Being a secret L&O freak, second only to my own mum, I must say that if you were going to even attempt such a plot, it would require you to have a very delicate hand.

Firstly, you would absolutely need to do proper research. There's simply no way you could treat that case in the humorous manner that PW cases lean towards. You would need to understand all the ins and outs of the law, and how real trial proceedings work. You would have to understand that the CSIshow-style of testing every last little thing at the crime scene is probably not going to happen.

You especially need to research the psychology involved--both for the rapist and his victim. It isn't fluffy, it isn't funny, it isn't simple, and there probably won't be any running to someone for comfort afterwards. You must understand that such a crime would have a long-lasting, horrible effect on whichever female character you chose to be a victim, and that you will have to go to some unpleasant places in your own mind to write such a story.

You would also have ahead of you a lot of hard work as far as making sure each crew of cast members stays in character, and somehow finding a way to make those different personalities mesh believably. I doubt that either Benson or Stabler would find Gumshoe's bumbling the slightest bit funny, which means he most definitely would not be on the case (possibly on the force at all?) very long.

To be honest, unless you are capable of taking on a project that will consume every last moment of your waking free time, and are willing to put together the most effort you probably have towards anything in your life JUST to make it even half well done... I wouldn't do it.

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Remember that idea I posted here a while back? I talked to a friend and now we're co-authoring it. X3 Except I broke off some pieces of the plot to fit into my own story. But hopefully it will be good.

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Ooh, ooh, I has a good idea, a point of view written from any of these:

Defendant Lobby Guard #1
Defendant Lobby Guard #2
GS4 has the same guards for DL
Detention Center Guard
Detention Center Guard GS4
Court Room Audience person #7
Police Headquarters' Entrance Guard
Hotti Clinic patient in waiting room (female)
Hotti Clinic patient in waiting room (female GS4)
Guy in White coat at BBC

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I'd like to see Winston Payne actually beat Phoenix.

It could be a dream (or nightmare) of course, but then again it might not be. Oh the suspense! ;)

I had another idea! *SPOILERS*

What if Maya died when Von Karma tasered her?

I wouldn't be sick to death of defending her in court, that's for sure.

...I mean... what? Oh. Yes. Terrible tragedy. Surely.

Though I really would like to see that done, and not just out of personal dislike for her--more because I wonder what sort of effect it would have on everyone.

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That does sound fun! ...To read...

We'd never meet Pearl, either. Or at least the same way we did in JFA.

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And Phoenix would go nuts.

"It doesn't kill anyone....usually."