Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–…): Season 16, Episode 19 - Granting Immunity - full transcript

NARRATOR: 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.

(POP MUSIC PLAYING)

We're going to
see Dr. Lee today.

Guess who's
gonna get a lollipop?

You remember Dr. Lee, don't you?

Oh, yes. I want a lollipop, mm?



Ninety-nine. How
do you feel? I'm fine!

(COUGHING)

Dad says I should go to school.

Okay, but take it easy.

Bye, Aiden.

Okay. Thank you so much.

This is Aiden.

BENSON: This is Noah.

(COUGHING)

GABRIEL: We be on?

Oh, yeah.

Good morning, Principal
Schwartz. Get to class, boys.

(HOLLERING)

(POP MUSIC CONTINUES)



(INDISTINCT DIALOGUE)

May I see that?

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

So, a group of kids
from Tribeca Academy

went off campus today for lunch,

and had a rainbow
party. A rainbow party?

They still having those? I
thought they were a suburban myth.

Yeah, well, apparently not.
Explicit photos were taken

and then they went
viral at the school.

So we've got a lot of
kids, panicking parents.

Well, did I miss
an episode of Girls?

Remind me what
a rainbow party is.

Remind you? It's when,
uh, when girls wear different

shades of lipstick and
they take turns on the guys.

Yeah, the first guy to get every
color of the rainbow, he wins.

We'll brief each other
in the car, guys. Let's go.

I'm never having kids.

HANNAH: Thank you
for coming so quickly.

I don't think that what
they did was a crime.

Look, you did the
right thing by calling us.

Now, were you able to
ID the kids from the party?

Yes I was. There
were nine of them.

All ninth and tenth graders.

Their parents pay
45,000 a year in tuition.

They're not taking this well.

(CLAMORING)

Everyone, quiet, please! Quiet!

The police are here to take
your children's statements.

Police? These are kids. This is
ridiculous! Savannah didn't do anything.

I realize that we're all upset.

There will be time to
discuss policies going forward.

For now, we need to deal
with the situation at hand.

This is Sergeant Benson from
SVU. SVU? Are you kidding me?

What's going on?
That's unbelievable!

We realize that kids are kids, and
we want to keep this in proportion.

We just also need to determine
if any crimes were committed.

Crimes? This is a mistake.
Why'd they even call the police?

You can be present
when we talk to your child.

As for cell phones
and social media,

any pictures from the party
should not be posted or shared.

We appreciate your cooperation.

Thank you. Shall
we begin? Good luck.

And where did you
hear about the party?

Jaden texted me.

Savannah's parents weren't home.

We were just gonna
get some tacos.

It wasn't my daughter's idea.

You were bullied, right, honey?

Look, the lipstick was
the girls' idea. Uh-huh.

And what they did after they
put it on, whose idea was that?

My son told me the girls were
just as complicit as the boys.

I don't feel so good, Mom.

I just need to know if
anybody asked you to do

something that
you didn't wanna do.

There was this pressure
to do all the guys.

Some of the girls
did, but not me.

I don't even like Jaden.

Okay. Okay, uh, the
guys you were with,

did, did they
pressure you, or...

It's okay to tell
them, Savannah.

Mom, it was mostly just Leo.

You know him,
he's my lab partner.

I don't know where the lipstick came
from. We were just playing a game.

What kind of game, Leo?

It's this game where you suck a card
against your lips, and then you try...

Blow it on someone else?

Yeah, but... Sometimes
the card falls.

(COUGHING)

And you just kiss
when that happens.

Okay, so kissing games.
Whose idea was it to go further?

Excuse me. We've
met, haven't we?

I'm Colleen Dole.

We, uh, saw each
other this morning

at the pediatrician's office.

So, Gabriel's your older son?

Stepson. He lives with me and his
father, who's in Moscow on business.

Does Dad have
to know about this?

That you were drinking and smoking
and doing God knows what else?

He already does.

Fine, there was weed there, Dad,
but I didn't smoke it. I run track.

So, we done here?

Not yet. Look, your son
sent sexually explicit photos

of himself and some of
the girls to other students.

Okay. Who were you
playing "lipstick party" with?

I'm sorry, isn't that
Leo's business?

Not anymore. Now, if you
want, we can take your son in,

and have CSU do a body exam.

This is unfair! I mean, these
parties have been going on all year!

This is my first one,
and I get grounded?

Gabriel, are you all right? Your
father called me from Moscow.

GABRIEL: I'm fine!
COLLEEN: I've got this, Trudy.

You don't look fine,
and you're warm.

Colleen, has he been
eating dairy again?

Excuse me, I'm Sergeant Benson.
Trudy Malko. I'm Gabriel's mother.

We share custody.

Okay. I heard
Savannah hosted this.

Just so you know, Mia's a very
engaged parent, very present.

I'm sure she didn't
know about this.

Okay, thank you. That's
helpful. (COUGHING)

Sarge, when you have a
minute. Mr. Boylan and...

Ah, Mrs. Dole. Come on
in. How can we help you?

Thank you. We just
wanted to apologize.

We know you took a lot
of grief at the school today.

Everyone was defensive,
fronting, and just...

Freaking out, really. I mean, most of these
kids have never been in trouble before.

Not like this. Please.
We understand.

Listen, every parent's first
instinct is to protect their child.

That's why we're here. We wanted
to let you know that we're very upset

about this party the kids threw.

And not just the messing
around, but the drinking, the pot...

Messing around? Look this
wasn't just a game of spin the bottle.

We know. I had Gabriel
show me the photos.

He is in very big trouble at home.
His father's flying back tonight.

And we appreciate that but we still
need to conduct our investigation.

About that. There are
some rumors going around.

The girls' parents are saying
the boys might be arrested.

Even though their girls
were just as complicit.

What Michael means
is, these are good kids.

No one was forced to do anything.
They would never hurt each other.

They're all friends. We
understand, Mrs. Dole.

But there are age of consent
issues and video issues to deal with.

The selfies? That's what kids
do now. They record everything.

Yeah, but when they post or
email those images, it crosses a line.

So you are charging
them? Oh, my God.

Listen no. I told you we
should've call a lawyer.

Listen. I'm glad
that you came in,

and there's no
need to panic, now.

We have two of our
detectives at the D.A.'s office

right now trying to
sort this out. The D.A.?

Please, keep some perspective.

Our boys are 15 and 16.

They won't do this again.

Nine teenagers alone in a
ten million dollar loft in Tribeca.

What could possibly go wrong?

And they got drunk and high, stripped
down, and had a oral sex competition.

They used different
shades of lipstick... I, I get it.

No teachers? And
they're all minors?

Ranging in age from 14 to 16.

No one's claiming coercion.

Since no minor engaged in
sexual activity with anybody over 18,

I don't see statutory.
You don't? Not your call.

But, you're right.

The bigger issue
is these photos.

How explicit do they get?

Well, help yourself. Here.

Okay. Huh.

You, uh, realize that
just showing me these

could be considered a
federal crime. Seriously?

Yeah. If that's your personal
tablet, I'd get rid of those.

How viral has this gone?
In the school, pretty far.

Email, text, social media? We're
not sure. Parents circled the wagons.

They brought up
right to privacy issues.

I'm sure they did. But we
gotta track these images down

and remove them
from the internet.

Awesome idea. How do we do that?

Contact trace it. You said
these photos had been shared

with every student
in the school.

Confiscate every kid's phone.
Go from there. Every phone?

Okay, why not, uh, call NSA, get 'em
to tap their parents while we're at it?

Easy, Citizen Four. We're not wiretapping.
But we have got to protect these kids.

With facial recognition,
geo-tagging, photo tagging.

There could be pornographers
and predators honing in on them now.

You want to explain
that to the parents?

That's your job, have fun.

State your last name.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

I've gotten phone calls from
parents threatening to sue

for violation of
their kids' civil rights.

Okay, you tell them that if
we don't contain this now,

there'll be images of their
children on the Internet for eternity.

And what is your
passcode, Chloe?

Are you gonna wipe my phone?

I just got to level
386 on Candy Crush.

10, 97, 10, 97.

Write down your username and password
for Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat...

What? You have no right to
ask that... Leo, write them down.

This is good. You
can read a book.

Left some lines blank, Jaden. I
don't want the NYPD reading my blog.

Yeah, don't worry about that.

Gabriel Dole. Where is he?
Home sick. I'm his mother.

I have the cell. Well, we
need his passwords, Mrs. Dole.

Trudy Malko. I'm
happily uncoupled.

Well, is there a, a
landline where your son is?

Uh, call him, and come back
when you've filled this out.

Okay.

I'm finding this very
invasive, Hannah.

I'm sure you don't want sexually
explicit images of Gabriel going viral

on the Internet, Trudy. Uh,
it's for your son's protection.

Well, shouldn't
that be my call then?

Not if it involves child
pornography charges.

It must be stressful to spend so
much time in such a dark world.

She's got a lifestyle website.

She reviews holistic
treatments, herbal therapies.

She's the queen bee of the Tribeca
moms. Well, there's one in every hive.

(CELLPHONE VIBRATING)

Oh. Excuse me. Doctor Lee?

No, Noah's home
with the babysitter.

Why? Is everything okay?

He was exposed to measles? How?

Another patient in the waiting room.
And Noah may have been exposed.

Let's not panic. He was
just vaccinated yesterday.

Which is good, but the vaccine
takes time to go into full effect.

(THERMOMETER BEEPS)
No fever so far, also a good sign.

This patient that he was
exposed to, was it Aiden Dole?

He has an older brother,
Gabriel. I'm sorry, I can't say.

Of course, I understand.

So, what now? Is there
anything I can do preventative?

I mean, with his
respiratory issues.

I'd like you to
quarantine him at home.

No exposure to other children. Adults
who have been vaccinated are fine.

For how long?

Eight days to start. I know that
with your job, it will be difficult.

We'll do whatever we have
to. Right? Come here, little man.

We'll do whatever we have to.

Thank you, guys, for coming.

Just put that stuff on
any surface you can find.

Chief says you can work from
here as long as you need, Liv.

Hey, how's, uh, Noah doing? You
know, he's, uh, cranky, and he's sluggish.

So, just keeping my fingers
crossed. Lucy's here, helping me out.

So, how was the
cell phone retrieval?

Well, Rollins and Carisi are
sorting through it with TARU.

May be short a few phones.
I'll talk to Principal Schwartz.

(NOAH CRYING) You know, on
another issue, Noah's exposure to measles

may have come from a
Tribeca Academy student.

It's in DC and Jersey.
It's bound to come here.

Well, Zara's school in LA is
ground zero for anti-vaxxers.

Hey, has Gil been vaccinated?
Well, I wasn't around when he was one.

Uh, I'm picking him
up this afternoon.

Yeah, I'll put in
a call to his mom.

NICK: Gil!

Good to see you. Want some?

Uh? No. No, no, thanks.

So, uh, I talked to
your mom earlier today.

You talk about us moving?

Moving? What do you mean?

Maybe she didn't want
you to know yet. Know what?

Hey, you can tell me
anything. You know that.

She says we're moving
to San Diego in July.

Well, she say why? The gangs in
the neighborhood are getting bad.

But I don't wanna go.
I'll never see you again.

Maybe you can talk
to her? Yeah, I will.

Hey, and don't you worry. You're
gonna see me, no matter what.

It's all gonna be fine.

RAFAEL: Excuse
me, just a moment.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

This is an unmitigated
disaster. It's not ideal.

Can we talk in your office?
That's not a good idea right now.

Walk me through this again. Okay. Well,
TARU used the photos from the kids' phones

that we confiscated to
run a reverse image search.

How many hits? Uh,
we don't know, but a lot.

And they're already posted on
RedChanit, dark net kiddie porn sites.

So some middle school idiot uploaded these
images after we explicitly said not to?

Why am I not surprised?
My mother calls it teenacity.

And TARU can't trace it back
to any of the devices in custody?

No.

Are there devices
not in custody?

By our count, there's seven. Uh, two from
the party, Savannah Biel, Hudson Cuesta.

One 16-year-old, Larry Heller,
and then a few more 14 year-olds.

Some of the parents were making
noise about civil rights violations.

I don't wanna say I told you so.

Then don't. It's just as likely their
parents are worried that their kids are

circulating child pornography. So
you guys need warrants for all seven?

That's why we're here.

I realize this situation is serious,
but not all of these parents

are being deliberately
uncooperative.

Savannah Biel and Hudson
Cuesta were home sick yesterday.

With measles?

That's confidential, Detective.

We've notified the CDC and are
proceeding according to policy.

Okay, and how about Larry
Heller, the other tenth grader?

Is he home sick, too?
No. His mother's a lawyer.

Arlene Heller?

Ah, she was Walter
Briggs' widow's attorney.

Kind of a live wire. Did you
tell her that we have a warrant?

She didn't let me get that far.

I didn't know you had a kid,
Counselor. Don't remind me.

A kid, a cat, and a client at
five, so let's get this over with.

You have a warrant for my kid's
cell phone? What is this, 1984?

He wasn't at the party! Look
at him. He's on the chess team!

Well, he's still gonna
have to comply.

All right, give them the damn
phone, Larry. I, I can't. I lost it.

What? That's it. You're
done, Larry. I swear to God.

This is the third one in eight
months. Is one of these your locker?

I mean, 'cause maybe
you left it in your locker,

and you don't remember?

The warrant covers his locker.

Open it, Larry.

(SIGHS) I really lost it.

It's really not in here.

(CELLPHONE VIBRATING)

(CELLPHONE RINGING)

You're dumber than your
father, you know that?

Instead of sending alarmist
emails about measles,

the school needs to reexamine
their walkaway lunch policy.

My problem is the drinking.
Where did the alcohol come from?

Not here. I checked
every bottle.

I heard one of the boys brought
it. It wasn't Gabriel. I asked.

You know what worries me? Mm.

If the kids can smuggle in booze, who's to
say next time it won't be a knife or a gun?

It's outrageous. Detective
Rollins, Detective Carisi.

Oh. Um, I'll buzz you in.

Haven't they pried into our
kids' private lives enough?

We're responsible parents. The
police don't need to act like the CIA.

Can I help you? Hey, your
daughter wasn't at school yesterday,

and we have a warrant
for her cell phone.

She told me she
deleted the photos.

Maybe we could just talk to her. No,
she's resting. She's home sick today, too.

Wouldn't happen to be with the measles,
would it? Did the school tell you that?

So she does have measles?

Wait here. I'll get
you her phone.

So some images
ended up on porn sites?

Can we stop this from spreading?

You know how goes it, Liv. Once you
put it out there, you can't pull it back.

The legit sites are taking them
down, but they've gone viral.

You know, Rollins and Carisi are
retrieving the last of the phones.

TARU should be able to find
out which student linked them.

Then what, arrest them?
They're 15 years old.

And white, and rich.
It's not gonna happen.

We all know it's true.

So how's little man?

I couldn't get him
down for his nap.

He's running a fever. Well, you
know, two of the kids who didn't turn

in their phones were out sick.

Kids from the party?

Yeah, Rollins thought
they might have measles.

How? They had to
have been vaccinated.

Liv. Liv, I gave Noah his inhaler,
but he's still having trouble breathing.

Call 911! He's,
he's turning blue.

I'll get the car, it's fast.
Yeah, we'll meet you out front.

16 months, cyanotic. Start him on
oxygen. We may need to intubate.

It's okay, Noah. It's okay, sweetie.
You're gonna be okay. It's okay, my love.

It's okay, my love. It's okay.
Olivia, you have to wait here.

No, no, I'm coming in! Not now. I'll let
you know as soon as we stabilize him.

(NOAH CRYING)

(MACHINES BEEPING)

Hey. Any word?

Yeah, they wanna
keep him on oxygen.

Uh, Dr. Lee's in
there with him now.

(SIGHS)

Nick, you don't have to stay.

Fin's on his way. As soon
as he gets here, I'll punch out.

Okay.

Hey, how is he? Noah's sedated.

He's stabilized, but I noted
Koplik spots in his mouth.

First signs of measles.

So, what happens next? He'll develop
a rash on his body within a day or two,

and we'll keep him here under
observation. Okay, can I see him?

I'll get you a gown. Okay.

Thanks.

Hey.

I think I feel warm.

Hey, Rollins, feel my forehead.

I'm not feeling your
forehead. Come on.

Okay, thank you.

Oh, wait. You got a little something
here. And there. Seriously?

Another one here.
Okay, that's not funny.

All right? Measles is one of the
most infectious diseases on the planet.

It's airborne, Rollins. It lives on
surfaces like cell phones for hours.

Yeah, but Carisi, you
were vaccinated, right?

Yeah, but that's not a
100 percent effective.

Well, I got an update from TARU.

They traced our
teen pornographer?

Yeah. Larry Heller. Uh, the kid is
not so bright. The mom was right.

His cell phone serial number
was embedded in the photos.

His mother's got a mouth on her.
Who wants to give her the good news?

Let's pass this one off to Barba.
She's a lawyer. Professional courtesy.

(RINGING)

Okay, Larry's a screw up,
he's not a child pornographer.

The four sites your son disseminated
those images to thought he was.

Disseminated? Are you serious?

Dissemination charges put
him on the sex registry till he's 40.

Those photos were geo-tagged,
putting these kids and others in danger.

You wanna talk about kids in danger? The kids
at that party are in danger, from measles!

Gabriel Dole, Savannah
Biel, Hudson Cuesta.

And I heard half a dozen
others have come down with it.

Spreading measles isn't a crime. No? These
hippy-dippy moms never vaccinated their kids,

and lied about it.

Fifteen years later, half
my son's class is infected.

You have any proof
they lied? Hello?

New York requires every
kid in school to be immunized.

So how is this spreading?

Those moms colluded to find
ways around the vaccine mandates.

Colluding? You think they're part
of some anti-vaxxer conspiracy?

Okay, don't make me out to be paranoid.
There could be a measles epidemic

in New York while you people are
conducting a lipstick porn witch hunt!

Counselor, breathe. We're not
looking to put your son on the registry.

But he doesn't
just get a free pass.

He's 16 years old. These
online sickos are using him.

How about he cooperates
and you go after them?

And he testifies.

If need be.

So unless you're planning to
perp walk Larry, we're done here.

RAFAEL: We'll be in touch.

She called our bluff.

And that measles misdirect.
Offense is the best defense.

Yeah, but she may
not be blowing smoke.

You know Noah's in the hospital.

What does that have to
do with Tribeca Academy?

Well, we think he might have been
infected by the younger sibling of one

of the boys at the party.

Maybe these kids had a
vaccination exemption?

You know, I don't
wanna pull a Carisi,

but we could be looking
at reckless endangerment.

Find out if we are.

Seven students confirmed with
measles, at least four others possible.

We've closed down for the
rest of the week as a precaution.

Aren't the kids supposed
to be vaccinated?

Yes, they are. Uh, I
checked every health form.

We only have two medical
exemptions. For allergies.

Both sophomores, both healthy.

Uh, what about religious exemptions
or personal belief, like California?

We don't allow personal belief exemptions.
And as for religious exemptions,

New York State makes
those very hard to get.

Well, even so, do you mind
if we look through the forms?

All these records
are signed by an MD.

'Course they are. No one starts
the school year without that.

I got four of the infected kids,
different ages, records dated and signed.

Paperwork looks
right. Five, six, seven.

I can't make out some of these signatures,
but they are of the same address.

Hudson Park Pediatrics. All four of
mine are also Hudson Park Pediatrics.

The network's pretty tight
in a small school like this.

These families share the same
tutors, piano teachers, doctors.

Oh, God.

Two more confirmed for measles.

Hmm.

Nine kids from the same pediatric
practice? The CDC knows? Good.

Now you gotta
talk to that doctor.

I got Noah's latest blood work back.
His sed rate and white blood count are up,

and I listened to his lungs. He's
fighting a respiratory infection.

Do you think it's pneumonia?

I'm not sure. I want to start
him on an antibiotic right away.

He's been on them so many times.

At this point, I'd rather shoot
first and ask questions later.

Your son really doesn't need his third
bout with pneumonia in his first two years.

Okay, I know, I know. Hold
on. Dr. Lee, one more thing.

Um, do you know a Dr. Eric
Setrakian, Hudson Park Pediatrics?

Ah, he's old school.
Uh, likes to Ferberize.

Doesn't over-medicate
or over-test.

Parents love him.

Of course I've heard
about the measles outbreak.

How is this a police matter?

Well, nine of the kids at that
school have been infected,

and they were all
vaccinated here.

Wow. You guys are
doing due diligence, huh?

I'll check the records.

You do know that the MMR
vaccine isn't 100% effective?

Still, nine kids? We're talking
about a period of over 10 years.

I can't tell you how many doctors have
rotated through the practice in that time.

But you've always been here.

Let me look into this for you.

Hmm. In the meantime, I
have a full waiting room.

Thank you.

He's lying,
stonewalling, or both.

If he did fake the immunization
records, the mothers have to know.

Of course my daughter
was vaccinated,

but as I'm sure you know, the
vaccine isn't completely effective.

Well, you know, that's funny, 'cause
Dr. Setrakian said the same thing.

You spoke with our pediatrician?
What gives you the right?

Well, a number of his patients, including
Savannah, have become infected,

so we think he may have been
deliberately falsifying records.

You know anything about that? I
have to take care of my daughter.

Mom? What's going on?

I picked up some soup and
honeysuckle tea. I'll be right there.

We were just having fun.

That loser, Larry,
ruined it for everyone.

Go back to your room, Savannah.

(COUGHS)

Do you want to tell us what's
going on? I think you should go now.

We can go. We can
also get our D.A. to take

another look at your daughter
for promoting child pornography.

You don't understand.

She was just a baby.

The chemicals,
the threat of autism.

I tried a religious
exemption, but it was denied.

So you asked Dr. Setrakian
to falsify your records?

It wasn't my idea.

Just tell us whose
idea this was.

(SIGHS)

Thank you for seeing us, Ms. Malko.
I brought our A.D.A., Rafael Barba.

Is this about that party?

I can assure you the parents
association is dealing with the school.

We just have some questions.
So, how's your son doing?

He's out of the woods.

This has been stressful for
Colleen. I've always insisted

that Gabriel be raised in ways
that strengthen his natural immunity.

Is that why he was
never vaccinated?

We can subpoena a blood sample.

The risks of vaccination
outweigh the benefits.

When Gabriel was born, I tried to
get a medical or religious exemption,

but I couldn't get either one.

So that's why you had
Dr. Setrakian lie on his records?

He believes parents should
have the right to decide

what's best for their children.

Did you recommended him to other
families looking to get around the law?

The law is unjust.

As a mother protecting
my child, I can't tell you

how many mothers thank
me for what I'm doing.

Doing?

So you're still steering
parents to Dr. Setrakian?

Okay, we're going
to need their names.

I won't betray them.

The AMA, the CDC, the Board of
Health, the Department of Education

they are the villains
here. Go after them.

After them? You're
encouraging other parents.

You are endangering the
health of every child in the city.

So this is personal?

Because your son took ill, you
and you are coming after me.

No, this has nothing to do
with Sergeant Benson's son.

You are openly flouting the law.
This is reckless endangerment.

And we will stop you.

On the counts of
reckless endangerment,

conspiracy, and falsifying business
records in the second degree,

Trudy Malko, how do you plead?

The only thing I'm pleading to
is doing what's best for my son.

Not guilty, Your Honor.

We request R.O.R.

Malko has no priors and
she has a sick child at home.

Yup, he's sick due to Ms. Malko's
own decision not to vaccinate.

My client has no intention of
fleeing. She wants to fight her case.

And win. Dr. Setrakian and I are willing
to risk our reputations, our livelihoods,

to fight for our rights against
government... R.O.R. is granted.

Mr. Roth, does your
client share the same view?

Approach, Your Honor? Please.

My client would like to separate
himself from Joan of Arc back there.

Dr. Setrakian is nearing
retirement, and is willing to plea to

reckless endangerment
in the second,

if Mr. Barba will take
prison off the table.

So he can move
his act to Florida?

I'll accept if he gives us the names of all
the patients whose records he falsified,

forfeits his license, and agrees
to testify against Ms. Malko.

I'm sure that won't be
a problem. We're done.

Hey Barba, got a
minute? Barely. What's up?

Quick update. Turns out the counselor's
son's actually a pretty good CI.

He's got six pedophiles on
the hook, all willing to exchange

pornographic files.
We're talking zip drives...

Great. Reel 'em in. Let
TARU track them down.

So after this, you're
done with Larry?

Unless I need him to
testify at trial, we're good.

I'm relieved. Did you ever
follow up with typhoid Trudy or the

other anti-vaxxer moms?

You know, the school had to
shut down to decontaminate?

Turns out, you're a good CI, too. Your
friend, Trudy Malko, just got arraigned.

She'll get her day in court.

You're welcome.

We heard testimony from Dr. Eric
Setrakian as well as numerous parents

that the defendant, Trudy Malko,
conspired to falsify vaccination records.

Dr. Rudnick, is measles
still a dangerous illness?

Very. On top of having a
higher infection rate than Ebola,

the virus can lead to pneumonia,
bronchitis, even encephalitis or death.

Prosecution Exhibit J. Your
Honor, a CDC transmission map

of the current
Manhattan outbreak.

Dr. Rudnick, what does
this first red dot indicate?

That's Tribeca Academy, the school
Patient Zero, the defendant's son attends.

And how did the defendant's
son become Patient Zero?

The CDC determined he contracted
measles on a recent trip to the

under vaccinated community
of Pacific Palisades.

What do these dots represent? The
residences of Tribeca Academy classmates

who contracted measles
from Patient Zero.

And these dots?

The 48 confirmed cases
of measles around the city.

Have you had any cases in individuals
who were actually vaccinated?

None. All were unvaccinated.
Thank you so much, Doctor.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Dr. Rudnick, do you
happen to know the

number of children who are
killed by vaccines each year?

No.

How many families are compensated
by the US Department of Health's

own Vaccine Injury
Compensation Fund?

I don't know.

Can you even tell me any of the
known side effects of the MMR vaccine?

Side effects are mostly mild.

But the more serious
ones include vasculitis,

pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus.

Can you tell the
jury the percentage of

vaccinated children who
experience these side effects?

Those side effects are
statistically insignificant.

Some one in a million.

Hmm.

Tell that to the parents of a child
who's actually experiencing them.

Nothing further.

Because of my son's respiratory
issues, his pediatrician recommended

that he be quarantined
post-exposure.

How was he exposed?

Through another patient
in the waiting room.

The CDC has confirmed through
epidemiological testing that, uh, Noah's

exposure came from Patient
Zero. VARMA: Objection.

The Sergeant is not a doctor
or a medical researcher.

Sustained. Jury will disregard.

Sergeant Benson, can you
describe your son's complications?

Yes, he was having difficulty
breathing. He then had to be hospitalized.

He was then diagnosed with measles,
and has since developed pneumonia.

And he is still
in pediatric ICU.

Thank you. Thank
you for testifying today.

Sergeant, I'm sorry
your son is sick.

Now, is it possible
that his exposure is

the reason you had your
department pursue this case?

Ms. Malko lead a coordinated
effort to hide unimmunized students

in a New York City school.

That rises to the level
of child endangerment.

A conclusion you reached
after your son fell ill.

Are you aware that
many people believe giving

vaccines to young children actually
compromises their immune system?

Yes, that's a completely
unfounded theory.

Vaccines build immunity.

Your son... I'm sorry, your
foster son is 16 months, yes?

Just shy of 16, yes.

So, if you believe that
vaccines build immunity,

and your son is immuno-compromised,
why didn't you vaccinate him as early

as recommended, at 12 months?

Because my pediatrician
decided to delay his immunizations

because of his
compromised immune system.

We were at the doctor's office, waiting
to get his MMR when he was exposed.

You are blaming my client for your
son's illness, but you are the one

who chose to delay his MMR.

My pediatric... Did you think it was
the best possible decision to wait?

Yes, I did. My...

Just like Ms. Malko thought it
best not to vaccinate her son at all?

VARMA: No further questions.

I'm not panicking.

Okay, I'm on my
way to... Thank you.

Sergeant Benson, I
was hoping to find you.

Yeah. Ms. Malko, this
really isn't a good time.

I know this is difficult for you,
but your son will get through this.

He'll never get measles again,

and he'll be stronger because
his body did it all on its own.

You really don't wanna get
into this with me right now.

My son is suffering,
they're upping his antibiotics.

Overexposure to antibiotics may be
why his immune system is so weak.

That's another thing
you should think about.

You may want to think
about shutting your mouth.

My son wouldn't have
pneumonia if it weren't for you.

Liv, Liv. Is
everything all right?

No. His fever is spiking.

And if it doesn't come down, they
might have to give him a spinal tap.

I'm sorry for anyone whose child
is sick, including Sergeant Benson.

Many experts believe that western medicine,
the overuse of antibiotics, and vaccines

actually impose unnecessary
risks to the wellness of children.

Have you personally experienced
the harmful effects vaccines can have?

Yes. My nephew, Braedon, is 18.

Around his first birthday, after
he received the 23 doses of

vaccinations recommended
by his pediatrician,

he regressed into autism.

And how do you know his
autism is caused by vaccines?

A few days after his first MMR
vaccination, Braedon changed.

He had been such a bright,
lively, engaged little boy,

and then suddenly, he wasn't.

My sister and I saw the light
disappearing from his eyes.

My own son was born a year
later and I swore I would do anything

to protect him from what
had happened to my nephew.

So, everything you have
done has been in the spirit

of saving children,
not endangering them?

Yes. Absolutely. Vaccines
are potentially harmful,

and once they're administered,
they can't be reversed.

All I'm advocating for is the right of
every parent to weigh the risks and make

that decision for
their own child.

Thank you, Ms. Malko.

Ms. Malko,

did you know that the Institute for
Medicine, the CDC, and numerous

other research groups have found
no links between vaccines and autism?

I don't trust the
CDC, or Big Pharma.

There's overwhelming evidence that
Thimerosal was a causal agent of autism.

That theory has been refuted,
and Thimerosal was removed

from vaccines in 2001.
Are you aware that of that?

I am aware of every argument used to ostracize
and vilify the so-called anti-vaxxers.

Again, I'm not anti-science.
I'm not against vaccines!

I just believe it should be
a choice made by individual

families, not imposed
by bureaucrats.

Bureaucrats like the CDC and
the Department of Education?

That's right. Okay, uh, New
York City also mandates that

students not be allowed to bring
weapons such as knives or guns to school.

Do you agree with
that policy? Yes.

What about, say, not sending
children to school with so much

as a single peanut to
protect anyone with allergies?

Do you agree with that?

Of course. Okay. So if a
mother wanted to make her child

a peanut butter sandwich for lunch,
you would deny her that choice because

it might endanger
other children?

Yes, but denying a child peanut
butter for lunch causes no harm.

Vaccines are harmful. Not
according to medical science.

But as we've seen, not vaccinating
children causes serious medical harm,

not just in your son's
school, all over the city.

At last count, 5500 people
have been exposed to this virus.

Who knows how
many more will get sick?

It's my child, my
right, my decision.

But you didn't just make a
decision for yourself, did you?

You made a decision that
endangered everyone else! Your Honor.

What gives you the right
to take away their choice?

Objection. Mr. Barba?

Nothing further.

Hey. You heard
anything about Noah?

Uh, yeah. They're holding
off on the spinal tap for now.

So that's good, right? Yeah.

How's Liv? I can't even imagine.

You know, in the middle of
all this, she had to remind me

to make sure that Gil
and Zara were vaccinated?

They were, right? Yeah.

Now Cynthia told me that she's
worried about Gil's middle school,

they have family in San Diego,

and that she and
Gil might move there.

Maybe it'll be good for
'em? Well, not for me.

I wanna be part of his life. I mean,
I wanna, I wanna be a father to him.

Okay, but you do what you do with
Zara. You call, you write, you can visit.

You're right.
Yeah, it's just, uh,

(SIGHS) I'm trying so hard
to make everything work.

Does anything ever get easier?

Not that I've heard.

Sorry to interrupt. BOTH:
You're not interrupting.

Okay. Jury's back.

On the charge of reckless endangerment
in the first degree, how do you find?

We find the
defendant not guilty.

Order.

On the charge of one count reckless
endangerment in the second, how do you find?

We find the defendant guilty.

You know, they should have
hit her with the felony count.

She got three months in
jail, nine months’ probation.

How's Noah doing?

I think the worst is over.

We should be
home in a day or two.

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