History Recap / LawAndOrderS13E24Smoke

* BuyThemOff: Monty was willing to pay the medical bills of the Mireles’ younger son Davey, in exchange for doing what he pleased with their older son, Sammy.

* OffingTheOffspring: What the parents did is almost -- if not equally -- as bad as this, and it's possible Monty did this to his son (yes, he was adopted, but still...).

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: This was clearly Monty's attitude, and the parents and his staff apparently didn't mind.

* ShoutOut: The manager of the hotel where Monty lives references Creator/{{Eminem}} as a notable past guest.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The case is inspired by Michael Jackson, but Monty himself seems to be based on Creator/JimCarrey in that he is a famous .

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Serena naively sympathies with Sammy's parents about their sick child even they were lying the money to keep quiet. She's also sympathies with Davey that he is going to have grow without his parents despite knowing what they have to Sammy & Jack rightfully tells her, he's better off.

* Greed: Sammy's parents tries to justify they did it for Sammy's brother, Davey. While it is true that Sammy's brother was dying due to poor heart condition. It's pretty clear they did it for the money since they are more successful than they were & are really selfish parents who would sell their first son to a pedophile.
* Horriblejudgeofcharacter: Serena naively sympathies with Sammy's parents about their sick child even they were lying the money to keep quiet. She's also sympathies with Davey that he is going to have grow without his parents despite knowing what they have to Sammy & Jack rightfully tells her, he's better off.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The inciting incident takes off from Music/MichaelJackson dangling his infant son over a Berlin hotel balcony railing in late 2002; the plot then draws upon the out-of-court settlement he made with the family of Jordan Chandler in 1994 after the boy accused him of molesting him. Specific details include the father of the accuser being a screenwriter (Chandler's dad was one on the side) and a police transcript of the boy's accusations appearing on a Smoking Gun-esque website years later. As it happened, by the end of 2003 Jackson was once again accused of molestation; compare and contrast this episode with ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'''s 2004 take on the second round of allegations, [[Recap/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS5E19Sick Sick]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The case is inspired by Michael Jackson, but Monty himself seems to be based on Jim Carrey.

* ParentalBetrayal: Sammy's parents agreed to have him molested by Monty in exchange for a large cash payout so they could afford their younger son's cancer treatment.

* SadisticChoice: Sammy and Davey's parents were faced with a nasty one. Their younger son had a congenital heart defect that required surgery, and they couldn't afford his treatment. Monty offered them the money they needed...on the condition that he get a night alone with Sammy.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: This was clearly Monty's attitude, and the parents and his staff apparently didn't mind.

'''Lucy Mireles:''' It wasn’t like that!\\

* SadisticChoice: Sammy and Davey's parents were faced with a nasty one. Their younger son had cancer, and they couldn't afford his treatment. Monty offered them the money they needed...on the condition that he get a night alone with Sammy.

'''Mrs. Mireles:''' It wasn’t like that!\\

'''Mrs. Mireles:''' It was only ''one time'', Sammy. We did it for Davey!\\

'''Mr. Mireles:''' ''You'' weren't gonna die!\\

* CallingTheOldManOut: Sammy is naturally horrified and disgusted when he learns the truth of what his parents did, and reads them the riot act for it.

* BuyThemOff

* DownerEnding

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The inciting incident takes off from Music/MichaelJackson dangling his infant son over a Berlin hotel balcony railing in late 2002; the plot then draws upon the out-of-court settlement he made with the family of Jordan Chandler in 1994 after the boy accused him of molesting him. Specific details include the father of the accuser being a screenwriter (Chandler's dad was one on the side) and a police transcript of the boy's accusations appearing on a Smoking Gun-esque website years later. As it happened, by the end of 2003 Jackson was once again accused of molestation; compare and contrast this episode with ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'''s 2004 take on the second round of allegations, "Sick".

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: This was clearly Monty's attitude, and the parents and his staff apparently didn't mind.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The inciting incident takes off from MichaelJackson dangling his infant son over a Berlin hotel balcony railing in late 2002; the plot then draws upon the out-of-court settlement he made with the family of Jordan Chandler in 1994 after the boy accused him of molesting him. Specific details include the father of the accuser being a screenwriter (Chandler's dad was one on the side) and a police transcript of the boy's accusations appearing on a Smoking Gun-esque website years later. As it happened, by the end of 2003 Jackson was once again accused of molestation; compare and contrast this episode with ''LawAndOrderSVU'''s 2004 take on the second round of allegations, "Sick".

In the hotel suite of movie star/comedian Monty Bender, a fire breaks out; in trying to save his adopted infant son from the smoke, he accidentally drops him out of a window. The baby dies, and now Briscoe and Green are investigating the incident. In talking to Monty's staff, most of whom give a suspiciously similar account of what happened, one employee winds up admitting that he had helped Monty find kids to meet and invite to his mansion -- and that Monty is a pedophile. This dovetails with the suspicious circumstances of the infant's death, so he is arrested.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The inciting incident takes off from MichaelJackson dangling his infant son over a hotel balcony railing in late 2002; the plot then draws upon the out-of-court settlement he made with the family of Jordan Chandler in 1994 after the boy accused him of molesting him. Specific details include the father of the accuser being a screenwriter (Chandler's dad was one on the side) and a police transcript of the boy's accusations appearing on a Smoking Gun-esque website years later. Compare and contrast with ''LawAndOrderSVU'''s take on Jackson's subsequent molestation scandal, "Sick".
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: This was clearly Monty's attitude, and the parents didn't mind.

* OffingTheOffspring: What the parents did is almost (if not equally) as bad as this, and it's possible Monty did this to his son.