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* BreakThemByTalking: Olivia finally convinces Katya to help them after giving her a scathing speech about how she acts like nothing more than "a sex machine with a cash register between her legs." That hits a nerve and Olivia keeps on going until Katya agrees to meet with Alex to get him to confess to the murders.
* HighClassCallGirl: Katya and Sonya are ones and the concept as it's used in regards to Russian call girls is explored quite a bit in the episode.
* HookersAndBlow: The world of Russian call girls and [[TheMafiya the men]] they work for comes off as this, especially in the summary of what's been going on so far that Cragen gives.
* HookersAndBlow: The world of Russian call girls and [[TheMafiya the men]] they work for comes off as this, especially in the summary of what's been going on so far that Cragen gives.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Strizhov deliberately acts like an idiot, deliberately telling the police he killed Andrew but in a different manner than he actually died from. But he is a lot more on the ball than he appears.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Strizhov deliberately acts like an idiot, deliberately telling the police he killed Andrew but in a different manner saying he shot him rather than he actually died from. killed him. Because of this, the detectives initially believe he's not [[SarcasticConfession telling the truth.]] But he is a lot more on the ball than he appears.
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* RussianRoulette: Alexander Strizhov gets two clicks before the bang.
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* RussianRoulette: Alexander Strizhov gets two three clicks before the bang.
* ShoutOut: Olivia compares Katya to being more like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye_Messner Tammy Bakker]] than the modern-day Cleopatra most people describe her as.
* SinisterSuffocation: Alex strangles Andrew with the rope left around his neck.
* SinisterSuffocation: Alex strangles Andrew with the rope left around his neck.
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* TemptingFate: After successfully surviving two clicks of RussianRoulette, Strizhov says
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* TemptingFate: After successfully surviving two three clicks of RussianRoulette, Strizhov says
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* TitleDrop: The "Russian Love Poem" is Strizhov's MotiveRant.
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* TitleDrop: The "Russian Love Poem" is Strizhov's MotiveRant.MotiveRant.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Katya insults Olivia by telling her she should have more sex so she won't be such a mean bitch. Olivia brushes it off.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Katya insults Olivia by telling her she should have more sex so she won't be such a mean bitch. Olivia brushes it off.
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A tight knit group of Russian immigrants impede Stabler and Benson's investigation into the case of the murder of a multimillionaire.
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A tight knit group of Russian immigrants impede Stabler and Benson's investigation into the case of the murder of a multimillionaire.multimillionaire Andrew Hardin.
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* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe as having sex with anything that moves, whether men or women.
* DisposableSexWorker: Sonya Pietrovicz and several other characters were depicted as such.
* DisposableSexWorker: Sonya Pietrovicz and several other characters were depicted as such.
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* BrutalHonesty: The detectives are convinced Andrew's wife had nothing to do with his death because she's practically doing a happy dance he's dead and doing nothing to hide her glee. A grieving widow the woman is not.
* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe him as having sex with anything that moves, whether men or women.
* ClosetKey: Andrew pretends one of his many conquests is this for him in order to get him into bed. He is ''not'' happy when he learns the truth.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Alexander is this for Katya. He believes he owns her since he was the one to bring her over from Russia and is enraged when she rejects him, preferring to do sex work to get by.
* DisposableSexWorker: Sonya Pietrovicz and several other characterswere are depicted as such.
* DrivenToSuicide: When it's clear he's going to prison, Alexander plays Russian Roulette with the gun he has until he finally shoots himself in the chest.
* ExtremeOmnisexual: Andrew's wife describes his sexuality as such.
* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe him as having sex with anything that moves, whether men or women.
* ClosetKey: Andrew pretends one of his many conquests is this for him in order to get him into bed. He is ''not'' happy when he learns the truth.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Alexander is this for Katya. He believes he owns her since he was the one to bring her over from Russia and is enraged when she rejects him, preferring to do sex work to get by.
* DisposableSexWorker: Sonya Pietrovicz and several other characters
* DrivenToSuicide: When it's clear he's going to prison, Alexander plays Russian Roulette with the gun he has until he finally shoots himself in the chest.
* ExtremeOmnisexual: Andrew's wife describes his sexuality as such.
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* GoldDigger: Katya is this for Andrew, a situation both of them are aware of and alright with at first.
* LoveFatherLoveSon: One of Andrew's son's girlfriends ended up sleeping with Andrew as well. She's not creeped out about it at all.
* NeverOneMurder: Andrew's murder is only the start as Strizhov tries to silence anyone who may know about what he did.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Katya and Sonya tied up Andrew and shoved a banana up his behind to punish him for rejecting Katya. This leads the police to think they killed him as well but Katya vehemently denies this, saying they left him like that. It turns out Alexander took the opportunity to strangle him in a jealous rage.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Strizhov deliberately acts like an idiot, deliberately telling the police he killed Andrew but in a different manner than he actually died from. But he is a lot more on the ball than he appears.
** Sonya's cousin is this as well, pretending not to be able to speak or understand English until he gets drunk and then speaks in perfect English as he reveals information to the police.
* {{Omniglot}}: In addition to English and Yiddish, Munch is shown to speak some semi-fluent Russian in this episode.
* TheOner: The last shot of the episode is the camera remaining static as it follows Stabler and Benson slowly walking away down the boulevard.
* PlotAllergy: Andrew was allergic to bananas, making it clear whoever killed him knew him on a personal level.
* ProudBeauty: Katya is this.
* QuipToBlack: Cassidy and Munch find Sonya and her aunt butchered with a hatchet. Que Cassidy saying, "I'll go tell babushka to stop cleaning", referring to an old woman they'd seen scrubbing the stairs moments before. Cue fade to commerical.
* ReallyGetsAround: It takes the detectives a while to interview all of Andrew's many sexual partners, men and women both.
* LoveFatherLoveSon: One of Andrew's son's girlfriends ended up sleeping with Andrew as well. She's not creeped out about it at all.
* NeverOneMurder: Andrew's murder is only the start as Strizhov tries to silence anyone who may know about what he did.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Katya and Sonya tied up Andrew and shoved a banana up his behind to punish him for rejecting Katya. This leads the police to think they killed him as well but Katya vehemently denies this, saying they left him like that. It turns out Alexander took the opportunity to strangle him in a jealous rage.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Strizhov deliberately acts like an idiot, deliberately telling the police he killed Andrew but in a different manner than he actually died from. But he is a lot more on the ball than he appears.
** Sonya's cousin is this as well, pretending not to be able to speak or understand English until he gets drunk and then speaks in perfect English as he reveals information to the police.
* {{Omniglot}}: In addition to English and Yiddish, Munch is shown to speak some semi-fluent Russian in this episode.
* TheOner: The last shot of the episode is the camera remaining static as it follows Stabler and Benson slowly walking away down the boulevard.
* PlotAllergy: Andrew was allergic to bananas, making it clear whoever killed him knew him on a personal level.
* ProudBeauty: Katya is this.
* QuipToBlack: Cassidy and Munch find Sonya and her aunt butchered with a hatchet. Que Cassidy saying, "I'll go tell babushka to stop cleaning", referring to an old woman they'd seen scrubbing the stairs moments before. Cue fade to commerical.
* ReallyGetsAround: It takes the detectives a while to interview all of Andrew's many sexual partners, men and women both.
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* SheKnowsTooMuch: Sonya is going to confess everything to the police, so Alexander murders her to keep her from talking.
* StageName: One of Andrew's many conquests is a young model trying to break into porn who has the perfect stage name of Bull Dozer.
* StageName: One of Andrew's many conquests is a young model trying to break into porn who has the perfect stage name of Bull Dozer.
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* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe as having sex with AnythingThatMoves, whether men or women.
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* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe as having sex with AnythingThatMoves, anything that moves, whether men or women.
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When Andrew Harlin, a bisexual multi-millionaire, is found murdered in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their suspicion to Harlin's long list of lovers. Evidence at the crime scene leads detectives to a pair of Russian escorts, but before they can get the truth from them, one turns up dead, and the boyfriend (Creator/OlekKrupa) of the other confesses to murder.
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-->"[[FamousLastWords Nothing hurts me, not even this gun. See how lucky I am]]?" ''(BANG!)''
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* RussianRoulette: Alexander Strizhov gets two clicks before the bang.
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* RussianRoulette: Alexander Strizhov gets two clicks before the bang.bang.
* TemptingFate: After successfully surviving two clicks of RussianRoulette, Strizhov says
-->"[[FamousLastWords Nothing hurts me, not even this gun. See how lucky I am]]?" ''(BANG!)''
* TitleDrop: The "Russian Love Poem" is Strizhov's MotiveRant.
* TemptingFate: After successfully surviving two clicks of RussianRoulette, Strizhov says
-->"[[FamousLastWords Nothing hurts me, not even this gun. See how lucky I am]]?" ''(BANG!)''
* TitleDrop: The "Russian Love Poem" is Strizhov's MotiveRant.
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* FiveFiveFive: Katya Ivanova's phone number is 555-0100.
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* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe as having sex with AnythingThatMoves.
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* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe as having sex with AnythingThatMoves.AnythingThatMoves, whether men or women.
* DisposableSexWorker: Sonya Pietrovicz and several other characters were depicted as such.
* DisposableSexWorker: Sonya Pietrovicz and several other characters were depicted as such.
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* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear.
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* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear. His wife and a number of people also describe as having sex with AnythingThatMoves.
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* AssShove: The victim was sodomized.....with an actual banana...
* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear.
* BondageIsBad: When Andrew Harlin's body was found, he was in full-on S & M gear.
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When bisexual multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin is found murdered in his home, Benson & Stabler turn their suspicion to Harlin's long list of lovers which eventually leads them to a pair of Russian escorts as the prime suspects.
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When Andrew Harlin, a bisexual multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin multi-millionaire, is found murdered in his home, Benson & and Stabler turn their suspicion to Harlin's long list of lovers which eventually lovers. Evidence at the crime scene leads them detectives to a pair of Russian escorts as escorts, but before they can get the prime suspects.truth from them, one turns up dead, and the boyfriend (Creator/OlekKrupa) of the other confesses to murder.
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* RussianRoulette: Alexander Strizhov gets two clicks before the bang.
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* RussianRoulette: Alexander Strizhov gets two clicks before the bang.
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Written By Creator/EvaNagorski
Directed By Creator/RickRosenthal
Directed By Creator/RickRosenthal
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When bisexual multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin is found murdered in his home, Benson & Stabler turn their suspicion to Harlin's long list of lovers which eventually leads them to a pair of Russian escorts as the prime suspects.
