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}} "Behave" is the third episode of the twelfth season of the police procedural ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and the 251st episode overall. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on September 29, 2010. The episode, which was inspired by rape kit backlogs, follows Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) helping a repeat rape victim (Jennifer Love Hewitt) stand up to her attacker, and finding the evidence to put him away. Meanwhile, the rapist (James Le Gros) could possibly walk because the evidence against him has been misplaced, poorly stored and even accidentally destroyed. The episode was written by long-time ''Law & Order: SVU'' writer, Jonathan Greene and was directed by Helen Shaver. It was inspired by the backlog of rape kits across the United States and the story of California rape victim, Helena Lazaro, whose evidence went unprocessed for years. Skeet Ulrich made a special guest appearance in this episode as his ''Law & Order: Los Angeles'' character, Detective Rex Winters, who was on Vicki's rape case when she lived in Los Angeles. ''Law & Order: Los Angeles'' originally premiered on NBC directly after this episode. "Behave" was given generally positive reviews from critics, especially Hewitt's portrayal of Vicki Sayers, and according to the Nielsen ratings from ''TV by the Numbers'', the episode's original broadcast was watched by 9.47 million total viewers and received a 2.8 rating / 8% share in the 18–49 age demographic, making it the second most watched program on NBC of the night, under the premiere episode of ''Law & Order: Los Angeles''. ==Plot== Detectives Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) are called to the hospital, where the doctor informs them that his patient has been raped and severely beaten. Through tax rolls, Benson and Stabler discover that the victim is Vicki Sayers (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who lives in Washington Heights and almost never goes outside. By staking out her home, Benson ultimately convinces her to submit to a rape kit. During the exam, Vicki reveals that she has been repeatedly stalked and raped by the same attacker since she was 16. Evidence from the rape kit leads the detectives to a hotel where they find a man matching Vicki's description. Vicki quickly identifies the man, William Harris (James LeGros), in a line-up but he provides an alibi prompting the detectives to release him. While proceeding to the elevator, Vicki runs up to him and begs him not to hurt her. Convinced by Vicki's level of desperation, Benson spends the night working on the case and finds a hole in Harris' alibi. By examining Harris' travel records, Benson and Stabler discover that he has committed dozens of rapes of several years. Benson begins to make calls from state to state in search of the rape kits from his victims, but she discovers backlogs numbering in the thousands each time. The first rape kit that she might be able to use is found in Los Angeles, where she meets with LAPD Robbery-Homicide Detective Rex Winters (Skeet Ulrich). Winters tells her that the medical examiner has found enough alleles to testify that the DNA is a match for Harris. Harris' lawyer Trevor Langan (Peter Hermann) successfully argues that the DNA in the 10-year-old rape kit has been degraded and Judge Donnelly (Judith Light) is forced to dismiss the people's case. Despite being unable to prosecute Harris for rape, the detectives find strong evidence that allows him to be prosecuted for kidnapping charges. Vicki confronts him in his cell and taunts him with his own words: "Now I'll always know where you are. Behave." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Behave (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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