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Revision as of 03:26, 23 November 2014

"Child's Welfare"
SVU, Episode 13.16
Production number: 13016
First aired: 29 February 2012
  th of 502 produced in SVU  
th of 502 released in SVU
  th of 1271 released in all  
Teleplay By
Julie Martin & Peter Blauner

Story By
Warren Leight

Directed By
Holly Dale

Detective Benson calls on Bayard Ellis for legal help when her estranged brother gets caught in a child custody battle.

Plot

Detective Benson's half-brother Simon Marsden turns up in New York after a five year absence, and asks for help – Child Services is threatening to take his children away from him. She asks defense attorney Bayard Ellis to represent her brother, but the seemingly simple case turns into a disaster for Ellis and his client. Meanwhile, a homeless couple finds a newborn baby abandoned near a hospital, and Detectives Fin and Rollins follow the evidence to a shocking discovery.

Summary

A baby boy is abandoned on the steps of a church not far away from a hospital. The DNA testing shows that the baby's mother is a young girl named Celia, who had been missing for three years. The detectives find a similar case years ago in New Jersey.

After interviewing the mother of the first abandoned child, Laurie, it is discovered that she was abducted & kept by a husband and wife. When Laurie gave birth to a son, the husband wouldn't allow her to keep it. In the end, the detectives discover that a husband and wife have been holding Celia and her 2-year-old daughter captive & are rescued.

Meanwhile, Olivia's brother, Simon asks for Olivia's help when his kids (his stepson, Ty and his daughter, Olivia named after his sister, are taken away from him and his fiancee, Tracy. Olivia gets Bayard Ellis to help defend Simon against the drug charges that led to him losing his children, but Simon loses faith in the system & doesn't believe that he'll get his kids back.

Simon and Tracy abduct their kids from foster care & are arrested for kidnapping. Ellis is able to get Simon's charges reduced, but he and Tracy have to separate and he cannot have custody of his children for a few years.

Cast

Main Cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

Quotes

Episode quotes

Background information and Notes

Background info

Episode scene cards

1 2 3 4 5

Mercy Hospital
365 West 32nd Street
Monday, February 20

Office of
Bayard Ellis
228 Church Street
Tuesday, February 21

Pre-Trial Hearing
Part 35
Wednesday, February 22

Family Court
Part 4
Thursday, February 23

Social Services Agency
915 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey
Friday, February 24

6 7 8 9

Home of
Will and Jenna Fleming
11 Crescent Avenue
Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Friday, February 24

Women's Shelter
249 Madison Street
Saturday, February 25

Arraignment Court
Part 19
Monday, February 27

Mercy Hospital
365 West 32nd Street
Tuesday, February 28

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"Hunting Ground"
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