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"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)Original Air Date:
26 January 2001 (Season 2, Episode 11)Plot:
Benson and Stabler suspect parental neglect in the death of the son of two famous singers, The detectives fear for their surviving daughter... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Meloni | ... | Detective Elliot Stabler |
 | Mariska Hargitay | ... | Detective Olivia Benson |
 | Richard Belzer | ... | Detective John Munch |
 | Stephanie March | ... | A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot |
 | Ice-T | ... | Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola |
| Dann Florek | ... | Captain Donald Cragen |
| Christine Andreas | ... | Ricki Austin |
 | Tamara Tunie | ... | Dr. Melinda Warner |
 | Michael Weaver | ... | David Russo |
| Babo Harrison | ... | Connie |
 | Francesca Faridany | ... | Sarah |
| Leslie Ayvazian | ... | Judge Susan Valdera |
 | Carolyn McCormick | ... | Dr. Elizabeth Olivet |
 | Hayden Panettiere | ... | Ashley Austin Black |
| Amy Bouril | ... | Holly |
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This was quite a tragic episode all the way through. It began with a tragedy - a young boy runs from his birthday party and gets hit and killed by a car. He was seen arguing with a man, his tutor, in the toilets beforehand, so the whole event seems incredibly suspicious, particularly as he is the adopted son of a famous couple (entertainers).
It is while investigating this that Detective Benson comes across the boy's sister, who is suffering all sorts of injuries, all of which she refers to as "accidents". Detective Benson immediately suspects abuse and tries her hardest to investigate these injuries or get the girl removed from the home. However, there is no evidence suggesting that the girl's long pattern of both serious and minor injuries are caused by anyone - other than herself.
Meanwhile, the girl is forming an attachment to Detective Benson, being thrilled to see her all the time, trying to find her, and even repeatedly asking to live with her, apparently as a result of parental neglect.
This is a tough episode because Detective Benson tries to do what's right, but she is up against a big system and a powerful parent. The dilemma is that the whole situation is terrible, yet there is nothing legally wrong with it. The final scenes are hopelessly tragic. Definitely a really interesting episode.