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NARRATOR: In the criminal
justice system,
sexually based offenses
are considered
especially heinous.
In New York City,
the dedicated detectives
who investigate
these vicious felonies
are members
of an elite squad known
as the Special Victims Unit.
These are their stories.
All done.
So how's that?
BENNY: What do you want,
a medal?
Now, get the cable
out of the truck.
Yo, by myself?
What are you,
some kind of wimp?
Slide the damn thing out.
(GRUNTS)
Damn rookie.
The hell's your problem?
Rats.
Son of a ***
can't even curse
like a man.
No What the hell?
I think there's
something over there.
You ain't going to last long,
you let a couple of
rodents scare you.
Where are you
going? Zak!
There's something
over there.
Oh, my God.
(RATS SQUEAKlNG)
Call an ambulance.
BERESFORD: Victim is
eight months pregnant.
Lucky she didn't
go into labor.
Did you get her name?
Did she tell you
what happened?
Just pointed at
her belly and cried.
Is the baby okay?
Ultrasound was normal.
But her pelvic turned up
vaginal trauma and fluids.
Tell me something.
Who the hell rapes
a pregnant woman?
Yeah, well, for every kink,
there's a perv with a dream.
She's behind
curtain number three.
Uh Doctor?
I've got to
go, Detective.
Not until
we find our victim.
MARLOWE: They let our victim
walk out with a bruised face
and an eight-month belly?
A bus crashed in
the Midtown Tunnel.
The E.
R.
was so chaotic,
nobody noticed she left.
Well, I hope you didn't
call me down here
at the crack of dawn
to lead your search party.
No, Munch and Fin
are canvassing.
I called you because Jane Doe
was the fourth pregnant woman
to be ***
in the city this month.
And we're thinking
it's the same guy?
Well, it's the same MO.
He followed each one of them
out of a subway station,
and then *** them
at knifepoint.
Victims give
a description?
Yeah.
The guy wore
a stocking mask.
And a ***, too, no doubt.
CRAGEN: In the first
three attacks.
Either he forgot
the *** this time,
or it broke.
Warner is processing
the DNA now.
So, am I just here to
look at pretty pictures,
or do you have something
to show me?
Okay.
The perp
grabbed his first victim
coming off the Q train
at Prospect Park.
Second victim, last stop
on the number 6.
Victim number three was
*** in a cemetery in Middle
Village off the M train.
Tonight's attack went down
in Harlem near the number 2.
These four subway lines
all intersect
in only one place
in the five boroughs.
CRAGEN: City Hall Station.
The subway lines all connect
to his comfort zone.
Perp does the deed
and only has to
take one train home.
Pregnant woman's
an easy target.
She'll do anything the perp
wants because she wants
to protect her baby.
So, you doing
anything to stop him?
SVU Base to Portable.
Status report?
Lousy.
CSU grid-searched
the park and found squat.
Hey! Anybody check that car?
Stand by, Cap.
That's a lot
of parking tickets.
Traffic should have
moved this days ago.
This car is full of crap.
Hey-yo! Police!
Anybody home?
What time is it?
Time for you to
answer some questions.
Now, come on.
Hey.
That's
my clean laundry.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What's your name?
My friends
call me Flossie.
Do you have to do that
in front of me?
Hey, do I look like
I have dental insurance?
I got enough problems
without gingivitis.
Between your
plaque removal,
did you hear or see
anything unusual last night?
Oh, you mean
the pregnant girl
getting ***?
You saw the ***?
I heard her
screaming first.
In this crazy language
(MlMlCKlNG FORElGN LANGUAGE
GlBBERlSH)
Something like that.
Oh, wow.
You know what that is?
Spare me.
What happened?
I took a look.
*** was doing her
from behind.
He had a big-*** knife.
He waved it at me
when I told him to stop.
I ran back to the car.
So, you got
a good look at him?
Sure did.
He walked right past me
as he was taking
the underwear off his head.
No.
The nose
was a little smaller,
and the eyes
were farther apart.
Like that?
Yeah.
But now
the hair's not right.
Flossie's gums
may be gross,
but at least
he's got good recall.
Send the sketch
to every precinct,
transit district,
and subway station booth.
Where are we on the victim?
Nothing from
Missing Persons,
but Flossie says she was
speaking a foreign language.
Well, if she's illegal,
that would explain
why she ran
from the hospital.
Take her photo over to lCE.
See if she's on their radar.
TRASK: No American embassy
will give a visa
to a pregnant woman
in her third trimester.
So, that whole "Bring us
your tired, your poor,
"your yearning to breathe
free" thing was bull?
They sneak in,
drop their litter.
The little tykes go
right on the federal ***
and we pay for the milk.
Spoken like a true racist.
Well, I'll be damned.
Embassy in Bulgaria
made an exception.
Sophia Zorav,
admitted on
a B-2 tourist visa.
Sudden death in the family.
How many pounds of flesh
you people take
from her to prove it?
Death certificate
and funeral notice
for her uncle.
She was staying at his house
with her aunt,
Lili Denkova, the widow.
In Harlem.
That's Sophia.
Oh, God, not this.
Not now.
"All that flying, you'll harm
the baby," I told her.
But Sophia wouldn't
take no for an answer.
She was very close
to her uncle.
We're very sorry
for your loss.
I was so busy
with the funeral.
I never got to
call her again.
Why call if she was
staying here?
Because she never arrived.
Sophia flew into
Kennedy Airport.
Yes.
I went to pick her up.
Waited for her
to come through Customs,
but she never did.
I tried her cell phone,
but it went to voicemail,
(CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)
so I just assumed
she changed her mind.
Is there anyone else here
Stabler.
that she may
have contacted?
No.
I am all Sophia has
in this country.
Well, she still may try
to get in touch with you.
So, please call me
if she does.
(SlGHS)
And call me if you
find her first.
Please.
Warner got a hit on
the DNA from Sophia.
***'s name
is Donovan Black,
lives right by City Hall.
Munch and Fin are
on him right now.
Where are you two
lovebirds going?
The hell's
it to you, pops?
Let go of her, Black.
Why? She's my girlfriend.
He's got a knife.
And I've got a gun.
Drop it.
You okay?
He said he'd cut my baby
if I didn't come with him.
Donovan Black,
you're under arrest
for ***.
I didn't *** anyone.
Shut up, knucklehead.
We've got a witness.
That's the guy.
Number four.
Where do you
recognize him from?
That's the guy I saw
raping the pregnant woman
in Central Park.
BENSON: Are you sure?
He looks exactly
Iike the description
I gave you, doesn't he?
Lighten up, Flossie.
Let's go.
Great.
Where's the victim?
In the wind.
Then so is our case.
He saw him in the act.
He's a freak.
I can't charge ***
on the word of a tooth fairy.
The *** found in Sophia
is a 13-point match
to Black's DNA.
That's enough to prove
beyond a reasonable doubt
that a *** occurred.
I can't take this to court
without a victim statement,
Iet alone without a victim.
Black's defense
will rip this to shreds.
We let that creep go,
he rapes another
pregnant woman,
the next baby
may not be so lucky.
All right.
Arrest him.
But find Sophia.
ICE called.
State Department
just busted a clerk at
the U.
S.
Embassy in Bulgaria.
Turns out he's being
paid off to
issue Sophia's visa.
Paid? By whom?
Well, I'll bet you
Lili Denkova knows.
Her husband's funeral?
It never happened.
He's still alive?
She's never
been married.
(KNOCKlNG)
Why would Lili bring Sophia
into this country
and then lie to us about it?
Maybe she took off
so she wouldn't
have to tell us.
Or something worse happened.
The place is torn apart.
SVU Portable to Central.
Request backup.
Ms.
Denkova? Police!
Liv.
We've got a blood trail
leading out the back.
Looks like Lili
left her brains behind.
Who the hell
took her body?
Even without a body,
it's still a ***, right?
Absolutely.
No one could
survive losing this much
brain matter.
It's got to be Lili.
Unless Sophia
came back here.
There must be a toothbrush
inside with Lili's DNA
that I could use
to make a positive lD.
Six ballistic impact marks
right where
the victim's head was.
Shooter stood over her,
fired straight down.
Right into the stone,
so the slugs were
destroyed on impact.
He had to have used
a silencer.
The neighbors
would have heard.
Well, he tore
the place apart.
You think our killer got
what he wanted before
he blew Lili's brains out?
No, but I did.
Found this under
the bathroom sink.
BENSON: Doesn't sound
like Scrubbing Bubbles
to me.
Oh.
Phony stash can.
The prize inside is,
a cell phone.
Well, she obviously didn't
want anyone finding this.
We've got 40 calls,
but to only three
different numbers.
Neighbor saw
the body-snatchers.
Two guys carrying a rolled-up
rug out the front door
around 11:00 last night.
Where did they put it?
FlN: An SUV.
No make, no plates,
no further description
of the perps.
Sorry, wrong number.
Any luck?
First number
was disconnected.
The second one was blocked.
The third
belongs to an OBGYN,
a Dr.
Stephen Elroy.
ELROY: Yeah, sure.
I remember them.
BENSON: So, it sounds like
they're not regular patients.
No.
They called
and they asked if I could
see them right away.
Same day service.
That's impressive.
Hmm.
Well, the older one said
her niece fell in the tub.
She asked me to
check the baby.
I mean, what was l
going to do, say no?
(CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)
Benson.
Did Sophia have any
reason to be worried?
Not really.
She had some spotting,
belly pains.
I did an ultrasound,
examined her.
Everything looked fine.
So, you didn't notice
the pelvic trauma and the
massive bruise on her face.
Of course I did.
I told you.
She fell.
On her face
and her ***.
And you didn't
suspect foul play?
Any sign of *** assault
or domestic violence,
I call you guys.
Hey, what kind
of investigation
is this anyway?
Homicide.
Who's dead?
The woman or the girl?
Why would you think
it's one of them?
BENSON: Thanks.
Doctor, thank you
so much for your time.
If we need anything else,
we'll be in touch.
Anything I can do to help.
So, why did you
shut me down?
Not me.
Cragen.
I pulled
the death certificate
for Lili Denkova's
phony husband, Dmitri.
Look who signed it.
Dr.
Stephen Elroy.
Most OBs only sign
birth certificates.
You don't think
Stephen Elroy
killed Lili.
No, I don't think
Dr.
Bozo would hurt a fly.
But he's
definitely involved.
He had Lili
on a secret
speed dial.
Why?
Hundred bucks says
the owner of the blocked
cell number knows.
MARLOWE: I don't know.
But whatever
you guys stepped in,
I'm starting to smell
the stink on me.
Courtesy of Donovan Black.
He blew the lid off this
garbage by raping Sophia.
And Dr.
Elroy
is our only link.
I think it's time to put
something tighter than
a stethoscope around his neck.
He'll just lawyer up.
Well, then let's subpoena
the blocked cell number
and see who answers the phone.
BETH: Honey?
The police are here.
Police.
Is something wrong?
I'm Detective Stabler.
My partner,
Detective Benson.
We'd like to ask
you a few questions.
(SlGHlNG)
What about?
Phone calls you made
to Lili Denkova.
Before my clients say a word,
I want it understood
no crime's been committed.
Well, then I'm sure they
won't mind telling us about
their chat with Lili Denkova.
Beth and I got married
eight years ago.
We've been trying ever
since to get pregnant.
We have everything in
the world except the one
thing we really want.
A baby.
Did you try lVF?
With Dr.
Elroy.
Artificial insemination.
Six rounds of in vitro,
three with donor eggs,
and nothing worked.
So, we thought
we would adopt.
But
Glenn was arrested
back in '98
for domestic battery.
False accusation
by his ex-wife
during a nasty divorce.
The judge dismissed
the charge.
So, that's on your record
and no adoption agency
will touch you.
We were just about
to give up
when Lili Denkova called.
Right.
Two days ago,
according to
your phone records.
She said she was
referred by Dr.
Elroy.
That a baby
was about to be available
for a quick private adoption.
We were so desperate.
Hey.
You get an lD
on our homicide victim?
DNA from the remains
matches genetic material
on Lili's toothbrush.
Who are they?
The couple that was
going to buy Sophia's baby
with Lili's help.
So, Lili was
a baby trafficker.
I'll say.
We hit a gold mine.
Lili used bogus death
certificates to bring three
other pregnant women here
from Bulgaria
for sham funerals.
Easiest way to traffic
infants is inside
their mother's womb.
A fetus isn't
legally a person,
so no crime is committed
until it's born and
a sale actually takes place.
All made to look
like private adoption.
So, what happened to
the other three mothers?
Well, their visas expired,
but they never
left the country.
If you ask me,
the traffickers bought them
the same one-way ticket
to wherever Lili is.
Which means as soon as
Sophia has this baby,
she's dead.
The Medical Examiner
confirms Lili Denkova
has been murdered.
Oh, my God.
My clients had
nothing to do with this.
But the woman whose baby
that they were about to adopt
could be in danger.
We need your help.
STABLER: When was the last
time you were contacted?
(CRYlNG)
This morning.
Lili was killed
two nights ago.
Did Dr.
Elroy contact you?
Another man,
named Mr.
Brooks.
He's supposed to
come to the apartment
tomorrow at noon.
He said he wanted to be
sure that the baby was
going to get a good home.
The only reason Mr.
Brooks
is making a home visit
is to be sure the Butlers
can cough up the big money.
How much
we talking about?
MARLOWE:
Well into six figures.
Child trafficking
is a $5 to $7 billion
a year industry worldwide.
Well, now that Lili's dead,
do we have any idea
where our traffickers
might be stashing Sophia?
Yeah.
I checked
with lnterpol.
These guys usually
rent a space, equip it
for labor and delivery,
and keep some doctor
like Stephen Elroy
on call.
But Sophia's not due
for another several weeks.
That's a long time
to sit on Elroy.
Well, it sounds like
this Mr.
Brooks
is the guy in charge.
And we know exactly
where he's going to be
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.
Brooks.
Welcome to our home.
Mrs.
Butler.
Please, call me Beth.
This is my husband, Glenn.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Can I get you a drink?
Oh, no, thank you.
Well, I can't tell you
how grateful we are.
Well, your home
is magnificent.
What do you do for living?
I own
a confection company.
Hmm.
Uh
Confections? Ah!
STABLER: Candy.
Been in my family
for, like,
over a hundred years.
So, sweets for children
pays for all this, huh?
We've been
very fortunate.
Mmm-hmm.
Except for
Okay.
It's going to be okay.
Mr.
Brooks is here to help us.
Well, you two will be
wonderful parents.
Thank you.
So, should we
discuss business?
It's very simple.
Half a million dollars,
cash.
The first payment
of half tomorrow.
The balance on delivery.
Where should I bring it?
You will wait
for my instructions.
Hmm?
(CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)
Excuse me for a second.
Oh.
Congratulations.
It's a boy.
(STABLER EXCLAlMS)
BENSON: Oh, God.
He's beautiful.
Is the mother okay?
She is not your concern.
I need a name
for the birth certificate.
Oliver.
After her father.
Mmm-hmm.
I can't wait
to tell my mother.
Oh, you will say
nothing to anyone
until the baby is
in your possession.
Otherwise, you will
never see Oliver.
Huh?
STABLER: When
do we get our boy?
When I call you.
Any word when Brooks
is going to give you
Sophia's baby?
Not yet.
But Sophia's ***
put us on his tail.
He's got to know it.
His only choice is
to kill Sophia and
Dr.
Elroy and skip town.
Well, I'm Brooks,
I'd keep Sophia alive
to nurse the baby
until I make the drop.
Well, either way,
we don't have much time.
Where's Doc Elroy now?
He's got to be with Sophia.
His office said that
he called in sick today.
We got a bead on Brooks?
Fin tailed him
from the Butlers',
and we haven't
heard from him since.
That's because I lost him.
What happened?
He changed cabs
in the middle
of the street.
I don't think he made me,
but this guy doesn't
want to be followed.
Because he's mutri,
the Bulgarian mob.
Interpol lD'd him
off the hidden camera
photos from
the Butlers' apartment
as Anton Petrov.
CRAGEN: You mean
our baby smuggler works with
the Bulgarian National Police?
Used to.
Petrov
was the head of their
antiterrorism unit
until he crossed
over to the dark side.
He vanished in '06
after a dozen
people witnessed him
shoot a journalist
in the head six times.
That's the same way
Lili Denkova got it.
I got the subpoena.
Tap on Elroy's cell phone
should be up.
Okay.
The phone's GPS
has Elroy in Harlem.
just west of Broadway.
(BLEEPlNG)
There's a lot of
warehouses up there.
One of them should
be Petrov's hospital.
Hold on.
Hold on.
My Glenn Butler cell phone
just received a text
from a blocked call.
(READlNG)
That's in two hours.
If Sophia's alive,
she's not
going to be for long.
Let's get ESU up
to that warehouse.
We'll take Petrov there.
No.
I need to catch
him in the act.
Morningside is too risky.
It's wide open.
There's no cover
to hide backup.
Then I am making it
an order.
Morningside.
Now.
You're the boss in court,
Counselor.
Not here.
And I am telling you
that unless Liv and Elliot
buy that baby from Petrov,
I can't charge him.
Jo.
Jo.
Are you following me?
Damn right I am.
What's your
beef, Captain?
You, throwing
my people
into the fire.
I'll do whatever it takes
to get Petrov.
Is that what you said
back in '95?
Oh, yeah.
I remember
why you really retired,
Lieutenant.
I was tired of seeing
those creeps I collared
get off.
You sure it wasn't
a guilty conscience?
That dirt bag ordered
a drive-by that
murdered three children.
And to get him,
you burned two
of your undercovers.
Detectives with families.
Command decision.
You put your troops
in harm's way.
Nothing I wouldn't
have done myself.
You're not a cop anymore.
Elliot can handle himself.
Olivia, too.
I'm not betting
their lives on that.
ESU will be standing
by outside the park.
If Petrov sees them,
it will be a bloodbath.
Command decision.
(SlGHlNG)
FlN: Any ideas?
Over there.
By the light.
Mr.
Brooks.
Mr.
Butler.
You have the money?
Yes, sir.
Do you have our baby?
Yeah, in the back seat.
Let's go.
Now put the bag
on the car, please.
Hey, what are you doing?
Get off me!
But you've got the money.
Leave him alone.
Just making sure.
Please.
Just
give us our baby.
You have our baby,
don't you?
The birth certificate
is underneath.
Take him and go.
SOPHlA: No! No! Please!
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
Who you calling, Petrov?
What did you call me?
Petrov, you son of a ***.
Move and you're dead.
No! No! No!
Drop it! Drop it! Police!
Put your hands
where I can see them!
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
FlN: Turn around.
You're under arrest.
Sophia.
You okay?
We're going to get you
to a real hospital.
You okay, Captain?
Yeah.
Police, Sophia.
Do you speak English?
I have nothing
to say to you.
BENSON: We're here
to help you.
If I talk, I die.
And my baby, too.
No one can touch you here.
Anton Petrov is in jail.
I don't know
any Anton Petrov.
I saw your baby boy.
He's beautiful.
What's his name?
He doesn't
have one, yet.
He is safe?
Very.
We can protect you.
(CRYlNG) No, you can't.
Nobody can.
They are everywhere.
Sophia, listen to me.
If you don't help us,
they're going to
steal more babies
and kill more mothers,
just like
the three before you.
Please, Sophia.
You can have a life
with your baby.
Selling your baby is
a crime in America, yes?
Not if they
forced you to do it.
Is that what happened,
Sophia?
Did they pay you?
Did they promise
you a better life
in this country for your boy?
Or did you
owe them money?
And they've made you pay
them back with
your own flesh and blood.
Nobody forced me.
I am a criminal
in your country.
Give me my baby
and send me back
to Bulgaria.
Deport me.
I will never
testify against Petrov.
Your government
will just deport me.
STABLER: My government
doesn't deport killers.
Hmm.
If I am a killer,
why haven't you
charged me, hmm?
Who did I kill?
(DOOR OPENlNG)
We found what's left
of Lili Denkova.
Who?
The den mother
for your Bulgarian
baby mama operation.
And who is this ***?
(LAUGHS)
That woman is the prosecutor
who's going to put you away.
Mmm.
I see the blood.
Did you find the body?
Did anyone see me
shoot this Lili, hmm?
We know you killed her.
For letting Sophia Zorav
escape and get ***.
I have no idea what
you're talking about.
But I do hope
you find the swine
who *** that poor girl.
He's in jail.
And you'll be
joining him.
I don't see how.
I'll tell you how.
Lili ratted you out
before you whacked her.
Mmm-hmm.
She gave a full
statement to a judge.
Now, that is just as good
as if she were sitting
on the witness stand.
Mmm-hmm.
She told us
everything, Petrov.
How you snuck those women in.
How you sold their babies.
STABLER: And then murdered
those poor mothers.
Just like you were going
to kill Sophia and Dr.
Elroy.
And guess what,
there, dirt bag,
we've got them, too.
(LAUGHS)
You guys.
You have nothing.
There are no witnesses.
There will be no witnesses.
Now, I would like
my lawyer to join us, huh?
Nice try on the bluff.
Prick thinks he's Teflon.
He's right.
Sophia's too scared
to testify against him.
You can count
Elroy out.
Why? He lawyer up?
He refused counsel
as soon as l
read him his rights.
He said he'd plead guilty
and go to prison
before he'd talk.
Look at that poor ***.
He's terrified.
Yeah.
Not nearly
enough for me.
You're a schmuck, Doc.
You think by not talking,
you're safe? Wrong.
Petrov thinks you set him up.
Set him up? How?
You recruited the Butlers
to buy Sophia's baby.
And now, he's convinced
you sold him out
to save your own ***.
You see how that works?
Yeah, but I didn't
sell him out.
This is what
he did to Lili Denkova.
The only reason he left
you breathing was to
deliver Sophia's baby.
He was about to order
your execution
when we stopped him.
Doctor, you are a liability.
Petrov is a thug.
The only thing
he cares about right now
is staying out of prison.
You are a loose end
that needs tying up.
Yeah? Well, he can't
get to me if I'm in jail.
Honey, you could take
a spaceship to Mars,
and he would be there
waiting for you
when you landed.
Your only chance
is talking to us.
Yeah Well, how?
Witness Protection.
If you cooperate.
Yeah? Well,
that's not enough.
This guy likes to shoot
people in the head.
Now, can you guarantee
that he won't know
where I am?
Cross my heart
and hope to die.
You better hope to die if
you're talking to my client
without his attorney present.
John Buchanan.
Branching out to mobsters
around the world?
I didn't call an attorney.
It's taken care of, Dr.
Elroy.
And you have
nothing more to say.
Elroy was going
to turn.
We had him.
Well, now
we're doubly screwed.
That's Buchanan's
partner,
Marty Cranston.
Here to rep Petrov,
no doubt.
Well, if Elroy cooperates,
he's got to tell his lawyer,
who tells his partner.
It gets back to Petrov,
Elroy's dead.
Along with our case.
The only thing
we have left is Sophia.
Sophia's gone.
She escape from
the hospital again?
Two lCE agents
were driving her
and her baby
to a detention center
near Fort Dix.
The car exploded.
They're all dead.
MARLOWE: Surveillance
cameras at Fort Dix
caught the explosion.
Friend at the FBl
passed me the tape.
(SlGHlNG) Well, Petrov
said no witnesses.
He's keeping his promises.
Now we just
have to prove it.
Well, we're not
going to prove jack.
Sophia and her baby
were our victims
and your witness.
You know that
Petrov murdered her.
And two federal agents
on federal property.
Fibbies won't
let us near it,
and you two
already have bull's-eyes
on your backs.
I'm putting protective
details on both of you.
We don't need a bunch
of cops tailing us.
Undercover
D.
A.
's investigators.
You'll never make them.
Okay, so what about Elroy?
I mean, he's got to be
next on Petrov'*** list.
He's a sitting duck
in jail.
He thinks Petrov is
going to let him slide
if he pleads guilty
and keeps his mouth shut.
John Buchanan is never
going to let that happen.
JUDGE MASKlN: How do
the defendants plead?
Not guilty.
Not guilty.
Bail, Ms.
Marlowe?
Remand.
Mr.
Petrov
is wanted for
*** in Bulgaria,
which presents
a huge flight risk,
as does Dr.
Elroy.
Your Honor
Sorry, Counselor.
This one's
a no-brainer.
The defendants are
remanded without bail.
Let's take 15.
OFFlCER: Ms.
Marlowe.
Dr.
Elroy slipped this to me
back in lockup.
It's for you.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Marlowe.
Too bad
you're never going
to make it to trial.
Suppress evidence?
On what grounds?
The police claim
my client signed
a bogus death certificate
for Lili Denkova's
bogus husband.
Claim? Look and see.
Ms.
Marlowe
used that document
to obtain subpoenas
for Dr.
Elroy's
phone records.
Yes.
And warrants
to tap his phone.
Clever of me,
wasn't it?
No, it was stupid.
Dr.
Elroy's signature
was forged.
Can you prove it?
Our expert will testify
that the signature
on that certificate
is not my client's.
Really? And how much
are you paying
your expert?
Enough.
This person
is available to appear
at a suppression hearing?
Yeah.
And Dr.
Elroy
will testify that
he had nothing to do
with those
phony documents.
I'll read your papers,
Mr.
Buchanan,
and I'll get back to you.
Now, I've got to go.
Your Honor.
No, I really mean it.
I have to go.
Me, too.
(TOlLET FLUSHlNG)
Are you stalking me,
Counselor?
I need to
talk to you.
In here?
And ex parte?
You'll understand
when you read this.
It's a note
from Dr.
Elroy.
"l don't trust
my lawyer, help me.
"
What the hell is this?
It's the answer to
your little cry for help.
Does my attorney
know that I'm here?
Trevor Langan.
I'm your attorney now.
I don't understand.
It's called a shadow counsel.
It's the only way
we can keep you safe.
Yeah, but if
I fire my lawyer,
then Petrov will know
I'm ratting him out.
And then, I'm dead.
You're not going to
fire Buchanan.
You're going to do
everything he says.
Your shadow counsel,
Mr.
Langan, will represent
your real interests.
And Buchanan and Petrov?
They won't find out?
Not unless you tell them.
All right, then I accept.
So, now what?
I make a deal
for your cooperation.
Dismissal of all charges,
immunity from prosecution,
and Witness Protection.
In exchange for
his sworn confession.
In court?
Here, in chambers.
A secret, in-camera hearing
with the record sealed.
And I tell you everything?
Everything except
what you hear in meetings
between you, Buchanan,
Petrov, and his attorney.
Done.
All right.
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
How am I going to testify
at the evidence hearing
with him as my lawyer?
You're not.
Buchanan will
still be your attorney.
You'll answer all
of his questions.
Yeah, but if I tell
the truth out there,
then I'm dead.
Go ahead.
You're not going
to tell the truth.
So, you want me to lie.
Under oath.
In front of a judge.
JUDGE QUlNN:
In front of me.
As long as you tell
the truth in here,
there's no crime.
Dr.
Elroy, do you
recognize this document?
Well, it's a death certificate
for Lili Denkova's husband,
Dmitri.
That's your signature
at the bottom, isn't it?
It's my signature,
but it must have been forged.
I've never seen this
piece of paper
before in my life.
Yes, I signed
the death certificate.
MARLOWE:
At whose bequest?
Lili Denkova.
She handled
the paperwork
and she kept the mothers
under wraps
until they gave birth.
When did you
first meet Lili?
The day she brought
Sophia in.
So, she never tried
to involve you in any
baby smuggling ring.
Absolutely not.
Lili offered me $20,000
in cash for every baby
I delivered.
I told her to get lost,
until she threatened
to expose me for
I'll let him answer
if whatever he says
is covered by immunity.
As long as it's not
a violent crime.
Expose you for what?
Insurance fraud.
I don't know
how she found out
I was double-billing,
but she threatened
to turn me in.
And she was still
going to pay me.
Did Lili Denkova pay you
to recruit infertile couples
to buy children?
Of course not.
I only met her once.
When was the first time
you met Anton Petrov?
The night I delivered
Sophia Zorav's baby.
Did you see Anton Petrov
*** Lili Denkova?
No.
Do you have knowledge
that he murdered
Lili Denkova?
You swore to tell
the truth, Doctor.
I know where
her body is buried.
There's a cemetery
in the Bronx.
Petrov knows a guy
from the old country
who makes coffins
with false bottoms.
Lili's buried under
some lady
who died of a stroke.
Thank you, Dr.
Elroy.
Nothing further.
JUDGE QUlNN: Ms.
Marlowe?
I have no questions
for the defendant,
and I'm moving that
the defense's motion
to suppress be denied.
Not so fast.
Judge Quinn, I have
a few more questions
for Dr.
Elroy.
The People object.
I've just been
informed that the People,
in cahoots with the police,
have found
Lili Denkova's body.
And there's only one person
who could have told them
where it was buried.
Isn't that right, Doctor?
Don't answer that.
Objection.
Beyond
the scope of the hearing.
I was just trying to help.
JUDGE QUlNN: Enough, Doctor.
Objection sustained.
Dr.
Elroy, did you learn
of the location
of Lili Denkova's body
in a private conference
with you, Mr.
Petrov,
and myself?
Upon advice of counsel,
I am invoking
my Fifth Amendment right
against self-incrimination.
I'll take that as a yes.
Did you relay
the information
to Ms.
Marlowe
before or after
becoming her informant?
I'm not their informant.
Doctor, did Ms.
Marlowe
and the Judge
tell you it was okay
to lie under oath
in this proceeding?
Come on! You can tell me.
I'm your lawyer.
Or am l?
You're out of order,
Mr.
Buchanan.
No, you're out of order!
You and Ms.
Marlowe
have perpetrated a fraud
upon this court.
Your Honor,
the People are going
to ask the Grand Jury
to indict Mr.
Petrov
for the ***
of Lili Denkova.
Based on information
from him?
I am moving
that Ms.
Denkova's body
be excluded as evidence,
as it was illegally obtained
because Dr.
Elroy violated
attorney-client privilege.
Counsel in chambers.
Right now.
Judge Quinn ruled
Lili's body out
as evidence.
Do we have any idea
how Buchanan found out?
Someone in the cemetery
tipped him off.
Well, those
attorney-client meetings
were the only way
Elroy could have known
where Lili was buried.
Well, we told Elroy
he wasn't to disclose
anything he heard there.
So, instead of being
helpful, he screwed us.
That's why
I screwed him.
Well, we still have
his sworn confession.
Buchanan claims
we coerced Elroy
into giving it.
He's moving to
have it thrown out.
Without it,
we can't charge Petrov
with Lili's ***.
How much trouble
are you and the Judge in?
Worst we'll probably
get is censure from
the Disciplinary Committee.
But it's worth it.
I don't see how.
You will.
This is getting tiresome.
What now?
I thought we'd give you
one last chance
to make a deal.
Why? You have no usable
evidence, no witnesses,
therefore, no case.
Hmm.
Really?
MARLOWE: That's right.
The Feds found
the bomb your people
put under her car.
Before it exploded.
They blew up the car
with no one in it.
So you'd think
Sophia was dead.
You will not
open your mouth.
Not a word.
I'm not afraid
of you anymore.
Sophia?
Tell us what happened.
This pig came to Lili's house
the night after I was ***.
He took me and Lili
to the patio.
He made her lie
on the ground,
and he said, "Watch.
"
And then, he shot
her in the head.
He said the same thing would
happen to me if his property
in my belly was damaged.
I will kill you!
I told them everything!
How you forced me
to give up my baby
to pay back you
and your mobsters.
PETROV: You're dead.
You're dead.
You hear me?
You're dead.
Your baby is dead.
Your parents
in Bulgaria are dead.
We brought her parents
here, so your people
can't touch them.
You will never hurt
another girl again
because you'll rot
in the American prison.
I never go to prison.
Never!
Do you understand, ***?
Never!
Never go to prison! Never!
Yeah.
Tough guy.
He folded
like a little ***.
Yeah, well,
life without parole
looked pretty sweet
when he heard
the Feds wanted
to fry him.
He's just lucky
that Sophia didn't
get her hands on him.
Aleksander and me
will get asylum?
You will, but this little
man doesn't need it.
See, he was born here,
so he's automatically
a US citizen.
STABLER: Good luck.
Thank you.
For everything.
Elroy's off the hook, too.
U.
S.
Marshals are picking
him up tomorrow to put him
in Witness Protection.
You lied to us, Jo.
Right to our faces.
You said that
Sophia was dead.
I was protecting our victim.
I needed an ace in the hole.
Why didn't
you trust us?
I couldn't take the chance
that Petrov had his guys
trailing you.
Well, you know,
partners put their cards
on the table.
Well, like my grandmother
always said,
"The strongest cards
you have are the ones
you haven't played.
"