23x16 - Sorry If It Got Weird for You

[bunniefuu]

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.

[CHEERFUL MUSIC]

♪ I've always played ♪
♪ the part of Shakespeare ♪

♪ I hide behind the ink and pen ♪

♪ I'm so tired of being ♪
♪ a book on a shelf ♪

♪ Tired of stories for somebody else ♪

♪ Think that I'm ready ♪
♪ to start a new chapter ♪

♪ I've been looking for ♪
♪ someone to turn it around ♪

♪ Looking for someone ♪
♪ to give me the crown ♪

♪ I wanna feel like I finally matter ♪

♪ I wanna be a Mona Lisa ♪

[APPLAUSE]

We are grateful and humbled,

that our dating app,

is a small part, of bringing
the possibility to love,

to lessen the isolation
of our modern world.

But, with success comes responsibility,

reevaluation.

Too many women are still
being sexually harassed,

or worse, online,

which is why "Mr. Wright Now"
is entering a new era.

And now, our CEO and founder,
Jackson Wright.

Uh, thank you, Cress.

A big piece of my heart d*ed,

when I lost my wife, Sara,
in a car accident.

We all have our somebody.

And she was mine.

When I created "Mr. Wright Now",

it was to help me reenter
the dating world.

Well, the app took off.

million users worldwide.

But somewhere along the line,
we lost our way,

which is why, from this day forward,

we are gonna be known
as "Mr. Wright Forever"...

The app where relationships
are built on trust, and safety,

where users will be able
to "show the love"

and find their somebody,

maybe even find their Sara.

Thank you.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

That went well.

Jackson was completely focused.

He stayed on script.

Yeah, the script you wrote.

Everyone knows this rebranding,

keeping women safe,
was your idea, not his.

Well, it was his call to go with it.

He greenlit and sold it.

Are you all right?

[BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYING]

What is it?
You can tell me anything.

Even if it's about Jackson?

Ah, Team Wright.
There you are.

Did I k*ll it or what?
I think I k*lled it, yeah?

Yeah, incredible speech.

I mean, listen,
that's what I do, right?

Whoa, holy crap, I think
I really did k*ll it.

Share price is surging,
% and climbing.

- That's great, Jackson.
- Are you kidding me?

We're popping bottles.
My office.

Great job on the speech.

Nice job with the tie.

All right, I guess it's time to party.

What was it you wanted to tell me?

Oh, no big deal. It can wait.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah.

Grab some champagne.
I'll meet you there.

Okay.
Oh, you guys!

[NOTIFICATION CHIMES]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Velasco,

McGrath cut OT.
You gotta punch out on time.

Great.

What, you got a hot date?

Uh, still waiting to hear.

Online dating.

Russian roulette.

Yeah, I'll take my chances.

Thank you.

Lisa?

Hi.

- Joe.
- I know.

Hi, Joe.

You actually look like your picture.

You okay?

I'm fine.

You just gotta catch up.

Two more.

♪ ♪

You wanna come up
for a nightcap, Detective?

Maybe you could handcuff me.

How about I make you a cup of coffee?

You're boring.

[PANTING]

Okay.

Here, let me help you.

What are you doing?

- I was trying to help you.
- No!

Don't touch me.

- Hey...
- Don't touch me!

- Leave me alone!
- It's okay.

- It's okay...
- It's not okay!

- I trusted you.
- Okay, okay,

- Lisa.
- [CRIES]

Hey, take it easy!

- No!
- Lisa!

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

This is Detective Joe Velasco.
I need a bus.

th Street
in between Fourth and Fifth.

In Brooklyn, now.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Velasco.
What the hell happened?

Honestly, I don't even know.

She had too much to drink
before I got there.

I didn't want to leave her at the bar,

so I walked her home.

The girl from the dating app
I warned you about?

Yeah.

Lisa.
She must have PTSD,

because, I swear to God,
I just brushed her arm,

and she freaked out,

and she fell down the stairs.

But I've been here all night.

The doctors say she's good to go home.

She has no serious injury.

Okay, I will go talk to her.

In the meantime,

you go over your entire night with Fin.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Thank you.

Lisa?

Hi, I'm Captain Benson from SVU.

Joe's boss?

He didn't do anything wrong.

- This was all me.
- Oh, no,

he was just worried about you.

Oh, I'm fine.

- Too much tequila.
- Yeah?

But...

With what happened last night,

do you have any idea
why you reacted that way?

Not really.

Well, you could have been
seriously hurt.

Well, you know what they say.

God looks out for drunks.

Well, if you don't think

that there's anything
to talk about, that's okay,

but if you do change your mind,

I'm here.

[UNEASY MUSIC]

♪ ♪

There's a reason I can't say anything.

Okay.

It was my boss.

Jackson Wright.

You know, it might be a good idea,

for you to just tell me what happened.

Our company designed a dating app.

Jackson encourages
single employees to use it.

He does too.

Last week, I happened to match
with Jackson.

I figured we'd both just laugh
about it.

But, he said
that the app had spoken, and,

that if we don't trust it,

why should the public?

So you decide to go on a date with him.

I met him at his penthouse.

It was awkward at first,

but we talked,

had champagne.

We started kissing.

Okay.

And then what?

He started to get a little pushy,

grabbed me.

I was shocked.

I tried to get away, but...

The more I fought,
the more he seemed to like it.

Hmm.

He threw me over the couch.

He pretty much r*ped me.

Lisa, I'm so sorry that
that happened to you.

He didn't even realize.

It was just like...

Hate sex.

Oh.

I got out of there as fast as I could.

Did you confront him?

I texted him the next day,

telling him I wasn't
gonna date him again.

He DMed me.

"Sorry if it got weird for you."

Lisa, did you tell anyone?

My godmother, Cress,

she's partners with him in the company.

I tried to tell her,

but I couldn't do it.

Jackson and I went to college together.

His wife was my best friend.

There has to be some misunderstanding.

Lisa said that she tried to tell you.

Did she mention anything?

She did seem upset.

But this?

No way.

Well, Jackson Wright has
a reputation as a player.

It's part of his grieving process.

Acting out, after Sara d*ed.

But his persona as a hot bachelor

is a marketing strategy.

He uses his own app.

There's never been
any accusations before?

Has he been inappropriate?

Raunchy, at times?
Sure.

But he would never be violent.

We just relaunched the app
to make it safer for women.

Well, I gotta tell you,

my sense...

Is that Lisa was assaulted.

Could it have been by someone else?

She's been dating on the app a lot.

Maybe something happened before
our safeguards were in place.

Actually, Lisa and Jackson
matched up on the app.

They went on a date to his penthouse.

Did...

she didn't mention this?

No.

Neither of them did.

I need to talk to Jackson.

There has to be
some explanation for this.

- We'll talk to him.
- And we would appreciate it

if you didn't give him a heads-up.

Thank you.

Yeah, of course I know Lisa.

She's a great kid.

- Something happen to her?
- Well...

That's what we want to
talk to you about, Mr. Wright.

Oh, wow.
Everything all right?

Yeah, Sienna, you can just
go back into the sauna, baby.

I'll just, uh...

I'll be a sec.

It's okay.

Sorry about that.

Wasn't really expecting company.

So Lisa, is she in trouble?

Well, what can you tell us,
about your relationship?

You know, she's one
of my social media stars.

My CFO's goddaughter.

Have you gone on a date with her?

Once.

We matched on the app.

- Not a crime.
- [PHONE BUZZES, NOTIFICATION CHIMES]

[NOTIFICATIONS CHIMING]

We're just minutes away now
from the closing of...

We got a situation here.

Excuse me.

...is quickly turning
into a mass sell-off.

The share price
of dating company Mr. Wright...

If you're just joining us,

rumors are swirling as to what
could've led

- God damn it.
- to the drop,

which has investors retreating...

Cress, you seeing this?
We're in a free fall.

I need you to call me back right away.

We'll have more
as the story develops...

Sam, what the hell's going on?

...Jackson Wright's company

if he cannot stop the bleeding.

I am shocked and saddened,

to learn of the sexual
as*ault allegations

against Jackson Wright.

He paid lip service to being invested,

in the safety of women
who used our app.

But I now realize he
himself is a predator.

I want to make it clear
that this is not in keeping,

with the ethos of our company...

the company as I know it.

And effective immediately,

I am resigning my post as CFO.

What was her reaction,
when you first told her

- about Lisa's allegations?
- She was shocked.

She didn't believe it.

Well, she certainly changed her mind.

Is it possible that these
two women are playing us?

I certainly hope not.

But that's the first thing that
Jackson Wright's gonna say.

I am dedicating my life's work,

to the protection,

and empowerment of women.

I know what r*pe is. Okay?

When someone says stop, I stop.

It's not rocket science.

Um, some of this, I'm used to.

You know, you get a little success,

people get jealous,
they want to tear you down.

The worst betrayal to me,

is that this baseless
att*ck on my reputation,

has come from my CFO,

and business partner
of the last years.

These allegations
have clearly been made

to destroy my client's company...

Well, that was fast.

It's full damage control.

We crossed paths with
his lawyer on the way out.

Okay, before he lawyered up,
did he make an admission?

He's not denying a date.

He says the sex was consensual.

He also says he has no idea

why Lisa would think otherwise.

- Yeah, he's lying.
- Yeah, probably.

But Lisa coming forward,

and Cress going public on the same day?

I mean, the timing
of this is suspicious.

Cress has agreed to come in.

You said that you have evidence.

I went to our I.T. team.

We have access to
every member's profile.

I found four other women,
who matched with Jackson,

who stopped using the app after
going on one date with him.

Please tell me that
you didn't contact them.

I'm sorry.
I had to know.

I just, I told them
I was doing market research,

wanted to know why they
stopped using the app.

We will need their names.

I can ask them to call you,

but I can't give you their information.

It violates our
confidentiality agreement.

I can just get a warrant.

I have already screwed this up enough.

The business is imploding.

Jackson is suing me.

It's like I just wasted
the last years of my life.

I realize that this has
been difficult for you,

but your goddaughter was just r*ped.

And if this does go to trial,

then you will need to testify.

So...

It would be very wise of you
to cooperate with us.

Three of the women got back to us.

They said they had bad sex
with Jackson,

but none of them allege
they were r*ped.

When Rachel and Cristina
complained to him by DM,

Jackson replied to them
with some version of

"I'm sorry it got weird for you."

Which is the same basic message

that he left Lisa.

It's not an admission
of as*ault, though.

Well, Blair told us when she DMed him,

she got this response.

"Equity in the company."

Oh, a trip to Maui.

So he's offering her a bribe.

That's a Class D felony,

but on Blair's case though, not Lisa's.

None of these women
want to press charges?

So far, no.

Okay, Lisa, her story?

Is it solid?

It is.

Good.

I know my next step.

Mr. Wright, on the charge
of r*pe in the first degree,

- how do you plead?
- Not guilty.

This is a baseless charge

designed to extort money
from my client,

who should be released,

with the state's most
sincere apologies.

Right. People on bail?

We request remand, your Honor.

Mr. Wright is a man
of considerable means,

and he's shown
he's willing to use that...

Has the trial begun?

Because I didn't hear a starting p*stol

- I let you speak...
- Boys, boys, boys.

Have we gotten this out of our systems?

Your Honor, this is a he said/she said.

And a lot people hope to make a profit

off of what she said.

Now, my client only wants
a chance to clear his name

and restore confidence in his company.

He is not gonna go anywhere.

I agree.

Defendant is RORed.

- [GAVEL POUNDS]
- Bailiff.

They just let him out?

Lisa, if he even dares
to contact you, you call me.

Come on.

Let's go.

Hey, there you are.

No luck getting Jackson remanded.

I did get an order of protection,
though.

That's something.

- How's Rollins?
- She's hanging in there.

Her mom's gonna be in a cast
for two more weeks.

Isn't that always the way it is?

The caretaker ends up being
the one that goes down first.

That's exactly what my mother said.

Hey, look.

I told Rollins,

to take all the time she needs,

but, most importantly,

- to take care of herself first.
- Yeah, I did too.

Captain.

You need to see this.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

I'm sure by now you've all
heard about my legal situation.

One hot assistant,

who, by the way,
had just gone on a date,

with an SVU cop.

Anyway, she suddenly decides that

the hookup we had,
was no longer a hookup...

excuse me, ladies...

But an as*ault.

I didn't tell her to
say it was an as*ault.

We know, Velasco.
We know.

Doesn't matter.

He's just trying to stir things up.

And this alleged victim...

Uh, no, listen, don't get me wrong.

She's a sweetheart, right?

I'm not looking to drag
her name through the mud.

Who I am looking to drag,

is her godmother, Cressida Gordon.

She's got an ace up her sleeve.

You see, Cress,

had really planned
to submarine Mr. Wright Now.

She poached our design team.

She poached our marketing,

our IP,

our dating algorithms,

our subscriber list.

She put a completely illegal
scheme in place

to start her own dating app,

violating her duties as CFO,

as well as the non-compete
terms of her contract,

so she could just go ahead
and launch her own company,

all while demolishing mine.

That's the real story.

We didn't know about any of this?

She wasn't the one under investigation.

- Well, now she is.
- Well,

if any of this is true,
there goes our case.

- Morning.
- Morning.

- Did anyone go home?
- I did.

We're in trouble here.

Ms. Maxwell had martinis
with Jack McCoy last night.

He wants us to drop the case?

Not yet, but he'd prefer,

that we didn't get
exculpatory evidence,

from a defendant's video rant.

We're working on confirmation, Carisi.

Well, how about this, Counselor?

One of the business blogs
uncovered a registration,

for a new dating app,

that traces back to Cress.

Get her in here, now.

It's not as bad as it looks.

Well, it looks pretty bad.

My client didn't have to come in.

Any potential wrongdoing on her part,

should be mitigated by her cooperation

with the r*pe investigation.

Any consideration
on corporate espionage

is beyond my purview.

We will let the
appropriate agencies know,

that you did cooperate, but right now,

why don't you tell us how we got here?

After I talked to Lisa,

I knew that I had to resign.

Mm-hmm.

I also knew,

that it was likely these allegations

were going to be made public.

So you decided,
to make them public yourself,

while you secretly raided your
company's IP and personnel,

to fast-track the creation of
your own competing dating app?

Look, I understand
the timing was a mistake.

But, I gotta tell you,

I didn't twist anybody's arm.

Jackson is known,
for stealing everybody's ideas.

Doesn't matter.

The last thing, I wanted to do,

is hurt Lisa's case.

And I am still willing to testify.

Well, if you do,

the defense will tear you,
and Lisa apart.

How much of this did Lisa know?

Nothing.

- Not a thing.
- That's gonna be impossible to prove.

The son of a bitch,

took a torch to the business
I sacrificed everything for,

and now I'm the one in legal jeopardy?

Look, I wish I could tell you

that things were gonna get better,
but...

This is gonna be a rough road.

Lisa, hi.

Thanks for coming in.

How're you doing?

Not great.

Is...

SVU gonna drop my case,
because of what Cress did?

That doesn't change the fact
that you were assaulted,

as long as you didn't have
anything to do with it.

I didn't.
I swear.

I had no idea.

Okay.

That's all,
that Counselor Carisi needs to hear.

I never said how sorry, I was about,

freaking out on you.

Will you have to testify about that?

Yeah.

Carisi thinks that it speaks
to how traumatized you were.

Going on the stand...

How nerve-racking is that?

To be honest, I haven't done
it as an SVU detective. but...

You just tell the truth.

Aside from all this,

how do you like online dating?

Think I'm gonna,
take a little time off.

Cress is here?

[UNEASY MUSIC]

Cress.

How could you do this to me?

Lisa.

I never meant to hurt you.

Was this your plan the whole time?

It wasn't my plan.
I promise you, I'm gonna...

Nobody believes me!

- They think I did it for the money.
- Lisa...

Or that you promised me
a stake in the company,

if I accused him.

My parents are furious at you.

Listen, I tried to call your mom.

She doesn't want to talk to you.

Lisa, Lisa.

Listen,
we're gonna figure this out, okay?

Come with me.

I'm so sorry, Captain Benson.

I really am.

All right, everybody, I want y'all

to take a look at
what's going on in here.

That is your tax dollars hard at work.

What you are seeing is
Cress Gordon's former office.

It is now a federal crime scene.

Look at that.

Now, look, I just want
to let everybody know

that if anyone out there
has any lingering doubt,

I would like to think that
this federal investigation,

further proves my innocence.

This entire charade has been
nothing but a scheme

to take over my company.

Wow. This guy really knows
how to play offense.

Yeah, which is why the Eighth
Floor wants to plead this out.

Plead to what?

Attempted r*pe one.

He'll do / years.
He'll go on the registry.

A C-felony?

Lisa is credible.

Not to mention,
the fact that she was r*ped,

has nothing to do with Cress' crime.

Also not to mention

Swope probably won't even
consider this,

so, it's a waste of our time,

and it also makes me look weak.

[CELL PHONE BUZZES]

Benson.

I don't know why

I didn't see this coming.

Cress?

It's been one mistake after another.

Cress?

Cress, what's the matter?
Where are you?

Mm...

I'm sorry.

I just wanna lie down.

I wanna lie down.

Hold on a second.

Velasco, let's go.

Cress?

Stay with me.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

- Mm...
- Cr...

Cress.

Call a bus.

SVU portable to Central.

I need that bus right now.

West nd Street,

- possible overdose.
- I don't feel a pulse.

And we're looking at Oxy.

Give me the Narcan.

Cress...

Hey, Cress?

Hey, I need you to stay
with me, Cress, okay?

Stay with me.

Come on.

Hey.

Hey.
How's Cress doing?

Thank God for Narcan.

Hospital released her
a couple hours ago.

Okay, good.
Is she okay to testify?

I don't want to put her on
the stand if she's too fragile.

I'm gonna check in with her
in a couple of hours.

- But how's Lisa?
- She's gonna be fine.

- It's Velasco I'm worried about.
- He's good.

I prepped him for three hours.

Yeah, so did I,
that's why I'm worried about him.

He could be over-prepped.

Thanks.

When victim of sexual
as*ault becomes triggered,

a psychological projection can,

be deployed as a defense mechanism.

And how did that
manifest in Lisa's behavior,

the night that you met her?

She had been drinking,

I touched her arm, and,

in my experience, that triggered her.

She later disclosed to my captain

that she had been assaulted,

earlier in the week, by Jackson Wright.

Thank you, Detective.

Detective Velasco,

you met Lisa Rose on the
dating app Mr. Wright Now.

I'm curious.

Do you use that app often?

Not often, but sometimes, yeah.

I'm surprised.

A good-looking guy like you
needs an app to meet women?

- Objection, relevance?
- I'll allow it.

I work long hours.

So things have to move quickly for you.

Is that why you went
back to Lisa's apartment?

I just wanted to make sure
that she got home safe.

And yet she ended up in the hospital,

after an interaction with you,

that resulted in her
falling down steps?

She was in a disassociated state,

and she projected
her sexual as*ault on me.

So you said, in your experience.

Exactly how long have you been
an SVU detective?

About six months.

So,

in the supposed, disassociated state,

she mentioned you by name,

didn't she?

Told you to take your hands off of her?

She did, but...

Yell at you to stay away from her?

Not to touch her?

According to her neighbors, she
seemed pretty afraid of you.

Because she was projecting onto me.

As a man who was assaulting her?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

Careful, Mr. Swope.

I'm sorry.

But, you can see how
the jury might be confused.

[UNEASY MUSIC]

Withdrawn.

♪ ♪

Jackson Wright and I were alone,
in his penthouse.

We started making out.

Then he suddenly grabbed me,

pushed me down,

put his hand over my mouth.

I tried to get away, but...

he r*ped me.

How did you end up at his penthouse?

We matched on the app,

Mr. Wright Now.

He was my boss.

I wasn't comfortable, but he said if,

we didn't show we believed in the app,

we couldn't expect potential users to.

And, why didn't you report the as*ault?

I was afraid of getting fired,

that no one would believe me.

He's rich, powerful,

CEO of the company.

Ms. Rose, it's been suggested,

by the defense,

that you conspired
with the CFO, Cress Gordon,

your godmother,
to sabotage Mr. Wright's company,

in order to launch a new dating app.

Did you profit at all,

from coming forward?

No, I did not.

And I'm angry about what Cress did.

This was never about money.

I have no job.
I'm going on unemployment.

I just want to make sure,

that a man that uses
his own dating app,

to prey on women,
can never do it again.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

I'm sorry to ask you this, Ms. Rose.

But the night that you went on
a date with Detective Velasco,

were you drinking?

Yes.

And, according to witnesses,

you thought he was
assaulting you that night.

I was projecting.
I was wrong.

Projecting, huh.

Everyone keeps using that word.

Moving on.

The night that you went on a date,

with Jackson Wright,

how much were you drinking then?

- Objection.
- Overruled, Mr. Carisi.

I'm not sure.

We had some champagne.

Two bottles, between the
two of you, sound about right?

And, multiple sh*ts of tequila?

It's possible.

So isn't it also possible,
that you were drunk,

- and you were...
- No.

Wrong about my client assaulting you,

- the same way that you...
- That's not, leave me alone.

- About Detective Velasco?
- That's not what happened.

So you claim, but...

Ms. Rose,

as I told Detective Velasco,

can't you see how that might

confuse the jury?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Nothing further.

Hey, Cress.

How are you doing?

I'm feeling like I
just got hit by a train.

I bet.

What happened to me?

You don't remember anything?

I...

Just wanted out.

I couldn't take it anymore.

I know this has been hard.

Harder for Lisa.

Is Jackson gonna
get away with it again?

Again?

I just mean...

He's Mr. Wright,

can talk his way out of anything.

I wish I could say that the
trial was going better, but,

we're in trouble.

What does that mean?
I still have to testify?

The problem is,

if you don't testify
for the prosecution,

the defense will call you.

Do you feel up to that?

On the day of the app relaunch,

Lisa was tense,

anxious,

specifically in
her interactions with Jackson.

SVU told me,

that Lisa had accused
Jackson of sexual as*ault.

I immediately went to her.

She was crying, upset.

She told me Jackson had r*ped her,
a week before.

And what happened after you heard that?

I wrote a letter of resignation.

I knew when these allegations
were made public...

A dating app's CEO accused of r*pe...

Our subscribers,

would desert the company.

I put plans in place to,

launch an alternative app.

Ms. Gordon,
you're facing federal charges

on corporate espionage.

Were you offered leniency,

for your testimony?

No, I was not.

And did Lisa Rose know anything about

you starting a new company?

Absolutely not.

This was completely on me.

I panicked.

I wanted to salvage something,

of the decade-plus,

I had poured into Mr. Wright Now.

My biggest regret,

is that what I did...

Has caused people to doubt Lisa's story.

Lisa's story.

- Your words, not mine.
- Your Honor.

Move it along, Mr. Swope.

Lisa's your goddaughter, isn't she?

Would you describe yourselves as close?

Before this, yes.

And she didn't tell you,

about matching with Jackson on the app?

No.

About going to his penthouse?

- No.
- She didn't mention any problem,

with him, after the date?

No.

Okay, so,

let me backtrack.

You're close to Lisa,

but, aren't you also close to Jackson?

We used to be.

You both went to college together.

He married your best friend.

You built a company together,

mourned the death of his wife together.

- Yes.
- So my question is,

is when Lisa came to you,

and told you, what allegedly happened,

between her and Jackson.

Did you go to him?

- No.
- So...

You decided, to go public,

with an unproven accusation

that you knew would
destroy the company,

that you poured your life into,

without even bothering
to go to Jackson,

and hear his side?

And you're telling the jury,
that this had nothing to do,

with your own financial gain?

- No. It wasn't that.
- Well, it sure seems like it.

I didn't go to him...

Because I knew what his
side of the story would be.

How can you possibly know that?

Because he did the same thing to me.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Your Honor, move to strike.

What, your own cross-examination?

These are unsubstantiated allegations

that I'm hearing
for the first time, and I...

- [GAVEL POUNDS]
- Order.

The jury will disregard.

Bailiffs, clear the gallery.

Counselors, my chambers.

♪ ♪

Introducing an uncharged,

unproven allegation of r*pe,

during the middle of a trial?

This is highly prejudicial,

- and I am...
- No one is disagreeing.

Mr. Carisi?

I am just as surprised as anybody else.

What?
This came out during your cross.

You opened the door.

It was three months after Sara d*ed.

Jackson was still a mess.

He was depressed.

He said our shared grief,
was too powerful to ignore.

Hmm.

I made it very clear,

I did not want to have sex with him,

but that's not what he wanted to hear.

I'm so sorry.

When it was over, he left the room.

And then he came back in
and apologized,

said he had never done that before.

He would never do it again.

Did he say anything else?

He said he needed me,

that Mr. Wright Now needed me...

And he asked if I would come
on board as CFO.

I know it sounds like,

he bought my silence,

but I genuinely believed him
when he said he was sorry.

I'm sure that you did.

And I'm sure that he meant it

- at the time...
- He didn't.

There's something else,

I never told anyone.

The fairness of this trail
has been fatally undermined.

The jury cannot unhear
what they have heard.

It overwhelms all evidentiary facts.

- I ask for a mistrial.
- Your Honor,

you have already stricken
the testimony from the record.

You've ordered the jury to disregard.

Now, we cannot just presume

that they're not gonna follow
your instructions.

Agreed.

A mistrial is unnecessary.

I will speak with the jury again,

but the curative instruction
should more than suffice.

In that case, the prosecution rests.

Then you're up, Mr. Swope.

Cress and I met at USC.

She introduced me to my wife, Sara.

The love of your life.

She was.

Cress and I mourned
her tragic death together.

I consider Cress one of
my closest friends, but,

everything she has said

since that press conference,

has been a complete and total lie.

Mr. Wright,

did you as*ault Lisa Rose?

No, I did not.

I would never.

Mr. Wright.

You designed a dating app,

that millions of people use,

including yourself.

million users.

And yes, I've had the

good luck of matching
with some amazing women.

And as the designer of that app,

would you consider
yourself to be an expert on

- what women want?
- Yeah.

You could say it's my calling.

So when you told Lisa,

uh, what was the phrase you used?

That the app had spoken.

What did you mean by that?

That we should trust the algorithm,

when it said we'd be a good match.

That you would enjoy her company,

and she would enjoy yours.

Exactly.

So let me ask you something.

When Lisa was on the stand,

and she described what you did to her,

did she sound like she had
enjoyed your company?

Well, she didn't say no at the time.

It's hard to say anything,

with somebody's hand over your mouth.

- Objection.
- Sustained.

Move it along, Mr. Carisi.

Mr. Wright,
you've dated a lot of women.

Has anyone else ever complained?

- Not in the moment.
- What about afterwards?

I'm not proud of this,

but uh,
I may have ghosted a few of them,

and when they found out
that I wasn't into them,

did they rewrite history,

bitch about something
they were totally into?

Yeah.
It happens.

Dating's a minefield.

So most women, do like it weird?

Maybe not the women you date,

but, uh,

most of them like a little kink.

As an example, they like to
have their wrists pinned down,

- slap on the ass?
- Sure.

Is this something that you learned

from using your algorithm,

or has this always been
part of your repertoire?

Your Honor, is this a cross-examination

or just kink-shaming?

Get to the point, Mr. Carisi.

I'm getting there, Your Honor.

Mr. Wright.

Earlier, you mentioned your wife.

I'm sorry for your loss.

You say you know, what women want.

Did you know what your wife wanted?

Of course I did.

So you knew she wanted a divorce?

That in the months,
leading up to her death,

she was planning on leaving you,
correct?

- Stop talking about my wife.
- Why did she want to leave you?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

Is it because you accused
her of being uptight too?

Where is this coming from?

Never mind that. Yes or no?

From that lying bitch?

You just couldn't help
yourself, Cress, could you?

Are you jealous because I had you once,

and threw you back,
or it 'cause I banged

your precious goddaughter?

So Cress is lying,

Lisa's lying...

- Your Honor.
- They're all lying!

Objection is sustained. Mr. Wright.

Your Honor, just give me a minute.

That's what women do.

- They lie, okay?
- [GAVEL POUNDS} Sit down,

- They push, they pull.
- Mr. Wright!

They're mad. They're hot.

And when they don't get what they want,

they cry r*pe.

They turn your wife against you.

They try to destroy your company.

- [GAVEL POUNDS]
- Mr. Wright.

You're not gonna get away
with this, Cress.

You're the one going to jail, not me.

- [GAVEL POUNDS]
- Mr. Wright, that is enough.

- Now you stay in your seat.
- Your Honor,

- I request a break.
- No, no need.

I'm through with him.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Hey.

You okay?
I know it got rough in there.

That's what you wanted, didn't you?

I'm sorry.

I just wanted the jury
to see who he really was.

I hope they did.

His anger?

I always knew it was there.

And I brought Lisa into his world.

I never thought he would do it to her.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, your Honor.

On the sole count,

of r*pe in the first degree,

we find the defendant,
Jackson Wright...

Guilty.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Members of the jury, you are dismissed.

The State of New York
thanks you for your service.

Mr. Wright,

you are to be remanded to Rikers

- until sentencing.
- [GAVEL POUNDS]

We are adjourned.
Bailiff...

♪ ♪

Congratulations, Counselor.

- You heading home?
- Uh, no.

I'm gonna go up to Rollins' mother's.

Still pretty chaotic up there.

It really does take a village,
doesn't it?

You are a good man, Dominick Carisi.

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