Blood Brothers 

A pregnant 13 year old girl from Washington Heights claims that the son of an ambassador raped her, but the accused goes missing before SVU can question him.

Director:

Tom DiCillo

Writers:

Dick Wolf (created by), Warren Leight

Stars:

Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mariska Hargitay	...	Olivia Benson
Danny Pino	...	Nick Amaro
Kelli Giddish	...	Amanda Rollins
Richard Belzer	...	John Munch
Ice-T	...	Odafin Tutuola (as Ice T)
Dann Florek	...	Donald Cragen
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Andrew Raines
Diane Neal	...	Casey Novak
Anthony Keyvan	...	Arturo Rivera
Piper Curda	...	Ella Mendez
Marceline Hugot	...	Sister
Joey Auzenne	...	Mr. Moray
Judy Reyes	...	Inez Rivera
Paige Turco	...	Kathleen Raines
Sara Contreras	...	Rosa Mendez

Storyline

When a pregnant thirteen-year-old girl refuses to identify her baby's father, Benson and the SVU squad work to determine if she was raped. Their investigation leads to several men in her life including Tripp Raines, the teenage son of high-profile political couple Andrew and Kathleen Raines and Arturo Rivera, the son of the Raines' housekeeper. The detectives uncover much more than they bargained for when a Raines family secret is revealed and a family member goes missing.

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Plot Keywords:

mother son relationship | redhead | female detective | father son relationship | limo | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is explicitly stated that the character Briggs used to work in Major Case. This might be a reference to Twin Peaks (1990), which contained a character called Major Briggs and had this episode's guest star Kyle MacLachlan in its leading role.

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Quotes

Nick Amaro: [after Ella reveals that Tripp Raines raped her]
[to Novak]
Nick Amaro: Okay, Counselor, there's not much doubt there.
Casey Novak: I don't know.
Olivia Benson: What do you mean you don't know? She's describing a rape.
Casey Novak: A jury won't think so. Sexual misconduct, if we're lucky. And with his legal team, consensual.
Olivia Benson: Are you kidding me? She's 13.
Casey Novak: So is he, so technically, that means...
Olivia Benson: That he got her drunk. The lemonade was spiked. She was a virgin, she said that it hurt. She was crying, she said no.
Casey Novak: There was no outcry afterward. He sent her ...
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Latin

Release Date:

5 October 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD