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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.

[muffled thumping music]

♪

[shrieking laughter]

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, man, you look lost.

I'm looking for Shea.

I haven't seen her.

Nice helmet.

You selling Mormon Bibles or something?

No, I'm her math tutor.

[laughter]

Do you know where I can find Shea?

Upstairs.

♪

[tense music]

♪

So take me back to the moment

when you first saw Maddie Flynn.

Where's Maddie?

In the van.

Being driven away.

What are you doing to help find my daughter?

I see her face.

And?

Mm, it's...

non-reactive.

Am I even doing this right?

Just keep following my fingers,

and talk to me about how it feels.

In a word, it's, um...

Dizzying.

I told you, the eye movement is

to help you process the memory.

Mm.

Sorry.

[stammers] I can't.

Or won't?

Well, can't two things be true at once?

Okay.

You said you've been to traditional talk therapy?

I have.

A lot.

You're aware of vicarious trauma.

I am.

You've been in SVU a long time.

25 years.

Imagine you've had your share of missing children.

Bailey Shaw.

Nate Martell.

Hector Rodriguez.

Heather Hallander.

Emma--Emma Lawrence.

So what makes Maddie different?

I guess, um...

[pensive music]

Because I don't know what happened to her.

So it's just the question mark?

Yeah, I've had question marks before in my career.

What about your life?

My life?

Is it possible that it's not just

this case that's troubling you, but certain other unknowns?

Like what?

Necklace you're wearing, it's a compass.

Yeah, a friend--

a friend gave it to me.

Interesting symbol.

He's an interesting friend.

[chuckles] I'm sure.

So my question for you, Captain,

might be the same thing that he had in mind

when purchasing that gift.

What are you hoping to navigate?

[alarm rings]

Okay, so let's just pick this up next week.

Okay.

So next Monday, same time?

You know, I'm gonna try, but with my job--

Ah, things come up. We'll figure it out.

Thank you.

Uh, Captain?

I'm sorry if this is crossing a line,

but I'm having an issue with a patient,

and I thought maybe you could help.

Oh.

A young teenage girl found herself incapacitated

this past Saturday night.

Well, what did she tell you?

She was having trouble articulating,

but she told me details that sounded like a sexual assault.

If she's a minor, you have a duty to report.

I know.

I was gonna call Child Protective Services, but I--

I thought, well, maybe with your expertise that maybe--

Okay. I'll talk to her.

- Are you sure? - Absolutely.

I appreciate it.

There is one more complication.

The girl's father?

You know him.

[tense music]

♪

Okay.

[doorbell rings]

Benson, what are you doing here?

Yeah, Chief, I'm sorry to show up like this

on your day off, but, um, it's important.

Oh, you--you need to talk? What's it about?

Well, actually, I need to talk to your daughter.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

Is Shea in some kind of trouble?

For now, let's just say

I wanna make sure she's all right.

Well, why the hell wouldn't she be?

Captain Benson.

Hey, nice to see you. - You too, Katie.

What's going on?

She's got some questions for Shea.

I don't understand.

Look, I know this is a lot, but I'd like to ask you two

to just trust me.

Captain Benson?

Hey, Shea.

What are you doing here?

I actually just stopped by to see

if we could have a quick chat alone for a minute.

Yeah, it's fine with me if my dad is okay with it.

Oh, yeah.

Sweetheart, we'll be right here if you need us.

My therapist told you what I said in private?

You're 15, honey.

She's concerned about your safety, Shea,

and quite frankly, so am I.

What did she tell you, exactly?

That you may have been sexually assaulted.

[tense music]

I knew I shouldn't have said anything.

But you did, and there must have been a reason for that.

If you tell my parents I had a party,

they're gonna be super pissed.

I don't care about your party.

That's not why I'm here.

I'm here for one reason, one,

and that's to make sure that you're okay.

It wasn't a big deal.

Tell me anyway.

I was out of it. I don't really remember.

Can you tell me what you do remember, hmm?

He came in my room.

And I was on the bed.

Okay.

And then what?

We--you know, kissed, sort of, but I just--

I don't know, I guess I just wasn't really in the mood.

Okay.

I think I hurt his pride,

'cause then, all of a sudden,

his pants were unzipped.

And how did you react to that?

I told him that I--

I needed a beat, but, um...

but he already had a hard-on, so...

I just kind of went with it.

Meaning what? I need to hear you say it.

- We had sex. - You didn't want to?

No. Not like that.

So, Shea, can you tell me the boy's name who did this?

No, I don't wanna get anyone in trouble.

From what you're describing,

if you didn't wanna have sex,

you had the right to say no.

Can you tell me his name?

Saagar, my math tutor.

♪

So you're taking Shea to the ER.

Why? What happened?

What--what happened? - Dad, please.

Shea.

Shea, honey, did-- did somebody hurt you?

- Stop. - Shea, did--I just--

I just wanna talk to her.

Tommy, honey, she doesn't wanna talk right now, okay?

I cannot betray her trust.

She's my daughter.

And I can't imagine how you're feeling right now,

but I am no longer allowed to talk to you about this.

Why not?

Come on, Chief.

It's an active investigation.

Tom, let's just let Captain Benson do her job.

Kate, Katie, wait.

Wait--no, I'm going to the hospital with you.

I can't stop you from that--

But?

I have your daughter's trust right now,

and I don't wanna lose it,

and I don't think that you want that either.

♪

She's in with the nurse. - I should go see her.

No, she actually asked for privacy.

You know she is 15.

Tommy still thinks of her as nine.

I know that this is difficult.

So she was raped at the party on Saturday?

So you knew about the party?

We got home on Sunday.

I mean, she tried to clean up,

but there were burn marks on my couch.

There was broken glass in the trash.

It was--

So the chief knew?

Well, he may be a chief now, but he's a detective at heart.

[sobs]

You should have seen his face when he found

his golf clubs in the bag upside down.

So you just convinced him to let it go?

No, he's been rough on her.

They're very alike. Hardheaded.

How has Shea been behaving

since you got back from your trip?

She's been upbeat,

but I could tell something was bothering her.

She was feeling guilty.

Were your other daughters home that weekend?

Mia is away at Syracuse, and we brought Dylan

with us to the lake house.

So do you have any idea who might have been at that party?

Shea's friends, boys?

I stopped asking her about her life a long time ago.

That's why we got security cameras.

So it would be very helpful if we could see that footage.

She put stickers over the cameras?

All five of them.

Smarter than a lot of perps we know.

All right, when did she do this?

Saturday.

Pulled the stickers off the next morning.

- After she cleaned. - Okay.

Well, she's looking pretty hungover.

Did she mention blocking the cameras?

No, but she's a teenager.

She doesn't expect to get caught.

I don't wanna victim blame, but--

But what?

But do we believe she's being totally honest

about this assault? - Meaning?

It's possible that her biggest regret

isn't that she was having sex;

it's the fact that her father found out about it.

She told her therapist

24 hours before the father found out.

Either way, we got a call from McGrath's office downtown.

And?

As far as they're concerned,

it's Brooklyn SVU jurisdiction,

and it's their case from here on.

Oh, my God, you guys wanna punt the case?

Are you serious? What are you afraid of?

Well, Moneybags here is all set,

but me, I have a pension to look out for.

It's a little late for you to be worried about

pissing off McGrath, isn't it, Fin?

You know, I forgot, I gotta go brainstorm names

for my yacht in the other room.

Okay, you guys flip a coin to see

who would talk sense into me?

I volunteer.

Look, I know you, Liv. - Something happened to Shea.

Or maybe you're trying to save the wrong girl again.

Bring in the math tutor and get his side of the story.

We both go to Sacred Heart.

I'm her math tutor. - That's it? Nothing more?

How often do you see her?

- Three times a week. - That's a lot, isn't it?

She's pretty bad at algebra.

Is she okay? - We'll ask the questions.

When was the last time you saw her?

Saturday night.

At the party?

Only for a few minutes.

But you weren't invited.

It was a party for sophomores.

And you're a senior.

So what were you doing there?

I told you, I was there to tutor.

On a Saturday night?

And she just neglected to mention

she was throwing one of the biggest ragers of the year?

- I guess she forgot to cancel? - You had to hear the chatter.

- In the halls of your school? - Look, she's cool, I'm not.

And anyway, like I said, they were younger kids there.

Sophomores mostly.

When you saw her, where was she?

In her room, looking kind of--

- Kind of what? - Out of it.

Out of it.

Did you go in the room?

Only for a second to check on her.

- That's it? - She seemed pretty upset.

For what reason would she be upset?

I don't know, but her skirt was kind of pulled up.

Then what?

- She yelled at me to leave. - Did you?

I hopped on my bike, and I rode home.

At about what time?

10:00.

Why? Did something happen to her?

- You're a tutor. - Do the math.

She's 15, you're 18.

Chief.

I heard on the radio you guys picked up a suspect.

I think I should call my dad.

Him? That kid. The math tutor?

Hey, Chief, you shouldn't be here.

Yeah, well, what would you do if it were Noah?

I'll tell you what I wouldn't do is,

I wouldn't go anywhere near the investigation.

- That kid raped my daughter. - We don't know that.

Hey. Chief. - You.

- Mr. McGrath? - I trusted you.

Shea trusted you. - Chief!

We let you into our home.

- Please, wait. I can explain. - Settle down.

If I find out that you did this, I'll kill you.

Get out of my squad room now.

[tense music]

Don't make her tell you again.

♪

Warned you. - And you were right.

It's past us now.

Where are you going?

IAB.

Captain Curry.

Sorry I didn't get back to you.

Well, brought you a coffee.

Bribing an IAB captain?

Are you trying to get suspended?

You'd be doing me a favor.

Misconduct allegations against the chief?

Not for the faint of heart.

So of all the IAB officers in this department,

why'd you call me?

Because I knew I could trust you.

I mean, you investigated me, didn't you?

Welcome to Group 1.

So you're investigating some kind of rape allegation

made by his daughter? - Shea McGrath.

She said that the assault happened in their family home

in Bay Ridge.

Brooklyn SVU should handle the case.

Well, I see you've been talking to Sergeant Tutuola.

I would have tried, but we both know

he wouldn't have even called me back.

Everything has a place in life.

You would have a stroke if you saw my desk.

[chuckles] So what can you tell me about this assault?

Last night, picked up a suspect, 18 years old.

He's Shea's math tutor.

And?

And I don't know how else to tell you this,

but Chief McGrath walked into my squad room,

and he threatened to kill him.

For my records, the chief made this verbal threat

within earshot of your suspect?

Yes.

Okay, my recommendation, I'm in the room

for all interviews with the McGrath family

from here on in.

And what about the math tutor?

Did he invoke counsel?

He did.

So what's your next step?

Waiting on the DNA.

Gonna check out his alibi.

I'd be more comfortable if that happened

in the DA's office in the presence of his lawyer.

We wanna make sure there's not a hint

of impropriety, favoritism.

I'll call ADA Carisi and let him know.

And, uh, you know,

I'm sure this goes without saying, but, um,

Chief McGrath doesn't know that I'm here.

He'll have to deal with it.

If he didn't want IAB getting involved,

he shouldn't have threatened to kill a suspect.

[tense music]

♪

Ms. Andrews, we appreciate you meeting with us.

My client is not guilty of assaulting anyone.

Well, that's what we're here to discuss.

He's a victim as well, and I expect him

to be treated as such. - I'm not sure I follow.

He was verbally assaulted by Chief McGrath.

You were there, weren't you?

I was also there when your client recounted entering

an underage girl's room while she was passed out drunk

in a state of undress.

I told you I was only there to tutor.

And it's your contention that you went

straight home after the party?

I told the detectives I left the party at 10:00.

And was that the truth?

Yes, and no.

Saagar, let me do the talking.

The problem is, your client's parents

said that he didn't get home until midnight.

Yeah, I know.

They told me you talked to them.

I can explain.

We're all ears.

Tell them, Saagar.

I had a date.

- With who? - Claire Oswalt.

She's in my AP chem class.

I went to her house to study for an exam.

I thought you said it was a date?

It was to me.

What matters is, Ms. Oswalt will verify.

Why not just tell the truth from the beginning?

It's hard enough for me with girls at school

without some police showing up at their doors

painting me as a perv with a sophomore I tutor.

Are we done here?

Well, once we verify this version of events,

it'll be the last see of us.

At least one of you.

When you do verify his story, my client and his family

will be pursuing legal action against the NYPD.

So Saagar's alibi checked out?

And no match to the DNA on Shea's kit.

Kid's off the hook.

But I'd like to go on record saying

he was only telling half the truth.

How sure are we Shea McGrath isn't doing the same?

Everything in its place...

she's a kid, Captain Curry.

She's not a desk.

Thank you so much for coming in, Mrs. McGrath.

I wanted to introduce you to Captain Curry from IAB.

IAB?

I'm well aware of my department's

reputation, Mrs. McGrath.

But I wanna assure you that all of us

want the same thing, which is the truth.

Good luck with that.

Shea finally admitted to covering the security cameras

hours after Tommy found a sheet of smiley stickers

in her drawer. - Okay.

The prefrontal cortex is one of the last parts

of the brain to mature.

It's the area responsible for planning,

prioritizing, and making good decisions, so.

I have a teenager at home.

Okay, I think what Captain Curry is trying to say

is that this may not be entirely Shea's fault.

You know, kids her age are not fully equipped

to deal with certain aspects of reality.

After what her math tutor did, can you blame her?

Fortunately for the math tutor,

he's no longer a suspect.

Why would she lie?

I'm sure that there's a reason,

which is why Captain Curry and I would like

to speak with her again.

With IAB?

You can forget it.

Do you want justice or not?

Because this is how you get it.

Not for the department or your husband,

for your little girl.

So, Shea, this is Captain Curry.

She's gonna be listening in.

Is this because I lied?

There may have been a reason for that.

These kinds of cases, they're complicated.

We believe that something happened to you,

and it's difficult to talk about.

I never wanted to talk about

any of this in the first place.

But we all know now that you weren't talking

about Saagar at that time.

No.

So whoever this boy is that raped you,

you were protecting him.

So you were raped?

I told him no.

He didn't listen, but, Mom, I don't think

he was trying to hurt me. - Who?

I know this can all be very confusing.

You don't understand.

Our families live across the street.

What?

[suspenseful music]

You know who she's talking about?

If this is who I think it is--

His dad and Tommy are good friends.

So, Shea, I need you to listen to me.

Your father is a big boy,

and he can take care of himself.

He just wants you safe.

And when you love someone,

that is the most important thing.

♪

- Is our son under arrest? - No, he's not.

Then why the hell should he go with you?

We just have some questions for Liam.

- About what? - Saturday night.

Oh, that party Shea threw.

Oh, so you knew about it?

Half of Bay Ridge heard the music.

Kids were drinking hard seltzer

they stole from my basement.

Is that what this is about? - Not exactly.

So there was an incident at the party.

We think Liam may have witnessed it.

What incident?

I'm calling Tommy.

Call Tommy McGrath.

He's your boss, right?

Ours, maybe, not hers.

Tommy, it's Mickey. Call me.

Mr. Dowling, like I said, your son is not under arrest.

We just wanna talk to him.

Down at the station. Why not just do it here?

No. Dad, I'll just go talk to them.

No, you're 15.

You're not going anywhere without me and your mother.

Okay, let's go.

Liam, come ride with us.

I'll drive, Mickey.

My husband fell off a ladder.

He does HVAC in the city. Broke his wrist.

Okay, you can follow me.

What the hell is going on?

- Chief, let us handle this. - Tommy--

Mickey, I got a call from you.

What's this about? - You tell me.

I don't know anything.

Mr. Dowling, please get in the car.

- Thank you. - Please.

You brought her here?

I didn't have a choice.

Tommy. Tommy.

Come on. Tommy. Tommy.

Hey.

God!

Sorry you took this case yet?

No.

I'm not.

You think I need a lawyer?

No, I'm just trying to inform you of your rights

and your son's too.

I just want this over with.

Liam, you want a lawyer?

No. For what?

They both waived Miranda. We good to go?

I'm good if Mr. Carisi is.

The kid is 15, but his father is in the room.

No one's under arrest?

No, not custodial.

We made that perfectly clear they're free to go at any time.

I'll sit in.

That'd be even more helpful.

Well, so much for McGrath not knowing that I came to you.

With all the yentas in this department?

Surprised it took this long.

Yeah, look, we've had our differences,

but he's a good cop, and I respect him.

So do I.

Just trying to keep it that way.

There's been an allegation that Shea

may have been sexually assaulted.

Yeah, not by my son.

They grew up together. They're like cousins.

No, we just wanna find out if Liam saw anything.

Maybe he saw Shea upset.

I don't wanna get her in trouble.

We're a little past that.

If that girl did something wrong, Liam,

that is not on you.

Shea has always been a bit of a wild kid.

Was she drinking?

I was too.

Oh, we don't care about that.

What you should know is,

she was examined at a hospital, and we searched her room.

So if there's anything else that you wanna tell us,

Liam, now's the time.

[soft suspenseful music]

- Liam, what happened? - Nothing.

I swear.

Hey, I raised you.

I know you're not gonna lie to cops.

So you just tell them the truth.

♪

We had sex, okay?

She was the one who wanted it. - Stop.

She was afraid after that her dad would find out.

That's not my fault.

It's not your fault, okay?

But just stop talking right now.

No more questions. Stop.

Not without a lawyer.

Not exactly a confession.

No, but the Venn diagram of their Saturday night

seems like it's starting to have

a nice lemon-shaped wedge.

That's all we're getting for now.

Should I cut him loose?

Carisi?

I don't have enough to arrest.

- This all sucks. - Yeah.

No matter how you slice that lemon...

The McGraths and the Dowlings are longtime family friends.

At least they were.

Hard for a friendship to get past

whatever we're looking at.

Either Shea made this up or she didn't consent.

Either way, Liam is not gonna tell us the whole truth

in front of his father.

Okay, Counselor, so what do you need?

I need a more than a he said, she said,

especially considering Shea has already

made one false accusation.

CSU found DNA on Shea's kit.

He didn't deny having sex.

An outcry witness would be helpful here.

Plenty of other kids at that party.

Let's get some statements on the record.

Check cell phones. Maybe somebody took selfies.

Or better yet, video.

At this point, I'll take anything

that will corroborate.

On it, Counselor.

[sighs]

[laughs]

You having a stroke yet?

No, but you were right to warn me about your desk.

[chuckles]

Some kind of metaphor, isn't it?

Welcome to SVU.

Everybody at school was drinking at Shea's party.

Why, am I in trouble?

We just have a few questions.

You see Shea with a boy that night?

You mean Liam Dowling?

Yeah, they were all over each other.

You see them together in her room?

Yeah, then Shea closed the door behind them.

Is Shea okay? She hasn't been to class.

You talk to her?

Not since the party. She was pretty wasted.

Did you see her with Liam?

I saw him coming downstairs from her room being all bro.

Bro?

You know, fist dapping with his buds.

Here, I have it in the picture.

[suspenseful music]

Can you drop that to me?

[school bell rings]

I gotta get to class.

Go ahead.

It doesn't prove anything.

Maybe this will.

Kid wore a helmet to the party?

With a camera attached.

Yeah.

I wear it in case I have an accident.

Why wouldn't you just tell us that

when we were accusing you of assault?

You could have helped yourself out.

'Cause I did nothing wrong.

Oh, about that, we're sorry.

But we're gonna have to confiscate that camera.

The kid had a camera?

He's a suspect in a rape case. How does he not give that up?

Until the age of 25, the male brain

is as useful as an electrified meatball.

What does it prove?

We know that he's not the rapist.

And unless he's got footage of the actual assault--

Nah, but he got something else.

♪

There's Shea. Clearly something's off.

Whoever that girl is.

That looks an awful lot like an outcry witness to me.

So, Shea, do you know this girl?

I don't know her name.

She's my friend Cooper's cousin.

Do you remember going into the bathroom

with her, what you said?

I was pretty out of it.

Why does any of this matter?

She already told you Liam raped her.

Because Liam has a different story.

I am not surprised.

Wait, what did he say?

That you initiated it and that you

both consented to the sex.

That's not true. I didn't do--

You believe my daughter, don't you?

We do. But before we can move forward,

we need to ask a few more questions.

Okay, and, Shea, listen, if you agreed to it

and then you changed your mind and decided, no, that's okay.

I wanted to make out.

Okay. And then after that?

We were on my bed kissing.

[soft apprehensive music]

He took my shirt off.

Okay, and how'd you feel about that?

I mean, it felt good,

but I didn't want it to go more than that.

And then he started pulling up my skirt.

All right, and did you tell him to slow down

or stop or anything like that?

Mm-hmm.

You did?

We need to hear you say it.

Yes.

And then how did he respond?

Kept saying, like, "Come on, it's no big deal.

"Just a little bit. Just...

just a little bit."

And then he just...

He just did it.

Okay.

♪

Can I talk to you, Captain Benson?

- Of course. - Alone.

I just wanted you to know that I've spoken to Tommy,

and he understands that he overstepped.

You have my assurances it won't happen again.

- I really appreciate-- - So you can call off IAB.

[tense music]

Okay, I'm--I'm sorry.

I can't do that.

You know, I've been an NYPD wife for 20 years, so--

So you should know that Captain Curry is here

to protect your husband as much as she is here

to protect this case.

- And maybe you. - That too.

I'm familiar with Group 1,

and they are not about protecting anyone from anything

except litigation. - Katie, listen to me--

Are you gunning for Tommy's job?

I'm sorry?

Are you gunning for Tommy's job?

You know, chiefs are political cannon fodder.

You know what happened to Garland, so--

Yeah, so why don't you listen to me,

and let me be very clear with you.

Mm-hmm.

That is not what's going on here.

I understand that you're very upset, okay?

But let's focus on your daughter

and what's important right now.

Look, I appreciate everything you've done for my daughter,

but I just don't think you and I should talk anymore.

And there's no way in hell that Shea is testifying.

- Katie. - Having my family upended

by whatever scumbag lawyer the Dowlings hire?

No, thank you.

I don't think you're thinking clearly right now.

Tommy will not stand for it, and neither will I.

♪

Yeah, that's me.

Shea was so upset.

How well do you know each other?

We never met before; I just tagged along

to the party with my cousin.

Okay, but you and Shea went into the bathroom together.

Why?

I had something similar happen to me.

Most of my girlfriends have.

So Shea told you why she was crying?

She said Liam raped her.

Well, there's your outcry statement, Carisi.

Okay, let's pick the little prick up.

Full disclosure, Katie McGrath made it very clear

that Shea will not be testifying.

Well, I make it a point to not jump off a bridge

I haven't even crossed yet.

Make the arrest.

You need backup?

Maybe sit this one out?

Your little conversation with the chief's wife earlier.

Ah, how'd you guess?

I'm used to being hated.

You know what the problem with the truth is?

People can't handle it.

Liam, my baby.

How can you do this?

We wouldn't be doing this if we didn't have evidence.

McGrath put you up to this?

Oh, there he is now.

Some friend, Tommy. Huh?

Some friend.

What kind of a kid are you raising?

Your daughter's a liar.

Yeah, and your son's a rapist.

Huh? How does that feel?

She's always been a mess.

Why do you think your wife's had her in therapy

for the last three years? - All right.

That is none of your business.

How dare you, man? - Stop.

- Chief, take it easy. - No, he needs to hear this.

Two kids got drunk that night, Tommy, and only one of them's

getting their life ruined because of what?

- Beca-- - He's a boy!

What are you saying, Mickey?

Let's not make this worse than it already is, Chief.

- Your daughter's a slut. - Settle down, all right?

She seduced my son. She's a slut.

Now she's the one-- - Hey!

- Yo, yo, yo, yo! - Chief! Chief! Look at me!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! You wanna go to jail?

Say it again, Mickey. - Chief. Chief. Look at me.

- Say it again. - Put the gun down.

Put the gun down!

Now. - Honey, please. Please.

Please. Please, stop. Please. Hey.

Please, just-- please, just walk away.

Away, please. - I'm sorry.

Tommy, just walk away.

Walk away. Walk away. - I'm sorry.

My client is willing to make a full confession,

as long as his age gets taken into account.

We're not looking to prosecute him as an adult.

So what are we talking about?

Given a family court judge's sign off,

he'll do three years in juvie, max.

Liam?

You have a deal.

Okay.

What you did was very brave, Liam, as far as fessing up,

but not what you did to Shea.

My dad said the first time he kissed my mom,

she slapped him.

It's not the '80s anymore.

I'd find better role models, son.

So Liam was arraigned?

He pled guilty.

Got ROR till his sentencing in April.

What do you wanna do about the chief?

He pulled his weapon on an unarmed civilian.

Good thing Curry wasn't there.

What are you talking about?

It would have made things a lot easier.

You planning on reporting him?

Like I have a choice.

Like I keep saying, I tried to warn you.

I know. I know.

Captain, Sarge, 911 got a call

from Brooklyn, a domestic.

- McGrath? - No, the Dowling house.

[tense music]

♪

Captain Benson, SVU.

What's going on? - Responding to a 911 call.

We showed up, place was a wreck.

What happened?

Father and son going after each other.

- You arrested both of them? - Probable cause on both.

Captain Benson.

Mrs. Dowling, are you all right?

I--I know what you're thinking,

but he's never pushed me before.

And what about Liam?

I tried to get between them this time.

Okay, so your husband didn't break his wrist

falling off a ladder.

Mrs. Dowling?

He--

he just gets so angry sometimes.

He didn't want to hurt me.

He punched a hole in our bedroom wall.

Mrs. Dowling, none of this is your fault.

I should have told someone years ago.

You're telling someone now.

All right, let's get that looked at.

♪

Is Janice gonna be all right?

She has to have 16 stitches in her hand.

She fell into glass when he pushed her.

You know, Mickey and I have been friends.

I--I should have seen it.

But I guess I didn't see it in myself, either.

I let--I let Katie down.

I let you down.

Don't worry about me, Chief.

Worry about your daughter.

[somber music]

♪

I miss when she was a kid.

[laughs] I--I-- I walked on water.

But now-- - Just be her father.

Love her.

That's more than I got.

You turned out good.

♪

Um...

listen, um, about the other night,

I'm not gonna ask you to cover for me.

You know, I gotta-- I gotta take my lumps.

With Curry.

Or somebody else at IAB.

Curry's been gunning for a transfer for some time.

Good luck.

- Well, thanks. - I mean it.

Thank you for everything, Captain.

You too, Chief.

♪

I'll have what she's having.

Any word on the chief?

He'll be on modified duty.

For how long?

From what I hear, 1PP's already

vetting candidates for his position.

- That's gotta be rough. - Yeah.

Well, let me guess, you're on the short list.

Me?

No. No.

Don't get me wrong, IAB is soul-grinding.

"The Rat Squad."

I can't imagine that, 'cause you are anything but.

I appreciate that.

I got into IAB hoping to make a difference.

I know.

I mean, based on my history with you.

I'm glad I didn't find you guilty.

Oh, you and me both.

SVU, what you do, that makes a difference.

Well, that would be a lateral move at best,

and there's already a captain.

A damn good one.

Wow, Captain Curry, are you kissing my ass?

Life's about more than just career goals.

[pensive music]

♪

Well, I am short-staffed.

You know, I did happen to notice

the plethora of Y chromosomes in your particular squad room.

And with SVU not having a chief

looking over our shoulder, but an acting chief...

Let's face it, it's the police equivalent

of a substitute teacher. - We could get a lot done.

♪

Maybe even break some rules for a change.

I like the way you think, Captain.

- Good. - [chuckles]

I'll pull some strings.

Just tell me when to report.

To the future.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[wolf howls]