1 00:00:00,969 --> 00:00:02,976 In the criminal justice system 2 00:00:03,048 --> 00:00:04,707 sexually-based offenses 3 00:00:04,776 --> 00:00:06,433 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:06,536 --> 00:00:08,870 In New York City, the dedicated detectives... 5 00:00:08,936 --> 00:00:10,691 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:10,759 --> 00:00:12,286 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:12,359 --> 00:00:13,920 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:13,990 --> 00:00:15,878 These are their stories. 9 00:00:27,014 --> 00:00:28,607 We spent $2 million on this video. 10 00:00:28,678 --> 00:00:30,401 They better give it heavy rotation. 11 00:00:31,175 --> 00:00:34,141 Any word on Ricki's new album? Heavily pop. 12 00:00:34,214 --> 00:00:36,449 Hear they're holding it back for the London concert. 13 00:00:36,517 --> 00:00:39,364 Jared's still on tour, but Ricki's on her way here. 14 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:41,949 You know recording sessions, always running late. 15 00:00:42,020 --> 00:00:43,995 Where's the birthday boy? Corbin? 16 00:00:44,069 --> 00:00:47,811 My assistant forgot to pick up a card. He's probably... 17 00:00:48,868 --> 00:00:53,059 I think I know where he is. Hey, Ashley, have you seen your brother? 18 00:00:53,123 --> 00:00:54,105 No. 19 00:00:55,332 --> 00:00:57,634 Sarah, where's Corbin? 20 00:00:57,700 --> 00:01:00,252 I saw him heading off to the bathroom, five minutes ago. 21 00:01:01,027 --> 00:01:03,165 What the hell is he doing here? 22 00:01:03,234 --> 00:01:04,958 No! Oh, no. 23 00:01:06,051 --> 00:01:08,669 Corbin, are you all right? Let me go. 24 00:01:11,650 --> 00:01:12,730 Stop! 25 00:01:14,210 --> 00:01:15,671 Wait! Come back! 26 00:01:16,769 --> 00:01:17,947 Corbin! 27 00:01:19,648 --> 00:01:20,793 Honey. 28 00:01:24,929 --> 00:01:26,205 Talk to the mother yet? 29 00:01:26,272 --> 00:01:28,280 Her people will let us know when she's ready. 30 00:01:28,353 --> 00:01:29,847 That's her, in the leather. 31 00:01:33,536 --> 00:01:36,852 I want him arrested. There'll be a full investigation. 32 00:01:36,927 --> 00:01:39,349 He molested my son. 33 00:02:31,547 --> 00:02:34,546 How many active investigations are you two running? 34 00:02:34,619 --> 00:02:37,302 Twelve open rapes, 17 child abuse. 35 00:02:37,370 --> 00:02:41,112 I just got a call from the boys upstairs. Make room for a VIP case. 36 00:02:41,178 --> 00:02:42,291 Who? 37 00:02:42,362 --> 00:02:46,136 Ricki Austin believes her son's molester was responsible for his death. 38 00:02:46,201 --> 00:02:48,339 Paper doesn't mention anything about a sex angle... 39 00:02:48,410 --> 00:02:50,514 but it talks about straight vehicular. 40 00:02:50,584 --> 00:02:52,756 It goes on at great length to say that Ricki was... 41 00:02:52,825 --> 00:02:55,094 female vocalist of the year, two years running. 42 00:02:55,161 --> 00:02:58,837 The boy was chasing the man who had molested him in a restroom. 43 00:02:58,905 --> 00:03:01,360 Stranger or acquaintance? Former teacher. 44 00:03:01,432 --> 00:03:02,512 Someone he trusted. 45 00:03:02,584 --> 00:03:05,267 They tried for years to have kids before they adopted Corbin... 46 00:03:05,336 --> 00:03:06,962 and the second they did... 47 00:03:07,032 --> 00:03:10,610 Ricki got pregnant, they have a little girl named Ashley. 48 00:03:10,679 --> 00:03:11,858 Hey, I read People. 49 00:03:11,927 --> 00:03:14,927 She was that girl singing at county fairs who snagged Jared Black... 50 00:03:14,999 --> 00:03:17,104 of Black Plague, rock 'n' roll's bad boy. 51 00:03:17,975 --> 00:03:19,535 Rolling Stone. 52 00:03:19,606 --> 00:03:21,582 So when do we roll out the red carpet? 53 00:03:21,654 --> 00:03:24,971 One Police Plaza says you are to go to them. 54 00:03:28,246 --> 00:03:29,708 David Russo... 55 00:03:30,134 --> 00:03:32,949 he was Corbin's computer teacher. 56 00:03:33,174 --> 00:03:35,410 We hired him to tutor privately. 57 00:03:36,021 --> 00:03:37,678 Here you go, honey. 58 00:03:38,293 --> 00:03:40,562 Did you witness them coming out of the bathroom? 59 00:03:40,853 --> 00:03:42,676 Corbin came out crying. 60 00:03:42,997 --> 00:03:45,516 Were they alone in there? Yes. 61 00:03:45,589 --> 00:03:49,744 Corbin's dead because of him. I want him charged with murder. 62 00:03:50,036 --> 00:03:52,524 We can't promise you anything, but trust me... 63 00:03:52,596 --> 00:03:55,115 no one serves harder time in prison than child molesters. 64 00:03:55,188 --> 00:03:57,904 I did everything I could to keep him away from Corbin. 65 00:03:57,971 --> 00:04:00,492 He had a restraining order. What had he done? 66 00:04:00,595 --> 00:04:04,010 He was inappropriately affectionate. Constantly touching him. 67 00:04:04,082 --> 00:04:05,970 Did you talk to Corbin about it? 68 00:04:06,035 --> 00:04:08,173 We fired Russo, we thought that was the end of it. 69 00:04:08,242 --> 00:04:12,431 But when I came back from tour, he was here in this house with Corbin. 70 00:04:12,498 --> 00:04:15,214 And that's when we took out the restraining order. 71 00:04:15,282 --> 00:04:18,248 Was anyone present during the tutoring sessions? 72 00:04:18,961 --> 00:04:21,349 The nanny, Sarah. 73 00:04:21,649 --> 00:04:23,470 Were you with them at all times? 74 00:04:23,537 --> 00:04:24,879 I have Ashley, too. 75 00:04:25,329 --> 00:04:26,573 I came in and out. 76 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,323 And when they were together what did you see? 77 00:04:29,392 --> 00:04:32,589 He hugged him, all the time. 78 00:04:32,656 --> 00:04:34,150 Anything beyond that? 79 00:04:34,224 --> 00:04:35,565 Kisses. 80 00:04:35,631 --> 00:04:38,282 On the forehead, the cheek. 81 00:04:38,927 --> 00:04:41,927 And just the way he looked at Corbin. It wasn't teacherly. 82 00:04:42,479 --> 00:04:44,072 When Mr. Russo dropped by... 83 00:04:44,142 --> 00:04:46,150 did Corbin seem upset or throw a temper tantrum? 84 00:04:46,224 --> 00:04:47,270 Hi... 85 00:04:49,294 --> 00:04:50,723 Ashley, right? 86 00:04:51,534 --> 00:04:53,421 What are we hiding from? 87 00:04:57,614 --> 00:05:00,548 So, what do you do when you're not hiding under there? 88 00:05:00,622 --> 00:05:03,938 School and lessons. Yeah, what kind of lessons? 89 00:05:04,173 --> 00:05:06,180 Tap, piano, ballet, and singing. 90 00:05:06,252 --> 00:05:08,162 Wow. You're a lucky little girl. 91 00:05:09,517 --> 00:05:10,565 Yeah. 92 00:05:11,948 --> 00:05:13,442 Did you ever take computer lessons? 93 00:05:13,516 --> 00:05:16,712 I was gonna start, but the tutor stopped coming. 94 00:05:16,781 --> 00:05:18,603 Did you know Mr. Russo? 95 00:05:19,372 --> 00:05:22,437 Yeah, but we weren't friends like him and Corbin. 96 00:05:24,139 --> 00:05:26,049 Hey, what happened there? 97 00:05:26,763 --> 00:05:29,577 That's an accident. What kind of accident? 98 00:05:34,827 --> 00:05:38,404 Ashley, did somebody hurt you? 99 00:05:38,858 --> 00:05:40,833 That was an accident, too. 100 00:05:43,241 --> 00:05:44,518 You ready? 101 00:05:46,121 --> 00:05:49,568 Okay, well, I gotta go. Maybe we can talk again sometime. 102 00:05:50,152 --> 00:05:53,568 I'll look for you here or under the sofa, how about that? 103 00:05:54,825 --> 00:05:58,240 I forgot your name. It's Det. Benson... 104 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,639 but you can call me Olivia. 105 00:06:02,376 --> 00:06:04,415 I'll see you later. 106 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,487 Nanny said Russo was here four, sometimes five days a week. 107 00:06:08,550 --> 00:06:09,565 Dedicated. 108 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,876 Yeah, especially considering he was only paid for two. 109 00:06:11,943 --> 00:06:12,991 How'd you do? 110 00:06:13,063 --> 00:06:15,397 Ashley claims that she didn't have much contact with Russo... 111 00:06:15,463 --> 00:06:18,528 but her wrist was hurt and she had bruises on her thigh. 112 00:06:18,597 --> 00:06:21,380 I think it's about time we talk to this tutor. Yeah. 113 00:06:29,317 --> 00:06:31,706 If you're looking for David, you missed him. 114 00:06:31,780 --> 00:06:34,083 You know where he was going? No. 115 00:06:35,364 --> 00:06:38,081 He was crying. Really? Any idea why? 116 00:06:38,181 --> 00:06:39,774 No, do you? 117 00:06:40,036 --> 00:06:41,824 How well do you know Mr. Russo? 118 00:06:41,892 --> 00:06:45,568 I know enough to know he was around more lately. 119 00:06:45,636 --> 00:06:48,505 During school hours. 120 00:06:48,580 --> 00:06:50,368 I think he got fired. 121 00:06:51,331 --> 00:06:54,113 Does he have a lot of company? A girlfriend maybe? 122 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:56,547 All I ever see are kids. In his apartment? 123 00:06:56,611 --> 00:06:59,393 Coming in and out of here all the time. 124 00:07:00,356 --> 00:07:02,177 I say we stick a uni outside his apartment... 125 00:07:02,242 --> 00:07:03,900 and pick him up the second he gets home. 126 00:07:03,970 --> 00:07:06,304 Based on what? Kids going into their tutor's apartment... 127 00:07:06,371 --> 00:07:08,826 his hugging Corbin? 'Cause at this point, that's all we've got. 128 00:07:08,898 --> 00:07:11,800 When he snuck into that party, he violated the order of protection. 129 00:07:11,874 --> 00:07:13,281 We've got criminal contempt charge. 130 00:07:13,346 --> 00:07:15,069 It's a misdemeanor, he'll be out in two hours. 131 00:07:15,138 --> 00:07:16,185 We can do better than that. 132 00:07:16,257 --> 00:07:17,851 He's seeing kids in that apartment alone. 133 00:07:17,921 --> 00:07:20,343 We need more ammunition before we bring him in. 134 00:07:21,057 --> 00:07:22,104 And he was fired. 135 00:07:22,177 --> 00:07:25,526 Let's find out why the school didn't want him teaching kids anymore. 136 00:07:27,456 --> 00:07:29,211 David was great with the students. 137 00:07:29,281 --> 00:07:30,806 We were sorry we had to let him go. 138 00:07:30,879 --> 00:07:32,505 Why did you? Cutbacks. 139 00:07:32,576 --> 00:07:34,647 Looks like you're operating on a shoestring budget. 140 00:07:34,719 --> 00:07:35,864 What's tuition here... 141 00:07:35,935 --> 00:07:38,619 about $10,000 a kid? $17,000. 142 00:07:38,687 --> 00:07:41,469 You fired Russo a week after Ricki Austin let him go. 143 00:07:41,535 --> 00:07:45,081 Bad for business, if parents catch wind you have a pedophile on staff. 144 00:07:45,150 --> 00:07:46,776 I don't believe we did. 145 00:07:46,845 --> 00:07:49,398 Teaching meant everything to David. When he came here... 146 00:07:49,471 --> 00:07:51,096 he said our system was obsolete... 147 00:07:51,167 --> 00:07:53,271 and personally donated a dozen new computers. 148 00:07:53,342 --> 00:07:56,657 On a teacher's salary? This was his first teaching assignment. 149 00:07:56,734 --> 00:07:58,621 Where was he before this? 150 00:07:58,685 --> 00:08:02,482 Vanross Piller Investments. He was their computer whiz kid. 151 00:08:02,909 --> 00:08:06,008 When your trading system takes a dump on a volatile stock day... 152 00:08:06,077 --> 00:08:09,787 you pray for a Russo. So he had a pretty important position? 153 00:08:09,852 --> 00:08:12,885 VP in MIS. You mind decoding that? 154 00:08:12,956 --> 00:08:16,884 Management Information Systems. He designed all the company's software... 155 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:19,343 and he was just as knowledgeable about hardware. 156 00:08:19,451 --> 00:08:22,266 A double threat. Must have been sad to see him go. 157 00:08:22,331 --> 00:08:26,487 Sad is when the Dow swings 500 points. I was devastated. 158 00:08:26,619 --> 00:08:28,277 But he wanted to work with kids. 159 00:08:28,347 --> 00:08:30,551 Just out of curiosity, what does an MIS VP make? 160 00:08:30,618 --> 00:08:32,723 Starts at a $150,000. 161 00:08:36,186 --> 00:08:37,975 Masks are on the counter. 162 00:08:38,042 --> 00:08:42,132 Did you finish with the celebrity's kid? He's in the fridge. 163 00:08:42,202 --> 00:08:45,398 The parents' "people" have been raising holy hell to have him released. 164 00:08:45,465 --> 00:08:47,090 Any signs of sexual abuse? 165 00:08:47,161 --> 00:08:49,779 No fluids, no tearing, no restraint marks, no bruising. 166 00:08:49,849 --> 00:08:52,369 Yeah, fondling wouldn't leave any marks. 167 00:08:52,728 --> 00:08:55,183 Actually, take a look for yourself. 168 00:09:04,215 --> 00:09:07,346 This seem odd to you? He bit his nails. 169 00:09:07,415 --> 00:09:11,125 Down to the nub. See this rash on his wrist? 170 00:09:11,926 --> 00:09:14,064 Stress-related eczema. 171 00:09:15,062 --> 00:09:17,615 Plus, his back teeth are ground down. 172 00:09:18,294 --> 00:09:20,595 What was this kid so anxious about? 173 00:09:23,414 --> 00:09:24,907 So, where are we? 174 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:27,250 Single white male, late 20s, highly educated. 175 00:09:27,318 --> 00:09:30,187 Gotta be around kids. And a computer whiz. 176 00:09:30,293 --> 00:09:32,977 Somebody with a hankering for Internet kiddie porn? 177 00:09:33,045 --> 00:09:34,638 That's why we're pulling Russo's LUDs. 178 00:09:34,708 --> 00:09:36,367 If we get his service provider... 179 00:09:36,437 --> 00:09:38,159 we can find out if he's been hitting the sites. 180 00:09:38,229 --> 00:09:42,025 Maybe downloading, which would nail him. All right. Get on it. 181 00:09:44,052 --> 00:09:46,091 How was Corbin's relationship with his father? 182 00:09:46,164 --> 00:09:49,099 My guess is minimal. Jared's been on tour longer than the Stones. 183 00:09:49,172 --> 00:09:50,119 Kid's always with nannies. 184 00:09:50,196 --> 00:09:52,170 Leaving him wanting for a male authority figure. 185 00:09:52,243 --> 00:09:53,388 Like a teacher. 186 00:09:53,459 --> 00:09:55,215 Speaking of which, we pulled Russo's LUDs. 187 00:09:55,283 --> 00:09:57,257 Don't tell me he wasn't up to something on that computer. 188 00:09:57,331 --> 00:09:58,313 It's cyber evidence. 189 00:09:58,386 --> 00:10:00,394 That doesn't prove that he molested Corbin. 190 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:02,987 We don't have Forensics yet, we have no eyewitness... 191 00:10:03,059 --> 00:10:05,130 and we don't have a living victim to make a statement. 192 00:10:05,202 --> 00:10:06,282 That we know of. 193 00:10:06,354 --> 00:10:09,255 What do you say we talk to the kids he tutors? 194 00:10:10,257 --> 00:10:13,324 He's way cool. Everybody wanted Russo. 195 00:10:13,393 --> 00:10:17,452 Yeah? You got a computer at home? Doesn't everybody? 196 00:10:18,417 --> 00:10:19,791 I guess they do. 197 00:10:19,856 --> 00:10:23,337 So, why would you go over to his place to take lessons? 198 00:10:23,409 --> 00:10:24,816 He has the ultimate system. 199 00:10:24,912 --> 00:10:27,596 So, you know, you're over there, did he ever get... 200 00:10:27,664 --> 00:10:30,532 you know, get physical with you? Ever wrestle around with you? 201 00:10:30,608 --> 00:10:33,128 Mr. Russo? No. 202 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,437 He ever hug you? No. 203 00:10:35,503 --> 00:10:37,096 Okay, when's the last time you saw him? 204 00:10:37,167 --> 00:10:38,541 Last week, at soccer practice. 205 00:10:38,607 --> 00:10:39,851 Yeah, what was he doing? 206 00:10:39,918 --> 00:10:43,399 Just watching. And then he stayed after to talk to Corbin. 207 00:10:44,815 --> 00:10:45,763 Okay. 208 00:10:46,095 --> 00:10:50,185 Seth, that's it, man, I got no more questions for you. 209 00:10:53,581 --> 00:10:57,476 He violated his restraining order twice. Let's get a warrant. 210 00:11:04,013 --> 00:11:06,250 Somebody's skipping town. 211 00:11:06,316 --> 00:11:08,934 Two seconds ahead of the search warrant. 212 00:11:14,124 --> 00:11:16,011 Pedophile on the run. 213 00:11:16,267 --> 00:11:17,674 Look at this. 214 00:11:25,258 --> 00:11:26,688 It's a shrine. 215 00:11:27,178 --> 00:11:29,480 He must have been following his every move. 216 00:11:30,954 --> 00:11:32,580 What are you doing here? 217 00:11:32,650 --> 00:11:35,072 Teaching you the meaning of a restraining order. 218 00:11:35,433 --> 00:11:38,816 David Russo, you're under arrest. 219 00:11:46,345 --> 00:11:48,287 What are you doing with these? 220 00:11:48,361 --> 00:11:50,084 Some of these are two years old... 221 00:11:50,154 --> 00:11:51,495 before you even started teaching. 222 00:11:51,561 --> 00:11:53,797 Before you even met Corbin. 223 00:11:56,231 --> 00:11:57,922 He was an accessory. 224 00:11:58,215 --> 00:12:00,452 Like their diamonds or Grammys. 225 00:12:02,087 --> 00:12:04,957 A trophy kid to pull out for photo-ops. 226 00:12:07,367 --> 00:12:08,414 Mr. Russo... 227 00:12:08,487 --> 00:12:12,415 you got that job at Crestborne so you could be near him, didn't you? 228 00:12:12,488 --> 00:12:13,435 Yes. 229 00:12:13,510 --> 00:12:16,893 And a tutoring position so you could be alone with him? 230 00:12:17,575 --> 00:12:19,330 They were horrible parents. 231 00:12:19,399 --> 00:12:21,470 And I told them so. Why do you think I got fired? 232 00:12:21,541 --> 00:12:24,803 Mr. Russo, we know why you were fired. What'd you do with Corbin? 233 00:12:28,101 --> 00:12:31,898 I listened to him, I encouraged him. 234 00:12:33,349 --> 00:12:34,876 You loved him. 235 00:12:39,748 --> 00:12:42,530 Why'd you bring him in the bathroom? What? 236 00:12:44,804 --> 00:12:46,080 No... 237 00:12:46,147 --> 00:12:48,384 you can't be thinking... You were obsessed with him... 238 00:12:48,451 --> 00:12:51,069 You don't understand. They wouldn't let me near him. 239 00:12:51,138 --> 00:12:53,211 You stalked him. No, I was leaving town. 240 00:12:53,283 --> 00:12:54,973 You were his teacher, you gained his trust. 241 00:12:55,042 --> 00:12:58,272 You knew about his birthday. You found out where his party was. 242 00:13:00,675 --> 00:13:02,561 You molested him. No! 243 00:13:02,627 --> 00:13:04,829 Your whole world revolves around this little boy. 244 00:13:04,898 --> 00:13:07,199 Now, why is that? Explain that to me. 245 00:13:08,098 --> 00:13:09,788 Because he's my son. 246 00:13:19,105 --> 00:13:20,860 The tutor tells you he's your daddy. 247 00:13:20,929 --> 00:13:22,358 That's gotta mess with a kid's head. 248 00:13:22,432 --> 00:13:24,985 Russo says he never told him, out of just that concern. 249 00:13:25,057 --> 00:13:26,103 A considerate psycho. 250 00:13:26,177 --> 00:13:27,736 He got a girl pregnant at 17... 251 00:13:27,808 --> 00:13:30,077 put the baby up for adoption, signed away all his rights. 252 00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:31,898 Ten years later, it's still nagging at him. 253 00:13:31,967 --> 00:13:33,821 So Mr. Computer starts searching the Net. 254 00:13:33,887 --> 00:13:36,886 Where he gets a hit on a famous couple with an adopted boy... 255 00:13:36,959 --> 00:13:38,453 fixates on it being his. 256 00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:40,250 The guy's not budging off his story. 257 00:13:40,319 --> 00:13:42,074 Then lets give him a little push. 258 00:13:42,143 --> 00:13:44,728 Get on the adoption agency, and put a rush on the DNA. 259 00:13:44,798 --> 00:13:47,896 Still, we don't have a living CW, an eyewitness or forensics. 260 00:13:47,967 --> 00:13:50,421 No confession, no case... No excuses. 261 00:13:50,494 --> 00:13:53,309 I've got media sniffing around and the brass chomping at my ass. 262 00:13:53,374 --> 00:13:55,196 I want this closed yesterday. 263 00:13:57,885 --> 00:14:00,088 SVU, Detective Benson. 264 00:14:00,829 --> 00:14:04,177 Ashley, are you okay? 265 00:14:05,821 --> 00:14:07,543 We'll be right there. 266 00:14:11,964 --> 00:14:13,491 Hi, there. 267 00:14:13,691 --> 00:14:15,218 Olivia. 268 00:14:15,292 --> 00:14:16,885 Hi. 269 00:14:17,340 --> 00:14:20,153 What happened? I fell. 270 00:14:20,603 --> 00:14:23,124 Where? My stairs at home. 271 00:14:24,475 --> 00:14:26,896 Who was with you? Nobody. 272 00:14:27,962 --> 00:14:28,911 Feel. 273 00:14:32,058 --> 00:14:34,097 That's a goose egg, all right. 274 00:14:36,985 --> 00:14:38,644 Ashley... 275 00:14:38,713 --> 00:14:41,266 you would let me know if there was anything that I could do... 276 00:14:41,338 --> 00:14:43,508 to stop these accidents, wouldn't you? 277 00:14:43,897 --> 00:14:45,905 You can't help accidents. 278 00:14:48,825 --> 00:14:50,515 No parents? 279 00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:52,952 Jared's probably on a plane back from Europe. 280 00:14:53,016 --> 00:14:56,147 And Ricki? Recording studio. 281 00:14:56,215 --> 00:14:58,125 She's back working already? 282 00:14:58,488 --> 00:15:01,008 People have different ways of dealing with grief. 283 00:15:01,079 --> 00:15:05,421 Yeah, well, her kid's in the hospital. Why the hell isn't she here? 284 00:15:06,327 --> 00:15:08,018 I can't. 285 00:15:08,983 --> 00:15:12,397 Everyone who works for them signs a confidentiality agreement. 286 00:15:12,471 --> 00:15:14,706 I could lose my job and be sued. 287 00:15:15,318 --> 00:15:18,133 Fair enough. Where were you when Ashley fell? 288 00:15:18,422 --> 00:15:22,731 Packing up Corbin's room. I didn't want to drag Ashley through that. 289 00:15:22,805 --> 00:15:25,139 How long have you worked for them? A year. 290 00:15:25,205 --> 00:15:29,645 And in that time, how many accidents has Ashley had? 291 00:15:30,836 --> 00:15:33,454 She's had accidents all her life. 292 00:15:33,524 --> 00:15:35,117 You don't know how many I've prevented... 293 00:15:35,188 --> 00:15:38,090 Sarah. Shouldn't you be with Ashley? 294 00:15:38,804 --> 00:15:39,753 Yeah. 295 00:15:41,652 --> 00:15:44,302 What are you doing here? Ashley called us. 296 00:15:44,371 --> 00:15:46,924 We thought we'd come down and check in on her. 297 00:15:46,995 --> 00:15:49,451 I'm sorry she bothered you. 298 00:15:49,523 --> 00:15:51,824 I won't let it happen again. 299 00:15:57,522 --> 00:15:58,634 Sarah. 300 00:15:59,410 --> 00:16:02,923 Please, I really can't talk to you. What's going on with Ashley? 301 00:16:02,993 --> 00:16:04,401 You know, a criminal investigation... 302 00:16:04,465 --> 00:16:07,247 supersedes a confidentiality agreement. 303 00:16:07,314 --> 00:16:09,167 Now, if somebody's hurting this little girl... 304 00:16:09,234 --> 00:16:10,923 No, you misunderstood what I said. 305 00:16:10,993 --> 00:16:13,360 I don't think we did. Who are you covering for? 306 00:16:13,426 --> 00:16:16,523 Please, don't do this to me. Is it Ricki? Is it Connie? 307 00:16:16,593 --> 00:16:18,959 Just tell us who it is. 308 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,175 Called three times. 309 00:16:24,559 --> 00:16:26,316 Who? Maureen? Not yours, yours. 310 00:16:26,416 --> 00:16:29,415 What? Who, Ashley? What happened? Is she okay? 311 00:16:29,488 --> 00:16:33,798 No, she saw the new NSYNC video and was sadly disappointed, as was I. 312 00:16:34,511 --> 00:16:36,137 She just called to chat. 313 00:16:36,208 --> 00:16:38,826 It's not funny, Munch. Yeah, well try this. 314 00:16:38,894 --> 00:16:41,993 The adoption agency and the DNA results confirm it. 315 00:16:42,063 --> 00:16:44,812 David Russo is Corbin's biological father. 316 00:16:44,877 --> 00:16:47,399 Let's close this puppy out. We can't. 317 00:16:47,470 --> 00:16:49,925 Why? Someone might be abusing the sister. 318 00:16:49,999 --> 00:16:52,299 Don't do this to me. Who? We don't know. 319 00:16:53,582 --> 00:16:55,108 Who made the complaint? No one. 320 00:16:55,181 --> 00:16:58,409 But this kid has got a long history of accidents. 321 00:16:58,573 --> 00:17:00,907 And? She says they're accidents. 322 00:17:00,972 --> 00:17:05,227 We can't just fabricate child abuse cases. Especially with high profiles. 323 00:17:05,292 --> 00:17:08,424 Captain, the nanny was this close to giving something up to us. 324 00:17:08,493 --> 00:17:10,663 Just let us have one more shot at her. 325 00:17:10,732 --> 00:17:12,968 The case is closed. Leave them alone. 326 00:17:13,067 --> 00:17:16,231 Captain, we need to inform Ricki about Russo. 327 00:17:16,299 --> 00:17:18,121 Do it by phone. 328 00:17:21,962 --> 00:17:25,311 Okay, we're in, we're out. We're not even supposed to be here, right? 329 00:17:26,123 --> 00:17:27,268 Olivia! 330 00:17:27,946 --> 00:17:28,961 Hey. 331 00:17:29,546 --> 00:17:31,750 Ashley, you're in the middle of a lesson. 332 00:17:31,818 --> 00:17:34,720 This is one of my best friends and I hardly ever get to see her. 333 00:17:34,793 --> 00:17:36,037 You've got 10 minutes left. 334 00:17:36,105 --> 00:17:38,342 Actually, Ashley, I need to talk to your mom, anyway. 335 00:17:38,409 --> 00:17:40,830 So I'll come say goodbye before I leave, okay? 336 00:17:41,993 --> 00:17:43,454 Come on. 337 00:17:43,976 --> 00:17:47,010 Are you her piano teacher? No, I'm her new nanny. 338 00:17:47,081 --> 00:17:49,601 What happened to Sarah? I'll take care of this. 339 00:17:50,216 --> 00:17:54,210 What's your fascination with our nannies? Just how many you go through. 340 00:17:54,279 --> 00:17:57,596 We thought we'd just drop by to let you know Russo's been cleared. 341 00:17:57,671 --> 00:18:00,454 What? In fact, he's Corbin's birth father. 342 00:18:01,576 --> 00:18:04,422 That can't be. DNA tests confirmed it. 343 00:18:04,486 --> 00:18:06,690 It was a closed adoption. 344 00:18:06,758 --> 00:18:09,475 He must have broken some law to find him. No. 345 00:18:09,542 --> 00:18:12,890 Was he planning to extort money? No. 346 00:18:12,966 --> 00:18:16,097 He just wanted to make sure that his son was loved. 347 00:18:16,805 --> 00:18:20,482 Don't be naive. Wait and see how quickly he sells his story. 348 00:18:21,317 --> 00:18:23,139 Ricki didn't even register relief... 349 00:18:23,206 --> 00:18:25,246 when she found out that Corbin hadn't been molested. 350 00:18:25,317 --> 00:18:26,812 We did drop a bombshell on her. 351 00:18:26,885 --> 00:18:29,754 Excuse me, they took her away. 352 00:18:29,829 --> 00:18:33,691 Who? Immigration. Immigration took her away. 353 00:18:34,852 --> 00:18:36,826 Okay, are you talking about Sarah? 354 00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:38,657 She got deported? Is that what you're saying? 355 00:18:38,724 --> 00:18:41,626 I'm worried about the little girl. Okay, why? 356 00:18:43,138 --> 00:18:45,178 Why? No, I have to go now. 357 00:18:45,250 --> 00:18:48,699 But, miss, please, you need to talk to us. No, I can't. 358 00:18:50,371 --> 00:18:52,792 What the hell is going on in that house? 359 00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:58,588 You had no business going back to that house. 360 00:18:58,658 --> 00:19:00,829 We were in the neighborhood. I dragged him there. 361 00:19:00,898 --> 00:19:03,648 You have no grounds for an investigation. 362 00:19:03,745 --> 00:19:07,128 Captain, they're covering something up. They're celebrities... 363 00:19:07,202 --> 00:19:08,893 people pick through their garbage... 364 00:19:08,961 --> 00:19:10,587 tape their cell phone conversations... 365 00:19:10,656 --> 00:19:12,544 sell their intimate secrets. 366 00:19:12,609 --> 00:19:14,998 Covering up is second nature to these people. 367 00:19:15,072 --> 00:19:17,407 Elliot. Boss, read the ME's report on the boy. 368 00:19:17,473 --> 00:19:18,552 Just talk to her. 369 00:19:18,625 --> 00:19:20,413 That kid was a nervous wreck about something. 370 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,033 It's hot in the limelight and this boy never asked to be there. 371 00:19:23,104 --> 00:19:26,420 Doesn't explain away Ashley's injuries, or the fact that the one person who... 372 00:19:26,496 --> 00:19:29,593 decides to talk about them gets deported. And we need to interview her. 373 00:19:29,663 --> 00:19:31,550 She's in England. What do you want? Air fare? 374 00:19:31,615 --> 00:19:33,720 We'll take $4 for the tunnel. We already checked. 375 00:19:33,791 --> 00:19:37,653 She's still at the INS detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. 376 00:19:44,926 --> 00:19:47,128 I begged you to leave me alone. 377 00:19:48,318 --> 00:19:49,265 We're sorry. 378 00:19:55,869 --> 00:19:58,519 The agent gave me 15 minutes to pack. 379 00:19:59,260 --> 00:20:01,595 Ashley was still at school... 380 00:20:01,660 --> 00:20:03,220 I didn't get to say goodbye. 381 00:20:03,293 --> 00:20:06,587 Sarah, there's nothing more that they can do to you... 382 00:20:06,652 --> 00:20:09,619 but Ashley is still in that house. 383 00:20:09,691 --> 00:20:11,317 Please, tell us who's hurting her. 384 00:20:11,386 --> 00:20:13,776 I only wish it were that simple. 385 00:20:13,851 --> 00:20:16,633 Her own mother doesn't have time for her. 386 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:19,481 The longer she's away, the more hyper Ashley gets. 387 00:20:19,547 --> 00:20:23,539 I called Children's Services once, anonymously. 388 00:20:23,865 --> 00:20:26,866 They do drugs. Not just Jared. Ricki, too. 389 00:20:26,938 --> 00:20:30,135 You saw Ricki doing drugs? No. 390 00:20:30,202 --> 00:20:31,958 But I've seen her looking stoned. 391 00:20:32,025 --> 00:20:33,968 What about that incident you reported? 392 00:20:34,041 --> 00:20:36,408 Ricki's accident. 393 00:20:36,473 --> 00:20:39,856 She fell asleep at the wheel and hit a post. 394 00:20:39,928 --> 00:20:42,165 One of the rare times she had the kids with her. 395 00:20:42,233 --> 00:20:45,811 Was anyone hurt? The kids weren't, thank God. 396 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,880 They were whisked away before the police arrived. 397 00:20:48,952 --> 00:20:50,927 Ricki went to the hospital. 398 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,076 What happened with Children's Services? 399 00:20:53,143 --> 00:20:56,045 Ricki had it all tidied up before they even started looking. 400 00:20:56,120 --> 00:20:57,549 Yeah, but there has to be a police report. 401 00:20:57,623 --> 00:20:59,696 There has to be hospital records. 402 00:20:59,767 --> 00:21:03,181 Power and money can make anything go away. 403 00:21:10,518 --> 00:21:12,012 I understand you were the attending... 404 00:21:12,086 --> 00:21:13,712 the night of Ricki Austin's car accident. 405 00:21:13,781 --> 00:21:16,683 It was nothing. Checked and released. Any complications? 406 00:21:16,758 --> 00:21:19,245 Yeah, I had to get through the hospital's VIP liaison... 407 00:21:19,317 --> 00:21:21,619 and three of her handlers before I could examine her. 408 00:21:21,685 --> 00:21:23,692 I'm wearing a lab coat. Who'd they think I was? 409 00:21:23,765 --> 00:21:25,423 Obviously a reporter in disguise. 410 00:21:25,493 --> 00:21:27,085 The story never made the papers. 411 00:21:27,157 --> 00:21:29,045 Celebrities have to use pseudonyms... 412 00:21:29,108 --> 00:21:31,083 or the hospital would be overrun with fans. 413 00:21:31,157 --> 00:21:33,229 What name does Ricki usually use? 414 00:21:33,300 --> 00:21:35,209 Sorry, it's doctor-patient privilege. 415 00:21:35,284 --> 00:21:36,429 So, what were the extent of her injuries? 416 00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:37,579 Off the record. 417 00:21:37,652 --> 00:21:39,889 Minor. Head laceration and a bloody nose. 418 00:21:39,955 --> 00:21:42,410 Way we heard it, she was babbling incoherently. 419 00:21:42,483 --> 00:21:45,232 She was shaken up from the accident. Minor as it was. 420 00:21:45,299 --> 00:21:47,666 You do a tox screen? No. 421 00:21:47,730 --> 00:21:49,803 You come in with those exact symptoms at Bellevue... 422 00:21:49,874 --> 00:21:51,434 it's automatic. 423 00:21:52,403 --> 00:21:55,272 If you'll excuse me, I have rounds. 424 00:21:55,346 --> 00:21:58,247 Different treatment for the rich and the poor. What's new? 425 00:21:58,322 --> 00:22:00,012 Same hospital they brought Ashley. 426 00:22:00,082 --> 00:22:01,510 Be nice to look at her medical history. 427 00:22:01,585 --> 00:22:03,952 It's never gonna happen without a subpoena. 428 00:22:04,018 --> 00:22:05,708 Ashley acts out. 429 00:22:05,777 --> 00:22:09,159 I'm very fond of her, but she's very disruptive in class. 430 00:22:09,233 --> 00:22:11,567 Class clown disruptive? She talks through class... 431 00:22:11,632 --> 00:22:13,837 and gets upset when other students won't talk back. 432 00:22:13,904 --> 00:22:15,180 She's starved for attention. 433 00:22:15,248 --> 00:22:17,637 Positive or negative, it doesn't matter. 434 00:22:17,712 --> 00:22:19,784 She starts fights with the slightest provocation. 435 00:22:19,857 --> 00:22:22,027 Does Ashley have a lot of accidents at school? 436 00:22:22,096 --> 00:22:25,161 She's fallen off bleachers, playground equipment. 437 00:22:25,232 --> 00:22:27,816 She's always showing off. "Look at me" accidents. 438 00:22:27,888 --> 00:22:29,000 So what have you done about her? 439 00:22:29,071 --> 00:22:32,104 When she disrupts class, I send her to the steps. 440 00:22:32,271 --> 00:22:35,085 You make her run steps? No, out here. 441 00:22:36,590 --> 00:22:38,084 When a student gets in trouble... 442 00:22:38,158 --> 00:22:40,973 they're sent to step one, for a 10 minute time-out. 443 00:22:41,038 --> 00:22:43,590 Second offense, step two. 444 00:22:43,662 --> 00:22:45,996 Ashley's a repeat step three offender. 445 00:22:46,061 --> 00:22:49,378 I think she needs help, not punishment. So do I. 446 00:22:49,453 --> 00:22:51,755 I sent letters home, they were never answered. 447 00:22:51,821 --> 00:22:53,348 I finally took it to the headmaster. 448 00:22:53,420 --> 00:22:55,111 We've met him. What did Parsons do? 449 00:22:55,180 --> 00:22:58,758 He told her parents Ashley had to see a therapist or be expelled. 450 00:22:58,828 --> 00:23:01,893 Is therapy helping? She's not getting therapy. 451 00:23:01,964 --> 00:23:04,386 It didn't sit well with her parents. 452 00:23:04,460 --> 00:23:07,559 But, hey, they did donate a new library. 453 00:23:08,204 --> 00:23:10,309 Where does that leave Ashley? 454 00:23:10,572 --> 00:23:12,132 Out on the steps. 455 00:23:13,260 --> 00:23:15,561 Anyone gets close to helping her, Ricki buys a wall... 456 00:23:15,627 --> 00:23:16,805 to block them off. 457 00:23:16,874 --> 00:23:18,882 And I think we've definitely hit ours. 458 00:23:18,955 --> 00:23:20,678 There's gotta be something that we can do. 459 00:23:20,746 --> 00:23:23,496 What? They don't abuse her, they don't criminally neglect her. 460 00:23:23,562 --> 00:23:25,286 They don't love her. What? 461 00:23:25,353 --> 00:23:27,656 How many unloved kids you think there are in this city? 462 00:23:27,721 --> 00:23:31,037 It's not an SVU case anymore. You just gotta let it go. 463 00:23:33,801 --> 00:23:37,031 Yeah, right. Hold on. 464 00:23:38,377 --> 00:23:41,922 I got the 2-7 on three. They've got Ashley. Why? What happened? 465 00:23:41,993 --> 00:23:44,992 She just walked in to the desk sergeant, then asked for you. 466 00:23:45,064 --> 00:23:48,413 Okay, put her through. Remember our little talk yesterday? 467 00:23:48,487 --> 00:23:50,877 She's reaching out to me, what am I supposed to do? 468 00:23:50,951 --> 00:23:52,958 Have a uni drive her home. 469 00:23:54,663 --> 00:23:56,551 This is Benson. 470 00:23:56,614 --> 00:23:59,614 Hey, can somebody watch her? We'll be there in about 10 minutes. 471 00:23:59,688 --> 00:24:01,214 Okay. 472 00:24:02,886 --> 00:24:04,380 Don't look at me. 473 00:24:16,646 --> 00:24:18,468 Olivia. Hey. 474 00:24:18,596 --> 00:24:21,150 They left you in here all by yourself? 475 00:24:21,220 --> 00:24:24,701 Officer Garvey came in for a minute, but she had to go. 476 00:24:24,772 --> 00:24:27,806 She wasn't that much fun anyway. Ashley... 477 00:24:28,517 --> 00:24:31,746 did something happen? Are you okay? 478 00:24:31,812 --> 00:24:34,016 Yeah, I just wanted to see you. 479 00:24:36,387 --> 00:24:38,657 Didn't you have school today? 480 00:24:38,724 --> 00:24:42,684 I ditched, then I took a cab here. Ashley. 481 00:24:42,754 --> 00:24:44,510 They must have called your mother by now... 482 00:24:44,579 --> 00:24:46,815 I'm sure she's worried sick about you. 483 00:24:46,882 --> 00:24:48,027 She doesn't care. 484 00:24:48,098 --> 00:24:51,675 She's probably going out of her mind. I'm taking you home, let's go. 485 00:24:51,746 --> 00:24:55,423 No, I wanted us to hang out today. We can't, I'm working. 486 00:24:55,490 --> 00:24:59,319 But I won't get in your way, I promise. I can help you. 487 00:24:59,394 --> 00:25:01,051 Ashley, you know how you can help me... 488 00:25:01,122 --> 00:25:03,577 you can help me by never ever doing this again. 489 00:25:03,649 --> 00:25:05,624 Do you understand that? Now let's go, come on. 490 00:25:05,698 --> 00:25:07,355 No. Ashley. 491 00:25:10,209 --> 00:25:13,437 Ashley, you're bleeding. I'm okay. 492 00:25:16,895 --> 00:25:18,870 Is your mother home? 493 00:25:20,223 --> 00:25:21,565 She never is. 494 00:25:27,839 --> 00:25:30,206 Come on, okay? 495 00:25:34,495 --> 00:25:39,229 # But I wish I loved you then # 496 00:25:40,029 --> 00:25:45,692 # The way I love you now ## 497 00:25:48,060 --> 00:25:50,646 Ashley Austin Black, you get in here. 498 00:25:53,597 --> 00:25:56,891 Why do you do this to me? Let me see it. 499 00:25:57,884 --> 00:26:00,536 Miss Austin, is there a place we could speak privately? 500 00:26:00,604 --> 00:26:02,775 Detective, you really shouldn't have gone out of your way. 501 00:26:02,844 --> 00:26:04,186 My driver would have picked her up. 502 00:26:04,251 --> 00:26:06,324 Olivia doesn't mind. She's my friend. 503 00:26:06,395 --> 00:26:09,046 It's important that we speak. This is not a good day. 504 00:26:09,116 --> 00:26:11,733 Ricki, we've only got the studio till 4:30. 505 00:26:11,835 --> 00:26:13,558 We still have two tracks to lay down. 506 00:26:13,626 --> 00:26:16,277 Honey, look, why don't you just go in the green room... 507 00:26:16,347 --> 00:26:19,892 with Connie and you have her get you something to eat, okay? 508 00:26:19,963 --> 00:26:23,224 But can't I stay with you? No honey, mommy's working. 509 00:26:23,290 --> 00:26:26,519 Then can Olivia stay with me? No, she can't. 510 00:26:26,618 --> 00:26:29,203 Now just go, okay? 511 00:26:31,417 --> 00:26:33,239 Thank you, Detective. 512 00:26:33,784 --> 00:26:36,402 Okay, let's try it again. 513 00:26:39,385 --> 00:26:41,273 She calls all the time. 514 00:26:41,336 --> 00:26:43,093 What happens when you have to hang up? 515 00:26:43,448 --> 00:26:45,717 At first she begs to talk, just for a few more minutes... 516 00:26:45,784 --> 00:26:48,685 and then when I have to go, she just... 517 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,189 She sounds so depressed. 518 00:26:50,263 --> 00:26:52,532 When you first met, how much time did you spend together? 519 00:26:52,599 --> 00:26:56,625 Just a few minutes. It sounds like reactive attachment disorder. 520 00:26:56,695 --> 00:26:58,287 It is very common in orphans... 521 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,976 who are abandoned during their crucial bonding cycle. 522 00:27:01,047 --> 00:27:04,788 They meet complete strangers and they form instant relationships. 523 00:27:04,854 --> 00:27:07,057 So it's not just my sparkling wit? 524 00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:10,422 I have one patient who meets a stranger and she goes up and hugs them. 525 00:27:10,485 --> 00:27:11,893 She goes to the market... 526 00:27:11,957 --> 00:27:14,576 and tells the checkout girl that she loves her. 527 00:27:14,645 --> 00:27:15,923 That fits. 528 00:27:16,917 --> 00:27:18,739 But Ashley keeps getting hurt. 529 00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:22,219 It's part of the package. And it could escalate. 530 00:27:22,293 --> 00:27:24,201 Is there treatment? 531 00:27:24,277 --> 00:27:26,480 I could start her on corrective attachment therapy... 532 00:27:26,548 --> 00:27:29,231 but, Olivia, I'd have to see the mother and daughter together. 533 00:27:29,300 --> 00:27:31,188 It's never gonna happen. 534 00:27:32,243 --> 00:27:36,553 If she's in imminent risk, Children's Services could mandate therapy. 535 00:27:38,484 --> 00:27:39,661 I'm sorry. 536 00:27:39,731 --> 00:27:42,000 Come on, there's gotta be something that you can do? 537 00:27:42,066 --> 00:27:43,528 For emotional abuse? No. 538 00:27:43,604 --> 00:27:45,872 Ricki was reported before for the car accident. 539 00:27:45,939 --> 00:27:47,345 You did nothing about that, either. 540 00:27:47,411 --> 00:27:49,799 You're busting my shoes over this? 541 00:27:49,874 --> 00:27:53,190 I'm handling 32 families. 542 00:27:53,266 --> 00:27:56,779 I've got babies with skull fractures, 10-year-old prostitutes. 543 00:27:56,849 --> 00:27:59,402 I understand that, I handle the same cases. 544 00:27:59,474 --> 00:28:02,888 But that shouldn't mean that this little girl has to fall through the cracks. 545 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,748 Look, it's not that I don't care. 546 00:28:04,848 --> 00:28:06,605 But with a high-publicity mom like that... 547 00:28:06,672 --> 00:28:09,542 I could spend weeks just trying to get an appointment. 548 00:28:09,617 --> 00:28:10,860 Okay, so do it. 549 00:28:10,928 --> 00:28:13,895 I've got a kid in the burn ward about to die. 550 00:28:13,968 --> 00:28:15,461 It's triage. 551 00:28:15,536 --> 00:28:17,903 You tell me who should get my attention the most... 552 00:28:17,967 --> 00:28:20,520 your one girl or my battered 30. 553 00:28:26,510 --> 00:28:28,899 Please ask Ricki to call me when she gets in. 554 00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:29,922 Thank you. 555 00:28:34,445 --> 00:28:37,609 Olivia! Hey, kiddo. 556 00:28:37,901 --> 00:28:40,290 I can't believe you came. How you doing? 557 00:28:40,365 --> 00:28:42,701 You have to come see my room. Next time, sweetheart. 558 00:28:42,765 --> 00:28:44,837 No, please, just for a minute? No, I gotta go. 559 00:28:44,909 --> 00:28:46,797 Ashley, she can't come in. Let's go. No. 560 00:28:46,860 --> 00:28:49,282 No, really, sweetheart. I gotta go, next time. No. 561 00:28:49,357 --> 00:28:51,974 Ashley, come inside. No, not without Olivia. 562 00:28:52,044 --> 00:28:53,899 Make her come in. She can't. 563 00:28:53,964 --> 00:28:55,491 Ashley. No. 564 00:28:55,564 --> 00:28:58,314 Ashley! Stop! 565 00:29:03,563 --> 00:29:04,992 Give her to me. Let go of me. 566 00:29:05,067 --> 00:29:07,751 Give her to me. It's okay. Get her inside. 567 00:29:07,820 --> 00:29:10,373 No! What's the matter? 568 00:29:10,443 --> 00:29:13,825 What are you doing here? Your daughter needs help. 569 00:29:13,898 --> 00:29:16,932 I talked to a psychologist who... You did what? 570 00:29:17,003 --> 00:29:19,206 This psychologist can help her. 571 00:29:19,274 --> 00:29:21,477 The thing is, she needs to see the both of you together. 572 00:29:21,546 --> 00:29:23,651 Leave us alone. Ricki, your daughter needs help. 573 00:29:23,722 --> 00:29:27,071 Get away, before I call the police. Miss Austin, I am the police. 574 00:29:27,145 --> 00:29:29,895 Then it's damn lucky I have my own security. 575 00:29:38,025 --> 00:29:39,454 Morning, Olivia. 576 00:29:41,832 --> 00:29:44,221 This doesn't look like the makings of a pleasant day. 577 00:29:44,296 --> 00:29:47,427 Ashley's called already, six times. 578 00:29:47,495 --> 00:29:49,405 What's wrong? Don't ask. 579 00:29:49,479 --> 00:29:51,868 Benson, you're on desk duty. 580 00:29:51,942 --> 00:29:53,884 Captain, I can explain. 581 00:29:53,958 --> 00:29:57,220 You can't follow my orders on the street, you try keeping my files straight. 582 00:29:57,287 --> 00:29:59,359 Captain... And in case anyone else here... 583 00:29:59,430 --> 00:30:01,154 has Det. Benson's hearing problem... 584 00:30:01,222 --> 00:30:03,295 read my lips or buy the CliffsNotes. 585 00:30:03,365 --> 00:30:05,635 No one is to go near Ashley Black again. 586 00:30:05,702 --> 00:30:10,077 That includes her family, school, house, and any employees therein. 587 00:30:10,150 --> 00:30:13,466 You can't do this. Somebody's gotta help her. 588 00:30:13,542 --> 00:30:17,338 Really. Well, thanks to you, now none of us can. 589 00:30:22,981 --> 00:30:25,534 It's a restraining order... 590 00:30:26,243 --> 00:30:28,131 against the whole unit. 591 00:30:36,899 --> 00:30:40,608 Alex, you can't imagine how needy this little girl is. 592 00:30:40,675 --> 00:30:44,024 "Needy?" Olivia, we do sex crimes and child abuse. 593 00:30:44,098 --> 00:30:45,986 I'm sorry, but there's not much we can do... 594 00:30:46,050 --> 00:30:47,643 for the emotionally short-changed. 595 00:30:47,713 --> 00:30:49,142 What about abandonment? 596 00:30:49,219 --> 00:30:51,771 Her parents tour nine months out of the year. 597 00:30:51,842 --> 00:30:56,119 Her father is a documented alcoholic. And what about Corbin? 598 00:30:56,193 --> 00:30:58,233 That was a traffic accident. 599 00:30:58,914 --> 00:31:03,702 The autopsy report lists physical evidence of long-term stress. 600 00:31:04,384 --> 00:31:07,166 He internalized, she externalizes. 601 00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:10,396 You're speculating. Not about Ashley's disorder. 602 00:31:10,464 --> 00:31:14,522 Ashley's tantrums, her running away, her accidents. 603 00:31:14,591 --> 00:31:17,690 It could only escalate. Olivia, why are you doing this? 604 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,963 Because this kid is in trouble. 605 00:31:23,070 --> 00:31:25,339 We might have imminent risk of harm. 606 00:31:25,406 --> 00:31:27,643 There must be something that you can do about that. 607 00:31:27,711 --> 00:31:31,387 Maybe, but we still have one major hurdle. 608 00:31:31,454 --> 00:31:34,520 Are you trying to get fired? Because that's the only option I have left. 609 00:31:34,589 --> 00:31:37,721 Would I put myself on the line if I didn't know what was in store... 610 00:31:37,790 --> 00:31:40,245 for this little girl? She's been hurting herself for years. 611 00:31:40,318 --> 00:31:41,942 We can subpoena her medical records. 612 00:31:42,014 --> 00:31:43,540 And her teacher and the headmaster. 613 00:31:43,613 --> 00:31:45,468 They saw the problem, but did nothing about it. 614 00:31:45,533 --> 00:31:48,435 Parents wouldn't let them. What are you thinking? 615 00:31:49,309 --> 00:31:53,302 An Article 10 proceeding. We can remove the girl from the home. 616 00:31:53,372 --> 00:31:55,259 That is gonna play great in the press. 617 00:31:55,325 --> 00:31:56,786 It's family court, not criminal. 618 00:31:56,860 --> 00:31:58,616 And I've already made a couple of phone calls. 619 00:31:58,684 --> 00:32:00,473 There isn't a less disruptive avenue? 620 00:32:00,540 --> 00:32:02,034 None that Ricki can't circumvent. 621 00:32:02,108 --> 00:32:04,825 She's already circumvented us. We're under a restraining order. 622 00:32:04,891 --> 00:32:07,990 It's an active investigation. I'll get it lifted. 623 00:32:13,275 --> 00:32:14,388 Do it. 624 00:32:17,882 --> 00:32:20,403 Olivia! No, please, don't do that. 625 00:32:20,473 --> 00:32:24,216 Ashley, honey, look at me. I want you to go with Det. Stabler. 626 00:32:24,281 --> 00:32:26,736 It's okay. I want you to go with Det. Stabler, okay? 627 00:32:26,810 --> 00:32:27,856 Honey, come. Please, no. 628 00:32:27,930 --> 00:32:30,231 It's okay, I'll be right out. I don't wanna go with you. 629 00:32:30,296 --> 00:32:32,119 I wanna stay with Olivia. Let go of me! 630 00:32:32,184 --> 00:32:34,257 This isn't fair. Let go of me! 631 00:32:35,513 --> 00:32:38,294 This warrant charges you with impairment of emotional health... 632 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,207 Article 10, Section 1024, of the Family Court Act. 633 00:32:41,272 --> 00:32:42,320 Impairment of what? 634 00:32:42,391 --> 00:32:44,943 You do have the right to be present at a hearing on Thursday... 635 00:32:45,016 --> 00:32:47,918 at which time a judge will determine Ashley's placement. 636 00:32:53,623 --> 00:32:55,728 Why are you doing this to me? 637 00:32:56,759 --> 00:33:00,533 This isn't about you, it's about Ashley. 638 00:33:04,662 --> 00:33:06,572 I'll be back in a minute. 639 00:33:09,877 --> 00:33:12,244 So? Nothing. 640 00:33:13,493 --> 00:33:15,827 Anything? That's it. 641 00:33:15,893 --> 00:33:18,642 I'm empty. No family member will take her. 642 00:33:18,709 --> 00:33:21,010 No one wants to lose their meal ticket. 643 00:33:23,860 --> 00:33:25,267 So what happens now? 644 00:33:25,333 --> 00:33:27,917 Emergency foster care for tonight. Where? 645 00:33:27,988 --> 00:33:30,257 There's room at Laight Street. 646 00:33:30,323 --> 00:33:33,552 I'll drop her off. No, I'll drive her there. 647 00:33:34,899 --> 00:33:37,135 Can we go home to your house now? 648 00:33:37,203 --> 00:33:40,137 Sweetie, we're not going to my house. 649 00:33:40,210 --> 00:33:43,788 What? But you came and got me. 650 00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:47,624 You don't want me to live with you? It's not that, Ashley... 651 00:33:47,697 --> 00:33:50,512 it's just that my house isn't set up for kids. 652 00:33:50,578 --> 00:33:53,741 That's okay. And even if it was... 653 00:33:53,810 --> 00:33:55,151 I'm hardly ever there. 654 00:33:55,217 --> 00:33:58,829 You know, my work, it just... It takes up all my time. 655 00:33:59,536 --> 00:34:02,057 You understand that, Ashley, don't you? 656 00:34:15,311 --> 00:34:17,450 What are you still doing here? 657 00:34:18,383 --> 00:34:21,579 You drop her off at Laight Street? Yeah. 658 00:34:22,671 --> 00:34:25,224 Never been there before. 659 00:34:28,014 --> 00:34:30,535 It's a room filled with a dozen cots. 660 00:34:33,550 --> 00:34:36,167 It's been about a month now, hasn't it? 661 00:34:36,718 --> 00:34:38,027 Since what? 662 00:34:39,021 --> 00:34:42,086 Your mom. Where did that come from? 663 00:34:43,853 --> 00:34:47,168 Olivia, it's me. I know the issues you had with her. 664 00:34:47,373 --> 00:34:50,307 No. No connection. 665 00:34:50,380 --> 00:34:53,379 Successful woman, rarely home, when she was home, she was drunk. 666 00:34:53,452 --> 00:34:54,945 You were lonely and neglected... 667 00:34:55,020 --> 00:34:58,848 and you never had a chance to resolve the thing before she died? 668 00:35:02,091 --> 00:35:03,519 You're wrong. 669 00:35:08,682 --> 00:35:10,471 I'll get you a coffee. 670 00:35:17,257 --> 00:35:18,981 Your Honor, James Woodrow... 671 00:35:19,050 --> 00:35:21,221 for the respondents, Ricki Austin and Jared Black. 672 00:35:21,289 --> 00:35:24,802 I'm filing a 1028 application to return the minor to her parents. 673 00:35:24,873 --> 00:35:25,854 Fine. 674 00:35:25,929 --> 00:35:28,034 I'll hear that right now. Your Honor, we feel that... 675 00:35:28,104 --> 00:35:29,664 I'm gravely distressed by the fact... 676 00:35:29,737 --> 00:35:32,606 that police bypassed this court and took the extreme measure... 677 00:35:32,681 --> 00:35:34,306 of removing a minor from her home. 678 00:35:34,376 --> 00:35:36,928 You Honor, the minor has a chronic history of self-injurious... 679 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,170 behavior casually linked to the home situation... 680 00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:42,884 Save it for later. I promise we won't forget about you. 681 00:35:42,952 --> 00:35:45,188 Mr. Woodrow, you're up. 682 00:35:45,255 --> 00:35:47,873 I call Ricki Austin. 683 00:35:48,295 --> 00:35:50,183 We were dirt poor... 684 00:35:50,246 --> 00:35:52,069 so I always swore that if I made any money... 685 00:35:52,135 --> 00:35:54,306 I was gonna spend all of it on my children. 686 00:35:54,823 --> 00:35:57,441 I wanted them to have everything they ever wanted. 687 00:35:57,862 --> 00:36:00,479 Everything I never had. In order to do that... 688 00:36:00,550 --> 00:36:03,136 you've been very driven in your career, haven't you? 689 00:36:03,206 --> 00:36:05,726 I'm a workaholic. I admit it. 690 00:36:05,797 --> 00:36:07,836 Has that kept you from loving your daughter? 691 00:36:07,910 --> 00:36:08,857 No. 692 00:36:10,949 --> 00:36:13,283 Ashley was my miracle baby. 693 00:36:13,605 --> 00:36:17,183 My first song to become number one, was about her birth. 694 00:36:18,436 --> 00:36:22,331 Sixteen million people could relate to a mother's love. 695 00:36:22,404 --> 00:36:24,291 Is that domestic or worldwide? 696 00:36:24,356 --> 00:36:25,370 Your Honor... 697 00:36:25,443 --> 00:36:29,120 We have contempt charges here in family court also, Miss Cabot. 698 00:36:29,764 --> 00:36:31,868 The woman who started these proceedings... 699 00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:35,550 Detective Benson. How did she become involved in your life? 700 00:36:36,514 --> 00:36:38,969 When I lost my son, Corbin... 701 00:36:39,875 --> 00:36:42,875 I was out of my mind with grief. 702 00:36:42,946 --> 00:36:45,247 I was convinced that a man had been hurting him... 703 00:36:45,313 --> 00:36:48,379 and she was one of the detectives assigned to the case. 704 00:36:48,449 --> 00:36:50,206 And during the investigation... 705 00:36:50,273 --> 00:36:53,622 did it become necessary to take out a restraining order? 706 00:36:53,697 --> 00:36:55,965 Objection. Overruled. 707 00:36:56,033 --> 00:36:59,993 I had to. Det. Benson became obsessed with Ashley. 708 00:37:03,008 --> 00:37:05,048 Miss Austin, did you ever grow concerned... 709 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:08,218 over the inordinate number of injuries your daughter has? 710 00:37:08,384 --> 00:37:13,119 Ashley's full of life. It's hard to contain that energy. 711 00:37:13,376 --> 00:37:16,222 I mean, all kids have accidents. I know I always did. 712 00:37:16,288 --> 00:37:17,717 Kids will be kids. 713 00:37:19,423 --> 00:37:23,350 On July 13, 1996, Ashley sprained her wrist. 714 00:37:23,423 --> 00:37:24,983 Where were you? 715 00:37:25,726 --> 00:37:28,214 I... It was a long time ago, I know. 716 00:37:28,286 --> 00:37:29,268 Maybe this will help. 717 00:37:29,343 --> 00:37:31,676 It's your tour schedule for the last five years. 718 00:37:36,093 --> 00:37:38,646 I gave a concert in Chicago. 719 00:37:38,718 --> 00:37:41,367 And on December 9, 1997? 720 00:37:44,541 --> 00:37:47,257 The German leg of my European tour. 721 00:37:47,325 --> 00:37:50,139 Also the date Ashley dislocated her elbow. 722 00:37:50,523 --> 00:37:53,142 Where were you for her multiple rib fractures? 723 00:37:54,748 --> 00:37:58,522 What date is that? Dates. I said multiple. 724 00:37:58,588 --> 00:38:02,962 March 23, 1998, August 9, 1999. Stop it. 725 00:38:03,035 --> 00:38:06,231 There are also lacerations to the upper and lower extremities. 726 00:38:06,299 --> 00:38:07,443 Objection. 727 00:38:07,515 --> 00:38:11,093 A periorbital fracture, various foreign bodies lodged in her ears... 728 00:38:11,194 --> 00:38:12,754 a fractured left femur. Stop it. 729 00:38:12,826 --> 00:38:13,774 Objection! 730 00:38:13,850 --> 00:38:16,468 Contusions and abrasions to the forehead, chin, hands and knees. 731 00:38:16,538 --> 00:38:17,880 That's enough, Miss Cabot. 732 00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:23,159 All of these injuries correlate to dates you were away. 733 00:38:23,225 --> 00:38:26,672 You never saw them as a desperate cry for Mommy to come home? 734 00:38:28,473 --> 00:38:30,130 I love my daughter. 735 00:38:31,417 --> 00:38:33,488 I loved both of my children. 736 00:38:35,288 --> 00:38:37,426 I gave them the best of everything. 737 00:38:37,496 --> 00:38:40,114 The best schools, the best nannies, the best home. 738 00:38:42,775 --> 00:38:45,109 I did everything I could for them. 739 00:38:49,110 --> 00:38:50,867 No further questions. 740 00:38:53,366 --> 00:38:55,538 You may step down, Miss Austin. 741 00:38:57,718 --> 00:38:59,757 Bailiff, bring in the child. 742 00:39:09,652 --> 00:39:12,554 Hello, Ashley. Hi. 743 00:39:14,356 --> 00:39:16,690 Do you know why you're here today? 744 00:39:18,676 --> 00:39:22,899 Do you know Det. Benson? She used to be my friend. 745 00:39:23,924 --> 00:39:27,022 "Used to be?" I wanted to live with her. 746 00:39:30,067 --> 00:39:32,009 But she didn't want me. 747 00:39:33,139 --> 00:39:34,567 My daddy's home. 748 00:39:48,146 --> 00:39:51,527 I am ordering the minor be returned to her parents. 749 00:39:51,633 --> 00:39:55,048 But the Article 10 will continue. I am recommending that ACS... 750 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:58,153 monitor the home, and set up family counseling. 751 00:39:58,224 --> 00:40:00,613 I want a status report in one month. 752 00:40:00,688 --> 00:40:02,281 There won't be much to report, Your Honor... 753 00:40:02,352 --> 00:40:04,327 because she begins a three-month tour next week... 754 00:40:04,401 --> 00:40:07,498 and her daughter needs to be in school. Ms. Austin? 755 00:40:07,568 --> 00:40:09,672 I'll postpone that tour, Your Honor. 756 00:40:09,999 --> 00:40:11,461 Wise decision. 757 00:40:19,886 --> 00:40:23,116 I want you to know that my only concern was for Ashley. 758 00:40:23,344 --> 00:40:27,565 You ever get near her again, I'll have your badge. 759 00:40:29,902 --> 00:40:31,047 Gorgeous! 760 00:40:44,076 --> 00:40:46,378 How is it out there in the real world? 761 00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:48,648 Give him a few more days to cool off. 762 00:40:49,324 --> 00:40:51,265 He'll let you off ass-duty. 763 00:40:51,340 --> 00:40:54,438 Just in time for my hearing in front of the disciplinary committee. 764 00:40:54,508 --> 00:40:57,093 I see them next week. Was it worth it? 765 00:40:58,379 --> 00:41:01,924 I don't know. I think it woke her up. 766 00:41:13,226 --> 00:41:16,127 Son of a bitch. What? 767 00:41:17,450 --> 00:41:21,127 Ricki Austin played to a sold-out crowd in London last night.