New Aspect Upward Constabulary & Lodge Svu “Fashionable Crimes” Recap & Review

The best share of “Fashionable Crimes” was the homecoming of Richard Belzer equally the dearest John Munch. Munch had returned to assist the SVU on a electrical current example that had loose ties to a example he worked alongside Fin 12 years agone involving Alvin Gilbert. (If in that location was an actual example mentioned inwards a previous SVU episode, I am unable to discovery it.) There were only three scenes alongside Munch inwards them, but the only 1 that had whatever existent meat to it was the closing scene where Munch had been babysitting Noah. He explains how he felt when he offset left SVU, thinking that he – together with the identify – would autumn apart. But he has realized that life is good. He also imparts a tidbit that some rabid, obsessive SVU fans should accept to heart: “Turns out in that location is to a greater extent than to life than SVU. ” I actually enjoyed when Munch explains he taught Noah an of import discussion (“Why?”) together with a life lesson: “Always enquiry authority.”  I almost got a tear inwards my optic when Noah said “Bye Munch” equally I worried this would live the lastly fourth dimension we’d consider him on the show. I also must acknowledge that Richard looks fifty-fifty to a greater extent than fragile than the lastly fourth dimension he appeared on the show. I promise that he is good together with promise that the actually isn’t the lastly we’ve seen of John Munch.

Otherwise, this was a tepid episode, together with despite Munch commenting that he didn’t consider it coming that a blood brother killed his brother, I thought it was obvious. The writers tried besides difficult to brand it hold off similar Matt would eventually kill Alvin, telegraphing this many times yesteryear Matt making several world threats. I also couldn’t actually empathise alongside the victim. No 1 deserves what happened to her. But, similar her boyfried, she seemed besides eager to advance her modeling career together with when it became advantageous for her to drib the charges, she did hence inwards a nanosecond. I would receive got had to a greater extent than sympathy for her had she non constantly caved into her overbearing boyfriend’s demands when her modeling career would benefit.

I don’t shout out back Dodds always mentioning earlier that he has a brother, but this data is revealed when Dodds explains how he’s had to bail him out many times together with has been hiding these problems from their father, the Deputy Chief.  (Update: it has been brought to my attending - together with I receive got verified - that it was offset mentioned inwards the episode "Maternal Instincts," the episode where Dodds makes his offset appearance.)

In the segment where Benson has arrived at the murder scene, she questions whether Maria, who establish the body, was the 1 who did it, together with Carisi doesn’t think so, proverb “Her screams were real.” How tin lav he determine, without seeing the individual scream, that it was existent or not? Screams tin lav live easily faked. I thought this was a ludicrous declaration together with was indicative of what I consider equally writing that is beingness dumbed downwardly to the floor of a teenager.

This is only a nitpick on my part, but it looked a niggling besides brilliant for “magic hour” (more unremarkably known yesteryear photographers equally the “golden hour”) photography.

P.S. I forgot to cite this episode appears to live based on fashion lensman Terry Richardson together with the allegations of sexual assault.

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:
Richard Belzer – John Munch
Andy Karl - Sgt. Mike Dodds
Fisher Stevens - Alvin Gilbert
Griffin Dunne - Benno Gilbert
Francesca Faridany - Claire Gilbert
Hari Dhillon - Counselor Sunil Varma
Tom Pelphrey - Matt Kroger
Sandrine Holt - Nora Wattan
Virginia Gardner - Sally Landry
Jack Nawada-Braunwart - Noah Porter Benson
Jonathan Bock – Counselor Jason Gruber
Errin Ruth – Maria Carla Channing
Stephen Bradbury – Judge Colin McNamara
Sadie Newman – Eva
Jandra Dee – Tilda
Mick Szal – Mai
Bethany Barber - Cintra
Germar Terrel Gardner – Security Guard

Sally Landry enters the Alvin Gilbert Studio, escorted inwards yesteryear Nora Wattan. She is told that Alvin is the best. Nora takes Sally to a changing room together with when Sally asks to telephone telephone Matt, Nora says Alvin doesn’t similar boyfriends or managers around, it keeps it to a greater extent than intimate. As Sally undresses, Alvin enters, surprising Sally. He tells her that today they volition brand magic. He slaps her on her backside a few times.

Elsewhere, Benson, alongside Noah, together with Rollins, alongside Jesse, are at a merry-go-round alongside Carisi taking photos. Rollins doesn’t think she needs this, alongside hundreds of shots on her phone, but Benson says Rollins tin lav text those but she needs something she tin lav frame. Carisi also comments virtually the light; she can’t trounce magic hour. Rollins wisecracks that Carisi gets a photographic television set camera together with all of a abrupt he is a professional, adding that he says magic hr but she says witching hour, proverb she only has 10 minutes. The merry-go-round begins to displace together with Carisi snaps photos.

Meanwhile, dorsum at Alvin’s studio, he takes photos of Sally together with when he moves inwards to expose her breasts, she recoils. Alvin backs off together with tells Nora to larn Sally something to chill. Nora brings her a drinkable together with tells Sally that Alvin is intense but he is worth it. Sally mentions her inexperience alongside a shoot similar this, but Nora assures her she is fresh together with that is why Alvin is responding to her. She adds if Alvin is into her, it is all good. Later, after her drink, Nora is taking the photos spell Alvin rapes Sally, who is sobbing. He says that is amazing, together with that it worked, shout out for Nora if she got all of it. He looks at the photos together with says it is adept stuff. He walks off, telling Nora to create clean her up. Nora hands Sally a towel. Sally says she didn’t desire him to practise this, but Nora counters that is non what the photographic television set camera saw. Sally sobs.

Benson, nonetheless at the green alongside Rollins, gets a telephone telephone virtually a 17 twelvemonth onetime daughter who is inwards alongside the nurse. Benson says she volition live in that location inwards xxx minutes. Rollins comments, “So much for magic hour.”

At Mercy Hospital at 365 West 32nd Street on Tuesday, March 22, Benson together with Rollins speak alongside Sally who explains what happened, including that Nora took pictures. Sally is shocked when Benson together with Rollins explicate that Sally was raped. But Sally doesn’t know if she wants to file charges equally her immature human being Matt doesn’t know she was in that location together with if he finds out he volition kill her.

Later, inwards the SVU squad room, Dodds enters alongside Benson, who asks him how was the preparation at Quantico. Dodds replies that he tin lav neither confirm nor deny he was there. Benson says okay, together with Dodds apologizes to the others if he left them inwards a lurch. Fin comments that they managed. Dodds asks if they caught a example lastly night. Benson says yes, explaining that Sally Landry, 17, who was reluctant to press charges but the convinced her to come upwards in. Rollins adds Sally is an aspiring model, fresh off the coach from Iowa, together with is in that location for Fashion Week. Fin says he hates Fashion Week, together with Carisi adds he does too; it’s nonstop gridlock. Benson gets them dorsum on rails yesteryear proverb that Sally was raped yesteryear Alvin Gilbert inwards his studio yesterday. Dodds asks if this is the fashion designer, together with Rollins says no, that is his older brother, Benno. She adds Alvin is the bad-boy lensman that does all their photograph shoots together with crusade designs. Fin adds he’s a existent bad boy; he together with Munch caught that example 12 years ago. Carisi asks what happened, together with Fin explains some big fourth dimension Italian model got assaulted during a shoot, together with spell they were investigating, she becomes the confront of their novel perfume. The example goes away. Rollins is non certain this 1 will; Sally is light-green together with she is really upset, together with Alvin’s assistant, Nora Wattan, may receive got taken pictures of the assault. Benson adds the rape kit came dorsum positive for semen hence they are running the deoxyribonucleic acid now. Rollins says Sally’s blood alcohol was high because Nora was feeding her drinks. Dodds asks if the Gilberts know that Sally disclosed, together with Benson replies that she doubts it, she didn’t fifty-fifty desire her immature human being to know. Sally enters alongside her boyfriend, who has his arm around her together with kisses her, together with Carisi asks if that is Sally. Rollins says from that chokehold that guy has on her, she is guessing that her immature human being knows. Benson approaches together with asks Sally how she is doing today. She says she is okay, together with she introduces her boyfriend, who says his shout out is Matt Kroger together with he is her immature human being together with manager. He yells that he warned Sally virtually that Gilbert creep, together with Benson, Fin, together with Carisi piece of work to split the ii hence they tin lav talk.

In the interview room, Sally explains to Benson together with Rollins that she had to tell Matt together with that he is angry at her together with Alvin. Benson notices a bruise nether Sally’s optic together with she says it must receive got been from the assault. She says Matt has been understanding. She does non speak to her menage unit of measurement whatever more. Rollins comments that Sally is novel inwards the occupation organisation together with Alvin is a famous photographer, together with Benson questions if in that location is anything that may receive got happened that she didn’t desire to tell them or Matt. She thinks they think she is making this up, insisting she wouldn’t, and, upset, insists that Alvin raped her. Benson explains it was only a question, they receive got to ask.

Meanwhile, alongside Fin together with Carisi, Matt explains how he discovered Sally, he got her pictures together with connects together with goes to her alongside every gig until Alvin cuts him out. He says Sally is besides trusting together with he has spoken to her virtually this. But he can’t guard her 24-7. He says Alvin is non going to larn away alongside this; if they don’t accept aid of him, he will.



Sally continues to explicate what happened to Benson together with Rollins together with that Nora was shooting the whole time. As she was fighting to larn him off of her, Nora kept proverb how hot she looked. Dodds knocks on the door together with Benson exits to speak alongside him. Dodds says he checked Matt inwards the organisation together with he has domestic violence together with assail charges. Dodds explains he knows they are supposed to accept every vic’s story at confront value but wonders if this gets spun that Sally consented alongside Alvin to assist her career. Benson finishes that she could live claiming rape to avoid a beat-down from Matt. Benson states this is why they demand a controlled meet. Dodds questions if this would live alongside Alvin, adding that he only assaulted her together with wonders if Sally could grip that. Benson says no, she doesn’t.

Later, at the Howell Hotel Ivy Lounge at 78 Hudson Street on Wednesday, March 23, Sally is sitting alongside Nora together with talks virtually what happened spell Rollins together with Carisi hear in. Nora thinks Sally volition larn a lot of piece of work from this together with Alvin volition utilization her. Sally worries, equally Alvin did non utilization a condom, that she mightiness live pregnant, together with Nora says if she is, Alvin volition accept aid of it. Nora asks if this is a shakedown, together with when Sally says no, Nora adds if Sally is going to accept on the theatre of Gilbert, Sally’s career is over. Sally brings upwards the photos together with that they mightiness cease upwards on the Internet, Nora tells her to relax, they are non on the computer, they are on a split SD card. Carisi tells Rollins that is plenty for a warrant, together with Rollins says she volition telephone telephone Barba.

At the photograph studio alongside a shoot inwards progress. Benson walks inwards alongside Fin together with Dodds. Fin asks Dodds if this is fine art or porn, together with Dodds replies that it depends on how much yous pay for it. Nora Wattan approaches them together with attempts to halt them, proverb they are inwards a session. Fin comments that is good, because it agency Alvin is here. Benson, Fin, together with Dodds walk yesteryear her, alongside officers inwards tow. Nora says they can’t only come upwards inwards here, but Benson calls out, proverb “Sir!” to halt them working. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 human being complains that they are working here, together with Benson identifies herself equally SVU, adding they are executing a search warrant for the Alvin Gilbert Studios. The human being says he is Benno Gilbert, his brother, spell Alvin looks on, shout out for what the hell is going on. Dodds comments to Fin together with the officers to larn SD cards, computers, together with external drives. Another woman, Claire, asks that the others “take five” equally Benno asks what this is about. Benson informs him that a immature model claims that Alvin raped her. Alvin says “Sally? That niggling bitch. She’s lying.” Nora tries to halt him from proverb whatever more, together with Claire enters, proverb that this has to hold off equally they are prepping their exhibit together with they receive got an IPO looming, motioning to a grouping of people that she says are their investors. Benson states that is none of their concern. Benno gets annoyed alongside Claire, together with hence tells Benson they concord to cooperate fully together with asks to permit them complete their work. Alvin says Sally tried to milkshake downwardly her assistant. Benson points to the photographic television set camera that Alvin is belongings together with asks if that is the photographic television set camera that he used to shoot Sally. Fin says that is on the list, together with when Fin moves to catch it. Alvin tells Fin to larn his hands off together with tells him non to impact his camera. Dodds moves inwards to intervene together with pulls Alvin away, alongside Fin getting the camera. Claire says Alvin is an creative individual together with to permit him go, but Benson says Alvin is resisting arrest. Alvin says this is non what he is doing. Benno asks for them to permit Alvin go, they are pain him. Benson says he needs to halt talking at 1 time or he volition live nether arrest equally well, shout out for if that is understood. Benno agrees. They accept Alvin away.

Back at SVU alongside Alvin inwards the interrogation room alongside Counselor Sunil Varma together with Fin together with Carisi, Benson observes alongside Barba. She explains that Alvin lawyered upwards en route, it is non his offset fourth dimension at the rodeo. Barba adds in that location are stories virtually Alvin all over town; the guy preys on immature models together with his blood brother Benno is the fixer. Benno is sitting downwardly to speak alongside Dodds inwards the squad room. Benson comments that the assistant, Nora, facilitated together with took photos together with TARU is going through his photographic television set camera together with SD cards. Barba sees Nora inwards the interview room alongside Rollins together with comments he is surprised it has gone this far; the House of Gilbert are masters of epitome control.

Meanwhile, Benno tells Dodds that Sally is a sweetness tyke together with her manager-pimp controls her together with slaps her around. Sally is Matt’s repast ticket together with he sees her slipping away…Dodds comments that Benno agency Alvin had sexual practice alongside her. Benno replies that photographers together with girls, it happens together with if the mook immature human being finds out…Dodds finishes, proverb the daughter cries rape, shout out for if that is his take. Benno chuckles, proverb his blood brother dates supermodels, he doesn’t demand to rape a go-see.

Alvin is inwards the interrogation room, explaining to Fin together with Carisi that photosgraphy is seduction of the viewers optic of the camera, together with fifty-fifty of him. Varma states that Sally is legal together with they receive got her license on file together with she signed release. Alvin comments that Nora was in that location the whole time, shout out for if they think he would rape somebody correct inwards forepart of her. Carisi says he does, together with Alven gets up, proverb he doesn’t demand this but Carisi orders him to sit down down, Alvin is inwards their custody.  Varma questions if it is for revisiting arrest, stating that is a lawsuit waiting to happen. But Fin tells Carisi to withdraw hold on, together with permit Alvin tell his side of the story. They all sit down dorsum down. Alvin states that Matt accosted him at a bar together with showed him Sally’s photos together with brought him over to her. She shows upwards at his studio without him. She knew his piece of work together with she came ready to play.

Benson together with Barba are observing, together with when Barba hears this, he says they only came upwards alongside their defense. He asks where are those photos, together with Benson replies she volition inquire again. Barba walks over together with listens to Nora beingness questioned. Nora says Sally only clicked but Rollins counters that is non how Sally is describing it. Nora says now, because she wants something from the family. Alvin was only responding to what Sally release together with what she wanted from him, but Rollins disputes that Sally didn’t desire this. Nora states this is non what she saw. She saw a daughter who knew what she was doing, together with Rollins thinks Nora knew what she was doing, getting an underage daughter drunk. Nora enquiry Rollins if she knows what these girls pose inwards their systems. Barba is outraged upon hearing this, proverb this adult woman sets upwards models to live raped together with wonders if she gets off on watching. Dodds enters the room together with says the pictures are in, handing a tablet to Benson. They hold off at the photos together with Benson comments that Sally looks terrified. Barba counters they volition say that is the campaign, “when fearfulness becomes obsession.” Benson looks at him together with says, “Seriously?” together with Barba asks that he has to tell her virtually rape culture. Dodds states that is non an promotion campaign, that is a daughter beingness assaulted. Benson says Barba is right, they volition claim this was staged, shout out for if this is plenty to arrest. Barba would similar more, together with if they don’t indict, Alvin hops on a jet to French Republic until Sally gets paid off. Benson moves over to the window of the interrogation room together with knocks on it three times, causing Carisi together with Fin to displace to arrest Alvin. Benson asks Barba if they tin lav mass Nora too. He nods. Benson enters the interview room together with announces to Nora that she is nether arrest. Nora looks stunned, shout out for if it because she gave a daughter a drink. Rollins says for starters, ordering Nora to plow around hence she tin lav live cuffed. Benson states Nora facilitated Sally’s assault, adding that inwards novel York, that is rape inwards the first. Nora is shocked.

At arraignment Court, share 12 on Friday, March 25, Alvin is beingness charged alongside 1 count offset marker rape together with his lawyer pleads non guilty. Barba asks for remand equally Alvin has a menage unit of measurement jet together with residences inwards 5 countries. Benson together with Dodds scout from the gallery, along alongside Benno, Claire, together with Nora. The justice doesn’t purchase the defense’s arguments together with states that Alvin must give upwards his passport together with sets bail at $500,000. Alvin questions Varma who tells Alvin that is good. Nora is called upwards to live arraigned together with Benno together with Claire brand a quick exit. She sees this equally Varma states they are arranged for split counsel for Nora. Benson looks at Nora, who looks really worried.

Afterwards inwards the courthouse hall, Barba tells Benson together with Dodds they receive got 120 hours together with tells her to larn him to a greater extent than for the grand jury. Dodds explains that Fin is trying to rails downwardly the model that defendant Alvin 12 years agone an Barba comments to tell Fin to hurry it up. Benson asks how virtually if the move dorsum to Nora; the Gilberts aren’t fifty-fifty pretending to live worried virtually her. Barba says yeah, together with hence sees Alvin’s lawyer Varma together with calls over to him. He asks him if he establish split counsel for Nora, together with he replies that he has his hands full. Barba tells him to empty them, he needs a discussion alongside her.

Later, Benson together with Barba are inwards a courthouse coming together room an Nora enters alongside her new, immature lawyer, Jason Gruber. Barba jokingly asks if he passed the bar exam, together with Jason explains that he together with Mr. Varma receive got worked on several cases who led him to believe that Barba wants to hash out a deal. Barba states they do, together with Jason says clearly the charges against his customer are an overreach. Barba says if Nora volition show virtually Alvin’s assault, they tin lav speak virtually withdrawing the rape charge. Nora insists that was non an assault, it was a creative collaboration. Benson glares at her equally Nora adds that fear, lust, together with release, capturing key emotions…Benson stops her together with says they larn it, Nora has been Alvin’s muse. Jason states Nora is Alvin’s associate, but Benson counters that Nora is non seeing Alvin for who he is. Nora tells Benson non to patronize her. She adds that Alvin is a genius, together with she would never betray him, together with neither volition whatever model inwards this city. Benson comments that she hopes Nora is right, because they are going to live talking to all of them.

Meanwhile, Carisi together with Rollins, together with Fin together with Dodds, speak alongside diverse models who worked alongside Alvin together with hear similar stories to Sally’s. One models, at SVU, tells Dodds she would never show against Alvin equally she would never piece of work 1 time again together with she chop-chop leaves. Benson comments to Dodds that was fast, together with Dodds comments at to the lowest degree she came in, but the others…Fin comments that Munch came through, he establish Alvin’s vic from 12 years ago. She changed her shout out together with owns a modeling agency together with she sends girls to Alvin.

Later, at the Maria Carla Modeling Agency at 498 Broadway on Friday, March 25, Maria comments, “You two?” together with asks why pick out upwards something that happened 12 years ago? Munch replies it’s because it’s happened 1 time again three days ago. She asks if they are the ones going after Alvin, adding that daughter is non hence innocent, together with she was non 1 of hers. Fin comments that she sent Alvin other girls. Maria counters that this is a business; Alvin is the best together with he is a career maker. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 daughter becomes Alvin’s muse together with every door is open. Munch questions the discussion “muse,” proverb that Maria tried to kill herself. She brushes that off, proverb “Poor me,” together with says she was a gamine, immature together with naïve, 18, posing one-half naked for a human being twice her age. She knew she was turning him on. When he started to impact her, she could receive got walked away but she didn’t. Munch stares at her equally she asks herself what did she think was going to happen.

Back at SVU along alongside Munch, they receive got all the models faces posted on the board together with Benson says inwards three days, 2 dozen interviews, at to the lowest degree one-half of these models acknowledge to beingness pressured into sex. Fin adds that none of them volition testify. Barba asks virtually the vic from 12 years ago, together with Munch replies that story has a happy ending; she is pimping for him now. Dodds comments that no 1 wants to seize alongside teeth the paw that made them. Barba states the clock is running out together with the grand jury is tomorrow at 9AM, Dodds asks if they should accept some other run at Nora, together with Barba replies non a chance, she thinks she is share of the family. Benson comments that all they receive got is Sally, together with Barba tells them to prep her together with brand certain she is adept to go.

At the floor of Sally Landry together with Matt Kroger at 468 West 48th Street on Friday, March 25, equally Rollins together with Carisi prep Sally, Matt comes habitation together with larn upset when he sees Carisi. Carisi tells him to accept it tardily together with it is police force business, together with when Matt sees Rollins he settles down, proverb he didn’t consider her. He is upset that Sally didn’t tell him together with he sits downwardly betwixt Sally together with Carisi, proverb he is hither at 1 time together with tell them what she has to do.,

The adjacent day, Benson, Rollins together with Barba hold off exterior the courthouse together with Sally is late. Barba questions if Sally was okay when Rollins left her. Rollins says yes but that Matt was draped all over her. Benson spots Sally arriving alongside Matt together with they approach her. They are shocked to hear Sally volition non testify, she is worried virtually total strangers together with others at habitation seeing the photos. Despite their efforts to assure her, Sally volition non budge. Matt says if it were upwards to him he would pose a slug inwards that guy but this is what Sally wants. Benson begs her non to practise this but Sally says nothing.

Later, together with nonetheless exterior the courthouse, Barba gets off the telephone together with says they are screwed, in that location volition live no continuance. If the grand jury doesn’t indict yesteryear 5 tomorrow the bail automatically reduces to 1 dollar. Benson comments that Alvin volition non stick around, passport or non he volition discovery a way out. Rollins asks if anyone believes Sally is making this decision, thinking Matt is pulling the strings. Benson comments that Sally is his repast ticket together with the Gilberts made Sally an offering Matt couldn’t refuse. Barba says witness tampering is tough to prove. Benson states that unless he has a amend idea, this is all she has.

At the Gilbert Studio, Fin together with Dodds speak alongside Benno virtually witness tampering, together with he says he has null contact alongside Sally. Dodds asks virtually Matt, together with Benno says Matt came to consider him yesterday together with pulled a gun on him together with Alvin. He wanted $50,000. Alvin walks inwards together with complains that the beer is warm, some other model on his arm. Alvin asks if they came hither to apologize, together with Fin asks because Benno paid off Sally’s manager? Benno explains in that location was no quid pro quo; Matt pitched a dyad lame-ass ideas together with he pretended to similar them together with he gave him some seed money. Dodds challenges Benno, proverb Matt pulls a gun together with Benno writes a banking company check together with he didn’t telephone telephone the police? Benno states he is a human being of affairs together with they are virtually to move public, his blood brother is 100% innocent - Alvin interjects “1000%” - together with Benno says if he tin lav brand this move away…Dodds counters that he is no lawyer but Benno is admitting to paying off a witness. Benno states he did this to assist Sally; he thought if that inexpensive suit Svengali got a sense of savor perhaps he would leave of absence the piteous daughter alone. Alvin adds that the detectives saw Sally’s bruises; this immature human being is the 1 who rapes her together with when he simulated violence, Sally got off on it. Benno looks less that happy that Alvin made those comments. Alvin tells Benno to halt worrying together with lighten up.

Later, inwards Sally together with Matt’s apartment, Carisi together with Rollins speak alongside Sally together with Matt virtually Benno’s comments, together with he says the gun was share of his pitch. Alvin likes guns, shout out for if they saw Alvin’s serial alongside girls sucking on gun barrels, adding they hired him to consult editorially. Carisi questions if that was for $50 grand together with that it had zippo to practise alongside Sally dropping the charges. Matt orders Sally to tell them he is protecting her career, together with Sally says he is, if she testifies she is dorsum at the creamery making Fudge-Anas. Matt says that is non going to laissez passer on to his baby. Matt’s telephone rings together with he tells the caller she volition live there, shout out for if they volition pose him on the list. He tells Sally that she is closing the Gilbert runway exhibit tomorrow. She is thrilled, but together with hence asks if Alvin volition live there. He tells her non to worry, he volition non permit her out of his sight. Rollins looks concerned, together with asks if it was Nora who called together with made that booking. Matt says Nora is gone, Claire, Benno’s wife, is running the exhibit now. He tells them his babe needs her beauty rest.

At Barba’s business office at 1 Hogan Place on Monday, March 28 alongside Barba together with Benson, Nora, in that location is Jason, says Claire is taking over for booking Alvin’s models. Benson asks if Nora is non involved inwards tomorrow’s fashion show. Jason replies that it’s all on the advice of counsel. Barba asks if it is his or Alvin's, together with hence says that hers is paid for yesteryear his family. Jason comments when in that location is no case, in that location is no case. Benson reminds them Nora has admitted to serving Sally – a modest – drinks. When Jason says, “Oh please,” Barba adds that what should live to a greater extent than troubling to their legal squad is that Nora has admitted to taking photos of Sally having sexual practice alongside Alvin. Jason states it was consensual, but Barba counters Sally is 17 together with spell New York may non live able to press charges, according to the Feds, that constitutes tyke pornography. Nora, shocked, asks Jason if that is truthful together with when Jason waves it off, Barba tells Nora that Jason knows it is, adding it is punishable yesteryear 5 years for each image. Jason tells Nora is it only a tactic, but Benson tells Nora that the Gilberts gave Matt $50,000 to “consult” together with Sally is inwards the runway show. She asks what did they practise for her? Benson asks when was the lastly fourth dimension she spoke alongside Alvin, When Nora says nothing, Benson asks if Alvin is taking Nora’s calls. Jason says in that location has been no contact on the advice of counsel. Benson scoffs, shout out for since when does Alvin hear to anybody? Barba asks Nora if she thinks Alvin volition see her inwards prison, perhaps practise a spread on models behind bars? Jason says they are done together with they displace to leave. But Benson continues to piece of work Nora virtually Alvin together with that he volition discovery a novel muse. Benson continues press Nora, proverb that the Gilberts volition protect their own; Nora is non his married adult woman or family, she is the hired help.

Elsewhere, Fin, Rollins, together with Carisi are walking to the fashion exhibit alongside Dodds, who concludes a telephone telephone from Benson together with tells the others that Benson said Barba amended the arrest warrant together with added 10 charges of rape. It turns out Nora kept videos. Rollins says they tin lav choice upwards Alvin ASAP. She adds that if Nora turned on the lawyer that the Gilberts supplied, they receive got to know virtually it. Fin asks if they think Alvin is fifty-fifty here, together with Carisi says it’s a big exhibit alongside models together with a corporate IPO – he’s here. Dodds thinks they receive got the jet warming upwards on the tarmac. They approach the entrance to the exhibit together with Matt is arguing alongside safety to larn inwards to no avail. Matt is really upset his entry is beingness rebuffed, together with equally Dodds flashes his badge to larn in, Matt screams the guard should tell Benno to come upwards hither now. Carisi tells him to accept it easy, but Matt screams to screw Benno together with Alvin, he is coming dorsum for them. He leaves.

Inside, the fashion exhibit is underway. They can’t discovery Benno, Alvin, or Claire. Dodds tells Fin to move out forepart together with Rollins together with Carisi to accept the dressing rooms together with he volition hang dorsum stage. Carisi together with Rollins consider Maria together with 1 of the models they spoke to before, Eva,  who has non seen Alvin. Carisi says he volition banking company check upstairs together with Rollins radios they receive got no eyes on Alvin yet. The fashion exhibit goes on together with Fin radios zippo is in that location either. Dodds radios he sees Benno alongside Sally, who is telling her to go. While Benno pushes Sally to the stage, he asks why Dodds is here. Dodds asks if safety didn’t tell them or his lawyer hasn’t called him, Benno doesn’t know where Alvin is. Claire rushes upwards together with tells Benno he is on inwards xx seconds, together with he asks where is Alvin. Claire says she doesn’t know, together with Dodds asks when was the lastly fourth dimension they saw him. Benno doesn’t know, together with Claire asks him to focus, ands sends him out to the runway equally all the models walk downwardly to much applause. Claire joins Benno on the runway alongside Sally. Fin radios he has Claire together with Benno but no Alvin, together with Rollins radios dorsum no 1 has seen him. Carisi, racing downwardly the steps, proverb Alvin is non here, he’s disappeared. They hear a adult woman scream “Alvin! Oh my god” together with they race to an move out together with discovery Alvin, laying dead on the solid soil outside. Maria explains she came out for a fume together with establish Alvin lying here.

Later, alongside the medical examiner on scene, Benson arrives together with asks what happened. Dodds explains that Maria establish him, 1 shot to the groin together with 1 to the chest. Benson asks if in that location is whatever jeopardy she did it, together with Carisi thinks not, her screams were real. He adds the trunk was nonetheless warm together with the blood hadn’t congealed yet. This must receive got happened inwards the lastly one-half hour. Dodds adds no telephone or wallet or gun has been recovered but they are searching the area. Benson tells them to larn TARU tracking the phone, together with adds a nearby photographic television set camera she sees to a higher identify the door. She asks if everybody is nonetheless inside, together with Dodds replies yes; Fin together with Rollins are keeping the identify locked down. Benson enters the building.

Inside, Benno together with Claire are alongside Fin together with Benno asks who would practise something similar this? Fin asks them to tell him, together with equally Benson together with Dodds approach, Claire says she knows precisely who. She propose it is Matt together with Dodds explains to Benson that Matt was at the door when they came inwards together with was pissed he wasn’t on the list. Benno admits he was supposed to live on the listing together with Matt must receive got called him nine times but Benno didn’t desire to risk it equally Sally was closing the show. He should receive got only permit him in.

Meanwhile, Sally speaks alongside Rollins who explains Matt was making threats together with he owns a gun. Rollins tells Sally to telephone telephone Matt but to brand an excuse but to discovery out where he is. Rollins explains if Matt didn’t practise this, this all goes away. Sally makes the call.

Later, at SVU inwards interrogation, Matt admits he lost his temper at the runway exhibit equally they kept him off the list. Sally needed him together with wants to know what they are accusing him off. Dodds explains that Alvin is dead, Fin adding he was gunned down. Matt is shocked together with denies doing it, he left his gun at home, he was heading habitation to larn his gun hence he could move dorsum together with scare the crap out of those SOBs. Benson is observing alongside Barba, who asks alongside sarcasm if that is his alibi. Benson says Rollins together with Carisi are searching is apartment, together with and hence she answers her phone. She concluded the telephone telephone together with tells Barba that it turns out that Alvin’s telephone together with wallet were inwards a drawer inwards his office, together with Barba comments in that location was no robbery. Benson says the ME thought the shot inwards the groin was first, together with Barba says somebody wanted Alvin to receive got a dyad seconds to think virtually who shot him together with what life would live similar without his pecker. Benson gives him a surprised hold off together with Barba mentions Vonnegut together with “Slaughterhouse Five”. Benson answers her telephone 1 time again together with it is Rollins; they are at the floor together with they establish Matt’s gun, a 9mm berretta. Carisi doesn’t think it has been fired. Sally says this is the only gun she’s seen Matt with, he sleeps alongside it nether his pillow. She asks if that agency he didn’t practise it, together with when they don’t answer, she asks them to delight please don’t permit him know she led them to him.

Back at SVU, Dodds tells Benson together with Barba in that location was no GSR on Matt’s paw together with it’s the incorrect gun, shout out for if they only permit him go. Benson says no, non until she talks alongside Sally together with gets together with OOP for her. Barba thinks Benson is worried what Matt volition do, together with she says she knows what he volition do. Barba explains he volition withdraw hold Matt on the gun accuse together with brand certain he does fourth dimension on that. Benson cheers him. Fin announces he has safety footage from the courtyard. They persuasion it together with the killer is non visible but it is clear Alvin knew the shooter. Fin gets a message together with explains a 357 magnum was establish on the roof. Benson thinks that is onetime school, together with Fin says it is only similar Alvin’s, belongings upwards a photograph of the gun from a photograph shoot. Barba wonders if Alvin was shot alongside his ain gun. Benson thinks perhaps – together with yesteryear somebody he knew, someone he was happy to see. Dodds thinks they receive got this all wrong; it’s non the guy who was shaking him down, it was the guy cleaning upwards his messes.

Later, Benno together with Claire are at SVU inwards the squad room alongside Benson together with Dodds. They exhibit them a video of Alvin during the exhibit alongside a model, together with the same spot 5 minutes afterward where Claire is in that location together with Alvin is gone. Benno says Alvin goes out for a smoke. Benno explains all his ain piece of work alongside the exhibit together with Claire says he is the best. Benno claims Alvin was non a rapist together with Benson reminds him Alvin was never convicted together with Benno brand it move away. Claire wonders, if Alvin is dead together with Matt killed him, why they are talking virtually this? Benson explains Alvin was shot alongside his ain gun together with Matt didn’t practise it. Benno thinks Matt stole it from the studio, but Benson explains the absence of gunshot residual on Matt together with that it gets everywhere yous touch.   Dodds says that if Benno shot Alvin, together with and hence he hugged Sally equally shown inwards a photograph from the show, that gunshot residual would live on her dress. Benson says CSU is going to choice upwards the dress, together with Claire comments they can’t believe Benno did this. But Dodds can, recounting his ain younger blood brother who has been inwards an out of rehab hence many times he has lost count. Every fourth dimension he gets inwards trouble, he tells the cops to telephone telephone his blood brother equally he is a cop together with he volition accept aid of it. When he goes to choice upwards his brother, his blood brother asks him non to tell dad. He is his blood brother together with he loves him but he can’t tell him how much easier his life would live without him. Benson brings upwards Alvin beingness arrested together with going to trial only equally they were to move public, together with Benno says they would receive got lost everything. But Claire stops him, together with says they volition discovery gunshot residual on the wearing clothing – from HER hand. Benno tries to halt her from talking but she goes on, trying to accept the blame. He says he did it together with she says she did together with they are non going to say some other discussion virtually it until the lawyer comes. Benson together with Dodds hold off similar they can’t believe this.

Later, Claire is inwards interrogation together with Barba tells Benson their lawyer says they were never Mirandized, shout out for if they were inwards custody. Benson says they came inwards voluntarily. Barba says that goes away but the work is they both confessed. Rollins comments each 1 is creating reasonable doubtfulness for the other. Carisi comments that the Onion Field meets Fashion Avenue. Barba states the enquiry is: who is lying? Dodds thinks she is together with Benno did it, adding that hold off on Alvin’s confront correct earlier he got shot – he knows that look. Benson asks that the story he told Benno virtually his brother..and Dodds says it wasn’t a story. He walks off.

Afterwards, Benson brand it at her floor together with Munch is in that location babysitting Noah. She cheers Munch, who comments they finally got Benno to accept a plea. He adds it was worth the wait; blood brother killing brother, he did non consider that coming. Benson comments that Dodds did, together with Munch asks if that is the “new new” guy. Benson says yeah. Munch says that Fin said she has a adept squad working for her, together with she asks, “Fin said WHAT?” Munch explains he was worried when he left that he would autumn apart without the chore or the identify would autumn apart without him. Benson adds she was too. Munch says “But it’s been good; turns out in that location is to a greater extent than to life than SVU”, together with Benson smiles, proverb “Hmm, ain’t that the truth.” Munch adds, “Well, I’m glad nosotros both establish that out.” As Benson holds Noah, Munch says he had a peachy fourth dimension alongside him today, adding he “taught him a major life lesson: Always enquiry authority.” Benson laughs, proverb “Ah what a surprise!” When she asks how was that, Munch asks Noah to exhibit mommy together with say “why?”  Noah squeaks out a “why” together with Benson together with Munch laugh. Munch adds, “You tin lav give cheers me when he is a fully surgical procedure anti-dogmatic atheist. “ Benson laughs, proverb she volition practise that. Munch states he should larn going, together with he tells Noah goodbye together with tells Benson to accept aid of each other. She says they will, adding, "You too.” He grabs his coat to leave of absence together with Benson asks Noah to say “Bye Munch” which he whispers. She kisses Noah together with smiles together with tells Munch goodbye. He smiles together with looks dorsum at them together with alongside a nod of the head, leaves. Benson walks away alongside Noah equally nosotros fade to black.



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