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| “ | What you know about the law won't fit in the palm of my hand. | „ |
| ~ Pam Adler taunting Peter Smith. |
Pamela "Pam" Adler is the main antagonist of the Law & Order Special Victims Unit episode "Ridicule". She is a ruthless attorney who leads two other women in gang-raping a male stripper named Peter Smith.
She was portrayed by Paige Turco.
Biography[]
Pam Adler is a skilled defence attorney who was involved in the "People vs. Hightower" case, during which she beat ADA Alexandra Cabot. She also attended her friend Sydney Green's bachelorette party, during which Adler, Green, and Amelia Chase tied a male stripper, Peter Smith, to a bed and gang-raped him. This led to Smith filing a civil lawsuit against them but he was unable to sufficiently prove his case. In spite of this, Green attempted to settle the case, at which point Adler and Chase broke into her apartment, hanged her and framed it as a case of auto-erotic asphyxiation.
During the investigation, Adler is interviewed by Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, telling them that Green was depressed about her upcoming divorce. Chase also tells them that she was into autoerotic asphyxiation, and they discover that her husband Andrew would have received $50,000 if she died while they were married. However, when Andrew is interviewed, he tells them that he and his wife were divorcing because he found out that she and her friends raped a male stripper, leading to Smith being suspected.
Smith is investigated, but he is cleared due to his alibi. As a result, Green's death is ruled an accidental suicide through auto-erotic asphyxiation, but the Special Victims Unit begin investigating Smith's rape. Adler and Chase are both arrested on suspicion of rape and identified in a lineup. Adler requests that the charges be dropped, as American law is unconstitutional when it comes to female on male rape, but she's rejected.
Adler, representing herself, cross-examines Smith, exposing the fact that Smith filed a civil lawsuit and didn't tell the police, with Smith claiming that he didn't mention it because he could be suspected of killing Green. He also explains that Green was discussing a settlement with him, which Adler had a copy of, causing the SVU to suspect Adler and Chase of killing Green, as the settlement involved telling Smith the identities of his other two rapists. As a result, they investigate the scene again, and find Amelia Chase's fingerprints at the scene.
When Chase is arrested, she agrees to plead guilty to Smith's rape and Green's murder and testify against Adler in return for a reduced sentence. Despite Chase's testimony, Adler is acquitted of all charges relating to Smith's rape with the exception of third-degree assault, only to immediately be arrested for Green's murder while leaving the courtroom. As Adler is arrested, she insists that she'll get off, but her defense attorney is less optimistic and says she'll convince Adler to plead guilty, agreeing to a 16-year sentence and permanent disbarment.
External Links[]
- Pam Adler on the Law & Order Wiki
