| "Confrontation" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 8.05 | → |
| Production number: 08006 First aired (US): 17 October 2006 First aired (CAN): 17 October 2006 First aired (AUS): 1 March 2007 | ||
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| Written By Judith McCreary Directed By David Platt | ||
Plot[]
A rape victim loses her life while confronting her attacker, who assaulted her two separate times. The case leads Stabler and Dani to discover more victims of the same rapist, whom Huang pegs as an "alpha male".
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson (credit only)
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
- Diane Neal as A.D.A. Casey Novak
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang
- Tamara Tunie as M.E. Melinda Warner
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
Recurring cast[]
- Connie Nielsen as Detective Dani Beck
- Patricia Kalember as Judge Karen Taten
- Caren Browning as C.S.U. Captain Judith Siper
- Mariette Hartley as Defense Attorney Lorna Scarry
- J. Paul Nicholas as Defense Attorney Linden Delroy
Guest cast[]
- Michael Kelly as Luke Dixon
- Kerry O'Malley as Megan Carlisle
- Matthew Arkin as Barry Carlisle
- Marin Ireland as Gina Maylor
- John Michael Bolger as Detective Geiger
- Eleanor Hutchins as Elizabeth Hassenback
- Tug Coker as Ted Wilmington
- Jon Budinoff as Tracy Monroe
- Mark Kenneth Smaltz as Steven Felder
- Jessi Campbell as Officer Randa Lewis
- Steve Greenstein as Maintenance Man
References[]
- Rape Crisis Center
- Urolagnia
- ViCAP
- 27th Precinct
Quotes[]
- Beck: Having a baby by your rapist isn't something you hide from your husband. That’s just twisted.
- Stabler: My old partner's a child of rape.
- Beck: That was a different era.There were no abortions, no options.
- Stabler: You saying it was easy for Olivia's mom?
- Beck: I'm saying decisions are simple when you have no choice.
- Stabler: If you make your wife give up that child, she'll resent you for it for the rest of her life.
- Barry Carlisle: Could you raise a rapist's child? Could you?
- Stabler: Go home. Talk with your wife.
- Barry Carlisle: What is there to say?
Background information and notes[]
Episode scene cards[]
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Apartment of |
Apartment of |
Apartment of |
Ensor Property Management |
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Apartment of |
Chambers of |
Mercy General Hospital |
Attica |
| Previous episode: "Uncle" |
"Confrontation" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 8 |
Next episode: "Infiltrated" |