Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In the criminal justice system,

sexually based offenses

are considered especially heinous.

In New York City, the dedicated detectives

who investigate these vicious felonies

are members of an elite squad

known as the Special Victims Unit.

These are their stories.

He is scaring my son.

How? Because I'm Black?

We're profiling this guy.

This is America, 2020.

He's not helping himself here.

Put him in the car.

Yo, for what? Man, come on.

In the car.

You have the right to be angry.

Don't tell me I have a right to my anger.

Jayvon Brown has filed a lawsuit against NYPD.

You've both been named.

Chief, we were by the book.

That's the book that got us here.

Law enforcement has lost all credibility,

and until every one of us,

takes a serious self-inventory,

we can't begin to get it back.

Sorry to interrupt your Sunday.

I'll try to keep it brief.

I still have my job?

We both do, for now.

But, I did get a heads-up from the mayor's office...

about the Jayvon Brown case.

I heard they were close to a healthy settlement.

They were.

Jayvon's bringing in a new legal team.

They're trying to sync up their suit

with other pending lawsuits against NYPD.

- How much do they want? - It's not about money.

After that report on how NYPD handled

those BLM demonstrations?

They want the department's failures writ large.

They want change.

So do I.

Yeah, but that'll just force the brass

deeper into the bunker.

Instead of meeting the moment, they're closing ranks.

So, you and I are trapped in the middle.

For now, more you.

If those goes to trial,

both the department, and Jayvon's legal team,

will scapegoat you.

So that's why I haven't heard from IAB

about my investigation.

Well, aside from the warnings...

You have any advice?

Don't wait for IAB to take action.

Be proactive. Defend yourself,

Get a lawyer who can work both sides.

I appreciate the transparency.

Hey, go over and give this to her.

Thank you.

- And what's your name? - Forrest.

Well, thank you, Forrest.

Are you gonna tell me where we're going?

It's a surprise.

Where's Phoebe?

She'll meet us there.

Listen, if you're gonna be a detective,

you gotta learn to ask smarter questions.

Wait, what?

Congratulations. You're getting promoted.

Liv and Phoebe are meeting us to celebrate.

Just act surprised,

and tell the captain how much you learned from her.

From all of you.

Yeah, but just polish that apple.

It's beautiful.

You know, I don't know if Finn tells you this, but, I uh...

I've never seen him happier.

Are you sure you're not just glad

you don't have to worry about him anymore?

Well, that too.

Here they come.

Captain, thank you so much for believing in me.

- I will not let you down. - Really, Finn?

She dragged it out of me.

Wow.

Wow.

Remind me never to tell you any secrets.

Nearly $100. Not a bad take.

You killed it, and it'll pay for

a few film festival entries at least.

Did you get that little boy putting money in the basket?

That was so sweet.

You know I did.

Hey... it's you guys.

So sorry to bother you.

You were great. I just love your voice.

My boy did, too.

- Thank you. - Mind if I get a photo,

with you and my son?

For when you're famous.

Why don't you get in the picture, too? I can take it.

Thank you. Okay, come on.

Will you hold this, babe?

Here we go.

Cheese.

Cheese.

That good?

Oh, perfect.

You all must be cold.

Can we give you a ride?

We have a wheelchair van.

My dad's in a chair.

I'm fine.

Alicia, we're due at my sister's house, for supper.

It's your first time meeting her.

I don't want to be late.

Oh, it would be our pleasure, really.

- It's okay with you, right? - Yeah, sure, why not?

Okay, well,

it's right over this way.

Stop crying. Do what we say.

On your knees.

Please just let us go.

- We're not playing around. - Don't hurt her.

I'll do whatever you want.

Do it.

Pull down her pants.

Please...

Now!

And do...

whatever it is your people do.

Thank you, Captain Curry,

for meeting with me.

I have to say, I'm not used to cops

under investigation seeking me out.

Well, I'm trying to

get a handle on where things stand.

You know that

Jayvon Brown has a new legal team and...

I'm well aware.

Your case has taken on a life of its own.

And I'm worried that,

the department is...

- Gonna hang you out to dry? - Mm-hmm.

Sacrifice you,

so it looks like they're sending a message?

Don't worry.

It's not official yet,

but the department is taking a different tack.

They admit to you having made errors of judgement,

the floodgates will open.

Your lapses compared to the utter chaos

of how NYPD handled George Floyd?

Not where they want anyone to go.

What are you saying?

Congratulations.

You're gonna be cleared of all wrongdoing.

1PP, the Puzzle Palace...

they don't want to show weakness.

You know, when we first met,

I, um...

I took what you said very seriously.

About this being an opportunity for change.

And since then, I've had to

investigate a senior official,

caught making racist comments on a public forum

and dozens of gladiator cops

who went far outside the lines of acceptable behavior.

None of those cases will go anywhere.

The department's not gonna let them back

out on the street, are they?

They'll move them around.

The financial settlements come out of

the city's budget, not NYPD's.

Jayvon Brown's team does not want money.

They want systematic change.

De-escalation training,

letting social services handle some functions,

more civilian oversight?

Acceptance of change like that?

It has to come from inside.

Thank you.

I have to go.

You've given me a lot to think about.

How'd it go with IAB?

Well, they dropped the investigation on me.

Then why don't you look happy?

Because all that change that we thought was coming?

1PP is doing everything they can to slow it down.

And that surprised you?

I knew that months ago.

The second Garland told me that we were at a...

How'd he put it?

A true inflection point.

Well, Fin,

I actually really believed that we were.

Guys like this,

when they see change coming, they push back.