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In the criminal justice system,
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sexually based offenses
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are considered especially
heinous.
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In New York City,
the dedicated detectives
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who investigate
these vicious felonies
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are members of an elite squad
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known as
the Special Victims Unit.
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These are their stories.
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So, Richard, the father,
had a ruptured spleen
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and internal bleeding.
And Tess...
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The teenage daughter
who was raped.
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Yeah, she's traumatized.
That's gonna be a long road.
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But it also turns out
that Joe, the ringleader,
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and his girlfriend were both
serially abused as children.
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He had brain damage
from beatings,
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from drug use.
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So, I mean, this is
an endless cycle of abuse.
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What would happen
if you stopped?
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I can't.
Rollins is still out.
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I have a new sergeant
who's barely up to speed...
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You just said
it's an endless cycle.
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Yes, but I...
I don't feel that way.
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I have hope.
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Yeah.
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Look, I'm fine.
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I wasn't actually shot.
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My injuries were powder burns.
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No nightmares?
No flashbacks?
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Yeah, I do.
I have both of those.
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It's nothing new.
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And Noah?
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I can barely let him
out of my sight.
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No, he's all I could
think about...
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When you were
being held at gunpoint.
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But you have to go back?
No one but you can do this job?
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I came here because I'm fine.
I came here because I'm ready.
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Now I just need you
to sign off on that.
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[bell rings]
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'Sup, brother?
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[indistinct chatter]
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Abby.
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Chris Roberts is, like,
staring at you.
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Really, me?
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He's a senior.
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I know.
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- Dude, I'd hit that, bro.
- If you don't, I will.
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- Unless you want the shot.
- Yeah.
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Sure. Totally.
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Come on.
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So on the one hand,
the Montagues.
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On the other hand,
the Capulets.
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[phone chimes]
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Two houses divided.
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Fate versus free will.
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The family the heroes
are born into...
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Chris just asked me
to the solstice dance.
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Tell me when you're done, Abby.
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The family the heroes
are born into
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versus what's in their hearts.
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Just giving Chris a sneak peek.
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You gotta get sexy to be sexy.
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You guys look so nice.
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That's a pretty dress, Abby.
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Andrew, where's the camera?
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- Totally prepared.
- Dad.
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Come on, both of you, smile.
Come on.
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Ah, that's right.
Babe, get in there.
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[chuckling]
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- Mom.
- Oh, that's great.
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- Okay! Okay!
- Oh.
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That's great.
Dad, we gotta get ready.
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We get it, we get it.
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[phone buzzes]
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Look, from Chris.
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♪ Closer
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"RUH"?
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Oh, that's good.
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That means he's into you.
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♪ When we touch...
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♪ Let me see your bass face ♪
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♪ Your bass face
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- You want some?
- Sure.
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♪ Watch that dirty break,
break ♪
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♪
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Um...
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I'm thinking we should
maybe go downstairs.
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How about you?
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Okay.
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♪
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Get... get-get it, son!
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Shh, stop it.
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♪
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Wait, slow down.
Not down there.
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Sorry.
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You feel nice.
Is that good?
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[groans] Not so hard.
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♪ See your bass face
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Oh, you're so hot, Abby.
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[groaning]
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There she is.
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Hey, how was the party, honey?
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Fine.
I'm just tired.
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Good night.
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[phone buzzes]
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[phone beeps]
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[phone buzzes]
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[dramatic music]
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♪
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- sync and corrections by Zac -
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Wow, she's beautiful.
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Not at 4:00 A.M.,
she's not.
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Oh, she's a newborn.
It gets easier.
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Enjoy maternity, Amanda.
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When my sister had
to go back to work,
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it was the most
wrenching thing.
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Carisi.
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Amanda's
coming back soon, right?
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Well, NYPD only gives
six weeks maternity.
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No, she can use
her accrued vacation time.
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She'll figure it out.
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They let you take a year
with no pay.
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That's not gonna happen.
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Okay, guys, can we not
discuss me in front of me?
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Lieutenant Benson.
Oh, look, a baby.
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Liv, you got a minute?
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Wow.
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I'm representing
a 15-year-old freshman
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at the Dowland School.
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15.
What's he been accused of?
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No, her name's Abby Stewart.
She's the victim.
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Working as an advocate?
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What is this, penance for
representing a serial killer?
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You're still holding
that against me.
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Yes.
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Well, her mother and I
went to Dowland together.
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Abby was raped at
a school dance last Friday.
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Okay, so almost a week ago.
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Disclosure wasn't that late.
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But when they went
to their local precinct,
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they were told
there was no case.
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Well, that's how precincts
keep their rape stats low.
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I've known Abby since birth.
She's not making this up,
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but the boy is a schoolmate,
Chris Roberts, 18.
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She was his date,
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went with him willingly
to a makeout room
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where they had
consensual foreplay.
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None of that matters, Rita.
You know that.
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[sighs]
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So a late disclosure,
so no rape kit.
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No, but the maid saw
Abby's dress was stained.
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Showed it to Laura, her mom.
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So when the mother
asked the daughter about it...
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The story tumbled out.
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Abby's introverted.
She was a virgin.
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Will you meet with them?
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Of course.
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We so appreciate you
coming to our home.
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Rita says you're the best.
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Well, I hope she
also explained to you
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that cases like this
can be complicated.
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The local cops
treated our daughter
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like she was the one
who was at fault.
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That won't be happening
with SVU.
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Okay, so how does this work?
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Well, we'll need
to take a statement
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from the three of you.
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Also we'll need access to Abby's
friends and social media.
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We understand
that there was a dress.
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There is.
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Okay, we'll send it to the lab.
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So in terms of speaking
with your daughter,
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sometimes it's easier
if the parents aren't around.
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They're aware.
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And so is Abby.
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I've known who Chris is
for years.
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We were in drama club together.
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Okay, so you were friends.
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Not really.
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He didn't even notice me
until a couple weeks ago.
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He started texting me.
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Sexting, really.
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Okay.
Did you text him back?
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I wasn't slutty.
Maybe a little flirty.
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We saved the texts,
and I've cautioned Abby
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against communicating
any further with him.
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I still do see Chris at school.
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That's got to be difficult.
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So have you had any
communication with him since?
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No.
Well, yes.
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Sort of...
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Just saying hi.
Didn't know what else to do.
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She came home
around 11:00.
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I... I could tell
there was something wrong.
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How do you mean?
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She always wants to talk
after a night out.
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- She went straight to her room.
- She said she was tired.
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She was in distress, Andrew.
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I should have
made her talk to me.
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All right, but when
you did find that dress,
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you asked her about it.
That was good.
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Well, my housekeeper,
Pilar, found the dress
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in the trash on Tuesday.
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When Abby came home
from school,
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I asked her
why she'd thrown it away.
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She said that she had sex,
that she didn't want to,
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that she was raped.
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We went straight
to the police that night.
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Did your daughter tell
anybody else what had happened?
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Any friends?
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Not that I know of,
but something did happen.
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We were making out.
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He asked if I wanted
to go somewhere private.
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I liked him.
I wanted him to like me.
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You liked him, you kissed him.
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That doesn't mean
you wanted anything more.
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Okay, Abby, so where
did he take you?
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The school darkroom.
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It's where people go hook up.
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Go to the darkroom,
see what develops.
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First we were just making out.
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Then he put his hand
under my dress.
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I got nervous.
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Okay. Did you
tell him to stop?
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I told him
not to go down there.
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To slow down.
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And did he?
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No.
He wasn't listening.
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He pushed me up against a wall.
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I felt him get...
excited.
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He pulled down my underwear.
He put a finger inside me.
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Okay.
So what happened next?
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I said, "Wait."
So he stopped.
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But then he tried to put his...
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penis inside me.
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Okay. Did you say no
when he did that?
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Abby?
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Did you say yes?
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I couldn't move or speak.
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- It was like I was paralyzed.
- That's not unusual.
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She's right.
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It wasn't really getting in.
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He kept saying I was hot,
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and then I guess he... came.
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I don't understand.
Why would Chris do that to me?
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Abby and I are friends.
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Okay, good.
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The two of you went to the dance
together last Friday?
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- Yeah.
- What happened?
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What exactly
is she saying happened?
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We just want to hear
your son's side.
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His side?
He didn't do anything wrong.
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Then there's no harm
in telling us about it.
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Go ahead, son.
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Okay, Abby and I were dancing,
and we made out a little.
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She was into it.
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Anything else?
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I asked her if she wanted
to go to the darkroom.
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That's code for...
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We started fooling around.
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"Fooling around"?
That's it?
265
00:13:13,460 --> 00:13:15,260
Yeah, just messing around.
266
00:13:15,262 --> 00:13:19,298
Is this girl making
a rape allegation?
267
00:13:19,300 --> 00:13:22,768
She's saying something happened
that she didn't want to happen.
268
00:13:22,770 --> 00:13:25,337
That is so not true.
We didn't even have sex.
269
00:13:25,339 --> 00:13:27,306
Okay, if that's the case,
just give us a DNA sample,
270
00:13:27,308 --> 00:13:28,941
and this whole thing goes away.
271
00:13:28,943 --> 00:13:31,109
- Whoa, I don't...
- Do you have a warrant?
272
00:13:31,111 --> 00:13:32,945
- Yes, we do.
- Oh, my God.
273
00:13:32,947 --> 00:13:34,347
You should have told us.
274
00:13:34,348 --> 00:13:35,582
And I'll be contacting
a lawyer.
275
00:13:35,583 --> 00:13:37,182
No, it's fine.
Nothing happened.
276
00:13:37,184 --> 00:13:38,318
No, I'm sure nothing happened.
277
00:13:38,319 --> 00:13:41,055
I... listen, I know how these
things go, how girls are.
278
00:13:41,103 --> 00:13:43,356
We understand this is
very upsetting, ma'am,
279
00:13:43,357 --> 00:13:44,923
but right now
we're just investigating.
280
00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:47,092
No, before our daughter
went to college,
281
00:13:47,094 --> 00:13:48,527
I'd overhear
her friends talking,
282
00:13:48,529 --> 00:13:50,329
saying that they would
accuse a boy of rape
283
00:13:50,331 --> 00:13:52,364
if he didn't call them back.
284
00:13:52,366 --> 00:13:54,533
We do have a warrant
for your son's DNA.
285
00:13:54,535 --> 00:13:56,101
We can collect that here
286
00:13:56,103 --> 00:13:58,470
or we can take him
down to the station.
287
00:13:58,472 --> 00:14:00,672
It's your call.
288
00:14:02,108 --> 00:14:03,976
So what's your take on the boy?
289
00:14:03,978 --> 00:14:05,378
He's privileged
but not arrogant.
290
00:14:05,379 --> 00:14:07,112
No record, straight As.
291
00:14:07,114 --> 00:14:09,181
Waiting on an early
decision from Stanford.
292
00:14:09,183 --> 00:14:11,383
He seems genuinely surprised
by the allegation.
293
00:14:11,385 --> 00:14:13,218
Okay, so it sounds like
a teenage he said/she said.
294
00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:14,220
It's more like
295
00:14:14,221 --> 00:14:16,188
her-parents-say/
his-parents-say.
296
00:14:16,190 --> 00:14:18,490
Chris's mom,
he's her only son, the golden boy.
297
00:14:18,492 --> 00:14:20,892
And the father of
a teenage virginal daughter?
298
00:14:20,894 --> 00:14:22,394
Like, my dad with my sisters.
299
00:14:22,396 --> 00:14:24,719
If a guy so much as looked
at one of them, it's rape.
300
00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,334
Hold on, Chris puts himself
in the darkroom with Abby?
301
00:14:29,336 --> 00:14:31,236
He does, but he swears
nothing happened
302
00:14:31,238 --> 00:14:33,038
beyond some kissing
and touching.
303
00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:34,307
Well, he's lying about that.
304
00:14:34,308 --> 00:14:36,508
The lab confirms
that the semen stains
305
00:14:36,510 --> 00:14:39,645
on Abby's dress
is a match for Chris.
306
00:14:39,647 --> 00:14:43,148
Okay, that's contact,
but that's not proof of rape
307
00:14:43,150 --> 00:14:44,317
or even intercourse.
308
00:14:44,318 --> 00:14:45,851
Whoa, this might be.
309
00:14:45,853 --> 00:14:47,719
Chris posted photos
of the two of them
310
00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:51,423
on his Instagram account,
hashtag "picked that cherry.
311
00:14:51,425 --> 00:14:52,725
Sweet."
312
00:14:52,726 --> 00:14:55,427
"Picked that cherry," really?
313
00:14:55,429 --> 00:14:57,763
Kids fronting on social media
doesn't mean it happened.
314
00:14:57,765 --> 00:14:59,498
They lie all the time.
315
00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:02,234
And these pictures don't look
like she's complaining.
316
00:15:02,236 --> 00:15:04,269
Bring him in.
317
00:15:11,194 --> 00:15:14,083
- What can I do for you?
- I heard about the DNA match.
318
00:15:14,093 --> 00:15:16,093
I assume you're going
to arrest this boy?
319
00:15:16,095 --> 00:15:17,728
Where did you hear that?
320
00:15:17,730 --> 00:15:19,430
I didn't, but you
just confirmed it.
321
00:15:19,432 --> 00:15:21,632
Rita, you don't have
an all access pass here.
322
00:15:21,634 --> 00:15:23,801
Hey, Lieutenant,
Barba's in there.
323
00:15:26,671 --> 00:15:29,173
Rita, the boy's
lawyered up already?
324
00:15:29,175 --> 00:15:30,741
Actually, I'm here
for the victim.
325
00:15:30,743 --> 00:15:32,176
Oh, so you take money
from both sides.
326
00:15:32,178 --> 00:15:33,578
Don't ever change.
327
00:15:33,579 --> 00:15:36,348
You do know that you can't be
privy to the boy's interview.
328
00:15:36,349 --> 00:15:38,783
- She does and she's leaving.
- And Buchanan's here.
329
00:15:38,784 --> 00:15:39,818
Well, now it's a party.
330
00:15:39,819 --> 00:15:41,519
As much fun as it would be
331
00:15:41,521 --> 00:15:44,021
to get the band
back together, Rita,
332
00:15:44,023 --> 00:15:47,091
the Robertses have
retained only me this time.
333
00:15:47,093 --> 00:15:48,493
They'll be up in a bit.
334
00:15:48,494 --> 00:15:50,094
I'm here representing
the Stewarts.
335
00:15:50,096 --> 00:15:51,862
Victim advocacy.
That can't pay well.
336
00:15:51,864 --> 00:15:53,430
It's pro bono.
337
00:15:53,432 --> 00:15:56,100
Not all of us have to worry
about our next meal.
338
00:15:56,102 --> 00:15:57,668
Getting personal,
that's promising.
339
00:15:57,670 --> 00:15:58,937
Rita was just leaving.
340
00:15:58,938 --> 00:16:00,538
I'll be right down the block.
341
00:16:00,540 --> 00:16:02,706
This won't take long.
342
00:16:02,708 --> 00:16:06,677
In about 20 minutes,
you'll realize you have no case.
343
00:16:08,847 --> 00:16:10,281
This is serious.
344
00:16:10,283 --> 00:16:13,217
We got a DNA match.
345
00:16:13,219 --> 00:16:14,885
And you lied
about sexual contact.
346
00:16:14,887 --> 00:16:16,820
- I didn't...
- Let me answer, son.
347
00:16:16,822 --> 00:16:20,524
This is awkward, but it was the
boy's first sexual encounter.
348
00:16:20,526 --> 00:16:23,727
He got excited and finished
before anything even started.
349
00:16:23,729 --> 00:16:25,296
Not according to Instagram.
350
00:16:25,298 --> 00:16:26,897
He was trying
to impress his friends.
351
00:16:26,899 --> 00:16:28,499
Then why did Abby
accuse you of rape?
352
00:16:28,501 --> 00:16:30,534
How do you expect him
to explain that?
353
00:16:30,536 --> 00:16:31,969
This girl is obviously lying.
354
00:16:31,971 --> 00:16:35,139
- Why don't you let Chris talk?
- I'm here to speak for him.
355
00:16:35,141 --> 00:16:37,975
Chris was shocked
by these allegations.
356
00:16:37,977 --> 00:16:40,544
As far as he knew,
he and Abby were friends.
357
00:16:40,546 --> 00:16:43,747
She still thinks we are.
358
00:16:43,749 --> 00:16:46,050
Huh.
Help yourselves.
359
00:16:47,586 --> 00:16:49,153
"I don't know
why this is happening.
360
00:16:49,155 --> 00:16:52,823
I like you.
I hope you're not mad at me."
361
00:16:52,825 --> 00:16:54,258
See? She's fine.
362
00:16:54,260 --> 00:16:56,928
Oh, boy, that's not good.
Am I right, counselor?
363
00:16:56,929 --> 00:16:58,263
Like a broken clock.
364
00:16:58,264 --> 00:17:01,432
Okay, so she's
an imperfect victim.
365
00:17:01,434 --> 00:17:03,367
Call your friend Calhoun.
366
00:17:03,369 --> 00:17:06,070
My friend.
367
00:17:07,839 --> 00:17:09,440
I never thought I'd say this,
368
00:17:09,442 --> 00:17:10,941
but thank God for texting.
369
00:17:10,943 --> 00:17:12,409
[chuckles] I'm tempted to send
370
00:17:12,411 --> 00:17:14,878
that girl's family
my legal bill.
371
00:17:16,848 --> 00:17:19,683
So I assume
this will be the last
372
00:17:19,685 --> 00:17:21,185
we hear of the matter,
counselor?
373
00:17:21,187 --> 00:17:22,720
We'll be in touch.
374
00:17:26,691 --> 00:17:28,292
Rita, we have a problem.
375
00:17:28,294 --> 00:17:30,027
No, we don't.
I've already spoken with Abby,
376
00:17:30,029 --> 00:17:31,862
and this isn't anything
we haven't seen before.
377
00:17:31,864 --> 00:17:34,098
Really? Because if you were
that boy's defense attorney,
378
00:17:34,100 --> 00:17:35,633
you'd tear her to shreds.
379
00:17:35,635 --> 00:17:37,201
Put this into context.
Abby's insecure.
380
00:17:37,203 --> 00:17:38,902
She's non-confrontational.
381
00:17:38,904 --> 00:17:40,471
If she were more assertive,
we might not even be here.
382
00:17:40,473 --> 00:17:41,806
She was assertive enough
to text him.
383
00:17:41,807 --> 00:17:44,308
She was answering
his texts every time.
384
00:17:44,310 --> 00:17:46,310
There's no social protocol
with teenagers.
385
00:17:46,312 --> 00:17:48,112
Do you un-friend?
Do you block?
386
00:17:48,114 --> 00:17:49,546
They don't think
things through.
387
00:17:49,548 --> 00:17:50,682
I understand,
but Buchanan's gonna
388
00:17:50,683 --> 00:17:52,149
crucify her in front of a jury.
389
00:17:52,151 --> 00:17:55,119
This boy lured Abby
into the school's darkroom,
390
00:17:55,121 --> 00:17:56,553
boasted on the internet
they had sex,
391
00:17:56,555 --> 00:17:57,789
lied to the police.
392
00:17:57,790 --> 00:17:59,390
What do you want me to do?
393
00:17:59,392 --> 00:18:00,891
There were a hundred kids
at that dance.
394
00:18:00,893 --> 00:18:02,772
Have you talked to any of them?
395
00:18:04,130 --> 00:18:06,897
Everyone knows the darkroom
is where you have sex.
396
00:18:06,899 --> 00:18:09,566
Once you go down there,
you can't change your mind.
397
00:18:09,568 --> 00:18:12,469
Actually, you can,
Daniella, at any time.
398
00:18:12,471 --> 00:18:14,872
Maybe, but there's
no way Abby did.
399
00:18:14,874 --> 00:18:16,874
She's obsessed with Chris.
400
00:18:16,876 --> 00:18:18,876
So you think she's just
making this up?
401
00:18:18,878 --> 00:18:21,078
I don't know.
402
00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,548
She could just be mad that Chris
didn't ask her out again.
403
00:18:26,518 --> 00:18:27,719
[laughs]
404
00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,521
Will Moore?
Jack Peters?
405
00:18:30,523 --> 00:18:31,523
Yeah.
406
00:18:31,524 --> 00:18:33,557
NYPD.
We got a couple questions.
407
00:18:33,559 --> 00:18:34,592
About Chris?
408
00:18:34,593 --> 00:18:36,927
What people are saying
is unfair.
409
00:18:36,929 --> 00:18:39,730
He didn't do anything to Abby
she wasn't asking for.
410
00:18:39,732 --> 00:18:41,231
She was asking for it?
411
00:18:41,233 --> 00:18:42,600
That's what you heard too?
412
00:18:42,601 --> 00:18:46,603
Yeah, I guess.
I got to go study, so...
413
00:18:49,441 --> 00:18:51,542
Look, I don't want
to bad-mouth her,
414
00:18:51,544 --> 00:18:53,277
but Abby's just trying
to get attention.
415
00:18:53,279 --> 00:18:54,446
Trying to avoid us, Jack?
416
00:18:54,447 --> 00:18:57,247
No, I just don't know anything.
417
00:18:57,249 --> 00:18:58,416
What's the matter,
418
00:18:58,417 --> 00:19:00,417
were you down in that
darkroom with her too?
419
00:19:00,419 --> 00:19:02,453
You know, she's only 15.
You're 18.
420
00:19:02,455 --> 00:19:03,788
Know what that means?
421
00:19:03,789 --> 00:19:05,889
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
I did not touch her.
422
00:19:05,891 --> 00:19:07,925
Yeah, but Chris did though,
didn't he?
423
00:19:07,927 --> 00:19:11,562
Come on, talk to us or we're
gonna have to call your parents.
424
00:19:11,564 --> 00:19:13,564
You know what, why don't
we just call Notre Dame?
425
00:19:13,566 --> 00:19:14,899
He's the one waiting to hear
426
00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:16,600
about that football
scholarship, right?
427
00:19:16,602 --> 00:19:19,603
Wait, wait, wait, wait,
don't... don't do that.
428
00:19:19,605 --> 00:19:21,638
Give us a reason not to.
429
00:19:24,476 --> 00:19:28,545
Chris needed a name
on his list.
430
00:19:28,547 --> 00:19:31,815
What list?
431
00:19:31,817 --> 00:19:35,486
This secret society
for seniors.
432
00:19:35,488 --> 00:19:37,254
Nos Messis Cerasa.
433
00:19:37,256 --> 00:19:38,556
It's...
434
00:19:38,557 --> 00:19:41,391
It's Latin for
"Cherry Pickers Club."
435
00:19:43,595 --> 00:19:46,630
What's the big secret?
436
00:19:46,632 --> 00:19:48,065
It's this competition
437
00:19:48,067 --> 00:19:50,334
to see how many virgins
you can bang,
438
00:19:50,336 --> 00:19:54,605
and everybody had a name
on the list except for Chris.
439
00:19:57,308 --> 00:19:59,510
So, here, it's behind
this portrait.
440
00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,322
[dramatic music]
441
00:20:12,324 --> 00:20:16,994
♪
442
00:20:16,996 --> 00:20:19,497
- How old were these girls?
- I don't know.
443
00:20:19,498 --> 00:20:21,965
The ones on mine were,
like, 16 or 17,
444
00:20:21,967 --> 00:20:23,500
but they came after me, okay?
445
00:20:23,502 --> 00:20:25,202
I could show you
the selfies they sent me.
446
00:20:25,204 --> 00:20:26,670
That's okay.
We get it.
447
00:20:26,672 --> 00:20:28,705
Chris only has Abby listed?
448
00:20:28,707 --> 00:20:30,541
Yeah, it's a good thing
he didn't get shut out,
449
00:20:30,543 --> 00:20:32,643
'cause that wall's there
forever.
450
00:20:38,149 --> 00:20:40,717
Basically, Chris just
needed to make the wall.
451
00:20:40,719 --> 00:20:41,986
Good to know.
452
00:20:41,987 --> 00:20:44,622
Oh, counselor, you're not gonna
use this list though, are you?
453
00:20:44,623 --> 00:20:45,757
It goes to motive.
454
00:20:45,758 --> 00:20:47,257
Yeah, but it also outs
a lot of teenagers.
455
00:20:47,259 --> 00:20:48,959
I mean, the guys, whatever.
Who cares about them?
456
00:20:48,961 --> 00:20:50,195
But these girls...
457
00:20:50,196 --> 00:20:51,962
They don't want
this list going public.
458
00:20:51,964 --> 00:20:53,931
Come on, like they haven't
posted darkroom selfies
459
00:20:53,933 --> 00:20:55,399
on their Facebook pages
already?
460
00:20:55,401 --> 00:20:57,434
We're dealing with
hormone-flooded teenagers.
461
00:20:57,436 --> 00:20:59,603
I know things are grey here,
but this is 50 shades of it.
462
00:20:59,605 --> 00:21:01,338
I'm with Dodds.
I don't think this kid
463
00:21:01,340 --> 00:21:03,407
knew anything was wrong
till we showed up at his house.
464
00:21:03,409 --> 00:21:06,411
- He lied to your faces.
- Yeah, and so did she
465
00:21:06,412 --> 00:21:09,346
when she said she wasn't
texting him anymore.
466
00:21:09,348 --> 00:21:12,182
Okay, I think that
the kid is good for it,
467
00:21:12,184 --> 00:21:15,352
but going to trial
with where we are now...
468
00:21:15,354 --> 00:21:17,287
I think you need
to sit both families down
469
00:21:17,289 --> 00:21:18,755
and hammer out a plea.
470
00:21:18,757 --> 00:21:20,624
I'll see what I can do.
471
00:21:22,527 --> 00:21:25,362
A plea?
472
00:21:25,364 --> 00:21:27,297
Of misdemeanor
sexual misconduct?
473
00:21:27,299 --> 00:21:29,233
No.
474
00:21:29,235 --> 00:21:31,201
I can't offer felony rape
or even attempted rape.
475
00:21:31,203 --> 00:21:32,736
A public defender
would balk at that.
476
00:21:32,738 --> 00:21:34,138
There are other felonies.
477
00:21:34,139 --> 00:21:35,939
What about sending
indecent material
478
00:21:35,941 --> 00:21:37,407
to a minor via the texts.
479
00:21:37,409 --> 00:21:38,876
The texts are pathetic,
480
00:21:38,878 --> 00:21:40,544
but I'm not sure
that they're indecent.
481
00:21:40,546 --> 00:21:43,113
Sexual misconduct does get him
on the sex offenders registry.
482
00:21:43,115 --> 00:21:44,715
Even if he doesn't
do jail time,
483
00:21:44,717 --> 00:21:46,617
his DNA goes into the database,
484
00:21:46,619 --> 00:21:48,719
and being on the registry
is quite severe.
485
00:21:48,721 --> 00:21:51,054
- As it should be.
- No.
486
00:21:51,056 --> 00:21:53,457
He raped my daughter.
He should go to prison!
487
00:21:53,459 --> 00:21:54,925
We're all upset
about what happened to Abby,
488
00:21:54,927 --> 00:21:56,660
but putting her
through a trial?
489
00:21:56,662 --> 00:21:59,329
There's a good chance that
does not result in a conviction.
490
00:21:59,331 --> 00:22:00,431
Counselor?
491
00:22:00,432 --> 00:22:01,965
Mr. Barba
is making good points.
492
00:22:01,967 --> 00:22:03,934
Even with the rape shield law,
493
00:22:03,936 --> 00:22:06,503
the press will be all over
this story if we go forward.
494
00:22:06,505 --> 00:22:09,406
The press?
My life is over.
495
00:22:09,408 --> 00:22:11,341
Everybody at school
is whispering about me,
496
00:22:11,343 --> 00:22:13,678
- laughing at me.
- Abby, honey, please...
497
00:22:13,679 --> 00:22:15,345
Chris' friends hate me.
498
00:22:15,347 --> 00:22:18,382
My friends hate me.
I wish I'd never said anything.
499
00:22:25,290 --> 00:22:27,224
I'm sorry.
500
00:22:29,427 --> 00:22:31,395
This is all I can do.
501
00:22:33,865 --> 00:22:36,133
We'll take sexual misconduct.
502
00:22:36,135 --> 00:22:40,671
As long as Chris Roberts
goes on the registry.
503
00:22:42,807 --> 00:22:44,541
The registry?
Absolutely not.
504
00:22:44,543 --> 00:22:45,810
This is the best plea
I can offer.
505
00:22:45,811 --> 00:22:48,979
Your son would avoid the
publicity and trauma of a trial.
506
00:22:48,981 --> 00:22:51,448
But he'd be put on a list
with rapists and pedophiles.
507
00:22:51,450 --> 00:22:52,784
What about college?
508
00:22:52,785 --> 00:22:54,451
Chris just got
early acceptance to Stanford.
509
00:22:54,453 --> 00:22:55,886
That's nice.
510
00:22:55,888 --> 00:22:58,121
If he goes on the list,
he can't have a smartphone.
511
00:22:58,123 --> 00:22:59,690
He can't even access
the internet.
512
00:22:59,692 --> 00:23:01,358
To make this go away,
513
00:23:01,360 --> 00:23:04,294
we'd consider endangering
the welfare of a child.
514
00:23:04,296 --> 00:23:06,330
He had unwanted sexual
contact with a minor.
515
00:23:06,332 --> 00:23:09,633
He has to go on the registry.
516
00:23:09,635 --> 00:23:12,002
Did Benson and Calhoun
prepare that sentence for you?
517
00:23:12,004 --> 00:23:13,870
We all know what this was.
518
00:23:13,872 --> 00:23:15,539
A misunderstanding
519
00:23:15,541 --> 00:23:18,008
between two sexually
inexperienced teenagers.
520
00:23:18,010 --> 00:23:19,410
One of whom is 15 years old.
521
00:23:19,411 --> 00:23:20,911
That's automatic
sexual misconduct.
522
00:23:20,913 --> 00:23:22,080
That's your best argument?
523
00:23:22,081 --> 00:23:23,680
There's a Romeo
and Juliet exemption.
524
00:23:23,682 --> 00:23:24,916
Not if he forced her.
525
00:23:24,917 --> 00:23:26,850
That's her story,
after the fact.
526
00:23:26,852 --> 00:23:28,219
This train is leaving
the station.
527
00:23:28,220 --> 00:23:29,587
I've offered you
no prison time.
528
00:23:29,588 --> 00:23:31,321
If you say no
and your son is convicted,
529
00:23:31,323 --> 00:23:33,156
prison time is what
he could be looking at.
530
00:23:33,158 --> 00:23:34,425
But he didn't do
anything wrong.
531
00:23:34,426 --> 00:23:36,326
Chris, is this what you want?
532
00:23:36,328 --> 00:23:37,395
To go to trial?
533
00:23:37,396 --> 00:23:40,398
Does that mean I'm on the news?
Everybody knows who I am?
534
00:23:40,399 --> 00:23:42,065
Once you're arrested
and charged,
535
00:23:42,067 --> 00:23:43,834
your name is made public.
536
00:23:43,836 --> 00:23:46,603
Anytime anyone Googles you
for the rest of your life,
537
00:23:46,605 --> 00:23:48,572
this is what will come up.
538
00:23:48,574 --> 00:23:50,240
Don't threaten my son.
539
00:23:50,242 --> 00:23:53,543
This girl's slandering him.
We need to fight this.
540
00:23:53,545 --> 00:23:56,580
Mr. Barba, what if I just say
sorry to Abby and her family?
541
00:23:56,582 --> 00:23:58,348
You have nothing
to be sorry for.
542
00:23:58,350 --> 00:24:00,450
No, absolutely not.
Let's go.
543
00:24:02,053 --> 00:24:05,389
We're calling your bluff.
No deal.
544
00:24:05,391 --> 00:24:07,657
You want to take this to trial,
you'll regret it.
545
00:24:17,558 --> 00:24:21,094
Chris Roberts, you are charged
with one count of attempted rape
546
00:24:21,095 --> 00:24:22,728
and two counts
of sexual misconduct
547
00:24:22,730 --> 00:24:24,429
and forcible touching.
548
00:24:24,431 --> 00:24:25,765
How do you plead?
549
00:24:25,766 --> 00:24:27,633
Not guilty on all counts,
Your Honor.
550
00:24:27,635 --> 00:24:29,101
People on bail?
551
00:24:29,103 --> 00:24:30,969
The defendant has a passport
and the means to flee.
552
00:24:30,971 --> 00:24:32,437
We request 1 million.
553
00:24:32,439 --> 00:24:34,640
For an 18-year-old
high school honors student
554
00:24:34,642 --> 00:24:36,042
with no priors
who lives at home?
555
00:24:36,043 --> 00:24:38,877
In lieu of bail,
we ask that he be released
556
00:24:38,879 --> 00:24:40,479
into his parents' custody.
557
00:24:40,481 --> 00:24:41,714
I'll split the difference.
558
00:24:41,715 --> 00:24:43,448
Bail is set at 500,000.
559
00:24:43,450 --> 00:24:45,450
The defendant will
surrender his passport.
560
00:24:49,055 --> 00:24:50,555
Lieutenant.
561
00:24:50,557 --> 00:24:52,557
Dodds, glad you made it.
562
00:24:52,559 --> 00:24:54,459
You know, it's helpful
for the victims
563
00:24:54,461 --> 00:24:55,461
to see us in the gallery.
564
00:24:55,462 --> 00:24:56,796
Yeah, about this victim,
565
00:24:56,797 --> 00:24:59,231
I'm sorry I brought it up
in front of everybody.
566
00:24:59,233 --> 00:25:00,633
Don't be.
It's not a problem.
567
00:25:00,634 --> 00:25:01,901
It's just that
these two teenagers
568
00:25:01,902 --> 00:25:03,368
both seem like good kids.
569
00:25:03,370 --> 00:25:05,771
I don't think they know
what happened in that darkroom.
570
00:25:05,773 --> 00:25:07,106
Do we?
571
00:25:07,107 --> 00:25:08,573
Look, he may not realize
572
00:25:08,575 --> 00:25:10,742
that what he did
was a sexual assault,
573
00:25:10,744 --> 00:25:12,244
but Abby didn't make this up.
574
00:25:12,246 --> 00:25:14,746
She's just not
a manipulative girl.
575
00:25:14,748 --> 00:25:16,682
Yeah, okay,
but he's not a predator.
576
00:25:16,684 --> 00:25:18,684
This is a high school
make out session gone bad.
577
00:25:18,686 --> 00:25:19,786
They shouldn't be going
to trial.
578
00:25:19,787 --> 00:25:21,453
I don't disagree with you.
579
00:25:21,455 --> 00:25:23,656
- Not our call.
- It wasn't theirs either.
580
00:25:23,657 --> 00:25:25,290
This whole thing
is a runaway train.
581
00:25:25,292 --> 00:25:27,826
Good morning.
582
00:25:30,697 --> 00:25:33,832
Wow, they made Chris
look like Harry Potter.
583
00:25:33,834 --> 00:25:35,801
Well, we've seen
that before, right?
584
00:25:35,803 --> 00:25:38,036
The nerd defense.
585
00:25:40,262 --> 00:25:41,940
_
586
00:25:41,941 --> 00:25:44,276
The night Abby came home
after being assaulted,
587
00:25:44,278 --> 00:25:45,844
the defendant texted her.
588
00:25:45,846 --> 00:25:47,846
"I had a great time tonight.
See you Monday."
589
00:25:47,848 --> 00:25:49,381
She wrote back, "K."
590
00:25:49,383 --> 00:25:53,485
A week later, while Mr. Roberts
was being interrogated by SVU,
591
00:25:53,487 --> 00:25:54,821
she texted him again.
592
00:25:54,822 --> 00:25:56,855
"I don't know why
this is happening.
593
00:25:56,857 --> 00:25:59,691
I like you.
I hope you're not mad at me."
594
00:25:59,693 --> 00:26:02,494
In your years
as an SVU detective,
595
00:26:02,496 --> 00:26:04,296
sergeant, and now lieutenant,
596
00:26:04,298 --> 00:26:06,465
have you ever seen
this kind of communication
597
00:26:06,467 --> 00:26:07,867
between a young victim
and an assailant?
598
00:26:07,868 --> 00:26:09,901
Yes, it's more common than not.
599
00:26:09,903 --> 00:26:12,637
Look, teenagers have
imperfect judgment.
600
00:26:12,639 --> 00:26:16,041
I mean, in my experience,
a young, naive girl
601
00:26:16,043 --> 00:26:18,877
who also attends the same
high school as her rapist
602
00:26:18,879 --> 00:26:21,480
would be scared
of causing conflict
603
00:26:21,482 --> 00:26:23,982
or, worse, being stigmatized
by her peers.
604
00:26:23,984 --> 00:26:25,584
In your experience,
this would be true
605
00:26:25,586 --> 00:26:27,185
of someone like Abby?
606
00:26:27,187 --> 00:26:29,187
Yes, girls like Abby
who are shy
607
00:26:29,189 --> 00:26:31,923
have trouble speaking up
for themselves,
608
00:26:31,925 --> 00:26:36,528
and teenaged predators often
prey on less-assertive victims.
609
00:26:36,530 --> 00:26:38,764
Okay, so one last question.
610
00:26:38,766 --> 00:26:43,268
Abby didn't file a report
611
00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:45,904
with the police
immediately afterwards.
612
00:26:45,906 --> 00:26:47,572
How unusual is that?
613
00:26:47,574 --> 00:26:49,574
Oh, it's not unusual.
At all.
614
00:26:49,576 --> 00:26:51,576
It happens with many,
many victims.
615
00:26:51,578 --> 00:26:53,178
Thank you, Lieutenant.
616
00:26:53,180 --> 00:26:54,946
Good morning, Lieutenant.
617
00:26:54,948 --> 00:26:56,414
If I understood you just now,
618
00:26:56,416 --> 00:26:59,217
it's because the assailant
is naive or shy
619
00:26:59,219 --> 00:27:02,554
that she waited four days
to disclose?
620
00:27:02,556 --> 00:27:03,890
No, that's not what I said.
621
00:27:03,891 --> 00:27:06,024
I said it's not unusual at all
622
00:27:06,026 --> 00:27:08,794
for any victim
to wait to disclose.
623
00:27:08,796 --> 00:27:12,430
Victims often need time to
process what happened to them
624
00:27:12,432 --> 00:27:14,533
before approaching police.
625
00:27:14,535 --> 00:27:16,434
You mean before
approaching you.
626
00:27:16,436 --> 00:27:18,103
She went to her local
precinct first,
627
00:27:18,105 --> 00:27:20,739
and they chose not
to pursue an investigation.
628
00:27:20,741 --> 00:27:24,109
Because local precincts
aren't properly trained
629
00:27:24,111 --> 00:27:25,944
in sexual assault.
630
00:27:25,946 --> 00:27:28,947
That's why the NYPD created
the Special Victims Unit
631
00:27:28,949 --> 00:27:30,749
in the first place.
632
00:27:30,751 --> 00:27:32,118
Where apparently
you're trained to believe
633
00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,719
that victims with certain
personality flaws
634
00:27:34,721 --> 00:27:35,955
are more likely to be targeted.
635
00:27:35,956 --> 00:27:37,856
Also not what I said.
636
00:27:37,858 --> 00:27:40,792
I know how difficult
it is to be professional
637
00:27:40,794 --> 00:27:42,694
and politically correct
at the same time,
638
00:27:42,696 --> 00:27:45,230
but you did just say
that a more assertive girl
639
00:27:45,232 --> 00:27:47,065
might not have been targeted.
640
00:27:47,067 --> 00:27:49,434
It sounds to me
like you're blaming the victim.
641
00:27:49,436 --> 00:27:50,770
No, I am not.
642
00:27:50,771 --> 00:27:52,938
It's always the rapist's fault.
643
00:27:52,940 --> 00:27:54,439
Again, twisting
what I'm saying.
644
00:27:54,441 --> 00:27:56,308
So there is nothing
that the accuser can do
645
00:27:56,310 --> 00:27:58,944
that would contribute
to this situation?
646
00:27:58,946 --> 00:28:01,112
If she's sexy?
647
00:28:01,114 --> 00:28:03,949
Willingly going
to private areas?
648
00:28:03,951 --> 00:28:07,485
Enthusiastically engaging
in foreplay?
649
00:28:07,487 --> 00:28:09,788
None of this
could possibly lead on
650
00:28:09,790 --> 00:28:12,958
a young, inexperienced
teenaged boy?
651
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,826
Objection.
Speculation.
652
00:28:14,828 --> 00:28:18,230
More like common sense,
Your Honor.
653
00:28:18,232 --> 00:28:21,132
But I'll withdraw.
Nothing further.
654
00:28:23,836 --> 00:28:25,904
During the course
of our investigation,
655
00:28:25,906 --> 00:28:27,973
we became aware that
Chris Roberts was a member
656
00:28:27,975 --> 00:28:29,975
of the school's
unofficial secret society,
657
00:28:29,977 --> 00:28:31,476
the Cherry Pickers Club.
658
00:28:31,478 --> 00:28:33,612
What did your investigation
find out about this club?
659
00:28:33,614 --> 00:28:37,649
Club's one purpose,
to deflower female students,
660
00:28:37,651 --> 00:28:39,351
and then to record
the names of those conquests
661
00:28:39,353 --> 00:28:40,852
on a wall in the library
662
00:28:40,854 --> 00:28:42,420
behind a portrait
of the school's founder.
663
00:28:42,422 --> 00:28:43,989
The defendant recorded
Abby's name on that wall?
664
00:28:43,991 --> 00:28:45,258
- Yes, he did.
- How many names
665
00:28:45,259 --> 00:28:46,758
had he recorded before hers?
666
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:47,927
- None.
- Were the other members
667
00:28:47,928 --> 00:28:49,794
of his club more
successful this year?
668
00:28:49,796 --> 00:28:51,130
Well, they claimed to be.
669
00:28:51,131 --> 00:28:52,964
And while interviewing them,
it became clear
670
00:28:52,966 --> 00:28:54,966
that Chris was getting
taunted as a failure
671
00:28:54,968 --> 00:28:56,335
who needed to step up.
672
00:28:56,336 --> 00:28:57,802
So by assaulting Abby
673
00:28:57,804 --> 00:28:59,838
and writing her name
beneath his,
674
00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:00,940
that meant
in the eyes of his peers
675
00:29:00,941 --> 00:29:02,141
that he was no longer a loser?
676
00:29:02,142 --> 00:29:03,775
- Objection.
- Rephrase.
677
00:29:03,777 --> 00:29:05,477
Did he write
Abby's name on that wall
678
00:29:05,479 --> 00:29:08,313
as someone whose cherry
he had picked that night?
679
00:29:08,315 --> 00:29:09,715
- Yes.
- Did he subsequently brag
680
00:29:09,716 --> 00:29:11,616
on social media
that he had done so?
681
00:29:11,618 --> 00:29:12,818
Yes, he did.
682
00:29:12,819 --> 00:29:14,352
Thank you.
683
00:29:14,354 --> 00:29:16,688
Detective, we heard
your lieutenant explain
684
00:29:16,690 --> 00:29:18,823
that teenagers
tend to have poor judgment.
685
00:29:18,825 --> 00:29:20,959
Have you ever heard
of teenaged boys
686
00:29:20,961 --> 00:29:23,662
bragging about
their sexual conquests
687
00:29:23,664 --> 00:29:25,964
even when no such exploits
took place?
688
00:29:25,966 --> 00:29:28,033
Are you asking me
if your client's a liar?
689
00:29:28,035 --> 00:29:30,702
I'm asking you
if he's a teenager
690
00:29:30,704 --> 00:29:33,338
who, as you said,
was being pressured
691
00:29:33,340 --> 00:29:35,273
to claim he'd scored?
692
00:29:40,546 --> 00:29:42,380
- Yes.
- Redirect.
693
00:29:42,382 --> 00:29:44,482
Detective Carisi,
let me ask you again.
694
00:29:44,484 --> 00:29:46,318
During your initial
interview with the accused,
695
00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:47,386
did he lie to you?
696
00:29:47,387 --> 00:29:48,721
Yeah, he flat-out denied
697
00:29:48,722 --> 00:29:50,555
having any sexual contact
with Abby.
698
00:29:50,557 --> 00:29:52,891
It was only when we confronted
him with the DNA evidence
699
00:29:52,893 --> 00:29:55,727
of his semen on Abby's dress
that he admitted the truth.
700
00:29:55,729 --> 00:29:56,929
Objection.
Prejudicial.
701
00:29:56,930 --> 00:29:58,563
My client has always maintained
702
00:29:58,565 --> 00:30:01,566
that all contact
was mutual and consensual.
703
00:30:01,568 --> 00:30:02,868
Sure, except when
he was lying about it.
704
00:30:02,869 --> 00:30:05,170
Spare us the grandstanding,
gentlemen.
705
00:30:05,172 --> 00:30:06,938
The objection is overruled.
706
00:30:06,940 --> 00:30:09,741
Why don't you two calm down
and we will resume after lunch?
707
00:30:09,743 --> 00:30:11,343
At which time we'll be
calling our next witness,
708
00:30:11,345 --> 00:30:12,745
Abby Stewart.
709
00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:19,951
We said no makeup.
Remember, Abby?
710
00:30:19,953 --> 00:30:21,720
But I'll look
like a little girl.
711
00:30:21,722 --> 00:30:23,022
They're making him
look like a saint.
712
00:30:23,023 --> 00:30:24,756
You can't look like a sinner.
713
00:30:24,758 --> 00:30:26,591
[door opens]
714
00:30:26,593 --> 00:30:28,626
Mrs. Roberts,
would you give us a minute?
715
00:30:30,296 --> 00:30:32,464
I'm just washing my hands.
716
00:30:33,632 --> 00:30:35,300
Abby, did they tell you
717
00:30:35,302 --> 00:30:39,070
that Stanford requested
Chris withdraw his application?
718
00:30:39,072 --> 00:30:40,905
This isn't the time.
719
00:30:40,907 --> 00:30:42,540
Do you understand that you're
ruining my son's life?
720
00:30:42,542 --> 00:30:44,476
Hey, you need to stop talking.
721
00:30:44,478 --> 00:30:45,878
A woman cop like you,
722
00:30:45,879 --> 00:30:47,712
you always take
the girl's side, don't you?
723
00:30:47,714 --> 00:30:49,214
That's not
what's happening here.
724
00:30:49,216 --> 00:30:50,715
Yeah, well, I've seen it.
725
00:30:50,717 --> 00:30:52,484
The sweet little girl
becomes the victim,
726
00:30:52,486 --> 00:30:54,085
and then the boy
is made out to be a brute.
727
00:30:54,087 --> 00:30:56,321
- Oh...
- And do you know why that is?
728
00:30:56,323 --> 00:31:00,258
Because teenage girls
are better liars!
729
00:31:07,290 --> 00:31:09,013
Abby.
730
00:31:10,357 --> 00:31:11,468
Abby?
731
00:31:12,821 --> 00:31:15,188
Chris and I danced,
we made out,
732
00:31:15,190 --> 00:31:17,857
and then we went downstairs
to the darkroom.
733
00:31:17,859 --> 00:31:20,293
And you agreed
to all that willingly?
734
00:31:20,295 --> 00:31:21,628
Yes.
735
00:31:21,629 --> 00:31:23,296
We were kissing
when we got inside.
736
00:31:23,298 --> 00:31:24,964
And you were okay
with that as well?
737
00:31:24,966 --> 00:31:27,300
Yes.
738
00:31:27,302 --> 00:31:28,910
Then what happened?
739
00:31:30,505 --> 00:31:32,685
He got aggressive.
740
00:31:33,274 --> 00:31:35,875
He put his hands
under my dress,
741
00:31:35,877 --> 00:31:38,811
and then he put his finger
in my vagina.
742
00:31:40,514 --> 00:31:41,948
Did you agree to that?
743
00:31:41,950 --> 00:31:43,783
No.
744
00:31:43,785 --> 00:31:46,319
Did you tell him
that you didn't agree to that?
745
00:31:46,321 --> 00:31:47,954
Yes.
746
00:31:47,956 --> 00:31:49,956
I told him to slow down.
747
00:31:49,958 --> 00:31:52,358
I said I didn't want him
to touch me down there.
748
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:53,860
And did that stop him?
749
00:31:53,862 --> 00:31:56,362
No, he pushed up against me
750
00:31:56,364 --> 00:31:59,532
and tried to put
his penis inside me.
751
00:32:00,968 --> 00:32:03,369
I said no again,
752
00:32:03,371 --> 00:32:05,571
but he kept
rubbing up against me.
753
00:32:05,573 --> 00:32:08,074
He...
754
00:32:08,076 --> 00:32:10,109
he came on my dress.
755
00:32:13,380 --> 00:32:15,114
Was that something
you wanted?
756
00:32:15,116 --> 00:32:16,816
No.
757
00:32:16,818 --> 00:32:19,051
He was hurting me.
758
00:32:19,053 --> 00:32:21,020
I'd never had sex
with anyone before,
759
00:32:21,022 --> 00:32:23,890
but I knew that was not
how I wanted it to be.
760
00:32:23,892 --> 00:32:27,560
You didn't tell anyone
about it that night.
761
00:32:27,562 --> 00:32:30,263
You even... you texted
the defendant.
762
00:32:31,465 --> 00:32:36,410
I was... humiliated.
Too afraid to tell anyone.
763
00:32:37,872 --> 00:32:41,574
I eventually told
my mom the truth.
764
00:32:41,576 --> 00:32:43,242
We went to the police,
765
00:32:43,244 --> 00:32:47,046
and I told them I'd been raped.
766
00:32:47,048 --> 00:32:50,082
Abby, thank you.
767
00:32:56,090 --> 00:33:00,126
Uh, I'm sorry you had
a regrettable experience, Abby.
768
00:33:00,128 --> 00:33:02,629
Is it all right
if I call you Abby?
769
00:33:02,631 --> 00:33:05,365
Yeah, sure.
770
00:33:05,367 --> 00:33:07,033
Let's you and I
771
00:33:07,035 --> 00:33:10,770
try and figure this out
together, Abby.
772
00:33:10,772 --> 00:33:14,641
Starting from the beginning.
773
00:33:14,643 --> 00:33:17,977
Is it fair to say that you had
a crush on Chris Roberts?
774
00:33:17,979 --> 00:33:21,047
I guess.
775
00:33:21,049 --> 00:33:23,816
Were you flattered
when he texted you?
776
00:33:23,818 --> 00:33:25,485
Kind of, but...
777
00:33:25,487 --> 00:33:27,820
I'm not saying
it was love and marriage.
778
00:33:27,822 --> 00:33:29,089
Must be a nice guy.
779
00:33:29,090 --> 00:33:32,125
Why else would you go
to the darkroom with him?
780
00:33:32,127 --> 00:33:33,893
I thought he was nice.
781
00:33:33,895 --> 00:33:36,429
Were you aware of
the darkroom's reputation?
782
00:33:36,431 --> 00:33:37,897
Objection.
Relevance.
783
00:33:37,899 --> 00:33:39,766
It goes to her
state of mind, Your Honor.
784
00:33:39,768 --> 00:33:41,634
- I'll allow it.
- At the very least,
785
00:33:41,636 --> 00:33:43,469
you probably knew
you weren't going there
786
00:33:43,471 --> 00:33:45,138
to develop photographs.
787
00:33:45,140 --> 00:33:47,440
I thought we were
just going to kiss.
788
00:33:47,442 --> 00:33:49,909
You mean like this?
789
00:33:49,911 --> 00:33:51,744
Defense exhibits
6A through D, Your Honor.
790
00:33:51,746 --> 00:33:53,013
Now, I know Mr. Barba
791
00:33:53,014 --> 00:33:54,747
already asked you
about these photos,
792
00:33:54,749 --> 00:33:57,584
but it appears as if
you were enjoying yourself.
793
00:33:57,586 --> 00:33:59,686
No need to be ashamed.
I have a daughter too.
794
00:33:59,688 --> 00:34:01,921
I know how much she likes
going to the dances.
795
00:34:01,923 --> 00:34:03,257
Your Honor,
is there a question here?
796
00:34:03,258 --> 00:34:04,824
There is.
797
00:34:04,826 --> 00:34:07,827
Now, this was your first
real date, wasn't it, Abby?
798
00:34:07,829 --> 00:34:08,829
Yes.
799
00:34:08,830 --> 00:34:10,697
You really wanted him
to like you.
800
00:34:10,699 --> 00:34:12,765
Maybe you were
a little nervous.
801
00:34:12,767 --> 00:34:14,101
Sort of, a little.
802
00:34:14,102 --> 00:34:17,370
Sure you were.
Alone with a boy you liked.
803
00:34:17,372 --> 00:34:19,105
It was dark too.
804
00:34:19,107 --> 00:34:21,975
And maybe it was loud too,
I'm assuming,
805
00:34:21,977 --> 00:34:23,476
what with all the music.
806
00:34:23,478 --> 00:34:24,878
Yeah, it was.
807
00:34:24,879 --> 00:34:26,679
So there was a lot going on.
808
00:34:26,681 --> 00:34:29,182
So is it possible
that you got overwhelmed
809
00:34:29,184 --> 00:34:31,985
and were unsure about
what you really wanted,
810
00:34:31,987 --> 00:34:35,188
and that's why
you never said no?
811
00:34:35,190 --> 00:34:37,056
I didn't exactly say no,
812
00:34:37,058 --> 00:34:41,361
but I told him
not to go down... there.
813
00:34:41,363 --> 00:34:43,463
Down there?
Where?
814
00:34:43,465 --> 00:34:44,632
On the floor?
815
00:34:44,633 --> 00:34:47,234
That's not what I meant.
I wasn't into it.
816
00:34:47,235 --> 00:34:49,869
Into what exactly?
817
00:34:49,871 --> 00:34:54,007
- Sex.
- You said the word "sex"?
818
00:34:54,009 --> 00:34:55,376
No.
819
00:34:55,377 --> 00:34:57,377
I meant I wasn't into
having sex.
820
00:34:57,379 --> 00:34:59,646
He knew that.
821
00:34:59,648 --> 00:35:03,249
But how could he know that?
Chris was nervous too.
822
00:35:03,251 --> 00:35:06,986
He was in a loud, dark room,
the same as you.
823
00:35:06,988 --> 00:35:08,855
Did you think
he could read your mind?
824
00:35:08,857 --> 00:35:10,857
- Objection.
- Withdrawn.
825
00:35:10,859 --> 00:35:13,660
You were texting
and talking in school.
826
00:35:13,662 --> 00:35:16,095
You didn't even think
you'd been raped for four days.
827
00:35:16,097 --> 00:35:19,198
He had no idea that you'd
had a bad evening
828
00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,200
until the police arrived
at his door.
829
00:35:21,202 --> 00:35:22,403
Your Honor, objection.
830
00:35:22,404 --> 00:35:23,936
Ask a question,
Mr. Buchanan.
831
00:35:23,938 --> 00:35:25,538
Well, I'm just trying
to understand,
832
00:35:25,540 --> 00:35:28,908
as I'm sure
Chris and the jury are,
833
00:35:28,910 --> 00:35:32,078
how did we get here?
834
00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,515
I knew I didn't want
to have that happen to me.
835
00:35:35,517 --> 00:35:37,050
But did Chris know?
836
00:35:37,052 --> 00:35:38,352
I think he did.
837
00:35:38,353 --> 00:35:40,787
You think?
You think you were raped.
838
00:35:40,789 --> 00:35:42,755
You think you told him to stop.
839
00:35:42,757 --> 00:35:47,360
Isn't it possible that you
went completely along with this
840
00:35:47,362 --> 00:35:49,062
and then regretted it later?
841
00:35:49,064 --> 00:35:52,231
- Objection.
- Withdrawn.
842
00:35:52,233 --> 00:35:55,234
[tense music]
843
00:35:55,236 --> 00:36:00,236
♪
844
00:36:04,945 --> 00:36:07,146
Nothing further.
845
00:36:07,148 --> 00:36:12,148
♪
846
00:36:22,062 --> 00:36:24,063
I don't know
what just happened.
847
00:36:24,065 --> 00:36:25,432
It wasn't your fault, honey.
848
00:36:25,433 --> 00:36:27,300
- Let's go.
- Testifying is never easy.
849
00:36:27,302 --> 00:36:29,068
You could have
protected her more.
850
00:36:29,070 --> 00:36:30,670
Abby, the worst is over.
851
00:36:30,672 --> 00:36:33,640
No, it's not.
Chris is going to testify
852
00:36:33,641 --> 00:36:35,975
and tell everyone
lies about me.
853
00:36:35,977 --> 00:36:38,111
Mr. Barba won't let him
get away with that.
854
00:36:44,642 --> 00:36:48,411
We were
in the darkroom kissing.
855
00:36:48,413 --> 00:36:51,147
I kept asking if everything
I was doing was okay,
856
00:36:51,149 --> 00:36:54,584
and she didn't say no,
so I kept going.
857
00:36:54,586 --> 00:36:56,619
How far did you go?
858
00:36:56,621 --> 00:36:58,821
I put my fingers inside her.
859
00:36:58,823 --> 00:37:00,523
I couldn't have done
anything else
860
00:37:00,525 --> 00:37:04,927
even if we both wanted to,
because I finished early.
861
00:37:04,929 --> 00:37:06,729
Did you have sex
with Abby Stewart?
862
00:37:06,731 --> 00:37:08,831
No, I did not.
863
00:37:08,833 --> 00:37:11,434
When you got home that night,
864
00:37:11,436 --> 00:37:13,669
how did you feel
the evening had gone?
865
00:37:13,671 --> 00:37:14,738
Good.
866
00:37:14,739 --> 00:37:16,205
I didn't think
anything was wrong.
867
00:37:16,207 --> 00:37:18,374
I texted her.
She texted me back.
868
00:37:18,376 --> 00:37:21,844
So it sounds like she was
sending you mixed messages.
869
00:37:21,846 --> 00:37:23,546
If she was upset,
I couldn't tell.
870
00:37:23,548 --> 00:37:25,848
Now, Chris,
there were two instances
871
00:37:25,850 --> 00:37:28,484
where you admit
that you had lied.
872
00:37:28,486 --> 00:37:31,054
- What was the first?
- To the police.
873
00:37:31,055 --> 00:37:32,655
When I said we hadn't touched,
874
00:37:32,657 --> 00:37:34,490
we had touched
under our clothes,
875
00:37:34,492 --> 00:37:36,425
but we didn't have sex.
876
00:37:36,427 --> 00:37:39,262
- And the second?
- To my friends.
877
00:37:39,264 --> 00:37:41,364
I told them
I'd had sex with Abby
878
00:37:41,366 --> 00:37:44,000
because of the pressure
to get a name on the wall,
879
00:37:44,002 --> 00:37:45,468
but it wasn't true.
880
00:37:49,773 --> 00:37:52,208
The club is
disrespectful to girls.
881
00:37:52,210 --> 00:37:55,344
Me playing into that
was stupid.
882
00:37:55,346 --> 00:37:57,280
I was afraid
of being ridiculed.
883
00:37:57,282 --> 00:37:59,782
By volunteering your
testimony here today,
884
00:37:59,784 --> 00:38:01,584
you're risking just that.
885
00:38:01,586 --> 00:38:04,220
I know,
but I owe it to my family
886
00:38:04,222 --> 00:38:06,055
to explain my behavior,
887
00:38:06,057 --> 00:38:09,926
and I owe it
to Abby's family too.
888
00:38:09,928 --> 00:38:12,261
If I upset her, I'm sorry.
889
00:38:12,263 --> 00:38:15,798
I wish things
had gone differently.
890
00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,734
I know now that mixing
dating and alcohol
891
00:38:18,736 --> 00:38:20,736
is a recipe for disaster
892
00:38:20,738 --> 00:38:24,240
and that clear communication
is very important.
893
00:38:24,242 --> 00:38:26,108
Thank you.
894
00:38:26,110 --> 00:38:27,411
I admire your courage
895
00:38:27,412 --> 00:38:32,215
for testifying so frankly
here today.
896
00:38:32,217 --> 00:38:36,552
You lied to the police
897
00:38:36,554 --> 00:38:38,588
and to your friends.
898
00:38:38,590 --> 00:38:40,756
Is that your story?
899
00:38:40,758 --> 00:38:42,425
Yes.
I'm not proud of it.
900
00:38:42,427 --> 00:38:44,393
You did so because
your friends were taunting you
901
00:38:44,395 --> 00:38:46,429
that you hadn't scored?
902
00:38:46,431 --> 00:38:49,232
- I wouldn't put it that way.
- You'd call it making love?
903
00:38:49,234 --> 00:38:50,733
Or cherry picking?
904
00:38:50,735 --> 00:38:52,301
- Objection.
- It's the name of the club.
905
00:38:52,303 --> 00:38:53,936
Overruled.
906
00:38:53,938 --> 00:38:55,305
Doesn't matter
what I'd call it.
907
00:38:55,306 --> 00:38:57,240
I didn't do anything
Abby didn't want.
908
00:38:57,242 --> 00:38:59,242
So she went to the police,
testified on the stand,
909
00:38:59,244 --> 00:39:01,277
was publicly humiliated
and ostracized by her friends
910
00:39:01,279 --> 00:39:03,079
for something that she made up?
911
00:39:03,081 --> 00:39:05,348
No, she probably thinks
she was raped.
912
00:39:05,350 --> 00:39:06,949
Well, what does that tell you?
913
00:39:06,951 --> 00:39:09,318
That she thinks that now,
but she did want it at the time.
914
00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:10,786
How can you be sure
of what she was thinking
915
00:39:10,788 --> 00:39:11,855
or what she wanted?
916
00:39:11,856 --> 00:39:13,356
Objection.
Badgering.
917
00:39:13,358 --> 00:39:15,591
Witness will answer.
918
00:39:15,593 --> 00:39:18,661
I don't know if I can be sure,
but she didn't say no.
919
00:39:18,663 --> 00:39:20,763
She didn't say it
or you didn't hear it?
920
00:39:20,765 --> 00:39:22,431
- I don't know.
- Did you ever ask her?
921
00:39:22,433 --> 00:39:24,767
- No.
- Did you ever hear a yes?
922
00:39:24,769 --> 00:39:27,904
No, because you weren't
listening to her at all, were you?
923
00:39:27,905 --> 00:39:29,139
Your only concern was
getting what you wanted,
924
00:39:29,140 --> 00:39:30,906
scoring, making it up
onto that wall.
925
00:39:30,908 --> 00:39:34,510
Well, congratulations,
you made it.
926
00:39:41,852 --> 00:39:44,553
Nothing further.
927
00:39:44,555 --> 00:39:47,556
[tense music]
928
00:39:47,558 --> 00:39:52,558
♪
929
00:39:58,535 --> 00:40:00,469
- Hey.
- Hey.
930
00:40:00,471 --> 00:40:03,506
I just wanted to thank you.
931
00:40:03,508 --> 00:40:05,241
That was a good cross.
932
00:40:05,243 --> 00:40:07,810
You know, no matter
what the jury decides,
933
00:40:07,812 --> 00:40:09,545
you did your job.
934
00:40:09,547 --> 00:40:11,380
Did I?
935
00:40:11,382 --> 00:40:13,149
It was always a murky case.
936
00:40:13,151 --> 00:40:16,385
Exactly the kind
that we need to be fighting.
937
00:40:16,387 --> 00:40:20,423
The world is changing.
We need new rules.
938
00:40:20,425 --> 00:40:21,924
Rules of sexual engagement
for teenagers?
939
00:40:21,926 --> 00:40:23,193
Yes.
940
00:40:23,194 --> 00:40:26,429
California just passed
affirmative consent.
941
00:40:26,431 --> 00:40:28,097
We'll see how that goes.
942
00:40:28,099 --> 00:40:30,333
Well, something
needs to change.
943
00:40:30,335 --> 00:40:32,301
The problem is
is that teenage boys
944
00:40:32,303 --> 00:40:34,136
even in college
don't know what behavior
945
00:40:34,138 --> 00:40:36,072
might constitute rape.
946
00:40:36,074 --> 00:40:38,074
We need to make
the lines clearer.
947
00:40:38,076 --> 00:40:39,476
[knock at door]
948
00:40:39,477 --> 00:40:41,010
Jury's in.
949
00:40:41,012 --> 00:40:43,779
Here we go.
950
00:40:44,050 --> 00:40:45,180
_
951
00:40:46,316 --> 00:40:49,485
Members of the jury,
have you reached your verdict?
952
00:40:49,487 --> 00:40:50,953
We have, Your Honor.
953
00:40:50,955 --> 00:40:52,922
On the felony count
of attempted rape,
954
00:40:52,924 --> 00:40:54,490
how do you find?
955
00:40:54,492 --> 00:40:57,526
We find the defendant,
Chris Roberts,
956
00:40:57,528 --> 00:40:59,462
not guilty.
957
00:40:59,464 --> 00:41:01,764
On the misdemeanor count
of forcible touching,
958
00:41:01,766 --> 00:41:03,499
how do you find?
959
00:41:03,501 --> 00:41:06,102
Not guilty, Your Honor.
960
00:41:06,104 --> 00:41:08,371
On the misdemeanor count
of sexual misconduct
961
00:41:08,373 --> 00:41:11,040
in the first degree,
how do you find?
962
00:41:11,042 --> 00:41:12,541
Guilty.
963
00:41:12,543 --> 00:41:13,777
[crowd murmurs] What?
964
00:41:13,778 --> 00:41:15,478
Members of the jury,
965
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:17,179
the court thanks you
for your service.
966
00:41:17,181 --> 00:41:19,181
You are free to go.
967
00:41:19,183 --> 00:41:21,617
[bangs gavel]
968
00:41:21,619 --> 00:41:24,154
I hope you're happy.
Look what you did to my son.
969
00:41:24,155 --> 00:41:25,555
- Abby.
- Chris.
970
00:41:25,556 --> 00:41:27,390
Don't you talk to her.
Don't you even look at her!
971
00:41:27,392 --> 00:41:29,959
- I'm sorry.
- Now you're sorry?
972
00:41:29,961 --> 00:41:31,194
Don't you apologize
to him, sweetie.
973
00:41:31,195 --> 00:41:32,462
Now is not the time.
974
00:41:32,463 --> 00:41:33,730
Abby, you have nothing
to apologize for.
975
00:41:33,731 --> 00:41:35,065
You can't tell me
that she didn't know
976
00:41:35,066 --> 00:41:37,366
what was gonna happen
when she went into that room.
977
00:41:37,368 --> 00:41:39,402
You all can lie to yourselves
all you want!
978
00:41:39,404 --> 00:41:41,203
We know exactly
what your son is!
979
00:41:41,205 --> 00:41:43,205
And now he's on the registry,
and everyone will know!
980
00:41:43,207 --> 00:41:45,508
- We know what your daughter is!
- Enough! Enough!
981
00:41:45,510 --> 00:41:47,243
Enough! Enough!
982
00:41:47,245 --> 00:41:50,246
[gentle music]
983
00:41:50,248 --> 00:41:54,250
♪
984
00:41:54,252 --> 00:41:56,552
Chris.
985
00:41:56,554 --> 00:41:58,554
Abby, let's go.
986
00:41:58,556 --> 00:42:03,556
♪
987
00:42:10,819 --> 00:42:14,491
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