The SVU squad comes up against some divided loyalties here as they set up a sting to trap johns using underage hookers. Their sting yields one very big fish.
The fish is former quarterback Treat Williams who was once the toast of New York, something like Joe Namath back in the day. Now he's busted in a cheap hotel with an underage hooker.
Mariska Hargitay however feels sorry for Williams and quite out of channels gets him Andre Braugher as a defense attorney whom the squad has dealt with before. What Williams and his wife Beth Chamberlin have been living with is his diminished capacity brought on by way too many concussions.
That sets Mariska up against ADA Stephanie March who doesn't like being submarined by the cops she works with.
Braugher wins his case with an examination of Williams on the stand. It is a devastating and heart breaking scene. As is this story with Williams as once great athletic hero who can't come to grips with his illness.
The fish is former quarterback Treat Williams who was once the toast of New York, something like Joe Namath back in the day. Now he's busted in a cheap hotel with an underage hooker.
Mariska Hargitay however feels sorry for Williams and quite out of channels gets him Andre Braugher as a defense attorney whom the squad has dealt with before. What Williams and his wife Beth Chamberlin have been living with is his diminished capacity brought on by way too many concussions.
That sets Mariska up against ADA Stephanie March who doesn't like being submarined by the cops she works with.
Braugher wins his case with an examination of Williams on the stand. It is a devastating and heart breaking scene. As is this story with Williams as once great athletic hero who can't come to grips with his illness.