Tonight on NBC Law & Order SVU returns with an all-new Thursday, October 6, 2022 episode and we have your Law & Order SVU recap below. In tonight’s Law & Order SVU season 24 episode 3 “Mirror Effect,” as per the NBC synopsis, “Benson tries to help a pop star in a volatile relationship. Rollins struggles with taking the stress of work home with her. Fin teaches a rookie a lesson in respecting fellow officers.”
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Tonight’s Law & Order SVU episode begins with Rollins, she is sitting down and speaking with her therapist. She asks if she filled the prescription for anti-depressants, and she says no, she is not taking meds. She warns her not to miss any more appointments, or she will have to report her.
Austin Boyer and Kelsey Jones are walking down the red carpet. She goes to sign autographs for fans and hands him her purse, paparazzi take his picture with the purse. Elsewhere, Rollins is going out and tells the girls that Gigi is going to watch them. Carisi is there, he leaves with Rollins.
In the limo, Austin sees the photo and is upset, he starts getting into an argument with her and she gets out of the limo – they are both shouting. Rollins and Carisi are walking by, Austin drives off and they offer her a ride. Rollins sees her dress ripped, she is concerned and hands Kelsey a business card and tells her to call anytime if she needs help. In the end, they drive her to meet back up with Austin, they make up.
The next day, Kelsey walks into the police station and Rollins sees her. Kelsey has a black eye, she tells her that she thinks she needs to talk to someone. Rollins brings her into a room with Benson, they tell her they are there for her. Kelsey says Austin assaulted her. He wanted to have sex, he had so much rage when he couldn’t get it up, he threw her on the bed and passed out. She doesn’t want him to go to jail, she just doesn’t want him to do it again, she says she is done covering for him. In the limo, he ripped her dress in front of his friends.
The limo driver is questioned from the night before, he says he doesn’t want to be involved, he says the two just need a time out. Benson goes to see Austin and says he wants his side of the story. He tells Benson his lawyer is going to take this seriously.
Carisi tells Rollins these cases are tough to try, he said, she said, celebrity case.
Carisi and Rollins are home, he tells her that he learned on social media that Austin didn’t have it easy, his father is an alcoholic and his mother is in jail. They have the TV on and see a news announcement, Kelsey and Austin are engaged, he bought her a big diamond. Rollins says he bought her off with a proposal. All of a sudden, they hear screaming and head to the girl’s room. They claim there is a monster in their room and Rollins comes running in with her gun aimed and Carisi has to stop her.
Benson and Rollins meet with Kelsey, she says there will not be the next time, Austin is working on his anger issues. They want her to know they are here for her, if she changes her mind about pressing charges, call them anytime. Muncy and Amaro go see Austin, but they get nowhere with him.
Austin drops by the office to see Benson, he tells her nothing will happen between the two again and he wants to know the charges haven’t gone away. She says it is up to the DA. He says he went to a meeting today, he wants to be sober. She tells him it is more about emotional maturity than what is in a glass. Whatever he was taught about being a man, do the opposite.
Rollins gets a call, there is a fight going on between Austin and Kelsey’s mother. Finn is there and he arrests both of them. Later, Kelsey tells Rollins and Benson that there was a fight at the restaurant, when they got home it turned into a full-blown fight, and this time he got what he wanted, he raped her.
Austin was flirting with a waitress and Kelsey said she didn’t mind. Her mother didn’t like it and called Austin pathetic in front of everyone. Kelsey says Austin kept calling her mother names, he was pretty drunk. Austin says he and Kelsey were pretty turned on, and had sex. She says he raped her, after got up and went to the balcony and had a smoke like nothing happened.
Benson asks Carisi if they have enough, he says yes, arrest Austin. In arraignment court, Austin pleads not guilty. The judge warns both parties to stay off social media, but he can’t ban the press. He sets bail at $100,000 and tells Austin to surrender his passport.
Austin’s father is in the courtroom, he tells Carisi that his son is not guilty, he is just a drunk like him.
Carisi tells Rollins that the circus begins. Rollins tells him that the girls are still with his mom, can she wait there with him, she doesn’t want to be alone right now. He says ok.
Supreme Court, Kelsey’s mother is on the stand. She says when she got to the apartment Kelsey was in the bedroom and said that Austin sexually assaulted her. Austin’s attorney brings up a case where Kelsey was 15 and lied about her mother’s boyfriend molesting her.
Kelsey is on the stand. She says they had a fight at dinner. When they got home she was emotionally exhausted and didn’t want to have sex, he forced himself on her. Some of Austin’s fans in the courtroom start shouting that Kelsey is a liar. When Rollins leaves the courtroom, she gets verbally attacked for arresting Austin, by his fans.
Rollins is frustrated with the fans and social media. He gets the judge to get the fans barred from the courtroom.
Kelsey shows up at the courtroom for Austin’s testimony. Carisi tells Benson that he tried to stop her but she wanted to. On the stand, he says he never sexually assaulted her. Carisi questions him and he catches Austin, when Carisi says he sexually assaulted her, he responds that she is her fiancé. When Carisi mentions his father, Austin loses it on the stand and tells the truth, and says sorry to Kelsey.
Rollins talks to Benson, she says she has been off her game lately. She tells her about her bringing the gun in the kid’s room, she was pointing it at a monster in their closet, and Benson asks if she got him, she says no but she will.
Back in court, the jury has reached a verdict, Austin is guilty of rape in the third degree and is taken away. That is a felony that will get Austin on the National Sex Registry. Afterward, Kelsey is with Benson and she tells her that Austin may get jail time, it is up to the judge. Benson tells her that she may want to be alone for a while, she needs to learn to love herself before she can love anyone else.
Austin wants to do the prison time, he tells Carisi that he deserves it. He asks Carisi if Kelsey will take him back, he says it is over and whoever is giving him romantic advice, he would lose them from his life.
Rollins is alone with Carisi, she tells him that she is afraid that she has messed up their relationship, but he says she hasn’t. He tells her that everyone has monsters in their closet, and what she wants to do about it. She says she wants to evict the little bastard. He hugs her and tells her it is going to be ok.
THE END!
