Brotherhood (6 Jan. 2004)

The murder and sodomy of a local fraternity pledge master leads the detectives to his pornographic Web site, which features college girls at a local bar. Further investigation points back ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean de Segonzac

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
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Gary Cole	...	Xander Henry
Toby Moore	...	Rob Sweeney
Noah Fleiss	...	Nathan Angeli
Pell James	...	Alicia Morley
Ned Eisenberg	...	Roger Kressler
Serena Williams	...	Chloe Spiers
Caren Browning	...	CSU Captain Judith Siper
Audrie Neenan	...	Judge Lois Preston

Storyline

The murder and sodomy of a local fraternity pledge master leads the detectives to his pornographic Web site, which features college girls at a local bar. Further investigation points back to the fraternity, whose members are not cooperating, and their code of conduct for prospective pledges.

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Plot Keywords:

violin case | violin bow | detective john munch

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

ADA Novak questions Rob Sweeney, then his lawyer cross-examines him. Since he's the defendant, Novak cannot call him to the stand and would not question him first.

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Quotes

Elliot Stabler: You have the right to an attorney. In the unlikely event that Daddy can't afford to buy you one, one will be provided for you.

User Reviews

Pledge master pleads not guilty

Michael Ferreira's body is found in a toxic waste dump and said pollutants take away a lot of the forensics. But one piece of evidence where the sun doesn't shine is the remnants of a violin bow with horse hairs and pernambuco wood is found. The placement of said evidence is what brings the SVU squad in.

The investigation leads to a college fraternity has some truly savage pledge rituals. And the victim had a wonderful sideline business of having sex and taping the proceedings for his on line website. And the fraternity actually kept a journal of the proceedings.

The guilty party pleads out, but Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay feel someone ought to pay from the fraternity bigshots and the guy who kept the journal, Toby Moore is one prime candidate.

Inexplicably Gary Cole, father of the victim and bigshot attorney in his own right defends Moore. To him the fraternity hazing is just a rite of passage and only sissies can't take it. It's on Cole and his performance that the episode hinges. He was good old frat man himself back in the day. When he gets a wakeup call, Cole does the right thing. But what that is, you have to see this pretty good SVU episode.