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.

Morning, Cap.

- Well, if that is an apology for not

telling me that Fin lost his gun, honestly, I don't hate it.

Hand it over.

- I was trying to do the right thing.

I know it was a stupid decision,

but I swear it'll never happen again.

- Fin knows that he put you in a bad spot,

and honestly, um, I don't know that

I would have done anything different

if I was in your position.

So we're good.

Is there something else?

DEA wants you undercover guarding Ramirez's drug runs.

I mean, I get it.

It makes sense with all your experience with the cartels.

Do you trust the agents?

- They seemed straight up, but

they were real clear about keeping this whole thing

under wraps, even from you.

I know I'm putting you in a bad position,

and if you want to report it up, I understand.

But I just had to ask--

No, no, no, no, Velasco.

This stays between us.

But you gotta keep me informed,

and you gotta be careful.

Thank you.

- Million dollars into NYU for you to write plays.

You're gonna go work with your father on Wall Street.

Excuse me.

Um, something really bad has happened.

Okay. Are you okay?

- I'm sorry. I need help. - Yes, of course.

- I don't know where-- something bad has happened.

- Tyler, call 911! - Something--

Okay, I'm here. You're safe.

You're fine. You're fine. I got you.

- Uh, yeah, we're on, uh, the corner of, uh...

- So Chief Tynan and my father were partners back when

they were on patrol in the 2-7,

and when he passed, the chief kind of took me under her wing.

Oh.

That must be nice having somebody,

you know, look out for you like that.

Yeah, I agree.

Although I--you know, I know how my new assignment

might look to you.

- Well, how do you think it might look?

Like I'm some sort of spy.

- Well, what would you be hoping to uncover

in your role as a spy?

- I have no idea, because I'm not a spy.

That's not what the chief's asked me to do.

What has she asked you to do?

- To learn how to become a good detective.

- Okay, well, I know that, uh, you led Midtown South

in robbery collars for three years running.

Why not Central Robbery?

- Because the chief says you are

the best boss in the department.

- Like you said, she looks out for me.

- Well, look, Griffin, I appreciate,

uh, you playing your cards up.

I really do.

But here, we're very victim-centric,

and our victims are extremely vulnerable.

We--we work as one team here.

I don't--I don't have any room for detectives who, you know,

have different agendas.

- I can promise you the only agenda I have is to learn.

That's it. You are the boss.

Yeah, I--I'm just really grateful for this amazing

opportunity to be here. - One sec. Benson.

Okay, is she conscious?

Yeah, I'm on my way.

Okay, Griff, the education starts now.

You ride with me.

Okay.

- The club, uh, it was all night.

I--and then it was day.

Okay.

- And, um-- - It's okay.

I'm sorry.

Just, something really bad happened.

No, no, it's okay, Maya.

You just need to rest now, okay?

We can talk-- we can talk later.

Okay.

Doctor, any idea when she'll be more coherent?

- She tested positive for the alphabet--

GHB, MDMA, LSD.

It's gonna be a bit. - Okay.

And did she say anything to any of your staff that might help?

You know, maybe, like, the name of the club?

- Just kept repeating something bad happened.

Her dress was torn, so we did a rape kit.

Bruising consistent with sexual assault.

We sent the dress out too. - Smart.

Okay, um, just let me know when she's lucid, okay?

- Yeah. - All right.

Detective, do you have anything to add?

I'm good, Cap. Let's roll.

Thank you.

- I heard about this guy. They call him Batman.

- His last tour was three years in Midtown South anti-crime.

- Which is exactly what we need.

Another guy who thinks he's a superhero.

- I think it was the perps who called him that.

- Well, he's got some powerful friends, so watch yourself.

Okay, guys.

So say hello to Jake Griffin.

He is newly assigned.

What's up, Batman?

- - I'm sorry, Batman?

- It's a stupid nickname the mopes in Times Square

used to call me. - Where's Robin?

He doesn't need a Robin.

He's got a chief of Ds watching his back.

All right, all right.

Look, guys, we all have our unique stories of origin.

So let's get to work. Griff, run it down.

Uh, yeah, okay.

So victim is Maya Moretti, 35.

She's a senior VP at Oakville Wealth Fund downtown.

She's currently pretty incoherent.

The rape kit had, uh--

had some bruising.

Uh, and, uh-- - Crime scene?

- Uh, at this point we don't have one,

but once she's back with us we need to drill down.

Now, in the meantime, I need you

to find every single club in the vicinity of 41st and 8th.

- There's gotta be about 30 clubs in that area.

- Oh, you don't--you don't have to raise your hand.

Okay, sorry.

Um, when we were in her room, I saw

Maya had a tattoo on her wrist, but it was more than a symbol.

It was a QR code.

Like she was branded?

Maybe like a permanent stamp?

Did you--did you scan it?

- Yeah, yeah. Can I use this? I'm gonna use this.

Um, it takes you to a website

for a members-only club on 41st called Sensate.

I know that place.

When I was at IAB, some bozos were working off-duty there.

- Cops pretending to be bouncers at a wellness club?

- Well, we thought it was a front for a high-end sex club.

Gotta belong to the club to get the tat,

meaning Maya Moretti is a member.

- So what happened to the investigation?

Well, that's just it.

IAB opened the investigation, but 1PP shut it down hard.

And when my boss pushed back, he found himself

transferred to Staten Island.

- Well, 1PP can send me anywhere they want,

but no one will be shutting us down.

- Maya is trying to check herself out of the hospital.

Griff, you're with me.

You should have told me about Maya's tattoo.

- I'm sorry, I just wanted to make sure it meant something

before I said anything.

- I get it, but this is what I was talking about when I said

that we work as one team, okay?

Cowboy tactics don't work for me.

Be transparent.

Understood, Captain.

I'm sorry. Thank you.

- I told you, I want to get out of here.

Okay, I understand.

So how about we--we talk back at my office, all right?

- I don't want to talk. - Okay.

Maya, you're not in any trouble,

and I don't care about drug use.

The only thing that I care about

is understanding what happened.

- Where are my shoes? - Okay. Okay.

- Excuse me. - Give me one second.

Just give me one second.

Listen, is there somebody that I can call for you?

Maybe they can bring you a change of clothes.

Maybe something a little more comfortable than that.

- I don't need to talk to anyone.

Okay.

I can help you. I can help you.

Really, I can.

You wouldn't understand.

I would, and I do.

I do.