| “ | You don't understand what it's like to be stuck with a sick kid, doing three guys at a time to pay off my debts. I have a $50,000 contract waiting for me in Vegas, and Cal would have taken all of it! He was never gonna let me go! | „ |
| ~ Jaina justifying killing Cal Oman |
Jaina Jansen (nee Tobias) is the main antagonist of the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Sacrifice".
She was portrayed by Elizabeth Banks, who later played Rita Repulsa in the 2017 Power Rangers film and Jenny Peterson in The Happytime Murders.
Biography[]
Jaina Jansen was born Jaina Tobias in Arkansas, and she was a childhood sweetheart of Wesley Jansen, who she later married. The couple gave birth to a daughter, Mara, who was born with cystic fibrosis. To pay their daughter's medical bills, both Jaina and Wesley performed in pornographic films.
Jaina was first shown at the police station after Wesley was shot by their boss, Cal Oman, who had ordered the hit when Wesley attempted to get Jaina out of the business. When Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit encountered Jaina during filming, they were appalled to see Mara on the set, with Jaina claiming that she could not find a sitter. Later on, Jaina received a lucrative offer to become a porn actress in Vegas; with the offer worth $50,000. However, it would all go to Cal due to Jaina working for him, who also admitted he arranged the attack on Wesley to keep Jaina under control. With that, Jaina shot and killed Cal; doing so while his back was turned. She confessed this to Wesley who covered up for his wife and wiped her prints off the gun while putting his own on the weapon; and even pleaded guilty to the charges.
Meanwhile, Jaina was looking to escape to the West Coast, before being caught and confronted by Benson and Stabler, who were under the impression that she was heading back to Arkansas. Jaina gave little regard over Wesley covering for her, and regarding Mara, she stated that she would send any money she makes to pay for her care. Benson and Stabler informed Jaina of her husband's innocence, and stated that they could perform a gun residue test that could prove she shot Cal. Jaina's attempt to claim self-defense rebuffed when she was reminded that Cal's back was turned, and following this, she confessed to the murder; claiming that Cal abused her and that she would not see a dime of the contract. Jaina made it clear that she loved her family but wanted more out of life, while also venting about having to do porn while also taking care of a sick child.
Jaina was eventually arrested for Cal's murder, and she was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Meanwhile, Wesley and Mara moved in with Wesley's financially stable parents for a fresh start.
External links[]
- Jaina Jansen at the Law & Order Wiki
