Facing Demons 

Benson and the SVU investigate the death of a man they believe to be a pedophile. When they dig deeper, they realize things are not what they seem and that the case actually hits really close to home.

Director:

Timothy Busfield

Writers:

Dick Wolf (created by), Richard Sweren

Stars:

Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mariska Hargitay	...	Olivia Benson
Kelli Giddish	...	Amanda Rollins
Ice-T	...	Odafin Tutuola (as Ice T)
Peter Scanavino	...	Dominick Carisi Jr.
Philip Winchester	...	Peter Stone
William Sadler	...	Gary Dolan
P.J. Marshall	...	Leo Berry (as PJ Marshall)
Selenis Leyva	...	Samantha Morgan
Jonathan Walker	...	Nathan Fuller
Justin Mark	...	Micah Fuller
Jason Cottle	...	Rob Dennison
Jordon Bolden	...	Billy Ryan
Dean Winters	...	Brian Cassidy
Sayra Player	...	Amy Fuller
Jasmine Batchelor	...	Katie

Storyline

Benson and the SVU investigate the death of a man they believe to be a pedophile. When they dig deeper, they realize things are not what they seem and that the case actually hits really close to home.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

With this episode, William Sadler has now been in all four NYC-based Law & Order shows.

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Goofs

ADA Stone offers Gary Dolan a plea deal, if he pleads guilty to sexual abuse in the first degree Stone will recommend a sentence of 3-9 years. However sexual abuse in the first degree is a class D felony, meaning it carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. If the only charge Dolan is pleading to is sexual abuse in the first degree then by law he cannot spend more than seven years in prison, certainly not the maximum of nine years Stone offers.

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Quotes

Olivia Benson: Have we figured out who these kids are?
Amanda Rollins: Well, TARU is doing a sweep of Micah Fuller's devices, but so far nothing. He took Polaroids, so...
Olivia Benson: Well, it's a good way to avoid a digital footprint. You uploaded these to NCMEC?
Amanda Rollins: Yeah, I sent the originals to the lab for analysis.

User Reviews

Brian Cassidy relives bad times

Dean Winters relives some bad moments in his past and for the first time we learn that he was a child victim almost 40 years ago.

Mariska Hargitay finds a picture of him when he was a kid and on a sports team coached by suspect William Sadler. Being that they were involved she's upset that he never disclosed.

Winters helps the squad find more victims from the past. It isn't easy however as his friends from those days are as reluctant as he is to talk.

Good episode with outstanding work from Dean Winters as Brian Cassidy.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2019 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD