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.

- These are coming pretty close together.

I think it's time to head to the hospital.

- But the last one didn't even last a full minute.

- You've been in labor for over 48 hours.

I'm getting worried.

- I just--I don't want to go all the way

to the hospital for them to send me home

because it's too soon.

Okay, let's, uh--let's just-- let's watch a movie.

Um, and then--and then we can see how I feel after.

Yeah, it's...

Do you--do you like rom-coms?

Natalie...

listen...

I couldn't forgive myself if something happened to you.

Just--please.

Please.

Let's go to the hospital.

I will be there with you the whole way.

I promise.

You are so sweet.

I don't know what I would do without you.

Okay.

Hospital.

Let's do it. - Yeah.

I'll get my go bag.

I'll call a car.

Okay.

Okay.

Anika.

Oh, my God!

Anika!

It's him.

- What do you mean "it's him"? - It's--it's him.

He's--he's here. He's outside.

- What? Are you sure? - Yes.

- Where is he? Which one?

You're positive you saw him?

Natalie?

Natalie, where are you?

Natalie!

I need police right away.

I think my client was kidnapped by her rapist.

Just one second, sorry.

She's back.

Hey, Rollins.

Hey, yourself, Tran.

Thank you.

So what have we got?

- Vic's name is Natalie Tanzillo,

34 years old, in active labor.

She told her doula she was being stalked by her rapist.

No name or visuals for our suspect yet,

but I got officers canvassing a 2-mile radius.

They found this on the street-- her phone.

Perp must have chucked it.

- I'm sorry. She's in active labor?

- Doula says she's about to pop.

- All right, get us access to subway cams, traffic cams,

and grab any Ring footage these neighbors might have.

- That your new partner? - Yeah.

- Well, you know about her, right?

She was a rat.

Rat, Internal Affairs.

Come on, I thought that was

a pretty good rat impersonation.

- I've worked with her before. Curry's solid.

- Cool, very cool. Just, you know, looking out.

- What, so she's giving birth to a stillborn baby

that's a product of a rape?

- I know, right? It's a lot.

She wanted me to coach her through the early stages

of labor until she had to go to the hospital to deliver,

but it's taken a while.

- And she never told you who raped her?

- Just that she knew him through work

and he stalked her for months.

It's why she got this sublet. This isn't even her apartment.

I-I have no idea how he found us. I--

- So how long until she gives birth, do you think?

- Could be a day. Could be five minutes.

Listen, Natalie has a lot of underlying conditions--

eclampsia, placenta previa.

If she delivers without a doctor, she could bleed out.

- Okay. - Thank you.

- Police are asking the public to be on the lookout

for a pregnant woman

abducted from a Chelsea apartment earlier today.

According to the doula,

Natalie is pretty much on her own.

She's got no family in the area,

doesn't seem to have the support of her friends.

- And she never reported the rape?

- Checked the open 61s. Nothing's there.

- Okay, so all we have is a time frame.

We know that the assault happened 20 weeks ago.

- Right, and Natalie did tell Anika

that she and the perp had worked together.

I checked employment records.

Natalie has no W-2 income for the last two years.

- All right, Transit Bureau just flagged

this subway surveillance.

Okay, so that's Natalie

entering the 23rd Street C and E station.

Mm-hmm.

- This is from about half an hour ago.

I can't tell who she's with.

But Transit Bureau's tracking every step

on every connecting line to pick up their trail.

- But we can't wait for that. So Bruno and--grab Griff.

- Griff's in Phoenix. NCMEC conference.

Right. Okay.

You see if you can track down any of Natalie's family.

You two head to her apartment and see if you can pull

anything that might tell us where she's working

within our 20-week time frame. - Yeah.

- She kept track of how many glasses of water she drank,

how many steps she clocked,

and how many times she practiced calligraphy,

but not a single thing in here about work.

This girl's been through the wringer.

- It's brutal. - Yeah.

There's a card in here, though.

Maybe it's a friend we can actually contact.

- Mm. How does it feel being back?

- Well, this is a tough case to walk into,

but I'm good.

- Officer Tran was happy to see you.

Yeah.

He's got a big mouth, but he's harmless.

I'm--I'm happy with the current setup.

No issues for me. - Me neither.

Yeah, he's just mad

'cause I jammed up a buddy of his for taking bribes.

- It sucks to suck. - Yeah.

Got an ultrasound printout

and a couple of reimbursement checks

from a place called Wheels for Pups.

That sound like a nonprofit? - Yeah.

Volunteering would explain no W-2 income.

Mm.

You hear that?

- Sounded like a key in the door.

Natalie?

Tanzillo?

We're with NYPD SVU.

Are you hurt?

Um, uh...

I don't think...

Oh, God.

Oh.

Oh, God.

Okay, okay, okay.

- Central, this is Curry with SVU.

Missing female-- - It's okay, breathe.

Breathe.

Okay.

Okay. We got you. - Okay.

- We got a pregnant woman in active labor, high risk,

heading to Northwell Greenwich. - No.

- ETA, 10. - No, no Northwell, not there.

- Natalie, just focus on your breathing.

Okay, we got to get you to the closest hospital.

- No! No, stop. There's--there's a doctor.

He--I don't trust--

I don't trust Northwell Greenwich. Please.

Please, anywhere but there. Please.

- Um, hey, try NewYork-Presbyterian.

We'll, uh-- we'll meet you there.

Hey, what's the story?

She's with the doc now.

Wasn't in any shape to tell us anything.

- She just walked in alone? - Yeah, no apparent injuries.

Besides being in labor, she seemed fine.

- Patient's ready for discharge.

Excuse me.

I'm Captain Benson, SVU.

Are you discharging Natalie Tanzillo?

We were told that she was at risk for bleeding out.

- I recommend you talk to her yourself.

Natalie.

Natalie, I'm Captain Benson from SVU.

Should you be standing up?

Um, hey.

Are you okay? Tell me what happened.

Why--why are they sending you home?

Um, I...

I don't--I don't know.

I don't understand.