In the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode ‘Motherly Love’ (the show’s 400th episode!), Dr. Nicole Keller tells the NYPD that she was sexually assaulted. When her teenage son Luke (Aaron Sanders) witnessed it, he got a rifle and shot his mother’s “attacker,” who Luke knew.
Dr. Nicole Keller is portrayed by Sarah Wynter. The Australian-born actress is known for her roles on Amazon’s Goliath with Billy Bob Thornton (Gina Larson), American Odyssey (Sarah Decker), Californication (Atticus’s wife), The Dead Zone (Rebecca Caldwell), and 24 (Kate Warner), among others. Law & Order: SVU airs Wednesdays at 9pm on NBC.