History Recap / LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS13E17JusticeDenied

* MiscarriageOfJustice: Thanks to Olivia, Omar sent eight years in prison for a crime he hadn't committed, allowing the true rapist to roam free in that time, during which he assaulted god-knows how many other innocent women.

A rape victim is brought to the E.R. after a brutal and lengthy assault, bearing the signature torture marks of a rapist believed to have been caught eight years prior. Benson, who had been the one to close the case, must now determine whether this new attack is that of a copycat acting on the orders of the original accused, or if she had helped place an innocent man in prison all those years ago. [[spoiler: It's the latter.]]

* CassandraTruth: Omar Pena, who SVU put away eight years ago, has continued to insist that his (recanted) confession was coerced and that he didn't commit a particularly brutal rape/assault, but no one believes him, in part because he knew a detail that was never made public; namely, that the scarf used to gag the victim was green. In the course of the episode, the victim mentions casually that [[spoiler:the scarf was actually red, and subsequent investigation reveals that the officer who vouchered it was colorblind and wrote the wrong color into the report, which Benson had read and unknowingly told Omar. At the end of the episode, the real culprit is found and Omar, who had served eight years for a crime he never committed, is set free.]]
* [[spoiler:FalseConfession: Olivia realizes she forced Omar to confess to a crime he didn't commit by playing bad cop on him for eight hours while unknowingly feeding him details about the crime he couldn't have known otherwise.]]

** Benson's biggest flaw is in full display here. Her concern over the victim instead of focusing on the case resulted in her choosing to comfort her instead of looking over the evidence, which meant she never saw [[spoiler:the scarf in person. If she had she would have seen that the scarf was a different color than what the report said, and realized Omar really was innocent.]]
** Actually, she would have most likely [[spoiler:just corrected the evidence log.]] And then, [[spoiler:they (either Munch and Fin, or Olivia) still would have accidentally fed him that detail,]] only this time, [[spoiler:would have repeated back the correct color.]] The officer [[spoiler:mislabeling the scarf]] ultimately [[spoiler:got him out after 8 years, rather than for the rest of his life.]]
* JackTheRipoff: When a rape case with the same MO as the crime Omar had been put away for turns up, the SVU (Benson, in particular) believe that Omar may have given instructions to an accomplice on the outside in order to create an illusion that he was innocent. [[spoiler:Turns out, he hadn't. The rapist wasn't a copycat; he was the actual perpetrator for the rape that Omar had been arrested for]].

** [[spoiler:Benson is horrified to find out that she'd basically forced an innocent man into confessing to a crime he didn't commit. And in doing so allowed the real rapist to continue for years.]]
** [[spoiler:The victim of the crime also realizes she helped put the wrong man in jail.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:The rapist's newest victim really gives it to Benson, telling her that if she had arrested the real rapist in the first place, she wouldn't have been assaulted. Knowing that she's right, Benson can only weakly apologize]].

* JackTheRipoff: When a rape case with the same MO as the crime Omar had been put away for turns up, the SVU (Benson, in particular) believe that Omar may have been given instructions to an accomplice on the outside in order to create an illusion that he was innocent. [[spoiler:Turns out, he wasn't. The rapist wasn't a copycat; he was the actual perpetrator for the rape that Omar had been arrested for]].

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:The rapist's newest victim really gives it to Benson, telling her that if she had arrested the real rapist in the first place, she wouldn't have been assaulted. Knowing that she's right, Benson has nothing to say in return]].

** Benson's biggest flaw is in full display here. Her concern over the victim instead of focusing on the case resulted in her choosing to comfort her instead of looking over the evidence meant she never saw [[spoiler:the scarf in person. If she had she would have seen that the scarf was a different colour than what the report said, and realised Omar really was innocent.]]
** Actually, she would have most likely [[spoiler:just corrected the evidence log.]] And then, [[spoiler:they (either Munch and Finn, or Olivia) still would have accidentally fed him that detail,]] only this time, [[spoiler:would have repeated back the correct color.]] The officer [[spoiler:mislabeling the scarf]] ultimately [[spoiler:got him out after 8 years, rather than for the rest of his life.]]

* FatalFlaw: Benson's biggest flaw is in full display here. Her concern over the victim instead of focusing on the case resulted in her choosing to comfort her instead of looking over the evidence meant she never saw [[spoiler:the scarf in person. If she had she would have seen that the scarf was a different colour than what the report said, and realised Omar really was innocent.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Benson is horrified to find out that she'd basically forced an innocent man into confessing to a crime he didn't commit. And in doing so allowed the real rapist to continue for years.]]
** [[spoiler:The victim of the crime also realizes she helped put the wrong man in jail.]]

** Actually, she would have most likely [[spoiler:just corrected the evidence log.]] And then, [[spoiler:they (either Munch and Finn, or Olivia) still would have accidentally fed him that detail,]] only this time, [[spoiler:would have repeated back the correct color.]] The officer [[spoiler:the scarf]] ultimately [[spoiler:got him out after 8 years, rather than for the rest of his life.]]

** Actually, she would have most likely [[just corrected the evidence log.]] And then, [[they (either Munch and Finn, or Olivia) still would have accidentally fed him that detail,]] only this time, [[Omar would have repeated back the correct color.]] The officer [[mislabeling the scarf]] ultimately [[got him out after 8 years, rather than for the rest of his life.]]

** Actually, she would have most likely just corrected the evidence log. And then, they (either Munch and Finn, or Olivia) still would have accidentally fed him that detail, only this time, Omar would have repeated back the correct color. The officer mislabeling the scarf ultimately got him out after 8 years, rather than for the rest of his life.

A rape victim is brought to the E.R. after a brutal and lengthy assault, bearing the signature torture marks of a rapist believed to have been caught eight years prior. Benson, who had been the one to close the case, must now determine whether this new attack is that of a copycat acting on the orders of the original accused, or if she had helped place an innocent man in prison all those years ago.

* CassandraTruth: Omar Pena, who SVU put away eight years ago, has continued to insist that his (recanted) confession was coerced and that he didn't commit a particularly brutal rape/assault, but no one believes him, in part because he knew a detail that was never made public; namely, that the scarf used to gag the victim was green. In the course of the episode, the victim mentions casually that [[spoiler: the scarf was actually red, and subsequent investigation reveals that the officer who vouchered it was colorblind and wrote the wrong color into the report, which Benson had read and unknowingly told Omar. At the end of the episode, the real culprit is found and Omar, who had served eight years for a crime he never committed, is set free.]]
* [[spoiler: FalseConfession: Olivia realizes she forced Omar to confess to a crime he didn't commit by playing bad cop on him for eight hours while unknowingly feeding him details about the crime he couldn't have known otherwise.]]
* FatalFlaw: Benson's biggest flaw is in full display here. Her concern over the victim instead of focusing on the case resulted in her choosing to comfort her instead of looking over the evidence meant she never saw [[spoiler: the scarf in person. If she had she would have seen that the scarf was a different colour than what the report said, and realised Omar really was innocent.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Benson is horrified to find out that she'd basically forced an innocent man into confessing to a crime he didn't commit. And in doing so allowed the real rapist to continue for years.]]
** [[spoiler: The victim of the crime also realizes she helped put the wrong man in jail.]]

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A rape victim (Creator/CynthiaLaForte) is brought to the hospital after a harrowing hours-long ordeal, and Benson recognizes the suspect's M.O. from a case she solved eight years ago. The jailed suspect (Creator/GuillermoDiaz) confessed to Benson after a tough interrogation in 2004, but has been claiming his innocence ever since his conviction. The SVU is forced to reopen Benson's old case to determine if they are dealing with a copycat or a case of wrongful imprisonment. Re-interviewing a past victim (Creator/SamanthaSoule) reveals that she may have been raped by someone else, causing Benson's detective work to be challenged and scrutinized. Olivia's personal relationship with Haden is also placed in jeopardy when Bayard Ellis gets involved with the case.

* CallBack: The episode begins with the opening scene from Season 6's "Quarry", in which Olivia is telling Cragen she got their guy after a nine-hour interrogation. In "Quarry", the comment is almost a throwaway and the envelope that Cragen hands her during the conversation is the focus of the story; here we actually learn the story behind said nine-hour interrogation.

* FatalFlaw: Benson's biggest flaw is in full display here. Her concern over the victim instead of focusing on the case resulted in her choosing to comfort the victim instead of looking over the evidence meant she never saw [[spoiler: the scarf in person. If she had she would have seen that the scarf was a different colour than what the report said, and realised Omar really was innocent.]]

* FatalFlaw: Benson's biggest flaw is in full display here. Her concern over the victim instead of focusing on the case resulted in her choosing to comfort the victim instead of looking over the evidence meant she never saw the scarf in person. If she had she would have seen that the scarf was a different colour than what the report said, and realised Omar really was innocent

* CassandraTruth: Omar Pena, who SVU put away eight years ago, has continued to insist that his (recanted) confession was coerced and that he didn't commit a particularly brutal rape/assault, but no one believes him, in part because he knew a detail that was never made public; namely, that the scarf used to gag the victim was green. In the course of the episode, the victim mentions casually that [[spoiler: the scarf was actually red, and subsequent investigation reveals that the officer who vouchered it was colorblind and wrote the wrong color into the report. At the end of the episode, the real culprit is found and Omar, who had served eight years for a crime he never committed, is set free.]]

* CassandraTruth: Omar Pena, who SVU put away eight years ago, has continued to insist that his (recanted) confession was coerced and that he didn't commit a particularly brutal rape/assault, but no one believes him, in part because he knew a detail that was never made public; namely, that the scarf used to gag the victim was green. In the course of the episode, the victim mentions casually that [[spoiler: the scarf was actually red, and subsequent investigation reveals that the officer who vouchered it was colorblind and wrote the wrong color into the report. At the end of the episode, the real culprit is found and the man who had served eight years for a crime he never committed is set free.]]

A rape victim (Creator/CynthiaLaForte) is brought to the hospital after a harrowing hours-long ordeal, and Benson recognizes the suspect's M.O. from a case she solved eight years ago. The jailed suspect (Creator/GuillermoDiaz) confessed to Benson after a tough interrogation in 2004, but has been claiming his innocence ever since his conviction. The SVU is forced to reopen Benson's old case to determine if they are dealing with a copycat or a case of wrongful imprisonment. Re-interviewing a past victim (Creator/SamanthaSoule) reveals that she may have been raped by someone else, causing Benson's detective work to be challenged and scrutinized. Olivia's personal relationship with Haden is also placed in jeopardy when Bayard Ellis gets involved with the case.