Educated Guess (16 Nov. 2011)

Benson and Rollins investigate whether a psychiatric patient was raped in her hospital ward, which ultimately leads to a possible predator close to her home.

Director:

Arthur W. Forney

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Judy McCreary

Stars:

Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson
Danny Pino	...	Detective Nick Amaro
Kelli Giddish	...	Detective Amanda Rollins
Richard Belzer	...	Sergeant John Munch
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (as Ice T)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (credit only)
Tim Guinee	...	George Zane
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Diane Eskas
Karen Young	...	Dr. Meg Whitmere
David Pittu	...	Linus Tate
Gavin-Keith Umeh	...	Captain Charles Lee
David Gelles	...	Darren Bickford
Michael Chernus	...	Jay Delaney
Carrie Preston	...	Bella Zane
Natasha Lyonne	...	Gia Eskas

Storyline

A man in custody at a mental hospital claims to have witnessed a rape in a break room. Despite the witness' shaky credibility the SVU begins an investigation, but the alleged victim, Gia Eskas, denies being assaulted. Detectives Benson and Rollins struggle to piece together what really happened to this young woman, especially when her aunt and mother say Gia has been repeatedly institutionalized, and has cried rape in the past.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

George produces a letter from Gia which is placed in an evidence bag. When Rollins shows it to Gia later it is no longer bagged.

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Quotes

Sergeant John Munch: I don't think this guy premeditates, let alone thinks, we have a description, go back to Laguardia, find the girl.

User Reviews

This is a MUST SEE for every SVU fan! If you're not a fan or have somehow never seen Law and Order SVU, then this is the episode to begin with!

This episode is a cut above excellent. It was extremely well written, directed and magnificently executed by all actors and actresses involved. Special kudos go to Richard Belzer for his unusually great performance. He displayed his usual conspiracy theory wry sarcasm and wit, but he was more controlled with it and showed more versatility than usual. This is a welcome change from him and I hope it continues for Belzer's character. His talent has not been fully utilized to this point so it would be refreshing to see more character development around him. With that said, it's time to address Ice T's character. His talent is apparent but we need more from his character. Like Belzer's character, Tutuola needs to be developed to a much larger scale. The minor characters were superb! Each and every one of them performed like the true professionals Dick Wolf has continually engaged over the years. This man is THE master of his craft. Two more points..Hargitay simply outdid herself! This woman continues to give outrageously superb performances. How does the small screen contain her? Lastly, the absence of Christopher Meloni is felt in every episode. This one would have been enhanced greatly by Elliot. Come home Chris!