 Hotel maid Miriam Deng ( Anika Noni Rose ) accuses an Italian diplomat , Roberto DiStasio ( Franco Nero ) , of raping her . While Detective Benson ( Mariska Hargitay ) interviews Deng at the hospital , Detective Amanda Rollins ( Kelli Giddish ) , who has recently transferred from the Atlanta Police Department , finds enough evidence of the assault in Mr. DiStasio 's hotel room . Sergeant Munch ( Richard Belzer ) and Detective Tutuola ( Ice @-@ T ) then race to the airport to arrest him before his plane departs for Italy . 
