New Appear Upwards Constabulary & Social Club Svu “Assaulting Reality” Recap & Review
December 28, 2018
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As I despise – as well as don’t scout – reality competitor shows, I was dreading the episode “Assaulting Reality” which was based on a “Bachelor” type show. Surprisingly, I enjoyed this episode, probable because it almost felt similar the closest nosotros would ever come upward to an SVU comedy. The corny dialog from the “Heart’s Desire” demo as well as the whole premise of how the demo was staged is just why their real-life counterpart shows are unwatchable to me.
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It was amusing that Fin, his existent life counterpart having a reality demo of his own, commented that reality shows are all fake. Also amusing was when Barba said his woman nurture says the demo volition exercise anything for ratings. If anything, this applies merely equally much to shows similar SVU equally it does for a reality show.
Law & Order as well as SVU “repeat offenders” Wendie Malick as well as Michael Gross were perfectly cast for the roles of the demo executive producers as well as I think their performances added to the comic tone of this episode. Larisa Oleynik also did a fine chore equally the frazzled Lizzie, who tried to hold the demo together but had to fence alongside ii domineering bosses who eventually made her the scapegoat.
Here is the recap:
Cast:
Mariska Hargitay - Lieutenant Olivia Benson
Ice-T - Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Raúl Esparza - ADA Rafael Barba
Peter Scanavino - Detective Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr.
Guest stars:
Robert John Burke – Captain Ed Tucker
Michael Gross - Jeffrey Prince
Wendie Malick - Regina Prince
Larisa Oleynik - Lizzie Bauer
Mather Zickel - John Valentine
Rachael Emrich - Gigi Danson
Comfort Clinton - Melanie Connor
Caprice Benedetti - Tammy Ledder
Adam Gregory - Ryan Ledder
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Bondurant – Graham Turco
Shannon Thornton - Ashley S.
Ava Lange equally Ashley B.
Adam Perry - Emmett Weaver
Jones Miller – Mrs. Connor
Host John Valentine welcomes audiences dorsum to the show, Heart’s Desire inwards NYC. It is calendar week half dozen as well as the competitor is downwards to 3 men as well as 4 women; i of the women volition live going habitation after the broadcast. Melanie as well as Gigi are competing for Ryan as well as Ryan volition chose his “heart’s desire” tonight.
Meanwhile, Benson as well as Tucker are inwards a bar, both drinking coffee, as well as the demo is playing. Benson asks the bartender to plow the demo off, as well as Tucker suggests throw the TV out. Benson asks who really watches this show?
In Rollins' apartment, she is glued to the TV show. She is sitting on her sofa alongside Frannie the domestic dog equally Carisi is at that topographic point asset babe Jesse. They scout Melanie as well as Gigi hash out Ryan as well as Carisi comments nearly Gigi throwing shade. Rollins says Gigi is a total witch; she as well as Frannie are squad Melanie. Melanie says Ryan is the guy of her dreams. The demo plays the video of Gigi as well as Ryan on a “steamy” helicopter ride. John thus asks Melanie nearly her engagement alongside Ryan, which she describes a repose but the genuinely connected. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 video of their railroad vehicle ride inwards the commons is shown, Melanie proverb she felt similar a Disney princess. Carisi comments that no guy wants to hear that. He asks Rollins if she is crying, as well as she shakes it off, proverb no but Carisi comments she is thus busted. John asks Melanie what happened when they got dorsum to the triplex, as well as when Melanie merely smiles, John shows a video of the action. The others inquire if they want a sip but they signal they are good. Ryan tells Melanie that John gave him the “Dream Suite” primal as well as Melanie says she is lightheaded as well as she kisses Ryan. They become to the suite as well as he opens the door, Melanie proverb she is non certain nearly this. They caput to the bed as well as the crowd thanks at the activity. John tells Melanie that was a big footstep for her, as well as she says it wasn’t that big of a step. He asks if she is sure, thus suggests they consider what happened a piffling later on inwards the evening. Melanie, as well as the audience, sees a video of her inwards bed alongside Ryan, taken alongside a nighttime vision camera, as well as spell she looks shocked, the audience applauds. Upset, she stands upward as well as says she doesn’t retrieve whatever of this. Meanwhile, Rollins as well as Carisi both aspect stunned. Back at the show, John asks Melanie if she remembers going to the Dream Suite alongside Ryan, as well as she admits yes, but says she is a virgin as well as would receive got never slept alongside him. Producer Lizzie Bauer, off camera, orders them to cutting to a commercial now. John stands upward as well as says they volition live dorsum equally Melanie shouts out “Did Ryan rape me?” Back at Rollins' place, Carisi asks Rollins if she merely saw what he merely saw. Rollins says Melanie wasn’t acting, call for if they merely aired a rape.
The adjacent hateful solar daytime at SVU, the squad watches the video of Melanie as well as the rape accusation. The papers receive got headlines of the shocking allegation. When Carisi comments he is surprised this hasn’t happened before, Benson asks her to delight tell him he doesn’t scout this show. He says no but lastly nighttime was his start time; he was making dinner as well as Rollins position it on. Rollins rolls her eyes as well as Fin interrogation that Carisi is “making dinner.” Rollins gives an oculus scroll over again as well as Benson gives them both a aspect equally Fin comments that mayhap they were distracted but they know that reality shows are all fake. Rollins replies non lastly night, proverb they want drama as well as fairy tells but non rape, adding they cutting away equally presently equally Melanie started to freak out. Benson asks if Melanie reported it, as well as Rollins wonders if the producers allow her construct a telephone telephone equally they don’t allow access to the exterior world. Carisi adds it is similar Stockholm Syndrome, as well as alongside all the headlines as well as all the calls they are getting from concerned viewers as well as the Chief of Ds’ wife…and Rollins finishes that they should at to the lowest degree inquire a few questions. Benson agrees as well as tells them to become beak to Melanie but she is interested inwards “our” reality, non theirs.
At the Heart’s Desire triplex at 539 West 22nd Street on Tuesday, Apr 5, Carisi as well as Rollins are within as well as Rollins notices the hot tub where Ashley B. slapped Graham inwards the 2nd episode. There is filming going on, as well as girls are cavorting inwards bikinis. Lizzie Bauer enters, stating she is co-producer as well as asks how tin john she assist the NYPD. Carisi explains they are next upward on the accusation that Melanie made on the air lastly night. Lizzie explains they receive got been getting calls nearly it besides but asks that they know goose egg happened as well as that the demo is heavily scripted. Rollins states they nevertheless demand to speak to Melanie. Lizzie comments that the executive producers are talking to the network as well as asks if they tin john hold off until they acquire here, as well as Rollins answers alongside a theatre no. Lizzie looks unsettled as well as says that Melanie is unopen to the lastly round, adding that she spoke alongside her lastly nighttime as well as if she wanted the police push clit involved they definitely would receive got made that happen. Carisi insists they demand to hear that from her. Lizzie says, “Uh huh” equally she leads them upward the stairway.
Upstairs, she knocks on Melanie’s door as well as enters, announcing the detectives, proverb they are from SVU as well as are concerned nearly what she said lastly night. Lizzie adds she told them it was component of the demo as well as that she is fine. Rollins tells Lizzie to allow Melanie tell them that. Rollins asks Melanie if they tin john inquire a few questions, as well as Melanie looks at Lizzie earlier proverb she guesses so. Carisi asks Lizzie to give them the room, as well as Lizzie uncomfortably agrees, proverb she volition live exterior for her when she is done. Rollins sits downwards on the bed adjacent to Melanie as well as explains they were watching lastly night, proverb it was tough. She asks how Melanie is doing, as well as Melanie explains it is difficult to know what you lot are thinking when everybody ever watching…and filming. Rollins looks upward as well as sees a photographic boob tube camera on the wall as well as asks inwards a whisper if she has privacy inwards the bathroom. Melanie nods as well as they acquire upward to become there.
In the bathroom, Melanie says she does non retrieve having sexual practice as well as would receive got never agreed to that. Rollins asks if she thinks she did receive got sex, as well as Melanie explains after seeing the video it form of made sense. The morning time after her date, she was sore downwards at that topographic point as well as her panties were on the flooring as well as she felt…different. Rollins questions if she told anybody, as well as Melanie replies that she didn’t retrieve it, thus she didn’t say anything. Rollins explains that if she were unable to consent, that could live rape. Melanie states that “they” said it wasn’t. Carisi asks who is “they” as well as Melanie says :Lizzie as well as the Princes – Jeffrey as well as Regina Prince, the executive producers. They said that since she told Ryan that she wanted to lose her virginity to him eventually, she must receive got wanted it. Carisi stresses that they were wrong; it doesn’t affair what she did or what she said before. Melanie looks upset, proverb that she doesn’t understand, she thought that she as well as Ryan were inwards beloved alongside each other, wondering why he would rape her? Carisi replies they tin john investigate as well as they tin john beak to Ryan as well as collect evidence. He asks if she has whatever have on from that night, as well as Melanie explains they accept aid of their laundry hither – they accept aid of everything. She asks to borrow Rollins’ cell, proverb that they are non allowed phones as well as she wants to telephone telephone her mom. Rollins says of course, as well as hands her her ain phone.
Afterwards, Carisi returns downstairs as well as Lizzie apologizes that they had to waste materials a trip. Carisi says non really as well as explains that Rollins is going to accept Melanie to the infirmary to acquire a rape kit done. Lizzie explains that Melanie can’t go, she’s got to shoot the ladies dine as well as dish. Carisi says that agency the guys aren’t working, which is skillful because he needs to beak to Ryan. Lizzie tells Carisi that this is a closed set, as well as Carisi counters non whatever to a greater extent than it’s not. Host John Valentine comes upward the stairway as well as he tells Lizzie they want her to stir things upward earlier they shoot. But he sees Carisi as well as questions if it is truthful that at that topographic point are cops here. Carisi comments that John was at that topographic point when Melanie watched the video as well as Carisi says she looked genuinely surprised. John gives him lesson publish i from the John Valentine schoolhouse of reality hosting: You stand upward on your mark, you lot say the words, you lot acquire paid, that’s it. Lizzie looks annoyed as well as sarcastically thanks him, explaining the detectives are hither on official police push clit business. John says that Melanie signed a waiver as well as adds lesson publish two: If it’s a reality show, at that topographic point is no reality. He walks off.
Later, Carisi as well as Fin speak alongside Ryan nearly what happened as well as he says Melanie gave him her virginity. Carisi concludes that Ryan had sexual practice alongside her as well as when he asks for specifics, Ryan says it was “magical” as well as it was their heart’s desire. Carisi states that is non what Melanie is saying, as well as Ryan asks if this is nearly Melanie’s freak out on the alive show, adding whatever she said was component of the script. Carisi says it wasn’t, they merely spoke to her as well as she doesn’t retrieve having sex, she was unconscious. Ryan looks stunned as well as suggests they demand to beak to the producers, they must receive got told her to say that too. They don’t say anything unless they clear it alongside them first.
As Benson leaves the edifice alongside Fin as well as Carisi, she asks that Melanie agreed to a rape kit but she has no retentivity of consenting to or fifty-fifty having sex? Carisi says no, but Ryan does. Fin explains Ryan claims it was consensual, Carisi adding, “and magical.” Benson asks if they are certain this isn’t component of the show, as well as Carisi says something happened to this immature adult woman that she did non want receive got happen. Lizzie approaches as well as apace announces the executive producers. Jeff Prince introduces himself as well as his married adult woman Regina. He explains they rushed inwards from Wainscott equally presently equally Lizzie told them they were here. Benson introduces herself, call for if they know they are investigating a rape allegation. Regina replies “Aware as well as appalled.” She adds their demo is nearly love, romance; this accusation is deeply disturbing. Jeff explains they tell the bachelors to process each immature lady equally if they were the Princes’ daughter. Fin asks if they receive got a daughter, as well as they both signal no, as well as Jeff says they don’t receive got children but the dot is these girls demand to live respected as well as protected. Carisi states Melanie does non experience that she was, as well as Jeff counters that if at that topographic point was whatever indication that something had happened against her will, they would non receive got gone alongside it. Benson asks if they are proverb it was consensual, as well as Regina explains that Melanie has been trying to connect alongside Ryan for weeks as well as mayhap having the audience discover out that she lost her virginity…Lizzie stares at the Princes equally Jeff goes on to say that it is thus mortifying that she tried to projection her self-loathing onto Ryan. He adds that Melanie is mercurial as well as sensitive; it makes for skillful drama..and Regina adds that it is until she veers off-script. Benson explains she told the detectives that she has no retentivity of consenting. Regina states Melanie did non cite that when Lizzie talked to her the morning time after. Lizzie is shaking her caput as well as says nothing. Jeff comments Lizzie is a modest town immature adult woman as well as her parents were watching as well as she panicked. Then he looks at Regina as well as says mayhap Melanie got air current that Ryan was going to selection Gigi. Regina concludes that the immature adult woman cries rape, the game clock is on hold, as well as thus asks if somebody is writing this down. Lizzie apace begins to accept notes. Carisi tells them to stop, call for if they are proverb Melanie cried rape because she didn’t want Ryan to become alongside Gigi. Regina as well as Jeff hesitate but thus Regina tells Jeff they receive got to demo them. He sighs, as well as says the network lawyers told them to give them goose egg without a warrant, but they should consider her morning time after interview.
Inside the triplex, they cue upward as well as OTF video - ‘on the fly” – to acquire their immediate reactions. Melanie’s did non construct it to air because it was boring. Melanie says she woke upward on top of the globe thus happy as well as the engagement lastly nighttime made fighting for Ryan as well as the demo procedure worth it. When asked nearly Gigi beingness upset, Melanie explains she does non buss as well as tell. Melanie says Ryan was a consummate gentleman the whole night, that is what made is thus particular as well as she thinks they are falling inwards love. Jeff comments these are Melanie’s ain words as well as if they tin john assist them alongside anything else…Regina adds anything at all. Benson looks skeptical as well as thanks them as well as she as well as the detectives leave.
Later, at SVU, Rollins as well as Carisi speak alongside Melanie who says she is non making this up. Rollins explains they believe her; the rape kit showed traces of rubber lubricant. Melanie is dejected she is non a virgin anymore, as well as she can’t become dorsum to that house. Carisi says they demand her to rest inwards the metropolis until the investigation is over as well as they volition live happy to position her upward inwards a hotel, but she explains the Princes receive got already taken aid of that. They receive got been really agreement nearly this.
Meanwhile, equally he observes this alongside Benson, Barba asks that Melanie didn’t know she was raped until she saw it on TV. He guesses the “she said” but wonders what is the “he said.” Benson explains Ryan said it was consensual but Barba wants to know what the footage says. He asks if they tin john tell she was witting as well as Benson explains non really, all they receive got was what was broadcast. There is nighttime photographic boob tube camera motion as well as no sound as well as the lawyers are dragging their feet nearly the raw footage. Barba states he volition acquire her a warrant to clone the servers as well as a grand jury subpoena for all the sound as well as video records from the weekend. He adds his woman nurture watches the demo as well as she says they cinema every minute. Benson thinks at that topographic point has to live continuous recording of what led upward to this sexual practice as well as that should tell them something – Barba wonders “or not.” Fin enters the room as well as says Ryan is here, as well as when Benson explains they didn’t inquire to beak to him. Fin says that Ryan wants to beak to them as well as thus does his woman nurture – she’s a divorce lawyer. Benson reacts as well as Barba comments, “how noble” as well as says he volition acquire Benson those warrants.
In the interrogation room alongside Benson as well as Fin, alongside his mother’s prompting, Ryan reveals that he lied to them this morning. He as well as Melanie did non receive got sex. That was him inwards the room at first; they had a lot of champagne as well as she kissed him but she said i time they were married she would give him her most precious gift as well as it freaked him out. It was besides much pressure level as well as he got out of there. He didn’t say that at start equally he was trying to rest on the show. The producers told him that Melanie as well as he had a existent shot at the finale as well as this would live a huge shot for both of them. His woman nurture says the demo volition exercise anything for ratings. Benson explains the rape kit confirms sexual activities alongside rubber lubricants as well as abrasions. His woman nurture asks if they tin john tell the construct of the lubricant, as well as Benson says yes, it was Sultan Ecstasy. Ryan explains they are bowls of them all over the house. He thinks mortal came inwards after he left. He says at that topographic point is a lot they acquire out out, as well as his woman nurture thinks whoever deflowered sleeping beauty was non her son.
Later, Benson is dorsum on the laid alongside Rollins as well as they speak alongside Lizzie. She admits they edited the footage from lastly nighttime as well as also that Ryan said he freaked out as well as left her inwards the dream suite, but says they saw her inwards bed alongside mortal inwards the motion activated footage. Rollins says they allow the audience as well as Melanie believe it was Ryan, as well as Lizzie says he could receive got changed his mind, it happens all the time. When Benson asks if she asked Ryan nearly this, Lizzie, frazzled, complains that they don’t know what it is like. They receive got non-union crew working nineteen lx minutes days alongside a cast of rum-drum twenty somethings who receive got been locked inwards together for weeks. It is a miracle they acquire a demo on every week. Benson says they demand to consider that footage.
The walk into the video room as well as Jeff says he wishes they were at that topographic point nether ameliorate circumstances. Benson say they are at that topographic point alongside a warrant as well as hands it to Jeff. Regina says they were informed; they receive got been going over all the footage from that nighttime as well as they did miss something. Benson asks if they missed something or if they were roofing it up. Jeff asks Lizzie to explain. Lizzie says after the crew goes home, everything is shot from security cameras which are motion activated as well as sometimes it takes a spell to wake up. They consider the video of Ryan as well as Melanie as well as they hear Melanie say she is a virgin as well as that if he wants to pass the nighttime they tin john cuddle. She says she knows she is the i for him as well as when they are married, she volition give him her most precious gift. Ryan thinks they should telephone telephone it a nighttime as well as Melanie says she loves him. They consider Ryan acquire out as well as Lizzie says they tin john consider why they didn’t air that, it doesn’t add together to the narrative. When Benson asks nearly the other nighttime cam footage that shows them having sex, call for what was that, Lizzie says she doesn’t know, she assumed it was Ryan, she didn’t consider it. Jeff says they tin john consider that after talking to Ryan’s woman nurture as well as double checking the fourth dimension code that it wasn’t him. Rollins comments that whoever it was, they receive got footage of them going into the dream suite as well as getting into Melanie’s bed. Jeff as well as Regina construct excuses, proverb they are nevertheless going through the raw footage. Benson says their techs volition handgrip that. Benson states inwards the meantime, they volition demand to speak alongside everyone who was working Sat nighttime – off camera. Jeff says absolutely.
Later, inwards the chief room, John Valentine asks everybody to withdraw heed up; the NYPD is at that topographic point to investigate the heinous accusation that Melanie made on the air lastly night. Gigi is shocked that this is real, as well as John replies they don’t know, but the demo is on withdraw hold as well as productions unopen down. Ashley S. asks this it’s is truthful Melanie was raped, as well as Emmett replies non to aspect at him, he was alongside Ashley S. all nighttime long, as well as laughs, proverb the immature adult woman almost killed him. Lizzie chastises him, proverb non now. Jeff comments that everyone is presumed innocent. Ashley B. asks where are Ryan as well as Melanie, as well as Gigi wonders if they are off the show. Regina explains they are fine, they receive got them staying at split hotels for now. She adds for their safety, the household security cams volition remain on at all times. Lizzie adds inwards the meantime, no i leaves the household as well as equally presently equally this is resolved, they volition resume filming. John adds they are solely ii episodes away from the finale as well as they receive got come upward this far together. Graham asks how long exercise they merely sit down around for, as well as Benson replies until their investigation is over as well as she as well as her squad volition interview every i of them. Jeff adds they aspect them to cooperate total as well as they are taking this really seriously; if they saw something, say something.
Carisi speaks alongside Ashley B as well as hears that Melanie was drunkard as well as into Ryan as well as wonders if the producers laid her up. Fin speaks alongside Graham who said she saw Melanie Pb Ryan into the dream suite as well as he was all over her. He thought he’d ameliorate claw upward alongside mortal fast thus he made his displace on Ashley B. He said he was “friendzoned”. She said she liked him, but non similar that thus he finished a pitcher of mojitos as well as passed out. It was after midnight, the crew was gone, as well as if Ryan left the suite it must receive got been after that. Rollins speaks alongside Gigi who said whoever raped Melanie was non Ryan equally they spent the nighttime together. She went to his room after Lizzie told her Ryan as well as Melanie did non move out. When Rollins comments that Lizzie told her that, Gigi says she was inwards the hot tub; Ashley S. as well as Emmet had hooked upward as well as at that topographic point was no way she would exercise Graham as well as she thought she was off the show. Rollins asks if that is when Lizzie came to her. Gigi says Lizzie told her that Melanie merely wanted to cuddle alongside Ryan as well as he left the dream suite unsatisfied. Lizzie told her to accept her shot. Rollins asks if they filmed whatever of this, as well as Gigi says no, they don’t cinema what the producers tell us, the air current them upward as well as plow the cameras on. When Rollins asks what did Gigi exercise after she was injure up, Gigi replies that she took her shot. She toweled off as well as constitute Ryan at the bar as well as thus went to his room. She told him she would exercise anything he wanted as well as she did. It wasn’t the dream suite but she blew his…mind. When Rollins comments they didn’t position that on the show, Gigi explains they told them they were going to; they interviewed her as well as Ryan nearly it as well as it was going to live the big surprise twist. She speculates that they told Melanie that as well as this is why she cried rape, thus it could live all nearly her.
Afterwards, inwards the video command room, Rollins speaks alongside Lizzie who says Gigi is a liar, adding it’s a major plot line, nobody likes her. Rollins says Ryan liked Gigi as well as they hooked upward lastly night, Lizzie says “oh please” as well as simultaneously thus exercise Regina as well as Jeff. Regina says Gigi has hooked upward alongside everybody including Ashley B. Benson says Gigi says this is all on film, that she as well as Ryan were supposed to live the big reveal at the terminate of the alive show. Jeff said they may receive got allow her think that, they hold the balls inwards the air as well as the thought is to surprise them alive on camera. John enters as well as says they receive got a situation, as well as when Benson says that volition receive got to wait, he goes on to say Melanie is hither as well as is looking for Ryan as well as she didn’t know what to tell her. Lizzie asks where is she, as well as when John says the lounge, Lizzie orders them to cue the cameras there. They all consider Melanie asks the others where is Ryan, proverb she got an STD from her rapist. Regina seems shocked as well as when Lizzie says she should become inwards there, Jeff says absolutely not. Benson tells everyone to rest at that topographic point as well as radios for Fin as well as Carisi to become to the lounge right away equally she heads at that topographic point equally well. As a create out ensues inwards the lounge, Lizzie watches blankly.
Fin as well as Carisi acquire inwards as well as intermission upward the fight. Benson arrives alongside Rollins as well as Benson doesn’t aid who started the fight, it is over now. Benson takes Melanie alongside her as well as Rollins explains they saw her on the security footage nearly the STD. Melanie says she got it from Ryan – Chlamydia. When she asks where is Ryan, Benson explains his woman nurture took him out of the household but that he may non live the i who assaulted him. Rollins explains the footage shows him leaving the suite earlier the video that aired. Melanie is stunned. John enters alongside Jeff as well as Regina as well as says they are all on the same squad as well as they should stick together. Benson says their demo is over; this is a police push clit investigation. Jeff says they are all on the same page as well as everything is kosher. Benson states she wants the cameras off now, as well as Regina tells Lizzie she heard her. When Lizzie cuts solely a few cameras, Benson club her to cutting all of them as well as Lizzie complies. Benson asks the Prices if they exam their contestants for STDs, as well as Regina says they do, addition psych profiles as well as background checks. Jeff adds they carefully vet every potential cast members, the crew included. Benson says she volition demand to consider all those records. They concur as well as Benson thanks them.
Later, the detectives are dorsum at SVU reviewing the events alongside Barba. Rollins confirms at that topographic point were nine men inwards the household that nighttime but the crew left at midnight as well as the laid on happened after that. Carisi adds that the crew all had alibis. Barba tells them to exam them all for STDs anyway. Carisi confirms they did as well as all 3 bachelors. Benson advises the results are non dorsum yet as well as asks that everybody is nevertheless sequestered inwards the triplex, as well as Carisi replies that unis are posted out forepart – he doesn’t trust these producers. Benson inquires nearly the condition alongside TARU of the raw footage, as well as Rollins states they cloned the entire server. Fin adds thus far, after Ryan leaves at midnight, they receive got no video of anyone going inwards or out of that dream suite. Barba comments at that topographic point is video of mortal inwards bed alongside Melanie at 2AM, as well as Carisi says either they are dealing alongside a ghost hither or they don’t receive got all the footage. Jeff Price walks inwards alongside Regina as well as comments they don’t, proverb they experience awful nearly this. Benson introduces the Princes to Barba as well as they explicate they are thus devastated nearly what happened to Melanie that they had the tech squad as well as scour everything. When Rollins says TARU took their entire server, Jeff calls Lizzie over who says it is complicated. She explains they receive got footage from over ii dozen cameras inwards dissimilar file formats, most of it mislabeled. The nighttime fourth dimension security got stored on some other difficult drive. Benson gives a suspicious aspect to the others equally Jeff comments who knows why but if he understood tech he would non live inwards this business, he’d live inwards a mega yacht off the coast of Capri correct now. Benson testily asks them to demo them what they know. Lizzie brings upward some other video which shows mortal else entering the room – it’s Graham. Fin asks if they are certain this wasn’t doctored as well as Jeff replies he wished it were. When Benson says this merely turned upward too, adding they watched this footage together. Jeff prompts Lizzie to explain, as well as she says the video is motion activated as well as when it finally woke up, it created a novel file which also got mislabeled. Barba as well as Benson receive got a aspect of skepticism equally they move along to scout the video where Graham rapes Melanie. Benson comments that the Princes merely magically merely had this i component that was from the alive show. Barba adds at that topographic point isn’t a jury inwards the whole globe that would believe this story they merely told Regina questions a jury, as well as Barba replies they receive got gone yesteryear obstruction, they are looking at tampering alongside physical evidence, a felony. Jeff asks them to believe him that it is true, he already fired the editor. Benson says they believe him. Benson walks off alongside Barba as well as asks if they receive got plenty for an arrest warrant for Graham, as well as Barba calls this a household of mirrors, telling her to acquire Graham’s side as well as beak to Melanie.
Carisi as well as Rollins deliver the tidings to Melanie inwards her hotel room as well as she did non give Graham consent to sex. She thinks Lizzie must receive got known, wondering why Lizzie didn’t say something as well as why Graham did that to her.
Back at the triplex inwards Graham’s bathroom, Benson as well as Fin speak alongside Graham who said he went to the dream suite because he was worried nearly Melanie. Fin reminds Graham that Melanie was unconscious, as well as Graham says they receive got it all wrong. He saw Ryan become into Gigi’s room as well as knew they would construct the adjacent round. He figured the solely way the ii of them would rest inwards the game was to bring together forces. Benson comments “Ah, thus that’s why you lot raped her.” Graham insists it wasn’t rape, as well as equally they walk downwards the stairs to the lounge expanse as well as Graham says Melanie did non tell him to acquire out or to stop. He sees Lizzie as well as asks them to tell them, he told her nearly it the adjacent hateful solar daytime as well as that she interviewed them the adjacent morning. Lizzie says it is over; he told her he went to Melanie equally a friend as well as it turned into something more. Graham counters that Lizzie said everything would live fine, as well as Lizzie shouts dorsum because she did non know he raped her. This is all beingness filmed equally Jeff tells Lizzie to allow it go, as well as he tells the officers to accept Graham out of there. Benson sees the photographic boob tube camera as well as is shocked they are filming this. Fin puts upward his manus roofing the photographic boob tube camera lens as well as tells them to acquire the photographic boob tube camera out of there, but Jeff says legally they are within their rights to cinema the police. Benson nods as well as thus tells Fin this is non their concern. Graham shouts that unless they are arresting him, he is non going anywhere. Benson says fine as well as looks to Fin, who pulls out his cuffs as well as tells Graham to plow around. As fin cuffs him, Benson reads Graham his rights to the daze of the other contestants.
Later, at SVU inwards interrogation, alongside Rollins as well as Carisi, Graham claims the sexual practice was consensual as well as says the producers told him non to say anything. Barba, observing alongside Benson, asks if the producers wanted Graham to kill his friend for the story line, would he? Benson says for what is worth, Graham tested positive for Chlamydia, the same bacterial strain equally Melanie. Fin thinks the producers gave him upward equally they were nearly to discover out he was a rapist. Barba says it is moot, they receive got him now. Benson says Melanie hasn’t wavered since she disclosed, as well as Barba thinks this is good, he wants to acquire her inwards forepart of a grand jury tomorrow. He tells Benson to hold her away from those producers; they receive got been i footstep ahead of them the whole fourth dimension as well as he doesn’t want whatever surprises.
But later, equally a novel particular edition of Heart’s Desires airs, it features Jeff as well as Regina. Rollins phones Carisi to plow it on now. They frame the story equally Jeff as well as Regina investigating the incident along alongside police push clit as well as that they made it their mission to grab the rapist. Rollins tells Carisi they played them. Benson is at SVU alongside Tucker who is talking nearly ordering inwards as well as it would live gear upward yesteryear the fourth dimension they acquire to her place, as well as she says it sound romantic. Carisi bursts inwards as well as Tucker pulls dorsum from Benson equally as well as Carisi apologizes for interrupting but says they receive got to consider this. In the squad room, they consider the demo as well as consider footage from when SVU arrived on the scene, as well as an interview alongside Gigi who says she told them nearly Graham as well as they didn’t care. John tells the audience Gigi was able to vouch for Ryan as well as they spent the nighttime together, showing “newly found” video of them going into her room. John says Melanie’s story did non add together up, as well as thus shows the video of Melanie complaining nearly her STD as well as disparaging SVU. Barba walks inwards as well as asks what he missed, as well as Fin says Melanie is a liar as well as NYPD screwed up. Benson says alongside sarcasm she can’t hold off to consider who the heroes are. Back to the show, video shows how John “found” the videos as well as they think mortal went into the room after Ryan left, alongside Jeff telling his staff to become through every slice of footage on every carte as well as difficult drive inwards the triplex until they discover out the truth. They constitute the video as well as all of a abrupt nosotros consider Regina as well as Jeff at SVU, the events beingness recorded alongside a hidden photographic boob tube camera on Jeff as well as Regina, Barba is stunned equally are the others. There is goose egg from Lizzie’s dot of view, as well as Tucker interjects that they are setting her up. They demo the video that it was Graham, alongside the demo taking credit. They demo Graham equally SVU arrests them. The shocker is when the demo plays video of Carisi as well as Rollins breaking the tidings to Melanie inwards her hotel room. Rollins is stunned that the hotel room was rigged alongside cameras, as well as Melanie comments that Lizzie must receive got known as well as why didn’t she say something. They also demo i lastly shot of Lizzie looking surprised, alongside John proverb they were shocked Lizzie knew nearly this as well as covered it up. As Benson shakes her caput at SVU, Regina, on the show, says Lizzie was thus desperate to acquire a skillful story that she lost sight of what was most important: the good beingness as well as security of the cast members. John says Lizzie tried to shroud the footage, as well as Jeff mentions the grand jury tomorrow, as well as adds Lizzie volition never laid pes on the laid of Heart’s Desire again. Regina thanks Melanie to coming forwards alongside such bravery as well as they want her to know that they are wishing him the really best on her route to recovery. Benson shakes her caput as well as looks at Tucker as well as thus tells the others to plow that off.
Later, at SVU inwards the interview room. Melanie tells Rollins she volition nevertheless prove against Graham but asks what nearly the Princes. They position cameras inwards her hotel room as well as told everyone she had a disease, wondering if they tin john acquire away alongside that. Rollins hopes they don’t. Benson knocks on the window as well as Rollins excuses herself as well as enters Benson’s exercise who is at that topographic point alongside Barba. Rollins says Melanie is skillful to prove as well as she got blindsided yesteryear the Princes. Barba says thus were they; the Princes ransacked his witness list, deleted footage as well as forced the cast to prevarication as well as right away they receive got to respond to their version of reality. Carisi comments they are non stupid, they aired that lastly nighttime thus everybody inwards the province would think they were the solely ones trying to acquire judge for Melanie. Fin comments, “good TV, skillful ratings.” Benson tells them to withdraw hold on, the Princes went out of their way to construct Lizzie aspect similar the solely i who was guilty of roofing this up. Bran says they position it all on her, making her the weak link. He suggests they become after her.
Later, Benson as well as Barba speak alongside Lizzie inwards the interrogation room, who blames this all on Jeff as well as Regina. They edit this materials as well as when Barba presses her on mislabeling footage as well as telling the girls to hold repose as well as shroud evidence, Lizzie says it wasn’t similar that. Lizzie says she was asleep as well as saw the footage the adjacent morning time as well as she called Jeff as well as Regina who told her to unopen upward nearly it as well as acquire the footage off the server. She said she did, it is their demo as well as they said if they played it similar it was Ryan that they would construct certain Melanie went along alongside it. When Lizzie spoke alongside her the adjacent day, Melanie didn’t convey it up. She didn’t want to believe Melanie was really raped. Benson says that is her story, as well as they believe her, but Barba adds if they inquire her bosses, they volition prevarication to their faces; they are skillful at that. Benson adds thus is Lizzie.
Later, exterior inwards a park, Melanie meets upward alongside Jeff as well as Regina. She is recording everything as well as she gets them to acknowledge that they knew what happened, Regina blowing it off equally the ii were drunkard as well as he solely position it inwards her for a second, wondering if Melanie raped Graham. Lizzie brings upward the screen upward as well as their lies to the police push clit as well as made Melanie think she was crazy. Jeff says if she wants to live an exec to acquire used to this, call for if Lizzie thinks they would become on TV as well as say came to them nearly a rape as well as asked to construct it become away. Lizzie replies that is what happened, as well as Regina says it doesn’t affair what happened, merely what the audience thinks happened. At the DA’s office, Benson as well as Barba plays dorsum this recording for Jeff as well as Regina. Jeff is shocked that Lizzie filmed this, call for if that is fifty-fifty legal. Barba says they position cameras inwards Melanie’s hotel room without her cognition as well as aired it on national TV as well as that is a felony. Benson mentions their screen upward is some other felony, adding that aiding as well as abetting a rape puts them on the registry. Regina does non think they are serious, but Barba says they are, call for nearly that other show, “Let’s Make a Deal.”
Afterwards, Carisi, at Lizzie’s alongside Rollins, says the Princes volition plead guilty to i count of tampering alongside physical evidence, a felony. Lizzie thinks they won’t exercise time, as well as Rollins thinks belike non equally they are rich. Carisi says they volition never move inwards TV again. Lizzie tin john guarantee them that Heart’s Desire volition become on, but Rollins thinks Lizzie is lucky that they threw her nether the bus, it got her to cooperate as well as had she non done that she would nevertheless live on the hook. Lizzie says great, thus she avoids a felony charge, she can’t hold off to position it on her resume. She apologizes, proverb the demo brought out the worst inwards her as well as she learned to convey out the worst inwards those girls. She asserts that she really was asleep when Melanie was raped. Rollins says they believe her. Lizzie says Melanie won’t, wondering how she gets over this.
Outside the hotel, Melanie hears from Benson that Graham is pleading guilty, Benson adding he knows non to accept this to trial. Benson tells her the skillful tidings is that she doesn’t receive got to testify. Melanie’s woman nurture is nearby as well as calls out to her, as well as Melanie says her mom drove from Idaho to selection her up. She is non certain what she is going to exercise when she gets home, she feels lost. Benson says that is normal, it takes fourth dimension as well as she volition acquire through this. Melanie states the worst component of this is she really thought she as well as Ryan were inwards beloved as well as he was going to inquire her to get hitched alongside him inwards the finale as well as they would alive happily ever after. Benson tells her to accept care, as well as Melanie walks off to her woman nurture as well as they embrace. As Benson watches their tearful reunion, nosotros fade to black.
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