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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.

Hi, guys. It's Ellie. Welcome back to my channel.

Leaving now for my cross-country road trip

with my sexy cameraman here.

Say hi, Chris.

Hi.

I cannot wait to share our adventure with all of you.

Every journey begins with the first step.

Here we go.

♪ Now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh ♪

♪ Is it that sweet? I guess so ♪

♪ Say you can't sleep, baby, I know ♪

♪ That's that me espresso

♪ Move it up, down, left, right, oh ♪

♪ Switch it up like Nintendo

♪ Say you can't sleep, baby, I know ♪

♪ That's that me espresso

- We did it. - That is so pretty.

♪ Is it that sweet? I guess so ♪

♪ I'm working late 'cause I'm a singer ♪

♪ Oh, he looks so cute wrapped 'round my finger ♪

♪ My twisted humor make him laugh so often ♪

♪ My honeybee, come and get this pollen ♪

♪ Too bad your ex don't do it for ya ♪

♪ Walked in and dream-came-trued it for ya ♪

♪ Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya ♪

Hello?

Oh, my God.

- Ellie? - Who's there?

Ellie.

Oh, my God.

Ellie.

Don't move.

I'm gonna call for help.

Captain Benson.

Clark Kent.

Buttering me up at 7:30 in the morning?

- Mm-hmm. - You must need something.

What's going on?

Hiker found two victims at a campground.

Male victim somehow survived two stab wounds,

one near the heart.

And what about the other victim?

His girlfriend, Ellie.

She was found half-naked.

Let's talk in my office.

Ellie Hughes, Chris Becker.

Echo Park, Los Angeles.

What were they doing in Rockland County?

They're wannabe travel influencers

on a two-month road trip around the country.

Uh-huh, and Rockland County suspects that Ellie was raped?

Based on visual evidence, yeah.

It's been 48 hours and still no rape kit.

Is she unconscious?

Ellie suffered massive head trauma.

Until she is conscious and able

to meaningfully participate in the investigation,

Rockland County is only inclined

to pursue the attempted murder part of the case.

So why are the Feds involved, exactly?

Crime happened off the Appalachian Trail,

spans 14 states.

Okay, you see this pile right here?

This is what I'm dealing with.

I'm well aware of the size of the favor I'm asking,

but our New York field office just isn't as expert as you are

when it comes to sex assault cases.

Without your help, it might not get solved at all.

I'm in.

Where do we start?

So we're doing Rockland County cases now?

I've already spoken with the commissioner.

- What'd he say? - He said for you to play nice.

Okay, everyone, listen up. We have two victims.

Ellie Hughes, who was found in only a towel

with a huge gash to her forehead.

She's been in a coma for the past 48 hours at NYU Langone.

- What about the male vic? - According to Rockland County,

he was stabbed twice with his own pocket knife.

So the perp just took it away and then left it in his chest?

Maybe he was rushing to her defense?

That's what it's looking like.

He's been in and out of surgery.

And he hasn't been questioned yet?

- He's lucky to be alive. - Where is he now?

He's being treated in the cardiac unit

a couple of floors beneath his girlfriend.

Was anything stolen?

Rockland County doesn't seem to think so.

Both of our victims' cell phones and wallets

were recovered at the scene.

So, Bruno, take Silva

and head to the campground where it happened.

Copy that.

Maybe our former homicide investigator

can find something that Rockland County missed.

All right, you two, do a deep dive

on their social media profile,

and Clay and I are gonna head to the hospital.

Ellie Hughes. How is she doing?

Non-responsive.

Her head injury is one of the worst I've seen in a long time.

She's on life support under the care of our head neurosurgeon.

Does she have any family here?

Her mother flew in from California two days ago.

Hasn't left Ellie's side since.

I sent her to the hotel to get some rest.

And how's the boyfriend doing?

Stabbed through his pericardium.

Blade missed his heart by a quarter inch.

All right, is he in any shape to speak with us?

He's on a lot of pain meds.

I'm gonna take that as a yes.

All right, thank you, Doctor.

Thank you.

I was lying awake in the car.

Ellie went out to use our camp shower.

And?

I heard a noise, grabbed my pocket knife,

got out of the car.

And what did you see?

There was this guy standing over Ellie.

She was on the ground.

She was near our shower in a towel.

Did you get a good look at him?

Yeah, he was white,

long hair, beard.

Okay. Did he have a weapon?

Yeah, a rock.

I went to defend Ellie.

A lot of good that did.

How did he get your pocket knife?

I'm not a fighter.

He must have just grabbed it from me.

I felt a pain in my stomach and my chest,

and I woke up in the helicopter on the way here.

Okay. And what time was this?

2:00, maybe 3:00.

Okay, why was she taking a shower so late?

We had just had sex.

Okay.

Is there anything else you remember at all?

He was kind of dirty,

like he'd been hiking the Appalachian Trail for a while.

Okay, that's helpful.

The nurse told me that Ellie is here in the same hospital.

She is.

We've been traveling together for months.

She's--she's probably gonna be scared

if she wakes up and I'm not by her side.

Of course, I understand.

I think what's important right now is for you to

stay strong, okay?

For Ellie.

What are you thinking?

Did Rockland County check with any other states

for similar crimes that happened on that trail?

I already had my people check.

There's nothing.

So how far do you think the average hiker

could walk in a day?

If I had to guess, 20 miles, tops.

So our guy could've

hopped back on the trail after the attack.

Couldn't hurt throwing some more field agents on it.

Chief Wells. I'm Detective Bruno.

This is Detective Silva, NYPD.

Fred said you might be coming.

- Thanks for meeting us. - What we got?

Female vic was found here.

She was showering?

Camp shower with a vinyl bag.

- Where is it now? - The lab.

It was hanging from the tree.

Your casework says she had blunt force trauma.

Hit on the head with a rock or fell back on it.

Well, which one is it?

You'll have to ask the lab.

The rock was found all the way over here?

That's right.

We'll take it from here. Thanks.

Why toss the rock?

Trying to obscure the scene?

While a guy with a knife was running at him?

He had a rock in his hand.

Why not use it to defend himself against Chris?

You're assuming a lot about the time frame.

For all you know, he could have tossed the rock

after he stabbed Chris.

It's quiet. It's dark.

No witnesses.

After he neutralizes the boyfriend,

perp's got total control of the scene.

Chris was found here.

What do you see?

Kid dumped a lot of blood.

And nothing between Ellie's body and where he collapsed.

Chris came out of the vehicle to protect Ellie, right?

So how'd he end up all the way over here

after getting stabbed?

Adrenaline's a funny thing.

I've seen guys get shot and run 100 yards before they drop.

What the hell are these?

Trail markers?

Hikers use them sometimes to not get lost.

Yeah, but this isn't a trail, Bruno.

An animal?

Are you this big of a contrarian

when you do crime scenes with Fin?

No.

It's Benson.

Chris Becker was able to give a description of his attacker.

I'd like to see the knife.

So Bruno and Silva went over the crime scene

with Rockland County.

Anything we didn't know?

Just following up with some leads with the lab.

Captain Benson, Agent.

Ellie Hughes's mother is here. She asked to speak to you.

Okay.

The nurse said that you talked to Chris.

Was he able to tell you who might have done this?

He gave us a description of the attacker,

and we are following up.

Is he gonna be okay?

At the moment, it looks like he'll recover.

Oh, good.

He and Ellie are soul mates.

She was a little introverted before she met him.

He helped her find her voice.

Maybe he can do it again.

You think that would be helpful for Ellie

to hear his voice?

Yes. Yeah, she's in there.

I've been talking to her.

The doctors wanna take her off life support,

but just this morning, I asked her to squeeze my hand,

and she did.

Would you mind showing us?

Yeah.

Ellie?

Ellie, honey, it's me, Mommy.

If you can hear this, squeeze my hand.

Honey, remember, like you did before?

Squeeze my hand.

Squeeze my hand, honey.

She did it this morning.

Mrs. Hughes, um,

would you mind if I-- if I tried?

Yeah. Yeah.

Ellie.

I'm Olivia from NYPD, and I'd like to ask you a question.

Is that okay?

Ellie?

Ellie, can you hear me?

If you can hear me, will you squeeze my hand?

She can hear you.

She--she can. She can.

Yeah.

Okay.

You know, maybe what would be best right now for Ellie

is for us to just let her rest.

All right?

While we find who did this to your daughter.

- Okay. - Okay.

So Ellie's mother says that you're considering

taking her off life support?

It's been 72 hours without brain activity,

usually about the time we start the discussion.

But her mother seems to think that there is

some level of consciousness.

Captain Benson, the girl can't move or speak,

much less breathe on her own.

So in your professional opinion,

you don't think that there's a possibility

that she's communicating with her mother

through the squeezing of her hand?

It's not the first time I've seen this.

Seen what?

A parent thinks their brain dead child

is sending them signs.

You're saying that it's just a reflex?

Unfortunately, yes.

There's no rule on how long a person can stay

on life support, but in my experience,

it usually has more to do with the family

not wanting to let go than what's best for the patient.

Paging Dr. Haynes to the OR.

Sorry. I'm late for surgery.

Well, thank you, Doctor.

Oh, so when Ellie was brought in,

I was told that a rape kit wasn't ordered.

She was on my table for nine hours.

- Yeah. - It wasn't top of mind.

Okay, well, one needs to be done now,

so Ellie's mother will consent for her.

Of course.

Here's the rock that was found at the crime scene.

Pink Adirondack granite.

All 6 pounds, 6 ounces of it.

I'm more interested in the knife.

My partner here found some marks on a tree

she'd like to compare it to.

All you have is a photo? Where's the actual knife?

Prints came back inconclusive,

so we sent it to Quantico.

I need that knife.

Well, we can ask Clay to put in a call to Quantico,

but they'll probably ask for a damn good reason.

- We have one. - Oh, yeah.

We'll just tell them some mountain man

beat up a tree with it.

You can't deny we're missing something.

Or there's the other option.

Yeah? What's that?

The whole tree mark thing is nothing more than

an investigational cul-de-sac.

And as far as this case is concerned,

we have enough of those already.

You find anything on the couple's social media?

Yeah, they only had 1,800 followers.

- Anyone with a record? - No.

We even interviewed some of their trolls.

But we already alibied them.

Any of the comments that are overly positive?

You mean like a stalker?

- Not exactly. - You wanna enlighten us?

Yeah, everyone's got an online persona,

and then they have their offline persona,

and you can tell a lot about a person

by the distance between the two.

There's one girl who commented

on all of Ellie's posts, sometimes even twice.

You check it out?

It was Ellie's college roommate.

They DM'd, talked on the phone.

So when was the last time they spoke?

The night Ellie was assaulted.

She was nowhere near the crime scene.

Okay, well, Ellie's rape kit just came in.

And?

The semen DNA is a match to Chris.

Well, Chris said they had sex that night.

It's not surprising. - Well, hold on.

There's something that might be.

The same nurse said that they found

mucosal fluid in Ellie's hair.

Did they say from what?

Saliva, but it's not a match to either one of our victims.

So some guy spit on Ellie?

Pretty good chance that was our perp.

Can't be too hard to narrow it down.

Well, we know that she spoke to

her college roommate that night.

Yeah, from what she told us.

So why don't you bring her in

and see if there's anything that she didn't tell you?

Like I told you on the phone,

Ellie is one of my best friends.

Do you know anyone who might wanna hurt her?

A jealous ex?

No, no one.

Well, you told me you talked to Ellie

the night she was assaulted.

She and Chris were bickering.

I think she just wanted to vent.

What were they bickering about?

They got pulled over the day before.

Almost got a ticket.

Why would anybody fight about a ticket they almost got?

They'd been stuck in a car together for a few months.

At that point, my boyfriend's breathing

would be enough to drive me nuts.

Did Ellie say what her plans were for the night?

She texted me later from a bar.

She was all alone.

It was about midnight.

Was that a usual thing for Ellie,

to go out drinking alone? - No.

Totally out of character.

She sounded drunk.

I was worried. - She mention what bar?

It was near their campsite.

Said the bartender was a redhead guy

loading her up with free drinks.

Do you remember the name of the bar?

The bar owner said that we're looking for a guy named Danny.

What you want bet that's him?

He's going out back. You think he made us?

Nah, he's going to kill himself one puff at a time.

Hey, Danny.

Who the hell are you?

We're here about Ellie Hughes.

That chick that got attacked the other night?

Horrible.

So you know her?

Yeah, I served her.

I didn't have anything to do with that.

You know anything about the spit we found in her hair?

How would my spit have gotten there?

That's a good question.

Yeah, we found it on a rape kit.

- I didn't rape nobody. - You got an alibi?

Yeah, I went home after my shift.

You got anyone that can vouch for that?

My baby mama.

Well, how's she gonna feel knowing that

you like to load up young girls with free drinks?

Okay, look.

I hit on her.

Gave her free whiskey sodas till closing.

And then what?

She was just being a little tease.

So you followed her back to her campsite...

- No. - And assaulted her.

No, no. I told you, I went home.

So you won't mind us swabbing your mouth for DNA.

Yeah.

Look. Look, I was pissed, all right?

I mean, the girl drank half a bottle of whiskey

on the house and then just left.

So you spit on her?

Yeah, I spit on her.

Yeah, that's not illegal.

Well, actually, in the state of New York,

it's considered assault.

You're under arrest, dummy.

No.

It's just a little spit.

Come on.

You just arrested someone for spitting on Ellie?

We did.

So we talked to Ellie's college roommate, Kayla.

Do you know her? - Yeah.

She told one of my detectives

that Ellie was actually at a bar that night.

Were you aware of that?

Uh...

So Ellie didn't mention it?

No, no.

She told me she was going to do laundry.

Laundry?

You didn't tell us that.

It was just laundry.

Any reason why she would have gone out

drinking alone instead?

I don't know.

Do you think someone followed her home from the bar?

You tell us, Chris.

Anything's possible, but...

it does explain something.

What does it explain?

Why the guy who stabbed me smelled like alcohol.

What kind of alcohol? Do you remember?

- Mom. - Mrs. Becker.

I understand the police have a job to do,

but it's 9:00 at night, my son was almost murdered.

- Mom, I'm fine. - Have you found anything?

You're not Rockland County. Where are you even from?

We are Manhattan SVU.

I'm Captain Benson, and this is Detective Silva.

- SVU? What's that? - Sex crimes.

Sex crimes?

Why are you involved?

Your son's girlfriend was found half-naked,

so we believe that there may have been a sexual motivation.

Yeah, Chris told me she was showering.

Mom, Ellie was at a bar by herself that night.

We think that she may have been

followed back to the campsite.

My son got stabbed.

Twice.

Don't forget he's a victim too.

Miss Becker, we're well aware--

Yeah, well, he needs is rest.

I'm sorry. You can come back tomorrow.

Okay, we will.

By the way, it was whiskey...

On the guy's breath.

Whiskey.

That's what Ellie and the bartender were drinking, right?

So the roommate said that they were bickering.

Yeah, something about being pulled over.

They didn't post that part of their trip online.

Well, their lives are heavily curated.

Every post is evidence of that.

Well, you said it yourself.

Sometimes there's a big distance between

people's on and offline personas.

I'm guessing the distance between theirs

is further apart than we thought.

Yeah, so find out how far, starting with that traffic stop

and why she went to the bar in the first place.

Morning.

So where are we with the bartender?

From what I hear, cops in Rockland County

already kicked him loose.

His baby mama alibied him out.

We believe her?

Well, after he tried to cheat,

I think if she was gonna throw him under the bus,

she would have. - I did an NCIC offline search

on Chris's name and the tag on his vehicle.

And?

They were pulled over in Georgia

the day before the attack.

Chris and Ellie didn't get a ticket,

so there was no official report.

All right, well, Fin and Velasco,

talk to the officers who pulled them over.

Figure out why they were stopped.

- Okay. - Thanks.

I heard what happened to that young couple.

It's a sin.

Yeah, we're trying to find the sinner right now.

Coming up empty-handed.

How can I help?

So you pulled Chris over the day before the attack?

That's right.

Can we ask why?

Common sense. Something was off.

So Chris was cooperative?

Yeah.

What about his passenger, Ellie?

I talked to her too. I noticed a bruise on her arm.

You ask her about it?

Yeah, she said she got it while hiking in Colorado.

You believe her?

Look, every time I asked her a question,

she'd look over at her boyfriend before answering.

Like she didn't wanna say anything wrong.

Pretty much, but wouldn't be the first time I saw

a woman trying to cover for her jackass boyfriend either.

Yeah, don't I know it.

You think there was something going on with them?

Not enough to arrest either one of them, but maybe.

Did you have your body cam on?

Not like I have a choice.

You mind if we take a look at that footage?

What's with the bruise?

Huh?

Can you pull your sleeve up for me?

Can you tell me how you got that?

Don't look at them. Look at me.

How'd you get that bruise?

Colorado. It must be from hiking.

Yeah, except it looks like someone hit you.

Did your boyfriend do that? - No, no.

Are you sure you're okay, ma'am?

I said I'm fine.

Okay.

So Rockland County never told us about the bruise.

Probably thought she got it the night of her attack.

What are you thinking, Captain?

I've seen that look on a woman's face before.

So have I.

You're thinking she's afraid of Chris?

I know she is.

So maybe we're not looking for some whiskey-drinking

mountain man after all.

Look, we know what they posted online.

So get their phones back from TARU

and find out what they edited out.

Good morning, everyone. Today is the day.

We are headed to Blackwater State Park.

It rained all night last night, so I didn't sleep very much.

Doing a big old loop.

We have been on the road for about a week now.

Where are we?

We are just outside Sedona at Oak Creek Canyon.

Yes, we are.

And today we're thinking of going for, like,

a little hike, maybe. - Yes.

- Ooh, Chris, my phone. - Oh, oh, oh.

- Oh, my God. - That was a good save.

- Thank you. - That was a good save.

That could have been bad. - Oh, my God. [laughs]

I think this is one of those cases for you.

What cases?

Gets under your skin like a splinter.

Yeah, well, this is a strange feeling.

What is?

Watching all of someone's happy moments,

knowing that they might not get another one.

I hate to say this, but we haven't found anything damning.

Well, there's a lot more footage.

If you guys have watched any of my videos,

you'll know that I love thrifting,

and today Chris surprised me by taking me to

a thrift shop in town, and he got me this super cute top.

Do I have the best boyfriend, or what?

Are you getting this,

or are you still fooling around with the focus?

You know, I wouldn't have trouble focusing, Ellie,

if you would just hold still-- can you hold still, please?

What is wrong with you, Ellie? - I'm sorry.

Oh, my gosh. I am so sick of this.

This is a waste of time.

All of this is a waste of time.

Are you stupid? Are you stupid, Ellie?

This is crazy.

This was the day before the traffic stop.

Yeah, I think I know how Ellie got that bruise.

You really think this kid

almost kills his girlfriend and then stabs himself twice?

You were right.

We need to get that knife.

- What's with the bruise? - Huh?

Can you pull your sleeve up for me?

How'd you get that bruise?

Colorado. It must be from hiking.

So they were stopped by the state troopers.

They didn't even get a ticket.

Why are you showing us this?

Because your son didn't mention it to us.

I didn't think it mattered.

Okay.

So, Chris, how did Ellie get that bruise on her arm?

Just what she said. She said hiking.

Did you tell her to say that?

No, no. Ellie has her own mind.

- Like this? - Are you getting this,

or are you still fooling around with the focus?

I wouldn't have trouble focusing, Ellie,

if you would just hold still. What is wrong with you?

- I'm sorry. - Oh, my gosh.

I am so sick of this. This is a waste of time.

All of this is a waste of time.

Are you stupid? Are you stupid, Ellie?

So, Chris, I'm gonna ask you again.

How did Ellie get the bruise on her arm?

Okay, look, we've been a couple for two years now.

Every couple fights.

After months on the road, did I lose my temper?

Sometimes yes, and I am sorry about that, but I--

Wait, you think--you think I tried to kill Ellie?

And then stabbed himself twice, once in the heart?

What about the guy who spit on her?

He had an alibi, Chris.

Then it was someone else

who followed her back to the campsite.

Have you done anything,

anything at all to find that person?

Yeah, the problem with that

is that that person doesn't exist.

Obviously, someone saw Ellie showering, tried to rape her,

and then when I came to protect her,

he grabbed my knife and tried to kill me.

And who do you think that was?

Was it the dirty man with the long hair and the beard?

The one that you later, conveniently,

remembered had the-- had whiskey on his breath?

Yeah, how'd you know that detail?

You know, let me guess.

I think it's because Ellie had whiskey on her breath.

Why do I feel like we need a lawyer?

That's your right.

I think you're done talking to my son.

Mom, Mom, I didn't do anything wrong.

I wanna help. - Not without a lawyer.

All right.

Let us know when you get a lawyer.

What's our working theory, Captain?

He did it.

They've been driving together for two months.

Why now?

Look, Silva has a theory about that.

How long until we get this knife back from Quantico?

There's your delivery.

Detectives Bruno and Silva.

Yeah.

Sign here.

Thanks.

It's a perfect fit.

It's a start.

But what does it prove?

You're about Chris's height.

Hold this to your sternum.

Now move towards the tree.

Do we even need to see

if you could do the same to your stomach?

I think you made your point.

Chris ran straight towards the tree,

the knife pointed at him.

The first stab punctured his stomach.

The second was enough force to penetrate his sternum.

That's pretty hardcore.

I don't think he meant to live.

Well, he's gonna wish he didn't

after Benson gets through with him.

You--you think Chris tried to kill my daughter?

And then stabbed himself

to make it look like he was a victim too.

So we're working on proving this now.

I'm so sorry, Mrs. Hughes.

Um...

Why don't we ask Ellie?

Mrs. Hughes, I don't think that that's the best idea.

She was stronger this morning.

Just, please, try it.

Of course.

Ask her anything.

Ellie, it's Olivia again,

and I'm gonna hold your hand, okay?

Ellie, honey, if you can hear us,

squeeze your hand once, okay?

Like you did for me this morning.

Mrs. Hughes--

Please, just--please, just give her time.

Ellie?

Ellie, when you returned back to the campsite,

was Chris the one who attacked you?

Ellie, was it Chris? Was it Chris?

Yes.

- Oh. - Yes.

Did you talk to the Rockland County DA?

Yeah, they expedited the arrest warrant.

But divots in a tree,

our victim only ID'd the suspect with a hand squeeze.

It's gonna be a challenging grand jury indictment.

One step at a time.

NYPD.

Where's Chris Becker?

He was checked out a half hour ago.

By who?

Miss Becker!

If you're looking for Chris, he's not here.

Where is he?

- I have no idea. - Are you sure?

What do you mean?

So you're putting groceries in your car?

For your son? - Where are you hiding him?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Let's check the house and the cars.

Pop that gate.

Wait--

NYPD. Get out.

You're under arrest.

So are you. Cuff her.

- You want a lawyer or not? - I don't need one.

I didn't do anything illegal.

Well, our ADA would disagree.

I was just being his mother.

No, you were helping your son escape.

Your captain and that FBI agent,

they already made up their minds that Chris is guilty.

Based on the evidence, he is.

I refuse to accept that. That is not the Chris I know.

Maybe you don't know your son as well as you think.

I admit I wasn't the best mother in the world

when Chris was growing up, but I had a lot going on.

So you're trying to make up for 25 years of bad parenting

by aiding and abetting an attempted murderer?

I am protecting my child, what any mother would do.

You and the FBI are gonna be sorry.

You screwed up this investigation,

and the real killer is still out there.

You'll see.

What we see is what's staring us in the face.

Your son.

Chris loves Ellie.

Are you even listening to me?

Take us through it.

I've got nothing to say to you.

Really?

How about we add obstruction to your charges?

Go ahead.

Whatever you're gonna do to me, I don't care.

I am a good mother. I am.

I am!

What is wrong with you? Ellie!

I'm sorry.

Oh, my gosh, I am so sick of this.

This is a waste of time.

All of this is a waste of time.

Are you stupid? Are you stupid, Ellie?

This is crazy.

Here, sit down.

So, Chris, are you ready to talk?

We're here to cooperate, aren't we, Chris?

I already told them everything.

That's not true.

You didn't tell us what went wrong

between you and Ellie.

I look at these videos

and I just see you were really in love.

Not a care in the world. Just really happy.

Were you?

Yeah, we were.

Tell me what happened.

We know that you hit Ellie before the traffic stop

in Georgia, and I'm assuming that wasn't the first time.

And we know it wasn't the last.

Look at her.

Look at her. - I don't want to.

Is this really necessary?

All that joy, all that life ahead of her.

You know what the doctors are saying now?

They're saying that they wanna take her off life support.

Look at what you did to her.

I didn't do it.

Do you always run away from things that you didn't do?

Chris, are you gonna run and hide

in the bed of your mother's truck?

- That's enough. - Look at her.

- You need to stop this. - Look at her.

Look what you did.

I need some time with my client.

- I need you to look at her. - I didn't mean to!

I didn't mean to!

We got into a fight. I woke up and she was gone.

I laid awake waiting for her.

Then you heard the shower turn on.

I got up.

I saw her undressing.

What did you think had happened, Chris?

She was mad when she left.

She came back smelling like alcohol.

Between that and the shower, I--

You just assumed that she cheated on you, right?

So you flew into a rage.

I grabbed a rock.

Chris.

I need to hear you say it now, okay?

I need to hear you say it.

I hit her.

I hit her.

I was not trying to kill her.

So the sex that night,

that wasn't consensual, was it, Chris?

I think we know the rest, Captain.

Yeah, you think that we know

that Chris raped Ellie

to remind her who was in control?

And then he stabbed himself twice

so he would look like the victim.

That's not why I stabbed myself.

Then why did you stab yourself?

Because I didn't want to live without Ellie.

She is my whole world.

Yeah, well, that's what it looks like

in your posts, Chris.

But there's a very big disconnect

between those photos and the way you actually treated her.

I wish I could take it back.

You can't.

It's too late for that.

What, everybody go out for a beer or something?

Uh, no, Benson went back to the hospital.

Is Ellie gonna pull through?

I'm no neurosurgeon.

Well, if Benson was here,

she'd probably say something about hope.

I bet they don't teach that at Brooklyn Homicide.

You know what I haven't figured out about you?

Yeah, what's that?

Why the hell you'd switch from Homicide to Sex Crimes.

I mean, you must be a masochist or something.

Maybe I am.

Come on.

Okay.

I was having a sleepover at my best friend's

five floor walkup in Washington Heights.

You know, when I was a kid.

And I get up to take a pee and I hear some kind of noise.

Looked out the window and I see a woman being attacked

by some guy on the street.

There's not many people around, but I looked across the way

and I see an old lady in her window.

I was just a kid.

You know, I assumed that she would call the cops.

I take it she didn't?

I think she just watched.

You know, and went back on with her life.

Because the next morning,

I get up and I turn the corner to head home,

and that whole place was a crime scene.

And I found out later on that

that woman was raped and murdered.

Ever catch the guy?

No idea.

So you paid the penance on the murder part,

and now you're paying off the rape.

Something like that, Bruno.

Hey, Ellie.

I just wanted to thank you

for being so incredibly strong...

and for helping us find the truth.

But what I really wanted you to know is that we got him.

He's going away for a long time,

and he'll never hurt anyone again

because of you.

I just hope that you know that.