Written By Julie Martin and Warren Leight
Directed By Norberto Barba
A fellow NYPD detective believes his teen daughters are being groomed by a sexual predator and ask for SVU assistance. Tamin goes undercover as the girl's aunt against Benson's orders, and the suspect is soon arrested against the girls' wishes. However, when the suspect is released, the girls' enraged father takes matters into his own hands with potentially deadly consequences.
Tropes
- Continuity Nod: Dr. Hanover touches on Amanda's feelings about Carisi leaving SVU for the ADA's office, including her annoyance that he didn't notice she was upset about it. Dr. Hanover tries to get her to explore the feelings behind it, but that's too much for her.
- How We Got Here: The story starts in Steve Getz's cell as he hangs himself, then rewinds to what got this all started.
- Indy Ploy: Kat "calling an audible" by demanding some upfront payment while posing as Frank's sister.
- Ripped from the Headlines: Based on the Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell case.
- Shipper on Deck: Amanda has told her therapist that Sonny is "kind, smart, funny, [she] enjoy[s] his company, and he's good with [her] kids," and Dr. Hanover is left wondering why they aren't together. Amanda insists they are Just Friends.
