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"She&amp;apos;s wooed a paramedic on NBC&amp;apos;s Chicago Fire and gotten naked with Adam Driver on HBO&amp;apos;s Girls, but Shiri Appleby&amp;apos;s guest star turn on the Nov. 13 episode of Law &amp;amp; Order: Special Victims Unit is a role unlike anything the actress has ever played before. Appearing in SVU&amp;apos;s latest episode, &amp;quot;Military Justice,&amp;quot; Appleby takes on the persona of junior officer Amelia Albers, a woman so fiercely loyal to her military family that she hesitates to cooperate when she becomes the victim of an alleged gang rape by fellow officers.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Amelia has tremendous respect for all her family has achieved. She&amp;apos;s strong, driven and brave when going through the aftermath of a horrible event and I&amp;apos;ve never played a character who has to confront such a situation and uphold a legacy,&amp;quot; Roswell alum Appleby -- whose SVU gig was among her first since welcoming daughter Natalie in March 2013 -- tells Us Weekly. &amp;quot;Her journey was emotionally exhausting and rewarding all at the same time.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nIn the scene depicted in the video clip above, Appleby&amp;apos;s character struggles with admitting her attack to Det. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Det. Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish), with whom she first comes into contact with when she&amp;apos;s arrested for DUI. &amp;quot;Amelia finally feels safe enough to explore the confusion she feels about speaking up,&amp;quot; Appleby hints of the pivotal segment, filmed during her eight-day stint on SVU&amp;apos;s New York City set.\r\n\r\nInspired to take on the role after viewing the 2012 Oscar-nominated documentary The Invisible War, about the women who fall victim to military rape, Appleby calls it an honor to tell Amelia&amp;apos;s story. &amp;quot;While shooting I began to feel how I was speaking for these women and how I wanted to honor their struggles, pain and the injustice they feel. I was lucky to be working with giving actresses who were with me every step of the way.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWhile on set, Appleby -- currently filming the Lifetime pilot Unreal in Atlanta -- tells Us she developed quite the rapport with Raul Esparza, who appears on Dick Wolf&amp;apos;s drama as Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba. Says Appleby of working with the fan favorite Esparza in a series of courtroom scenes: &amp;quot;It felt like a great tennis match working with him. He&amp;apos;s smart, generous and funny as hell!&amp;quot;\r\n Law &amp;amp; Order: Special Victims Unit airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. (EST) on NBC."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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