History Recap / LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS11E22Ace

* CowboyCop: Jo left the police force years ago after an incident in which she cavalierly risked the lives of undercover officers by blowing their cover; in the present day she insists on an undercover meet between stabler&benson and the BigBad which Cragen thinks is too risky; in the end stabler&benson are offended because Jo was stringing them on throughout the episode. Jo remains unrepentant throughout and walks away at the end with a smug smile.

* TheIllegal: The child trafficking ring of Anton Petrov's M.O.; they bring pregnant women from Bulgaria to sell their babies once they give birth.

* KarmaHoudini: defense attorney Buchanan is not charged for his role in the murder conspiracy, nor is the issue handwaved away or even discussed. In fact he remains a recurring SVU character in good standing.

* SmugSnake: Anton Petrov is [[SmugSmiler all smirk]] until shit goes his way.

* XanatosSpeedChess: Upon realizing that Anton Petrov has frighteningly unknown connections after finding his planted bomb, the FBI decides to fake Sophia Zorav's and her assigned guardians' deaths until the perfect opportunity to screw him up presents itself arises.

* AbsenteeActor: Creator/BDWong (George Huang) sits this episode out.

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Detectives Benson (Creator/MariskaHargitay) and Stabler (Creator/ChristopherMeloni) must track down a pregnant rape victim (Creator/HannaLiinaVõsa) who disappears from the hospital. In the process, they uncover a vast baby-trafficking scam, led by a Bulgarian crime lord (Creator/PashaDLychnikoff). When the woman (Creator/GordanaRashovich) who housed the pregnant mothers is discovered murdered, Benson and Stabler go undercover as infertile parents, while ADA Marlowe clashes with Cragen over methods to protect the kidnapped woman and her newborn child. Matters become complicated in the trial when the gynecologist (Creator/DavidPaymer) involved is assigned the same lawyer as the mob that used him for his access to pregnant women. He fears that if he testifies truthfully, he will be killed, so a shadow counsel is arranged.

* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Rape of a pregnant woman - the discovery of a baby trafficking operation led by a Bulgarian mobster.

* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Rape of a pregnant woman - the discovery of a baby trafficking operation.

* {{Irony}}: Fin accuses the immigration office employee of racism for suggesting that Sophia shouldn't have been issued a visa while pregnant (as the child automatically gets citizenship if born in the U.S.). Ironically, Sophia and the immigration employee are both white (Sophia being Bulgarian).
** Anton Petrov illegally traffics infants who are wanted by their birth families, in order to make a profit. At the same time, there are 100,000 foster children in the U.S. who are waiting to be adopted, and many more infants in the world who are genuine orphans in need of families.

* Irony: Fin accuses the immigration office employee of racism for suggesting that Sophia shouldn't have been issued a visa while pregnant (as the child automatically gets citizenship if born in the U.S.). Ironically, Sophia and the immigration employee are both white (Sophia being Bulgarian).

* TragicIrony: Anton Petrov illegally traffics infants who are wanted by their birth families, in order to make a profit. At the same time, there are 100,000 foster children in the U.S. who are waiting to be adopted, and many more infants in the world who are genuine orphans in need of families.

* LawOfInverseFertility: Customers of the child trafficking ring are mostly childless couples. Elliot and Olivia disguise themselves as the couple featured in the episode.

* Irony: Fin accuses the immigration office employee of racism for suggesting that Sophia shouldn't have been issued a visa while pregnant (as the child automatically gets citizenship if born in the U.S.). Ironically, Sofia and the immigration employee are both white (Sofia being Bulgarian).

* Irony: Fin accuses the immigration office employee of racism for suggesting that Sofia shouldn't have been issued a visa while pregnant (as the child automatically gets citizenship if born in the U.S.). Ironically, Sofia and the immigration employee are both white (Sofia being Bulgarian).

* [[Irony]]: Fin accuses the immigration office employee of racism for suggesting that Sofia shouldn't have been issued a visa while pregnant (as the child automatically gets citizenship if born in the U.S.). Ironically, Sofia and the immigration employee are both white (Sofia being Bulgarian).

* Irony: Fin accuses the immigration office employee of racism for suggesting that Sofia shouldn't have been issued a visa while pregnant (as the child automatically gets citizenship if born in the U.S.). Ironically, Sofia and the immigration employee are both white (Sofia being Bulgarian).

* EventTitle: Jo makes a TitleDrop that Sophia Zorav FakingTheDead with the FBI is her "ace in the hole".

* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The episode begins with finding Sophia Zorav's rapist then switches to protecting her and her child from a child trafficking ring.

* BigDamnHeroes: Captain Cragen, Finn, and some members of TheSquad tracks Anton Petrov's den and saves Sophia Zorav from being killed.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: The episode concludes with Sophia Zorav reclaiming her baby and having her and her parents process their naturalization (her baby was born in the U.S. and thus a citizen).

* XanatosSpeedChess: Upon realizing that Anton Petrov has frighteningly unknown connections after finding his planted bomb, the FBI decides to fake Sophia Zorav's and her assigned guardians' deaths until the perfect opportunity to fuck him up presents itself arises.

* DirtyCop: Anton Petrov was a member of the Bulgarian police force until he was caught with his trafficking business and goes full-time criminal.

Detectives Benson (Creator/MariskaHargitay) and Stabler (Creator/ChristopherMeloni) must track down a pregnant rape victim (Creator/HannaLiinaVõsa) who disappears from the hospital. In the process, they uncover a vast baby-trafficking scam, led by a Bulgarian crime lord (Creator/PashaDLychnikoff). When the woman (Creator/GordanaRashovich) who housed the pregnant mothers is discovered murdered, Benson and Stabler go undercover as infertile parents, while ADA Marlowe clashes with Cragen over methods to protect the kidnapped woman and her newborn child. Matters become complicated in the trial when the gynecologist (Creator/DavidPaymer) involved is assigned the same lawyer as the mob that used him for his access to pregnant women. He realizes that if he testifies truthfully he will be killed so a shadow counsel is arranged.

* LeeroyJenkins: Turns out the real reason Jo left the police force was she compromised her men in an undercover mission back in 1995.