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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Assumptions

  • Episode aired May 9, 2019
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 41m
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6.9/10
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Assumptions
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After a Muslim woman is assaulted inside of a synagogue, SVU searches for two suspects that were spotted fleeing the scene of the crime.After a Muslim woman is assaulted inside of a synagogue, SVU searches for two suspects that were spotted fleeing the scene of the crime.After a Muslim woman is assaulted inside of a synagogue, SVU searches for two suspects that were spotted fleeing the scene of the crime.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
499
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  • Director
    • Fred Berner
  • Writers
    • Dick Wolf
    • Julie Martin(teleplay by)
    • Richard Sweren(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Kelli Giddish
    • Ice-T
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  • Director
    • Fred Berner
  • Writers
    • Dick Wolf
    • Julie Martin(teleplay by)
    • Richard Sweren(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Mariska Hargitay
    • Kelli Giddish
    • Ice-T
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    • 16User reviews
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  • Videos5

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Benson Comes Under Fire
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Benson Comes Under Fire
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Miller Threatens Benson
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Miller Threatens Benson
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Come Clean
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Come Clean
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Can't Give Up My Sources
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Can't Give Up My Sources
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Assumptions
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Assumptions

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    Titus Welliver in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Mariska Hargitay and Ryan Buggle in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Kelli Giddish and Elise Hudson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Ice-T and Peter Scanavino in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Mariska Hargitay, Titus Welliver, and Ryan Buggle in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Mariska Hargitay, Nazneen Contractor, and Elise Hudson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Mariska Hargitay, Nazneen Contractor, and Elise Hudson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Brandon Engman in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Brandon Engman in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

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    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Olivia Bensonas Olivia Benson
    Kelli Giddish
    Kelli Giddish
    • Amanda Rollinsas Amanda Rollins
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Odafin Tutuolaas Odafin Tutuola
    Peter Scanavino
    Peter Scanavino
    • Dominick Carisi Jr.as Dominick Carisi Jr.
    Philip Winchester
    Philip Winchester
    • Peter Stoneas Peter Stone
    Titus Welliver
    Titus Welliver
    • Rob Milleras Rob Miller
    Nazneen Contractor
    Nazneen Contractor
    • Nahla Nasaras Nahla Nasar
    Hadi Tabbal
    Hadi Tabbal
    • Masud Farajas Masud Faraj
    Ami Brabson
    Ami Brabson
    • Trial Judge Karyn Blakeas Trial Judge Karyn Blake
    Meredith Holzman
    Meredith Holzman
    • Naomi Zeigleras Naomi Zeigler
    Ted Sutherland
    Ted Sutherland
    • Ari Kaplanas Ari Kaplan
    Jacqueline Antaramian
    Jacqueline Antaramian
    • Mrs. Nasaras Mrs. Nasar
    Bob Ari
    Bob Ari
    • Ezra Zuckermanas Ezra Zuckerman
    Kelly Lester
    Kelly Lester
    • Esther Meyeras Esther Meyer
    Erica Camarano
    Erica Camarano
    • Rachel Ortizas Rachel Ortiz
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • William Biegelas William Biegel
    Peter Gallagher
    Peter Gallagher
    • William Doddsas William Dodds
    Elise Hudson
    Elise Hudson
    • Aida Galanisas Aida Galanis
    • Director
      • Fred Berner
    • Writers
      • Dick Wolf
      • Julie Martin(teleplay by)
      • Richard Sweren(teleplay by)
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    Storyline

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    After a Muslim woman is assaulted inside of a synagogue, SVU searches for two suspects that were spotted fleeing the scene of the crime.
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the 457th episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), surpassing the total episode count of Law & Order (1990) which ran for 456 episodes from 1990 to 2010.
    • Goofs
      Noah asks Olivia how to spell the word "believe" and her response is "let's sound it out" whereupon Noah recites B-E-L-I-E-V-E. However, if one were actually going by how the word sounds, it would be B-E-L-E-V-E. The "i" is silent.
    • Quotes

      Peter Stone: What Ms. Ziegler just lambasted weren't assumptions. They were hate-filled stereotypes. So what do we know? We know that Nahla Nasar is a lesbian. We know that her former husband knew it too. We know that his religion tells him that homosexuality is immoral and punishable by death. We know he was at the scene of the crime at the time the crime was committed, and we know that Ms. Nasar ID'd him as her rapist. We know that. Those are the facts. That's what we know. Now, what do we do? We look at those facts, and we assume he raped her. It's okay. That's the way our system works.

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    6/10
    A botched good idea.
    The suspension of disbelief is necessary to enjoy any work of fiction. In this case, the instances in which it was necessary to suspend incredulity were way too many. the rape victim is an antisemite, at the very least a rabid antizionist, trying to emerge in N-Y politics? A closet lesbian who goes to a fashionable lesbian bar? My point is that when US TV writers go into politics they simply don't get it; too often the characters are completely improbable, unrealistic.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 2019 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Wolf Films
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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