"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Fault (2006)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Paul McCrane

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Michele Fazekas (writer) ...

TV Series:

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

Original Air Date:

4 April 2006 (Season 7, Episode 19)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A serial paedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children.

Plot Keywords:

Detective John Munch | Detective | Victim | Rape | Criminal

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak (credit only)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Victor Paul Gitano
Mike Doyle	...	Forensics Tech Ryan O'Halloran
Joel de la Fuente	...	TARU Tech Ruben Morales
Rebecca Wisocky	...	Dr. Paula Greenfield
Jeff Biehl	...	Jake
Felecia M. Bell	...	Mrs. Oliver (as Felecia Bell Schafer)
Matt Landers	...	Glen Portney

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:MA (TV rating)

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

The events of this episode, and the decision Elliot and Olivia make at the end, were written to let Mariska Hargitay out of the show for a period of time while she was on maternity leave.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Serial killer Victor Paul Gitano is said to have been spotted on the 9 train. The 9 train was eliminated (replaced by the 1) several months before this episode was filmed.

Quotes:

Elliot Stabler: [after Olivia was stabbed by Gitano, and Elliot ran to her,instead of going after Gitano] Olivia! Oh my god, no!
[Dropping to her side]
Olivia Benson: It's okay, I'm okay. Where's Gitano? Go Elliot, go, I'm fine. Go!

Outstanding episode

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni did a remarkable job. This episode was my favorite episode of the season. I was impressed how Benson and Stabler carried the hostage situation. Though I was a bit upset on how Dick Wolf ended the episode with Olivia asking Cragen for a new partner. I understand that Olivia and Elliot need a brake from each other…..they have been partners since the show began seven seasons ago. Elliot and Olivia both are putting each other ahead of the job….to some extend that is a good thing, but at this point they are putting the other too much ahead of the job, and that is when judgments are going to be question.