Written By Judith McCreary
Directed By Peter Leto
Stabler's teenage son gets involved in an investigation when his recovering drug addict of a best friend ends up murdered. Stabler, having initially not wanted his son to befriend the other boy for his past, is soon enlightened to the recovered addict's true character and is forced to have a serious discussion with his son about his goals for the future. Meanwhile, risqué photos of a fifteen-year-old rape victim are leaked onto the internet, jeopardizing the ongoing trial and requiring Benson to look into the girl's friend group.
Tropes
- Armor-Piercing Response:Stabler: Have you lost your mind?Dickie: Well, I'm not the first Stabler to do that, now am I?
- The Atoner: A girl sells out her friend Nikki Sherman, a victim of rape by a boy at their school, and lies in court that Nikki recanted her rape claim, putting a huge dent in the prosecution's credibility. She later retracts her statement and willingly goes to the witness stand (off-screen) to publicly state that she herself lied about the victim lying.
- A Day in the Limelight: For Dickie Stabler.
- Cassandra Truth: Dickie was right all along not only that his friend Shane was clean, but that the homeless guy knew what had happened to Shane - but nobody believes him.
- Comically Small Bribe: Played for drama, Nikki Sherman is raped by a popular boy, who bribes her friend to sell her out in court by giving her some clothes, an iPod, and an invitation to a popular kids' party.
- Like Father, Like Son: Dickie is found executing the Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique on a homeless man he believes knows where Shane is. It turns out that Dickie was right all along, the homeless man did know what happened to Shane, having murdered him.
- The Main Characters Do Everything: SVU investigates Dickie's disappearance, despite the obvious ethical issues and the investigation belonging to a Queens precinct. They later investigate Shane's murder, even though it isn't a sex crime.
- My God, What Have I Done?: A girl is bribed to sell out her friend Nikki Sherman, a rape victim, on the witness stand, and lie that she claimed she was never raped. It's only after the prosecutor drops the charges against the perp due to shaky evidence and the victim attempts (and fails) to kill herself, does the girl step forward, willing to admit in court that her friend did not recant as she herself had originally stated.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Too many to count
