Oh my God, yes, this whole Lewis thing has finally begun. I hated it from the beginning because it damaged a lot in addition to the relationships between the detective. That being said, the post-mortem blues was a good episode, but very focused on Benson – what a surprise! When I knew that it would be mainly Benson`s trial and its aftermath, not a real case, I hoped that there would also be a clarification, perhaps in the sense of the tension between the detectives as well as the clues that said Amaro had a “trick” for Rollins. But instead, he made a very immature and nasty comment about Rollins` trust in Murphy. And her reaction really made me gasp because we know Rollins as a tough cop who is not afraid to say what she thinks in a very direct way with fire in her eyes, especially with Amaro, with whom she has had many “discussions” in the past. But at this point, everything that came out of his mouth came a desperate and more or less weak “c`mon”. I mean, honestly, Rollins is my favorite character and I know what happened in Gambler`s Fallacy wasn`t easy, but she should still have the ability to be tough according to her character built that way. And Amaro should really pull himself together, he`s been very rude lately and still seems to be under tension and stress. I just hope we have the chance to see some good, reassuring changes before the end of the season. Olivia refuses to accept this and plans to retire from the NYPD first and save her pension, but SVU`s temporary commander, Lt. Declan Murphy, manages to convince the grand jury that Olivia lied about her orders at the press conference to lure Lewis, and also invokes Lewis` psychotic past to further convince her that Olivia is innocent.

The grand jury was emotional and refused to indict Benson, resulting in Lewis` final match against Benson, rendering them futile for his death. It would burn in hell for eternity, while Olivia could move on and be reinstated as commander of her SVU force to thank Lieutenant Murphy for all his help. With that, Benson announces that she will prepare her retirement papers to guarantee her pension if the jury indicts her. She finally manages to relax as the grand jury proceeds to Murphy`s testimony. Strauss repeatedly directs the interrogation towards Benson`s violent tendencies, but Murphy never bites. In fact, he reveals that he ordered Benson to admit perjury to lure Lewis — and he gives a fiery speech about Lewis` psychotic past. It`s about the jury and they refuse to charge Benson. She thanks Murphy for his support, even though he managed to spread the truth. He corrects them – there were two truths, one small and one big, and he said the big one. Finally, this arc is over and it`s a great way for Declan to be the big guy and insightful leader the team can lean on.

Liv is clearly not a leading material. She is God in what she does, but she does not have the ability to be in a position that would require the use of diplomacy. What`s pretty unrealistic is that Liv is back at work so quickly and as if this whole year hasn`t been traumatic enough to take her mental and psychological recovery more seriously. Your sessions with the doctor seem so epidermal to me. The doctor talks, gives advice, and she always denies the extent of her trauma. She needs more help. She can`t hide behind her finger forever. Declan was right to talk to Amaro, because he certainly needs help. It has so many problems and leads to tensions and problems of authority. The action picks up where it left off, and the SVU team crashes shortly after Lewis` suicide. Benson, still dizzy and splattered with Lewis` blood, returns with Amaro. The whole unit expresses concern – should they change their history and say they witnessed suicide? Murphy says no; Benson will be clarified about truth and truth alone.

Why isn`t Bronwyn Freed in jail for helping Lewis escape? Kings Brooklyn County Supreme Court Grand Jury Monday, April 7. But it`s not that simple. The evidence of the shooting rejects the traditional notion of suicide — Lewis pulled the trigger with his hand and Benson`s fingerprints are all over the gun. The MOE regulates the cause of death “undetermined circumstances” and Home Office investigators agree. Outside the IAB, Benson wants to help – they can close this case if she admits to acting in self-defense, which is justified murder. The problem is that Benson knows it`s not the truth. I missed Barba too – happy to see him in future episodes. I don`t know much about guns, but several people on Tumblr have asked if there would be bullet residue on Olivia if there wasn`t a bullet in the room every time she pulled the trigger? Also Chris, maybe you want to correct “Snape” and not “Red” in your comment. I`m always looking forward to Thursday for your latest blog.

D.A. Strauss takes a number of witnesses to the stand — including Amelia Cole, the girl who saved Benson — to prove the possibility that Benson shot Lewis. Although his case carries weight, he fears that it will not be enough and decides to summon witnesses to testify about Lewis` trial, trying to portray Benson as a policeman with a vendetta that uses excessive force. The trick seems to work, but Benson`s lawyer advises against taking the witness stand — no matter what she stands for, Lewis` suicide or his beatings, she could end up in jail. She expresses her complaint to her therapist, who begs her not to give Lewis more credit. After all, Lewis is dead, she`s alive – and so is Amelia. Donal Logue is fantastic. They couldn`t have picked a better man to play Lieutenant Murphy. The detectives at SVU have ignored authority for so long and Murphy seems to be the guy who doesn`t take the detectives`. For my part, I do not understand why they made Raul esparza a regular when we hardly see him.

He is mesmerizing on screen. The problem is the writers, who I think have no idea how to use the character or the legal side of the show. In my opinion, the decline in rating over the years is not only due to Meloni`s departure, but also to their inability to tell a decent legal story as they did before. This episode had a good legal drama, but the grand jury things dragged on after a while. We all knew Benson would be acquitted. It was a decent story, but I`m glad the Lewis saga is almost over, aside from the aftermath of Benson`s mental state. What`s disappointing is the message that came out: It`s okay to lie to get what you want. Chris, I agree that Derek Strauss was portrayed as the villain, when in reality he knew something was wrong. Strauss may also be a donkey, but he did his job in trying to chase the truth.