| "Community Policing" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 17.05 | → |
| Production number: 17005 First aired: 14 October 2015 | ||
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| Teleplay By Warren Leight & A. Zell Williams Story By Kevin Fox Directed By Jean de Segonzac | ||
The NYPD falls under siege after the shooting of an unarmed black man.
Summary
In the pursuit of an SVU rape suspect for assaulting a family and raping their 12-year-old daughter, detectives from another precinct shoot and kill an unarmed black man, whose DNA doesn't match to that of the actual rapist's. As racial tensions rise in the city, Barba is tasked to indict three officers who claim they had no choice but to follow police procedure while Benson must catch the actual rapist before things get out of hand.
Plot
Episode plot
Cast
Main Cast
- Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick Carisi, Jr.
Recurring Cast
- Robert John Burke as I.A.B. Lieutenant Ed Tucker
- Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Captain Reece
- Michael Potts as I.A.B. Sergeant Cole Draper
- Leslie Odom, Jr. as Reverend Curtis Scott
- Scott William Winters as Detective Robert "Doom" Dumas
- Dashiell Eaves as Sergeant Kevin Donlan
- Mary McCann as Delegate Didi Denzler
- Jason Cerbone as Defense Attorney Lorenzo Desappio
- Caris Vujcec as Detective Louise Campesi
- Jolly Abraham as Dr. Patel
- Daveed Diggs as Civil Rights Attorney Louis Henderson
- Josh Pais as Deputy Commissioner Hank Abraham
- Donal Logue as Lieutenant Declan Murphy
- Lauren Noble as Carmen
Guest Cast
- K. Todd Freeman as Mr. Reynolds
- Krista Braun as Cynthia Harris
- Christopher Domig as Alec Harris
- Chandra Thomas as Patricia Reynolds
- Neal Lerner as Richard Wallace
- Jared Kemp as Jeff
- Edwin Lugo as Juan
- Yinka Adeboyeku as Ndour
- Latifah Johnson as Leslie
- Raekwon Haynes as Damian
- Cristina Pitter as Alma Hernandez
- Kylie McVey as Sophie Harris
- Therell Spires Latrell
- J.J Wynder as Jahill
- Maria Desimone as Weeping Widow
- Storm Chambers as Old Man
References
Episode references
Quotes
- Olivia: They were doing what any cop would do in the situation.
- Barba: Any cop. Even you?
- Barba: So even our best and brightest are gunning down innocents.
Background information and Notes
Background info.
Episode scene cards
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27th Precinct |
Internal Affairs Bureau |
Grand Jury |
Grand Jury |
Mercy Hospital |
| Previous episode: "Institutional Fail" |
"Community Policing" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 17 |
Next episode: "Maternal Instincts" |