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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Cap reveals that, after the events of "[[Recap/LawAndorderSpecialVictimsUnitS12E13Mask Mask]]", he lost his daughter, his practice, his credibility and may possibly lose his licence. This is because allowing Elliot to go undercover at his support group in order to catch a killer, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome violated doctor-patient confidentiality rules]].
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* AbusiveParents: Elaine molested and sodomized both her daughters and continues raping Katie well into adulthood.
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** When Katie is to be institutionalized, the detectives tell June that "she'll never be free again". In reality, a defendant deemed not guilty by reason of mental defect, which is implied to be what will happen to Katie, would be directed to be held "until such time as [they] are no longer a threat to [themselves] or to others". This ''can'', and in many cases does, result in the person being held for life, but it wouldn't be a certainty at the time of sentencing.

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** When Katie is to be institutionalized, the detectives tell June that "she'll never be free again". In reality, a defendant deemed not guilty by reason of mental defect, which is implied to be what will happen to Katie, what's being suggested in the scene, would be directed to be held "until such time as [they] are no longer a threat to [themselves] or to others". others", rather than for any set stretch of time. This ''can'', and in many cases does, result in the person being held for life, but it wouldn't be a certainty something that's predetermined at the time of sentencing.
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* ArtisticLicenceLaw: An interviewee merely musing that she might need an attorney is not a sufficiently clearly invocation of the right against self-incrimination to require a halt to interrogation. That said, it might just be over-cautiousness by SVU given they've had previous issues along the same lines.

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* ArtisticLicenceLaw: An interviewee merely musing that she might need an attorney is not a sufficiently clearly invocation of the right against self-incrimination to require a halt to interrogation. That being said, it might SVU's been burned on this [[Recap/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS7E18Venom in the past]], so it's possible they're just be over-cautiousness by SVU given they've had previous issues along the same lines.being a little extra cautious to avoid a repeat.

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