Fans of the long-running police procedural drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will have to wait for a bit before the show airs its seventh episode. Instead of the episode, titled "Patrimonial Burden," airing on the 28^th, it will instead be broadcasted on Nov. 4. But it will be worth the wait as the upcoming episode is another one that's been "ripped from the headlines."

Episode seven of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" season 17 is reportedly inspired by the Josh Duggar molestation scandal. Viewers will recall that the Duggar family of "19 Kids and Counting" were embroiled in controversy this year when the eldest son admitted to molesting five young girls – four of whom were his sisters. His admission and the resulting backlash caused the cancellation of the popular reality show.

In "Patrimonial Burden," the SVU is called on to investigate the case of a 13-year-old daughter of a famous reality TV family who is unexpectedly pregnant. Like the Duggars, the family in question also has a lot of children.

A trailer for the upcoming episode gives a clear nod as to what inspired the case when Detective Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) opens a scene by telling her colleagues that one of the virgin daughters of the TV family has been "knocked up, so there goes the TV show."

Several scenes show that Lieutenant Benson and her team will be facing a number of challenges from the family members and the people around them. One particular scene underlines that difficulty when the mother, portrayed by "Hand to God" actress Geneva Carr tell the officers that what has happened to the young girl is a blessing, and not the crime that people say it is.

Long-time viewers of "Law & Order: SVU" are not surprised that the show will touch on this controversy as the drama has touched on numerous headlines before. The series has been known to be among the first to touch on the issue of domestic abuse after the Rihanna-Chris Brown controversy. More recently, the series had an episode revolving around a transgender, a plot that was admittedly inspired by Caitlyn Jenner's much-publicized coming out.

But despite being inspired by true events, "Law & Order: SVU" remains a work of fiction. As "SVU" star Raul Esparza explained to "E! Online," they are not recreating anything that the audience has already "lived through" since because reality is stranger.

Episode seven of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will air on Nov. 4.