| "Forgiving Rollins" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 16.10 | → |
| Production number: 16010 First aired (US): 7 January 2015 First aired (UK): 8 March 2015 First aired (CAN): 7 January 2015 First aired (AUS): 27 April 2015 | ||
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| Written By Julie Martin & Warren Leight Directed By Michael Slovis | ||
When a professional relationship crosses the line, Detective Rollins must face her past to support another female officer.
Summary[]
Atlanta's Deputy Chief Charles Patton and his newest detective, Reese Taymor visit New York for a law enforcement conference. When Reese is found unconscious in her hotel bathroom, she cries rape at the scene but changes her story when Sgt. Benson arrives. When Rollins uncovers a personal connection to the suspect, ADA Barba seeks her help in the courtroom and she's forced to confront the demons of her past to stop a dangerous predator.
Plot[]
Atlanta's Deputy Chief Charles Patton speaks at a conference and gives the false impression that Atlanta and New York detectives worked together to bring down the Pattern 17 Rapist. He then joins SVU, and talks about their city and how he regrets letting Rollins go while introducing them to his new protege, Detective Reese Taymor. Everyone departs for the night. Later on, SVU receives a call at a hospital where they find that Detective Taymor has been raped and names Patton as the rapist. When an investigation is launched, Patton tries to cover his tracks when he goes down to SVU to talk to Deputy Chief William Dodds. He claims it was consensual sex and tries to blame Rollins for this investigation as he leaves. He is later arrested for rape at a restaurant with his colleagues and Patton tells Captain Sam Reynolds to call John Buchanan.
At a pre-trial luncheon, Buchanan offers to have Patton plead to disorderly conduct, but Barba refuses. During the trial, both Reese and Patton testify, with the jury believing both are credible. Rollins attempts to testify about her rape but is disallowed, and Patton has a panic attack during cross-examination. In light of his medical condition, Patton agrees to surrender his badge and plead guilty to sexual abuse in the third degree and serve probation and community service, as well as register as a sex offender for life. Barba only agrees if Patton does not seek employment in other law enforcement agencies and allocutes to the rape in open court, which Patton agrees to. He confesses to raping Reese and is sentenced accordingly.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Mariska Hargitay as Sergeant Olivia Benson
- Danny Pino as Detective Nick Amaro
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr. (credit only)
- Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba
Recurring cast[]
- Harry Hamlin as Deputy Chief Charles Patton
- Delaney Williams as Attorney John Buchanan
- Myk Watford as Captain Sam Reynolds
- Jenna Stern as Judge Elana Barth
- Yvonna Kopacz-Wright as Dr. Darby Wilder
- Peter Gallagher as Deputy Chief William Dodds
Guest cast[]
- Dreama Walker as Detective Reese Taymor
- Becky Ann Baker as Vivienne Patton
- Mike Massimino as Conelectric Worker #1
- Brian Michael as Conelectric Worker #2
- Leigh Ann Karetas as Bartender (uncredited)
- Alexis Eileen Murphy as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
References[]
- Kim Rollins
- The song "Welcome to New York" by Taylor Swift
- Peter Lindstrom
Quotes[]
- Deputy Chief Charles Patton: Folks, this is Detective Reese Taymor. This is her first conference.
- Benson: Oh, well, welcome to New York.
- Reese Traymor: Oh, just like the song.
- [when Sam Reynolds approaches Rollins as she's walking her dog]
- Sam Reynolds: Hey, Amanda.
- Rollins: You have a GPS signal on my ass?
- Sam Reynolds: I'm a police officer.
- Rollins: So you got APD track my cell.
- Sam Reynolds: Just trying to look after you, darling.
- Rollins: What the hell do you want?
- Sam Reynolds: I want you to think about what you're doing. We know you got to Reese.
- Rollins: Got to her? I took her statement.
- Sam Reynolds: You elicited a story. She was looking for payback just like you, but I'm not gonna pass any judgment here, Amanda. You slept with the chief to get ahead and it backfired. That's on you.
- Rollins: Patton's a liar.
- Sam Reynolds: He's a man I know and trust. Look, I know how ambitious a girl you are, Reese too, but take my advice and let sleeping dogs lie.
- Rollins: Get the hell off my street.
- Sam Reynolds: You know, all these years, you've been giving me the good girl act, but you were just keeping yourself wide-eyed and wet for the big boss, weren't you? No piece for your old friend Sam? [Rollins kicks him the groin] Ah! You bitch! I will report you!
- Rollins: Yeah, you do that and make sure you tell your wife I said hello.
- [After Rollins' sexual assault has been revealed]
- Benson: Amanda, you can move past this.
- Rollins: I'm okay.
- Benson: Look, I know that you think that therapy is paying someone to talk about your problems.
- Rollins: I shouldn't have said that to you.
- Benson: Then make it up to me. I want you to see my therapist.
- Rollins: I'm not seeing your therapist.
- Benson: It's just for a referral. I know he has time later today. I'm gonna tell him that you're gonna call. It's important, Amanda.
- Rollins: Okay, Sergeant.
Background information and Notes[]
- Detective Taymor is from Atlanta, Georgia but has no accent for most of the episode. While this may be explained by her having not grown up in the South, she does have a drawl while speaking with Benson in the hospital and throws a "y'all" in periodically.
- Rollins had hinted at her being sexually assaulted starting with the season 13 episode "Educated Guess".
Episode scene cards[]
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Bellevue Hospital |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
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