- Peter Stone: Please tell the jury why you're here today.
- Brian Cassidy: I'm here because I was a... I was a victim of Gary Dolan.
- Judge Anita Wright: Detective Cassidy, please raise your head and speak up.
- Brian Cassidy: I was a victim. Of Gary Dolan's. He was, uh... he was my coach. In Hudson youth league in 1985.
- [glancing at Benson]
- Brian Cassidy: And he sexually assaulted me. When I was twelve years old.
- Amanda Rollins: I know about Cassidy. Stone let something slip, and I figured it out from there.
- Olivia Benson: I lived with him, Amanda. I considered having his children.
- Amanda Rollins: Yeah. Don't beat yourself up.
- Olivia Benson: He knows Stone for five minutes and then he just opens up and tells him the whole story?
- Amanda Rollins: That's why some people go to bars. I mean, I've told complete strangers things I wouldn't even say out loud to the people I love. You're a victim here. You're allowed to hurt.
- Olivia Benson: I tried to talk to him, and he just shut me down.
- Amanda Rollins: He's too raw. And I know you're not gonna like hearing this, but he may be like a lot of victims and may never face it. It's not on you to take care of him.
- Olivia Benson: [to Cassidy about Gary] Listen to me. You really wanna hurt this guy, Brian? You really wanna make him pay for what he did? Get on the stand. Testify. That's how you can make him pay for what he did.
- Brian Cassidy: And what happens if they throw my testimony out... ?
- Olivia Benson: It doesn't matter, Brian. This isn't about Micah. This isn't about all the other guys. This is about you. Confronting him, facing your demons.
- Olivia Benson: So, Gary Dolan, age 63. Fin said he looked like he'd seen a ghost when they showed him a photo of Micah.
- Amanda Rollins: If there's any magic in the world, let's hope Micah's haunting him.
- Brian Cassidy: Stone, what are you doing here, man?
- Peter Stone: That's a Colt. Your service weapon's a Glock.
- Brian Cassidy: You don't wanna mess with me right now.
- Peter Stone: Well, I hope you're ready to shoot me, too, 'cause that's what it's gonna take.
- Brian Cassidy: Really? Whose side are you on, huh?
- Peter Stone: Whose side am I on?
- Brian Cassidy: Yeah, whose side? After what he did to that kid? What he did to me?
- Peter Stone: I'm not gonna let you ruin your life!
- Brian Cassidy: Yeah, you're too late for that!
- Brian Cassidy: Look, the last time I checked, Dolan moved down to Jacksonville in the 90's. All right, I had no idea he was back up here hurting kids. I swear to God. I'm the one who's supposed to stop him.
- Peter Stone: And then Liv comes to your door with this? That must have been tough.
- Brian Cassidy: Yeah, tough? No, you have no idea.
- Peter Stone: Look, with your testimony, we're gonna put this son of a bitch away for a long time.
- Brian Cassidy: Testimony? What are you, crazy? I'm not testifying in an open court and telling a bunch of strangers what that sick son of a bitch did to me.
- Peter Stone: Hey, this isn't your fault.
- Brian Cassidy: Save your breath.
- Peter Stone: You have done the hard part. The rest is downhill from here.
- Brian Cassidy: The hard part? Are you crazy? I'm damaged goods, Stone. I see it every time I look in the mirror.
- Olivia Benson: [to Cassidy] Why didn't you tell me, Brian?
- Brian Cassidy: Take a wild guess.
- Olivia Benson: Was I that hard to talk to?
- Brian Cassidy: What, you want us to sit around, and hold hands, and cry together, Liv? Come on.
- Brian Cassidy: [to Olivia] Yeah, I'm a cop. Your pep talks, your support groups, they're not gonna work on me, all right? You know what, the best thing would have been for us if you had never looked at that baseball picture.
- Olivia Benson: Brian, obviously I'm saying the wrong thing here, I just... I... I I just don't want you to run away from this.
- Brian Cassidy: I'm not getting involved in your case, Liv.
- Olivia Benson: It's not about my case, Brian. It's not about my case. I just... I care about you and I'm scared that if you don't deal with this, Brian, that I'm gonna get a call one day that you're the one who has a plastic bag over his head.
- Brian Cassidy: I'm dealing with it. My way.
- Dominic Carisi: I thought Rollins was on call tonight.
- Olivia Benson: Well, Jesse has the flu.
- Dominic Carisi: Ah, baby germs. Great. Now we're all gonna get sick.
- Olivia Benson: Flu shot, Carisi.
- Brian Cassidy: Well, I'm flattered that you recognized me. Where'd you... where'd you get this?
- Olivia Benson: It came up on a case that we're working on.
- Brian Cassidy: Oh, really? What, a deep dive into the Hudson youth league?
- Olivia Benson: Pedophile named Gary Dolan.
- Brian Cassidy: Ah, coach Gary. Really?
- Olivia Benson: We found this picture in his apartment.
- Brian Cassidy: Oh, yeah? Well, there's a coincidence for you.
- Gary Dolan: We're closed.
- Olivia Benson: Yeah, you've been preying on boys for thirty years.
- Gary Dolan: Talk to my lawyer.
- Olivia Benson: Brian Cassidy. Hudson youth league.
- Gary Dolan: What about him?
- Olivia Benson: Takes balls to molest a cop's son.
- Gary Dolan: I don't know what you're talking about.
- Olivia Benson: Or maybe you're just so sick that you couldn't help yourself. Turn around. You're under arrest for sexual assault of Micah Fuller, and you're gonna pay for what you did to Brian Cassidy.
- Gary Dolan: Oh, good luck making any of that stick.
- Olivia Benson: You don't know me very well, Dolan, but I don't give up, ever. Especially when you hurt somebody that I care about.
- Leo Berry: Coach Gary? Yeah, that guy was definitely out there. You know? But I never had anything weird with him.
- Brian Cassidy: Yeah, okay. Well, o-one day you're mowing down batters like it's no one's business, right? And all of a sudden, you just up and poof, disappear. What was that?
- Leo Berry: I got bored.
- Brian Cassidy: Got bored? No, no, come on, I don't buy that. Not for a second.
- Leo Berry: Look, I'm really sorry about this Micah kid. But I should really get back to work. Good seeing you, Brian.
- Brian Cassidy: Yeah, you, too. Hey, is that-is that your boy over there on the wall?
- Leo Berry: Yeah. Connor. His mom and I are divorced. I don't get to see him that much.
- Brian Cassidy: He's a good-looking kid. You know, I read your rap sheet. On the drive up here.
- Leo Berry: Did you?
- Brian Cassidy: Yeah. And I'll bet you a hundred bucks there's booze in that thermos over there.
- Leo Berry: I always liked you, Cassidy. But I am not above knocking your lights out.
- Peter Stone: Nobody's judging you, Mr. Berry.
- Brian Cassidy: Ah, no, it's okay. I got this. Yeah, I recognize that anger. I see it. I been there. I get it. What'd Gary do to you?
- [Leo is stony-faced silent]
- Brian Cassidy: All right, I'll tell you what, Leo. We're staying at the Sheraton if you wanna come by. Talk, have a drink.
- Peter Stone: So, what's up?
- Brian Cassidy: I've been going through the social media pages. Some of these kids I played Youth League with. There's a few boys there this guy Dolan may have targeted. Can I ask you a question, Stone? If something happened back then, I mean, it's too late to prosecute now, right?
- Peter Stone: I could still use them as prior bad acts witnesses in Micah's case. Can we reach out to them?
- Brian Cassidy: It's not something you wanna approach over a telephone. One of the guys lives in Connecticut, one guy lives in Providence. You feel like taking a road trip with me?
- Gary Dolan: Micah was a troubled boy. You know, I tried to foster his love of magic 10 years ago. You know, give a troubled boy a little attention...
- Peter Stone: I am gonna bury you, Dolan. You're a serial predator and you've been preying on boys since you coached youth league baseball.
- Olivia Benson: Look, Dolan has probably been abusing boys since the '80s.
- Peter Stone: What makes you say that?
- Olivia Benson: Because he coached youth baseball back then.
- Peter Stone: Wow. Fertile grounds for a predator.
- Olivia Benson: You know, one weird thing, Brian Cassidy was on one of Dolan's teams.
- Peter Stone: Did you ask Cassidy about Dolan?
- Olivia Benson: I did, and he doesn't remember anything. I'm gonna check in with the Youth League office, and I'll let you know if we find out anything.
- Peter Stone: I'll be presenting to a grand jury tomorrow. Once your client is indicted, the plea will be top count only.
- Samantha Morgan: So what is the one-time, super-duper, special offer?
- Peter Stone: Sexual abuse in the first degree, three to nine.
- Gary Dolan: Years?
- Amanda Rollins: Micah committed suicide because of you.
- Peter Stone: You're damn lucky I can't prosecute you for homicide.
- Brian Cassidy: You're uncomfortable.
- Peter Stone: Yeah. I was new to SVU. I didn't know how to handle that.
- Brian Cassidy: Yeah, exactly, just like all the guys that I work with, and the guys that I hang out with. Look, Rob and Leo, right? They get to go to New York, testify, then they get to go back home with all their secrets intact.
- Peter Stone: Leo Berry, this is Lieutenant Benson.
- Olivia Benson: Hi, Mr. Berry. Nice to meet you.
- Leo Berry: Nice to meet you.
- Peter Stone: Gary Dolan coached Leo in 1985.
- Amanda Rollins: Um, I, uh... I'm Detective Rollins. Why don't you come have a seat? Do you mind?
- Olivia Benson: How...
- Peter Stone: I made a lot of phone calls. And with Leo's testimony about Dolan's prior bad acts, at least we'll have a shot now.
- Olivia Benson: Okay.
- [heading into her office as Peter leaves]
- Olivia Benson: He made a lot of phone calls?
- Amanda Rollins: That's what he said.
- Olivia Benson: I called the regional youth league office myself, and they told me that the team rosters weren't computerized back then, and that the paper files were long gone.
- Amanda Rollins: You want me to go pick up Dolan?
- Olivia Benson: No. You stay here with Mr. Berry.
- Leo Berry: Guys down at the Sheraton told me you might be here. When I got off work, I saw my son's drawing on the fridge. Just got me thinking, you know? If it was Connor that killed himself, someone out there knew the truth, I'd want that person to come forward. So, yeah. Yeah, Gary molested me. And I'll-I'll... I'll testify to it.
- Brian Cassidy: You think I'm a hypocrite? Trying to get these guys to testify when I won't even...
- Peter Stone: No, I don't think that.
- Brian Cassidy: I do.
- Peter Stone: Cards on the table. What are you afraid of?
- Brian Cassidy: I told one person before you. This kid in high school, he was a friend of mine. I didn't tell him the whole story, I just told him that Dolan grabbed my junk, but the look in his eyes? I'll never forget that.
- Peter Stone: Cassidy, he was a kid.
- Brian Cassidy: You don't think I saw that exact same look in your eyes?
- Olivia Benson: Have we figured out who these kids are?
- Amanda Rollins: Well, TARU is doing a sweep of Micah Fuller's devices, but so far nothing. He took Polaroids, so...
- Olivia Benson: Well, it's a good way to avoid a digital footprint. You uploaded these to NCMEC?
- Amanda Rollins: Yeah, I sent the originals to the lab for analysis.
- Dominic Carisi: So, TARU was able to recover Micah's YouTube videos.
- Amanda Rollins: And what happens on the Internet stays on the Internet.
- Odafin Tutuola: Gary?
- Gary Dolan: That's me.
- Dominic Carisi: Are you the owner?
- Gary Dolan: I oughta be. I've been working here fifteen years. Is this about the shoplifting thing last month?
- Odafin Tutuola: Not exactly. I wanna ask you about this boy. Micah Fuller. You recognize him?
- Gary Dolan: No, I can't say I do.
- Olivia Benson: Polaroids at the shop were just like the ones at the crime scene.
- Dominic Carisi: Yeah, he's got the perfect setup there to groom his victims.
- Peter Stone: Be great if there was any proof of that.
- Amanda Rollins: Yep, well, we'll try to track down the kids from the magic shop photos.
- Olivia Benson: Yeah. It would be great if you could get us a warrant for Dolan's apartment.
- Peter Stone: I need to allege a specific crime to apply for a warrant.
- Olivia Benson: Micah's Polaroids.
- Peter Stone: Were in Micah's possession, not Dolan's. Look, I'd love to go after this guy, but I need something to hang my hat on.
- Peter Stone: Now I can allege a specific act of sexual abuse. The day Micah saw the doctor. It's something.
- Olivia Benson: So what else do you need?
- Peter Stone: Preferably a victim who's still alive and willing to press charges.
- Olivia Benson: Well, we're working on that.
- Ted Dennison: Did this coach do this to you, Rob?
- Rob Dennison: So, you just assumed the gay guy must have been diddled? Is that it?
- Brian Cassidy: Look, we're just, uh... we're just asking questions here. I mean, I know this is uncomfortable.
- Rob Dennison: Why is this even coming up now?
- Peter Stone: [showing him a crime scene photo] This is Gary Dolan's latest victim.
- Ted Dennison: Oh, my god.
- Brian Cassidy: Look, Micah Fuller was 22 years old. All right? He committed suicide because Gary molested him ten years ago.
- Rob Dennison: Well, there is nothing that I can do about that, now is there?
- Brian Cassidy: Hey, Rob. Gary paid a lot of attention to you back then, right? He gave you rides to the games? That Wilson A2000 that he bought you. I mean, hell, I would'a done anything to score a pro mitt like that.
- Rob Dennison: How envious were you, Brian? Hmm? Did you get into Gary's station wagon?
- Peter Stone: If you testify, Mr. Dennison, we can...
- Rob Dennison: Not a chance. I want you to take your snapshots, and I want you to get the hell out.
- Ted Dennison: Come on, Rob, these problems we've had, they could...
- Rob Dennison: Shut up, Ted. I don't have to listen to this.
- Dominic Carisi: What do you got?
- Sgt. Ryan Klypka: Micah Fuller. Neighbor found him, called 911.
- Olivia Benson: Okay, any signs of forced entry?
- Sgt. Ryan Klypka: Nope, his door was unlocked.
- Dominic Carisi: What about a struggle?
- Sgt. Ryan Klypka: No, just a couple of empty sleeping pill bottles on the coffee table. He left his dog with the neighbor who found him.
- Olivia Benson: Okay, if this is a suicide, why did you call us?
- Sgt. Ryan Klypka: Some pictures on the floor.
- Dominic Carisi: "I'm sorry." These kids can't be more than 11 or 12. Micah Fuller was a... was a pedophile?
- Sgt. Ryan Klypka: Looks like it finally caught up with him.
- Olivia Benson: Well, he may be dead, but his victims aren't.
- Olivia Benson: Okay, so what do we know about this guy?
- Amanda Rollins: Well, I mean, the neighbors say he was quiet, polite. There was a girlfriend briefly. His parents are-are at the morgue now. They should be down here shortly.
- Olivia Benson: We know what he did for a living?
- Amanda Rollins: Yeah, he worked at Alastair Bookstore, it's downtown.
- Olivia Benson: I don't know it. Okay, you stay with the photos. I'll have Carisi hit the bookstore.