History Recap / LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS9E10Snitch

A 14-year old African girl is found murdered and subjected to genital mutilation. The investigation leads to her husband Chuckwei Bothame (Creator/HakeemKaeKazim), A 35-year old Nigerian immigrant that escaped political persecution from his country and is revealed to be a polygamist to booth. However, suspicions that she might have been abused by him are dispersed when they find out that Chuckwei witnessed an murder by a neighborhood thug called Denis King ([[Music/WuTangClan Method Man]]), who is intimidating him into not [[TitleDrop snitching]] or else something awful will happen to him or his family.

** Polygamy is also an common practice among African Christians, despite being it being frowned upon by mainstream Christians and considered against the law in America. Almani argues that polygamy isn't explicitly forbidden in the Bible since [[RoyalHarem King David kept multiple wives]] and she seems to genuinely view it as normal and rational. (Sara [[spoiler:claims to as well, but it turns out she can only handle it up to a point, suggesting she may not be as in favor of the practice as she claims.]])

* DisabilityAlibi: Chuckwei attempts to invoke this, citing being unable to move his left hand. The detectives don't quite buy it, pointing out even with one working hand he's still strong enough to beat a fourteen-year-old girl to death. He's soon cleared by other means though.

* DisabilityAlibi: Chuckwei attempts to invoke this, citing being unable to move his left hand. The detective don't quite buy it, pointing out even with one working hand he's still strong enough to beat a fourteen-year-old girl to death. He's soon cleared by other means though.

* NotSoDifferent: Sara argues that polygamous marriages are more happy and stable than monogamous ones, but it's revealed at the end she killed Nikki due to jealousy over having to share her husband with her.

** Female circumcision is practiced like an cultural norm even though its technically illegal in most countries, including the US obviously. As far as everyone knows, Nikki agreed to it on her own rather than being pressured to accepting it.

* TokenWhite: Sarah is the only Caucasian among Chuckwei's three wives.

** Polygamy is also an common practice among African Christians, despite being it being frowned upon by mainstream Christians and considered against the law in America. Almani argues that polygamy isn't explicitly forbidden in the Bible since [[RoyalHarem King David kept multiple wives]] and she seems to genuinely view it as normal and rational. (Sara [[spoiler:claims to as well, but it turns out her tolerance has limits -- she was willing to accept Chuckwei already having a wife when he married her, but not him adding additional wives after her.]])

** Polygamy is also an common practice among African Christians, despite being it being frowned upon by mainstream Christians and considered against the law in America. Almani argues that polygamy isn't explicitly forbidden in the Bible since [[RoyalHarem King David kept multiple wives]] and she seems to genuinely view it as normal and rational.

** Polygamy is also an common practice among African Christians, despite being it being frowned upon by most Christians and considered against the law in America. Almani argues that polygamy isn't explicitly forbidden in the Bible since [[RoyalHarem King David kept multiple wives]] and she seems to genuinely view it as normal and rational.

A 14-year old African girl is found murdered and subjected to genital mutilation. The investigation leads to her husband Chuckwei Bothame, A 35-year old Nigerian immigrant that escaped political persecution from his country and is revealed to be a polygamist to booth. However, suspicions that she might have been abused by him are dispersed when they find out that Chuckwei witnessed an murder by a neighborhood thug called Denis King, who is intimidating him into not [[TitleDrop snitching]] or else something awful will happen to him or his family.

* SmugSnake: King never wastes time acting smug in front of the detectives when he thinks he is on top. Appropriately, he has a VillainousBreakdown when Chuckwei testifies against him at the end of the episode.

* DoubleStandard: Discussed in-universe when Olivia points out that polygyny (men married to multiple women) are more common than polyandry (women married to multiple men), but Almani points out that this is common in Mozambique.

* NotSoDifferent: Sarah argues that polygamous weddings are more happy and stable than monogamous ones, yet its revealed at the end she killed Nikki due to jealousy showing that their relation is no better or less prone to family issues than normal couples.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Chuckwei's lawyer and second wife Sarah Flint is an human rights' worker that helped him settle in the US and married him. However, its revealed that she was Nikki's real murderer. She also stages an false threat on her stepson and assaults her fellow wife to keep her quiet about it.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Sarah murdered Nikki because she felt jealous of her.

** Polygamy is also an common practice among African Christians, despite being it being frowned upon by most Christians and considered against the law in America. Almani argues that polygamy isn't explicitly forbidden in the Bible since [[RoyalHarem King David kept multiple wives]] and her family at least tries to portray themselves as happy and functional.

* ExoticExtendedMarriage: Chuckwei with his three wives Almani, Sarah and Nikki.
* NotMeThisTime: King did actually kill an innocent man in front of Chuckwei and is intimidating him for it. But he did not kill Nikki himself, it was Sarah.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Chuckwei's lawyer and second wife Sarah Flint is an human rights' worker that helped him settle in the US and married him. However, its revealed that she was Nikki's real murderer and not King. She also stages an false threat on her stepson and assaults her fellow wife to keep her quiet about it.

* NotMeThisTime: King did actually kill an innocent man in front of Chuckwei and is intimidating him for it. But he did not kill Nikki, it was Sarah.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Chuckwei's lawyer and second wife Sarah Flint is an human rights' worker that helped him settle in the US and married him. However, its revealed that she was Nikki's real murderer and not King.
* ClingyJealousGirl:

** Female circumcision is practiced like an cultural norm even though its technically illegal in most countries, including the US obviously.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Sarah tells Elliot and Olivia that polygamous weddings are more happy and prosperous than monogamous ones because there are smaller risks of infidelity, yet its revealed at the end of the episode that she killed Nikki out of jealousy for Chuckwei's affection.