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* AbsenteeActor: Creator/BDWong (George Huang) and Creator/TamaraTunie (Melinda Warner) are both absent in this episode.
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** In an earlier scene, Dr Chanoor is first seen publicly yelling at Henry for not doing a proper mop job in the clinic hallway, capping it off with telling him to "take some pride in [his] work".

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** In an earlier scene, Dr Chanoor is first seen publicly yelling at Henry for not doing a proper mop job properly mopping in the clinic hallway, capping it off with telling him to "take some pride in [his] work".
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[This description was copied in violation of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it with original writing.]

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[This description was copied in violation Fin reluctantly takes on the case of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it a raped co-ed at his son's behest. His dealings with original writing.]the uncooperative victim brings him to cross paths with Detective Chester Lake, himself investigating similar cases as part of Brooklyn's SVU Unit. Despite the rocky first meeting, the two find themselves working together as more and more victims keep popping up.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the detectives suspect Dr Chanoor of being the SerialRapist, Henry (who works as the clinic janitor) comments that he believes the doctor could never do those things.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the detectives suspect Dr Dr. Chanoor of being the SerialRapist, Henry (who works as the clinic janitor) comments that he believes the doctor could never do those things.



* ThickerThanWater: Henry's mother and eldest sister attempt to pull this on Dr Chanoor to stop him from turning Henry in as he is family but to no avail.

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* ThickerThanWater: Henry's mother and eldest sister attempt to pull this on Dr Dr. Chanoor to stop him from turning Henry in as he is family but to no avail.
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Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn SVU detective (Creator/AdamBeach) who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases. This leads them to a successful family (Creator/NavidNegahban, Creator/PoojaKumar and Creator/SakinaJaffrey) whose patriarch disowned the son (Creator/KalPenn) for being an underachiever. Creator/KelliGiddish, who would go on to portray Detective Rollins in later seasons, appears as a rape victim in this episode.

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Fin reluctantly works [This description was copied in violation of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it with a Brooklyn SVU detective (Creator/AdamBeach) who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases. This leads them to a successful family (Creator/NavidNegahban, Creator/PoojaKumar and Creator/SakinaJaffrey) whose patriarch disowned the son (Creator/KalPenn) for being an underachiever. Creator/KelliGiddish, who would go on to portray Detective Rollins in later seasons, appears as a rape victim in this episode.original writing.]
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* IdenticalStranger: Kara Bawson is played by future regular Creator/KelliGiddish.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Lake mentions that he's walked every block of Manhattan. This helps him pinpoint Henry's location when Henry calls into a radio show to brag about his exploits.
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Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn SVU detective (Creator/AdamBeach) who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases. This leads them to a successful family (Creator/NavidNegahban, Creator/PoojaKumar and Creator/SakinaJaffrey) whose patriarch disowned the son (Creator/KalPenn) for being an underachiever. [[Creator/KelliGiddish]], who would go on to portray Detective Rollins in later seasons, appears as a rape victim in this episode.

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Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn SVU detective (Creator/AdamBeach) who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases. This leads them to a successful family (Creator/NavidNegahban, Creator/PoojaKumar and Creator/SakinaJaffrey) whose patriarch disowned the son (Creator/KalPenn) for being an underachiever. [[Creator/KelliGiddish]], Creator/KelliGiddish, who would go on to portray Detective Rollins in later seasons, appears as a rape victim in this episode.
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Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn SVU detective (Creator/AdamBeach) who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases. This leads them to a successful family (Creator/NavidNegahban, Creator/PoojaKumar and Creator/SakinaJaffrey) whose patriarch disowned the son (Creator/KalPenn) for being an underachiever.

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Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn SVU detective (Creator/AdamBeach) who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases. This leads them to a successful family (Creator/NavidNegahban, Creator/PoojaKumar and Creator/SakinaJaffrey) whose patriarch disowned the son (Creator/KalPenn) for being an underachiever. [[Creator/KelliGiddish]], who would go on to portray Detective Rollins in later seasons, appears as a rape victim in this episode.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry and a sexually abusive DrJerk to his female staff, but he rightfully points out to his daughter and wife that Henry is a serial rapist and killer who needs to be turned in.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry and a sexually abusive DrJerk to his female staff, but he rightfully points out to his daughter and wife that out, family or not, Henry is a serial rapist and killer rapist/killer who needs to be turned in.


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* ThickerThanWater: Henry's mother and eldest sister attempt to pull this on Dr Chanoor to stop him from turning Henry in as he is family but to no avail.
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** In an earlier scene, Dr Chanoor is first seen publicly yelling at Henry for not doing a proper mop job in the clinic hallway, capping it off with telling him to "take some pride in [his] work".
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before the reveal, when the detectives suspect Dr Chanoor of being the SerialRapist, Henry (who works as the clinic janitor) comments that he believes the doctor could never do those things.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before the reveal, when When the detectives suspect Dr Chanoor of being the SerialRapist, Henry (who works as the clinic janitor) comments that he believes the doctor could never do those things.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry and a sexually abusive DrJerk to his female staff, but he is a dutiful citizen who is willing to have him arrested for his crimes.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry and a sexually abusive DrJerk to his female staff, but he rightfully points out to his daughter and wife that Henry is a dutiful citizen serial rapist and killer who is willing needs to have him arrested for his crimes.be turned in.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as The SerialRapist, after the detectives have finished questioning Henry, the clinic janitor about Dr Chanoor, he comments to them that he believes the latter could never do those things.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as The SerialRapist, after the reveal, when the detectives have finished questioning Henry, suspect Dr Chanoor of being the SerialRapist, Henry (who works as the clinic janitor about Dr Chanoor, he janitor) comments to them that he believes the latter doctor could never do those things.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as VillianoftheWeek, after the detectives have finished questioning Henry, the clinic janitor about Dr Chanoor (who they believe to be the SerialRapist) he comments to them that he believes the latter could never do those things.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as VillianoftheWeek, The SerialRapist, after the detectives have finished questioning Henry, the clinic janitor about Dr Chanoor (who they believe to be the SerialRapist) Chanoor, he comments to them that he believes the latter could never do those things.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as the SerialRapist, Henry tells the detectives who are investigating Dr Chanoor that he believes they’re wrong about him committing those crimes.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as the SerialRapist, Henry tells VillianoftheWeek, after the detectives who are investigating have finished questioning Henry, the clinic janitor about Dr Chanoor (who they believe to be the SerialRapist) he comments to them that he believes they’re wrong about him committing the latter could never do those crimes.things.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry and a sexually repulsive DrJerk to his female staff, but he is a dutiful citizen who is willing to have him arrested for his crimes.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry and a sexually repulsive abusive DrJerk to his female staff, but he is a dutiful citizen who is willing to have him arrested for his crimes.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as the SerialRapist, Henry tells the detectives who are investigating Dr Chanoor that he believes they’re wrong about Dr Chanoor committing those crimes.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as the SerialRapist, Henry tells the detectives who are investigating Dr Chanoor that he believes they’re wrong about Dr Chanoor him committing those crimes.
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* Foreshadowing: Before his reveal as the SerialRapist, Henry tells the detectives who are investigating Dr Chanoor that he believes they’re wrong about Dr Chanoor committing those crimes.

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: Before his reveal as the SerialRapist, Henry tells the detectives who are investigating Dr Chanoor that he believes they’re wrong about Dr Chanoor committing those crimes.
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* Foreshadowing: Before his reveal as the SerialRapist, Henry tells the detectives who are investigating Dr Chanoor that he believes they’re wrong about Dr Chanoor committing those crimes.
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* HostageSituation: Henry Chanoor does this to his dock foreman and tries to do such with Chester Lake before he is ultimately taken down by Fin.
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* TakeMeInstead: The episode ends with Chester Lake trying to coax a rapist/murderer to release a hostage by playing to his desire for attention, reasoning to him that taking a cop hostage will make him famous. This gives Fin a chance to shoot him and disable him long enough to be taken into custody.

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* TakeMeInstead: The episode ends with Chester Lake trying to coax a rapist/murderer coax Henry Chanoor to release a hostage by playing to his desire for attention, reasoning to him that taking a cop hostage will make him famous. This gives Fin a chance to shoot him and disable him long enough to be taken into custody.
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* TakeMeInstead: The episode ends with Chester Lake trying to coax a rapist/murderer to release a hostage by playing to his desire for attention, reasoning to him that taking a cop hostage will make him famous. This gives Fin a chance to shoot him and disable him long enough to be taken into custody.
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Written By Creator/PaulGrellong

Directed By Creator/ArthurWForney
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry, but he is a dutiful citizen who is willing to have him arrested for his crimes.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry, Henry and a sexually repulsive DrJerk to his female staff, but he is a dutiful citizen who is willing to have him arrested for his crimes.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Finn is the primary detective this episode.


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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title refers to both Chester Lake (the one from a different precinct) and Henry Chanoor (TheUnfavorite).


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* OutOfFocus: Eliot and Olivia are barely in the episode.
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Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn SVU detective (Creator/AdamBeach) who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases. This leads them to a successful family (Creator/NavidNegahban, Creator/PoojaKumar and Creator/SakinaJaffrey) whose patriarch disowned the son (Creator/KalPenn) for being an underachiever.
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* AbsenteeActor: Creator/BDWong (George Huang) and Creator/TamaraTunie (Melinda Warner) are both absent in this episode.
* AndStarring: "SpecialGuest Star Creator/AdamBeach" and "With Special Guest Appearance by Creator/KalPenn".
* DebutQueue: Det. Chester Lake makes his first appearance.
* IHaveNoSon: Henry's father disowns him the moment he realized that he's the SerialRapist.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Henry Chanoor's main drive is his desire for any sort of recognition.
* IdenticalStranger: Kara Bawson is played by future regular Creator/KelliGiddish.
* {{Irony}}: Henry became a SerialRapist to boost his ego that was damaged due to his father's neglect, even though the female members of his family are the only ones who loved him.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Rankesh Chanoor may be a cruel father to Henry, but he is a dutiful citizen who is willing to have him arrested for his crimes.
* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: In stark contrast to her husband, Henry's mother denies her son's criminal capability and even states his FreudianExcuse on his behalf.
* MoralityPet: The only people Henry Chanoor genuinely loves other than himself are his mother and sisters.
* TheOathbreaker: Henry Chanoor's eldest sister is a lawyer, who attempted obstruction by stopping their father from ratting him out when everyone (including herself) figured out that he's the SerialRapist.
* ShipTease: Chester Lake flirts with Casey, who flirts right back.
* TheUnfavorite: Henry Chanoor to his father.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Henry Chanoor's FreudianExcuse is his father's lack of affection towards him.

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