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* BittersweetEnding: While Lainie [=McCallum=] gets justice for her rape, she didn't live to see it happen. Nardalee Ula also declines a chance to be a proper U.S. citizen and decides to help the women in Kongo. Finally, Alex was inspired by Nardalee and resigns as an A.D.A. to be an international lawyer, leaving the cast for the second time.
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* BittersweetEnding: While Lainie [=McCallum=] gets justice for her rape, she didn't live to see it happen.happen and he was not found guilty of her later death. Nardalee Ula also declines a chance to be a proper U.S. citizen and decides to help the women in Kongo. Finally, Alex was inspired by Nardalee and resigns as an A.D.A. to be an international lawyer, leaving the cast for the second time.
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* CryingWolf: Discussed with Lanie. Dr. Huang suggests that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder, causing her to be overdramatic and an AttentionWhore, which made it more difficult to believe when something genuinely horrible happened to her.
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* CryingWolf: Discussed with Lanie. Dr. Huang suggests that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder, causing her to be overdramatic and an AttentionWhore, which made it more difficult to believe when something genuinely horrible happened to her. She didn't mention Nardalee coming to her rescue until the third time she told the story, changing everything with the possibility of a witness.
* DeadlyScratch: Lainie had a nasty gash on her hand from the knife used by the rapist. Several weeks later she was giving a deposition and collapsed while hyperventilating. The cut ended up having a staph infection that was not caught in time and she died later that day.
* LetThemDieHappy: Benson ended up being the only one likely to be with Lainie during her last moments, when she asks if Jason is coming Benson lies and says he is, as telling the truth would be needlessly hurtful.
* SlutShaming: Lainie brings up how everyone treats her as though she ReallyGetsAround because of the way she dresses and her flirtatious personality, but she had only been with three men she genuinely loved.
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** Lainie collapses during a deposition and doctors reveal the cut on her hand had a staph infection that spread to her chest, she only had hours to live.
** Nardalee casually telling Olivia that Alex is coming with her to Congo.
** Lainie collapses during a deposition and doctors reveal the cut on her hand had a staph infection that spread to her chest, she only had hours to live.
** Nardalee casually telling Olivia that Alex is coming with her to Congo.
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* MsFanservice: Lainie [=McCallum=] is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl who has NoNudityTaboo, provided two {{Lingerie Scene}}s, ToplessnessFromTheBack, and wears off-shoulders and [[ShesGotLegs mini-skirt]] during a trial that forces Alex to borrow a blazer from a court staff just to cover her up a little.
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* MsFanservice: Lainie [=McCallum=] is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl who has NoNudityTaboo, provided two {{Lingerie Scene}}s, ToplessnessFromTheBack, and wears off-shoulders and [[ShesGotLegs mini-skirt]] mini-skirt during a trial that forces Alex to borrow a blazer from a court staff just to cover her up a little.
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* AbsenteeActor: Creator/TamaraTunie (Melinda Warner) sits this episode out.
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Lanie is clearly over 20. Diora Baird was turning 27 when this episode aired.
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A young girl is raped in the stairwell of her apartment building, but the only witness to the attack is in fear of being deported back to Africa. When the rape victim later succumbs to a Staph infection due to an injury inflicted on her during the attack, it becomes imperative to convince the witness to testify in order to get the victim justice. Alex Cabot also features in her last appearance on the show.
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A young girl woman (Creator/DioraBaird) is raped (by a man played by Creator/EricLange) in the stairwell of her apartment building, but the only witness [[TitleDrop witness]] (Creator/SaidahArrikaEkulona) to the attack is in fear of being deported back to Africa. When the rape victim later succumbs to a Staph infection due to an injury inflicted on her during the attack, it becomes imperative to convince the witness to testify in order to get the victim justice. Alex Cabot also features in her last appearance on the show.
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A young girl is raped in the stairwell of her apartment building, but the only witness to the attack is in fear of being deported back to Africa. Alex Cabot also features in her last appearance on the show.
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A young girl is raped in the stairwell of her apartment building, but the only witness to the attack is in fear of being deported back to Africa. When the rape victim later succumbs to a Staph infection due to an injury inflicted on her during the attack, it becomes imperative to convince the witness to testify in order to get the victim justice. Alex Cabot also features in her last appearance on the show.
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* DoomedHurtGuy: Lainie [=McCallum=] gets her hand sliced during a sexual assault and dies about halfway through the episode when the wound gets infected with Staph.
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A woman (Creator/DioraBaird) is raped and cut in her apartment building's stairwell and claims a black woman saved her by punching the perpetrator (Creator/EricLange) in the eye. The lady is identified as Nardalee Ula (Creator/SaidahArrikaEkulona), an illegal immigrant from Democratic Republic of the Congo, who came to America after escaping a life of sexual abuse against women used by the country as a "weapon of war". After the victim dies from MRSA, Nardalee is the only one who can testify against the rapist, but risks being deported. After her successful testimony she is awarded a U-Visa, but declines it, saying she will be going back to the Congo to help save other women from sexual abuse. Meanwhile, ADA Alex Cabot (Creator/StephanieMarch) makes a shocking decision of her own.
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Written By Creator/ChristineMTorres and Creator/DawnDeNoon
Directed By Creator/DavidPlatt
Directed By Creator/DavidPlatt
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* CryingWolf: Discussed with Lanie. Dr. Wong suggests that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder, causing her to be overdramatic and an AttentionWhore, which made it more difficult to believe when something genuinely horrible happened to her.
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* CryingWolf: Discussed with Lanie. Dr. Wong Huang suggests that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder, causing her to be overdramatic and an AttentionWhore, which made it more difficult to believe when something genuinely horrible happened to her.
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* AttentionWhore: The main cast accuse Lainie [=McCallum=] to be one. Despite being generally portrayed as sympathetic, the main cast wasn't portrayed to be in the wrong. Dr. Wong raises the possibility that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder.
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* AttentionWhore: The main cast accuse Lainie [=McCallum=] to be one. Despite being generally portrayed as sympathetic, the main cast wasn't portrayed to be in the wrong. Dr. Wong Huang raises the possibility that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder.
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* AttentionWhore: The main cast accuse Lainie [=McCallum=] to be one. Despite being generally portrayed as sympathetic, the main cast wasn't portrayed to be in the wrong.
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* AttentionWhore: The main cast accuse Lainie [=McCallum=] to be one. Despite being generally portrayed as sympathetic, the main cast wasn't portrayed to be in the wrong. Dr. Wong raises the possibility that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder.
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* CryingWolf: Discussed with Lanie. Dr. Wong suggests that she has Histrionic Personality Disorder, causing her to be overdramatic and an AttentionWhore, which made it more difficult to believe when something genuinely horrible happened to her.
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* DefiledForever: Nardalee's husband rejected her after she was raped the first time.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Nardalee's six year-old daughter died from internal injuries she sustained when she and her mother were raped.
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* AbsenteeActor: Creator/TamaraTunie (Melinda Warner) sit this episode out.
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* AbsenteeActor: Creator/TamaraTunie (Melinda Warner) sit sits this episode out.
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* DecoyProtagonist: While Lainie [=McCallum=] is the VictimOfTheWeek, she dies halfway through the episode leaving the witness to her rape, Nardalee Ula, as the central guest character.
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* ButNowIMustGo: Alex was inspired by Nardalee Ula's bravery and resolve that she resigns as an A.D.A. to become an international lawyer.
* ADayInTheLimelight: As this is her last episode as a regular (for the second time), Alex gets the focus of all the main cast.
* DecoyProtagonist: While Lainie [=McCallum=] is the VictimOfTheWeek, she dies halfway through the episode leaving the witness and hero to her rape, Nardalee Ula, as the central guest character.
* ADayInTheLimelight: As this is her last episode as a regular (for the second time), Alex gets the focus of all the main cast.
* DecoyProtagonist: While Lainie [=McCallum=] is the VictimOfTheWeek, she dies halfway through the episode leaving the witness and hero to her rape, Nardalee Ula, as the central guest character.
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* TheIllegal: Nardalee Ula immigrated from Kongo illegally. This was the main reason why she didn't want to testify against Bryce Kelton.
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** Alex departs the cast for the second time.
** Much like last season (which was ironically Alex's return episode), the A.D.A main character departs third quarter into the season.
* TheIllegal: Nardalee Ula immigrated from Kongo illegally. This was the main reason why she didn't want to testify against BryceKelton.Kelton as doing so would expose her to the immigration department.
** Alex departs the cast for the second time.
** Much like last season (which was ironically Alex's return episode), the A.D.A main character departs third quarter into the season.
* TheIllegal: Nardalee Ula immigrated from Kongo illegally. This was the main reason why she didn't want to testify against Bryce
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** Lainie [=McCallum=] s this towards a man named Jason. She claims that they were {{Childhood Friend}}s, but Jason's dialogue suggests that they're really not.
** Bryce Kelton is this for Lainie herself, with his eventual rape kick-starting the entire episode's plot.
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** Lainie [=McCallum=] s is this towards a man named Jason. She claims that they were {{Childhood Friend}}s, but Jason's dialogue suggests that they're really not.
** Bryce Kelton is this for Lainie herself, with his eventual rape kick-starting the entireepisode's plot.
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* WhamLine: Nardalee casually telling Olivia that Alex is coming with her to Congo.
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* WhamLine: Nardalee casually telling Olivia that Alex is coming with her to Congo.
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A woman (Creator/DioraBaird) is raped and cut in her apartment building's stairwell and claims a black woman saved her by punching the perpetrator (Creator/EricLange) in the eye. The lady is identified as Nardalee Ula (Creator/SaidahArrikaEkulona), an illegal immigrant from Democratic Republic of the Congo, who came to America after escaping a life of sexual abuse against women used by the country as a "weapon of war". After the victim dies from MRSA, Nardalee is the only one who can testify against the rapist, but risks being deported. After her successful testimony she is awarded a U-Visa, but declines it, saying she will be going back to the Congo to help save other women from sexual abuse. Meanwhile, ADA Alex Cabot (Creator/StephanieMarch) makes a shocking decision of her own.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AbsenteeActor: Creator/TamaraTunie (Melinda Warner) sit this episode out.
* AttentionWhore: The main cast accuse Lainie [=McCallum=] to be one. Despite being generally portrayed as sympathetic, the main cast wasn't portrayed to be in the wrong.
* BigDamnHeroes: Nardalee Ula stops Bryce Kelton from raping Lainie [=McCallum=].
* BittersweetEnding: While Lainie [=McCallum=] gets justice for her rape, she didn't live to see it happen. Nardalee Ula also declines a chance to be a proper U.S. citizen and decides to help the women in Kongo. Finally, Alex was inspired by Nardalee and resigns as an A.D.A. to be an international lawyer, leaving the cast for the second time.
* BookEnds: Alex returned to the series walking towards Elliot and Olivia wearing her white coat. She exists the series walking away from Elliot and Olivia wearing her white coat.
* DecoyProtagonist: While Lainie [=McCallum=] is the VictimOfTheWeek, she dies halfway through the episode leaving the witness to her rape, Nardalee Ula, as the central guest character.
* EndOfAnAge: This is Alex Cabot's final episode as a series regular (for the second time).
* TheIllegal: Nardalee Ula immigrated from Kongo illegally. This was the main reason why she didn't want to testify against Bryce Kelton.
* {{Irony}}: Alex's first departure is her being sent to witness protection. Here she leaves because she was inspired by her witness.
* KilledOffscreen: Lainie [=McCallum=] succumbs to her hand infection, but her actual demise wasn't shown.
* MsFanservice: Lainie [=McCallum=] is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl who has NoNudityTaboo, provided two {{Lingerie Scene}}s, ToplessnessFromTheBack, and wears off-shoulders and [[ShesGotLegs mini-skirt]] during a trial that forces Alex to borrow a blazer from a court staff just to cover her up a little.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Nardalee Ula's BigDamnHeroes moment above is only told by her rescuee Lainie [=McCallum=].
* PutOnABus: Alex departs as a series regular for the second time.
* RapeAsDrama: Bryce Kelton forcing his way on Lainie [=McCallum=] is the entire plot of the episode.
* RapeAsBackstory: Nardalee Ula was repeatedly raped by AfricanTerrorists. This was the reason she came to the U.S.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The episode's theme.
* SecondaryCharacterTitle: The title refers to Nardalee Ula.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Lainie [=McCallum=] has no qualms if people see her in her underwear or dressing in front of them. She's also fond of wearing revealing clothes.
* StalkerWithACrush:
** Lainie [=McCallum=] s this towards a man named Jason. She claims that they were {{Childhood Friend}}s, but Jason's dialogue suggests that they're really not.
** Bryce Kelton is this for Lainie herself, with his eventual rape kick-starting the entire episode's plot.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AbsenteeActor: Creator/TamaraTunie (Melinda Warner) sit this episode out.
* AttentionWhore: The main cast accuse Lainie [=McCallum=] to be one. Despite being generally portrayed as sympathetic, the main cast wasn't portrayed to be in the wrong.
* BigDamnHeroes: Nardalee Ula stops Bryce Kelton from raping Lainie [=McCallum=].
* BittersweetEnding: While Lainie [=McCallum=] gets justice for her rape, she didn't live to see it happen. Nardalee Ula also declines a chance to be a proper U.S. citizen and decides to help the women in Kongo. Finally, Alex was inspired by Nardalee and resigns as an A.D.A. to be an international lawyer, leaving the cast for the second time.
* BookEnds: Alex returned to the series walking towards Elliot and Olivia wearing her white coat. She exists the series walking away from Elliot and Olivia wearing her white coat.
* DecoyProtagonist: While Lainie [=McCallum=] is the VictimOfTheWeek, she dies halfway through the episode leaving the witness to her rape, Nardalee Ula, as the central guest character.
* EndOfAnAge: This is Alex Cabot's final episode as a series regular (for the second time).
* TheIllegal: Nardalee Ula immigrated from Kongo illegally. This was the main reason why she didn't want to testify against Bryce Kelton.
* {{Irony}}: Alex's first departure is her being sent to witness protection. Here she leaves because she was inspired by her witness.
* KilledOffscreen: Lainie [=McCallum=] succumbs to her hand infection, but her actual demise wasn't shown.
* MsFanservice: Lainie [=McCallum=] is a ShamelessFanserviceGirl who has NoNudityTaboo, provided two {{Lingerie Scene}}s, ToplessnessFromTheBack, and wears off-shoulders and [[ShesGotLegs mini-skirt]] during a trial that forces Alex to borrow a blazer from a court staff just to cover her up a little.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Nardalee Ula's BigDamnHeroes moment above is only told by her rescuee Lainie [=McCallum=].
* PutOnABus: Alex departs as a series regular for the second time.
* RapeAsDrama: Bryce Kelton forcing his way on Lainie [=McCallum=] is the entire plot of the episode.
* RapeAsBackstory: Nardalee Ula was repeatedly raped by AfricanTerrorists. This was the reason she came to the U.S.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The episode's theme.
* SecondaryCharacterTitle: The title refers to Nardalee Ula.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Lainie [=McCallum=] has no qualms if people see her in her underwear or dressing in front of them. She's also fond of wearing revealing clothes.
* StalkerWithACrush:
** Lainie [=McCallum=] s this towards a man named Jason. She claims that they were {{Childhood Friend}}s, but Jason's dialogue suggests that they're really not.
** Bryce Kelton is this for Lainie herself, with his eventual rape kick-starting the entire episode's plot.
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