1 00:00:05,552 --> 00:00:05,802 . 2 00:00:05,885 --> 00:00:07,178 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:07,846 --> 00:00:09,180 sexually based offenses 4 00:00:09,264 --> 00:00:11,599 are considered especially heinous. 5 00:00:11,683 --> 00:00:13,893 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 6 00:00:13,977 --> 00:00:15,770 who investigate these vicious felonies 7 00:00:15,895 --> 00:00:17,188 are members of an elite squad 8 00:00:17,230 --> 00:00:19,315 known as the Special Victims Unit. 9 00:00:19,357 --> 00:00:21,026 These are their stories. 10 00:00:22,527 --> 00:00:25,030 - Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 11 00:00:25,113 --> 00:00:29,409 who are we to judge another? 12 00:00:29,451 --> 00:00:34,289 By what metric should we praise or condemn? 13 00:00:34,372 --> 00:00:38,501 Well, I may be but a lowly, lowly lawyer, 14 00:00:38,626 --> 00:00:40,920 but, uh, one thing that I can attest to 15 00:00:41,004 --> 00:00:43,173 is that tonight's man of the hour 16 00:00:43,214 --> 00:00:45,717 is a consummate force of good. 17 00:00:45,759 --> 00:00:47,927 Now, I'm sure that we can all agree 18 00:00:48,053 --> 00:00:53,558 that in a sea full of judges with oversized egos, this guy-- 19 00:00:53,641 --> 00:00:54,893 this guy's got the largest. 20 00:00:54,976 --> 00:00:56,936 [laughter] 21 00:00:57,020 --> 00:00:58,772 No, but seriously, ladies and gentlemen, 22 00:00:58,813 --> 00:01:01,983 I want you to join me in welcoming to the stage 23 00:01:02,067 --> 00:01:06,404 your Judge of the Year, the Honorable Warren Fels. 24 00:01:06,529 --> 00:01:08,615 Come on. Give it up. 25 00:01:08,656 --> 00:01:11,284 [applause] 26 00:01:14,412 --> 00:01:17,040 Come on. Look at this. - Thank you. 27 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,795 - Are you serious? What--what-- 28 00:01:21,878 --> 00:01:22,837 - It's a brutal world out there. 29 00:01:22,921 --> 00:01:24,339 - Mm-hmm. 30 00:01:24,422 --> 00:01:25,840 - And an absolutely silent night in here. 31 00:01:25,924 --> 00:01:27,008 - Oh! 32 00:01:27,050 --> 00:01:28,009 You just jinxed it. 33 00:01:28,134 --> 00:01:29,344 - Oh, come on, I'm a cop. 34 00:01:29,469 --> 00:01:30,720 I'm not superstitious. - You'll see. 35 00:01:30,845 --> 00:01:33,348 - So in '03, we almost made it through 36 00:01:33,473 --> 00:01:35,850 an entire shift without a peep. 37 00:01:35,934 --> 00:01:40,271 And then John Munch had to open his mouth 38 00:01:40,313 --> 00:01:41,481 and prove to all of us that there was 39 00:01:41,564 --> 00:01:44,984 no such thing as a jinx. 40 00:01:45,068 --> 00:01:48,029 The call came in ten seconds later. 41 00:01:48,154 --> 00:01:50,115 - All right, well, maybe tonight's the night. 42 00:01:50,198 --> 00:01:51,700 - You just double-jinxed it. 43 00:01:51,783 --> 00:01:53,076 - No, I did not. 44 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:54,661 - What color? - Red. 45 00:01:54,744 --> 00:01:56,121 - Crime Stoppers just sent us a tip. 46 00:01:58,998 --> 00:02:00,709 - Jinx. 47 00:02:00,834 --> 00:02:03,169 - I've learned three things in all my years 48 00:02:03,253 --> 00:02:05,463 on the raised bench. 49 00:02:05,588 --> 00:02:07,966 Number one, 50 00:02:08,049 --> 00:02:10,427 looking down at the court, 51 00:02:10,510 --> 00:02:14,305 I know each and every one of you that has a bald spot. 52 00:02:14,347 --> 00:02:16,766 Number two, looking up at you-- 53 00:02:16,850 --> 00:02:18,685 you better remember to trim those nose hairs. 54 00:02:18,768 --> 00:02:20,103 [laughter] 55 00:02:20,186 --> 00:02:22,439 [tense music] 56 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,232 - I was raped by the devil. 57 00:02:24,315 --> 00:02:26,985 - But most importantly, the bench is raised 58 00:02:27,068 --> 00:02:29,154 so that all can see justice. 59 00:02:29,237 --> 00:02:33,283 - He may claim to be good, 60 00:02:33,408 --> 00:02:37,203 but he uses his position for pure evil. 61 00:02:37,245 --> 00:02:39,080 - But in no way should a judge be viewed greater 62 00:02:39,164 --> 00:02:40,790 than anyone else in the court. 63 00:02:40,874 --> 00:02:44,544 - On November 15th, in his robing room, 64 00:02:44,627 --> 00:02:47,088 he tore my underwear off with his teeth, 65 00:02:47,172 --> 00:02:50,175 and then he forced himself inside of me. 66 00:02:50,258 --> 00:02:53,887 - Like Albert Einstein said, "Blind belief in authority 67 00:02:53,970 --> 00:02:57,307 is the greatest enemy of truth." 68 00:02:57,432 --> 00:03:01,895 And the aim should always be truth and justice. 69 00:03:01,936 --> 00:03:06,941 - That devil's name is Judge Warren Fels. 70 00:03:07,067 --> 00:03:13,031 ♪ ♪ 71 00:03:13,114 --> 00:03:14,824 - No, no, the speech was great. 72 00:03:14,908 --> 00:03:17,160 It was great. Just the--the Einstein quote. 73 00:03:17,327 --> 00:03:19,371 - Oh, don't tell me Sonny Carisi 74 00:03:19,412 --> 00:03:20,997 is questioning Albert Einstein. 75 00:03:21,081 --> 00:03:22,957 - No, I just thought you could have gone with Francis Bacon. 76 00:03:23,041 --> 00:03:25,168 "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority." 77 00:03:25,293 --> 00:03:26,711 - All right, well, how about this one? 78 00:03:26,836 --> 00:03:28,254 Hank Williams, 79 00:03:28,380 --> 00:03:29,547 "Mind your own business." 80 00:03:29,673 --> 00:03:31,091 - [chuckles] 81 00:03:31,174 --> 00:03:33,635 Congratulations, Judge of the Year. 82 00:03:33,677 --> 00:03:34,969 You deserve it. 83 00:03:35,011 --> 00:03:37,555 - Thanks, Dominick. 84 00:03:37,597 --> 00:03:39,182 - All right. - Get home safe too. 85 00:03:39,265 --> 00:03:42,352 - Uh, but I think Public Enemy said it better than Einstein. 86 00:03:42,394 --> 00:03:44,646 "Don't believe the--" 87 00:03:44,688 --> 00:03:47,023 No! [gunshot] 88 00:03:47,107 --> 00:03:49,859 [tense music] 89 00:03:49,943 --> 00:03:55,990 ♪ ♪ 90 00:03:56,074 --> 00:03:58,243 Why? Why? 91 00:03:58,326 --> 00:04:01,705 You're okay. Hey. [panting] 92 00:04:01,746 --> 00:04:03,957 Hey, you're okay. You're okay. 93 00:04:04,082 --> 00:04:06,126 I need an ambulance right now. 94 00:04:06,167 --> 00:04:08,086 I'm in The Belmore Hotel, in the garage. 95 00:04:08,169 --> 00:04:09,796 Gunshot wound to the chest. 96 00:04:09,921 --> 00:04:11,840 Send it. All right, I got you. 97 00:04:11,923 --> 00:04:13,466 I got you. Just stay with me. 98 00:04:13,550 --> 00:04:14,884 Stay with me, okay? Come on. 99 00:04:17,137 --> 00:04:20,015 [dramatic music] 100 00:04:20,098 --> 00:04:27,063 ♪ ♪ 101 00:05:05,518 --> 00:05:05,810 . 102 00:05:05,852 --> 00:05:06,853 - He was late teens, early 20s. 103 00:05:07,979 --> 00:05:10,106 He was about 5'10", and sandy blond hair. 104 00:05:10,190 --> 00:05:12,150 He had blue eyes. 105 00:05:12,233 --> 00:05:14,444 He was wearing a black jacket, blue hoodie, black jeans, 106 00:05:14,486 --> 00:05:15,987 white canvas sneakers. 107 00:05:16,029 --> 00:05:17,906 - Okay. - And he had a gun. 108 00:05:17,989 --> 00:05:21,076 But he was the one who looked scared, Liv. 109 00:05:21,117 --> 00:05:22,452 - Thank you so much. 110 00:05:22,535 --> 00:05:23,745 - Hey. - Hey. 111 00:05:23,828 --> 00:05:25,163 What--what--what did they say? 112 00:05:25,288 --> 00:05:26,456 What are they saying? - He's going into surgery. 113 00:05:26,539 --> 00:05:27,999 And they think that the bullet somehow missed 114 00:05:28,041 --> 00:05:29,584 everything major, thanks to you. 115 00:05:29,626 --> 00:05:30,794 - Thanks to me? 116 00:05:30,877 --> 00:05:31,753 The guy got shot in the chest, Amanda. 117 00:05:31,795 --> 00:05:33,004 I was too damn slow. 118 00:05:33,088 --> 00:05:34,381 - Stop it. 119 00:05:34,422 --> 00:05:37,217 Stop. 120 00:05:37,300 --> 00:05:39,302 - Thank God he's okay. 121 00:05:39,427 --> 00:05:43,598 - So, Carisi, how well do you know Judge Fels? 122 00:05:43,723 --> 00:05:44,933 - I know him really well. 123 00:05:45,016 --> 00:05:46,518 I mean, the guy was-- 124 00:05:46,559 --> 00:05:48,144 he was one of my law professors. 125 00:05:48,228 --> 00:05:49,521 He mentored me. 126 00:05:49,604 --> 00:05:51,314 - And he's married, right? 127 00:05:51,398 --> 00:05:52,649 - No, no. 128 00:05:52,774 --> 00:05:55,026 His wife died last year. He's a widower. 129 00:05:55,151 --> 00:05:57,779 - Okay. - Okay. 130 00:05:57,862 --> 00:05:59,239 - Well, what was that? 131 00:05:59,322 --> 00:06:02,117 What--why are you detective-ing him? 132 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,451 He didn't shoot himself. 133 00:06:03,535 --> 00:06:05,620 - There's an accusation. 134 00:06:05,745 --> 00:06:07,205 - To SVU? 135 00:06:07,330 --> 00:06:08,373 Against Warren Fels? 136 00:06:08,498 --> 00:06:10,166 No. No, no, no, no. 137 00:06:10,291 --> 00:06:12,711 - And now there's an attempt on his life. 138 00:06:12,794 --> 00:06:13,837 - He's a good guy. 139 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,296 No, no, no, no. Listen, listen. 140 00:06:15,422 --> 00:06:18,758 I love you both, but he didn't assault anyone. 141 00:06:18,842 --> 00:06:20,176 - And I trust your judgment. 142 00:06:20,218 --> 00:06:23,471 I trust your perception. 143 00:06:23,555 --> 00:06:25,140 - But what, Liv? 144 00:06:25,223 --> 00:06:31,021 - But if we have one motto at SVU... 145 00:06:31,104 --> 00:06:32,439 - Never say never. 146 00:06:32,564 --> 00:06:34,274 [suspenseful music] 147 00:06:34,399 --> 00:06:36,276 - Look, you two go home. 148 00:06:36,317 --> 00:06:38,695 We'll figure it out. We'll figure it out. 149 00:06:41,531 --> 00:06:43,116 Warren Fels. 150 00:06:43,199 --> 00:06:45,827 69 years old, 12 years prosecutor. 151 00:06:45,952 --> 00:06:48,329 He rose to the head of the Homicide Division, 152 00:06:48,413 --> 00:06:51,374 appointed by the governor to the Supreme Court 153 00:06:51,416 --> 00:06:53,126 and most recently, chief judge 154 00:06:53,209 --> 00:06:54,794 of the Trial Division in Queens. 155 00:06:54,878 --> 00:06:56,629 And currently... - He's in the ICU. 156 00:06:56,713 --> 00:06:59,632 He's out of surgery, but he's not up yet. 157 00:06:59,674 --> 00:07:02,218 - The accusation came in as an internet tip 158 00:07:02,260 --> 00:07:03,845 through Crime Stoppers. 159 00:07:03,928 --> 00:07:06,639 - The alleged assault took place on November 15th. 160 00:07:06,765 --> 00:07:08,641 - And Fels was the presiding judge 161 00:07:08,725 --> 00:07:10,101 for Saturday night arraignments, 162 00:07:10,185 --> 00:07:12,979 but nobody on the docket matches the woman in the video. 163 00:07:13,021 --> 00:07:15,023 - Saturday night arraignments are known to draw 164 00:07:15,065 --> 00:07:16,983 a certain clientele. 165 00:07:17,025 --> 00:07:18,818 - Hold on. 166 00:07:18,860 --> 00:07:21,905 I knew I recognized something. - What? 167 00:07:21,988 --> 00:07:24,783 - Here. 168 00:07:24,908 --> 00:07:26,159 There. There. 169 00:07:26,242 --> 00:07:27,952 See her home screen? 170 00:07:27,994 --> 00:07:29,287 - That's the app for Midnight Page. 171 00:07:29,371 --> 00:07:30,330 - Exactly. 172 00:07:30,413 --> 00:07:32,999 - Midnight Page is what? 173 00:07:33,083 --> 00:07:35,752 - It's a marketplace for hiring escorts. 174 00:07:35,794 --> 00:07:37,337 - So she is a sex worker. 175 00:07:37,420 --> 00:07:39,214 Well, you can filter by preferences-- 176 00:07:39,297 --> 00:07:43,927 so female, white, brunette, 20s, green eyes. 177 00:07:44,052 --> 00:07:46,346 - You have the Midnight Page app on your phone? 178 00:07:46,388 --> 00:07:48,390 - Hey, buddy, if you wanna catch a worm, 179 00:07:48,556 --> 00:07:49,933 you gotta dig in the dirt. 180 00:07:50,016 --> 00:07:51,685 - Okay. 181 00:07:51,810 --> 00:07:55,313 - Okay, here she is, ElsaXXX. 182 00:07:55,438 --> 00:07:56,564 - Let's make a date. 183 00:07:56,690 --> 00:08:01,736 ♪ ♪ 184 00:08:01,820 --> 00:08:04,572 [upbeat dance music playing] 185 00:08:04,698 --> 00:08:08,576 ♪ ♪ 186 00:08:08,618 --> 00:08:10,745 - I'll copy her. 187 00:08:10,829 --> 00:08:12,163 Martini? 188 00:08:12,288 --> 00:08:13,498 Is it dry or dirty? 189 00:08:13,581 --> 00:08:14,999 - It's water with a twist. 190 00:08:15,041 --> 00:08:16,584 - Okay, good. I don't drink either. 191 00:08:16,626 --> 00:08:19,212 Water, twist. 192 00:08:22,215 --> 00:08:24,592 - I'm waiting on someone. 193 00:08:24,634 --> 00:08:27,303 - Elsa, right? 194 00:08:27,387 --> 00:08:30,348 You're not in any trouble, but no one else is coming. 195 00:08:30,390 --> 00:08:33,184 I made the appointment with you. 196 00:08:33,309 --> 00:08:35,478 - Who are you? 197 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,063 - I'm here to help you. 198 00:08:40,358 --> 00:08:42,027 - It happened in his robing room. 199 00:08:44,070 --> 00:08:47,490 He tore off my underwear with his teeth 200 00:08:47,615 --> 00:08:50,243 and then forced himself inside of me. 201 00:08:50,285 --> 00:08:52,746 - Okay. And this was on November 15th? 202 00:08:52,871 --> 00:08:55,331 - Yes, November 15th. 203 00:08:57,375 --> 00:08:58,960 - You know, I gotta say, we don't have a record 204 00:08:59,085 --> 00:09:01,463 of you appearing in Judge Fels's court 205 00:09:01,546 --> 00:09:02,964 that evening. 206 00:09:03,048 --> 00:09:04,007 - It happened. 207 00:09:04,090 --> 00:09:05,300 - Okay. 208 00:09:05,383 --> 00:09:07,302 - He forced himself inside of me. 209 00:09:07,385 --> 00:09:09,637 I can see it right now happening in my head. 210 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:14,517 - Elsa, listen, all I want for you is justice, okay? 211 00:09:14,601 --> 00:09:16,728 Can you tell me your real name? 212 00:09:19,022 --> 00:09:20,106 - Elsa Clark. 213 00:09:22,067 --> 00:09:24,152 - How do you feel about coming down to the station with me? 214 00:09:24,235 --> 00:09:25,236 We can file a report. 215 00:09:27,405 --> 00:09:29,199 - You work for him, don't you? 216 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:30,575 - Who, Judge Fels? No. 217 00:09:30,658 --> 00:09:32,285 Elsa, I work for the City. 218 00:09:32,369 --> 00:09:33,787 - I have said all I'm gonna say. 219 00:09:33,953 --> 00:09:34,871 Leave me alone. 220 00:09:34,954 --> 00:09:35,955 - Elsa. 221 00:09:38,416 --> 00:09:40,460 Elsa Clark, 20 years old, 222 00:09:40,543 --> 00:09:42,670 from Illinois, no criminal record. 223 00:09:42,796 --> 00:09:45,173 Current address, Meltzer Hall Dormitory 224 00:09:45,340 --> 00:09:46,549 at University of New York. 225 00:09:46,633 --> 00:09:47,717 - Okay. 226 00:09:47,759 --> 00:09:49,469 So, Curry, what is your take? 227 00:09:49,511 --> 00:09:50,845 - You know, I don't know how else to say it, 228 00:09:50,887 --> 00:09:54,516 other than her interaction with me seemed rehearsed. 229 00:09:54,599 --> 00:09:56,810 She said exactly what she had already said in that video. 230 00:09:56,976 --> 00:09:59,187 It was robotic. 231 00:09:59,312 --> 00:10:01,106 I mean, it was like she was telling a story 232 00:10:01,189 --> 00:10:02,816 that she had heard but couldn't remember the details. 233 00:10:02,982 --> 00:10:04,234 - Well, get this. 234 00:10:04,317 --> 00:10:05,819 There is no robing room 235 00:10:05,902 --> 00:10:07,570 for Saturday night arraignments. 236 00:10:07,696 --> 00:10:08,822 That whole detail in her claim is bogus. 237 00:10:08,947 --> 00:10:10,365 - Well, hang on. 238 00:10:10,448 --> 00:10:13,159 Even when someone gets every detail wrong, 239 00:10:13,243 --> 00:10:15,412 they can still be a victim. 240 00:10:15,537 --> 00:10:17,122 - I mean, she did seem tense at the bar, 241 00:10:17,205 --> 00:10:18,790 so maybe she'll be more receptive in the comfort 242 00:10:18,915 --> 00:10:20,333 of her own dorm. 243 00:10:20,417 --> 00:10:22,252 - Judge Fels is awake. 244 00:10:27,340 --> 00:10:29,718 [knock at door] 245 00:10:29,801 --> 00:10:32,095 - Now's not a good time. 246 00:10:32,137 --> 00:10:34,014 - What's up? - [sighs] 247 00:10:34,139 --> 00:10:35,724 Detective Bruno. 248 00:10:35,849 --> 00:10:37,392 May I ask you some questions, Judge? 249 00:10:37,434 --> 00:10:39,227 - Talk to Sonny. 250 00:10:39,352 --> 00:10:42,022 He has more info than me. 251 00:10:42,105 --> 00:10:45,525 I just turned around, and then I'm here. 252 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:55,452 - You know anybody who may have a vendetta against you? 253 00:10:55,577 --> 00:10:58,997 - I'm deciding people's fates every day. 254 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,791 I guess someone wanted to decide mine. 255 00:11:03,460 --> 00:11:05,920 - You recognize this woman? 256 00:11:05,962 --> 00:11:07,756 [tense music] 257 00:11:07,839 --> 00:11:10,008 - A girl? 258 00:11:10,091 --> 00:11:12,052 What's this about? 259 00:11:12,135 --> 00:11:14,846 - Do you know this woman, Judge? 260 00:11:14,929 --> 00:11:18,058 - Sonny, is he one of yours? 261 00:11:18,141 --> 00:11:20,268 - The shooting may have been in reaction 262 00:11:20,352 --> 00:11:22,479 to an accusation that she made. 263 00:11:24,314 --> 00:11:26,232 - An accusation against me? 264 00:11:28,193 --> 00:11:32,364 Well, I'm sure you can guess what I'm about to say. 265 00:11:32,447 --> 00:11:35,492 From now on, all questions must go through my attorney. 266 00:11:35,533 --> 00:11:37,285 Thanks for stopping by, Sonny. 267 00:11:37,369 --> 00:11:38,661 - Judge, I'm just here as your fr-- 268 00:11:38,703 --> 00:11:40,163 - I need some shut eye. 269 00:11:40,246 --> 00:11:47,253 ♪ ♪ 270 00:11:50,090 --> 00:11:52,342 - ♪ I'm a nightmare walking ♪ 271 00:11:52,425 --> 00:11:54,177 ♪ Psychopath talking ♪ 272 00:11:54,260 --> 00:11:55,720 ♪ King of my jungle ♪ 273 00:11:55,804 --> 00:11:57,138 - Some things never change. 274 00:11:57,222 --> 00:11:58,640 - Mm-hmm. 275 00:11:58,723 --> 00:11:59,808 - Dude, what is happening to you is due. 276 00:11:59,933 --> 00:12:01,393 - Is that coming from Elsa's room? 277 00:12:01,476 --> 00:12:02,852 - You still have the gun? 278 00:12:02,936 --> 00:12:04,104 [tense music] 279 00:12:04,229 --> 00:12:06,147 - Yo. Police. Clear the hall. 280 00:12:06,272 --> 00:12:10,694 ♪ ♪ 281 00:12:10,735 --> 00:12:12,737 - Drop your weapon! Hands up! 282 00:12:12,821 --> 00:12:14,322 Turn around! 283 00:12:14,364 --> 00:12:16,241 On your knees! 284 00:12:16,324 --> 00:12:18,660 Cross your ankles and interlace your fingers behind your head. 285 00:12:18,743 --> 00:12:25,709 ♪ ♪ 286 00:12:37,053 --> 00:12:39,139 - What the hell's going on in here? 287 00:12:44,769 --> 00:12:44,978 . 288 00:12:44,978 --> 00:12:45,770 - Come on. 289 00:12:47,063 --> 00:12:49,232 - So the day starts at 5:00 and ends at midnight? 290 00:12:49,274 --> 00:12:51,484 - Who's setting the schedule here? 291 00:12:56,156 --> 00:12:58,908 Uh, Matt. 292 00:12:59,075 --> 00:13:00,160 That's your name, right? 293 00:13:00,243 --> 00:13:02,245 Mind if we talk? 294 00:13:02,287 --> 00:13:03,997 - I have to do the dishes. 295 00:13:04,039 --> 00:13:05,749 It's my day. I don't wanna get in trouble. 296 00:13:07,459 --> 00:13:08,752 - Who would you get in trouble with? 297 00:13:08,793 --> 00:13:10,003 - That kid with the gun? 298 00:13:10,086 --> 00:13:11,963 - Jeremy? No. He's-- 299 00:13:12,047 --> 00:13:13,256 - We're roommates. 300 00:13:13,381 --> 00:13:14,799 We split the chores. 301 00:13:14,841 --> 00:13:16,259 - Uh-huh. Yeah, we can see that. 302 00:13:16,343 --> 00:13:18,636 You got a chart and everything. 303 00:13:19,637 --> 00:13:20,930 - Elsa, why don't you come with me? 304 00:13:21,014 --> 00:13:23,892 - I have nothing more to say to you. 305 00:13:24,017 --> 00:13:26,227 - Okay, that kid with the gun, is he your roommate too? 306 00:13:26,269 --> 00:13:28,021 - Kind of. He's-- 307 00:13:28,146 --> 00:13:31,066 - Jeremy was acting completely on his own. 308 00:13:31,149 --> 00:13:33,193 Right? 309 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:34,235 - Yeah. 310 00:13:34,361 --> 00:13:37,197 [tense music] 311 00:13:37,364 --> 00:13:38,281 ♪ ♪ 312 00:13:38,448 --> 00:13:42,202 - Hey, Matt, look at me. 313 00:13:42,285 --> 00:13:45,163 You're not in trouble, okay? 314 00:13:45,288 --> 00:13:46,664 So why don't you come with me? 315 00:13:46,748 --> 00:13:47,957 I just wanna talk, and then I'll help you 316 00:13:48,041 --> 00:13:50,794 with the dishes when we're done. 317 00:13:50,877 --> 00:13:52,754 [water running] 318 00:13:52,921 --> 00:13:55,173 - I'm good. 319 00:13:55,298 --> 00:13:57,217 - Okay. That's obstruction. 320 00:13:57,384 --> 00:13:59,177 - What are you doing? - Turn around. 321 00:13:59,260 --> 00:14:01,054 - You're arresting him? - Yeah, I am. 322 00:14:01,221 --> 00:14:02,931 I'm tired of getting stonewalled here. 323 00:14:03,056 --> 00:14:04,265 - I'm gonna report you. 324 00:14:04,307 --> 00:14:05,642 - Oh, go ahead. 325 00:14:05,725 --> 00:14:07,060 The boss already can't stand me. 326 00:14:09,187 --> 00:14:11,398 - Did you tell Fels I'm here? 327 00:14:11,481 --> 00:14:13,817 - Come again? 328 00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:15,860 - Does Judge Fels know I'm here? 329 00:14:17,529 --> 00:14:19,906 Is he gonna want the death sentence? 330 00:14:20,031 --> 00:14:21,991 - New York's not a death-penalty state. 331 00:14:22,117 --> 00:14:24,661 - It doesn't matter. 332 00:14:24,786 --> 00:14:26,246 He runs the system. 333 00:14:28,540 --> 00:14:32,043 When I heard what he did to Elsa... 334 00:14:32,210 --> 00:14:35,714 - So that's why you shot him, 335 00:14:35,839 --> 00:14:39,676 as revenge for what he did to Elsa? 336 00:14:39,801 --> 00:14:44,431 - What he did to her was the last straw of 1,000 straws. 337 00:14:46,057 --> 00:14:47,600 - What else did he do? 338 00:14:50,603 --> 00:14:54,315 - Aggravated assault and battery, 339 00:14:54,482 --> 00:14:59,029 trespassing, theft, extortion, money laundering. 340 00:15:00,739 --> 00:15:04,993 Judge Fels is the devil. 341 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,955 And I'm the one that tried to stop his reign of terror. 342 00:15:11,750 --> 00:15:14,753 - License and registration. 343 00:15:14,878 --> 00:15:16,046 - Listen to the officer, honey. 344 00:15:16,087 --> 00:15:17,505 He's just doing his job. 345 00:15:17,630 --> 00:15:20,342 - Yes, Robbie. 346 00:15:20,467 --> 00:15:22,510 - Do you know how fast you were going back there? 347 00:15:22,635 --> 00:15:24,637 - This is November 15th 348 00:15:24,804 --> 00:15:26,639 in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey. 349 00:15:26,681 --> 00:15:28,725 - Which means that she wasn't in Manhattan on the night 350 00:15:28,892 --> 00:15:30,393 that she alleges. - Yeah. 351 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,228 - Do we know more about this Robbie guy that's with her? 352 00:15:32,270 --> 00:15:33,938 - They didn't card him. 353 00:15:33,980 --> 00:15:35,482 - Uh, our boy Matt from the dorm, 354 00:15:35,565 --> 00:15:37,484 he's having a panic attack. 355 00:15:37,609 --> 00:15:39,652 What do I do? 356 00:15:39,819 --> 00:15:41,237 - Got it. 357 00:15:41,321 --> 00:15:42,655 I know. 358 00:15:42,822 --> 00:15:45,533 I know a lot of people do breathing exercises 359 00:15:45,575 --> 00:15:47,619 for anxiety attacks. 360 00:15:47,744 --> 00:15:49,454 I'll get you some more water. 361 00:15:49,537 --> 00:15:51,289 But this sometimes just does the trick. 362 00:15:51,414 --> 00:15:53,166 Can I put this on your wrist? 363 00:15:53,291 --> 00:15:54,709 There you go. 364 00:15:54,876 --> 00:15:59,881 That'll just sort of put you back in your body. 365 00:15:59,964 --> 00:16:02,550 Feeling a little better? 366 00:16:02,634 --> 00:16:04,678 Good. 367 00:16:04,761 --> 00:16:06,096 - Can I ask you a question? 368 00:16:06,179 --> 00:16:07,138 - Sure. 369 00:16:10,141 --> 00:16:12,477 - Did Judge Fels do anything to Elsa? 370 00:16:14,396 --> 00:16:17,649 - There is no evidence that supports that claim. 371 00:16:19,776 --> 00:16:23,697 - And do you work for Judge Fels? 372 00:16:23,863 --> 00:16:26,366 - I never heard his name before yesterday. 373 00:16:32,580 --> 00:16:34,958 You know, if you're in trouble, I can help you. 374 00:16:35,125 --> 00:16:39,129 [apprehensive music] 375 00:16:39,212 --> 00:16:41,548 Those look like cigarette burns. 376 00:16:41,715 --> 00:16:47,721 ♪ ♪ 377 00:16:47,846 --> 00:16:51,182 How about if you just nod yes or no to my questions? 378 00:16:54,978 --> 00:16:56,896 Did you do that to yourself? 379 00:16:59,482 --> 00:17:02,527 Hey, Matt, did somebody in the dorm 380 00:17:02,610 --> 00:17:04,404 that you're living in do that to you? 381 00:17:07,949 --> 00:17:09,534 Hmm? 382 00:17:09,576 --> 00:17:11,077 You know somebody named Robbie? 383 00:17:12,996 --> 00:17:14,789 Listen to me. 384 00:17:14,914 --> 00:17:17,000 I'm here for you. 385 00:17:17,042 --> 00:17:18,334 You're not in the dorm, 386 00:17:18,376 --> 00:17:20,795 and no one can hurt you here, okay? 387 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:22,630 This is my house. 388 00:17:22,756 --> 00:17:25,842 And I can promise you that no one is gonna hurt you 389 00:17:25,884 --> 00:17:28,053 while you're here with me. 390 00:17:28,136 --> 00:17:29,512 - Oh, God. 391 00:17:29,596 --> 00:17:31,139 - What? 392 00:17:31,222 --> 00:17:32,932 - Okay. Hold on, hold on. 393 00:17:33,016 --> 00:17:34,017 Let's--let's do this again. 394 00:17:34,100 --> 00:17:35,352 [panting] 395 00:17:35,435 --> 00:17:36,936 Slow down your breathing. 396 00:17:37,103 --> 00:17:42,233 ♪ ♪ 397 00:17:48,281 --> 00:17:48,573 . 398 00:17:48,615 --> 00:17:50,283 - Robbie Miller. Sorry to keep you waiting. 399 00:17:50,909 --> 00:17:52,869 This is Captain Curry. 400 00:17:52,952 --> 00:17:54,037 - Two captains. 401 00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:55,330 Aren't I special? 402 00:17:55,413 --> 00:17:57,290 - Well, you're a VIP. 403 00:17:57,374 --> 00:17:59,417 It's not the best view in here, but we're a packed house. 404 00:17:59,459 --> 00:18:02,003 - Crime never stops. Trust me, I know. 405 00:18:02,045 --> 00:18:04,631 - You're on speaking terms with the world of crime? 406 00:18:04,714 --> 00:18:06,341 - I'm not at liberty to say. 407 00:18:06,424 --> 00:18:08,009 - Oh. 408 00:18:08,051 --> 00:18:09,344 - International law. 409 00:18:09,427 --> 00:18:10,553 - Ah. 410 00:18:10,595 --> 00:18:13,139 - What's your guys' clearance level? 411 00:18:13,223 --> 00:18:15,308 - Me, I'm just NYPD. 412 00:18:15,392 --> 00:18:16,685 What about you, Cap? 413 00:18:16,768 --> 00:18:18,478 - Oh, I never made it 414 00:18:18,645 --> 00:18:21,439 higher than Phi Delta at Siena College. 415 00:18:21,523 --> 00:18:23,900 - [chuckles] You're funny. 416 00:18:23,942 --> 00:18:26,986 So my NOC, Non-Official Cover, 417 00:18:27,028 --> 00:18:30,532 is working in construction subcontracting. 418 00:18:30,657 --> 00:18:34,786 But there are certain alphabet organizations that... 419 00:18:34,911 --> 00:18:37,163 - You mean the CIA and FBI? 420 00:18:38,665 --> 00:18:40,166 - Okay. 421 00:18:40,333 --> 00:18:42,335 But we're here about your son, Matt. 422 00:18:42,502 --> 00:18:44,546 - Yeah. What'd the kid do this time? 423 00:18:44,587 --> 00:18:45,964 Do you have kids? 424 00:18:46,006 --> 00:18:47,716 - You know, I spoke with the security guard 425 00:18:47,757 --> 00:18:49,175 at your son's dorm, 426 00:18:49,342 --> 00:18:50,927 and they say that you sign in every day. 427 00:18:51,011 --> 00:18:53,179 You live there? 428 00:18:53,221 --> 00:18:54,347 - I'm supposed to miss a visit with my kids 429 00:18:54,431 --> 00:18:56,057 because the Plaza sells out? 430 00:18:56,099 --> 00:18:58,518 - So how long have you been living at their dorm? 431 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,645 - Well, the original plan was five days, 432 00:19:00,687 --> 00:19:02,022 but they keep asking me to stay. 433 00:19:02,147 --> 00:19:03,231 - Oh. 434 00:19:03,314 --> 00:19:04,607 - I mean, they're kids, 435 00:19:04,691 --> 00:19:07,444 and they like having a parental figure around. 436 00:19:07,527 --> 00:19:10,739 And when you amass as much life experience as I have, 437 00:19:10,864 --> 00:19:12,615 passing on that knowledge to the next generation 438 00:19:12,657 --> 00:19:14,576 is the least you can do. 439 00:19:14,659 --> 00:19:16,911 - Makes perfect sense. 440 00:19:16,953 --> 00:19:18,371 And what about Elsa? 441 00:19:19,914 --> 00:19:21,499 - I coach her too. 442 00:19:21,583 --> 00:19:24,961 We're all accountability partners for one another. 443 00:19:25,003 --> 00:19:27,172 What's my son being charged with? 444 00:19:27,297 --> 00:19:29,924 - Why do I get the feeling that you already 445 00:19:30,008 --> 00:19:31,301 know the answer to that? 446 00:19:31,384 --> 00:19:34,054 [tense music] 447 00:19:34,179 --> 00:19:36,514 - It's so fascinating, the way you round your N's, 448 00:19:36,598 --> 00:19:41,269 and yet you dot your I's so precisely. 449 00:19:41,436 --> 00:19:43,104 - Excuse me? 450 00:19:43,146 --> 00:19:45,357 - You're a cumulative thinker and a perfectionist. 451 00:19:45,398 --> 00:19:49,194 I dabble in forensic graphology. 452 00:19:49,277 --> 00:19:50,320 - You're quite impressive. 453 00:19:50,445 --> 00:19:52,197 - Yeah, and I'm getting jealous. 454 00:19:52,364 --> 00:19:55,200 So I'm gonna go check on Matt. 455 00:19:55,241 --> 00:19:57,494 And do you mind sitting tight for a second? 456 00:19:57,619 --> 00:19:59,329 - Anything for Matt. 457 00:19:59,371 --> 00:20:00,955 Don't leave me hanging. 458 00:20:01,039 --> 00:20:02,415 - Wouldn't dream of it. 459 00:20:02,582 --> 00:20:06,961 ♪ ♪ 460 00:20:07,128 --> 00:20:09,422 Another minute, he would have tried to sell us 461 00:20:09,506 --> 00:20:10,924 the Brooklyn Bridge. 462 00:20:11,049 --> 00:20:12,801 - Robbie Miller had a contentious divorce 463 00:20:12,884 --> 00:20:14,594 from Matt's mom in 2004. 464 00:20:14,719 --> 00:20:16,554 - Robbie was only granted visitation 465 00:20:16,721 --> 00:20:18,431 after a forensics evaluation report. 466 00:20:18,556 --> 00:20:20,183 - Well, I'd love to get my hands on that. 467 00:20:20,225 --> 00:20:21,559 - Sealed by the court. 468 00:20:21,685 --> 00:20:22,852 - He's a high school dropout. 469 00:20:22,894 --> 00:20:24,020 Okay, and then he operated 470 00:20:24,062 --> 00:20:26,731 the Goliath Tile Company until 2021. 471 00:20:26,773 --> 00:20:28,775 - Also in 2021, he got jammed up 472 00:20:28,817 --> 00:20:30,777 when the Damiano family was taken down. 473 00:20:30,902 --> 00:20:34,197 He was found guilty of money laundering, obstruction. 474 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,782 He was sentenced to four years. 475 00:20:35,865 --> 00:20:38,827 - Released just in time to live in his son's dorm. 476 00:20:38,868 --> 00:20:41,121 - A welfare check was called in three months ago 477 00:20:41,204 --> 00:20:42,539 in the dorm room. - Okay. 478 00:20:42,580 --> 00:20:44,040 You get a name for the complainant? 479 00:20:44,165 --> 00:20:46,584 - Colleen Keane, another University of New York student. 480 00:20:46,626 --> 00:20:49,170 - Great. You two track that down. 481 00:20:49,212 --> 00:20:54,009 So Matt completely shut down when the father came in? 482 00:20:54,050 --> 00:20:55,385 - Yeah, and I bet old Robbie was planning on that. 483 00:20:55,468 --> 00:20:56,720 - Yeah. 484 00:20:56,761 --> 00:20:59,097 Rollins, take the kid outside 485 00:20:59,222 --> 00:21:00,473 and get him some fresh air. 486 00:21:05,311 --> 00:21:07,522 - What was it like living in the dorm, Colleen? 487 00:21:07,564 --> 00:21:09,482 - It's a cult. 488 00:21:09,524 --> 00:21:12,402 He is running a tiny cult in the dorm room. 489 00:21:12,527 --> 00:21:14,362 - What makes you say that? 490 00:21:14,446 --> 00:21:15,989 - Me, Matt, Jeremy, Elsa, 491 00:21:16,072 --> 00:21:17,782 we were inseparable. 492 00:21:17,866 --> 00:21:19,200 So decided to room together this year, 493 00:21:19,367 --> 00:21:22,454 and all of a sudden, Robbie, just, like, appears. 494 00:21:22,579 --> 00:21:24,664 - Why'd he stay in the dorm? 495 00:21:24,748 --> 00:21:27,500 - Matt said his dad needed to be to get back on his feet. 496 00:21:27,625 --> 00:21:28,960 Okay. 497 00:21:29,002 --> 00:21:30,754 But he was always trying to get super personal. 498 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,798 I don't know, it just-- it gave me the ick immediately. 499 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,216 - Your friends feel that way too? 500 00:21:35,300 --> 00:21:37,260 - No. 501 00:21:37,302 --> 00:21:40,638 He'd brag about how amazing he was, and they would eat it up. 502 00:21:40,805 --> 00:21:42,932 And I'd say, guys, he's full of it. 503 00:21:43,099 --> 00:21:45,894 He has a scar that he swears he got from a shark attack. 504 00:21:45,977 --> 00:21:47,645 It's an appendix scar. 505 00:21:48,813 --> 00:21:50,732 And then one day, he's-- 506 00:21:50,815 --> 00:21:53,360 he's not on the air mattress. 507 00:21:53,443 --> 00:21:54,361 - Where'd he go? 508 00:21:54,486 --> 00:21:56,654 - Elsa's bed, 509 00:21:56,780 --> 00:21:58,907 which he says was for her self-improvement. 510 00:21:59,032 --> 00:22:00,533 And then he comes to me 511 00:22:00,658 --> 00:22:02,535 and wants to talk about my virginity? 512 00:22:02,577 --> 00:22:05,080 I--I immediately transferred to a new dorm. 513 00:22:05,121 --> 00:22:07,874 - Okay, did you report any of this to the university? 514 00:22:07,999 --> 00:22:10,251 - What's UNY care? The dorm room's paid for. 515 00:22:10,335 --> 00:22:12,420 All they care about is the money. 516 00:22:12,462 --> 00:22:14,214 - So that's why you called in the welfare check. 517 00:22:14,297 --> 00:22:16,633 - Hell, yeah! 518 00:22:16,675 --> 00:22:18,677 Those were my friends. 519 00:22:18,718 --> 00:22:21,888 But they just-- they stopped talking to me, 520 00:22:22,055 --> 00:22:23,765 and they weren't showing up for classes, 521 00:22:23,807 --> 00:22:27,727 and they were barely leaving the dorm room at all. 522 00:22:27,852 --> 00:22:31,189 And then there's what he's doing to Elsa. 523 00:22:31,272 --> 00:22:33,608 - What's he doing? 524 00:22:33,733 --> 00:22:36,111 - Some guy in my psych class said he saw her 525 00:22:36,194 --> 00:22:38,655 on a sex-worker site. 526 00:22:38,697 --> 00:22:41,157 She's not that person. 527 00:22:41,282 --> 00:22:43,618 I think he's forcing her to do it. 528 00:22:43,660 --> 00:22:46,413 [tense music] 529 00:22:46,579 --> 00:22:47,914 ♪ ♪ 530 00:22:47,997 --> 00:22:51,501 - After my parents split up, 531 00:22:51,668 --> 00:22:53,753 my dad wouldn't let me sleep until I told him everything 532 00:22:53,837 --> 00:22:55,422 my mom was saying about him. 533 00:22:57,215 --> 00:23:00,176 He'd burn me if I didn't tell. 534 00:23:03,096 --> 00:23:05,807 But my mom never said anything bad. 535 00:23:05,890 --> 00:23:08,309 - Mm. 536 00:23:08,476 --> 00:23:11,396 - So eventually, I just started making things up, 537 00:23:11,438 --> 00:23:14,190 you know, just to get him to stop. 538 00:23:14,357 --> 00:23:17,944 And then he'd hug me. 539 00:23:18,028 --> 00:23:22,615 He'd hug me, and it would actually make me happy. 540 00:23:22,782 --> 00:23:26,286 - He's been abusing you your whole life. 541 00:23:26,327 --> 00:23:29,330 - One day, I was standing there recording, 542 00:23:29,497 --> 00:23:32,292 as he put these tweezers as deep into Jeremy's ears 543 00:23:32,333 --> 00:23:35,045 as they could go, just so he could get him 544 00:23:35,128 --> 00:23:37,047 to agree that Judge Fels should die. 545 00:23:37,213 --> 00:23:39,174 - He recorded his abuse? 546 00:23:39,215 --> 00:23:42,886 - My dad wanted evidence of--of how--how weak we were, 547 00:23:42,969 --> 00:23:46,181 how much control he had over us. 548 00:23:46,264 --> 00:23:47,807 And I was the one who... 549 00:23:47,974 --> 00:23:51,561 ♪ ♪ 550 00:23:51,644 --> 00:23:53,730 I introduced him to my friends. 551 00:23:55,523 --> 00:23:58,234 You know, I can't take back the things he did to them. 552 00:23:58,276 --> 00:23:59,861 Like, I'm as guilty as he is. 553 00:23:59,944 --> 00:24:00,904 - No. 554 00:24:00,987 --> 00:24:07,994 ♪ ♪ 555 00:24:12,374 --> 00:24:13,500 I can protect you. 556 00:24:19,381 --> 00:24:22,676 [knocking] 557 00:24:22,717 --> 00:24:23,760 - Go away. 558 00:24:23,927 --> 00:24:25,887 - We've got a warrant. 559 00:24:25,929 --> 00:24:29,099 Okay, we're looking for that camera, any SD cards. 560 00:24:31,434 --> 00:24:35,105 A lot of books on coercion. 561 00:24:35,188 --> 00:24:36,439 What are these? 562 00:24:44,239 --> 00:24:45,365 Financial records. 563 00:24:47,617 --> 00:24:49,577 Oh, my God. 564 00:24:49,661 --> 00:24:52,789 You made Robbie over $200,000? 565 00:24:52,956 --> 00:24:56,292 [suspenseful music] 566 00:24:56,376 --> 00:25:02,716 ♪ ♪ 567 00:25:02,841 --> 00:25:05,385 - What the... 568 00:25:13,476 --> 00:25:14,519 Does he let you eat? 569 00:25:16,312 --> 00:25:17,856 - Hey, Bruno! 570 00:25:22,527 --> 00:25:23,862 - Hey. 571 00:25:23,945 --> 00:25:25,822 - I kinda don't wanna watch all this. 572 00:25:25,905 --> 00:25:29,576 ♪ ♪ 573 00:25:34,998 --> 00:25:35,206 . 574 00:25:35,248 --> 00:25:37,083 - All I'm asking is for you to admit that 575 00:25:38,626 --> 00:25:41,963 you know that your parents are conspiring with Judge Fels. 576 00:25:42,047 --> 00:25:43,173 Huh? - [gasping] 577 00:25:43,298 --> 00:25:46,468 I don't remember. Really. 578 00:25:46,593 --> 00:25:49,012 - Then either you're not thinking hard enough 579 00:25:49,095 --> 00:25:50,555 or you're lying. 580 00:25:50,638 --> 00:25:53,141 Either way, I'm very disappointed. 581 00:25:53,224 --> 00:25:56,102 - Wait, wait! Wait. 582 00:25:56,186 --> 00:25:58,605 Maybe when I was younger, 583 00:25:58,730 --> 00:26:01,649 I--I saw them have dinner with him. 584 00:26:01,733 --> 00:26:03,693 - Okay. That's enough. 585 00:26:06,404 --> 00:26:09,449 - Jeez, this poor girl. 586 00:26:09,491 --> 00:26:14,704 - Sleep deprivation, repetitive questionings, torture. 587 00:26:14,746 --> 00:26:17,916 This is how bad cops get false confessions. 588 00:26:18,041 --> 00:26:19,793 - These financial ledgers-- 589 00:26:19,834 --> 00:26:22,629 he forced her into prostitution on the pretense of paying 590 00:26:22,712 --> 00:26:24,631 for a ton of bogus charges. 591 00:26:24,714 --> 00:26:25,924 - I mean, look at this, breaking the seat 592 00:26:26,049 --> 00:26:29,094 on his exercise bike, $500. 593 00:26:29,177 --> 00:26:32,472 Plumber for a clogged shower drain, $250. 594 00:26:32,597 --> 00:26:34,432 There's at least 12 pages of accrued interest, 595 00:26:34,557 --> 00:26:36,184 all in the last four months. 596 00:26:36,267 --> 00:26:38,269 - Money and power, it's the oldest motivation in the book. 597 00:26:38,311 --> 00:26:42,440 But what is the obsession with Judge Fels? 598 00:26:42,565 --> 00:26:44,067 - I checked, and Robbie's never appeared 599 00:26:44,192 --> 00:26:45,652 in Judge Fels's courtroom. 600 00:26:45,777 --> 00:26:47,278 - Well, the good judge isn't gonna be 601 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,948 too eager to help us out. 602 00:26:50,031 --> 00:26:51,574 - Maybe Carisi can ask him. 603 00:26:51,616 --> 00:26:54,494 - I'll find out. 604 00:26:54,577 --> 00:26:56,913 - I'm not a victim. 605 00:26:56,996 --> 00:26:58,832 I'm reclaiming my story 606 00:26:58,915 --> 00:27:01,334 by telling the world what Fels did to me. 607 00:27:01,459 --> 00:27:06,756 - So I watched some of those videos. 608 00:27:06,881 --> 00:27:09,300 Can I tell you what I saw? 609 00:27:09,384 --> 00:27:15,598 I saw a man brainwashing an innocent girl. 610 00:27:15,682 --> 00:27:18,435 - Brainwashing? 611 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:19,686 What are you saying? 612 00:27:19,769 --> 00:27:21,146 Robbie's, like, a hypnotist? 613 00:27:21,229 --> 00:27:24,315 - I'm saying that Robbie is charismatic, 614 00:27:24,399 --> 00:27:27,485 and he preys on young people 615 00:27:27,569 --> 00:27:30,947 who haven't yet formed their identities. 616 00:27:31,072 --> 00:27:34,451 - That's Judge Fels to a T. 617 00:27:36,161 --> 00:27:37,787 He visited my family when I was young. 618 00:27:37,871 --> 00:27:39,122 Did you know that? 619 00:27:42,208 --> 00:27:46,546 - Your father is an electrician, right, 620 00:27:46,629 --> 00:27:48,923 in Illinois? 621 00:27:49,007 --> 00:27:52,719 How--how confident are you that your father, 622 00:27:52,802 --> 00:27:54,888 the electrician, 623 00:27:55,013 --> 00:27:58,892 would be friends with a judge from New York? 624 00:28:03,229 --> 00:28:06,524 - Yes, we lived in a small house, 625 00:28:06,608 --> 00:28:08,610 but that's because my dad hoarded money 626 00:28:08,693 --> 00:28:11,780 he got from Judge Fels. 627 00:28:11,863 --> 00:28:12,739 - Okay. 628 00:28:15,241 --> 00:28:19,579 Okay, well, it's--it's late, and you must be hungry. 629 00:28:19,704 --> 00:28:20,997 Right? 630 00:28:21,081 --> 00:28:26,294 So what--what do you wanna eat? 631 00:28:26,419 --> 00:28:28,296 Anything. 632 00:28:28,338 --> 00:28:31,257 [tense music] 633 00:28:31,383 --> 00:28:35,261 ♪ ♪ 634 00:28:35,345 --> 00:28:39,015 Elsa, is that a-- 635 00:28:39,057 --> 00:28:42,894 is that a hard question for you to answer? 636 00:28:42,977 --> 00:28:47,023 - Robbie--Robbie always chose what I ate. 637 00:28:48,983 --> 00:28:51,236 [chuckles] 638 00:28:51,319 --> 00:28:56,825 No, you are just-- 639 00:28:56,908 --> 00:28:59,536 you are confusing me now. 640 00:29:01,329 --> 00:29:05,041 My parents were corrosive-- 641 00:29:05,166 --> 00:29:08,336 corrosive, corrosive people. 642 00:29:08,420 --> 00:29:12,007 - I've heard that word before. 643 00:29:12,048 --> 00:29:16,136 I heard it from--from Jeremy. 644 00:29:16,219 --> 00:29:19,139 - It's his word. 645 00:29:19,264 --> 00:29:20,807 - Whose word? 646 00:29:24,227 --> 00:29:26,229 - When I say it, "corrosive," 647 00:29:26,271 --> 00:29:29,983 I can hear Robbie's voice in my head. 648 00:29:32,777 --> 00:29:38,324 - Elsa, I can help you. 649 00:29:40,452 --> 00:29:45,790 I can help you get Robbie's voice out of your head 650 00:29:45,915 --> 00:29:49,669 so that you can hear your own. 651 00:29:55,383 --> 00:29:57,385 [knocking] 652 00:29:57,469 --> 00:29:59,471 - Sonny. 653 00:29:59,596 --> 00:30:04,142 This isn't personal, except it is for me. 654 00:30:04,267 --> 00:30:05,977 You heard the word "lawyer." 655 00:30:06,019 --> 00:30:08,229 - Yeah, I heard, but, uh, 656 00:30:08,313 --> 00:30:10,065 charges have been dropped. 657 00:30:10,148 --> 00:30:12,359 So you're good, Judge. 658 00:30:12,442 --> 00:30:13,860 - Hallelujah. 659 00:30:13,943 --> 00:30:15,153 Leonard Cohen. 660 00:30:15,236 --> 00:30:17,822 - Hmm. I prefer the Jeff Buckley version. 661 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:21,743 - So what's with me being shot? 662 00:30:21,826 --> 00:30:24,496 - Well, that's what I'm here to talk to you about. 663 00:30:27,248 --> 00:30:28,792 Do you recognize this guy? 664 00:30:30,293 --> 00:30:31,961 - Is that Robbie Miller? 665 00:30:32,045 --> 00:30:34,255 Our parents were friends. 666 00:30:34,339 --> 00:30:36,800 He would sometimes come over for dinners when I was a kid. 667 00:30:36,883 --> 00:30:39,344 Last I heard, he was in prison. 668 00:30:39,469 --> 00:30:41,221 - Does he have something against you? 669 00:30:41,304 --> 00:30:43,181 - I mean... 670 00:30:43,264 --> 00:30:46,226 after I was elevated, he reached out, 671 00:30:46,351 --> 00:30:48,770 see if I could pull a string or two. 672 00:30:48,895 --> 00:30:52,023 Some money laundering charges to be dropped. 673 00:30:52,065 --> 00:30:54,109 I told him I had a responsibility 674 00:30:54,192 --> 00:30:56,778 to report his approaching me. 675 00:30:56,820 --> 00:30:59,489 Last I knew, he was found guilty. 676 00:30:59,531 --> 00:31:01,449 - There's nothing else? That's it? 677 00:31:01,574 --> 00:31:03,284 - Yeah. 678 00:31:03,410 --> 00:31:07,288 I haven't thought about Robbie Miller in years. 679 00:31:07,372 --> 00:31:11,334 - Well, I--I wish I could tell you the feeling was mutual. 680 00:31:11,418 --> 00:31:12,794 - This is like the Sarah Lawrence case. 681 00:31:12,877 --> 00:31:14,003 - Hmm. 682 00:31:14,129 --> 00:31:16,006 - Con man preying on these kids. 683 00:31:16,089 --> 00:31:17,757 - Except the Fels thing isn't a con. 684 00:31:17,799 --> 00:31:19,718 Robbie actually believes that he's after him. 685 00:31:19,801 --> 00:31:21,011 - Right, because otherwise, he'd have to accept 686 00:31:21,094 --> 00:31:24,389 responsibility for how his own life turned out. 687 00:31:24,431 --> 00:31:28,143 You know, a con man's biggest mark is himself. 688 00:31:28,184 --> 00:31:29,769 Play to his weakness. 689 00:31:36,151 --> 00:31:38,695 - Kept you waiting. 690 00:31:38,778 --> 00:31:40,280 - What happened to the captains? 691 00:31:40,405 --> 00:31:42,032 - Oh, they--they got pulled into something 692 00:31:42,115 --> 00:31:43,158 way more pressing. 693 00:31:43,199 --> 00:31:45,493 I'm just a sergeant, Rollins. 694 00:31:45,535 --> 00:31:49,539 - Okay, well, do you know why they brought in my son? 695 00:31:50,999 --> 00:31:52,333 - Of course. 696 00:31:52,459 --> 00:31:54,419 So do you. 697 00:31:54,461 --> 00:31:56,379 I bet you're well aware that Jeremy Coleman 698 00:31:56,463 --> 00:31:59,341 is sitting in Rikers right now awaiting trial. 699 00:31:59,466 --> 00:32:01,968 And that kid's going to prison for years because of you. 700 00:32:03,636 --> 00:32:05,889 - Oh, you're the bad cop. 701 00:32:08,350 --> 00:32:11,102 I'm well-versed in the Reid Technique, 702 00:32:11,227 --> 00:32:12,979 but you're doing a bad job. 703 00:32:13,063 --> 00:32:17,400 Your first step is, you're supposed to win my trust. 704 00:32:17,442 --> 00:32:20,111 - Did you really think you were gonna walk into this precinct 705 00:32:20,195 --> 00:32:22,405 and charm us into giving up information? 706 00:32:22,489 --> 00:32:27,619 We have you on video torturing your son and his friends. 707 00:32:29,037 --> 00:32:31,164 - Well, there you just gave up information. 708 00:32:34,959 --> 00:32:39,506 But my son and my friends will testify 709 00:32:39,589 --> 00:32:42,133 that everything on those recordings was consensual. 710 00:32:42,258 --> 00:32:44,552 - Who's gonna believe that? 711 00:32:44,636 --> 00:32:46,346 - No victims, no case. 712 00:32:46,429 --> 00:32:47,931 Unless what? 713 00:32:48,056 --> 00:32:49,808 You think you're gonna break me? 714 00:32:49,849 --> 00:32:52,143 [chuckles] 715 00:32:52,227 --> 00:32:55,355 Get me to admit something that I didn't do? 716 00:32:58,233 --> 00:32:59,776 - No. 717 00:32:59,859 --> 00:33:01,403 I'm just here to do two things. 718 00:33:01,486 --> 00:33:04,280 One, put you in cuffs. 719 00:33:04,364 --> 00:33:05,824 Get up. 720 00:33:05,907 --> 00:33:09,494 The other, to let you know that my husband 721 00:33:09,577 --> 00:33:13,915 is good friends with Judge Fels. 722 00:33:13,998 --> 00:33:15,709 - And you know what he's done? 723 00:33:15,792 --> 00:33:17,544 He's tried to ruin my life. 724 00:33:17,627 --> 00:33:19,546 - Yeah, you know what, he talks about you all the time. 725 00:33:19,629 --> 00:33:22,507 In fact, he's right behind that mirror right now, 726 00:33:22,590 --> 00:33:25,176 watching you be humiliated. 727 00:33:25,301 --> 00:33:27,053 You have the right to remain-- 728 00:33:27,137 --> 00:33:28,930 [dramatic music] 729 00:33:29,055 --> 00:33:30,223 - You should have died! 730 00:33:30,348 --> 00:33:33,768 Die! Die! Die! 731 00:33:33,852 --> 00:33:36,688 - All right, come on. - Get him out of here. 732 00:33:44,029 --> 00:33:44,237 . 733 00:33:44,237 --> 00:33:45,864 - My father always told me he knew me better than 734 00:33:46,322 --> 00:33:49,034 I knew myself. 735 00:33:49,075 --> 00:33:51,536 When I was 14, I opened up to him 736 00:33:51,619 --> 00:33:54,831 that I wasn't sure about my sexuality. 737 00:33:54,873 --> 00:33:59,753 So he put a condom on a banana and shoved it down my throat, 738 00:33:59,836 --> 00:34:02,505 asking me if I enjoyed that. 739 00:34:02,672 --> 00:34:07,552 When I said no, he said it was proof that I wasn't gay. 740 00:34:07,677 --> 00:34:12,849 And I was actually kind of relieved 741 00:34:12,974 --> 00:34:14,684 he decided for me. 742 00:34:14,768 --> 00:34:17,729 [tense music] 743 00:34:17,854 --> 00:34:22,108 But now I can see that he's sick. 744 00:34:23,401 --> 00:34:26,946 My father is a twisted, 745 00:34:27,030 --> 00:34:29,115 deeply manipulative person. 746 00:34:31,242 --> 00:34:32,911 - Thank you, Mr. Miller. 747 00:34:33,036 --> 00:34:34,204 No more questions, Your Honor. 748 00:34:34,287 --> 00:34:37,290 - Mr. Mitchell. 749 00:34:37,374 --> 00:34:39,542 - Matthew, when was the last time-- 750 00:34:39,584 --> 00:34:40,794 - Objection, Your Honor. 751 00:34:45,674 --> 00:34:48,009 This is a clear intimidation ploy, Your Honor. 752 00:34:48,134 --> 00:34:50,220 - No, Carisi, this is a clear Sixth Amendment issue. 753 00:34:50,261 --> 00:34:51,429 - Retraumatizing victims 754 00:34:51,513 --> 00:34:52,597 got nothing to do with the Sixth Amendment. 755 00:34:52,681 --> 00:34:54,224 - My client has a constitutional right 756 00:34:54,265 --> 00:34:55,642 to confront his accusers. 757 00:34:55,725 --> 00:34:57,560 - Your Honor, the defendant tortured the victims 758 00:34:57,727 --> 00:34:59,396 through interrogation. 759 00:34:59,437 --> 00:35:01,398 Allowing him to question them will only retraumatize them 760 00:35:01,439 --> 00:35:03,191 in open court. - Enough. 761 00:35:03,233 --> 00:35:05,777 I am not getting reversed by the Appellate Division 762 00:35:05,902 --> 00:35:07,696 on a Sixth Amendment issue. 763 00:35:07,737 --> 00:35:11,116 While I would have preferred a heads-up, Mr. Mitchell, 764 00:35:11,157 --> 00:35:13,702 I will allow Mr. Miller to act as co-counsel 765 00:35:13,827 --> 00:35:15,620 as I am required to do. 766 00:35:15,662 --> 00:35:19,040 But, Mr. Miller, if you even approach the line, 767 00:35:19,124 --> 00:35:21,668 I will shut you down and revisit this ruling. 768 00:35:31,428 --> 00:35:36,808 - Did you come to me for advice about your life, 769 00:35:36,891 --> 00:35:39,019 everyday problems? 770 00:35:41,396 --> 00:35:43,064 - Yes. 771 00:35:43,106 --> 00:35:45,984 - Did you ever ask me to stop doing these bad things 772 00:35:46,067 --> 00:35:48,570 that you've been saying I've been doing? 773 00:35:48,653 --> 00:35:50,155 - No. 774 00:35:50,238 --> 00:35:52,240 - How old are you? 775 00:35:52,323 --> 00:35:54,409 - 21. 776 00:35:54,576 --> 00:35:56,995 - Do you exercise? 777 00:35:57,078 --> 00:36:00,290 Out loud, Matty, so the jury can hear you. 778 00:36:00,373 --> 00:36:02,417 - I weightlift. 779 00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:05,670 - So you're younger than me, and a hell of a lot stronger. 780 00:36:05,712 --> 00:36:07,213 Don't you think you could have tried 781 00:36:07,380 --> 00:36:09,257 to physically stop me from doing the things 782 00:36:09,341 --> 00:36:10,842 that you didn't like? 783 00:36:12,552 --> 00:36:14,054 - I guess. 784 00:36:20,935 --> 00:36:22,979 - Who invited me to meet your friends? 785 00:36:26,232 --> 00:36:29,819 ♪ ♪ 786 00:36:29,903 --> 00:36:33,948 - [sobs] I did. 787 00:36:34,115 --> 00:36:36,576 - Why would you do that if I was such a big, bad guy? 788 00:36:40,038 --> 00:36:43,666 - Because you're--you're-- 789 00:36:46,753 --> 00:36:49,547 I'm sorry, Dad. 790 00:36:49,631 --> 00:36:51,091 I'm sorry. 791 00:36:51,216 --> 00:36:54,678 [crying] 792 00:37:01,351 --> 00:37:02,686 - We got a big problem, Liv. 793 00:37:02,727 --> 00:37:05,605 - Oh, I'm well aware. 794 00:37:05,689 --> 00:37:08,191 Do you even have a case if they all fold under his questioning? 795 00:37:08,274 --> 00:37:10,318 - Nope. 796 00:37:10,402 --> 00:37:13,321 But maybe we've got one last chance. 797 00:37:13,363 --> 00:37:16,032 - What is that? 798 00:37:16,116 --> 00:37:17,575 - I'm gonna have to make a deal. 799 00:37:20,537 --> 00:37:22,622 Do you have it in you to testify against 800 00:37:22,706 --> 00:37:26,084 Robbie Miller face to face? 801 00:37:26,167 --> 00:37:29,170 In return, I can offer you a lesser charge. 802 00:37:29,254 --> 00:37:31,464 - No. 803 00:37:31,506 --> 00:37:32,632 No deal. 804 00:37:32,716 --> 00:37:34,175 - Oh, hold on for a second. 805 00:37:34,259 --> 00:37:37,679 - You're going away for years of your young life. 806 00:37:37,721 --> 00:37:40,056 And the guy who orchestrated it all is gonna escape. 807 00:37:40,140 --> 00:37:41,307 - I'll testify. 808 00:37:43,393 --> 00:37:44,728 I just don't want the deal. 809 00:37:44,769 --> 00:37:45,979 - Jeremy, as your lawyer, 810 00:37:46,146 --> 00:37:47,897 I have to advise you, take the deal. 811 00:37:52,944 --> 00:37:56,573 - I wanted to be a lawyer, like you. 812 00:37:59,993 --> 00:38:02,912 Robbie took any chance of that away from me. 813 00:38:02,954 --> 00:38:05,749 [apprehensive music] 814 00:38:05,790 --> 00:38:08,793 Tell me if this is right. 815 00:38:08,835 --> 00:38:13,089 Could Robbie's defense cite your offer, 816 00:38:13,131 --> 00:38:15,050 saying I was bought off? 817 00:38:15,175 --> 00:38:16,176 - That's correct. 818 00:38:16,259 --> 00:38:18,887 They could, and they would. 819 00:38:19,054 --> 00:38:22,849 - So if I take a deal, that'll just hurt my testimony. 820 00:38:26,770 --> 00:38:30,774 And if he gets off, he'll just keep destroying people. 821 00:38:33,443 --> 00:38:36,237 He's a poison. 822 00:38:36,404 --> 00:38:37,947 So no deal. 823 00:38:38,031 --> 00:38:40,325 And I'll testify. 824 00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:47,665 ♪ ♪ 825 00:38:48,833 --> 00:38:52,379 Robbie said Judge Fels had snipers all over the city 826 00:38:52,462 --> 00:38:55,256 looking to kill him, us too. 827 00:38:55,382 --> 00:38:56,633 - And you believed him? 828 00:38:56,716 --> 00:38:57,801 - Not at first. 829 00:38:57,926 --> 00:38:59,719 He would do these... 830 00:38:59,803 --> 00:39:01,554 "sessions," he called them. 831 00:39:01,638 --> 00:39:03,932 - And how do you understand these sessions now? 832 00:39:04,057 --> 00:39:05,809 - It was torture. 833 00:39:05,934 --> 00:39:07,394 - What would he do? 834 00:39:12,357 --> 00:39:16,111 - He had these pointy tweezers, and he'd put them in my ear 835 00:39:16,236 --> 00:39:20,115 so far that I could feel my eardrum vibrating. 836 00:39:20,281 --> 00:39:24,369 And he told the same story over and over again-- 837 00:39:24,452 --> 00:39:27,330 snipers, murderer! 838 00:39:27,455 --> 00:39:30,417 It would only stop when I could repeat the story back. 839 00:39:30,542 --> 00:39:33,753 I think my brain started to believe it to protect me. 840 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:37,924 But I wanna make it clear, 841 00:39:38,091 --> 00:39:40,844 it wasn't only about the physical harm. 842 00:39:40,969 --> 00:39:42,721 - What do you mean? 843 00:39:42,762 --> 00:39:47,017 - I've spent the last four weeks in a cell. 844 00:39:47,058 --> 00:39:50,603 It's the longest time I've been away from Robbie in a while. 845 00:39:50,687 --> 00:39:53,314 Never have I felt more free. 846 00:39:53,398 --> 00:39:55,442 [soft determined music] 847 00:39:55,567 --> 00:39:57,819 Because I have my own thoughts in my head. 848 00:39:57,944 --> 00:40:02,657 He tried to destroy them, but they're still there. 849 00:40:02,699 --> 00:40:05,535 I'm still here. 850 00:40:11,291 --> 00:40:12,917 - No more questions, Your Honor. 851 00:40:13,043 --> 00:40:15,045 - Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Miller. 852 00:40:17,630 --> 00:40:19,299 - The defense has no questions, Your Honor. 853 00:40:23,345 --> 00:40:26,056 - Mr. Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict? 854 00:40:26,222 --> 00:40:28,600 - We have, Your Honor. 855 00:40:28,641 --> 00:40:30,352 - As to count one, sex trafficking, 856 00:40:30,435 --> 00:40:31,394 what is your verdict? 857 00:40:31,478 --> 00:40:33,688 - Guilty. 858 00:40:33,813 --> 00:40:37,233 - As to count two, extortion, what is your verdict? 859 00:40:37,317 --> 00:40:39,819 - Guilty. 860 00:40:39,903 --> 00:40:41,196 - Watch Matt. 861 00:40:41,279 --> 00:40:42,614 I think he might do something. 862 00:40:42,697 --> 00:40:44,741 - As to count three, labor trafficking, 863 00:40:44,783 --> 00:40:46,076 what is your verdict? 864 00:40:46,159 --> 00:40:47,744 - Guilty. 865 00:40:51,206 --> 00:40:53,083 - Order! 866 00:40:53,249 --> 00:40:54,834 - Hey, hey! Come on. 867 00:40:54,959 --> 00:40:56,836 - Order! 868 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:58,171 - I hate you! You ruined me! 869 00:40:58,296 --> 00:41:00,757 You ruined everything! You ruined my life! 870 00:41:00,924 --> 00:41:02,592 [audience murmuring] 871 00:41:02,634 --> 00:41:03,885 - You didn't stop him. 872 00:41:03,968 --> 00:41:05,387 Good. 873 00:41:05,512 --> 00:41:06,596 That's justice. 874 00:41:06,638 --> 00:41:09,891 - No, the--the verdict was justice. 875 00:41:09,933 --> 00:41:12,769 [tense music] 876 00:41:12,852 --> 00:41:19,859 ♪ ♪ 877 00:41:25,865 --> 00:41:28,702 [dramatic music] 878 00:41:28,868 --> 00:41:35,834 ♪ ♪ 879 00:41:55,979 --> 00:41:58,898 [wolf howls]