New Confront Police Trace & Club Svu “Her Negotiation” Recap & Review
January 15, 2019
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The creep of the calendar week – played convincingly past times Pablo Schreiber – managed to avoid prosecution for previous crimes based on a litany of errors. It was a drama filled episode in addition to the intensity even was high. At times, though, it was difficult to believe that i homo could do goodness from thence many mistakes past times law enforcement. Sometimes I wonder how existent police, detectives, in addition to lawyers experience when they reckon a fictional story such every bit this; do they encounter such repeated incompetence inwards existent life?
There were a few situations that were just a trivial too convenient. Example 1: Rollins just happening to live inwards the common when a sexual predator runs by, in addition to those girls yelling (what seemed like) to Rollins to halt him. Example 2: Fin in addition to Rollins evidently non having to stake out the store for too long earlier Lewis arrives. Example 3: Cragen telling Benson to have got ii days off in addition to if she comes to operate during that fourth dimension he volition arrest her. If fans didn’t already know that somewhere inwards this episode Benson would live position inwards danger inwards her ain home, this made it really clear that no i would live alarmed if she dropped off the human face upwards of the SVU public for a few days. The only wild bill of fare is Cassidy. Does Benson’s bad mood toward the halt of the episode signal at that spot is problem inwards paradise in addition to would Cassidy also non live dropping inwards on her for a few days every bit well? One tin only hope he volition halt past times in addition to salve the day. (Even better, let's have got Stabler create a surprise visit. OK, I know I shouldn't have got suggested that.)
While we’re on the bailiwick of Benson at her apartment, I also took number amongst Benson’s treatment of hearing an odd noise. Instead of just calling out “Hello?” why didn’t she telephone phone out “Bri” thinking it was Cassidy? When at that spot was no response to her hello, why didn’t she describe out her gun earlier she made a move? (I assume she ever has her gun amongst her.) Benson’s detective senses seemed off here.
I was also perplexed at the references to Alice, the sixty twelvemonth old woman, every bit beingness “elegant” in addition to “cultured.” Those descriptive price seemed…awkward. Does that create her whatsoever to a greater extent than credible every bit a witness or whatsoever to a greater extent than of a victim?
Raúl Esparza’s ADA Rafael Barba is belike the most colorful ADA inwards SVU history, non because of his snappy wardrobe, but for his lively, energetic exchanges amongst the SVU squad in addition to amongst his opponents inwards court. (Speaking of wardrobe, delight give the wardrobe staff a circular of applause for selecting such a spiffy yachting outfit.) Barba did have, inwards my opinion, the line of the episode when he said “Look, this illustration was a domestic dog from the start…it just got fleas.” That line was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than amusing to me when considering Rollins started the apprehension of the perp past times sending her ain domestic dog off to pick out remove hold of him. By the way, inwards the category of “life is non fair,” I have got exception that a domestic dog gets to have got a purpose on SVU earlier I do – in addition to a speaking purpose at that (wink). The domestic dog gets a v biscuit out of v acting rating. (In fact, everyone inwards this episode did a wonderful task - treats for everyone!)
If I had a crystal ball, I would say that I reckon a drug dependency work for Rollins downwardly the road. I know she took what seemed similar only i hurting pill spell on the stakeout but nosotros all know how taking hurting meds unremarkably goes for TV characters.
This episode should give fans plenty to beak nearly earlier flavor fifteen begins. I know at that spot are some fans out at that spot who are but rabid amongst worry nearly Benson/Mariska returning for some other season, in addition to I experience I should remind everyone that this is just a TV exhibit in addition to fans should hold this inwards perspective. I remember years agone when Star Trek’s William Shatner told fans to “get a life,” in addition to spell I won’t tell SVU fans to do just that, I experience I should reinforce that at that spot are many to a greater extent than of import things inwards life than television. The stars of SVU in addition to the producers of the exhibit volition create the best decisions possible based on their ain needs. It doesn’t pay to fret endlessly over what volition plough over downwardly the road. Just similar the characters inwards the commencement of “Her Negotiation,” one has to hold one's life in addition to priorities inwards balance, and have got some fun sometimes. So everyone have got a chill pill in addition to relish the SVU summertime reruns!
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:
Dean Winters – Brian Cassidy
Tamara Tunie – Dr. Melinda Warner
Raúl Esparza - ADA Rafael Barba
Pablo Schreiber – William Lewis
Lauren Ambrose – Counselor Vanessa Mayer
Judith Ivey – Alice Parker
Andrea Navedo – Cynthia Mancheno
Michael Mastro – Judge Serani
Robin de Jesus – Jose Silva
Ami Brabson – Judge Karen Blake
Lucy Martin – Bitsy Rabler
Tyler Bunch – Bert Swanson
Logan Rose Nelms - Astrid
Katja Gerz – Tilde
Syphen Gradbury – Judge McNamera
Alison Fernandez – Zara Amaro
Jaden Matthew Rodriguez – Gil Macheno
Harry Chambarry – Doctor
Angel Rosa – Uni
Frannie The Dog – The Dog
Alice Parker is inwards Central Park taking pictures. Benson is at habitation in addition to asks “Bri” (Cassidy) if he wants to larn to an exhibit at the Plein Air Painters at the Whitney, in addition to suggests they caput uptown in addition to grab some brunch. He asks if she is talking to him, in addition to Benson replies she volition have got that every bit a no, proverb it’s some other Lord's Day watching rollerbladers inwards the common in addition to she thought they mightiness modify it up, in addition to every bit he kisses her, he says they volition – side past times side Sunday.
Meanwhile, a homo is inwards the kitchen of a halfway theatre in addition to he taunts some other man, Jose, who plant there, initiatory of all causing Jose to almost scald his hands on hot water, in addition to Jose complains the H2O is too hot, asking if it doesn’t bother him. Then, the homo says that is non hot, in addition to turns upwards the oestrus on the burners in addition to places his fingertips on the cooking surface, proverb this is hot, in addition to that it is hear over affair every bit his fingers burn. He laughs in addition to pulls his fingers away, asking Jose to aroma his fingertips in addition to the burned flesh. When Jose complains that the other guy is leaving because they have got to goal kitchen cleanup, he pulls Jose over to the hot cooking surface in addition to slams Jose’s paw downwardly on it, Jose screaming every bit his paw burns. The guy tells Jose that he can’t leave, unless he has a work amongst that. He takes Jose’ paw off the hot surface in addition to thence leaves.
Elsewhere, Fin meets upwards amongst Cragen to have got Munch’s identify at a ball game, proverb Munch’s engagement went a trivial over lastly night.
Amaro is inwards the common playing pick out remove hold of amongst his fille Zara in addition to boy Gil, in addition to Gil’s woman parent Cynthia. He hits a ball too far for Zara to pick out remove hold of in addition to ii immature adult woman walk by, i of them catching it in addition to throwing it to Zara, who is thrilled she “catched” the ball. When Amaro corrects her to “caught”, Cynthia encourages Amaro to allow her be.
Rollins is also inwards the common playing amongst her dog. As a homo – the same creepy guy inwards the halfway theatre - runs out of the trees, the same ii women that walked past times Zara run out, i of them yelling to halt that man. She tells her domestic dog to larn get him every bit she calls out that she is police. The domestic dog chases afterwards him in addition to rounds a corner. Rollins catches upwards in addition to finds the homo sitting on some steps, petting the domestic dog every bit the domestic dog licks his face. Rollins shows her badge in addition to tells her domestic dog to come. He asks if at that spot is a problem.
At SVU, Rollins has a uni have got the homo to holding every bit she brings the 2 women into the interview room in addition to puts some other adult woman – the adult woman taking pictures inwards the common – inwards Cragen’s office. The homo claims it is a misunderstanding. The girls, Astrid in addition to Tilde, inquire nearly how long they may have got to live there, but the older woman, Miss Parker, encourages the girls to tell the police clitoris what happened thence the homo tin live prosecuted. The uni tells Rollins they may have got a problem.
The homo is inwards the holding prison theatre cellular telephone in addition to shows Rollins his burned fingertips, in addition to she asks if he burned off his fingerprints. He insists it was an accident, he did it on a hot griddle. He also has no ID on him, he left it at the halfway house. She asks that he has nobody who tin verify who he says he is, in addition to he explains that he rides alone. She looks at him suspiciously in addition to every bit she walks off, he asks how nearly if they telephone phone this disorderly bear in addition to everybody goes home. She looks dorsum at him in addition to thence walks off.
Later, Benson in addition to Amaro larn inwards at the precinct in addition to Benson asks if Rollins does know it’s the weekend. Amaro asks if she tied Cassidy to a no parking sign, proverb he could come upwards in. Benson explains she thinks he is happy, she left him at a sports bar watching the Mets game amongst Matt Harvey working on a perfect game. Cragen in addition to Fin larn out of a cab in addition to Fin comments to Benson in addition to Amaro that Rollins called them inwards too, adding the Rollins is out of control. Amaro reminds Fin that Rollins is his partner in addition to Cragen sarcastically says it is OK, they were just six innings into a perfect game. Benson says it is 8, in addition to Cragen replies “even better.”
In the squad room, Rollins explains she called them inwards because the perp – William Lewis, IF that is his existent call – has no ID, is unemployed, in addition to says he plant inwards a halfway theatre inwards Brooklyn. Benson asks that he has a record, in addition to Rollins says he should but she can’t give away anything because he just burned off his fingerprints. When Amaro questions that he burned off his prints in addition to thence just went into the common to flash, Rollins thinks he was just getting started. Rollins thinks he would have got assaulted the girls had her dog, who is straightaway laying on the squad room floor, cornered him. Cragen asks who that is inwards his office, in addition to Rollins explains it is Alice Parker, who caught Lewis on photographic tv camera in addition to she says she has seen him at that spot before. When Rollins wants them to start questioning them right straightaway in addition to she wants to have got the perp, Cragen tells her to tardily down. She says he has a feeling nearly this guy, in addition to Cragen replies that he gets that. He tells Benson in addition to Amaro to do it to larn fresh eyes, in addition to instructs Rollins in addition to Fin to beak to the girls. Cragen says he volition have got Alice every bit she is inwards his office.
Cragen speaks amongst Alice who explains she’s watched Lewis earlier in addition to he is every bit much a predator every bit whatsoever fauna inwards the common in addition to she knew something similar this would happen. She heard the girls scream in addition to he had his privates out. She heard the girls scream in addition to she took a painting exhibit earlier he took off. She shows Cragen the photo. She also heard what he said in addition to when she is non comfortable inwards telling Cragen he gives her a pen in addition to newspaper in addition to asks her to write it down.
Meanwhile, Benson in addition to Amaro are inwards interrogation amongst Lewis who thinks the old lady has a work amongst him but has no thought why. He says he runs along the pond in addition to is ever running past times her, wondering if he ran into i of her photos. Amaro asks if he ran through the photograph amongst his wing open, in addition to reminds Lewis at that spot are kids inwards the park. Lewis thinks this is a misunderstanding. He was out running, in addition to he got chafed thence he stopped to create an adjustment. Amaro asks if he’s tried powder, adding that the girls says he approached them, exposed himself, in addition to made sexually suggestive comments. Lewis asks if they fifty-fifty speak English, adding they are immature in addition to from Republic of Finland in addition to thinks this is bad timing, suggesting he apologize to them in addition to they all larn home. Benson asks if he ever goes running inwards jeans in addition to operate boots, in addition to Lewis says he is betwixt jobs in addition to he does non have got a lot of coin to pass on running gear. He tells Benson he does non think he deserves this variety of attitude, in addition to she smirks in addition to gets upwards in addition to turns away.
Rollins in addition to Fin are observing in addition to Cragen walks in. Rollins explains the halfway house, Brooklyn Beginnings, is a shady operation, They faxed her his New York State ID, in addition to Fin says he has been at that spot iii months in addition to they said he come upwards from an in-patient addiction facility on Long Island. Cragen asks where he was earlier that.
Back inwards interrogation, Benson comments that Lewis is staying inwards a halfway house, in addition to he says he is trying to plough things around, having a work amongst pills afterwards a operate accident. His tape was create clean in addition to the jurist said if he did rehab in addition to went to the halfway theatre the charges would live expunged. Lewis says he feels awful nearly what the girls think happened, but Benson is skeptical, proverb Lewis is just worried it volition screw upwards his parole. Lewis says this is his point, why would he peril his recovery just to spook some tourists in addition to his woman parent raised him to honor women. Amaro asks nearly his fingers, in addition to Lewis says they wound from KP duty in addition to it was a hot stove. Benson comments that amongst his fingers burned similar that, they are having a stone oil fourth dimension checking his prints, thence she asks if he minds telling them where he is from. He states he is from all over – Texas, Florida, Delaware – a military machine family, but he has been inwards New York for the lastly couplet years. Amaro asks if earlier the halfway theatre he lived lonely or amongst roommates. Lewis says it was amongst a girlfriend, but they did non component division on the best terms. Benson questions how just did they part, in addition to he replies that he’s non getting a existent sense of do goodness of the incertitude here. He asks if he is entitled to an attorney if he asks for one, in addition to Amaro looks at Benson who clicks her pen in addition to then, amongst a sparse smile, drops her paw to the table.
Benson in addition to Amaro larn out the room where Cragen, Rollins, in addition to Fin are withal watching from the hall. Benson comments the guy is a slice of work, in addition to Amaro tells Rollins it was a practiced call. ADA Barba walks in, wearing some snappy boating attire, in addition to he asks Rollins where is the fire. Benson asks is Barba was on his yacht, in addition to he says non on HIS yacht. Cragen explains the province of affairs nearly Lewis. Barba smirks, asking if they called him inwards for a class B misdemeanor because she wanted to utilisation upwards all her favors inwards i savage swoop.
Rollins explains it is non similar that, the guy is difficult core. Barba asks how bad is his tape in addition to Rollins says they do non know, they can’t run his prints because his fingers are burned in addition to she thinks that was deliberate. Barba asks what is his story, in addition to Benson replies that everything happens TO him - his fingers were burned inwards a kitchen accident, he wasn’t flashing he was chafed. Rollins adds they have got ii teenage tourists, in addition to Barba asks if they know he wasn’t chafed. Cragen replies they have got an elegant witness who heard him verbally onset the girls. He shows Barba what Alice wrote down, in addition to Barba reads out loud “get downwardly on your knees, opened upwards your oral cavity in addition to have got communion.” Barba cracks that he supposes Lewis thinks that is spiritual. Rollins thinks it is probative of lewdness. Barba explains fifty-fifty so, y'all larn Lewis inwards forepart of a jurist he volition larn fourth dimension served. Rollins replies she just wants him to have got the plea thence they tin larn his DNA, he’s hiding something in addition to she wants to know what.
At arraignment court, Judge McNamera comments to Barba he is surprised to reckon him slumming, in addition to Barba replies it keeps him humble, The jurist quips that he doubts that. When the jurist asks Lewis how he pleads, Barba says they would similar to create him an offer; if the accused pleads guilty the people volition remove hold to fourth dimension served in addition to ii days community service. Lewis’ lawyer, Vanessa Mayer, says she tin alive amongst that in addition to wants to confer amongst her client. Lewis shakes his caput in addition to thence puts his hands on her arms, Barba is watching this in addition to thence turning to Benson in addition to Rollins who are sitting inwards the gallery. Mayer says her customer declines the offer, in addition to Barba says that is the best he volition get, but suggests they could waive community service. Lewis says he can’t plead guilty to something he did non do, he is non guilty. The jurist sets the illustration over for trial pending a motion, in addition to Mayer says they waive the motions, they are fix to give-up the ghost on to trial. Barba stares at them suspiciously in addition to when the jurist asks nearly bail, Barba suggests remand, proverb Lewis has no ties to the community, no job, in addition to is a flying risk. But Mayer reminds him that ii minutes agone he was willing to allow him walk out of there. The jurist agrees, in addition to releases Lewis on his ain recognizance in addition to sets the illustration over for trial. Barba, Benson in addition to Rollins seem stunned.
Later, every bit Benson, Rollins, in addition to Barba walk outside, Rollins comments he won’t have got fourth dimension served every bit he does non desire them to give away out who he is in addition to larn his deoxyribonucleic acid inwards CODIS. Barba suggests maybe he is innocent. Benson says they have got iii reliable witnesses, but Barba reminds her ii of them are tourists, adding that his attorney may live legal assistance but she is smart in addition to knows if they leave of absence the terra firma the jurist volition throw out the case. Benson reminds him nearly Alice Parker in addition to her photo, in addition to Barba says she came on the scene afterwards the fact in addition to the photograph is non definitive. He says this illustration was a domestic dog from the start in addition to it just got fleas. He them if they thinks Lewis is dirty, in addition to Benson nods her head. Barba instructs them to hold digging.
At the even of Alice Parker, Cragen rings the buzzer in addition to Alice is tardily to answer. When she does, she is dressed inwards a robe in addition to he apologizes for bothering her, proverb she did non reply her phone. He explains he is at that spot to provide her camera, in addition to that TARU downloaded the photos. She thank y'all him in addition to Cragen mentions that the illustration is going to trial in addition to she volition demand to testify. She seems rattled but thence asks if he volition excuse her in addition to Cragen tells her practiced nighttime in addition to every bit she closes the door, he tells her to have got care. He gets a quizzical seem on his human face upwards in addition to he walks away. But within Alice’s apartment, Lewis has a gun to her head, in addition to he tells her she did really well, thence tells her to have got off that robe in addition to larn dorsum into bed.
Later, a adult woman tells Amaro when Alice didn’t exhibit upwards for a lecture serial she knew something was wrong. She had a commutation in addition to establish Alice tied up, naked in addition to bleeding. As Alice is beingness led off past times EMTs, she tells Benson it was Lewis, she came habitation lastly nighttime at six in addition to he was inwards her even in addition to he had a gun in addition to tied her upwards in addition to burned her, in addition to he did things. Benson asks what fourth dimension he left, but she does non know, but she heard the church building bell.
At the hospital, Cragen races to encounter Benson in addition to Alice every bit they larn inwards in addition to Benson explains Lewis raped in addition to tortured Alice for eighteen hours at gunpoint. Cragen apologizes to Alice but she tells him to just larn him. Benson says she volition larn amongst her to larn her statement.
Later, Cragen arrives at Alice’s even in addition to Amaro explains the scene, Cragen tells him to pocketbook everything. Cragen asks if Lewis burned her amongst cigarette butts, in addition to Amaro explains they establish pans on the stove amongst keys in addition to hangers – he branded her. Cragen comments she went through hell. Cragen tells them to larn the mattress in addition to Amaro notices Alice is on a lot of meds, but says she is tough in addition to she survived this in addition to she volition live OK. Cragen tells Amaro to give away Lewis.
At Brooklyn Beginnings, Rollins in addition to Fin larn inwards amongst police clitoris in addition to hear Lewis has been gone for 2 ii days. They larn to Lewis’s room in addition to hear moaning, in addition to opened upwards the door in addition to give away Jose rubbing himself against a fur coat. They describe him off the coats in addition to Jose says he has non seen Lewis since Lord's Day morn in addition to that he took his bike. He says Lewis has no friends, nobody likes him. Rollins finds drugs in addition to Fin asks if Lewis has a habit in addition to Jose says also hurting people, in addition to shows his bandaged burned hand. Rollins finds a tin of “Five Crazy” in addition to Fin comments they don’t sell that inwards New York anymore in addition to Jose says yeah they do.
Later, Fin in addition to Rollins hold back inwards the auto exterior the store in addition to Rollins says the bodega possessor ID’d Lewis who comes inwards to essay to steal his Five Crazy but hasn’t seen him since Sunday. Fin says Cragen wants them to remain at that spot fifty-fifty if it takes all night. Rollins takes a hurting pill for her shoulder, telling Fin it gets worse at night. They reckon Lewis larn inwards at the store on a bike, in addition to apace displace inwards in addition to arrest him. He sees Rollins in addition to asks if she is dorsum for more, she can’t larn plenty of him. As she roughly walks him off inwards cuffs she asks him to allow her know if that is too tight. He laughs.
Back inwards SVU interrogation, Lewis laughs at what the “old lady” said he did, proverb he told them she was crazy the initiatory of all time. Benson asks if he is proverb she made it up, in addition to he says he knows plenty to remain away from her. Amaro asks where he was yesterday in addition to he says non at the halfway house, all they do is steal the taxpayers’ money. There are no services or safety in addition to the whole thing is a face. Benson asks where he was, in addition to Lewis says thank y'all for the sympathy. Benson says, “Sympathy?” in addition to she smiles in addition to nods her head, looking at Amaro. Benson thence leans inwards in addition to whispers what he did to her, he’s lucky she didn’t boot his teeth in. He replies that she should live thence lucky someone does that to her. Amaro pulls dorsum the tabular array in addition to tells Lewis to closed the hell up, or he’ll have got him out right here, adding to wipe that stupid smiling off his face. Benson tells Amaro it’s OK, she wants to hear this. Benson taunts Lewis, repeating his words that she should live thence lucky, every bit she sits on the table. She asks him how, tell her. Lewis replies certain sweetheart, asking what does she desire to hear. Benson says whatever he’s got. He asks if she agency similar how disturbing it would be, to create a fine, educated, cultured adult woman similar that disrobe, how humiliating it would be, how she’d mightiness essay to encompass herself amongst her hands. He asks if she wants to hear how he tied her to the bed, it was non too tight, he wanted to scout her struggle. He asks what nearly if he made her larn downwardly on her knees in addition to strength himself within her. Or, doe she desire to hear nearly the pyrotechnics in addition to how he issue his cigarettes on her, in addition to when Benson’s facial expression changes slightly, he says yeah, he got her. He goes on to say how he branded her person parts amongst keys in addition to hot hangers. Amaro stops him, proverb he knows Lewis is getting off on this, in addition to Amaro wants to know how he got inwards the apartment. Lewis said that is past times the numbers, telling Benson that men are from Mars – Amaro wants the logistics but she wants the emotion. Benson says he does, in addition to asks him to tell her more. Lewis goes on to add together if she wants to hear how Alice was lonely amongst him all nighttime – a sixty twelvemonth old adult woman – in addition to she did things she never expected to do, she never imaged it possible amongst her fingers in addition to her mouth. He asks Benson if she wants to hear how at the commencement she said she would do anything, she begged him for her life in addition to past times morn she was begging him to have got her out of her misery. He asks which i does Benson think he enjoyed more? There is a knock on the door in addition to Cragen arrives amongst Vanessa Mayer who says they can’t beak to her client. Lewis said he told them they weren’t allowed to do this in addition to thence said it’s just hypothetical. Mayer says they know better, he had invoked. Benson gets up, disgusted, in addition to says good, in addition to every bit she walks out of the room, she adds she needs a shower.
Outside the interrogation room, standing inwards the hallway, Benson says he should have got held the lawyer off, she was thence close. Cragen thinks Lewis was playing her, but Benson says she had him he was getting off on telling her the details. Barba says Lewis wasn’t confessing, every stage was couched in addition to hypothetical. Amaro thinks it doesn’t matter, asking don’t they have got him? Rollins advises that the rape kit came dorsum in addition to his deoxyribonucleic acid was all over her, the bed, the stove knobs. Benson comments nearly the stove knobs, in addition to Amaro explains that he branded her. Fin adds they also establish her photographic tv camera in addition to jewelry at a pawn shop, in addition to the possessor ID’d Lewis. Barba comments that whoever he is in addition to whatever he had done before, he’s going away for life now. He asks if the victim is upwards to a grand jury. Cragen replies the infirmary releases her tonight, but wonders if they tin spare her that. Barba says he volition have got a lineup tomorrow. As Cragen, Amaro, in addition to Barba walk off, Rollins tells Benson she position him into ViCAP in addition to she’s searched the databases; she knows he has a record, she just can’t give away it. Benson asks Rollins if she tried inverting his name, utilisation unlike spellings. Rollins says yes, inwards all the states he’s lived in. Benson clarifies inwards the states he SAID he lived in, in addition to suggests they essay the neighboring states.
The side past times side day, Cragen walks to his purpose in addition to finds Alice Parker standing outside, in addition to he suggests they hold back inwards his purpose for the lineup. She says she is fine. He apologizes for what happened in addition to asks if she is holding up. She replies that physically she volition alive but emotionally, she was upwards all night. Cragen is surprised she went dorsum to her apartment, in addition to Alice states that is her home, in addition to he is non taking that away from her. Amaro knocks on the door in addition to asks Cragen if he has a minute. Cragen excuses himself to Alice in addition to leaves the room.
Later, amongst Rollins in addition to Fin there, Cragen asks Amaro what does he hateful they can’t do a line up? Amaro explains they were getting Lewis fix for carry in addition to he choked himself amongst t he daisy chain in addition to they had to tase him to larn him to stop. Fin says Lewis is straightaway on suicide scout at Bellevue. Rollins says this guy knows every trick. Cragen says that is OK, thence does Barba.
In motions court, Judge Serani asks, on the accuse of rape inwards the initiatory of all degree, how does Lewis plead? Lewis, via video feed from his infirmary bed, says non guilty. Mayer, calling him Billy. cautions Lewis, in addition to thence she states non guilty. Barba suggests remand, adding that Lewis raped in addition to tortured a sixty twelvemonth old adult woman at gunpoint for eighteen hours. Mayer requests for Lewis to have got a psychiatric evaluation, in addition to that her customer is severely depressed in addition to attempted suicide this morning. Barba comments it is worth noting that Lewis sustained no injuries in addition to this suicide travail was judiciously timed to avoid a lineup. The jurist asks if Mayer is raising a interrogation every bit to whether her customer is competent to stand upwards trial or is she pleading non guilty past times argue of insanity. Mayer replies mayhap both, to which Barba, incredulous, asks, “Are y'all kidding me?” Barba states Lewis is competent plenty to cover his identity in addition to to frame his confession every bit a hypothetical, in addition to thinks he is to a greater extent than than competent plenty to stand upwards trial. The jurist tells Barba that is for the courtroom to decide, non him. The jurist orders them to give-up the ghost on amongst a pysch evaluation in addition to thence he volition create his ruling. As Mayer leaves the courtroom, Benson approaches Barba in addition to asks him if at that spot is whatsoever way he tin larn away amongst this. Barba questions if she is asking if Lewis tin imitation incompetency, sure, this is his M.O., some other delaying tactic. Rollins has a message on her telephone in addition to tells Benson in addition to Barba it’s non Lewis’ initiatory of all time, it finally caught upwards amongst him.
Back at SVU, Rollins goes though Lewis’s criminal history, starting nether the call of Lewis Williams, born inwards Kentucky in addition to fifteen years agone he abducted in addition to raped the woman parent of his lady friend when she tried to interruption them up. Benson said he got lucky, the woman parent of the vic was also a junkie thence the DA did non desire to position her on the stand, no charges. Rollins confirms he did leave of absence the province in addition to moved around quite a bit. Benson said it gets worse, inwards Alabama he was the suspect inwards a kidnap/rape/torture of a pair of roommates. Rollins says he was charged but the victims were too traumatized to evidence in addition to the lawyer got him off. His call was misspelled on the paperwork every bit LOUIS Williams thence it didn’t striking before. Barba says if at that spot is a break, he catches it. Rollins goes on to say inwards Maryland, iii years ago, his call is completely misspelled every bit Williams Lucas goes to trial for the murder/rape of his thence lady friend who was his sometime defense strength attorney from Alabama. Benson adds that she defends him, she sleeps amongst him in addition to when she tries to interruption it off he kills her. Rollins says they had him dead to rights – DNA, witnesses. His novel lawyer gets them to offering a plea of 2nd even murder in addition to he turns it downwardly in addition to Benson goes on to say the novel attorney does her due diligence in addition to finds some other fellow of the victims in addition to creates reasonable doubt. Lewis walks in addition to the deoxyribonucleic acid is expunged again. Cragen states non this time, the buck stops here.
In Motions Court, Barba explains the diverse identities in addition to tells the jurist Lewis is non crazy, he is crazy similar a fox. Mayer says Lewis has never been convicted but he has been maligned, targeted, in addition to falsely accused. Barba adds v times, in addition to the jurist reminds Barba that prior accusations are inadmissible. While Cragen in addition to Benson scout from the gallery, Barba says yes but they speak to Lewis’ powerfulness to do in addition to say anything to avoid conviction. Mayer says it speaks to his innocence. Barba asks thence why did he give notice his fingertips in addition to utilisation an alias? Barba thinks Lewis understands the parameters of the judicial system. Mayer counters that the state’s relentless harassment has taken a cost on his customer in addition to he has had a consummate psychotic break. The jurist states if Lewis is non competent to stand upwards trial, he volition remain incarcerated inwards Bellevue on medication until he is competent. Mayer replies she understands, in addition to the jurist asks if she also understands if he if establish non guilty past times argue of insanity he volition live judgement to a criminal psychiatric facility indefinitely. Lewis speaks upwards in addition to says he has been through a really dark fourth dimension since his arrest in addition to subsequent prosecution but thinks at that spot is lite at the halt of the tunnel. Mayer tries to halt him but he says it is OK, he has faith inwards the jury’s powerfulness to reckon the truth. The jurist says the accused is competent in addition to is remanded to stand upwards trial. He bangs his gavel in addition to Barba apace walks to Benson in addition to Cragen, in addition to Benson asks if this is a win. Barba says for now, but that have got to start prepping Alice Parker for trial ASAP. Cragen says they volition allow her know.
Later, Benson in addition to Cragen larn inwards at Alice’s even amongst the neighbor; Alice has non been answering her phone. They larn into the even in addition to give away Alice laying on the sofa, dead.
Later, at the morgue, ME Warner tells Benson in addition to Rollins she is ruling direct out myocardial infarction - she had a ticker attack. Benson thinks it is stress related in addition to Warner said it could have got been. Rollins reminds Warner that Alice was raped in addition to tortured. Warner states that was iii days prior. Barba arrives in addition to tells the detectives to allow it go. Warner says the best she tin give them is undetermined. As Warner walks off, Benson tells Barba if he set out the timeline inwards forepart of a jury – in addition to Barba asks if she wants to add together a murder charge, adding it volition live difficult plenty to prove rape. Rollins says she used to similar him. Barba reminds her that Alice was their Pb witness in addition to she never made a line upwards ID. Benson states that she took the disclosure in addition to she ID’s him, he wasn’t a stranger, she knew him. Barba counters they would fence immediate outcry in addition to excited utterance but the defense strength would fence he was denied the right to interrogation his accuser. Benson yells that Lewis killed her, in addition to Rollins jumps inwards in addition to says Barba is non pleading him downwardly from rape 1, non afterwards what he’s done to Alice in addition to the others. Barba reminds her Lewis hasn’t been convicted, if they tin position him away for 4-7 years that is a start.
In the prison theatre conference room, Lewis scoffs at the proposition of 4-7 years in addition to Mayer suggests they hear Barba out. Barba offers Lewis to plead guilty to third even sexual set on in addition to grand larceny. Lewis asks if that is robbery, in addition to thence says Alice gave him the cameras. Benson, standing, tells Lewis to closed upwards in addition to to just stop, in addition to Mayer asks Barba if Benson needs to live here. Lewis says it is alright, Barba says if this goes to trial, they volition accuse him amongst multiple counts of initiatory of all even rape in addition to sodomy, mistaken imprisonment in addition to homicide. Mayer laughs, proverb Alice had a ticker onset in addition to Lewis had aught to do amongst that. Lewis says he had aught to do amongst her beingness raped, but Benson says no, his deoxyribonucleic acid was all over her trunk in addition to given her injuries, she dares his defense strength attorney to fence that is was consensual. Lewis states Alice was obsessed amongst him, in addition to Mayer says no deal. Barba counters that Lewis raped in addition to tortured a cultured, sixty twelvemonth old woman, in addition to Benson adds that a jury volition larn i seem at this scumbag in addition to Mayer is insane if she thinks they volition allow him go. Lewis asks Mayer if she sees this, in addition to Mayer says they are right, Lewis believes that Benson in addition to SVU has a vendetta against him. Benson says he is unbelievable, in addition to Lewis says Benson has had it out for him from the get. Mayer tells him non to engage. Mayer tells Benson that Benson has been doing sexual practice crimes for a long fourth dimension in addition to straightaway Benson is projecting her anger on others, onto an innocent man. Benson asks Mayer if she has seen the morgue photos of his lastly defense strength attorney, in addition to Barba tries to halt her. Benson adds it was the i he raped in addition to tortured for nineteen hours, in addition to she was also convinced of her lover’s – Benson corrects herself to say her client’s – innocence. Mayer says “excuse me?” spell Lewis looks on somewhat gleefully. Barba says they volition reckon them inwards court. As he in addition to Benson leave of absence the cell, Barba comments to Benson nearly the lover/client comment in addition to says it was a dainty Freudian slip. Benson says it wasn’t, in addition to Barba replies he got that, it volition straightaway hateful Mayer volition cope similar hell for him.
In Supreme Court, Rollins testifies nearly the 2 witnesses leaving the terra firma in addition to that Lewis novel Alice was going to evidence in addition to he raped in addition to tortured her inwards retaliation. Mayer moves to strike that comment every bit it speaks to the vendetta that Alice in addition to SVU have got against Lewis. Barba objects in addition to the Judge Blake sustains both. She instructs the jury to disregard both the detective’s in addition to the defense’s statements. Fin testifies nearly recovering Alice’s photographic tv camera in addition to bracelet in addition to the pawn store possessor ID’d Lewis. Mayer reminds Fin that the pawn store possessor was inwards possession of stolen property, a punishable offense, in addition to when Mayer asks if the pawn store possessor took that into consideration when Fin asked for the ID, Barba objects every bit she is asking the witness to speculate. Mayer withdraws the question. Amaro is on the stand upwards describing the province of Alice’s even for Barba. Under cross, Mayer states that he could non give away a unmarried witness who position Lewis inwards the building, allow lonely the apartment. Amaro must acknowledge this in addition to that Lewis was also non on surveillance video but states they know Lewis was there. Mayer says they ASSUME he was there.
Benson is on the stand upwards explaining that Alice had blurted out it was Lewis ho raped her, calling him “that beast.” Under cross, Mayer asks if Alice told her it was over four hours afterwards her aggressor left, in addition to was it rubber to say that Alice was inwards a province of shock, disoriented, or confused. Benson admits Alice was traumatized but her retention was perfectly clear. Mayer asks if Alice identified Lewis inwards a lineup, in addition to Benson states Alice did non have got a peril to because of Lewis faking suicide. Mayer objects in addition to the jurist tells Benson to just reply the questions. Mayer mentions that Alice suffered from cataracts in addition to wears bifocal contact lenses in addition to asks Benson if she knows if Alice was wearing those contacts at the fourth dimension of the attack. Benson admits she does non know. Mayer says a sixty twelvemonth old adult woman amongst degenerating vision made an accusation against a homo whom she had a prior history of beingness obsessed with, a homo she was long convinced was guilty of something. Mayer also accuses Benson of beingness obsessed amongst Lewis, in addition to Barba leaps upwards in addition to objects. Mayer withdraws the question. Mayer tells Benson she tin footstep down, in addition to Benson does so, looking both disgusted in addition to pissed.
Later, ME Warner testifies nearly Alice’s set on in addition to her injuries. As she testifies, someone hands Mayer a folder. Warner testifies that the odds of the deoxyribonucleic acid from the rape kit coming from someone other than Lewis is 100 billion to one. Under cross, Meyer brings upwards the fact that the deoxyribonucleic acid tests from Alice’s rape kit were fast tracked, in addition to shows she has proof that testing procedures past times the deoxyribonucleic acid lab were non followed which could signal cross-contamination of the DNA. Barba asks to approach, in addition to he tells the jurist this is the initiatory of all he has heard nearly this in addition to also to examine the results. Mayer says she just got them, she hired an independent investigator to examine the lab’s processing of the illustration in addition to believes nether pressure level the lab tech compromised the physical care for past times testing Lewis’ deoxyribonucleic acid sample on the same tray every bit the forensic sample in addition to at that spot is a modify of cross-contamination. Barba states that he needs to authenticate these documents, in addition to the Mayer replies yes of course, adding to the jurist that when this study checks out, she is certain the jurist volition remove hold that it volition live impossible to inquire a jury to disregard such falsely damning testimony against her client. Barba asks if she allows the evidence to come upwards inwards she would live deliberately trying to strength a mistrial. Mayer says she is defending her client. Barba looks at Lewis who is grinning.
Back at SVU, Benson slams downwardly the telephone receiver, in addition to Amaro asks her non to tell him the deoxyribonucleic acid is inadmissible. Benson informs them the jurist declared a mistrial in addition to Lewis is out on bail. Mayer had posted his bond. Rollins says Lewis is beyond lucky. Amaro says they volition create a stronger illustration on retrial. Benson counters if they fifty-fifty allow Barba retry it, at that spot is no deoxyribonucleic acid in addition to no victim. As they all seem stunned, Rollins asks who wants to come upwards amongst her in addition to shoot the boy of a bitch. Cragen chides her, in addition to Fin tells him non to worry, he volition have got her out in addition to larn her something to drink. He asks the others if they desire to come upwards along spell is wallet is open. Amaro says he has plans in addition to Rollins asks if it is amongst Gil in addition to Cynthia. Amaro says yeah in addition to Rollins replies “good for you.” Benson asks Fin for a pelting check, proverb she has barely been at habitation this week. Cragen tells her to larn habitation in addition to remain at that spot for 2 days in addition to when she starts to object, Cragen says that is an guild in addition to if she shows upwards for operate he volition have got her arrested. As Cragen walks off, Amaro asks Benson if she is alright, in addition to she smiles in addition to says non really. He asks her if she wants to talk. Benson says non really. Amaro gets upwards to leave of absence in addition to tells her he volition reckon her inwards a few in addition to to hold her caput up.
Benson enters her even in addition to turns on the lights in addition to places a pocketbook of groceries on the counter. She hears a dissonance in addition to stops, and hears a creak in addition to thence she calls out “Hello?” She walks toward some other room in addition to every bit she calls out “hello” again, Lewis steps out amongst a gun pointed at her caput in addition to he says “Welcome home, Detective Benson.” She looks at him in addition to gasps amongst a seem of panic. He moves the gun upwards to her cervix in addition to thence grabs her in addition to pulls her away every bit nosotros cutting to black.
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