Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

S7E8 Starved

Following the connection of a dating service to three sexual assaults, Olivia goes undercover to uncover the identity of the rapist. She encounters Mike Jergens, a surgeon with a penchant for dominating the women he dates. The investigation soon shifts to his girlfriend, Cora Kennison, who, after giving testimony at the grand jury, unexpectedly marries Mike. When Cora later attempts to take her own life, a conflict arises as Mike confronts her mother, Virginia, over the decision to remove her feeding tube.