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“ | What I did with my girls wasn't dirty, Detective. It was beautiful. | „ |
~ Matthews rationalizing the sexual abuse he inflicts |
Richard Matthews is the main antagonist of the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Exchange".
He was portrayed by Darren Goldstein.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- He is a host parent who manipulates, drugs, and rapes the girls in his care, manipulating them into believing that he loves them and their parents had sexually abused them.
- He repeatedly rapes Italian sisters, Emilia and Lara Barissi and makes them think that he genuinely loves them.
- He forces his wife to watch as he rapes the girls, which he takes sadistic pleasure in, enjoying making her watch him "break in the new ones."
- He records the rapes for his own enjoyment.
- He pimps out the girls he is raping to other men.
- He takes advantage of the Emilia and Lara's foggy memories caused by the drugs and brainwashes them into believing it was their father that sexually abused them, getting the sisters to wrongfully send their father to prison, allowing him to take full custody of them.
- He claims that what he did to the girls was "beautiful" and shows no remorse for his actions.
- He commits suicide rather than face justice for his crimes.
- His actions almost cause Lara to fatally overdose on drugs.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- He is slightly tragic, as he had supposedly been sexually abused when he was young, which led to him becoming the monster that he is, however, his abuse is not fully explored and he sadistically sexually abuses numerous girls when he supposedly went through the same thing, making this a minor prevention.
External Links[]
- Richard Matthews on the Villains Wiki
- Richard Matthews on the Law & Order Wiki
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