History Recap / LawAndOrderS9E24RefugePartTwo

Volsky is put on trial for murdering Vasily Chuikov, but it ends on a mistrial. He ends up sending Omar Pinella, a Colombian drug dealer, to kill 10-year-old witness Billy Woodson, his mother, and DA Antonella "Toni" Ricci. However, Billy survives his serious injuries. He also tries bombing the precinct after they start interfering with his money laundering scheme. Eventually, banker Carlton Radford testifies against him in exchange for a reduced sentence, ending in Volsky and his accomplices sentenced to life in prison without parole in maximum security.

* BittersweetEnding: Ricci and Billy Woodson's mom are brutally killed, but the killers are brought to justice. Pinella the Hitman and all members of the Russian Mafia involved end up with life sentences with no parole. Carmichael sends a copy of the guilty verdict to Ricci's parents.

* ItsPersonal: Volsky takes it personally that the NYPD are getting too deep on the case against him, and has a District Attorney caught up in his collateral of attempting to murder a 10-year-old witness, on top of trying to ''bomb the police precinct'' out of spite. It takes a janitor stumbling in on the bomb before it detonated to luck out on that one, and both acts proceed to make it so personal for our cast that it's one of the only cases against the Russian Mob that have a unanimous guilty verdict and life-long punishment in the series.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: If Volsky had hired half-competent hitters for Billy's assassination, he could've gotten away with it all. Instead he used ''personal goons'' that clearly were idiotic, "all brawn, no brains" thugs with knives, who failed to kill their target but [[TooDumbToLive stuck around in New York City afterwards]]. When things continue not going his way, Volsky then attempts to bomb the NYPD to cripple them and scare the case away, and dumb luck foils that plot; at that point it only vindicates and enrages [=McCoy=] beyond all belief.

* {{Greed}}: Radford's motivation for going along with Volsky's money laundering scheme. His family's bank had been failing to meet their growth projections. The money laundering scheme had given the bank a major boost in after-tax income to the tune of over ''one-point-two billion dollars''. Such a large amount of money leads to their undoing after [=McCoy=] presents evidence that it would've cost only ''$96,000'' to definitely prove that the accounts they were dealing with had ties to organized crime and thus fully comply with the letter and the spirit of the Money Laundering Act.

** After a precinct is almost bombed, [=McCoy=] tries to do this to justify keeping Volsky and his accomplices in jail and isolated until they can build a case and convict them. It ultimately fails, but only after a long and drawn-out legal fight that leads Volsky to back off.

* WhiteCollarCrime: Of the money laundering type. Carlton Radford had been helping TheMafiya in their activities and they laundered billions through his bank. During the closing arguments for Radford's trial, [=McCoy=] lays bare that his willing involvement in their scheme makes him no different than the ones who torture and murder people.

* WhiteCollarCrime: Of the money laundering type. Carlton Radford had been helping TheMafiya in their activities and they laundered billions through his bank. During the closing arguments for Radford's trial, [=McCoy=] lays bare that he ''is'' involved in the mob's violence and thus no less culpable.

Volsky is put on trial for murdering Vasily Chuikov, but it ends on a mistrial. He ends up sending Omar Pinella, a Colombian drug dealer, to kill 10-year-old witness Billy Woodson, his mother, and DA Antonella "Toni" Ricci. However, Billy survives his serious injuries. He also tries bombing the precinct after they start interfering with his money laundering scheme. Eventually, banker Carlton Radford testifies against him in exchange for a reduced sentence, ending in Volsky and his men sentenced to life in prison in maximum security.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: When the male hitter is caught and being arrested, his female partner is seen running down the stairs with a knife--toward two angry police officers armed with guns. She is quickly and easily subdued.
* NeverMyFault: During Radford's trial, he and his lawyer try to claim that they did follow the law, that they had limited resources, weren't aware of any red flags and were conned. The jury doesn't buy it and convicts him.

* TooDumbToLive: The hitters hired to kill Ricci, the boy and his mother. Not only do they actually fail to kill the boy, they also don't leave town after performing the hit and are quickly caught.
* WhiteCollarCrime: Of the money laundering type. Carlton Radford had been helping TheMafiya in their activities and they laundered hundreds of millions through his bank. During the closing arguments for Radford's trial, [=McCoy=] lays bare that he ''is'' involved in the mob's violence and thus just as evil as the others.

* {{Greed}}: Radford's motivation for going along with Volsky's money laundering scheme. His family's bank had been failing to meet their growth projections. The money laundering scheme had given the bank a major boost in after-tax income to the tune of over ''one billion''. Such a large amount of money leads to their undoing after [=McCoy=] presents evidence that it would've cost only $96,000 to definitely prove that the accounts they were dealing with had ties to organized crime and would've been a relative drop in the bucket in their expenses.

** Radford's bank was able to get away with the money laundering scheme unnoticed for so long because he was able to set policies that made it look like they were complying with the law on paper but actually were blatantly violating it. He ends up convicted of enterprise corruption after the prosecution lays out how they were able to do it without raising any red flags.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Volsky and his accomplices apply this ethos and it ends up horribly backfiring on them. The full scope of their money laundering operation gets exposed. It also leads authorities to Radford who, in turn, gets convicted of enterprise corruption and flips on them.
* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: When the male hitter is caught and being arrested, his partner is seen running down the stairs with a knife--toward two angry police officers armed with guns. She is quickly and easily subdued.
* NeverMyFault: During Radford's trial, he and his lawyer try to claim that they did follow the law, that they weren't aware of any red flags and were conned. The jury doesn't buy it and convicts him.

* WhiteCollarCrime: Of the money laundering type. Carlton Radford had been helping TheMafiya in their activities and they laundered hundreds of millions through his bank. During the closing arguments for Radford's trial, [=McCoy=] lays bare that their money laundering operation and the mob's violence go hand-in-hand.

Volsky is put on trial for murdering Vasily Chuikov, but it ends on a mistrial. He ends up sending Omar Pinella, a Colombian drug dealer, to kill 10-year-old witness Billy Woodson, his mother, and DA Antonella "Toni" Ricci. However, Billy survives his serious injuries. He also tries bombing the precinct. Eventually, banker Carlton Radford testifies against him in exchange for a reduced sentence, ending in Volsky and his men sentenced to life in prison in maximum security.

** Radford's bank was able to get away with the money laundering scheme unnoticed for so long because he was able to set policies that made it look like they were complying with the law on paper but actually were blatantly violating it. He ends up convicted of enterprise corruption after the prosecution lays out how they were able to do it without raising any red flags for so long.

* LoopHoleAbuse: Radford's bank was able to get away with the money laundering scheme unnoticed for so long because he was able to set policies that made it look like they were complying with the law on paper but actually were blatantly violating it. He ends up convicted of enterprise corruption after the prosecution lays out how they were able to do it without raising any red flags for so long.

* NeverMyFault: During Radford's trial, he and his lawyer try to claim that they did follow the law, that they weren't away of any red flags and were basically conned. The jury doesn't buy it and convicts him.

* Greed: Radford's motivation for going along with Volsky's money laundering scheme. His family's bank had been failing to meet their growth projections. The money laundering scheme had given the bank a major boost in after-tax income.

* WhiteCollarCrime: Of the money laundering type. Carlton Radford had been helping TheMafiya in their activities and they laundered hundreds of millions through his bank. During the closing arguments for Radford's trial, [=McCoy=] lays bare that their money laundering operation and the mob's violence go hand-in-hand and Radford's part of the operation makes him no different from the others.

* WhiteCollarCrime: Of the money laundering type. Carlton Radford had been helping TheMafiya in their activities and they laundered hundreds of millions through his bank.

* WouldHarmAChild: The Russian mobsters have no qualms about ordering a hit on Billy, as he is a witness.

* MoneyLaundering: * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Abby Carmichael is seen crying after her friend and colleague Toni Ricci is killed along with Billy's mom. It is the only time she is seen crying in the series.

Volsky is put on trial for murdering Vasily Chuikov, but it ends on a mistrial. He ends up sending Omar Panella, a Colombian drug dealer, to kill 10-year-old witness Billy Woodson, his mother, and DA Antonella "Toni" Ricci. However, Billy survives his serious injuries. He also tries bombing the precinct. Eventually, banker Carlton Radford testifies against him in exchange for a reduced sentence, ending in Volsky and his men sentenced to life in prison in maximum security.

* BittersweetEnding: Ricci and Billy Woodson's mom end up dead, but the killers are brought to justice. The hitman and all members of the Russian Mafia involved end up with life sentences with no parole. Carmichael sends a copy of the guilty verdict to Ricci's parents.

* OOCBehaviorIsSerious: Abby Carmichael is seen crying after her friend and colleague Toni Ricci is killed along with Billy's mom. It is the only time she is seen crying in the series.

* WouldHarmAChild: Billy is almost killed by those afraid of his testimony.