When pressed, Ethan reveals that he was Nicole’s boy toy before Trey and that was why they fought. The detectives find out that Trey and Ethan, another friend at school, got in a fight and were suspended. Daniel Keller (he’s a psychiatrist too) tells them, Nicole is a malignant narcissist, probably borderline, and an “incredibly charming and persuasive” person. Not that she didn’t have a cover story– she claimed she was knocked out by sleep medication and didn’t even know it happened. Nicole was cooperative with the detectives until presented with these.
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They also found photos of Nicole and Trey in her bed in Trey’s bedroom.
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The detectives find that her claim that Trey had a very unstable family life was false. Nicole’s story proves to be as flimsy as the nightgown she was wearing when she let Trey in the house. She tried to get away but he overpowered her. She claims that the scene that Luke walked in on happened because she went to the kitchen to get some wine and Trey was “right there” with lust on his mind. She drops the bombshell on Benson and Rollins that Trey was her son’s best friend and she let him in the house. While Luke tells Carisi and Fin what happened, Benson questions Nicole. Luke’s mother, Nicole, is a 45-year-old psychiatrist. The “attacker” proves to be a 15-year-old named Trey Franklin. Homicide arrives and secures the scene until SVU can get there. She looks at him and yells “Help, he’s raping me.” The boy, 15-year-old Luke Keller, pulls the rifle’s trigger, killing the “attacker.” In the kitchen, he finds his mother in a compromising position.
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He calls 911 and gets a rifle, loads it and heads toward the noise. Then you think he’s going to find his mother injured but no. So when he gets home, you think he’s going to find his mother’s dead body but no. He is trying to get in touch with his mother but she won’t answer the phone. It started out with a teenage boy on his way home after getting in a fight with his dad. SVU’s much touted 400th episode, “Motherly Love,” was directed by Mariska Hargitay, the undisputed star of the show.