1 00:00:09,705 --> 00:00:11,402 In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:11,446 --> 00:00:12,708 sexually based offenses 3 00:00:12,751 --> 00:00:15,189 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:15,232 --> 00:00:17,582 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 5 00:00:17,626 --> 00:00:19,323 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:19,367 --> 00:00:20,803 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:20,846 --> 00:00:22,848 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:22,892 --> 00:00:24,459 These are their stories. 9 00:00:29,203 --> 00:00:33,120 ♪ I've always played the part of Shakespeare ♪ 10 00:00:33,163 --> 00:00:37,820 ♪ I hide behind the ink and pen ♪ 11 00:00:37,863 --> 00:00:40,910 ♪ I'm so tired of being a book on a shelf ♪ 12 00:00:40,953 --> 00:00:43,434 ♪ Tired of stories for somebody else ♪ 13 00:00:43,478 --> 00:00:46,481 ♪ Think that I'm ready to start a new chapter ♪ 14 00:00:46,524 --> 00:00:49,701 ♪ I've been looking for someone to turn it around ♪ 15 00:00:49,745 --> 00:00:51,964 ♪ Looking for someone to give me the crown ♪ 16 00:00:52,008 --> 00:00:53,966 ♪ I wanna feel like I finally matter ♪ 17 00:00:54,010 --> 00:00:55,968 ♪ I wanna be a Mona Lisa 18 00:00:58,449 --> 00:01:01,191 We are grateful and humbled 19 00:01:01,235 --> 00:01:04,107 that our dating app is a small part 20 00:01:04,151 --> 00:01:06,153 of bringing the possibility to love 21 00:01:06,196 --> 00:01:08,764 to lessen the isolation of our modern world. 22 00:01:08,807 --> 00:01:14,683 But with success comes responsibility, reevaluation. 23 00:01:14,726 --> 00:01:18,165 Too many women are still being sexually harassed 24 00:01:18,208 --> 00:01:20,036 or worse online, 25 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,997 which is why Mr. Wright Now is entering a new era. 26 00:01:25,041 --> 00:01:28,784 And now, our CEO and founder, Jackson Wright. 27 00:01:31,961 --> 00:01:33,528 Uh, thank you, Cress. 28 00:01:35,182 --> 00:01:37,358 A big piece of my heart died 29 00:01:37,401 --> 00:01:42,406 when I lost my wife, Sara, in a car accident. 30 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:45,627 We all have our somebody. 31 00:01:45,670 --> 00:01:47,933 And she was mine. 32 00:01:47,977 --> 00:01:52,112 When I created Mr. Wright Now, it was to help me reenter 33 00:01:52,155 --> 00:01:53,591 the dating world. 34 00:01:53,635 --> 00:01:58,422 Well, the app took off. 50 million users worldwide. 35 00:01:58,466 --> 00:02:00,859 But somewhere along the line, we lost our way, 36 00:02:00,903 --> 00:02:03,166 which is why, from this day forward, 37 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:07,388 we are gonna be known as Mr. Wright Forever... 38 00:02:12,523 --> 00:02:17,224 The app where relationships are built on trust and safety, 39 00:02:17,267 --> 00:02:20,792 where users will be able to "show the love" 40 00:02:20,836 --> 00:02:23,447 and find their somebody, 41 00:02:23,491 --> 00:02:26,276 maybe even find their Sara. 42 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,191 Thank you. 43 00:02:32,064 --> 00:02:34,763 That went well. Jackson was completely focused. 44 00:02:34,806 --> 00:02:35,938 He stayed on script. 45 00:02:35,981 --> 00:02:37,809 Yeah, the script you wrote. 46 00:02:37,853 --> 00:02:40,203 Everyone knows this rebranding, keeping women safe, 47 00:02:40,247 --> 00:02:41,770 was your idea, not his. 48 00:02:41,813 --> 00:02:43,250 Well, it was his call to go with it. 49 00:02:43,293 --> 00:02:46,166 He greenlit and sold it. 50 00:02:46,209 --> 00:02:47,210 Are you all right? 51 00:02:50,344 --> 00:02:52,172 What is it? You can tell me anything. 52 00:02:52,215 --> 00:02:53,564 Even if it's about Jackson? 53 00:02:53,608 --> 00:02:55,479 Ah, Team Wright. There you are. 54 00:02:55,523 --> 00:02:58,439 Did I kill it or what? I think I killed it, yeah? 55 00:02:58,482 --> 00:03:00,136 Yeah, incredible speech. 56 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:02,530 I mean, listen, that's what I do, right? 57 00:03:02,573 --> 00:03:05,489 Whoa, holy crap, I think I really did kill it. 58 00:03:05,533 --> 00:03:08,666 Share price is surging, 12% and climbing. 59 00:03:08,710 --> 00:03:10,407 - That's great, Jackson. - Are you kidding me? 60 00:03:10,451 --> 00:03:12,235 We're popping bottles. My office. 61 00:03:12,279 --> 00:03:15,673 Great job on the speech. Nice job with the tie. 62 00:03:15,717 --> 00:03:17,371 All right, I guess it's time to party. 63 00:03:17,414 --> 00:03:18,763 What was it you wanted to tell me? 64 00:03:18,807 --> 00:03:20,852 - Oh, no big deal. It can wait. - Are you sure? 65 00:03:20,896 --> 00:03:23,594 Yeah. Grab some champagne. I'll meet you there. 66 00:03:23,638 --> 00:03:26,380 Okay. Oh, you guys! 67 00:03:31,776 --> 00:03:38,740 ♪ 68 00:03:43,875 --> 00:03:47,792 Velasco, McGrath cut OT. You gotta punch out on time. 69 00:03:47,836 --> 00:03:49,490 Great. 70 00:03:49,533 --> 00:03:51,100 What, you got a hot date? 71 00:03:51,143 --> 00:03:53,363 Uh, still waiting to hear. 72 00:03:53,407 --> 00:03:57,106 Online dating. Russian roulette. 73 00:03:57,149 --> 00:03:58,934 Yeah, I'll take my chances. 74 00:04:02,938 --> 00:04:05,810 Thank you. 75 00:04:05,854 --> 00:04:07,812 Lisa? 76 00:04:07,856 --> 00:04:09,249 Hi. 77 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:12,164 Joe. - I know. 78 00:04:12,208 --> 00:04:14,341 Hi, Joe. 79 00:04:14,384 --> 00:04:16,604 You actually look like your picture. 80 00:04:24,220 --> 00:04:26,222 You okay? 81 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:29,225 I'm fine. You just gotta catch up. 82 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:31,227 Two more. 83 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:38,365 ♪ 84 00:04:40,105 --> 00:04:42,586 You wanna come up for a nightcap, Detective? 85 00:04:42,630 --> 00:04:45,415 Maybe you could handcuff me. 86 00:04:45,459 --> 00:04:47,635 How about I make you a cup of coffee? 87 00:04:48,810 --> 00:04:50,290 You're boring. 88 00:05:00,125 --> 00:05:01,475 Okay. 89 00:05:08,090 --> 00:05:10,135 Here, let me help you. 90 00:05:10,179 --> 00:05:11,659 What are you doing? 91 00:05:11,702 --> 00:05:12,616 I was just trying to help you. 92 00:05:12,660 --> 00:05:13,617 No! Don't touch me. 93 00:05:13,661 --> 00:05:15,227 - Hey-- - Don't touch me! 94 00:05:15,271 --> 00:05:16,403 Leave me alone! - It's okay. 95 00:05:16,446 --> 00:05:17,795 It's okay-- - It's not okay! 96 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,884 I trusted you. - Okay, okay, Lisa. 97 00:05:19,928 --> 00:05:21,669 Hey, take it easy! 98 00:05:21,712 --> 00:05:23,888 - No! - Lisa! 99 00:05:26,935 --> 00:05:32,114 ♪ 100 00:05:32,157 --> 00:05:35,073 This is Detective Joe Velasco. I need a bus. 101 00:05:35,117 --> 00:05:37,380 37th Street in between Fourth and Fifth. 102 00:05:37,424 --> 00:05:39,034 In Brooklyn, now. 103 00:05:47,216 --> 00:05:54,354 ♪ 104 00:06:35,830 --> 00:06:37,919 Velasco. What the hell happened? 105 00:06:37,962 --> 00:06:39,877 Honestly, I don't even know. 106 00:06:39,921 --> 00:06:42,010 She had too much to drink before I got there. 107 00:06:42,053 --> 00:06:43,359 I didn't want to leave her at the bar, 108 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:44,795 so I walked her home. 109 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,580 The girl from the dating app I warned you about? 110 00:06:46,623 --> 00:06:47,842 Yeah. 111 00:06:47,885 --> 00:06:50,018 Lisa. She must have PTSD, 112 00:06:50,061 --> 00:06:52,455 because, I swear to God, I just brushed her arm, 113 00:06:52,499 --> 00:06:55,980 and she freaked out, and she fell down the stairs. 114 00:06:56,024 --> 00:06:57,591 But I've been here all night. 115 00:06:57,634 --> 00:06:59,244 The doctors say she's good to go home. 116 00:06:59,288 --> 00:07:02,073 She has no serious injury. - Okay, I will go talk to her. 117 00:07:02,117 --> 00:07:06,251 In the meantime, you go over your entire night with Fin. 118 00:07:06,295 --> 00:07:07,470 - Okay? - Okay. 119 00:07:07,514 --> 00:07:10,386 Thank you. 120 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:11,996 Lisa? 121 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,738 Hi, I'm Captain Benson from SVU. 122 00:07:14,782 --> 00:07:16,348 Joe's boss? 123 00:07:16,392 --> 00:07:18,786 He didn't do anything wrong. This was all me. 124 00:07:18,829 --> 00:07:21,136 Oh, no, he was just worried about you. 125 00:07:21,179 --> 00:07:23,530 Oh, I'm fine. Too much tequila. 126 00:07:23,573 --> 00:07:24,705 Yeah? 127 00:07:24,748 --> 00:07:28,273 But with what happened last night, 128 00:07:28,317 --> 00:07:30,667 do you have any idea why you reacted that way? 129 00:07:30,711 --> 00:07:32,930 Not really. 130 00:07:32,974 --> 00:07:37,021 Well, you could have been seriously hurt. 131 00:07:37,065 --> 00:07:38,893 Well, you know what they say. 132 00:07:38,936 --> 00:07:41,417 God looks out for drunks. 133 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:42,853 Well, if you don't think 134 00:07:42,897 --> 00:07:44,812 that there's anything to talk about, that's okay, 135 00:07:44,855 --> 00:07:48,206 but if you do change your mind, I'm here. 136 00:07:56,171 --> 00:08:03,134 ♪ 137 00:08:17,148 --> 00:08:19,890 There's a reason I can't say anything. 138 00:08:22,023 --> 00:08:23,372 Okay. 139 00:08:23,415 --> 00:08:26,201 It was my boss. 140 00:08:26,244 --> 00:08:28,116 Jackson Wright. 141 00:08:28,159 --> 00:08:30,379 You know, it might be a good idea 142 00:08:30,422 --> 00:08:32,903 for you to just tell me what happened. 143 00:08:34,992 --> 00:08:37,125 Our company designed a dating app. 144 00:08:37,168 --> 00:08:39,780 Jackson encourages single employees to use it. 145 00:08:39,823 --> 00:08:41,303 He does too. 146 00:08:41,346 --> 00:08:45,002 Last week, I happened to match with Jackson. 147 00:08:45,046 --> 00:08:47,004 I figured we'd both just laugh about it. 148 00:08:47,048 --> 00:08:49,441 But he said that the app had spoken, 149 00:08:49,485 --> 00:08:52,967 and that if we don't trust it, why should the public? 150 00:08:53,010 --> 00:08:56,971 So you decide to go on a date with him. 151 00:08:57,014 --> 00:08:59,582 I met him at his penthouse. 152 00:08:59,626 --> 00:09:02,150 It was awkward at first, 153 00:09:02,193 --> 00:09:05,022 but we talked, had champagne. 154 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:08,504 We started kissing. 155 00:09:08,548 --> 00:09:11,376 Okay. And then what? 156 00:09:16,033 --> 00:09:19,384 He started to get a little pushy, 157 00:09:19,428 --> 00:09:20,864 grabbed me. 158 00:09:20,908 --> 00:09:23,040 I was shocked. 159 00:09:23,084 --> 00:09:25,086 I tried to get away, but... 160 00:09:27,958 --> 00:09:30,526 The more I fought, the more he seemed to like it. 161 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:32,180 Hmm. 162 00:09:32,223 --> 00:09:34,399 He threw me over the couch. 163 00:09:37,446 --> 00:09:39,013 He pretty much raped me. 164 00:09:40,449 --> 00:09:43,713 Lisa, I'm so sorry that that happened to you. 165 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:47,195 He didn't even realize. 166 00:09:48,892 --> 00:09:50,502 It was just like... 167 00:09:53,157 --> 00:09:55,638 Hate sex. 168 00:09:55,682 --> 00:09:57,074 Oh. 169 00:09:57,118 --> 00:09:59,686 I got out of there as fast as I could. 170 00:09:59,729 --> 00:10:01,470 Did you confront him? 171 00:10:01,513 --> 00:10:03,341 I texted him the next day, 172 00:10:03,385 --> 00:10:06,214 telling him I wasn't gonna date him again. 173 00:10:06,257 --> 00:10:09,609 He DMed me. 174 00:10:09,652 --> 00:10:12,873 "Sorry if it got weird for you." 175 00:10:12,916 --> 00:10:16,137 Lisa, did you tell anyone? 176 00:10:16,180 --> 00:10:20,489 My godmother, Cress-- she's partners with him 177 00:10:20,532 --> 00:10:21,882 in the company. 178 00:10:21,925 --> 00:10:24,493 I tried to tell her, 179 00:10:24,536 --> 00:10:25,886 but I couldn't do it. 180 00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:36,070 Jackson and I went to college together. 181 00:10:36,113 --> 00:10:37,854 His wife was my best friend. 182 00:10:37,898 --> 00:10:39,508 There has to be some misunderstanding. 183 00:10:39,551 --> 00:10:42,642 Lisa said that she tried to tell you. 184 00:10:42,685 --> 00:10:45,079 Did she mention anything? 185 00:10:45,122 --> 00:10:48,604 She did seem upset. But this? 186 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:50,040 No way. 187 00:10:50,084 --> 00:10:54,175 Well, Jackson Wright has a reputation as a player. 188 00:10:54,218 --> 00:10:56,568 It's part of his grieving process. 189 00:10:56,612 --> 00:10:59,093 Acting out after Sara died. 190 00:11:01,356 --> 00:11:04,011 But his persona as a hot bachelor 191 00:11:04,054 --> 00:11:07,275 is a marketing strategy. He uses his own app. 192 00:11:07,318 --> 00:11:10,278 There's never been any accusations before? 193 00:11:10,321 --> 00:11:14,369 Has he been inappropriate, raunchy, at times? 194 00:11:14,412 --> 00:11:17,198 Sure. But he would never be violent. 195 00:11:17,241 --> 00:11:19,853 We just relaunched the app to make it safer for women. 196 00:11:19,896 --> 00:11:22,769 Well, I gotta tell you, my sense 197 00:11:22,812 --> 00:11:25,946 is that Lisa was assaulted. 198 00:11:25,989 --> 00:11:27,948 Could it have been by someone else? 199 00:11:27,991 --> 00:11:30,298 She's been dating on the app a lot. 200 00:11:30,341 --> 00:11:32,735 Maybe something happened before our safeguards were in place. 201 00:11:32,779 --> 00:11:36,434 Actually, Lisa and Jackson matched up on the app. 202 00:11:36,478 --> 00:11:38,654 They went on a date to his penthouse. 203 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:39,742 Did-- 204 00:11:39,786 --> 00:11:41,831 she didn't mention this? 205 00:11:41,875 --> 00:11:43,703 No. 206 00:11:43,746 --> 00:11:46,140 Neither of them did. I need to talk to Jackson. 207 00:11:46,183 --> 00:11:47,532 There has to be some explanation for this. 208 00:11:47,576 --> 00:11:49,317 - We'll talk to him. - And we would appreciate it 209 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,493 if you didn't give him a heads-up. 210 00:11:51,536 --> 00:11:53,147 Thank you. 211 00:11:57,281 --> 00:11:58,979 Yeah, of course I know Lisa. 212 00:11:59,022 --> 00:12:00,937 She's a great kid. Something happen to her? 213 00:12:00,981 --> 00:12:02,199 Well, that's what we want 214 00:12:02,243 --> 00:12:04,071 to talk to you about, Mr. Wright. 215 00:12:04,114 --> 00:12:05,768 Oh, wow. Everything all right? 216 00:12:05,812 --> 00:12:07,988 Yeah, Sienna, you can just go back into the sauna, baby. 217 00:12:08,031 --> 00:12:10,991 - I'll just, uh-- - I'll be a sec. 218 00:12:11,034 --> 00:12:12,906 It's okay. 219 00:12:12,949 --> 00:12:14,168 Sorry about that. 220 00:12:14,211 --> 00:12:16,779 Wasn't really expecting company. 221 00:12:16,823 --> 00:12:19,129 So Lisa--is she in trouble? 222 00:12:19,173 --> 00:12:22,698 Well, what can you tell us about your relationship? 223 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:25,527 You know, she's one of my social media stars. 224 00:12:25,570 --> 00:12:27,529 My CFO's goddaughter. 225 00:12:27,572 --> 00:12:29,183 Have you gone on a date with her? 226 00:12:29,226 --> 00:12:31,533 Once. We matched on the app. 227 00:12:31,576 --> 00:12:32,621 Not a crime. 228 00:12:36,843 --> 00:12:38,583 We're just minutes away now from the closing of-- 229 00:12:38,627 --> 00:12:41,543 We got a situation here. Excuse me. 230 00:12:41,586 --> 00:12:44,241 ...is quickly turning into a mass sell-off. 231 00:12:44,285 --> 00:12:47,244 The share price of dating company Mr. Wright-- 232 00:12:47,288 --> 00:12:48,724 If you're just joining us, 233 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:49,943 rumors are swirling as to what could've led... 234 00:12:49,986 --> 00:12:51,379 - God damn it. - To the drop, 235 00:12:51,422 --> 00:12:52,728 which has investors retreating-- 236 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:54,643 Cress, you seeing this? We're in a free fall. 237 00:12:54,686 --> 00:12:56,166 I need you to call me back right away. 238 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:58,038 We'll have more as the story develops-- 239 00:12:58,081 --> 00:13:00,040 Sam, what the hell's going on? 240 00:13:00,083 --> 00:13:01,302 ...Jackson Wright's company 241 00:13:01,345 --> 00:13:02,651 if he cannot stop the bleeding. 242 00:13:02,694 --> 00:13:05,219 I am shocked and saddened to learn 243 00:13:05,262 --> 00:13:07,612 of the sexual assault allegations 244 00:13:07,656 --> 00:13:09,527 against Jackson Wright. 245 00:13:09,571 --> 00:13:11,399 He paid lip service to being invested 246 00:13:11,442 --> 00:13:14,228 in the safety of women who used our app. 247 00:13:14,271 --> 00:13:16,708 But I now realize he himself is a predator. 248 00:13:16,752 --> 00:13:19,320 I want to make it clear that this is not in keeping 249 00:13:19,363 --> 00:13:21,191 with the ethos of our company-- 250 00:13:21,235 --> 00:13:23,106 the company as I know it. 251 00:13:23,150 --> 00:13:27,589 And effective immediately,, I am resigning my post as CFO. 252 00:13:27,632 --> 00:13:29,591 What was her reaction when you first told her 253 00:13:29,634 --> 00:13:31,549 about Lisa's allegations? - She was shocked. 254 00:13:31,593 --> 00:13:32,942 She didn't believe it. 255 00:13:32,986 --> 00:13:34,422 Well, she certainly changed her mind. 256 00:13:34,465 --> 00:13:36,076 Is it possible that these two women are playing us? 257 00:13:36,119 --> 00:13:38,513 I certainly hope not. 258 00:13:38,556 --> 00:13:42,169 But that's the first thing that Jackson Wright's gonna say. 259 00:13:42,212 --> 00:13:44,562 I am dedicating my life's work 260 00:13:44,606 --> 00:13:48,001 to the protection and empowerment of women. 261 00:13:53,963 --> 00:13:55,573 I know what rape is. Okay? 262 00:13:55,617 --> 00:13:56,966 When someone says stop, I stop. 263 00:13:57,010 --> 00:13:59,055 It's not rocket science. 264 00:13:59,099 --> 00:14:01,057 Some of this, I'm used to. 265 00:14:01,101 --> 00:14:03,277 You know, you get a little success, 266 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,235 people get jealous, they want to tear you down. 267 00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:08,760 The worst betrayal to me is that this baseless attack 268 00:14:08,804 --> 00:14:12,677 on my reputation has come from my CFO 269 00:14:12,721 --> 00:14:15,289 and business partner of the last 12 years. 270 00:14:17,552 --> 00:14:19,510 These allegations have clearly been made 271 00:14:19,554 --> 00:14:21,034 to destroy my client's company-- 272 00:14:21,077 --> 00:14:23,166 Well, that was fast. 273 00:14:23,210 --> 00:14:24,907 It's full damage control. 274 00:14:24,951 --> 00:14:27,170 We crossed paths with his lawyer on the way out. 275 00:14:27,214 --> 00:14:29,651 Okay, before he lawyered up, did he make an admission? 276 00:14:29,694 --> 00:14:32,784 He's not denying a date. He says the sex was consensual. 277 00:14:32,828 --> 00:14:35,613 He also says he has no idea why Lisa would think otherwise. 278 00:14:35,657 --> 00:14:37,615 - Yeah, he's lying. - Yeah, probably. 279 00:14:37,659 --> 00:14:40,009 But Lisa coming forward and Cress going public 280 00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:41,315 on the same day? 281 00:14:41,358 --> 00:14:42,707 I mean, the timing of this is suspicious. 282 00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:44,666 Cress has agreed to come in. 283 00:14:46,798 --> 00:14:49,976 You said that you have evidence. 284 00:14:50,019 --> 00:14:51,629 I went to our I.T. team. 285 00:14:51,673 --> 00:14:54,067 We have access to every member's profile. 286 00:14:54,110 --> 00:14:57,200 I found four other women who matched with Jackson 287 00:14:57,244 --> 00:15:00,073 who stopped using the app after going on one date with him. 288 00:15:00,116 --> 00:15:02,814 Please tell me that you didn't contact them. 289 00:15:02,858 --> 00:15:04,947 I'm sorry. I had to know. 290 00:15:04,991 --> 00:15:07,645 - I just-- - I told them I was doing market research, 291 00:15:07,689 --> 00:15:09,865 wanted to know why they stopped using the app. 292 00:15:11,475 --> 00:15:13,521 We will need their names. 293 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:15,044 I can ask them to call you, 294 00:15:15,088 --> 00:15:16,654 but I can't give you their information. 295 00:15:16,698 --> 00:15:18,656 It violates our confidentiality agreement. 296 00:15:18,700 --> 00:15:20,093 I can just get a warrant. 297 00:15:22,530 --> 00:15:26,099 I have already screwed this up enough. 298 00:15:26,142 --> 00:15:27,927 The business is imploding. 299 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:29,711 Jackson is suing me. 300 00:15:29,754 --> 00:15:33,193 It's like I just wasted the last 12 years of my life. 301 00:15:33,236 --> 00:15:36,544 I realize that this has been difficult for you, 302 00:15:36,587 --> 00:15:39,155 but your goddaughter was just raped. 303 00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:43,725 And if this does go to trial, then you will need to testify, 304 00:15:43,768 --> 00:15:48,860 so it would be very wise of you to cooperate with us. 305 00:15:48,904 --> 00:15:50,688 Three of the women got back to us. 306 00:15:50,732 --> 00:15:52,690 They said they had bad sex with Jackson, 307 00:15:52,734 --> 00:15:54,083 but none of them allege they were raped. 308 00:15:54,127 --> 00:15:56,999 When Rachel and Cristina complained to him by DM, 309 00:15:57,043 --> 00:15:59,784 Jackson replied to them with some version of 310 00:15:59,828 --> 00:16:01,873 "I'm sorry it got weird for you." 311 00:16:01,917 --> 00:16:03,658 Which is the same basic message 312 00:16:03,701 --> 00:16:04,964 that he left Lisa. 313 00:16:05,007 --> 00:16:06,617 It's not an admission of assault, though. 314 00:16:06,661 --> 00:16:08,271 Well, Blair told us when she DMed him, 315 00:16:08,315 --> 00:16:10,621 she got this response. 316 00:16:10,665 --> 00:16:14,321 "Equity in the company." Oh, a trip to Maui. 317 00:16:14,364 --> 00:16:16,714 So he's offering her a bribe. 318 00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:18,978 That's a Class D felony, but on Blair's case though, 319 00:16:19,021 --> 00:16:20,240 not Lisa's. 320 00:16:20,283 --> 00:16:21,328 None of these women want to press charges? 321 00:16:21,371 --> 00:16:22,764 So far, no. 322 00:16:22,807 --> 00:16:26,768 Okay, Lisa, her story? Is it solid? 323 00:16:26,811 --> 00:16:28,857 It is. 324 00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:31,164 Good. I know my next step. 325 00:16:35,951 --> 00:16:38,998 Mr. Wright, on the charge of rape in the first degree, 326 00:16:39,041 --> 00:16:41,217 how do you plead? - Not guilty. 327 00:16:41,261 --> 00:16:42,784 This is a baseless charge 328 00:16:42,827 --> 00:16:44,612 designed to extort money from my client, 329 00:16:44,655 --> 00:16:48,311 who should be released with the state's most sincere apologies. 330 00:16:48,355 --> 00:16:49,704 Right. People on bail? 331 00:16:49,747 --> 00:16:51,053 We request remand, your Honor. 332 00:16:51,097 --> 00:16:53,012 Mr. Wright is a man of considerable means, 333 00:16:53,055 --> 00:16:54,752 and he's shown he's willing to use that-- 334 00:16:54,796 --> 00:16:55,927 Has the trial begun? 335 00:16:55,971 --> 00:16:57,103 Because I didn't hear a starting pistol 336 00:16:57,146 --> 00:16:58,539 - I let you speak-- - Boys, boys, boys. 337 00:16:58,582 --> 00:16:59,975 Have we gotten this out of our systems? 338 00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:02,108 Your Honor, this is a he said/she said. 339 00:17:02,151 --> 00:17:04,197 And a lot people hope to make a profit 340 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:05,633 off of what she said. 341 00:17:05,676 --> 00:17:08,070 Now, my client only wants a chance to clear his name 342 00:17:08,114 --> 00:17:10,333 and restore confidence in his company. 343 00:17:10,377 --> 00:17:12,118 He is not gonna go anywhere. 344 00:17:13,945 --> 00:17:14,903 I agree. 345 00:17:14,946 --> 00:17:17,601 Defendant is RORed. Bailiff. 346 00:17:17,645 --> 00:17:19,081 They just let him out? 347 00:17:19,125 --> 00:17:22,258 Lisa, if he even dares to contact you, you call me. 348 00:17:22,302 --> 00:17:24,043 Come on. Let's go. 349 00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:28,395 Hey, there you are. 350 00:17:28,438 --> 00:17:29,961 No luck getting Jackson remanded. 351 00:17:30,005 --> 00:17:31,354 I did get an order of protection, though. 352 00:17:31,398 --> 00:17:33,704 That's something. 353 00:17:33,748 --> 00:17:35,706 How's Rollins? - She's hanging in there. 354 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:38,013 Her mom's gonna be in a cast for two more weeks. 355 00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:40,102 Isn't that always the way it is? 356 00:17:40,146 --> 00:17:42,104 The caretaker ends up being the one that goes down. 357 00:17:42,148 --> 00:17:43,888 That's exactly what my mother said. 358 00:17:45,673 --> 00:17:46,978 Hey, look. 359 00:17:47,022 --> 00:17:49,807 I told Rollins to take all the time she needs, 360 00:17:49,851 --> 00:17:51,679 but, most importantly, to take care of herself first. 361 00:17:51,722 --> 00:17:54,116 - Yeah, I did too. - Captain. 362 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,683 You need to see this. 363 00:17:57,293 --> 00:17:58,729 I'm sure by now you've all heard 364 00:17:58,773 --> 00:18:01,123 about my legal situation. 365 00:18:01,167 --> 00:18:03,995 One hot assistant, who, by the way, 366 00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:08,043 had just gone on a date with an SVU cop. 367 00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:11,481 Anyway, she suddenly decides that the hookup we had 368 00:18:11,525 --> 00:18:14,223 was no longer a hookup-- 369 00:18:14,267 --> 00:18:15,485 excuse me, ladies-- 370 00:18:15,529 --> 00:18:16,921 but an assault. 371 00:18:16,965 --> 00:18:18,314 I didn't tell her to say it was an assault. 372 00:18:18,358 --> 00:18:19,707 We know, Velasco. We know. 373 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:20,838 Doesn't matter. 374 00:18:20,882 --> 00:18:22,840 He's just trying to stir things up. 375 00:18:22,884 --> 00:18:24,712 And this alleged victim-- 376 00:18:24,755 --> 00:18:26,017 no, listen, don't get me wrong. 377 00:18:26,061 --> 00:18:27,802 She's a sweetheart, right? 378 00:18:27,845 --> 00:18:29,325 I'm not looking to drag her name through the mud. 379 00:18:29,369 --> 00:18:32,241 Who I am looking to drag is her godmother, 380 00:18:32,285 --> 00:18:33,460 Cressida Gordon. 381 00:18:33,503 --> 00:18:35,940 She's got an ace up her sleeve. 382 00:18:35,984 --> 00:18:38,639 You see, Cress had really planned 383 00:18:38,682 --> 00:18:41,337 to submarine Mr. Wright Now. 384 00:18:41,381 --> 00:18:43,209 She poached our design team. 385 00:18:43,252 --> 00:18:46,908 She poached our marketing, our IP, 386 00:18:46,951 --> 00:18:50,259 our dating algorithms, our subscriber list. 387 00:18:50,303 --> 00:18:53,828 She put a completely illegal scheme in place 388 00:18:53,871 --> 00:18:55,960 to start her own dating app, 389 00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:58,180 violating her duties as CFO 390 00:18:58,224 --> 00:19:01,488 as well as the non-compete terms of her contract 391 00:19:01,531 --> 00:19:04,012 so she could just go ahead and launch her own company, 392 00:19:04,055 --> 00:19:06,275 all while demolishing mine. 393 00:19:06,319 --> 00:19:08,843 That's the real story. 394 00:19:08,886 --> 00:19:10,149 We didn't know about any of this? 395 00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:11,498 She wasn't the one under investigation. 396 00:19:11,541 --> 00:19:12,977 Well, now she is. 397 00:19:13,021 --> 00:19:15,154 Well, if any of this is true, there goes our case. 398 00:19:22,596 --> 00:19:25,120 - Morning. - Morning. 399 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:26,904 - Did anyone go home? - I did. 400 00:19:26,948 --> 00:19:28,297 We're in trouble here. 401 00:19:28,341 --> 00:19:30,691 Ms. Maxwell had martinis with Jack McCoy last night. 402 00:19:30,734 --> 00:19:32,214 He wants us to drop the case? 403 00:19:32,258 --> 00:19:34,390 Not yet, but he'd prefer that we didn't get 404 00:19:34,434 --> 00:19:36,566 exculpatory evidence from a defendant's video rant. 405 00:19:36,610 --> 00:19:38,699 We're working on confirmation, Carisi. 406 00:19:38,742 --> 00:19:40,744 Well, how about this, Counselor? 407 00:19:40,788 --> 00:19:42,877 One of the business blogs uncovered a registration 408 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,749 for a new dating app that traces back to Cress. 409 00:19:45,793 --> 00:19:48,665 Get her in here now. 410 00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:51,407 - It's not as bad as it looks. - Well, it looks pretty bad. 411 00:19:51,451 --> 00:19:53,409 My client didn't have to come in. 412 00:19:53,453 --> 00:19:55,237 Any potential wrongdoing on her part 413 00:19:55,281 --> 00:19:57,370 should be mitigated by her cooperation 414 00:19:57,413 --> 00:19:58,762 with the rape investigation. 415 00:19:58,806 --> 00:20:00,199 Any consideration on corporate espionage 416 00:20:00,242 --> 00:20:01,417 is beyond my purview. 417 00:20:01,461 --> 00:20:03,463 We will let the appropriate agencies 418 00:20:03,506 --> 00:20:04,899 know that you did cooperate. 419 00:20:04,942 --> 00:20:08,511 But right now, why don't you tell us how we got here? 420 00:20:13,255 --> 00:20:15,866 After I talked to Lisa, 421 00:20:15,910 --> 00:20:17,651 I knew that I had to resign. 422 00:20:17,694 --> 00:20:19,087 Mm-hmm. 423 00:20:19,130 --> 00:20:20,958 I also knew that it was likely 424 00:20:21,002 --> 00:20:23,222 these allegations were going to be made public. 425 00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:25,963 So you decided to make them public yourself 426 00:20:26,007 --> 00:20:29,271 while you secretly raided your company's IP and personnel 427 00:20:29,315 --> 00:20:31,969 to fast-track the creation of your own competing dating app? 428 00:20:32,013 --> 00:20:34,363 Look, I understand the timing was a mistake. 429 00:20:34,407 --> 00:20:37,888 But I gotta tell you, I didn't twist anybody's arm. 430 00:20:37,932 --> 00:20:41,283 Jackson is known for stealing everybody's ideas. 431 00:20:41,327 --> 00:20:42,806 Doesn't matter. 432 00:20:42,850 --> 00:20:46,375 The last thing I wanted to do is hurt Lisa's case. 433 00:20:48,203 --> 00:20:49,726 And I am still willing to testify. 434 00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:52,425 Well, if you do, the defense will tear you 435 00:20:52,468 --> 00:20:55,254 and Lisa apart. 436 00:20:55,297 --> 00:20:56,994 How much of this did Lisa know? 437 00:20:57,038 --> 00:20:58,344 Nothing. 438 00:20:58,387 --> 00:20:59,606 Not a thing. 439 00:20:59,649 --> 00:21:01,129 That's gonna be impossible to prove. 440 00:21:01,172 --> 00:21:02,826 The son of a bitch 441 00:21:02,870 --> 00:21:06,482 took a torch to the business I sacrificed everything for, 442 00:21:06,526 --> 00:21:08,528 and now I'm the one in legal jeopardy? 443 00:21:08,571 --> 00:21:10,269 Look, I wish I could tell you 444 00:21:10,312 --> 00:21:11,357 that things were gonna get better, 445 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,925 but this is gonna be a rough road. 446 00:21:14,969 --> 00:21:16,362 Lisa, hi. 447 00:21:16,405 --> 00:21:18,712 Thanks for coming in. 448 00:21:18,755 --> 00:21:20,322 How're you doing? 449 00:21:20,366 --> 00:21:22,237 Not great. 450 00:21:25,458 --> 00:21:30,463 Is SVU gonna drop my case because of what Cress did? 451 00:21:30,506 --> 00:21:33,161 That doesn't change the fact that you were assaulted, 452 00:21:33,204 --> 00:21:35,206 as long as you didn't have anything to do with it. 453 00:21:35,250 --> 00:21:37,687 I didn't. I swear. 454 00:21:37,731 --> 00:21:41,038 I had no idea. - Okay. 455 00:21:41,082 --> 00:21:44,041 That's all that Counselor Carisi needs to hear. 456 00:21:44,085 --> 00:21:47,480 I never said how sorry I was 457 00:21:47,523 --> 00:21:49,786 about freaking out on you. 458 00:21:52,267 --> 00:21:54,704 Will you have to testify about that? 459 00:21:54,748 --> 00:21:56,271 Yeah. 460 00:21:56,315 --> 00:22:00,144 Carisi thinks that it speaks to how traumatized you were. 461 00:22:00,188 --> 00:22:04,018 Going on the stand-- how nerve-racking is that? 462 00:22:04,061 --> 00:22:06,542 To be honest, I haven't done it as an SVU detective. 463 00:22:06,586 --> 00:22:09,415 But you just tell the truth. 464 00:22:09,458 --> 00:22:12,548 Aside from all this, 465 00:22:12,592 --> 00:22:15,029 how do you like online dating? 466 00:22:15,072 --> 00:22:18,293 Think I'm gonna take a little time off. 467 00:22:22,123 --> 00:22:23,777 Cress is here? 468 00:22:26,519 --> 00:22:28,869 Cress. How could you do this to me? 469 00:22:28,912 --> 00:22:31,393 Lisa. I never meant to hurt you. 470 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:33,395 Was this your plan the whole time? 471 00:22:33,439 --> 00:22:35,179 It wasn't my plan. I promise you, I'm gonna-- 472 00:22:35,223 --> 00:22:37,225 Nobody believes me! 473 00:22:37,268 --> 00:22:38,748 They think I did it for the money. 474 00:22:38,792 --> 00:22:40,402 - Lisa-- - Or that you promised me 475 00:22:40,446 --> 00:22:43,274 a stake in the company if I accused him. 476 00:22:43,318 --> 00:22:45,712 My parents are furious at you. 477 00:22:45,755 --> 00:22:47,278 Listen, I tried to call your mom. 478 00:22:47,322 --> 00:22:48,454 She doesn't want to talk to you. 479 00:22:48,497 --> 00:22:49,933 Lisa, Lisa. 480 00:22:49,977 --> 00:22:51,413 Listen, we're gonna figure this out, okay? 481 00:22:51,457 --> 00:22:52,675 Come with me. 482 00:22:57,071 --> 00:23:00,901 I'm so sorry, Captain Benson. I really am. 483 00:23:06,167 --> 00:23:07,560 All right, everybody, I want y'all to take a look 484 00:23:07,603 --> 00:23:08,909 at what's going on in here. 485 00:23:08,952 --> 00:23:11,433 That is your tax dollars hard at work. 486 00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:14,393 What you are seeing is Cress Gordon's former office. 487 00:23:14,436 --> 00:23:16,395 It is now a federal crime scene. 488 00:23:16,438 --> 00:23:17,831 Look at that. 489 00:23:17,874 --> 00:23:19,223 Now, look, I just want to let everybody know 490 00:23:19,267 --> 00:23:21,835 that if anyone out there has any lingering doubt, 491 00:23:21,878 --> 00:23:24,751 I would like to think that this federal investigation 492 00:23:24,794 --> 00:23:26,840 further proves my innocence. 493 00:23:26,883 --> 00:23:29,408 This entire charade has been nothing but a scheme 494 00:23:29,451 --> 00:23:30,844 to take over my company. 495 00:23:30,887 --> 00:23:33,542 Wow. This guy really knows how to play offense. 496 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:34,978 Yeah, which is why the Eighth Floor 497 00:23:35,022 --> 00:23:37,416 wants to plead this out. - Plead to what? 498 00:23:37,459 --> 00:23:39,026 Attempted rape one. 499 00:23:39,069 --> 00:23:40,854 He'll do 3 1/2 years. He'll go on the registry. 500 00:23:40,897 --> 00:23:43,378 A C-felony? Lisa is credible. 501 00:23:43,422 --> 00:23:45,467 Not to mention, the fact that she was raped 502 00:23:45,511 --> 00:23:47,643 has nothing to do with Cress' crime. 503 00:23:47,687 --> 00:23:49,384 Also not to mention 504 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:51,778 Swope probably won't even consider this, 505 00:23:51,821 --> 00:23:54,171 so it's a waste of our time, and it also makes me look weak. 506 00:23:57,218 --> 00:23:58,785 Benson. 507 00:23:58,828 --> 00:24:03,006 I don't know why I didn't see this coming. 508 00:24:03,050 --> 00:24:04,965 Cress? 509 00:24:05,008 --> 00:24:08,795 It's been one mistake after another. 510 00:24:08,838 --> 00:24:10,666 Cress? 511 00:24:10,710 --> 00:24:12,494 Cress, what's the matter? Where are you? 512 00:24:12,538 --> 00:24:15,410 Mm... I'm sorry. 513 00:24:16,977 --> 00:24:20,850 I just wanna lie down. I wanna lie down. 514 00:24:20,894 --> 00:24:23,766 Hold on a second. Velasco, let's go. 515 00:24:23,810 --> 00:24:26,377 Cress? Stay with me. 516 00:24:29,380 --> 00:24:30,599 ♪ 517 00:24:30,643 --> 00:24:34,211 - Mm... - - Cr-- - Cress. 518 00:24:34,255 --> 00:24:35,691 Call a bus. 519 00:24:35,735 --> 00:24:37,824 SVU portable to Central. I need that bus right now. 520 00:24:37,867 --> 00:24:40,609 218 West 82nd Street, possible overdose. 521 00:24:40,653 --> 00:24:42,263 I don't feel a pulse. 522 00:24:42,306 --> 00:24:43,525 And we're looking at Oxy. 523 00:24:43,569 --> 00:24:45,962 Give me the Narcan. 524 00:24:46,006 --> 00:24:48,574 Cress, hey, Cress? 525 00:24:48,617 --> 00:24:52,229 Hey, I need you to stay with me, Cress, okay? 526 00:24:52,273 --> 00:24:53,970 Stay with me. 527 00:24:55,450 --> 00:24:56,756 Come on. 528 00:25:00,803 --> 00:25:02,544 - Hey. - Hey. 529 00:25:02,588 --> 00:25:05,068 How's Cress doing? - Thank God for Narcan. 530 00:25:05,112 --> 00:25:07,114 Hospital released her a couple hours ago. 531 00:25:07,157 --> 00:25:08,942 Okay, good. Is she okay to testify? 532 00:25:08,985 --> 00:25:10,683 I don't want to put her on the stand if she's too fragile. 533 00:25:10,726 --> 00:25:12,511 I'm gonna check in with her in a couple of hours. 534 00:25:12,554 --> 00:25:14,077 But how's Lisa? - She's gonna be fine. 535 00:25:14,121 --> 00:25:15,339 It's Velasco I'm worried about. 536 00:25:15,383 --> 00:25:16,732 He's good. I prepped him for three hours. 537 00:25:16,776 --> 00:25:17,864 Yeah, so did I. 538 00:25:17,907 --> 00:25:18,865 That's why I'm worried about him. 539 00:25:18,908 --> 00:25:20,040 He could be over-prepped. 540 00:25:20,083 --> 00:25:21,345 Thanks. 541 00:25:24,914 --> 00:25:27,221 When victim of sexual assault becomes triggered, 542 00:25:27,264 --> 00:25:30,093 a psychological projection can be deployed 543 00:25:30,137 --> 00:25:31,573 as a defense mechanism. 544 00:25:31,617 --> 00:25:33,357 And how did that manifest in Lisa's behavior 545 00:25:33,401 --> 00:25:35,011 the night that you met her? 546 00:25:35,055 --> 00:25:37,274 She had been drinking, I touched her arm, 547 00:25:37,318 --> 00:25:40,277 and in my experience, that triggered her. 548 00:25:40,321 --> 00:25:42,192 She later disclosed to my captain 549 00:25:42,236 --> 00:25:44,107 that she had been assaulted earlier in the week 550 00:25:44,151 --> 00:25:45,718 by Jackson Wright. 551 00:25:45,761 --> 00:25:47,284 Thank you, Detective. 552 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:51,811 Detective Velasco, you met Lisa Rose 553 00:25:51,854 --> 00:25:54,596 on the dating app Mr. Wright Now. 554 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,556 I'm curious. Do you use that app often? 555 00:25:57,599 --> 00:25:59,601 Not often, but sometimes, yeah. 556 00:25:59,645 --> 00:26:01,168 I'm surprised. 557 00:26:01,211 --> 00:26:03,170 A good-looking guy like you needs an app to meet women? 558 00:26:03,213 --> 00:26:05,694 - Objection, relevance? - I'll allow it. 559 00:26:05,738 --> 00:26:07,609 I work long hours. 560 00:26:07,653 --> 00:26:09,350 So things have to move quickly for you. 561 00:26:09,393 --> 00:26:12,440 Is that why you went back to Lisa's apartment? 562 00:26:12,483 --> 00:26:14,616 I just wanted to make sure that she got home safe. 563 00:26:14,660 --> 00:26:16,966 And yet she ended up in the hospital 564 00:26:17,010 --> 00:26:18,620 after an interaction with you 565 00:26:18,664 --> 00:26:20,622 that resulted in her falling down steps? 566 00:26:20,666 --> 00:26:22,450 She was in a disassociated state, 567 00:26:22,493 --> 00:26:24,931 and she projected her sexual assault on me. 568 00:26:24,974 --> 00:26:28,325 So you said, in your experience. 569 00:26:28,369 --> 00:26:31,677 Exactly how long have you been an SVU detective? 570 00:26:35,855 --> 00:26:37,552 About six months. 571 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:42,513 So, in the supposed disassociated state, 572 00:26:42,557 --> 00:26:45,516 she mentioned you by name, didn't she? 573 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,128 Told you to take your hands off of her? 574 00:26:48,171 --> 00:26:49,608 She did, but-- 575 00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:51,218 Yell at you to stay away from her? 576 00:26:51,261 --> 00:26:52,959 Not to touch her? 577 00:26:53,002 --> 00:26:55,918 According to her neighbors, she seemed pretty afraid of you. 578 00:26:55,962 --> 00:26:58,007 Because she was projecting onto me. 579 00:26:58,051 --> 00:26:59,400 As a man who was assaulting her? 580 00:26:59,443 --> 00:27:01,532 - Objection. - Sustained. 581 00:27:01,576 --> 00:27:04,753 Careful, Mr. Swope. - I'm sorry. 582 00:27:04,797 --> 00:27:07,843 But you can see how the jury might be confused. 583 00:27:09,932 --> 00:27:11,586 Withdrawn. 584 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:18,288 ♪ 585 00:27:18,332 --> 00:27:22,249 Jackson Wright and I were alone in his penthouse. 586 00:27:22,292 --> 00:27:25,339 We started making out. 587 00:27:25,382 --> 00:27:28,211 Then he suddenly grabbed me, pushed me down, 588 00:27:28,255 --> 00:27:30,300 put his hand over my mouth. 589 00:27:30,344 --> 00:27:33,260 I tried to get away, but... 590 00:27:33,303 --> 00:27:34,696 he raped me. 591 00:27:34,740 --> 00:27:36,698 How did you end up at his penthouse? 592 00:27:36,742 --> 00:27:40,136 We matched on the app, Mr. Wright Now. 593 00:27:40,180 --> 00:27:41,572 He was my boss. 594 00:27:41,616 --> 00:27:43,531 I wasn't comfortable, but he said 595 00:27:43,574 --> 00:27:46,229 if we didn't show we believed in the app, 596 00:27:46,273 --> 00:27:48,579 we couldn't expect potential users to. 597 00:27:48,623 --> 00:27:51,626 And why didn't you report the assault? 598 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:53,584 I was afraid of getting fired, 599 00:27:53,628 --> 00:27:55,282 that no one would believe me. 600 00:27:56,762 --> 00:28:00,940 He's rich, powerful, CEO of the company. 601 00:28:00,983 --> 00:28:04,595 Ms. Rose, it's been suggested by the defense 602 00:28:04,639 --> 00:28:07,294 that you conspired with the CFO, Cress Gordon, 603 00:28:07,337 --> 00:28:11,124 your godmother, to sabotage Mr. Wright's company 604 00:28:11,167 --> 00:28:13,735 in order to launch a new dating app. 605 00:28:13,779 --> 00:28:17,173 Did you profit at all from coming forward? 606 00:28:17,217 --> 00:28:19,349 No, I did not. 607 00:28:19,393 --> 00:28:21,917 And I'm angry about what Cress did. 608 00:28:21,961 --> 00:28:23,832 This was never about money. 609 00:28:23,876 --> 00:28:26,617 I have no job. I'm going on unemployment. 610 00:28:26,661 --> 00:28:29,185 I just want to make sure that a man that uses 611 00:28:29,229 --> 00:28:31,448 his own dating app to prey on women 612 00:28:31,492 --> 00:28:32,972 can never do it again. 613 00:28:33,015 --> 00:28:34,756 Thank you. 614 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:35,801 Nothing further. 615 00:28:40,153 --> 00:28:42,895 I'm sorry to ask you this, Ms. Rose. 616 00:28:42,938 --> 00:28:47,203 But the night that you went on a date with Detective Velasco, 617 00:28:47,247 --> 00:28:48,552 were you drinking? 618 00:28:48,596 --> 00:28:49,466 Yes. 619 00:28:49,510 --> 00:28:51,555 And according to witnesses, 620 00:28:51,599 --> 00:28:54,167 you thought he was assaulting you that night. 621 00:28:54,210 --> 00:28:56,386 I was projecting. I was wrong. 622 00:28:56,430 --> 00:29:00,260 Projecting, huh. Everyone keeps using that word. 623 00:29:00,303 --> 00:29:01,652 Moving on. 624 00:29:01,696 --> 00:29:03,219 The night that you went on a date 625 00:29:03,263 --> 00:29:05,613 with Jackson Wright, 626 00:29:05,656 --> 00:29:07,136 how much were you drinking then? 627 00:29:07,180 --> 00:29:09,835 - Objection. - Overruled, Mr. Carisi. 628 00:29:11,053 --> 00:29:13,316 I'm not sure. 629 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:14,970 We had some champagne. 630 00:29:15,014 --> 00:29:17,973 Two bottles between the two of you sound about right? 631 00:29:18,017 --> 00:29:20,976 And multiple shots of tequila? 632 00:29:21,020 --> 00:29:22,543 It's possible. 633 00:29:22,586 --> 00:29:25,676 So isn't it also possible that you were drunk 634 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:26,852 and you were... - No. 635 00:29:26,895 --> 00:29:28,941 Wrong about my client assaulting you, 636 00:29:28,984 --> 00:29:30,551 the same way that you... - That's not--leave me alone. 637 00:29:30,594 --> 00:29:31,813 - About Detective Velasco? - That's not what happened. 638 00:29:31,857 --> 00:29:33,075 So you claim. 639 00:29:33,119 --> 00:29:38,472 But, Ms. Rose, as I told Detective Velasco, 640 00:29:38,515 --> 00:29:41,736 can't you see how that might confuse the jury? 641 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:50,179 ♪ 642 00:29:50,223 --> 00:29:51,659 Nothing further. 643 00:30:00,668 --> 00:30:03,714 Hey, Cress. How are you doing? 644 00:30:04,977 --> 00:30:08,981 I'm feeling like I just got hit by a train. 645 00:30:09,024 --> 00:30:11,113 I bet. 646 00:30:11,157 --> 00:30:12,636 What happened to me? 647 00:30:14,421 --> 00:30:16,597 You don't remember anything? 648 00:30:18,904 --> 00:30:22,516 I just wanted out. 649 00:30:22,559 --> 00:30:24,387 I couldn't take it anymore. 650 00:30:24,431 --> 00:30:26,259 I know this has been hard. 651 00:30:27,869 --> 00:30:29,436 Harder for Lisa. 652 00:30:30,872 --> 00:30:32,831 Is Jackson gonna get away with it again? 653 00:30:34,310 --> 00:30:35,355 Again? 654 00:30:35,398 --> 00:30:37,661 I just mean... 655 00:30:37,705 --> 00:30:40,926 he's Mr. Wright, can talk his way out of anything. 656 00:30:44,712 --> 00:30:46,627 I wish I could say that the trial was going better, 657 00:30:46,670 --> 00:30:49,630 but we're in trouble. 658 00:30:49,673 --> 00:30:52,720 What does that mean? I still have to testify? 659 00:30:52,763 --> 00:30:57,507 The problem is, if you don't testify for the prosecution, 660 00:30:57,551 --> 00:30:59,422 the defense will call you. 661 00:30:59,466 --> 00:31:01,642 Do you feel up to that? 662 00:31:05,559 --> 00:31:09,041 On the day of the app relaunch, Lisa was tense, 663 00:31:09,084 --> 00:31:10,999 anxious, 664 00:31:11,043 --> 00:31:14,568 specifically in her interactions with Jackson. 665 00:31:14,611 --> 00:31:17,919 SVU told me that Lisa had accused Jackson 666 00:31:17,963 --> 00:31:19,790 of sexual assault. 667 00:31:19,834 --> 00:31:24,621 I immediately went to her. She was crying, upset. 668 00:31:24,665 --> 00:31:27,450 She told me Jackson had raped her a week before. 669 00:31:27,494 --> 00:31:29,496 And what happened after you heard that? 670 00:31:29,539 --> 00:31:31,541 I wrote a letter of resignation. 671 00:31:31,585 --> 00:31:35,328 I knew when these allegations were made public-- 672 00:31:35,371 --> 00:31:37,852 a dating app's CEO accused of rape... 673 00:31:39,723 --> 00:31:43,597 Our subscribers would desert the company. 674 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,730 I put plans in place to launch an alternative app. 675 00:31:46,774 --> 00:31:48,471 Ms. Gordon, you're facing federal charges 676 00:31:48,515 --> 00:31:49,820 on corporate espionage. 677 00:31:49,864 --> 00:31:53,085 Were you offered leniency for your testimony? 678 00:31:53,128 --> 00:31:54,782 No, I was not. 679 00:31:54,825 --> 00:31:56,392 And did Lisa Rose know anything 680 00:31:56,436 --> 00:31:58,133 about you starting a new company? 681 00:31:58,177 --> 00:31:59,569 Absolutely not. 682 00:31:59,613 --> 00:32:02,137 This was completely on me. 683 00:32:02,181 --> 00:32:03,704 I panicked. 684 00:32:03,747 --> 00:32:06,837 I wanted to salvage something of the decade-plus 685 00:32:06,881 --> 00:32:09,449 I had poured into Mr. Wright Now. 686 00:32:09,492 --> 00:32:14,410 My biggest regret is that what I did... 687 00:32:14,454 --> 00:32:16,804 has caused people to doubt Lisa's story. 688 00:32:21,026 --> 00:32:23,463 Lisa's story. 689 00:32:23,506 --> 00:32:25,378 Your words, not mine. - Your Honor. 690 00:32:25,421 --> 00:32:28,511 Move it along, Mr. Swope. 691 00:32:28,555 --> 00:32:30,992 Lisa's your goddaughter, isn't she? 692 00:32:31,036 --> 00:32:33,995 Would you describe yourselves as close? 693 00:32:34,039 --> 00:32:35,475 Before this, yes. 694 00:32:35,518 --> 00:32:37,520 And she didn't tell you about matching with Jackson 695 00:32:37,564 --> 00:32:39,435 on the app? - No. 696 00:32:39,479 --> 00:32:41,611 - About going to his penthouse? - No. 697 00:32:41,655 --> 00:32:43,352 She didn't mention any problem with him 698 00:32:43,396 --> 00:32:45,006 after the date? 699 00:32:45,050 --> 00:32:46,268 No. 700 00:32:46,312 --> 00:32:49,141 Okay, so let me backtrack. 701 00:32:49,184 --> 00:32:51,491 You're close to Lisa, 702 00:32:51,534 --> 00:32:54,059 but aren't you also close to Jackson? 703 00:32:54,102 --> 00:32:55,582 We used to be. 704 00:32:55,625 --> 00:32:57,062 You both went to college together. 705 00:32:57,105 --> 00:32:58,498 He married your best friend. 706 00:32:58,541 --> 00:33:00,674 You built a company together, 707 00:33:00,717 --> 00:33:02,328 mourned the death of his wife together. 708 00:33:02,371 --> 00:33:03,720 Yes. 709 00:33:03,764 --> 00:33:06,071 So my question is, is when Lisa came to you 710 00:33:06,114 --> 00:33:08,377 and told you what allegedly happened 711 00:33:08,421 --> 00:33:10,205 between her and Jackson, 712 00:33:10,249 --> 00:33:12,207 did you go to him? 713 00:33:12,251 --> 00:33:13,861 No. 714 00:33:13,904 --> 00:33:17,734 So you decided to go public with an unproven accusation 715 00:33:17,778 --> 00:33:19,214 that you knew would destroy 716 00:33:19,258 --> 00:33:21,477 the company that you poured your life into 717 00:33:21,521 --> 00:33:25,786 without even bothering to go to Jackson and hear his side? 718 00:33:25,829 --> 00:33:28,310 And you're telling the jury that this had nothing to do 719 00:33:28,354 --> 00:33:30,095 with your own financial gain? 720 00:33:30,138 --> 00:33:32,401 - No. It wasn't that. - Well, it sure seems like it. 721 00:33:32,445 --> 00:33:35,752 I didn't go to him... 722 00:33:35,796 --> 00:33:38,059 because I knew what his side of the story would be. 723 00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:39,539 How can you possibly know that? 724 00:33:39,582 --> 00:33:41,410 Because he did the same thing to me. 725 00:33:44,979 --> 00:33:46,415 Your Honor, move to strike. 726 00:33:46,459 --> 00:33:47,634 What, your own cross-examination? 727 00:33:47,677 --> 00:33:49,201 These are unsubstantiated allegations 728 00:33:49,244 --> 00:33:50,724 that I'm hearing for the first time, and I-- 729 00:33:50,767 --> 00:33:53,074 Order. 730 00:33:53,118 --> 00:33:54,815 The jury will disregard. 731 00:33:54,858 --> 00:33:58,079 Bailiffs, clear the gallery. 732 00:33:58,123 --> 00:34:00,038 Counselors, my chambers. 733 00:34:00,081 --> 00:34:05,782 ♪ 734 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:12,311 Introducing an uncharged, unproven allegation of rape 735 00:34:12,354 --> 00:34:13,486 during the middle of a trial? 736 00:34:13,529 --> 00:34:15,357 This is highly prejudicial, and I am-- 737 00:34:15,401 --> 00:34:18,621 No one is disagreeing. 738 00:34:18,665 --> 00:34:20,101 Mr. Carisi? 739 00:34:20,145 --> 00:34:23,104 I am just as surprised as anybody else. 740 00:34:23,148 --> 00:34:24,714 What? This came out during your cross. 741 00:34:24,758 --> 00:34:26,760 You opened the door. 742 00:34:26,803 --> 00:34:30,459 It was three months after Sara died. 743 00:34:30,503 --> 00:34:32,722 Jackson was still a mess. 744 00:34:32,766 --> 00:34:35,029 He was depressed. 745 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:38,859 He said our shared grief was too powerful to ignore. 746 00:34:38,902 --> 00:34:40,469 Hmm. 747 00:34:40,513 --> 00:34:45,431 I made it very clear I did not want to have sex with him, 748 00:34:45,474 --> 00:34:48,303 but that's not what he wanted to hear. 749 00:34:48,347 --> 00:34:49,783 I'm so sorry. 750 00:34:49,826 --> 00:34:53,003 When it was over, he left the room. 751 00:34:53,047 --> 00:34:55,832 And then he came back in and apologized, 752 00:34:55,876 --> 00:34:57,138 said he had never done that before. 753 00:34:57,182 --> 00:34:58,835 He would never do it again. 754 00:34:58,879 --> 00:35:00,620 Did he say anything else? 755 00:35:00,663 --> 00:35:03,797 He said he needed me, 756 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,104 that Mr. Wright Now needed me... 757 00:35:08,193 --> 00:35:11,979 And he asked if I would come on board as CFO. 758 00:35:12,022 --> 00:35:15,200 I know it sounds like he bought my silence, 759 00:35:15,243 --> 00:35:17,941 but I genuinely believed him when he said he was sorry. 760 00:35:17,985 --> 00:35:20,683 I'm sure that you did. 761 00:35:20,727 --> 00:35:22,207 And I'm sure that he meant it 762 00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:24,339 at the time-- - He didn't. 763 00:35:27,212 --> 00:35:31,172 There's something else I never told anyone. 764 00:35:31,216 --> 00:35:33,696 The fairness of this trail has been fatally undermined. 765 00:35:33,740 --> 00:35:36,438 The jury cannot unhear what they have heard. 766 00:35:36,482 --> 00:35:38,745 It overwhelms all evidentiary facts. 767 00:35:38,788 --> 00:35:40,181 I ask for a mistrial. 768 00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:41,965 Your Honor, you have already stricken the testimony 769 00:35:42,009 --> 00:35:43,184 from the record. 770 00:35:43,228 --> 00:35:44,620 You've ordered the jury to disregard. 771 00:35:44,664 --> 00:35:46,100 Now, we cannot just presume 772 00:35:46,144 --> 00:35:48,146 that they're not gonna follow your instructions. 773 00:35:48,189 --> 00:35:50,887 Agreed. A mistrial is unnecessary. 774 00:35:50,931 --> 00:35:52,672 I will speak with the jury again, 775 00:35:52,715 --> 00:35:55,631 but the curative instruction should more than suffice. 776 00:35:55,675 --> 00:35:58,591 In that case, the prosecution rests. 777 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:00,201 Then you're up, Mr. Swope. 778 00:36:03,596 --> 00:36:05,815 Cress and I met at USC. 779 00:36:05,859 --> 00:36:07,817 She introduced me to my wife, Sara. 780 00:36:07,861 --> 00:36:09,602 The love of your life. 781 00:36:09,645 --> 00:36:11,343 She was. 782 00:36:11,386 --> 00:36:14,215 Cress and I mourned her tragic death together. 783 00:36:14,259 --> 00:36:16,696 I consider Cress one of my closest friends, 784 00:36:16,739 --> 00:36:19,829 but everything she has said since that press conference 785 00:36:19,873 --> 00:36:22,223 has been a complete and total lie. 786 00:36:23,572 --> 00:36:25,226 Mr. Wright, 787 00:36:25,270 --> 00:36:27,881 did you assault Lisa Rose? 788 00:36:27,924 --> 00:36:29,709 No, I did not. 789 00:36:29,752 --> 00:36:31,101 I would never. 790 00:36:34,104 --> 00:36:35,497 Mr. Wright. 791 00:36:35,541 --> 00:36:39,022 You designed a dating app that millions of people use, 792 00:36:39,066 --> 00:36:42,461 including yourself. - 50 million users. 793 00:36:42,504 --> 00:36:44,941 And yes, I've had the good luck of matching 794 00:36:44,985 --> 00:36:46,421 with some amazing women. 795 00:36:46,465 --> 00:36:47,901 And as the designer of that app, 796 00:36:47,944 --> 00:36:49,729 would you consider yourself to be 797 00:36:49,772 --> 00:36:51,644 an expert on what women want? 798 00:36:51,687 --> 00:36:53,950 Yeah. You could say it's my calling. 799 00:36:53,994 --> 00:36:55,343 So when you told Lisa, 800 00:36:55,387 --> 00:36:58,477 what was the phrase you used? 801 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,348 That the app had spoken. 802 00:37:00,392 --> 00:37:01,480 What did you mean by that? 803 00:37:01,523 --> 00:37:03,960 That we should trust the algorithm 804 00:37:04,004 --> 00:37:05,353 when it said we'd be a good match. 805 00:37:05,397 --> 00:37:06,615 That you would enjoy her company 806 00:37:06,659 --> 00:37:09,183 and she would enjoy yours. - Exactly. 807 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,359 So let me ask you something. 808 00:37:11,403 --> 00:37:13,579 When Lisa was on the stand, 809 00:37:13,622 --> 00:37:16,190 and she described what you did to her, 810 00:37:16,234 --> 00:37:19,193 did she sound like she had enjoyed your company? 811 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,803 Well, she didn't say no at the time. 812 00:37:20,847 --> 00:37:22,805 It's hard to say anything with somebody's hand 813 00:37:22,849 --> 00:37:24,024 over your mouth. - Objection. 814 00:37:24,067 --> 00:37:26,374 Sustained. Move it along, Mr. Carisi. 815 00:37:26,418 --> 00:37:29,421 Mr. Wright, you've dated a lot of women. 816 00:37:29,464 --> 00:37:31,597 Has anyone else ever complained? 817 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:33,773 - Not in the moment. - What about afterwards? 818 00:37:33,816 --> 00:37:37,429 I'm not proud of this, but I may have ghosted a few of them, 819 00:37:37,472 --> 00:37:39,605 and when they found out that I wasn't into them, 820 00:37:39,648 --> 00:37:41,868 did they rewrite history, 821 00:37:41,911 --> 00:37:43,783 bitch about something they were totally into? 822 00:37:43,826 --> 00:37:45,045 Yeah. 823 00:37:45,088 --> 00:37:48,178 It happens. Dating's a minefield. 824 00:37:48,222 --> 00:37:51,965 So most women do like it weird? 825 00:37:52,008 --> 00:37:53,445 Maybe not the women you date, 826 00:37:53,488 --> 00:37:56,404 but, uh, most of them like a little kink. 827 00:37:56,448 --> 00:37:59,538 As an example, they like to have their wrists pinned down, 828 00:37:59,581 --> 00:38:01,017 slap on the ass? 829 00:38:01,061 --> 00:38:02,192 Sure. 830 00:38:02,236 --> 00:38:03,629 Is this something that you learned 831 00:38:03,672 --> 00:38:05,587 from using your algorithm, or has this always been 832 00:38:05,631 --> 00:38:06,849 part of your repertoire? 833 00:38:06,893 --> 00:38:08,634 Your Honor, is this a cross-examination 834 00:38:08,677 --> 00:38:10,157 or just kink-shaming? 835 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:11,637 Get to the point, Mr. Carisi. 836 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,160 I'm getting there, Your Honor. 837 00:38:13,203 --> 00:38:15,205 Mr. Wright. 838 00:38:15,249 --> 00:38:16,772 Earlier, you mentioned your wife. 839 00:38:16,816 --> 00:38:18,905 I'm sorry for your loss. 840 00:38:18,948 --> 00:38:21,429 You say you know what women want. 841 00:38:21,473 --> 00:38:23,083 Did you know what your wife wanted? 842 00:38:23,126 --> 00:38:24,345 Of course I did. 843 00:38:24,389 --> 00:38:27,348 So you knew she wanted a divorce? 844 00:38:27,392 --> 00:38:30,046 That in the months leading up to her death, 845 00:38:30,090 --> 00:38:32,962 she was planning on leaving you, correct? 846 00:38:33,006 --> 00:38:34,355 Stop talking about my wife. 847 00:38:34,399 --> 00:38:35,356 Why did she want to leave you? 848 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:36,836 - Objection. - Sustained. 849 00:38:36,879 --> 00:38:38,403 Is it because you accused her of being uptight too? 850 00:38:38,446 --> 00:38:40,361 - Where is this coming from? - Never mind that. Yes or no? 851 00:38:40,405 --> 00:38:42,668 From that lying bitch? 852 00:38:42,711 --> 00:38:44,844 You just couldn't help yourself, Cress, could you? 853 00:38:44,887 --> 00:38:47,542 Are you jealous because I had you once and threw you back, 854 00:38:47,586 --> 00:38:50,197 or it 'cause I banged your precious goddaughter? 855 00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:52,504 So Cress is lying, Lisa's lying-- 856 00:38:52,547 --> 00:38:53,679 - Your Honor. - They're all lying! 857 00:38:53,722 --> 00:38:55,507 Objection is sustained. Mr. Wright. 858 00:38:55,550 --> 00:38:57,247 Your Honor, just give me a minute. 859 00:38:57,291 --> 00:38:59,467 That's what women do. 860 00:38:59,511 --> 00:39:00,686 They lie. 861 00:39:00,729 --> 00:39:01,948 - Sit down, Mr. Wright! - Okay? 862 00:39:01,991 --> 00:39:03,384 They push. They pull. 863 00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:05,386 They're mad. They're hot. 864 00:39:05,430 --> 00:39:07,170 And when they don't get what they want, 865 00:39:07,214 --> 00:39:09,564 they cry rape. 866 00:39:09,608 --> 00:39:11,305 They turn your wife against you. 867 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:12,959 They try to destroy your company. 868 00:39:13,002 --> 00:39:14,264 Mr. Wright. 869 00:39:14,308 --> 00:39:15,657 You're not gonna get away with this, Cress. 870 00:39:15,701 --> 00:39:18,530 You're the one going to jail, not me. 871 00:39:18,573 --> 00:39:20,358 Mr. Wright, that is enough. 872 00:39:20,401 --> 00:39:21,446 Now you stay in your seat. 873 00:39:21,489 --> 00:39:22,882 Your Honor, I request a break. 874 00:39:22,925 --> 00:39:24,971 No. No need. 875 00:39:25,014 --> 00:39:26,059 I'm through with him. 876 00:39:29,105 --> 00:39:36,243 ♪ 877 00:39:40,943 --> 00:39:42,510 Hey. 878 00:39:42,554 --> 00:39:45,731 You okay? I know it got rough in there. 879 00:39:45,774 --> 00:39:47,689 That's what you wanted, didn't you? 880 00:39:49,604 --> 00:39:51,301 I'm sorry. 881 00:39:51,345 --> 00:39:54,392 I just wanted the jury to see who he really was. 882 00:39:54,435 --> 00:39:56,829 I hope they did. 883 00:39:56,872 --> 00:40:01,311 His anger? I always knew it was there. 884 00:40:01,355 --> 00:40:03,401 And I brought Lisa into his world. 885 00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:09,494 I never thought he would do it to her. 886 00:40:15,587 --> 00:40:17,458 Has the jury reached a verdict? 887 00:40:17,502 --> 00:40:19,591 We have, your Honor. 888 00:40:19,634 --> 00:40:22,855 On the sole count of rape in the first degree, 889 00:40:22,898 --> 00:40:25,684 we find the defendant, Jackson Wright, 890 00:40:25,727 --> 00:40:27,120 guilty. 891 00:40:29,905 --> 00:40:32,734 Members of the jury, you are dismissed. 892 00:40:32,778 --> 00:40:35,607 The State of New York thanks you for your service. 893 00:40:35,650 --> 00:40:39,480 Mr. Wright, you are to be remanded to Rikers 894 00:40:39,524 --> 00:40:41,221 until sentencing. 895 00:40:41,264 --> 00:40:42,962 We are adjourned. Bailiff... 896 00:40:43,005 --> 00:40:47,096 ♪ 897 00:40:47,140 --> 00:40:49,664 Congratulations, Counselor. 898 00:40:49,708 --> 00:40:50,883 You heading home? 899 00:40:50,926 --> 00:40:52,319 No, I'm gonna go up to Rollins' mother's. 900 00:40:52,362 --> 00:40:54,495 Still pretty chaotic up there. 901 00:40:54,539 --> 00:40:56,541 It really does take a village, doesn't it? 902 00:41:02,155 --> 00:41:04,331 You are a good man, Dominick Carisi.