Selfish (28 Apr. 2009)

An immature, irresponsible young mother is assumed to have killed her child, but it turns out to be part of a measles outbreak. A.D.A. Cabot then goes after the mother of the child who started the outbreak, who refused to immunize him.

Director:

David Platt

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Mick Betancourt

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	...	Sergeant John Munch
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Michaela McManus	...	A.D.A. Kim Greylek (credit only)
BD Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (credit only)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Stephanie March	...	A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot
Hilary Duff	...	Ashlee Walker
Mike Pniewski	...	Ralph Walker
Noel Fisher	...	CSU Tech Dale Stuckey
Anastasia Barzee	...	Monica Stewart
Peter Hermann	...	Trevor Langan
Marilyn Torres	...	Maria Fernandez

Storyline

An immature, irresponsible young mother is assumed to have killed her child, but it turns out to be part of a measles outbreak. A.D.A. Cabot then goes after the mother of the child who started the outbreak, who refused to immunize him.

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Plot Keywords:

measles | amish | rumspringa | vaccination | missing baby

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Partly inspired by the death of Caylee Anthony.

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Goofs

When Ashlee points at the door and says, "She could be anywhere!", her mouth is actually saying, "She could be in there!"

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Quotes

[Opening intro finishes, Stabler is at his desk]
Detective Elliot Stabler: That's it. I'm done.
Detective Olivia Benson: What do you mean, done?
Detective Elliot Stabler: Paperwork. It's like the first time in like, five years.
Detective Olivia Benson: So we're actually gonna get out of here early?
Detective Elliot Stabler: Yeah. Move slowly so nobody notices.
[Stabler and Benson start to stand up to leave and a woman comes in asking for help, ruining the chances for the detectives to leave early]

User Reviews

Now, there's a turn up

I started watching this episode thinking it would follow the tragic story of Caylee Anthony, then it took a turn into the importance of vaccinating ones children. Vaccines have saved millions of lives, and (together with penicillin) the most important reason why children in third world countries live longer.

Vaccines are safe, and once you have seen a child suffering the horrible side effects from measles, you will fully appreciate vaccines.

Vaccines contains dead and weakened bacterias or viruses, and it helps your own immune system work up immunity towards the illness, instead of having to get that immunity by suffering through the illness.