New Aspect Upwards Police & Guild Svu “Exile” Recap & Review

Law & Order SVU “Exile” was i of those episodes that annoyed me most of the way through.  I almost didn't desire to waste matter my fourth dimension to recap it.

What commencement laid me off was the way they shoehorned inward Peter Stone's issues alongside the decease of his sister.  Carisi made an insensitive comment to Stone, complaining virtually his ain sister, Gina, which makes Stone travel far a "mood."  Stone, who seems to demand sexual practice to drown his sorrows, has a momentary struggle alongside having sexual practice alongside a adult woman he merely picked upwards at a bar. I acknowledge I laughed when the adult woman commented that he was onetime in addition to would only receive got to climb 2 flights of stairs – OUCH! Later, Stone tells Benson his sis was also homeless at i time, in addition to presently after that, Stone gets agitated at the victim’s parents, blaming them for the victim existence homeless. We also listen that his sis went missing earlier existence institutionalized, in addition to she was living on the street alongside a junkie doing meth. I wonder what other problems they volition dump on this dead adult woman inward club to advance a backstory for Peter Stone?  Why must nosotros continually receive got Peter Stone’s struggle alongside his sister’s decease thrown inward our faces? Don’t larn me wrong, I actually similar Philip Winchester in addition to am glad he’s on SVU. If these tidbits made for an interesting backstory I would purchase into them but frankly, the way his struggle is existence presented is similar poorly written fanfic. (Full disclosure: I dislike fanfic in addition to rarely read it.)  The dialog was cringe-worthy at times (example: “I’m merely using you…to forget”).

Along that line, nosotros listen virtually Benson’s college life in addition to college beau inward her endeavor to aid the victim recover her memories. I know fans honey to listen tidbits virtually Benson but again, they were shoehorned inward nether the guise of making a connection alongside the victim.  It felt forced.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 side note: Benson calls the cereal she ate inward college Captain Crunch (the captioning also listed it equally that) but whatever cereal connoisseur, or anyone who e'er ate that stuff, knows it is Cap’n Crunch (wink).

The pacing of the episode was skillful when Fin in addition to Carisi worked the investigation. Fin’s reaction to his shoes getting unclean was classic Fin. But equally Benson became increasingly involved, the episode dragged. Which brings me to my biggest issue: the doctor’s evaluation in addition to Benson’s ensuing involvement alongside the victim’s recovery of memory. My commencement effect is alongside the quick testify of Sophie inward the SVU interview room. We’re non talking virtually a medico observing an interrogation of a perp to larn a full general accept on a perp’s mental state, we’re talking virtually a medico examining a victim who they suspect has been traumatized. Wouldn’t a doctor’s purpose environs receive got been a better, to a greater extent than calming identify for the evaluation? Then, after Dr. Abernathy confirms a diagnosis that Benson had already suspected, shouldn’t the medico receive got taken the atomic number 82 to aid Sophie recover those memories, non Benson? I can’t regard where an NYPD lieutenant would live the proper person, or receive got the time, to facilitate the recovery of a victim inward such a frail mental state, regardless of her undertaking experience. We regard how that went for Benson: things went sideways in addition to nosotros got an enraged in addition to fifty-fifty to a greater extent than traumatized victim.  I was thrilled to regard Sophie telephone call upwards out Benson on her hollow platitudes.  I did non concur alongside Benson encouraging an already enraged Sophie to throw something in addition to recess it to brand things all better.  I think this method plant only on TV.  Luckily for Benson, Carisi’s almost inappropriate comment gave her a brainstorm to aid Sophie recover from her trauma. It gave the victim a jeopardy for closure, in addition to again, Benson saves the day. I would receive got flora it to a greater extent than interesting had Carisi, who seemed to live making a connection alongside the victim early on, been the i to aid her through her recovery.

On the addition side, Aimee Spring Fortier was real convincing equally Grace Walker/Sophie.

Here is the recap:

Grace walks the street inward the pelting in addition to looks into a bar window in addition to thence enters. Meanwhile, Carisi is at a bar alongside Stone in addition to explains he has to larn going otherwise he volition larn an earful from his sister, Gina. He’s only had his truck for a calendar month in addition to she thinks it’s her personal U-Haul. Carisi says he loves his sis but sometimes he wishes she would merely travel away, a comment which hits Stone the incorrect way because of his ain sister’s recent death. Carisi apologizes. Carisi pays the tab in addition to leaves. Stone stays in addition to makes oculus contact alongside a adult woman nearby.

Grace dries upwards inward the residue room in addition to puts on makeup. Meanwhile, 2 guys verbalize virtually a “peegasm”. One of the guys strikes upwards a conversation alongside Grace.

Elsewhere, Stone is inward a cab alongside the adult woman from the bar in addition to they are kissing. He says he can’t, in addition to she says she knows he is onetime but he’d only receive got to climb 2 flights [ouch!]. He explains he is merely using her to forget. She counters she is using him for sex, no biggie. She opens the door in addition to asks if he is coming.

The side yesteryear side day, Carisi in addition to Benson are on the scene of an alley yesteryear a bar where a daughter who has been injured is existence removed yesteryear EMTs. She has no jail cellular telephone or personal ID. It is non merely a mugging, the perp took her panties. But – he left her Prada.

Later, Benson in addition to Carisi listen virtually the victim’s injuries from the medico at the hospital. The rape kit tested positive. Her call is Grace Walker in addition to she has no family. She had a high BAC in addition to THC was inward her organisation thence the medico doubts in that location was consent. Benson in addition to Carisi speak alongside Grace. She doesn’t think the attack. She remembers it was raining in addition to she was on her way home. She ducked into a bar to hold off it out. Guys brought her a few drinks in addition to she woke upwards here. She can’t quite recall their names. Benson explains she may receive got been sexually assaulted in addition to this upsets Grace. Benson says she volition live okay in addition to volition larn through this in addition to asks if in that location is anyone they tin call. She mentions Tommy but she doesn’t desire them to telephone call upwards him, she volition tell him. Benson suggests Carisi drive her home. Carisi says he volition hold off for her outside.

At the Black Bunny Bar on Wednesday, Oct 17, Fin speaks alongside the bartender who says Grace seemed to receive got no intention of paying for a drink. She flirted alongside him in addition to he gave her a shot on the theatre equally girls similar her are skillful for business. She flora 2 suckers, i is a regular, he thinks his call is Drew, who brings him medical marijuana. He commonly parks his truck on 52nd betwixt 1st in addition to 2nd.

Fin locates Drew at his truck in addition to speaks alongside him virtually Grace. He denies doing anything to Grace, the final he left her she was alongside his buddy, Silas. Fin says his sense is somebody who throws their friend nether the jitney are lying. Drew shows Fin he took an Uber home, alone, at xi in addition to he tin inquire the driver. Fin says he volition in addition to picks an exceptional off the guys counter in addition to says he volition demand Silas’s call in addition to address.

As Carisi drives her home, Grace says she appreciates this, in addition to Carisi jokes to hold off until she gets his bill. She points out where to drib her off, telling her to force yesteryear Freddie, the nosey doorman. Carisi complies. She asks if he’s seen a lot of girls that receive got been…she pauses in addition to Carisi says way besides many. She asks how did their boyfriends accept it, in addition to Carisi asks if she is worried virtually telling Tommy. She admits she is the i who got drunk, suggesting they non tell him virtually the other stuff. Carisi tries to convince her to larn back upwards of a loved one, or a therapist, in addition to asks if she doesn’t desire to travel to function he tin telephone call upwards her boss. She explains she is betwixt jobs, she does medical research, in addition to Tommy doesn’t tending that she is non contributing financially. Tommy is a thoracic surgeon. Carisi comments that is impressive. She says she should allow him select grip of the bad guys, in addition to he gives her his work concern card, maxim if she remembers anything or merely wants to verbalize to non hesitate. She exits the auto in addition to walks to the entrance of the building. She passes the doorman who glances inward Carisi’s direction. Carisi gets a telephone call upwards in addition to says he volition live correct there.

At Sharp Data, Inc. on Wednesday, Oct 17, Fin in addition to Carisi travel inward Silas’ office. He dismisses the rape accusation, countering that she attacked him. Carisi says Grace is xc pounds soaking wet. Silas says when she came at him alongside that steel rod she was similar Wonder Woman on bathroom salts. He admits he “whacked” her inward self defense forcefulness equally she went after his coin clip. Fin questions if that was earlier or after he took her wallet. He states Grace didn’t receive got 2 nickels to rub together. Fin asks virtually her panties, in addition to Silas states similar whatever skillful slut, she wasn’t wearing whatever when he got there. Carisi asks if they practise a deoxyribonucleic acid testify on the semen on her trunk it won’t check his, in addition to Silas admits they had sexual practice in addition to it was consensual. He thence says if they don’t mind, he has function to do, to which Fin states if he doesn’t mind, to stand upwards up in addition to plow his donkey around. Silas says Harvey tin travel to friggin’ hell, in addition to when Fin asks “Harvey who?”. Silas rants virtually “Me besides this, times upwards that”, adding yous can’t fifty-fifty alternative upwards a wide inward a bar these days. Fin moves Silas to the door, sarcastically commenting “What is this globe coming to.”



Back at the SVU where Rollins is sitting at her desk, Fin in addition to Carisi select Silas to Benson in addition to she tells Fin to lay him inward interrogation one. Benson tells Carisi to select Grace inward for a lineup but Rollins explains that Grace’s telephone number goes to a sorority theatre in addition to they receive got never heard of her. Carisi thinks the number was written downwards incorrect in addition to decides to travel dorsum to the edifice where she was dropped off.

At 179 East 75th Street the same day, Carisi speaks alongside the doorman who says no i lives in that location yesteryear that call in addition to never saw her. No Tommy in that location either. Carisi asks to await at safety footage.

Fin in addition to Rollins query Silas who says she attacked him. He didn’t telephone call upwards the cops equally he is married. Benson in addition to Stone are observing in addition to Carisi tells them that Grace may non live who they thought she was. The number was mistaken in addition to the doorman has no thought who she was. The safety footage shows her walking into the edifice in addition to turning around in addition to walking dorsum out. Stone says without her testimony this instance isn’t going anywhere. Benson thinks she had to tell Silas something that would aid them break her. Benson enters interrogation in addition to tells Silas she believes him in addition to she asks him query virtually what they talked about. He says they talked virtually nonsense. He wasn’t actually interested. She kept going on virtually some diner on 155th nigh Broadway but he doesn’t know the name. Benson tells them to lay him inward the cage.

At 155th Street that same day, Fin in addition to Carisi verbalize virtually the instance in addition to Carisi sees a edifice named Walker House, the same equally Grace’s final name. They speak alongside a human being within who identifies Grace from a photo. She comes inward twice a calendar week at lunchtime. She is non a Walker, she is homeless. They explicate the province of affairs in addition to the human being says Grace is a fossil oil sleeper, who prefers the streets to the shelter. Grace has skillful hygiene in addition to does non appear homeless, When she comes for luncheon she sits alongside Tommy, who is dressed inward regular army camo. When he sees they are police, he throws his nutrient at Fin's shoes in addition to spell Fin moans virtually it, Carisi chases Tommy. Someone trips him upwards in addition to Tommy falls to the floor. Carisi catches upwards in addition to cuffs him.

Later, Rollins in addition to Carisi query Tommy inward interrogation in addition to he says Grace is crazy. They explicate the province of affairs in addition to he asks if she is okay. He explains people similar him in addition to Grace are peripatetic. He wants to aid but has no clue where she is. Rollins offers him java in addition to donuts inward the recess room.

Benson has been observing in addition to she in addition to Rollins hash out the homeless. Rollins brings upwards the usage of the give-and-take peripatetic in addition to thinks in that location is a trivial truth inward all of Grace’s lies. She brings upwards the sorority theatre telephone in addition to they think Grace went to college there.

At the Theta Pi Kappa House inward Spence College inward Bayside, Queens on Wed Oct 17, Carisi in addition to Fin speak alongside a fellow member who identifies Grace equally Sophie Simmons in addition to they were friends. Sophie merely disappeared i 24-hour interval during their freshman year. There was a political party in addition to Sophie met a guy in addition to didn’t present upwards after. They called her parents a calendar week later.

Back at SVU, Stone in addition to Benson await at a video of Sophie from that time. Stone is surprised it is the same girl. They receive got contacted her parents. Carisi is checking alongside the YMCAs inward the city, in addition to Rollins says in that location is an app that tracks the homeless – streetlifeNYC – to aid families locate their loved ones., Rollins uploaded a photograph alongside the hashtag “find Grace.” Carisi thinks she took the call from the edifice but don’t know why she chose Grace. Stone wonders if this is where she brutal from. He tells Benson his sis went missing in i lawsuit earlier they institutionalized her. She was living on the street alongside a junkie doing meth. It was the only fourth dimension he e'er saw his manly somebody nurture cry. Carisi announces that Sophie’s parents are there.

In the interview room, the parents explicate Sophie’s mother’s decease in addition to that she – her father’s novel married adult woman – may receive got caused Sophie upset in addition to the final fourth dimension they saw her. They’ve had individual detectives. Benson explains Sophie never mentioned them in addition to her manly somebody nurture gets irate when he finds they had her in addition to allow her travel in addition to she is dorsum on the streets. Stone gets argumentative correct dorsum in addition to Benson stops him in addition to they excuse themselves from the room.

In the other room, Benson chastises Stone in addition to he blames the father. Rollins enters in addition to says they flora Sophie via the app in addition to she is panhandling on the corner of Henry in addition to Grand. Benson tells Stone to accept a breath in addition to goes to update the parents. Stone looks angry.

At the location, Fin in addition to Carisi locate Sophie in addition to they witness Tommy approach her in addition to punch her, making her autumn to the ground. Fin in addition to Carisi race to assist. Fin pulls Tommy off her equally Carisi calls for a bus.

At the hospital, Sophie tells Benson in addition to Carisi she merely wants to live left alone; if she doesn’t tending why should they? Sophie seems worried virtually Tommy, maxim that she needs him. She says they doesn’t know what it’s similar to live on the streets. She said Silas didn’t rape her, he paid her what they agreed to but she got greedy in addition to wanted more. Benson in addition to Carisi await frustrated in addition to Carisi states he volition telephone call upwards Stone. Benson asks that Tommy trounce her upwards because she cheated on him in addition to Sophie says they receive got a deal. She also says her parents are dead, in addition to when Benson asks what are their names, Sophie says she doesn’t know. She wonders herself why she doesn’t know that. Benson shows her a flick of Sophie when she was at college in addition to she doesn’t recognize herself. Benson asks if the call Sophie Simmons is familiar in addition to it is not. She looks at the photograph over again in addition to says nothing. Benson mentions in that location are people exterior who desire to run across her, in addition to she brings inward the parents. Mr. Simmons calls out her call in addition to he cries equally he takes her hands in addition to says he is thence sorry. She calls him dad in addition to asks why is he crying? She asks what she is doing there, call for if in that location is something incorrect alongside her. Benson consoles her in addition to says it is okay.

At SVU inward the interview room, Sophie talks to Dr. Abernathy virtually her childhood memories alongside her parents. She discusses the freshman parents weekend when her manly somebody nurture in addition to novel married adult woman visited. She recalls zip after that visit.

Afterwards, Abernathy tells Benson, alongside Stone present, that Benson was right, it looks similar dissociative fugue disorder. She explains to Stone it is a disorder where a somebody loses their biographical information in addition to personal identity thence they adopt a novel one. Benson adds it is commonly triggered yesteryear childhood abuse or sexual assault. When Stone says Sophie spent the final three years getting assaulted on the streets, Abernathy explains to Stone that is was Grace who was assaulted, non Sophie, that identity had been exiled from her witting mind. He states that is a trivial dramatic. She adds nosotros tend to sense identity equally a thing, but it is less stable in addition to has less unity than we’d similar to believe. Sophie didn’t similar the identity she had thence she gave it the kicking in addition to travel inward Grace. Benson says it was similar she committed suicide without killing herself. Stone thinks the trauma happened her freshman twelvemonth at college, in addition to Abernathy says it could live something that triggered the memory. It is possible her manly somebody nurture abused her in addition to Abernathy would non lay her dorsum wither parents until they break the source of the trauma. Stone comments she doesn’t receive got years to pass on the couch, in addition to Benson counters somebody sexually abused Sophie in addition to the trauma was thence severe that she abandoned who she was. Stone says they select grip of him, he’ll create him, but he volition demand a lot to a greater extent than than the testimony of a daughter who can’t think what happened. Benson asks Abernathy how to aid Sophie, in addition to she says every patient is dissimilar in addition to starting alongside the human being who assaulted her mightiness live a skillful identify to start. Stone, annoyed, said it is a slice of cake…if nosotros knew who he was. Benson wonders what if they took Sophie dorsum to the identify where she became Grace.

At Spence College inward Bayside, Queens on Wednesday, Oct 24, Benson in addition to Sophie walk the grounds in addition to talk. Benson says she was a Phi Delta in addition to adds that college was an escape for her. Sophie recognizes a few places, Benson maxim she lived on Captain Crunch in addition to it wasn’t until she moved inward alongside Billy that she upped it to a tin of tuna. Billy is a matter of the past. Sophie says in that location was no way her manly somebody nurture would e'er allow her motility inward alongside a guy, in addition to Benson said she didn’t tell her mother. Sophie spots where she lived alongside the other pre-meds in addition to Benson suggests they accept a peek.

Inside, Sophie identifies her grad teacher in addition to suggests they regard the football game stadium. It becomes obvious she is avoiding continuing downwards the hall. But Benson gets her to proceed walking. Sophie brings upwards Professor Adams, adding she hates him. He gave her a B- on her midterm in addition to never got below a B before. She begins to larn upset in addition to says her dad is going to kill her. Benson tries to calm her, but Sophie says it is non okay, if she got below a B, she would live sent to SUNY. Benson comments that parents say a lot of stupid things in addition to assay to scare yous to rest on the correct road. But parents are the i who larn scared, referencing existence a mom in addition to trying to argue alongside a half dozen twelvemonth old. Sophie sees Adams’ purpose but she doesn’t desire to go. Benson assures her that she is correct yesteryear her side the whole time. They travel inward in addition to Sophie holds dorsum until Benson says in that location is nobody inward there. Sophie says it is precisely the same - Benson adds tenure agency never having to change, Sophie thence points to a sofa in addition to says it was there, she came inward to assay for extra credit in addition to Adams told her that he believed inward sexual practice for grades. She thought he was joking in addition to she laughed but he wasn’t joking. She describes how he sexually assaulted her. She had a pen inward her bag in addition to it jabbed her inward the leg until it broke, the ink stain nevertheless visible on the sofa. She nevertheless has the scar. She tried to scream in addition to grapple him off but she couldn’t. Benson tries to calm her over again in addition to Sophie asks who is going to believe her. Benson says she does, in addition to they volition break in addition to human face upwards the bastard who did this to her. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 adult woman walks inward in addition to asks what they are doing inward her office. Benson query that it is her purpose equally Sophie looks confused. The adult woman says Logan Adams died inward March from a pump onrush in addition to she took over his seat inward August. Sophie is stunned in addition to she sobs.

Back at SVU, Sophie tells Benson she wants to die. Benson says she is sad in addition to can’t hope to accept the hurting away but volition practise all she tin to aid her. She touches Sophie who recoils in addition to tells Benson non to impact her. Sophie gets to a greater extent than angry at Benson in addition to flips over a java table. She angrily tells Benson she told her she would live amend if she flora out what happened to her in addition to she would larn yesteryear it. Benson says she will, in addition to Sophie adds Benson said if she looked at the bastard that wound her inward the oculus in addition to tell him how he ruined her life, that would start the healing. Sophie screams in addition to throws to a greater extent than stuff, maxim he is dead goddammit in addition to in that location is no healing. Benson asks to accept her home, in addition to Sophie screams she is never going home, she is amend off inward the street. Tommy took tending of her, she says, maxim await what Benson did. Benson hands her a mug in addition to tells her to throw it on the flooring equally difficult equally she tin in addition to she does so. Sophie screams in addition to falls to the couch in addition to Benson consoles her, reminding her that Adams is dead but she is not. Sophie pushes Benson away in addition to moves off, maxim that is non enough. She leaves. Benson sighs.

Later, Carisi tells Benson that the 2-7 called, they flora Sophie dumpster diving on the lower eastward side. She asks, “And?” in addition to Carisi adds she swore to them her call was Grace Walker. An RMP is bringing her in that location correct now. Benson asks what does she practise alongside her – she won’t travel dwelling in addition to she can’t lock her up. Carisi mentions a 51-50 in addition to Benson says some shrink drugs her upwards 48 hours in addition to puts her dorsum on the street. Carisi says it is a vicious wheel in addition to Benson says this puts us dorsum to where they started. Benson shakes her caput in addition to says this guy was a professor in addition to they are supposed to guide immature minds in addition to non destroy him. Carisi said if he wasn’t already dead, he’d kill the guy. When Benson asks what he merely said, Carisi said he was speaking figuratively. Benson gets a await of realization in addition to says that was genius. She walks off to a perplexed Carisi.

Later, at the grave of Logan Adams, Sophie is standing in that location alongside Benson in addition to Sophie reads off what has happened to her over the final three years. He parents are alongside them. She gets angry equally she talks virtually how Adams got measly sexual gratification in addition to she lost her life. She adds she volition never forgive him but hopefully she tin motility on alongside aid from her identify unit of measurement in addition to friends, looking at Benson. She is going to survive, maxim “Yes, I am.” Benson whispers, equally she hugs in addition to consoles Sophie, “Yes. You are. Yes, yous are. Yes.” equally nosotros fade to black.

Cast:
Mariska Hargitay - Lieutenant Olivia Benson
Ice-T - Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino - Detective Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr.
Philip Winchester – ADA Peter Stone

Guest stars:
Aimee Spring Fortier - Grace Walker/Sophie
Jake Robinson - Silas Perry
Mat Vairo - Drew Brogan
James Leo Ryan – Tommy
Betsy Aidem – Dr. Sloane
Sandrine Holt - Lisa Abernathy
Tim Bohn – Mark Simmons
Teri Hansen - Patricia Simmons
Melvin Abston- Chet
Tara Polhemus – Kirsten
Samue Encarnacion – Bartender
Sam Kazzi – Doorman
Kaci Tansey – Mandy
Elise Rovinsky – Ann Miller
Martin Pfefferkorn – Mitch
Sulekha Ebelle - Vega







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