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In the criminal justice
system,

sexually based offenses

are considered
especially heinous.

In New York City,
the dedicated detectives

who investigate
these vicious felonies

are members of an elite squad

known as
the Special Victims Unit.

These are their stories.

And now!

Making his way to the scale,

the all-American boy
from Masden, Georgia.

Tommy Baker!

Tommy! Tommy! Tommy!

Official weight, 155!

Hell of a job on that rehab,
Phil.

That's
a billion-dollar shoulder.

Tommy's ready.

- Better be.
- A lot's riding on him.

And now!

Your FWO champion,

Kiki "Killer" Alves!

The Brazilian Wizard!

Official weight,

155 even!

Ladies and gentlemen,
we have ourselves a fight!

You got old, Kiki.

I'll break
your other arm this time.

Hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Save it for the ring,
gentlemen.

Y'all are in for
a death match tomorrow night!

Tommy okay?
Never seen him like this.

Tomorrow night! 9:00 pm!

I'll see you then.

Ugh. McGrath wants
all the DD5s from the week

logged in by tonight.

Tell him he should get
a life.

I'm almost done.
I'll send them over.

Where is everyone?

Acting a fool.

Tonight is
the second chapter

in a saga that began
18 months ago in Las Vegas

with Alves and Baker's
classic first fight.

With Baker and Alves both
entering the ring undefeated,

it was the
most viewed fight...

- Captain.
- In FWO's history.

The question,
Will tonight be a repeat

for Kiki the Killer?

Or revenge for Tommy Baker
trying to rebound

from the only loss
of his young career?

Okay, this is fake, right?

Does that look fake?

No, Tommy's been rehabbing
his shoulder

for the last 18 months.

Tonight, he's gonna win back
his title.

Whoa, Rollins, I had no idea
you were such a fan.

Yeah, I'm from Loganville,
and he's from Masden.

It's right down the road.

I mean, we got the...
The Fanning sisters

and Holly Hunter,
but Tommy is our only fighter.

That's debatable.
It's Alves all the way.

Oh, Velasco,

you know there's a time
I would've wagered on that?

Uh-huh.

DD5s are done.

Phoebe's waiting on me.
Do you need anything else?

Yeah, are you... you two
watching this tonight?

A fight? Nah.

Fin, it's just about a fight.

It's the human spectacle.

I work in sex crimes
every day.

I get enough human spectacle.

- Have fun.
- Good night.

Everything okay?

Yeah, date just cancelled.

We were gonna watch the fight
at the Brass Monkey.

They've got great beer on tap,
big screens.

I got an extra helmet.

Do you think you could
call a sitter?

I can see
if she can stay later.

She's usually good
for time and a half

and an Uber home.

It's a bargain.
It's gonna be history.

One sec.

That's a yes. Let's go.

- Thank you. Thanks.
- And now!

Making his way
to the cage, the moment

- we've all been waiting for...
- Here it is!

The joy of Georgia!

The all-American boy!

Tommy Baker!

Baker! Yes, come on, Bake!

Oh, that's um, that's Duke,
his father.

Chrissy Baker right there,
that's his wife.

She and he were
prom queen and king.

It's a sweet little love story.

Is that how you were supposed
to end up?

Ha! In my mom's dream? Yes.

But I'm happy
with my life here, thank you.

And he's in the best shape
of his life.

That's a guy
who wants this title badly.

Tommy! Tommy! Tommy!

Making the crowd chant...

Like, Tommy playing
mind games, making Kiki wait?

Jax Bell talking
to the Bakers now.

I don't think
this is a game.

This is where I usually park.

I looked inside, saw the body.

Stiff, tied up.

I called right away.

You did the right thing.

We got this.

- Is that...
- They killed Tommy Baker.

Uh, I need a bus
at West and Chambers.

Don't touch the body.
It's a crime scene.

Are you crazy?

Not letting the champ
go out like this.

Ow.

He's alive.

*LAW AND ORDER
SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT*

*LAW AND ORDER SVU*
Season 23 Episode 12

Episode Title:
"Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight"

Aired on:
January 20, 2022.

Hey.

Thanks for coming back
so late.

Sure.
Vic is your hometown champ?

I'm sorry.
What are we looking at?

Tommy never showed up
for the fight.

And 911 call comes in
shortly before midnight.

Some unis respond,
and they find him in his truck,

barely conscious.

And they think
he'd been sexually assaulted?

That's the unis' take.
Fin's bracing them now.

But the thing is,

Tommy's cell phone
was open up to Grindr.

Captain Benson,
you're here for Tommy Baker?

- I'm glad it's you.
- Yeah, what can you tell us?

Well,
he's still unconscious.

He suffered
an acute subdermal hematoma.

He'll need surgery
to repair the damaged vessels.

But that's not
why you called SVU.

No. He also has anal trauma.

Severe enough
to cause internal bleeding.

Consistent
with sexual assault?

I haven't told
his family that yet.

And that's Chrissy Baker,
his wife.

And his dad, Duke.

Okay, and what do they know?

Only that we're trying
to keep Tommy alive.

So you just happened
to find this Grindr app

on Tommy's phone?

His phone was ringing,

so we used his fingertip
to unlock it.

Okay, and, uh, which one
of you pulled the Rockefeller

and yanked his pants up?

I was trying to protect
his reputation.

Velasco.

Yeah, so pickup was
registered to Thomas Baker.

The keyless remote was
in his pocket

and no signs of forced entry.

Any prints?

Yeah, I mean, everywhere.
It was his personal car.

But the steering wheel
and door handle

were wiped clean.

So somebody else was driving?

No prints
on the phone either.

Any street cams
of possible witnesses?

Uh...

it's pretty deserted.

They picked a good spot.

Chief McGrath, Chief McGrath!

How's Tommy? Any suspects?

Was this a Grindr date
gone wrong?

Have some decency, huh?

Guy's fighting for his life.

So let us know if Tommy does
regain consciousness.

- Captain.
- That's the boss.

- Keep us posted?
- I will.

Chief.

It's a madhouse out there.

And reporters are already
asking about Grindr?

That's the victim's wife.

We haven't shared
the nature of the attack

with the family.

Well, do we have any idea
that he had a double life?

Someone set him up?

We don't know
what we're looking at yet.

Velasco says nothing
from the crime scene.

No witnesses,
nothing on the cams.

- And the truck was wiped clean.
- Damn it.

Chief, are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, just too many
damn bricks through the window.

And now this?

Look, the advocacy groups
are gonna be all over us,

worried about
how we're handling this,

so let's make a quick arrest
and shut this down, all right?

And someone tell
the wife what's going on

before she finds out online.

Tommy's the gentlest soul
outside the ring.

Why would anyone want
to hurt him?

Mrs. Baker, that's what
we're trying to find out.

- Call me Chrissy.
- Chrissy.

When is the last time
you saw your husband?

Thursday afternoon
before the weigh-in.

His father, Duke, surprised us.
Flew in for the fight.

I was staying at the W Hotel,

so we got Duke
a room there too.

I just sent him back
to get some rest.

So you didn't see Tommy
at all then today?

We're never together
before a fight.

Dates back to when he was
wrestling in high school.

He has a routine.

Does that routine include
going out?

If you're talking
about that Grindr rumor,

it's a load of bull.

I know my husband.
He would never do that.

- You knew about that?
- I heard the nurses talking.

Okay, Chrissy,
this can be overwhelming.

Um, is it possible that
he kept things hidden from you?

I'm not overwhelmed.

I know that Tommy is gay.

He started coming to terms
with it

when we moved here
from Georgia.

I fully support him.
He's my best friend.

But you just said
that the Grindr story was

a load of bull.

He would never do
a random hook up.

He's been in a relationship
for a year.

Oh, okay.

May we ask with who?

Phil Diaz,
his physical therapist.

He's in the chapel
praying for Tommy.

I'm not religious, but I need
to be near God right now.

Is Tommy gonna pull through?

We certainly hope so.

Chrissy told you
about me and Tommy?

Yeah.
How long have you known him?

We started working together
after his injury.

He had a complete dislocation
of the right shoulder.

The bone was literally
ripped out of the socket.

Is that when you two
got close?

We talked a lot
in our sessions.

Got to some truths.

It was kind of
a miraculous process.

We fell in love.

Does anyone besides Chrissy
know about you and him?

Not many.

But after tonight,

the whole world is
gonna find out.

How so?

Tommy was in great shape.
Unbeatable.

After his win, he was gonna
come out as a gay man.

Right there in the ring.

Okay, how many people
knew about that?

Chrissy, me, Jax Bell.

The former champ,
now commissioner

and co-owner of FWO.

Right.
And what was his take on that?

I couldn't tell you.

And Jax, he'll charm
the trunks right off of you.

But no one ever knows
what he's really thinking.

Captain, Fin's got something.

Okay. Um, I'll go.

- Hey.
- TARU tossed Tommy's phone.

That Grindr account?

It was just activated
yesterday.

Looks like somebody
tried to kill Tommy

then make it look like
a hook-up gone wrong.

He was planning
on outing himself tonight.

After the fight.

So whoever this was didn't want
him getting in that ring

Or coming out afterwards.

You can't just
shut me out like this.

Katie, don't hang up...

Katie.

Chief.

Hey, you wanted to see me?

Yeah. Come on in.

I assume you've seen this?

- I have.
- And where are we?

Well,
the Grindr date was staged.

Yeah,
I coulda told you that.

Sorry.

Sorry, it's been a long week.

What's going on?

Raising teenaged daughters?
Tougher than this job.

And the middle one? Jesus.

Yeah, I'm, uh, I'm lucky
my son's still in grade school.

You know
my wife and I on Thursday

waited up till 2:30
in the morning?

You know what we see.
The animals out there.

I was scared to death.

I can imagine.

And then she gets home,
and she's drunk.

She's hammered, and she starts
mouthing off to me.

I mean, if I... if I had spoken
to my father like that,

I'd have been put in traction.

I'm so sorry.

Well, it was just
screaming and yelling.

And then she locked herself
in her room

and I shouldered the door open.

Now my wife gets pissed off
at me.

After 32 years of marriage,
I guess...

I guess we're entitled
to a bad night or two, right?

Look, if there's anything
that I can do...

Nah, it's not your concern.

Just close the case and get
this off my desk please.

I guess we've all seen
the headlines.

Including McGrath,
who is stressed.

- Is everything okay with him?
- Something's going on.

Okay, guys,
where are we on this case?

Is there any update
on Tommy's condition?

Tommy hasn't regained
consciousness.

I spoke with Chrissy,
and she finally went home

late last night
to get some sleep.

So what do we know
about his life?

Debts, financials?

He hasn't fought
for the last year and a half.

But for the last
couple of months,

money's been going out
pretty fast.

Credit card bills,

retail therapy,
cash withdrawals.

- Enough debt to throw a fight?
- He didn't need to.

Last night was gonna be
a big payday.

And I checked FanDuel

and the other
online betting sights.

There was no late money,

like, big, last-minute swings
in the odds.

And FW fighters
don't fix matches.

They do it for honor.

Kiki Alves was trying
to beat Tommy in the ring.

Maybe. Okay, what about
forensics in the vehicle?

Velasco, you said that there
were only traces of blood?

Yes, CSU confirmed.

There's just no way
that Tommy sustained

the head injury in the truck.

I mean, we're checking
traffic cams, but...

Okay, so we don't have
a crime scene.

In the meantime,
let's piece together

a timeline of Tommy's day.

- Day of a big fight?
- I'm sure he worked out.

Let's start
at the training center.

We stand in solidarity

with our brother warrior
Tommy Baker

and condemn this vicious
and biased attack.

Tommy's in the fight
of his life right now.

He needs our prayers
and support.

Not our judgement.

And we hope these perpetrators
will face a swift

and merciless punishment.

Where do we start?

Ricky Nowak.

He and Tommy
are in the same stable.

They train together.

He was an up-and-comer
for a minute.

Tommy was like a hero to me.
I'm sick about this.

Any idea
who could have done this?

Everybody loves that guy.

So you saw Tommy Friday
morning when you came in?

You guys worked out?

He just wanted
to talk to Jax.

Do you know about what?

This might cost me with Jax,
but whatever it was,

Jax was pissed.

I could hear them
yelling at each other.

Tommy came out of the office
real shaken up.

Okay, and did Tommy
stick around after that?

Did he talk to anybody else?

No, he was in a bad mood.
He left.

Is Jax here now?

The word is he's at
the network with his lawyers.

A million people paid to stream
a fight that never happened.

Tommy got into it with Jax
the day of the fight?

I had no idea.

Well, so what do you know
about their relationship?

Uh, he's the boss.

They try to keep it cordial.

Jax likes to tell his fighters
they're family,

but guys like him,
they turn on a dime.

You never talked to Tommy
at all on Friday?

No, I took Duke to lunch,
we walked around the city.

Then I went back to the hotel
to get ready for the fight.

And Tommy was supposed
to stay here in this apartment?

- Anybody with him?
- No.

He cooks himself a lean meal,
does some light cardio,

gets in his zone.

Everyone just gives him space
before a fight.

Okay, so cardio.
What, does he run or bike?

Where would he have done that?

He uses the elliptical
or the treadmill.

We've got a great gym
in the basement.

I can get the concierge
to show it to you.

So Tommy's wife
said that he may have

worked out here on Friday.

Are there...
Are there any cameras?

No... the condo board
voted against it.

The women didn't want
to be ogled.

There's only one view,
and that's of the entrance.

Did he have any guests
that day?

Not through the lobby.

Are there any other entrances
in the building?

There's a back door
in the basement.

Terrible.
Just terrible what happened.

Tommy's such a good guy.

Always holds the elevator
for other people,

all the kids
in the building love him.

The exit leads
to the parking garage.

There's no cameras,

so anybody could have
come in here

- without being noticed.
- Only if they have a key.

Well, those are droplets
on the floor.

- It could be blood.
- Get CSU in here.

And Jax Bell is on his way in.

Thank you for coming in,
Mr. Bell.

I'm sorry
to keep you waiting.

It's been a day.

And I can't stay long.

The pay-per-view people
are sitting in my office.

But anything I can do to help,
I'm here.

I really appreciate
the job you guys do.

Thank you.

Well, we're just trying
to piece together Tommy's day.

So we know that he was
in your training facility.

Did... did you two speak?

Yeah, we did.

Just wishing him well.

That's not what we heard.

How about we start over,
Mr. Bell?

Because we already know that
you two were overheard arguing

the morning of the fight.

Okay, look.

If this is gonna
turn adversarial,

I can just walk out
and you can talk to my lawyers.

I just lost
millions of dollars.

The last thing I wanted was
for Tommy to miss that fight.

Really?

Even though he was planning
to come out right after?

Right there in the ring?

And you were okay with that?

Hell, yes, I was.

We were gonna build
a whole campaign about it.

Our first openly gay
male fighter.

Our rainbow warrior.

Nike, Wheaties.

Hell, we were even
talking to Trojan.

Tens of millions of dollars
were tied to that announcement.

Okay.

But you still didn't tell us
what you were fighting about.

Tommy came in to tell me
he couldn't go through with it.

- He got cold feet?
- Not exactly.

His dad.

Surprised him.

So he didn't want to tell
the world that he was gay

in front of his father?

More like he was afraid to.

Tommy said
his dad would kill him.

You believe Tommy?

All I know is, Duke Baker?

Is one nasty son of a bitch.

CSU confirms
it was Tommy's blood type

on the floor of that gym.

- Okay. You running the DNA?
- Yeah.

And traffic cam
is showing Tommy's truck

pulling out
a little after 5:00 p.m.

But the windows are tinted,

so we can't see
who's that the wheel.

Just a heads up,
Duke Baker's on his way in.

Okay,
what do you know about him?

Uh, legendary ass kicker.

Fought in tough-man
competitions all over Georgia

including every bar
in my hometown.

- Does he have a record?
- No convictions.

But his brother's on the force
with Gwinnett PD.

So you know how that goes.

We don't actually think
he's good for it, right?

This is Tommy's father.

Velasco, one thing
you're gonna learn on this job,

you never know
what anyone is capable of.

Copy that.

Velasco, you close that door
on the way out please?

Yes.

Got something on your mind?

Ah, so you've heard
the rumors going around

about McGrath, right?

What kind of rumors?

A domestic incident
in his house in Syosset

late Thursday night.
Cops were called.

He mention that to you?

He did.

Just said that one of
his daughters was acting out.

And they got into it a bit.

But, uh, he left out the part
about the police response.

So he didn't tell you

when the Nassau County cops
got there,

he told them to report it
as unfounded?

That's abuse of the badge, Liv.

Fin, you've never told
a cop that you were on the job

- when you got pulled over?
- That's not the same.

Look, I know
that you don't like the guy.

All right,
but you're not expecting me

to go over his head
and use this to take him out?

No, no, no, no.

Just maybe mention to him
that you've heard the rumors.

And you got his back.

Can't be bad to have
a little leverage on that guy.

All right, Fin.

Mr. Baker,
thank you for coming in.

I know this is
a very hard time.

Tommy's still in a coma.

Doctors can't tell us
a damn thing.

- Can you?
- I...

That's what I thought.

We are still working
the case.

- We could use your help.
- Yeah.

Can I get you
a cup of coffee?

No. Let's just get to it.

I never wanted him and Chrissy
to come here.

You know, Tommy coulda done
just fine

on the Southern circuit.

But he needed the big time.

It's been ten years,
and my family still thinks

I'll come to my senses
and move back to Georgia.

Your trip to New York
was a surprise

for Tommy and Chrissy,
isn't that right?

I didn't want them
fussing over me.

- Mm.
- Didn't work.

They insisted I stay
in this fancy-ass hotel.

Chrissy stayed with me.

Probably to make sure
I didn't check myself out.

You hadn't been up to visit,
though, much.

Why now?

I have my reasons.

Anything to do
with Tommy's announcement?

Ha. No.

No, Tommy don't involve me
in his business dealings.

No, he's got people
for that now.

Just like he has people
to train him now.

I...

I used to go see Tommy
fight at Champs

when he was a little kid.

You were training him then.

Yeah, so I was.

But I was just
a bar-room brawler.

You know, that's only gonna
take you so far.

Yeah, that still must have
stung a little.

That people were saying
that he boxed you out.

You questioning me?

Hmm?

You think I have some hand
in this obscenity?

No, I'm... I'm doing my job.

And I have to ask if there's
any bad blood between you?

I may not have been
the best father, okay?

But all I ever wanted to do
was to protect that boy.

And that's why I taught him
to fight in the first place.

'Cause I knew he'd need it.

Because?

- You see what they're saying.
- You've seen the headlines.

And I always knew he was.

But I just figured
if I was tough on him

and made him follow
in the traditions of Baker men,

maybe...

After his mother died,

I might have been
too hard on him after that.

And he got away from me
first chance he could.

And now I'm running out of time
to make things right.

The doctors say
he's gonna pull through.

He's got a good chance.

Thank God,
but I got pancreatic cancer.

And the doctors say
I got two months.

I'm so sorry.

But Tommy don't know.

All right?
And I... I tried to tell him

when he came by the hotel.

- When was that?
- Thursday.

And we started talking,
and he got a phone call.

Sounded like it was
from one of his money people,

and he was on the phone
for a long time.

And then he was late
for the weigh-in.

And he said
we'll talk after the fight.

And that was the last time
you saw him?

Listen to me.

Tommy's all I got left,
all right?

And I'm gonna use
these last breaths

to show him
how damn proud I am of him.

Hey. How'd that go?

He didn't do it.
He doesn't have the strength.

He's dying of cancer.

So he came up to see his son
fight one last time?

Honestly, I think he came up
here to make amends.

But I did get something
from Duke.

The last time
he spoke with Tommy,

Tommy got a phone call
about his finances

that changed his mood.

Okay, we go through
his phone records?

We have.
He took a 12-minute call

with his business manager
on Thursday night.

So I called his manager.

His manager's
not willing to talk

without Tommy's permission
or a subpoena.

So I'll call Carisi.

Look, we knew
about his overspending.

Did anything jump out?

High-end watches,
big tabs on night clubs,

$5,000 worth
of collector edition sneakers.

Part of the lifestyle.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
- Here's something.

He just started leasing
a Porsche for $10,000 a month.

Guy drives a pickup truck.

Track the license.

Find out
who's driving the Porsche.

Ricky Nowak
got a speeding ticket

driving Tommy's Porsche?

Tommy musta let him borrow it.

Well, that's
very generous of Tommy.

Tommy's just like that.

Ricky was part of our crew that

went clubbing on the weekends.
We partied.

Did they spend a lot of time
together, just...

Just the two of them?

He and Tommy sparred
from time to time.

I think Ricky saw Tommy
as a mentor.

What about
the day of the fight, Friday?

Did they spar then?

Tommy never spars
the day of the fight.

Does Ricky ever come here?

Just maybe they worked out
at the gym, or?

Oh, I can ask the doorman
or check the visitor logs.

No, you...
You don't have to do that.

Yes, he's been here.

Chrissy,
were they in a relationship?

- No. Definitely not.
- Tommy's in love with Phil.

Maybe it's
some sort of triangle

Tommy's not like that.

He's loyal and honest,
and Ricky's not gay.

And you know that because?

Because he and I
are involved.

Well.

How involved?

Very.

Did you know
that he was taking money

using Tommy's credit cards?

He wasn't taking things.

I gave them to him.

But he just kept asking
for more.

And Tommy knew
that you were keeping him?

When did he find that out?

The night before the fight.

Ricky, you in there?

When was the last time
you saw Ricky?

Yesterday, maybe?

Ricky.

Listen, we're worried
something might have

happened to him.
Can you use a key?

Son of a bitch.

He's gone.

Nothing in the bathroom.

He told you
he was moving out?

No.

And he's three months
behind on rent.

Good riddance to bad garbage.

Yeah, thanks, Velasco.

Oh, we know that he has access
to their credit cards.

So put an alert on bus tickets,
train tickets.

And put a BOLO on that Porsche.

So Ricky's moved out
of his apartment.

He's turned off his phone.

And nobody at the training
facility has seen him.

Did you know
he was leaving town?

I swear I didn't.

Did you make a plan
to meet up with him?

Okay, Chrissy, listen to me.

We're going through your phone.

And through your credit cards.

So if there's anything
that you don't want us to find,

- now would be the time.
- There's not, I swear.

When is the last time
you saw Ricky?

Thursday night.

He k-kinda came up
to the hotel room.

He kinda came up
to the hotel room.

Is that when you two planned
to take him out?

You think I did this
to Tommy?

Well, it doesn't look good,
Chrissy.

You've been lying
about a lot of things.

- I would never hurt Tommy.
- He's my everything.

- What's Ricky?
- Everything else.

When Tommy got hurt,
he spent all his time with Phil

focused on rehab.

I didn't have any friends
in New York, or family.

One night, I probably drank
more than I should've,

Ricky made a move on me,
and I liked it.

And when was this?

Six months ago.

Chrissy, is there any reason

that you didn't tell us
that before?

I grew up
a good Georgia girl.

I was ashamed.

And I... I didn't think
it mattered.

It matters.

And you need to tell us
everything, now.

Was he blackmailing you?

Is that why
you were giving him money?

No.

I told Tommy about Ricky
after that first night.

He wasn't happy.

Thought I could do better
than a lazy fighter like Ricky.

He said, "That loser, really?"

So did Tommy tell you
to stop seeing Ricky?

Not in so many words.

But the next time I saw Ricky,
I kept it to myself.

It... it was my only secret.

Which was? Which was?

That you were seeing him, or
that you were giving him money?

Ricky could have
any girl he wanted,

so I... I bought him things.

Gave him the Porsche
just to keep him around.

Couldn't stop.

You make it sound
like an addiction.

I... I guess.

I just didn't want
to feel lonely.

Ricky did this, didn't he?

Okay, so Tommy is
about to go into surgery.

I let Chrissy
go to the hospital,

but I have a uni escorting her.

Do we have anything on Ricky?

So Jax had Ricky's parents'
phone number in Tampa.

It's a little grim,

but every fighter has to list
next of kin.

But no answer on their phone.

So we've alerted
the Tampa PD?

They're trying
to track him down.

I've been going through
a list

of Ricky's regular bars
and clubs.

So Chrissy has no idea
where he may have gone?

That's what she claims.

But even if she did know,
I don't know

that she would tell us.

So we think that she
and Ricky did this together?

Look, she's lied to us
since the beginning.

I just,
I wouldn't put it past her.

I wanna believe Chrissy.

I can see it going either way.

She and Tommy are from
a small town in Georgia,

fall prey to a conman.

You're still giving her
the benefit of the doubt?

Fin might be right.

Someone just used her visa
to buy

a first class Amtrak ticket
on the next train to Tampa.

So go, now.

There.

Ricky Nowak, stop! Police!

Ricky, get off him!

Augh!

You all right?

What's this about?

The attempted murder
of Tommy Baker.

I didn't do it.
I had nothing to do with that.

- I'm being set up.
- Yeah? By who?

Take a guess.

Before I say another word,
I want my lawyer.

I had nothing to do
with Tommy getting hurt.

Why would I?

I was living large
in his penthouse apartment,

carte blanche
with the company credit card,

banging his wife because
the effing homo

- couldn't satisfy her...
- Ricky.

It's true.

What I heard
about him and Phil,

Tommy wasn't even the man.
Phil was.

So you had a rough time
with Tommy being gay.

All those people pretending
they didn't?

Should really hear what they
say when the cameras aren't on.

Let's go back
to the company credit card.

You leased a Porsche.

Ten grand a month?

Gucci, Prada?

- I was a generous lover.
- Chrissy was generous in return.

- Well, she might have been.
- But what about Tommy?

He signed the bill.

Until he found out
he was being scammed.

And that was the day
before the fight, wasn't it?

I don't know
anything about that.

No? So you didn't go
to the gym the next day

to try and straighten it out?

I haven't been in that gym
in months.

Okay, well we found blood
and hairs at the scene

mixed in with Tommy's blood.

And we're running your DNA.

You're gonna tell me
that they won't be a match?

None of this is on me.

Well then who's it on, Ricky?

This was a crime of passion.

Who do you think?

How's Tommy doing?

The surgery went well.

The doctors think he can make
a full recovery.

That's good news.

Do you need
to talk to Chrissy?

I noticed she had
a police escort.

Yeah, not right now.

- Do you know where Phil is?
- Chapel.

Go ahead.

Thanks.

Phil?

Praying for yourself
or Tommy?

Excuse me?

We picked up your buddy,
Ricky Nowak.

Trying to skip town.

It's not news to you, is it?

- Look, I...
- Just don't. Don't.

You should know
that the doctors expect

Tommy to make a full recovery.

And we got Ricky's side.

No surprise, he put it
all on you and Chrissy.

Chrissy?

Of course he did.

She had nothing to do
with any of this.

No, but you did.

Phil, why don't you help
yourself out here, huh?

Tell us what happened,
get ahead of this?

We're gonna find out
from Tommy pretty soon.

Tell the truth, man.

That way we can tell
the DA you cooperated.

Just so you know,

I was in love with Tommy.

I still am.

That's the truth.

So what went wrong?

When he told me he was gonna
make his announcement, I just...

I assumed that meant that
he was gonna leave Chrissy.

That we would finally
be together openly.

Right.

Then Tommy said he would
never leave Chrissy.

That she was his family.

I was devastated.

- I felt used.
- How'd Ricky get involved?

Ricky was hustling Chrissy
for money all along.

He said I should get mine too
before I got booted.

Clothes, a nice watch, it...

Seemed harmless, and

helped ease the pain.

At first.

Then Ricky got greedier.

Started making
cash withdrawals,

credit card transfers. It...

Tommy's business manager
alerted him, huh?

Tommy called.

He said he needed
to speak to me and Ricky.

I told Ricky, "Stay out of it.

I'll handle Tommy."

We met in the gym.

I said I'd pay everything back.

I was just
begging him to forgive me.

Then what happened?

Ricky ambushed us.

He threw a ten-pound weight
at the back of Tommy's skull.

So much blood.

Ricky check for a pulse.

He said he was gone.

How'd he end up
on the side of the road

with his pants down?

Ricky said he had a plan.

All I had to do was...

clean up the gym
and show up at the fight

like nothing happened.

I swear to God, I had no idea
that he was going to...

Violate him?

Assault him?

Drag his reputation
through the mud?

That's what happened, Phil.

Tommy was trying
to make it easier

for people to come out.

You made it harder.

You loved him?

I love him!

I still love him.

I'm so sorry.

- Captain.
- Hey.

Hey, congratulations.

We wrapped this thing up, huh?

Phil Diaz took a deal.

He's agreed to testify
against Ricky Nowak.

And since Tommy is
on the road to recovery,

his memory's back,

Carisi doesn't think
that this should go to trial.

Good. How is Tommy?

He and Chrissy are moving
back to Georgia

where he can be with his father

for the few months
that he has left.

All right,
so he's back with his wife.

Ah, I guess you can never
really know

what's going on in a marriage.

Especially your own.

You haven't told anybody
anything?

No, Chief.

I would never betray
your confidence.

Even though I don't always
agree with you.

Always?

Come on, let's be honest.

- Most of the time.
- Well. Fair enough.

But there's still the rumors,
you know?

One cop with a grudge,
and then I'm "cancelled."

Well, you can't control that.

What you can control is your...

My temper?

Look, Chief, I...

I don't want to

turn this in to some sort of,
you know, intervention.

But have you ever thought about
or considered counseling or

maybe... maybe anger management?

That would make
my wife happy.

Maybe she'd let me
back in the house, huh?

I am sure that that night

was scary for all of you.

Maybe finding out
how and why it happened

isn't such a bad idea.

You've been a little rough
around the edges at work too.

Asking for help,
there's no shame in that.

Okay. I'll look into it.

But the last thing I need is
someone at 1PP

thinking I'm seeing a shrink.

Well, they're not gonna
hear it from me.

I appreciate that,
but you know how this place is.

If someone can get a rung up
by pulling me down,

then they will.

Many of you know
about the brutal attack

I suffered in New York City.

It's been a hard fight
to come back.

But it's been a harder fight
to speak my truth.

I wanna be clear

that I was not attacked
for who I am.

Or how I identify.

But because cowards
often hide behind violence.

Through this experience,

I've learned that fear is
the greatest bully.

It takes facing our fears
to find peace

with who we really are.

I'm posting this video

because I hope one day

we won't have to announce
who we are.

We can just be who we are.

Until that day,
let me introduce myself.

My name is Thomas Baker.

I'm married to my best friend
Chrissy.

I'm a gay man.

I am
a sexual assault survivor.

I am a warrior.

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