WEBVTT 1 00:00:03,742 --> 00:00:04,134 . 2 00:00:04,178 --> 00:00:05,918 - In the criminal justice system, 3 00:00:05,962 --> 00:00:07,181 sexually-based offenses 4 00:00:07,224 --> 00:00:09,400 are considered especially heinous. 5 00:00:09,444 --> 00:00:12,055 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 6 00:00:12,099 --> 00:00:13,883 who investigate these vicious felonies 7 00:00:13,926 --> 00:00:15,189 are members of an elite squad 8 00:00:15,232 --> 00:00:17,539 known as the Special Victims Unit. 9 00:00:17,582 --> 00:00:19,019 These are their stories. 10 00:00:19,062 --> 00:00:21,021 [dramatic musical sting] 11 00:00:21,064 --> 00:00:23,110 [suspenseful music] 12 00:00:23,153 --> 00:00:26,330 [both panting] 13 00:00:26,374 --> 00:00:27,331 - Go! Just go! 14 00:00:27,375 --> 00:00:29,246 - They're gonna find out! - Go! 15 00:00:29,290 --> 00:00:32,336 Just keep running, dude. Don't look back. 16 00:00:32,380 --> 00:00:35,165 - You boys, I saw you come out of the synagogue. 17 00:00:35,209 --> 00:00:38,516 What were you doing there? I'm calling the cops! 18 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,083 - Mike! 19 00:00:40,127 --> 00:00:41,563 - [grunts] 20 00:00:43,304 --> 00:00:46,089 - Rob Miller, the disgraced former NYPD attorney, 21 00:00:46,133 --> 00:00:47,699 has been released on bail today. 22 00:00:47,743 --> 00:00:49,484 Miller spent two months in federal custody 23 00:00:49,527 --> 00:00:51,268 and faces multiple felony charges. 24 00:00:51,312 --> 00:00:52,965 - My client is innocent, 25 00:00:53,009 --> 00:00:55,577 and we move for dismissal of all charges 26 00:00:55,620 --> 00:00:58,014 and hope for a favorable ruling from the court 27 00:00:58,058 --> 00:00:59,711 in the next few days. 28 00:00:59,755 --> 00:01:02,062 - Son of a bitch. - Mom! Mom. 29 00:01:02,105 --> 00:01:03,715 - Yes. Yes, Noah. 30 00:01:03,759 --> 00:01:05,500 I'm sorry. What--what is it? 31 00:01:05,543 --> 00:01:08,764 - Are you mad at me? - No, honey, of course not. 32 00:01:08,807 --> 00:01:10,766 - But you're mad. 33 00:01:10,809 --> 00:01:11,810 - [sighs] Fine. 34 00:01:11,854 --> 00:01:13,551 Yes, I'm mad. 35 00:01:15,118 --> 00:01:16,902 I am mad, honey, but not at you. 36 00:01:16,946 --> 00:01:18,774 Not at you. 37 00:01:18,817 --> 00:01:20,080 So, what's up? 38 00:01:20,123 --> 00:01:22,125 - How do you spell "believe"? 39 00:01:22,169 --> 00:01:24,562 - Well, how about we sound it out, right? 40 00:01:24,606 --> 00:01:26,303 - Okay. 41 00:01:26,347 --> 00:01:28,349 Believe. 42 00:01:28,392 --> 00:01:31,787 B... E... 43 00:01:31,830 --> 00:01:34,746 L... I... 44 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:36,835 [melancholy music] 45 00:01:36,879 --> 00:01:39,229 E... V... E. 46 00:01:40,926 --> 00:01:44,843 - Two boys... white. 47 00:01:44,887 --> 00:01:47,107 One of 'em had a red hat. 48 00:01:47,150 --> 00:01:48,499 You know, one of those-- 49 00:01:48,543 --> 00:01:51,241 - MAGA hats. - That's right. 50 00:01:51,285 --> 00:01:53,330 They were obviously up to no good. 51 00:01:53,374 --> 00:01:55,158 - Did you see them do anything? 52 00:01:55,202 --> 00:01:57,421 - They were running away. 53 00:01:57,465 --> 00:01:59,510 One of them called me "kike." 54 00:01:59,554 --> 00:02:02,209 And after what happened here last week... 55 00:02:02,252 --> 00:02:04,036 - What happened last week, Mrs. Meyer? 56 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,603 - The temple was vandalized, 57 00:02:05,647 --> 00:02:08,345 swastikas spray-painted everywhere. 58 00:02:08,389 --> 00:02:10,130 - Okay, we'll take a look. 59 00:02:10,173 --> 00:02:16,223 ♪ 60 00:02:16,266 --> 00:02:18,660 [police radio chatter in distance] 61 00:02:18,703 --> 00:02:20,966 ♪ 62 00:02:21,010 --> 00:02:22,881 - There's nothing to see here. 63 00:02:22,925 --> 00:02:26,494 ♪ 64 00:02:26,537 --> 00:02:30,324 - 15 Central, 360 West 89th is unfounded. 65 00:02:30,367 --> 00:02:33,936 - West 89th is unfounded. 10-4. 66 00:02:33,979 --> 00:02:38,027 ♪ 67 00:02:38,070 --> 00:02:39,898 - Ma'am! Ma'am! 68 00:02:39,942 --> 00:02:41,161 Ortiz, I got a female unconscious. 69 00:02:41,204 --> 00:02:43,163 Call a bus. 70 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:45,339 - 15 Central, we have an unconscious female. 71 00:02:45,382 --> 00:02:47,341 - Notify SVU. - Got it. 72 00:02:47,384 --> 00:02:49,778 Central, send a bus, and notify SVU. 73 00:02:49,821 --> 00:02:50,996 - Please don't. Please. 74 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,303 - Bus is en route. Say, ten minutes. 75 00:02:53,347 --> 00:02:55,262 [radio chatter continues indistinctly] 76 00:02:55,305 --> 00:02:58,178 - Hey, are we looking at a sexual assault? 77 00:02:58,221 --> 00:02:59,831 - Yeah, maybe a hate crime too. 78 00:02:59,875 --> 00:03:01,572 Her hijab was torn off. 79 00:03:01,616 --> 00:03:04,184 - She's Muslim? Attacked in a synagogue? 80 00:03:04,227 --> 00:03:05,228 - Do we have an ID? 81 00:03:05,272 --> 00:03:06,577 - According to the driver's license, 82 00:03:06,621 --> 00:03:07,361 it's Nahla Nasar. 83 00:03:07,404 --> 00:03:08,753 - The city councilwoman? 84 00:03:08,797 --> 00:03:10,581 - Yeah, I guess. - All right, we got this. 85 00:03:10,625 --> 00:03:12,496 - Nahla Nasar? 86 00:03:12,540 --> 00:03:14,194 She's been in the news a lot lately. 87 00:03:14,237 --> 00:03:15,978 - Yeah, for making anti-Semitic remarks. 88 00:03:16,021 --> 00:03:18,328 - So what was she doing in a temple? 89 00:03:18,372 --> 00:03:20,330 - Hi, Ms., uh, Ms. Nasar. 90 00:03:20,374 --> 00:03:22,593 I'm Detective Carisi, this is Detective Rollins. 91 00:03:22,637 --> 00:03:24,595 Can you tell us what happened to you? 92 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:25,944 ♪ 93 00:03:25,988 --> 00:03:27,250 - Yes. 94 00:03:27,294 --> 00:03:29,644 I know exactly what happened. 95 00:03:29,687 --> 00:03:30,906 - Okay. 96 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:32,037 - I was set up. 97 00:03:32,081 --> 00:03:33,604 - By who? 98 00:03:33,648 --> 00:03:35,171 ♪ 99 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:37,869 - By those people. 100 00:03:37,913 --> 00:03:43,962 ♪ 101 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,533 [dramatic music] 102 00:03:49,577 --> 00:03:56,627 ♪ 103 00:04:33,098 --> 00:04:35,449 - Yeah, I'm meeting him now. 104 00:04:35,492 --> 00:04:37,059 Okay. 105 00:04:37,102 --> 00:04:38,365 - She was set up by Jews? 106 00:04:38,408 --> 00:04:40,192 - That's what she told my detectives. 107 00:04:40,236 --> 00:04:41,585 - Jesus. 108 00:04:41,629 --> 00:04:43,500 - And an eyewitness saw two boys fleeing the scene, 109 00:04:43,544 --> 00:04:45,415 one wearing a MAGA hat. 110 00:04:45,459 --> 00:04:46,460 - It gets better and better. 111 00:04:46,503 --> 00:04:47,548 - Chief Dodds, was this a hate crime? 112 00:04:47,591 --> 00:04:49,201 - The investigation is ongoing. 113 00:04:49,245 --> 00:04:50,420 We'll let you know as soon as we know. 114 00:04:50,464 --> 00:04:51,682 - Is it true her hijab was torn off? 115 00:04:51,726 --> 00:04:53,423 - We won't be releasing any details 116 00:04:53,467 --> 00:04:54,946 until we process the evidence. 117 00:04:54,990 --> 00:04:57,775 - Councilwoman Nasar is an on-the-record anti-Semite. 118 00:04:57,819 --> 00:04:59,037 Can you comment? 119 00:04:59,081 --> 00:05:01,605 - Rest assured, the NYPD does not tolerate 120 00:05:01,649 --> 00:05:05,522 bigotry or hate-motivated violence of any kind. 121 00:05:05,566 --> 00:05:07,045 - Careful. That's it. 122 00:05:09,004 --> 00:05:10,135 - Fasten your seatbelts. 123 00:05:10,179 --> 00:05:11,702 We haven't even discussed Rob Miller yet. 124 00:05:11,746 --> 00:05:13,008 You heard? - That he's out on bail? 125 00:05:13,051 --> 00:05:15,663 Yes, and I would've appreciated a heads-up. 126 00:05:15,706 --> 00:05:17,795 - I only saw it on the news myself. 127 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,319 - Okay. 128 00:05:19,362 --> 00:05:21,408 Hey. How is Ms. Nasar? 129 00:05:21,451 --> 00:05:23,366 - She's being treated for a concussion, 130 00:05:23,410 --> 00:05:24,846 and they're doing a rape kit. 131 00:05:24,889 --> 00:05:26,587 - Do we have any idea why she was in that synagogue? 132 00:05:26,630 --> 00:05:28,371 - Not yet, but her chief of staff just got here. 133 00:05:28,415 --> 00:05:29,807 Her name is Aida Galanis. 134 00:05:29,851 --> 00:05:31,374 - Okay, so find out what she knows. 135 00:05:31,418 --> 00:05:33,289 - And ask her not to make any statements to the press. 136 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:36,336 We don't need this to blow up any more than it already has. 137 00:05:36,379 --> 00:05:38,425 [elevator dings] 138 00:05:38,468 --> 00:05:41,689 - Nahla is passionate about her beliefs. 139 00:05:41,732 --> 00:05:44,169 She's exercising her right to criticize Israel. 140 00:05:44,213 --> 00:05:45,432 She's not anti-Semitic. 141 00:05:45,475 --> 00:05:46,998 - My understanding is that people got offended 142 00:05:47,042 --> 00:05:48,173 by her choice of words. 143 00:05:48,217 --> 00:05:49,653 - Okay, well, all that aside, 144 00:05:49,697 --> 00:05:53,831 we need to figure out why she was at that synagogue. 145 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:55,311 - I don't know. 146 00:05:55,355 --> 00:05:56,399 - You're her chief of staff. 147 00:05:56,443 --> 00:05:58,096 - She can be a very private person. 148 00:05:58,140 --> 00:05:59,576 I respect her boundaries. 149 00:05:59,620 --> 00:06:01,796 - All right, but has she received any threats lately? 150 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,667 - Our office is besieged by protesters. 151 00:06:03,711 --> 00:06:05,756 We get dozens of hate-spewing calls a day. 152 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,367 - Okay, but any specific threats? 153 00:06:07,410 --> 00:06:09,412 I mean, maybe sexual violence, for example. 154 00:06:09,456 --> 00:06:11,109 - No one said they want to rape her. 155 00:06:11,153 --> 00:06:13,808 - Listen, we're gonna need phone and email records 156 00:06:13,851 --> 00:06:17,072 and any threats made on social media. 157 00:06:17,115 --> 00:06:19,857 - I hope you need the overtime. 158 00:06:19,901 --> 00:06:22,947 Look, I'm sick about what happened to Nahla. 159 00:06:22,991 --> 00:06:25,733 The only upside, maybe everyone will realize 160 00:06:25,776 --> 00:06:27,996 that she's the true victim here. 161 00:06:33,871 --> 00:06:35,395 - Hey. 162 00:06:35,438 --> 00:06:36,874 - We're very sorry for what happened 163 00:06:36,918 --> 00:06:37,875 to you, Councilwoman. 164 00:06:37,919 --> 00:06:39,964 - Yeah, I'm fine. 165 00:06:40,008 --> 00:06:41,662 My parents are from Syria. 166 00:06:41,705 --> 00:06:44,316 I know what women, what girls have endured in war zones. 167 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,231 I won't feel sorry for myself. 168 00:06:46,275 --> 00:06:47,537 - Okay, well, I can appreciate that, 169 00:06:47,581 --> 00:06:49,452 but you've been through a trauma, 170 00:06:49,496 --> 00:06:51,236 and we're here to help you. 171 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:52,934 - Then catch who did this. 172 00:06:54,588 --> 00:06:58,418 - Can you tell us what you remember about the attack? 173 00:07:01,943 --> 00:07:04,598 - Um, I was alone in the sanctuary 174 00:07:04,641 --> 00:07:07,731 looking at the cabinet for the Torah scrolls. 175 00:07:07,775 --> 00:07:11,039 It felt like a place of reverence, 176 00:07:11,082 --> 00:07:13,128 of godliness. 177 00:07:15,522 --> 00:07:18,002 And then, uh... 178 00:07:18,046 --> 00:07:20,091 I was struck violently 179 00:07:20,135 --> 00:07:23,094 on the back of the head, 180 00:07:23,138 --> 00:07:25,401 and I fell to the ground. 181 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:28,622 - Okay, then-- then what happened? 182 00:07:28,665 --> 00:07:31,451 [discordant music] 183 00:07:31,494 --> 00:07:33,278 ♪ 184 00:07:33,322 --> 00:07:35,150 - [sighs] 185 00:07:35,193 --> 00:07:37,457 Um... 186 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:39,154 [sniffles] 187 00:07:39,197 --> 00:07:41,330 He pinned me down. 188 00:07:41,373 --> 00:07:45,334 He was--he was rough, 189 00:07:45,377 --> 00:07:49,730 and he tore off my hijab... 190 00:07:49,773 --> 00:07:51,166 ♪ 191 00:07:51,209 --> 00:07:53,864 Pulled up my skirt and, uh... 192 00:07:55,170 --> 00:07:56,476 ♪ 193 00:07:56,519 --> 00:07:59,957 He forced himself inside me. 194 00:08:00,001 --> 00:08:02,351 ♪ 195 00:08:02,394 --> 00:08:05,049 - Did he say anything? - [sobs] 196 00:08:05,093 --> 00:08:07,748 No. No, I didn't-- I didn't see his face. 197 00:08:07,791 --> 00:08:10,751 I don't know when he left. 198 00:08:10,794 --> 00:08:12,970 I must have passed out. 199 00:08:13,014 --> 00:08:17,148 - Okay, you told my detectives that you were set up. 200 00:08:17,192 --> 00:08:19,324 Why were you in the synagogue? 201 00:08:19,368 --> 00:08:22,327 ♪ 202 00:08:22,371 --> 00:08:24,025 - I was lured there. 203 00:08:24,068 --> 00:08:25,940 - By who? 204 00:08:25,983 --> 00:08:27,289 ♪ 205 00:08:27,332 --> 00:08:30,553 - By a man pretending to want peace. 206 00:08:30,597 --> 00:08:35,384 I was lied to... by a Zionist. 207 00:08:35,427 --> 00:08:37,647 ♪ 208 00:08:40,432 --> 00:08:42,043 - Some members of our congregation 209 00:08:42,086 --> 00:08:43,958 had an issue with Ms. Nasar. 210 00:08:44,001 --> 00:08:46,003 I asked her to walk through our exhibit. 211 00:08:46,047 --> 00:08:47,918 I thought if she could see these images, 212 00:08:47,962 --> 00:08:50,355 she might understand how hurtful her words are. 213 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:52,183 - Well, so what time she say she'd be here? 214 00:08:52,227 --> 00:08:53,402 - 8:00 p.m. 215 00:08:53,445 --> 00:08:55,056 We were supposed to meet in the front office. 216 00:08:55,099 --> 00:08:56,057 She never showed. 217 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:57,841 - How long did you wait for her? 218 00:08:57,885 --> 00:09:00,061 - 8:20, 8:25. 219 00:09:00,104 --> 00:09:02,890 Called her office several times, no answer. 220 00:09:02,933 --> 00:09:04,108 So I went home. 221 00:09:04,152 --> 00:09:06,415 - Now, we have a witness that says she saw 222 00:09:06,458 --> 00:09:07,938 two teens with red hats 223 00:09:07,982 --> 00:09:09,287 running away from this synagogue. 224 00:09:09,331 --> 00:09:12,856 Now, have you had a problem with vandalism here? 225 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:14,684 - Two weeks ago, someone spray-painted 226 00:09:14,728 --> 00:09:16,730 swastikas, "Death to Jews." 227 00:09:16,773 --> 00:09:19,210 We were working on putting in a security system. 228 00:09:19,254 --> 00:09:20,777 Not soon enough. 229 00:09:20,821 --> 00:09:22,692 - Is there anybody else here that could've seen anything? 230 00:09:22,736 --> 00:09:25,565 I mean, like, maintenance crew? 231 00:09:25,608 --> 00:09:28,611 - The facilities manager unlocked the room. 232 00:09:28,655 --> 00:09:31,745 There was a youth group meeting. 233 00:09:31,788 --> 00:09:34,225 I saw two boys in the bathroom before I left. 234 00:09:34,269 --> 00:09:36,097 - We're gonna need their names. 235 00:09:37,664 --> 00:09:42,494 - What happened to Ms. Nasar is horrible. 236 00:09:42,538 --> 00:09:45,541 But what she was saying, repeating tropes, 237 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:48,413 normalizing anti-Semitism... 238 00:09:48,457 --> 00:09:51,721 that's how it started in Germany. 239 00:09:51,765 --> 00:09:52,940 [intercom buzzes] 240 00:09:52,983 --> 00:09:54,419 - Why can't she say whatever she wants? 241 00:09:54,463 --> 00:09:55,812 - Well, she can say whatever she wants-- 242 00:09:55,856 --> 00:09:57,901 that's the First Amendment-- but imagine she was saying 243 00:09:57,945 --> 00:09:59,773 these kinds of things about African Americans. 244 00:09:59,816 --> 00:10:01,426 - I don't pay attention to ignorant people. 245 00:10:01,470 --> 00:10:02,427 - Well, that's you, Fin. 246 00:10:02,471 --> 00:10:03,603 The world doesn't work that way. 247 00:10:03,646 --> 00:10:06,736 I mean, words have consequences. 248 00:10:06,780 --> 00:10:09,434 - So it's free speech until you piss somebody off, 249 00:10:09,478 --> 00:10:10,610 then it's hate speech. 250 00:10:10,653 --> 00:10:11,872 [lock clicking] 251 00:10:13,656 --> 00:10:14,962 - Can I help you? 252 00:10:15,005 --> 00:10:16,746 - I'm Detective Carisi, this is Sergeant Tutuola. 253 00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:19,140 We're looking for Ari Kaplan. 254 00:10:19,183 --> 00:10:20,402 - Yeah, he's my son. 255 00:10:20,445 --> 00:10:22,447 - Can you get him for us, please? 256 00:10:22,491 --> 00:10:24,014 Now. 257 00:10:24,058 --> 00:10:26,451 - Ari! 258 00:10:26,495 --> 00:10:28,236 Can I ask what this is about? 259 00:10:28,279 --> 00:10:29,541 - We just need to talk to him. 260 00:10:29,585 --> 00:10:31,674 ♪ 261 00:10:31,718 --> 00:10:33,937 - You Ari? - Yeah. 262 00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:35,460 - You and another boy were at 263 00:10:35,504 --> 00:10:38,072 the Amsterdam Avenue Synagogue last night around 8:00? 264 00:10:38,115 --> 00:10:40,335 - Hey, look, we didn't touch her. 265 00:10:40,378 --> 00:10:41,684 I-I swear to God. 266 00:10:41,728 --> 00:10:45,209 - Okay, you need to come with us. 267 00:10:45,253 --> 00:10:46,820 - Right now. Let's go. 268 00:10:53,174 --> 00:10:53,391 . 269 00:10:53,435 --> 00:10:55,263 - I'm sorry for dragging you back in. 270 00:10:55,306 --> 00:10:56,481 - Just tell me that we have a lead. 271 00:10:56,525 --> 00:10:57,744 - This is Ari Kaplan and Michael Schwartz. 272 00:10:57,787 --> 00:10:58,832 They were caught on security cam. 273 00:10:58,875 --> 00:11:00,094 They're members of the synagogue. 274 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:01,878 - The boys that our witness saw running away? 275 00:11:01,922 --> 00:11:02,923 - Yeah. 276 00:11:02,966 --> 00:11:04,054 - So they weren't there vandalizing? 277 00:11:04,098 --> 00:11:05,229 - No, they were there for a meeting 278 00:11:05,273 --> 00:11:06,796 about their birthright trip to Israel. 279 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,189 - And this is not a MAGA hat. - No. 280 00:11:08,232 --> 00:11:09,712 It's a high school logo red cap, 281 00:11:09,756 --> 00:11:12,672 and Esther Meyer says that she might've misunderstood 282 00:11:12,715 --> 00:11:15,196 "Mike" for "kike." 283 00:11:15,239 --> 00:11:17,067 - So do they have anything to do 284 00:11:17,111 --> 00:11:18,460 with Nahla Nasar's assault? 285 00:11:18,503 --> 00:11:19,722 - They claim that she was already laying 286 00:11:19,766 --> 00:11:20,854 unconscious on the floor 287 00:11:20,897 --> 00:11:23,334 when they walked through the sanctuary. 288 00:11:23,378 --> 00:11:25,119 - Then why didn't they call the police? 289 00:11:25,162 --> 00:11:26,468 - Look, I told you. 290 00:11:26,511 --> 00:11:28,862 We freaked out. We thought they'd blame us. 291 00:11:28,905 --> 00:11:30,515 - Why would she blame you? 292 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,953 - 'Cause she's an anti-Semite. - All right, look. 293 00:11:32,996 --> 00:11:35,346 Detective, I have no great love for Ms. Nasar, 294 00:11:35,390 --> 00:11:37,479 but my son didn't rape her, he's a good boy. 295 00:11:37,522 --> 00:11:39,960 - Who left a passed-out woman bleeding on the temple floor. 296 00:11:40,003 --> 00:11:41,483 I'm not sure that God would agree with you. 297 00:11:41,526 --> 00:11:42,963 - What was she even doing in there? 298 00:11:43,006 --> 00:11:44,921 It's like she was deliberately trying to-- 299 00:11:44,965 --> 00:11:45,922 - Ari. - Oh, no, no. 300 00:11:45,966 --> 00:11:47,707 He can finish. He's a big boy. 301 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:49,404 Deliberately trying to what? 302 00:11:49,447 --> 00:11:52,799 - To provoke us. - Well, did she? 303 00:11:52,842 --> 00:11:55,715 Because I see a lot of anger. 304 00:11:55,758 --> 00:11:57,804 She had her skull smashed in! 305 00:11:57,847 --> 00:11:59,109 Her hijab was torn off. 306 00:11:59,153 --> 00:12:01,764 - I didn't do that. That wasn't me. 307 00:12:01,808 --> 00:12:04,462 - Okay. 308 00:12:04,506 --> 00:12:06,247 Okay, maybe not. 309 00:12:06,290 --> 00:12:09,467 Maybe it was your, uh, your buddy, Michael. 310 00:12:09,511 --> 00:12:11,818 ♪ 311 00:12:11,861 --> 00:12:13,080 But let me tell you something. 312 00:12:13,123 --> 00:12:16,997 If it was, then right now, you gotta come clean 313 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,521 before he gives you up. 314 00:12:19,564 --> 00:12:25,570 ♪ 315 00:12:28,573 --> 00:12:31,185 - I didn't do anything! - No, you didn't. 316 00:12:31,228 --> 00:12:32,752 You didn't do a thing to save a woman 317 00:12:32,795 --> 00:12:33,840 bleeding on the floor. 318 00:12:33,883 --> 00:12:35,406 - That doesn't make him guilty of rape. 319 00:12:35,450 --> 00:12:37,017 - Makes him guilty of something. 320 00:12:37,060 --> 00:12:38,932 - Is that Muslim woman accusing my son? 321 00:12:38,975 --> 00:12:41,325 - And if she is? 322 00:12:41,369 --> 00:12:44,067 - She wears a headscarf. You know what that means. 323 00:12:44,111 --> 00:12:47,027 That means she believes in Sharia law. 324 00:12:47,070 --> 00:12:48,550 - So she's a terrorist? 325 00:12:48,593 --> 00:12:50,465 - My son's not answering any more questions 326 00:12:50,508 --> 00:12:51,683 without a lawyer. 327 00:12:51,727 --> 00:12:55,905 ♪ 328 00:12:55,949 --> 00:12:57,167 - So what are we looking at? 329 00:12:57,211 --> 00:12:59,039 - Well, we have motive. We have opportunity. 330 00:12:59,082 --> 00:13:00,736 Their social media pages are filled with 331 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:02,085 anti-Nahla Nasar posts. 332 00:13:02,129 --> 00:13:03,478 - None advocating violence. 333 00:13:03,521 --> 00:13:05,436 They're straight-A students. They got no records. 334 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,351 - Okay, is there any other evidence? 335 00:13:07,395 --> 00:13:08,396 - Nothing on security cams. 336 00:13:08,439 --> 00:13:10,615 No DNA recovered from Nahla's kit. 337 00:13:12,879 --> 00:13:14,794 - Where are you in all this? 338 00:13:14,837 --> 00:13:17,231 - I see racism all around. 339 00:13:19,581 --> 00:13:22,758 - Release them back into the custody of their parents. 340 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:25,674 See if Nahla can make an ID. 341 00:13:25,717 --> 00:13:27,807 [dramatic musical sting] 342 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:28,895 - This was a hate rape. 343 00:13:28,938 --> 00:13:30,461 And we all know who is responsible. 344 00:13:30,505 --> 00:13:32,724 Is the NYPD afraid of being accused of anti-Semitism? 345 00:13:32,768 --> 00:13:35,423 - We wanna find who did this as much as you do, trust me. 346 00:13:35,466 --> 00:13:36,946 - I can assure you, Ms. Cole, 347 00:13:36,990 --> 00:13:39,079 there is legislation on my desk to address this issue. 348 00:13:39,122 --> 00:13:41,298 You will not be evicted. 349 00:13:41,342 --> 00:13:44,388 - Bless you. Good day. 350 00:13:44,432 --> 00:13:47,348 - Detectives. You said you had a lead? 351 00:13:47,391 --> 00:13:49,176 - Yeah, we need to show you some photos. 352 00:13:49,219 --> 00:13:50,917 - She told you she didn't see anyone. 353 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,875 - Aida, let them do their job. 354 00:13:54,355 --> 00:13:57,445 But she is right. I didn't see his face. 355 00:13:57,488 --> 00:13:58,489 - All right, well, let us know 356 00:13:58,533 --> 00:14:01,623 if you recognize any of these guys. 357 00:14:01,666 --> 00:14:02,842 - No. 358 00:14:04,147 --> 00:14:07,063 No. No. 359 00:14:07,107 --> 00:14:08,499 I'm sorry. 360 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:13,026 Wait. Him. 361 00:14:13,069 --> 00:14:15,158 - You know him? 362 00:14:15,202 --> 00:14:17,552 - Not from that night, but the same day. 363 00:14:17,595 --> 00:14:20,076 He was protesting outside my office 364 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,904 with a group of other students. 365 00:14:21,948 --> 00:14:26,169 ♪ 366 00:14:26,213 --> 00:14:28,911 This boy, he was there too. 367 00:14:28,955 --> 00:14:30,608 - You're sure? - I'm positive. 368 00:14:30,652 --> 00:14:33,829 This boy grabbed my hijab and spat in my face. 369 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:35,744 These people are Islamophobes. 370 00:14:35,787 --> 00:14:37,572 It's in their blood. 371 00:14:37,615 --> 00:14:40,531 One of these boys must have raped me. 372 00:14:40,575 --> 00:14:42,490 ♪ 373 00:14:42,533 --> 00:14:44,753 - So Ari and Michael were protesting 374 00:14:44,796 --> 00:14:47,277 outside of Nahla's office that afternoon 375 00:14:47,321 --> 00:14:48,713 and neglected to mention it? 376 00:14:48,757 --> 00:14:50,628 - They said they thought it'd make them look guilty. 377 00:14:50,672 --> 00:14:51,716 - It does. 378 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:52,587 - They also said that Nahla was the one 379 00:14:52,630 --> 00:14:53,762 who started the confrontation. 380 00:14:53,805 --> 00:14:55,546 - So can anyone confirm what happened? 381 00:14:55,590 --> 00:14:58,158 - We're canvassing the area. Maybe someone saw the incident. 382 00:14:58,201 --> 00:14:59,768 - Oh, someone definitely saw. 383 00:14:59,811 --> 00:15:01,552 Go to MetroBuzz's website. 384 00:15:05,469 --> 00:15:07,428 - You're an anti-Semite! 385 00:15:07,471 --> 00:15:09,734 - Stop spitting in my face like some kind of animal. 386 00:15:09,778 --> 00:15:11,693 - Hey, don't you dare call me an animal! 387 00:15:11,736 --> 00:15:13,869 - Are you trying to rip off my hijab? 388 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:16,002 - What? - You all saw! 389 00:15:16,045 --> 00:15:17,699 An act of aggression 390 00:15:17,742 --> 00:15:20,136 no different than Israeli aggression 391 00:15:20,180 --> 00:15:21,529 against the Palestinian people! 392 00:15:21,572 --> 00:15:24,445 - You're a liar! She's a liar! 393 00:15:24,488 --> 00:15:26,577 - That was posted an hour ago, along with a report that SVU 394 00:15:26,621 --> 00:15:29,363 arrested two Jewish teenagers for the assault on Nahla Nasar. 395 00:15:29,406 --> 00:15:31,321 - We've made no arrests. 396 00:15:31,365 --> 00:15:33,106 - Well, someone leaked that you did. 397 00:15:33,149 --> 00:15:35,717 Jewish students planning a trip to Israel. 398 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,719 Things would have been a lot easier if it was 399 00:15:37,762 --> 00:15:39,373 some alt-right thugs. 400 00:15:43,420 --> 00:15:45,509 [dramatic musical sting] 401 00:15:45,553 --> 00:15:47,424 - I don't know how I can help you, Detectives. 402 00:15:47,468 --> 00:15:48,773 I don't know who raped Nahla Nasar. 403 00:15:48,817 --> 00:15:50,862 - No? Your newsfeed reported that we arrested 404 00:15:50,906 --> 00:15:51,951 two Jewish teenagers. 405 00:15:51,994 --> 00:15:53,778 - So? - So it wasn't true. 406 00:15:53,822 --> 00:15:56,172 Who told you that? - I can't give up my sources. 407 00:15:56,216 --> 00:15:58,087 - Your sources are lying. - Look, I get it. 408 00:15:58,131 --> 00:15:59,262 You guys are pissed. 409 00:15:59,306 --> 00:16:00,872 The NYPD likes to control the narrative. 410 00:16:00,916 --> 00:16:02,613 - Yeah, especially when somebody's deliberately 411 00:16:02,657 --> 00:16:03,963 trying to manipulate that narrative. 412 00:16:04,006 --> 00:16:06,182 - Not my problem. - You're a news organization. 413 00:16:06,226 --> 00:16:08,010 You're supposed to be interested in the truth, 414 00:16:08,054 --> 00:16:09,577 or at least pretend that you are. 415 00:16:09,620 --> 00:16:11,796 - Turns out, there are a lot of different truths out there. 416 00:16:13,494 --> 00:16:15,322 So, any more questions? 417 00:16:15,365 --> 00:16:16,584 I got work to do. 418 00:16:16,627 --> 00:16:18,934 - Yeah, I got a question for you. 419 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:21,415 That video you took outside the city councilwoman's office. 420 00:16:21,458 --> 00:16:22,633 - Yeah, what about it? 421 00:16:22,677 --> 00:16:24,070 - So those two teens just happened to be 422 00:16:24,113 --> 00:16:25,419 front and center? 423 00:16:25,462 --> 00:16:27,029 - They spit in her face. 424 00:16:27,073 --> 00:16:29,075 They tried to tear off her hijab. 425 00:16:29,118 --> 00:16:30,772 That's what we call "newsworthy." 426 00:16:30,815 --> 00:16:32,339 - And how'd you happen to be right there 427 00:16:32,382 --> 00:16:33,601 when it all went down? 428 00:16:33,644 --> 00:16:34,994 - I guess I just got lucky. 429 00:16:35,037 --> 00:16:36,299 - Lucky? 430 00:16:36,343 --> 00:16:37,866 - I've been covering the councilwoman's story. 431 00:16:37,909 --> 00:16:40,216 I knew things would get ugly eventually. 432 00:16:40,260 --> 00:16:41,957 People always show their true colors. 433 00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:44,742 - And you'd be right there with your news crew. 434 00:16:48,268 --> 00:16:50,835 - This video doesn't look good for the boys. 435 00:16:50,879 --> 00:16:53,055 - They're claiming that she started the whole thing. 436 00:16:53,099 --> 00:16:55,579 - Excuse me. Please turn this up. 437 00:16:55,623 --> 00:16:57,973 - This has been going on since I was elected. 438 00:16:58,017 --> 00:16:59,061 Of course I'm angry. 439 00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:00,149 Half the media is trying 440 00:17:00,193 --> 00:17:02,325 to paint me as an anti-Semite. 441 00:17:02,369 --> 00:17:05,850 But remember, I was the one who was targeted. 442 00:17:05,894 --> 00:17:08,853 These young men descended on my office. 443 00:17:08,897 --> 00:17:11,595 I tried to defuse the situation. 444 00:17:11,639 --> 00:17:14,076 I went to their synagogue in good faith. 445 00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:15,469 ♪ 446 00:17:15,512 --> 00:17:18,776 And that's where I was sexually assaulted. 447 00:17:18,820 --> 00:17:20,387 - Well, thank you so much, Councilwoman. 448 00:17:20,430 --> 00:17:22,215 It's always so good to speak with you. 449 00:17:22,258 --> 00:17:23,651 - She's pouring gas on the fire. 450 00:17:23,694 --> 00:17:25,957 - Maybe more than that. - What? What do you got? 451 00:17:26,001 --> 00:17:28,090 - I've been looking at Nahla's office phone records, 452 00:17:28,134 --> 00:17:30,353 and I found an outgoing call to MetroBuzz 453 00:17:30,397 --> 00:17:32,355 from her desk line at 3:30. 454 00:17:32,399 --> 00:17:35,010 Now, look at this. 455 00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:36,490 You see the clock tower? 456 00:17:36,533 --> 00:17:38,231 The confrontation between the boys and Nahla 457 00:17:38,274 --> 00:17:39,710 happened at 4:15. 458 00:17:39,754 --> 00:17:41,582 It would take somebody about 20 minutes or so 459 00:17:41,625 --> 00:17:43,105 to get from MetroBuzz to Nahla's office, 460 00:17:43,149 --> 00:17:45,151 then a few minutes for this whole thing to develop. 461 00:17:45,194 --> 00:17:47,414 - Okay, so she calls MetroBuzz, alerts them 462 00:17:47,457 --> 00:17:50,025 to what's about to go down... 463 00:17:50,069 --> 00:17:52,897 she orchestrated the whole thing. 464 00:17:52,941 --> 00:17:55,683 A hoax? 465 00:17:55,726 --> 00:17:58,381 - Maybe that's not the only hoax. 466 00:18:06,955 --> 00:18:07,129 . 467 00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:09,392 - You have a break in the case? 468 00:18:09,436 --> 00:18:11,264 - Well, something has come up in the investigation. 469 00:18:11,307 --> 00:18:12,569 - Yes? 470 00:18:12,613 --> 00:18:16,791 - A call was made from your office to MetroBuzz 471 00:18:16,834 --> 00:18:21,317 before the confrontation with Ari Kaplan. 472 00:18:21,361 --> 00:18:22,318 - What are you saying? 473 00:18:22,362 --> 00:18:23,885 - That you alerted the media 474 00:18:23,928 --> 00:18:26,757 and orchestrated the event for maximum exposure. 475 00:18:26,801 --> 00:18:28,107 - I did not arrange for those students 476 00:18:28,150 --> 00:18:30,065 to be harassing me outside my office. 477 00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:31,806 - Yes, but once you knew they were there, 478 00:18:31,849 --> 00:18:34,113 you exploited the situation. 479 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:36,245 - Everybody's so worried about the Jews. 480 00:18:36,289 --> 00:18:37,464 - No, no, look. 481 00:18:37,507 --> 00:18:40,162 We're just trying to make sense of things. 482 00:18:40,206 --> 00:18:41,424 Right? 483 00:18:41,468 --> 00:18:45,167 But why would you call MetroBuzz 484 00:18:45,211 --> 00:18:46,603 before anything happened? 485 00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:48,692 - I'm not the only one with access to my office phone. 486 00:18:48,736 --> 00:18:50,651 I have aides, interns-- 487 00:18:50,694 --> 00:18:52,435 - Who would also be motivated to further 488 00:18:52,479 --> 00:18:54,133 your political career. 489 00:18:55,786 --> 00:18:57,179 - I think I see where this is going. 490 00:18:57,223 --> 00:18:59,921 Are you suggesting that I am lying 491 00:18:59,964 --> 00:19:01,183 about my sexual assault? 492 00:19:01,227 --> 00:19:02,706 - Absolutely not. 493 00:19:02,750 --> 00:19:04,578 - You couldn't describe your attacker. 494 00:19:04,621 --> 00:19:06,014 Your rape kit was inconclusive. 495 00:19:06,057 --> 00:19:08,364 - This is an outrageous accusation. 496 00:19:08,408 --> 00:19:10,714 I'm wondering if my headscarf has something to do with it. 497 00:19:10,758 --> 00:19:12,847 - Okay, let's-- let's not go there, 498 00:19:12,890 --> 00:19:14,762 because that's just not true. 499 00:19:14,805 --> 00:19:17,895 Now, what would help clear this up 500 00:19:17,939 --> 00:19:20,811 is if you would give our techs access 501 00:19:20,855 --> 00:19:22,204 to your phone records. 502 00:19:22,248 --> 00:19:24,163 - I will do no such thing. 503 00:19:24,206 --> 00:19:25,642 I thought the days of police calling 504 00:19:25,686 --> 00:19:27,688 rape victims liars were over. 505 00:19:27,731 --> 00:19:29,342 ♪ 506 00:19:29,385 --> 00:19:31,126 I guess I was mistaken. 507 00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:32,910 ♪ 508 00:19:32,954 --> 00:19:34,956 - Have the police made any arrests? 509 00:19:34,999 --> 00:19:36,566 - Mr. Stone, are you charging a hate crime 510 00:19:36,610 --> 00:19:38,089 in the assault against Councilwoman Nasar? 511 00:19:38,133 --> 00:19:40,004 - Why aren't those Jewish kids in custody? 512 00:19:40,048 --> 00:19:42,529 - Our investigation is ongoing. That's all I have for now. 513 00:19:42,572 --> 00:19:44,226 - Mr. Stone, one more question. 514 00:19:44,270 --> 00:19:46,228 - This has taken on a life of its own. 515 00:19:46,272 --> 00:19:47,795 - Mix rape and religion... 516 00:19:47,838 --> 00:19:50,363 - Look, Nahla could be hiding something on her cell phone. 517 00:19:50,406 --> 00:19:52,103 - I'll--I'll get a subpoena. 518 00:19:52,147 --> 00:19:54,105 - That's just gonna play into her account 519 00:19:54,149 --> 00:19:56,064 that she's the one being persecuted. 520 00:19:56,107 --> 00:19:57,631 - So grab whatever phone records you can 521 00:19:57,674 --> 00:19:58,849 from her service provider, 522 00:19:58,893 --> 00:20:00,460 and in the meantime, I'll go after MetroBuzz. 523 00:20:00,503 --> 00:20:01,939 - Okay. 524 00:20:01,983 --> 00:20:03,593 - How'd you get MetroBuzz to give you the whole tape? 525 00:20:03,637 --> 00:20:04,812 Didn't they argue First Amendment? 526 00:20:04,855 --> 00:20:06,727 - They did, but the judge agreed with me. 527 00:20:06,770 --> 00:20:08,294 He said it was a staged publicity stunt 528 00:20:08,337 --> 00:20:10,426 and not a protected act of journalism. 529 00:20:10,470 --> 00:20:12,515 [all shouting at once] 530 00:20:14,517 --> 00:20:16,780 [somber music] 531 00:20:16,824 --> 00:20:18,652 - There she is! 532 00:20:18,695 --> 00:20:20,393 Anti-Semite! 533 00:20:20,436 --> 00:20:22,177 - Anti-Semite! 534 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:23,613 - Instead of going home, she headed 535 00:20:23,657 --> 00:20:25,702 straight into the hornet's nest. 536 00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:27,965 - Why? Why are you all harassing me? 537 00:20:28,009 --> 00:20:29,445 - Why do you say these hateful things 538 00:20:29,489 --> 00:20:30,664 against the Jews? 539 00:20:30,707 --> 00:20:31,926 - Well, why do you sanction genocide 540 00:20:31,969 --> 00:20:33,188 against the Palestinian people? 541 00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:34,711 - We don't! - Nobody here thinks that! 542 00:20:34,755 --> 00:20:38,062 - You are the ones that want to push us into the sea. 543 00:20:38,106 --> 00:20:40,326 - Who's paying you to come down here, huh? 544 00:20:40,369 --> 00:20:41,936 The Zionists from AIPAC? 545 00:20:41,979 --> 00:20:44,417 You're all not real Americans. - I'm a Jewish American. 546 00:20:44,460 --> 00:20:46,941 - Oh, so it's all about the Benjamins, then, isn't it? 547 00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:48,769 - She's taunting him. 548 00:20:48,812 --> 00:20:50,597 - You're an anti-Semite! 549 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,077 - Stop spitting in my face like some kind of animal. 550 00:20:53,121 --> 00:20:55,079 - Hey, don't you dare call me an animal! 551 00:20:55,123 --> 00:20:56,516 - Are you trying to rip off my hijab? 552 00:20:56,559 --> 00:20:57,517 - What? 553 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:58,953 - Oh, my God. 554 00:20:58,996 --> 00:21:00,302 - It's no wonder they only posted 555 00:21:00,346 --> 00:21:01,825 the second half of the confrontation. 556 00:21:01,869 --> 00:21:04,480 - Coded hate speech aside, this is overt provocation. 557 00:21:04,524 --> 00:21:06,961 - Yeah, and MetroBuzz is making her look like the victim. 558 00:21:07,004 --> 00:21:09,093 - But Ari retaliates by raping her? 559 00:21:09,137 --> 00:21:11,313 - You saw the rage in his eyes. 560 00:21:11,357 --> 00:21:13,359 - Or she hired someone to stage the assault. 561 00:21:13,402 --> 00:21:16,449 - If that's the case, she'll be going in handcuffs. 562 00:21:16,492 --> 00:21:19,495 ♪ 563 00:21:21,105 --> 00:21:22,977 - Rob Miller's attorney served me 564 00:21:23,020 --> 00:21:26,067 with a subpoena last night at home. 565 00:21:26,110 --> 00:21:27,503 - He's trying to intimidate you. 566 00:21:27,547 --> 00:21:28,722 - Trying? 567 00:21:28,765 --> 00:21:29,984 He's already had a State Trooper pull me over 568 00:21:30,027 --> 00:21:31,333 with Noah in the car. 569 00:21:31,377 --> 00:21:34,945 Nikki Staines is terrified. She won't testify. 570 00:21:34,989 --> 00:21:37,731 He raped her and he's gonna get away with it. 571 00:21:37,774 --> 00:21:40,037 - Let me worry about Rob Miller. 572 00:21:40,081 --> 00:21:41,865 Right now, the mayor needs to know 573 00:21:41,909 --> 00:21:43,650 we're making progress with Nahla Nasar. 574 00:21:43,693 --> 00:21:45,956 - We're working on it. - Work faster. 575 00:21:47,218 --> 00:21:49,656 I haven't had a chance to ask you before, 576 00:21:49,699 --> 00:21:51,179 you read the memo? 577 00:21:51,222 --> 00:21:52,398 - I did. 578 00:21:52,441 --> 00:21:53,834 - I assume if you had an issue with it, 579 00:21:53,877 --> 00:21:55,270 you would have let me know. 580 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:56,576 - Yes, I would have. 581 00:21:58,708 --> 00:22:00,231 - Rollins. - Chief. 582 00:22:01,929 --> 00:22:04,061 You okay? 583 00:22:04,105 --> 00:22:05,498 - Just tell me you have something with 584 00:22:05,541 --> 00:22:07,500 Councilwoman Nasar's case. 585 00:22:07,543 --> 00:22:10,024 - Yeah, Verizon finally turned over her call logs. 586 00:22:10,067 --> 00:22:11,634 - Anything interesting? 587 00:22:11,678 --> 00:22:13,027 - Nothing on the day in question. 588 00:22:13,070 --> 00:22:14,681 But the night before, there's a hell of a lot of 589 00:22:14,724 --> 00:22:16,683 calls to a certain 917 number. 590 00:22:16,726 --> 00:22:18,162 - So if the story is fabricated, 591 00:22:18,206 --> 00:22:20,861 this could be her accomplice. 592 00:22:20,904 --> 00:22:22,515 [dramatic musical sting] 593 00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:24,865 - Phone's registered in the name of Tracy Larson. 594 00:22:24,908 --> 00:22:26,257 It's 111 Birkenhoff Street. 595 00:22:26,301 --> 00:22:28,999 - Meow Mix 2.0. You know what this is, right? 596 00:22:29,043 --> 00:22:31,611 - Pet store? - Far from it. 597 00:22:31,654 --> 00:22:34,614 [rock music playing] 598 00:22:34,657 --> 00:22:37,225 [indistinct chatter] 599 00:22:37,268 --> 00:22:38,357 - Oh. 600 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:44,319 ♪ 601 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:46,321 - Trying to talk to Tracy Larson. 602 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:48,236 - Tracy's the owner. She's not here right now. 603 00:22:48,279 --> 00:22:49,890 - Well, where can we find her? 604 00:22:49,933 --> 00:22:51,718 - [scoffs] What's this about? 605 00:22:51,761 --> 00:22:53,023 - It's police business. 606 00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:55,852 - Well, that's kind of vague, don't you think? 607 00:22:55,896 --> 00:22:57,071 - You know, I'm kinda thirsty. 608 00:22:57,114 --> 00:22:58,725 - Yeah, yeah. We should just post up here. 609 00:22:58,768 --> 00:23:00,074 She'll probably be here in a minute. 610 00:23:00,117 --> 00:23:02,076 Give us a couple of drinks. Two club sodas. 611 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:03,425 - Yeah, can I get some extra lime? 612 00:23:03,469 --> 00:23:04,905 See, I love limes. 613 00:23:04,948 --> 00:23:07,255 - If I knew where Tracy was, I'd tell you. 614 00:23:07,298 --> 00:23:08,822 ♪ 615 00:23:08,865 --> 00:23:11,433 - Hey, miss, can I get a Hendricks martini, 616 00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:12,956 extra dirty, please? 617 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,568 [suspenseful music] 618 00:23:15,611 --> 00:23:22,183 ♪ 619 00:23:29,495 --> 00:23:29,712 . 620 00:23:29,756 --> 00:23:31,714 - Please don't out me. 621 00:23:31,758 --> 00:23:33,542 If you do, my professional life is pretty much over. 622 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:36,502 - So this whole hijab Muslim thing is just for show? 623 00:23:36,545 --> 00:23:37,981 - It didn't start out that way, 624 00:23:38,025 --> 00:23:40,419 but then I met Tracy and everything changed. 625 00:23:40,462 --> 00:23:42,072 We've been together for a year. 626 00:23:42,116 --> 00:23:44,248 - So this is where you go, huh? 627 00:23:44,292 --> 00:23:46,729 - The women here, I trust them. 628 00:23:46,773 --> 00:23:48,862 Promise me you'll do the same. 629 00:23:48,905 --> 00:23:50,820 If my parents were to ever find out... 630 00:23:50,864 --> 00:23:53,562 - Your sexual orientation is none of our business. 631 00:23:53,606 --> 00:23:55,303 - Unless it affects your case. 632 00:23:55,346 --> 00:23:57,653 - I swear to you, it doesn't. 633 00:24:01,048 --> 00:24:03,224 - So she's gay and an observant Muslim. 634 00:24:03,267 --> 00:24:04,704 - Why can't she be both? - Fine. 635 00:24:04,747 --> 00:24:06,270 Just don't run for office and lie about who you are. 636 00:24:06,314 --> 00:24:07,620 - Well, this is not just political. 637 00:24:07,663 --> 00:24:09,709 Growing up unconventional in a devout family, 638 00:24:09,752 --> 00:24:11,145 that's gonna be tough in any religion. 639 00:24:11,188 --> 00:24:13,190 - If we were in Iraq, they'd throw her off a roof. 640 00:24:13,234 --> 00:24:14,844 - Okay, where are we with the family? 641 00:24:14,888 --> 00:24:16,193 What do we know? 642 00:24:16,237 --> 00:24:17,412 - Well, we had no reason to do a full court press. 643 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:18,457 We were locked in on the political angle. 644 00:24:18,500 --> 00:24:19,849 - Okay, so get on that. 645 00:24:19,893 --> 00:24:21,460 - So we just gonna drop the ball at Ari Kaplan? 646 00:24:21,503 --> 00:24:23,549 - Look, we have a new piece of the puzzle. 647 00:24:23,592 --> 00:24:25,376 She's a devout Muslim by day, 648 00:24:25,420 --> 00:24:27,422 she lives a completely different life at night. 649 00:24:27,466 --> 00:24:30,686 Let's see how the pieces fit. 650 00:24:30,730 --> 00:24:32,732 [dramatic musical sting] 651 00:24:32,775 --> 00:24:35,952 - My wife and I came here from Syria 40 years ago. 652 00:24:35,996 --> 00:24:39,347 Nahla was born a few years after we arrived. 653 00:24:39,390 --> 00:24:41,131 - We are very proud of her. 654 00:24:41,175 --> 00:24:44,918 Nahla majored in foreign relations at Dartmouth. 655 00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:47,703 She worked in a think tank in Washington 656 00:24:47,747 --> 00:24:49,618 before she ran for office here. 657 00:24:49,662 --> 00:24:52,316 - And mashallah, she stayed in the faith. 658 00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:54,318 - And Nahla's always been religious? 659 00:24:54,362 --> 00:24:56,320 - Well, not always. 660 00:24:56,364 --> 00:24:58,453 In high school here in Brooklyn, 661 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,673 she wanted to fit in. 662 00:25:00,716 --> 00:25:05,721 - She started to wear the hijab after she met Masud. 663 00:25:08,028 --> 00:25:09,769 Her ex-husband. 664 00:25:09,812 --> 00:25:11,422 - How long have they been divorced for? 665 00:25:11,466 --> 00:25:14,295 - Two years or so. 666 00:25:14,338 --> 00:25:15,905 - But it was very amicable. 667 00:25:15,949 --> 00:25:18,560 Masud, he wanted a large family, 668 00:25:18,604 --> 00:25:20,910 and Nahla wasn't ready. 669 00:25:20,954 --> 00:25:23,347 She wanted to focus on her career. 670 00:25:23,391 --> 00:25:25,436 - We'd like to talk to Masud, 671 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,221 if he's still living in New York. 672 00:25:27,264 --> 00:25:28,527 - Is that appropriate? 673 00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:30,441 I mean, they're no longer married. 674 00:25:30,485 --> 00:25:32,879 - We'll be very discreet. 675 00:25:35,185 --> 00:25:37,405 - I read about what happened to Nahla in the papers. 676 00:25:37,448 --> 00:25:39,407 Terrible what these people did to her. 677 00:25:39,450 --> 00:25:40,930 How is she holding up? 678 00:25:40,974 --> 00:25:42,932 - These things can be difficult. 679 00:25:42,976 --> 00:25:45,413 - Look, I wanted to reach out to her, 680 00:25:45,456 --> 00:25:48,024 but I didn't know what to say. 681 00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:51,027 And I didn't think she'd want to hear from me. 682 00:25:51,071 --> 00:25:53,595 - Nahla's parents told us that you two separated 683 00:25:53,639 --> 00:25:55,728 because she wasn't ready to have kids. 684 00:25:55,771 --> 00:25:58,339 - Well, that's what we told them. 685 00:25:58,382 --> 00:26:00,036 - So there's more to it. 686 00:26:02,648 --> 00:26:05,694 - Nahla and I, we, uh, grew apart. 687 00:26:05,738 --> 00:26:10,394 We weren't on the same page, romantically. 688 00:26:10,438 --> 00:26:12,875 Look, I still love Nahla, but in my heart, 689 00:26:12,919 --> 00:26:15,095 I know it was best to let her move on. 690 00:26:15,138 --> 00:26:16,836 - Hmm. 691 00:26:16,879 --> 00:26:20,970 The, um, the night that this-- this all happened to Nahla, 692 00:26:21,014 --> 00:26:22,842 do you mind telling us where you were? 693 00:26:22,885 --> 00:26:26,019 - Here. All day, every day. 694 00:26:26,062 --> 00:26:30,023 I close at 8:00, and I walk home to Ozone Park. 695 00:26:30,066 --> 00:26:32,068 - Mm. Okay. 696 00:26:32,112 --> 00:26:33,287 Thank you. 697 00:26:33,330 --> 00:26:36,595 [unsettling music] 698 00:26:36,638 --> 00:26:38,945 ♪ 699 00:26:38,988 --> 00:26:40,381 - Whoa, what's up? 700 00:26:40,424 --> 00:26:42,078 - That guy's a stone-cold liar, that's what's up. 701 00:26:42,122 --> 00:26:43,863 I mean, there's no way he was at the flower shop 702 00:26:43,906 --> 00:26:45,516 on the day of the rape. 703 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:46,909 - How do you know? 704 00:26:46,953 --> 00:26:48,694 - 'Cause I clocked him as one of the bystanders 705 00:26:48,737 --> 00:26:50,130 in the MetroBuzz video. 706 00:26:50,173 --> 00:26:52,915 When he was there, he saw the whole thing go down. 707 00:26:52,959 --> 00:26:57,616 ♪ 708 00:26:57,659 --> 00:26:59,574 - Anti-Semite! 709 00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:01,445 - Freeze it. - Anti-- 710 00:27:01,489 --> 00:27:04,274 - Zoom in. Zoom, right there. 711 00:27:04,318 --> 00:27:05,493 ♪ 712 00:27:05,536 --> 00:27:06,799 Right there, the guy in the green jacket 713 00:27:06,842 --> 00:27:07,800 and the brown beanie. 714 00:27:07,843 --> 00:27:09,018 - That's him. That's Masud. 715 00:27:09,062 --> 00:27:10,716 - Okay, so can you put him at the synagogue? 716 00:27:10,759 --> 00:27:11,978 - I got TARU to track his cell phone, 717 00:27:12,021 --> 00:27:13,544 but it was at his flower shop all night. 718 00:27:13,588 --> 00:27:15,677 - He was smart enough to not have it on him. 719 00:27:15,721 --> 00:27:17,636 - So canvass the neighborhood around the synagogue, 720 00:27:17,679 --> 00:27:20,116 and I'll talk to Nahla. 721 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,903 - I haven't seen Masud since I moved out two years ago. 722 00:27:23,946 --> 00:27:26,383 - He hasn't tried to contact you? 723 00:27:26,427 --> 00:27:30,039 - No. - Actually, that's not true. 724 00:27:30,083 --> 00:27:33,260 He's been here three times in the last few months. 725 00:27:33,303 --> 00:27:34,348 I made him leave. 726 00:27:34,391 --> 00:27:36,002 - Why didn't you tell me? 727 00:27:36,045 --> 00:27:37,699 - I didn't want to upset you. 728 00:27:37,743 --> 00:27:39,788 With everything else going on-- - Aida. 729 00:27:39,832 --> 00:27:41,703 - He stopped coming after I told him 730 00:27:41,747 --> 00:27:43,705 I was going to call the cops. 731 00:27:43,749 --> 00:27:46,142 But I'm--I'm pretty sure I did see him 732 00:27:46,186 --> 00:27:49,145 waiting outside one day last week. 733 00:27:49,189 --> 00:27:50,625 - He was stalking me. 734 00:27:50,669 --> 00:27:53,323 - Nahla, we have an older woman who was coming home 735 00:27:53,367 --> 00:27:57,893 from grocery shopping who puts Masud outside the synagogue 736 00:27:57,937 --> 00:27:59,982 the night that you were attacked. 737 00:28:00,026 --> 00:28:02,768 - Is there anywhere else he could've followed you? 738 00:28:04,378 --> 00:28:05,814 - Where? 739 00:28:05,858 --> 00:28:07,250 - Aida, I'm sorry, 740 00:28:07,294 --> 00:28:09,949 but would you--would you mind giving us the room? 741 00:28:13,387 --> 00:28:16,042 - Sure. 742 00:28:19,001 --> 00:28:23,136 - Could he have followed you to Morgan's bar? 743 00:28:25,399 --> 00:28:26,617 - I don't know. 744 00:28:26,661 --> 00:28:28,358 Why would he go to... 745 00:28:30,839 --> 00:28:32,362 [suspenseful music] 746 00:28:32,406 --> 00:28:35,365 About a month ago, Tracy told me 747 00:28:35,409 --> 00:28:37,541 that a man walked into the bar. 748 00:28:37,585 --> 00:28:39,195 He looked around, realized where he was, 749 00:28:39,239 --> 00:28:41,197 and then he spat on the floor and left. 750 00:28:41,241 --> 00:28:43,112 ♪ 751 00:28:43,156 --> 00:28:44,853 - She say what he looked like? - No. 752 00:28:44,897 --> 00:28:47,856 But there is a DOT camera 753 00:28:47,900 --> 00:28:49,640 at the intersection near the bar. 754 00:28:49,684 --> 00:28:51,555 - All right, thank you. 755 00:28:51,599 --> 00:28:55,211 ♪ 756 00:28:55,255 --> 00:28:56,952 - Put a teaspoon of sugar in the water 757 00:28:56,996 --> 00:28:58,693 when you get home, and these will open up 758 00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:00,042 in a day or two. 759 00:29:00,086 --> 00:29:01,870 ♪ 760 00:29:01,914 --> 00:29:03,611 - No, no, no, no, no, no, whatever you're thinking, 761 00:29:03,654 --> 00:29:04,786 Masud, that is a big mistake. 762 00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:06,832 - Come on, get out. - Get out of here. 763 00:29:06,875 --> 00:29:08,790 Put those back, put your hands where I can see 'em, 764 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:10,270 and get out from behind that counter. 765 00:29:10,313 --> 00:29:12,098 - Let's go. - Why? 766 00:29:12,141 --> 00:29:13,229 - Why? 767 00:29:13,273 --> 00:29:15,405 Because you are being arrested for rape. 768 00:29:15,449 --> 00:29:16,755 - Nahla accused me? 769 00:29:16,798 --> 00:29:19,235 - What, are you surprised? - Not in the least. 770 00:29:19,279 --> 00:29:20,802 She hates men. 771 00:29:20,846 --> 00:29:21,890 - I don't know about that, 772 00:29:21,934 --> 00:29:23,326 but I'm pretty sure she hates you. 773 00:29:28,027 --> 00:29:28,244 . 774 00:29:28,288 --> 00:29:30,116 - Everybody in New York despises me 775 00:29:30,159 --> 00:29:32,248 or thinks I'm a liar. 776 00:29:32,292 --> 00:29:34,250 [crowd shouting] 777 00:29:34,294 --> 00:29:37,036 My family is gonna be in that courtroom. 778 00:29:37,079 --> 00:29:40,822 I could lose them, my job... 779 00:29:40,866 --> 00:29:42,084 I don't know if this is worth it. 780 00:29:42,128 --> 00:29:44,521 - You were raped, Nahla. 781 00:29:44,565 --> 00:29:47,437 [melancholy music] 782 00:29:47,481 --> 00:29:49,570 And you deserve justice, 783 00:29:49,613 --> 00:29:53,617 no matter how many mistakes you made along the way. 784 00:29:53,661 --> 00:29:55,402 ♪ 785 00:29:55,445 --> 00:29:57,883 - But people have lost faith in me. 786 00:29:57,926 --> 00:30:00,581 - Because they don't know you. 787 00:30:00,624 --> 00:30:03,366 ♪ 788 00:30:03,410 --> 00:30:07,153 And this is your chance to tell them who you are, 789 00:30:07,196 --> 00:30:10,547 to tell them your truth. 790 00:30:10,591 --> 00:30:15,465 ♪ 791 00:30:15,509 --> 00:30:18,120 You can do this. 792 00:30:18,164 --> 00:30:20,601 And I'm gonna be right behind you. 793 00:30:20,644 --> 00:30:26,563 ♪ 794 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:36,008 [crowd shouting] 795 00:30:41,709 --> 00:30:44,668 [dramatic music] 796 00:30:44,712 --> 00:30:51,197 ♪ 797 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,156 I was alone in the synagogue. 798 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:58,247 I felt a blow to the back of my head. 799 00:30:58,291 --> 00:31:00,902 I fell to the ground. 800 00:31:00,946 --> 00:31:03,122 My hijab was torn off. 801 00:31:05,385 --> 00:31:06,865 I was raped. 802 00:31:06,908 --> 00:31:08,257 - Ms. Nasar, what did you tell the police 803 00:31:08,301 --> 00:31:10,346 after you were assaulted? 804 00:31:10,390 --> 00:31:12,653 - That I didn't see the man who raped me. 805 00:31:12,696 --> 00:31:13,959 - And now? 806 00:31:14,002 --> 00:31:18,137 - I know it was my ex-husband, Masud Faraj. 807 00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:19,660 - Why is that? 808 00:31:21,705 --> 00:31:25,187 - The police told me that he had found out 809 00:31:25,231 --> 00:31:28,364 that I was a lesbian. 810 00:31:28,408 --> 00:31:30,889 I know he assaulted me because he felt like 811 00:31:30,932 --> 00:31:32,499 I had violated his honor. 812 00:31:32,542 --> 00:31:35,023 - But at first, you didn't recognize him. 813 00:31:35,067 --> 00:31:37,025 - Because we hadn't been intimate in years. 814 00:31:37,069 --> 00:31:39,549 - So how do you know it was him? 815 00:31:39,593 --> 00:31:43,902 - The rapist grabbed my hair with his right hand 816 00:31:43,945 --> 00:31:48,384 and pulled it hard as he was assaulting me. 817 00:31:52,171 --> 00:31:54,434 It was the same thing my ex-husband used to do 818 00:31:54,477 --> 00:31:55,783 when he had sex. 819 00:31:57,654 --> 00:31:59,656 I now know it was Masud. 820 00:32:04,096 --> 00:32:05,488 - Thank you. 821 00:32:07,621 --> 00:32:10,711 - Ms. Nasar, did you tell police your assailant 822 00:32:10,754 --> 00:32:12,974 grabbed your hair? 823 00:32:13,018 --> 00:32:14,367 - I didn't remember at the time. 824 00:32:14,410 --> 00:32:16,238 - You only remembered after police told you 825 00:32:16,282 --> 00:32:17,587 my client was a suspect? 826 00:32:17,631 --> 00:32:19,328 - It didn't occur to me that Masud was even-- 827 00:32:19,372 --> 00:32:21,678 - In fact, at first, you thought your rapist 828 00:32:21,722 --> 00:32:23,942 was a boy wearing a MAGA hat. 829 00:32:23,985 --> 00:32:27,119 - My aide told me that there was a witness who put a boy-- 830 00:32:27,162 --> 00:32:28,859 - And then later, you told police 831 00:32:28,903 --> 00:32:30,731 that two Jewish boys had raped you. 832 00:32:30,774 --> 00:32:32,472 - I did, but I recanted that-- 833 00:32:32,515 --> 00:32:34,039 - The two Jewish boys you had baited 834 00:32:34,082 --> 00:32:35,779 into a confrontation earlier that day. 835 00:32:35,823 --> 00:32:38,695 - I shouldn't have done that. - The confrontation was a hoax. 836 00:32:38,739 --> 00:32:41,742 Isn't it true the police thought your rape 837 00:32:41,785 --> 00:32:43,048 was also a hoax? 838 00:32:43,091 --> 00:32:45,876 ♪ 839 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:47,661 - They now know I was assaulted. 840 00:32:47,704 --> 00:32:50,011 - But you did lie to police several times, 841 00:32:50,055 --> 00:32:51,795 not to mention lying about being gay. 842 00:32:51,839 --> 00:32:54,711 Isn't it true this whole charade is a hoax 843 00:32:54,755 --> 00:32:57,540 intended to raise your political profile, 844 00:32:57,584 --> 00:32:58,454 to gain sympathy-- 845 00:32:58,498 --> 00:33:00,587 - Objection! - Sustained. 846 00:33:00,630 --> 00:33:02,589 ♪ 847 00:33:02,632 --> 00:33:05,461 - I thought I had to hide that part of my life. 848 00:33:05,505 --> 00:33:07,637 I was afraid-- - Nothing further. 849 00:33:07,681 --> 00:33:09,422 ♪ 850 00:33:09,465 --> 00:33:12,077 - I am here at risk of losing my family's love, 851 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,514 my career, everything. 852 00:33:16,037 --> 00:33:22,174 ♪ 853 00:33:22,217 --> 00:33:25,133 But I am not afraid anymore. 854 00:33:25,177 --> 00:33:31,226 ♪ 855 00:33:33,750 --> 00:33:35,578 - I wasn't stalking Nahla. 856 00:33:35,622 --> 00:33:38,146 I was worried about her safety. 857 00:33:38,190 --> 00:33:39,626 She'd been getting death threats. 858 00:33:39,669 --> 00:33:42,803 I would stop by her office to check on her. 859 00:33:42,846 --> 00:33:44,283 - And the synagogue? 860 00:33:44,326 --> 00:33:45,675 - I wasn't there. 861 00:33:45,719 --> 00:33:47,068 - What about the witness? 862 00:33:47,112 --> 00:33:48,809 - White people in that neighborhood think 863 00:33:48,852 --> 00:33:50,158 all Muslims look alike. 864 00:33:50,202 --> 00:33:52,726 I'm used to it. 865 00:33:52,769 --> 00:33:54,467 I wish I had followed her. 866 00:33:54,510 --> 00:33:55,903 I could have saved her. 867 00:33:55,946 --> 00:33:59,863 - Mr. Faraj, did you know your ex-wife was a lesbian? 868 00:33:59,907 --> 00:34:01,691 - Yes. 869 00:34:01,735 --> 00:34:04,346 It was painful at first. 870 00:34:04,390 --> 00:34:07,697 But I love her, and I would never hurt her. 871 00:34:11,832 --> 00:34:13,529 - So you love your ex-wife. 872 00:34:13,573 --> 00:34:15,053 You were just protecting her. 873 00:34:15,096 --> 00:34:16,706 - Yes. 874 00:34:16,750 --> 00:34:19,405 - You never asked Nahla if she wanted protection, did you? 875 00:34:19,448 --> 00:34:20,884 - No. 876 00:34:20,928 --> 00:34:23,104 - So she didn't have a choice. 877 00:34:23,148 --> 00:34:24,888 Sounds more like stalking than love to me. 878 00:34:24,932 --> 00:34:26,238 - Objection. - Withdrawn. 879 00:34:26,281 --> 00:34:27,761 Mr. Faraj, when you spit on the ground in front of 880 00:34:27,804 --> 00:34:31,156 your ex-wife's female lover, was that love too? 881 00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:33,549 - No, that was wrong. 882 00:34:33,593 --> 00:34:36,465 - Why? Because you were angry? Jealous? 883 00:34:36,509 --> 00:34:39,207 - You don't understand. She was my wife. 884 00:34:39,251 --> 00:34:40,469 - Your ex-wife. 885 00:34:42,428 --> 00:34:44,952 [suspenseful music] 886 00:34:44,995 --> 00:34:46,301 - Yes. 887 00:34:46,345 --> 00:34:48,086 - Sorry, I'm having difficulty hearing you. 888 00:34:48,129 --> 00:34:51,915 She is your ex-wife, correct? 889 00:34:51,959 --> 00:34:53,091 - Yes. 890 00:34:53,134 --> 00:34:54,614 - And Sharia law doesn't recognize divorce, 891 00:34:54,657 --> 00:34:56,137 not under the American legal system. 892 00:34:56,181 --> 00:34:58,313 Isn't that right? - Yes. 893 00:34:58,357 --> 00:34:59,923 - That must've been very difficult 894 00:34:59,967 --> 00:35:04,232 for you to accept, being a conservative Muslim. 895 00:35:04,276 --> 00:35:05,799 Not like Nahla, who takes off her hijab 896 00:35:05,842 --> 00:35:08,236 whenever she feels like it and sleeps with random women. 897 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,151 - Objection. - Overruled. 898 00:35:10,195 --> 00:35:12,327 ♪ 899 00:35:12,371 --> 00:35:15,591 - You follow Sharia law, Mr. Faraj? 900 00:35:15,635 --> 00:35:18,290 - Yes. 901 00:35:18,333 --> 00:35:22,816 - Sharia law states that homosexuality is immoral. 902 00:35:22,859 --> 00:35:25,427 "If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, 903 00:35:25,471 --> 00:35:27,212 "take the evidence of four reliable witnesses 904 00:35:27,255 --> 00:35:28,300 "from amongst them, 905 00:35:28,343 --> 00:35:29,953 "and if they testify, confine them 906 00:35:29,997 --> 00:35:32,782 to houses until..." what? 907 00:35:32,826 --> 00:35:36,830 ♪ 908 00:35:36,873 --> 00:35:39,180 Mr. Faraj, I know you know the answer. 909 00:35:39,224 --> 00:35:42,096 - Objection, Your Honor. - Mr. Faraj, until what? 910 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:44,142 What is the answer? 911 00:35:44,185 --> 00:35:47,362 - "Until death do claim them." I should have killed her. 912 00:35:47,406 --> 00:35:49,147 - Instead of just assaulting and raping her? 913 00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:50,148 Why didn't you kill her? 914 00:35:50,191 --> 00:35:52,759 - Because she is my wife! 915 00:35:52,802 --> 00:35:54,021 ♪ 916 00:35:54,064 --> 00:35:57,067 [crowd murmuring] 917 00:35:57,111 --> 00:36:04,074 ♪ 918 00:36:04,118 --> 00:36:07,165 - Nothing further. 919 00:36:07,208 --> 00:36:11,386 ♪ 920 00:36:13,649 --> 00:36:15,651 - You wear a red baseball cap, 921 00:36:15,695 --> 00:36:18,306 civilized society assumes you're a racist, 922 00:36:18,350 --> 00:36:20,787 a bigot of the worst order. 923 00:36:20,830 --> 00:36:23,442 A teenager runs out of a synagogue, 924 00:36:23,485 --> 00:36:25,922 we assume he's an anti-Semite reliving 925 00:36:25,966 --> 00:36:28,360 the bliss of Kristallnacht. 926 00:36:28,403 --> 00:36:30,840 A Muslim woman is brutally attacked. 927 00:36:30,884 --> 00:36:36,455 We have no choice but to assume the animal was an Islamophobe. 928 00:36:36,498 --> 00:36:39,458 But, in this case... 929 00:36:39,501 --> 00:36:44,332 the teenager was running because he was scared. 930 00:36:44,376 --> 00:36:47,379 The brutal attacker was not Jewish. 931 00:36:47,422 --> 00:36:51,209 Clearly, each and every one of those assumptions 932 00:36:51,252 --> 00:36:52,906 were dead wrong. 933 00:36:52,949 --> 00:36:57,040 So if you're tempted to assume Ms. Nasar was raped 934 00:36:57,084 --> 00:37:00,305 by her former husband because it was mandated 935 00:37:00,348 --> 00:37:06,049 by some medieval Koranic code... 936 00:37:06,093 --> 00:37:07,529 shame on you. 937 00:37:09,139 --> 00:37:13,231 - What Ms. Ziegler just lambasted weren't assumptions. 938 00:37:13,274 --> 00:37:16,364 They were hate-filled stereotypes. 939 00:37:16,408 --> 00:37:18,192 So what do we know? 940 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:21,717 We know that Nahla Nasar is a lesbian. 941 00:37:21,761 --> 00:37:24,851 We know that her former husband knew it too. 942 00:37:24,894 --> 00:37:26,331 We know that his religion tells him 943 00:37:26,374 --> 00:37:29,551 that homosexuality is immoral and punishable by death. 944 00:37:29,595 --> 00:37:30,900 We know he was at the scene of the crime 945 00:37:30,944 --> 00:37:32,380 at the time the crime was committed, 946 00:37:32,424 --> 00:37:34,556 and we know that Ms. Nasar ID'd him as her rapist. 947 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:35,992 We know that. Those are the facts. 948 00:37:36,036 --> 00:37:37,385 That's what we know. 949 00:37:37,429 --> 00:37:39,082 Now, what do we do? 950 00:37:39,126 --> 00:37:43,957 ♪ 951 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,481 We look at those facts, 952 00:37:46,525 --> 00:37:50,746 and we assume he raped her. 953 00:37:50,790 --> 00:37:55,751 ♪ 954 00:37:55,795 --> 00:37:58,580 It's okay. 955 00:37:58,624 --> 00:38:01,191 That's the way our system works. 956 00:38:01,235 --> 00:38:05,544 ♪ 957 00:38:05,587 --> 00:38:09,461 - Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict? 958 00:38:09,504 --> 00:38:11,071 - We have, Your Honor. 959 00:38:11,114 --> 00:38:13,726 In the charge of rape in the second degree, 960 00:38:13,769 --> 00:38:16,685 we find the defendant guilty. 961 00:38:16,729 --> 00:38:23,779 ♪ 962 00:38:33,876 --> 00:38:40,361 ♪ 963 00:38:40,405 --> 00:38:42,320 - Thank you, both of you. 964 00:38:42,363 --> 00:38:45,540 - Best of luck to you, Ms. Nasar. 965 00:38:45,584 --> 00:38:47,455 - How are you doing? 966 00:38:47,499 --> 00:38:49,979 - Wondering if I can find the strength 967 00:38:50,023 --> 00:38:51,154 to come back from this. 968 00:38:51,198 --> 00:38:53,461 - You already have it. 969 00:38:53,505 --> 00:38:56,812 No more secrets, Nahla. You're free now. 970 00:38:56,856 --> 00:39:03,471 ♪ 971 00:39:03,515 --> 00:39:06,431 - Excuse me. 972 00:39:06,474 --> 00:39:09,085 Mama... Baba... 973 00:39:09,129 --> 00:39:11,784 - Habibti. 974 00:39:11,827 --> 00:39:14,308 We are still proud of you. 975 00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:16,658 ♪ 976 00:39:16,702 --> 00:39:19,792 And you are wrong. 977 00:39:19,835 --> 00:39:21,402 ♪ 978 00:39:21,446 --> 00:39:24,797 You haven't lost your family's love. 979 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:28,017 ♪ 980 00:39:28,061 --> 00:39:29,932 - [sniffling] 981 00:39:29,976 --> 00:39:36,069 ♪ 982 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:40,465 - You're a disgrace! - [screams] 983 00:39:40,508 --> 00:39:41,596 - Allah will punish you! 984 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,294 [confused shouting] 985 00:39:44,338 --> 00:39:47,210 - How dare you? - Are you okay? 986 00:39:47,254 --> 00:39:50,083 Hey. Are you okay? 987 00:39:50,126 --> 00:39:52,390 - You have no right! 988 00:39:52,433 --> 00:39:59,179 ♪ 989 00:40:05,272 --> 00:40:06,229 - I want spaghetti. 990 00:40:06,273 --> 00:40:08,057 - You always want spaghetti. 991 00:40:08,101 --> 00:40:10,451 - I like spaghetti. 992 00:40:10,495 --> 00:40:12,410 - [sighs] 993 00:40:12,453 --> 00:40:14,194 - Should I order something else? 994 00:40:14,237 --> 00:40:17,371 - No, honey, you have whatever makes you happy. 995 00:40:19,460 --> 00:40:22,071 [eerie music] 996 00:40:22,115 --> 00:40:23,203 - Mom. 997 00:40:23,246 --> 00:40:24,944 - Yeah? You see a waiter? 998 00:40:24,987 --> 00:40:29,078 - No, but there's a man watching us. 999 00:40:29,122 --> 00:40:32,560 ♪ 1000 00:40:32,604 --> 00:40:35,084 - What man? 1001 00:40:35,128 --> 00:40:37,565 ♪ 1002 00:40:37,609 --> 00:40:40,350 - Lieutenant Benson, nice to see you. 1003 00:40:40,394 --> 00:40:42,918 ♪ 1004 00:40:42,962 --> 00:40:44,529 - What are you doing here? 1005 00:40:44,572 --> 00:40:45,921 ♪ 1006 00:40:45,965 --> 00:40:48,489 - This must be your son. Noah? 1007 00:40:48,533 --> 00:40:50,448 - Are you a friend of my mom's? 1008 00:40:50,491 --> 00:40:52,275 - I am, a good friend. 1009 00:40:52,319 --> 00:40:55,757 I'm Rob. Nice to meet you.