In past iterations of the show, Jack McCoy has been shown as a good person who just made a mistake. But in this episode he ends up having to testify before the defense and they end up presenting it as if she's made a mistake so bad that's how the episodes end. And there's no moral, you know, there's no coworker or other person trying to console her or tell her it's okay after that. They just let her live with the guilt. That's the last thing that they leave with the viewer.