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New Confront Police Describe & Lodge Svu “October Surprise” Recap & Review

Law & Order SVU “October Surprise” was a ripped from the headlines story based on the Anthony Weiner (AKA “Carlos Danger”) sexting scandal (or every bit I called it: “the gift that kept on giving”). The existent life story was highly entertaining as well as somewhat comedic as well as I acknowledge that I was concerned going into this episode that fictional story would come upwards off every bit campy. While the episode did direct hold its periods of humor, it did non overpower the dainty dorsum story for ADA Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza).  I'm glad nosotros had Barba's story to hold our involvement every bit the SVU example was pretty sparse as well as the investigation predictable.  And fifty-fifty though nosotros know politicians don’t e'er call back alongside their brains, it seemed far also slowly for Rollins to ready a spider web page to ensnare Muñoz AND learn explicit pictures alongside such lightning speed, peculiarly if Muñoz was at a populace function.

Barba’s dorsum story showed 3 childhood friends who direct hold grown upwards as well as constitute themselves inwards 3 unlike careers – 1 inwards the DA’s office, some other inwards politics, as well as the 3rd every bit a corrections officer/bag man. Barba, however, seemed to survive the entirely 1 to stand upwards up for his principles. He also realized that spell the 3 of them were friends when they were younger, they direct hold all changed as well as past times loyalties don’t give friends a lifetime gratis pass. Raúl Esparza, every bit always, brought the spark,  giving Barba existent feeling as well as making Barba the entirely grapheme inwards this episode that I cared anything about.

Tensions betwixt Amaro as well as Barba were at an all fourth dimension high working this case, but it’s non actually clear to me why Amaro appears to distrust Barba to such a degree. Amaro is consistently the most distrusting of all the detectives, sometimes coming off alongside an annoying holier-than-thou attitude. Of course, Barba’s frequent overconfidence may brand him the perfect target to survive challenged; alongside Amaro, that conduct could survive similar waving a blood-red flag inwards front end of a bull.

Guest star Kirk Acevedo is a Law & Order “repeat offender,” appearing every bit a regular on Law & Order “Trial past times Jury” (D.A. Investigator Hector Salazar) as well as on both Law & Order as well as on SVU (the latter every bit his TBJ character). This time, he was Barba’s childhood friend who finds himself falsely defendant of rape as well as after gets inwards deeper problem every bit he tries to encompass for Muñoz    H5N1 little annoyance: I had to hold turning upwards the mass during a lot of Barba’s as well as Eddie’s dialog. I know that 1 can’t survive shouting out all their lines, but in that place were times that I thought they were speaking a petty also quiet.



Here is the recap:

Cast:
Mariska Hargitay – Detective Olivia Benson
Ice-T – Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Dann Florek – Captain Don Cragen
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Danny Pino - Detective Nick Amaro
Raúl Esparza - ADA Rafael Barba

Guest stars:
Kirk Acevedo - Eddie Garcia
Vincent Laresca - Alex Muñoz
Annaleigh Ashford - Lindsay Anderson
Karen Olivo - Yelina Muñoz
Josh Pais - Hank Abraham
Leslie Odom Jr. - Reverend Curtis Scott
Jason Cerbone – Terrence Quinn
Kecia Lewis - Judge
Lester Holt - Himself
Liz Fye – Anna Pretard
James Riordan - Brett Landau
Joel Brady – Officer Nolan
Erica Camarano – Female Uni
Edward Furs – Vlad
Grace Van Patten – Jodie Lanier
Ron Kuby – Himself
Errol Louis – Reporter 1
Therea Woods – Reporter 2
Julio C. Pena – Aide 1


H5N1 tidings story covers the sweat for mayor for province senator Alex Muñoz. Later, Muñoz is at a community outcome beingness introduced past times Reverend Curtis Scott, maxim Muñoz could survive the kickoff Hispanic mayor of NYC. His married adult woman Yelina after campaigns exterior the outcome as well as Muñoz ’s aide Eddie Garcia, looking at his phone, tells Muñoz that he has to leave, as well as Muñoz tells him to exercise what he needs to. His sweat director Hank Abraham asks where Eddie is going and Muñoz says it is personal business. Yelina introduces her hubby to the crowd as well as he proceeds alongside a ribbon cutting,

Meanwhile, Eddie is inwards Lindsay Anderson’s storey as well as she is coming at him alongside a yoke of scissors. As he struggles alongside her to learn the scissors, the constabulary respite downwards the door. Eddie says he is DOC as well as is on the job. The officers tells him to pace dorsum as well as he does as well as the officeholder orders Lindsay to drib the pair of scissors as well as she does, claiming Eddie tried to rape her. Eddie denies this every bit the officeholder calls for 2 ambulances.

Later, Benson as well as Amaro are at Lindsay’s infirmary bed questioning her virtually the incident. She explains that she allow Eddie inwards as well as she was trying to respite off their human relationship but he wouldn’t choose it as well as said he had guys from prison theatre that would wound her.

Meanwhile, Muñoz arrives at Barba’s business office as well as they happily greet each other every bit they are childhood friends. Muñoz explains to Barba that Eddie got into a struggle alongside a daughter who said Eddie tried to rape him as well as he got picked upwards past times SVU. He tells Barba they direct hold to choose aid of him.

At SVU alongside Fin as well as Rollins, Eddie explains that Lindsay was going to cutting his balls off as well as asks if they tin sack precisely knock this downwards to a discon? She said she was important as well as that he had to pay upwards as well as denies it could survive his. He was disceptation alongside her because she wanted to direct hold an abortion as well as he does non believe inwards that every bit he is Catholic. Fin asks if Eddie was non going to pay, why did they break 2 grand inwards his pocket. He says he does non call back he should say anything. Meanwhile. Barba is observing as well as Benson approaches him as well as she comments that the example seems below his radar. He explains he has an interest, as well as asks for a sidebar.

Later, inwards a restaurant, Barba explains to Benson that Muñoz called him virtually Eddie – the 3 of them grew upwards together , they were the Three Musketeers of Jerome Avenue. Muñoz had the heart, Barba had the oral cavity as well as Eddie had the muscle. They were inwards touching on less as well as less. Eddie has been driving Muñoz around for his campaign. Benson wonders if Muñoz is watching out for Eddie or for himself. Barba thinks both. He also wonders if this was non a rape as well as would similar to direct hold Eddie learn the exercise goodness of the doubt.

As Benson as well as Amaro approach Lindsay’s apartment, Amaro complains virtually Barba’s request. Benson explains that Barba wants them to choose a unopen await earlier they locomote total on. Amaro is displeased she said OK. When Lindsay opens the door she asks if something is going on as well as Benson explains it is precisely criterion procedure. They learn inwards the storey as well as when Amaro sees the storey is a mess, he asks if the officers told her she did non demand to save the criminal offense scene. She explains it e'er looks similar this. When Amaro says he did non hateful anything past times it, she tells him no worries, he is sweet. Benson says he is until you lot learn to know him. Amaro shoots her a look. Lindsay is smoking as well as blows the smoke Benson’s way. When Benson asks Lindsay if she minds putting our her cigarette, Lindsay says it is an electronic cigarette as well as it is precisely H2O vapor. They inquiry her virtually Eddie as well as she explains he came inwards to her shop virtually half dozen weeks ago, explaining she is a human foot model as well as shoe designer as well as does retail betwixt gigs. Eddie came inwards the shop alongside his married adult woman as well as came dorsum the side past times side twenty-four hr menstruation on his own. Benson questions that Eddie has a married adult woman as well as Lindsay comments what did they call back the struggle was about? Lindsay did non desire to survive the daughter on the side anymore. Amaro explains that Eddie said the struggle was virtually her beingness important as well as Lindsay replies that is crazy, she is non pregnant. She blows some other puff of vapor inwards Benson’s direction. Benson asks why Eddie would call back that, as well as Lindsay says if her cigarette bothers her, mayhap she tin sack precisely verbalize to Amaro. Benson agrees as well as leave of absence the room. Lindsay as well as thence tells Amaro that she thought it over as well as is non certain she wants to press charges, as well as when Amaro says it is a petty belatedly for that, she adds that Eddie is a god guy as well as she precisely got hot nether the collar. Amaro asks if someone asked her non to talk, as well as Lindsay wonders why he would say that?

Later, Benson as well as Barba are inwards the lift as well as Barba wonders virtually Lindsay maxim Eddie came into the shop alongside his wife, every bit Eddie has non seen her inwards 3 years. Benson comments he is soundless wearing his band as well as Barba explains Eddie is precisely loyal. They also hash out that Lindsay wanted to verbalize to Amaro every bit she would direct hold a amend run a peril alongside a manly somebody partner as well as that Lindsay as well as Eddie direct hold both lied to endeavour to manipulate them. Barba says he knows Eddie’s story – what’s hers?

At the Lennox-Landau School Foundation, Fin as well as Rollins speak alongside Spencer Landau virtually his human relationship alongside Lindsay as well as said he was naïve as well as thought she was the perfect intersection of hot as well as crazy as well as he understated the crazy. She asked for coin as well as they threatened to “boil his bunny” as well as stalked his kids, wife, as well as his board. He lost his wedlock as well as his grant, as well as he realized it was e'er virtually the coin alongside Lindsay.



Back at SVU, Benson asks if they direct hold something on Lindsay. Fin advises that thence far, 4 men direct hold orders of protection against her for extortion as well as harassment. Rollins adds in that place are 2 to a greater extent than OOP’s, 1 from an ex- mother in law as well as the other is from an ex-shrink who kept getting texts from her to come upwards dorsum as well as “murder her vagina”, asking whatever that means. Fin replies “Means she’s a freak!” Benson recaps that Lindsay lied to them as well as changed her story as well as has gone dorsum as well as forth virtually pressing charges as well as mayhap Barba is right virtually giving Eddie the exercise goodness of the doubt. Amaro pipes inwards as well as wonders if they are asking the incorrect questions. He says her other marks were worth the peril – a caput of a foundation, a wealthy shoe designer, a sports TV exec – but Eddie industrial plant at Rikers. Rollins wonders if Lindsay is hitting bottom, but Amaro, grabbing the front end pager of the New York Ledger, thinks mayhap Eddie is non the 1 Lindsay is shaking down. He pins the front end page of the newspaper on the bulletin board, the headline reads “Muñoz Surges.”

Later, Benson as well as Amaro explicate the theory virtually Lindsay beingness inwards a human relationship alongside Muñoz that he was trying to encompass up. Barba asks if this is precisely a theory as well as Benson informs him virtually Lindsay’s MO of getting her hooks into powerful married men, Amaro adding she is a oestrus seeking missile as well as Eddie has no oestrus as well as Muñoz does. Barba replies that if Amaro knew Yelina he would know Muñoz would never pace out on her. Amaro thinks Barba is non beingness objective, as well as Benson is surprised at his comment. Amaro proceed to debate the bespeak as well as Barba replies Amaro is incorrect but choose the steps they would inwards whatever other investigation, no 1 is interfering. Barba walks off.

Later, Benson as well as Rollins are at Lindsay’s storey as well as break she moved out the nighttime before. She left boxes of shoes behind.

Elsewhere, Amaro as well as Fin see Muñoz at a sweat halt as well as enquire Muñoz to speak alongside them virtually Eddie. Yelina asks if everything is OK as well as Muñoz says he was going to verbalize to the detectives virtually the constabulary foundation. When she leaves, Muñoz moves Amaro as well as Fin into a nearby room. They enquire virtually Lindsay as well as Eddie as well as thinks Lindsay saw as well as slowly mark. Fin storey out asks if Eddie is roofing for Muñoz , as well as he says he never saw or met Lindsay. Amaro explains Lindsay left her storey final nighttime as well as they are trying to runway her down. Muñoz says that is the sort of somebody they are dealing alongside – 1 who makes accusations as well as and thence disappears. He thinks this is skillful tidings for Eddie, as well as and thence he walks off.

Afterwards, Amaro as well as Fin hash out that Muñoz seems certain they won’t break her as well as that Amaro friended her on Facebook as well as she posted a photograph of herself on a plane. She posted she was on her way to State of Israel to start her novel undertaking every bit a political consultant to the labor political party inwards Tel Aviv.

At the business office of Hank Abraham, Amaro as well as Fin speak alongside Hank virtually Lindsay’s novel seat as well as they set some push clitoris per unit of measurement area on him as well as he asks if they tin sack grip this quietly, it is a personal mannre. Lindsay was seeing his right mitt adult man as well as when Fin asks to verbalize to him, Hank explains he precisely assigned him to an overseas campaign. Fin guesses Tel Aviv. Amaro adds that he was having the thing alongside Lindsay thence he sent them both off, as well as Hank calls it a win-win.

Later, Barba tells Benson as well as Amaro that the DA heard virtually them talking alongside Hank,  and Amaro explains what they heard. Barba is shocked the guy left the province right earlier the election, as well as Benson says Hank is helping Muñoz out past times making certain they can’t verbalize to Lindsay. Barba asks if they asked Muñoz if he was involved alongside Lindsay as well as Amaro confirms they did, as well as Muñoz denied it. Benson says Eddie has been ducking them since his release. When Barba says he tin sack brand a call, Amaro testily asks Barba if he thought virtually recusing himself. Barba explains he would similar cipher to a greater extent than but the DA asked him to rest on. Benson thinks Barba is beingness hung out to dry out but Barba says the DA precisely wants to survive kept inwards the loop. Amaro says it’s thence he tin sack hold Muñoz inwards the loop, as well as Barba retorts that Amaro is out of line. Benson tries to halt their bickering as well as and thence tells Barba they would similar to hold digging. He tells them to locomote ahead but they are 10 days away from the election as well as if they are going to choose aim they’d amend non miss.

At Eddie’s apartment, Fin as well as Rollins confirm the laid on charges are dropped but forthwith in that place is witness tampering as well as they cite the 2 grand. Rollins thinks that was hush coin for Lindsay. Eddie says his lawyer says he does non direct hold to verbalize to them as well as Rollins asks if she agency Muñoz . Eddie replies he volition brand dinner for his identify unit of measurement as well as shuts the door.

Later. Yelina visits Barba inwards his business office as well as she tries to learn data on why the detectives are speaking alongside Muñoz but Barba offers no data as well as says he can’t verbalize to her virtually this. She tells him non to ruin Muñoz ’s chances as well as Barba explains if he has cipher to hide, he has cipher to worry about. She asks if this is whatever way virtually “us” as well as he does non answer.

Back at SVU, all the detectives are inwards the coming together room as well as Rollins explains she ready a spider web page called “I pump Muñoz for Mayor” as well as he texted her as well as and thence asked her to switch to a less populace site “pleasurewithoutconscience .com . He doesn’t direct hold an work concern human relationship past times call but it is nether the call of his alter ego, “Enrique Trouble.” They express mirth over the name. Barba does non call back this is real. Enrique asked for a selfie as well as Rollins posted 1 of her cleavage. Rollins asks to consider 1 of him, but Rollins says non to direct hold their breath, Muñoz is at a fundraiser alongside his family. But chop-chop a photograph comes dorsum of a adult man – no human face shown – as well as his opened upwards tuxedo shirt. Rollins asks for some other as well as some other photograph comes dorsum – 1 time again no human face – of the adult man alongside his pants dropped, showing his boxer shorts. Another painting comes inwards as well as Fin shouts out no – that’s the total Muñoz right there. Amaro asks that this guy wants to survive the side past times side mayor of New York, as well as Barba is shocked at what he is seeing.

Later, at a diner, Barba breaks the bad tidings to Muñoz who thinks he is beingness laid up. He asks if anyone else has seen pictures of his penis as well as Muñoz says he won’t dignify that alongside an answer. Muñoz says he has been hacked as well as when Barba says they tin sack learn their technical people to await into it, Muñoz says he volition set his squad on it. Muñoz thinks it is Wall Street trying to hold him out. Barba says he needs to survive honest alongside him as well as himself – Muñoz came to him for assist on Eddie’s behalf. Muñoz says Eddie is his friend as well as Barba’s. Barba asks him if he didn’t enquire Eddie to locomote to Lindsay as well as Muñoz cuts him off as well as says he does non direct hold fourth dimension for this. Barba says it looks bad, as well as Muñoz asks to whom – to Barba? Muñoz b says Barba can’t jurist as well as Barba explains how he went out on a limb for him as well as he could lose his undertaking for but speaking to him. He asks Muñoz to delight tell him in that place are no other women out there. Muñoz say Yelina is the entirely one, as well as he is deplorable if that soundless hurts. Muñoz leaves.

Back at SVU, Barba tells the detectives that Muñoz claims Wall Street is setting him up. Amaro is surprised that Barba told him, as well as and thence said non entirely is Muñoz tampering alongside witnesses, he has Barba roofing it upwards for him. Barba asks if they constitute whatever bear witness that Lindsay is shaking him downwards as well as he is paying to hush her up, as well as Rollins says in that place is cipher thence far on the populace sites but they volition hold checking. He tells them to exercise that as well as and thence walks off inwards a huff. But Amaro tells him to direct hold upwards as well as says Muñoz ’s Facebook page is scrubbed ready clean as well as they tin sack learn a warrant as well as direct hold TARU locomote through all his accounts. Barba continues to chop-chop walk out of SVU as well as comments virtually a warrant for suspicious sexting, maxim that is non going to happen. He gets a text from the DA who wants to survive briefed, maxim this volition survive curt but non sweet. Amaro is soundless walking behind Barba. Amaro says Barba could survive charged for obstacle for tipping off Muñoz as well as Barba says to study him, consider how far that gets him. Amaro gets inwards his human face as well as says it is non precisely virtually the sexting, if they sit down on this until after the election it volition await similar they were carrying the H2O for Muñoz too. Barba counters if they choose him out forthwith based on political innuendo it volition await similar a political hit. AS the lift doors open, Barba asks if they are done. He steps into the elevator, as well as after a pause, Amaro steps inwards alongside him every bit the doors close. Barba asks if Amaro volition survive driving him to the DA’s office, as well as and thence says he is non cutting Muñoz a respite because he is his friend. Amaro thinks it is virtually Barba every bit he is afraid to locomote after Muñoz . While Muñoz stayed inwards the hood as well as played adult man of the people, Barba went to Harvard. Barba comments he knows where he comes from, as well as Amaro replies thence does Muñoz who is playing him as well as making him experience similar a sellout. Barba thank you lot Amaro for the “bodega psychoanalysis” adding “No te equivoques conmig” as well as he exits the elevator.

Amaro walks dorsum into the squad room as well as Benson asks if all is OK. Amaro says guys similar Barba are also smart for their ain good. Rollins retorts that she is certain Barba said the same virtually him, Amaro asks if they all call back they should allow this go, as well as Fin replies that Muñoz sending out selfies is non a sexual practice criminal offense as well as he does non desire to consider whatever to a greater extent than of them. Amaro says Muñoz opened himself upwards to blackmail, reminding them that Eddie had cash as well as wonders where he got it from. He thinks this could survive the tip of the iceberg, as well as Rollins quips she thinks they saw to a greater extent than than the tip. Benson adds that fifty-fifty if Amaro is right, this would survive a political corruption example that they would direct hold to mitt over to the Feds. Rollins informs them Enrique Trouble is popping upwards on other sites going dorsum a yr as well as she has constitute 10 thence far. Fin says that makes him a dog, non a criminal. She goes on to says that 1 of the women he was sexting alongside – Anna Pretard - precisely got a seat at the NY Gaming Commission. Amaro wonders who pulled those strings? Fin looks at her painting as well as says he’s seen this daughter on a cover earlier as well as it wasn’t on C-Span.

At the NY Gaming Commission, Fin as well as Rollins speak alongside Anna as well as they inquiry her virtually her credentials. Rollins as well as Fin convey out her an adult video that she appeared inwards as well as she said that was a long fourth dimension agone as well as did no other adult films after that, asking if they are from vice. Rollins wants to know how she got her undertaking there, asking if Enrique Trouble set inwards a telephone telephone for her? Anna asks thence what if he did, maxim it’s Albany as well as in that place are people a lot less qualified that she is working here.

Later. Fin as well as Rollins run across upwards alongside Barba inwards a parking garage as well as explicate what they know virtually Anna. Fin says it started alongside junk shots as well as and thence she texted him virtually having problems alongside her kid as well as making ends meet. He helped her out after she got a telephone telephone from a reporter virtually collaborating on a book. Muñoz started paying her off $500 a calendar month until he got to the mayor’s race as well as come upwards up alongside the province job. Muñoz had a bagman deliver the coin – as well as Barba realizes he knows the bagman.

Later, Barba meets upwards alongside Eddie nigh a playground. Barba reminisces virtually beingness in that place every bit a kid as well as how Eddie protected him. Barba says Eddie is loyal – to a fault. Eddie asks how much problem is he in, as well as Barba says witness tampering, bribery, as well as those are felonies. He tells Eddie he has to call back virtually himself forthwith as well as jail volition locomote difficult for an ex CO. Eddie says Muñoz told him when he becomes mayor he volition learn him a undertaking at One PP, but Barba counters that Muñoz is looking out for himself. Eddie has his boy as well as woman parent to call back virtually as well as Eddie won’t survive whatever skillful to them upstate. Eddie says he can’t wound Muñoz but as well as thence asks Barba to tell him what he should exercise – he was e'er the smart one.

Later, Eddie is inwards SVU interrogation alongside his lawyer. explaining the payoffs. Lindsay’s was a onetime payment. Anna as well as Jenny ended upwards on the province payroll. Benson tells him if he has anything else to say, forthwith is the time, as well as Amaro pressed him for more. Eddie explains in that place is some other lady but he did non grip her, mayhap because she was from Yonkers. He overheard Muñoz talking to his blood brother inwards law Bobby virtually making a run. Her call was Jodie alongside a French final name, he thinks she was a schoolhouse teacher.

At Grant High School inwards Yonkers, Amaro as well as Fin halt Jodie Lanier at her locker as well as and thence speak alongside her separately inwards some other room virtually Muñoz as well as why he is giving her money. She says she knows who he is but never met him. They asks for her prison theatre cellular telephone phone as well as when they threaten her alongside a warrant as well as and thence having to telephone telephone her mom, she asks them non to telephone telephone her mom as well as hands over the phone.

At the Five Boroughs Police Association Ball, Muñoz is shaking hands alongside attendees as well as sees Barba there, who says they demand to verbalize privately. Hank is resistant to allow Muñoz go, but Barba tells him it could non survive to a greater extent than serious as well as does non desire Hank there. Yelina walks upwards to them as well as Barba tells her he as well as Muñoz demand to talk. Muñoz wears a imitation grin every bit Hank has a lensman choose a photograph of Muñoz as well as Yelina alongside some other partygoer. Muñoz kisses Yelina as well as says he volition non survive long.

Outside, Barba confronts Muñoz alongside photos of the women as well as virtually helping to learn them on the payroll, but as well as thence brings upwards Jodie, maxim she is a high schoolhouse sophomore. Muñoz says she friended the sweat on Facebook as well as she wanted to volunteer as well as they direct hold never been inwards the same room. Muñoz says they exchanged messages which he does alongside his constituents, as well as Barba shouts that she is non a element as well as she is 15. He confronts him virtually the pictures of her that Muñoz asked for, as well as says Muñoz solicited as well as exchanged naked photos alongside a fifteen yr sometime daughter which set Muñoz inwards possession of kid pornography. Muñoz gets indignant as well as asks if he got the photos from Eddie, as well as Barba says Muñoz knew the fifteen yr sometime would upset him. Muñoz says they are swift boating him as well as taking wages of Eddie, as well as Barba is incredulous, questioning that Muñoz is. Muñoz claims he had no thought what Eddie was upwards to. Barba explains he has to plow the photos over to a special prosecutor as well as if he suspends the sweat it mightiness locomote easier for him. Muñoz comments they got his oldest friend to survive the hatchet adult man as well as asks how much they are paying to choose him downwards half dozen days earlier the election. Barba reminds him he risked everything to tell him as well as Muñoz believes Barba has sold out. He adds Yelina thinks Barba has e'er survive jealous of him as well as that Barba thinks in that place is entirely room for 1 of them at the top as well as if he goes down, that leaves Barba. He tells Barba if he takes him down, he won’t survive able to exhibit his human face as well as his ain political hereafter volition survive over. Barba asks if he is threatening him, as well as Muñoz puts his arm on his shoulder as well as says he is looking out for him, precisely similar the sometime days. Barba jerks his shoulder to remover Muñoz ’s hand.

At a after fourth dimension at an outdoor press conference, Muñoz is speaking alongside reporters who convey upwards the accusation he was sexting alongside a fifteen yr old. Hank says they are non taking whatever questions. Muñoz continues to brand his spoken language virtually fighting for the people as well as that he has been laid up. He mentions that they used a corrupt NYPD detective who was the dependent area of 2 IAB investigations including prostitution as well as used his sometime friend ADA Barba.  Meanwhile, Benson, Amaro, as well as Barba are inwards a bar watching the TV coverage, Barba listens alongside his eyes closed. Benson asks the bartender to mute the TV. Amaro tells Barba he is non going to apologize but he'll give it to Barba. Benson is amazed that Muñoz soundless thinks he has a shot. Barba says Muñoz is a brawler, as well as he gave him a run a peril to locomote quietly. Benson says he would non choose it, but Amaro says he will, as well as gets upwards as well as leaves. Barba tells Benson non to count him out, he is a winner. He adds that when he was 7, his mom said to stick alongside Muñoz , he volition survive mayor of New York some twenty-four hr menstruation – as well as she never said that virtually him. Benson asks if he is OK, as well as Barba says it is politics, in that place is no danger of a traffic jam on the high road. Benson replies that Muñoz was his friend, as well as Barba explains thence was Yelina, as well as she thinks this was personal, non professional. Benson reminds him he had a undertaking to exercise as well as he did it as well as that is all this was. Barba asks, “Was it?” He looks dorsum upwards at the TV as well as takes a drink.

Back at the courtroom theatre inwards the hallway, Reverend Scott stops Barba as well as tells him his business office is destroying the reputation of a adult man who turned the metropolis around. Barba says he is no longer straight involved inwards the example but tells him that this was non an slowly determination every bit Muñoz is his oldest friend. Scott tells him to never heed all that, this city’s miserable direct hold been ignored for the final 20 years as well as this is a candidate who tin sack salve the schools as well as rebuild the neighborhood but Barba chose to sacrifice all that because of a zipper problem. Barba apologizes, maxim it is out of his hands now.

In arraignment court, the courtroom packed, Muñoz ’s lawyer asks he survive released on his ain recognizance as well as questions the timing of the prosecution. The jurist tells him to salve the speeches as well as sets bail at $10,000. Barba, sitting inwards the gallery alongside Benson as well as Amaro, stares ahead every bit nosotros fade to black.




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