Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–…): Season 3, Episode 2 - Wrath - full transcript
Three people are found murdered, all unconnected to each other, except to that of cases that Detective Benson has investigated.
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.
Subject 22512-M.
Hemolysis at the time of death.
Lawrence, you make a case for
pink teeth, you're asking for trouble.
As my students
say, "Bring it on."
Subject 22512-F.
Tissue breakdown
consistent with exposure.
Scavengers aren't eating,
though. What do you expect?
The place is a smorgasbord.
Who put them on the trail?
These don't belong
to us. Call the police.
You're contaminating
our experiments.
Hey, be careful. Sorry.
Are you the SAC? You
from Special Victims?
Detective Stabler. Special
Agent in Charge, Rod Franklin.
This is Doctor Talbot.
He runs this facility.
It's a hell of a place
you got here, Doc.
Decay research, Detective. We
study death to help law enforcement.
Rates of decomp,
cadaver-insect symbiosis,
geology, cadaverine and
putrescine compounds...
Doc, we'll get out of your hair a
lot faster if you'd wait in your office.
Thank you.
How'd they get in here?
We got drag marks inside
and out of the compound.
The unsub parked on
the back country road.
Anyone work here at night?
Strictly a day job, except for
occasional experiments in the lab.
They’re security cameras?
Only people trying
to break in here
are drunken frat boys and
brave Halloween pranksters.
Have you been briefed on the
victims? The two adult IDs were intact.
The Hispanic female was
one of our unit's rape victims.
Detective Benson was the primary.
The minor we're still checking on.
The white male was the
father of a rape-murder victim.
Also my partner's case.
Since you're senior in your
department, you'll act as liaison.
I'll also need you to coordinate
your primary detectives of record
for a briefing at 1700 hours.
Elliot, all three victims were my cases.
Why wasn't I called to the body farm?
Because I'm the Feds' VICAP partner
and there just wasn't enough time.
Look, the bodies were
dumped at a federal facility,
but Huang thinks that they were
killed in the city, so it's our case.
No. No, it's not our
case. This is my case.
I'm the lead
detective on this one.
Okay.
Let's get started.
These are our three victims.
Our first victim
was Peter Cordell.
I met Peter in 1993 when his daughter,
Tina Cordell, was raped and murdered.
I kept him updated on the case,
I drove him to court every
day and I held his hand
when our perp, Victor
Klaussen, was acquitted.
What went wrong with the case?
A series of lab mix-ups
contaminated the evidence.
Pioneer days of DNA. There
was nothing you could do about it.
What's the background
on the Hispanic female?
Victim Number 2 is
Carmela Barrantes.
She was raped and beaten
three years ago by a gang-banger
who's now serving
8-to-12 in Sing Sing.
I guess we can cross
him off our suspect list.
Why? This might be a revenge
killing by the gang-banger's crew.
But there's no gang affiliation
between the other two victims.
Are we sure about that?
What about the 10-year-old?
Gangs are recruiting younger
and younger these days.
Victim Number 3
is Clayton Derricks,
who was physically abused
by his father, Bruce Derricks.
When Clayton was
placed in a group home,
he was sodomized by an older boy
and then he was placed in foster care,
and I cannot tell you what it
took to get this boy to trust me.
A missing persons report was
filed yesterday by the foster mother.
Do we know cause of death?
Preliminary tox
reports just came in.
All three victims were pumped full
of sedatives and potassium chloride.
ME says death was painless.
Like that makes a difference.
Interview the families. Let's find
a connection other than Benson.
By any chance, did your
father know a Carmela Barrantes
or a young boy named
Clayton Derricks?
Dad met a lot of people while
he kept Klaussen in his sights,
but he never
mentioned them to me.
When Tina died, I didn't
think it could get any worse.
Watching her killer in the
courtroom, seeing him smile
when they declared
him not guilty.
Mr. Cordell, the
lab made mistakes.
That bastard's walking
free. He killed my sister.
He probably killed my dad. He's
just gonna get away with that, too?
Have you seen Victor Klaussen in
the area? Has he threatened you?
You know what that murdering
scum is doing right now?
He's laying carpet in Queens.
Yeah, his brother-in-law
got him the job.
He's married now.
His wife is pregnant.
Have you been stalking him?
No, my father used to follow him.
Always wanted to know where he was
so he could tell everybody what he was.
And that got him killed.
Hey, Victor. How you
doing? I'm working.
Well, you need to account for your
movements for the last couple of days.
I don't have to talk to you. A jury
found me not guilty, remember?
Okay. We'll talk to his wife.
I'm sure she'll tell us
what we need to know.
Why can't you just leave me alone?
Like you left Tina Cordell alone?
You raped her, then
you strangled her.
You know, you can't harass
me. Not you and not her old man.
Her old man is
dead, Victor. Good.
I can get on with my
life now. Why don't you?
Oh, we'd like to, except he was murdered.
That makes you prime suspect number one.
You know, you can't pin that on
me, all right? The guy was unhinged.
I even had to get
a restraining order,
but you cops, you
never enforced it.
Well, that's 'cause we figured a murdering
rapist like you can handle yourself.
You know, Tina had a smart
mouth, too. It got her in a lot of trouble.
That sounded like
a threat. Yeah, it did.
Maybe we should arrest him.
Ruin his day. Arrest me for what?
How about an obstruction, resisting?
It's a long way to the station house.
I'll think of a thousand reasons
by the time we get there.
We'll let you stew in
the can for a few days,
maybe even leak
that you're a pedophile.
I bet after your arraignment, you'll
tell us anything we want to know.
Okay. Two nights
ago, I was home.
Last night my wife and I were at
Lamaze class. She has the number.
We're done.
Now we're done.
At any given time, I've
got six kids living here.
It's temporary until they
can be placed in a home.
Clayton was with me three
months, but he never warmed to me.
I guess he didn't
want to get attached.
He run away a
lot? It's not unusual.
Clayton was pretty stable considering.
The younger kids looked up to him.
Did he run home to his father?
No. He hasn't seen his dad in a while.
Visits were always supervised.
Usually by Detective Benson.
When he did run, we could
always find Clayton in the Bronx.
That was his old stomping ground?
That's where the group home is.
He has a close friend
who still lives there.
I contacted them before I called the
police, but the boy said he hadn't seen him.
What's his name?
Michael Washington.
Michael and Clayton first
bonded over abusive fathers.
Then Michael tried to
fight Clayton's attacker
and got his arm
broken for his troubles.
After that they
were inseparable.
What happened to the rapist?
He's now housed in the
city's finest juvenile facility,
where I'm sure he's
honing his criminal skills.
Some reason why you didn't
keep Clayton here with his friend?
His counselor thought it was
best to move him to foster care
and I disagreed, but
I don't have a Ph.D.
Clayton's foster mother said she
called here after his disappearance.
Yeah. I questioned the boy.
He assured me he hadn't
seen Clayton in a while.
You believe him? No.
He probably thought his friend
was in trouble, so he covered for him.
Michael, how you doing?
These detectives need to
talk to you about Clayton
and they would
appreciate your honesty.
You need me to stay?
No. All right. I'll
be right outside.
Badges?
What do you want to know?
Did you see Clayton
yesterday? Yeah.
Where'd you meet him? Down
the block. He was all excited.
Got some letter saying he won
a computer. Knew it was a scam.
Nobody gets
something for nothing.
You know where he
went to pick it up? No.
You had to bring the letter with
you. Begged me for cab money.
Said if he got on the
subway, he'd get jacked.
How much money did you
give him? All I had. $22.15.
Where'd Clayton catch the cab?
We called one from the
McDonald's parking lot.
You remember the
name of the cab company?
Got it from the book.
Starling Car Service.
Thanks.
She didn't go out alone after the
rape. She lost touch with her friends.
Any boyfriends? The
last one was abusive.
Carmela finally got rid of
him after going to a counselor.
She was getting stronger,
going back to school.
She even won a computer.
Won a computer, like
through a contest or a raffle?
No. I saw the letter. It looked
like one of those sales deals.
Is it important?
Well, it might be.
Do you still have that
letter? She took it with her.
I'm sorry I can't help
you more. It's okay.
We're gonna find
out who did this.
I want to thank you for helping
my daughter, Detective Benson.
I will always be
grateful for that.
Hey, Cap, so far it doesn't look
like the victims knew each other.
Well, what about the boy's
father? Have we located him yet?
Moved from his last known
address. We're still looking.
We checked with the Cordells.
Turns out the
father got a letter
saying he won a desktop
computer, just like the kid.
Mrs. Barrantes said that
Carmela got the same letter.
Three for three, but no letters were
found at the scene or on the bodies.
Got a hit from
Starling Car Service.
Dispatch states that a kid
matching Clayton's description
was dropped off at
this address in Chelsea.
We're gonna need a search
warrant. I'll take care of it. Get moving.
I never met the guy. We did
everything over the phone.
What was the name on the lease?
Vilia Sonoben. From out of town.
He was looking for
space to set up shop here.
He had a local bank account.
He paid six months in advance.
And how'd he get the key?
He phoned ahead, told me to
leave the key above the door.
The place was empty.
There was nothing to steal.
Your tenant give you any
idea what he did for a living?
He designs
promotional literature.
You know, those little
brochures you get in the mail.
You got a phone number
in case of emergency?
After you phoned, I tried to reach
him, but the number's disconnected.
What's this guy done?
"Congratulations, you are the lucky winner
of a new Sonic Vox desktop computer."
Well, they all had to bring the
letters and sit down with our suspect.
Have a drink, it's laced with, I don't
know, Valium and then it's lights out.
We've got our crime scene.
Crime scene? In my building?
I am not responsible for what
my tenants do in their offices.
I mean, how do I know what
kind of people I'm renting space to?
Guys.
Three victims, different race,
different gender, different age.
This is about revenge. The
real target is Detective Benson.
It's personal.
You've enraged someone so
much they want you twisting.
Why the body farm?
Why transport three victims
90 miles outside the city?
He wanted them
found and studied.
He dumped them at a research
facility that's federally funded.
Guaranteeing national attention.
But how did the suspect find them?
How did he get into my files?
How did he even know
that they're my cases?
Tina Cordell case had a lot of
national press coverage, right?
High-school kid raped,
strangled with her purse strap
by her boyfriend,
Victor Klaussen.
Latching onto a news story doesn't
explain the other two victims though.
The foster mother said
that you supervised meetings
between Clayton
and his father. Why?
Because the man is a drunk.
I thought if I stuck around
that he'd get some help.
I know what it's like
to live through that.
You maintained a personal
relationship with Carmela Barrantes.
Well, she needed help.
My day doesn't end when we
catch a perp or get a conviction.
No one's blaming you, Detective.
Well, you think that I led him to
these people, that I have a stalker?
If that's how he chose
them, he wasn't stalking you.
There was no sexual
fixation. It was reconnaissance.
Well, let's look into my files
and see who has a grudge.
Potassium chloride is an
ingredient in a death-row cocktail.
Sounds to me like
ex-con contempt.
Using police restraints to pose
the bodies is a significant indicator.
Check the computer for
recent prison releases.
We're looking for an ex-con who
has a serious hatred for Olivia.
Let's start with the ones
who were vocal about it.
First, you two,
follow the money.
Here it is. The account
was opened four months ago.
Hasn't been any
activity in 30 days.
We'd like you to put a
freeze on the account.
I'm going to need something
with a judge's signature.
That's en route,
but in the meantime
we'd like you to pull
all the canceled checks
so we can test for fingerprints.
All we have are photocopies.
We return the originals
to the account holder.
You got a balance here?
$1,300 and change.
All right. If there's any activity,
I want you to hold the check.
Call the FBI task force and
they'll process everything, okay?
I'll add an addendum to the file
that the check shouldn't be handled.
Thank you. Sure.
Those checks
should go to our lab.
I don't want the Feds
processing our evidence,
doling out information
whenever they feel like it.
Well, their lab is better
equipped, it's faster.
If there are any
problems then it's on them.
Wasn't your name stenciled on that
door, so whose ass are you really covering?
Okay. The way I see it, the only
us and them is cops and criminals.
We are on the same team. Yeah.
We Are till the press
shows up. Benson.
We're on our way.
Got Clayton's father.
He's in the Tombs on
a drunk and disorderly.
Clayton is dead,
Mr. Derricks. No, he can't be.
Well, someone killed your son and
dumped his body outside of Poughkeepsie.
What's my boy
doing way out there?
When was the last time
you had contact with Clayton?
They wouldn't let me talk to
him. Said I couldn't see him.
It was your fault. You
said I wasn't a good father.
Has anybody tried to talk to you
about your son? Anyone at all?
Strangers, social workers?
He told you I didn't hit him. He
told you that he fell off his bike.
Clayton didn't have a bike,
Mr. Derricks. He barely had enough to eat.
Oh, I remember.
What do you remember?
Clayton was raped in that group
home. You took him from me.
Said he'd be better off.
Guard!
I'm fine. I'm not.
Some low-life's out to get you.
If he wanted to take me out,
he would've tried it already.
So now you can read minds and
you got eyes in the back of your head.
Stabler. Yeah.
How many?
That's not a problem.
We'll just split it up.
Yeah.
Got it.
Three ex-cons you sent up
were loud about getting even.
Cragen thinks all three might
have the resources to pull this off.
Oh, I remember Detective
Benson. How are you?
I'm curious about some
of your activities, Junior.
Sorry. Gave up my life of crime
long ago. What's your beef?
Well, you were pretty
vocal about getting even
when I collared you
for car-jacking and rape.
I was hopped up on crack. I don't
blame you for anything, Detective.
At least, not anymore.
You used to run these streets. Your
crew still run drugs up to Canada?
All my friends are either dead or in
jail, so why the trip down memory lane?
Because we're out of time.
We need some answers, Junior.
Someone's got my
partner in their sights.
They must not be very good
since she's still breathing.
You were never
very subtle, were you?
Saved the finesse for
business, not petty beefs.
And like I said, I'm over that.
So you just sit in that chair and
watch the world go by. That it?
I spend my days on
these streets with the kids.
Hope they'll see this chair and
wake up. That's what my life's about.
Give us some names
and we're done.
Uniforms will vouch
for my work with gangs.
Reverend Johnson at Faithful Central
will give you a list of my caretakers.
Hope you find your man.
I didn't do it. MUNCH: Do what?
I've just been sitting here
making a living, all right?
I wasn't there. I didn't do it.
You remember Detective Benson?
Bitch was at my parole
hearing. Is she dead?
I let them take away my
manhood so I can get out
and she shows up and
throws a monkey wrench.
That wasn't right. Wasn't right
raping your six-year-old niece.
Getting out early, definitely
wasn't right. I take the shots.
You know, they
make me fat and sick.
Look at me. I got
my own rack now.
You think I like
looking like this?
Ponytails and barrettes
still get you hot, fat boy?
No. Sir.
Haven't been
anywhere near a kid.
That's a stupid lie! They
can come here to you!
I got no more sex drive.
Look, I'm clean. I swear.
What's it gonna take for
you guys to believe me?
A special kind of surgery.
What the hell do you want?
We'd like to talk to your
husband. We're divorced.
You keep in contact?
You've got to be kidding me.
Mrs. Plummer,
somebody's killing people.
Somebody with a
grudge against me.
Now, under the circumstances,
your ex-husband qualifies.
You put an innocent
man in prison.
He served seven years for
attempted murder and rape.
Crimes he didn't
commit. Leave Eric alone.
Eyewitness testimony put him in prison.
Now we know DNA evidence cleared him.
It just wasn't
available at the time.
And that makes
everything all right?
Do you know where he is?
Mrs. Plummer, we can charge you with
obstruction and we don't want to do that.
I don't know where he is. But
if I did, I still wouldn't tell you.
We'll dump her phones. She might
give her ex a heads-up that we're looking.
Tomorrow? I'm tired.
Feel like some dinner?
When was the last time
your kids saw your ugly mug?
Oh, we'll set an extra place. Come on.
No. No thanks. I'll see you later, okay?
Who is it?
Who's down there?
You've got the wrong apartment.
Hotshot like the others?
Bastard dumped him
at my feet, like some gift.
Clayton Derricks' father.
The canvass of your
neighbors is drawing a blank.
Did you notice any strangers
in the area, Detective Benson?
Anyone who stood out?
Is there some reason
that you think that if I had
that I would withhold
the information?
Sorry, but as much training
as we get in being observant,
when it comes to our
personal safety and well-being,
we're not as diligent. My
partner knows how to do her job.
Look, I'm sure Detective Benson is capable,
but she's going to have to stand down.
No.
This man was alive until you went
to the Tombs and questioned him.
A little early to be
pointing fingers, isn't it?
I'm not trying to blame her, but
she can't work this case anymore.
Look, you're wasting your breath.
First of all, I don't work for you.
Second of all, these
victims are my cases.
The perp is stalking you, which is
why you need a protective detail.
No, forget about it. I'm not a victim.
Olivia, might not be a bad idea.
We're wasting time here.
Does anybody know how Derricks
got bailed out of the Tombs?
According to the
release form, it was you.
Excuse me. We need to see
the paperwork on Bruce Derricks.
Lonnie! LONNIE: What?
Who put up the paperwork
on Bruce Derricks?
What for? He's not a
skip. The prisoner's dead.
Says here a Mr. Oliver
Benson laid down a G.
Sent it over to the
clerk, like I always do.
Where's the ID?
The guy paid cash.
I don't need ID unless real
property is used for collateral.
Can you give us a description?
Do you know how many
people come through here
looking to bail
out some low-life?
We want the guy on
federal and capital crimes,
so I suggest that
you try to remember.
I'd hate to see all the
dots connect back to you.
Sweetheart, I can't
help you. Sweetheart?
Everybody. Out. Now. Out.
Wait. What are you doing? Out.
You can't do that! What are
you doing? Wait a minute!
You're supposed to
get a copy of the ID.
You're supposed to
know who's posting bail.
You're supposed to
keep complete records,
so the courts know where
the money's coming from.
It wasn't drug money.
Most people can raise a grand.
Sir. Okay? Okay, okay.
The guy was white. Average.
I don't know, late 20s, early
30s. What can I tell you?
Shirl, do you remember
hair or eye color?
I'm sorry. I got nothing.
Is this an official visit
or is it off the record?
Both.
You need to put Detective
Benson on a desk.
No. She's a liability.
She's one of my best
detectives. I don't doubt it.
The bodies were dumped at a
facility funded by federal dollars.
If I take the case from you,
I have to put it in writing.
My complaints end up
a black mark on your file.
I don't want to
do that, Captain.
We all have choices to
make. I've already made mine.
Any hits to suggest Mrs.
Plummer called her ex-husband?
Still looking.
Flowers. Seems like a big waste of money
for something that dies in a few days.
No wonder you're divorced.
I send them all the time.
Only 'cause you have to.
I got something.
It was a 45-minute call right after
we left to a Baseline Labs in Midtown.
If Plummer works at the lab, that means
he'd have access to potassium chloride.
And Pavulon.
ME's report came in.
Unlike the other three,
Bruce Derricks suffered.
Paralyzes the muscles so they
can intubate for general anesthesia.
Derricks suffocated, awake and
aware. Took about two minutes to die.
He saw him as a perp and
he executed him like one.
Check the employees.
If Mr. Plummer works there, make
sure you give him a lot of room.
I don't want to jam him up.
I just want to know where he's
been and what he's been doing.
Just take it easy.
You're wound a little tight.
You worried about
something? Your safety.
No protective detail.
Trust me, I'm not trying to be a
hero. Just that a protective detail
is exactly what
this guy expects.
And what happens if this
hump comes after you next?
He wants me twisting, not dead.
He wants me thinking about him.
- Obsessing as much as he is.
- You can't be sure of that.
Yes, I can, 'cause it's working.
No, I don't have an Eric
Plummer working for us.
How about this guy?
He look familiar to you?
Well, this looks like Norman.
Your guy's thinner, though.
Norman what? Webber. He
works for insurance services.
He calls on our
clients at their homes.
He gets blood and urine
samples for physicals.
This can't be the guy. We're
gonna need his personnel file.
We have a rigorous screening
process, extensive background checks.
Norman passed with flying
colors. And where is he now?
He's got the Upper
West Side today.
You know, if anything happens
and we're liable for hiring an ex-con,
we could lose our contracts
with the insurance companies.
We could lose our bond.
Mr. Platt, Norman Webber is
not an ex-con, he's not a suspect.
But this photo's of... Have
him call us as soon as possible.
Thank you. Yes. Yes.
Hey, I was just trying
to get in our man's head.
He hates me so he kills
people that I tried to help.
How does that make you feel?
How would you feel?
Relax, I'm not trying to
shrink you. Yes, you are.
Every statement's interpretive. Trying
to make something out of nothing.
It's my job.
I used to interview some of the
most dangerous psychopaths.
It's all I did.
Profiling serial killers, it
sounds like a lot of fun.
It's why I joined the FBI.
They had access to all the
disorders that I wanted to study.
Until I got complacent.
Were you attacked?
I was interviewing a psychopath
and I missed him calculate
how much time there was to kill
me before the guards hit the door.
It was a... It was a close call.
He got into your head.
The way this perp is in yours.
Instead of attacking you directly,
he's hurting the people around you.
It's psychological warfare.
He's been planning this for a while. He
posed the bodies comforting each other.
Potassium chloride is a
painless death. He's freeing them.
From what?
From the miserable
existence that you left them in.
He felt like they were suffering
and so he euthanized them.
He identifies with them.
He sees himself
as your victim, too.
Mr. Plummer, thank you
for coming in. Right this way.
My client's been railroaded
by the police before.
He's here under duress.
Is he a suspect?
That's premature.
This is an ongoing
investigation.
As soon as we can clear him,
Mr. Plummer can put this behind him.
Well, you'll understand if we insist
on Detective Benson's absence.
The request is
unnecessary. I'm taking off.
Let's get out of here.
Chauncey's. Fin's treat.
My client was wrongfully convicted
of rape and attempted murder.
He spent seven years upstate.
What makes you think he wants
more trouble than he's already had?
Well, maybe he had plenty of
time in his cell to plan his revenge.
Well, charge him and he'll answer,
otherwise leave the man alone.
Why not cooperate with us?
Well, the last time he did, he went to prison.
Sent there by an overzealous detective.
Your client did receive a fair
trial. He was convicted by a jury.
He wasn't personally singled out
for persecution by Detective Benson.
You ever spent time in prison?
Have you even been arrested?
Cuffed, printed, photographed?
I was beaten,
raped and tortured.
I finally learned to stop
screaming, that only made it worse.
Please don't dismiss what I went
through by telling me I got a fair trial.
- Why'd you change your name?
- I wanted a fresh start.
I finally felt safe again and
the cops show up at my job.
How long do I have to pay
for a crime that I didn't commit?
What drugs do you have access to?
None. I work at a lab, not a hospital.
Potassium
chloride's easy to get.
You could probably make
it, if you were so inclined.
Even if I knew what that
was, I probably couldn't.
I'm not a chemist. Will
you show it to them?
This is my client's work
records for the last two weeks.
He lives alone so he has
no alibi for his evenings.
Only this time, don't even
think about getting a conviction
based solely on
circumstantial evidence.
He's absolutely right.
We're gonna have to put the syringe in
his hand if we want to send him up again.
I like him for this. So do I.
See what they have on
Plummer at Sing Sing.
Seven years, he
had to make a friend.
I read the file. It was
a good bust, Olivia.
The rape victim ID'd
Plummer in a line-up.
Eyewitnesses are always
accurate, right, Munch?
DNA wasn't used then.
The guy wasn't working,
didn't have an alibi,
couldn't remember where he was.
Where were you Thursday
night two weeks ago, say, 8:45?
I don't know, home. Exactly.
This guy was an innocent
man and I helped put him away.
I made the People's case
against him with weak evidence.
That jury believed me.
How many innocent men have
been cleared lately with DNA?
A few.
And even one wrongfully
imprisoned man is too many.
You sound like a legal aid
lawyer. They'd lose their lunch
if they had to stomach
what we deal with every day.
The guy paid a debt he didn't
owe, but what about the rape victim?
She's not getting any justice,
either. The real perp got off.
Statute of limitations is up.
The system's already got its
pound of flesh from Eric Plummer.
He's a victim.
If he's your guy, he's
a predator, not a victim.
We blame all kinds of
people for creating monsters.
Why not ourselves?
Freeze! Up against the car now!
Take it easy. Just stay calm. I'm FBI.
Let's see some ID.
Move! Out of my
way! Out of my way!
Put your weapon away, ma'am. We're
FBI. Why the hell are you tailing me?
Protective detail.
I told Franklin I didn't want
one. Wasn't the FBI, ma'am.
Detective Stabler
ordered the detail.
All right. All right.
I didn't tell you about the detail
because I knew you'd refuse.
Only the rat squad puts cops on
other cops, Elliott, without telling them.
I deserve better than
that, especially from you.
You've been under a lot of stress
lately. I've always backed your play.
And I did what I had to do.
Guy's murdered four people.
What's to stop him from
coming after you, Olivia?
If you can't trust your partner,
Elliott, it's time to get a new one.
We have gotten warrants
before based on less.
Why are you stonewalling?
This is different
and you know it.
Once a judge hears
the suspect's history,
he's going to bend over
backwards for the guy.
I saw him, Alex.
Plummer is stalking me.
How did he know where you were
when he was in the interview
room being questioned?
He must have overheard.
Okay. How many businesses
are in the area near Chauncey's?
I don't know, several. Why?
Where are you going with this?
Any decent defense
attorney is going to say
that Mr. Plummer was in
the area running errands,
that it was just a coincidence.
He has killed four people
and we're doing nothing.
How many drinks did you have?
Olivia, the system
made a mistake before,
now everything we do
is under a microscope.
I wasn't drunk.
Now, under the circumstances,
I'm willing to cut you some slack,
but we don't try for search
warrants until I say so.
I had to do something.
I saw Plummer. I
don't doubt you, Olivia.
Okay.
Captain, I have some
vacation time coming.
Why would you want to do that?
Because I want it too much
and I think I need
some distance.
Nobody's questioning
your abilities. I am.
All right. If you need the
time, take it. As of now.
Thank you.
We checked into the
suspect's history at Sing Sing?
Warden says Plummer
started a lot of fights.
That's good survival strategy.
Nobody can get you in the hole.
Only visitor he had was his
ex-wife, even after the divorce.
They corresponded almost daily.
Well, who was
Plummer's cellmate?
Murderer by the name of Russell
Williams. He got paroled in 2000.
He's currently at Rikers Island
awaiting trial on another murder beef.
He's going to want a deal,
but if the D.A. has a
strong case against him,
he'll show us the door.
Absolutely not.
Russell Williams killed a
drug dealer. A life is a life.
Who are we to decide
whose has more value?
Do you really want
me to show the D.A.
photos of a dead 10-year-old boy
dumped among rotting corpses?
I've got Williams
dead to rights.
This time we could
put him away for good.
But if he's got something we can
use, why can't we offer him 12.5-to-25?
Now, what did Eric do
to get you all heated up
and willing to grab your ankles?
We're wasting our time.
This interview is over!
Eric had a thing for some female
cop. That's all he talked about.
Do you have proof?
Think I got it on videotape?
You word isn't good enough.
How about hand delivered
letters? Delivered by whom?
From my hand to my old lady to
Eric's wife. The old prison express.
Avoids the warden's censors.
If he talked to me, what do you
think he spilled to his old lady?
You find letters at the ex-wife's
apartment? Couple dozen.
There's enough to charge
Mrs. Plummer with accessory.
News clippings, photos
of Olivia with the victims,
the obsessive ramblings
of a man on a mission.
It's Benson's collar.
Shouldn't she be here?
Yeah, I left a message on
her machine. She knows.
Bingo.
Let's pick up Plummer.
This is harassment.
I need to know where
Webber is working today.
Norman told me the whole
story, how you put him in prison.
He was exonerated.
First your partner, now you.
Why don't you leave the man in
peace? What about my partner?
She was here earlier
threatening me with obstruction.
I gave her the address so
she'd leave. Where is he?
This is Detective Olivia Benson,
from the 16, badge number 44015.
Shots fired at 653
Avenue D, Apartment 2.
He says you have to come in.
I can't. He's going to kill me!
He's not going to hurt you.
He knew you were
coming. He says...
He says to tell you
they didn't suffer.
He says I won't be
so lucky. Oh, God!
I'm coming in!
This is between us, Mr. Plummer.
Why don't you let her go,
and then it's just you and me?
How does it feel,
Detective Benson,
to have your credibility
shattered and your life in ruins?
It sucks.
I was innocent. Yes, you were.
But then you killed four innocent people.
Three innocent people, one child abuser.
I thought cops cared about the
facts. Why did you choose them?
They were suffering and they
needed their misery to end.
Who was going to help them? You?
I'm sorry for what
happened to you. I really am.
I can't turn back the clock,
but I can testify for
you on your behalf
and I can admit in open court
that I am responsible for you.
There's not going to
be a trial. Not this time.
Let her go and let's just talk
about it. There's nothing to discuss.
Please, Mr. Plummer,
don't think I won't.
Yeah, I'm counting
on it, Detective Benson.
Don't do it! Drop the weapon!
Drop your weapon!
There aren't any
bullets in my gun.
Olivia, it's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
It wasn't loaded.
Okay, let's go.
I gotta give my
statement. I'll take you.
You leave me alone.
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.
Subject 22512-M.
Hemolysis at the time of death.
Lawrence, you make a case for
pink teeth, you're asking for trouble.
As my students
say, "Bring it on."
Subject 22512-F.
Tissue breakdown
consistent with exposure.
Scavengers aren't eating,
though. What do you expect?
The place is a smorgasbord.
Who put them on the trail?
These don't belong
to us. Call the police.
You're contaminating
our experiments.
Hey, be careful. Sorry.
Are you the SAC? You
from Special Victims?
Detective Stabler. Special
Agent in Charge, Rod Franklin.
This is Doctor Talbot.
He runs this facility.
It's a hell of a place
you got here, Doc.
Decay research, Detective. We
study death to help law enforcement.
Rates of decomp,
cadaver-insect symbiosis,
geology, cadaverine and
putrescine compounds...
Doc, we'll get out of your hair a
lot faster if you'd wait in your office.
Thank you.
How'd they get in here?
We got drag marks inside
and out of the compound.
The unsub parked on
the back country road.
Anyone work here at night?
Strictly a day job, except for
occasional experiments in the lab.
They’re security cameras?
Only people trying
to break in here
are drunken frat boys and
brave Halloween pranksters.
Have you been briefed on the
victims? The two adult IDs were intact.
The Hispanic female was
one of our unit's rape victims.
Detective Benson was the primary.
The minor we're still checking on.
The white male was the
father of a rape-murder victim.
Also my partner's case.
Since you're senior in your
department, you'll act as liaison.
I'll also need you to coordinate
your primary detectives of record
for a briefing at 1700 hours.
Elliot, all three victims were my cases.
Why wasn't I called to the body farm?
Because I'm the Feds' VICAP partner
and there just wasn't enough time.
Look, the bodies were
dumped at a federal facility,
but Huang thinks that they were
killed in the city, so it's our case.
No. No, it's not our
case. This is my case.
I'm the lead
detective on this one.
Okay.
Let's get started.
These are our three victims.
Our first victim
was Peter Cordell.
I met Peter in 1993 when his daughter,
Tina Cordell, was raped and murdered.
I kept him updated on the case,
I drove him to court every
day and I held his hand
when our perp, Victor
Klaussen, was acquitted.
What went wrong with the case?
A series of lab mix-ups
contaminated the evidence.
Pioneer days of DNA. There
was nothing you could do about it.
What's the background
on the Hispanic female?
Victim Number 2 is
Carmela Barrantes.
She was raped and beaten
three years ago by a gang-banger
who's now serving
8-to-12 in Sing Sing.
I guess we can cross
him off our suspect list.
Why? This might be a revenge
killing by the gang-banger's crew.
But there's no gang affiliation
between the other two victims.
Are we sure about that?
What about the 10-year-old?
Gangs are recruiting younger
and younger these days.
Victim Number 3
is Clayton Derricks,
who was physically abused
by his father, Bruce Derricks.
When Clayton was
placed in a group home,
he was sodomized by an older boy
and then he was placed in foster care,
and I cannot tell you what it
took to get this boy to trust me.
A missing persons report was
filed yesterday by the foster mother.
Do we know cause of death?
Preliminary tox
reports just came in.
All three victims were pumped full
of sedatives and potassium chloride.
ME says death was painless.
Like that makes a difference.
Interview the families. Let's find
a connection other than Benson.
By any chance, did your
father know a Carmela Barrantes
or a young boy named
Clayton Derricks?
Dad met a lot of people while
he kept Klaussen in his sights,
but he never
mentioned them to me.
When Tina died, I didn't
think it could get any worse.
Watching her killer in the
courtroom, seeing him smile
when they declared
him not guilty.
Mr. Cordell, the
lab made mistakes.
That bastard's walking
free. He killed my sister.
He probably killed my dad. He's
just gonna get away with that, too?
Have you seen Victor Klaussen in
the area? Has he threatened you?
You know what that murdering
scum is doing right now?
He's laying carpet in Queens.
Yeah, his brother-in-law
got him the job.
He's married now.
His wife is pregnant.
Have you been stalking him?
No, my father used to follow him.
Always wanted to know where he was
so he could tell everybody what he was.
And that got him killed.
Hey, Victor. How you
doing? I'm working.
Well, you need to account for your
movements for the last couple of days.
I don't have to talk to you. A jury
found me not guilty, remember?
Okay. We'll talk to his wife.
I'm sure she'll tell us
what we need to know.
Why can't you just leave me alone?
Like you left Tina Cordell alone?
You raped her, then
you strangled her.
You know, you can't harass
me. Not you and not her old man.
Her old man is
dead, Victor. Good.
I can get on with my
life now. Why don't you?
Oh, we'd like to, except he was murdered.
That makes you prime suspect number one.
You know, you can't pin that on
me, all right? The guy was unhinged.
I even had to get
a restraining order,
but you cops, you
never enforced it.
Well, that's 'cause we figured a murdering
rapist like you can handle yourself.
You know, Tina had a smart
mouth, too. It got her in a lot of trouble.
That sounded like
a threat. Yeah, it did.
Maybe we should arrest him.
Ruin his day. Arrest me for what?
How about an obstruction, resisting?
It's a long way to the station house.
I'll think of a thousand reasons
by the time we get there.
We'll let you stew in
the can for a few days,
maybe even leak
that you're a pedophile.
I bet after your arraignment, you'll
tell us anything we want to know.
Okay. Two nights
ago, I was home.
Last night my wife and I were at
Lamaze class. She has the number.
We're done.
Now we're done.
At any given time, I've
got six kids living here.
It's temporary until they
can be placed in a home.
Clayton was with me three
months, but he never warmed to me.
I guess he didn't
want to get attached.
He run away a
lot? It's not unusual.
Clayton was pretty stable considering.
The younger kids looked up to him.
Did he run home to his father?
No. He hasn't seen his dad in a while.
Visits were always supervised.
Usually by Detective Benson.
When he did run, we could
always find Clayton in the Bronx.
That was his old stomping ground?
That's where the group home is.
He has a close friend
who still lives there.
I contacted them before I called the
police, but the boy said he hadn't seen him.
What's his name?
Michael Washington.
Michael and Clayton first
bonded over abusive fathers.
Then Michael tried to
fight Clayton's attacker
and got his arm
broken for his troubles.
After that they
were inseparable.
What happened to the rapist?
He's now housed in the
city's finest juvenile facility,
where I'm sure he's
honing his criminal skills.
Some reason why you didn't
keep Clayton here with his friend?
His counselor thought it was
best to move him to foster care
and I disagreed, but
I don't have a Ph.D.
Clayton's foster mother said she
called here after his disappearance.
Yeah. I questioned the boy.
He assured me he hadn't
seen Clayton in a while.
You believe him? No.
He probably thought his friend
was in trouble, so he covered for him.
Michael, how you doing?
These detectives need to
talk to you about Clayton
and they would
appreciate your honesty.
You need me to stay?
No. All right. I'll
be right outside.
Badges?
What do you want to know?
Did you see Clayton
yesterday? Yeah.
Where'd you meet him? Down
the block. He was all excited.
Got some letter saying he won
a computer. Knew it was a scam.
Nobody gets
something for nothing.
You know where he
went to pick it up? No.
You had to bring the letter with
you. Begged me for cab money.
Said if he got on the
subway, he'd get jacked.
How much money did you
give him? All I had. $22.15.
Where'd Clayton catch the cab?
We called one from the
McDonald's parking lot.
You remember the
name of the cab company?
Got it from the book.
Starling Car Service.
Thanks.
She didn't go out alone after the
rape. She lost touch with her friends.
Any boyfriends? The
last one was abusive.
Carmela finally got rid of
him after going to a counselor.
She was getting stronger,
going back to school.
She even won a computer.
Won a computer, like
through a contest or a raffle?
No. I saw the letter. It looked
like one of those sales deals.
Is it important?
Well, it might be.
Do you still have that
letter? She took it with her.
I'm sorry I can't help
you more. It's okay.
We're gonna find
out who did this.
I want to thank you for helping
my daughter, Detective Benson.
I will always be
grateful for that.
Hey, Cap, so far it doesn't look
like the victims knew each other.
Well, what about the boy's
father? Have we located him yet?
Moved from his last known
address. We're still looking.
We checked with the Cordells.
Turns out the
father got a letter
saying he won a desktop
computer, just like the kid.
Mrs. Barrantes said that
Carmela got the same letter.
Three for three, but no letters were
found at the scene or on the bodies.
Got a hit from
Starling Car Service.
Dispatch states that a kid
matching Clayton's description
was dropped off at
this address in Chelsea.
We're gonna need a search
warrant. I'll take care of it. Get moving.
I never met the guy. We did
everything over the phone.
What was the name on the lease?
Vilia Sonoben. From out of town.
He was looking for
space to set up shop here.
He had a local bank account.
He paid six months in advance.
And how'd he get the key?
He phoned ahead, told me to
leave the key above the door.
The place was empty.
There was nothing to steal.
Your tenant give you any
idea what he did for a living?
He designs
promotional literature.
You know, those little
brochures you get in the mail.
You got a phone number
in case of emergency?
After you phoned, I tried to reach
him, but the number's disconnected.
What's this guy done?
"Congratulations, you are the lucky winner
of a new Sonic Vox desktop computer."
Well, they all had to bring the
letters and sit down with our suspect.
Have a drink, it's laced with, I don't
know, Valium and then it's lights out.
We've got our crime scene.
Crime scene? In my building?
I am not responsible for what
my tenants do in their offices.
I mean, how do I know what
kind of people I'm renting space to?
Guys.
Three victims, different race,
different gender, different age.
This is about revenge. The
real target is Detective Benson.
It's personal.
You've enraged someone so
much they want you twisting.
Why the body farm?
Why transport three victims
90 miles outside the city?
He wanted them
found and studied.
He dumped them at a research
facility that's federally funded.
Guaranteeing national attention.
But how did the suspect find them?
How did he get into my files?
How did he even know
that they're my cases?
Tina Cordell case had a lot of
national press coverage, right?
High-school kid raped,
strangled with her purse strap
by her boyfriend,
Victor Klaussen.
Latching onto a news story doesn't
explain the other two victims though.
The foster mother said
that you supervised meetings
between Clayton
and his father. Why?
Because the man is a drunk.
I thought if I stuck around
that he'd get some help.
I know what it's like
to live through that.
You maintained a personal
relationship with Carmela Barrantes.
Well, she needed help.
My day doesn't end when we
catch a perp or get a conviction.
No one's blaming you, Detective.
Well, you think that I led him to
these people, that I have a stalker?
If that's how he chose
them, he wasn't stalking you.
There was no sexual
fixation. It was reconnaissance.
Well, let's look into my files
and see who has a grudge.
Potassium chloride is an
ingredient in a death-row cocktail.
Sounds to me like
ex-con contempt.
Using police restraints to pose
the bodies is a significant indicator.
Check the computer for
recent prison releases.
We're looking for an ex-con who
has a serious hatred for Olivia.
Let's start with the ones
who were vocal about it.
First, you two,
follow the money.
Here it is. The account
was opened four months ago.
Hasn't been any
activity in 30 days.
We'd like you to put a
freeze on the account.
I'm going to need something
with a judge's signature.
That's en route,
but in the meantime
we'd like you to pull
all the canceled checks
so we can test for fingerprints.
All we have are photocopies.
We return the originals
to the account holder.
You got a balance here?
$1,300 and change.
All right. If there's any activity,
I want you to hold the check.
Call the FBI task force and
they'll process everything, okay?
I'll add an addendum to the file
that the check shouldn't be handled.
Thank you. Sure.
Those checks
should go to our lab.
I don't want the Feds
processing our evidence,
doling out information
whenever they feel like it.
Well, their lab is better
equipped, it's faster.
If there are any
problems then it's on them.
Wasn't your name stenciled on that
door, so whose ass are you really covering?
Okay. The way I see it, the only
us and them is cops and criminals.
We are on the same team. Yeah.
We Are till the press
shows up. Benson.
We're on our way.
Got Clayton's father.
He's in the Tombs on
a drunk and disorderly.
Clayton is dead,
Mr. Derricks. No, he can't be.
Well, someone killed your son and
dumped his body outside of Poughkeepsie.
What's my boy
doing way out there?
When was the last time
you had contact with Clayton?
They wouldn't let me talk to
him. Said I couldn't see him.
It was your fault. You
said I wasn't a good father.
Has anybody tried to talk to you
about your son? Anyone at all?
Strangers, social workers?
He told you I didn't hit him. He
told you that he fell off his bike.
Clayton didn't have a bike,
Mr. Derricks. He barely had enough to eat.
Oh, I remember.
What do you remember?
Clayton was raped in that group
home. You took him from me.
Said he'd be better off.
Guard!
I'm fine. I'm not.
Some low-life's out to get you.
If he wanted to take me out,
he would've tried it already.
So now you can read minds and
you got eyes in the back of your head.
Stabler. Yeah.
How many?
That's not a problem.
We'll just split it up.
Yeah.
Got it.
Three ex-cons you sent up
were loud about getting even.
Cragen thinks all three might
have the resources to pull this off.
Oh, I remember Detective
Benson. How are you?
I'm curious about some
of your activities, Junior.
Sorry. Gave up my life of crime
long ago. What's your beef?
Well, you were pretty
vocal about getting even
when I collared you
for car-jacking and rape.
I was hopped up on crack. I don't
blame you for anything, Detective.
At least, not anymore.
You used to run these streets. Your
crew still run drugs up to Canada?
All my friends are either dead or in
jail, so why the trip down memory lane?
Because we're out of time.
We need some answers, Junior.
Someone's got my
partner in their sights.
They must not be very good
since she's still breathing.
You were never
very subtle, were you?
Saved the finesse for
business, not petty beefs.
And like I said, I'm over that.
So you just sit in that chair and
watch the world go by. That it?
I spend my days on
these streets with the kids.
Hope they'll see this chair and
wake up. That's what my life's about.
Give us some names
and we're done.
Uniforms will vouch
for my work with gangs.
Reverend Johnson at Faithful Central
will give you a list of my caretakers.
Hope you find your man.
I didn't do it. MUNCH: Do what?
I've just been sitting here
making a living, all right?
I wasn't there. I didn't do it.
You remember Detective Benson?
Bitch was at my parole
hearing. Is she dead?
I let them take away my
manhood so I can get out
and she shows up and
throws a monkey wrench.
That wasn't right. Wasn't right
raping your six-year-old niece.
Getting out early, definitely
wasn't right. I take the shots.
You know, they
make me fat and sick.
Look at me. I got
my own rack now.
You think I like
looking like this?
Ponytails and barrettes
still get you hot, fat boy?
No. Sir.
Haven't been
anywhere near a kid.
That's a stupid lie! They
can come here to you!
I got no more sex drive.
Look, I'm clean. I swear.
What's it gonna take for
you guys to believe me?
A special kind of surgery.
What the hell do you want?
We'd like to talk to your
husband. We're divorced.
You keep in contact?
You've got to be kidding me.
Mrs. Plummer,
somebody's killing people.
Somebody with a
grudge against me.
Now, under the circumstances,
your ex-husband qualifies.
You put an innocent
man in prison.
He served seven years for
attempted murder and rape.
Crimes he didn't
commit. Leave Eric alone.
Eyewitness testimony put him in prison.
Now we know DNA evidence cleared him.
It just wasn't
available at the time.
And that makes
everything all right?
Do you know where he is?
Mrs. Plummer, we can charge you with
obstruction and we don't want to do that.
I don't know where he is. But
if I did, I still wouldn't tell you.
We'll dump her phones. She might
give her ex a heads-up that we're looking.
Tomorrow? I'm tired.
Feel like some dinner?
When was the last time
your kids saw your ugly mug?
Oh, we'll set an extra place. Come on.
No. No thanks. I'll see you later, okay?
Who is it?
Who's down there?
You've got the wrong apartment.
Hotshot like the others?
Bastard dumped him
at my feet, like some gift.
Clayton Derricks' father.
The canvass of your
neighbors is drawing a blank.
Did you notice any strangers
in the area, Detective Benson?
Anyone who stood out?
Is there some reason
that you think that if I had
that I would withhold
the information?
Sorry, but as much training
as we get in being observant,
when it comes to our
personal safety and well-being,
we're not as diligent. My
partner knows how to do her job.
Look, I'm sure Detective Benson is capable,
but she's going to have to stand down.
No.
This man was alive until you went
to the Tombs and questioned him.
A little early to be
pointing fingers, isn't it?
I'm not trying to blame her, but
she can't work this case anymore.
Look, you're wasting your breath.
First of all, I don't work for you.
Second of all, these
victims are my cases.
The perp is stalking you, which is
why you need a protective detail.
No, forget about it. I'm not a victim.
Olivia, might not be a bad idea.
We're wasting time here.
Does anybody know how Derricks
got bailed out of the Tombs?
According to the
release form, it was you.
Excuse me. We need to see
the paperwork on Bruce Derricks.
Lonnie! LONNIE: What?
Who put up the paperwork
on Bruce Derricks?
What for? He's not a
skip. The prisoner's dead.
Says here a Mr. Oliver
Benson laid down a G.
Sent it over to the
clerk, like I always do.
Where's the ID?
The guy paid cash.
I don't need ID unless real
property is used for collateral.
Can you give us a description?
Do you know how many
people come through here
looking to bail
out some low-life?
We want the guy on
federal and capital crimes,
so I suggest that
you try to remember.
I'd hate to see all the
dots connect back to you.
Sweetheart, I can't
help you. Sweetheart?
Everybody. Out. Now. Out.
Wait. What are you doing? Out.
You can't do that! What are
you doing? Wait a minute!
You're supposed to
get a copy of the ID.
You're supposed to
know who's posting bail.
You're supposed to
keep complete records,
so the courts know where
the money's coming from.
It wasn't drug money.
Most people can raise a grand.
Sir. Okay? Okay, okay.
The guy was white. Average.
I don't know, late 20s, early
30s. What can I tell you?
Shirl, do you remember
hair or eye color?
I'm sorry. I got nothing.
Is this an official visit
or is it off the record?
Both.
You need to put Detective
Benson on a desk.
No. She's a liability.
She's one of my best
detectives. I don't doubt it.
The bodies were dumped at a
facility funded by federal dollars.
If I take the case from you,
I have to put it in writing.
My complaints end up
a black mark on your file.
I don't want to
do that, Captain.
We all have choices to
make. I've already made mine.
Any hits to suggest Mrs.
Plummer called her ex-husband?
Still looking.
Flowers. Seems like a big waste of money
for something that dies in a few days.
No wonder you're divorced.
I send them all the time.
Only 'cause you have to.
I got something.
It was a 45-minute call right after
we left to a Baseline Labs in Midtown.
If Plummer works at the lab, that means
he'd have access to potassium chloride.
And Pavulon.
ME's report came in.
Unlike the other three,
Bruce Derricks suffered.
Paralyzes the muscles so they
can intubate for general anesthesia.
Derricks suffocated, awake and
aware. Took about two minutes to die.
He saw him as a perp and
he executed him like one.
Check the employees.
If Mr. Plummer works there, make
sure you give him a lot of room.
I don't want to jam him up.
I just want to know where he's
been and what he's been doing.
Just take it easy.
You're wound a little tight.
You worried about
something? Your safety.
No protective detail.
Trust me, I'm not trying to be a
hero. Just that a protective detail
is exactly what
this guy expects.
And what happens if this
hump comes after you next?
He wants me twisting, not dead.
He wants me thinking about him.
- Obsessing as much as he is.
- You can't be sure of that.
Yes, I can, 'cause it's working.
No, I don't have an Eric
Plummer working for us.
How about this guy?
He look familiar to you?
Well, this looks like Norman.
Your guy's thinner, though.
Norman what? Webber. He
works for insurance services.
He calls on our
clients at their homes.
He gets blood and urine
samples for physicals.
This can't be the guy. We're
gonna need his personnel file.
We have a rigorous screening
process, extensive background checks.
Norman passed with flying
colors. And where is he now?
He's got the Upper
West Side today.
You know, if anything happens
and we're liable for hiring an ex-con,
we could lose our contracts
with the insurance companies.
We could lose our bond.
Mr. Platt, Norman Webber is
not an ex-con, he's not a suspect.
But this photo's of... Have
him call us as soon as possible.
Thank you. Yes. Yes.
Hey, I was just trying
to get in our man's head.
He hates me so he kills
people that I tried to help.
How does that make you feel?
How would you feel?
Relax, I'm not trying to
shrink you. Yes, you are.
Every statement's interpretive. Trying
to make something out of nothing.
It's my job.
I used to interview some of the
most dangerous psychopaths.
It's all I did.
Profiling serial killers, it
sounds like a lot of fun.
It's why I joined the FBI.
They had access to all the
disorders that I wanted to study.
Until I got complacent.
Were you attacked?
I was interviewing a psychopath
and I missed him calculate
how much time there was to kill
me before the guards hit the door.
It was a... It was a close call.
He got into your head.
The way this perp is in yours.
Instead of attacking you directly,
he's hurting the people around you.
It's psychological warfare.
He's been planning this for a while. He
posed the bodies comforting each other.
Potassium chloride is a
painless death. He's freeing them.
From what?
From the miserable
existence that you left them in.
He felt like they were suffering
and so he euthanized them.
He identifies with them.
He sees himself
as your victim, too.
Mr. Plummer, thank you
for coming in. Right this way.
My client's been railroaded
by the police before.
He's here under duress.
Is he a suspect?
That's premature.
This is an ongoing
investigation.
As soon as we can clear him,
Mr. Plummer can put this behind him.
Well, you'll understand if we insist
on Detective Benson's absence.
The request is
unnecessary. I'm taking off.
Let's get out of here.
Chauncey's. Fin's treat.
My client was wrongfully convicted
of rape and attempted murder.
He spent seven years upstate.
What makes you think he wants
more trouble than he's already had?
Well, maybe he had plenty of
time in his cell to plan his revenge.
Well, charge him and he'll answer,
otherwise leave the man alone.
Why not cooperate with us?
Well, the last time he did, he went to prison.
Sent there by an overzealous detective.
Your client did receive a fair
trial. He was convicted by a jury.
He wasn't personally singled out
for persecution by Detective Benson.
You ever spent time in prison?
Have you even been arrested?
Cuffed, printed, photographed?
I was beaten,
raped and tortured.
I finally learned to stop
screaming, that only made it worse.
Please don't dismiss what I went
through by telling me I got a fair trial.
- Why'd you change your name?
- I wanted a fresh start.
I finally felt safe again and
the cops show up at my job.
How long do I have to pay
for a crime that I didn't commit?
What drugs do you have access to?
None. I work at a lab, not a hospital.
Potassium
chloride's easy to get.
You could probably make
it, if you were so inclined.
Even if I knew what that
was, I probably couldn't.
I'm not a chemist. Will
you show it to them?
This is my client's work
records for the last two weeks.
He lives alone so he has
no alibi for his evenings.
Only this time, don't even
think about getting a conviction
based solely on
circumstantial evidence.
He's absolutely right.
We're gonna have to put the syringe in
his hand if we want to send him up again.
I like him for this. So do I.
See what they have on
Plummer at Sing Sing.
Seven years, he
had to make a friend.
I read the file. It was
a good bust, Olivia.
The rape victim ID'd
Plummer in a line-up.
Eyewitnesses are always
accurate, right, Munch?
DNA wasn't used then.
The guy wasn't working,
didn't have an alibi,
couldn't remember where he was.
Where were you Thursday
night two weeks ago, say, 8:45?
I don't know, home. Exactly.
This guy was an innocent
man and I helped put him away.
I made the People's case
against him with weak evidence.
That jury believed me.
How many innocent men have
been cleared lately with DNA?
A few.
And even one wrongfully
imprisoned man is too many.
You sound like a legal aid
lawyer. They'd lose their lunch
if they had to stomach
what we deal with every day.
The guy paid a debt he didn't
owe, but what about the rape victim?
She's not getting any justice,
either. The real perp got off.
Statute of limitations is up.
The system's already got its
pound of flesh from Eric Plummer.
He's a victim.
If he's your guy, he's
a predator, not a victim.
We blame all kinds of
people for creating monsters.
Why not ourselves?
Freeze! Up against the car now!
Take it easy. Just stay calm. I'm FBI.
Let's see some ID.
Move! Out of my
way! Out of my way!
Put your weapon away, ma'am. We're
FBI. Why the hell are you tailing me?
Protective detail.
I told Franklin I didn't want
one. Wasn't the FBI, ma'am.
Detective Stabler
ordered the detail.
All right. All right.
I didn't tell you about the detail
because I knew you'd refuse.
Only the rat squad puts cops on
other cops, Elliott, without telling them.
I deserve better than
that, especially from you.
You've been under a lot of stress
lately. I've always backed your play.
And I did what I had to do.
Guy's murdered four people.
What's to stop him from
coming after you, Olivia?
If you can't trust your partner,
Elliott, it's time to get a new one.
We have gotten warrants
before based on less.
Why are you stonewalling?
This is different
and you know it.
Once a judge hears
the suspect's history,
he's going to bend over
backwards for the guy.
I saw him, Alex.
Plummer is stalking me.
How did he know where you were
when he was in the interview
room being questioned?
He must have overheard.
Okay. How many businesses
are in the area near Chauncey's?
I don't know, several. Why?
Where are you going with this?
Any decent defense
attorney is going to say
that Mr. Plummer was in
the area running errands,
that it was just a coincidence.
He has killed four people
and we're doing nothing.
How many drinks did you have?
Olivia, the system
made a mistake before,
now everything we do
is under a microscope.
I wasn't drunk.
Now, under the circumstances,
I'm willing to cut you some slack,
but we don't try for search
warrants until I say so.
I had to do something.
I saw Plummer. I
don't doubt you, Olivia.
Okay.
Captain, I have some
vacation time coming.
Why would you want to do that?
Because I want it too much
and I think I need
some distance.
Nobody's questioning
your abilities. I am.
All right. If you need the
time, take it. As of now.
Thank you.
We checked into the
suspect's history at Sing Sing?
Warden says Plummer
started a lot of fights.
That's good survival strategy.
Nobody can get you in the hole.
Only visitor he had was his
ex-wife, even after the divorce.
They corresponded almost daily.
Well, who was
Plummer's cellmate?
Murderer by the name of Russell
Williams. He got paroled in 2000.
He's currently at Rikers Island
awaiting trial on another murder beef.
He's going to want a deal,
but if the D.A. has a
strong case against him,
he'll show us the door.
Absolutely not.
Russell Williams killed a
drug dealer. A life is a life.
Who are we to decide
whose has more value?
Do you really want
me to show the D.A.
photos of a dead 10-year-old boy
dumped among rotting corpses?
I've got Williams
dead to rights.
This time we could
put him away for good.
But if he's got something we can
use, why can't we offer him 12.5-to-25?
Now, what did Eric do
to get you all heated up
and willing to grab your ankles?
We're wasting our time.
This interview is over!
Eric had a thing for some female
cop. That's all he talked about.
Do you have proof?
Think I got it on videotape?
You word isn't good enough.
How about hand delivered
letters? Delivered by whom?
From my hand to my old lady to
Eric's wife. The old prison express.
Avoids the warden's censors.
If he talked to me, what do you
think he spilled to his old lady?
You find letters at the ex-wife's
apartment? Couple dozen.
There's enough to charge
Mrs. Plummer with accessory.
News clippings, photos
of Olivia with the victims,
the obsessive ramblings
of a man on a mission.
It's Benson's collar.
Shouldn't she be here?
Yeah, I left a message on
her machine. She knows.
Bingo.
Let's pick up Plummer.
This is harassment.
I need to know where
Webber is working today.
Norman told me the whole
story, how you put him in prison.
He was exonerated.
First your partner, now you.
Why don't you leave the man in
peace? What about my partner?
She was here earlier
threatening me with obstruction.
I gave her the address so
she'd leave. Where is he?
This is Detective Olivia Benson,
from the 16, badge number 44015.
Shots fired at 653
Avenue D, Apartment 2.
He says you have to come in.
I can't. He's going to kill me!
He's not going to hurt you.
He knew you were
coming. He says...
He says to tell you
they didn't suffer.
He says I won't be
so lucky. Oh, God!
I'm coming in!
This is between us, Mr. Plummer.
Why don't you let her go,
and then it's just you and me?
How does it feel,
Detective Benson,
to have your credibility
shattered and your life in ruins?
It sucks.
I was innocent. Yes, you were.
But then you killed four innocent people.
Three innocent people, one child abuser.
I thought cops cared about the
facts. Why did you choose them?
They were suffering and they
needed their misery to end.
Who was going to help them? You?
I'm sorry for what
happened to you. I really am.
I can't turn back the clock,
but I can testify for
you on your behalf
and I can admit in open court
that I am responsible for you.
There's not going to
be a trial. Not this time.
Let her go and let's just talk
about it. There's nothing to discuss.
Please, Mr. Plummer,
don't think I won't.
Yeah, I'm counting
on it, Detective Benson.
Don't do it! Drop the weapon!
Drop your weapon!
There aren't any
bullets in my gun.
Olivia, it's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
It wasn't loaded.
Okay, let's go.
I gotta give my
statement. I'll take you.
You leave me alone.