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Recap / Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S18 E4 "Heightened Emotions"

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Written By Julie Martin and Celine C Robinson

Directed By Alex Chapple

An athlete's (Brit Morgan) double life and potentially misdiagnosed mental illness jeopardizes her rape case after she is found by police officers drunk and bleeding. Meanwhile, Rollins' sister Kim is released on parole, but Amanda finds it hard to trust her sister ever again.

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  • Hiding Behind Religion: Rollins' sister's claim that she has found Jesus (to get out jail and worm her way back into her sister's life, for nefarious purposes) is so transparently implausible that Rollins has to lampshade this, too.
  • Idiot Ball: Rollins' decision to let her ex-con sister come move in with her is so stupid she has to lampshade it during her expository discussion with Benson.
  • Sheep in Sheep's Clothing: Given how many times Kim screwed over Amanda, her history as a Consummate Liar, and the fact that every word she says is a contrived platitude, she must be up to something right? Nope, she's on medication for her bipolar disorder and is genuinely trying to reform.

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