History Recap / LawAndOrderS13E14StarCrossed

A car dealer, Hal Garber, is found beaten to death in a carjacking. The detectives are led to Tina Montoya, a wealthy fashion student who'd been at a bar the victim visited before his death; and her boyfriend Robbie Delgado. Evidence connects Delgado to the theft of the car and multiple robberies, and he is arrested for Garber's murder. Delgado has a learning disability and his lawyer requests that he be examined before trial. Olivet concludes Delgado does not have the mental capacity to plan a crime by himself, nor would he understand the value of the things he stole. It is more likely Tina was his accomplice and manipulated him to steal for her. When it emerges that Tina attended an important design showcase in the stolen car, she is charged with conspiracy to murder.

Tina says she didn't know the car was stolen. She gives crocodile tears and tries to flirt with [=McCoy=]. He thinks her manipulation would sway a jury, and wants to cut a plea deal with her. However, Delgado now agrees to plead guilty to second degree murder if the charges against Tina are dropped. Southerlyn works out from the autopsy that Delgado's story of killing Garber doesn't add up. An accomplice in the back seat would have struck the fatal blow, and then Delgado hid the gun behind an expensive restaurant Tina claimed her father owns. In fact, Mr. Montoya is just a cook there and not wealthy at all. He reveals Tina had visited him in the stolen car after the showcase, which contradicts what she told the police.

* PunchClockVillain: Conners does the bare minimum to defend his clients. In fact, he hasn't been to a trial in years since he usually avoids it by asking for a plea deal.

A car dealer, Hal Garber, is found beaten to death in a carjacking. The detectives are led to Tina Montoya, a wealthy fashion student who'd been at a bar the victim visited before his death; and her boyfriend Robbie Delgado. Evidence connects Delgado to the theft of the car and multiple robberies. He is charged with murder and robbery, while Tina denies all knowledge of the thefts. Delgado has a learning disability and his lawyer requests that he be examined before trial. Olivet concludes Delgado does not have the mental capacity to plan a crime by himself, nor would he understand the value of the things he stole. It is more likely Tina was his accomplice and manipulated him to steal for her. When it emerges that Tina attended an important design showcase in the stolen car, she is charged with conspiracy to murder.

Tina says she didn't know the car was stolen. She gives crocodile tears and tries to flirt with [=McCoy=]. He thinks her manipulation would sway a jury, and wants to cut a plea deal with her. However, Delgado now agrees to plead guilty to second degree murder if the charges against Tina are dropped. Delgado testifies before an allocution judge that he pistol-whipped Garber to death when Garber wouldn't get out of the car; but from Garber's autopsy, Southerlyn works out that this wouldn't be possible. An accomplice in the back seat would have struck the fatal blow, and then Delgado hid the gun behind an expensive restaurant Tina claimed her father owns. In fact, Mr. Montoya is just a cook there and not wealthy at all. He says that Tina is too lazy to work and has been in trouble many times for stealing to finance her expensive tastes. Delgado drove Tina in the stolen car to see her father after the showcase, which contradicts what she told the police.

Tina says she didn't know the car was stolen. She gives crocodile tears and tries to flirt with [=McCoy=]. He thinks her manipulation would sway a jury, and wants to cut a plea deal with her. However, Delgado now agrees to plead guilty to second degree murder if the charges against Tina are dropped. Delgado testifies before an allocution judge that he pistol-whipped Garber to death when Garber wouldn't get out of the car; but from Garber's autopsy, Southerlyn works out that this wouldn't be possible. An accomplice in the back seat would have struck the fatal blow, and then Delgado hid the gun behind an expensive restaurant Tina claimed her father owns. In fact, he is just a cook there and not wealthy at all. He says that Tina is too lazy to work and has been in trouble many times for stealing to finance her expensive tastes. Delgado drove Tina in the stolen car to see her father after the showcase, which contradicts what she told the police.

* RichBitch: Tina seems to be one. Subverted when it turns out she's been lying the whole time about being from a wealthy family.