unstable -> svu gets the help of an angry, violent police officer to solve a rape case. they soon discover that they may be dealing with a serial rapist, and the wrong man may be in prison for one of his crimes (imdb). 2x oscar winner mahershala ali tries to light liv and elliot on fire. a man who is fixated on surveling a bodega clocks liv leaving a booty call 2 yrs prior #king. a lot of racism disguised as the 2009 version of being woke. wentworth miller extremely annoying. ms. christine lahti (sonya paxton) first episode <3

real fake news -> a congressman asks svu for help when he's accused of soliciting underage girls, but the investigation uncovers a sex trafficking ring (imdb). warren’s take on pizzagate and hrc’s emails. rollins and liv have to ship the babies off with queen lucy because a website implies they PURCHASED their children……. then they find a real child sex trafficking ring, a congressman is murdered, and Liv feels defeated about the state of misinformation online.

maria bello -> appeared in season 12 episode 7, trophy, and season 12 episode 10, rescue. plays a gay, drug-addicted mother to the iconic, calvin. olivia thinks vivian is her sister for a minute, vivian leaves calvin in olivia's custody and then after her gf is killed, vivian gives legal guardianship of calvin to his grandparents. resulting in the truly gutting, "it was always temporary" line.

broken rhymes -> a rising hip-hop star is a suspect in a brutal transgender beating, but his alibi might be as shocking as the crime itself (imdb). warren tackles bathroom bills and transphobia in the entertainment industry. olivia threatens to lock up a transphobe for being annoying #slay. carisi raps. fin admits gender fluidity is hard to follow at times!