History Recap / LawAndOrderS3E11ExtendedFamily

Samantha, the seven-year-old daughter of famous Broadway producer Gary Silver, goes missing from a mall. The evidence leads Logan and Briscoe to Ramona Stark, a child psychologist who leads an organization that removes children from abusive homes. Samantha had indicated that Silver was sexually abusing her, so Stark agreed to bring her back to her mother Janet. Stark's past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Despite evidence that Silver may have assaulted Samantha and/or his adult daughter, the case is difficult to prove.

Schiff reluctantly agrees to proceed with sexual assault charges against Silver, despite Samantha being an unreliable witness. During cross-examination Samantha implies that Stark coached her to say she was abused, since Janet plans to emigrate to France and could not take Samantha with her. The jury acquits. Samantha disappears again, but Janet will have to hand her back to Silver; he has a court order for custody, and Janet is facing criminal charges. Robinette reflects that Samantha is the only true victim of the case.

* TakingTheKids: Played with. Janet ''wanted'' to do this, but since the wealthy and influential Silver was favored for custody, she goes to Stark for help in taking Samantha back.

Samantha, the seven-year-old daughter of famous Broadway producer Gary Silver, goes missing from a mall. The evidence leads Logan and Briscoe to Ramona Stark, a renowned child psychologist who heads an organization that removes children from abusive homes. Samantha has claimed that Silver sexually abused her; so her mother Janet asked Stark to retrieve Samantha and take her to a women's shelter. Stark's past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Samantha doesn't want to talk about her father, and medical evidence is inconclusive as to whether she was sexually assaulted. Robinette and Stone learn that Silver may have also molested his adult daughter, but the case is difficult to prove.

Schiff reluctantly agrees to proceed with sexual assault charges against Silver despite Samantha being an unreliable witness. In court, Janet Silver admits that Samantha didn't specifically say she was molested - Janet didn't know how to ask her, and thought Ramona Stark could help. During cross-examination Samantha implies that Stark coached her to say she was abused, since Janet plans to emigrate to France and could not take Samantha with her. The jury acquits. Samantha disappears again, but Janet will have to hand her back to Silver; he has a court order for custody, and Janet is facing criminal charges. Robinette reflects that Samantha is the only true victim of the case.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: Samantha

* SmugSnake: Ramona Stark
* TakingTheKids

!!!This episode contains examples of:

* SmugSnake: Ramona Stark.
* TakingTheKids

* TakingTheKids
* YourCheatingHeart: The Silvers' marriage broke up because of Gary's affair with Samantha's nanny.

Samantha, the seven-year-old daughter of famous Broadway producer Gary Silver, goes missing from a mall. The evidence leads Logan and Briscoe to Ramona Stark, a renowned child psychologist who heads an organization that removes children from abusive homes. Samantha has claimed that Silver sexually abused her; so her mother Janet asked Stark to retrieve Samantha and take her to a women's shelter. Stark's past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Samantha doesn't want to talk about her father, and medical evidence is inconclusive as to whether she was sexually assaulted. Robinette and Stone learn that Silver may have also molested his adult daughter, but the case is difficult to prove. She refuses to testify, and neither Samantha nor Stark is a reliable witness.

Schiff reluctantly agrees to proceed with sexual assault charges against Silver. In court, Janet Silver admits that Samantha didn't specifically say she was molested - Janet didn't know how to ask her, and thought Ramona Stark could help. During cross-examination Samantha implies that Stark coached her to say she was abused, since Janet plans to emigrate to France and could not take Samantha with her. The jury acquits. Samantha disappears again, but Janet will have to hand her back to Silver; he has a court order for custody, and Janet is facing criminal charges. Robinette reflects that Samantha is the only true victim of the case.

Samantha, the seven-year-old daughter of famous Broadway producer Gary Silver, goes missing from a mall. The evidence leads Logan and Briscoe to Ramona Stark, a renowned child psychologist who leads an organization that "rescues" abused children. Samantha has claimed that Silver sexually abused her; so her mother Janet asked Stark to retrieve Samantha and take her to a women's shelter. Stark's past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Samantha doesn't want to talk about her father, and medical evidence is inconclusive as to whether she was sexually assaulted. Robinette and Stone learn that Silver may have also molested his adult daughter, but the case is difficult to prove. She refuses to testify, and neither Samantha nor Stark is a reliable witness.

Schiff reluctantly agrees to proceed with sexual assault charges against Silver. In court, Janet Silver admits that Samantha didn't specifically say she was molested - Janet didn't know how to ask her, and thought Ramona Stark could help. During cross-examination Samantha implies that Ramona coached her to say she was abused, since Janet plans to emigrate to France and could not take Samantha with her. The jury acquits. Samantha disappears again, but Janet will have to hand her back to Silver; he has a court order for custody, and Janet is facing criminal charges. Robinette reflects that Samantha is the only true victim of the case.

Samantha, the seven-year-old daughter of famous Broadway producer Gary Silver, goes missing from a mall. The evidence leads Logan and Briscoe to Ramona Stark, a renowned child psychologist who leads an organization that "rescues" abused children. Samantha has claimed that Silver sexually abused her; so her mother Janet asked Stark to retrieve Samantha and take her to a women's shelter. Stark's past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Samantha doesn't want to talk about what Silver may have done, and medical evidence is inconclusive as to whether she was sexually assaulted. Robinette and Stone learn that Silver may have also molested his adult daughter, but the case is difficult to prove. She refuses to testify, and neither Samantha nor Stark is a reliable witness.

Samantha, the seven-year-old daughter of famous Broadway producer Gary Silver, goes missing from a mall. The evidence leads Logan and Briscoe to Ramona Stark, a renowned child psychologist who leads an organization that "rescues" abused children. Samantha has claimed that Silver sexually abused her; so her mother Janet asked Stark to retrieve Samantha and take her to a women's shelter. Schiff insists on strong evidence before they try to prosecute, since the case will be high-profile.

Robinette investigates Stark's background. Her past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Robinette and Stone learn that Silver may have also molested his adult daughter, but the case is difficult to prove. She refuses to testify, and neither Samantha nor Stark is a reliable witness. Schiff reluctantly agrees to proceed with charges. Stark produces a videotape of her therapy session with Samantha, in which Samantha openly states that Silver molested her. However, the judge holds the tape inadmissible and insists on Samantha testifying.

In court, Janet Silver admits that Samantha didn't specifically say she was molested - Janet didn't know how to ask her, and thought Ramona Stark could help. During cross-examination Samantha implies that Ramona coached her to say she was abused, since Janet plans to emigrate to France and could not take Samantha with her. The jury acquits. Samantha disappears again, but Janet will have to hand her back to Silver; he has a court order for custody, and Janet is facing criminal charges. Robinette reflects that Samantha is the only true victim of the case.

Robinette investigates Stark's background. Her past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are also reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Robinette and Stone learn that Silver may have also molested his adult daughter, but the case is difficult to prove. She refuses to testify, and neither Samantha nor Stark is a reliable witness. Schiff reluctantly agrees to proceed with charges. Stark produces a videotape of her therapy session with Samantha, in which Samantha openly states that Silver molested her. However, the judge holds the tape inadmissible and insists on Samantha testifying.

Robinette investigates Stark's background. Her past clients laud her as a hero, yet there are also reports that she helps them win custody cases by coaching their children to make up stories of abuse. Robinette and Stone learn that Silver may have abused his adult daughter, but the case is difficult to prove. She refuses to testify, and neither Samantha nor Stark is a reliable witness. Schiff reluctantly agrees to proceed with charges. Stark produces a videotape of her therapy session with Samantha, in which Samantha openly states that Silver molested her. However, the judge holds the tape inadmissible and insists on Samantha testifying.