Guilt
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| "Guilt" | ||
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| ← | SVU, Episode 3.18 | → |
| Production number: E2332 First aired: 29 March 2002 | ||
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| Written By Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas Directed By David Platt | ||
ADA Cabot faces a reluctant witness in a case of child molestation. She goes far beyond the line of duty to find evidence against the serial abuser.
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[edit] Plot
Plot
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main cast
- Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
- Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
- Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
- Stephanie March as A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot
- Ice-T as Detective Odafin Tutuola
- Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
[edit] Guest cast
- B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang
- Judith Light as Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly
- Ned Eisenberg as Roger Kressler
- Joanna Merlin as Judge Lena Petrovsky
- Joel de la Fuente as TARU Tech Ruben Morales
- Kay Lenz as Linda Cavanaugh
- Bret Harrison as Sam Cavanaugh
- Beau Gravitte as Roy Barnett
- Lee Pace as Benjamin Tucker
- Thomas Piper as Tommy Priore
- Don Sparks as Dr. Phil Mitrano
- Dan Musico as CSU Technician
- Michael Balin as Court clerk
[edit] References
References
[edit] Quotes
- "He's far more calculating than your typical pedophile. Barnett never chooses victims of opportunity, like children of a girlfriend, or a second wife. He's a true predator; unrepentant, unstoppable. No amount of therapy will change that."
- – Dr. Phil Mitrano
- Alexandra Cabot: He is as bad as his client! Hoping the victim is too tramatized to testify. He's lucky I didn't knock his teeth down his throat!
- Donald Cragen: I'd pay real money to see that.
- "The only reason I am here is to find evidence against the man who hurt your son. I am more than willing to accept blame for what happened to Sam, but do not let Roy Barnett get away with what he did."
- – Alexandra Cabot
- Elliot Stabler: Aw, he's leaving town. You know we're really gonna miss you.
- Roy Barnett: Now what?
- Elliot Stabler: We're helpin' you pack.
- Olivia Benson: You think all this stuff's gonna fit in his cell?
- Elliot Stabler: Probably not!
- Elliot Stabler: Barnett's being processed, we're heading to Mulligan's to celebrate.
- Odafin Tutuola: You're probably not gonna want to do that.
- Olivia Benson: And why's that?
- Odafin Tutuola: Dad's mad.
- Donald Cragen: Get your asses in my office.
- Roger Kressler: This was a blatant 4th amendment violation; sanctioned and indeed carried out by the people. Therefore any evidence found must be suppressed.
- Alexandra Cabot: Mr. Barnett's 4th amendment rights were not violated. Linda Cavanaugh's certainly were, but she isn't the defendent. Mr. Barnett is. He has no standing to contest a search of someone else's home.
- Roger Kressler: Are you actually arguing that you can march in like the Gestapo and search any private residence?
- Alexandra Cabot: I am arguing that I can search any private residence that doesn't belong to your client and it will have no bearing on these proceedings.
- Judge Lena Petrovsky: While I deplore the assistant district attorney's actions, I am forced to agree that the illegal search of Linda Cavanaugh's residence is a civil tort. The defendent's privacy was not violated, therefor he has no legal standing to contest the search. Motion to suppress the evidence is denied.
- Elliot Stabler: You should have told us.
- Alexandra Cabot: I'm sorry.
- Olivia Benson: No you're not.
- Alexandra Cabot: I am sorry you were ever in the middle of this. But you're right, I'm not sorry about the rest.
- Alexandra Cabot: I take full responsibility for my actions.
- Elizabeth Donnelly: Of course. You did it for the greater good, the safety of society. Bull. You did this for you.
- Alexandra Cabot: I did this for hundreds of Barnett's future victims.
- Elizabeth Donnelly: One. One victim. Sam Cavanaugh.
- Elizabeth Donnelly: Did it work? Did it assuage your guilt?
- Alexandra Cabot: No. I don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon.
- Elizabeth Donnelly: I've got news for you. It won't happen. Ever.
[edit] Background information and notes
- ADA Alexandra Cabot is suspended for a month for her actions in this episode.
- This is actress Judith Light's first appearance as recurring character Bureau Chief Elizabeth Donnelly.
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