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- And so, in conclusion,

Mr. Chairman...

I would like to recognize the tireless efforts

of both The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network

and the National Center for Victims of Crime.

Not only on behalf of this important legislation

but for all victims of sexual assault.

Thank you.

- I can't do this.

- Yes, you can.

OK?

- Thank you, Congresswoman.

If there are no questions for the representative from New York

I'll call our next witness.

Mrs. Debbie Smith from Williamsburg, Virginia.

Mrs. Smith, are you ready?

Mrs. Smith?

- Welcome, everyone.

Thank you for coming today.

Before we get started,

let's take a moment to greet one another.

After all, we are all family and friends.

- Hi there. How you doing?

- Excuse me.

- Hi.

- Rob? - Yeah?

- Are you going to go get her or shall I?

- Uh, OK. Watch the kids, make sure they don't escape.

A-ha! Thought I'd catch you here.

- What? I was just looking for something in my pocket.

- Uh-huh, just like you do

at the start of every other service.

- Come on, don't make fun of her.

She can't help it. She's pathologically shy.

- Tell Bobby to leave us alone!

- Bobby, come on! The game's on!

- Wait! Come back down here!

I don't want you tracking mud.

- This year, the Redskins are going all the way.

- Yeah, right!

- If it's not this year,

then before the end of the millennium.

Mark my words.

- Oh, I just love this picture of the girls.

- Oh, me too. They were so sweet then.

- Too bad we're Baptists.

Most parents get to drink their way through pre-teen hell.

Yes!

- You're terrible!

So is your tree, by the way. You can see it from here.

- Oh. Tom's got someone looking at it tomorrow.

- Really?

- Hmm. So, what can I do to help?

Onions, onions...

I just don't like you working nights.

- It's Williamsburg, not Baltimore.

The only trouble I have is staying awake.

- Still, I miss you sleeping next to me.

- I thought you said I snored?

- You do. But it makes me feel safe.

- Uh-huh. Where's my--?

You're always safe. You married a cop.

- Yeah, I know.

- You know, I could stay a few more minutes.

- The kids are still awake.

- I can be quiet.

- Go!

- OK, OK...

- Crystal?

You still doing your homework?

- Yeah, this stuff's hard. I'm just really bad.

- Math? I don't think so.

Let me see.

So, this number's supposed to add up to that number?

- Well, not really.

You take these 2 numbers, then you add them together.

Then you multiply that number by 5.

Then you divide that by 2 and that gives you 6.2.

- That's really good.

I think you've got quite a handle on that.

Honey, you know how to do this.

- I guess.

- Why don't you finish up and come watch TV with me?

- Sure.

- OK? - Yeah.

- Honey?

- Look at that!

- I got the men's breakfast thing in the morning

so I'm won't have the time to take the kids to school.

I'm sorry.

- I know. Emily said she'd do it.

Bye. - Bye.

- Be careful.

- I will.

- They said it couldn't be done, but tonight we made history!

This race was about putting people over party.

Principals over politics.

And women over wallets!

That equal rights and opportunities for all people

are key to a just society!

And that the days of women as second-class citizens

are over once and for all!

- Bobby, will you tell your sister to hurry up?

You're going to be late.

- Crystal! - I could have done that.

And will you take out the trash like I told you to yesterday?

- Mom, I don't have time for pancakes.

- You did 30 minutes ago.

- I can't find my jacket! - It's in the living room!

- Hi, guys!

- I have a paper you have to sign for football.

- I already signed it and put it in your bag.

- Please tell me you got coffee.

- I do.

- Good, 'cause I'm only 1/3 awake

and I like to be 2/3 awake before I drive carpool.

Shotgun!

- No way!

- I'll bring this back later.

- OK. I'll pick 'em up after school.

- OK.

- Love you!

- Hey, hon!

- I'm up here!

How was your breakfast?

- Entirely skippable

if I'd known you were up to something like this.

Hmm... What's the special occasion?

- Can't a wife show her husband she loves him

without a special occasion?

- Mmm... Absolutely.

What's the matter? You never disrobed a cop before?

Come on, baby!

Bobby...

Hmm...

Honey...

Oh!

- Scream, and I'll kill you.

I'll kill you and your whole damn family.

- Just let me go, please!

- I'll let you go when we get in the woods.

- Please!

- Shut up, or I'll kill you!

- Ah!

No! No!

Ah!

- Take your shirt off.

- Please, don't! Let me go!

Please, don't hurt me!

Oh!

The Lord is my shepherd...

- Is it good?

- ...the path of righteousness...

- You want more?

- What happened?

- He got me.

- Who got you?

- He came into the house. I was so scared.

And then he took me--

He beat me.

- Stay here. You stay here.

- NO!

- Stay here! - No!

No, honey!

- Get back upstairs, now!

- He's going to kill you!

- I don't care!

- Don't leave me!

No...

- OK, I won't.

I'm here. It's OK, I'm here, sweetie.

Come here.

I swear to you, I will find this guy.

I swear to you, OK?

- No, no.

- Yes. - No.

I just want to forget about the whole thing.

I want to forget.

- I'm here, I'm here.

- Stop.

- Where you going, sweetheart?

- I'm going to take a shower.

- You can't do that. I'm sorry, you can't do that.

We need the evidence, sweetie.

- Get your hands off of me!

- Ah!

God! Come here.

It's OK.

Shh... It's OK.

It's OK.

Was there penetration?

- Can I get you to lift your arm for me?

- We need you to specify vaginally, orally, rectally.

It's the form, Rob.

- I've done it. I know what it says.

- Vaginally.

- Did he ejaculate?

- I don't know.

- This is standard procedure.

- Just mark "uncertain". We'll know from the swabs.

- We'll need your clothes

and take pictures of the bruises on your back.

- Do they all have to be here? - Yeah.

- 160 over 92.

- The "wide nose". Was that the bridge or the base?

- I'd say both.

- Besides the assailant,

any other sexual partners in the past 48 hours?

- Yes.

- Can this not wait?

- And who was that? - Who do you think it was?

Guys, come on. Just give her a little space, all right?

Thanks.

I, uh...

Do you want something? Some water?

- Rob?

I'm sorry. Can I see you a minute?

- Yeah. I'll just be in the hall.

- Honey...

- I'll get her some water.

- You're making it worse for her.

- How? Tell me how this could be any worse.

- We'll get through this as fast as we can.

The guys will jump all over this. We'll find him.

- The guy comes right into my house, Mike.

I never heard anything.

- Look, we got this.

Take care of your wife. She needs you now.

- Yeah, you're right. Forget it.

- When you go back in, you go as a husband, not a cop.

- Yeah, yeah.

Can we have a second, please?

- Sure.

- Thank you.

- Oh, gosh. I look terrible, don't I?

- Not to me.

- I'm so sorry.

- No, no. I don't ever want to hear you say that again.

You didn't do anything.

There's nothing to be sorry for.

- Can we go home now, please?

- Sweetheart, the doctor's going to come and take some samples.

They're real important, OK?

It won't take long.

- Don't leave me.

- I won't.

I promise to you that I will not leave you.

- Mrs. Smith, what we're going to do next

is collect a pubic hair standard.

If I could get you to raise your buttocks for me.

I need a sample of 25.

I apologize for the discomfort.

- Ah!

- It's almost over.

Why don't you go get changed?

I'll call Emily, check on the kids.

There's some Benadryl here for you.

It'll help you sleep.

I'll get rid of these candles.

- Please, just leave them.

I like them.

- OK.

Here.

- That man...

He took everything, didn't he?

- No, sweetheart.

The guys went through the whole house. There's nothing missing.

Why don't you just lie down?

- Are we ever going to be OK again?

- Yeah. Yeah, nothing's changed between us, sweetheart.

Nothing.

Whatever happened, it's over. It's over.

- But you were my only one, ever.

I'm afraid that everything's going to be different now.

That it's never going to be the same between us.

- No. Shh... No.

That is not true.

- You're never going to look at me the same way again.

- It's not true.

I love you.

Why don't you just have a rest?

- I want you to make love with me.

Like we did this morning.

Like it never happened.

Please, just...

- OK.

- Please kiss me.

- OK.

- Honey...

- Shh...

- Bobby?

Bobby? Bobby?

Bobby?

Bobby!

Where's Bobby?

- It's OK. It's OK.

- Where are my kids?

- At school.

- Oh.

- Rob called me. He asked me to come stay here with you.

Why don't I make you a cup of coffee, OK?

Here. It's decaf.

- Thank you.

Um, where's Rob?

He said he'd be here.

- Oh. He had to go take the kids to school.

- Yeah.

- And he didn't know what else to do, Deb.

Either go in and try to find the guy

or stay here with you.

I mean, he's been calling every 15 minutes since he left.

I can call him if you like.

- No, I can call him.

- I don't know what to say, Deb.

I am so sorry.

It could have happened to anyone.

It's just that you were home.

Do you want to talk about it?

- No, I'm fine.

- OK.

- She got in a good look right before he blindfolded her.

Get them out to folks on your beat

and let them know there's a reward.

- How much? - $1,000. Tips, rumors...

They can leave it on Crimeline.

I need a couple of you to canvas the neighbourhood.

- We did. Nobody saw anything. - Do it again.

- What about physical evidence? - Plenty. Semen, pubic hairs.

Let's get list: All sex offenders in a 100-mile-radius.

Find out what they were up to.

We need somebody to get the rape kit to the Richmond lab.

- I'll coordinate that.

- Anything else?

I don't need to remind you, gentlemen: this is family.

That's all.

Rob, can I see you a second?

- Yeah.

Hey.

- I think you know what I'm going to say.

I can't have a judge throwing out all my evidence

just because the husband was involved.

- I know.

- I'll keep you in the loop.

- Thanks.

- Dr. Ferrara.

- Mr. Speaker.

Thank you for seeing me.

- Five minutes.

I got a hotel full of Democrats

who think they can't raise a nickel without me.

- All right.

But the variable regions

are still enough to generate a DNA profile

with certain types of physical evidence.

What we look for are markers.

By designing small DNA probes

that bind to a complementary sequence in the sample

which generates a pattern.

- Paul? - Yes, sir.

- How much for you to stop talking?

- $60,000 to train two of my technicians.

I promise you, it will change the way we do police work.

- That I can find, thank God. What else?

- An all-felon database to warehouse DNA samples

from every prisoner in the state.

It doesn't help us now, but it will.

- How much is that?

- Slightly more.

- How much more?

- $20 million the first year,

$6 million the year after that to keep it going.

- Let's go with the appetizer first.

- No.

I don't think so.

- You're not sure it's not him.

- It's not him. I'm sorry.

- I want to you take a second look at one for me.

Take your time.

- No.

I'm not being very helpful, am I?

- Even the "no"s help.

Tells us who we're not looking for.

- Mike, phone call.

- I'll be right back.

- How did it go?

- The more faces I see, the fuzzier it all gets.

- I can always get a copy of your statement.

Sometimes it helps to go back over what you said.

- How are you doing?

- Not used to being on the sidelines, that's all.

Especially not when it comes to taking care of you.

- No, stay. You should hear this.

- That was the lab. The test was negative.

- Oh.

- What test?

- Um, we made an arrest.

- An arrest? - The guy on the last slide.

We've known about him for a while.

Mostly minor stuff.

We think he stole a pair of shoes off your porch.

- It was a couple days after the rape.

- But when were you going to tell me this?

- When it meant something.

I didn't want to get you worked up.

- The man stole shoes off our porch.

That means something. You made an arrest.

So that means something.

- It wasn't him.

- We ran his prints against those off the back door.

They didn't match.

- You just let him go?

- We can hold onto him, Deb.

We've got nothing on him.

- The man raped me.

He threatened your life, he threatened our children's life

and you just let him go?

- It wasn't him.

- We'll keep an eye on the house.

Nobody will come anywhere near you or the kids.

I promise.

- I never even heard of the dictionary game before.

- Why don't we just play video games?

- Because this is family game night, and we are a family.

Deb, come sit down.

- Dictionary isn't even a game, Dad. It's homework.

- That is true,

but it's something your mom and I can beat you at.

- Mom, you playing?

- I'm going to get the popcorn.

- She's playing. She's with me. - No way.

- Guys, there's no team in this game.

So you pick a word from the dictionary

And word, like say... "herf"

'cause we don't know the definition of it.

You write down the real definition

and we write down what we think--

- Ah!

Rob, he's out there!

Rob!

He's in the woods!

- Where? Where?

- You see him?

- Get back inside, Bobby. Lock the door.

- Be careful!

Go to the kitchen.

Go!

- Whoa, Rob! Take it easy!

- Guys, have you seen anything tonight?

- What are you doing out here?

- Have you seen anything?

- No, we've been here all night.

There's another car behind the woods.

- Call 'em. Call 'em now.

- Charlie, you seen anything?

- No, all clear.

- Nothing.

Nobody's been out here. We'd have seen something.

Rob, I swear.

- I know, I know.

Thanks, guys.

Thanks for coming out.

- All right.

- Did you find him?

- Everything's fine, guys.

The police are looking out for things tonight.

Look, it's late, so why don't you head up to bed?

Dad, it's 9:30.

- Come on.

Let's go upstairs.

- Thanks, Bobby.

- He's out there, Rob. I saw him.

- I know.

But it's all clear now.

Why don't you just head on upstairs?

You could use the rest.

- All right, right there. Perfect.

- Morning, sleepyhead.

You should put some clothes on. We have company.

- Am I the only one who sleeps in on Saturday morning or what?

- Yes. There's doughnuts on the table.

- What's going on?

- Got some men in from church to help put up a fence.

Going to install an alarm system.

- So you really think there was somebody out there?

- I think that it's going to make Mom feel safer.

- Hey, Mom.

I'm sorry about not taking out the trash.

- It wasn't your fault.

- It's just... we were late.

- There's nothing you could've done.

Your daddy was up here, and he couldn't do anything.

- Still, I'm sorry.

If he comes back,

I'll kill him.

- Don't think like that.

- You coming downstairs?

- No.

- All right, your turn. Give it a try.

Remember to stay forward on your feet.

About 70% of your weight on the ball of your toes. Go.

How does it feel?

- Weird.

I don't want this.

- What is it?

What is it you want?

- I don't know, but I don't want this.

And I don't want that ugly fence around our yard

and those officers staring at our house all the time.

And I don't want to use a gun.

- Just try it. It'll make you feel safer when I'm not there.

- It's not making me feel safer!

None of this is making me feel safer!

I feel like a prisoner in my own house.

Like I'm locked up and there's nowhere to go.

- You know, we can always move.

- I don't want to move!

I don't want him to win!

I just want to feel normal again!

I just want to feel safe again.

- The guys are doing everything they can.

- You keep saying that! It's been 6 weeks!

- What do you want me to do, Deb?

- I want you to stop trying to fix me and find him!

Find the man who did this to me!

This is not me! I don't want this!

I want my life back!

- Hey, Crystal.

- Hello? - What?

That was Brad Newark, and you totally ignored him!

- I just don't like everybody staring at me, that's all.

- All he did was say hi.

He's in grade 9, and he's in a band.

What's wrong?

This is so insane! We're taking this to the principal.

- It's no big deal.

- It's a huge deal!

- I don't want to freak my mom out.

And don't say anything to your mom, OK?

- OK.

- I mean it, Tawny.

- I said I wouldn't.

- Hey, Hon! I'm home!

Beige.

- It's called "sandpiper", really.

You like it?

- Yeah, I like it.

When did you think of doing all this?

- I thought I'd lighten things up a bit around here.

I know I haven't been so easy to live with.

And, um...

I also wanted to say I'm sorry for some of the things I said.

I know you and the guys are doing the best that you can.

- Thanks.

Are the kids home?

- No, I sent them for sleepovers.

I thought maybe we could take advantage of the situation.

- Oh, sweetie...

How's that?

Is it OK?

Is it good?

Do you like that?

- Rob? Rob?

- Is it good?

- You gotta stop. Stop.

- Do you want more?

- Stop it! Stop it!

- OK, OK.

OK.

- It's not OK.

It's just not OK.

- It's going to be OK.

It's just going to take a bit of time.

- Well, I hate this.

I hate feeling like this.

- Yeah, me too.

- What is that supposed to mean?

- Nothing. It's supposed to mean nothing.

I just...

I hate seeing you this way, that's all.

Stay. Don't go.

Hey, Bobby, can you give

your sister a ride after school?

- I have football practice. I can't.

I'm going to be late.

- It's OK, I'm going shopping with Tawny.

Did you see my books? - No.

Dad, where are my shoes?

- I don't wear your shoes, Bobby.

- Put on your flip-flops. We're late!

- Be careful. Call me when you get there.

- Sure, Mom. Hurry up, Bobby!

- Bye, Mom. - Bye.

- Honey, I'm gone.

I made some pancakes.

They're on the counter if you want some.

- That's nice. Thank you, honey.

- I'll call this afternoon.

- Mr. Chairman, members of the House Committee,

as Director for the Division of Forensic Science

for the Commonwealth of Virginia

I have closely witnessed the burgeoning application

of DNA technology to forensic science.

From its infancy to its present-day adolescent state.

- Anything we need to respond to?

- No, Ma'am, but the Congressman did call you a

"bleeding heart New York liberal feminist."

- Well, at least he didn't say anything negative.

- In New York City alone, there exists the potential

to solve 16,000 unsolved rape cases.

If the laboratories there had the resources

to process the 18-month backlog of DNA evidence.

- Excuse me, Dr. Ferrara.

I think I misunderstood.

Did you just say that you could solve

16,000 rape cases in my city?

- Well, not me personally, but yes.

The potential is there.

- Hi, Mom. How you doing?

- I'm... I'm fine, Crystal.

I wanted to go to the grocery store.

I could really use some company.

- But Dad does the shopping.

- Well, not today.

I want to make my famous fried chicken

and I need some things.

- You're going to cook?

- Yes, I am.

- OK.

- Crystal?

- Yeah?

- Is that woman looking at me?

- Why? Do you know her or something?

- I need a red onion.

Will you go get me one, please?

- Yeah.

- Thank you.

Excuse me.

Crystal.

Get away from her!

- What's wrong with you?

- I'm just getting the tomatoes.

- I'm sorry. I just--

- Not every black guy is a rapist, mom.

- I just made a mistake.

- We used to be able to do things together

until you started freaking out!

- We'll talk in the car.

- We used to be a normal family.

- Well, we still are.

- Not one that I want to be a part of.

- Please, don't hurt me. Please.

I want you to step back outside your body

where nothing can happen to you.

Can you do that?

- Yes.

- Good.

Now tell me what's happening.

- I want to scream, but I can't.

- Why not?

- Uh...

- Remember, you're perfectly safe.

Why can't you scream?

- Because he said he'd kill me and my husband.

- Is your husband there with you?

- No.

- Where is he?

- He's upstairs, asleep.

- Rob, I need a favor.

I haven't seen that in years.

I never should have put her through that.

- You were doing the best you could. What's up?

- Rape kit from the call this morning.

She ID'd the guy. Frat boy named Randy Jennings.

Need a sample from him for the lab.

- Thought the lab wasn't taking any more samples.

- Only in cases without a suspect.

You know how many they have waiting to be tested these days?

15,000 and one technician.

Walk in with a suspect or don't bother.

- All right, I'll take care of it.

Hey.

- Where did the incident occur?

- At a friend's house after a frat party.

- A friend's house?

Like an apartment house? A house?

- No, like a house.

- A house.

- No, please don't leave!

Come on... Please...

Oh no.

- Deb! Deb, stop!

Hey! Are you OK?

The girls just finished their homework.

We're going to grab some ice cream.

- I don't want to hold you up.

- Mom!

- Deb!

Deb, stop!

Wait! Hey!

Why don't you join us?

- I'll just take a rain check, OK?

- Come on, Deb. Let's do something normal with the girls.

It'll be good for them.

- I can't.

- Hey, your daughter really misses you.

And so do I.

- I'm doing the best that I can.

- I know, I know.

But everybody's really concerned about you.

- They don't need to be. I'm fine.

- You're not fine, Deb.

And you haven't been for a long time!

Deb!

OK... OK...

- Debbie!

Deb?

Deb, could you come down here for a second, please?

Hey.

Her name's Molly.

She was at a party off-campus,

some kid slipped a roofie in her drink and raped her.

- Oh...

- Her parents are flying in tonight.

She just needs a place till then.

- You thought it was a good idea to bring her here?

- I thought that maybe--

- I know what you thought.

- OK, fine. I'll bring her back to the station.

- Stop.

Pick up the kids and take them out to dinner.

I don't want them to see any more of this.

- OK. OK.

- I bet you'd like some different clothes.

Feeling any better?

- Yeah.

- Clothes fit?

- They're fine. Thank you.

- They're my daughter's.

Better than hospital scrubs, huh?

- She won't mind?

- No.

Molly, come and sit.

I made you some tea.

- Thank you.

- So...

- The police officer told me that I was lucky to be alive.

- Molly, you are.

Have you told your parents yet?

- I already know what they're going to say.

"Shouldn't have been there in the first place.

"Shouldn't be wearing stuff like that."

- Molly, you're a college kid.

You're supposed to go out,

you're supposed to wear cute things.

That's not an invitation for someone

to do something like that to you.

- Tell my parents that.

- I'm telling you.

It is not your fault.

I know.

People told me the same thing

and I didn't believe them either.

The same thing happened to me.

Five years ago.

- How long does it take to get over it?

- As long as it takes.

- Honey?

It's a little late for woodworking, honey.

Why don't you come to bed?

- Yeah, I'm coming.

I'm just going to finish up here, OK?

- I brought you some tea.

- Thanks. Just...

- Are you all right?

- Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

- I was just talking to that girl Molly

and she's thinking about re-enrolling next semester.

- Oh, that's great. - Yeah.

- That's really great. - Yeah.

I just was listening to her and...

You don't seem very happy lately.

- No?

- Do you want to talk about it, Rob?

- No. No.

I don't think so.

- Look, why don't you just say it?

Why don't you just say that I've been a bad wife and a bad mother

and say that I should've gotten over it!

- Is that what you think? That it's all your fault?

- Well, yes.

- I didn't hear anything.

I didn't hear him come in the house.

I didn't hear him take you out.

I didn't hear a damn thing.

And I wake up all the time!

I wake up when the neighbour's telephone is ringing

inside their house.

I wake up when dogs are barking in the neighbourhood.

I wake up all the time and I didn't wake up for this.

I didn't...

If I could go back, I swear to you

I swear to you, I would...

You gotta forgive me, please.

- I just can't do that.

'Cause I never blamed you.

Not once.

Baby...

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- I love you.

- You can go right in.

- Thank you.

Congressman Stevens.

- Carolyn!

It's not every day I get a visit from someone like you.

- A bleeding heart liberal feminist?

- I think my remarks were somewhat exaggerated.

- No harm, no foul. New Yorkers are thick-skinned.

- Please. - Thanks.

I've got some legislation coming your way.

I thought we could discuss it.

- Congresswoman, if you are under the impression

that I owe you something because of an off-hand remark...

- Congressman, I don't think you owe me anything.

But I think we owe it to

a lot of women to take a look at what's in here.

- I agree.

That way we use the latest technology

to get these guys behind bars.

- But it's got to go both ways.

We're not just talking conviction.

We have to protect the innocent, the wrongly-accused.

- A little something for everyone.

You know, there's not very much you and I agree on

but on this we do.

Who've you got working the Senate?

- We've got a lot of support there.

Including Clinton, Cantwell, Leahy, Bydon,

Hatch, and Spector.

- Well then, let's see what we can do

to get it out of the House and move this thing up the Hill.

- Debbie. Thanks for coming.

- Where's Rob? Is he all right?

- Rob's fine.

- Why did you tell me to come down here so quick?

- This morning, a woman was attacked down by the river.

Rob told me about what you did with Molly.

How you helped her.

- No, no. Mike, that was a one-time thing.

I don't know how to talk to people.

I'm not a social worker, Mike. Really, please.

- She won't do the exam. If you could just talk to her.

- You mean talk her into it.

- Debbie, there's important physical evidence.

- That's apparently worthless.

If I'd have known that,

I never would have let you subject me

to that horror show you call a forensic exam.

No. Please, no.

- She's got nobody else, Debbie.

I need your help.

- What's her name?

We're going to need a female doctor and a private room.

- An officer has to be present.

- Who also has to be female.

And no photos.

- No. If there's cuts and bruises...

- Then I'll let you know, and we'll figure it out.

That's what we want.

- All right. Fine.

- And she's going to need a change of clothing

to go home in.

Size 6.

- Where am I supposed to get a change of clothing?

- The store.

- You got it. Fine.

- Oh, hi.

Like little tiny pieces of you just handed off to strangers.

- Thanks for your help.

- Oh...

She liked the dress.

Expensive.

You scared me.

- Sorry.

- Hi. - Hi.

- What's going on? You OK?

- Mike called.

- I was just with him at the hospital.

- I know.

We don't need this anymore.

We got him.

- This is Norman Jimmerson's mug shot.

- Wow.

He doesn't really look anything like the sketch.

- It's better than most, actually.

What do you know about Virginia's all-felon database?

- I suppose I've heard of it.

- Voters approved it a year after you were raped.

We started collecting DNA

from the convicted felons in the state.

It's a no-brainer.

Take evidence from investigation

and match it against the population

most likely to commit crimes.

- So you did that with this Norman Jimmerson?

- He was arrested for kidnapping 6 months after the rape.

- What? Excuse me--

- The lab can't keep up.

It took this long to get him in the system.

- But didn't you already have his DNA in the system

from Debbie's rape kit?

- The DNA was in the system,

we just didn't know who it belonged to until now.

- He's been in jail for 5 years and it took you that long to--

- And it could have been longer if you didn't live in Virginia.

We're the only state doing DNA testing right now.

- So with this DNA evidence,

this is an open and shut case, right?

- It should be.

Juries haven't heard many DNA cases

and most people still think it's some sort of voodoo.

The defense will try to play into that and tear it apart.

And you.

I promise, I will do whatever I can to protect you.

Mrs. Smith, you said he forced you from the kitchen.

How did he do that?

- Like I said before, he had his arm around me neck

like he was choking me

and he kept saying that he would kill me and my family

if I made any noise.

- Can you tell us what happened once you were outside?

- Well, he was dragging me by the neck

outside towards the woods

and I wanted to scream

but I kept thinking about my husband and my children.

So I just begged him not to hurt me.

- What happened once you were in the woods?

- Well, he pushed me down

and then he tore off my sweater

and started to pull off my t-shirt

I asked him to stop, but he didn't.

- That's when you saw him.

- Yes, I turned around

and I saw him.

- Your attacker?

- Yes.

- Please continue.

- He pulled off my t-shirt and he tied it around my eyes

so I couldn't see him.

He pushed me down again

and...

he started to take off my jeans.

He pulled them off

and threw my shoes into the woods.

Then he started to pull down my underwear.

I begged him again to stop

but he pulled them off

and that's when he got on top of me.

He started to rape me.

He was hurting me.

I was so scared, I just started to pray.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

He told me to stop mumbling, but I just kept praying.

- Mrs. Smith,

you said earlier, the first you saw of your attacker

was right before he blindfolded you.

- No, I saw him by the tree.

- But his face.

- Yes, right before he put the blindfold on me, I saw him.

- And you were able to see him for, what was it?

About a minute? Two minutes.

- Um, no. It was more like a second or two.

- A second or two?

- Yes.

- You only saw your attacker for a second or two?

- Yes.

- But in that second or two

that was enough time for you

to get a clear picture of him?

- Yes.

- Mrs. Smith, this is the composite sketch

based on your description.

Does it look anything like my client to you?

Mrs. Smith?

- I described him as best as I could.

- Thank you.

No further questions, Your Honor.

- Mr. McGinty?

- No further questions at this time, Your Honor.

- Witness may step down from the stand. Court is now adjourned.

- How you holding up?

- What happens if he gets off?

- He won't.

- How do you know?

- We got DNA evidence.

- Yeah, the guys that tried O.J. had that too.

- He's already in jail. He can't touch us, OK?

- I'm not worried about us.

I'm worried about Mom.

What happens if they don't believe her?

Like it didn't really happen?

I mean, we're all just starting to get our lives back.

- Do you recognize these? - Yes.

- Can you tell the court what they are?

- They're my underwear.

- You were wearing them the day of the rape?

- Yes.

- Have they been in your possession since then?

- No, I gave them to the police.

- Can you tell me why they've been cut?

- Once I identified

the semen stain

I cut it out for DNA analysis.

- And what was the result?

- The DNA profile from the underpants

matched that of Mr. Jimmerson's.

- With the likelihood of one in a thousand, one in a million?

- Between one and one quadrillion

and one and one quintillion.

- So we've pretty much eliminated

everybody on the planet.

Everybody in the universe except for Mr. Jimmerson here.

- Objection! Speculation!

- Sustained!

- Um, is DNA forgetful?

What I mean is, it's been almost 6 years.

Is there any chance that during that time

it could've changed its mind

or gotten fuzzy on details?

- If you're asking me if genetic profiles change, no.

A million years from now, it'll still be Mr. Jimmerson's.

- I think that's a picture we're all pretty clear on.

Thank you.

No further questions, Your Honor.

- Mr. and Mrs. Smith!

Paul Ferrara, Virginia Crime Lab.

Can I buy you a cup of coffee?

DNA's been around forever.

But using it in criminal cases is fairly new.

We're still learning a lot

including how to talk about it in court

without putting the jury into a coma.

- I thought your tactician did a pretty good job.

- He should have my job.

- And what's your job?

- Director of Forensic Science.

Basically, I'm the lab's designated beggar.

- Oh.

- So are you asking us

for a donation?

- No. Your money's safe.

But you know, I'm a scientist, Mrs. Smith.

When lawmakers look at me

they see inkblots and weird numbers

and their eyes glaze over.

But if we could show them a different face,

someone whose live has been changed by what we do, like you.

- Well, there hasn't been any verdict yet.

- Assuming he's guilty,

would you be willing to meet with some people I know

do some panels, that kind of thing?

- You obviously don't know me very well.

- I know what I heard you say in court.

And the impact it would have.

- Um...

I don't think so.

I have a lot of trouble. You should find someone else.

Honey, the kids are waiting for us.

We have to go.

- Mrs. Smith, do you know how many cold hits we've had?

You're the fourth. There is no one else.

Not like you.

- If this man is found guilty,

I just want to put this all behind me.

I've already lost too many years of my life.

And I just want to get back to my family now.

You need to find someone else.

- Thanks a lot for the coffee.

Good luck.

- Thank you.

- Thanks for your time.

- Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

have you reached a verdict?

- We have, Your Honor.

- Would you hand it to the bailiff, please?

Mr. Jimmerson, would you please stand for the reading?

- In the case of the Commonwealth of Virginia

versus Norman James Jimmerson

regarding the first count of rape

we the jury find the defendant guilty as charged.

Regarding the second count...

- It's over.

- We the jury find the defendant guilty as charged.

- Thank you very much. I really thought I messed up in there.

- You did good.

This will help a lot of other people.

Courts are all about precedent.

This was a good day for DNA.

So what about sentencing?

- Something like this, with his record,

I think we're looking at life.

- I'll meet you outside, OK?

- Molly?

Molly!

Hi! - Hi.

I'm sorry. I should have said congratulations.

- Oh, no. It was crazy in there.

What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in school?

- Look, I gotta go. My dad's waiting.

- Molly...

- I quit after a week.

I kept seeing him and...

It sounds so stupid.

Back in Michigan...

- No, it's not stupid.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

These things, they take time.

- Look, we're trying to catch an earlier flight.

I just wanted to be here after everything you've done for me.

- I wish I could've done more.

- I got you something.

I was going to give it to you.

To say thank you.

- Oh, so nice!

- Look, I'm happy for you.

I really am.

You got your life back.

Look, I gotta go.

- Here's a switch.

I thought I'd find you hiding in the coat room.

- I don't think you're supposed to eat in here.

- No.

Dr. Ferrara called.

He just wanted to say congratulations.

- How am I supposed to talk to all of those people

he wants me to talk to

when I can't even talk to a jury?

- That's not true. You did a great job in the courtroom.

- You know, just a few cells in your body

tell you everything there is to know about you.

I wish they could tell you what you're supposed to do.

I really thought it would feel different.

You know? After it was over?

Honey, I just want to go back to the way it was before.

- That's fine by me.

- You don't sound very convincing.

- "So God said to Moses

"who is it that made your mouth?

"Go. I'll tell you what to say."

- I'm not Moses.

- No.

You do what you want.

I will love you the way I have since the very beginning.

I just want you to be happy.

- Here. It's just to protect the lab from contamination.

- OK. Thank you.

- I see you've met Mr. Lee.

- Yes, I have, and I thanked him about 100 times.

I even promised to rename my son after him.

- Are we all set?

Come on, I'll give you the tour.

Basically, all forensic samples

are processed in a lab like this.

The first step is to extract a sample

from the various types of physical evidence

found on a crime scene.

Then we isolate the DNA from the rest of the sample.

The sequencer takes that DNA

and translates it into a unique code or genetic fingerprint.

If the computer identifies a match between a suspect's DNA

and what's collected from a crime scene

we notify the proper jurisdiction.

- I know that's what happened to me

but I couldn't talk to people about all this.

- There's something else I'd like to show you.

It's where we keep the rape kits until we can process them.

Some have been here months. Most, years.

And it grows by the day.

- What are these doing here?

- Shoplifting case.

Cops thought the suspect might be connected to a rape.

We didn't have the manpower to lift the DNA

and analyse it in time.

so they had to let him go.

- And what happened then?

- Eleven days later, he raped and murdered a woman.

Turns out they were right.

DNA could have put him away.

- Deb, you OK?

- Mrs. Smith?

- How many of these are there?

- Here? 15,000.

Another half a million around the country.

We just don't have the resources we need to process it all.

- Who do you need me to talk to?

I'll never forget the day it happened.

I just came home

and my husband was standing in the door

with this strange look on his face.

He looked me straight in the eye and he said,

"We got him."

And it was amazing,

to be able to breathe again for the first time in 5 years.

So that's my story.

For whatever it's worth.

- How about 300 votes in Congress?

Ladies and gentlemen,

today, along with several of my esteemed colleagues

including co-sponsor Congressman Mark Green of Wisconsin,

and Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York

it is with great pleasure

that I'm announcing the introduction of a landmark bill

that will greatly accelerate

the successful identification and prosecution of rapists.

I'm calling this bill the Debbie Smith Act

in honor of a courageous woman here with us today

whom you'll be hearing from shortly.

This is about prevention.

When you consider that the average rapist

will assault between 8 to 12 women before he's caught

there's no telling how many women we're protecting

by processing these kits.

Gerry?

- A question for Debbie.

- Come over here.

- The Congresswoman's had a version of this bill

out there before, but it never seems to get out of committee.

What do you think that says about Congress' commitment

to something like this?

- Um...

Well, I'm really new to this

and I'm not sure how all the pieces fit,

but I don't believe

that someone would intentionally stand in the way

of people getting help.

But if they did, I suppose I'd have to say

that's pretty disgraceful.

Hello?

I'm sorry. She's not available.

I wouldn't count on that.

Sorry, we just can't help you with this, OK?

Thank you.

Miami Herald.

- How do they even know where we're staying, Rob?

- Why does the hotel keep putting them through to us?

No, don't answer that.

I'm going to talk to the hotel about this.

- Honey, here's another one.

- Yesterday, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

unveiled key DNA legislation

that could help as many as 500,000 victims

of sexual assault.

The bill's namesake, rape victim Debbie Smith...

- "Rape victim"?

- ...Williamsburg, Virginia,

promptly touched off a firestorm

- Just turn it off.

- ...by accusing Congress of being insensitive.

- I hate that "rape victim".

Now everybody's going to know me as a rape victim.

- It's a local newscast, sweetheart. It's OK.

- What about The Miami Herald?

- It's going to blow over. All this is going to blow over.

- She gave me one thing to do

and I just messed the whole thing up.

- You're new at this. Cut yourself a bit of slack.

- Honey, this whole thing was just a mistake, OK?

So we need to go home now.

We're going to call her and we're going to go home.

- It's OK, it's OK.

We're going to go home, all right? We'll go home.

Thank you.

It's a red wagon. Thanks.

- Debbie!

I'm sorry it took me so long.

I tried calling your hotel room.

Debbie, please, look.

My office is doing damage control right now.

We'll get through his.

- You'll be better off without me involved.

- No, that's not true.

Look Debbie, we can't do this without you.

There's half a million women that are counting on you.

- I can't even help myself.

Those women deserve better than me.

I'm sorry.

- Please, Deb--

- Deb, I got some more darks for you.

I found them in a dark corner of my closet.

- I keep wondering if I did the right thing.

- You did the best you could.

Look, I'm just happy you're feeling better.

Not looking much beyond that.

- Honey, maybe you should take a break

and go get something to eat.

- I want to get this done.

I'm sick of not being able to find anything.

- There was a time when I had to beg you

to clean out your closet.

Where did this come from? I don't recognize it at all.

- My flannel shirt phase.

It was chic in eighth grade.

- Eighth grade.

I know that I can't make up for all the times

that I wasn't there for you.

But I'm hoping that you'll give me a chance

to be a better mother.

I'd really like to make some good out of all this.

So I'm thinking about going back to Washington.

And I know that it might mean more tension on you

and that hasn't always been a good thing.

- It's OK.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

I'm so proud of you.

I mean...

I wish I would have been more understanding.

So what changed your mind about testifying?

- Well, the dang thing's got my name on it!

S-D-1.

S-7.

- You sound like you're playing bingo.

- They're DNA numbers.

They're for my speech for the Committee.

- You might want to mix in some words.

Deb, you ready?

- I'll be down in a minute, honey!

- I'll be in the car.

- Could you take that?

D-1-S.

D-1-S-7.

All right...

- Mom, are you coming?

- Be right there.

D-1-S-7.

- And so, in conclusion, Mr. Chairman...

I would like to recognize the tireless efforts

of both The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network

as well as the National Center for Victims of Crime.

Not only on behalf of this important legislation

but for all victims of sexual assault.

Thank you.

- Thank you, Congresswoman.

- I can't do this. - Yes, you can.

- If there are no questions for the representative from New York

I'll call our next witness.

Mrs. Debbie Smith from Williamsburg, Virginia.

Mrs. Smith, are you ready?

Mrs. Smith?

- Yes...

Yes, I am.

- Welcome, Mrs. Smith. Whenever you're ready.

- D-1-S-7.

D-4-S-1-3-9.

D-5-S-1-1-O.

D-1-O-S-2-8.

Little did I know that it would be numbers,

matching DNA numbers

that would identify the man who raped me

and put him behind bars for the rest of his life.

When my own memory of my attacker's identity

started to fade over the years,

or better yet, when it was just too painful to remember anymore,

DNA never forgot.

When I wanted to run and hide

instead of facing a defense attorney

intent on humiliating me,

it was DNA that stood firm.

There's a half a million kits out there

that have never been tested.

Some have been sitting on a shelf for years.

And inside each one,

there's a story that's waiting for an ending like mine.

My prayer is this body will act

before another woman who can't wait any longer

writes a terrible ending of her own.

Um...

I never graduated from high school.

I married the love of my life instead.

So I don't understand what goes on inside a DNA laboratory.

Except that whatever it is,

it gives people their lives back.

And it seems to me

when you have something like that

and don't use it

how that that be anything but a crime itself?

Thank you for listening to me.

- Thank you very much for your testimony, Mrs. Smith.

Now we'll call our next witness.

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