Don’t miss Celebrity Myxer’s recap of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 Episode 15 “Promising Young Gentlemen.” Carisi’s niece helps a friend report a sexual assault. Benson investigates a college’s secret society that preys on female students. Here’s what you missed!
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Watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 Episode 15 “Promising Young Gentlemen”
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On Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 Episode 15, Sonny and Amanda were nervous about meeting his mother, Serafina Carisi (portrayed by Beverly D’Angelo). Sonny’s niece, Mia Morino (portrayed by Ryann Shane) was a rape victim advocate. Meanwhile, an affluent secret society of colleges kids invited coeds to a private party. They were to leave their phones and purses. They were to swear an oath to never speak of the events and served alcohol. After dinner, Mia called her uncle telling him that one of her dormmates was raped tonight…
Twiddle D & Twiddle Dumb
Annabel Nelson was the rape victim. Capt. Benson met Carisi and Rollins to interview her. She told them that she passed out and when she woke, Austin was inside her. She also remembered Austin referred to two other guys in the room, “Twiddle D & Twiddle Dumb.” They interviewed Sarah Franklin, her roommate and also an attendee of the party. She told them how the young men kept refilling their glasses with liquor and wouldn’t allow phones.
Detectives visited The Bishop Club, the president Whitaker Yates allowed them in after threats of warrants. Police then wanted to speak with Jake and Brad, known as Twiddle D & Twiddle Dumb. The adolescents demanded their parents come to the station and authorities obliged. Benson saw through their operation and knew the young men did this before…
Detectives sought to interview servants who worked the party. Pressing on one servant revealed they were mandated to have no empty glasses. Detectives noticed one of their own was once a member of the club twenty years ago, Detective Andy Parlato-Goldstein.
They chatted with him to go undercover for intel. Seems Parlato-Goldstein was a legend for inventing and mastering a drinking game at the club. He came bearing gifts and they showed him around, gloating in their mischief. The young men sang their new chant to him which was an admission of guilt to raping women. Carisi had all the evidence he needed to change the whole club!
Trespassing
Benson spoke with the university’s president, Rosa Freeman, about arresting all of The Bishop Clun members. Mia came to the university to witness the perp-walk and lead a protest. The men were antagonistic of the police and their arrests. Chief McGrath grilled Benson about not receiving a heads-up about the mass arrests due to the optics. Surprisingly, the bureaucrat shifted to agree with Benson- his effort to change his ways.
Of course, all of the young men plead not guilty. The defensive attorney (once a judge) called a press conference condemning police.
Suddenly, SVU was summoned to the university because female protestors were attacked. The Bishop Club members claimed the women trespassed and they exercised their rights. Det. Parlato-Goldstein floats the idea of charging rape in this case as a hate crime. ADA Carisi replied, “that’s just something the DA’s office doesn’t do.” Capt. Benson felt it should in order to send a harsh message to would-be attackers. Will she be able to get such an extreme charge tried and convicted?
Hate Crime
President Freeman wanted more transparency with the police moving forward. McGrath wanted an update on the case. Benson told him they were seeking a hate crime prosecution based on gender. Again, McGrath was onboard (shocking)! Suddenly, SVU got an update from the tech team who went through the young men’s phones while in lock up. They had pictures of Annabel with the words “Sl*t,” “Wh*re,” and “Piece of Meat” on her body. It strengthened the prosecution’s case because they had hate actions, hate verbiage, and hate speech to support their claim.
After Carisi took his plea to the judge’s chambers, one of the young men, Jake, was hauled to prosecutors by his family to testify against his frat brothers. Jake was forced to write the hate messages. He confessed that he and others were made to watch and hold Annabel down while Austin raped her.
Carisi turned his attention to Brad and then Austin who spewed more hate rhetoric about Jewish people. The DA’s office brokered a plea deal for the promising young men…
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Air Date: March 10, 2022
Law & Order: SVU Cast
- Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective 2nd Grade Amanda Rollins
- Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as ADA Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr.
- Jamie Gray Hyder as Detective 3rd Grade Katriona “Kat” Tamin
- Demore Barnes as Deputy Chief Christian Garland
- Terry Serpico as Chief McGrath
- Tamara Tunie as Chief M.E. Melinda Warner
- Octavio Pisano as Detective Joe Velasco
Guest Cast
- Avery Cole as Annabel Nelson
- Arthur Langlie as Whitaker Yates
- Trey Fitts as Austin Drake
- Beverly D’Angelo as Serafina Carisi
- Ryann Shane as Mia Morino
- Iliana Garcia as Sarah Franklin
- LaChanze as President Rosa Freeman
- Beverly D’Angelo as Serafina Carisi
- Jason Biggs as Detective Andy Parlato-Goldstein
- Jenna Stern as Trial Judge Elana Barth
- Mary Hodges as Judge Anita Wright
- Tony Campisi as Counselor Steve Roth
- Stephen C. Bradbury as Judge Colin McNamara
- Ethan Herschenfeld as Daniel Hoffman
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 Episode Guide
Season | Episode | Title | Air Date |
23 | 22 | “A Final Call at Forlini's Bar” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 Finale | May 19, 2022 |
23 | 21 | “Confess Your Sins to Be Free” | May 12, 2022 |
23 | 20 | “Did You Believe In Miracles?” | May 5, 2022 |
23 | 19 | “Tangled Strands of Justice” | April 28, 2022 |
23 | 18 | “Eighteen Wheels a Predator” | April 14, 2022 |
23 | 17 | “Once Upon a Time in El Barrio” | April 7, 2022 |
23 | 16 | “Got Weird for You” | March 17, 2022 |
23 | 15 | “Promising Young Gentlemen” | March 10, 2022 |
23 | 14 | “Video Killed the Radio Star” | March 3, 2022 |
23 | 13 | “If I Knew Then What I Know Now” | February 24, 2022 |
23 | 12 | “Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight” | January 20, 2022 |
23 | 11 | “Burning with Rage Forever” | January 13, 2022 |
23 | 10 | “Silent Night, Hateful Night” | January 6, 2022 |
23 | 9 | “People Vs Richard Wheatley” Crossover Episode | December 9, 2021 |
23 | 8 | “Nightmares in Drill City” | November 11, 2021 |
23 | 7 | “They'd Already Disappeared” | November 4, 2021 |
23 | 6 | “500” | October 21, 2021 |
23 | 5 | “Fast Times @TheWheelHouse” | October 14, 2021 |
23 | 4 | “One More Tale of Two Victims” | October 7, 2021 |
23 | 3 | “I Thought You Were On My Side” | September 30, 2021 |
23 | 2 | “Never Turn Your Back on Them” | September 23, 2021 |
23 | 1 | “And the Empire Strikes Back” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 Premiere | September 23, 2021 |
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the ending was really not defined.
WHAT’ WAS THE TERMS OF THE PLEA DEAL?
Basically a slap on the wrist.