Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Episode Info

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Cast

Christopher Meloni As Detective Elliot Stabler (S01-S12)	Mariska Hargitay As Lieutenant Olivia Benson (Det.S01-S15E10; Sgt.S15E11-S17E04; Lt.S17E05-)
Danny Pino As Detective Nick Amaro (S13-S16)	Kelli Giddish As Detective Amanda Rollins (S13-)
Richard Belzer As Sergeant John Munch (Detective S01-S08; Sergeant S09-S15E05)	Michelle Hurd As Detective Monique Jeffries (S01E14-S02E16; recurring previously)
Ice-T As Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (S02E02-)	Adam Beach As Detective Chester Lake (S09; recurring previously)
Peter Scanavino As Detective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr. (S16E05-; recurring previously)	Stephanie March As Assistant D.A. Alexandra Cabot (S02E02-S05E04; S11E05-S11E16; recurring otherwise)
[Select Character Guide]Assistant D.A. Alexandra CabotAssistant D.A. Casey NovakAssistant D.A. Gillian HardwickeAssistant D.A. Rafael BarbaBureau Chief Michael CutterCaptain Donald CragenCaptain Steven HarrisDetective Amanda RollinsDetective Antonio DawsonDetective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr.Detective Elliot StablerDetective Erin LindsayDetective Jay HalsteadDetective Leonard W. "Lennie" Briscoe (Deceased)Detective Nick AmaroDetective Odafin 'Fin' TutuolaDistrict Attorney Arthur BranchDr. Elizabeth Rodgers, M.E.Dr. George HuangDr. Melinda Warner, M.E.Executive A.D.A. David HadenLieutenant Alexandra EamesLieutenant Olivia BensonOfficer Kim BurgessOfficer Sean RomanSergeant Hank VoightSergeant John Munch • view full cast list, character guides

Reviews

free_to_finn Reviews: 4

Charisma-The Best SVU Episode Ever Done!Rating: 5 likes, 0 dislikes "Charisma" is the hallmark episode of Law And Order-SVU. It just doesn't get any better than this. The plot of this episode is gritty,gut-wrentching and heartbreaking. A con artist and pedophile,Abraham Ofinian/Eugene(played to perfection by Jeff Kober) squares off against Detective Olivia Benson and the rest of the SVU team in a battle of wits that has a twelve year old girl(pregnant with Ofinian/Hoff's child) as the prize. Mariska Hargitay(Detective Olivia Benson) won the first major acting award(Gloden Globe-for Best Actress in a television drama series) for any Law And Order series for this episode. Ms. Hargitay's scenes with Jeff Kober were simply astounding. The emotional level set by the two during their confrontations set a new standard for the series that will be hard to duplicate. Ms. Hargitay and Mr. Kober should have been standing on the podium at Emmy time for this kind of dedication to their craft. It is amost unimaginable that SVU could ever again reach this kind of perfection. Read more Review posted on Sunday, March 11th 2007 at 1:18 am

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14x24: Her Negotiation recap: The episode begins and it's a beautiful summer day. The detectives have the day off. Cragen and Fin catch a baseball game while Amaro and Rollins spend time in the park. At a nearby halfway house, two men finish their kitchen duties. One of the men, Lewis, shows the other how he can tolerate pain by burning his fingertips on the grill. He's clearly a demented individual. Rollins' day in the park is interrupted when two teen girls run out of the bushes chasing after Lewis, the man from the shelter kitchen. The two girls and a witness tell Rollins that Lewis flashed his private parts to the girls in the park, on hearing this Rollins takes Lewis to the station for questioning... read more.

14x23: Brief Interlude recap: The episode begins with a woman enjoying a concert at a hotel. She is handed a pill by one of the guests, which she reluctantly has. One of the band members comes down from the stage to dance with this woman. While they are dancing, the guest, who handed the pill to the woman, joins her on the dance floor. Suddenly, Ariel, the woman, begins to feel weird about something and rushes out, saying she wants to go home. She steps out of the hotel on her own. The next day, in a park, while strolling with her baby, a woman sees Ariel, lying motionless on a row boat stranded in a pond. She immediately calls the cops... read more.

14x19: Born Psychopath recap: The episode begins with Irina, a babysitter, looking after two little kids, Henry and Ruby, in a busy household. In school, Ruby is shown sitting at the nurse’s office and telling the nurse that her head and her stomach hurts. The nurse finds a bump on Ruby’s head and a bruise on her stomach. She looks worried. Nick and Olivia arrive at the school after they are informed about Ruby’s injuries. Olivia has a talk with Ruby, who says she was pushed by a monster. Ruby’s mom is called in and she tells Olivia and Nick that Irina dropped Ruby off at school and also that Ruby was fine, when she left home in the morning... read more.

14x21: Traumatic Wound recap: The episode begins with a couple of girls heading for a party. They arrive at the venue where a band is performing onstage and there is a huge crowd that has gathered for the performance. The girls meet up with a guy called Jake. The three a busy dancing and enjoying a drink, when one of the girls has her top pulled down by some guy in the crowd. She is pushed to the ground and her clothes are torn off by a bunch of guys, who then rape her. She yells out for help and so does her friend, but because of all the commotion no one hears them. Gaby Shaw, the victim, is later rushed to the hospital, while Olivia, Nick and Munch arrive at the venue, where a bunch of suspects have been rounded up... read more.

14x22: Poisoned Motive recap: At the SVU squad, the detectives are all busy bringing in a group of girls while Rollins attempts to fingerprint the woman who was holding them; Mrs. Chang. As Rollins leads Mrs. Chang out of the precinct, someone is shown looking at the detectives through a scope. As Finn puts Chang into the car, Rollins heads over to the driver’s side. A shot is fired and Rollins is hit, falling against the car. Finn attends to Rollins and points Benson and Amaro to a nearby rooftop where the shots originated. As Benson and Amaro race to the building, Finn calls for help... read more.

Crew

Creator: Dick Wolf
Executive Producer: Rick Eid, Arthur W. Forney, Jonathan Starch, Michael Smith (7), Julie Martin (1), Warren Leight, David J. Burke, Ted Kotcheff, Robert Palm, Neal Baer

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Recurring Guests