<P> "Behave" was given generally positive reviews from critics, especially Hewitt's portrayal of Vicki Sayers, and according to the Nielsen ratings from TV by the Numbers, the episode's original broadcast was watched by 9.47 million total viewers and received a 2.8 rating / 8% share in the 18--49 age demographic, making it the second most watched program on NBC of the night, under the premiere episode of Law & Order: Los Angeles . </P> <P> Detectives Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) are called to the hospital, where the doctor informs them that his patient has been raped and severely beaten . Through tax rolls, Benson and Stabler discover that the victim is Vicki Sayers (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who lives in Washington Heights and almost never goes outside . By staking out her home, Benson ultimately convinces her to submit to a rape kit . </P> <P> During the exam, Vicki reveals that she has been repeatedly stalked and raped by the same attacker since she was 16 . Evidence from the rape kit leads the detectives to a hotel where they find a man matching Vicki's description . Vicki quickly identifies the man, William Harris (James LeGros), in a line - up but he provides an alibi prompting the detectives to release him . While proceeding to the elevator, Vicki runs up to him and begs him not to hurt her . Convinced by Vicki's level of desperation, Benson spends the night working on the case and finds a hole in Harris' alibi . </P> <P> By examining Harris' travel records, Benson and Stabler discover that he has committed dozens of rapes over several years . Benson begins to make calls from state to state in search of the rape kits from his victims, but she discovers backlogs numbering in the thousands each time . The first rape kit that she might be able to use is found in Los Angeles, where she meets with LAPD Robbery - Homicide Detective Rex Winters (Skeet Ulrich). Winters tells her that the medical examiner has found enough alleles to testify that the DNA is a match for Harris . Harris' lawyer Trevor Langan (Peter Hermann) successfully argues that the DNA in the 10 - year - old rape kit has been degraded and Judge Donnelly (Judith Light) is forced to dismiss the people's case . </P>

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