In this episode, IAB Sergeant Ed Tucker reminds Detective Stabler about an incident four years earlier when he told the shrink that he
dreamed about killing perps. He is referring to the events in the first season finale Slaves (2000), after which Stabler is almost thrown out of
the unit.
"Stephanie's Law" is mentioned by Stabler. It is the nickname given to new laws passed at the Federal level, and in many states including New York, in 2004 that outlawed the recording of a person without their consent while in an area where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy. It led to the creation of four new criminal charges in New York:
Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree, which is when a person records an image or video of another person undressing or of their sexual/intimate parts for personal or sexual gratification or for profit without that person's consent. It is a class E felony and carries a sentence of 5 years probation or up to four years in prison.
The second is Unlawful Surveillance in the first degree, which is charged when someone has previously been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree within the previous 10 years. It is a class D felony and carries a sentence of at least 2 years in prison and a maximum of 7 years.
The third is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, which is charged when a person publishes or transmits a image or video he or she knows was recorded unlawfully. It is a class A misdemeanor and carries a fine of $1,000 and up to one year in jail.
The fourth criminal charge created is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree, which is charged when a person sells an image or video he or she knows was obtained unlawfully for the purpose of profit; it is also charged when a person commits the crime of Dissemination of an unlawful image in the second degree and has been previously convicted of that crime within the previous 10 years. It is a class E felony.
Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree, which is when a person records an image or video of another person undressing or of their sexual/intimate parts for personal or sexual gratification or for profit without that person's consent. It is a class E felony and carries a sentence of 5 years probation or up to four years in prison.
The second is Unlawful Surveillance in the first degree, which is charged when someone has previously been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the second degree within the previous 10 years. It is a class D felony and carries a sentence of at least 2 years in prison and a maximum of 7 years.
The third is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, which is charged when a person publishes or transmits a image or video he or she knows was recorded unlawfully. It is a class A misdemeanor and carries a fine of $1,000 and up to one year in jail.
The fourth criminal charge created is Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree, which is charged when a person sells an image or video he or she knows was obtained unlawfully for the purpose of profit; it is also charged when a person commits the crime of Dissemination of an unlawful image in the second degree and has been previously convicted of that crime within the previous 10 years. It is a class E felony.
Coprophilia, also called scatophilia, is a paraphilia (intense sexual arousal from atypical things I.E. a fetish) involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces and watching someone defecate. Not to be confused with coprophagia, which is a mental illness that causes a person to have an uncontrollable compulsion to eat fecal matter.
James Urbaniak, who plays Wade the video fetishist, who placed a camera in the toilet of a coffee shop, also played a foot fetishist who worked in a shoe store in La Douleur Exquise! (1999).