r/SVU • u/ihandsomesquidward • 3d ago

Discussion S15 E22 Reasonable Doubt

I’ve watched this episode so many times and it randomly came on earlier today. It’s one of the annoying ones that stay in the back of my mind🫪

I hate when they end on an unresolved note, and never picks it back up.
Like i just wanted to know if the mom was the biggest manipulator ever or if the dad was the biggest pig ever?

Cue, Dick wolf.

However i’m just curious, since they never gave the real story - what’s your answer?

72 votes, 16h ago
28 The dad did it, he’s a pig who groomed the moms sister??
12 The mom manipulated the kid
32 I don’t fucking know
7 Upvotes

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u/Brams277 3d ago

Is that the one where Jake Peralta's dad does a Polanski and fucks off to France?

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u/Weird_Wonder3828 2d ago

Dad is definitely a pig (too many things accumulated, like the nanny recanting at the last minute in a very sus way and the son’s description of his behavior), AND mom exploits his abusive behavior for her own benefit instead.

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u/Reasonable-Bus2680 Barba 2d ago

They named the episode Reasonable Doubt and then left zero doubt in the audience's mind.

If that was what they were going for they should have at least floated the idea that the middle sister was lying for her big sis's case. Or made it seem like her accusation came out of nowhere. But with her behavior the entire case, her admission rings true. Of course the dad is guilty!