History Recap / LawAndOrderS13E18Maritime

* YourCheatingHeart: The episode begins with two men discussing whether one of them should leave his wife for "a yoga instructor." Sean tries to suggest in court that Julie was cheating on Adam with Darryl, so one of the men could have killed the other and Julie.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Based on the death of Bison Dele.

Two men walking by the river find Julie Eastman's body floating. She was supposed to have spent the weekend on famous quarterback Darryl Ridgeway's yacht; her boyfriend Adam Makris is Darryl's agent, so Darryl invited them. However, no one's heard from either Adam or Darryl since. The yacht is later found abandoned with blood stains that match the DNA of both men and Julie. Darryl's brother Sean was also on the boat with them, and when the police start looking into him, he disappears. Sean is a heroin addict with a history of violent offences. Briscoe and Green eventually find him and he is charged with murder. He accepts a plea deal and confesses to the murders of all three victims.

Two men walking by a river find Julie Eastman's body floating. She was supposed to have spent the weekend on famous quarterback Darryl Ridgeway's yacht; her boyfriend Adam Makris is Darryl's agent, so Darryl invited them. However, no one's heard from either Adam or Darryl since. The yacht is later found abandoned with blood stains that match the DNA of both men and Julie. Darryl's brother Sean was also on the boat with them, and when the police start looking into him, he disappears. Sean is a heroin addict with a history of violent offences. Briscoe and Green eventually find him and he is charged with murder. He accepts a plea deal and confesses to the murders of all three victims.

Two men walking by the river report a floating body. The victim, Julie Eastman, was shot and dumped in the water several days ago. She was supposed to have spent the weekend on famous quarterback Darryl Ridgeway's yacht; her boyfriend Adam Makris is Darryl's agent, so Darryl invited them. However, no one's heard from either Adam or Darryl since. The yacht is later found abandoned with blood stains that match the DNA of both men and Julie. Darryl's brother Sean was also on the boat with them, and when the police start looking into him, he disappears. Sean is a heroin addict with a history of violent offences. Briscoe and Green eventually find him and he is charged with murder. He accepts a plea deal and confesses to the murders of all three victims.

When it appears Darryl may have withdrawn money from an account and could still be alive, Sean's lawyer requests a new trial. The judge requests Sean be examined by Skoda; who concludes that Sean is acting out an established family dynamic in which he always takes the blame. Skoda thinks it is plausible Sean really isn't guilty, and confessed just to please his parents. The transfer turns out to be a hoax by Sean and Darryl's mother - wanting to make it look like Darryl is alive to protect Sean. [=McCoy=] calls Sean's parents for a meeting, but Sean refuses a deal and wants to take his chances at trial. He lashes out at his father for being abusive and his mother for failing to protect him.

Two men walking by the river report a floating body. The victim, Julie Eastman, was shot and dumped in the water several days ago. She was supposed to have spent the weekend on famous quarterback Darryl Ridgeway's yacht; her boyfriend Adam Makris is Darryl's agent, so Darryl invited them. However, no one's heard from either Adam or Darryl since. The yacht is later found abandoned, and blood stains on the boat match the DNA of both men and Julie. Darryl's brother Sean was also on the boat with them, and when the police start looking into him, he disappears. Sean is a heroin addict with a history of violent offences. Briscoe and Green eventually find him and he is charged with murder. He accepts a plea deal and confesses to the murders of all three victims.

Two men walking by the river report a floating body. The victim, Julie Eastman, was shot and dumped in the water several days ago. She was supposed to have spent the weekend on famous quarterback Darryl Ridgeway's yacht; her boyfriend Adam Makris is Darryl's agent, so Darryl invited them. However, no one's heard from either Adam or Darryl since. The yacht is later found abandoned, and blood stains on the boat match the DNA of both men and Julie. Darryl had planned to sail back to Manhattan after the party with his brother Sean, who's now disappeared. Sean is a heroin addict with a history of violent offences. Briscoe and Green eventually find him and he is charged with murder. He accepts a plea deal and confesses to the murders of all three victims.

When it appears Darryl may have withdrawn money from an account and could still be alive, Sean's lawyer requests a new trial. The judge requests Sean be examined by Skoda. Skoda believes that Sean is acting out an established family dynamic whereby Darryl is the favorite child and Sean gets the blame for everything. Skoda thinks it is plausible Sean really isn't guilty, and confessed just to please his parents. The transfer turns out to be a hoax by Sean and Darryl's mother - wanting to make it look like Darryl is alive to protect Sean. [=McCoy=] calls Sean's parents for a meeting, but Sean refuses a deal and wants to take his chances at trial. He lashes out at his father for being abusive and his mother for failing to protect him.

When it appears Darryl may have withdrawn money from an account and could still be alive, Sean's lawyer requests a new trial. The judge requests Sean be examined by Skoda. Skoda believes that Sean is acting out an established family dynamic whereby Darryl is the favorite child and Sean gets the blame for everything. Skoda thinks it is plausible Sean really isn't guilty, and confessed just to please his parents. The transfer turns out to be a hoax by Sean and Darryl's mother - wanting to make it look like Darryl was alive to protect Sean. [=McCoy=] calls Sean's parents for a meeting, but Sean refuses a deal and wants to take his chances at trial. He lashes out at his father for being abusive and his mother for failing to protect him.

When it appears Darryl may have withdrawn money from an account and could still be alive, Sean's lawyer requests a new trial. The judge requests Sean be examined by Skoda. Skoda believes that Sean is acting out an established family dynamic whereby Darryl is the favorite child and Sean gets the blame for everything. Skoda thinks it is plausible Sean really isn't guilty, and confessed just to please his parents. The transfer turns out to be a hoax by Sean and Darryl's mother - wanting to make it look like he was alive to protect Sean. [=McCoy=] calls Sean's parents for a meeting, but Sean refuses a deal and wants to take his chances at trial. He lashes out at his father for being abusive and his mother for failing to protect him.

At his new trial, Sean now claims that he got off the boat early and doesn't know what happened after that. He suggests Adam and Darryl had been fighting over Julie and one could have killed the other. [=McCoy=] highlights the fact that Sean has used similar stories in his defence before when charged with violent offences. Sean is found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder, but Branch is not sure whether Sean really killed anyone. Southerlyn optimistically says they'll find out soon enough once the police recover the missing bodies from the water.

At his new trial, Sean now claims that he got off the boat early and doesn't know what happened after that. He suggests Adam and Darryl had been fighting over Julie and one could have killed the other. [=McCoy=] highlights the fact that Sean has used similar stories in his defence before when charged with violent offences. Sean is found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder, but Branch is not sure whether Sean was really guilty. Southerlyn optimistically says they'll find out soon enough once the police recover the missing bodies from the water.

At his new trial, Sean now claims that he got off the boat early and doesn't know what happened after that. He suggests Adam and Darryl had been fighting over Julie and one could have killed the other. [=McCoy=] highlights the fact that Sean has used similar stories in his defence before when charged with violent offences. He is found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder. Branch is not sure whether Sean was really guilty. Southerlyn optimistically says they'll find out soon enough once the police recover the missing bodies from the water.

Two men walking by the river report a floating body. The victim, Julie Eastman, was shot and dumped in the water several days ago. She was supposed to have spent the weekend on famous quarterback Darryl Ridgeway's yacht; her boyfriend Adam Makris is Darryl's agent, so Darryl invited them. However, no one's heard from either Adam or Darryl since. The yacht is later found abandoned, and blood stains on the boat match the DNA of both men and Julie. Darryl had planned to sail back to Manhattan after the party with his brother Sean, who's now disappeared. Sean is a heroin addict with a history of violent offences. Briscoe and Green eventually find him and he is charged with murder. After Darryl's girlfriend testifies against Sean, he accepts a plea deal and confesses to the murders of all three victims.

When it appears Darryl may have withdrawn money from an account and could still be alive, Sean's lawyer requests a new trial. The judge requests Sean be examined by Skoda. Skoda believes that Sean is acting out an established family dynamic whereby Darryl is the favorite child and Sean gets the blame for everything. Skoda thinks it is plausible Sean really isn't guilty. The transfer turns out to be a hoax by Darryl's mother - wanting to make it look like he was alive to protect Sean. [=McCoy=] calls Sean's parents for a meeting, but Sean refuses a deal and wants to take his chances at trial. He lashes out at his father for being abusive and his mother for failing to protect him.

Two men walking by the river report a floating body. The victim, Julie Eastman, was shot and dumped in the water several days ago. She was supposed to have spent the weekend on famous quarterback Darryl Ridgeway's yacht; her boyfriend Adam Makris is Darryl's agent, so Darryl invited them. However, no one's heard from either Adam or Darryl since. The yacht is later found abandoned, and blood stains on the boat match the DNA of both men and Julie. Darryl had planned to sail back to Manhattan after the party with his brother Sean, who's now disappeared. Sean is a heroin addict with a history of violent offences. Briscoe and Green eventually find him and he is charged with three counts of murder. After Darryl's girlfriend testifies against Sean, he accepts a plea deal and confesses to the murders of all three victims.