1 00:00:01,335 --> 00:00:03,137 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:03,171 --> 00:00:04,605 sexually-based offenses 3 00:00:04,638 --> 00:00:06,540 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:06,574 --> 00:00:09,543 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 5 00:00:09,577 --> 00:00:11,179 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:11,212 --> 00:00:12,713 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:12,746 --> 00:00:14,582 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:14,615 --> 00:00:17,251 These are their stories. 9 00:00:17,618 --> 00:00:20,288 Took the family to see the Statue of Liberty yesterday. 10 00:00:20,321 --> 00:00:21,655 Give me your tired, your poor, 11 00:00:21,689 --> 00:00:23,524 your homicidal taxi drivers. 12 00:00:23,557 --> 00:00:26,060 Kids loved it. You know how long her schnoz is? 13 00:00:26,094 --> 00:00:27,561 4 1/2 feet. 14 00:00:27,595 --> 00:00:29,430 We took the tour too. 15 00:00:31,132 --> 00:00:32,666 Got us another bum. 16 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:34,335 Hey! 17 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:37,338 Hey, you in there! Hey! 18 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:40,741 Oh, Lord! 19 00:00:40,774 --> 00:00:42,376 [crying] Please, don't hurt me! 20 00:00:42,410 --> 00:00:45,246 Nobody's gonna hurt you. 21 00:00:45,279 --> 00:00:46,647 Call an ambulance, Jeff! 22 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,250 Hurry! 23 00:00:49,283 --> 00:00:51,519 What the hell you waiting for?! 24 00:00:51,552 --> 00:00:53,287 I know her. 25 00:00:53,321 --> 00:00:54,622 Look at this. 26 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:58,126 She's that girl that's been missing since Friday. 27 00:00:58,159 --> 00:00:59,793 Tandi. 28 00:01:02,130 --> 00:01:03,364 It's Tandi McCann, all right. 29 00:01:03,397 --> 00:01:05,299 Workers found her tied up with duct tape. 30 00:01:05,333 --> 00:01:06,834 They the ones who called the press? 31 00:01:06,867 --> 00:01:08,636 Yeah, hot line's been all over the papers and TV. 32 00:01:08,669 --> 00:01:09,603 What is this building? 33 00:01:09,637 --> 00:01:11,472 Hudson University's new dorm. 34 00:01:11,505 --> 00:01:12,540 (Benson) Is Tandi hurt? 35 00:01:12,573 --> 00:01:14,242 (Uni) She's pretty shook up. 36 00:01:14,275 --> 00:01:15,209 All she said is she was raped. 37 00:01:15,243 --> 00:01:17,578 Stop taking photographs, okay? 38 00:01:17,611 --> 00:01:19,213 This is my daughter. 39 00:01:19,247 --> 00:01:21,582 If she doesn't wanna go, she doesn't have to go. 40 00:01:21,615 --> 00:01:23,417 Sir, your daughter needs to be seen by a doctor. 41 00:01:23,451 --> 00:01:24,485 I will bring her in later. 42 00:01:24,518 --> 00:01:26,654 I want to take her home and get her cleaned up. 43 00:01:26,687 --> 00:01:27,855 Her mother is worried sick. 44 00:01:27,888 --> 00:01:29,490 Let's calm down here. Are you her father? 45 00:01:29,523 --> 00:01:31,492 I'm her stepfather. Who are you? 46 00:01:31,525 --> 00:01:33,661 I'm Detective Stabler. My partner, Detective Benson. 47 00:01:33,694 --> 00:01:34,495 You the ones that called these vultures? 48 00:01:34,528 --> 00:01:36,497 No, Mr. McCain, we're here to help. 49 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:37,698 Tandi's been through enough already. 50 00:01:37,731 --> 00:01:39,333 (Tandi) No, Daddy, just take me-- 51 00:01:39,367 --> 00:01:40,501 That's it! She's comin' with me! 52 00:01:40,534 --> 00:01:42,736 I'm sorry, Mr. McCain, but Tandi is a minor, 53 00:01:42,770 --> 00:01:43,871 and under the Social Service law, 54 00:01:43,904 --> 00:01:45,339 she needs to have a medical examination. 55 00:01:45,373 --> 00:01:46,540 I'm her father. Don't I get a say? 56 00:01:46,574 --> 00:01:47,908 Take her to St. Catherine's. 57 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:49,243 Daddy, don't let them! 58 00:01:49,277 --> 00:01:51,612 Daddy! Daddy, please! 59 00:01:51,645 --> 00:01:52,846 It's okay, baby. I'll meet you there. 60 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,382 Daddy! No! 61 00:01:54,415 --> 00:01:55,616 I'm sorry. That's what's best for Tandi. 62 00:01:55,649 --> 00:01:58,118 Yeah, well, we'll see about that. 63 00:01:59,653 --> 00:02:02,690 Social Services law? What was that crap? 64 00:02:02,723 --> 00:02:04,525 If Tandi goes home, we lose our evidence. 65 00:02:04,558 --> 00:02:06,927 Bastard gets away with it, and he rapes another kid. 66 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,596 Liv, you crossed the line. 67 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:11,532 That girl is too young and too scared to think for herself. 68 00:02:11,565 --> 00:02:14,302 So you're gonna think for her now, huh? 69 00:02:16,237 --> 00:02:18,372 What else could I do? 70 00:03:11,659 --> 00:03:13,761 What happened out there, Olivia? 71 00:03:13,794 --> 00:03:16,264 Stepfather tried to pull Tandi out of the ambulance. 72 00:03:16,297 --> 00:03:17,298 Liv just did what she had to do 73 00:03:17,331 --> 00:03:18,266 to make sure we have a case. 74 00:03:18,299 --> 00:03:20,301 Well, dad's telling the press you lied to him, 75 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:21,369 and deliberately ignored his wishes. 76 00:03:21,402 --> 00:03:22,536 His wishes? 77 00:03:22,570 --> 00:03:23,571 I thought we act for the victim, 78 00:03:23,604 --> 00:03:24,738 not her parents. 79 00:03:24,772 --> 00:03:26,374 Problem is, now he's threatening 80 00:03:26,407 --> 00:03:27,441 to withhold the rape kit. 81 00:03:27,475 --> 00:03:29,477 Why? He's upset. 82 00:03:29,510 --> 00:03:30,711 His daughter's traumatized. 83 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:31,879 They just want this to go away. 84 00:03:31,912 --> 00:03:33,447 Okay, I'll talk to Tandi. 85 00:03:33,481 --> 00:03:36,417 No, no. Elliot will. 86 00:03:36,450 --> 00:03:38,619 You bumping me off this case? 87 00:03:38,652 --> 00:03:40,754 Look, the dad is madder than hell at you. 88 00:03:40,788 --> 00:03:42,490 Give him some time to calm down. 89 00:03:42,523 --> 00:03:44,325 Tandi's mother is on her way in. 90 00:03:44,358 --> 00:03:45,593 Talk to her. 91 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:49,430 Do you really have to put her through this? 92 00:03:49,463 --> 00:03:50,398 We do rape kits on every victim. 93 00:03:50,431 --> 00:03:52,533 And if you don't give us permission to use it, 94 00:03:52,566 --> 00:03:55,869 the chances of IDing the assailant are pretty slim. 95 00:03:55,903 --> 00:03:58,038 You do want us to find him, don't you? 96 00:03:58,071 --> 00:03:59,340 Of course, I do. 97 00:03:59,373 --> 00:04:00,674 Then let her talk about what happened. 98 00:04:00,708 --> 00:04:02,443 That's the best way to deal with it. 99 00:04:02,476 --> 00:04:04,478 All right. But I'm staying. 100 00:04:04,512 --> 00:04:06,013 Good. 101 00:04:06,046 --> 00:04:07,815 Come on. 102 00:04:07,848 --> 00:04:09,950 Could you give us a minute? 103 00:04:12,052 --> 00:04:14,488 Hi, Tandi. I'm Elliot. 104 00:04:14,522 --> 00:04:15,956 Can I ask you a few questions? 105 00:04:15,989 --> 00:04:18,592 I told my dad everything. 106 00:04:18,626 --> 00:04:20,027 Can you tell me, too? 107 00:04:21,629 --> 00:04:24,598 I was walking to the bus stop... 108 00:04:24,632 --> 00:04:27,568 and these men asked me if I wanted to go to a party. 109 00:04:27,601 --> 00:04:30,804 I said no, and they grabbed me, 110 00:04:30,838 --> 00:04:32,906 and they dragged me to that room. 111 00:04:32,940 --> 00:04:34,575 How many men? 112 00:04:34,608 --> 00:04:36,544 Two or three. I'm not sure. 113 00:04:36,577 --> 00:04:38,612 Can you describe them? 114 00:04:38,646 --> 00:04:42,483 Um, it was dark. I don't know. 115 00:04:42,516 --> 00:04:44,652 Well, were they short, tall, black, white... 116 00:04:44,685 --> 00:04:46,954 I don't know. 117 00:04:46,987 --> 00:04:50,324 Can you describe what they were wearing? 118 00:04:50,358 --> 00:04:51,859 Some kind of uniform. 119 00:04:51,892 --> 00:04:53,026 Good. 120 00:04:53,060 --> 00:04:54,328 Well, it's Monday. 121 00:04:54,362 --> 00:04:55,563 Did they keep you in the same room 122 00:04:55,596 --> 00:04:58,566 all day Saturday, Sunday? 123 00:04:58,599 --> 00:05:03,371 They said if I tried to escape, they would kill me. 124 00:05:03,404 --> 00:05:04,638 Please. 125 00:05:04,672 --> 00:05:06,940 Please, I want to see my mom. 126 00:05:06,974 --> 00:05:09,543 Please. 127 00:05:09,577 --> 00:05:10,611 Now, Tandi is still in high school. 128 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:11,979 What was she doing at Hudson? 129 00:05:12,012 --> 00:05:13,814 She's taking an advanced placement course 130 00:05:13,847 --> 00:05:15,616 over the summer. 131 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:16,717 To get college credits? 132 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:18,018 She wants to go to Columbia 133 00:05:18,051 --> 00:05:20,488 to major in English and French. 134 00:05:20,521 --> 00:05:21,855 She's bright, works real hard, 135 00:05:21,889 --> 00:05:22,990 never causes any trouble. 136 00:05:23,023 --> 00:05:24,725 Now, she was studying there Friday night? 137 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:26,627 She called to say that she was working late 138 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:27,795 at the library. 139 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:29,597 By 11:30, we got worried. 140 00:05:29,630 --> 00:05:30,931 Ronald went up to the university 141 00:05:30,964 --> 00:05:32,533 to look for her. 142 00:05:32,566 --> 00:05:33,667 I called her friends. 143 00:05:33,701 --> 00:05:35,869 So your husband was home with you? 144 00:05:35,903 --> 00:05:37,004 Yes. 145 00:05:37,037 --> 00:05:38,706 And who called the police? 146 00:05:38,739 --> 00:05:41,074 I did, around 4:00 a.m. 147 00:05:41,108 --> 00:05:43,143 Why did you wait so long? 148 00:05:43,176 --> 00:05:46,614 I told you, because Ronald was out looking for her. 149 00:05:46,647 --> 00:05:48,549 Why are you making this so hard for us? 150 00:05:48,582 --> 00:05:50,684 I'm just trying to help your daughter. 151 00:05:50,718 --> 00:05:54,755 Well, then, please, let me see her. 152 00:05:56,790 --> 00:05:58,392 Her rape kit is negative for fluids, 153 00:05:58,426 --> 00:05:59,860 but positive for spermicide. 154 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:01,629 Our attackers used condoms. 155 00:06:01,662 --> 00:06:03,431 Can we prove it was rape? 156 00:06:03,464 --> 00:06:05,399 Her thighs are heavily bruised. 157 00:06:05,433 --> 00:06:07,635 Her hymen is torn. I mean, she definitely had sex. 158 00:06:07,668 --> 00:06:08,769 And she's a virgin. 159 00:06:08,802 --> 00:06:10,604 Any trace evidence of the perps? 160 00:06:10,638 --> 00:06:11,705 Construction guys that found her 161 00:06:11,739 --> 00:06:13,474 let her clean herself up a bit. 162 00:06:13,507 --> 00:06:16,109 Destroying most of the forensics in the process. 163 00:06:16,143 --> 00:06:18,178 What do you got? Nada from CSU. 164 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:19,747 But campus security broke up a party 165 00:06:19,780 --> 00:06:22,450 at Rochester dorm around 11:30 Friday night. 166 00:06:22,483 --> 00:06:23,484 Where's the dorm? 167 00:06:23,517 --> 00:06:25,619 Across the street from where Tandi was found. 168 00:06:25,653 --> 00:06:26,720 The place is crawling 169 00:06:26,754 --> 00:06:28,656 with army cadets taking summer classes 170 00:06:28,689 --> 00:06:29,990 in military leadership. 171 00:06:30,023 --> 00:06:31,191 Tandi said her attackers wore uniforms. 172 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:33,561 When she was heading home from the library, 173 00:06:33,594 --> 00:06:35,629 did the bus stop here? 174 00:06:35,663 --> 00:06:36,964 She had to pass Rochester dorm. 175 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:39,833 Talk to the dean and everybody who was at that party. 176 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:44,905 I do regret what happened, 177 00:06:44,938 --> 00:06:46,540 but you shouldn't jump to conclusions 178 00:06:46,574 --> 00:06:47,941 just because military personnel 179 00:06:47,975 --> 00:06:49,109 live across the street. 180 00:06:49,142 --> 00:06:50,578 We just want to talk to them. 181 00:06:50,611 --> 00:06:51,712 I'm afraid I can't release any names. 182 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:54,515 Unless there's direct evidence of their involvement. 183 00:06:54,548 --> 00:06:55,749 My students have a right to privacy, 184 00:06:55,783 --> 00:06:57,017 and I have a duty to protect them. 185 00:06:57,050 --> 00:06:58,719 A girl was kidnapped and raped 186 00:06:58,752 --> 00:06:59,853 on your campus, Dr. Lyne. 187 00:06:59,887 --> 00:07:01,755 What's your duty to her? 188 00:07:01,789 --> 00:07:03,190 We have our own disciplinary procedures. 189 00:07:03,223 --> 00:07:05,526 If a student is found to have committed an offense, 190 00:07:05,559 --> 00:07:06,927 it'll be handed over to the police. 191 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:08,862 We know all about college procedures-- 192 00:07:08,896 --> 00:07:11,999 Rape victims intimidated, persuaded to drop charges. 193 00:07:12,032 --> 00:07:13,634 I'm sorry. 194 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:15,135 I will talk to the parents of the cadets 195 00:07:15,168 --> 00:07:16,704 who attended this party. 196 00:07:16,737 --> 00:07:17,705 If they wish to make a statement, 197 00:07:17,738 --> 00:07:18,939 that's their choice. 198 00:07:18,972 --> 00:07:21,742 Now, you're on private property, 199 00:07:21,775 --> 00:07:24,712 and I must ask you to leave. 200 00:07:24,745 --> 00:07:26,013 College is closing ranks. 201 00:07:26,046 --> 00:07:27,247 Not tight enough. 202 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,817 Head of campus security was a cop at the 29. 203 00:07:29,850 --> 00:07:31,785 He gave me four names of the students he questioned 204 00:07:31,819 --> 00:07:33,987 at the party in Rochester dorm Friday night. 205 00:07:34,021 --> 00:07:35,856 And their class schedules. 206 00:07:35,889 --> 00:07:37,691 All right, we should wait till they leave campus. 207 00:07:37,725 --> 00:07:39,126 Divide and conquer. 208 00:07:39,159 --> 00:07:41,194 Tony Storr? 209 00:07:41,228 --> 00:07:42,262 What is this? 210 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:43,497 Police business. 211 00:07:43,531 --> 00:07:44,765 See this girl Friday night? 212 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:46,834 Yes, sir, I did. Where? 213 00:07:46,867 --> 00:07:48,001 She was at the party at our dorm. 214 00:07:48,035 --> 00:07:49,870 Are you sure? 215 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:50,971 Yeah, she invited herself. 216 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:52,840 She's sixteen, Mr. Delvecchio. 217 00:07:52,873 --> 00:07:54,241 She said she was 21. 218 00:07:54,274 --> 00:07:56,644 Said to who? I don't know. 219 00:07:56,677 --> 00:07:58,846 Acted like she was 21. 220 00:07:58,879 --> 00:07:59,947 How did she do that? 221 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:01,148 You know, 222 00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:03,050 drinking, dancing, having a good time. 223 00:08:03,083 --> 00:08:04,251 She dance with you, Joe? 224 00:08:04,284 --> 00:08:05,719 No, sir. 225 00:08:05,753 --> 00:08:06,787 Why not? It's your party. 226 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,956 You're a good-looking guy. She's a nice-looking girl. 227 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:10,924 I already got a girlfriend. 228 00:08:10,958 --> 00:08:12,726 Was she at the party? No, sir. 229 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,227 Were there any other girls there? 230 00:08:14,261 --> 00:08:15,529 A couple, maybe. 231 00:08:15,563 --> 00:08:16,730 You know their names? 232 00:08:16,764 --> 00:08:18,899 No, sir. Just sort of bumped into them. 233 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:20,167 You see Tandi leave? 234 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,902 Nope. 235 00:08:21,935 --> 00:08:23,303 She must have slipped out. 236 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:25,539 Tandi's face was on the TV 237 00:08:25,573 --> 00:08:26,907 and the newspapers all weekend long. 238 00:08:26,940 --> 00:08:28,676 How come you didn't report seeing her? 239 00:08:28,709 --> 00:08:30,878 I guess I just didn't put two and two together. 240 00:08:30,911 --> 00:08:33,013 Yeah, I can see where that'd be a problem for you. 241 00:08:33,046 --> 00:08:34,181 Mr. O'Connor. 242 00:08:34,214 --> 00:08:36,817 Trevor Langan of Henshall and Langan. 243 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:38,652 Your family's instructed me to act on your behalf. 244 00:08:38,686 --> 00:08:39,753 You have no right to question my client 245 00:08:39,787 --> 00:08:41,722 on university property. 246 00:08:41,755 --> 00:08:42,856 Your client is on a city sidewalk. 247 00:08:42,890 --> 00:08:44,191 I can question him all I want. 248 00:08:44,224 --> 00:08:45,726 Did you wear that uniform Friday night? 249 00:08:45,759 --> 00:08:46,827 Don't answer that. Why not? 250 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:47,895 'Cause it's immaterial. 251 00:08:47,928 --> 00:08:49,029 Not to me. It is to me. 252 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:50,598 Which means this interview is over. 253 00:08:50,631 --> 00:08:52,099 Come on, Mr. O'Connor. 254 00:08:58,105 --> 00:08:59,139 He give you anything? 255 00:08:59,172 --> 00:09:00,574 Yeah. 256 00:09:00,608 --> 00:09:01,909 Tandi was at that party Friday night. 257 00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:03,711 That's what my guy said. 258 00:09:03,744 --> 00:09:04,812 You think that little detail 259 00:09:04,845 --> 00:09:06,213 just happened to slip Tandi's mind? 260 00:09:06,246 --> 00:09:07,948 Let's go ask her. 261 00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:16,757 Has Tandi said anything yet? 262 00:09:16,790 --> 00:09:18,659 Have you got any leads? Can we talk to Tandi? 263 00:09:18,692 --> 00:09:20,027 Hey, Stabler. Hey, Jim. 264 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:21,629 Anything you can tell me? 265 00:09:21,662 --> 00:09:22,796 Yeah--go home. 266 00:09:22,830 --> 00:09:23,964 You know him? 267 00:09:23,997 --> 00:09:25,833 Friends from high school. Jamie Barragon. 268 00:09:25,866 --> 00:09:26,900 Tandi's big news. 269 00:09:26,934 --> 00:09:29,002 Yeah...till the next big news. 270 00:09:29,036 --> 00:09:30,904 Detectives, can we get a statement, please? 271 00:09:30,938 --> 00:09:32,840 [reporters talking all at once] 272 00:09:32,873 --> 00:09:35,308 (Benson) Were you at that party, Tandi? 273 00:09:35,342 --> 00:09:36,376 Of course, she wasn't. 274 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:38,245 Some of the people there say she was. 275 00:09:38,278 --> 00:09:39,680 (Ronald) What people? 276 00:09:39,713 --> 00:09:40,781 Army cadets. 277 00:09:40,814 --> 00:09:42,282 They're lying! 278 00:09:42,315 --> 00:09:43,951 Those are the uniformed bastards that raped her. 279 00:09:43,984 --> 00:09:45,953 Tandi, we're on your side. 280 00:09:45,986 --> 00:09:47,387 We just need to know exactly what happened, 281 00:09:47,420 --> 00:09:49,356 that's all. 282 00:09:49,389 --> 00:09:51,391 Tell him, baby. Were you at the party? 283 00:09:51,424 --> 00:09:53,293 No! I was walking to the bus stop, 284 00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:54,828 and they grabbed me. 285 00:09:54,862 --> 00:09:57,330 Why is everyone telling lies about me? 286 00:09:57,364 --> 00:09:59,800 God, I just wish you'd all just leave me alone. 287 00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:05,272 All four cadets say Tandi was at the party. 288 00:10:05,305 --> 00:10:07,374 Are you sure she's not lying? 289 00:10:07,407 --> 00:10:08,909 Even if she was there, 290 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:10,277 it doesn't give anybody the right to rape her. 291 00:10:10,310 --> 00:10:12,212 Anything from the crime scene? 292 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:14,381 Well, CSU just finished doing elimination prints 293 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:16,016 on the family and the site workers, 294 00:10:16,049 --> 00:10:17,417 so I wouldn't hold your breath. 295 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:19,720 Well, I got a press conference tomorrow at 9:00, 296 00:10:19,753 --> 00:10:22,355 and I would like not to look like a complete idiot. 297 00:10:22,389 --> 00:10:24,257 Let's use the press. Give 'em a little information. 298 00:10:24,291 --> 00:10:25,959 See if it kicks up a lead. 299 00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:27,160 Like what? 300 00:10:27,194 --> 00:10:28,195 Those four cadets weren't the only ones 301 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:29,362 at that party. 302 00:10:29,396 --> 00:10:30,597 Why hasn't anyone else come forward? 303 00:10:30,630 --> 00:10:32,332 (Cragen) You got anybody you can trust? 304 00:10:32,365 --> 00:10:34,401 The guy covering the Tandi case for the Ledger. 305 00:10:34,434 --> 00:10:35,703 He's an old buddy of mine. 306 00:10:35,736 --> 00:10:38,171 Okay... 307 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:40,007 (Stabler) The poor kid has been through enough already. 308 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,709 Why do you have to make her life more miserable? 309 00:10:41,742 --> 00:10:43,310 Because she's news. 310 00:10:43,343 --> 00:10:44,878 Tens of thousands go missing every year. 311 00:10:44,912 --> 00:10:46,947 What makes Tandi big news? 312 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:49,282 Same reason Chandra Levy and Elizabeth Smart 313 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:50,884 were big news. 314 00:10:50,918 --> 00:10:53,320 They're young, cute, and white. 315 00:10:53,353 --> 00:10:55,756 Whatever it takes to sell your paper. 316 00:10:55,789 --> 00:10:57,390 Is there any sexual assault? 317 00:10:57,424 --> 00:10:59,059 You know I'm not gonna answer that. 318 00:10:59,092 --> 00:11:01,161 Please--why else would the sex cops be involved? 319 00:11:01,194 --> 00:11:03,030 Jamie, I'm not going there. 320 00:11:03,063 --> 00:11:04,865 Are you still focusing on the university? 321 00:11:06,499 --> 00:11:07,868 Maybe. 322 00:11:07,901 --> 00:11:09,336 Cadets? 323 00:11:11,872 --> 00:11:14,875 You want my help, Elliot, you gotta throw me a bone. 324 00:11:17,978 --> 00:11:23,416 We're...interested in talking to anyone... 325 00:11:23,450 --> 00:11:25,418 who was at a party in Rochester dorm 326 00:11:25,452 --> 00:11:27,755 Friday night. 327 00:11:27,788 --> 00:11:30,390 Well, maybe you should be talking to Tandi. 328 00:11:30,423 --> 00:11:31,825 We hear she was partying up a storm. 329 00:11:31,859 --> 00:11:34,962 Where'd you get that? 330 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:37,765 The cadets' lawyers? 331 00:11:37,798 --> 00:11:39,733 They're just trying to dirty up the victim. 332 00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:41,401 So she is a victim? 333 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:43,436 Come on, Elliot, off the record. 334 00:11:43,470 --> 00:11:46,039 Are you looking at the cadets who threw the party? 335 00:11:46,073 --> 00:11:48,041 Off the record? 336 00:11:48,075 --> 00:11:50,243 You bet. 337 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:55,816 What is this? 338 00:11:57,417 --> 00:11:59,152 Byline's Jamie Barrigan. 339 00:11:59,186 --> 00:12:01,254 That who you talked to last night? 340 00:12:01,288 --> 00:12:02,389 I didn't give him any of this. 341 00:12:02,422 --> 00:12:03,924 Well, he got it. 342 00:12:03,957 --> 00:12:05,192 Now he's named two suspects 343 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:06,526 and outed Tandi as a rape victim 344 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:07,360 to the entire country. 345 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:09,429 Let me just talk to the son of a bitch. 346 00:12:09,462 --> 00:12:10,430 No more talking to the press. 347 00:12:10,463 --> 00:12:13,500 I want to contain the damage, not spread it. 348 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:15,502 Gotta get up to Washington Heights. 349 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:18,171 911 came in from a cadet's girlfriend. 350 00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:28,215 Police, get the hell out of my way. 351 00:12:36,589 --> 00:12:39,326 Manhattan SVU. Detective Tutuola. 352 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:41,294 Take it easy. Tell me what happened. 353 00:12:41,328 --> 00:12:44,832 [crying] Uh, we were walking along the street, 354 00:12:44,865 --> 00:12:48,301 when these bastards started calling Joe a rapist. 355 00:12:48,335 --> 00:12:50,037 And they chased him into the street, 356 00:12:50,070 --> 00:12:51,238 and straight into a car. 357 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:52,505 We get the guys that chased him? 358 00:12:52,539 --> 00:12:53,841 They disappeared, 359 00:12:53,874 --> 00:12:56,209 just as soon as his head was... 360 00:12:56,243 --> 00:12:58,478 Why did the papers print his picture. 361 00:12:58,511 --> 00:13:00,413 He never hurt anyone. 362 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:04,484 It's okay, Detective, we got him. 363 00:13:04,517 --> 00:13:07,187 Pulse is slow and thready. 364 00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:09,823 We need to scoop and run. Let's go. 365 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,362 Hospital says Joe Eglee's still unconscious. 366 00:13:15,395 --> 00:13:16,363 He's gonna make it? 367 00:13:16,396 --> 00:13:18,265 He's stable. 368 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:20,100 You can't blame Elliot for this. 369 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,836 I don't, but IAB might. 370 00:13:22,870 --> 00:13:25,305 Just tell them exactly what you told the reporter. 371 00:13:25,338 --> 00:13:28,175 Chief of Detectives, 11: 00. 372 00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:29,142 Chief. 373 00:13:29,176 --> 00:13:30,844 Don. 374 00:13:30,878 --> 00:13:32,846 You Stabler? Yes, sir. 375 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:34,081 Why don't we take this in my office. 376 00:13:34,114 --> 00:13:35,415 A high-profile case 377 00:13:35,448 --> 00:13:37,050 with the media on it like the measles, 378 00:13:37,084 --> 00:13:39,019 and you go and name our main suspects. 379 00:13:39,052 --> 00:13:42,055 I didn't name anybody. 380 00:13:42,089 --> 00:13:43,223 So it's just a coincidence 381 00:13:43,256 --> 00:13:44,557 that the paper's quoting a source 382 00:13:44,591 --> 00:13:47,594 close to the investigation. 383 00:13:47,627 --> 00:13:49,162 Why the hell did you do it? 384 00:13:49,196 --> 00:13:50,898 We needed a lead, sir. 385 00:13:50,931 --> 00:13:52,165 Reporters can go anywhere cops can 386 00:13:52,199 --> 00:13:54,034 and get people to talk easier. 387 00:13:54,067 --> 00:13:55,969 This one certainly got you talking. 388 00:13:56,003 --> 00:13:57,437 Sir, I authorized Detective Stabler 389 00:13:57,470 --> 00:13:58,972 to give the journalist 390 00:13:59,006 --> 00:13:59,973 something on background. 391 00:14:00,007 --> 00:14:01,141 I don't believe he gave any names. 392 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:03,076 Personally, detective, I'd dump you back into uniform, 393 00:14:03,110 --> 00:14:06,313 but that would look like we're admitting guilt. 394 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:09,316 So we have to back you up. 395 00:14:09,349 --> 00:14:11,084 He can stay on the McCain case, Don, 396 00:14:11,118 --> 00:14:13,186 but no contact with the cadets, 397 00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:16,223 and zip your mouth around the press. 398 00:14:22,329 --> 00:14:25,132 Elliot, don't beat yourself up over this. 399 00:14:25,165 --> 00:14:26,599 The bastards put that kid in a coma, 400 00:14:26,633 --> 00:14:28,135 they out Tandi as a rape victim. 401 00:14:28,168 --> 00:14:29,102 I helped them do it. 402 00:14:29,136 --> 00:14:30,670 The press says that Tandi is a public figure. 403 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:32,105 That makes her fair game. 404 00:14:32,139 --> 00:14:34,107 There's nothing that you can do about it. 405 00:14:34,141 --> 00:14:35,475 Oh, yeah? 406 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:39,112 Come here, you son of a bitch! 407 00:14:39,146 --> 00:14:41,248 Hey! Hey! Come on, cool it! 408 00:14:41,281 --> 00:14:42,482 Cool it? You nearly got that kid killed. 409 00:14:42,515 --> 00:14:43,616 Are you out of your mind? 410 00:14:43,650 --> 00:14:44,985 I didn't chase him into traffic! 411 00:14:45,018 --> 00:14:46,219 You made damn sure somebody did! 412 00:14:46,253 --> 00:14:48,021 This is not my fault! Whose fault is it? 413 00:14:48,055 --> 00:14:49,656 Some other reporter had the names of the cadets 414 00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:51,324 from someone on campus. 415 00:14:51,358 --> 00:14:53,060 My editor just put two and two together. 416 00:14:53,093 --> 00:14:54,928 Right, including that bit about Tandi being raped? 417 00:14:54,962 --> 00:14:56,096 To hell with you. 418 00:14:56,129 --> 00:14:57,230 You're the ones who gave that away, 419 00:14:57,264 --> 00:14:58,298 just by being there! 420 00:14:58,331 --> 00:15:00,300 Look, I'm sorry, El. 421 00:15:00,333 --> 00:15:02,269 If I didn't run with this story, somebody else would! 422 00:15:02,302 --> 00:15:04,104 I got a job to do, too, you know. 423 00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:07,440 Whatever. 424 00:15:07,474 --> 00:15:10,110 Might have a lead for you. 425 00:15:10,143 --> 00:15:12,479 We got a tip this morning some guy owns a bodega 426 00:15:12,512 --> 00:15:14,014 near Hudson U. 427 00:15:14,047 --> 00:15:16,283 He says he swears he saw Tandi in his store 428 00:15:16,316 --> 00:15:17,650 Saturday afternoon. 429 00:15:17,684 --> 00:15:19,552 Why aren't you splashing that all over your front page? 430 00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:21,188 'Cause we check our sources. 431 00:15:21,221 --> 00:15:24,057 We can't confirm a word this guy says. 432 00:15:24,091 --> 00:15:26,193 He's got no security cameras, nothing. 433 00:15:26,226 --> 00:15:27,594 Plus, he's a weirdo. What's his name? 434 00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:32,065 Fred. The store's called Grummond's. 435 00:15:32,099 --> 00:15:33,433 She was standing right where you are. 436 00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:35,135 What a little cutie. 437 00:15:35,168 --> 00:15:36,669 Tandi McCall. 438 00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:38,538 Tandi McCain. And what time was this? 439 00:15:38,571 --> 00:15:41,374 Uh, 4:30, 5:30 Saturday. 440 00:15:41,408 --> 00:15:43,710 She came in, kind of sneaking around, 441 00:15:43,743 --> 00:15:45,612 hiding her face. 442 00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:48,148 Bought a soda and a sandwich. 443 00:15:48,181 --> 00:15:49,216 You got a receipt? 444 00:15:49,249 --> 00:15:52,319 Yep. Like I told that reporter, 445 00:15:52,352 --> 00:15:53,686 I can sniff out trouble 446 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:55,288 the second it walks in. 447 00:15:55,322 --> 00:15:56,489 Sausage and egg sandwich 448 00:15:56,523 --> 00:15:58,491 and a can of Club cola. 449 00:15:58,525 --> 00:16:00,160 Was Tandi alone? 450 00:16:00,193 --> 00:16:01,528 Seemed to be, 451 00:16:01,561 --> 00:16:03,330 but she was jumpy. 452 00:16:03,363 --> 00:16:04,664 Fred, it's obvious you got a good memory. 453 00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:06,333 You think you'd recognize her again? 454 00:16:06,366 --> 00:16:08,201 Sure, I could. 455 00:16:08,235 --> 00:16:10,570 That's her. 456 00:16:10,603 --> 00:16:11,704 Yeah. 457 00:16:11,738 --> 00:16:14,274 You've been very helpful. Thank you. 458 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:15,542 Ben, it's Liv. 459 00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:17,710 Look, can you check the lab for food wrappers 460 00:16:17,744 --> 00:16:20,180 and soda cans found at the crime scene? 461 00:16:20,213 --> 00:16:22,082 Yeah, great. Thanks. 462 00:16:22,115 --> 00:16:23,250 Don't get your hopes up. 463 00:16:23,283 --> 00:16:24,784 He didn't recognize Tandi's photo? 464 00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:27,654 Recognized my daughter Kathleen. 465 00:16:27,687 --> 00:16:29,089 Plenty of junk stuffed behind the walls, 466 00:16:29,122 --> 00:16:30,357 under the floor. 467 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:32,292 People use the place like it's a camp site. 468 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:35,028 But this is definitely from a four-day-old 469 00:16:35,062 --> 00:16:36,196 sausage and egg sandwich. 470 00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:38,465 You can tell all that from those little, bitty crumbs? 471 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:40,300 Nope, from the label. 472 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:41,634 Well, what do you know? 473 00:16:41,668 --> 00:16:44,137 A partially-crushed can of Club cola. 474 00:16:44,171 --> 00:16:45,638 I guess Fred wasn't as big a flake 475 00:16:45,672 --> 00:16:47,107 as Elliot thought. 476 00:16:47,140 --> 00:16:48,375 What else you got? 477 00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:49,342 Roll of duct tape. 478 00:16:49,376 --> 00:16:52,112 The end tear matches what Tandi was bound with. 479 00:16:52,145 --> 00:16:53,746 We'll run it all for prints. 480 00:16:56,416 --> 00:16:58,051 I'm sorry, you can't come in. 481 00:16:58,085 --> 00:17:00,320 Tandi's too upset to talk right now. 482 00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:02,322 The whole world knows she was raped, 483 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:04,357 and the papers say you guys gave it up. 484 00:17:04,391 --> 00:17:05,292 That's not true. 485 00:17:05,325 --> 00:17:06,526 We never release the identity 486 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:07,794 of rape victims. 487 00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:09,362 Oh? Well, tell that to those people out there. 488 00:17:09,396 --> 00:17:11,764 Hanging around here like we're some kind of freak show. 489 00:17:11,798 --> 00:17:14,367 Mr. McCain, the quickest way to get the press away from here 490 00:17:14,401 --> 00:17:15,568 and Tandi back to normal 491 00:17:15,602 --> 00:17:17,237 is if she just tells us everything. 492 00:17:17,270 --> 00:17:18,305 She already has. 493 00:17:18,338 --> 00:17:19,172 Not quite. 494 00:17:19,206 --> 00:17:21,241 Her fingerprints are on a food wrapper 495 00:17:21,274 --> 00:17:22,375 in the room where she was found. 496 00:17:22,409 --> 00:17:24,244 Yeah, so? 497 00:17:24,277 --> 00:17:26,279 Maybe the bastards fed her. 498 00:17:26,313 --> 00:17:29,282 Apparently, the food was purchased by Tandi 499 00:17:29,316 --> 00:17:31,284 three blocks away from Hudson University 500 00:17:31,318 --> 00:17:32,452 on Saturday afternoon. 501 00:17:32,485 --> 00:17:35,255 When, according to Tandi, she was being held captive. 502 00:17:35,288 --> 00:17:37,557 We also found her prints on a roll of tape 503 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:39,126 that she was tied up with. 504 00:17:39,159 --> 00:17:40,393 What are you saying? She tied herself up? 505 00:17:40,427 --> 00:17:41,228 We don't know. 506 00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:43,563 That's why we need to talk to her. 507 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:46,299 Please, Mr. McCain. 508 00:17:46,333 --> 00:17:49,336 The press are on her side at the moment. 509 00:17:49,369 --> 00:17:52,472 They find out about this, they could turn. 510 00:17:55,475 --> 00:17:57,377 I don't know about any food. I was held prisoner. 511 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:59,279 We know that, and nobody's blaming you 512 00:17:59,312 --> 00:18:00,413 for what happened. 513 00:18:00,447 --> 00:18:02,449 We just need to understand how you managed to escape. 514 00:18:02,482 --> 00:18:04,184 I didn't! 515 00:18:04,217 --> 00:18:05,485 Well, then, how did the food get in the room? 516 00:18:05,518 --> 00:18:07,487 I told somebody I was hungry. 517 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,323 And one of them took me to the store. 518 00:18:10,357 --> 00:18:11,758 Did he come in with you? 519 00:18:11,791 --> 00:18:14,327 He waited outside. 520 00:18:14,361 --> 00:18:16,496 He said somebody was gonna watch me, 521 00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:20,233 and if I said anything, he would kill me. 522 00:18:20,267 --> 00:18:22,535 Tandi, I want you to take a look at these photos. 523 00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:25,205 Tell me if you recognize anyone. 524 00:18:26,373 --> 00:18:28,408 They... 525 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:29,709 They said that they know where I live, 526 00:18:29,742 --> 00:18:31,144 and they would come after me. 527 00:18:31,178 --> 00:18:33,446 Tandi, I promise that they will never 528 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,481 come near you again. 529 00:18:34,514 --> 00:18:36,216 And we will protect you. 530 00:18:36,249 --> 00:18:38,751 But you've got to help us out, okay? 531 00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:45,558 (Stabler) Tandi... look at the photos. 532 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:51,198 Him. He's one of the cadets. 533 00:18:56,269 --> 00:18:57,437 What about here 534 00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:58,505 on the second page? 535 00:19:01,774 --> 00:19:03,510 Him. 536 00:19:05,245 --> 00:19:06,513 Are you sure? 537 00:19:06,546 --> 00:19:09,382 They raped me. 538 00:19:09,416 --> 00:19:10,817 Okay. 539 00:19:10,850 --> 00:19:14,287 (Stabler) How do you know that? 540 00:19:14,321 --> 00:19:16,356 Okay, good enough. Thanks. 541 00:19:16,389 --> 00:19:18,525 Detective. 542 00:19:19,792 --> 00:19:21,294 What's going on? 543 00:19:21,328 --> 00:19:22,962 My journalist buddy, trying to make nice with me, 544 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:27,166 says that channel three news has something we'll want to see. 545 00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:35,475 (Newsman) Detectives, this is a videotape of the party 546 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,744 at Rochester dorm last Friday night. 547 00:19:39,846 --> 00:19:40,847 Where'd you get this? 548 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,682 Confidential source. 549 00:19:42,715 --> 00:19:44,717 We'll be airing it on the 11:00 news. 550 00:19:44,751 --> 00:19:45,952 You can't do that. 551 00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:47,387 This girl is a victim of sexual assault. 552 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:48,755 Sorry, she's a public figure now. 553 00:19:48,788 --> 00:19:50,189 And from the looks of this, not a victim. 554 00:19:50,223 --> 00:19:53,293 (Cragen) I'm seizing the tape because it's evidence 555 00:19:53,326 --> 00:19:54,461 in an ongoing inquiry. It's our property. 556 00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:56,496 I'll get a warrant to seize it, 557 00:19:56,529 --> 00:19:58,298 and an injunction to stop you from airing it. 558 00:19:58,331 --> 00:20:01,968 You can't do that. It's censorship. 559 00:20:02,001 --> 00:20:03,336 I'm protecting a rape victim. 560 00:20:03,370 --> 00:20:04,271 Stay here. 561 00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:07,607 He does anything with that tape, arrest him. 562 00:20:18,451 --> 00:20:21,354 New York's Rape Shield Law protects a victim's identify. 563 00:20:21,388 --> 00:20:22,922 Alleged rape victim, your honor. 564 00:20:22,955 --> 00:20:24,791 When you play the tape, you'll see that Tandi McCain 565 00:20:24,824 --> 00:20:26,893 was perfectly aware that she was being filmed. 566 00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:29,429 She was intoxicated, therefore, unable to consent. 567 00:20:29,462 --> 00:20:31,664 Also, the tape is evidence in a criminal investigation. 568 00:20:31,698 --> 00:20:32,899 It should be given to police, 569 00:20:32,932 --> 00:20:34,467 not broadcast across the country. 570 00:20:34,501 --> 00:20:36,303 If you're arguing for prior restraint 571 00:20:36,336 --> 00:20:38,271 of publication, Ms. Novak, 572 00:20:38,305 --> 00:20:40,773 let me remind you of the First Amendment. 573 00:20:40,807 --> 00:20:42,775 Was the tape legally obtained? 574 00:20:42,809 --> 00:20:43,976 Yes, your honor. 575 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:45,044 And channel three believes 576 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:46,646 the public has every right to see it. 577 00:20:46,679 --> 00:20:48,415 That's the same self-serving spin a network put 578 00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:50,317 on airing the Andrew Luster tapes. 579 00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:51,851 They claimed that people had a right to see 580 00:20:51,884 --> 00:20:53,553 a rape victim being violated. 581 00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:54,954 It's salacious, not newsworthy. 582 00:20:54,987 --> 00:20:56,956 This video is of genuine public interest, your honor. 583 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:59,326 Not least because it dramatically contradicts 584 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:00,727 the girl's own statements to the police. 585 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:02,962 How do we know the video was made that night? 586 00:21:02,995 --> 00:21:04,096 What if it's been edited? 587 00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:07,467 We have the only copy. It has not been edited at all. 588 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:09,469 And you can prove that? I'm sorry, Ms. Novak. 589 00:21:09,502 --> 00:21:11,938 But the First Amendment trumps all. 590 00:21:11,971 --> 00:21:14,507 However, I'd hate for your station to be sued 591 00:21:14,541 --> 00:21:15,942 because it aired a tape 592 00:21:15,975 --> 00:21:17,944 from the wrong night. 593 00:21:17,977 --> 00:21:20,313 So you'll surrender to the NYPD for 24 hours 594 00:21:20,347 --> 00:21:22,549 pending authentication, hmm? 595 00:21:22,582 --> 00:21:23,750 Anything else? 596 00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:24,917 We need the name of the person 597 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:25,918 who shot the tape, your honor. 598 00:21:25,952 --> 00:21:27,754 He or she is a material witness to the events 599 00:21:27,787 --> 00:21:28,888 leading up to the rape. 600 00:21:28,921 --> 00:21:31,090 The source is covered by journalistic shield, your honor. 601 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:34,461 You get the tape, Ms. Novak, not the auteur. 602 00:21:39,799 --> 00:21:41,568 (Man) Luckily, we got him. 603 00:21:41,601 --> 00:21:44,604 He just doesn't know it. Watch. 604 00:21:50,543 --> 00:21:51,911 I want you to look to Tandi's right 605 00:21:51,944 --> 00:21:53,680 as she moves towards the mirror. 606 00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:56,449 (Benson) There he is. 607 00:21:56,483 --> 00:21:58,084 Freeze it. 608 00:21:59,486 --> 00:22:00,920 Zoom in. 609 00:22:00,953 --> 00:22:02,021 (Cragen) Can you clean it up? 610 00:22:02,054 --> 00:22:05,024 Patience. 611 00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:09,629 Just a few more mouse clicks. 612 00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:11,564 That's Luke Delvecchio. I interviewed him. 613 00:22:11,598 --> 00:22:13,600 Real bottom feeder. 614 00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:15,435 There's something else at the end. 615 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:22,875 See in the background? 616 00:22:22,909 --> 00:22:25,678 Yeah, Tandi's leaving the room. 617 00:22:25,712 --> 00:22:27,514 Anybody follow her? 618 00:22:27,547 --> 00:22:29,749 Nope. Tape stops right after that. 619 00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:31,618 So Delvecchio must have seen her leave. 620 00:22:31,651 --> 00:22:34,654 You and Elliot ask Tandi about her performance. 621 00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:36,956 Munch and Fin will bring in the bottom feeder. 622 00:22:39,526 --> 00:22:40,827 Yeah, I shot the tape. So what? 623 00:22:40,860 --> 00:22:42,462 Why didn't you tell us before? 624 00:22:42,495 --> 00:22:43,730 Because I wanted to sell it. 625 00:22:43,763 --> 00:22:45,398 There's nothing wrong with that. 626 00:22:45,432 --> 00:22:46,699 Tandi McCain is 16, so we've got you 627 00:22:46,733 --> 00:22:48,735 for promoting the sexual performance of a child! 628 00:22:48,768 --> 00:22:50,036 What are you talking about? 629 00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:52,605 That word too big for you-- try child porn. 630 00:22:52,639 --> 00:22:54,474 Seven years in Attica. 631 00:22:54,507 --> 00:22:55,542 You're making this up. 632 00:22:55,575 --> 00:22:57,677 Call your attorney, ask him. 633 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:58,945 Or tell us what you did to Tandi, 634 00:22:58,978 --> 00:23:00,012 and we'll cut you a deal. 635 00:23:00,046 --> 00:23:01,080 I didn't do anything! 636 00:23:01,113 --> 00:23:02,615 You saw her leave the party. 637 00:23:02,649 --> 00:23:05,184 Your perv film stops the moment she walked out. 638 00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:06,753 You followed her, and you raped her. 639 00:23:06,786 --> 00:23:07,720 I didn't. 640 00:23:07,754 --> 00:23:10,022 She looked sick, so I asked if she was okay. 641 00:23:10,056 --> 00:23:11,558 She told me to leave her alone. 642 00:23:11,591 --> 00:23:12,659 And you did? 643 00:23:12,692 --> 00:23:14,494 I went back to the party. 644 00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:16,696 Look, I'm kind of shy around pretty women, all right? 645 00:23:16,729 --> 00:23:18,431 16-year-olds? 646 00:23:18,465 --> 00:23:19,999 Didn't know she was, not till she was on the news. 647 00:23:20,032 --> 00:23:23,603 You knew she was missing. Why not say something? 648 00:23:25,538 --> 00:23:26,873 We could get thrown out of the cadets 649 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:28,608 for giving a minor alcohol. 650 00:23:28,641 --> 00:23:30,643 So you kept quiet. That's courageous. 651 00:23:30,677 --> 00:23:31,944 I know I should have said something, 652 00:23:31,978 --> 00:23:34,013 but I didn't touch her, I swear! 653 00:23:34,046 --> 00:23:36,616 If she says different, she's lying. 654 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:41,187 My daughter is telling the truth. 655 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:43,022 You saw the tape, Mr. McCain. 656 00:23:43,055 --> 00:23:45,458 Tandi was at that party. 657 00:23:45,492 --> 00:23:46,659 And she was drugged. 658 00:23:46,693 --> 00:23:47,760 She'd never act like that. 659 00:23:47,794 --> 00:23:50,162 People are gonna believe what they see on that tape. 660 00:23:50,196 --> 00:23:52,231 I don't even know how to fight this. 661 00:23:52,264 --> 00:23:54,567 I had to send her to her aunt's to get her away. 662 00:23:54,601 --> 00:23:56,703 Now she's gonna get crucified on TV. 663 00:23:56,736 --> 00:23:58,037 Please, Mr. McCain, listen to us. 664 00:23:58,070 --> 00:23:59,606 You listen to me. 665 00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:01,841 My wife's at home on bed rest because of the stress. 666 00:24:01,874 --> 00:24:03,543 And you'll do anything to make an arrest, 667 00:24:03,576 --> 00:24:05,778 even if it means turning my daughter into a slut. 668 00:24:05,812 --> 00:24:07,480 It doesn't matter what was on that tape. 669 00:24:07,514 --> 00:24:09,616 It matters that your daughter was raped. 670 00:24:09,649 --> 00:24:10,783 She doesn't sleep around. 671 00:24:10,817 --> 00:24:11,918 We're not saying that. 672 00:24:11,951 --> 00:24:13,252 Look, Mr. McCain, I know how scary it is 673 00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:15,154 being the father to a teenage girl. 674 00:24:15,187 --> 00:24:16,789 Don't you tell me you know how I feel! 675 00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:18,591 You don't know jack. 676 00:24:19,659 --> 00:24:21,093 You know the most common reason 677 00:24:21,127 --> 00:24:23,129 women make false rape allegations? 678 00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:26,599 To explain away a consensual sexual encounter 679 00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:28,501 when confronted by a boyfriend or a parent. 680 00:24:28,535 --> 00:24:29,736 You son of a bitch. 681 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:31,671 You accusing my daughter of lying? 682 00:24:31,704 --> 00:24:33,272 Hey, Ron. 683 00:24:33,305 --> 00:24:35,207 Is everything okay here, huh? 684 00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:36,776 Oh, yeah. Fine. 685 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:38,678 They're just leaving. 686 00:24:41,814 --> 00:24:43,983 This is crap, Liv. He's covering for her. 687 00:24:44,016 --> 00:24:46,252 She was raped, Elliot. He's trying to protect her. 688 00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:47,720 You'd do the same thing. 689 00:24:47,754 --> 00:24:48,621 I would do anything 690 00:24:48,655 --> 00:24:50,256 to find the son of a bitch who did it. 691 00:24:50,289 --> 00:24:51,558 You know, let's remember one thing. 692 00:24:51,591 --> 00:24:53,025 That guy is her stepfather. 693 00:24:53,059 --> 00:24:54,894 She's not his kid. [cell phone rings] 694 00:24:54,927 --> 00:24:56,729 Benson. 695 00:24:58,197 --> 00:25:02,268 It's Cragen. Crime lab has something. 696 00:25:02,301 --> 00:25:04,571 (Cragen) Iodine fumes react with skin secretions 697 00:25:04,604 --> 00:25:06,238 to bring up latent prints. 698 00:25:06,272 --> 00:25:07,907 She just blows through a tube. 699 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:10,643 And the heat of my breath covers the target area 700 00:25:10,677 --> 00:25:12,211 with iodine vapor. 701 00:25:12,244 --> 00:25:14,714 A perfect hand print. 702 00:25:14,747 --> 00:25:16,816 Which is exactly what we've got here. 703 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:19,786 Two clear handprints 704 00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:21,788 on the stack of sheet rock. 705 00:25:21,821 --> 00:25:22,789 (Cragen) Know who they belong to? 706 00:25:22,822 --> 00:25:24,991 Mm-hmm. We did elimination prints on the family. 707 00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:26,559 Got a perfect match. 708 00:25:26,593 --> 00:25:28,861 Tandi's stepdad, Ronald. 709 00:25:31,831 --> 00:25:33,833 He has access to her every day at home, 710 00:25:33,866 --> 00:25:36,068 but he drags her onto a building site to rape her? 711 00:25:36,102 --> 00:25:38,705 Sure explains why he didn't want us talking to Tandi. 712 00:25:38,738 --> 00:25:40,673 And why she didn't want to talk to us. 713 00:25:40,707 --> 00:25:43,142 Let's background him. See if there's any dirt. 714 00:25:44,811 --> 00:25:45,645 I do construction, building supply. 715 00:25:45,678 --> 00:25:47,246 You know, anything that turns a buck. 716 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:48,681 And Ron McCain's been with me 717 00:25:48,715 --> 00:25:50,049 ever since he came here from Nassau county. 718 00:25:50,082 --> 00:25:51,851 I wish all my people were as loyal. 719 00:25:51,884 --> 00:25:52,785 Any problems? 720 00:25:52,819 --> 00:25:54,654 He had a heart attack about a year ago, 721 00:25:54,687 --> 00:25:56,322 so I took him off construction, made him yard foreman. 722 00:25:56,355 --> 00:25:58,190 I meant problems with his behavior 723 00:25:58,224 --> 00:25:59,258 or with the cops. 724 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:00,693 Anything like that? 725 00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:02,028 You gonna tell me what this is all about? 726 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:03,129 Just a routine inquiry. 727 00:26:03,162 --> 00:26:05,164 Yeah, routine, my ass. 728 00:26:05,197 --> 00:26:07,166 This is about Tandi, isn't it? 729 00:26:07,199 --> 00:26:08,868 If you people think that Ron McCain 730 00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:09,936 had anything to do with this, 731 00:26:09,969 --> 00:26:11,103 you must be desperate. 732 00:26:11,137 --> 00:26:13,706 He loves that girl like she was his own. 733 00:26:13,740 --> 00:26:15,074 Tandi's birth father still around? 734 00:26:15,107 --> 00:26:17,243 Oh, that loser stayed behind eight years ago, 735 00:26:17,276 --> 00:26:18,377 when they moved here. 736 00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:20,780 Ron have any trouble at home? 737 00:26:20,813 --> 00:26:22,615 When he first started dating Alice, 738 00:26:22,649 --> 00:26:24,951 he said that things were kind of difficult with Tandi. 739 00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:26,052 What kind of difficult? 740 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:27,720 Ah, there were some allegations. 741 00:26:27,754 --> 00:26:30,289 But he said it all settled down. 742 00:26:30,322 --> 00:26:33,059 July, 1995, Nassau County Police Department. 743 00:26:33,092 --> 00:26:35,327 They had a complaint of abuse against you. 744 00:26:35,361 --> 00:26:37,730 It's a crap charge brought by my wife's ex-husband 745 00:26:37,764 --> 00:26:38,865 because he was jealous 746 00:26:38,898 --> 00:26:40,800 that I was dating Tandi's mom. 747 00:26:40,833 --> 00:26:42,334 It says right there that the complainant 748 00:26:42,368 --> 00:26:44,370 was Tandi Wetherby, age seven. 749 00:26:44,403 --> 00:26:46,405 Bastard put her up to it. Keep reading. 750 00:26:46,438 --> 00:26:48,775 Cops investigated. Dropped all charges. 751 00:26:48,808 --> 00:26:50,710 Because Tandi withdrew the allegation. 752 00:26:50,743 --> 00:26:52,712 Yes! Is that what this is about? 753 00:26:52,745 --> 00:26:54,747 Got tired of attacking my daughter, 754 00:26:54,781 --> 00:26:56,015 so you're coming after me. 755 00:26:56,048 --> 00:26:57,850 Were you ever in the room where Tandi was raped? 756 00:26:57,884 --> 00:26:59,118 No. Why? 757 00:26:59,151 --> 00:27:01,854 Because your handprints say that you were. 758 00:27:01,888 --> 00:27:04,724 On the sheet rock right next to where Tandi was found. 759 00:27:04,757 --> 00:27:06,859 We supply sheet rock. 760 00:27:06,893 --> 00:27:09,428 It must have ended up in that building. 761 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:12,198 That's quite a coincidence, Ron. 762 00:27:12,231 --> 00:27:13,966 There have got to be hundreds of other prints 763 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,035 in that room besides mine. 764 00:27:16,068 --> 00:27:18,170 We got a better explanation for you. 765 00:27:18,204 --> 00:27:20,940 Tandi's not a girl anymore. 766 00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:22,775 All grown up, beautiful woman. 767 00:27:22,809 --> 00:27:24,110 Your wife's pregnant. Hard not to notice Tandi. 768 00:27:24,143 --> 00:27:25,745 You are sick. 769 00:27:25,778 --> 00:27:27,346 The night she didn't come home, you went looking for her. 770 00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:28,848 Like I told you! 771 00:27:28,881 --> 00:27:30,950 But you didn't tell us that you found her. 772 00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:32,819 Now, you saw her coming out of that party. 773 00:27:32,852 --> 00:27:34,453 You wanted to be mad, but she was drunk. 774 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:35,788 Maybe she was flirting with you a little bit. 775 00:27:35,822 --> 00:27:36,756 Shut up. 776 00:27:36,789 --> 00:27:38,424 So you brought her to the dorm 777 00:27:38,457 --> 00:27:39,926 and did what you always wanted to do. 778 00:27:39,959 --> 00:27:43,229 You bastard. Oh, come on, man. She is a peach. 779 00:27:43,262 --> 00:27:44,931 You're only her stepfather. 780 00:27:44,964 --> 00:27:46,933 What's the big deal, huh? 781 00:27:48,434 --> 00:27:49,902 Uhh! 782 00:27:49,936 --> 00:27:51,237 Ronald McCain, you are under arrest 783 00:27:51,270 --> 00:27:52,972 for assaulting a police officer. 784 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:54,040 You all right? 785 00:27:54,073 --> 00:27:55,942 You have the right to remain silent. 786 00:27:55,975 --> 00:27:57,810 Anything you say can and will be used against you 787 00:27:57,844 --> 00:27:58,945 in a court of law. 788 00:27:58,978 --> 00:28:00,012 You have the right to an attorney. 789 00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,247 If you cannot afford one, 790 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:02,648 one will be appointed to you. 791 00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:04,283 Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you? 792 00:28:04,316 --> 00:28:07,319 (Newscaster) Five more American soldiers dead in Iraq today. 793 00:28:07,353 --> 00:28:11,390 The bombing continued in east Baghdad. 794 00:28:11,423 --> 00:28:14,293 McCain was released on bail. 795 00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:17,429 His boss Mike Tucker signed the bond. 796 00:28:17,463 --> 00:28:19,398 Nice boss. 797 00:28:19,431 --> 00:28:21,433 I just wish we could have kept McCain locked up 798 00:28:21,467 --> 00:28:22,969 while we worked on Tandi. 799 00:28:23,002 --> 00:28:25,271 Hey... 800 00:28:25,304 --> 00:28:27,874 If someone had accused me of molesting my kid, 801 00:28:27,907 --> 00:28:30,042 I'd want to beat the crap out of him, too. 802 00:28:30,076 --> 00:28:31,978 What, now you're saying he didn't do it? 803 00:28:32,011 --> 00:28:33,512 I don't know. 804 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:36,015 The only I do know is that we're not running this case. 805 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:37,483 The media is. 806 00:28:37,516 --> 00:28:39,385 Tandi McCain was always news, Elliot. 807 00:28:39,418 --> 00:28:40,820 We made her bigger news 808 00:28:40,853 --> 00:28:44,390 the second I talked to that journalist. 809 00:28:44,423 --> 00:28:46,025 We're trying to catch the bad guys, 810 00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:47,359 they're trying to make headlines. 811 00:28:47,393 --> 00:28:48,961 Different agendas. 812 00:28:48,995 --> 00:28:51,330 (newscaster) Coming up, the truth about what really happened 813 00:28:51,363 --> 00:28:52,264 in tonight's top story. 814 00:28:52,298 --> 00:28:55,434 Our exclusive interview with Tandi McCain. 815 00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,436 Turn that up, please. 816 00:28:57,469 --> 00:28:59,138 (woman) You're saying it didn't happen? 817 00:28:59,171 --> 00:29:00,272 I made it up. 818 00:29:00,306 --> 00:29:01,808 The whole thing? 819 00:29:01,841 --> 00:29:03,042 I stayed out late, 820 00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:04,376 and I was afraid I would get in trouble, 821 00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,813 and everything got out of control. 822 00:29:06,846 --> 00:29:08,147 What the hell? 823 00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:10,416 I'm so sorry. 824 00:29:10,449 --> 00:29:12,885 What about the two men you said raped you, 825 00:29:12,919 --> 00:29:15,387 one of whom is still in the hospital? 826 00:29:15,421 --> 00:29:16,956 Are you sorry about them too? 827 00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:18,891 I really am. 828 00:29:18,925 --> 00:29:20,326 The police made me name them, 829 00:29:20,359 --> 00:29:23,762 and they showed me pictures, and-- 830 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:29,836 Because I want it to end. I want to be left alone. 831 00:29:29,869 --> 00:29:31,470 Do your parents support you in this? 832 00:29:31,503 --> 00:29:33,072 (Mom) Yes, we do. 833 00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:34,907 Tandi's been through so much. 834 00:29:34,941 --> 00:29:36,508 (newscaster) The Tandi McCain interview... 835 00:29:36,542 --> 00:29:38,510 Oh, that girl sure knows how to cry. 836 00:29:38,544 --> 00:29:40,546 She's not done crying yet. 837 00:29:40,579 --> 00:29:42,314 Arrest her. 838 00:29:42,348 --> 00:29:43,549 (newscaster) What's next for the Giants? 839 00:29:43,582 --> 00:29:44,984 Are you sure? 840 00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:46,986 She obstructed us every step of the way. 841 00:29:47,019 --> 00:29:48,921 Arrest her. Captain, how does that help anything? 842 00:29:48,955 --> 00:29:51,090 It's gonna stop her lies. 843 00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:53,125 Bring her in. 844 00:29:53,159 --> 00:29:54,861 What charge? 845 00:29:54,894 --> 00:29:57,129 Filing a false report. 846 00:30:03,435 --> 00:30:05,137 Where are you taking her, detectives? 847 00:30:05,171 --> 00:30:06,605 Is she under arrest? 848 00:30:06,638 --> 00:30:09,141 Tandi, have they arrested you? 849 00:30:09,175 --> 00:30:11,043 What's the charge, detective? 850 00:30:11,077 --> 00:30:12,411 Is it because you went on TV? 851 00:30:12,444 --> 00:30:15,147 Tandi, you got anything to say? 852 00:30:15,181 --> 00:30:16,983 Mr. McCain, do you have any comments? 853 00:30:17,016 --> 00:30:18,384 Why are they taking Tandi away? 854 00:30:18,417 --> 00:30:19,952 Are you going down to the precinct? 855 00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:22,889 Ms. McCain, why did Tandi lie? 856 00:30:26,458 --> 00:30:28,294 You arrested a rape victim? 857 00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:30,096 She said she wasn't raped. 858 00:30:30,129 --> 00:30:32,231 Tandi McCain has done nothing but lie, 859 00:30:32,264 --> 00:30:33,465 and she nearly got an innocent kid 860 00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:34,566 killed in the process. 861 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:35,601 We have to send a message. 862 00:30:35,634 --> 00:30:37,469 What, by dragging a teenager out of her home? 863 00:30:37,503 --> 00:30:39,271 Look, Liv, 864 00:30:39,305 --> 00:30:41,607 every false allegation of rape 865 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,943 just makes it harder for the real victims to be believed. 866 00:30:43,976 --> 00:30:46,312 Look, the girl obviously didn't know what she was doing. 867 00:30:46,345 --> 00:30:49,348 She seemed clear enough when she recanted on national TV. 868 00:30:49,381 --> 00:30:50,917 If she was telling the truth. 869 00:30:50,950 --> 00:30:53,920 You're convinced she was raped? 870 00:30:53,953 --> 00:30:54,786 We found spermicide, remember? 871 00:30:54,820 --> 00:30:56,522 Which could mean she had consensual sex. 872 00:30:56,555 --> 00:30:57,789 Then why was she so traumatized 873 00:30:57,823 --> 00:31:01,260 that she hid on a construction site for two days? 874 00:31:01,293 --> 00:31:03,529 Look, maybe she didn't tell us the truth, 875 00:31:03,562 --> 00:31:05,898 but I'm not sure that she told it on TV, either. 876 00:31:05,932 --> 00:31:08,234 And what do you think the truth is, Olivia? 877 00:31:08,267 --> 00:31:09,668 Her stepdad's been sitting right next to her. 878 00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,137 He put her up to it? 879 00:31:11,170 --> 00:31:12,271 Can you prove that? 880 00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:14,240 Let me talk to her one more time. 881 00:31:14,273 --> 00:31:15,341 Alone. 882 00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:16,575 Not gonna get her alone. 883 00:31:16,608 --> 00:31:18,978 Dad's in there with her. 884 00:31:19,011 --> 00:31:22,081 Do you think you can get him out? 885 00:31:25,051 --> 00:31:26,352 You're right, I'm wrong. 886 00:31:26,385 --> 00:31:27,619 You didn't rape your stepdaughter. 887 00:31:27,653 --> 00:31:29,421 Now, why should I believe that? 888 00:31:29,455 --> 00:31:32,091 Tandi says she wasn't raped. 889 00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:33,993 But then, if I believe that, 890 00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:37,964 then I've got to believe she lied about everything else. 891 00:31:37,997 --> 00:31:39,698 She lied about going to the party. 892 00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:40,699 She lied about being raped. 893 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:42,434 Now, all of a sudden, she's telling the truth? 894 00:31:42,468 --> 00:31:43,936 Come on, Ron. 895 00:31:43,970 --> 00:31:45,337 That poor girl has told so many lies, 896 00:31:45,371 --> 00:31:47,239 she doesn't even know what the truth is. 897 00:31:47,273 --> 00:31:49,976 Why are you doing this? 898 00:31:50,009 --> 00:31:55,014 To make you face the truth. 899 00:31:55,047 --> 00:31:55,881 If you've got nothing to hide, 900 00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:57,950 let us talk to Tandi alone. 901 00:31:57,984 --> 00:31:59,986 Find out what really happened. 902 00:32:00,019 --> 00:32:00,919 I'm not gonna put her through that again. 903 00:32:00,953 --> 00:32:03,389 Because she can't take it or you can't? 904 00:32:06,492 --> 00:32:08,227 What are you afraid of, Ron? 905 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:10,162 She's gonna blow the lid off your happy family? 906 00:32:10,196 --> 00:32:12,965 It was a happy family. 907 00:32:12,999 --> 00:32:14,266 I made sure of that. 908 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:16,102 She's already had one father failure. 909 00:32:16,135 --> 00:32:17,403 I wasn't gonna make it two. 910 00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:20,039 Ron, the only way you can fail her 911 00:32:20,072 --> 00:32:22,241 is by denying the truth. 912 00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:32,251 What is this place? 913 00:32:32,284 --> 00:32:33,752 Oh, we use it to talk to children 914 00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:34,953 so that they feel more at home. 915 00:32:34,987 --> 00:32:37,256 It's a lot more comfortable than some of those other rooms. 916 00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:39,125 I'm not a child. I know that. 917 00:32:39,158 --> 00:32:40,492 But you're only 16, 918 00:32:40,526 --> 00:32:42,094 and you've been through more stuff 919 00:32:42,128 --> 00:32:44,130 than most adults can handle. 920 00:32:44,163 --> 00:32:45,231 You must feel like 921 00:32:45,264 --> 00:32:46,698 a giant weight was lifted off you 922 00:32:46,732 --> 00:32:49,135 since you went on TV and said the rape didn't happen. 923 00:32:49,168 --> 00:32:50,769 It didn't. I made it up. 924 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,704 A lot of rape victims say that. 925 00:32:52,738 --> 00:32:54,006 They start down one road, 926 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:55,474 and then they realize how tough it is, 927 00:32:55,507 --> 00:32:57,276 and they back off. 928 00:32:57,309 --> 00:32:59,445 It's easier to say that you made it all up. 929 00:32:59,478 --> 00:33:02,114 I told you, nothing happened! 930 00:33:02,148 --> 00:33:03,715 But that's not true, is it, Tandi? 931 00:33:03,749 --> 00:33:05,784 It is! Why don't you believe me?! 932 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:08,320 Because I saw the evidence. 933 00:33:08,354 --> 00:33:10,389 Because I saw the blood. 934 00:33:10,422 --> 00:33:12,724 And the bruises. 935 00:33:12,758 --> 00:33:16,128 You were raped, Tandi. 936 00:33:16,162 --> 00:33:18,097 You've blocked it all out. 937 00:33:18,130 --> 00:33:19,465 But it's gonna come back. 938 00:33:19,498 --> 00:33:21,567 And you have to face it. 939 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,069 I don't want to face it. 940 00:33:23,102 --> 00:33:24,170 I know that you're protecting somebody 941 00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:26,105 because you love them... 942 00:33:26,138 --> 00:33:27,239 or because you're afraid of them? 943 00:33:27,273 --> 00:33:28,640 I don't have to stay here. 944 00:33:28,674 --> 00:33:31,243 Who are you so scared of, Tandi? No one! 945 00:33:31,277 --> 00:33:32,344 Is it your stepdad? 946 00:33:32,378 --> 00:33:34,213 Please, just let me go. 947 00:33:34,246 --> 00:33:35,181 I'm not gonna let him hurt you. 948 00:33:35,214 --> 00:33:37,516 But tell me why are you so afraid of him? 949 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:40,352 I'm scared for him! Why? 950 00:33:40,386 --> 00:33:42,088 Because I don't want him to die! 951 00:33:42,121 --> 00:33:43,622 If he raped you, he's not gonna die. 952 00:33:43,655 --> 00:33:45,291 He's gonna go to jail. 953 00:33:45,324 --> 00:33:46,658 He never touched me. 954 00:33:46,692 --> 00:33:48,260 Then who did? 955 00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:53,365 Tandi, please tell me. 956 00:33:53,399 --> 00:33:55,567 Tell me. 957 00:33:55,601 --> 00:33:57,136 I can't. 958 00:33:57,169 --> 00:33:59,271 I can't. 959 00:33:59,305 --> 00:34:01,340 [sobbing] 960 00:34:03,309 --> 00:34:05,444 My dad's got a bad heart. 961 00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:07,813 And he said if I said anything, 962 00:34:07,846 --> 00:34:10,482 then my dad would lose his job... 963 00:34:10,516 --> 00:34:13,652 and his insurance. 964 00:34:13,685 --> 00:34:16,222 My mom is pregnant. 965 00:34:16,255 --> 00:34:18,224 Who said that? 966 00:34:18,257 --> 00:34:19,558 Who said that? 967 00:34:19,591 --> 00:34:23,262 It would just kill him. 968 00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:25,564 I don't believe it. 969 00:34:27,433 --> 00:34:29,401 You know? 970 00:34:30,736 --> 00:34:34,106 Mike Tucker, my boss. 971 00:34:34,140 --> 00:34:36,575 My friend. 972 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:42,814 Tandi accused me of rape? 973 00:34:42,848 --> 00:34:44,350 (Stabler) Multiple rapes. 974 00:34:44,383 --> 00:34:46,385 Where am I supposed to have done this? 975 00:34:46,418 --> 00:34:48,254 In the dorm rooms that your company's building 976 00:34:48,287 --> 00:34:50,422 for Hudson University last Friday night. 977 00:34:50,456 --> 00:34:52,158 I wasn't near Hudson on Friday. 978 00:34:52,191 --> 00:34:53,024 (Stabler) First lie. 979 00:34:53,058 --> 00:34:54,393 You called campus security 980 00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:55,661 to close down the cadet party. 981 00:34:55,694 --> 00:34:57,363 How would I know about a party? 982 00:34:57,396 --> 00:34:58,464 Oh, second lie-- campus cops said 983 00:34:58,497 --> 00:35:00,332 that you were working late in your on-site office. 984 00:35:00,366 --> 00:35:02,734 Now, before you go for the hat trick, 985 00:35:02,768 --> 00:35:05,404 I want you to think how easy it'll be for us 986 00:35:05,437 --> 00:35:07,473 to check your phone records. 987 00:35:07,506 --> 00:35:10,409 I'm sorry. I made a mistake. 988 00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:12,644 I did call security. 989 00:35:12,678 --> 00:35:13,912 We have a lot of trouble 990 00:35:13,945 --> 00:35:15,414 with the students breaking into the site. 991 00:35:15,447 --> 00:35:17,216 Were you worried that they were gonna 992 00:35:17,249 --> 00:35:18,350 interrupt you raping Tandi? 993 00:35:18,384 --> 00:35:20,186 I've known Tandi since she was eight. 994 00:35:20,219 --> 00:35:22,354 I watched that girl grow up. 995 00:35:22,388 --> 00:35:25,357 I supported her family when her dad was sick. 996 00:35:25,391 --> 00:35:27,559 I've loved her like a daughter. 997 00:35:27,593 --> 00:35:31,763 And to suggest that I might harm her... 998 00:35:31,797 --> 00:35:33,399 well, that's disgusting! 999 00:35:33,432 --> 00:35:35,634 I'm touched, but you still raped her 1000 00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:37,303 and then threatened to destroy her family 1001 00:35:37,336 --> 00:35:38,837 if she told anyone. 1002 00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:40,472 Tandi said that about me? 1003 00:35:40,506 --> 00:35:42,241 I don't believe you. Why not? 1004 00:35:42,274 --> 00:35:43,375 She's terrified of you. 1005 00:35:43,409 --> 00:35:44,676 She's terrified of you. 1006 00:35:44,710 --> 00:35:46,545 I see what you're doing here. 1007 00:35:46,578 --> 00:35:48,347 First, you go after the cadets. 1008 00:35:48,380 --> 00:35:49,648 Then the father. Now it's my turn. 1009 00:35:49,681 --> 00:35:51,717 You people are so desperate to close this case, 1010 00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:53,285 you'll put the screws to anyone. 1011 00:35:53,319 --> 00:35:54,720 Who's next-- her mother? 1012 00:35:58,424 --> 00:36:00,326 Not gonna sugar coat this, Tandi. 1013 00:36:00,359 --> 00:36:02,828 The defense is gonna chop you to pieces on the stand. 1014 00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:04,963 They're gonna drag up every lie you told, 1015 00:36:04,996 --> 00:36:06,865 every change of story. 1016 00:36:06,898 --> 00:36:09,501 It's gonna be a tough trial. 1017 00:36:09,535 --> 00:36:11,503 What should I do? 1018 00:36:11,537 --> 00:36:13,405 I don't know, sweetheart. 1019 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:17,443 What would you do? 1020 00:36:17,476 --> 00:36:21,213 I think that has to be Tandi's decision. 1021 00:36:21,247 --> 00:36:22,814 But I've known many rape victims 1022 00:36:22,848 --> 00:36:24,983 who've regretted not going to court. 1023 00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:27,419 And I've never met one who's regretted it. 1024 00:36:27,453 --> 00:36:30,256 Win or lose? 1025 00:36:30,289 --> 00:36:31,590 Yeah. 1026 00:36:31,623 --> 00:36:34,460 Even if you do lose, 1027 00:36:34,493 --> 00:36:36,262 you've already faced your attacker 1028 00:36:36,295 --> 00:36:38,397 and named him for what he is. 1029 00:36:45,737 --> 00:36:47,406 (Novak) Why did you lie to the police 1030 00:36:47,439 --> 00:36:48,840 about being at the party? 1031 00:36:48,874 --> 00:36:51,910 Because I knew it would upset my mom and dad. 1032 00:36:51,943 --> 00:36:54,346 Did you falsely identify Joseph Eglee 1033 00:36:54,380 --> 00:36:57,416 and James O'Connor as your attackers? 1034 00:36:57,449 --> 00:36:59,985 Yes. 1035 00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:01,620 Though you knew they were innocent. 1036 00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:03,489 Yes. 1037 00:37:03,522 --> 00:37:05,457 Why? 1038 00:37:05,491 --> 00:37:08,427 I was exhausted. 1039 00:37:08,460 --> 00:37:10,529 And the press were outside our house all the time. 1040 00:37:10,562 --> 00:37:12,931 I hadn't slept in two days. 1041 00:37:12,964 --> 00:37:16,402 The police showed me photos. 1042 00:37:16,435 --> 00:37:19,338 And I hoped that if I named someone, 1043 00:37:19,371 --> 00:37:22,341 it would all just stop. 1044 00:37:22,374 --> 00:37:24,510 I did a terrible thing. 1045 00:37:27,413 --> 00:37:29,581 I'm sorry. 1046 00:37:30,982 --> 00:37:32,884 What did happen that night? 1047 00:37:32,918 --> 00:37:35,020 I left the party 1048 00:37:35,053 --> 00:37:37,323 because I was feeling sick. 1049 00:37:37,356 --> 00:37:39,858 And I was walking outside, and... 1050 00:37:39,891 --> 00:37:43,028 I met Mr. Tucker. 1051 00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:45,431 What did he do? 1052 00:37:45,464 --> 00:37:46,898 He was angry with me 1053 00:37:46,932 --> 00:37:49,401 because I stayed out so late. 1054 00:37:49,435 --> 00:37:51,903 And he told me that he would show me a place 1055 00:37:51,937 --> 00:37:56,975 where I could get cleaned up before I went home. 1056 00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:58,910 And... 1057 00:37:58,944 --> 00:38:00,412 then he took me 1058 00:38:00,446 --> 00:38:02,548 onto the construction site. 1059 00:38:02,581 --> 00:38:04,850 To the unfinished room. 1060 00:38:04,883 --> 00:38:06,985 I thought he was a still angry. 1061 00:38:07,018 --> 00:38:10,389 But then he told me... 1062 00:38:10,422 --> 00:38:15,461 how sexy I looked. 1063 00:38:15,494 --> 00:38:18,564 And how much I had grown up. 1064 00:38:18,597 --> 00:38:20,031 And then he kissed me. 1065 00:38:22,768 --> 00:38:27,773 And he brought his hand up my skirt. 1066 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,842 I--I begged him to stop, 1067 00:38:30,876 --> 00:38:33,945 and...he held me down, 1068 00:38:33,979 --> 00:38:35,914 and... 1069 00:38:35,947 --> 00:38:37,516 he told me 1070 00:38:37,549 --> 00:38:40,986 that I wanted it. 1071 00:38:41,019 --> 00:38:43,655 And then he raped me. 1072 00:38:43,689 --> 00:38:45,056 What happened next? 1073 00:38:51,029 --> 00:38:53,365 He told me... 1074 00:38:53,399 --> 00:38:56,067 if I told anyone, he would fire my dad. 1075 00:38:56,101 --> 00:38:58,804 And that the stress would kill him. 1076 00:38:58,837 --> 00:39:01,907 Then he left? 1077 00:39:01,940 --> 00:39:03,809 No. 1078 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:07,012 He raped me again. 1079 00:39:07,045 --> 00:39:08,614 And then he gave me $20 1080 00:39:08,647 --> 00:39:12,083 to take a taxi. 1081 00:39:12,117 --> 00:39:14,520 I didn't know what to do. 1082 00:39:14,553 --> 00:39:18,990 So for two whole days, you hid. 1083 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:21,660 I was so ashamed. 1084 00:39:21,693 --> 00:39:23,529 I just wanted to crawl into a hole 1085 00:39:23,562 --> 00:39:27,533 and never come out. 1086 00:39:27,566 --> 00:39:29,735 Thank you. 1087 00:39:34,105 --> 00:39:36,074 No questions, your honor. 1088 00:39:36,107 --> 00:39:38,444 The young lady changes her story every two minutes, 1089 00:39:38,477 --> 00:39:40,145 who who knows what version we'd get here? 1090 00:39:40,178 --> 00:39:41,980 Your honor-- 1091 00:39:42,013 --> 00:39:43,114 Behave, Mr. Kressler. 1092 00:39:43,148 --> 00:39:45,417 Any more witnesses, Ms. Novak? 1093 00:39:45,451 --> 00:39:48,119 The people rest. 1094 00:39:48,153 --> 00:39:49,921 We would like to recall Detective Stabler 1095 00:39:49,955 --> 00:39:51,457 as our first witness, your honor. 1096 00:39:56,595 --> 00:39:59,164 What is a false rape allegation? 1097 00:39:59,197 --> 00:40:01,099 It's an unfounded accusation of rape. 1098 00:40:01,132 --> 00:40:04,102 What is the most common type? 1099 00:40:04,135 --> 00:40:08,173 When a woman uses rape to explain away 1100 00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:09,875 a consensual sexual encounter. 1101 00:40:09,908 --> 00:40:11,610 You see a lot of that in your work? 1102 00:40:11,643 --> 00:40:13,144 Not a lot. 1103 00:40:13,178 --> 00:40:14,646 Well, according to the FBI 1104 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:17,983 crime statistics, nearly 10% of all rapes 1105 00:40:18,016 --> 00:40:20,085 turn out to be false allegations. 1106 00:40:20,118 --> 00:40:23,054 Some sources put it even higher than that. 1107 00:40:23,088 --> 00:40:24,556 Is there a question here? 1108 00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:27,192 Yes. 1109 00:40:27,225 --> 00:40:30,028 Did you at any time believe that Tandi was lying? 1110 00:40:30,061 --> 00:40:31,830 Yes. 1111 00:40:31,863 --> 00:40:33,231 She lied about being tied up. 1112 00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:36,134 She lied about the cadets. 1113 00:40:36,167 --> 00:40:38,003 She even snuck out to a store by herself 1114 00:40:38,036 --> 00:40:39,204 to buy food, 1115 00:40:39,237 --> 00:40:40,706 and then she went on TV 1116 00:40:40,739 --> 00:40:42,508 and admitted she was lying. 1117 00:40:42,541 --> 00:40:44,643 She recanted. She was terrified. 1118 00:40:44,676 --> 00:40:46,678 Really? You arrested her. 1119 00:40:46,712 --> 00:40:49,180 For filing a false report. 1120 00:40:49,214 --> 00:40:50,549 And after you arrested her, 1121 00:40:50,582 --> 00:40:52,551 didn't she try to change her story again? 1122 00:40:52,584 --> 00:40:53,852 She told us the truth. 1123 00:40:53,885 --> 00:40:55,621 You mean she told you what you wanted to hear. 1124 00:40:55,654 --> 00:40:57,889 No, she said-- Come on. 1125 00:40:57,923 --> 00:40:59,658 With all the publicity around this case, 1126 00:40:59,691 --> 00:41:01,092 you had to get a result. 1127 00:41:01,126 --> 00:41:03,061 Even if it meant accusing an innocent man. 1128 00:41:03,094 --> 00:41:04,195 Your honor-- 1129 00:41:04,229 --> 00:41:06,097 Nothing further. 1130 00:41:14,172 --> 00:41:15,173 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 1131 00:41:15,206 --> 00:41:16,174 have you reached a verdict? 1132 00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:19,077 We have, your honor. 1133 00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:21,146 On the charge of rape in the first degree, 1134 00:41:21,179 --> 00:41:23,114 how do you find? 1135 00:41:23,148 --> 00:41:26,117 We find the defendant not guilty. 1136 00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:28,587 [murmuring] 1137 00:41:33,224 --> 00:41:34,726 Mr. Tucker, you're free to go. 1138 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:35,927 [bangs gavel] 1139 00:41:35,961 --> 00:41:37,028 Court is adjourned. 1140 00:41:48,807 --> 00:41:50,776 Tandi, over here! Tandi, how do you feel about the verdict? 1141 00:41:50,809 --> 00:41:52,177 Do you think it was fair? 1142 00:41:52,210 --> 00:41:54,012 Are you sorry you went to court? 1143 00:41:54,045 --> 00:41:55,781 I'm just sorry I didn't win, that's all. 1144 00:41:55,814 --> 00:41:57,182 What do you do next, Tandi? 1145 00:41:57,215 --> 00:41:59,951 I'm gonna go to school and get on with my life. 1146 00:41:59,985 --> 00:42:00,819 All right, that's all. 1147 00:42:00,852 --> 00:42:02,988 It's Tucker! Mr. Tucker! 1148 00:42:07,125 --> 00:42:08,760 I'm sorry, Tandi. 1149 00:42:08,794 --> 00:42:11,162 Don't be. 1150 00:42:11,196 --> 00:42:13,599 You were right. 1151 00:42:13,632 --> 00:42:15,734 I don't regret it. 1152 00:42:24,275 --> 00:42:25,611 Thank you. 1153 00:42:25,644 --> 00:42:26,878 For what? 1154 00:42:26,912 --> 00:42:28,079 For not being afraid. 1155 00:42:30,649 --> 00:42:31,650 Detective Stabler. 1156 00:42:31,683 --> 00:42:33,184 Yes? 1157 00:42:33,218 --> 00:42:35,253 My name is Alison Luhan. 1158 00:42:35,286 --> 00:42:36,822 And I want to report a rape. 1159 00:42:39,257 --> 00:42:40,992 When did it happen? 1160 00:42:41,026 --> 00:42:43,094 Six months ago. 1161 00:42:43,128 --> 00:42:45,363 Do you know who raped you? 1162 00:42:45,396 --> 00:42:47,065 Yes. 1163 00:42:48,199 --> 00:42:49,935 Mike Tucker. 1164 00:42:49,968 --> 00:42:53,639 Mr. Tucker, do you feel vindicated by the verdict? 1165 00:42:53,672 --> 00:42:55,040 What are your feelings toward Tandi McCain? 1166 00:42:55,073 --> 00:42:56,608 Were you angry? 1167 00:42:56,642 --> 00:42:58,043 Do you blame Tandi? 1168 00:42:58,076 --> 00:43:00,846 Well, I do feel vindicated by the verdict. 1169 00:43:00,879 --> 00:43:04,082 And, no, I do not blame Tandi, not at all. 1170 00:43:06,384 --> 00:43:09,587 Captioning by CaptionMax www.captionmax.com