S12.E3

Behave

Episode aired Sep 29, 2010
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

9.0/10

1.5K

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Behave

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Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A rape victim claims that she has been raped 4 times and harassed across the country by the same man, and the investigation reveals that she may not be his only victim.A rape victim claims that she has been raped 4 times and harassed across the country by the same man, and the investigation reveals that she may not be his only victim.A rape victim claims that she has been raped 4 times and harassed across the country by the same man, and the investigation reveals that she may not be his only victim.

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IMDb RATING

9.0/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

10User reviews

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Trivia
Acts as a backdoor pilot for the series Law & Order: Los Angeles (2010).

Goofs
Olivia comments to the ADA that she wishes they could charge Harris with more than just the most recent rape to Vicki. There would have been an easy way to do that: turn the case over to the FBI. Harris raped multiple women in at least four different states, and he crossed state lines to continue raping Vicki, which makes this a federal case. Whenever someone crosses state lines while committing a crime that means the case falls under federal jurisdiction. Considering that first degree rape has no statute of limitations at the federal level the feds would have been able to put Harris away for life.

Quotes
[last lines]
Vicki: Now I'll always know where you are. Be a good boy.
[she slams the cell door shut]
Vicki: Behave yourself.

Connections
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10/10

Simply one of the best episodes of SVU

Most SVU episodes hold up to a standard, which explains why this series has held on for so long: intriguing plots; decent to great acting; interesting questions of morality and values vs the law and its loopholes; sex crime victims advocacy; main characters that are well developed but still leave space to the episodes' own storyline and guest actors... It's a great recipe, with infinite topics to touch on.

But this episode blows it out of the park!

I remembered it from seeing it on tv more than 10 years ago, it had stayed with me. And when I saw it again today by chance it had the same effect.

It's the same SVU recipe but pushed further, with more tooth and a stronger flow. There's a powerful, sometimes violent realism that most episode just skim over.

A dark storyline; simply amazing acting from Jennifer Love Hewitt; the trauma of a rape kit collection; the shocking backlog of unprocessed DNA evidence in the US; the law's shortcomings and the frustration of justice not being served...

This episode is a step above all prior ones and it opens the door to a new strength in the episodes that follow.