History Recap / LawAndOrderS18E11Betrayal

* WhatTheHellHero: Cutter backstabbing Olivet by revealing her affair with Logan while she was counseling him, in the argument that the Waxmans were no different just to secure a conviction,

Olivet testifies as a defence witness and is horrified when Cutter tells the jury she had an affair with Logan when he was her patient. When Mrs. Waxman gives the jury a story of abuse, Cutter reveals that "Meredith" is a town where the Waxmans once spent a romantic vacation. The tapes are Waxman's description of his romance with his wife, and were recorded for a memoir he planned to write. Mrs. Waxman had no way of knowing this, since she had only of the tapes and the rest were hidden in his office. She accepts a manslaughter plea, but Cutter thinks he had a lucky break and the jury otherwise would have acquitted her.

Dr. Isaac Waxman, a psychiatrist working with teenagers, is shot and killed in his office. In a hidden compartment of the victim's desk, the detectives find hidden tapes in which Waxman described sex with an underage patient. Green and Lupo believe his wife Cathy, another of Waxman's former patients, killed him. She denies it, but Green makes her think that her patient file from Waxman contained details of their relationship. Mrs. Waxman loses control and says she killed her husband because he was "sick."

* ADeadlyAffair: [[spoiler:Subverted with the revelation that Waxman wasn't having an affair and the tapes related to his early romance with Mrs. Waxman.]]

* AgeGapRomance: Waxman's relationship with his wife began when she was 15 and he was 35.

* MadnessMantra: Waxman taught his patients to say "I am a rock in a sea of chaos", a phrase Mrs. Waxman repeats endlessly when breaking down in court.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Mrs. Waxman has such a realization when told that ''she'' was the subject of her husband's poetic descriptions of an affair on tape.

Mrs. Waxman calls Olivet as a witness in her defence. Cutter pushes Olivet to admit that her affair with Detective Logan began when he was her patient. Olivet confronts [=McCoy=] over his betraying her confidence to Cutter; [=McCoy=] says it's regrettable but the only way to get justice. When Mrs. Waxman gives the jury a story of abuse, Cutter reveals that "Meredith" is a town where the Waxmans once spent a romantic vacation. The tapes are Waxman's description of his romance with his wife, and were recorded for a memoir he planned to write. Mrs. Waxman had no way of knowing this, since she had only one tape, and the rest were hidden in his office. She accepts a manslaughter plea, but Cutter thinks he had a lucky break and the jury otherwise would have acquitted her.

Dr. Isaac Waxman, a psychiatrist working with teenagers, is shot and killed in his office. The murder weapon is most likely a gun that Waxman took from a patient who'd been planning a school shooting. The gun is now missing, but Green and Lupo find recorded tapes that indicate Waxman was having sex with an underage patient. They believe his wife Cathy found out and killed him. Under questioning, Mrs. Waxman denies any knowledge of her husband being involved with a patient. But the detectives have already learned that her relationship with Waxman started when she herself was his patient as a teenager. Green makes her think that her patient file from Waxman contained details of their relationship. Mrs. Waxman loses control and says she killed her husband because he was "sick."

Mrs. Waxman's daughter Emma admits that her mother's alibi is false, and furthermore, that she listened to the tapes. Emma found them and didn't know what to do, so she handed them over to Mrs. Waxman. Cutter is disgusted and rescinds the plea deal he'd previously offered Mrs. Waxman. She now decides she wants to act as her own legal counsel. Her planned defence is to say her husband abused her, and now that she knew he had another victim, she had to stop him. The tapes are labelled with the name "Meredith", but there is no record of Waxman ever having a patient named Meredith.

Mrs. Waxman calls Olivet as a witness in her defence. Cutter pushes Olivet to admit that her affair with Detective Logan began when he was her patient. Olivet confronts [=McCoy=] over his betraying her confidence to Cutter; [=McCoy=] says it's regrettable but the only way to get justice. Mrs. Waxman now tells the jury that Waxman abused and controlled her all her adult life. Cutter reveals that "Meredith" is a town where the Waxmans spent time in the early days of their relationship. The tapes are Waxman's description of his romance with his wife, and were recorded for a memoir he planned to write. Mrs. Waxman had no way of knowing this, since she had only one of the tapes, and the rest were hidden in his office. She accepts a manslaughter plea, but Cutter thinks he had a lucky break and the jury otherwise would have acquitted her.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Mrs. Waxman has such a realization when told that ''she'' was the subject of her her husband's poetic descriptions of an affair on tape.

* TitleDrop: Cutter gives one in court.

Dr. Isaac Waxman, a psychiatrist working with teenagers, is shot and killed in his office. The murder weapon is most likely a gun that Waxman took from a patient who'd been planning a school shooting. The gun is now missing, but Green and Lupo find recorded tapes that indicate Waxman was having sex with an underage patient. They believe his wife Cathy found out and killed him. Under questioning, Mrs. Waxman denies any knowledge of her husband having sex with a patient. But the detectives have already learned that her relationship with Waxman started when she herself was 15 years old and one of his patients. Green makes her think that her patient file from Waxman contained details of their relationship. Mrs. Waxman loses control and says she killed her husband because he was "sick."

Mrs. Waxman calls Olivet as a witness in her defence. Cutter pushes Olivet to admit that her affair with Detective Logan began when he was her patient. Olivet confronts [=McCoy=] over his betraying her confidence to Cutter; [=McCoy=] says it's regrettable but the only way to get justice. Mrs. Waxman now tells the jury that Waxman abused and controlled her all her adult life. Cutter reveals that "Meredith" is a town where the Waxmans spent time in the early days of their relationship. The tapes are Waxman's description of his romance with his wife, and were recorded for a memoir he planned to write. Mrs. Waxman had no way of knowing this since she had only one of the tapes, and the rest were hidden in her office. She accepts a manslaughter plea, but Cutter thinks he had a lucky break and the jury otherwise would have acquitted her.