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.

Hello?

Anybody up yet?

I got the goods.

I got bagels

and cream cheese and lox.

Oh.

Oh, oh!

Oh, my... oh, my God, Nora.

Nora? Nora?

Oh, my God, are you okay?

Nora? Somebody help!

Come down here, guys!

- What's happening? - It's okay.

Call 911! Call 911!

Honey, it's okay. I'm here.

I'm here.

Don't move, don't move, don't move, don't move.

So when do you think you'll be cleared?

Probably next month, technically.

We'll see if the DEA actually wants me or if I want them.

- Well, find out if they have any openings.

You don't have to go back, you know.

Well, if you're suggesting that I should retire,

I'm gonna puncture your other lung.

I'm not saying anything.

I'm just giving you your own advice.

You gotta go where you're doing the most good.

Is SVU still that place for you?

- You know, Joe, for the first time in my life...

I don't know anymore.

Did the union lawyer file an appeal?

Yeah, he did a couple of days ago.

So I haven't... I haven't heard much, but I'll follow up.

Eventually.

Look, Tynan is strategic.

She wouldn't have suspended me if she didn't think

that she could see it through.

- Thinking and knowing are two very different things.

Especially when you're going up against Captain Olivia Benson.

But first, you have to get back in the fight.

It's not the worst pep talk.

I try.

Rollins.

- So you're just back? - Yeah.

Reassigned to SVU as of this morning.

- I mean, I'm thrilled, but it's... it's weird, right?

No explanation?

- Well, my gut is saying Griff had something to do with it.

- Why do I feel like there's gonna be a catch?

Cimino.

Captain.

- Friend found Nora Pontius in here at 7:35 a.m.

Cracked her head here on the counter.

She reported pain that was consistent with sexual assault.

The victim stable?

With paramedics.

They'll take her to the hospital

for her rape kit and some stitches.

She also reported a ring stolen.

All right, that's good work, Cimino.

How many people are in the house?

Five.

One with the victim, and we're holding

everyone upstairs while we lock down the crime scene.

- Everybody was here overnight? - Yeah.

All asleep when it happened.

Lot going on in this place.

Welcome back, Curry.

Thanks. You too.

Yeah, not how I wanted it, but yeah.

Tynan made him acting SVU supervisor.

Oh, wow.

- Not my idea of a good time, but here we are.

Any sign of forced entry?

- Well, there's bars on all these kitchen windows.

I've checked.

They're all locked from the inside.

- Everybody in the house stays on the radar

till we have a reason to take them off.

Did the victim get a look at the attacker?

Well, she talked to officers outside,

and she can't remember anything.

She's pretty upset.

Okay, Rollins, talk to her.

See if you can get her to open up a bit.

Curry and I will talk to the hangover crew.

Mm-hmm.

Supervisor Tutuola looks good on him.

Just don't tell him that.

- Nora, can you tell me what happened to you last night?

We were all drinking.

A group of friends from college.

- It was our... it was our 20 year college reunion.

Columbia.

It was a special occasion. We had a lot of alcohol.

More than usual.

I was so drunk, so tired.

I just passed out on my bed.

Is that the last thing you remember?

Yes.

Until I woke up to Angela screaming and...

blood everywhere,

pain between my legs.

No idea how I got there.

- And they... they told me that you're missing a ring?

My grandma's.

Gold with a little diamond, and it's not worth much.

When was the last time you saw it?

- I was wearing it last night, but when I woke up

to the kitchen, it was gone.

- Hello. - I'm Sergeant Tutuola, SVU.

This is Captain Curry.

You all were here last night when Nora was attacked?

- Yeah, asleep till I woke up to Angela screaming.

We bolted out of bed.

I did, at least.

I think you were still half drunk.

I was right behind you, Soph.

Same here.

Ran into Preston in the hallway.

I headed downstairs to see what was going on.

Everyone was asleep all night?

No one got up?

No runs to the bathroom, nothing?

My head hit the pillow, I was out.

Preston Winthrop, this is your place?

Uh, yeah, kind of.

It's a family home, so.

You own the house, Presto.

It's yours.

It feels weird, but yeah.

What kind of security do you have here?

Uh, not sure, really.

I call a guy when it won't stop beeping.

Did you wanna see?

Yeah.

Okay, so there was a party last night.

Did anybody get too messed up, you know, act out of character?

No, it was sick.

Best night in years, maybe ever.

You seem to disagree, Sophie.

No, I mean, it was fine.

It wasn't a party.

Just seven people, some who still

drink like they're in a frat.

Seven?

They told me it was Ryan, Preston, Adam,

Sophie, Angela, and Nora.

That's six.

You're missing Josh.

Who's Josh?

One of us.

Old college crew.

He went to bed with the rest of us.

Gone when we woke up, though.

What's up?

Bleach.

This patch right here, spotless.

And then look at this.

You see that?

- It's a shoe print. - Yeah, at least part of one.

- So somebody messed with this crime scene.

- Hey, so there are no cameras on the security system,

but sensors document whenever windows or doors open.

Last night, nothing opened after 10:00 p.m.

Today, the front door opened three times.

- 5:00 a.m... - 5:00 a.m., I bet that's Josh.

The hell's Josh?

Another one of these clowns.

Left before everybody woke up.

There's a suspect.

But not our only suspect,

because Angela's bagel run accounts

for the other two times that the door opened.

No one else came or left this house.

Nora's attacker didn't break in.

It's one of her friends.

Okay, listen up, everybody.

Shoes off. Hand them over. Okay?

Not just the shoes on your feet.

I want every shoe in this house.

Well, I have, like, 50 pairs.

I only have two.

How are we supposed to go out without shoes?

- You're not. - Clear your schedule.

Order in. No one leaves this house.

- Testable DNA on Nora's rape kit, likely from one suspect.

You got that already?

Just the initial report.

I waited at the hospital, drove Nora's kit

to the medical examiner, and I begged.

Okay, we gotta move on this fast.