Law and Order
"Swimming With The Sharks"
SVU, Episode 21.15
Production number: 21016
First aired: 20 February 2020
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th of 502 released in SVU
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Teleplay By
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen

Story By
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Warren Leight, & Julie Martin

Directed By
Martha Mitchell

Summary[]

The female CEO of a popular wellness company says she was raped, but her business partner claims the accusation is part of an embezzlement cover-up.

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Quotes[]

[after Luna's breakdown]
Carisi: What, is she trying for a psych defense?
Benson: I think she's trying to figure out what the hell is going on here. She spent her entire career empowering women and now she just falls apart? Look, either she's got a split personality...
Carisi: That's not likely.
Benson: Or her employees are framing her and she's having a breakdown because she's being gaslighted.

Art Blumfeld: What exactly do you have on my client?
Benson: She's part of a conspiracy with Vinay Gupta and Bobby Frost to frame Luna for embezzlement and to rape her.
Melanie Franks: No. No, that was never part of the plan.
Carisi: When you help plan a rape, you're just as guilty as the rapist.
Melanie Franks: [Blumfeld whispers in her ear] No, Bobby told me that never happened, that Luna was making it up.
Benson: Well, after he saw the rape kit results, he told us that it was consensual sex.
Melanie Franks: God damn it. Bobby... he never got over her dumping him.
Benson: And you had nothing to do with this assault?
Melanie Franks: No, I swear. It was all to protect the company. We all knew that at some point, Luna was going to drive us over a cliff, with an HR lawsuit, the FDA. She has no boundaries. It's all about her all of the time.
Art Blumfeld: Have Bobby and Vinay cooperated yet? [Carisi shakes his head] So we get the cheese?
Carisi: The whole wheel.
Benson: He has to cut a deal with you, but... if it was up to me...

Background Information and Notes[]

Episode Scene Cards[]

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We-B-Well Headquarters
Pier 65, Suite 325
Sunday, February 16

Loft of
Luna Prasada
51 Debrosses Street
Sunday, February 16

Frankie & Johnny's Steakhouse
32 West 37th Street
Sunday, February 16

4 5 6 7

Fresh & Co.
62 Chelsea Piers
Monday, February 17

Office of
Bureau Chief Vanessa Hadid
1 Hogan Place
Tuesday, February 18

Rikers Island
Correctional Facility
Wednesday, February 19

Grand Jury Room
Thursday, February 20

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