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* AmbiguousDisorder: Nate Kendall. To wit, he really dislikes his routines being disrupted, has LackOfEmpathy towards victims (even outright describing them as "needy"), is a CowboyCop that could give Elliot a run for his money, a habitual user of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique, and being a primary suspect on a supposed VigilanteExecution doesn't seem to bother him.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: AmbiguousSituation: Did Nate Kendall. To wit, he really dislikes Kendall threw Mark Foster to his routines being disrupted, has LackOfEmpathy towards victims (even outright describing them as "needy"), is death or was it a CowboyCop that could give Elliot a run for his money, a habitual user of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique, and being a primary suspect on a supposed VigilanteExecution doesn't seem to bother him.BetterToDieThanBeKilled scenario? The episode left it vague.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Nate Kendall threw Mark Foster to his death or was it a BetterToDieThanBeKilled scenario? The episode left it vague.
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* CowboyCop: Nate Kendall has no qualms using excessive force. It's telling that even Elliot becomes concern over this.

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* CowboyCop: Nate Kendall has no qualms using excessive force. It's telling that even Elliot becomes concern concerned over this.
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A victim bonds with the volatile officer who rescued her, forcing Benson and Stabler to work with him. Tot heir displeasure, the mounting evidence of a possible serial rapist keeps the trio together and bring Stabler into conflict with a cop similar to himself.

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A victim bonds with the volatile officer who rescued her, forcing Benson and Stabler to work with him. Tot heir To their displeasure, the mounting evidence of a possible serial rapist keeps the trio together and bring Stabler into conflict with a cop similar to himself.
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* TemptingFate: Elliot promises Victor Tate that he's finally being freed due to the capture of Marc Foster. Unfortunately, Mark Foster dies before trial, meaning his recorded confession is moot.

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* TemptingFate: Elliot promises Victor Tate that he's finally being freed due to the capture of Marc Mark Foster. Unfortunately, Mark Foster dies before trial, meaning his recorded confession is moot.



* WouldHitAGirl: Nate Kendall is seen using the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique on Marc Foster's ex-wife.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Nate Kendall is seen using the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique on Marc Mark Foster's ex-wife.
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* AbsenteeActor: Creator/RichardBelzer (JustForFun/JohnMunch), Creator/StephanieMarch (Alex Cabot), and Creator/BDWong (George Huang) sit this episode out. In Alex's case, it's mentioned she's out of town.
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[This description was copied in violation of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it A victim bonds with original writing.]the volatile officer who rescued her, forcing Benson and Stabler to work with him. Tot heir displeasure, the mounting evidence of a possible serial rapist keeps the trio together and bring Stabler into conflict with a cop similar to himself.
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Officer Nate Kendall (Creator/WentworthMiller) aids a woman in trouble (Creator/JenniferFerrin) and becomes roped into solving a rape case. Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson believe that Kendall is not right for the case due to his unstable personality. Executive ADA Sonya Paxton (Creator/ChristineLahti) joins the team, bringing evidence of a common thread among three other rape cases. Detective Stabler, who arrested the prime suspect (Creator/ChikeJohnson) for the rapes ten years ago, realizes that the victim (Creator/GenevaCarr)'s interracial identification was incorrect and that he put an innocent man in prison for twenty-five years. The detectives track down the real rapist (Creator/MahershalaAli) but are unable to get the results that they want after arresting him.

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Officer Nate Kendall (Creator/WentworthMiller) aids a woman in trouble (Creator/JenniferFerrin) and becomes roped into solving a rape case. Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson believe that Kendall is not right for the case due to his unstable personality. Executive ADA Sonya Paxton (Creator/ChristineLahti) joins the team, bringing evidence of a common thread among three other rape cases. Detective Stabler, who arrested the prime suspect (Creator/ChikeJohnson) for the rapes ten years ago, realizes that the victim (Creator/GenevaCarr)'s interracial identification [This description was incorrect and that he put an innocent man copied in prison for twenty-five years. The detectives track down the real rapist (Creator/MahershalaAli) but are unable to get the results that they want after arresting him.violation of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it with original writing.]
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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Nate Kendall throw Mark Foster to his death or was it a BetterToDieThanBeKilled scenario? The episode left it ambiguous.

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* AmbiguousSituation: Did Nate Kendall throw threw Mark Foster to his death or was it a BetterToDieThanBeKilled scenario? The episode left it ambiguous.vague.



* DeathByFallingOver: Marc Foster dies after falling from the precinct's window. Whether it's suicide or a VigilanteExecution on Nate Kendall's part is left ambiguous.
* DownerBeginning: The Season 11 premiere concludes with a SuddenDownerEnding mentioned below.

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* DeathByFallingOver: Marc Mark Foster dies after falling from the precinct's window. Whether it's suicide or a VigilanteExecution on Nate Kendall's part is left ambiguous.
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title refers to both CowboyCop [[SecondaryCharacterTitle Nate Kendall]] and SerialRapist VillainOfTheWeek [[AntagonistTitle Mark Foster]]
* DownerBeginning: The Season 11 premiere concludes with a SuddenDownerEnding mentioned below.(detailed below).



* GlasgowGrin: The left side of Katie Harris' face, thanks to Marc Foster's sadism.

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* GlasgowGrin: The left side of Katie Harris' face, thanks to Marc Mark Foster's sadism. sadism.
* IronicEpisodeTitle: "Unstable" happens to be one of those episodes in which Elliot ''Stabler'' is in his best behavior.



* ScarsAreForever: Katie Harris, Marc Foster's victim in 1997, still sports the scar he gave her [[GlasgowGrin in her left cheek]].
* SerialRapist: Marc Foster has been raping women since he was in his late teens.

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* ScarsAreForever: Katie Harris, Marc Mark Foster's victim in 1997, still sports the scar he gave her [[GlasgowGrin in her left cheek]].
* SerialRapist: Marc Mark Foster has been raping women since he was in his late teens.



* TemptingFate: Elliot promises Victor Tate that he's finally being freed due to the capture of Marc Foster. Unfortunately, Marc Foster dies before trial, meaning his recorded confession is moot.
* VanInBlack: Marc Foster uses one per the typical SerialRapist stereotype. It is seen being burned to destroy evidence.

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* TemptingFate: Elliot promises Victor Tate that he's finally being freed due to the capture of Marc Foster. Unfortunately, Marc Mark Foster dies before trial, meaning his recorded confession is moot.
* VanInBlack: Marc Mark Foster uses one per the typical SerialRapist stereotype. It is seen being burned to destroy evidence.
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Officer Nate Kendall (Creator/WentworthMiller) aids a woman in trouble (Creator/JenniferFerrin) and becomes roped into solving a rape case. Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson believe that Kendall is not right for the case due to his unstable personality. Executive ADA Sonya Paxton (Creator/ChristineLahti) joins the team, bringing evidence of a common thread among three other rape cases. Detective Stabler, who arrested the prime suspect (Creator/ChikeJohnson) for the rapes ten years ago, realizes that the victim (Creator/GenevaCarr)'s interracial identification was incorrect and that he put an innocent man in prison for twenty-five years. The detectives track down the real rapist (Creator/MahershalaAli) but are unable to get the results that they want after arresting him.
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!!This episode provides examples of:

* AbsenteeActor: Creator/RichardBelzer (JustForFun/JohnMunch), Creator/StephanieMarch (Alex Cabot), and Creator/BDWong (George Huang) sit this episode out. In Alex's case, it's mentioned she's out of town.
* AloofAlly: Both Nate Kendall and Sonya Paxton are on SVU's side, but neither are enthusiastic on making a proper cooperation.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Nate Kendall. To wit, he really dislikes his routines being disrupted, has LackOfEmpathy towards victims (even outright describing them as "needy"), is a CowboyCop that could give Elliot a run for his money, a habitual user of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique, and being a primary suspect on a supposed VigilanteExecution doesn't seem to bother him.
* AmbiguousSituation: Did Nate Kendall throw Mark Foster to his death or was it a BetterToDieThanBeKilled scenario? The episode left it ambiguous.
* AndStarring: "SpecialGuest Star Creator/ChristineLahti" plus the regular guest-stars lineup and with "And Creator/WentworthMiller".
* AssholeVictim: Whether his death was accidental or not is left vague, but Mark Foster being a shitty human being is not.
* BaldOfEvil: Mark Foster is bald and a SerialRapist.
* CastingGag: ''Series/PrisonBreak'' lead star Creator/WentworthMiller plays a cop in an episode about a wrongfully incarcerated man.
* ContinuityNod: Olivia gives Rena West the calling card for the rape support group she's attending throughout the previous season.
* CowboyCop: Nate Kendall has no qualms using excessive force. It's telling that even Elliot becomes concern over this.
* DeathByFallingOver: Marc Foster dies after falling from the precinct's window. Whether it's suicide or a VigilanteExecution on Nate Kendall's part is left ambiguous.
* DownerBeginning: The Season 11 premiere concludes with a SuddenDownerEnding mentioned below.
* TheDragAlong: Nate Kendall makes no effort voicing his displeasure on being roped into the rape case.
* FreudianExcuse: Nate Kendall justifies his {{Jerkass}} attitude through the deaths of his wife and daughter.
* GlasgowGrin: The left side of Katie Harris' face, thanks to Marc Foster's sadism.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Nate Kendall is wiling to squeeze information out from anyone using any means necessary.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Elliot when he realized he put the wrong man in jail back in 1998.
* ScarsAreForever: Katie Harris, Marc Foster's victim in 1997, still sports the scar he gave her [[GlasgowGrin in her left cheek]].
* SerialRapist: Marc Foster has been raping women since he was in his late teens.
* SuddenDownerEnding: Elliot finally captures the real culprit to a case he had in 1998 and thus freeing the wrongfully convicted man. And then the real culprit dies before trial, which renders his recorded confession moot, which means the wrongfully convicted man will still be in jail for the forseeable future.
* TemptingFate: Elliot promises Victor Tate that he's finally being freed due to the capture of Marc Foster. Unfortunately, Marc Foster dies before trial, meaning his recorded confession is moot.
* VanInBlack: Marc Foster uses one per the typical SerialRapist stereotype. It is seen being burned to destroy evidence.
* WouldHitAGirl: Nate Kendall is seen using the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique on Marc Foster's ex-wife.

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