Guest Star T. R. Knight
This week on Law & Order SVU , the show opens on a pretty blonde ballerina being followed by a baseball capped army surplus jacketed stalker into…what else? A lonely park at night. The next scene is the inevitable victim being interview by Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). Within earshot is rookie Detective Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish). As soon as she hears the victim say, “He had a tai chi tattoo on his neck,” she stops dead in her tracks. “Did he say anything to you?” “Yeah, he said, ‘Tell me you love me, mommy’.” “Do you remember how he got away?” “Yeah, on a bicycle.” Benson is visibly annoyed. She pulls Rollins aside, “I don’t know how you do it down south, but here in New York we prefer to have one detective do the intake, so as not to overwhelm the victim.” That’s when Rollins spills it, “I know this guy. I’ve been chasing him since Georgia. It’s the same M.O. He’s a serial rapist.” Cue the show’s opening theme music.
This week’s show title is another give away. You just know there is a twin somewhere. The cops immediately have a suspect in custody. The victim picks him out of the line-up. But he’s a straight arrow. He’s got a family, a job. How could he possible be the perp? This is not a summary of the episode, but a recap of the five best moments of the show.
#5 Best Moment of the Show. Benson and Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) are in the squad room. The dispute continues on whether or not this is the serial rapist Rollins was chasing down south. All of a sudden, in walks another pretty blonde victim. She could be a twin of the first victim. She never reported her rape before, until she saw his picture on the news. The camera pauses on her face. Its obvious Rollins was right. Their perp is the serial rapist, aka the Atlantic Coast Rapist.
#4 Best Moment of the Show. Everyone in the squad room thinks they have the perp, Gabriel Thomas (T. R. Knight). After all, he was picked out of the lineup. But he’s playing it pretty cool. He’s doesn’t even want a lawyer. “He’s got one already. It’s Sherri West (Francie Swift).” Wait a minute. Don’t we know her?
#3 Best Moment of the Show. Gabriel denies all charges, but the DNA doesn’t lie. Gabriel’s DNA is a match to four victims. The next time we see Gabriel, he’s lying in a pool of his own blood. He is so ashamed he can’t live with himself. Amaro reaches him first. Gabriel says to Amaro, “You tell my boy, I never raped anybody.” before he loses consciousness.
#2 Best Moment of the Show. Benson and Amaro find out Gabriel is adopted and tracks his biological mother down to a Halfway House. The woman is obviously a drug addict. She says Gabriel was a twin. His twin brother, Brian, has been visiting her. She doesn’t like it. She says, “I already gave him up once. You’d think he’d take the hint.” She won’t win any 'Mother of the Year' awards.
Finally, the #1 Best Moment of the Show. The detectives set a trap for the serial killer/evil twin who’s been following his good twin from city to city, committing rapes in the same city so he can pin it on the good twin. All this is unbeknownst to Gabriel, the good twin. Until Rollins let herself be bait, and Brian (T. R. Knight) bites. He is caught in the act of the crime. The case is over. Lock him up and throw away the keys. But wait, Gabriel still has no clue what is going on. That is, until Amaro opens up his cell and walks him over to the one way glass. “You’re free to go. We caught the guy. That’s your twin.” “I didn’t know…” “He did.” Camera pauses on the one way glass on the evil twin in the interrogation room and the good twin outside. Amaro just blew Gabriel’s mind.
The show ended on this big reveal to Gabriel that he has a twin. But unfortunately, his twin has been trying to frame him for his serial rapes all these years. You’re free to go, and by the way, you have a twin brother. But, he’s a serial rapist. Sort of a good news, bad news kind of ending.
Next week on Law & Order SVU , a baby goes missing on Halloween. Do we trust the parent’s story, or don’t we? Tune in to find out.
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