| "Criminal Hatred" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 14.12 | → |
| Production number: 14012 First aired: 30 January 2013 | ||
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| Written By Ed Zuckerman Directed By Adam Bernstein | ||
A.D.A. Barba tries a murder case against an unpredictable defense attorney in a showdown that stretches the boundaries of the law.
Summary
The SVU detectives go undercover to arrest a man who targets and brutally attacks other men. They gather enough evidence for A.D.A. Barba to file charges, but the case begins to spiral as he contends with a deceptively tough defense attorney.
Plot
Episode plot
Cast
Main Cast
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Danny Pino as Detective Nick Amaro
- Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
- Richard Belzer as Sergeant John Munch (credit only)
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen (credit only)
Recurring Cast
- Nia Vardalos as Attorney Minonna Efron
- Victoria Rowell as Judge Delilah Hawkins
- Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba
- Miguel Pinzon as Jace
Guest Cast
- Paul Fitzgerald as Charles Murphy
- Max Carpenter as Jeremy Jones
- Jenny Bacon as Laurel Dunlevy
- Annika Boras as Melissa Murphy
- Wass Stevens as Strip Club Manager
- Fred Norris as Leon
- Andres Quintero as Mason Clark
- Jeff Talbott as Curtis Armstrong
- James Lloyd Reynolds as Ethan Jackson
- Greg Connolly as Todd Wyman
- Tationna Bosier as Ingrid
- Anne-Marie Cusson as Jury Forewoman
- Connor Priest as Hunter Murphy
References
Episode references
Quotes
Episode quotes
Background information and Notes
Episode background info.
Episode scene cards
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Smoke Shop |
Rixton Hotel |
Townhouse of |
Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
Supreme Court |
| Previous episode: "Beautiful Frame" |
"Criminal Hatred" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 14 |
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