

Enough, scumbag. We got you.

You lied to us about an alibi.

You have a prior for stalking.

We found your prints
on the duct tape.

And you called Nikki 36 times.

We have the phone records.

You're done.

Okay, listen,
I didn't wanna tell.

I promised Nikki.

But I am not going down
for something

that she put me up to.

What the hell are
you babbling about now?

She orchestrated
the whole thing.

She found out her boyfriend
was cheating on her,

and she wanted revenge.

She wanted to... to bring all
this heat on him or whatever,

so she asked me
to fake kidnap her.

You're full of it.

Well, you saw the news.

Even your boss
didn't rule it out.

You... you must really
think we're stupid, huh?

Dan Olin.

-What about him?
-He's my lawyer.

I'm... I'm done with you bozos.

-You believe this guy?
-No.

But this is not the worst move
I've seen a defendant make.

You think it holds up?

Look, I told Tynan
that the press conference

was a bad idea, and now
she's handed him a defense.

Hey, Liv, we got a problem.

Oh, well,
good morning to you too.

What's the problem?

Griffin's DD5s.

Carisi, hold on.

Hey, what's going on?

Hey, Griffin.

Who taught you
how to write reports?

Carisi.

-What report are you... what?
-I just...

-Carisi, hold on.
-Take it easy.

Take it easy?

We're about to go to trial,

and Griffin's 5s
are gonna sink us.

"Greg Morrison
is the prime suspect

"in the disappearance
and probable murder

of Nikki Suarez."
What is that?

It's my fault.

I was the one who was wrong
on Morrison,

and I let my ego
get the best of me.

I should have known
better, all right?

Don't put this on Griffin.

It's nobody's fault.

He was our prime suspect
at the time.

Carisi, if you wanna be mad
at somebody, direct it at me.

You are not gonna
be the one on the stand

defending this report.

Olin is gonna roast this kid.

It is not uncommon for a case
to take a different course.

Liv, with Tynan's
press conference and these 5s,

we are in deep.

And we will be prepared, Carisi.

Detective, you had better
study up on your cross

because with these 5s,
there is no way

that I can keep you
off the stand.

He said he was gonna
come back with other men,

and if I moved,
he'd know and kill me.

And what did you do?

I was able to free myself.

The next thing I remember,

Captain Benson was talking
to me in the bodega.

Ms. Suarez, there's been
some media speculation

that you might have
had something to do

with orchestrating this crime.

Did you?

Absolutely not.

What happened to me
was horrific.

I... I have trouble sleeping.

I can hardly eat.

To suggest I had anything
to do with this is a lie.

Thank you, Nikki.

Nothing further, Your Honor.

Mr. Olin.

Thank you, Judge.

Ms. Suarez,

can you identify the man
who did this to you?

No, I couldn't see him.

My eyes were taped closed.

Could you identify
his voice perhaps?

He used some sort
of voice-altering device.

A voice-altering device?

Yes.

So as you sit here today,
you can't tell this jury

that it was my client
who did this horrible thing

to you, correct?

That's true.

Thank you.

I'm done, Judge.

Well, the print is partial,

meaning it doesn't contain
all possible ridge detail.

There is a sufficient number
of unique characteristics

that correspond with the
defendant's left thumbprint.

In my professional opinion,
the partial latent print

is consistent to have
come from the defendant.

Thank you, Detective.

Nothing further.

Are you familiar with the
President's Council of Advisors

on Science and Technology's
2016 report,

which proved that
error rates rise for partial

or poor quality prints, correct?

It does, yes.

Now, on direct, you said
my client's thumbprint

was consistent
with the print recovered.

I did.

But you can't say with
absolute scientific certainty

that it is, in fact, my
client's thumbprint, correct?

That's true, but I think...

-That's enough.
-Thank you, Detective.

I'm done.

And can you tell the jury
what the defendant told you

about his supposed alibi?

Yeah, he said he was innocent

because he was with a Ned Wilson

at the time of the crime.

And was he?

No.

No, Captain Curry and Sergeant
Rollins were able to ascertain

that he was lying about that.

Detective, is it fair to say
that at the beginning

of this investigation,
you and your partner

believed that Greg Morrison
could have been involved

in Ms. Suarez's disappearance?

Yeah.

Yeah, but over the course
of the investigation,

we determined that
he was not involved.

-Thank you, Detective.
-Nothing further.

You said "we determined."

Who is "we"?

Myself, Detective Bruno,
our entire team.

So that's your job,
to determine who is guilty?

We make determinations
based on the evidence.

And, in fact,
you initially determined that...

let me get this right.

You determined that,
and I quote,

"Greg Morrison is
the prime suspect

"in the disappearance
and probable murder

of Nikki Suarez."

Yes, but...

Is that what you wrote
in your DD5?

Yes.

Because you knew at the time

that Morrison
was the prime suspect.

Yeah, so, well,
we... at the time,

we determined that he was...

It sounds like you were
acting like judge and jury.

-What? No...
-That's enough.

Let me ask you this, Detective.

Did there come a time
when you determined

that Ms. Suarez might have
orchestrated this entire hoax?

-No.
-No?

Did you see Chief of Detectives
Tynan's press conference?

Yes, I did, but...

When asked about
Ms. Suarez orchestrating

a "Gone Girl" type hoax,
what did she say?

-What did she...
-I... I... I don't remember.

She said that
the investigation was ongoing.

Same words you just said,
ongoing investigation.

Yeah, yeah.

Isn't it true
that the entire NYPD

was grasping at straws

throughout this
ongoing investigation?

Well, I...

I don't understand the question.

Some of you thought
Greg Morrison was guilty.

Others thought it was a hoax.

Did anyone bother to do
any follow-up whatsoever

to determine if Greg Morrison
or Ms. Suarez

were in any way involved
in this hoax?

We determined your client
was guilty and...

Because you played
judge and jury

throughout this ongoing
investigation, correct?

No, no, I... no.

I'm done with this witness,
Your Honor.

Hey.

How's Griffin?

He's feeling defeated.

Defeated?

That's a good word.

Olin's killing us.

He's taking a shotgun approach,
and each pellet's

ripping holes in our case.

Carisi...

-Put me up there.
-What?

You need somebody
to marshal the evidence.

You need somebody
to show the jury the nature

of ongoing investigations.

I don't think that will help.

Well, then let me
at least get up there

and defend my people
and take responsibility.

Liv, you don't have to do this.

We have nothing to lose.

Olin will come at you hard.

Let him try.

I'm not scared of him.

The defendant met the victim
at a prior date.

He was undoubtedly stalking her.

He had access
to the voice-altering software.

And his print
was on the duct tape.

Now, all of these facts,

when they're viewed
in isolation,

may seem circumstantial,
but when viewed in totality,

it made us understand
that the defendant

planned and executed the rape
and kidnapping of Nikki Suarez.

-Thank you, Captain.
-Nothing further.

Captain Benson, where were you

when Detectives Bruno
and Griffin first brought

Mr. Morrison in
for questioning?

Objection. Relevance.

Overruled.

I was at a police conference.

With Chief Tynan?

Yes.

So you were unavailable to
supervise this investigation

from the start.

No, I was in constant contact
with my entire team throughout.

Did you tell Chief Tynan to hold

the now-infamous
press conference?

No, I did not.

-But you saw it.
-Yes, of course.

So after you saw
her performance,

where she did not
dispute the possibility

that Ms. Suarez orchestrated
her own kidnapping,

did you call Chief Tynan?

No, I did not,

because I knew that
the allegation was ridiculous.

That was your determination.

That is a fact.

Hmm.

Very good, Captain.

But you know that facts are for
the jury to determine, correct?

I know my job, and I
understand the job of the jury,

but all I can tell you
is that the defendant raped

and kidnapped Nikki Suarez.

Objection. Not responsive.

Sustained.

Jury will disregard
Captain Benson's opinion

as to the defendant's
guilt or innocence.

Thank you, Your Honor.

No further questions.

Well, we did what we could.

Well, it doesn't feel
like enough.

-Mr. Carisi?
-The judge wants you back.

Here we go.

I have a note from the jury.

They are, in their words,
hopelessly deadlocked.

It's been two days.
I'm declaring a mistrial.

Your Honor, in light of this,

I ask that you
release Mr. Welsum.

Judge, we will retry this case

as soon as you are available.

The people move to continue
to remand.

Granted.

Defendant is remanded.

We'll adjourn for three weeks
and set a new trial date.

Hey, heads up, guys.

I have something I wanna say.

What is this?

It's my transfer papers.

I don't think I should
be here anymore.

-Okay.
-Sit... sit down, Detective.

Sit down.

We all did our jobs.

Obviously, this is not
the outcome that we wanted,

but it's not over,
not by a long shot.

Now, these cases are tough.

But we will not stop
until Nikki gets justice.

Obviously you're disappointed.

So am I.

But I am proud of you.

I need you all to go home
and get some rest

because we're
back at it tomorrow.

Okay?

Okay.

Chief Tynan.

Since you always seem so busy,

I decided to come see you.

Okay.

Been a long time since
I've been in a squad room.

Still feels like home.

Captain, may we have a word?

Of course, of course.

This way, my office.

See you for Sunday dinner, Jake.

-Yeah, yeah, Chief.
-I'll be there.

Excellent.

Hey, um, Griff,
can I be your plus-one?

I think we should
throw a wire on him.

Hey, I can help you put
these back together, partner.

-Ha, ha.
-Who's got the tape?

Yeah.

You guys are very funny.

I'm concerned.

We're gonna get him
at the retrial.

From what I hear,
Jake looked like a fool

on the witness stand.

He did not.

He held his own
against a very skilled lawyer

on an extremely difficult case.

And if I may,

your press conference
didn't help matters.

My press conference?

No, it was the department's
press conference,

one that the police commissioner

asked me to conduct, which I did

because I understand
the chain of command.

This isn't about
chain of command.

I told you it was premature.

Captain, it is
unbelievable to me

that after all these years
in law enforcement,

you seem to have
a fundamental misunderstanding

of what your job is.

My job is to help victims,

end of story.

Your job, as a captain,

is not to boom doors with ESU

or to search for evidence
with the K-9 unit.

It is to teach
and oversee your detectives

so that you do not
find yourself in the position

of having to defend
their shortcomings.

My team is the best
in the department.

-I'm sure you believe that.
-I do.

I'm starting to question
your supervision.

Meaning what?

You should reconsider my
offer to come to Police Plaza.

So you can keep an eye on me?

So this unit
can be led by a captain

who understands
how to supervise.

I'm not interested.

Well, Captain, chain of command

dictates that that is not
your decision to make.

So, Chief, I've been here
for a very long time,

and I have seen administrators
like you come and go.

I know how to do my job.

And I would like very much
for us to work together

and do something good
for this city.

But you don't need to tell me
how to do my job.

What you need to do
is stay out of my way.

That is not how this works.

Good night, Captain.