History Recap / LawAndOrderS17E8Release

* SexualExtortion: Inverted. Chris Drake would woo young women into stripping for the camera. Later, for those that wanted to get their footage back, he would either ask for thousands of dollars[[note]]These are mostly teenage girls or college-age women who don't have thousands of dollars and it's likely Drake took advantage of that.[[/note]] or get them to sign a “sexual consent form” and perform sexual favors even if they say "no" during said acts.

* SmugSnake: Drake and his lawyer Swain are both arrogant to the point of thinking that the former's money and status can get him out of trouble and that Nicole Flynn is just another slut looking to cash in. They're both wrong.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The sexual consent form that Flynn signed might have cast enough reasonable doubt for an acquittal had the defense presented it and kept Drake off the stand. However, Drake testifies not just about the consent form, but also about when and why he started using them. This leads to his downfall as the prosecutors find that seventy consent forms were signed before the date of Drake's "epiphany", making him a liar and putting his credibility into doubt. It also leads them to Cheryl Perkins, a minor, and her rape that is virtually word-for-word the same as Flynn's.

* ManipulativeBastard: Drake. He has his models sign a consent form, but then orders them to perform more acts than what they initially agreed do, usually by getting them drunk. If a girl says no, he rapes them and uses them as sexual favors for his friends. It leads to the death of Hudson Moore when Drake rapes Nicole Flynn, tells her to stay on the bus for an hour afterward and lets Moore have a go with her--with Moore not realizing that she's not there willingly, who fights back and kills him.

* SexualExtortion: Inverted. Chris Drake would woo young women into stripping for the camera. Later, for those that wanted to get their footage back, he would either ask for thousands of dollars[[note]]These are most teenage girls or college-age women who don't have thousands of dollars and it's likely Drake new that.[[/note]] or get them to sign a “sexual consent form” and perform sexual favors even if they say "no" during said acts.

* SexualExtortion: Inverted. Chris Drake would woo young women into stripping for the camera. Later, for those that wanted to get their footage back, he would either ask for thousands of dollars or get them to sign a “sexual consent form” and perform sexual favors even if they say "no" during said acts.

* DrivenToSuicide: Cheryl Perkins couldn’t bear the shame of what Drake and his lawyer did to her anymore, so she took her own life.[[note]]Drake made her sign a sexual consent form, raped her when she tried to back out and his lawyer later paid her $2000, which made her feel worthless for accepting it.[[/note]]

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Swain, Drake's lawyer, is as young as his client, is clearly not an experienced criminal defense attorney and did not do his homework on the various precedent-setting cases that [=McCoy=] cites in his legal arguments that he dismisses as "legal mumbo-jumbo". His legal arguments against felony murder[[note]]He claims that [=McCoy's=] interpretation of Felony murder in regard to rape is illogical and unconstitutional without citing any case law or providing a logical argument of his own to counter [=McCoy's=]. Rape ''is'' a felony and if someone is killed while the felony is ongoing the person who committed the felony is legally responsible for that death. In other words, if the prosecution can prove rape, then Drake is also guilty of felony murder as his actions caused Hudson Moore's death regardless of who killed him.[[/note]], portraying a rape victim as a slut[[note]]By playing the very tape of her stripping during Spring Break, months earlier, which does not prove she'd be willing to have sex with Drake later. It's also known as victim blaming.[[/note]], having his client testify on the stand about the sexual consent form [[note]]Any experienced criminal defense lawyer would've just submitted the form as evidence without having Drake testify. In fact, any experienced lawyer would've kept Drake ''away'' from the witness stand.[[/note]] and trying to exclude a dying declaration[[note]]Cheryl Perkins committed suicide. Prior to her death, she made statements to her mother that were ruled legally admissible at trial due to an exception to the hearsay rule.[[/note]] at trial all backfire. Worse, he ''still'' thinks that the jury is on their side and will acquit his client. He's proven wrong.

* DirtyCoward: Drake starts to pathetically whimper when convicted.
* DrivenToSuicide: Cheryl Perkins couldn’t bear the shame of what Drake and his lawyer did to her anymore, so she took her own life.[[note]]Drake raped her, later made her sign a sexual consent form and his lawyer paid her $2000, which made her feel worthless for accepting it.[[/note]]

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Swain, Drake's lawyer, is as young as his client, is clearly not an experienced criminal defense attorney and did not do his homework on the various precedent-setting cases that [=McCoy=] cites in his legal arguments that he dismisses as "legal mumbo-jumbo". His legal arguments against felony murder[[note]]He claims that [=McCoy's=] interpretation of Felony murder in regard to rape is illogical and unconstitutional without citing any case law or providing a logical argument of his own to counter [=McCoy's=]. Rape ''is'' a felony and if someone is killed while the felony is ongoing the person who committed the felony is legally responsible for that death. In other words, if the prosecution can prove rape, then Drake is also guilty of felony murder as his actions caused Hudson Moore's death regardless of who killed him.[[/note]], portraying a rape victim as a slut[[note]]By playing the very tape of her stripping during Spring Break, months earlier, which does not prove she'd be willing to have sex with Drake later. It's also known as victim blaming.[[/note]], having his client testify on the stand about the sexual consent form [[note]]Any experienced criminal defense lawyer would've just submitted the form as evidence without having Drake testify. In fact, any experienced lawyer would've kept Drake ''away'' from the witness stand.[[/note]] and trying to exclude a dying declaration[[note]]Cheryl Perkins committed suicide. Prior to her death, she made statements to her mother that were ruled legally admissible at trial due to an exception to the hearsay rule.[[/note]] at trial all backfire. Worse, he ''still'' thinks that the jury is on their side and will acquit his client.

* AmoralAttorney: Mr. Swain, Drake's lawyer, is basically a version of Drake who practices law. Like Drake, he is completely out of his depth when defending his client at trial.

* HollywoodLaw: Once evidence that corroborates Flynn's story is found and Drake is charged with rape and felony murder, any charges against Nicole Flynn would've been dropped instead of being plead out. [=McCoy=] could have dropped the charges on his own or the plea might've been for a misdemeanor and she was sentenced with probation off-screen since she's clearly not in custody during Drake's trial.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Swain, Drake's lawyer, is as young as his client, is clearly not an experienced criminal defense attorney and did not do his homework on the various cases that [=McCoy=] cites that he dismisses as "legal mumbo-jumbo". His legal arguments against felony murder[[note]]He claims that [=McCoy's=] interpretation of Felony murder in regard to rape is illogical and unconstitutional without citing any case law or providing a logical argument to back him up. Rape ''is'' a felony and if someone is killed while the felony is ongoing the person who committed the felony is legally responsible for that death. In other words, if the prosecution can prove rape, then Drake is also guilty of felony murder as his actions caused Hudson Moore's death regardless of who killed him.[[/note]], portraying a rape victim as a slut[[note]]By playing the very tape of her stripping during Spring Break, months earlier, which does not prove she'd be willing to have sex with him later. Also known as victim blaming.[[/note]], having his client testify on the stand about the sexual consent form [[note]]Any experienced criminal defense lawyer would've just submitted the form as evidence without having Drake testify. In fact, any experienced lawyer would've kept Drake ''away'' from the witness stand.[[/note]] and trying to exclude a dying declaration[[note]]Cheryl Perkins committed suicide. Prior to her death, she made statements to her mother that were legally admissible at trial due to an exception to the hearsay rule.[[/note]] at trial all backfire. Worse, he still thinks that the jury is on their side and doesn't encourage his client to plead out.

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Swain, Drake's lawyer, is as young as his client, is clearly not an experienced criminal defense attorney and did not do his homework on the various cases that [=McCoy=] cites. His legal arguments against felony murder[[note]]He claims that [=McCoy's=] interpretation of Felony murder in regard to rape is illogical and unconstitutional without citing any case law or providing a logical argument to back him up. Rape ''is'' a felony and if someone is killed while the felony is ongoing the person who committed the felony is legally responsible for that death. In other words, if the prosecution can prove rape, then Drake is also guilty of felony murder as his actions caused Hudson Moore's death regardless of who killed him.[[/note]], portraying a rape victim as a slut[[note]]By playing the very tape of her stripping during Spring Break, months earlier, which does not prove she'd be willing to have sex with him later. Also known as victim blaming.[[/note]], having his client testify on the stand about the sexual consent form [[note]]Any experienced criminal defense lawyer would've just submitted the form as evidence without having Drake testify. In fact, any experienced lawyer would've kept Drake ''away'' from the witness stand.[[/note]] and trying to exclude a dying declaration[[note]]Cheryl Perkins committed suicide. Prior to her death, she made statements to her mother that were legally admissible at trial due to an exception to the hearsay rule.[[/note]] at trial all backfire. Worse, he still thinks that the jury is on their side and doesn't encourage his client to plead out.