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.

Hey!

Girl, help me get my bus ticket.

Um, I'll check.

Hey, you made it. How was your trip?

It was great.

Yeah. You wanna bring it?

I'm right here.

Gotta be careful.

Lot of crazy people in New York.

My name's Tre.

Uh, Vicki.

- Vicki, huh? - Yeah.

Next time, you just keep walking.

That's what they do in New York.

Just tell 'em you have somewhere to go.

I've been waiting

for the right girl.

Tre, it's beautiful.

Why are you being so nice to me?

The--the guys at my school are jerks.

Yeah, punks don't know how to treat a lady.

I'm gonna take care of you, Vicki.

Hey! What up?

You're looking prettier every day.

Marcus.

Hey, check these out.

Oh, my gosh, they're gorgeous!

Yeah, yeah. Put them on.

Mm, mm, mm, mm.

If you ain't catching nobody's eyes,

you ain't catching nobody's wallet.

How much?

Yeah, uh, we better take those off.

Maybe we can, uh-- maybe we can work something out.

I-I don't--

Come on, girl.

It's just Marcus.

Give me my money. She's crying.

I want that, I'll stay home.

Nah, no, wait here.

It's good. I got this.

The hell's going on, Vicki?

Please, I don't wanna do this anymore.

I got guys lined up, girl.

You stop it!

Stop it!

I'm sorry, baby--

Daddy?

Daddy, I'm sorry I-- I messed--

Who the hell are you talking to?

No, please! Baby, please!

So he doesn't share food,

he split the check,

and we missed the entire opening number.

So receding hair?

Academic? Checkered shirt?

"D," all of the above.

- You're good. - That's what I do.

Nick Amaro?

- Yeah, can I help you? - My daughter, Vicki.

She's in trouble. Uh, I should have called.

I drove from Philly.

I'm sorry. Do I know you, Mr.--

C-captain Jason Harris.

I was deployed in Baghdad with your wife.

She told me about your transfer to Special Victims.

Okay, well, what's going on with your daughter?

She called me. I-I think from New York.

I heard a man's voice, threatening her.

Slow down, Mr. Harris. You know what?

Why don't we have a seat?

This is detective Benson.

Now you said that your daughter ran away?

She must have. She lives with my ex.

I just got back from a deployment.

This call you got-- is it 212 area?

No, a-a blocked number.

But, uh, New York is all Vicki ever talked about.

You could trace it.

- Do you have the phone? - Yep.

My daughter Vicki is only 14.

That call--

it was--

You have a daughter.

You got lucky when you married Maria.

She's a good person, grounded.

You have to find my daughter.

My wife sent you to the right place.

Why don't we get you some water?

I come back from Iraq last week...

my ex tells me Vicki was on a school trip.

Now does your daughter know anyone in New York,

maybe a boyfriend, a--

We Skype. She never mentioned one.

Where's Victoria?

I came as fast as I could.

Please, God, tell me you found her.

Stop with the "mother of the year" act, all right?

You didn't even tell me she ran away!

- Captain Harris-- - Oh, please.

You couldn't care less about her when you lived with us.

Ma'am, come with me.

Nick.

We got something on the phone.

So I got the number that your daughter called from.

It was a throwaway.

We're gonna call that number back.

If Vicki picks up, we'll be able to trace her location.

I think Joan never got over

what happened to St. John, not because of the situation,

- but because of Bethany. - Hello?

Vicki?

It's daddy. Are you okay?

Dad, how did you get this number?

- Vicki, where are you? - Easy.

I-I-I shouldn't have called you before.

Uh... everything's fine.

Sweetie, tell me where you are.

- We got her. - I gotta go.

She's within 100 yards of 14th Street and 11th Ave.

Great, let's go. I'll recognize her before you--

Captain, it's better you wait here.

Deja vu.

Busted up a heroin ring here in '08.

Some places are like people.

They never change.

Tre? Tre, is that you?

Maintenance.

We got a water leak.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa. - Excuse me.

Buddy, hold on there.

Why don't you give your ID to the officers?

Vicki Harris?

Who are you? Cops?

We're friends of your dad, Jason.

He wants you to come home.

No, I-- I told him I was fine.

You guys need to leave now!

Why? Is Tre coming back?

Your pimp?

No, Tre is my boyfriend.

Vicki, I need you to listen to me, all right?

You can't stay here, honey.

No, you can't tell me what to do!

Okay, then, Vicki Harris,

you're under arrest for prostitution.

- Hold on, Amaro. - You got a better idea?

Vicki, listen to me, okay?

You're not in any trouble, all right?

We're gonna figure this out,

but we need to get you someplace safe.

No! No, I'm not leaving!

Okay.

Vicki Harris, you're under arrest.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used...

You had to arrest her?

Look, your daughter's not actually under arrest.

That was the only way to get her out of there.

Vicki's in ninth grade.

She didn't do this on her own.

She's a victim,

so we just want to find the man that did this to her.

I want to see her.

She said that she's not ready to see you right now.

Let me see her. She'll talk to me.

She's more likely to tell us what happened

without her father in the room.

You two can be there for her later.

Right now, let us talk to her... alone.

Vick, you got my 500?

No, how about some cuffs instead, baby?

What? No.

I think you know something about spreading legs.

- What the hell you doing? - Arresting your ass.

Y'all are wasting your time.

She'll never say a word against me.

I own that bitch.

Well, that's nice.

Tre bought it for you?

Was that before or after he had you sleep

with one of his friends?

- Tre loves me. - Vicki.

What Tre did to you-- that's not love.

Your parents-- they love you.

My dad came home from a tour in Iraq

and signed up for another one just to get away from us.

Well, you should have seen your father

the morning he came in. He was worried sick.

Uh-huh. My mom thinks he's seeing someone over there.

But she's not ready to give Tre up.

She wants to believe he's in love with her.