NARRATOR: In the criminal justice system,
sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. Ripped By mstoll
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.
How much longer, La Hoya?
You know we due at Liv's.
You can go on ahead.
Nah, I'll chill.
How many more times do we got to celebrate this damn sergeant's exam?
Hey, she earned it.
I don't like it.
You know, they're not gonna let her supervise us.
That means she's gonna be transferred.
(DOOR CLOSES)
Rollins.
Would you do the honors?
You mean pour? Yeah.
Oh, wow. Brussels sprouts were delicious.
You know, I'm glad that somebody thought so.
I mean, these cops...
If it doesn't come in a take-out container, it's not food.
Oh. Well, you're very sweet to invite me.
Where's Brian tonight?
He's undercover. Again.
Well, he was there for you during the trial.
And that's what counts.
Yeah.
FIN: Keep it coming, girl.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mmm-hmm.
That's what I'm talking about.
How long we have to stay here?
Just let me make a toast, Fin,
and then you can rush home to
whatever it is you rush home to. Oh.
No, I'm good. Want some more?
Nick, come on. Don't you get tired of being the choir boy?
Choir boy.
Good.
(CLEARS THROAT) Okay, everybody.
Um... All right, now. Come on. Listen up.
I know that, uh,
everybody's been worried about all the changes at 1 PP.
The new mayor has his agenda,
but we don't make the rules, we follow them.
Is this a toast or a memorial?
(ALL LAUGHING)
And the good news is that so many people
are leaving the department because of, uh,
these changes
that 1 PP can't spare a new sergeant for our unit.
So, they have agreed to let Detective...
I mean, Sergeant Benson, stay on at SVU.
NICK: Sweet. FIN: Okay.
Beautiful.
Hallelujah.
Congratulations.
FIN: Congrats.
Sarge.
FIN: I'll drink to that.
You drive?
Yeah.
Can I drop you somewhere?
Just the F Train, on Sixth.
That okay? Yeah, sure.
(INHALES DEEPLY)
So, Liv's our new sarge.
That's cool.
Better than having to teach some baby-faced boss the ropes.
Mmm. They gonna give you a new partner?
Ah. How would I know?
No one tells you anything. It's the NYPD.
I know, right? "Never Yielding Perpetual Dickaround."
I hadn't heard that one. You make that up?
OFFICER: Police! Stop!
Stop! (TIRES SCREECHING)
(GRUNTS)
(HONKING)
Hey! Hey, hey! (OFFICER GROANS)
NICK: Are you all right? Stop!
What's going down? That kid. We saw him do a deal.
I think he's got a gun.
Okay, call it in. I'll back up his partner.
No, I'll go. I'll go.
Wait. You saw a gun?
My partner did.
ROLLINS: 10-13. Officer injured.
We're on the 500 block of West 55th Street
and we've got a plainclothes officer in pursuit.
Perp may have a gun.
NYPD! Which way? (SPEAKING SPANISH)
MAN: That way! He didn't do nothing.
NICK: Move!
Drop the gun and kick it to me now!
(BOY SPEAKING FRENCH) (BANGING)
What do you got? Suspect has a gun.
End of the hall. Alone?
Backed up against the last door.
I saw him reach in his jacket and I took cover.
(BOY SPEAKING FRENCH) (BANGING)
I said drop the gun! Kick it away!
(BOY SPEAKING FRENCH)
Shut up and just drop the gun! He doesn't speak English.
Leave that boy alone.
I said back out now.
Get her out. I'm going in.
No, wait. Stop!
(GUNSHOTS)
(OFFICER GROANS) (GUNSHOTS)
Stay down. OFFICER: I'm hit!
Aah.
Come on. Come on.
(GRUNTS)
You okay?
I'm shot.
What the hell happened? She's shot.
All right. Keep pressure on it, okay?
She's all right. Backup's coming.
WOMAN: Yusef. (MAN SPEAKING FRENCH)
Give me your hands where I can see them.
Mains. Show me le mains. Mains.
Get your hands up! Get your hands up!
Hands up!
(WOMAN CRYING) Ma'am.
NICK: Secure the gun. Ma'am? Over here.
NICK: Secure the gun.
ROLLINS: Get your hands up!
Where's the gun? Where's the gun?
I don't see it.
Sucking chest wound. Call it in.
(MAN SPEAKING FRENCH)
Search the apartment, the stairs, the streets.
We are missing a gun.
Bag his hands for G.S.R. He just shot a cop.
Come on, come on, come on. Let's go.
WOMAN: Nice triage.
You saved his life.
What is that?
It just fell out of his coat.
It's khat. East African amphetamine.
Somali pirates use it to make themselves fearless.
That's why he ran, why he had the gun.
No. With that amount, small time dealer.
Who's the other shooter?
I am.
Captain Howard, we've met. Detective Amaro, SVU.
I'm Detective Rollins.
You saved my guys. Thank you.
I didn't know that SVU was working my precinct.
We're not. We came upon the scene.
We saw Officer Dragin get hit by a cab.
Officer McKenna gave chase.
Uh, I ran to back her up. She rushed in, got shot.
And I fired to cover her. How is she?
Lost some blood. She'll be okay.
I hate to ask, but I'm gonna need your weapon.
You know the drill. You'll be escorted to the hospital.
Complete workup, blood alcohol.
It was a good shoot.
Kid was armed,
find the weapon.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
Nick. Nick.
You okay? Yeah.
Oh, yeah. Blood's not mine.
What happened?
Rollins and I ran into a mess.
Uni chasing a dealer. He shoots her, I shot him.
Lucky for her you were there.
Where is Rollins? Doing a grid search.
Gun's still missing. Somebody may have dumped it.
Precinct captain arrive yet?
Yeah, Captain Howard.
That's my old lieutenant from narcotics.
That's good. We know her. Okay.
Even so, Amaro, don't say anything to anybody
until your delegate shows up.
Come on. I'm going to the hospital with you.
You two stay. Find that gun. Come on.
I had to shoot. She was down.
You don't need to explain it to me, Nick.
In fact, you might not want to.
Nothing's privileged.
I'm not sure that boy's going to make it.
Let's let the doctors worry about that.
(GRUNTS)
(SIGHS)
HOWARD: Fin. FIN: Captain.
Detective. Hey.
Wow. What, the whole squad show up?
We were with Amaro and Rollins before the incident.
So, you didn't actually see the chase or the shooting?
No. All right, good. Then, I can put you to work.
I speak some French. I can talk to the parents.
No, the translator's on its way. Thanks.
Okay.
You guys can't be primary investigators.
But while we're waiting on warrants, you guys can canvass for the gun.
Hey. Big problem.
A window is open. And it looks like
there's an older brother that's missing.
Yeah. Berko Barré.
Seventeen. He's got a sheet for peddling without permits,
dealing khat.
Well known to my squad.
It's a couple of stories down.
He went out the window with the gun?
NURSE: You'll just feel a stick. NICK: Yeah.
Detective Amaro. Didi Denzler, your delegate.
That the tox screen?
It's okay. Look, I... I just had a couple of...
Nurse, hold off on that.
I need to take his blood.
It's police business. Confidential.
Technically, nothing you say to me is privileged.
But if we're alone, that's less of an issue.
It was two glasses of wine.
Did you eat dinner tonight?
Not a lot.
And I worked out earlier.
Why don't we review the process?
Number one, you should speak to the department psychologist ASAP.
Hey, you know, let her take my blood. I'm fine.
As I was saying, psychologist.
For now,
we go over all the details.
And we pray that somebody finds that gun.
And that the kid lives.
He's what, 16?
They're claiming 14.
Captain. Tucker. Brian.
27's got this under control.
Not anymore.
The new mayor and his commissioner
believe only IAB can conduct
an independent investigation.
Really? Is that anytime a cop fires,
or only when a teenage black kid gets shot?
That's a good question.
Brian, you here as a friend?
He's on duty.
Cassidy's training at IAB now.
This will be his chance to show me
he can conduct an unbiased investigation.
I'm just here to do my job.
You do know what that means.
Our new mayor is looking for a poster boy for excessive force.
IAB is here to serve up
Amaro as the sacrificial lamb.
The only one who was sacrificed was Yusef.
Reverend Curtis, that was quick.
Word travels fast when the NYPD shoots an unarmed boy.
Yeah, Reverend, you can dial it back.
We're still trying to determine what happened.
We know exactly what happened.
You can't stop and frisk anymore,
so now you shoot to stop.
This was not racially motivated.
I thought we hadn't yet determined what happened.
Yeah, the whole city is watching you and the mayor.
He wants to see if you'll whitewash this shooting like all the others.
Reverend,
I wouldn't waste your time with us.
The, uh, cameras are down the hall.
What's going on? How's Amaro?
I don't know. Liv, I'm here as IA.
Oh.
So, we can't talk.
Okay.
So, we're good to go?
You got my card.
I'm your delegate 24 l7.
You need a lawyer.
We've got it covered. Thank you so much.
The other cop's okay?
She's fine, but it's a circus out there.
IAB, press, Reverend Curtis,
enough brass for a band, so...
I'm gonna get you out the back door.
You're here. So, they found the gun.
No.
The older brother's still missing.
Well, how's the boy?
You saved his life.
Oh, so he made it. Yeah.
(SIGHS)
Except one of the bullets hit his spine.
Doctors don't know what that means yet.
Yeah, they do.
Kid may be paralyzed.
Doctor said Amaro saved his life.
Yeah, family may not see it that way.
Yusef, does he at least have a record?
No, minor busts.
Street peddling native art from Djibouti.
But his brother Berko, he's the bad apple. Assaults, dealing.
So, Yusef was working for his brother, holding the gun,
saw the cops, bolted.
Problem is, the only person who saw the gun so far was the female uni, McKenna.
I mean, we did a grid search for two blocks.
We got warrants on the neighbors. Clean.
His brother took it. Find him, find the gun.
If he's stupid. Or we're lucky.
He's a dealer. He has known associates.
Put some pressure. Unofficially.
I paralyzed a child, Father.
I heard.
That guilt must be a burden.
No.
No, that's the thing.
According to my training, I did everything the way I was supposed to.
And according to your conscience?
Tell me why you feel guilty.
Was there hatred in your heart? No.
I was trying to protect the other officer.
Then why do you feel guilt?
I had a few drinks.
And this affected what you did?
No.
But they'll think it did. They'll say I shot him
because I was impaired, or because he's black.
So, it's your pride that's wounded.
I did everything right.
And yet, God didn't give you
the result you expected or deserved.
God planned for me to paralyze Yusef?
No one knows God's plans.
Maybe one lesson
you can learn from this
is why pride is a sin.
Officer McKenna, good to see you up and around.
I was just grazed. My first time.
Yeah, it's tough.
And now, all the questions.
My delegate told me not to answer.
The thing is,
IAB's going after Amaro hard.
They think it was his gun that shot Yusef.
FIN: And the kid's gun is gone.
You did see it in his hand.
When he was making the deal, I saw a flash of metal.
Then, in the hallway, I got hit by a bullet that he fired.
What did you see after that?
I kept my head down until Detective Amaro pulled me to safety.
Maybe the woman with the cell phone got something as we ran in.
What woman? I don't know.
Middle-aged, cop hater.
Detective Amaro told her to get back, but she just kept recording.
Detective.
Why is Internal Affairs here?
I've been made aware of the bigger picture
and we all agreed that IAB will take the lead.
In other words, 1 PP already knows where they want this to end up.
Under the circumstances, we will be exercising
my client's right not to self-incriminate.
Detective Amaro's free to go.
But given the pressure on this case
and the absence of a gun,
it might be in his best interest to talk to us.
I have nothing to hide.
Good.
Detective Cassidy, you're up.
He's gonna question me?
TUCKER: And I'll supervise.
Is that a problem?
(CASSIDY CLEARS THROAT)
Did you ID yourself to the suspect, Detective?
I joined in a hot pursuit by uniformed police officers.
From my precinct.
When you thought you trapped the suspect,
did you try and talk him down? Did you wait for backup?
Officer McKenna rushed the suspect.
Shots were fired. She shouted she'd been hit.
I needed to protect her.
So, you maintain that the suspect was armed.
You see him holding a gun?
Did I stick my head around the corner and see if it got blown off?
No. I didn't need to.
Officer McKenna was hit.
Shots were flying. Go look at the holes in the walls.
Yeah, we're doing just that.
Continuing.
Earlier in the evening, you were at a dinner party
where drinks were served.
Oh, you mean at Cassidy's apartment?
After you were taken to the hospital,
you refused to let the nurse take your blood right away.
Why is that?
Detective Amaro followed procedure as per his delegate.
She asked for a moment. It wasn't long.
Long enough to lower blood alcohol content?
So, at this party,
did you happen to notice how many drinks Detective Amaro had?
I wasn't counting. But he was sober.
You and Detective Amaro encountered the officers in hot pursuit?
Yes, and Officer Dragin
told us that his partner saw that the suspect was armed.
Detective Amaro joined in pursuit
and I called in the 10-13.
So, you didn't actually see the gun?
No.
How many drinks did you serve Detective Amaro?
I didn't serve him.
Don't be cute, Detective.
Was he served at your apartment?
Maybe two glasses of wine.
Over the course of two hours.
And he ate dinner.
When he left the party, he was unimpaired.
They'll ask you that on the stand.
Would you say the same thing under oath?
So, Amaro's going to be charged?
Tucker let slip that he wants it to go to trial.
It's not Tucker's call.
Regime change. What, so, their first act
is to crucify Amaro?
Nick.
You sure you should be here?
I called him.
He needs to see this. See what?
A concerned citizen posted the shooting on Eyes-On-Cops.
NICK: (THROUGH LAPTOP) NYPD! Which way did he go?
MAN: That way! WOMAN: He didn't do nothing.
NICK: Move!
There's nothing there.
Here's the problem.
Kick it away!
(INAUDIBLE SHOUTING)
Speak English.
WOMAN: Leave that boy alone.
I said back out now.
MCKENNA: Get her out. Going in.
NICK: No, wait. Stop!
(GUNSHOTS)
(MCKENNA SHOUTS)
After that, the recording's useless.
But before that, it's BS.
I mean, what I said was, "He doesn't speak English."
She edited this. I'm being set up.
She posted it anonymously and Eyes-On-Cops hides behind the First Amendment.
So, it might take a while to get the original.
Don't worry, Nick. We'll find the full clip or we'll find her.
Amaro, we've been looking for you.
He's already told you everything he knows.
Here's something he doesn't know. Cassidy?
Yusef Barré had no gunshot residue on his hands or his clothing.
The only shots fired came from Officer McKenna's gun.
And yours.
This third gun you and your squad are unofficially looking for?
You can stop now. It was never fired.
But McKenna was shot.
By a ricochet from her own gun.
Officer McKenna admitted that her finger was on the trigger
when she tripped.
CRAGEN: Just hold up.
Detective Amaro believed that a fellow officer had been shot by the perp.
He was trying to save her life.
Maybe, but Officer McKenna is refusing to cooperate in any way.
One more thing.
Detective Amaro had a blood alcohol content of 0.049
almost two hours after the shooting.
Which means you were possibly impaired when the shooting occurred.
As a courtesy, you'll have until 9 a.m. Tomorrow morning to turn yourself in.
You're arresting him before he's indicted? This is a farce.
Better get your affairs in order, Detective.
The D.A. Has rushed to overcharge this.
And Detective Amaro is a dedicated career officer.
We request release on his own recognizance.
Not in my court.
Given the serious nature of the charges,
I will set bail at $500,000.
What?
Is this punitive or political?
Bailiff, next case.
They want me in jail. They know I don't have that kind of money.
You own your home, right?
With my wife. We're separated.
She'll have to sign off on it.
MAN: Detective, this way. Come on.
JUDGE: Order. MAN: This way, Detective.
Detective. JUDGE: Order.
(ALL SHOUTING)
All eyes are on the new administration.
During the campaign, they pledged to change NYPD's culture
of racism and brutality.
This will be a test case of those promises.
A hell of a show.
They're railroading him.
Nick's lawyer sees the big picture.
He listens to her, he's gonna be okay.
This might help. Yusef's brother, Berko,
stopped by the hospital to check in on him.
Unis are holding him now.
Did they call IAB?
No, I kind of told them to sit tight on Berko until we get there.
Kind of? Nice work.
So, go talk to him. See if he knows anything that can help us.
We know Yusef was selling khat for you.
Yusef delivered for me.
That's it.
He never sold. He didn't own a gun.
Then, why'd he run? Because you people chased him.
Because every time we talk to police, we get in trouble.
Permits, fines.
Any excuse to mess with us. Why would anyone talk to you?
Why'd you run?
They shot my brother.
Wouldn't you run, too?
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
Hey.
Come on in.
Hi, Zara.
Cesaria. Olivia.
Daddy, I want to play.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
I need to talk to Olivia about work.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
You know, I'd offer you a drink, but they might say you're impaired.
How are you doing?
Great.
I mean, there's Wanted posters up for me as a kid killer.
I had to put my house up as collateral. That thrilled Maria.
And you have Zara to take care of.
I want her here.
My mother will take her down to D.C. Once the trial starts.
Nick, we're gonna figure this out.
We shouldn't have to.
What does that mean?
Your boyfriend.
Is he enjoying this?
Nick, this is politics.
Brian hates this. He's caught in the middle. Does he?
And leaking IAB files and sandbagging me in the press,
that's just, what, bonus points?
Nick, if you're gonna be paranoid,
then you need to think a lot bigger than this.
1 PP is hanging you out to dry.
They're making you the fall guy.
Well, whatever you say.
Nick, all of us have your back.
(GLASS SHATTERING) (ALL SCREAM)
NICK: Stay down!
BENSON: Zara? You okay?
You all right? You all right?
BENSON: We have a 10-13. You okay?
Shots fired at 2022 Boulder Avenue.
OFFICER: (OVER RADIO) Copy that. Backup's on the way.
NYPD!
(SIRENS BLARING) Stop!
I said stop!
Follow him!
Don't move.
You two put your hands up where I can see them, okay?
Y'all gonna shoot us, too?
Keep your hands up where I can see them.
Now, you want to tell me what happened?
Nothing. It's just a quiet night.
Yeah. We didn't see nothing.
You're lying. Stop lying!
Maybe someone saw you with a gun.
You shoot at my house with my daughter inside? Nick!
Nick, I got this. Back off.
Do you? Cuff them. Cuff them now.
You heard your mama. Go inside.
Where's the gun? Nick.
You sure there was a gun?
Maybe you just imagined it.
You want to shoot me? I'm standing right here!
(ALL SHOUTING)
Back!
OFFICER: Put the bat down.
It's okay.
We're on the job. On the job.
With a bat? Y'all hear this? Police brutality.
BENSON: Nick.
Okay.
They found a.22 in the sewer grate down the block.
They're bringing two of the three kids in.
Well, what's the point? If the slug's a match...
The shooter got away. They wiped the prints.
The precinct's got this.
Captain, I called him in.
Nick, I had to.
But they shot through my window.
They could have killed my mother, my daughter.
I appreciate your anger, Detective.
But you can't go after civilians with a baseball bat.
Oh, but they can shoot at me?
Nick, stop.
Lieutenant, they shot at his daughter.
I understand that.
But I still have to investigate the incident.
Yeah, that's great. Just keep doing your job.
How much are you making now?
Tucker, will you please give us a minute?
Amaro,
for what it's worth,
I would have done the same thing you did.
Or worse.
We've got to get you and your family out of here.
Yeah, I'm... I'm on it, Captain.
My mother will take Zara home tonight, to D.C. In the morning.
Yeah. And what about you?
I'm... I'm good here.
Nick.
Nick, why don't you come home with me?
With you and Cassidy? (LAUGHS) No way.
Nick, he's never home. Okay?
We have a comfortable couch.
Why don't you just try it out for a few days?
Please.
NICK: Look, Maria, just listen.
Wait.
No, I get it.
What?
She wants sole custody.
At least until my case is over.
Oh, Nick, I'm sorry. That's...
That's tough. No.
I mean, I can't argue with her.
It's safer for Zara.
And if I get convicted, I'm gonna have to ask Maria
to bring Zara up for prison visits.
Nick, don't catastrophize.
I'm way past that.
I'm thinking I should cut a deal.
Nick.
You know who I miss right now?
Munch. (LAUGHS)
We all do.
Who am I gonna talk to? My lawyer?
The NYPD shrink?
Then why don't you pick up the phone and call him?
(DOOR CLOSES)
Hi, babe.
Hey.
Hi, Nick.
You okay?
Your daughter? I heard about the shooting.
She's shaken up, but fine.
Ah, that's good.
That's real good.
NICK: Thanks.
Let me know if you need anything.
That was Munch.
He thinks I should just take a plea.
Just get this over with.
He said that?
He said just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean I don't have enemies.
Well, that sounds like Munch.
You're a good cop.
Good cops make enemies.
Wait. So, you agree?
If I can keep my pension, I should just take it and run?
Nick, I can't make this decision for you.
But have you thought about what your life would be like
without your badge?
Yeah, I don't know.
Have you?
I could move to D.C.
I'd be closer to Zara.
Pick up security work.
Yeah.
As long as this doesn't stick to you.
Oh, yeah.
I'm damned either way.
I wish I could say NYPD looks out for its own.
But I'm not gonna lie to you.
STRAUSS: Miss Calhoun.
It's good to meet you in person. I've heard a lot about you.
Counselor. Detective Amaro, it's good to see you again.
How's that son of yours?
All good.
Shall we get to it?
It's a tragic situation for everyone.
In view of the current environment,
my client is willing to plead guilty to misdemeanor reckless endangerment.
He is willing to leave the department, keeping his pension and no jail time.
That's okay, but given the circumstances, I can't just let him walk.
He'll have to serve at least a year's probation.
He's willing to do that, as long as there's no felony charge on his record.
That may be an issue.
Excuse me?
There's a sentiment he should plead guilty to a hate crime.
A hate crime? (SCOFFS)
That bumps it up to a felony. Where's this coming from?
Reverend Curtis?
And I'm not a racist. Nick, easy.
You shot a black 14-year-old.
You went after two black kids on the street with a baseball bat.
That's it. I'm done.
You may think so, Detective. But, honestly, I'm just getting started.
This had nothing to do with hate.
Do you seriously think you can count on a jury knowing what was in your heart?
This is why I like defending criminals.
They are much less trusting.
I won't admit to something I didn't do.
If that's pride, so be it. The grand jury's going to indict me either way.
STRAUSS: Officer McKenna,
did Detective Amaro identify himself?
He flashed his shield, but he didn't verbally identify himself.
And after you accidentally fired your weapon, what happened next?
He immediately started firing.
I was about to draw the Detective's blood
when his delegate asked me to leave the room.
They let you back in 40 minutes later and even with that delay,
his blood alcohol content was... 0.049.
Well, that's just under 0.05,
which is legally impaired, is it not?
Yes, it is.
The night in question, you volunteered to aid Officer McKenna,
but Detective Amaro, despite having had a few drinks,
overruled you and insisted he go.
Yes.
Have you ever known him to use excessive force?
No.
Are you aware he physically assaulted a man
he suspected of sleeping with his wife?
I can't comment on that.
So, you've never known the detective to overreact?
Not that I can recall.
How bad was it?
It's a grand jury. Strauss can say things
that he can't say in a courtroom.
He's just making insinuations, that's all.
So, it was bad.
Yeah, we should get you out of here.
He testifies, I'm indicted.
Maybe I should plead to the hate crime.
I said before I can't tell you what to do,
but you take their plea, you won't be able to live with yourself.
Let's go.
Testifying before a grand jury that's investigating you?
That's a cardinal sin.
Look, Strauss can ask you anything he wants,
and it can all be used against you, Nick.
We can put you on the stand at trial.
I don't want to be indicted for a crime I didn't commit.
I want the grand jurors to hear my side.
I can't be in there with you.
Oh, don't worry about it. It's not on you.
You're sure about this, Nick? Yeah. I am.
So, in spite of your blood alcohol content
and the fact you shot an unarmed boy,
you still maintain you did everything right.
There was a female officer down.
I did what I was trained to do.
A female officer.
An officer.
The other times you fired your weapon,
uh, it's been in defense of a female officer as well, hasn't it?
When a woman is in danger, do you feel
compelled to rescue her to the point where
reason goes out the window?
I made the only decision I could under the circumstances.
Yeah, well, let's review those circumstances.
After having had a couple glasses of wine,
you gave chase without identifying yourself.
Then, when Officer McKenna went around the corner,
tripped and shot herself,
you determined without any visual confirmation
that she'd been fired upon.
Then, without looking,
you poked your gun around the wall and started firing.
Without looking, yes? Yes.
How many rounds?
I fired until I ascertained the shooting had stopped.
But you were the only one shooting.
What you mean is you fired
until you stopped firing.
I couldn't know those bullets were ricocheting.
The hall was an echo chamber.
Bullets flying, an officer down.
I mean, it's easy for you to judge in hindsight.
It took CSU 24 hours to figure out
what you expect for me to have figured out in that moment.
Do you think it would have been any easier
for you to figure it out if you hadn't been drinking?
Or if Officer McKenna
had been chasing a 14-year-old white girl?
No further questions. You can step down, Detective Amaro.
Excuse me.
We can ask something, right?
Sure, go ahead.
Detective, do you think it would have made a difference that night
if you hadn't been drinking?
Ma'am, my judgment was not impaired.
What if, like the prosecutor said,
it had been a 14-year-old white girl?
I didn't shoot Yusef because he's black.
So, you honestly think
you did everything right?
There is no right way to shoot a 14-year-old boy,
cripple him and put him in a wheelchair.
I've always prided myself
on following my training,
in my professionalism and respect for the law.
Since that night,
I've been struggling to reconcile
how doing everything right
could lead to such a horribly wrong result.
And yet,
if I were in that situation again, I'd do the same thing.
And do I regret it?
Yes.
Yes, ma'am, I do.
(SIGHS)
BENSON: Hey.
You wanna go take a walk?
Calhoun says it's a quick vote.
It only takes 13 to indict.
You were right, Counselor. It was a mistake.
No, I was wrong.
Ten voted to indict.
Eight didn't.
You are free to go.
Well, for how long? They'll just charge me again.
No. I'll tell the press the D.A. Overreached.
The mayor and the commissioner will trip all over their
ties walking away from this.
Thank you, Rita.
Yeah.
So...
What do you say we get the hell outta here?
Yeah.
Just give me a minute.
Now is not the time, Officer.
I...
Not the time.
Welcome back, Detective.
What does 1 PP want?
Well, after two days of negotiating,
you're looking at a command discipline,
anger management, and mandatory retraining
to be done using vacation days.
And for the moment, you're on desk duty.
Until when?
Well, until Benson says you're not.
What are you talking about?
All right, everybody. Listen up, please.
I didn't wanna announce this, uh,
until Nick's situation got resolved.
But it's done and so am I.
I'm leaving.
ROLLINS: What?
Now?
Hey, is this part of the deal?
Was this their pound of flesh? Because if it is...
CRAGEN: No, no, no. No.
This is my call.
Where are you gonna go, Captain?
CRAGEN: Around the world, actually.
Eileen has two tickets for a six-month cruise.
And I have enough accrued leave to take me through my mandatory retirement date.
If I stay, I make less than if I leave.
Cap, cruise? Okay.
If anyone's earned it...
I'm proud of my time here.
And I'm honored and grateful
to have worked with the finest unit of detectives
I've ever known.
Nick,
you're gonna get through all this.
You're too good a cop and too good a man not to.
Amanda, I was never sorry
that I brought you up from Atlanta.
I would do it again.
And Fin.
What can I say?
For a guy who never should have been an SVU detective,
you're okay.
Right back at you, Captain.
Nobody could ever take your place.
Well, for the meantime,
Detective Benson will.
She's ready.
Now, it's not easy going from player to coach, so, uh,
don't bust her chops.
But if they do,
you bust them right back.
(ALL CLAPPING)
We should throw you a party.
I don't like parties.
(LAUGHS)
This is good.
Um...
Word of advice?
Oh, please.
(LAUGHS)
I gave my whole life to NYPD
and I forgot to live my own.
Me and Eileen,
it's a Hail Mary.
It's a shot at happiness.
Now, people used to say this to me all the time,
and I never understood what they meant.
But take care of yourself.
You deserve it.
Oh, and Olivia...
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