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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S15.E12
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Jersey Breakdown

  • Episode aired Jan 22, 2014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 42m
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7.8/10
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Alana De La Garza and Raúl Esparza in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jersey Breakdown
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As SVU fights for justice for an underage rape victim who was working illegally in a strip club, they find themselves stonewalled by corruption in the New Jersey legal system.As SVU fights for justice for an underage rape victim who was working illegally in a strip club, they find themselves stonewalled by corruption in the New Jersey legal system.As SVU fights for justice for an underage rape victim who was working illegally in a strip club, they find themselves stonewalled by corruption in the New Jersey legal system.
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    • Jonathan Herron
    • Dick Wolf
    • Céline C. Robinson(teleplay by)
    • Julie Martin(story by)
  • Stars
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Danny Pino
    • Kelli Giddish
    • Jonathan Herron
    • Dick Wolf
    • Céline C. Robinson(teleplay by)
    • Julie Martin(story by)
  • Stars
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Danny Pino
    • Kelli Giddish
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    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Sergeant Olivia Benson
    Danny Pino
    Danny Pino
    • Detective Nick Amaro
    Kelli Giddish
    Kelli Giddish
    • Detective Amanda Rollins
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
    • (as Ice T)
    Raúl Esparza
    Raúl Esparza
    • ADA Rafael Barba
    Alana De La Garza
    Alana De La Garza
    • AUSA Connie Rubirosa
    Dayton Callie
    Dayton Callie
    • Judge Daniel Dolan
    Stefanie Scott
    Stefanie Scott
    • Clare Wilson
    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • Bobby Masconi
    Mckean Rand
    • Jeff
    • (as Mckean Rand)
    Geoffrey Wigdor
    Geoffrey Wigdor
    • Tommy
    • (as Geoff Wigdor)
    Chazz Palminteri
    Chazz Palminteri
    • Perry Cannavaro
    Andrea Bianchi
    Andrea Bianchi
    • A.D.A. Gina Masconi
    Scott Decker
    • Detective Moore
    Monica Wyche
    Monica Wyche
    • Warden Gert Marmer
    Shwayze
    Shwayze
    • Elton Teague
    Alli Caudle
    • Erin Fogarty
    Adam Heller
    Adam Heller
    • Arnie
      • Jonathan Herron
      • Dick Wolf
      • Céline C. Robinson(teleplay by) (story by)
      • Julie Martin(story by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Olivia Benson still uses her old desk, although she has got Captain Donald Cragen's room in the previous episode.
    • Goofs
      In the squad room, Mariska Hargitay is wearing her actual wedding ring on her left ring finger. The character, Olivia Benson, is not married, and does not wear a ring on her left hand at any other time, including in any other scene.
    • Quotes

      Nick Amaro: [to Olivia] We're short-staffed and I'm not good with the desk duty. I want my gun back.

      Olivia Benson: It's just a few weeks since the shooting, Nick, okay? You don't know what could startle you.

      Nick Amaro: And you think I'll shoot somebody else.

      Olivia Benson: Or you could hesitate. PTSD is real, Nick. It's a process. Don't rush it.

      Nick Amaro: Let me try one tour, all right? I'll know.

      Olivia Benson: It's not just you that I have to think about. This entire squad is my responsibility now.

    • Connections
      References Law & Order (1990)

    User reviews4

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    10/10
    Nothing changes except what should be
    A sex trafficking gang that employs underage girls and a strip club. From Perry Cannavaro (Chazz Palminteri) to dirty judges and prosecutors, the dark web is revealed. At the center of the story is the quiet young victim. The team and Barba struggle to get to the root of the problem for that young girl.

    "Nothing changes except what should be." With phrases, quotes, and strong writing, we understand that Dan Florek (Cragen) delivered the flag (Svu) to the right person (Olivia Benson).

    As a detail, Olivia is still at her old desk. But she is the boss now, she. Besides his own problems, the problems of the whole team are waiting for him. What an outlier and disobedient Nick Amaro is. These features also make him a good detective. He always hides the root cause of this situation. It is difficult to fill the partnership tradition in Olivia after Elliot. He wants to show Olivia that he will be as good a partner as Elliot. That's why it takes so much effort. He continues to push Olivia as well. This story deserves to be trusted.

    Rollins, on the other hand, is shaken again in her life. She forgets her promise to Cragen and succumbs to her addiction. She also uses the patronage of teammates as an opportunity.

    Masconi and Rubirosa performances are very good.

    But, It flows fast. Some details should be repeated in the sections with official terms, legal concepts, legal rules. Since it is a technical language, the whole series and its process are not understood. Viewers often don't understand episodes for this reason. The technical language of the laws can be repeated by making the tension and importance of the subject felt.

    Strong and powerful stories that I admire are stories that contain theatrical scenes that grasp this intensity.

    A general review is also required.

    Olivia, who becomes a sergeant and replaces Cragen, will have a hard time. However, it will also mature into its most beautiful form.

    As a woman, we will witness the struggle between the rules of masculinity in the business world, especially in the world of men with guns. The symbolic man who initiates the start of this situation is William Lewis.

    Ps. You'll applaud Olivia's cover-up response to the dirty prosecutor's statement accusing svu.
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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2014 (United States)
      • English
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Wolf Films
      • Universal Television
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    • 42 minutes
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