A murder victim may have been trying to leave a woman's empowerment group run by a charismatic man. "Accredo" offers expensive classes, blackmail photos, branded symbols, and sex with the leader. Can hot-mess Amanda Rollins convince the women to stand on their own and tell the truth?

We're talking about SVU season 20 episode 5 "Accredo." Our special guest is Erika Villalba from the "That Aged Well" podcast.

This episode is inspired by the case of the NXIVM cult. 

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SVU: The women in this sex cult get branded

Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie invite special guests to talk about ripped-from-the-headlines episodes of Law & Order, SVU, and Criminal Intent. It's the f'ing OG of police procedurals!

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Shots ring out during an argument in a restaurant. Was the movie producer an innocent bystander? Or did a hit man pick the perfect moment to act?

L&O: First the singing, then the gunfire

A teen fakes her death to run off with her teacher, only to later learn they're actually father and daughter.

SVU: Ooops. I slept with my daughter!

A doctor, the husband of a conservative congresswoman, is beaten to death in his home. He'd been treating a transgender teen against her father's will. Which will win in court: justice or politics?

L&O: The politician's husband was bludgeoned protecting a trans kid

A high school kid thinks he's leaving for a weekend with his pretty teacher, but it's really the wrestling coach who's been sending him the dirty photos. Later, a past victim gets his revenge.

SVU: It's not the hot teacher! It's the catfishing wrestling coach!

The squad looks for victims of a man with fantasies of torturing children. When he's acquitted, Amaro takes matters into his own hands.

SVU: The women in this sex cult get branded

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