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Recap / Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S8 E5 "Confrontation"

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Written By Judith McCreary

Directed by David Platt

A rape victim dies while confronting her attacker who detectives discover has more victims and is keeping track of their menstrual schedules to purposefully impregnate them.


This episode provides examples of:

  • No Periods, Period: Averted, Serial rapist Luke Dixon kept track of his numerous victims' menstrual cycles because his entire intention was to impregnate them.
  • "Not If They Enjoyed It" Rationalization: The rapist's attitude towards his victims.
  • Social Darwinist: Luke Dixon whose motives for raping and impregnating so many women is because there are too many people with disabilities and he is trying to make children with better genes.

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