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