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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sophomore Jinx

  • Episode aired Oct 25, 1999
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
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7.9/10
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Richard Belzer and Sean Squire in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying ... Read allBenson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.
IMDb RATING
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1K
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  • Director
    • Clark Johnson
  • Writers
    • Dick Wolf
    • John Chambers(executive story editor)
    • Wendy West(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Meloni
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Richard Belzer
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  • Director
    • Clark Johnson
  • Writers
    • Dick Wolf
    • John Chambers(executive story editor)
    • Wendy West(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Meloni
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Richard Belzer
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    • 2User reviews
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    Christopher Meloni
    Christopher Meloni
    • Elliot Stableras Elliot Stabler
    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Olivia Bensonas Olivia Benson
    Richard Belzer
    Richard Belzer
    • John Munchas John Munch
    Dann Florek
    Dann Florek
    • Donald Cragenas Donald Cragen
    Lothaire Bluteau
    Lothaire Bluteau
    • James Henri Rousseauas James Henri Rousseau
    Sean Squire
    • Chuck Mosleyas Chuck Mosley
    Dean Winters
    Dean Winters
    • Brian Cassidyas Brian Cassidy
    Kohl Sudduth
    Kohl Sudduth
    • Riley Cougeras Riley Couger
    Michelle Hurd
    Michelle Hurd
    • Monique Jeffriesas Monique Jeffries
    Isabel Gillies
    Isabel Gillies
    • Kathy Stableras Kathy Stabler
    Erin Broderick
    • Maureen Stableras Maureen Stabler
    Holiday Segal
    • Kathleen Stableras Kathleen Stabler
    Patricia Cook
    • Elizabeth Stableras Elizabeth Stabler
    Jeffrey Scaperrotta
    Jeffrey Scaperrotta
    • Dickie Stableras Dickie Stabler
    Tom O'Rourke
    Tom O'Rourke
    • Anthony Schlasseras Anthony Schlasser
    Novella Nelson
    Novella Nelson
    • Mrs. Mosleyas Mrs. Mosley
    Claire Lautier
    Claire Lautier
    • Shelley Brownas Shelley Brown
    Angie Harmon
    Angie Harmon
    • Abbie Carmichaelas Abbie Carmichael
    • Director
      • Clark Johnson
    • Writers
      • Dick Wolf
      • John Chambers(executive story editor)
      • Wendy West(story editor)
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    Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship. —Jim Lankin
    • police
    • basketball
    • social status
    • alcohol
    • college student
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    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
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      • TV-14
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In New York state having sexual intercourse with a dead body is charged as sexual misconduct, a class A misdemeanor which carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail.
    • Goofs
      When Benson and Stabler walk into the examination room, Rodgers is running a bone saw, then when she looks up, she turns the saw off. However, the blade on the saw is not moving at any time.
    • Quotes

      A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: What was it called before we invented the terms date rape and sexual assault?

      Captain Donald Cragen: Boys will be boys?

    • Connections
      References Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers (1978)

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    6/10
    Way to much to trust
    The death of a popular sophomore student brings the SVU squad to St. Raymond's College which as it happens is the alma mater of Dann Florek. Not that the college is bending over backwards to help an alumnus. In fact they're throwing all kinds of roadblocks into the SVU squad investigation.

    This episode also as they were trying to establish characters in those early years shows a bit of Elliott Stabler home life. Christopher Meloni is most concerned the late hours that daughter Erin Broderick is keeping. As he says in his job he sees way too much to trust.

    It turns out that the victim had sex with two people that night under different circumstances to say the least. One of them is French literature professor Lothaire Bluteau and his description of the night's events leaves even the SVU squad which has thought they heard it all kind of gasping. That is nothing however compared to ADA Angie Harmon who was crossing over from Law And Order prime. I have rarely seen disgust portrayed so well on the big screen and small.
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    • Mar 1, 2013

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Wolf Films
      • Studios USA Television
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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