Law & Order SVU “Depravity Standard” Recap & Review

“Depravity Standard” was a follow up to Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil”, the show’s 300th episode.  That episode involved a 2012 case, and Lewis Hodda was eventually arrested for the murder of Hector Hernandez, plus the kidnapping of Wyatt Morris. Tom Sizemore reprised his role as Hodda. Also returning was Alex Karpovsky as Stephen Lomatin, who at one point was also a suspect. In “Depravity Standard,” we find ourselves three years later. At first it seems Hodda and his attorney have arranged a deal with ADA Barba. Everyone gets a surprise at the plea hearing when Hodda decides to claim he was coerced into confessing, and, saying he didn’t do it, forces Barba to go to trial. It gets ugly quick when Benson’s interrogation tactics in 2012 come into question. She admits to labeling Hodda as a “chomo” which could prove dangerous to him in prison. This was not on the interrogation video the jury sees, but Benson knows – as viewers know – she did say those words. Her intentions were good in 2012; she was using that threat to get Hodda to tell them where the missing boy was being held. But the fact that they could not use that kidnapping case in the murder trial meant Benson’s intentions would not be heard by the jury. One would think that Benson had already learned her lesson about making idle threats to perps, thinking back to a previous episode (I can’t recall the name right now) where Benson’s life was in danger from a man whom she had threatened would be raped in prison, and later, he was. Maybe with the Hodda case, the lesson will really stick with Benson this time. (Update: thanks to a fan who reminded me that episode was Law & Order SVU “Perverted” from season 11. )

BD Wong’s Dr. George Huang finds himself working against the prosecution. Retired from the FBI and now hired as a consultant, his testimony for the defense sheds light on Hodda’s behaviors and doubt for the jurors. Benson gets in Huang’s face about it, but he must remind her that, without that confession, neither he nor she knows really what happened when it comes to the murder of Hector. I think he knows Benson would never intentionally coerce a confession, but he does have to follow his own conscience and base his finding only on what he knows as fact. It was great to see BD Wong again, and the fact that he and Benson have a previous connection made the elevator scene much more intense.

Stephen Lomatin comes off as being even more unhinged as before, and I hope that Barba does as promised by letting the NYPD know what Lomatin did regarding his tampering with a juror. I can see where Lomatin’s behavior in 2012 would give some jurors reasonable doubt about Hodda,  so the hung jury was almost inevitable.

It was interesting to have Carisi as “shadow” counsel, although I can see where he may even become more annoying to the SVU – and Barba - with his increasing legal exposure. I was shocked he did keep silent as Barba instructed…well, most of the time. I enjoyed the banter between Barba and Carisi, which went from Barba being irritated to a bit of appreciation, especially when Carisi gushed compliments at him.

The defense attorney, Lisa Hassler, was aptly named, as she was a major hassle for Barba. Robin Weigert, a “repeat offender” from multiple Law & Orders, SVU, and Law & Order LA episodes, never disappoints. I hope we see her again.

Andy Karl was missing in action. As it was mentioned that Thanksgiving is a slow time for the SVU, I suppose he wasn’t needed. But with Benson and Carisi involved in the case and Fin keeping watch on Rollins, I would think that at least the SVU Sergeant would have been holding down the fort.

The big shocker was the cliffhanger where Rollins appears to be in labor, then things take an unexpected turn. Kelli Giddish did a fantastic job in conveying the pain that Rollins was in during her now troubled delivery. Things look VERY serious. But we won’t know how things turn out for Rollins or her baby until Law & Order SVU returns on January 6, 2016. It’s a long wait and I am sure many fans will be on pins and needles waiting for the outcome.

This was an excellent episode, perfectly executed in acting and in writing. The dialog for every character matched their personalities perfectly; Barba’s snappy comebacks, Carisi’s overdone chatter, and even Huang’s calmly standing by his principles. Mariska also did an excellent job in showing Benson’s frustration with being hung out to dry. (When Barba told her to sit her ass down, I found myself wishing, just for fun, that he would have delivered that line as Jesse L. Martin used to do on Law & Order: “Sit yo ass down!)

The case was riveting and the ending with Rollins was very unsettling. We know that Barba is likely not done with Lewis Hodda, but if we never see him again, it may not be that big of a deal. But we DO care what happens to Rollins. All I can say is…stay tuned!

Here is the recap:

Cast:
Mariska Hargitay – Lieutenant Olivia Benson
Ice-T – Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Raúl Esparza - ADA Rafael Barba
Peter Scanavino - Detective Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr.

Guest stars:
Tom Sizemore - Lewis Hodda
BD Wong – Dr. George Huang
Robin Weigert - Counselor Lisa Hassler
Alex Karpovsky - Stephen Lomatin
Joe Grifasi - Judge Hashi Horowitz
Liza Colon-Zayas – Delores Rodriguez
Mili Avital – Laurie Colfax
Steve Rosen – Public Defender Guthrie
Kathryn Meisle – Sharon Daley
Betsy Aidem – Dr. Sloan
Jenna Wolfe - herself
Allyson Morgan - Nurse Shelby Roberts
Steven Reich - Juror # 4
Natalie Carter - Juror # 5


In a prior time, Lewis Hodda is on video, in the SVU interrogation room, being questioned by Benson, who can only be heard on the video. She is questioning him about the death of Hector Rodriguez, saying she has to hear him say it. Benson calmly questions him, trying to get him to admit that he killed Hector. Hodda claims that nothing happened, and dances around the issue. He then admits that he snapped his neck, nothing happened but he would tell his mother something did, so he snapped, and so did his neck. He put him under a concrete slab. He asks her why she asked him this, they had an agreement.

In the present day, in Supreme Court in 2015 on Friday, November 13, Lewis Hodda enters the courtroom, and the judge asks Hodda’s attorney Mr. Guthrie if his client has a plea. He states yes, Hodda pleads guilty to the charges of murder in the second degree and kidnapping in the first degree. Benson, sitting in the gallery, nods. The judge tells Hodda he needs to hear that from him. Hodda pauses and the judge prompts him for a reply. When Hodda still does not answer, the judge then prompts Guthrie, who whispers something to Hodda. Hodda shakes his head and then stares back at Benson. He sighs, and then says no, and as Barba looks up, stunned, Hodda adds he is not doing time for this, repeating loudly “I am not doing time for this! No.” The judge questions if they have a plea, or don’t they? Barba quickly states they all agreed to one, but Hodda shouts back that everyone was yelling at him. The judge asks who was yelling at him, and Hodda replies that Barba was, his own lawyer was, and before that…he motions towards Benson and says “she was.” Benson look surprised. Hodda goes on to say he didn’t harm these boys, none of them. He says, “I swear to God your honor, I’m innocent.” Benson shakes her head.

After wards, Hodda is taken into the judge’s chambers, accompanied by Benson and Barba. Hodda explains that he fired his attorney, calling him a hack. He says he will be his own lawyer, Guthrie wanted to put him in a box just like Benson does. The judge asks Barba why Benson joined them, and Benson explains she took Hodda’s confession. Hodda pipes in and says there was no confession. She reminds him it was on video. Barba states he would like to remind Hodda how strong their case is and it is in his best interest to honor the deal they made. Hodda screams there was no deal, Benson put words in his mouth and she threatened him. He screams that she hammered at him for hours. Benson, trying to control her anger, says it was because he admitted to kidnapping Wyatt Morris, a 7 year old child who would be dead in that basement if Hodda didn’t tell them where he was. Hodda states that he saved his life, asking if that was his crime, to save his life. Benson calmly counters that Hodda admitted to kidnapping him, just like he admitted to killing Hector Rodriguez. He claims Benson but words in his mouth. The judge recommends Hodda get an experience lawyer and he agrees but that means they go to trial. Barba shoots him a look as Hodda goes on to say that means if they want to take him down, they are going to have to prove it. He laughs, saying ALL of them. He claims again he didn’t do it, as the officer takes him out of the judge’s chambers.

Later, in Barba’s office, he and Benson speak with Hector’s mother Delores and Wyatt’s mother Laurie Colfax about Hodda changing his plea. Barba explains they will go to trial and wants to go with the strongest case first – Wyatt’s kidnapping. Benson explains the evidence is fresh and Wyatt can identify Hodda as the man who took him.  When Hector’s mother is concerned they are not addressing Hector’s death, Barba explains the evidence is 16 years old and is only circumstantial. She counters Hodda confessed, and Barba explains he just recanted. Benson states this is a major felony and he will be put away for a long time. But Laurie says Wyatt is still traumatized and she doesn’t want Wyatt to go through with this and she won’t cooperate. Despite Benson and Barba’s explanations, and begging from Hector’s mother, she refuses to help and leaves the room. Delores turns to Barba, saying now they have to put Hodda trial for what he did to Hector, and Barba admits they’ll have to. She says they’ll have to say what Hodda did to those other boys, but Barba explains that is up to the judge, but he will do his best.

At a later date, Carisi races up to Barba in the courthouse hall, asking if he is going to the Hodda motion hearing. Barba replies he wishes he weren’t. Carisi comments that Barba knows he is going to law school at night – Barba quips he alerted the bar association – and Carisi asks if he can shadow Barba in this case as he could learn a lot. Barba brings up Benson being short staffed but Carisi checked with Benson who told him Thanksgiving is slow and this is the perfect time. Barba agrees but gives him the first lesson: shadow counsel do not speak and has no opinion. Carisi says Barba won’t even know he is here. As they move to enter the courtroom, Counselor Lisa Hassler calls out to Barba and asks if he brought backup. He asks which cause brought her to court, and she explains she is taking over Hodda’s defense, asking who is the arm candy? Carisi introduces himself as working for SVU and going to night school at Fordham Law. He adds he knows all her father’s cases and as he starts to go on about it, Hassler looks at Barba and suggests he save the taxpayer’s money and plead this out with time served. Barba replies he knows she is the pro bono queen but comments that Hodda rapes and kills children. She reminds him “allegedly and singular.” She looks at Carisi and says it’s nice to meet him, and she enters the courtroom. Carisi comments to Barba that her old man was a legend. Barba adds that she is still trying to impress him, even though he’s been dead for 11 years.

In the courtroom, Judge Horowitz hears their arguments for bringing up the Wyatt’s kidnapping in the trial. Barba thinks it is relevant and probative and Hassler counters it is not even proven. Barba says they are reserving the right to charge him on the kidnapping, but the judge doesn’t want to muddy these waters and tells Barba it is inadmissible. Hassler brings up the alleged coerced confession but Barba counters that the confession is on video and to let the jury decide whether it is valid. The judge states to Hassler that as her dad used to say, it was worth a shot, ruling that the confession is admissible.

Carisi returns to SVU and announces that the hearing was awesome. Benson counters that Barba didn’t think so. Carisi says Barba took a hit but the badinage is Hodda walked out with that new lawyer. Fin asks if they are supposed to be happy for him, but Carisi admits no they are not. He adds that Barba said it would be really good if they could find anything linking Hodda to Hector while Hector was still alive. Fin dryly states they gave him everything they had from 1999. Benson asks about that auxiliary cop, the one that found Hector’s lunchbox, saying she saw him at Hodda’s plea hearing. Fin says Lomatin is nuts, adding that Munch thought he was good for the crime. Benson comments for a minute but he didn’t do it. Fin comments he’s still nuts; he’s been leaving messages for Rollins at 3AM. Benson states Lomatin knew Hector, he knew the neighborhood, and he was the one that noticed the arson pattern that got them to Hodda. Fin states Lomatin will only talk to Rollins, and Benson says have her call him.

Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” Recap & Review (SVU’s 300th Episode)

Law & Order SVU celebrated its 300th episode with a story that brought three members of the SVU squad back to an old 1999 child abduction case, one where Benson wasn’t convinced of the conclusions made at the time. When a current day child abduction brings her back to the same neighborhood as in the 1999 case, Benson’s spider senses turn on and she tries to make a connection. It isn’t until a wannabe cop surfaces, who has been following this case and many other child abductions, that the SVU squad is able to solve both the old and the new case and find both missing boys, one long dead and the other very much alive. Clips from previous episodes were used to help Benson and Munch flash back to the first case. There wasn’t an actual episode (at least none that I can find) which covered this initial missing child case, so some of the old clips appeared to be updated to weave new details into the flashback to fit them into the current story. The episode also featured a few actors from the pilot episode (“Payback”) and was directed by the same director - Jean deSegonzac.

This episode was excellent and brought me back to the fast paced style of SVU in its earlier days. While the current day kidnapping was shown, the opening didn’t reflect any obvious tip offs to the person involved in the crime, which, in my opinion, brings far more mystery to the story. The writers did an excellent job in creating a solid diversion in Steve Lomatin, who normally would fit the description of the perfect guilty party. Even though it was announced far in advance that Tom Sizemore was in this episode, and he was shown in preview clips and photos which made him the likely perp, I felt that the episode maintained plenty of dramatic tension leading up to his capture.

I know that some may have been amused at Amaro’s comments about cold cases, but I found it to be slightly jarring and out of place. I don’t want to be reminded that Danny Pino starred in CBS’s series “Cold Case,” especially not in an episode that should focus on those people that brought SVU through these 14 seasons. I don’t mean to open old wounds, but I wondered why they couldn’t even throw a bone to fans and mention Stabler’s involvement in that earlier case (assuming he would have had one), considering that Chris Meloni meant so much to SVU fans for the many seasons he was with the series.

I’ve already been asked who performed the opening and closing song – it was Norah Jones and the song is titled “Waiting.”

I certainly hope that Law & Order SVU continues on for many more seasons so come. This episode proves the series has plenty of stories yet to tell.

Here is the recap:


Cast:
Mariska Hargitay – Detective Olivia Benson
Ice-T – Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Richard Belzer – Sergeant John Munch
Dann Florek – Captain Don Cragen
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Danny Pino - Detective Nick Amaro

Guest stars:
Tom Sizemore – Lewis Hodda
Hamish Linklater – David Morris
Mili Avital - Laurie Colfax
Alex Korpovsky – Steve Lomatin
Sue Kim - Detective Emily Ling
Madison McKinley - Claire
Chris Orbach – Duty Captain Briscoe
Ramsey Faragallah - Rudy Singh
Gordana Rashovich – Mrs. Lomatin
Sue Kin – Detective Emily Ling
Liza Colon-Zayas - Delores Hernandez
Luke Fava – Wyatt Morris
Jenna Wolf - Herself


Back in 1999, Delores Hernandez and Officer Lomatin put up signs for her missing son, Hector Hernandez. In 2000, the wall where she placed one of the posters now has a memorial and the wall is painted with Hector’s image and message that they will never forget him, and Mrs. Hernandez prays there. In 2006, life continues in the area, the wall being covered in spots with graffiti. David & Laurie Morris walk by the wall with their son Wyatt in a baby carriage. In 2009, The Morris’ walk by the same wall as Wyatt walks in front of them on a scooter. They both look unhappy and David walks away from both of them. In 2012, David walks past the wall; he is on the phone telling the caller he can’t talk right now, he is late for his son.

He arrives at his wife’s apartment and it is clear they are divorced. Laurie gets Wyatt ready to go out with his father and gives him a cell phone with their number on speed dial. As David and Wyatt walk past the wall, Wyatt asks when he is coming home. He avoids answering and suggests a treat. In the subway station heading to the Yankees game, they run for the train and Wyatt runs ahead, someone taps David on the shoulder and points downward where a $20 bill appears to have fallen. When David moves to pick it up, the man who tapped him on the shoulder pulls Wyatt onto the train. As the train pulls away, David screams for his son, then runs up the stairway to make a call. He screams that his son has been taken.

Later, Benson and Amaro arrive on the scene, Captain Cragen is already there. Cragen explains the abduction and says transit is stopping all the trains on that line en route to the game. David Morris is from the Morris Brother’s real estate family. Benson comments that they own half of the west side. No ransom demands. Benson looks around and recognizes the neighborhood and says that it has changed. She flashes back to a previous case where she recalls a young Mrs. Hernandez putting the missing child photo in her window and of herself pulling the same paper out of her pocket. Cragen’s voice calls her back to the present, and he asks if she is with them. She explains that the neighborhood is where Hector Rodriguez, a Dominican kid was from and he was the exact same age. Cragen explains to Amaro that it was a missing kid from 1999 and the dad took the son back to the DR in 1999. Benson says they don’t know that, adding that the mother never saw her son again. Amaro reminds her that this kid is missing now.

Later, Fin and Rollins are also on the scene. There is no sign of the boy and Cragen tells them to continue searching the trains. Amaro tells Cragen that the father wants to go uptown to continue the search, but Cragen tells Benson and Amaro to talk to both parents here. He adds that whatever went on between the two of them to get over it, they don’t have time. David and Laurie Morris meet up and begin to argue. Amaro takes David aside and Benson speaks with Laurie, who says her last name is Colfax. She asks where is Wyatt and Benson explains they are trying to figure that out now. Amaro speaks with David, and David describes the man who tapped on the shoulder as white, in his 40s with a cap and glasses, saying he is bad at faces.

Meanwhile, Benson speaks with Laurie and asks if David has visitation on Sunday. Laurie says he was supposed to be there at 9 and he was his usual 2 hours late. Benson questions that if he sees Wyatt only one day a week, does that make David upset; Laurie is rattled and says he is always upset, everything about him is a negotiation. Benson comments that her husband’s family is very wealthy and has she noticed anyone suspicious trying to talk to Wyatt or following her – anything like that. Laurie says no and asks if Benson thinks this is about ransom, adding they will pay or post a reward. Benson advises her to hold off on that as it will only bring out con artists and if someone wants to get in touch with her they will.  Laurie  wonders what will happen if nobody calls, and Benson replies they will cross that bridge when they get to it.  Laurie has a sudden realization of what else may have happened, and she begins to collapse. Benson catches her and tells her to stay focused, David walks up to try to help her and Amaro moves him away. Laurie, now very distraught, begs Benson to find her son, and Benson says they will do the best they can. Laurie latches on to Benson and begs her again to find her son as she buries her head into Benson’s shoulder and sobs.

In the SVU squad room, Munch announces it is a full on Amber Alert, and he is passing out signs to post, instructing the others they should go up on every street in every borough – within the hour. Fin, walking with Rollins, announces that TARU can’t trace the kid’s cell phone. Rollins says that one witness say a black man pull Wyatt onto the train, another saw an order white male. She adds that one put him with a woman – there were a lot of kids in caps on those trains. Amaro comments there is no video from that station. Munch comments that on 110th street, the hoi-polloi don’t get those upgrades. Benson believes Morningside Height has changed, it’s not like it was in ’99. Munch replies she is thinking of Hector Rodriguez, it was a war zone then. Fin quips there Munch goes with the bad old days. Rollins adds it is still mixed and she can’t believe that Morris and his family still love up there. Benson explains that he owns the building and has renovated half the block and it is his ex wife. Cragen asks if he is still in court, and Amaro replies on the custody issue, every three months. Benson wonders if David Morris got tired of paying for two sets of legal fees – and Fin questions that he had his own son kidnapped. Amaro wonders if the wife wants to make him look bad. Munch comments that nothing is far in love and war. Benson thinks she does want to make him look bad; she made a point of telling her he got there at 11 today – 2 hours late. Rollins says the train didn’t leave until 12:15. Cragen Rollins if David told him he stopped anywhere, and he said no – and he asked.

Later, at SVU, David explains to Benson and Amaro that he didn’t tell them because he didn’t think it mattered. They went to a pastry shop, he wanted Wyatt to have a fun day as the divorce has been hard on him. Benson asks if anyone can confirm that, and he admits the hostess can, he is seeing her and she used to baby sit for Wyatt. He didn’t want Laurie to know that.

At My Dear Lady Ann Bakery, David’s girlfriend says she thinks she saw them, and Rollins calls her honey and says they know she is involved with David. She asks Rollins if Laurie knows, and Fin answers that’s on her. He asks if they were here, and she motions an affirmative and says they were eating muffins and Wyatt had skim milk. Fin asks if she and the dad ever went anywhere private, and maybe leave the boy alone, and she says no. Rollins questions if she noticed anyone looking at Wyatt with dark sunglasses or a baseball cap. She says the place is full of dads like that, it’s playoffs. Fin comments the guy would have been by himself. She says there was one, he ordered tea in a glass, got up when they did and left $2.

Back at SVU, Fin shows them a video they got from a boutique near the café. Rollins says there is not enough of an image of the man for facial recognition software. She adds TARU is still checking other cameras in the area. Munch says 3 hours in an no ransom demand, saying the guy is a predator. He asks Benson if she is getting déjà vu and Fin says don’t have her start up again. Benson says it is the same neighborhood; hector disappeared on a bus, Wyatt on a subway. Cragen reminds them it has been 13 years and two different worlds; Hector came from working class family. Munch comments that is why they had a tenth of the resources to find him. Amaro asks is Hector was taken off a bus, and Benson says a witness said she thought that she saw him 3 hours later with his hair dyed blonde. Cragen says the father changed the boy’s appearance to get him out of the country, and emphasizes that Hector’s case is closed. He reminds them they have a lead on Wyatt and to follow it up.

Later, at Laurie’s home,  David looks at the photo and says that could be him but he didn’t notice anybody from the pastry shop. Laurie argues Wyatt already had breakfast and asks what he was doing there. He walks away from her and Benson says the man may have followed them and knew the family’s routine. She angrily says she hasn’t seen anyone follow them and she is with him all the time except for schools and Sundays. When Amaro comments that Sunday is David’s day, he says he hasn’t noticed anybody. Laurie shouts that he wouldn’t and that the neighbors are pissed at him and he is clueless. Benson tries to calm them and Amaro asks pissed off about what? Laurie says it is his building renovations to condos and when he goes to community board meeting they want to kill him. David shouts back that it is Morningside Heights and these people act like the 60s never ended. Amaro asks to look at the photo again and if he saw the guy at a community board meeting. David says he doesn’t see anybody at the meetings, he tunes them out. As Amaro gets a call, Benson harps on David about tuning out a room full of people that he is pricing them out of their own homes. David says if he lets them control the agenda, nothing gets built and the neighborhood would still be a slum. Amaro calls to Benson and Laurie anxiously asks what is it?

At a small convenience store, Rollins and Fin question the shop owner, saying someone saw Wyatt come out of the store. He denies seeing them. Fin says they just found Wyatt’s cell phone in the dumpster outside, and threatens to shut the store down, and Munch tells him to think again. The store owner recalls the man had glasses, a cap, black hair. When his son acted up he bought him candy. and he bought blonde hair dye. Munch tells him to get somebody to watch the store, they will need him to come down to the station to meet with a sketch artist. Rollins wonders if they are looking at a Hector Rodriguez copycat, and Munch explains that the blonde hair dye was not release to the press. Fin tells Munch not to waste his time with “I told you so.”

At SVU, Munch looks through the files for Hector and flashes back to telling Cragen that he closes his eyes and sees Hector’s face. Cragen tells him to go home. Munch says he has two more tapes to watch. Cragen’s voice calls him back to reality, and the rest of the team is discussing whether there were any other cases where a kid’s hair was dyed blonde. Benson brings up Hector and Cragen says he does not want to chase ghosts, Rollins shows them security footage from old tunnels beneath Columbia University near the store and Amaro sees the boy’s hair has been dyed blonde. It is the last sighting. Rollins says there are no leads from the tip line and nothing from the other boroughs or the FBI. Munch says they have to take another look at Hector Rodriguez. He pins the missing child sign of Hector’s up next to Wyatt’s. Benson flashes back to Hector’s case, with her pinning the same sign up on the board. Back in the present, Benson tells Cragen that Munch is right, they could have been wrong 13 years ago. Cragen tells them to focus here. Amaro asks if anyone has been in touch with Hector’s family, and Benson explains she has spoken to the mother a few times and she still lives up in the neighborhood. When Munch offers to go up there with her, Cragen tells Munch to stay there and go through the files, and tells Benson to take Amaro for fresh eyes.

While they walk outside, Amaro tells Benson he gets the sense that Cragen wants him partnering up again. Benson wonders if Cragen just wants things the way they were, and asks Amaro if he is OK with that. He says yeah, he has enough separations in his life. They walk up to the building wall where the tribute o Hector was painted, and Amaro asks Benson if she and Munch were partners on Hector’s case. Benson said everyone in the squad jumped in; she did not think Hector’s father took him but she was a newbie back then so she let herself get stampeded. As Benson stops and looks up at the sign in Hector’s mother’s window, she explains Hector’s mother couldn’t move as she still thinks he might come home.

Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” 300th Episode – Be Sure to Watch!

Just a reminder to watch the 300th episode of Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil.” The episode will air on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9PM ET on NBC>

If I had the money to buy some billboard space in Times Square, here’s how it would look!

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SVU Behind The Scenes with The Today Show and Jenna Wolfe

The Today Show’s Jenna Wolfe has a cameo appearance in the 300th episode of Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” , and here’s her look behind the scenes.



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Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” 300th Episode Cast Interviews, Sneak Peeks, Behind the Scenes Videos

Law & Order SVU Celebrates 300 Episodes

Here are cast interviews, sneak peeks, behind the scenes video and video from the 300th episode celebration for Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” . This episode will air on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9PM ET on NBC. The videos feature Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Richard Belzer, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Dick Wolf, and the SVU production crew.

Ask your friends and family to watch this episode; let’s give the cast a viewing party they won’t forget!


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Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” Promo 300th Episode

Here is the promo for Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” which will air on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9 PM ET on NBC. This is SVU’s 300th episode - so you'd better watch!

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Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” Advance Photos

Here are advance photos for Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” (SVU's 300th episode) which will air on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 9 PM ET on NBC. The photos feature Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer, and guest star Tom Sizemore.


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Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil” Episode Information

Here are the detail and promo for a new episode of Law & Order SVU, “Manhattan Vigil” which will be Law & Order SVU’s 300th episode:


Law & Order SVU “Manhattan Vigil ” Air Date October 24, 2012 (9 PM ET/8C Wednesday NBC)


IN THE SERIES' 300TH EPISODE, A CHILD ABDUCTION INVESTIGATION RE-OPENS THE THIRTEEN YEAR-OLD COLD CASE OF ANOTHER MISSING BOY

In the series' landmark 300th episode, a young boy from Morningside Heights is kidnapped while in the care of his father, and the investigation reminds Captain Cragen (Dann Florek,) Sergeant Munch (Richard Belzer) and Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) of an unsolved kidnapping that occurred in the same neighborhood thirteen years ago. While the entire squad races against the clock to find the missing boy, Benson vows to learn from past mistakes to set both cases right. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins.) Guest starring Tom Sizemore, Hamish Linklater, Mili Avital, Alex Karpovsky, and Jenna Wolfe.


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