Solitary (7 Oct. 2009)

Stabler is attacked by a man that he helped put away 19 years earlier. When that man faces attempted murder charges, he claims that he was the victim because of the solitary confinement he faced during his sentence.

Director:

Helen Shaver

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Amanda Green

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
BD Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (credit only)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (credit only)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
Christine Lahti	...	Executive A.D.A. Sonya Paxton
Stephen Rea	...	Callum Donovan
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Lily Milton
Bobby Campo	...	Parker Hubbard
Joanna Merlin	...	Judge Lena Petrovsky
John F. O'Donohue	...	Stevedore (as John O'Donohue)
Jabari Gray	...	CSU Tech Keegan Timmons
Stephen Gregory	...	Dr. Kyle Beresford

Storyline

Stabler is attacked by a man that he helped put away 19 years earlier. When that man faces attempted murder charges, he claims that he was the victim because of the solitary confinement he faced during his sentence.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 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:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Better times better be coming

Investigating a brutal murder, Stabler is almost killed by a man (Rhea) he put away many years ago. Later, on trial for the attempted murder of a police officer, the man claims years spent in solitary confinement caused him to lash out at Stabler. So Stabler puts himself in the hole for three days to see what it feels like, and comes away with a new view of the case. The liberal scriptwriters have Stabler acting completely out of character as he comes to sympathize with the guy. Even if it was an attempt to give Chris Meloni a shot at an Emmy, it is a weak episode. And Olivia takes a back seat here. Of course, there was the episode where Olivia went undercover in prison. Then, we saw little of Stabler.