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* OldMoney: Greta Esterman was this, which is her husband's primary motive for murdering her. In a divorce, she would take him to the cleaners as they'd been living off her inheritance from her parents, and his extremely expensive tastes would have ruined him as a single man. As a widower, he got all of Greta's money.

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* AnythingThatMoves: Mario's ex-coworker describes him this way, noting that he has sex in orgies and with other men.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his self-centeredness, [[spoiler: Arthur Esterman]] expressed a modicum of sympathy for his second victim, a random woman he'd killed in an effort to throw the police off his trail. Downplayed in that he only says he's sorry she "had to die."

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his self-centeredness, [[spoiler: Arthur Esterman]] Esterman expressed a modicum of sympathy for his second victim, a random woman he'd killed in an effort to throw the police off his trail. Downplayed in that he only says he's sorry she "had to die."



* HeKnowsTooMuch: The victim is killed because she discovers [[spoiler:her husband was stealing money from her to carry on an affair with an escort.]]

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* HeKnowsTooMuch: The victim is killed because she discovers [[spoiler:her her husband was stealing money from her to carry on an affair with an escort.]]



* ReallyGetsAround: Mario's ex-coworker describes him this way, noting that he has sex in orgies and with other men.



* SmugSnake: [[spoiler: Arthur Esterman]] is this throughout most of the episode's third act due to arrogantly believing the detectives won't be able to get any evidence against them.
* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler: The husband did it.]]

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* SmugSnake: [[spoiler: Arthur Esterman]] Esterman is this throughout most of the episode's third act due to arrogantly believing the detectives won't be able to get any evidence against them.
* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler: The husband did it.]]
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Wrong trope - it's the same killer; wrongly assuming the killer of the first woman was the killer of the second would be a red herring


* RedHerring: The second victim is murdered to make the first look like the work of a SerialKiller.

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* RedHerring: SerialKillingsSpecificTarget: The second victim is murdered to make the first look like the work of a SerialKiller.
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* GilliganCut: Warner tells Benson and Stabler she's not sure if they second victim was killed by a CopycatKiller and that she can't say it's the same guy. Immediately cut to a different expert telling Munch and Fin he's sure it's the same guy.

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* GilliganCut: Warner tells Benson and Stabler she's not sure if they the second victim was killed by a CopycatKiller and that she can't say it's the same guy. Immediately cut to a different expert telling Munch and Fin he's sure it's the same guy.
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* DepravedBisexual: Mario Molinari is a sexually active bisexual who doesn't warn his partners that he has HIV. When confronted, he makes no secret of how little he cares if the people he's been with got infected. He also has a criminal record for assault and robbery and statutory rape is among the charges brought against him.


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* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his self-centeredness, [[spoiler: Arthur Esterman]] expressed a modicum of sympathy for his second victim, a random woman he'd killed in an effort to throw the police off his trail. Downplayed in that he only says he's sorry she "had to die."


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* SmugSnake: [[spoiler: Arthur Esterman]] is this throughout most of the episode's third act due to arrogantly believing the detectives won't be able to get any evidence against them.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Downplayed. Detectives don't have enough evidence to compel a DNA test, so Cabot argues in court that they should be able to test the blood the suspect donated as part of the charity drive. The judge agrees; however, she limits the testing to the same tests used at a blood blank.
* RedHerring: The second victim is murdered to make the first look like the work of a SerialKiller.

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The detectives investigate when an HIV specialist is found raped and murdered in a park.

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The detectives investigate when an HIV specialist is found raped and murdered in a park. The case escalates when a second victim is found.



* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler: The husband did it.]]

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* GilliganCut: Warner tells Benson and Stabler she's not sure if they second victim was killed by a CopycatKiller and that she can't say it's the same guy. Immediately cut to a different expert telling Munch and Fin he's sure it's the same guy.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The victim is killed because she discovers [[spoiler:her husband was stealing money from her to carry on an affair with an escort.]]
* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler: The husband did it.]]]]
* TooMuchInformation: Munch reacts this way when a HighClassCallGirl compares her client to the Energizer Bunny.
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* AnythingThatMoves: Mario's ex-coworker describes him this way, noting that he has sex in orgies and with other men.
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The detectives investigate when an HIV specialist is found raped and murdered in a park.
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* AnimalLover: John Munch protests when Fin suggests leaving the victim's dog in their car as they conduct the investigation and can be seen doting on the dog in their scenes together.
* CurseCutShort: Benson interrupts just as a suspect is about to suggest that [[YouNeedToGetLaid she needs to have sex.]]
* TilMurderDoUsPart: [[spoiler: The husband did it.]]

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