History Recap / LawAndOrderS15E15Obsession

* WomanScorned: The defence portrays [=McGrath=] as a male version of this, claiming he was angry at Miranda ending their affair because he wanted her money.

Controversial right-wing pundit Larry Shea is shot dead at a book signing. The initial suspect is Melinda Phelps, who had filed a sexual harassment suit against him. But DNA links Karen Nicks, a friend of Shea's wife Miranda, to the murder weapon. Nicks says that Shea was abusive and she killed him to protect Miranda, with whom she is having an affair. Miranda insists that Nicks, who has a history of stalking, is delusional. The [=DAs=] don't believe this is the full story. They learn that as well as Nicks, Miranda was also sleeping with her personal trainer Tom [=McGrath=]. Shea's interest in Phelps made Miranda fearful he was planning to divorce her, but she wouldn't receive any money due to their pre-nup. [=McGrath=] didn't react well when Miranda suggested killing her husband, so she made up the abuse story and asked Nicks to kill Shea for her.

Larry Shea, a controversial right-wing pundit, is shot dead at a book signing. The initial suspect is Melinda Phelps, who had filed a sexual harassment suit against him; but DNA links Karen Nicks, a friend of Shea's wife Miranda, to the murder weapon. Nicks claims she and Miranda were having an affair, and Shea was abusive, so she killed him to protect Miranda. Miranda denies this and says that Nicks, who has a history of stalking and mental illness, is delusional. However, the [=DAs=] don't believe this is the full story. They learn that as well as Nicks, Miranda was also sleeping with her personal trainer Tom [=McGrath=]. Shea's interest in Phelps made Miranda fearful he was planning to divorce her, but she wouldn't receive any money due to their pre-nup. [=McGrath=] reacted negatively when Miranda raised the prospect of her husband dying, so she instead fabricated the abuse story and asked Nicks to kill Shea for her.

* DepravedBisexual: Miranda Shea
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Shea was a pervert and male chauvinist but it seems he drew the line at abusing his wife.

* InheritanceMurder: Miranda's motive.
* MayDecemberRomance: Shea and Miranda

* PsychoLesbian: Nicks

Controversial pundit Larry Shea is shot dead at a book signing. The initial suspect is Melinda Phelps, who had filed a sexual harassment suit against him; but DNA links Karen Nicks, a friend of Shea's wife Miranda, to the murder weapon. Nicks claims she and Miranda were having an affair, and Shea was abusive, so she killed him to protect Miranda. Miranda denies this and says that Nicks, who has a history of stalking and mental illness, is delusional. However, the [=DAs=] don't believe this is the full story. They learn that as well as Nicks, Miranda was also sleeping with her personal trainer Tom [=McGrath=]. With Shea chasing after Phelps, Miranda feared he was losing interest in her; their pre-nup would prevent her from receiving any of his money in a divorce, but if he died she would inherit his entire fortune. [=McGrath=] reacted negatively when Miranda raised the prospect of her husband dying, so she instead fabricated the abuse story and asked Nicks to kill Shea for her.

* WomanScorned: The defence portrays [=McGrath=] as a male version of this, claiming he was angry at Miranda ending their affair because he wanted her money.
* YourCheatingHeart: Miranda was having at least two affairs, and Shea had tried to cheat on her with Phelps.

Controversial pundit Larry Shea is shot dead at a book signing. The initial suspect is Melinda Phelps, who had filed a sexual harassment suit against him; but DNA links Karen Nicks, a friend of Shea's wife Miranda, to the murder weapon. Nicks claims she and Miranda were having an affair, and Shea was abusive, so Nicks killed him to protect Miranda. Miranda denies this and says that Nicks, who has a history of stalking and mental illness, is delusional. However, the [=DAs=] don't believe this is the full story. They learn that as well as Nicks, Miranda was also sleeping with her personal trainer Tom [=McGrath=]. With Shea chasing after Phelps, Miranda feared he was losing interest in her; their pre-nup would prevent her from receiving any of his money in a divorce, but if he died she would inherit his entire fortune. [=McGrath=] reacted negatively when Miranda raised the prospect of her husband dying, so she instead fabricated the abuse story and asked Nicks to kill Shea for her.

* stayInTheKitchen: Shea advocated this, to the disdain of Van Buren.

* WomanScorned: The defence portrays McGrath as a male version of this, claiming he was angry at Miranda ending their affair because he wanted her money.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: [[invoked]] A side character mentions this by name, saying that the sexual harassment allegations didn't seem to have harmed Shea's upright public image.

* RashomonStyle: Borgia references this by name, pointing out that the whole case is Nicks and McGrath's word against Miranda's.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: A side character mentions this by name, saying that the sexual harassment allegations didn't seem to have harmed Shea's upright public image.

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity