- For the similarily titled Law & Order episode, see "Loco Parentis".
"In Loco Parentis" | ||
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← | SVU, Episode 19.15 | → |
Production number: 19015 First aired: 7 March 2018 | ||
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Written By Michael S. Chernuchin & Julie Martin Directed By Norberto Barba |
Summary[]
Carisi opens a police investigation when his niece reports a classmate for sexual assault and Stone learns there are no perfect witnesses when it comes to sex crimes.
Plot[]
The episode starts with Carisi's niece Mia testifying before Hudson University about a rape allegation against a boy named Ethan. The university ends up giving a guilty verdict, which angers the defendant and scares Mia. Mia tells Carisi and her mother about the incident and Carisi suggest going to the police and start a police report. After looking into the incident and witnesses, the squad finds another college student named Andy. When SVU first met him, he starts off by asking, "Did she say I raped her too?"
With another possible rape suspect in their hands, Andy and his lawyer are interrogated in the precinct. Andy admits that he was in her room during the night of the assault, and that Mia told Andy that the assault was all her fault. With evidence suggesting that Mia is lying, the squad drops the case. Amanda and Fin break the news to Ethan and his parents, but Ethan's reputation is ruined beyond repair. Later, Carisi informs Mia and she tells him that she lied about the rape. It turns out that she only said she got raped because her roommate had a crush on Ethan and Mia didn't want her roommate to be mad at her for sleeping with him and did not want to get the school or the police involved in the first place.
Mia is guilt-stricken about the whole ordeal and invites Ethan to her dorm to apologize, but he ends up raping her instead. After calling her uncle about the rape, Carisi tells her that they are not going to inform the police about the false rape allegation. During trial, the first rape allegation comes up but to no avail. Ethan's lawyer is fined $2,000 for her questioning and behavior towards the victim. She then questions Carisi about the differences between the story Mia told about the false rape and the second rape allegation. He doesn't answer the questions, but then says that there was no first rape.
The last witness shown is Ethan and he finally confesses to being with Mia and raping her for revenge. This leads to the jury finding him guilty for the rape. The episode ends with ADA Stone and Benson discussing her son and the trial and Carisi comforting Mia once she has decided to take a break from school.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr.
- Philip Winchester as A.D.A. Peter Stone
Recurring cast[]
- Susie Essman as Attorney Arlene Heller
- Bjorn Thorstad as Attorney Mitch Jackson
- John Rothman as Judge Edward Kofax
- Ryann Shane as Mia Morino
Guest cast[]
- Jason Liebman as Stuart Green
- Rachel Finninger as Reneta Schaeffer
- Tijuana Ricks as Dean Lisa Baldwin
- Rachel Bay Jones as Teresa Carisi
- Dominic Comperatore as Steven Hartley
- Barbra Wengerd as Jane Hartley
- Sam Vartholomeos as Ethan "Eli" Hartley
- Amanda Debraux as Hillary Baker
- Zeus Taylor as Andy Reyburn
- Jennice Fuentes as Susan Trask
- Bob Zeszczak as Pedestrian
- Steve Boghossian as Jury Foreperson
- Richard R. Corapi as Juror
- Bob Leszczak as Pedestrian (uncredited)
References[]
Quotes[]
- Teresa Carisi: What are you gonna do?
- Dominick Carisi Jr.: What I would have done in the first place: open up a police investigation and arrest this son of a bitch.
- Peter Stone: You were accused. Therefore, you were guilty.
- Eli Hartley: That's right. I was already labeled a rapist. What the hell? I might as well be a rapist.
- Peter Stone: And who better to rape than Mia Marino?
- Eli Hartley: That's right! The bitch ruined me and I got to ruin her.
Background Information and Notes[]
- "In loco parentis" is a Latin phrase meaning "in the place of a parent". It is used to argue the justifications of parenting, no matter how outrageous or absurd.
- Stone tells Fin that he had been talking to Antonio Dawson who sends his regards, a Chicago detective who has worked with SVU in the past (on Chicago P.D. and the SVU episode "Nationwide Manhunt") and with Stone as Chief Investigator of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office (on Chicago Justice).
- Fin mentions the circumstances that led to Rafael Barba's departure, which happened in "The Undiscovered Country".
- Three deleted scenes were posted on Youtube:
- Rollins and Stone try to be friendly with one another, acknowledging the fact that he and the unit started off antagonistically with each other. Rollins then talks to Carisi about his family and why Mia hadn't come up before. She also says that Bella Carisi had a baby boy (though other episodes indicated Bella had a girl).[1]
- Rollins tries to comfort Carisi after Mia is raped[2]
- Arlene Heller talks to Stone how she once went up against his father, Benjamin Stone, in court and also mentions the family connections between Carisi and Mia in this case.[3]
Episode scene cards[]
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Apartment of |
Residence of |
Forlini's |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Footnotes[]
Previous episode: "Chasing Demons" |
"In Loco Parentis" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 19 |
Next episode: "Dare" |