1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:02,579 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:02,579 --> 00:00:06,074 sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. 3 00:00:06,074 --> 00:00:07,610 In New York City, 4 00:00:07,610 --> 00:00:10,723 the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members 5 00:00:10,723 --> 00:00:13,668 of an elite squad known as The Special Victims Unit. 6 00:00:13,668 --> 00:00:15,660 These are their stories. 7 00:00:22,037 --> 00:00:23,957 - Yes, I am! - No! You're not! 8 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:25,606 Shut up, you witch! 9 00:00:25,606 --> 00:00:27,692 What the hell are you doing, going through my things for? 10 00:00:27,765 --> 00:00:30,837 You're a liar! You said you'd never do that again! 11 00:00:30,837 --> 00:00:33,419 This is the last time, you creep. 12 00:00:33,494 --> 00:00:37,901 I can't wait till you die, so I can spit on your corpse, you freak! 13 00:00:44,757 --> 00:00:46,732 No. No. No! 14 00:00:46,805 --> 00:00:47,820 Come here. 15 00:00:49,397 --> 00:00:50,477 You want to talk? 16 00:00:50,549 --> 00:00:52,568 Let go of me. 17 00:00:53,837 --> 00:00:56,182 SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT SQUAD ROOM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 18 00:00:56,182 --> 00:00:58,364 Think of your body as part of the crime scene. 19 00:00:58,364 --> 00:01:01,017 Time and body fluids erode evidence. 20 00:01:01,017 --> 00:01:03,743 The procedure is we head to the hospital, 21 00:01:03,743 --> 00:01:05,039 and then I'll take your statement. 22 00:01:05,039 --> 00:01:08,195 So basically the bastard rapes me, and you waste time. 23 00:01:08,195 --> 00:01:10,167 - That's the procedure? - Ma'am... 24 00:01:10,167 --> 00:01:12,334 - Look here, Officer... - Det. Munch. 25 00:01:12,334 --> 00:01:14,967 Perhaps you'd be more comfortable with a female detective. 26 00:01:14,967 --> 00:01:18,441 I'd be happy to talk to anyone with a brain. 27 00:01:19,958 --> 00:01:22,108 There are five stages of grief. 28 00:01:22,108 --> 00:01:24,322 Try not to go through them all at once. 29 00:01:24,322 --> 00:01:25,921 Cute. 30 00:01:25,921 --> 00:01:28,289 I'll talk slower. 31 00:01:28,289 --> 00:01:31,479 I don't need SOP explained to me... 32 00:01:31,479 --> 00:01:32,970 I don't need a rape kit... 33 00:01:32,970 --> 00:01:36,598 and I really don't need you to hold my hand! 34 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:38,610 Look, it doesn't matter if you've had prior 35 00:01:38,610 --> 00:01:41,458 - consensual sex with this man. - Sure. 36 00:01:41,458 --> 00:01:44,764 Doesn't even matter if you're still in a relationship with him. 37 00:01:46,081 --> 00:01:48,680 He's my husband. 38 00:01:49,924 --> 00:01:51,465 You and I need to see a doctor. 39 00:01:51,465 --> 00:01:53,462 As soon as you give me an address... 40 00:01:53,462 --> 00:01:55,808 we can pick up your husband. 41 00:02:02,655 --> 00:02:10,032 He's at Manhattan South. Sgt. Lloyd Andrews, Homicide. 42 00:02:48,708 --> 00:02:52,100 Law & Order SVU 2x07. Asunder 43 00:02:52,822 --> 00:02:57,450 ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON NBC: 2000/12/01 44 00:03:05,899 --> 00:03:08,377 You care to join us, Detective? 45 00:03:08,377 --> 00:03:10,766 I'd love to, but I've got reports to file 46 00:03:10,766 --> 00:03:12,844 and coffee to make. 47 00:03:18,999 --> 00:03:20,592 Regardless of your personal feelings, 48 00:03:20,592 --> 00:03:22,153 I want you on my team. 49 00:03:22,153 --> 00:03:24,484 But only for as long as you want to be here. 50 00:03:24,484 --> 00:03:27,320 It's nice to be wanted. 51 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,256 Well, these aren't going to file themselves. 52 00:03:36,611 --> 00:03:40,496 So? / Patricia Andrews claims her husband raped her this morning. 53 00:03:40,496 --> 00:03:43,570 She's got a sprained wrist, but nothing much else to suggest physical abuse. 54 00:03:43,570 --> 00:03:45,217 She doesn't need the beat-up to prove it. 55 00:03:45,217 --> 00:03:46,032 It's gonna need more than her word, 56 00:03:46,032 --> 00:03:47,965 because my partner... conveniently forgot to mention 57 00:03:47,965 --> 00:03:50,443 our guy's Homicide, Manhattan South. 58 00:03:50,443 --> 00:03:53,359 I didn't mention it, 'cause it's not important, at least not to me. 59 00:03:53,359 --> 00:03:56,285 Twenty-year vet, citations a sheet long, high closure rate. 60 00:03:56,285 --> 00:03:59,188 Along with making the brass very happy, the guy's also a rapist. 61 00:03:59,188 --> 00:04:02,116 - Alleged rapist, thank you. - Ever hear of "no"? 62 00:04:02,116 --> 00:04:03,675 You ever hear of contractual abandonment? 63 00:04:03,675 --> 00:04:06,516 The only reason to forsake all others is so you don't have to hear "no." 64 00:04:06,516 --> 00:04:08,982 I've been married 16 years. I hear it all the time. 65 00:04:08,982 --> 00:04:12,927 Okay, Munch, let me clue you in, a wife as property went out in 1984... 66 00:04:12,927 --> 00:04:16,361 when the law finally realized that even a married woman is allowed to say no. 67 00:04:16,361 --> 00:04:19,015 We get Mrs. Andrew's statement? She sign it? 68 00:04:19,015 --> 00:04:20,960 Not yet. It's being typed. 69 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,442 Let's talk to her. Make sure she knows what the score is. 70 00:04:23,442 --> 00:04:26,308 Are you doubting what happened or her commitment? 71 00:04:27,028 --> 00:04:29,875 I don't have his side of the story, and this suspect is a cop. 72 00:04:29,875 --> 00:04:32,462 So Internal Affairs is going to be all over this. 73 00:04:32,462 --> 00:04:35,641 I just don't think his badge should cushion the blow. 74 00:04:39,380 --> 00:04:42,414 Have you ever rubbed IAB the wrong way? 75 00:04:42,414 --> 00:04:44,052 I've never had the pleasure. 76 00:04:44,052 --> 00:04:46,294 Then do it my way. 77 00:04:46,294 --> 00:04:48,324 You two, canvass the neighbors. 78 00:04:48,324 --> 00:04:49,844 Get some background on the happy couple. 79 00:04:49,844 --> 00:04:53,080 John, you and your partner have a chat with the missis. 80 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,214 I will apprise the powers that be. 81 00:04:56,214 --> 00:04:58,810 You know, if it turns out that he did in fact rape her... 82 00:04:58,810 --> 00:05:01,635 and we didn't follow standard op, we're going to get buried in it. 83 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:04,131 That's going to happen regardless. 84 00:05:08,561 --> 00:05:11,372 There's no smoking in government buildings. 85 00:05:19,685 --> 00:05:22,914 Please read your statement carefully, then sign. 86 00:05:22,914 --> 00:05:25,330 Where's your husband right now? 87 00:05:25,330 --> 00:05:29,237 Every day he plays pick-up ball with some cop friends before his shift. 88 00:05:29,237 --> 00:05:33,880 Before you put pen to paper, I want to hear it again in your own words. 89 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,892 Why? / You're going to have to get used to telling your story. 90 00:05:39,803 --> 00:05:43,149 - Are you married? - No, ma'am. 91 00:05:43,149 --> 00:05:45,165 I know you're not. Who'd have you? 92 00:05:45,165 --> 00:05:46,364 Are you always this pleasant? 93 00:05:46,364 --> 00:05:48,200 Meaning, I got what was coming to me? 94 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:52,179 That's not how I see it, Mrs. Andrews. Nobody deserves this. 95 00:05:53,269 --> 00:05:56,005 We've been married five years. 96 00:05:56,838 --> 00:05:58,850 I just don't understand. 97 00:05:58,850 --> 00:06:01,726 I've seen him get crazy, but never like this. 98 00:06:01,726 --> 00:06:05,520 We fight, we make love. 99 00:06:07,008 --> 00:06:08,644 I almost don't believe it myself. 100 00:06:08,644 --> 00:06:11,171 Maybe he thought you were making up. Is that possible? 101 00:06:11,171 --> 00:06:14,184 A chokehold is not foreplay for me, Detective. 102 00:06:14,184 --> 00:06:16,570 And a pot to the head turns him on? 103 00:06:19,291 --> 00:06:22,475 You're not going to do a damn thing to him. 104 00:06:22,475 --> 00:06:24,926 No, not a damn thing. 105 00:06:24,926 --> 00:06:28,321 If your story holds up, I'm gonna have to arrest him, Mrs. Andrews... 106 00:06:28,321 --> 00:06:30,938 put cuffs on him, process him, and lock him up in a cage. 107 00:06:30,938 --> 00:06:33,015 I just want to make sure you understand that. 108 00:06:33,015 --> 00:06:35,169 What do you take me for? 109 00:06:41,605 --> 00:06:44,295 HOME OF CYRUS PARKER 211 EAST 24TH STREET MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 110 00:06:44,295 --> 00:06:46,893 I wasn't expecting company. 111 00:06:47,369 --> 00:06:48,442 What's this about? 112 00:06:48,442 --> 00:06:50,981 We wanted to ask you about your neighbors next door. 113 00:06:50,981 --> 00:06:54,247 Well, have a seat, please. 114 00:06:54,247 --> 00:06:55,776 Do you know the Andrews? 115 00:06:55,776 --> 00:06:58,366 - Who? - They live on the first floor. 116 00:06:58,366 --> 00:07:01,076 Mrs. Andrews, she's about 5'5", 110, blond hair. 117 00:07:01,076 --> 00:07:03,364 Mr. Andrews is a cop. 118 00:07:03,364 --> 00:07:04,805 You mean the Springers. 119 00:07:04,805 --> 00:07:08,166 No, we mean the Andrews. 120 00:07:08,166 --> 00:07:11,737 People around here barely want to make eye contact... 121 00:07:11,737 --> 00:07:14,638 so you can forget about introductions. 122 00:07:14,638 --> 00:07:18,090 They're the Springers to me. Better than the show. 123 00:07:18,090 --> 00:07:20,413 I take it, that means that they fight a lot. 124 00:07:20,413 --> 00:07:23,444 Every day. Sometimes the cops come. 125 00:07:23,444 --> 00:07:27,069 He pulls them aside. Then they leave. 126 00:07:27,069 --> 00:07:29,733 I always wondered if he paid them off. 127 00:07:29,733 --> 00:07:30,924 Did they fight this morning? 128 00:07:30,924 --> 00:07:33,564 He left the house, trying to get away from her. 129 00:07:33,564 --> 00:07:36,606 She came through the door and threw a pot. 130 00:07:36,606 --> 00:07:38,607 That woman's got a hell of an aim. 131 00:07:38,607 --> 00:07:41,697 Did you see him strike her? / No. 132 00:07:41,697 --> 00:07:45,325 But he turned around and snatched her inside. 133 00:07:45,325 --> 00:07:49,886 Did you see or hear anything else? / No. 134 00:07:49,886 --> 00:07:52,603 Did something bad happen? 135 00:07:55,162 --> 00:07:56,377 Gentlemen. 136 00:07:56,377 --> 00:08:01,286 Det. Santiago, my partner, Det. Howard, Internal Affairs. 137 00:08:01,286 --> 00:08:03,175 Nice to meet you. 138 00:08:04,119 --> 00:08:06,436 Just give me the word. Is it mine, or do I kick it to you? 139 00:08:06,436 --> 00:08:08,648 We're not equipped to deal with sex crimes. 140 00:08:08,648 --> 00:08:10,728 Have a nice day. 141 00:08:10,728 --> 00:08:13,078 You know, I'd be sore, too. 142 00:08:14,332 --> 00:08:15,717 I'm not following. 143 00:08:15,717 --> 00:08:18,330 We know IAB used you to bring down your mentor. 144 00:08:18,330 --> 00:08:20,509 We just want you to know those were the old days. 145 00:08:20,509 --> 00:08:21,762 That is truly comforting. 146 00:08:21,762 --> 00:08:23,580 We're not here to grind your wheat. 147 00:08:23,580 --> 00:08:26,170 Just do us a favor, take it slow and easy. 148 00:08:26,170 --> 00:08:27,817 Finesse and kid gloves. 149 00:08:27,817 --> 00:08:30,255 Since when does IAB care about finesse? 150 00:08:30,255 --> 00:08:32,177 Come on, give us a break. The guy's not on the take, 151 00:08:32,177 --> 00:08:34,857 skimming drugs, or pimping on the side. 152 00:08:34,857 --> 00:08:39,291 Isn't it enough that we kiss their collective PC ass? 153 00:08:39,291 --> 00:08:40,708 What's next, castration? 154 00:08:40,708 --> 00:08:43,287 We marry them just to have it available. 155 00:08:43,287 --> 00:08:46,677 So tell me, how do you rape a wife? 156 00:08:48,482 --> 00:08:52,142 Okay. Thanks. 157 00:08:52,142 --> 00:08:54,667 We got four domestic disputes at the Andrews' residence. 158 00:08:54,667 --> 00:08:56,099 Dispo'd at the scene. 159 00:08:56,099 --> 00:08:59,440 No arrests. Same uniforms, Clarkson and Powell. 160 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,975 - Are they on tour? - Just signed out for a break. 161 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:04,180 - No arrests? - Nope. 162 00:09:05,249 --> 00:09:08,396 - Thanks. Have a nice day. - Powell and Clarkson? 163 00:09:10,941 --> 00:09:12,600 So the groom's mother goes to the bride's mother and asks: 164 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,395 "Why is the bride smiling?" 165 00:09:14,395 --> 00:09:16,405 'Cause she never has to get on her knees again. 166 00:09:16,405 --> 00:09:17,880 Old joke. Do you mind? 167 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,511 Det. Benson, I'm Det. Stabler, SVU. 168 00:09:20,511 --> 00:09:24,129 We want to talk to you about the DIRs at the Andrews' place. 169 00:09:24,129 --> 00:09:27,075 Right. Nothing to it. Handled at the scene each time. 170 00:09:27,075 --> 00:09:28,445 The last one out, we told the sarge... 171 00:09:28,445 --> 00:09:31,138 if it happened again, we'd have no choice. Why? 172 00:09:31,138 --> 00:09:33,876 Well, four times is three times too many. 173 00:09:33,876 --> 00:09:35,533 You see abuse, you take action, right? 174 00:09:35,533 --> 00:09:38,699 He's a fellow officer. He asked a favor, we gave it. 175 00:09:38,699 --> 00:09:40,608 So you look the other way no matter what? 176 00:09:40,608 --> 00:09:43,921 Is that in your cop manual? Because it sure as hell ain't in mine. 177 00:09:43,921 --> 00:09:46,386 - What gives? - You didn't do your job. 178 00:09:46,386 --> 00:09:48,317 And because you didn't, we caught it. 179 00:09:48,317 --> 00:09:51,775 And since it rolls downhill, I figured you're next. 180 00:09:52,287 --> 00:09:55,972 Sarge and his wife fight, loud and hard. 181 00:09:55,972 --> 00:09:58,742 Names they call each other, I wouldn't say to a hump in the back of my cruiser. 182 00:09:58,742 --> 00:10:00,918 It blows real hot, then it's over. 183 00:10:00,918 --> 00:10:03,008 Besides, if we really wanted to do him a favor... 184 00:10:03,008 --> 00:10:06,098 we'd run his old lady in, no matter what he said. 185 00:10:06,098 --> 00:10:08,820 Okay, wait a minute, you're telling us that his wife's the abuser? 186 00:10:08,820 --> 00:10:10,650 Don't know if I'd say that. 187 00:10:10,650 --> 00:10:15,383 But when she gets ticked off, she likes to throw whatever's handy. 188 00:10:17,549 --> 00:10:18,933 Well, how real does it look? 189 00:10:18,933 --> 00:10:20,286 It's hard to say. 190 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:21,560 Break up to make up. 191 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:24,208 Wife's a bit of a bruiser, Andrews seems to be handling it. 192 00:10:24,208 --> 00:10:25,330 By raping her? 193 00:10:25,330 --> 00:10:26,290 I'm not a fly on their bedroom wall. 194 00:10:26,290 --> 00:10:29,094 That's too bad. 'Cause what's this cop going to say when we ask? 195 00:10:29,094 --> 00:10:31,499 "I raped my wife. Please, put me in jail." 196 00:10:31,499 --> 00:10:33,043 Why don't we let the ADA decide? 197 00:10:33,043 --> 00:10:34,980 It looks like she might not have to. 198 00:10:34,980 --> 00:10:38,930 For the first time in my career, IAB acts like they want to flush it. 199 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:42,517 So either there's some other agenda, or this could come back to bite us. 200 00:10:42,517 --> 00:10:43,920 Bring Andrews in for an interview. 201 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,876 I don't think we can, without some SBA lawyer turning him into a deaf-mute. 202 00:10:47,876 --> 00:10:49,807 Any other ideas? 203 00:10:49,807 --> 00:10:51,682 If it's not official, it's not going to hold up. 204 00:10:51,682 --> 00:10:53,606 I'm not looking for a confession, Elliot. 205 00:10:53,606 --> 00:10:57,651 I just want to get a read on this guy before he gets wise. 206 00:10:58,893 --> 00:11:01,981 - Pick him up. / - I got him. - Take it up. It's all you. 207 00:11:03,803 --> 00:11:05,135 Who's next? 208 00:11:06,652 --> 00:11:09,792 Lloyd Andrews, Homicide. Ceasar Vasques out of Vice. 209 00:11:09,792 --> 00:11:12,156 - Danny Tatum, he's one of mine. - Elliot Stabler, SVU. 210 00:11:12,156 --> 00:11:14,728 Sex crimes. I hear that's a tough gig. 211 00:11:14,728 --> 00:11:17,151 I hear they rotate you guys out every two years. Is it really that rough? 212 00:11:17,151 --> 00:11:19,205 Well, Homicide's no picnic, either, right? 213 00:11:19,205 --> 00:11:21,444 A body's past caring whether you close a case or not. 214 00:11:21,444 --> 00:11:25,407 Live victims are needy. Takes a real strong cop to suck it up. 215 00:11:25,407 --> 00:11:26,404 - Two on two? - Yeah, 216 00:11:26,404 --> 00:11:30,282 you're on my team. Take it to the hole. 217 00:11:39,888 --> 00:11:41,599 - What the hell was that? - What's the matter? 218 00:11:41,599 --> 00:11:43,378 There's no fouls on the blacktop. 219 00:11:43,378 --> 00:11:45,635 What's the matter? Can't you take it? 220 00:11:45,635 --> 00:11:47,417 Hey, come on, guys. Let's play ball. 221 00:11:47,417 --> 00:11:50,007 Your ball. 222 00:12:00,287 --> 00:12:02,597 Knock it off. Come on. Move! 223 00:12:02,597 --> 00:12:04,058 Calm down, man. Knock it off. 224 00:12:04,058 --> 00:12:07,194 Okay, what'd I miss? 225 00:12:08,085 --> 00:12:11,090 Tatum's trying to give you a message, all right? But I don't operate that way. 226 00:12:11,090 --> 00:12:13,642 He and I will have words later. You okay? 227 00:12:13,642 --> 00:12:15,573 I guess I don't understand his language. 228 00:12:15,573 --> 00:12:18,047 Don't you? 229 00:12:18,047 --> 00:12:20,615 Why don't you spell it out for me? 230 00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:22,088 I'll tell you what. 231 00:12:22,088 --> 00:12:24,678 You can ask me all the questions you want after the game. 232 00:12:24,678 --> 00:12:26,842 Questions? 233 00:12:27,885 --> 00:12:29,928 Rape, right? 234 00:12:36,976 --> 00:12:39,392 And maybe the guy was telling me what I wanted to hear... 235 00:12:39,392 --> 00:12:41,693 but he seemed pretty genuine to me. 236 00:12:41,693 --> 00:12:44,908 Was this before or after his goon kicked your ass? 237 00:12:44,908 --> 00:12:47,413 Andrews did know that we were looking into him. 238 00:12:47,413 --> 00:12:48,514 Okay, yeah, well. 239 00:12:48,514 --> 00:12:50,094 So his partner got overly enthusiastic. 240 00:12:50,094 --> 00:12:52,335 Andrews stepped in and saved the other eye, didn't he? 241 00:12:52,335 --> 00:12:54,833 I'd like to believe that Fin would show me the same kind of loyalty. 242 00:12:54,833 --> 00:12:57,231 A little history first, might help your case. 243 00:12:57,231 --> 00:13:01,794 So all we have thus far, is a physically abusive woman crying rape. Is that the gist? 244 00:13:01,794 --> 00:13:04,053 What motive could she have for saying that her husband raped her? 245 00:13:04,053 --> 00:13:05,805 Pending divorce, for one. 246 00:13:05,805 --> 00:13:07,814 You don't have to worry about fighting over which half you get... 247 00:13:07,814 --> 00:13:09,906 when the mate you hate's locked in a cell. 248 00:13:09,906 --> 00:13:12,084 We already checked that. No papers were filed. 249 00:13:12,084 --> 00:13:16,405 All she has to do is wait. We get rid of him for her, then she files. 250 00:13:17,133 --> 00:13:19,058 What? 251 00:13:19,058 --> 00:13:21,970 Yeah, we're on the way. 252 00:13:22,675 --> 00:13:26,616 A unit was dispatched to the Andrews' residence. Assault with a deadly weapon. 253 00:13:26,616 --> 00:13:28,470 A Mr. Parker called it in. 254 00:13:28,470 --> 00:13:31,749 You touch me again, I'll cut your pig heart out! 255 00:13:31,749 --> 00:13:33,396 Why aren't you in jail? 256 00:13:33,396 --> 00:13:34,887 Get away, you stupid bitch. 257 00:13:34,887 --> 00:13:37,399 I should wait till you're asleep and set you on fire! 258 00:13:37,399 --> 00:13:39,937 You better kill me, or I'll do you without leaving a mark! 259 00:13:39,937 --> 00:13:41,868 - You freak! - Hey! 260 00:13:41,868 --> 00:13:44,876 Look out! Let's go. Come on. 261 00:13:44,876 --> 00:13:47,453 - Take it easy! - Get off! 262 00:13:47,453 --> 00:13:49,047 - Take it easy. - I'm taking her in. 263 00:13:49,047 --> 00:13:50,656 I don't think so. I've got it from here. 264 00:13:50,656 --> 00:13:52,029 - Okay. I'm all right. - Get off of me! 265 00:13:52,029 --> 00:13:55,408 Listen, this isn't helping you at all. Let's go, let's get up here. 266 00:13:55,408 --> 00:13:58,853 All right. Just take a breath. Calm down. 267 00:13:58,853 --> 00:14:02,924 - Why isn't he in jail? - Calm down. 268 00:14:04,322 --> 00:14:07,765 You again. What is it this time? Or do you answer DIRs now? 269 00:14:07,765 --> 00:14:10,980 I'm going to need you to come on down and answer some questions. 270 00:14:10,980 --> 00:14:13,404 I think I need a lawyer. 271 00:14:13,404 --> 00:14:15,708 Yeah, I think so, too. 272 00:14:18,655 --> 00:14:20,015 You call this finesse? 273 00:14:20,015 --> 00:14:21,070 I've had calls from the brass... 274 00:14:21,070 --> 00:14:24,576 wanting to know did I orchestrate an undercover operation with SVU... 275 00:14:24,576 --> 00:14:26,539 and the press has already gotten a whiff of it. 276 00:14:26,539 --> 00:14:28,453 What kind of Mickey Mouse Club is this? (µðÁî´Ï »çÀÇ ¾î¸°ÀÌ TV ¼î) 277 00:14:28,453 --> 00:14:30,934 See, actually I hate that little, black rodent. 278 00:14:30,934 --> 00:14:32,857 Now, Dick Tracy, that was a club. (À¯¸íÇÑ ¸¸È­ ij¸¯ÅÍ·Î Çü»çÀÓ) 279 00:14:32,857 --> 00:14:35,388 You got this great decoder ring and a really cool watch. 280 00:14:35,388 --> 00:14:37,798 Are you going to say something, Ms. Cabot? 281 00:14:37,798 --> 00:14:39,468 - Like what? - Protocol. 282 00:14:39,468 --> 00:14:41,774 Like, if you're charging a sergeant with rape. 283 00:14:41,774 --> 00:14:43,594 Like, if you would rein in your squad... 284 00:14:43,594 --> 00:14:46,682 and if you could be so kind as to keep us informed as to status. 285 00:14:46,682 --> 00:14:48,646 Very well. 286 00:14:48,646 --> 00:14:52,330 Charging Andrews prior to his making a formal statement is premature. 287 00:14:52,330 --> 00:14:55,542 Am I sweeping it under the rug, as you'd prefer? No. 288 00:14:55,542 --> 00:14:58,795 And I strongly advise you to discontinue obstructing this unit from doing its job. 289 00:14:58,795 --> 00:15:00,542 Or I will be more than happy to file charges... 290 00:15:00,542 --> 00:15:02,936 naming you and your partner as coconspirators. 291 00:15:02,936 --> 00:15:06,297 IAB is here, strictly in a supervisory capacity. 292 00:15:06,297 --> 00:15:07,741 Not anymore. 293 00:15:07,741 --> 00:15:10,962 You may consider yourselves officially updated. 294 00:15:23,385 --> 00:15:27,046 Let the record show that I will not talk to you without my lawyer. 295 00:15:27,046 --> 00:15:28,645 - Okay, interview's over. - Yeah. 296 00:15:28,645 --> 00:15:30,685 All right. But maybe we should clear this up, 297 00:15:30,685 --> 00:15:33,037 so we can all get back to work. 298 00:15:33,037 --> 00:15:34,748 Your wife already told us what happened. 299 00:15:34,748 --> 00:15:35,933 So now we'd just like to hear it from you. 300 00:15:35,933 --> 00:15:38,069 - What did she say? - That you raped her. 301 00:15:38,069 --> 00:15:39,783 Now, before you deny it, let's just sit down 302 00:15:39,783 --> 00:15:41,796 and go through the sequence of events. 303 00:15:43,246 --> 00:15:45,725 All right, fair enough. 304 00:15:45,725 --> 00:15:47,612 I've been working steady midnights for a while. 305 00:15:47,612 --> 00:15:51,250 I come home, I'm tired. Right away she starts in on me. 306 00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:54,892 - She swears that I got a piece on the side. - And do you? 307 00:15:56,133 --> 00:16:00,045 Yeah, so? / So why do you think she'd accuse you of rape? 308 00:16:00,357 --> 00:16:02,821 It doesn't take a genius. And she's pissed. 309 00:16:02,821 --> 00:16:04,107 You know, it's always something with her. 310 00:16:04,107 --> 00:16:06,730 Either I don't love her, or I smother her. 311 00:16:06,730 --> 00:16:09,098 You guys figure it out, because she's driving me nuts. 312 00:16:09,098 --> 00:16:11,063 Divorce is a hell of a better option than rape. 313 00:16:11,063 --> 00:16:13,327 I did not rape my wife. 314 00:16:13,327 --> 00:16:16,398 And he comes sauntering home like nothing happened. 315 00:16:16,398 --> 00:16:17,651 So why'd you stay there? 316 00:16:17,651 --> 00:16:18,883 Where should I go? 317 00:16:18,883 --> 00:16:22,222 It's my house, my things. I did nothing wrong. 318 00:16:22,222 --> 00:16:26,488 You cut him with a kitchen knife, and you threw a baton into the crowd. 319 00:16:27,125 --> 00:16:29,181 I was scared when he walked in like that. 320 00:16:29,181 --> 00:16:30,774 You know, I thought he was in jail. 321 00:16:30,774 --> 00:16:33,547 You got anybody you could stay with? Family, friends? 322 00:16:33,547 --> 00:16:36,450 You said you would arrest him. So what happened? 323 00:16:36,450 --> 00:16:40,407 I walked away. Things were getting out of hand. Tempers were hot. 324 00:16:40,407 --> 00:16:43,406 So what does that freaking cow do? She hurls a pot and nails me with it. 325 00:16:43,406 --> 00:16:46,067 But you didn't keep walking. You grabbed her and went back inside. 326 00:16:46,067 --> 00:16:47,214 I sure as hell did. 327 00:16:47,214 --> 00:16:49,076 So that's when you raped her. 328 00:16:49,076 --> 00:16:52,112 Nice try, but, no. I started packing her bags. 329 00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:53,259 That lease is under my name. 330 00:16:53,259 --> 00:16:55,637 I'll be damned if I let her run me out of my house... 331 00:16:55,637 --> 00:16:57,411 screaming, threatening me with kitchen utensils. 332 00:16:57,411 --> 00:16:59,687 What does that mean? Threatening you with kitchen utensils? 333 00:16:59,687 --> 00:17:01,602 She came after me with a knife. I disarmed her. 334 00:17:01,602 --> 00:17:03,635 - And how'd you do that? - Standard academy move. 335 00:17:03,635 --> 00:17:05,998 Come on, guys. Don't you get it? She's crazy. 336 00:17:05,998 --> 00:17:09,855 Patricia hasn't been right since we found out she can't have kids. 337 00:17:14,418 --> 00:17:17,205 And that's when our marriage started to go south. 338 00:17:17,205 --> 00:17:19,687 So why didn't you file for divorce? 339 00:17:20,362 --> 00:17:22,612 I love him. 340 00:17:22,612 --> 00:17:25,130 I want counseling. 341 00:17:25,130 --> 00:17:27,292 He won't go. 342 00:17:28,678 --> 00:17:31,968 But he'll have to after the trial, won't he? They'll make him. 343 00:17:31,968 --> 00:17:33,724 If he's convicted. 344 00:17:33,724 --> 00:17:35,242 We're not even sure we can charge him. 345 00:17:35,242 --> 00:17:37,046 Well, who gets to decide that? 346 00:17:37,046 --> 00:17:38,320 Her name's Cabot. 347 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,727 So let me talk to her. She's a woman. She'll understand. 348 00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:44,124 - He raped me. - We made love. 349 00:17:44,124 --> 00:17:47,290 Did you hold her down? Did you use a chokehold to control her? 350 00:17:47,290 --> 00:17:49,206 I don't touch my wife like that, ever. 351 00:17:49,206 --> 00:17:52,609 I know I could do some serious damage. Besides, I'm the guy with the battle scars. 352 00:17:52,609 --> 00:17:55,418 But you do know how to do her without leaving a mark. 353 00:17:55,418 --> 00:17:57,821 Isn't that right, Sergeant? 354 00:18:03,238 --> 00:18:04,896 It's your call. 355 00:18:04,896 --> 00:18:06,394 Cut him loose. 356 00:18:06,394 --> 00:18:09,034 We don't arrest him now, we send a message to every wife... 357 00:18:09,034 --> 00:18:12,095 that if she's raped by her husband, she'd better get beat up, too. 358 00:18:12,095 --> 00:18:13,395 What do you want me to do about it? 359 00:18:13,395 --> 00:18:14,416 Book him. 360 00:18:14,416 --> 00:18:15,952 Let a jury decide who they believe. 361 00:18:15,952 --> 00:18:18,410 I don't even have enough to get past the grand jury. 362 00:18:18,410 --> 00:18:21,527 - Alex. - Walk him. 363 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,193 - You have business here? - Yeah, Captain, I do. 364 00:18:31,193 --> 00:18:33,327 - Is my sergeant pinched? - That doesn't concern you. 365 00:18:33,327 --> 00:18:34,978 I don't know who you work for... 366 00:18:34,978 --> 00:18:37,288 but in my department we watch out for each other. 367 00:18:37,288 --> 00:18:39,116 Maybe riding the desk, you forget. 368 00:18:39,116 --> 00:18:43,484 Well, I enforce the law, and the only thing I ride is any hump who breaks it. 369 00:18:43,484 --> 00:18:44,889 Feeling wood for my buddy? 370 00:18:44,889 --> 00:18:47,119 I am now, cheap shot. 371 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,970 Get out of my squad room before I lodge a complaint with your lieutenant. 372 00:18:49,970 --> 00:18:51,615 Who do you think sent us over here? 373 00:18:51,615 --> 00:18:52,643 Is he charged or not? 374 00:18:52,643 --> 00:18:54,881 He's free to go. 375 00:18:58,887 --> 00:19:00,768 Sarge? 376 00:19:09,606 --> 00:19:12,323 I want my wife charged with assault. 377 00:19:12,323 --> 00:19:16,928 - Lloyd. - Right. Do it. 378 00:19:17,728 --> 00:19:18,980 How can he do this? 379 00:19:18,980 --> 00:19:22,533 I don't know, but I'll ask him. Count on it. Come on. 380 00:19:24,574 --> 00:19:26,590 Come on, let's go. 381 00:19:42,494 --> 00:19:44,166 You mind? 382 00:19:51,140 --> 00:19:54,540 I told Lloyd I would quit. 383 00:19:54,540 --> 00:19:55,760 Now's a good a time as any. 384 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:56,722 It's a bad habit. 385 00:19:56,722 --> 00:19:58,653 Although, some are worse than others. 386 00:19:58,653 --> 00:20:01,359 My wife has some pretty foul ones. 387 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,199 Thought you weren't married. 388 00:20:03,199 --> 00:20:06,411 My soon-to-be ex calls me often with requests for money... 389 00:20:06,411 --> 00:20:09,768 and updates on the status of our uncoupling. 390 00:20:09,768 --> 00:20:11,098 You hate her. 391 00:20:11,098 --> 00:20:13,084 That would make it too easy. 392 00:20:13,084 --> 00:20:15,834 We're not together anymore, but we still fight. 393 00:20:15,834 --> 00:20:18,174 Only now, I'm not there for the tantrums. 394 00:20:18,174 --> 00:20:20,970 So you bust my chops, because I remind you of her. 395 00:20:20,970 --> 00:20:24,396 No, I just don't like you. 396 00:20:26,462 --> 00:20:29,410 Well, at least you're honest. 397 00:20:29,410 --> 00:20:31,326 So what're you doing here? 398 00:20:31,326 --> 00:20:33,801 I came here to gloat. 399 00:20:34,489 --> 00:20:37,058 How're you holding up? 400 00:20:37,058 --> 00:20:39,611 I'm all right. 401 00:20:39,611 --> 00:20:41,807 A little worried about Lloyd. 402 00:20:43,738 --> 00:20:46,965 Never underestimate the generosity of women. 403 00:20:46,965 --> 00:20:51,686 My husband likes to work midnights, so he doesn't have to sleep. 404 00:20:51,686 --> 00:20:54,886 One time, I came home and Lloyd was in the kitchen... 405 00:20:54,886 --> 00:20:58,393 scrubbing his bullets in the sink... 406 00:20:58,393 --> 00:21:00,738 his gun laid out on a towel. 407 00:21:06,995 --> 00:21:09,328 Is there anything you need? 408 00:21:10,339 --> 00:21:12,748 Yeah. ³× 409 00:21:13,594 --> 00:21:16,779 Would you drop by my house and check on my husband? 410 00:21:16,779 --> 00:21:20,109 Just make sure he's okay? 411 00:21:36,003 --> 00:21:38,851 "File number 248957. 412 00:21:38,851 --> 00:21:42,973 "People v. Patricia Eileen Andrews, assault in the first." 413 00:21:42,973 --> 00:21:45,522 We'll waive reading, Your Honor, and enter a plea of not guilty. 414 00:21:45,522 --> 00:21:47,835 The People waive bail and request ROR. 415 00:21:47,835 --> 00:21:50,232 You're feeling awfully generous, Counselor. 416 00:21:50,232 --> 00:21:52,314 The extenuating circumstances call for compassion. 417 00:21:52,314 --> 00:21:53,969 Well, those aside... 418 00:21:53,969 --> 00:21:56,564 the defendant exhibited a serious lack of control... 419 00:21:56,564 --> 00:21:58,780 towards police and emergency personnel, 420 00:21:58,780 --> 00:22:01,035 by tossing a baton into the crowd. 421 00:22:01,035 --> 00:22:02,484 It was an isolated incident. 422 00:22:02,484 --> 00:22:05,569 We do not regard the defendant as a danger to herself or to others. 423 00:22:05,569 --> 00:22:07,565 I assume defense counsel has no objection. 424 00:22:07,565 --> 00:22:10,963 None, Your Honor. If the People wish to do my job for me, who am I to argue? 425 00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:13,202 Well, however lightly our ADA... 426 00:22:13,202 --> 00:22:17,580 may take the endangerment of city personnel, I do not. 427 00:22:17,580 --> 00:22:20,927 $10,000 bond, post with the clerk. 428 00:22:23,245 --> 00:22:25,655 ONE POLICE PLAZA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 429 00:22:25,655 --> 00:22:29,050 Unfortunate mess, this Andrews business. 430 00:22:29,050 --> 00:22:31,434 - How's it going? - Well, it's like pulling teeth. 431 00:22:31,434 --> 00:22:34,613 And I sure as hell could do without all the pressure that goes with it. 432 00:22:34,613 --> 00:22:38,599 I'm afraid it's business as usual. You'll sort it out. 433 00:22:38,599 --> 00:22:41,652 Actually, I called you down here on another matter. 434 00:22:41,652 --> 00:22:44,234 It seems that one of your detectives is filing a discrimination suit... 435 00:22:44,234 --> 00:22:46,450 against the department. 436 00:22:46,450 --> 00:22:48,356 Jefferies. 437 00:22:48,356 --> 00:22:50,563 Papers were delivered first thing this morning. 438 00:22:50,563 --> 00:22:53,361 Legal is going over the complaint for merit. 439 00:22:53,361 --> 00:22:57,647 And nobody's happy, and you want me to talk to her. 440 00:22:57,647 --> 00:22:59,479 Unofficially, yes. 441 00:22:59,479 --> 00:23:03,252 No one at One Police Plaza can talk to her without complicating the issue. 442 00:23:03,252 --> 00:23:06,352 Well, I don't see how I can do anything. She's angry... 443 00:23:06,352 --> 00:23:08,646 and I didn't realize how angry till right now. 444 00:23:08,646 --> 00:23:14,167 Prior to this dispute, did you have a good relationship with this detective? 445 00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:16,917 Yes, I believe I did. 446 00:23:16,917 --> 00:23:19,887 But now you're not so sure? 447 00:23:19,887 --> 00:23:23,652 Don, I don't think it's personal. 448 00:23:23,652 --> 00:23:27,680 She hasn't named in her suit, she just wants back in the field. 449 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:31,161 Well, then, we have a problem, sir. 450 00:23:31,161 --> 00:23:34,325 Because I don't think we can fold on the issue. 451 00:23:34,325 --> 00:23:37,674 Well, talk to her as a friend. 452 00:23:37,674 --> 00:23:39,891 And if that doesn't work? 453 00:23:39,891 --> 00:23:43,171 Make it go away, Captain. 454 00:23:46,091 --> 00:23:49,463 Guess who just paid Patricia Andrews' bail? / Her husband. 455 00:23:49,463 --> 00:23:54,748 Got a call from a buddy in Processing. I smell a recant, Counselor. / Fine. 456 00:23:54,748 --> 00:23:57,495 Let's see how cute the sergeant plays it when I get him on the stand. 457 00:23:57,495 --> 00:23:59,850 I thought you were dropping it. Not enough for a grand jury. 458 00:23:59,850 --> 00:24:02,006 I was, until the sergeant had his wife arrested. 459 00:24:02,006 --> 00:24:05,430 He pays her bail, looks suspicious. That I can sell. 460 00:24:05,430 --> 00:24:08,349 I didn't know women got into whizzing contests. 461 00:24:08,349 --> 00:24:13,206 Invite Mrs. Andrews down for a chat. I think it's time we cleared the air. 462 00:24:14,602 --> 00:24:17,648 Did your husband or any of his friends on the force threaten you? 463 00:24:17,648 --> 00:24:20,978 No. I just don't want to go through with it anymore is all. 464 00:24:20,978 --> 00:24:22,235 What made you change your mind? 465 00:24:22,235 --> 00:24:25,223 My husband could go to jail over a misunderstanding... 466 00:24:25,223 --> 00:24:28,405 a petty marital spat. I can't live with that. 467 00:24:28,405 --> 00:24:30,646 Just seems strange you would change your tune so easily... 468 00:24:30,646 --> 00:24:33,416 after singing the he-raped-me song to anybody who would listen. 469 00:24:33,416 --> 00:24:34,561 I was mad. 470 00:24:34,561 --> 00:24:35,792 Wouldn't have anything to do with your husband... 471 00:24:35,792 --> 00:24:38,274 dropping the felony assault charge, would it? 472 00:24:38,274 --> 00:24:42,354 - No. - Who paid your bail? 473 00:24:42,354 --> 00:24:45,160 He's a good guy. Really. 474 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,294 According to you, your husband's a first-class arrogant jackass... 475 00:24:48,294 --> 00:24:51,207 who put you in a chokehold and took what no man has a right to. 476 00:24:51,207 --> 00:24:54,118 And he apologized for that! 477 00:24:54,118 --> 00:24:59,847 You know, all I ever wanted was for him to put himself in my place. 478 00:24:59,847 --> 00:25:03,715 You know, he's never really said "I'm sorry" about anything. 479 00:25:03,715 --> 00:25:05,446 This was genuine. 480 00:25:05,446 --> 00:25:08,302 What did he say exactly? 481 00:25:08,302 --> 00:25:11,236 He said: 482 00:25:11,848 --> 00:25:15,164 "I'm sorry I raped you, Patty. 483 00:25:15,164 --> 00:25:19,445 "It is unforgivable." 484 00:25:19,445 --> 00:25:22,136 And to give him another chance. 485 00:25:22,136 --> 00:25:27,404 - Those were his exact words? - Yes. 486 00:25:28,177 --> 00:25:32,077 So you see why I have to drop this, okay? 487 00:25:32,077 --> 00:25:34,402 I feel like we're starting over. 488 00:25:34,402 --> 00:25:40,862 For the first time in our marriage, he's trying to feel my pain. 489 00:25:45,457 --> 00:25:48,844 You can't make me change my mind. 490 00:25:48,844 --> 00:25:51,076 I love him. 491 00:25:51,076 --> 00:25:52,583 He admits it... 492 00:25:52,583 --> 00:25:55,670 and you respond by trying to recant. That's not love, that's psycho. 493 00:25:55,670 --> 00:25:57,772 Think whatever you want. 494 00:25:57,772 --> 00:26:02,643 I'm not crazy enough to lose my husband just 'cause you want to believe me now. 495 00:26:04,047 --> 00:26:06,767 Can I go? 496 00:26:15,157 --> 00:26:17,974 Well, I can charge her with filing a false police report... 497 00:26:17,974 --> 00:26:20,971 but what I'd really like to do is charge her with felony assault. 498 00:26:20,971 --> 00:26:22,819 You just want to put somebody in jail, is that it? 499 00:26:22,819 --> 00:26:25,647 No. I want to force her hand a little. 500 00:26:25,647 --> 00:26:28,470 I don't see Andrews refiling just to make your day. 501 00:26:28,470 --> 00:26:32,809 He won't have to if we can find another witness to the attack. 502 00:26:32,809 --> 00:26:36,765 I heard them fighting so I called the police. 503 00:26:36,765 --> 00:26:38,449 I didn't see anything. 504 00:26:38,449 --> 00:26:40,276 We were told it was assault with a deadly weapon. 505 00:26:40,276 --> 00:26:44,478 The only way the dispatcher could have known that is if you told her so. 506 00:26:44,478 --> 00:26:47,012 Sgt. Andrews won't find out it was me? 507 00:26:47,012 --> 00:26:51,158 Not a word you say. Now, did you see the attack? 508 00:26:52,854 --> 00:26:58,088 She had a knife. She cut him. 509 00:26:58,088 --> 00:27:00,596 Assault two, Ms. Cabot? You're reaching 510 00:27:00,596 --> 00:27:03,365 Not at all. Your client cut her husband. 511 00:27:03,365 --> 00:27:05,809 I've got the knife, her prints, and a witness. 512 00:27:05,809 --> 00:27:07,436 That's three years in Bedford Hills. 513 00:27:07,436 --> 00:27:10,297 And trust me, it is not the country-club setting it sounds like. 514 00:27:10,297 --> 00:27:11,709 What happened to compassion? 515 00:27:11,709 --> 00:27:13,726 Motive for the assault was fear of reprisal. 516 00:27:13,726 --> 00:27:17,521 She recanted, so it's moot, along with my compassion. 517 00:27:18,366 --> 00:27:21,495 Tell you what, I'll bump it down to assault three. 518 00:27:21,495 --> 00:27:23,258 That'll shave 18 months. 519 00:27:23,258 --> 00:27:25,421 What do you want? 520 00:27:25,421 --> 00:27:28,236 I want an indictment for rape in the first degree... 521 00:27:28,236 --> 00:27:29,381 and the only way I'm going to get it, 522 00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:32,480 is with your client in front of a grand jury. 523 00:27:33,699 --> 00:27:36,564 This is blackmail. 524 00:27:36,564 --> 00:27:39,957 No, Mrs. Andrews, it's the law. 525 00:27:42,278 --> 00:27:45,591 MANHATTAN SOUTH HOMICIDE TASK FORCE 4TH PRECINCT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 526 00:27:51,016 --> 00:27:52,806 We're busy. 527 00:27:52,806 --> 00:27:55,478 In my pocket is a warrant for your arrest. 528 00:27:56,313 --> 00:27:59,261 Don't make me Mirandize and cuff you in here. 529 00:28:09,568 --> 00:28:11,287 - Hold this for me. - What the hell is going on here? 530 00:28:11,287 --> 00:28:14,206 - I thought this was settled. - Evidently not. 531 00:28:14,206 --> 00:28:16,793 You want to get out of my way? 532 00:28:22,476 --> 00:28:24,480 Thanks, buddy. 533 00:28:35,014 --> 00:28:38,627 "File number 25527. People v. Lloyd David Andrews. 534 00:28:38,627 --> 00:28:40,257 "One count of rape in the first degree... 535 00:28:40,257 --> 00:28:42,469 "one count of sexual misconduct in the first degree... 536 00:28:42,469 --> 00:28:45,059 "and one count of sexual abuse." 537 00:28:45,059 --> 00:28:46,423 How do you plead? 538 00:28:46,423 --> 00:28:47,777 Not guilty, Your Honor. 539 00:28:47,777 --> 00:28:50,811 The People ask that bail be set at $50,000. 540 00:28:50,811 --> 00:28:53,402 - What? - Quiet! 541 00:28:54,122 --> 00:28:57,537 This is a venal attempt to further smear my client who has ties to the community. 542 00:28:57,537 --> 00:28:59,699 He's a respected member of New York's finest... 543 00:28:59,699 --> 00:29:03,529 and would like nothing but his day in court to answer these specious accusations. 544 00:29:03,529 --> 00:29:05,766 We ask that he be remanded under his own recognizance. 545 00:29:05,766 --> 00:29:07,240 Your Honor, this is a heinous crime. 546 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:08,896 The People are not prepared to send the message... 547 00:29:08,896 --> 00:29:11,537 that officers of the law get a free ride. 548 00:29:11,537 --> 00:29:16,767 You are not a messenger, Ms. Cabot. So save your button-pushing for the trial. 549 00:29:16,767 --> 00:29:20,767 Enter a plea of not guilty, and since the defendant is not a flight-risk, he's ROR. 550 00:29:20,767 --> 00:29:22,401 Your Honor, the People ask for an order of protection... 551 00:29:22,401 --> 00:29:24,603 and that the defendant surrender all weapons. 552 00:29:24,603 --> 00:29:26,658 So ordered. 553 00:29:29,639 --> 00:29:31,378 Let's talk. 554 00:29:35,581 --> 00:29:37,774 Sex abuse one, three years. 555 00:29:37,774 --> 00:29:38,926 Let's not fight. 556 00:29:38,926 --> 00:29:40,867 Submit your congratulations and be done with it. 557 00:29:40,867 --> 00:29:43,748 Don't be hasty, Sam. I'm offering to drop this to a D felony. 558 00:29:43,748 --> 00:29:46,725 You obviously don't gamble. You don't fold a winning hand. 559 00:29:46,725 --> 00:29:48,678 My guy's walking away from this unscathed. 560 00:29:48,678 --> 00:29:50,455 I'm just trying to save us both some time. 561 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:52,002 All you've got is a bitter wife. 562 00:29:52,002 --> 00:29:54,049 You put her on the stand, the recant goes in the record... 563 00:29:54,049 --> 00:29:56,960 along with her witnessed physical attacks on my client. 564 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,487 Why are you fighting this? 565 00:29:58,487 --> 00:29:59,971 Because he did it. 566 00:29:59,971 --> 00:30:02,710 And he doesn't deserve his freedom, and he doesn't deserve to wear a badge. 567 00:30:02,710 --> 00:30:04,171 When did he confess exactly? 568 00:30:04,171 --> 00:30:06,422 A few days ago, to his wife. 569 00:30:06,422 --> 00:30:08,004 Privileged. Where's your case? 570 00:30:08,004 --> 00:30:09,327 In the courtroom, in front of a jury. 571 00:30:09,327 --> 00:30:12,245 Didn't I tell you, we're going bench, not jury. 572 00:30:12,245 --> 00:30:13,810 Come on, Alex, don't be a sore loser. 573 00:30:13,810 --> 00:30:17,853 Drop the charges and send the kiddies to counseling where they belong. 574 00:30:17,853 --> 00:30:19,846 No. 575 00:30:23,666 --> 00:30:26,498 For the egg on your face. 576 00:30:30,358 --> 00:30:32,547 ARRAIGNMENT COURT TRIAL PART 26 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 577 00:30:32,547 --> 00:30:35,087 Do you recognize this internal report, Det. Munch? 578 00:30:35,087 --> 00:30:37,486 Yes, it's the report of an interview I conducted with the victim... 579 00:30:37,486 --> 00:30:39,640 Patricia Andrews. You were present at the time. 580 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:41,525 What was the purpose of the interview? 581 00:30:41,525 --> 00:30:45,008 Mrs. Andrews urgently wanted to drop the rape charges against her husband. 582 00:30:45,008 --> 00:30:47,440 Did Mrs. Andrews actually say her husband didn't rape her? 583 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,128 No, she did not. 584 00:30:49,128 --> 00:30:51,724 So it's your testimony that the victim came into the precinct... 585 00:30:51,724 --> 00:30:55,671 to drop the charges and clear her husband but never refuted what happened, correct? 586 00:30:55,671 --> 00:30:58,622 She said that her husband sincerely apologized for raping her... 587 00:30:58,622 --> 00:31:01,011 and that was the first time in their marriage that he had done so. 588 00:31:01,011 --> 00:31:03,900 Objection. She said, he said, it's double hearsay. 589 00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:05,253 Exception to hearsay. 590 00:31:05,253 --> 00:31:07,932 Your Honor, the defendant admitted to the felony. 591 00:31:07,932 --> 00:31:09,736 It's a statement against a penal interest. 592 00:31:09,736 --> 00:31:12,177 Why would Lloyd Andrews, a 20-year vet on the Homicide Division... 593 00:31:12,177 --> 00:31:13,562 admit to guilt if he didn't do it? 594 00:31:13,562 --> 00:31:15,997 At the very least, the alleged apology is privileged. 595 00:31:15,997 --> 00:31:18,435 By telling it to a third party, it becomes hearsay, 596 00:31:18,435 --> 00:31:20,571 therefore, no privilege exists. 597 00:31:20,571 --> 00:31:23,451 The exception is granted. Overruled. 598 00:31:23,451 --> 00:31:25,380 Nothing further. 599 00:31:26,853 --> 00:31:30,724 You threw a pot from the stove. Was it still hot? 600 00:31:30,724 --> 00:31:32,580 No. 601 00:31:32,580 --> 00:31:34,420 I didn't want to hurt him. 602 00:31:34,420 --> 00:31:36,856 What happened then? 603 00:31:39,291 --> 00:31:41,866 Then he grabbed me by the back of my head, 604 00:31:41,866 --> 00:31:44,388 and dragged me into the house. 605 00:31:45,073 --> 00:31:46,779 Go on. 606 00:31:46,779 --> 00:31:48,934 Then we fought some more. 607 00:31:48,934 --> 00:31:51,261 Was it physical? 608 00:31:53,140 --> 00:31:59,226 I kept hitting him, and he'd push me back. 609 00:31:59,226 --> 00:32:00,336 And I'd hit him some more and... 610 00:32:00,336 --> 00:32:03,087 Did he rape you? 611 00:32:07,366 --> 00:32:08,359 I don't know. 612 00:32:08,359 --> 00:32:10,496 Didn't you say he slammed you against a wall... 613 00:32:10,496 --> 00:32:13,642 threw his arm across your neck, and squeezed? 614 00:32:13,642 --> 00:32:15,601 Didn't you state that you almost lost consciousness? 615 00:32:15,601 --> 00:32:17,673 Didn't you tell police that he pulled your pants down... 616 00:32:17,673 --> 00:32:19,525 removed your panties, and raped you? 617 00:32:19,525 --> 00:32:21,221 Is that the truth, Mrs. Andrews? 618 00:32:21,221 --> 00:32:23,360 I suppose. 619 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,532 Yes or no? 620 00:32:26,618 --> 00:32:28,928 Yes. 621 00:32:28,928 --> 00:32:30,863 Nothing further. 622 00:32:32,382 --> 00:32:36,313 Mrs. Andrews, did you go to the police and recant? 623 00:32:36,313 --> 00:32:37,999 I did. ³× 624 00:32:37,999 --> 00:32:41,391 And were you facing assault one charges, and did Ms. Cabot offer you a deal... 625 00:32:41,391 --> 00:32:43,936 - in exchange for your testimony? - Yes. 626 00:32:43,936 --> 00:32:46,160 - Then why are we here? - Objection. 627 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:47,472 Withdrawn. 628 00:32:47,472 --> 00:32:49,609 Mrs. Andrews, didn't you decide to drop the rape charge... 629 00:32:49,609 --> 00:32:52,110 after your husband dropped the assault charges against you? 630 00:32:52,110 --> 00:32:54,243 That's not how it was, you bitch! 631 00:32:54,243 --> 00:32:56,388 You're twisting everything around! 632 00:32:56,388 --> 00:32:57,727 Watch the language. 633 00:32:57,727 --> 00:32:59,731 In fact, didn't you suddenly have a change of heart... 634 00:32:59,731 --> 00:33:03,026 after having a long conversation with your husband? 635 00:33:06,876 --> 00:33:11,727 Answer the question, or I can arrange accommodations for you to think about it. 636 00:33:17,203 --> 00:33:19,880 Yes. ³× 637 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:23,042 We've been married for five years. And for the most part... 638 00:33:23,042 --> 00:33:26,589 we've been pretty happy, but lately it's been hell. 639 00:33:26,589 --> 00:33:30,129 How many times have the police been called to your residence? 640 00:33:30,129 --> 00:33:32,900 Four. 641 00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:35,319 My wife loses control. 642 00:33:35,319 --> 00:33:37,580 She's the batterer, Mr. Andrews. 643 00:33:37,580 --> 00:33:39,525 Why have you been protecting her? 644 00:33:39,525 --> 00:33:42,197 I love her. 645 00:33:42,197 --> 00:33:45,966 I couldn't see her get locked up over something that's my fault. 646 00:33:45,966 --> 00:33:48,291 She's the one who throws heavy objects. 647 00:33:48,291 --> 00:33:50,737 She grabs the knife and attacks. 648 00:33:50,737 --> 00:33:53,004 Why is it your fault? 649 00:33:53,661 --> 00:33:55,766 I haven't always been the best husband. 650 00:33:55,766 --> 00:33:59,403 I've cheated on her, I don't always come home. 651 00:33:59,403 --> 00:34:03,178 I wouldn't, either. Withdrawn. 652 00:34:04,683 --> 00:34:07,513 Did you force your wife to have sex with you? / No. 653 00:34:07,513 --> 00:34:10,752 Did you put her in a chokehold or in any way touch her with excessive force? 654 00:34:10,752 --> 00:34:12,209 No, I did not. 655 00:34:12,209 --> 00:34:14,722 Since the physical evidence bears witness to that... 656 00:34:14,722 --> 00:34:18,719 why would your wife accuse you of such a despicable crime? 657 00:34:21,924 --> 00:34:27,861 I had promised to cut off a yearlong relationship. 658 00:34:27,861 --> 00:34:30,717 I didn't, and she found out about it. 659 00:34:30,717 --> 00:34:34,366 But I've since stopped seeing the woman. 660 00:34:34,366 --> 00:34:37,513 I love my wife. 661 00:34:37,513 --> 00:34:42,918 Then why would you apologize for rape, if you didn't do it? 662 00:34:43,499 --> 00:34:48,177 My wife can't let anything go. She's got to be right, always. 663 00:34:48,177 --> 00:34:51,461 I'd rather lie and tell her that... 664 00:34:51,461 --> 00:34:52,807 I'm sorry for something that I didn't do... 665 00:34:52,807 --> 00:34:54,421 than fight about it for the rest of my life. 666 00:34:54,421 --> 00:35:00,628 I just want some peace, and I don't know a husband in the world who doesn't. 667 00:35:00,628 --> 00:35:02,681 Nothing further. 668 00:35:05,097 --> 00:35:06,319 Mr. Andrews... 669 00:35:06,319 --> 00:35:08,236 did you or did you not tell your wife... 670 00:35:08,236 --> 00:35:11,757 you could do her without leaving a mark? 671 00:35:12,451 --> 00:35:13,568 That's not what I meant when I said... 672 00:35:13,568 --> 00:35:16,367 Let me remind you I can call any number of city personnel... 673 00:35:16,367 --> 00:35:18,596 who witnessed this statement. 674 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,353 Did you or did you not threaten your wife with bodily harm? 675 00:35:23,353 --> 00:35:26,591 The heifer told me that she was going to torch me! 676 00:35:26,591 --> 00:35:29,140 What the hell was I supposed to say? 677 00:35:29,140 --> 00:35:32,273 That heifer is supposed to be the woman you love? 678 00:35:47,377 --> 00:35:50,658 Sexual misconduct, and he's out of a job. 679 00:35:50,658 --> 00:35:52,535 Don't be ridiculous. 680 00:35:52,535 --> 00:35:54,140 You haven't won. 681 00:35:54,140 --> 00:35:57,805 I'd say I've evened the odds considerably, or you wouldn't be here. 682 00:35:57,805 --> 00:35:59,172 Deal, Alex. 683 00:35:59,172 --> 00:36:01,697 At least concede that these two people should never be married... 684 00:36:01,697 --> 00:36:03,118 especially not to each other. 685 00:36:03,118 --> 00:36:06,521 - That's not my concern. - Well, it should be. 686 00:36:08,196 --> 00:36:12,347 Hell of a railroad job on what he said in the heat of the moment. 687 00:36:12,347 --> 00:36:13,879 Got me thinking about the fights with my wife. 688 00:36:13,879 --> 00:36:16,652 What people might say. 689 00:36:16,652 --> 00:36:18,674 Sometimes I want to kill her. 690 00:36:18,674 --> 00:36:21,805 If she dies, then you've got a problem. 691 00:36:23,128 --> 00:36:26,259 D felony, still on the table. Three years, he'll be out in one. 692 00:36:26,259 --> 00:36:30,889 With a sex-offender tag dragging him down the rest of his life. 693 00:36:45,429 --> 00:36:48,332 You wanted to see me, Captain? So here I am. 694 00:36:48,332 --> 00:36:50,206 Have a seat. 695 00:36:50,206 --> 00:36:51,923 If you don't mind, I'd rather stand. 696 00:36:51,923 --> 00:36:55,438 I have a feeling I'm not going to like what I hear. 697 00:36:55,438 --> 00:36:59,688 It's not official. Just you and me. 698 00:37:03,428 --> 00:37:07,954 Now, I know these last couple of months have been difficult for you. 699 00:37:07,954 --> 00:37:09,755 I know you think we're the enemy. 700 00:37:09,755 --> 00:37:12,027 So this is about my lawsuit? 701 00:37:12,027 --> 00:37:13,824 Have you thought this through? 702 00:37:13,824 --> 00:37:16,942 The politics and the stink, how hard they're going to try to make this for you... 703 00:37:16,942 --> 00:37:18,372 has that crossed your mind? 704 00:37:18,372 --> 00:37:20,836 The only thing on my mind is the presumptuous attitude... 705 00:37:20,836 --> 00:37:21,844 about my private life. 706 00:37:21,844 --> 00:37:26,401 What I do on my own time, is not fodder for this department. 707 00:37:26,401 --> 00:37:28,938 This unit isn't like any other in the department. 708 00:37:28,938 --> 00:37:31,748 Not all the same rules apply, Jefferies. You know that. 709 00:37:31,748 --> 00:37:36,120 No. All I know is that when it hit the fan, you ducked. 710 00:37:37,444 --> 00:37:41,028 You're my responsibility, and you're an integral part of my squad. 711 00:37:41,028 --> 00:37:46,212 I did not agree with their conclusion, but I did agree that you need help. 712 00:37:46,212 --> 00:37:50,916 What does my personal life have to do with my work or the way I do it? 713 00:37:50,916 --> 00:37:54,533 The way I see it, it's the equivalent of you trying to eat your gun... 714 00:37:54,533 --> 00:37:57,022 and I can't let that happen. 715 00:38:06,013 --> 00:38:09,687 Then I don't think we have anything left to talk about. 716 00:38:19,741 --> 00:38:22,263 Will the defendant please rise? 717 00:38:26,435 --> 00:38:29,645 There is no doubt that spousal rape exists. 718 00:38:29,645 --> 00:38:32,813 There is no doubt that a wife holds the same protection under the law... 719 00:38:32,813 --> 00:38:36,648 from her husband and any other male acquaintance or stranger... 720 00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:39,163 with regard to her own body. 721 00:38:39,163 --> 00:38:41,287 But how does the law determine... 722 00:38:41,287 --> 00:38:44,361 if a rape actually occurred within a relationship... 723 00:38:44,361 --> 00:38:47,257 defined by its very nature... 724 00:38:47,257 --> 00:38:50,317 as normal sexual intimacy? 725 00:38:50,317 --> 00:38:53,843 Unfortunately, it cannot. 726 00:38:53,843 --> 00:38:58,769 Nor should it, save corroboration or grievous injury. 727 00:38:58,769 --> 00:39:02,035 Therefore, in the matter of the People v. Lloyd David Andrews... 728 00:39:02,035 --> 00:39:04,492 the Defendant is hereby found... 729 00:39:04,492 --> 00:39:07,941 not guilty of one count of rape in the first degree... 730 00:39:07,941 --> 00:39:11,931 not guilty, one count of sexual misconduct in the first degree... 731 00:39:11,931 --> 00:39:15,178 not guilty, one count of sexual abuse. 732 00:39:15,178 --> 00:39:17,889 The defendant is free to go. 733 00:39:28,675 --> 00:39:30,947 Well, that was a colossal waste of time. 734 00:39:30,947 --> 00:39:32,447 I couldn't disagree more. 735 00:39:32,447 --> 00:39:34,922 Forget about the wasted man-hours or even the taxpayers' money. 736 00:39:34,922 --> 00:39:36,927 You lost. Where's the victory in that? 737 00:39:36,927 --> 00:39:40,567 I'm the only ADA to get spousal rape past the grand jury. 738 00:39:40,567 --> 00:39:45,291 I may not have won, but I changed the climate, so somebody else can. 739 00:39:47,322 --> 00:39:49,037 On the other hand, the only thing you may have proven here today... 740 00:39:49,037 --> 00:39:51,212 is that women are still chattel. 741 00:39:51,212 --> 00:39:53,640 Only if they want to be. 742 00:40:08,658 --> 00:40:11,036 That's a little premature, don't you think? 743 00:40:11,036 --> 00:40:15,110 I thought a narc hotshot like you would be worth at least 60 days. 744 00:40:16,459 --> 00:40:18,737 They're not mine, Captain. 745 00:40:18,737 --> 00:40:22,891 I guess Jefferies didn't want to leave her gun unattended. 746 00:40:26,503 --> 00:40:28,919 I'm sorry. 747 00:40:49,725 --> 00:40:52,102 Me, too.