Beef

"Beef"
←	SVU, Episode 11.20	→
Production number: 11020 First aired: 21 April 2010
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Written By Lisa Loomer Directed By Peter Leto

Plot

After a young woman is sexually assaulted and murdered, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler track down the woman's boyfriend - their first suspect - but learn that he is a devout vegan who would not hurt a fly. They soon find that the victim had been deeply involved in the fight to expose questionable practices in the meatpacking industry, even going undercover at a large company to find out the truth. Benson goes undercover herself to retrace the woman's footsteps and to identify who the victim might have angered along the way.

Summary

Episode summary

Cast

Main Cast

• Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
• Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
• Richard Belzer as Sergeant John Munch
• Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
• B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang (credit only)
• Tamara Tunia as M.E. Melinda Warner
• Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen

Recurring Cast

• Joel de la Fuente as T.A.R.U. Lieutenant Ruben Morales
• Jabari Gray as C.S.U. Detective Keegan Timmons

Guest Cast

• Lynn Cohen as Rosa Donetti
• Robert Petkoff as John Reilly
• Aaron Tveit as Jan Eyck
• Ellen Dolan as Lisbeth Sandler
• Nelson Landrieu as Mr. Santiago
• Jeb Brown as Jake Bradshaw
• Arthur Nascarella as Alberto Seraphine
• Chip Brookes as Dean Jones
• Nancy Rodriguez as Vanessa Vargas
• Juan Javier Cardenas as Jorge Vargas
• Blanca Camacho as Sandra Pelacios
• Ioana Alfonso as Laura Santiago
• Juan Luis Acevedo as Vincent Addams
• Teresa Yenque as Cleaning Lady
• Elisa de la Roche as Cecilia Santiago
• Dominic Colón as Miguel Saenz
• Maria Didomenico as Gina Gomez
• Jason Cruz as Freddy Perez
• Santos as Kiki Maldonado
• Anthony Caso as Director
• Lauren Fortgang as Tina Jones
• Etienne Navarre as Cockfighter #1
• Juan Carlos Infante as Ricardo Valenzuela
• Yanet Cuevas as Yolanda Rivera
• Gameela Wright as Woman #1
• Dawn Evans as Woman #2

References

Episode references

Quotes

• Stabler: (to suspect) Being nice to bugs is not a defense for murder.

Background Information and Notes

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