[s2e17] Folly -

Darlene would hire an escort to her hotel room. Gary would then "burst in," accuse the escort of trying to harm his wife, and brutally beat him while Darlene watched, gushing over her husband's "protection".

Modern re-watches often highlight a controversial aspect of the episode: Detective Benson’s initially harsh treatment of the male escorts. She compares selling one's body to selling drugs, reflecting the more rigid moral attitudes typical of early 2000s television. [S2E17] Folly

The episode begins with the brutal beating of an out-of-town businessman in an upscale hotel. The investigation leads Benson and Stabler to a high-end male escort service managed by Leslie DeSantis. Darlene would hire an escort to her hotel room