Locum (22 Sep. 2010)

While Benson and Stabler investigate the circumstances behind a foster child's disappearance, they discover that her overprotective parents are still struggling to cope with the disappearance of another daughter.

Director:

Arthur W. Forney

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Dawn DeNoon

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
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Erik Weber
Bailee Madison	...	Mackenzie Burton
Christiane Seidel	...	Darla Pinnington
Linda Powell	...	Lauren White
Tasha Lawrence	...	Marie Povolko
Will Kempe	...	Mickey Schaeffer
Karen Pittman	...	FBI Agent Wilcox
Peter Strauss	...	Kevin Burton

Storyline

A foster couple call Detectives Benson and Stabler to the scene of the crime when their ten-year-old adopted daughter disappears. It soon comes to light that she ran away to meet with a man named Erik Weber, whom she met on the internet and whom Benson and Stabler suspect of ulterior motives regarding the girl. Weber denies any wrongdoing, and also expresses romantic interest in Benson. However, as the investigation continues, the detectives realize that the girl's foster parents may be hiding something that could change the entire course of the case.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2010 (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

Young actor really makes the episode

While the 12th season premiere features top-notch guest stars in the form of Joan Cusak, Peter Strauss, and Henry Ian Cusick, it is ten-year-old Bailee Madison who really shines in the installment.

Madison plays the adopted child of Cusack and Strauss who has been "remade" in the image of the couple's natural child who was abducted many years ago. The young performer is quite believable in each scene in which she appears, especially when she tells Benson of the lengths that her mother has taken to alter her appearance to match that of the missing child.

The ending of the episode is in typical "ripped-from-the-headline-Law-&-Order" fashion.