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Two women are in a bar. One tries to get the other to pick up a married man. The other woman is apparently missing her husband. Her friend suggests a dating app.

Zoe gets a lot of texts via DMs and her friend says it's love bombing. She hopes she doesn't meet this guy in person.

Zoe texts Klaus while on her way to an apartment while Klaus gives her all sorts of kinky orders.

Muncy wants to know where Velasco is. Benson won't let her call him. Benson says Velasco has to bring his friend to justice.

Benson goes into her office and finds Churlish there. Churlish has been transferred here temporarily. She likes this squad as it has a 90% closure rate. She wants to aim for 100.

Velasco calls Muncy and she asks Fin what to do. He suggests she does her job.

Zoe and her friend show up and Zoe says she thinks she was raped.

Zoe tells Fin and Muncy about the kinky relationship and how last night she said no and also the safe word but he'd already come and then he left. She feels bad for him.

Benson and Churlish talk to Jenna who says Zoe lost her husband the same month Jenna's son was born. She had tried to warn her off this guy. She feels bad that she pushed Zoe to date so she could live vicariously through her.

Churlish wonders if the perp could be Jenna's husband. She and Muncy get into it about Velasco. Benson sends them to investigate. The DNA on the rape kit comes back and somehow matches her late husband -- he is a relative. Also Klaus used a phony picture from a Swedish whitewater rafting company.

Zoe is out of touch with Brian's family except his nephew Cooper, who she is sure is not involved. She feels sick and like she's out of control. She doesn't want Cooper arrested. Benson says they will only talk to him and take it from there.

Cooper says he was studying and didn't hurt his aunt. He doesn't have a dating app on his phone and is grossed out by the idea of sleeping with his wife. He says he donates sperm for money. The cops take a DNA sample.

The cops go to Carisi and tell him that Cooper is a match and a sperm donor. Carisi can try to get a court order to find out who used his sperm.

Cooper has an alibi. Benson asks Zoe to describe the penetration a little more. Zoe says it was fun until it wasn't. Why would Klaus do this? Benson says some men have a pregnancy fetish. Zoe gets a text from Klaus saying he wants to see her before he leaves the country.

The cops watch on a monitor as Zoe and Klaus meet up.

The cops burst in and find "Klaus" is Jenna.

Benson has taken Zoe home, who insists she's all right and says she didn't know it was Jenna. She doesn't have anyone to call now. Benson gives her her card.

Jenna says she did it all for Zoe. Zoe needed love. Jenna said Zoe was not getting any matches so she stepped in. She thought Zoe would be happy if she had a baby using Cooper's sperm.

Benson and Churlish meet with Carisi who says that there is no fraud rape in NY. Howeer he might be able to get a rape by incapacitation charge.

Jenna pleads not guilty to 8 counts. Carisi wants 100K bail. The judge gives Jenna ROR. The lawyer refuses to make a deal.

Zoe is upset and wants to talk to Jenna. She wants Jenna to admit she hurt her. Benson says that's a bad idea. She wants Zoe to be prepared for testifying. Zoe doesn't want Jenna to get away with this. She says she can survive losing her best friend but she won't lose this trial.

Zoe testifies. She was always blindfolded and never allowed to touch "Klaus." She tells the jury about the rape and how she found out Klaus was Jenna. She thinks Jenna liked being Klaus better than being herself.

The defense attorney says Zoe should have known Jenna's body and says she has new evidence proving Jenna and Zoe had sex in college. Carisi's objection is overruled. Zoe says they were drunk and experimenting. She says Zoe told Jenna over lunch she had orgasms with "Klaus." She has texts showing that Zoe said Klaus was better in bed than her husband. Carisi asks if Zoe had consented that night and she says now.

Carisi is angry and says Zoe didn't tell him she had sex with Jenna. Now she has no credibility. Benson tells Carisi to go easy on her. Carisi says he's going to lose this case. Benson says it doesn't matter. Sexual assault is sexual assault.  Carisi gets a notice that Jenna will take the stand.

Jenna says she's always been there for Zoe and was there for her when Brian died. She says Klaus was what Zoe needed and she loves her so much she was willing to do anything. She thought Zoe knew she was Klaus. The fact that her safe word was their old dorm made her think Zoe knew she was Klaus.

Carisi asks if it was Zoe's fantasy to be forced to be pregnant. Jenna says Zoe knew it was her and wanted this etc. Carisi says let's test this. He turns off the light and asks what color his tie is and who is standing in front of him. Jenna guesses it's Zoe but it's Richard who says she cheated on him. Carisi says you could not recognize your husband, how could Zoe recognize you? Jenna says there was a hole in her life too.

Jenna is found guilty of third degree sexual abuse. Zoe asks what will happen to Jenna? She doesn't want her to go to jail. Carisi says he can get probation and counseling if that's what Zoe really wants. Benson asks her how she is doing and tells her it's not too late for a fresh start. Churlish wonders if this is justice. Benson doesn't know what to think.

 

 

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Law & Order: SVU Season 24 Episode 16 Quotes

Jenna: I feel bad. I was the one who pushed Zoe to get back on the market. My marriage is pretty boring. I wanted to live vicariously through her.
Benson: Life is a strange mix of beauty and pain and we can't control how it unfolds for the people we love.

Muncy: Captain, I noticed that Velasco's motorcycle isn't parked outside for the third day in a row.
Benson: Great work, detective, but I told you that Velasco is taking a few days off.