Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–…): Season 17, Episode 20 - Fashionable Crimes - full transcript
A fashion photographer is accused of raping a model during a shoot, but his much more successful older designer brother tries to make the case go away.
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.
Alvin's spread in Vanity
Fair was awesome.
I've had it on my
Pinterest since it came out.
Alvin is the best.
You can change in here, Sally.
Can I call Matt? He
usually likes to be with me.
Alvin doesn't like boyfriends
or managers around.
He keeps it more intimate.
Okay.
Hello, gorgeous.
Today, we are gonna make magic.
Are we really doing this? I
have, like, 500 shots on my phone.
You can text those, but you
need something you can frame.
Yeah, plus, this light, Rollins,
you can't beat magic
hour. Listen to him.
He gets a camera, and all of
a sudden, he's a professional.
Hey, you saw those
shots I took of my niece?
Well, all right. You say "magic
hour?" I say, "witching hour."
I've got 10 minutes.
Hold on, sweetie, okay?
All right, baby, here
we go, here we go.
Hold on, sweet boy. Hold
on, baby. Ready? Yeah.
Oh, Lou, Lou. That's,
that's incredible.
There you go. Hey,
Jessie. Right here.
That's it. You know you want it.
Oh, beautiful. All
right. Gorgeous.
That is hot! That is sexy!
Look to your right a little bit.
Good, baby, good. Okay.
Good, good. Get down.
Yeah. That's it.
Lick your lips.
Wet. I want it wet.
Baby, give it to me! I love it!
Come on, this down over.
Hey, hey, what are you doing?
I'm trying to get something.
I'm gonna go change lenses.
Nora! Get her to chill.
He's intense, but it's worth it.
I just haven't done, uh,
shoots like this before.
Well, you're fresh and that's
why he's really responding to you.
If Alvin is into you,
then it's all good.
Give it to me. Give it me.
Wait, wait.
Just take it. My little girl.
That was amazing.
That worked.
Did you get all of it?
Oh.
Good stuff. Go,
go, clean her up.
I didn't want him to do that.
That's not what the camera saw.
Whoa! Okay. Benson.
A 17-year-old girl?
Okay, is she in
with a nurse now?
Okay. See you in
about 30 minutes.
So much for magic hour.
I was in Alvin Gilbert's loft.
He was taking pictures.
And then he asked
me to take off my top.
Started touching me.
And then, he pushed
me down to the floor.
Okay, and then what happened?
I was begging him. I said,
"Please, don't do this to me."
And that's when he handed
the camera to Nora, his assistant.
Hold up. His
assistant was there?
Okay, did she see the assault?
Yes. She was taking pictures.
She took pictures of the rape?
Rape?
Yes, Sally. Rape. That's what
we could be charging him with.
Charges?
Please. I don't know if
I wanna press charges.
My boyfriend, Matt, he
doesn't know that I was there.
And if he finds
out, he will kill me.
How was the
training at Quantico?
I can neither confirm
nor deny I was there.
Okay.
Sorry, I left you
guys in the lurch.
We managed.
You caught a case last night?
Yeah, Sally Landry, 17.
She was reluctant
to press charges,
but we convinced her to come in.
She's an aspiring model. She
is fresh off the bus from Iowa.
She's here for Fashion Week.
Fashion week. I hate it.
Yeah, me, too.
Non-stop gridlock.
Anyway, uh, Sally was raped
by Alvin Gilbert in
his studio yesterday.
Alvin Gilbert? The
fashion designer?
No, that's, that's his
older brother, Benno.
Alvin is the bad
boy photographer
that does all their photo
shoots, campaign design...
A real bad boy. Me and Munch
caught that case 12 years ago.
Really? What happened?
Some big time Italian model
got assaulted during a shoot.
While we were investigating, she
becomes the face of their new perfume.
Case goes away.
I'm not sure this one will.
Sally's green, she's very upset,
and Alvin's assistant,
um, Nora Wattan,
may have taken
pictures of the assault.
So, the rape kit did come
back positive for semen,
so, we're running
it now for DNA.
And Sally's blood
alcohol was high
because Nora was
feeding her drinks.
Do the Gilberts know
that she disclosed?
Oh, I doubt it.
As of last night,
she didn't even want
her boyfriend to know.
Let me do the talking.
Is that her? ROLLINS: Yep.
From the choke hold that guy's
got on her, I'm guessing he knows.
Sally. Hey, how
are you doing today?
Okay. This is my
boyfriend, Matt.
Lieutenant Benson.
Matt Kroger.
Boyfriend and manager.
I warned Sally about
this Gilbert creep.
Uh, okay, Mr. Kroger.
Um...
Right now, we need
to speak with Sally.
That's why I'm
here. Let's do this.
You know what? She'll be okay.
Why don't you come with
me and Detective Carisi.
Yeah. Just come
for a minute. It's fine.
Hey. Talk to us about
this piece of crap.
We're just gonna go
in this room right here.
I had to tell Matt.
When I came home, he could
tell that something was wrong.
And how'd he handle it?
Matt's angry.
Not at me. At Alvin.
Sally, that bruise
under your eye,
that wasn't there last night.
Well, um, that must
be from the assault.
But you were worried
about how Matt would react.
No, Matt has been
very understanding.
Okay. And have you called
anyone from your family?
I don't really talk
to them anymore.
Um...
Sally, we have to ask, you're
new, right? In the business.
And Alvin's a pretty
famous photographer.
Is there anything that
may have happened
that you didn't wanna tell us,
or didn't wanna tell Matt.
Wait, you guys think
I'm making this up?
I wouldn't.
Alvin Gilbert raped me!
Just a question, Sally.
We just have to ask.
I discovered Sally in Dubuque,
behind the counter at
Cold Stone Creamery.
I got her pictures, I
made the connects.
I go with her to every gig
until this guy
Alvin cuts me out.
That's tough. No,
she's too trusting.
And I've spoken
to her about this.
Be that as it may, I
can't guard her 24/7.
No, of course not.
So, you know, Alvin is not
gonna get away with this.
Well, we're going to
do everything we can...
No, I mean no matter what.
If you don't take
care of him, I will.
And Nora brought
you another drink
and then Alvin resumed shooting?
Yeah.
That's when he started to
get really physical with me.
And then, he got on top of me
and I was struggling,
saying, "Wait."
Hold on, and
Nora's still shooting?
Yes.
I was fighting to
get him off of me,
and she just kept
saying how hot I looked.
Uh, excuse me one moment, Sally.
Hey. Got something?
I ran Matt Kroger
through the system.
Domestic violence,
assault charges.
Why am I not surprised.
Look, I know we're
supposed to take
every vic's story at face value,
but what if this gets
spun that Sally consented
with Alvin to help her career?
And she's claiming rape to
avoid a beat-down from Matt.
Yeah.
That's why we need
a controlled-meet.
With Alvin?
He just assaulted her, you
think she can handle that?
No.
No, I don't.
What happened in Alvin's
studio, it wasn't right.
Morning after regret.
Don't.
You're gonna get a
lot of work from this.
Alvin is definitely
gonna use you.
He Forced me, he didn't
even use a condom.
What are you saying here, Sally?
I'm worried that I
might be pregnant.
If you are, Alvin
will take care of it.
Is this a shake-down? No.
Because if you're gonna
take on the House of Gilbert,
your career is over.
My career? What about
those photos that you took?
What happens if those
wind up all over the Internet?
Relax. They're not
even on the computer.
They're on a separate SD card.
That's enough for a warrant.
Yep. I'll call Barba.
Okay, now put your head down.
And your eyes, look
right into the lens.
Right into the lens.
That's sexy. That's gorg...
Is this art, or porn?
Depends how much you pay for it.
We're in a session.
That's good. That
means Alvin is here.
Wait! You can't
just come in here.
We need to get a little more
detail on the dress, Alvin.
Sir!
Open it up, slow. Excuse me.
We're working here. SVU.
We're executing a search warrant
for the Alvin Gilbert studio.
My name is Benno
Gilbert. I'm his brother.
What the hell is going on?
All right. SD cards,
computers, external drives.
Why don't we take five, folks?
What's this about?
A young model claims
that Alvin raped her.
Sally? That little bitch.
She's lying. Alvin.
Officers, this has to wait.
We're prepping our show.
We have an IPO looming.
These are our investors.
Ma'am, that's none
of our concern.
Claire, please.
Look, we agree
to cooperate fully,
if you just let us
finish our work.
She tried to shake
down my assistant.
Okay, is that the camera
you used to shoot Sally?
Yeah, it's on the list.
Get your hands off my camera.
Do not touch my camera!
Do not... Hey, hey, hey!
Benno, he's breaking my arm!
- He's an artist.
Let him go. BENSON:
He's resisting arrest.
That's not what
I'm doing. I'm not...
All right, let him go.
You're hurting him.
Hey, you need to
stop talking now,
or you're gonna be under
arrest as well. Understood?
Yeah. Let's go.
Benno.
Alvin Gilbert
lawyered up en route,
it's not his first
time at the rodeo.
Nope.
There are stories
about him all over town.
The guy preys on young models.
And his brother, Benno's the fixer.
Well, his assistant Nora,
facilitated, she took photos.
TARU is going through
his camera and SD cards.
Uh-huh. I'm surprised
it's gotten this far.
The House of Gilbert?
They're masters
at image control.
Sally, yeah, a sweet kid.
But her manager pimp,
you know, he controls
her, slaps her around.
Yeah, we've met him.
She's his meal ticket.
He brings her to New York.
He feels her slipping away...
You mean, Alvin
had sex with her.
Photographers and
girls, um, it happens.
And if the mook
boyfriend finds out...
Girl cries rape.
That's your take?
My brother dates supermodels.
He doesn't need to rape a go-see.
Photography is seduction,
of the viewer's eye, of the
camera, and even of me.
She is legal, we have her license
on file. She signed a release.
My assistant was
there the whole time.
You think I'd rape
someone in front of her?
I do.
You know, Sunil,
I don't need this.
No, you don't. Gentlemen.
Sit down!
You're in our custody.
For resisting arrest?
Detective, that is a
lawsuit waiting to happen.
Carisi, hold on. Let the
man tell his side of the story.
Okay.
Her manager
accosted me at a bar,
showed me her photos,
brought her over to me.
She showed up at
my studio without him.
She knew my work, and
she came ready to play.
"She showed up alone, she came
to play?" They've got their defense.
Where are those
photos? I will ask again.
Alvin and the girl just clicked.
Okay, that's not how
Sally is describing it.
Now. Because she wants
something from this family.
Alvin was just responding
to what she was putting out,
what she wanted from him.
Sally didn't want
what he did to her.
Not what I saw. I saw a girl
who knew what she was doing.
Well, I think you knew
what you were doing.
Getting an underage girl drunk.
Really?
Do you know what these
girls put in their systems?
This woman sets up
models to be raped,
what, does she
get off on watching?
Pictures are in.
Finally.
She looks terrified.
Or they'll say,
that's the campaign.
"When fear becomes
obsession." Seriously?
I have to tell you
about rape culture?
That's not an ad campaign,
that's a girl being assaulted.
Look, Barba's right, they're just
gonna claim that this was staged.
Is this enough to arrest?
I'd like more,
but we don't indict, he
hops on a jet to France,
doesn't come back until
Sally gets paid off. Right.
How about we book Nora, too?
Nora Wattan, stand
up. You're under arrest.
Me?
Because I gave a girl a drink?
For starters. Turn around.
What? BENSON: And
you facilitated her assault.
In New York, that's
rape in the First.
Alvin Gilbert.
One count of
First Degree rape...
That's "Gilbert", Your Honor.
Either way. One count of First
Degree rape. How do you plead?
Not guilty, Your Honor.
People on bail?
Remand. Mr. Gilbert
has a family jet
and residences
in five countries.
My client has no record and is the
Editorial Director of a fashion empire.
His family's business would
be seriously jeopardized
if he had to cancel any
bookings, Your Honor.
I'm sure they have
the means to get by.
Given his resources, the
defendant will surrender his passport.
Bail is set at $500,000.
Five hundred grand?
Yeah, that's good.
Really? Yeah.
Next case, People
v. Nora Wattan.
Are you representing
her as well, Mr. Varma?
For the moment, Your Honor.
We are arranging for separate
counsel for Miss Wattan.
A wise decision, and hopefully,
the appropriate person will
be retained sooner than later.
I'd like to move along.
This is a complicated
case, Your Honor.
I've got 120 hours to indict.
Get me more for the Grand Jury.
Fin's trying to track
down the model
that accused Alvin 12 years ago.
Tell Fin to hurry up. How
about we go back to Nora?
I mean, the Gilberts aren't even
pretending to be worried about her.
Yeah.
Counselor.
Have you found separate
counsel yet for Miss Wattan?
I've my hands full.
Uh-huh. Empty them.
I need a word with her.
Sorry, we're late.
And you are?
Jason Gruber.
And you've passed the bar exam?
Mr. Varma and I have worked
closely on several cases.
And he led me to believe
you wanted to discuss a deal.
We do. GRUBER: Good.
Because clearly, the charges
against my client are an overreach.
Okay, if Miss Wattan will
testify about Alvin's assault,
we can talk about
withdrawing her rape charge.
That was not an assault, that
was a creative collaboration.
Fear, lust, release,
capturing primal emotions...
Okay. I get it.
You've been Alvin's muse.
She's his associate.
But you're not seeing
him for who he is.
Don't patronize me.
Alvin is a genius.
I would never betray him. And
neither will any model in this city.
Well, I hope you're right.
'Cause we're gonna
be talking to all of them.
The first time with Alvin?
Paris.
He propositioned you?
Alvin doesn't ask.
He takes.
Did you wanna have sex with him?
No. But Alvin did.
Did you say no?
Nobody says no to Alvin Gilbert.
I mean, he didn't
hold a gun on me.
Actually, he did.
He held a gun on you?
I don't think it was loaded.
Would you be willing to testify?
Against Alvin? No. I
would never work again.
Wait, he told you that?
He doesn't have to. I'm sorry.
That was fast.
At least she came
in. These others...
Munch came through. He found
Alvin's vic from 12 years ago.
She changed her name,
and owns a modeling agency.
She sends girls to Alvin.
You two, huh?
Why bring up something
that happened 12 years ago?
Because it happened
again, three days ago.
And you're the ones
going after Alvin.
That girl, she's not so innocent,
and she was not one of mine.
But you've sent him other girls.
This is a business. Alvin's
the best. He's a career-maker.
A girl becomes Alvin's
muse, every door is open.
Muse? You tried
to kill yourself.
Oh, yeah. Poor me.
I was a gamine,
so young, so naive.
18, posing half naked
for a man twice my age.
I knew I was turning him on.
When he started to touch me, I
could have walked away, but I didn't.
What did I think
was gonna happen?
Three days, two
dozen interviews.
At least half of these models
admit to being pressured into sex.
None of them will testify.
But what about the
vic from 12 years ago?
That story has a happy ending.
She's pimping for him now.
No one wants to bite
the hand that made them.
The clock is running out.
Grand Jury's tomorrow, 9:00 a.m.
Take another run at Nora?
Not a chance. She thinks
she's part of the family.
Okay, so, all we have is Sally.
Prep her. Make
sure she's good to go.
So, you just tell
the Grand Jurors
the details of what
Alvin did to you.
There's no cross examination.
Is Mr. Barba gonna show
everyone the photos that Nora took?
Now, Sally...
What the hell are you doing
here? Take it easy, man.
We're here on police business.
We're prepping Sally
for her testimony.
Oh, okay. I didn't see you.
Sally, you didn't tell me.
Well, you were
gone for three hours.
I was at the gym.
I told you that.
Well, I'm here now.
Tell me what she's
gonna have to do.
She's late. Was she
okay when you left her?
Uh, yeah, I mean, Matt the
manager was draped all over her,
but she was steady on her story.
There she is.
Sally!
Hey.
Grand Jury's waiting. Shall we?
Great. Matt, you can
wait here. Let's go.
Actually, I'm not
going to testify.
I'm sorry?
After you left, I kept
thinking about those photos.
Total strangers seeing them,
and people back home, too.
Alvin is famous.
You don't understand,
once it's all over the Internet...
No one will see them,
these proceedings are secret,
and you're a minor.
Yeah, right. Those
photos will get out.
It's like what happened
with Erin Andrews. Matt.
Wouldn't you be pissed
if Alvin got away with this?
If it was up to me, I'd
put a slug in the guy.
Be that as it may, this
is what Sally wants.
Right, babe?
Sally, please don't do this.
We're screwed. No continuance.
If the Grand Jury doesn't
indict by 5:00 tomorrow,
Alvin's bail automatically
reduces to $1.
He won't stick around. Passport
or not, he'll find a way out.
Does anyone actually believe
Sally's the one making this decision?
Matt's obviously
pulling her strings.
Sally is his meal ticket.
The Gilberts must
have made Sally
an offer that Matt
couldn't refuse.
Witness tampering?
It's tough to prove.
Well, unless you have a
better idea, that's all I got.
Sorry, detectives.
Witness tampering?
I've had zero contact
with Sally Landry.
Sonia, that hem is pulling out.
What about her manager Matt?
Uh, he did come to
see me yesterday.
He didn't tell ya?
Maybe that's because he
pulled a gun on me and Alvin.
What'd he want?
$50,000.
In exchange for
Sally not testifying?
Benno! The beer
is warm out here.
Go start without me.
You guys come here to apologize?
Why? Because Benno
paid off Sally's manager?
There was no quid pro quo.
He pitched a couple of
lame-ass editorial ideas.
I pretended to like them and I
gave him some seed money.
He pulls a gun,
you write a check,
and you didn't call the police?
Look, I'm a
businessman, all right?
We're about to go public.
My brother is 100% innocent.
So... How about 1000%?
So, if I can make
this go away...
All right, I'm no lawyer,
but it sounds like you're
admitting to paying off a witness.
I did this to help Sally.
I thought that if this cheap
suit Svengali got a taste,
maybe he'd leave
the poor girl alone.
You saw her bruises. This
boyfriend, he's the one who rapes her.
When I simulated
violence, she got off on it.
Alvin, please. Benno.
Benno, stop worrying.
Lighten up. Okay?
Did I come with a gun?
Did I come with a gun?
Did I come with a gun?
Is that what they told you?
Matt, they have witnesses.
The gun was part of my pitch.
Okay, so, just
calm down. What...
What pitch? Okay.
Alvin likes guns.
You've seen his series with
girls sucking on gun barrels?
They hired me to
consult, editorially.
For fifty grand?
And you're telling me
that had nothing to do
with Sally dropping
her charges. Nothing?
Tell them. Tell them. Tell them
how I'm protecting your career.
He is.
I testify, and I'm back at the
Creamery, making Fudge-Ana's.
And that's not gonna
happen to my baby.
Yeah. She'll be there.
And you put me
on the list, right?
Guess who's closing the
Gilbert runway show tomorrow?
Oh, my gosh!
Really?
Wait, will Alvin be there?
Don't worry, baby. I won't
let you out of my sight.
Can I ask who just called to
make that booking? Was it Nora?
Nora? No. Nora's gone.
Claire, Benno's wife.
She's running the show now.
If you'll excuse us, my
baby needs her beauty rest.
Hmm.
Yes, Claire's taking over
booking Alvin's models.
It's just temporary.
So, you're not involved in
tomorrow's fashion show?
All on the advice of counsel.
Alvin's? Or yours, Nora? Oh,
right, yours is paid for by his family.
When there's no
case, there's no case.
Well, actually,
Nora has admitted to
serving Sally, a minor, drinks.
Oh, please.
And what should be more
troubling to her legal team,
Nora has admitted taking photos
of Sally having sex with Alvin.
Consensual sex.
She's 17.
And while New York may
not be able to press charges,
according to the Feds, that
constitutes child pornography.
Is that true? RAFAEL:
He knows it is.
Punishable by five
years for each image.
It's just a tactic, Nora.
"A tactic?"
Nora, the Gilberts gave Matt
$50,000 to "consult."
Sally is in the runway show.
What have they done for you?
Nora, when was the last
time you spoke with Alvin?
He is taking your
calls, isn't he?
There's been no contact
on advice of counsel.
Oh, come on. Since when
does Alvin listen to anybody?
Do you think he'll
visit you in prison?
Or maybe do a spread,
models behind bars.
That's it. We're
done. Nora, let's go.
You know Alvin better
than anybody. Right?
He's always on to the next, on to
the next look, on to the next model.
You may feel different, but
you know he'll find a new muse.
You don't understand
what we have.
I think that I do.
He's gonna tell
you that he's sorry,
and that he feels bad,
and that he loves you,
but he had no choice.
You've heard that before, right?
Alvin, this is the first
time he's been arrested.
The Gilberts protect their own.
You're not his wife,
you're not his family.
You're the hired help.
Copy that, Lieutenant. Nice job.
Liv says Barba amended the arrest
warrant. Added 10 charges of rape.
Turns out, Nora kept videos.
So, we pick up Alvin, ASAP.
Nora turned in front of the
lawyer they supplied her,
the Gilberts have
to know about it.
You think Alvin's even here?
Yeah. Big show, corporate
IPO, models... He's here.
They probably have their jet
warming up on the tarmac. Let's move.
She is their top model
and I am her manager.
I don't care who you are.
How many times I gotta
tell you, I'm on the list.
No, you're not.
Hey, Matt, what's going on?
This moron won't let me in.
You're gonna lose your job over this.
NYPD.
Is there a problem, officers?
Yeah, is Alvin Gilbert here?
Yeah, he's inside. - Thank you.
You tell Benno Gilbert
to come here now!
Get him here! All right,
Matt, take it easy, all right?
Screw you! Screw all of you!
You tell Benno and Alvin I
am coming back for them!
Hey. Any luck with Alvin?
I haven't seen him,
Benno or Claire.
Okay, Fin, go out front. Copy.
Rollins, Carisi, take the dressing
room areas. I'll hang backstage.
Anyone seen Alvin Gilbert?
Gorgeous.
Hey, excuse me. Ladies.
Eva. Detectives.
Yeah, have you seen Alvin?
Not since he stuck
his hand up my dress.
Eva, got to go.
I'll check upstairs. All right.
No eyes on Alvin yet.
Not out here either.
I got his brother. Hey, Benno.
Why are you here? Sally, go.
Security didn't tell you,
your lawyer didn't call?
All right. Yeah, go, go, go.
Where is he?
Alvin? You tell me.
I'm not my brother's keeper.
Benno, you're on in 20 seconds.
Where's Alvin?
I don't know.
He's not out there?
When's the last
time you saw him?
I don't know.
Benno, focus.
Okay, go now.
I've got Claire and
Benno, no Alvin.
No one's seen him.
He's not here. The
guy disappeared.
Alvin! Oh, my God!
It came from out back.
Hey, what happened? Oh, my God,
I came out for a smoke.
I saw Alvin lying there.
He's gone.
What the hell happened?
Maria Carla, the
booker, found him.
One shot to the groin
and one shot to the chest.
Any chance she did it?
No, her screams were real.
The body was still warm, the
blood hadn't congealed yet,
this must have happened
in the last half hour.
No phone or wallet, or gun recovered
yet, but we're searching the area.
Okay, get TARU
tracking the phone.
And that camera above the door.
Everybody still inside?
Yeah. Fin and Rollins are
keeping the place locked down.
Who would do something
like this? You tell me.
I know exactly who.
You do?
Who? That boyfriend
of Sally's, Matt.
He made threats.
He was at the door
when we first came in.
He was pissed that
he wasn't on the list.
Was his name supposed
to be on the list?
He was. He must have
called me nine times.
But I didn't wanna risk it because
Sally was closing the show, I...
I should have just let him in.
Is it true what everyone
is saying? Alvin was shot?
Yeah, he was.
And your boyfriend was making
threats. And he owns a gun.
Oh, my God! You
need to call him.
Make an excuse, but
find out where he is.
Listen, if he didn't do
this, this all goes away.
So, I lost my temper
at the runway show.
Those bastards
kept me off the list.
We could see you were pissed.
Hells, yeah, I was.
Sally needed me.
What are they
accusing me of now?
Yelling at that
jamoke security guard?
It's a little bit more serious
than that, Matt. Alvin's dead.
Somebody gunned him down.
Wait, you... You guys
don't think that I did it?
"I'm gonna put a slug in that
guy." That sound familiar?
I didn't even bring my gun to
the show. I left it back home.
That's where I was heading when
you guys picked me up, to get my gun,
to go back to the show,
so that I could scare the
crap out of those SOBs.
That's his alibi?
Rollins and Carisi are
searching his apartment. Benson.
Yeah.
Okay, thanks.
Well, it turns out that
Alvin's phone and wallet
were in a drawer in his office.
So, not a robbery.
He was shot once in the
chest, once in the groin?
Well, the M.E. thought that
the shot in the groin was first.
Of course, it was.
Somebody wanted Alvin
to have a couple of seconds
to think about who shot him,
and what his life would
be like without his pecker.
Vonnegut.
Slaughterhouse-Five. Benson.
We found Matt's
gun, 9mm Beretta.
Yeah, I don't even think this has
been fired. No, this isn't even operable.
Have you ever seen
him with a different gun?
No. Just that one. He
sleeps with it under his pillow.
Does that mean he didn't do it?
Look, please, please, do not
let him know I led you to him.
No GSR on Matt's hand. Wrong
gun. So, we just let him go?
No, not until I talk to Sally,
maybe get an OOP for her.
You're worried about
what he might do?
Oh, I know what he'll do.
Then I'll hold him
on the gun charge,
make sure he does time on that.
Thank you. Yeah.
I got security footage
from the courtyard.
Shooter knew where the camera
was, so he stays out of view.
Back up.
Pause it.
Right there, when
Alvin turns around.
The look on his face
when he sees the shooter.
He knows him. He's
not afraid of him.
Uni found a gun on the roof.
A .357 Magnum.
.357? That's old school.
Yeah, it is. Just like Alvin's.
Alvin was shot with his own gun?
Maybe.
By someone he knew.
By someone he was happy to see.
We got this all wrong.
It's not the guy who
was shaking Alvin down.
It's the guy who's been
cleaning up his messes.
Thank you so much for
coming in. Right this way.
Yeah, so, uh, we
heard you arrested Matt.
We did and we just wanted to
go over the timeline with you.
Anything we can do.
So, we got this from
a model backstage.
This is Alvin, half-way
through the show.
Yeah, I saw him there.
Yeah, uh, same spot, five
minutes later, Claire's there.
Alvin's gone.
Alvin always went out for
a smoke halfway through.
And where were you,
at this point, Benno?
I am everywhere. Um...
Checking on the hair, and
the clothes, and the make-up.
Yeah, I mean, I'm just making
sure everything's going right.
Sounds like a lot of pressure.
He's the best
in the world at it.
And on top of that,
you have to worry
about your little
brother getting arrested
for multiple counts of rape.
Alvin was not a rapist.
You mean, he was
never been convicted
because every time he was
accused, you just made it go away.
Alvin's dead, Matt killed him.
Why are we talking
about any of this?
Because Matt wasn't the shooter.
It wasn't his gun. Alvin
was shot with his own gun.
So, Matt stole it
from the studio.
No.
He would have had
gunshot residue on his hands.
We picked him
up right afterwards,
and there was no
residue. No GSR.
I mean, you fire
a gun like that,
and it gets all over
everything, you know.
Everything you touch.
So, if, say, you
shot your brother,
and then five minutes
later, you hug Sally.
We would find gunshot
residue on that dress.
So, CSU is going to pick up that
dress right now from your atelier.
You can't think my
husband did this.
Yeah, I can.
You see, I have
a younger brother.
He's been in and out of rehab
so many times, I've lost count.
And every time that
he gets in trouble,
he tells the cops,
"Call my brother.
"He's on the job,
he'll take care of it."
And then when I go pick him up,
he says, "Promise
me, you won't tell Dad."
He's my brother and I love him.
But I can't tell you how much
easier my life would be without him.
Alvin getting arrested,
Alvin going to trial right when
your company was
about to go public.
We would have lost everything...
Stop, Benno.
You are going to find gunshot
residue on the dress from my hands.
No, Claire! No! I
shot him, Benno.
I couldn't let him take you, us down.
- You... Look, stop it.
Shut up. Stop it right
now. Shut up. She's lying.
I shot him!
No, you didn't, I did!
And we're not gonna
say another word about it
until our lawyer comes.
Their lawyers say they
were never Mirandized.
Were they in custody?
Nope, they came in voluntarily.
Okay, that goes away. Bigger
problem, they both confessed.
Which means each one is creating
reasonable doubt for the other.
Onion Field meets
Fashion Avenue.
Now the question
is, who's lying.
She is. He did it.
That look on Alvin's face
right before he got shot?
I know that look.
So, that story you told
Benno about your brother...
It wasn't a story.
Hey, Noah!
Hey, sweet boy, mommy's home.
Thanks, John.
You finally got
Benno to take a plea.
Worth the wait. Brother killing
brother, I didn't see that coming.
Well, Dodds did.
Dodds, the new, new guy?
Yeah.
Fin told me he got a good
squad working for you.
Fin said what?
I was worried when I left,
that I'd fall apart
without the job,
or the place would
fall apart without me.
Oh, I was, too.
Oh, well, yeah.
But it's been good.
Turns out there's
more to life than SVU.
Mmm. Ain't that the truth.
Well, I'm glad we
both found that out.
I had a great time
with him today.
Taught him a major life lesson.
Always question authority.
Ah! What a surprise.
How was that? Noah,
show mommy. Say "why." Why?
Aw.
You can thank me when he's a
fully functioning, anti-dogmatic atheist.
I'll do that.
I should get going. Okay.
Bye, little man.
Take care of each
other. We will.
You, too.
Say, "Bye, Munch." Bye, Munch.
Yeah.
Bye.
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.
Alvin's spread in Vanity
Fair was awesome.
I've had it on my
Pinterest since it came out.
Alvin is the best.
You can change in here, Sally.
Can I call Matt? He
usually likes to be with me.
Alvin doesn't like boyfriends
or managers around.
He keeps it more intimate.
Okay.
Hello, gorgeous.
Today, we are gonna make magic.
Are we really doing this? I
have, like, 500 shots on my phone.
You can text those, but you
need something you can frame.
Yeah, plus, this light, Rollins,
you can't beat magic
hour. Listen to him.
He gets a camera, and all of
a sudden, he's a professional.
Hey, you saw those
shots I took of my niece?
Well, all right. You say "magic
hour?" I say, "witching hour."
I've got 10 minutes.
Hold on, sweetie, okay?
All right, baby, here
we go, here we go.
Hold on, sweet boy. Hold
on, baby. Ready? Yeah.
Oh, Lou, Lou. That's,
that's incredible.
There you go. Hey,
Jessie. Right here.
That's it. You know you want it.
Oh, beautiful. All
right. Gorgeous.
That is hot! That is sexy!
Look to your right a little bit.
Good, baby, good. Okay.
Good, good. Get down.
Yeah. That's it.
Lick your lips.
Wet. I want it wet.
Baby, give it to me! I love it!
Come on, this down over.
Hey, hey, what are you doing?
I'm trying to get something.
I'm gonna go change lenses.
Nora! Get her to chill.
He's intense, but it's worth it.
I just haven't done, uh,
shoots like this before.
Well, you're fresh and that's
why he's really responding to you.
If Alvin is into you,
then it's all good.
Give it to me. Give it me.
Wait, wait.
Just take it. My little girl.
That was amazing.
That worked.
Did you get all of it?
Oh.
Good stuff. Go,
go, clean her up.
I didn't want him to do that.
That's not what the camera saw.
Whoa! Okay. Benson.
A 17-year-old girl?
Okay, is she in
with a nurse now?
Okay. See you in
about 30 minutes.
So much for magic hour.
I was in Alvin Gilbert's loft.
He was taking pictures.
And then he asked
me to take off my top.
Started touching me.
And then, he pushed
me down to the floor.
Okay, and then what happened?
I was begging him. I said,
"Please, don't do this to me."
And that's when he handed
the camera to Nora, his assistant.
Hold up. His
assistant was there?
Okay, did she see the assault?
Yes. She was taking pictures.
She took pictures of the rape?
Rape?
Yes, Sally. Rape. That's what
we could be charging him with.
Charges?
Please. I don't know if
I wanna press charges.
My boyfriend, Matt, he
doesn't know that I was there.
And if he finds
out, he will kill me.
How was the
training at Quantico?
I can neither confirm
nor deny I was there.
Okay.
Sorry, I left you
guys in the lurch.
We managed.
You caught a case last night?
Yeah, Sally Landry, 17.
She was reluctant
to press charges,
but we convinced her to come in.
She's an aspiring model. She
is fresh off the bus from Iowa.
She's here for Fashion Week.
Fashion week. I hate it.
Yeah, me, too.
Non-stop gridlock.
Anyway, uh, Sally was raped
by Alvin Gilbert in
his studio yesterday.
Alvin Gilbert? The
fashion designer?
No, that's, that's his
older brother, Benno.
Alvin is the bad
boy photographer
that does all their photo
shoots, campaign design...
A real bad boy. Me and Munch
caught that case 12 years ago.
Really? What happened?
Some big time Italian model
got assaulted during a shoot.
While we were investigating, she
becomes the face of their new perfume.
Case goes away.
I'm not sure this one will.
Sally's green, she's very upset,
and Alvin's assistant,
um, Nora Wattan,
may have taken
pictures of the assault.
So, the rape kit did come
back positive for semen,
so, we're running
it now for DNA.
And Sally's blood
alcohol was high
because Nora was
feeding her drinks.
Do the Gilberts know
that she disclosed?
Oh, I doubt it.
As of last night,
she didn't even want
her boyfriend to know.
Let me do the talking.
Is that her? ROLLINS: Yep.
From the choke hold that guy's
got on her, I'm guessing he knows.
Sally. Hey, how
are you doing today?
Okay. This is my
boyfriend, Matt.
Lieutenant Benson.
Matt Kroger.
Boyfriend and manager.
I warned Sally about
this Gilbert creep.
Uh, okay, Mr. Kroger.
Um...
Right now, we need
to speak with Sally.
That's why I'm
here. Let's do this.
You know what? She'll be okay.
Why don't you come with
me and Detective Carisi.
Yeah. Just come
for a minute. It's fine.
Hey. Talk to us about
this piece of crap.
We're just gonna go
in this room right here.
I had to tell Matt.
When I came home, he could
tell that something was wrong.
And how'd he handle it?
Matt's angry.
Not at me. At Alvin.
Sally, that bruise
under your eye,
that wasn't there last night.
Well, um, that must
be from the assault.
But you were worried
about how Matt would react.
No, Matt has been
very understanding.
Okay. And have you called
anyone from your family?
I don't really talk
to them anymore.
Um...
Sally, we have to ask, you're
new, right? In the business.
And Alvin's a pretty
famous photographer.
Is there anything that
may have happened
that you didn't wanna tell us,
or didn't wanna tell Matt.
Wait, you guys think
I'm making this up?
I wouldn't.
Alvin Gilbert raped me!
Just a question, Sally.
We just have to ask.
I discovered Sally in Dubuque,
behind the counter at
Cold Stone Creamery.
I got her pictures, I
made the connects.
I go with her to every gig
until this guy
Alvin cuts me out.
That's tough. No,
she's too trusting.
And I've spoken
to her about this.
Be that as it may, I
can't guard her 24/7.
No, of course not.
So, you know, Alvin is not
gonna get away with this.
Well, we're going to
do everything we can...
No, I mean no matter what.
If you don't take
care of him, I will.
And Nora brought
you another drink
and then Alvin resumed shooting?
Yeah.
That's when he started to
get really physical with me.
And then, he got on top of me
and I was struggling,
saying, "Wait."
Hold on, and
Nora's still shooting?
Yes.
I was fighting to
get him off of me,
and she just kept
saying how hot I looked.
Uh, excuse me one moment, Sally.
Hey. Got something?
I ran Matt Kroger
through the system.
Domestic violence,
assault charges.
Why am I not surprised.
Look, I know we're
supposed to take
every vic's story at face value,
but what if this gets
spun that Sally consented
with Alvin to help her career?
And she's claiming rape to
avoid a beat-down from Matt.
Yeah.
That's why we need
a controlled-meet.
With Alvin?
He just assaulted her, you
think she can handle that?
No.
No, I don't.
What happened in Alvin's
studio, it wasn't right.
Morning after regret.
Don't.
You're gonna get a
lot of work from this.
Alvin is definitely
gonna use you.
He Forced me, he didn't
even use a condom.
What are you saying here, Sally?
I'm worried that I
might be pregnant.
If you are, Alvin
will take care of it.
Is this a shake-down? No.
Because if you're gonna
take on the House of Gilbert,
your career is over.
My career? What about
those photos that you took?
What happens if those
wind up all over the Internet?
Relax. They're not
even on the computer.
They're on a separate SD card.
That's enough for a warrant.
Yep. I'll call Barba.
Okay, now put your head down.
And your eyes, look
right into the lens.
Right into the lens.
That's sexy. That's gorg...
Is this art, or porn?
Depends how much you pay for it.
We're in a session.
That's good. That
means Alvin is here.
Wait! You can't
just come in here.
We need to get a little more
detail on the dress, Alvin.
Sir!
Open it up, slow. Excuse me.
We're working here. SVU.
We're executing a search warrant
for the Alvin Gilbert studio.
My name is Benno
Gilbert. I'm his brother.
What the hell is going on?
All right. SD cards,
computers, external drives.
Why don't we take five, folks?
What's this about?
A young model claims
that Alvin raped her.
Sally? That little bitch.
She's lying. Alvin.
Officers, this has to wait.
We're prepping our show.
We have an IPO looming.
These are our investors.
Ma'am, that's none
of our concern.
Claire, please.
Look, we agree
to cooperate fully,
if you just let us
finish our work.
She tried to shake
down my assistant.
Okay, is that the camera
you used to shoot Sally?
Yeah, it's on the list.
Get your hands off my camera.
Do not touch my camera!
Do not... Hey, hey, hey!
Benno, he's breaking my arm!
- He's an artist.
Let him go. BENSON:
He's resisting arrest.
That's not what
I'm doing. I'm not...
All right, let him go.
You're hurting him.
Hey, you need to
stop talking now,
or you're gonna be under
arrest as well. Understood?
Yeah. Let's go.
Benno.
Alvin Gilbert
lawyered up en route,
it's not his first
time at the rodeo.
Nope.
There are stories
about him all over town.
The guy preys on young models.
And his brother, Benno's the fixer.
Well, his assistant Nora,
facilitated, she took photos.
TARU is going through
his camera and SD cards.
Uh-huh. I'm surprised
it's gotten this far.
The House of Gilbert?
They're masters
at image control.
Sally, yeah, a sweet kid.
But her manager pimp,
you know, he controls
her, slaps her around.
Yeah, we've met him.
She's his meal ticket.
He brings her to New York.
He feels her slipping away...
You mean, Alvin
had sex with her.
Photographers and
girls, um, it happens.
And if the mook
boyfriend finds out...
Girl cries rape.
That's your take?
My brother dates supermodels.
He doesn't need to rape a go-see.
Photography is seduction,
of the viewer's eye, of the
camera, and even of me.
She is legal, we have her license
on file. She signed a release.
My assistant was
there the whole time.
You think I'd rape
someone in front of her?
I do.
You know, Sunil,
I don't need this.
No, you don't. Gentlemen.
Sit down!
You're in our custody.
For resisting arrest?
Detective, that is a
lawsuit waiting to happen.
Carisi, hold on. Let the
man tell his side of the story.
Okay.
Her manager
accosted me at a bar,
showed me her photos,
brought her over to me.
She showed up at
my studio without him.
She knew my work, and
she came ready to play.
"She showed up alone, she came
to play?" They've got their defense.
Where are those
photos? I will ask again.
Alvin and the girl just clicked.
Okay, that's not how
Sally is describing it.
Now. Because she wants
something from this family.
Alvin was just responding
to what she was putting out,
what she wanted from him.
Sally didn't want
what he did to her.
Not what I saw. I saw a girl
who knew what she was doing.
Well, I think you knew
what you were doing.
Getting an underage girl drunk.
Really?
Do you know what these
girls put in their systems?
This woman sets up
models to be raped,
what, does she
get off on watching?
Pictures are in.
Finally.
She looks terrified.
Or they'll say,
that's the campaign.
"When fear becomes
obsession." Seriously?
I have to tell you
about rape culture?
That's not an ad campaign,
that's a girl being assaulted.
Look, Barba's right, they're just
gonna claim that this was staged.
Is this enough to arrest?
I'd like more,
but we don't indict, he
hops on a jet to France,
doesn't come back until
Sally gets paid off. Right.
How about we book Nora, too?
Nora Wattan, stand
up. You're under arrest.
Me?
Because I gave a girl a drink?
For starters. Turn around.
What? BENSON: And
you facilitated her assault.
In New York, that's
rape in the First.
Alvin Gilbert.
One count of
First Degree rape...
That's "Gilbert", Your Honor.
Either way. One count of First
Degree rape. How do you plead?
Not guilty, Your Honor.
People on bail?
Remand. Mr. Gilbert
has a family jet
and residences
in five countries.
My client has no record and is the
Editorial Director of a fashion empire.
His family's business would
be seriously jeopardized
if he had to cancel any
bookings, Your Honor.
I'm sure they have
the means to get by.
Given his resources, the
defendant will surrender his passport.
Bail is set at $500,000.
Five hundred grand?
Yeah, that's good.
Really? Yeah.
Next case, People
v. Nora Wattan.
Are you representing
her as well, Mr. Varma?
For the moment, Your Honor.
We are arranging for separate
counsel for Miss Wattan.
A wise decision, and hopefully,
the appropriate person will
be retained sooner than later.
I'd like to move along.
This is a complicated
case, Your Honor.
I've got 120 hours to indict.
Get me more for the Grand Jury.
Fin's trying to track
down the model
that accused Alvin 12 years ago.
Tell Fin to hurry up. How
about we go back to Nora?
I mean, the Gilberts aren't even
pretending to be worried about her.
Yeah.
Counselor.
Have you found separate
counsel yet for Miss Wattan?
I've my hands full.
Uh-huh. Empty them.
I need a word with her.
Sorry, we're late.
And you are?
Jason Gruber.
And you've passed the bar exam?
Mr. Varma and I have worked
closely on several cases.
And he led me to believe
you wanted to discuss a deal.
We do. GRUBER: Good.
Because clearly, the charges
against my client are an overreach.
Okay, if Miss Wattan will
testify about Alvin's assault,
we can talk about
withdrawing her rape charge.
That was not an assault, that
was a creative collaboration.
Fear, lust, release,
capturing primal emotions...
Okay. I get it.
You've been Alvin's muse.
She's his associate.
But you're not seeing
him for who he is.
Don't patronize me.
Alvin is a genius.
I would never betray him. And
neither will any model in this city.
Well, I hope you're right.
'Cause we're gonna
be talking to all of them.
The first time with Alvin?
Paris.
He propositioned you?
Alvin doesn't ask.
He takes.
Did you wanna have sex with him?
No. But Alvin did.
Did you say no?
Nobody says no to Alvin Gilbert.
I mean, he didn't
hold a gun on me.
Actually, he did.
He held a gun on you?
I don't think it was loaded.
Would you be willing to testify?
Against Alvin? No. I
would never work again.
Wait, he told you that?
He doesn't have to. I'm sorry.
That was fast.
At least she came
in. These others...
Munch came through. He found
Alvin's vic from 12 years ago.
She changed her name,
and owns a modeling agency.
She sends girls to Alvin.
You two, huh?
Why bring up something
that happened 12 years ago?
Because it happened
again, three days ago.
And you're the ones
going after Alvin.
That girl, she's not so innocent,
and she was not one of mine.
But you've sent him other girls.
This is a business. Alvin's
the best. He's a career-maker.
A girl becomes Alvin's
muse, every door is open.
Muse? You tried
to kill yourself.
Oh, yeah. Poor me.
I was a gamine,
so young, so naive.
18, posing half naked
for a man twice my age.
I knew I was turning him on.
When he started to touch me, I
could have walked away, but I didn't.
What did I think
was gonna happen?
Three days, two
dozen interviews.
At least half of these models
admit to being pressured into sex.
None of them will testify.
But what about the
vic from 12 years ago?
That story has a happy ending.
She's pimping for him now.
No one wants to bite
the hand that made them.
The clock is running out.
Grand Jury's tomorrow, 9:00 a.m.
Take another run at Nora?
Not a chance. She thinks
she's part of the family.
Okay, so, all we have is Sally.
Prep her. Make
sure she's good to go.
So, you just tell
the Grand Jurors
the details of what
Alvin did to you.
There's no cross examination.
Is Mr. Barba gonna show
everyone the photos that Nora took?
Now, Sally...
What the hell are you doing
here? Take it easy, man.
We're here on police business.
We're prepping Sally
for her testimony.
Oh, okay. I didn't see you.
Sally, you didn't tell me.
Well, you were
gone for three hours.
I was at the gym.
I told you that.
Well, I'm here now.
Tell me what she's
gonna have to do.
She's late. Was she
okay when you left her?
Uh, yeah, I mean, Matt the
manager was draped all over her,
but she was steady on her story.
There she is.
Sally!
Hey.
Grand Jury's waiting. Shall we?
Great. Matt, you can
wait here. Let's go.
Actually, I'm not
going to testify.
I'm sorry?
After you left, I kept
thinking about those photos.
Total strangers seeing them,
and people back home, too.
Alvin is famous.
You don't understand,
once it's all over the Internet...
No one will see them,
these proceedings are secret,
and you're a minor.
Yeah, right. Those
photos will get out.
It's like what happened
with Erin Andrews. Matt.
Wouldn't you be pissed
if Alvin got away with this?
If it was up to me, I'd
put a slug in the guy.
Be that as it may, this
is what Sally wants.
Right, babe?
Sally, please don't do this.
We're screwed. No continuance.
If the Grand Jury doesn't
indict by 5:00 tomorrow,
Alvin's bail automatically
reduces to $1.
He won't stick around. Passport
or not, he'll find a way out.
Does anyone actually believe
Sally's the one making this decision?
Matt's obviously
pulling her strings.
Sally is his meal ticket.
The Gilberts must
have made Sally
an offer that Matt
couldn't refuse.
Witness tampering?
It's tough to prove.
Well, unless you have a
better idea, that's all I got.
Sorry, detectives.
Witness tampering?
I've had zero contact
with Sally Landry.
Sonia, that hem is pulling out.
What about her manager Matt?
Uh, he did come to
see me yesterday.
He didn't tell ya?
Maybe that's because he
pulled a gun on me and Alvin.
What'd he want?
$50,000.
In exchange for
Sally not testifying?
Benno! The beer
is warm out here.
Go start without me.
You guys come here to apologize?
Why? Because Benno
paid off Sally's manager?
There was no quid pro quo.
He pitched a couple of
lame-ass editorial ideas.
I pretended to like them and I
gave him some seed money.
He pulls a gun,
you write a check,
and you didn't call the police?
Look, I'm a
businessman, all right?
We're about to go public.
My brother is 100% innocent.
So... How about 1000%?
So, if I can make
this go away...
All right, I'm no lawyer,
but it sounds like you're
admitting to paying off a witness.
I did this to help Sally.
I thought that if this cheap
suit Svengali got a taste,
maybe he'd leave
the poor girl alone.
You saw her bruises. This
boyfriend, he's the one who rapes her.
When I simulated
violence, she got off on it.
Alvin, please. Benno.
Benno, stop worrying.
Lighten up. Okay?
Did I come with a gun?
Did I come with a gun?
Did I come with a gun?
Is that what they told you?
Matt, they have witnesses.
The gun was part of my pitch.
Okay, so, just
calm down. What...
What pitch? Okay.
Alvin likes guns.
You've seen his series with
girls sucking on gun barrels?
They hired me to
consult, editorially.
For fifty grand?
And you're telling me
that had nothing to do
with Sally dropping
her charges. Nothing?
Tell them. Tell them. Tell them
how I'm protecting your career.
He is.
I testify, and I'm back at the
Creamery, making Fudge-Ana's.
And that's not gonna
happen to my baby.
Yeah. She'll be there.
And you put me
on the list, right?
Guess who's closing the
Gilbert runway show tomorrow?
Oh, my gosh!
Really?
Wait, will Alvin be there?
Don't worry, baby. I won't
let you out of my sight.
Can I ask who just called to
make that booking? Was it Nora?
Nora? No. Nora's gone.
Claire, Benno's wife.
She's running the show now.
If you'll excuse us, my
baby needs her beauty rest.
Hmm.
Yes, Claire's taking over
booking Alvin's models.
It's just temporary.
So, you're not involved in
tomorrow's fashion show?
All on the advice of counsel.
Alvin's? Or yours, Nora? Oh,
right, yours is paid for by his family.
When there's no
case, there's no case.
Well, actually,
Nora has admitted to
serving Sally, a minor, drinks.
Oh, please.
And what should be more
troubling to her legal team,
Nora has admitted taking photos
of Sally having sex with Alvin.
Consensual sex.
She's 17.
And while New York may
not be able to press charges,
according to the Feds, that
constitutes child pornography.
Is that true? RAFAEL:
He knows it is.
Punishable by five
years for each image.
It's just a tactic, Nora.
"A tactic?"
Nora, the Gilberts gave Matt
$50,000 to "consult."
Sally is in the runway show.
What have they done for you?
Nora, when was the last
time you spoke with Alvin?
He is taking your
calls, isn't he?
There's been no contact
on advice of counsel.
Oh, come on. Since when
does Alvin listen to anybody?
Do you think he'll
visit you in prison?
Or maybe do a spread,
models behind bars.
That's it. We're
done. Nora, let's go.
You know Alvin better
than anybody. Right?
He's always on to the next, on to
the next look, on to the next model.
You may feel different, but
you know he'll find a new muse.
You don't understand
what we have.
I think that I do.
He's gonna tell
you that he's sorry,
and that he feels bad,
and that he loves you,
but he had no choice.
You've heard that before, right?
Alvin, this is the first
time he's been arrested.
The Gilberts protect their own.
You're not his wife,
you're not his family.
You're the hired help.
Copy that, Lieutenant. Nice job.
Liv says Barba amended the arrest
warrant. Added 10 charges of rape.
Turns out, Nora kept videos.
So, we pick up Alvin, ASAP.
Nora turned in front of the
lawyer they supplied her,
the Gilberts have
to know about it.
You think Alvin's even here?
Yeah. Big show, corporate
IPO, models... He's here.
They probably have their jet
warming up on the tarmac. Let's move.
She is their top model
and I am her manager.
I don't care who you are.
How many times I gotta
tell you, I'm on the list.
No, you're not.
Hey, Matt, what's going on?
This moron won't let me in.
You're gonna lose your job over this.
NYPD.
Is there a problem, officers?
Yeah, is Alvin Gilbert here?
Yeah, he's inside. - Thank you.
You tell Benno Gilbert
to come here now!
Get him here! All right,
Matt, take it easy, all right?
Screw you! Screw all of you!
You tell Benno and Alvin I
am coming back for them!
Hey. Any luck with Alvin?
I haven't seen him,
Benno or Claire.
Okay, Fin, go out front. Copy.
Rollins, Carisi, take the dressing
room areas. I'll hang backstage.
Anyone seen Alvin Gilbert?
Gorgeous.
Hey, excuse me. Ladies.
Eva. Detectives.
Yeah, have you seen Alvin?
Not since he stuck
his hand up my dress.
Eva, got to go.
I'll check upstairs. All right.
No eyes on Alvin yet.
Not out here either.
I got his brother. Hey, Benno.
Why are you here? Sally, go.
Security didn't tell you,
your lawyer didn't call?
All right. Yeah, go, go, go.
Where is he?
Alvin? You tell me.
I'm not my brother's keeper.
Benno, you're on in 20 seconds.
Where's Alvin?
I don't know.
He's not out there?
When's the last
time you saw him?
I don't know.
Benno, focus.
Okay, go now.
I've got Claire and
Benno, no Alvin.
No one's seen him.
He's not here. The
guy disappeared.
Alvin! Oh, my God!
It came from out back.
Hey, what happened? Oh, my God,
I came out for a smoke.
I saw Alvin lying there.
He's gone.
What the hell happened?
Maria Carla, the
booker, found him.
One shot to the groin
and one shot to the chest.
Any chance she did it?
No, her screams were real.
The body was still warm, the
blood hadn't congealed yet,
this must have happened
in the last half hour.
No phone or wallet, or gun recovered
yet, but we're searching the area.
Okay, get TARU
tracking the phone.
And that camera above the door.
Everybody still inside?
Yeah. Fin and Rollins are
keeping the place locked down.
Who would do something
like this? You tell me.
I know exactly who.
You do?
Who? That boyfriend
of Sally's, Matt.
He made threats.
He was at the door
when we first came in.
He was pissed that
he wasn't on the list.
Was his name supposed
to be on the list?
He was. He must have
called me nine times.
But I didn't wanna risk it because
Sally was closing the show, I...
I should have just let him in.
Is it true what everyone
is saying? Alvin was shot?
Yeah, he was.
And your boyfriend was making
threats. And he owns a gun.
Oh, my God! You
need to call him.
Make an excuse, but
find out where he is.
Listen, if he didn't do
this, this all goes away.
So, I lost my temper
at the runway show.
Those bastards
kept me off the list.
We could see you were pissed.
Hells, yeah, I was.
Sally needed me.
What are they
accusing me of now?
Yelling at that
jamoke security guard?
It's a little bit more serious
than that, Matt. Alvin's dead.
Somebody gunned him down.
Wait, you... You guys
don't think that I did it?
"I'm gonna put a slug in that
guy." That sound familiar?
I didn't even bring my gun to
the show. I left it back home.
That's where I was heading when
you guys picked me up, to get my gun,
to go back to the show,
so that I could scare the
crap out of those SOBs.
That's his alibi?
Rollins and Carisi are
searching his apartment. Benson.
Yeah.
Okay, thanks.
Well, it turns out that
Alvin's phone and wallet
were in a drawer in his office.
So, not a robbery.
He was shot once in the
chest, once in the groin?
Well, the M.E. thought that
the shot in the groin was first.
Of course, it was.
Somebody wanted Alvin
to have a couple of seconds
to think about who shot him,
and what his life would
be like without his pecker.
Vonnegut.
Slaughterhouse-Five. Benson.
We found Matt's
gun, 9mm Beretta.
Yeah, I don't even think this has
been fired. No, this isn't even operable.
Have you ever seen
him with a different gun?
No. Just that one. He
sleeps with it under his pillow.
Does that mean he didn't do it?
Look, please, please, do not
let him know I led you to him.
No GSR on Matt's hand. Wrong
gun. So, we just let him go?
No, not until I talk to Sally,
maybe get an OOP for her.
You're worried about
what he might do?
Oh, I know what he'll do.
Then I'll hold him
on the gun charge,
make sure he does time on that.
Thank you. Yeah.
I got security footage
from the courtyard.
Shooter knew where the camera
was, so he stays out of view.
Back up.
Pause it.
Right there, when
Alvin turns around.
The look on his face
when he sees the shooter.
He knows him. He's
not afraid of him.
Uni found a gun on the roof.
A .357 Magnum.
.357? That's old school.
Yeah, it is. Just like Alvin's.
Alvin was shot with his own gun?
Maybe.
By someone he knew.
By someone he was happy to see.
We got this all wrong.
It's not the guy who
was shaking Alvin down.
It's the guy who's been
cleaning up his messes.
Thank you so much for
coming in. Right this way.
Yeah, so, uh, we
heard you arrested Matt.
We did and we just wanted to
go over the timeline with you.
Anything we can do.
So, we got this from
a model backstage.
This is Alvin, half-way
through the show.
Yeah, I saw him there.
Yeah, uh, same spot, five
minutes later, Claire's there.
Alvin's gone.
Alvin always went out for
a smoke halfway through.
And where were you,
at this point, Benno?
I am everywhere. Um...
Checking on the hair, and
the clothes, and the make-up.
Yeah, I mean, I'm just making
sure everything's going right.
Sounds like a lot of pressure.
He's the best
in the world at it.
And on top of that,
you have to worry
about your little
brother getting arrested
for multiple counts of rape.
Alvin was not a rapist.
You mean, he was
never been convicted
because every time he was
accused, you just made it go away.
Alvin's dead, Matt killed him.
Why are we talking
about any of this?
Because Matt wasn't the shooter.
It wasn't his gun. Alvin
was shot with his own gun.
So, Matt stole it
from the studio.
No.
He would have had
gunshot residue on his hands.
We picked him
up right afterwards,
and there was no
residue. No GSR.
I mean, you fire
a gun like that,
and it gets all over
everything, you know.
Everything you touch.
So, if, say, you
shot your brother,
and then five minutes
later, you hug Sally.
We would find gunshot
residue on that dress.
So, CSU is going to pick up that
dress right now from your atelier.
You can't think my
husband did this.
Yeah, I can.
You see, I have
a younger brother.
He's been in and out of rehab
so many times, I've lost count.
And every time that
he gets in trouble,
he tells the cops,
"Call my brother.
"He's on the job,
he'll take care of it."
And then when I go pick him up,
he says, "Promise
me, you won't tell Dad."
He's my brother and I love him.
But I can't tell you how much
easier my life would be without him.
Alvin getting arrested,
Alvin going to trial right when
your company was
about to go public.
We would have lost everything...
Stop, Benno.
You are going to find gunshot
residue on the dress from my hands.
No, Claire! No! I
shot him, Benno.
I couldn't let him take you, us down.
- You... Look, stop it.
Shut up. Stop it right
now. Shut up. She's lying.
I shot him!
No, you didn't, I did!
And we're not gonna
say another word about it
until our lawyer comes.
Their lawyers say they
were never Mirandized.
Were they in custody?
Nope, they came in voluntarily.
Okay, that goes away. Bigger
problem, they both confessed.
Which means each one is creating
reasonable doubt for the other.
Onion Field meets
Fashion Avenue.
Now the question
is, who's lying.
She is. He did it.
That look on Alvin's face
right before he got shot?
I know that look.
So, that story you told
Benno about your brother...
It wasn't a story.
Hey, Noah!
Hey, sweet boy, mommy's home.
Thanks, John.
You finally got
Benno to take a plea.
Worth the wait. Brother killing
brother, I didn't see that coming.
Well, Dodds did.
Dodds, the new, new guy?
Yeah.
Fin told me he got a good
squad working for you.
Fin said what?
I was worried when I left,
that I'd fall apart
without the job,
or the place would
fall apart without me.
Oh, I was, too.
Oh, well, yeah.
But it's been good.
Turns out there's
more to life than SVU.
Mmm. Ain't that the truth.
Well, I'm glad we
both found that out.
I had a great time
with him today.
Taught him a major life lesson.
Always question authority.
Ah! What a surprise.
How was that? Noah,
show mommy. Say "why." Why?
Aw.
You can thank me when he's a
fully functioning, anti-dogmatic atheist.
I'll do that.
I should get going. Okay.
Bye, little man.
Take care of each
other. We will.
You, too.
Say, "Bye, Munch." Bye, Munch.
Yeah.
Bye.