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	...	Dominic Carisi
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

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Sadler is the sixth actor who played a Die Hard villain to appear on the show, following Nick Wyman, Robert Patrick, Jeremy Irons, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Franco Nero.

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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

Dominic Carisi: So, TARU was able to recover Micah's YouTube videos.
Amanda Rollins: And what happens on the Internet stays on the Internet.

User Reviews

Phenomenal.

An absolutely riveting episode from start to finish. I must admit, I was never a big fan of Cassidy's arcs in the past seasons, but this was absolutely phenomenal. In a case that started out as something so predictable, it slowly became more and more layered as we delved into Cassidy's past and learned more about why he is the way he is - including why he blew up on the stand last year. In the final moments when Cassidy finally had the courage to speak out against his coach, shivers ran through my body and I shed several tears.

This entire episode was beautifully written and acted, and it's undoubtedly one of my favorites from this season.