Summary

“Especially Heinous,” is a complete retelling of Law & Order: SVU through its twelfth season by all 272 of their episode descriptions. While the episode titles match exactly the respective counterparts in the television show, and the narrative being produced in “Especially Heinous,” is embedded within the universe of Law & Order: SVU, using its characters and locations, the individual episode descriptions are fictionalized. Law & Order: SVU has gone on, at the writing of this study guide, for 19 seasons; however, notably at the end of the 12th season is the departure of one of the two main characters in the program: Detective Elliot Stabler. In “Especially Heinous,” the episode “DELINQUENT,” features Stabler sending “in his resignation by express post.” However, the story ends on a final episode, “SMOKED,” which stars The DA and Detective Olivia Benson having a loving romance, effectively...