New Aspect Upward Constabulary & Companionship Svu “Twenty-Five Acts” Recap & Review

Law & Order SVU “Twenty-Five Acts” received quite a chip of advance press explaining the episode involved a best selling mass similar to  the electrical flow erotic novel best seller “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It seemed real obvious to where the episode was headed, but despite the predictable story, this was a great episode alongside intense scenes in addition to tension betwixt the primary characters.

The SVU squad is off-kilter, alongside Captain Harris making some changes which has unsettled some. Amaro requested to operate equally a swing man; clearly he feels alienated from the grouping - peculiarly Benson -  after the  recent law enforcement scandal. I wonder if working equally swing human being volition only brand it harder for him to construct a human relationship of trust alongside the squad. Harris also reunited Munch in addition to Fin equally a team, which I ever felt was an fantabulous pairing. Benson, however, doesn’t seem completely thrilled alongside existence paired alongside Rollins, but that may endure because it came close from Amaro’s asking to larn it alone. Adam Baldwin was an fantabulous interim captain in addition to was real likable,  despite Harris' stoic in addition to authoritative demeanor. The detectives treated Harris equally a newbie but he was smart plenty to permit them know at every chance that he has far to a greater extent than experience for which the detectives gave him credit.  While I volition ever endure loyal to Captain Cragen, Harris gave the SVU squad a much needed boot inward the pants.

This episode clearly belonged to the invitee stars. Anna Chlumsky was stiff equally a adult woman who lived an exciting life equally the writer of an erotic book, who didn't write the mass in addition to behaved cipher similar what the mass described. Raúl Esparza stole the demo in addition to was fantastic playing a district attorney who seemed real driven - in addition to perhaps a piffling also mutual frigidness -  in his approach. I enjoyed how he managed to taunt Adam Cain into using the belt inward courtroom to highlight Cain’s fossil oil behavior. It brought dorsum memories of an old Law & Order episode (“Showtime”) where Jack McCoy worked a murder weapon into the hands of the defendant, which made him facial expression guilty equally sin. I promise nosotros larn to view Raúl Esparza come upwards dorsum for to a greater extent than episodes – he’s a grapheme that would convey a existent spark to the legal side of the show.

Some nitpicks: Rollins actually shouldn’t endure calling anyone “honey,” much less the victim. It’s i of those damage that most women discover demeaning, in addition to coming from some other woman, it sounds fifty-fifty worse. Benson also made a comment to Harris that SVU is the only unit of measurement where the victim’s word isn’t proficient enough, y'all have got to prove a criminal offence was committed. That declaration sounded awkward to me. My agreement of the jurist organisation is that i is innocent until proven guilty, in addition to the prosecution has to dorsum upwards whatever charges for whatever criminal offence – sexual activity criminal offence or non - alongside facts or evidence. An accusation is non ever plenty to have got law enforcement act. H5N1 victim’s behavior tin endure questioned for ANY criminal offence in addition to I don’t concur that SVU is the only unit of measurement where a victim's word may endure questioned. While it does seem incorrect to have got a rape victim’s yesteryear sexual history give away at that topographic point for all to see, I think that people who are charged alongside rape exercise have got the correct to query the actions of the accuser regarding the events surrounding the crime. And, using Harris’ example, a robbery victim may non necessarily endure accused of “asking for it” but they soundless could endure questioned close their claims of what was stolen (thefts involving possible insurance fraud come upwards to mind).

Here is the recap:


Cast
Mariska Hargitay – Detective Olivia Benson
Ice-T – Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Richard Belzer – Sergeant John Munch
Dann Florek – Captain Don Cragen
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Danny Pino - Detective Nick Amaro


Guest stars
Adam Baldwin - Captain Steven Harris
Raúl Esparza - ADA Rafael Barba
Anna Chlumsky – Jocelyn Paley
Roger Bart – Adam Cain
Elizabeth Marvel – Adam Cain’s lawyer
Romy Rosemont – Kathleen Dobson
Tony Patano – Judge Maskin
Peter McRobbie – Judge Walter Bradley
Rory O’Malley - Craig
Steve Rosen - Public Defender Guthrie
Hallie Cooper- Novak – Katie
Lucia Spina – Sara Palermo
Jay McInerney – himself
J. Elaine Marcos – Lisa Vaughn
Jane Dashow – Holly
Nava Namdar – Jury Foreperson



In the SVU squad room Benson, Fin in addition to Munch are talking close the xvi murders over the quaternary of July. Captain Harris enters in addition to announces they are stuck together a piffling longer; Captain Cragen was cleared of the charges but One PP has non yet declared him fir for duty. Munch refers to One PP equally the “Puzzle Palace.” Benson questions if they did say he was coming back, in addition to Harris replies equally far equally he knows. Harris also announces he’s moving them around in addition to teams Munch dorsum upwards alongside Fin, in addition to Benson alongside Rollins. Munch asks close Amaro – referring to him equally Serpico – in addition to Harris says he volition endure swing man, or sometimes on his own, depending on the call. Amaro says it is all good, in addition to Benson looks at him,  wondering. As he walks away from his desk, Benson gets upwards from hers in addition to follows him, in addition to explains to Amaro that she did non inquire for the switch. But he surprises her yesteryear telling her that he did, adding that i thing close her is that she needs a partner she tin trust. As he walks off she looks slightly exasperated alongside him.

Munch enters Harris’ office; Harris' TV is turned on to a TV utter demo “Raising Cain.” Munch tells him he is punching out, in addition to thus asks Harris if he is an Adam Cain fan. Harris comments it is only white dissonance for his paperwork. Harris asks how his novel lineup is going today in addition to Munch replies “like a Pb balloon” in addition to says they volition adjust, commenting that “heavy lies the crown.” Harris jokes for Munch to accept the remainder of the nighttime off, in addition to Munch chuckles an OK. Harris returns to the TV show.

Meanwhile, at the “Raising Cain” utter demo taping, utter demo host Adam Cain introduces Jocelyn Paley, the writer of the mass “Twenty-Five Acts,” which he states is close a woman’s journeying into a basis of domination in addition to is revolutionizing women’s attitudes close sex. He adds that her mass makes “Fifty Shades” facial expression similar a Disney story. He says the writer is hot, rich kinky, in addition to he thinks he is inward love. Jocelyn walks on phase to the loud applause in addition to hoots from the alive audience. He greets her, commenting he doesn’t know whether to buss or spank her. She asks who says he can’t exercise both - in addition to she gives him a quick kiss.

Afterwards, alongside Adam in addition to Jocelyn at dinner inward a swanky restaurant, Jocelyn asks Adam what is his fantasy piece she discreetly removes her panties in addition to hands them to him. Quickly they are inward his storey in addition to kissing passionately, She reaches for his belt but he slaps her hard, maxim “Act two. I say when y'all tin touching on me.” She feigns an apology in addition to he orders her on the bed in addition to to larn on all fours, adding that she needs to endure punished. He whips her difficult alongside his belt in addition to she says that actually wound in addition to tells him to halt it. Instead, he takes the belt an begins to choke her. As she struggles for breath, he angrily says she does non tell him what to do.

Later, Benson in addition to Rollins are at a infirmary ER coming together upwards alongside Sara Palermo,  who handles Jocelyn’s mass tour. She explains she called 911 equally she went to Jocelyn’s hotel room in addition to constitute her crying in addition to she also had blood inward her nightgown, she was bruised in addition to at that topographic point was a grade on her neck. Jocelyn had a taping alongside Cain the twenty-four hours earlier in addition to he asked her out in addition to was heaven high close it but today – non a word. She asks what that sounds similar to them.

The detectives speak alongside Jocelyn who denies existence raped in addition to did non inquire Sara to telephone telephone the police. Rollins cites paperwork in addition to asks close her appointment alongside Adam Cain. She admits to going for drinks in addition to thus to his place, in addition to when Benson sees the grade on her neck, Jocelyn adds he got a piffling handsy. Rollins observes it looks to a greater extent than similar a belt, in addition to Benson questions if Jocelyn asked him to exercise that to her. She says no, but thinks he thought it was constituent of the sex. She goes on to say he pose it within her in addition to non where she was used to. She did endeavor to tell him to halt but he pulled the best thus tight she could non talk. She admits she was flirting alongside him all nighttime in addition to told him to dominate her in addition to doesn’t view how she tin telephone telephone that rape. Benson suggests they exercise a rape kit in addition to when Jocelyn balks, Rollins asks her if he used a rubber in addition to warns her of possible STDs. Jocelyn nods.

Afterwards, Benson voices her concern to Rollins close Rollins’ scaring Jocelyn into getting a rape kit, maxim it is improve to built trust. Rollins says it won’t matter, asking her if she read Jocelyn’s book, explaining that inward Act 5, the primary grapheme is choked alongside a belt in addition to sodomized in addition to had eighteen orgasms. Benson dryly responds, “Great. It’s a best seller.”


Back at SVU piece the squad watches a recording of Jocelyn on the utter show, in addition to equally they utter over it situation, Harris asks if Jocelyn agreed to the rape kit. Benson replies she did reluctantly, she has anal fissures in addition to a severe ligature grade on her neck. When Fin questioned that she didn’t press charges, Rollins explains Jocelyn is worried because of her book. Munch says her prose is pretty florid but he admires whatever writer who tin operate inward nipple clamps in addition to Albinoni’s Adagio into i sentence. Harris wonders if she didn’t press charges, why are they wasting their time. Benson tells Harris he is novel to SVU, sometimes it takes fourth dimension for the victims to process. Jocelyn said halt in addition to he tightened the belt in addition to in all likelihood thought that, given her book, he could larn away alongside it. Rollins remarks close rumors close Cain maxim it is possible he may have got crossed the line alongside some of his interns. Munch counters that Cain may endure a ladies’ human being but insists he is i of the proficient guys, Fin citing charity operate he has done, maxim Cain never says no. Benson comments that Cain never HEARS no. Harris tells Fin in addition to Munch to pay Cain a friendly see in addition to tells Benson in addition to Rollins to view if Jocelyn has had fourth dimension to process. Amaro asks if he is reading the book, in addition to Harris hands the mass to him, adding Amaro should follow upwards on the rumors close Cain’s interns; if Cain did exercise what she says, he’s done it before.

Harris turns in addition to walks alongside Benson in addition to asks if he is bringing Rollins upwards to speed. She replies Rollins has been at that topographic point a twelvemonth in addition to has a grade inward forensic science. Harris comments that Benson is non shy alongside sharing experience in addition to instructs Benson to percentage it alongside Rollins, non him.

On the laid of the utter show, Munch in addition to Fin query Adam close Jocelyn who seems shocked Jocelyn was assaulted. But when the implication is that he did something, Adam explains that they acted out a few scenes from her book, maxim she wanted him to throw her downward in addition to accept control. When Munch questions him close the belt, in addition to Adam says that was her idea, in addition to everything was consensual. He tells them she gave him her panties inward the eatery in addition to she was all over him. He cuts the give-and-take short, maxim he has a demo to prep. As Adam walks off, Fin observes that Adam seems testy, in addition to Munch comments that no charges have got been filed yet in addition to he hates this illustration already.

At Intimate Adventures, Jocelyn is doing a mass signing in addition to Benson in addition to Rollins inquire to speak alongside her. Jocelyn tells them she is doing fine but Benson urges her to accept it easy. Benson thinks she is inward stupor but Jocelyn says she is inward the middle of a 10 metropolis mass tour in addition to Anthracite Magazine is throwing her a political party this evening in addition to the final thing she needs to exercise is bargain alongside this. Rollins cautions that if she does desire to press charges later, this behavior could brand a jury think twice. Jocelyn says she is a big miss in addition to everyone is waiting. Benson gives Jocelyn her card, if she needs them to call.

Later at the party, Adam Cain is at that topographic point in addition to he makes a toast to her but Jocelyn seems creeped out yesteryear his tone in addition to his gaze. She makes a quick leave of absence in addition to steps inward to the elevator. Adam stops the doors from closing in addition to steps inward alongside her. He is upset she talked to the cops, in addition to pushes her against the elevate wall. He turns her against the wall in addition to says he knows she wanted it in addition to she wants this forthwith too, in addition to he rapes her.

Later, Jocelyn arrives at Benson’s apartment, maxim she could non handgrip a police force station. She explains that Adam showed upwards at her party, he was non on the list. He made a toast in addition to she had to leave of absence in addition to went into the elevate in addition to he followed her in. He was angry in addition to thought she told the police force he raped her. She asks Benson if she told him that, in addition to she admits they did post detectives to utter to him Jocelyn freaks, in addition to asks why would they exercise that, maxim this is all their fault. Benson tries to calm her. Jocelyn explains how he raped her in addition to how he said she wanted it similar she wanted it final night. But she didn’t say anything to him, she only froze. He said if she screws alongside him she volition endure sorry. Benson asks if she is ready to press charges now.

Back at SVU, the detectives lookout the onslaught on a safety photographic tv camera video from the elevator. Rollins says this is brazen, he must have got known at that topographic point were safety cameras; Amaro adds he also in all likelihood knew deed nine of the mass on elevate sex, explaining he read the masterpiece final night. When Munch observes it doesn’t facial expression similar she is enjoying it, in addition to Fin adds it doesn’t facial expression similar she is resisting either, Rollins informs Fin it is called tonic immobility. Benson explains Jocelyn was traumatized from the nighttime earlier in addition to he goes after her again; everybody knows create out or flying but at that topographic point is a tertiary response – y'all freeze. Fin wishes her luck inward selling that to a jury. Captain Harris enters in addition to says that Rollins knows her materials in addition to it wouldn’t wound the remainder of them to hold upwards alongside the literature. He asks if Jocelyn is ready to press charges, in addition to Benson informs him they are ready to larn to the DA. Munch sarcastically asks which one, they’ve all lawyered upwards since Delia Wilson stared naming names. Harris says he has somebody – Rafael Barba. Rollins comments he’s the guy that pose away ii johns for raping a prostitute. Benson recalls that was a tough case, but she thought Barba was inward Brooklyn. Harris explains that he was, Barba only requested a lateral to Manhattan. He adds the guy has big brass…and catches himself when Benson gives him a facial expression in addition to finishes the judgement to say “ego.” Harris adds that Adam Cain is high profile in addition to thus is Jocelyn, in addition to that Barba is perfect.

At arraignment court, Barba in addition to a defense forcefulness lawyer are talking close making a bargain in addition to he sees Harris inward the dorsum of the courtroom. With Benson in addition to Rollins standing side yesteryear side to Harris, Barba comments if it is accept your daughters to operate day. Harris introduces Benson in addition to Rollins, in addition to Harris quips that he lied in addition to told them Barba knows his way around the courtroom.

In Barba’s office, he asks Benson in addition to Rollins if Jocelyn is credible, explaining a previous illustration where the jury deadlocked on a strangulation illustration in addition to they afterwards constitute the jury read Jocelyn’s book. Benson says she is confused because Harris told them Barba wins cases everybody else ducks. He says sometimes, in addition to asks to utter to the victim. When Rollins says Jocelyn has had a fossil oil few days, Barba warns her it is non going to larn whatever easier.

Later. Jocelyn in addition to Benson are inward the conference room in addition to he questions her close the circumstances. He cautions her that the i personal history thing she leaves out is the i thing the defense forcefulness volition work to blow upwards the case. He adds she won’t similar him when they are done, in addition to Jocelyn says she does non similar him now. He likes her honesty. He asks close her dating in addition to is she has been raped before, in addition to she says no. He asks close her dating life inward college.

Later, at SVU, Barba questions Munch, Fin, in addition to Amaro close Cain in addition to Amaro explains he did some earthworks in addition to that rumors say Cain preys on immature girls novel to the city. Jocelyn volition endure the showtime to press charges. Rollins enters in addition to alerts them to Cain leaked his monologue early on in addition to forthwith it is all over the Internet. They afterwards lookout the recording equally Adam says the media “he said she said” circus is coming to town in addition to forthwith he’s close to endure thrown into the band of fire. He explains he is close to endure accused of raping writer Jocelyn Paley. He says different a for certain president, he did have got sexual activity alongside that adult woman – he knows it, in addition to she damn good knows it. As Rollins turns off the TV, Amaro says it is a smart motility that he got out inward front end of it. When Rollins comments it is correct out of Letterman’s playbook, Munch retorts that is non fair, Letterman didn’t rape anyone. Fin thinks if he keeps running his rima oris similar Barba said, they volition larn Cain. Benson is worried that Adam tin work his demo equally a nifty pulpit. Barba said Cain only forced their manus in addition to they have got to strike back.

Later, Munch in addition to Fin brand it at a eatery in addition to arrest Adam Cain, walking him out to w hoard of waiting reporters. Adams shouts that the NYPD got thus jammed upwards inward their hooker scandal in addition to they volition exercise anything they tin to distract. As Fin puts Adam inward the dorsum of the police force car, Munch tells Adam he does non know when to close up. Cain says the courtroom of world sentiment is his wheelhouse. Fin says taking downward rapists is theirs, in addition to he shuts the auto door.

At arraignment, Barba argues for remand for Adam’s attorney makes a counter arguments. Judge Bradley orders remand. Afterwards, Barba in addition to the defense forcefulness lawyer have got words in addition to afterwards Barba tells Benson, Rollins in addition to Harris that this was only a warning shot in addition to the defense forcefulness volition motility to have got the mass admitted. Rollins comments at that topographic point goes rape shield; Benson adds they volition discover the lover that inspired the mass who volition show she liked it fossil oil from behind in addition to game over. Harris thinks it is improve if they discover the guy first. Rollins suggests they drive downward to Silver Spring College inward Maryland where Jocelyn went to school, but Barba tells them to endeavor tonight, the clock already stared ticking. They have got 5 days to indict or the gauge releases him. Benson adds he’ll endure dorsum on TV in addition to mock Jocelyn every nighttime until she falls, maxim they have got to larn now. Harris says non them, Jocelyn sees them equally advocates in addition to they have got to hold it that way.

At Robinson Field inward Silver Spring, Maryland,  Munch in addition to Fin speak to a quondam boyfriend, Craig, who says he didn’t know Jocelyn had been working on a book. He explains they never did whatever of what is inward her book, in addition to that she said he was her first, in addition to he admits she was his.

Amaro meets alongside Munch in addition to Fin in addition to has talked alongside roommates in addition to if Jocelyn was inward to BDSM, she never talked close it. They speculate close the mass in addition to Amaro says after reading her blogs in addition to tweets, Jocelyn’s thought of sexual cultural references is Gilligan’s Island. Fin suspects she is living a double life.

Meanwhile, Benson in addition to Rollins speak alongside a quondam woman individual co-worker of Adam’s, Katie, in addition to press her for information. Rollins said that Cain was only allowed manful individual interns after she left, in addition to Rollins reminds her she had to come upwards into operate alongside a broken wrist in addition to bruises on her neck. Benson tries to convince her to talk, but Katie says she went habitation alongside him in addition to she wanted to have got sexual activity alongside him until he started to wound her. Benson said she told him to stop, in addition to Katie says “so what if I did?” maxim that she has moved on. Benson says this is giving him ability over her, endure she counters alongside what Adam did to Jocelyn. Katie says he is non actually a bad guy, but when he gets that belt inward his hands, he loses it.

At the purpose of Kathleen Dobson at Silver Spring College, Amaro discusses Jocelyn in addition to comments that Jocelyn seems unsophisticated inward that basis in addition to wonders how she got involved inward domination in addition to submission. Kathleen does non know. Amaro wonders if it was a professor but she says no. Amaro notices what he calls a fancy a pianoforte inward her purpose in addition to Kathleen says it is a harpsichord that belonged to Albinoni. Amaro says his married adult woman loves his…and he can’t call back the slice in addition to she says it was his adagio, his most good know work. Kathleen says the adagio wasn’t his, his biographer composed it ii centuries later.

Back at SVU, Munch explains to Barba, Harris, in addition to the others the results of their college trip in addition to Rollins gives the lawsuit of their talks alongside interns. Rollins gets a telephone telephone from Amaro in addition to puts him on speaker, in addition to Amaro says they may endure asking the incorrect questions. He asks for some other twenty-four hours but Barba says they don’t have got it, he’s taking Jocelyn to the grand jury now.

At Grand Jury #3, Jocelyn testifies close what happened. Afterwards, Barba is met yesteryear the press on the courthouse steps in addition to brags close the successful indictment, but Adams’ attorney shouts out this is only a distraction from the DA’s purpose ain scandals. Barba reminds her no affair who y'all are, no agency no. The defense forcefulness lawyer says when the jury compares Jocelyn’s actions to the book, Barba’s illustration falls apart similar a hr of cards.

Meanwhile, dorsum inward Kathleen Dobson’s office, Amaro compares a passage from Dobson’s ain writings to a passage inward Jocelyn’s book. Amaro suggests that Dobson has a illustration for plagiarism. She doesn’t desire to endure associated alongside a mass similar that. When Amaro mentions her harpsichord was lately purchased at Sotheby’s for $285K, Dobson stops dead inward her tracks.

Back inward Barba’s office, he speaks alongside Jocelyn alongside Benson in addition to Rollins present. He thinks the defense forcefulness volition convey out the human being she based the mass on, but Jocelyn insists it is fiction. Rollins presses in addition to Jocelyn admits some experimentation inward college. But Rollins says it was non alongside Craig. Benson in addition to the others move on to press close the inconsistencies inward her story in addition to Benson flatly asks Jocelyn who wrote the book. Jocelyn looks stunned in addition to thus asks how they constitute out. Barba reminds her he told her the showtime twenty-four hours that the i thing she did non tell them was the i thing the defense forcefulness would work to destroy her. He tersely asks her what was she thinking. Benson quietly says, “Barba, she gets it.” Jocelyn asks if they know, in addition to Rollins says no, but they volition have got to tell them. Jocelyn says they can’t, it volition ruin her career in addition to her life in addition to begs them non to tell anyone.

She thus explains it was Profession Dobson’s thought to pose Jocelyn’s call on the mass equally she was worried close her ain reputation. Jocelyn adds she owes $90K inward college debt in addition to the twelvemonth earlier that she made $2,600 inward writing an Dobson gave the 10%. Benson says she was raped in addition to Barba reminds her she lied to the grand jury. Jocelyn replies she had to, if she fifty-fifty said she didn’t write the mass she would lose all the money, it was constituent of the mass contract. Jocelyn says she wants to drib the charges but Barba coldly says the cloak-and-dagger volition come upwards out anyway equally they volition indict her for lying to the grand jury. She is shocked, but he goes on to say if she does non testify, she is also looking a perjury. She starts to freak out in addition to races out of the room. As Benson follows her, Rollins tells Barba that was hardball, in addition to he says he wasn’t playing. Rollins says she got that, in addition to asks if this tin possible aid them; he was worried the jury would direct hold the mass against them but she didn’t write it. Barba thinks they volition view her equally a liar.

At Superior Court, Jocelyn is on the stand upwards in addition to she talks close non writing the mass in addition to needing the money, maxim she was only playing a role. She admits to flirting alongside Adam in addition to going habitation alongside him, in addition to that he was charming in addition to she wanted to have got sexual activity alongside him until he started pain her. She asked him to halt but he did not, he forced himself within her in addition to chocked her alongside his belt. The to a greater extent than she cried the to a greater extent than he wound her. She testifies that the side yesteryear side nighttime he stalked her at a journal political party in addition to trapped her inward an elevate in addition to raped her again. She says because she forthwith is telling the truth she must provide all her royalties in addition to he reputation is ruined.

Under cross examination, Jocelyn is non for certain how many times she lied close writing the book. Her call is falsely on the comprehend in addition to she also lied at world engagements. The defense forcefulness brings upwards a tape of her appearance on Adam’s TV demo where Jocelyn said sometimes a adult woman wants a human being to throw them downward in addition to accept control, adding her fantasy is existence at that topographic point alongside him. She testifies she was playing a part, flirting. The defense forcefulness asks what else she would exercise for money, prevarication close rape or sue her client? Jocelyn states she would never prevarication close sexual activity for coin in addition to when the defense forcefulness says she’s done that inward the past, Jocelyn says she is telling the truth now. The defense forcefulness asks how Jocelyn expects the jury to tell the difference, the speedily withdraws the question.

In the hallway, Jocelyn tells Benson she knew this would happen, in addition to Benson replies that Jocelyn told them what he did to her in addition to she confronted him in addition to no i tin accept that away from her. Meanwhile, Rollins tells Barba that was roughshod in addition to he informs her that he has i Hail Mary, Dobson is coming to show equally he subpoenaed her. Amaro walks inward alongside Dobson who looks toward Jocelyn.

Later, alongside Kathleen Dobson on the stand, Barba questions her close writing the mass in addition to she admits she wrote the entire book. She decided to pose Jocelyn’s call on the comprehend in addition to they are all her ain fantasies. She said Jocelyn hardly knew the dependent acre in addition to was shocked, adding Jocelyn was a sugariness miss in addition to the contrast betwixt her innocence in addition to the books sexuality was compelling. Now, inward her world, Dobson says she is betwixt a pariah in addition to a laughing stock. She does non similar that someone ascribed her fantasies to Jocelyn in addition to used that equally a smokescreen for laid on sickens her.

Under cross, Dobson says that no i knew Jocelyn was non the existent writer in addition to supposes others thought the mass was based on Jocelyn’s fantasies. She admits to choosing Jocelyn because she was sugariness an innocent. When pressed close what made Jocelyn the correct choice, Dobson said it was the contrast betwixt her innocence in addition to the dependent acre matter. The defense forcefulness attorney asked if it was because Jocelyn is a proficient liar, in addition to equally she continues to press on this issue, Barba objects.

With Adam Cain on the stand, he denies raping Jocelyn, maxim he does non demand to rape anyone, he does fine alongside volunteers. He admits to having a lot of girlfriends because of his hitting TV demo in addition to he has been told his companionship isn’t unpleasant. He admits follow his partner’s Pb inward sexual activity games, maxim her pleasance was fossil oil sexual activity initiated yesteryear her. He says her imitation accusations brand existent rape victims non endure believed. When Barba makes a motility to strike, the gauge cautions Barba to only answer the questions. Barba moves to laid out his cross examination, but the gauge adjourns for the day.

In Barba’s office, Rollins comments that the professor didn’t aid them, in addition to Barba calls it a draw. Munch in addition to Fin brand it in addition to Munch says they had no luck; all 3 of Adam’s final victims have got disappeared in addition to Fin tells Barba he can’t larn into whatever of Cain’s prior bad acts. Barba wonders if they tin larn him to opened upwards the door.

The side yesteryear side twenty-four hours inward Superior Court, Barba questions Adam close what excited him close having sexual activity alongside Jocelyn, in addition to he asks if it was the belt, if it was her idea, fifty-fifty though she was pretending. Adam says she wanted to endeavor purpose play, in addition to Barba asks how y'all start something similar that, in addition to Adam admits he gave her a few hits alongside it in addition to pose it around her neck. When Barba starts to query farther how this came about, Adam asks if he would similar him to demo him. The defense forcefulness objects in addition to Barba says that equally a regular Joe, he is curious equally to how this belt around the cervix thing is exciting in addition to he is for certain that the jury is curious equally well. Benson, inward the gallery, looks happy that Barba constitute an opening. The gauge allows it – for now. Barba takes off his belt in addition to shows how it was looped using his ain neck. As Barba continues to recreate the lawsuit in addition to Adam denies raping her,  Barba says it is the mindset of the rapist – acknowledge what y'all can’t deny in addition to deny what y'all can’t admit. When the defense forcefulness objects, Barba withdraws the question. As Barba presses for Adam to demo him, he encourages him to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than to describe it tighter, taunting him, yelling for Adam to describe it – PULL IT! – in addition to demo him how he likes it. Adam pulls it real tight in addition to Barba begins to choke. The gauge says that is plenty equally Adam lets larn in addition to Barba coughs in addition to gasps for air. Barba says at that topographic point is non a grade on his neck, but shows a photograph Jocelyn’s bruised cervix from the belt. He asks Adam if this is what excites him – pain his victims. Adam says she likes it similar that, but Barba counters that Adam liked it similar that, she didn’t. Jocelyn, inward the gallery, wipes away a tear.

Back at SVU, Harris is inward his purpose packing his things in addition to Benson walks in. He comments it’s been 3 days in addition to the jury is soundless out, adding it is longer than the trial. Benson replies that SVU is the only unit of measurement where the victim’s word isn’t proficient enough, y'all have got to prove a criminal offence was committed. Harris says that is true, they don’t inquire robbery victims if they wanted it. She asks Harris if he is going somewhere, in addition to he says proficient news, the captain is coming back. She says Harris must endure relieved, in addition to she hopes his side yesteryear side assignment is easier than this one. He replies that they never are, he’s only paid to fix. He says she could exercise it, in addition to asks if she thought close moving upwards the ranks. Benson says it’s come upwards up but she would non desire to supervise anyone similar her. He hands her a trouble organisation carte du jour in addition to says he has friends at One PP, if she ever needs a rabbi. She cheers him but says she has Cragen. Harris says he won’t endure the same, in addition to she replies that she knows. Benson gets a message that the jury is inward in addition to they have got reached a verdict, in addition to Harris wishes her luck.

In court, the jury reads the verdict equally guilty. Cain looks stunned, in addition to Benson shows her back upwards to Jocelyn. Barba looks dorsum at Benson in addition to she nods dorsum inward approval.

Outside the courthouse, Rollins congratulates Barba. He said it was a proficient jury, they looked yesteryear Cain’s icon in addition to saw who he actually is. Jocelyn says Barba told her that she wouldn’t similar him when this was over in addition to he was right. He asks what tin she exercise now, in addition to he says the thing close America is that this province loves a comeback. Barba walks off to utter to the waiting press. Benson nods her caput at Jocelyn, in addition to equally nosotros facial expression downward at the courthouse steps from far above, nosotros fade to black.




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