1 00:00:05,483 --> 00:00:07,136 - In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:07,137 --> 00:00:08,790 sexually based offenses 3 00:00:08,791 --> 00:00:11,140 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:11,141 --> 00:00:13,534 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 5 00:00:13,535 --> 00:00:15,449 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:15,450 --> 00:00:16,841 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:16,842 --> 00:00:19,018 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:20,933 These are their stories. 9 00:00:22,892 --> 00:00:25,415 [bell clangs, distant ship horn blares] 10 00:00:25,416 --> 00:00:28,811 [distant siren wailing] 11 00:00:37,341 --> 00:00:40,213 [rap music playing on car stereo] 12 00:00:40,214 --> 00:00:47,482 ♪ ♪ 13 00:00:49,310 --> 00:00:51,659 - How much? - You tell me. 14 00:00:51,660 --> 00:00:53,704 What're you looking for? 15 00:00:53,705 --> 00:00:55,010 - Everything. 16 00:00:55,011 --> 00:00:57,839 - 100. 17 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,971 - That's a lot. - How much you got? 18 00:00:59,972 --> 00:01:02,017 ♪ ♪ 19 00:01:02,018 --> 00:01:03,888 - 80. 20 00:01:03,889 --> 00:01:05,586 - Who's your friend? 21 00:01:05,587 --> 00:01:08,110 - Why don't you get in the car and stop asking questions? 22 00:01:08,111 --> 00:01:11,113 [tense music] 23 00:01:11,114 --> 00:01:12,462 - NYPD! - Don't shoot! 24 00:01:12,463 --> 00:01:14,029 - Hands on the steering wheel! - Don't shoot! 25 00:01:14,030 --> 00:01:15,422 Please! Don't shoot! 26 00:01:15,423 --> 00:01:17,119 - NYPD! Hands! Hands now! - Don't shoot! 27 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:18,990 Please, I'm married! I'm married! I have kids! 28 00:01:18,991 --> 00:01:21,036 Please, I'm begging you! My wife will take the kids! 29 00:01:21,037 --> 00:01:23,299 - Down! - My wife--please, I-- 30 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:25,214 - Hey. Hey, I'm Tracy. - Down! 31 00:01:25,215 --> 00:01:26,302 - I'm a police officer. 32 00:01:26,303 --> 00:01:28,087 You hurt? Come here. 33 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:29,479 - Ah! 34 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,439 [groaning] Ow! Ow! I swear I've never done this... 35 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,049 - I'm here to help you. 36 00:01:34,050 --> 00:01:36,182 You're not in any trouble, I promise. 37 00:01:36,183 --> 00:01:38,140 That man's not gonna be able to hurt you. 38 00:01:38,141 --> 00:01:41,100 Can you tell me your name? 39 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:43,537 [indistinct chatter] 40 00:01:43,538 --> 00:01:45,975 Captain. - Hey. 41 00:01:47,542 --> 00:01:48,716 - Don't start. 42 00:01:48,717 --> 00:01:50,457 - First of all, you don't look bad. 43 00:01:50,458 --> 00:01:53,329 This--you look good. I mean, this is something. 44 00:01:53,330 --> 00:01:55,984 - Oh, yeah, you can borrow it. - Mm, thank you. 45 00:01:55,985 --> 00:01:59,683 - She won't tell me her name or her age or anything, really. 46 00:01:59,684 --> 00:02:02,425 But she's young-- no older than 15, I think. 47 00:02:02,426 --> 00:02:04,166 John's from Jersey-- 48 00:02:04,167 --> 00:02:06,603 swears she was already beat up when he solicited her. 49 00:02:06,604 --> 00:02:08,649 - She won't let the doctor examine her? 50 00:02:08,650 --> 00:02:10,738 - No. Only treated the busted lip. 51 00:02:10,739 --> 00:02:12,957 But she's in no hurry to leave. 52 00:02:12,958 --> 00:02:15,351 I think she might be ready to accept some help. 53 00:02:15,352 --> 00:02:17,484 - All right. 54 00:02:17,485 --> 00:02:20,400 Hey, I'm Olivia. I'm a police officer. 55 00:02:20,401 --> 00:02:21,705 Ouch. 56 00:02:21,706 --> 00:02:23,707 That looks like it hurts a little bit, huh? 57 00:02:23,708 --> 00:02:25,144 [shoe thuds] 58 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,276 I'll get it. I'll get it. 59 00:02:27,277 --> 00:02:28,973 Wow. 60 00:02:28,974 --> 00:02:31,976 I like heels, but I don't think I could walk in these. 61 00:02:31,977 --> 00:02:33,413 You know what I brought? 62 00:02:33,414 --> 00:02:36,503 I always bring socks in case people are cold. 63 00:02:36,504 --> 00:02:38,940 Feel them. They're my favorite. 64 00:02:38,941 --> 00:02:41,203 Super soft, right? 65 00:02:41,204 --> 00:02:46,034 You know what else I always have in my bag... 66 00:02:46,035 --> 00:02:48,036 are these... 67 00:02:48,037 --> 00:02:50,778 little makeup wipes, if you want to take your makeup off. 68 00:02:50,779 --> 00:02:54,695 They smell really good. They're cucumber. 69 00:02:54,696 --> 00:02:57,176 - You got any hot Cheetos in that bag? 70 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:59,700 - I'm happy to get you some when we're done. 71 00:02:59,701 --> 00:03:02,485 That wig can't be comfortable. 72 00:03:02,486 --> 00:03:04,184 Let me help you. 73 00:03:06,273 --> 00:03:08,230 There you go. 74 00:03:08,231 --> 00:03:11,451 Oh, that thing is heavy. 75 00:03:11,452 --> 00:03:14,018 Here. 76 00:03:14,019 --> 00:03:16,934 Yeah, get yourself comfortable. 77 00:03:16,935 --> 00:03:19,328 [bag thuds] 78 00:03:19,329 --> 00:03:22,679 Here, I'll take it. 79 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,638 Ah, I'll help you with that. 80 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,596 Oh, you got it. Great. 81 00:03:26,597 --> 00:03:29,730 So what's your name? - Riley. 82 00:03:29,731 --> 00:03:32,820 - Is there somebody I can call for you, Riley? 83 00:03:32,821 --> 00:03:33,995 - Mm. 84 00:03:33,996 --> 00:03:36,345 - How about-- It's so cold in here. 85 00:03:36,346 --> 00:03:38,608 I should have given you this earlier. 86 00:03:38,609 --> 00:03:41,220 Take this. 87 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:43,309 There you go. 88 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:45,746 Here. 89 00:03:45,747 --> 00:03:47,835 Okay, good. 90 00:03:47,836 --> 00:03:49,358 - [sniffles] 91 00:03:49,359 --> 00:03:51,099 - So how old are you? 92 00:03:51,100 --> 00:03:54,189 - Um, I'll be 15 in a couple of months. 93 00:03:54,190 --> 00:03:56,713 - Your parents around? 94 00:03:56,714 --> 00:03:59,803 - Um... 95 00:03:59,804 --> 00:04:02,328 my--my mom died when I was little. 96 00:04:02,329 --> 00:04:04,286 - Oh, I'm sorry. 97 00:04:04,287 --> 00:04:07,158 - My dad--I just don't live with him anymore. 98 00:04:07,159 --> 00:04:11,162 - Okay. You in foster care? 99 00:04:11,163 --> 00:04:13,774 Those lashes-- are they hard to get off? 100 00:04:13,775 --> 00:04:15,602 - No, not really. 101 00:04:15,603 --> 00:04:17,691 - Okay. 102 00:04:17,692 --> 00:04:19,214 Oh. 103 00:04:19,215 --> 00:04:22,304 Good, that was easy. 104 00:04:22,305 --> 00:04:24,219 So, Riley... - [sniffles] 105 00:04:24,220 --> 00:04:28,049 - I don't know you, and you don't know me, 106 00:04:28,050 --> 00:04:30,138 but... 107 00:04:30,139 --> 00:04:32,575 what happened to you isn't right. 108 00:04:32,576 --> 00:04:33,794 It's not fair. 109 00:04:33,795 --> 00:04:38,581 And you deserve to be protected... 110 00:04:38,582 --> 00:04:41,497 and loved. 111 00:04:41,498 --> 00:04:45,066 And I can't change the past, but what I can do is, 112 00:04:45,067 --> 00:04:48,243 I can promise you... 113 00:04:48,244 --> 00:04:51,681 that I'll do everything in my power 114 00:04:51,682 --> 00:04:55,163 to make sure that you... 115 00:04:55,164 --> 00:04:59,123 get to be the girl that you were supposed to be. 116 00:04:59,124 --> 00:05:01,735 - [sniffles, voice breaks] 117 00:05:01,736 --> 00:05:04,564 [somber music] 118 00:05:04,565 --> 00:05:07,131 He said if I ever told anyone, I-- 119 00:05:07,132 --> 00:05:09,960 I'd never see my daddy again. 120 00:05:09,961 --> 00:05:12,267 - Who said that? 121 00:05:12,268 --> 00:05:15,836 - He said I could never go home. 122 00:05:15,837 --> 00:05:18,665 Please, I just-- I just want to go home. 123 00:05:18,666 --> 00:05:20,928 Can you just take me home? 124 00:05:20,929 --> 00:05:24,453 ♪ ♪ 125 00:05:24,454 --> 00:05:27,238 - [softly] Is it okay if I give you a hug? 126 00:05:27,239 --> 00:05:29,545 I'm sorry. 127 00:05:29,546 --> 00:05:32,287 I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. 128 00:05:32,288 --> 00:05:34,637 - [sniffles] 129 00:05:34,638 --> 00:05:36,422 - Oh. 130 00:05:36,423 --> 00:05:38,119 I got you. 131 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:43,646 ♪ ♪ 132 00:05:43,647 --> 00:05:46,475 [dramatic music] 133 00:05:46,476 --> 00:05:53,831 ♪ ♪ 134 00:06:32,783 --> 00:06:34,610 - She agreed to the physical exam. 135 00:06:34,611 --> 00:06:36,090 - Oh, great. - I'll do it myself. 136 00:06:36,091 --> 00:06:37,613 - Thank you. - Nice work. 137 00:06:37,614 --> 00:06:38,919 - Oh, so did she tell you 138 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,182 her last name or where she lives or...? 139 00:06:41,183 --> 00:06:44,054 - No, but, uh, ACS is sending a social worker. 140 00:06:44,055 --> 00:06:45,447 They may be able to ID her. 141 00:06:45,448 --> 00:06:46,927 - Oh, it would have been nice 142 00:06:46,928 --> 00:06:49,233 if, uh, they checked on the child in their care 143 00:06:49,234 --> 00:06:50,670 before she was pimped out. 144 00:06:50,671 --> 00:06:52,367 Look, Ash, I know you're slammed, 145 00:06:52,368 --> 00:06:53,716 but I really don't want her 146 00:06:53,717 --> 00:06:55,805 to go to another foster home tonight. 147 00:06:55,806 --> 00:06:58,765 - I'll--I'll find her a bed. - Oh, thank you. 148 00:06:58,766 --> 00:07:00,897 - Oh, uh, I think that's the social worker. 149 00:07:00,898 --> 00:07:02,856 Tell her I'll talk to her after the exam? 150 00:07:02,857 --> 00:07:04,597 Don't bite her head off. - Yeah. 151 00:07:04,598 --> 00:07:06,207 - You're the detective? 152 00:07:06,208 --> 00:07:07,948 - I'm the captain, Olivia Benson. 153 00:07:07,949 --> 00:07:09,558 - Vivian Parker, ACS. 154 00:07:09,559 --> 00:07:11,734 When can I talk to the girl? - After you talk to me. 155 00:07:11,735 --> 00:07:14,389 So do you know who she is? - I believe so. 156 00:07:14,390 --> 00:07:15,825 From her age and description, 157 00:07:15,826 --> 00:07:17,871 I think her name is Riley Williams. 158 00:07:17,872 --> 00:07:21,178 - Okay, well, is there anything in here about her foster father 159 00:07:21,179 --> 00:07:22,397 pimping her out? 160 00:07:22,398 --> 00:07:23,790 - I don't think so. - No? 161 00:07:23,791 --> 00:07:25,400 Did you bother to check on Riley 162 00:07:25,401 --> 00:07:27,315 since she's been placed in that home? 163 00:07:27,316 --> 00:07:28,838 - I'm new to this case. - Uh-huh. 164 00:07:28,839 --> 00:07:31,319 Well, then let me bring you up to speed. 165 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:32,755 She got lost in the system. 166 00:07:32,756 --> 00:07:34,627 She's been forced into prostitution. 167 00:07:34,628 --> 00:07:38,065 So I need somebody on this case who actually gives a damn. 168 00:07:38,066 --> 00:07:39,414 - That's me, Captain. 169 00:07:39,415 --> 00:07:41,198 I don't have to tell you the number of cases 170 00:07:41,199 --> 00:07:42,548 ACS has to cover-- 171 00:07:42,549 --> 00:07:44,201 over 50,000 cases 172 00:07:44,202 --> 00:07:46,116 and 6,000 kids in foster care alone, 173 00:07:46,117 --> 00:07:48,249 and not enough hours in the day to keep track of them. 174 00:07:48,250 --> 00:07:50,033 - Well, then get her out of that home 175 00:07:50,034 --> 00:07:52,340 and tell me who the foster father is 176 00:07:52,341 --> 00:07:53,646 so I can arrest him. 177 00:07:53,647 --> 00:07:55,430 - Well, that's the thing. There isn't one. 178 00:07:55,431 --> 00:07:57,563 She was placed with a single woman, 179 00:07:57,564 --> 00:07:58,999 Monique Sherman. 180 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,132 - All right, well, I need to speak with Monique. 181 00:08:03,700 --> 00:08:05,527 - You weren't concerned when Riley 182 00:08:05,528 --> 00:08:07,050 didn't come home last night? - What? 183 00:08:07,051 --> 00:08:09,357 Am I supposed to tie her to her bed? 184 00:08:09,358 --> 00:08:11,751 I done told that social worker I cannot control that girl. 185 00:08:11,752 --> 00:08:13,492 - You told the social worker two months ago 186 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:15,145 that everything was fine. 187 00:08:15,146 --> 00:08:16,582 - I don't know about that. 188 00:08:16,583 --> 00:08:18,540 Look, there is a different one every single time. 189 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:20,716 - Okay. - That girl is a problem-- 190 00:08:20,717 --> 00:08:23,719 always has been. 191 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,721 I didn't know anybody was coming over. 192 00:08:25,722 --> 00:08:26,809 I would have cleaned up. 193 00:08:26,810 --> 00:08:28,507 - Who's Marcus? - Who? 194 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:30,117 - The guy getting bills at this address. 195 00:08:30,118 --> 00:08:31,814 - I get the wrong mail every time. 196 00:08:31,815 --> 00:08:33,294 Listen, my shift is gonna start. 197 00:08:33,295 --> 00:08:34,687 You need to go. 198 00:08:34,688 --> 00:08:36,602 - Well, there's two coffee cups here in the sink. 199 00:08:36,603 --> 00:08:38,081 And there's two phone chargers. 200 00:08:38,082 --> 00:08:41,041 - And a pair of size-12 work boots. 201 00:08:41,042 --> 00:08:42,477 4 pairs of men's shoes. 202 00:08:42,478 --> 00:08:43,870 Couple of men's jackets. - That is private. 203 00:08:43,871 --> 00:08:45,654 - Monique, where's Marcus? 204 00:08:45,655 --> 00:08:47,003 - You need to leave. 205 00:08:47,004 --> 00:08:48,570 - Somebody in this house 206 00:08:48,571 --> 00:08:51,530 is forcing a child into sex trafficking. 207 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,619 And if Marcus doesn't exist, 208 00:08:53,620 --> 00:08:56,404 that only leaves one other person... 209 00:08:56,405 --> 00:08:58,188 doesn't it? 210 00:08:58,189 --> 00:08:59,668 Marcus Boyd, 211 00:08:59,669 --> 00:09:03,411 42, has a rap sheet that goes back for 20 years-- 212 00:09:03,412 --> 00:09:05,500 gambling, theft, 213 00:09:05,501 --> 00:09:07,458 and he just finished a bid at Green Haven 214 00:09:07,459 --> 00:09:09,504 last year for promoting prostitution. 215 00:09:09,505 --> 00:09:11,550 - Looks like his first foray into trafficking kids. 216 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:13,682 He really wants to go down to the bottom of the barrel. 217 00:09:13,683 --> 00:09:15,162 - Oh, with a record like this, 218 00:09:15,163 --> 00:09:17,120 he's gonna be going away for a long time. 219 00:09:17,121 --> 00:09:19,383 - And I suspect he knows that, because he's in the wind. 220 00:09:19,384 --> 00:09:21,472 So we have a car sitting on the residence, 221 00:09:21,473 --> 00:09:23,997 and Curry is with the foster mother in case he calls. 222 00:09:23,998 --> 00:09:25,912 [cell phone vibrates] - And how's the girl? 223 00:09:25,913 --> 00:09:27,261 - Uh, she's comfortable. 224 00:09:27,262 --> 00:09:28,958 Um, there's no drugs in her system. 225 00:09:28,959 --> 00:09:31,526 And, uh, she can't stay there indefinitely. 226 00:09:31,527 --> 00:09:34,355 So the social worker is trying to place her. 227 00:09:34,356 --> 00:09:36,270 - That was Curry. Marcus called the foster mom. 228 00:09:36,271 --> 00:09:37,924 He borrowed money for a bus ticket. 229 00:09:37,925 --> 00:09:39,969 He's at the Midtown Terminal now. 230 00:09:39,970 --> 00:09:41,841 [indistinct chatter over PA] 231 00:09:41,842 --> 00:09:43,843 - We got a hold on all outbound buses. 232 00:09:43,844 --> 00:09:45,366 Got every available eye looking. 233 00:09:45,367 --> 00:09:47,455 - Okay. He needs ID to buy a ticket, doesn't he? 234 00:09:47,456 --> 00:09:49,544 - Unless he got it online. - How many gates? 235 00:09:49,545 --> 00:09:51,328 - Over 200. I'm sorry, Captain. 236 00:09:51,329 --> 00:09:52,765 This is a tiny needle 237 00:09:52,766 --> 00:09:54,593 in a 2 million-square-foot haystack. 238 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:56,682 - Level 2, near the Dunkin's. I think it's him. 239 00:09:56,683 --> 00:09:58,074 - We're on our way. 240 00:09:58,075 --> 00:09:59,902 Clear the elevators, and shut 'em down. 241 00:09:59,903 --> 00:10:02,209 - Okay, I want teams of two at every escalator 242 00:10:02,210 --> 00:10:03,689 from that level down. 243 00:10:03,690 --> 00:10:05,647 Coordinate with Port Authority officers. 244 00:10:05,648 --> 00:10:07,344 - Got it, Cap. 245 00:10:07,345 --> 00:10:10,173 [dramatic music] 246 00:10:10,174 --> 00:10:12,175 ♪ ♪ 247 00:10:12,176 --> 00:10:14,003 - Gate 210, black jacket, gray hat. 248 00:10:14,004 --> 00:10:16,049 - Going to Orlando. - Happiest pimp on Earth. 249 00:10:16,050 --> 00:10:18,486 - All right, so stay here in case he gets past us. 250 00:10:18,487 --> 00:10:20,227 All right? 251 00:10:20,228 --> 00:10:22,795 All right, uh, suspect is at gate 210. 252 00:10:22,796 --> 00:10:24,623 Curry and I are going in. 253 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:28,104 [indistinct chatter] 254 00:10:28,105 --> 00:10:35,285 ♪ ♪ 255 00:10:35,286 --> 00:10:37,113 Marcus Boyd? 256 00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:38,941 - Don't try it, Boyd. - Don't do it. 257 00:10:38,942 --> 00:10:40,769 - No. Come on! 258 00:10:40,770 --> 00:10:44,599 [person groans loudly, indistinct shouting] 259 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,688 - [grunting] Clear the way. - Stop! 260 00:10:46,689 --> 00:10:49,082 NYPD! Give me some room, please! 261 00:10:49,083 --> 00:10:50,866 - Get back! Get back inside! Move! 262 00:10:50,867 --> 00:10:52,955 - Hey! Whoa, stop! Freeze! 263 00:10:52,956 --> 00:10:54,391 [horn blares] 264 00:10:54,392 --> 00:10:55,784 [person screams] 265 00:10:55,785 --> 00:10:58,352 ♪ ♪ 266 00:10:58,353 --> 00:11:01,398 - Oh, my God, my leg is broken! 267 00:11:01,399 --> 00:11:02,878 - Man, look at you. 268 00:11:02,879 --> 00:11:04,880 Thought you were dead. Lucky duck. 269 00:11:04,881 --> 00:11:06,403 - Help me! - Nah. 270 00:11:06,404 --> 00:11:07,970 - [groaning] 271 00:11:07,971 --> 00:11:10,538 - Okay, we'll call an ambulance... 272 00:11:10,539 --> 00:11:13,236 in a minute. 273 00:11:13,237 --> 00:11:16,371 - [groaning] - [sighs] 274 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:23,856 - A few years ago, the department placed 275 00:11:23,857 --> 00:11:25,422 a 12-year-old with them, and they adopted her. 276 00:11:25,423 --> 00:11:27,990 Amazing family-- just really good people. 277 00:11:27,991 --> 00:11:29,775 - So they're okay with a teenage girl? 278 00:11:29,776 --> 00:11:31,559 - Raised three girls of their own. 279 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:33,430 - Okay. - I vetted them myself-- 280 00:11:33,431 --> 00:11:35,824 visited the home, spoke to neighbors. 281 00:11:35,825 --> 00:11:38,000 They're aware of all the circumstances with Riley. 282 00:11:38,001 --> 00:11:39,915 They want to help. - Good. This is good news. 283 00:11:39,916 --> 00:11:42,744 I-I don't know if Riley is gonna feel that way. 284 00:11:42,745 --> 00:11:45,791 I mean, she really, really wants to go back to her father. 285 00:11:45,792 --> 00:11:48,054 - Dad lost custody four years ago for abuse. 286 00:11:48,055 --> 00:11:50,534 Before my time. I'm not sure about the details. 287 00:11:50,535 --> 00:11:53,842 - Mm, yeah, well, that was in the Bronx. 288 00:11:53,843 --> 00:11:56,845 Back then, SVU was problematic. 289 00:11:56,846 --> 00:11:58,847 - Dig around, see what I can find out. 290 00:11:58,848 --> 00:12:00,588 Reunification would be ideal. 291 00:12:00,589 --> 00:12:03,199 - Yeah, well, I think let's get her somewhere safe first. 292 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,333 [video game beeping, whirring over cell phone] 293 00:12:06,334 --> 00:12:09,075 Hey, uh, excuse me, where-- where's the girl that was here? 294 00:12:09,076 --> 00:12:10,730 - There was another girl here? 295 00:12:12,644 --> 00:12:14,168 - Okay. 296 00:12:16,779 --> 00:12:18,519 Hey. Anything? 297 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,739 - One camera caught her getting into a car 298 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:22,349 on the south side of the hospital 299 00:12:22,350 --> 00:12:24,090 about two hours before you arrived. 300 00:12:24,091 --> 00:12:26,179 - Okay. - But the footage is garbage. 301 00:12:26,180 --> 00:12:28,834 Could only make out that it was a dark, late-model sedan. 302 00:12:28,835 --> 00:12:30,792 - How did she leave without getting caught? 303 00:12:30,793 --> 00:12:32,315 - It's not a lockdown ward. 304 00:12:32,316 --> 00:12:34,404 I mean, she could have walked through the front door. 305 00:12:34,405 --> 00:12:36,363 - Well, I'm checking with the rideshare companies now 306 00:12:36,364 --> 00:12:37,799 between that time frame. 307 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,497 - Cap, line two--came in on the nonemergency line. 308 00:12:40,498 --> 00:12:42,456 Guy says he's Riley's dad. 309 00:12:42,457 --> 00:12:45,198 [dramatic music] 310 00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:48,288 ♪ ♪ 311 00:12:48,289 --> 00:12:51,160 [phone beeps] - Hi, this is Captain Benson. 312 00:12:51,161 --> 00:12:52,727 Hello? 313 00:12:52,728 --> 00:12:55,425 Hello? Are you there? - Yeah. Yeah, I'm--I'm here. 314 00:12:55,426 --> 00:12:57,732 - Okay. And you're Riley's father? 315 00:12:57,733 --> 00:12:59,299 You're... 316 00:12:59,300 --> 00:13:00,691 Nathan Williams? 317 00:13:00,692 --> 00:13:02,389 - Yes, uh, Nate Williams. 318 00:13:02,390 --> 00:13:03,782 Riley's here. 319 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,871 She just showed up on my doorstep. 320 00:13:05,872 --> 00:13:08,351 - Okay, Mr. Williams, is--is Riley okay? 321 00:13:08,352 --> 00:13:10,005 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. She's okay. 322 00:13:10,006 --> 00:13:12,181 Uh, she says she wants to stay with me. 323 00:13:12,182 --> 00:13:13,922 I want that more than anything, 324 00:13:13,923 --> 00:13:16,925 but I don't want her to get in trouble, or me. 325 00:13:16,926 --> 00:13:18,753 I-I don't know what to do. 326 00:13:18,754 --> 00:13:22,278 ♪ ♪ 327 00:13:22,279 --> 00:13:25,760 [knock on door] 328 00:13:25,761 --> 00:13:27,936 - Hi. 329 00:13:27,937 --> 00:13:30,373 - She's, uh--she's really mad. 330 00:13:30,374 --> 00:13:31,810 - Okay. 331 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:33,376 Hey, Riley. - I'm not leaving. 332 00:13:33,377 --> 00:13:35,074 You'll just have to take me to jail. 333 00:13:35,075 --> 00:13:36,684 - Okay, nobody's going to jail. 334 00:13:36,685 --> 00:13:38,555 - Honey, you know that we cannot do it like this, right? 335 00:13:38,556 --> 00:13:40,340 - Nobody is listening to me. 336 00:13:40,341 --> 00:13:42,211 Why isn't anyone listening to me? 337 00:13:42,212 --> 00:13:44,561 - Hey, Riley, we all just want what's best for you, Riley. 338 00:13:44,562 --> 00:13:46,172 - Then let me stay! 339 00:13:46,173 --> 00:13:47,826 My dad never hurt me. 340 00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:49,392 And nobody believes me. 341 00:13:49,393 --> 00:13:52,395 I broke my arm playing volleyball, 342 00:13:52,396 --> 00:13:54,049 and they said he did it! 343 00:13:54,050 --> 00:13:56,008 - The hospital reported the injury to ACS 344 00:13:56,009 --> 00:13:57,357 as suspected abuse. 345 00:13:57,358 --> 00:13:59,707 The social worker referred it to Bronx SVU. 346 00:13:59,708 --> 00:14:01,230 - I talked to the detective. 347 00:14:01,231 --> 00:14:02,841 He said it looked like an accident, 348 00:14:02,842 --> 00:14:04,320 because it was. 349 00:14:04,321 --> 00:14:06,453 Then a week later, we get pulled into Family Court, 350 00:14:06,454 --> 00:14:08,629 and they said I did it, and then they took her away. 351 00:14:08,630 --> 00:14:11,240 - Did you appeal the court's decision? 352 00:14:11,241 --> 00:14:12,633 - Yeah. 353 00:14:12,634 --> 00:14:14,417 It took me two years to get a lawyer 354 00:14:14,418 --> 00:14:15,810 that would even take my case. 355 00:14:15,811 --> 00:14:17,812 We get to appeals court, and they say 356 00:14:17,813 --> 00:14:20,206 it's over a six-year backlog on civil cases? 357 00:14:20,207 --> 00:14:21,860 And even then, 358 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:23,862 I-I went to every class they told me to go to. 359 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,428 I-I got a better place to live. 360 00:14:25,429 --> 00:14:27,604 I talked to every social worker that came to my door, 361 00:14:27,605 --> 00:14:29,389 and it didn't matter. 362 00:14:29,390 --> 00:14:32,871 T-they shipped Riley all different places. 363 00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:34,698 She missed school, 364 00:14:34,699 --> 00:14:38,398 and now some man is beating her and putting her in the street? 365 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:40,879 ♪ ♪ 366 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,055 I would never-- 367 00:14:43,056 --> 00:14:46,536 I didn't hurt Riley, and nobody cares. 368 00:14:46,537 --> 00:14:48,190 It's been four years. 369 00:14:48,191 --> 00:14:49,975 I will never get that time back. 370 00:14:49,976 --> 00:14:52,499 Riley will never get that time back! 371 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:56,503 ♪ ♪ 372 00:14:56,504 --> 00:14:59,419 I tried, baby. 373 00:14:59,420 --> 00:15:02,988 I tried so hard to get you back. 374 00:15:02,989 --> 00:15:05,338 I am still trying. 375 00:15:05,339 --> 00:15:08,428 - [crying] 376 00:15:08,429 --> 00:15:10,473 Can you help us? 377 00:15:10,474 --> 00:15:12,562 Can you make them listen? 378 00:15:12,563 --> 00:15:14,913 - I don't work for Bronx SVU, 379 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:18,481 so I don't have the authority to reopen the case, 380 00:15:18,482 --> 00:15:21,310 but I will make some inquiries. 381 00:15:21,311 --> 00:15:24,226 - So, no, you're not gonna help us. 382 00:15:24,227 --> 00:15:25,706 - I'm gonna try, 383 00:15:25,707 --> 00:15:28,883 but, you know, that's really all that I can promise 384 00:15:28,884 --> 00:15:30,189 at this point. 385 00:15:30,190 --> 00:15:33,105 Maybe somebody will listen to me. 386 00:15:33,106 --> 00:15:35,934 But, unfortunately, uh... 387 00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:39,285 you can't stay here right now. 388 00:15:39,286 --> 00:15:40,895 - Listen, we have a family 389 00:15:40,896 --> 00:15:43,115 that's ready for you to stay with them, 390 00:15:43,116 --> 00:15:45,552 and they are safe and loving. 391 00:15:45,553 --> 00:15:48,033 I will not let you get lost in the system. 392 00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:49,469 - [sniffles] 393 00:15:49,470 --> 00:15:53,690 - Just until we get all this sorted out. 394 00:15:53,691 --> 00:15:56,302 - [sniffles] - If I could... 395 00:15:56,303 --> 00:15:58,478 I'd get on a plane with you right now, 396 00:15:58,479 --> 00:16:00,088 and we'd just run away. 397 00:16:00,089 --> 00:16:02,917 You know I would. 398 00:16:02,918 --> 00:16:05,964 I'm so sorry, baby. 399 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:07,661 This is my fault. 400 00:16:07,662 --> 00:16:09,619 - [crying] 401 00:16:09,620 --> 00:16:12,840 - I will do whatever you want me to do. I... 402 00:16:12,841 --> 00:16:16,061 I'll--I'll take any test. I'll--I'll pay any money. 403 00:16:16,062 --> 00:16:18,106 Just help me get my daughter back. 404 00:16:18,107 --> 00:16:20,587 - [sniffles, continues crying] 405 00:16:20,588 --> 00:16:23,024 ♪ ♪ 406 00:16:23,025 --> 00:16:25,026 - The Bronx SVU case file is pretty light. 407 00:16:25,027 --> 00:16:26,985 I mean, the lieutenant spoke with the dad, 408 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,725 the--the school, the hospital, and Riley. 409 00:16:28,726 --> 00:16:30,640 He didn't think that there was anything criminal. 410 00:16:30,641 --> 00:16:32,816 And the Bronx DA declined to prosecute. 411 00:16:32,817 --> 00:16:35,167 - But, somehow, Bronx Family Court got involved 412 00:16:35,168 --> 00:16:36,864 and initiated the removal. 413 00:16:36,865 --> 00:16:39,998 - The social worker said that there was already an ACS file 414 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:42,870 on Nate Williams from when Riley was a baby. 415 00:16:42,871 --> 00:16:46,004 So he had brought her into the hospital with a high fever, 416 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:48,876 and they looked at him for neglect. 417 00:16:48,877 --> 00:16:51,313 - Or they looked at him because he was a single dad, 418 00:16:51,314 --> 00:16:52,880 low income, and Black. 419 00:16:52,881 --> 00:16:54,969 - Yeah, that could absolutely be a part of it. 420 00:16:54,970 --> 00:16:56,797 In New York, more than half the kids 421 00:16:56,798 --> 00:16:58,842 that are removed from their homes without a court order 422 00:16:58,843 --> 00:17:00,844 are Black, even though those kids only make up 423 00:17:00,845 --> 00:17:02,063 a quarter of the population. 424 00:17:02,064 --> 00:17:04,022 - Yeah, I can ask Carisi to reach out 425 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:06,111 to Bronx Family Court-- he might have some contacts. 426 00:17:06,112 --> 00:17:07,677 - Who was the lieutenant from the Bronx? 427 00:17:07,678 --> 00:17:09,636 - Uh, Delacruz. You know him? 428 00:17:09,637 --> 00:17:13,118 - Oh, yeah, he got caught up in the house cleaning over there. 429 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,033 They let him stay in the department, 430 00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,035 but they busted him down to the property room. 431 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:20,951 - Okay, so he hates you or just intensely dislikes? 432 00:17:20,952 --> 00:17:22,953 - I mean, I'm not getting any Christmas cards from the guy, 433 00:17:22,954 --> 00:17:24,738 but he wasn't the worst of them. 434 00:17:24,739 --> 00:17:26,174 I can have a chat. 435 00:17:26,175 --> 00:17:28,437 - Yeah, I remember it. Kid busted her arm. 436 00:17:28,438 --> 00:17:30,526 Hospital questioned whether the dad could have done it. 437 00:17:30,527 --> 00:17:32,354 - You didn't think so? 438 00:17:32,355 --> 00:17:34,922 - Plenty of witnesses to the actual injury-- 439 00:17:34,923 --> 00:17:37,055 collided with another kid at practice. 440 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:39,361 Dad seemed solid. Kid's story was consistent. 441 00:17:39,362 --> 00:17:41,363 I talked to my DA. He DP'd it. 442 00:17:41,364 --> 00:17:42,625 Last I heard of it. 443 00:17:42,626 --> 00:17:44,932 - Well, somebody at Family Court disagreed. 444 00:17:44,933 --> 00:17:46,673 They removed her from her home. 445 00:17:46,674 --> 00:17:50,111 - Doc at the hospital was real insistent about abuse. 446 00:17:50,112 --> 00:17:51,895 But other than this injury, 447 00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:54,550 I couldn't find anything to support that. 448 00:17:54,551 --> 00:17:56,465 All I got. 449 00:17:56,466 --> 00:17:58,206 - I appreciate you, Javi. 450 00:17:58,207 --> 00:18:00,252 Tell Ginny I said hello. 451 00:18:00,253 --> 00:18:01,862 - Ginny left me. 452 00:18:01,863 --> 00:18:04,430 And you and me are not friends. 453 00:18:04,431 --> 00:18:06,214 - If they need you in Family Court, 454 00:18:06,215 --> 00:18:07,737 will you testify? 455 00:18:07,738 --> 00:18:11,350 - You know where to find me-- down in this hellhole. 456 00:18:11,351 --> 00:18:13,092 - [sighs] 457 00:18:15,224 --> 00:18:17,356 - Sorry, you're with the Manhattan DA? 458 00:18:17,357 --> 00:18:20,098 The hell you doing up here? - A favor to my SVU detectives. 459 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:21,838 Case dropped in their lap that intersects 460 00:18:21,839 --> 00:18:23,797 with one of your clients, Nate Williams? 461 00:18:23,798 --> 00:18:25,668 - Okay, and? - And I think I got something 462 00:18:25,669 --> 00:18:27,279 that's gonna help you get his kid back. 463 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,324 - Look, man, don't go telling him things like that, okay? 464 00:18:29,325 --> 00:18:31,109 I don't want to give him false hope. 465 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:32,501 - Well, hold on, relax. 466 00:18:32,502 --> 00:18:34,155 I didn't tell him anything, but I-- 467 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:35,896 Stop. Listen, I don't think you hear what I'm saying here. 468 00:18:35,897 --> 00:18:37,898 The lieutenant who investigated is willing to speak 469 00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:39,552 on your client's behalf. 470 00:18:39,553 --> 00:18:41,554 He's gonna say that he didn't find any evidence of abuse. 471 00:18:41,555 --> 00:18:43,425 - Okay, great. Have him give me a call. 472 00:18:43,426 --> 00:18:45,079 Thanks. - Wait, hold on. 473 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:46,646 Do you think your client's innocent? 474 00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:48,865 - Yes, I do. I... 475 00:18:48,866 --> 00:18:51,346 I also know it doesn't matter in this case. 476 00:18:51,347 --> 00:18:53,827 - "Doesn't matter"? That's insane. 477 00:18:53,828 --> 00:18:56,003 That's also bordering on negligence. 478 00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:58,005 You get a chance to get justice for your client, you take it. 479 00:18:58,006 --> 00:18:59,441 - [scoffs] 480 00:18:59,442 --> 00:19:03,750 Have you ever spent any time in Bronx Family Court? 481 00:19:03,751 --> 00:19:05,882 - No, I haven't. - Yeah. 482 00:19:05,883 --> 00:19:08,450 You kind of feel it hanging in the air, right? 483 00:19:08,451 --> 00:19:09,886 The despair? 484 00:19:09,887 --> 00:19:11,671 Yeah, the judges don't care. 485 00:19:11,672 --> 00:19:14,152 They're just waiting for their next political appointment. 486 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,806 Yeah, everybody treats each other like garbage. 487 00:19:16,807 --> 00:19:19,113 And the families that walk through these doors, 488 00:19:19,114 --> 00:19:21,159 they get screwed one way or another. 489 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,204 There is rarely a just solution. 490 00:19:23,205 --> 00:19:26,468 - Well, I'm telling you, here is one. 491 00:19:26,469 --> 00:19:28,209 Request a new hearing. 492 00:19:28,210 --> 00:19:31,299 Daughter's almost 15 years old. She's gonna be able to testify. 493 00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:33,693 Come on, pal, this is as close to a slam dunk 494 00:19:33,694 --> 00:19:36,130 as you're gonna get. 495 00:19:36,131 --> 00:19:38,654 - Yeah. All right, I'll do my best. 496 00:19:38,655 --> 00:19:40,917 Should come up and see for yourself. 497 00:19:40,918 --> 00:19:42,833 Sit in the front row. 498 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,835 - All right. 499 00:19:45,836 --> 00:19:48,055 I've read the application, motions, and briefs. 500 00:19:48,056 --> 00:19:50,100 I've also reviewed the statements 501 00:19:50,101 --> 00:19:53,191 from the investigating detective and the police file. 502 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:55,193 Mr. Battaglia, please call your first witness. 503 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:57,934 - We call Dr. Bethany Allen. 504 00:19:57,935 --> 00:20:01,155 - Dr. Allen, I'll remind you, you're under oath. 505 00:20:01,156 --> 00:20:02,678 You may proceed. 506 00:20:02,679 --> 00:20:04,202 - Dr. Allen, you're the head 507 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:06,204 of the Child Abuse and Neglect Department 508 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:07,901 at St. Bartholomew's in the Bronx? 509 00:20:07,902 --> 00:20:09,163 - Yes, I am. 510 00:20:09,164 --> 00:20:10,860 - And you reviewed Riley Williams's case 511 00:20:10,861 --> 00:20:12,297 when she was seen 512 00:20:12,298 --> 00:20:14,560 in the St. Bart's Emergency Department in 2022? 513 00:20:14,561 --> 00:20:16,083 - Yes, I did. 514 00:20:16,084 --> 00:20:18,651 - Can you explain what a child-abuse pediatrician is? 515 00:20:18,652 --> 00:20:20,914 - Well, it's in the job description. 516 00:20:20,915 --> 00:20:23,786 It is a subspecialty of pediatrics. 517 00:20:23,787 --> 00:20:27,007 We are trained to evaluate, treat, and prevent child abuse. 518 00:20:27,008 --> 00:20:29,488 - Why did you recommend Riley be removed from the home 519 00:20:29,489 --> 00:20:31,925 after evaluating her four years ago? 520 00:20:31,926 --> 00:20:33,535 - I made my recommendation 521 00:20:33,536 --> 00:20:35,537 based on Riley's medical history 522 00:20:35,538 --> 00:20:38,061 and on the injuries she presented with. 523 00:20:38,062 --> 00:20:42,152 As a newborn, Riley developed a fever of 102. 524 00:20:42,153 --> 00:20:44,372 And by the father's own admission, 525 00:20:44,373 --> 00:20:47,680 he delayed getting medical attention for three days. 526 00:20:47,681 --> 00:20:51,814 By definition, um, failure to provide 527 00:20:51,815 --> 00:20:55,731 necessary medical care is neglect. 528 00:20:55,732 --> 00:20:57,603 - And what about her broken arm? 529 00:20:57,604 --> 00:21:00,432 - Riley presented with a non-displaced fracture 530 00:21:00,433 --> 00:21:02,042 to the ulna, 531 00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:04,262 also called a "nightstick fracture." 532 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,394 In young women, this injury often occurs 533 00:21:06,395 --> 00:21:07,830 when someone uses their forearm 534 00:21:07,831 --> 00:21:10,180 to shield their face from a blow. 535 00:21:10,181 --> 00:21:13,271 - And even though Riley stated she'd been hurt playing sports? 536 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:15,838 - Well, you don't need to be a doctor 537 00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:19,015 to understand that children protect their parents, 538 00:21:19,016 --> 00:21:21,366 protect their abusers. 539 00:21:21,367 --> 00:21:24,412 And it's up to me and to you-- 540 00:21:24,413 --> 00:21:27,285 and to you, Your Honor-- 541 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:30,070 it's up to us all to protect them. 542 00:21:30,071 --> 00:21:33,595 ♪ ♪ 543 00:21:33,596 --> 00:21:35,902 - Thank you all for your presentations. 544 00:21:35,903 --> 00:21:37,295 While I understand 545 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:39,514 that the Administration for Children's Services 546 00:21:39,515 --> 00:21:41,560 has the burden of proof here, 547 00:21:41,561 --> 00:21:44,302 I will say I still have concerns 548 00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:46,391 for the minor's safety. 549 00:21:46,392 --> 00:21:49,002 I'll review all the evidence and have a decision in a week. 550 00:21:49,003 --> 00:21:50,612 We're adjourned. [gavel bangs] 551 00:21:50,613 --> 00:21:52,875 ♪ ♪ 552 00:21:52,876 --> 00:21:54,442 - So what does that mean? 553 00:21:54,443 --> 00:21:56,488 Does that mean that she might say yes? 554 00:21:56,489 --> 00:22:00,056 - Honestly, it means she wants us to wait until she says no. 555 00:22:00,057 --> 00:22:02,320 Welcome to the Bronx. 556 00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:04,452 Hope you enjoyed your field trip. 557 00:22:04,453 --> 00:22:10,764 ♪ ♪ 558 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:18,597 [indistinct chatter, elevator bell dings] 559 00:22:18,598 --> 00:22:20,250 - Dr. Allen. 560 00:22:20,251 --> 00:22:21,774 Hi. - Hi. 561 00:22:21,775 --> 00:22:23,123 - I'm Captain Olivia Benson 562 00:22:23,124 --> 00:22:24,994 from Manhattan Special Victims Unit, 563 00:22:24,995 --> 00:22:28,258 and I was just in court, and I heard your testimony. 564 00:22:28,259 --> 00:22:30,217 - Oh, well, I'm happy to have helped. 565 00:22:30,218 --> 00:22:32,306 - Well, actually, you know, I'm always looking to learn, 566 00:22:32,307 --> 00:22:34,482 and I was wondering if you might tell me 567 00:22:34,483 --> 00:22:36,484 just a little bit more of how you came to your conclusion 568 00:22:36,485 --> 00:22:37,920 about Riley Williams. 569 00:22:37,921 --> 00:22:39,531 - Easy. I followed the science. 570 00:22:39,532 --> 00:22:42,795 - Okay, but police work supported everything 571 00:22:42,796 --> 00:22:46,451 that Riley said and everything that her father is saying. 572 00:22:46,452 --> 00:22:48,148 - Then the police work is wrong. 573 00:22:48,149 --> 00:22:50,193 [dramatic music] 574 00:22:50,194 --> 00:22:52,239 - How do you know when you're wrong? 575 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,633 - [chuckles] Well, I appreciate the work of law enforcement. 576 00:22:54,634 --> 00:22:56,374 I do, but you are simply not capable 577 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:57,984 of making judgments at this level. 578 00:22:57,985 --> 00:23:00,160 And I'm sorry if that sounds condescending. 579 00:23:00,161 --> 00:23:02,597 - It does. But I assume that's the point? 580 00:23:02,598 --> 00:23:04,556 - Fair. 581 00:23:04,557 --> 00:23:06,253 I respect what you do. 582 00:23:06,254 --> 00:23:08,734 But if we allow cops and lawyers and judges 583 00:23:08,735 --> 00:23:11,214 to interpret science, children die. 584 00:23:11,215 --> 00:23:12,781 The only thing that I regret 585 00:23:12,782 --> 00:23:15,088 about how I handled Riley Williams is, 586 00:23:15,089 --> 00:23:17,482 I just wish I'd gotten her out of that house sooner. 587 00:23:17,483 --> 00:23:19,048 - Okay, Dr. Allen, 588 00:23:19,049 --> 00:23:21,486 Riley Williams was forced into prostitution 589 00:23:21,487 --> 00:23:23,618 while in foster care. 590 00:23:23,619 --> 00:23:25,185 She wasn't safer. 591 00:23:25,186 --> 00:23:28,318 - Yes, but that is not my responsibility, is it? 592 00:23:28,319 --> 00:23:30,190 It's yours. 593 00:23:30,191 --> 00:23:32,410 That's all the time I've got, Captain. 594 00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:34,194 Good luck. 595 00:23:34,195 --> 00:23:36,022 - [sighs] 596 00:23:36,023 --> 00:23:38,677 ♪ ♪ 597 00:23:38,678 --> 00:23:41,157 What are our next steps? 598 00:23:41,158 --> 00:23:43,812 - We don't really have any. - Why not? 599 00:23:43,813 --> 00:23:45,988 - Liv, this isn't even our own county. 600 00:23:45,989 --> 00:23:47,773 Now, we got the guy a new hearing, 601 00:23:47,774 --> 00:23:49,601 and hopefully the judge comes back 602 00:23:49,602 --> 00:23:51,864 with the-- the right decision, but... 603 00:23:51,865 --> 00:23:53,822 we've done all that we can do here. 604 00:23:53,823 --> 00:23:56,477 ♪ ♪ 605 00:23:56,478 --> 00:23:58,827 - [sighs] 606 00:23:58,828 --> 00:24:00,742 - I don't know, Olivia. 607 00:24:00,743 --> 00:24:03,353 The arm fracture could have been warding off a blow, 608 00:24:03,354 --> 00:24:05,094 or it could have happened the way the child 609 00:24:05,095 --> 00:24:07,227 and the dad described it. - Okay, fine. 610 00:24:07,228 --> 00:24:10,099 I mean, at worst, it's--it's unclear. 611 00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:14,103 But would you have taken her out of the home based on this? 612 00:24:14,104 --> 00:24:17,106 - If there was a history of neglect or abuse. 613 00:24:17,107 --> 00:24:19,892 - The history is high fever that went on too long 614 00:24:19,893 --> 00:24:22,460 before the father sought medical attention. 615 00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:24,984 - I don't know what you want me to say, Olivia. 616 00:24:24,985 --> 00:24:27,073 - Would you have taken her out of the house? 617 00:24:27,074 --> 00:24:29,467 - No, but I am just reading the reports. 618 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:31,947 I'm not seeing the patient or the father. 619 00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:33,514 - Well, neither did Dr. Allen. 620 00:24:33,515 --> 00:24:36,343 She made her decision remotely 621 00:24:36,344 --> 00:24:40,608 based on medical records and imaging. 622 00:24:40,609 --> 00:24:42,915 So what's really bothering you here? 623 00:24:42,916 --> 00:24:44,699 - You know, there are only 624 00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:48,921 about 350 board-certified CAPs in the country. 625 00:24:48,922 --> 00:24:51,793 Dr. Allen is one of them. 626 00:24:51,794 --> 00:24:55,362 She's one of the most respected and sought after. 627 00:24:55,363 --> 00:24:57,930 - But that doesn't mean that she can't make a mistake. 628 00:24:57,931 --> 00:25:00,323 - And, frankly, I'm a little surprised 629 00:25:00,324 --> 00:25:01,673 that you want to challenge 630 00:25:01,674 --> 00:25:03,718 the medical judgment of a physician. 631 00:25:03,719 --> 00:25:05,590 - I know that I'm not a doctor. 632 00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:08,070 I've been doing this a long time. 633 00:25:08,071 --> 00:25:10,247 That's got to count for something. 634 00:25:11,945 --> 00:25:16,688 And Dr. Allen is so sure... 635 00:25:16,689 --> 00:25:18,516 and that's a problem. 636 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:21,344 - Doctors can get myopic. 637 00:25:21,345 --> 00:25:24,304 They want to prove their hypotheses so bad 638 00:25:24,305 --> 00:25:26,393 that they reject any information 639 00:25:26,394 --> 00:25:27,916 that doesn't conform with it. 640 00:25:27,917 --> 00:25:30,484 - Look, I'm not trying to undermine Dr. Allen. 641 00:25:30,485 --> 00:25:33,574 I'm not, but... 642 00:25:33,575 --> 00:25:38,405 but I think that there may be an injustice here. 643 00:25:38,406 --> 00:25:40,886 Obviously, if I'm wrong, I'll let it go, but... 644 00:25:40,887 --> 00:25:43,149 - Yeah. That sounds just like you. 645 00:25:43,150 --> 00:25:45,368 ♪ ♪ 646 00:25:45,369 --> 00:25:48,371 Allen keeps jumping around. 647 00:25:48,372 --> 00:25:51,200 For a supposedly rising star in this field, 648 00:25:51,201 --> 00:25:54,334 she keeps bouncing to new jobs. 649 00:25:54,335 --> 00:25:56,641 And a small hospital in the Bronx 650 00:25:56,642 --> 00:26:00,383 isn't exactly a step up. 651 00:26:00,384 --> 00:26:02,472 I always wondered why. 652 00:26:02,473 --> 00:26:05,824 ♪ ♪ 653 00:26:05,825 --> 00:26:09,349 - Well, Ashley wasn't wrong. Dr. Allen has been all over. 654 00:26:09,350 --> 00:26:11,786 She started her career in Chicago 655 00:26:11,787 --> 00:26:13,614 and then a couple of places in Cleveland, 656 00:26:13,615 --> 00:26:15,181 three- or four-year stints, 657 00:26:15,182 --> 00:26:17,618 and she spent the longest amount of time in the Bronx. 658 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:19,489 - She seems to spend half her time 659 00:26:19,490 --> 00:26:20,839 giving expert testimony 660 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,667 and talks at medical conferences. 661 00:26:22,668 --> 00:26:24,973 The last one was about abusive head trauma-- 662 00:26:24,974 --> 00:26:27,715 what we used to call shaken baby syndrome. 663 00:26:27,716 --> 00:26:30,326 - Liv, you got a beef with me or something? 664 00:26:30,327 --> 00:26:32,154 - No. Why? 665 00:26:32,155 --> 00:26:34,374 - Then what's with the, uh-- the boatload of subpoenas 666 00:26:34,375 --> 00:26:36,028 you dumped on my desk? 667 00:26:36,029 --> 00:26:37,943 Requests for medical records from three Cleveland hospitals, 668 00:26:37,944 --> 00:26:40,598 a Chicago hospital group, employment records, 669 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:42,861 DCFS records, medical board records-- 670 00:26:42,862 --> 00:26:44,384 all for Dr. Bethany Allen. 671 00:26:44,385 --> 00:26:46,516 - Yeah, I'm just-- I'm looking into her. 672 00:26:46,517 --> 00:26:48,823 - Liv, come on, I told you, we--we did our job here. 673 00:26:48,824 --> 00:26:50,303 In fact, we did more than that. 674 00:26:50,304 --> 00:26:52,261 - Okay, and Riley Williams is living 675 00:26:52,262 --> 00:26:54,002 in a foster home indefinitely. 676 00:26:54,003 --> 00:26:55,700 - Unfortunately, Riley Williams 677 00:26:55,701 --> 00:26:57,789 is out of our hands-- that's a different department. 678 00:26:57,790 --> 00:27:00,530 And I-I cannot believe that you, of all people, 679 00:27:00,531 --> 00:27:02,402 want to go after a medical doctor on this. 680 00:27:02,403 --> 00:27:04,622 - Why? Because she can't be wrong? 681 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:06,580 - That is not what I said. - Okay. 682 00:27:06,581 --> 00:27:09,278 Carisi, I've worked with CAPs before, 683 00:27:09,279 --> 00:27:12,542 and it has always been a team. 684 00:27:12,543 --> 00:27:14,240 - So what's your plan here? 685 00:27:14,241 --> 00:27:16,155 What, y-you're gonna build a case against her? 686 00:27:16,156 --> 00:27:17,547 You gonna arrest her? - No. 687 00:27:17,548 --> 00:27:19,724 She hasn't done anything criminal. 688 00:27:19,725 --> 00:27:21,856 [sighs] Look... 689 00:27:21,857 --> 00:27:26,208 I'm just trying to do the right thing for Riley 690 00:27:26,209 --> 00:27:29,604 and for whoever else is out there. 691 00:27:32,302 --> 00:27:34,826 ♪ ♪ 692 00:27:34,827 --> 00:27:36,959 - [sighs] 693 00:27:39,222 --> 00:27:41,615 Hey, CJ, what's-- what's shaking? 694 00:27:41,616 --> 00:27:44,923 - I got a problem. 695 00:27:44,924 --> 00:27:49,144 That doctor, uh... 696 00:27:49,145 --> 00:27:52,060 [sighs] I used her in a case six months ago-- 697 00:27:52,061 --> 00:27:53,540 expert witness. 698 00:27:53,541 --> 00:27:56,108 And I got the conviction. 699 00:27:56,109 --> 00:27:58,545 - You're questioning that now? 700 00:27:58,546 --> 00:28:00,199 - Aren't you? 701 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,986 ♪ ♪ 702 00:28:07,337 --> 00:28:09,817 - Sure, I remember this-- Corinne Langford. 703 00:28:09,818 --> 00:28:11,863 Baby had a head injury. Doctor couldn't rule out abuse. 704 00:28:11,864 --> 00:28:13,691 - Oh, what did the mother tell you? 705 00:28:13,692 --> 00:28:15,693 - Nothing. I tried to talk to her at the hospital. 706 00:28:15,694 --> 00:28:17,390 She said her cousin was a lawyer or something. 707 00:28:17,391 --> 00:28:19,131 Told her, never talk to the police. 708 00:28:19,132 --> 00:28:20,523 Honestly, that's good advice. 709 00:28:20,524 --> 00:28:22,525 - And so you never interviewed her at all? 710 00:28:22,526 --> 00:28:24,614 - No. Next thing I heard, CJ got the indictment. 711 00:28:24,615 --> 00:28:26,921 - My usual expert witness wasn't available. 712 00:28:26,922 --> 00:28:30,185 Someone recommended Dr. Allen, and she was incredible. 713 00:28:30,186 --> 00:28:31,665 Grand jury loved her. 714 00:28:31,666 --> 00:28:33,841 She diagnosed abusive head trauma. 715 00:28:33,842 --> 00:28:35,103 After the indictment, 716 00:28:35,104 --> 00:28:36,975 the defense lawyer wanted a deal-- 717 00:28:36,976 --> 00:28:39,717 pled to attempted reckless endangerment one. 718 00:28:39,718 --> 00:28:41,719 Mom's in the middle of 12 months at Rikers. 719 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,373 - Where's the kid now? - ACS put him with an aunt. 720 00:28:44,374 --> 00:28:46,898 - I got to tell you, I don't see what the problem is here. 721 00:28:46,899 --> 00:28:49,465 The doctors in the ER flagged it for abuse, 722 00:28:49,466 --> 00:28:51,598 Allen confirmed it, and the mom pled guilty. 723 00:28:51,599 --> 00:28:53,513 - My guy looked at the case later, 724 00:28:53,514 --> 00:28:55,515 said he was surprised I got the indictment 725 00:28:55,516 --> 00:28:57,473 based on what he saw-- called it a gray area. 726 00:28:57,474 --> 00:28:59,127 He wouldn't have called it abuse. 727 00:28:59,128 --> 00:29:00,738 And the mother pled because the lawyer said 728 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:02,740 it would have been worse in front of a jury. 729 00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:04,742 - He's right. It would have been. 730 00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:06,744 - All right, CJ, I-- 731 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:09,094 I just want to make sure that-- that you're understanding 732 00:29:09,095 --> 00:29:10,573 what you're starting here, 733 00:29:10,574 --> 00:29:12,837 because if you open this up, you open up everything. 734 00:29:12,838 --> 00:29:14,577 Do you understand? - I know. 735 00:29:14,578 --> 00:29:16,754 - Think about what happens when we find out a cop is corrupt. 736 00:29:16,755 --> 00:29:19,191 All those cases-- they get tossed, right? 737 00:29:19,192 --> 00:29:21,193 So are we gonna do that for--for doctors now? 738 00:29:21,194 --> 00:29:24,762 - Honestly, if even one person is in prison 739 00:29:24,763 --> 00:29:27,895 for something they didn't do, that's too many. 740 00:29:27,896 --> 00:29:29,897 So, yeah, I want to open this up. 741 00:29:29,898 --> 00:29:33,292 - CJ, this is not just about guilty people walking free. 742 00:29:33,293 --> 00:29:35,337 This is also about potentially sending kids 743 00:29:35,338 --> 00:29:36,730 back to their abusers. 744 00:29:36,731 --> 00:29:38,776 So you better be damn sure... 745 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,647 because I am not qualified 746 00:29:40,648 --> 00:29:43,606 to determine if a doctor's doing medical malpractice, 747 00:29:43,607 --> 00:29:45,217 and neither are you. 748 00:29:45,218 --> 00:29:47,610 [dramatic music] 749 00:29:47,611 --> 00:29:50,570 - Then we find someone who is. 750 00:29:50,571 --> 00:29:53,181 - Olivia, I gave you my five-minute opinion 751 00:29:53,182 --> 00:29:54,922 on the last case as a favor to you, 752 00:29:54,923 --> 00:29:57,011 and that's all I'm comfortable doing. 753 00:29:57,012 --> 00:29:59,274 - All right, Ash, please, will you please just listen to me? 754 00:29:59,275 --> 00:30:02,756 Hey, I wouldn't bring this to you if it wasn't important. 755 00:30:02,757 --> 00:30:04,366 - This is a dangerous road. 756 00:30:04,367 --> 00:30:06,412 Do you really want police and lawyers 757 00:30:06,413 --> 00:30:08,022 to litigate medical diagnoses? 758 00:30:08,023 --> 00:30:10,503 - Doctor, this is really because I screwed up. 759 00:30:10,504 --> 00:30:12,026 I used Dr. Allen's testimony, 760 00:30:12,027 --> 00:30:15,247 and I may have put an innocent woman in jail. 761 00:30:15,248 --> 00:30:17,379 She lost custody of her baby. 762 00:30:17,380 --> 00:30:19,773 I would love it if you read this file 763 00:30:19,774 --> 00:30:21,993 and said Dr. Allen was right all along. 764 00:30:21,994 --> 00:30:23,821 That would make my day. 765 00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:26,519 I'm not looking for anything other than the truth. 766 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,565 [indistinct chatter over PA] 767 00:30:29,566 --> 00:30:30,828 - All right. 768 00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:32,612 I'll let you know when I have an opinion, 769 00:30:32,613 --> 00:30:33,961 but if I don't find anything, 770 00:30:33,962 --> 00:30:35,528 this is the last I want to hear about it. 771 00:30:35,529 --> 00:30:36,877 - Understood, understood. - All right. 772 00:30:36,878 --> 00:30:38,313 - Thank you. - Thank you. 773 00:30:38,314 --> 00:30:39,619 She's the best. 774 00:30:39,620 --> 00:30:41,447 She will... 775 00:30:41,448 --> 00:30:44,145 give us an unbiased opinion. 776 00:30:44,146 --> 00:30:46,147 So I'm gonna head to the precinct. 777 00:30:46,148 --> 00:30:47,845 - I'm gonna head to Rikers. 778 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:50,021 Corinne Langford never got to tell her side of the story. 779 00:30:50,022 --> 00:30:53,459 About time someone listened. 780 00:30:53,460 --> 00:30:55,983 [cell doors open, close] 781 00:30:55,984 --> 00:30:59,161 [door buzzing] 782 00:31:04,210 --> 00:31:06,559 - Ms. Langford, I'm CJ Jones-- 783 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,823 - I remember who you are. 784 00:31:09,824 --> 00:31:12,086 - Good. 785 00:31:12,087 --> 00:31:13,783 [sighs] 786 00:31:13,784 --> 00:31:15,960 There have been some developments in your case 787 00:31:15,961 --> 00:31:18,266 that I wanted to tell you about. 788 00:31:18,267 --> 00:31:21,443 And I wanted to ask you some questions. 789 00:31:21,444 --> 00:31:23,881 - I don't have nothing to say to you. 790 00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:26,318 - Some new evidence may have come to light 791 00:31:26,319 --> 00:31:28,059 that could exonerate you. 792 00:31:28,060 --> 00:31:30,322 So talking to me about what happened 793 00:31:30,323 --> 00:31:33,586 when your son was injured could only help. 794 00:31:33,587 --> 00:31:37,068 This--this is a good thing. - This is good? 795 00:31:37,069 --> 00:31:39,505 - I know, Ms. Langford-- - You don't know! 796 00:31:39,506 --> 00:31:42,160 You don't know. You put me here. 797 00:31:42,161 --> 00:31:45,728 I lost my baby because of you. 798 00:31:45,729 --> 00:31:47,382 He's living with another woman 799 00:31:47,383 --> 00:31:49,776 who isn't his mother because of you! 800 00:31:49,777 --> 00:31:51,473 - Then let me try to fix it. 801 00:31:51,474 --> 00:31:53,954 ♪ ♪ 802 00:31:53,955 --> 00:31:56,087 - You want to know what happened? 803 00:31:56,088 --> 00:31:58,872 My baby bumped his head... 804 00:31:58,873 --> 00:32:01,005 not even hard, 805 00:32:01,006 --> 00:32:03,050 and then his eyes rolled back. 806 00:32:03,051 --> 00:32:06,053 And I called an ambulance, and we went to the hospital, 807 00:32:06,054 --> 00:32:07,620 the place that's supposed 808 00:32:07,621 --> 00:32:09,143 to help us. [bangs on table] 809 00:32:09,144 --> 00:32:12,712 ♪ ♪ 810 00:32:12,713 --> 00:32:16,281 I didn't know I was never gonna see him again. 811 00:32:16,282 --> 00:32:18,196 [cries] 812 00:32:18,197 --> 00:32:22,548 And y'all looked at me-- a Black, single mother-- 813 00:32:22,549 --> 00:32:26,160 and decided I was guilty. 814 00:32:26,161 --> 00:32:28,554 And then you made me say it in court, 815 00:32:28,555 --> 00:32:31,165 knowing it wasn't true. 816 00:32:31,166 --> 00:32:33,776 You made me say I hurt my baby. 817 00:32:33,777 --> 00:32:35,996 ♪ ♪ 818 00:32:35,997 --> 00:32:39,521 So go ahead--try and fix whatever you did wrong. 819 00:32:39,522 --> 00:32:41,741 ♪ ♪ 820 00:32:41,742 --> 00:32:43,569 It won't be enough. 821 00:32:43,570 --> 00:32:50,925 ♪ ♪ 822 00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:56,582 - Well, I'm starting to see why Carisi is so pissed off. 823 00:32:56,583 --> 00:32:59,715 - Can't wait. - [sighs] 824 00:32:59,716 --> 00:33:01,413 Look, I... 825 00:33:01,414 --> 00:33:03,893 I don't want to arrest Allen. 826 00:33:03,894 --> 00:33:07,158 I just want to make this right. 827 00:33:07,159 --> 00:33:11,162 And the only way to do that is to prove her wrong, 828 00:33:11,163 --> 00:33:14,165 which we can't do because we're not doctors. 829 00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:16,167 - And I'm not about to go around telling doctors 830 00:33:16,168 --> 00:33:18,212 they don't know what they're talking about. 831 00:33:18,213 --> 00:33:19,909 - So what? So we just swallow it? 832 00:33:19,910 --> 00:33:21,520 - No. 833 00:33:21,521 --> 00:33:24,871 - Just--things happen, and just collateral damage? 834 00:33:24,872 --> 00:33:27,482 [sighs] 835 00:33:27,483 --> 00:33:30,268 - I could ask Carisi to convene an investigative grand jury, 836 00:33:30,269 --> 00:33:32,835 look into practices and procedures of ACS, 837 00:33:32,836 --> 00:33:35,577 make recommendations on how they could do it better. 838 00:33:35,578 --> 00:33:38,015 But the real purpose would be putting Dr. Allen's actions 839 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:39,451 on public record. 840 00:33:39,452 --> 00:33:41,148 She's used to nobody questioning her. 841 00:33:41,149 --> 00:33:42,976 Let's make her give some answers. 842 00:33:42,977 --> 00:33:44,544 [knock on door] 843 00:33:46,198 --> 00:33:47,938 - Ash. 844 00:33:49,766 --> 00:33:51,028 What happened? 845 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:52,942 - She hid a test. 846 00:33:52,943 --> 00:33:55,597 ♪ ♪ 847 00:33:55,598 --> 00:33:57,034 I only caught it 848 00:33:57,035 --> 00:33:59,297 because I checked the records against Medicaid. 849 00:33:59,298 --> 00:34:01,647 She tested him for genetic clotting disorder-- 850 00:34:01,648 --> 00:34:03,388 von Willebrand's disease. 851 00:34:03,389 --> 00:34:04,867 He's got it. 852 00:34:04,868 --> 00:34:06,608 The brain bleed on the imaging-- 853 00:34:06,609 --> 00:34:08,349 - Is from the disease. 854 00:34:08,350 --> 00:34:10,221 - It certainly can't be ruled out. 855 00:34:10,222 --> 00:34:12,788 She took the test out of the records. 856 00:34:12,789 --> 00:34:15,095 But she ordered it. 857 00:34:15,096 --> 00:34:18,446 ♪ ♪ 858 00:34:18,447 --> 00:34:20,057 - Call Carisi. 859 00:34:20,058 --> 00:34:21,841 Convene a grand jury. 860 00:34:21,842 --> 00:34:25,802 ♪ ♪ 861 00:34:30,894 --> 00:34:33,113 - Dr. Mancini, would you say that abusive head trauma, 862 00:34:33,114 --> 00:34:34,984 also known as shaken baby syndrome, 863 00:34:34,985 --> 00:34:37,030 is a controversial diagnosis? 864 00:34:37,031 --> 00:34:38,858 - No, I wouldn't. 865 00:34:38,859 --> 00:34:41,556 It's only controversial in the courtroom, 866 00:34:41,557 --> 00:34:43,906 not within the medical profession. 867 00:34:43,907 --> 00:34:45,952 Part of why the name changed 868 00:34:45,953 --> 00:34:48,824 is because of lawyers like yourself 869 00:34:48,825 --> 00:34:50,957 who questioned the "shaken" part of it, 870 00:34:50,958 --> 00:34:53,655 even questioned if it was a real thing. 871 00:34:53,656 --> 00:34:57,181 Abusive head trauma is a more accurate description. 872 00:34:57,182 --> 00:34:59,487 - And can accidental head trauma 873 00:34:59,488 --> 00:35:02,142 ever be mistaken for abusive head trauma? 874 00:35:02,143 --> 00:35:03,404 - Sometimes. 875 00:35:03,405 --> 00:35:06,451 A fall, an illness, an infection, 876 00:35:06,452 --> 00:35:10,455 even some congenital disorders can have similar symptoms. 877 00:35:10,456 --> 00:35:12,587 - Congenital disorders, like a-a genetic disease? 878 00:35:12,588 --> 00:35:13,806 - Yes. 879 00:35:13,807 --> 00:35:16,635 - And how would a doctor rule that out? 880 00:35:16,636 --> 00:35:18,289 - A blood test. 881 00:35:18,290 --> 00:35:20,247 - Dr. Allen, I'd like to talk to you 882 00:35:20,248 --> 00:35:21,988 about your tenure up in the Bronx. 883 00:35:21,989 --> 00:35:23,250 - Happy to. 884 00:35:23,251 --> 00:35:25,165 - Now, you've found a lot of child abusers. 885 00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:26,732 - I have. 886 00:35:26,733 --> 00:35:29,038 - By some metrics, there was a 20% increase 887 00:35:29,039 --> 00:35:31,432 in referrals to ACS from your hospital. 888 00:35:31,433 --> 00:35:33,608 - We are diligent and vigorous. 889 00:35:33,609 --> 00:35:35,044 - How does it work up there? 890 00:35:35,045 --> 00:35:36,785 Do you, um--do you mostly call the shots? 891 00:35:36,786 --> 00:35:38,570 Or do you work together as a team? 892 00:35:38,571 --> 00:35:40,702 - As a team with my medical colleagues, 893 00:35:40,703 --> 00:35:42,443 along with law enforcement and ACS. 894 00:35:42,444 --> 00:35:44,402 - And does this team ever disagree? 895 00:35:44,403 --> 00:35:46,447 - No. - Lockstep, then? 896 00:35:46,448 --> 00:35:49,015 - We know how to interpret information 897 00:35:49,016 --> 00:35:51,713 and arrive at similar conclusions. 898 00:35:51,714 --> 00:35:54,673 - But what would happen if they did disagree with you? 899 00:35:54,674 --> 00:35:55,935 - They wouldn't. 900 00:35:55,936 --> 00:35:58,633 - No, I guess they wouldn't. - [chuckles] 901 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:00,722 - Uh, Doctor, I'd like to ask you 902 00:36:00,723 --> 00:36:02,507 about one case in particular. 903 00:36:02,508 --> 00:36:04,726 This is a baby boy-- Jayson Langford. 904 00:36:04,727 --> 00:36:06,511 Now, I know that you've reviewed this file. 905 00:36:06,512 --> 00:36:08,513 I have it here for you if you'd like more time with it. 906 00:36:08,514 --> 00:36:10,558 - I'm very familiar. - Okay, good. 907 00:36:10,559 --> 00:36:12,386 Now, you diagnosed Jayson with abusive head trauma. 908 00:36:12,387 --> 00:36:14,258 - I did. Fortunately, not fatal. 909 00:36:14,259 --> 00:36:15,781 We were able to save him. 910 00:36:15,782 --> 00:36:18,175 - And you were able to rule out accidental head trauma? 911 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:20,307 - Yes, he had a subdural hematoma 912 00:36:20,308 --> 00:36:21,700 that was interhemispheric 913 00:36:21,701 --> 00:36:23,745 and bilateral retinal hemorrhaging-- 914 00:36:23,746 --> 00:36:26,008 all strong indicators of AHT. 915 00:36:26,009 --> 00:36:27,880 - Did you test for hypertension? 916 00:36:27,881 --> 00:36:29,186 - Yes. 917 00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:31,100 - What about hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy? 918 00:36:31,101 --> 00:36:33,146 - Someone's learning their big-boy words. 919 00:36:33,147 --> 00:36:35,192 [chuckles] - Yes, I am. Yes, I am. 920 00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:37,759 - We did not test for that, as it was not indicated. 921 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:41,328 - Sure. Uh, what about a blood-clotting disorder, 922 00:36:41,329 --> 00:36:43,939 like von Willebrand's disease? 923 00:36:43,940 --> 00:36:46,115 Did you test for that? - No. Same reason. 924 00:36:46,116 --> 00:36:50,119 ♪ ♪ 925 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,078 - Now, you have examined this entire file, 926 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:54,123 and there is no other possible explanation 927 00:36:54,124 --> 00:36:55,255 for Jayson's injuries? 928 00:36:55,256 --> 00:36:57,518 - Yes, I have, and, no, there is not. 929 00:36:57,519 --> 00:36:58,998 - And you're aware, of course, 930 00:36:58,999 --> 00:37:00,956 that you are under oath here today. 931 00:37:00,957 --> 00:37:03,742 - I am. - Thank you, Dr. Allen. 932 00:37:03,743 --> 00:37:10,096 ♪ ♪ 933 00:37:10,097 --> 00:37:12,272 - Perjury? 934 00:37:12,273 --> 00:37:14,709 That is an outrageous accusation. 935 00:37:14,710 --> 00:37:16,189 - It's an accurate one. 936 00:37:16,190 --> 00:37:18,235 Your client, under oath, said that she never tested 937 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:20,933 for a blood-clotting disorder, but she did order that test 938 00:37:20,934 --> 00:37:23,892 and deliberately concealed that fact. 939 00:37:23,893 --> 00:37:25,329 Now, your lawyer will tell you 940 00:37:25,330 --> 00:37:27,374 that perjury one is a class D felony. 941 00:37:27,375 --> 00:37:29,594 That's punishable by up to seven years in state prison. 942 00:37:29,595 --> 00:37:32,074 - You can't be serious. - Oh, I'm dead serious, Doctor. 943 00:37:32,075 --> 00:37:34,773 - You would send me to jail for this, a mistake? 944 00:37:34,774 --> 00:37:36,644 - A mistake? This is not a mistake. 945 00:37:36,645 --> 00:37:38,255 - [sighs] 946 00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:40,605 - You hid that test from the mother, 947 00:37:40,606 --> 00:37:42,433 you hid it from ACS, 948 00:37:42,434 --> 00:37:44,826 and you hid it from the initial grand jury. 949 00:37:44,827 --> 00:37:47,742 And then you lied about it. 950 00:37:47,743 --> 00:37:49,004 Why? 951 00:37:49,005 --> 00:37:50,963 - Because that baby was in imminent danger 952 00:37:50,964 --> 00:37:53,139 from a mother who was incapable of providing him 953 00:37:53,140 --> 00:37:55,359 with a stable, secure environment. 954 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,709 - The baby had a genetic disorder. 955 00:37:57,710 --> 00:38:00,015 That's what caused his injuries. 956 00:38:00,016 --> 00:38:02,322 - Oh, you know that for a fact? 957 00:38:02,323 --> 00:38:04,368 No, you don't. 958 00:38:04,369 --> 00:38:07,501 - Like you, I can only look at the evidence before me. 959 00:38:07,502 --> 00:38:09,677 And if there's reasonable doubt-- 960 00:38:09,678 --> 00:38:11,636 - Reasonable doubt means nothing 961 00:38:11,637 --> 00:38:13,028 to a dead child, Captain. 962 00:38:13,029 --> 00:38:14,552 I'm on the front lines. 963 00:38:14,553 --> 00:38:17,294 I am sometimes the only chance a child has at survival. 964 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:19,296 - Better safe than sorry, right? 965 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:22,473 - Better alive than dead. - Then why hide it, Doctor? 966 00:38:22,474 --> 00:38:25,214 Why change the medical records? Why--why lie to the grand jury? 967 00:38:25,215 --> 00:38:27,304 - Because they didn't have the capacity 968 00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:29,436 to understand the complexities of what I'm trying to do! 969 00:38:29,437 --> 00:38:31,003 - No, no, no, you hid it 970 00:38:31,004 --> 00:38:33,614 because you knew that you were wrong! 971 00:38:33,615 --> 00:38:35,399 And here we are. 972 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:38,793 ♪ ♪ 973 00:38:38,794 --> 00:38:41,230 - What do you want? - Oh... 974 00:38:41,231 --> 00:38:44,277 - I'm not interested in seeing your client go to prison. 975 00:38:44,278 --> 00:38:47,106 But the way I see it, you got two options here. 976 00:38:47,107 --> 00:38:49,630 Now, you can go forward with this perjury trial. 977 00:38:49,631 --> 00:38:51,502 You'll get convicted. 978 00:38:51,503 --> 00:38:53,895 Probably gonna do two to four years. 979 00:38:53,896 --> 00:38:55,593 Your medical license-- 980 00:38:55,594 --> 00:38:58,552 that gets terminated along the way. 981 00:38:58,553 --> 00:39:00,424 Or... 982 00:39:00,425 --> 00:39:03,557 you give up your medical license now... 983 00:39:03,558 --> 00:39:07,039 no conviction, no felony record, 984 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:08,432 and more than likely, 985 00:39:08,433 --> 00:39:10,216 you'll never have to hear our names again. 986 00:39:10,217 --> 00:39:13,132 ♪ ♪ 987 00:39:13,133 --> 00:39:16,875 - I need to confer privately with Dr. Allen. 988 00:39:16,876 --> 00:39:18,224 - You've got an hour. 989 00:39:18,225 --> 00:39:22,707 ♪ ♪ 990 00:39:22,708 --> 00:39:24,883 - Does this make children safer? 991 00:39:24,884 --> 00:39:27,451 ♪ ♪ 992 00:39:27,452 --> 00:39:28,887 Does this help anyone 993 00:39:28,888 --> 00:39:32,020 but the abusers I've put in prison? 994 00:39:32,021 --> 00:39:34,414 - I don't know, Dr. Allen. I really don't. 995 00:39:34,415 --> 00:39:36,460 But what I do know... 996 00:39:36,461 --> 00:39:39,245 is that a couple of kids have a chance 997 00:39:39,246 --> 00:39:41,943 to go home to their parents now, 998 00:39:41,944 --> 00:39:44,293 parents that love them. 999 00:39:44,294 --> 00:39:47,296 And for that, my conscience is clear. 1000 00:39:47,297 --> 00:39:50,082 ♪ ♪ 1001 00:39:50,083 --> 00:39:52,301 How about yours? 1002 00:39:52,302 --> 00:39:59,439 ♪ ♪ 1003 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,616 [door closes] 1004 00:40:04,358 --> 00:40:07,273 - After considering the newly discovered evidence 1005 00:40:07,274 --> 00:40:08,709 in this case, 1006 00:40:08,710 --> 00:40:11,451 I am dismissing the charges against the defendant. 1007 00:40:11,452 --> 00:40:14,062 Ms. Langford, you have my sympathy, 1008 00:40:14,063 --> 00:40:18,023 and I apologize for all that you've gone through. 1009 00:40:18,024 --> 00:40:20,112 Adjourned. [gavel bangs] 1010 00:40:20,113 --> 00:40:27,425 ♪ ♪ 1011 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:37,956 - Corinne Langford missed her son's first steps. 1012 00:40:37,957 --> 00:40:41,916 How awful is that? [sniffles] 1013 00:40:41,917 --> 00:40:44,441 - All we can do is try to do the right thing 1014 00:40:44,442 --> 00:40:49,141 and, when that doesn't happen, try to fix it. 1015 00:40:49,142 --> 00:40:52,274 You can be proud of yourself, CJ. 1016 00:40:52,275 --> 00:40:54,886 - She's still gonna have to fight to get him back. 1017 00:40:54,887 --> 00:40:58,150 I mean, how--how long is that gonna take? 1018 00:40:58,151 --> 00:41:01,545 - She'll have someone on the inside... 1019 00:41:01,546 --> 00:41:03,155 helping her out. 1020 00:41:03,156 --> 00:41:10,468 ♪ ♪ 1021 00:41:51,421 --> 00:41:54,555 [wolf howls]