History Recap / LawAndOrderS19E20Exchange

A couple found stabbed and burned in their apartment are identified as Colin and Geraldine, two British exchange students. Lupo and Bernard trace Wendy Teal; the girlfriend of the victims' neighbor, who was killed trying to save them from the fire. Wendy is severely mentally ill and was jealous of her boyfriend's crush on Geraldine, so she killed the victims during a psychotic episode. Connie becomes suspicious of Wendy's brother Dennis Teal, who's legally responsible for her. Wendy is jailed for breaking her bail conditions after Teal reveals that she hasn't been taking her medication. However, Connie finds out that Teal hasn't filled Wendy's prescriptions in several months.

* OpportunisticBastard: Dennis Teal

* MurderTheHypotenuse: Geraldine was murdered because Wendy thought Charlie had bought flowers for Geraldine.

* TheyKnowTooMuch: Cutter's argument in court - Colin and Geraldine found out that their address was being used for the Teals' tax fraud, so Wendy killed them in conspiracy with Dennis.

A couple found stabbed and burned in their apartment are identified as Colin and Geraldine, two British exchange students. Lupo and Bernard trace Wendy Teal; the girlfriend of the victims' neighbor, who was killed trying to save them from the fire. Wendy is severely mentally ill and was jealous of her boyfriend's crush on Geraldine, so she killed the victims during a psychotic episode. Connie becomes suspicious of Wendy's brother Dennis Teal, who's legally responsible for Wendy whilst she is on bail. Wendy is jailed for breaking her bail conditions after Teal reveals that she hasn't been taking her medication. However, Connie finds out that Teal hasn't filled Wendy's prescriptions in several months.

A couple found stabbed and burned in their apartment are identified as Colin and Geraldine, two British exchange students. Their neighbor Charlie Headland was killed in the fire as he tried to help them. Lupo and Bernard trace Headland's girlfriend Wendy Teal, who was jealous of his crush on Geraldine. Wendy is severely mentally ill; and killed Colin and Geraldine during a psychotic episode. Connie becomes suspicious of Wendy's brother Dennis Teal, who's legally responsible for Wendy whilst she is on bail. Wendy is jailed for breaking her bail conditions after Teal reveals that she hasn't been taking her medication. However, Connie finds out that Teal hasn't filled Wendy's prescriptions in several months. Wendy commits suicide in jail, and Connie believes this was all part of Teal's plan.

Connie finds out that Teal stole a valuable antique left to Wendy by their mother, and was going to sell it in London behind her back using Colin and Geraldine's address. He stopped filling her prescriptions in the knowledge that she would either get herself killed or locked up. The prosecutors agree to charge Teal with Colin and Geraldine's murders on the grounds of reckless indifference. In court, Cutter alleges that Teal deliberately withheld Wendy's medication. He then coached her on what to say so that she'd be found fit to stand trial, and sent to jail out of his way. Teal denies this and says that selling the antique in London was Wendy's idea - she thought they could cheat their way out of paying the inheritance tax.

A couple found stabbed and burned in their apartment are identified as Colin and Geraldine, two British exchange students. Their neighbor Charlie Headland was killed in the fire as he tried to help them. With evidence that a City Hall employee had a vendetta against Geraldine, Lupo and Bernard trace Headland's girlfriend Wendy Teal, who was jealous of his crush on Geraldine. Wendy is severely mentally ill; and killed Colin and Geraldine during a psychotic episode. Connie becomes suspicious of Wendy's brother Dennis Teal, who's legally responsible for Wendy whilst she is on bail. Wendy is jailed for breaking her bail conditions after Teal reveals that she hasn't been taking her medication. However, Connie finds out that Teal hasn't filled Wendy's prescriptions in several months. Wendy commits suicide in jail, and Connie believes this was all part of Teal's plan.

A couple found stabbed and burned in their apartment are identified as Colin and Geraldine, two British exchange students. Their neighbor Charlie Headland was killed in the fire as he tried to help them. With evidence that a City Hall employee had a vendetta against Geraldine, Lupo and Bernard trace Headland's girlfriend Wendy Teal. She is severely mentally ill; and killed Colin and Geraldine during a psychotic episode. Connie becomes suspicious of Wendy's brother Dennis Teal, who's legally responsible for Wendy whilst she is on bail. Wendy is jailed for breaking her bail conditions after Teal reveals that she hasn't been taking her medication. However, Connie finds out that Teal hasn't filled Wendy's prescriptions in several months. Wendy commits suicide in jail, and Connie believes this was all part of Teal's plan.

* KillTheHypotenuse: Geraldine was murdered because Wendy thought Charlie had bought flowers for Geraldine.

A couple found stabbed and burned in their apartment are identified as Colin and Geraldine, two British exchange students. Their neighbor Charlie Headland was killed in the fire as he tried to help them. With evidence that a City Hall employee had a vendetta against Geraldine, Lupo and Bernard trace Headland's girlfriend Wendy Teal. She is severely mentally ill; and killed Colin and Geraldine during a psychotic episode. Connie becomes suspicious of Wendy's brother Dennis Teal, who's responsible for Wendy whilst she is on bail. He reveals that she isn't taking her medication, so she is remanded in jail for breaking her bail conditions. However, Connie finds out that Teal hasn't filled Wendy's prescriptions in several months. Wendy commits suicide in jail, and Connie believes this was all part of Teal's plan.

Connie finds out that Teal stole a valuable antique left to Wendy by their mother, and was going to sell it in London behind her back using Colin and Geraldine's address. He stopped filling her prescriptions in the knowledge that she would either get herself killed or locked up. The prosecutors agree to charge Teal with Colin and Geraldine's murders on the grounds of reckless indifference. In court, Cutter alleges that Teal deliberately withheld Wendy's medication. He then coached her on what to say so that she'd be found fit to stand trial, and sent to jail where she'd be out of his way. Teal denies this and says that selling the antique in London was Wendy's idea - she thought they could cheat their way out of paying the inheritance tax.

Connie finds out that Teal stole a valuable antique left to Wendy by their mother, and was going to sell it in London behind her back using Colin and Geraldine's address. He then stopped filling her prescriptions in the knowledge that she would either get herself killed or locked up. The prosecutors agree to charge Teal with Colin and Geraldine's murders on the grounds of reckless indifference. In court, Cutter alleges that Teal deliberately withheld Wendy's medication. He then coached her on what to say so that she'd be found fit to stand trial, and sent to jail where she'd be out of his way. Teal denies this and says that selling the antique in London was Wendy's idea - she thought they could cheat their way out of paying the inheritance tax.

Connie finds out that Teal stole a valuable antique left to Wendy by their mother, and was going to sell it in London behind her back using Colin and Geraldine's address. He then stopped filling her prescriptions in the knowledge that she would either get herself killed or locked up. The prosecutors agree to charge Teal with Colin and Geraldine's murders on the grounds of reckless indifference. In court, Cutter alleges that Teal coached Wendy on what to say so that she'd be found fit to stand trial, and sent to jail where she'd be out of his way. Teal denies this and says that selling the antique in London was Wendy's idea - she thought they could cheat their way out of paying the inheritance tax.

* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch: In order to make Geraldine look bad to Charlie, Wendy had written a fake blog for Geraldine detailing her supposed secret double life as a prostitute. Wendy's attempt to write like a British person comes across as this trope.

* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch: In order to make Geraldine look bad to Charlie, Wendy had written a fake blog for Geraldine detailing her supposed secret double life as a prostitute. Geraldine's attempt to write like a British person comes across as this trope.

* CrazyJealousGirl: Wendy for Charlie Headland.

A couple found stabbed and burned in their apartment are identified as Colin and Geraldine, two British exchange students. Their neighbor Charlie Headland was killed in the fire as he tried to help them. With evidence that a City Hall employee had a vendetta against Geraldine, Lupo and Bernard trace Headland's girlfriend Wendy Teal. She is severely mentally ill; and killed Colin and Geraldine during a psychotic episode. Connie becomes suspicious of Wendy's brother Dennis Teal, who's responsible for Wendy whilst she is on bail. He reveals that she isn't taking her medication, so she is remanded in jail for breaking her bail conditions. However, Connie finds out that Teal hasn't filled Wendy's prescriptions in several months.

Wendy commits suicide in jail, and Connie believes this was all part of Teal's plan. She finds out that Teal stole a valuable antique left to Wendy by their mother, and was going to sell it in London behind her back using Colin and Geraldine's address. He then stopped filling her prescriptions in the knowledge that she would either get herself killed or locked up. The prosecutors agree to charge Teal with Colin and Geraldine's murders on the grounds of reckless indifference. In court, Cutter alleges that Teal coached Wendy on what to say so that she'd be found fit to stand trial, and sent to jail where she'd be out of his way. Teal denies this and says that selling the antique in London was Wendy's idea - she thought they could cheat their way out of paying the inheritance tax.

Cutter uses Teal's confession under oath as evidence beyond reasonable doubt: he and Wendy conspired to kill Colin and Geraldine in order to cover up the tax fraud. Teal said himself that Wendy was entirely coherent and reasonable, so she can legally be held as a co-conspirator. The jury finds him guilty and he accepts a deal for 20 years to life - the same sentence he wanted for Wendy. [=McCoy=] warns that Cutter didn't do