27x15 - Thirsty

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- 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.

- Come on, Curry!

- Work the jab!
Start with the jab!

- Come on, let's go.
- Keep that left up, Curry!

- Come on!
Let's go, k*ller!

Keep it up. Keep it up.

Careful, careful!

- Get off the ropes!

- Come on, Curry.
Get in there, get in there!

Yeah!

Come on, Curry!

Yes!

Yes!

Devastating.
Never doubted you for a second.

- k*ller Curry! Next stop
Golden Gloves, am I right?

- Hey, how ya feelin', champ?
Huh?

- I don't know,
after months of training,

I kind of wish it went longer.

- That makes one of us.

Nice work in there, partner.

- OK, well,

this was the easiest 100 bucks
that I ever made.

You were great!
- Thanks, Cap.

- So, guys,
drinks on me at Longshots?

- Mm-hmm.
- Definitely.

- I'm not going to say no,
you know?

All right.

I'll grab a shower
and I'll meet you all there.

- Good.
- OK.

- All right.
- Hey.

Tremendous.

- Chief.

Didn't see you out there.

- I wouldn't have missed it
for the world.

I have always been a fan,
Captain.

- Always?
All the way from Philly?

That's--
that's quite a compliment.

- Let's just say
I've been educating myself.

A captain who's so dedicated
to the mission of SVU

that she takes what
is essentially a demotion

to work in that unit.

That's dedication.

- Well, it's a fulfilling
assignment.

No regrets.

- Not much room
for advancement, though.

You and I both know
the challenges

in this department
for women like us.

We're held to
a different standard.

And yet, as far as you've come,
here you are,

in a redundant position
with no real authority.

But the good news is

there is a path
to change that perception.

- Victim's name
is Leyla Hartman.

Report came in to hotel
security about an hour ago.

- OK, what is all this?

- The best we can figure out
is some sort of fan convention.

I've seen them on TikTok.

- All right,
who's in charge here?

- Hotel manager, Nate Smith.

- Mr. Smith.

Hi, I'm Captain Benson, SVU.

Where's the victim?

- She's with the
paramedics now.

- Right.

- She was an attendee
of the convention.

She said she was, um,

r*ped last night.

- OK. Did she say where
the r*pe occurred?

- In a room on the 15th floor
just after midnight.

Captain, if you could
use some discretion.

We don't want to alarm
our guests.

- Right, OK.

So I'm going to need footage

from every single elevator
and from the stairwells.

- We don't have cameras
in the elevators or the floors.

My team checked the stairwell
cameras and the elevator logs.

No one has come or gone from
the 15th floor since midnight.

- Lock it down.

- You got it.
- Lock it? You can't.

- Mr. Smith, this hotel
is a crime scene now,

so nobody leaves
without an interview.

- So is there any insight
to all of this?

- Yeah, it's weird.

This Romeo kid,
a potential suspect,

is some sort of ballet prodigy.

He blew up on social media, had
over 300 fans here last night.

- OK, but the kid's talented,
so what's--what's weird?

- It's the fans.
They're intense.

They travel all over the
country to these conventions.

They pay thousands of dollars
to be, quote, "Superfans."

They pay for private lessons.
They're obsessed.

- OK, well,
I had a college boyfriend

that followed the Dead
for almost a decade.

- Yeah, but your
college boyfriend wasn't

sending the Dead college money
and fantasizing

about the turning 18,
so it would be legal.

- How old is this kid?

- 16. Every person we talked
to was a woman, 40s, 50s.

Said Romeo changed their lives,
made them feel young again.

- Mm.
- Definitely gives you the ick.

His mom supposedly
runs everything.

Sets up all the cons,
controls all the access to him.

- OK, you two head up to the


I'm going to talk
to the victim.

And find this mother.

I want to talk to her.

- After the VIP event,
Romeo asked me

to come to his room to help him
talk to his mother.

- W-what do you mean?

- He wanted to stop performing

and he was afraid
of her reaction.

Uh, I told him that I would
be there for moral support.

- Oh, so

he must have
really trusted you

to ask you for
that kind of help.

- I thought so.

- OK, so you went to his room,
right?

And what room was that?

Do you remember?

- Um...



- OK.

So can you walk me through
what happened next?

- It was like a--a--
a switch flipped.

He just got this look.

like, an evil look,

and he attacked me.

- OK.
You know what?

We don't need to do this now,
OK?

So what's going
to happen next is

I'm going to have the ambulance
take you to the hospital

where you're going
to get a SAFE exam.

- I'm not sure
that I want that.

- Oh, OK.

OK, well,
it's entirely your decision.

You should know that it might
help us with the investigation,

so, you know, why don't you--
why don't you

talk to the doctor about it?

- All right.

Thank you.

- Of course.

She's ready to go.

Go ahead.

Bruno, the crime scene room
is 1550.

- Body's cold.

No pulse.
She's gone.

- Captain, we got a body,
female.

- I think it's Romeo's mother.

Yeah, it's Diane Martin.

- Possible blunt force trauma
to the head.

We're in Romeo's room.

- I'm on my way up.

- Somebody went out the window.

Must have climbed into
another room on this floor.

Trail stops three windows down.

- That's room 1533.

- Open it.

- It's locked from the inside.

- Take it.

- NYPD!

- Hey.

- Please help me.

- Get him up.

- Let's go.

- Hey. There's no dad in the
picture--he died six years ago.

Did Romeo ask for a lawyer yet?

- Not a word,

but I wanted to take a peek
in what we're dealing with.

- Right.

- Kid's got over


- Oh.

- You are worthy.

You deserve love.

You deserve to love yourself,

and I'm going to help you.

I'm going to keep
you accountable.

We'll do this together.

Let's go.

- Well, he seems
like a sweet kid.

Has he done anything
questionable?

- Not that I can tell.
It's all pretty wholesome.

- Great, yes!

Everybody give it up
for Alison!

Drop a thumbs up,
drop a comment down below.

- So I looked into
the mother's financials.

- Mm-hmm.

- Past two years, she's
taken in 600,000 in donations,

all from fans.

Supposedly
for his college fund,

but they all went
into her account.

- That sounds like wire fraud.

- Or pimping him out.

- Or that.

- Take me home with you!

- Romeo, I want your lips
next to mine.

I want your body against me.

- I know it sounds crazy.

I mean, he's my son's age,
for God's sake,

but Romeo has made me rethink
my entire life.

He's just so positive,
so encouraging.

I love how he touches me
when we dance.

My sex life?

Let's just say
way more active.

- He awakened something...

- They know he's a kid, right?

- Oh, yeah, they know.
Check out the comments.

- "If my thoughts were actions,
I'd be in handcuffs."

"If he was
a couple years older,

I'd do a plié on his face"?

Lovely.
- Yeah.

I just think there's more
to the story here.

- Clearly, oh.

Let's go find out.

- Now that I read you
your rights,

are you willing to speak with
us regarding these allegations?

- Hey, Romeo.

A woman by the name
of Leyla Hartman has made some

pretty serious allegations
against you.

But we are willing to listen
to your side of the story, OK?

Hmm?

- Listen, kid.

If you want
to help yourself out here,

you should really talk to us.

Let me take a shot here?

- Hey, Romeo.

You should listen to him.

Because he might
be able to help you.

- Before I can talk to you,

you need
to verbally acknowledge

that you want to talk to me.

I promise you I understand.

Just let me know that
you're cool with us talking.

- OK.

- I asked my captain
to leave the room

'cause I'm going to share
something with you

that is very private to me.

Something that
I honestly think may help you.

When I was 15,

something happened to me
that changed my life.

I was sexually assaulted
in my bedroom

by one of my mother's friends.

I was--I was, um, too young
to process

what happened.

Um, and when I began
to understand it,

I felt...

incredibly confused.

Why didn't I feel lucky
that she chose me?

Why didn't
I appreciate the lesson?

Why did I feel so

incredibly ashamed?

And then pretty soon,

that feeling went
from shame to guilt.

Like, was it my fault?

Did I do something
to bring this on?

And then that feeling...

That feeling went to anger.

I began to hurt myself,

drank alcohol
to quiet my thoughts.

I wanted to k*ll myself.

And then I wanted to k*ll
everybody around me.

Look, I don't know what
happened last night.

I only know
what I'm being told.

But...

I promise you

that if you tell me
what happened,

I'll understand.

Because I've been there.

- She k*lled my mother.

- Hey, Whalen, how you doing?

Homicide said someone
was coming over?

- Yeah, kid.
- You catch a case?

- Yeah.
City never sleeps, right?

- Right.

- You want to run it down
for me?

- Yeah.
So the crime scene's on 15.

- Mm?
- Victim's Diane Martin.

She's the mother of the kid
who's being interviewed at SVU.

- Wait,
you saying you think he's good

for your r*pe and my m*rder?

- That's what
we're trying to sort out.

You seem skeptical.

- I'm always skeptical.

And cynical.

All right,
I'm going to head up to 15.

Have your captain notify me

if she wants me
to take a crack at that kid.

- 10-4.

- You know,
I knew your old man.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

- After my performance, my mom
organized a VIP meet-and-greet.

- What happens there?

- The Superfans
pay for alone time with me.

I walk around the room
and talk to them.

- What do you talk about?

- You know, I tell them
they look great,

give them the stretching tips,
take selfies.

- So it's just
normal conversation?

- It doesn't feel normal.

Feels weird.

- How so?

- Um, at first they're nice,
but...

they've usually been drinking
and they--

I don't know...

start talking about,
um, sexual stuff.

What they want to do to me
when I get older.

- You ever tell your mother?

- She just said ignore it,
but I hated it.

- Because it's inappropriate.

Your mother should have
put a stop to it.

What happened last night?

- It was late.

Uh, my mom told me
to go back to the room.

Leyla got on the elevator
with me.

She...was really drunk.

She tried to put her hand
under my shirt, but--

I told her to stop,
but she just laughed.

- What happened when
you got back to your room?

- I told her not to come in.

She did anyway.

She--

She pushed me onto the bed.

She pulled down my pants
and put her mouth down there.

- That's a crime.

She was assaulting you.

- I told her to stop,
but she kept going.

And I remember
she had a condom and--

I don't know, I just froze.

And then...

it was over and she just,
like...

smiled at me.

She was so happy.

I felt so weird.

- Because it is weird.

- Then Mom came in.

She saw us.
She just flipped out.

Started screaming.

Leyla grabbed this marble thing
and hit her in the head.

There was so much blood.

- Then what did Leyla do?

- She just stood there
like nothing happened.

And then she said
we could be together forever.

I was so scared.

I...

climbed out onto the ledge
and tried a couple of windows

until I found one
that was unlocked.

- I'm so sorry
this happened to you, Romeo.

It isn't right.

- She wasn't perfect, but...

she was my mom.

- That was excellent work,
Terry.

- He's 16.
He's a kid.

And that woman took advantage
of him.

You saw, right?
His story was solid.

I pressed, and he held up.
- I saw.

- And I know--I know we all
bring our prior experiences

and demons into this job.
- Yes, we do--

- But I am clear on this,
Captain.

Crystal clear.

- And so am I.

And I believe you, Terry,
and I believe him.

- But our perp is claiming
to be a victim.

So what did Leyla Hartman
tell you?

- She's tricky.
She--

she seemed reluctant to get
a r*pe kit done at the hospital

and, you know, I mean, that's
not totally uncommon, but...

I don't know.

Something's flagging.

We need to be
very careful

how we approach this.

- All right.

Good.

Good.

- You all right?

- Yeah.

Just makes me wish
I had somebody like you

in my life when I was a kid.

- You mean someone like you?

Who's brave enough
to share their story

to help someone else?

Look at all of these.

I mean, she must have
attended every event.

- So what are we looking for
in here?

- How about the m*rder weapon?

- I'll see if they
can rush the prints.

- Yeah.

- Well, you're not
going to believe this.

- What?

- You're the sex cops.
Is that what I think it is?

- Yes, that is a used condom.

- Oh, how sweet.

Your so-called victim
kept a memento.

- Hospital took
good care of you?

- Yes. Uh, thank you.
- Good.

So the doctor said that
you declined the SAFE exam.

- Well, they--
they said it wasn't necessary

since I knew my attacker.

- Oh, OK.
Um...

So Leyla, as you know,
we've arrested Romeo Martin,

and we're just looking
to shore up our case.

- How is he?

I-is he OK?

- It must be so confusing

to feel empathy
for the person that

assaulted you.

- He's just--

I--I still think of him as
the person I believed he was.

- Well, that makes sense.

I mean, you two
had grown close.

- Did he say that?

- You said that.

You--you told me that
he confided in you

about wanting to quit ballet,

so you were obviously

special to him.

- He's a very special person.

Or, uh, I thought he was.

- How did you two meet?

- I was interested in
getting back into ballet,

and a friend of mine
told me about this kid

who was offering sessions
online.

She said he was a prodigy.

- And you were a Superfan,
right?

So you paid for private--

private lessons?

- Well, yes.

Lots of VIPs did that.

- But you were the only VIP
that he confided in.

I mean, that must have--

must have made you feel

really good.

- I actually felt sorry
for him

'cause his mother
was a monster.

- How much--

how much interaction did you
actually have with Diane?

- Uh, not much.
Um, hardly at all.

- But she did ban you, right?

From--from the group?

When--when did that happen?

- I don't remember.

- Do you remember
why she banned you?

- Romeo told her
I was supporting

his decision to quit dance.

She didn't like that.
She wanted to control him.

- It wasn't because you were
obsessed with Romeo?

- That's a-a lie.

A-a-and what does any of this

have to do with the fact
that I was r*ped?

- Hey, Captain,
I'm sorry to interrupt.

Can I talk to you for a second?

- Stay here.

- I'd really like to leave.

- Yeah, I'll just be a minute.
Stay here, please.

- Leyla is in the system
for a DUI from last year.

CSU said her prints were
all over the m*rder weapon.

- What about Romeo?

- Nothing.
Just Leyla's.

- Bruno, you're with me.

Leyla Hartman,

you're under arrest for the
sexual as*ault of Romeo Martin

and for the m*rder
of his mother, Diane Martin.

- What?

- Stand up, put your hands
behind your back.

- You don't understand.

He begged me for it.

I was saving him from that
woman who was ruining his life.

He begged me for it!

- Obviously,
the arraignment judge

saw right through
the People's case

and agreed to release my client
on bond.

What we have here,
ladies and gentlemen,

is yet another instance
where the so-called

Special Victims Unit
rushed to judgment.

But the most outrageous
thing about this case

is that my client
is the victim.

She was assaulted
by Romeo Martin.

- Mr. Olin. Mr. Olin--

- Quick question.
will Ms. Hartman be testifying?

- I will not try this case
in the press,

and I will have no
further comment here.

See you in court, my friends.
- Just one question.

- Uh, Danny,
only a prick announces

that he won't
try his case in the press

at a press conference
that he called.

- All the world's a stage,
Carisi.

I guess that makes you
the court jester.

See you at the show, sonny boy.

- Olin sure has a bee in his
bonnet about you, Carisi.

What's his problem?
- I got no idea,

but I'm getting sick and tired
of his games.

- Yeah, we all are.
- Well, we made a good case.

The guy's just a shark.
- He definitely made a fool

of me last night.

- Yeah,
you gotta shake that off.

- All right,
so court records say that

Leyla Hartman's husband filed
for divorce six months ago.

He might have something
to say about this.

- All right, Curry, Rollins,
see if you can get him to talk.

- How is Romeo doing?

- Look, he's a kid,
but he'll be ready.

- Let's hope so.

I feel good about the, uh,

fingerprints
on the m*rder weapon,

but he's our only eyewitness,

so this kid has got
to hold up under Olin's cross.

If he folds, Leyla walks.

- Leyla and I are
legally separated.

I hired a lawyer,
but she apologized,

so we tried again,
you know, for the kids.

- Mm.

- Uh, then I caught her talking
to that Romeo kid again,

so it's complicated.

- So she's still
talking to him

and you're on the fence
about divorce?

- Look, my kids are only eight.

I didn't think they were ready
to give up on her.

But now, I guess this
is finally the last straw.

- Mr. Gibson,
Leyla's about to be on trial

for m*rder and sexual as*ault.

Will you be willing
to testify for the prosecution?

- Oh, I don't know.

It's--I don't think
I'm comfortable with that.

- Why not?

- She's still
the mother of my children.

- Who is a m*rder*r
and who assaulted a minor.

- Look, I d--I don't know about
what happened with all that,

but if I testify
and she's convicted,

I'm the one who has
to explain to my kids

why I sent their mom to prison.

I can't do that.
Sorry.

- Hey, John.
What brings you in?

- Just dropping off
some paperwork.

You got a second?

- Sure.
Come in.

- I don't know what's going
on with you and Tynan,

but all of a sudden,
she's up my a*s.

- Oh, well,
I know the feeling.

Why, what's she asking about?

- Well, she's guarded.
You know, she always has been.

She's asking about the progress
of the case, but--

- But what?

- Well, it feels like
she's just poking around

about you and this unit.

- Well, uh,
Chief Tynan and I

have, uh, definitely
had our issues,

but they have nothing
to do with this case.

- Yeah.

- Sounds like
there's more to the story.

- I'm not one to tell tales.

But if you're at w*r with her,

there's some things
you might want to know.

- All right.

- So 2001, cop is involved
in an off-duty sh**ting,

IAD does a cursory
investigation,

they rule it a good sh**t,

whole thing goes away.

You know how things were
back in the day.

- Oh, I do.

- Well,

rumor was...

that the cop's partner
fixed things for him.

- And I take it the cop
was Jimmy Griffin.

- And the partner became our
new illustrious Chief of Ds.

- Well, I don't know what
you want me to do with that.

- I don't expect anything.

Do nothing if that's
your decision, hmm?

I'm just passing along
information.

- Well, John,

as always, I appreciate you.

- Well, I always liked the way

you handled your business,
Captain.

You need any help,
you know where to find me.

- Captain.

A word, please.

- Evening, Chief.

- I left you a voicemail.

Two, in fact.
You've been busy.

- Yeah, um, sorry, you gave me
a lot to think about.

I appreciate your kind words
and support and while it's

incredibly flattering
to be considered--

- You're turning me down?

- I think that's best
for all of us involved.

- You mean Captain Benson?

- No. I didn't tell her
about your offer.

I just don't think
it's best for me right now.

- I think you're making
a mistake, Captain.

- I might be,
and that'll be on me.

But I'm also
not real interested

in being a pawn
in someone else's game.

Respectfully.

- Good night, Captain.

- After the defendant sexually
assaulted you, what happened?

- I saw her k*ll my mother.

- Mr. Martin, did you ever
as*ault Leyla Hartman?

- No.

I never would have done
something like that.

I was a virgin.

- Thank you.
Nothing further.

- In the last year,

how much money did you take
from your fans?

- I-I don't know.
My mother--

- Would it surprise you to
learn

that it totaled over $600,000?

In addition to
the so-called gifts of sneakers

and clothing and jewelry that
you solicited from them.

- I don't know.

- Isn't it true, sir,
that you preyed

on these poor, lonely women?

- No, no.

- Are these not...

your dirty underwear
that you sent to my client

with a request for $1,000--

- Objection, Your Honor.

These were never provided

to the prosecution
for inspection.

- Your Honor, my client just
discovered these this morning.

- Mr. Olin, put those drawers
back in the box.

You know better.

The jury will disregard any
mention of the undergarments

unless and until
I admit them into evidence.

- Fine, Your Honor.

You took advantage
of their loneliness

and their generosity,
didn't you?

- I did what
my mother told me to do.

- But you wanted more.

We all understand the sexual
desires of a 16-year-old boy,

and you decided
that money wasn't enough.

You decided to take advantage
of my client

by raping her,
isn't that true?

- No, no, I-I would never--

- You took the money and
you took my client sexually,

isn't that true?

- No!

- I'm done.

- I thought Romeo
was a boy who was

being exploited by his mother.

He wanted to stop dancing,

but she was forcing him
to continue.

- Did you attend RomeoCon 2026?

- I did.

I just wanted to see
if Romeo was OK.

When I saw him in the lobby,
he was happy to see me.

He told me he was trying
to get his mother to stop,

but that she wouldn't
listen to him.

- What happened next?

- He asked me to talk
to his mother with him.

- And you agreed?

- Yes.

I went to their room,

but once inside,
I realized that we were alone.

- What happened next?

He--he pushed me onto the bed
and

ripped off my underwear.

I couldn't believe
what was happening.

I--I froze.

He--

He stepped back,
he put on a condom, and r*ped--

r*ped me.

- Did he say anything?

- He said that
nobody would believe me

because he was
an innocent 16-year-old boy.

- And after
he violently r*ped you?

- Diane burst into the room
screaming.

Romeo picked up a book and--
and hit her in the head.

I was--I was shocked.
I ran out.

I didn't want him to k*ll me.

- Thank you, Leyla.

I'm so sorry
this happened to you.

Nothing further, Judge.

- Ms. Hartman,

you heard
Detective Bruno testify

that you said
that Romeo begged for it.

- I did not.
That's a lie.

- Oh, OK.

Well, how did the m*rder weapon

with only your fingerprints
on it end up in your room?

- I know now
that it was planted.

- It was planted?
By whom?

- Probably the same detectives
who are lying about me.

- Well, maybe you can, um,

you can explain to me
how a used condom

containing Mr. Martin's
seminal fluid ended up

in a coffee cup
in your mini-fridge.

- Condom in a coffee cup?

How ridiculous does
that even sound?

Obviously they have been
railroading me from the outset.

- Mrs. Hartman...

You're separated, correct?

I am.

- And isn't it true
that you and your husband

separated over your obsession
with Romeo Martin?

- That is not true.

My husband is a liar.

He abandoned us.

- But a family court judge
awarded him

joint custody of your children,
correct?

- My husband is a criminal
and a liar.

He paid off that judge.

- Oh, OK, just so that
I got it straight,

uh, the detectives lied,
they planted evidence,

the judge was paid off,
and your husband's a criminal?

Is that your testimony?

- It is not only my testimony,
Mr. Carisi,

it's the truth.

- What's this subpoena?

I told your detectives
I'm not testifying.

- I understand, but before
you make your final decision,

I want you to hear what
Leyla said on the stand.

Hey, Lucy?

Lucy, can you--all right.

OK, sit down.

Can you please read back
Leyla's cross-examination

for Mr. Gibson?

- The defendant--my husband,
is a criminal and a liar.

He paid off that judge.

Mr. Carisi--OK,
just that I got it straight,

the detectives lied,
planted evidence,

the judge was paid off,
and your husband is a criminal.

Is that your testimony?

The defendant--it is not
only my testimony, Mr. Carisi,

it's the truth.

- Mr. Gibson, are you a liar?

- No, sir.

- Have you ever been arrested
or even charged with a crime?

- Absolutely not.

- But the defendant testified
that you are a criminal.

- It's not the first time
she's lied about me.

- Do you have any evidence
of that?

- I have a recording
of a voicemail she left me.

- Objection.

No recording was ever
turned over to the defense.

- Approach.

What's this all about,
Mr. Carisi?

- This is a transcript
of the recording

which will show that the
defendant lied on the stand.

Your Honor, this is outrageous.

No recording was turned over
during discovery.

- We just learned of the
existence of this recording.

It goes directly to
the defendant's credibility,

which is always at question.

And since she testified--

- She may have
committed perjury.

I agree with Mr. Carisi.

I'm going to allow it.

- Judge--
- Step back.

- Mr. Gibson, you said that
you had received a voicemail

from the defendant.

Could you please play
that recording for the jury?

- Christopher, you messed
with the wrong woman.

Back off or I am going to tell
the judge that you r*ped me

and I will tell your boss that
you are embezzling money.

I will get sole custody

and you'll be humiliated.

Do not test me.

- As to the charge of sexual
as*ault in the first degree.

- Guilty.

- And m*rder
in the second degree.

- Guilty.

- Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury,

thank you for your service.

- You know,
I always want to puke a little

when people call me brave,

but I'm going
to call you brave.

You were great.

You should be proud
of yourself.

- Thanks.

- How do you feel?

- I don't know.

Glad it's over.

I kind of hoped it would
make things better,

but I don't really
feel any different.

- I get that.

It takes time.

You know you can
call me anytime.

I gave your grandmother
the name

of a therapist I really like.

You'll go, right?

- I'll go.

- What happened
is not your fault.

Remember that.

- It wasn't yours either,
Terry.

- Hey.

- Oh, my God, what's with all
the closed-door meetings?

What's up?

- Chief Tynan offered me
the SVU Deputy Chief position.

- I'm sorry?

- I turned her down

and I am sorry
I didn't tell you earlier,

but it's done and handled.

- Hold on, just wait.

Chief Tynan--

Chief Tynan offered you
Deputy Chief?

- Yeah.

Dropped some "women like us"
solidarity nonsense too.

- OK.
Uh, look,

first of all, Renee,

you can't just turn this down.

- We know what she's doing.

It's a play,
and I'm not about to be played.

- I'm so sorry that you
got caught up in all of this.

And...

I don't know what her game is,
I really don't, but--

but I promise you--

- There's more.

- There's more?

- I just got off the phone

with the Deputy Commissioner
for Personnel

and I'm being reassigned.

- No.

- Executive officer
here at the 16th.

- No, that's not happening.

I'm going to stop that.

- I'm going to ask you
not to do that.

I never needed anyone
to fight my battles,

and I'm not going to start now.

- This is not your battle.

She's doing this to get to me.

I'm not letting that happen.

I'm sorry.

- Can you let me handle this

the way that I want
to handle it, please?

She's the chief of detectives.

I mean, there's not anything
you can do about it anyway.

- I'm not so sure about that.