New Confront Police Describe & Lodge Svu “Rhodium Nights” Recap & Review
January 19, 2019
Edit
It was great to take hold Dean Winters dorsum on the series. For the curt fourth dimension Winters was on SVU inwards the start season, he was ane of my favorite characters too I ever hoped ane 24-hour interval he would return. When Cassidy started working for SVU years ago, he was sick equipped to take hold the nature of some of the SVU cases, too he eventually transferred to narcotics. Clearly his piece of work subsequent to SVU has taken its cost too he is a to a greater extent than weary, jaded detective. Now that he is working undercover, his graphic symbol could become inwards either direction – proficient or bad – but at to the lowest degree it brings hope that nosotros could consider him ane time to a greater extent than inwards flavor 14, mayhap bringing mayhem amongst him.
If I had to depict the episode inwards ane word, it would live "perfection."
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:
Tamara Tunie = ME Melinda Warner
Dean Winters – Detective Brian Cassidy
Ron Rifkin – Marvin Exley
Peter Jacobson – Bart Ganzel
Laura Benanti – Maria Grazie
Pippa Black – Carissa Gibson
Brooke Smith = Delia Wilson
Reg E. Cathey – Defense lawyer
Eric Laden – Clayton Hannigan
Matt Burns – Will Brady
Amy Hargreaves - Iris Petersen
Tabitha Holbert – ADA Rose Caliay
Sam McMurry – Will’s lawyer
Gretchen Egolf – Kendra Gill
Royce Johnson – Uni cop 1
Joel Brady – Uni cop 2
Chris Stack – Wall Street Guy 1
Bjorn Thorstad – Wall Street Guy 2
Meg McCrossen – Maggie Murphy
Stephen Bradbury _ justice Colin McNamara
Sandra Landers – Heide
Pei Pei Lin - Yuko Sakura
Paul Borghese - Detective
H5N1 human is recording on video a individual political party amongst lots of scantily clad women, drugs, drinks, too cigars. H5N1 few guys are out on the rooftop amongst women, beingness serviced inwards diverse ways too ane of the men is called away past times the host, Clayton Hannigan, maxim that they take hold a “situation”. He goes out of the room too they consider ii officers from the 3rd precinct maxim they take hold complaints almost the noise. Clayton tells the officeholder he is throwing bachelor political party too promised to maintain it down. The officers apologize for bothering them too leave. The political party continues, too Clayton goes into a darkened room amongst some other woman, Carissa. thus she tin “take care” of him. As they learn into their sexual foreplay on the bed, the adult woman feels something underneath all the coats laying on the bed too removes ane to consider a adult woman staring dorsum at them, dead.
Later, Benson too Amaro learn inwards on the scene too the ii officers explicate the penthouse belongs to Clayton Hannigan, who Benson knows is a cable tidings host. The officers province in that location was a bachelor political party too in that location was a adult woman flora inwards the rooftop pool. The guests were inwards such a hurry to learn out that they overloaded the penthouse lift too it has been stuck for over an hour. Benson tells them when they learn them out, to pick out them up.
Up on the roof, Benson comments that the dead adult woman looks thus young. Hannigan tells the detectives that his cater waiter flora the body. He jumped inwards too pulled her out too did oral cavity to oral cavity but it was also late. He does non know the missy too thinks she was someone’s addition one. He has no invite list, the political party was a give-and-take of oral cavity thing,. Benson tells him he is a journalist thus practice his best to reconstruct the list.
Fin too Rollins approach too Rollins says she thinks she flora out why the local precinct didn’t impact this one. Benson asks who was inwards the elevator, too Fins says ane onetime Yankee, ii electrical flow major leaguers too ane NHL, 2 hedge fund guys too ii hush-hush service agents. Rollins says in that location is also the bachelor, Will Brady, the constabulary commissioners son.
Will Brady explains that he spoke amongst his dad who told him to cooperate completely. He doesn’t know who the missy was hired past times or who she came to the political party with, too tells Benson to inquire Clayton, he doesn’t know if anyone was too that is non a crime. Benson says the occupation is amongst all the guys crammed into the elevator, it looks similar they were fleeing the scene., Cragen approaches every bit he listens to the questioning. Will says he gets that Benson is inwards a tough location here. Benson says, “Excuse me?” too Cragen interjects that they appreciate the cooperation. Will says he should telephone yell upwards his fiancée earlier this goes viral.
Clayton tells Amaro too Fin that he too Will were inwards college together too he is his best man. He says the dead missy is tragic but he does non know her. Amaro asks Clayton where he was when the torso was discovered, too Clayton explains he was inwards the living room giving a toast volition too all the guests were there. Fin asks if this includes telephone yell upwards the girls he hired, too Clayton feigns surprise at the question. Fin presses almost them coming from a strip monastic enjoin or escort service too Clayton counters that he can’t maintain someone from bringing a date. Amaro inquire how he is doing on the invitee list.
Rollins shows some other guy the photograph of the missy too he says all he remembers is the locomote past times of her caput too she could barely talk. Rollins asks if she was on something, too he says it was nix that he gave her. He asks Rollins if she’s ever used her handcuffs inwards bed, too she asks him if he has fifty-fifty gotten set without paying for it.
Back on the roof, Benson comments to Cragen that nine gentlemen stuck inwards the lift are all deaf, dumb, too dumber. Rollins says ane arrange said the victim seemed woozy. Fin suggests they draw the safety footage from the lift too entrance hall cam. Amaro says this was a bachelor party, guys filmed the activeness too they should confiscate the jail cellular telephone phones. Cragen replies that amongst these people, non without a warrant, too urges them to tedious downward until they hear from the ME. As Cragen walks away, Benson follows too asks why they are treading thus lightly. He explains that the harder they push, the quicker the men volition lawyer up.
At the ME’s office, Warner says the missy did non drown, in that location is no H2O inwards her lungs. She died from a lethal dose of scopolamine. Rollins comments that is for seasickness, too Warner says it if for a few other medical conditions, none of which showed upwards on autopsy. Fin thinks it was a “mickey fin” that some girls skid to their johns. Rollins says someone turned the tables on the missy too this looks similar a homicide. Warner says in that location is o sign of trauma except for abrasions on the knees. There is semen inwards her oral cavity too pharynx too ii too one-half ounces inwards her tummy contents. Fin thinks in that location was to a greater extent than than ane guy, too adds this missy was working hard. Warner says it was nix inconsistent amongst consensual encounters. She says she is kicking the illustration dorsum to them. Rollins feels it should live pending constabulary investigation, that Warner told them she was dead when she went into that pool. Warner says someone moving the torso does non testify homicide, that’s Rollin’s job. Rollin sarcastically says cheers a lot. Fin asks if in that location is anything she tin practice to assist ID the girl. Warner informs them she had silicone thorax implants too they are tracking the series number.
At SVU inwards the bullpen, ane of the officers tells Fin that they responded to a racket complaint at 2:20 AM too issued a stern warning. The 2nd telephone yell upwards came it at 3:50 from a woman individual who gave no call too had a Castilian accent who said in that location was a missy needing medical attention. En route, they got a telephone yell upwards from Clayton almost the torso inwards his pool. His partner attended to the deceased missy piece he secured the premises. Amaro speaks amongst the other officeholder who says the start he heard the human was the Commissioner's boy is when the white shirts showed up, too his captain says all men are equal nether the law. Cragen calls Fin too Amaro over too asks if those ii guys gave them anything. Amaro says they are good rehearsed. Rollins tells them they got a hitting on the victim’s thorax implants, the plastic surgeon identified her every bit Maggie Murphy from Winnipeg, too she is 16. Benson comments on her historic menses too that the physician gave her implants. Cragen tells her they can’t prosecute a Winnipeg surgeon, too asks how she got here. Benson says she ran away from her foster abode 6 months ago, she had her SSI checks forwarded to an address inwards Astoria. Rollins explains that CSU is at Maggie’s sublet too in that location are no roommates too neighbors don’t seem to know her. Fin adds she had ane friend at the party, an unidentified woman individual amongst a Castilian accent who called 911 almost a sick girl. Cragen asks where are they an IDing the strippers, too Rollins shows a video of the girls running out of the building. Benson comments these girls know how to dodge a safety camera. When Cragen asks almost the invite list, Benson said the hush-hush service agents are beingness debriefed past times Homeland Security too they said if they had anything pertinent to the investigation, they volition allow them know. Amaro says the goalie is dorsum inwards Canada, the ballplayers are at the stadium, hung over inwards front end of 50,000 fans, Rollins says the rich too powerful know how to duck too cover. Cragen reminds them the girl’s torso was moved which makes Clayton’s penthouse a criminal offence scene, too tells them to become dorsum amongst CSU, it is Lord's Day too the garbage hasn’t gone out. As Cragen walks off, Benson follows too says they are also looking at multiple counts of statutory rape . Cragen says that is the DA’s call, forthwith they only focus on how she died. Cragen walks into his business office too Benson closes the door, too feels they demand to become after these guys every bit Maggie was 16> she goes on to say she spent her whole nighttime on her knees.
There is a knock on the door too Fin too Rollins opened upwards Cragen’s business office door too pick out inwards Will Brady too his lawyer. Will says he wanted to help. The lawyer gives Cragen a USB drive which contains footage of Will’s activity for the entire party, proving he was never amongst the victim. Later, they all lookout the footage too the lawyer says his customer was never alone, Benson dryly responds that they learn the idea. Benson asks Will if he saw Maggie amongst whatsoever other guest. When she says in that location is no ane specific that he recalls, she testily asks him is in that location is anything he does recall. Cragen reacts to her tone but Will says he knows she is doing her job. He adds that the missy seemed out of it, she was sloppy too he saw her making out amongst some other woman, a tall, tan brunette. Cragen explains they volition take hold to become over all of the footage; Will says it is almost 8 hours, too that yous only learn married for the start fourth dimension one. Benson gives him the “what a jerk” look.
Meanwhile, Fin, Rollins, too Amaro sit down inwards an interrogation room taking a break. Amaro says guys similar this don’t think the girls consider them every bit johns. Rollins tells him to never underestimate a man’s capacity for self delusion. Fin tells Amaro non to tell him he’s never been inwards a strip club, but Amaro says on the job, a lot too at a cousin’s bachelor party. He says that it makes him experience uncomfortable. Fin says Amaro is ane of those guys who turns downward the lap trip the lite fantastic too tells the stripper she has ameliorate choices she tin brand amongst her life. Amaro says he respects women; he grew upwards amongst sisters too has a daughter. Rollins says he has something.
Later, Rollins shows Benson too Cragen that the video shows at 3:25 AM, Maggie exits the living room heading to Clayton’s bedroom. Benson notes the way she is staggering she is already on her way to kicking the bucket too is already doped amongst scopolamine. Cragen asks if she is anywhere else inwards the footage. Rollins says no, but she shows Clayton amongst a friend a footling after Maggie left too demonstrate they are heading inwards the same direction toward the bedroom. Cragen thinks this is a footling sparse too non plenty to convince him to come upwards in. Amaro too Fin locomote inwards too Amaro says they got a telephone yell upwards from the lab, the flora vomit on the canvass of the trash recovered from Clayton’s edifice that tested for scopolamine. Fin says he spoke to Clayton’s tidings managing director too Clayton is leaving today to embrace the crisis inwards North Korea, Cragen replies that is also bad because he has a crisis breaking correct here; he volition take hold Port Authority concord the plane too tells them to become pick him up. As the residuum of them leave, Benson holds dorsum too tells Cragen the footage lets Will off the claw too they tin maintain the case. Cragen says he is trying, but 1PP wants the DAs business office to atomic number 82 the investigation. Benson adds – “or bury it.” She adds she volition telephone yell upwards David Haden too he volition dorsum them. But Cragen tells her don’t, she knows where this goes. The invitee list. The commissioner’s boy is the tip of the iceberg. Those girls take hold other clients – politicians, DAs, brass. Benson asks thus they allow someone learn away amongst murder? Cragen advises her they play their cards closed to the vest. She silently steps dorsum too walks out of Cragen’s office. Cragen stands in that location alone, thinking.
Later, amongst Clayton inwards interrogation amongst his lawyer who says he volition tell them everything he knows. Benson asks who helped him set Maggie’s torso into the pool? He says in that location were some Middle Eastern diplomats in that location too their safety guys helped. Amaro says these are to a greater extent than witnesses they can’t utter to, too Clayton insists he is telling them the truth. Amaro reminds him of the story he told at the political party almost diving inwards to salvage her, maxim that was a dainty touch. Clayton says that was the incorrect movement but she was dead when he flora her. He said that he took a recess from the political party too went to his room too the missy was inwards his bed, dead. He didn’t telephone yell upwards 911 correct away every bit the hush-hush service gad to escort some of the guests through the service elevator. Amaro says that way in that location are no cameras. He asks if he knew she was 16, too Clayton says he didn’t ID people at the door. Benson says mayhap he should have; from the ME’s study at to the lowest degree v of his friends had sexual practice amongst an underage missy too mayhap he did too. Clayton insists he did non impact her too didn’t fifty-fifty know she was at his political party until she was dead inwards his bed. Amaro asks if anyone tin confirm his story or did he become into his sleeping room alone. Benson asks him if he is worried almost his paradigm too beingness amongst an escort, too they are way past times that. Amaro adds it is falsifying a criminal offence scene, an accomplice to underage sexual practice trafficking. His lawyer says the threats aren’t necessary too prompts Clayton to answer. He explains she is non an escort, she is a friend. Benson explains they volition demand her call too number. He says it is Carissa too he doesn’t know her lastly name. Benson says amongst sarcasm, “Oh. H5N1 closed friend.”
Later, Benson brings Carissa into the interview room too says she may desire to hold off for her lawyer, but ane time he shows, they can’t assist her. She asks if she is beingness charged. Benson says non withal too Amaro adds they only take hold a few questions. When she says she would experience ameliorate if her attorney was here. Benson throws upwards her hands too says OK too walks off. Carissa asks Amaro if she tin learn something to drink, clearly trying to come upwards on to him. Benson hears this too stops, too Amaro asks Carissa what she would like. She says H2O would live great, too then every bit Benson walks off, Carissa tells Amaro she hasn’t seen him around. He says “excuse me?” too she explains they learn a lot of guys on the undertaking too asks if he is Mr. Clean. He closes the door too says he is married. She says that is nice, too asks if he has fifty-fifty been tempted. He replies no. She says, “ah. It’s your wife.” Amaro says he doesn’t know what she is talking about, She says he does, too she stands upwards too moves inwards close, maxim his married adult woman wound him too asks if he has told anyone. She thinks it is bottling upwards within him too he needs to uncovering a way to allow become of that, too sometimes eve the grade is all it takes. He says nothing, too in that location is a knock at the door. He walks inwards to Cragen’s office, who has been observing. When Cragen asks what is going on inwards there, Amaro says when a witness starts talking, he listens. Cragen says almost the illustration OK, but that was something else. Amaro says sometimes that’s how it starts. Cragen says they volition hold off for her lawyer, the lastly matter they demand is the hint of impropriety.
Carissa’s lawyer says she didn’t know the victim too barely saw her that night, too and then adds, “tell them, sweetheart.” Carissa explains she assumed she was somebody’s date. Benson comments that Carissa was amongst Clayton when they flora the body. Her lawyer says Clayton called all the shots from that betoken forward. Benson asks almost earlier that, maxim a adult woman called 911 almost a sick girl. Carissa says that was non her. Amaro asks if she knows whatsoever of the other women there, too her lawyer tells her to tell the truth, the whole truth, too nix but. She knew all of them but for the girl. Benson asks what she was doing there, too Carissa says she is an escort too gets paid to become to dinners too parties, her lawyer adding in that location is nix illegal almost her business. Amaro says inwards that case, they volition demand the call of her booker. Her lawyer says that is non a problem, he represents him every bit well.
At the residence of Bart Ganzel, in that location seems to live a large political party amongst lots of girls, too nosotros hear a telephone band too Brian Cassidy answers. He tells the caller cheers too and then tells Daniela to consider him later, too he kisses her. He approaches Ganzel who is amongst an Asian girl, too tells him they take hold to learn out of there, but Ganzel says he is inwards the middle of something. Cassidy says they take hold to go, now, adding “chop chop, c’mon.” As they become to the door, they tin hear Rollins call for to speak amongst Ganzel. Ganzel sees Amaro too says it is non a proficient time. Amaro identifies himself every bit NYPD too Cassidy asks if he has a warrant. Amaro asks if he is kidding him. Cassidy shouts for Amaro to learn the hell back, too Rollins tells Cassidy to accept it easy. Amaro asks Cassidy for identification, but Cassidy says he needs to consider a warrant. Amaro demands his ID now, too Cassidy swing at Amaro too lands a punch. They maintain to care too Amaro restrains Cassidy. Rollins tells Ganzel to set his hands on his caput too every bit both men are beingness cuffed, Amaro tells Cassidy he only got himself arrested.
In the interrogation room, Cassidy, asset a mutual frigidity pack to his head, tells Amaro that Ganzel thinks he has NYPD on the payroll. He had to brand it facial expression real. Amaro, also asset a mutual frigidity pack to his head, tells Cassidy non to give him that, he was UC for years too in that location are other ways. Cassidy apologizes for pain him but Amaro rapidly counters he didn’t wound him. He asks Cassidy who he is undercover for, Internal Affairs? Cassidy says it’s demand to know. Benson walks into the room too says “Cassidy, yous ass. You punched my partner?” She extends her manus too Cassidy takes it, asset it amongst both hands, maxim it is dainty to consider her too, adding it’s been a long fourth dimension too – every bit he looks her over amongst Amaro looking on – says she looks good. Amaro is surprised that Benson knows Cassidy, too she explains he used to piece of work SVU – lastly century. She grabs a chair too drops it loudly earlier she sits down, too comments that forthwith Cassidy is moonlighting for Bart Ganzel. She wonders if he mentioned the dead missy at his party. He said he it mightiness take hold come upwards up. Amaro asked why he couldn’t give them a telephone yell upwards Cassidy explains he has been nether for 3 years too he is non going to jeopardize that. Amaro is shocked he wouldn’t fifty-fifty for a murder accuse too sexual practice trafficking? Cassidy says they all take hold their marching orders. Benson counters thus practice they, too asks what he knows almost Maggie Murphy, wondering if she is ane of his regulars. Cassidy doesn’t know the call too he knows all the regulars. When Amaro asks how she got inwards to Clayton’s party, Cassidy thinks mayhap a friend brought her. Amaro asks who – Carissa? Cassidy thinks that is doubtful, she’s the queen bee. Cassidy leans inwards towards Amaro too comments that he heard she too Amaro hitting it off. Benson tries to learn the testosterone inwards cheque past times saying, “Hey, boys, all on the same site her. Amaro asks, “Are we?” Benson tells Cassidy that they demand the names of every escort who worked that party. Cassidy feels his boss has every argue to cooperate, too tells them to learn that from him. Cassidy asks to live set inwards Rikers for the night, otherwise Ganzel volition learn suspicious. Amaro gets upwards too tells Benson it is on her, but he asks ane lastly thing. He comments that Cassidy too Ganzel were cutting out only every bit they got there,, wondering if someone tipped them off. Cassidy asks who would practice that?
Afterwards, Benson takes Cassidy out of the room too roughly cuffs him for show. He says she likes it rough, too she tells him to closed up. Ganzel sees this every bit Fin takes him inwards for questioning. With his lawyer, they demonstrate Ganzel the photograph of Maggie, too he says it is awful too he never saw her earlier too she is non ane of his girls. His lawyer says Ganzel supplied woman individual entertainers for the bacchanal to trip the lite fantastic too utter to the guests. He shows them a contract where this is all documented too that they were all over 18. Rollins asks how Maggie got in, too Ganzel wished he knew. He called every escort he sent, they all swore they didn’t know the missy too that she came inwards amongst Anya Solar too Anya has non called him back. He describes Anya every bit brunette, tall, tan, too hot. Fin says they demand to utter to her, too Ganzel is surprised they don’t take hold her. He sarcastically say “oh man, that only sucks.”
Later, Cragen looks at the video footage amongst Anya, too Rollins says her existent call is Anya Soldaz too also has iv other AKAs. She is a Columbia native hither on a pupil visa. She is 23 years old, too she flew dorsum to Cartagena on Lord's Day morning. Benson asks if Ganzel paid for her ticket, too Rollins thinks mayhap through an offshore crunch account. Amaro says they searched her storey too she left inwards a hurry, the doorman maxim she raced inwards an out at 7AM Sunday. Fin says they flora her purse, too Rollins notes it is only similar the ane inwards the video. They flora a prescription for scopolamine, made out to Anya Brown. Cragen thinks it wasn’t an overdose, the thinks Anya brought Maggie to the political party too and then drugged her. Amaro asks why, if she only wanted Maggie dead, in that location are a hundred easier ways. Benson thinks someone wanted a scandal to wound Clayton Hannigan or the Commissioner, too thinks Anya made the 2nd 911 call. Cragen reminds them Cassidy says he knows all of Ganzel’s girls, too that would include Anya. Rollins suggests they pick him dorsum up, but Benson says they can’t. it volition blow his cover, they take hold to process him similar a hostile witness. Amaro thinks that won’t live hard.
Later, inwards a bar, Cassidy sees Amaro too Benson walk in. Amaro asks if this is what Ganzel pays him for, maxim it is a dainty life. Cassidy says he does scouting from fourth dimension to time. Benson comments she thought they were a classier act, He says sometimes yous uncovering a diamond inwards the rough, too and then asks what he tin practice for them, Benson shows him the photograph of Anya who he describes every bit gorgeous. When Benson asks how good did he knows her, Cassidy says she doesn’t actually opened upwards up to people. Amaro asks if Ganzel knew she left the province 6 hours after Maggie drowned, Cassidy replies “Hookers. Never trust them, ever.” Carissa comes upwards too kisses Cassidy too he asks her what he is doing there. She says the boss misses him. He asks her to give them a minute. He adds, pointing betwixt Amaro too Carissa, that they know each other too why don’t they become grab up? Carissa walks off too Amaro follows. When they walk off, Benson asks if Carissa is checking upwards on her. Cassidy says he does non blame Ganzel, someone set him upwards good. Benson wonders if it was Anya’s thought too also who she was working for. Cassidy explains she was ane of Delia Wilson’s locomote past times girls until Ganzel took her away. Cassidy explains Delia runs a real high profile escort service, real discreet, upper echelon matchmaking amongst Cabinet members, CEOs, BFDs, too ii ex governors take hold them on her speed dial. She had the biggest service on the due east coast until Ganzel moved in. He has the hottest girls too she’s got the most high powered customer list.
Meanwhile, Carissa tells Amaro she does non know Anya good too does non know who paid for the plane ticket. She says she would tell him if she did, she feels similar she could tell him anything, similar she wants to. Amaro tells her non to piece of work him, but she says she is not. She meant what she said before, if he ever wants to utter almost anything…or mayhap non talks at all... Amaro asks if she is trying to bribe a constabulary officer, too says she thinks he needs a friend. She adds in that location are things he doesn’t fifty-fifty tell his partner. His smiling comes off his face. He asks when she was a girl, is this the life she envisioned for herself? She says Bart too she are engaged, they take hold non gone populace withal but she volition live fine. Amaro says it volition grab upwards amongst him eventually, too she volition become downward too. She asks Amaro if he likes saving women? She gets that, adding they tin utter almost that also if he wants.
Benson asks Cassidy why Delia is going after Ganzel, too he says Ganzel is the novel globe too Delia is the old. Two months agone she sent some goons to the loft, they made threats too told Ganzel to halt taking her girls too her clients. She wonders why he didn’t tell them almost this forthwith that he is fielding questions almost a dead girl, too when Cassidy does non answer, Benson thinks it is because Ganzel wants to become after her himself. Cassidy propose if they are going to become after Delia Wilson, they demand to live careful. He stresses nobody knows how deep her hooks go.
At Wilson Farm inwards Cambridge, NY, Iris tells them Delia is out back, too adds they should take hold worn boots. Benson says they are fine, a footling mud won’t kill them. Amaro explains it is to a greater extent than than mud. Delia is feeding a goat, maxim it is on a strict feeding schedule, he is 3 days old too they had to set his woman parent downward Benson asks if she know Anya, too Delia says she does non think so. She also does non know Maggie Murphy. Benson asks her to tell them almost her human relationship amongst Bart Ganzel, too says in that location is no relationship. She has heard of him too he doesn’t maintain his personal ambitions secret. When Benson states Delia is inwards the same line of piece of work she is, Delia says she is the woman parent of 3 addition takes aid of her hubby too runs the farm too barely has fourth dimension for herself. She adds it is non slowly beingness a working adult woman too juggling a life, telling Benson she is certain she tin relate. Benson says she has the fourth dimension to run an escort agency. Delia calls it a matchmaking service too it is a hobby. Amaro says Ganzel told them she threatened him too tried to closed him down. She wonders why he would tell them that, too Amaro says Ganzel is nether the impression a few of the women from her matchmaking take hold crossed over. She doesn’t know anything almost that too she never met Ganzel too assumes they are investigating him. Benson asks if in that location is anything she wants to tell them, too Delia wishes she could, he seems similar a criminal to her. She is wretched they came all that way for nothing.
Back at SVU, Benson tells Cragen she is non buying Delia’s “Sunnybrook Farm” act, she thinks Delia set a dead underage hooker inwards Clayton’s bed every bit an opening salvo inwards her nation of war against Ganzel. Cragen reminds her on paper, Delia teaches at her children’s Lord's Day school, she drives them to soccer games, too if she is New York City’s most notorious madam, she is putting upwards quite a front. After they walk into Cragen’s office, he closes the door too the blinds. Benson informs him that vice investigated her for v years too she is trying to learn her files. Cragen tells her non to waste matter her time, if they had something, they would take hold moved on it. She asks him if he is telling her to drib a perfectly proficient lead, too he hands her a large envelope, maxim it was slid nether his storey door. It is a photograph of Cragen too Lena, from when he worked undercover. Benson says this was completely legit. Cragen explains they both know that, but out of context, it looks bad. He says he volition take hold to recuse himself too SVU from the case. Benson asks if he is going to kicking this upstairs to 1PP, maxim they could take hold been the ones who leaked the photos. Cragen says, “For all nosotros know” is right. There is a knock on the door too Fin enters too says they take hold a call.
At the business office of onetime Governor Harrison Fletcher, Fin too Rollins arrive, too Rollins comments that the assistant was in that location working amongst the onetime governor on his memoirs, too he only has a pump attack. The detective on the scene says that is what he was told. When Fin asks why he called SVU, the detective responds he is non a skilled sexual practice crimes detective, but his suspicions were aroused when the onetime governor’s pants nosotros unzipped too on backwards.
Later, the assistant tells Fin too Rollins they were editing chapter vii too he only keeled over. She does non recall if he grabbed his thorax or arms. When they press her on his pants beingness on backwards, too when the adult woman seems shocked at the allegation, Rollins says her painting is almost to live on the front end page of every New York paper. She says the governor was getting a massage when he died. It was non her, the governor’s aide called her too they met at the governor’s too they dressed him. He was naked too on the couch. When Rollins asks if the aide asked her to render a embrace story, she says the governor has a married adult woman too children too in that location is no argue for them to know – too Fin finishes the sentence, maxim "he died getting a happy ending.” He says they volition demand the call of that masseuse. She explains she was Japanese too his rolodex is on the desk. As the adult woman is moved away , Fin tells Rollins that makes him experience better, he’d loathe to think hers was the lastly human face upwards the governor saw earlier he checked out.
At the morgue, Warner comments that Fletcher was amongst his immature Asian masseuse too they are supposed to assume he died of depression blood pressure, which she said was seventy over 25. She explains that adding to pump meds too alcohol, he had 200 milligrams of an erectile dysfunction drug inwards his system, which was 4 times the dosage PLUS 8 milligrams of scopolamine. Benson concludes he was murdered, too Warner nods her head. Benson adds that nix of value was missing from his office, thinking this was a hit. Amaro says Cassidy all but outed Fletcher every bit ane of Delia’s regulars. Benson doesn’t think Delia would kill her ain client, too Amaro thinks Ganzel must take hold gotten to the masseuse, too that Delia started a nation of war too he is striking back.
In SVU interrogation amongst Fin too Rollins, Yuko insists she did non kill Fletcher. Fin says they know she was in that location inwards the townhouse; they flora her fingerprints on the doorknob, the phone. She admits she sees him every Tuesday too Th at 8PM. He had a bad back. Rollins tells her to halt lying, or they volition revoke her piece of work visa too she take hold become dorsum to Nippon too tell her menage unit of measurement why. She insists she is telling them the truth. Fin asks if she gave him drugs to maintain him going, too Yuko is shocked at that question, maxim he had a pump status too it is real bad to accept those. Rollins counters that someone slipped him those pills, but Yuko continues to insist it was non her. When she got there, he was laying on the couch non moving, non breathing, too he was naked. She was afraid to telephone yell upwards 911, thus she called Iris, who is her booker at the agency. Iris said to only go, thus she did. She says Fletcher was a real dainty man, real generous, too real quick.
With Iris inwards interrogation, confirming that Yuko called, panicked, too she told her to leave, and Iris called the governor’s aide. Benson said the governor’s aide denies whatsoever cognition of this. Iris tells them to cheque her jail cellular telephone telephone call for why she would similar almost that. Benson says she is lying almost everything else. Iris doesn’t understand, too Amaro explains the governor was given drugs that caused a pump attack. Iris seems shocked too says she doesn’t know anything almost that. They only wanted to protect his married adult woman too reputation. She did non know this was a murder. Benson reminds Iris she has ii daughters too says if Iris is convicted for falsifying a criminal offence scene too obstruction, they volition live teenagers earlier she gets out. There is a knock on the door too Cragen enters amongst Marvin Exley every bit Iris’s lawyer. Exley tells Iris he needs her to halt talking, but Benson presses Iris, call for if that is what she wants because if she does that, she volition lose her lastly run a hazard to assist herself. Exley tells Iris they are lying to her too wants a 2nd solitary amongst his client. Amaro asks who hired him, Delia Wilson? Exley says that is none of his concern, he is hither to assist Iris, call for Iris isn’t that right? He has his arm around her shoulder too tells Iris she is done here, but Iris looks conflicted. She tells Exley that he is, she is not. He pulls dorsum too says, “Excuse me?” Iris tells him she is non taking the autumn for this too she volition utter to the detectives, alone. Exley, surprised, walks out too Benson too Amaro sit down dorsum down. Benson asks Iris to tell them almost Delia.
Later, Benson too Amaro learn inwards at Delia’s amongst the NYPD too Benson tells her that her run is over. Exley is in that location too says they should take hold taken the Parkway, they would take hold made ameliorate time. Amaro tells Delia she is nether arrest for promoting prostitution inwards the 3rd degree. Delia says she makes fresh caprine animal cheese too she helps people uncovering beloved too in that location is no criminal offence inwards either of those things. Exley calls out that ane of Ganzel’s whores got to the governor an hr earlier Yuko showed, too asks Benson why don’t they neat them. Benson replies if either ane of them take hold whatsoever evidence, they would live happy to accept their statement.
In arraignment court, ADA Caliay tells the justice they take hold corroborated evidence that Delia has been running a prostitution band amongst impunity for 10 years. Exley says this is slander, Delia is a shadchan which agency she runs a matchmaking service every bit a kindness too she has a large heart. Caliay says Delia is also a suspect inwards the murder of a sixteen twelvemonth old girl. Exley asks why she isn’t beingness charged amongst that crime, adding Delia is a woman parent of 3 too a farmer, she is non a flying hazard too has no assets. Caliay says her assets are hidden overseas too they take hold traced payments to Anguillan Corporations that Exley himself helped set upwards for her. As such, they are moving to take hold Exley disqualified every bit counsel. Exley claims this is w witch hunt, The justice counters that given the weight of the charges too the flying risk, he sets bail at $2 million. Benson too Amaro, who take hold been watching from the gallery, facial expression real happy.
Later, Cragen, exterior the courtroom room, finishes a telephone call. He tells Benson too Amaro that Delia is out on bail, Exley set upwards his ain townhouse. Exley walks upwards too admits it, maxim Delia is a friend. He thinks they don’t learn the large picture, Delia has avoided arrest for the lastly 10 years, too why practice they think that is? She has the goods on everyone they piece of work for, everyone they volition ever consider working for. He says they only don’t know how deep this goes. Benson says they volition practice their undertaking too Exley should practice his. Exley refers to Benson too her friend DA Haden – maxim she’s inwards way over her head, calling her “sweetheart.” Exley explains he gets locomote past times dollar for his legal advice too she volition give it to them for free: “walk away, footling people.” Amaro tells Exley to lookout himself, too Exley says Amaro thinks his wedlock is rocky forthwith “kiddo,” only hold off until his married adult woman finds out almost him too his star witness. Benson looks shocked. As Exley walks off, Cragen says Exley is playing some pretty serious hardball too asks them if in that location is anything he should know about. Amaro says nothing, they’re good. As Benson too Amaro walk off, Cragen has a facial expression of concern.
As he leaves work, Carissa stops Amaro too asks if she tin utter to him. He asks her to come upwards within but she won’t. He asks what is going on. She asks if she tells him what she knows almost the governor’s death, tin Amaro protect her? He asks what just is she trying to tell him? He asks if she was there. She says he already knows in that location is a nation of war going on betwixt Ganzel too Delia, Maggie got caught, too the governor. She trails off too and then says she thinks she is next. He says they tin protect her but tells her to come upwards within too he volition accept her statement. She is reluctant too says she thinks she should go, this was a mistake. As she tries to run off, he gives her his bill of fare too telephone yell upwards him if she needs him, anytime.
At home, Cragen is waking upwards inwards bed, too looks slightly confused, too raises his manus to consider it covered amongst blood. He sees someone nether the covers too pulls them back. It is Carissa, her pharynx slashed. Cragen recoils inwards horror too breathes heavily. Cragen continues to facial expression stunned every bit nosotros fade to black.
All Content (Recaps, Review, Commentary) Copyright © allthingslawandorder.blogspot.com unless otherwise noted
Check out my spider web log abode page for the latest Law & Order information, on .
Also, consider my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.