Ritual (3 Feb. 2004)

Two garbage collectors run into what they first think is a scene of animal sacrifice.

Director:

Ed Bianchi

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Ruth Fletcher,

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 (credit only)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Michael Emerson	...	Allan Shaye
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Asante Odufemi
Trini Alvarado	...	Maggie Shaye
Sullivan Walker	...	Martin Bosa
Malika Samuel	...	Na'imah Haruna
Mike Doyle	...	Forensics Tech Ryan O'Halloran
Peter Hermann	...	Trevor Langan
Susan Blommaert	...	Judge Rebecca Steinman

Storyline

When the remains of a boy are found and evidence that points to Santeria are found. They begin by checking out local practitioners but the man in charge claims that who did was not a true practitioner. They learn that the boy is Nigerian and that he was brought over as part of the slave trade.

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Plot Keywords:

detective john munch

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[last lines]
Fin Tutuola: Take good care of them. They're a long way from home.

User Reviews

Excellent episode but the accents are terrible!

Episode 514: "Ritual" Orig Air Date: Season 5: T 3rd Feb 04.

This episode just re aired on TNT on Fri 8 Sept @ 8pmest and on USA on Th 12 Apr 7 @ 9pm est

A good episode, as all the SVU ep r. Highlights the devastating slavery of Afrikan children that continues today( not just in Afrika but through out the world's developing countries). This episode cites Nigeria.

As a Nigerian, I wish they would have used Nigerian actors/actress. It was great to see Erika Alexander ( from Livin Single ) back on TV but her accent was not authentic. There are a wealth of Nigerians in the business:

-Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Mr Eko from Lost is big, but perhaps he was unavailable as Lost records in Hawaii),

-Obba Babbatunde ( a famous Broadway actor; he was most recently on the UPN show "Half&Half" and in the movie "Material Girls" ).

SVU rox!

Congrats to MH on her recent Emmy win 4 2006 Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series.