Alien (6 Dec. 2005)

An investigation into the serious stabbing of a grade-school boy uncovers a suspect whose trial becomes about the rights of same-sex parents.

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Jose Molina

Stars:

Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
BD Wong	...	Dr. George Huang
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (credit only)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Amy Pietz	...	Zoe Dunlop
Raquel Castro	...	Emma Boyd
Daniel Jenkins	...	Father Justin Miller
Stephen Bogardus	...	James Decker
Dorothy Lyman	...	Principal Parker
Ned Eisenberg	...	Roger Kressler
Paula Garcés	...	CSU Tech Millie Vizcarrondo (as Paula Garces)

Storyline

An investigation into the serious stabbing of a grade-school boy uncovers a suspect whose trial becomes about the rights of same-sex parents.

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Plot Keywords:

stabbing | 12 year old | elementary school | gay bashing | wheelchair | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Stabler and Benson arrest Emma's grandparents. Stabler quotes the eighth commandment as "Thou shall not bear false witness". The Eighth Commandment is "Thou Shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15). The Ninth Commandment is "Thou Shall not bear false witness" (Exodus 20:16). However, different religious affiliations may have slightly different Commandments. For example, Stabler is Catholic and the eighth Commandment for Catholics is "bearing false witness."

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Quotes

John Munch: Since when did New York become a red state?

User Reviews

No winners in this one

If there was ever a televised lesson on the need of the Harvey Milk School for LGBT kids it's this episode of SVU. At the end there are no winners coming out of this story. I am glad to say the biggest loser might just be Stephen Bogardus who is an attorney for some Christian Right organization who's flirting with disbarment.

This could have been a better episode, but for the life of me I'm still not getting why a lesbian couple would send their daughter to a Catholic school. Raquel Castro goes and she's bullied by one kid in particular played by Daniel Manche. She retaliates by stabbing him in the back causing severe spinal injury.

Castro gets let off easy when evidence of the bullying surfaces. That precipitates a custody battle. During the episode the girl's birth mother dies and the surviving partner has Castro. Encouraged by Bogardus the grandparents of the deceased partner file for custody. Allegations of child abuse ensue.

In the end no one wins here. Biggest loser is young Manche who is now a paraplegic. As the Rodgers&Hammerstein song goes, he was carefully taught that homosexuality is one big old sin and when you sin so openly, you've got carte blanche to do whatever. That kid is really paying for the ignorance of his parents and I doubt he'll ever get it.