New Confront Police Pull & Companionship Svu “Girl Dishonored” Recap & Review

Sometimes when an episode is influenced past times existent life headlines, it tin brand it to a greater extent than interesting. Sometimes the existent life story sucks the life out of the episode past times telling the story far ameliorate than could fiction. The latter was the representative amongst Law & Order SVU “Girl Dishonored” which seemed to depict from the recent Steubenville (Ohio) High School rape case. That intelligence story received plenty of nationwide intelligence coverage, and, equally a result, this episode of SVU seemed all also familiar. It wasn’t helped past times a pedestrian story, which, despite the unfortunate suicide of a rape victim belatedly inwards the episode, seemed similar something we’ve seen many times earlier on SVU. I suppose at that spot are only thence many ways to tell the story virtually rape on college campuses, which sadly has been an number for decades.

I’ll hold upwards the showtime 1 to acknowledge that I prefer story lines that include a picayune activity inwards them in addition to this episode had zero. Thankfully, nosotros did have got Raúl Esparza to convey some snap to the legal scenes. No fault of his, but fifty-fifty those scenes plodded along, suffering from predictable dialog. Raúl is a wonderful add-on to SVU; he tin convey fifty-fifty the most tedious scenes to life. Case inwards point: when Barba questioned the Dean inwards forepart of the grand jury, Raúl made Barba’s disgust real evident.

I’m a picayune confused virtually what I assumed was a infirmary to which  Lindsay was showtime taken after the rape.  Would a infirmary nurse actually select instructions from a campus security human maxim it was OK for a possible rape victim to shower earlier doing a rape kit? Even if this was some form of campus clinic, I can’t imagine a nurse taking instructions or advice from non-medical personnel.

There were of import messages embedded inwards this episode that we’ve heard earlier but deport repeating:  No way no, don’t tape your bad behavior, in addition to offense should never hold upwards swept nether the rug. This episode seemed geared toward the younger terminate of the targeted demographic in addition to 1 tin only promise that some of these messages volition hitting home.  As crimes similar this move along to occur in addition to people nonetheless used their jail cellular telephone phones to tape inappropriate behavior,  I am non optimistic the messages volition e'er stick.

The terminate of the episode included scenes inspired past times Project Unbreakable that industrial plant amongst survivors of sexual assault, photographing them belongings a poster amongst a quote from their attacker.

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:
Raúl Esparza - ADA Rafael Barba
Skyler Day - Renee Clark
Colby Minifie – Lindsay Bennett
Robert Clohessy – Leo Barth
Carrie Coon - Talia Blaine
Maryann Plunkett – Eileen Bennett
Christina Haag – Dean Meyerson
Lenny Platt – Travis Holmes
Alice Ellis – Alyson
Ryan McGinnis - Joe
Linda Emond – Dr. Emily Sopher
Laurine Towler – Counselor Melissa Braxton
Julia Udine – Erica
Jake Boyd _ Wesley Grimes
Ben Hollandsworth – Carter Pressman
Hayley Griffith - Hannah


At the SVU squad, Benson is getting prepare to leave of absence in addition to Rollins comments that she looks nice, bespeak if she has a engagement amongst Cassidy. Benson replies “Sort of” - they are taking his mom out to an early on aeroplane dinner, in addition to that Cassidy volition brand it upwards to her later. Rollins asks if they are getting serious, in addition to Benson explains that she wouldn’t say they are picking out mainland People's Republic of China patterns but it is a prissy fit. Benson asks what Rollins volition hold upwards doing in addition to Rollins replies she volition hold upwards at dwelling occupation solid picking out mainland People's Republic of China patterns; she is nonetheless refurnishing her cleaned out storey in addition to her neighborhood on Fri nighttime is a bunch of college kids getting drunk.

Elsewhere, a grouping of girls, dressed only inwards bras in addition to panties, are going through a sorority hazing ritual for Nu Iota Pi to hold upwards NIPs – or “nipple girls.” One girl, Lindsay Bennett, looks less than happy virtually what she has to do. Later, the girls larn inwards at a political party in addition to is non wearing light-green equally she is supposed to. She’s told it is a traffic lite party, carmine way you lot are taken, yellowish hateful maybe, in addition to light-green is DTF. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 guy puts a light-green sticker on Lindsay’s chest. Another daughter points out Travis to Lindsay in addition to reminds her that she wanted to pledge. Lindsay takes a potable for courage. Afterwards, inwards some other room amongst Travis, he obliges her taking a photograph of his genitals for her pledge to her sorority. He explains their pledges have got to exercise worse, they demand video of “poonspeeding”, adding that she doesn’t desire to know. But when she moves to leave, he asks her what’s the hurry, she’s cute, in addition to light-green way go. He kisses her in addition to and thence lays her on the bed in addition to invites ii of her friends inwards in addition to they rape her.

Later, a pair walk out of the political party onto the roof of the edifice in addition to Joe hears crying. He sees Lindsay on the ledge in addition to asks her to larn down. She asks which way is down. He begs her to come upwards downward but she moves to measurement off the ledge equally he yells “Don’t!”

At the infirmary Leo Barth, campus security director, greets Rollins in addition to Fin who desire to speak amongst Lindsay. He tells them he volition salve them the paperwork, it is hell calendar week for the frats in addition to she were drunk, walking around a roof ledge in addition to a goodness Samaritan grabbed her but she is fine now. Fin explains that they got the telephone call upwards thence they have got to follow up, Leo says she is pretty “stoonad.” Lindsay’s woman raise Eileen approaches them who says she is the 1 who called equally she thinks Lindsay has been raped. Leo tells her it is a campus security affair but she wants her to utter to existent police force in addition to Lindsay is instantly lucid. Fin tells Leo they volition maintain him inwards the loop.

Eileen explains to the detectives that Lindsay called at 2AM in addition to was inwards hysterics in addition to crying that she wanted to come upwards home. Lindsay said she had sexual practice in addition to did non desire to, explaining that Lindsay is shy in addition to dwelling occupation solid schooled in addition to she should have got know Lindsay was non prepare for the parties, the city, drinking. Fin walks off amongst Eileen.

Rollins speaks amongst Lindsay inwards the infirmary room in addition to is surprised her mom called the police, she doesn’t recall what she told her. All she recalls is that she was talking to Travis inwards the room, the door was opened in addition to he asked to buss her. He started to displace also fast in addition to she asked him to slowly downward equally she never went all the way before. She said halt in addition to ii other guys came in, in addition to after that it happened to quickly, they were on top of her. The boys are inwards the frat – she thinks Carter in addition to Wesley – she did non larn a god await at their faces. She tried to say no but Travis forced her oral cavity opened upwards in addition to the other ii – 1 inwards forepart in addition to 1 inwards dorsum in addition to it wound thence much. She heard them laughing in addition to high fiving each other. She asks Rollins non to tell mom at that spot were 3 of them. Rollins tells Lindsay to larn a rape kit in addition to and thence she tin shower in addition to larn cleaned up. Lindsay explains that she already showered, the campus security told the nurse it was OK. He never asked if she had been raped. She had marking on her trunk in addition to she wanted to larn it off, it is component of hell week, the sisters circled her trunk fat. If she makes problem they volition non permit her pledge.

At the Nu Iota Pi sorority house, Benson speaks amongst a sorority fellow member who says Lindsay had to larn a film of Travis’ “thing” in addition to perchance Lindsay got embarrassed because she got slutty. Another daughter explains to Amaro it is hell calendar week in addition to some girls larn also drunk.

Back at SVU, Rollins explains that Lindsay is a freshman, was dwelling occupation solid schooled from upstate, she was a virgin, was hazed past times her sorority, she drank also much in addition to was gang raped past times 3 Tau Omega brothers. Benson adds that her sorority sisters acknowledge Lindsay was assigned to larn a photograph of Travis’ ”package” in addition to they are slut shaming her for anything else that happened. Amaro adds that Travis is a Rhodes scholar heading to Oxford. Rollins adds that in 1 lawsuit Lindsay got her trophy pic, he set the moves on her, got aggressive, in addition to ii other brothers came inwards out of nowhere. Lindsay is pretty certain of the ID – Wesley Grimes in addition to Carter Pressman. Fin said she was real drunkard in addition to the rape kit is a mess, the nurse permit her shower earlier they got at that spot in addition to campus security was doing their best to brand this move away. Cragen adds they have got seen this before; the schoolhouse circles the carriage in addition to the frat boys express joy it off. Cragen says no more, move after them hard.

At the Tau Omega frat house, Amaro speaks amongst Travis who admits they hooked upwards but it was non his proudest moment. But he adds Lindsay came into his room wearing light-green in addition to she asked him to unzip for a photograph in addition to she was DTF. Amaro asks if he checked amongst Lindsay earlier they triple teamed her, in addition to Travis says a walk of shame is 1 think but calling it rape?

Benson speaks amongst Wesley who says Lindsay wanted it in addition to that she said no equally is “no don’t stop, delight don’t stop. ”

Fin speaks amongst Carter who said Lindsay got 3 guys off in addition to thinks these girls larn wasted thence they tin experiment sexually in addition to she is embarrassed. Fin says she is non embarrassed, she was raped. Carter said she went into Travis’ room in addition to got downward on all fours on his bed. Fin asks if that was earlier or after she invited him in addition to his buddy in. Carter says that was the invitation, the door was open.

Travis tells Amaro whatever that daughter told her woman raise or the cops,  she was into him. Amaro says they are going to confiscate their jail cellular telephone phones, iPads, etc. Travis shows Amaro a topless photograph of Lindsay that was from Snapchat in addition to he took a shroud grab in addition to thinks Lindsay wants some more.

Rollins speaks amongst Lindsay virtually the photograph in addition to Lindsay says he asked her to in addition to he said he wanted to claw upwards again. Rollins rolls her eyes in addition to Lindsay explains the photos was supposed to disappear inwards seven seconds. Rollins replies that goose egg disappears from the Internet ever. Lindsay says Travis posted it on TSU hugger-mugger in addition to they are calling her a slut in addition to maxim she is spreading STDs. Rollins says they tin endeavour in addition to brand that halt but cautions her non to contact those guys again. Lindsay frantically tells her the whole frat is texting her in addition to she shows Rollins the messages. Lindsay says she can’t exercise this, she made a error in addition to what happened final nighttime she wanted it in addition to that pressing charges volition brand it worse in addition to she knows what happened to Renee. She explains that Travis Holmes happened to her, final year, everybody talked virtually her in addition to how she cried rape in addition to the schoolhouse did non believe her in addition to she went crazy in addition to they locked her upwards inwards a psych ward.

Back at SVU, Benson informs them that the photograph that Lindsay snap chatted went viral at TSU marked “slut of the week.” Cragen thinks at that spot goes their case, in addition to Fin says she is backing off her complaint. Amaro says the frat guys also posted photos of Lindsay flirting amongst Travis at the party. Benson notes Lindsay is clearly drunk, in addition to Cragen says the photos exercise non assist her story. Benson replies “so boys volition hold upwards boys in addition to girls larn raped?” Rollins adds that Lindsay is scared in addition to told her at that spot was a daughter final year, Renee, who final twelvemonth alleged rape in addition to no 1 believed her in addition to according to schoolhouse rumor she has been institutionalized. Cragen asks what they know virtually Renee. Benson finds something from final spring, some other photograph similar to Lindsay’s marked “slut of the week” . Cragen tells them to discover her.

At LaGuardia Psychiatric Hospital, Rollins tells Benson that Renee Clark committed herself inwards January. Dr. Emily Sopher stops them in addition to says they but got their message in addition to today is non a goodness day. Benson explains Renee is a potential witness inwards a rape investigation. The doc says non now, and, through a window, shows them that Renee has already been sedated, today is her showtime circular of ECT, Rollins asks if electro-shock therapy volition deport on her memory, in addition to the doc replies it is a possibility Benson tells the doc to halt it now, in addition to the doc informs her it is non upwards to her, Renee asked for this therapy, it is her choice. They picket equally the physical care for begins,


Later, Dr. Sopher explains that Renee has come upwards out of sedation in addition to her curt term recall volition hold upwards fuzzy but 1 circular of handling shouldn’t deport on her long term memory. She asks if this is virtually her assault, in addition to Rollins explains it is in addition to also virtually another. Dr. Sopher says Renee opted to ECT to set the assault behind her. Benson says inwards her experience, a survivor tin heal to a greater extent than chop-chop if they are listened to. Dr. Sopher replies that Renee has been heard at that spot but the way that the schoolhouse handled the assault continued to re-traumatize her. Benson asks if Renee has a back upwards scheme inwards identify in addition to Dr. Sopher says Renee has been at that spot for 10 weeks amongst no visitors; her manlike someone raise is gone in addition to her woman raise is inwards rehab. Rollins explains they exercise non desire to trigger her but her assaulter may have got raped again. Dr Sopher replies that Renee is leery of ascendency in addition to suggests she utter to her showtime earlier the detectives.

Dr. Sopher tells Renee if she feels tired or upset to permit the detectives know, they assured her they volition dorsum off. Rollins asks Renee if Dr. Sopher told her why they are here, in addition to Renee says that instantly that someone else was raped, the police force demand to pretend they care. When Benson says they know she has been through a lot, Renee replies they have got no idea. When Benson asks her to tell them. Renee testily says she’s told the story a dozen times in addition to no 1 believed her until she ended upwards here. Benson tries to reassure her in addition to asks for a chance, but Renee thinks the only thing that volition brand a departure is frying her encephalon until she can’t call back whatsoever of it. Benson explains they think Travis assaulted the pupil in addition to Renee suggests the pupil unopen upwards virtually Travis or they – the frat in addition to the schoolhouse – volition move after her. Renee explains when she filed charges, Dean Meyerson tried to brand it out to hold upwards her fault. When she posted on line what a sham their investigation was, she got a alphabetic quality maxim that they would accuse her amongst a violation of the TSU accolade code in addition to that she was intimidating her rapist. She says inwards that place, goose egg is going to alter them.

At the purpose of Dean of Student Affairs, Fin in addition to Rollins speak amongst Dean Meyerson virtually Renee. Meyerson says Renee is a troubled daughter amongst drugs in addition to alcohol in addition to was that way earlier she arrived, she comes from a broken home. She overcompensated past times beingness a goodness plenty pupil to larn a scholarship but has had a difficult fourth dimension plumbing fixtures in. They telephone call upwards it a mismatch. Rollins says they are talking virtually a 2d daughter who was raped at the same fraternity in addition to the same pupil in addition to Rollins asks to regard the files on the incident. Meyerson says they are sealed, in addition to that Renee made unsupportable accusations virtually a swain student. She feels sorry for her but curt of destroying a swain student’s reputation, they did everything they could to assist her. Fin questions the unsupportable accusations, bespeak if the interviewed Renee. Meyerson explains she did in addition to thence did Talia Blaine, who is an experienced counselor, in addition to that was a direct quote from her.

Benson in addition to Amaro speak amongst Talia Blaine who explains that Renee believes she was raped in addition to he denies it. Talia adds she wasn’t at that spot in addition to these stories are e'er complicated amongst drugs in addition to alcohol in addition to young, emotional girls. Benson adds “and privileged, aggressive boys.” Benson asks how many of these stories happened at Tau Omega, in addition to Talia explains off the tape that the students telephone call upwards the frat the “rape factory” in addition to it is their thought of a joke. Amaro questions that the schoolhouse does non unopen them down, in addition to Talia asks how, they are also called the H2O walkers – lots of legacies, scholar athletes, etc. in addition to the Dean does non desire to destroy their futures on a drunken accusation. Benson asks if that is why they made Renee experience that the rape was her fault in addition to why they told her to drib the charges. Talia questions if that is what Renee said, stating that she was prepping Renee for the questions she would larn at the hearing. Amaro says he gets it, they exercise the same thing. Talia explains she but wanted Renee to know what she would hold upwards getting into in addition to Renee decided on her ain it would hold upwards best to displace on,

Back at the hospital, Benson in addition to Rollins come upwards to utter to Renee but she doesn’t desire to utter to them anymore. Dr. Sopher explains the detectives went to the schoolhouse in addition to know what Renee told in addition to thence is the truth. Benson said the schoolhouse told them their side of the story in addition to tried to rationalize their actions. Benson says what they set her through would drive anyone over the edge. Renee asks if they are maxim she is non crazy, in addition to Rollins says she is non in addition to they desire to assist her in addition to they desire to remove hold Travis accountable. Benson says they demand her help, otherwise inwards a few months, Travis goes off to Oxford. Renee agrees, maxim she tin exercise this. As Dr. Sopher exits, Rollins asks virtually the assault. Renee explains it happened correct earlier Christmas intermission on a Fri night. She ran into Travis at the pupil middle in addition to knew him from a class. They started talking in addition to he invited her to his frat occupation solid to picket “It’s Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Wonderful Life.” Her dorm was empty in addition to she was lonely thence she went. He got them both beers in addition to brownies in addition to she thinks they had pot inwards them. She got giddy in addition to they sat on the couch nether a blanket, no 1 else was inwards the occupation solid in addition to it was prissy at first. Then he kissed her in addition to and thence he shoved his paw downward her jeans in addition to set a finger within her. She asked him to halt in addition to tried to force him off. He slapped her in addition to pinned her arms higher upwards her head, unzipped his pants in addition to told her he knew she wanted it. Then he turned her over in addition to raped her. When he was finished, he told her he had a flying to catch; he had a town machine waiting in addition to he gave her a ride dorsum to her dorm. She didn’t tell anyone. The campus was generally deserted in addition to she stayed inwards bed in addition to tried to forget. She reported it inwards September in addition to the caput of campus security said she waited also long. She met amongst Dean Meyerson who asked her virtually her identify unit of measurement in addition to her grades in addition to if she had whatsoever other bad hookups. She got to the psych infirmary after having a bad nighttime drinking in addition to she took some sleeping pills in addition to her roommate called campus security. They showed upwards in addition to she started screaming in addition to the set her inwards direct jacket inwards from of everyone in addition to if she didn’t commit herself, they would commit her. Benson says she is thence sorry, in addition to Renee asks if instantly they empathize why she wanted the ECT.

Back at SVU, Fin wants to convey the 3 guys inwards instantly ADA Barba asks in addition to thence what? No rape kits, no witnesses, Lindsay won’t press charges in addition to Renee is locked upwards inwards LaGuardia Psychiatric. Amaro says they larn it. Benson comments that the rape manufacturing flora but keeps churning out victims. Barba questions “rape factory” in addition to Rollins explains that’s the frat’s nickname on campus. Barba says that helps; ii victims does non a manufacturing flora brand in addition to asks them to discover the others. Cragen replies that is piece of cake for him to say, in addition to Barba wisecracks, whining “Oh. What’s the matter. The NYPD run out of Trojan horses?”

At the TSU pupil center, all the detectives are informing the students, Benson emphasizing that they have got the correct to say no to sex, in addition to if they say no in addition to he doesn’t listen, that’s rape. The dean says campus security volition also render security shuttle buses on Fri in addition to Sabbatum nights, in addition to non to walk dwelling occupation solid lonely or brand themselves a target. Benson adds that if anyone at that spot has been sexually assaulted or they know anyone that has, it is never also belatedly to come upwards forward, denying the hurting does non brand it move away. Benson leaves extra flyers to top out to their friends.

Afterwards, Rollins tells Lindsay she is glad she came, in addition to Lindsay replies she wishes she hadn’t, she felt everyone was staring at her. Rollins explains she thought it resonated amongst a lot of students. Lindsay tells her to move utter to them, in addition to she runs off. Benson enters in addition to Rollins tells her Lindsay has non hitting bottom yet in addition to she is non prepare to come upwards forward, Alyson approaches them in addition to says “it” happened 3 years ago.

In Barba’s office, Barba congratulates them for finding some other representative that completely undercuts itself; she was raped past times the frat in addition to asks why she organizes mixers for them? Benson states she is non the only victim, they have got statements from 3 other girls inwards her sorority in addition to 6 others reporting sexual assault at Tau Omega. Barba asks if all of them were drinking he said/she saids. Cragen asks if at that spot are whatsoever repeat offenders, in addition to Rollins points out Travis, describing him equally a serial, in addition to Wesley in addition to Carter were each implicated inwards 3 other cases summation there’s been some boys who have got already graduated. Barba asks if anyone’s cite only came upwards once? Amaro says Joe Dawson, Fin adding that Joe was the goodness Samaritan that saved Lindsay on the roof. Benson asks Barba if he thinks Joe volition plough on his frat brothers, in addition to Barba replies most of these rapists are sociopaths, some of these guys volition move along amongst it 1 fourth dimension in addition to they realize they made a mistake. Cragen adds they have got a guilty conscience. Benson wonders if they are scared of the legal system. Barba replies either way – function this guy.

With Joe at SVU inwards interrogation, Amaro in addition to Fin enquiry him on what Alyson said 3 years ago. He said it was non rape, at the fourth dimension he asked campus security, he was confused virtually what happened. Amaro presses that Alyson didn’t desire it, in addition to Joe says perchance she is maxim that instantly but after it happened he texted her in addition to asked her out in addition to she said yes. Fin asks if this is Leo Barth’s thought to inquire her out, in addition to Joe said he told him to, equally a test. She texted dorsum correct away maxim she could non hold off thence he showed Barth who said at that spot is no way a rape victim would say that. Fin asks if Barth told Travis to text Lindsay in addition to Joe said he heard that wasn’t a rape either. Amaro tells Joe this is non what other frats are about, these guys are criminals in addition to they are non his brothers. Joe says he is sorry that daughter had a bad nighttime but asks why would a guy similar Travis demand to rape somebody?

Back at the university, Fin in addition to Rollins speak amongst Leo who said he told Joe it wasn’t rape in addition to that Alyson never made a complaint in addition to texted him the adjacent day. Fin reminds him it was after Leo told Joe to text her. Leo replies he did non tell her to text him back; he figured if she had been raped she would have got come upwards to him in addition to filed charges, his door is e'er open. Rollins retorts similar amongst Lindsay; her clothes were torn in addition to she was hysterical in addition to he ok’d her taking a shower. Fin asks if Leo figured Lindsay tore her ain clothes off? Leo says they should regard this identify on Dominicus morning, these kids away from dwelling occupation solid the showtime fourth dimension are all out of control, bespeak if he should plough inwards every guy for some daughter who puts out in addition to doesn’t larn flowers the adjacent day? He says he is trying to maintain these kids hold upwards in addition to brand certain they don’t potable in addition to drive or OD or larn knifed; he can’t police force their bedrooms.

Later, Benson, Rollins, Fin, in addition to Amaro see Barba who is surprised campus security coached Joe on how to derail a rape accusation. Rollins explains it keeps the rape stats down, it is similar cooking the books. Amaro says they are blaming the victims in addition to shaming them. Benson adds it is all virtually control, they exercise their ain investigations in addition to the schoolhouse decides that no offense has been committed in addition to it’s dropped, no press, no police. Barba thinks they demand to move after the school, in addition to when Fin asks to accuse them amongst what, Barba replies that is the bang-up component virtually beingness a DA, he doesn’t have got to determine that now, he tin convene a grand jury. Amaro asks if they volition come upwards inwards in addition to waive immunity in addition to testify, in addition to Barba explains they have got to, they don’t desire discussion to leak out that they are non cooperating, in addition to they know his purpose leaks similar a church building roof. Benson asks virtually the frat boys, in addition to Barba tells her that the showtime dominion of bureaucracy is self preservation; those boys move a liability they volition cutting them loose.

On campus, Rollins speaks amongst Lindsay who is non mad at Alyson for sending her inwards there. Lindsay decided non to bear witness in addition to that she permit it go. Rollins tells her that volition non function in addition to asks if she has talked to someone similar a therapist. Lindsay explains she is all ameliorate now, in addition to Rollins tells her if she needs anything to call. Lindsay tells Rollins she should move in addition to tells Rollins goodbye.

At the grand jury, Alyson testifies that she didn’t come upwards forwards due to peer pressure. She also spoke to Barth who said sexual practice is similar a football game game, sometimes when you lot picket your game tape you lot tin regard your mistakes in addition to exercise ameliorate the adjacent time. She took that to hateful that she made a error in addition to it was her fault.

Renee is testifying that Tau Omega started posting top 10 tips for rape in addition to she was #7 – move for white trash similar Renee Clark who volition hold upwards grateful for the attention. She filed multiple complaints amongst the schoolhouse but it never got off the TCU hugger-mugger equally the Dean said it was complimentary speech. She withdrew he rape allegation after Talia told her that at the disciplinary hearing she would have got to sit down amongst her attacker in addition to hear to him telephone call upwards her a liar. Renee testifies after that, she got severely depressed in addition to eventually agreed to the schoolhouse proposition to hold upwards institutionalized. She tin only render to schoolhouse amongst parental supervision in addition to her parents are non real involved thence she is basically expelled. The pupil she defendant of rape volition graduate this twelvemonth amongst honors in addition to volition hold upwards attending Oxford. Renee does non think the schoolhouse looked out for her; she was raped on their campus, non believed past times security, in addition to advised to forget it past times their counselor. When she got depressed, they said she was crazy in addition to they had her committed. She asks the jury to delight non permit them larn away amongst what they did to her.

Afterwards, equally Benson, Barba, Renee in addition to Dr. Sopher descend a courthouse stairway, Barba tells Renee she was real brave in addition to the jury volition listen. They volition instantly displace for an indictment against the schoolhouse in addition to promise they halt protecting Travis in addition to the other boys. Dr. Sopher suggests Renee move dorsum to the hospital. Renee tells them she decided to halt the ECT, but beingness believed she feels thence much ameliorate in addition to she wants to move dorsum to school. Benson asks if it’s dorsum to Tompkins Square, in addition to Renee explains she does non desire them to win. Benson looks at Barba in addition to wonders if they tin figure out a way around the parental supervision rule. As Renee in addition to Dr. Sopher leave, Benson asks Barba what is his gut on the jury. Barba thinks they believe the girls, in addition to correct instantly comes the fun component – the schoolhouse should hold upwards inwards a frenzy – emergency meetings in addition to roofing upwards evidence. Benson says he way he is smelling the blood inwards the water.. He smiles in addition to replies, “Aren’t you?”

Later, dorsum at the grand jury, Talia is on the stand upwards explaining how she counseled Renee Clark. Barba asks if Renee was depressed because the schoolhouse was non supporting her, in addition to Talia says she does non desire these girls hurt. Barba bluntly asks if she ever warned incoming freshman girls non to attend parties at that frat. Talia says that is non her task in addition to Barba parrots that dorsum inwards disbelief. He in addition to thence asks if she ever study to the direction that at that spot was a occupation at that frat, in addition to Talia says she did. They told her Tau Omega had a long distinguished history, that their alumni are on the board in addition to she needed to maintain things inwards perspective.

With Dean Meyerson on the stand, Barba brings upwards a recent Tau Omega rush lawsuit where frat brothers were captured on video chanting no way yes, yes way anal in addition to asks if she approves permits for events similar this. She says yes, she doesn’t approve but the students have got the correct to gather in addition to the correct to complimentary speech. Barba holds upwards a t-shirt which says “rush Tau Omega – nosotros don’t select no for an answer” amongst a drawing of a restrain in addition to gagged woman. She said it was sold past times an alumni organization which is exterior her purview. Barba asks if it is truthful that members of Tau Omega were seen on campus wearing this t-shirt for months despite numerous complaints to her office? Meyerson explains they don’t ban t-short slogans no affair what she finds offensive. Their students chose a progressive liberal arts academy for a reason. Barba asks how many sexual practice crimes complaints her purpose has reported inwards the final 3 years, in addition to Meyerson says a few dozen. Barba says its 25, at a schoolhouse amongst 20,000 undergrads. He asks if she knows that most schools the size of TSU have got at to the lowest degree triple her number of sexual practice crimes. Meyerson replies that those depression numbers prove their security initiatives are working. Barba counters that perchance it proves that she’s thrown out incident reports whenever her issues were resolved. She replies no. He asks if she ever saw a study amongst sexual assault charges that was later on retracted. She states they are required past times the Cleary Act to break all crimes that whatsoever employee becomes aware of. Barba asks yes or no. She replies no, to the best of her knowledge. He asked if she was coached to say that or is she but skillful at dissembling. She says no way no, she never hid reports or charges.

Afterwards, Barba tells Benson in addition to Amaro that the Dean did non surrender the boys, instead they reported every complaint they every received. Benson says she lied on the stand, in addition to Barba explains instantly he has to prove it. He says her caput of security is a goodness soldier but the counselor was wavering. Amaro suggests she is feeling guilty. Benson’s telephone rings in addition to it’s Talia. Benson answers the call, stops inwards her tracks, and, looking shocked, sighs.

At the university, Rollins rushed upwards to Benson in addition to Amaro in addition to asks what happened. Benson explains that Lindsay jumped from the roof. Talia explains she was standing on the border in addition to pupil tried to utter her downward but past times the fourth dimension security got there…Amaro finishes the sentence, maxim they were also late. As the students await on inwards horror, Joe walks off in addition to Talia says she has to move telephone call upwards Lindsay's mother. Rollins says she but talked to her yesterday, in addition to Benson tells her this was non her fault. But Rollins says Lindsay was “pink clouding” in addition to she knew it. Rollins, upset, walks off.

Amaro catches upwards amongst Joe in addition to tries to encourage him to talk, maxim Joe is dissimilar that these other guys. He reminds Joe that he saved her the other nighttime but after what these guys did to her, it was only a affair of time. Amaro says he volition inquire him again, if goose egg happened to her, why did she jump? Joe said it did happen, she was telling the truth, yet all of them, including him, laughed at her.

Back at SVU amongst Cragen, Amaro, in addition to Fin, Joe shows them a video of the 3 guys laughing in addition to maxim that she couldn’t say no amongst her oral cavity full, that they raped her dead, etc. Joe says he took it the nighttime of the political party in addition to knew what they were maxim was incorrect in addition to he is sorry. Fin says he should be. Cragen says he volition telephone call upwards Barba.

Later, Barba, along amongst Rollins, exhibit the same video to a horrified Dean Meyerson in addition to her attorney. Barba wisecracks “Don’t say nosotros didn’t warn you.” Meyerson claims she had no thought virtually whatsoever of this in addition to if she had she would have got taken action. Her lawyer cautions her. Rollins coldly tells Meyerson she took plenty of activity that led to this – non shutting downward these frats, hiding reports. Meyerson claims these fraternities have got been hither for over a century in addition to she never hid reports. Barba reminds her that was her testimony but they got a lot of calls in addition to emails in addition to zip drives in addition to Meyerson has made some enemies. Meyerson asks what he wants. Barba looks at her lawyer in addition to takes a breath in addition to says nothing. Meyerson looks at her lawyer in addition to nods her head. Her lawyer says the dean volition resign at the terminate of June. Barba says ii days ago, great, but he has evidence of perjury in addition to obstruction, affidavits from her mental wellness counselor in addition to campus patrol that schoolhouse policy was don’t tell, don’t report. The lawyer says that is a twelvemonth probation at most, but Barba counters non quite, they are charging Travis, Carter, in addition to Wesley amongst multiple charges of rape in addition to she in addition to Mr. Barth from campus security are beingness named equally accessories. The lawyer questions accessory to rape, in addition to Meyerson adds she had goose egg to exercise amongst it. Rollins says if she wants to come upwards back, she tin tell that to the grand jury, she already waived her immunity. Meyerson pouts inwards shock.

At a later on time, Amaro, along amongst officers, leads Travis out of the frat inwards cuffs equally the other frat fellow member milk tremble their heads. Outside, a grouping of students, inwards forepart of a makeshift memorial, remove hold upwards signs amongst words on it reflecting what campus police, the Dean, in addition to the frat boys had stated. Wesley in addition to Carter are also taken out inwards cuffs. Rollins stands exterior amongst Eileen Bennett in addition to tells her she is sorry. Eileen says Lindsay wouldn’t utter virtually it in addition to told her to move home. She wanted to give her space. Rollins explains she talked to Lindsay in addition to she should have got know. Eileen says the boys in addition to the schoolhouse killed her baby. She dwelling occupation solid schooled her her whole life in addition to she was e'er afraid to permit her go.

Benson stands amongst Renee in addition to asks if she is certain she wants to hold upwards there, in addition to she nods yes, she wants to pay her respects. She tells Benson the schoolhouse said they volition permit her come upwards dorsum in addition to they accepted Benson’s offering to supervise her. Benson replies that she is real happy to hear that. Renee comments she was thinking virtually perchance starting a back upwards grouping on campus for survivors thence they are non alone. She asks Benson if she thinks it is a goodness idea. Benson nods in addition to says yeah, she does. As to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than signs come upwards into view, nosotros fade to black.




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