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In the criminal justice
system,
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sexually based offenses
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are considered
especially heinous.
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In New York City,
the dedicated detectives
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who investigate
these vicious felonies
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are members of an elite squad
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known as
the Special Victims Unit.
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These are their stories.
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♪ I've always played
the part of Shakespeare ♪
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♪ I hide
behind the ink and pen ♪
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♪ I'm so tired of being
a book on a shelf ♪
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♪ Tired of stories
for somebody else ♪
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♪ Think that I'm ready
to start a new chapter ♪
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♪ I've been looking for
someone to turn it around ♪
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♪ Looking for someone
to give me the crown ♪
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♪ I wanna feel
like I finally matter ♪
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♪ I wanna be a Mona Lisa
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We are grateful and humbled
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that our dating app
is a small part
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of bringing the possibility
to love
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to lessen the isolation
of our modern world.
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But with success comes
responsibility, reevaluation.
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Too many women are still
being sexually harassed
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or worse online,
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which is why Mr. Wright Now
is entering a new era.
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And now, our CEO and founder,
Jackson Wright.
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Uh, thank you, Cress.
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A big piece of my heart died
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when I lost my wife, Sara,
in a car accident.
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We all have our somebody.
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And she was mine.
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When I created Mr. Wright Now,
it was to help me reenter
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the dating world.
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Well, the app took off.
50 million users worldwide.
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But somewhere along the line,
we lost our way,
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which is why,
from this day forward,
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we are gonna be known
as Mr. Wright Forever...
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The app where relationships
are built on trust and safety,
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where users will be able
to "show the love"
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and find their somebody,
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maybe even find their Sara.
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Thank you.
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That went well.
Jackson was completely focused.
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He stayed on script.
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Yeah, the script you wrote.
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Everyone knows this rebranding,
keeping women safe,
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was your idea, not his.
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Well, it was his call
to go with it.
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He greenlit and sold it.
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Are you all right?
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What is it?
You can tell me anything.
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Even if it's about Jackson?
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Ah, Team Wright.
There you are.
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Did I kill it or what?
I think I killed it, yeah?
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Yeah, incredible speech.
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I mean, listen,
that's what I do, right?
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Whoa, holy crap, I think
I really did kill it.
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Share price is surging,
12% and climbing.
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- That's great, Jackson.
- Are you kidding me?
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We're popping bottles.
My office.
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Great job on the speech.
Nice job with the tie.
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All right,
I guess it's time to party.
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What was it
you wanted to tell me?
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- Oh, no big deal. It can wait.
- Are you sure?
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Yeah. Grab some champagne.
I'll meet you there.
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Okay.
Oh, you guys!
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Velasco, McGrath cut OT.
You gotta punch out on time.
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Great.
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What, you got a hot date?
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Uh, still waiting to hear.
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Online dating.
Russian roulette.
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Yeah, I'll take my chances.
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Thank you.
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Lisa?
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Hi.
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- Joe.
- I know.
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Hi, Joe.
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You actually look like
your picture.
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You okay?
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I'm fine.
You just gotta catch up.
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Two more.
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You wanna come up
for a nightcap, Detective?
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Maybe you could handcuff me.
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How about I make you
a cup of coffee?
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You're boring.
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Okay.
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Here, let me help you.
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What are you doing?
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I was just trying
to help you.
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No! Don't touch me.
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- Hey...
- Don't touch me!
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- Leave me alone!
- It's okay.
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- It's okay...
- It's not okay!
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- I trusted you.
- Okay, okay, Lisa.
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Hey, take it easy!
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- No!
- Lisa!
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This is Detective Joe Velasco.
I need a bus.
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37th Street
in between Fourth and Fifth.
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In Brooklyn, now.
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*LAW AND ORDER SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT*
Season 23 Episode 16
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Episode Title:
"Sorry If It Got Weird for You"
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Aired on:
March 17, 2022.
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Velasco.
What the hell happened?
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Honestly, I don't even know.
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She had too much to drink
before I got there.
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I didn't want to leave her
at the bar,
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so I walked her home.
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The girl from the dating app
I warned you about?
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Yeah.
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Lisa.
She must have PTSD,
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because, I swear to God,
I just brushed her arm,
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and she freaked out,
and she fell down the stairs.
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But I've been here all night.
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The doctors say
she's good to go home.
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- She has no serious injury.
- Okay, I will go talk to her.
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In the meantime, you go over
your entire night with Fin.
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- Okay?
- Okay.
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Thank you.
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Lisa?
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Hi,
I'm Captain Benson from SVU.
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Joe's boss?
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He didn't do anything wrong.
This was all me.
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Oh, no,
he was just worried about you.
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Oh, I'm fine.
Too much tequila.
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Yeah?
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But with what happened
last night,
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do you have any idea
why you reacted that way?
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Not really.
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Well, you could have been
seriously hurt.
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Well, you know what they say.
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God looks out for drunks.
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Well, if you don't think
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that there's anything
to talk about, that's okay,
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but if you do change your mind,
I'm here.
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There's a reason
I can't say anything.
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Okay.
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It was my boss.
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Jackson Wright.
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You know, it might be
a good idea
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for you to just tell me
what happened.
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Our company designed
a dating app.
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Jackson encourages
single employees to use it.
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He does too.
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Last week, I happened to match
with Jackson.
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I figured we'd both just laugh
about it.
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But he said
that the app had spoken,
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and that if we don't trust it,
why should the public?
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So you decide
to go on a date with him.
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I met him at his penthouse.
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It was awkward at first,
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but we talked, had champagne.
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We started kissing.
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Okay. And then what?
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He started to get
a little pushy,
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grabbed me.
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I was shocked.
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I tried to get away, but...
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The more I fought,
the more he seemed to like it.
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Hmm.
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He threw me over the couch.
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He pretty much raped me.
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Lisa, I'm so sorry that
that happened to you.
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He didn't even realize.
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It was just like...
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Hate sex.
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Oh.
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I got out of there
as fast as I could.
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Did you confront him?
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I texted him the next day,
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telling him
I wasn't gonna date him again.
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He DMed me.
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"Sorry if it got weird
for you."
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Lisa, did you tell anyone?
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My godmother, Cress...
She's partners with him
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in the company.
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I tried to tell her,
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but I couldn't do it.
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Jackson and I
went to college together.
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His wife was my best friend.
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There has to be
some misunderstanding.
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Lisa said
that she tried to tell you.
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Did she mention anything?
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She did seem upset. But this?
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No way.
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Well, Jackson Wright has
a reputation as a player.
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It's part
of his grieving process.
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Acting out after Sara died.
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But his persona
as a hot bachelor
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is a marketing strategy.
He uses his own app.
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There's never been
any accusations before?
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Has he been inappropriate,
raunchy, at times?
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Sure.
But he would never be violent.
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We just relaunched the app
to make it safer for women.
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Well, I gotta tell you,
my sense
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is that Lisa was assaulted.
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Could it have been
by someone else?
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She's been dating
on the app a lot.
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Maybe something happened before
our safeguards were in place.
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Actually, Lisa and Jackson
matched up on the app.
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They went on a date
to his penthouse.
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Did...
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She didn't mention this?
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No.
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Neither of them did.
I need to talk to Jackson.
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There has to be
some explanation for this.
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- We'll talk to him.
- And we would appreciate it
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if you didn't give him
a heads-up.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, of course I know Lisa.
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She's a great kid.
Something happen to her?
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Well, that's what we want
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to talk to you about,
Mr. Wright.
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Oh, wow.
Everything all right?
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Yeah, Sienna, you can just
go back into the sauna, baby.
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I'll just, uh... I'll be a sec.
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It's okay.
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Sorry about that.
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Wasn't really
expecting company.
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So Lisa... is she in trouble?
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Well, what can you tell us
about your relationship?
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You know, she's one
of my social media stars.
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My CFO's goddaughter.
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Have you gone
on a date with her?
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Once.
We matched on the app.
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Not a crime.
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We're just minutes away now
from the closing of...
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We got a situation here.
Excuse me.
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...is quickly turning
into a mass sell-off.
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The share price
of dating company Mr. Wright...
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If you're just joining us,
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rumors are swirling as to what
could've led...
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- God damn it.
- To the drop,
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which has investors
retreating...
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Cress, you seeing this?
We're in a free fall.
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I need you to call me back
right away.
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We'll have more
as the story develops...
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Sam, what the hell's
going on?
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...Jackson Wright's company
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if he cannot stop
the bleeding.
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I am shocked and saddened
to learn
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of the sexual assault
allegations
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against Jackson Wright.
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He paid lip service
to being invested
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in the safety of women
who used our app.
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But I now realize he himself
is a predator.
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I want to make it clear
that this is not in keeping
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with the ethos
of our company...
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The company as I know it.
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And effective immediately,
I am resigning my post as CFO.
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What was her reaction
when you first told her
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- about Lisa's allegations?
- She was shocked.
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She didn't believe it.
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Well, she certainly
changed her mind.
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Is it possible that
these two women are playing us?
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I certainly hope not.
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But that's the first thing that
Jackson Wright's gonna say.
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I am dedicating
my life's work
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to the protection
and empowerment of women.
259
00:13:52,927 --> 00:13:55,042
I know what rape is. Okay?
260
00:13:55,127 --> 00:13:57,190
When someone says stop, I stop.
261
00:13:57,278 --> 00:13:58,823
It's not rocket science.
262
00:13:58,908 --> 00:14:00,826
Some of this, I'm used to.
263
00:14:01,006 --> 00:14:03,338
You know,
you get a little success,
264
00:14:03,461 --> 00:14:05,336
people get jealous,
they want to tear you down.
265
00:14:05,421 --> 00:14:08,862
The worst betrayal to me
is that this baseless attack
266
00:14:08,946 --> 00:14:12,557
on my reputation has come
from my CFO
267
00:14:12,642 --> 00:14:15,210
and business partner
of the last 12 years.
268
00:14:17,495 --> 00:14:19,413
These allegations
have clearly been made
269
00:14:19,497 --> 00:14:20,936
to destroy
my client's company...
270
00:14:21,020 --> 00:14:23,069
Well, that was fast.
271
00:14:23,174 --> 00:14:24,831
It's full damage control.
272
00:14:25,013 --> 00:14:27,192
We crossed paths
with his lawyer on the way out.
273
00:14:27,306 --> 00:14:29,552
Okay, before he lawyered up,
did he make an admission?
274
00:14:29,637 --> 00:14:32,686
He's not denying a date.
He says the sex was consensual.
275
00:14:32,771 --> 00:14:35,516
He also says he has no idea
why Lisa would think otherwise.
276
00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,518
- Yeah, he's lying.
- Yeah, probably.
277
00:14:37,602 --> 00:14:40,042
But Lisa coming forward
and Cress going public
278
00:14:40,127 --> 00:14:40,932
on the same day?
279
00:14:41,017 --> 00:14:42,848
I mean, the timing
of this is suspicious.
280
00:14:42,933 --> 00:14:44,848
Cress has agreed to come in.
281
00:14:46,741 --> 00:14:49,878
You said
that you have evidence.
282
00:14:49,962 --> 00:14:51,532
I went to our I.T. team.
283
00:14:51,616 --> 00:14:53,969
We have access
to every member's profile.
284
00:14:54,053 --> 00:14:57,103
I found four other women
who matched with Jackson
285
00:14:57,187 --> 00:14:59,975
who stopped using the app after
going on one date with him.
286
00:15:00,059 --> 00:15:02,717
Please tell me
that you didn't contact them.
287
00:15:02,801 --> 00:15:04,850
I'm sorry.
I had to know.
288
00:15:04,934 --> 00:15:07,548
I just... I told them
I was doing market research,
289
00:15:07,632 --> 00:15:09,808
wanted to know
why they stopped using the app.
290
00:15:11,418 --> 00:15:13,423
We will need their names.
291
00:15:13,507 --> 00:15:14,947
I can ask them to call you,
292
00:15:15,031 --> 00:15:16,557
but I can't give you
their information.
293
00:15:16,641 --> 00:15:18,559
It violates
our confidentiality agreement.
294
00:15:18,643 --> 00:15:20,036
I can just get a warrant.
295
00:15:22,473 --> 00:15:26,001
I have already screwed
this up enough.
296
00:15:26,085 --> 00:15:27,829
The business is imploding.
297
00:15:27,913 --> 00:15:29,613
Jackson is suing me.
298
00:15:29,697 --> 00:15:33,095
It's like I just wasted
the last 12 years of my life.
299
00:15:33,179 --> 00:15:36,446
I realize that this has been
difficult for you,
300
00:15:36,530 --> 00:15:39,058
but your goddaughter
was just raped.
301
00:15:39,142 --> 00:15:43,627
And if this does go to trial,
then you will need to testify,
302
00:15:43,711 --> 00:15:48,763
so it would be very wise of you
to cooperate with us.
303
00:15:48,847 --> 00:15:50,591
Three of the women
got back to us.
304
00:15:50,675 --> 00:15:52,593
They said they had bad sex
with Jackson,
305
00:15:52,677 --> 00:15:53,986
but none of them allege
they were raped.
306
00:15:54,070 --> 00:15:56,902
When Rachel and Cristina
complained to him by DM,
307
00:15:56,986 --> 00:15:59,687
Jackson replied to them
with some version of
308
00:15:59,771 --> 00:16:01,776
"I'm sorry
it got weird for you."
309
00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:03,560
Which is
the same basic message
310
00:16:03,644 --> 00:16:04,866
that he left Lisa.
311
00:16:04,950 --> 00:16:06,520
It's not an admission
of assault, though.
312
00:16:06,604 --> 00:16:08,174
Well, Blair told us
when she DMed him,
313
00:16:08,258 --> 00:16:10,524
she got this response.
314
00:16:10,608 --> 00:16:14,223
"Equity in the company."
Oh, a trip to Maui.
315
00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:16,617
So he's offering her a bribe.
316
00:16:16,701 --> 00:16:18,880
That's a Class D felony,
but on Blair's case though,
317
00:16:18,964 --> 00:16:20,142
not Lisa's.
318
00:16:20,226 --> 00:16:21,230
None of these women
want to press charges?
319
00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:22,666
So far, no.
320
00:16:22,750 --> 00:16:26,670
Okay, Lisa, her story?
Is it solid?
321
00:16:26,754 --> 00:16:28,759
It is.
322
00:16:28,843 --> 00:16:31,107
Good.
I know my next step.
323
00:16:35,894 --> 00:16:38,900
Mr. Wright, on the charge
of rape in the first degree,
324
00:16:38,984 --> 00:16:41,120
- how do you plead?
- Not guilty.
325
00:16:41,204 --> 00:16:42,686
This is a baseless charge
326
00:16:42,770 --> 00:16:44,514
designed to extort money
from my client,
327
00:16:44,598 --> 00:16:48,214
who should be released with the
state's most sincere apologies.
328
00:16:48,298 --> 00:16:49,606
Right. People on bail?
329
00:16:49,690 --> 00:16:50,956
We request remand,
your Honor.
330
00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:52,914
Mr. Wright is a man
of considerable means,
331
00:16:52,998 --> 00:16:54,655
and he's shown
he's willing to use that...
332
00:16:54,739 --> 00:16:55,830
Has the trial begun?
333
00:16:55,914 --> 00:16:57,005
Because I didn't hear
a starting pistol
334
00:16:57,089 --> 00:16:58,441
- I let you speak...
- Boys, boys, boys.
335
00:16:58,525 --> 00:16:59,878
Have we gotten this
out of our systems?
336
00:16:59,962 --> 00:17:02,399
Your Honor,
this is a he said/she said.
337
00:17:02,484 --> 00:17:04,099
And a lot people hope
to make a profit
338
00:17:04,183 --> 00:17:05,535
off of what she said.
339
00:17:05,619 --> 00:17:07,973
Now, my client only wants
a chance to clear his name
340
00:17:08,057 --> 00:17:10,236
and restore confidence
in his company.
341
00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,061
He is not gonna go anywhere.
342
00:17:13,888 --> 00:17:14,805
I agree.
343
00:17:14,889 --> 00:17:17,504
Defendant is RORed. Bailiff.
344
00:17:17,588 --> 00:17:18,984
They just let him out?
345
00:17:19,068 --> 00:17:22,161
Lisa, if he even dares
to contact you, you call me.
346
00:17:22,245 --> 00:17:23,986
Come on.
Let's go.
347
00:17:26,553 --> 00:17:28,297
Hey, there you are.
348
00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:29,864
No luck getting Jackson
remanded.
349
00:17:29,948 --> 00:17:31,257
I did get
an order of protection, though.
350
00:17:31,341 --> 00:17:33,607
That's something.
351
00:17:33,691 --> 00:17:35,609
- How's Rollins?
- She's hanging in there.
352
00:17:35,693 --> 00:17:37,916
Her mom's gonna be in a cast
for two more weeks.
353
00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,005
Isn't that always
the way it is?
354
00:17:40,089 --> 00:17:42,007
The caretaker ends up being
the one that goes down.
355
00:17:42,091 --> 00:17:43,831
That's exactly
what my mother said.
356
00:17:45,616 --> 00:17:46,881
Hey, look.
357
00:17:46,965 --> 00:17:49,710
I told Rollins
to take all the time she needs,
358
00:17:49,794 --> 00:17:51,581
but, most importantly,
to take care of herself first.
359
00:17:51,665 --> 00:17:54,019
- Yeah, I did too.
- Captain.
360
00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:55,756
You need to see this.
361
00:17:57,407 --> 00:17:58,803
I'm sure by now
you've all heard
362
00:17:58,887 --> 00:18:01,197
about my
legal situation.
363
00:18:01,281 --> 00:18:04,069
One hot assistant,
who, by the way,
364
00:18:04,153 --> 00:18:08,117
had just gone on a date
with an SVU cop.
365
00:18:08,201 --> 00:18:11,555
Anyway, she suddenly decides
that the hookup we had
366
00:18:11,639 --> 00:18:14,297
was no longer a hookup...
367
00:18:14,381 --> 00:18:15,559
Excuse me, ladies...
368
00:18:15,643 --> 00:18:16,995
But an assault.
369
00:18:17,079 --> 00:18:18,388
I didn't tell her to say
it was an assault.
370
00:18:18,472 --> 00:18:19,780
We know, Velasco.
We know.
371
00:18:19,864 --> 00:18:20,912
Doesn't matter.
372
00:18:20,996 --> 00:18:22,914
He's just trying
to stir things up.
373
00:18:22,998 --> 00:18:24,785
And this alleged victim...
374
00:18:24,869 --> 00:18:26,091
No, listen,
don't get me wrong.
375
00:18:26,175 --> 00:18:27,875
She's a sweetheart, right?
376
00:18:27,959 --> 00:18:29,399
I'm not looking to drag
her name through the mud.
377
00:18:29,483 --> 00:18:32,315
Who I am looking to drag is
her godmother,
378
00:18:32,399 --> 00:18:33,533
Cressida Gordon.
379
00:18:33,617 --> 00:18:36,014
She's got an ace
up her sleeve.
380
00:18:36,098 --> 00:18:38,712
You see,
Cress had really planned
381
00:18:38,796 --> 00:18:41,411
to submarine Mr. Wright Now.
382
00:18:41,495 --> 00:18:43,282
She poached our design team.
383
00:18:43,366 --> 00:18:46,981
She poached our marketing,
our IP,
384
00:18:47,065 --> 00:18:50,333
our dating algorithms,
our subscriber list.
385
00:18:50,417 --> 00:18:53,901
She put a completely illegal
scheme in place
386
00:18:53,985 --> 00:18:56,034
to start her own dating app,
387
00:18:56,118 --> 00:18:58,254
violating her duties as CFO
388
00:18:58,338 --> 00:19:01,561
as well as the non-compete
terms of her contract
389
00:19:01,645 --> 00:19:04,085
so she could just go ahead
and launch her own company,
390
00:19:04,169 --> 00:19:06,349
all while demolishing mine.
391
00:19:06,433 --> 00:19:08,916
That's the real story.
392
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,222
We didn't know
about any of this?
393
00:19:10,306 --> 00:19:11,571
She wasn't the one
under investigation.
394
00:19:11,655 --> 00:19:12,791
Well, now she is.
395
00:19:12,876 --> 00:19:15,572
Well, if any of this is true,
there goes our case.
396
00:19:21,922 --> 00:19:24,305
- Morning.
- Morning.
397
00:19:25,351 --> 00:19:27,251
- Did anyone go home?
- I did.
398
00:19:27,336 --> 00:19:28,645
We're in trouble here.
399
00:19:28,729 --> 00:19:31,038
Ms. Maxwell had martinis
with Jack McCoy last night.
400
00:19:31,122 --> 00:19:32,562
He wants us
to drop the case?
401
00:19:32,646 --> 00:19:34,738
Not yet, but he'd prefer
that we didn't get
402
00:19:34,822 --> 00:19:36,914
exculpatory evidence
from a defendant's video rant.
403
00:19:36,998 --> 00:19:39,046
We're working
on confirmation, Carisi.
404
00:19:39,130 --> 00:19:41,092
Well,
how about this, Counselor?
405
00:19:41,176 --> 00:19:43,224
One of the business blogs
uncovered a registration
406
00:19:43,308 --> 00:19:46,097
for a new dating app
that traces back to Cress.
407
00:19:46,181 --> 00:19:49,013
Get her in here now.
408
00:19:49,097 --> 00:19:51,755
- It's not as bad as it looks.
- Well, it looks pretty bad.
409
00:19:51,839 --> 00:19:53,757
My client didn't have
to come in.
410
00:19:53,841 --> 00:19:55,585
Any potential wrongdoing
on her part
411
00:19:55,669 --> 00:19:57,717
should be mitigated
by her cooperation
412
00:19:57,801 --> 00:19:59,110
with the rape investigation.
413
00:19:59,194 --> 00:20:00,546
Any consideration
on corporate espionage
414
00:20:00,630 --> 00:20:01,765
is beyond my purview.
415
00:20:01,849 --> 00:20:03,810
We will let
the appropriate agencies
416
00:20:03,894 --> 00:20:05,156
know that you did cooperate.
417
00:20:05,241 --> 00:20:08,810
But right now, why don't you
tell us how we got here?
418
00:20:13,643 --> 00:20:16,214
After I talked to Lisa,
419
00:20:16,298 --> 00:20:17,998
I knew that I had to resign.
420
00:20:18,082 --> 00:20:19,434
Mm-hmm.
421
00:20:19,518 --> 00:20:21,306
I also knew
that it was likely
422
00:20:21,390 --> 00:20:23,569
these allegations
were going to be made public.
423
00:20:23,653 --> 00:20:26,311
So you decided
to make them public yourself
424
00:20:26,395 --> 00:20:29,619
while you secretly raided
your company's IP and personnel
425
00:20:29,703 --> 00:20:32,317
to fast-track the creation of
your own competing dating app?
426
00:20:32,401 --> 00:20:34,711
Look, I understand
the timing was a mistake.
427
00:20:34,795 --> 00:20:38,236
But I gotta tell you,
I didn't twist anybody's arm.
428
00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,631
Jackson is known for stealing
everybody's ideas.
429
00:20:41,715 --> 00:20:43,154
Doesn't matter.
430
00:20:43,238 --> 00:20:46,763
The last thing I wanted to do
is hurt Lisa's case.
431
00:20:48,591 --> 00:20:50,074
And I am still willing
to testify.
432
00:20:50,158 --> 00:20:52,772
Well, if you do,
the defense will tear you
433
00:20:52,856 --> 00:20:55,601
and Lisa apart.
434
00:20:55,685 --> 00:20:57,342
How much of this
did Lisa know?
435
00:20:57,426 --> 00:20:58,691
Nothing.
436
00:20:58,775 --> 00:20:59,953
Not a thing.
437
00:21:00,037 --> 00:21:01,476
That's gonna be
impossible to prove.
438
00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,174
The son of a bitch
439
00:21:03,258 --> 00:21:06,830
took a torch to the business
I sacrificed everything for,
440
00:21:06,914 --> 00:21:08,875
and now I'm the one
in legal jeopardy?
441
00:21:08,959 --> 00:21:10,616
Look, I wish I could tell you
442
00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:11,704
that things were gonna
get better,
443
00:21:11,788 --> 00:21:15,273
but this is gonna be
a rough road.
444
00:21:15,357 --> 00:21:16,709
Lisa, hi.
445
00:21:16,793 --> 00:21:19,059
Thanks for coming in.
446
00:21:19,143 --> 00:21:20,670
How're you doing?
447
00:21:20,754 --> 00:21:22,625
Not great.
448
00:21:25,846 --> 00:21:30,810
Is SVU gonna drop my case
because of what Cress did?
449
00:21:30,894 --> 00:21:33,508
That doesn't change the fact
that you were assaulted,
450
00:21:33,592 --> 00:21:35,554
as long as you didn't have
anything to do with it.
451
00:21:35,638 --> 00:21:38,035
I didn't.
I swear.
452
00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,386
- I had no idea.
- Okay.
453
00:21:41,470 --> 00:21:44,389
That's all that
Counselor Carisi needs to hear.
454
00:21:44,473 --> 00:21:47,827
I never said how sorry I was
455
00:21:47,911 --> 00:21:50,174
about freaking out on you.
456
00:21:52,655 --> 00:21:55,052
Will you have to testify
about that?
457
00:21:55,136 --> 00:21:56,619
Yeah.
458
00:21:56,703 --> 00:22:00,492
Carisi thinks that it speaks
to how traumatized you were.
459
00:22:00,576 --> 00:22:04,365
Going on the stand...
How nerve-racking is that?
460
00:22:04,449 --> 00:22:06,890
To be honest, I haven't done
it as an SVU detective.
461
00:22:06,974 --> 00:22:09,762
But you just tell the truth.
462
00:22:09,846 --> 00:22:12,896
Aside from all this,
463
00:22:12,980 --> 00:22:15,376
how do you like online dating?
464
00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:18,681
Think I'm gonna take
a little time off.
465
00:22:22,511 --> 00:22:24,124
Cress is here?
466
00:22:26,907 --> 00:22:29,216
Cress.
How could you do this to me?
467
00:22:29,300 --> 00:22:31,741
Lisa.
I never meant to hurt you.
468
00:22:31,825 --> 00:22:33,743
Was this your plan
the whole time?
469
00:22:33,827 --> 00:22:35,527
It wasn't my plan.
I promise you, I'm gonna...
470
00:22:35,611 --> 00:22:37,572
Nobody believes me!
471
00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:39,096
They think I did it
for the money.
472
00:22:39,180 --> 00:22:40,750
- Lisa...
- Or that you promised me
473
00:22:40,834 --> 00:22:43,622
a stake in the company
if I accused him.
474
00:22:43,706 --> 00:22:46,059
My parents are furious
at you.
475
00:22:46,143 --> 00:22:47,626
Listen,
I tried to call your mom.
476
00:22:47,710 --> 00:22:48,801
She doesn't want
to talk to you.
477
00:22:48,885 --> 00:22:50,281
Lisa, Lisa.
478
00:22:50,365 --> 00:22:51,761
Listen, we're gonna figure
this out, okay?
479
00:22:51,845 --> 00:22:53,063
Come with me.
480
00:22:57,459 --> 00:23:01,289
I'm so sorry, Captain Benson.
I really am.
481
00:23:06,555 --> 00:23:07,907
All right, everybody,
I want y'all to take a look
482
00:23:07,991 --> 00:23:09,256
at what's going on in here.
483
00:23:09,340 --> 00:23:11,781
That is your tax dollars
hard at work.
484
00:23:11,865 --> 00:23:14,740
What you are seeing is
Cress Gordon's former office.
485
00:23:14,824 --> 00:23:16,742
It is now
a federal crime scene.
486
00:23:16,826 --> 00:23:18,178
Look at that.
487
00:23:18,262 --> 00:23:19,571
Now, look, I just want
to let everybody know
488
00:23:19,655 --> 00:23:22,182
that if anyone out there
has any lingering doubt,
489
00:23:22,266 --> 00:23:25,098
I would like to think that
this federal investigation
490
00:23:25,182 --> 00:23:27,187
further proves my innocence.
491
00:23:27,271 --> 00:23:29,755
This entire charade has been
nothing but a scheme
492
00:23:29,839 --> 00:23:31,191
to take over my company.
493
00:23:31,275 --> 00:23:33,890
Wow. This guy really knows
how to play offense.
494
00:23:33,974 --> 00:23:35,326
Yeah,
which is why the Eighth Floor
495
00:23:35,410 --> 00:23:37,269
- wants to plead this out.
- Plead to what?
496
00:23:37,417 --> 00:23:38,943
Attempted rape one.
497
00:23:39,206 --> 00:23:40,966
He'll do 3 1/2 years.
He'll go on the registry.
498
00:23:41,090 --> 00:23:43,531
A C-felony?
Lisa is credible.
499
00:23:43,615 --> 00:23:45,620
Not to mention, the fact
that she was raped
500
00:23:45,704 --> 00:23:47,796
has nothing to do
with Cress' crime.
501
00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,537
Also not to mention
502
00:23:49,621 --> 00:23:51,930
Swope probably won't even
consider this,
503
00:23:52,014 --> 00:23:54,324
so it's a waste of our time,
and it also makes me look weak.
504
00:23:57,411 --> 00:23:58,937
Benson.
505
00:23:59,021 --> 00:24:03,159
I don't know why
I didn't see this coming.
506
00:24:03,243 --> 00:24:05,117
Cress?
507
00:24:05,201 --> 00:24:08,947
It's been one mistake
after another.
508
00:24:09,031 --> 00:24:10,819
Cress?
509
00:24:10,903 --> 00:24:12,647
Cress, what's the matter?
Where are you?
510
00:24:12,731 --> 00:24:15,603
Mm... I'm sorry.
511
00:24:17,170 --> 00:24:21,003
I just wanna lie down.
I wanna lie down.
512
00:24:21,087 --> 00:24:23,919
Hold on a second.
Velasco, let's go.
513
00:24:24,003 --> 00:24:26,530
Cress?
Stay with me.
514
00:24:30,836 --> 00:24:34,364
- Mm...
- Cr... Cress.
515
00:24:34,448 --> 00:24:35,607
Call a bus.
516
00:24:35,692 --> 00:24:37,976
SVU portable to Central.
I need that bus right now.
517
00:24:38,060 --> 00:24:40,762
218 West 82nd Street,
possible overdose.
518
00:24:40,846 --> 00:24:42,415
I don't feel a pulse.
519
00:24:42,499 --> 00:24:43,678
And we're looking at Oxy.
520
00:24:43,762 --> 00:24:46,115
Give me the Narcan.
521
00:24:46,199 --> 00:24:48,726
Cress, hey, Cress?
522
00:24:48,810 --> 00:24:52,382
Hey, I need you to stay
with me, Cress, okay?
523
00:24:52,833 --> 00:24:54,530
Stay with me.
524
00:24:56,010 --> 00:24:57,316
Come on.
525
00:25:00,106 --> 00:25:02,333
- Hey.
- Hey.
526
00:25:02,418 --> 00:25:05,164
- How's Cress doing?
- Thank God for Narcan.
527
00:25:05,249 --> 00:25:07,210
Hospital released her
a couple hours ago.
528
00:25:07,294 --> 00:25:09,038
Okay, good.
Is she okay to testify?
529
00:25:09,122 --> 00:25:10,779
I don't want to put her on
the stand if she's too fragile.
530
00:25:10,863 --> 00:25:12,607
I'm gonna check in with her
in a couple of hours.
531
00:25:12,691 --> 00:25:14,174
- But how's Lisa?
- She's gonna be fine.
532
00:25:14,258 --> 00:25:15,436
It's Velasco I'm worried about.
533
00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:16,829
He's good.
I prepped him for three hours.
534
00:25:16,913 --> 00:25:17,960
Yeah, so did I.
535
00:25:18,044 --> 00:25:18,961
That's why I'm worried
about him.
536
00:25:19,045 --> 00:25:20,136
He could be over-prepped.
537
00:25:20,220 --> 00:25:21,482
Thanks.
538
00:25:25,051 --> 00:25:27,317
When victim of sexual assault
becomes triggered,
539
00:25:27,401 --> 00:25:30,190
a psychological projection
can be deployed
540
00:25:30,274 --> 00:25:31,670
as a defense mechanism.
541
00:25:31,754 --> 00:25:33,454
And how did that manifest
in Lisa's behavior
542
00:25:33,538 --> 00:25:35,108
the night that you met her?
543
00:25:35,192 --> 00:25:37,371
She had been drinking,
I touched her arm,
544
00:25:37,455 --> 00:25:40,374
and in my experience,
that triggered her.
545
00:25:40,458 --> 00:25:42,289
She later disclosed
to my captain
546
00:25:42,373 --> 00:25:44,204
that she had been assaulted
earlier in the week
547
00:25:44,288 --> 00:25:45,814
by Jackson Wright.
548
00:25:45,898 --> 00:25:47,421
Thank you, Detective.
549
00:25:48,684 --> 00:25:51,907
Detective Velasco,
you met Lisa Rose
550
00:25:51,991 --> 00:25:54,693
on the dating app
Mr. Wright Now.
551
00:25:54,777 --> 00:25:57,652
I'm curious.
Do you use that app often?
552
00:25:57,736 --> 00:25:59,698
Not often,
but sometimes, yeah.
553
00:25:59,782 --> 00:26:01,264
I'm surprised.
554
00:26:01,348 --> 00:26:03,266
A good-looking guy like you
needs an app to meet women?
555
00:26:03,350 --> 00:26:05,791
- Objection, relevance?
- I'll allow it.
556
00:26:05,875 --> 00:26:07,706
I work long hours.
557
00:26:07,790 --> 00:26:09,446
So things have to move
quickly for you.
558
00:26:09,530 --> 00:26:12,536
Is that why you went
back to Lisa's apartment?
559
00:26:12,620 --> 00:26:14,713
I just wanted to make sure
that she got home safe.
560
00:26:14,797 --> 00:26:17,063
And yet she ended up
in the hospital
561
00:26:17,147 --> 00:26:18,717
after an interaction with you
562
00:26:18,801 --> 00:26:20,719
that resulted
in her falling down steps?
563
00:26:20,803 --> 00:26:22,546
She was
in a disassociated state,
564
00:26:22,630 --> 00:26:25,027
and she projected
her sexual assault on me.
565
00:26:25,111 --> 00:26:28,422
So you said,
in your experience.
566
00:26:28,506 --> 00:26:31,814
Exactly how long have you been
an SVU detective?
567
00:26:35,992 --> 00:26:37,649
About six months.
568
00:26:37,733 --> 00:26:42,610
So, in the supposed
disassociated state,
569
00:26:42,694 --> 00:26:45,613
she mentioned you by name,
didn't she?
570
00:26:45,697 --> 00:26:48,224
Told you to take your hands
off of her?
571
00:26:48,308 --> 00:26:49,704
She did, but...
572
00:26:49,788 --> 00:26:51,314
Yell at you
to stay away from her?
573
00:26:51,398 --> 00:26:53,055
Not to touch her?
574
00:26:53,139 --> 00:26:56,015
According to her neighbors, she
seemed pretty afraid of you.
575
00:26:56,099 --> 00:26:58,104
Because she was projecting
onto me.
576
00:26:58,188 --> 00:26:59,496
As a man
who was assaulting her?
577
00:26:59,580 --> 00:27:01,629
- Objection.
- Sustained.
578
00:27:01,713 --> 00:27:04,850
- Careful, Mr. Swope.
- I'm sorry.
579
00:27:04,934 --> 00:27:07,940
But you can see
how the jury might be confused.
580
00:27:10,069 --> 00:27:11,683
Withdrawn.
581
00:27:18,469 --> 00:27:22,345
Jackson Wright and I
were alone in his penthouse.
582
00:27:22,429 --> 00:27:25,435
We started making out.
583
00:27:25,519 --> 00:27:28,308
Then he suddenly grabbed me,
pushed me down,
584
00:27:28,392 --> 00:27:30,397
put his hand over my mouth.
585
00:27:30,481 --> 00:27:33,356
I tried to get away, but...
586
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:34,793
he raped me.
587
00:27:34,877 --> 00:27:36,795
How did you end up
at his penthouse?
588
00:27:36,879 --> 00:27:40,233
We matched on the app,
Mr. Wright Now.
589
00:27:40,317 --> 00:27:41,669
He was my boss.
590
00:27:41,753 --> 00:27:43,627
I wasn't comfortable,
but he said
591
00:27:43,711 --> 00:27:46,326
if we didn't show
we believed in the app,
592
00:27:46,410 --> 00:27:48,676
we couldn't expect
potential users to.
593
00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,723
And why didn't you report
the assault?
594
00:27:51,807 --> 00:27:53,681
I was afraid
of getting fired,
595
00:27:53,765 --> 00:27:55,419
that no one would believe me.
596
00:27:56,899 --> 00:28:01,036
He's rich, powerful,
CEO of the company.
597
00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:04,692
Ms. Rose, it's been suggested
by the defense
598
00:28:04,776 --> 00:28:07,390
that you conspired
with the CFO, Cress Gordon,
599
00:28:07,474 --> 00:28:11,220
your godmother, to sabotage
Mr. Wright's company
600
00:28:11,304 --> 00:28:13,832
in order to launch
a new dating app.
601
00:28:13,916 --> 00:28:17,270
Did you profit at all
from coming forward?
602
00:28:17,354 --> 00:28:19,446
No, I did not.
603
00:28:19,530 --> 00:28:22,014
And I'm angry
about what Cress did.
604
00:28:22,098 --> 00:28:23,929
This was never about money.
605
00:28:24,013 --> 00:28:26,714
I have no job.
I'm going on unemployment.
606
00:28:26,798 --> 00:28:29,282
I just want to make sure
that a man that uses
607
00:28:29,366 --> 00:28:31,545
his own dating app
to prey on women
608
00:28:31,629 --> 00:28:33,068
can never do it again.
609
00:28:33,152 --> 00:28:34,853
Thank you.
610
00:28:34,937 --> 00:28:35,938
Nothing further.
611
00:28:40,290 --> 00:28:42,991
I'm sorry to ask you this,
Ms. Rose.
612
00:28:43,075 --> 00:28:47,300
But the night that you went on
a date with Detective Velasco,
613
00:28:47,384 --> 00:28:48,649
were you drinking?
614
00:28:48,733 --> 00:28:49,563
Yes.
615
00:28:49,647 --> 00:28:51,652
And according to witnesses,
616
00:28:51,736 --> 00:28:54,263
you thought he was
assaulting you that night.
617
00:28:54,347 --> 00:28:56,483
I was projecting.
I was wrong.
618
00:28:56,567 --> 00:29:00,356
Projecting, huh.
Everyone keeps using that word.
619
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:01,749
Moving on.
620
00:29:01,833 --> 00:29:03,316
The night that you went
on a date
621
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,709
with Jackson Wright,
622
00:29:05,793 --> 00:29:07,233
how much
were you drinking then?
623
00:29:07,317 --> 00:29:09,972
- Objection.
- Overruled, Mr. Carisi.
624
00:29:11,190 --> 00:29:13,413
I'm not sure.
625
00:29:13,497 --> 00:29:15,067
We had some champagne.
626
00:29:15,151 --> 00:29:18,070
Two bottles between the
two of you sound about right?
627
00:29:18,154 --> 00:29:21,073
And multiple shots of tequila?
628
00:29:21,157 --> 00:29:22,639
It's possible.
629
00:29:22,723 --> 00:29:25,773
So isn't it also possible
that you were drunk
630
00:29:25,857 --> 00:29:26,948
- and you were...
- No.
631
00:29:27,032 --> 00:29:29,037
Wrong about my client
assaulting you,
632
00:29:29,121 --> 00:29:30,647
- the same way that you...
- That's not... leave me alone.
633
00:29:30,731 --> 00:29:31,910
- About Detective Velasco?
- That's not what happened.
634
00:29:31,994 --> 00:29:33,172
So you claim.
635
00:29:33,256 --> 00:29:38,568
But, Ms. Rose,
as I told Detective Velasco,
636
00:29:38,652 --> 00:29:41,833
can't you see how that might
confuse the jury?
637
00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:51,796
Nothing further.
638
00:30:00,805 --> 00:30:03,851
Hey, Cress.
How are you doing?
639
00:30:05,114 --> 00:30:09,077
I'm feeling like I just
got hit by a train.
640
00:30:09,161 --> 00:30:11,210
I bet.
641
00:30:11,294 --> 00:30:12,773
What happened to me?
642
00:30:14,558 --> 00:30:16,734
You don't remember anything?
643
00:30:19,041 --> 00:30:22,612
I just wanted out.
644
00:30:22,696 --> 00:30:24,484
I couldn't take it anymore.
645
00:30:24,568 --> 00:30:26,396
I know this has been hard.
646
00:30:28,006 --> 00:30:29,573
Harder for Lisa.
647
00:30:31,009 --> 00:30:32,968
Is Jackson gonna get away
with it again?
648
00:30:34,447 --> 00:30:35,451
Again?
649
00:30:35,535 --> 00:30:37,758
I just mean...
650
00:30:37,842 --> 00:30:41,063
he's Mr. Wright, can talk
his way out of anything.
651
00:30:44,849 --> 00:30:46,723
I wish I could say that
the trial was going better,
652
00:30:46,807 --> 00:30:49,726
but we're in trouble.
653
00:30:49,810 --> 00:30:52,816
What does that mean?
I still have to testify?
654
00:30:52,900 --> 00:30:57,604
The problem is, if you don't
testify for the prosecution,
655
00:30:57,688 --> 00:30:59,519
the defense will call you.
656
00:30:59,603 --> 00:31:01,779
Do you feel up to that?
657
00:31:05,696 --> 00:31:09,137
On the day of the
app relaunch, Lisa was tense,
658
00:31:09,221 --> 00:31:11,096
anxious,
659
00:31:11,180 --> 00:31:14,664
specifically in
her interactions with Jackson.
660
00:31:14,748 --> 00:31:18,016
SVU told me
that Lisa had accused Jackson
661
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:19,887
of sexual assault.
662
00:31:19,971 --> 00:31:24,718
I immediately went to her.
She was crying, upset.
663
00:31:24,802 --> 00:31:27,547
She told me Jackson
had raped her a week before.
664
00:31:27,631 --> 00:31:29,592
And what happened
after you heard that?
665
00:31:29,676 --> 00:31:31,638
I wrote a letter
of resignation.
666
00:31:31,722 --> 00:31:35,424
I knew when these allegations
were made public...
667
00:31:35,508 --> 00:31:37,989
A dating app's CEO
accused of rape...
668
00:31:39,860 --> 00:31:43,693
Our subscribers
would desert the company.
669
00:31:43,777 --> 00:31:46,827
I put plans in place
to launch an alternative app.
670
00:31:46,911 --> 00:31:48,568
Ms. Gordon,
you're facing federal charges
671
00:31:48,652 --> 00:31:49,917
on corporate espionage.
672
00:31:50,001 --> 00:31:53,181
Were you offered leniency
for your testimony?
673
00:31:53,265 --> 00:31:54,878
No, I was not.
674
00:31:54,962 --> 00:31:56,489
And did Lisa Rose
know anything
675
00:31:56,573 --> 00:31:58,230
about you starting
a new company?
676
00:31:58,314 --> 00:31:59,666
Absolutely not.
677
00:31:59,750 --> 00:32:02,234
This was completely on me.
678
00:32:02,318 --> 00:32:03,800
I panicked.
679
00:32:03,884 --> 00:32:06,934
I wanted to salvage something
of the decade-plus
680
00:32:07,018 --> 00:32:09,545
I had poured
into Mr. Wright Now.
681
00:32:09,629 --> 00:32:14,507
My biggest regret
is that what I did...
682
00:32:14,591 --> 00:32:16,941
has caused people
to doubt Lisa's story.
683
00:32:21,163 --> 00:32:23,559
Lisa's story.
684
00:32:23,643 --> 00:32:25,474
- Your words, not mine.
- Your Honor.
685
00:32:25,558 --> 00:32:28,608
Move it along, Mr. Swope.
686
00:32:28,692 --> 00:32:31,089
Lisa's your goddaughter,
isn't she?
687
00:32:31,173 --> 00:32:34,092
Would you describe yourselves
as close?
688
00:32:34,176 --> 00:32:35,571
Before this, yes.
689
00:32:35,655 --> 00:32:37,617
And she didn't tell you
about matching with Jackson
690
00:32:37,701 --> 00:32:39,532
- on the app?
- No.
691
00:32:39,616 --> 00:32:41,708
- About going to his penthouse?
- No.
692
00:32:41,792 --> 00:32:43,449
She didn't mention
any problem with him
693
00:32:43,533 --> 00:32:45,103
after the date?
694
00:32:45,187 --> 00:32:46,365
No.
695
00:32:46,449 --> 00:32:49,237
Okay, so let me backtrack.
696
00:32:49,321 --> 00:32:51,587
You're close to Lisa,
697
00:32:51,671 --> 00:32:54,155
but aren't you also close
to Jackson?
698
00:32:54,239 --> 00:32:55,678
We used to be.
699
00:32:55,762 --> 00:32:57,158
You both went
to college together.
700
00:32:57,242 --> 00:32:58,594
He married your best friend.
701
00:32:58,678 --> 00:33:00,770
You built a company together,
702
00:33:00,854 --> 00:33:02,424
mourned the death of his wife
together.
703
00:33:02,508 --> 00:33:03,817
Yes.
704
00:33:03,901 --> 00:33:06,167
So my question is,
is when Lisa came to you
705
00:33:06,251 --> 00:33:08,474
and told you
what allegedly happened
706
00:33:08,558 --> 00:33:10,302
between her and Jackson,
707
00:33:10,386 --> 00:33:12,304
did you go to him?
708
00:33:12,388 --> 00:33:13,957
No.
709
00:33:14,041 --> 00:33:17,831
So you decided to go public
with an unproven accusation
710
00:33:17,915 --> 00:33:19,311
that you knew would destroy
711
00:33:19,395 --> 00:33:21,574
the company
that you poured your life into
712
00:33:21,658 --> 00:33:25,882
without even bothering to go
to Jackson and hear his side?
713
00:33:25,966 --> 00:33:28,407
And you're telling the jury
that this had nothing to do
714
00:33:28,491 --> 00:33:30,191
with your own financial gain?
715
00:33:30,275 --> 00:33:32,498
- No. It wasn't that.
- Well, it sure seems like it.
716
00:33:32,582 --> 00:33:35,849
I didn't go to him...
717
00:33:35,933 --> 00:33:38,156
because I knew what his side
of the story would be.
718
00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:39,635
How can you possibly
know that?
719
00:33:39,719 --> 00:33:41,507
Because he did
the same thing to me.
720
00:33:45,116 --> 00:33:46,512
Your Honor, move to strike.
721
00:33:46,596 --> 00:33:47,730
What,
your own cross-examination?
722
00:33:47,814 --> 00:33:49,297
These are
unsubstantiated allegations
723
00:33:49,381 --> 00:33:50,820
that I'm hearing
for the first time, and I...
724
00:33:50,904 --> 00:33:53,171
Order.
725
00:33:53,255 --> 00:33:54,911
The jury will disregard.
726
00:33:54,995 --> 00:33:58,176
Bailiffs, clear the gallery.
727
00:33:58,260 --> 00:34:00,134
Counselors, my chambers.
728
00:34:09,036 --> 00:34:12,163
Introducing an uncharged,
unproven allegation of rape
729
00:34:12,248 --> 00:34:13,748
during the middle of a trial?
730
00:34:13,833 --> 00:34:15,373
This is highly prejudicial,
and I am...
731
00:34:15,458 --> 00:34:18,475
No one is disagreeing.
732
00:34:18,844 --> 00:34:20,240
Mr. Carisi?
733
00:34:20,325 --> 00:34:22,958
I am just as surprised
as anybody else.
734
00:34:23,317 --> 00:34:25,029
What? This came out
during your cross.
735
00:34:25,114 --> 00:34:26,613
You opened the door.
736
00:34:26,697 --> 00:34:30,313
It was three months
after Sara died.
737
00:34:30,397 --> 00:34:32,576
Jackson was still a mess.
738
00:34:32,660 --> 00:34:34,883
He was depressed.
739
00:34:34,967 --> 00:34:38,712
He said our shared grief
was too powerful to ignore.
740
00:34:38,796 --> 00:34:40,323
Hmm.
741
00:34:40,407 --> 00:34:45,284
I made it very clear I did
not want to have sex with him,
742
00:34:45,368 --> 00:34:48,157
but that's not what
he wanted to hear.
743
00:34:48,241 --> 00:34:49,636
I'm so sorry.
744
00:34:49,720 --> 00:34:52,857
When it was over,
he left the room.
745
00:34:52,941 --> 00:34:55,686
And then he came back in
and apologized,
746
00:34:55,770 --> 00:34:57,248
said he had never done that
before.
747
00:34:57,333 --> 00:34:58,946
He would never do it again.
748
00:34:59,030 --> 00:35:00,730
Did he say anything else?
749
00:35:00,814 --> 00:35:03,907
He said he needed me,
750
00:35:03,991 --> 00:35:06,255
that Mr. Wright Now
needed me...
751
00:35:08,344 --> 00:35:12,089
And he asked if I would come
on board as CFO.
752
00:35:12,173 --> 00:35:15,310
I know it sounds like
he bought my silence,
753
00:35:15,394 --> 00:35:18,052
but I genuinely believed him
when he said he was sorry.
754
00:35:18,136 --> 00:35:20,794
I'm sure that you did.
755
00:35:20,878 --> 00:35:22,317
And I'm sure that he meant it
756
00:35:22,401 --> 00:35:24,490
- at the time...
- He didn't.
757
00:35:27,363 --> 00:35:31,283
There's something else
I never told anyone.
758
00:35:31,367 --> 00:35:33,807
The fairness of this trail
has been fatally undermined.
759
00:35:33,891 --> 00:35:36,549
The jury cannot unhear
what they have heard.
760
00:35:36,633 --> 00:35:38,855
It overwhelms
all evidentiary facts.
761
00:35:38,939 --> 00:35:40,292
I ask for a mistrial.
762
00:35:40,376 --> 00:35:42,076
Your Honor, you have already
stricken the testimony
763
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:43,295
from the record.
764
00:35:43,379 --> 00:35:44,731
You've ordered
the jury to disregard.
765
00:35:44,815 --> 00:35:46,211
Now, we cannot just presume
766
00:35:46,295 --> 00:35:48,256
that they're not gonna follow
your instructions.
767
00:35:48,340 --> 00:35:50,998
Agreed.
A mistrial is unnecessary.
768
00:35:51,082 --> 00:35:52,782
I will speak with the jury
again,
769
00:35:52,866 --> 00:35:55,742
but the curative instruction
should more than suffice.
770
00:35:55,826 --> 00:35:58,701
In that case,
the prosecution rests.
771
00:35:58,785 --> 00:36:00,352
Then you're up, Mr. Swope.
772
00:36:03,747 --> 00:36:05,926
Cress and I met at USC.
773
00:36:06,010 --> 00:36:07,928
She introduced me
to my wife, Sara.
774
00:36:08,012 --> 00:36:09,712
The love of your life.
775
00:36:09,796 --> 00:36:11,453
She was.
776
00:36:11,537 --> 00:36:14,326
Cress and I mourned
her tragic death together.
777
00:36:14,410 --> 00:36:16,806
I consider Cress
one of my closest friends,
778
00:36:16,890 --> 00:36:19,940
but everything she has said
since that press conference
779
00:36:20,024 --> 00:36:22,374
has been
a complete and total lie.
780
00:36:23,723 --> 00:36:25,337
Mr. Wright,
781
00:36:25,421 --> 00:36:27,991
did you assault Lisa Rose?
782
00:36:28,075 --> 00:36:29,819
No, I did not.
783
00:36:29,903 --> 00:36:31,252
I would never.
784
00:36:34,255 --> 00:36:35,608
Mr. Wright.
785
00:36:35,692 --> 00:36:39,133
You designed a dating app
that millions of people use,
786
00:36:39,217 --> 00:36:42,571
- including yourself.
- 50 million users.
787
00:36:42,655 --> 00:36:45,052
And yes, I've had
the good luck of matching
788
00:36:45,136 --> 00:36:46,532
with some amazing women.
789
00:36:46,616 --> 00:36:48,011
And as the designer
of that app,
790
00:36:48,095 --> 00:36:49,839
would you consider
yourself to be
791
00:36:49,923 --> 00:36:51,754
an expert on what women want?
792
00:36:51,838 --> 00:36:54,061
Yeah.
You could say it's my calling.
793
00:36:54,145 --> 00:36:55,454
So when you told Lisa,
794
00:36:55,538 --> 00:36:58,587
what was the phrase you used?
795
00:36:58,671 --> 00:37:00,459
That the app had spoken.
796
00:37:00,543 --> 00:37:01,590
What did you mean by that?
797
00:37:01,674 --> 00:37:04,071
That we should trust
the algorithm
798
00:37:04,155 --> 00:37:05,464
when it said
we'd be a good match.
799
00:37:05,548 --> 00:37:06,726
That you would enjoy
her company
800
00:37:06,810 --> 00:37:09,294
- and she would enjoy yours.
- Exactly.
801
00:37:09,378 --> 00:37:11,470
So let me ask you something.
802
00:37:11,554 --> 00:37:13,689
When Lisa was on the stand,
803
00:37:13,773 --> 00:37:16,301
and she described
what you did to her,
804
00:37:16,385 --> 00:37:19,075
did she sound like she had
enjoyed your company?
805
00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:20,914
Well, she didn't say no
at the time.
806
00:37:20,998 --> 00:37:22,916
It's hard to say anything
with somebody's hand
807
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:24,134
- over your mouth.
- Objection.
808
00:37:24,218 --> 00:37:26,485
Sustained.
Move it along, Mr. Carisi.
809
00:37:26,569 --> 00:37:29,531
Mr. Wright,
you've dated a lot of women.
810
00:37:29,615 --> 00:37:31,707
Has anyone else
ever complained?
811
00:37:31,791 --> 00:37:33,883
- Not in the moment.
- What about afterwards?
812
00:37:33,967 --> 00:37:37,539
I'm not proud of this, but I
may have ghosted a few of them,
813
00:37:37,623 --> 00:37:39,715
and when they found out
that I wasn't into them,
814
00:37:39,799 --> 00:37:41,978
did they rewrite history,
815
00:37:42,062 --> 00:37:43,893
bitch about something
they were totally into?
816
00:37:43,977 --> 00:37:45,155
Yeah.
817
00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:48,289
It happens.
Dating's a minefield.
818
00:37:48,373 --> 00:37:52,075
So most women do like it
weird?
819
00:37:52,159 --> 00:37:53,555
Maybe not the women you date,
820
00:37:53,639 --> 00:37:56,515
but, uh, most of them like
a little kink.
821
00:37:56,599 --> 00:37:59,648
As an example, they like to
have their wrists pinned down,
822
00:37:59,732 --> 00:38:01,128
slap on the ass?
823
00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:02,303
Sure.
824
00:38:02,387 --> 00:38:03,739
Is this something
that you learned
825
00:38:03,823 --> 00:38:05,698
from using your algorithm,
or has this always been
826
00:38:05,782 --> 00:38:06,960
part of your repertoire?
827
00:38:07,044 --> 00:38:08,744
Your Honor,
is this a cross-examination
828
00:38:08,828 --> 00:38:10,267
or just kink-shaming?
829
00:38:10,351 --> 00:38:11,747
Get to the point, Mr. Carisi.
830
00:38:11,831 --> 00:38:13,270
I'm getting there,
Your Honor.
831
00:38:13,354 --> 00:38:15,316
Mr. Wright.
832
00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:16,883
Earlier,
you mentioned your wife.
833
00:38:16,967 --> 00:38:19,015
I'm sorry for your loss.
834
00:38:19,099 --> 00:38:21,540
You say you know
what women want.
835
00:38:21,624 --> 00:38:23,193
Did you know
what your wife wanted?
836
00:38:23,277 --> 00:38:24,456
Of course I did.
837
00:38:24,540 --> 00:38:27,459
So you knew
she wanted a divorce?
838
00:38:27,543 --> 00:38:30,157
That in the months
leading up to her death,
839
00:38:30,241 --> 00:38:33,073
she was planning
on leaving you, correct?
840
00:38:33,157 --> 00:38:34,466
Stop talking about my wife.
841
00:38:34,550 --> 00:38:35,467
Why did
she want to leave you?
842
00:38:35,551 --> 00:38:36,946
- Objection.
- Sustained.
843
00:38:37,030 --> 00:38:38,513
Is it because you accused
her of being uptight too?
844
00:38:38,597 --> 00:38:40,472
- Where is this coming from?
- Never mind that. Yes or no?
845
00:38:40,556 --> 00:38:42,778
From that lying bitch?
846
00:38:42,862 --> 00:38:44,954
You just couldn't help
yourself, Cress, could you?
847
00:38:45,038 --> 00:38:47,653
Are you jealous because I had
you once and threw you back,
848
00:38:47,737 --> 00:38:50,307
or it 'cause I banged
your precious goddaughter?
849
00:38:50,391 --> 00:38:52,614
So Cress is lying,
Lisa's lying...
850
00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:53,789
- Your Honor.
- They're all lying!
851
00:38:53,873 --> 00:38:55,617
Objection is sustained.
Mr. Wright.
852
00:38:55,701 --> 00:38:57,358
Your Honor,
just give me a minute.
853
00:38:57,442 --> 00:38:59,578
That's what women do.
854
00:38:59,662 --> 00:39:00,796
They lie.
855
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,058
- Sit down, Mr. Wright!
- Okay?
856
00:39:02,142 --> 00:39:03,495
They push.
They pull.
857
00:39:03,579 --> 00:39:05,497
They're mad. They're hot.
858
00:39:05,581 --> 00:39:07,281
And when they don't get
what they want,
859
00:39:07,365 --> 00:39:09,675
they cry rape.
860
00:39:09,759 --> 00:39:11,416
They turn your wife
against you.
861
00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:13,069
They try to destroy
your company.
862
00:39:13,153 --> 00:39:14,037
Mr. Wright.
863
00:39:14,122 --> 00:39:15,768
You're not gonna get away
with this, Cress.
864
00:39:15,852 --> 00:39:18,640
You're the one going to jail,
not me.
865
00:39:18,724 --> 00:39:20,468
Mr. Wright, that is enough.
866
00:39:20,552 --> 00:39:21,556
Now you stay in your seat.
867
00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:22,992
Your Honor,
I request a break.
868
00:39:23,076 --> 00:39:25,081
No. No need.
869
00:39:25,165 --> 00:39:26,169
I'm through with him.
870
00:39:41,094 --> 00:39:42,621
Hey.
871
00:39:42,705 --> 00:39:45,841
You okay?
I know it got rough in there.
872
00:39:45,925 --> 00:39:47,840
That's what you wanted,
didn't you?
873
00:39:49,755 --> 00:39:51,412
I'm sorry.
874
00:39:51,496 --> 00:39:54,502
I just wanted the jury
to see who he really was.
875
00:39:54,586 --> 00:39:56,939
I hope they did.
876
00:39:57,023 --> 00:40:01,422
His anger?
I always knew it was there.
877
00:40:01,506 --> 00:40:03,552
And I brought Lisa
into his world.
878
00:40:07,381 --> 00:40:09,645
I never thought
he would do it to her.
879
00:40:15,738 --> 00:40:17,569
Has the jury reached
a verdict?
880
00:40:17,653 --> 00:40:19,701
We have, your Honor.
881
00:40:19,785 --> 00:40:22,965
On the sole count of rape
in the first degree,
882
00:40:23,049 --> 00:40:25,794
we find the defendant,
Jackson Wright,
883
00:40:25,878 --> 00:40:27,230
guilty.
884
00:40:30,056 --> 00:40:32,845
Members of the jury,
you are dismissed.
885
00:40:32,929 --> 00:40:35,717
The State of New York
thanks you for your service.
886
00:40:35,801 --> 00:40:39,591
Mr. Wright, you are to be
remanded to Rikers
887
00:40:39,675 --> 00:40:41,331
until sentencing.
888
00:40:41,415 --> 00:40:43,072
We are adjourned.
Bailiff...
889
00:40:47,291 --> 00:40:49,775
Congratulations, Counselor.
890
00:40:49,859 --> 00:40:50,993
You heading home?
891
00:40:51,077 --> 00:40:52,851
No, I'm gonna go
up to Rollins' mother's.
892
00:40:52,936 --> 00:40:54,606
Still pretty chaotic up there.
893
00:40:54,690 --> 00:40:56,692
It really does take
a village, doesn't it?
894
00:41:02,218 --> 00:41:04,577
You are a good man,
Dominick Carisi.