As Stone prosecutes the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and her squad wrestle with the duty of testifying against her.As Stone prosecutes the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and her squad wrestle with the duty of testifying against her.As Stone prosecutes the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and her squad wrestle with the duty of testifying against her.
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- TriviaThe "Part 33" in the title is the section the New York Supreme Court building where the trial occurs. This episode is mainly confined to the courthouse.
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Olivia Benson: Amanda. Come on. You and I both know what he was telling her with that gun. He was telling her that I could kill you at any minute, and I would probably get away with it.
Amanda Rollins: Tommy is the one that ended up with the bullets in him, though.
Olivia Benson: Yeah, and where was he shot? Two in the heart and one in the groin. And believe you me, that last one was not a mistake. That was not a miss.
Amanda Rollins: Did she say that to you?
Olivia Benson: She didn't have to. You have no idea what utter terror is. What pure and utter terror is. You know, they say that your heart beats faster, but that's not true. It doesn't. It stops. Everything stops. You don't breathe because you're scared that it might upset him. And if you get a cramp in your foot, you tell yourself, "Just let it throb" because you'll live through that pain. And that's a hell of a lot better than what what he'll do to you. And the pain is is so complete and it's so it's so overwhelming. You can go without food for... for three days and you don't close your eyes because you... because you're scared that you'll never open them again. You pray. You pray "Please, God "don't let him climb on top of me again."
Amanda Rollins: Okay, Liv. I am so sorry.
Olivia Benson: Nobody should have to live like that. Nobody.
Amanda Rollins: Tommy Pearl is not William Lewis. Annabeth was not held hostage.
Olivia Benson: Wasn't she? She lived with that fear every day for six years. But maybe we're all victims. Maybe... maybe we're... we're just all victims of our past. But the good news is that I am just a rebuttal witness, which means I'm only used if needed.
Amanda Rollins: What are you gonna do if Stone needs you?
Olivia Benson: I don't know, but somebody has to stand up for Annabeth, and somebody has to tell her has to tell her that she survived and she's gonna be okay.
...And then it ended. On the worst possible cliffhanger. No resolution to the case, nor any indication of whether this woman would be going to prison. They spent so much time building it up, and so much time spent by Olivia trying to convince everyone that Annabeth Pearl was a victim, only to have it end in such a predictable and unsatisfying fashion.
If Olivia had lied on the stand at the end, showing us that her character has maybe grown a little from 20 years with the SVU, I would have given the episode a 10.
Edit: After the fantastic season finale "End Game", I have changed this episode's rating to a 10 since I now see that the ending was actually setting us up for something much bigger.
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- Jul 17, 2019