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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 6 Episode 8

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AIRED: 11/23/04

When a college student claims rape and her professor claims it was consensual sex, Stabler and Benson find themselves in the middle of a he said, she said battle, trying to decide whether to believe the alleged victim, or the alleged perpetrator who claimed she liked it rough. Benson sides with Myra, the victim, whereas Stabler finds himself wondering if Polikoff is telling the truth about being innocent, especially after Myra falsely accuses Stabler of touching her inappropriately. After giving more thought to the situation, Benson and Stabler each wonder if the other is right. Stabler has bigger problems on his hands, though, as Myra's attorney reveals that Kathy has moved out and taken the children.moreless

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By blah123, Jan 01, 2013

To the person below me...

She didn't appear drunk either. So if we assume it wasnt a plot hole in the writing, then I guess saying she was drunk was an overexaggeration, and your whole argument falls apart.
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Quite Obvious...

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By QuinSeparable, Dec 26, 2012

He's guilty.

It's quite obvious that he was guilty IF you paid attention. Now could this be a plot hole in the writing? Possibly, but that distinction cannot really be made if we're supposed to be the jury.

Numerous times it stated that she had numerous drinks and that she had been drunk. Professor there looked pretty sober when he came to talk to Stabler. If she's drunk, she can't consent to sex REGARDLESS if she wore "sexy" clothing or kissed him first. She is not in a state of mind to consent and being that he was sober (never said otherwise) he took advantage of her inebriated state. He raped her.

Another reviewer also mentioned the fact that good ol' professor there could not have known that she would claim rape unless he raped her or she told him that she would say something. That was, as far as we know, never told to the detectives and, why would you hide that piece of information?

Regardless of how you feel, this was a great episode to show just how hard it is to prove rape in a he said-she said case.moreless
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WoW What An Episode

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By CandaceDixon, Oct 05, 2012

oh my goodness, I just watched this one. When it ended I was like, "what the?" but I realize the point of it ... I had been thinking I wouldn't have wanted to be on a jury on a case like that ... it makes you realize how seriously you have to take your obligation as a juror for one thing. I believed the woman - the evidence was there and other factors didn't mean that she wasn't raped, but there was still enough reasonable doubt in my mind for some reason that I think I would have voted NG, but ...no matter how the case turned out, I would never know for sure.moreless
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Just lost one hour of my life.

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By AdelleMoraes, May 16, 2012

SVU is broadcasted in Brazil on Universal Channel, and every Tuesday they broadcast 4 SVU episodes, 3 from previous seasons and one from the latest season. I started watching this episode, and at the end I thought 'Cool. A two parts episode.' Then I started watching the next one, and I realized it had NOTHING to do with the one before. I was pissed, because I could've spent this 1 hour I lost doing something else.moreless
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this episode makes me want to stop watching svu

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By ThaddeusNesto, Mar 21, 2012

i wasted an hour of my time... i thought it was by far one of the best episodes ever made.. kept me thinking the whole time.. and i stayed up to finish it cause it was so good.. and they cutt out the ending.. i feel that if svu wants to keep their viewers they should take this episode off air and rebroadcast it with an ending..
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Dann Florek	Capt. Donald Cragen
Mariska Hargitay	Det. Olivia Benson
Christopher Meloni	Det. Elliot Stabler
Diane Neal	A.D.A. Casey Novak

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Billy Campbell	Ron Polikoff	Guest Star
Shannyn Sossamon	Myra Dempsey	Guest Star
Wynter Kullman	Jenny West	Guest Star
Viola Davis	Donna Emmett	Recurring Role
Mariette Hartley	Lorna Scarry	Recurring Role
Judith Light	Elizabeth Donnelly	Recurring Role

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- When the alleged victim falsely accuses Stabler of sexual misconduct as a way to force the police to prosecute her teacher, this actually harms her case. Even if the police and DA agreed to this sort of blackmail, Stabler would be required to report this false claim to the defendant's lawyer due to it's value of showing the victim's pattern of reporting false claims to the police. If the case went to trial, it would create even more reasonable doubt that the victim was forced into sex.
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- The email shown is in an Apple Mail compose window. Namely, it's an email being written, not an email that has been received. It can be seen by the three blank bars across the top of the window which are To:, CC:, Subject:.
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- Goof: When Benson and Stabler first interview the victim's roommate, she is painting a sculpture blue. However, the paint changes between shots.
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- Olivia Benson: Elliot, what happened between you and Kathy?
  Elliot Stabler: Well ... the job made me kind of hard to live with.
  Olivia Benson: She should try working with you.
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- International Air Dates
  Finland Feb 10, 2010 on YLE TV2
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- The episode left the decision on whether or not it was rape up to the viewers by allowing them to vote online at NBC.com. Although the votes fluctuated from time to time, generally speaking 1/5 believed it was rape, 3/5 believed it was consensual, and 1/5 felt more information was needed. Law & Order: Criminal Intent used the same method for the episode "Great Barrier," allowing viewers to choose the fate of the female antagonist.
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