Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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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.

I don't trust any of them, but at least...

At least he looks... he looks honest.

I had my heart set on a place in Bushwick last spring.

Couldn't find a two-bedroom for less than $3,500.

- A month? - Yeah.

- For a two-bedroom? - Pathetic.

- In Bushwick? - I know!

Man! Where do you get that kind of money?

Where do you get that kind of money?

You know, I don't understand Brooklyn anymore. I really don't.

This is what men talk about when their wives aren't around?

There's no way that girl's 18.

Hang on. Is that Judge Wheeler?

Yeah, I see a Bronx ADA, two assemblymen, and a councilman, too.

You think this nurse knew what she was tipping us off to?

Maybe.

She said that the girls were scared, and she wouldn't give up any names.

- Okay, when do we move in? - Easy, Dodds.

We gotta wait till they do something more incriminating.

How close do you wanna cut it?

Because Judge Wheeler has his hand up that girl's skirt.

- Where are you going, young lady? - I just need to use the bathroom.

Stay a little longer. We don't bite.

- Hey, excuse me, you need some water? - She's fine. You'll get your turn.

- What's going on here? - Nothing. There's no problem.

Like she said, no problem. Girl just needs a break.

- Hey, Jersey, mind your own business. - Get your hands off me.

- John, come on, not tonight. - You wanna do this? Let's go!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. - Hey, hey, you're done, pal.

That's enough! Back off!

Gun, gun, they got a gun. Dodds, Rollins, go.

All right, all right, my mistake. All right...

- NYPD, hands up! - Hands up!

You guys move over where we can see you.

Are you going somewhere?

Get him out of here.

Lieutenant Benson. Guns down now!

We're on the job. Vice.

SVU.

- Color of the day. - Yellow.

Son of a bitch.

Lieutenant, you just derailed a two year operation.

Listen, girls, I need to know how you heard about this party.

- How you got there. - From friends.

What friends? What are... what are their names?

They weren't really friends. We met them at a Wiz Khalifa concert.

- They told us about it. - And what did they say exactly?

Lieutenant. What fresh hell awaits?

We responded to a tip that underage girls would be at a sex party,

and in attendance was Bronx ADA Winn,

two assemblymen, a retired DA investigator,

a councilman, and I'm sure that you recognize...

Judge Wheeler.

Why am I not surprised? What about the girls? Are they talking?

Oh, no. Their pimps have them completely under control.

Haven't even bothered to send a lawyer,

and no one will admit to knowing whose party it was,

- who supplied the girls... - All par for the course.

Well, it gets worse.

Detectives Russo and Jefferson, Vice, were working the case

from another angle.

They pulled their guns and badges as we made the bust.

- They must know who threw the party. - Well, if they do, they're not saying.

They claimed that we ruined their UC operation.

Don't worry, I called their captain.

You mean he wasn't there too?

Was there anybody at this party who wasn't a public servant?

Her.

Nina Kelly. This is her only ID.

She's a nun.

Well, we're trying to verify.

Nina, so I was just talking to our ADA,

and he was wondering why a nun would be at a sex party.

I'm not comfortable with him.

The sister would prefer to talk to a woman.

So I'm gonna take another run at the Johns.

Thank you. I'm... I'm not comfortable with male cops.

Oh, I can imagine. As a madam, you've had your share of run-ins, huh?

You know, I... I'm not a madam.

So what are you? Waitress?

I'm a nun.

Look, I've spent months trying to infiltrate this ring to save the girls.

You saw who was there. Politicians, police. It's rigged.

Well, I'm... not part of the good old boy network.

- So why don't you work with me, Nina? - (sighs)

Why don't you tell me who throws these parties,

who procures these girls,

and I will go after them, and get those girls to a shelter.

No. Look, if they think I'm cooperating,

I won't be able to save anyone else.

It took a long time. I had to earn the trust of a lot of people.

Who?

Who hired you?

- Why don't you ask the Johns that? - Because they haven't been forthcoming.

Yeah. Yeah, of course they haven't.

Because they know they'll get away with it.

Look, Dodds, right?

We'd like to help you out, man, but this is way above our pay grade.

Mm. Well, your captain is on his way.

Hey, out of curiosity,

how were you guys in there undercover, with badges and guns?

We're dirty cops. That's our cover story.

Okay.

They like to have us at the parties, to keep everybody in line.

Yeah? They?

Hey, come on, fellows. Throw me a bone here.

I mean, there's nothing in the system about you guys being undercover there.

Our captain told us straight up not to put this into DECS...

Too many of the Johns have access.

- Hey! Hey, hey. - Captain Gerbic.

I am sorry to drag you down here in the middle of the night.

Oh, Vice never sleeps. It looks like the same can be said for SVU.

I didn't know you were still here. Your father said you were moving up.

Oh, my lieutenant has a few questions.

Absolutely. One minute, fellows.

Cap.

Ah, well, this is a cluster, huh?

The timing was... bad.

I know your guys' cover was blown, and this is not ideal.

To say the least. We gotta get new guys in there now. Sets us back big-time.

And what were your people doing at this party in the first place?

Actually, an anonymous tip.

But I'm hoping now that we're all in this together

- that we could... - No, I wish I could help.

But we're playing the long game here. You've seen the pedigree of your Johns.

- Anybody talking? - Not yet.

No, no.

Ask yourself why. Who are they protecting?

This is deep UC. I'm going out on a limb here

- even acknowledging this... - And I appreciate that.

But underage girls are still being raped and trafficked.

Well, where SVU sees victims, we see willing participants.

These girls are not exactly madonnas.

Well, okay. Never mind that.

We care just as much about these traffickers as you do.

We are gonna nail these guys.

I just think that SVU is better equipped...

I hear you, but we're already inside.

You move in now, the carnival just picks up, goes to a different lot,

and the games keep getting played.

Now, how about I get my guys out of here?

You know what? Let me run it by the ADA first.

Why don't you call the Deputy Inspector? See what he says.

So that's it? We're shut out?

They say they're deep UC.

So if they are investigating that, I mean, I get it.

Okay, so a UC investigation that we can't investigate

because of who they're investigating.

That's a Mobius strip.

Maybe my father has some intel.

- It's worth a try. - Yeah.

So all these girls are with Social Services?

I'll take another run at them tomorrow.

Please.

Hey, Lieutenant, what? We'll just let these Johns go too?

- For now. I'll call Barba... or not. - Lieutenant Benson?

- Sister, something the matter? - Yeah, I don't understand.

You're just gonna let those bastards go?

- Sister, that's none of your concern. - So because they have badges,

it makes it okay for them to assault 16-year-old girls?

- What are you talking about? - Multiple girls. Multiple times.

They're not cops. They're rapists.

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Yes. That's Sister Nina.

- So you know her. - Very well.

She's brought several abused and trafficked girls to our shelter.

She's doing God's work.

- Is Sister Nina in trouble? - (sighs) She was picked up in a raid.

We have her in our holding cell. She claims she knows about dirty cops

who are raping teenage girls.

If Sister Nina says it happened, it happened.

Okay, she... she gave me one name of a girl

that she brought to you, Cara Gutierrez?

Oh, yes. Nina brought Cara here about six months ago.

Very troubled girl, but I believe she's healing.

So would it be possible for me to speak with her?

She won't say a word unless Sister Nina is with her.

Of course. I understand.

Thank you.

It's good to see you again.

Ah...

How's her little boy, Noah? You adopted him, yes?

I did. He's, um...

He's thriving.

We still say the Rosary for Ellie every year.

Thank you.

I'm not sure.

These detectives are on our side, Cara.

That one. He's one of them.

Russo.

What did he do, exactly?

He was... at all the parties,

always grabbing us, touching us...