Anchor (9 Dec. 2009)

After Fin catches a serial killer who is targeting immigrant "anchor babies," his high-profile ACLU lawyer argues that he was brainwashed by a right-wing television personality.

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

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
Stephanie March	...	A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot
BD Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (credit only)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen
John Larroquette	...	Randall Carver
Thomas Sadoski	...	Joe Thagard
Megalyn Echikunwoke	...	Nicole Gleason
Christine Toy Johnson	...	Keiko Nishimura
Yaya Alafia	...	Audrina (as Yaya DaCosta)
Audrie Neenan	...	Judge Lois Preston
John Schuck	...	Chief of Detectives Muldrew

Storyline

When two young girls are similarly murdered a little over a month apart, Detective Odafin Tutuola decides to investigate the gruesome crimes. After a third killing, Fin discovers that all three children were "anchor babies" of immigrant families, and reaches out to the Center of Immigrant Services. After sifting through the Center's hate mail, and witnessing a fight between immigration lawyer Randall Carver and Joe Thagard, a fanatical follower of a xenophobic talk show host, Fin begins to narrow in on the killer.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 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

Did You Know?

Quotes

Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola: Munch!
Sergeant John Munch: [wakes up] What?
Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola: Let's get back on this hate mail.

User Reviews

A radical political agenda disguised as entertainment

I am willing to let some slide political commentary in the shows I watch. But this episode of Law & Order SVU was a flagrant appeal to political correctness on a scale I've never seen before. Is there any real life case of murder that's even remotely like this episode? In it, there is actually a white child killer who claims he kills minority children because of patriotism. Then they put forth the claim that a conservative talk show host incited the crimes. The people who wrote and produced this episode are more guilty of indoctrination and inflaming people than the fictional talk show host it vilifies. They conclude this episode with one of the most ludicrous courtroom scenes in television history. This episode deserves universal condemnation.