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Benson and Carisi clash over a rape case in SVU season premiere
In the season premiere, Benson and Carisi disagree over how to handle a rape case.
After the jury cannot reach a verdict, Benson secretly uses charges against a suspect’s mother to try to make him change his story.
The tactic works, but Carisi is angry that she acted without him.
Their conflict could make it harder for them to work together.
The season 28 premiere of Law & Order: SVU, titled "Volition," centers on Emily, a young woman who believes three men raped her after she drank too much.
Emily struggles to remember what happened, and the episode says the law does not protect an intoxicated person unless someone gave them an intoxicating substance without consent or they were physically helpless.
After a jury cannot reach a verdict, Olivia Benson pursues a strategy that leads to a retrial and a conviction.
Benson goes behind District Attorney Sonny Carisi’s back to seek a warrant against one defendant’s mother, using charges the article describes as trumped up.
Carisi is angered by Benson’s actions, leaving their relationship strained at the end of the episode.
- Who
- Olivia Benson, Sonny Carisi, Emily, and three men accused of rape
- What
- The Law & Order: SVU season 28 premiere depicts a rape case and a conflict between Benson and Carisi over how to pursue it.
- When
- Season 28, episode 1; the episode premiered the night before the article was published.
- Where
- New York City, including a subway and a courtroom
- Why
- Benson and Carisi disagree over whether to pursue a plea deal or continue the case and how far to go to secure justice.
Olivia Benson
Sonny Carisi
How to pursue the case
Olivia Benson
Benson pushes to continue the trial rather than accept a plea deal.
Sonny Carisi
Carisi accepts a plea deal because he believes the defendants will otherwise walk free.
Tactics after the hung jury
Olivia Benson
Benson secretly seeks a warrant against one defendant’s mother, hoping to make one of the men change his position.
Sonny Carisi
Carisi objects to Benson acting behind his back and says she is pushing matters until she gets what she believes is justice.
Approach to justice
Olivia Benson
Benson believes someone must push for justice when the legal system falls short.
Sonny Carisi
Carisi insists on staying within legal parameters and objects to Benson’s approach.
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- Series and episode
- Law & Order: SVU, season 28, episode 1, "Volition"
- Central character in the case
- Emily, a young woman who believes three men raped her
- Trial outcome
- The first trial ended with a hung jury and the case went to retrial.
- Benson’s tactic
- She sought a warrant against one defendant’s mother on charges of conspiracy to commit rape and evidence tampering.
- Episode production timing
- The episode was written and filmed in July, according to Screen Rant.
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